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My whole life I have been exposed to nothing but basmati. I liked experiencing different techniques mostly the famous par-boiling or half cooking the rice in order to make steam cooked dishes. Briyani being my favorite.

When I order take out from halal restaurants, i don’t think they use basmati. Cooking basmati everyday I could tell if it was. But I actually like the rice they use. It looks like the rice is somewhat wider than cooked basmati, and it isn’t mushy if over cooked.

Anyone have an idea? I would love to explore more kinds of rice other regions in the Arab world use.

Its my biggest anxiety is to work for the state while my autistic kids are still young. We are prone to getting sick all season mostly fall and spring. My question is what are rights I should know to have as an employee. What are protections especially for parents of children with ADHD and autism. I know I can do the jobs properly I mean we are at an era where we can self teach ourselves anything but just give us the opportunity to do if.

Many comments I read about others people’s personal issues are pray you get an understanding supervisor. I mean even if the supervisor is a jerk, how do you still make sure your own health and family come first?

What are tools you utilized. Are there any assistance for state workers parents of special needs (especially if they’re a single parent)

All advice and insights would be much appreciated.

As someone who is trying to familiarize myself with the state system for employees, I want to know more about health plans.

1. Are the options the same for all employees no matter the grade? If you could mention what the options are to take, how much would it cost out of pocket just so I can envision that.

2. If you choose a health plan, could you switch it anytime?

3. The more you have in your household the most it comes out of paycheck?

4. I am mostly interesting in having a good health plan that overs IVF. If anyone has any insight, experiences both good and bad, I am all ears. This sub is the only place I can get real information as online official sources are hardly updated, and when I call to check if they still offer A or B, they say otherwise. Things constantly change.

PS I don't work for the State, but keep applying as much as I can.

Well after the whole April speculations, at least it made us fully agree that yes Star Fox returning will made many fans excited. How large of a base of fans? Not as before I would say. Since Fox’s inclusion in the movie made many people replay old games, make art, and more engaging than before. I myself started to play as Fox in Smash Bros and I gotta say: he’s really enjoyable. I overlooked him for 5 smash games straight. He’s very reliable and can do anything. I’ve always been a Wolf main (in Brawl) but they ruined him in Ultimate. Which takes us to the topic of this post.

There have been many online rumors about a new smash bros in development. Whether you want to believe it or not, I think if it were to be true that it should align with promoting the supposedly nee Star Fox games. Here’s what I am thinking:

If the new Star Fox games were to have returning, forgotten, or even characters with potential to be playable such as Krystal, Bill, Leon, Panther, Farah etc that they could somehow be a new representative to the Star Fox Smash Bros fighters. Definitely Krystal would be the most agreed potential Smash Bros fighter from the franchise because the series needs a female representative and she is unique in terms of potential moves set such as having her staff.

Hypothetically, if anything was in development now is the perfect time for the 2 franchises to collaborate.
I think 1 or 2 new characters from Star Fox franchise would be great. I think it also makes sense for that new Star Fox character to be playable in their respective game at least. Like how Wolf was playable in Assault during multi-player.

What I would want:

1. Remove Assist Trophy Krystal and make her playable. Reason I say remove is because it’s sorta annoying like how they did with Robin how Chrom is in his Final Smash but also a playable character.

2. New assist trophy should be someone who’s lovable but not demanded to be a fighter like Tricky, Peppy.

3. New stages that highly promotes the new Star Fox game. Something thats not the Great Fox. Maybe a simple platform that flies you through different planets like Titania, Fichina, Aquas without many background objects trying to attack you.

4. Continuation of the Star Fox conversations with special taunts that reflect the supposedly new Star Fox game.

5. The second new Star Fox rep I thought would be cool to have be playable as would be Leon. I understand he’s definitely not a top choice. But somehow I started to like Leon even though there isn’t much about him. I think I really liked his return in Starlink with the original SF64 voice actor. I think having Leon and Falco in the same smash game would be well balanced out. His move set could take inspiration from Greninja or Ridley and add some chameleon straights to his attacks.

What are you thoughts on the connection of new Star Fox with new Smash Bros? Again this is all what if scenario, do not quote be saying yes its all real.

As someone new to the NYS system, I want to know what I am is expected and how the policies deal many scenarios:

1. If the job is grade 18 ($66,000-$88,000 but lets start with $66k) how much is average to take home after tax? Everyone is different but on average how much?

2. Probation period is for a year, do you get any sort of benefit? Do you acquired hours for sick and personal days?

3. Accommodations request are said they need to be reasonable. My #1 concern is coming from fall-winter season where you constantly get sick and you would be expected to be in office 3 days a week. Has there been scenarios when someone was too sick to be in office or contagious that they can just work remotely?

4. Do new HELPS employee get any health insurance or choose?

5. Are HELPS employees still paying taxes for? I know the answer is yes but double checking I heard other words from someone.

6. Do you have to take lunch break? Can I just eat through work and skip the half hour?

7. When they ask for finger printing and background check (I know I am 100% clean) does it still mean they are interested?

I think I find this a little challenging because of the very limited lore and games we had in Star Fox franchise. We had a genius scientist who was exiled because of unethical practices that could technically be revolutionary but yet its dangerous. Killed, settled and done. He came back again, boom boom pew pew done.

If the franchise should move forward and people would expect great story telling (if it ever came out for the switch which could cost like $70). I think what they should do is work with building up from the world they created and expand it instead of just introduce new concepts and elements that weren't familiar with before.

Perhaps the new villain was is not just 1 but family a group like a cult who are like an anonymous secret society that would exist among you? A group that perhaps disagree with Cornernia's military code or just don't like General Pepper.

They have to be a villain who challenge what Star Fox stand for? I was thinking their ideologies would be something like you get players thinking "well, that doesn't sound bad...maybe he proves a point?" and may have people on their side. I also just thought that they should want to explore a revolutionary project like how Andross was able to develop a teleportation device that put the entire point of Corneria's defense system at checkmate. That being said, it looks like the concept of teleportation in Star Fox series is considered a phenomena and done before. Maybe the new game picks back up on the black hole idea and this black hole is actually a portal that transport you to another dimension or galaxy (maybe thats how Star Fox ended up in Atlas).

Should the villain be very threatening that his life should end? Or should the villain be treated like Star Wolf, who aren't evil just aren't controlled by Andross or Corneria and do their own underworld shadow network.

Those are just my thoughts. Throw in your ideas on what Star Fox villains in the new game ("IF WE HAD ONE" meme lol)

My ideas might sound wild for a video game because its sounds more appropriate for a cinematic approach and not games but I will admit that developing new ideas for the antagonists in Star Fox is challenging.

I am surprised it is the only agency that responded for an interview in 1 day. I was like like wow I feel wow I am honored. But still skeptical, I am the type to do deep search on what others think because in reality I want to know what I signed up for. I want to get my foot into the system but I don't want to deal with stress because I already have alot going on with my personal life and cost of living. I was lurking through previous reddit posts by others who posted their concerns with many commenting that it has horrible supervisors micromanaging the life out of you. I will never know the real agencies to work for that doesn't deal with this. I am the type to mind my own business and do the job, but will snap if all the supervisor does is micromanage me when literally its all bureaucratic system just follow guidelines. I could care less about contributing ideas because be for real its New York State, people just wanna get paid and go home.

I want honest opinions on this agency and units and your experience. What are you rights if you are confident you are doing the job well but the supervisor got nothing else to do but workload you out of the job description?

Let’s pool in all of our ideas and pitch in thoughts on how we can make the franchise up there again in modern gaming and media. Right now we don’t know if the franchise is even moving forward after yesterday’s disappointment. Put on your Star Fox jackets and dive deep into this like a business team. Developing, Storyboard, Marketing, Media, filimg all that.

This is all hypothetical but I think one day Nintendo will really understand how passionate and loyal fans are if the franchise is guranteed to come back. Right now we have modern technology, gaming, story telling and communication like better than before.

Here are stuff I was brainstorming:

Make Mario Galaxy’s version of Fox McCloud stuffed animals or plushie soon. I think movie Fox fell more into the cool, adorable looking toy. Make the plushie very soft and cozy to pet.

Star Fox coloring book, the ones where you are guided with colors and coordinate numbers so that the finishing look is very epic

Star Fox inspired Halloween costumes and masks for each character!

Corneria Academy animated series can show Fox’s days in the flight academy with other characters like Lucy Hare, Slippy, Bill. Show us what cadets go through for training. It can show us Corneria city and portray it as a modern development city.

VR Arwing motion rides in Nintendo world theme park where you sit on an arwing roller coaster or idle moving seat and you are speeding into space with VR visions of asteroids, lasers, getting attacked by Wolf.

Newer comic books on Star Fox 2 when Fay and Miyu were new recruits.

I am one of those people that believes theres so much potential if we all believe it can happen!

I am thinking of applying for this position considering its HELPS and I have degrees. Job description mentions business and working with IT staff. I wanna know more behind the scenes like what tools are we expected to use on a daily basis. It asks us to runs tests functions. The job description has many words but not a clear picture of what exact skills we need. Just so I know how to enhance my resume.

What time would Nintendo hypothetically on their Nintendo Today app? What would you suspect we will see? A photo? Teaser trailer? I turned on my notifications for Nintendo Today.

What I am sorta expecting is some change to Fox's design, not dramatically but similar with what they did with DK in Bananza.

What are your thoughts?

Fingers crossed everyone. Remember:

They wouldn't include Fox McCloud in the Mario Galaxy movie for nothing.