Powerball: $ 310 Million Jackpot, Record Cash

Powerball jackpot Wednesday night was up to $ 310 million for rent and a record $ 193.4 million cash payment to the party.

Nobody hit all the numbers drawn: 17, 28, 38, 39 and 51, with a Powerball of 33.

New Jersey, however, has sold one of five tickets for $ 1 million to match the first five numbers. Others were sold in North Carolina, Georgia, Missouri and Nebraska.

(This story will be updated if the location of the seller Jersey is known today.)

The jackpot $ 310 million, payable in 30 annual installments, is the fifth largest ever Powerball, and the largest 12 for any lottery in the United States.

All records could fall if the jackpot increases.

Powerball has gone up $ 110 million in just one week, fueled in part by doubling the cost of a ticket for $ 2 on January 15.

It helped that rival Mega Millions has been relatively low. He went up to $ 41 million, $ 30 million in cash, when no match all numbers drawn Tuesday night: 17, 23, 30, 37 and 45 with a Mega Ball 4.

The record for an annuity jackpot of the United States was 390 million, set in March 2007 by Mega Millions. A Cape May County, NJ, couple and a trucker Georgia divide the money: $ 233.1 million.

One drawing ever paid more money: Mega Millions paid $ 240 million (less tax) to two winners in Idaho and Washington State, which hit January 4, 2011. This drawing was the second largest ever cash, $ 380 million.

More than ever Powerball annuity, $ 365 million, won in February 2006 by food-plant workers in Nebraska, has set a record of all time for a victory by a single ticket.

But the money raised winners - $ 177 million - is the highest Powerball.

The new estimate sum payment jumped well beyond $ 193.4 million.

Forty-one states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, offering both Powerball and Mega Millions.

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Mahindra Xylo Launched At Rs 7.37 Lakh, Which Has The Innova

MUMBAI: SUV major Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday launched a version of its metamorphosis Xlyo very successful model with many added features, including the industry's first voice command system, and said the new car is about to enter markets international.

Mahindra Xylo new is available in five variants and is priced at Rs 7.37 lakh for the entry model and Rs 10.25 lakh for the top model E9, ex-showroom Delhi.

"The new Xylo marks the sixth release of the new Mahindra this year, stable" M & M CEO Automotive Division Pravin Shah said at the launch function.

The price difference between the old and new model is around Rs 15,000. When asked if the new model will eat in the sale of XUV500, which identified a demand for nearly 34,000 units since launch in late September, Shah said he is not worried about cannibalization.

"If any one kind of cannibalization is happening, that's fine with us as long as our products are sold," said Mr. Shah.

Going by the price, the car is likely to give tough competition to the Japanese giant Toyota Innova, which is more expensive by almost Rs 3 lakh, and offers low mileage.

The new Xylo mileage claims up to 14 km per liter and is packed with over 50 changes in style. It also offers more torque and more power to 120 hp while the Innova offers only 105 hp.

The export plan, said Mr. Shah, the first focus will be on the right-hand drive markets, starting with South Africa shortly, where he made the worldwide launch of XUV500, followed by LatAm markets. However, he did not specify the timing.

Already, the Xylo which receives nearly 60 percent of the market pie in the sub-segment of Rs 8 lakh SUV, a 27 percent share in the SUV segment overall, after the Innova.

Since launching in January 2009, in the midst of the crisis post-Lehman Brothers Financial, the Xylo went on to become one of the most successful achievements in marketing, selling as many 90,000 units.

"The company will stop production of the Xylo old and the new model is available on the market starting today in most places, except the high-end E9 variant, the" marketing senior vice president for xylo and Bolero Vivek Nayyar said.

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What Do You Mean Chocolate Day?

Can you really make a whole day dedicated to chocolate? Well actually there are a number of days that allow you to hold the chocolate. Not Chocolate Day on July 7 and the National Day of chocolate on October 28. There is also the World Day of chocolate on September 4. So you have less than three wonderful days to enjoy. Take your time. Eat slowly and as much as you want. Just blame it on the day!

So many sticky chocolate is wonderful. In July you may want to try some cold sweets like chocolate ice cream or chocolate drinks.

Go ahead, enjoy your chocolate fix. All day!

Sources: Squidoo

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36 Feet Along The Whale Shark Carcass Brought To Port City

KARACHI, February 07: A whale shark 36 feet long was Tuesday morning brought the port of Karachi, caught by local fishermen who said they had found dead in the open sea, although some experts believe that the shark could have been killed after being entangled in a network.

The female fish weighs about 7,000 kilos, according to experts.

The whale shark was pulled from the canal with the help of two cranes to applause from the hundreds of spectators.

"I bought the fish, which usually has no significant commercial value, with the help of my friends just to appreciate the efforts of the fishermen deserve a reward after spending a day in the open sea," said Haji Qasim, who said he bought the fish for RS200, 000.

The authorities said, had enabled him to keep the fish in the harbor at least three days for public viewing. "Then I will sell the meat to the people running the poultry industry as food," he said.

The Department of Wildlife Sindh was not involved in the ground that "the species is not protected under Pakistani law and exclusive jurisdiction lies with the fisheries authorities.

"Although the department team went there for observation, the matter does not fall within our jurisdiction," said Mansoor Ali Shah, representing the Department of Social Welfare.

Known as the largest shark and largest fish in the world and a species very docile and not aggressive, the whale shark is in the vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Is included in Appendix 2 of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). 

That means fishing for this species is prohibited by CITES that Pakistan is also a signed and the state is necessary to carry out such activity, said Mohammad Moazzam Khan, former director of the Department of Marine Fisheries is currently working as a consultant with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  According to Mr. Khan, about 35 whale sharks have been taken and is reported killed or captured primarily around Karachi since 2006.  A year ago, the same species of whale shark had become entangled in a net and carried to the beach hawkesbay.   

The largest specimen ever recorded was captured in the world outside the island of Baba, November 11, 1947. It was 12.65 meters (41.50ft) long, weighed more than 21.5 tons and had a girth of seven meters, according to experts.  The whale shark is caught as bycatch. Studies and observations show that the Arabian Sea food is served, resting and breeding ground for fish. Unlike other fish, sharks have no bones.

It is called a whale, because of its enormous size. shark skeletons are cartilage, said Khan.  He added that about 64 types of sharks, including all dangerous predatory fish, but the most lethal white shark, had so far been reported in Pakistani waters.  He said the whale shark was caught not usually due to poor quality meat. If caught by accident, the fishermen out of your liver to extract the oil used for Polish vessels.

Sources: Down

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