Soyuz' hard landing puzzles NASA, Russians (Orlando Sentinel)
Whatever caused a Soyuz capsule to fall to Earth like a rock Saturday, scaring its crew of three and space enthusiasts around the world, has NASA and its Russian engineers stumped.
13:53 (BST), 23/04/2008 Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS HISTORIC CITY LOCATIONS … (gamesindustry.biz)
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is a new adventure game for PC that takes place in 19th century London. Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson must solve puzzles to stop French gentleman burglar Arsne Lupin from stealing priceless objects from five famous London locations.
Cab driver's death puzzles Philadelphia police (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When Germantown Cab Co. driver Benjamin Elder did not return at the end of his shift, his boss sent an alert for other cabbies to keep a lookout.
Scene Articles (The Observer)
I'll admit it - I've always wanted to be a cultural sophisticate. You know, to be that kid - the one who goes to the opera and likes it, or finds meaning in the puzzles of modern art. And to some extent, I'd like to think that I am.
Women business founders rising, but slowly (USA Today)
That women are conspicuously missing is somewhat counter-intuitive to the glass ceiling argument. Only 43 women have climbed the traditional ladder to become CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies in the last 35 years, and fresh research from executive women's organization Catalyst suggests that the pipeline is not exactly filling up with future candidates. Such a track record might have caused the …
Insight: Inflation a bigger threat than the credit crunch (Financial Times)
One of the biggest puzzles in the global economy is the contrast between the ice emanating from troubled credit markets and fire emitted by surging commodity prices.
Reiser murder case now in jury's hands (San Francisco Chronicle)
The five-month trial of Hans Reiser had drama when the murder defendant's 8-year-old son took the stand against him. It had pathos when his estranged wife's mother wept as she testified about the dreams her Russian daughter had when she came to America. It…
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<b>Game</b> piracy
Games are a form of intellectual property, like books and film, that, once they have been created, can be copied. Copying a game is a lot cheaper than buying it because the copier is making no contribution to the cost of making the game …
BOOK: <b>Games</b> on Symbian OS
The book, by Jo Stichbury, is an overview of developing games for the Symbian operating system, including an overview of the mobile games industry, key aspects of both writing games for and porting games to Symbian, chapters on audio, …
Video <b>games</b> and the politics of hypocrisy
First, will we ever see major candidates making official appearances within a video game, or even at a video game event? Second, why is WWE, with its real-life violence, steroid abuse issues, and hyper-sexualized diva wrestlers an …
Making SCUMM <b>Games</b>
In fact, a fairly large chunk of code in the sample game is used to setup a subscreen for picking your dialog from a script (just as in The Secret of Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle.) …
Bug Fix - Quality Flash <b>Games</b>
We have fixed a problem in the Quality Flash Games where connection to server failed in Flash Player 9.0.124. Thanks to Nerris for reporting the problem.
Criterion <b>Games</b> announces motorbikes in Burnout Paradise!
This is the biggest news in Burnout since we started the series - bikes in Burnout.
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Soyuz' hard landing puzzles NASA, Russians (Orlando Sentinel)
Whatever caused a Soyuz capsule to fall to Earth like a rock Saturday, scaring its crew of three and space enthusiasts around the world, has NASA and its Russian engineers stumped.
13:53 (BST), 23/04/2008 Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS HISTORIC CITY LOCATIONS … (gamesindustry.biz)
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is a new adventure game for PC that takes place in 19th century London. Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson must solve puzzles to stop French gentleman burglar Arsne Lupin from stealing priceless objects from five famous London locations.
Cab driver's death puzzles Philadelphia police (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When Germantown Cab Co. driver Benjamin Elder did not return at the end of his shift, his boss sent an alert for other cabbies to keep a lookout.
Scene Articles (The Observer)
I'll admit it - I've always wanted to be a cultural sophisticate. You know, to be that kid - the one who goes to the opera and likes it, or finds meaning in the puzzles of modern art. And to some extent, I'd like to think that I am.
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Soyuz' hard landing puzzles NASA, Russians (Orlando Sentinel)
Whatever caused a Soyuz capsule to fall to Earth like a rock Saturday, scaring its crew of three and space enthusiasts around the world, has NASA and its Russian engineers stumped.
Cab driver's death puzzles Philadelphia police (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When Germantown Cab Co. driver Benjamin Elder did not return at the end of his shift, his boss sent an alert for other cabbies to keep a lookout.
Scene Articles (The Observer)
I'll admit it - I've always wanted to be a cultural sophisticate. You know, to be that kid - the one who goes to the opera and likes it, or finds meaning in the puzzles of modern art. And to some extent, I'd like to think that I am.
Women business founders rising, but slowly (USA Today)
That women are conspicuously missing is somewhat counter-intuitive to the glass ceiling argument. Only 43 women have climbed the traditional ladder to become CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies in the last 35 years, and fresh research from executive women's organization Catalyst suggests that the pipeline is not exactly filling up with future candidates. Such a track record might have caused the …
Insight: Inflation a bigger threat than the credit crunch (Financial Times)
One of the biggest puzzles in the global economy is the contrast between the ice emanating from troubled credit markets and fire emitted by surging commodity prices.
Cyclist's death puzzles family (The Monterey County Herald)
Friends and family mourned the loss of a dedicated mountain biker who died while racing in the Sea Otter Classic competition at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday. San Jose resident Mark Reynolds, 48, died around 12:30 p.m.
Trainer's involvement puzzles A-Rod (MLB.com)
Trainer's involvement puzzles A-Rod
Pillsbury Bake-Off (The Morning Call)
Minutes after Carolyn Gurtz learned her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies had won the $1 million grand prize at the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off, I asked her if she had tips for cooks trying the recipe. Here they are:
Reiser murder case now in jury's hands (San Francisco Chronicle)
The five-month trial of Hans Reiser had drama when the murder defendant's 8-year-old son took the stand against him. It had pathos when his estranged wife's mother wept as she testified about the dreams her Russian daughter had when she came to America. It…
Every days Earth Day at Pigeon River school (Sheboygan Press)
Paper or plastic
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<b>Game</b> piracy
Games are a form of intellectual property, like books and film, that, once they have been created, can be copied. Copying a game is a lot cheaper than buying it because the copier is making no contribution to the cost of making the game …
Making SCUMM <b>Games</b>
In fact, a fairly large chunk of code in the sample game is used to setup a subscreen for picking your dialog from a script (just as in The Secret of Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle.) …
Video <b>games</b> and the politics of hypocrisy
First, will we ever see major candidates making official appearances within a video game, or even at a video game event? Second, why is WWE, with its real-life violence, steroid abuse issues, and hyper-sexualized diva wrestlers an …
Bug Fix - Quality Flash <b>Games</b>
We have fixed a problem in the Quality Flash Games where connection to server failed in Flash Player 9.0.124. Thanks to Nerris for reporting the problem.
Freeburn <b>Game</b> Mode Preview
3 videos bringing you some playtest action from our 3 new game modes Marked Man, Road Rage and Stunt Run.
Pay to Play: <b>Game</b> Pricing and Fleecing Customers
Cartridge based games did not have standardized pricing, and titles like Chrono Trigger retailed in the United States for upwards of $89.99. For those who desired nothing more than Chrono Trigger in their Super Nintendo (mostly …
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Video <b>games</b> and the politics of hypocrisy
First, will we ever see major candidates making official appearances within a video game, or even at a video game event? Second, why is WWE, with its real-life violence, steroid abuse issues, and hyper-sexualized diva wrestlers an …
Dont Play Chess <b>Games</b> With My Heart
Dont play chess games with my heart,. The King and the Queen should never be apart,. You move me here and there,. Changin places everywhere. Chorus. Cant decide if Ima Bishop or a pawn,. Your chess games are leavin me really quite …
<b>Game</b> piracy
Games are a form of intellectual property, like books and film, that, once they have been created, can be copied. Copying a game is a lot cheaper than buying it because the copier is making no contribution to the cost of making the game …
Epic <b>Games</b> prez compares Wii to a "virus"
The folks at Epic Games certainly haven't been shy to make their feelings about the Wii known in the past, but company president Michael Capps took things up a few more notches in a recent interview with IGN, with him not only once …
Freeburn <b>Game</b> Mode Preview
3 videos bringing you some playtest action from our 3 new game modes Marked Man, Road Rage and Stunt Run.
Pay to Play: <b>Game</b> Pricing and Fleecing Customers
Cartridge based games did not have standardized pricing, and titles like Chrono Trigger retailed in the United States for upwards of $89.99. For those who desired nothing more than Chrono Trigger in their Super Nintendo (mostly …
Filed under Blog by Puzzler
Video <b>games</b> and the politics of hypocrisy
First, will we ever see major candidates making official appearances within a video game, or even at a video game event? Second, why is WWE, with its real-life violence, steroid abuse issues, and hyper-sexualized diva wrestlers an …
Dont Play Chess <b>Games</b> With My Heart
Dont play chess games with my heart,. The King and the Queen should never be apart,. You move me here and there,. Changin places everywhere. Chorus. Cant decide if Ima Bishop or a pawn,. Your chess games are leavin me really quite …
Bug Fix - Quality Flash <b>Games</b>
We have fixed a problem in the Quality Flash Games where connection to server failed in Flash Player 9.0.124. Thanks to Nerris for reporting the problem.
Epic <b>Games</b> prez compares Wii to a "virus"
The folks at Epic Games certainly haven't been shy to make their feelings about the Wii known in the past, but company president Michael Capps took things up a few more notches in a recent interview with IGN, with him not only once …
Making SCUMM <b>Games</b>
In fact, a fairly large chunk of code in the sample game is used to setup a subscreen for picking your dialog from a script (just as in The Secret of Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle.) …
Isolated <b>Games</b>
It was brought to my attention that there are, in point of fact, games exploring themes of isolation. Four of them at the very least and all available from Deirdra Kiai Productions. Im generally willing to have my pessimism proven …
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