News of the financial meltdown of Dubai World, a quasi-sovereign global concern that owns 77% of the international port manager DP World and the single largest real estate developer in Dubai known for its palm-tree shaped luxury residential developments, has raced from the business pages to the headlines of the front pages in a matter of days.

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Then, in September, the developer announced that the single-player component would be scrapped.

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Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin demonstrated a processor powered by a single solar cell at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Thursday.

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Building condos also takes longer than a single-family home, leaving the developer at risk should the market sour before completion.

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It crystallized for me on June 22nd of last year, when Craigslist had 67 listings for developer jobs posted in a single day.

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So the hope on East 78th Street is to sell the well-preserved houses on a quiet residential block off Lexington Avenue to a family or a developer looking to create a single 25-wide mansion by breaking through the wall between the houses.

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"With the new Asha platform, developers will be incentivized to deliver those quality apps, previously found only on high-end smartphones, thanks to unprecedented volumes and reach opportunities through one distribution channel and a single platform, " said Nokia head of developer experiences Marco Argenti in a statement.

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For the title's single-player campaign, the game makers at Swedish developer DICE took a cue from the popular multiplayer mode of 2011's "Battlefield 3, " focusing more on open environments, allowing players tactical freedom and giving them more ways to command squad mates.

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"With the new Asha platform, developers will be incentivized to deliver those quality apps, previously found only on high-end smartphones, thanks to unprecedented volumes, and reach opportunities through one distribution channel and a single platform, " Marco Argenti, Nokia's head of developer experiences, said in a prepared statement.

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The owners sold it to a developer, who officially closed it, with plans to subdivide the property and build large, single-family homes.

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