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Kansas City starter Ervin Santana is looking to cap off a pretty special month of June when the Royals face the Twins on Sunday in the finale of a four-game set. He will be opposed by Kevin Correia.
After a 3-1 loss on Thursday, a 9-3 win on Friday and a 6-2 loss on Saturday, Santana and the Royals need a win to split the series and hold a lead over the Twins for third place in the AL Central.
This month, Santana's not only achieved his 100th career victory but has gone 2-0 in five starts and leads the Majors with a 1.56 ERA.
He's also one of the most consistent starters in the Majors, with the longest active streak of six or more innings at 15 straight starts. Teammate James Shields' streak of 29 such starts ended on June 23.
In his last start, Santana pitched four scoreless innings before giving up four straight hits, resulting in three runs. Still, he finished with seven strikeouts.
"I thought he threw the ball really well," manager Ned Yost said. "He had a hiccup in the fifth where he gave up four straight hits but he kept us in the ballgame."
The three runs were the most he'd given up in five June starts.
"I felt good the whole game, just missed a couple pitches and they made a good adjustment," Santana said.
He and Correia are both hoping to prevent a troublesome middle inning.
Correia is coming off a hard-luck loss on Tuesday, when he held the Marlins to just two runs on five hits through six innings in Miami. In the first five innings he gave up only two hits, but the righty fell into trouble in the sixth, surrendering three one-out singles to give up the lead.
"You know you're going to have a tough inning," Correia said. "You're not going to cruise the whole game. It's just a matter of limiting your damage. It's just frustrating, obviously, to give up the lead right there."
Correia is 6-5 this season with a 3.82 ERA and a team-high nine quality starts. He was acquired by the Twins as a free-agent this offseason.
"The one guy that we got was Correia," Twins general manager Terry Ryan said. "I got crucified over getting him and he's panned out OK."
Royals: Kansas City recalls Johnny Giavotella, Frenchy sent down
The Royals announced on Saturday that they recalled infielder Johnny Giavotella from Triple-A Omaha. In a corresponding move, they designated struggling right fielder Jeff Francoeur for assignment.
Giavotella, who will join the team for the finale on Sunday, was batting .287 for Omaha and riding a 20-game hitting streak, during which he's hit .472. He has appeared in 99 career games with the Royals over the last two seasons, hitting .242 with 41 runs, 16 doubles, five triples, three homers and 36 RBIs.
Francoeur was hitting .208 with three homers and 13 RBIs this season.
"Jeff made incredible contributions to our ballclub and our community," general manager Dayton Moore said. "I personally want to thank him for the winning attitude he brought to our clubhouse and our city."
Twins: Plouffe extends hitting streak in win
With a two-run homer in the first inning on Saturday, Trevor Plouffe extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
He has at least one hit in 20 of his last 21 games dating back to May 12. Over that span, he is hitting 25-for-78 (.321).
The home run was his sixth of the season and second of the month, with the first coming on June 15.
Worth noting
• Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas has safely hit in eight of his last nine games with a .400 average (14-for-35) and six multi-hit games.
• Royals designated hitter Billy Butler continued a 17-game hitting streak against the Twins dating back to last season, going 1-for-4 on Saturday.
• Twins catcher Joe Mauer continued his slump, going 0-for-2 on Saturday and dropping to 0-11 this series. But he did walk twice and score a run.
Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WASHIGNTON - Since 1982, the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System (SARSAT) has saved over 27,000 lives worldwide, over 6,200 in the U.S. alone. Now, NASA and its partners are making an effort to save both time and lives with new technology.
The Distress Alerting Satellite System, or DASS, is the most recent innovation in satellite search and rescue technology. DASS is a collaborative effort between NASA and other government agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Force.
DASS can almost instantaneously detect and locate distress signals coming from emergency beacons installed in aircrafts and marine vessels or from hand held beacons individuals can carry with them. The most modern beacons have a GPS receiver in them, which can transmit the exact location of the emergency to the satellites.
"Almost instantly, I can begin processing the signal to determine its precise location," said Mickey Fritzmaurice, space systems engineer for the NOAA SARSAT program. "Right now, it can take an hour or more before we can even act on a signal."
There are currently 9 NOAA weather satellites flying with the DASS technology, and another 12 are planned.
Dennis Clements knows how valuable this new technology is; he owes his life to his emergency beacon, the Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). Earlier this year, a storm capsized his boat off the coast of Cape Hatteras. The EPIRB he had was an older model and did not contain a GPS locator, so it was unable to send his exact location to the satellite system. However, after the emergency beacon was activated, it only took a few hours for the distress signal to be picked up by the SARSAT and for the U.S. Coast Guard to arrive.
"The people who work for the U.S. Coast Guard are all heroes in my book," said Clements.
Clements spoke to a representative from the manufacturer after the ordeal and told him that he was a very satisfied customer.
"The EPIRB was instrumental in saving my life," said Clements.
George Theodorakos, NASA Search and Rescue Mission chief staff engineer, says the DASS technology is a public service, and he wants people to take advantage of the system. He says that all people need to do is buy and register emergency beacons, which are readily available to the public.
There are three types of beacons. One is meant for airplanes, one is designed for marine vessels (the EPIRB), and the most recent ones are Personal Locating Beacons, which are hand held devices designed for use while hiking, camping, or other outdoor recreation. The aeronautic and marine beacons have an automatic deployment system; meaning if there is a crash or other emergency, it will set itself off. Personal Locating Beacons, or PLB's, must be manually activated when a person is in distress.
After purchasing the beacon, register it online with the NOAA database. The database stores information about your beacon so in the event of an emergency, the satellites can gather all of that information right before they signal for a response to the call. By buying and registering the most appropriate equipment, consumers can get the best service.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's birthday gift to ESPN commentator Tony Kornheiser is a game of golf. With the president.
The White House said Obama teed off Saturday with Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, co-hosts of the sports network's "Pardon the Interruption" talk show. Saturday was Kornheiser's 65th birthday.
Obama spent more than four hours at the golf course at the Army's Fort Belvoir in Virginia, south of Washington. The president is an avid sports fan and viewer of ESPN programming.
The White House did not identify the fourth member of the presidential golf party.
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Steam Big Picture -- http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/st...-picture-mode/ for example.
I wonder how Rage on Linux is going to work without Steam..
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i do not think as "Gabe Newell" when he said " giving those people a service thats better than what theyre receiving from the pirates"
the bug of steam is that it spies players all time , player has no control on that and can not oblige steam.exe to stop doing that . it is called achievements but also connections , time playing , friends ....
with some few files then no steam is needed to play ;']
i use steam.exe nearly only to update my files . it is unbearable that live privacy is a way of earning money , moreover when it touches young children that are not aware of that .
Exactly. And thats the problem with DRM ... it's an anti-service.Gabe Newell "The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. Its by giving those people a service thats better than what theyre receiving from the pirates,"
So Steam walks a fine line - being both a software buying service, and DRM.
You took that out of context, he was talking about Russia and the 6 months it takes for localization. 2D Boy released world of goo without DRM and they see between 82 and 90 % piracy rate.
Piracy happens because people are cheap asshats. Don't be a cheap asshat.
what about usa and petrol ? is that not the summit of piracy ?
i do not know if people are "cheap asshat" , one thing i know from valve : is its weeks update of its "tops games" like l4d2 or cstrike ....
is it not something made to do anti-piracy ? when "update" happens , all server are flooding console about it....
they are like M$ , repacking the same thing and saying it is something all new . moreover their repacks are always subjects to tons of "security updates" that show how badly they are at work .
at the time of hl/quake3 there was a lot of mods made by non-officials . by now that no longer exists and game-maker is selling some sort of mods using "DLC" name ....
i can also ask about "who s the pirate or thief" when i buy win7 and its dx11 with a new vga dx11 , while all games are made for consoles and a "dx9-card" they have , and so all games are really badly running on pcs .
is there a refund button click-able at steam.exe ?
like Moliere said " il faut manger pour vivre et non vivre pour manger " that means " he must eat to live, not live to eat "
by the way valve is on pcs market , while all others ways of playing like consoles and phones are having a lot of free games , they make $ only with some adds that are close to dlc . that works very well and have no piracy..... ;']..
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For sure - microsoft are the real pirates.i can also ask about "who s the pirate or thief" when i buy win7 and its dx11 with a new vga dx11 , while all games are made for consoles and a "dx9-card" they have , and so all games are really badly running on pcs .
Actually - Linux gaming is looking up to me. I've bought Machinarium, Goo and Darwinia in the last few years. All Top notch Indie games, and doing well for themselves (i hope).
Of course it has nothing to do with Phoronix's continued hobby-horses - Nouveau, Wayland, Steam, and Pie in the sky commercial game ports.
Alright... don't mean to necro this thread, but...
Put on your unusual Tin Foil Hats:
- Added initial support for the Community Overlay in Mac games hosted by Wine. Currently validated with The Witcher
Why bother with Wine support...? Combine that with the letter...?
They are a commercial company, they care only for income. This is why they chose the easiest path, not the best - and minimize expeditures.
This is same why americans eat hormone- and antibiotics packed meat(hormones - for animal to gain mass quick; antibiotics - for it to survive such inhumane conditions) or cloned soyabean and die of cancer early. Producing quality is not on schedule of this scheme.
I give 99,99% out of 100%, that the Mac steam version runs on WINE guts.
In Russia, software often costs way more than hardware (and many legal monthly incomes are below 500$).
2nd point, for "legal" software russian customers often recieve untranslated versions without any support.
3rd point was mentioned by the guy.
4th point, those who cannot afford will never buy. Those who can take gratis will get addicted as much as "legal". This is free PR. For example, if ms really invents 100% copyprotection, windows market segment will instantly drop to 30%.
Final point, if you really read the article, you will understand how completely wild the claim is.


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to make something useful out of a multitude of completely useless things.
origin: the early 90's TV series starring Richard Dean Anderson
origin: the early 90's TV series starring Richard Dean Anderson
I needed to blow up a dam, so I macgyvered up a bomb with some fertalizer and an old tin can.
di drska
13 ottobre 2003
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To put something together using useless bits and pieces in the most far-fetched way
I've macguver'd myself some socks using a squirrel , a dohnut and a few paperclips
di Charles "Gushter" Pavlov
06 aprile 2004
This applies to any situation which can be solved by the improbable application of:
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1) a swiss army knife
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MacGuyver i don't know how you did it! Making a nuclear bomb out of that empty can of catfood was shear genius...
di Grant McDonald
02 febbraio 2004
to build something in a half assed way that seems impossible anyway
hey, this nuclear missile broke, but i mac guyver'd it with some scotch tape, a box of crayons and a bag of old fertilizer!
di mike
16 settembre 2003
To fix something so that it works for the time being because you're too lazy or broke to either fix it properly or buy a new one.
My car insurance deductible is $1000 so I mac guyver'd my bumper with duct tape.
di Melissa Moncrief
27 gennaio 2005
something that is fake and impossible. or getting out a situation that seemed impossible.also 007
Man I made mac guyver'd away from those police. I almost got caught but i 007'd outta that bitch
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OK, this is as close as I'll get to putting candy on a pizza - tre formaggio con pera. Since pears are just coming into season, I made some candied pears (poached in orange sauce- then reduced to a glaze). Topped with fresh mozzarella, tallegio, and gorgonzola.
Continuing the course of a mock pizza dessert (http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,791.msg34074.html#msg34074), I think cinnamon imperials would add a nice sweet heat to a pizza. Cinnamon is a great spice to combine with candied fruit.- red.november


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The 2012 AMSOIL Great American CT Tour
Written by on October 4, 2013 Our Last Three RaceTracks Are All Full Of DirtAs we head back to the east from Albuquerque, we make a run up through Kansas to our last three stops on the 2012 Tour. It's been a long, long journey so far and we are ready to conclude our road trip for this third year. But first, we wanted to take in three of the coolest dirt tracks we've seen to date.
The trip takes us up I-25 once again to I-70 east and on to our RV base camp at Topeka KOA where we will spend the next two weeks before heading home. From here we will travel to Lakeside Speedway just outside Kansas City, Heartland Park's BriggAuto.com Speedway near us in Topeka, and then to our final stop at Salina Speedway, a recently reopened track that had a huge show going on.
Kansas Auto Racing Museum
On the way to Salina, we made a stop in Chapman, Kansas, at the Kansas Auto Racing Museum and visited with the founder and curator, Doug Thompson and his brother, Roger. Doug also produces a weekly racing radio show from the museum. He is a racer himself and toured with the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series in the '90s as the Covenant Racing team.
Inside the museum are some great examples of cars that raced in Kansas including the very first ever Mini-Stock. The name actually came from Doug's description to a fan when he asked what this miniature stock car was called. If you are out that way, call Doug and make an appointment to visit.
I took a side trip to locate Lakeside Speedway after dropping Karen off at the Kansas City airport on a Thursday before the weekend races. I found the speedway sign and was amazed at how small the track was. A large sign said welcome to Lakeside Speedway and just beyond the fence was this tiny dirt track. After driving around the corner, I realized that this was not the stock car track, but a kart track instead. Whew! Turns out, just down the road about a quarter-mile was the "real" track.
Lakeside Speedway
This fast half-mile dirt track is owned by Marc and Page Olson and has quite a following. We arrived for the Friday portion of this two-day event to find a large gathering of campers. We would only be attending one day in order to visit another track in the same weekend.
In talking to the campers, some who were racers also, I came to understand how this track was special. In June 2011, it had flooded as the Mississippi River had overflowed its banks. One of the buildings showed a high water line some 4 feet above ground level and the entire infield of the track and the racing surface was covered by water.
The flood wiped out the entire season. But they came back from that disaster to clean everything up and resume racing for 2012. This $5,000-to-win, two-day event was the McCarthy Auto Group Jayhawk Modified Classic and it paid $1,000 to start the feature.
The track has a high-banked groove that is best to run when it gets slick. It was well prepared in advance, as were all of the facilities. There is a large grandstand with suites and the pits are located outside the track so that the fans can have an unobstructed view of the action.
The racing on this day included all of the qualifying and heat races leading up to the final night's main events, but we were able to see the quality of teams and drivers who were in attendance. Modified racing is huge in the Midwest, more so than we see elsewhere.
Maybe it is because there are a lot of people whose job it is to work with the dirt on the many farms that cover most of Kansas and bordering states. It just seems more natural to these racers and the thought of an asphalt racetrack really does make most of them cringe. We camped out in our motorhome and left early the next morning for Topeka.
Heartland Park Speedway
We arrived at the dirt track at Heartland Park, which is named the BriggsAuto.com Speedway, for the Super Saturday Showdown. The Park has many different types of racing going on at various times. This 750-acre facility was founded in 1989 and cost $30 million to build. It has attracted many events and national television coverage since that time and is truly one of the premier racing facilities in the U.S.
There is a dragstrip, a 2.5-mile road course for cars and motorcycles, and this dirt track. The park is a large facility that can accommodate a lot of people. When we were there the weekend of the September 22, there were Modifieds, stock class, Late Models, and vintage race cars.
I have spoken before about the older cars, but seeing them race takes us back to the roots of stock car racing when many tracks were dirt. I did a research project on the history of circle track racing once and the early tracks were, in fact, mostly wood. That didn't last long since that medium is so hard to maintain for any length of time.
Located just to the south side of Topeka, Heartland Park draws from not only this large city but from the metropolis of Kansas City, only an hour away. And we saw a good number of spectators who enjoyed plenty of racing action.
One rare thing about this dirt track was that it had paved pits. There was no dust flying around the cars and it just seemed pleasantly strange. The only other dirt track I remember seeing with paved pits was at the Texas Motor Speedway dirt track.
We were able to see some incredible racing action and a good many races due to the many classes running. The track is wide and offers several grooves and that makes the racing more competitive and offers more opportunities for passing and racing side by side.
Salina Speedway
Our last weekend race of the 2012 Tour was a fantastic one at this rejuvenated dirt track. The Fall Fling brought a huge number of racers, estimated at upwards of 150 cars.
Tommy Hendrickson took over as promoter of this once closed facility two years ago as an act of passion. He just liked the racing here and was determined to make it work. He did a great job and took time to tell me all about it.
There was a lot of work to do. I had heard similar stories before about trees growing in the track infield and pit areas that had to be cleared away, a lot of painting and rebuilding, maintenance of the grandstands, replacement of the fencing, infrastructure repairs, and more. It's a serious undertaking and a promoter needs to be dedicated and in it for the long haul. I think that best describes Tommy, he's definitely in it looking for a long relationship.
The speedway lies just outside Salina, Kansas (imagine that), and draws from the many farm communities surrounding that area. Tommy has made many structural improvements to the track including rebuilding the food stands, installing new fencing, and modern lighting including the caution lights that look just like those we see at NASCAR's big-time tracks. And he has just the right heavy equipment for preparing the track itself.
The show went along right on schedule with each heat followed closely behind by the next one. One thing we noticed that is important with racetracks is that the program needs to move along and end at a reasonable time. This helps the families where there are kids who grow tired and want to go home.
If the show ends at around 10 p.m., then everyone will get a chance to see all of the races and the kids can get to bed at a decent hour. Then there are issues with curfews and noise statutes where tracks must be finished by 11 p.m. If the races were over an hour earlier, the neighbors would be happier and the communities would better support the racetracks. As we headed out toward St. Louis on our long ride home, we looked back on the many friends we have made this year, the incredible racetracks we have visited, and the great amount and quality of information we have accumulated. As I write this story, it is only a month till we are on the road again for year four of the AMSOIL Great American CT Tour that will take in the western portion of the U.S.
I have my schedule completed, all of my KOA campground reservations made and we are looking forward to meeting new friends and seeing how things are done toward the left coast. We'll take in Utah, Idaho, Washington State, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona on this final year. Stay tuned, there's a lot more to come.
As we headed out toward St. Louis on our long ride home, we looked back on the many friends we have made this year, the incredible racetracks we have visited, and the great amount and quality of information we have accumulated. As I write this story, it is only a month till we are on the road again for year four of the AMSOIL Great American CT Tour that will take in the western portion of the U.S.
I have my schedule completed, all of my KOA campground reservations made and we are looking forward to meeting new friends and seeing how things are done toward the left coast. We'll take in Utah, Idaho, Washington State, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona on this final year. Stay tuned, there's a lot more to come.


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much the same as a bearded clam: except perhaps more eager, and more neatly trimmed, i.e. furry rather than shaggy in its coat. A plain beaver but helplessly spreadeagled. An object of fear, revulsion or contempt for some, an object of desire, conquest or reverence for many: yes it's yet another name for her cunt!
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Pottermore is an official Harry Potter website made by J. K. Rowling. It was a joint venture of J. K. Rowling and Sony[1] and offers an experience focusing on the reading of the Harry Potter series with interactive features, new information from Rowling's extensive collection of notes (over 18,000 words),[2] and eBook editions of the stories available for purchase for the first time. Rowling has also discussed a new addition to the Harry Potter series. One million people received a chance to preview the site before its general launch in early April 2012. It was opened for the public 14 April 2012. Pottermore is currently available to all people, and from the first chapter of Philosopher's Stone through the beginning of Half Blood Prince.
Announcement and unveilingEdit
- "I'm thrilled to say I'm now in a position to give you something unique. An online reading experience unlike any other. It's called Pottermore. It's the same story but a few crucial additions; the most important one is you."
- —J. K. Rowling's announcement on 23 June, 2011.
As a teaser for what was then a mystery announcement, a challenge was set up on 15 June 2011. Fans had to use coordinates revealed among ten Harry Potter fan sites to piece together a word that would be the subject of her announcement.[3] A while after all the letters (E-T-O-T-O-P-E-R-R-M) were revealed,[4] Pottermore.com was launched with a "coming soon" message and Rowling's signature. An official Twitter account was also created.[5] By the next day, a new YouTube account titled, "J. K. Rowling Announces," was revealed to show a countdown which noted the official unveiling of Pottermore's nature was take to place on 23 June 2011.[5]
Initially, fans were told only that Pottermore was not another book. A representative of Rowling told The Guardian on 16 June 2011, "All we can say is that Pottermore is the name of J.K. Rowling's new project. It will be announced soon, and it is not a new book." Many fans guessed it was either an online game, a new fan site, or a digital encyclopedia. All three of those guesses were correct.[6]
Some fan sites reportedly had access to a sneak preview of Pottermore and, while jokingly added that they had made "an unbreakable vow concerning its secrecy," they reported it is "breathtaking in scope, detail, and sheer beauty"[7] and "perfect."
On 23 June, J. K. Rowling made an announcement via her YouTube account to inform fans of the nature of the website: "Pottermore will be the place where fans of any age can share, participate in, and rediscover the stories. It will also be the exclusive place to purchase digital audio books and, for the first time, e-books of the Harry Potter series." Rowling also said that Pottermore would be open for everyone from October, 2011,[8] though this opening date was later delayed.[9] It was later announced that Pottermore would be open for everyone in early April, 2012 On 1 April, 2012 a sneak peek video was shown on Pottermore's homepage and Youtube.
J.K. Rowling's announcement on YouTubeEdit
Beta testersEdit
Between 31 July and 6 August, there was a Magical Quill challenge, a competition in which fans had to solve a clue revealed on the main site, add the answer to the end of a special web address (), and then locate the Quill on the site they are taken to. Once locating the Quill, fans were taken to a registration page for Pottermore. Approximately 1 million fans were given access through this promotion (about 143,000 a day). After each day's quota was filled, the clue was removed and replaced with a message indicating that registration had closed. Those who managed to find the Magical Quill and register received an email with a validation link that they must follow within 48 hours. Upon clicking the validation link, they became eligible for early access to Pottermore. Those granted early access eventually received a welcome email that allowed them to access Pottermore. Not all early testers received this email at the same time.
The Magical Quill challenge was open for seven days, from 31 July to 6 August, hence the tag-line "7 books, 7 days, 7 chances," but closed as soon as each day's spots were filled. Each day, a new clue was revealed on the main page. Each day's clue corresponded to a different book (e.g. day 1's clue relates to book 1, day 2's clue relates to book 2, and so on). The first three clues were more difficult than the last four.
Access to Pottermore for the early testers chosen was not instantaneous. Due to the number of people seeking to register, fans may have had to wait several weeks before receiving the welcome email allowing them such access.
When all the early entry places were filled, the Magic Quill links were withdrawn. Fans were still able to join the email list on the homepage, but were not able to fully register or enter until Pottermore opened to all in April 2012.
On 8 August, the ability to login to Pottermore was removed. Even those who registered during the promotion (and had been logged in previously with 'keep me logged in') were logged out. On 10 August, users began receiving emails confirming that they have been selected for early entry for Pottermore. The activation time was mid-August until late September.
On 15 August, the ability to login to Pottermore was available once again and the beta period began for users who had received their welcome emails that day.
On 26 August for 5 hours, Wizard Duelling was available.
On 28 September, the site was unavailable for updating, and it was also revealed on the Pottermore Insider that all of the one million beta-tester welcome emails have finally been sent out.
On 5 November, the site was still in beta mode, and the ability to log in was complete, but usernames and passwords were limited and registration was closed.
On 13 December, Wizard Duelling was once again available.
Universal openingEdit
Everyone, including those who missed the early registration period and/or were not picked as Beta testers, are now able to register. Registration will not give immediate access. Instead, those who register will be sent an e-mail when their account is enabled, based on order of registration and demand. The Pottermore Shop, featuring eBooks and digital audiobooks, opened 27 March, 2012, based on the first priority of "opening Pottermore to as many people as possible and making the experience as good as it can be."[10] Originally it was announced that general registration would be opened to the public sometime around the end of October.[11][10] On October 28, 2011, an announcement was made that the beta period was to be extended "so that we can make Pottermore the best experience it can be before it opens to everyone." No new date for general registration was announced for several months, only that "...we will open registration as soon as we can."[9] However, on 8 March 2012, a release date of early April was announced, as well as an announcement that the site would be moving to "an entirely different platform setup" as an explanation of the extended beta period.[12] On 14 April 2012, Pottermore ended the Beta period and was opened to all users for sign up. All pages, however, still displayed a "beta" link which all registered members could use to report problems they were experiencing with the site, up until the release of the final chapters of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on 31 July, 2013, which was accompanied by a major redesign of the site.
In April of 2014, approximately two years after the site's official release, Sony cancelled their partnership with Pottermore, leaving the site and related media to run as an independent venture.[13]
New phase of developmentEdit
On 14 April, 2015, Pottermore announced they were entering a "new phase of development". As part of this transition, a number of site features were deemed to be "no longer properly serving the interests of our users" and were discontinued. These features included the Pottermore Insider blog, the commenting features, the uploading of fan art, and the ability to update your status.[14] On 28 April, 2015, Pottermore released an updated set of Terms & Conditions,[15] Privacy & Cookie Policy[16] and Child Privacy & Safety Policy[17] intended to make all policies clearer. The new policies are intended to take official effect on 13 May, 2015.
Pottermore InsiderEdit
While the main interactive content of the site is only available to registered members, the Pottermore Insider is available to all visitors. This feature provides the latest updates on news related to the site, including technical issues and promotional material. From time to time, it also features a look inside the making of Pottermore, including a behind-the-scenes look at the design process for the Pottermore House crests, how Pottermore Moments are made, and more. The Insider was discontined on 14 April, 2015.[14]
Pottermore Shop
Pottermore Shop is one of the features of Pottermore. It was launched in US and GB English on 27 March 2012.[18] The Pottermore Shop launched soon after in French, Italian, German and Italian languages on 24 April 2012. In August 2013, they launched in Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese, and Swedish.
The Pottermore Shop is the only place where Harry Potter eBook and digital audio books are available to purchase.[19] As such, Pottermore has established certain prices for particular:
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - £4.99 ($7.99)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - £4.99 ($7.99)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - £4.99 ($7.99)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - £6.99 ($9.99)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - £6.99 ($9.99)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -£6.99 ($9.99)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - £6.99 ($9.99)
While purchasing all seven volumes (e-books) there is a discount (-10%), and final price is £38.64 ($57.54).[20]
Digital audio booksEdit
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - £17.99 ($29.99)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - £17.99 ($29.99)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - £17.99 ($29.99)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - £32.99 ($49.99)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - £32.99 ($49.99)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - £32.99 ($49.99)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - £32.99 ($49.99)
All seven volumes - £167.34 ($242.94) with the 10% discount if bought at once.[21]
Pottermore Shop eBooks are provided in EPUB format - the world's most popular and open eBook standard - and are compatible with the vast majority of computers and devices. In addition, the Harry Potter eBooks are available in Amazon Kindle formats for use by Amazon Kindle devices and apps.[22]
EBooks and digital audio books can be bought from any country in the world. Certain editions are not available for sale in some countries, but there are always editions available to buy for oneself or as instant gifts in every country. Pottermore accept MasterCard, Visa, Carte Bleue, JCB (£ GBP at present), Maestro and Solo credit and debit cards at the Pottermore Shop. It does not accepted cheque or any other kind of payment at this time, although there will be added additional payment options in the future.
At present users can use £ GBP, € EUR and $ USD to buy eBooks and digital audio books from the Pottermore Shop.[23]
Pottermore featuresEdit
Users can move through the chapters and "follow" Harry Potter as well as collect items such as potion ingredients, books and Galleons, many of which earn them house points once they are sorted. Among other things, users are able to visit Diagon Alley, learn spells, duel other users and create potions. Students from different houses compete with each other for the House Cup by gaining house points mainly through duelling and potion-making. Since the public launch of Pottermore, the House Cup has been awarded four times.
Exploring Harry's storyEdit
Users of Pottermore can get through the chapters of each Harry Potter volume and explore its content. Every chapter is divided into Moments in which a user can find new characters, objects, creatures and places or, if there is such a possibility, read new information from J. K. Rowling. The user can move through the Moments by using the Story Navigator. There is also a short quote from the book depicting a main event that the Moment contains.
Upon the public launch, only the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was ready to explore for users.[24] Starting with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the books have been released in batches of chapters. The first installment of Chamber of Secrets was launched in July 2012, concluding with the third installment, released at the end of October that year. The release of Prisoner of Azkaban was also scattered, with installment releases in December 2012 and April and July 2013, respectively. As of January 2014, the entirety of Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Prisoner of Azkaban are now available, as well as Goblet of Fire up to chapter twenty.
On 25 January, 2014, the creative director of Pottermore, Tom Hodgson, appeared at the "A Celebration of Harry Potter" convention in Orlando, displaying an audio clip recorded by J. K. Rowling in which she gave "a mischievous and somewhat unexpected back-story to one of her most colourful Harry Potter characters", and revealed artwork from the next selection of chapters from book four[25].
On 25 June, 2014, it was announced via the Pottermore Insider that the final instalment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, consisting of chapters twenty-one to thirty-seven, would be made available shortly after the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, with Ravenclaws having twenty-four hours' early access due to having won the fifth House Cup[26]. The early access began on 30 July, 2014, whilst other houses were able to explore the new moments on 31 July, 2014, Harry Potter's (and the author's) birthday; this was announced on 28 July, 2014[27].
Brewing potionsEdit
Pottermore gives users an opportunity to make their own potions in three different cauldrons (although only one can be used at a time) made of pewter, brass and copper, each making potions of increasing speed, with pewter the slowest and copper the fastest. Pewter cauldrons cost 15 Galleons, brass cauldrons cost 21 Galleons and copper cauldrons cost 25 Galleons. With ingredients bought in Diagon Alley, users can make six different potions, each of which rewards house points if completed, or does not if the potion fails. The potion can fail by adding the wrong amount of an ingredient, leaving it to brew for too long, not keeping the temperature within the range, crushing things too finely or not finely enough and causing the cauldron to explode.The potions that can be made by users are situated in the following potion books:
- Magical Drafts and Potions
- Moste Potente Potions
- Polyjuice Potion (made in 2 parts)
Users of Pottermore are allowed to practise spells and later use them against other members in Wizard Duelling. The currently available spells are situated in following spellbooks:
- The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1
- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
- Curses and Counter-Curses
Pottermore gives users an opportunity to purchase a wand in Diagon Alley, hence each member of Pottermore has the ability to duel with other users. Each user can choose a spell to use against his or her opponent, and the winner is determined based on the rating of the spell casting. Users can practise against members belonging to the same House as themselves, but can only challenge members of other houses. The winner receives five points for the house, while the loser receives zero points.[10]
House Points Edit
The rules on Pottermore are the same as those in the books and the movies. If you break a rule, your house points will be lost (failure to brew a potion successfully results in loss of points sometimes) The only known ways to earn house points is to duel (above), successfully brew potions, and to find items on moments. Finding items will only be available after completing the second chapter of the first book. Galleons do not count.
The Seven Magical Quill cluesEdit
Below is a list of the riddles (a.k.a. "clues") involved in the Magical Quill promotion:- The first riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and unveiled 31 July at 9:00 am London time, was How many breeds of owls were featured on the Eeylops Owl Emporium sign? Multiply this number by 49. The answer is 245, as there are 5 owl breeds.[28][29]
- The second riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and unveiled 1 August at 10:00 am London time, was: What is the number of the chapter in which Professor McGonagall cancels the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff? Multiply this number by 42. The answer is 588, as this happens in Chapter 14.[28][30]
- The third riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and unveiled 2 August at 11:00 am London time, was: In the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match, in Harry's third year, how many points was Gryffindor leading by before Harry catches the Golden Snitch? Multiply this number by 35. The answer is 2100, as they led by 60 points.[28][29][31]
- The fourth riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and unveiled 3 August at 3:30 pm London time, was: How many students take part in the Triwizard Tournament during Harry's fourth year? Multiply this number by 28. The answer is 112, as 4 students took part in the Triwizard Tournament in 1994.[28]
- The fifth riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and unveiled 4 August at 6:00 pm London time, was: What is the house number of the Headquarters for The Order of the Phoenix in Grimmauld Place? Multiply this number by 21. The answer is 252, as the Headquarters was number 12, Grimmauld Place.[28]
- The sixth riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and unveiled 5 August at 2:00 pm London time, was: How many chapters are there in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Multiply this number by 14. The answer is 420, as there are 30 chapters.[28]
- The seventh and final riddle, based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and unveiled 6 August at 1 am London time, was: How many Deathly Hallows are there? Multiply this number by 7. The answer is 21, as there are 3 Deathly Hallows.[28]
On the first day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to Sony USA's website, where a maroon screen reads 'Your journey begins here'. Click on it, and you will see a screen filled with floating feathers, but only one is the Magic Quill. It has an aura of luminous blue around it, and clicking on it will bring you to the registration site.
On the second day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 photo gallery on the official Warner Bros. website. In the gallery a photo of the Magic Quill on a pink background was added. Clicking it would redirect you to the Pottermore registration page.
On the third day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to guardian.co.uk, where the page has the article of Pottermore. Usually where the calendar is, the Magic Quill box filled its space. You had to move your mouse quickly from side to side to levitate the quill. After levitating the Magic Quill a "Congratulations" message would appear, and the ad box would slowly load a "Now begin your journey" link. Clicking the link redirected you to the Pottermore registration page.
On the fourth day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you right to the "Congratulations! You have found The Magical Quill" page on pottermore.com where you can register. Initially, the answer redirected to Sony's page selling Sony Blu-Ray players, Sony PlayStation 3s, and Harry Potter Merchandise, but there was no magical quill. This issue went on for a couple minutes until it was resolved by redirecting the URL to the registration page, skipping the search for the quill entirely.
On the fifth day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to Scholastic's Harry Potter page. At the top, there was a banner ad for Pottermore. Floating feathers appeared, and the magical quill had an aura of luminous blue around it. Clicking the Magic Quill would give you a "Congratulations" message, and the ad box would slowly load a "Now begin your journey" link. Clicking the link redirected you to the Pottermore registration page.
On the sixth day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter . On the homepage (after the intro) there was the Magic Quill with an aura of luminous blue around it. Clicking the Magic Quill would give you a "Congratulations" message, and the ad box would load a "Now begin your journey" link. Clicking the link redirected you to the Pottermore registration page.
On the seventh day, keying in the correct URL would redirect you to Warner Brothers' Parseltongue Translator. On the homepage (after the intro), users had to select the Magic Quill from a selection of quills in an ad space. Clicking the Magic Quill would give you a "Congratulations" message, and the ad box would load a "Now begin your journey" link. Clicking the link redirected you to the Pottermore registration page.
House CupEdit
Inaugural Pottermore House CupEdit
The inaugural Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Thursday, 5th July, 2012, to Slytherin.
- Slytherin with 74,290,864 points
- Gryffindor with 74,069,919 points
- Ravenclaw with 71,815,917 points
- Hufflepuff with 62,596,368 points
For winning, Slytherin was rewarded with a secret bonus - the ability to explore the first few Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapters on the site 24 hours ahead of the other houses users. Only students already in Slytherin at the time the House Cup was awarded received this bonus, a ruling likely added as a precaution against users attempting to register a new Slytherin account in order to gain access to the bonus.[32] The Slytherins got to start exploring the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on 10th of July, 2012. Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were able to start exploring it on 11th of July, 2012.
Second Pottermore House CupEdit
The second Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Wednesday, 21st November, 2012, to Gryffindor.
- Gryffindor with 48,538,348 points
- Slytherin with 48,495,275 points
- Hufflepuff with 48,438,276 points
- Ravenclaw with 45,455,773 points
For winning, Gryffindor were able to download beautiful artwork of their common room as wallpapers and screensaver for their electronic devices.
Third Pottermore House CupEdit
The third Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Thursday, 25th April, 2013, to Slytherin.
- Slytherin with 26,990,924 points
- Ravenclaw with 26,916,194 points
- Gryffindor with 26,740,444 points
- Hufflepuff with 26,715,401 points
For winning, Slytherin were given a Pottermore Badge that would only later be collectible on Pottermore.com.
Fourth Pottermore House CupEdit
The fourth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Thursday, 12th September, 2013, to Hufflepuff.
- Hufflepuff with 24,915,860 points
- Slytherin with 24,865,783 points
- Gryffindor with 24,610,105 points
- Ravenclaw with 24,567,337 points
Hufflepuff house received 24 hours early access to the first instalment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Hufflepuffs received a Pottermore.com Owl Notification to let them know when the early access would begin.
Fifth Pottermore House CupEdit
The fifth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Sunday, 30th March, 2014, to Ravenclaw.[33]
- Ravenclaw with 28,048,578 points
- Slytherin with 27,795,479 points
- Hufflepuff with 27,350,412 points
- Gryffindor with 27,299,570 points
Ravenclaw received twenty-four hours early access to the final instalment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on 30 July, 2014 and downloadable house art in addition to their early access[34].
Sixth Pottermore House CupEdit
The sixth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on Friday, 26th September, 2014 to Ravenclaw.
- Ravenclaw with 32,371,299 points
- Gryffindor with 32,279,991 points
- Hufflepuff with 32,259,036 points
- Slytherin with 31,926,625 points
PlayStation HomeEdit
In April 2013, Pottermore was integrated into PlayStation Home, a feature available to members of the PlayStation Network, accessible through the PlayStation 3 console. The feature introduced a new minigame called "Book Herding," as well as an expanded Duelling system and also allowed existing Pottermore users to link their accounts and collect new trading cards.[35]
Behind the scenesEdit
- Pottermore offered parts of the Wonderbook experience for users to view through the Pottermore Insider; they could practise the Water-Making Spell, Fire-Making Spell and Revealing Charm[36] After completing each spell, users were able to download a certificate for their achievement. It can be found here.
- The date of the start of beta registration (31 July) is both J. K. Rowling's and Harry Potter's birthday.
- Pottermore had been in development for two years since its incorporation in April 2009, however the Leaky Cauldron's Melissa Anelli has been involved with the project since October 2009.
- Entertainment Weekly admitted with approval of the website and praised that the website was not just a marketing ploy to sell e-books and audiobooks, but a website that "will at least let you experience some of the fun of living in the world of Harry Potter."[37]
- Though it was stated that one million beta members would have the opportunity to preview the site, as of 15 April, 2012 (the day after the public opening), the site's Great Hall section listed around 850,000 students as being registered. A number of factors account for this, including members who "caught the magical quill" but later chose not to participate, and accounts that were reviewed following reported attempts to sell accounts for early access to the site.
- On October 11, 2012, Rowling held a live webcast and answered fan questions, including one chosen from a poll on the Pottermore Insider. The chosen question was which Pottermore house she was sorted into.[38] The answer was Gryffindor House.[39]
- Pottermore was selected by the Time Magazine as one of its 50 Best Websites of 2012, one of six in its "Family and kids" category.[40]
- In the webcast Harry Potter: Beyond the Page, Rowling revealed that some material on Pottermore was written by her exclusively for the site and was not part of her original notes.
External linksEdit
- Pottermore.com
- Pottermore on Twitter
- Pottermore Insider
- Pottermore on Facebook
- Pottermore Help
- Sony.com
- Pottermore on Wikipedia
- Pottermore Wiki
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ New Rowling mystery project spellbinds on Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ J.K. Rowling's Pottermore reveal: Harry Potter e-books and more on Wired UK (Ars Technica)
- ↑ Secret Street View.com
- ↑ "Secret Street View results" on Hogwarts Radio
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Pottermore" on Twitter
- ↑ Pottermore: New J.K. Rowling Site Sends Harry Potter Fans into a Frenzy at Yahoo! News
- ↑ "Pottermore: JK Rowling's next big thing" at HPANA
- ↑ "Exclusive Announcement by J.K. Rowling" on YouTube
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Making Pottermore even better" on Pottermore.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Beta and Beyond" on Pottermore.com
- ↑ Pottermore Press Release (PDF) on Pottermore.com
- ↑ "Waiting for Pottermore" on Pottermore.com
- ↑ Pottermore concludes successful relationship with primary commercial partner Sony, Pottermore.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Pottermore site updates - accessed 14 April 2015
- ↑ Pottermore Terms & Conditions
- ↑ Pottermore Child Privacy & Safety Policy
- ↑ J.K. Rowling's website starts selling Harry Potter e-books at Wall Street Journal
- ↑ Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books now available! at Pottermore Insider
- ↑ Harry Potter eBooks at Pottermore Shop
- ↑ Harry Potter digital audio books at Pottermore Shop
- ↑ Compatible devices and reading services (complete list of devices) at Pottermore Shop
- ↑ Payments, charges and refunds at Pottermore Shop
- ↑ Pottermore front page at Pottermore.com
- ↑ "Pottermore Presentation" on Pottermore News blog
- ↑ "Site Updates": Pottermore Insider
- ↑ "24 hours early access for Ravenclaws begins this Wednesday" at the Pottermore Insider
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 The Magical Quill Challenge: clues and solutions on Pottermore
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Pottermore: your experiences on Guardian.co.uk
- ↑ Pottermore: my quest to find the Magical Quill on Guardian.co.uk
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Muggle Quest for More on Publisher Weekly
- ↑ "Congratulations Slytherin on Winning…" at Pottermore Insider
- ↑ "House pride week and the awarding of the fifth Pottermore House Cup will soon be taking place!" on Pottermore.com
- ↑ "Ravenclaw's prize as winners of the fifth Pottermore House Cup" on "Pottermore Insider"
- ↑ IGN - Harry Potter Coming to PlayStation Home Through Pottermore
- ↑ See here
- ↑ Pottermore: first impressions of the new interactive Harry Potter site on Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ Pottermore Insider - Your Chance to Ask J.K. Rowling - The Results
- ↑ "J. K. Rowling Surprises Harry Potter fans on Live Global Webacast"
- ↑ The Leaky Cauldron - "Pottermore one of Times 50 Best Websites of 2012"


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River Maps: Mackenzie River
The watershed of the mighty Mackenzie, rendered as an urban transit network, covering a vast and minimally-populated region in Canada. Some of these places are, even today, only accessible by river or plane, so for some locations this map could theoretically double as an actual transit map.
This map features the following rivers, creeks, (etc.): Mackenzie, Arctic Red, Great Bear, Keele, South Nahanni, Liard, Ft Nelson & Muskwa, Hay, Lockhart, Talston, Fond du Lac/Cochrane/Wathaman, Slave & Rochers, Peace & Finlay, Smoky, Athabasca.
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10% of the profits I earn from the sale of prints will be donated to organizations that protect and restore some of the watersheds seen in this river map series.
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