Don't Keep Coming Back! I've Left!
Hi there! Today, I am powerful, and my life is manageable!
If you haven't read "those poor brain washed sponsors" this will make much more sense. If not, then this, by itself, may offer some experience strength and hope to someone out there.
I got mentally prepared to call my sponsor on Thursday morning, as usual, at 720. I told her I was quitting, and to my utter amazement, she actually respected it! Also (and at the time I thought it was quite spooky) I got a call from another OA person about 40 minutes later. Both my sponsor and this person said things like "if you want to come back, don't let your pride stop you" and "I've been there..." and my favourite "The door is always open!" Yeah, I'm sure it is, just like the 7th tradition bag is always open!
The sad thing is - like some of you have said in your stories - many of these guys are gorgeous people, but just so shut down, brain washed etc by the programme. I highly recommend that you read the material in the library on this site, and trust your instinct if you have any icky gut feelings about which ever twelve step programme you are doing.
If you are doing a twelve step programme and it is working for you, then that's great, but it certainly isn't for all of us.
the other thing that really put me off, was doing that step 5: I didn't want to sit there and show my sponsor all the dirt on my life story, while making snowtex rich! While, I haven't exactly lead a perfect life - and who of us has - I just don't see what good it will do, to get emotionally naked in front of someone who isn't a minister or a therapist. I'd be really interested to hear from those of you who have moved on from a programme, who have done step 5, and if you've found it beneficial.


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Tag: Millennium Development Goals
the week in african health
The impact of conflict on the environment and then the subsequent, direct effect on human health cannot be overlooked. This internally displaced peoples (IDP) camp in Sudan shows the seriousness of that impact.
Your Old Cell Phone Can Make a Difference in Global Health
Everyone in the global health sector is writing about the incredible reach of SMS technologies working for health in developing countries, and rightly so. Hope Phones has partnered with FrontlineSMS to provide old cell phones to communities in need through SMSmedic partner organizations.
Your Old Phone Can Change the World
A service that I just recently came across is one that is not being as widely talked about. TeleMed is different from FrontlineSMS: Medic because it connects local health care workers directly to patients in need via SMS technology. SMS: Medic is focused on health infrastructure. TeleMed does not have a website up yet, but is definitely one to watch:
Paul Farmer and the US Government?
The other big talk within global health is whether Paul Farmer will take a job within the US government. Some have expressed great hope for potential reform others voice their plea with him to continue his incredible community based work outside the bureaucracies. My opinion is that Partners in Health has developed into a strong organization and does not depend on Paul Farmer to further their work. If he wants to take on the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the US government and global health, then all the more power to him.
Southern Africa: Global Financial Crisis Leads to HIV Budget Cuts
Broken promises abound as the economic crisis deepens and the right to health falters, but activists are coming together to ensure that funding for health and HIV are not cut. International donors are expected to slash budgets for health due to the economic crisis and health experts fear that this will lead to, "less food security and quality of nutrition, which will in turn put more stress on already weak health systems." Paula Akugizibwe, regional treatment literacy and advocacy coordinator of Windhoek-based AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) in Namibia demanded, "We need to ensure that African lives do not become a silent casualty of the global financial downturn. Our lives are not cheap or expendable. We expect health to be prioritised over weapons, sports and lavish politics." Tanzania was the first sub-Saharan country to announce a 25 percent cut of its annual HIV/AIDS budget.
Other budget cut impacts:
Guinea: Medicines Running Out
Zambian High Court to Hear Groundbreaking HIV Case
On Wednesday, the Livingstone High Court was supposed to hear a ground breaking case about whether mandatory testing for HIV and discrimination solely on the basis of HIV status is constitutional in Zambia. Unfortunately two days later news came that the trial was postponed until mid-July. Be sure to keep watching this story.
Trial postponed until 15 July
HIV Prevention and Behavior Change
Mara Gordon writes on Change.org's Global Health Blog about a direct campaign in Tanzania discussing behavior change. "This campaign is partially paid for by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, U.S. government money to fight HIV that's notoriously had lots of conservative strings attached. Had I seen this ad a year ago, I probably would have dismissed it as unrealistic abstinence-only propaganda. But behavior change works. Behavior change – in combination with access to condoms, comprehensive sexual education, open discussion about HIV and sexually transmitted infections in general, all that good liberal stuff."
Changing Human Behaviors: Sexual and Social
During a course on Africa's environmental history I wrote about the need for changing human behavior in both the sexual and social arena to make a real impact in HIV prevalence. The major social change is the response from Western institutions and organizations in how they talk about HIV/AIDS and Africa while seeking to change sexual behavior.
Lesotho: Cultural Beliefs Threaten Prevention of Mother-Child HIV Transmission
Health workers note an encouraging response to the PMTCT program. The number of facilities providing PMTCT has risen from nine in 2004 to 166 by the end of 2008. The number of women who received PMTCT and subsequent antiretroviral (ARV) treatment increased from 421 in 2004 to about 5,000 by end of last year, according to 2009 National AIDS Council statistics. "The primary health care coordinator at St. James Mantsonyane Mission Hospital, Khanyane Mabitso, says stigma and cultural beliefs make it difficult for medical personnel to follow up on HIV-positive mothers and their babies."
Progress on health-related MDGs mixed
Many advances have been made in health. Some argue that these advances have been dwarfed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the economic crisis, or the failures of African governments. The WHO report shows that the only statistic with concrete results was the number of children dying before the age of five. Is this a solid example of the failure of big plans and blanket goals for development?
Sierra Leone: ACC Recommends Reform At Health Ministry
The Anti-Corruption Committee report provides a number of recommendations for reform all focused on improving the health care delivery services in Sierra Leone and eliminating the risk of corrupt practices in the health services across the country.
More on health service scale-up:
Chad: Paving the Way for Better Obstetric Care
Government meetings with UNICEF to help scale-up of health services for better obstetric care across the country.
Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger
The Nation provides an interesting set of things you can do in your everyday life to fight world hunger. They properly focus on how food, a basic human need, has been commodified in our global capitalist structure. "Our planet produces enough food to feed its more than 960 million undernourished people. The basic cause of global hunger is not underproduction; it is a production and distribution system that treats food as a commodity rather than a human right." When in February I wrote that agricultural experts had said the food crisis of the last year was over evidence from this past week point to the contrary.
Tanzania: Food Shortage Unnecessary
"Tanzania has since independence sang the song of 'Agriculture is the backbone of the economy', but little has gone into strategizing and implementing viable actions towards surplus food production."
Kenya: UN Agency Makes First Local Food Purchase from Small Scale Farmers
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time bought food from small-scale farmers in Kenya under a new initiative aimed at boosting agriculture by connecting farmers to markets.
Zimbabwe: Another Year Without Much Food
Rwanda: Nearly Half the Country's Children Are Malnourished
Kenya: Over Three Million Face Food Shortages
Africa: High Level Engagement with Continent Has Started
Speaking at a gala reception in Washington marking the beginning of "Africa Week," Carson said: "Most of the Obama administration's Africa team is in place, and we are gearing up. We will continue to build on and strengthen the strong bipartisan consensus in Congress and among the people of America that has motivated U.S. policy towards Africa. Over the next four years, we will be focusing our efforts on strengthening democracy, promoting sustainable development, resolving or mitigating conflict, and dealing with transnational issues such as climate change and agriculture," he pledged. While Obama has built a great team, the White House has yet to announce any Africa Policy, greater control and influence for the Bureau of African Affairs, or take any serious (or effective) action for the continent.
Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts
World Bank Resumes Zimbabwe Aid
Zimbabwe owes the World Bank and the African Development Bank more than $1bn, how much potential does renewed aid really hold for the country. If the debt is not forgiven there will be no way the country will be able to rebuild necessary infrastructures for health, water, etc. There are countless case studies to show this historical fact. It must also be noted that Western sanctions were a huge detriment to a country in need, maybe this marks a turnaround?
Originally posted on the SCOUT BANANA blog.
2009/05/22 2011/05/01 Alex B. HillAfrica, foreign aid, FrontlineSMS, global health, HIV/AIDS, Hope Phones, Lesotho, Millennium Development Goals, Paul Farmer, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, World Health Organization, Zambia, ZimbabweLeave a comment
are the MDGs credible?
The 'bright idea' of the West very often comes under scrutiny from the rest of the world. In Tanzania the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are seen as the 'hidden agenda' of the West that is impossible for African countries to achieve. Many see South Africa's ability to achieve the MDGs as an obvious reference to the Western powers' foreign policy towards 'developing states.' Is it because South Africa is most Western and developed that it has achieved so much?
The MDGs can certainly be seen as worrisome, however I would not go so far to state that they are a tool for Western powers to control African countries or 'underdeveloped' countries. The 'developed' and Western powers do hold the power in the UN, but I know a good number of people who work for the UN and are dedicated to reducing poverty and providing access to the necessities that all people need to survive. I am not a proponent of big plans, such as the MDGs. As I have come to understand and know by way of William Easterly – big plans do not work, big plans do not succeed and there is a large cynical backlash when the big plans fail.
Many professionals say that the MDGs are unachieveable by African countries but the institutions say otherwise and claims that African countries are actually achieveing the goals. The UN newsletter on Africa, African Renewal, has facts and figures from the 2005 MDG report that outline how Africa is doing at achieveing the MDGs. Many of the goals are very far off track from the actual goal, but in the area of access to a clean water source and primary school education there is improvement.
Since the 1960s numerous, ambitious development goals have been set for the world to achieve. Every time that goals are set their deadlines for achievement are passed and new goals are drafted. Most recently we reached the new millennium and the most ambitious goals were set.
They are the most broadly supported, comprehensive, and specific reduction objectives the world has ever established. (UN Millennium Project)
The deadline is fast approaching and achievement is far off for many 'developing' countries. The first 'decades of development' (1960, 1970, 1980, 1990) focused on economic growth. Beginning in the 1990s, development started to focus on the need to create "macroeconomic stability, strong institutions and governance, enforce the rule of law, control corruption, and provide greater social justice." From those aspects, the new MDGs reflected the emerging role of human rights in the international community, focusing on the economic, social and cultural rights enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (rights to food, education, health care, and decent standard of living). Throughout the 'decades of development,' conferences upon conferences, meetings and more meetings were held to build the best plan for development in our world. Yet as this happened goals failed, new goals were created, and millions lost their lives. This is where I will end with a very important quote:
"Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything." – John Kenneth Galbraith
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Originally published to Chosen Magazine on June 23, 2018.
June in New York City. Sweat trickles down backs and necks a little faster. Most of the flowers have bloomed—even the ones between cracks on the sidewalk. Rainbows ride on a merciful breeze.
There's a percussive energy surrounding Pride month. It thrums far beyond New York, through both coasts and every state and region in between from Alabama to Appalachia. Across oceans from Calgary to Cape Town.
But Pride, like the queer people who celebrate it, rightfully defies simple definitions. There are more ideas of what Pride is and what it should be than there are typos in a presidential tweet.
One difference between the celebrations of the 70's and our current times is meant to catch your eye: Logos. Each June, graphic designers everywhere churn out rainbow remixes of ubiquitous insignias. Corporations sell special Pride edition lines of shoes, headphones, wrist watches, sunglasses, and virtually anything big enough to fit a logo. Pride parades in cities like London and New York have come to rely on corporate sponsorship for the festivities to continue on their current scale. Corporate sponsors in New York alone contribute around $30,000, with larger companies spending millions for sponsorship in multiple Pride events around the world. Some of these companies use their floats as an opportunity to give their queer employees a space to own their queerness. Some use the floats to elevate non-profit organizations that benefit queer people. Others consider the sponsorship the same way they'd consider paying for a billboard.
Though I may sound a tad resentful, I swear I don't deem this all bad. In a country where it's still legal to fire someone for their sexual preference or gender identity in twenty-nine states, I'm all for recognizable brands and businesses standing with us. But that's what they actually have to do: Stand with us. Not with sentiments, but with actions and contributions deeper than a symbol and longer than the month of June.
It's a common marketing tool to paste a logo over a rainbow, buttoned with a platitude about equality (a practice known as "pinkwashing"). Unfortunately, genuine corporate allyship is much rarer. The hollow support isn't just limited to corporations, but expands to politicians and public institutions. In 1998, a New York based activist group called Take Back The March handcuffed themselves together to block then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani from marching in the parade, citing his poor stance on queer issues, especially his inaction on the uptick of violence in queer communities. All twenty of the activists were arrested. Considering those Giuliani fights for these days, it's easy to see who really belonged in the '98 parade.
A similar act of civil disobedience occurred last year, this time in D.C. by the group No Justice No Pride, who blocked the parade procession at three different points, protesting the participation of defense company Lockheed Martin, Dakota Pipeline sponsor Wells Fargo, and police officers featured in the march. A small consolation: D.C. authorities made the smart decision not to arrest activists for the very acts of protest that make Pride worth celebrating. War profiteering and displacement have no place at our parade. And until police forces marching at Pride parades confront systemic police brutality with actions like implicit bias training and judicial accountability, their recognition in an event born from resistance to police violence is questionable at best. And though police presence is necessary for such widely attended and targeted events, only a few groups in the queer community get to feel safer with their presence for these same reasons.
Pride and Protest are inseparable. Unabashed queer joy is still a radical act, especially when swathes of people relish it together as we do this time of year. That's why the term "Pride" is so apt and so immensely necessary: We will no longer be made to collectively accept the closet. We will parade through the streets and make them see us in all our infinite facets: our love, our kinks, our drag, our jocks, our genderfuckery, our flamboyance, and our overall right to be complex human beings deserving of respect. However, metropolises like New York, London, and Los Angeles enjoy a level of public acceptance that we all too often forget remains rare. Other parts of America and the world don't have the same benefit.
Earlier this year, Bailey McDaniel sought a permit to hold the first Pride parade for the town of Starkville, Mississippi. Despite the motion being supported by most Starkvillians in the room, the Board of Aldermen voted it down. The decision received national attention and the community of Starkville banded together to oppose it, placing rainbow flags in their storefronts and outside their homes. Soon, the Board of Aldermen voted on the issue again and one of the men had a change of heart after witnessing the outrage. The permit was granted and, that March, Starkville had its first Pride. McDaniel had hoped for 150 people to show up. 2,500 did. Protest breeds Pride and Pride breeds protest.
Needless to say, social and systemic animus toward Pride isn't confined to the States. Five years after Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov called Pride parades "Satanic" in 2006, the Russian police detained several queer activists for staging an unauthorized queer pride rally. In 2013, a Haitian queer rights organization was forced to cancel its Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ Festival due to vilification by the country's politicians and threats of violence from its citizens. In Ukraine and Argentina, activists have had to convince the government to provide protection for those marchings. And these are only the Pride-related instances, not accounting the routine human rights abuses and State sanctioned violence against queer people in these and other countries. No matter celebratory or how distant our march, we still march for them.
So is Pride a party or a promotional event or is it still a protest? The answer is yes.


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Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market - Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast (2019-2025)
Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market by Offering (Hardware, Software, and Services), End-use Industry (Semiconductors and Electronics, Energy and power, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical, Medical Devices, Automobile, Heavy Metal and Machine Manufacturing, Food and Beverages, Others), Technology (Machine Learning, NLP, Context-Aware Computing, and Computer Vision), Application (Predictive Maintenance, Material Movement, Production Planning, Field Services, Quality Management, Cybersecurity, Industrial Robotics, and Reclamation), and Region - Global Forecast to 2025
1.3. Market Ecosystem
1.4. Currency and Limitations
1.4.1. Currency
1.5. Key Stakeholders
2.1. Research Process
5. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, by Product Offering
5.2. Hardware
5.2.1. Processor
5.2.1.1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
5.2.1.2. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
5.2.1.3. Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
5.2.1.4. Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
5.2.2. Memory
5.2.3. Network
5.3.1. AI Solutions
5.3.2. AI Platform
5.4.1. Managed services
5.4.2. Professional services
6. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, by Technology
6.2. Machine Learning
6.2.1. Deep Learning
6.2.2. Supervised Learning
6.2.3. Reinforcement Learning
6.2.4. Unsupervised Learning
6.3. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
6.4. Context-Aware Computing
6.5. Computer Vision
7. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, by Application
7.2. Predictive Maintenance and Machinery Inspection
7.3. Material Movement
7.4. Production Planning
7.5. Field Services
7.6. Quality Management
7.7. Cybersecurity
7.8. Industrial Robot
7.9. Reclamation
8. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, by End-User
8.2. Semiconductors and Electronics
8.3. Energy and Power
8.4. Pharmaceuticals
8.5. Chemical
8.6. Medical Devices
8.7. Automobile
8.8. Heavy Metals and Machine Manufacturing
8.10. Others
9. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, by Geography
9.2.2. Canada
9.3.2. U.K.
9.3.3. France
9.3.4. Italy
9.3.5. Spain
9.3.6. Rest of Europe
9.4.3. Japan
9.4.4. Rest of APAC
9.5. Rest of World
9.5.1. Latin America
9.5.1.1. Brazil
9.5.1.2. Mexico
9.5.1.3. Argentina
9.5.1.3. Rest of Latin America
9.5.2. Middle East and Africa
10. Competitive Landscape
10.1. New Product Launches & Upgradations
10.2. Acquisitions and Expansions
10.3. Agreements, Collaborations, and Partnerships
11. Company Profiles (Business Overview, Financial Overview, Products Portfolio, and Strategic Developments)
11.1. AIBrain Inc.
11.2. Amazon Web Services, Inc.
11.3. Apple Inc.
11.4. Cisco Systems, Inc.
11.5. Citrine Informatics, Inc.
11.6. Darktrace Limited
11.7. DataRobot, Inc.
11.9. General Electric Company
11.10. General Vision Services Inc.
11.11. Google Inc.
11.13. Intel Corporation
11.14. Micron Technology
11.15. Microsoft Corporation
11.16. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
11.17. NVIDIA Corporation
11.18. Oracle Corporation
11.19. Preferred Networks, Inc.
11.20. Progress Software Corporation
11.21. Rockwell Automation, Inc.
11.22. SAP SE
11.23. Siemens AG
11.24. Sight Machine Inc.
11.25. Skymind, Inc.
11.26. Tamr Inc.
11.27. UBTECH Robotics, Inc.
11.28. Vicarious Inc.
12.1 Questionnaire
12.2 Available Customization
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance and extend the capabilities of humans, and help businesses achieve more, faster, and more efficiently. Today, the manufacturing industry has always been open to adopting new technologies. The manufacturing industry is leading the way in the application of artificial intelligence technology. From significant cuts in unplanned downtime to better designed products, manufacturers are applying AI-powered analytics to data to improve efficiency, product quality, and the safety of employees.
The key factors driving the growth of this market are increasing usage of robots, IoT, and big data technology in the manufacturing sector; improving computing power and declining hardware cost; and rising venture capital investments. Moreover, application of AI for intelligent business process and growth in operational efficiency of manufacturing plants offers significant growth opportunities for market players operating in artificial intelligence in manufacturing. However, lack of awareness among small and medium-sized businesses, reluctance among manufacturers to adopt AI-based technologies, and limited presence of skilled workforce are expected to hinder the growth of this market to some extent. On the other hand, concerns regarding data privacy is the key challenge of this market.
The global artificial intelligence in manufacturing market is segmented by Offering (Hardware, Software, and Services), End-use Industry (Semiconductors & Electronics, Energy & power, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical, Medical Devices, Automobile, Heavy Metal & Machine Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Others), Technology (Machine Learning, NLP, Context-Aware Computing, and Computer Vision), Application (Predictive Maintenance, Material Movement, Production Planning, Field Services, Quality Management, Cybersecurity, Industrial Robotics, and Reclamation), and Geography.
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Based on end-user, automobile industry segment accounted for the largest share of the global artificial intelligence in manufacturing market in 2018. The large share of this segment is mainly attributed to the installations of industrial IoT and usage of big data, and rising use of machine learning and computer vision technology in machinery inspection.
Based on offering, hardware segment is expected to witness rapid growth during the forecast period, owing to the increasing need for hardware platforms with high computing power to run various AI software.
The major players operating in the global artificial intelligence in manufacturing market are AIBrain Inc. (U.S.), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (U.S.), Apple Inc. (U.S.), Cisco Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Citrine Informatics, Inc. (U.S.), Darktrace Limited (U.K.), DataRobot, Inc. (U.S.), Dell Inc. (U.S.), General Electric Company (U.S.), General Vision Services Inc. (U.S.), Google Inc. (U.S.), IBM Corporation (U.S.), Intel Corporation (U.S.), Micron Technology (U.S.), Microsoft Corporation (U.S.), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan), NVIDIA Corporation (U.S.), Oracle Corporation (U.S.), Preferred Networks, Inc. (Japan), Progress Software Corporation (U.S.), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (U.S.), SAP SE (Germany), Siemens AG (Germany), Sight Machine Inc. (U.S.), Skymind, Inc. (U.S.), Tamr Inc. (U.S.), UBTECH Robotics, Inc. (China), and Vicarious Inc. ( U.S.).
Nowadays, one of the most common buzzwords in the technology industry is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI will play a big part in manufacturing industry. AI will help the manufacturing industry reach a high level of accuracy and productivity, a level that is even beyond human ability. It can even work in environments that are otherwise dangerous, tedious or complicated for humans. Robotics, which are expected in the future, will have capabilities like voice and image recognition that can be used to re-create complex human tasks. Robots are already being used in manufacturing companies. But with their growing intelligence, the workforce in factories will soon be replaced by robots. Every stage can be closely monitored with the help of sensors and data can be shared with AI and analytics software. Increased output, defect detection, and corrective action is much faster and the entire production cycle is way more efficient. Thereby, in coming years, AI will be the next big thing in the manufacturing industry.
AI in Manufacturing Products & Services
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
AI Solutions
Professionals services
AI in Manufacturing End-use Industries
Heavy Metals and Machine Manufacturing
AI in Manufacturing Technologies
Context-Aware Computing
AI in Manufacturing Applications
Predictive Maintenance and Machinery Inspection
Material Movement
AI in Manufacturing Geographies
AI in Manufacturing Major Companies
AIBrain Inc.
Citrine Informatics, Inc.
Darktrace Limited
DataRobot, Inc.
General Vision Services Inc.
Preferred Networks, Inc.
Progress Software Corporation
Sight Machine Inc.
Skymind, Inc.
Tamr Inc.
UBTECH Robotics, Inc.
Vicarious Inc.
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60 points – Are all pages and information asked for included?
Is information laid out in an interesting and easy to understand manner?
Is it easy to read – good color and font choice?
Does it catch and keep interest?
This week we will finish developing your game design and prepare for presentations.
Thursday: Game Design Project – 10 Page Game Design Document complete/prepare for presentations – 10 page Game Design Document Due.


Discussion in 'Deck Help and Strategy' started by Dr. Mason, Jul 10, 2008.
Please, don't sit here and say 'this won't beat such and such' or why don't you play 'such and such' deck. I don't care. Fixes for this deck only, without giving it major surgery.
I have included his epic monologue for you here, to be used EVERY TIME you play this deck. That's right. EVERY TIME.
"Hey kid! What do you think you're doing here? You won't live long in combat! That's for sure! I tell you kid, electric Pokemon saved me during the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis! The same as I'll do to you!"
[C][C] Pika Punch: 20 damage.
[L][C][C] Speed Ball: 40 damage. If Pikachu evolved from Pichu on this turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Pikachu during your opponent's next turn.
[.] Slash: 30 damage. Raichu can't use Slash during your next turn.
[L][L][C] Explosive Orb: 100 damage. Discard 3 of your Energy in play.
Slash is a great attack if you're low on energy, and ensures that Raichu is never useless. Fission Orb is situational, and it can be quite nice if you know a KO is inevitable. His second attack is my favorite though, and makes him very playable. Does 100 for three energy...and discard any 3 energy in play. Ah. The wording that makes this playable. Motor Drive anyone? Main attacker.
A starter. He grabs basics, slaps em down. What else do you need? Smash Short can be absolutely vicious too.
Evolves into Claydol, although his first attack is decent.
Cosmic Power, like we all know by now, is an amazing power, and helps keep my hand with plenty of energy for Voltage Shoot, and just setting up in general.
Has moar speed. Evolves into Electivire.
Motor Drives on your bench most of the time. He can be an attacker, but is only efficient if you get heads. A lot.
For when he needs to be attacker, or you want to get rid of a pesky stadium or something. The body is pretty sweet too.
Kind of obvious. Find Pokemon. Or, I guess you could play around and grab an energy instead, then watch as you get disqualified. I mean, if you like.
Very versatile. Search for some basics and/or energy. Pretty basic stuff.
Is nicer than Dusk Ball because can grab multiples. Get Pokemon.
You'll be discarding a lot in this deck. Shove some stuff back in.
Discard some Lightning, then Motor Drive it back up. Neat huh? Also, you draw cards with it. Amazing.
Play RPS. 3 cards or 6 cards, it's still disruption. Could give you the turn or two to goof off that you need.
If you need a Level X, grab it from the deck. If it died and you want it back, grab it anyway.
Attach this and speed setup by evolving some pokes!
Energy...that provides lightning. For serious.
Okay guys. Setup with Pachirisu, then start powerin' up Raichu as fast as you possibly can.(I'mma firin' my laser!) Explosive Orb for OHKOs against Stage 1 decks and Kingdra, for all others rinse and repeat. Discard from benched Electivires everytime, who keep using Motor Drive to get them back so you can do it every turn. Raichu X is necessary, start blowin up some pokes, maybe kill some Claydols. Use your own claydol for a whole lotta draw. Raichu can also do quick damage with Slash, a great move.
Scans and translations are from the PokeBeach and Pokegym.
Also, that lilimits my Raichu count, and he is the main attacker, It is never a good idea to limit yourself that way.
Search your deck for 1 Basic Pokemon card and play it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Energy Link...well, I can't help but feel Energy Switch would be better. There are plenty of cards right now that can and will take advantage of tools being out and about, and I don't want to be their food. I can try it though. As for great ball, I see that as being better for Basic decks, and Luxury Ball is a choice thing. Seeing as you can only really use 1, I'm not a fan.
Raichu Lv. X is not the focus of the deck. He's just the added bonus sKizor. If you want to focuson him, build your own deck. I asked for no major upheavals.
I made some changes. I'll change the article to reflect them soon.
It's not your intention to use Voltage Shoot constantly or even Raichu X, but thats how I would play him.
"HAI THERE CLAYDOL? YOU GOTZ 80HP HUH? BAI."
Either way it goes, you can still get the energy back through your Electivires.
You should start coming to league.
I've considered it, but the only way I can imagine fitting it is a 3-2-1 Bronzong IFDS/MT line.
Yeah you should know me.
If you took out the Claydols I could maybe see doing it the line, but Claydol generally gives you alot better drawpower than the Bronzong MT.
I'll have to test first man. Goin to League would be nice and all, but I don't own my car and can't pay for gas :/ That's a matter of parental pity at this point. Maybe see you there this weekend, but who knows?


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Insights - Motorshow Bologna San Lazzaro di Savena (BO) Hotel
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Beyond the Motorshow Bologna: Exploring Bologna's Automobile Heritage
There are many exciting events that are worth taking part of during your stay in lively Bologna. If you plan on spending the onset of the winter holidays in Bologna, you can complete your vacation with a visit to the Motorshow Bologna and to the museums that showcase the automobile masterpieces of Italy.
The Motorshow Bologna is an international auto show held in Bologna in December of every year. The Motorshow Bologna is held at the Bologna Fiere and is considered as the most important event of the Italian automobile industry. All new and updated automobiles and motorcycles of Italian make will take center stage at the show.
If you can spend your holiday weekend in Bologna in time for the show, you will experience a full immersion into Bologna's significant role in the luxury car and motorcycle market.
Bologna is the home of several luxury cars and motorcycles, which reflects even more the city's lavish and extraordinary lifestyle. Famous luxury vehicle brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati can all be traced back to Bologna. So if you get a chance to visit the city, you should take time to explore its luxuriant side by paying a visit to the museums that flaunt these remarkable vehicles. There you will see the automobiles that commanded the kind of attention the Motorshow Bologna affords. Car enthusiast or not, you will certainly find your visits memorable.
From Relais Valfiore, you can set out to visit the Ducati Museum first, which is located in Via Cavalieri Ducati in Bologna. The large 1,000 sq/m Ducati Museum is nestled within the Ducati factory headquarters. It was opened only in 1998 during the first World Ducati Week, but it tells of the history of the Ducati company, from its opening in 1926, and showcases Ducati's past products. You will find antique Ducati motorcycles and the billboards that hailed them during their heydays.
To fully appreciate the museum, you can join guided tours by obtaining advanced reservations. The museum is open daily except on Sundays and holidays. But if you wish to join a tour, you can choose from the 11 am or the 4 pm schedule. You can also explore the museum at leisure since visits are entirely free.
Next, you can make your way to the Lamborghini Museum, which is located in the area that connects Bologna with neighboring city Modena. It lies at about 21 miles from Bologna and can be easily driven to. The museum was established in 2001 and aims to celebrate one of the most expensive Italian cars in the world.
You can freely visit the museum and spend hours gazing admirably at its extensive collection of Lamborghini luxury vehicles that fill up two levels of the museum, with the second level showcasing the even more impressive race cars of Lamborghini's 80s days as well as some of its concept cars. You even get a glimpse of the company's factory floor, so you can get an inkling of just how these masterpieces are carefully made.
And to complete your unique museum-hopping, head over to Ferrari Museum or Galleria Ferrari. The museum is situated in Maranello, a town just outside Modena and located around 34 miles from Bologna. Although the museum is part of Ferrari's headquarters, it has its own building separate from the Ferrari factory. Of the three museums in your itinerary, the Ferrari Museum is the oldest, dating back to 1990. The museum spans an amazing 2,500 sq/m and is divided into four sections, namely the Formula One collection, the special exhibits, the technological innovation exhibit, and the photo exhibits.
The Formula One collection displays the extraordinary race cars that have played a monumental role in making Ferrari the most famous automobile maker in the world. One of the most remarkable cars is the first Ferrari 125 S that was built in 1947 and won a race in the same year. And to give you a glimpse of what F1 racing is all about, you can check out the Fiorano test track next to the museum where you might even see a Ferrari racing past.
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Charlotte-Based Dog Training Franchise, The Dog Wizard, Partners with Franchise Funding Group to Kickstart Expansion
Franchise Funding Group will provide the support and expertise The Dog Wizard needs to expand beyond the current 18 franchise locations.
The Dog Wizard
"This is a change-your-lifestyle opportunity. Our training is so effective that it comes with a lifetime satisfaction guarantee and consistently produces happy dogs, happy clients and on-going referrals."
The Dog Wizard®, an emerging and successful dog training franchise based in Charlotte, is pleased to announce that the company has partnered with Franchise Funding Group, LLC (FFG) to improve their franchise development systems and accelerate their franchise growth. The Dog Wizard, which Gretchen Hollifield founded in Charlotte in 2005, currently has 18 franchise locations in the United States.
Hollifield, who has been a professional dog trainer for more than 20 years and who has been in franchising more than four years, said having FFG as investors and strategic partners will help her grow The Dog Wizard to new heights.
"Franchise Funding Group is what I needed to help my franchise system reach its true growth potential. On my own, I developed a proven business model, know dog training inside and out, and have a group of passionate and committed franchise owners doing very well. But what I lack is some of the necessary franchise development expertise, marketing tools, and sales support systems to effectively recruit new franchise owners on a national scale," Hollifield said.
The Dog Wizard is an attractive franchise opportunity because it gives people with no previous training the opportunity to turn their passion for dogs and their well-being into a profitable and fulfilling business.
"On a daily basis, you get to be with, work with, and love on a variety of dogs and puppies. And no prior experience is necessary. This is a change-your-lifestyle opportunity. Our training is so effective that it comes with a lifetime satisfaction guarantee and consistently produces happy dogs, happy clients and on-going referrals. And besides, you feel great making a real difference in the lives of others. Helping dogs have better relationships with their families is a highly rewarding business, both emotionally and financially," Hollifield said.
The vast majority of The Dog Wizard franchise owners never had any formal dog training or business experience and they operate out of their homes to keep costs low. Most dog training takes place at the client's home, neighborhood, public parks, or at doggy daycare facilities. Referrals come from current clients, dog groomers, veterinarians, pet store owners and managers, doggy-day care professionals, dog food providers, adoption/rescue centers, and other pet professionals. New franchise owners complete online video training prior to their three weeks of hands-on training in Charlotte, NC.
FFG is an investment and franchise-development company located in Cincinnati that helps entrepreneurs to scale their existing, proven and profitable businesses nationwide as new franchise systems. FFG also helps existing small franchise systems to jumpstart their growth. FFG President Dan Murphy said FFG is looking forward to the partnership with The Dog Wizard and Hollifield.
"We are excited to invest in The Dog Wizard because it has a great CEO and Founder, Gretchen Hollifield, a proven and profitable home-based business model, and the pet care industry is booming and lucrative. Americans spend more than $60 billion each year on their beloved pets. And with over 77 million dogs in over 54 million households, dog training has huge growth potential in the coming years and we want to help Gretchen and The Dog Wizard dominate the U.S. marketplace and this pet care category," Murphy said.
Murphy continued, "Dog training allows someone to escape being trapped inside all day behind a desk or in a cubicle. You can combine your love for dogs with a great business and income. And The Dog Wizard is the best at what they do and the most affordable dog training franchise at just $34,900. Their training methods are so proven and effective that clients provide outstanding reviews and ratings on-line which produce on-going referrals for their franchise owners."
When businesses partner with FFG, FFG provides up to $150,000 in services, training, systems development, marketing, strategic guidance and funding. FFG's Advisory Board Members have collectively and successfully developed dozens of businesses, including nearly a dozen national franchise systems. FFG last invested in Pet Wants, a company that made and delivered fresh pet food right to the client's door. FFG helped launch the Pet Wants Franchise System, and in less than two years, they have more than 60 owners in 26 states throughout the U.S.
"We are like the Shark Tank for franchise expansion, just without the wildly popular TV show. After we invest in a company, we function as their growth partners and provide on-going strategic guidance," Murphy said.
To inquire about The Dog Wizard franchise opportunities in your area, go to their website at TheDogWizardFranchise.com. For more information about the Franchise Funding Group or to fill out a funding request form, visit FranchiseFundingGroup.com.
About The Dog Wizard: The Dog Wizard was started out of love for dogs and a burning desire for a better and more fulfilling life. After graduating from Wake Forest, where she was a point guard on the women's basketball team, Gretchen Hollifield found herself working a traditional office job 50+ hours a week stuck behind a desk, trapped inside all day, and with very little excitement and joy in her work life. She dreaded going to work and finally reached her breaking point and escaped. Her real passion was being around dogs. So in 1997, with courage and faith, Gretchen became a certified dog trainer. But sadly, the expensive certification company, like most, only gave her technical training and didn't properly prepare her to market, operate, and grow a successful and substantial business. She struggled until she developed her own proprietary marketing, operating and dog training systems under her The Dog Wizard brand in 2005. Her perfected business model was a success and her income soared as she added more dog trainers to her business. Gretchen then wanted to offer this superior business model and satisfying lifestyle to other dog lovers wanting their own business and freedom. In the summer of 2013, she launched The Dog Wizard as a franchise system. Learn more at TheDogWizardFranchise.com.
About Franchise Funding Group: The Franchise Funding Group is dedicated to being investors and strategic partners in developing new franchise systems or helping to jumpstart the growth of existing franchise systems. Our management team has collectively developed, launched and managed dozens of businesses, including numerous franchise systems recognized as No. 1 in their industry, producing thousands of franchises around the world, currently in 15 countries. In short, we help turn good businesses into great franchise systems and transform business owners into effective and successful franchisors. Learn more at FranchiseFundingGroup.com.
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The Basement, a Los Angeles Escape Room, Has Announced a New Feature "Dead & Breakfast" and COVID-19 Precautions in Sylmar, CA
Sylmar, CA: The Basement offers an Escape Room Experience that is thrilling and heavily puzzling. In order to play, clients are locked inside a story and to walk their way to safety, they must connect all the dots, solve puzzles and work as a team. Despite the game having a creeping sense of unease, the live performer's only role is to give the guest a better experience without touching them or making them uncomfortable. The establishment has further modified the game by introducing minor changes and scare factors, making it interesting for the clients.
In continuation of The Basement's dedication in creating a fun and memorable experience for guests, it has introduced an exciting new offering -- "Dead & Breakfast." As the name suggests, the new feature involves being locked in a small bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. The player must try to escape by unlocking the door using the available clues. Even with the thrilling atmosphere and limited time, factors such as comfort and safety remain crucial.
Besides Dead & Breakfast, the establishment also has a VIP experience with special perks such as having the entire facility available to the client. A client can now play until they escape, access free souvenirs for all participants, as well as a complimentary meal, snacks, and beverages. However, the factors that make the Escape room, such as puzzles, teamwork, and thrilling atmosphere, remain.
The Basement - Escape Rooms in Los Angeles has also changed its operations due to COVID-19 by making all games private and ensuring guests do not play with strangers. The new policy ensures the clients are safe from possible infections and allows them to work out and solve the escape puzzles with family and friends. In addition, the escape room requires all the guests to show proof of full vaccination per the Los Angeles City mandates.
The Basement requires the clients to purchase at least four tickets to play, even if there are fewer than four guests. While large parties must call in advance to book a spot, the establishment takes a maximum of 8 players at any given time. All participants must be 18 years and above -- except for younger guests accompanied by an adult. (a copy of the guardian's issued government ID must be submitted early or available upon request). For clients serving in the military and frontline workers, the establishment offers $10 off per ticket, valid credentials are due upon arrival for verification.
The Basement is located at 12909 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA, 91342, US. Clients can contact the team at (866) 993-7227 for more information about COVID-19 precautions, the new feature, and any other information regarding the escape room. Visit the website for more details.
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Alluc Not Working: 5 Best Alternatives for Alluc on Kodi
by David Spencer
The online streaming community has received no shortage of blows in recent months, but few have had a bigger impact than the latest. Because after 13 years, the godfather of online streaming sites, Alluc has announced that it is shutting down. Alluc has been a mainstay of the online streaming community for a generation. It offered more than 80 million streaming links taken from in excess of 700 different video services. It billed itself as the internet's premier streaming link site. And it more than lived up to that billing.
The announcement has led to shock and consternation across the internet. Little wonder, since Alluc claimed to have had no fewer than one billion unique users over the past decade. But the streaming community has suffered similar blows before, and while this one may have the biggest impact yet, it always manages to bounce back. The Alluc developers have expressed their hope that someone else will fill the gap they have left behind. And there will be no shortage of developers keen to do that. It is quite likely that Kodi will be the platform where the true successor to Alluc emerges. So, in this article, we are going to highlight just a few of the Kodi addons which could be the one to step into Alluc's sizable shoes.
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2 Why has Alluc gone offline?
2.1 What's next for Alluc users?
3 Alternative Kodi addons to Alluc
3.1 SkyNet
3.2 Gurzil
3.3 Rogue
3.4 FTFA
3.5 Uncoded Aurora
3.6 Elementum
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Always use a VPN when streaming content on Kodi
Alluc users were always well advised to use a VPN when streaming content. This is because Alluc did not discriminate between authorized and unauthorized content and was therefore viewed by the TV and movie industries as little more than a pirate site. Many unofficial Kodi addons are in the same boat and it is therefore highly advisable for users to take steps to protect themselves from the potential consequences of using these addons. Some Kodi users have found themselves in receipt of legal letter and even facing more severe sanctions as a result of streaming content on addons.
But with a VPN, you can mitigate some of this risk. Connecting to a VPN means that everything you do online is encrypted and your IP Address, which is used to trace your activity back to you, is hidden. This means your online activity is kept private and safe from prying eyes. A VPN is an essential online tool for all online streaming, especially on Kodi. The question is, which VPN provider should you be using?
The Best VPN for Kodi – IPVanish
IPVanish offers fast and consistent connection speeds which are ideal for streaming online content on Kodi. It combines these speeds with super-strong encryption and top-level privacy protections too. This include a no user logs guarantee which means they keep no records of what you get up to online. IPVanish also has no restrictions on bandwidth or file types. As different addons and sources use different types of files, including BitTorrent files, this is really important.
IPVanish offers its users a choice of more than 950 servers in 60 countries around the world too, which means you can unlock geo-restricted content from just about anywhere. And they also offer dedicated apps for almost every device you might want to run Kodi on and stream media content from too. This includes the Amazon Firestick. Add all this up and it is clear that IPVanish is the best VPN for Kodi users right now.
IPVanish offers a 7-day money back guarantee which means you have a week to test it risk-free. Please note that Addictive Tips readers can save a massive 60% here on the IPVanish annual plan, taking the monthly price down to only $4.87/mo.
Why has Alluc gone offline?
This is a very good question and despite an official announcement coming from the developers about the move, rather than the site just disappearing, the answer is by no means clear. In the official statement on the site, it merely states that the Alluc search engine has been discontinued. The only reason given is that the developers have decided to take a break and focus on other projects.
In an official email sent to subscribed API users on March 8th, they give little more detail. The email from the Alluc developers says:
Dear Alluc API users,
Today, the Alluc search engine will be discontinued.
If you are a subscribed API user, your API account will remain fully usable for at least 30 days after receiving this email. Any existing Paypal subscriptions have been stopped and will not continue charging you. If you used your alluc account to access the pron.tv API, you can continue doing so for at least 30 days as well. The new owners of pron.tv will keep offering their API at http://spi.pron.tv for bulk-plans and at https://accounts.pron.tv for small plans after the Alluc API stops its service.
After 13 years of Alluc, we decided to take a break and focus on other projects. Over this last decade, Alluc served more than one billion unique users in total and we would like to thank all of you for your support over the years.
When similar sites have closed down in the past it has usually been because of a decline in revenue. However, that doesn't appear to be the case with Alluc. They claim to have had more than a billion unique users in the past decade, which is a phenomenal achievement. And with a significant number of subscribers too, a lack of revenue seems highly unlikely. One of the Alluc developers, named as Sebastian, appeared to confirm as much to the TorrentFreak website, saying
"The decision was not driven by monetary reasons… it's time for us to move on. We hope to have contributed a lot to the video space and to have helped out a lot of people during these 13 years of running Alluc full time."
While the developers seem unwilling to admit as much publically, it seems likely that legal pressure may have been behind the sudden move. Alluc has never distinguished between authorized and unauthorized content and has therefore drawn the ire of movie studios and TV production companies over the years. They always denied that they were a pirate site, instead claimed to be an "uncensored search engine". To many this looked like little more than semantics and the Alluc found itself being blocked in a number of countries, including Australia, for copyright infringement.
With the wave of legal action against online streaming sites and Kodi addons by copyright holders over recent months, it seems quite plausible that the Alluc developers have either decided to pull the plug after receiving such legal threats themselves, or otherwise been warned that such a threat is imminent and decided to get out while the going is good.
What's next for Alluc users?
If there is a glimmer of hope for Alluc users, it comes in two ways. Firstly, the Alluc search engine framework is not going to be mothballed. It will continue to live on in their sister site, pron.tv, which is a sizable porn search engine. And in their official announcement, the Alluc developers use the phrase "take a break" rather than shutting down. This does leave the door open for Alluc to reappear at some point in the future. Whether that will happen remains to be seen, but for now subscribers and ad-hoc users alike are now scrabbling around to try and find an alternative to Alluc. It will not be an easy task.
Alternative Kodi addons to Alluc
Stepping into Alluc's sizeable shoes will be no easy task. With more than a billion unique users in the past decade, Alluc achieved levels of usage and public awareness that few other online streaming sites could even dream of. But, if an alternative to Alluc is going to be found anywhere, it is most likely within the realm of unofficial Kodi addons. The huge number of unofficial addons which allow users to access both authorized and unauthorized content has made it the go-to place for many online streamers.
No Kodi addon has hit the numbers that Alluc managed so far, and many have fallen victim to copyright lawsuits along the way too. But there are still a large number of unofficial Kodi addons out there and operations, which have the potential to provide a long-term alternative to Alluc. In this article, we are going to pick a few of our favourites. All of these addons would be classified as 'all-in-one' addons, which means they offer both live streams and on-demand content. Alluc was primarily an on-demand service, but in our experience, most users are looking for combined addon these days, which is why we have chosen to highlight the best all-in-ones around right now.
With all-in-one addons being targeted more than most in the recent assault on unofficial Kodi addons, it is a relief to see that SkyNet remains fully functional. This superb addon has been around a little while now and has proved a big hit with the Kodi community thanks to its massive range of content. It may not quite have the depth of Alluc yet, but SkyNet users can enjoy everything from live IPTV and sports streams to an extensive database of movies and almost all of the most popular TV shows. SkyNet also offers specialist content for kids as well as an excellent range of 4K and UltraHD movies. SkyNet is a very different beast to Alluc, but in terms of volume of content and usability, it is definitely a contender for the Alluc crown.
How to install the SkyNet Kodi addon
The SkyNet all-in-one addon can be downloaded from the Maverick TV Repository. The process to get Skynet up and running on your Kodi device is a straightforward one and shouldn't take you more than a few minutes. To help you get going, here is our short installation guide:
Open the Kodi home screen and click on the settings icon.
Select File Manager > Add source and click where it says <None>
Type in the following URL exactly: http://mavericktv.net/mavrepo – Give it a name such as Maverick and then click OK.
Go back to your home screen and click on Addons > Addon Browser > Install from Zip File.
Click on Maverick, then on repostitory.maverickrepo-x.x.zip. Wait for a moment, then you will see a notification appear in the top right of the screen once the source is installed.
Go back to the Addon Browser menu and click on Install from repository
Click on MaverickTV Repo > Video add-ons and click on the SkyNet link.
Click Install, then wait for a moment, and you'll see another notification that the add-on has been installed.
Gurzil
Gurzil has its origins in another hugely popular all-in-one Kodi addon, Exodus. Exodus has long since departed, but Gurzil has achieved the seemingly impossible in not only stepping into its shoed, but arguably even improving on what Exodus had to offer. We therefore see no reason why it couldn't do the same for a behemoth like Alluc too. On Gurzil you will find a huge selection of movies, TV shows, kids content, sport, music, and much more too. The majority of links on Gurzil work well and most offer high quality and reliable streams. The addon itself is really easy to navigate and finding content is simple. It can also be customized to filter out content you don't want, which is a really nice addition.
How to install Gurzil Kodi addon
Unusually in this day and age, you can find the Gurzil repository in a larger repositories rather than a dedicated small one. In this case, it is homed in the Kodil Repository. It is easy to download and install the Gurzil addon too. All you need to do is follow these simple instructions:
Type in the following URL exactly: http://kdil.co/repo/ – Give it a name such as Kodil and then click OK.
Click on Kodil, then on kodil.zip. Wait for a moment, then you will see a notification appear in the top right of the screen once the source is installed.
Click on Kodil Repository > Video add-ons and click on the Gurzil link.
Rogue is a very new addon, but one which has a huge amount of promise. It is not without a few teething problems, so Alluc users shouldn't expect perfection immediately. But with a focus on on-demand content at this stage, they are likely to find much content to enjoy. There are lots of movies and TV shows to be found as well as music content. Kids TV, and even some live sport. Its content is expanding all the time and while it is certainly not as comprehensive as Alluc right now, there is still plenty to be found and the promise of much more to follow. It is another well designed and easy to use addon, with a single-click playback feature that we particularly loved.
How to install the Rogue Kodi addon
The Rogue addon can be found in the Gentec Repository and the process to download and install it is similar to many other Kodi addons. To make things nice and simple for you, easy is our step-by-step guide:
Type in the following URL exactly: http://gen-tec.co/gentecwiz – Give it a name such as Gentec and then click OK.
Click on Gentec, then choose New repo for Gentec Wizard followed by on a file called repository.GenTec.x.x.zip. Wait for a moment, then you will see a notification appear in the top right of the screen once the source is installed.
Click on Gentec Repository > Video add-ons and click on the Rogue link.
FTFA
FTFA is a fairly new all-in-one Kodi addon which has really hit the ground running and already built up a significant user-base. It offers a wide array of American and British IPTV channels which you can stream live as well a big selection of on-demand content too. This includes a plentiful selection of movies, TV shows, and other content too. The addon itself is simple and easy-to-use and it is therefore no coincidence that it has proved a hit with the Kodi community.
How to install the FTFA Kodi addon
The FTFA addon is another which is still available through a bigger Kodi repository, in this case the Brettus Repository. It is again easy to download, although you will need to open up an external website to get a PIN number before being able to open it. Don't worry though. Our simple step-by-step will help you do all that is necessary in a matter of moments:
Type in the following URL exactly: http://toptutorialsrepo.co.uk/kodi/Repos/ – Give it a name such as Top Tutorials and then click OK.
Click on Top Tutorials, then on repository.Brettusrepo-x.x.x.zip. Wait for a moment, then you will see a notification appear in the top right of the screen once the source is installed.
Click on Brettus Builds Repository > Video add-ons and scroll down to FTFA
Click on it and then click Install.
Wait for a moment, and you'll see another notification that the add-on has been installed.
Open the addon and a pop-up window will tell you that you need to generate a PIN Number. Click OK to open up a new window which will link to the website to do this.
Click on the blue Generate button to receive your PIN Number. Copy it and then paste it into the Kodi window.
The FTFA addon will take a few seconds to validate this PIN Number after which the addon will open as usual.
Uncoded Aurora
Uncoded Aurora is a fork of the hugely popular Covenant all-in-one Kodi addon which made an all too brief appearance in the Kodi world last year. For a few months, Covenant swept all before it and was the dominant unofficial addon. But then, all too swiftly, it disappeared again. However Uncoded Aurora is a fork from Covenant and so brings with it many of the same features and a few improvements too. Uncoded Aurora sources content from a large number of sources. At this stage, it doesn't have quite as many sources as Alluc, but for a Kodi addon the range is impressive and so, therefore is its content too, with a plentiful selection of Movies and TV shows available along with IPTV channels too.
How to install Uncoded Aurora Kodi addon
The Uncoded Aurora addon developers have chosen to follow the recent trend and make their addon available from their own smaller repository, known as Uncoded. But the process to download and install it remains as simple and straightforward as with a larger repository. Here is a short guide to help you get the Uncoded Aurora addon up and running:
Type in the following URL exactly: http://start.uncoded.life/ – Give it a name such as Uncoded and then click OK.
Click on Uncoded, then on start.uncoded.zip. Wait for a moment, then you will see a notification appear in the top right of the screen once the source is installed.
Click on Uncoded Repository > Video add-ons and click on the Aurora link.
Last but not least on this list of possible Kodi alternatives to Alluc is the Elementum addon. This is a fork of the hugely popular Quasar Kodi addon, which was a pioneering addon which sourced content from BitTorrent sites and enabled them to be streamed on Kodi rather than downloaded. Elementum follows this lead and scrapes links from numerous BitTorrent sites around the web. It offers users a resource to both search and identify the links you are interest in as well as tools to stream them. Like Alluc, you can find almost any movie and TV show you can think of and plenty more besides.
This addon is not as simple to install and get going as the others on this list, as it requires a bit of setting up before it can be used. But once that is done, Elementum is a real contender for fans of Alluc and it is well worth the effort.
How to install the Elementum Kodi addon
Elementum is not an addon which can be downloaded from a repository. Like a growing number of addon, this one needs to be downloaded directly from its own zip file instead. There are pros and cons to this. On the one side, it means that it is not likely to disappear as repositories go offline, which has been the case with some popular Kodi addons. On the other hand, it also means that it will not update automatically. This means users need to keep an eye out for updates themselves to ensure Elementum is as secure and functional as possible. The actual downloading process Elementum is even easier than using a repository, but as we have already noted, it is the setting up of this addon which is more complicated.
To find out exactly how to download and install the Elementum Kodi addon, we suggest you visit our official review where you can find all the information you need.
Alluc has been around for a long time and it is unrealistic to expect any Kodi addon to be able to match it for content and functionality at the moment. But there are a lot of very good all-in-one Kodi addons out there that have a decent chance of providing a long-term alternative to Alluc. In this article, we have highlighted a few of our favourites. If you have any other recommends, or thoughts on anything we have written about here, why not share them with us using the comment box below?
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In Zurroball, you must keep whatever ball you decide to use from touching the ground by clicking on it and causing it to bounce up. Doing tricks in the air will score you bonus points! In order to collect your points, you must get your ball to cross back above the red line; any points that you earn but don't collect will be lost.
You get to choose from a selection of different types of ball with which to play; each ball has different qualities, so experiment with them all and choose the one you find easiest. After that, it's all up to the way you play.
*To play with the Grundo Ball, click the "N" badge on the Grundo's space suit.
As each ball has different qualities, one style of play will work better for one than the other. I have recommended which to use above, though it's by no means set in stone that you have to play a particular way.
This style gets lots of points in a short period of time, but is very difficult to sustain. Each time you click the ball at an angle, it speeds up, so the ball will become very hard to control within about a minute using this method. Even for a beginner, a minute is just long enough to cram in a lot of bonus points! As you get better at the game, and learn to control the different types of ball better, you will be able to keep up this style of play for extended periods to gain even more points.
Try and do lots of Boomerangs and Around the Worlds, as if you get them wrong, you still get 3 points for doing a Right or Left Zurro! However, the ball is very hard to control after these tricks, so make sure you cash in your points!
This guide gets points at a slower rate, but is sustainable for long periods of time.
The game has a "sweet spot" (or line!) which can be exploited. If you put your mouse anywhere on the line below and click the ball, it will bounce back up in a straight line, without moving to the left or the right! Then, when it comes back down the line again, you can click it again and it will go up and come down (and so on). The line is only one pixel wide, however, so it will take a few tries to locate it!
See the green bit on the blue line? That's where you can really boost your score. If you can score Grounders in the green bit, it'll shoot back up the line, just as if you were clicking anywhere along the line, but you'll be scoring x10 more points!
The Grundo Ball is especially suited to scoring grounders using this method!
When doing Grounders, switch your volume on, and put it high. Each time you score a Grounder, you'll hear a beep. Counting the beeps, you can decide if it's worth cashing in your points, or doing more Grounders first.
Playing the game in full screen is easier. The ball is maximized, but your cursor stays the same size!
Many newbies find the Grundo Ball easiest, as it is large, light and bouncy. Intermediate and expert players are more suited to the Energy Ball, and, to a lesser extent, the Eye Ball. However which ball you use is purely down to personal preference once you get comfortable with the game.
The maximum you can score without staff investigating is 9,999 points. If you score this much on the 1st of the month, you are more-or-less guaranteed to win a trophy!


Created in 2007, the Family Gamer Awards were created to provide advice parents with difficulty choosing suitable games for their offspring. The FGA's annual awards ceremony determines winners for various age groups – and their list of recommended games that adhere to the PEGI/BBFC ratings for appropriate content have been announced!
As you can see there is a broad selection of games listed here, and while the main aim is to provide clear categories and suitable game types for them, the category with the highest percentage of votes is the one that is names Family Game of the Year.
As a result, the 2010 Family Game of the Year is Wii Party with 16% of the votes!


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The latest craze in water sports is paddle boarding and it can across the country and globe. You might think it is a new sport but it actually originated back in the 16th century and was used by Hawaiian surfers. On a second thought, it might be that paddling on a small boat or wooden board has existed for centuries before that. Anyway, this article is not about the history of this activity but rather a glimpse into the modern day technology, surf boards, practices and benefits of this popular sport.
Paddle boarding combines exercise benefits of sports kayaking with the fun of surfboarding. And in recent years, it has gained attractiveness across the country. Part of the allure is the ease of starting. Unlike surfing with a steep learning curve, almost anyone can learn to paddle board and you can paddle board on a wide variety of rivers, lake and oceans.
Beginners start by sitting on boards and rowing like on a boat. As long as the water is calm, even first time boarders can go out on the water after a few minutes orientation. As they gain confidence and balance, boarders start to paddle from a kneeing position before transitioning to a full standing position. As boarders gain in experience, they move from calmer waters into waves and the open ocean.
There are also a large variety of stand up paddle boards (or SUPs). Beginner boards are wider and offer excellent stability. Experienced boarders may opt for either shorter, narrower boards. Larger boards can easily accommodate kids and others guests while you row. Other boards are designed for distance rowing, fishing or even yoga!
Beyond the stunning views from exercising on the water, paddle boarding offers a total body workout. Strength comes from the core and the need to constantly balance while using the paddle for propulsion offers an excellent total workout.
Constant balancing exercises legs, abdominal and back muscles while paddle exercises arms and shoulders.
At the same time, paddle board exercising is low impact and open to any age from children to senior citizens. It does not place pressure on any particular joints and muscles and so the risk of injury is much lower than other forms of exercise. And yet since the workout is continuous, people new to boarder are often impressed by the increases in strength and fitness they get from the sport.
Chances are there are several firms that teach paddle boarding nearby (either dedicated paddle boarding firms or companies that also support kayaking and other watersports). Sign up for an introductory 90 minute or 2 hour class to learn the basics. Once you are comfortable on a board, you can look to rent for occasional jaunts on the water. Many firms also lead small tours out on the water.


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Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged in Death of George Floyd
May 29, 2020by Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS)
Protesters march down a highway off-ramp on May 28, 2020 on their way to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Police and protesters continued to clash for a third night after George Floyd was killed in police custody on Monday. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/TNS)
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
Freeman said this moved with extraordinary speed, that the investigation is continuing into other three officers, Freeman says. He said they have never charged a case this quickly before.
Earlier, Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said he just received information that the officer identified as Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has been taken into custody by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
There was no more information on charging, because that's in the jurisdiction of the Hennepin County Attorney, Harrington said.
County Attorney Mike Freeman announced a news conference for 1 p.m. Friday at the Ridgedale Public Library to announce a "major development" in the case.
Harrington only mentioned that one officer had been arrested; no word yet on the other three Minneapolis police officers who have been fired.
Chauvin is the officer shown in a viral video kneeling for minutes on the neck of George Floyd, who begged for relief, saying repeatedly, "Please. I can't breathe." Floyd was pronounced dead later at HCMC.
A somber Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vowed to restore order Friday after a third night of protests and violence in response to George Floyd's death in police custody led to the breach and destruction of a Minneapolis police precinct and dozens of other buildings across the city.
"What the world has witnessed since the killing of George Floyd on Monday has been a visceral pain, a community trying to understand who we are and where we go from here," he said. "We have to restore order to our society before we can start addressing the issues, before we turn back to where we should be spending our energy: making sure justice is served."
Walz, who activated the National Guard on Thursday to respond to the unrest, acknowledged that the rampage that left hundreds of stores looted and a major Minneapolis police precinct house torched was "one of our darkest chapters." He also called authorities' inability to control the widespread fires and vandalism Thursday night "an abject failure."
He also publicly apologized to CNN President Jeff Zucker for the arrests of a television crew that had been covering the protests on Lake Street early Friday. Walz said he spoke to Zucker and immediately intervened to release the journalists, who were arrested on live television. "I take full responsibility," Walz said, adding that the TV crew's detention by State Patrol had been "inexcusable."
Jon Jensen, adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, said there was a lack of clarity on the "mission" of the Guard in responding to the protests ahead of time. He had some concerns before were even dispatched. "We never got such mission description."
State Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington called Floyd's death at the hands of police a "murder" during a morning press conference with the governor. "That's what it looked like to me."
Walz and other state and city leaders were silent for much of the previous evening, leading to widespread criticism that they weren't doing enough to respond to the fires and destruction happening across the city.
President Donald Trump weighed in, criticizing the city for a "total lack of leadership and saying he would send in the federal troops to "get the job done right."
Walz called Trump's remarks — including a tweet that referred to shooting looters — "unhelpful."
©2020 Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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U.S. Space Command Gets New Headquarters in Alabama
by Tom Ramstack
WASHINGTON -- The Secretary of the Air Force announced Wednesday that Huntsville, Ala., will be the new headquarters of the U.S. Space Command. The announcement was welcomed in Alabama but criticized as an example of partisan politics by government officials in Colorado, where the Space Command... Read More
Telecommute Taxation: States Take Sides Over Out-of-State Income Tax Dispute
by Reece Nations
CONCORD, N.H. — A collection of 14 states have now signed amicus briefs backing New Hampshire in the state's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether jurisdictions may tax the income of remote workers who cannot commute to their workplaces. In October, New Hampshire... Read More
Gov. Little Announces Idaho's Fiscal 2022 State Budget, Prioritizes Tax Relief and More
by Sara Wilkerson
Earlier this week, Idaho Governor Brad Little announced his "Building Idaho's Future" plan, a comprehensive proposal that will impact the state's budget into 2022. The plan features more than $450 million in tax relief and strategic investments in critical infrastructure projects such as education, transportation, public... Read More
EXPLAINER: Why National Guard's Role Was Limited During Riot
by EXPLAINER: Why National Guard's Role Was Limited During Riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, questions are being raised about why the District of Columbia National Guard played such a limited role as civilian law enforcement officers were outnumbered and overrun. The questions also highlight... Read More
Black Leaders Cheer Georgia Success, Push for More Progress
by Black Leaders Cheer Georgia Success, Push for More Progress
What started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff victories was overshadowed Wednesday when a violent, mostly white mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. But Black leaders and organizers say... Read More
Gov. Murphy Passes $14 Billion Historic Economic Recovery Legislation
TRENTON, N.J. -- Recently, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy passed a historic $14 billion legislation package that will benefit small businesses, local economies and more as the Garden State ushers in economic recovery and growth for years to come. The landmark New Jersey Economic Recovery Act... Read More
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In 1999, the National Homebuilder's Association voted this city as the best master-planned community in the nation, and, today, it is even easier to see why this city deserves the honor. Located only a short trip away from both Lake Pleasant and greater Phoenix, this area focuses on family-friendly services. Anthem homes for rent consist of a variety of housing for every budget, four closely located elementary schools, a high school, a public library and a commerce park—and that is just the beginning! Activities include camps, sports leagues and carnivals, all waiting for discovery by new community members!
View the homes for rent in this lovely area of Arizona. If you enjoy the mildly arid climate and beautiful landscape, then this is the perfect town for you. Live in a planned community whose management devotes their time and effort to making sure you and your family live in a beautiful, safe community.
Located 34 miles from downtown Phoenix, this city is the perfect spot to plant a family within reach of all the life and offerings of the metropolis that is Phoenix. This area is far enough away as to avoid big city problems. Brand spanking new, the community is a master planned community whose government rests in Maricopa County, but is looked after by a non-profit organization that provides a sense of community, ensures sound economic development, and promotes quality of life for all residents. As a result of the outstanding quality of life and superb management by the home owners associations, the city was voted one of the best places to live in Arizona by Phoenix Magazine!
The city offers a variety of home types ranging from townhomes to gated communities and even condos. If you're interested in recreation, no matter what the type, Anthem has something to offer you. In the heart of this great area there is a massive community center that contains a huge children's area with a preschool, a daunting 35 foot rock wall, a full size gym, basketball courts, and even a water park!
Schools have all received ratings of excelling and highly performing  from the Arizona Department of Education and there are four K-8 schools as well as a high school. If public education isn't your thing, there are a total of seven private and charter schools in Anthem that will fit your children's needs. There are also many colleges within reach of the city such as Arizona State and the University of Arizona. Finding homes in this area will not be a problem when you want to settle down in a great area.


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Asia-Pacific Image Sensors Market is expected to garner $20,995 million by 2022. Image sensor is a device that detects optical image presented by a lens, which converts this information through electrical signals. It is used in devices such as in digital cameras and varied camera modules. Complementary metaloxidesemiconductor (CMOS) technology has led to a paradigm shift in the industry for designing advanced image sensors due to its enhanced efficiency, thereby driving the Asia-Pacific image sensors market growth. Increased proliferation of smartphones, rise in investment by automotive sector, growth in demand for security & surveillance in public places, and upsurge in demand for minimum medical invasive procedures in medical sector are the factors that fueled the growth in Asia-Pacific. However, high manufacturing cost of image sensors is a key factor hampering the Asia-Pacific image sensors market growth.
The Asia-Pacific image sensors market is segmented on the basis of technology, application, and country. Based on technology, the Asia-Pacific image sensors market is segmented into charge-coupled device (CCD) and complementary metaloxidesemiconductor (CMOS). CMOS is the leading segment, which is further bifurcated into front-side illuminated (FSI) and back-side illuminated (BSI). By application, the Asia-Pacific image sensors market is segmented into consumer electronics, defense & aerospace, medical, industrial, automotive, and security & surveillance. The countries analyzed in the report include China, Japan, India, Taiwan, South Korea, and rest of Asia-Pacific.
CMOS technology converts photon flux to digital signal. CMOS image sensor has amplifiers for each pixel and A/D-converter, which reduce the cost of CMOS image sensor-enabled camera. It offers an integrated solution, which includes imaging device and processing electronics into signal chip. Major companies invest heavily into the CMOS technology to meet the growing demand for these image sensors by smartphone manufacturers. Sony Corporation announced to increase the production CMOS sensors from 70,000 to 73,000 wafers to meet the increasing demand for smartphones. Furthermore, rise in demand for high-resolution camera-enabled smartphones and increase in investment into production of CMOS sensors by major players are projected to drive the Asia-Pacific image sensors market growth. 3D image sensing and IoT devices are expected to create an opportunity for CMOS image sensors.
The leading automotive companies invest heavily to increase the comfort and safety levels of drivers by implementing the advanced technology through association with technological companies. Japan-based car manufactures such as Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Company Ltd are implementing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), which offer parking assistance, collision avoidance systems, automatic headlight dimming, and lane departure warning. ADAS uses image sensors to capture the all outside world images to assist the drivers, minimizing the chances of accidents while driving. Moreover, rise in investment in autonomous cars is anticipated to increase the adoption of ADAS system in the cars. For instance, in August 2016, Toyota Motor Corporation planned to invest around $22 million over the next four years in autonomous vehicle along with others applications such as artificial intelligence and robotics. They have planned to set a research institute at the University of Michigan. At present, automotive sector is an emerging sector for the Asia-Pacific image sensors market and has potential for growth in future.
Stringent government regulation on driver assistance systems in vehicles, increase in adoption of ADAS, and heavy investment in autonomous cars are expected to drive the growth of image sensors in the automotive sector. In addition, images sensors have an impressive growth potential in this sector.
India shows high growth rate for image sensor market. Large base of smartphone users and increase in purchasing power of individuals are the key factors that fuel the growth of the market. The ongoing trend of the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to boost the growth of the market in the country.
Supportive FDI regulations have encouraged overseas players to invest in the country. Most of the manufacturers have set up their manufacturing units in India to cater to the growing demand form South Asian and MEA regions for sensor-enabled products. For instance, in October 2016, Samsung signed an MOU with the Uttar Pradesh Government for setting up a manufacturing unit in the state, which is expected to manufacture mobile phones, refrigerators, and television units.
The report provides in-depth analyses as well as projects the estimated revenue of Asia-Pacific image sensors market across major countries in the region during the forecast period.
Quantitative analysis of the current market and estimations is provided in the report to assist stakeholders to analyze the market dynamics.
The projections in the report are based on analysis of the current market trends and market potential, in terms of value.
The report includes an extensive analysis of the Asia-Pacific image sensors market by closely following key product positioning and monitoring of top contenders within the market framework.
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In the process of writing Risuko, I have rewritten just about every sentence in the book. As the old saying goes: Writing is hard; editing is harder.
Some chapters have been rewritten more heavily than others. One chapter has been through more changes than any other: the prologue. I've written at least five completely different versions of the introduction to Risuko's world. Here is the one that opened the book when I finished my first full draft. It wasn't the right opening for the book, but I still like it, so I thought I'd share it here!


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