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  Blizzard Entertainment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blizzard also has a reputation for taking fierce legal action against anyone who reverse engineers their software, copies their game concepts, or publishes third-party server software that is compatible with their games.
Blizzard has changed hands several times since then: Davidson was acquired by a timeshare company called CUC International in 1996; CUC then merged with a hotel, real-estate, and car-rental franchiser called HFS Corporation to form Cendant Software, in 1997.
Blizzard has made use of a special form of software known as the 'Warden Client' in order to detect the use of third-party programs used for the purpose of cheating.
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 Blizzard of 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abandoned cars line Route 6A in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, one of the hardest hit areas, receiving as much as 40 inches of snow during the Blizzard of 2005.
The Blizzard of 2005 was a three-day Nor'easter that affected large areas of the northern United States, dropping more than 3 feet of snow in parts of southeastern Massachusetts, as well as much of the Boston metropolitan area.
While this was by far the hardest hit region, it was also a significant snowstorm for the Philadelphia and New York City areas, which both suffered occasional blizzard conditions and 12-15 inch snow accumulations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blizzard_of_2005   (968 words)

  
 Articles - Blizzard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A blizzard is a severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds (greater than 35 mph or 56 km/h) bearing a great amount of snow, either falling or blowing.
A major consensus is that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions.
An extreme form of blizzard is a whiteout, when downdrafts coupled with snowfall become so severe that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air.
www.couponsa.com /articles/Blizzard   (356 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Blizzard Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Alternate meaning: Blizzard Entertainment A blizzard is a severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds bearing a great amount of snow, either falling or blowing.
A blizzard is a severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds (greater than 35 mph) bearing a great amount of snow, either falling or blowing.
An extreme form of blizzard is a whiteout, where the downdrafts, coupled with snowfall become so severe that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air.
www.ipedia.com /blizzard.html   (255 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Blizzard wallops N.E.
A dangerous blizzard packing high winds and creating whiteout conditions pummeled Eastern Massachusetts yesterday, and residents braced for coastal flooding, power outages, and 2 feet or more of snow.
Menino reminded residents not to park on main roads, not to park too close to intersections, not to abandon cars in the storm, and not to toss snow onto the street.
The very cold weather that preceded the blizzard's arrival was likely to enhance its potential for high snowfall totals, said Drag, the meteorologist, who predicted that because of blowing and drifting the cleanup would continue into tomorrow.
www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/01/23/blizzard_wallops_ne?mode=PF   (1689 words)

  
 Boston's Big Blizzard of 2005, Community, Character and Compassion
This record-setting New England blizzard is being called the biggest since one recorded in 1859 by our local TV storm centers.
I wonder about what stories they must be telling one another about their local heroes, about bombs dropping, loved ones and neighbors being shot and killed, family homes blown to bits and sharing their misery and heartbreak, supporting one another, weeping together and flooding one another with sympathy, love and compassion.
Of course our little problem with what will surely be dubbed, "The Great Blizzard of 2005" cannot be compared to the devastation with which the people of Iraq now live.
www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=129&num=15230&printer=1   (1747 words)

  
 Blizzard at E3 2005 > Features
Blizzard’s other title shown at E3 is their highly-anticipated console title Starcraft: Ghost.
Hard to say at this point, as Blizzard is keeping pretty quiet, but if they want to please the crowds, I’d expect nothing less.
While I have to admit that I’m disappointed that Blizzard’s insisting on keeping mum on rumored sequels (Starcraft 2, Diablo III), I can’t say it’s a big surprise, and I suppose that at the very least we can console ourselves with the fact that, when they’re actually unveiled, we’ll all be absolutely floored.
dignews.com /feature.php?story_id=9684   (884 words)

  
 The Blizzard of 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Starting on Saturday January 22, 2005, and continuing through the early afternoon hours of Sunday the 23rd, the first official blizzard since 1997 to hit Southern New England impacted the entire eastern seaboard with record snowfall amounts, hurricane force winds, and unbelievable snowfall rates.
Many officials have called this the first storm ever to rival the Blizzard of 1978, as plow operators on the Southeast Coast of Massachusetts had to be called in due to life-threatening conditions.
The Blizzard of 2005 will likely be remembered as one of the most serious winter weather events in the history of New England.
www.kurdzo.com /gdweather/blizzard2005.htm   (417 words)

  
 Blizzard Entertainment - Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
An on-the-spot technical team works hand-in-hand with the developers at the Blizzard development studio in Irvine, California to maintain and update the pan-European servers, which are based in Paris and Frankfurt.
In 1995, Blizzard followed the well-received Warcraft: Orcs and Humans™ with the highly acclaimed Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness™, considered by many critics to be one of the best games ever made.
In 2002, Blizzard expanded the boundaries of the Warcraft universe with the third chapter of its legendary saga, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos™, which garnered numerous Game of the Year awards.
www.blizzard.co.uk /press/050202.shtml   (920 words)

  
 Blizzard Entertainment - Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Blizzard Entertainment is now focused on preparing the game for launch in additional regions in Asia and firming up service support in existing data centers.
World of Warcraft is scheduled to launch in China in 2005, where excitement for the game has already reached a fevered pitch, as evidenced by the 100,000 applications for the limited open beta in just the first hour of signups on February 28, 2005.
series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Universal Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games.
www.blizzard.com /press/031705-worldwide.shtml   (527 words)

  
 A few images of the blizzard of 2005 | The WhereProject
It's been a week since the Blizzard of 2005, but we're still living with the effects.
During the first few days, the snow gave the city a pristine white coating, but now it's quickly turning into a sullied, crusty mess as the temperature rises.
There's just no place to put it, so the everyday cityscape must be shaped and altered just to keep life moving.
www.whereproject.org /node/211   (111 words)

  
 World of Warcraft @ TenTonHammer.com :: Your World of Warcraft Community!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Blizzard has released additional new content to the game today with the start of the Lunar Festival.
Blizzard announced on Thursday that their European player base has hit 1 million.
World of Warcraft™ and Blizzard Entertainment® are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment in the United States and/or other countries.
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 9news.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
SLIDESHOW Dogs of Colorado weather the April blizzard of 2005
The storm had many recalling the devastating blizzard of March 17, 2003, but the disruption and destruction wasn't nearly as severe.
Almost a foot of snow fell in Denver, where 26-year-old Andrea Pietka found her car buried after spending the weekend skiing in Vail.
9news.com /acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=27dd4a35-0abe-421a-01c9-ab2abd100e90&TEMPLATEID=5991da4c-ac1f-02d8-0055-99a54930515e   (901 words)

  
 ** frecklegirl **: Blizzard Slideshow
January 24, 2005 02:24 PM That is a heck of a lot of snow!
I fought my way around Chicago in the blizzard this weekend - needless to say, we were very happy that we left our car in a garage...
January 24, 2005 04:55 PM They never call of classes here.
www.frecklegirl.com /blog/archives/000320.php   (587 words)

  
 Blog | rml
Historians have already named it the Great Blizzard of 2005 and proclaimed it the worst blizzard in recorded history.
Definitely the worst blizzard since I moved here.
On Sunday, the blizzard still pillaging the city, Dustin and I decided to go sledding.
rlove.org /log/2005012401   (532 words)

  
 UFO ROUNDUP Volume 10 Number 10
On Sunday, February 27, 2005, at 1:30 a.m., eyewitness Nicole was asleep in her bedroom in Murrieta, California (population 44,282) when "I was awakened by a weird noise that came from outside my window.
On Thursday, March 3, 2005, Miss Clark, the eyewitness, "was driving south on Broadview and stopped at the light in Pleasant Valley" in Parma, Ohio (population 85,655), a suburb south of Cleveland.
Just a month after "the Blizzard of 2005" dumped 30 inches (75 centimeters) of snow on the region, Massachusetts' notorious "Bridgewater Triangle" was struck by another major snowstorm on Monday, February 28, 2005.
www.ufoinfo.com /roundup/v10/rnd1010.shtml   (8049 words)

  
 BLOGS
Today, the cast and crew are on "blizzard stand-by".
According to the weather forecast, a blizzard is supposed to blow into town at any minute.
Blizzard stand-by normally means waiting for it to end, but here on the set of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, we're actually waiting for the weather to get worse!
www.sila.nu /live/page?atom_id=reportersblog&l=en&mode=listing   (353 words)

  
 The Blizzard of 2005 - Boston.com
The Blizzard of 2005 delivered a staggering blow to much of Eastern Mass., dropping more than 3 feet of snow in some places and whipping it into towering drifts with howling gusts that topped 80 miles per hour.
A woman fed birds from a frozen porch Jan. 24 along the coast in Hull, where the outside of some houses resembled the inside of freezers.
State roads were treacherous, hundreds of houses were without electricity, and people were stuck outside and inside their homes yesterday in parts of Cape Cod, hit hard by the Blizzard of 2005.
www.boston.com /news/weather/blizzard05   (147 words)

  
 Blizzard of 2005 could prove costly
Even before another storm arrived on Wednesday, last weekend's blizzard cost the town close to $50,000.
Between overtime for the 25 workers on the road for the storm, paychecks for the eight contractors the town hired to help out, and the salt, gas and equipment problems, the storm had a steep price, said public works director Fred Serbst.
Two large trucks, including a sander just a few years old, lost their transmissions in the blizzard, and a third, a 1981 dumptruck, lost its rear end.
www.eastbayri.com /story/304154395315771.php   (399 words)

  
 Battle.net - Welcome to the Battle.net Web Site!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2006 is right around the corner.
Once the Worldwide Invitational kicks off, a mini-site will be made available to provide ongoing coverage of the StarCraft and Warcraft III matches.
Blizzard is proud to announce that our second Worldwide Invitational will be held next month in Seoul, Korea on February 3-5.
www.blizzard.net   (683 words)

  
 Blizzard Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Following a highly successful beta-testing period, World of Warcraft is officially launched in Korea on January 18, 2005.
Make sure that you keep up to date on all the latest in the Blizzard News Archive.
All trademarks referenced herein are the properties of their respective owners.
www.blizzard.co.uk   (738 words)

  
 The Blizzard of 2005 | Philly Future - Philadelphia Blogs - The News YOU Write
Before you go out into the snow by any mode of conveyance other than one foot in front of the other, you may want to hear the number of accidents and other weather-related injuries that volunteer firefighters, fire police, and EMT's are coping with out here in Chester and Lancaster Counties.
Submitted by Karl on January 22, 2005 - 5:31pm.
Submitted by Albert on January 23, 2005 - 4:40pm.
www.phillyfuture.org /node/163   (911 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | East Canada and US reel from snow
Residents of north-eastern US states are digging out after snowstorms while their Canadian neighbours are bracing for more blizzards.
The weekend weather system, which originated in the US Midwest, dumped up to 97cm (38 inches) of snow on Massachusetts and 60cm in Newfoundland.
Meanwhile, in Canada, blizzard warnings remained in effect for parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and all of Newfoundland.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4200637.stm   (513 words)

  
 NORTHEAST BLIZZARD - Live Thread - January 22-23 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Weekday "anchors" are being rolled out of bed early this Saturday morning as they throw on their hairpieces and head to the studios for all-day "wall-to-wall" coverage of this blizzard.
Although I was not there in the "Blizzard of 78", the mother of all Blizzards, I did get to participate in all the Blizzards from 1984 to 2003 that befell the state of Massachusetts.
The most severe winter storm to ever strike southwest Ohio was the "Blizzard of '78." It stands out as the exclamation point in a series of unusually cold and snowy winters during the late 1970s.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1326044/posts   (2989 words)

  
 Vancouver Blizzard 2005 - Digital Forums
Chilled Vancouver commuters faced their second day of winter hell today, as an additional ¼ centimeter of the peculiar white stuff fell, bringing the lower mainland to its knees and causing millions of dollars worth of damage to the marijuana crops.
No not a blizzard but one of those 'end of the world' 'wrath of God' type thunder storms we get a couple of times each summer.
She phoned me in a panic at the height of the thunder and rain, I told her that she could come over and help with the 'Ark'...
www.digitalhomecanada.com /forum/showthread.php?p=306744#post306744   (663 words)

  
 Technocrat.net | Blizzard 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Even down here in north Georgia,pretty far from the northeast and north central states where it hit the hardest, it was powerful enough to cause some power outtages (here several hours) and down a lot of trees and cause some roofing damage, etc. We lost half a shed roof so far on initial inspection.
According to a NOAA recap "Blinding snow is forecast for the Northeast on Sunday as a raging blizzard moves northward near the coast.
Massachusetts reported 2 feet of snow, with amounts of at least 20 inches in New York's Catskills and 18 inches in coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island, and the National Weather Service said as much as 3 feet was possible in eastern Massachusetts.
technocrat.net /article.pl?sid=05/01/23/1712258   (733 words)

  
 The Blizzard of 2005 dropped 30
The Blizzard of 2005 dropped 30+ inches of snow and closed school on Jan. 24.
Schools closed again Jan. 26 in anticipation of another 9 inches of snow fall.
Blizzard of 2005 drops 30+ inches of snow on Jan. 24.
www.peabody.k12.ma.us /blizzard05.htm   (139 words)

  
 nbc30.com - NBC 30 Weather Plus - Blizzard Blasts Through Connecticut, New England
Saturday, was expected to reopen Sunday afternoon, although travelers are urged to call their airlines to confirm flights and check for delays.
The blizzard is expected to create a storm surge of 4 to 7 feed that will make flooding likely in Bridgeport and Stamford.
Copyright 2005 by NBC30.com The Associated Press contributed to this report.
www.nbc30.com /weather/4117687/detail.html   (386 words)

  
 DIA digs out after blizzard - 2005-04-12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The second day after a spring blizzard hit metro Denver, flights are pretty much back to normal Tuesday for most airlines at Denver International Airport.
On Monday, the day after the blizzard, Polk Majestic Travel of Denver sent an afternoon advisory warning of "long lines and long waits" at United and Frontier counters.
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www.bizjournals.com /denver/stories/2005/04/11/daily9.html?jst=b_ln_hl   (753 words)

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