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▼▲Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Zondervan Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780310591894 | ISBN-13: 9780310591894 UPC: 025986591892 Series: Counterpoints: Bible and Theology |
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▼▲Spirituality, or the cultivation of the with-God life, lies at the heart of what it means to be a Christian in the body of Christ. Bored by consumerism, satiated by sensualism, stressed-out by technology and depressed by the loss of the transcendent in life, people today are turning from the scientific what and how to the transcendent who and why. Indeed, the spiritually inclined represent one of Americas largest faiths. Interest in spirituality within the church thus is not a fleeting fad but a return to historic Christian roots. A book that focuses on the Churchs search for identity, meaning and significance as interpreted by the major Christian traditions possesses considerable relevance to many in our day. Perspectives include the Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Liberal Protestant viewpoints. Currently, there exists no work that contains a side-by-side comparison of the major perspectives on spirituality as found within these Christian traditions. As such, there is great need for a volume that will examine and compare how the Church views and understands the topic of spirituality. In order to maintain a balance in content from the various traditions, contributors will focus their entries on the following areas: definition and key emphases of spirituality in their tradition; the relation of spirituality to spiritual formation; the means, disciplines or regimens by which spirituality is achieved; the ultimate goal of spirituality; and the role of Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Church in the process of spiritual growth.
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▼▲Bradley Nassif (PhD, Fordham University) is a professor of Biblical & Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, IL. He is the co-editor of The Philokalia: Exploring a Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality and general editor of New Perspectives on Historical Theology: Essays in Memory of John Meyendorff. Scott Hahn is Professor of Theology and Scripture at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Steubenville, Ohio. He also holds the Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is author of The Lamb's Supper, Lord Have Mercy; Swear to God: The Promise and Power of Sacraments; and Letter and Spirit: From Written Text of Living Word in the Liturgy.
Joseph D. Driskill is professor of spirituality and dean of the Disciples Seminary Foundation at the Berkeley campus of the Pacific School of Religion. Dr. Driskill leads students in exploring Protestant spiritualities, contemplative prayer, Disciples history, and the role of spirituality in pastoral care. A minister with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he has pastored churches in Missouri, Kentucky, and Saskatchewan, and served for 12 years as a campus minister at the University of Western Ontario for the United Church of Canada in London, Ontario. Dr. Driskills publications include Protestant Spiritual Exercises: Theology, History, and Practice, Spiritually Informed Pastoral Care, and, with Emerita Karen Lebacqz, Ethics and Spiritual Care: A Guide for Pastors, Chaplains, and Spiritual Directors as well as numerous journal articles.
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JeffArlington, WAAge: 45-54Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5February 7, 2013JeffArlington, WAAge: 45-54Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Four Views on Christian Spirituality.All the articles are well written. The interaction be each author is well thought out. Each author has pointed out some positive as well as negative aspects Driskil's position on Liberal Prostestant spiritality. It really is a Christless Christianity since it embracing feminist theology, homosexuality, abortion, women priests, and have left the historic doctrines church. The best section was Nassif's section on Orthodoxy. I would recommend this book to anyone.


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Jeremiah J. Gray, 32, 627 Vine St., was indicted last week by a Peoria County grand jury on charges of home invasion, domestic battery and criminal trespass to a residence in connection with the April 26 incident.
Details were sparse but the three-count indictment alleges Gray entered the home, which is located in the 1100 block of East Glen Avenue, and attacked the woman inside. It also alleges Gray has prior domestic battery convictions.
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But what if your mom packed you a chocolate snack pack and your bff had 2 tapioca snack packs and you really loved tapioca. Is it cool to ask for one of his tapioca snack packs or do you offer the trade?
But what if your mom packed you a chocolate snack pack and your bff had 2 tapioca snack packs and you really loved tapioca. Is it cool to ask for one of his tapioca snack packs or do you offer the trade?
However, the edible parts of plants that are eaten in the United States, including tapioca which is made from cassava roots, contain relatively low amounts of cyanide.
I don't have to know. It seems enough to at least survive in SF though. Lots of people up there I guarantee you make far less than you.
Basically "It's not important enough to me to bear the time and money costs" is what you're saying. That's a completely acceptable position. The lifestyle you chose to support can't bear the added cost of going. Fine. Then again, you spent more to go to coachella than many people will be spending all week long at burning man. We all make choices.
You're making an ass of you and me.
While you're gone, I'm going to toilet paper your block.
My buddys birthday was a week or so ago, a few of us pitched in to get him some fancy shmancy bass pedal. He wanted this so he could take his bass to BM and play with Chris Marchese, look for him...he looks exactly like Stefinitelymaybe.
I do, I make choices. About all types of things in my lifestyle including how much work, fun, and positive action I can do. I guess I find Burning Man less important than the other things I chose. But I'd still go if I had a ton of money and time.Basically "It's not important enough to me to bear the time and money costs" is what you're saying. That's a completely acceptable position. The lifestyle you chose to support can't bear the added cost of going. Fine. Then again, you spent more to go to coachella than many people will be spending all week long at burning man. We all make choices.
plus I spent about 500 dollars on coachella. total.
While there is a minority of us self-reliant libertarian types at the man, from my experiences the vast majority of the people at the event are not just socially liberal (as is most anyone who'd want to go) but fiscally liberal to the point of socialism. Countless times I've heard people on the playa equate the "gift economy" to socialism, which makes no sense in my head. This is because socialism is all about central planning, collection, and distribution, while Burning Man puts the responsibility on the individual.
There's a minority of people like you? Countless times you've heard people on the playa say stuff? How many times have you been there to hear this?
There are over 40k people there. Almost nobody says what you're trying accuse them of. This is where BM HQ is. I've been involved with the organization itself and have worked with many of the artists or know personally many of the people who head many of the major camps (including the one that has apparently absorbed yours. Syd doesn't send out many political rants anymore, but when he did he was never pushing any of the garbage you're selling).
This is my fifth year and its just my personal experience. I'm not saying there's not a wide diversity of participants I'm just saying that from what I've found the majority are in that direction and that speaking against it often incites poor reactions.
Our camp is now effectively a behemoth. There'll be a round antique chair out at the corner by the 60' fluorescent dome, look for me lounging there.
What camp are you in this year?
I though you were still in college. You've been going to burning man since before graduating high school? Even in college you were able to take off a whole week as classes were beginning?
Opulent Temple has been a bohemoth for a while at ~300 people as far as I know. We learned our lesson as far as letting our camp get too big.
I'll PM you my camp details.
is this the dome you're refering to? No wonder they called it camp overkill.
I've been going since I was 16, I'm now a junior in college and have always been able to find a way to get time off though I usually leave late Tues night and arrive early Wed morning. Not a week. I'll check my inbox.
I think there is a funamental flaw in the "gift economy" in that everyone is greedy and most people are lazy. Everyone is greedy and selfish therefore it is doomed to failure. Simply put, without the phenomenon of "supply & demand" there is no gauge for value. Why should I give you these fine vegetables I have slaved over for months for your hemp bag? Whos to say how many vegetable = one hemp bag. So on and so forth. In principle its nice to think about it but in reality it just wouldnt work.
EXCEPT! With small groups. If you maintain a group small enough where everyone is accountable then it could work. But the more people you add the more complex it gets and the quicker it will fail.
This may be true, but it has nothing to do with the burn. There's no "gift economy" happening. Nobody really trades anything. Some people contribute art, some are just spectators. Nobody has a grudge against any lazy people, but even so after one's first trip there they inevitably want to contribute.
My first year my friends and I hopped on a small art car built by a guy from NY who spent the first half of the burn in Reno finishing the car. He then remained sober for the remainder of the week and just drove people around. He did it for no reason at all, he wasn't given anything in return.
It's just people showing off art and enjoying each other's company. It's a party. It's a pep rally for the apocalypse.
Most people who bear this grudge against it (which includes a big percentage of SF every year) simply misinterpret it's meaning. IT HAS NONE.
Or maybe it was started by a monkey so everyone ignored it.
I've wanted to go to Burning Man for quite some time now. Absolutely no one I know is even remotely interested. It took me almost 2 hours to go through the first-timer and need-to-know guide/list. Think Im going to prepare and come correct for the burn in 08. Thanks for the sig Jack.
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Free mmorpg? yes
Subscriber mmorpg? no
Throw out all games from your list without an estimated release date or publishing contract for China.
You got your answer.
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EverQuest Next looks promising but not polished enough, the double jump and sidejump thingies look tacky and the cartoony look doesn't look "new" enough to provide a threat imo. The Elder Scrolls Online looks freaking ridiculous, omg there's crates everywhere you guys, and you can open them. Considering how GW2, SWTOR, Rift, Tera and all the others didn't come close to the enjoyment that WOW still gives, I think they have nothing to worry about if they release new character models and keep tweaking the systems they have now and keep trying new stuff.
Not in a long time, not because there wont be a better one but rather because people like the familiar and comfortable so they will stay in wow where they know how things work and they have friends here
Player/subscriber numbers are a poor way of measuring how successful a game is compared to other games. There's free2play MMO's with close to 20 million players that are popular in Korea/China. I suppose looking at revenue/income/value is a better measurement.
You could still use sub numbers to measure how popular a game has been over the years, of course.
Of course, nothing lasts forever.
Wildstar will probably drag away the older playerbase - and a heavy amount of PvPers. It's more like Classic WoW with a few fancy new toys then any of the others.
You asked your question in a wrong way. Eventually - of course, someone has to finally create one better MMORPG than WoW, maybe someone will even create an MMO that connects oculus rift and emotiv insight (Sword Art online anyone?) which would be quite awesome in my opinion, but I think it's about 10 years far.
But, for now EVERY gaming company that started creating their MMO with a thought "We will be better than WoW!" - failed miserably.
And in my opinion, only WildStar stands any chance from your list - it won't probably destroy WoW, but many veterans will play WildStar instead.
And, we might be surprised by the BlizzCon 2013. Blizzard knows very well that if they fail again as they did with Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, WoW will most likely die much sooner than they have expected.
If they upgrade the models(It's a big change, no matter how stupid that sounds) a lot of new and old players will come back.
If they finally fix the balance once again, old players will also come back.
Which might result again in stable 10-12 subscribers. Many of my friends that have played WoW have 'nostalgia' times. WE would love to return, but it's the expansions that pushes us away most of the time. If this one succeeds, it will be very hard to take WoW's place.
I don't think ESO will become this big. It's not because it won't be a good game, it's because I don't think it will be a game the mainstream will be interested in for a long time. ESO will be quite PvP focused and it won't be this endless PvE grind as WoW is. Very big part of the endgame will be the three faction war, which is a genius concept, but not necessarily one that appeals to every casual gamer. I think ESO will be played by a lot of Elder Scrolls fans on the one hand and DAoC (Dark Age of Camelot) players, who love the Alliance vs Alliance PvP concept, on the other hand.
The mainstream, casual WoW gamer who isn't familiar with any other MMOs and who got into the whole MMO gaming concept by playing WoW in the first place will not play this game for a long amount of time. Sure, a lot of people will check it out when it launches, but I don't think that a lot of those will stay. Which, if the developers are aware of, isn't necessarily a bad thing, you don't have to take down WoW as an MMO producer, as long as you cater to your clientel it's fine, which I think ESO will do perfectly.
Only Elder Scrolls has a Chance, and it is a different market so I think it can be equal to WOW and have no effect.
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Basically my take.
I think Elder Scrolls has at least 2 million hard core fans who play nothing but Solo RPGs, they will make up the vast bulk of subs. However people who like fast furious open world PVP will be highly into that game as well. But that group possibly isn't as big. I see Elder Scrolls having a 4-5 Million first Month with a 25% drop off and it will hold steady around 3-4 million.
I thought it wasn't allowed to compare games in a kind of deathmatch versus each other. Isn't everybody walking with the same rights? Oh here you go im a let you keep 10 pages of a thread comparing 10 games with WoW not 7 not 8 not 9 but im talking about 10 fully titled franchises.
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needs to be a sc2 expansion
My thought is, if too many try to be/beat wow the whole genre is just going to implode. I wouldn't want to see that, but it's what happened to scrolling space shooters, brawlers and fighting games in the past. Too many trying to be Raiden, TMNT arcade and Street Fighter respectively. It could always happen again...


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Focus Smash (Fighting)
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The user concentrates its energy on one point of its body and slams it at the foe, doing great damage. No added effect.
Instead of creating Beak Smash and whatever smash, I fused everything into one single move. Birds gets this. So yeah. It'll probably be a TM and anything that has a point on its body can learn it XP
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New pokemon:
Japeon, the Wind Pokemon.
Pokedex number: #143 Orion (#792 National).
Flavor text: "They live high in the sky, creating intense gusts of wind that blaze through the atmosphere. They can cause freakish thunderstorms and blizzards with their winds."
Evolution chain: Eevee -> Japeon (level Eevee up while holding an Air Stone).
Appearance: Similar to that of Glaceon, but its feet (and to a lesser extent, their limbs) appear to be made out of gusts of wind. Its tail appears to be nonexistent when standing still, but flares up when it flies through the air.
Type: Flying
Abilities: Filter, Unburden, Air Lock (PDW).
Base stats:
Attack: 60
Defense: 65
Special Attack: 110
Special Defense: 95
Speed: 130
Notable moves: Airblaze (signature), Weather Ball, Blizzard (no Ice Beam), Thunder (no Thunderbolt), Defog (modified from DPPt version), Tailwind, Baton Pass*, Air Slash, Whirlwind.
*detnotes Egg Move, **detnotes Move Tutor Move
Comments: The second of the Eevee evolutions discovered in Orion. It plays a secondary role in the story when compared to Arceon. Unburden makes it the fastest unboosted pokemon in the metagame after having used a Flying Gem (question: Is Unburden active if the pokemon has no item to begin with like in the PMD games). Running a scarfed Modest (Air Lock) set, it is capable of picking off most Volcarona at +1 Speed. It can provide the team with a great boost of speed with Tailwind, it can clear the opponent's weather and therefore put them into trouble if their starter is KO'd or abuse rain with Thunder (Hail with Blizzard).
Modified Moves:
Old effect: Lowers opponent's Evasion.
New effect: Removes all entry hazards on both sides of the field.
Comments: Entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock, are overpowered. They should get another move that clears them and is not stopped by spinblockers (take that Jellicent and Gengar!)
Rapid Spin:
Old effect: Deals damage and removes entry hazards on the user's side. It also removes trapping moves like Sand Tomb and Whirlpool.
New effect: Its effect of removing entry hazards and trapping moves occur regardless of type immunities.
Comments: Fixed it in terms of flavor.
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It's kinda unfiar that an Eeveelution gets a signature move while another doesnt. At best, I'd give it Acrobatics. But I would've preferred it if the flying type was more physical based. There hasn't been much physical based Eeveelutions that is really good. Jolteon in OU is specially based, Espeon is defensive and is also specially based. Umbreon was always more of a stall pokemon than attacker. Vaporeon in OU is another stall mon specially based. The rest are in NU. Yeah, I would've prefered a 130 atk > 130sp.atk but since it's your mon, your choice.
Defog- Nice, but how does clearing fog remove hazard @_@. Tbh something like Gust would've been much nicer.
Rapid Spin- And so ghosts lost their niche of spin-blocking, not saying I'd dislike this xD
I think there should be an item that prevents hazards from doing damage. I don't know if it should be one-use or permanent, though. It would help Volcarona and friends a whole lot. Do you guys think it would be overpowered if it was a permanent item? For some pokemon it doesn't really matter, for example in most matches Volcarona only comes onto the field once. Though for other's, like Crobat, who usually makes its appearance more than once in a match, it would make a difference if it gets protection from stealth rocks only once, or the whole time. If it was permanent, I think this would also discourage from using stall/phasing teams even more.
And I agree with the Defog idea of Orithan. Hazards are overpowered and I hate building in a rapid spinner in my team to get rid of them. And the regional birds will get some more use as well (I hope).
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Still, most regional birds are held back by being walled by rocks and fighting types, and being frail. Staraptor is an exception. They need some kind of stuff to break through steels and rocks. As for the protection, I'd say once, because if it was permanent it would render hazards useless.
yeah I can imagine hazards becoming more or less useless, but still, it costs an item slot. Pokemon who would want protection from hazards still need to give up their leftovers, life orb or choice item. About the regional birds: I know most will stay NU forever (except Staraptor), but I like some of them and I think it's a shame they are even never used in NU Being able to remove hazards with defog would give them a small niche, although plenty of pokemon would do it better.Still, most regional birds are held back by being walled by rocks and fighting types, and being frail. Staraptor is an exception. They need some kind of stuff to break through steels and rocks. As for the protection, I'd say once, because if it was permanent it would render hazards useless.
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I guess... it's an item slot sacrifice, so no Choice Scarf or Life Orb or anything like that for them.
And uhh... Pointy Knife and ripping? Yeah... o:
Hammer Arm did need a small drawback, but a Speed drop was a tad too much, design-wise. I'd say this is fine.
Defog - Yes! Flavor-wise, because Defog involves flapping of wings (I would assume) to create a powerful gust of wind that blows things away, it would make sense that entry hazards are blown away, too.
Rapid Spin - In terms of flavor, it works. However, I don't like how it eliminates one major advantage that Ghost-type Pokémon have over other types. I'll say no on this one, despite its excellent revamp.
Both of those are instantly Broken. Sunflora... O_O Oh GOD. Charizard can still go die and screw itself in a hole, but Sunflora getting that boost? It's like giving a squirrel coffee, unpredictable.
Damage calculation of Maximan IV'd EV'd Sunflora, Solar Power, Choice Specs,+6 Sunny Day Solar Beam against a level one Wooper with no item,-6 and maximum damage, with crit
3,690,504 That's... Hell. Now double that. Yea, you get the picuture .PermaSun plus Quick CLaw/Choice Specs SOlarBeam Spam? THat will murder everything.
THe first one will instantly make the entire meta game offensive. You don't have to worry about hazards, Stat lowering moves, statuses, just give your entire team this magic item of death. With this, you'll see a lot of Offensive pokemon in OU, and a Lot of Defensive Pokemon in NU.
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I believe that you are wrong and that it would not be broken, because it's a single use item. Because of that, even if you sent something in to scout, or to act as a lure, or double switched, or anything, it would activate and be gone and you'd have no item. While that would be an awesome item for a pokemon like Volcarona, I can't imagine a practical use on any other pokemon when other items outclass the simple ability to avoid hazards. Speaking of which, if hazards were on the field, you know what they would do? Eliminate the item. Even if it were a pokemon like Thundurus-T, who takes 25% from SR, I'd still run Choice Scarf over the ability to not take that 25% once.
From a design standpoint, the item would be perfectly fine. In actual battles, though... wow would that be powerful.
Anyway, Solar Power has a drawback for a reason. A 100% boost is too much benefit for something that requires just one turn to set up. It's not like you have to get your Pokémon to +6 all stats while maintaining full HP while still holding their item and having a specific ability.
Both Japeon and Arceon get signature moves. But I see where you are coming from because the other evolutions don't. Eevee are relatively common in Orion and the Kanto-Johto evolutions can be seen as wild pokemon in some places. Each evolution will possibly be given signature moves for my Gen VI. (Note that Leafeon and Glaceon will not be present in the Orion regional pokedex, because Orion doesn't get the necessary rocks for them to evolve with).
I chose a special flying type because it is based on wind, largely for flavor.
I guarantee you that Japeon's name isn't intended as a racist slur. The Jape- in the name came from "Japes", the spirit of Wind or whatever I first saw in a book about wizards and magic while I was younger.
New Moves:
Melt Away (N/A BP, N/A Accuracy, 10 PP, Status, +4 Priority, Water).
Flavor text: "The user melts away into the nearest source of liquid to evade attacks and heal itself. Fails if used in succession or during strong sunlight."
In-Depth effect: The user evades all attacks, barring Electric attacks, including Feint. It restores HP equivalent to 3/32nd of its HP (3/16 during rainy weather). It fails if used more than once in a row or during sunny weather. Fails if used in conjunction with any other protection move (Protect, Detect, etc...)
Distribution: This is Vaporeon's signature move.
Comments: I am trying to make a tailor-made Protect for Vaporeon without making it redundant or OP.
Stun Bolt (90 BP, 95 Accuracy, 15 PP, Special, +0 Priority, Electric).
Flavor text: "The user grabs the foe with a strong current of electricity, attempting to stun the foe. It may cause paralysis"
In-depth effect: It has a 30% chance of causing paralysis.
Distribution: This is Jolteon's signature move.
Comments: Because I gave Vaporeon a signature move, Jolteon needs to get one too.
I will edit Flareon's in later. Bare with me.
Melt Away- Fits Vaporeon perfectly. But wouldn't that make Protect + Melt Away horribly awesome for toxic stalling. *shudders* At least this move is breakable, with Thunderbolt and what not. However, may I suggest, in order to balance, that ALL electric type moves can beat it? It seems really unfair that Thunderbolt and Thunder, both of which are already very, very good, gain an extra bonus while the other electric moves does not. Yeah.
Stun Bolt - Seems cool. but it's exactly like discharge except it can't hit everyone in doubles. Sooo yeah.
Now, it's Lanturn's new-stocking new stuff time!
Attract Status: Instead of being similar to confusion, it becomes more Sleep-esque. Attract makes immobilization for 2 to 5 turns. The effect will be cancelled when switched out. However, during Infuriation, the pokemon has a 30% chance of hurting itself.
New Moves:
Last Barrier (Psychic)
PP: 5/Power: --/Accuracy: --/Category: Status/Target: All allies/Priority: 0
The user sacrifices itself to make a barrier that prevents all of the foes' attack from landing to its allies for a turn.
> Protect, except that it comes with a cost, and only works in double/triple.
Rotom gets DW Abilities (Weee~)
Rotom: Motor Drive 2nd DW: Shadow Boost
Rotom-Wash: Lightningrod 2nd DW: Torrent
Rotom-Mow: Lightningrod 2nd DW: Overgrow
Rotom-Heat: Lightningrod 2nd DW: Blaze
Rotom-Fridge: Lightningrod 2nd DW: Hail Storm
Rotom-Fan: Lightningrod 2nd DW: Tornado
*All of their 2nd DW Ability are respective mirrors of Blaze/Torrent/Overgrow, so no need to go in depth wiht that.
Boy, wouldn't want to face Whitney if those mechanics were used in-game....Changed:
Attract Status: Instead of being similar to confusion, it becomes more Sleep-esque. Attract makes immobilization for 2 to 5 turns. The effect will be cancelled when switched out. However, during Infuriation, the pokemon has a 30% chance of hurting itself.
This certainly makes Attract better. Cute charm abilities will be so good too..... I wonder if it's not a little OP though. I mean, I know it only works with opposing genders, but still... With hazards up, it's an easy way to force foes out and get free damage. Some people find spore overpowered, and this attract status also makes it so that the poke has a chance to hurt itself.... Maybe it would be less OP if Attract had less accuracy or something.
I like the Last Barrier move. It's fine. Not too OP, but people will use it I think.
About the Rotom abilities: I think the abilities are cool, but most Rotom users will keep Levitate, as it is notably better than those DW abilities. Rotom-Wash is the only one that is debatable, maybe it can use Lightningrod well, but I think Levitate is still better.
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Actually, you're wrong about the Rotom thing. Rotom-F desperately needs a Dream World Ability. I mean, seriously? On a Electric/Flying Pokemon which gets Levitate. Lightningrod would hugely benefit it, as it gives it immune switchins into two types: Ground and Electric. Rotom-Mow might also like Lightningrod. So now it's just like whether you want the electric immunity or ground immunity. Meanwhile, Rotom Fridge might enjoy a nifty little boost from Hail Storm, since there's always SR that easily puts it into Hail Storm range. So yeah. It's actually beneficial in one way you look at it.
Here's some distributions:
Hail Storm: Glalie, Froslass, Snorunt, Snover, Abomasnow, Cubchoo, Beartic
Shadow Boost: Misdreavous, Mismagius, Shuppet line (forgot its evo name), Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Tornado: Tornadus, Volcarona, Wingull, Pelipper, Ducklett, Swanna
As for the Ability changing thing, everytime you change forms in-game, it'll automatically switch into its variant. So if Rotom-W with Torrent changes form into Rotom-Fridge, its ability will automatically converted into Hail Storm.
While as you pointed out, lightning rod would be good on Rotom-F, Levitate is clearly better than Lightningrod on Rotom-H, or whatever the eletric/fire one is called. Also, on Rotom-W, I'd still prefer levitate so I could add a ground immunity to my team. 4/6 rotom forms already resist electric (normal, heat, frost, mow), and the other two are effected normally. Meanwhile, Earthquake is Super Effective against 5/6 rotom forms (all except mow). Because of this, Levitate (the ability it already receives in game) would be much more sought after than the harder to obtain than the DW ability Lightning Rod, and I'm not sure who would use it. Above you mentioned that rotom-frost might enjoy a nifty boost from hailstorm, but that leaves it 4x weak to ground. Easy KO. And with a base speed oh 86, there's a lot of stuff that could outspeed and KO.
Uhh Ice isn't weak to ground, so it would be x2 not x4. Well, Rotom-H obviously prefers Levitate. Its sort of like running Volt Absorb or Water Absorb on Lanturn. Volt Absorb gives electric immunity, which it takes normal damage from, but Water Absorb gives it immunity to moves that it resists. However, running Water Absorb gives an element of surprise compared to Volt Absorb, and Lightningrod would still get to catch some people off guard.
My bad, I was thinking of Rock type, which is SE against Ice. I see where you're going, but I feel that in most cases the electric immunity simply isn't needed. I see what you mean with the element of surprise, and if you think like that, lightning rod is actually better because I would be afraid to hit with ground because levitate, and I wouldn't hit with electric because lightning rod. The thing is, I still usually wouldn't elect to hit with electric because chances are it is resistant to it.
it's like heatproof Bronzong: It's inferior to Levitate, but has a surprise value. Come to think of it, I should actually try that once...And I indeed forgot about Rotom-F. That form would indeed love Lightningrod as its ability.
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Dem Guv Candidate's Campaign Manager Resigns Over Sexist Tweets
Now-former campaign manager Steve Verzwyvelt's resignation, a day after he was hired, followed the Washington Free Beacon's publication of screenshots of a number of tweets on Verzwyvelt's Twitter account.
The tweets included Verzwyvelt saying "fat girls" shouldn't wear bikinis and that he didn't like "overcooked" women who wore "too much makeup."
King released a statement on the tweets. "While they were his personal views, Mr. Verzwyvelt's comments were, nonetheless not up to the standards of what I expect from my employees and in direct conflict with my own beliefs of tolerance, respect and decency," King said, according to The Associated Press. King also said that he was not aware of the tweets until the report.
One tweet from January 2012 said "just got eye banged by a big girl. That's my signal that it's time to go."
Another tweet, posted on March 11, 2012, also said, "Fat girls should not wear bikini's! #spisspringbreak2012."
The Beacon posted a screengrab of that tweet:
Verzwyvelt said his Twitter account had been hacked at the start of 2012. "My account was hacked in the first part of February, that could have been it," Verzwyvelt said, according to the Beacon. "It was hacked the first part of the year. I don't know what happened, that could have been some of that."
However, at least one of the offensive tweets appears to have been sent before that. The Beacon also partially quoted a tweet that said, "overcooked" women "put on too much makeup, tanning bed, and have over done hair," in October 2011.
"I respect women highly, I've been in a relationship for the past three years, all of my candidates in 2012 were women. I've actually fought for women on their issues and getting them elected," Verzwyvelt added.
He also said that he's "a huge supporter of women and their issues, I really don't recall."
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police say a K-9 officer stabbed by a man being arrested on fugitive warrants remained in critical condition.
The 8-year-old dog, named Rocco, was injured Tuesday night when police arrested 21-year-old John Lewis Rush. Rush was one of Allegheny County's most wanted fugitives because of warrants for probation violations and failing to register as a sex offender.
Police say Rush was arrested about 10:30 p.m., or about 40 minutes after he fought and got away from a sheriff's deputy.
Police apprehended Rush, but not before they say he stabbed the dog in the back. The animal was being treated by a veterinarian. Two human officers also suffered leg and arm injuries.
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SANTA ANA – Two children and 110 cats were removed from the home of the founder of Cat Connection Rescue Network Inc.
The seizure took place in the 200 block of South Baker Street in Santa Ana, where neighbors reported a smell coming from a house.
Officers with the city's Animal Services Department were shocked at what they saw inside the home Feb. 8.
"It was so bad they had to put on (hazardous materials) suits and respirators to go inside," said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. The floors of the house were coated in feces and urine, he said.
Bertagna said two children, ages 7 and 12, were taken into custody by Child Protective Services. The District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case, he said, so the names of the residents are being withheld to protect the identities of the children.
It took officers from Santa Ana and Orange County Animal Care five hours to collect the cats from within the home, Bertagna said.
The cats were taken to the county shelter in Orange, where they were examined and made available for adoption.
Susan Miller, chief of shelter services at OCAC, said most of the cats were in good condition and were friendly. Seventeen felines were euthanized because they were in poor health or were deemed feral or untouchable.
Since the seizure, 73 cats have been adopted by private individuals or other rescue groups while 20, a lot of them black, wait for new homes.
Jillianne Richards, the president of Cat Connection Rescue Network, said in a statement: "We are all greatly saddened by this situation, especially after all the hard work and dedication that went into the rescue and rehabilitation of these wonderful animals.
"As a rescuer, this is the nightmare scenario that every one of us dreads," she wrote.
Richards said Tuesday the seizure was a wake-up call for everyone in the pet-rescue world.
"We need to have more control over volunteers disclosing what (they've) got," she said.
Richards noted the group found homes for 26 cats in January, and the work of volunteers would continue. She said the group's founder, a woman, took excellent care of the cats in her home.
"She's taken in the sickest of the sick and helped them get better," she said. The woman, however, is no longer a board member or foster caretaker with the group, Richards said.
Ryan Drabek, the director at OCAC, suspects the tough economy caught up with the volunteer who amassed the cats.
"I think some rescues aren't placing as many pets as quickly as they would like, and they sometimes get overwhelmed," he said.
Many animal shelters in the region work with nonprofit groups that help to reduce the population of homeless pets. Animals are claimed from a shelter and then fostered by volunteers. Adoption events often are held at pet stores.
For now, the shelter staff would be happy to see the cats find homes.
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Rezoning sought for day care center
The owners of land along Staeger Road east of Celina are seeking the rezoning of a 2.65-acre tract that could pave the way for construction of a day care center.
Mercer County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for 3 p.m. Dec. 5 to discuss the request and accept public comment. The Mercer County Regional Planning Commission already has given the rezoning request its approval.
The day care center could be located on the northwest corner of state Route 703 and Staeger Road. The property is owned by the Linus Braun Trust.
The property is now zoned agricultural-residential and is farm ground located south of Celina Aluminum Precision Technology (CAPT) and east of Grand Manor Mobile Home Park. The owners seek to have the tract rezoned to commercial-light.
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At a Mercer County Zoning Commission meeting held Nov. 16, only Alan Braun, a trustee of the Linus Braun Trust, spoke in favor of the project. He told commission members about general plans to build a day care center at the site, without offering specifics.
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I'm really enjoying this show, I particularly love the tension you can feel between the three protagonists. Well, to be honest I'm liking them so much that I don't care much about the plot (or sub plot ) If this is an anime original, well, I would be quite satisfied with having more of that, more Aika plz!! But even having said that each character is far more interesting than your usual series. They are doing a really good job, it captures me from the very start to the very end. And that's happens rarely
Oh, and as always, great music! Spoiler for Aika:
Aika is very intriguing, it seems that she knew a lot when probably she didn't, she seems to be interested in Yoshino, but she was even playing with him, behavior that should contradict the idea of her knowing more about whatever happened her later on. but in this same episode it feels like she was setting them up with all that be friend with Mashiro and be nice with Yoshino. On her inviting him at the summer house, well, there's a bit of tactlessness of her toward Mashiro, isn't it? She knew that Mashiro had feelings toward her, but still. Or ...
2012-11-16, 22:58 | Link #469 | |
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I like their relationship, since there is some intrigue surrounding both of them. And most of all, Aika. She seems to understand a lot more than either of the boys. Great voice acting too. Lol hakaze seems like the only character that isn't mysterious to me, and i like that. We know what she's thinking and it serves as a nice contrast to the others. BTW, anyone know how old she is? |
2012-11-17, 02:48 | Link #473 | |
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1) Details, details. Who looks at them anyway. 2) This is an anime with MAGIC in it. Who says she can't be brought back somehow? Having said all that. I'm shipping Yoshino and the Mage in a Barrel.
2012-11-17, 05:37 | Link #474 | |
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She seems to just have been trying to be as vague as possible on purpose, cause we can see Mashiro would notice odd things between the two. And I'm sure she didn't want him to know not only she was dating, but dating the guy who's in front of his face everyday. He'd be beyond ticked off.... Not just that, but one thing she values probably more than her relationship with Yoshino is Mashiro's relationship with Yoshina. They got a good friendship going which is definitely good for the both of them, don't need no messy love triangle drama getting in the way of that. She probably knew this.
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2012-11-17, 09:33 | Link #475 | |
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TBH though, the fujoshis I hang out with are more vocal about MahiroXYoshino than they are of say, the explicit one happening in Shin Sekai Yori as of now. Might just be the group, but the subtlety is what drives the fujoshis I know. And unlike what another poster has said, there's PLENTY of BL bait in Zetsuen. XD
2012-11-17, 10:18 | Link #476 |
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The thing is until the anime started airing I (and even a fujoshi friend who reads manga) never considered the possibility of Yoshino x Mahiro pairing.
If I had to ship a BL pairing it would be Mahiro with another character, but definitely not Yoshino. I blame the anime for those BL feels which prevent fanart with my pairings I hardly see Yoshino x Aika fanart for example.
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2012-11-17, 21:06 | Link #478 |
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If you want to make the comparison about this season, the genre is more like this:
Chuunibyou suspects->K, Zetsuen no Zetsuen, Code Breaker, Sword Art Online Yandere suspects: Zetsuen no Zetsuen, Code Breaker BL suspects-> K While K looks like it has everything despite nothing, someone believes those plots are just disguises. The real plot is intrinsic. It is hidden in each episode. Zetsuen no Zetsuen's writers may have same motivation. It has another trip down the memory lane. A dead person has more screen time than most living persons. It didn't happen since the Tasogare Otome. Besides, Aika wants them to stay as friends. The romantic implication seems shallow, it may suggest some inevitable future.
2012-11-18, 07:05 | Link #479 |
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the repeated appearance of Aika in every episode shows just how important Aika is to each main character despite her being dead, that even her absence only gives emphasis to her "presence". It's chilling to see how those two can never seem to let go of the past.
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I am absolutely loving these backstory scenes, which I'm finding as interesting as the main story if not more. I'm looking forward to the inevitable conflict when Mashiro finds out about Yoshino and Aika (and I still suspect Yoshino knows more about Aika's death than he lets on).
I can't wait to see how all the threads tie together. And I'm still loving that gorgeous soundtrack. |
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group took to the streets in the rain for a conditioning hike here Oct. 10, but they were not alone.
As the battalion stepped onto River Road, Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd MLG came up behind them during a regimental run.
"Having units out there and training side by side motivates [service members]," said Sgt. Maj.Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of CLB-2. "They're out there getting some and we're out there getting some. Even though we're a different battalion and a different regiment, we still share the same bonds and experiences, and I definitely think it motivated them."
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"The purpose of the hike is to build morale and esprit de corps, and to make sure the Marines stay in shape and stay motivated," said Gunnery Sgt. Luciany B. Moise, the operations chief for CLB-2. "[Conditioning hikes] are there to help the Marines, especially [new Marines], build camaraderie and stay in shape."
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In Tibetan spiritual life, the practice of body-based meditation has been revered throughout its history as a vital tool for cultivating spiritual awareness and physical well-being. Today, in a world overabundant with stimuli, these embodied practices are more relevant and useful than ever.
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Rating Reggie Ray is brilliant and this program challenges some common myths and follies of modern meditation practice.
Truth and wisdom are found in the forest temple of our body. Quieting the mind allows the wisdom of the body to speak.
I cannot recommend this work highly enough!(Posted on 2/22/2017)
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Rating during the hot weather I have not been listening to the download except once. I am a fan of Reginald Ray's approach and delivery. For a "surface skimming stillness idealist" I like how he gets right to the core in a very short time! I am really happy to be able to hopefully make a little headway in listening to his talks. I like his energy and way of wording things. I stay engaged! thanks for producing his work. Bernice
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Rating This is excellent buy. The guided meditations to my surprise did really work. Earth, Prana, awareness meditations directly takes one to the realms not easily dwelled in. This one realises with an inexpected surge of affection is due to the profound insight of the author resonating with the listner. This is a hall mark of a sincere teacher. The long pauses are natural resting places as one climbs higher. Words are just enough ans listener has to intuite rather than fed with ideas. This does creates an issue as for example i am still not sure whether i am doing this right or something is amiss. But as you go on, you realise that it is better this way becuse you have to bring your meaning and understanding to compliment the practice. Highly recomended!
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Rating I'm not a big fan of this cd. Although the content is valuable . . . .this was not one of best sources I've found.
His manner of speaking incorporates long unnatural pauses which I found distracting and I found the format of his meditations to be uncomfortable as well.(Posted on 7/7/2012)
- Review for Meditating with the Body Review by Roxanne Seitz
Rating Content may be superlative, but for me Ray's voice did not work. I knew I would not want to listen to the book. I listened to a small portion and wrote to ST about returning it, which I have not yet done. Just a matter of my personal reaction at the time, which may not be true for most. I plan to try once again before I return it.
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- Review for Meditating with the Body Review by Angela McIntyre
Rating I'm very happy with this recording. I love Reggie's voice and notice that when I find myself dropping off, something about his voice brings me back, which is very helpful! I also appreciate the teachings of being grounded in the belly.
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Rating fabulous! i bought the cd set without having any prior knowledge of the instructor. i am thoroughly impressed and have listened to his cd's many times. the meditations are deeply relaxing.
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Rating The CD's seems more like a lecture and doesn't really guide one into the spiritual practice of meditation. I've had my fill of lecture type teachings and am interested in experiencing spirituality.
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Rating Wonderful...gets me breathing all over my body, stretching & rejuvenating too! Very relaxing & healing!
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Rating I am still working throught this CD. I have enjoyed what I have listened to so far. Very good
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Rating I think the meditation tape is excellent. He has such a quiet soothing voice and tells the story very well.
Two shortcomings: 1) There is some repetition on this one that was on another one I bought. Not needed.
2) He talks about Buddhism too long. He should just do "guided meditation."(Posted on 7/8/2011)
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Rating I like that very much.
It's like a real-time meditation- you have enough time to release.
Pleasing to the ear.
The only thing I miss are chapters to find the different meditations.(Posted on 5/2/2011)
- Review for Meditating with the Body Review by Martin Mcleish
Rating These six meditations helped me greatly. My practice has deepened , as have my meditations. I would highly recommend this series of meditations.
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