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Games that you have mixed feelings about
Inpired by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlqHpFURJg
So what games you love and hate at the same time i.e. games that you like to play time to time, but also get frustrated over their flaws?
Here are mine (not in any particular order):
Dead Space 3
In terms of gameplay, this is fine. The weapons are fun to use and the challenges never get too hard. As generic TPS it's passable. But as Dead Space game? It is horrible! The creepy atmosphere and sound editing from the previous games is completely gone, necromorphs are much easier to kill (you don't even need to shoot their limbs of anymore), the villain is like something from a bad James Bond movie and the story is more focused on pointless love triangle than horror. Not to mention pointless side-quests that completely ruin the pacing of the main story.
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
The free web-slinging is arguably some of the best of any Spider-Man game (haven't played TASM games, so can't compare to them), combat is a lot of fun, switching between classic-Spidey and symbiote-Spidey works pretty well and has an actual point in the game and the morality system, while extremely black-and-white, does give the game certain replay - value. But goddam is this game repetive. Especially the side-quests get really boring really fast.
Defeat 20 enemies.
Defeat 50 enemies
Defeat 100 enemies.
Defeat 250 enemies.
Defeat 500 enemies.
In the end, I couldn't bring myself to finnish all the side-quests and just skipped them. And once I finnished the game, I kinda felt relieved. Like I had just completed a burdensome school project or something. And that's not how a video game should make you feel.
Fantastic Four: The Video Game
While much better than the movie it's based on, it is still very flawed. One of the biggest problems is the lack of save points during the stages, so if you die you have to restart the whole stage. Another problem is that the game is pretty much nothing, but walking from one room to another and fighting tons of enemies. You really need two things to make the game fun: Cheat code, so your "Cosmic Power Meter" never runs out (so you can just spam all the powerful attacks), and a second player, so you have someone to goof around with while fighting the waves of generic enemies after another.
Oh, another redeeming quality of the game are F4 - tokens. They are not particularly fun to collect or anything like that, but getting them all unlocks interview videos with Stan Lee where he talks about the creation of Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom. Those are really fun to watch, if you are fan of the comics and the characters.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Of all the games I just listed, this is easily the least bad. Scratch that. Is not bad at all. The gameplay is a lot of fun and flowmotion was just awesome. Unfortunately there are some problems that stop me from liking it as much as some of the other games in the franchise. Maybe I just wasn't used to it yet (this was my first 3DS game ever), but the action was so fast paced and the screen so small that it was hard to tell what was going on. This became a problem especially during the boss battles. I also really hated the drop system. It felt like the game would force me to switch between the characters always at the worst possible moments and I would have preferred just playing through the game as each character separately. This was also the point where the story of Kingdom Hearts IMO became too complicated for its own good. I think I got everything, but man was it hard to keep up. But what I disliked the most were the dream eaters. Forcing me to play a pet simulator to get any good abilities was just horse**** and the diabeetus inducing soundtrack during those sections was just unbearable.
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Re: Games that you have mixed feelings about
If this game didn't have a werehog, it would've been amazing.
Unfortunately, it has a werehog.
Gorgeous aesthetics and the core gameplay is kinda fun for a round or two here and there. Unfortunately, it gets old really fast and has virtually no content (four planets, six Heroes/Villains, nothing from the Prequels, Sequels, Clone Wars, etc.). A sequel has the potential to be cool since they laid a nice foundation... there's just not a lot to it right now.
It was fun for a bit at first, but its overall atmosphere, aesthetic, and tone really rub me the wrong way. Whereas the previous MVC games were colourful, crazy, followed no rules whatsoever and were packed to the brim with no shortage of both popular and obscure characters, MVC3 just felt really soulless. It's hard for me to put it in words but, while the core mechanics were solid and I loved some of the new characters (e.g. Viewtiful Joe, Dante, Amaterasu) it just lacked the sense of charm and chaos that made the original games so great. I didn't bother with the Ultimate upgrade because I just didn't have enough fun with the original to justify buying the same game again within 9 months of the original.
Also, the lack of Mega Man is still inexcusable. Come on, dudes. If you can make Taskmaster playable you can make Mega Man playable.
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Re: Games that you have mixed feelings about
Sonic Adventure 2
Loved it as a kid but like many who grew older, I found it aged like milk. On one hand I love some of the old character voices, the gameplay is still very fun (yes even the treasure stages), and the music is still fantastic. But then theres the plot-hole ridden story, the camera is very wonky, the cutscene animation is awkward, and the rival battles are a let down
TMNT Out of the Shadows
Very glitchy but a surprisingly deep beat em up that strays away from the typical button masher formula. Feel it gets too much flak
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Fantastic campaign and a load of fun to play multiplayer with friends but oh my god was the MP a broken, unbalanced mess. Assault Rifles made other primaries useless, shotguns and machine pistols were op, tactical insertions ruined Free For All with boosters, the maps were designed for camping, technical issues like the javelin glitch or the matchmaking glitch were exploited, and frag grenades were useless compared to semtexs
Fallout 4
Fun game to play but doesn't feel like a good Fallout game. I don't like the quests, iron sight combat, the dialogue wheel, the new skill system or the music (I'm sick of Butcher Pete how bout some Buddy Holly). Guess I'm too much of a sucker for 3
Chrono Cross
I adore the battle system of this game, it looks amazing, beautiful music, and has cool characters. But one huge problem I had was the story and how it ties into Chrono Trigger. Plus unlike CT a lot of the partners don't get developed that well or have interesting back stories.
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I hear a lot of people debate as to whether FO4 is better than New Vegas or not! Having played neither I just sit back and watch.
Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 haven't aged well but I still have a soft spot for them for some reason. Cheesy and janky, absolutely, but I still think they're fun. Honestly I don't feel like there's ever been a perfect 3D Sonic but Generations is probably the one that comes closest to being a natural evolution of the MD games while taking the series forward. Shame Lost World decided to reinvent the wheel again for some reason, but eh.
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I finnished playing the original Mirro's Edge for the first time and man do I have conflicting, but sadly mostly negative feelings.
While the idea of the game is fun, the controls really kill it. Too often I was jumping at the platforms like a jackass with no response or falling to my death, because the character wouldn't grap on the ledges or the like. But what really killed my enjoyment and made me almost quit the game entirely multiple times was the wallrunning. Oh. My. GOD! Maybe I simply just sucked at it, but it seemed like that no matter how good my timing was, the wallrunning would fail 9 times out of 10 and I would get stuck at dumbest points of the game until I got it right by some miracle. It got especially frustrating during the final chapter when there are multiple wallrunning obstacles in a row
The story was also kinda weak. While not unlikeable or anything like that, characters are one-note, the world building is weak (this is supposed to be dark dystopia, but we hardly ever see what makes it so bad), the last minute plot-twists come out of nowhere and the ending is big fat anticlimax with no resolution. I guess they were planning to flesh these things out in a potential sequel, but since the new game is apparently a reboot, what was even the point?
You migh wonder how can I call these "mixed feelings", if I have so much negative to say about this game. Well, when the parkour gets momentum and there's no wallrunning, it is really fun and does kinda make you feel like that you are actually jumping from one rooftop to a another. There were moments when I was really enjoying myself. So while I didn't exactly like the game (as a whole), I didn't hate it either.
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I guess I've always been mixed on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. Because while it's really fun to play it's also pretty.....forgettable at the same time? Like the lack of supports and so on really brought it down for me. I believe the sequel to it fixed a lot of the issues that it had though! But unfortunately, it was never released outside of Japan so lol.
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Fallout 4 is one that instantly jumps to mind. Weather it's the copy and paste story from 3 (This time you play the father looking for his son! Ground breaking stuff.) or the sloppy writing with black and white moral choices. The biggest offender is the utterly pointless settlement building system. Compared for New Vegas, hell even Fallout 3, Fallout 4 is a massive step back.
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Civ V. I played it because it was new Civ but a lot of the changes wound me up. Basically if Civ IV wasn't so good, I would have loved Civ V but the gameplay felt too simplistic and dumbed down by comparison.
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FFXIV: Heavensward comes to mind instantly. Having played it since it's launch, I can safely say it's weaker than a Real Reborn. It suffers from pacing issues as the much hyped Dragon Song war is over and done with by patch 3.3. In fact the story as a whole just feels generic. and everything is resolved far to quickly just to move on to several patch of filler content.
Speaking of filler, lets talk about Diadem and Lords of Verminion. Sheesh talk about wasted time and effort on stuff that was dead on arrival. Which is a shame, Diadem is pretty fun but neither of which are even remotely active.
Last but not least, the minor but never the less equal disappointing new English voice cast. I gave it a fair shot, but outside of Byrce Ritson as Aymeric and Robert Vernon as Estinien, most of the cast is largely forgettable. I do hope Stormblood can up the quality of game content because yikes, Heavensward pooped the bed fast.
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In addition to relaxation, additionally, you will have to pay proper attention to the décor or layout of the toilet. Think again should you feel that spending money in a toilet is a waste. Envision a scenario where a guest and the toilet comes to your home and visit. Most people do not recognize that the toilet is equally important as bedroom or the corridor. You have to cover particular focus on the vanity sinks when you are purchasing bathroom vanities. Check out the latest modern single toilet vanity for some good layouts.
The vanity sinks are made out of materials that were different, and you also can pick the top material that meets your needs and necessities. It is seen that stone and ceramic are used to create the dressing table sinks; nonetheless, you will also find glass sinks, these days. The countertops for the dressing tables are made from stainless steel laminates, and concrete.


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November 2012 Fertility Support Webinar Recording: Coping and Sharing
Lisa Stack, Support Coordinator at CNY Fertility Center recorded the November 2012 Interactive Fertility Support Webinar seen in the video above. We offer webinars on a monthly basis so that our out of town clients as well as clients at our Syracuse, Rochester, or Albany offices can all enjoy this opportunity from the comfort of their own home.
During this specific webinar, Lisa covered coping with the challenging emotions of multiple failed cycles, the diagnosis of unexplained infertility, and making the decision to share your fertility challenges with friends and family members. To attend our next session, please refer to our events calendar: http://cnyfertility.com/discussion/calendar.php
Please feel free to contact Lisa if you have any support related questions.


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To kick of storytimes this summer we read books about the ocean. This fit right in with the 'Make a Splash!' summer reading theme. We read books that featured a variety of ocean creatures as I planned for a week of 'Fish' and 'Sharks' for later in the summer.
The first book that we read was Rub-a-dub Sub by Linda Ashman. This is the story of a little boy who goes for an ocean adventure in his submarine. He glides past all sorts of sea creatures until he finds a Shark! The simple text and bright illustrations in this book are great for reading to a young crowd.
Our second book was Five little sharks swimming in the sea by Steve Metzger. This story features a family of sharks who disappear one by one as they explore the ocean. After each disappearance 'mamma calls the doctor' and those poor sharks are banned from one sharky activity after another. While this isn't the most thrilling tale, it has nice repetition and is great for counting. Plus, what kid doesn't like sharks?
The final story that we read was I'm the biggest thing in the ocean by Kevin Sherry. I love this story. It features a giant squid who is so proud to be bigger than all of the other sea creatures that he knows. But, as he brags about how big he is, he soon finds out that there might be something bigger out there. This book is quite fun and even gets a few chuckles from the parents.
As part of the program, we sang 'The Creatures in the Ocean.' It goes to the tune of the wheels on the bus. I have seen many variations of this song in many places. The great part about it is that you can do as many or few animals as you have time (or interest) for.
The waves in the sea go up and down
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
All day long!
Repeat with:
The crabs go pinch, pinch, pinch,
The clams go open and shut
The lobsters go click, click, click
The sharks go snap, snap, snap
The fish go swim, swim, swim
The eels go slither, slither, slither
We also danced to 'Fish Dance' from Johnette Downing's album Music Time. Each of the children were given a scarf that they could wave around as we danced to the music.
Our ending song was 'All the Fish' from Sue Schnitzer's album Wiggle and whirl, clap and nap. I love this song about all of the different animals slpashing around in the pond. It is very easy for the younger kids to participate with the motions.
Sine with summer programs we never know how many kids are going to show up (and in the past we would have over 30 kids in a program) we decided that we would end with activities instead of crafts. The two activities that we featured for the ocean were a parachute and a fishing game. With the parachute we started by making waves, small and then bigger and bigger (though most of the kids only did bigger). Then we tossed in some sea creatures (finger puppets) and bounced them out, made them fly as high as we could, etc. The fishing activity was a few poles with magnets at the end of some fishing line that the kids used to 'catch' some paper fish (each one had a paper clip on it to attract the magnet). The fish were swimming in a small plastic pool. The kids enjoyed this, but we had to be careful as the lines got easily tangled.
Most of the program was kept the same for the 4 and 5 year old age group, we just changed the books and some of the songs (Clamshell Clap from Johnette Downing's Fins and Grins and The Goldfish from Laurie Berkner's Victor Vito were used) . Here are the books that we used:
The first book that the 4's and 5's heard was Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward. This is an ocean counting tale that depicts different sea creature parents and their babies while discussing what they do in the ocean. Each creature has one more baby than the last as you work from one to ten.
Our second story was Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck. This story features a little boy who goes snorkeling through the ocean and encounters many different sea creatures. The illustrations are really vivid and large, perfect for the story time crowd.
The last story we did was a flannel board adaptation of The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood. This is a cumulative tale about all the things you can find on the red rock in the middle of the deep blue sea. You repeat all the items as you add a new one, so this is a great story for audience participation.


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Residential Plot / Land for sale in Shine City Paradise Garden, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Aasan Masik Kishto Par Plot.
NH -24, Sitapur road, Paragna- Mahona Tehsil- BKT se 4km. aagay near Dehrachakki Chauraha., Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow - 226201 (Uttar Pradesh)
- Project/Society: Shine City Paradise Garden
- Area: 1250 SqFeet
- Facing: East
- Transaction: New Property
- Price: 1,062,500
- Rate: 850 per SqFeet +15%
- Possession: Within 6 Months
Blue sky above, green gardens below, fresh air to breathe, what a sunshine glow!
Does it seem a dream to you? No, it is no more a dream now because Shine City has turned this dream into reality with its awfully amazing dreamland in the city of 'Nawabs'. We have developed an exquisite, ultra-modern township, the Paradise Garden, which is no less than the heaven on the earth. It is a project that perfectly combines nature with the best of modern infrastructure, and one to have peace and incomparable peace. Located at a very accessible location of NH-24 Sitapur Road, this project is surrounded by reputed institutions, hospitals, hotels, banks and well connected with BKT railway station.
Life is very precious and living it happily is an art. A perfect living is very much dependent on where and how you live. In this highly-populated country, it is very difficult to find a peaceful and an environment friendly place to live. So, we have come-up with this project which brings you pleasure and happiness in all aspects. The project perfectly justifies its name, the Paradise Garden as this place leaves you spell-bound with its alluring architectures amidst the beautiful gardens and calmness all around. A pollution-free environment where you can always enjoy a healthy living with your loved ones and feel like you are in the heaven.
Among our so many projects, Paradise Garden is the one that leaves you with no choice other than settling here with your family, not just because of its appealing construction but also the amazing complementary facilities it extends to you. Not to talk of the houses, but we have many more to offer you in this 'mini paradise'. Here, you will find a complete world for yourself where everything is available for your comfort and convenience. The amenities in the Paradise Garden include:
We understand your requirements and hence, we have developed an ultra-modern commercial complex where you can start your own business.
Paradise Garden has an exclusive setup of a well-equipped hospital near you which is best to give you the medical assistance 24*7.
For every small or big gathering, it is the best area which can accommodate 200 persons at a time.
The project known for its green garden and natural environment is incorporated with big green park, where you can enjoy your morning and evening walks with fragrance of beautiful flowers and fresh air.
Swimming relaxes and refreshes your mind after a tiring day. This stress-buster facility is added in the list of amenities.
For aerobics, exercises and body building, we have developed a multispecialty gym in this project.
A healthy living infrastructure development is our prime motto hence; we have developed Yoga Centre to let everybody enjoy fitness training every morning.
A source of enjoyment and recreation is there for you to enjoy anytime with your family and friends.
This project is inclusive of a well-developed school where you can send your child to learn and grow.
When you call, don't forget to mention that you saw this ad on PropertyWala.com.
Land Features
- Freehold Land
- Plot Boundary Wall
- Society Boundary Wall
- Corner Plot
- Feng Shui / Vaastu Compliant
- Club / Community Center
- Adjacent to Main Road
- Park/Green Belt Facing
- Water Connection
- Electric Connection
- Close to Hospital
- Close to School
- Close to Shopping Center/Mall
- IAF (<5km)
- swetchha (<10km),
- Woodland Garden (<12km)
- Popularfilms (<0.5km),
- Raja Films Studio (<1km),
- popular studio (<1km)
- Patanjali Retail Shop (<13km)
Religious Places
- Life Center (<8km),
- Methodist Church (<12km),
- Hari Om satsang bhawan (<5km),
- Good Shepherd Church (<11km),
- St.Thomas Chapel (<11km),
- nithya sahayak matha church gaurabagh,
- Nitya Sahayak Mata Church (<12km),
- krishna Electronics (<13km)
Hospitals & Healthcare
- AWASTHI DENTAL CLINIC (<8km),
- Saksham Dental Care Clinic (<9km),
- Calgary Multispeciality Dental Center (<12km),
- MAKE MY TOOTH ISO certified clinic (<12km),
- PRAKASH DENTAL PRODUCTS (<12km),
- Paras Dental Clinic (<12km),
- Dr. Sangeeta Dayal (<12km),
- White 32 Ortho Dental Clinic (<12km),
- Dr. Abhishek Maurya (<12km),
- Dental Hospital (<12km),
- PROF.CHANDRA'S MULTISPECIALITY DENTAL CENTER (<12km),
- Shree Sai Dental Clinic (<13km),
- Sharma Dental Clinic (<13km),
- Dental Clinic (<13km),
- Dental Point (<13km),
- Dentess Dental Clinic (<13km),
- My Family Dentist (<13km),
- Smiles N,
- Gupta Dental Clinic (<14km),
- Sagar Dental Clinic (<0.5km)
Banks & ATMs
- Dena Bank ATM (<12km),
- Bank of Baroda ATM (<8km),
- State Bank ATM (<1km),
- ICICI BANK ATM (<0.5km),
- BOI ATM (<0.5km),
- Central Bank Of India ATM-Bakshi Ka Talab (<1km),
- Bank Of Baroda ATM (<1km),
- Axis Bank ATM (<1km),
- Axis Bank ATM (<7km),
- Bank Of India ATM (<8km),
- Axis Bank ATM (<8km),
- State Bank Of India ATM (<8km),
- Union Bank of India ATM (<8km),
- State Bank ATM (<9km),
- ICICI Bank ATM (<9km)
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir (<9km),
- Dynamic Study Point Jankipuram (<8km),
- KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IIM LUCKNOW (<8km),
- R. R. Institute of Modern Technology (<4km),
- St. Mary,
- Pintoo Memorial Surya Academy - School (<7km),
- Brightland School (<4km),
- Primary School Dilvasi (<0.5km),
- Rampurava Primary School (<0.5km),
- Sardar Patel Gurukul Academy (<1km),
- Kendriya Vidyalay (<1km),
- The Millenium School Sitapur Road (<2km),
- Upper Primary School (<3km),
- Sensea Maritime Academy Lucknow (<3km),
- Kendriya Vidyalaya (<4km),
- Lucknow Public School (<4km),
- Asian Internation school. (<5km),
- zacistha educational institute (<6km),
- Alfa public school (<6km)
Hotels & Guest Houses
- Sailor,
- Patanjali Guest House (<8km),
- Aadya Lawn & Resort (<5km),
- The Revanta (<6km),
- CMET Hostel (<7km),
- FPM Hostel One (<8km),
- CDRI NIPER HOSTEL (<7km),
- Hostel 12 (<8km),
- Om Sai Guest (<9km),
- Suraj Guest House (<9km),
- Management Boys,
- AAKASH HOSTEL (<10km),
- Tricom Technology (<10km),
- Star (<11km),
- OYO 6102 SKM Paradise (<11km),
- The Heritage Hotel and Resort (<11km),
- Hotel Laxmi Narayan (<11km),
- City Club and Hotels Pvt. Ltd. (<11km),
- Scorpio Club (<12km),
- Shanti Sadan (<12km)
Restaurants & Clubs
- Atul Bakery (<0.5km),
- Anmol Bakery (<0.5km),
- Anmol Biscuits Shop (<1km),
- Soni Bakery Shop (<10km),
- Sweet Luscious (<12km),
- Mr. Brown Bakery (<13km),
- Mohan Sweets & Bakers (<13km),
- Shyam bakery (<13km),
- Mr. Brown Bakery Corporate Office,
- Good Bakery (<14km),
- Aftab Biscut Co. (<0.5km),
- Burma Biscuits (<0.5km),
- Kumar Industries (<0.5km),
- Chand Bakery (<0.5km),
- Sahu Bakery (<0.5km),
- Avinash Bakery (<0.5km),
- Sani Bakery Shop (<0.5km),
- Shyam Fast Food Corner Bakers (<0.5km),
- Nayani Bakery (<0.5km),
- Om Bakery & Dairy (<1km)
Other landmarks
- lucknow (<12km),
- Lucknow (<13km)
Price Trends Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Residential Plots / Lands for sale in Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Locality Reviews Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Bakshi Ka Talab is going to be a hub of major activity as this area will be on ring road which is being developed and running through this place. The railway station will be serving Delhi and North India. This place on the way to Uttranchal which is having lot of tourist traffic resulting to more developing of this area. Sitapur highway is being developed and has been made a toll road for high speed movement towards Delhi and other parts of North India.
- Fast developing area
Bakshi ka Talab: one of the most developing area of Lucknow. Experts says it is going to be the next smart & high tech city of North.
- Nearby Engineering and Management colleges
- Nearby airforce station, the ensure security of the whole area
- Close to Chandrika Devi Mandir; one of the biggest divine place of Uttar Pradesh.
Bakshi ka Talab provides a good location and in future government plan and a society plot available in this location.
- Good loaction, Bakshi ka Talab is a good location and in future government plan.
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Project Reviews Shine City Paradise Garden
Shine City Paradise Garden is a big residential plan on Lucknow Sitapur highway, approved project by Lucknow development authority, it is good for both residential and investment purpose.
- Good location
- Well developed area


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Ground Gamma (運度所
It is also the setting of the Joint Training Arc.
Ground Gamma consists of an industrial site compiled by many factories that form a labyrinth. The labyrinth contains tons of heavy machinery including cranes and pipelines.
Vs. Hero Killer Arc
Following the Class 1-A's internships with Pro Heroes, Ground Gamma was used by All Might for a basic hero training class. He had the students split into groups and race towards a distress beacon somewhere within the maze of machinery. The environment favored verticle movement, giving Hanta Sero the biggest advantage out of the first group of students.
Hanta believed that the field was made for his Quirk. However, Izuku Midoriya was able to challenge him for first place using his newfound abilities. Izuku ultimately failed after losing his footing that while moving in an area with unstable footholds, he must also pay attention to where he lands. Due to Izuku's mistake, Hanta Sero ends up winning the first race.[1]
Final Exams Arc
Ground Gamma is also used as a setting for Final Exams at the end of Class 1-A's first term. The field was the battleground for Denki Kaminari and Mina Ashido's practical test against Principal Nezu. By occupying a crane and using his pristine knowledge, Nezu was able to knock down several metal structures on the grounds to impede any methods of escape for the students. He only leaves a single escape route for Denki and Mina, but they fail after being unable to outwit their Principal.[2]
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 58 (p. 12) and Episode 33.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Anime: Episode 36.
|U.A. High School
|Class 1-A • Class 1-B • Ground Beta • Ground Gamma • Gym Gamma • Heights Alliance • Lunch Rush Cafeteria • Recovery Girl's Nurse's Office • Sports Festival Stadium • U.A.'s Development Studio • Unforeseen Simulation Joint
|Other Hero Schools
|Ketsubutsu Academy High School • Shiketsu High School • Isamu Academy High School • Seiai Academy
|Regular Schools
|Masegaki Primary School • Nabu Middle School • Aldera Junior High • Salty Banks Middle School • Hidamari Kindergarten
|Hero Office
|Endeavor Hero Agency • Fourth Kind Agency • Genius Office • Might Tower • Nighteye Agency
|Cities and Wards
|Hosu City • Kamino, Yokohama • Qing Qing City, China • Musutafu, Japan
|Gran Torino's Apartment • Midoriya Apartment • Todoroki Abode
|Other Locations
|The Beast's Forest • Dagobah Municipal Beach Park • Hosu General Hospital • I-Island • Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall (Wookiees) • League of Villains Bar • Nomu Warehouse • Takoba National Stadium • Tartarus • Tatooin Station


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Unifying the unified school board
- Written by Harwood Union Middle/High School Board of Directors
- Published in MyView
By the Harwood Union Middle/High School Board of Directors
At its meeting on June 21, the school board of Harwood Union Middle/High School (HUHS) gave a unanimous vote of confidence to the Harwood administration, Superintendent Brigid Nease and her central office staff and the teachers and students of Harwood. A similar unanimous vote of confidence was taken by the Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board at their meeting the previous week.
The HUHS Board took this action following the resignation of Harwood Co-Principal Amy Rex. Amy is a bright, passionate and visionary educational leader with whom we have worked closely over the past five years and with whom our school looked forward to continue working. We are proud of the fact that Amy and Harwood Co-Principal Lisa Atwood were recently honored as the 2017 Vermont High School Principals of the Year from the Vermont Principals' Association. We are saddened to see Amy leave.
With the loss of our co-principal, Harwood Union High School is paying a high price for the polarization on the year-old HUUSD Board. The Harwood Union High School Board, which includes representatives from each of our six towns, has more than 50 years of experience working together across town lines. The HUUSD Board – which we strongly support – will assume all responsibilities for Harwood and six other schools on July 1, and the HUHS Board will officially end its run later this year.
Before we go, the HUHS Board wanted to offer our perspective on the challenges facing the new unified board and on solutions.
The high quality of the teachers and the educational experience offered at Harwood Union Middle and High School are cited by many people as a reason that they want to live in our communities. Harwood is recognized throughout our state as an innovative leader in education. We want to make it clear to our administrators, staff and students at our excellent high school how much our community believes in them.
Amy Rex stated in her letter of resignation that she is leaving due to the "existing dynamics of the HUUSD Board ... that is counterproductive to this appreciation for community and, thus, to the well-being of the school." She cited a lengthy memo sent to the board by HUUSD Fayston representatives Heidi Spear and Jill Ellis in which they accused fellow board members of being "captives ... dismissive ... hostile ... abusive ... hypocritical," among other characterizations.
These are strong – and we believe unwarranted – charges to level at your neighbors. Personal attacks of this nature are a sure way to alienate your colleagues and paralyze a board.
Our HUHS Board has had many impassioned debates. Hot topics in recent years have included whether to install surveillance cameras in the school, staffing cuts, the future of honors classes, and more budget challenges. Each of us has experience being on the losing side and the winning side of these votes.
But here's the key to successfully working together: After we vote – it's over. As HUHS Fayston rep Susi MacLean Daley said wisely at our June meeting, "We may split 4-3 on a vote in this room, but when we reach the front door, it's 7-0. We're united as a board, supporting the school."
Boards work by majority rule. Being in the minority on a vote does not mean you are being disrespected or unheard. It simply means that your colleagues have a different point of view. It's not personal. And no one should make it so, in meetings or in subsequent op-eds and letters to the editor.
As HUHS Waterbury rep and board chair David Goodman said in our discussion, "Being a member of a community board is not for everyone. It requires compromise. Civility. Good listening skills. Trust. Graciously accepting that your colleagues may not share your view – for legitimate reasons. Disagreeing, without being disagreeable. Everyone can participate. No one can impose. This isn't just about being polite (though that helps). It's about being effective. People who can't play by these rules should consider whether their neighbors' concerns would be more effectively represented by another community member."
Last June, 94 percent of Waterbury voters, 81 percent of voters in Fayston and similar majorities in other Mad River Valley towns gave an unequivocal mandate to form the single HUUSD Board – and for that board to function effectively.
As our Harwood Union High School Board passes the torch, we extend our vote of confidence to the HUUSD Board. We believe that our communities voted wisely and that the unified board will serve just as our Harwood high school board has done for the last half century: acting as one board for one community that is Harwood Strong.
The Harwood Union Middle/High School Board of Directors: David Goodman, Waterbury, chair; Laura Caffry, Waitsfield, vice chair/clerk; Susan MacLean Daley, Fayston; Deb Hunter, Moretown; Garett MacCurtain, Duxbury; Maureen McCracken, Waterbury; Rosemarie White, Warren.


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The founding vision for Cape Grace was to be a hotel that felt like a good friend's home, and this small luxury hideaway - set on its own quay on Cape Town's vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront - has remained enchantingly true to its origins. Making the most of its prime and central position, all of the spacious guest rooms and suites enjoy beautiful views of the working harbour or the international yacht marina, with Table Mountain standing majestically behind. Confronted with such a vista, you are bound to feel the urge to soak up South Africa's warm sun and explore, and you've everything from the Cape Winelands, to whale-watching (in season) and the Garden Route within easy reach.
25 minutes from Cape Town Airport by private car transfer.
With so much to do, Cape Town is an ideal destination for families, couples and larger groups. For active types, why not climb Table Mountain? The steep steps and craggy rock formations make for a challenging ascent and the views from the top are more than rewarding. Nature-lovers will enjoy the extensive whale and dolphin-watching opportunities, while those in search of African art should head to Green Market Square. Every Sunday, the market traders arrive selling speciality African products, although a good head for negotiation is required! Looking for something of greater value? The numerous high-end art galleries dotted around the city are sure to keep any art collector happy.
Youngsters are made very welcome while at Cape Grace, with activity packs, their own specially created menu and a selection of complimentary children's DVDs, game consoles, books and board games, which are available to borrow, on request. Bathtime accessories and miniature bath robes, meanwhile, will make smaller guests feel comfortable and very special throughout their stay. In the evenings, young guests can enjoy either African storytime or decorating gingerbread men.
The Spa at Cape Grace, located on the top floor, offers a range of African-inspired treatments to relax and rejuvenate, while views of Table Mountain can be enjoyed from the Relaxation Room after a treatment. All treatments provide guests with an indulgent escape from the realities of life and utilise the professional skincare brand, Skin Sphere. Made from plant extracts, the product helps reset the skin's ability to perform at its optimum. The spa also pays homage to the mysterious Spice Route, with its signature Spice Journey treatment, lasting ninety minutes, various elements within the treatment represent 'journeys', including from India to Kenya, Tanzania to Madagascar and Mozambique to South Africa.
To make your honeymoon even more memorable, enjoy breakfast in the privacy and comfort of your guest room, relax in the hotel spa as you admire views of iconic Table Mountain, or watch the sun set whilst lazing on one of Cape Town's pristine beaches, with a personalised picnic basket.
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Bro. Kipton Garrett of the Orangeburg Church of Christ continues his Bible class series in the Minor Prophets with this second class covering the book of Zephaniah. In this lesson, covering Zeph. 1:1-2:8, the following topics are discussed:
- Judgement on Judah
- Day of the Lord
- Seek the Lord
- Prophecy Against Other Nations
Note: These presentations are primarily meant to serve in the teaching and edification of those who are in attendance at the Orangeburg church of Christ each Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Those classes are recorded and then made available in the form of this podcast, but, the quality of the recording may not be up to the same level as other podcasts which are recorded with that primary purpose in mind.


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Kenya: Anti-trafficking hotline proposed
Authorities in Kenya have announced a plan to create a hotline to fight human trafficking in the country.
Authorities in Kenya have announced a plan to create a hotline to fight human trafficking in the country.
The border agencies of eight countries in the East and Horn of Africa have committed to the establishment of ''inter-agency cross-border technical working groups'' to facilitate the management of migrant flows, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports.
Former refugees returned to the Kenyan camp of Kakuma to tell those still living there how they coped with hardship and made a success of their lives.
Refugees in northwestern Kenya have found a way to create income by selling produce from their own patches of land. The plots are allotted as part of a social and economic development project funded by the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
The German chancellor has rejected a refugee limit for Germany. Bangladesh is becoming one of the largest countries of origin for migrants to Italy. And in Kenya, war refugees are practicing to become athlete champions. This and more in today's news roundup.
The Kenyan middle-distance runner Tegla Loroupe, a five-time gold medal winner at the IAAF World Half Marathon, has opened a track and field centre at the Ngong refugee camp in Kenya, for those who are fleeing war.
The Italian Coast Guard and NGO crews have rescued thousands of refugees from the Mediterranean over the weekend. Australia wants to put an end to its visa program for skilled workers and the South Sudan crisis has resulted in an emergency in Kenya's Kakuma camp. Read more in today's news roundup.
Manuela is on the run. She left the war and famine of her native South Sudan behind. However, a heavy drought is also threatening the existence of many people in her new Northern Kenyan refuge.
Refugees in the Kakuma camp in Kenya are struggling to get food and water. The Italian coast guard alongside NGOs managed to save 3,000 migrants in the Mediterranean this weekend and InfoMigrants gives you a look into the world's biggest refugee camps. All this and more in today's roundup
In 2017, multiple conflicts around the world have driven people to take shelter in refugee camps. What are the biggest and most prominent refugee camps, and what are the conditions like?
Kakuma was once a sleepy, remote region of Kenya. Now it is home to the country's second-largest refugee camp. There appears to be no end in sight to the stream of people escaping war-torn South Sudan.
Conflict, scarcity of natural resources and poverty force millions of people to leave their countries and seek a better life elsewhere. Many of them are separated from their loved ones in the process, but an organization is helping them reconnect with their families.


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7 Ways to Improve Implant Case Presentation in Your Practice
Investing in implant dentistry is a big decision for your patients. While many of them are interested in implants, and may even ask you about this popular treatment option, there's a lot for patients to consider before they say yes.
If you want to increase the number of implant cases you perform each year, you have to focus on improving your case presentations and educating patients about the many benefits implants provide. Not sure what that entails? Don't worry, I can help. Here's how you can improve implant case presentation in your practice, get more patients to say yes to implant treatment and ultimately grow production numbers and your bottom line.
1. Introduce them to implants. Most of your patients have likely heard about dental implants, but they might not know exactly what they are or how they work. I recommend using a tablet PC or other patient education tools to teach patients about implants and how they're used to replace decayed or missing teeth.
2. Provide education. The more educated patients are, the more likely they are to say yes to needed treatment. If you don't already have one, consider hiring a Treatment Coordinator and tasking this team member with providing case presentations for every producer in the practice. The Treatment Coordinator should take the time to go over all possible treatment options and the risks and benefits associated with those options. The coordinator should answer any questions patients have about implants, and ease their concerns about perceived barriers to care.
These treatment presentations should take place in a relaxed, comfortable environment. It's also important to give your Treatment Coordinator a written script to follow. You don't want the discussion to become too technical or graphic. The script can help prepare your coordinator for common implant-related questions that patients will bring up during the presentation.
3. Talk about payment options. Many patients will be concerned about the cost associated with implants, but you don't want the price tag to keep patients from moving forward with treatment. While this shouldn't be the focus of the case presentation, it should be part of it. After your Treatment Coordinator goes over the process and answers any questions, it's time to have the financial discussion.
Tell patients how much the treatment will cost, and what financing options you offer. If you offer third-party financing such as CareCredit, I guarantee patients will feel more comfortable paying for treatment. Instead of writing one large check, third-party financing allows them to make small payments over time. This is much more manageable, and relieves the financial burden associated with implant dentistry.
4. Don't let patients leave your office empty handed. After the case presentation, give patients a copy of their treatment plan, a treatment financing plan, educational materials about implants and a list of websites they can visit if they want to learn more about the process.
5. Follow up. Most patients won't decide if they want to go forward with treatment on the spot. They'll want to take some time to think about their options and talk everything over with their spouse. Schedule a follow-up appointment with every patient, especially if they decide they're not quite ready to go forward with treatment.
6. Be available. Encourage patients to call or email you if they think of any other questions about the proposed treatment after they leave the office. Let them know you're happy to address any concerns they have, and that the doctor has experience successfully delivering this kind of treatment.
7. Reinforce the benefits of implant dentistry. Just because a patient says no to treatment today, doesn't mean that patient won't say yes tomorrow. Keep in mind patients opt to forego treatment for many reasons, and their situations change over time. If you and your team members continue to reinforce the benefits of recommended treatment at subsequent visits, more patients will eventually move forward with treatment.
Implant dentistry can bring many benefits to both your patients and your practice. Placing more implants will help grow your revenues, and will give patients another reason to call your practice their dental home.
Patients are becoming more and more interested in implants, and they know it's a treatment option that can improve both function and esthetics. If you take the time to properly present implants as an option and educate patients about the benefits of this investment in their oral health, you'll find more patients will say yes to implant treatment – boosting your production numbers and your bottom line.
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4 Tips to Keep the Schedule Full During the Holidays
"I can't come for my appointment tomorrow because I have so much going on with my family for Christmas." Does this sound familiar? Or what about "I'm so sorry to have to cancel but I have to pick up my brother at the airport." Or "I have such a bad cold (cough, cough) and can't make it today", or one of my favorites, "Let's reschedule this for after the first of the year."
Keeping the schedule full and running is a challenge at all times, but it can be even more problematic during the busy holiday season. Our patients really are very busy and often have legitimate reasons for wanting to reschedule. Plus, it is cold and flu season. Be that as it may, we still have a practice to run and staff and overhead to pay.
How can we encourage our patients to keep their appointments during the holidays?
1. Confirm patients two days prior to their scheduled time. Whether you are using an automated confirmation service or have staff make the calls themselves, confirming two days ahead rather than one day ahead can be very helpful. While some may say this gives patients additional time to make up excuses, it also gives staff time to find another patient to fill in any holes in the schedule. As always, it is vital to maintain a call-list or log of patients who are willing to come in at short notice. These can be people who are trying to get their treatment completed before the end of the year and the restarting (or loss) of their insurance benefits, or patients who want a certain appointment time that previously was filled, such as the last or first appointment of the day.
2. Know your patient's case so you may offer appropriate reasons for them to keep an appointment. Be ready with an "argument" concerning why the patient should come in. Don't fly blind! Pull up their chart information when speaking with them. For example: Mr. Patient calls this morning and says he cannot keep his 2pm appointment. He is scheduled for two hours for crown preparations and seating and five composite restorations.
The Scheduling Coordinator might say, "Mr. Patient! We have reserved two hours for you today to complete the crowns and fillings you have been wanting. If you miss this time, we will not be able to finish your treatment before the end of the year. You have already fulfilled your insurance plan deductible for this year enabling you to use your insurance to its' maximum. It would be such a shame to lose those benefits. It will likely amount to at least $XX!"
Mrs. Patient leaves a message stating that she has to go to the airport. Call her back and say, "I heard your message about needing to pick up someone from the airport. This will really hurt our treatment plan to have all of your crowns finished before your daughter's wedding in January. We will probably not be able to have the front teeth finished as we hoped. Is there someone else in the family who could do the pick up?"
3. Mention how disappointed the dentist will be. Mr. Patient calls to say he would like to reschedule for after the first of the year. The Scheduling Coordinator says, "Oh dear. Dr. Smith is going to be so disappointed! He was looking forward to seeing you today to begin on that lower right side that has been bothering you. He had saved two hours just for you." Don't offer to reschedule at the end of this speech. Wait to see what the patient will say. Many times the patient will be reluctant to disappoint the dentist.
4. If the patient has a cold, explain that dental treatment can proceed. When patients have colds and coughs, they rightfully think they probably should reschedule. Depending on how ill the patient really is, many times dental treatment can proceed as planned. The Scheduling Coordinator can say, "If you have a cough, we can still do your treatment today. As you know, the dentist and all of the clinical staff wear masks and gloves at all times. We thank you for being so considerate, but we can still take care of you today. If you need to take a few breaks, that will not be a problem. This way we can get your treatment finished up for you."
While the end of the year and holiday times can be very busy for our patients, we still need them to keep their appointments and keep our schedules full. Don't just accept it when patients want to reschedule. Ask some questions, make suggestions, express disappointment and don't offer to set up another time immediately. Taking a little time and working with what you know about the patient's treatment can sometimes help them make the right decision - to keep their appointment today!
Carol Tekavec RDH is the Director of Hygiene for McKenzie Management. Carol can improve your hygiene department in just one day of training "in your office." Interested in knowing more about how to improve your hygiene department? Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Leadership and Wellbeing
Organizations and small businesses are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of employees in gaining competitive advantage. The 'happy-productive worker' paradigm predicts that employees high in wellbeing also perform better. Research strongly supports this correlation, and further suggests that leadership is key for ensuring and promoting employees' wellbeing. This article enumerates some things you can do as a leader to get the most out of your staff. The kind of leadership that most effectively achieves this goal is referred to as Transformational.
So what does a modern transformational leader look like, and how can you apply this to your dental practice? Transformational leaders:
Inspire their employees. They do this by formulating a clear vision for their group and together with their group they create goals for how the vision can be achieved. Do you have a vision? Is it clearly stated? Do you share this with your staff? Do you invite and incorporate their feedback? Is there a clearly defined set of sub-goals leading to the vision?
Stimulate, or motivate, their employees. Do you know what motivates each of your staff? Have you asked them? Or do you apply a blanket approach of annual performance reviews? Tailoring your motivational practice to each individual will pay off tenfold. It will also greatly increase their engagement in your practice.
Encourage employees to think outside the box. When leaders engender a sense of empowerment, or a feeling of connection among the employees to the company's product or service, the employees will bring their creative energy into their work. This might seem frightening to you at first, but companies that have developed a culture around leveraging people's creativity, such as Google, have seen unsurpassed success. How do you challenge existing mindsets, and support employees in independent decision-making?
Function as role models. How aware are you that your behavior is a model to the rest of your staff of how to behave? Do you consciously move through your day, showing your staff how to treat patients and each other? Do you exemplify a healthy work-life balance? Do you hold yourself to a high standard and celebrate successes along the way?
Show individualized consideration, or mentorship. Transformational leaders recognize that employees might be at different developmental levels. Increased productivity requires the leader to take these differences into account and tailor each interaction and conversation accordingly. This practice might seem excessive, and perhaps even coddling, but when each of your employees feels validated, whatever their capability at that time, they are already one step closer to improving their performance. Just think about whether you like to be spoken down to, or even up to. How comfortable do those approaches make you feel?
So, how do transformational leaders promote employee wellbeing?
1. First, by showing care and consideration for their employees, these employees come to trust that their leader has their best interest at heart.
2. Second, transformational leaders create a positive working environment with a clear vision and concrete steps to get there. Your staff will come to understand what their specific role is within the practice and what is expected of them. They will also understand how to help the team move forward. Transformational leaders provide employees with autonomy and opportunities for development in the job. You can inspire your people to critically review existing working procedures and seek out new challenges at work. You can also encourage your staff to perform at, and above, the call of duty, and celebrate the achievement of new developmental milestones.
3. Third, transformational leaders increase employees' belief in themselves and that they can cope with the challenges with which they are faced at work. When leaders hold and express high expectations that their employees can successfully tackle the challenges they meet at work, and leaders function as role models demonstrating how new and unforeseen events can be successfully managed, employees' self-efficacy increases and they come to believe in a successful outcome when they take on new challenges.
If this style of leadership seems appealing to you, you might want to seek out training in transformational leadership behaviors. There is evidence that transformational leadership behaviors can be learned during training and that the employees of leaders who have been trained in transformational leadership behaviors become more satisfied with their leaders, exert greater effort at work, and experience higher levels of commitment to the organization.
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U.S. car thief drove the car onto the 6m high of roof and was arrested
The residents was awakened by by a burst of loud noise at 1:30 in City of Fresno, California, USA. When they looked out the window, they found funny but true scene, a car was "parking" on the roof.
The driver was a 25-year-old man, he stole a car from his ex-girlfriend's house, sped the car in the fog, hit the pavement, fly 6 meters high in the air, and "stop" on the roof. The "unlucky" thief then abandoned the vehicle and fled, when he jumped from the roof, and broke his leg. Police soon arrested the suspect nearby.


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In early 2015 we had the unique opportunity to shoot aerial photographs over the city of Toronto from sunset right past dusk. The weather forecast had been clear but some lake effect snow had formed over the shores of Lake Ontario and pushed inland as the night progressed. It was also among the coldest night flights we'd ever performed with an ambient temperature of -22 Celcius. Removing the doors on the left side of our helicopter and travelling at 70 knots, we certainly had our work cut out for us.
Geared up with just about as much clothing as we could handle before we turned into an unmovable Michelin Man, we set off over the skies of Toronto to capture some amazing views of the city for our clients. Kudos to our pilot Stefan at National Helicopters for enduring the bone chilling cold with us!
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Wake Forest University dermatologists proved that like yawns, itches are visually contagious. They call it "itch transmission". They had volunteers watch a video of someone else scratching himself, and that alone was enough to make them start scratching. Even when a substance that causes itching was applied to a patch of their skin, they still tended to scratch more on random parts of their bodies, just like the person in the video.
- "Itch Transmission". I thought that's what happens when you go out on a date with Charlie Sheen.
- So I guess we can scratch another "scientific mystery" off our list.
- As they say, "Life's an Itch and Then You Die".
- This study was sponsored by "Cruex"… Just look for the box with the picture of Roseanne Barr on the front!


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Now that publisher Square Enix has opened the gates towards bringing back its franchises, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line is already a thing. It's possible to get the game's mobile port now on iOS and Android.
As with the original's re-launch not too long ago, Dragon Quest II was first released as Dragon Warrior II, following copyright issues with pen-and-paper roleplaying games. Since then, Dragon Quest has become a hallmark name, making it more available to come back without any fear for brand confusion.
Also once more, the game will be envisioned by Akira Toriyama, who is known for Dragon Ball, as seen in the specific art style of the game that's in line with the manga and TV series.
Dragon Quest II is part of the Erdrick Saga Trilogy, which takes places across the first three titles. It's also the first in its series to feature more than one hero.
Instead of one-on-one combat, this iteration gradually forms a party of multiple people for battles. This was also not an overused convention back in the day, like it is now.
Additionally, Dragon Quest II provides a lot of open world freedom. There's a ship that allows players to land nearly everywhere to continue wherever they see fit.
You'll need about 45MB of space to download Dragon Quest II on your mobile device of choice, which is certainly doable. Android users can start playing starting at version 2.3.3, which should please some older phone users.
Visuals are laid out in a vertical view and facilitated one-hand gameplay.
Its price range is another point where Square Enix is learning for the better. Dragon Quest costs a respectable €4.49 or $4.99.


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Desperately Seeking Something
Ever since adding the webstats info to Before My Eyes, I've been able to see who's referring to me (thanks China Blue!).
And, okay, hardly anybody is visiting. And those that are, ain't staying long.
So while I spend a little time contemplating the point of all this nonsense, trying to figure out how to reach my target audience of media nerds, I wanted to share with you a few of the Goggle searches that have led to this under-updated corner of cyberspace.
When people pop over from a Google link, the system takes note of what was searched for. Some of these make me proud:
"Russell T Davies" Bleasdale GBH
GBH with Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay
gbh lindsay palin convention
Excellent. Want to read about one of TV's best ever drama? Come to Behind Closed Eyes for review and opinion. Splendid. There was also one where 'Bleasdale' was spelt with an extra E in the middle - which got here thanks to my own typo (now corrected) in the middle of this item.
The Dead Man's Chest piece also did okay...so long as you knew the name of the wacky pirate with one eye played by that bloke from 'The Office', or have no idea how to use apostrophes:
ragetti eye
ragetti temptation quotes
real live kracken's
ted elliott pirates interview waffle
I especially like the 'waffle' there. Going out on a limb, chances are they weren't expecting Ted Elliot, co-writer of the Pirates films, to be discussing waffles. So they were searching, I guess, for him waffling on about the movie. Which is an unlikely, but charmingly literal, way to Google.
Meanwhile, there have been quite a few of these:
emma caulfield fhm
Presumably a disappointment when they find that this is actually something of a piss-take.
On the other hand, I love that someone searched for this:
"i miss you,and the way we used to be"
One of my more self-indulgent posts, there. Nice that somebody found it.
Specific blog searchers, meanwhile, have been decidedly on-topic:
superman returns box office
"doctor who" doomsday
Good for them. And I choose to think that the Googlers who went for variants of "hard candy 2" trailer were a) appreciating the irony of this piece when it came to unnecessary sequels, and b) not ACTUALLY looking for a sequel to Digital Playground's hardcore porn film Hard Candy. (A Robby D video, currently one of the most over-productive and generally mediocre rude film directors currently working.)
Still, my inner demons suggests that my optimism misplaced. Partly because it's the internet, and you just expect a bit of sleaze. Partly because this site isn't exactly afraid to talk naughtiness on DVD, and like attracts like.
And partly because, on a separate occasion, one Google search led to my site with these words:
young 13 year old hotties
Gulp, frankly. Dude, whoever you are, go away.
I console myself with the fact that I came up 19th in the search. (Which begs the question - why'd he come here, surely one of the first 18 options provided the sicko with what he wanted?) I hate to be judgmental, but there aren't a lot of ways that search can be misinterpreted, are there?
Look, hey, I can Google porn for my country. And we all have our own proclivities. But seriously, dude, go away, don't come back. Get help.
The rest of you - any advice on getting myself noticed would be appreciated. I'm willing to do anything short of removing clothing in public or eating broccoli.
Additional: Yes, I am very much aware of the irony that, with that hotties line included in a post, I've just set myself up for MORE visits from Googling paedos. Like I said, I need the ratings.


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Polk County Early College seniors took their final walk as high school students on May 27, taking part in graduation ceremonies at Tryon Fine Arts Center.
Campus director Mary Greene, Polk County Board of Education Chairman Geoffrey M. Tennant and Polk County Schools Superintendent Aaron Greene led the ceremony during which 17 seniors received their degrees.
Those receiving degrees included: Arieana Alt, Virginia Bowyer, Sidney Burnette, Gabriela Chavez, Sarah Gibbs, Erica Ramirez-Gonzalez, Faith Karabelski, Dakota Merrill, Micheala Nelon, Hannah Newman, Sheila Rodriguez Padron, Britney Pierce, Kelsey Reedy, Quincy Snyder, Victoria Swink, Jennifer Trejo and Key'la Twitty.
All photos by Mark Schmerling and courtesy the Tryon Daily Bulletin.


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Fat, Unpublished, and Nearly Hopeless
Two of those statements are true and one is just hyperbolic clickbait.
I am fat. I am unpublished. But this post has more to do with the first statement than the latter. So why am I writing about being fat? Well, it's something odd that has come up in my reading and in my interactions with the internet over the last few weeks and I felt like it was time to weigh in on my perception of the concept of obesity within culture and specifically within the writing world.
So first up, let me give you some hard numbers. And no, not obesity statistics. Instead, let me tell you about myself. I am currently six feet, five inches tall. I weigh, as of this writing, 269lbs. I have weighed, at my peak, 377lbs. That was August of 2010. I spent the balance of 2010 and the first part of 2011 dropping from 377 to 282. I then spent from 2011-2015 sitting on that plateau. My BMI began at 44.7, Morbidly Obese. It went down to 33.44 which is considered Obese. If you do the calculation that takes into account my height, my what they call my "New BMI" is 29.65 which is just considered Overweight (hurrah!). So I say all that to say this: I am certifiably fat. I am at less risk of dropping dead than I was, but I still have a ways to go on my journey.
And I write all that and am owning all of that because I have seen the internet become increasingly polemic with regard to weight. Some of you are probably saying, "No duh," and others may have no idea what I'm talking about. For instance, Reddit recently banned a subreddit entitled r/fatpeoplehate. The reason they banned it was fairly self-explanatory. People posting pictures of obese people and then making fun of them (at best) or wishing them an early grave (yes I saw those posts) was probably not a healthy expression of support for people trying to get out of their situation. Conversely, there are numerous corners of the internet, Tumblr specifically, where the other side of the spectrum lives and declares fat to be, well, not fat. So the one side, the one poll, is that all fat people are a drain on healthcare, goodness, hygiene, etc and the other side is that there is no such thing unhealthy obesity and that people can be a victim of their body's choices rather than their own.
Among writers, one of my near and dear tribes, I find the same spectrum exists. Some writers go so far out of their way to justify unhealthy eating/exercise habits and choices that it becomes a comical thought for their protagonist to be involved in a physical fight without needing a medic right after. If your character is morbidly obese, it's unlikely they can literally run a mile, even adrenaline-fueled, and not at least need a minute at the end. On the other side, I have read stuff from writers who barely veil their disgust at people who aren't rock hard bodied fitness freaks. And then you have the sort of weird mixture where the author creates a pairing of obese and non-obese romantic partners in an unlikely scenario. (Note: I am not saying those pairings don't occur, but there is a definite Mary Sue in how some of those pairings are written.)
So why even bring this up? Why talk about weight on a writer's writing blog? Because I want honesty in writing. Even fantasy must connect me to the fantastic with honest inroads. I want to see weight addressed in my work and in my friends' work without derision and scorn but also without breathless, eye-batting unreality. People don't usually write about middle-aged pudgy writers struggling to catch their breath when climbing six flights of stairs. Nor do they often write about the strange double standard that exists between male obesity and female obesity. But given how central weight, healthy and unhealthy both, are to Western life these days, I think it might be time to let art do what art does and tell us how things are and how things can be.
That not every obese person is some kind of slothful monster. That not every person with a low BMI is by default more beautiful or healthier than others. But also that maybe being healthy and making good choices with regard to diet and exercise are keys to taking care of yourself for your health and the sake of others who love and need you. We writers have a chance to stand in the middle and speak the truth to both sides. Let's use our powers for good in both directions.


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Centre of Excellence for Biomolecular Research
- Website: https://bioexcel.eu
- Started: November 1, 2015
- Project reference: http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/675728
BioExcel is a Centre of Excellence for Biomolecular Research, funded as a project for three years by the EC Horizon 2020 program for e-Infrastructure. The centre will facilitate the use of high-performance computing (HPC) and high-throughput computing (HTC) in biomolecular research, both in academia and industry.
The BioExcel project aims to improve the performance, efficiency, scalability and accessibility of software for biomolecular modelling (in particular GROMACS, HADDOCK and CPMD), allowing such tools to be scaled up to run on larger supercomputer systems, while also making them easier for biomolecular researchers to use on computational infrastructures by providing training and guidance on best practices and integration with commonly used workflow systems such as CWL, KNIME, Galaxy, Apache Taverna or COMPSs.
As a Centre of Excellence, BioExcel gathers biomolecular consultants with experience in both HPC/HTC and the life sciences, who can assist both academic and industrial researchers with using and improving tools for computational biomolecular research.
eScience Lab contributions
The eScience Lab contributes to BioExcel's workflow support, in particular for the work packages:
- WP2: Portable Environments for Computing and Data Resources - integrating biomolecular tools with scientific workflow systems, improving deployment with Docker) and CWL
- WP3: Consultancy & User Groups - engaging user community, training and documentation, hosting the Workflows interest group and webinars
We developed the CWL Viewer with support from BioExcel.
In addition we provide BioExcel with valuable collaborations with our links to Open PHACTS, ELIXIR and Common Workflow Language