Do Video <b>Games</b> Make Kids Smarter? Librarians Want to Find Out

Luis Aguilar, 11, helped organize a video game club. In the process, he learned filmmaking skills to create a five minute movie about it. Luis believes the games are making him smarter, "Because it helps you with memory, …

EA to release PC <b>games</b> &quot;For Dummies&quot; . . . really

In fact the first For Dummies game from EA, Poker for Dummies should be available for download right now via their Pogo.com web site. Other games coming via download will include Solitaire For Dummies in September, Brain Training For …

EA smrt, publishes &#39;For Dummies&#39; line of <b>games</b>

Electronic Arts announced this morning that it has launched a set of games with tips written in the style of the popular "For Dummies" book series. We've yet to try it, but our understanding is these titles are the regular games, …

21 Upcoming Wii <b>Games</b> to Drool Over

t has come to GamePro's attention that certain parties on the Internet want you to believe that there are no decent games coming out on the Wii. You should not believe them. The Wii has so many great games coming out for it in 2008 and …

Christian Post dubs video <b>games</b> &#39;terrorists&#39;

Never mind the perpetual alerts as you traverse airport corridors, or the consistently dismal news broadcasts depicting maiming, rape and poverty — video games are the real enemy, according to a recent article found on Christian Post. …

Does Sumner Redstone care about Midway <b>Games</b>?

You honestly have to wonder what Sumner Redstone, the chairman of both Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and CBS (NYSE: CBS), thinks about Midway Games (NYSE: MWY). The guy has a huge investment in the struggling software publisher. …

ALBION: Drive-by shooting puzzles police (The Journal-Register)

ALBION The Albion Police Department is looking for answers after a drive-by shooting at 160 Platt St. late Sunday.

www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent (The Kent Messenger)

WHILE he's not precisely sure how it happened, Neil Halstead has produced what is very probably Mojave 3's most sunny sounding album to date. The bands fifth outing, Puzzles Like You is awash with upbeat harmonies and a positivity only sporadically hinted at on previous recordings.

Lines still short at polling stations (Daily News Journal)

Election officials and volunteers at Stewartsboro Elementary today worked crossword puzzles and chatted among themselves as only 46 people had showed up to vote as of 3:15 p.m.

Mysterious 3G error puzzles Canadian iPhone users (MacNN)

A number of iPhone 3G users, particularly in Canada, have been reporting a strange error when using Safari at 3G Speeds. Users receive this error message: "kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 302." Users on Apple's support pages and a variety of other forums have written about the problem….

Candidate's Silence Puzzles Greens (Hernando Today)

BROOKSVILLE - Sarah Roman is a Green Party candidate in the state House 44 race to unseat Spring Hill Republican Rob Schenck. Roman, who just turned 22 on Monday and who has no political experience, is also a green candidate.

Crash that killed teen driver puzzles investigators (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Lakeside police say that the teenager's car drifted into the oncoming lane, but that they don't know why.

'Dream Day Wedding' sequel sticks to winning formula (USA Today)

Considering women make up about 74% of gamers who purchase "casual games" those downloadable try-before-you-buy games that are easy to pick up but hard to put down it's no surprise i-Play's Dream Day Wedding series is a hit.

Why treat sidewalk vendors as felons? (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

IT PUZZLES me why making a decent living is seen as a crime. I live in a community where every day, late in the afternoon, people trek down to Philcoa to buy the freshest vegetables and fruits or fish and meat at very affordable prices.

'Dark Knight' reigns not in video game (AP via Yahoo! News)

It's a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on "The Dark Knight"?

Do Video <b>Games</b> Make Kids Smarter? Librarians Want to Find Out

Luis Aguilar, 11, helped organize a video game club. In the process, he learned filmmaking skills to create a five minute movie about it. Luis believes the games are making him smarter, "Because it helps you with memory, …

EA to release PC <b>games</b> &quot;For Dummies&quot; . . . really

In fact the first For Dummies game from EA, Poker for Dummies should be available for download right now via their Pogo.com web site. Other games coming via download will include Solitaire For Dummies in September, Brain Training For …

Does Sumner Redstone care about Midway <b>Games</b>?

You honestly have to wonder what Sumner Redstone, the chairman of both Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and CBS (NYSE: CBS), thinks about Midway Games (NYSE: MWY). The guy has a huge investment in the struggling software publisher. …

Christian Post dubs video <b>games</b> &#39;terrorists&#39;

Never mind the perpetual alerts as you traverse airport corridors, or the consistently dismal news broadcasts depicting maiming, rape and poverty — video games are the real enemy, according to a recent article found on Christian Post. …

Hollywood + Video <b>Games</b>: George Lucas and LucasArts Flipside To <b>…</b>

Although whats even odder is that many of LucasArts games never crossed over into the movie realm, so maybe the duo has some sort of dual blessing/curse going on. Good games, bad movies; good movies, bad games. …

NBA: No Neutral Site <b>Games</b>, Despite Schedule

There were also — I swear I saw it with my own eyes, although it is now gone — several games at neutral locations, clustered on the dates February 27 and April 15. There must have been a dozen or two such games. …

Beautiful Evidence.

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ALBION: Drive-by shooting puzzles police (The Journal-Register)

ALBION The Albion Police Department is looking for answers after a drive-by shooting at 160 Platt St. late Sunday.

Mysterious 3G error puzzles Canadian iPhone users (MacNN)

A number of iPhone 3G users, particularly in Canada, have been reporting a strange error when using Safari at 3G Speeds. Users receive this error message: "kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 302." Users on Apple's support pages and a variety of other forums have written about the problem….

Candidate's Silence Puzzles Greens (Hernando Today)

BROOKSVILLE - Sarah Roman is a Green Party candidate in the state House 44 race to unseat Spring Hill Republican Rob Schenck. Roman, who just turned 22 on Monday and who has no political experience, is also a green candidate.

Crash that killed teen driver puzzles investigators (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Lakeside police say that the teenager's car drifted into the oncoming lane, but that they don't know why.

Christian Post dubs video <b>games</b> &#39;terrorists&#39;

Never mind the perpetual alerts as you traverse airport corridors, or the consistently dismal news broadcasts depicting maiming, rape and poverty — video games are the real enemy, according to a recent article found on Christian Post. …

Traveller&#39;s Tales talks more LEGO <b>games</b>

Traveller's Tales has, as the company has become quite the cash-earner with its LEGO line-up of games, so why change? "We've gotten started doing some LEGO games on the Warner IP… down the line," says Traveller's Tales' Jon Burton. …

Beijing&#39;s Protest <b>Games</b> Begin

A pro-Tibet banner was hung on a pole close to the Birds Nest stadium With two and a half days til the opening ceremonies, things are heating up on the activist front.This morning, we got news that Team Darfur founder and Olympic speed …

Roundup: Five Free iPhone <b>Games</b> Worth a Look

The list of games available in the iTunes App Store is growing daily, and among these are various free titles that are worth a look. We thought wed share a few of the free games weve been wasting spending time with lately. …

Play free flash <b>games</b>!!!

Here you can play multiple flash games for free.

Labour&#39;s &quot;damaging&quot; Stamp Duty <b>games</b>

Philip Hammond has accused Labour of playing "damaging short-term games" over the possible suspension of Stamp Duty.

Mysterious 3G error puzzles Canadian iPhone users (MacNN)

A number of iPhone 3G users, particularly in Canada, have been reporting a strange error when using Safari at 3G Speeds. Users receive this error message: "kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 302." Users on Apple's support pages and a variety of other forums have written about the problem….

Candidate's Silence Puzzles Greens (Hernando Today)

BROOKSVILLE - Sarah Roman is a Green Party candidate in the state House 44 race to unseat Spring Hill Republican Rob Schenck. Roman, who just turned 22 on Monday and who has no political experience, is also a green candidate.

Crash that killed teen driver puzzles investigators (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Lakeside police say that the teenager's car drifted into the oncoming lane, but that they don't know why.

Why treat sidewalk vendors as felons? (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

IT PUZZLES me why making a decent living is seen as a crime. I live in a community where every day, late in the afternoon, people trek down to Philcoa to buy the freshest vegetables and fruits or fish and meat at very affordable prices.

VBotAttack coming to App Store (MacNN)

Mobile gaming factory Artificial Life has announced a new title for the iPhone and iPod touch, VBotAttack. Players take control of a VBot and attempt to defeat an enemy ruler, while also working to rescue a kidnapped lover. This is accomplished by destroying opposing robots, and solving various puzzles, through making tools and reprogramming VBot…

Ventura County hot spot puzzles experts (Los Angeles Times)

A two-acre patch of land north of Fillmore has heated up to 800 degrees, and firefighters and geologists are unsure why. A patch of land in Ventura County's section of Los Padres National Forest where the ground recently heated up to 812 degrees continues to puzzle firefighters and geologists after weeks of monitoring.

Spirit of cooperation (The Record)

STOCKTON - Yia Her, a parent educator, sat on the floor in a north Stockton living room and set puzzles in front of Lorrina Vang, 3, and her sister, Cheyanne, who is almost 2. She helped them sort out the pieces, speaking both in English and in Hmong.

Killing of clerk by man accompanied by kids puzzles Phoenix PD (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - August 5, 2008 2:44 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Still no word from police as to a possible motive in the brazen killing of a west Phoenix convenience store clerk.