Reality wins over energy grand design (Asia Times)
MONTREAL - The re-eruption of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia over payments for gas deliveries illustrates that developments in Eurasian energy geo-economics do not take vacations, even over the New Year holidays.

Eidos' Puzzle Arcade Coming to XBLA this Wednesday (1up.com)
If you're the type that loves nothing more than a good jigsaw puzzle, then this is a great week for you. Eidos announced today that they'll release Puzzle Arcade this Wednesday, December 24, on the Xbox Live Marketplace, which will be the Xbox 360's first "interactive jigsaw puzzle game." You know, as opposed to any passive jigsaw puzzle games that might have been released. In ...

Senior center staff strive to keep residents engaged (Baltimore Sun)
Senior center staff strive to keep older residents upbeat, active and socially engaged Marjory Kennedy makes sure the 300 weekly visitors to the Aberdeen Senior Center have opportunities to socialize, exercise, dine and participate in all manner of activities. As manager, she also makes sure seniors have access to all the resources they might need to stay in their homes, pay for their ...

The Wire: The Complete Series (DVD Talk)
The Series: "Come at the king, you best not miss." -Omar That's how this reviewer feels about the daunting task of attempting to summarize and analyze an epic achievement like The Wire: The Complete Series , the new box set compiling the entire five seasons of what has been called, not unreasonably, the single finest television program of our time.