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GameBanter's Dream Games - Yu-Gi-(MM)Oh!
A feature in which we think about the most perfect games we could possibly imagine, but that will never happen, and put that vision into words.
I've been a pretty massive geeknerd for a number of years now, even before I got entrenched in this wonderful prison known as the internet. When I was in high school I had 2 big loves which stand out to me looking back: Super Sash Bros. Melee, and Yu-Gi-Oh Cards. Super Smash Bros. Melee was what me and my friends did literally every Friday night. They'd come over, we'd get loads of snack and we'd just kick the shit out of each other for hours on end. It was glorious. Yu-Gi-Oh though, was something I spent almost every day doing for atleast an hour. Some other guys in school were also into the game and so we had a little Yu-Gi-Oh club, then when we got a bit more serious about it, we started going to tournaments on Saturday mornings, even travelling to other cities for their tournaments from time to time. I was good at the game (helps to know Wayne Pinkney, ex UK Champ!) but never took it seriously enough to actually make the deck that was winning tournaments, I just stuck with my good old deck and had fun with it.
Unfortunately I fell out of the game when I: A) Started getting girlfriends (they usually wanna take up your Saturdays... and a lot of your free time), and B) When money was becoming an issue for me because I was jobless. I never stopped enjoying it, I just didn't really have too much say in stepping away from the game. I always had a lot of fond memories of playing Yu-Gi-Oh, and the game's rules are engrained into my mind like the alphabet, so occasionally, over the years, I'll dip into the newest Yu-Gi-Oh game that's coming out, whether that be for DS, PC or XBLA. These games are never good. Well okay, that's a little unfair, they contain loads of cards, and let you make a deck and play the game with automated rules and tutorials and opponents and the ability to unlock new cards... pretty standard stuff for a trading card-based video game. What I want from my trading card experience though, is something to keep me coming back. Sure, in those other Yu-Gi-Oh games I make my deck, battle the computer a bunch and maybe do a little multiplayer, but then I grow weary and stop playing it. What I want, and am about to describe to you, is the perfect Yu-Gi-Oh experience. The Yu-Gi-Oh MMORPG: Yu-Gi-(MM)Oh!
Playing Magic The Gathering: Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2013 forced to think about how I would best want to experience playing a card game, and I concluded that the coolest, most engaging way, would be to have the duelling system dressed up in an MMO's fine, silk suit. You start off in Yu-Gi-(MM)Oh! by making your character. There's an incredibly robust character creator, much better than the "Pick 1-of-3 faces. Now pick if they wear a hat" approach of other Yu-Gi-Oh games. You customise your character as thoroughly as you want, giving them cat ears, or designing your own logo for their duelling jacket, plus this is a world where straps can just be worn on your arms for no reason, so the sky's the limit. Once you've made your character look either cool, or ridiculous, depending on your sensibilities, you get to buy your first deck. Seeing as how it's the very start of the game, you start the same way you would in real life: By going to the card shop and buying a starter deck. You're given enough money to buy 1 starter pack, but you only get to choose between a choice of 2 or 3, so that everyone starts off on similarly weak footings. MMO 101.
Once you have your deck, it's time to use it! You can duel other players straight away at duelling benches, or just start undertaking quests for NPCs. Most of these quests will involve you having to duel someone at a duelling arena, obviously, but others could be to give them a specific card or set of cards. When you win a duel you get money. No exp in this game, only money (you get less money for losing duels but you still get money, so don't be discouraged by losing! You can still save up for a new booster pack!). Money will buy you booster packs, new cards, or other equipment like a Dark Magician broach or something daft like a Blue Eyes Helmet (though that'd have to cost a tonne of money). There's a starting area, in which you can only buy the earliest booster packs and cards that were available in the game, but as you leave the starting area and explore you'll find new card shops that have different booster packs and new individual cards for sale, as well as new quests and all that good MMO jazz.
Initially you can only duel other players at duelling benches (literally just a picnic bench with a playing mat on it) but eventually, after you've done a bunch of quests and beaten a few strong NPCs, you gain your duel disk. You can upgrade your duel disk to look cooler, or do fancy stuff (like make fireworks when you summon a monster, again, this'll cost a lot of money) but the important thing is, now you can duel wherever, whenever and with the awesome holograms we're used to from the show, so you could be running around Domino City and, whilst running past an alleyway, spy an epic duel with 2 huge dragons fighting each other. It would be epic!
One thing that would lend itself well to an MMO from the Yu-Gi-Oh universe are the abundance of tournaments. There are loads of tournaments, and they're always pretty cool. An in-game event, for example, could be for all duelists of a certain skill level to get on the boat to Duelist Kingdom, and all fight it out there Battle Royale style until the champion fight Pegasus, a mod in the game who can see the other person's cards the whole time. Could be super cool. Also the Domino City tournament from the show, a tournament where when you lose, you lose your deck's best card, could be really crazy to be a part of. If you lose in these tournaments, what's cool is that even though you can't duel anymore, you can still walk up to any duel and just watch. With the hologram system from the show, you see everything! You walk up to a duel in the middle of the city square you know how many monsters are out, how may cards face down, what equips are out, what field spells. It would be so easy to spectate and chat about the duel as it happens, it would be awesome.
I think the most important thing to note about Yu-Gi-(MM)Oh! that I've yet to mention, is that it has a monthly subscription... and that's it. No micro transactions, no "swap real money for in-game money!" bullshit, it's all balanced and everybody has the chance to get the best cards even if they don't have a lot of money in real life. A good system to borrow would be that of FIFA Ultimate Team. In ultimate team you can get money through taking part in lots of mini player tournaments or even by cleverly selling cards on their auction house, both of which would be features I would want in the game. Imagine you're just sat there bored and you decide "I want to try and win some booster packs or money right now!" and you go to a building in the town and suddenly you're in a 16-man tournament, where there are various prizes for top 8. That's a freaking cool as fuck idea, that is for some reason only done in a football game, and NOT in a card game! Absurd!
It's kind of fucked up that when I think about card games with solid economies and incentives for taking part in the community, the only one I can come up with is a FIFA game, but so few and far between are decent video games based around cards that the guys behind Ultimate Team is really the only innovators out there in the genre. I think that by encouraging community, and incentivising taking part no matter your skill level, you keep people engaged for a far longer period of time, and as an MMO there's money to be made there. People will be constantly playing in tournaments, watching episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh on the big screen fitted above the main square (did I not mention that earlier?) and having fun playing virtual card games against one another. If you got all of this for, I dunno, £5 a month on top of actually buying the game, that would be an amazing proposition for fans of Yu-Gi-Oh cards! Entering a real life tournament costs about £5 anyway, and a real booster pack is coming mighty close to that as well! I'd be worried that they'd feel compelled to let you buy extras for real money, but I would hope that they would see that in the long run, this kind of integrity move creates so much good will that people will stay with the MMO for years longer than they would have otherwise.
Sure it's a pipedream, and sure it's a ridiculous notion for an MMO not to contain micro-transactions, but such is the life of a dream game in one's imagination. It shall never get made, and I shall be forever flacid. At least I still have my real cards, I guess...


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i warned everybody years ago
If you want a fabulously successful website, you concentrate on space aliens and money. A generally New Age bent is most desirable, but not mandatory. I think, actually, now, its power is waning somewhat, but it's still the go-to for anyone whose object is to support themselves on the complicated system of pipes, especially if conferences can be worked in.
For a while there we had some particularly lucid types bringing up some interesting theories about a secret space program, doing a pretty convincing job of it, given that their individual areas of expertise were meshing darn well. The most salient bit being, of course, the private physics to make it all work.
I was vexed by their disinclination to press that point such that it might transcend the shackles of Out There and take its true place in the world, but... well... that is too scary and not profitable enough to cover the nut. So space aliens have to be involved and doomsday scenarios. Soon, I reckon, abductees and targeted individuals will need to be included or it will cease being worth the candle and full retirement or miracle cures will be the only options.
Still, the kernel of it, the way it wanted to start out had promise, real promise. Fine. Not financially, maybe, because people have to have IQs to be interested in it enough, but why is it okay to waste your time putting on circus acts and pasting over your points with entertaining bits to attract paying customers, when it's not okay to just stick to your guns and cut out time for filling your belly?
I'll answer myself. Circuses are fun and garner adulation. Sticking to your guns and becoming an Uber driver is drudgery and hard on the ego. Never mind that the first way reality gets obfuscated and the other way it gets exposed. This all can very easily be rationalized by pointing out that exposing reality can be harmful to your health, and it's better to stay healthy than to move humanity forward. Hands down.
Then you keep getting shit hitting the news like this bit that puts the lie to everything you're trying to show. Over and over and over again you gotta remind everybody that this secret needs to be kept from most public officials even more than it needs to be kept from members of the general public. So the privacy of the real physics stays impregnable and us stubborn types can whine about it all we want.
Worst case: Chris Carter gets called in to turn it back into fiction.
always and any time....
love, nines ||| doctoral degrees in out there | indecency | private physics | they can't control grownups

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Gesturebotics Aura Drone gets Gadget Show thumbs up
Presenters "chuffed" with KD UK's gesture-controlled drone in Christmas Special episode
KD UK's Gesturebotics Aura Drone impressed hosts on Friday night's Gadget Show Christmas Special.
The show's tech experts commented on how responsive the drone was, and how easy it was to fly, with presenter Craig Charles commenting about how "chuffed" he was to receive the product.
Find the episode on Channel 5 catch-up here.
Aura is the first flying drone that uses cutting edge Gesturebotics Technology to control its movements. The innovative Aura drone, aimed at children aged six-plus and adults, replaces the traditional joystick controller with an intuitive hand gesture control system that lowers the barrier to entry in drone piloting for children.
"We were confident that Aura would be a hit following the national media interest it received at London Toy Fair this year," said Justin Clasby, Marketing Manager at KD UK. "We were thrilled to see the drone featured on the Gadget Show Christmas Special and even more excited that the presenters had such great, positive comments about the product. The drone has been out of stock at retail due to high demand, so we would encourage retailers to re-stock as soon as possible as we expect Aura to be at the top of many Christmas lists!"


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The Church of England has this press release reporting on today's session of General Synod: make of it what you will:
The General Synod of the Church of England has today voted to pave the way for the legislative process to enable Women to become Bishops to be completed this year.
In a series of interrelated legislative and procedural items the Synod held four debates dealing with differing aspects relating to women in the episcopate.
The first synod discussion related to the House of Bishops draft Declaration and Disputes Resolution Procedure regulations - GS 1932.
Both the proposed declaration and accompanying regulations were drawn up by the House of Bishops at the invitation of the last meeting of the Synod.
The debate was opened by the Rt. Revd. James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester, Chair of the Steering Committee, who moved "That this Synod welcomes the draft House of Bishop's Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests and the draft Resolution of Disputes Procedures Regulations as set out in GS 1932"
The motion was passed by the Synod.
"The second debate dealt with the Draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure - GS 1925A - and Draft Amending Canon No.33 - GS 1926A. At its meeting in November the General Synod voted to dispense with a Revision Committee Stage for the new legislation so that the Synod could conduct the Revision Stage in Full Synod.Entertainingly, but probably unintentionally so, John Bingham at The Telegraph [here] in his report on the proceedings includes this comment:
After debate the revision stage for both the measure and the canon were completed without any amendments being made.
The Synod then gave preliminary consideration to the draft Act of Synod to rescind the Episcopal Ministry Act of Synod 1993 - GS 1934.
This motion was passed by 304 votes to 33 with 45 abstentions.
The final debate on women in the episcopate in this session took the form of a procedural motion suspending Standing Order 90(b) (iii) so that the reference of the draft Measure and draft Canon to the Dioceses under Article 8 of the Synod's Constitution can be concluded within 3 months rather than the 6 months stipulated under the standing order.
After debate the motion, requiring a 75% majority of the whole Synod, was approved by 358 votes to 39 with 9 abstentions.
The legislation now goes to the dioceses for approval. Provided a majority approve it by the 22 May deadline the General Synod will be able to hold the final approval debate in July, less than 20 months after the failure of the earlier legislation to secure the necessary two-thirds majorities in November 2012. If passed the legislation would then go to Parliament for approval and could be in force before the end of the year."
"...Members of the Church's decision-making General Synod voted by a margin of nine to one to suspend its normal rules to speed up the process of changing ecclesiastical law to admit women to the episcopate.Clearly, it's now time to fish in the shallow (and definitely un-apostolic) pond of female candidates ...
It came as one member of the Synod was applauded as he warned bluntly that it "urgently" needs to ordain its first women bishops because it has effectively run out of male clerics who are up to the task.
He said that, with a string of bishoprics already lying empty and a growing backlog of appointments to make, the "shallow pond" of suitable male candidates had already been "overfished"...."


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To read more about the Passive Voice covered in today's lecture check out the information on the englisch-hilfen.de/en (Learning English Online) site.
Among the topics covered on the site are:
Active and passive forms in the most common tenses
Active sentence - Passive sentence (two objects)
How to form the passive and
Personal Passive - Impersonal Passive
While there, check out the 'Passive Tense' online exercises here.
Passive Tense: englisch-hilfen.de
Monday, 2 November 2009
Lecture Extra:Passive Voice
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Orange opens its 4G network to the mass market, extending coverage to 15 "agglomerations", including 50 towns
- Network coverage extended to include15 "agglomerations" (cities and surrounding urban centres), including 50 towns, as well as the 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th districts of Paris
- Orange is currently the only operator to provide theoretical maximum speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s with a compatible terminal(1)
- A simpler and more attractive range with very high-speed mobile broadband from €30.90/month(2) with Origami Play 4G/H+
- Specific services and content with all 4G/H+ offers
- Nine 4G offers for businesses and professionals
Orange is extending its 4G network, and announces additional cities for June 2013
Orange was already the first operator in France to introduce a commercial offer following the launch of its 4G network in Marseille in June 2012, and in Lyon, Nantes and Lille in November 2012. From 4 April, Orange will now open its 4G network in ten new cities and surrounding areas (Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Chartres, Orléans, Dunkerque, Nancy, Metz, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble and Annecy). In addition, following the launch of 4G in the Paris Opéra area on 28 January, Orange is now extending its network from 4 April to the city's 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th districts.
From June 2013, Orange will launch 4G in 21 additional "agglomerations", including Montpellier, Rennes, Pau, Poitiers and Mulhouse; Toulouse will follow by the summer.
with 4G, Orange confirms its mobile network leadership
Orange already has the fastest H+ network according to the ARCEP report published in November 2012(3), and currently offers coverage for 65% of the French population.
Orange mobile users can now consult the website treshautdebit.orange.fr to compare broadband speeds of the 3G+, H+ and 4G networks.
To make the most of 4G, Orange is launching a new range of offers for the general public, and nine offers for businesses and professionals.
Orange is simplifying its Origami range and opening it to 4G on 4 April
4G/H+(4) access is included in all Origami Jet offers with no additional fees. It is also included with the new Origami Play offer for a supplement of €10 a month on top of the 3G+ offer.
To help drive the movement to 4G, all customers who subscribe to these new offers before 31 December 2013 will benefit from a special newcomers' offer and will pay a supplement of just €1 a month instead of €10 to access the new network. This means they will be able to enjoy Origami Play 4G/H+ from €30.90/month(2 and 5).
4G/H+ is also available in the Open Up and Top offers with no extra premium from €59.90 /month(6) and on Let's go from €29.90 /month(6) to enjoy the best of 4G on your tablet.
All Orange 4G/H+ offers include the following special services and content:
- the multi-SIM option(7) that allows customers to use their mobile broadband subscription for both their smartphone and tablet,
- Orange Cloud(8) that allows customers to store photos, videos and documents online, and to enjoy 100Mb of secure storage space,
- Orange TV in high definition, with 70 channels,
- Exclusive access to all Ligue 1 football matches (9) free of charge for all 4G subscribers until 31 May 2014,
- Orange Deezer premium+(10)
access to a wider range of the latest 4G/H+ handsets from €1
The range of 4G/H+ devices is being extended in April to include ten 4G/H+ smartphones, a tablet and a domino (see www.orange.fr for more information on the complete product range). By the end of 2013, half the devices on offer at Orange will be 4G/H+ compatible.
new 4G offers for professional customers and businesses
Orange was the first operator in France to market a 4G offer for professional and corporate customers. To support the growth of use of very high-speed mobile broadband (videoconferencing, collaborative tools, remote access of workstations and company applications) in businesses, Orange Business Services is developing and enhancing nine of its mobile, tablet and Business Everywhere (dongle) offers. Orange Business Services now offers voice and 4G data packages for professionals from €49 a month before tax with a 24-month commitment.
For more details on these offers, click on the following link: www.orange-business.com/fr/4G
A series of online video interview are available in French:
- Delphine Ernotte Cunci, Deputy CEO, Orange France, www.dailymotion.com/video/xyp6j4
- Alice Holzman, Director of Marketing for Orange France, www.dailymotion.com/video/xyp6jf
- David Eberle, Executive Vice President of Samsung France, and David Mignot, CEO of Sony Mobile France, www.dailymotion.com/video/xyp6j7
- Simon Baldeyrou, CEO of Deezer France, www.dailymotion.com/video/xyp6f8
(1) maximum theoretical bandwidth with a category 4 LTE device. First smartphone available from the 2nd quarter of 2013.
(2) with a 12-month contract, keeping your mobile.
(3) results recorded by ARCEP for tests to download a 5Mb file carried out in towns of over 10,000 inhabitants with an iPad 3.
(4) 4G/H+ with compatible device. Only in zones currently covered by the requisite technical infrastructure. Coverage available on orange.fr. For 4G : Paris – Opéra area, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Chartres, Orléans, La Rochelle, Dunkerque, Nancy, Metz, Grenoble, Clermont-Ferrand and Annecy.
(5) offer valid from 04/04/2013 to 31/12/2013 for all subscriptions to Origami Play 2Go.
(6) on a 12-month contract.
(7) option available on request (with a €5 configuration fee) to share a mobile broadband connection with a 2nd device as well as certain services included in the offer thanks to a 2nd built-in SIM card (excluding voice, SMS, MMS, … detailed list available on orange.fr).
(8) storage space can be accessed from your mobile, tablet or PC with an internet or mobile broadband connection.
(9) then €5/month option or €3/month for the Pass Ligue. Must download the latest version of the application (connection costs vary according to offers).
(10) service accessible on devices compatible with the application (download deducted from subscription). Specific conditions and list of compatible devices on orange.fr outside the Let's Go offer.


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It just gets better with this delightfully deceptive home. It all starts when you enter the lovely elevated leafy Keelendi Road and see the quality homes that this property is situated amongst. Looking at the very neat external appearance you couldn't be blamed for thinking that this home is your standard 2 storey floor plan but inside you'll be wowed by the clever tri level design.
The lower or ground level features a double garage with internal access to the foyer and a formal lounge that's overlooked by the dining area which is located on the central level. The central level which flows out to the screened outdoor area and also into the established landscaped backyard has a timber kitchen with excellent cupboard space and a dishwasher. Conveniently adjoining is a spacious naturally lit north facing family room that takes advantage of the filtered Brokenback view. On this level also is the large laundry and 2nd bathroom facilities an asset especially when entertaining.
Upstairs there is a master bedroom with balcony access, a terrific walk in robe and an adjoining parent's retreat/study area. There are another 2 bedrooms both with built-in robes, ceiling fans to all bedrooms and a 3 way bathroom which includes both bath and shower. Reverse cycle air conditioning units are throughout the home and storage is provided on each level.
It's clever, functional and a really fun home, you won't be disappointed unless you miss it!
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SynHead is a large-scale synthetic dataset for video-based head pose estimation with over 500K frames of 10 head models and 70 motion tracks.
NVGesture is a multi-modal (color, depth, optical flow and stereo-IR) dataset for online detection and classification of dynamic hand gestures.
SNV is an open source MATLAB/C++ implementation of the super normal vector for human activity recognition using depth sequences.
SSCV is an open source MATLAB implementation of the super sparse coding vector for human action recognition.
CascadeSVMs is an open source C++ implementation of our proposed CascadeSVMs algorithm to handle highly imbalanced large-scale data learning.
ActionHOG is an open source C++ implementation of an efficient local spatio-temporal feature for human activity analysis.
DMM-HOG is an open source MATLAB implementation of the depth motion maps feature for human action and hand gesture recognition in depth videos.


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text: The Morning News has announced the competitors in their annual Tournament of Books. The ToB features 16 of the best works of fiction published in 2014 pitted against each other in a NCAA Tournament-style contest. It's great fun…I was a judge a few years ago. Books competing this year include All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, David Mitchell's The Bone Clocks, and An Untamed State by Roxane Gay.


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District 12 Class Race List
Ready to Run
B Sport Outboard Tunnel
B / P-Limited Outboard
D Mono
Sport 20 / P Sport Hydro
Sport 40 / Q Sport
Nitro 1/8th
FE 1/8th Scale
Open Nitro / FE Mono
Open Nitro / FE Hydro
LSG Mono
LSG Cat
LSG Sport Hydro
LSG Outrigger
Jersey Skiff/Crackerbox
Super Sport
Open Offshore
Additional classes can be added
at the host club's discretion.
D12 Rules and Specialty Classes not covered by the IMPBA Rule Book
Summery of class and rule changes for 2018
Sport 20/P-Limited Sport Hydro is now Sport 20/P Sport Hydro. This makes B/P-Limited Outboard Tunnel the only remaining "Limited" FE Class in District 12.
D Mono had been added to the District Class List
All clubs shall run an offshore course with a left hand turn.
District Points will be tallied in 2018 but no end of season awards will be issued.
internal combustion engines larger than .21" (3.5cc) are required
to be equipped with a functioning muffled pipe, internal stingered
pipe or add on muffler. All boats must comply with
the Noise Rule located in the Technical Standards section
of the IMPBA rule book.
Drivers not using DSM transmitters must have alternate frequencies with them at all times at sanctioned races. Should combining heat(s) or run-offs require frequency changes, driver with high points has choice (for run offs driver with best placings has choice i.e.- 2 firsts vs. 1 first). Any person who needs to change due to combining heats or run-offs and does not will receive zero (0) points for any heat or forfeit run-off for not being able to change. Any driver using 2.4 spread spectrum is obviously exempt from this rule.
Novice Class Rules: No outriggers or gasoline powered boats permitted. Nitro powered boats shall have an engine displacement no greater than D Class (.458 cubic inch or 7.5 cc). FE boats shall have a voltage limit no greater than the P Class (4S or 14.8 volts nominal) The Pit Man shall not touch the driver's transmitter once the boat has been launched unless it is to prevent an imminent collision with the shore.
FE P-Limited
Classes: Only approved motors may
be used in this class. (see below)
District Points Championship: Any class that has a minimum of 15 entries cumulative during the distict race season will be eligible for a class championship. Classes with less than three entries at a race will not be counted toward the 15 entry minimum and racers will not earn championship points for that class. To count toward the 15 entry minimum, an entrant must make an attempt to start at least one heat in that class.
Scoring will be awarded as per the Heat Racing Points Table in the IMPBA Rule Book. Any ties for the top three places at a race shall be decided via a runoff or coin toss (if both parties agree). In the event of of a tie below third place, both racers will be awarded full points for that place. Those finishing behind the tied racers will recieve their normal points as though there was no tie. (Example: If two racers tie for forth, they both recieve forth place points. The following racer recieves sixth place points.) If zero points are accrued for the race, the racer recieves zero points toward the championship. Any racer finishing beyond 9th place in a race will recieve zero points toward the championship.
The clubs shall collect one dollar for each boat entered at each race to pay for plaques or trophies to be awarded to class champions. Club officers shall forward district racing fee's and race results in a timely manner to the district director.
Boat Appearance: Racers are expected to comply with IMPBA rules pertaining to boat appearance rules in specialized classes. These rules include requirements for drivers, simulated cockpits, sponsors (simulated or real) and numbers. Classes affected include but are not limited to Offshore, Jersey Skiff, Sport Hydro and 1/8th Scale. These rules can be found in the IMPBA rule book under "Hull Specifications" for the appropriate class. Failure of boat to comply can result in a disqualification and loss of points for that class at that race.
Offshore Course: The Offshore Course must include a left hand turn at all District Races.
D12 Open & FE/Nitro Combined Class Rules
1. All heats will be six laps unless specified in district race flyers.
2. All heat starts will be in accordance with IMPBA Rulebook, Section G, Heat Racing Rules.
3. During a heat, a FE boat cannot stop for any reason. Doing so will result in being called a "Dead Boat" by the CD. A barrel roll, end over end flip or spin should not be called a dead boat as long as the boat continues in a forward motion. Racers shall respect the CD's judgment. When called a dead boat, the boat is to proceed directly to the infield and come to a stop behind the start buoy until the end of the heat.
4. At the end of a heat as a boat finishes, one of two methods may be used:
A. A racer may choose to do a cool down lap and will continue all the way around the course before coming to shore.
B. A racer may choose to park in the middle of the race course. After the racer finishes the heat, the racer shall give way to all other boats and when safe to do so, pull into the course infield. The racer shall come to a stop and hold his position until all boats on their cool down lap have returned to shore. Only then may the racer may bring their boat in.
5. A qualified FE racer shall be designated to retrieve all dead boats after a heat if there is a dead FE boat on the pond. Anyone retrieving a FE boat shall exercise extreme caution to remain clear of the propeller at all times.
6. In the spirit of good
sportsmanship, any FE
having a noticeable speed advantage over the faster nitro boats
will be
asked to detune their boats to ensure competitive racing. If they do not comply, they shall be disqualified from the class for the race weekend. All Open Classes are exempt from this rule.
7. LiPo battery packs shall be charged on a flameproof surface or inside a flame proof container such as a Lipo sack, metal table, Pyrex Dish or Clay Pot. Under no circumstance should a Lipo pack be charged while in a boat. A dry fire extinguisher or extinguishing agent such as a bucket of sand shall be kept in all FE racers pit area or where batteries are being charged.
8. FE's participating in the Open OB Tunnel class shall be restricted to a battery voltage no higher than the Q class limits (6S) as defined in the IMPBA rule book, Section J. All other Open classes shall be restricted to no higher than T class voltage limits (10S).
FE P-Limited Rules:
A. Motor Specifications
The intent of the P-Limited Motor Specifications is to define motors to be used in Limited class racing. Motors in these specifications shall be based on readily available parts from past, current, and/or future Ready-to-Run offerings by various manufacturers. Only motors on the approved motor list shall be allowed. Motors are intended to be used as they are supplied. Therefore, no alterations or modifications are allowed, unless specifically stated in these rules. Motor shall be directly connected to the output drive shaft, no gear/belt over/under drives will be allowed.
B. Approved Motors:
The motors approved for P-Limited racing are:
ProBoat - PBR3310 A3630-1500 4 pole brushless motor (BJ26, Formula FastTech, Miss Elam FE)
AquaCraft - AQUG7000 L36/56 7.2-18V 6 pole brushless motor (SV27),
AQUG7001 36-56-2030 6 pole brushless motor (UL-1 Superior)
C. Cooling:
Motors and ESCs may be cooled as desired. Water
jackets, cooling
plates, electronic fans,
etc., may be added as desired, so long as they don't
perform an
otherwise illegal function.
D. Contacts and Wiring:
supplied contacts may be replaced. Wire length on the
power and
phase leads may be altered to facilitate installation. If
the original wires,
additional wire may be added to the factory supplied wires.
If shortening
the original wires, the final contact to the Motor or ESC must
using the original wiring. The intent of this rule is to prevent
removal and replacement of
the original wiring in its entirety, by requiring
that the final
contact to the Motor or ESC be made by the original
E. Capacitors:
Extra Capacitors may be used to protect the speed controller from ripple current.
F. Battery: Voltage limits and battery specifications will be in accordance with the P class located in the IMPBA rule book, Section J.
G. Hull:
Length restrictions shall be in accordance with the P Classes in the IMPBA rule book.


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Comptroller Kevin Lembo has joined open government advocates in calling for lawmakers to enact changes that would give the legislature more oversight of business incentive programs administered by the state.A Vernon man was charged early this month in federal court for reportedly fraudulently receiving $3 million from various lenders, including $400,000 from the state Department of Economic and Community Development, for a pita company he never started. Mohsen Youssef, 26, was arrested in Canada in March on the strength of a 14-count indictment and pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in U.S. District Court in Hartford on April 6. Youssef's arrest comes as open government advocates and critics of some of the state's business investment programs are both calling for more transparency. The Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee has reintroduced a bill from Lembo that would expand the role of the auditor of public accounts by requiring it review all programs offering incentives. It would expand the scope of the auditors' role to include programs offering tax credits, grants and other benefits. The legislature would also be required to hold public hearings to discuss the contents of any auditors' report. "These incentive programs reduce tax revenue at both the state and local level, and increase state borrowing," Lembo said. "It is essential that the legislature review their impact and make informed decisions about the continuation, expansion or elimination of each program." He also said the increased reporting would allow the state to make more "data-driven decisions" about programs.The legislature unanimously approved a similar bill last year, but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed it on the grounds that it was "unwarranted and unnecessary." Chris McClure, a spokesman for Malloy's budget office, said the governor remains critical. "We are pleased the comptroller and DECD were able to take steps toward a final bill, but it still has several more steps in the process before it is in front of the governor for signature, and the bill language may change during the iterative process," McClure said in a statement. "We look forward to seeing the final piece of legislation."The bill also has the backing of Pew Charitable Trusts, open government groups like Common Cause and the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information, employee unions, and Yankee Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. It also seems to once again have support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Len Suzio, R-Meriden, suggested the state find ways to help businesses secure loans from private lenders, as opposed to giving loans themselves, a goal of his proposed First 5,000 program. "My perspective is let bankers be bankers, let them do the credit assessment," he said. "The state doesn't belong in that business." House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, said "a lot of our caucus members" also support the bill, although caucus leaders have yet to attempt a vote count. "Anytime that there's misuse of public funds we draw pause, and we think of the steps that we need to take necessary to ensure that the money that comes to the state is spent in an appropriate manner," he said. Youssef's arrest is just the latest in a string of events this year that have raised questions about whether the state's investments and incentive programs are achieving the desired results. Youssef received $400,000 in 2011 through the Small Business Express program, and a total of $3 million from several lenders, to help start Amoun Pita, according to an affidavit supporting the charges. The document states Youssef inflated his assets and income, as well as those of other businesses he owned.This included making fraudulent invoices for equipment purchases, as well as fake marketing materials and websites to convince lenders that the transactions were legitimate. In actuality, Youssef only had $33.62 in his bank account at the time DECD dispersed his loan. A spokesman for the agency declined to comment because the case is ongoing. Last month Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which accepted a $51 million state loan under the First Five Initiative to move its Cheshire headquarters to New Haven, announced it will be laying off 210 employees. ESPN, another recipient under the program, also recently laid off staff. email@example.com
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'Aabhasam' Movie Release Theatre (Theater) List has been published by the movie officials through the official facebook page of the movie today. 'Aabhasam' movie will be releasing today at around 46 screens in Kerala including multiplexes.
The complete list of release theaters & showtimes of the movie 'Aabhasam' is given below.
Aabhasam movie releasing in Ernakulam, Cochin, Alappuzha, Attingal, Kadinamkulam, Kollam, Karunagappally, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Payyannur, Thalassery, Kasargod, Calicut, Perinthalmanna, Kanhangad, Bathery, Valanchery, Palakkad, Perumbavur, Irinjalakkuda, Amballur, Kunnamkulam.


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Possible Reasons
- I don't speak Indonesian (A lot members speak that and English)
- I don't have a 6-Star Wolverine (As I'm still behind in Epic Quest)
- I don't have a Jean Grey (like above I'm behind in Epic Quest)
- They secretly don't like me
- I don't meet the new rule I didn't know about scoring 1.5mil in Alliance Battle weekly (Very Likely This Reason as I average about 1.2mil on good weeks).
- The leader wants to make room for friends (Also likely a reason)
- They don't like Rocket Raccoon
I don't know the exact reason. It just happened. I woke up and saw that notification. I'm angry is putting things lightly. This was pretty much the thing that for me was more or less a dealbreaker for me in this game. I hate dealing with Alliances, Clans, Guilds, whatever you wanna call them. This is pretty much what I hate about a lot of online games. It's different from being put on a team that has cooperate like 95% of FPS games out there. This is like having a job or living in an apartment.
So what happened with the Alliance is that the leader of the group switched. I would say it switched at least 5 or 6 times since I was in it. Either due to inactivity or just the guy in charge didn't want the responsibility. Regardless I didn't really care since during that time nothing really changed. I played every day doing my usual slowly improving in the game. Which is better than most people that play this game in general.
Well what I did notice is that there was a lot of fighting in my alliance. It didn't involve me so why should I care? It was about handling modes or who's team is better. Even discussing the supposed tier list. It's stuff I don't care about and it doesn't involve me so why bother? We weren't even in the official alliance battle which doesn't happen until you reach a certain rank anyway. Either way they were fighting while I did my norm.
I guess it wasn't enough cause the leader changed one last time and I didn't notice. Like a boss that just got promoted or a new owner that wants to "Change things for the better" he changed the rules. With no notification. I can only guess that everyone else got the memo cause they use that app called WhatsApp. I don't use it especially with a bunch of people I don't know personally. I can only notice this cause I look at the Alliance and there's a small note saying minimum score in AB = 1.5mil. Well since I average 1.2 million points on good weeks (About 850k on bad ones). I guess I'm getting the boot.
What pisses me off was no one told me of this. Not only that but no one was helping me out. When I stare at the chat at times it's either people complaining about who's better the other or they're helping each other with builds. Where was my help? Not to be found. Instead the new blood came in to boot out the old. Or they just got rid of people they don't like. Which turns out to be me in this round. I mean I did my part to the best of my ability. But I didn't think a real life situation could happen in a game that doesn't even have official worldwide tournaments.
Needless to say I'm pissed. I was planning on doing certain things in Marvel Future Fight but those plans got put on hold. I honestly don't feel like playing anymore. I'll have to find an alliance that isn't all gungho on crap modes. While it may already look like it. I'm just going to take a long needed hiatus from this game. It's actually passed my bullshit threshold.


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Wow. This week's No Lights was spectacular. Good crowd in fine form. Lots of karaoke classics too! We love it when you sing, handclap, click as well as the requisite dance! Wanna relive the magic? Here's a (dodgy iphone) shot of the playlist:
So much fun putting together old, new, in between, obscure, uber-popular tunes - let's do it all again next Tuesday...and every Tuesday!
Thanks to all of you who have suggested songs both for our Songs.About.Dancing! theme night on September 4 (check out the post all about it further down the blog), and also for our regular weekly playlists. Keep em' coming!


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Theodore Z. Michalsky
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Theodore Z. Michalsky, 87, of 9578 Mentzer Gap Road, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Waynesboro Hospital.
Born March 17, 1916, in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank Michalsky and Bessie Maliszczak Michalsky Kmetyk.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha M. McKean Michalsky, in 2002. They were married Sept. 10, 1937.
He attended Ambridge High School.
Prior to retiring in 1981, he was a machine repairman at Mack Trucks in Hagerstown.
He attended Seventh-day Adventist Church in Waynesboro.
He was a member of United Auto Workers Union and National AARP.
He is survived by four sons, Terry D. Michalsky of Greencastle, Pa., Larry O. Michalsky, Rodney D. Michalsky and Lynn R. Michalsky, all of Waynesboro; a sister, Verna Lipscomb of Sparks, Nev.; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.


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No. 97248 - Published 22 Apr 2010
Review of Nicky of Bristol
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This was an on the spur booking, in the area with some time on my hands, so gave Nicky a call, she was available and I was at her door within 15 minutes. Nicky opened the door wearing her "civvy" clothes, offered a drink, got the paperwork out of the way then Nicky led me to the bathroom and left me to have a shower ( as agreed on the phone) Nicky returned with a fresh towel having removed her "civvy" clothes to reveal some rather sexy underwear, helped dry me down paying special attention to the important bits. She then led me into the bedroom where I was treated to a short massage, some very nice oral (covered) and then sex in a couple of positions, and to finnish a very sensuous hand job, with some mild tie and tease, this lady loves to watch a man cum. So a very satisfying hour(over ran just a bit)in the company of a sexy lady. One thing, she is very chatty, didn't bother me but if chatty ladies is not your thing then you have been warned.


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IBS Tales Home > Read The Tales > Sad Tales: Women with IBS-C Page Nine
sad tales: women with ibs-c page nine
The tale of...Lori (February 2006)
I am so grateful I have found this site! I hear a lot of people say they have IBS, but they really have no idea what it's about, or how much someone who has real IBS is suffering. Mine started about two years ago. I was going through several 'life changes' all at once when my symptoms began. I know that IBS doesn't just rear its ugly head during times of stress, and that the stress doesn't have to be bad stress, this is just when my symptoms presented themselves for the first time.
It began with the birth of my first grandchild, which next to giving birth to my own children was the most wonderful experience of my life. The day before she was born my father-in-law died unexpectedly. Then I went to planning a wedding for my daughter - if any of you have ever done this, you know that such a beautiful thing can make you crazy on more levels than you ever thought you could achieve!
During this time, my husband and I began to make plans to move from our home (a suburb of Atlanta) to his hometown in the mountains. We began the process of selling one house while simultaneously buying a new one. Also during this time I got a call from my Dad telling me that for the first time in his 62 years he was to be admitted to the hospital for a procedure to increase circulation in his legs - not a minor thing, but not a heart bypass either.
About two weeks later we found out that he had lung cancer, and the procedure he had had caused it to spread very quickly. He only lived about eight weeks after the original procedure was done. My husband and I moved, and a week later my daughter got married. I forgot to mention that I was matron of honor, as well as mother of the bride, and I was very ill on my daughter's wedding day. I was also very ill during my dad's funeral.
Since then I have struggled off and on with my IBS. I have seen at least 10 doctors who all say the same thing. I finally found a doctor who actually has IBS, so that was a blessing. He prescribed Lexapro (for anxiety) and another drug, the generic form is called Hyoscyamine, which helps me to be able to eat as I go days at a time without being able to eat anything.
Usually I can control my IBS with Mylanta maximum strength and/or Gas-X, but this week I have had the worst bout of IBS ever. I have been in bed most of the week, with pain that I could compare to childbirth, plus vomiting. I've been unable to eat at all, and now everything has broken loose and the diarrhea has begun.
I haven't been able to work, I've had to cancel most of my appointments this week, and it's impossible to get people to understand that this thing is always there lurking, and you never know when or where it's going to strike. It's not something that runs its course then goes away.
Today I feel better. I was actually able to venture out and go to my office, but I'll only stay half the day, as I feel very weak and tired. Yesterday the pain got so bad I thought seriously about going to the local emergency room. I was crying and begging God to just let me have a few minutes without this excruciating pain. Finally after several hours it subsided, but I was so weak I couldn't get out of bed for more than a few minutes, and I couldn't walk from one end of my house to the other.
I am fortunate to be self-employed - I had a regular job when the IBS first started but I was out sick so much that I was fired. So now I have work where I control the hours I work, but I still have clients to see, and I don't like to break commitments to them, it's bad business. I'm thinking of moving out of my office and go back to working from home because it would just be easier.
I am the type of person who needs to be busy, I am very active and the thought of being homebound or having to stay in bed for days or hours at a time is just depressing. Anyway, don't mean to feel sorry for myself, I'm just thankful that I found this site, and maybe through it I can find different ways to treat and cope with IBS.
E-mail Lori: [email protected]
The tale of...Lisa (7 February 2006)
Well, I am 38 years old and have had IBS ever since I can remember, but the older I get the worse it gets. At this point I feel like I have no life at all, it controls everything in my life. I am so tired of this, I sometimes just want God to take me. I still fight, but I'm so sick of all the doctors and pills that don't work and or just make things worse. But here I go to another doc again next week, still hoping.
One of the biggest reasons I have not taken my own life yet is because of my kids, I love them so, but this IBS is starting to make me an awful mother too. It's me saying 'sorry kids, can't go here, can't do this today', not to mention my husband is sick of it too, but no-one is more tired than I am. If anything at least say a pray today for me so I just don't give up one day.
E-mail Lisa: [email protected]
The tale of...Brooklynn (23 February 2006)
I am 24 years old and I experience severe ongoing constipation. It started when I began taking a colon cleansing supplement I saw on TV. I always thought this was a safe thing to do. What happened was that the pills ended up stripping the walls of my colon. I had a colonoscopy done and found out my peristaltic movement was basically non-existent.
My body is so used to taking laxatives that I can't function normally without them. My doctor gave me Zelnorm, but to be honest I think this medicine is just another pat-me-on-the-back drug to shut me up and appease me. No-one seems to be having any results with this drug and no-one seems to be getting any real answers or solutions.
I feel everyone's pain who suffers like this. I don't know how to wean my body off of laxatives because I have no bowel movement without them, and I get really sick, bloated and crampy when I can't have a bowel movement.
I would like to share a suggestion I heard. My mom's friend had this and went to a chiropractor and it completely helped her. I suppose the nerves in the back are connected to the nerves in the colon somehow and it stimulates activity down there. I am going to go see one soon. Also I heard an acupuncturist was good for stimulating all the areas of the body that have basically gone to sleep (like the colon).
My mom had stomach problems for years with cramping (not sure if it was IBS) and she cured herself by not drinking soda/pop and taking coral calcium - she calls it the fountain of youth, but it helped her tremendously.
I am just glad to know that I am not alone, because when I sit on the toilet (forever) in tears because of being constipated I feel depressed, alone and helpless. Thank you all for your stories. Any suggestions please let me know.
E-mail Brooklynn: [email protected]
The tale of...Patricia (13 March 2006)
I have been in this horrible nightmare for about five years now. My heart really goes out to anyone who lives with this condition. There are no simple answers, and doctors dismiss you as quickly as possible. At first I tried to fix it myself, didn't work. I have tried so many medicines and herbs, acupuncture - you name it I probably have tried it.
My life is so scary and seems unreal. I can't accept that I can't control this condition. Food is now my enemy and isolation my friend. I really can't remember what a day is like without pain. Using the bathroom can be terrifying. Sometimes I have to break off my feces to get things going. I know how that sounds but it's part of my life now.
I never plan anything, do not socialize, me and my husband share the same house, that's all. I feel trapped in my body, you can't escape the terror you feel. Only an IBS person would know what I am saying. If only the pain would stop, if only people could understand what you feel.
I carry so many medications with me I feel like an addict. A certain medicine works one day and not the next. One small thing can set off a raging storm in your body, and it will not stop, minutes can seem like hours. You pray 'God please make it stop, hello God are you there?'
E-mail Patricia: [email protected]
The tale of...Tammy (March 2006)
I am a 27 year-old female who has two kids. I have never been regular when it comes to bowel movements. I never thought too much about it when I was younger. I thought it was normal to not go for a week or two! Boy was I wrong!
I realized that it was really a problem after I had my daughter four years ago. I would get so bloated and gassy. I started to pay attention to how long I would go without going. At times I felt like my intestines were going to rupture. I talked to my OB/GYN about the situation. When I told him how long I go without bowel movements, he was in shock! He told me to go see a friend of his who is a gastro doc.
I went and had an examination and everything. He told me I was a prime candidate for IBS. I was put on Zelnorm. I had to use laxatives a lot in the past. The medicine worked for a few weeks and then seemed to stop working. They upped the dose and once again, it was like my body just got used to it. It is frustrating. I always feel like I am seven-months pregnant when I am only 105lbs! I worry, because I have a fear of intestinal rupture. I have been warned about it by my doctor.
I had another bad episode this week where I was throwing up because I was so blocked. I had to take laxatives for two days before I finally went to the bathroom! Is there ever going to be a solution to this? I'm sure you feel the same way. I just wish there was a better study on this condition. It is something many do not want to talk about. I feel that is why so many feel depressed, because it is difficult to talk about it to other people around you.
E-mail Tammy: [email protected]


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Kelly Continues to Impress Bowden
|2005-08-11 21:23:47.0- -
CLEMSON - It's beginning to sound like a broken record - or, perhaps for this generation, a skipping CD - but another Clemson practice ended with head coach Tommy Bowden praising Aaron Kelly.
The redshirt freshman wideout had another big catch in live scrimmage work Wednesday afternoon, and continues to stake his claim on one of the starting receiver spots.
As he did Tuesday night, Bowden praised Kelly's consistency.
"You'd have to check with (wide receivers coach) Dabo (Swinney), but again I don't think he's dropped a ball yet," Bowden said. "It's getting to where it's going to be a surprise if he drops one. That's the way Rod Gardner was when he was here.
"Aaron's not to that level of player yet, but he's showing that kind of consistency."
Kelly began showing flashes of his immense talent during spring practice, Bowden said.
"He went the last five (spring) practices doing the same thing, so it's nice to see it carry over. It doesn't always carry over for every player."
The next big test for Kelly, and the entire Clemson roster, comes today and Saturday.
Friday is the first of five scheduled two-a-day practices. The team will work in full pads in the morning, then in shoulder pads and shorts in the afternoon.
Saturday is the first major scrimmage of camp, a three-hour session scheduled in the morning. The scrimmage will wrap up nine straight days of practice to open fall camp.
Meanwhile, Wednesday's workouts concluded with a series of 100-yard sprints for conditioning purposes, Bowden following through on his promise to work the team hard in the 90-plus degree heat.
On the injury front, Nathan Bennett was in a yellow jersey, suffering from the effects of a virus. Bobby Hutchinson was in yellow, as well, nursing the ankle he sprained on Tuesday.
Dorrell Scott was carted off toward the end of practice after struggling with the heat.
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Robert Wenzel at Economic Policy Journal writes:
It is not uncommon to see self-driving cars being tested on the streets of San Francisco. I probably see one every other day. There are usually two people in the car, one on the driver's side in case of an emergency.
The other day, a self-driving car was coming down a narrow street. My plan was to cross that street after the car had passed. I was facing a do not walk sign but it is the kind of stop where everyone practices anarchist calisthenics. The self-driving car had a green light but I lazily stepped off the curb to cross after the car passed but the car stopped at my crosswalk apparently because I had stepped off the curb.
If a human was driving the car, by my posture and lack of focus, it would have been easy for the human to tell I had no intention of crossing until the car had crossed. The self-driving car didn't seem to be able to get this.
I am uncomfortable with this self-driving car stuff. The above makes sense to me. It would not surprise me if more accidents (and deaths, injuries) will be caused by self-driving cars than by human-driving ones. Will the car's technology some day develop human instincts and judgment?
And if there needs to be a human in the car anyway (and I assume someone who must be able to drive as well), what is the point of having the car self-drive? Laziness? So the human can sit there with his face out the window like a dog?


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US trade war: China's FIGHT against Trump SANCTIONS could BACKFIRE on Beijing
Mr Trump's blistering sanctions have caused Beijing to retaliate
BEIJING has imposed retaliatory tariffs on United States goods as it fights the Trump administration's aggressive trade war. But experts have warned that Beijing's planned devaluation of the yuan and a lack of demand for US produced goods could backfire on the superpower as it struggles to fight crippling tariffs.
Donald Trump hit China with a whopping $50billion (£44.8billion) of duties on Chinese goods this summer and may unleash a further $200billion (£179billion) worth of crippling levies in the weeks to come.
China hit back at the US, plying $50billion on US goods and threatening to impose another $60billion if tensions between the two nations do not subside.
But because of China's massive trade surplus of US goods, experts believe Beijing's retaliatory measures cannot compete with Mr Trump's damaging tariffs, with the US relying heavily on Chinese imported goods.
This is because the Chinese population doesn't buy enough goods from US manufacturers in which to slap on equal amounts of tariffs and could affect the country's own growth in the process.
Previous figures show in 2013, China sold $506billion (£454billion) worth of goods to the US, while importing just $130billion (£116billion) in American goods.
Bo Zhuang and Rory Green, economists at TS Lombard, believe that the 25percent levies placed on the bulk of Chinese goods "would damage China's trade enough to provoke over the next six months or so a further 15 percent depreciation."
Experts say another weapon that could be used by Beijing is further devaluation of the Yuan by the China Central Bank, which would make exports cheaper and offset the price of US imposed tariffs.
Since April this year, the yuan has depreciated by eight percent against the dollar.
Experts say China's imposed tariffs 'can't keep up with the US'
Further devaluation could "frighten off" investors seeking to set up in the country and could also result capital being shifted to more profitable markets as companies look to offset losses.
Speaking on CNBC, Frontier Strategy Group analyst Josef Jelinek said: "On the one hand a depreciated currency helps them offset some of these tariffs.
"But if it falls too far too fast, then investors may get frightened and they could see huge capital outflows, which is exactly what they don't want right now."
On Tuesday, BlackRock Bank's Philipp Hildebrand, dubbed the US-China trade war as "the biggest risk to the global economy"
The two superpowers have engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war
Mr Hilderbrand, vice chairman of one of the world's biggest banks, said the "overarching differences" for the Federal Reserve's current monetary strategy is the impact of Mr Trump's trade war with China.
On Monday, Chinese demand for oil slumped after the US imposed further sanctions on Iran, one of the world's biggest oil importers.
Beijing was the world's leading importer of oil in 2017 and imported around 8.4million barrels of crude per day.


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Co-Producers Kevin Hopps and Todd Shelton turned to Donald Duck shorts for inspiration for Quack Pack. Shelton noted that in the shorts, Donald mostly interacted with humans, and decided to incorporate humans into the world of Quack Pack. This contrasted with DuckTales, a previous Disney Afternoon series, where the world is inhabited by other anthropomorphic animals. Shelton considers Quack Pack as more of an extension of the original Donald Duck shorts than of DuckTales. Because of this, many characters from the DuckTales cartoons and comics, Including Disney characters, such as Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad McQuack or Mickey Mouse, do not make appearances in the series.
The show was created to give each of the nephews their own voices and personalities. Huey was the smooth-talker and schemer, Louie was the athlete and oddball, and Dewey was the intellectual and prankster.
The original title of the show was "Duck Daze", but was changed to "Quack Pack" before release. There are still references to "Duck Daze" in the theme song.
After Quack Pack left the Disney Afternoon block, it eventually resurfaced in reruns on the Disney Channel, and later on Toon Disney. It was removed from the channel's line up along with several other classic Disney shows in November 2004.
The show centers on the adventures of Donald Duck and his nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, who are portrayed as teenagers in this series for the first and only time. The actual age of the boys is not made certain; but in one episode they asked Donald if they could have a car. If they were of the legal age to drive this would make them at least sixteen years old. Donald works as a cameraman alongside Daisy, who is a reporter. The group travel around the world looking for a big scoop. The three boys are triplets but Huey had once referred to Dewey and Louie as his baby brothers. Huey must have been the first to be born, therefore making him the eldest of the brothers.
Huey, Dewey and Louie have distinct personalities moreso than they have been presented with in their earlier lives. They usually resort to extreme and strange measures to avoid getting into trouble with their uncle and to achieve their ambitions. They usually do this by tricking Donald, or whoever else they wish to manipulate. But they usually feel guilty for any of the wrongdoings they had performed which may have upset loved ones, proving that they do possess good morals. Huey, Dewey and Louie share similar passions such as listening to rock music, getting revenge on those who anger them, impressing girls, getting money, pulling pranks, role models whom they look up to and admire, playing games and reading comics. They also share a profound knowledge of cars and mechanics. But there are certain aspects of their personalities that stand out more in each of them.
They speak in conventional voices, versus the "duck"-like voices they possessed in earlier cartoons such as DuckTales and Disney theatrical shorts, and they each have their own distinct personalities (also in contrast to their earlier portrayals). They also participate in typical teenage activities. Daisy Duck is the girlfriend of Donald and is a reporter for a news program called What in the World, with Donald serving as her cameraman. Ludwig Von Drake also appears in this series, but since this show is in no way related to Ducktales, Scrooge McDuck does not appear.
- Pamela Adlon - Dewey Duck
- Tony Anselmo - Donald Duck
- Corey Burton - Ludwig Von Drake
- Elizabeth Daily - Louie Duck
- Jeannie Elias - Huey Duck
- Pat Fraley - Gwumpki
- Roger Rose - Kent Powers
- Kath Soucie - Daisy Duck, Agent X, Nelly The Dragon
- Frank Welker - The Claw, Knuckles
- Jeff Bennett - Dr. Horton Letrek


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Daughter of American Actor Tyrese Gibson Asks Him for Tickets to Popular Israeli Singer's Concert for Her Birthday
by Shiryn Ghermezian
The daughter of American actor Tyrese Gibson asked her father for tickets to a concert of popular Israeli singer Eyal Golan for her 10th birthday on Tuesday.
The "Fast and Furious" star shared a video on his Instagram page in which his daughter, Shayla Somer Gibson, tells him, "Hey dad, for my birthday I really, really, really want you to get me four tickets to see the Eyal Golan concert, or to see him in person. Please daddy, please."
The actor added that Shayla, who speaks fluent Hebrew, was currently in Israel and that he was seeking assistance in granting her request. He told his almost 9 million followers, "[I] need you guys help in making my daughter's birthday wish come true…help!!!!! Feeling the pressure."
UPDATE: Shortly after this article was published, Gibson told his followers on Instagram that Golan had called him and confirmed that Shayla would get tickets to his upcoming concert on July 18th in Israel. "I appreciate you bro so much for making my daughter's birthday wish come true," Gibson wrote to Golan.
He continued, "Shayla we did it…… I tell you it's about #TeamWork enjoy yourself angel I love you soooooo much!!! See you soon!!!"


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Question: Does that mean that there's roughly twice as many searches than what we see since lots of people do their search while they are logged in?
Answer: Yes, it does. 'Not provided' occurs when people are SIGNED IN to their Google account and your website is NOT https:// (secured). In that scenario, Google does NOT share the keywords data with you.
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Last night was fun…but kinda sad. We had a "best wishes" party for my long time friend and business partner, Gina Chavez, hosted by my NEW favorite business partner, Gina's boss, Kelly! 😉
After MANY years of counting on her as my preferred lender…she has decided to take a job in another field.
It was evident by the turn out that she is well loved and will be greatly missed. There were many professions related to the Phoenix Real Estate Market represented…title reps, agents, insurance folks and even other lenders. AND… some favorite clients came out to wish her luck too.
It was a nice evening and we really liked The Keg. I had never been there prior to this. We were at the one at Desert Ridge in the North Phoenix Area. There are several other locations in the Valley.
They have a large menu, a very nice bar area, and a nice selection of wines as well. And it's an "award winning" place too!
All in all it was a very enjoyable evening…and we appreciated being included.
Gina…I will MISS YOU VERY MUCH! I hope that "the grass really is greener" for you in your new venture. I am sure all of the Phoenix, AZ Real Estate Professionals that turned out for this feel the same…as do those that could not make it.
As always… if you are looking for a GREAT agent to help with your real estate needs please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com or give me a call (or text) at 602-504-3898 or 888-897-7821 x 114. Plus, I have a GREAT search tool on my web site that gives you the ability to search the entire MLS…just like agents do. Very COOL! Go to Metro Phoenix Homes For Sale and check it out! YOU can create and save as many searches as you would like…and it is THE SAME SEARCH I DO AS AN AGENT! You will LOVE it!
ATTENTION AGENTS…Is your Real Estate Career or Company taking you where you want to go?
Need MORE business? Need MORE leads? What has your company done for you lately?
Ask Me Why… I joined eXp Realty.


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We have been selected to present Happy Street at the international short film market in Torino, Italy, in the end of november. We are very thrilled about this. Just the fact to be able to present the series on a fair with like-minded will be very awarding. But also to see if there might be someone interested in actually doing business with it. As everybody says, the digital distributors keeps looking for content, and we would gladly help with that.
If anyone else who reads this are going or have brilliant information for us, let us know!
To be continued!


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