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Euler started the Sudoku craze? - Sure hope he doesn't expect royalities!!

"Tim Preston, publishing director of Puzzler Media, Britain's biggest seller of crossword and cryptogram puzzles in books, magazines and syndication, said Sudoku can be traced to the work of 18th century mathematician Leonhard Euler. The Basel, Switzerland, native, who spent much of his life serving the Russian court in St. Petersburg, enjoyed posing puzzles. His vast output included the Latin Square, arrangements of groups on numbers in grids that do not repeat vertically or horizontally. 'The thing about most puzzles,' Preston said, 'once you get inside them and you know how to do them, they can be quite addictive.'" Sure hope he doesn't - talk about a LOT Of interest on a 200 year payment!! Robert sudoku Sudoku

Turkey so near but Germany triumph

BASEL (Reuters) - Germany beat Turkey 3-2 in another Euro 2008 thriller on Wednesday to line up a final on Sunday against either Russia or Spain and end their opponents' roller-coaster ride through the tournament.

swap sf for south beach(miami) (haight ashbury)

there will be two of us(perhaps 3) in south beach for the art basel. would love to stay in an apt from the 12/3 till 12/8. have a fab 2 bdrm/1ba top floor apt on haight at the base of buena vista park. i travel frequently and can offer other dates also if you wanted to travel at a different time. thanks

Absences threaten Turkey's Euro dreams

BASEL (Reuters) - Turkey's bid to beat Germany and reach the final of Euro 2008 is in danger of being wrecked by injuries and suspensions.

Russia not scared of anyone after outwitting Dutch

BASEL (Reuters) - Russia have steamrollered their way past Netherlands into the Euro 2008 semi-finals with an exciting brand of football and an ever-growing self belief.

Live - Portugal v Germany

Portugal and Germany face each other in Basel in the first quarter-final of Euro 2008.

Fans flock to Basel for first knockout game

VIENNA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of German and Portuguese soccer fans poured into Basel on Thursday for the first quarter-final of the Euro 2008 tournament.

Turkey beats Switzerland 2-1

BASEL (Reuters) - Switzerland saw their Euro 2008 hopes dashed by a last-gasp winner from Turkey's Arda Turan that secured a 2-1 victory to end the co-hosts' prospects of reaching the last eight in an entertaining Group A match on Wednesday.