Their normal prize for matching 5 white numbers of
$200,000 was multiplied 2 times due to the Power Play option. They were able to do that by purchasing the Power Play option for
one dollar.
Gilles Pepin, President of HumanWare Canada, is proud that HumanWare is
being recognized as the leader of the Digital Talking Book industry.

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Players purchased more than $27. "We are
excited to participate in the first redesign of the NLS audiobook player in
the last 30 years and to contribute HumanWare's and our partner's experience
toward the launch of a revolutionary player to serve the visually impaired and
print-disabled community", he said.


About NLS

NLS is in the midst of a full-scale transition from analog audio
casssettes to DTBs, a project that will involve creating 20,000 DTBs (10,000
converted from cassette and 10 ,000 recorded digitally) and developing a
digital playback device to replace the four-track tape player that has been in
service for nearly three decades.


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3 million in tickets between Sunday and
Wednesday night.powerball.

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About Battelle

Battelle is a global leader in science and technology.

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In collaboration with Battelle NFB and Trace Center HumanWare will design the next generation talking book player for NLS

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The lotteries sold approximately $2 billion in Powerball tickets in FY05. Battelle, with the national labs it manages or
co-manages, oversees 19 ,000 staff members and conducts $3 billion in annual
research and development.

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Even if
there are no jackpot winners there are always tens of thousands of winners at
other prize levels.

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For a limited time during the current "Power Play
10X" promotion, all prizes (except the jackpot) can be multiplied up to 10
times for the same $1 Power Play cost.

About HumanWare

HumanWare combines two of the industry's most innovative companies -
VisuAide and Pulse Data International are recognized as world leaders in their
respective fields.

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NLS has approximately 730,000 audio cassette
players in use worldwide today and maintains an inventory of more than
23 million cassettes containing audio books and magazines that it circulates
free of charge to blind and physically handicapped readers .

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Marc Maurer,
President of the National Federation of the Blind, "our community has an
opportunity to contribute directly to this important project".

It is a unique team sport for the visually impaired , played by 2 teams of 3 players.

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Even though
the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 626 ,984 players across the
nation won a total of more than $5.
"We are excited to have brought this exceptional group of companies on
board. HumanWare offers the widest
choice of both hardware and software playback devices starting with the
smallest and most affordable hardware player in the industry (Victor Reader
Vibe) and offering adapted solutions for students, professionals and the
elderly with the Victor Reader Classic family.

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One lucky player in Oregon won $400,000 playing the exciting Powerball
add-on feature-Power Play. With Power Play you multiply any winnings from 2-5 times, except
for the jackpot. We have great confidence in their capabilities and we know that the
product they design will be a success for our patrons," says Frank Kurt Cylke,
NLS director .

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Players should carefully check their tickets after every draw. Products like the SmartView video magnifier and more
recently myReader - the world's first low vision auto-reader - are redefining
the way people look at low vision while the Victor Reader family of digital
talking book players has been at the forefront of the industry since its
inception.

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Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to
an estimated $117 million for Saturday night's drawing.
8 additional winners of that prize category also wisely purchased
the Power Play option that multiplied their win 2 times for a total of
$20,000!
More than 124,000 winning Powerball players multiplied their prize by 2
Wednesday.
"This project will enable the blind to actively participate in the
development of the next generation audio book player", said Dr.
HumanWare has designed and commercialized digital talking book players
since 1999 under the Victor Reader product line.
The BrailleNote is the best-known solution in the notetaker market
today, and this market will be expanded with the introduction of Maestro.

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POWERBALL, The Powerball jackpot continues to get
bigger and bigger exciting players from all across the nation.com . MONTREAL, March 18 - HumanWare, the new business issued from
the recent merger of VisuAide and Pulse Data International, is pleased to
announce that it has been contracted by the Federal Technology Service of the
General Services Administration, on behalf of the National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) as a member of a consortium led by
Battelle and involving the National Federation of the Blind and the Trace
Center to design and develop their next generation of digital talking book
players . Additionally, a complete book
will fit on a single flash memory card.

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All players are blind-folded to enable blind , visually impaired and sighted athletes to compete together.


The game is of 14 minutes duration (playing time) divided into 2 x 7 minute halves.

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S. Digital Talking Books
revolutionize the reading experience for people who have reading disabilities
in providing advanced features such as ease of navigation, better audio
quality and the possibility to enter bookmarks.

The object of the game is to roll the ball over the opponent's goal line using a bowling action.

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The ball used (which is called a goalball), weighs 1.

25 kg and contains noise bells.

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Powerball is now played in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and the
U.

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The Power Play multiplier was 2.
That translates into more than $600 million for worthwhile state projects. Virgin Islands.


Headquartered in
Columbus , Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages
laboratories for customers.

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HumanWare is the world leader in providing listening devices for NISO and
Daisy material globally with more than 100,000 players in operation around the
world today.
The new flash-based player will be lightweight, portable, and durable
enough to survive years of heavy use; it will be built and freely distributed
to over 700,000 individuals in the US who benefit from having access to the
latest books and magazines in an accessible format.
Finally, the companies produce the world's only commercialised GPS based
orientation solutions for the blind - Trekker and BrailleNote GPS.

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2 million in prizes in America's favorite
Game.
Five lucky players in the states of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin correctly matched the 5 white numbers and
won $200,000.

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Powerball Jackpot Skys to $117 Million!

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The numbers drawn Wednesday were 18, 22, 23, 38, 45 and the Powerball was
31. For more information on Powerball, visit our website at
http://www .

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One player in Oregon not only won at that prize level but also
purchased the Power Play and had the $200,000 multiplied by 2 for a total win
of $400,000!
Thirty-five players matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won
$10,000. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select
that night's multiplier.

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The cash option for the Saturday, March 25th drawing will be an estimated
$55. Battelle innovations include the development of the
office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on compact disc technology,
medical technology advancements, and fiber optic technologies.

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