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DC ADVENTURES Heroes & Villains, Vol. I
Chris F.
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Date Added: 06/29/2011 15:27:08
This is an amazing and comprehensive overview of the DCU, useful to comic book fans as well as gamers, and includes hundreds of cool write ups. It is also home to possibly the most hilarious typo I've ever seen in a gaming book. In the Green Lantern entry, it describes a rivalry between Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner over the affections of a lover: Karl. Don't worry, Hal ends up with Karl.
That just made me smile.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Eternal Rome
Michael T.
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Date Added: 05/08/2011 21:28:35
I bought this supplement because I was beginning my campaign in Arcanis, which has a Roman analogue. Eternal Rome is quite accommodating of alternate histories, featuring a "What If?" section in the first chapter. It covers the various regions contemporary with Rome and their opinions of Romans (hint: not very good).
The second chapter digs into the guts of D20 systems and modifies them appropriately: steppe barbarians don't rage, bards are divided into Celtic and Orphic types, druids are more like their historical counterparts (a change near and dear to my heart, as I've been railing against the "hippy druid" portrayal for over a decade), and the new gladiator class is reminiscent of the same class from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition Complete Gladiator's Handbook. Like the 2nd-edition version, the 3rd-edition version is powerful. This is a fighter class with the uncanny dodge chain and a host of other abilities including bonuses to combat, from weapon styles and preferred opponents. Strangely, this section downplays paladins ("The Romans didn't regard spellcasting as compatible with the virtues of the warrior...") but gives the vigil prestige class access to spells. There are surprisingly few classes focusing on the legendary Roman fighting styles and, to my disappointment, no professional legionnaire core class.
Feats and skills round out the third chapter, many of them superseded by Complete Warrior.
Chapter four is where Eternal Rome distinguishes itself from other supplements with its Fame score. This is the much vaunted distinction between a Roman-style game and a typical fantasy sword-and-sandals epic: politics. Be it senators or gladiators it details a range of bonuses and penalties that come about from being famous or infamous. The equipment chapter is fifth and features the full range of gladiatorial weapons and armor.
Roman magic covers the sixth chapter, which features the usual spells and magic items. It's distinguished by two entries, the evil eye and the Legion Eagle. The Eagle Standard figured prominently in my campaign and the description does it justice, but treats it as an artifact without explaining how these important staples of Roman warfare were created. Making them artifacts changes the role of the wielder (an aquilifer, which was the role of my character in the Arcanis campaign) significantly.
The monsters chapter features such well-trammeled territory as the catoblepas, fury, hippocampus, and siren. There are also two races, nymph and satyr - anyone remember the half-nymph and half-satyr article from Dragon Magazine?
Chapter eight fleshes out the Roman world and places for adventure. Chapter nine is a historical primer, although game masters would be better-suited picking a period in Roman history and doing their own research. The ninth chapter covers Roman culture and is by far the most valuable for a game master planning a Roman campaign. Chapter eleven details Roman religion which is better represented in other works but still relevant here for its cleric rules. The book concludes with an adventure for 4 to 6 1st-level characters in which they visit a Sibyl. I would have preferred fleshed-out NPCs, like the patron Strabo who makes a cameo in the adventure along with a map of his estate.
Eternal Rome takes on a massive topic and does its level best to encompass all of Roman history, myth, and legend in one book. Although it struggles in parts to cover every aspect of Roman life, Eternal Rome lays a solid foundation to launch a campaign. It will still require a considerable amount of effort on the game master's part, and probably a few other gaming supplements, to fully flesh-out a Roman campaign.
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Dragon Age RPG, Set 2
Andrew M.
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Date Added: 04/30/2011 18:43:37
Set 2 brings some badly needed components to the table for Dragon Age, including some very useful non-combat/utility spells for Mages, rules to advance to level 10, and information about the Grey Wardens including the rules for becoming one of their number. Everything in Set 2 is done well, and information provided is detailed without being exhausting. The only major issue are that half of the GM's guide is taken up by an adventure, which becomes dead pagecount for those who write their own content, and that some parts of the extremely intriguing world of Thedas still lack any description and beg a visit to an external wiki to get more information. However, the essentials are now here - I, personally, now feel comfortable committing to an extended campaign in Dragon Age's world.
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Dragon Age Game Master's Kit
Michael H.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 04/30/2011 17:55:16
The DA Game Master's Kit is an excellent resource for an already excellent game - the charts are obviously highly useful and the included art work is top-notch. Similarly the included adventure (A Bann Too Many) is well-written and interesting, and is written specifically to be a follow-up to the adventure included in Set 1 (The Dalish Curse). My only hesitation in recommending the kit is the fact that the PDF version doesn't really give you a screen (obviously you have to make your own) which largely defeats the purpose of the whole thing if you like a screen between you and your players. Personally I prefer to game without a screen and so the product is perfect - print out the tables and laminate them to use as quick reference sheets and away you go!
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Freedom City, Second Edition
Ryan S.
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Date Added: 04/26/2011 21:46:01
Fantastic. A well thought out and presented setting. I have stolen so many ideas from it. I am not even running a MM campaign (FASERIP) but I wanted ideas to color my world with and boy did I get them. I highly recommend.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Vengeance in Freeport
Michael T.
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Date Added: 04/26/2011 16:52:06
Vengeance in Freeport is a 3.5 Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters level 7 through 9. This review contains spoilers. I have identified groups experiences with the adventure using the PLAYTEST tag.
Vengeance links to the original trilogy in that Drac is still the bad guy. Even from the grave, he manages to threaten Freeport. He set a plan into motion that would, in the event of his death, leave the city shattered by bombs. The adventure opens with an explosion near the PCs and, from there, they are called upon by Sister Gwendolyn to investigate.
PLAYTEST: I've always felt that players get far too comfortable with adventures, just assuming that monsters sit around in dungeons waiting to die. I figure that as PCs get higher level, they should be reminded that they've made enemies, and that those enemies have enough resources to hurt their family and friends. This session reminded our heroes just how vulnerable they really are.
The characters first lead is a shard of pottery used in the explosion. But when they arrive at the potter's home, someone has beat them to the information--a group of orcs known as the Crimson Death. From there the PCs can either confront the orc group or follow the next lead to the wizard who commissioned a set of jars matching the one used in the explosion.
PLAYTEST: I changed the location of the explosion to the Last Resort from Tales of Freeport. I changed Parnass the Evoker to Kenzil, the wizard who commissioned Scarbelly to steal the staff of defense from the Freeport Trilogy. Scarbelly was put in charge of the Crimson Death as their leader. All this helped make tie the scenario into the events that went before.
No matter which path is followed, the PCs confront who now has the fire bombs and learn of Drac's final plan. But when the jars are accounted for, two are missing and scheduled for delivery to their targets at the same time.
PLAYTEST: Vengeance in Freeport seems more interested in having PCs solve a mystery than putting them in any danger, so I amped things up a bit. I changed the adventure so the PCs had time to stop the bombs, but to do so they had to split up and rush to different locations: the Temple of Yarris, Temple of Althares, Falthar's Curios (from Focus on Freeport), and The Courts. This was a much more exciting conclusion.
Overall, Vengeance in Freeport is an interesting follow-up to the trilogy. It just needs some tweaking to tie it more tightly to the characters and locations from the previous events.
Continue reading on Examiner.com: RPG review of Vengeance in Freeport - National RPG | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/rpg-in-national/rpg-review-of-vengea-
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Mutants & Masterminds Villainous Archetypes 3
Timothy B.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 04/25/2011 21:53:58
Ten ready to go archetypes that you can drop into your game now, or tweak a bit. I grabbed this one due to the higher number of magical based archetypes. The Vamp and the Demon were instant hits. Of course the others are great too. The art is what you expect from GR, so it is fantastic.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Mutants & Masterminds GM's Kit
Timothy B.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 04/25/2011 20:56:25
Fantastic art and easy to read. Print it out and load it into one of those GM screens you can buy at your FLGS.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Mutants & Masterminds Hero's Handbook
Sean H.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 04/17/2011 15:52:06
The latest incarnation of Mutants and Masterminds is an evolution of the system, building on previous successes. If you like superheroes and variants of the D20 system, this is almost certainly the game for you. While the changes from the previous edition (and the core OGL) are noticeable, if you have played M&M before, you will have no problem picking it up. I have no complaints and think it is the best version of the game so far.
Mutants and Masterminds (3rd Edition): Heroes Handbook is a 233-page PDF (230-pages if you remove the cover and OGL) with writing and design by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing.
The layout is taken directly from the print version with a 2-column layout. The (many) tables are clear and interior is packed with impressive full color art. It is a great looking book, no doubt about it. The table of contents is very complete and there is an index as well, so finding what you are looking for should be easy.
3rd edition builds on the lessons of the previous versions of Mutants and Masterminds, combining flexibility and simplicity. Using the OGL as its basis for the rules, anyone who has played a D20 system game will have a basic understanding of the system though several parts of the game have been renamed from the base OGL (eight statistics rather than six, advantages rather than feats) and it uses a damage save mechanic.
The character creation system is point based and divided into power levels that provide a cap on, well, how powerful characters can be. This cap is applied to offense and defense, balancing off ability to hit with ability to inflict damage and ability to avoid attack with the ability to resist damage. The system is designed to minimize the danger of characters being maximized for combat effectiveness alone.
To help get players into the system there is an extensive chapter on character creation that talks about motivation, origin and other important things for the superheroic genre. Additionally, fifteen prebuilt archetypes (from crime fighter to martial artist, energy controller to mimic) are included as examples as what can be built or to just take and run with. Two example characters (The Rook - crime fighter and The Princess - powerhouse) are uses to show how character creation works.
Much of the book (about 60 pages or nearly 90 if you include gadgets and gear as well) is devoted to Powers, which are often the core of being a superhero, and ways to modify them. The power system is very flexible allowing a great deal of flexibility and customization in design of powers. It does not allow the same level of fine-graining as, say, Champions does but it is enough to build most characters and their powers.
The rules system is complete and clearly explained, though it might be a challenge to pick up for someone entirely new to roleplaying games. The Gamesmastering section is short but direct providing some good advice and ideas. Unfortunately while there are statistics for variety of basic NPCs (thugs, agents, animals) there are no sample villains or introductory scenario, both of which would be useful for new gamers.
Disclosure: As a featured reviewer for RPGNow/DriveThroughRPG, I received my copy of this product for free from the publisher for the purpose of this review.
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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The Sentinels
Ian S.
Verified Purchaser
Date Added: 04/16/2011 15:56:06
Re the previous reviewer, the por files are HeroLab portfolios. HeroLab is a builder program for M&M (and other games) which you will need in order to be able to open them.
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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The Sentinels
Damon B.
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Date Added: 04/06/2011 22:11:23
I have several issues with this product. To start with the most glaring, half of the files are Corel PORs, not very useful without an enhanced graphics program that can open them. Why not the more standard gif or jpg, or even PDFing them like the others?
The layout is sub-optimal, since if you're reading them instead of printing them you have to scroll past large stat blocs to resume the text. This could easily have been prevented if the M&M2E style of having the stats up top and the text below had been adhered to.
The characters feel unfinished, if not bland. Unsurprisingly, the one that's the most developed (Ultramarine) is also the only one with three pages. The Rook also has potential (homage characters having almost as long a pedigree as Masked Adventurers), but pretty much comes off as a less stalkerish version of Blackbird II From Frredom's Most Wanted.
Most damning of all, it makes Emerald City seem like a rather boring place to play.
It does get a star for the Villain Notes, since at least three of the 'heroes' feel more like villain of the week material. Another star for the price, which makes this easier to take a chance on.
I'm sure several of these issues will be addressed when the writers revise the product after they develop a better feel for what they want the Em City to be, but until then it just doesn't do it for me.
[2 of 5 Stars!]
Mutants & Masterminds GM's Kit
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 03/28/2011 20:39:10
This one will be a short one folks. First off, the artwork on this bad boy is crazy awesome. Your assumption that the primary use of the GM kit is the handy dandy tables that summarize almost all the numbers you need to run the game. That's obviously useful and I love having it as a PDF over the physical screen.
Now for the surprise. Rather than an introductory adventure, Green Ronin went with a character generator supplement. Character generator you say? Well that's probably just a set of quick start rules that you could get anywhere. WRONG! The generator is an awesome place to create quick PCs on the fly for Con games or a one-shot. You can whip up NPC enemies almost as fast as you can come up with a concept. Choose your options to create what you want or roll randomly on the tables. There are 20 archetypes that start the rolls. Then you get sub-tables from there. Everything from Battlesuits to Weather Controllers are there with plenty of mechanical options which underneath provide flavor for how to play your character. Did you build your own suit? Inherit it? Get it as part of a military experiment? These are the types of choices that lead to different stats, skills, and traits as well as a framework within which your character's personality can shine. The only thing I can't speak to is the balance of the various characters. I would hope they are all roughly equal in power and capability, but it'll take some real world testing to get a definitive answer. This will absolutely make sure I run the game though. It's too easy to get ready and go with whatever superhero world you can come up with.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Quickstart PDF
Adrian S.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 03/23/2011 00:41:55
Green Ronin now gives you the opportunity to explore The Seven Kingdoms. For anyone not familiar with the books, they follow the political and social intrigue of a handful of noble houses in a time of great conflict and when an ancient evil is stirring in the north. HBO has the rights to turn this into a TV series, which launches in a few weeks. Each novel in the series will be a Season and Martin is heavily involved in production (which is why he's obviously not working on his next book – much to the dismay of fans). The major themes of loyalty, honour, trust and family are easily recognisable to any fantasy fan. Whilst the system has a robust combat system (and bloody, costly battles can be easily integrated as part of a campaign) the focus is very much on the social aspects of the story. Thankfully, the designers have stayed true to the core concepts of the novel and given players and GMs the tools to tell lavish tales of intrigue and betrayal. It offers an interesting system of linked abilities, called Techniques, that allow a character to customise how their character interacts socially with the rest of the world.
'Journey to King's Landing' is a well-written, engaging module that really does deliver on the promise to showcase what the game is all about and can easily be played over a few sessions. There are six characters to choose from and all of them really display one of the unique aspects of the world. The authors clearly spent a lot of time reading the novels and faithfully rendering them into an RPG.
From: http://www.miragearcana.com/news-a-blog/40-game-night-blog-1-
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Blue Rose - The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy
Raymond M.
Verified Purchaser
Date Added: 03/19/2011 04:43:28
This is a good game thanks for the stuff lets do it again sometime
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Damnation Decade
Timothy B.
[Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 03/05/2011 22:33:54
I have a love/hate relationship with the 70s. I grew up in the 70s and have good memories of them. Loved classic rock, hated disco. Loved the new age occult revival, could have cared less about some of the other stuff. I grew up then, but consider myself a child of the 80s.
Damnation Decade though is the pure raw distillation of everything 70s, good and bad, into one awesome game. It is a historical game, in the same way Ghosts of Albion is about 1839. Damnation Decade takes a wrong turn in 1974 down a dead end. The world is sort of like ours, yet also very different in some key respects. Damnation Decade is also quite possibly the one RPG product to ever tacitly or implicitly illustrate that things under President Ford could have been a lot worse that what we really got. Reading through Damnation Decade is at the same time a trip down memory lane and an exercise in identifying puns and analogues to our real world. Green Ronin: did we really need a world where folk singer Edmund Fitzgerald sings about the Wreck of the Gordon Lightfoot? But I guess you are forgiven by giving us the first RPG product to feature a real Fantasy Island.
It reminds me of another great game, Solid!, which is also about the 70's. If Solid! is Parliament, then Damnation Decade is Grand Funk Railroad. Damnation Decade though gives something that Solid lacks; memorable NPCs. Sure if you can get past that most of them are amalgams of 4 or 5 70s figures, for example Humboldt Suede is not just a bad Hugh Heffner rip-off, he is part Hugh Hefner, Bob Guccione AND the Son of Satan. Though some are original enough to be useful outside the 70s atmosphere; Theramin Hunker for example could work well (maybe even better) in 21st Century games full of conspiracies.
Damnation Decade works great as a d20 game AND it has a True20 appendix that might even be better.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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I do not usually write blog posts of this nature, but as many of the readers of my blog are in the also into technology and gadgets then you may want to hear about the terrible customer service I have received from OnePlus. On February 2nd 2015 I ordered a OnePlus One 64GB Sandstone Black which arrived next day. I am extremely pleased with the phone itself, but in less than 2 weeks the charger stopped working. In my line of work I travel a lot, and depend on using my phone at the airport for my BA tickets, navigation, email, calendar and it goes without saying that a charger is essential. [Read more…]
VCDX – So You Want To Become a VMware Architect?
Becoming a VCDX (VMware Certified Design Expert) doesn't mean you have reached the path to enlightenment or qualify you for an immediate pay rise. There, I said it. That is the reality. Yes it is the highest level of certification by VMware but it should NOT be your end game. The VCDX should be an incremental goal to where you want to be, you just might not realize it yet.
I've had a lot of time recently to catch up with the latest tweets and blogs from the virtualization community and I've noticed a few misconceptions about the VCDX. I have also seen some excellent comments from other VCDX's that reflect what I am about to say.
In The Beginning
Back in the early days when the VCDX was in low double digits, there were awards, branded beer, and songs around the camp fire under the star lit sky. Well maybe not the last one but it was a big celebration and rightly so. The number of VCDX title holders are in the hundreds now and I wouldn't think it is practical to have such a merry dance and award ceremony each time someone achieves their VCDX. Don't get me wrong I would love this to be case, camp fire songs included, but that just isn't going to happen.
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These are not official VMware stencils, but I often use these when putting diagrams or presentations together. You can also copy these from Microsoft Visio to PowerPoint with a simple copy & paste.
These are free to use and share so click the Twitter link at the bottom of this post and share with the community!
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This series is in it's 2nd season now, following on from a theme where zombies start taking over our planet and a virtual infrastructure design is required as part of the effort to save the world. It really does seem like great fun and you don't have to be officially competing to take part as the design scenario is available on the website.
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We live in a great little bungalow built in 33' and I feel our range should have a classic look vs the modern lines of the grates on the Samsung and Whirlpool ranges. We have a stainless whirlpool french door refrigerator and dishwasher that we love.
My dream is a 30" Bertazonni Pro in white enamel with stainless but with a baby on the way our money is going to more important things. We have high quality 42" wood cabinets painted a butter yellow color with black granite counter tops and nicely aged solid oak floors. The cabinets may be painted white in the next few years and counter tops changes for a different granite.
Currently we have a 30" Frigidaire electric range but are plumbed for gas and I have always wanted a gas range. I would like to spend around $1000-1500 and want stainless since our fridge and dishwasher are stainless. We have an OTR microwave and will replace it to match new range.
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Stumped -- Floor mounted tub filler connection
Hey guys,
First post, and what better way to join than with a major problem that I simply cannot figure out.......
Ok so here we go.... look at these pictures
[SIZE=3]Looks simple right? just connect the hoses to the supply right?
Well, it's not. [/SIZE]
I need to first say that I did all the plumbing using pex and am VERY handy and a skilled carpenter....I understand plumbing very well, although not a journeyman or anything like that.
I am in Florida and we are on concrete slab. Pipes were moved to be in this exact position so the cover can slide over the installation.
here are the PROBLEMS:
1) the hoses coming out of the tub filler are simply TOO long and will kink if I force them on. I am not aware of any way to shorten them
2) I cannot use extensions because the connections are too bulky and will not allow the cover to slide over the whole thing once again if I try to force them... they will kink. the cover is about 6.25" round and 3" deep.
3) I cannot lower the 90's coming out of the floor. Even if I could I cannot get enough clearance to make it work. I used gator bites on purpose so I can swivel them to any angle, usually i would not use them, but I had no choice.
4) I MUST put the tub filler very close to the location seen in pic #2
5) I was going to just make a raised platform but I would have to tile it...and since the tub filler must be securely mounted I will not get access to it easily since I have to tapcon it in...
6) This is one of the first times I have truly been stumped on a home repair or installation.
I have narrowed it down to the following:
1) The EASIEST way to fix this is to shorten the hose coming out of the tub filler, the only fear is that these hoses came with the unit are specially made for the filler, I really don't want to cut them because I am not sure if I can get replacements if whatever I try does not work. Also, I am unaware of how or where to crimp a fitting on it. Can I just put some kind of hose barb on it?
Ideally, I could shorten it and put a right angle female on it, and it would be a piece of cake.
2) If I can find some way to make SMALL connections with tight bends I might be able to make the lines fit under the cover.
3) I have ruled making a platform out since it would look ugly and be difficult to service.
SO what say ye pros?
How about:
Swivel the connectors to where you can attach the filler supplies.
Anchor the filler riser where the outflow is in the correct position and the supply lines are not pinched.
Build a non-structural tiled box (you could also use composit materials) to fit around the filler riser and base/connections. (The top will have to be in two pieces to fit around the riser).'Glue' it in place with waterproof caulk.
Slide the escutcheon down to the top of the box. (Obviously, the box top needs to be at least that large.)


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Problem With Cryptic Launcher ( autoupdate) Please Enter!
Hello everybody ,
well i bought the game from the Steam and i finished download the Beta.
now when im launch the game its opening a small window "Cryptic Launcher Autoupdate"
well in this window its says : "Trying To update the launcher , Please be patient , Tried connecting 1 time"
well im waiting and wating nother happens for long time.
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i would like some help , please im dieing to play this game.
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i got the same problem, stuck at this launcher autoupdate. "Trying to update the launcher, Please be Patient"
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All my friend got the same problems but i can play please fix it i want to play with my friends and not alone!!!
Got the same problem.
I've had this for 2 days now... over 100 tries to connect, tried reinstalling, running as admin, nothing helps...
Only thing left to do is wait I guess.
Wait for what? The cryptic launcher has had this problem since Champions Online, which was fully released months ago, and still no solutions!
I tried Champions Online, and this part went smoothly for me.
If it is a bug they had in CO, they fixed it there, but when moving on to STO, decided to reinsert it :P
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Does anyone know if it is possible to buy a better quality modem for home use that might improve the down/upload speed? I'm with O2 and they are not bad but I live in London and get download speeds of usually about 4 Mbps (recently 2.6) and upload of about 1.
Also, if it is possible and you obtain one -is it easy to set up? Many thanks L
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Your speed would depend on a number of factors.
A different router/modem might improve the situation, as would the profile that your ISP as provided.
The line and exchange equipment would also have to be taken into consideration. Run a number of different speed, MTU and Trace tests, then compare the results, and ask your ISP what speed you should expect. If your tests give a far lower result that what the ISP is suggesting, then get them involved.
If you haven't done it before, just reset (switch off, leave for a while, then switch back on) your present router, and see if that makes a difference.
Another point worth considering, is the browser that you are using, and whether that as been updated. Even your computer might give a slow speed, if there are any maintenance problems.
But going back to your original question. There a a number of websites that you can check for reviews on router/modems, so it might be worth while to start there. One particular site worth a visit http://www.kitz.co.uk/
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Thanks spuds for the comments and most appreciated. I run tests regularly with the thinkbroadband website and others and don't get a lot of variation in speed results. Browser is Firefox and up to date. PC is a little older (nearly 5 years) but run usual ccleaner etc., AV, Malwarebytes and performs OK in other areas.
I will check the website you suggest and see if any information on there too. (have also added an iplate to my older BT main socket and installed a higher quality filter to the socket but not much difference yet) best regards, L
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Hi I live next to the beach and overseeded my lawn on October 2. Is that too late? Will I get any results? I was hoping being so close to the ocean would buy me a few more weeks of growth but now I am not seeing any germination and its getting cool out.
You're fine as long as the grass seed was viable. It can take a while for it to germinate. I would give it a few more days.
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WHITE PAPER Proposals for Residence Tourism Policy for Dominica INTRODUCTION: 1. The Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Private Sector Relations has reviewed proposals for adoption of policies to promote residential tourism in Dominica. "Residential tourism" pertains to that rapidly developing branch of the travel industry where affluent persons who are on a guaranteed income are encouraged to take up residence in the promoting country. PURPOSE: 2. The primary purposes of the Residence Tourism Policy are: To increase foreign direct investment into Dominica through the constructions of private homes and thereby increase foreign exchange and employment. To assist in destination promotion and branding of Dominica. 3. Residence Tourism had a high local value component through its demand for local construction and real estate goods and services, for post-construction goods and services including local labor such as gardeners/groundkeepers, security, tradesmen and domestics. 4. 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Dominica also has other inherent constraints such as the absence of state-of-the-art medical facilities and evacuation procedures. 10. Dominica should seek to capitalise on this vibrant and growing industry. Thus, two CATEGORIES are being proposed for adoption, side by side with each other. CATEGORY ONE – Encompassing Non-Nationals who are willing build or purchase a home in Dominica to the value of US$300,000 (house and land). CATEGORY TWO – Other Non-Nationals who, instead of building or purchasing a home, would maintain a bank deposit of US$100,000. The persons to be targeted in this category are professionally qualified individuals holding a Master's degree or equivalent certification from accredited institutions in the field of botany, ecology, anthropology, biology, oceanography, natural 2 science, forestry, agronomy, tropical agriculture and medical science. 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However, explicit mention of provision for exemption from these taxes (in the event that any of these were to be introduced in the future) is an important promotional statement for the program. iv Exemption from tax on income from a patent/royalty/publication received by any person covered under Option Two if the work has been carried out in Dominica. v. Exemption from tax on overseas income of Beneficiaries, whether resident in Dominica, or not. Currently, under the Income Tax Act the assessable income of a taxpayer includes all income (which is not specifically exempt), accrued directly or indirectly from all sources whether in or out of Dominica. Section 25 (1) (h) of the Act exempts "any income accrued from a source outside Dominica to any retired person, who, prior to his retirement, was not resident in Dominica." However, once the individual takes up residence here, his/her overseas income earned from the time of taking up local residence becomes taxable here. For the purposes of the Residence Program beneficiaries' overseas income should be exempt, whether they choose to reside in Dominica, or not. There would be need to amend the Income Tax Act to make explicit reference to Beneficiaries under the 3 program and to exempt any income accused from a source outside of Dominica from taxation, whether the beneficiary resides in Dominica, or not. vi. Duty-free concession, including waiver of the Value Added and Excise Tax, on two (2) motor vehicles every four (4) years; and on yachts and private aircraft. vii. Duty-free concession, including waiver of the Value Added Tax on the importation of household items, in line with the existing policy for returning Dominicans i.e. one set or one unit of household furniture and appliances. An increase of the limit from EC$20,000 to US$50,000 is being recommended in light of the value of homes being proposed for eligibility under the program. (N.B. Belize offers US$15,000 and Panama $10,000 concession on household items under their Residence Program. viii. Duty-free concession on building material for housing construction would not be allowed. However, consistent with the Nature Island branding theme, certain housing-related components for home-improvement and environmental conservation would be exempt from duty. These include: Energy-efficient appliances, including solar water heaters, water pumps, water tanks, wells and cisterns technologies. Alternative energy technologies (wind mills, watermills, solar, bio-gas and geothermal technologies). Landscaping, irrigation, water conservation and treatment systems. Security alarm and surveillance systems and perimeter security systems. Pool construction material, equipment, supplies and accessories. Spa-related equipment, accessories and supplies such as saunas, hot tubs, Jacuzzis 4 CAVEATS: 12 (a) It is considered that minimum residency (stay on island) ought not to be required under the program as the economic impact of a beneficiary's participation in the program can be had, whether or not he/she chooses to reside here. (b) It is considered that a restriction on the sale of land to a Beneficiary should apply, within the provisions of the Aliens Land Holding Act. Currently , Aliens are permitted to own up to one (1) acre without the need for an Aliens Land Holding Licence, except in the case where the land is to be held for commercial purposes in which case up to three (3) acres can be held without a license. Should more land be required they would apply under normal procedures. c) It is considered that the minimum qualifying age should be eighteen (18) years to take into consideration today's reality of a growing number of very affluent young persons in the technology and entertainment industries, in particular, and who should be encouraged to acquire residency status under this program. RISKS 13. As is the case for the tourism industry, in general, there are potential drawbacks from active promotion of a program of residence tourism in Dominica, mostly centred around social impacts. Among these are: i. Inflationary effects on property values and prices. ii. Emergence/exacerbation of a dual class in society comprising of lower income locals and high-income diasporans and non-local (expatriate) residents. SUMMARY GUIDELINES: The following highlights some of the specific guidelines for consideration and further discussion in preparation for the adoption of a policy on Residence/Retirement Tourism. i. That a draft policy of Residence Tourism, providing for two qualifying categories is acceptable to the Government of Dominica. 5 ii. A person must be a least eighteen (18) years of age to be eligible under the program iii. That, under Category One, a beneficiary would be required to purchase or construct a house in Dominica of a certain value and standard within any location, subject to Physical Planning approval. The minimum value, of house and land, is US$300,000, as assessed by the Valuation Unit of the Government of Dominica. iv. That, under Category Two, persons holding a Master's Degree or equivalent qualification in approved professions, would be eligible. For persons in this category, a minimum of deposit of US$100,000 in a local bank account would be required. This would be held in escrow for the duration of their residency status. Such escrow to be separate from any other funds that would be required for their local expenses when residing here. v. The applicant would be required to supply personal data, birth certificate, police records, marriage certificate, copy of passport, medical certificate (including verification of the absence of communicable diseases), and proof of income and assets in respect of himself/herself and any dependents. vi. Non-Commonwealth originating beneficiaries would not have local voting rights. Commonwealth beneficiaries would retain voting rights subject to existing 0n-island minimum residency requirement of Electoral Laws. ISSUES TO BE CLARIFIED: For the purpose of giving seamless effect to the policy, the following revisions/amendments to existing policies, legislation and institutional arrangements should be examined for implementation. i. Inclusion of a new clause under 25 (1) (h) of the Income Tax Act to exempt "any income accrued from a source outside Dominica to a Beneficiary under the Residence Tourism program, whether the persons resides in Dominica, or not." ii. Determination of the appropriate institutional arrangements to implement and promote the Residence Tourism program of Dominica. Both the Financial Services Unit and National Development Corporation have a role to play if the program is to have its full impact. The FSU has core competence in undertaking due diligence exercise within the context of the related program of Economic Citizenship and offshore business. This is 6 an important screening function which should be retained for the Residency Program with clear checklist of the things which would render an applicant ineligible/disqualified for Beneficiary status. FSU would need to create the necessary application form, checklists and administrative processing arrangements for the new program. iii. The National Development Corporation could support the promotion of the program through its general destination promotion activities in print, electronic material, at trade shows etc… In addition, the Dominican diaspora and local private sector interests in the field of insurance, real estate, banking, legal and construction services should be harnessed to assist with promotion of the program, collaboratively. It is necessary to adopt the policy and formalize the institutional arrangements in time to be ready for a promotional launch of the program by the end of the financial year (FY06-07). Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Enterprise Development October 18, 2006 7
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