![]() My four year old, who is FAR more Pooh-like than the author, simply knew that something wasn't right, and would actually pick another book and read it silently while I read this book aloud. does he benefit from science? If so, the word "hypocrite" springs to mind. Did he not get tenure at Cal Tech, or something? While he derides science as pointless study, one wonders if he drives a car, takes medicine, prints his books on printing presses, travels by some other means than his feet, in short. ![]() Underneath his "be simple, like Pooh" message is a great deal of anger and frustration that bubble to the surface in ill-chosen exaggerations about "narrow minded science" and "irrelevant academia" and joggers. He hijacks a childhood hero to vent his frustration at a failed college career. The author is a Talk Radio DJ, in the disguise as a mystic, putting on a puppet show starring Pooh. If you are an adult, have failed at school, and sit on a couch all day, then this book will provide you with a justification. The advice in this book is questionable at best, and totally inappropriate for children. My kids are very active (as is Pooh) and I hope they are active their whole lives. One other one I remember is that exercise is worthless. There were many of these gems of knowledge. My boys are both in classes of some sort, and they don't know what to do with the author's low opinion of school. And when the author went on on a tirade about academics and school and even (ironically) books, I was shocked. When the author started talking about science as pointless and silly, my 6 year old (who was sitting in) asked what was wrong with science? He wants to be a scientist. If the author acted more like Pooh, his book would not be so objectionable to my children. The author's point seems to be "Be Like Pooh." The problem is, he cannot do it himself. If "The Way" means basically "To Criticize" then this is it. This may very well be an introduction to Tao, I don't know. I saw this book as a way to introduce some big philosophical concepts. I had used his interest in Pooh to help him learn other things, like math and drawing. My four year old had chosen to read The Book of Pooh four times in a row. I read this book at night to my 4 and 6 year olds. The author used the cute characters to mask his contempt for many of the things I value in my life, and you perhaps value in yours. The contempt the author repeatedly expressed for both science and education made this book inappropriate for my young boys, ages 4 and 6.
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![]() ![]() Pushing up the ante, I know you got to see me, You know I’m born to lose, and gambling’s for fools, Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,ĭouble up or quit, double stake or split, Going with the flow, it’s all a game to me, Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil, ![]() I don’t share your greed, the only card I need is The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say, You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me, If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your man, I remember walking through Liverpool Street Station on my bleary-eyed way to work at about 6:30 one morning in the early nineties and heard this song blaring out at almost literally ear-splitting volume from W H Smith (newsagents, for non- British readers). It’s strange how odd little incidents stick in the memory. The Grateful Dead were all over these, but (a) I featured a Dead song last week and (b) the estimable newepicauthor has got there already ( plus ça change). Most of the other game-related songs I can think of relate to cards. Not unlike the team’s subsequent performances, in most cases. Apart from ‘Three Lions’ from the 1996 European Championships these were, without exception, toe-curlingly dreadful. There was a tradition that the England football squad would record an ‘inspiring’ song ahead of each campaign they were involved in. I am too, at least until Tuesday evening (England v Colombia). Helen’s theme of ‘Game’ for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday was apparently inspired by her enjoyment of the World Cup, on which you can glean my views here. ![]() Other than Reaper Leviathans, they consume the Crimson Rays or Lava Lizards when fully grown and presumably Lava Larvae and Magmarang and Red Eyeye when born. The entire life-cycle of the Sea Dragon Leviathan is almost exclusive in the Inactive Lava Zone and Lava Lakes only leaving their natural habitat in order to sustain their food supply by hunting Reaper Leviathans in the shallower waters. Similar to the Lava Lizard, the Sea Dragon is completely resistant to the Thermoblade. The Sea Dragon Leviathan will get stuck inside the walls of the map, but still be able to attack the player. When the Sea Dragon Leviathan is exposed to damage, it will flinch and commonly, if the player is close, it will swat them away dealing large amounts of damage to the Player if they aren't in any Vehicles. ![]() A sustained barrage of small fireballs, known as the Fire Breath attack, can deal lots of damage in a short time to the Prawn, it'll often swat the vehicle soon after and do this again if you're still in the vicinity. The Sea Dragon Leviathan can deal massive damage to a Prawn Suit very quickly the swat attack does 11% damage to the suit, the Sea Dragon Leviathan also has the ability to grab the vehicle in its mouth and deal 10-20% damage before releasing it it often swats immediately after. The Sea Dragon Leviathan will attack the Cyclops by slamming it with its arms with considerable force, often leaving the Cyclops upside down or on its side. The Sea Dragon Leviathan is also capable of firing a barrage of small "fireballs" covering a wide area. Occasionally, the Sea Dragon Leviathan will open its mouth wide and fire a molten rock at its target as a projectile attack. If the Sea Dragon Leviathan attacks the player with its mouth, it will swallow the player, killing them instantly even if the player has the Reinforced Dive Suit equipped. It will attack the player with its arms if they are on either side of its front body by swatting them away and dealing 40 damage to the player. Just being in close proximity to the Sea Dragon Leviathan will cause the player or Prawn Suit to be jostled due to the water it displaces. The Sea Dragon Leviathan uses its arms and tentacles to swim in the water at great speed according to the "Damaged Anchor Cable" entry from the Disease Research Facility, it is capable of exerting over 300 tons (600,000 pounds) of force by ramming. Its rear-side consists of seven tentacles, also lined with orange spots and ending with small tentacular clubs, the largest tentacle being surrounded by the six smaller ones. A large sail sits on the creature's back, just below the shoulders. It has two long forearms ending with webbed, four digited hands each digit ends with a claw that is approximately equal in size to the player's entire body. Along the side of its body runs two long trails of small hollows that emit orange bioluminescent glows. It also has a second set of larger fin-like protrusions beneath its lower jaw. The tip of the snout features two short, green protrusions with orange glowing tips. The mouth contains a pink tongue and thirty-two large teeth, visible even when the mouth is closed. The head of the Sea Dragon is stout and reptilian, possessing two pairs of glowing orange eyes with white pupils, a crack-like pattern spreads from the pupils to the rest of the eye. Many of its body parts are adorned or spotted with orange bioluminescent glows, and many small spines line its lower jaw and arms. ![]() It has protective plates on the underside of its body that start at the neck and run down to where the tentacles begin. ![]() The body is mostly dark green in color, along with purple accents on its webbed limbs and head. The Sea Dragon Leviathan's body mostly resembles the Sea Emperor Leviathan, albeit much smaller and slimmer in design. ![]() ![]() 9, 2022, Rayjon Thornton was arrested in Commerce and Demetrius Thornton was arrested in Adelanto, according to Milbrandt. The victim was listed in court documents only as “Salvador G.”Ī six-month investigation by the Palm Desert sheriff’s station led investigators to identity the four suspects and on Aug. It was unclear which three suspects are accused of entering the store. Milbrandt said three suspects entered the store in the 73-200 block of Highway 111 in Palm Desert and held the owner at gunpoint before stealing jewelry and fleeing the store. Demetrius Thornton is set to be arraigned Jan. King and Rayjon Thornton pleaded not guilty to all charges Tuesday morning at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to court records. ![]() King was additionally charged with one felony count of being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of a firearm. Ortega, Demetrius Thornton, Rayjon Thornton and King were each charged with two felony counts, one each of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily harm, according to court records. Daniel Milbrandt of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Karina Ortega, 22, of Tracy, allegedly robbed the business on Jwith 26-year-old San Pedro resident Rayjon Thornton, Demetrius Thornton, 23, of Colton and Joshua King, 27, of Compton, according to Sgt. Authorities are seeking a fourth suspect involved in an armed robbery last year at a Palm Desert jewelry store. ![]() She said the local business owners in the village have good relationships with each other and they support many activities in the community. Prior to Howard taking ownership of the facility, it had been empty for many years. Howard said she purchased the building that houses the Green Camp Pit Stop six years ago. They include Howard's daughters Nicki Howard and Trinity Prater, as well as Lynn Smith, Debbie Howard, Lija Bowers, Shelly Simpson, and Lynn Holstein. "They're all really excited about the news." "My employees are like my family," she explained. Howard said her business receives a total of about 6% in proceeds from the Ohio Lottery from the sale of tickets and cashing out winning tickets at the store.Įmployees of the Green Camp Pit Stop were equally as excited about the sale of the winning ticket, Howard said. Ohio Lottery officials said the winning numbers were 5-6-21-24-44-46 and the kicker was 2-0-1-0-3-7. It is the fourth Classic Lotto jackpot prize sold over the past two months." The owner of Berwick Pizza came over and congratulated us."Īccording to a press release issued by the Ohio Lottery on Monday, "Ohio’s Classic Lotto jackpot is on a tear after a ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Saturday’s $1.3 million Classic Lotto jackpot drawing. We really hope it's one of our local patrons that comes in here and consistently buys lottery tickets from us. "They said the winner hasn't claimed it, so they don't who won it yet. "I called the (Ohio Lottery) after (the Star) called because they hadn't contacted me yet," said Howard. The Green Camp Pit Stop was buzzing with excitement Monday after its owner learned that someone had recently purchased a winning Ohio Lottery Classic Lotto ticket worth $1.3 million at the shop.Ĭrystal Howard, who's owned and operated the Green Camp Pit Stop for the past six years, said she didn't find out her store had even sold a winning ticket until the Marion Star contacted her for comment on Monday morning. ![]() This is because the Roblox mobile app does not have a URL field. Discover Marketplace Create Get a custom decal ID for your walls, or furniture etc. decals in Experiences decals in People decals in Marketplace decals in Groups decals in Creator Marketplace Sign Up Login to Roblox. Select the decal and copy the number off the end of whatever is in the Image property. 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![]() ![]() Similarly, whilst being considered to be at their prime during this time, with their single ‘BYOB’ earning the band a Grammy Award for the Best Hard Rock Performance, few know that a huge extent of the bass throughout the two albums was not recorded by the band’s bassist, Shavo Odadjian.Ĭriticised amongst the other members for not taking his role as the bassist seriously enough, Odadjian was replaced multiple times by the band’s guitarist during the recording process. This input led to both creative differences and a difficulty splitting financial revenue between the members, with frontman, Serj Tankian, unofficially exiting the band at this point. Guitarist, Daron Malakian became more involved with vocals than ever seen before responsible for nearly half of them on the albums. ![]() Yet, after struggling to narrow down the list of songs they wanted on the album and with growing concerns that their intense, prog-influenced sound would become off-putting in large doses, the band collectively agreed to split the release into two.Īlthough a highly prosperous and prolific time when it came to generating new material, inner conflicts arose as financial matters began to escalate. Inspired by an extensive array of musical influences, spanning from Black Metal to British Punk and Motown girl groups, System Of A Down initially were just looking to create one album upon entering the studio. Recorded at the iconic recording studio, The Mansion, then owned by the band’s producer, Rick Rubin, the band initially arrived withholding enough new material for three new albums- with guitarist Daron Malakian having written the vast majority. Yet, despite the extensive commercial success and critical acclaim, the writing and recording process behind the two albums marked the inescapable decline of System Of A Down, with tensions mounting and inner conflict between the members escalating. Debuting at number 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts and selling over 320,000 copies in its first week, the album immediately marked System Of A Down as one of the biggest bands of the 2000s- going on to sell over 8 million copies globally. One of the most commercially prolific releases throughout their career, Hypnotize, the highly anticipated follow-up album to its predecessor, Mezmerize, accelerated up the charts from the day of its release. Now, to celebrate the band’s recent comeback and mark fifteen years today since the debut of Hypnotize, take a look at the hidden history behind the band’s last two studio albums! With both albums rife with extensive musical influences and commercial success, it was little known that, behind closed doors, volumes of conflict between the members signified that the end was nigh for System Of A Down. Widely considered to be two halves of the same album, Mezmerize and Hypnotize, in many ways, signified the band’s best work whilst also revealed them to be falling apart from the seams. On this day back in 2005, Metal legends, System Of A Down released what would come to be their last release in over a decade. ![]() Once they display the entire information I will add onto this post as an update. ![]() the poses all I got for now, cause I am pretty sure syn sophia will share more news on what other things.man I have so many doubts here it's not even funny but I can't help but giggle at this gosh. Now that this is out of the way, important stuff to note, um the games graphic looks pretty I adore it, the stages look very cute but too fake it doesn't feel natural, which makes sense since you're in vr not in game real world.sigh, the outfits as I stated are adorable, the hairstyles too, I love the picture features you get to do - it looks fun. If they actually cared to give us what we wanted as customers we would've had style savvy 5 but instead we get slapped with political opinion, yeah this garbage was a thing in the political space.since day one, and Elon(note if you don't know, the whole thing with Elon was that he was the first one to push out virtual reality junk with his whole putting a person's mind into a computer.sigh, and that's when all other companies started to follow in, and it's why it slithered its way into gaming.because of politics.cause Elon did put it underneath that category.the more I think about it the more I cringe) ya know, not gonna go into it too much but you can understand what I mean here, I just don't like it. Nonetheless I continue on, before I get to the main feel for this game.I want to put this out first, I am not gonna sugar coat it, I don't see this game being a real success in a sense that it's made with an actual intention of creating a game that people love not to fit an agenda, like a trendy one which is VR, from what he made clear the game is going to be in a virtual world, that you can meet real people(i am fine with co-op or multiplayer but his wording fits vr.not something a dev would state when co-op or multiplayer is being presented ya know?) going based off real outfits - if that doesn't make it even more obvious I don't know what will. ![]() I mean I could be wrong, they could end up fixing the obvious alarming highly possible flop of a "game" that is fashion "dreamer" and release a second one in the future to fix the mistakes they made even though it's pretty darn obvious what people want. I am hoping it doesn't and they go back to actually working on style savvy/girls mode the 5th installment for the franchise like they promised us, made clear too haha.cause this is gonna be a major problem if this is where they want to lead on towards the future of the fashion game they're gonna be releasing it, this is me going based off the fact of what is gonna release to us all, the information as well that is given out so swiftly. listen I love the outfits, the places but.this isn't a game, this doesn't even feel like one either, it looks like a demo of a project that they want to test out to see if it works or not. yeah I made it clear on a particular post on here that a person had done and they shared the same feeling as I did for this "game"(?). |
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