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Who you gonna call? Big brother! Well you don't have to because he wiretaps all your calls anyway. Hey give a guy absolute control over a bunch of humans and let's see what happens. Oh yeah, every f***ing corrupt nation on the planet. "People's republic" my a**. Put your sh** in someone else's ear. Communism puts the power in the hands of some messed up mother f***er, and it doesn't solve for anything.
A very wise proverb comes into play here: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It doesn't matter how good and noble a system sounds on paper, in the real world human nature will take over. Show me one nation anywhere in the world where one ruling group has absolute, dictatorial power over everything that isn't corrupt. Let me save you the trouble, there aren't any. Regardless of a particular system's tenets, when imperfect humans are involved, you will end up with something very different.
Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?" For that reason alone, yes, Communism is actually that bad.
Marx said that a certain level of development was necessary. Lenin wanted to just go right ahead and push it before it was ready. And currently there is not a single place in the world where it is ready. We can have a society without any money and with great abundance like in Star Trek and in a way that is "communist" but first we need robots doing most of the work. Even the rich won't object to this because technology would upgrade everyone's life.
We have a long way to go before this.
Regimes that try earlier wind up doing all kinds of evil things to make it work. Only Pol Pot's Cambodia actually abolished money and they rounded up and killed millions of innocent people, including children because they didn't want them to get revenge for their parents.
Communism works on paper however as shown in animal farm by George Orwell it doesn't actually work because the leaders become corrupt and greedy. Capitalism is selfish and greedy too however it works well enough for people to live happily. Communism on the other hand is not very good h.
Communism works on paper however as shown in animal farm by George Orwell it doesn't actually work because the leaders become corrupt and greedy. Capitalism is selfish and greedy too however it works well enough for people to live happily. Communism on the other hand is not very good h.
They have a one party system. And they abuse the powers.For an example, pay people to troll the internet by the so called professional trolls to influence the public opinion. They might be even among us. The citizens controlled by the government including their views. I find this very depressing
Yes, communism is actually that bad, because it removes an incentive to work. If a person gets paid no matter how hard they work, they are not going to work very hard. There's no reason to spent 7 years becoming a brain surgeon when you can bag groceries for the same amount of money. Communism fails every time it has been tried, because it does not work to the natural instincts of man, which is to want to own things for themselves.
I am not for communism, not because of the ideology, but for its fabric. Communism calls for a "bloody revolution" to get rid of the bourgeois. This is not what people should advocate for. Bloodshed is never the answer for a civilized society. Change people's mind with policy not force. Bring people to your thinking through policy.
Communism at first has some ideals that would initially seem great. Jobs for all. A place to live. "Equal" distribution of wealth.
Communism is a place where people who don't want to use their own mind would want to live. You would have no choice, no free will. You cannot choose your job, you cannot create your own product, and you are PROPERTY of the RULING CLASS.
If you want to be owned by your government even more so than they do now, then you would like communism.
I am speaking from experience...
I am a Cuban national who currently resides in the United States. I had an absolutely wonderful life in Cuba and had achieved a PhD which cost nothing at all. Communism certainly is not about spying on opponents or suppressing the people it is quite the contrary.
Let me start by saying I do not agree with the concept of Communism, it's simply a fairy tale. That being said, Communism on paper is fantastic, this question is whether or not Communism is bad. No, Communism is not bad, nothing about it's concept is bad* depending on your definition of the word. The problem is people, Communism has never worked as it's designed, and will never work. It becomes diluted, a dictatorship, usually run by a madman. Which is almost the sole reason why the United States has opposed it at every turn, almost. The primary reason for our opposition to it is that it goes against everything Capitalism stands for. Communism is not bad or the route of all evil, but it's simply to advanced for humans, we're not ready for it. Socialism is basically just watered down Communism while Fascism is extreme Socialism. Though at the end of the day Capitalistic Democracy is where the party is at, USA all the way.
The only problem with communism is the transition from capitalism or monarchy. We as humans are raised to be selfish b*stards. Unless we can overcome that fundamental truth, and grow to love our fellow men, we will forever be mired in capitalism. Communism's problem is that it is centered on belief in the greater good and dedication to the betterment of the human race. Capitalism is founded on greed and wanting to be better than your peers. Guess which one's easier to maintain?
Before I get tackled on one side by Die heart Americans and hillbillies and trolls on the other, stay aware that I am an american to. That's what america is like, they accept anyone, and don't oppress(unless your a white trash idiot). Communism wasn't all that bad, don't pay attention to the wars and all the chaos, look at the politics and the republic. I know it looks bad when you look back on it, but when Lenin took power from the Tsars and brought Communism to a full steam ahead position, Russia actually was better than it had been(I'm talking about Russia due to it being a centralized location of communism). Their economy was ramped up and production was great. Communism wasn't meant to be the way it is viewed today. And anyways, isn't america wire tappers to? We spy on our own citizens and start our own wars for money, so aren't we like any other communist country(that's the way your putting it people).
A world where money is not an object. Where the government provides all necessities to you, with some extras as long as you provide to the system, and where all are equal. What is wrong with that? I believe the only reasons it has ever failed is because many humans are corrupted morons who can't bear not having wallets stuffed with hundred dollar bills every day.
The only reason Communism has such a bad reputation is that it was the system of government of our former archenemy, the USSR, and is the system of government for our current rival, China.
And neither of those two even practiced Communism in its true form the way Karl Marx envisioned it.
Of course, it is nearly impossible for pure Communism to be put into effect anyways because it relies mostly on everyone in the society having a good moral compass... And most people don't.
In fact, some variations, such as Marxism or Council Communism, would probably be better than what we have now. Communism is in fact NOT about Big Brother or oppression or gulags or anything like that. It is about equal distribution of resources (which many so-called "communist" nations have horribly failed to do). Nothing more, nothing less.
Communism is an economy in which there is no private property. The problem is that it is difficult to manage communism on a large scale. The governments of communist nations tend to be totalitarian or dictatorships. Greedy people are drawn to the positions of centralized power and their corruption creates a black market that undermines the fundamental tenets of communism.
In every society, reciprocity and status seeking are ingrained. It is possible that communism cannot succeed in a societal level but in principle it is not inherently bad. Certainly no worse than capitalism.
They have a one party system. And they abuse the powers.For an example, pay people to troll the internet by the so called professional trolls to influence the public opinion. They might be even among us. The citizens controlled by the government including their views. I find this very depressing
The whole idea of communism is good; the theory of eradicating poverty and helping those in need, through bringing about a collective ownership. However, the practice of it has proved bad in some cases, like evil, paranoid dictators. There has been good people in communism like Che Guevara, yet there has obviously been monsters like Stalin...


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I'm not gunna rate but you do look ellegant and beautiful :)
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rate your pic a 7/10 at best, but since you have ur hair, makeup done etc, you probably really look like a 4/5 out of 10
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I don't know why, but all of a sudden a few of my latest cakes are giving me trouble. First it was the train, I had to take it about 20 miles out of town and it was a pretty warm day. When I got there, I had to drive cross country to get to the door. The icing had slid right off the sides in places. I thought it was the heat or the bumpy ride. Then, I did a simple baseball cake and she had to drive it about 70 miles to her son. Warm day again. When she got there, it was starting to slide off the sides. I thought long journey and warm day were the problems. Then, yesterday I took a cake to my son's friend's bday party. It was totally fine, very mild day, we put the cake on the dining room table where it sat for about an hour and a half. When it was time to do the cake, I noticed it was sliding off the side as well ! ! ! It's never done this before (that I know of!). I'm not doing anything different. I use my own BC recipe, sort of adapted from a bunch of others...1 c butter, 1 c sweetex, meringue powder, 2lbs powdered sugar, flavor and half and half till it's the right consistency.
Anyone else had this happen? Solution? Suggestion? Anything at all??? I'm at a loss.....
I am a newb to decorating but we did a birthday party cake and had a little bit of trouble with icing sliding. Upon brainstorming, I asked my dh if he made a "dam" before he filled the cake. He said yes. He made a dam with cool whip! lol
So basically it was seeping out the sides and mixing with the buttercream!
I've had it happen to a cake I used cream cheese frosting with. I don't think I used enough powdered sugar to make it super-stiff (since cream cheese in buttercream tends to not hold its shape for me), but I have had it happen before.
Sometimes I think I have too much moisture in my cake (or put too much simple syrup on the sides).
Did you use a simple syrup on the cake?
Only other thing I can think of is trying to make a stiffer frosting consistency. It's very frustrating when this happens and almost impossible to fix if you're already on site.
I think humidity and moisture from the cake can contribute to this problem. Make sure the outside of your cake is nice and dry before you add a crumbcoat or icing. If it's a really humid week, you might have to decrease the amount of your liquid because buttercream seems to absorb it from the air.
I had a heck of a time during "wedding month". Two cakes slid on me on the way to the venue. I have NEVER had this happen. Heard many others having same problem. I think the heat is the biggest culprit, along with high humidity. Might want to up the powdered sugar a bit and maybe some more meringue powder maybe?
do you refrigerate your cakes? Because the only two times I had similar icing problems was when I refrigerated the cakes. The icing, when exposed to room-temperature, began to melt. Air-dried icing doesn't melt since it's "dried" and the moisture has been removed. (but it's still moist).
Yes, I also thought maybe the cake was too moist so I stopped putting sour cream in it. But it still happened! I'm thinking of trying out some different icings rather than BC. It's just that I KNOW BC, you know?!
Oh the drama!!!!!!!!
debi--of the ones that slid, 2 had been in the fridge and 2 had NOT. Argh! I can't draw a conclusion at all!!!
The only time I had it do that is when I was using the crisco w/o transfat. I switched to Hi-ratio and haven't had a problem. I also freeze and fridge my cakes so I am not sure what the answer is.


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Deloitte Access Economics director Ric Simes said uberX was both transforming and growing the point-to-point transport market.
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Uber launched its premium licensed hire car services UberBLACK in Australia in 2012 before launching uberX ridesharing service in Sydney and Melbourne in April 2014.
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Uber takes 20 per cent of the trip fare and drivers are responsible for maintaining their vehicle, costs to operate the vehicle and associated taxes.
The report said drivers received $260 million in fares per year, excluding the licensing fee paid to Uber.
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The report highlighted the potential for Uber to grow – it had just 6 per cent of the ride sharing market in August.
"In some markets it is 30 per cent to 50 per cent," Mr Simes said.
"Are we going to go that far here? It depends on a lot of the particular circumstances and attitudes and how strong the alternatives are."
The taxi industry is improving its digital offering to consumers by developing online booking systems and apps.
Uber has caused enormous backlash from the taxi industries around the globe, which are upset at paying expensive taxi plate fees to governments.
The report showed there were 12,680 active Uber drivers in Australia compared to 68,152 taxi drivers. However average hours for Uber drivers are much less at 19 hours per week compared to 45.6 hours for a taxi driver.
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This week i've done Fow numerous times and managed some completes with my warrior, and also tried out with my special Aoe degen mesmer, a build which also happens to be quite usable in The underworld too. Visions of Regret is something that getting a balthazar unlock followed by an elite tome did not feel like a waste, especially sice the thing is deep into vabbi, and my mesmer is still someplace near sunspears.
I've also noticed the rise of the "spiritway" spirit spam builds which use spirits as tanks, quite literally. With the boost to signet of spirits, usage of Armor of unfeeling , vampirism and others , it does work somewhat. The only issue here is control : if you have 6 spirits hitting a bunch of painful bonded enemies, depending the hate built by the tank, he may lose aggro to the spirits, which could potentially be bad. However, knockdown and other anticaster effects seem to be useless against the spirits, and this also allows some kind of a fallback position when everything else fails.
I believe it was on wednesday, While forming a regular clear group one of the monks insisted on Hard mode or bust. Figured out that we could try it, and went with a more static tank build I was getting ready. Everyone seemed ready, we had a good group happening, things were looking good. Until we zone to the fissure on hard, with a bad spawn of the shadow army attacking us as we spawn in. The brutality and surprise of the attack made us wipe in literally a minute. So i shrugged and repaid again.
This time, while we lasted more than a minute, the fact that the guy that was supposed to sectank tried to maintank...next to me....while hexed with mark of pain... while i was dealing with my own problems suddenly made short work of us all. I do believe some of the nukers were also a little too trigger happy, opening up before either of us got aggro... The whole thing ended being a completer clusterfuck of fail, which made me realise that maybe the new tank build just wasn't cutting it for hard mode. Back to regular fow for this warrior, oh yes.
I detest this place,like a sickness. --Do the right thingThe hard mode debacle was the drop that made me work on acquiring a really good norm tanking skill, I an unbeatable. The only problem was that the last guy in the quest just before the griffons was in the scepulchure of daggrimar, and protected by a litteral army of bitch ranger mobs with bastard builds including frozen soil. I hate having heroes for these kind of bullshit instances... they always find a novel way to get wasted standing next to traps because they too stupid to notice. So i got some help. Even with help, the place was simply a way to get more and more enraged. What a truly revolting dungeon filled with bullshit after bullshit after more bitch casting mobs bullshit. and mesmers.... lots of em.
Finally got the guy down.... but it was only the beginning of the other bullshit, That stupid griffon quest. Interruption approaches were rendered completely useless with the instacasting of spirits... so i had to go back and do Dragon's Lair for Grenth's Balance to help me finish off the stupid bird and his spirits..... but now i'm not gonna be on my ass that much anymore, and i'll still be mobile, which is a good thing.
Until then, i'll keep working and reporting on my Temple of the Ages hijinks, highlighting interesting build approaches and things of interest.


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Date: 13th century
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b. the warmth and light given by the sun's rays
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KERRY O'BRIEN: In just a few hours time, the US polls will open in the eastern states.
And not just the presidency, but the Senate and the House of Representatives could all change hands in the closest election for 40 years.
During the past 24 hours, the Democrat nominee, Vice-President Al Gore, has closed on the Republicans' George W. Bush by a couple of points in the polls -- in fact, one reputable poll puts Gore ahead 48 per cent to 46 per cent.
In what's expected to be a photo finish, the Green Party, led by veteran consumer advocate Ralph Nader, could hold the key.
Although the Greens are polling at only 5 per cent, Nader's ability to capture votes from traditional Democrat supporters will damage Gore's prospects in the crucial western states.
As North America correspondent Jonathan Holmes reports, the outcome of tomorrow's contest will be determined by the turnout, the Constitution and the impact of Nader's raiders.
MAN: This is ground zero. Pennsylvania is a swing state. If we win Pennsylvania, George W. Bush wins. If we win the suburbs, we win the state.
JONATHAN HOLMES: On a sunny Saturday morning, Republican volunteers gather in a suburb north of Philadelphia.
In a nation where only half the eligible population bothers to turn out on election day, making sure they maximise their vote is crucial to both parties' efforts.
There's just three days to go and Victor Cregans, knocking on his neighbours' doors, is one lonely trooper in a national Republican army.
VICTOR CREGANS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORTER: Hi, we'd like you to come out Tuesday.
We know you'll be at the polls.
PROFESSOR STEPHEN WAYNE, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: By election day, the Republican Party will have made 65 million telephone calls to voters, mailed out 110 million letters to different voters.
The Democrats will have mailed out 50 million letters -- they have 40,000 people out there to mobilise the vote.
Labour will help the Democrats enormously.
JONATHAN HOLMES: In downtown Philadelphia, three trades union motorcades are out trying to boost the Democratic vote for Al Gore.
UNION LEADER: Who we gonna vote for?
UNIONISTS: (All shout) Al Gore!
UNION LEADER: So for another 5-10 minutes, let's mingle around and make sure everybody understands how important it is to get the vote out.
UNIONIST: Have you made your choice for Tuesday?
MAN ON STREET: I haven't made my decision yet.
UNIONIST: You're kidding?
When you gonna go, Sunday's paper?
MAN: I don't know -- I'm on the fence.
JONATHAN HOLMES: In this crucial battleground state, every vote counts.
MAN: Wait -- give me a word that's going to convince me to go this side.
Just one word.
UNIONIST: Jobs.
Unemployment is one of them.
You go the other way, you're gonna get unemployment, you go with Bush.
JONATHAN HOLMES: A week ago, Al Gore had pulled ahead in the polls here in Pennsylvania.
Now, once again, it's far too close to call.
UNIONIST: We're gonna make it one vote at a time.
No big thing here -- one vote at a time.
MAN ON STREET: I think he's got a tough fight.
JONATHAN HOLMES: Later the same day, Victor Cregans joined 10,000 other fervent Republicans to welcome their champion to the Philadelphia suburbs.
MC: George W. Bush!
GEORGE W. BUSH, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE: We're here asking for the vote.
I take nothing for granted in the great state of Pennsylvania.
I want your vote and I want your help.
JONATHAN HOLMES: Whether or not it's justified, there's an air of confidence about the Bush campaign.
All over the country, the Republicans are fired with enthusiasm for their man.
UNION LEADER: This is the most important election that we're gonna face!
JONATHAN HOLMES: By contrast, there's a feeling of desperation among Gore's most loyal supporters.
UNION LEADER: This is what it's about -- jobs and us.
You've got to get out, you've got to get your neighbours, you've got to get your friends, you've got to do what you've got to do.
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If the polls are right, George W. Bush is going to get more votes nationwide than any other candidate.
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Nobody can accuse Al Gore of lack of effort.
His campaign has become frenetic.
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JONATHAN HOLMES: But to win, he'll have to achieve those narrow victories in most of the battleground states -- not just Pennsylvania, but Florida and Illinois and Wisconsin and Michigan.
AL GORE: You pick up the newspaper and it says, 'Gore-Lieberman -- the people win!
Michigan leads the way!' I need your help because I want to fight for you.
God bless you! Let's do it! Thank you!
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I pull the covers over my sweet boy and arrange his Beanie Babies at the edge of the bed: Tracker, Bones, Rover, Chip, Snip, Pounce, Prance and then the others. My 9-year-old son drifts off to a dream land of goofy faces and waggable tales.
Little does he know that the dollar value of his bed-mates is soaring while he dreams, or that the announcement yesterday by Ty Inc., the manufacturer of Beanie Babies, that all current Beanies will be retired on Dec. 31 has triggered a national frenzy. Even our neighborhood toy store sold dozens of Beanie Babies early this morning.
Has Ty announced that the black bear called The End will be the last Beanie Baby as a sales gimmick? Is it trying to enliven a fading fad? My son could care less. Ty might as well be speaking Furbish.
My son is a collector. Every toy he has is a part of a set -- Pokemon cards, Star Wars figures, Beanie Babies. As a collector, he's heard about hundreds of dollars changing hands over Seaweed or Peace Bear. The stories excite him. As a child, though, he likes to play with his toys, not sell them.
As soon as he buys a new Beanie, he removes its tag. For an investor, only a Beanie with an intact tag is worth money. For a child, the tag can be an obstacle to cuddles.Continue reading the main story
''I just like to play with them,'' says my son when I ask if he cares about their value.
''I had one of the retired ones that was worth $800,'' says his friend Luca, ''but I took the tag off.'' He grins and shrugs.
My son has other friends who save the tags and track the Beanie market. But these friends are also delighted by ''Meanie Babies,'' similar stuffed animals that parody Beanie Babies.
I remember the delights of childhood collecting: the thrill of the chase, the serenity of organizing a world, the excitement of speculation. I collected tin soldiers and baseball cards with the same intensity that my son collects Beanie Babies and Pokemon cards.
The collecting hasn't changed, but the objects are different. The real change is in the adult world, the world of quick trades, instant media coverage and Internet auctions where everything -- absolutely everything, even a stuffed dog -- is regarded as a chance to make money.
People used to believe in the innocence of children. Lately it's become popular to mourn that innocence. If you ask me, reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. Children are innocent. They collect with a passion, they are thrilled by value, they trade with their friends as if their lives depended on it -- but children are not auctioning Beanie Babies on the Internet or selling them in stores or manipulating their manufacture to create demand.
Children have dreams; adults have portfolios. Children trade with friends; adults sell for profit. Children's interest waxes and wanes, regardless of value. They are creatures of obsession, not avarice. They are playing at being adults, but that's different from being adult, as the Beanie Baby craze illustrates. My son and his friends now care more about Pokemon cards than Beanie Babies, and all the wild speculation in the world isn't going to bring them back.Continue reading the main story


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Hubs: "Don't take your car to the mall. It's Boxing Day, the mall will be crazy and your car will get smacked."
Me: "Didn't you notice the parking lot when we drove by it? There were no cars. This isn't Vancouver, this is the Sunshine Coast. There are no hoards of people. In fact, there's no where TO GO Boxing Day shopping. "
Later that afternoon after I've returned from the mall....
Me: "Um...honey? You'll never believe it."
Hubs looks at me in horror.
Me: " A random shopping cart rolled off the sidewalk and put a dent in the car."
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The Mathical selection panel may choose to award Honor Book status to additional front list titles.
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You will be asked to send one copy of each title to each of 3 reviewers and two copies to the MSRI office (a total of 5 copies). MSRI will send shipping instructions to participating publishers in September 2016. Titles must be received by October 15, 2016.
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In 2017, MSRI is delighted to welcome two new partners. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the world's largest mathematics education organization, with 80,000 members and more than 230 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is a professional association of educators in English Studies, Literacy, and Language Arts, with 30,000 members in the United States and other countries.
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Licensing refers to the business arrangement allowing one company to permit another company to manufacture its products for a specified payment. There are practically no limits on merchandise that can be licensed. It can range from bed sheets to running shoes; clocks to rings; shower curtains to stuffed animals, etc. Character licensing accounted for major share of global licensed merchandise industry in recent years. Licensed character toys especially Hollywood Action Figures has been most dominant category driving sales. Licensing plays a vital role in driving sales and new product launches within toys industry overall.
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2.2 Licensed Merchandise
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4.2.1 Share by Competitors
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5.1.1.Licensed Merchandise Market Sizing Actual & Forecasted
5.1.2. Licensed Toys Market Sizing Actual & Forecasted
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5.2.1Licensed Toys Market Sizing Actual & Forecasted
5.2.2Market Share by Region
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6.1 Licensed Toys Sales Dominated by Action Figures
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China Toys Market (Game, Puzzle, Dolls) and Forecast (http://www.marketreportsonline.com/417256.html) China domestic market for toys was more than US 16 Billion in 2014 and its growing year on year. Its growth can be judged from the fact that by 2019 China toys market will double from its toys market in 2010. There were around 250 Million children under the age of 14 on the Chinese mainland in 2013, so, there is huge potential of toys consumption in Chinese domestic market.
Global Toys Market - Opportunities and Forecasts: 2015 Edition (http://www.marketreportsonline.com/412752.html) Toys are vital tools that help foster the mental, physical, emotional and social development of boys and girls. The United States accounts for the highest share of the global toys market, but represents approximately two percent of the world's children. Asia Pacific is projected to be the most dynamic region for traditional toys market. A highly fragment industry in the Asia-Pacific region, a large number of players operate within this region each with a very small share of the market. The region is very important and key growth driver for the overall industry with China being the support system.
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Shorts ruled out for shy sumos
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The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that sumo's amateur association has hit upon the idea of allowing shy youngsters to wear "sumo pants" - a more substantial garment similar to cycling shorts - to try to boost the dwindling numbers of children taking up the sport.
"Pubescent kids are not going to want to take part if they don't look cool," the paper quoted one local amateur sumo official as saying.
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Where hot girls are fighting!
Happy project
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Year of Release: 2011
Status: Ongoing
Author: OCHIAI Hirokazu
Artist: OCHIAI Hirokazu
Comedy, Romance ,Shounen, Slice of Life (in baka-updates there is even the tag Harem)
Miyano Souta is already 18 years of age. And as their government requires people of their age, he participates in a "marriage camp" called Happy Project. Will he ever get a marriage partner if he only has one month--and only one chance--to do it?
My girlfriend found it..and seems to be an interesting manga....
Actually, are out the first three chapters..i read it..and the story is interesting...and original...
|2012-02-23, 14:26
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I'm a sucker for Harem
Join Date: Aug 2004
Honestly not that original, BUT I liked it.
Guy has childhood friend, she gets separated one summer.
He meets klutzy girl who is nice to him
He meets superstar girl and ignores her because she is a Tsundere.
I really can't tell the diff between the childhood friend and the klutzy one. Too similar.
The original part is putting them together aka Big Brother.
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|2012-02-24, 05:12
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I am a Boxer
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Where hot girls are fighting!
for the vote..i think that you as me have seen only five votes because is missed the vote that the protagonist did to the "klutzy" girl..
this manga is a bit interesting..if the main mail character confess to a girl, and she turn down him...he has to change the group...so, at the end..you have only once chance in the group...is for this, that i think that this manga is original..you must choose carefully the girl that you're in love...
|2012-02-24, 09:38
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Working the bags...
Join Date: Mar 2009
Have we seen the childhood friend and the idol together yet? I seen a theory elsewhere that seem to think the two are the same. Not sure about that, but why go through the trouble of having Kaede to begin with unless they group them all together later on...
|2012-02-24, 12:11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
I jumped trough first chapter some time ago. Seems to have potential. Now that it has 3 chapters released maybe its time to read it and either stick to it or drop.
Also its the first released manga from author, considering baka-updates info.
|2012-02-24, 18:21
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Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 28
It's a clever premise for forced romance with some stakes, to be sure. Albeit, in reality I would have been one of those disaffected nonconformists ("haters") who go, WTF!?
By the way, I don't like the idol. Author's art ironically makes the quirky one and the childhood friend both prettier than the supposedly beautiful idol, which makes her I'm Too Beautiful attitude kind of lulz.
Also, where the hell does the childhood friend = idol theory comes from? I'm usually quick on the uptake with this sort of manga trick, but there's nothing here that strikes me as a hint. The only "evidence" is that she listens to the protagonist off-screen and is able to tell why he offended the idol, which sounds more to me like she's just knowing him that well, and that she hasn't been seen together with the idol...in three chapters, starting out, while in different groups.
|2012-02-24, 21:24
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I'm a sucker for Harem
Join Date: Aug 2004
So someone didn't vote.
|2012-02-25, 07:07
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I am a Boxer
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Where hot girls are fighting!
she is Nishikura Kotone
|2012-02-27, 23:36
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a random Indonesian otaku
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Xanadu
Age: 25
yeah... a promising manga...
at first, I don't really interested but somehow I just want to see who will the main character will end up with at the end.... is it Nishikura or his childhood friend (since I don't see other girls will have a chance)
chapter 4 is quite good... finally Nishikura can show her true nature (I believe her cheerful nature will be little different with her true nature)
let's see how will Nishikura respond with that proposal...
|2012-02-28, 04:26
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I am a Boxer
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Where hot girls are fighting!
Mmmm..chapter 4 is out and...
I have the feeling that she is going to accept the proposal...and it..would be interesting...because sincerely i want to see him, with the girl Star....i want to see her true personality...
|2012-02-28, 09:47
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Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
I dunno about this yet, it's an interesting idea but something is off and can't quite put my finger on what it is.
Could be something about the MC that gets to me, I mean he isn't particularly stupid or dense but maybe quick on the trigger finger.
Also I have to agree with Irenicus, Haruka is suposed to be the pretty one but she really isn't compared to the others especially the childhood friend.
And yea also don't see where childfriend friend = idol comes from, I admit the thought did cross my mind but only for a second.
Theres just no way the guy wouldn't have noticed such a thing no matter how much make up she used or how she changed her hair(which in this case would require wearing a wig).
Now I can't be the only one hoping Sae is the one to jump the gun and gain a lead some how later on.
I feel she may have been the "2nd" vote.
|2012-02-29, 02:46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Two chapters in, I was starting to fear the MC would be a typical clueless boob who wouldn't realize the dojikko likes him if she tore her clothes off, threw herself on top of him, and proposed marriage. Luckily he isn't that dense.
As of chapter 4
Anyone else think this would make a better visual novel than manga?
|2012-02-29, 05:25
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Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 28
You could just imagine the rage, the griefing, the betrayals, the dirty tricks. It's like a playable reality show.
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