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2023.06.03 23:57 Caulibflower Defending the Draft: Seattle Seahawks
Seattle’s 2023 class represents the second half of a draft-based reload which began last year, after the Seahawks finally admitted they were suffocating Russell Wilson and traded him to Denver so that he could fulfill his destiny. We were left with an unevenly-talented but surprisingly feisty roster which outperformed expectations all the way into the playoffs.
Our front office has been candid about some of its past mistakes in the draft, the most glaring of which have come when the team goes for need over talent. Last year, with the first half of our extra draft picks, we focused on acquiring as much talent as possible, rather than trying to address specific holes. The 2023 draft is very similar in that regard. In free agency, the team was restrained but practical, and added a few mid-range players to ensure a baseline of competency at the most problematic positions. This allowed them even more flexibility and leeway to be aggressive about drafting for talent.
What Seattle wants to be in 2023: I believe that Seattle would have loved to take Anthony Richardson, but the price to trade up was clearly too high. BUT - this is also a testament to the faith that they have in Geno Smith. They were not going to give up multiple first round picks when they think that Geno’s ceiling includes the potential for a Super Bowl run. I believe that is how the front office is looking at this team: They have a boatload of high draft picks over the last two years, which means an unusual number of blue chip prospects on cheap contracts. They also have a QB who has far outplayed his expectations, and if he can continue playing to even a similar level in 2023, will be outplaying his updated contract as well. I do think that Seattle has tried to take the burden off of Geno with the way that they drafted - but again, this has always been Pete Carroll’s philosophy. Pete Carroll doesn’t want the team to live or die on the arm of the quarterback. So, Seattle drafted to make every other part of the roster stronger and more competitive.
THE DRAFT
1.05) Devon Witherspoon - CB, Illinois
While I haven’t made much of Seattle’s needs, it’s obvious to anyone who watches the Seahawks that the defense needs dramatic improvement for this team to reach the next level. Tariq Woolen was a huge surprise as a rookie and a breakout star at right cornerback, but Seattle lacked an obvious answer on the opposite side. Devon Witherspoon is a true tone-setter for the defense as well as the perfect complement to Tariq at left cornerback. Where Tariq is supremely long, fast and fluid, Devon Witherspoon is smaller but more in-your-face. He’s violent, which is an unusual as well as a very exciting trait to list among the first attributes of a cornerback. The speed at which he triggers and the force with which he strikes ballcarriers are special for the position, and that physicality is especially welcome on the left side where he’ll be playing. But he’s also an adept cover man who posted great ball production in college (3 picks and 14 passes broken up in 2022), and for as much as his hitting pops off the screen, it’s actually his mental game which is most exciting of all.
He is one of those players who always seems to know what is happening before anyone else does - it looks like he’s guessing, but when he’s consistently right, over and over, it becomes apparent that he has a truly unusual aptitude for reading the game. That’s not just my own opinion, either - in Pete Carroll’s own words: “His make-up … how he approaches the game, the way he sees his opportunities and stuff. I’ve always held Troy in high regard in that. [Devon Witherspoon] is the closest I’ve come to that, someone talking and acting and performing like that … We’ve not seen a guy like this.”](https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/29/nfl-draft-usc-football-seahawks-pete-carroll-reveals-troy-polamalu-traits-for-devon-witherspoon/)
1.20) Jaxon Smith-Njigba - WR, Ohio State
Tyler Lockett is 30, and going into his age-31 season. People talk about his upcoming cap hit, but he’s still nearly un-cuttable until 2025 due to dead money. Is a trade possible? Maybe, but that somehow feels unlikely. Does the team know that Tyler plans to retire relatively soon? It’s plausible - he does already have a fairly successful side gig going as a realtor. But where I’m actually going with this is … Seattle really needed a 3rd wide receiver even if the whole gang stays together. Dee Eskridge was meant to be that guy a couple of years ago, and it just hasn’t happened. JSN is on another level as a prospect, and by taking over the slot, allows DK and Tyler more freedom to attack the deep third of the field. I think we’ll see all three of them lined up in every position over the course of the season, but the way that JSN is able to attack the short and middle areas with body positioning and quick separation will potentially change the way our whole passing game works - even if he only logs, say, 50 or 60 catches. I’d be really happy with that from him in year 1.
It’s worth mentioning as well - our current OC (who some speculate could be our HC-in-waiting) is Shane Waldron, who was with the Rams as they unlocked the 90+ catch potential of Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. JSN has the exact attributes to thrive in that kind of scheme - lots of digs, crosses, and pop routes off of play action - probably even more so than DK or Tyler. So even if he doesn’t go huge in year 1, this feels like a slam dunk pick for the future of this offense.
2.37) Derick Hall - EDGE, Auburn
Similar to Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall is violent. The Seahawks defense has distinctly lacked a certain intimidation factor over the last few years, and Hall is another attempt to rectify that. There were some split opinions on Hall, but there are some indications that the Seahawks had Hall rated as a first-round talent on their big board. He’s not a refined rusher, but he’s very well-built and physical, and meets blockers with speed, aggression, and power.
Oftentimes we see elite athletes at the EDGE position we assume that they’ll be finesse players, but Hall is the opposite: while he’s squatty (a shade under 6’3” and 255) and very long (34” arms), he also boasts a 93rd percentile broad and 94th percentile 40 yard dash: he’s not trying to beat you around the corner, he’s a freight train with a dragster’s throttle and he’s going to hit you at full speed. He joins an already-young and talented group of EDGE defenders that includes stud free agent signing Uchenna Nwosu and two other recent 2nd-rounders in Darrell Taylor and Boye Mafe. Especially with EDGE rushers, it’s great to have a rotation. You love having a deep group that keeps each other fresh and allows you the flexibility to adapt to situations or matchups. Taylor and Mafe bring more of the typical bend and burst you expect from athletic EDGE players, and Hall’s power and violence is a welcome addition to the mix.
2.52) Zach Charbonnet - RB, UCLA
While fantasy football nerds everywhere donned black to mourn the wasted futures of both Ken Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, I chuckled to myself. There’s quite a lot of detail on this situation in that link, but the basic upshot is this: Seattle’s front office had Zach Charbonnet very high on their draft board. He was in consideration as early as pick 37, where they took Derick Hall. Our running game didn’t work very well last year when KWIII was injured, and they want to make sure that doesn’t happen again. But furthermore, even while KWIII was one of the most explosive running backs in the league as a rookie, he was also inconsistent. He ripped off a bunch of big runs, but there were a lot of others where he left meat on the bone.
I’m not suggesting that the rookie version of KWIII is his ceiling, but there was more room for improvement than I think is appreciated by a lot of people who don’t watch the Seahawks. Charbonnet doesn’t have the same breakaway ability, but on a run-to-run basis, he appears to be more consistent at getting 3 or 4 yards in the kinds of spots where KWIII was getting 1 or 2. Pete Carroll really wants a consistent run game, and if KWIII isn’t delivering that, he might just turn out to be the most exciting 1B in the league. Or maybe he’ll really take ownership of the 1A role and this situation looks a bit like the best of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt for the next 3 years. Bottom line: Charbonnet provides high-end depth to a position that has really struggled with injuries in recent years while also offering more potential as a pass blocker, more skill as a receiver, and more consistency and physicality as a ballcarrier. It’ll be really interesting to see how that shakes out in the touch ratios, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Charbonnet comes in and takes the priority spot on the depth chart. Pete Carroll indicates that he and Ken Walker will just have to battle it out.
4.108) Anthony Bradford - OG, LSU
While Seattle managed to nab not one but two starting offensive tackles in last year’s draft, the interior offensive line continued to be a mixed bag. Damien Lewis is entering the 4th year of his rookie contract and has been a little up-and-down since moving from RG to LG after a very good rookie season, and RG Gabe Jackson is currently a free agent. One of Seattle’s only notable FA signings was Detroit’s OC/G Evan Brown, whose 1-year deal gave us a veteran baseline at both C and G going into the draft. Anthony Bradford will be expected to push Brown for the RG spot in 2023 and hopefully be ready to take over by 2024.
Bradford is another tone-setter. His agility is average, but his combination of bulk and power is high-end - he’s 330 pounds and put up 34 bench reps while still testing in the top 25% of all interior linemen for his jumps and sprints. This is a pick is another demonstration of Seattle’s priorities: they want to play a physical brand of football on both sides of the ball. There’s a simplicity to this pick, summarized neatly by an anonymous offensive line coach at the bottom of of his NFL.com prospect profile: “I’ll take size and power all day over finesse guards who can move but don’t have any pop to them.”
It’s worth noting that Seattle picked here because Denver gave up their 2024 3rd round pick to swap 4.108 for pick 3.83. It seems relatively likely that 2024 pick is higher than 3.83, which in turn sort of makes this feel like a free 4th rounder. (Why does Denver want us to have so much of their draft capital?)
4.123) Cameron Young - DT, Mississippi State
One of Seattle’s biggest needs was interior defensive line, and this feels like one of the most obvious ‘need’ picks of the draft - though it’s telling that it doesn’t feel like Seattle specifically targeted a need until the middle rounds.
Cam Young isn’t a dynamic pass rusher, but he’s well-built for the interior and has very, very long arms (34.5”). He’s got a good anchor and combined with that length, gives us a viable player at nose tackle. He doesn’t have to be flashy to be an early contributor on the interior rotation, and by day 3 any consistent contribution feels like great value for any pick.
5.151) Mike Morris - DL, Michigan
Mike Morris is an interesting pick because he’s likely to play a different position for us than he played at Michigan, where he often played from a 2-point stance. He’s most likely going to be a 5-tech for us (a base end in 3-4/hybrid looks), because while he’s athletic - in the sense that he moves very well, shows decent balance, and has good hand-eye coordination - he’s not really explosive or twitchy enough to drop back into coverage or challenge offensive tackles with speed.
But he’s also huge. He’s over 6’5”, weighed 275 at the combine and will play around 290 for Seattle. Pete Carroll has indicated that he’ll play a similar role to Dre’Mont Jones and Jarran Reed, who are both 300-lb defensive ends in our scheme. Similarly to Young, a lack of depth in the rotation opens the possibility for early snaps.
5.154) Olusegun Oluwatimi - OC, Michigan
Now, he’s a pick that got a number of people pretty excited. I was personally a little bit surprised that they took Mike Morris ahead of “Olu Olu,” as center was both a bigger need than 5-tech, and Olu Olu was also widely regarded as a better prospect. But not only was Olu Olu regarded as a better prospect - many people thought that he could go as early as the 3rd or 4th round. PFF loves him, the Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy loves him, and so did CFB’s awards - in 2022 he won both the Rimington Award as the nations best center as well as the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best interior lineman.
How did he slip to the 5th round? When you look at his scouting reports, you see terms like ‘functional athleticism’ and ‘adequate agility.’ We don’t have agility numbers for him, so it may well be that he simply knows his strengths - and that said, he does have some physical advantages. He’s about 310, which is on the larger side for a center, pretty good length, and also shows some legitimate explosiveness and power with his jumps and bench. But beyond that, he was a 4-year starter at Michigan who has loads of experience against top competition and a wide variety of defensive schemes. He’s smart. He can make all the calls, he knows where to be, and a center play goes a long way when a guy is in the right place at the right time while bringing plenty of power with him. Like Anthony Bradford, Olu will be challenging Evan Brown for an immediate role on the interior line. There’s guarantee, but there is a real chance this is our starting center for the next several years - and for a 5th round pick, just the legitimacy of that possibility represents a tremendous value.
6.198) Jerrick Reed II - S/DB, New Mexico
Not many people know who Jerrick Reed is, and that’s ok - he’s used to it. An undersized defensive back at 5’9” 196, Reed has done nothing but produce from high school, to community college, and eventually to a D-I scholarship to New Mexico State where he started for all 4 years. This continues a trend: the Seahawks again have taken a smart, tough player with lots of starting experience, who is a very hard worker, and who loves and understands the game. That will be important for a late-round pick trying to make the team, but the path to playing time might be shorter than you’d think.
When Seattle signed Julian Love in free agency, there were questions about what that meant for Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams. Apparently, per Pete Carroll, it doesn’t mean anything - they intend to play a lot of 3-safety looks. It’s worth noting that this is something they were already doing at the beginning of last year, before Jamal Adams got injured (again). If this defense is playing with 3 safeties much of the time - which is made even more likely by the lack of depth and talent at off-ball linebacker - then a 4th or 5th safety is much closer than usual to being an immediate backup. Reed’s not going to get any looks on the outside, but he can legitimately back up the free safety, strong safety, and nickel positions. He also has a ton of experience on special teams, and the ability to fill 4 or more different roles on a squad is exactly the kind of thing that makes depth guys stick to final rosters.
7.237) Kenny McIntosh - RB, Georgia
Similar to Olu Olu, Kenny McIntosh is a player who many people thought could go much earlier than he did. The problem with Kenny McIntosh - in my opinion - is simply that he had a very worrying series of predraft measurements. He seemingly dropped weight to run at the combine, but only managed a 4.63 at 204 lbs. He was back up to 216 for Georgia’s pro day, but again only managed a 4.66 along with some other mediocre-to-poor numbers. Teams seemed more interested in other more-explosive backs, or runners with better resumes as pure ballcarriers.
But at this point in the draft, that lack of interest became Seattle’s gain. Because in Seattle, Kenny McIntosh is not only going to be allowed to play to his strengths - he’s going to be expected to, because there’s a specific role on this team for a player exactly like him. One of the Seahawks most underrated losses this offseason was running back Travis Homer. It wouldn’t surprise me if most people don’t know who he is, but he had a definite role as a third-down back in addition to special teams duties. Like Jerrick Reed, it will definitely help McIntosh’s case for a roster spot if he can prove his worth on special teams. But he may not have to. Travis Homer was not a particularly good ballcarrier. He was small - also around 205 - wasn’t creative, wasn’t powerful, wasn’t especially fast or twitchy. But he was a tremendous pass blocker and a serviceable receiver, and those two things earned him about a quarter of all offensive snaps (484) in games he played in over the last 3 seasons. If that seems high, that’s because it is - especially for a running back who only touched the ball 106 times in that span. Compare that to DeeJay Dallas, who had about half-again as many touches on a similar number of snaps.
While Ken Walker III and Zach Charbonnet are going to be the running backs who the offense specifically tries to feed the ball, Kenny McIntosh could easily be the running back that the team wants on the field in the most obvious passing situations. Zach Charbonnet was also one of the most productive receivers among college running backs, but Kenny McIntosh is probably smoother and more refined as both a route runner and a receiver. McIntosh registered zero drops on 90 targets, posted a PFF grade over 90 as a receiver, and is also already a very reliable pass blocker. That means there’s already a role for him on the Seahawks, and KWIII and Charbs aren’t necessarily in his way - if anything, those guys might be battling for the 3rd-down snaps that Seattle’s coaches assume will go to McIntosh. Again, as with several of these other day three picks - this 7th rounder enters training camp with a great shot to take hold of an important role early on. He may only log 20 carries and 20 catches in the stat book over the course of the season, but it might also be on 150-200 snaps, and in important game situations. And if he’s able to keep KWIII and Charbs that much fresher, and especially if he’s just the best for those situations, once again that’s tremendous value for the back end of the draft.
I’m really excited for this draft class.
Go Hawks.
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Our front office has been candid about some of its past mistakes in the draft, the most glaring of which have come when the team goes for need over talent. Last year, with the first half of our extra draft picks, we focused on acquiring as much talent as possible, rather than trying to address specific holes. The 2023 draft is very similar in that regard. In free agency, the team was restrained but practical, and added a few mid-range players to ensure a baseline of competency at the most problematic positions. This allowed them even more flexibility and leeway to be aggressive about drafting for talent.
What Seattle wants to be in 2023: I believe that Seattle would have loved to take Anthony Richardson, but the price to trade up was clearly too high. BUT - this is also a testament to the faith that they have in Geno Smith. They were not going to give up multiple first round picks when they think that Geno’s ceiling includes the potential for a Super Bowl run. I believe that is how the front office is looking at this team: They have a boatload of high draft picks over the last two years, which means an unusual number of blue chip prospects on cheap contracts. They also have a QB who has far outplayed his expectations, and if he can continue playing to even a similar level in 2023, will be outplaying his updated contract as well. I do think that Seattle has tried to take the burden off of Geno with the way that they drafted - but again, this has always been Pete Carroll’s philosophy. Pete Carroll doesn’t want the team to live or die on the arm of the quarterback. So, Seattle drafted to make every other part of the roster stronger and more competitive.
THE DRAFT
1.05) Devon Witherspoon - CB, Illinois
While I haven’t made much of Seattle’s needs, it’s obvious to anyone who watches the Seahawks that the defense needs dramatic improvement for this team to reach the next level. Tariq Woolen was a huge surprise as a rookie and a breakout star at right cornerback, but Seattle lacked an obvious answer on the opposite side. Devon Witherspoon is a true tone-setter for the defense as well as the perfect complement to Tariq at left cornerback. Where Tariq is supremely long, fast and fluid, Devon Witherspoon is smaller but more in-your-face. He’s violent, which is an unusual as well as a very exciting trait to list among the first attributes of a cornerback. The speed at which he triggers and the force with which he strikes ballcarriers are special for the position, and that physicality is especially welcome on the left side where he’ll be playing. But he’s also an adept cover man who posted great ball production in college (3 picks and 14 passes broken up in 2022), and for as much as his hitting pops off the screen, it’s actually his mental game which is most exciting of all.
He is one of those players who always seems to know what is happening before anyone else does - it looks like he’s guessing, but when he’s consistently right, over and over, it becomes apparent that he has a truly unusual aptitude for reading the game. That’s not just my own opinion, either - in Pete Carroll’s own words: “His make-up … how he approaches the game, the way he sees his opportunities and stuff. I’ve always held Troy in high regard in that. [Devon Witherspoon] is the closest I’ve come to that, someone talking and acting and performing like that … We’ve not seen a guy like this.”](https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/29/nfl-draft-usc-football-seahawks-pete-carroll-reveals-troy-polamalu-traits-for-devon-witherspoon/)
1.20) Jaxon Smith-Njigba - WR, Ohio State
Tyler Lockett is 30, and going into his age-31 season. People talk about his upcoming cap hit, but he’s still nearly un-cuttable until 2025 due to dead money. Is a trade possible? Maybe, but that somehow feels unlikely. Does the team know that Tyler plans to retire relatively soon? It’s plausible - he does already have a fairly successful side gig going as a realtor. But where I’m actually going with this is … Seattle really needed a 3rd wide receiver even if the whole gang stays together. Dee Eskridge was meant to be that guy a couple of years ago, and it just hasn’t happened. JSN is on another level as a prospect, and by taking over the slot, allows DK and Tyler more freedom to attack the deep third of the field. I think we’ll see all three of them lined up in every position over the course of the season, but the way that JSN is able to attack the short and middle areas with body positioning and quick separation will potentially change the way our whole passing game works - even if he only logs, say, 50 or 60 catches. I’d be really happy with that from him in year 1.
It’s worth mentioning as well - our current OC (who some speculate could be our HC-in-waiting) is Shane Waldron, who was with the Rams as they unlocked the 90+ catch potential of Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. JSN has the exact attributes to thrive in that kind of scheme - lots of digs, crosses, and pop routes off of play action - probably even more so than DK or Tyler. So even if he doesn’t go huge in year 1, this feels like a slam dunk pick for the future of this offense.
2.37) Derick Hall - EDGE, Auburn
Similar to Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall is violent. The Seahawks defense has distinctly lacked a certain intimidation factor over the last few years, and Hall is another attempt to rectify that. There were some split opinions on Hall, but there are some indications that the Seahawks had Hall rated as a first-round talent on their big board. He’s not a refined rusher, but he’s very well-built and physical, and meets blockers with speed, aggression, and power.
Oftentimes we see elite athletes at the EDGE position we assume that they’ll be finesse players, but Hall is the opposite: while he’s squatty (a shade under 6’3” and 255) and very long (34” arms), he also boasts a 93rd percentile broad and 94th percentile 40 yard dash: he’s not trying to beat you around the corner, he’s a freight train with a dragster’s throttle and he’s going to hit you at full speed. He joins an already-young and talented group of EDGE defenders that includes stud free agent signing Uchenna Nwosu and two other recent 2nd-rounders in Darrell Taylor and Boye Mafe. Especially with EDGE rushers, it’s great to have a rotation. You love having a deep group that keeps each other fresh and allows you the flexibility to adapt to situations or matchups. Taylor and Mafe bring more of the typical bend and burst you expect from athletic EDGE players, and Hall’s power and violence is a welcome addition to the mix.
2.52) Zach Charbonnet - RB, UCLA
While fantasy football nerds everywhere donned black to mourn the wasted futures of both Ken Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, I chuckled to myself. There’s quite a lot of detail on this situation in that link, but the basic upshot is this: Seattle’s front office had Zach Charbonnet very high on their draft board. He was in consideration as early as pick 37, where they took Derick Hall. Our running game didn’t work very well last year when KWIII was injured, and they want to make sure that doesn’t happen again. But furthermore, even while KWIII was one of the most explosive running backs in the league as a rookie, he was also inconsistent. He ripped off a bunch of big runs, but there were a lot of others where he left meat on the bone.
I’m not suggesting that the rookie version of KWIII is his ceiling, but there was more room for improvement than I think is appreciated by a lot of people who don’t watch the Seahawks. Charbonnet doesn’t have the same breakaway ability, but on a run-to-run basis, he appears to be more consistent at getting 3 or 4 yards in the kinds of spots where KWIII was getting 1 or 2. Pete Carroll really wants a consistent run game, and if KWIII isn’t delivering that, he might just turn out to be the most exciting 1B in the league. Or maybe he’ll really take ownership of the 1A role and this situation looks a bit like the best of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt for the next 3 years. Bottom line: Charbonnet provides high-end depth to a position that has really struggled with injuries in recent years while also offering more potential as a pass blocker, more skill as a receiver, and more consistency and physicality as a ballcarrier. It’ll be really interesting to see how that shakes out in the touch ratios, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Charbonnet comes in and takes the priority spot on the depth chart. Pete Carroll indicates that he and Ken Walker will just have to battle it out.
4.108) Anthony Bradford - OG, LSU
While Seattle managed to nab not one but two starting offensive tackles in last year’s draft, the interior offensive line continued to be a mixed bag. Damien Lewis is entering the 4th year of his rookie contract and has been a little up-and-down since moving from RG to LG after a very good rookie season, and RG Gabe Jackson is currently a free agent. One of Seattle’s only notable FA signings was Detroit’s OC/G Evan Brown, whose 1-year deal gave us a veteran baseline at both C and G going into the draft. Anthony Bradford will be expected to push Brown for the RG spot in 2023 and hopefully be ready to take over by 2024.
Bradford is another tone-setter. His agility is average, but his combination of bulk and power is high-end - he’s 330 pounds and put up 34 bench reps while still testing in the top 25% of all interior linemen for his jumps and sprints. This is a pick is another demonstration of Seattle’s priorities: they want to play a physical brand of football on both sides of the ball. There’s a simplicity to this pick, summarized neatly by an anonymous offensive line coach at the bottom of of his NFL.com prospect profile: “I’ll take size and power all day over finesse guards who can move but don’t have any pop to them.”
It’s worth noting that Seattle picked here because Denver gave up their 2024 3rd round pick to swap 4.108 for pick 3.83. It seems relatively likely that 2024 pick is higher than 3.83, which in turn sort of makes this feel like a free 4th rounder. (Why does Denver want us to have so much of their draft capital?)
4.123) Cameron Young - DT, Mississippi State
One of Seattle’s biggest needs was interior defensive line, and this feels like one of the most obvious ‘need’ picks of the draft - though it’s telling that it doesn’t feel like Seattle specifically targeted a need until the middle rounds.
Cam Young isn’t a dynamic pass rusher, but he’s well-built for the interior and has very, very long arms (34.5”). He’s got a good anchor and combined with that length, gives us a viable player at nose tackle. He doesn’t have to be flashy to be an early contributor on the interior rotation, and by day 3 any consistent contribution feels like great value for any pick.
5.151) Mike Morris - DL, Michigan
Mike Morris is an interesting pick because he’s likely to play a different position for us than he played at Michigan, where he often played from a 2-point stance. He’s most likely going to be a 5-tech for us (a base end in 3-4/hybrid looks), because while he’s athletic - in the sense that he moves very well, shows decent balance, and has good hand-eye coordination - he’s not really explosive or twitchy enough to drop back into coverage or challenge offensive tackles with speed.
But he’s also huge. He’s over 6’5”, weighed 275 at the combine and will play around 290 for Seattle. Pete Carroll has indicated that he’ll play a similar role to Dre’Mont Jones and Jarran Reed, who are both 300-lb defensive ends in our scheme. Similarly to Young, a lack of depth in the rotation opens the possibility for early snaps.
5.154) Olusegun Oluwatimi - OC, Michigan
Now, he’s a pick that got a number of people pretty excited. I was personally a little bit surprised that they took Mike Morris ahead of “Olu Olu,” as center was both a bigger need than 5-tech, and Olu Olu was also widely regarded as a better prospect. But not only was Olu Olu regarded as a better prospect - many people thought that he could go as early as the 3rd or 4th round. PFF loves him, the Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy loves him, and so did CFB’s awards - in 2022 he won both the Rimington Award as the nations best center as well as the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best interior lineman.
How did he slip to the 5th round? When you look at his scouting reports, you see terms like ‘functional athleticism’ and ‘adequate agility.’ We don’t have agility numbers for him, so it may well be that he simply knows his strengths - and that said, he does have some physical advantages. He’s about 310, which is on the larger side for a center, pretty good length, and also shows some legitimate explosiveness and power with his jumps and bench. But beyond that, he was a 4-year starter at Michigan who has loads of experience against top competition and a wide variety of defensive schemes. He’s smart. He can make all the calls, he knows where to be, and a center play goes a long way when a guy is in the right place at the right time while bringing plenty of power with him. Like Anthony Bradford, Olu will be challenging Evan Brown for an immediate role on the interior line. There’s guarantee, but there is a real chance this is our starting center for the next several years - and for a 5th round pick, just the legitimacy of that possibility represents a tremendous value.
6.198) Jerrick Reed II - S/DB, New Mexico
Not many people know who Jerrick Reed is, and that’s ok - he’s used to it. An undersized defensive back at 5’9” 196, Reed has done nothing but produce from high school, to community college, and eventually to a D-I scholarship to New Mexico State where he started for all 4 years. This continues a trend: the Seahawks again have taken a smart, tough player with lots of starting experience, who is a very hard worker, and who loves and understands the game. That will be important for a late-round pick trying to make the team, but the path to playing time might be shorter than you’d think.
When Seattle signed Julian Love in free agency, there were questions about what that meant for Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams. Apparently, per Pete Carroll, it doesn’t mean anything - they intend to play a lot of 3-safety looks. It’s worth noting that this is something they were already doing at the beginning of last year, before Jamal Adams got injured (again). If this defense is playing with 3 safeties much of the time - which is made even more likely by the lack of depth and talent at off-ball linebacker - then a 4th or 5th safety is much closer than usual to being an immediate backup. Reed’s not going to get any looks on the outside, but he can legitimately back up the free safety, strong safety, and nickel positions. He also has a ton of experience on special teams, and the ability to fill 4 or more different roles on a squad is exactly the kind of thing that makes depth guys stick to final rosters.
7.237) Kenny McIntosh - RB, Georgia
Similar to Olu Olu, Kenny McIntosh is a player who many people thought could go much earlier than he did. The problem with Kenny McIntosh - in my opinion - is simply that he had a very worrying series of predraft measurements. He seemingly dropped weight to run at the combine, but only managed a 4.63 at 204 lbs. He was back up to 216 for Georgia’s pro day, but again only managed a 4.66 along with some other mediocre-to-poor numbers. Teams seemed more interested in other more-explosive backs, or runners with better resumes as pure ballcarriers.
But at this point in the draft, that lack of interest became Seattle’s gain. Because in Seattle, Kenny McIntosh is not only going to be allowed to play to his strengths - he’s going to be expected to, because there’s a specific role on this team for a player exactly like him. One of the Seahawks most underrated losses this offseason was running back Travis Homer. It wouldn’t surprise me if most people don’t know who he is, but he had a definite role as a third-down back in addition to special teams duties. Like Jerrick Reed, it will definitely help McIntosh’s case for a roster spot if he can prove his worth on special teams. But he may not have to. Travis Homer was not a particularly good ballcarrier. He was small - also around 205 - wasn’t creative, wasn’t powerful, wasn’t especially fast or twitchy. But he was a tremendous pass blocker and a serviceable receiver, and those two things earned him about a quarter of all offensive snaps (484) in games he played in over the last 3 seasons. If that seems high, that’s because it is - especially for a running back who only touched the ball 106 times in that span. Compare that to DeeJay Dallas, who had about half-again as many touches on a similar number of snaps.
While Ken Walker III and Zach Charbonnet are going to be the running backs who the offense specifically tries to feed the ball, Kenny McIntosh could easily be the running back that the team wants on the field in the most obvious passing situations. Zach Charbonnet was also one of the most productive receivers among college running backs, but Kenny McIntosh is probably smoother and more refined as both a route runner and a receiver. McIntosh registered zero drops on 90 targets, posted a PFF grade over 90 as a receiver, and is also already a very reliable pass blocker. That means there’s already a role for him on the Seahawks, and KWIII and Charbs aren’t necessarily in his way - if anything, those guys might be battling for the 3rd-down snaps that Seattle’s coaches assume will go to McIntosh. Again, as with several of these other day three picks - this 7th rounder enters training camp with a great shot to take hold of an important role early on. He may only log 20 carries and 20 catches in the stat book over the course of the season, but it might also be on 150-200 snaps, and in important game situations. And if he’s able to keep KWIII and Charbs that much fresher, and especially if he’s just the best for those situations, once again that’s tremendous value for the back end of the draft.
I’m really excited for this draft class.
Go Hawks.
2023.06.03 23:56 Moncurs_rightboot Season Review 22/23
 | Wow wow wow wow wow. Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming. Ow ow ow ow ow, stop pinching me, OK, I'm obviously not dreaming. submitted by Moncurs_rightboot to COYH [link] [comments] We actually did it. We managed to get promoted through the playoffs. It's absolute madness. I had watched us compete in 6 playoffs, and who would have thought that 7th time is the charm! Before I start you can read the 21/22 season review here from our season where we finished 6th and got dumped out the playoffs by Huddersfield. You can also read the 22/23 season preview here where I predicted a very optimistic top 8 finish. No one could have predicted the season we were about to have. I'm not going to discuss promotion in depth, because it was only a week ago and probably won't sink in until the fixtures are released on June 15th. In case you didn't know, this is what our away end looks like Overview and Pre season thoughtsAs mentioned above, I knew we would manage to keep the momentum going into this season. I just didn't expect us to gain this much momentum. Having finished 6th and on 75 points in the 21/22 season. Everything was kept steady in the off season, we recruited well, and only lost one significant player (discussed below). Throughout the off season though social media was awash with speculation that Luton Town would do a Barnsley (meaning losing in the playoffs and then battling relegation/getting relegated the following season, which Barnsley did in the 21/22 season), this was speculation was further fuelled by the signing of two of Barnsley's relegated front three (more on that later). However, one bright spark in the off season was the lads from the Second Tier Pod who went bold and predicted a solid season for Luton Town, with Ryan predicting 2nd and Justin predicting 3rd. These guys know ball. Nathan Jones was keen to kick on with the squad, and was 110% committed to the cause...Who left, and who did we sign?The most significant outgoing was that of Kal Naismith, who was the fans player of the season in 21/22. The manner in which he joined Bristol City left a sour taste in the mouth of the Hatters, with the club not knowing he had agreed terms, with the Welsh wannabes announcing him a whole 24 hours before Luton Town. Also the fact that he was chatting some boilerplate shite in his introduction interview, about being excited about getting to work with "the best manager in the league". A truly absurd statement that even Stevie Wonder could see was the dumbest thing that anyone could ever say in the history of mankind. Regardless, Hatters were annoyed and concerned, mostly because Kal was a good player, he made that LCB role his own, and was a vital cog in our 21/22 playoff machine, and scored a significant and wonderful goal against Bournemouth that pretty much kickstarted our playoff push after the long covid/midseason break - hey guys, remember covid?Less significant outgoings on the pitch were Peter "I should be starting every game" Kioso (to Rotherham) and Danny Hylton (to Northampton). With Kioso leaving, we were losing depth in the defensive unit, whereas with Danny Hylton, we were losing part of the furniture at the Kenny. Sure Danny had never hit the heights of his League 2 bagsman days after his nasty injury in League 1, but he scored some vital goals in 21/22 - grabbed the point at Bristol City and sealed the win against Derby with a wonderful strike. Also his head of hair is one of the greatest come back stories in modern times. We brought in some numbers in the off season, although as discussed on social media, these players seemed to be "for the future":
How did we do?I write this with a big smirk on my face. Because it still hasn't sunk in.Like the 21/22 season, it was a season of two halves (and two managers), unlike last season whereby there was a covid break, this season we had a conveniently placed World Cup. I always thought Winter World Cups were the greatest idea, and certainly never ever criticised FIFA, The Qatar WC bidding buddies, or the countless executives that have become incredibly wealthy from the previous World Cup who effortlessly and repeatedly moved not only the goal posts but mountains in order to give us what we all wanted, the first World Cup in the Middle East - in the middle of fucking winter. Anyway, I'm veering off topic. I'm not doing a monthly breakdown by the way, you can get that off wikipedia. I'm sure the 10 people who read this will be wildly disappointed. We can break the season down in two ways - Luton under Nathan Jones and Luton under Rob Edwards. I'll do the stats after this overview. Nathan Jones took us almost the whole way to the World Cup break, but he was just itching to move. Our start to the season was mediocre, we were struggling to win games. In fact we didn't win a game until our 5th game of the season against Swansea, with 2 draws and 2 losses to start the season, including the second worst performance of the season against Bristol City, leaving us 23rd in the table. After that we had a mini purple patch, completing the welsh double beating Cardiff and drawing with Sheffield United. Which took us up to 9th in the table. Before throwing the game away against Wigan "prompt wage payment" Athletic. Fortunately we then hit a 7 game unbeaten run, which shot us up to 4th in the table. Which took us into the match against them lot down the road. We were in great form, they were already on their second manager (more on that first manager in a bit), everything was aligned for us to go there and turn them over. But disaster struck, we were utter shit and lost 4 - 0. On the bright side it gave them a high point for the season. Post match, Nathan Jones had plenty of excuses, mentioning stomach bugs, he couldn't fill the bench etc, but the eventual reality was more concerning. We only picked up 1 win from the next 4 games, culminating in an abject display against his former side Stoke, where it all but confirmed that Jones would be leaving the club. This would take us to the end of Nathan Jones' tenure. Jones moved (amicably and with massive compensation) to Southampton - where he wouldn't stay for long, but reports surfaced after his move that Southampton had been in negotiations with him for 5 weeks prior. No surprise he didn't give a shit post match against Watford. Regardless, he moved in in better faith than when he did against Stoke, He left the club in 9th place, and paved the way for Mick Harford to coach for the last game before the World Cup break, a 1 - 1 draw against Rotherham. We entered the World Cup break in 10th place, and it gave us time to pick our manager properly. Nathan Jones stats P20 - W7 - D8 - L5 - GF 22 - GA 21 - Pts 29 - WinP 35% - PpG 1.45 Mick Harford stats P1 - W0 - D1 - L0 - GF 1 - GA 1 - Pts 1 - WinP 0% - PpG 1.0 At the end of last season (I know this narrative has been done to death, but keep with me here). Watford appointed Rob Edwards from Forest Green Rovers, a young up and coming manager, to take over from Roy Hodgson, a legend who got Watford relegated at Selhurst Park, and then had the balls to clap the Crystal Palace fans (as his last season there was behind closed doors), whilst ignoring the Watford fans who had travelled to South London, because they were too far away. This is made even funnier due to the fact that he returned to Palace, and absolutely turned their season around. Anyway, Rob Edwards was the man to replace the Hodge. Scott Duxbury, Watford CEO stated "Rob will be backed through hell and high water". It turned out that translated to 10 league matches, of which he had only lost 2, this included beating Burnley, who would go on to leave the Championship quivering in their wake. During the winter break, the Luton board were very impressed with Rob Edwards as a candidate, and made the bold decision to employ him. In addition to this our January window included the loss of James Bree, who moved to Southampton to join up with Nathan Jones and Harry Cornick to Bristol City, fair play to them, they signed our best striker. Cameron Jerome also left by mutual termination, as he wanted to move back up North to his family. We replaced Bree with Cody Drameh on loan from Leeds and replaced Cornick with Joe Taylor, an unproven striker who was yet to break into the first team at Peterborough. However, Big Mick swore by him, and has been tracking him for years. We also brought in Marvelous Nakamba on loan from Aston Villa (who would turn out to be the difference maker, more on him later). Although, the general consensus was that we were too threadbare at the back, and up top, as injury could expose our lack of depth. But in Rob we trust, and we haven't looked back since. Since his appointment, we have only lost 3 matches in the league, one of which was his first game in charge, and even in that game we played sensational stuff for the first 35 minutes against Middlesbrough, To cap off a totally wizard season, we then had the playoffs, and the rest as they say, is history. Rob Edwards stats P25 - W14 - D8 - L3 - GF 34 - GA 16 - Pts 50 - WinP 56% - PpG 2.0 *Excluding playoff results Time for some RAPID STATS
How did our players do?As per my writer idol Mister PDW, these ratings were picked on a whim, don't shoot the messenger. This shows appearances (sub appearances), minutes played, goals, assists and WhoScored rating. I'm using a letter grade system for the squad, this is down to a whim and may contain some bias, take the ratings with a pinch of salt. Stats from WhoScored - League stats only (including playoffs). Sorted by most minutes played.Ethan Horvath 47 appearances/4261 minutes 19 clean sheets - 6.48 B It was a steady enough season from the US Stopper. He did make some absolute howlers at some points during the season, but never went full 19/20 Sluga (look it up, his howlers were legendary). Although he finished with 19 clean sheets, a lot of his shortcomings were covered up by how the team defended as a whole, shown by our very low xG conceded. I appreciate his time at the club, but I wouldn't take him back here permanently. Amari'i Bell 46(1) appearances/4167 minutes 1G/1A - 6.78 A+ Amari'i is quite literally the unsung hero of the playoff winning campaign. Having played at left wing back last season, and filling in for Alfie Doughty when he was unavailable this season. He played the majority of the season at left centre back, the position vacated by Kal Naismith. He was spectacular and offered so much more from that position than Kal did. He could carry the ball infield, he had the athleticism to make penetrating underlaps into the box and after all the stick he got from Blackburn fans, he can now stick two fingers up at them, and show off his medal. Carlton Morris 44(3) appearances/3693 minutes 20G/7A - 7.21 A+ It was a slow start for Carlton as he bedded into the Luton lineup. He didn't make an impact until he scored his first goal of the season against Swansea, which was also our first win. But, after that goal he didn't look back. He also managed to kick on further under Rob Edwards. He is simply a player that has a bit of everything in his locker, able to score from 3 yards or 30 yards. Tom Lockyer 42 appearances/3638 minutes 4G/1A - 7.13 A+ Considering Locks couldn't buy a game at the beginning of the season, having only come in to the squad for the Carabao Cup game against Newport, where we lost. Swansea was also a watershed moment for him, just like Carlton. This season Hatters saw the finest defensive displays courtesy of Locks, and absolute colossus at the back. It was very concerning when he collapsed during the playoff final. However, we have been told that he is absolutely fine, and will be ready for pre season. Hopefully meaning we will tie him down with a longer contract. Elijah Adebayo 42(3) appearances/3523 minutes 8G/4A - 6.72 A Sure Elijah didn't hit the heights (goalwise) that he did last season. However, he formed a solid partnership up top with Morris. Fortunately it meant that the heavy burden didn't all sit on Elijah's shoulders. If anyone doubts what Elijah brings to the team, just watch his assist for Jordan Clark's goal in the playoff final. His run, his feet, his turning Kyle McFadzean inside out before his pass to find Clark, shows you what he brings to the team. Even playing a three at the back system, any defenders are going to have a shit day trying to stop Elijah and Carlton from executing their movement. Also, it was great to see him get a stab at the playoffs this season after cruelly missing out last season. Jordan Clark 37(4) appearances/3390 minutes 3G/4A - 6.83 A This season, we all saw what Clicker was about, his movement, intelligence and passing were fully on display. It's remarkable that he was signed as a right winger and has been reboxed as an attacking midfielders, he brings the attributes and movement of a winger and takes it between the lines, making him nigh on impossible to pick up for the opposition. Having a similar trajectory to Luton, having been playing for Hyde against Luton in our final conference match. He deserves a shot at the Premier League, and his journey is also remarkable. Just like Luton making it from conference to Premier League in 9 seasons. Allan Campbell 38(5) appearances/3273 minutes 3G/2A - 6.52 B+ I'm being incredibly tight with these scores. Sorry Wee Al. He had a good season, not as stellar as last season, but he brought the same attitude on the pitch, he runs and presses like he has 5 lungs. He also has an eye for goal from midfield with some spectacular hits, most importantly putting the cherry on top of the Watford game, and forever writing himself into Hatters folklore. Unfortunately, with Nakamba entering the fray in January, he was the unfortunate one to miss out on those two remaining midfield spots. Alfie Doughty 28(3) appearances/2438 minutes 2G/5A - 7.14 A+ What a player we have on our hands with Alfie, he will seamlessly move up to the Premier League like he's easing himself into a nice warm bath. Pace, trickery and a delivery to match, he has been a joy to watch play this season. Fans were concerned about the speed at which he was being eased in at the start of the season, but I guess when you have had the injury record that Alfie has, it just makes sense. Also, that goal against QPR was just spectacular. James Bree 27 appearances/2430 minutes 0G/4A - 6.99 A Football can be a cruel game, it can also be incredibly ironic, and that irony can be absolutely hilarious. James Bree was both promoted and relegated this season. He did well for the first half of the season, needing to fill in right centre back, which he did well, whilst also contributing many key passes to the Hatters cause. However, the simple fact is, when Osho came in to the right centre back role, we looked a lot better defensively, and that showed with our climb up the table. I'm still disgruntled about the fee being £750k, what with his contract expiring. But sometimes the grass isn't always greener, is it, James!? Well, at least he's getting a promotion medal. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu 27(6) appearances/2394 minutes 3G/1A - 6.62 A This man is a modern Luton Legend. He gets better every season, and he has been worth every penny of the £50,000 that John Still paid for him as a 19 year old back in the Conference. Did you know if plays one minute in the Premier League, he would be the first player in history to have played in the top 5 levels of the English Pyramid for one club? Of course you did, it's been all over the news. He deserves everything he gets, and I'm delighted the club have offered him new terms, Pelly deserves the world. Gabe Osho 25(5) appearances/2273 minutes 3G/0A - 6.64 A The only reason this isn't an A+ is because of his first half of the season. He is the biggest beneficiary of Rob Edwards coming in at Luton. Under Nathan Jones he looked edgy and shit scared to make a mistake, however, under Edwards he was calmness personified with his big runs out of defence with the ball seemingly glued to his foot. He also scored some vital goals, the first against Watford, and then the goal against Sunderland in the away playoff leg to get us up and running. He is another that his currently being negotiated with for a new deal, and he deserves it. Dan Potts 24(2) appearances/2020 minutes 1G/0A - 6.84 B Another player who has been on a spectacular journey with Luton after being signed by John Still in League 2. He started as a left back, but with our formation change over the last two seasons has been re-engineered as a left centre back, which in my opinion is a much better position for him. He doesn't give you the athleticism that Bell gives, but if a ball comes into the box, he will get his absolutely beautiful head onto that ball. He had solid performances this season, however, the emergence of Bell as well as a pesky back injury kept him out for a good chunk of the season. He also scored what turned out to be the winning penalty in the playoff final. Marvelous Nakamba 19(1) appearances/1726 minutes 0G/0A - 6.93 A+ I remember saying on the Oak Road Hatter podcast when Marv came in, he was the difference between getting into the playoffs and not getting into the playoffs. How wrong I was. He was an instrumental cog in the machine that got us promoted. I hope Villa are sensible with their valuation for a player that they simply don't want, so we don't have to shoot our transfer load prematurely on a player that wants to be at Luton. Marv also stepped up in the playoff final shootout and cooly slotted away his pen, which was remarkable considering during games he would always pass the ball rather than shoot. Cody Drameh 19 appearances/1581 minutes 0G/2A - 7.19 A We were all very nervous when Bree left, because were losing a solid option at right wing back. However, enter Cody Drameh. Another bitten by the cruel irony of football, with Leeds being relegated as he makes the step up to Premier League. However, Cody will be alright, with Luton attempting to re-sign him as well as Burnley having a go too, he's got a Premier League move lined up. As he started with Luton you could see he had not played a lot of football, but he found his feet very quickly. Reece Burke 15(7) appearances/1417 minutes 2G/0A - 6.71 B+ At the start of the season, if you had asked me who our best centre back was, it would have been Reece Burke. However, he seemingly has hamstring issues that have prevented him from being a top defender. Remember Hull signed him for £2m as a highly rated 21 year old. Regardless, this season he has scored 2 sensational goals; the piledriver against Blackburn, and then the intricate passing play against Huddersfield where he was instrumental throughout the build up. It would have been a B, if it had not been for his display in the playoff final, where he came on much earlier than expected for Tom Lockyer. If we can stay injury free, we have a Premier League quality defender on our hands. Sonny Bradley 14(5) appearances/1219 minutes 0G/0A - 6.56 B- Sonny is leaving Luton Town at the end of his contract, and he has been a stellar figure for Luton Town. We won promotion to the Championship in his first season at the club, he was key in stabilising the club in the Championship, before pushing on up the league, and eventually winning this second promotion. However, it is known the personal issues he has been experiencing off the field, with his father Ray passing, suffering from long covid and issues with his child's health. No matter who you are, if you are hit with that many gut punches, you will stay down. But Bradley didn't because he's a hard bastard. The cherry on this cake was, a disgusting aerial challenge from Yakou Meite, from which Bradley landed horrendously, and it looked like a season ending injury. But Bradley being the hard bastard he is, he recovered, and plugged gaps in our defence towards the end of the season. Regardless, Sonny was getting exposed by some of the better strikers in the league, Gyokeres and then Archer had a lot of luck running beyond him, but in all fairness, they are both exceptional players. I'm delighted he's leaving us on a high, as he deserves it, and I hope he stays in the Championship and gets a move that works for him. Luke Freeman 10(16) appearances/988 minutes 2G/1A - 6.41 C+ I wasn't expecting Luke Freeman to pull up trees this season, we all know about his injury history that restricting his appearances at Sheffield United. He showed glimpses of what he could do, the goal against QPR was a highlight for me. However, a troublesome groin kept him out for the majority of the season. He does a good job of looking busy on the pitch, without he had a flurry of creating chances at the beginning of the season, but went off the boil fast as his groin caught up with him. The + is purely because he managed to bag some goals and an assist. Cauley Woodrow 5(22) appearances/741 minutes 2G/1A - 6.35 C+ I was expecting a lot from Cauley this season. Certainly more rotation with the front two, who ended up playing a tonne of games, because Cauley was picking up niggling injuries, with the last one keeping him out of the playoffs completely, he couldn't get any momentum during the season. He offers something completely different to our attack and his special touches can be seen at times. Regarding Nathan Jones deciding to play him as a 10, no. Just no. He is not a 10. Look at the goal against Norwich, what a strike. I hope he stays fit next season, because he has unfinished business in the Premier League. Harry Cornick 7(12) appearances/740 minutes 1G/3A - 6.31 C- After his barnstormer of 21/22 I thought maybe Harry would kick on, but unfortunately not. He has always been very streaky in front of goal, but his finishing looked to have gone up a notch. Regardless, he wasn't getting enough first team minutes here and Bristol City needed a striker. So they signed Harry. Allegedly he went for more money than James Bree, which is absolutely criminal, considering they both had 6 months remaining on their contracts. Regardless Bristol City got a good, honest, hard working lad, and I hope he has a good season next year. Fortunately we sold him for more than we bought him, which is a great return on investment. Fred Onyedinma 6(13) appearances/696 minutes 0G/2A - 6.35 C There is most certainly a player in there. Unfortunately with Fred, he is such an athlete he is prone to many injures. When he sets off one on of his sprints you just worry that he's going to pull a hamstring. If he can get through an entire season without injuries he would be flying. Perhaps his best role is as an impact sub, because currently he is unable to string back to back 90 minutes together. Luke Berry 4(19) appearances/695 minutes 3G/0A - 6.43 B We know that Luke Berry is now mostly an impact player, who will happily step into the starting lineup when required. He is yet another that has been on a fantastic journey with us from League 2, and for him it's even more impressive because like Clark and Pelly he has made it from Conference football too. He is a scorer of vital goals, his three vital goals this season were; the late levellers against Rotherham and Millwall, as well as the winer against Blackpool. Love Bezza. Henri Lansbury 6(4) appearances/458 minutes 1G/0A - 6.65 B When required Henri did a job, however, it is clear to see that he has lost his legs and maybe his passion for football, considering he has a new passion, mowing lawns. Although, he will be remembered this season for his absolute shitpinger against Hull City. He's now leaving the club, I don't see him joining another team, I reckon he's going full time lawn lad now. Cameron Jerome 0(21) appearances/333 minutes 1G/1A - 6.22 C+ Considering his extremely limited role purely as an impact sub, Cammy J was an exceptional professional. Unfortunately the distance between his family up north was too much, therefore we agreed to mutually terminate his agreement. Shame he missed out on promotion with Bolton. I feel he would have continued to be a great depth option for us in the second half of the season. His legs have most certainly not gone, he is still a supreme athlete at 36 years old. Louie Watson 3(2) appearances/220 minutes 0G/0A - 6.51 B- Most definitely one for the future, but in his little flurry of starts around the time of Rob Edwards first games was a great indicator of the tidy passing he could bring. However, the signing of Nakamba pretty much put a ceiling on his minutes with the first team, also I think the Grimsby FA cup replay might have given Rob Edwards second thoughts about playing him, I don't know, I'm not part of the Luton coaching staff! He can still continue to develop, and I would like to see him get first team minutes next season in the Championship. Joe Taylor 1(5) appearances/130 minutes 0G/0A - 6.02 B- Definitely the best beneficiary of Cornick and Jerome leaving in January and Cauley's injury issues, as it immediately propelled him to third choice striker. However, Edwards was very reluctant to chuck him on the pitch. He was highly spoken of by Mick Harford and Darren MacAnthony, I don't put stock in what DMac says (although he does have an eye for attacking talent), but Mick knows recruitment and had been tracking him for years prior to the move. Joe was unfortunate to have his strike ruled out in the playoff final, but he showed great big balls to step up and take the second penalty. I reckon a championship/league 1 loan is in the pipeline for next season. Admiral Muskwe 1(1) appearances/105 minutes 0G/0A - 6.51 F I'm at a loss with Muskwe, considering he is more senior than Joe Taylor and was recalled from Fleetwood on the same day we signed Joe, why wasn't he anywhere near the squad? He's most definitely one that we will be looking to cut our losses on next season. He had one flurry of good form, prior to AFCON last season, and since then, he has not hit the heights expected. His loan spell at Fleetwood consisted of 14 games, 3 goals (2 of those being pens). I wouldn't expect to see him here next season. Harry Isted 1 appearance/90 minutes - 5.78 D I like Harry, but his only match this season was the 2-0 loss against Stoke, sure the rest of the team didn't do him any favours, by letting Stoke score two unmarked strikes from two crosses that were allowed to be sent in. I feel the club have done him a disservice, he has obvious talent, reflexes and shot stopping ability, he has shown that at Barnsley, and against Chelsea last season in the FA Cup. However, we opted to bring in emergency loans instead of giving him a chance (I know it was risky considering in 21/22 we were going through keepers like Spinal Tap go through drummers). He's left the club now, and I hope he gets a chance with a Championship club, he could do it. James Shea 1 appearance/90 minutes - 6.54 C Shea got a chance with the final game of the season against Hull and managed to keep a clean sheet. He did really well to come back from an awful injury. However, I do not see him being first choice next season. Potentially second or third choice depending on how good Jack Walton is... Elliot Thorpe 0(3) appearances/68 minutes - 6.19 C His season got off to a shit start, being loaned to Burton and not played. However, I don't know what we do with Elliot Thorpe, he was brought in with high expectations from Tottenham, he dropped down so he could stand a better chance of playing first team football, and he's ended up getting shunted out to the right wing back position. He look great in his cameo against Hull, but I thought we were getting a box to box midfielder. We've triggered an extension in his contract, I don't know if that means we are looking to get a fee by selling him, or whether we want to keep him about for further development. Joe Johnson 0(2) appearances/38 minutes - 6.28 B I'm very excited about JJ, he's 17 and managed to not only break onto the bench, but get some vital first team minutes, with his first minutes coming in a high pressure game against What next?One thing that is guaranteed is that we will be finishing higher than we did this season, Even if we finish 20th. You know what, I'm sure we are going to give it a good go. I don't think we will try and sign proven Premier League talent, but we are more likely to hoover up some of the hot talent in the Championship and League 1/League 2 for further development.I expect quite a big clearout with lots of the players who haven't gotten near our squad to be moved on; Glen Rea is all but gone (well done to him for recovering from his horrendous injury too), Aribim Pepple needs a loan and Dion Pereira, who Bradford were begging to rejoin has barely played this season. Carlos Mendes Gomes is one I would like to see around the first team squad next season. Lots of headaches for Rob Edwards, Richie Kyle and Paul Trollope. Exiting news to look forward to, the renovations are under way at the Kenny to welcome Premier League cameras and media teams, and ground will be broken at Power Court on 19th December 2023. These are amazing times to be a Hatter. Bold early early early pre pre season prediction. Luton Town are finishing 17th next season! I hope you enjoyed reading this. COYH |
2023.06.03 23:56 xtboat26 Gophers took out my garden
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the gophers found a way into my garden beds (they were fortified with mesh by the previous owner, but haven’t been used in a while, and there must be hole somewhere).
I want to start over, but I’m not sure if it’s worth trying for this year. If I buy some new raised beds to put on top, is it too late in the season to try again? I had planted many tomatoes that are almost all gone, along with some peppers and cucumbers.
I don’t want to kill the gophers (there are way too many and my garden borders 3 neighbor’s yards), but I would like to keep them away from my garden beds. I’ve tried those annoying buzzers which did absolutely nothing and some organic deterrent that also didn’t work. Is there anything else worth trying?
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I want to start over, but I’m not sure if it’s worth trying for this year. If I buy some new raised beds to put on top, is it too late in the season to try again? I had planted many tomatoes that are almost all gone, along with some peppers and cucumbers.
I don’t want to kill the gophers (there are way too many and my garden borders 3 neighbor’s yards), but I would like to keep them away from my garden beds. I’ve tried those annoying buzzers which did absolutely nothing and some organic deterrent that also didn’t work. Is there anything else worth trying?
2023.06.03 23:54 Cruisinfoabruisin ‘Skanan, Im coming to ya for a semester
Im a Canadian with my Australian citizenship. Im tryna come down to Oz for my second semester of uni this (school)year. feb-jun 2024(i think thats when your first semester is?)
I have family and connections mostly throughout WA, but am super open to rocking up anywhere. Im currently in Business Administration (not sure what u lads call it), and have chosen to major in finance, but am also looking at accounting or economics as a major. Advice is welcome haha
Im a very social person and looking to make lots of friends, party, chill, go out on excursions, the whole nine yards. If I could also earn some cash teaching sailing or swimming down there that’d be stellar. I want to visit one of your coastal cities, and really immerse myself by making lots of friends. Ive heard that Perth is antisocial??? Im just looking for city recommendations, and the run down/ pros or cons of diff places. Lemme hear it all
Cheers
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I have family and connections mostly throughout WA, but am super open to rocking up anywhere. Im currently in Business Administration (not sure what u lads call it), and have chosen to major in finance, but am also looking at accounting or economics as a major. Advice is welcome haha
Im a very social person and looking to make lots of friends, party, chill, go out on excursions, the whole nine yards. If I could also earn some cash teaching sailing or swimming down there that’d be stellar. I want to visit one of your coastal cities, and really immerse myself by making lots of friends. Ive heard that Perth is antisocial??? Im just looking for city recommendations, and the run down/ pros or cons of diff places. Lemme hear it all
Cheers
2023.06.03 23:52 Dongi_i Weekly Matchup Thread featuring: Mordekaiser, the iron revengant (By ugu#3002)
 | MordekaiserBefore you start reading the guide please not that this guide mainly contains my views and playstyle in this matchup! I am not a challenger player nor do I claim to be the best garen player! I just have a lot of games played on garen and like to find a way to win matchups! This matchup guide will heavily focus on the conqueror setup with general tips and what to do when having phase rush as an alternative! Have fun reading :)Cooldowns: Q : 9-4 W: 12-8 E: 18-12 R: 140-120 If you wanna read through his spells: Mordekaiser Wiki Usual Mordekaiser setup: Runes: Conq /w boneplating Items: Rylai > JakSho Garen Conqueror setup (my preference): My favorite(earlyDMG+MS) Alternative(earlyDMG+slowresi) Summoner spells: Flash + Ignite Spell max: E>Q>W Alternative setup to scale (easiest): Phase(Poking and running away+sustain+slowresi) Summoner spells: Flash + Ignite/Ghost Spell max: Q>E>W Tips vs Mordekaiser:
Q dodge pattern follow arrows depending on your position
Dodgepattern for E if closer you can Q diagonally to him!
This is a position you dont want to find yourself in due to the lack of space to kite from him! AKA do not hug the walls when fighting mordekaiser! T2 example: if you are in between your tower and morde you can run under tower to safety! T2 example: if mordekaiser is between you and your tower then you cant run to safety Item build when facing Mordekaiser: Common starter(best with second wind) Alternative starter(my preference as Garen is stronger lvl 1 I just try to kill him see in clips section!) Common boots (good with E max/Conqueror) Alternative boots (good with Q max/Phase Rush/when behind) What youve all been waiting for! Build this and Morde has no kill pressure on you anymore! I just think it is a wasted spot since he wont ult you in mid/late game and youre delaying your first item! But if your team is doing super well and you arent having a good time buy this to prevent feeding him! If you are even/ahead with Conqueror then this item is your friend as your first item after boots! He wont be able to 1v1 you once you have this :) Good first item overall! Gives you MS+slow (when going phase rush please build this asap) I like to go serpents after my Mythic especially if they have 2/3+ Champions with shields or if enemies build: Steraks/Immortal shieldbow/ archangels staff/ gargoyles stoneplate/ maw of malmortius/ locket of solari/ eclipse Since the recent changes it gives you movement speed which comes in hand with either rune choice as your 2nd item after stride Now lets start to look into how to play the lane versus Mordekaiser: General gameplan:
2nd wave crash:
With !CONQUEROR! even if he hits isolated Qs and has boneplating dont be shy lvl 1 you win this! As you can see here Mordekaiser missed his E and me QE are up so i take the fight! Crucial for the all in is to Q before you Ult! Make sure to AA in between spells to increase your all in damage! GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE GAMES! Ending notes: This is my way of playing the matchup! Feel free to disagree with anything I say! I hope this has helped you in some way and I am looking forward to the next matchup thread! If you think anything is missing or wrong please shoot me a dm on discord: ugu#3002 |
2023.06.03 23:52 Flying_Snails_today Link vs Luke Skywalker fight Cosmic Clash
Luke would have crashed onto a planet as the ship he was on would have been shot down by empire ships causing it to crash.
Luke exited his ship and looked around the land he was in was Hyrule but he couldn’t have known that.
Luke: Well then I better see if-
He was cut off by a seeing a man with an arrow pointed at his head from about 15 feet away.
Luke: Hey stranger mind telling me what planet this is?
Link untrusting held his bow and arrow still pointing it at Luke who sighed.
Luke: You want to go home and forget about me.
Luke began to walk away not expect Link to be unaffected by those Jedi mind tricks shooting at Luke who easily dodged the arrow.
Luke: Guess I’m doing this now…
Luke said as he used the force to pull over his lightsaber that he turned on revealing the glowing green lightsaber
FIGHT!
Link shot another arrow and Luke who deflected it with his lightsaber. Link slid down from the high ground and put his bow away taking out a giant hammer. He ran over to Luke and jumped over him to crush him with his giant iron hammer only for Luke to dodge to the side and push Link back with the force. Link went rolling back landing on his feet before running over Luke dodging another swing of his hammer.
Luke: I really don’t see a need to-
He was cut off by the iron hammer slamming across his face sending him flying down off the hill he was on and into a ditch.
Luke: Uhh… so uncivilized.
Luke got off only for a remote controlled bomb to land next to him exploding in his face sending him out of the ditch and onto grassy land Link using his paraglider to land next to Luke before taking out a boomerang he through at Luke who easily dodged before charging at Link swinging his lightsaber. Link narrowly dodged before a precise stab from the lightsaber hit Link in his shoulder.
Link: AHH!
The boomerang hit Luke in the back of the head giving Link the change to grab the boomerang and slap Luke across the face with a boomerang send him backwards only for Luke to use force lighting to zap Link. Link tried to dodge but got hit and landed on the ground. Luke then used the force to slam nearby rocks and trees into Link. Link would roll out of the was in the last second before taking out his bow and shoot an ancient arrow at Luke giving a small explosion once it hit the Jedi in the chest sending him tumbling backwards.
Luke: He’s tough…
Link would pull out his sheikah slate and use it to lift a nearby metal pillar and slam it into Luke. But just before it hit Luke he cut the pillar in two shocking Link.
Link would shoot a few normal arrows at Luke who dodged and reflected each one. So Link put on his mask of truth allowing him to read Luke’s Ming. Link would then pull out the Master Sword and Hylian Shield. The two charged at one another Link’s blade and Luke’s lightsaber clashing into one another.
Luke: You are skilled but not skilled enough!
Luke kicked the blade out of Link’s hand trying to once again bring his lightsaber down on Link who blocked with his shield. Link would dodge another swing and grab the Master Sword from off the ground. Luke used the force to bring his lightsaber back to his hand and the two clashed their blades against one another at the same time.
Luke: I must trust in the force…
He closed his eyes as the ground he and Link began to crack and Link rolled back as a giant piece of land under Luke floated into the air above Link. Luke dropped his lightsaber and used the force to crush Link under the giant piece of land he raised from the ground crushing the warrior.
Luke landed back on the ground and began to walk away as a giant sword went through the ground that crushed Link cutting it in half. Link had placed on his fierce deity mask now a giant worrier towering over Luke.
Luke: Oh no.
Link would bring down his blade on Luke relentlessly and Luke could only dodge not getting any time to dodge. But soon Link managed to cut off his left arm.
Luke: AGGHHHH!
Link raised his sword again for one more finished blow but Luke managed to dodge and jumped up to the neck of the great deity chopping his head off sending it flying a fountain of blood spurring out of it. Luke then fell to the ground turning off his lightsaber placing his hand to his missing arm in an attempt to help the pain.
Luke: Wow…
K.O
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Luke exited his ship and looked around the land he was in was Hyrule but he couldn’t have known that.
Luke: Well then I better see if-
He was cut off by a seeing a man with an arrow pointed at his head from about 15 feet away.
Luke: Hey stranger mind telling me what planet this is?
Link untrusting held his bow and arrow still pointing it at Luke who sighed.
Luke: You want to go home and forget about me.
Luke began to walk away not expect Link to be unaffected by those Jedi mind tricks shooting at Luke who easily dodged the arrow.
Luke: Guess I’m doing this now…
Luke said as he used the force to pull over his lightsaber that he turned on revealing the glowing green lightsaber
FIGHT!
Link shot another arrow and Luke who deflected it with his lightsaber. Link slid down from the high ground and put his bow away taking out a giant hammer. He ran over to Luke and jumped over him to crush him with his giant iron hammer only for Luke to dodge to the side and push Link back with the force. Link went rolling back landing on his feet before running over Luke dodging another swing of his hammer.
Luke: I really don’t see a need to-
He was cut off by the iron hammer slamming across his face sending him flying down off the hill he was on and into a ditch.
Luke: Uhh… so uncivilized.
Luke got off only for a remote controlled bomb to land next to him exploding in his face sending him out of the ditch and onto grassy land Link using his paraglider to land next to Luke before taking out a boomerang he through at Luke who easily dodged before charging at Link swinging his lightsaber. Link narrowly dodged before a precise stab from the lightsaber hit Link in his shoulder.
Link: AHH!
The boomerang hit Luke in the back of the head giving Link the change to grab the boomerang and slap Luke across the face with a boomerang send him backwards only for Luke to use force lighting to zap Link. Link tried to dodge but got hit and landed on the ground. Luke then used the force to slam nearby rocks and trees into Link. Link would roll out of the was in the last second before taking out his bow and shoot an ancient arrow at Luke giving a small explosion once it hit the Jedi in the chest sending him tumbling backwards.
Luke: He’s tough…
Link would pull out his sheikah slate and use it to lift a nearby metal pillar and slam it into Luke. But just before it hit Luke he cut the pillar in two shocking Link.
Link would shoot a few normal arrows at Luke who dodged and reflected each one. So Link put on his mask of truth allowing him to read Luke’s Ming. Link would then pull out the Master Sword and Hylian Shield. The two charged at one another Link’s blade and Luke’s lightsaber clashing into one another.
Luke: You are skilled but not skilled enough!
Luke kicked the blade out of Link’s hand trying to once again bring his lightsaber down on Link who blocked with his shield. Link would dodge another swing and grab the Master Sword from off the ground. Luke used the force to bring his lightsaber back to his hand and the two clashed their blades against one another at the same time.
Luke: I must trust in the force…
He closed his eyes as the ground he and Link began to crack and Link rolled back as a giant piece of land under Luke floated into the air above Link. Luke dropped his lightsaber and used the force to crush Link under the giant piece of land he raised from the ground crushing the warrior.
Luke landed back on the ground and began to walk away as a giant sword went through the ground that crushed Link cutting it in half. Link had placed on his fierce deity mask now a giant worrier towering over Luke.
Luke: Oh no.
Link would bring down his blade on Luke relentlessly and Luke could only dodge not getting any time to dodge. But soon Link managed to cut off his left arm.
Luke: AGGHHHH!
Link raised his sword again for one more finished blow but Luke managed to dodge and jumped up to the neck of the great deity chopping his head off sending it flying a fountain of blood spurring out of it. Luke then fell to the ground turning off his lightsaber placing his hand to his missing arm in an attempt to help the pain.
Luke: Wow…
K.O
2023.06.03 23:50 arecedia YPYT Tank and Healer duo in Great Gubal Library (what a surprise)
 | Alright, let's play a game, what could this post ever be about, well let me tell you about two specimens I met in the Great Gubal Library, the most dreaded of dungeons (normal one btw). submitted by arecedia to TalesFromDF [link] [comments] I'll start of by saying that we had a Dragoon, Sage (Specimen #1), Dark Knight (Specimen #2) and Summoner (Me!), the Dark Knight has multiple level 60 jobs, including Summoner, Scholar, and a few others, while the Sage, has multiple 90s and 80s, and is obviously not new to the game. Started off pretty normally, load in and give the usual "o/" as a greeting, and get a "yo" by specimen number 1, the healer. It's going fairly standard for an ending Heavensward dungeon, tank is doing small pulls, but I'm occasionally bringing them an additional pack and usually positioning myself in the path to the next pack so I can start AoEing the next pack as soon as the initial pack is finished, using Radiant Aegis in the case that the enemies get too close to me before the tank reaches me (since they weren't popping sprint for some reason. Everything goes down hill after the second boss, which is usually where you get your limit break bar Specimens in action I start off as soon as the boss dies by asking for the tank to do a large pull here, since I just want to be out of here since I'm levelling Summoner and just got to level 61, allowing me to start grinding Sirensong Seas, however the tank stops at the first group of enemies, I'm not too bothered about this, since they haven't spoken in chat at all and I'm confident with grabbing enough to fill this 'wall' (literally just 2 enemies), grabbing them, I pop Radiant Aegis as a shield before running back so I can Limit Break and quickly go into my burst phase to kill everything, leading to the healer to wtf me, confused I respond as I do and continue on, the tank drops his tank stance at this point and I stand around for a bit waiting for him to put it back on, however as he doesn't, I quickly move in and instantly gain aggro on everything (I'm built different, got that chad AoE damage), I stay alive for a bit through Radiant Aegis and Addle (put it on the big enemy) but quickly went down since I wasn't receiving any healing from Specimen #1. Tank then quickly kills the enemies since I had already put them all to low health and continuing on, the healer stands next to me for a moment, before following, I ask to roll for loot so I can try and got a vote dismiss of on the tank, but after a minute and the healer and tank still haven't rolled, I decide to just leave, since I've got my level and can start the pain of grinding storm blood dungeons to level. (TLDR: Tank and Healer can't handle my chad summoner Limit Break and mob gatherering skills, so decide to slow the dungeon down by not reviving me, I got what I came for from the dungeon, so since I can't be bothered to deal with this, I just leave after not being able to dismiss one of them) |
2023.06.03 23:47 kinglitecycles Yesterday was a good day. My XJ-S passed its MoT with no advisories, after its winter rear suspension rebuild.
 | So we took it out to the classic car meet that happens on the first Friday of every summer month in Barrington, UK. You can see its facelifted younger sibling parked in the next row. submitted by kinglitecycles to Jaguar [link] [comments] It's great to have it back on the road, after many months with its back end in the air! |
2023.06.03 23:44 zetagundam12 [H] Humble games from a few years [W] Highfleet, Phantom brigade, etc.
I'm open to trading several of my [h] per [w], but if it's not on my list, I'm not interested
[W]
Phantom Brigade
Mechwarrior 5+DLC
Earth Defense Force 5
World War Z
Troubleshooter: Abandoned children
Airmech Wastelands
Until the last plane
Highfleet
Chaos Galaxy
Assassins' Creed Odyssey
[H]
11-11 Memories Retold
AER Memories of Old
Aaero
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Almost There: The Platformer
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Bear With Me - Collector's Edition
Black the Fall
Bleed 2 Steam Available
Caveblazers Steam Available
Chasm Steam Available
Crazy Machines 3 Steam Available
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) Steam Available
Dandara Steam Available
Darkside Detective Steam Available
Emily is Away Too Steam Available
Evergarden Steam Available
Figment Steam Available
Flat Heroes Steam Available
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GoNNER - Press Jump To Die Edition Steam Available
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H1Z1 Trickster Crate H1Z1 Trickster Crate Available
HackyZack Steam Available
Hard Reset Redux Steam Available
Has-Been Heroes Steam Available
Hustle Cat Steam Available
I'm not a Monster Steam Available
Jotun Steam Available
Kona Steam Available
Legends of Eisenwald Steam Available
Love is Dead Steam Available
MINIT Steam Available
Maize Steam Available
Metrico+ Steam Available
Morphblade Steam Available
Mr. Shifty Steam Available
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin Steam Available
Nongünz Steam Available
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You Steam Available
Override: Mech City Brawl Steam Available
Paratopic Steam Available
Pinstripe Steam Available
Planet Alpha Steam Available
Pool Panic Steam Available
Puss! Steam Available
Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam Available
Quake Champions Early Access plus 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, 2000 Favor Steam Available
RIVE: Wreck, Hack, Die, Retry Steam Available
Rapture Rejects - Humble Exclusive "Safari Outfit" DLC Steam Available
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Samorost 3 Steam Available
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Shoppe Keep Steam Available
Silence Steam Available
Slayaway Camp Steam Available
Slime-san Steam Available
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Snake Pass Steam Available
Sniper Elite Steam Available
Splasher Steam Available
State of Mind Steam Available
Steel Rats Steam Available
Subterrain Steam Available
Super Daryl Deluxe Steam Available
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon Steam Available
Tattletail Steam Available
The Adventure Pals Steam Available
The Count Lucanor Steam Available
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The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizza Boy Steam Available
The Journey Down 1 + 2 Bundle Steam Available
The Norwood Suite Steam Available
The Shrouded Isle Steam Available
The Spiral Scouts Steam Available
Tom Clancy's The Division™ - Survival Uplay Available
Tumblestone Steam Available
Uurnog Uurnlimited Steam Available
Valhalla Hills Steam Available
Wandersong Steam Available
Aegis defenders Steam Available
Desert child Steam Available
Whispers of a machine Steam Available
Mages of Mystrallia Steam Available
Shenzen I/O Steam Available
The hex Steam Available
Warstone TD Steam Available
Exa Punk Steam Available
Turok Steam Available
198C Steam Available
Etherborn Steam Available
This is the Police 2 Steam Available
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Raiden V Director's cut Steam Available
TRÜBERBROOK Steam Available
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Heave ho
Mo:Astray
Neoverse
Chess Ultra
Horace
Supraland
Felix the Reaper
REMNANTS OF NAEZITH
The stillness of the wind
The King's Bird
Yuppie Psycho
Beat Hazard 2
Verlet swing
Automachef
Through the darkest of times
The Coma 2: Viscious sisters
A case of distrust
Fun with Ragdolls
The Occupation
The Shapeshifting Detective
Fantasy Blacksmith
Goat of Duty
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Lightmatter
Darkwood
Tsioque
Youropa
Zwei: the Arges Adventure
Zwei: the Ilvard Insurrection
Tabletop playground
The haunted Island, a frog detective game
Frog detective 2
Still there
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Path of giants
Tales of the Neon Sea
Minoria
Deleveled
The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
Train Station Renovation
Werewolf: The Apocalypse- Heart Of The Forest
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Iris and The Giant
Boomerang Fu
WWE 2K Battlegrounds
Hotshot Racing
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Cyberhook
Wildfire
Boreal Blade
Ageless
Remothered
In other waters
Simulacra 1 and 2
Skully
Darksiders Genesis
Cook, Serve, Delicious 3
Levelhead
Fury Unleashed
Size Matters
Morkredd
Relicta
ReTimed
Family Man
Vane
Secret Neighbour
Worms Rumble+Legend pack DLC
Going Under
Panzer Paladin
Milky Way Prince
Ikenfell
Effie
Disjunction
Dirt 5
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Paradise killer
Kill it with fire
Bee simulator
Elderborn
Adom
Bloodstained: Ritual of the night
Superliminal
Out of space
Carto
As far as the eye
Nowhere prophet
Blue fire
Encodya
PGA 2K21
Not for broadcast
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Heaven's vault
Fort triumph
Orwell: ignorance is strength
Framed collection
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Amnesia: rebirth
John wick hex
112 operator
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Ring of pain
Garage: bad trip
The textorcist: the story of ray bibbia
Tools up
Black future '88
Syberia 3
Due process
House flipper
Wingspan
Simplerockets 2
Timelie
Wrath: Aeon of ruin
Mordhau
The Survivalists
Lacuna
8 doors
Greak: memories of azur
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Tohu
Voidigo
Mafia definitive edition
Project winter
Rebel cops
The Henry Stickmin collection
Midnight Protocol
Borderlands 3
Borderlands 3 Director's cut
Black book
Just Die Already
Paradise lost
Everhood
Desperados 3
Mass Effect Legendary edition
Nickelodeon All-stars Brawl
The Dark Pictures Anthology
Nebuchadnezzar
Police Stories
Evan's Remains
Planet Zoo
Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom
Spellcaster university
If found
Genesis Noir
Embr
Call of the Sea
Gamedec
Pumpkin Jack
Siege survival: Gloria Victis
I am fish
Superhot: Mind Control Delete
Legion TD2
Legend of Keepers
Lawn Mowing Simulator
Banners of Ruin
Yes, Your Grace
Atom RPG Trudograd
Just Cause 4 Complete Edition
The Dungeon of NAHEULBEUK
Forgive me Father
Crown Trick
Descenders
Industria
Shapez + Puzzle DLC
Deathloop
Monster Train Collector's edition
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Maid of Sker
Epic Chef
Railroad Corporation
Golf Gang
Kingdoms of Amalur Fate edition
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's choice
Roboquest
Eldest Souls
Unmetal
Raji: an Ancient Epic
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
First Class Trouble
Backbone
Toem
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Blade Assault
Super Magbot
Doom Eternal
Encased: A Sci-fi Post Apocalyptic RPG
OlliOlli World - Rad edition
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Conan Chop Chop
The Serpent Rogue
Thronebreaker: the Witcher Tales
Othercide
Shady Part of me
Scourgebringer
Fobia - St.Dinfna Hotel
Five Dates
Rogue Lords
Demon Turf
Golden Light
Rollerdrome
Life is Strange 2: Complete Season
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Monster Prom 2 Monster Camp
Revita
Founder's Fortune
Spiritfarer: Farewell edition
Bendy and the Dark revival
Operation: Tango
Windjammers 2
Builder Simulator
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
The Invisible Hand
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[W]
Phantom Brigade
Mechwarrior 5+DLC
Earth Defense Force 5
World War Z
Troubleshooter: Abandoned children
Airmech Wastelands
Until the last plane
Highfleet
Chaos Galaxy
Assassins' Creed Odyssey
[H]
11-11 Memories Retold
AER Memories of Old
Aaero
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Almost There: The Platformer
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Bear With Me - Collector's Edition
Black the Fall
Bleed 2 Steam Available
Caveblazers Steam Available
Chasm Steam Available
Crazy Machines 3 Steam Available
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) Steam Available
Dandara Steam Available
Darkside Detective Steam Available
Emily is Away Too Steam Available
Evergarden Steam Available
Figment Steam Available
Flat Heroes Steam Available
Fluffy Horde Steam Available
GoNNER - Press Jump To Die Edition Steam Available
God's Trigger Steam Available
H1Z1 Trickster Crate H1Z1 Trickster Crate Available
HackyZack Steam Available
Hard Reset Redux Steam Available
Has-Been Heroes Steam Available
Hustle Cat Steam Available
I'm not a Monster Steam Available
Jotun Steam Available
Kona Steam Available
Legends of Eisenwald Steam Available
Love is Dead Steam Available
MINIT Steam Available
Maize Steam Available
Metrico+ Steam Available
Morphblade Steam Available
Mr. Shifty Steam Available
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin Steam Available
Nongünz Steam Available
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You Steam Available
Override: Mech City Brawl Steam Available
Paratopic Steam Available
Pinstripe Steam Available
Planet Alpha Steam Available
Pool Panic Steam Available
Puss! Steam Available
Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam Available
Quake Champions Early Access plus 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, 2000 Favor Steam Available
RIVE: Wreck, Hack, Die, Retry Steam Available
Rapture Rejects - Humble Exclusive "Safari Outfit" DLC Steam Available
Rapture Rejects Steam Available
Regular Human Basketball Steam Available
Road Redemption Steam Available
Samorost 3 Steam Available
Seasons After Fall Steam Available
Serial Cleaner Steam Available
Seven: The Days Long Gone Steam Available
She Remembered Caterpillars Steam Available
Shoppe Keep Steam Available
Silence Steam Available
Slayaway Camp Steam Available
Slime-san Steam Available
Slipstream Steam Available
Snake Pass Steam Available
Sniper Elite Steam Available
Splasher Steam Available
State of Mind Steam Available
Steel Rats Steam Available
Subterrain Steam Available
Super Daryl Deluxe Steam Available
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon Steam Available
Tattletail Steam Available
The Adventure Pals Steam Available
The Count Lucanor Steam Available
The Elder Scrolls: Legends: 2 Card Packs (Skyrim) 1 Event Ticket 100 Gold 100 Souls Bethesda Available
The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizza Boy Steam Available
The Journey Down 1 + 2 Bundle Steam Available
The Norwood Suite Steam Available
The Shrouded Isle Steam Available
The Spiral Scouts Steam Available
Tom Clancy's The Division™ - Survival Uplay Available
Tumblestone Steam Available
Uurnog Uurnlimited Steam Available
Valhalla Hills Steam Available
Wandersong Steam Available
Aegis defenders Steam Available
Desert child Steam Available
Whispers of a machine Steam Available
Mages of Mystrallia Steam Available
Shenzen I/O Steam Available
The hex Steam Available
Warstone TD Steam Available
Exa Punk Steam Available
Turok Steam Available
198C Steam Available
Etherborn Steam Available
This is the Police 2 Steam Available
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Molek Syntez Steam Available
Raiden V Director's cut Steam Available
TRÜBERBROOK Steam Available
Niche
Heave ho
Mo:Astray
Neoverse
Chess Ultra
Horace
Supraland
Felix the Reaper
REMNANTS OF NAEZITH
The stillness of the wind
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2023.06.03 23:42 TheShadowspawn Chapter Forty-Seven - The Hunt
Alien Captain: "Human Dave, is this truly something that you wish to do?"
Human Dave: "Absolutely not, but I can't really tell the War-kin to take a hike, so I guess we're doing this."
Human Dave and Captain have landed their ship once more on Keltiss XI, after receiving a message from the War-kin that Human Dave previously encountered and defeated.
Keltiss War-kin: "Ah, Human. I am gladdened to know that you received our message."
HD: "... you are acting far more polite than when we last met."
KW: "Back then, you fought for your people. You have proven yourself to be a man of honour and have earned our respect, Human."
AC: "..."
KW: "You both are welcome amongst our kind, but the Keltiss have a request to make of your people."
AC, to himself: "Here we go."
KW: "The Keltiss have deemed you worthy to ally ourselves with, and would like to offer an alliance between our peoples."
HD: "... you called us to offer an alliance?"
KW: "Yes. We will solidify the Pact of Warriors between our people after the First Hunt."
HD: "Hunt?"
KW: "Correct. You will help us to conquer this wild planet by hunting with us, to show that you are worthy to fight alongside us on the field of battle. Then, you will partake in the spoils with us, and we will feast on the flesh of our kill!"
The surrounding Keltiss roar in anticipation.
KW: "We leave now."
A group of Keltiss usher both Human Dave and Captain with them towards the entrance of the camp.
AC: "If we die because you didn't refuse, Human Dave, I will blame you."
HD: "That's fair, Captain."
...
Keltiss XI is a lush world; the major landmasses covered in dense tropical rainforests filled with unseen dangers.
The Keltiss seem right at home as they traverse the rough, uneven landscape.
Human Dave and Captain, less so.
AC: "Why is it so hard to move here?"
HD: "... feels like gravity is somehow stronger here than it was in the camp."
KW: "A quirk of the planet. The lands under the trees are stronger than lands that have been cleared. More dense. Which serves well in the hunt. If our unblooded cannot learn to move in the forest, then that is all they amount to."
AC: "..."
HD: "What are we hunting?"
KW: "We call it Xauiel. A creature of immense power. And good eating."
The surrounding Keltiss begin to drool at the mere mention of the beast.
HD: "Any weaknesses? Any traits that can be exploited?"
KW: "That you think to ask shows promise. Xauiel do not possess many weak points. In fact, there are only two. The eyes, of which it has six, but very small. And the underbelly, which is soft, but well guarded."
HD: "And what does it look like?"
KW: "... it looks like your nightmare beasts, only much bigger."
HD: "My what now?"
AC: "I think he means the Aflarrians, Human Dave."
The War-kin shudders at the thought.
KW: "Your nightmare beasts killed two of my Guard-kin before we managed to trap them on your ship. We did not manage to kill them. They are formidable beasts, and worthy adversaries. That you tamed them shows your prowess and skill. To take an enemy and make it an ally shows skills and forethought that we Keltiss have not considered before."
A small rustling sound was heard before a small avian type creature landed on Human Dave's shoulder.
The surrounding Keltiss flinch back, and look upon the creature with much fear.
Human Dave turns his head to observe the creature.
Eyes too large for its head, a curved beak, its wings tipped with sharp barbs, talons far too large for its small body, and its plumage is blue on its belly, but multicoloured on its back.
KW: "Do not move, Human. The Viscer-Tel sits upon your body."
Captain observes something that he did not expect on the faces of the Keltiss.
Fear.
Apex Fear.
Captain moves his gaze back to the avian creature, and does not see what could cause such a reaction in the Keltiss.
KW: "The Viscer-Tel is a truly dangerous creature, Human. If you do not move, it will hopefully leave soon."
HD: "What will it do if I move?"
One of the Worker-kin steps back further.
The Viscer-Tel fixes its gaze onto the movement of the Worker-kin.
KW: "DO NOT MOVE! DO YOU WISH TO LOSE YOUR EYES?!"
HD, with forced calm: "Oh, is that all?"
KW: "DO NOT MOVE, HUMAN!"
AC: "I do not see what the problem is. It does not seem as though it will harm anyone."
KW: "That is because you have not seen it claw out the eyes of a War-kin who thought it was not dangerous!"
AC: "What do they eat?"
KW: "Everything! Viscer-Tel eat anything that they can get!"
Captain looks around for a moment, and spots an oddly-coloured growth on one of the trees that they have been walking past.
Captain quickly puts on a universal appendage wrapping, and removes the growth from the plant.
The sound of the growth snapping off the plant alerts the Viscer-Tel, and it turns its head to regard Captain.
Captain slowly waves the growth in front of the Viscer-Tel, and once the growth has its attention, Captain throws it away from the group.
The Viscer-Tel immediately chases after it.
AC: "Now, let us move while its attention is elsewhere."
The group moves without any further prompting.
...
HD: "I'm impressed, Captain. That was some quick thinking on your part."
AC: "It was something that I saw on one of our movie nights, Human Dave. The throwing of bait to distract an opponent."
HD: "Regardless, thank you."
KW: "I am in awe of your methods, Cradelian. You had my respect for the loyalty of your crew member, but now you have my admiration."
AC: "I... thank you, War-kin."
KW: "Once this Hunt is over, I will petition the Keltiss to include your people in our Pact of Warriors. We will fight alongside you against your enemies!"
The Keltiss make to roar again, but remember where they are, and merely lowly growl out their approval.
KW: "Come. The lair of the beast is not far."
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Human Dave: "Absolutely not, but I can't really tell the War-kin to take a hike, so I guess we're doing this."
Human Dave and Captain have landed their ship once more on Keltiss XI, after receiving a message from the War-kin that Human Dave previously encountered and defeated.
Keltiss War-kin: "Ah, Human. I am gladdened to know that you received our message."
HD: "... you are acting far more polite than when we last met."
KW: "Back then, you fought for your people. You have proven yourself to be a man of honour and have earned our respect, Human."
AC: "..."
KW: "You both are welcome amongst our kind, but the Keltiss have a request to make of your people."
AC, to himself: "Here we go."
KW: "The Keltiss have deemed you worthy to ally ourselves with, and would like to offer an alliance between our peoples."
HD: "... you called us to offer an alliance?"
KW: "Yes. We will solidify the Pact of Warriors between our people after the First Hunt."
HD: "Hunt?"
KW: "Correct. You will help us to conquer this wild planet by hunting with us, to show that you are worthy to fight alongside us on the field of battle. Then, you will partake in the spoils with us, and we will feast on the flesh of our kill!"
The surrounding Keltiss roar in anticipation.
KW: "We leave now."
A group of Keltiss usher both Human Dave and Captain with them towards the entrance of the camp.
AC: "If we die because you didn't refuse, Human Dave, I will blame you."
HD: "That's fair, Captain."
...
Keltiss XI is a lush world; the major landmasses covered in dense tropical rainforests filled with unseen dangers.
The Keltiss seem right at home as they traverse the rough, uneven landscape.
Human Dave and Captain, less so.
AC: "Why is it so hard to move here?"
HD: "... feels like gravity is somehow stronger here than it was in the camp."
KW: "A quirk of the planet. The lands under the trees are stronger than lands that have been cleared. More dense. Which serves well in the hunt. If our unblooded cannot learn to move in the forest, then that is all they amount to."
AC: "..."
HD: "What are we hunting?"
KW: "We call it Xauiel. A creature of immense power. And good eating."
The surrounding Keltiss begin to drool at the mere mention of the beast.
HD: "Any weaknesses? Any traits that can be exploited?"
KW: "That you think to ask shows promise. Xauiel do not possess many weak points. In fact, there are only two. The eyes, of which it has six, but very small. And the underbelly, which is soft, but well guarded."
HD: "And what does it look like?"
KW: "... it looks like your nightmare beasts, only much bigger."
HD: "My what now?"
AC: "I think he means the Aflarrians, Human Dave."
The War-kin shudders at the thought.
KW: "Your nightmare beasts killed two of my Guard-kin before we managed to trap them on your ship. We did not manage to kill them. They are formidable beasts, and worthy adversaries. That you tamed them shows your prowess and skill. To take an enemy and make it an ally shows skills and forethought that we Keltiss have not considered before."
A small rustling sound was heard before a small avian type creature landed on Human Dave's shoulder.
The surrounding Keltiss flinch back, and look upon the creature with much fear.
Human Dave turns his head to observe the creature.
Eyes too large for its head, a curved beak, its wings tipped with sharp barbs, talons far too large for its small body, and its plumage is blue on its belly, but multicoloured on its back.
KW: "Do not move, Human. The Viscer-Tel sits upon your body."
Captain observes something that he did not expect on the faces of the Keltiss.
Fear.
Apex Fear.
Captain moves his gaze back to the avian creature, and does not see what could cause such a reaction in the Keltiss.
KW: "The Viscer-Tel is a truly dangerous creature, Human. If you do not move, it will hopefully leave soon."
HD: "What will it do if I move?"
One of the Worker-kin steps back further.
The Viscer-Tel fixes its gaze onto the movement of the Worker-kin.
KW: "DO NOT MOVE! DO YOU WISH TO LOSE YOUR EYES?!"
HD, with forced calm: "Oh, is that all?"
KW: "DO NOT MOVE, HUMAN!"
AC: "I do not see what the problem is. It does not seem as though it will harm anyone."
KW: "That is because you have not seen it claw out the eyes of a War-kin who thought it was not dangerous!"
AC: "What do they eat?"
KW: "Everything! Viscer-Tel eat anything that they can get!"
Captain looks around for a moment, and spots an oddly-coloured growth on one of the trees that they have been walking past.
Captain quickly puts on a universal appendage wrapping, and removes the growth from the plant.
The sound of the growth snapping off the plant alerts the Viscer-Tel, and it turns its head to regard Captain.
Captain slowly waves the growth in front of the Viscer-Tel, and once the growth has its attention, Captain throws it away from the group.
The Viscer-Tel immediately chases after it.
AC: "Now, let us move while its attention is elsewhere."
The group moves without any further prompting.
...
HD: "I'm impressed, Captain. That was some quick thinking on your part."
AC: "It was something that I saw on one of our movie nights, Human Dave. The throwing of bait to distract an opponent."
HD: "Regardless, thank you."
KW: "I am in awe of your methods, Cradelian. You had my respect for the loyalty of your crew member, but now you have my admiration."
AC: "I... thank you, War-kin."
KW: "Once this Hunt is over, I will petition the Keltiss to include your people in our Pact of Warriors. We will fight alongside you against your enemies!"
The Keltiss make to roar again, but remember where they are, and merely lowly growl out their approval.
KW: "Come. The lair of the beast is not far."
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2023.06.03 23:37 Theycallmemr_E A new primitive civilisation the kamoko.
APPEARANCE:Kamoko are 1 block tall short green creatures. They'd wear loincloths and carry one of three items:Stone swords stone pickaxes or stone hoes. Like villagers they'd have roles but more primal.
HUNTER KAMOKO:A kamoko with a red stripe across their forehead. They'd carry stone swords and would go on kamoko hunting missions locating some animals killing them and then feeding the nearby wild-life to breed them. If you come with kamoko on hunting missions you'll gain respecti n the group. The more the respect the more things they'll let ya do and the more trades you'll get.
MINER KAMOKO:These guys would sometimes find nearby cliffsides and begin mining them. Once they're finished mining they'd come home with some cobblestone to spread around the village. If you give a stack of cobble to the town they'll put a grey stripe on your forehead.
NOTE:Kamoko mining dosen't break any blocks.
FARMER KAMOKO:In kamoko farms you can find these guys farming beetroot. Kamoko LOVE Beetroots. If you farm 30 crops or bone-meal 25 To full you'll get a yellow stripe on your forehead.
NOTE:These stripes you gain can stack and just go on separate parts of your forehead.
KAMOKO ELDER:An older kamoko with a wooden cane. Slightly taller then others and it'd have 15 HP Compared to the others 20.
RESPECT:Doing certain things in the kamoko camp(WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN LATER) gains you respect. Such as farming mining giving kamoko items trading giving them beetroot and hunting on hunts. You'll have 50 respect once you start out but the more things ya do the more thing you'll get. Better trades some cobble and ores from the miners letting you open chests and once you reach 100 you'll gain two kamoko companions! They'll follow you around carrying axes working as bodyguards. If you left click on a kamoko you can change there behaviour from bodyguard to hunter. Hunters will scout out nearby animals kill them then breed them with another nearby animal then give you whatever it dropped. They do this every 2 Minutes. You can also lose respect by hitting a kamoko taking crops and then not replanting them(Theres a timer of 40 seconds) and opening chests with a respect lower then 80. If your respect drops to 30 They'll begin attacking you.
KAMOKO TRADING:If you left click on a kamoko a custom trading UI Wll pop up with two trades. These change every-day. You can trade them food ores or other items in exchange for some other items. The more you trade the better your trades will get. You can only trade once though unless they replenish their item like if they gain some ores or farm a beetroot.
KAMOKO CAMP:The kamoko camp is kinda like a rarer village. It spawns more in savvanah biomes but can also spawn in all the village biomes and swamps and mushroom fields. In each biome the buildings will look diffrent. Also in mushroom biomes they'll farm mushrooms instead of beetroot and like mushrooms more then beetroot in those biomes.
KAMOKO BUILDINGS!
KAMOKO HOUSE:3 Block tall small houses usually with a crafting table or campfire. As-well as chests that have basically village loot but with less ores and more beetroot n cobble. Also no diamonds bread or obsidian...or emeralds.
KAMOKO MILL:A primative windmill. This usualy spawns next to farms and it is 5 blocks tall. Near it would be sugar cane growing.
KAMOKO FARM:Can be found near water sources. Just hoed ground growing beetroots. If its a mushroom biome they'll be growing mushrooms instead of farmland beetroot.
KAMOKO BARRACK:A 4 block tall area with stone axes hanging from chains. If unarmed hunters enter if they're going to do a hunt soon they'll take an axe and leave. You can actualy take axes off the chains too. Though it works the same as the chests with respect.
KAMOKO CENTER:The center of the camp with a campfire area. The elder can sometimes come here and tell stories. Listening to the elders stories will give you some respect. The elder dosen't actually speak he speaks kamokoese. They speak a bit like the barakonas from mowzies mobs.
KAMOKO DROPS:
Cobblestone.
Beetroot.
Stone tools.
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HUNTER KAMOKO:A kamoko with a red stripe across their forehead. They'd carry stone swords and would go on kamoko hunting missions locating some animals killing them and then feeding the nearby wild-life to breed them. If you come with kamoko on hunting missions you'll gain respecti n the group. The more the respect the more things they'll let ya do and the more trades you'll get.
MINER KAMOKO:These guys would sometimes find nearby cliffsides and begin mining them. Once they're finished mining they'd come home with some cobblestone to spread around the village. If you give a stack of cobble to the town they'll put a grey stripe on your forehead.
NOTE:Kamoko mining dosen't break any blocks.
FARMER KAMOKO:In kamoko farms you can find these guys farming beetroot. Kamoko LOVE Beetroots. If you farm 30 crops or bone-meal 25 To full you'll get a yellow stripe on your forehead.
NOTE:These stripes you gain can stack and just go on separate parts of your forehead.
KAMOKO ELDER:An older kamoko with a wooden cane. Slightly taller then others and it'd have 15 HP Compared to the others 20.
RESPECT:Doing certain things in the kamoko camp(WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN LATER) gains you respect. Such as farming mining giving kamoko items trading giving them beetroot and hunting on hunts. You'll have 50 respect once you start out but the more things ya do the more thing you'll get. Better trades some cobble and ores from the miners letting you open chests and once you reach 100 you'll gain two kamoko companions! They'll follow you around carrying axes working as bodyguards. If you left click on a kamoko you can change there behaviour from bodyguard to hunter. Hunters will scout out nearby animals kill them then breed them with another nearby animal then give you whatever it dropped. They do this every 2 Minutes. You can also lose respect by hitting a kamoko taking crops and then not replanting them(Theres a timer of 40 seconds) and opening chests with a respect lower then 80. If your respect drops to 30 They'll begin attacking you.
KAMOKO TRADING:If you left click on a kamoko a custom trading UI Wll pop up with two trades. These change every-day. You can trade them food ores or other items in exchange for some other items. The more you trade the better your trades will get. You can only trade once though unless they replenish their item like if they gain some ores or farm a beetroot.
KAMOKO CAMP:The kamoko camp is kinda like a rarer village. It spawns more in savvanah biomes but can also spawn in all the village biomes and swamps and mushroom fields. In each biome the buildings will look diffrent. Also in mushroom biomes they'll farm mushrooms instead of beetroot and like mushrooms more then beetroot in those biomes.
KAMOKO BUILDINGS!
KAMOKO HOUSE:3 Block tall small houses usually with a crafting table or campfire. As-well as chests that have basically village loot but with less ores and more beetroot n cobble. Also no diamonds bread or obsidian...or emeralds.
KAMOKO MILL:A primative windmill. This usualy spawns next to farms and it is 5 blocks tall. Near it would be sugar cane growing.
KAMOKO FARM:Can be found near water sources. Just hoed ground growing beetroots. If its a mushroom biome they'll be growing mushrooms instead of farmland beetroot.
KAMOKO BARRACK:A 4 block tall area with stone axes hanging from chains. If unarmed hunters enter if they're going to do a hunt soon they'll take an axe and leave. You can actualy take axes off the chains too. Though it works the same as the chests with respect.
KAMOKO CENTER:The center of the camp with a campfire area. The elder can sometimes come here and tell stories. Listening to the elders stories will give you some respect. The elder dosen't actually speak he speaks kamokoese. They speak a bit like the barakonas from mowzies mobs.
KAMOKO DROPS:
Cobblestone.
Beetroot.
Stone tools.
2023.06.03 23:32 Contactunderground Dr. Jacques Vallee is Skeptical of the ET Explanation for UFOs: Contact Experiencers Should Study his Detailed Investigations. Joseph Burkes MD 2023.
“There is probably no more influential thinker in the study of UFOs than the French astronomer and computer scientist Jacques Vallee.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short YouTube documentary linked above, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short YouTube documentary linked above, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
2023.06.03 23:31 jacobwtyler Water storage tank for irrigation?
 | Started to install a 16 zone irrigation system on my homestead (that’s on well water). A local pro told me it can’t be done without a water storage tank. Made sense how he explained it that I’ll either burn my well pump up in short order or I won’t have enough gpm. Decided to take the project on myself because I’m an idiot and thought it would be easy. Could y’all take a look a this schematic I drew up and tell me any mistakes I might be making? I got a 2hp red lion pump for the irrigation main line (which also feeds my water hose spigots). Plan is to gate down the gpm at each valve box to get the proper flow for each zone. Have a 2nd 1hp pump to fill my pressure tank as needed which will feed the house water and the irrigation line/water hose spigots when the master valve relay is not activated. Put a double check valve between the house and irrigation main. Put two check valves back to back after each pump because I was being cheap. Also connected a normally open ball valve and a regular master valve at two different point both activated by the irrigation controllers master valve. This allows the back yard water hose spigots to receive passive water pressure from the pressure tank when the irrigation pump is NOT running. Any critique is welcome. submitted by jacobwtyler to Irrigation [link] [comments] |
2023.06.03 23:31 stlatos Fortunatov’s Law in Context
Fortunatov’s Law states that in Skt. dentals became retroflex after l, then l disappeared. This fits with Skt. l likely being retroflex, as sometimes preserved in Kh. (Skt. kīlā́la-s \ kīlālá-m ‘sweet drink / biestings? / buttermilk?’, kilāṭa- ‘cheese’, Kh. kiḷàḷ). A list of *lC here https://avzaagzonunaada.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/example-post-3/ . However, this “law” is not regular, since some VlC > VC, others > V:C, others > VCh, others unclear. I’ll add some more showing various outcomes:
*bhals-? > bhaṣá-s ‘barking/baying’, bhāṣa- ‘speech’, Li. balsas ‘voice’
*g^elt- > jaṭhára- ‘stomach’, Go. in-kilþs ‘pregnant’, OE cild, E. child
*kh2ald- \ *kxald-? > *kaldo- > kaḍa- ‘dumb’, Go. halts ‘*broken > lame’
*kald-? > khaḍ- ‘divide/break’, khaṇḍ- ‘divide/break/destroy’, khaḍgá-s \ khaŋgá-s ‘sword’, OIr claideb ‘sword’
*g^helh3to- > hárita- ‘yellow(ish) / pale (yellow/red) / green(ish)’, Av. zairita- ‘yellow’
*g^hlh3to-m > hāṭaka-m ‘gold’, Go. gulþ, E. gold
*melno- > MIr. mell, Gae. meal ‘hill’, Irish meal ‘sphere/lump/knob/knoll/heap’, Skt. máṇḍa- ‘circle/circularound’
*meldno-? ‘slow’ > Skt. manda-, Kh. malála ‘late’, Ku. mǝlaŋ ‘slowly’, R. medlennyj
*(s)mlhno- > Latvian milna ‘cloth / garment’, Persian *mandō >> G. mandúas ‘woolen cloak’
*krt- ‘cut’? > kaṭú- ‘pungent/bitter’ (if not Drav.)
*pelhtno- > palitá- ‘aged/old/grey’, G. pelitnós
*pelhdno-? > G. pelitnós, *paldna- > pāṇḍú- ‘white (yellow)’, Sa. palú ‘grey hair’ (if not Drav., see https://www.reddit.com/Dravidiology/comments/13tilb6/pie_pekws_cook_ripen_drav_pa%E1%BA%93nd_ripen_grow_old/ )
It seems like an optional change with an intermediate x (since xt > xth or VxC > V:C would be likely, and fit in with PIE h2, also likely = x). This would explain why *g^hlh3to-m > hāṭaka-m could occur with loss of h3 (if h3 was a fricative, a cluster like xxWt > xt or similar would be expected). If the older sound(s) are preserved in Kh., descriptions of ḷ as either retroflex or velarized (L) could be old, with most ḷC > LC, then LC > xC in Vedic Skt. The opt. nature of all this would also help explain apparent als and ah2s = xs merging as āṣ (*wah2pos- > L. vapor, *wah2spo- > Skt. vāṣpá-s ‘steam/vapor’). Again, this is not regular, and also varies by language (*bhah2so-, *bhah2sno- > G. phḗnē \ phínis ‘bearded vulture?’, Skt. bhāsa-, MP bāz ‘hawk/falcon’, Ps. bāṣa).
Also, *r sometimes shows the same changes: *karsto- > Rom. karšt / kašt, G. káston ‘wood’, kāṣṭhá-m ‘stick / (piece of) wood/timber’; *per(s)ni- > Skt. pāṇí- ‘hoof/hand’, Kh. póong, Kv. přõ ‘foot of cow/horse’. This seems to fit into my theory that many ex. of r > 0 come from r > R (uvular) https://www.reddit.com/etymology/comments/zkgi2m/latin_pr%C4%93x_request_armenian_a%C5%82ersank_a%C5%82a%C4%8Dank/ . If so, in Skt. both l > L > x and r > R > X might have existed. Most IE do not merge l and r, so intermediate l > L in Indo-Iraian might allow back L and R to merge in most words. This explains why r > 0 is so common in most of the IE ex., with very few l > 0, but the opposite is seen in Skt. (in the same environment, see *splendh- > L. splend-, Li. spindėti ‘shine’; *sprend(h)- > OE sprind ‘agile/lively’, E. sprint, Skt. spandate ‘throb/shake/quivekick’). This seems irregular, as seen by Skt. 0 vs. Dardic r above, and variants in other IE (G. *mrkW-? > márptō ‘seize/grasp’, map- ‘seize’).
Indo-Iranian is known for the merger of r & l, but Armenian also shows a lot of changes of PIE r > l and l > r https://www.reddit.com/IndoEuropean/comments/13zombu/ie_merger_of_r_l/ . If this could be shown to be related to R and L also, it would support this theory. Arm. words with both l \ ł exist (gayl\gaył ‘wolf’), and *l > ł seems to occur for no reason in some. This ł might have been pronounced as L then R. The changes of *l > ł / x are supposedly seen in: Arm. pl. sanduł-k` / sandux-k` ‘laddestairs’, acuł / acux ‘soot/coal’, gazał \ gazax ‘ashes/embers’. If h2 = x, the opposite in *swaxdu(r)- > Skt. svādú- ‘sweet’, *xwaxtur > *xwałtür > Arm. k`ałc`r ‘sweet’. If there was also h2 = x > X > R in *n-bhah2sk^e- > *nbha(r)sk^e- > TB mrausk-, a complete series of optional changes linking these sounds in both directions would exist.
This stage with R > X also has the benefit of explaining words with Cr and rC with the same change. See:
*deruno- > *derno- > *denro- > G. déndron ‘tree’, Skt. daṇḍá- ‘staff’
*enro- ‘inner’ > *endro- > Ks. ónḍrak ‘egg’, Skt. āṇḍá-m \ aṇḍá- ‘egg / testicle’, *jendro > OCS je,dro, R. jadró ‘kernel/core’
*bhal- ‘swell’ > OHG ballo, ON böllr ‘ball / testicle’, W. balleg ‘bag/sack’, Skt. bhāṇḍa-m ‘pot’
If Ph. bámbalon \ bábalon ‘genitals’ is related to the above, *bhalVmbo- > *bhalmbo- > *bhalndo- > bhāṇḍa-m might be possible, showing another change for -lmb-.
Alb Albanian
Arm Armenian
Aro Aromanian
Asm Assamese
Av Avestan
Bal Baluchi
Be Bengali
Bg Bulgarian
Bu Burushaski
E English
EArm Eastern Armenian
G Greek
Go Gothic
H Hittite
Hi Hindi
Is Ishkashimi
It Italian
K Kassite
Kd Kurdish
Kho Khotanese
Khw Khwarezmian
Ku Kusunda
L Latin
Li Lithuanian
Lt Latvian
M Mitanni
Mh Marathi
MArm Middle Armenian
MW Middle Welsh
NHG New High German
MHG Middle High German
OHG Old High German
OBg Old Bulgarian
OBr Old Breton
OIc Old Icelandic
OIr Old Irish
OE Old English
ON Old Norse
OPr Old Prussian
OP Old Persian
MP Middle Persian
NP (New) Persian (Farsi)
Nw Norwegian
Os Ossetian
Ph Phrygian
Ps Pashto
R Russian
Ru Romanian\Rumanian
Sar Sarikoli
Shu Shughni
Skt Sanskrit
Sog Sogdian
TA Tocharian A
TB Tocharian B
W Welsh
Wx Wakhi
Gy Gypsy
Dv Domari \ Do:mva:ri:
Lv Lomavren
Rom Romani
Dardic Group
A Atshareetaá \ (older Palola < *Paaloolaá)
B Bangani
Ba bHaṭé-sa zíb \ Bhaṭeri
D Degaanó \ Degano
Dk Domaaki \ Domaá \ D.umaki
Dm Dameli
Gi Gultari
Id Indus Kohistani
Ka Kalam Kohistani \ Kalami \ Gawri \ Bashkarik
Kati
Kh Khowàr
Km Kashmiri
Ks Kalasha
KS Kundal Shahi
Kt ktívi kâtá vari
Kv Kâmvíri
Pl Paaluulaá
Pr Prasun
Ni Nišei-alâ
Np Nepali
Sa Saňu-vīri
Sh Shina
Ti Torwali
Wg Waigali \ Kalas.a-alâ
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*bhals-? > bhaṣá-s ‘barking/baying’, bhāṣa- ‘speech’, Li. balsas ‘voice’
*g^elt- > jaṭhára- ‘stomach’, Go. in-kilþs ‘pregnant’, OE cild, E. child
*kh2ald- \ *kxald-? > *kaldo- > kaḍa- ‘dumb’, Go. halts ‘*broken > lame’
*kald-? > khaḍ- ‘divide/break’, khaṇḍ- ‘divide/break/destroy’, khaḍgá-s \ khaŋgá-s ‘sword’, OIr claideb ‘sword’
*g^helh3to- > hárita- ‘yellow(ish) / pale (yellow/red) / green(ish)’, Av. zairita- ‘yellow’
*g^hlh3to-m > hāṭaka-m ‘gold’, Go. gulþ, E. gold
*melno- > MIr. mell, Gae. meal ‘hill’, Irish meal ‘sphere/lump/knob/knoll/heap’, Skt. máṇḍa- ‘circle/circularound’
*meldno-? ‘slow’ > Skt. manda-, Kh. malála ‘late’, Ku. mǝlaŋ ‘slowly’, R. medlennyj
*(s)mlhno- > Latvian milna ‘cloth / garment’, Persian *mandō >> G. mandúas ‘woolen cloak’
*krt- ‘cut’? > kaṭú- ‘pungent/bitter’ (if not Drav.)
*pelhtno- > palitá- ‘aged/old/grey’, G. pelitnós
*pelhdno-? > G. pelitnós, *paldna- > pāṇḍú- ‘white (yellow)’, Sa. palú ‘grey hair’ (if not Drav., see https://www.reddit.com/Dravidiology/comments/13tilb6/pie_pekws_cook_ripen_drav_pa%E1%BA%93nd_ripen_grow_old/ )
It seems like an optional change with an intermediate x (since xt > xth or VxC > V:C would be likely, and fit in with PIE h2, also likely = x). This would explain why *g^hlh3to-m > hāṭaka-m could occur with loss of h3 (if h3 was a fricative, a cluster like xxWt > xt or similar would be expected). If the older sound(s) are preserved in Kh., descriptions of ḷ as either retroflex or velarized (L) could be old, with most ḷC > LC, then LC > xC in Vedic Skt. The opt. nature of all this would also help explain apparent als and ah2s = xs merging as āṣ (*wah2pos- > L. vapor, *wah2spo- > Skt. vāṣpá-s ‘steam/vapor’). Again, this is not regular, and also varies by language (*bhah2so-, *bhah2sno- > G. phḗnē \ phínis ‘bearded vulture?’, Skt. bhāsa-, MP bāz ‘hawk/falcon’, Ps. bāṣa).
Also, *r sometimes shows the same changes: *karsto- > Rom. karšt / kašt, G. káston ‘wood’, kāṣṭhá-m ‘stick / (piece of) wood/timber’; *per(s)ni- > Skt. pāṇí- ‘hoof/hand’, Kh. póong, Kv. přõ ‘foot of cow/horse’. This seems to fit into my theory that many ex. of r > 0 come from r > R (uvular) https://www.reddit.com/etymology/comments/zkgi2m/latin_pr%C4%93x_request_armenian_a%C5%82ersank_a%C5%82a%C4%8Dank/ . If so, in Skt. both l > L > x and r > R > X might have existed. Most IE do not merge l and r, so intermediate l > L in Indo-Iraian might allow back L and R to merge in most words. This explains why r > 0 is so common in most of the IE ex., with very few l > 0, but the opposite is seen in Skt. (in the same environment, see *splendh- > L. splend-, Li. spindėti ‘shine’; *sprend(h)- > OE sprind ‘agile/lively’, E. sprint, Skt. spandate ‘throb/shake/quivekick’). This seems irregular, as seen by Skt. 0 vs. Dardic r above, and variants in other IE (G. *mrkW-? > márptō ‘seize/grasp’, map- ‘seize’).
Indo-Iranian is known for the merger of r & l, but Armenian also shows a lot of changes of PIE r > l and l > r https://www.reddit.com/IndoEuropean/comments/13zombu/ie_merger_of_r_l/ . If this could be shown to be related to R and L also, it would support this theory. Arm. words with both l \ ł exist (gayl\gaył ‘wolf’), and *l > ł seems to occur for no reason in some. This ł might have been pronounced as L then R. The changes of *l > ł / x are supposedly seen in: Arm. pl. sanduł-k` / sandux-k` ‘laddestairs’, acuł / acux ‘soot/coal’, gazał \ gazax ‘ashes/embers’. If h2 = x, the opposite in *swaxdu(r)- > Skt. svādú- ‘sweet’, *xwaxtur > *xwałtür > Arm. k`ałc`r ‘sweet’. If there was also h2 = x > X > R in *n-bhah2sk^e- > *nbha(r)sk^e- > TB mrausk-, a complete series of optional changes linking these sounds in both directions would exist.
This stage with R > X also has the benefit of explaining words with Cr and rC with the same change. See:
*deruno- > *derno- > *denro- > G. déndron ‘tree’, Skt. daṇḍá- ‘staff’
*enro- ‘inner’ > *endro- > Ks. ónḍrak ‘egg’, Skt. āṇḍá-m \ aṇḍá- ‘egg / testicle’, *jendro > OCS je,dro, R. jadró ‘kernel/core’
*bhal- ‘swell’ > OHG ballo, ON böllr ‘ball / testicle’, W. balleg ‘bag/sack’, Skt. bhāṇḍa-m ‘pot’
If Ph. bámbalon \ bábalon ‘genitals’ is related to the above, *bhalVmbo- > *bhalmbo- > *bhalndo- > bhāṇḍa-m might be possible, showing another change for -lmb-.
Alb Albanian
Arm Armenian
Aro Aromanian
Asm Assamese
Av Avestan
Bal Baluchi
Be Bengali
Bg Bulgarian
Bu Burushaski
E English
EArm Eastern Armenian
G Greek
Go Gothic
H Hittite
Hi Hindi
Is Ishkashimi
It Italian
K Kassite
Kd Kurdish
Kho Khotanese
Khw Khwarezmian
Ku Kusunda
L Latin
Li Lithuanian
Lt Latvian
M Mitanni
Mh Marathi
MArm Middle Armenian
MW Middle Welsh
NHG New High German
MHG Middle High German
OHG Old High German
OBg Old Bulgarian
OBr Old Breton
OIc Old Icelandic
OIr Old Irish
OE Old English
ON Old Norse
OPr Old Prussian
OP Old Persian
MP Middle Persian
NP (New) Persian (Farsi)
Nw Norwegian
Os Ossetian
Ph Phrygian
Ps Pashto
R Russian
Ru Romanian\Rumanian
Sar Sarikoli
Shu Shughni
Skt Sanskrit
Sog Sogdian
TA Tocharian A
TB Tocharian B
W Welsh
Wx Wakhi
Gy Gypsy
Dv Domari \ Do:mva:ri:
Lv Lomavren
Rom Romani
Dardic Group
A Atshareetaá \ (older Palola < *Paaloolaá)
B Bangani
Ba bHaṭé-sa zíb \ Bhaṭeri
D Degaanó \ Degano
Dk Domaaki \ Domaá \ D.umaki
Dm Dameli
Gi Gultari
Id Indus Kohistani
Ka Kalam Kohistani \ Kalami \ Gawri \ Bashkarik
Kati
Kh Khowàr
Km Kashmiri
Ks Kalasha
KS Kundal Shahi
Kt ktívi kâtá vari
Kv Kâmvíri
Pl Paaluulaá
Pr Prasun
Ni Nišei-alâ
Np Nepali
Sa Saňu-vīri
Sh Shina
Ti Torwali
Wg Waigali \ Kalas.a-alâ
2023.06.03 23:30 Contactunderground Dr. Jacques Vallee is Skeptical of the ET Explanation for UFOs: Contact Experiencers Should Study his Detailed Investigations. Joseph Burkes MD 2023.
Dr. Jacques Vallee is Skeptical of the ET Explanation for UFOs: Contact Experiencers Should Study his Detailed Investigations.
Joseph Burkes MD 2023.
“There is probably no more influential thinker in the study of UFOs than the French astronomer and computer scientist Jacques Vallee.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short documentary linked above, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
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Joseph Burkes MD 2023.
“There is probably no more influential thinker in the study of UFOs than the French astronomer and computer scientist Jacques Vallee.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short documentary linked above, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
2023.06.03 23:26 DefinitelyNotABot01 [PC][1995-2010] Friend needs help finding an old top-down RPG
Platform: PC
Genre: Turn-based top-down RPG
Estimated year of release: Developed over a period from the 90's to the mid/late 2000's
Graphics: Rather poor, similar to Ultima 7
Notable characters: Pirates in pirate camp
Notable gameplay mechanics: Massive and hard to start, could use a mechanical gate to cheese pirates and kill them
Other details: I'll just copy-paste what my friend sent me
"Long time ago I played a freeware RPG game that was apparently a long project started in the 90's and finally got finished in circa mid 2000's, hence the massive graphics lag even for it's time. At least those were the 2 things i remember from a description on the CD that came in a gaming magazine back in 2000's. It's turn-based, as in: You move, they move. You sprint, you can move 2 tiles and they one tile, You attack, they attack. No actual "your turn" "enemy turn", just things happening.I remember only the "prologue" section of it as i played it multiple times trying to get an edge for what came next, the game was very hard right off the bat, and massive as well when i seen it's in-game world map. The start goes like this:You are captured by pirates and thrown into their prison camp, the main way to escape is by interacting with some loose bars on a fence. Interacting with those and getting across alerts the guarding pirates and they'll start chasing after you, to escape them, you had to run SOUTH to the mines/caves though which you could escape into a straight up typical medieval town and properly start your RPG adventure. What you could also do is abuse the mechanical gate to the mines to kill all the pirates and loot their armory which had all the starting gear for any "class" possible (game had no class choice but i think you assign starting stat points in the prison camp which basically determine that). You could even walk up on the ship to hear some hidden dialogue from the captain.The starting town had a meta joke quest that was like "hey adventurer, kill that thing in my basement" but it's not level 1 rat to start your rpg journey it's some dangerous abomination that upon witnessing it you can straight up admit to the npc that you aren't ready for that fight and you'll come back later.Again, not RPG Maker, not isometric, looks very similar to Ultima 7(it's not it)."
submitted by DefinitelyNotABot01 to tipofmyjoystick [link] [comments]
Genre: Turn-based top-down RPG
Estimated year of release: Developed over a period from the 90's to the mid/late 2000's
Graphics: Rather poor, similar to Ultima 7
Notable characters: Pirates in pirate camp
Notable gameplay mechanics: Massive and hard to start, could use a mechanical gate to cheese pirates and kill them
Other details: I'll just copy-paste what my friend sent me
"Long time ago I played a freeware RPG game that was apparently a long project started in the 90's and finally got finished in circa mid 2000's, hence the massive graphics lag even for it's time. At least those were the 2 things i remember from a description on the CD that came in a gaming magazine back in 2000's. It's turn-based, as in: You move, they move. You sprint, you can move 2 tiles and they one tile, You attack, they attack. No actual "your turn" "enemy turn", just things happening.I remember only the "prologue" section of it as i played it multiple times trying to get an edge for what came next, the game was very hard right off the bat, and massive as well when i seen it's in-game world map. The start goes like this:You are captured by pirates and thrown into their prison camp, the main way to escape is by interacting with some loose bars on a fence. Interacting with those and getting across alerts the guarding pirates and they'll start chasing after you, to escape them, you had to run SOUTH to the mines/caves though which you could escape into a straight up typical medieval town and properly start your RPG adventure. What you could also do is abuse the mechanical gate to the mines to kill all the pirates and loot their armory which had all the starting gear for any "class" possible (game had no class choice but i think you assign starting stat points in the prison camp which basically determine that). You could even walk up on the ship to hear some hidden dialogue from the captain.The starting town had a meta joke quest that was like "hey adventurer, kill that thing in my basement" but it's not level 1 rat to start your rpg journey it's some dangerous abomination that upon witnessing it you can straight up admit to the npc that you aren't ready for that fight and you'll come back later.Again, not RPG Maker, not isometric, looks very similar to Ultima 7(it's not it)."
2023.06.03 23:22 Ottomanbrothel Mod recomendations for a new playthrough?
Hey folks, so as the title says, I'm looking for new mods to play a new playthrough of Skyrim, I have to touched the game in a couple years so... here's what I'm looking for.
The mods I'll be getting by default: Unofficial patch, Frostborn, camp-fire and Hunterborn and alternate start, Take notes (the journal mod)
I'll be playing as an Argonian that is camping out in the wilds of Skyrim, I intend to make this playthrough extremely survival-heavy.
Most Desired mods: animation replacers that aren't too flashy/are highly realistic, a combat overhaul that makes it more than just "click till the thing dies" (and preferably, makes enemies less tanky due to massive health and make armour matter more), a civil war overhaul that turns it into an actual war with taking forts/cities and all that good stuff, a mod that let's time pass while reading, more books, a mod that adds a spell-making system/a more in-depth magic system/more spells, NON-SKIMPY armoclothing mods + the best quest mods you can think of.
Any other reccomendatioms are much appreciated. Though everything MUST be lore-friendly. I've read up on so much elder scrolls lore that I know something that's outlandish doesn't mean it's not lore friendly.
To anyone still here, thank you for reading. For the greatest mod variety I'll be playing on the non-special edition version.
submitted by Ottomanbrothel to skyrimmods [link] [comments]
The mods I'll be getting by default: Unofficial patch, Frostborn, camp-fire and Hunterborn and alternate start, Take notes (the journal mod)
I'll be playing as an Argonian that is camping out in the wilds of Skyrim, I intend to make this playthrough extremely survival-heavy.
Most Desired mods: animation replacers that aren't too flashy/are highly realistic, a combat overhaul that makes it more than just "click till the thing dies" (and preferably, makes enemies less tanky due to massive health and make armour matter more), a civil war overhaul that turns it into an actual war with taking forts/cities and all that good stuff, a mod that let's time pass while reading, more books, a mod that adds a spell-making system/a more in-depth magic system/more spells, NON-SKIMPY armoclothing mods + the best quest mods you can think of.
Any other reccomendatioms are much appreciated. Though everything MUST be lore-friendly. I've read up on so much elder scrolls lore that I know something that's outlandish doesn't mean it's not lore friendly.
To anyone still here, thank you for reading. For the greatest mod variety I'll be playing on the non-special edition version.
2023.06.03 23:21 Mysterious-Issue1046 Concert Help :)
Anyone know the best way to find someone to meet up with who is going to be at the same concert as you? I will be going to be in the pit by myself and was wondering if there was a way to find people to camp outside the venue with :))
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2023.06.03 23:21 TheFourFacedLiar Camper van advice
Hi guys,
Another first timer post! Really appreciate advice as I’m having a hard time this figuring out.
We are renting a camper van (3.5 tonnes) and arrive on Monday. I’m really confused about how/where we park. Some sources imply that we have to pre-register the camper and choose where we want to park. Others say we don’t get to choose and can just arrive on the day.
Do we have to pre-book into a specific camp site? Can we just arrive on Monday and get directed somewhere by staff? Right now all we have are regular tickets and a camper booked. I can’t find a way to notify the organisers that we have a camper.
If we do have to pre-book, how is this done? What are the choices, and which is best for a couple of first-timers?
Thanks 🤘
submitted by TheFourFacedLiar to wacken [link] [comments]
Another first timer post! Really appreciate advice as I’m having a hard time this figuring out.
We are renting a camper van (3.5 tonnes) and arrive on Monday. I’m really confused about how/where we park. Some sources imply that we have to pre-register the camper and choose where we want to park. Others say we don’t get to choose and can just arrive on the day.
Do we have to pre-book into a specific camp site? Can we just arrive on Monday and get directed somewhere by staff? Right now all we have are regular tickets and a camper booked. I can’t find a way to notify the organisers that we have a camper.
If we do have to pre-book, how is this done? What are the choices, and which is best for a couple of first-timers?
Thanks 🤘
2023.06.03 23:20 Contactunderground Dr. Jacques Vallee is Skeptical of the ET Explanation for UFOs: Contact Experiencers Should Study his Detailed Investigations. Joseph Burkes MD 2023.
“There is probably no more influential thinker in the study of UFOs than the French astronomer and computer scientist Jacques Vallee.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short documentary, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
submitted by Contactunderground to CE5 [link] [comments]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLE0X5FRFc&t=342s
Thus, starts this excellent short documentary, Jacques Vallee, UFOs and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins produced by Think Anomalous in 2022. Dr. Jacques Vallee early in his career was a proponent of the ET Hypothesis (ETH) as explanation for UFOs. However, after years of speaking to UFO witnesses and discussing the cases with an informal group of scientists that he called “The Invisible College”, Vallee concluded the following: the proposition that UFOs were controlled by ET beings was too simplistic.
In my opinion, contact experiencers and activists should also be skeptical of the ET explanation for UFOs and the non-human beings associated with them. This is especially so given the larger society is starting to acknowledge the reality and importance of what are now called UAP. Although the current emphasis is on sighting reports, eventually societal discussions will not be able to ignore the stories of contact and communications with the non-human intelligences associated with flying saucers.
As one who supports the staging of Human Initiated Contact Events (HICE) popularly known as CE-5s, it is crucially important that contact activists have at their disposal the most accurate assessments of what is truly going on. The thoughtful analyses of a brilliant thinker such as Dr. Jacques Vallee should guide our investigations into UFOs and associated paranormal phenomena. These have been called “The Contact Modalities.” This is term coined by author Rey Hernandez, who believes that UFOs, out of body, and near-death experiences as well as other paranormal events should be studied as related phenomena characterized by manipulations of spacetime within a matrix of consciousness. In my judgment, by having a nuanced and sophisticated approach to flying saucers, contact and disclosure activists will be able to share their knowledge most effectively with the larger society.
An important factor that contributed to Vallee rejecting the ET Hypothesis is that encounters were associated with a multitude of what are considered paranormal phenomena like poltergeists and apparitions. Many of the reports included many absurd elements and behaviors exhibited by the “ufonauts” that Vallee deemed were not consistent with their being highly advanced ET visitors with sophisticated technologies. The seemingly nonsensical behaviors of the so-called aliens seemed so contrived that he suspected they were designed to display certain images. Those visual displays were associated with profound psychological transformations in many witnesses and over time have had an effect of society in general.
In the documentary, producer Jason Charboneau lists Vallee’s reasons for challenging the ET Hypothesis. These appeared in an article Vallee published in 1990 in The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
“First: he argued that there were far more landings and contacts than would be necessary for an interplanetary survey or surveillance operation. By his and others estimates there must have been 3 million UFO landings around the world in the last 20 years, an impossibly large number.
Second: UFOs and ufonauts rarely flew away or walked off. When they left, often they simply vanished blinked out of existence or slowly faded away. This suggests that the craft and occupants were more like projections than physical things.
Third: the bodies, actions, and the abilities of the ufonauts do not suggest an extraterrestrial or evolutionary origin. Often the aliens were identical to humans, spoke our languages and were perfectly capable of breathing our air and walking in our gravity.
Fourth: Vallee noted that most of the ufonauts revelations, especially those concerning their origins were nonsense and almost entirely different from one another. Ufonauts claimed to be from just about everywhere in the universe and frequently gave directions or offered maps that made no logical sense such as the two-dimensional star map shown to Betty Hill.
Fifth: finally, Vallee argued that the data collected from cases of so-called alien abduction were unreliable and again involved highly unlikely scenarios. For example, abductees frequently describe highly invasive and painful medical procedures in order to achieve tasks that even doctors in the 1980s could have done with minimal discomfort.”
The Think Anomalous team has produced many excellent short documentaries and I encourage everyone to view and share widely this important resource.
2023.06.03 23:19 blazingquackattack Thoughts on on landscaper response to Irrigation Issues from Backyard Project
 | So we just replaced the grass and added a firepit to our small backyard and used a Landscape Design company that had come highly recommended. During the design phase the project manager said our existing irrigation could be adjusted to to provide additional coverage and there would be no need for additional work besides that. After the work was completed, they supposedly tested everything. submitted by blazingquackattack to landscaping [link] [comments] Fast forward to last weekend when I noticed that some of the grass didn’t look right during this recent dry spell. I turned on the zone to see what was going on and it was a complete mess and clear that nobody had tested it. Heads were pointed in the wrong direction, there were leaks in in piping that caused water to leak to the surface, and it was clear there was insufficient coverage. I followed up with the company and stated that this was completely not acceptable and to propose as a solution (keep in mind this was a $19k project) The attached screen shots are what they followed up with. My first instinct is to request $200-400 off the quoted amount due to the fact the situation is entirely their fault due to poor initial assessment of the irrigation system as well as the failure to verify everything was worked after the project was completed Should I be more aggressive or does the above response seem appropriate? |
2023.06.03 23:19 Plenty_Toe_5157 Please Chance me for T25 STEM
Intended Majors: CompEng, CS, Applied Mathematics Demographics: White male, low-income(<10k $), international student
⚫ Stats: Grades: 8.25/9 10th Grade,8.25/9 11th Grade, 9/9 12th Grade (avg roughly gives me an A) I study at the most competitive public school in our country, roughly 30 students are admitted to top unis. We don’t have AP classes or electives. Over the 3 years I’ve kept high grades in STEM related subjects, but some of my humanitarian subjects were low, which caused the dips in my grades.
⚫ Standardized Tests Pilot DSAT: 1450 (800 Math 650 EBRW) got this score studying for 1.5 weeks, so I can aim for 1500+ TOEFL ibt: 108(27R, 27L, 26S, 28W) fluke, can definitely get 110+ on retake
⚫ Writing
LORs: couple from soft sev internships plus 3 teachers(Maths, Physics, Social Sciences) 9/10 Personal Statement - 8/10 talked about my grandfathers garden and how Id occasionally spend time there with him, and how that built my character and interests. P.S. my supplemental essays were not the best when I applied to Unis the first time ⚫ ECs
2 soft dev internships, student council member, Did a lot of CS and math courses(attended Samsung innovation campus, some from top universities like MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc.), Math Olympiad Club(was a T15 prospect for the IMO, participated in national olympiads), research projects with cooperation with my school, basketball club player, Guitar band player, tons of volunteer work(roughly 500 hours, managed international events, biggest one so far was the International Biology Olympiad), Robotics Club
⚫ Honors (not sure what I am allowed to add here) First place diploma in a maths olympiad organized by the best uni in Russia(has a very high rep, as all the graduates who pursue masters degree excel at the T20 unis)
Maths National Olympiad Qualitifcation (T15 for 3 years) Physics National Olympiad Qualification(T15 for 2 years) School Research Project winner
School Typing Competition winner typed 160wpm for 60secs(should I even bother adding this?)
I have 3 dream schools at the moment:
NYU (reapplicant, but only applied to AD the first time, and had a bad application) - ED2 Duke - ED1 UNC-Chapel Hill (reapplicant + legacy sort of, my aunt studied here and works as a professor for a long time) - EA other unis, per your suggestions either EA or RD
also I'd love if anyone could share tips on how to improve my application
submitted by Plenty_Toe_5157 to chanceme [link] [comments]
⚫ Stats: Grades: 8.25/9 10th Grade,8.25/9 11th Grade, 9/9 12th Grade (avg roughly gives me an A) I study at the most competitive public school in our country, roughly 30 students are admitted to top unis. We don’t have AP classes or electives. Over the 3 years I’ve kept high grades in STEM related subjects, but some of my humanitarian subjects were low, which caused the dips in my grades.
⚫ Standardized Tests Pilot DSAT: 1450 (800 Math 650 EBRW) got this score studying for 1.5 weeks, so I can aim for 1500+ TOEFL ibt: 108(27R, 27L, 26S, 28W) fluke, can definitely get 110+ on retake
⚫ Writing
LORs: couple from soft sev internships plus 3 teachers(Maths, Physics, Social Sciences) 9/10 Personal Statement - 8/10 talked about my grandfathers garden and how Id occasionally spend time there with him, and how that built my character and interests. P.S. my supplemental essays were not the best when I applied to Unis the first time ⚫ ECs
2 soft dev internships, student council member, Did a lot of CS and math courses(attended Samsung innovation campus, some from top universities like MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc.), Math Olympiad Club(was a T15 prospect for the IMO, participated in national olympiads), research projects with cooperation with my school, basketball club player, Guitar band player, tons of volunteer work(roughly 500 hours, managed international events, biggest one so far was the International Biology Olympiad), Robotics Club
⚫ Honors (not sure what I am allowed to add here) First place diploma in a maths olympiad organized by the best uni in Russia(has a very high rep, as all the graduates who pursue masters degree excel at the T20 unis)
Maths National Olympiad Qualitifcation (T15 for 3 years) Physics National Olympiad Qualification(T15 for 2 years) School Research Project winner
School Typing Competition winner typed 160wpm for 60secs(should I even bother adding this?)
I have 3 dream schools at the moment:
NYU (reapplicant, but only applied to AD the first time, and had a bad application) - ED2 Duke - ED1 UNC-Chapel Hill (reapplicant + legacy sort of, my aunt studied here and works as a professor for a long time) - EA other unis, per your suggestions either EA or RD
also I'd love if anyone could share tips on how to improve my application