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ZANTAC® CANCER ATTORNEYS AT HUGHES & COLEMAN
The Hughes & Coleman team is ready to help. Contact us by phone, online, or by visiting one of our offices for a free case evaluation so you can get your life and your family back on track.
Zantac®, an over-the-counter drug used by millions of people, has been found to contain a cancer-causing chemical known as N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). As a result, Zantac® and generic forms of the drug are being recalled from stores all over the world.
Who is responsible? Investigations are now revealing that big-name pharmaceutical companies already knew about the link between Zantac® and cancer and covered up the risk for years.
These actions should not go without consequences. When companies put profits ahead of the safety of millions of people, they are held accountable for their negligence. If you were diagnosed with cancer after taking Zantac®, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
There are ongoing lawsuits for those who meet the following criteria:
You have taken Zantac®, Zantac® over the counter (OTC), or generic ranitidine,
Your cancer diagnosis was at least three months after taking the medication, and;
You were diagnosed with bladder, kidney, liver, pancreatic, stomach, esophageal, or another type of cancer.
If you meet the criteria above, please contact the legal team at Hughes & Coleman. We are investigating cases for individuals who have taken Zantac® or generic ranitidine and developed cancer.
Get your case started today with a free case evaluation. You'll pay nothing out of pocket, because we don't receive payment until we recover for you.
The Zantac® Controversy
Ranitidine is in a class of medicines known as H2 (Histamine-2 blockers), which decreases the amount of acid in the stomach. The most popular brand of this drug is Zantac®.
Zantac® has been on the market for over three decades and is now widely used. The drug was first approved by the FDA in 1983, and its popularity skyrocketed. By 1986, it became one of the first drugs to reach over $1 billion in sales.
Zantac® became available OTC in 1996, and generic forms of the drug came onto the market in the next year. This didn't hinder Zantac®'s popularity—by 2018 it was still one of the top 10 antacid tablets in the country.
Currently, Zantac® is available OTC and by prescription. It is used to treat gastrointestinal issues including:
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Zollison-Ellinger syndrome
Patients around the world have looked to Zantac® in hope. Unfortunately, Zantac® and generic versions of ranitidine have been found to contain high levels of NDMA, a known carcinogen.
Why is Zantac® dangerous?
NDMA is a chemical that can be unintentionally produced by means of industrial processes. For example, it was found to form as a byproduct in the chlorination of wastewater and drinking water.
At one time, NDMA was used to make rocket fuel, However, due to the known dangers, it was no longer used for this purpose once it was discovered that the water, air, and soil near the rocket fuel plants were being contaminated.
Meanwhile, research done by the World Health Organization and others has shown a link between NDMA and cancer.
Recent discoveries indicate that NDMA is also a natural byproduct of the ingredients used to produce Zantac®. Studies show that Zantac® has an inherent molecular structure that reacts with itself and produces NDMA when exposed to heat, as can happen during transport. A similar chemical reaction can also form NDMA inside the body after taking the medication.
What Valisure discovered about Zantac®
It was not the FDA that first sounded the alert about the potential health dangers of Zantac®; it was a group of scientists working for a pharmacy called Valisure.
Pharmacies typically buy drugs from wholesalers and then take a cut of the profit after selling. Valisure is no exception. However, this pharmacy also takes the time and effort to test the medicine it distributes.
The people at Valisure first became aware of the dangers of Zantac® when they added a carcinogen test to their panel. It was then that they saw the presence of NDMA in the ranitidine molecule. You can imagine the shock to one of the founders of Vailisure, Adam Clark-Joseph, whose daughter had been taking Zantac® for her acid reflux.
Valisure put a stop to selling ranitidine products and held off on seeking a refund for the ranitidine it had already purchased. After further extensive tests on Zantac® and other drugs containing ranitidine, Valisure brought their findings to the FDA and filed an official citizen petition by September to have Zantac® pulled from the market.
How long manufacturers have known about NDMA in Zantac®
While Valisure was the first to alert the public of NDMA in Zantac® and generic ranitidine, it is now becoming evident that drug manufacturers either have known or should have known about the risks for years.
As far back as 1983, research done by scientists revealed that orally-administered ranitidine may react with nitrates in the body and create NDMA. Years later, a study revealed a link between NDMA and liver tumors in rats.
A more recent study by Stanford researchers was published in a Carcinogenesis issue. The study was conducted on 5 males and 5 females, all in good health. The researchers analyzed the presence of NDMA in their urine before and after taking a 150 mg tablet of Zantac®.
The findings show that NDMA levels in the subjects spiked by a factor of 400 after taking Zantac®. Due to the metabolism process within the body, though, this may be a low estimate of the actual systemic NDMA exposure from Zantac®.
The link between NDMA and cancer may have been known for many years, but the producers of Zantac® and generic ranitidine failed to sufficiently research the risk and warn users. It's time that these big pharmaceutical companies were held responsible for their negligence.
The FDA's actions
The FDA has allowed Zantac® and generic ranitidine to be on the market for nearly 35 years. After all that time, the FDA has been accused of putting the financial interests of big-name pharmaceutical companies ahead of the welfare of the people whose job it is to protect.
It is the responsibility of the FDA to protect the public's health by ensuring the safety of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines, and medical devices. Food, cosmetics, and dietary supplements across the United States also fall under their care. Nevertheless, instead of sounding the alert about the health risks of Zantac®, the FDA allegedly continues to downplay the dangers.
The FDA has stated that it is continuing to investigate the presence of NDMA in ranitidine. In the meantime, the agency has set a permissible daily intake of NDMA at 96 ng (nanograms) and advised companies to recall ranitidine if tests indicate NDMA levels above this amount.
However, it has been reported that dangerously high levels of NDMA have been found in Zantac® and generic versions of ranitidine, anywhere from 3,000 to 26,000 times higher than FDA-approved standards. This has led to many big-name drug store chains, including CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens, pulling both Zantac® and generic versions of ranitidine off their shelves.
If you or a loved one is taking Zantac®, your first step should be to consult your doctor. Since the dangers of Zantac® and other ranitidine medications have become known, doctors are now advising patients to switch to alternative medications for their acid reflux and other digestive ailments. Your doctor may make the same recommendation.
You should also consult a lawyer as soon as possible to see if you could receive compensation. Hughes & Coleman is available 24/7 to answer your questions.
Legal Actions Against Sanofi and Boehringer
The Zantac® brand has been owned by a number of different pharmaceutical companies over the last 30 years. Sanofi has manufactured and distributed the drug since January 2017. Previously, the drug was manufactured and distributed by Boehringer from October 2006 to January 2017.
During the time that these pharmaceutical companies owned Zantac®, there was evidence of the dangers of ranitidine. Evidence indicates that Sanofi and Boehringer chose to ignore the facts presented to them and continued to put profits ahead of the public's safety. It seems that they in no way tried to warn the public of the possible dangers of the drug by placing a warning label on the product or otherwise.
If Sanofi or Boehringer had alerted the people of the dangers of Zantac®, most patients would have stopped taking it much sooner, which of course would have been financially devastating to the companies. If the allegations are true, this wouldn't be the first time that a company's greed has put the health of adults and even young children in danger.
With their negligence brought out into the open, these companies are now being forced to answer for their heartless actions. Class-action suits have been filed against them for knowingly manufacturing and distributing a harmful drug.
Why Choose Hughes & Coleman for Your Zantac® Lawsuit
In order to take on powerful pharmaceutical companies like Sanofi and Boehringer, you need lawyers with extensive resources, knowledge, and experience.
The legal team at Hughes & Coleman knows how to handle drug injury cases. Our skilled lawyers have extensive legal experience at both state and district levels.
What we can do for you after taking on your Zantac® case includes:
Performing a thorough investigation of how Zantac® has affected you and your family medically and financially
Speaking to pharmacology (and other) experts who will help us determine who is responsible for your injuries and who needs to be held liable
Gathering evidence to support your case such as medical records
Fighting to get you top compensation for your losses
Hughes & Coleman has worked cases involving opioids, defective medical devices, cancer-causing chemicals, and various dangerous drugs for years. We have helped many clients win maximum compensation, and we can help you too.
As part of a Zantac® cancer lawsuit, you may be due compensation for:
When to Contact a Lawyer About Zantac®
Don't delay in contacting a lawyer about your Zantac® case. If you miss the statute of limitations deadline, you may miss out on the opportunity to receive financial compensation.
We believe that the manufacturers and distributors of Zantac® were aware of its dangers and covered up the truth for years. They put profits above people and should be held accountable for the incurred damage. Thousands—if not millions—of people have taken Zantac® over the years, trusting that the FDA had done its job and believing that they were taking a safe drug.
If you or a family member has taken Zantac® or a generic form of ranitidine, then we want to help you receive financial compensation. You will pay absolutely no out-of-pocket expenses when we take your case.
Contact the Zantac® cancer lawyers at Hughes & Coleman today to determine if you are eligible for a Zantac® lawsuit or settlement.


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Krudenburg (auch Crudenburg) ist ein Ortsteil der Gemeinde Hünxe im Kreis Wesel am unteren rechten Niederrhein in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Der Ort an der Lippe ist ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel.

Geografie

Geographisch gesehen ist Krudenburg ein eigenständiges Dorf, das rund einen Kilometer nordwestlich von Hünxe und zehn Kilometer östlich von Wesel liegt, mit gut 300 Einwohnern. Die Fläche des Ortsteils beträgt 128 ha.

Geschichte

Der Ortsteil Krudenburg ist eng mit der Geschichte des Rittersitzes Krudenburg verbunden. In brandenburgischer Zeit wurde Krudenburg zu einer Herrlichkeit erhoben. Das Fischerdorf besaß einen Hafen an der Lippe, in dem die Lippeschiffe überwinterten. Von Bedeutung war auch eine Brücke über den Fluss, für deren Benutzung ein Brückenzoll erhoben wurde. Außerdem war Krudenburg eine Station für Pferde und Pferdeführer im Treidelbetrieb entlang der künstlich am Lippeufer angelegten Leinpfade.

Am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde Krudenburg zur Zufluchtsstätte vieler Weseler Bürger, nachdem ihre Stadt durch Luftangriffe zu 98 Prozent zerstört worden war.

Am 1. Januar 1975 wurde Krudenburg, das bis dahin zum Amt Schermbeck, Kreis Rees gehörte, im Zuge des zweiten Neugliederungsprogramms des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Niederrhein-Gesetz) ein Teil der Gemeinde Hünxe.

Das Lippe-Treidlerdorf Krudenburg ist ein Teil der Route der Industriekultur. Tradition und Geschichte werden vor allem von dem über einhundertjährigen Schützenverein Krudenburg 1907 e. V. wachgehalten.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung
 1910: 193
 1931: 197
 2018: 302

Verkehr
Nächstgelegener Bahnhof ist Wesel mit umsteigefreien Verbindungen nach Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Köln, Bonn, Koblenz, Bocholt, Emmerich und Arnhem Centraal. Die Schnellbus-Linie SB 3 von Wesel nach Dinslaken und der Bürgerbus nach Hünxe und Voerde binden den Ort an den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr an.

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Ort im Kreis Wesel
Geographie (Hünxe)
Ort an der Lippe
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Kreis Wesel)
Lippe-Treidlerdorf Krudenburg
Gemeindeauflösung 1975

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Eighteen years after unveiling its original Aibo robot dog, and 11 years after putting it down, Sony has revived the product using advanced mechatronics and AI to create a cuter, smarter, and more lifelike version.
The new "entertainment robot" goes by the same name as its predecessor, aibo, but its name is written in lower case. The robot itself is crammed with ultracompact 1- and 2-axis actuators specially designed by Sony. These actuators enable aibo's body to move along a total of 22 axes. This makes for smoother, more natural movements—such as ear and tail wagging, as well as mouth, paw, and body motions—compared to the original Aibo.
The new robot dog is also equipped with a fisheye camera in the nose and a second camera near the rear that both work with sensors to detect and analyze sounds and images, and help aibo recognize its owners faces. Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology allows aibo to adapt to its environment.
Controlling all of this is a 64-bit quad-core CPU. The robot's power consumption is rated at 14 watts and the battery has a life of about 2 hours.
A SIM card connection provides aibo with mobile Internet access, which Sony plans to extend to connect to home appliances and devices. And Kawanishi said the company was also considering educational and personal assistant applications for aibo, but he gave no examples of how those would work. He added that other entertainment robots were a possibility in the future.
Whereas the original Aibo was robotic in appearance, the new aibo is far more dog-like and cuter. Sony has incorporated an OLED in each eye to enhance its expressiveness. The robot weighs 2.2 kg and measures 180 mm x 293 mm x 305 mm (width, height, and depth) when standing.
Sony said it expects aibo to appeal to older customers in their forties and fifties, as well as to children. The company sold 150,000 units of the original Aibo before the operation was closed down. Sony says it hopes to sell at least that number again but will need to see how pre-orders turn out to get a better idea of a sales target.
Kawanishi noted that data concerning the robot's learned behaviors can be stored in the cloud, and if desired, owners can access such data from other aibos to extend the behavior of their own pet robots.
The robot doesn't come cheap at 198,000 yen (approx. $1,750). In addition, users must subscribe to an online plan to get the full range of aibo features and settings. These include access to photos taken by aibo and to an aibo store where owners can download apps, as well as a virtual version of aibo they can control with a smartphone. A three-year basic plan costs 90,000 yen or about $800. A support and care subscription that discounts repairs by 50 percent is also available for 54,000 yen ($475).
Sony will start selling aibo on 11 January 2018, but only in Japan. Sony is waiting to see how aibo does there before considering selling it overseas.


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Have you ever heard the term independent agent? Do you know what it means? You could probably take a pretty good guess but unless you're in the insurance industry you likely haven't thought too much about it.
An independent agent is one of three primary models of insurance. The other two are known as captive agents and direct writers.
Captive agents are places like State Farm and American Family. They are part of your local community and can provide personal service but they are only allowed to sell one brand of insurance.
Direct writers are places like GEICO and Esurance. They have huge marketing budgets and can often provide low rates but they cannot provide local service, they can only provide one brand of insurance, and they have no stake in your community.
An independent agent provides the best of both. We're not tied to one brand of insurance so we can shop around for the best rates. At Atlas Insurance Brokers, we work with over 50 insurance companies, including some of the best, like Progressive, Travelers, Nationwide, West Bend, and many more.
Not only can independent agents provide great rates, but you'll get the counsel of an experienced professional, so you won't end up with cut-rate coverage. Instead, you'll get an insurance plan designed around your needs.
Independent agencies are a part of your community, so when you work with one, you're helping a local business and you're keeping your hard-earned dollars in the local community. At Atlas, we're proud to be part of the Rochester, MN economy and we like to give back to the community through a host of local youth sports and charity organizations.
So, how does an independent agent save you time, money, and hassle? We save you time by retrieving quotes from multiple insurance companies so you don't have to. We save you money by finding the best rates on the coverage you need. Finally, an independent agent saves you hassle by removing the burden of shopping for insurance. When you work with an independent agent, you don't need to spend hours researching which insurance companies provide the best coverage, the amount of coverage you need, or company claims satisfaction. Your independent agent has the answers to all of these questions and we're right down the road, ready to help.


One of our top schools in the Reigate area are currently looking for highly skilled and flexible classroom assistants to join their strong team of staff. The school we are currently recruiting for have a range of special needs children, including those who are Autistic and have SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health).
Candidates with experience of working with Autistic pupils and dealing with challenging behaviour is an advantage and would be deemed preferable to the school.
This is a full-time support position up until the end of the 2018/19 academic school year with the possibility of extending further depending on performance, with a competitive salary.
If you meet the job criteria and would like to apply for the role, please contact us on Daniel.Stalder@Protocol-Education.com with a CV attached and brief covering letter.


4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was a formation of the Canadian Army, then Mobile Command of the unified Canadian Forces. It was part of the European formation known as Canadian Forces Europe. The formation served as the main forward deployed land element of Canada's armed forces, and was stationed in West Germany from 1957 until it was disbanded in 1993.
Much like US MERDC camo schemes and NATO 3 colour schemes each Canadian vehicle (with the exception of the Leopard 1) is painted in a pre-planned template that specifies the placement of colours on a given piece of equipment/vehicle.
The three colours that you need to use are Chieftain Green (348), Comrade Khaki (326) and Worn Rubber (302). If you would like you can add a little Black to your Worn Rubber.
What About The Leopard 1?
The Krauss-Maffei Leopard 1 adopted by the Canadians was the Leopard 1A3 with a welded turret fitted with the Belgian SABCA computerized fire-control system. The new tank was named the Leopard C1. An order was made for 114 tanks as well as a number of bridging and recovery vehicles. The first Leopard C1 tanks were delivered in June 1978, with all 114 in Canadian hands by mid-1979.
The Leopard C1 tanks were delivered to the Canadians painted in German yellow olive colour (Gelboliv) and were not repainted in the 3 colour scheme that the rest of the 4 CMBG was painted in. In Free Nations we recommend Soviet Green (350) as a good option to represent this colour as this will give a good scale representation version of the original colour. You could mix in a small amount of Heer Green (340) to add a greener hue to the colour.


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Romeo and Juilet
Next Production is...
The Dream Theatre Company
Was born out of the Storrington Dramatic Society, itself a successful 60 years young local amateur dramatic society staging 3 to 5 productions per year since before most of us were born.
The impetus behind Dream Theatre Co. is specifically to stage open air productions of quality amateur standing, involving as many neighboring theatrical societies as possible, and as many people from all walks and ages as possible from the local (Sussex) area.
Parham House
Dream Theatre Co. formation
The Dream Theatre Co. was formed in the spring of 1999 following a most successful production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' staged in the grounds of Parham Park in June 1998 organised by the 'Dream Team', within Storrington Dramatic Society.
The logistics of organising an open-air production being very different from what Storrington Dramatic Society has traditionally staged in the village hall meant a separate management team was required, and this has needed to gain certain independence in order to flourish.
The Dream Theatre Co. would not have become a reality without the support of Parham House.
Parham allowed the performances of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1998 and 'Romeo & Juliet' in 2000 to be put on in the pleasant grounds at Parham without charge being made for the use of the ground.
Our thanks go to Parham, and we would recommend anyone to visit both the House and the gardens, which are open to the public.
Further information on Parham House and gardens
can be found at www.parhaminsussex.co.uk
Brian Tugwell and Stephen Helme [see below] who found they worked well together and galvanised the Dream Team to produce the successful 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in June 1998, have been instrumental in setting up the Dream Theatre Co. framework with the object of staging an open air production every second year.
Please contact us by e-mail at office@dreamtheatre.co.uk
Brian Tugwell
Stephen Helme

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1. (Dad: ) My dear children in the Lord, I present you with another beautiful tribute to your queen' who loves you dearly and lives to serve you! Here is another GN with your questions and her answers, dealing with personal aspects of her life, particularly her childhood and growing years.
2. Actually, with Mama it's hard to say when her growing years stopped, ha! She's still so young in spirit, and learning and growing every day. It's impossible for her spirit to grow old when she's maturing and changing and continuing to flow and move with the life of God, praise the Lord!
3. She truly is an amazing woman—one of the greatest gifts of the Lord's love He ever gave me, besides salvation, and the gift of His love. She really was His love to me in the flesh—as she is to all of you. Though many of you cannot see her and be with her physically, she's just as near and dear to you as she is to those in her Home, and when she hears from you, she feels the same intensity of love for you and desperation to pray for you as if you were right there in her arms.
4. It's a unique gift that the Lord has given her, and it enables her to truly feel your heart through your letters. I've been amazed at the times when Mama has received a letter from some of you, and without even knowing the full picture or hearing all the details, she understands so perfectly, and is able to clearly hear your heartcries.
5. I've sometimes wondered what your situation was really like, and in going to visit you in the spirit, I've found that she couldn't have understood any clearer if she'd visited you in the flesh. She's in tune with the Lord' and she has His love for you. Through this deep love and commitment to you, the Lord helps her to understand your battles, your needs, and your situations, without being able to go be with you personally—which she would love to do if her health and security permitted it.
7. (Question:) What are your memories of your parents? What did you appreciate most about them?
8. (Mama:) Overall, my memories of my childhood and my parents are very happy, good memories. I think my parents really did their best' a good job in training me and my sisters in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. That's the thing I'm most thankful to them for—that they brought me up to love and serve the Lord. They taught me from the very beginning that it was my responsibility' my commission or duty in life, to serve the Lord.
9. As I was growing up I figured I would be a pastor's wife; that's what my mother was' and I assumed I would be too. I knew I wanted to serve the Lord in some capacity—although what the Lord eventually called me to do was far beyond what I had in mind, and my parents weren't exactly prepared for it either, ha! But God bless them, they've really tried to accept as much as they can' and now they've come to realize that I am serving the Lord, albeit in a different capacity than they had planned.
10. One thing that amazes me when I look back now on my childhood is how much my parents trusted me. As strict and conservative as they were, they were still surprisingly open to letting me do as I wished when I became an older teen. I think this was because I had demonstrated that what I wanted to do was to please them and the Lord, and therefore they were able to trust me. I realize now that it was the Lord that they trusted in me. I was very thankful for their trust, and it made me not want to abuse the liberty I was given.
11. From the age of 16 they would let me drive all over Tucson (Arizona) in my little car at night, doing things like spending time with my girlfriend, picking up and dropping off others from my Sunday school class, etc. When I think back on it now, that was an amazing amount of liberty and trust that they gave me, considering they were so strict, and would have been so very disappointed if I had misused their trust.
12. Another thing that I've always been thankful for—and I think I've said this before—is that they never argued in front of us children. I'm sure they must have had their times of disagreement, but they never showed it in front of us. They always presented a united front, not only in their discipline of us kids' but in every other way as well. God bless them, that was very commendable. I'm very thankful for that.
13. They never discussed "church gossip" in our presence either. My father being a minister, I'm sure they had a lot they could have talked about—the problems that came up between people, negative things that were going on, or criticisms of some of the folks in their congregation' etc., but they never did. They must have had to discuss it sometime, but it was never when we children were around or could hear or pick up on the conversation. I really admire them for that.
14. It's so easy to influence people's opinions of others through negative comments or discussing problems. The sad thing is that if you don't have the maturity and understanding to balance it out, it can really hurt your relationship or the way you treat that person—especially children' who might get their only impression of a person through the negative comments they hear you make. My parents never discussed anything negative about anyone in front of us, never a critical comment, and that was a very good sample to me.
15. God bless my parents' they really tried to give us a good foundation in the Word, and loving the Lord most of all. They weren't perfect, and they definitely weren't right about everything, but they instilled in me a healthy fear of the Lord and a real love for Him, as well as a good foundation in wanting to serve Him, for which I will be forever thankful!
16. (Question:) Can you remember what you were like as a little girl?
17. (Mama: ) No, my memory is pretty much blank as far as my early childhood is concerned. But we can still find out, because I can ask my grandmother' who lived with my family from before I was born until I left home at 23, and who is now in Heaven! Of course, the Lord knows and could tell us too, but He usually delegates things like this to people who have been intimately involved with the situation' and whose ministry it is to help us in these particular things.
18. Please remember, though, that my sweet, wonderful grandmother, Esther Cadwell, will probably remember all the good things and none of my badnesses. That's what love is like. She'll probably tell you a lot of nice things about me, but as with all children' there's always another side, and I know from my parents' accounts that I got plenty of correction! Even as a toddler, I had some pretty bad moments where I would lie down on the floor and scream. My parents soon stopped that, however' with a glass of water poured over their naughty little daughter! It didn't hurt me in the least, but it sure made me want to stop screaming. Well' I'm glad I had my good side too, which I'm sure Grandma will tell you about now.
19. (Esther Cadwell speaking:) You were such a joy, child, such a joy! You were a joy in every way; a joy to be around, just like a little angel of light. You were pretty quiet and meek, often reserved, and much less outspoken than your peers.
20. You were very studious and enjoyed reading books once you were old enough. When you were too young to read, you loved to sit on my lap, or any other available lap, and hear us tell our tales and stories' or perhaps read from some storybook.
21. When you were a baby you were content just to sit for long periods of time with some items and toys to keep your little mind and hands busy. You would rarely ever cry unless something was seriously wrong; you were very patient, quiet, and mild-tempered.
22. When a little older, you were never heard yelling at others, and rarely ever got mad or upset at anyone. Sometimes you would be found sulking in the corner or on your bed because of something mean someone said to you, or something that happened that offended you.
23. You were pretty shy and didn't like undue attention being directed at you. You'd blush and cringe when meeting new acquaintances, but this only made your cheeks rosier and caused everyone to adore you all the more.
24. You were pretty independent and wanted to be able to do things by yourself, without the help of the older folks. You wanted to be able to prove that you could do things on your own—and you were a pretty smart cookie and could usually tackle anything you put your mind to!
25. You were very affectionate as a child and I just loved your soft cuddles. Our favorite activities together were talking, reading, and cuddling. You were such a joy to me and to your mother and father. You also used to love it when I sang to you. I'd sing you to sleep, and also began teaching you some of your favorite hymns.
26. I knew that one day you would be something special. I knew the Lord had a wonderful plan for your life. I spent a lot of time with you because your parents were very busy with the church work, and I tried to impart to you a love for the Lord and mankind, as I knew that my investments in your life would not go astray' but would be used to help bring others to know the Savior. I had failed the Lord because I didn't do His highest will, and that was giving my life as a missionary. But He still used me. He gave me a new ministry—that of loving and caring for you and being an influence in your life.
27. You were very respectful to me and to your parents and had good Christian morals ingrained in you from the very beginning. Thus you were polite, respectful, well-mannered, and mature for your age. You enjoyed being around grownups and learning all you could about the adult world. Although you would never say much, it was always obvious that you were absorbing all of the input that you could get.
28. You were quiet, shy, independent' and sometimes sensitive. Yet at the same time you were graced with the qualities of love, sweetness, tenderness' contentment, understanding, attentiveness' maturity beyond your years, and the ability and desire to learn all that you could. You were a blessing and an uplift to all who knew and loved you. A real joy you were' child, to the heart of your grandmother.
29. And now that I can see you from this side, I'm grateful that my little darling has become such a great woman of God! Even I would never have imagined you, such a meek and reserved child, being where you are today and being used of the Lord in such a mighty way. I knew the Lord was going to use you' but I had no idea that it would be to such a great extent.
31. (Question:) Do you know who your spirit helpers are? What do they do to help you?
32. (Mama: ) Oh, I'm very thankful for my spirit helpers! God bless them, they really have a big job trying to help me with all that I have to do. I'm quite sure that they play a very major role in my being able to accomplish anything—much less get it right, the way the Lord wants it done!
33. I'm very prayerful' Lord helping me, when I have to make decisions and work on the pubs, counsel people, etc. But even when the Lord shows me clearly what to do, I still have a very hard time actually doing it—just because I'm very weak, I don't have a lot of gifts and talents, and I certainly don't have the abilities in the physical that I would need to do the job I have to do. So that's where my spirit helpers come in, and through them I do have the abilities. Thank the Lord!
34. I do know who some of my more permanent spirit helpers are. As you read in "Birthday Yieldedness" (ML #3141, GN 750)' the Lord has given me Catherine the Great as one of them. I'm very thankful for her. The Lord has said, and she's told me as well, that she helps me with the ruling of the Kingdom. She was a great queen here on Earth' and she has a great love and respect for the children of David, so she helps me with my queenly duties.
35. Rianna is another of my permanent spirit helpers. She was an amazon fighter, and is one of the great warriors of the spirit world, as you heard during my birthday celebration. She's given us a lot of very good fighting counsel' especially regarding the battle for our young people.
36. Another one of my helpers is dear Victoria, who went to be with the Lord in the Austin accident. It was more recently that I found out she was commissioned to help me. She said that because she's a young person' one born and raised in the Family, she was helping me to understand our young people, their reactions, needs, desires, etc. God bless her!
37. I know I have other helpers as well—some permanent, and some that come only when I need them for a certain job or time period. As was brought out in "Hearing from the Lord Step by Step" (ML #3149, GN 754), the Lord told us that our gifts and anointing come from the helpers of the spirit that He gives us—some which are with us permanently and provide us with certain gifts of the Spirit, and others which change according to our current ministry or need.
39. (Jesus speaking:) My dear queen' the weight and burden of your responsibility is great! It would crush you if you had to carry it alone. For that reason I have hedged you about with a great host of helpers of the spirit, each upholding a portion of the responsibility of the Kingdom' and together they keep the weight off of you.
40. Picture them standing around, each one holding in their hands a part of the job you must do, the role you must fill. It's too much for any one person, so I delegate it to many helpers' upholders of the crown, who carry it for you. Like I've told you before, some I give to you for the entirety of your lifetime on Earth; they stand by your side and never leave. Others come and go as I bid them, or as you call them.
41. Some of your helpers are very busy, and while they would love to spend their full time with you, My dear queen, learning from you and partaking of the excitement of the spirit which surrounds you, they must also fulfill other duties of the realm, and so only come back when you need them by your side.
42. One of these who comes and goes is Daniel, who helps you as you fight to exercise your gift of prophecy. He knows of the struggle, and is able to help you and encourage you. Another one is Rasputin, and another is Taurug. Dr. Koger is also a frequent guest at your Home, counseling you and your helpers.
43. And of course your Father David—beloved husband, lover, king and prophet—is always by your side in spirit. Though he also must travel, I've given him a special connection with you, for I know how much you need him. Whenever you need him, he can sense it, and so is always there when you need him. In that sense, he is always there. For though he comes and goes, there's never a moment when you reach for him that he's not swiftly there' helping and counseling according to the need. So trust Me and lean on Me and your multitude of helpers, My queen.
44. There are many, many others who also fill different needs. Indeed, there is no one that you would desire to have whose time and experience you cannot partake of. To all of My children of David I have given access to the libraries of Heaven, so that whatever the need, there's a willing helper to fill it.
45. Then there are others who come from their countries to help you as you counsel and advise the Family in those nations, or as you pray for their people. They intercede at your throne and punch through in your thoughts, helping and guiding and giving you the wisdom and understanding that you need.
46. And, My dearest, of course I am always with you as well. If you ever do lack for experienced help, I fill the need Myself, for I have promised that you will never be in want!
48. (Question:) Do you ever get discouraged, and what about?
49. (Mama: ) Yes, I do get discouraged sometimes, Lord help me. Dad used to say that I never got discouraged. In a way, it's true, I hardly ever do get really discouraged, and it's not something I battle with in a big way. The Lord has given me the gift of faith—especially for other people and situations. I really just have the faith that the Lord is going to do it. No matter how difficult or trying the circumstances are, I know that what the Lord has promised, He is able to perform. So as long as we're looking to Him and following His instructions, He's going to bring us through in the way He knows is best!
50. I'm very thankful that the Lord has given me that faith, as I do have to hear about a great number of problems and seemingly impossible situations. But the more I hear about, and the more we seek the Lord for, laboring in prayer and also receiving His answers' the more my faith grows, because I see the Lord answer prayer and fulfill His Word time and time again! It's really thrilling!
51. But the thing I'm tempted to get discouraged about the most is myself. I have weaknesses, just like you, and when I feel they're hindering the work, I'm tempted to feel discouraged with myself. One that comes to mind is my poor memory, with very little recall of the past' even the recent past. I really wish that I could remember details, stories or past events better. I feel if my memory were better, it would make my work easier, or I'd be able to do a better job.
52. However, the Lord recently told me that He had purposely not allowed me to have a clear remembrance of things so that I wouldn't rely on this, but rather would look to Him to remind me of the things I needed to know. He said that He's able to direct and help me a lot more that way. So I really should be thankful for that weakness, and I'm working on that. But at times I've been tempted to feel discouraged over it.
53. Another thing that I've battled discouragement over, which is more recent, is my gift of prophecy. Again, I really shouldn't be discouraged over it, because the Lord has told me time and time again that He's teaching me what I need to learn, and in His time I'll become more exercised and able to receive more. But at times when it's a real struggle for me to get even the smallest things, I do feel a bit discouraged. The good news is, I don't stay there for long or let myself really go under, because I usually ask the Lord to tell me why I'm having such a hard time. He gives such wonderful encouragement and lessons through it that I can't stay discouraged!
55. (Jesus speaking: ) The reason you have a hard time with your gift of prophecy is because the Devil knows how greatly you'll be using it' how you're going to wield it, and the formidable instrument that it's going to be! So he's trying to cut it off. He's trying to devour the child before it's born—to kill it off by discouraging your faith in your own channel. He knows that if he can steal your faith in your own gift, then you can get discouraged, or hesitate when trying to receive.
57. (Mama: ) I guess it should be an encouragement to you that I battle with discouragement as well—at least enough that I can relate to how difficult it is. I certainly pray for those of you who struggle with it on a regular basis. In the past, Peter had to fight discouragement a lot, but he's gotten wonderful victories to where he just gets hit with it occasionally now. The victory comes largely through looking to the Lord for the answers, and when He gives them, receiving them with faith. One thing that's always helpful for me is if the Lord tells me that He has faith for me, and that I shouldn't worry about it because it's His problem! All I have to do is yield, and He'll perfect His will!
58. (Question: ) What are your pet peeves?
59. (Mama:) Generally speaking, I don't think there are too many things that really bother me every time they occur. Most of the time I pray desperately that the Lord will help me to look behind the circumstances and try to see the person's motives—which makes every case different. So even if there's something that I don't normally like, or that would bother me, when I see why the person did it and they explain their reasoning to me, it's often easy to understand them, and many times I feel I might have done the same. So while the action still wasn't justifiable in some cases, putting myself in their shoes and asking them about it before passing judgment in my mind helps me to be more understanding and less bothered by situations.
60. There are, however, a few things which I really don't like. And while there might be reasons for our folks to do them on rare instances, I really appreciate it when they try to avoid them most of the time!
61. Now when I talk about pet peeves here, I'm mainly talking about little things that bother me. Peeves can be either big or little things that aggravate us' but for most of us, they're little things that people do that you wish they wouldn't' or that they don't do that you wish they would. Something to keep in mind about personal pet peeves is that the Lord makes room for our individual preferences and personalities. He has incredible love and patience with us and all our faults and shortcomings, which should motivate us to pray for the same.
63. (1) When people are not completely open and honest with me. We had a discussion at the dinner table the other night, and we discussed the difference between honesty and openness. Honesty is telling the truth: For example, if I ask someone a question, and they answer it honestly. Openness goes a step further and will volunteer information. For example, if someone is going through a battle and they ask for prayer; or they don't understand something and they ask the question and explain what they thought. Their feelings were not directly solicited in those instances, but they were open and volunteered them.
64. I was telling our folks that they should learn to be both honest and open. That's what I usually make people promise me—that they will do their best to be honest and open with me. That's something I really appreciate, and it's also one of my pet peeves—it bothers me when people aren't!
65. For example, if I call someone on the intercom and talk with them about a work point' and in the course of the conversation I ask them how they are, and they say, "Fine, Mama, thank you." Then later I find out that they were having a huge trial, or hadn't eaten dinner yet' or that someone was expecting them to have a get-out with them at that time, or they were in the middle of a date, or whatever. I really wish that they had just told me. I could have prayed for them, or we could have continued our discussion after they'd eaten, or had their get-out, or finished their date, or whatever the case may be. When I know someone is honest and open with me, I feel much more comfortable with them.
66. (2) Another one is if someone writes me a letter or report and barely touches on a subject or a situation, but then says, "But I assume someone has already told you about that, so I won't get into it." Chances are, no one has told me about it yet' and then I'm left hanging with only a small portion of the picture. It's not only frustrating, but then I'm left wondering what important information I'm missing. Of course, the Lord can help us see things clearly when we ask Him' even if we don't have all the facts. But it really helps when people give the full picture when they write, rather than assuming someone else has already done so. It also gives me a chance to see the situation through their eyes, as even if someone has already written me about it, it's likely that their perspective is very different. It also helps me to assess the situation and determine what questions I need to ask the Lord so we can try to help if possible.
67. (3) Another one I can think of right now is when our folks don't take their intercom off the hook when they're sleeping, taking prayer and prophecy time, taking their quiet time, or having a date. I especially hate to wake them up, but I really don't like to disturb them in these other things either. If I call them and they were sleeping' I just feel terrible! I've told our folks that if they want me to call them at night, to be sure and take their intercom off the hook when they go to sleep, as then I feel free to call them and I'm not worried that if they answer, I may have waked them up. I think it's part of love and consideration for others to do so, because if someone disturbs you, they feel very bad about it!—When actually' it's not their fault, because you should have taken it off the hook!
68. (4) Something else that bothers me when it happens is having people whisper to each other during meetings—either ones I or anyone else may be leading. It's disrespectful when someone is talking to you to turn and start talking to someone else. Just because the speaker does not always have his gaze solely on you does not mean he's not talking directly to you. It's not only disrespectful, but it's very distracting for others who are trying to listen. Not only that, but it can seriously distract the speaker, who may wonder what in the world he has gotten wrong, or what in the world somebody doesn't agree with.
69. I know that whispering in meetings can sometimes be difficult not to do—difficult not to comment on something that's being said to your friend who's sitting next to you. It seems some people almost have a habit of this. However, for the sake of the speaker and the other listeners, the loving thing to do would be to ask the Lord to help you to break this habit. You can also ask others to help you by stopping you at the first whisper.
70. (Question: ) Do you and Peter ever argue?
71. (Mama:) I wouldn't want to call it arguing—because when most people think of arguing, they probably think of a pretty unloving spirit and unkind tone of voice. I'm very thankful to say that Peter and I have almost never spoken to each other in that way. We do disagree sometimes, and we do discuss it, if you want to call that arguing, ha! But we really try to do it lovingly. Usually we're able to resolve it just by discussing it. Through our conversation we're able to work out anything that we might have misunderstood' or see more clearly the other person's point.
72. If there are times when we reach an "impasse," so to speak' and can't come to an agreement, well, we just ask the Lord, and that solves it very simply! Of course' for that to work, we obviously have to have real respect for each other, and faith in the Lord's Words, and faith in each other's channel as well! Because we have that as a good foundation, asking the Lord about it is a very effective solution, and never fails!
73. I don't mean that to be an excuse for any of you who might be thinking, "Oh, but we don't have as good a foundation of faith in prophecy and love and respect as Mama and Peter have' so that won't work for us!" Why don't you ask the Lord to give you the faith, and first of all to clear your minds together as you pray and commit it to the Lord?
74. The first step is to both acknowledge that you might be wrong, and that you really want the Lord's answer, no matter what it is! If you can have the humility to admit that you might be in the wrong, then if the answer is not what you had originally thought, your pride won't hinder you from receiving it.
75. Secondly, tell your mate how much you love them, and that you respect the Lord in them. You're sure they have good reasons for feeling the way they do about whatever the issue is, and that no matter what the Lord gives, you will still love them just as much and this won't come as a wedge between you. Saying these words and asking the Lord to help you mean them sincerely will help to give you that good foundation.
76. You also probably want to tell the Lord that you're sorry if you were being out of the Spirit in your discussion. And if you still feel "hot" or up in arms about it, even after trying to switch into neutral gear, chances are it might be better to wait a little while. However' if the situation is timely, even if you still have strong feelings on the subject, you can desperately pray for the Lord to remove those feelings and allow you to receive His thoughts clearly—and He can and will answer!
77. So while Peter and I do discuss things, and sometimes we both feel very strongly on opposite sides of the issue, when we take it to the Lord, we find out His answers and His views' and that solves it and keeps it from becoming a crisis or a point of division.
78. Thank the Lord for the wonderful gift of hearing from Him! He's given it to us not only to help us hear His direction and thus do a better job for Him, but also as a gift of His love, to help us in our everyday lives and make our burdens lighter. The more we ask the Lord about things and include Him in on our discussions, the easier it is when something comes up to just naturally ask Him about it. We've found that it's not a big deal, doesn't take a lot of time, and sure saves a whole lot of time and effort in the long run, praise the Lord! If you aren't sold on it yet, just give it a wholehearted try, and I know you will be soon! It works—and it's wonderful!


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The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, dedicated to the history of whaling. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association.
The museum houses a large collection of whaling artifacts and memorabilia, including longboats, harpoons, and scrimshaw, but the centerpiece is the complete skeleton of a 46-foot (14 meter) bull Sperm whale suspended from the ceiling. True to its original use as a candle factory, the museum also has exhibits regarding that trade as well. The exhibited beam press (used to extract oil from the spermaceti to make candles) is the only one in the world still in its original location.
Other exhibits include an 1849 Fresnel lens used in the Sankaty Head Light and the restored workings of the Nantucket 1881 town clock.
The building which currently houses the Whaling Museum was originally a candle factory, built by the Mitchell family shortly after Nantucket's Great Fire of 1846. Two years later, it was purchased by local businessmen William Hadwen and Nathaniel Barney, who continued to use it in the manufacture of candles. Following the decline of whaling in the mid-19th century, the building was converted to warehouse space in 1860 before being reconverted into offices for the New England Steamship Company in the 1870s. In 1919, the building was again used for storage and also housed an antiques shop. In 1929, the museum was created and then fully restored in 2005. In 2008, the museum became accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Nantucket /ˌnænˈtʌkᵻt/ is an island 30 miles (50 km) south of Cape Cod, in the American state of Massachusetts. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town of Nantucket, and the conterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,172, making it the least-populous county in Massachusetts. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket CDP, or census-designated place. The region of Surfside on Nantucket is the southernmost settlement in Massachusetts.
The name, Nantucket, is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island, perhaps meaning "faraway land or island".
Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. The population of the island increases to about 50,000 during the summer months, due to tourists and seasonal residents. In 2008, Forbes magazine cited Nantucket as having home values among the highest in the US. Home prices per square foot are considered much higher than those in the Hamptons on Long Island
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United States lightship Nantucket (LV-112), also known as Lightship No. 112, Nantucket, is a National Historic Landmark lightship that served at the Lightship Nantucket position. She was the last serving lightship and at time of its application as a landmark, one of only two capable of moving under their own power. She served as the lightship for such notable vessels as SS United States, RMS Queen Mary, and SS Normandie.
Her $300,000 cost, greater than that of any predecessor, was paid for by the White Star Line in compensation for the collision and sinking of United States lightship LV-117 at the Lightship Nantucket position by RMS Olympic, a sister ship to RMS Titanic. Seven of the eleven crew aboard the lightship were killed. LV-112, the permanent replacement, was built to be indestructible, and outlasted all others, serving until 1983.
She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. At that time, the ship was located at the Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Pier in South Portland, Maine, but touring along the New England Coast. An organization was seeking a permanent home for her in Portland, Maine.
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Nantucket is the debut release by North Carolina music group, Nantucket. It includes the hit single "Heartbreaker", which helped this album make the Billboard charts and sell around 200,000 copies. Other featured songs include "She's No Good", "Born in a Honky Tonk", "Girl, You Blew a Good Thing" and "Quite Like You". Norton Buffalo from the Steve Miller Band has a harp (harmonica) solo on the song "Never Gonna Take Your Lies". Nantucket was released on compact disc by re-issue label Wounded Bird Records in 2003.
Heartbreaker (Redd) – 3:53
Never Gonna Take Your Lies (Redd) – 3:49
Real Romance (Redd) – 4:08
She's No Good (Redd) – 3:27
Born in a Honky Tonk (Redd) - 3:21
It's Gettin' Harder (Redd) - 3:34
Girl, You Blew a Good Thing (Redd) - 3:30
Spring Fever (Redd) - 4:45
Quite Like You (Redd) - 2:29
What's the Matter with Loving You (Redd) - 3:24
Tommy Redd: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Lead & Background Vocals
Larry Uzzell: Lead & Background Vocals, Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Harp, Congas, Percussion
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Posted by ieatanime on Apr 19, 2015
ZetsubouKaiji said: ↑
He didn't have his hands in his pockets or crossed during his dogfight with Berserk. He had to run around and maneuver before making a tactical retreat.
the ship was moving around he himself didn't and either way, my point stands, he was never touched in f/z and was never touched here. also notice that in f/z he never really have an intent to kill, he is just having fun toying with the others while here (in illya's case in particular) he is going all out.
Here's the other thing even if we leave comparisons to Zero aside, this is still subpar material. The writing is pretty terrible and the show is so grim about everything with most humor being unintentional. This goes beyond shounen writing and speaks to the source material being poorly written. If this is an accurate adaptation then the source sucks as well. Of course the source has the general VN weakness of needing to pair Shiro with a different chick in each of the three arcs and crowbaring in sex scenes for its audience.
and i agree that that the writing is bad in some departments, especially the "romance" part and the characters' interactions concerning it but i fail to see the plotholes that you guys keep complaining about each episode, i mean seriously tae is complaining because the chain is called chains of heaven instead of enkidu, just what kind of complain is this if its not nitpicking.
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Posted by Taek on Apr 19, 2015
Because in the VN it's called Enkidu, and Enkidu is a significant part of who Gil is and was.
Gil was on the flying craft he was using to fight berserker watch the fight again. Berserker catches his weapons and uses them against him, Gil does not have an easy time.
Here's the dogfight
its full name is Enkidu:chains of heaven so calling it one or the other doesnt make a difference and doesnt affect the plot for better or worse so i fail to see the problem there.
as for the fight, i remember it by heart and as i said he was never touched there or here so again i fail to see the issue not to mention you keep ignoring the fact that berserker here was held back by protecting his master while berserker in f/z didn't.
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It's not just about being touched, it's about not just sitting there spamming the same attack again and again while being put under no pressure himself. If you bothered to watch those videos, you'd see that he comes under attack and is forced to take action, Berserker get's him angry. Having the chains called Enkidu is still relevant to his character.
The fact that Berserker here was protecting Illya is neither hear nor there, you can still fight defensively and win, here though he is just embarrassingly curbstomped, he puts Gil under no pressure at all apart from one point at the very end, by which point he has already failed. It's terrible writing meant only to make Gil look even more OP than he already is.
It's exactly the same tactic they used in the first season where Saber gets OSKO'd by Casters human master, only to show just how strong Shirou is with his asspull teenage angst powers.
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Posted by PockyCandy on Apr 19, 2015
OK, I'm watching the episode, and am prepared to be disappointed.
lanif1 Member
Posted by lanif1 on Apr 19, 2015
I'm on the fence about the whole Berserker VS Gilgamesh battle this episode, it's by no means bad or anything remotely close, but it could be better. After watching Space Adventure Cobra, Lupin the 3rd: the secret of Mamo and Highlander the search for vengeance all in the past month, I suspect my standards are somewhat gimped, because those movies were horrible, but still, I stand by what I just mentioned.
On the one hand I think the battle could have been executed better, there's only so much the writers can do without changing the source material and the writers aren't Gen Urobuchi this time around, but the writers could have at least shortened the flashback somewhat and gave us a battle with some more tension. Like when I was playing through the visual novel for example, I at least had the feeling that Berserker was gradually moving towards Gilgamesh and if he had gotten close enough then Gilgamesh might actually lose his head or something, it was exciting to wonder who would give out first, Berserkers lives or Gilgamesh and his distance. I didn't really feel that this time, perhaps it's due to the flashback and battle length ratio, perhaps it's due to the soundtrack, or perhaps it's due to the fact I already knew what was going to happen, but whatever the case, that's just one example of how I think the battle could have been executed a little better.
Though at the same time the battle was a lolstomp in the visual novel and while the execution could have been better, the result should rightfully have also been a lolstomp here too. Gilgamesh is badass and Berserker never had much of a chance while protecting his princess. The dude can spam A++ rank noble phantasms. Even Rider with all his awesomeness in Fate/Zero couldn't make Gilgamesh budge an inch, lose any composure, or even break a sweat, so it's not like this kind of battle hasn't occurred before. Gilgamesh literally stood in the same spot during that entire battle with King of Conquerors, Gilgamesh is a badass that can win battles in such a fashion, so don't be surprised if it happens here too.
Also I don't know if anyone cares, and it's probably only of semi-relevance, but here is the poll on mal for this episode:
5 out of 5: Loved it! ............408......77.27%
4 out of 5: Liked it................55........10.42%
3 out of 5: It was OK...........35.........6.63%
2 out of 5: Disliked it...........2...........2.27%
1 out of 5: Hated it..............18.........3.41%
Voters: 528
Take that however you will.
lanif1 said: ↑
I haven't played the VN, so everything is a surprise to me. Just gonna throw that out there before I start. Yeah, I agree that the battle could've been better, probably by cutting down on the length of the flashback by about 5 minutes. Although.......I liked this flashback a lot more than last weeks' flashback. Like the guy/gal I'm quoting, the battle was in fact, a LOLstomp (I'm gonna have to remember that term).
I was not expecting the ending though. I figured that Rin would distract Gil long enough to allow an escape. I was wrong. I'm still wondering if Illya is alive or not.
I still like Gil, unlike a lot of other people posting. He still seems like the same guy, and who knows; maybe he'll reveal some hidden-depths over these last few episodes. And thanks for reminding me of the Gil Vs Rider battle from F/Z, that episode was amazing.
It does seem like the people on this forum are much, much, MUCH more critical/negative than mal or other sites in general. That can be a good and a bad thing.
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Posted by LinkSword on Apr 20, 2015
Generally I don't feel like posting in this thread because I'm just finding the show dull and not worth criticizing, but I need to point out that hearing all these flashbacks -like this week's, or the one with Caster- are anime original is pretty hilarious to me. Normally you'd think something as relatively important as a character's backstory would be content dating back to the original material, not new scenes to further establish them. Especially Ilya, because that flashback regardless of its quality really defines how she came to be the way she is today after the events in F/Z, and her stance on what she thinks happened with Kiritsugu, who was a pivotal person for her since she was born.
My point is, the more I learn about things such as these the more I feel like the VN was a very incomplete work.
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Posted by Moonfail on Apr 20, 2015
LinkSword said: ↑
I'll have to agree with you on here; this scene was barely emphasized in the VN, and Ilya's existence is only really fully explained by the events in Fate/Zero. I'm actually quite happy with the adaptation, as ufotable fully intended for this to be watched after F/Z; animation is pretty amazing as well.
Unfortunate to hear that the show seems dull and boring to you, probably my favorite route in the VN :(
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Posted by ZetsubouKaiji on Apr 20, 2015
I feel like the animation is wasted on such dull fights though. The last really good fight in this series was Saber vs Berserker and Rin vs Illya way back in the first season. Both those battles were well done with some sense of excitement and danger to them.
Haha, yeah, maybe so. Either way, perhaps the main reason I'm watching this is for (VN spoilers!)
Shirou v. Archer. They better do justice to that fight, still my favorite scene in all of VNs, with the incessant clashing of blades.
There's also Shirou v. Gilgamesh, which I imagine will also be amazing.
This keep getting worse.
This week had one unintentionally hilarious moment when Lancer looked like he was flirting with Shiro, but then it was all leading up to Shiro's facepalm outburst about Lancer keeping his hands off Rin. The outburst came completely out of left field and isn't even in character with Shiro, but this is what passes for romance in Unlimited Bladeworks. They've had a few indirect flirting scenes and now Shiro is all but confessing. Link used the word incomplete last week when talking about how much new material the anime has to add to the LN to get everything to stick together and incomplete is the way the relationship with Rin feels at the moment. There is a feeling that there are several scenes missing to connect what we've seen so far to Shiro's sudden outburst.
Beyond the episode is a lot of set up. Instead of getting his idiot master in the clear then turning around to kill Shiro and RIn, Gilgs just gets bored. Rin and shiro have another poorly written conversation about his stupid personality before they decide to align with Lancer. I don't see much upside for Lancer or his master to side with these two and it's going to be some major bullshit asspull that Rin is going to be able to be beat caster. I assume she's going to try and play on the whole betrayed by men angle to blindside caster and it will probably be very stupid but that's the most plausible angle.
Then we get to see Caster's master and he has a whole scene with Archer to confirm that Nasu forgot to give him a personality and he is in fact boring as shit. I just find it hilarious that he outright says he has no way to explain his actions and doesn't have any defining characteristics. Sure thing dude!
Now a big fight happens and I couldn't feel any more apathetic.
Shirou just wants Lancer's Gay Bulge.
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Funniest comment I've read on the forum in quite some time.
Looks like some shiz is about to go down over at the church.
Feeling pretty damn meh about this one. The tonal shift between Shirou looking like he's suffering from PTSD after burying Illya to the 'comedy' with Lancer teasing Rin was as jarring as nails on a chalk board, or rubbing broken glass into my gums. The conversation between Rin and Shirou was shit too, and only sought to show us how awesome Shirou is in his own fucked up way.
Lancer could have been a good foil to cut through all this shit, instead he just kinds of goes along with it. In a weird way i find him the most interesting character at the minute, but I'm 100% certain that it's purely because we haven't seen enough of him to be totally ruined by the awful writing and direction. Speaking of direction, what ZK pointed out in DAT is a great example of that, I know others have said that it's supposed to be poking fun at Shirou because of his "HURR DURR WIMMIN CAN'T FIGHT" mentality, but it just comes across as confusing because Shirou looks oblivious to it.
Archer and Casters masters conversation seemed pointless, it pretty much amounted to "I'm not a real human boy" or something. How Rin and Shirou think they'll beat Caster is beyond me, no matter how it plays out it'll be a huge asspull if they don't get turned into human goop.
At least Gil ripping out Illya's heart (fucking really Nasu?) wasn't as grimdark as it could have been. Gil sparing them both was weird though, not like it wouldn't have taken him all of 15 seconds to skewer them a thousand times. I hope Shinji dies horribly.
Yeah, the reason Lancer might be the most tolerable character is also the reason that scene fails so badly and conveys the wrong message. We don't know anything about Lancer. He's barely been around since the start of the first season and that was mostly for action. The good of that is there's still some air of mystery around the character instead of him being shrouded in the show's BS writing, but the bad is there's no reason to assume his intention is trying to get a reaction out of Shiro because why the hell would he do that? It doesn't do anything to move forward his plan for the upcoming fight and it's a strange thing to do to someone that is all but a stranger.
Which brings up another point character's aren't very expressive during dialogues. A lot of the exposition in this sticks out because characters talk in the same monotone whenever delivering exposition or listening to it. Shiro is the worst because his expression is almost always the same wooden frown. In the last few episodes we've had speeches from Lancer, Gilgs and Archer and they all speak with the same even bland tone as if they're reading the phone book.
Yeah the characters expressions was something I brought up at the end of last season too, Rin is seemingly the only character capable of having a different expression on her face, and in her voice, which just highlights the monotony of everyone else. Lancer could be an interesting character with a little work, his myth is pretty great if not all that well known, he has supposedly one of the most powerful noble phantasms, and he's pretty self aware. However, I only really see him as a vessel for more action, and to make Archer look better.
The sad thing is the only way to know any of that stuff about Lancer is to have seen Zero. Lancer was a great character in Zero, but this version of the character always seems a bit off. The way this Lancer carries himself and speaks is similar but different enough that even though they're based on the same noble spirit I think of them as different characters which is why I don't really count what I know from Zero as a part of this series.
It's a less exaggerated version of the difference between the incarnations of Gil. In that case the difference is worse because they're not just based on the same spirit but they're literally the same summon.
The expressions thing really bugs me because the amount of money that's gone into the art and animation. It's another thing that makes me think Ufotable is half assing this thing.
Episode 16: I'll keep this short:
This episode was SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO BORING!!! Like the other person said, all of the characters (sans Rin) talk in monotone voices. And really, none of the characters (sans Rin again) have much personality. I really don't give a F*** about what happens to Shirou, Lancer, Archer, etc. Really, this episode was just one big exposition scene with some forced romance.
Really, I just want to see Saber be awesome. Can they please grant this small request?


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Which makes sense, since the whole thing is based on the same platform as the next Volvo XC40. Since there will be an S40 as well, why not us that too?
Here is the concept version of their SUV.
So basically the sedan will be a lowered, "trunk-added" version of this.


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Before a game last week, players on the Fernwood Dogs tried to explain the "tree ball" rule.
A minor debate broke out over whether hitting either oak in left field was a home run. As that went unresolved, there was agreement that a ball that hits the redwood on the berm in right-center field qualifies as a tree ball, meaning it"s a single.
The tree-ball rule is one of the many cool ground rules that make the Big Sur Softball League one of the more unusual adaptations of the national pastime.
Tree balls are hardly the game"s only irregularity. Officially, the game played in Big Sur is socko, a slow-pitch version of the game in which teams pitch to themselves, and batters only get two pitches.
It"s the kind of league where left-handers play third base and the umpires are players waiting to play the next game, or holdovers from the previous game. That"s not to say the games are not competitive, it"s just "not as clean and precise as any other leagues might be," said Gabriel Skvor, 28, who plays on the Post Ranch Inn"s team, the Post Rancheros.
Using an old, rutty field in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park — games were first played on it as far back as the 1930s — the league consists of eight teams, each carrying 13 or 14 players, and each representing a different sector of Big Sur. Teams are fielded by entities such as Nepenthe, the Esalen Institute and the state Parks Department.
The league is as much a social gathering for Big Sur as it is an athletic forum. Between players and spectators, about 100 people can be found at games — and up to 200 during the playoffs, Counts said.
"It"s a chance for the people in the Big Sur community to be together and to see and meet other people," said Mary Anne Will, the student services coordinator at Esalen and one of its team"s most dedicated fans.
"Ninety-nine to 100 percent of the people go out there to have fun, to smile and to make fun of you when you make a mistake," said Skvor.
And it"s a chance for people to let loose.
"What I love is that I just get to scream my lungs out and jump up and down," said Will.
Will, who does not play but is famously known in the league for leading a rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during seventh inning stretches, said the setting is as much a part of the scene as the people.
Mount Manuel looms on the horizon beyond left field. The Big Sur River flows nearby, separating the field from the main campgrounds.
A lesson in survival of the fittest can be found in the outfield, where fielders must navigate some unpredictable terrain while tracking down fly balls, and where only the most resilient roots sprout grass planted more than 50 years ago. The ground is so hard, most weeds can"t take hold. Gophers, on the other hand, don"t seem to have much trouble making the outfield their home.
"Playing defense, it"s just a mixed bag," said Skvor. "If the ball"s in the air, you have to look at the ball and the ground at the same time.
While the field has been in use for about 70 years, the league did not officially organize until 1976, Counts said. A handful of current players have been in the league since its first year, when they were still playing "slosh" ball. A keg of beer would be planted at second base, and base runners would not be allowed to advance to third base without finishing a cup.
"At some point, they stopped playing for beer and started playing for a trophy," said Counts.
While the league has formalized somewhat, the players are not George Steinbrenner"s well-groomed, pinstriped Yankees. Most teams have jerseys, but that"s the only uniform part of the uniform. Otherwise, one"s getup is basically one"s outer expression.
Some wear hats. Some wear cleats. None wear baseball pants. Military fatigues, basketball shorts, jeans and the occasional pair of casual slacks — the same slacks the player slipped into before heading to work — are more accepted attire.
One of the more eclectic looks belonged to a player on the Fernwood Dogs. He wore sweatpants, with cut-off jeans pulled over. A tattoo crawled up his neck toward an intellectual face sporting spectacles and a trimmed beard.
Pretty much any fashion passes without judgment, but a while back Esalen"s team crossed a certain line when it changed its name from the "Indians" to the "Sensitives." In a league with a team named Sur-10 Death, the Sensitives just didn"t fly.
The team got razzed so much for its not-so-macho moniker, it felt compelled to change names again.
"It didn"t go over so well with a lot of community members and players from other teams," said Chris Deeny, an Esalen employee who plays for Nepenthe"s Outlaws.
Esalen decided it couldn"t change its team name back to the politically incorrect "Indians," so now it goes by the Tribe.
While the institute"s players and fans took a lot of heat, they can dish it out, too. Deeny said his co-workers don"t let him forget that he plays for another team.


Mead's football team will break up its 270-some-mile trip to Palisade on Friday with some lunch in Glenwood Canyon, then will practice at an "unknown location far, far deep into the mountains where nobody knows where it's at," quipped Mead coach Jason Klatt.
Might as well get in what you can. Things might move rather quickly once Saturday rolls around.
In an age where high school football is played mostly through the air and games often span the time it will take you to cook a 14-pound turkey for Thanksgiving, No. 9 Mead and No. 1 Palisade have stuck to the game's old roots — running the ball, playing tough defense and owning the clock.
The two team's similar and backdated styles will clash Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stocker Stadium with a spot in the Class 3A semifinals on the line.
Don't be late, warned Klatt.
"If you spend too long at the coffee shop in late morning, you're going to miss the game," Klatt said. "The clock is going to be running. They love to run the football and they have an awesome attack. ...Very similar styles of football and it should be fun."
Palisade (11-0) comes in with the top running attack in 3A as it is averaging 332.9 yards on the ground per game. Mead (8-3) is third at 312.5 yards.
Neither team has thrown 10 completions in a game this season. Palisade has only 27 on the year while Mead had just 38. To put that in context, Fairview quarterback Aidan Atkinson had 30 or more completions in four games this season.
For the throwback Mavericks, it's not about being flashy.
"They see that it works," Klatt said. "There's a winning formula for playing the game of football. It's playing hard-nosed defense and playing good special teams and running the football. And all those things kind of lend to good football.
"We enjoy that kind of football around here, but more so than anything we just enjoy trying to be great and the process of trying to be great."
Mead pulled off the lone upset in the first round of the 3A bracket in the 8-vs.-9 matchup. The Mavericks beat No. 8 Evergreen 56-13 — this coming after losing to the Cougars in the third week of the season 8-7.
Klatt's group will be the higher seed the rest of the way. Of course, the Mavericks know rankings don't always mean much. They fell to No. 8 Longmont as the 1 seed in the quarterfinals a year ago.
"We know (Palisade) is the 1 seed but we don't get caught up in all of that," senior linebacker and placekicker Taylor Kamigaki said. "We don't really get caught up in all the online stuff — MaxPreps and all that."
Mead will be looking for its seventh straight win since starting the year 2-3. During its six-game winning streak, the Mavericks have outscored their opponents 270-51. In that same span, Palisade has beaten teams 273-41.


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Angelspit and The Gothsicles with Man Woman Machine, The Fuze Box, Albany, NY.
I still have a lot more photos to add. Hopefully, the photos speak for themselves. This will be a hard bill to top for me.
First, Man Woman Machine is an electronic/Synth Pop band hailing from Rochester, NY and Massachusetts.
[all photos Robert B. Eaton/Rahb Eleven/Eleven Images, it's not as though I make money for this, so just give me credit if you share these images anywhere else]
Brian (The Gothsicles) has been coming back to Albany a lot these days. We couldn't be more pleased to have him here in Albany. He's coming back in an upcoming ExHuman event, appearing as his scaly alter-ego, DJ Fishdick.
From The Gothsicles set:
This counts as the first time I've gotten to see Angelspit live. The set ranged through tracks spanning Angelspit's discography, quite a few tracks off the latest release "The Product." The set also included a track by Hardcore Pong, the side project of Karl (Zoog Von Rock/Angelspit) and Brian (The Gothsicles) with Brian joining Zoog and Matt (who did double duty with his hand-held midi-controller) onstage. Needless to say, the set did not disappoint.
Perhaps the best part of the night (for me personally) was the ten or so minutes I spent picking Karl's brain about the stage clothes he custom-made for the tour. Super cool guy, and just massively creative, it was really cool to finally meet him after all the years following Angelspit's career.
Anyway, this is the photos with (with camera 1) that I took. All the photos Aperture priority 1600 ISO, with flash. Edited in iPhoto.
Near to the end of Angelspit's set, my main camera's battery went dead, and I shot the rest of the set with another camera. I will be including those photos, plus some crowd and behind the scenes nonsense, when I have a chance to update.
Hardcore Pong
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Exhuman, Hive. May 1st, 2015 in Albany, NY at The Fuze Box
Photos from Exhuman's recent event, Hive. Photos by Robert B. Eaton/Eleven Images, please attribute. Taken with Canon Powershot digital camera and edited in iPhoto. Exhuman occurs the First Friday of the month in Albany, NY, at The Fuze Box.
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Photo Set: Rockland Psychiatric Center
Yesterday, I posted about my visit to The Living Museum at Rockland Psychiatric Center. It was an unexpected surprise when my OMH colleagues arrived at Rockland with enough time ahead of their meeting that we spent about twenty minutes driving through the sprawling campus. Rockland opened in 1931 –when it accepted 60 male patients– to ease overcrowding at Manhattan State Hospital. At it's peak, Rockland may have had as many as 9,000 patients and 2,000 staff. (Asylum Projects website, aylumprojects.org).
Post-deinstitutionalization, Rockland seems to have been abandoned in stages. Closest to the road, many of the buildings are so overgrown as to be difficult to photograph through brush. Closer to the administration building (and the modern hospital complex) the buildings are abandoned, and derelict, but covered with ivy of vivid color –since it seems my trip to Rockland coincided with the areas peak time for fall foliage.
Since it is so expensive to knock down the large, old buildings, they are allowed to stand and decay. Closer to the administration building, however, it appears some some of the older campus is being re-purposed for out-patient, vocational and other therapeutic purposes. A walking path goes right through the abandoned parts of the campus. None of the buildings are fenced off from the rest of the campus –which still hosts a variety of patient services and hospital/rehabilitation services. When I had finished my meeting and tour with the director of the Living Museum, I spent about an hour walking the grounds and taking pictures. Some of the photos were taken from the car as I first arrived.
[click on the photos to view them full sized]
Currently, Rockland serves a patient (historically speaking) small population between various programs. They are some of the regions most severely ill. A large part of their current population is also deaf. Nonetheless, I felt quite welcome in the cafe and other patients areas. I chatted briefly with patients and peer mentors. One woman who I spoke to was deaf. I explained with a mix of gesture and spoken language (since many deaf can lip-read to an extent) that I was interested in the art and visting because of that. As it turned out, I later saw her working away in the Living Museum (art therapy studio at Rockland) doing a reproduction of an impressionist piece.
[I want to present a brief afterword: I hope in my presentation here, people find respect and sensitivity to my subject matter. Remember these are places where the mentally ill lived a part of their lives, where people worked. There are, I found after my return home, two cemeteries (one contemporary, and one older) on the grounds of the hospital. May they all rest in peace.]
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Photo Dump: Exhuman, 11/1…
Some photos from "Something Wicked" Exhuman's event at the Fuzebox, 11.1.13:


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Exclusive: High-speed trader Infinium Capital winds down -president
Posted Mar 6, 2014	by Tom Polansek (Reuters)
High-speed trader Infinium Capital Management, which has struggled financially, has stopped trading and is working to wind down the company, President Mark Palchak told Reuters on Thursday.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
With the permission by Reuters / Brendan McDermid
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO (Reuters) - High-speed trader Infinium Capital Management has stopped trading and is working to wind down the company after struggling with financial problems, President Mark Palchak told Reuters on Thursday.
The closure of Infinium, which was founded in 2003, reflects pressures on high-speed trading firms stemming from increased competition and regulatory oversight, low interest rates that have hurt volume and volatility, and the uncertain global economic recovery.
Currency broker FXCM Inc and a subsidiary have acquired five trading desks, physical assets and 48 employees from Infinium to start a new joint venture, V3 Markets, Palchak and FXCM said. Palchak is chief executive of the new company.
V3 Markets will operate with a "streamlined cost structure" compared to Infinium, FXCM's chief executive, Drew Niv, said on a conference call after the company reported quarterly earnings.
"We are in the early stages of clearly rebuilding a business that is in need of a greater degree of risk supervision than it had in its prior life," he said.
Infinium had been among the higher-profile electronic trading groups and was a household name among Chicago traders. The firm traded in commodities, energy and other markets.
A favored tool of hedge funds and other institutional traders, high-speed trading uses algorithmic software programs to post orders in the blink of an eye.
By acquiring assets from Infinium, FXCM and subsidiary Lucid Markets Trading are able to expand into commodities and other markets, diversifying their exposure to volatility, Niv said.
"With the crazy weather we're having and Russian tanks roiling agriculture and energy markets, sparking massive volatility in those products, financial instruments like G10 currencies are completely unmoved and remain near record-low volatility," he said.
"As Lucid implements its risk controls and other trading smarts into the V3 infrastructure, we will be dialing up trading to take advantage of these uncorrelated volatilities."
The total price for Infinium's assets was not disclosed. It included approximately $11.9 million owed by Infinium to FXCM, according to the brokerage.
Financial problems at Infinium date back years, according to a lawsuit filed against the firm in January in U.S. District Court in Chicago. The firm lost $6.6 million in 2012 and $6.1 million from January 1 to July 31, 2013, court documents say.
Infinium last year shed a number of employees, including its chief operating officer, and one of its co-founders came out of retirement to lead the firm.
(Additional reporting by John McCrank; Editing by David Gregorio and Leslie Adler)


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Q: Handle Screen Off/On Event I am searching for an event with that I get weather the screen is turned on or off. In Android there is this nice BroadcastReceiver. Is there anything like that in UWP-Apps?
Kind regards

A: No, its the system level behavior and there is no bridge like BroadcastReceiver to deliver such message into the app. There used to be one for Windows Phone Silverlight but not available on Windows Universal App.
If you simply wants to keep the screen on, try this: RequestActive | requestActive method

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