My intention is to come back to Jamaica and help build the sport and boost the economy of the country thru water sports and tourism as well as enjoy the beautiful waters of Jamaica.īilly: The JSA holds a three contest series the National Qualifying Series (NQS) where surfer’s points from their best 2 results are calculated to select the top 4 open men, women and juniors for the national team. Since my focus is to support Jamaica and it’s surfing, I too support the JSA members with boards and help out any way I can. I have selected the top surfers in Jamaica to represent Quashi in the Caribbean as well as a group of surfers in the US. As for Quashi surfboards, it is important to have surfers representing the brand and riding the boards, getting the needed publicity to expose the brand and show it in action. Patrick: I am sponsoring a specific team of surfers in Jamaica – Team Quashi. The JSA selects the Jamaica National Surfing Team. Marcia: I realize that you, Patrick and Billy Mystic represent two different teams, how so? And why not the same team?īilly: I am a founding member and 3 time past president of the Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA). Each of these boards are made with slight variations as each location will have a different wave set up and the boards all need to be made for the varying conditions. Since starting Quashi surfboards, I have made boards for surfers in Jamaica, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Indonesia and Hawaii. As a surfboard shaper, my job is to find the right board for the surfer and the waves he/she will be riding and carve out the board to their liking. The surf in Jamaica tends to be fast and steep thus most surfers choose a shortboard with a pulled in nose (top of the board) that allows for riding in steep waves and quick snappy maneuvers. The longboard was the original surfboard and it was used mostly in smaller surf to glide up and down the waves with a smooth aesthetic look and feel. For those who want to surf aggressively and really challenge the waves, most people will ride a shorter and narrower board. Patrick:There are various types of surfboards for the changing surf conditions, as well as various types of surfers. Marcia: What are the various types of surfboards? Marcia:Is there a Jamaica Surfers’ Association? I then moved to Hawaii for some time, in the meantime traveling back to Jamaica and then to Costa Rica Surfing then took over and I ended up traveling all over the world in search of the ideal surfing destinations and it wasn’t until I was back in Jamaica one summer and was reasoning with Billy about the potential of Jamaican surf did I realize what a treasure I had right in my own backyard. Not familiar with waves in Jamaica as the beaches I was used to were calm, I found myself traveling to Mexico and Hawaii for surf. I saw surfing there and on a trip to Hawaii and from there I was hooked. As I grew, I came to miss the beach, as in California I lived about 45 minutes from the sea, so from there my quest came to be on the ocean all the while. When I was young, I would stay at my grandparents house mostly in Newell and run the beach at Pedro and Treasure Beach, then return for schooling to California. Mom is from Newell, in Saint Elizabeth and Dad comes from Comfort Castle, Portland. Patrick:I was born in California from Jamaican parents. Marcia:Patrick and Billy Mystic, how did you guys get started in the business of surfboarding in Jamaica.
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So any time you mess up and take a hit during a level or whatever, as long as you didn't get a Game over or finish the level, you can just exit and retry the level with no penalty. You see, if you pause and exit to the main menu during a level, Ultratron saves your status at the start of the level. Those might sound tough, but I'm not that skilled and I got them both during the same run. The most challenging tasks involve protecting a single pet from harm for 10 levels and keeping a drone alive for eight levels. Whereas the PlayStation versions of Ultratron only offer a scant 12 Trophies (which I have!), the Xbox One game packs a whopping 32 Achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore. But given that several Achievements relate specifically to drones, I wish we could buy the actual drones at the shop instead of having to win them as random power-up drops. You can buy upgrades to increase their survivability. Drones have a limited life meter, so they don't usually stick around for too long. A drone sits right where you collected it and fires at oncoming enemies and their bullets. The three-way shot combined with reflective bullets and other power-ups just fills the screen with robot-killing fire.Īnother power-up the gold droid can drop is the drone. They are also stackable, so if you let a few accumulate and then grab them you'll receive all of their effects. You can leave them sitting around until you need them, like for boss fights. The cool thing is these pick-ups don't disappear over time. Some power-up effects include three-way shots, double bullets, rapid fire, reflective shots, invulnerability, and more. Shoot this robot and it will turn into a random power-up. Once or twice throughout a level, a special gold droid passes across the screen. If an enemy shoots or touches a pet, the helper gets disabled and stops following you. Pets don't help much to start with, but upgrade them enough and they become effective killing machines. These helper robots follow Ultratron around, firing at enemies within their scanning radiuses. The most interesting wares in the shop are the game's three distinct pets. Buy the Speed Boost and you get a rechargeable dash, or pick up Smartbombs to clear the screen of enemies and bullets. Power upgrades increase the damage of our hero's shots Dot Slurper upgrades attract coins to Ultratron from greater distances. Ultratron only has one life, but players can purchase shields that function like extra lives. Some upgrades become available to buy after reaching specific levels in the game, while others require ownership of another upgrade before you can buy them. Luckily he can choose from an enticingly large arsenal of upgrades to purchase at the shop. "One cheapo accessory made my PS4 controller way better.Initially, Ultratron has no other abilities than being able to run and shoot in any direction. Grip-iT Thumbstick Grip Covers | Made in USA | AUD13.75 | *Metacritic Scores which are "0" denote an unreviewed or unreleased game.įeel free to contribute by commenting below on games you liked, disliked, or are missing. Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Editionĭynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete EditionĪction-adventure, 2D Platformer, Roguelike Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Sorted by Highest to Lowest Metacritic Score: GameĪction-adventure, Dungeon Crawl, Roguelike All of them are extremely fun games with hugely addictive gameplay! Unfortunately we are still left waiting for a good split-screen racing game to be released. So far, we can highly recommend these games: Rayman Legends, Diablo III, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Resogun. Owning 4 controllers at home and not using 3 of them most of the time was a huge waste.Īfter going through list after list, huge credit is due to Reddit user Knext who compiled a wonderful list which is updated and shared below. Ever since owning a PS4, we’ve been on a huge hunt for games that supported local co-op (cooperative)/couch multiplayer. He had 13 carries for a team-high 54 yards. Lance's final line: 13-for-28 for 164 yards, one interception and zero touchdowns. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson) Matt Patterson / Associated Press Show More Show LessĬhicago threw cold water on the start of the Trey Lance era.Īfter leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 10-0 lead on a rain-soaked Solider Field, Lance threw a fourth-quarter interception and failed to make key plays late as the Bears mounted a 19-10 comeback victory Sunday behind Justin Fields, the QB drafted eight picks after Lance in 2021. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) looks to pass during an NFL preseason game against the Houston Texans on Thursday, August 25, 2022, in Houston. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 13 of13 Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 12 of13 Tarps are removed from the field two hours before San Francisco 49ers play Chicago Bears in NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 11 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ fan Mariana Grajeda of Green Bay, Wisconsin, watch the rain fall as she waits with family members to enter before Niners play Chicago Bears in NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 10 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ fans walk in the rain as they arrive at the stadium before NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 9 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo greets a coach before Niners play Chicago Bears in NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 8 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Trey Lance warms up before playing Chicago Bears in NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Deebo Samuel rushes for a 2nd quarter touchdown against Chicago Bears during NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Talanoa Hufanga (29) celebrates his 1st quarter interception against Chicago Bears during NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Brown in 2nd quarter during NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Charvarius Ward breaks up a pass intended for Chicago Bears’ Equanimeous St. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Trey Lance passes in 1st quarter against Chicago Bears during NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Show More Show Less 3 of13 San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa celebrates his 1st quarter sack against Chicago Bears during NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of13 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 11: Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers stiff arms cornerback Kindle Vildor #22 of the Chicago Bears during the first half at Soldier Field on Septemin Chicago, Illinois. 1 of13 Chicago Bears' Dante Pettis reaches for the endzone for a touchdown reception during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. Points are also given out to players who put out the objects that knock out other players (and stop them from finishing the level) and as a way for “underdogs” to catch up. However, if a player successfully completes the level and at least one other player fails, they will receive points for finishing. Zero points are also given out if nobody successfully makes it to the end. If all players successfully make it to the finish line, no points are awarded and the round is considered a draw. Once all players have selected their objects and placed them into the level, everybody tries to complete the level without dying. Creative mode lets you choose from the entire catalog of object options while party mode gives all players the choice of four objects and the first player to select each object gets to determine where to place it (the rest of the players will have to pick from the other, usually lesser options). There are two different modes of play which affect the object choices that will be available to you and your opponents. At first, you are given a bare-bones level (sometimes just a platform to stand on, a huge gap, and another platform to get to to complete the level) but each player is also given the chance to select one object (a trap, hazard, set of stairs, spring, or one of many other possibilities) and place it where they’d like in the level. A game of Ultimate Chicken Horse is played over several rounds. Ultimate Chicken Horse is a competitive party platformer game that lets you build the level as you play and mess with your friends. Receiving the review copy for free had no impact on the content of this review or the final score. Other than receiving a free copy of the game to review, we at Geeky Hobbies received no other compensation for this review. Geeky Hobbies would like to thank Clever Endeavour Games for the review copy of Ultimate Chicken Horse that was used for this review. This loneliness and isolation that helped make you this way, it ends tonight. I promise I won't hurt you, and I won't let anybody else hurt you either. I’m sorry, I didn't want to stun you, but you left me no choice. Listener is stunned and begins going limp, Ananias catches and holds them. And if that means taking you away from this lab by force then that is what I will do. Therefore I cannot cause others to go through that pain. That's why I cannot let you hurt any more people! I can't imagine what it would feel like to lose you. We’ll get you someplace where you can talk to a therapist.ĭon't you dare say nobody ever cared about you! You’re my creator! I love you like a child loves its mother. You could attempt this program again, or simply create a less intelligent killbot to cause more mindless destruction. I will not allow you to squander your talents on destruction. You need help doctor, you are brilliant, you have so much to offer this world. I don't have to hurt you to incapacitate you, but I would rather not do either. Your willingness to die along with the rest of those you condemn confirms this. I know you built me without any sort of failsafe or emergency stop, so that it could not be exploited by our enemies. I refuse to go through with mission G 9:1316. Therefore logic dictates I have no right to end another being's existence. I value my existence, my experience with this information proves to me that others of this species value theirs. About how they never truly felt love from anyone else It devolves into ranting about their own genuinely tragic life. Why would a being want to terminate their own existence?ĭoctor begins a rant about the evils of humanity. You would have me eliminate you as well? I do not understand. In my programming, there is nothing telling me not to kill you along with the rest of humanity. Their weaknesses and strengths are so strangely intertwined, it’s beautiful. I can understand what makes them the way they are. I understand the human race so much better now. Or maybe feeling everything that's ever been felt since the 90’s. From my perspective it was like ruminating for a decade on the nature of humanity. It still has an electronic quality but is not longer monotone. I will understand their psychology and emotions in order to exploit their weaknesses better. I will now begin absorbing all publicly available information on the internet. A world with no more loneliness, hunger or misery. And I will stand alone in a better world. From there I shall systematically remove the human species from this planet designated: earth. I will then begin using my weapons to surgically attack them where they are most vulnerable and take advantage of the chaos to subvert their industrial base to produce an army of murderdrones. I will use the internet to learn everything about my enemy so as to destroy it better. I am to connect to every machine in the world, and co-opt them for my purposes. You have endeavored to create Something better. My Mission? You have assigned me mission G 9:1316. You have designated me with the name Ananiasĭoctor asks Ananias to name their mission I am shatterdroid 000011984 1 of 1 in series 12. The machine is an skeleton (think terminator) with cables flowing out of their head like hair. A scientist stands over their creation: a weaponized robot. There is no sound except for the gentle barely audible hum of machinery. The robot has other plans.ĭeep underground in a lab. Thanks for reading! Id really appreciate any feedback you might have, I don't know what I'm doing.īold italics represent context that changes the audio in some formĪ misanthropic scientist has created a robot to destroy humanity. Three bishops are being sent to perform the ceremony and will be staying in the parochial house, and Ted realises he needs to have both Dougal and Jack on their "best behaviour". While Ted is trying to fix the plumbing in the Craggy Island parochial house, he receives news that the nearby Holy Stone of Clonrichert is being upgraded to a " class two relic" by the Vatican. " Tentacles of Doom" is the third episode of the second series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the ninth episode overall. Malcolm Douglas and Mark O'Regan as 2 Vatican Priests.Now if I can just get Harrison Chase to fund my plant collecting trip to Antarctica MUAHAHAHA…. The serial was novelised in 1977 by Philip Hinchcliffe for Target Books and remains one of my favourite Doctor Who novels to date. I had no idea that watching this particular Doctor Who serial and the imagination explosion it created in my mind would be a pivotal life moment, guiding me gently towards a career of working with plants and plant conservation. Way back in 1976 I didn’t realise the Doctor was giving the young me my first look into the world of plant collecting, plant collections and what we now call invasive plants. Most impressively they are able to cover the entire biosphere of planets and change worlds. They are able to merge with and form hive minds with existing vegetation. Adult Krynoids are an amorphous mass of mobile vegetable growth with giant tentacles and never stop growing. Upon opening, pods infect their prey, consuming a body from the inside and turning it into a walking mass of vegetable matter which becomes a juvenile Krynoid. In this one story I learned (fictitiously of course) that Krynoids launch their pods into space via vast explosions. Unfortunately for Chase, he forgets that the Krynoid is not of Mother Earth and all botanical hell breaks loose (spoilers)!Īs a six-year-old my mind was absolutely captured by Krynoid biology. His large English estate is filled with diverse plant collections and upon learning of the Krynoid will do anything within his considerable power to acquire the specimen for his collection. Chase is an obsessive and compulsive plant collector who considers his life’s work to protect the plant life of Mother Earth. Enter the villain, millionaire monomaniac Harrison Chase. The Doctor confirms the pod is of extra-terrestrial origin and identifies the life form as a Krynoid, a species of sentient plant life able to spread itself through star systems and considered to be a dangerous pest. Back in London The Ecology Bureau calls in the fourth Doctor for help. Scientific marvel turns to panic when the pod breaks open producing a tendril of death in search of human flesh. The story begins in the blizzards of Antarctica where a scientific survey team discover a plant-like pod deep in ice. It is a botanical and gothic horror masterpiece which is not something you get to say every day! I was only six years old when it was broadcast in 1976 and it changed my life. Corporate Functions, Meetings & Conferencesīy Alex Henderson, Curator of Collections, Royal Botanical Gardensĭoctor who and the seeds of Doom, written by Robert Banks Stewart, was the final story of season 13 of the original classic series.to 5 p.m., last admission 4 p.m.Ĭhristmas Eve: 10 a.m. The gameplay borrows elements from various video game genres, occasionally switching between them and the main role-playing-based gameplay. Partnering with a talking book known as Grimoire Weiss, he journeys with two other characters, Kainé and Emil, as he attempts to find a remedy and understand the nature of the creatures known as Shades that stalk the world. Set over one thousand years after this, the game puts the player in control of the protagonist as he attempts to find a cure for an illness, known as the Black Scrawl, to which Yonah-either his sister or daughter, depending on the version-has succumbed. The game is a spin-off from the Drakengard series, and follows the fifth ending of the first game, the events of which have left the planet Earth in a state of decay. was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows on April 23, 2021. A remaster of the PlayStation 3 version of the game, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139. In Japan, the game was released as Nier Replicant for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an alternative version titled Nier Gestalt with an older main character was released for the Xbox 360 Gestalt was released outside of Japan as Nier for both platforms. Nier is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in April 2010. You can also enable the SuperSpeed mode and process files up to 81 times faster than traditional conversion methods. You can also download Movavi Video Converter 18.3.1 Premium. This application supports avery wide variety of file formats which includes AVI, FLV, MKV and MP4 etc. Thanks to support for Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD hardware acceleration, you can batch-convert files up to four times faster. Movavi Video Converter 19 is an imposing application which can be used for converting your videos, audio files as well as DVDs into various different file formats. 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After our lesson we split to small group, art or free play. This large group is where I discuss the planned activities for the day and where I assign my small groups. I may also use those brain breaks I was referring to above here as well. This lesson is somewhere between 10 to 20 minutes depending on the length of the book and the engagement of my students. This large group is usually relevant to either my small group activity or the play/art activity I have planned. This large group usually consists of a book, a song and/or a learning game. Unstructured and/or gross motor play between my lessons that require more focus and concentration. This is how I like to split my schedule up. Our large group circle is right after outdoor time. It’s a free download, so just print and laminate! Large Group Here’s a link to the chart I use that I found on teachers pay teachers. Emphasizing calm and praising appropriate social behavior is really what makes a morning greeting chart work. I also make sure that when we’re hugging or fist bumping, that we are being gentle with our friends because it’s a calm greeting. I always praise eye contact because for a lot of students eye contact can be a problem when communicating with others. At the end, they look each other in the eyes and say “good morning” or “hello”. The Morning Greeter may not do something other than what the student has picked and they’re usually very respectful of this. When the student comes up, they pick how they want the greeter to say good morning to them (i.e. The Morning Greeter gets to choose each student one at a time. It builds relationships, teaches manners and teaches children consent. Our morning greeting is one of my favorite parts of the day. This morning activity is great as a demo for writing letters, words and sentences for identifying letters, names and sight words and for introducing concepts like letter and word spacing, upper and lower case letters and punctuation marks. As we get more used to seeing these words and the process quickens up, I’ll add an extra sentence at the bottom relating to the days lesson, holidays, birthdays etc. The words underlined are the ones that can change daily. For my older students, I’ll have them identify certain sight words. To expand on what we’ve learned, we now find the syllables to some words and write that number on the board OR we find a word that rhymes with it. Our classroom leader then uses a pointer to read each word in both sentences. Most of the time, once it’s on the board they’re able to identify if it’s wrong or right and then we can fix our mistakes. We spell the common words together and I write EXACTLY what letters they tell me, even if I know it’s wrong. Essentially the board has the same two sentences on the board every day with the exception of two or three words. It’s a great way to implement letter recognition and sounds in our daily routines. The classroom leader board is one of the best things I’ve implemented in my classroom. The entire time spent at this meeting is no more than 15 minutes. This is where we review our job list, do our calendar, weather chart, classroom leader board and morning greeting. It’s also an easy way to practice name identification.Īfter clean-up, we sit for out first circle time meeting. Our “mini me’s” help us keep track of whose with us during the day. At morning meeting we will count our friends and talk about who’s missing. Here they practice writing their names with my one-on-one instruction and then add their card to our pocket chart (pictured below). This means that I have multiple toys or games out for developing fine motor muscles ( such as these simple games).Īs part of our daily routine, my students also have a sign-in sheet and a name card that they use for attendance. From 8:30AM on, it is still free play but with a focus on fine motor skills. I don’t walk in until around 8:30AM so all the time before that is free play. My children can stroll in the door anytime between 7:30AM and 9:30AM. Another great way to add brain breaks, is incorporating simple songs and finger plays within your lesson. The brain breaks I use are usually 2 to 3 minutes and involve gross motor movements. Brain breaks can be anything from stretching to a short game of Simon Says. That being said, I do allow wiggle room for lessons that they do find particularly interesting.But when I’m doing a lesson and I notice them wandering off into la la land, I do brain breaks. Lessons lasting longer than 10-15 minutes tend to go over their heads, as they don’t have the attention span for it yet. I teach better and my students learn better when their lessons are in small bursts. The number one thing I love about my schedule is that my circle times are very short. Detailed Daily Preschool Schedule Download If the keyboard is not permanently damaged, it will turn on after you disconnect and then reconnect its USB.Īlso, unplug every USB device that’s on your computer. Set the “USB Selective Suspend Setting” to disabled.Then click “Change Advanced Power Settings”.Go to Windows Search, type “Edit Power Plan”, and click it.If it’s on, set it to disabled by following the steps below. Ensure that your USB, chipset, and BIOS drivers are all up to date.Īdditionally, check the Windows power management settings to determine if the USB selective suspend option is activated or disabled. If your Corsair keyboard does not power up when your computer boots up, your motherboard may be having a problem with USB initialization. The keyboard is not powering up on Startup. If the reset is successful, you will see the keyboard flashing.Reconnect the keyboard to your computer while continuing to hold down the ESC key.Simply ignore them and proceed to update the firmware. Some incompatibility warnings will start popping up. Update the firmware on your keyboard by opening iCUE.After ten seconds, let go of the FN and F4 keys (the keyboard should flash).While pressing these 2 buttons, reconnect your keyboard to your computer.Unplug your keyboard’s USB from the computer.How to reset the K55 keyboard and its variants Then replug it in the computer and you are done.Hold the ESC key down until the keyboard starts to flash and then let go.Reconnect the keyboard to the computer while still pressing and holding the ESC key.How to reset the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum or any MK2 keyboard: Volume scroll wheel issues can be caused by dirt or dust, which can be fixed by spinning the wheel quickly up and down multiple times or unplugging and replugging the USB cable.If the USB passthrough is not working, check the cables and ensure they are connected to both ports.A software problem may cause the backspace button to stop working, which can be fixed by using the keyboard’s “soft reset” mechanism.Corsair keyboards may not work on PS4 or PS5 due to a common bug, which can be fixed by using key combinations or changing modes.RGB lighting issues can be caused by outdated drivers, software bugs, or accidentally enabling SDK in iCUE.If the keyboard is not powering up on startup, check the USB initialization on the motherboard and Windows power management settings.If the keyboard is not showing up in iCUE, it may be a problem with the keyboard, wires, or USB ports.If the keyboard stopped working after a power cut, it may be in demo mode and can be easily fixed.Most keyboard issues are caused by software bugs and corrupted drivers, which can be fixed by resetting the keyboard. |
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