#source: DK Country

[yourstrulylightstar283]

For disclaimer, I don't own Candy Kong.

The art (c) @yourstrulylightstar283/bananamarioslamma234(Me)

[suppermariobroth]

In Donkey Kong Country, swinging ropes exist outside of time. The footage features several times the game is paused, recognizable by the movement of all objects stopping.

However, instead of resuming smoothly at the exact same spot after unpausing - as would be expected from any other game - the ropes seem to teleport around randomly when the game is unpaused (also moving DK and Diddy around if they were holding onto the rope during the pause).

The reason for this is that ropes run on an internal global timer that for some reason keeps counting even if the game is paused, despite no other physics-relevant variable behaving in this manner. This causes ropes to merely appear to be suspended when the game is paused, but actually keep swinging invisibly in the background. When the game is unpaused, the visual position of the rope simply "catches up" with its actual position that has been swinging back and forth all along.

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[smallmariofindings]

Original concept layout for the beginning segment of Jungle Hijinxs, the first level of Donkey Kong Country (note DK's treehouse on the first screen), drawn on sticky notes during the game's development process.

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[mrs-monaghan]

there’s so much misinfo going round atm, see lots of people saying that after jk enlists with jm and does the boot camp he can apply for some special ???something and will leave separately where he is stationed or that just because jk / jm are enlisting on same day, they only will do basic training together then go to separate places ? and that they only chose the enlisting together option because it meant they could make sure they were out in time for june ?

ik it’s a bit hard to follow maybe with different sources and not real confirmation but do you know if any of it is true? my understanding was that they did the “enlisting together” scheme thing, (ie. it’s a purposeful application, they knew they were choosing this way) which meant they’ll at least be in same living quarters etc the whole time until they’re out ?

sorry for long Q! it’s ok if you dk it was just confusing D; thank you!

Hi anon. 😳 I am terrible when it comes to the serious stuff and have the attention span of a toddler when such topics arise. My mind registers them as boring and so I don't retain the in4. But my friends delved deep into this so I will gather as much as I can and do my best to explain the sitch

Let me start by correcting the biggest misinformation of them all. Thanks to fucking Mina with her fake subs and reaching conclusions, the vermin are confusing "Special Task Force" with "Special Forces"

JK said he wanted to join special forces. Well and good

But thats not what V is doing. V applied for Special Task Force which, while not easy (he said in the live its why he enlisted there, to challenge himself) its nothing compared to special forces. Special forces is HARD CORE. Its no joke. It's for those who actually want to go to war and proper fight for their country. Not for those fulfilling a mandatory duty... One they wouldn't do if they had the choice. Special forces, those people actually wanna be there. And if u know JK then u shouldn't be surprised that he would say something like this. Of course our dare devil bunny would enjoy joining something as risky as special forces.

But guess what? No one stopped him. He still could have gone there if he really wanted to. Just like in Winter package. No one told him to give up zip lining for beer tasting. He did that off his own volition since Jimin was going beer tasting. JK's happiness is where Jimin is. Period. (Suga's presence played a big part but we don't talk about Yoonmin)

(Edit: the whole thing takes almost 8 years to complete which again, is not something JK would actually do if he wanted to still stay a member of BTS. And of course satellite Jeon would again, never do it)

Jikook wanted to use the buddy system and they applied where Jin is on purpose because since the location is so risky, (front lines) not alot of people apply to serve there. So the chances of them being accepted were pretty high. I already talked a bit about that here.

Coldest and most dangerous. But before we panic, Jikook love snow so... thats good. But also;

2 things to note before we continue; 1) Tattoos are a none factor on why Jikook applied together or why JK couldn't be with V. They had 0 to do with that. And 2) All members and where they ended up it was their decision

So, here is a Korean explaining

They shall not be separated. They will train together and continue to serve together

One body. Shiet.

Nice. Even the breaks they will take together. Basically spend every minute together for those 18 months y'all.

They had to pass 3 rounds. Applying wasn't all. They had rounds to pass before getting accepted. So as we can see this was a whole ass process. They really worked hard on this to make it happen.

Apparently there is a show you can watch that explains the buddy system. Its 8 episodes, its called real man

The holding hands thing is legit 🤣🤣🤣

Jikook shouldn't have an issue then 🤭

Anon, people are in denial and the other half are trying to explain this away. If Jikook only went in together just so they could come out at the same time then they could have done what Vmon did. Apply separately at the same time.

This is one tough pill to swallow for antis. It's like the biggest fuck u Jikook could have ever done but at the same time I really don't think they factored anyone else but themselves when they made this decision.

18 months is no small amount of time so let's call a spade a spade; Jikook couldn't be apart that long. Fax 💯 JK wanted to be there for Jimin, Jimin wanted to be there for JK, of course. Them in the same place looking out for each other is all I as a fan who loves them can ask for. But at the same time, they needed this.

Anon, they will be together 24/7 for the entire duration of their time there.

Yes. Sleeping in the same quarters. It wouldn't make sense for companionship if they were separating the recruits who applied together. To be companions. Of each other.

The buddy system is there to help friends cope with this difficult mandatory thing that the government insists on doing to their young men. It's there to help them cope in any way possible. I imagine mostly mentally. So why would they train them together then separate them? ❓❓❓

It is said that you should make sure the person you apply with, is a person u get along with super well because for the next 18 months you will be together every moment of everyday. It's krazy to imagine that JK wouldn't rather do this with his actual boyfriend V, instead. Krazy. 🤯

Anygays, no need to worry my good people, Jimin and JK have got each other's back. All that's left is to wait for them and pray for them. May they always hold hands 🤭

Tihihihihihihi

[bouquetface]

Jack Harlow - Astro Predictions

I hope everyone just takes this as fun. I do not mean any disrespect in making assumptions. I am well aware, I do not know him or his life. Please take it as entertainment.

This is using a vedic chart. Predicting timing of life event (last section of this post) is using western & vedic methods.

I was going to do a personality and early life analysis but I feel I wouldn't be providing any new information. He's been in the public eye for a long time and has spoken about his life a lot. It would just seem like I'm noting down info from interviews. So here are some future predictions:

Spouse/Marriage:

7th H ruler (Jupiter) in 9th H - This shows the spouse is likely religious and highly educated. Jupiter being conjunct Ketu in 9th emphasizes she will be religious/spiritual. The nakshatra shows she may be in a scientific field and/or she will be a very analytical person - she gets to the root cause of problems. She might be a healer & highly educated like a vet, doctor, psychologist, lawyer etc. 

Since he is famous, I kind of doubt it’ll be these exact careers. Her intelligence and nurturing/healing ability may manifest in her personality rather than her career. Homes (or working from home) & health might be a big part of her career too. For example someone in the fitness industry could be considered a healer. She could have multiple sources of income/jobs as well.

She’ll be a motherly figure to her loved ones. She can be constantly looking out for their health, promoting healthy habits. She’ll be a good planner/scheduler - ex: reminding everyone what needs to be done/what’s coming up. She’ll have a good memory as well.

She is likely from a different cultural background. However, Moon in DK in 4th H shows it won’t be something completely unfamiliar to him. ex: Meeting someone from the same nationality as you in a foreign country. Or meeting someone foreign in a place you’ve visited before. Or Dating someone from a different ethnicity but they are from the same country as you. There is both familiarity and newness present.

Her own families legacy and/or origins might be important to her. She may be the eldest child and/or simply carry the family burden to be successful. She will likely bring wealth or physical assets into the marriage. Venus in 8th H of D1 and D9 usually shows the chart owner will benefit financially directly or indirectly from the marriage. She could be wealthy on her own or come from family money. They could make money together - like famous couples who get branded together & indirectly or directly make more money that way - blake lively+ryan reynolds, taylor swift+travis kelce.

DK in 4th H shows the spouse will influence their home and family. She’ll take on majority control over all home matters - location, which home is bought or lived in, how the home looks, family’s daily routine. Virgo is mutable so she’ll be somewhat flexible but at the end of the day she wants control. Virgo influence gives a spouse who needs control to feel secure. She’ll know when and what needs to be done for the home and family. At times she can be high strung about this - ex: the type of mom to keep urgently reminding everyone they need to be ready to leave at 3 when it’s still 11 AM.

Venus in 8th h - This shows relationships being a secret affair. In some cases, this shows relationships begin and/or end due to cheating. This can show the wife can become slightly overbearing or controlling to the chart owner after marriage. She can be suspicious and possibly secretive herself. On the bright side in a man’s chart this shows gaining through the wife and possibly her family. In his case with Mars and Mercury in 2nd from Venus this shows possibly gaining land/property through the spouse. 

& DK in a dual sign shows a duality to his spouse. In his case, she might show duality through being bilingual.

Duality shows the spouse isn’t as predictable & stubborn as a fixed sign nor will she be as compromising and adaptable as a mutable sign. She can be constantly switching from stubborn to relaxed - ex: for weeks she’s refusing to change her mind on something then suddenly she’s like actually yeah it’s fine or the opposite of this scenario.

Truthfully in his D9 (the chart that shows married life), there are some pretty big indicators for love affairs/cheating. So that dual nature may actually manifest as multiple spouses/marriages.

Timing:

It's kind to difficult to say when he'll meet his spouse since his SR are just so messy in regard to relationships. And SR depends on current location which likely changes often for him. So please rmr to take this entire post as entertainment ...

2030-2031/Age 31-32 - This seems like a year where serious relationship developments are occurring - specifically 2031. If he doesn't marry in this period, he could meet his future wife. Marriage / serious commitments seems likely tho.

2034-2035/ Age 36-37 - This seems a year where he is likely to have a child. However, due to MC & 5th H ruler conjunct Uranus in SR, it seems there is a shock factor in regard to children. The child may be a surprise either to the couple or the public. The shock to the couple could be there is difficulty in having the child like suddenly the doctors need to do a c-section. Rather than a child since he is an artist - it could be the birth of a new creative project. He might make a big move this year.

His first child would likely have prominent Venus in their chart - ex: Taurus or Libra rising, sun or moon. Venus conjunct ASC or Moon.

His third child is likely to have prominent Cap or Aqua (Saturn ruled) - sun, rising or moon.

If he does get married a second time, 2042/2043 (ages 44-45) is likely when it will happen.

RANDOM AF but Jack might have arthritis when he’s older and/or issues with his knees/bones.

Anyways if you got to this point, thanks and i hope you enjoyed it. don't take it seriously, it's all in good fun. wishing him the best tho <3

[jupiterswasphouse]

WASP REVIEW - ZINGER (DONKEY KONG SERIES)

[Image IDs: Two renders of the Zinger from DK: Jungle Climber and the original Donkey Kong Country respectively /End IDs.]

and were back to the wasps based entirely on eusocial species! This time, the basic Zingers (although having a few different recolored iterations) look the most like some black and yellow species of paper wasp or yellowjackets. Given Rareware's home of operations and the homeland of designer Steve Mayles, being England, I feel like it's fairly safe to assume that they're based on one of three species of wasp: the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), the European wasp/German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica), or the European paper wasp (Polistes dominula)!

[Image Sources: Wildlife Insight, and Wikimedia Commons, Sharp Photography | Image IDs: Two photos of yellow and black wasp species, the former being the common wasp, a type of yellowjacket, on a grey wood surface, and the latter being the European paper wasp on a stone or concrete surface /End IDs.]

They're not entirely accurate; the markings aren't too precise, they only have two wings as opposed to the four on a real wasp (Although the DK: Jungle Climber iteration changes their shape to at least imply a second pair), and obviously real wasps don't have a trail of spines/stingers running down their metasoma nor a pair of signature Rareware cartoon eyes. However, the original model especially is surprisingly accurate for being based on an animal that the designer himself said he was scared by! I especially appreciate the original's fairly accurate legs and addition of setae!

It's in the games themselves where we run into more inaccuracies to these particular species, however. In the original DKC, the queen of the Zingers is named Queen B. and is fought on the boss stage titled 'Bumble B. Rumble', clearly being a direct reference to real world bees, which are several familial branches away in the wasp subclade Aculeata from the previously listed Vespids. This is honestly, while a little frustrating, not a big deal. But, when we get into the second game in the DKC line, we discover their hives.

The Zinger hives throw a major spanner in the works. The wasps mentioned make paper nests, with the yellowjackets nests having a round, closed structure, some yellowjackets building inside of trees or in dirt burrows, and the paper wasps having an open, umbrella-like structure both including cells built in hexagonal shapes, built to contain their larvae and often having silk caps covering them. Meanwhile, the Zingers have nests that match the hexagonal cells, caps, and larvae of these wasps, but are clearly made of yellow wax and contain honey, like that of honey bees.

[Image Sources: Carolina Honey Bees, and Wikimedia Commons, Dicklyon | Image IDs: Two photos showing the nests of the western honey bee and the european paper wasp, followed by a screenshot of one of the Zinger's hives /End IDs.]

Honey bees will also cap their honey and larvae with wax, and while a few notable species of Vespid wasps do, in fact, produce honey, the european paper wasps and yellowjackets are not a part of that particular set of species! Oddly, some of the cells appear to contain notably smaller adults as opposed to other cells that contain larvae. To add further confusion, one of these hive levels is titled 'Hornet Hole', hornets being another completely different genus within Vespidae (Vespa).

On top of all that, at the end of the area that contains the hive levels, Krazy Kremland, you fight another Zinger boss, this time named King Zing. As you may know, no wasps have a 'King', solely having a Queen, with hives having both Kings and Queens among eusocial insects being moreso found in termites, belonging to a completely different order (Blattodea).

Outside of their nesting behavior and hierarchy, their behavior is generally unremarkable for platformer enemies, with amped up aggression from that of a real world wasp (although admittedly not nearly as aggressive as a real world wasp would be if you were a monkey with a baseball cap and an unquenchable thirst for bananas invading their nest, as you play in DKC2) to give the player an obstacle to overcome in these levels. It is, at least, implied that these wasps would collect nectar from flowers to turn into the honey found in their nest.

Plus, as I wondered in my review of Fallout: New Vegas' Cazadores, I have to question what exactly a wasp of such a size hunts to bring back to its young! Hopefully Donkey or Diddy Kong wouldn't find themselves on the menu!

All in all, these wasps get a few things right, but are quite the mixed bag of confused species with a couple outright inaccuracies not found in Hymenoptera in general thrown in there. Though I can commend the effort by the designer!

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Overall: 4.5/10

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Leave your wasp review suggestion in the replies, tags, or askbox!

Make sure to tune in next week when we cover the Circuit Bees and Mask Hornets from Lethal Company!

[seandwalsh]

Since Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel both debuted in a Donkey Kong game (Diddy Kong Racing) and DK is part of the Mario universe, do the Conker and Banjo-Kazooie games take place in the same world as the Mario games?

Good question! The Banjo-Kazooie and Conker games are not and have never been part of the Mario Universe.

While yes, both characters made guest appearances in the original Diddy Kong Racing, the developers of their games have clarified that they do not share a universe with Mario and Donkey Kong - or even each other!

Gregg Mayles, designer on Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest and Donkey Kong 64, as well as the Director of Banjo-Kazooie, stated:

“Does [Donkey Kong Country] and [Banjo-Kazooie] take place in the same world? Easy answer this. No. In my head, each game existed in its own world, but characters could travel between worlds to feature in each others games.”

[Source: Gregg Mayles, His Personal Twitter Account, January 2019]

When asked if the Conker and Banjo series take place in the same universe, Chris Seavor, Director and Designer of Conker’s Bad Fur Day said:

No.

[Source: Chris Seavor, Gory Detail Twitter Account, March 2020]

As you can see, Banjo and Conker in Diddy Kong Racing were no more from Mario’s World than Link, Isabelle, Villager and the Inklings are in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

I say were, as in past tense, because as of now Banjo and Conker’s connections to the Mario and Donkey Kong World have been completely severed, including their cross-world travel. Diddy Kong Racing received a remake on the Nintendo DS, aptly titled Diddy Kong Racing DS, in which Banjo and Conker were outright removed from the game’s cast of characters and replaced with the much more appropriate Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong.

Diddy Kong Racing DS, was developed by much of the same staff who worked on the original and, of course, retcons the original game. Banjo and Conker have therefore never actually appeared within the Mario and Donkey Kong World!

Hope this answers your question!

[butchbarneygumble]

sometimes I get a little emotional thinking about the history of cgi. Like, when John Lasseter saw Tron he had a nerd moment and wanted to make an entire movie like that... which ended up becoming Toy Story! Sad he had to be a creep and ruin his entire career, but apart from that I relate to that.

When I saw things like Monsters Inc and Dinosaur I wanted to do it too but it was all too complicated back then. My uncle let me play around in Sketchup but that went nowhere.

Also, Donkey Kong Country. My first introduction to pre-rendered graphics. The fact they had to model everything and THEN go over on a piece of paper and use painstaking pixel art to convert it for SNES. Thank goodness it worked out and DKC became one of the best selling games on the SNES.

I highly recommend checking out Kev Bayliss' videos on CGI art, he's a great guy and does super interesting videos about the history of his work. He did all these renders AND designed the modern DK design at Rare when he was 19, afaik. NINETEEN. Absolute madlad. I hope to meet him someday. His DK design only ever got minimal changes over the years - he got bulked up a bit and.... recently gained an actual nose, for some reason. Imagine that!

Blender before 2.8 was a hot mess and only tech nerds knew how to work it. Thankfully, that's different now.

I'm SO thankful for Blender. The fact it's free and open source and does about everything Maya does, some things even better (hello, painting straight on the model?) so now anyone can pick it up and get into 3d modelling. Yeah, it takes a while to get into it, but when you do it's so rewarding. CGI is my baby. Ton Roosendaal is my hero.

[shakira-fan-page]

"Try Everything" by Shakira is certified GOLD in Denmark, for selling over 45,000 units in the country. Source: IFPI DK

[dzthenerd490]

Document of Interest: K Class Scenarios

The Foundation contains anomalies to better understand them and see if they can be possibly utilized to better the Foundation's understanding of technology and science. However not all anomalies can be utilized and instead can be quite hazardous if not utilized properly. The common anomaly can cause a dozen casualties on its own but there are also anomalies that can wipeout entire countries, even the world. When an anomaly is capable of something like this it is all the more reason they are to be contained and understood to prevent such a thing from happening. Below is a list of possible Scenarios of what could happen if anomalies are left in the wrong hands or to their own devices. The Foundation refer to these as K Class Apocalyptic Scenarios, K standing for Keter as Keter Class Anomalies are the most likely to cause these scenarios.

- AK Class Memetically Spread Behavior Scenario - when societal norms begin to change. Such examples include: saying hello being replaced with kissing strangers on the lips, drinking water no longer considered essential or even normal, worrying about safety being replaced with taking more risks, and money being considered essential to living a normal life.

- BK Class Before Invasion Scenario - When an invasion from another dimension is imminent. All known threats that can activate said scenario are extradimensional aliens, GoI: The Black Queen's Insurgency, GoI: The Three Moon's Initiative, GoI: The Factory, or an SCP Foundation of superior power.

- CK Class Reality Reconstruction Scenario - When an anomaly changes random aspects of reality of both big and small degree. Can either lead to normalcy being completely destroyed or the eventual extinction of humanity and/ or the destruction of earth. 

- DK Class Dead Greenhouse Scenario - When all of humanity on earth is dead but the earth is still available for habitation. The earth has not been destroyed or claimed by a Species of Interest or hostile GoI form another dimension.

- EK Class End of Human Consciousness Scenario - When the consciousness of all humanity gets obliterated, corrupted, or infiltrated by an anomaly. 

- FK Class Collapse of Chemistry Scenario - As the name implies a dreaded scenario when the laws of physics have altered down to the atomic level. The only recorded instance of this scenario happened was when an alternate SCP Foundation unfortunately had a CC Class Scenario where the carbon element was no longer able to support or create life. 

- GK Class Hostile Greenhouse Scenario - When the environment or climate of the earth has become deadly to humanity. 

- HK Class Deific Subjugation Scenario - When a god has appeared to take over earth and humanity. Scenario Qualifies for both hostile and benevolent Deity Class Anomalies. 

- IK Class Collapse of Global Civilization Scenario - When every aspect of civilization all over the world has collapsed either due to anomalous influence on humanity or massive destruction all over the world. Has a broad range of possible sources, as such can possibly happen alongside another K Class Apocalyptic Scenario. 

- JK Class Eternal Despair Scenario - When multiple anomalies cause an XK Class Scenario at once, leading to a scenario where the earth or humanities chances of survival are beyond recovery. Even if it is possible to survive, just living becomes such a struggle that dying seems more merciful by comparison. 

- KK Class Anomalous Reclaim Scenario - when all known and unknown anomalous Species of Interest reclaim the earth.

- LK Class Species Transmutation Scenario - When one or multiple aspects of humanity is altered into something else. In the worst case, the result is something extremely anomalous. 

- MK Class Broken Masquerade Scenario - When the anomalous world and/ or the SCP Foundation becomes common knowledge to the public. 

- NK Class Grey Goo Scenario - When an anomaly is able to self-replicate and does so to the point that it either fills the world or breaks the veil of secrecy before it can be stopped and contained. 

- OK Class Omega Species Uprising Scenario - When Multiple Large Scale Class Anomalies reveal themselves to the public and/ or reck havoc on humanity. Leading to unavoidable change or destruction on earth.

- PK Class Singularity Scenario - When an all-powerful anomaly collapses several timelines and dimensions together to create a single reality that is incredibly unstable. The only known example of this is The Reset. 

- QK Class Quantum Degeneracy Scenario - When an anomaly is able to change the laws of physics of our universe resulting irreversible destruction and possible the end of the world.

- RK Class Broken Alliance Scenario - When the Foundation is betrayed by one of, a few, or all the organizations within the ACPA. Leading to a civil war the Foundation will not win or not win without great loss. 

- SK Class Dominance Shift Scenario - When a Species of Interest overtakes humanity as the dominant species. The less likely chance for this scenario is when humanity declares war against a previously unknown Species of Interest, changing humanity forever. 

- TK Class Restructuring Scenario - A restructuring of all aspects of reality in our universe, our timeline the laws of chemistry and physics, as well as the human consciousness. The closest example to this is The Reset.

- UK Class Foundation Domination Scenario - [Data Expunged by Order of the 05 Council]

- VK Class Diplomatic Break Down Scenario - When relations with a powerful extra-dimensional organization or God fails leading to a war for reality. 

- WK Mass Extinction Scenario - When a non-human species on earth gets wiped out by either an anomaly or the incompetence of humanity. Leading to possibly irreversible damage to the ecosystem of a certain area and possible the earth.

- XK Class end of the World Scenario - When one or more anomalies causes a massive amount of destruction on the earth and/ or a massive loss of human life. The most common of the K Class Scenarios.

- YK Class Spontaneous Consciousness Scenario - When originally inanimate objects around the world start to suddenly come to live with various degrees of consciousness and develop various degrees of anatomy similar to humans. 

- ZK Class Reality Failure Scenario - When aspects of our reality get destroyed one by one until it reaches the point that all of reality fall apart and gets destroyed. Typically caused by anomalies that can destroy anything without limitations. 

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SCP: HMF Documents of Interest Hub

[simiansmoke]

🍌 ↳ DK is naturally a vegan. The Kong country does not use any source of animal products, and though they are near a large body of water where they could easily catch fish, their choice of food consists of fruits, vegetables, and grains.

That said, they do not only consume plain fruits and vegetables. Kong cuisine is seen as fairly moderate to upscale based on the time it takes to transform plain ingredients into masterful dishes.

Some of these include:

Sea Squash Pasta with Coconut Cream Sauce and Pineapple Coconut Lime Black Bean Burgers and Purple Yam Fries Portobello Mushroom stuffed Corn Shell Tacos with Kale Pico Banana Pudding with Cashew Crumble and Coconut Whip

+lots of flower booze.

[suppermariobroth]

Some of the earliest concept artwork for Donkey Kong's design in Donkey Kong Country. At this point, the iconic DK tie has not been added to the design yet.

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[ad_1] The growing influence of countries like India and China is reshaping the global economic landscape, shifting the focus from G7 nations to the BRICS alliance, according to a recent report by EY India.  The report highlights a significant shift in global trade dynamics, with the BRICS+ group rapidly expanding its share in global exports and imports. “Central to this transformation are India and China, two key members of the BRICS+ alliance. In 2023, they ranked third and first globally in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). Both countries are projected to retain these positions by 2030,” the report stated.  The report also highlighted that between 2000 and 2023, the BRICS+ group’s share of global merchandise exports surged from 10.7 per cent to 23.3 per cent, reflecting an increase of 12.6 percentage points.  In contrast, the G7’s share sharply declined, dropping from 45.1 per cent to 28.9 per cent. The rest of the world maintained a stable share, slightly increasing from 44.2 per cent to 47.9 per cent. This trend highlights the growing role of BRICS+ nations in global trade. “Given the present trends and the likelihood of several new members joining the BRICS+ group being strong, the share of BRICS+ in global merchandise exports can overtake that of the G7 group by 2026,” said DK Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY India and member of the 16th Finance Commission Advisory Council.  As per the report, China has played a key role in this shift, with its contribution to BRICS+ exports climbing from 36.1 per cent in 2000 to 62.5 per cent in 2023. India has also shown progress, accounting for 7.9 per cent of BRICS + exports this year. The report highlighted the increasing importance of high-tech exports from BRICS + nations. The group’s share of global high-tech exports has grown sharply, from 5.0 per cent in 2000 to 32.8 per cent in 2022. This shift demonstrates BRICS + countries’ growing focus on technology-intensive products, positioning them as significant players in the high-tech market. Notably, the US dollar’s share as a global reserve currency has fallen from 71.5 per cent in 2000 to 58.2 per cent in 2024, indicating a possible shift toward a more multipolar currency system.  [ad_2] Source link

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E-Scooters Market Will Hit Big Revenues In Future | Biggest Opportunity Of 2023

Latest released the research study on Global E-Scooters Market, offers a detailed overview of the factors influencing the global business scope. E-Scooters Market research report shows the latest market insights, current situation analysis with upcoming trends and breakdown of the products and services. The report provides key statistics on the market status, size, share, growth factors of the E-Scooters The study covers emerging player’s data, including: competitive landscape, sales, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are DK (Greece), Ford (United States), Audi (German), Yuneec (China), Pedego (United States), Toyota (Japan), Alta (United States), Jinhua (China), BMW (Germany), Liberty (Italy), Optibike (United States)

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E-Scooters Market Definition:

E-Scooters are two or three wheelers plug-in electric vehicles in which electricity is stored in a battery which is rechargeable. This battery is used to drive electric motors. Lithium-ion batteries are mostly used in e-scooters now days. These batteries can be charged in plugging in a wall chargers installed at charging station.

Market Trend:

Growing Market for E-scooter in Emerging Countries

Focus on Manufacturing Lightweight Vehicles

Market Drivers:

Tax Concession on Eco-friendly Vehicles

Growing Environmental Concern Over Vehicle Emission

Market Opportunities:

Government Encouragement for Sales of E-vehicles

Rising Sales of Hybrid Vehicles

The Global E-Scooters Market segments and Market Data Break Down are illuminated below:

by Type (Motorcycle, Scooter), Application (Civil, Commercial, Military), Drives (Hybrid, Electric)

Region Included are: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Oceania, South America, Middle East & Africa

Country Level Break-Up: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Russia, France, Poland, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand etc.

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Strategic Points Covered in Table of Content of Global E-Scooters Market:

Chapter 1: Introduction, market driving force product Objective of Study and Research Scope the E-Scooters market

Chapter 2: Exclusive Summary – the basic information of the E-Scooters Market.

Chapter 3: Displayingthe Market Dynamics- Drivers, Trends and Challenges of the E-Scooters

Chapter 4: Presenting the E-Scooters Market Factor Analysis Porters Five Forces, Supply/Value Chain, PESTEL analysis, Market Entropy, Patent/Trademark Analysis.

Chapter 5: Displaying market size by Type, End User and Region 2015-2020

Chapter 6: Evaluating the leading manufacturers of the E-Scooters market which consists of its Competitive Landscape, Peer Group Analysis, BCG Matrix & Company Profile

Chapter 7: To evaluate the market by segments, by countries and by manufacturers with revenue share and sales by key countries (2021-2026).

Chapter 8 & 9: Displaying the Appendix, Methodology and Data Source

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Data Sources & Methodology The primary sources involves the industry experts from the Global E-Scooters Market including the management organizations, processing organizations, analytics service providers of the industry’s value chain. All primary sources were interviewed to gather and authenticate qualitative & quantitative information and determine the future prospects.

In the extensive primary research process undertaken for this study, the primary sources – Postal Surveys, telephone, Online & Face-to-Face Survey were considered to obtain and verify both qualitative and quantitative aspects of this research study. When it comes to secondary sources Company's Annual reports, press Releases, Websites, Investor Presentation, Conference Call transcripts, Webinar, Journals, Regulators, National Customs and Industry Associations were given primary weight-age.

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What A Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet.

What a Waste is an informative book written by Jess French. This book discusses recycling, pollution, and renewable energy and it was written for young readers aged 6-9. Summary:

 In this book Jess French discusses the waste that is produced and how it impacts our planet. What a Waste is educational and addresses how actions have consequences. The text is simple and has illustrations to give readers a visual representation of what they are reading. What a Waste addresses the climate crisis in an appropriate way and gives young readers suggestions on what they can do to help the environment. 

I chose to review this book because I am a big advocate for the environment. This is a great source for parents who want to discuss climate change with their little ones. This is a book that provides knowledge for both kids and their grown ups and gives suggestions to what can be done to save the planet. This is a topic that can be difficult for parents to have with young readers, but the book doesn’t only focus on the negative aspects of climate change which was another reason for choosing this book. Jess French also discusses the steps that other countries have taken to make a difference.

For this review I will be evaluating Illustrations, Pacing, and Tone.

Illustrations: According to Young et al., "Colorful illustrations stimulate young readers, and color provides more stimulation than black and white illustrations. Because climate change can be a broad topic with different characteristics, I believe the illustrations strengthen the content in the book. Each page provides a different example of what is causing climate change such as the "plastic page". One of the reasons this section was successful in delivering the message is because it used illustrations to provide a visual of the different kinds of plastics and whether they can be reused and recycled.

Pacing: I chose to evaluate the pacing of this book because I wanted to determine if there was too much being covered in this book. As I mentioned, climate change can be a broad topic, and information overload could be problematic for young readers. I believe that the pacing in What a Waste is dependent on the reader and how much they want to learn about a particular topic. For example, this informative book discusses recycling, deforestation, waste, and much more. Every topic gets about two to four pages filled with information and illustrations for young readers to read. While I enjoyed this book, I do think that children could get overwhelmed with the amount of information that is being presented. I feel like the pacing is meant to be average, but I also believe that kids could skip over the longer parts of this book.

Tone: Tone is important because it is ultimately the author's attitude toward the subject or the audience in a particular book (Young et al.,). Jess French is a veterinarian and author among other things. The tone in this book demonstrates that French is respectful toward the younger audience who may come across this title, and genuinely wants to inform them over a social issue that is impacting them. I think the author did a good job delivering the information in the book. It is apparent that Jess French is knowledgable on the topic of Climate Change and is an author who views her audience as thinkers who are eager to learn new things.

References:

French, J. (2019). What a waste: Rubbish, recycling, and protecting our planet. DK Children.

Young, T. A., Bryan, G., Jacobs, J. S., & Tunnell, M. O. (2020). Children’s literature, briefly. Pearson.