![]() But I just had this moment of, like, this is too much. “I was raised in a family where I was taught with how to deal with these challenges of being called too ambitious. Meena Harris's newest book, "Ambitious Girl." Meena Harris There was such an intense focus on women, ‘are we gonna break the glass ceiling?’ all the headlines the next day were like ‘Are Women Gonna Fight Back?’ and ‘Are they going to continue to show up?’ Maya Angela’s poem has always been an inspiration to me so I decided to put it on a tee-shirt, and it was a really small idea when I launched it, and that moment that I could look back on where I launched Phenomenal, it was never supposed to be more than a one-month fundraiser campaign for female organizations,” explained Harris. I also felt a fighting spirit, even though we had lost and it was not the outcome I wanted, I felt an urge to do something and most of all to lift up women. I think like a lot of people I was trying to find my own personal contribution and felt that responsibility, I frankly felt a little bit of guilt and regret the next day after the election, wondering if I could have done anything more. “I launched Phenomenal after the 2016 Election. It wasn’t until after the 2016 election that Harris started Phenomenal, an organization that brings awareness to social causes with fans like Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington and Serena Williams. It was rather something that I was around all the time and it was very much the perspective of activism, politics and public service law.”Īlthough Harris pivoted from Law to the tech industry working at companies like Uber she continued to use her passion for law as an activist. But, no one said, you have to become like your mom and aunt or we expect you to follow in our footsteps. So that definitely influenced me, I often say that often to my family’s credit, they never pressured me to become a lawyer it was always something, on education and excellence and achievement. “A law degree is a powerful tool to fight for your community, to fight for equity and equality. So similarly for me, especially for my mom and aunt, I was able to see what good you could do in the world with a law degree,” Harris shared. The lawyers often were the heroes fighting in court and using the law to achieve or to fight for racial equality. My aunt actually talks about this a lot, in terms of, how she was raised and what inspired her, in the 60’s. Although, my grandmother was not a lawyer, all of her friends including our extended family, who were in the civil rights movement, they, too were lawyers. “As a child, I thought and aspired to be a lawyer, and that’s in large part because of my family where I was surrounded by lawyers. Growing up in a family of strong women, Harris had ambition instilled in her very early on which led her to go after her law degree.
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![]() I think a little balance is in order, for the children’s sake.ĭoes that mean that I’m swinging to the other side to say that God only uses black and brown people? Just like it doesn’t matter that the images nearly everywhere else all over the world, including every store, museum, movie, book, greeting card, postcard, candle, magnet, and anything else you can think of shows every person, angel, or Biblical image as white. And if there are going to be images, my kids need to see – not just hear – that they belong in God’s kingdom.Īnd if the images don’t matter, then it won’t matter if a bunch of the images in my home have brown skin. What I do know is that it is unrealistic to say that there won’t be any images in our earthly lives. There is an argument that darker images are likely more realistic in many cases, but how dark? And with what features? I certainly am not about to open that can of worms because I have no idea. I obviously wasn’t going to have him walking around feeling like God uses only white people for His work, so in addition to verbally correcting him with the words below, I made more of a point to put images of brown-skinned Biblical figures in front of my children on a very regular basis. My premise: When a mixture is the norm, the differences become less of a thing. He understood the Truth, but the images were tripping him up, so I could either allow him to embrace the myth of all-white angels and other religious figures, or I could flood his mind with other images to help dilute the water (or milk, haha). Ultimately, I decided that the one-sided societal images he was seeing were making him feel as though there are distinctions in God’s kingdom. There will no longer be any curse and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them and they will reign forever and ever. I wanted to take race off the table completely, but ignoring the ideas he picked up from the earthly images he’d seen wasn’t going to do that. I needed to correct his misplaced beliefs without giving power to the idea that there will be any type of racial consideration in Heaven. Given this, I felt stuck as I tried to navigate this minefield. There will be one culture, and that is God’s culture. I strongly believe that our experiences in Heaven will transcend race, ethnicity, skin color, etc. But as I began to unpack my son’s words and feelings, I got very tripped up along the way. In any case, I started off talking to them about angels and what really happens when people die. Where’s Ashton? (Some of you may be too young for that joke) because I have several similar stories about my kids’ observations on skin color, race, and ethnicity. ![]() I’ve now heard from enough people to think that perhaps I’m being punked or something. Whenever I share these crazy things that my kids say, I have people tell me that their kids have never said things like that. I seriously couldn’t believe he said that. “Poppy can’t be an angel! Angels are white!” When my daughter saw the new and improved photo she said, “Mama, you have your very own angel dad.” I was basking in the sweetness of her innocent thought when everything came to an abrupt halt with my son’s next words: They also witnessed my tears of joy when one of my best friends, who knew what the picture meant to me, gifted me with several copies of the photo that she had pieced back together, touched up, and recopied. I cried when I saw what he’d done, and my kids were there to witness it. ![]() The information on this website may differ somewhat from information on other publicly available databases due to different reporting periods, definitions, or reporting requirements. To promote professional and commercial integrity in such matters, physicians who are employed, contracted for administrative duties or performing research with Baylor Scott & White Health seek advanced approval for certain new Industry relationships, and report their Industry relationships and activities to the Office of Corporate Compliance annually for review.īaylor Scott & White Health publicly discloses reported payments to these physicians and their immediate family members of $5,000 or more from Industry companies with which the physicians interact as part of their professional activities. 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Please call your physician's office or your health or insurance plan to verify coverage information prior to scheduling your visit or procedure. Insurance listings are subject to change without prior notice. Your rights and protections against surprise medical bills ![]() What I would say about the ending is that it left me. This is a game worth exploring (or hiking through ayyyy) for yourself. I've danced around so many details to make sure I don't spoil anything. Frequently, I'd run into dead ends or see a way through that's blocked off for no good reason and I just had to find another way in/out. I think adding more climbing options would've helped in traversing the world in a much smoother way. My main gripe with the game would be the (at times) clunky terrain navigation. There are no jumpscares (except an optional one, look it up) but it doesn't need them to keep you on edge. The way this game builds a suspenseful and thrilling atmosphere using music and changes in the world around you all the way to the end is incredible. The overwhelmingly gorgeous scenery aside, there's such a joy in doing little things, it almost leads you to believe that this is all there is to it, you begin to relax, but then it hits you.įrom the moment you get there, there's always this underlying feeling that something's wrong, it doesn't take long for that to be true. It's easy to dismiss Firewatch as a walking simulator because it's a big chunk of the gameplay, but it's so much more than that. You quickly get used to the flow of things and start exploring the world around you through the small tasks you're given. My entire mood was changed drastically by what's basically an interactive slideshow.Īnother great thing is how organically you're introduced to mechanics, the game doesn't use tacky tutorials or arrows and circles to get a point across. This is where the game shows one of its core strengths solid and very focused writing. It all starts with an introduction to the main character, who he is and how he ended up here. He's his own person with his own ideas in mind, that's what makes this game so unique, and in a very good way. Yes, I played and made choices as Henry, but I'm not Henry. How I see it, Firewatch isn't a game and I wasn't in control of it. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games Listįirewatch is a 4-6 hour experience that I won't forget anytime soon, owing to how much I was given to think about and consider from the moment I was plunged into its world to the moment I left it, and beyond. Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Therefore, ask Him to defend you against the enemy's onslaught and totally obliterate the attack against your life. Remind the Lord that He promised that no weapon formed against you would prosper.Thank Him that nothing is hidden from His sight, and you are hidden in Him in the secret place of the Most High-where you are safe.Tell the Lord that you see the weapons coming against you, but you know He sees them too.Remind the Lord that He promised to work all things out for your good, for you love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,' says the Lord" (Isaiah 54:17 NKJV). "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. ![]() The promise God gave to His chosen people Israel is as sure for the promises He has made to the Christian Church that, "'No weapon that is formed a gainst you will prosper, and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn, for this is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,' declares the LORD.Our Scripture verse for Day 3 is Isaiah 54:17, which says: Let us remain confident in His superlative promises of grace, which are the heritage of the saints - for the tongues that rise up in accusation against the people of God will be silenced forever when they stand before His Great White throne of judgement, "and they will know that I have loved you." ![]() Let us rest on the assurances of His presence in every one of life's difficulties, knowing that no weapon formed against us will prosper, and every tongue that accuses us in judgement will be condemned. Let us depend on the Word of truth for His protection from all dangers, knowing that the angel of His presence encamps around all who are His. He knows every step we take and no matter what difficulties we encounter, or what the enemy of our soul schemes against us, the Lord knows the way of His righteous ones and He works in every circumstance of life for our eternal good and His greater glory. The Lord formed us in our mother's womb and scheduled each day of our lives. Rather, we must rejoice in the Lord, knowing that our eternal souls are secure in Christ, for we are declared righteous through Jesus Christ His Son. for greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. We must never fear those that can only war against our bodies, which like the grass-of-the-field, is here for one brief moment in the history of eternity. their plans will fail and the instruments of their warfare will not prosper. Whatever insidious devices are constructed and whatever devious schemes are formed against God's people, they will one day be condemned by our heavenly Lord, and any conspiracies against us will utterly fail. "Vengeance is Mine and I will repay," is the Lord's promise to those that are His children. His is the power, and the kingdom, and the glory, and no enemy of His church will prevail against His chosen ones. "This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the LORD." for no weapon that is formed against the people of God will prosper, and every tongue that accuses them in judgment will be condemned. We are blessed to know that this is a promise to all God's people. ![]() Although this passage may have been addressed to Israel, it is true for all God's children in every dispensation. ![]() They are commonly developed by a community of volunteers and the source code is openly accessible to everyone for viewing, modifying, and customizing as per their requirements. Unlike proprietary software, open-source PDF editors are free of charge, allowing unrestricted use, modification, and distribution rights. Lack of advanced PDF editing tools, like OCRįAQs What is open-source PDF editing software?Īn open-source PDF editing software is a program that enables users to modify and edit PDF documents.As one of the best free PDF editors for Windows, it is in favor of direct PDF text editing, converting, PDF annotations, compressing, and other 30+ features. 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This article will list the best open-source PDF editors for you to select. To make some edits to a PDF document, you have to resort to a free but hopefully professional PDF editing tool. But this non-editable feature also brings several handicaps. It is a non-editable format, which maintains the same file formatting on different devices and systems. PDF is a widely used file format in the office. ![]() Cardboard houses were added, and rents increased as they were added to a property. Several variant board games, based on her concept, were developed from 1906 through the 1930s they involved both the process of buying land for its development, and the sale of any undeveloped property. Magie created two sets of rules: an anti-monopolist set in which all were rewarded when wealth was created, and a monopolist set in which the goal was to create monopolies and crush opponents. Her game, The Landlord's Game, was self-published, beginning in 1906. It was intended as an educational tool, to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies. ![]() The history of Monopoly can be traced back to 1903, when American anti-monopolist Lizzie Magie created a game that she hoped would explain the single-tax theory of Henry George. The game is named after the economic concept of a monopoly-the domination of a market by a single entity.įurther information: History of Monopoly Early history Lizzie Magie's 1904 board design, The Landlord's Game, was a predecessor of Monopoly Parker Brothers was eventually absorbed into Hasbro in 1991. When Parker Brothers first published Monopoly in 1935, the game did not include the less capitalistic taxation rule, resulting in a more aggressive game. The Landlord's Game originally had two sets of rules, one with tax and another on which the current rules are mainly based. Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game, created by Lizzie Magie in the United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate that an economy that rewards individuals is better than one where monopolies hold all the wealth and to promote the economic theories of Henry George-in particular, his ideas about taxation. The original game was based on locations in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. As of 2015, it was estimated that the game had sold 275 million copies worldwide. Monopoly has become a part of international popular culture, having been licensed locally in more than 103 countries and printed in more than 37 languages. House rules, hundreds of different editions, many spin-offs, and related media exist. Players receive a salary every time they pass "Go" and can end up in jail, from which they cannot move until they have met one of three conditions. Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards and tax squares. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. If they do, they need to discard the excess Monopoly cards into the discard pile in the middle.Monopoly is a multiplayer economics-themed board game. You do not need to play all 3 cards per turn if you do not want to.Īt the end of each player’s turn, they cannot have more than 7 cards in their hand. A play is considered any time a card is played on the table (such as money into your bank, property cards on the table, action cards played into the middle, etc). ![]() A player can play action cards in the middle discard pile.Įach player is dealt 5 monopoly cards at the start of the game and then picks up 2 cards from the remaining draw pile at the beginning of each turn.Įach player can play up to 3 cards per turn. A player can play property cards face up in front of them in their property section.ģ. A player can place money cards or action cards (rent, house, hotel, force deal, pass go, etc) face up in their bank.Ģ. There are 3 places where cards can be played during a turn:ġ. See image for an example of a Monopoly Deal winning hand. ![]() The brown set only needs 2 brown property cards to be completed and the black railroad set needs 4 railroad property cards to be a completed set. Each property card tells you how many cards you need of that color to complete the set. The objective of Monopoly Deal is be the first player to complete 3 full property sets on the table in front of you. Each property card tells you how many cards you need of that color to complete the set.įor example the brown property set only needs 2 brown property cards to be completed and the black Railroad set only needs 4 Railroad property cards to be a completed set. The objective of Monopoly Deal is to be the first player to complete 3 full property sets on the table in front of you. A Player can Have no More than Seven Cards in Their Hand at the End of Each Turn The mix of factions is wonderfully bonkers and makes me think of a bunch of LARPers who all turned up to a game expecting entirely different settings. 160-ish years later, we’re left with a handful of different groups who have all learned to use elex in different ways. Elex 2 returns to the post-apocalyptic world of Magalan, which looked a lot like modern day Earth until a comet carrying the eponymous substance smashed into the planet. It’s the sort of random that I can respect, and I only wish the game had more.Ĭontent warning: this review includes mention of threats of physical violence towards a childĪt first glance, this kind of “why the heck not?” attitude is all over the place. ![]() It makes no sense whatsoever and the only explanation I can come up with is that someone involved in the game really likes Billy Idol and just wanted him in their game. In the 40-ish hours I spent playing the game, I had no reason to return to the amphitheatre. ( Whiskey & Pills from his 2014 album, rather than anything you’re likely to have heard.) After the cutscene, you’re left in the empty amphitheatre, alone apart from a couple of guys talking about how great the concert was. I immediately made a beeline for the concert venue and was treated to a rather unflattering rendering of Billy Idol and his guitar-playing chum performing a song. The broadcast was announcing a concert at the nearby amphitheatre. ![]() Just a few minutes out of Elex 2’s, pleasantly brief, tutorial area I came across a radio. ![]() From: Steam, GOG, Humble, Epic Games Store.Elex II is an ambitious and slightly bonkers open world RPG hampered by badly written and unpleasant characters. For those on Steam, you should see “Friends from other platforms” below once you connect your Steam account to the EGS. However, this does mean you cannot play on custom servers with your Steam or Epic friends. These are the typical servers most players use, so if you just want to experience the game normally than nothing will change. Keep in mind, you cannot use crossplay on anything other than unmodded ranked servers. This is very much a segmented game, with each platform boasting their own playerbase. At the time of writing this, Tripwire Interactive has not introduced console crossplay. ![]() However, for those wanting to play Killing Floor 2 with Xbox One or PS4 users, unfortunately, you’re out of luck. Later today, Steam users will get an update allowing them to play with users on either of the digital storefronts. Killing Floor 2 will support crossplay on PC between the Steam client and the Epic Games Store. Here’s everything you need to know about Killing Floor 2 and crossplay, along with what new players should expect. Previously available on Steam, Xbox One, and PC, many users are wondering if this monster-filled action game will support crossplay. Along with the Escapists 2 and Lifeless Planet, players can snatch this bloody game up by visiting the digital storefront later this afternoon. Available today, Tripwire Interactives hit co-op shooter will be free until July 16 for all users. Load your rifles, sharpen your sword, and gather your Dosh, because Killing Floor 2 is free on the Epic Games Store. ![]() you can't double tap a direction to sprint anymore though. making it easier to manoeuvre and execute the sprint attack moves. when activated, hold CapsLock key when moving to sprint, release it to exit sprint. force set the enemies' energy to zero, so they would be exhausted immediately when they block your attack. you can still be grabbed when you're blocking. as long as you're holding the block key/button, you won't take any damage, even if you've been knocked down on the ground, or get hit by the throwing weapons from the nerds. you won't exhausted by blocking too much. you're supposed to have 1 health and full special power to execute the move bought from Merlin, this script ignore both 2 requirements. Ignore health/special power for Merlin's move Original Kunio), activate the child script for it covers OG's double jump too. if you're using one of the OG characters (e.g. you can use the special attacks even if your super power gauge is depleted. enemies will be killed when they are knocked on the ground. threshold default can be changed by editing the script. threshold can be changed via the table entry. you won't die even if you set the threshold to 0. you still took damage when being hit but the stamina won't drop below the specified threshold. refer to the notes at the end of the post for details. v2 - you may need to hit someone or get hit by someone before you can activate. v1 - can be activated anytime once enable is activated. there are 2 versions, either one will do, though I personally prefer v2. when activated, enemies can't touch you. 2 should works on the latest update (as of this table us upped) now. updated ignore super power, it sometimes makes the SP into 255 (when attempting to replenish the SP during usage), it should be fixed now. ![]() removed sync exp, never use it much when I played the game, lazy to update it now. re-visit the game after playing River City Girls. ![]() ignore health/special power for merlin's move. |
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