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Name: Heritage Site Location: FG Server, Home Base So @FallenDark200 gets on and asks, so what should we do? At the time I was figuring out what I was doing with the Restaurantheim currently being built dockside. I mentioned talking with @GazzaGarrattabout taking down most of the old unused part of the base and making a heritage site! What do you think about working on that? I could got get the words out and Justin runs by me full tilt, hammer out and I just shit flying. As you can see in the two shots below, there was some much deleting that the base was floating on hope and dreams before the server could catch up minutes later. As we cleaned up the 2k wood, I started preserving the site where the first wee little Vikings put down their first wooden bits of home. @Plumbers Crack was in on the original heritage conversation earlier in the day and mentioned something about blue markings. So the site was preserved, the a heritage sign and dedication was erected, and ale was consumed. Not a bad day's work, three berths at the docks completed, heritage site protected and ready for viewing, and @FallenDark200 starting working on a neat new building next to the dock. Enjoy!

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Sega are making a fair bit but that's mostly through the Total War strategy games. Konami have PES and more importantly Metal Gear Solid. If MIcrosoft snap them up and make MGS an exclusive, it would be a humiliating blow for Sony. Playstation owners are praying for a remaster of the original Metal Gear Solid and even with Kojima gone, the series still has legs especially with the right backing. Sega also have Persona which is major Playstation series along with Yukuza. Microsoft would essentially be tapping into Japan and pulling Sony's pants down in the process. Really hope this doesn't happen.

3/15/2021 Workout 3 Rounds: 30 Hang Cleans (55lbs) 15 Ring Rows 30 Heavy KB American Swings (44lbs) Then TABATA Push Ups for 8 rounds. Thoughts: This is where we're at, I guess. I need to focus on my food for better recovery now. I cannot still be this sore 2 days after a workout, and I cannot be this hungry all the time like I have been lately. Plus, allergy season is coming. Now, the question is... how can I mentally shift gears and cycle off of Intermittent Fasting without upsetting the balance I have recently fought for? Or, do I keep to it and just do a fat bomb in the morning, shake for lunch with all the goodies, then a solid dinner? My former routine used to be a shake in the morning, normal lunch, amazing dinner (or shake dependent on when we would finally get home from work). Anyway. Walked into the gym this morning and joked, "So, is the goal of today's workout to make sure we have no shoulder strength for the rest of the day?" Coach Liz laughed. I mean, I guess perfectly fine considering my lower body is sore from Saturday's fun. And, I really need to work on upper body anyway. I went to my box and said. "Soooo... there's a 53lb kettle bell and a 44lb kettle bell... Mind if I get a 35lb?" Stares... Just stares. Lol. When it comes to kettlebells, I have a fear of losing grip and it crashing on my head if we do overhead swings. It's why I prefer Russian swings if we're going heavy. Not that I would actually choose a 44lb kettlebell either way, but still lol. This workout was... tough. Because I didn't want it to hit 25 minutes. I was still the last to finish, but not by too much. I think it was a minute more than everyone else. The swings were the toughest. I have no clue what the thinking was in the development of this workout. I was scaled to ring rows instead of pull-ups. Like, it's just a lot on grip and upper body... for a long time! Obviously, there's some core and glute work in the cleans and swings... it's all still terrible lol. However, nothing like pushing through the last 10 reps on the swings while people are cheering you on. Semi-shameful, but a good push. Tabata push ups were next... and hahaha... no one did them proper. Everyone scaled to knees. No one had the strength left to do them. All in all. Good times!

EA confirms 'one or more EA accounts' is behind the FIFA 21 trading scandal | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM The investigation is ongoing. It's funny that the recipients will get banned and their card(s) removed - imagine spending $1700+ on such virtual shite under the table in a game that's already rigged as it is.

@Antpool84 , @Lurch and @GazzaGarratt FML!!!

George, Lee and James 🙈 I'm fucked

Let's get this shit goin!

No problem at all mate! Brilliantly put together pal ✌️👍💪

We're all ready to go on the placement matches gentlemen! Once the league gets going, it shouldn't be a big problem if you miss matches as they can be played at a later date. For the sake of getting things going however, I'd ask that you try to complete your 3 placement matches by the 28th March. There is no fixed night to play the match, please just find a time when your opponent is free! Please message me your results either via Whatsapp or messaging on the forum. For the placement matches, you can pick any team you like! Placement fixtures are as follows: Round 1 @LordBaguette vs @JamaicanSteve @Lurch vs @ChaosGladiator @jordie1892 vs @GazzaGarratt @Stretch616 vs @Antpool84 @Findmartin vs @TonyAE86 @G_dub52 vs @TheMuggySpud Round 2 @Antpool84 vs @ChaosGladiator @JamaicanSteve vs @TonyAE86 @TheMuggySpud vs @GazzaGarratt @G_dub52 vs @jordie1892 @LordBaguette vs @Findmartin @Lurch vs @Stretch616 Round 3 @GazzaGarratt vs @Stretch616 @Findmartin vs @JamaicanSteve @ChaosGladiator vs @G_dub52 @TheMuggySpud vs @Lurch @Antpool84 vs @jordie1892 @TonyAE86 vs @LordBaguette As there are an uneven number of teams @Macca89 has kindly volunteered to take on the challenge of playing as Hungary, though still remains the bookies favourite! Good luck everybody!

3/13/2021 Workout (Part 2? Active Rest?) Cinco Teros Eskrima (90 Minute Session) Those curious --> Cinco Teros - FMA Pulse FMAPULSE.COM Cinco Teros ("Five Strikes") refers to the five most basic strikes in eskrima, which is a class of Filipino martial arts that emphasizes staff and sword fighting. The art is composed of the four basic cuts and... What I'm trained in --> BALINTAWAK ESKRIMA - FMA Pulse FMAPULSE.COM The Chronicles of Balintawak At about the start of the American regime, the Cañete siblings began their training in Eskrima. Brothers Florentino and Eulogio Cañete (later to become the principal organizer and... Thoughts: I wasn't fully intending to participate in the session. I really just wanted to ask questions and see the style. I ended up participating. Cinco Teros may be my third style of eskrima to learn. It is not my favorite. There is a practicality and method of learning in Balintawak that jives better with me. In Balintawak, we do not care what "Strike" is happening. We only care about ending the fight as quickly as possible. If that means disarming, that's preferred. If that means doing a finishing blow to make sure you never get up, okie doke. If that means maiming you because you don't know when to stay down, fine. If that means doing a killing blow (neck breaking, stabbing with gash and/or twisting, slicing an artery, etc), well, it had to be done. There is no memorization in learning. Yes, we have drills, but it's not really "memorizing". It's creating reactions. So, anyway, I went to the park to go check it out. Cinco Teros is a style from Bagio. Bagio is in the northern area of the Philippines. This particular style is very much a family style that isn't advertised or really taught. You have to have permission from the family to teach it. The one thing I really like about Cinco Teros is that after you learn the basics, you're expected to evolve the style into what works for you. This is also more sword and knife based. All Eskrima/Arnis is meant to transition from sticks to knives to hands, but various styles will lend more to sticks or knives or hands. The overall thinking of this type of combat martial arts is that you are to be able to defend yourself using anything or nothing. This is why we do not have "uniforms". This is why I specifically trained with no padding or gear. You need to know how to take a hit if you're going to survive a real fight. The sooner you get used to that pain and learn how to avoid it, the better your chances on the street. For 90 minutes in the park yesterday, I did some drills. Clumsily. But I did them. The teaching is not where I want it to be. But, my thinking is that at least I would be learning and keeping up with something. Plus, knowing another Filipino in the area would be nice. Just because I want home food! Also, the other students... I'm merely curious on who they are. As terrible as it sounds, I want to know who are these non-Filipinos learning my country's combat systems. I hate Katas. I hate memorization. But, I will end up doing them with this teacher. I have loved seeing Filipino Martial Arts used more and more in TV (Arrow and the Arrowverse heavily use FMA) and movies (Christopher Nolan's Batman for hand-to-hand, Star Wars Yoda/Dooku). Learning any aspect of it, whether or not I really enjoy it, is still a bonus in my book.

They’re all better on PC anyways. It does make you wonder if Sony is going to have that “Well fuck you too” move and try to buy up a big developer as well. I had read some articles about possibly buying square Enix, but I doubt that would happen.

Yep, don't see me buying Bethesda games on anything but PC so not really affected.

No biggie really. I'll just grab them for PC and use my PS5 for in-house exclusives. It's quite ironic that Bethesda's next game (Deathloop) coming out in May is a timed PS5 exclusive😂

I just hope I get Russia if I get put in T4 😂😅 Dunno about Scotland but the Swedish and Turkey teams are absolute wank 🤣

You will have to play your games from my house dude lol I don't mind 1 or 2 games a week to be fair. I think 2 would be better so we all get a little more game time in but if people can only do 1 game then its all gravy 🤙

I think we've officially gotten far enough into the game where exploration is a lot for one person... while I also like to do some other random things! Notes: 2 new portals: 1 at @Tar-Eruntalion 's Base; 1 at the place I call Despair If you go to the Portal of Despair, you will probably find a bunch of random stuff everywhere... as I went with the boat, but also did not have space to pick up everything from defending myself. Enjoy the treasure? Next Boss is Bone Mass, and it is south in a Swamp Biome. My focus on the next times I'm in the game will be major exploring, and less "housekeeping" (e.g., feeding pigs, farming, refilling torches)