May 16, 2008
Late breaking news
Nintendo's DS is the perfect medium for crossword puzzles — the stylus never runs out of ink or needs to be sharpened, and no newsprint to rub off on your hands … um, maybe our readers should ignore that last part.
One of the trends I notice while traveling is the exponential growth in the popularity of sudoku. Take the walk down the aisle to the bathroom. Is half the flight to Seattle working on sudoku puzzles? Another large percentage does crosswords.
Any computer game that begins with your character who is deathly afraid of heights tied to a chair at the top of Big Ben is a clear indication you're in for a humorous tale. Jack Keane is a funny and well-written computer game inspired by the point-and-click adventure games from the '90s, namely the LucasArts Monkey Island titles that fused comedy with puzzles and memorable characters.
White House counselor Ed Gillespie told reporters aboard Air Force One Friday that he was surprised by the reaction of Democrats to remarks President Bush made at Israels Knesset.
A baseball team's behavior, its psychology, is as much at issue as the scoreboard when things begin to deteriorate. With that in mind, it was necessary to study Tigers manager Jim Leyland after Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2008 Astronomers have discovered a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before, and one that has them puzzled about how the strange system developed.
Local legislators are scratching their heads at Gov. Haley Barbour's Tuessday veto of a copper theft bill passed during the 2008 regular session.
Exactly how airborne particulates harm our lungs still puzzles epidemiologists, physicians, environmental scientists, and policy makers. Now California Institute of Technology researchers have found that they act by impairing the lungs' natural defenses against ozone.