THERE IS NOTHING fairly like a captive viewers. When Sony, a Japanese electronics large, reported its newest set of quarterly outcomes on October 28th, the star performer was the agency’s video-gaming division, which makes the PlayStation line of consoles. Had it been a traditional yr, revenues would in all probability have been down, as a result of Sony’s present mannequin—the PlayStation four—is coming to the tip of its life.
However in a yr marked by lockdowns and dealing from dwelling, gaming income as an alternative grew by 11.5% year-on-year (and working income by 61%) as housebound shoppers reached for his or her controllers. Sony isn’t alone. Microsoft, its gaming arch-rival, launched its personal outcomes the day earlier than. Its Xbox One console is equally superannuated, but revenues jumped by 30%. The great occasions have been repeated throughout the (see chart).
Most forecasters anticipated covid-19 to spice up the video-gaming enterprise. The pandemic has given a filip to different types of indoor leisure, from board video games to video-streaming to books. However the scale of the surge has caught industry-watchers abruptly. Tom Wijman at Newzoo, a games-industry analytics agency, says that when the pandemic started, his firm predicted a lift of round $2bn to revenues on high of its present forecasts. The newest figures, he says, counsel the true determine has been nearer $17bn. Newzoo now reckons revenues will attain $175bn this yr, an increase of 20%. Even for an that had been rising by 9% yearly, 2020 has been a barnstorming yr.
It’s not over but. Amid a blitz of adverts, trailers and PR, Sony and Microsoft are gearing as much as substitute their present consoles with new, extra highly effective machines. On November 10th Microsoft will launch the Xbox Sequence X. Sony will reply two days later with the PlayStation 5. With a locked-down Christmas looming in lots of elements of the world, demand for each might be excessive. If rumours about pre-orders are right, some shoppers might need to go with out.
On the similar time, each corporations might be retaining their eyes on a number of huge new rivals. Amazon, Fb and Google all assume the time is true to attempt their luck within the gaming enterprise. Over the previous decade streaming has revolutionised music, tv and movies. The tech giants assume cloud computing, quick broadband and 5G cell networks imply the time is true to attempt the identical factor with video video games.
Begin with the consoles themselves. Sony gained the earlier spherical of the console wars, promoting over 100m PlayStation 4s and greater than 1bn video games. Microsoft doesn’t present official figures, however most analysts reckon that gross sales of the Xbox One (confusingly, the Xbox’s third iteration) have been solely half as excessive. Most count on Sony to outsell its rival this time, too. Piers Harding-Rolls at Ampere Evaluation, a media-analysis agency, thinks 5m new PlayStations might be offered within the run-up to Christmas, in contrast with three.9m Xboxes.
One motive is model loyalty. “There’s very a lot a cult following in the case of consoles,” says Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. “PlayStation homeowners will largely purchase one other PlayStation, and Xbox homeowners will get a brand new Xbox.” One other is Sony’s technique, which focuses on present avid gamers. Analysts assume the agency is promoting the machines at a loss—a standard tactic for console-makers. Sony’s advertising has emphasised unique, big-budget video games which can be geared toward dedicated avid gamers and are usually not accessible elsewhere.
Sony’s executives might be hoping the analysts’ projections are proper, as a result of the PlayStation 5 is important to its future. The agency’s gaming division is now its largest. Its current success has cushioned the influence of issues elsewhere, similar to in its imaging division, which has suffered from the troubles of Huawei, a Chinese language tech large that’s one in every of its huge clients (see Schumpeter).
Microsoft, for its half, professes itself unworried about exactly what number of new Xboxes it sells. It’s simply as centered on increasing the market as on making an attempt to win over present avid gamers. Greater than 3bn folks personal smartphones, and cell video games—smaller and extra informal than console titles—are the most well-liked form of app. Phil Spencer, who runs Microsoft’s Xbox division, estimates that solely round 200m households worldwide are prepared—or in a position—to splash out on an costly piece of gaming like a console.
Microsoft is subsequently making an attempt to decrease the obstacles to adoption. It’ll provide hire-purchase offers for its new Xbox. It’s closely selling “Recreation Cross”, a subscription service that gives entry to an internet library of a whole bunch of video games for as much as $15 per 30 days (1 / 4 of the upfront price of a typical high-end console sport).
The centrepiece of this technique is a service referred to as xCloud, which goals to take away the necessity to personal a devoted console in any respect, by operating video games in distant data-centres and streaming the outcomes to smartphones, internet-connected TVs, or any display screen that may be hooked as much as the web and a sport controller.
In wealthy nations, streaming may let avid gamers play anyplace, not simply at dwelling—doing for video games what Spotify and Netflix have performed for music and movies. In poorer nations, the place smartphones are widespread and knowledge plans are low-cost, it may carry console gaming inside the attain of hundreds of thousands of latest gamers. “There are 1.2bn folks in Africa and the typical age is 20,” says Mr Spencer. “A lot of them comply with our video games—they know the characters, the tales, even the discharge dates. They simply lack gadgets on which to play them”.
Recreation-streaming isn’t a brand new thought. Earlier makes an attempt have been stricken by technical issues (streaming a sport, which should react immediately to a participant’s actions, is much more durable than streaming a movie or music to a passive viewer). And Microsoft isn’t the one agency that thinks the time is now ripe. Sony provides its personal model, referred to as “PSNow” (although it’s restricted to older video games), as does Nvidia, a gaming-focused chipmaker, and several other different corporations. Different tech giants with little expertise of video-gaming are additionally piling in. Google launched “Stadia” in 2019. Amazon introduced its “Luna” service in September. On October 26th Fb threw its hat into the ring with its personal “Fb Gaming” service.
Recreation-streaming sounds engaging on paper, however few count on it to remodel the in a single day. “I might describe the market as embryonic,” says Mr Harding-Rolls. Nonetheless, there’s enormous curiosity: Ampere tracks 60 corporations whose choices are both in public testing or accessible to be used. And if streaming does take off, it’s prone to show simply as disruptive because it has been in different media. “If you may make streaming work, you could possibly develop the gaming market tenfold,” reckons Mr Pachter. The video-streaming wars have seen deep-pocketed tech giants and media firms spend billions on content material. Comparable jockeying could also be beneath manner in video games. On September 21st Microsoft purchased ZeniMax Media, which makes the best-selling “Fallout” and “Elder Scrolls” collection of video games, for $7.5bn.
It’s too early to pick winners and losers, however most analysts assume Microsoft is properly positioned. Its Azure cloud enterprise is the world’s second-biggest, giving it a attain that many rivals lack. Final yr Sony, which lacks cloud infrastructure of its personal, stated it was exploring the choice of utilizing Azure to energy its personal gaming companies. And in contrast to Google or Amazon, its solely actual cloud rivals, Microsoft has a long time of expertise within the video games enterprise.
However its rivals have sturdy factors, too. Amazon has 150m subscribers to its Prime service, which already contains streamed video and music. Google may leverage YouTube, the place gaming movies are common. Fb plans to pitch its service at individuals who already play easier, browser-based video games on its present platform, which boasts over 2bn customers a month. And Sony’s success with the PlayStation has proved that measurement isn’t the whole lot. There’s all to play for. ■
Correction (November sixth 2020): An earlier model of this text erroneously quoted Tony Habschmidt at Newzoo, reasonably than Tom Wijman. We apologise for the error.
This text appeared within the Enterprise part of the print version beneath the headline “The video games are solely simply starting”


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Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family, the nation’s justice minister has said.
Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said the interim government had asked Interpol to detain Mr Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on 14 January amid mass street protests.
Mr Chebbi said Mr Ben Ali was accused of illegally acquiring property and assets and transferring funds abroad.
He was speaking as anti-government protests continued.
Police fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators after they reportedly tried to breach barricades around the prime minister’s office in the capital, Tunis.
Some in the crowd responded by throwing stones at the police.
They were demanding that members of the interim government who served under Mr Ben Ali – including Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi and the defence, interior, finance and foreign ministers – step down.
“We have only one demand: for the government to fall. They all have to go. Ghannouchi should go first,” Bassem El Barouni was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
Hamid El Gribi, another protester, said: “We have to clean up the rest of the old government.”
The prime minister has said he will quit “in the shortest possible timeframe” and promised to hold elections within six months.
He is reportedly preparing to announce replacements for the five opposition ministers who resigned because of the continued dominance of Mr Ben Ali’s Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party.
Earlier, Mr Chebbi, a former barrister who did not serve in the last administration, said he had issued an arrest warrant for Mr Ben Ali, his wife Leila Trabelsi, and other members of their extended family, for “illegal acquisition” of assets and “illicit transfers” of funds abroad.
“We are asking Interpol to find all those who fled, including the president and this woman, for trial in Tunisia,” he said.
The minister said seven family members were currently in Tunisian custody, and also that six members of the presidential guard would be put on trial for “conspiring against state security and inciting people against each other with weapons” after Mr Ben Ali’s departure.
Before Mr Ben Ali was overthrown, many protesters expressed their anger at the power, wealth and influence of his wife’s family. “No, no to the Trabelsis who looted the budget,” was a popular slogan, while the president’s relations were referred to simply as “the Mafia”.
The BBC’s Magdi Abdelhadi, in Tunis, says it is unlikely Saudi Arabia will hand them over but the warrant will restrict their ability to travel to other countries, especially in the West.
Earlier this week, the Canadian authorities refused entry to some of Mr Ben Ali’s relatives. In France, prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into the former president’s holdings, believed to range from apartments to racehorses.
Mr Chebbi also revealed that 11,029 prisoners – about a third of those held in Tunisian jails – had escaped during the unrest of the past 12 days.
Of those, 1,532 prisoners had been returned to their cells, he said. Another 74 prisoners were killed in fires that broke out at several jails.
Mr Chebbi also said 2,460 prisoners had been released. He did not say if they were political prisoners, whom the government has promised to free.
Meanwhile, the country’s main trade union, the General Tunisian Workers’ Union (UGTT), said up to 100,000 people had taken part in an anti-government protest in the second city of Sfax after it called a strike.
Another strike has been called by the UGTT on Thursday in Sidi Bouzid, the town where the uprising began in mid-December.
During a visit to Tunis on Tuesday, US Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman urged the interim government to do more to satisfy the demands of the people and offered assistance in preparing for free elections.
“The more that the interim government of Tunisia takes concrete steps to prepare for and implement democratic elections and a democratic system, and the more the interim and future governments are able to answer the grievances that led to this popular movement, the stronger and the warmer its partnership with the United States will be,” he said.
“The interim unity government… has made some encouraging statements and have taken some good steps regarding the need for elections, for greater openness, for significant reforms.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the government eased the overnight curfew imposed under the state of emergency. It will now be in place from 2200 (2100 GMT) to 0400 (0300 GMT), according to state television.
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Why was Haile Selassie important
Haile Selassi, the last king of kings, was crowned 90 years ago
Few of the European participants in the glamorous ceremony on November 2, 1930 in Addis Ababa - be it the Marshal of France, the Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V of England or the Prince of Udine as emissary of the Italian king, his cousin - must have been aware that the coronation of Teferi Mekonnen as Neguse Negest - the king of kings -, Haile Selassie heralded the end of an era. With Haile Selassie (1892–1975), a cousin of Emperor Menelik II, the last representative of a dynasty that had ruled the Christian empire on the Horn of Africa since 1270 came to the throne of Ethiopia.
Würzburg (DT) "As the father of the country, rich in virtues, you endured a lot of shame, Charles of Austria." The opening song of the holy mass on the feast day of the blessed emperor Karl already gave an idea of how his life was shaped. A large and virtuous heart, responsibility for a multiethnic state and, last but not least, a tragic fate determine the image that history and pious admiration paint of the last Habsburg monarch. On Saturday the blessed was commemorated at a spiritual symposium in Würzburg. Embedded in a supporting program consisting of the Rosary, Holy Mass and Eucharistic devotion - three forms of piety that Karl also actively cultivated - the historical and current significance of Karl's life and work were thematized.
However, it was not a dynasty in the strict sense, as every relative within the extended family was eligible for the imperial dignity. According to their founding myth, the Ethiopian imperial family was also referred to as the "Solomon dynasty" because it can be traced back to the Jewish King Solomon. According to the Old Testament, the "Queen of Sheba" visited the Jewish King Solomon. According to the Ethiopian legend, this queen was an Ethiopian ruler, whose association with Solomon gave birth to a son named Menelik, who, when he grew up, visited his father in Jerusalem, but then followed, with the Ark of the Covenant and accompanied by numerous sons of Jewish nobles Ethiopia returned, where he became King as Menelik I and subsequently the 'true Israel' came into being. The ark of the covenant - Ethiopian, tabot ‘- has been kept since then and until today, so the legend goes, in the old metropolis of Aksum (today located near the northern Ethiopian border with Eritrea).
In contrast to the Jews in Jerusalem, the Ethiopians - following their own narrative - soon adopted Christianity, which has since made up the core and essence of their identity. In fact and demonstrably, however, Christianity did not come to the Horn of Africa until the 4th century, probably across the Red Sea, where King Ezana made it the state religion. Since then, the empire of Aksum has led a decidedly Christian policy, was allied with (also Christian) Byzantium and intervened in southern Arabia in the 6th century to protect the Christians there. The "Solomonic dynasty" continued this Christian tradition, even though it did not take power until the 13th century.
Asfa-Wossen Asserate describes the life and work of Haile Selassie with a wealth of facts, differentiated and on a high literary level. From Stephan Baier
This tradition was still the official narrative of the Ethiopian Empire in the 20th century, the self-image of Haile Selassie was also rooted in this imperial ideology and practically all Christian Ethiopians were deeply convinced of the truth of this legendary tale, even if it is ahistorical. The reign of Haile Selassie was an era of crises and fractures, new challenges and a rapidly changing world. Even in the years before his coronation as regent, the emperor had understood that he and Ethiopia as its ruler had to position themselves in an international context - he made trips abroad, gave speeches to the League of Nations and presented himself to the world as the worthy ruler of an ancient Christian empire Tradition.
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Haile Selassie's role was threatened early on - in 1935, fascist Italy conquered her empire, the emperor fled into exile in England, not without making a brilliant speech in Geneva about his position and the role of his state and his dynasty in the international community. He doesn't fail to have an impact - Time Magazine named him Man of the Year in 1936. The British liberated Africa Orientale Italiana ‘in 1940/41, which, in addition to Ethiopia, had already included Somalia and Eritrea for decades.
Haile Selassie could now return to his throne. He had recognized where the future lay at the end of World War II - the Kaiser turned to the United States, which were happy to win an ally who, in an increasingly difficult environment, fit in well with their worldview. In the midst of an Arab-Islamic world that was becoming more and more anti-imperialist-anti-western, in which the old regimes were overthrown and revolutionaries with a leftist agenda took power, an arch-conservative Christian monarch seemed a valuable ally and a factor of stability that would also secure American influence helped. In this context it was only logical that the West helped to integrate Eritrea, the country on the Red Sea, into the Ethiopian Empire. In 1950 the United Nations had planned an Ethiopian-Eritrean federation, which was to be implemented in 1952, with Eritrea having its own parliament and its own constitution, but this federation was more and more dismantled and devalued as a result of Ethiopia, and Eritrea was finally annexed and annexed in 1962 incorporated as a province into the Ethiopian Empire.
As a Christian monarch a factor of stability in the region
Since the 1940s, Eritrea had become the location of American military bases, the most important of which, Kagnew Station, was a listening post in Asmara, from which the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and the Indian Ocean area were monitored. In this respect, the annexation of Eritrea by the US allied Ethiopia was definitely in the American interest. For his part, the emperor constantly received high American aid payments, on which the archaic empire was increasingly dependent.
His intransigent Eritrean politics, however, had created a trouble spot for Haile Selassie and his empire for decades, which not least contributed to his overthrow. With his brutal repression of Eritrean autonomy and independence and his attempt to play Christians and Muslims off against each other, the emperor turned the Eritreans of both religions against him. With his archaic, autocratic mode of rule, he created discontent throughout Ethiopia. The emperor liked to present himself as a modernizer - but his understanding of modernity was purely technical and scientific. His image of society remained deeply traditionalist, with imperial tradition and Christianity remaining closely linked - Ethiopia was and remained first and foremost a Christian state. The emperor, as it was also stipulated in the constitution of 1955, owed his dignity and dominant position in the kingdom to God alone. Popular sovereignty, the rule of law and human rights were at best relative terms, because the emperor stood above everything. Ultimately, the Ethiopian monarchy collapsed because of the rigid retention of this concept.
End of a 700 year dynasty
Haile Selassie did not understand the signs of the times. He learned nothing from a failed coup in 1960. In 1974, a left-wing military coup by Major Mengistu Haile Maryam ended not only half a century of the Haile Selassie era, but also the 700-year epoch of his dynasty, which in the 1955 constitution reveals the biblical myth of their descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba had affirmed. With the reign of the emperor, who was murdered in 1975, the influence of the USA also came to an end, and the now communist Ethiopia turned to the Soviet Union.
Even if the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia has lost its dominant position under communist regimes - deep piety, which is still alive today in countless churches and monasteries and many Christian festivals, is also characteristic of both Ethiopia and Eritrea in the present, although both are left-wing Governments have. The Eritrean struggle for freedom, triggered by Haile Selassie's inflexible and violent repression around 1960, led to the country's independence in 1991 after more than 30 years. Ethiopia has not come to rest since the death of the last emperor until today. But in Aksum even today gullible tourists are shown the supposed palace of the Queen of Sheba.
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As reported by Daily Trust, Bwala stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would take over Tinubu’s government within that period.
While speaking on Arise TV on Thursday, May 17, Bwala reflected on the ongoing presidential election petition while responding to the accusation made by the APC that his party had an antecedent of electoral fraud.
“PDP has over the years admitted that they made so many mistakes. I remember Secondus one time when he became the chairman of the party taking a campaign across the country to tell Nigerians that PDP is sorry. Has APC ever said “We are sorry”?
“This is a party that wants to make lies a statecraft. They announced that the president-elect was traveling on an official visit where he’ll meet with investors, where he’ll do this and that. How many days has he been away? We haven’t seen a picture of him alighting from a plane or investors receiving him.”
Meanwhile, Bwala spoke with optimism that the PDP would emerge victorious at the ongoing presidential election petition tribunal at the appellate court in Abuja.
Bwala stated that Tinubu’s reign in office would be short-lived, and the court would sack him for his principal to take over the office.
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Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it’s all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Monalisa Devlin is a Will O’ The Wisp, a rare and potentially dangerous creature. Unfortunately, her greedy father makes sure she lives up to that potential. Monalisa is magically compelled to obey her father’s evil commands—until he finally agrees to free her in exchange for one, last mission: Travel to Nocturne Falls and use her powers to force Ivan Tsvetkov back into the ring. Once a champion on the supernatural MMA circuit, Ivan ‘The Hammer’ Tsvetkov retired after a devastating injury that left him unable to shift into his dragon form. Wounded and embittered, Ivan wants nothing more than to be left alone. Until an infuriating, stubborn, delicately beautiful stranger shows up on his doorstep and demands that he rebuild his life. Posing as a rehab therapist seemed like the easiest way to get close to the smoldering recluse, but Monalisa quickly realizes that nothing about this mission is going to be easy. To gain his trust, she shares more of herself than she ever has before, and as their connection deepens, so does the weight of her secrets. She thought she was willing to do whatever it took to win her independence...but when her deception blows up in her face, will Monalisa discover that the loss of Ivan’s heart is too high a price to pay? Or will their love rise from the ashes to burn stronger than ever?
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. After seeing her maybe-mobster boss murder a guy, Delaney James assumes a new identity and pretends to be a mail order bride. She finds her groom-to-be living in a town that celebrates Halloween every day. Weird. But not as weird as what she doesn’t know. Her groom-to-be is a 400-year-old vampire. Hugh Ellingham has only agreed to the arranged set up to make his overbearing grandmother happy. In thirty days, whatever bridezilla shows up at his door will be escorted right back out. His past means love is no longer an option. Not if the woman’s going to have a future. Except he never counted on Delaney and falling in love for real. Too bad both of them are keeping some mighty big secrets...
Can she save the world and cleans toilets, too? Worst. Birthday. Ever. Cassidy Burke’s dog ate her breakfast, then her ancient washing machine finally died. Oh, and Logan Miller is back. First love, baby daddy to her genius daughter (won’t he be surprised?), still so handsome he makes her hoo-hah tingle. Which is exciting but confusing because she’s also getting serious flirting vibes from her latest client, Devlin Cole – a tall, dark, walking, talking orgasm. So forgive her if she’s not exactly thrilled when a strange old lady barges into her house and insists that Cass’s destiny is to hunt demons. A., she doesn’t want to hunt demons, she wants to clean houses (and she doesn’t really want to do that). And B., there’s no such thing as demons. Except… they seem pretty real when they’re coming after her. As if running a business and being a single mom wasn’t enough, now she has to train to become a kick-ass Demon Duster, decide which hunk to do more than flirt with, and – oh, yeah – dodge the demons determined to kill her before she taps into her full power. All in a day’s work…
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it’s all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Las Vegas headliner and vampire Desdemona Valentine is one cool, collected diva on the outside. On the inside, she’s petrified of falling in love after her last relationship nearly killed her...literally. Protecting her wounded heart makes for a lonely life, but she has her fame and fortune to keep her company. Who needs anything more? Julian Ellingham does. One look at Desdemona on stage, and the vampire is smitten. She initially ignores him, but his relentless pursuit pays off when a wild night ends in a Vegas wedding. Finally, Julian has everything he wants while all Desdemona wants is...a divorce. Julian sweet-talks Desdemona into letting him prove his love, but his time is running out. Especially after someone repeatedly tries to turn his bride to ash. When Desdemona flees Vegas for the spooky streets of Nocturne Falls and Julian’s protection, he’s more than willing to help out. But can he convince Desdemona to trust him, or will ‘death do us part’ become a reality?
Maura Keegan, addicted to vampire romance novels, decides to add a Gothic section to her vintage clothing store in SoHo. What better way to get a tax-deductible trip to Romania-and meet her future vampire mate? Adrian, a sexy vampire living right under her nose in New York, owns a vineyard in France producing very special wine for exclusive clients. It allows him and others like him to walk in daylight and avoid snacking on strangers. He's horrified to learn that the redhead he admires is planning to visit Romania to summon a 'real' vampire. Adrian has every intention of being that vampire. Only trouble is, she thinks he's a wino tourist intent on spoiling her fun. A visit to his wacky Romanian family might help convince her he's for real, or send her screaming into the night.
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Pandora Williams is Nocturne Falls' most successful real estate agent. And least successful witch. Her magic never has the intended outcome, but she's learned to live with that. Mostly. Yes, it sucks, but what can she do? Then a hot new neighbor shows up and suddenly her magic works. Very cool, but very suspect. Especially since he's a total non-believer. Cole Van Zant likes practicality and absolutes. Things he can see and touch. So not magic. But when his teenage daughter insists she's a witch-and they're now living in a town that celebrates Halloween every day-he needs help. Of the witchy variety. Thankfully, his sexy neighbor buys into all that hocus pocus. Enlisting her help seems like a great idea until spending time together reveals a supernatural surprise about who Cole really is. A secret even he didn't know. Could Pandora and Cole really be meant for one another or is their attraction too much to believe?
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Getting arrested wasn't on werewolf Ivy Kincaid's agenda when she arrived in Nocturne Falls, but her life rarely goes according to plan. The upside of spending the night in the local lock-up is finding a hotel room is no longer a worry...but the downside is the man she's come to marry will get his first impression of her behind bars. Not exactly the way Ivy was hoping to meet her pack's sworn enemy...aka her fiance. Sheriff (and werewolf) Hank Merrow is the alpha's heir. Everything he's ever done, from becoming an Army Ranger to serving in law enforcement, has been in preparation for the day he'll take over. Getting married to cement a shaky truce is no different. Hank will do his duty, even if it means shackling himself to a woman he has no intention of liking, let alone loving. But Ivy is nothing like Hank expected. As feisty as she is beautiful, she's as determined as he is to make a go of marriage for the sake of peace between their packs. The trouble is, Ivy has secrets that could destroy everything Hank holds dear...including his newfound love for her."
Welcome to Nocturne Falls - the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of. When she buys a sealed box at an estate sale and cat-related circumstances cause that box to be opened, life in Nocturne Falls starts to go haywire. Jayne has no choice but to figure out what she unleashed and how to recapture it. But Jayne suspects the woman behind the box is hiding something. Something that could cause a town resident serious trouble. Or worse, to lose their life. With the help of her two favorite guys, a sexy vampire and a hot summer elf, and a few new friends, Jayne tackles what feels like an impossible mission. And winds up almost iced herself.
The fantastic final novel of the House of Comarré series, full of lust, betrayal, and intrigue. In the final showdown between the forces of dark and light, Mal and Chrysabelle face not only Tatiana, but the ancient evil that now controls her: the Castus Sanguis. Chrysabelle gathers her friends and family around her, forming a plan to bring an end to the chaos surrounding them. But the Castus is the most powerful being they've ever come up against. Defeating such evil will require a great sacrifice from someone on the side of light. One of them will change sides. One of them will die. No one will survive unscathed. Can Chrysabelle save those she cares about or will that love get her killed? What price is she willing to pay to draw last blood?
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of. When the Sandman comes to Santa's Workshop, the shop Jayne manages, to do his first ever book signing, it's a major event. He's kind of a supernatural celebrity and she needs to keep him happy. All is well until trouble shows up at the party thrown in his honor. Trouble in the form of Luna Nyx, the Mistress of Nightmares and his creepy counterpart. The Sandman's assistant says Luna is dangerous, and Jayne believes it when her dreams turn dark. Can Jayne keep the Sandman safe from this gothic goddess? Or will Luna's threats put them both to sleep for good?
For fire talent, Jaden Zarie, life is far from a fairy tale. Blisters from any contact with water, check. Sleeping in a shed behind your greedy Uncle's house, check. Ex-boyfriend scouting the bar where you work for one-night stands every night, double check. When Jaden sets off to secure a new life with her two sisters, winning a contest with a huge pile of gold on the line seems like a quick fix. Getting hitched to Draven Winterbourne, King of the Dragon-changers, and finding true love was beyond anything she could have hoped for. But a friend turned enemy threatens to take it all away. When Jaden is thrust into an alternate universe and separated from her new husband and her sisters, she must summon up the courage to start over, alone, knowing she may never see any of them again.
Carolina Wolf by Sela Carsen - Debra isn't a very powerful witch. Yet someoneor somethingthinks its worth attacking her. Rescuing her seals Maddox's fate, but only if he can protect her from a rogue of his kind. Ghost Shrink by Vivi Andrews - Lucy is doomed to nightly visits from recently deceased Casanovas without the bodies to scratch her itch. Then a living, breathing fantasy arrives on her doorstep. Is her dry spell at an end? Not hardly. Paramatch by MK Mancos - Even though she lives with a paranormalady, Lucille has managed to carve a niche for herself with a matchmaking service for paranormal beings. Enter Jager, deposed king of the Titans and successful paratrader. He's out to negotiate the deal of a lifetimewith her. Witches Anonymous by Misty Evans - Amy is done with Devil-worshipping. After swearing an oath never to use magic again, she's found the perfect normal guy to complement her new lifestyleAdam. Lucifer, however, isnt about to be nice about letting her go


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Swallow The Sun
174 Camden High St, London , NW1 0NE
The Underworld Camden proudly presents: Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light Tour plus Oceans of Slumber and Aeonian Sorrow
There’s beauty in life. There’s darkness in death. But for SWALLOW THE SUN the world is reversed. The Finnish death doomsters are funneling the darkness in life and the beauty in death since the year 2000. Their music is unparalleled in its wide-angle vision, emotional depth, and ability to be extreme at opposite ends of the spectrum. Their live performances are celebrating this melancholic darkness and create a unique atmosphere that you want to witness again and again and again.
Age Restriction: 14+. 14 and 15 year olds MUST be accompanied by an adult (18+) / All ticketholders under the age of 25 will be required to carry PHOTO ID.
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Below is an excerpt from an article by Carl Beck, CMA, Sales Tax Advisor. This article underlines some of the benefits HST may bring to BC’s construction industry. It is a detailed article with some interesting to questionable points on the benefits and how it may vary across the industry. The excerpt summarizes some of these points.
The BC Government’s recent PST Consultation on Real Property Improvements produced several PST simplification measures that had previously burdened BC Construction association members for many years. PST audits had been particularly onerous against construction companies which were perpetually exposed to assessments for errors, mainly because of the excruciating complexity of the PST rules affecting construction contracts.
HST represents the optimal PST simplification measure for contractors and the entire construction industry. Compliance with one tax, essentially a larger GST, will be much easier than trying to administer two inherently different sales tax systems. The business tax savings generated by a refundable HST is an added bonus.
Significant Cost Savings for Contractors – And their Suppliers
Among the beneficiaries are manufacturers, wholesalers, exporters and most commercial enterprises whose costs will decrease by the amount of unrecoverable PST presently paid. The construction industry will be the single biggest beneficiary of the newly-refundable provincial portion of HST. BC Finance estimates that, of the $1.9 billion of PST currently paid by businesses, the construction sector will save $880 million, or 46% of the total expected business savings from conversion to HST! The transportation sector will save $210 million; Manufacturing – $140 million; Forestry – $140 million; Mining, oil and gas – $80 million. These sectors are major suppliers to the construction industry. Contractors should expect, perhaps demand, that PST savings realized by these and other suppliers are passed on through lower prices.
The Effect on your Construction Industry Customers May Vary
As with any change of this magnitude, there will be winners and losers. Commercial real estate customers are the big winners as the provincial portion of HST becomes newly refundable throughout the distribution chain (e.g., forestry, manufacturing, construction) as well as on selling, purchasing and/or rental costs. New residential developments with unit prices of $400,000 or less will be eligible for a partial HST New Housing Rebate that theoretically will not increase the tax cost of the purchase. Even high-end homes will be eligible for some reduction of the 12% tax, up to $20,000. Municipalities get all the GST back, and may benefit with 100% HST rebates on infrastructure and other construction projects. Hospitals get 83% rebates while universities, colleges and schools are eligible for refunds of two-thirds of the GST that they pay. These and other public sector entities may also find that the cost of major construction projects is lower under HST. Organizations that provide GST exempt supplies will generally experience higher costs due to the increased non-refundable taxation on expenditures such as office rent and services. Some examples are residential rental and seniors’ home operators, industries serving resale homes such as home renovators and realtors, the financial services sector, and doctors and dentists. Others who will be hurt by HST are industries where PST is currently not collectible on revenues, and the customer isn’t eligible for HST refunds. Restaurateurs, for example, will see the 5% GST on their services increased to 12% overall.
Consumers worry that they will have to pay more when HST is implemented. However, the implementation of HST during recessionary times will put pressure on businesses which are competing hard for limited consumer dollars. Smart businesses will move quickly to reduce their cost structure and will pass on savings as soon as possible, to preserve their market share.
Ultimately, the markets will have a greater effect on prices, including new and resale housing, renovations and commercial construction, than the harmonization of the GST and PST.
In relation to preparation transitional rules and other specific details have been released but with little time for many to prepare for HST. Therefore many companies within the construction industry will not be ready as these rules to understand can be overwhelming.
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By The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Eduardo Rodriguez shut down the short-handed Yankees into the sixth inning, Christian Arroyo and J.D. Martinez homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat their rivals 4-0 Friday night with New York missing slugger Aaron Judge and five others due to a coronavirus outbreak.
A day after the series opener was postponed for testing and contact tracing, Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka were added to the COVID-19 injured list. They joined Yankees pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta, who have also tested positive over the past week.
New York was also without first baseman Luke Voit, who went on the injured list Friday with a bone bruise in his left knee.
Rodriguez (7-5) allowed two hits over 5 2/3 innings, retiring 10 straight during one stretch and finishing with eight strikeouts. Hirokazu Sawamura got the final out of the sixth, and Tanner Houck pitched the final three innings, closing out Boston’s three-hitter for his first big league save.
Arroyo hit a two-run drive during a three-run second inning against starter Jordan Montgomery (3-5). He also had a double against Domingo Germán in the seventh.
Martinez connected against Justin Wilson in the eighth, lining his 19th of the season into the right field seats for a solo shot that made it 4-0.
Montgomery pitched three-run ball over six innings with three hits, two walks and four strikeouts. New York failed to score with Montgomery on the mound for his fifth straight start, matching Bill Short in 1960 and Fritz Peterson in 1967 for the longest such streak in franchise history, according to STATS.
The AL East-leading Red Sox improved to 7-0 in the 19-game season series and beat New York for the eighth consecutive time, their best run in the rivalry since winning eight straight meetings from 2008-09.
The fourth-place Yankees were coming off a disappointing first half that ended Sunday when Houston’s Jose Altuve hit a walk-off homer in an 8-7 New York defeat. They’re now nine games back of Boston and likely to be without Judge and their other COVID-19-positive players for at least 10 days.
New York promoted four hitters from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: first baseman Chris Gittens, infielder Hoy Park, outfielder Greg Allen and catcher Rob Brantly. Outfielder Trey Amburgey was called up Thursday, when left-hander Zack Britton was activated from the 10-day injured list.
The 26-year-old Amburgey started in right field for his major league debut. He hit .312 with seven homers for the RailRiders this season, but he was 0 for 2 Friday.
Allen pinch hit for Amburgey in the seventh and singled in his first at-bat this year. Park followed with a rally-killing groundout as a pinch-hitter in his first big league action.
Struggling Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out one and walking one on 23 pitches.
∫ TRAINER’S ROOM: Red Sox: Houck was called up from Triple-A. He’s likely to join the rotation next week. … INF/OF Marwin Gonzalez was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain, and RHP Austin Brice was designated for assignment.
Yankees: Voit experienced swelling in his knee over the weekend and had it drained, but Boone said the slugger had lingering pain this week. The 2020 major league home run leader was expected to get a platelet-rich plasma injection Friday night, and there’s no timeline for his return. Voit had surgery on the same knee in March to repair a partially torn meniscus.
Phillies 5, Marins 2,
Marlins 7, Phillies 0,
PHILADELPHIA — Jesús Aguilar homered and drove in four runs, Starling Marte went deep with three RBIs and Miami beat Philadelphia to split a doubleheader.
Jordan Holloway (2-2), recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday as the 27th man, didn’t allow a hit in five innings of relief after Ross Detwiler opened with a scoreless first. Holloway stuck out six and walked two. Richard Bleier completed the two-hitter with a scoreless seventh. Zach Eflin (4-7) was the loser.
In the opener, Travis Jankowski drove in four runs and Matt Moore struck out nine while pitching into the fifth inning to lead the Phillies. Archie Bradley (4-1) tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, and Ranger Suarez struck out the side in the seventh for his third save. Sandy Alcantara (5-9) took the loss.
Blue Jays 10, Rangers 2
BUFFALO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed up his breakout All-Star Game with two homers to help Toronto beat Texas.
All-Stars Teoscar Hernández and Marcus Semien homered for Toronto along with Randal Grichuk, and Robbie Ray (8-4) held Texas scoreless over 6 2/3 innings.
Guerrero, named the All-Star MVP on Tuesday night, connected off Texas starter Jordan Lyles (5-6) in the first inning to make it 1-0 and added a three-run blast in the sixth against Dennis Santana, his 30th of the season.
That lead to chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” from the crowd of 10,100 as the Blue Jays opened their final stretch of games in their temporary Buffalo home. They received approval from the Canadian government Friday to return to Toronto for the homestand that begins July 30.
Brewers 11, Reds 6
CINCINNATI — Willie Adames homered and drove in four runs in Milwaukee’s victory over Cincinnati.
Adames had a two-run shot in the fifth inning and then doubled home two more in a five-run eighth. After losing three straight to the Reds in Milwaukee before the All-Star break, the Brewers won the first of a three-game set in Cincinnati and pushed their lead in the NL Central back to five games.
Luis Urías and Avisaíl García homered for Milwaukee. Aristides Aquini connected for Cincinnati.
Reliever Brent Suter (9-4) allowed an unearned run in the fifth. Amir Garrett (0-
Astros 7, White Sox 1
CHICAGO — Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven sparkling innings and Houston beat Chicago in the opener of the weekend series between AL division leaders.
Michael Brantley homered and Myles Straw drove in three runs to helpthe Astros improved to a big league-best 43-22 against teams with a .500 or better record — including a 5-0 mark against the White Sox. Yuli Gurriel added three hits and two RBIs.
McCullers (7-2) surrendered hits on each of his first two pitches: a leadoff triple for Tim Anderson that extended his hitting streak to 13 games, and an RBI double for Yoán Moncada. But that was it for Chicago against the right-hander, who struck out 10 and walked two.
Dylan Cease (7-5) took the loss.
Rays 7, Braves 6, 10 Innings
ATLANTA — Austin Meadows hit a single in the 10th-inning to score Brett Phillips from second base in Tampa Bay’s victory over Atlanta.
With Phillips opening the 10th on second base, right-hander Jesse Chavez (0-2) walked Brandon Lowe before recording two outs. Chavez then gave up Meadows’ go-ahead single to right field,
Ji-Man Choi homered for Tampa Bay.
Freddie Freeman had four hits, including a two-run homer in the fifth for Atlanta. Austin Riley and Dansby Swanson homered for Atlanta.
Matt Wisler (1-1) was the winner, and Pete Fairbanks pitched the 10th for his fourth save.
Royals 9, Orioles 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nicky Lopez drove in four runs to lead Kansas City past Baltimore.
Lopez cleared the bases in the second inning with a two-run single and again in the seventh with a two-run double.
Whit Merrifield went 4 for 5 with three RBIs, including a run-scoring single in the seventh inning. Kansas City finished with 15 hits.
Josh Staumont (1-2) earned the win in relief. Keegan Akin (0-5) took the loss,


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Harman forced to back down on cutting welfare: Acting leader in humiliating climbdown to avert rebellion by party's resurgent Left
- Acting leader had said Labour would not vote against Tories' welfare bill
- Comments sparked furious reaction from three leadership contenders
- Miss Harman back down saying they would be opposing reforms
Harriet Harman was forced into a humiliating climbdown over welfare last night
Harriet Harman was forced into a humiliating climbdown over welfare last night to avert a rebellion by Labour’s resurgent Left.
The party’s acting leader had said at the weekend that Labour would not vote against the Tories’ welfare bill, which slashes entitlement to child tax credits.
The comments sparked a furious reaction from three of the party’s four leadership candidates, with Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Jeremy Corbyn all insisting Labour should either vote against the policy or put down a string of amendments.
Last night Miss Harman backed down, saying Labour would put down a reasoned amendment, opposing reforms including cuts to support for people too ill to work.
She had originally argued that Labour must not engage in knee-jerk opposition and should be prepared to change policies that voters say led to May’s humiliating election defeat. But her failure to win the argument underlines the increased power of the Left in her party – highlighted by internal polls earlier this week showing the Marxist throwback Mr Corbyn on course to victory.
MPs will vote on the welfare bill next Tuesday. Miss Harman’s amendment will set out her support for the household benefit cap and the Government’s plans for apprentices, but will oppose other measures. However, the amendment remains silent on the most controversial measure – limiting tax credits to the first two children. And, if as expected the amendment fails, Labour MPs will still be expected to abstain on the bill.
Miss Cooper’s campaign team said they were ‘happy’ with the climbdown. Earlier in the day, one of her supporters, Helen Goodman, had said she had support from 40 MPs for an amendment of her own.
Last night one of Mr Corbyn’s key supporters pledged to ‘brutally’ purge Labour of Blairites if he wins. The veteran socialist now has as many nominations from local party branches as front-runner Mr Burnham.
Max Shanly, the self-styled Corbyn ‘agitator’ in Labour’s youth wing, predicted there would be a SDP-style split in the party if his man – whom he described as a ‘Bennite continuity candidate’ – snatches the job.
He said the Labour Left would seize the opportunity to get rid of any MP or official seen as having sympathies with Tony Blair, the only leader to have won a working majority for the party in 50 years.
The member of Young Labour’s national committee said that whatever the result, there was likely to be a damaging Labour split.
Yvette Cooper's campaign team said they were happy with the climbdown by Harman
‘I think Jeremy will face problems not just inside the Parliamentary Labour Party, which I think is likely to split if he wins with the Blairites buggering off to form a new SDP, but also from the Labour Party bureaucracy,’ Mr Shanly said.
‘The Labour Left will have to act swiftly and I am afraid brutally in many cases. The Parliamentary Labour Party will have to be brought into line; some members of party staff will need to be pointed towards the exit, and the entire party structures would, in my opinion, need to undergo a comprehensive and thorough review.’
A rattled Chuka Umunna, on the opposite wing of the party to Mr Corbyn, urged Labour members not to vote for him, writing in the New Statesman that there could be no ‘free hits’ for the party.
‘We are not just selecting a Labour leader, we are selecting somebody who is a Labour prime minister,’ he wrote. ‘We’re also giving an indication to the people of Britain where we are centred, what we think, what we think the solutions will be.’
The shadow business secretary, who is supporting Blairite Liz Kendall, said: ‘I don’t buy the argument that somehow a more full-throated Left advocation of Labour values is somehow more true to our values – I don’t believe it is.’
Mr Umunna said Mr Corbyn gave the impression that Labour was ‘more concerned with those who won’t work, [than those] who can work’, adding: ‘I don’t think this is a way that we’re going to be able to win over people.’
It emerged yesterday that David Cameron had given Mr Corbyn some face-to-face advice.
The Prime Minister bumped into him in the Commons ahead of a meeting with Conservative MPs on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Cameron said Mr Corbyn should model his campaign on his own successful bid to overhaul David Davis in 2005’s Conservative leadership battle.
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