Fans Petition To Bring Back Andrew Garfield for 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3'

The release of Spider-Man: No Way Home saw Tom Holland complete his Spider-Man trilogy and Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield return to the storyline in the new film. Fans have now expressed that they would like to see Garfield back on the big screen to complete his own Spider-Man trilogy.

A large group of netizens has taken to Twitter to make the hashtag #MakeTASM3 a reality, hoping that Sony and Marvel will be releasing The Amazing Spider-Man 3. While The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received notoriously poor reviews, fans have recently rekindled their love for Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man. The third installment was originally canceled in 2015. One fan wrote on Twitter, “Andrew Garfield deserves his own Spider-Man trilogy. Let’s come together to make sure he gets it and trend #MakeTASM3 worldwide today.” The user’s sentiments were echoed throughout with many others voicing their support online.

 

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Nissan Adds Titanium Exhaust to Classic GT-R Parts Catalog

Nissan‘s Nismo Heritage program is expanding its catalog of enhanced motor parts with three made-to-order tailpipes and exhaust systems for the automaker’s R32, R33 and R34 Skyline models. The three exhaust systems are composed of titanium and utilize an updated black-color DLC for its Nismo iconography.


The new diamond-like coating is said to prevent the system from changing color from the exhaust heat, like a typical titanium exhaust would. Additionally, each system is approximately 12.5 kg (27.5 lbs) lighter than previous exhausts and reduces exhaust pressure for a roughly 7% increase in power. Nissan recommends the systems only be installed in R3 or R4 models, not on the automaker’s S1 or S2-engine vehicles due to their turbocharger. The exhausts built for the R32 and R33 models are priced at ¥726,000 JPY ($6,360 USD), and the R34 system is listed for ¥737,000 JPY ($6,457 USD). Late last year, Nissan introduced a full restoration program for its Skyline models, which includes a complete disassembly of the vehicle before any repairs and respraying of the shell and chassis. Additionally, the company offers to rebuild its RB26DETT engine with overhauled or new parts, while also addressing any issues with the suspension, braking systems and original wiring. It has not yet been announced whether Nissan will make its titanium exhaust system available in the United States. Older versions of the GT-R weren’t officially sold here, but many versions are flowing in (sometimes via Canada) because they’re old enough to be legally imported.

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Queen the Plague

All-Star of the Beasts Pirates as one of Kaidou's three closest confidants. Currently, he serves as the de-facto ruler of Udon, a region in Wano Country. He is also a highly skilled scientist that was previously a member of the research team known as MADS. Due to his actions and role, he is a major antagonist in the Wano Country Arc. As one of Kaidou's three closest associates, Kaidou has a great deal of trust in Queen and his abilities. They appear to have a casual standing, as Queen addresses Kaidou by his name, rather than by title, such as "Sir" or "Boss". However, Queen is loyal to his general, as he attacked Big Mom for invading Wano. Kaidou, though seeing Queen as one of his three confidants, did not hesitate in giving the lower ranking Tobiroppo a chance to challenge any All-Star of their choice to take their position, as the crew's hierarchy is determined by an individual's power. Kaidou also took joy to Queen's dismay when he told him of Komurasaki's "death", much to the latter's overwhelming sadness. As an All-Star of the Beasts Pirates, Queen has great authority over his crew just below his Governor-General. He currently has the highest authority over Udon, a region in Wano Country, and oversees the proceedings of the Prisoner Mine.


Like the other All-Stars, he is hailed as a "calamity" for his destructiveness. In terms of battle prowess, Queen is one of the Beasts Pirates' strongest warriors, implied to be strongest after Kaidou and King; with a bounty of 1,320,000,000, illustrating his fearsome reputation. Queen demonstrated incredible fighting skills in combining physical combat with his cybernetics, being capable of easily blocking one of Luffy's punches with his hand and throwing the pirate to the ground with his mechanical arm. He could fight and overwhelmed Sanji an extremely powerful martial art master until the latter gain genetic enhancements, evolving his body enough to finally defeat Queen. Queen is a veteran pirate, having been part of the Beasts Pirates for a least 20 years and even then was already considered among its strongest members. Queen is an extremely talented scientist, inventor, and mechanic who specializes in the creation of biological weaponry. Queen is skilled at developing brutal torture methods to break the spirits of the Beasts Pirates' enemies and get them to reveal information, an ability of which he is very proud. Queen is notable for having been formerly part of MADS, a rogue research team involved in several scientific discoveries and development of weapons. Queen ate the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus, an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a full brachiosaurus and a human-brachiosaurus hybrid at will. When fully transformed, Queen becomes much bigger and towers over even large humans like Big Mom, who stands over 8 meters tall. As a Zoan, he gains a significant boost to his physical abilities. He has tremendous durability as he has been able to shrug off powerful attacks, such as Diable Jambe kicks from Sanji, strikes from Chopper in Monster Point, his own rocket launcher misfiring on him and he was even able to quickly get back up after taking an attack from Big Mom, one of the most powerful combatants in the world. He can use the signature long neck of a brachiosaurus in combat, such as by swinging his head at his opponents, or using his long neck to reach targets that are further than he can normally reach or in mid-air. Additionally, his body weight is drastically increased in his dinosaur form and he can use this immense weight to his advantage, as very little will be able to withstand the crushing pressure of his massive transformed body. In full Beast Form, Queen also possesses the abnormal ability to detach his neck and tail from his torso, effectively allowing him to transform into a large snake with a powerful coil that he claims can crush even the most skilled users of Busoshoku Haki. Queen chased Sanji to the Pleasure Hall, where he saw a geisha named Some that he was pining for but who had continually rejected him. Angered upon seeing her, Queen turned invisible and attacked her before confronting Sanji again. Sanji decided to destroy his Raid Suit, leaving Queen disappointed. The two resumed battling, and Queen revealed that he had obtained the same special abilities that Judge had given to Sanji and his brothers as he demonstrated all of them, although Sanji landed some strikes which pushed Queen further toward his limit. Queen then emulated Sanji's given power of invisibility, but Sanji countered by moving faster than the eye could see. Queen then saw Some come back out, and went to attack her again. However, Sanji then struck him with Ifrit Jambe, a form of Diable Jambe made hotter and more powerful by his new modifications. Sanji pummeled Queen with devastating kicks, culiminating in the attack Bœuf Burst which defeated Queen and sent him flying off of Onigashima.

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Vinsmoke Sanji

"Black Leg" Sanji, born as Vinsmoke Sanji, is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is the fifth member of the crew and the fourth to join, doing so at the end of the Baratie Arc. Sanji was born in the North Blue into the Vinsmoke Family, the reigning royal family of the Germa Kingdom, along with his three brothers on the same day, with Sanji being the third son of the family, thereby making him the kingdom's third prince. Sanji's father, Vinsmoke Judge, planned to genetically enhance all of them before birth to make them have superhuman abilities and no emotions, and thus turn them into perfect soldiers in the future. His mother, Vinsmoke Sora, was against this practice and while being still pregnant, she took a drug that would ensure they would grow as normal humans with emotions. This intent resulted successful only on Sanji, at the cost of severely weakening her own health beyond recuperation.

While Sora was still alive, Sanji once prepared a meal for her. Even though the meal was ruined while Sanji was delivering it to her hospital, it made her smile and she decided that she would only eat what he had made for her, sparking an interest in cooking for Sanji. Sanji quickly became anxious upon realizing that his body was changing, with him worrying that he may become emotionless like his brothers. This resulted in him running away from the Live Floor so that he could have time to think to himself. As he fled, he was shot at by a few members of the Beasts Pirates, but the bullets simply hurt Sanji and did not pierce his skin. Queen pursued Sanji and continued to attack him, still demanding that Sanji fight in his Raid Suit. Queen eventually caught up to him, and Sanji engaged him in combat again. Sanji then found himself in the Pleasure Hall, where he happened to be attacked by several geishas who were hiding inside and accused him of hurting a young geisha, something Sanji could not imagine as he vowed to never hurt a woman. Confused by this accusation, Sanji got lost in thoughts, fearing he finally has become just the same as his brothers. When Queen caught up to him, he did not notice him, instead recalling the moment he came across the geisha when the next thing he knew was seeing the fear in her eyes and her laying bleeding on the ground. As he was then thinking about which version of him could be more useful to Luffy, a man willing to never hurt a female or an emotionless warrior of science, ready to crush anyone on command, he then made up his mind. He pulled out the canister containing the Raid Suit, but instead of putting it on, he destroyed the Raid Suit, much to Queen's disappointment. Following then, he would contact Zoro, who was in a heated battle with King, explaining he snuck a Den Den Mushi into his clothes should he get lost. After telling Zoro he was confident they would win, to which Zoro agreed, he was then tasking Zoro to kill him should he really lose his humanity after the raid, to which Zoro, although confused, agreed. After thanking him, he seemingly turned invisible, berating Queen for his comments on him being a Germa soldier and then hit Queen with Hell Memories. Sanji's attack was able to make Queen get blown back quite a distance but Queen eventually makes his way back to Sanji, where he reveals he heard him talking with Zoro earlier and believes that he can't win against King, telling him that he is a Lunarian, and they could survive in any harsh conditions before they were wiped out. When Sanji asks why that was, Queen mockingly tells him to find out himself before preparing to fire another laser at him. Queen then showcased that he was able to copy and utilize all of Sanji's brothers abilities, much to Sanji's anger and annoyance, once again yelling at Queen to not call them his family. Sanji was hit by two of Queen's copied abilities, Sparking Queen and Henry Queen before Queen, ignoring Sanji's comments and boasting about his scientific geniuses, grapped Sanji with Winch Queen and smashed him through several walls in a circle. Sanji, however, was able to kick himself out of the grap, destroying Queen's mechanical arm in the process. Queen angrily shouted at Sanji for the destruction of his arm, with Sanji once again telling Queen he did warn him not to speak of the Vinsmoke Family in Sanji's presence, only for Queen to express his right of free speech. Sanji then kicked Queen in the stomach with Flanchet Flayer, assuming Queen must be exhausted and weakened by Sanji's attacks, even in his enhanced form, before reassuring Queen he is not the same person he fought on the Life Floor. Queen, however, was once again able to surprise Sanji by having effectively copied Sanji's Raid Suit ability to turn invisible, with Sanji doing the same, due to his enhanced speed, leaving Queen astonished at Sanji's speed. Some, the geisha Sanji previously thought he had hit, then walked through the floor to get her pet mouse, Chuji. Queen, seeing her, foolishly revealed he punished her earlier for declining his services earlier after Komurasaki's death. Furious at this revelation and the fact that he accused himself of breaking his most important principle, Sanji then combined his genetic modifications with his Armanent Haki to develop a stronger variant of his Diable Jambe technique, Ifrit Jambe. After shouting at Queen for striking a woman, Sanji sent himself down onto Queen, unleashing a barrage of attacks, which culminated in his new attack, Boeuf Burst, hitting Queen and sending him flying out of Onigashima. Sanji then turned towards Osome, showing her Chuji whom he saved, reminiscing about his childhood and feeding little mouses, before collapsing in front of O-some.

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Kaidou

Kaidou of the Beasts, renowned as the world's "Strongest Creature", is the Governor-General of the Beasts Pirates and one of the Four Emperors ruling over the New World. He is also the father of Yamato. Kaidou was born somewhere on the Grand Line 59 years ago. Over 40 years ago, Kaidou joined the Rocks Pirates as an apprentice. 38 years ago, the Rocks Pirates clashed with Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Garp on God Valley and were defeated, resulting in the crew disbanding. On the day the Rocks Pirates fell, his crewmate Charlotte Linlin gave the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu to Kaidou, putting him in her debt, which she considered to be a lifelong one. Since becoming a pirate, he had been defeated seven times and captured eighteen times by the Marines and the other members of the Four Emperors. In one of those occasions where he had been arrested, Dr. Vegapunk was able to extract a sample of Kaidou's Lineage Factor, allowing the scientist to replicate his Devil Fruit, although the results were noted to be unsatisfactory.


At least 33 years ago, Kaidou started recruiting his crew. During this time, Kaidou encountered a young boy named Alber, who was hold captive at and experimented on Punk Hazard by the World Government. After freeing him and demolishing the facility, Kaidou recruited Alber, noticing his extraordinary strength due to his background as a Lunarian, gave him his epithet "King" and made him his first-hand man. Kaidou was not recognized as one of the top pirates in the world until around the time when Roger was executed. He, along with Shanks, then joined Whitebeard and Big Mom among the ranks of the Four Emperors. Kaidou began to emphasize how useful Yamato will be to his future arsenal. After Yamato attacked him in her hybrid form, Kaidou revealed that he went through great troubles to obtain her devil fruit, but he never intended on her eating her eat it. The father and daughter pair then faced each other in both of their hybrid forms. He began to further stress how incredibly valuable her fruit - the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Nakami - was, and that it was a shame to let a wannabe Oden eat it. While he exchanged more swings with Yamato, he claimed that the devil fruit was the guardian deity of Wano, so Yamato will have to protect Wano for Kaidou. As she rejected the idea, Kaidou indicated that even though Orochi was Wano's tyrant, he still transformed the country into a weapons factory, a favorable action for Kaidou. As Kaidou rejected the idea of Yamato helping the samurai and freeing Wano, he attacked his daughter with Bolo Breath, which clashed with her own icy breath, creating a swirl between them. Momonosuke bites Kaido after conquering his fear. After fighting for some time, Kaidou attacked his daughter with powerful flying strikes. Kaidou then confirmed that he was attacking Yamato with the intent to kill her. He said that because she bore the heavy burden of calling herself Oden, she must be prepared for an all-out war and not just a family squabble. After Yamato confronted him over why he stole Yamato's as well as Wano's freedom, he declared that there were no easy answers in this world. Then, they both attacked each other with Raimei Hakke, creating a clash of advanced Haoshoku. As soon as Yamato's Kagimiyama cracked, they both repeatedly struck at each other with their Kanabo's, with Kaidou expressing that Yamato's attempts at gaining friends and allies were all in vain, due to her origin as his child before gaining the upper hand and furiously striking at her with his Kanabo. When Luffy and Momnosuke appeared in the sky above Onigashima, Kaidou was struck by a simultaneous punch from both Luffy and Yamato, forcing him to turn into his dragon form, being amused by their attacks while also expressing his surprise at Momnosuke's adult dragon form and explaining that the world does not need two dragons. When his Boro Breath was dodged by Momonosuke, he was punched by Luffy with a Gomu Gomu: King Kong Gun, then followed by Momonosuke biting him in his torso, resulting in him expressing pain. Before he could counterattack, he was once again hit by Luffy and decided to transform into his Hybrid-Form. Both then infused their Haki and attacked each other, creating another clash of Advanced Haki, which even split the sky above Onigashima, revealing the full moon previously hidden. After the clash cooled off, Kaidou then turned his attention to Momonosuke, who was afraid of the height he was experiencing, attempting to finish him off for good this time, only to be blocked by Yamato again and soon afterwards by Luffy, who held him strain with his legs and asked Yamato to leave Kaidou to him. As the island was approaching the Capital, Kaidou's Flame Clouds were losing their power, leaving the island slowly crumbling, and both Kaidou and Luffy continued to clash with each other.

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King the Conflagration

Born as Alber, he is a member of the nigh-extinct lunarian race from the Red Line, noted for their ability to create fire. Due to his actions and role, he is a major antagonist in the Wano Country Arc. King and Kaidou first met over 30 years ago, while both were held captive on Punk Hazard as research subjects of the World Government. Kaidou eventually set the lunarian boy free and took him under his wing as the first recruit for the soon-to-be-founded Beasts Pirates. It was when the two escaped Punk Hazard that Kaidou gave King his current name, in recognition of his power, and declared the boy his right hand. King, on the other hand, was charmed by Kaidou's strength and self-confidence in being the only one who could change the world, and he ultimately came to believe firmly in Kaidou being the man who will become Pirate King.

Since then, King has come to enjoy a deep level of trust from Kaidou and, being steadfastly loyal to his Governor-General, is always ready to execute missions on his behalf. When Big Mom and her children arrived at Wano Country, King was swift to attack and knock her ship into the sea, on his own initiative rather than Kaidou's orders. King also immediately lent his sword to Kaidou so he could behead Orochi with it as soon as the shogun protested about Kaidou taking over the Flower Capital, despite having received no verbal instruction to do so from Kaidou, showing the great degree of trust and knowledge of another present between the two. Another show of King's loyalty to his Governor-General was when King bluntly and immediately refused Big Mom's offer to join her crew, in spite of her stated willingness to forgive King's transgressions against her. Kaidou, though seeing King as one of his confidants, did not hesitate to give the lower-ranked Tobiroppo a chance to challenge any All-Star of their choice to take their position, as the crew's hierarchy is determined by an individual's power, something King, on the other hand, did not complain about. As the Beasts Pirates' head All-Star and Kaidou's right-hand man, King holds authority in the crew that is just below Kaidou's own. In combat, King is extremely powerful, with his 390,000,000 Beli bounty illustrating his fearsome reputation. A veteran pirate, King has been part of Kaidou's crew since over three decades ago. Like the other two All-Stars, King is hailed as a "calamity" for his sheer destructiveness, based on his ability to create fire. During the war on Onigashima, King (with Queen) effectively engaged Marco, Whitebeard's former right-hand man, in two-on-one and later single combat, keeping Marco occupied until he ran out of stamina, all while King remained none the worse for wear. Later, King proved more than a match for Roronoa Zoro by going toe-to-toe with and consistently overwhelming the enemy swordsman in their duel, with Zoro believing that unless he figured out King's background, he would not be able to win. However, after Zoro had managed to figure out the secret of King's body and the means by which to hurt him, the swordsman was able to deal a decisive blow to the All-Star. Like his fellow All-Stars, King has a penchant for melee combat. His fighting style is a wild one, eschewing proper form and technique in favor of a brutal yet pragmatic blend of hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship. He has been seen disarming opponents with his swordbreaker-like katana to leave them vulnerable to follow-up attacks, and generally pairing punches and kicks with strokes of his sword. As a swordsman in particular, King has proven himself skilled enough to keep up with Zoro's powerful three-bladed fighting style, matching him blow for blow. King possesses immense physical strength. His feats include: easily hurling Shinobu with significant force after grabbing her by the head; repressing a Raid Suit-donning Sanji by grabbing his neck one-handed and blocking a powerful kick from the latter using his own leg (on top of, in the anime, blocking Sanji's Ryusei Osoba Kick easily with an open palm); slicing one of Marco's phoenix wings right off with a downward swipe of his sword; overpowering Zoro's three-sword guard with a single swing of his sword despite Zoro's own superhuman brawn, violently blowing Zoro back, and kicking the swordsman away with great force. Due to his lunarian descent, King is tremendously tough and durable, with Queen describing him as a monster that can survive in any natural environment. In combat, even without invoking his Zoan transformation, King is able to endure extremely potent attacks without being fazed or shedding a drop of blood. He has withstood powerful blows from the phoenix-bodied Marco, a direct hit from Zoro's Rengoku Oni Giri (an attack that defeated Killer), and Zoro's One Sword Style Iai: Shi Shishi Sonson, one of Zoro's strongest attacks that seemingly cut King from his head down the middle all without suffering any discernible damage. King can even endure an enormous explosion coming off his very body without being hurt in any way. However, when the fire on his back goes out, his durability significantly decreases. Despite his large frame, King is extremely fast and agile, able to instantly cover a large distance with one leap. His speed is far greater when the flame on his back is out, allowing him to move faster than the untrained eye can follow, at the cost of his natural durability diminishing. King is also able to fly using his black feathery wings without the need for his Zoan transformation.

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Roronoa Zoro

Roronoa Zoro, also known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, is the combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, and one of their two swordsmen. Formerly a bounty hunter, he is the second member of Luffy's crew and the first to join it, doing so in the Romance Dawn Arc. As a master of Three Sword Style, a swordsmanship style which he created during his childhood training in Shimotsuki Village, Zoro is among the three most powerful combatants of the Straw Hats, alongside Luffy and Sanji. His dream is to become the greatest swordsman in the world, in order to honor a promise he made to his deceased childhood friend Kuina. In addition to his infamy as one of the Straw Hats and as a former bounty hunter, Zoro is also regarded as one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation". He currently has a bounty of 320,000,000 Beli.


As Zoro demands Enma to stop, King moves in and stops in front of Zoro, confusing Zoro as to what King is trying to do. Zoro decides to stab King in the chest with his sword, only for King to not only be unharmed, but to explode seconds later. Zoro manages to survive using Busoshouku Haki, but is in disbelief as to how and why King is unscathed after an attack like that. He attacks King again with One Sword Style Iai: Shi Shishi Sonson, but once again King is unscathed. As Zoro prepares to block another of Kings attacks with his swords, Enma once again starts draining Haki from Zoro, causing Zoro to get grazed by King's attack, and for a chunk of the area to be destroyed with both of them falling. While falling, Zoro drops Sandai Kitetsu, but quickly goes to reclaim it, while thinking back to all his moments with the sword. King then kicks him back towards the island afterwards, expressing how crazy he thought he was for risking his life for a sword. Zoro then gets up to see that Wado Ichimonji didn't fall and was safe, gratefully thinking back to when he first got that sword, and began to look back at everything he learned in Wano and his childhood in Shimostuki Village, immediately realizing all the connections and realizing that Enma was testing him the whole time. After realizing this, several Beast Pirates arrive and try to interfere with his and King's fight, only for them to all pass out after Zoro decides to let Enma take all the Haki it wants. Realizing that Zoro has Haoshoku Haki, King asks if he had "kingly ambitions" as well, to which Zoro answers yes to, saying that he must since he promised his captain and best friend. Zoro figured out that when King puts out the flames on the back of his head to increase his speed his defenses get weaker so waited for the right moment and serially wounded King. When King’s face was exposed the Beast pirates who were watching their fight commentated that the World Government was offering 100,000,000 Beli to anyone who had information on lunarians which caused King to scortch them with his flame attacks. Zoro was appalled that his opponent would attack his comrades like that but was interested in King’s species , but the All Star refused to answer and attacked him again. Zoro now dealing serious damage to King declared that The Beast Pirates had reigned long enough and ignored King’s claim that Kaido would be the next Pirate King. After Zoro correctly assumed that King was afraid of his attacks now, King tried finishing him off with an enormous flame dragon hotter than magma, but Zoro was unfazed by this and used En-Ō Santōryū: Ippyakusanjo Hiryu Jigoku to cut the dragon in two and landed a destructive onslaught onto King defeating him while simultaneously slicing off half of the lunarian's right wing.

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Lunarians

Lunarians are a race of people from the Red Line capable of creating fire from their body. The race is commonly thought to be extinct, with King as the only known survivor. Lunarians are mostly human-looking people noted for the following distinctive traits: large, black-feathered wings on their back, white hair, and brown skin. In addition, lunarians can make a plume of fire visibly, near-constantly burn at their back, although it can be put out willingly. Lunarians used to be known as a tribe of "gods" while they dwelled on top of the Red Line.


According to Whitebeard, there used to exist a "Kingdom of Gods" on the red continent long before Mary Geoise was ever there. However, under as-of-yet unknown circumstances, lunarians have gone nearly extinct, with but a single survivor of the tribe currently known. The World Government seemingly hunts lunarians around the world to this day, rewarding anyone with a handsome sum of 100,000,000 Beli for any tip-off about a lunarian's whereabouts. When Kaidou discovered King, then known as Alber, in Punk Hazard, he noted that the Government would never give him up. Accordingly, lunarians are one of only three races not present in the nation of Totto Land, where various races of the world unite. For this reason, Charlotte Linlin has expressed her wish to recruit King into her crew, so that she can have a lunarian reside in her nation. Lunarians possess the ability to "ignite" their body and manipulate the fire they create. Additionally, their physiology somehow grants lunarians incredible physical resilience, allowing them to thrive in any natural environment. They lose their durability by turning off the flames burning on their backs but gain extra speed in exchange. Unlike the inhabitants of Skypiea, the lunarians' wings are functional and allow for at least gliding through the air. Lunarians have the ability to emit fire from their bodies that they can control and weaponize in combat, such as using flames to boost the power behind their melee attacks, to unleash powerful fire blasts, and to shape their fire into constructs, even very large ones. At their strongest, King's flames are shown to be so potent, they appear to take on the consistency of magma. It is unknown if excessive use of these flames causes any kind of drawback to the user. In addition, lunarians are noted for their incredible physical toughness, something that supposedly contributed to them being known as "gods" before going extinct. The surviving lunarian, King has been described by Queen as a "monster that can survive in any natural environment". Furthermore, when the flames that burn on their back are turned off, lunarians seemingly lose said characteristic endurance, although this comes in exchange for a massive boost in speed and agility, allowing members of this tribe to reach speeds faster than the untrained eye can follow.

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Over 50 Countries Have Issued Bans on Crypto

More than fifty countries have placed bans on cryptocurrency, according to a report from the Law Library of Congress. The November report served as an update to research that was published in 2018. Since 2018, “the number of countries found to have issued cryptocurrency bans has increased significantly,” the report said. As of November 2021, nine countries have placed an “absolute ban” on crypto, meaning that it’s completely illegal.

Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar and Tunisia have all joined China in outlawing crypto. China first made the decision to ban crypto trading in 2017. The country extended its ban to block crypto mining earlier this year. 42 more countries have issued “implicit bans” prohibiting banks, lenders and other financial institutions from dealing with crypto. These countries include Georgia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The report also found that the number of countries subjecting crypto to tax laws, as well as anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism laws, has jumped from 33 in 2018 to now 103. With the exception of Bulgaria, all of the member states of the European Union currently have these regulations in place. 21 countries, however, don’t apply any form of anti-money laundering or counter-terrorism financing law to their crypto industries, including Brazil, Jordan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

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2021 Christmas Eve Santa Tracker

It’s almost the most important night of the year. This evening, children will go to sleep with the knowledge that Santa is ready to mount his reindeer-lead sleigh and travel across the globe, delivering presents to all those who were well-behaved throughout 2021. Those who would like to get into the festive spirit and want to track Father Christmas’s journey, will be pleased to know that there will indeed be a bright object travelling through the sky, that is visible to the naked eye. This object is NASA’s International Space Station (ISS), which can be seen from 6,700 locations worldwide.


According to the agency, it is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot, if you know when to look up. To the naked eye it looks like a fast-moving plane, only much higher and travelling thousands of miles faster, which is why it could pass for Father Christmas’s sleigh. For those who would like to track “Father Christmas’s journey” tonight, NASA has created a searchable map. Several times a week, experts determines sighting opportunities at more than 6,000 locations worldwide, which can be found on NASA’s website. Simply type in your location here, and the website will tell you if you might be able to spot the ISS. “If your specific city or town isn’t listed, pick one that is fairly close to you. The space station is visible for a long distance around each of the listed locations,” NASA said. Will Santa’s sleigh pass over the UK? As luck would have it, the ISS will be visible this Christmas. According to astronomer Chris Lintott, the ISS, or Father Christmas’s sleigh, will be passing over the UK at approximately 6.50am on Christmas morning. “An early reminder that there’s a spectacular passage of the International Space Station visible from the UK and passing overhead at about 6.50am on Christmas morning,” he tweeted. “Perfect for pointing out to kids who are up early for some reason.”

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Christmas Digital Gifts Fit For All Budgets And Interests

So the holidays are just days away, and you’re panicking because you still haven’t found a gift yet. Perhaps the present you wanted to give simply won’t arrive in time, or maybe you’ve just been too busy or lazy to pick something up (no judgment there). Whatever the reason, don’t worry; thanks to the internet, procrastinators, busy bees, and even lazy folks can still buy some great digital gifts without needing to leave their house.

The only problem? There are tons of digital gifts to choose from, ranging from streaming subscriptions to concert tickets, and finding the right one can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve rounded up a few gift ideas across a number of popular categories, including film and travel, so you quickly choose, click, and close your shopping in seconds.


For movie / TV show streamers

Many of us are still spending more time indoors due to the ongoing pandemic or simply because, well, the weather outside really is frightful. That’s why it’s a great time to buy a streaming service subscription, so you can indulge in movies and TV shows from the likes of Disney Plus, Netflix, and other services from the comfort of your home. Below, we’ve listed a couple of some of the most popular you may want to consider gifting friends and family.

    A Netflix gift card, available at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, or Walmart
    A Hulu gift card, available at Best Buy, Target, or Walmart
    A YouTube gift card, available at Amazon
    Disney Plus or the Disney Bundle, which includes Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus
    A Paramount Plus gift card
    ESPN Plus
    HBO Max
    Peacock Premium or Premium Plus
    YouTube TV or YouTube Premium
    A subscription to the spiritual successor to College Humor, Dropout.TV
    VRV Premium, which bundles original programming and Crunchyroll
    An Apple gift card, which can be used toward Apple TV Plus. You can pick one up at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, or Walmart.
    A Discovery Plus gift card
    A Sling TV gift card, available at Best Buy, Target, or Walmart
    An AMC Theaters gift card, available at Amazon or Best Buy
    A Regal Cinemas gift card, available at Amazon

For music lovers

If your giftee is a music lover, there are some great ideas to consider, especially for anyone who enjoys jamming out to some tunes, playing an instrument, or watching their favorite musician perform.

    A Spotify gift card, available at Amazon, Best Buy, or Target
    An Apple gift card, which can be used for both Apple products as well as services. You can pick one up at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, or Walmart.
    A YouTube Music subscription
    An Amazon Music Unlimited subscription
    A Tidal gift card, available at Walmart or PayPal
    A Vinyl Me Please subscription
    A Nugs.net gift certificate so your loved ones can listen to live albums and recordings
    A Fender Play gift card, for those who want to learn guitar. Also available at a discount at Amazon
    A Guitar Center gift card, available at Amazon or Target
    A StubHub gift card, available at Amazon

For gamers

Regardless of whether they own an Xbox, a PlayStation, or a Nintendo Switch, there are a ton of digital gifts you can gift a gamer. Whether your giftee wants to buy games from a digital storefront or to renew their membership for a video game console, here are a couple of presents the gamers in your life will love.
Xbox

    An Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which includes Xbox Live Gold, plus access to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, as well as Microsoft’s cloud gaming service, xCloud. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, or Target.
    An Xbox Game Pass for consoles subscription. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, or Target.
    A Microsoft PC Game Pass (formerly known as Xbox Game Pass for PC) subscription. Also available at Best Buy, GameStop, or Walmart.
    An Xbox Live Gold subscription. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, or Walmart.
    An Xbox gift card. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, or Walmart.

PlayStation

    A PlayStation Store gift card. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, or Target
    A PlayStation Plus subscription. Also available at Amazon, Best Buy, or Target
    PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming service, similar to Microsoft’s xCloud. A subscription is also available at Amazon and Best Buy.

Nintendo Switch

   An annual Nintendo Switch Online individual subscription, available at Amazon, Best Buy, or GameStop
    An Annual Nintendo Switch Online family membership, available at Amazon, Best Buy, or Walmart
    A Nintendo eShop Gift Card, available at Amazon, Best Buy, or GameStop

Other

    A Steam gift card, which can be purchased digitally through Steam or for store pickup as a physical card at Best Buy, GameStop, or Walmart
    A Google Play gift card, available at Amazon, Best Buy, or Target
    A GameStop gift card, available at Amazon or GameStop

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