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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Some 37,000 Kentucky businesses failed to file annual reports with the secretary of state's office this year and are no longer in good standing in the state.
All Kentucky businesses are required to file annual reports no later than July 2 of each year.
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said more than 150,000 businesses met the requirement.
The annual reports contain basic information, like the names of the top officers and the address.
Under Kentucky law, failure to file annual reports is grounds for the state to dissolve the businesses.
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If you love somebody, set them free. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.
Do not fall victim to the false pretenses spoken by those who consistently bring you down. Most of the time you can be your own hero ,by simply, not listening.

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The Arizona Cardinals have placed porcelain doll quarterback Kevin Kolb on injured reserve, meaning he's done for the season.That move leaves the Cardinals with three options at quarterback for the rest of the suck-fest known as the 2012 season: starter-turned-backup-turned-starter-turned-backup-tur ... More >>
The Arizona Cardinals weren't perfect yesterday -- the defense let a rookie quarterback throw for 431 yards, and a decent-at-best wide receiver had 253 yards receiving.And even though it took overtime in Glendale yesterday, the Cardinals did the only thing that really mattered -- put up more points ... More >>
The Arizona Cardinals wrecked the Philadelphia Eagles 27-6 in Glendale yesterday, and quarterback Kevin Kolb is still the messiah of the National Football League.This was Kolb's first start against his former team, and it couldn't have gone better for him.See also:-Arizona Cardinals, Football Jesus ... More >>
See also: Kevin Kolb Temporarily Replaces Tim Tebow as Football JesusArizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb has retained his temporary title of "Football Jesus" for another week, after New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow didn't do much of anything again, and Kolb led the Cards to a win over the Ne ... More >>
See also: Kevin Kolb Temporarily Replaces Tim Tebow as Football Jesus; Cardinals WinThe Arizona Cardinals are undefeated in the 2012 season, and the big reason for that is because they've played just one game.Starting quarterback John Skelton may be sitting out a couple weeks after spraining his ank ... More >>
From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>
A week ago, the Superbowl inspired Volkswagen to fork up millions to rework its Darth Vader commercial of Superbowls past. The New York Football Giants' victory over Sith Lord Bill Belichick and his Patriots moved Giants fans to celebrate. Most fans were moved to the kitchen to grab a final celebrat ... More >>
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Inside the new Naked Pizza in Goodyear. Ever since filmmaker Morgan Spurlock gained 25 pounds in one month by eating McDonald's grub for his documentary Super Size Me, the public eye has scrutinized fast food's contribution to the American obesity epidemic. Obama's 2010 legislatio ... More >>
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AshleyMadison.com, a dating Web site for people who are already married, has reportedly offered $25 million for naming rights of the new Meadowlands football stadium -- the home of the New York Giants and Jets -- in East Rutherford, New Jersey.A Web site for cheaters might be better served re-nam ... More >>
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It's slippery, slashing Rams RB Steven Jackson vs. Arizona's nutty road-field advantage on Sunday in St. Louis. Talk about a daft stat. If the Arizona Cardinals get back to the Super Bowl in 2010, it'll likely be thanks to their nutty road-field advantage. Sitting pretty with a road recor ... More >>
Don't cry, Gokey. You always have a future as a Lenscrafters model...I will be the first to admit that as excited as I am about last night's Idol results, I am also really shocked (as are a lot of other people, apparently). I think most people--whether they were Gokey fans or not--thought his large ... More >>
Okay, Kurt Warner's on the open market. He and the Arizona Cardinals, though talking, didn't come to terms on a contract before the free-agency deadline today. What does this mean? Well, he could go to another team, that's what it means. How much does this matter. Maybe a lot (it would be reass ... More >>
Didn't we predict it would come to this? Yes we did, over and over. We said Kurt Warner would seek the highest salary possible following his improbable Super Bowl run, and that the Arizona Cardinals would resist. For two reasons: Because the Bidwills who own the franchise are known to be a tight-fis ... More >>
The Phoenix Suns nearly pulled it off in 1993. The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football squad totally had it until the final seconds. And now the Arizona Cardinals are a game away from sports immortality. (And, arguably, the biggest comeback in modern-day athletics.) So some words of advice to th ... More >>
Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.
The Phoenix Suns longest road trip of the year was a disaster -- until the Big Three (no, not those Big Three) found a way to win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. We're talking about Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Shaquille O'Neal. Nash played so brilliantly against the Hawks ... More >>
It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't the play we would've called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to&nbs ... More >>
"Charmed" seems an odd descriptor for the 2008-09 Arizona Cardinals, who lost -- no, were crushed in -- four of their last six regular-season games. Yet here they sit, all warm and snuggly at 9-7, hosting a first-round playoff game at home in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, a couple of teams they lost to ... More >>
Finally, we get to report good news about the Arizona Cardinals, who finished the regular season 9-7 -- just as we predicted they would when we named Ken Whisenhunt top head coach in the PHX in our 2008 Best Of edition. Our prediction was based on the Cardinals going 8-8 last season b ... More >>
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It wasn't the worst defeat in Cardinals history. The worst was a 49-0 ass-kicking by the Kansas City Chiefs in December, 2002. But it was an ass-kicking, all right. I know we've said it before, but the Cardinals were really pathetic this time. And it wasn't all about the weather in Foxboro, Mas ... More >>
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Quarterback Kurt Warner was on his ass all day thanks to an Arizona Cardinals offensive line that couldn't have held off Brophy Prep. Offensive lines can make or break football teams, and Arizona's broke its team's back Sunday afternoon. It's a lucky thing no official stats ... More >>
Cards QB Kurt Warner will meet his old team in Glendale. You can't win in the NFC West. Even if you win. That's the moral of the story for the Arizona Cardinals, who've been crucified for years as the doormat of the weak-sister NFC Worst. Now that they're on the verge of winning their first di ... More >>
Look out, dork: We may see you again in the playoffs. The difference in the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday was special teams. The Giants' played better. Take kick returner Dominik Hixon, who had run-backs of 83 and 68 yards to set up two Giants' scores. These mo ... More >>
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And the smoothie. Seriously good nosh. And plenty. Need to adjust amounts!
Having a good glass for brunch now. Then going shopping for the week. Think produce section. Got loads of housework to do but going to squeeze a bike ride in somewhere.
Even if it's cold. Even of its grey. My legs will be getting a workout!
Maybe to the coast which isn't that far away.


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Banana Blueberry Bread
- Yield 10 to 12 servings
Bananas and blueberries star in this delicious quick bread.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 2 -- eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2/3 cup orange marmalade
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- -- Crumb Topping (see below)
- Crumb Topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, chilled
- Beat the sugar and butter in a mixer bowl until creamy. Add the bananas and eggs gradually, beating until blended.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the milk and mix well. Add to the banana mixture. Add the marmalade, beating until mixed. Add the flour gradually, stirring until mixed. Fold in the blueberries.
- Spoon into 2 buttered and floured 4×8-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with the Crumb Topping.
- Bake at 325F for 1 hour or until the loaves test done.
- To prepare the crumb topping. Combine the flour and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of North Harris and South Montgomery Counties, Inc.'s Texas Ties(Spring, Tx., 1997).


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Feature • October 30th, 2014
Last September, The New York Times hired Sebastian Tomich and gave him a critical task: Help introduce the most controversial advertising product in the 165-year-existence of the Gray Lady.
Feature • October 28th, 2014
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Here be a map out the content marketing universe. Instead of King's Landing, you'll find the royalty that occupies Brand Publisher's Landing. Across the Narrow Sea of Audience lie the Merchants of Content, willing to arm brands with eyeballs—for the right price. And to the South and along the Social Coast sit the social media networks those brands must ally with and conquer.
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If you've attended a content marketing conference or panel this year, you might have felt like you'd been transported to a futuristic world with a foreign vernacular—amplify and engage the common greeting; KPI the new-currency.
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Florida is an amazing destination for all the year, that is why, among other deals we have brought you the Hamptons Inn and Suites for $89 per night, plus taxes.
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General Information
Established: 12 February 1820
County Seat: Tiffin
Local Government Records
Counties, townships, and cities all keep records of interest to family historians. Probate Court records include Births and Deaths (first recorded in 1867), marriages, wills, and guardianships. Naturalization records may also be found here as well as in the Court of Common Pleas. For a full listing of offices, see Seneca County Guide to Local Government Records .
Researchers interested in contemporary records, or any record not listed here on the CAC's inventories should contact the Seneca County Courthouse for more information.
Geographical Names
Active post offices in bold.
Search the BGSU Libraries online catalog for Seneca County, Ohio histories and atlases. The following indexes have been compiled and are available for use at the Center for Archival Collections.
- Index to Wills and Estates, 1851 thru 1900. CAC OG F497.S4D67 1989
- Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio, 1841-1899. CAC OG F497.S4S43 1994
- Original Land Entries of Seneca County, Ohio. CAC OG F497.S4B74 1991
- Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca Counties, Ohio, Newspaper Obituary Abstracts, 1836-1870.CAC OG F497.A18M55
- Pleasant Union Cemetery, Old Fort, Seneca County, Ohio. CAC OG F497.S4P55
- Seneca County, Ohio Chancery Records Court Index, 1825-1860. CAC OG F497.S4S44 1991
- Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. CAC OG F 497.S4S45 1987
- Index to Coroners' Inquests, 1883-1935, 1950. (pOG 3483)
Most local government record volumes are indexed at the front of each volume. Some separate indexes have been prepared and form part of the local record series. These include:
- Marriage Records, 1841-1930, 2r (#90-91)
- Birth Registrations and Corrections, 1867+, 1r (#67)
- Will Records, n.d., 1r (#107)
Subject Guide
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Newspapers are useful to genealogical research because of the obituaries and community news appearing in them. The following communities published newspapers with information relating to Seneca County residents. To see the CAC's holdings for each title, go to the Guide to Newspaper Holdings, select the letter the city name begins with and scroll down or use your browser's search function to locate the description of the newspapers. Newspapers may also be located at your local public library or at the Ohio Historical Society.
- Attica
- Bloomsville
- Fostoria
- Green Springs
- Kansas
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Any genre is exceptable as long as they are legal downloads & aren't virus/spyware infested.
Any genre is exceptable as long as they are legal downloads & aren't virus/spyware infested.
Alien Swarm is a pretty good one, although it is multiplayer only, but you can do an offline practice. That's free on Steam, so you won't find any viruses there. It can get a bit glitchy depending on who's server you're playing on, though. Hope that helps.
"Maniac Mansion Deluxe", "I Want To Be The Guy", and "n". Also, on Steam, there's a game called "TrackMania Nations Forever".
I really enjoy Stepmania, which is basically a free emulator for Dance Dance Revolution. The only thing is you have to find your own songpacks for it, but that's not too hard, and there's a lot of variety out there. I play with a keyboard or gamepad, but it's possible to play with a dance pad if you have a console pad and a USB adapter.
Battlefield Heroes and Quake Live are free and fun if you like multi-player shooter games.
Depending on whether you have a nostalgia for the old SCUMM engine verb games like Monkey Island 1 and 2, Maniac Mansion, DoTT, etc, you may enjoy Beneath a Steel Sky
It is available for free at the Scummvm website I linked above. You also need to play it using ScummVM.
You play with computer simulations when you could be using those simulations for training purposes. I find this most unsettling.
On gog.com I got Beneath a Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress and Teen Agent for free.
I don't know if that is for people who buy something on their store first, as I only bought 1 game from there so far. Or if its for all people who make an account on their site.
Ohh and if they are good, I don't really know. All I saw at the time was "free" so I have had no time to try them out yet. :)


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IndieCade's ShowCase @ E3:
That Dragon, Cancer by Ryan Green, Josh Larson, Jon Hillman, and Nat Iwata
Games have the potential to express a wide range of viewpoints, stories and experiences. This short poetic game is part documentary, part visual poem, taking you into the emotional world of a parent confronted with a child's cancer diagnosis.
About the team: Developed by Ryan Green, Josh Larson, Jon Hillman, and Nat Iwata, in honor of Ryan's son Joel and his daily fight against the dragon.


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Bill Gates co-signs a piece with Alias for ONE
Alias has been commissioned by ONE Deutschland, a NGO fighting against poverty and diseases, to realize an art piece illustrating the motto «Healthy Mums = Healthy Children» in the frame of the «Living Proof» campaign, which aims at proving that Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been efficient over the last years. (Thank to vaccines, 99 % of polio cases have been eradicated!).
Therefore Bill Gates, which foundation works in partnership with ONE, met the gallery and Alias at the Brandenburger Tor yesterday morning so that he could sign the piece and meet the ONE young messengers Team.
The art piece which is over 2 meters high and 4 meters long now hand in Seattle (USA) in the Gates Fundation collection. It represents two famous characters of Alias, namely the african woman carrying a basket on her head and the boy holding a punctured wheel. «Healthy Mums = Healthy children» states also on the piece, above Gate's signature.
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Teacher quality
Principal leadership
Parent involvement
This school has a lot to improve on. Classes are over crowded except for G&T. Admin does not communicate well with teachers. Very high turn over rate where the best teachers are leaving under the leadership of an inexperienced principal and finding better schools to teach. PE, computers, and Music is offered which are all great programs but the kids only have it once a week if that.
I had 2 elementary age children enrolled here for three years, during that time they had wonderful teachers and an excellent education. Despite the fact that some of the classes were bridge classes (combined grades) to compensate for overcrowding, I feel that my children received a great education and experiences. The PTA works hard to keep the art, music and other programs funded. There is a free afterschool program which also offers soccer and baseball to community kids. As a stay at home mom, I didn't need to send my kids to after school care, however they loved going during the long winter. Beacon after school provided lots of activities(art, languages, dance, and now musical theater and more). There are lots of wonderful families that attend the elementary school, however it seems that they move to other schools by middle school. The elementary school has been great and I am so glad we had it during on time on the family friendly Roosevelt island!
PS Is 217 is trying. I agree that it does have much potential, and our son's first year at the school was positive following the G&T program. The teachers are supportive and skilled - they deserve much credit to the joy of learning. I was also wary of this school because of its low letter grade, but I understand that due to the transient atmosphere (there are a lot of transfers on this island and sometimes these students only stay for a year) this school will always be challenged to stay consistent in the testings. My disappointments come from the school's leadership as a whole. The principal does not have much respect from the other administration and it's hard for her to lead them. I am looking forward to the new leadership of the PTA this year to see if participation improves. Last year, there was a valiant effort, but again, since some of these families have no real stake in the community, the contributions are low.
This school is lead by very weak administration, who are unwilling to listen or encourage the PTA, but at the same time, the admin beg the PTA for funds for any kind of enrichment, or school supply. The teachers are by and large fantastic, but without support from the lackluster admin, their hands are tied. I wish this school well, but I had to pull my child out after 3rd grade.
Improve with the teaching and develop teachers skills so they can be stronger. Some teachers lack the necessary skills in middle school. After third grade get your child out.
My child is in the G&T program here. I think this is an extremely good school with the potential to be a truly excellent school. The facilities are beautiful and modern, and I have been really impressed by the teachers. My child takes gym, music, art, and Spanish, in addition to her "regular" class. I have been really impressed with the principal and the parent coordinator. I was initially wary of this school because of its low letter grade, but going there has shown me that the letter grades are completely bogus (as I suspected). I agree with another reviewer. If the PTA can just get more and new volunteers, this school could easily rival some of the best schools in District 2. (The middle school is also less than ideal, but I see a lot of work happening there.)
I love this school all the teachers put the children's needs into proper perspective. Throughout the school all the children learn about respect for one another and reponsablity toward there community. My daughter has been attending PS IS 217 since Pre-K. Her love of learning has been greatly rewarded by a staff that engages children and I feel that prepares them for the real world by rewarding the children for there hard work and respect with coupons to be cashed in for small toys and school supplies.
My child is now in his third year at this school. I see lots of exciting things happening here. The administration is always available, I see my child's teacher as much as needed and have her contact information for questions or concerns, the school is well kept, the art and music program is a definite plus and my child loves the school which is most important to me!
My daughter attended the school since 1st grade and I had consistent problems with the staff minus her 3rd grade teacher. In fourth grade I finally had enough and moved her after she told her teacher she was leaving the school the teacher packed her up and sent her home with all her belongings including good bye notes. Not one staff member contacted me to confirm this ! I feel like they wait until a child has completely failed to address any concerns.
PS 217 has been a wonderful place for my son and for me as a parent. The school building is well maintained, bright and cheerful. The principal and administration are easy to deal with and committed to quality education. Best of all my son is thriving in the Kindergarten G&T class. He loves his teacher and classmates. His days are filled with wonderful activities - computers, science, music, art, Spanish, and of course reading and writing. Plus, the school and the PTA have organized fantastic field trips. We could not be happier!
PS 217 has surpassed my expectations. My son has been thoroughly supported by his teacher and all the staff. They are always available to chat if there is a problem (or if there isn't one). I highly recommend this school.
PS/IS 217 suffers because of its negative reputation lingering from years ago. Sadly, people who repeat the stereotypes have not even seen the school. My children go there every day and I can't think of a safer and more nurturing place for them to study. Last year (2008/09) PS/IS 217 was only 2 points away from grade 'A' from the NYC Department of Education. Math program is particularly rigorous, the test scores improved every year, and are now well above the state average. English language scores are somewhat lower, because the school has so many UN workers' children (ESL students). The teachers are excellent, and the Principal is terrific! Always accessible. And the PTA (http://ps217pta.org) has been doing so many amazing things for the school.
Our daughter went to PS/IS 217 for preK & now goes to K. The school has great facilities. The staff is highly qualified. The class sizes are smaller than in most other public schools. The school offers in-class music and arts program, and many after school clubs. Among the cons, the G&T program at PS/IS 217 is new. The school is very international. Students come from 60 countries, and many of them are children of United Nations employees, who learn English as a 2nd language = lower average academic scores. These families can move to another country at any time, so the classes are not as uniform or as stable as some people may like. Location is not ideal for Manhattan families. People complain about the PTA, but from my perspective it is very active this year. Major improvement from what we saw before.
My son went there for pre k and kindergaden. Ms Haya was the pre k teacher she showed that she loved the children but at times it was apparent that there was pressure that took away from he focus on the children. His kindergarten teacher was awesome. Stayed in control of the class and made learning unique, all the while indulging in questions and being in control. The office staff was attentive all concerns brought to the office were addressed. The biggest let down would be the parents, the lack of support made it hard for the pta as well as administration to be the most effective.
The school has changed over the years. I have seen several principals come and go. The current leadership are young and innovative. My son's musical talents were nurtured well enough to get him admitted into a the specialized music high school. The new guidance counselor is tops. he responds well to the issues facing the students. many students lack manners or empathy... not the schools fault. Most of the teachers do a very good job and the environment is generally safe. one weakness is the lack of the presence of teachers of color.
The is doing well, with wonderful teachers like Ms mcguinness. I believe the new programs introduced by the new Principal will further help the student.
The School has a great team with good teachers and kind and ready-to-help professionals at its office. Since the first day I felt welcome. They are very well coordinated with the After School program (Beacon), what makes all easy for parents who must be full time at work. For my family the English as Second Language program was the most important. Mr. Hirsh and Ms D. did a great job with my two children and in two months only they are able to communicate very well. Thank everybody!
This is good elementary school. It has very good teachers. Ms Stern(the first grade teacher is just wonderful). My daughter's 4-grade teacher-Ms Winik was remarkable. The school has very good parent coordinator who is always accessible. The school's building is the best.
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As I'm sure many of you heard, the "great leader" Kim Jong Il passed away on Dec 17, 2011. What I'm wondering now is, what will happen?
He was thought of as a demi-god by his people, so much so that upon being healed by a charity doctor helping those with Cataracts surgery, his people fell to their knees in thanking their leader, not the doctor. (Documentary, inside North Korea) In his "official" biography, his birth was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by a double rainbow over the mountain, and a new star appearing in his name.
North Korea is the most separated country in the world. All media, culture and education controlled strictly by the government, and leaving is almost impossible. The Capitol, Pyonyang, is a facade city, meant to show the world that North Korea is in fact a developed nation, when we are aware of the poverty and opression there. Kim Jong-Il controlled the fourth largest army in the world, and now who is to take charge?
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All I can ask is, what will happen next?
You can read more here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kim-jong-eun-in-as-great-successor-south-korea-puts-military-on-high-alert/2011/12/19/gIQAFm7D5O_story.html


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China's installed fleet of business jets is still relatively small. But evidence of how quickly this could change came at last October's International General Aviation Convention (IGAC) held in Xi'an, when no fewer than 35 contracts with a collective value of around $1.5 billion were signed covering general aviation aircraft and investments in associated new businesses.
Almost immediately afterward, on October 25, Beijing officials announced the first general aviation manufacturing company in the city as a cooperative venture between the Beijing Automotive Group and Beihang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The new firm will manufacture and sell as-yet-unspecified aircraft as well as offer research-and-development services.
Private aircraft ownership has been permitted since 2003, but was officially sanctioned last year when China's State Council and the Central Military Commission deemed part of the country's low-altitude airspace to be open to civilian fights. The government indicated that it would "thoroughly" open airspace across the country by 2015 at the end of the current five-year plan.
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The story of the Nakamura brothers of Japan and Reedley, California, is an example of the challenges many Japanese immigrants faced in the U.S. After many challenges, they were both able to establish farming businesses and raise families, only to find their worlds torn apart shortly after Pearl Harbor when both were arrested and sent to a temporary detention center called Sharp Park, near Pacifica, CA. Older brother Mantsuchi was then sent to Fort McDowell at Angel Island and then to Lordsburg and Santa Fe, New Mexico before finally being reunited with his family at Poston, Arizona, while younger brother Sojuro was reunited with his family earlier at Poston, avoiding the U.S. Army and Department of Justice camps where Mantsuchi was sent. For more information on the use of Angel Island to house Japanese detainees, visit our webpage.


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The muni market's overseer, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), is taking aggressive action to survey muniland indices following the Libor scandal. The board is asking index providers to disclose more about how certain indices are developed. The MSRB has no direct authority to regulate indices because, as with Libor, they are maintained by private companies and are outside of the board's legislative mandate to regulate dealers. Alan Polsky, the current chairman of the MSRB, said in a press call that the board did not believe that there was any wrongdoing in this corner of the market, but that increasing transparency would enhance investor confidence. Here's what he stated in a press release:
"Like other regulators, the MSRB is concerned about the transparency surrounding the development of market indices," said MSRB Chair Alan Polsky. "We plan to review indices used by the municipal market – and develop educational materials about their use – to ensure that the market operates fairly and transparently."
This is exceptionally good news because the municipal markets generally lag behind the equity markets in the transparency of their indices. You could easily calculate the value of the Dow Jones industrial average yourself, because information on all of the Dow's components are publicly available. The same can't be said for the Bond Buyer 20 index.
Here are some of the widely used indices in muniland:
Bond Buyer 20
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Yields
Municipal Market Advisors AAA Median
Thomson-Reuters Municipal Market Data
Sifma Swap Index
Standard & Poor's Composite Yield Table
The indices about which we know perhaps the least, though, are tied to Markit's municipal credit default swaps. They describe their CDS pricing process generally like this:
Markit receives contributed CDS data from market makers from their official books and records. This data then undergoes a rigorous cleaning process where we test for stale, flat curves, outliers and inconsistent data. If a contribution fails any one of these tests, we discard it. By insisting on the highest standards, we ensure superior data quality for an accurate mark-to-market and market surveillance.


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F2P has loomed large in discussion lately, and it is clear there are some strong feelings on the subject. We've got people declaring it to be the embodiment of the capitalist dream, people suggesting it is an immoral harvesting of victims, and a whole lot of developers in the middle just trying to figure out how to see their next paycheck in an industry that seems to be changing underneath them. It is here. It is loud. And we're all going to be affected by it whether we like it or not.
Ok, so time for me to be honest here. I don't like it.
That's my gut-level emotional response to the change. But the truth is, generally when my emotions are complaining about something, they are doing so for a reason. So the question then becomes, "ok, why?"
Mike Rose's recent article on the ethics of F2P puts forth an idea that the F2P model is particularly suited for harvesting individuals with poor money mangement skills. Perhaps, but I don't think that's where my response comes from. It also runs counter to my own experience with a RL 'whale'.
This 'whale' is a fellow I originally met via on-line gaming, but who turned out to be local and we've met and hung out together on many occasions since then. He's not some starving barely employed individual, scrimping on his child support to buy purple ponies. Instead, he made a boatload of money in the software industry, loves online multiplayer gaming, and is perfectly willing to spend huge amounts of money (huge to me anyways, negligible to him) for advantage and prestige in that gaming.
In fact, he's not just willing to do it, he loves it. This is someone who wants every advantage money can buy to compete with the other folks. This is someone who buys every cosmetic item a game has to offer, precisely so that you, the other players, will see it and know that he's got what you don't have. He is the ultimate 'whale', buying all sorts of frivolous crap because frankly, he can, and I'm sure F2P shops love him for it.
But here's the truth of it - the fact that he can throw money at a game and have an advantage in it, or even just rub that money in my face while playing (with his ultra-shiny beam gun of super-sparkly zappiness that may functionally work the same as my dull grey pistol) makes those games suck for me.
I don't want my gaming to be about highlighting life's financial inequity. I damn well live that all day long in my normal life. I don't want my gaming success impaired by my reasonable income and a realistic life balance of spending on necessities vs recreation. I'm a competitive completion-centric gamer, and when I play something, I want to do it well and thoroughly. The ordinary nature of my normal life shouldn't be hampering my gameplay!
These days, it means I need to choose my games carefully. I need to recognize up front which games provide competitive or cosmetic advantage based on add-on purchases. I don't begrudge my 'whale's right to go play some game where he can feed it money to make him a God. I just don't want to ever soil my experience by playing that same game while he or someone else does so.
And thus we come to the core of the problem - the lack of honesty about how much impact IAPs have on games. The truth is that F2P monetization is frequently very much about concealing exactly this impact from its players so that we will either play until we are so invested that we will cough up and pay, or so that we'll provide an audience for the 'whales' to lord it over. Burying pay to win mechanics under an initial layer of skill to win, providing advantages that become required for competitive play, roadblocks or surprisingly reduced game functionality tucked underneath paid barriers that weren't obvious when you started.
If you haven't done so, glance over Ramin Shokrizade's recent article on F2P monetization tricks. Even though this only touches some of the techniques used, it should start you towards recognizing a theme. F2P monetization is rarely about telling the customer up front "this is what you get for how much, and this is how your experience will be affected by paid mechanics."
Call me old fashioned I guess, but I don't think business should be about dishonesty. I think you earn your money by providing a desirable good or service which your customer makes an informed decision to purchase because it benefits him or her to do so. Under this model everyone benefits. The customer gets something they want, the seller gets paid, and everyone goes home happy. You do this every time you buy a pizza, get a haircut, or take a trip to New York. Cases where the seller is dishonest about what is being sold lead to customer complaints, legal action, or a simple visit with a metal pipe to solve the problem.
I think this may be exactly what we are missing in the current game market. Clear product marking that let's the consumer know how much of the game is dependant on purchasing, and in what way. If games were required to clearly disclose this information, then I think all my F2P distaste would go away.
Let's apply this model for a second to some of the F2P titles out there and see what we get. Please recognize these are my rough estimates, so they may not be quite accurate. Feel free to get hopping mad and argue about specifics in the comments below :) They do however, give you an idea of how different games might fare.
League of Legends. You can play the whole game at full strength for free, but your champion pool is limited by time spent (requiring roughly an average of 8 hours of gameplay per champion unlocked). Cosmetic champion skining costing roughly 2-15$ per skin is only available via purchase. Faster champion unlock is roughly 5$ per champion unlocked early.
Hm, not too bad. Kind of expensive for unlocks, but possible to play the entire content without any. It does reveal another common issue with F2P games though. You either have to pay a LOT to unlock content, or you have to play a LOT to do so. There's no option that just says "ok, I want to get all the content for my nice easy 50$" like I would have had with a normal standalone game purchase. Nor is that game going to come down in price if I am patient and wait for that 50$ to drop a bit, like most all standalone games do. I either have to pay a lot or play a lot to get the full experience.
Let me try that same pass on another F2P game that I hit recently:
Marvel Heroes. You may play the full game content for up to 3 of the 5 starting heroes for free. It is possible to unlock random other heroes on a chance based system that averages to roughly 40 hours of gameplay per random hero unlocked (duplicates possible). You may purchase individual heroes for 6-20$ each, cosmetic costumes for about 5-12$ each, cosmetic pets for 10-15$, and in-game loot drop increases for a couple $/hr.
Ugh, no wonder that game pisses me off. The ability to actually collect all the heroes (a clear want for any Marval fan) is completely unfeasable by any other means than simply paying for it, and the price to do that is insane. There are paid boosts to give you better odds for stronger stuff or a slightly better chance to find random heroes (oh boy, gambling). For a game I really wanted to like, the pricing just makes me loathe it.
I could keep going, but I think you get the idea at this point. Try it yourself. Grab any F2P game you have played and write it up. What exactly are you paying for and when? How does it impact the game as you play it? What advantages (temporary or permanent) can you pay for? If games had to be completely honest about this up front I think it would be massively healthier for the industry as a whole. I don't actually know how to enforce such a practice, but I'm going to put this out here as a starting point for discussion. I contend clear and up-front pricing on F2P game purchase options would remove the problems of F2P gaming.
I'd love to see that happen.
|Ramin Shokrizade
I think Mike Rose mentions that one solution would be for journalists to actually start listing the prices for the F2P games they review, and how much those prices affect the gameplay for payers and others. Unless the developer helps them, this would of course get very expensive during the review process since as you point out the ultimate costs are often hidden in these games.
I'm trying to introduce new transparent F2P models, but good games take time to come to market and my clients like to be secretive about my involvement, which is understandable. I do think that once it is demonstrated that serious money can be made without using dishonest business models that the industry will shift, and I don't think that shift is far off. Maybe a year or two. I'm feeling optimistic.
|Josh D
Great article, but I'm wondering if this only applies to social F2P games. I play a lot of iOS games, many of which are F2P, and they run the gamut from great to awful. When the game is single-player, it seems to matter much less (at least to me). Do you feel the same way, or does the knowledge that there are people out there maximizing on this system bother you too?
|Mike Upton
David imagine you applied that same challenge to the typical $60 packaged goods title. Ask yourself if the same transparency were applied to these traditional models would the average consumer not come away with the same discontent and buyers remorse? Have you never been mislead by pre-rendered game trailers, unscrupulous marketing, slick packaging, and purchased game reviews? Where is the transparency there and why is my only recourse to give it up to Electronics Boutique and trade for something else?
After all, the reality of those nice easy $50 games that apparently give you all the content themselves impose huge time barriers to actually enjoying all that content. Time many people dont have. And the reason those same games suffer price drops and end up in the Walmart bargain bin, as you indicate, is because no one is buying them.
There are good and bad examples representative among both the traditional packaged goods and free to play models. In my 20yrs in games Ive seen many, and participated in a few.
You dont like it. And you know what? Thats OK! In fact it puts you in the majority since people who do spend money in these games only range from 1% to 20% (exceptional examples do much better). But at least you had choice, and you saved yourself a trip to Walmart, and ultimately EB. And with that time you saved you could try 5 to 10 free games instead.
But be careful not to paint an entire, and massive, section of our industry with the same brush. While ignoring the parallel failings to be found in nice easy $50, normal stand alone games.
|Dustin Hendricks
It seems like articles I have read on gamasutra seem to hint that the f2p business model works best when the purchase of things is abstracted behind layers of game mechanics.
|Eric Finlay
Definitely a good article - I really like the new perspective on it "I don't like this, let's figure out why". I would say that the future of mobile games is not going to be F2P, well maybe the kind that Ramin Shokrizade is working on, I'm damn curious about that.
With regards to writing of F2P games in a way that makes the impact of money clear, one very important metric would be "Completion Possible".
Hmm, it'd be kinda cool to have a game review website purely for mobile F2P games that had a consistent way of rating the F2P content...
|Robert Boyd
Actually, your League of Legend analysis is missing a major element - runes. At max rank, you're able to equip 30 runes at a time, each of which gives a statistical bonus to your character.
Runes provide another money/time sink to the game. Without as many (and as good) runes as your opponents, you're going to be at a disadvantage. The weaker runes aren't too expensive but the more powerful runes can be as costly as buying a whole new champion (and you're going to want duplicates). Runes can not be purchased directly with money meaning but they encourage the player to spend money either by buying boosters that increase your rate of earning in-game currency and/or by spending all of your in-game currency on runes (thus needing to spend actual money if you want to buy champions).
|Craig Hauser
There are a lot of free to play games I feel great distain for. Champions Online is usually my go-to example of a game that was great when it launched as a P2P title and was utterly ruined when it was reworked as a free to play game. To recreate my character I made on launch day now would cost me $15 for the cosmetic parts and $2 for the travel ability.
Conversely, DC Universe Online is my go-to for a F2P MMO done right. Nearly the entire game is open to you as you can reach the level cap, participate in instances, complete the main story, etc. Players can either buy a subscription or purchase DLC content packs to get access to the new raids, maps, levels and game modes. There are a few odd systems such as the $2000 wallet (in-game money, not real money) and the pay-to-access cash escrow (exceed $2000 on-hand and this is where your in-game money goes, something subscription players don't even see) but it's almost a moot point because no single item in the game will cost you more than $2000 of in-game money until you get to the DLC raids. I can't speak for the game's long-term profitability since I've only ever been a player, but it still seems like a very player-first system to me.
|Booby K
As a player I like F2P. Recently, I have played Puzzle and Dragons (P&D), LOL, and Tiny Troopers 2 without spending a cent on any of them. P&D I'm really getting tired of playing and LOL I'm starting to tire of. Tiny Troopers 2 I finished. The main reason I go back to LOL each day is to get the first daily win LOL.
As a business model I also don't like F2P that much since I'm more old school.
|Stock Watcher66
Since you linked to Mike Rose's article see my comment here. Perhaps it is time someone did some research of the actual customers to see that they universally despise (or at least 81% of them did in my survey) the F2P business model.
It is continued to be debated among the actual producers of games. Perhaps it is time you actually include the customer base in your debates.
This is why, in the comment I made in Mike's article that I would put money on the F2P model coming to a very, very hard crash over the next five years. Reasons are given in my comments in the same article.
|Jungwoo Lee
Have you heard of JC Penny's effect?
One of the largest department store chains had a CEO who made a bold initiative to be honest with their customers. No deception. 100% transparency. Result? A big failure. My argument is solely based on this one episode of Extra Credits, but the reality is that honesty doesn't necessarily mean win-win for everyone.
|Gil Salvado
I would like to separate F2P from monetization, but of course that's not as easy as I might hope it is. F2P game mechanics are often heavily tied into monetization by nature. But that is only the case as long F2P continues to receive its income by in-app purchases. If the revenue would completely or in majority be generated by commercials for example, there would be no need to adjust or create game mechanics that are immoral and force users into purchases.
Personally I like to think of F2P as a students party where the booze is for free but limited due to high demand, but if you like cocktails or hard liquor you'll have to pay. Maybe someone will give a round or you'll share the extra expense with a couple of friends.
But I haven't seen this level of social benefit in F2P as of yet. There are no options for one person to enhance the gameplay of an entire server or community. There is no split-pay option for groups. And most F2P games tend to limited their end game content by a payment wall, alienating the majority of their community doing so.
As a developer I have had to experience the jealousy of non-paying users towards paying users, especially whales of course. This resulted in users lying about their willingness to pay for a game they liked and felt worth the money.
I believe if we could offer users the ability to pay for benefits that groups and entire communities could take advantage of, we could change peoples minds. Making them more altruistic. But of course this can also be corrupted by social pressure and immoral game mechanics.
|Eric Robertson
If players want upfront info on billing, they will reward businesses that do that.
The invisible hand of the market drives the monetization of our game design. Currently, that market wants F2P. I think of it as Cloak and Dagger monetization. Its like a game within a game. A mini-game!
|Nick Harris
How about only having to pay for two things:
1. Persistence
2. Hats
|Erin OConnor
I personally have reached the point where you can't pay me to touch F2P.
I am not an ATM.
|John Flush
I've come to the point that I use 'free' anything as a demo. If the money scheme eventually says "spend $1-10 and get the whole game" then if I like the game I dive in and buy it. Most games won't even get a free download from me anymore as I use the IAP list to quickly tell me what type of a game it is.
If it is coins or gems or something like that it is usually a good indicator to me that it is a 'grind' game - one that I could either play forever to finish slowly working up all the coins I really need, or I'm going to have to pay to get to the point. With all the games out there I don't even have time to waste to find out if I might like this one... the only thing that can still get me to download it is if the theme is so unique and looks like something I don't already have out there... then I'll try it against my best judgement. But if the theme isn't perfect, the game is Free, and all the IAP are these types I won't download it.
The problem is I want to game, and with so many chasing the trend it always appears the only way I can support the devs is to follow along.
I wonder if anyone has ever tried a 'tip' system in their game. Instead of tricking people into buying virtual useless shit, is there a game out there that I can leave a tip for the developers and a comment or something.
"played your game 3 hours straight and loved it. I wish it had more .... but hell, still loved it. thanks for the 3 hours, I'll probably be back too" and some choices like
"Like a good meal, 20% tip - $3", or
"Definitely worth skipping coffee for to play it - $5", or
"Worth more than the last movie I saw - $8 bucks" ("With popcorn and a drink - $10")
Put the cost of game 'pay structure' into context that people aren't worried about really giving every now and then. Added bonus - tip your customer back with bonus stuff. Instead of saying "Get a new skin $.99" - prompt them with the above 'tips' and then if they buy give them a skin for free or profile upgrade or something. I can tell you right there that sounds like you are giving them something in return for their love of the game instead of the other way around. Call it PR done right.
Then instead of making your whole mechanics around whaling you can actually make the game you want to make.
On top of that, you now get to see how many people are suckers for IAP or that actually want to support you. Maybe even throw in both schemes and make it so those that are against F2P have a way to reward you for the game without supporting the model they loath.
Am I really in the minority here? the ones that actually realize you need to give something to receive? if so this problem is so much worse than gaming...
side comment:
I loved Plants and Zombies a lot. More than I should have. When I finished the game I realized I could grind this game forever, but I didn't really want to anymore. All the stuff I could buy helped me grind away... I didn't want to support EA getting any ideas, or popcap (I'll be honest, I even forgot it was an EA game or I probably wouldn't have tried it for free). But if they would have had a 'tip' model I probably would have given them $5-10 for making something that took up a week or two of my free time. Alas, they got nothing from me.


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Which pony car would you choose? The Camaro SS 1LE, Mustang GT, or Challenger Scat Pack? Tell us in today's...
The 2014 Nissan GT-R, better known as Godzilla, heads north up to Canada on this new episode of Epic Drives.
Rumors of unibody construction should end here.
GM and Ford post financial results for Q3.
Refreshed model arrives at Los Angeles auto show next month.
Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Ram vehicles also modified.
Chrysler receives 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the NHTSA.
System rolls out on Euro-market Mondeo, should come to U.S. next year.
Small price increase from 2014.
The GLK successor is getting an AMG variant.
Top executives take a pay cut.


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