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Short count of whooping cranes puzzles officials
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:52 -0800
Short count of whooping cranes puzzles officials Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:24 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 The first official whooping crane count of the year was released Thursday and brought up more questions than answers.
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How books, puzzles may help ward off Alzheimer's
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:19:55 -0800
Doing puzzles and reading books have been linked with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why — it reduces the accumulation of harmful proteins in the brain.
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Webb decision puzzles Villas-Boas
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:07:20 -0800
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas criticises referee Howard Webb after his side squander a 3-0 lead to draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
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Hasbro 4Q net income down 1 percent
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:05 -0800
It was a blue Christmas for Hasbro. The No. 2 toy maker said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 1 percent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada and slow sales of games and puzzles during the key holiday season.
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Mystery death puzzles family
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:25:49 -0800
Three-year-old Nihaar Mohanlal wipes away the tears from his mother’s face, saying, “Don’t cry mom. Dad is not here now. Granddad has taken him away to heaven. We are not going to ever see him. But I am here.”
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i Editor's Letter: Literacy-based puzzles
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:43 -0800
Honestly, you lot and puzzles – I don’t know! But, never let it be said i doesn’t listen to you. First, there was the clamour for a daily codeword, which we were happy to respond to.
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Lifetime of puzzles stave Alzheimer's
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:01:29 -0800
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A lifetime of crossword puzzles, Sudoku and other cognitively stimulating activities may help stave off Alzheimer's in old age, U.S. researchers suggested.
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Hasbro 4th-quarter earnings dip on softer-than-expected sales in US and Canada
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:23 -0800
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It was a blue Christmas for Hasbro. The No. 2 toy maker said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 1 per cent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada and slow sales of games and puzzles during the key holiday season.
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