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Last week, I took down yet another RPG. The fact that it was one of my favourite RPGs was the icing on the cake. After failing to complete it in 2005, I managed to take down the final boss with ease. I'm still surprised at how short it was, though. It only took 22 hours for me to complete. Still, I'd recommend checking it out if you're looking for an unusual RPG.
Small word of warning to anyone playing it on an original 80GB PS3 (like I was); don't play the lottery. It results in the game being stuck after the judgement ring stops. It seems to be a common issue. It's a pity that it can't be played, but it's certainly not game breaking.
As I've said before, I love the judgement ring. It's a nice twist on the turn-based formula. While it means you can't just simply spam 'Attack' all the time, it feels rewarding when you pull off a chain of powerful attacks. As mentioned in the previous blog, the ring is also used outside battles. I look forward to revisiting it in the sequels.
All of the characters are pretty unique. They include a Harmonixer (a person capable of fusing with demons), a daughter of a priest and a Chinese sage. I'll keep the rest of the characters a surprise, but they're all interesting in their own way.
I like the fact that was set in the 'real world' in 1913. Not many RPGs have been set in the real world full stop. They took some artistic license here and there (the outfits of the female party members being one...), but that's to be expected. After all, it is a game that contains demons and magic.
The music has a pretty unique sound to it. However, I could just about recognise which songs Yasunori Mitsuda probably worked on (the other composer is Yoshitaka Hirota, who went on to do some of the music for the sequels). Both the regular battle music and the boss battle music are something you wouldn't normally expect, but I think they still work well.
The worst thing about Shadow Hearts is easily the voice acting. While I realise they were probably on a budget to voice the characters, it's really off-putting that all the characters speak with an American accent (despite their nationalities being clearly stated). For example, the main bad guy is a typical English gentleman. This is reflected in the text-only dialogue, but it is completely ruined by his voice. Thankfully, voiced scenes are few and far between.
...oh, and just wait for the ghost story early in the game. Hilarious, in an awkward way...
Some parts of the story are pretty predictable. While I originally thought it was an early game thing, it also crops up later. I'd played the game before, but I could sometimes read what was going to happen next going by the dialogue between characters.
If you're not careful, Sanity Points can be very frustrating. Sanity goes down by 1 with each turn. If it reaches 0, the character goes berserk. As a result, you sometimes need to restore sanity with a 'pure leaf/seed /root'. This usually comes into play with long battles. There will be times when you really don't want to do it. Situations like this can be avoided if you're careful, but later enemies sap SP, which means it'll become an issue eventually.
As you may have seen throughout the week, I did not get on well with Dark Cloud. Aside from it not being my kind of RPG, it had a number of problems for me. It had some interesting things, but not quite enough to keep me going.
The game starts off with a disaster befalling a small village. This is thanks to a military-looking guy and the Dark Genie. The main character is saved by the Fairy King, who gives him special powers (contained in a wristband). As it's soon explained to you, you now have the power to free people and objects from Atla stones and place them back in the world.
The town rebuilding aspect is what I'd heard a lot about before playing it. When you collect specific Atla stones, you can place them back in the blank bit of space outside the cave (more about the cave in a bit). Houses require items to be slotted into them via the Georama menu (along with whoever lives there). When you complete someone's house, you'll get an item from one of the owners. Some are meh, while others are pretty useful.
To get hold of these Atla stones, you must wander around dungeons. The first (and only) dungeon I wandered around was the Divine Beast Cave. It's very much the tutorial cave, as the Fairy King appears often to explain things. While going around the cave, you can find Atla stones, chests containing items and, perhaps not surprisingly, monsters. To move onto the next floor, you must grab hold of a special key. This is dropped by a random enemy, so you must defeat all the enemies until you get it. All the floors are generated randomly, so you'll never get the same room twice. They may look similar in some cases, but there are usually certain differences.
If you die in a cave, you lose half your current money. When you can buy items later in the game, it's pretty frustrating. The mayor is happy to give you a few items for free whenever you visit him at first, but this stops as soon as you complete the shop in the village. He says that you can't rely on him forever. Bit of an odd attitude towards someone who's in the process of saving the entire village, but oh well...
There is no levelling up in the game. Instead, you need to improve weapons. This is done by slotting stones on them in the customisation menu. Each of the stones has unique properties. For example, some grant extra attack power or more power against specific enemy types. Once you've used an item enough with the stones inserted, you've given the option to upgrade it. This will give the weapon permanent stat boosts based on the stones you had inserted. You can then repeat the process. This is one of the things I liked about Dark Cloud. However...
...weapons can break. You will need to repair them with 'Repair Powder'. Whenever you hear a continuous beep, it's usually a good idea to repair it. At the start, it isn't too much of a problem, as you can just get repair powder from the mayor. Your weapon is also slow, so it's hard to get carried away. But, when you weapon becomes faster and more powerful due to upgrading it, it's very easy to miss the beep. Once a weapon breaks, it's gone for good (apart from your starting weapon, which is conveniently protected by a spell).
In my experience, the game consisted of going back and forth between the village and the dungeon. This is something the game encourages. However, I eventually found it pretty tedious. You can re-enter the dungeon at the floor you made it up to, which is fine, but it still doesn't get rid of the monotony. After 14 floors, I reached the bottom. I had to fight the first boss. I think I knew how to defeat it, but I found the process pretty boring. It looks as though I had to use my new ally (a cat who you transform into a cat girl with special powder...erm, yeah...) to make it land by firing her slingshot at it, then pummel it as much as you can with the main character.
After dying a few times, I decided to improve my weapon further. It was pretty going well. My weapon was in the 5th iteration. It was powerful and fast. Fast. Yes, fast...
...during a fight with a tougher enemy, I managed to break the thing with little warning. You know how you just naturally keep hacking at an enemy until it dies? Yeah...
I made the decision to quit the game while I was ahead. When a game gives me trouble very early in the game, it's usually not a good sign. The weapon breaking was the final straw. I realised that was probably going to happen again and again throughout the game, so I couldn't be doing with that. Most importantly, I wasn't really enjoying the game. I stuck with it more than I wanted to, but it still turned out sour.
Goodbye, Dark Cloud. You shall not be missed.
As it came second in the poll (and I thought I might as well check it out anyway), I decided to start Wild Arms 3. I won't go into depth this week, but it's already looking as though I'll have a lot more joy with it. Turn-based RPGs are usually a safe bet for me. It also has a lot of interesting features, which I look forward to going into.
One nice thing that I'll mention is that I'm given a choice to play it in PAL or NTSC whenever I start it up. While the standard is still PAL here in the UK, most TVs have been able to support it for quite a while now. When given the choice, NTSC is the obvious way to go. I accidently put it on PAL once and I could see the difference.
Hong Kong - Deus Ex
If you like synth, I can't recommend the Deus Ex soundtrack enough. This is one of many favourites from the game. I enjoy listening to the soundtrack while typing out a long document. I find it really helps to keep me in the zone.
Menu Music 2 - Super Smash Bros: Brawl
I personally prefer this version of the menu music over the default. When I unlocked it, I always had it set to this. I think it's because of the Melee music remix in it.
Prague - Shadow Hearts
I feel this track is a good representation of how varied the music is in Shadow Hearts. The style of the music changes depending on the location. They're not always strictly based on the music of the area, though. The music ranges from oriental-style to some more jazzy numbers.
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Sooooooo, we don't worry about things like this in the "new" US of A...the hope and change USA.
Typical liberal behavior, thanks for playing.
Can't make a point without name calling I see. Interesting
If someone steals something from me and it is recovered, but damaged and I decline to press charges against the person, shouldn't that be the end of it and the police halt with any further activity on the matter?
Yes, let's review. (I do so love how condescending you are)....stealing is only a crime if someone complains. Thanks for the info.
And remember to knock off that lying.
I did no such thing. I'm also not a pompass old fool like you!
LOL! Go figure, with all thats going on in this country folks here are worrying about some guy who stole 3 construction barrels and turned them into art........LOL!
Heck, if I had an old truck I'd be running those damn things over just for the heck of it considering all the road construction we have going on here in S.E. Michigan ALL YEAR LONG!
In retrospect, maybe the guy should have picked up the barrels that were already hit by vehicles.............LOL!
No problem, I won't either. I live in S.E. Michigan and we have nothing but road construction going on non-stop, all year long, year after year after year........I see these damn barrels every day of my life!
To see some guy actually use these damn barrels (he should have come up here and picked up the ones hit by vehicles)and create figures out of them, well, I think its pretty darn cool!
If I had his talent or if he was working for me, we could make a fortune out of that barrel art. I can just see those barrel figures with signs hung over their necks saying "Slow Down" or "Road Construction Ahead".......the opportunity is endless.........
Ahhh, Free the Barrel Monster. Not the person who did it.
Every monster has a creator so to free the monster is to also give amnesty to the creator...............thats natural law.
LOL when my brothers were in their teens they worked for my Uncles tile company. One day coming back from a job in Austin the traffic slowed enough that they were able to take cones out with the truck door. The cop that pulled them over was not to happy and told them they were lucky that traffic was so heavy or he would make them go back and stand them all upright again.
Get a grip. Maybe you need a little break from the computer.
20 years in Gitmo for having a sense of humor.
The people who DO own them are fans.
Should they have a say in what happens, rather than automatically throwing this kid in prison (which is where many "law and order" types would like to see him go)?
Boiling Pots, he did this without their consent and they said it was okay after the fact just because people said "Oooh...that is so clever! Your company is really cool for letting him do that..."
If people had said they were pissed because the guy had his 'sculpture' holding an offensive sign or whatever, it would be different.
The guy is inconsiderate, stupid and immature in my opinion. He isn't a criminal, just a dumb ass.
He doesn't give a rat's ass about anything or anyone except himself, and thinks the world should be his canvas. If you aren't one of the 'law and order' types, good on you. Just don't project that on anyone else in any other circumstance.
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Harry Reid on possibly upping the debt ceiling another $2.4 trillion: We'll raise it
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In August of last year the debt can was kicked until after this year's election. Well, it's after the election, which means DC's answer to Groundhog Day is coming around yet again:
"They tried it before – 'We're going to shut down the government, and we're not going to raise the debt ceiling,'" he said. "If they want to go through that again, fine."
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"If it has to be raised, we'll raise it," he said.
On Aug. 2, 2011, Congress and President Barack Obama reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion. Now, after only 15 months, almost all of that additional borrowing authority has been exhausted, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Another $2.4 trillion increase would bring the debt limit to about $18.8 trillion, though we can stop referring to an continually increasing number as a limit. There's not a ceiling or a limit to anything they're doing. As Rod Serling used to say, the only boundaries are that of imagination — or nightmare if you're on the paying end of it.
In 2006 Harry Reid said this about raising the debt ceiling: "They should explain how more debt is good for our economy … how can they explain that they think it's fair to force our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren, to finance this debt through higher taxes? Why is it right to increase our dependence on foreign creditors?"
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For the 3rd year in a row, we spent Labor Day weekend in Atlanta for Dragon*Con. It was a lot of fun as always, though somehow I managed to lose my camera's lens cap on only our second day in town, so I have fewer pictures than in previous years! (With all of the drinking, costumes, and maddening crowds, I decided to leave my camera back in the room for much of the weekend.) But I did manage to snap a few, so here goes!
This guy had an original costume from Seaquest DSV!!! That was one of my absolute favorite shows as a kid. He told me how he managed to snag this jumpsuit at some sort of Hollywood prop auction – I'm so jealous! (Meanwhile I'm wearing my Stormtrooper tank and the awesome new jeans from Lulu*s I picked up at the Texas Style Council swap!)
We also saw an awesome Deathtrooper!!! (That's a girl under that armor, which makes it even cooler in my opinion!)
The crowds were insane, as usual. A view from up high, Saturday night looking down at the chaos at the Marriott, the main party hotel to show off and look at costumes!
Last year David joined the 501st Legion just before Dragon*Con and the parade that weekend was his first troop. This past year, I joined up too, so I got to march in the parade for the first time, as an Imperial officer. The bad thing about us being at the back of the parade is, we don't get to watch any of it or see anyone who is in the front of the parade. The cool thing about waiting for the parade to start though is checking out all of the awesome costumes nearby!
The Star Wars groups were staging right across from the Battlestar Galactica group, which is awesome, because David and I are both BIG Battlestar fans! There were a couple of epic old-school Cylons, and a really cool Cylon costume based on the new series. (The tall looking redhead girl in the photos above is the new-school Cylon, she just doesn't have the head piece on in this photo.)
I also loved this guy being attacked by a Ewok. He was a crowd favorite during the parade. So were the Muppet Stormtroopers! They even had music to accompany them in the form of The Muppet Show theme song!
David and I, rocking our steampunk inspired finest.
Our favorite part about Dragon*Con is getting to see our friends Brian & Gwen from Sigh Co. Graphics. They used to live here in NOLA, but moved to Portland, Oregon a few years ago. This was probably their last Dragon*Con, as the trip from Portland to Atlanta is pretty far!!
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They come knocking typically on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
It was a business check for $4,450 that was opened by Jack Kelley of Manteca. It looked too good to be true and Manteca and Manteca Police spokesman Rex Osborn confirmed that it was fraudulent.
The last five days in Manteca have been busy for Manteca Police officers with eight auto burglaries, eight residential burglaries, five stolen vehicles, and one case of arson.
RIPON - A driver of a stolen car being pursued by the California Highway Patrol during the Tuesday noon hour on northbound Highway 99 made the mistake of cutting through Ripon.
A Manteca couple eating a late lunch had the shock of their lives at 2:22 Friday afternoon when a car literally exploded through the rear door and adjoining glass windows at King's Vietnamese and Chinese Cuisine restaurant at the corner of West Yosemite and Watson avenues across from the Marketplace Cinema 10.
Two vehicles were stolen in Manteca Friday morning within 25 minutes of each other, police reported.
A 60-year-old Manteca woman gave chase after three juveniles snatched her purse from the front seat of her car Tuesday afternoon in the 300 block of Cherry Lane near Union Road.
LATHROP - A Lathrop man was found dead in his home at about 8 a.m. Wednesday after deputies went to the front door at 204 Siltstone Avenue to serve an eviction notice. A neighbor was alerted to the fire and ambulance response when her young son saw the emergency vehicles in front of their home.
Thefts of auto parts along with auto and residential burglaries continued over the weekend, according to Manteca police.
Manteca Police do not know why skirmishes are increasing between the Lathrop Hispanic Pride and Manteca's gangs.
RIPON - A half dozen Ripon police officers with arrest warrants in hand knocked on more than 20 front doors Saturday, but found that most of those dodging the law weren't home.
Municipal budget cutbacks triggered by The Great Recession may have forced the gutting of much of Manteca's gang unit but during the 18 months it was up and running at full force it provide police with an invaluable weapon - an expanded list of documented gang members.
Manteca Police did not arrest the 21-year-old suspect who crashed his 1995 Ford Mustang after a chase that reached speeds of up to 110 miles per hour following a gang-related fight at a North Main Street convenience store.
RIPON - A 2003 Mitsubishi being test driven by a potential buyer was carjacked at a Ripon truck stop Thursday evening with Galt police officers arresting the suspect on Highway 99 where he had parked on the side of the freeway some five hours later.
Car thieves earlier this week didn't get far before they crashed in a vehicle parked in a drive way in the 800 block of Mt. Vernon Place at about 10 p.m. on Monday.
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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One Tennessee high school basketball player was found guilty of aggravated rape and two others were found guilty of aggravated assault against ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man free on bond while awaiting trial on charges he abducted and beat his wife while holding her captive for nearly two ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Michelle Martens kept her new relationship with a man convicted of child endangerment a secret from friends and family for weeks ...
STUART, Fla. (AP) - A 19-year-old man who smashed through the front window of a Florida home and attacked a woman and her adult son said ...
SAN MATEO (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a San Francisco Bay Area couple with felony animal abuse for allegedly scalding their poodle and Maltese mix dog ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police have arrested a 26-year-old Katrina Jeaneene Rawls on suspicion of stabbing her boyfriend to death during an argument.
SANTA ANA (AP) - A former Orange County high school teacher who had a long affair with a 15-year-old student has been sentenced to six months ...
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Wildlife officials say the northern spotted owl has been listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
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SPOTLIGHT - OIL AND COPPER Possibly only one analyst saw the 2014 price drop coming. The OECD expected the global economy to grow 3.3% in 2016 (IMF 3.6%) at time of publication (Feb).
The revised refined copper balance for the first eleven months of 2015 indicates a production surplus of around 50,000 tonnes, and a seasonally adjusted surplus of about 170,000 t. http://www.icsg.org/
CESCO Week 2016 in Santiago will see the 20th CESCO Dinner, the 9th International Exploration Forum, the GFMS Copper Survey 2016, the 15th World Copper Conference featuring the new Innovation Showcase, and the 3rd Mining Suppliers Seminar. http://www.cescoweek.com/
Nine large copper smelters in China have agreed that they could deepen planned 2016 production cuts from the 350,000 tonnes of refined copper set earlier depending on earnings, according to Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/
Paper published recently in the International Journal of Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), entitled Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment - defining the path forward. Co-authored by the ECI. http://www.copperalliance.eu/
The copper market recorded a surplus of 248 kt in January to November 2015 which follows a surplus of 116 kt in the whole of 2014, according to January's WBMS figures. http://www.world-bureau.com/
According to Antaike Copper & Copper Fabrication Monthly No.229, the utilisation rate of the circa 455 thousand tonnes of Chinese smelting capacity averaged 84 per cent for the whole of 2015. http://www.antaike.com/
DEC 15 No let-up in skills shortage crisis
NOV 15 Resources investments have recovered in 2015
OCT-NOV 15 Asia Copper Conference to be well attended - starts 17th Nov


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"Very well, then."
Chillam swung at Zanaku with his blade as it coursed with dark power.
Zanaku then held his hands out and shot a dark beam threw the tendril and it was heading for Chilliam. "Its not an attack. Its a very ancient technique using dark powers and the ancient fighting styles of my people, the Simidians". He had a dark force emmitting around his body like a glove now. "Come,i will show you the ancient art at it's fullest".
~mean while~
Nurgle said" with ultimate pleasure. I will finally get to face my brother once again. He was 1 of the elites at the academy. They outcasted me for the way I looked,the way i fought, and for my dark gift. Fools. I will eliminate them all now with prejedice to the extreme. No 1 will walk out of that shithole alive after im threw, not even the children". Nurgle had a look of extreme anger on his face. "Luckily I was found by the colt of the dark gods. They showed me the way of pain". After saying that he chuckled. "Shadowmere,COME". A black portal appeared in the middle of the room and the demonic horse ran out of it. The horse growled and felt pleased to be back with its evil master back on the adventure. "Is there any more gifts i should be expecting lord and does this beast have anymore dark abilities"?
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"Very well, then."
Chillam swung at Zanaku with his blade as it coursed with dark power.
"Oh please call that dark energy, if i wasn't holding back I would so show you how its done but oh well." Drake dived and rolled underneath the chaos sphere getting up close with Chilam. Drakes hands froze over turning them into ice gauntlets. He then started hamming punches into Chillam.
Zanaku hands and feet bursted into black flames. They looked different though. They looked like angry souls flowing and yelling from his hands and feet. "Are you ready to feel the wraith of my people Chilliam". His scars then grew red and he charged. His after images were following up waiting for him to do something. He jumped off Drakes back and landed in the back of Chilliam while Drake was punching him.
He then screamed "DEMON PALMS". With his hands open, he slammed his palms into Chilliams back. A wave of black exploding spirits that are on fire came out of the burst. The hit left a dented burn mark in Chilliams back. He then back flipped away from Chilliam.
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Chillam flew back from the damage he had recieved. It all healed, but Chillam was no longer grinning: he had a look of pure hatred on his face.
Chillam shot out several homing shots of pure darkness, which sped towards Zanaku and Drake.
"Ok thats it, im ending this." Drake flug his arm out, a sword appearing in his hand. He sliced out at the ball slicing it in half. He ran straight threw jumped over and Chillam and grabe on to his arms and put him in a hold.
"DO IT" He shouted as he tightened his grip.
1 hit Zanaku in the chest and he flew back spirraling. He got up still manufesting power. "Demon blade". He karate chopped the air and a dark wave flew at cilliam. He then ran past the wave jumped up and punched Cilliam in the face.
Once again the black burning spirits were flying out of the burst. The after images also followed up with the attack and hit his face as well. The dark wave then was following up.
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Chillam writhed under Drake's grip and tried to escape from the punch, but it was too late. The punch burned him away completely, host and all.
Chillam disintegrated as he returned to the chaos from whence he came. Meanwhile, Destrian soldiers surrounded Zanaku and Drake, preventing them from helping out Nicklas, Richand or Siana.
OOC: DESTINED BATTLE: Zanaku and Drake vs. Chillam- ZANAKU AND DRAKE WIN!
IC: Richand's arms were beginning to tire, but Naxus seemed as strong as ever. With a almost careless wave of his hand, he knocked Richand back.
"Is that really all you can do, boy?"
Before he could continue taunting Richand, he was hit in the side of the head with one of Siana's fire blasts.
As the wound began to heal, Richand leapt at the stunned Naxus and concentrated a charge of Zodiac magic in his sword.
"Fist of ARIES!!!"
Richand sliced down at Naxus's chest, splitting it open.
"Agh... magnificent..."
Despite his grevious injury, Naxus was actually smiling.
"Excellent... I knew you were better than that... my poor host is probably feeling a great deal of pain right now..."
Richand looked horrified.
"You mean to say that you don't feel the pain, but your host does?!?"
"Precisely. Any normal man... or demon... would surely be felled by such a blow. It is only... with the power of darkness... and my own will... that I manage to keep this hapless human alive... why aren't you finishing me?"
But Richand stayed still and did not move to attack Naxus. No matter how much he hated Naxus, he couldn't bring himself to kill a man who had no control over what he was doing, whether or not he had brought the darkness of the demon upon himself.
"You... can't... can you? Pathetic... however, I have no such limitations. Shadowheart Armor!"
As he spoke these words, darkness seemed to build around him and cover him from head to toe. Laughing maniacally, Naxus was consumed by the darkness in a flash of eerie light. When it cleared, Naxus stood there, his wounds completely healed, with an aura of pulsing shadow around him.
"But an enemy who doesn't have their heart into it simply won't do. I'll just have to take someone you care about."
Naxus's eyes fell on Siana, who didn't have time to think as he vanished and appeared beside her, lifting her up into the air and choking her.
"No!!! Let go of her!!!"
Richand ran to stop the demon, but the darkness that had surrounded Naxus seemed to swell up around his feet, preventing him from moving. Tears streamed from his eyes as he fought against the darkness at his feet. Naxus was thoroughly enjoying the torment.
"What's wrong? If you don't come soon, she's going to die!"
"R-Richand... help..."
Siana was struggling vainly against Naxus's grasp. Her thrashing slowed down as she fell unconcious. Naxus dropped her to the ground.
"Don't worry... she's not dead yet. I've got something far better in store for her. Storm does love pretty meals."
"What!? NO!!!"
Naxus grabbed Siana's unconcious body and tossed it to a Destrian soldier.
"Bring this to Storm, as a gift from me. Make sure she suffers."
The darkness around Richand subsided and he ran towards the soldier with Siana. However, Naxus snapped his fingers and teleported the soldier and Siana away. Richand fell to his knees.
Naxus appeared behind him and backhanded him in the face, sending him sprawling.
"Oh, don't be like that. Storm likes playing with his food. She'll no doubt survive for a few days before he actually kills her. You might be able to save her... if it weren't for the fact that you're about to die!"
Richand made an effort to raise his sword up, but Naxus batted it away and knocked him to the ground.
Naxus outstretched his finger, aiming to impale Richand straight between the eyes.
Nicklas and Sehkmet were facing off when Nicklas heard Richand's cry. Turning around, he saw Richand about to be impaled by Naxus's claw.
Time seemed to move in slow motion as Nicklas ran towards the two warriors. Jumping in the way of Naxus's claw, he was impaled through the heart.
"What is this?"
Naxus threw Nicklas to the ground next to Richand, coughing up blood.
"Two Zamikios for the price of one... this must be my lucky day. I'll kill the new one first, so you can watch him die, Richand."
Nicklas coughed up more blood. Every word he said sounded painful, but he kept going.
"It's not a crime... to fight against evil. You have to stop him and Storm... set your passions free... I believe in you."
"Shut up, human."
Naxus decapitated Nicklas with his finger, instantly killing him.
Somewhere in Richand's mind, something snapped.
Naxus was blasted back as pure light emnated from Richand's body. He rose up above the ground as the air around him crackled and burned. Naxus looked stunned.
"What... what is this?!?"
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"OH MY GOD, IS THAT," Drake tore of his bandages and had his image turn to noraml, it didn't matter any more.
At that moment Tk and Tsunami appeared, and attacked the soldiers.
"We will handle it here, you go get a front side seat."
Drake turned to Zanaku
"lets go."
Drake ran up as close as he could get.
"The Rite of Gia, its gotta be."
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After quite a long absence…I'm coming back to the blogging world. I am hoping to begin blogging again soon with a whole new focus.
Looking forward to connecting again with my blogging friends and reviving my blog with a fresh start…
After quite a long absence…I'm coming back to the blogging world. I am hoping to begin blogging again soon with a whole new focus.
Looking forward to connecting again with my blogging friends and reviving my blog with a fresh start…
I was recently given a cook book from some good friends (Jassie & Daniel). This cookbook is from Williams-Sonoma called Vegetable of the Day. It's by Kate McMillan and has 365 delicious recipes for cooking vegetables. I wanted to share two of these recipes with you that I made last night…yum, yum, yum!! This recipe was cooked with entirely organic food🙂.
First recipe will be the Mushrooms recipe…
Mushrooms with Garlic Butter & Pine Nuts:
1 lb (500 g.) mixed mushrooms (I used Portebella, Porcini, Oyster & Shiitake)
4 TBLS (2 oz./60 g.) unsalted butter at room temperature (I used salted butter)
3 cloves garlic, minced
sea salt & freshly ground pepper
** I added a little thyme and oregano to the mix (sprinkled over the mushrooms before roasting) – I just like these flavors with mushrooms, but this is totally optional and not a part of the recipe.
2 TBLS dry white wine
1/3 (2 oz./60 g.) – 1/2 cup pine nuts or slivered almonds (I used pine nuts)
1-2 TBLS chopped fresh chives or flat-leaf parsley (your preference)
Preheat the oven to 450 F. (230 C.) Cut the larger mushrooms into pieces so that all mushrooms are close to the same size. Place cut mushrooms in a single layer in a large roasting pan…you can leave the smaller mushrooms whole if you prefer….
Mix together the butter and garlic, season with salt and pepper and dot the butter mixture evenly over the mushrooms. Sprinkle the wine over the mushrooms. I also sprinkled some thyme and oregano over this mixture because I like those flavors with mushrooms.
Roast the mushrooms until they begin to sizzle and brown, about 15 minutes. Take mushrooms out of oven and sprinkle with pine nuts…return to oven and roast another 10-15 minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked.
Transfer mushrooms to a bowl and sprinkle with chives…enjoy!
The second recipe that I made for this meal is also from the book Vegetable of the Day by Kate McMillan
Roasted Fingerlings with Garlic
1 lb. (500 g.) small fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise
1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) olive oil
Leaves from 4 fresh rosemary springs, minced (I used dried rosemary because I didn't have a plant…but I'm getting one!)
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat the oven to 400 F. (200 C).
Put the potatoes in a bowl or a plastic bag and add the oil, rosemary, salt & Pepper. Turn the potatoes (or seal and squeeze the bag) until potatoes are coated. Spread the potatoes on a roasting pan and scatter the garlic over the potatoes.
Roast until the potatoes are golden brown and tender …anywhere from 10-20 minutes. Season with salt and serve.
I hope you enjoy these dishes…they seriously were yum!!
"No, you can't come home!" / "You're life is worthless" / "You have made your own bed, now lie in it" / "Unless you follow our rules, you are not welcome here" / "You have embarrassed your family, so we will embarrass you"….
These are just some of the things that I have heard parents of beautiful children, who have "gone astray," tell their kids. I've heard it over and over and I've watched those children as they've processed those words. My heart is saddened.
My heart is saddened because the processing that I've seen of these words has taken these children into a place that Christ never intended for any of His creation to go. A place of rejection and pain…a place of loss of identity and sorrow…a place of jealousy and hatred…a place of hopelessness and fear.
My mind and heart do not fit into the mold of most Christians that I know. My mind and heart do not find anything positive or Christlike about the words above. My knowledge of and experience in Christ do not allow me to receive the above words as godly in any way shape or form. I know that this post may be controversial, but these things have bothered me for a very very long time and I feel that it's time I talk about them. I do not intend to offend anyone, that's not my goal….but I do want to speak what I have learned to be the truth from God's word over this subject.
Jesus said that the most important commandment was to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself." Mark 12:30-31. We would never treat ourselves the way we treat other people, nor the way we treat our children sometimes. We would never want to be treated in the manner that, among some Christians, is an acceptable form of treatment for a child that has "gone astray." We were not commanded to "love" if they obey us, or "love" if they walk in the right way, or "love" if they don't sin…rather love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres…
I very firmly believe that love trumps hatred / love trumps jealousy / love trumps rejection / love trumps pain / love trumps sorrow / love trumps loss of identity / love trumps hopelessness / love trumps fear! Love trumps everything that we could possibly get ourselves involved in. If love did not trump everything bad in our lives then Christ died in vain…His love trumped death – eternal separation from God! Therefore, Love trumps all.
So, why don't we practice this in every area of our lives? As Christians we try to reach out to others with the love of Christ…sometimes knowing their past, sometimes not knowing their past…but each time telling them that Christ's love covers all their sins and we try hard to reach out a NON-judging hand – so we can be the hands and feet of Christ in their lives!
So – why don't we reach out to our children in the same manner? Instead what many children from Christian homes receive is – "you are not worthy", "unless you follow our rules, we will not accept you" … this doesn't compute to me! Where's the NON-judging hand of Christ in those words or in that attitude?
Sometimes I think that family suffers the most at our "godly, loving, Christ-like, NON-judging hands" …. hmmmm, why is that?
Honestly, I don't have an answer…maybe it's because of the closeness ("closeness breeds contempt"), or maybe it's because parents feel rejection from their kids when their kids grow up and no longer "follow their rules" or "choose their own path." I don't know, but one thing I do know is that the words spoken out of the parents' pain are not words that heal their children!
I don't believe in "tough love!" Let me say that again…I don't believe in "tough love"!!! I don't believe that is a Biblical concept at all!! Not even one time in my walk with God nor in my relationship with Christ did I feel a "tough love" from Him! The only love that I ever experienced from Christ was a gentle, sweet, wooing by His Spirit and a warm, accepting, embrace so powerful that it drove away all evil! That's the love I have experienced from my God! Nothing "tough" about that!
I believe that "tough love" is a man-made concept that doesn't really fit with how Christ loved me or how Christ loves people! So, if my goal in life is to become like Christ and to shine forth with the love of Christ….then why in the world would I ever show ANYONE a "tough love"???? That does NOT COMPUTE!! "Tough love" / Christ's love = oxymoron – they are NOT the same thing! People respond to nonjudgmental love…Jesus said the greatest command is to love…then why do we do anything else?
I've heard people try to explain this away by saying "Well, I do love them, that's why I have to be tough." Hmmmm….how does that translate into love? I don't see it! I see that if you love someone it is sweet and gentle and kind…not harsh and ugly and mean! The only tough thing about Christ's love is that He loved us so much and that love drove HIM (not the other person) to the Cross! To love like Christ it may be tough, but the hardship is on ME, not the other person! I don't fit into the "tough love" mold!
I'm very discouraged by what I see in the "christian world" right now – a lack of godly love. A total consumption with "my way" even under the pretense that I am doing this "because I love you" … to be honest…that makes me want to puke! If it doesn't feel like love, then it probably is NOT love but rather driven with some other motivation.
I know we can't base things on how we feel about something because feelings are unpredictable. However, I can tell you that how Jesus has made me feel with His love has never been tied to rejection, sorrow, or pain! His love has made me feel welcomed, accepted, worthy, embraced!
This is still food for thought for me, and this post will be continued…but for now, I have to say that I have come to a place in my walk with God that I totally reject this "Christian teaching" of tough love…it is not Biblical and it does NOT represent my God!
Well, I'm kinda discouraged about my garden this year! I have gone totally organic and I am not having much luck with my squash…in fact, I think the squash & the cucumbers are going to be a bust this year!
There are two pests in particular that I can't seem to control! The first one I've already talked about – the squash bug:
These squash bugs seem to be somewhat under control with the Neem Oil. At least the Neem Oil appears to have stopped them from being able to lay eggs.
But now I've discovered a new pest and maybe they are related, I'm not sure, but this pest is a worm and they have eaten all the leaves on my cucumbers and my summer squash. I was too discouraged by this to give you a picture of my destroyed crops😦.
Here's the picture of these little culprits:
These little worms look like inchworms, but they don't move like them. They have little webs that they build and you can see some eggs on the leaves too! Oh my goodness…I'm so discouraged that my squash and cucumber crops are ruined!!😦
I've never planted totally organic seeds before and I know this is the reason that I'm having such trouble! I should have done more research before I planted my organic garden…but I was so excited to get started and I also started so late in the season that I was anxious to get them in the ground. Didn't realize there were so many critters that love squash and cucumbers!😦
If anyone has any experience with planting organic veggies – and how to control the bugs – I'm ALL EARS!! Please share your experience with me…I'm novice to the organics, but I will not grow the gmo/pesticide ridden veggies anymore…therefore, I have no choice but to move forward and educate myself. PLEASE HELP!! SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE with organics with me! I need help!!
On a brighter note…the evil pests have not touched my green beans, peas, tomatoes or sweet peppers! I am very grateful!!
Here's my beans:
and my peas…
Sorry for the blurriness….I couldn't get my phone to focus on the pea! But you get the idea…pea pods and beans with NO BUGS!!🙂
My oh my, I have discovered something that I've never had to deal with before! I've grown squash and plenty of vegetables and have never experienced the super, plentiful bugs that I experienced this year! Sheesh!
Let's start with the squash bug… This is my new discovery this year. Of course this has been the year of all the bugs in Florida! I don't know if it has been because of all the rain, but bugs are everywhere this year. The Mosquitos will pick you up, carry you away and eat you for dinner! The fleas are everywhere this year and are resistant to all forms of control except trifexis! So why did I expect any different in the garden? Partly should have expected it since this is the first year that I have grown ENTIRELY GMO-free and organic vegetables! Since these veggies' seeds have no pesticides already in them, my poor plants are have been totally on their own defensively … And the bugs have been having a hay day!
Here's the culprit – the squash bug! I've seen these little red bugs crawling all over my squash plants!
I hand picked each little bug off and squished them… Then I began to realize that they'd laid about a million eggs on so many leaves! Oh my goodness! So I pinched off all the leaves covered in eggs and put them a zip-lock gallon-sized plastic bag …I filled two bags! Ugh. Then I went inside and googled this little insect and found out it will be a battle that I will have to fight all summer long! If I did not get it under control I would have NO squash crop! These little creatures LOVE squash😦.
Here's my healthy squash plant:
Here's what these little Red Devils can do to a healthy plant in just two days:
Then they lay their eggs everywhere!! On the leaves, on the ground… Oh my gosh!!!
But this girl doesn't get defeated easily and these little pests just made me step up my game. Google truly is my friend! After I'd hand picked all the bugs off the plants and removed as many eggs as I could, I got online and googled organic ways to defeat these creatures! Most people said all you can do is hand-pick them off and remove all eggs. Then I found a forum and someone mentioned Neem Oil
I don't know if this will really work, but I've sprayed all of my squash this morning with a mixture of 1 TBLS to 2 quarts water. We'll see what happens! Hopefully, I can defeat these little Red Devils!
Fortunately, I found out that when this bug is red it is still young, when it becomes an adult, it looks like this:
On a brighter note, my green beans are doing really well and starting to flower! Yay! The squash bugs don't seem to even care about the green beans, for which I am very grateful!!
Moral of this story…always squash those squash bugs!!!😉
I love adventures. Sometimes adventures come in the form of a road trip… sometimes they come in the form of a good book… sometimes they come in the form of moving across the country… or sometimes they come in the form of a change of life…
This new adventure that my girls and I are on is in the form of a change of diet. We are slowly becoming vegetarian and gluten-free. Before this journey started we did lots and lots and lots of research which led us to where we are now and also helped us become very aware of what is in our food and what we don't want there!🙂
Today's post is going to be about a recipe that I came across while on this path to healthier eating for our family.
At this point I am going to direct you to my Morning Coffee blog for the recipe….happy healthy eating!!


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Anna-leila Williams
Anna-leila Williams, an educator, clinical researcher and physician associate, has spent much of her professional life investigating social and behavioral factors that influence health and the delivery of patient care.
As an assistant professor of medical sciences, she's putting that knowledge to use as she helps design the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine's first two years of basic medical sciences curriculum. Medical students will not only learn the science of treating a disease or injury through 360-degree evaluations of case studies, but also learn about the environmental and social factors that play a role in healing.
"We want our students to learn how to care for people holistically, and that means health promotion and disease prevention, as well as illness management," says Williams. "It also means understanding the impact poverty, racism, low literacy, social isolation, work and family can have on a patient's well-being. Our students will have the skills to be agents for social justice."
A physician, for example, could diagnose and treat a child with asthma, but without considering environmental factors, such as exposure to second-hand smoke, pollutants or mold that could trigger an asthma attack, the child will not get better. "If you are not addressing the social and behavioral issues as well, you haven't finished the job," she says.
Similarly, physicians need to be aware of their own biases. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that a physician's religious beliefs influenced when and with whom they discussed end-of-life care. "It's important that early on we help students recognize their potential for bias in the way they care for patients," she says. "With self-awareness, they can overcome their biases and practice medicine competently, respectfully and with compassion."
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has encouraged the addition of socio-behavioral influencers to medical school curricula.
"It's about improving the effectiveness of physicians," explains Williams. "It's about making a difference in someone's life."
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After serving in the Middle East, veterans Frank Ruiz and Jose Burgos returned home with a new sense of purpose. The first-year medical students hope to improve care for veterans and active military personnel.
Student Spotlight
Lisa O'Rourke was the picture of health, rising at 3 every morning to exercise. That's what made the diagnosis so shocking. "The brain tumor came out of nowhere," said her son Tim.


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Grab a bite to eat at the resort's restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at a bar and dine alfresco (weather permitting). Or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink from a poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
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