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Welcome to the Asia Markets live blog, a running account of what the region's stock markets are doing, along with other news. Today, some Asian shares bump up against another weak finish for Wall Street, but overall it\'s a mixed, range-bound session as investors await the last tranche of key monthly China data due out Wednesday.
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- 8:25 pm
- Tokyo cries now, may laugh later
- by Mike Kitchen
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The Nikkei Average is digging deeper this morning, with a 0.5% loss to build on its 2.4% drop at the end of last week. (See previous Asia Markets blog, if you like.) The Topix is also softer, but by a milder 0.2%.
Techs and industrials are the soft core of Tokyo's early losses, with Toshiba down 0.7%, Komatsu down 1.1%, and Fanuc down 0.8%, as the dollar languishes below the 102-yen level (it's currently buying ¥101.47).
Shares of Sharp are tumbling 7.4% as the Asahi newspaper says the firm is headed back to the capital markets with another share issue. Sharp is seeking to raise about ¥200 billion ($1.97 billion), according to a Reuters story citing the Asahi report.
Also among the techs, Sony is down 0.8% and Panasonic is off 0.6% as the former said its Vaio Fit 11A laptop runs the risk of catching fire due to batteries made by the latter.
Retailers are generally lower as well, with J. Front down 3%, Aeon down 0.9%, and Fast Retailing down 3.6% as CNBC cites market rumors it's planning a new acquisition abroad.
Financials are mixed, with Mitsubishi UFJ up 0.8%, while Nomura falls 0.8%. Likewise for autos, where Toyota is up 1.9%, but Nissan is down 1.2%.
The early losses for Japanese stocks have the Nikkei Average 14.6% lower for the year so far, and Julian Jessop of Capital Economics says in a recent note that the downward pull is partly about foreign investors losing confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy and partly about the consumption-tax hike that went into effect this month.
But Jessop sees strength for Tokyo equities a little farther down the road, writing last week that "possible equity-friendly developments in the summer include the restarting of nuclear power stations and the announcement of meaningful cuts in corporate taxes."
"Above all, we continue to expect the Bank of Japan to extend its asset purchases throughout 2015 as inflation starts to diverge again from the 2% target. This announcement may not be made until October, but should provide a sizable boost to confidence too," he writes.
As a result, CapEcon sees the Nikkei Average — currently at 13,921 — to end this year at around 17,000.
- 8:54 pm
- Aussie bears have upper hand in early trade
- by Mike Kitchen
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Not content with Friday's 1% drop for Australia's S&P/ASX 200, the Sydney bears have slapped another 0.3% off the benchmark this morning, with the losses scattered across the sectors.
Among some major decliners, airline Virgin Australia is down 2.6%, fertilizer and explosives maker Incitec Pivot is down 2%, Fairfax Media is down 2.1%, and construction-materials firm Boral is down 1%.
Coca-Cola Amatil is falling 2.6%, adding to its heavy losses late last week when it issued a profit warning. Since then, J.P. Morgan has cut the beverage firm's shares to neutral from overweight, while Credit Suisse disagrees, upping its rating all the way to outperform from underperform, according to ratings moves reported by Dow Jones Newswires.
The mining heavies are mostly lower today, with BHP Billiton down 0.4%, while Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals fall 0.5% each after sharp losses for spot iron-ore prices. Gold is on the rise, however, sending miners of the yellow metal higher, with Newcrest up 0.8% and Kingsgate up 0.5%.
Among the biggest moves for the mining sector, however, are a 4.4% gain for uranium extractor Paladin Energy and a 1.2% drop for bauxite/aluminum miner Alumina.
Meanwhile, shares of JB Hi-Fi are down 0.7%, as the Australia Financial Review says "some" in the markets believe "a ruler's being run over" the retailer as a possible acquisition target.
- 8:56 pm
- Markets check -- 9:56 a.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 0.2%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.1%
- 9:47 pm
- Japan flips back above the line
- by Mike Kitchen
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It seems that buyers just couldn't resist the valuations after last week's vicious losses on the Tokyo exchange. After opening half a point to the downside, the Nikkei Average has now swung to a 0.3% gain.
Helping carry the index higher are the auto shares (Toyota up 3.5%, Honda up 1.1%, Suzuki Motor up 4.2%), some of the banks (Mitsubishi UFJ up 2.6%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group up 1.5%), and the beverage group (Suntory up 2.2%, Kirin up 2.6%, and Sapporo up 3.7%.)
The techs and industrials are still more of a mixed picture. For instance, Hitachi is enjoying a 1.3% gain, perhaps in part due to a Nikkei news report saying it plans to double the number of ATM machines owned by its Indian subsidiary within two years. On the other hand, Sharp remains poorly bid, trading 8.4% lower following the Asahi newspaper report that it's planning another share issue (see earlier post on this blog).
- 9:54 pm
- Markets check -- 9:54 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 0.3%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.1%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.3%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.4%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.3%
- 10:25 pm
- Hong Kong seesaws on tech and oil drag
- by Laura He
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It seems like the wrestling between buyers and sellers is a close contest this morning in Hong Kong. After opening losses, the Hang Seng Index is moving slightly higher, up 0.1%. Likewise on the Chinese mainland, where the Shanghai Composite Index is down 0.1% amid seesaw trade.
Tech shares remain a drag on the Hong Kong market, as software firm Kingdee International skids 2.6%, and larger rival Kingsoft Corp. falls 2.4%. Online major Tencent Holdings is down 1%.
China's largest oil company — China National Petroleum Corp. — was blamed for a toxic oil leak in the northwestern Chinese city of Lanzhou, contaminating the drinking water for more than 2.4 million people, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. As a result, shares of China Petrolem & Chemical Corp. (a.k.a. Sinopec) is retreating 0.2% in Shanghai, while Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. is dropping 3.6% in Hong Kong, after the company issued a loss warning for the first quarter due to sluggish demand.
However, the big mainland Chinese banks are mostly stronger in Hong Kong, as Bank of Communications advances 1.2%, ICBC rises 1%, China Construction Bank Corp. moves higher by 0.7%, and both China Citic Bank and Agricultural Bank of China are up 0.6% each.
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing is among the biggest winners this morning, up 4% to extend gains last week on news that the bourse would cooperate with mainland counterparts to allow Hong Kong and foreign investors to trade mainland stocks.
- 11:14 pm
- Markets check -- 11.14 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 0.1% (at break)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.1%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.5%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 1%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.5%
- 12:26 am
- Not so much steam for the China through train
- by Mike Kitchen
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The much-anticipated "through train" of mainland Chinese investment to Hong Kong appears back on track, but it's still unclear how many investors will be boarding, writes Craig Stephen in this week's column.
Back in 2007, when the idea of allowing mainlanders to buy Hong Kong stocks was first floated in earnest, the H.K. market soared. But such was not the case after last week's announcement that the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges would launch a pilot project to actually, finally allow trade of each other's shares.
For one thing, it's no longer flush times for the Chinese markets as it was seven years ago, and Hong Kong shares no longer trade at a permanent discount to their mainland peers.
And foreign investors may show similarly mild interest in Shanghai equities, considering for instance, that the mainland markets won't allow intraday share trading, and the circuit breakers limit how much stocks can rally.
Read Craig's examination of the issue in MarketWatch's "This Week in China" here.
- 12:28 am
- Markets check -- 1:29 p.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) flat
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.1% (at break)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.4% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.9%
Seoul (Kospi) flat
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.4%
- 1:43 am
- China chargers for Tesla?
- by Laura He and Mike Kitchen
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Word has it that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will hold talks with China refiner/gas-station-operator Sinopec about setting up electric-vehicle charging stations across the nation, or so says Chinese Internet news site 163.com today.
Musk is on his way over to China this month to mark the first deliveries of Teslas, and the electric cars have already built up quite a buzz, as mentioned in a previous MarketWatch report.
On the other hand, separate reports say Sinopec is set to sell at least part of its retail unit, with its thousands of gas stations, so Musk may need to hold a few more meetings to seal the deal, assuming the 163.com report is accurate.
Read Laura He's report on the rumored Musk-Sinopec meeting here.
- 1:44 am
- Markets check -- 1:44 p.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 0.2%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.1%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.2%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 1.1%
Seoul (Kospi) flat
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.5%
- 2:15 am
- Markets check -- 3:15 p.m. in Tokyo
- by Laura He
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 0.4% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) flat
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.3%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 1.2%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.6%
- 4:01 am
- Markets check -- 4:01 p.m. in Hong Kong
- by Laura He
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 0.4% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.2% (closed)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.1% (closed)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 1.3% (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) flat (closed)
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.6% (closed)
- 5:24 am
- Hong Kong lifted by stock exchange, Tencent
- by Laura He
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Hong Kong markets have finally stablized amid seesaw trade, with the Hang Seng Index finishing 0.2% above the key level of 23,000 after brief opening losses.
Helping hold up the benchmark is Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearings (HKEx), which closed up 2.6% after touching the highest level in more than two years. The stock has been one of investors' favorites since China announced Thursday the investment "through train" scheme, which would allow Hong Kong and foreign investors to directly trade mainland-listed stocks via the HKEx.
Online major Tencent Holdings rebounded 0.2% after Friday's heavy losses, as the company's WeChat said the popular mobile-messaging app would allow users to put ads in their content and share ad revenues with Tencent, a plan scheduled to start later this month.
However, other tech stocks remained weak, as software provider Kingsoft Corp slid 2.6% and smaller rival Kingdee International Software Group dropped 0.7%.
Among online game developers, Forgame Holdings lost 2.9% and NetDragon Websoft was off 1.7%.
Over on the mainland, the Shanghai Composite also edged up 0.1% at 2,131.54 after choppy trade.


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Fourth Annual "Ride the Bull" Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament at Bridge Side Marina in Grand Isle
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Sunday. An 11U AAA Major travel baseball team from the Houma-Thibodaux area, formerly the 2013 Southland Hogs 10U team, will be holding tryouts for the 2013-14 season at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Woods Baseball Complex, 159 Lafayette Woods Blvd. in Houma. The team is willing to work with any players who are not from the immediate area. For information, call coaches Joey Trahan at 870-6725 or Leland Neil at 232-2630.
Aug. 24. The Bayou Runners Association (BRASS) will hold a 2-mile dash for runners and walkers at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Barrios Park, which is located off Willard Drive in Houma's Barrios Subdivision. All ages and levels of walkers and runners are invited to attend the event, called "Back to BRASS." The entry fee is $10 and information on how to become a member of the BRASS will be available at the race. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. on race day and the race will be timed by Split Second Racing L.L.C. For information, call Thibodaux at 985-790-0877.
Aug. 24-25. IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing will make stops at Bridge Side Marina in Grand Isle on Aug. 24-25 for the final 2013 Louisiana Division events. The IFA Redfish Tour will begin on Aug. 23, with tournament registration at Bridge Side Marina from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by the captain's meeting. Anglers will launch from the marina at safe light on Aug. 24. Check-in times will be assigned at Friday's captain's meeting with anglers returning to the Bridge Side Marina for the weigh-in. Competitors in the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour will have registration from 6 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 24 with captains meeting at Bride Side Marina. Anglers will launch on Aug. 25 from the location of their choice and return to the marina for the weigh-in. Check in times will be announced at Saturday's captain's meeting. For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.
Aug. 31. A new 9- and 10-year-old USSSA travel baseball team named the Houma Angels will hold tryouts at the Houma Airbase Baseball Complex on Aug. 31. The tryouts, which will be for the 2013-14 season, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Aug. 31. For information, call coach Wade Foret at 346-2187.
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Sept. 28. A "Big Bass Splash" fishing tournament will be held at Bayou Black Marina in Gibson on Sept. 28. The tournament, which organizers said is the first of its kind in the area, will award hourly top three payouts of $50, $150 and $300 based on a field of 100 anglers. Overall winner will get a $500 bonus. Safelight is until 5 p.m. The cost is $60 per angler. All payouts will be awarded after last hourly weigh-in. For information, contact James Simmons at 870-0201 or Sam Cartozzo at 414-3976.
Oct. 5. The Houma Havoc baseball team will hold 14U tryouts from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Houma Airbase. Players should wear baseball uniforms and cleats and bring baseball equipment. Also, the team will work around the schedule of players who are playing Swampland Baseball. For information, contact Ron Zeringue at 985-856-5070.
Nov. 28. The "Run 4 the Health of It" race series, sponsored by Advance Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, L.L.C.'s J C Advance Foundation, will hold a 10K race at 8 a.m. on Nov. 28. For information, call Kayla Henninger at 985-448-5888 or email her at email@example.com.
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"If you are still dealing with storm-related damages, I encourage you to contact the agencies that are offering these resources and find out if you are eligible," said Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella. "Both FEMA and our partners in the business community are here to lend a helping hand."
For qualified small businesses, the nonprofit Union County Economic Development Corporation (UCEDC) is offering a Storm Recovery Loan program consisting of loans of up to $15,000 at 2% for five years, with no collateral requirements.
The program was made possible by a generous grant from Investors Bank. In addition to no collateral requirements the loan program features no prepayment penalties, and no processing or application fees. The turnaround is two weeks after the completed application is received.
For information about the Storm Recovery Loan program and other loan programs at UCEDC, business owners can call 1-908-527-1166 or visit ucedc.com.
Business owners and residents are also encouraged to contact FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to learn about their eligibility for federal assistance.
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The other is located at the Plainfield Senior Citizen Center, at 400 East Front Street in Plainfield.
FEMA has also set up a disaster legal services hotline with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the New Jersey State Bar Association, to provide temporary assistance with legal issues related to the storm and recovery. The toll-free number is 1-888-541-1900.
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For NSW public schools the Schools Spectacular is the greatest show on earth.
A Year 2 boy is riding his bike on a Sunday afternoon when he sees his neighbour and school dance teacher, Karlie Chalker.
"What time do we go to Koori dance on Monday? Do I wake up at 2:00?" he yells.
The young boy tells Ms Chalker he has been practising all night for the audition of the biggest night of his life - the Schools Spectacular. His troupe, the Darlington Public Koori Dancers in Years 2 to 6, hopes to become part of the show's Aboriginal dance ensemble.
"I feel excited for them," says Ms Chalker, also a former dancer in the Schools Spectacular. "They're just keen - that's my favourite part."
Scenes like this are being played out across NSW - from Leeton in the Riverina to Willyama in Western NSW as students from about 250 schools nervously attend auditions, rehearse their steps and don colourful costumes to take their place among the cast of thousands that make up the largest performing arts event on the NSW public schools' calendar.
Each year since 1984 students, teachers, mums and dads and production staff have gathered under the dazzling lights of Sydney's Entertainment Centre to take part in the two-hour extravaganza.
Schools Spectacular director Peter Cook, who has taken the helm from the legendary Mary Lopez after 25 years, says this year's theme "Reaching Out" carries on the traditions and values the 26-year-old show has always espoused.
"Reaching out is a concept that encourages us to look in all directions; it's an invitation to acknowledge who we are and to recognise what we have," Mr Cook says. "It also allows us to make statements about connection and inclusivity, respect and gratitude, tolerance and understanding."
While the spotlight will beam brightly on the 3,000 performers, behind the scenes it's the passion and dedication of hundreds of staff and volunteers - bus drivers, sequin sewers, choreographers, fundraising sausage sizzlers and siblings - that run the "Spec's" engine room, Mr Cook says.
"There is a whole community of people who get behind the Schools Spectacular and who behind the scenes makes sure this show comes to life."
Mr Cook says teachers in particular deserve a standing ovation.
"Often they're placed in positions where they're asked to learn new skills or thrown in the deep end and extend beyond what they normally do," he says.
Peter Hayward, music teacher at Sir Joseph Banks High in Sydney's south west, says the Schools Spectacular has been part of his life since he was in Kindergarten. Mr Hayward says he's done everything from waving pompoms to dressing up in foam kangaroo suits since he made his debut in 1989. As one of two conductors leading the 1,200-strong choir, Mr Hayward is busily ensuring students across the state are all singing from the same music sheets.
And, while he may be a "Spec" veteran, he says it's still a nerve-wracking experience on the night.
"All these shining lights and these kids looking at you to lead them - it's daunting but it's great, I wouldn't change it for the world."
Schools Spectacular runs November 27-28 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Visit the Schools Spectacular 2009 website for details.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Going over the "fiscal cliff" may seem irresponsible and self-destructive for the nation as a whole, but it's a politically logical, self-preserving step for many individual lawmakers.
They come from districts where ideological voters abhor tax hikes, or spending cuts, that any bipartisan compromise must include. Many of these voters detest compromise itself, telling elected officials to stick to partisan ideals or be gone.
That's why the fiscal cliff is just one in a continuing string of wrenching, demoralizing impasses on tax-and-spending showdowns, which threaten the nation's economic recovery.
A breach of the fiscal cliff's midnight deadline became inevitable late Monday when House leaders said they couldn't keep waiting for the Senate to send a bill their way. The House may reconvene in a day or two to vote on a White House-blessed deal to curtail the new package of tax hikes and spending cuts, which technically start with the new year. But it's painfully apparent that partisan warfare sent the government past a line that could alarm financial markets and further undermine faith in America's leaders, at home and abroad.
Meanwhile, the political realities that made a bigger solution impossible will not change any time soon. That raises red flags for upcoming fiscal clashes, especially the need to raise the government's borrowing limit in a few months to avoid defaulting on federal debt.
Congress' repeated struggles are less bewildering when viewed not from a national perspective but through the local lens of typical lawmakers, especially in the House.
For the scores of representatives from solidly conservative districts — or solidly liberal ones — the only realistic way to lose the next election is by losing a primary contest to a harder-core partisan from the same party. The notion of "being primaried" strikes more fear in many lawmakers' hearts than does the prospect of falling stock markets, pundits' outrage or a smudge on their national party's reputation.
"A lot of this is the consequence of reapportionment," said Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., explaining the difficulty in getting Republicans and Democrats to compromise. "The only vulnerability the majority of our members have now is being primaried."
The typical voter from a firmly conservative or firmly liberal district, Kingston said, "sends a strong message to their incumbent: Hold the line, on one side or the other."
That's the message GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn heard when she held a recent "telephone town hall" with voters from her mostly-rural Tennessee district. She said 86 percent of them signaled they believe the nation's deficit should be addressed entirely by spending cuts, not tax hikes, even on the richest.
Blackburn was among the roughly four dozen House Republicans who forced Speaker John Boehner to withdraw his earlier bid to let tax rates rise only on incomes above $1 million, which would have been a better deal than Boehner, R-Ohio, can get now. She knows a thing or two about the clout of ideologically pure political groups, having won her first election to the House 10 years ago with help from the conservative Club for Growth.
The vast majority of congressional Republicans have vowed never to approve higher tax rates. It's no idle promise. Many of them preferred to let the fiscal cliff deadline pass, causing tax rates to rise on nearly all American workers, at least for a time. Then, presumably this week, they can vote to cut taxes for around 98 percent of Americans, rather than vote in December to raise rates on the richest 2 percent and avoid the cliff.
The impact on taxpayers may be about the same either way. But the technical difference matters to lawmakers who have delivered anti-tax speeches for years.
The cliff "is really a slope," said Kingston, one of many lawmakers who started playing down the long-term consequences of breaching the Dec. 31 deadline even before Monday's anticlimax.
"Most of us from conservative areas are hearing from back home. Our folks are saying if you can't do something about spending, then go over the cliff," Kingston said, because these voters want much deeper cuts in federal programs.
Republicans might pay a price for letting the fiscal cliff deadline pass, even for a day or two. It could embolden liberal Democrats to use their newly enhanced leverage to fend off spending cuts they oppose.
In a speech Monday afternoon, President Barack Obama seemed eager to reassure liberals that he wouldn't yield too much ground on social programs they value. "If Republicans think I will finish the job of deficit reduction through spending cuts alone," he said, "they've got another think coming."
Whatever the House and Senate agree to in the coming days, nothing is likely to change the underlying political motivations that have thwarted effort after effort to tame the government's deficit spending.
"The district I represent became a lot more conservative after redistricting," Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, said in an interview Sunday. It would be hard for him to vote to raise tax rates on anyone, no matter how rich, he said.
In a CNN interview Monday, Burgess said the dynamics that made the fiscal cliff so difficult will reappear in the debt ceiling debate and other approaching showdowns.
"I know people are tired of this story," he said, "but it's not really going away any time soon. There will be other reiterations that will play out literally through the first half of this year."
EDITOR'S NOTE — Charles Babington covers Congress and national politics for The Associated Press.


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come dance with me replied to Christina.V's topic in Celiac Disease - Parents of Kids or Babies With Celiac DiseaseIf you reduce the gluten intake, that could also skew results. I'd be keeping her on a full gluten diet and getting it done ASAP, that advice sounds absurd.
come dance with me replied to Tina73's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsWe only really like the muesli from Aldi in the gluten free range, not impressed with other things.
Australians And New Zealanders Hellooooooo :)
come dance with me replied to Aussie Peg's topic in Gluten-Free International Room (Outside USA)Those in Ballarat, there's a restaurant called Chat For Tea that's a vegetarian/vegan restaurant with most of the menu being gluten free! Also if you are visiting Clunes, Widow Twankeys has some really nice gluten free options on their menu.
Pseudo Coeliacs
come dance with me replied to come dance with me's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithMy daughter was super, extra skinny before diagnosis because the food she was eating was going straight through her, she wasn't keeping enough in to be of a healthy weight. She's still thin, but she does dancing, gymnastics, martial arts, AFL, netball and swimming, but she's not skeleton thin and unhealthy looking anymore. I guess it's about how your body absorbs the food. People can be on a strict gluten free diet for a number of reasons, I'm not judging anyone, I just don't like when people claim it then straight up order something that isn't gluten free. Even with the vegetarian ones, it's people like her who are the reason other vegetarians are offered fish, it's hard enough for people to understand without others confusing matters.
I bought a flavoured iced tea, went to give it to my daughter then caught a glimpse of the label, the flavouring of it contained wheat.
2 Years Later And Still Dealing With Major Symptoms...
come dance with me replied to luvrdeo's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithMight not be this, but my step mum is coeliac but also suffers malabsorption of fructans, which are present in onion, shallots, leek, garlic, chives, basically anything from the onion family, and also in dried fruit and dessicated coconut. She can't eat any of those things, on top of not being able to eat gluten. Might be worth looking outside of grains.
Gah, barley hides in so many things it wouldn't surprise me if the softdrink used in the fruit punch had it in there somewhere, also some colours for softdrinks are derived from wheat, but generally not ones you'd use for punch.
Pseudo Coeliacs
come dance with me replied to come dance with me's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithMy daughter got sick at school when she had a fruit salad that was being prepared on the board beside where sandwiches were being made. The tuckshop staff were unaware of her condition (second day at a new school, I hadn't ordered tuckshop but miscommunication between myself, my daughter and the teacher meant she had a fruit salad) so didn't know to do the fruit salads first, seal the tubs then start on sandwiches which they now do. She was sick for days, which is why I even questioned it having not been told she had a fruit salad at school.
Getting A Kitten?
come dance with me replied to d33dee1988's topic in Gab/Chat Room - To Discuss Anything BUT Celiac Disease / Gluten-Free DietI have an indoor cat but he still gets fleas because I also have a dog who goes in and out. Having said that, the dog is on Sentinel with the flea treatment and the cat is on a similar one so fleas haven't been a huge problem for us. I love our cat, he's such a funny little fellow, can't imagine life without him now he's part of it. I adopted him from a rescue organisation when he was a kitten 2.5 years ago. Some people just aren't cat people, I think they may have mice in an earlier life
Celiac Vs. Non Celiac Intolerance
come dance with me replied to tpain's topic in Celiac Disease - Post Diagnosis, Recovery/Treatment(s)My friend is gluten intolerant but not coeliac. He said the symptoms are fast to come on but also fast to leave. He lives a 100% gluten free life, although has been glutened from cross contamination or by people simply forgetting and not telling him.
Pseudo Coeliacs
come dance with me posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithJust a minor vent, I suppose. We went on a family road trip last weekend while my brother was down here visiting and my dad and his wife invited their friend along. I'd met her before, she came for dinner one night and was a bit excited to find out that all my cooking is gluten free due to my child being coeliac, and that we also do not eat meat. She's vegetarian and coeliac, so she told me, and even on our road trip we drove past KR Castlemaine where the ham and bacon products come from and she started getting upset about the treatment of pigs and saying this is why she can't stand the thought of eating them. Anyway we were discussing where to go for lunch and I said there was one place I know that has gluten free, vegan options in one little town and also an Indian place where all the curries are gluten free and a couple of them are vegan. This friend then told my brother that she, too, is coeliac so it's good to know she doesn't have to worry when she's with us. Fast forward to lunch time, we made sure we were in that particular town at lunch time and went to the cafe, although we did check out the menu at other places. I ordered a roast vege toasted sandwich to share with my daughter which was vegan provided no spread was used, and it was delicious. I even had to double check the bread was gluten free it was so yummy! We also had the garden salad with it to share. Friend, on the other hand, ordered a salmon wrap which was not vegetarian, nor gluten free! All the while saying out loud in the cafe that she's a vegetarian coeliac! The staff gave me "the look" whereby I knew they were thinking what I was thinking, but I still felt nervous about other people in the cafe who might now think that wraps are fine for coeliacs! It's her life, her business, she might well be coeliac and willing to eat it at the risk of feeling very sick later on, but I think people being vocal like that about it then ordering something that isn't gluten free really does make it more difficult for everyone. Like I said, just a minor vent but it's been playing on my mind for a full week now! Happy Easter everyone, hope you have a good one
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come dance with me replied to come dance with me's topic in Gab/Chat Room - To Discuss Anything BUT Celiac Disease / Gluten-Free DietThat staff member is very strict with being on a gluten free diet and the place the camp is at caters to all dietary needs and have never got it wrong in the years they've been doing it, with hundreds and hundreds of kids passing through every year so I'm not really worried about it from that angle
How R Schools Helping Kids W/celiac?
come dance with me replied to heymom45's topic in Celiac Disease - Parents of Kids or Babies With Celiac DiseaseOur new school is great. 200 students, one teacher is coeliac and they are very proactive. The schools here don't tend to provide food and are very on top of watching out that kids don't share and avoid cross contamination. They offer cooking this term and are using only certified gluten free ingredients (Orgran brand and the likes) to make sure it's absolutely gluten free. Have a chat with the principal of the school and classroom teachers. Good luck.
Meringue Listed On The Unsafe List...why?
come dance with me replied to tka's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsMy cousin makes it using cornflour and not all cornflour is gluten free. Maybe that's it?
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
come dance with me replied to jess_gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsChickpea rounds, mashed potato, steamed veges (broccoli, carrots and beans) for us tonight.


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Up to 40% of adults endure frequent nights of inadequate sleep. As a family physician I often hear from frustrated patients about their difficulties in getting a restful night. When I give lectures or seminars on how to sleep better, countless people describe to me their anguish and despair. One young woman says that even walking past her bedroom gives her a panicky feeling. She fears her bed. She associates her bed with horrible nights of alertness in the dark.
Many insomniacs use over-the-counter medicines like Benadryl, Nyquil, or Sominex. Some try herbal products such as valerian root or sip chamomile tea.
There are many causes for inadequate or disrupted sleep (see the following table). If you suffer from insomnia, consult this list to see if any of the reasons apply to you. Take necessary steps to correct them. Follow the twenty tips to deep sleep as outlined in Chapter 9. If, after following all these steps, you continue with frequent episodes of insomnia, consult a physician to make sure you have no serious medical or psychological causes. If your exam and tests are normal, it may be appropriate to temporarily attempt the help of a sleep medicine. A good choice is melatonin.
MacFarlane, from McMaster University in Toronto, Canada, tested the effect of 75 mg of melatonin administered nightly at 10 pm to 13 insomniacs. A significant improvement in sleep and daytime alertness was observed with melatonin compared to treatment with placebo. Six of the 13 participants also reported improved mood. In some insomniacs the response to melatonin was delayed by several nights.
The dosage used to treat insomnia is quite variable. One option is to start with 1 mg 2 hours before bed. Try this for a few nights. If no improvement is noted, try 2 or 3 mg. Use this higher dosage for a few more nights. Experiment to see what hour before bedtime is right for you to take melatonin. Some people may find taking a pill several hours before bed helps them more than taking it 1 hour before. It may be trial and error until you come up with the best dosage and timing for your unique self.
There is a condition called delayed sleep phase insomnia. People with this condition cannot fall asleep at the same clock time, but have no difficulty sleeping when bedtime is delayed 2-5 hours. If bedtime the first night is 12 midnight, the following night they would sleep normally at 2 am, the night after at 4 am, and so on. Melatonin seems to be very effective for patients who have this syndrome. It resets their clock, by advancing their sleep phase. Dahlitz, from the University of London, successfully treated 8 patients with this syndrome using 5 mg of melatonin at 10 pm.
In cases of severe insomnia where a pharmaceutical pill alone is not effective, combining it and melatonin, both at low doses, may be of great benefit (Ferini-Strambi, 1993). Taking lower doses of pharmaceutical sleeping pills should reduce their side effects.
When deciding to stop the use of melatonin or any sleeping medicine, it is best to taper off over a period of 1 to 2 weeks to avoid any sleep disturbances. Melatonin may in some individuals cause rebound insomnia, as do some other sleeping pills, but to a much lesser degree. Only a small percentage of people feel any withdrawal symptoms. Marilyn, a survey participant, writes, "I stopped taking melatonin last summer after regular use and noticed no withdrawal symptoms at that time. Most recently, I have noticed that if I stop taking it after a few days (usually 3 or 4), I have more trouble falling asleep. I also wake more often during the night."


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2018 Ram Limited Tungsten Edition: Ram pushes luxury to the nth degree
CHELSEA, Mich. —
If you think you've seen luxury in a pickup truck before, you haven't. Unless, of course, you were in Chelsea, Michigan, for the reveal of the 2018 Ram Limited Tungsten Edition.
"It's the most luxurious truck on the market. Stop," said Jim Morrison, Ram Trucks brand manager for North America. "You can't find a truck in the marketplace that has more luxury in it than the Ram Tungsten Edition."
The Tungsten Edition trim will be offered on the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 single- and dual-rear-wheel; Crew Cab and Mega Cab (Heavy Duty); four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive; and short- and long-wheelbase models.
This top-tier trim will be equipped with standard features such as a suede headliner, premium leather, a Berber carpet insert, real wood interior accents, unique badging, navigation, remote start, backup camera, adjustable pedals, heated steering wheel, ventilated and heated front seats and heated rear seats. Also standard: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
"We're pushing luxury to the nth degree," Morrison said.
He added that it's very capable, considering that you can get the Tungsten Edition in the 1-ton dually, but with all the luxury accents and trappings, "you just feel like a million bucks."
So, why use the "Tungsten" moniker? Because Ram thinks that's the perfect analogy for this truck: Tungsten is a rare metal and one of the toughest things found in nature. It has the highest melting points of all the elements and is harder than steel.
We took a quick loop in the 1500 Tungsten Edition, which isn't enough for a drive impression other than to say: It was smooth and comfortable.
The interior trappings seem more like something you'd find in a luxury-level sedan with reverse stitching, intricate embroidery emblems, soft-touch leather and the class-exclusive suede headliner.
"It's got more real wood and more real leather than any other truck in the marketplace," Morrison said. "It's pure luxury."
Pricing for the 1500 Tungsten Edition is $55,120.
Morrison said a heavy-duty model will start at just under $60K, and the one-ton dually with a Cummins diesel engine will hit around $75K.
The 2018 Tungsten Edition trims will be available starting in the third quarter of 2017.


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12.03.13Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH will cease production at its Sines, Portugal facility by the end of 2013 affecting immediately approximately 36 of the 40 positions at the plant.
The shutdown will take place while investments are being made in the company's other carbon black plants. The restructuring investments will increase manufacturing efficiencies enabling Orion to better meet customer needs in response to today's highly competitive environment dominated by volatile raw material and high energy costs, the company reported.
Jack Clem, Orion's CEO, said that in order for the company to remain competitive in today's global marketplace, it must fully utilize the capabilities of its carbon black operations, concentrating resources at more efficient facilities that can compete in today's challenging environment.
"Orion remains committed to significant investments needed to maintain its position as the leading producer of specialty carbon blacks and a major supplier of carbon blacks to the tire and rubber industries worldwide," he added. "Realignment of the company's manufacturing operations in Europe will allow Orion to better serve the market and respond more efficiently to customer needs. We regret the impact this restructuring will have on our employees and their families," said Clem. "The men and women who work in our Sines carbon black operation have contributed significantly to our success over the many years it has been in existence."
Clem said Orion will assist employees directly impacted by the closure through outplacement assistance including job search and counseling, and severance benefits.
According to Clem, once manufacturing has ceased the plant would continue to ship carbon black products until depletion of existing stocks to fulfill existing customer commitments. After this, the site will be deactivated.


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Barclays' Spanish Sale Doesn't Speed Its Restructuring
Barclays BCS 0.11% ends its pain in Spain for no real gain. The U.K. bank has sold its Spanish retail operations for a measly €800 million ($1.05 billion).
The focus should be on what this means for the shrinking of its bad bank.
The Spanish unit wasn't part of Barclays' targets for cuts to risk-weighted assets, so the sale should be a bonus. But the bank isn't adjusting its goals—at least not yet.
This could mean that other assets—maybe complex securities on the investment banking side—are proving more difficult to shift than expected. Or it could simply mean that the bank hopes to win over investors by maintaining conservative promises that it is sure it can beat.
Barclays had done well so far this year, cutting risk-weighted assets—which have a direct bearing on a bank's capital adequacy—in its bad bank. These fell to £87 billion at the end of June from £110 billion in December 2013.
The bank is targeting a reduction to £80 billion by the end of this year and to £50 billion by 2016. It has said that its European retail operations would account for about £15 billion of that 2016 target. The sale of Spain cuts that by more than half—or by £8 billion.
To stay consistent with its previous goals, Barclays should be cutting its targets for the size of its bad bank by that amount.
The sale price valued the Spanish business at about half of book value. That not only results in a post-tax loss of £500 million, but more importantly it burns up £700 million of tangible book value.
That chunk of tangible book value might have been better sacrificed in cutting trickier assets. The Spain business could have been restructured and made profitable before a sale.
The cut in assets does boost the bank's core equity Tier 1 ratio by 0.12 percentage point. However, the worry, as Berenberg Bank notes, is that Barclays like many peers is making business decisions aimed at regulatory ends rather than with a focus on economic risks or its shareholders.
With Barclays' shares trading at 0.8 times its expected tangible book value after the deal, the bank remains a laggard among most European peers.
Antony Jenkins, the chief executive, still needs to deliver a drastic restructuring at Barclays. Investors should ignore Spain and keep the pressure up.


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NHL notes: New York Rangers buy out Brad Richards
Another big fish will be available to NHL teams when free agency opens July 1.
Brad Richards was bought out by the New York Rangers on Friday.
"I loved being a Ranger and living in New York and playing at Madison Square Garden in front of great fans," Richards said. "I've met many new friends, excellent teammates and staff and I have memories that I will cherish for a lifetime."
The 34-year-old had six years left on a nine-year, $58.5 million contract signed in 2011. He scored 20 goals and added 31 assists last season while helping New York reach the Stanley Cup final.
Richards will receive about $20 million from the Rangers over the next 12 years.
The cap recapture penalty, as outlined in the latest CBA, was likely a motivating factor in the buyout.
Richards' base salary was set to drop to $1 million in 2017-18. Had he retired before the beginning of that season, New York would be on the hook for about $6 million in cap space for the next three years.
It appears the Vancouver Canucks have found their new coach.
The team is expected to name Willie Desjardins to the position next week, according to TSN.
It was previously reported both Vancouver and Pittsburgh were in hot pursuit of Desjardins. Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, however, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he didn't get his man.
"The guy I had is going to go in a different direction," he said.
Canucks president Trevor Linden told Vancouver radio station TEAM 1040 on Friday he's looking for a coach "who can recapture our people who were so off last year."
Desjardins guided the Texas Stars to a Calder Cup championship this season. He has coached the AHL club for two seasons, following a three-year period as an assistant coach in Dallas.
A native of Climax, Sask., Desjardins also won a WHL title in 2004 with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Scratch off Mike Richards as a potential buyout candidate.
Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi confirmed to the L.A. Times on Friday the 29-year-old centre will remain a member of the team.
Richards, who is six years into a 12-year, $69-million deal, played parts of last season on the fourth line.
"The biggest thing in the meeting with Michael — the important thing — is that he realized he's going to have to make some adjustments in his off-season training," Lombardi said.
"He's 29. In his prime. So it's not as though the dropoff should be related to age. But players need to realize when you start getting 27, 28 — you can't train, can't prepare like you use to when you were 22 or 23."
Richards has helped the Kings win the Stanley Cup twice since being traded from the Philadelphia Flyers in June 2011.
The Edmonton Oilers have been granted permission to negotiate a contract with Columbus Blue Jacket Nikita Nikitin, according to TSN.
If the Oilers and Nikitin can come to terms within the agreed-upon window, Edmonton will trade for his rights.
The 28-year-old scored two goals and added 13 assists in 66 games last season.
Evgeni Nabokov will reportedly part ways with the New York Islanders. After three years as the team's No. 1 netminder, the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Jaroslav Halak now appears to be the undisputed starter after the Isles acquired and signed him in May … Tomas Tatar no longer faces eviction. According to the Detroit News, a lawsuit that alleged noisy behaviour by the Detroit Red Wings forward — who lives in a condo owned by teammate Darren Helm — was dismissed.


text: A recent post by writer Andrew Knowlton, (aka "The Foodist") at Bon Appétit magazine had us shaking our heads and tsk-tsking. Try as we might in the B&B industry to dispel myths, some food writers simply haven't gotten the message. So, first read his post here, then continue with our blog. It's all so not true! Here in Wisconsin, nearly 100% of B&Bs have private baths and not just any baths but spa-like baths – the White Lace Inn – Sturgeon Bay and Canyon Road Inn – Turtle Lake are perfect examples. You don't have to eat with other guests, although many travelers like the experience. Just choose an inn that provides in-room breakfast like the Otter Creek Inn of Eau Claire, where you'll customize your own breakfast (and dining time) from their menu. Or, choose the communal table set-up at Pickwick Inn of East Troy. Curfew, shmerfew….there is no such thing. Same goes for rigid check-in times. Who needs a mini-bar when most innkeepers provide free beverages (unless of course you prefer to pay for water). Many offer complimentary libations and snacks in the evening too. Who wouldn't love the Wisconsin wine and cheese tasting at Cold Spring Inn, Hubertus…from their own vineyard! To borrow from the line in that Oldsmobile TV spot, this is not your grandmother's B&B.


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I am in Cincinnati for a conference. Have this (Monday 12/3) evening available for a work out or just to hit. I am a 4.0-4.5 senior. Are there any clubs in the area that are open to non-members?
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Hi Greg,
Join us at Mercy Health Plex Fairfield (682-1212). Tonight is member's night so there will be a group playing tennis. You can usually find someone to play with you and hit with you. Get a visitor's pass at the front desk and come early and workout, take a fitness class or enjoy the whirlpool, sauna, pool, or steamroom. I'll be there
Sallie Elliott
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Video game development is a funny business sometimes; often erratic and unpredictable. Fans clamour for new iterations of their favourite franchises like Beyond Good and Evil or Perfect Dark, but are instead left with the unfortunate creation of Naughty Bear and Naughty Bear 2.
With all that in mind then, we thought it would be fun to get together and pick five games we desperately want, but will probably never see.
Bushido Blade 3, Chrono Trigger 2, Final Fantasy 6 HD, TimeSplitters 4, Donkey Kong 64 2, Dino Crisis 3.
There was a Dino Crisis 3 on Xbox.. but it just sucked so bad it kinda killed the franchise.
I agree with everything else though, TimeSplitters 4 would be sweet!
It was about Zombie Dinosaurs in space... needless to say it bombed pretty hard lol.
Yeah, would love to see a Dino crisis HD Remake or a genuine sequel to Dino crisis 2
Oh really? I did not know this... Sucks to hear that though lol. Perhaps a Dino Crisis remake in HD then.
The "Dream Games" for me are pretty easy to think up.
#1 A TRUE Next-Gen or Next-Level Monster Hunter. Amazing graphic detail to the point you see the scales breaking off and see the bare meat underneath. Awesome weather effects with wind driven particles like leaves, fog and dust, rain drops hitting the Wyverns/monsters and making splashing effects and and dripping and making surfaces glisten properly. My point is, the gameplay and content are there and damn-near perfect. Monster Hunter just needs to be taken to that next graphical level. Capcom refuses to evolve MH's visuals at all. To the point where they just keep moving down in platform levels to keep it exactly the same.
Just like a proper next-gen Monster Hunter, I've also been looking forward to a PS3 Champions of Norrath since aout PS3's launch. It's STILL just a pipe-dream and very little of high quality has come out to fill it's place. So A new Champions of Norrath would be another.
A Star Wars BattleFront 3 that is actually good, and greatly improves on BattleFront 2 in every way, and even as a fan I will say there is plenty of room for improvement over 2 in just about every single aspect. Graphics like 1313 (which I think may end up being code name and tech demo for BF3, it has that feel), tight, smooth gameplay, more thought put into Jedi controls, new modes that bring order to the chaos but also keep the large scale. It'll be work, but I'm shocked it hasn't been done yet. The tech has been there this whole gen to do it right, LucasArts just wasted the opportunity.
Gran Turismo 6 on PS3 by September 2013 with GT5's engine improved with all the 1st party PS3 coding wizardry put forth by Santa Monica, Guerilla Games, Naughty Dog and all the rest long after GT5's graphics engine was completed so was of little use in GT5 (aside from what could be added through patching), incorperated properly from the ground up, and see what Yamauchi-San can REALLY do with the PS3's hardware. This one may be the biggest pipe-dream of all. Even though Kaz said work on GT6 started as soon as GT5 was shipped in 2010, I just can't picture Yamauchi-san completeing GT6 in under 3 years. But finger's crossed. There's always Project Cars if my dream doesn't pan out.
A really good Dr. Who game.
A MARVEL vs DC fighting game made by NeatherRealm Studios. After seeing what they're doing with Injustice's gameplay, it's clear that it has to be NetherRealm who does it were it ever to happen.
Games we want that will likely never happen? Another Metal Gear starring the young Solid Snake - except one that actually made sense like MGS1.
How about an actual good WWE game that isn't filled with glitches and the same problems that have plagued WWE games for years?
Dino Crysis 3 was going to be a launch PS2 title, it got delayed and Msft bought Xbox exclusivity with it.
God.. it was a terrible terrible terrible game.
A title with Chrono Trigger's theme and mechanics, but there doesn't need to be a directly related sequel.
CONTRA, BATTLE ARENA TOSHIDEN, GRADIUS, R-TYPE, EINHANDER 5 i like to see.
I want me a new banjo kazooie game. One that is a true sequel. I also want the next 3d mario to be more like mario 64 and sunshine than galaxy. Galaxy was too linear and a bit dumbed down imo.
Agreed with everything except the Mario Galaxy part. The game was meant to be the way it was, more point A to point B similar to the 2D Mario's but the level design and brilliant creative ideas make the galaxy series one of the best in gaming. That being said, a Mario 64 or sunshine in HD would be gorgeous. Sunshine still looks good today IMO, very impressive water effects and the overall scenery looks nice and colorful and that game is over 10 years old! Lol
Timesplitters 4 coould happen
Shenmue 3 will happen but only if another publisher buys the IP which rumors are for sale. So first make a HD collection to see ow big the market is for the game
Donkey kong 64 sequel would be something special, for some reason I think we will see the day of it's return. Time splitters 4 could be a reality too.
Another Oddworld game within the Oddworld universe is coming. Beyond good and evil 2 is also in the works....So as for 5 that may not ever come?
Dark cloud
another Legend of Dragoon 2
Panzer dragoon
Another wind walker
Dark Cloud 3
New Suikoden
New Chrono game
FF7 remake
New FF tactics game on consoles
New Valkyria Chronicles game on consoles
I would really like to see an Otogi 3.
to a googol (where'd you think they got the name from?)
-Legend of the Dragoons 2
-Half life 3 we all know Gaben cant count to 3
-A decent square enix title(Not Eidos) that isnt a rehash,Mobile game,MMO or XIII related.
-Patapon 4
-Warcraft 4 But i dont even know if i even want that cause it would probably have a RMAH
shenmue 3
nights 2 ( no the wii game dosent count )
wind waker 2
mario 64 2
skies of arcadia 2
Rival Schools 3
Einhander 2
Oh man - Dawn of War. Such awesome series. I hope THQ get their bearings soon and produce a sequel. To this day I feel there hasn't been a game that would grasp the whole epic factor of the Warhammer 40k universe. The Darn of War series have come close and offered something truly amazing in terms of RTS micro management.
"Onimusha" would be good game to bring back.
Grandia 4
Legend of Dragoon 2
Skies of Arcadia 2
Timesplitters 4
Breath of Fire 6
Syphon Filter
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Rage 2
Brave Fencer Musashi
Tactics Ogre
Warcraft 4
If by chance you see this, since you said RAGE 2 a little fun-fact, RAGE DLC is coming out next week.
Cool dude, thanx for the info, yeah, I really enjoyed Rage last year when I played it.
Destroy All Humans HD compilation or new game.
Sword of Vermillion revival to replace the aging FF series.
Killer instinct 1 HD remake if it is a xbox live arcade release.
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say: SHENMUE 3!
Also time splitters 4 and socom 2 HD.
Shining Force 4 (made by Camelot)
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (without screwing with the battle system)
Earthbound 2
Freelancer 2
A true successor to WWF No Mercy
there is a sequel to earthbound but it was only release in japan it's called mother 3 on the GBA there is a fan translation for it
I know about Mother 3, I'd prefer another Earthbound with Ness and crew. I don't really care for Mother 3.
Freelancer is getting a sort of successor in the form of Star Citizen: Squadron 42, also by Chris Roberts.
1. Bloody Roar! (Tekken Style Graphics)
2. Starfox!
3. ActRaiser 3!
4. Perfect Dark!
Jet set radio 3 and a new panzer dragoon would be nice.
Pazer dragoon
a true shining force sequel
shinobi for ps3/wiiu
Yeah io should do a new freedom fighters not that hitman toss they keep releasing.
games i wanna see that will never happen
prince of persia 08 sequel
kya dark lineage sequel
beyond good and evil 2 (like seriously i wouldnt be surprised if it got canceled, since all ubisoft cares about is assassins creed)
kingdom hearts 3
devil may cry 5
sonic adventure 3
a real crash or spyro game
Real crash AND Spyro games.
Screw it, I'm learning programming right now, I'll do it myself if that's what it takes!
Remakes of FF IV, VI, & IX
Localization/PS3 port of FF XII IZJS
Prequel to Legend of dragoon
Dark cloud 3
A true sequel to Mario RPG (Not paper Mario)
Localization of Seiken Densetsu 3
And as a bonus, PS3 port of Biometal /w original japanese audio track
FF4 was already remade.
That was just on the GBA.
Im talking about a full console grade 3D remake.
Actually, it was on the DS, was in 3D, and included voice-acting during story scenes.
Oh yeah i forgot about that one, regardless it doesn't count as far as i'm concerned.
I meant a proper console remake not some dumbed down childish looking emo handheld cartoon crap.
Oh yeah almost forgot.
Half life 2: Episode 3
Panzer Dragoon Saga 2
Shadowrun 2
Halo Wars 2
Killer Iinstinct
Wave Race
Pilot Wings...and keep the original soundtrack-one of the best ever for a game
I'd be a happy camper with those
onimusha 5
trapt 2
baten kaitos 3
eternal darkness 2
viewtiful joe 3
resident evil 2 remake like the gamecube resident evil 1
warcraft 4
baldurs gate 3
champions of norrath 3
black 2
timesplitters 4
shinobi 2
psi ops 2
killswitch 2
summoner 3
radiata stories 2
kuon 2 (kuon was freaking awesome!)
second sight 2
man, so many cool games left behind this gen :(
that sir is a badass list of games i fogot about but deserve sequels.
lol...ty.....those are some of my favs from ps2/xbox1 era
there are many more, if i sit and really think about it, i may have liked the ps2/xbox gen better, the ps2 especially was amazing
this gen has had great games too, don't get me wrong, amazing titles, but...why not bring back some of the more unique titles
champions 3 would be epic, god of war 3 like graphics, 4 player co-op, 40 hours of dungeon crawling and crazy loot drops....dammit...please sony, make it!
Kill.Switch is so underrated, it's an amazing game
A better title for this list is "5 Games I Never Even Heard Of"
Oh god I feel like such a SOny whore but
1. Jak 4
2. Heavenly Sword 2
3. A LEGIT Crash Bandicoot
4. Resistance 4
5. Star Fox
There I put a Nintendo one so people don't think im super biased and because I REALLY want Star Fox
No FFVII remake = EPIC FAIL!
Every1 ask for this one for more than 6 years now & it can sell more than all those games together.
I want a next gen Killer Instinct REALLY BAD! just not with 360s D-Pad... YUCK!!!
philosoma would be good, jumping flash, shenmue 3 done by heavy rain developer would be sweet, crazy taxi, legacy of kain reboot.
My list:
Freespace 3
Homeworld 3
FFVII remake or a full telling remake connecting Crisis core, FFVII and advent children
Half Life 3 (i know i know )
A proper speed racer game but by Criterion (atleast something like it is in the movie http://www.youtube.com/watc... )
God Hand 2
Bully 2
Duke Nukem Time to Kill 2


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