FORBES - One Simple Change Allows SimCity Offline Play, Mar 18, 2013

"There are a few words that should be important for anybody angry about SimCity’s restrictive always-online requirement. Ready? Here they are: kNoRepeatNetworkAlertSeconds : 15, kNetDownForceQuitAfterMinutes : 20, An enterprising NEOGAF user found that one simple piece of code hiding in your copy of SimCity. It’s what forces the game to shutdown after 20 minutes of offline play, and if it’s removed, you can play offline indefinitely. The post has a few more instructions for how to make it work, but it’s among the most simple I’ve ever seen."
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HOUTSKAR ISLAND (Finland) Info, Mar 18, 2013

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Archipelago Trail | Turku Touring
Mylly is Southwest Finland's largest shopping centre ... NAGU–KORPO–HOUTSKÄR It is 14 km from Nagu to the ... The crossing from Korpo to Kittuis on Houtskär island takes ...www.visitturku.fi/en/archipelago-trail_ - Cached - More from this site

HIRVENSALO ISLAND (Finland) Info, Mar 18, 2013

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ISSR 2013 Conference -- Tour Information
Turku/Åbo Finland, 27th to 30th of June 2013 Information from the Local Organizing Committee ... chapel, which is a 21st century wooden church on Hirvensalo Island ...www.sisr-issr.org/Conference/English/Subpage4/Subpage4.htm - Cached - More from this site

HARMAJA ISLAND (Finland) Info, Mar 18, 2013

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Harmaja Lighthouse, Harmaja Island, Finland
The Harmaja Lighthouse is located on Harmaja Island which is in the Gulf of FinlandSouth of the City of Helsinki. It is adjacent to the main shipping ...nealslighthouses.blogspot.com/2009/06/harmaja-lighthouse... - Cached - More from this site

HUFFINGTON POST - Britney Spears, Kevin Federline Watch Sons' Soccer Game Together, Mar 18, 2013

"with ex-husband Kevin Federline Sunday in California. The 31-year-old pop singer appeared at ease (and a little more appropriately dressed) around her former husband of three years, who is also father to their children, Sean and Jayden. Federline also brought girlfriend Victoria Prince and their 1-year-old daughter Jordan to the match. Since announcing her split from former manager and longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick in January, Spears has been seen quickly moving on with 27-year-old David Lucado."
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BBC News - Single-player version of SimCity 'rejected', mAR 18, 2013

"Electronics Arts has said plans to turn SimCity into a single-player game were rejected early in the development of the latest version. The admission comes as players are finding ways to get round the game's need to be constantly connected. Lucy Bradshaw, head of SimCity creator Maxis, said an offline, single-player mode did not fit with its "vision" for the urban-planning game. She said many players preferred the multiplayer version of the game."
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SFGATE - The CEO Of BlackBerry Says The iPhone Is Out-Of-Date (BBRY), Mar 18, 2013

"In an interview with the Financial Review, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins says Apple is behind the times. "The rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don’t innovate at that speed you can be replaced pretty quickly. The user interface on the iPhone, with all due respect for what this invention was all about is now five years old.”"
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MIRROR - Charlie Saunders: School headmaster's tribute to "talented and popular" boy killed in French Alps death plunge, Mar 18, 2013

"A school headmaster has paid tribute to the 12-year-old boy killed in a 1,000ft death plunge in the French Alps. Charlie Saunders was enjoying a hiking holiday with his father Peter, 48, when tragedy struck at the weekend. The schoolboy was understood to have fallen to his death and his dad was then thought to have lost his footing as he tried to rescue the youngster. The bodies of the pair are to be flown home this week, police said today. Yesterday, following a 17-hour search, their bodies were found 150ft apart in the Mont Blanc range near the French Alpine resort of Chamonix. The bodies of the pair are to be flown home this week, police said today. The father and son's family are expected to travel to Chamonix, police said. David Hudson, the headmaster of Charlie's school, the Royal Latin in Buckingham, said he was "a talented and very motivated boy who made a huge impact on the lives of every one who knew him"."
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BOSTON HERALD - Wildfire burns outside Great Smoky Mountains< Mar 18, 2013

 "PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — A wildfire burning in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee has destroyed more than 30 large rental cabins. The 145-acre fire was first reported around 5 p.m. EDT Sunday in Sevier County, said Ben Bryson, a fire resources coordinator with the Tennessee Division of Forestry. Smoke was reported to be visible from 25 miles away. Bryson said early Monday that the fire was contained and not expected to spread."
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