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Apple Removes 'Texas Hold'em', its Only iOS Game, from App Store
Texas Hold'em began life as a game for non-iOS iPod models, debuting in late 2006. As Apple introduced the iPhone just a few months later, rumors circulated that Apple was getting serious about gaming, in part evidenced by its in-house work on Texas Hold'em for the iPod.
When Apple officially launched the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch in 2008 to allow third-party developers to create apps for iOS, Texas Hold'em appeared as a debut title with greatly enhanced functionality over the traditional iPod version, further fueling claims of Apple's interest in pursuing game development of its own.
Apple's early interest in producing its own games for the iPod and later iOS appear to have stemmed from concerns over its ability to attract third-party developers to the platform, or at least to provide those developers with an example of what could be done on the devices. As large developers such as EA and Gameloft and a host of smaller developers all flocked to the platform, Apple undoubtedly quickly discovered that it did not need to support its devices with its own gaming content.
Unsurprisingly, Apple has not released any information on the reason behind the disappearance of Texas Hold'em, which sold for $4.99 and was last updated in September 2008. A dedicated page about the game remains active on Apple's site at this time, although it is not featured on or linked to from other App Store pages on the site.
(Thanks, Travis!)
Update: Apple has now removed the Texas Hold'em feature page from apple.com.
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I think it's safe to say that the app store doesn't need any help on that end any more.
Shame, i enjoyed this game as it was very well polished. Hopefully they've just pulled it temporarily.
Its the only game I really play. I'm sad... I always wanted an iPad version, where I had both views of the table at the same time.
How does one get DEMI GOD status? :cool::cool::cool:
Donating to MacRumors.
I just ena apple support, requesting reimbursement for the $4.99 I spent on this app. Will post once I receive a response.
You likely won't get a refund. Especially if you bought it back when it first released.
The TC says all sales are final. It also says that apps could be removed from the store for a number of reasons including the developer wants it removed. It doesn't stop working if it is removed from the store after all. Also the version of iOS it was made for is rather clear from the last update date, the requirements etc so it is isn't working so awesome you should have been able to guess that could happen from the last update being 3 years ago.
Basically you have zero grounds to demand a refund, you won't likely get one and they will probably politely say no and suggest you read the TC you agreed to when you created your account and many times since then. Yeah yeah you didn't bother reading it any of those times. You still agreed to follow them.
Here are some reasons:
- Apple does no longer see iDevices as gaming devices. (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/doom_game_creator_suggests_apple_embarrassed_about_iphone_gaming.html)
That's a two-year old quote from Carmack. I tend to doubt that is still the prevailing opinion of Apple execs, if it even was truly the prevailing opinion at the time.
Apple does no longer see iDevices as gaming devices. (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/doom_game_creator_suggests_apple_embarrassed_about_iphone_gaming.html)
That is some developers opinion and could be erroneous. Apple just isn't designing their devices/software optimized for what games and game creators think is THE way to design them (4000dpi screens, 3.0 quad core processors, 20 GB of ram etc) but rather for the common user. Same game they do with their prosumer software and common man computers. Which also peeves the gamers because they think Apple should focus on what they want not what their grannies would need
Damn. I play this all the time and was hoping for an update soon. It's hasnt worked properly for a while now. Winning a table and taking 12BB to the final is no good to anyone.
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Airships, pirates, treasure, double crossings and a fabled pirate city...this book has it and more!
Chris Wooding has given us a fun steampunk adventure in Retribution Falls. A classic plot of a hapless crew set up to be the fall guys in an assassination. You have the jaded captain and his crew of men (and one woman) who are all running or hiding from the pasts. Their mission....prove their innocence. This is where the fun begins!
The story did seem to drag in the beginning and I was about to put it down but decided to persevere. I'm glad I did. The plot and the pace of the novel does pick up about a third into the book. At this point Mr. Wooding shows the reader his expertise as a story teller.
The remainder of the book is filled with adventures wherein our hapless crew are put in various life or death situations. The author fosters this impression with fresh & lively prose.
There are a bunch of main and secondary characters in this story but of course it is focused upon the seven crew members and their back story. I liked all the characters. Wooding did not portray any of them as angels who had been given a bad break; they are all flawed with Captain Frey topping the list. However, his character is so richly written that you can't hope but root for him.
So with the exception of a slow beginning, this novel does take the reader on a fun and action packed adventure.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Full disclosure: I received a review copy of this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.
At first glance, Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding sounded like a sure bet. Sky pirates? I'm there. Steampunk setting? Count me in. Endless rave reviews from a dozen fantastic authors (Joe Abercrombie in particular) sealed the deal. Unfortunately, the resulting book doesn't quite live up to those high expectations.
Retribution Falls tells the story of a ship called the Ketty Jay, captained by one Darian Frey and crewed by a collection of misfits and rejects, all of whom are hiding secrets and running from something in their past. Frey is a paranoid, selfish drunk, who seems only to keep a crew so that he can run the jobs that pay for his drink, drugs and card games. Frey only really cares about his ship, and jealously guards the ignition codes from anyone and everyone, even when the life of one of his crew members is at stake in an early scene.
After escaping a close scrape at the start of the book, Frey's luck seems to be looking up when he's given a plum job with an assured payout of fifty thousand ducats. He eagerly accepts, and only when the job goes horribly wrong does it become clear that he's been set up. The rest of the book is spent with Frey and his crew alternately running from the law and trying to unravel the mysterious conspiracy that chose Frey and his crew as its scapegoats. Along the way, Frey slowly learns to trust his crew members, and we begin to uncover some of the events that drove each of them into the outlaw life.
As I read, the book slowly grew on me, but it took a really long time getting there. I read the first one-hundred pages in fits and starts over a month, and only really started to feel invested around the two-hundred page point of the book, when we finally start getting a glimpse into the mysterious backstories of Crake, the ship's daemonist, and Jez, the apparently immortal navigator.
However, it wasn't so much that I was starting to like the characters; it was simply that I was curious enough about their backstories to keep reading. As a rule, the characters in Retribution Falls are archetypes that never quite rise above their origins. If you stick around long enough to make it to the end, they do become slightly more interesting and/or sympathetic. Unfortunately, far too much of the book is spent with unlikeable characters who only reveal questionable past actions, or ciphers who hold their mysteries (and personalities) too close to their chests.
One of the most glaring problems this book faces is its striking similarity to a certain late, lamented scifi/western TV series about a band of misfits running from the law in their ramshackle spaceship. You know how Amazon recommends similar products on their pages? Here it doesn't quite apply. If you liked Firefly, you'll probably have a hard time escaping unfavorable comparisons when reading this book. With better character development and more detailed world-building, Retribution Falls might have risen above such easy accusations of similarity, but as it is it reads more like a pale imitation of better things.
Strangely enough, despite the tone of this review, when I was done with the book I felt like I might be interested in reading another installment in this series, in the hopes that later volumes would tighten up the storytelling and better develop returning characters. Ultimately, the honest truth is that if this was a library book I probably would have returned it unfinished after reading fifty pages. I really only gave it a chance to redeem itself because it was a review copy.
Darian Frey is a freebooter and small-time criminal whose most treasured possession is his airship, the Ketty Jay. His so-called "crew" is disorganized and questionably competent, and they all have something to hide. Crake, a daemonist whose magical skills have made him an outcast, is crumbling under the weight of a guilty consience. Jez, the new navigator, can't let anyone know about her mysterious secret abilities. The ship's doctor, Malvery, is a drunk, and outflier pilot Harkins has been completely traumatized by the Aerium Wars. Frey and his motley collection of renegades travel around taking odd jobs, but they barely make enough money to live on. That is, until Frey is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: steal the cargo of a particular airship and receive fifty thousand ducats as payment. The offer seems too good to be true, and it is -- the target airship turns out to be carrying the heir to the Archduchy, who is killed when the Ketty Jay attacks. Now Frey and his crew are on the run, but Frey is determined to discover who set him up and why -- even if it means losing the freedom and detachment that are so precious to him.
This book, quite simply, was a ton of fun! I picked it up at a Borders going-out-of-business sale because the premise reminded me of "Firefly," and if you enjoy that type of space Western with a healthy dose of grim humor, I think you'll really enjoy this book! The plot is predictable but packed with action, and the pacing is great, but my favorite part of the book was definitely the characters. I really liked the way Frey was portrayed; he's definitely no hero -- selfish, misogynistic, irresponsible, and entitled -- but he does grow and change throughout the course of the novel. I loved the other characters too, particularly Crake and Jez, both of whom I'd like to learn a lot more about! I think one weakness of sci fi/fantasy/adventure novels is that they tend to make the characters too heroic or powerful right from the start. But in this book, nobody is a hero until (arguably) the very end; the characters actually develop throughout the book. For this reason, the book really exceeded my expectations, and I'm thrilled to discover that it's actually the first book in a series! It can be read as a stand-alone, but I will definitely be continuing to read about the Ketty Jay and its swashbuckling crew!
I wasn't expecting this book to be good because I won it in a Goodreads contest. But to my utter surprise I really enjoyed the book. Like other people have said, if you enjoyed Joss Whedon's Firefly TV show, then there's a high probability that you will like this book. I like that it is an easy read and that there isn't 500 characters to keep track of. Although the cat isn't a major character I like how he is in there sporadically. I like the different personalities and how none of them are perfect. There are some really funny lines in the book but I don't want to give too much away. As I got towards the end of the book today I was wishing for a second book in a series. So I looked at Amazon and wouldn't you know there's a second book which I am totally going to get at some point (Now only if his books were available for the Kindle). All in all a fun read, give this book a chance if you like Science Fiction. I highly recommend it!
I was pretty bored during the entire first third of this. I almost gave it up several times, just because it was taking me so long to dredge through it. I wasn't digging the plot or the characters, I just didn't think the premise was "my thing". Science fiction, sky pirates... Sounded weird to me. But I'm really glad I stuck with it. The characters grew on me, the plot stepped it up, and I got sucked in. Hell, I got so emotionally attached to the characters that I almost teared up in one spot. I'm not a crier when I read books, so almost tearing up is a pretty big deal.
The second third of it redeemed it from two stars to three stars.. But the last third? That bumped it to four. Hell, if it had gotten a better start it might have even got five stars from me! Where as it took me about five days to get through 30% of the book, I read the last 40% in a couple hours one day. I honestly didn't want to put it down!
One of the things I liked the most, and which pulled me into the story more and more as I read, were the individual crew members of the Ketty Jay and all of their stories. We get the stories one by one, and I'd find myself wondering and guessing and turning the pages just to find out more about them. And Frey himself was continuously revealed, layer by layer; I really like the way his character was developed.
As I mentioned, the plot starts off pretty slow. There's a lot of setup going on for the overall story being told, and it was pretty tedious to get through. But once the setup is done and the story is moving along, it moves pretty quickly and doesn't disappoint. It's definitely worth getting through all of the setup!
Four stars. Go get your read on, and if it doesn't catch you right away, give it some time. It'll get there.. It just needs time to grow on you. And once it does? So worth it.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345522516, Paperback)Sky piracy is a bit out of Darian Frey's league. Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jay—or his motley crew. They are all running from something. Crake is a daemonist in hiding, traveling with an armored golem and burdened by guilt. Jez is the new navigator, desperate to keep her secret from the rest of the crew. Malvery is a disgraced doctor, drinking himself to death. So when an opportunity arises to steal a chest of gems from a vulnerable airship, Frey can't pass it up. It's an easy take—and the payoff will finally make him a rich man.
But when the attack goes horribly wrong, Frey suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in Vardia, trailed by bounty hunters, the elite Century Knights, and the dread queen of the skies, Trinica Dracken. Frey realizes that they've been set up to take a fall but doesn't know the endgame. And the ultimate answer for captain and crew may lie in the legendary hidden pirate town of Retribution Falls. That's if they can get there without getting blown out of the sky.
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Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons. It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...… (more)
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Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c is integrated with the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11g reporting product. Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BI Publisher) is the recommended approach to creating reports for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c.
BI Publisher is a strategic enterprise reporting product from Oracle that provides the ability to create and manage highly formatted reports from a wide range of data sources. BI Publisher report formats can be designed using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat and you can create reports from different types of data sources.
Release 11g of Oracle BI Publisher has an improved user interface (UI), many enhanced features, and new functions. These new functions include the Data Model Editor, which is a graphical user interface for building data models within the BI Publisher interface, and the Layout Editor, which is a design tool that enables you to create report layouts within the BI Publisher interface.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Using the Enterprise Manager EDK for Staging and Deploying BI Publisher Reports
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Developing the report using data models and report templates.
For more information on developing a report, see Developing a Report
Staging and deploying reports
For more information on staging and deploying reports, see Using the Enterprise Manager EDK for Staging and Deploying BI Publisher Reports
Before you start to develop a BI Publisher report, you should take advantage of the training and reference resources available from Oracle:
Getting Started with Oracle BI Publisher 11g
Oracle BI Publisher on Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
Oracle By Example Tutorial
Oracle BI Publisher Blog
Oracle BI Publishing Consulting Blog
The EMREPOS data source is available from BI Publisher server configured for use with Enterprise Manager reports. The EMREPOS data source connects to the MGMT_VIEW account in the Management Repository and establishes the proper security context (VPD) for the Enterprise Manager user logged on to BI Publisher.
As a security measure, BI Publisher reports that use the EMREPOS data source have read-only access to the public MGMT$VIEW and GC$ views, and not to the underlying Enterprise Manager tables; this model also supports sharing of report queries with Enterprise Manager users who might want to use the Enterprise Manager-provided reports as a basis for their own reports.
By default the reports and data models in the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control folder are read-only. Develop your own reports in your local folders and then have a BI Publisher System Administrator put the finished reports in a shared folder, outside of the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control folder.
To develop a BI Publisher report, complete the following:
Develop your data model, based on SQL queries against the Management repository.
To develop a BI Publisher report, the following components are required:
Data Model
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First, you develop your data model, based on SQL queries against the Management repository. You then design the layout of your report (the template) using Microsoft Word on Windows. Your template refers to one of the two common Oracle subtemplates, namely, Portrait or Landscape.
You can use the following reports as examples of this:
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control -> EM Sample Reports -> Targets of Specified Type Enterprise Manager Cloud Control -> EM Datamodels -> Targets of Specified Type
Develop and test the SQL queries for report data and input parameters.
Create a data model in BI Publisher for your data queries.
Create parameters in BI Publisher for your report parameters.
Create a report layout for your report.
Start with the sample landscape or portrait layout RTF file provided with the Extensibility Development Kit (EDK).
Create and test your report.
Download the report and data model using the BI Publisher UI. The download option is located on the 'more...' link under the name of each report/data model.
Export the report (.xdoz) and data models (.xdmz) from BI Publisher into local files.
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Create a metadata file that adheres to the following schema:
The following is an example of a Reports metadata file:
<?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'UTF-8' ?> <BIPublisherReports xmlns="http://www.example.com/DataCenter/BIPublisherReport"> <ReportFile relativePath="emreports" fileName="tvmlrb104a.jar"/> <ReportFile relativePath="emreports" fileName="tvmlrb104b.jar"/> </BIPublisherReports>
Stage the BI Publisher Reports, which are ZIP files with the extension .xdoz (report definition) or .xdmz (report data model, that is, SQL) into one or more JAR files. These files are referenced in the previous metadata file.
$ORACLE_HOME/sysman/jlib/emreports.jar file provides an example.
$ unzip -l emreports.jar Archive: emreports.jar Label: EMGC_MAIN_LINUX_110220 Length Date Time Name --------- ---------- ----- ---- 0 02-20-2011 23:08 META-INF/ 71 02-20-2011 23:08 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF 0 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/ 0 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/ 4776 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/Usage Trend Report.xdmz 4854 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/Usage Summary Report.xdmz 5008 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/Charge Trend Report.xdmz 7344 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/Consolidation Reports.xdmz 5043 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/EM Datamodels/Charge Summary Report.xdmz 0 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Chargeback/ 52291 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Chargeback/Charge Trend Report.xdoz 66994 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Chargeback/Charge Summary Report.xdoz 26505 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Chargeback/Usage Trend Report.xdoz 112150 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Chargeback/Usage Summary Report.xdoz 0 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Consolidation Planner/ 50114 02-20-2011 23:08 bipublisherreports/Consolidation Planner/Consolidation Reports.xdoz --------- ------- 335150 16 files
Create your plug-in JAR files.
The first directory in each JAR file must be bipublisherreports. All the data models for the reports must be in the same subdirectory, EM_Datamodels, just under the bipublisherreports directory. For example:
The plug-in, which contains all the metadata files and BI Publisher report JAR files is installed dynamically (for Metadata Plug-ins) using the plug-in environment.
The BI Publisher report JAR files are placed in a subdirectory of the metadata/bipublisherreport directory and referenced in the metadata file (emreports).
The BI Publisher reports for both platform and plug-ins are deployed to a BI Publisher web application (either at plug-in installation time or sometime later when BI Publisher is installed).
Plug-in reports are deployed when BI Publisher is integrated with Enterprise Manager using the configureBIP script or sometime later using one of the following EMCLI verbs:
* emcli setup_bipublisher (see help for usage details)
* emcli deploy_bipublisher_reports[-force]
This last verb deploys the EM System Reports (and optionally Extensibility Development Kit plug-in loaded reports) to a previously setup EM to BI Publisher relationship (using setup_bipublisher). It can also be used to upload a reports JAR file (located on the OMS filesystem). The operation will not overwrite existing BI Publisher Reports in the EM Reports folder unless
-force is used in the command.
The following options are available:
|In addition to EM system reports, you can use this option to deploy any subsequently loaded plug-in based BI Publisher reports.
|Limit the plug-ins to a specific version
|Deploy a single EM Reports JAR file that contains one or more BI Publisher Reports. This JAR file is located relative to the OMS's
For example, the syntax for the emct plug-in would be:
emcli deploy_bipublisher_reports -pluginid=oracle.sysman.emct -pluginversion=184.108.40.206.0
Note:Using overlapping folders from the different JAR files and PLATFORM JAR files causes reports from the different JAR files to be placed in the same BI Publisher folder. If the same report name is referenced in multiple JAR files, there is no way of knowing which one will get deployed last, so this is not supported.


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HedgeMark Leader Seen Heading for Door
Rumors are swirling that founder Ken Phillips is leaving HedgeMark International, which funnels client capital into separate accounts run by outside managers.
The chatter is that Phillips will work his last day at HedgeMark at yearend, with part-owner BNY Mellon potentially buying his remaining stake in the operation. Indeed, BNYs early-2011 purchase of a non-controlling interest in the New York business included an apparent option to complete the takeover after three years had passed.
But some sources deny Phillips is leaving. They insist he maintains a strong relationship with BNY, whose high-profile deal with HedgeMark came via the banks Pershing unit.
Whatever the case, sources suggest that any hints of management turmoil at HedgeMark could hinder the companys ability to land a key assignment it is believed to be pursuing. That contract, with what is described as one of the 20 largest public pension systems in the U.S., would call for the winner to create and oversee a customized portfolio of separate accounts. Proposals are due Dec. 13.
That said, one fund-of-funds manager said president Andrew Lapkin plays a more prominent role in HedgeMarks day-to-day operations than Phillips.
Phillips launched HedgeMark in 2009, with a focus on funneling client capital into separate accounts set up with outside alternative-investment managers. The idea was to capitalize on growing investor interest in individually run portfolios, given their greater transparency compared to commingled funds. Phillips then built on that business by adding assignments like the pension contract that now is up for grabs, including a mandate from UPS $27 billion retirement system in May 2013. One rival said UPS moved $1 billion into HedgeMarks program.
HedgeMark also sells risk-analytics services to investors and fund managers.
Aside from Phillips, HedgeMark has experienced several staff departures. Most recently, research director Hiroshi Harada quit in June to join Lighthouse Partners. His exit more or less coincided with that of Steven Lonsdorf, who served as president of HedgeMark unit HM Securities.
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A new exhibit at Akron University in Ohio is giving people the chance to see themselves in a new way.
It lets them change ethnicity, at least by picture. It's a program entitled "Rethinking Race." A photo kiosk lets students view digital images of themselves as a different race. The objective is to have people put themselves in other people's shoes. The university hopes that by taking part in the imaging experience, it will promote conversation and hopefully open minds as well.


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ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Lottery officials say one of the winners of the $636 million Mega Millions prize has come forward.
Officials are set to identify the jackpot winner during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. They say the winner won't be in attendance.
The winning ticket was sold at a Gateway Newsstand in the city's Buckhead area. A second winning ticket was sold at a gift shop in San Jose, Calif.
The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39; Mega Ball 7.
The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. It started its ascent Oct. 4. Lotto officials say 22 draws came and went without winners.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - There's at least one winner in the $636 million Mega Millions drawing.
Lottery officials in California say a winning ticket was sold at a gift shop in San Jose.
But there may be other winners. Mega Millions lead director Paula Otto says game officials haven't completed their count.
The winning numbers are 8, 14, 17, 20 and 39, and the Mega Ball is 7.
The cash option is estimated at $341 million before taxes.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The numbers for the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot were drawn Tuesday night. Now, the country waits to see if there's a winner of the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39; Mega Ball: 7. The cash option is estimated at $341 million, before taxes.
The record jackpot was a $656 million Mega Millions prize in March 2012. If a winner isn't selected either Tuesday night or for Friday's drawing, the jackpot could hit $1 billion, said Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions. That's an unheard of amount for Mega Millions or Powerball, the nation's two main lottery games.
Mega Millions changed its rules in October to help increase the jackpots by lowering the odds of winning the top prize. That means the chances of winning the jackpot are now about 1 in 259 million. It used to be about 1 in 176 million, nearly the same odds of winning a Powerball jackpot.
But that hasn't stopped aspiring multimillionaires from playing the game.
"Oh, I think there's absolutely no way I am going to win this lottery," said Tanya Joosten, 39, an educator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who bought several tickets Tuesday. "But it's hard for such a small amount of money to not take the chance."
Annie Pedersen also said she wanted to be part of the action, so she jumped in and bought two tickets at a Milwaukee grocery.
"Everybody is so excited about it so I wanted to get in on some of the excitement, too, by watching," she said.
Tickets sold for Tuesday's drawing at a pace that surpassed even the lottery's expectations, said Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions.
Otto said officials expected about 70 percent of the possible number combinations to be purchased for Tuesday's drawing.
The Mega Millions revamp comes about two years after Powerball changed some of its game rules and increased the price of a ticket to $2 and added $1 million and $2 million secondary prizes. Mega Millions remains $1, and an extra $1 option has been expanded to allow up to $5 million as a secondary prize.
The changes in both games were aimed at creating bigger and faster growing jackpots. So far, it looks like it's working.
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Trainer Nick Zito notched another crowning achievement at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Zito, who built his Hall of Fame career on success in the Triple Crown, ruled the day in Saturday's $1 million Claiming Crown by saddling Nevada Kid for a victory in the $200,000 Jewel, the last and richest of eight races run in honor of Thoroughbred racing's most enduring competitors, the claiming horse.
Zito has been a considerably more frequent participant in the Triple Crown, having saddled two Kentucky Derby winners (Strike the Gold and Go for Gin), a Preakness winner (Louis Quatorze) and two Belmont winners (Birdstone and Da'Tara).
Taking advantage of a rare opportunity in the Claiming Crown, he instructed jockey Luis Saez to send Nevada Kid to the lead from the rail post position in hopes of earning a front-running score in the 1 1/8-mile feature for horses that had started for a claiming price of $35,000 or less at least once.
The strategy worked out perfectly.
Although stalked closely by Dominant Jeannes along the backstretch and far turf, the 4-year-old son of Silver Train was able to set comfortable fractions of :24.44, :48.33 and 1:12.43 for six furlongs.
Turning for home, Nevada Kid drifted off the rail while turning back the challenges of both Dominant Jeannes and 9-5 favorite Bernie the Maestro and drew away to win by 2 1/4 lengths as the 5-1 fourth betting choice.
"He likes to run that way. We talked about it. The fence looks pretty good right now. I love it when the drift because the change leads and get into that second gear. They catch their breath. [Saez] did a great job doing that. I love it when they do that," Zito said. "[Eddie] Belmonte used to do that. I'm dating myself. I used to watch Belmonte ride like that. He [Saez] actually reminds me of Belmonte."
Nevada Kid ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.41 to earn $110,000 for the Hurricane Boys and Richard Pell. Dominant Jeannes, who was ridden by Paco Lopez, held second by a nose over late-charging Flatter This and jockey Eduardo Nunez.
"I was thrilled to death. My horse ran great, just terrific. I'm really happy. We just couldn't get to the winner," said Dominant Jeannes' trainer Jason Servis.
"My horse hadn't run in a while, and for whatever reason I couldn't get a race in the middle. I wanted to make this his third race off the layoff but I couldn't get it done. But we're thrilled to death. It was a big race. We're real happy."
Nevada Kid became eligible for the Jewel at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 27, 2012, when he posted a front-running 4 3/4-length victory while carrying a $30,000 claiming tag.
Zito started his first horse in the Claiming Crown at Gulfstream in last year Jewel, saddling Tuvia's Force for a sixth-place finish.
He started two horses in the Jewel Saturday: Nevada Kid and Sinorice, who tracked the pace in fourth before fading to eighth under Jose Lezcano.
• Florida Southern men 79, Nova 73: Nova (2-6, 0-1 SSC) nearly erased a 20-point deficit but fell short in its Sunshine State Conference opener at the NSU Arena. NSU was led by Stian Berg with 22 points on 7 for 13 shooting and brought down five rebounds.
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andrewh28 September 2009
i own this phone and i think its rubbish esp when updating it as all other stuff on a pc u can use bluetooth even when installing stuff but the downside is u cant update the firmware without a data cable wish we could use bluetooth do do everything on the pc as i can transfer mp3 off the pc via bluetooth and eveything else exept updates sry about the grammer im dislexticReport as inappropriate
philtheclaret31 October 2009
I have the Nokia E63 and it's an ok phone. The qwerty keyboard is very good and applications like Skype and MSN(network dependent) work very well, the screen is big enough for web surfing. The battery life is pretty impressive I typically get around 2 days and thats using the internet, being logged into Skype and making or receiving phone calls. The Symbian series 3.2 operating system is a little sluggish and is prone to rebooting itself. Mine is on the 3UK network where you get free Skype and MSN With it being an E Series Nokia you get a push email application and that works seamlessly once set up, it can be quite tricky to setup, it will suppprt popular email clients such as Msn, Gmail & Yahoo Its doesn't have a GPS receiver built in but you can plot your progress when travelling using Google latitude which is pretty accurate. This can be downloaded from google maps. Note that you don't get the Nokia USB cable supplied in the box it's sold separately which is a bit of a bugbear. I bought an unofficial Nokia cable for £5 which works fine. The original official Nokia cable costs around £20. It's a 3g handset and I would recommend downloading a 3rd party web browser called Opera Mini. You can also use Wifi at wifi enabled places.Report as inappropriate
Gazza130017 November 2009
Nice enough review but I own this phone and Skype will not work with the Nokia OS. The phone has Wi-fi and that's all you should need. But, even Skype admit you can use Skype only with WinMo or iPhone operating systems. I found that a bit of a nuisance. And this phone does not have HSDPA as you suggrest, or 3.5G as some know it. No big deal you might think but with HSDPA you can run the BBC iPlayer. The e63's big brother the e71 has it. That might be a deal breaker for some thought the e71 does not have the 3.5mm earphone jack. Other than that. it's a cracking phone that does more than any of us really need. Oh yes, it makes calls too.Report as inappropriate
gadgefan26 November 2009
I have this phone and it is a good "cut down" version of the E71, even without HPDSA .This good review did forget to mention its torch capability which is a very handy thing to have as well.Skype does work with this phone as I have used it on several occaisions but I am on the 3 network which is pushing Skype very heavily at the moment and it is one of the phones they have in their Skype promotions.Report as inappropriate
Clive31 December 2009
I own this phone on the "3" network. Sypke does work on it as I use it quite often. It also appears that there is a complicated workaround available to get BBC I Player to work on the E63Report as inappropriate
Bryn Hopkins03 February 2010
I have no problem with the the lack of a gps reciver. As the contract i am on has unlimited internet, and i have the google maps app so i am never lost. And as the e63 is such a great web surfing phone it has no problem with the app and works almost instantly.Report as inappropriate
jonnyhowell18 February 2010
i own this phone, if you dont have a large budget this phone is ok but i wouldnt buy it again its okay for the first month but after that you wish you bought another one so dont buy. its a bad buyReport as inappropriate
Hodged0215 March 2010
I started off with a 6630 then an E61i and now own the E63, and i think that for its size and cost it is by far one of the best phones i have used, i currently have 5 email addresses sync'ed to it and always find that it supprises me as more apps come out for it eg. Spb TV - 100 tv chanels via the net, skyfire web browser (much better than the standard nokia one) and olive tree bible reader. The calendar is easy to use and as i have my own business it helps me keep business and pleasure seperate as you can switch between two active modes business/personal, each of these can be set as you wish. to sum up out of ten 9/10Report as inappropriate
Chris S27 March 2010
i have owned this phone for about 5 months, for the first say 2 months it was working okay after installing a couple of apps and setting up my emial it began to lag like no tommorow it enjoys turning itself off and when it comes to getting a signal theres no hope unless you enjoy restarting every time you send a text the build in web browser is pretty pathetic comared to competition browsers the wifi isnt bad and the keyboard is quite good. this realy isnt the kind of phone you would want to get tied into a 15 month contract with.Report as inappropriate
Elibongo12 May 2010
On the smartphone best buys section, this has the description of the Tattoo and not of the Nokia E63Report as inappropriate
luke14 June 2010
i have owned this phone for 10 months now and to be honest, for £18 a month the phone and deal is very good, retains the nokia ethos and will take a beating. Very pleased so far however i will be upgrading soon to a blackberry as it does have more to offer.Report as inappropriate
Mark Smith07 May 2011
Awesome business phone and very well designed.Report as inappropriate
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An 8-year-old boy with a life-threatening disease is going to the County Music Awards thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Charlie Glazer suffers from Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, or DMD.
DMD is a fatal disease that weakens the body's muscles, and carries a life expectancy rare beyond age 30.
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It was neither animal nor vegetable but minerals that spawned this city of nitrate barons and opulent mansions. Marks of abundance persist at Plaza Arturo Prat, with its palm trees, clock tower, and Renaissance-style Municipal Theatre. Below the city lurks the sand dune known as The Dragon--rendered less scary by the nearby disco, casino, and beach. These marks of civilization give way fast, however, to the Atacama's vastness. Here, sands sweep around the ghost town of Humberstone and the remarkable Pintados Geoglyphs--a hillside "exhibition" of over 400 native paintings preserved by the desert for thousands of years.


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'We must swallow the necessary medicine'
JAMPRO head cautions gov't, populace on IMF negotiations
PRESIDENT of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Milton Samuda has called on Government to exercise wisdom in its negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure that the country does not lose its market competitiveness.
"We must insist that the negotiated framework does not rob us of the ability to compete with other markets pursuing the same investments," Samuda said in an address Saturday at the Jamaica Association of Villas and Apartments' (JAVA) Annual General Meeting and Awards Luncheon at Villa Viento in Tower Isles, St Mary.
Furthermore, he said that while it is important to protect and enhance revenue within a framework of a deepening financial crisis, "we cannot and must not do so without carving out the very tool that will help us to secure investment, especially foreign direct investment."
At the same time, Samuda said the country should be mindful of the fact that whether or not there will be a successful arrangement with the IMF, radical measures will have to be implemented to improve the state of the country's economy.
As such, he said Government and citizens as well will have to display courage and common sense.
"Demands over there must result in cuts over here," he said. "We must swallow the necessary medicine."
In the lead-up to last December's general election, then prime minister Andrew Holness cautioned that citizens would have to swallow "bitter medicine" in order for the country to recover from the economic slowdown.
On Saturday the JAMPRO head hinted at Holness' reference and listed measures such as wage restraint for both management and staff; performance-based production; a comprehensive pension plan; transparent systems of production; and an increase in export.
He, however, urged members of the private sector not to be put off by the apparent gloom over the IMF deal, but to continue working and investing.
"We cannot stop working, waiting on a deal. We cannot stop producing, waiting on a deal. We cannot stop investing, waiting on a deal," he said.
"We have to work that much harder, produce that much more, invest even more and that is the challenge," said Samuda, while encouraging Government to press along in the negotiations.
During the function, chairman of JAVA, Vana Taylor, who was awarded for 23 years as head of the association, called on Government to return certain privileges to villa and apartment owners that they once possessed.
According to him, JAVA members were once able to access loans with much more ease to upgrade their businesses but the process has become more tedious.
Nehru Caolsingh, operator of Crystal Waters Villas in Negril, and outstanding JAVA employees were also recognised, including Matilda Henry of Beanbird Villa, Discovery Bay, who was awarded Employee of the Year. Marcia Gilroy and Olive Johnson were second and third, respectively.


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It started innocuously enough. I was reading Sam's article about making a trade for Jeff Carter and I thought to myself "Do we need to get Carter?" The 'get Carter' triggered the memory of that movie, and I thought that would be an easy photoshop job to do the movie poster. I then decided to go ahead and do one for each of the players that the good writers here wrote about.
So here is the collection of these hockey-centric, cinematic blockbusters for your amusement.
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Tuomo Ruutu
Since he's injured now, he probably isn't going anywhere. But I liked this poster so much, I have to include it here. Clicking the image will show you a larger version.
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Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Democrats Will Demagogue Paul Ryan All the Way to Reelection
Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) predicted last Sunday on Fox News that Democrats were going to demagogue him and his historic 2012 budget proposal in order to assist their reelection chances next year.
On Friday's "Inside Washington," Newsweek's Evan Thomas not only agreed with Ryan, but also said, "The Democrats will now accuse the Republicans – it's an old page in their playbook – of throwing Granny in the snow" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
EVAN THOMAS, NEWSWEEK: [Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-N.Y.)] is apt to be more strident about the big issue, the budget and the debt. And what I fear is going on here is the Democrats are just going to demagogue their way to reelection in 2012 for Obama because of what Ryan did, because of what we talked about. He did the brave thing with entitlements.
The Democrats will now accuse the Republicans – it's an old page in their playbook – will accuse the Republicans, accuse the Republicans of throwing Granny in the snow. That's a pretty good tactic, and she's the kind of person [now that she's been appointed Democratic National Committee chair] that'll carry it out.
When Charles Krauthammer got his chance to speak, he not only agreed but also put a finer point on it:
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: The DNC right now is saying that the Ryan plan is going to kill Granny. Throwing her in the snow is too, is, is, is, it gives too much credit to the Ryan plan. This is going to be one of the most demagogic campaigns we have ever seen. I think it's incredibly irresponsible, but I think it might actually work. I think that if you are a Democrat, you want to get reelected in 2012 as Obama does, I, I will bet he will sit back and ride the anti-Ryan demagoguery all the way into reelection.
If Thomas and Krauthammer agree, I guess it's official.
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Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 7:14pm.
For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of my country.
I think more people might be willing to make some sacrifices for the future, but liberals keep telling them that they don't need to; it's just the mean Republicans wanting to take all their goodies and give them to their rich friends instead.
The CBO says this economy is unsustainable beyond 2037.
But Democrats don't care. They can't see any farther down the road than November 2012.
And after that, they will still claim that we can survive without pain, simply by raising taxes on the wealthy.
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He's young and strong.
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 7:31pm.
The more the Dems attack, the more exposure Ryan will receive. It will make him a stronger opponent and formidable in the future. It's politics. Time will tell.
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Where are our 2012 POTUS hopefuls backing up Ryan?
Submitted by lsudolemite on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 7:49pm.
Obama's given us enough ammo in his first 2 years alone to arm a Third World country. If nobody in the GOP field is willing to use it, then Krauthammer will be right. It's going to take a candidate of profound political courage and communication skills to counter the media onslaught, and outside of Palin I don't know anyone else who comes close.
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Did not Tim Pawlenty did it?
Submitted by octavioj on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 8:56pm.
I think Tim Pawlenty has already come out in favor of it.
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You may be right, I hadn't
Submitted by lsudolemite on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 11:52am.
You may be right, I hadn't heard anything about Pawlenty endorsing it.
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...and outside of Palin I
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 9:07pm.
...and outside of Palin I don't know anyone else who comes close.
I know one.
The Hermanator. :-)
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Not if I can help
Submitted by octavioj on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 8:55pm.
Every time I hear this I will debunk it with the facts. That is what we all should do. And I hope people are wiser these days than they were in the past and understand what is at stake here. It is time for these people to put together their own plan or be called on their lies.
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Did Evan Thomas suffer a
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 9:06pm.
Did Evan Thomas suffer a stroke recently? He's been sounding pretty reasonable for a few months now. If he keeps this up, the Democrats will make a voodoo doll out of him. :-)
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I am kind of sick of Kraut's predictions
Submitted by Lipton on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 9:07pm.
I followed him closely through the health care debate, and yeah after chaning is predictions about 100 times he turned out to be right.
The question I have is he better at reading what politicians will do or better at reading what the american public will do?
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Charles misses the point.
Submitted by Tenebrous on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 9:52pm.
Let the Democrats demogauge. Who really cares? Predicting that was like predicting if a rock will fall if you drop it from a tower. But I say this -- if they do keep it up, then they only increase the rancor and the violence and set the stage for civil war. They've already caused one civil war in America, but I guess that's not enough for them. They want to cause two.
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I agree Ten
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 10:07pm.
Turn up the libtard volume!
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Paul Ryan said it himself
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 10:22pm.
"The democrats are going to lie and demogogue this, just wait".
It's the only thing they can do. Because they don't have any ideas of their own, just borrow some more money to spend on crap we neither want nor need.
Paul Ryan is ready and waiting. Love that guy.
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Submitted by GregE on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 10:54pm.
They bring out the granny playbook because it's the entire reason for the programs they put in place - power and control. Any reduction in programs is reduction in citizenry dependency, which in turn is a reduction in the number of votes they pull only for the reason of a dependent citizen scared to death to lose what they've become accustomed to having provided to them. The liberal mind is dangerous to our Constitution and has been tearing it down for 120 years.
These boobs claim to want to reduce our debt, yet if you touch anything, they throw a fit like a little kid. They don't care about debt. If there is a way it can benefit them politically, they want more of it. What they are too stupid to realize is, when the nation begins the hard slide down the icy slope, toward the freezing water, they will drown just as the rest of us.
Who knows, perhaps they're actually ok with that too.
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The plan
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 10:23pm.
1. Debunk every liberal lie.
2. Constantly harass your elected officals to take action.
3. Debunk every RINO
4.Do not allow the MSM to set the tone of the debate
If we do these things we can win and stop all this paramoron activity from the left. As my granddad used to say" when you get in a fight, swing to kill the man and never step back to admire your work until you read his obituary."
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Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:24pm.
Well, two of my three are Allen West and Marco Rubio....so basically I send them a weekly "way to go" note.
The third one, Bill Nelson, isn't worth my time right now, but I've identified the man who I shall throw my support behind in the effort to unseat him.
But you're correct....we have to keep the hammer down.
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The counter to BO is trying to use Ryan to getting re-elected
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:14pm.
is really right in front of us. Get Ryan to run for President in 2012. He is smarter than BO and would pound him in debate. And further, discussion of the real mechanisms of Ryan's plan get forced to the surface and the media will have little choice but to air these mechanisms.
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Charles Krauthammer has
Submitted by Boil It Down on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:36pm.
Charles Krauthammer has apparently lost faith in the majority of Americans to discriminate between the dishonesty of the politicians and the reality of our fiscal crisis. Even with the crazed apocalyptic rantings of the Democrats, too many speak in their favor. The "yeah, cut the budget, but leave my entitlement alone" mentality has infected a large part of the population making them open to budget cut opposition. Even the wildest and most obvious lies against Ryan's proposals don't seem to be recognized as a sign of their unworthiness to hold office.
I'm afraid I've lost some of my faith too and I'm thinking things might have to get even worse for more people realize some pretty drastic fiscal house cleaning needs to be done in our Federal Government. This has made me redouble my efforts to get the word out about how dishonest and totally untrustworthy our politicians and the media have been.
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Out of touch
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:38pm.
I am a fan of Charles, but most of this old guard is out of touch, this aint the 80's. And, By God, we are going to get the fed out of our lives, we are going to protect our Boarders, and we are going to make America for front of wealth.
Libtard want to take all the profits from the wealthy? To create more poor I suppose.
Please Libtard Nation,,, Please tell me when your satisfied with my liberties. Will it be possible to take care of all my NEW business with the Fed in a single week. So we can plan our vacation around it?
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But one of the recurring criticisms is that he has never been able to secure a low post scorer. In 2006 he drafted Tyrus Thomas and in 2007 he drafted Joakim Noah. They've shown us glimpses, but seldom have they put together a number of impressive games as starters, and they have certainly never put up the kinds of big numbers that Marc Gasol put up yesterday.
27 points and 16 rebounds! He also tallied 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Forget about the first couple of games in their rookie seasons--can you imagine Tyrus or Joakim ever doing this in the league??
In Paxson's defense, Marc was drafted well into the 2nd round of the draft, #48 in 2007 (the Bulls picked Aaron Gray with #49, and Gray is a horribly, horribly slow oaf of an NBA big man). So Pax certainly was not alone in thinking that Marc was not a top-shelf talent. But the reality of the situation is that Pax is being paid to spot talent where other GM's don't. Krause's big claim to fame was the swindling of Pippen from the Sonics, who failed to see what kind of special player he could be. RC Buford has time and time again selected future stars from the draft that other GM's passed on. Dumars has built a perennial contender by taking the castoffs of other teams.
So Pax shouldn't be judged according to what other GM's also failed to see. He should be judged on his ability to assemble a competitive team, which includes filling certain needs.
Pax has now had over 5 and a half years to find one decent low post presence. And it looks like the best he can do is Aaron Gray. Oh and by the way, your team is in disarray, your big stud small forward is playing like he's never been on a basketball court before, and if not for the sheer dumb luck of #1 overall, this team would still be looking for its first win.
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The full scale disaster drill is required by the FAA at least once every three years for any airport that services commercial airlines.
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"The scenario was an aircraft diverted from Orlando Airport and on final approach began experiencing hydraulic problems and lost control of the aircraft, crash landed short of our runway, impacted four cars that were on a service road," Maddox said.
Emergency officials who coordinated the mock disaster got 75 high school students from the nearby Central Florida Aerospace Academy to role play as crash victims.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD review: asphalt cocktail
By Chris Plante on Jul 18, 2012 07.18.12
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD has improved graphics and new characters. It also has unreliable controls, surreal physics, and an inadequate online multiplayer mode, all of which serve to create a game that is less than the sum of its parts. Robomodo is responsible for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Robomodo is best known for Tony Hawk: Ride and Tony Hawk: Shred, attempts to merge the aging skateboarding franchise with the motion-game market. Shipping with a silly-looking, skateboard-shaped slab of plastic, these games missed the Tony Hawk franchise's fundamental appeal: the captured thrill of skateboarding without the difficult and scary task of standing on an actual skateboard. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is a significant step up from Ride and Shred, mostly because when I...
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A new Tony Hawk game is currently in development, publisher Activision confirmed today. In a statement issued to Polygon, a representative of the publisher said: "Activision can confirm that they have something in the works with Tony Hawk, more info is coming soon." According to IGN, the pro skater himself also said on his Demolition Radio show, "We're working on a game ... it's pretty cool." The Tony Hawk brand of video games first launched in 1999 with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, a skateboarding simulation game where the goal is to perform and combine aerials, flips and grinds to score points. The series has many installments, the most recent of which was 2012 title Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, which was developed by Robomodo. We have reached out to Tony Hawk's representatives and...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD updated to include revert tricks for free
By Michael McWhertor on Nov 27, 2012 11.27.12
Developer Robomodo released a title update for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD today, adding the combo-extending revert trick to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game. That addition was previously announced to be part of the game's upcoming downloadable content, but has instead been released as part of a free update. The revert was introduced in 2001's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, letting players build upon vert combos. Since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is based upon tricks and levels from the first two games, the move was not included in the remake's original design. Robomodo confirmed in a post on Facebook today that with the addition of reverts to THPS HD, "the high scores are already going from crazytown insane to full-on loonball bananas." The HD Revert Pack will be released for Tony Hawk's...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD developer Robomodo will release a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 add-on for the game, including new levels and skaters and the revert move, for $5 on Dec. 4, the studio announced today. The content has been delayed a few times. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD launched this summer for $15. The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack comes with skating legends Steve Caballero and Geoff Rowley, as well as Metallica musicians James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo; the Airport, Canada and Los Angeles levels from Tony Hawk 3; and the game's revert move, which allows players to keep a combo going as they land an air trick and transition into ground moves. Robomodo said previously that the revert will only be usable within levels from Tony Hawk 3 — not on the existing Tony Hawk's...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Revert DLC delayed
By Megan Farokhmanesh on Nov 02, 2012 11.02.12
The upcoming Revert Pack DLC for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD has been delayed, according to a post on the game's official Facebook page. "We received word that the DLC has been delayed until the first week of December," reads the post. "It will definitely be coming to all three plaforms then." No reason was given for the delay, although it's not the first. Most recently, the game was delayed in mid-October with a promise for an early November release. The Revert Pack will add a skateboarding trick of the same name and three new levels from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD released earlier in July, August and September for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam, respectively. The game features original levels from both Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Tony Hawk's...
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Downloadable title Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD started life as a retail, boxed title, according to Robomodo president Josh Tsui. "If we had gone retail, we would've had to add another three major features to make the game feel more full," Tsui said during a talk at the Chicago chapter of the International Game Developers Association. "The return on investment wasn't going to be there, and we would've killed ourselves trying to put that out there." So publisher Activision and developer Robomodo came to the realization that satisfying customers with a disc-based release was beyond the scope and budget of the project. Doing a downloadable game instead, Tsui explains, allowed the developer to manage the scope of the project and not have to generate extraneous bullet-point features for the...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD hits PSN August 28th
By Samit Sarkar on Aug 13, 2012 08.13.12
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD will launch on the PlayStation Network on August 28th, developer Robomodo announced today. The PC version of the game, which was announced as a summer release, still has no release date, although Activision promised it will be out "soon after" the PSN version. Pro Skater HD, a downloadable remake of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles, came out on Xbox Live Arcade nearly a month ago, on July 18th, as the first game in Microsoft's annual Summer of Arcade promotion. According to Robomodo, over 120,000 copies of the XBLA version were sold during its first week of release. We're hoping the PlayStation 3 controller's D-pad will make the PSN version of the game more enjoyable than the XBLA version. According to our reviewer, Chris Plante, it was a mediocre...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, the downloadable reimagining of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles, sold approximately 120,000 copies in its first week of release on Xbox Live Arcade, according to developer Robomodo. The skateboarding title launched last week on XBLA, kicking off the service's annual Summer of Arcade promotion. As a Summer of Arcade game, Pro Skater HD is exclusive to Microsoft's platform for a limited time; it will see release on PC and the PlayStation Network in the near future. Speaking to Gamasutra, Robomodo president Josh Tsui said that the game has maintained "very consistent" daily sales numbers, and expressed surprise at the demand for a PC version. "It should be interesting to see the sales on PC," he said. Our own Chris Plante didn't enjoy Tony Hawk's...
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Minecraft and Trials Evolution will be getting free exclusive content via Xbox LIVE Arcade to celebrate five years of the Summer of Arcade program, Xbox's Larry Hryb announced today. Alongside the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD on July 19, XBLA members who visit the Summer of Arcade dashboard page will gain access to a customized Minecraft pack containing skins from all five Summer of Arcade titles. Throughout the summer and alongside each title's release, players can also download special tracks inspired by each game for Trials Evolution. This year's Summer of Arcade offers members 400 Microsoft Points back with purchase of all five new releases.
'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD' coming to PC this summer
By Dave Tach on Jul 11, 2012 07.11.12
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is coming to PC later this summer, according to the game's official Twitter account. The XBLA version of the eleventh installment in the Tony Hawk franchise, which features a high-def makeover of levels from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2, will be released on July 18th as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion. A version available on the PlayStation Store will follow "a few weeks later," according to the game's Facebook page. Check out the PC version's screenshot above, and don't miss Polygon's interview with the with the flesh-and-blood Tony Hawk about the series' highs and lows as well as his hopes for reviving the once-stagnant franchise.


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9:00am Saturday 14th July 2012 in News By David Morgan, Entertainment Editor
A DRAINAGE team has pledged to improve the state of St Michael's Way underpass.
The subway has been covered with 'rusty water' due to a leak for about six weeks which has caused people to avoid it and cross the busy road instead.
An 80-year-old who lives nearby but did not wish to be named said: "People are taking their lives into their hands.
"Nobody seems to be interested in doing anything about it.
"It's covered the entire underpass - there's not a dry bit in there.
"You can't walk through without being splashed and if it gets on your clothes it ruins them."
Cheshire East Council is responsible for the subway's maintenance.
A spokesman said: "We are aware of this issue and have got the situation in hand. A drainage dig up team will be attending the site soon to investigate and remedy the problem."
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