February 27, 2008

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Free Throw Shooting Puzzles Tigers (WLTX-TV Columbia)

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.

Soldiers fiancee puzzles police (Gresham Outlook)

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.

puzzles of Chinese stock market, finance, banking, insurance, politics, outsourcing, law (cmi santiago)

Watch out on the rising yuan and stock market of China! Watch out on exploding China and Asia century! Discover what is really inside Chinese and Asian stock market, multinationals, banking, yuan, insurance, management, and politics. Get great info and analysis from leading thinker George Zhibin Gu.

Q and A with Mets pitcher John Maine (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

Times Herald-Record reporter Michael P. Geffner recently talked to Mets pitcher John Maine about his addiction to crossword puzzles.

Review: Jack Keane (Ferrago.co.uk)

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 …

Sudoku Expert (Jumbo.com)

Access an unlimited number of high-quality Sudoku puzzles.

Author says Christian marriages are troubled (Galveston County Daily News)

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.

Reviews: 'Prof. Layton,' 'Endless Ocean' (AP via Yahoo! News)

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.

24 from Birmingham-area auditions chosen to compete on Wheel of Fortune (Birmingham News)

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.

Alls fair in love and war, but maybe not in taxes (Bluffton News-Banner)

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.

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Visual evidence of Success&#39;s detective <b>games</b>

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Casual <b>Games</b> Get Serious

The $2.25 billion casual gaming industry is on the brink of explosive success. How can you join the game?

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