#days our search has failed us: 184

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Way of Kings Reread to prepare for Oathbringer

“Almighty above, Kalak thought. You’re broken too, aren’t you? They all were.”—Page 17

And thus the Radiants must be broken as well.

“‘They see us as divinities,’ Kalak whispered. ‘They rely upon us, Jezrien. We’re all that they have.’”—Page 17

So they aren’t, they were just people.

“The tempest within Szeth gave him many advantages—including the ability to quickly recover from small wounds. But it would not restore limbs killed by a Shardblade.”—Page 30

So a Honorblade can’t restore limbs killed by a Shardblade but being a Radiant can.

“Kharbranth, City of Bells”—Page 61

I forgot that Kharbranth was called the City of Bells.

“I’m dying, aren’t I? Healer, why do you take my blood? Who is that beside you, with his head of lines? I can see a distant sun, dark and cold, shining in a black sky.”—Page 73

Ah, Brandon and his foreshadowing.

“‘Kaladin,’ Syl said, landing on the log, ‘I’m going to leave’ He blinked in shock. Syl. Leave? But…she was the last thing he had left. ‘No,’ he whispered. It came out as a croak. ‘I’ll try to come back,’ she said. ‘But I don’t know what will happen when I leave you. Things are strange. I have odd memories. No, most of them aren’t even memories. Instincts. One of those tells me that if I leave you, I might lose myself.’ ‘Then don’t go,’ he said, growing terrified. ‘I have to,’ she said, cringing. ‘I can’t watch this anymore. I’ll try to return.’ She looked sorrowful. ‘Goodbye.’ And with that, she zipped away into the air, adopting the form of a tiny group of tumbling, translucent leaves. Kaladin watched her go, numb.”—Page 149

Oh, boy, fun fantasy series!

“She cowered down, kneeling on his palm, misty skirt around her legs, drops of rainwater passing through her and rippling her form. ‘You don’t like it then? I flew so far…I almost forgot myself. But I came back. I came back Kaladin.’”—Page 161

My poor sweetie, Syl.

“‘Today,’ King Elhokar announced, riding beneath the bright open sky, ‘is an excellent day to slay a god. Wouldn’t you say?’”—Page 183

Killing gods is so passé, Elhokar. You should really keep up with trends, you’re king after all.

“‘I know,’ Renarin said. His voice was measured, controlled. He always paused before he replied to question, as if testing the worlds in his mind. Some women Adolin knew said Renarin’s ways made them feel as if he were dissecting them with his mind. They’d shiver when they spoke of him, though Adolin had never found his younger brother the least bit discomforting.”—Page 184

Fight me!

“The king beamed.”—Page 188

C’mon, Elhokar, I believe in you! You can be a good king!

“‘Wit!’ Adolin called, waving.”—Page 197

Wit!

“Adolin—stalwart as always—had dismounted beside the king. He tried to stop the claws, striking at them as they fell. Unfortunately, there were four claws and only one of Adolin. Two swung at him at once, and though Adolin sliced a chunk out of one, he didn’t see the other sweeping at his back.”—Page 208

Adolin VS 4 is becoming a pattern.

“But the other one? You saw how he ran out onto the field today. He even forgot to draw his sword or bow! He’s useless!”—Sadeas, Page 227

COME AT ME, BRO! NO ONE TALKS SHIT ABOUT RENARIN!

“‘He is relying heavily on Brightness Lalai to act as clerk.’ Perhaps that would make Jasnah return. There was little love lost between herself and Sadeas’s cousin, who was the king’s head scribe in the queen’s absence.”—Page 422

Whoa, there, Sadeas’s cousin? I’m sure she won’t be a pain in the butt.

“‘Forgiven? Me?’ [Taravangian] seemed to find that amusing, and for a moment, Shallan thought she saw deep regret in his expression. ‘Unlikely. But that is something else entirely. Please. I stand by my questions.’”—Page 464

Ahahahaha.

“Gaz had never gotten used to having just one eye. Could a man get used to that?”—Page 472

I dunno, ask Kelsier.

“Roshone fell still, skewer held limply in his hand, brilliant green eyes narrowed, lips pursed tight. In the dark, those eyes almost seemed to glow.”—Page 546

Panic.

“‘Yelig-nar, called Blightwind, was one that could speak like a man, though often his voice was accompanied by the wails of those he consumed.’—The Unmade were obviously fabrications of folklore. Curiously, most were not considered individuals, but instead personifications of kind of destruction. This quote is from Traxil, line 33, considered a primary source, though I doubt its authenticity.”—Chapter 45, Way of Kings

Everyone in this series think the Unmade aren’t important which makes me think that they’re incredibly important.

“Kabsal hesitated, then walked over, taking the picture in reverent fingers. ‘It’s wonderful,’ he whispered. He looked up, then hurried to his lantern, opening it and pulling out the garnet broam inside. ‘Here,’ he said, proffering it. ‘Payment.’”—Page 639

Why would Kabsal try to pay Shallan for her drawing? Does he know she’s a radiant?

“The flashes of light came from directly ahead. So transfixing. Brushing past a pretty gold- and red-haired woman who huddled frightened in a corner, Kaladin burst through a door.”—Page 648

Who’s that?

“But that implied that they had limited themselves before. Did they do it because they realized that the battlefields left little room for maneuvering? Or was it for speed? But that didn’t make sense—the Alethi had to worry about bridges as choke points, slowing them more and more if they brought more troops. But the Parshendi could jump the chasms. So why commit fewer troops that their all?”—Page 781

They just trying to keep the Alethi distracted?

“The soldiers pulled Sadeas’s helm off, and Dalinar was relieved to see his former friend blinking, looking disoriented by largely uninjured.”—Page 786

Oh, good, Sadeas is still alive…

“I hold the suckling child in my hands, a knife at his throat, and know that all who live wish me to let the blade slip. Spill its blood upon the ground, over my hands, and with it gain us further breath to draw.”—Page 789

What do you guys think of this death rattle? I find it interesting that it first refers to the baby as “he” and then in the next sentence says “its blood” instead of “his”. So there’s possibly some baby possession going on here.

“When a surgeon failed, someone died.”—Page 790

Kal, dear, if a farmer fails to produce food, people will die.

“‘Yes,’ Elhokar replied. ‘And yet they are savages, and easily manipulated. It would be a perfect distraction, pinning the blame on a group of parshmen. We go to war for years and years, never noticing the real villains, working quietly in my own camp. They watch me. Always. Waiting. I see their faces in mirrors. Symbols, twisted, inhuman…’”—Page 826

Oh, poor Elhokar.

“‘Every bridge run,’ Kaladin said. ‘You’re going to make us go on every one.’ ‘Yes,’ she said idly, tapping for her bearers to raise her. ‘Your team is just too good. It must be used. You’ll start full-time bridge duty tomorrow. Consider it an…honor.’”—Page 833

Ah, now I remember why I hate Hashal.

“‘The world as we know it has quite nearly been destroyed,’ Nohadon said. ‘Barely a family exists that hasn’t lost half its members! Our best men are corpses on that field, and we haven’t food to last more than two or three months at best. And I’m to spend my time writing a book? Who would scribe it for me? All of my wordsman were slaughtered when Yelig-nar broke into the chancery. You’re the only man of letters I know of who’s still alive.’”—Page 852

Okay, so Yelig-nar is one of the Unmade. And he existed so, you’re wrong Jasnah.

“None of the soldiers rushing across the chasm had made any specific effort to attack the archers firing on Kaladin, but the weight of numbers had forced them away. A few gave Kaladin loathing gazes, making an odd gesture by cupping a hand to the right ear and pointing at him before finally retreating.”—Page 896

Odd.

“‘Don’t worry,’ Kaladin whispered. When had he started to cry? ‘I’ll bring you home. I’ll protect you, Tien. I’ll bring you back…’”—Page 924

MY HEART.

“‘On your horse, lighteyes’ ‘We should finish him. We could—’ ‘On your horse!’”—Page 940

Get on your fucking horse, Dad!

“Navani steeled herself, folding her arms, trying to quiet the screams of denial and pain that came from the back of her mind. This was a pattern. She often saw patterns in things.”—Page 946

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

“All is withdrawn for me. I stand against the one who saved my life. I protect the one who killed my promises. I raise my hand. The storm responds.”—Page 945

Possibly foreshadowing Kaladin having to save Roshone or Amaram?

“Wait. You—That—What just happened?”—Page 956

I love this.

“For all I know, there are many groups searching for these secrets.”—Page 992

What? Pffft noooooo. There isn’t a ridiculous amount of secret organizations looking for these secrets. You’re crazy, Jasnah.

#TaylorRereadsSA #Brandon Sanderson #Way of Kings #Stormlight Archive #Cosmere #DONE! #I have a problem...

[cg-starlight-stage]

Unit Party 2017 results!

Our second unit poll has been a huge success and I’d like to thank everyone who participated. In total, there were 295 respondents, casting a grand total of 1,962 votes. If you want to see complete detailed results, our spreadsheet can be viewed here. But right now, I’ll give you the highlights.

Overall:

Pink Check School - 94 votes

LiPPS & Caerula - 80 votes

Ankira/HappyHappyTwin - 72 votes

Black Gothic Dress - 67 votes

Individuals - 59 votes

Triad primus - 57 votes

Enjin - 51 votes

Project Krone - 43 votes

Aoino Orchestra - 41 votes

Rock the Beat - 35 votes

A much closer finish than last year, where LiPPS completely dominated every other unit. This time, Pink Check School of “Love Letter” won out, which is unsurprising if you remember the chaos of their event. LiPPS and Caerula tied for second. In fact, a number of units were knocked out by new or newly debuted units. 20% of all votes went to these 5 winners. Also, Black Gothic Dress and Project Krone are the only units not that do not have a song available in Starlight Stage.

MVP:

Rin Shibuya - 241 votes

Kanade Hayami - 240 votes

Syuko Shiomi - 219 votes

Nao Kamiya - 215 votes

Frederica Miyamoto - 184 votes

Another really tight match for this year’s Most Valuable Idol. With LiPPS not winning nearly as much, Rin shined this year. Member of 4 of the top 10 units, face of Starlight Stage, and generally very popular, it’s no surprise Rin did this well. The other LiPPS members are not far behind though, Kanade in particular. Frederica has fallen significantly after her units all received significantly less support this time. I wonder if LiPPS members will continue to do so well in the future! If you’d like to know how a particular idol did, use Ctrl+F to search and count the results for their name here.

More under the break

Starlight Stage:

LiPPS - 80 votes

Enjin - 51 votes

KBKYZD & Nocturne Unit - 21 votes

Yui Otome - 19 votes

NEX-US - 13 votes

Probably the category with the most change this year. Last year, there were only three units from the game! From early on, it seemed like it would be a battle between LiPPS and Enjin and they ate up the majority of votes. In the end, LiPPS kept their place on top. The big loser this time was, sadly, the Snow Wings unit. The only unnamed unit to make the top 5 was the Nocturne Unit, a frankly all-star lineup of adult idols (and Kanade). Their event story is great, give it a read.

Anime:

Triad Primus - 57 votes

Project Krone - 43 votes

*Asterisk with NatsuNana & LOVE LAIKA - 31 votes

CANDY ISLAND - 24 votes

Decoration - 18 votes

Believe it or not, the anime results are almost exactly the same as they were last year. The main difference being the LOVE LAIKA fell from second to third place and the other units were bumped up. Krone continues to be popular despite not having a real song! Unless much changes in the future, these results will probably remain. None of the above units have gotten any new content and remain anime exclusive.

Jewelries:

Caerula - 80 votes

Aoino Orchestra - 41 votes

Roseraie - 30 votes

Tropical☆Stars - 29 votes

Sunflower - 25 votes

Caerula and the other new Jewelries 003 units came in swiftly and decisively over the older groups. Personally, I think the 003 set was the best, with all three CDs being big winners all around. Also worth noting, no particular type was favored! All three won big and lost big.

Costume Sets:

Pink Check School - 94 votes

Black Gothic Dress - 67 votes

Red Ballad - 24 votes

Blue Napoleon - 22 votes

Canary Summer - 15 votes

After their debut event, Pick Check School has been pretty popular, beating last year’s winner by a handy amount! BGD gets points for being part of Triad Primus while the other sets have sadly been forgotten. Someday, they might get more voiced members or even an event, but that day isn’t today.

Mobage 3 or more:

Individuals - 59 votes

Positive Passion & Sexy Guilty - 21 votes

Sexy Gyarus - 14 votes

Hardcore Heaven’s Door - 12 votes

Cute Me and the 142′s - 11 votes

The three or more category had the most options to vote for, over 100! A few groups floated to the top shortly after voting opened, most notably “∀NSWER” performers Individuals. Their recent song and event pushed them way up from last year where they received votes in the single digits. Other debuted groups like Positive Passion and Sexy Guilty didn’t do nearly as well as I expected they would. Sexy Guilty in particular just had an event, a birthday, and an anime appearance. Hardcore Heaven’s Door is a very new unit, one that I actually added late because I didn’t even know they existed. Sadly, Sachiko was not voted the cutest in 5th place overall, though that’s better than most in this category. A big upheaval overall here!

Mobage Pairs:

Ankira/HappyHappyTwin - 72 votes

Rock the Beat - 35 votes

Dark Illuminate - 19 votes

Familia Twin & Lazy Lazy - 15 votes

Mysterious Eyes - 14 votes

With 85 entrants, pairs also had some stiff competition but the winner left all others in the dust. HappyHappyTwin (or Ankira) took 25% of the votes in this category, enough to put them in third overall. Rock the Beat, while also being popular, just couldn’t compete. Most other units failed to scoop up many votes, even last year’s winnner, Lazy Lazy. As Starlight Stage debuts more small units, it’ll be interesting to see if/how this list changes next year.

New vs. Old Units

New songs for old units - 159 votes

New units - 136 votes

Largely a question to satisfy my own curiosity, I really have to call this one basically a tie. I’m excited to see what other songs we’ll get, especially after Pink Check School’s debut in the game!

Again, I’d like to thank everyone for participating and I hope we can do this again next year. You can look at detailed results right here, and as always you can contact us here or me personally here.

#poll #poll results #unit party 2017 #unit poll #mod kirari

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The Crimson Strings Membership is an interesting journey into the issue of free will

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The Crimson Strings Membership is an interesting journey into the issue of free will

Here’s a sport in regards to the sights and the perils of self-improvement. For me, the lesson is germane: Enjoying The Crimson Strings Membership makes me do not forget that I’ve a nasty mood.

I discovered my foul mood from my father, who discovered it from his father. These two males had a capability for sudden violence, which served them as they struggled to get by within the powerful neighborhood of West Belfast, Northern Eire. However within the quieter corridors of my life, it has introduced me nothing however bother.

Relatedly, I additionally endure from anxiousness — loud noises and crowds are particularly bothersome — and so I take a capsule every single day that relieves this minor incapacity. I assume this capsule calms me, or locks up some unloved cabinet in my thoughts.

Since I began taking the capsule, I haven’t misplaced my mood, not as soon as. I don’t suppose the capsule burdens me with any unfavourable negative effects, however these items are tough to know. Perhaps the capsule is slowly turning me right into a daffodil. Who is aware of?

I considered all this an incredible deal whereas enjoying The Crimson Strings Membership. It’s a sport that asks how far we’re keen to go to suppress our worst impulses, each as people and as a society.

The Crimson Strings Membership is rendered within the pixelated model of an early ’90s science fiction sport, and far of it takes place in a dive bar. The bartender and his lover work collectively to convey down an organization that’s in search of to reshape the world by releasing a thoughts management know-how that blocks prison conduct.

The noirish tone of the sport is nothing new. Driving rainstorms, neon outside and a portentous soundtrack sign unashamed inspiration from Blade Runner and its ilk. The Crimson Strings Membership’s story facilities on an android that struggles with its energy and identification.

However this sport is greater than only a assortment of tech-hell tropes. It presents us with a variety of characters who’re crippled by, and afraid of, their very own flaws. And they also set up technological conduct modifiers into their our bodies, very similar to my capsule. These modifiers are created and marketed by an organization referred to as Supercontinent, which additionally manufactures the androids.

Most of The Crimson Strings Membership is a collection of dialogue containers, providing decisions that result in totally different outcomes. There isn’t a fail state, however I discovered myself conscious of the alternatives I’d missed as I attempted to squeeze the sport’s numerous characters for data.

Most of those individuals are staff of Supercontinent, variously dedicated to the corporate or to their very own ambitions. Some are cautious of the corporate’s route and the motives of its mysterious chief.

Because the bartender Donavon, I combine drinks for these folks and attempt to get them to speak. Totally different substances spark numerous character hotspots. I hit these by serving concoctions that match with the emotional state I need to manipulate, which is introduced as a sort of bodily goal.

It’s an odd notion, however it works within the second, each serving dialogue tree development and performing as a mechanical foreshadowing of the sport’s story.

Because the android Arkasa-184, I work in a cell, creating character modules on a pottery wheel. I take advantage of paring instruments to create shapes, and I select which modules to insert into my clients, most of whom are completely self-absorbed. It’s a easy, pleasing puzzle that runs its course earlier than it turns into choresome.

At one level, I’m in a position to override my slavelike programming and insert modules that positively don’t match the purchasers’ wishes, however which I resolve might be higher for them in the long term. Once more, this performs into the sport’s theme of particular person selection usually working opposite to the collective good.

Lastly, as Donavon’s boyfriend, I work as a hacker, attempting to infiltrate Supercontinent’s programs. This seems to be an train in phone fraud, as I steal the voice patterns of Individual X to be able to squeeze data from Individual Y. It’s a neat puzzle that’s supported by point-and-click merchandise searches.

The Crimson Strings Membership’s eight hours or so zip alongside at an agreeable tempo, with its easy gameplay instruments managing to keep away from overstaying their welcome. It appears like a 1950s stage play, telling us one thing in regards to the world by the use of wit, however all the time within the route of reality.

Its power is within the performances and dialogue of its characters, who ask tough questions on free will and social order. They concern being brainwashed by Supercontinent, however the firm’s supporters are all adamant that its know-how is not any totally different from a behavior-modifying medicine.

At one level, Arkasa-184 asks Donavon whether or not or not this know-how is likely to be helpful if, for instance, it eradicated rape, or racism or greed. As in a sport like Papers, Please, there aren’t any simple solutions. The villain is a system that posits know-how as a savior from ourselves. Most of us are responsible of subscribing to this delusion.

We dwell in an age when real-life firms underneath the sway of cold-eyed businesspeople are shaping our societies via political manipulation. Or they’re run by semimaniacal Silicon Valley utopians who’re unable to discern their very own pursuits from the pursuits of humanity.

The query of how far we permit their designs to form our lives has by no means been extra pressing. The Crimson Strings Membership does a very good job of framing this drawback, and permitting us to discover its dimensions.

#Crimson #free #Game #Games #TakeNews

[altalemur]

the Voltron team as Skippy’s List

Shiro

2. My proper military title is “The Black Paladin” not “Princess Anastasia”.

23. Must never ask anyone who outranks me if they’ve been smoking crack.

35. Not allowed to sing “High Speed Dirt” by Megadeth during airborne operations. (“See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I’m off to meet my maker”)

36. Can’t have flashbacks to wars I was not in. (The Spanish-American War isn’t over).

52. Not allowed to yell “Take that Cobra” at the rifle range.

67. I am not the Psychological Warfare Mascot.

95. I am not in need of a more suitable host body.

100. Claymore mines are not filled with yummy candy, and it is wrong to tell new soldiers that they are.

114. I cannot trade my CO to the Galra.

124. Two drink limit does not mean first and last.

125. Two drink limit does not mean two kinds of drinks.

126. Two drink limit does not mean the drinks can be as large as I like.

147. I should not threaten suicide with pop rocks and Coke ®.

148. Putting red “Mike and Ike’s��� ® into a prescription medicine bottle, and then eating them all in a formation is not funny.

172. “A full magazine and some privacy” is not the way to help a potential suicide.

206. Not allowed to get shot.

Sven

11. Not allowed to join the Communist Party.

12. Not allowed to join any militia.

13. Not allowed to form any militia.

66. There is no “Anti-Mime” campaign in the galaxy.

69. May not pretend to be a fascist stormtrooper, while on duty.

95. I am not in need of a more suitable host body.

106. I may not trade my rifle for any of the following: Cigarettes, booze, sexual favors, Kalishnikovs, Soviet Armored vehicles, small children, or bootleg CD’s.

147. I should not threaten suicide with pop rocks and Coke ®.

148. Putting red “Mike and Ike’s” ® into a prescription medicine bottle, and then eating them all in a formation is not funny.

162. Past lives have absolutely no effect on the chain of command.

206. Not allowed to get shot.

Hunk

31. Not allowed to let sock puppets take responsibility for any of my actions.

32. Not allowed to let sock puppets take command of my post.

33. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.

34. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.

49. Not allowed to trade military equipment for “magic beans”.

50. Not allowed to sell magic beans during duty hours.

55. An order to “Put Kiwi on my boots” does *not* involve fruit.

84. Must not use military vehicles to “Squish” things.

88. Must not refer to Allura as “Mom”.

89. Must not refer to Shiro as “Dad”.

97. Gozer does not dwell in my refrigerator.

160. No part of the military uniform is edible.

161. Bodychecking General officers is not a good idea.

183. My chain of command has neither the time, nor the inclination to hear about what I did with six boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups. ®

184. When operating a military vehicle I may *not* attempt something “I saw in a cartoon”.

190. Must not make s’mores while on guard duty.

191. Our Humvees cannot be assembled into a giant battle-robot.

Lance

1. Not allowed to watch Southpark when I’m supposed to be working.

6. Not allowed to play “Pulp Fiction” with a suction-cup dart pistol and any officer.

18. May no longer perform my now (in)famous “Barbie Girl Dance” while on duty.

37. Our medic is called Coran, not “Dr. Feelgood”.

38. Our supply Sgt is Coran not “Sugar Daddy”.

43. Camouflage body paint is not a uniform.

45. I am not allowed to “Go to Bragg boulevard and shake daddy’s little money maker for twenties stuffed into my undies”.

48. I may not use public masturbation as a tool to demonstrate a flaw in a command decision.

71. I must not flaunt my deviances in front of my chain of command.

83. Must not start any SITREP (Situation Report) with “I recently had an experience I just had to write you about….”

87. If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it.

88. Must not refer to Allura as “Mom”.

89. Must not refer to Shiro as “Dad”.

113. There is absolutely no need to emulate the people from “Full Monty” every time I hear the song “Hot Stuff”.

115. I should not speculate on the penis size of anyone who outranks me.

131. No dancing in the turret. This especially applies in conjunction with rule #113.

143. I do not need to keep a “range card” by my window.

145. I should not drink three quarts of blue food coloring before a urine test.

156. I will no longer perform “lap-dances” while in uniform.

157. If I take the uniform off, in the course of the lap-dance, it still counts.

159. When detained by MP’s, I do not have a right to a strip search.

166. No, the pants are not optional.

175. We do not “charge into battle, naked, like the Celts”.

199. I should not confess to crimes that took place before I was born.

201. Must not valiantly push officers onto hand grenades to save the squad.

207. The green goo is *not* a personal lubricant. 

Keith

16. Must get a haircut even if it tampers with my “Samson like powers”.

41. “Keep on Trucking” is *not* a psychological warfare message.

47. I am not a citizen of Texas, and those other, forty-nine, lesser states.

53. Not allowed to quote “Full Metal Jacket “ at the rifle range.

60. “The Giant Space Ants” are not at the top of my chain of command.

68. I may not line my helmet with tin foil to “Block out the space mind control lasers”.

78. I may not call block my chain of command.

86. May not challenge anyone in my chain of command to the “field of honor”.

88. Must not refer to Allura as “Mom”.

89. Must not refer to Shiro as “Dad”.

96. “Redneck Zombies” is not a military training aid.

101. I am not allowed to mount a bayonet on a crew-served weapon.

105. I am not allowed to bum cigarettes off of anyone under twelve.

115. I should not speculate on the penis size of anyone who outranks me.

118. Burn pits for classified material are not revel fires – therefore it is wrong to dance naked around them.

130. “I’m drunk” is a bad answer to any question posed by my commander.

136. Shouting “Let’s do the village! Let’s do the whole fucking village!” while out on a mission is bad.

137. Should not show up at the front gate wearing part of a Blade of Marmora uniform, messily drunk.

138. Even if my commander did it.

141. Not allowed to use a broadsword to disprove “The Pen is Mightier than the sword”.

146. Nor should I drink three quarts of red food coloring, and scream during a urine test.

171. On training missions, try not to shoot down the General’s helicopter.

179. On Garrison documents, my race is not “Other”.

193. The Masons, and Gray Aliens are not in our chain of command.

196. I am not allowed to give tattoos.

198. Not allowed to lead a “Coup” during training missions.

208. Not allowed to play into the deluded fantasies of the civilians who are “hearing conversations” from the NSA, FBI, CIA and KGB due to the microchip the aliens implanted in their brain.

Pidge

7. Not allowed to add “In accordance with the prophesy” to the end of answers I give to a question an officer asks me.

8. Not allowed to add pictures of officers I don’t like to War Criminal posters.

15. Not allowed to train adopted stray dogs to “Sic Brass!”

19. May not call any officers immoral, untrustworthy, lying, slime, even if I’m right.

24. Must not tell any officer that I am smarter than they are, especially if it’s true.

54. “Napalm sticks to kids” is *not* a motivational phrase.

56. An order to “Make my Boots black and shiny” does not involve electrical tape.

59. May not make posters depicting the leadership failings of my chain of command.

75. May not conduct psychological experiments on my chain of command.

88. Must not refer to Allura as “Mom”.

89. Must not refer to Shiro as “Dad”.

103. My commander is not old enough to have fought in the civil war, and I should stop implying that he did.

104. Vodka, green food coloring, and a “Cool Mint” Listerine® bottle is not a good combination.

117. Must not use government equipment to bootleg pornography.

122. Radioactive material should not be stored in the barracks.

129. The Microsoft ® “Dancing Paperclip” is not authorized to countermand any orders.

151. The proper way to report to my Commander is “Green Paladin, reporting as ordered, Sir” not “You can’t prove a thing!”

154. Shouldn’t treat “piss-bottles” with extra-strength icy hot.

173. I am not allowed to create new levels of security clearance.

174. Furby ® is not allowed into classified areas. (I swear to the gods, I did not make that up, it’s actually DOD policy).

181. Pokémon® trainer is not an MOS.

194. Shouldn’t take incriminating photos of my chain of command.

195. Shouldn’t use Photoshop ® to create incriminating photos of my chain of command.

Allura

3. Not allowed to threaten anyone with black magic.

4. Not allowed to challenge anyone’s disbelief of black magic by asking for hair.

28. Don’t take the batteries out of the other soldiers alarm clocks (Even if they do hit snooze about forty times).

30. Not allowed to wake an Non-Commissioned Officer by repeatedly banging on the head with a bag of trash.

46. I am not authorized to fire officers.

79. I am neither the king nor queen of cheese.

80. Not allowed to wear a dress to any army functions.

102. Rodents are not entitled to burial with full military honors, even if they are “casualties of war”.

186. I am not the Empress of anything.

201. Must not valiantly push officers onto hand grenades to save the squad.

Coran

20. Must not taunt the Unilu any more.

21. Must attempt to not antagonize SAS.

22. Must never call an SAS a “Wanker”.

39. Not allowed to ask for the day off due to religious purposes, on the basis that the world is going to end, more than once.

63. Command decisions do *not* need to be ratified by a 2/3 majority.

85. Not allowed to make any Psychological Warfare products depicting the infamous Ft. Bragg sniper incident.

123. I should not teach other soldiers to say offensive and crude things in Altean, under the guise of teaching them how to say potentially useful phrases.

132. The loudspeaker system is not a forum to voice my ideas.

133. The loudspeaker system is not to be used to replace the radio.

155. Teaching Altean children to taunt other soldiers is not nice.

189. Do not dare Paladins to eat bugs. They will always do it.

Matt

10. Not allowed to purchase anyone’s soul on government time.

12. Not allowed to join any militia.

13. Not allowed to form any militia.

42. Not allowed to attempt to appeal to mankind’s baser instincts in recruitment posters.

57. The proper response to a lawful order is not “Why?”

62. It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission, no longer applies to me.

77. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them “You don’t need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for.”

94. Crucifixes do not ward off Galra, and I should not test that.

99. A smiley face is not used to mark a minefield.

119. I cannot arrest children for being rude.

158. The revolution is not now.

203. “To conquer the earth with an army of flying monkeys” is a bad long term goal to give the re-enlistment NCO.

#fandom #voltron #skippy's list

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Zrii: Legit or just a scam? Full review

Zrii is a multilevel marketing company that is best known for their health and weight loss products.  

The company received increased attention after its Ayurveda-inspired antioxidant drink, Amalaki, was featured by Deepak Chopra’s Chopra Center, which is focused on holistic healing and living.

The company also sells anti-aging skin care creams, but it is best-known for its Amalaki antioxidant drink and its meal replacement shake, Achieve.

So did I get on board? This explains everything:

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When it comes to popularity, Zrii is, sadly, on the decline.  Though it was surging in popularity in 2014 and 2015, search engine traffic has slid, indicating a drop in public interest.  However, a return to popularity would not be unprecedented.  The company experienced a spurt of interest in 2007 and 2008 before a precipitous drop-off, only to retool and resurge again.  

Zrii’s initial drop in popularity was rooted in board room politics.  As reported by AOL Finance, a failed hostile takeover by seven of the top distributors for the company the company made for bad press and even worse results in the sales department.  Since then, though, the company rebounded.  Having cheated death by obscurity once, can Zrii do it again?

Products

Zrii’s two best-selling products, and those that it is most well-known for, are its Amalaki “miracle juice” and its Achieve meal replacement shake for weight loss.

Amalaki is a combination of juices from strong antioxidant fruits as well as a number of  herbal supplements.  The juices of interest include pomegranate, concord grape, cranberry, and raspberry.

Though these fruits are the most potent antioxidants included in Amalaki, they aren’t the primary ingredients.  Unfortunately, Zrii uses white pear juice and white grape juice as the most prevalent liquids, which are both sugar-laden and devoid of much nutritional utility.

The herbal ingredients are more varied.  The product’s namesake comes from the inclusion of amalaki fruit extract, which is from a plant native to India that has a long history of use as an herbal remedy.  

Many of the other ingredients are also arcane Indian herbs that are unfamiliar to most people: Jujube fruit, haritaki fruit, and schizandra fruit, just to name a few.  A few herbal ingredients do ring some bells: turmeric and ginger root extracts are both included, though the label does not disclose their amounts.

The health properties of Amalaki are based on the Ayurveda medicine principles, but some of the ingredients are thought to have scientific benefits as well.

Potent concentrations of juice from dark colored fruits, for example, are known to be high powered antioxidants that operate independently of traditional micronutrients like vitamin C.

A scientific article in the journal Food Chemistry demonstrates that non-citrus fruits have high concentrations of compounds called polyphenols, which account for a large proportion of the antioxidant power of those fruits.

Additionally, turmeric extract may help reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering your cholesterol levels.  An experiment by researchers in Spain fed rabbits with heart disease a standardized turmeric extract and examined its effects.

The researchers found that the turmeric helped prevent oxidation of LDL cholesterol (which causes hardened arteries) and lowered their cholesterol levels to boot.  If this translates to humans, it could prove helpful.

The Achieve meal replacement is Ayurveda-inspired too.  Its “NutriVeda” formulation combines standard meal replacement shake ingredients (protein isolates, fiber, flavoring, and traditional weight loss supplement extracts) with Ayurveda-based weight loss blend.

The protein blend includes whey protein, soy protein, and milk protein isolates, among others.  Protein supplements like this are know to help with maintaining muscle mass during weight loss, and fiber is known to increase satiety (feelings of fullness).

Beyond this, some of the other ingredients in Achieve show promise in traditional medical studies of weight loss.  The proprietary Ayurvedic blend includes green tea extract, which has strong fat burning properties.  

As reported in a 1999 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, green tea increases fat oxidation and energy expenditure, and these are caused by both the caffeine content and the content of special compounds called catechins, which both modulate your metabolism.

Compensation plan

To become a distributor for Zrii, you must purchase an enrollment pack.  The cheapest of these is $49.95. But this doesn’t automatically qualify you for bonuses or commissions.  It does qualify you for a 30% retail discount, which you can then turn around and sell for a profit.

To remain active, and thus eligible to get paid, you must maintain a constant flow of of 65 personal volume per month.  As a binary structure MLM, Zrii requires you to have two front line distributors below you, each of which manages their own team.  The weaker of these two teams is what qualifies you to move up the rankings.  

The commission’s structure is better than average: Zrii distributors make 20% commissions on their first level of sales, and 10% on the second level.  However, this is a little deceptive, as half of this commission flows to your upline.  The good news is that you are on the receiving end of that if you build up your two sales teams.

Moving up the ranks at Zrii takes a lot of sales volume.  Even getting to the second rank takes 500 product volume per month from your weakest leg—so at a bare minimum, you’d need to move 1000 product volume per month to reach this.  It only gets more difficult as the ranks increase.  

Recap

Zrii’s products have some health benefits, but they weren’t designed through the lens of modern science and medicine—instead, they’re inspired by the alternative medicine practice of Ayurveda, so the degree to which your customers trust in that practice will determine how useful these products are to them.

The relatively good compensation structure is reflected in the results: According to Zrii’s income disclosure statement, the vast majority of distributors are at the first level rank, but take home an average of $184 per month.

Unfortunately, the compensation doesn’t scale well with sales volume; even high-ranking distributors don’t make a ton of money.

All in all, Zrii is a solid side-hustle bet, but may not be the best when it comes to growth potential.

So if you’re simply doing it for the money, there are better ways to kill your day job.

You might like our coaching because it shows you the good life without selling stuff to your family and friends.

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