Barbara Bush branch Library activities and programs
Barbara Bush Branch Library 6817 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX 77379 February 2009 All library programs are free and open to the public

Activities Give Options For Stormy Days
As the blustery weather beats against the outside of the window, little faces peer out from the other side. "We're bored," they whine, as they look down at their all-too-familiar toys and games. With the weather becoming more intense and unpredictable, our little ones will be housebound more often. If your kids say, "There's nothing to do," relax, and try one of these proven strategies:

NPD: Kids embrace downloadable games
Market-research firm study reveals children aged 2 to 14 increasingly go online for content, gaming by far more popular than music, videos, ringtones.

Braselton library invites the littlest tots to gather for stories, games
BRASELTON ? The Braselton Library has more than just books and videos for the public to peruse, it also has a jumping social scene for the smallest Jackson County residents.

Last weekend: "Moneyville" at OMSI
Visitors can explore the history of money using graphics, computer games and videos.

NPD: Game Consoles More Popular Than Music Devices With Kids
A new study by The NPD Group suggests that video games are more popular with U.S. children than music devices. According to its Kids & Digital Content III report, which polled 3,605 children ages 2-14 who use electronic devices, 85 percent of the kids said they use game consoles, while only 60 percent reported using portable digital audio players. One-third said they watch videos such as ...

Activision titles help GameStop holiday sales grow 22 per cent
The global economy is in recession, and depending on which group of experts you listen to, we could be facing a downturn lasting as little as a year or as much as three or four years.

AroundTown
Center offers safety course Parkstone Place Retirement Center in North Little Rock, will host an AARP Driver Safety Course on Friday, Jan. 16, from 2 to 4 p.m., in its dining room. Park in the west lot and come in the side door. On completing the course, Arkansas drivers age 55 years and older will receive an immediate discount on their auto insurance premiums. There are no tests. Snacks will be ...

CAll For Entries: Rushes Soho Shorts film festival
Rushes Soho Shorts , has launched its annual hunt for short films, music videos and animations, from both established industry players and new and emerging talent.

Nintendo games tap life improvement
Other than remembering to write 2009 instead of 2008, the hardest thing to do in the new year is to keep a resolution. Promises to stop swearing don't get past the next sentence.

14:30 (BST), 08/01/2009 Runes of Magic Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Berlin, Germany (January 8th, 2009): ...
Berlin, Germany (January 8th, 2009): Frogster Interactive today announced that the population of its highly anticipated free-to-play MMORPG Runes of Magic , passed 300,000 players in early January 2009. The steady growth of the population of Taborea will enable Frogster to continuously update and polish the game in the run up to its commercialization in March 2009.

14:30 (BST), 08/01/2009 Bounty Bay Online Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Berlin, 2008-01-08: With a new trailer ...
Berlin, 2008-01-08: With a new trailer for Bounty Bay Online, Frogster starts the countdown for the long-anticipated colony add-on today. The second large expansion for the sailor MMORPG will be launched on Thursday, January 15th.

Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns preview
Dallas Mavericks news - Dallasnews.com's Dallas Mavericks coverage includes the latest news, notes, commentary, analysis, blogs, e-mail newsletters, photos and videos of the Mavericks.

Patterson to stay at Texas Christian
Horned Frogs coach has won at least 10 games in five of his eight seasons.

Video games inspired by TV, movies, board games
Like so many American creations -- baseball, comic books, rock 'n' roll -- the video game is a mongrel art form. Literature, music, art and film all get jumbled together in this relatively new medium, but even that isn't enough: Designers have to figure out how to make the whole package interactive as well.

Blazers are fired up to return to Garden
Mitch Belisle can see the Garden from his North End apartment and the view gets him jacked up. "You walk outside before Bruins and Celtics games and the fans are pouring in," says the defenseman for the Blazers, the revived version of Boston's professional indoor lacrosse team, which opens its season on the road Saturday against the New York Titans.

Spurs Crush Clippers
Tony Parker scored 19 points and San Antonio beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-84 on Thursday night, giving the Spurs their ninth win in the past 10 games despite getting only eight points from Tim Duncan.

Photos highlight new basketball league teams
The Marco Island Optimist Basketball League is going full speed with games on Friday nights and Saturday mornings.

AMD Releases the Dragon, Desktop Platform Technology Provides Users with Soaring Performance for Less Than $900 USD
Empowering consumers to get elite-level computing performance for under $900 U.S. dollars[ii], AMD (NYSE:AMD) launched ?Dragon? platform technology for desktop PCs featuring the new AMD Phenom? II X4

More videos now on library shelves
It's not just kids and teens who play video games anymore; folks of all ages are getting in on the fun.