![]() ![]() ![]() I was fortunate that I didn’t deal with overt racism or feeling like I was the only Asian. There were some books with Japanese main characters, but often they were depicted as the enemy (books set during WWII), full of stereotypes, or as characters dealing with issues of immigration or assimilation, as “the other.” I grew up in Los Angeles at a time when there was a good-sized Japanese American/Asian American population, both in my neighborhood and at my middle school and high school. I have always gravitated toward MG and YA novels about friendship and romance, however, back then, I didn’t find contemporary novels with characters that looked like me and had shared experiences. I am a third generation Japanese American, which means both sets of grandparents were born in Japan and came to the States. I joined critique groups, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, took workshops and attended conferences, read many middle grade and young adult novels and craft books, and all the while wrote, revised, submitted, collected rejections, and kept learning and growing. Through it all, I wrote stories, at first just for myself, but then in the early 2000s with the hope of getting published. I am a born and bred Californian, but as an adult I have moved quite a bit, living in the Midwest, on the East Coast, Mexico, China, and now New England where I hope to stay. in Zoology and minor in English at UC Davis and my K-8 teaching certificate from Cal State Northridge. Sure! I was born in San Francisco and raised in Los Angeles, got my B.S. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself, and about Keep It Together, Keiko Carter? If you are looking for something that will make you smile, this is certainly a book to add to your TBR. It is funny and sweet, and even though the girls are learning some tough things, there’s lots of positivity sprinkled throughout the story. It is a book about middle school drama, friendship, and boys. My next interview is with Debbi Michiko Florence, author of the upcoming middle grade novel Keep It Together, Keiko Carter. ![]()
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![]() Small Key 2 Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygon Crash the Beetle into it to open the door on the left. On the left (west) side of the room, there is a purple crystal in the tunnel. There are several half-circle tunnels around the room where you can pick up a few more rupees. Take a few minutes to get used to the Beetle.įly around the large, circular room collecting everything you can and cutting down crates. Image: Nintendo via Polygonįly it through the hole in the dome, and pilot it into the crystal over the door to get back outside. When it’s defeated, open the chest that appears to pick up the Beetle - a drone you’ll wear on your wrist. This will stun it for a few seconds (and make its arms fall off), giving you time to land several hits in a row. If you can, match a Shield Bash to one of its attacks - like a parry. Your goal is to keep attacking from one of the directions it’s not currently guarding. This Stalfos waiting for you has two two swords. When you’re ready, shoot the crystal over the door, and head into the dome in the center of the room. In the next room, there’s a bird statue off to the left. Stalfos miniboss Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygon Once they both drop off, open the chest for a Small Key.īack in the main room, use the Small Key to unlock the door leading north. Pull out your sword and make a few big circles again. Stand about where the Skulltula was so that both eyes are open. Image: Nintendo via Polygonĭeal with the Skulltula, and then face the two Eye Guardians. Head through the door in the upper corner of the room. Use it to climb up the vines on the eastern wall. Small key 1 Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygonĭrop to the main walkway. Open the chest there for the Dungeon Map. Image: Nintendo via Polygonīack in the main room, step off the balcony and onto the tree branch on your left. Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygon About halfway across the bridge, face west to spot another purple crystal. Hack your way back across the main bridge to clear out the Skulltulas. Use your Slingshot to knock down the two vines, and swing to the other end of the room. Shoot it, and then climb up to go through the door.ĭeal with the next Green Bokoblin, and then stand to the right of the Skulltula on the web. Left room Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygonĭrop off the walkway, and cross the room heading west. Use the vines to climb out of this chamber, and then return to the main room. Crawl through, and shoot the crystal on top of the statue. Read the plaque to get a clue about where the next crystal is.ĭrop off the walkway to the left, and look for a low tunnel in the wall facing east. Hit it with your sword to spin it around, and then stab forward into its exposed crystal belly. Hack through the spiderweb and follow the path until a Skulltula - a giant spider - drops in front of you. Right room Graphic: Jeffrey Parkin | Sources: Nintendo via Polygonįace right, and shoot the crystal over the door to unlock it. Walk forward and deal with the Green Bokoblin. At the top, smash through the wooden barricades to open a shortcut. Climb the vines on the wall you just entered through. Head through the door that opens and save at the next bird statue. It’ll fall off the door, an you can proceed. Pull out your sword, and move it in a big circle a few times to make the eye dizzy. In the next room, approach the eye-lock - an Eye Guardian - and target it. Whack the crystal there to unlock the door. Stun it with your slingshot, and then climb up. You’ll eventually come to a vine-covered ledge with a Deku Baba at the top. Hack through the spiderwebs as you head down the hall. Shoot it with your slingshot to open the door and enter the temple. Skyview Temple Dungeon Map Image: Nintendo via PolygonĪs you approach Skyview Temple, look above the (locked) door for a pink crystal. We’ll pick up a new tool, the Beetle, and fight two minibosses, a Stalfos and Staldra, on our way to face this dungeon’s boss, Demon Lord Ghirahim. ![]() We’ll walk through the entire dungeon and help you find the Dungeon Map as well as the Small Keys and Golden Carving key items you’ll need. In this Skyward Sword HD Skyview Temple walkthrough, we’ll guide you through this area with tips on finding items, rupees, and collectibles and completing every quest and side quest. Now that we’ve upgraded our shield, we’re better prepared to tackle it. Skyview Temple is deep in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s Faron Woods. ![]() ![]() In AliExpress, you can also find other good deals on exhaust & exhaust systems(motorcycle), exhaust gaskets, mufflers and engine! You can shop for evo 8 tomei exhaust at low prices. Not only does it design to look good, but also it have a strong protective effect. This is an outstanding protector of exhaust and muffler. If, unlike me, you knew about all these, you can send me a laminated and framed certificate of A+++(infinity) noobest 5* knight evur to in a corner in Arcade.Looking for evo 8 tomei exhaust? The silencer protector can be used for universal motorcycle in most vehicles as well as plug and play. She seriously drained my resources and I am now certainly the poorest 5* knight in SK. 0 crowns, 0 energy, 10 luminites, 100 of each sparks (tokens) left, no boss tokens left, sold all my unbound accessories and costumes in AH and used my profit to buy more divine stars, have less than 5 of each 5* mats I have. Finding out today that I needed more ultimate evo catalysts drove me to my wits end. Hedwig, my Sera, has eaten my crowns, and mats, and all the other favored food I ever bought from the AH and crafted with my slowly reacquired luminites. Had I known that I needed more than one freaking ultimate evo catalyst to finalize my pet's level and ultimate skills, I would have just bought two more of those instead of the darn wings because. It took me three days to decide before I burned my remaining energy on a pair of divine wings. My reaction? O.O - stupid Janjan should have waited and asked around! I didn't know I could feed her ecto drops and scrap metals! since then I became wiser on how to feed my sprite. Then the patch came saying it will make it clearer that you can feed your sprite any material, and that crafting a favored food will no longer require another favored food. It didn't make sense to me, but I did anyway. I even (over)crafted some more divine dusts for her (I didn't know she'd move on to a divine stone that fast) using the food machine that required another divine material to make it. I fed her a Divine star first (yep, noob swag!), then when she was hungry again, a Divine orb. I figured I won't have to use Sparks of Life so much with a Sera and her Heart Attack around. Upon reviewing each Battle Sprite's skills, I decided I wanted the Sera not only because it's cute (it is the cutest, lol!) and that it matches my frosty outfit, but also because I liked the Heart Attack skill. I made my minerals exactly 1k each - they ranged from 2k-3k before this. ![]() ![]() I was deleting my knight for the second time so I gave away 6k ce to a "friend" (or so I thought), and 6k ce to the mist well of my alt's guild.Īfter I had reclaimed my knights from the dead for the second time and not being able to re-acquire (from my friend) the ce I gave away (I know, I'm so mean huh!), I had deposited TONS of luminites (along with other minerals) in Arcade which is the most I collected because I knew one of the gates gives 4cr per luminite, and I needed crowns on top of my Vanana farming (we all know it's kind of boring when you repeatedly do that run). ![]() Prior to this battle sprite update, I had a little over 15k ce remaining. I'm one of those players who are leveling their battle sprites slowly, and my Hedwig (Sera) is now at level 98. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yardzee Score Cards with Rules on the Back, Laminated Yardzee Score Card, Reusable, Dry Erase score. ![]() Yardzee and Yarkle 5" x 7" Yard Dice Dry Erase Score Cards - pack of 5, includes 4 Yardzee and 1. It’s not so advantageous as to impose a positive expectation (1 in 3, or 33.33% at best), but it can be comforting in the final round of play when you’re behind in the count.SWOOC Games - 5 Big Dry Erase Yardzee & Farkle Score Cards with 5 Markers (11.5in x 8in) | Large. It’s more likely than you may think, and the less dice you have to throw, the higher your odds of success become. Last but not least, here are the odds of making Hot Dice (scoring with all 6 dice, worthy of another 6-dice throw). Regardless of how many points you’ve achieved thus far in the roll, or how many dice you have left to toss, knowing the probability of Farkling should always be a major part of your decision strategy. While the odds of banking score per roll are important, most serious players agree it’s more critical to understand how likely you are to Farkle with each consecutive roll of the dice. ![]() I’ll toss it in here again for reference. I’m aware that the 6 of a Kind falls into this description, but it seemed better positioned among its ‘ # of a Kind‘ cousins above. This section deals with scoring opportunities that can only be thrown in one roll of the dice (i.e. Similarly, the odds of rolling any 4 of a Kind are as follows: Dice Left The chart below depicts the odds of rolling any 3 of a kind. The score for each set of dice may vary, but the odds of rolling them do not. Anderson for catching and alerting us to an error in our math. Unlike a coin toss, where every flip has an equal 50/50 chance, the more 6-sided dice you toss, the better your odds of rolling specific numbers – in this case, a 1 or 5.Ī big “Thank you!” to D. We tend to imagine that, with 6 dice to roll, the odds of rolling a 1 or 5 will increase dramatically, and that’s precisely the case. Since there are 6 possible numbers on the dice, and 2 numbers worth rolling, the odds of any single die landing on 1 or 5 is 1 in 3, or 33.33%. The most basic form of scoring is to roll a 1 or 5, worth 100 or 50 points respectively. Below, we’ll discuss the probabilities of each of these combinations resulting from 1 or more rolls of the dice. ![]() Any 3, 4, 5 or 6 of a Kind scores, as does three Pairs, two 3 of a Kinds, a Pair + 4 of a Kind, or a 1-6 Straight. If not, please press that link for a brief tutorial.Īs you know, scoring points requires specific numbers and/or combinations of numbers to be rolled in a single toss of the dice. This introduction to 6-dice odds assumes that you are familiar with official Farkle rules and scoring methods. Today, we’ll delve deeper into the scientific realm of the game, where mathematical probabilities rein supreme over the Farkle universe! Farkle Math & Probabilities We’ve already discussed a basic strategy guide for Farkle. Knowing the odds of a game – the probabilities of achieving the best result, the best score, the best toss of the dice, as the case may be – that’s how you gain an edge over the competition.įarkle is one of the most strategy-based dice games you’ll come across far more intricate than Yahtzee or Qwixx. Knowing how to play a game gives you a chance to win it. ![]() ![]() Backlash of the publication resulted in lawsuits forcing the magazine being labeled as 'for adults only' due its inclusion of inappropriate interview questions of the teenage skateboard subjects, instructions on drug use, how to commit acts of self harm, and explicit photos throughout the magazine. He was not allowed to read the issue by his parents due to the graphic material contained in it. In 1999 at the age of eight, Sheckler was featured on the cover of Big Brother magazine's controversial "Kids Issue". Etnies invited both Sheckler and his brother Shane to the company's California headquarters, where he was given his first pair of Etnies shoes however, his official relationship with the brand ended in 1998. Sheckler's sponsors were the Etnies skate shoe company and Oakley, Inc., both of which made contact with Sheckler when he was around seven years old. Professional skateboarding 1998–2006: First sponsors, Round Three In a 2012 interview for the internet-based channel Network A, Sheckler revealed that the San Clemente skate park is the location where he began skateboarding with his best friend Jered Marburger and that he was present at the opening of the park. Sheckler's father provided encouragement by revealing that he had learned his first kickflip when he was approximately six years of age. Sheckler was introduced to skateboarding when he discovered his father's skateboard at the age of two years. Sheckler was raised in a family of three children-his two younger brothers are named Shane and Kane. Sheckler was listed in Fox Weekly's "15 Most Influential Skateboarders of All-Time" article. ![]() He also starred in four seasons of the short-format video series Sheckler Sessions on Red Bull TV. Ryan Allen Sheckler (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, and was the star of the MTV-produced reality television series Life of Ryan. ![]() |
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