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Twitter drops its Covid-19 misleading information policy
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Twitter has dropped its COVID-19 misinformation policy as part of new owner Elon Musk's pro-free speech agenda for the platform.
Some Twitter users saw a post on the company's transparency page last night and noticed that the change was effective as of last night. It stated that Twitter had stopped enforcing COVID-19's misinformation policy effective November 23, 2022.
Twitter created the rules in 2020 to stop 'harmful misinformation' about vaccines and COVID. They were able label and censor tweets that contained misleading information. Twitter suspended over 11,000 accounts for violating their policy and removed 100,000 pieces of content.
Musk vows to soon restore previously banned Twitter accounts, including some of the 11,000 which were removed under the coronavirus rules.
Some Twitter users saw a post on the company's website's transparency page last night and noticed that the change was effective as of last night.
The post stated that Twitter had stopped enforcing COVID-19's misinformation policy effective November 23, 2022.
The reason for the changes has not been officially explained, but the billionaire is likely to be anti vaccine mandates. In the past, he supported a protest against them and wrote the 'Canadian Truckers' rule as a response to a demonstration. This is despite the fact that he claims that he and all his family are fully vaccinated.
He made the decision to end the coronavirus misleading data policy as America continues to see 305,000 new cases and 2600 deaths per week. CDC.
He has also made a huge number of other changes at Twitter to misinformation policies and procedures.
A few days ago, it was announced that Twitter accounts suspended for violating the terms of a poll would be given an 'amnesty.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who completed a $44 Billion takeover in October said that users' accounts would be restored if they did not break any laws or spam other people using the social media site.
The reason for the changes has not been officially explained, but the billionaire is anti vaccine mandates. In the past, he seemed to support a protest against them and wrote the 'Canadian Truckers' rule as a response to a demonstration. This is despite the fact that he claims that his family is fully vaccinated.
Online poll: "Should Twitter offer general amnesty for suspended accounts, provided they have not violated the law or engaged with egregious spam?"
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Seventy-two percent of voters voted yes, and 27.6 percent voted no. The 24-hour poll saw 3,162,112 votes.
Musk stated on Thursday that the people had spoken. Next week will see the start of amnesty. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.' Latin for "the voice of God is the voice that the people speak"
This declaration could lead to thousands of accounts being immediately reinstated. It is not known if the mass reactivation will take place or if there will still be a vetting procedure.
Musk has already restored accounts for Donald Trump, KanyeWest, Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson. He could likely also restore other controversial Twitter accounts, including those of Wiley, Katie Hopkins, Steve Bannon and Wiley.
This declaration could lead to thousands of accounts being immediately reinstated. It is not known if there will a vetting process prior to the reactivation, or if it will be a mass activation. Pictured: Trump, Musk's Twitter account.
Musk has already restored Donald Trump and Kanye West's accounts. (pictured: Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Marjorie Taylor Green). It is possible that he will also reinstate other controversial Twitter account, such as Wiley, Katie Hopkins, and Steve Bannon.
Musk also fired Twitter employees responsible for combating misinformation earlier this month. The social media giant fired contractors who track hate speech and other harmful content.
Some contractors claimed they didn't know they had been fired until they attempted to log in for work.
As misinformation fears grow, it was disclosed last night that the White House is monitoring Musk's account.
It comes after the WHO warned about the dangers from vaccine and health misinformation in April ahead of Musk's takeover. Bloomberg reported.
Some contractors claimed that they did not know they were fired until they could not log into the company's systems. Photo taken at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco
Musk claimed that Apple threatened to remove him from the app store in another incident involving his Twitter takeover.
He Apple, along with several others, was also accused of preventing advertising on Twitter. Concerns are raised about Musk's content moderation plan.
According to the world's richest man, he wasn't sure why Apple threatened to delete Twitter from its App Store.
He Directly tweet Apple CEO Tim Cook asking: "What's the deal @tim_cook?"
Musk claimed that Apple threatened to remove him from his app store, another incident in Musk's Twitter takeover
In the meantime, Musk purchased Twitter in October for $44 billion. The board of directors was disbanded and the top executives were firedHe assured advertisers and civil rights groups that Tesla would continue to combat hate.
That message was reiterated by Twitter's then-head of content moderation, Yoel Roth, who tweeted that the November 4 layoffs only affected '15% of our Trust & Safety organization (as opposed to approximately 50% cuts company-wide), with our front-line moderation staff experiencing the least impact.'
Roth Since then, he has resigned from companyHe joined a group of high-ranking leaders who had been charged with protecting privacy, cybersecurity, and adhering to regulations.
In the early days of Musk's purchase of Twitter in October for $44 billion, and after it dismissed its top executives, the billionaire Tesla CEO tried to assure advertisers and civil rights groups that the platform would continue to reduce hate. Yoel Roth (pictured), Twitter's former head of content moderation, reiterated this message. Roth has since left Twitter.
Musk's decision to drop the Covid-19 misinformation policy has materialized after he came under fire previously for expressing controversial opinions on vaccines and coronavirus. He In 2020, he claimed that the virus fears were dumb and that children are essentially immune to it. He then called lockdowns fascist.
However, he retracted in 2021. He stated via Twitter that he supported vaccines in general and covid vaccinations specifically. He also said on Twitter that 'rare' allergic reactions could be 'easily treated'.
He wrote: 'To be clear, I do support vaccines in general & covid vaccines specifically. Science is unambiguous.
"In rare cases, an allergic reaction may occur, but it is easy to treat with an EpiPen.
Musk's decision on dropping the Covid-19 misinformation policies has been made after he had previously come under fire for controversial views regarding vaccines. He Musk stated in 2020 that fears of the disease were 'dumb.' He falsely claimed children were essentially immune to it before calling lockdowns a 'fascist. Pictured: Musk and Grimes with their son.
However, he retracted in 2021. He stated via Twitter: "I do support vaccines in all forms and covid vaccinations specifically" and added that it was possible to treat 'rare' allergic reactions 'easily'.
He He had raised concerns about vaccine safety before he suggested that the second dosage could prove to be dangerous.
Musk responded to a Facebook post about parents refusing the vaccine because of what they had seen on Facebook.
He It appeared that the second shot had triggered the so-called "Facebook brainwashing effect" as the social media user raised concerns about the 'quite few negative reactions".
TIMELINE OF ELON MUSK'S CHAOTIC TAKEOVER TWITTER ATTEMPT
April 2,Musk announces that 9.2 percent of Musk's company is his. He will be the company's largest single shareholder.
April 14Musk offers to take Twitter private for $54.20 per share. This would value the company at $44billion
April 25Twitter accepts Musk's Offer
April 29,Musk buys $8billion of Tesla shares in order to finance deal
May 13Musk claims that the Twitter deal has been put on hold while bot accounts are reviewed
May 26: Musk is sued by Twitter for stock manipulation during takeover
July 8: Musk says he's backing out of the deal. Twitter sues Musk to force him to sign the deal.
October 4Musk proposes to proceed with the deal at its original price
October 17Proposed trial date for Delaware
October 26Musk visits Twitter headquarters with a sink. He updates his bio on Twitter to 'Chief Twit.
October 27Musk's takeover of Twitter for $44 billion is complete
October 28: Musk fires top Twitter employees, including CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and top counsel Vijaya Gadde, the woman responsible for banning President Trump after the January 6 riots last year.
October 30Musk has instructed Twitter employees to create verified accounts as a Twitter exclusive feature. Blue, the platform's paid subscription service
October 31: Musk confirms he is now the CEO of Twitter, and dissolves its board of directors
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1-17 (odd) Queen Street, Tiverton
One of two terraces of nine artisans' houses each, built by John Heatcoat in the early 20th century. Part of a planned development to the south-west of St Paul's church.
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TERRACE (XX - 1902 AD to 1902 AD (Between))
Benn, N. + Keene, B., 1985, Heathcoat's Housing, Part 2: 1900-1985 (Article in Serial). SDV349236.
Department of Environment, 1989, Re-survey of Tiverton (Un-published). SDV349217.
Nos 1-17 Queen Street. Terrace of nine artisan houses.1902. Red brick in flemish bond at front, back and right hand side, stretcher bond on left side. Cast iron window sills. Slate roofs. Red-brick chimneys; spiked pots.
Plans: single-fronted, double depth, with rear closet-wings, except for the end houses (1 + 17) which are double fronted and single depth with closet wings.
Exteriors: two storeys with garrets; ground storey windows developed as canted bays with pent roofs. Nos 1 + 17 have three window- fronts with centre doors. All opening with segmental heads. Four-panelled doors: nos 3, 7 and 13 with old knockers and letterboxes.
Interiors: not inspected. These are Heathcoat-built houses. The whole terrace shown on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map of 1903.
Brayshay, M., 1991, Heathcoat's Industrial Housing in Tiverton, Devon, 95 (Article in Serial). SDV348975.
In 1901 plans were prepared by the architect A. E. Cole for two rows of nine houses each to be built on Helling's Fields to the south-west of St Paul's Church, thereby forming Queen Street. Other details: Figure 2.
SDV348975 Article in Serial: Brayshay, M.. 1991. Heathcoat's Industrial Housing in Tiverton, Devon. Southern History. 13. Photocopy. 95.
SDV349217 Un-published: Department of Environment. 1989. Re-survey of Tiverton. Unknown.
SDV349236 Article in Serial: Benn, N. + Keene, B.. 1985. Heathcoat's Housing, Part 2: 1900-1985. Lowman Chronicle: Newsletter of the Lowman Group. 41. Unknown.
MDV48416 Related to: 2-18 (even) Queen Street, Tiverton (Monument)
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Les Plesko
LES PLESKO (1954-2013) is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel The Last Bongo Sunset, which was translated into Dutch and German. His other novels include Who I Was and Slow Lie Detector, and his stories have appeared in Zyzzyva, Pear Noir!, Columbia Review, and The Newer York. He was the recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing where he taught for close to 20 years.
No Stopping Train
by Les Plesko
Here, the reader will find a masterwork in language and imagery… Bearing the weight of his literary career, Plesko's long-awaited novel is a powerful meditation on his own country's history and the expansiveness of humanity. Fans of historical fiction will be flummoxed, while serious readers of literary fiction will rejoice. — Library Journal


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Leporinus pearsoni és una espècie de peix de la família dels anostòmids i de l'ordre dels caraciformes present al riu Chimore, zona de clima tropical d'Amèrica del Sud.

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 Eschmeyer, William N.: Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. iii + 697. . Any 1990.
 Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. 2905. .
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 Géry, J. 1977. Characoids of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Nova Jersey. 672 p.
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Young and inspiring women's rights activists in Mozambique: taking action on sexual and reproductive health and rights
by Paula Baker | March 8, 2020
This International Women's Day we're sharing images and experiences of inspiring young Mozambican activists who work with NAFEZA, a women's rights organization, on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). These activists, and the fierce women they support, have their sights set on raising the equality bar for young women in Mozambique.
Credit: Caroline Leal/OXFAM
She was 24 years old, with a two-year-old child. She was set to marry her boyfriend. But then she found out she was pregnant with her boyfriend's child. He would not take responsibility for the unborn child and left her. Afraid to go on with the pregnancy – she had already struggled to care for one child, whose father was absent – the young woman didn't know what to do.
She thought "safe" abortions didn't exist. But then she found out through NAFEZA that she had choices and options when it came to her own sexual and reproductive health and rights. She chose a safe abortion. The young woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said that while she made the right choice based on her situation, she has not told anyone about the abortion, for fear of rejection by her family and community.
Helena Virgilio, 19, is a young activist working with NAFEZA in Mocuba. She connects with women and young girls in five communities to build their awareness about their sexual and reproductive rights.
19-year-old NAFEZA activist, Helena Virgilio, updates her fellow SRHR advocates on the work she's doing in the town of Mocuba.
Guida Jacinto, 18, has been an activist with NAFEZA for one and a half years. Through her own personal experience – falling pregnant when unmarried and still in school – she knows the importance of the work she and her fellow advocates are doing.
Working with NAFEZA in Mocuba, Jacinto speaks out on the importance of SRHR on the local radio station. Jacinto taps into her personal experience as a young mother in her activism.
Elizabete's story is one no one – especially a young teenager – should experience. At 15 years of age, Elizabete was physically assaulted by a female friend, and then beaten and raped by two teenage boys. The soft spoken and shy teen said that after the assault and rape, she did not have the support of her father. Fearing for her safety, she moved for six months to a safe house in Quelimane for women who have experienced violence. There, she was able to get the support and help she needed.
Now 16 years old, with a six-month-old son from a relationship with her former boyfriend, Elizabete is out of the safe house and living at home with her step-mother in another community. She feels safe. She has dreams of going to back to school one day.
*Laura, 18 years of age, is a young mother with a seven-month old son, Calvin. As a teen, Laura was lured into marrying an older man with the promise of her studies being paid for by her husband. The arrangement worked until she fell pregnant and one day her husband disappeared. Left pregnant and facing the reality of raising her baby alone, Laura returned to her family. Through information she received from NAFEZA, Laura learned the importance of family planning. She's now involved with radio debates in her community, where she talks about the need for family planning and gender equality. She is also focused on being the best mother she can be to the person most influenced by her – Calvin. She plans to teach him "women, all women, need to be respected."
*Name has been changed
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When I think of farmhouse design, I always think of Austin interior designer (and turquoise lover!) Jeanette Forney Van Wicklen of Van Wicklen Design! She has spent the last four years completely renovating her entire home in Spicewood, Texas, filling it with rustic charm, unique vintage finds and a color palette I absolutely adore! She has definitely perfected the cozy, collected look, hasn't she? I can't even pick a favorite space here…but I know that powder bath is one of them! And the delightful laundry room! Oh and the entire pool area! If you happen to know anyone looking for a new home in the Austin area, I'm happy to report this home is for sale!! Check out the listing here, and a virtual tour with lots more great photos here!
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Can Doctor Who succeed in the Duel of Ages? Can the Lesser Houses improve an already great game? Find out this week as I ask, "Why do I own this?"
How did I get this? Gale Force 9 announced their acquisition of the Doctor Who license way back in 2015, when Peter Capaldi was still playing the Doctor, and when they said the game would come out in 2016. GF9 would unfortunately become synonymous with delayed releases, but even by their standard, Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks was a long time coming. It finally came out at the tail end of 2017, and I didn't see it in any stores until January of 2018. I bought it sight unseen, being a big Doctor Who fan myself. I even painted the minis!
Why do I still have it? Painting a game is, for me, the equivalent of admitting you are keeping a game forever. I am enough of a fan of Doctor Who that it's gotten way more play than it probably deserves. Lately it's been played a lot with my son too, who is also a fan of the show.
How is it? Eh, it's alright. Truthfully, the license makes me feel far more generous toward it than it deserves. It's not that it's a bad game exactly, but it feels oddly modest in its goals. It's merely a pretty good dice game, much like Elder Sign. There's nothing wrong with that, but it feels like Gale Force 9 bunted on the license. More worryingly, there are signs that the game simply wasn't developed very well. There are all sorts of niggling issues in it. For example, the game has very little sense of an arc. The same thing happens over and over until it stops, and there's almost no sense of progression. The difficulty curve is all over the place too. Sometimes it's childishly easy, and other times it's brutally difficult, and it all comes down to how lucky you get in the early game. Most bafflingly, the victory conditions seem like they were never really thought about. It should really be a straight co-op, rather than a sort of semi-cooperative thing that doesn't work with the Doctor Who world at all. All of these issues are house-ruled fairly simply using a variety of tweaks that the player can do at the table. But that just makes me wonder why it was allowed to ship in this state. It makes me think that there was intense pressure to get it to the printer, which was very likely the case. It's also disappointing that it only had four Doctors out of the box, and really the whole game has a bad case of needs-more-variety. But one thing it does do well is embrace the license, semi-coop mechanic aside. The dice mechanic actually does a good job at recreating the improvised non-violent solutions the Doctor favors, and the relationships between the Doctor and companions give the game a surprising amount of weight. That more than anything is why I've continued to play the game. It's true that I would have left it behind long ago if it had any other setting, but it has this one, so I still like playing now and then.
How did I get it? Getting review copies is not all its cracked up to be, because you generally end up with a lot of mediocre games you can't unload on others. But every now and then you get a game like Duel of Ages II, a title so singular and massive that I consider my whole time on the review copy train to be worth it. I was hooked up with a comped copy by the publisher back in 2013, including a copy of the now-super-rare Master Set. I've become a full-on believer in Duel of Ages II, and I've invested in both the little freebies on its website and the outstanding Codex, a book of strategies, rules, and design insight self-published by the designer, Brett Murrell.
Why do I still have it? Duel of Ages II is probably the single most valuable game I own. I have no idea if it will ever be reprinted, but the Master Set alone can fetch hundreds of dollars at resale. I very nearly gave the game up when we prepared to move overseas, because the full thing takes up a lot of room. But I made the wise choice to play it again to make sure I was okay parting with it. That served as a reminder that I really liked it, so even though I don't play it much it made the journey.
How is it? There is no game that I've played quite like Duel of Ages II. It's got a touch of tactical wargaming, a touch of roleplay, squad-building, and storytelling, all put together in an enormous package with essentially endless permutations. It has a sort of Mad Libs quality (Annie Oakley wearing a football helmet kills Ghengis Khan with lawn darts), which can give it the impression that it's a cheesy goof of a game. But beneath its silly exterior is a surprisingly deep tactical experience that holds up for several hours if you have the inclination. This is actually what I would classify as my favorite epic game experience. I would gladly set up a game of this and play for 6-8 hours. Most games like that tend to be about warfare first and foremost, but Duel of Ages II focuses instead on character and tactical richness. It's the sort of epic game that was meant for me. It's not a perfect game, though I think its chief failure is that it doesn't communicate its goals well. It's hard to embrace its tactical nature when it puts the cheese front and center, and the victory conditions are hard to focus on unless you make a point of it. It's also a lot of process. It's not hard to learn exactly, but it's also not a clean efficient design. It's much more kitchen-sink in its philosophy, which is why it is so well suited for the epic length. I maintain that the best game session of anything I've ever played was a five-hour game of Duel of Ages 2 at BGG.Con in 2015, where everyone knew basically how to play and the guy hosting the game knew how to keep it moving. It was sublime, the sort of thing that made me get into games in the first place. I would put it in my top three board games of all time, maybe as high as number two, beneath only Cosmic Encounter.
How did I get it? This was another comp copy from Devious Weasel Games, and designer Jim Felli. This also holds the record for the most circuitous path from publisher to myself. Devious Weasel sent it to my parents, who included it in a package of Christmas gifts that arrived in Manila days before Christmas. I ended up getting my copy a good three months after the rest of the world, but I knew that going in.
Why do I still have it? Duhr is based on Bemused, which I reviewed several weeks ago. I've played much more Bemused because at the time I was with a better group for this kind of game. But since then I've had some exposure to Duhr, and I prefer this version. I keep both around, because every collection could use more games from the likes of Jim Felli.
How is it? The biggest knock on Duhr is that it is so similar to Bemused. In truth I had a hard time learning it, because my brain had trouble retaining the somewhat different rules that actually made a big experiential difference. Duhr also doesn't have nearly as original a setting compared to its ancestor. Instead of muses, the players are now noble houses doing that noble house thing where they are scheming and stabbing each other in the back. But there are two big things that elevate Duhr over Bemused. First of all, that more ordinary theme is actually a much better fit for this kind of gameplay. It's easier to learn this surprisingly complex little game with the "backstabbing nobles" setting, and I think the experience is more intuitive as a result. The second advantage is a few little tweaks that make the game much more dynamic and interactive. Bemused had a tendency to force the players to reckon with lousy hands too often, and that rigid nature made deal-making a little harder. Duhr is much more fluid, and it's easier to recover from bad luck or a gang-up. Devious Weasel has published a lot of oddball games, but their one game that isn't truly unique ends up being the best one for general audiences.
How did I get it? Fantasy Flight Games reprinted their ill-begotten third edition of Dungeonquest back in 2010, and I landed a copy not long after. Longtime fans of this classic game have roundly rejected that version of the game, and not without reason. FFG made the questionable choice to include a surprisingly involved combat mechanic that was totally at odds with the nihilistic goofiness of the rest of the game. It was such a flop that they released a Revised Third Edition several years later, with the original game's rock-paper-scissors combat restored. They also released a downloadable "upgrade kit," which allowed owners of the previous edition to update their rules and components with some easy printouts. That's the route I took.
Why do I still have it? Dungeonquest is the sort of game that works for someone like me, who is totally comfortable with a game that ends with no winner, and thinks failure is kind of funny. As such its one of my favorite fantasy designs, and the Revised Edition made it much more likely that I would play. My six-year-old, who normally is not much of a gamer, is a big fan of this one. I think he takes the same sick glee as I when a blade trap kills someone on the first turn.
How is it? I'm a little shocked that Dungeonquest has gained classic status, because objectively it's a pretty stupid game. But I think it works because few games capture that sword-and-sorcery attitude quite like Dungeonquest. You aren't a hero or a chosen one. You're just a person who will probably die going into a dungeon, like pretty much anyone else. I can't speak for anyone else, but I think this captures a feeling that is missing from a lot of 21st Century fantasy, where everything is a clash between good and evil. It helps that its such a short game, rarely lasting more than an hour. I totally see why it wouldn't work for some people, because it is not a very satisfying game if decision-making matters to you. Its brutal nature feels deeply unfair. But I think that unfair feeling gives the game a sort of setup-and-punchline quality that very few games manage to capture. When you defeat a demon, only to fall down a bottomless pit in the next turn, you can practically hear the rimshot. It's one of the rare games that is actually funny to me, and I think that more than anything else has kept it around.
Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System (Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Ashardalon, Legend of Drizzt)
How did I get it? I originally got Wrath of Ashardalon in a math trade, and played it a bunch. I liked it so much that I went back and found copies of the other two games, at the time the only three games in this system. These almost didn't make the trip to the Philippines either, until I combined all of the sets into one enormous plastic tub and brought it with me. Unfortunately, I'm missing several of the minis because they went missing in the classroom where I played regular D&D all last year.
Why do I still have it? At this point, it's mostly because of the effort and cost I sunk into getting it all in the first place. I like the games a lot, but I don't miss playing them when I'm partaking in regular Dungeons & Dragons every week. Still, I would not turn down a game if someone wanted to play it. Wrath of Ashardalon is my favorite volume.
How is it? The D&DAS is a terrific dungeon crawling board game system, stripped down and intuitive. It captures the tactical nature of D&D combat without becoming too fussy or bogged down, which is really impressive. I like the different settings too, which have all given us different bestiaries and bosses to fight. I am not a huge fan of the direction the game took as a product line though. The original three games I bought were all great on their own, but it's obvious not much care was given to how they would interact with each other. They just don't function well when you try to integrate them. The newer games in this series (Temple of Elemental Evil, Tomb of Annihilation, Dungeon of the Mad Mage) all have great 5e settings, but they emphasize a more serialized campaign style of play. I have zero interest in that, since I already do that with my roleplaying group every week, and that's more satisfying. I don't want to be too dismissive of any of these individual titles, but I think the best approach is to find the game with the setting you like the most, and just buy that one. Having all three of these games has been a little bit of a millstone. But they still offer great dungeon crawling gameplay, and I especially like how they provide a ton of great toys in a box for a comparitively low price. It's a nice way to get a Diet Coke version of D&D, if you simply can't find it in your heart to play the regular game, which is more fulfilling but a bigger commitment.
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ThirstyMan replied the topic: #300690 13 Aug 2019 02:00
I really don't like Duel of Ages II and it is mainly because it is so US centric and requires folk knowledge of a lot of US 'personalities' to make sense. I have no idea who Annie Oakley is for example. Good for US folk less good for people who live elsewhere.
hotseatgames replied the topic: #300694 13 Aug 2019 08:57
I love Duel of Ages II and am glad I have the whole thing. It hasn't left the shelf in quite a while... but some day!
Saul Goodman replied the topic: #300697 13 Aug 2019 09:47
Duel of Ages 2 is absolutely top 3 for me. Every game I've had has been memorable with stories upon stories (remember the time that Napoleon was killed by a door to door salesman...) Clunky and fiddle mechanics that remind me of old school rpgs but well worth it.
Chobabot replied the topic: #300826 15 Aug 2019 21:42
I have owned Duel of Ages II forever and can't seem to get it played. Any tips for getting into it? Nice article.
san il defanso replied the topic: #300838 16 Aug 2019 02:58
Unfortunately, it's a little like owning Twilight Imperium. It's a big epic game tht takes some genuine effort for it to really pay off. But there are some good pointers I give for people to try to help them out.
- Print out or write out little cards that have the name of every achievement on them. It's so easy to lose track of the actual point of the game while it's going on. There used to be a special score tracker for the combat achievement on the Duel of Ages website, not sure if it's still available. Keeping the victory conditions in front of people does help the game stay focused, such as it is.
- Pre-select characters and platters before you play. Ideally the players will want to form their own team, and that's a big part of the game's appeal. But it requires a lot of experience and some mechanical understanding to do that effectively. This isn't a game where you can just throw together people who sound funny, because there's a decent chance they'll have no synergy together. If you pre-select them you can at least form some obvious synergies.
- I'm not sure if you have the Master Set, but it really does make the game complete. It adds platters from the other three ages and throws in more interesting characters. If you don't have it that's fine, but I do recommend downloading the Master Rules (again on the DoA website) because those do have the information for the "full game," including the different scenarios. A couple of mechanics aren't in the original box, but you'll do fine.
- If you get the Master Rules, try one of the Jump scenarios, which tend to move a little faster and I believe start with some items on the board. I might be wrong about that second part, but you could always house rule a couple of items to each character at the beginning.
- This last one is only if you really feel like making the investment, but the Duel of Ages II Codex (which is like $20 on Amazon) is a terrific book. It gives a lot of great insight into how to shape a team, how to teach the game, and how to play each individual character. (Yes, there is a strategy guide for each character in the game.) I would only recommend seeking this out if you play a couple times and decide you would like to keep the game going forward. I wish more games I loved had something similar.
I have the Codex and it is a great read, even if you don't play the game.
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Bans on taxpayer-funded lobbying aren't uncommon.
A ban on taxpayer funded lobbying would make a sweet constitutional amendment, but could be problematic and would need to be carefully worded. A legislator advocating publicly for legislation he or she sponsored could be construed to be lobbying. I'm sure we'd love that when our opponents were silenced, but hate it when our pet legislators were, too.
A couple weeks ago I wrote about my experience in a "Vote No" campaign here in PA in 1989, when the "Vote Yes" committee was the state administration and the opponents I would face off with in debates, etc., were employees of the state Department of Community Affairs. I also recalled that in 1968, the main advocate for the adoption of a new state constitution was the state government itself.
Texas already has a ban on municipal governments from lobbying. Clearly, it's not perfect, but it does address the issue of smaller governments funding lobbyists for more state money instead of funding the things they are supposed to be funding in the first place.
I should have looked on my own by now, but, have those or similar laws ever been challenged as to their constitutionality?
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It would be interesting to actually poll some immigrants to see what they really think.
To make an analogy: I have relatives in a republic that was formerly Soviet. From what they told me, it appears that, contrary to mythology, gun ownership in the former Soviet Union was approximately as legal as it is (and was at the time) in New Jersey. I.e., in theory you could do it, and the more affluent owned hunting guns fairly freely. What minimized the number of firearms was the same thing that minimized the number of cars — simple economics. After independence and the arrival of a bit more affluence, some of the younger generation showed me new firearms they had acquired that they were very proud of. and by analogy, cars were everywhere.
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Q: Debugging an application called from another in Visual Studio? I have a lobby application which invokes a client-application (think: League of Legends). They're two separate applications and the first invokes the second from itself - how can I get Visual Studio to debug this application as well?

A: You simply need to launch a separate Visual Studio, and then use Debug | Attach to Process to attach to the other process. The trick is using two Visual Studios.

A: Debug -> Attach to process
Select the executable from the list.
Make sure to select the right code type with the Select.. button.

A: Have you tried Debug -> Attach to Process?
Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/vstudio/3s68z0b3.aspx

A: Like Matthew said Debug|Attach to process. If the other application is in a different service you might also want to look into remote debugging

A: The other answers are correct, but I just wanted to add another approach:
If you add both projects to a single Visual Studio Solution, you could:
Right-click the solution -> Properties -> Common Properties -> Startup Project

There you would select Multiple startup projects and select both the Lobby and the Client applications.
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NewsJanuary 18, 2003
Loro Piana Churns Out Luxury In An Economic Slump
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MILAN, Jan 18, 2003/ — Turning up a well-bred nose to the disagreeable economy, Loro Piana continues to churn out its exclusive luxury goods for fall. The Italian cashmere specialist, who recently morphed from one of the world's premiere high-end textile manufacturers to a full-fledged brand name with its own luxury outposts, supplies needlessly gorgeous items to a clientele that doesn't bat an eyelash at pricey elegance.
Today, one might be tempted to wonder if many of these deep pockets are still in active operation. But according to Robert Burke, senior fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman, these big spenders are still alive and spending very well. At a luxury emporium like Bergdorf, for example, Burke says that, "the highest product level represents one of the most consistent areas for us. We're not seeing a drop here, in fact, this is where we're seeing increases."
Bergdorf stocks the whole Loro Piana men's collection, which it sees as a key top-tier player. "It epitomizes luxury," Burke says. A glance at next fall's fox fur blankets lined in milky cashmere and trimmed with cream suede, and one can only think of the opulence of a sleek private jet or the cozy interior of a ski chalet as an appropriate backdrop.
Loro Piana's broad product mix already includes outerwear, clothing, a home line and leather accessories, and this fall the brand will introduce a new line of made-to-order ties. Just like its custom-made suiting and made-to-order home pieces, the ties are hand crafted to specification in either silk or cashmere. Loro Piana's detail-driven clients will appreciate the choice of 12 variations on the shade of blue as well as their name hand-stitched on the tie.
Also worth mentioning this season is the company's registered storm-system technology, a protective coating applied to delicate fabrics to fully seal out water and wind. New pieces like a Serengeti jacket, safari-style with removable sleeves and hidden suspenders that features the new technology, give even the most elegant of estate dwellers a reason to tap into fashion's current craze for sport utility.
Truly indulgent pieces will not fall by the wayside next fall though. Making a comeback are the real chinchilla fur blankets, which are softer than a pile of warm butter but a bit tougher to swallow at $50,000. Bergdorf, which bought three of the dazzlers this season, sold all three without a hitch. Burke says that, "if the customer wants a great product, price will be no object in today's economy. We'll look at them again." That's good news for Loro Piana.
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DC Comics today announced that Frank Miller will return to writing Batman to round off the Dark Knight Trilogy with "The Dark Knight III: The Master Race." The title will be co-written by 100 Bullets and Wonder Woman writer Brian Azzarello.
The eight-part series will be released twice a month under DC Comics and marks the 30th anniversary of the original story "The Dark Knight Returns." The series is slated to be published late fall 2015. Artists for the series are yet to be announced.


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Filho, E. B. L ; Rodrigues, Nuno M. M. ; Silva, E. ; Faria, S.M.M. ; Silva, V. ; Carvalho, M.
IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering Vol. 55, Nº 7, pp. 1923 - 1926, July, 2008.
In this brief, we present new preprocessing techniques for electrocardiogram signals, namely, dc equalization and complexity sorting, which when applied can improve current 2-D compression algorithms. The experimental results with signals from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Beth Israel Hospital (MIT-BIH) database outperform the ones from many state-of-the-art schemes described in the literature.


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Kara Young, Susan Heyward & More Set for The 24 Hour Plays' 'Fists Up/Underlying Conditions' Edition
June 9th, 2020 | By Lindsey Sullivan
The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues will present "Fists Up/Underlying Conditions," a special event featuring Black artists to benefit Communities United For Police Reform, on June 9 on IGTV. From 6PM ET on, the new monologues will be published, one every 15 minutes, and a talented lineup has been announced to take part. Portia and russell g. have curated the evening.
This week's performers include Kara Young, Susan Heyward, Stephanie Berry, Keith Arthur Bolden, Cherise Boothe, Rosalyn Coleman, Nina Domingue Glover, Benton Greene, Angela Lewis, Craig Scott, Elijah Smith, Salena Steward and Tamara Williams.
Original monologues will be written by Zakkiyah Alexander, Dennis A. Allen II, Christina Anderson, Beresford Bennett, Amina Henry, Angie Bridgette Jones, Jaymes Jorsling, Shawn Randall, Monique A. Robinson, Stacey Rose, Nikkole Salter, Levy Lee Simon and Craig T. Williams.
Last night at 6PM ET, actors shared brief orientation-style videos to allow the writers to get to know them better. By 7PM ET, writers and actors were paired, and writers got to work on crafting new monologues for their assigned actors. Actors received their monologues this morning at 10AM ET, are filming their performances throughout the day and at 6PM ET tonight, their videos begin to be released to the world, completing the 24-hour cycle.
The 24 Hour Plays program is known for its work on Broadway, off-Broadway and around the world. Since 1995, their events have brought together extraordinary artists to create time-limited theater.


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British Airways To Offer Services to Reykjavik, Paris Orly and Prague from London City Airport
by Paul | Aug 18, 2017 | Aviation, Changes To Providers, City Breaks, Travel Tips
From October British Airways will offer three new routes from London City Airport, Paris, Prague and Reykjavik.
Paris will be the fifth French route served by the airline that includes Bergerac, Chambery, Nice and Quimper.
The launch of services to Prague and Reykjavik will be the first time British Airways has flown to the Czech Republic or Iceland from London City Airport.
London City Airport to Reykjavik, a winter-only two weekly service, offers a gateway to some of the most dramatic scenery and skiing that Iceland has to offer. Flights will begin on Thursday, November 02 2017.
BA 2228 London City to Reykjavik 0910 – 1230 Thu
BA 2228 London City to Reykjavik 1300 – 1620 Sun
BA 2229 Reykjavik to London City 1315 – 1625 Thu
BA 2229 Reykjavik to London City 1705 – 2015 Sun
Paris Orly will serve three daily weekday flights and Prague, a popular city break destination, six flights a week. Flights will begin on Sunday, October 29 2017.
BA 8751 London City to Paris Orly 0835 – 1055 Mon – Sat
BA 8755 London City to Paris Orly 1630 – 1850 Mon – Fri
BA 8757 London City to Paris Orly 2020 – 2240 Mon – Fri, Sun
BA 8752 Paris Orly to London City 0745 – 0805 Tue – Sat
BA 8752 Paris Orly to London City 0750 – 0805 Mon
BA 8754 Paris Orly to London City 1140 – 1200 Mon – Fri
BA 7339 London City to Prague 1115 – 1410 Mon – Fri
BA 7339 London City to Prague 1515 -1810 Sun
BA 7338 Prague to London City 1450 – 1545 Mon – Fri
BA 7338 Prague to London City 1850 – 1945 Sun
Bookings for all of these new services can be made through WOT Travel, either as a flight-only, or as part of an accommodation-inclusive package.
Valleys & Vistas, Mallorca
by Paul | Aug 11, 2017 | Destinations, Summer Sun
WOT Travel is delighted to offer this Castaways holiday offer to Mallorca.
2 nights Lluc-Alcari – Hotel Costa d'Or
2 nights Fornalutx – Hotel Ca'n Verdera
3 nights Orient – Hotel L'Hermitage
Set in the hills and valleys of the impressive Tramuntana mountain range, a privileged landscape, protected by UNESCO's World Heritage. Admire the view from Lluc-Alcari or explore the Soller Valley, which is rich in vegetation – olive, almond, orange and lemon trees have been cultivated over hundreds of years on the endless terraces of farmhouses typical of this region.
Seven nights from £1335 per person in August, based on two adults sharing on bed & breakfast basis. Indicative price includes return daytime flights from your local airport and Group B self-drive airport car hire. Contact Paul today, to book your getaway to Mallorca.
Alberta Wildlife
by Paul | Jul 21, 2017 | Destinations, Travel Tips
Alberta's landscapes are perfect for bears, bison, beavers, elk, moose and eagles.
Here's a few ideas for travel to this fabulous Canadian province, so that you too can go wild.
Banff: Banff & Lake Louise have awesome scenery and a great mountain resort vibe with easy access to pristine wilderness. Bears, are most likely to be spotted there from June to September/October. The Lake Louise Gondola is among top spotting sites for wild grizzly bears while Banff National Park is home to around forty black bears, plus moose and buffalo. A herd of sixteen Plains bison have been reintroduced to the park this year and are now breeding successfully. There were once thirty million bison in Canada and initiatives to revive the population were supported by Alberta's Indigenous tribes as both a stunning wildlife addition to the landscape and as a symbol of Indigenous culture. Other 'must do' attractions while in the town include the Banff Hot Springs, the Banff Gondola, walking to Bow Falls and the scenic splendour of Vermillion Lake.
Jasper: Jasper positions itself as the perfect base for adventure and offers unpretentious accommodation within an intimate, friendly community. Originally a railway town, it now finds itself in the midst of some of the most gorgeous protected wilderness in the world. Jasper National Park is a top spot for bears and throws in the added chance of seeing beavers, caribou and elk too. Tall and powerful, the caribou and elk have impressive antlers which they grow each summer and shed in autumn. Best time to see them is early in the morning or late in the evening. Beyond the wildlife, visitors should check out the Jasper Skytram for amazing views, take to the water for rafting, explore the stunning landscapes on bikes or with hikes, and have cameras at the ready on a visit to Maligne Lake.
Cypress Hills: Less than ten minutes off the Trans Canada Highway, the Cypress Hills are a hidden gem in southeast Alberta – 600 metres above the Prairies. Its Provincial Park is a great spot for mountain bikers, hikers, watersports and horse riding. The elevated landscapes also make great habitats for wildlife, especially birdwatchers. Alberta is home to more than three hundred species of birds, including bald and golden eagles. An annual eagle migration sees thousands of eagles migrate over southern Alberta. The first golden eagles go north in late-February with the peak migration mid-March to the end of April. They then begin to return south in late August, peaking from mid-September until early-November. Other key viewing sites are in Kananaskis and Canmore above the Fisher Range. Cypress Hills is also a dark sky preserve so great for stargazers.
Cochrane: Set in the heart of Alberta cattle country and the Cowboy Trail, Cochrane is a relaxed resort town in a beautiful natural setting. Only 20 minutes from Calgary and less than an hour from Banff, it offers rodeo and ranching activities, hiking and quaint shops. It is also home to the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary set in 160 acres, where visitors can get to know a pack of five resident wolfdogs. On experiential tours visitors observe some of the 30 wolf-dogs who live here first hand. Joining an interactive tour and getting up close to the animals for a better understanding of how these elusive animals live in the wild. The sanctuary is open year round.
Elk Island: Elk Island National Park is home to around 600 elk and with no large predators this herd is thriving, increasing at an average rate of 20% annually. The province is also home to over 100,000 moose. Bison have had a long association with Alberta and play an important part in First Nation heritage. Today, Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta has the largest population of bison; while Elk Island National Park, just under 50km from Edmonton's city centre, has a large population too and in fact has the second largest concentration of hooved animals per kilometre in the world, after the Serengeti.
There are both wood bison and plains bison in the park and flight-seeing is a great option to view the huge herds as they make an impressive sight from above.
Waterton: Waterton Lakes National Park is said to hold more wildlife diversity (per sq km) than any other park in Canada and is a designated UN Biosphere Reserve . It is the meeting point of several ecosystems as the mountains meet the prairies and sightings of white-tailed deer, big horn sheep, or black bear are likely and it is a top spot for birdwatching. A wildlife weekend festival is held each September (22-24, 2017). Activities here include hiking and golf, lake cruises and photography. Waterton Lake is a wind surfer's paradise and a fisherman's dream and Cameron Falls is a scenic highlight. There are numerous adventure companies offering opportunities to get involved.
Where To Book?
Travel to Canada, no matter where you wish to travel or what you want to do, can be booked through WOT Travel, your friendly independent travel agent. We work with a superb Canadian specialist supplier, Travelpack, to offer totally tailor-made travel options, for business and leisure needs.
From the UK, you can fly with Air Canada, Air Transat, British Airways and WestJet, directly to many of the major cities, or with onwards connections throughout the country.
Feel free to contact me, Paul Smith, per following details, and allow me to arrange a tailor-made itinerary for your Canadian travel needs.
Norwegian Adds Second Daily Gatwick to New York Service
by Paul | Jul 14, 2017 | Aviation, City Breaks
Norwegian has added a daily (except Wednesday) morning frequency to its Gatwick – New York JFK route, adding to the existing late afternoon departure from the London airport.
The new service leaves Gatwick at between 0535 and 0700 depending on the day of operation, as follows:
Monday, Tuesday and Friday – departs 0550, arrives 0850
Thursday – departs 0645, arrives 0945
Saturday – departs 0535, arrives 0835
Sunday – departs 0700, arrives 1000
The return leg leaves New York at 1115 daily (except Wednesday), landing back into London at 2315.
The new frequency adds to the existing 1705 departure from Gatwick, and 2300 service from New York JFK.
This new frequency allows travellers to experience New York City in just one day, departing on the new morning service from Gatwick and returning on the evening 'red eye' flight from JFK.
The new service is perfect for leisure travellers looking to tick off those bucket list experiences in 24 hours or for business travellers heading to the city for the day, if you would like some help to arrange this sort of travel, do get in touch with Paul today.
The Best Weekend Destinations in Morocco less than 100 km from Casablanca
by Paul | Jun 16, 2017 | Destinations, Travel Tips
If you are visiting Casablanca, then it's a great place to visit. However, if you are staying a while, here are a few ideas of places to visit at the weekend, where things are just the little bit more relaxing.
For lovers of a great escape, WOT Travel has selected three destinations, less than 100 km from the economic capital for your weekend plan!
1- Azemmour:
Located around 90 km from Casablanca, Azemmour or "the sleeping beauty" is one of the oldest cities of Morocco. You can discover its peaceful old medina, its magnificent beach at El Haouzia, where you will find the calm and tranquility you are looking for! It is a beautiful destination, especially for the romantics amongst us!
2- Mohammedia:
Located 27 km from Casablanca, Mohammedia is a widespread choice for a good day or a good weekend. It has several beautiful beaches and a beautiful, well-kept park called "Parc des Villes Jumelées" for pleasant walks during the day or even in the evening.
Why not spend a fun-filled day at the VGK, a large beach club area with a swimming pool offering several activities (quad, go-karting, paintball …) for you and your children.
3- Benslimane:
Located some 55 km from Casablanca, the province of Benslimane has several tourist sites that are not quite as well known and that require facilities to boost the tourism potential of this province.
Its magnificent beaches, its forest where the space allows to practice various sports, the banks of the Oued N'fifikh, the gorges of Ain Dakhla and other tourist sites that you can discover for the first time !


Neighbours aren't all bad but, let's be honest, everyone still needs their personal space and wants some privacy. And that's not to say that all neighbours are nosy people either, it's just good to know that you can't be watched from outside your property borders. There are a few ways you can achieve this kind of property privacy and make your garden and home look beautiful in the process.
Trees, hedges and shrubs don't only make your garden lovely to look at, but are a good way to cover the house up and install some privacy from any possibly prying eyes. Many people choose to use greenery for privacy with houses that face the road. It's also a bit of a security measure to discourage any wall-climbers or curious onlookers to scour your property.
The benefit of making use of greenery for privacy (other than, well, privacy) is a green garden and something pleasant to see when you look out of your windows. There will be birds, bees, shade and fresh air in the garden and you can enjoy it all in the peace and security of your own property.
If you have a large garden, consider layering your garden with a combination of shrubs, bushes and trees to cover as much of your property as possible while owning the best garden on the block. It's a win-win situation.
Another option, that is also a natural and good-looking privacy barrier, is wooden fencing. Tall fences with vertical greenery growing along them is a great way to subtly ask your neighbours for some privacy without closing them off completely.
Wooden fencing will take up less space than all the greenery mentioned above, so this is a suitable solution for a smaller garden. And with paint, planter boxes and lattice-design details, you can really make them look beautiful. If you have a pool in the garden, you'd also want to consider installing a fence for child safety as well as privacy.
If you already have a fence, shrubbery or wall in place between you and your neighbours, but you still don't feel like you've reached the maximum privacy you were hoping for, then consider adding a layer.
Find out what the height restrictions are for your area and see how much higher you can extend your concrete wall, fences or hedges. Not only will this ensure that the neighbours can't peer over the wall or let their dogs jump over the wall, this will add a layer of security to stop anyone from being able to easily scale the wall and break in.
Fencing your property borders off and installing a buzz-in access system will make sure there are no more knocks on the door at random times of the day from your neighbour coming round just to have a small-chat conversation. By putting up a gate, neighbours will be less inclined to just "pop in".
Now, there isn't much you can do about the noise you or your neighbours make. But the least you can do is put in a water feature to add to the calm and exclusivity of your garden and home. It won't drown out your neighbours, but, amongst the wall of greenery and garden fences, you'll forget you're in a neighbourhood setting and be able to enjoy your family home.
If you're up for a bit of renovation and have the space to do it, you can combine the buzz-in access, fencing and greenery measures with a long driveway to increase your privacy and security. This will limit the view of your house from the street and make it nearly impossible for neighbours to even see where your house is, let alone look into your house.
No matter what you do, there may still be a section of house or slither amongst the greenery that exposes a room or area of your home. Especially if you live in a double-story house. There are only so many trees you can plant and it will take them a long while to grow them to the height you'd like them to be to protect the view of your balcony.
In those cases, you'll need to have privacy measure from the inside of the house as well. Curtains and blinds in all the windows will help you achieve this. Even if you choose to use sheer curtains to distort the view from the outside, but keep the natural light streaming inside the house, you'll be adding to your property's privacy.
You decide on the level of privacy you need and put measures in place. And it's not you being rude to your neighbours by shutting them out completely. That's why it's easier to go the garden-makeover route, no-one will be able to blame you.