Amiga Games (and our childhood memories) acquired for $500,000

Writers' Group Film Corp. Announces Execution of Definitive Term Sheet for New Acquisition of Amiga Games Inc.

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2013) - Writers' Group Film Corp. (OTCQB: WRIT) a Los Angeles-based content distribution company, announced that it has signed a binding definitive term sheet for the acquisition of Amiga Games Inc. ("AGI"), a company which licenses classic video game libraries and re-publishes the most popular titles for smartphones, modern game consoles, PCs, and tablets. Leveraging the intellectual property of Amiga Inc., AGI builds on the "Amiga" brand and technology to create new revenue from publisher's dormant game libraries. AGI resurrects classic Amiga games and other classic titles, by giving them new life on today's gaming platforms: smartphones, PCs, consoles, and tablets. Older gamers can replay favorites from the past, while a new generation of gamers can experience these excellent titles as fresh content.

The Amiga Games Inc. transaction consists of the acquisition of 100% of the common stock in Amiga Games Inc. in exchange for Writers' Group common stock and cash valued at approximately $500,000. The 300+ gaming titles to be distributed by Amiga Games are available to the company under existing licensing agreements with various intellectual property owners. Writers' Group will be making additional announcements over the next several weeks regarding Amiga Games' new and existing distribution arrangements with the best-selling smartphone, tablet and other device manufacturers.

Eric Mitchell, Chairman and CEO of Writers' Group commented, "We are pleased to be working with this well-managed game developer and distributor, and we are excited that we are participating in their growth story through this acquisition. We believe Amiga Games has an established value proposition that can enhance both revenues and returns to our bottom line."

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ECB's Costa says Portugal needs consensus, S&P cuts outlook

By Daniel Alvarenga and Sergio Goncalves

LISBON (Reuters) - European Central Bank Governing Council member Carlos Costa on Friday warned Portugal needs to overcome a political rift which could undermine its fiscal adjustment and which Standard & Poor's said could hit the country's debt rating.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's revised down Lisbon's sovereign credit outlook late on Friday, changing the outlook to negative from stable. Its BB rating for Portugal is still in junk territory.

A political crisis in the ruling coalition following the resignations of the foreign and finance ministers this week threatens to upset progress of Lisbon's programme under its 78-billion-euro bailout from the European Union and IMF.

"This week's ministerial resignations complicate Portugal's already-challenging policymaking environment," S&P said, adding that the uncertainty could damage the country's plans to exit the programme in 2014.

"The negative outlook reflects our view that there is now a more than a one-in-three chance that we could downgrade Portugal within the next 12 months," the rating agency said.

Fitch ratings agency said on Thursday said that prolonged political uncertainty could pressure its BB+ rating for Portugal.

ECB's Costa, who is also governor of the Bank of Portugal, said earlier that Portugal adjustment's programme had been "executed in a rigorous way".

"Yet there is in the population and (among) political agents a feeling of failure, that we missed the targets," he told a conference. "Besides social cohesion, there are important conditions, the first is political consensus," Costa said.

He added that the Portuguese economy, which is in its worst slump since the 1970s, could return to slight growth next year after three years of contraction.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Thursday he had found a way to maintain a stable government with the junior CDS-PP partner in the ruling coalition. But a deal still needs to be firmed up and then approved by President Anibal Cavaco Silva.

The premier and Portas held a fourth round of talks on Friday afternoon, local media reported. The president is set to meet heads of the political parties to help resolve the crisis on Monday and Tuesday.

Cavaco Silva told a conference that a negative scenario for the country would be a failure to return to markets as planned in 2014, which could happen due to internal politics or external events.

The returns investors demand to hold Portugal's 10-year bonds, which topped 8 percent earlier this week, fell about 33 basis points to 7.18 percent on Friday as the country tried to resolve the crisis.

(additional reporting and writing by Shrikesh Laxmidas, editing by Axel Bugge, Ron Askew)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ecbs-costa-says-portugal-needs-consensus-p-cuts-173805389.html

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Israel's ambassador to leave after 4 years; a successor from Miami Beach? (Washington Bureau)

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PST: Altidore talks future as rumors continue

With rumors swirling of a possible move to Sunderland, Jozy Altidore wasn?t giving out any hints as to his final whereabouts come the end of August.

He remained mum on the possible move, saying that he would be very happy to stay in the Netherlands with AZ Alkmaar, but that he would consider the options if an opening elsewhere presented itself.

?It would not be a problem for me to stay at Alkmaar because I am having a good time here and I have had two good seasons? said the 23-year-old to Dutch media.

?I have not had any problems with my team-mates and I feel fine here. But when you get the possibility to play somewhere else, you always have to think about it. In general, you might be happy in your job and you don?t think about leaving it. But if you have the opportunity to work somewhere else, you will think about it.?

It?s a smart move from Jozy, as things can change in a heartbeat and to reveal too much in the media can be dangerous.? He also may flat out just not know a lot on the situation.

He also made other smart comments, discussing how money is a non-factor in any potential move.? He knows if he finds the right place to advance his career to his best possible potential, the money will follow eventually.

?What still counts for me is not the money, Altidore said. ?I have to know the feeling at a club suits me and I can develop myself as a football player.?

Sunderland have led the charge since day one of the rumblings centered around the striker began, and it could be completed soon with the first day of training fast approaching.

Source: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/04/altidore-remains-professional-ahead-of-possible-transfer/related/

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Google Supposedly Paid Off AdBlock Plus to Not Block Google Ads

Any advanced Internetter knows that the best way to enjoy the pure Internet is to get an ad blocker. It zaps away all the excess and gives you the meaty good stuff. However, it looks like companies are figuring ways to circumvent ad blockers... by paying them off. Google is reportedly paying one of the most popular ad blockers, AdBlock Plus, to not block Google's ads.

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Octopus' blue blood allows them to rule the waves

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Worldwide colonization by octopods is in their blood. They manage to survive temperature habitats ranging from as low as -1.8?C to more than 30?C due to their ability to keep supplying oxygen to their body tissues. A new study shows that a blue colored pigment, hemocyanin, in their blood, responsible for oxygen transport, crucially allows octopods to live in freezing temperatures.

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Independence Day Was The Most Superlative Of All Days For Instagram And Vine

The Fourth of July was another record-shattering day for Instagram and Vine, as users shared millions of hours of video. As Americans fired up their barbeques and enjoyed the holiday, millions were faced with a decision not dissimilar to Patrick Henry?s choice between liberty and death: six seconds or fifteen seconds?

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Popular indie game Limbo now available for both iPhone and iPad

Limbo, an already popular indie title for consoles is now available for both iPhone and iPad. With the long holiday weekend approaching in the US, Limbo will make for a perfect time killer. If you're new to Limbo, you'll love the design and the eery story line.

Limbo was first released as a console game in 2010 as an Xbox Arcade exclusive before making its way to other consoles. Now you can pick it up for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as well. For those familiar with Limbo, early reviews are stating that game play translates nicely to touch screen controls.

You can pick up Limbo now in the App Store for $4.99 via the link below. It's a universal download for both iPhone and iPad.

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Cirque 'devastated' by acrobat's fatal Vegas fall

LAS VEGAS (AP) ? The founder of Cirque du Soleil says his tight-knit performance company is "completely devastated" after a veteran acrobat died in Las Vegas over the weekend in a fall witnessed by the audience.

Coroner's officials said Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, was pronounced dead at a hospital late Saturday night after falling about 50 feet from the show's stage during a production of "Ka" at the MGM Grand.

"I am heartbroken," Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte said in a statement. "We are reminded with great humility and respect how extraordinary our artists are each and every night. Our focus now is to support each other as a family."

The incident was the first stage casualty in the company's 29-year history, according to Cirque spokeswoman Renee-Claude Menard.

Witnesses told the Las Vegas Sun (http://bit.ly/14H3Te0 ) that the accident occurred during a fight scene near the end of the production, which combines acrobatics with martial arts and puppetry and tells the story of twins on a heroic quest.

Visitor Dan Mosqueda of Colorado Springs, Colo., said the woman was being hoisted up the side of the stage when it appeared that she detached from her safety wire and plummeted to an open pit below the stage.

"Initially, a lot of people in the audience thought it was part of the (show)," he told the Sun. "But you could hear screaming, then groaning, and we could hear a female artist crying from the stage."

The show momentarily continued, then stopped. Minutes after the accident, a recorded announcement informed audience members that refunds or vouchers to future shows would be offered, and the crowd was dismissed.

Clark County coroner's officials say they expect to rule on the official cause of death Tuesday. Cirque officials are working with authorities investigating the accident and have offered their full cooperation, Laliberte said.

Menard said she could confirm that Guillot-Guyard didn't slip out of her harness, but couldn't provide additional information about the incident.

Guillot-Guyard, a mother of two, had been with the original cast of "Ka" since 2006, and had been an acrobatic performer for more than 20 years, according to Cirque officials. Born in Paris, she is also listed as the head coach at Cirquefit, a program that offers acrobatic fitness classes for children.

On a memorial website in her honor, commenters thanked her for inspiring their children, recalled her "infectious laugh" and poured out their condolences in English and French.

The MGM Grand also issued a statement concerning the accident.

"Our company is deeply saddened by the loss of one of the talented KA artists Saturday night," it reads. "The thoughts and prayers of our employees are with the performer's family, the cast of KA, and the entire Cirque family during this difficult time."

The accident occurred while Cirque's top executives, including president Daniel Lamarre, were in Las Vegas to celebrate the premiere of "Michael Jackson One" at Mandalay Bay.

On Wednesday night, a performer in a preview performance of that show suffered a mild concussion after missing the protective pad below an act and landing on the stage. That artist is expected to return to the show.

Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil was established in 1984 and now includes more than 1,300 artists, according to its website. "Ka" is one of 20 shows playing around the world this year ? eight of which are based in Las Vegas.

No reopening date has been set for "Ka," Menard said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cirque-devastated-acrobats-fatal-vegas-fall-192012706.html

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Ford, Egan win literary medals

NEW YORK (AP) ? Richard Ford and Timothy Egan, winners of literary medals presented by the American Library Association, both credit libraries for making their work possible.

Ford and Egan are this year's recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence for the best works of fiction and nonfiction. Ford was cited for the novel "Canada," narrated by the teen son of bank robbers. Egan won for "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher," a biography of photographer Edward Curtis, who compiled an encyclopedic archive of North American Indians.

Egan, a prize-winning author and reporter for The New York Times, noted in a recent interview that libraries were a vital part of his research for the Curtis book. Curtis, who died in 1952, had compiled a 20-volume set of his Indian photographs. Few copies exist today, but Egan managed to look through the pictures at the University of Washington library in Seattle.

"It was really magical," said Egan, winner of the National Book Award in 2006 for "The Worst Hard Time," a history of those lived through the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. "You have to put on these white gloves and look very carefully through this glowing, magical achievement. Libraries, in many ways, are the keepers of our stories."

Ford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, recalled that he grew up down the street from a Carnegie library in Jackson, Miss. His mother would leave him there at times, considering it a safe place for a child.

"I got an introduction there to what books were, why books were important," said Ford, who now regularly donates books to the library near his home in Maine.

Ford and Egan each will receive $5,000, and finalists each receive $1,500. In fiction, they were Junot Diaz for "This Is How You Lose Her" and Louise Erdrich for "The Round House." In nonfiction: David Quammen for "Spillover" and Jill Lepore for "The Mansion of Happiness." The Carengie medals were established in 2012 and are funded through a grant by the Carnegie Corporation.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ford-egan-win-literary-medals-021632806.html

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WACO, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers are investigating mileage reimbursement for...

WACO, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers are investigating mileage reimbursement forms submitted by a McLennan County justice of the peace.

McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna told the Waco Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/19DThD7 ) that he asked the Rangers to investigate Justice of the Peace Jean Laster-Boone after a county auditor turned over evidence of irregularities.

Laster-Boone declined comment. A spokesman for the Texas Rangers confirmed the investigation Friday.

Her mileage forms were reviewed after three former employees said they had falsified forms at her instruction.

McLennan County Auditor Stan Chambers said that the most the judge can receive for mileage is $360 per month and that her reports always reach the maximum.

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