Most Media Coverage Ignores Premium Drop, Focuses On GOP Effort To Undermine Obamacare

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Early on Wednesday, as House Republicans prepared to vote for a delay of the Affordable Care Act?s employer and individual mandates, New York state officials announced that health care premiums in the new exchange will plummet by at least 50 percent as a result of the law.

For reform advocates, the story represented a reprieve from the constant drum beat of media coverage about implementation delays, predictions of rate shock, and employers dropping coverage. But a ThinkProgress analysis of television reports about the health care law for Wednesday, July 18th, confirms that even with good news to report, bookers and segment producers are still far more interested in broadcasting stories about the political brinkmanship in Washington, DC than the actual, tangible progress of implementation. New York joined Oregon, Montana, California, and Louisiana in reporting lower than expected rates in the law?s new health care marketplaces.

ThinkProgress? review of all national and local news segments containing the term ?Obamacare? from 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday to 11:00 P.M., found that Americans were far more likely to hear about the GOP?s 38th and 39th efforts to legislatively slow down the law ? bills that the Senate has pledged not to take-up and President Obama said he would not sign ? that learn about lower insurance rates for New Yorkers. Of the 147 segments identified by media program Critical Mention to include ?Obamacare,? almost all or 120 mentioned the House vote, while just 71 ? or less than half ? discussed the lower premium rates:

The results signal that administration officials will have an uphill battle spreading the word about the law and its implementation and will have to to break through the clutter of negative news and the millions in negative advertising to convince Americans to enroll.

As it already stands, 40 percent of Americans don?t know whether the Affordable Care Act is actually law, and for that, the media may be at least partly to blame.

ThinkProgress intern Joseph Diebold conducted the research for this post.

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Rivera enters early, helps AL win All-Star game

NEW YORK (AP) ? Mariano Rivera reported early for work, and walked off to a fitting tribute.

Summoned in the eighth inning to make sure he would pitch in his final All-Star game, the New York Yankees' indomitable closer got three straight outs and soaked up a pair of standing ovations while helping the American League to a 3-0 victory over the National League on Tuesday night at Citi Field.

"I wanted to pitch," said Rivera, who took home the MVP trophy. "I think the plan was perfect."

Rivera and nine other pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the AL snapped a three-game skid and regained home-field advantage in the World Series. Joe Nathan saved it in Rivera's place after the American League scratched out a pair of runs and got an RBI double from Jason Kipnis.

Robinson Cano hobbled off early after getting hit by a pitch from crosstown rival Matt Harvey of the hosting Mets. X-rays were negative and Cano said he shouldn't miss any games for the Yankees.

Harvey and opposing starter Max Scherzer were among a record 39 first-time All-Stars in a game that featured four precocious players 21 or younger ? baseball's next generation.

Both came out throwing 99 mph heat, but it was Rivera, at 43 the oldest All-Star since Carlton Fisk in 1991, who was the center of attention in his farewell season. And on this night, with drug suspensions still looming for some of the game's biggest names, the spotlight found a player who is almost universally respected.

Baseball's career saves leader came in from the bullpen to Metallica's "Enter Sandman," just like across town at Yankee Stadium, and was left alone on the field for 90 seconds to take in a stirring ovation.

"It was a great moment. He is one of the best pitchers that's ever played this game," Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter said.

Players on both sides clapped from the top of the dugout steps, and Rivera tipped his cap to the crowd.

Then he went to work, retiring three straight hitters on 16 pitches ? all cutters, as usual ? before walking off to another ovation and receiving a hug from Detroit ace Justin Verlander.

"I just happened to be standing out there," Verlander said. "That's something that I will never forget."

Exit, Sandman.

Next stop, the Hall of Fame.

"It was tough. It was special," an emotional Rivera said. "Seeing the fans sharing and both teams standing out of the dugout, managers, coaches, players, priceless."

It was the latest salute to Rivera, set to retire after this season. The 13-time All-Star is on something of a farewell tour, receiving creative gifts at each opposing ballpark he visits for the final time.

He got a rocking chair built out of broken bats in Minnesota, a decorated surfboard and bottle of wine in Oakland.

The last time he was at Citi Field, though, things didn't go so well. He was honored by the Mets before a game in late May, threw out a ceremonial first ball ? and then had his first blown save of the year.

While other All-Stars wore flashy spikes, Rivera stayed with traditional black. No surprise for Mr. Steady.

Rivera pitched a total of nine innings in All-Star play over his career, allowing an unearned run way back in 2000. The only older pitcher to appear in an All-Star game was 47-year-old Satchel Paige 60 years ago, according to STATS.

AL manager Jim Leyland had promised Rivera would pitch. So rather than risk waiting for a save opportunity that might never come, the Detroit Tigers' skipper made his much-awaited call one inning earlier than Rivera is accustomed.

"First class all the way," Mets captain David Wright said. "Well deserving for Mariano. I was on the top step clapping and cheering as loud as I could."

Winning pitcher Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox worked two perfect innings for the AL, which posted its third shutout and first since 1990 at Wrigley Field to trim the NL lead to 43-39-2 in All-Star games.

The National League didn't manage a baserunner until Carlos Beltran's one-out single in the fourth.

It was the ninth All-Star game in New York ? most for any city ? and second in five years after a farewell to old Yankee Stadium in 2008. But the only other time the Mets hosted was during Shea Stadium's debut season in 1964, when Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johnny Callison hit a game-ending homer in the ninth.

This one gave the struggling Mets a chance to pack their cozy ballpark for one of the few times all season. Fans chanted Harvey's name during pregame introductions, and the 24-year-old sensation delivered with three strikeouts in two shutout innings.

He walked off to a standing ovation and received a pat on the back from NL manager Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants, the defending World Series champions.

Harvey was the youngest All-Star starting pitcher since former Mets ace Dwight Gooden was 23 a quarter-century ago ? and the first from the home team since Houston's Roger Clemens in 2004. Gooden cheered Harvey on from the stands.

All the buildup might have made the phenom a little too excited at the start. Mike Trout doubled inside first base on his opening pitch, and Harvey drilled Cano just above the right knee with a 96 mph fastball on the third.

In obvious pain, Cano initially stayed in the game but limped off after Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera struck out ? just as he did against Harvey in spring training.

Cano crossed in front of the mound while heading to the dugout, and Harvey patted himself on the chest.

"I didn't mean to, obviously," Harvey said. "I feel terrible. Apologies go out to him."

Cano has a bruised quadriceps but said he'll be ready to play when the Yankees come out of the All-Star break.

"Just a little tight," Cano said. "I'll be good for Friday."

Wright went to the mound for a calming chat with Harvey, who whiffed Jose Bautista to end the inning.

Cano's name came up all night ? even after he left the game. A fan in a Cano shirt ran on the field and gave himself up to security near second base as players backed away a bit, but was tackled anyway to the delight of the crowd.

Cabrera's bat slipped out of his hands on a swing and sailed 10-15 rows deep, where it nearly clipped another fan in a Cano jersey.

Cabrera's next cut against loser Patrick Corbin produced a leadoff double in the fourth, and Bautista's sacrifice fly snapped a 17-inning scoreless streak for the AL that dated to Adrian Gonzalez's homer off Cliff Lee two years ago in Arizona.

Baltimore's Adam Jones, wearing bright orange high-tops, doubled against Lee to start the fifth and scored while J.J. Hardy beat out a potential double play. Kipnis doubled home a run in the eighth off Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel.

NOTES: Nathan gave Rivera the game ball, and a representative from the Hall of Fame took Rivera's cap to display in Cooperstown. ... Hall of Famer Tom Seaver from the 1969 Miracle Mets threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Wright, who led the NL All-Stars out of the dugout. He singled in the seventh and was pulled for Pittsburgh 3B Pedro Alvarez in the eighth. ... Next year's game is in Minnesota, with 2015 at Cincinnati. ... The score of the 2002 All-Star game, which ended in an embarrassing 7-7 tie, was restored on the out-of-town scoreboard after it was noticeably absent during Monday night's Home Run Derby. ... Neil Diamond performed ballpark favorite "Sweet Caroline" from in front of the mound in the middle of the eighth inning. ... Corbin's only loss in 12 decisions this season came July 2 at Citi Field. ... The crowd of 45,186 was the largest ever at Citi Field, which opened in 2009. ... MLB honored 30 military veterans who were winners of the "Tribute for Heroes" campaign. They lined up before the games along the baselines, while players were introduced on the infield dirt. Then several All-Stars, including Rivera, gave the veterans American flags from ballparks around the majors. ... Marc Anthony sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch.

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Speaker event: Fostering innovation's connection to gardening | IT ...

My apartment in downtown Toronto is in the midst of dense commercial buildings and I never imagined it?d be a suitable place to do any gardening. My only outdoor space is a small landing, about 20 square feet, that is only meant to be used as a fire escape leading out the back door. For a long time it was left grungy and unappealing ? but this summer my girlfriend and I turned the situation around.

I bought some green turf from Canadian Tire that gave the appearance of grass and cut it to fit the landing area, covering up the rusted metal slats. We cleaned the area and placed some planters along railings and in a window sill that hosts a healthy herb garden. There are potted flowering vines on the landing and window sill that are slowly making their way up twine guides and covering the brick and metal with bright green leaves. Now it?s a pleasure to stand out there and barbeque, plus harvest fresh herbs for cooking and to give away to friends and family.

With the help of nature, we turned a formerly dead space into a livable space that?s full of life. That?s what innovation can do for an economy ? it transforms the useless into the useful, it reinvigorates market activity where stagnation once took hold. It?s a creative idea, even esoteric, and it?s one Cindy Gordon will be exploring tomorrow at the first event in AcceleratorU?s summer speaker series.

A part of the Summer of Innovation, the speaker series will be moderated by myself on behalf of IT World Canada. Kicking off as the featured speaker of tomorrow?s event, Gordon is the CEO and founder of Helix Commerce International Inc. and involved in a number of entrepreneur activities. She?s the co-founder of AccerleratorU, a co-founder at a crowdfunding software platform that?s just been adopted by the City of Waterloo, and has a long history of driving organizational transformation at enterprises like CIBC and Research in Motion.

Please join us tomorrow at noon at the IBM Innovation Center in Markham, Ont. Here are some of the questions Cindy will be exploring:

1. What does innovation have to do with nature?

2. What are the seeds that are needed to nurture innovation?

3. Why does innovative grow on the edges of nature vs the center of nature?

4. What do social networks have to do with root systems?

5. What are the weeds that impact innovation?

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HBO's Latest DMCA Abuse: Issues Takedown To Google Over Popular VLC Media Player

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I was at a copyright conference recently, where a Congressional representative, who couldn't attend in person, had sent a recorded video message, which was played over the event's screens via a computer using the popular open source media player VLC. One of the copyright lawyers in attendance pointed out -- only half-jokingly -- that since VLC actually gets around some forms of DRM, some could define it as an anti-circumvention device, and thus illegal under the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions. Of course, it seems crazy that anyone would actually make such a claim -- but we live in crazy times.

I doubt that's what HBO intended when, as Torrentfreak discovered, it sent a DMCA takedown notice to Google with a bunch of links for supposedly infringing content, including various HBO shows. However, mixed in with everything else was a link to a copy of VLC. The notice claims that VLC is actually a copy of Game of Thrones, suggesting that this is yet another case where an overeager copyright holder isn't being very careful with the power given to it via the DMCA's notice-and-takedown procedures.

Given that this is the same HBO that recently sent a takedown notice over its own site, it seems pretty clear that HBO has hired incredibly sloppy "agents" to run its counterproductive DMCA takedown efforts. Unfortunately, that's just the nature of the game these days. Since there is no real or effective punishment for issuing bogus DMCA notices, copyright holders have no problem simply wiping out such things "by accident." If it happens to take down a legal copy of some media playing software they probably don't like very much in the first place, well, what's the big deal?

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Apple reportedly pitching ad skipping technology to cable companies

Tim Stevens, forever known as a bearded legend and a dignified gentleman in the realm of Engadget, once placed a small sum of money into a charity bet with Gene Munster. At question, as you'll likely surmise, was whether or not Apple would reinvent television before the end of the year. The outfit's CEO has since upgraded the Apple TV from a hobby to an "area of intense interest," and it seems that discussions are indeed in the works. Jessica Lessin, formerly of Wall Street Journal fame, has been known to break an Apple story or two, and she's recently published a report that puts Apple and cable companies at the table to discuss the premise of ad skipping.
Simply put, Apple wants to offer consumers the ability to watch live and on-demand programming "over an Apple set-top box or TV" at a premium, with ads being skipped over and ISPs receiving a slice of the money. That money, of course, would seemingly have to trickle down to the companies who are getting (potentially) shafted when it comes to air time, but details surrounding that notion seem to be unclear. Of course, one could say that folks are already addicted to skipping ads, and if Apple's crafting an idea to make anything from a phenomenon that's already happening... well, you could certainly imagine one or two executives having a listen.
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Filibuster fight could prompt tougher battles

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The threat by majority Democrats to change Senate rules to make confirmation easier for some nominees could open up two cans of worms that could weaken the chamber's minority party for years to come.

Exasperated by what he considers excessive Republican efforts to block some of President Barack Obama's appointments, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is threatening to use his muscle to change the rules so only simple majority votes are needed to approve top-level federal agency jobs.

Currently, opponents can thwart those appointments with filibusters. Since those delaying tactics take three-fifths majorities to end, Reid currently needs the votes of 60 of all 100 senators to push those nominations through his chamber ? a high hurdle since Reid generally controls only 54 votes, including two usually loyal independents.

If Reid prevails, that could encourage Republicans to broaden the exception whenever they recapture the Senate, experts say, perhaps also eliminating the 60-vote margin needed to end filibusters on legislation. Republicans have pointedly said would make it easier to establish a nuclear waste depository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain, which Reid has thwarted for years.

Several experts said the change would be the biggest since 1975, when the Senate reduced the threshold needed to end filibusters from 67 votes to 60.

Another issue is Democrats saying they will change the rule by a simple majority vote.

Currently, opponents of a rules change can start a filibuster that special rules say can be ended by a two-thirds majority of voting senators ? 67 if all 100 lawmakers vote.

Yet over the years, the Senate has used simple majority votes to overrule its own presiding officer and change how its rules are applied.

Combined, the two moves would make the Senate similar to the House, where the majority rules and the minority party enjoys little leverage.

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Apple 'in talks' to buy motion control specialist (and Kinect maker) PrimeSense

Israeli news source Calcalist has a decent track record when it comes to acquisition gossip, even if the gossip itself sometimes comes to nothing. Bearing that in mind, the latest rumor is that Apple is "in talks" to buy PrimeSense, the company that worked with Microsoft to create the first-generation Kinect (but not Kinect 2.0) and which could potentially help Cupertino with new projects that require natural interfaces. The value of the acquisition is said to "probably" be around $280 million, although the source makes it clear that these talks are in very early stages. Whichever way things go, the immediate effect of a report like this is to add to the impression that PrimeSense has a future beyond the Xbox 360 -- but, frankly, we already believed it did.

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Join the Pork Side: 'Angry Birds StarWars 2' prequel comes with action figures

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Rovio is bringing another installment of its popular "Angry Birds Star Wars" spin-off to the app store next month along with "Skylanders"-style action figures.

Rovio Entertainment announced plans on Monday to release "Angry Birds Star Wars 2," a new installment in its wildly popular series of physics-based bird-chucking video games that will follow the events of George Lucas's prequel trilogy.

Yes, "Star Wars" fans, that means that, come September 19, you'll soon be able to see adorable little "Angry Birds" version of Darth Maul, Mace Windu, and even young Anakin Skywalker. Rovio didn't make it clear which of these will actually be playable (or, more accurately, throwable) characters versus enemies, but the prospect of being able to play as an "Angry Birds"-ified version of Samuel L. Jackson as a Jedi Knight is almost too good to pass up.

As a follow up to last year's "Angry Birds Star Wars," Rovio's new game also features a new gameplay mode known as "Join the Pork Side" that allows players to step into the shoes of the series' traditionally antagonistic pigs.

Rovio also announced that "Angry Birds Star Wars 2" will debut alongside a line of Hasbro action figures known as "Telepods." As with the wildly popular kids toy/video game hybrid franchise "Skylanders," "Angry Birds Star Wars 2" players can enter a Telepod's likeness into the video game to unlock new in-game characters and special abilities. Of course, you have to buy the toys first, which is where Rovio's unique approach to monetizing a freemium mobile app comes in. So far, the company said it already has more than 30 Telepods action figures that it will debut at launch along with related cross-merchandising efforts like clothing, books, and other less-virtually-animate toys

The original "Angry Birds Star Wars" was downloaded more than 100 million times across the many platforms it appears on (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, OS X, Facebook, BlackBerry), Rovio executive vice president of games Jami Laes in a press statement Monday.

Rovio will show off "Angry Birds Star Wars 2" for the first time at this week's Comic-Con convention in San Diego. Watch the reveal trailer below.

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Opposition Leader ElBaradei Sworn In as Egypt?s Vice President

Opposition Leader ElBaradei Sworn In as Egypt?s Vice President

Posted on Jul?14,?2013

Mohamed ElBaradei, a top leader of a liberal coalition that mounted a successful campaign to depose Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, took office Sunday as interim vice president. He was sworn in in front of interim President Adli Mansour, who replaced Morsi after he was ousted by the military early this month. The interim government will be in power until Egypt holds new elections.

Meantime, as the new interim government continues to form, Voice of America reports that prosecutors in Egypt are getting set to launch an investigation against Morsi and other leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi has yet to be charged with a crime, but he has been held at an undisclosed location since his removal from office.

CBS News:

The military-backed government has dissolved the Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament, further angering the Brotherhood, which has won every election since the February 2011 downfall of Morsi?s predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, in a similar mass uprising.

ElBaradei, 71, won a Nobel Peace Prize for his role as the head of the U.N.?s International Atomic energy Agency. He returned home to assume a role in the anti-Mubarak uprising and emerged as one of the most visible leaders in the badly fractured Egyptian liberal and secular opposition to the Brotherhood and its government.

He headed of the National Salvation Front, a coalition of largely secular groups. Tamarod, the newly founded youth movement that initiated the anti-Morsi protests on June 30 that ultimately led to his ouster, also chose ElBaradei as its representative.

ElBaradei will be tasked with handling Egypt?s foreign relations, filling a position that did not exist under Morsi or previous governments. The details of his mandate remain unclear.

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Marloes Coenen and Cristiane ?Cyborg?s? road to Invicta bout went through Strikeforce

Saturday, two women who once held Strikeforce belts will fight at Invicta FC 6. Marloes Coenen, the one-time bantamweight champion, will fight Cristiane Cyborg, the only person to hold the featherweight championship.

This is a rematch of their fight from January of 2010. Cyborg won with a TKO of Coenen in the third round. After Coenen lost this fight, she went on to win the bantamweight championship from Sarah Kaufman. She defended it against Liz Carmouche before losing her belt to Miesha Tate.

Cyborg fought two more times in Strikeforce. She beat Jan Finney, but then her win over Hiroko Yamanaka was overturned after she tested positive for a banned substance.

Before Saturday's Invicta bout, they defeated the same person in their last fight. Coenen submitted Fiona Muxlow with a submission at 3:29 in the first round at a DREAM event. Cyborg made her Invicta debut against Muxlow in April. Cyborg won with a TKO at 3:46, also in the first round.

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Stock price drop takes glow off U.S. consumer sentiment

By Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Worries about rising interest rates and falling stock prices dinged U.S. consumer sentiment in early July, while other data showed a firm rise in wholesale prices, which could make the Federal Reserve more comfortable reducing its monetary stimulus.

The preliminary reading for the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment edged down to 83.9 from 84.1 in June. The reading, released on Friday, fell short of forecasts although it remained near its highest level in almost six years.

"The collective mood of consumers may have slipped modestly but still remains upbeat," said Jim Baird, an investment officer for Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The decline came after a series of signals from the Fed that it was getting closer to ending a bond-buying program, leading to a selloff in stocks in June and a surge in mortgage rates.

However, stocks have since recovered on reassurances from the Fed that interest rate hikes are a long way off, and Friday's data was consistent with the view that economic growth will accelerate toward the end of the year.

The decline in sentiment was more pronounced among upper-income consumers who worried about rising rates.

Some of those worries could be positive signals for near-term economic growth. One in five households with incomes in the top third said it was better to borrow before mortgage rates rose further.

While consumers worried about the future, they were much more sanguine about the present. The barometer of current economic conditions rose to its highest level since July 2007.

Investors on Wall Street were largely unfazed by the data and stock prices were little changed after closing at a record high a day earlier. U.S. Treasuries prices held onto gains chalked up earlier in the day.

PRICE RISE COULD PAVE WAY FOR FED

A separate report showed U.S. producer prices rose more than expected in June, which some analysts took as a sign that a worrisome downward trend in inflation might be leveling out.

The Labor Department said its seasonally adjusted producer price index increased 0.8 percent last month, the largest gain since September.

A Reuters survey of economists had forecast prices received by the nation's farms, factories and refineries rising 0.5 percent last month, and the data sends a reassuring signal that demand is still strong enough to push prices higher.

"If there is a time we want to see higher inflation, this is one of them," said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust in Chicago.

While much of the increase in prices was fueled by a jump in gasoline, which could weigh on consumers, a gauge of underlying inflation pressures pointed to a bit more vigor in the economy as well.

So-called core producer prices, which strip out volatile energy and food costs, rose 0.2 percent last month, boosted by a 0.8 percent increase in the price of passenger cars. Economists had expected core prices to rise 0.1 percent.

The data could make policymakers at the Fed more confident about recent assertions that the economy was strengthening quickly enough for the central bank to begin reducing its bond-buying stimulus program by the end of the year.

The Fed's preferred measure of inflation showed a 1.3 percent gain in consumer prices in the 12 months through May, well below the Fed's 2 percent target. Several Fed policymakers have expressed worry over inflation drifting so low, with one arguing that the bond-buying program should continue at full steam until inflation firms.

(Reporting by Jason Lange; Additional reporting by Leah Schnurr and Richard Leong in New York; editing by Neil Stempelman and Paul Simao)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/producer-prices-rise-could-signal-stronger-economy-123342750.html

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Why You Should Play Bad Video Games - Kotaku

I still remember the first bad game that really burned me.

The year was 2002. I was wearing out my copy of Dead or Alive 3 on the Xbox, and Jann Lee was my combatant of choice. I was a huge martial arts movie fan, and Lee?s silky-smooth combinations, flowing mannerisms and high-pitched shouts were spot-on. This game made me feel the way it should feel to play as a certain legendary martial artist with whom my character shared a last name.

I fell in love with that experience, so when an actual Bruce Lee game ? Quest of the Dragon ? launched, I had to have it. Visions danced in my head of controlling a character who was as fast and as fluid against multiple assailants as Jann Lee. What could possibly be better than Jeet Kune Do in an action-adventure brawler?

Turns out, pretty much everything on the Xbox could be and was better. Quest of the Dragon is an abomination. Enemies were boring and repetitive, combat broke down to spamming the same couple of combos, the graphics were substandard, and the controls, which should have let me massacre foes with the same beautiful violence that Jann Lee employed in DoA, were unresponsive to the point of being game-breaking.

I was heartbroken, but more importantly, I was pissed. I had just blown $50 on one of the worst games of that generation, and when I finally beat Quest of the Dragon, it was done mostly out of spite. It had taken my money, so damnit, I was going to get my money?s worth.

Perspective is a funny thing, because I look back now and I feel fortunate ? yes, fortunate ? for having played Quest of the Dragon. You see, I hadn?t thought much about that game until I picked up Sleeping Dogs last year, snapped off my first combo as Wei Shen, and marveled at how good it was. This was what a martial arts brawler should feel like, and as I tore through the game, I loved it more and more because it wasn?t Quest of the Dragon.

Playing that terrible Xbox game gave me the baseline for everything a game could do wrong, and that perspective made me appreciate everything that Sleeping Dogs did right. In fact, I?ve started playing some of the worst titles available just to gain an appreciation for the quality of well-made games.

You should too.

The truth is, most gamers today rely on a steady diet of AAA titles to feed their video game appetites, and unless you have an unlimited budget, buying the wrong $60 game can be a significant hit to your allotted gaming fund. This is an expensive hobby, and that?s why video game reviews are taken far more seriously than movie reviews, and that's why keyboard scud missiles are aimed at any reviewer suspected of being biased or unfair.

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It isn?t until you play a game that does the little things wrong that you appreciate the ones that do them right.

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An odd thing happens when you?re only eating top-shelf steak; you start to lose taste of what makes it special in the first place.

I see this a lot with series that are on regular release cycles like Call of Duty or Halo, or when franchises like Devil May Cry move in a new direction. You can dismiss it as trolling or fanboy ranting, but I?ve heard ?that game sucks? in reference to good games from plenty of real, intelligent people who I know personally. Simply put, they?re wrong.

Take Call of Duty. The plots might be contrived and the set pieces predictable, but nothing about Call of Duty on a fundamental level sucks. You want a first-person shooter that actually sucks? Play Darkest of Days, a mess of an FPS with invisible walls, glitchy aiming, glitchier enemies, and a preposterous time-travel plot. That came out the same year as Modern Warfare 2. Play it, and then try to tell me with a straight face that Call of Duty sucks. It?s impossible.

If you only play a few games all year, I can see how your perspective gets skewed. If you only bought Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Halo 4 and Black Ops II last year, one of those games is going to be your least favorite, probably by a big margin, and it?s easy to say that your least-favorite game sucks by comparison. Little details that make a quality game so special like tight controls, reliable and consistent hit detection and physics, intelligent AI, lighting, and draw distance get taken for granted, because most quality games do those things well to begin with. It isn?t until you play a game that does the little things wrong that you appreciate the ones that do them right.

I am a big advocate of playing terrible games for the aforementioned reasons, but I understand that you might be skeptical and wondering why you should waste time and money on a substandard product. Bear with me.

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My proposal: On the weekend before the release of a game that you are really looking forward to, pick up a terrible game in the same genre and revel in how awful it is.

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Gamestop has a fantastic used games return policy where you can return a used game with a receipt within seven days of purchase for a full refund, and since bad games tend to sell poorly, they can usually be found used for a few dollars apiece. This serves our purpose perfectly.

As far as why you should invest the time, think of it as cleansing your palate with water in between drinking fine wines. You?re shocking your system, washing away the expectations of the last great game you played before starting the next great game anew.

My proposal: on the weekend before the release of a game that you are really looking forward to, pick up a terrible game in the same genre and revel in how awful it is, much in the same way you?d watch a terrible movie. Excited for WWE 2K14 this October? Throw in Lucha Libre AAA Heroes del Ring for a few hours of sluggish wrestling and limited match types. Stepping back into Sam Fisher?s boots in Splinter Cell: Blacklist? Pick up Naughty Bear for third-person action/stealth done wrong.

The best part is, there is almost always some fun to be had in a game, no matter its review score. After all, bad video games are the yin to good video games? yang; there is always a little bit of bad in the good, and a little bit of good in the bad. Darkest of Days lets you go Rambo with futuristic weapons on Civil War enemies, which is as ludicrous as it sounds. No game has made me laugh harder than Rock Revolution the first time I heard its unlicensed cover of ?Chop Suey,? which is a testament to all that is suck. And Quest of the Dragon? Well?. At least it has Bruce Lee on the cover.

Seeking out bad games goes against everything we learn as consumers and gamers, but try it before you judge it. I promise that your gaming experience will be better for it.

Cameron Gidari is a freelance writer and the author of Seattle Before8 and the upcoming Manhattan Before8. His work is featured on gidarimedia.com, and he can be reached on Twitter at CGidari.

Source: http://kotaku.com/why-you-should-play-bad-video-games-748981509

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Sony Music Unlimited for iOS adds high-quality streams and offline mode

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Network Entertainment International today announced that the updated Music Unlimited service application (App) for iPhone? and iPod touch?1 is now available globally. The new App, which delivers improved performance and adds offline playback and high quality audio streaming, is available for free in the App Store?.

After downloading the new App, Music Unlimited Service subscribers can download playlists, albums, and individual songs to their iPhone and iPod touch models allowing them to enjoy music even when they are not connected to a cellular or Wi-Fi network. Additionally, the new app offers the ability to stream tracks in 320kbps AAC high quality audio streaming for a crystal clear, high fidelity listening experience2.

The Music Unlimited App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at https://itunes.apple.com/app/music-unlimited/id522556733.

About the Music Unlimited service
The Music Unlimited service is a cloud-based digital music service that hosts a global catalog of over 20 million licensed songs3 including all major labels, leading independent labels, and major publishers worldwide. Originally launched in December 2010, the Music Unlimited service is available on a wide range of Sony and non-Sony connected devices. With its breadth of available devices and regional reach, along with the depth of its music catalog, the Music Unlimited service is the ultimate music subscription service for users who want to play their music whenever and wherever. For more information, please visit: http://sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/music-unlimited.

About Sony Entertainment Network
Sony Entertainment Network is the ultimate destination for digital music, movies, games and more. All through the convenience of a single account, Sony Entertainment Network is a global comprehensive network platform that unifies Sony's digital entertainment experience across a growing ecosystem of Sony and non-Sony devices. Additional information about Sony Entertainment Network can be found by visiting: blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, www.facebook.com/sonyentertainment, and www.twitter.com/sonyentnet.

1 Compatible with iPhone 5, 4s, 4, and 3GS and iPod touch; iOS version 4.3 and above.

2 High quality audio is only available for streaming layback and not available for offline playback.

3 Number of tracks available from the catalog varies by country and may be less.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/11/sony-music-unlimited-ios-update/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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Pitchfork Media Launches The Dissolve, A Movie Site Looking To ...

Pitchfork Media, the company behind the music site that all my cool friends used to read (I use the past tense because, like me, my friends have gotten old and uncool), just launched a new property ? The Dissolve, a site that?s all about movies.

When I loaded up The Dissolve earlier today, my first feeling was one of familiarity. That?s usually not something you want in a new property, but in this case, it was good thing ? I was happy to see the bylines of several writers I used to read at one of my favorite arts and entertainment sites, The A.V. Club. The Dissolve was founded by Keith Phipps, who previously edited The A.V. Club, its editor Scott Tobias was film editor at The A.V. Club, and yes, Phipps appears to have done a good job of brining several of the writers from his old gig over to the new one.

Phipps told me that he started dreaming up The Dissolve after his departure from The A.V. Club in December. As he tried to figure out what he was going to do next, Phipps realized that what he was most excited about was ?getting back into film? ? movies are a big part of the coverage at The A.V. Club, but they?re mixed in with TV, music, and more. The Dissolve is aiming to be all movies, all the time.

Not that the Internet is exactly lacking when it comes to movie sites. Phipps said he thinks are ?tons of great film websites? out there, but he had his own vision for ?kind of a place to hang out and read about and talk about movies.? He noted that for many sites, there?s a bit of a ?hype cycle,? where they?ll post every trailer and every piece of news or speculation about a big movie, but once it?s actually out in theaters, the discussion dies off.

?We?re not going to be out of the game entirely,? Phipps acknowledged, but he said he wants to dial the hype down a bit and mix things like posting trailers with in-depth discussions of movies old and new.

One example of that approach is a series called the Movie of the Week, where, as the name implies, The Dissolve will run a number of pieces throughout the week discussing different aspects of a single film. And it doesn?t look like these are going to be the latest blockbusters ? the first selection is Repo Man, the second will be Zelig. You can read about some of the other planned features in Phipps? ?user?s guide.?

As for building a community, The Dissolve hasn?t done anything too novel on the tech side. it comments on stories, of course, and it also has what Phipps called ?a very informal partnership? with movie rating service Letterboxd. Phipps added the he?s open to exploring other services that could be added, but he isn?t interested in building a separate forum or social network: ?There are enough of those already.?

But given the proliferation of online film criticism, much of it done for free, isn?t the news- and aggregation-based model the one that makes economic sense? Phipps said that to a large extent, he lets other folks to handle the business side ? though in the initial stages he did have to convince Pitchfork, particularly Pitchfork President Chris Kaskie, that The Dissolve could be a moneymaking proposition.

More broadly, Phipps quoted his aforementioned editor Scott Tobias and suggested that there?s ?a real estate bubble when it comes to pageviews in film.? He said he?s discouraged when he sees ?variations on the same story aggregated on linked to on every site? and that an approach that values pageviews and nothing else is ?disastrous for creativity.?

?I hope we?ll build a quality audience that our advertisers think is worth reaching, rather than just going for the numbers,? Phipps said.

Pitchfork media is an internet publication focusing on indie music. The content includes criticism, commentary, music news, and artist interviews.

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Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/10/the-dissolve/

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City Cat from Nevosoft Now Available for iPhone/iPad

[prMac.com] St. Petersburg, Russian Federation - Nevosoft today is pleased to introduce a new game for iPhone and iPad called City Cat. City Cat is a revolutionary, addictive, epic 2D race with original mechanics and graphics. A fluffy super hero, Pixel has gotten himself into trouble. All of his favorite food was stolen by aliens! But this kitty has big claws and it is ready to chase the evil thieves forever.

Players should be ready to test their reflexes, learn some tricks and use kitty's talents to beat their friends' score on Facebook. The mission is to gracefully jump from one roof to the next, avoiding obstacles and collecting coins that can be cashed in for some useful power-ups.

Key features:
* Endless "just-one-more-time" gameplay
* Easy one-touch control that just feels right
* Amazing pixel-art graphics - look at famous cities from a pixel-art perspective
* Awesome power-ups: Cat-Hulk, Helicopter Cat and many more
* Opportunities to exchange diamonds among your friends and run farther
* Weekly Facebook tournaments

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, iPod touch (3/4/5 gen), iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Optimized for iPhone 5
* 15.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
City Cat 1.2 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Nevosoft is a leading casual game publisher and developer in Russia and Eastern Europe based in St. Petersburg, Russia. It delivers downloadable and online entertainment software for various platforms including iOS, Android, WP 7, Windows and Mac. Nevosoft was founded in 2002 and is internationally renowned for its best selling, award-winning games like My Kingdom for the Princess I, II and III, LandGrabbers, Pioneer Lands, Supercow and about 40 more. Copyright (C) 2013 Nevosoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Source: http://prmac.com/release-id-59474.htm

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UPDATE: Milwaukee police union challenges residency rule

UPDATED Thursday, July 11, 2013 --- 7:59 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Police Association is asking a judge to order the city of Milwaukee to obey a new state law that allows public-sector employees to move out of the city.

The lawsuit was filed late Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. The police union's lawsuit says the city's failure to comply with the law, signed June 30 by Gov. Scott Walker, deprives officers of their rights to live where they choose, free of the threat of being fired for violating the city's residency rule.

Mayor Tom Barrett tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1bsIVEL ) he continues to believe the 75-year-old residency rule is legal.

Last week, the Common Council voted to continue enforcing the residency rule and authorized City Attorney Grant Langley to file suit challenging the new state law.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Only police, fire and emergency workers could be required to live within 15 miles of the city or county where they work under a provision added to the state budget.

The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Thursday voted to prohibit any more restrictive residency requirements than that.

Gov. Scott Walker proposed doing away with any residency requirements statewide.

The change would most dramatically affect Milwaukee. All Milwaukee city and school district employees must live in the city. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and others strongly oppose removing that.

A vote to remove Walker's proposal in the budget failed on an 8-8 vote. A vote to establish the 15-miles radius passed 12-4 with Republicans in support and Democrats opposed.

Copyright 2013: Associated Press

Source: http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Committee-Approves-New-15-Mile-Residency-Rule-206897321.html

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Court victories draw big crowds to gay pride parades

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York and other major U.S. cities Sunday to celebrate what once was unimaginable ? two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage.

The high court gave celebrants one more reason to cheer Sunday when Justice Anthony Kennedy rejected a last-ditch effort by opponents to stop gay marriages in California.

Among the thousands at San Francisco's event, now in its 43rd year, were scores of teenage girls, opposite-sex couples and families with children.

"You can feel the smiles," Graham Linn, 42, of Oakland said as he stood on a three-foot-tall building ledge surveying crowds 10-deep on the sidewalks. "All around you there is a release. There is a vindication, and you can feel it."

The biggest applause went up for the two newlywed couples whose legal challenge of Proposition 8 made it possible for Californians to wed.

The couples ? Kris Perry and Sandy Stier of Berkeley, and Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo of Burbank ? waved from convertibles as a group of people carried cartoon-style signs that read, "Prop. 8-Kapow!"

Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, who orchestrated the lawsuit, and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Academy Award for the movie about the slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, marched with them.

"It's so historic," Jeff Margolis, 58, said. "So many of us could never imagine this would happen, that people would be able to do what they want for the rest of their lives."

Loud cheers went to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Kalama Harris ? straight politicians who have been vocal advocates of same-sex marriage.

San Francisco's parade lineup illustrated how mainstream support for same-sex marriage has become. Companies such as Facebook and supermarket chain Safeway were represented. Police officers and sheriff's deputies marched while holding hands.

There was also a group that called itself "Mormons for Marriage" that drew enthusiastic applause. The Mormon Church was one of the main sponsors of Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Proposition 8 and also invalidated part of a 1996 federal law that denied spousal benefits to gay couples. On Sunday morning, Kennedy denied a last-ditch request from the sponsors of Proposition 8, who argued that a lower court on Friday prematurely allowed gay marriages to continue in the nation's most populous state.

The group that maintains marriage should be between a man and woman said the lower court should have waited until the Supreme Court ruling is finalized late in July.

"Everyone on all sides of the marriage debate should agree that the legal process must be followed," said attorney Austin R. Nimocks of Alliance Defending Freedom in a statement Sunday. "The more than 7 million Californians that voted to enact Proposition 8 deserve nothing short of the full respect and due process our judicial system provides."

San Francisco City Hall remained open on Sunday so couples who wanted to marry could obtain their licenses. Every other clerk in California's 58 counties will be required to issue same-sex marriage licenses starting Monday.

Parade organizers planned to hold a VIP reception for the newlyweds following the parade.

The parade in New York City, where the first pride march was held 44 years ago to mark the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots that kicked off the modern gay rights movement, also was a sort of victory lap for Edith Windsor, the 84-year-old widow who challenged the federal Defense of Marriage Act after she was forced to pay $363,053 on the estate of her late wife.

Windsor, who was picked as a grand marshal of New York's parade months before she won her case before the Supreme Court last week, walked up Fifth Avenue during the event and recalled watching it on television in past years with her wife, Thea Spyer, before Spyer died in 2009.

"I love it obviously," she said. "If someone had told me 50 years ago that I would be the marshal of New York City gay pride parade in 2013 at the age of 84, I never would have believed it."

In Seattle, the two women who were the first same-sex couple to be granted a marriage license in Washington state after same-sex marriage became legal there last year, Jane Abbot Lighty and Pete-e Petersen, helped raise a giant marriage equality sign featuring a red equal sign on top of the city's iconic Space Needle for the first time.

In another first, the Seattle Mariners flew a rainbow flag ? the symbol of gay pride first unfurled during San Francisco's parade in 1978 ? during their game Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.

The Supreme Court wins motivated many first-time pride parade spectators, including Michael Pence, 53, and John Moehnke, 46, of North Carolina. The couple, who are engaged and plan to marry in New York in the fall, attended Chicago's annual Pride Parade with a church group, saying they were thrilled about the court decisions and want to see gay marriage extended to Illinois and other states.

"We have such a long way to go but we're ready for the fight," Moehnke said.

Efforts to legalize gay marriage in Illinois have stalled. Advocates started the year with intense momentum and received backing from President Barack Obama and Illinois' top political leaders. The measure cleared the Illinois Senate on Valentine's Day, state Rep. Greg Harris, the bill's sponsor, decided not to call a vote in the House because he didn't have the needed support.

Harris was one of several politicians at the parade Sunday. He said he would bring back the issue in the fall, adding that the Supreme Court's rulings have resonated with his colleagues in the Illinois House.

"Illinois is in a truly second-class status until we pass marriage equality," Harris said.

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Associated Press writers Sophia Tareen in Chicago, AP Radio Correspondent Julie Walker in New York and AP Photographer Elaine Thompson in Seattle contributed to this story.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/court-wins-draw-big-crowds-gay-pride-parades-002804140.html

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Car hits crowd, injures 17, at car show in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Authorities say a luxury sports car skidded into the crowd during a car show in Poland, injuring 17 people.

The Provincial Governor's Office in Poznan, western Poland, said in a statement Sunday that four people are in serious condition but their injuries are not life-threatening. Two children are among the injured.

The statement said the driver lost control on a straight stretch of road, broke through a barrier and hit the crowd. Prosecutors are investigating.

Polish agency PAP said the driver was Norwegian. The car was from Swedish specialty automaker Koenigsegg.

The accident took place during the ninth Gran Turismo Polonia show, in which drivers show off their rare sports cars.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/car-hits-crowd-injures-17-car-show-poland-194910547.html

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NASA turns off it?s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Spacecraft

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Pasadena, CA ? NASA has decommissioned its Galaxy Evolution Explorer after a decade of operations in which the venerable space telescope used its ultraviolet vision to study hundreds of millions of galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic time.

?GALEX is a remarkable accomplishment,? said Jeff Hayes, NASA?s GALEX program executive in Washington. ?This small Explorer mission has mapped and studied galaxies in the ultraviolet, light we cannot see with our own eyes, across most of the sky.?

A speeding star can be seen leaving an enormous trail in this image from NASA?s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Operators at Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, VA, sent the signal to decommission GALEX at 12:09pm PDT (3:09pm EDT) Friday, June 28th.

The spacecraft will remain in orbit for at least 65 years, then fall to Earth and burn up upon re-entering the atmosphere. GALEX met its prime objectives and the mission was extended three times before being cancelled.

Highlights from the mission?s decade of sky scans include:

• Discovering a gargantuan, comet-like tail behind a speeding star called Mira.
• Catching a black hole ?red-handed? as it munched on a star.
• Finding giant rings of new stars around old, dead galaxies.
• Independently confirming the nature of dark energy.
• Discovering a missing link in galaxy evolution ? the teenage galaxies transitioning from young to old.

The mission also captured a dazzling collection of snapshots, showing everything from ghostly nebulas to a spiral galaxy with huge, spidery arms.

In a first-of-a-kind move for NASA, the agency in May 2012 loaned GALEX to the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, which used private funds to continue operating the satellite while NASA retained ownership. Since then, investigators from around the world have used GALEX to study everything from stars in our own Milky Way galaxy to hundreds of thousands of galaxies 5 billion light-years away.

In the space telescope?s last year, it scanned across large patches of sky, including the bustling, bright center of our Milky Way. The telescope spent time staring at certain areas of the sky, finding exploded stars, called supernovae, and monitoring how objects, such as the centers of active galaxies, change over time.

GALEX also scanned the sky for massive, feeding black holes and shock waves from early supernova explosions.

?In the last few years, GALEX studied objects we never thought we?d be able to observe, from the Magellanic Clouds to bright nebulae and supernova remnants in the galactic plane,? said David Schiminovich of Columbia University, New York, NY, a longtime GALEX team member who led science operations over the past year. ?Some of its most beautiful and scientifically compelling images are part of this last observation cycle.?

Data from the last year of the mission will be made public in the coming year.

?GALEX, the mission, may be over, but its science discoveries will keep on going,? said Kerry Erickson, the mission?s project manager at NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

A slideshow showing some of the popular GALEX images is online at: http://go.nasa.gov/17xAVDd

JPL managed the GALEX mission and built the science instrument. The mission?s principal investigator, Chris Martin, is at Caltech. NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, developed the mission under the Explorers Program it manages.

Researchers sponsored by Yonsei University in South Korea and the Centre National d?Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in France collaborated on the mission. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

Graphics and additional information about the Galaxy Evolution Explorer are online at: http://www.nasa.gov/galex

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Alan Buis
NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

J.D. Harrington
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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Source: http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2013/06/30/nasa-turns-off-its-galaxy-evolution-explorer-galex-spacecraft/

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