February 27, 2008
Late breaking news
It seems that sub-par performances at the charity stripe have been a problem for Clemson for the last decade. With an NCAA bid in sight, the Tigers are still trying to figure that part out.
A Gresham woman claims she knows nothing about phone calls made from her cell phone number that prompted a massive 12-hour manhunt in North Carolina, where the caller was supposedly trying to meet up with her soldier fiance at Fort Bragg.
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Times Herald-Record reporter Michael P. Geffner recently talked to Mets pitcher John Maine about his addiction to crossword puzzles.
Disenchanted by the world of gaming that requires fast hand to eye co-ordination and no need for solving puzzles, unless you count deciding which grunt to shoot first as a brainteaser? Well come this way, because Jack Keane will be a refreshing surprise. Developed by Deck13, most famous for cartoon point and clicker Ankh, Jack Keane has slipped under the radar somewhat. Without a huge amount of …
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DICKINSON First, there were books on intelligence. The sort of IQ used to solve puzzles and win scholarships. Then, Daniel Goleman made a best-seller out of some potentially more important human skills in his book titled Emotional Intelligence.
Video games are all about action: shooting aliens, slaying dragons, crashing cars. But the industry's focus on high-octane mayhem means a lot of other genres romance, say, or comedy are neglected. Imagine that Hollywood released nothing but Michael Bay films and you'll have some idea of the state of video-game storytelling.
Chris Haag solved two puzzles and thought Pat and Vanna were genuinely nice folks. Jana Harris had a run of bad luck with her spins but didn't come home empty-handed.
The latest craze in mind exercises is the Sudoku puzzles. Used to be the Rubik cubes; before that the basic crossword puzzle. These little games are meant to keep your mind sharp and challenge your thinking.