APEX

Does anyone know when the Oracle Apex Packaged Applications will be available again, the page on
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/packaged-apps-090453.html just says:
"The previous packaged applications and sample code have been removed and new applications are currently being developed."

I could really do with a copy of the timesheet application to use as a base, even an old version of it and don't really care too much about all the reported bugs in it.
If anyone knows where I can get a copy I would appreciate it.

Why was it necessary to remove the old Packaged Applications, why not leave them available until the new ones were developed.