As crews make progress, another storm threatens
Electrical lines are a tangled mess after a winter storm brought down a large branch onto the lines on Saturday, January 21, 2012 on 10th Avenue East in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The massive branch pulled down power lines and Metro bus trolley lines.

Why women are dialing up HSN to play games
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 3, 2012 Named one of the 40 most influential women under 40 in Silicon Valley in 2007, Jill Braff made a career digitizing games and social engagement for today's ever-changing high-tech devices. ¶ Now 43 and executive vice president of digital commerce at HSN in St. Petersburg, she brings a background ranging from marketing the Game of Life ...

A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Jan. 20
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.

Kizzle for iOS- Kids Creativity Workshop: Create, Share Animated Avatars
Whale Interactive, a Vanilla Breeze brand, today announces Kizzle-Kids Creativity Workshop 1.3 for iOS, their Entertainment app where users make their own interactive avatar through a series of creative activities. Kizzle's intuitive user interface, colorful design templates and hundreds of decorative assets make it so easy and fun to design and share a personalized avatar. ...

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Firstly, the Beacon would like to apologise for accidentally publishing the same crossword puzzle for two weeks in a row. Readers will be happy to know that the newest version of the puzzle is in this week’s issue.