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The Trump-Xi Beijing Summit: What the Smiling Handshakes Won't Tell You

On Thursday, Donald Trump will walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, shake Xi Jinping's hand, and declare it a great meeting. There will be announcements. There will be numbers — billions of dollars in Chinese purchase commitments, a new bilateral mechanism with an important-sounding name, possibly a joint statement on Iran. Trump will post on Truth Social. Markets will rally briefly. Pundits will argue about who won. None of that will tell you what actually happened. What is actually happening in Beijing this week is something more consequential and more uncomfortable than the summit theatre will reveal: two leaders of two deeply mutually dependent superpowers, both of whom need this meeting to succeed for entirely different reasons, sitting across a table in a world that has already moved past the assumptions that defined their last nine months of negotiations. The Iran war changed the equations. The rare earth gambit changed the power balance. Taiwan is sitting in...
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PetVille Stranded in Tahiki Contest

With all the excitement of Tahiki coming to at Attic in PetVille game makers Zynga have launched the stranded in Tahiki contest. The grand prize winner will win 100 in pet cash. The rules are very simple and users simply need to answer the question. "If you pet was stranded on an Island and was able to take only one thing with them what would they take?"


So if you would like to enter and post your entry you would need to do that on the Zynga's PetVille  Community Forums page located here. 


Here are the rules as posted on the PetVille Forums Page


Tahiki is COMING SOON to an attic near you! This tropical hideaway is located on a remote island and the only way to get there is through a Magic Door! Can't wait for Tahiki and ready to daydream about sandy beaches? Enter the Stranded in Tahiki Contest for a chance to win up to 100 Pet Cash!
How to Enter

If your pet was stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with them, what would they take? Post the ONE thing that your pet would take with them for a chance to win Pet Cash!
Example entry: "My pet would take a beach chair with her so she would have something comfy to sit on!"



  • 1 grand prize winner will be selected for the most creative entry and will win 100 Pet Cash!


  • 10 additional winners will be selected at random from all of the entries and will win 25 Pet Cash each!



The Rules


  • One post per person.

  • You must post your entry to this thread.


  • All entries must follow the forum rules!

    • No foul language

    • No innuendos

    • Keep it clean & keep it fun!



  • Entries must be in English.

  • No insulting or making negative comments about other contest entries, this will not be allowed and may result in the disqualification of your entry.


  • All entries must be posted to the forums by Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 12:00 PM PDT (7 PM GMT).



The Prizes


  • 1 grand prize winner for the most creative entry will win 100 Pet Cash!


  • 10 additional winning entries will be chosen at random and each pet will receive 25 free PetCash!



Selection of Winners


  • The PetVille team will select the most creative entry for the grand prize of 100 Pet Cash.


  • 10 additional winners will be selected at random from the valid entries on the thread.

  • Winners will be contacted via private message on or around Monday, May 31st 2010 for prize distribution.



Remember, only one entry is allowed per person! Duplicate entries will be removed!
Good Luck!






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