Attack on cops puzzles police (Windsor Star)
Police say they have no idea why a Windsor man rammed his vehicle into a police cruiser early Thursday morning and then tried to attack officers with a baseball bat.
Biblical teachings warn against slothfulness (Montgomery Advertiser)
Those who work crossword puzzles on a regular basis know that a three-toed sloth is an ai. A sloth is a slow-moving arboreal (tree-dwelling) mammal and the name ai was given to this creature because of its high-pitched screech. Both words have addi tional meanings.
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) Omar Azan has urged local commercial banks to place emphasis … (The Jamaica Observer)
"It puzzles me that the lending practices of our banks are skewed to individuals for consumption loans and not business loans," Azan said. "This calls for a review of our banking legislation and regulations as currently they do not foster the growth of businesses," added the JMA president.
Transnet's Waterfront sale puzzles province (Cape Argus)
It is still not clear what the sale agreement and the mapping of boundaries were when the Waterfront Property was sold by Transnet to foreign buyers in 2006.
Puzzles: Simple Groups at Play [Features] (Scientific American)
This story is a supplement to the feature "Rubik's Cube Inspired Puzzles Demonstrate Math's "Simple Groups" which was printed in the July 2008 issue of Scientific American. M12 Puzzle [More]
Is make-believe vital to kids? You better believe it (USA Today)
Make-believe aids the development of creativity, empathy, learning and problem-solving.
New DVDs: `Vantage Point,' `Meet the Browns' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Selected home-video releases:
LEGO Indiana Jones demo on Live News by (EuroGamer)
Some combination of Activision, LucasArts, Traveller's Tales and Microsoft have plonked a demo of LEGO Indiana Jones on Xbox Live Marketplace. Which is a bit odd, because Activision told us just last month that there wouldn't be!
Obituaries for Thursday, June 26, 2008 (Carroll County Online)
Bubczyk, Rose M. 'Mom Mom' Eury, L. Lee Keene, Gilbert Murray, George E. Jr. Whitcomb, Royland R. Woolford, Preston E. 'Pete' Yelton, Larry D. Sr. Rose M. 'Mom Mom' Bubczyk, 88, of Glenville, Pa.
Kung Fu Panda Review by (EuroGamer)
Games based on animated kids' movies rarely surprise, but it's hard to stop your eyebrows arching when you realise that this latest entry in the maligned genre comes across as nothing more than a child-friendly version of Sony's hyper-violent God of War. The ursine martial artist of the title is Po, a chubby daydreamer who fancies being chosen as the legendary Dragon Warrior.