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"Cornerstones" were articles that appeared in the Sunday edition of the Calgary Herald between 1997 and 2000. The following article appeared May 24, 1998.
• Bullet holes in the doors, a dining area that doubled as an operating room and donated bottles of whisky stored away in the kitchen. It doesn't sound like your typical hospital, but over a century the Calgary General Hospital -- which underwent four relocations as it grew to keep pace with the city's burgeoning population -- adapted to the times in its fight to survive. By the time it settled in its final spot in Bridgeland, the hospital had become an integral part of the community. Last spring, the General lost that fight, when it was officially closed as part of the Calgary Regional Health Authority's hospital restructuring plan. By fall of this year, most of the physical evidence of the General will be wiped out, when demolition experts complete the implosion of the CGH #4 buildings constructed between 1949 and 1977. Still, for many Calgarians, the memories will live on. The General remains an important part of our city's history, whether it was the hospital's first incarnation -- a two-storey frame house which held only four beds -- or the big hospital at the base of Memorial Drive N.E. In honor of the venerable hospital's past glory, here's a look back at the different lives of the General. Calgarians first recognized the need for a public hospital in the late 1880s when it became apparent that the North West Mounted Police Fort infirmary wasn't equipped to handle the needs of the newly incorporated town. On July 2, 1884 the Calgary Herald reported, "Benevolence is the handmaid of religion. A public hospital is a necessity where the majority of a community are single men. Lacking the care bestowed on the sick at home, an institution is needed that will as nearly as possible supply this. At present the only place for the sick is the Police Hospital. Kindly have patients been cared for while there, but we know not how soon an order may be issued by the authorities in Ottawa for the non-admission of civilians. It is well to prepare for such an emergency." The Hospital Committee, formed in 1886, obtained a 4.5-acre land grant from the territorial government on the current demolition site of Calgary General Hospital #4 in Bridgeland. The land was not within Calgary town limits and couldn't be used for a municipally-supported hospital. Instead, a "cottage hospital" was opened in a 7th Avenue S.W. residence. In November 1890, Calgary General Hospital was incorporated by order-in-council of the lieutenant-governor and the council of the North West Territories. It was initially funded by a $300 grant from the territorial government, private subscriptions and patients' fees. Financial difficulties plagued the early years and donations of vegetable, wine and whisky were gratefully accepted. In spite of the fact that the Women's Hospital Aid Society, organized by Mrs. Pinkham, raised most of the funds to establish and maintain the hospital, subscribers didn't elect any women to the board. Many of Calgary's businessmen and politicians were among the charter board members: Daniel Webster Marsh, George Clift King, James Walker, Charles B. Rouleau, Cyprian Pinkham and James A. Lougheed. Thirteen men were appointed to the first board of directors in 1890 including William Pearce, Amos Rowe, Thomas Underwood and Alfred E Cross. All four main buildings or complexes which have accommodated Calgary General Hospital -- from its opening in 1890 to the closure of CGH #4 in 1997 -- have been demolished.
Calgary General Hospital #1: 7th Street and 7th Avenue S.W.
• The first Calgary General Hospital opened in October 1890 in a two-storey frame house under the direction of superintendent Amos Rowe and the first matron and cook, Mrs. Nelson Hoad.
• In 1891, 127 patients were treated for colds, alcoholism, pneumonia and typhoid. Miss Marion Moodie, Calgary General's first student nurse, arrived at the "cottage hospital" in the spring of 1895, just weeks before it was abandoned for more substantial quarters. She wrote: "The building had seen the earlier and rougher days of the town, and when taken over as a hospital had bullet holes through some of the doors. On the ground floor there was one ward holding four beds, an office and a dining room which was converted into an operating room when necessary, and a kitchen.
• "Upstairs there were four small rooms, each holding one bed, and over the kitchen two small rooms for the staff and the cook. I occupied the cook's room by day while the cook had it at night."
• The house eventually reverted to residential use and was demolished in the late 1960s.
Calgary General Hospital #2 ("Rundle Ruins"): 6th Street and 12th Avenue S.E.
• Built: 1894-1895
• Demolished: 1973
• The cornerstone of the new sandstone hospital, designed by Calgary architects Child and Wilson and built by Thomas Underwood, was laid September 1, 1894, by the Hon. T. Mayne Daly, Minister of the Interior. The 35-bed hospital officially opened May 22, 1895.
• The Women's Hospital Aid Society furnished the beds, linen, furniture and even outfitted the operating room. The modern new facility had five private wards, a signal bell system, electric lights and one telephone.
• A nurses' training school was established and the first student, Miss Marion Moodie, graduated in 1898.
• Maternity wings were added in 1899 and 1905 and a second two- storey ward in 1903. When CGH #3 was opened north of the Bow River in 1910, the old sandstone quarters became an Isolation Hospital. In July 1954, when the Isolation Ward of CGH #4 opened, the residents were transferred to the new facility in a move dubbed "Operation Measles." Between 1954 and 1971 the former hospital housed the United Church's seniors home, called Rundle Lodge.
• The building was demolished in 1973 and a portion of the structure incorporated into a park scheme which was dedicated in 1974 as "Rundle Ruins" by Premier Peter Lougheed.
Calgary General Hospital #3: 841 Centre Avenue S.E.
• Built: 1908-1910
• Demolished: 1959
• On February 1, 1910, Calgary General Hospital north of the Bow River was officially opened by Alberta Lieutenant-Governor Bulyea. The $150,000, four-storey brick and sandstone building with a bed capacity of 160 had a large central unit with east and west wings. The "most modern hospital in Alberta" included all the conveniences: elevator, telephones, patient call bells and running water. Daily rates: $1 in general ward, $1.50 for maternity and $3 to $5 for private ward.
• Almost as soon as Calgary General Hospital #3 opened in 1910, there were complaints that it was too small and obsolete. By 1939 Calgary's population had reached 83,000 and the situation was critical. Numerous additions were built as the hospital tried to keep pace with community need. Nurses' residences were built in 1919, 1939 and 1943. Building throughout the 1940s included a lecture hall, a practice ward for students and a maternity wing.
• Although a firm of architects was hired to study alternate sites, including the Lougheed Mansion property on 13th Avenue, the public supported the construction of a new $4.5-million facility to be built immediately west of the 1910 hospital.
• CGH #3 was razed in 1959 to make way for the Convalescent- Rehabilitation Building, built in 1962.
Calgary General Hospital #4: 841 Centre Avenue S. E.
• Built: 1949-1953
• Demolished: 1998
• Calgary General Hospital #4 opened May 3, 1953, with 626 beds and 110 bassinets. Expansion of the facility began almost immediately with a building program: the psychiatric ward (1954); nurses' residence (1956); a north wing including radiology and administration and a south wing including the pediatric unit (1958); the eight-storey rehabilitation wing (1962); the service wing (1967); the Gertrude M. Hall education wing, to accommodate the General's role as a teaching hospital for the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine (1970); a three-storey addition to the service wing (1973); and the Centennial Wing, which included Canada's first forensic psychiatric unit in a general hospital (1977).
• In July 1988, the new 500-bed Peter Lougheed Centre opened in northeast Calgary. CGH # 4, renamed the Bow Valley Centre, officially closed in April 1997 as part of the Calgary Regional Health Authority's hospital restructuring plan "to build a better system at a lower cost."
• Many of the programs, functions and staff of the 107-year-old institution known as the Calgary General Hospital were integrated into newer hospital facilities.
• Demolition of CGH #4 buildings constructed between 1949 and 1977 will be completed in the fall of 1998.
"Then & Now" columns appeared weekly in the Calgary Herald between 2002 and 2005. The following article appeared August 27, 2003.
Then: Calgary General Hospital #2
• The new 35-bed sandstone hospital, designed by Calgary architects Child and Wilson, was built in 1895 by Thomas Underwood to replace the city's eight-room cottage hospital. The Women's Hospital Aid Society donated beds, linen, furniture and outfitted the operating room. The new facility had five private wards, a signal bell system, electric lights and one telephone. A nurses' training school was established and the first student, Marion Moodie, graduated in 1898. Maternity wings were added in 1899 and 1905 and a second two-storey ward in 1903. With the 1910 opening of Calgary General north of the Bow River, the facility became an isolation hospital. Between 1954 and 1971, the former hospital housed Rundle Lodge, a seniors home operated by the United Church.
Now: Rundle Ruins
• Although most of the historic hospital building was demolished in 1973, some of the sandstone walls were left standing and incorporated into Rundle Ruins park. In 1974, then-premier Peter Lougheed dedicated the site. His grandfather, Senator James Alexander Lougheed, had been a member of the General's board when the cornerstone for the building was laid in 1894. Despite urban development, the park still stands as a monument.
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An early winter chill couldn't keep scores of Hillers from congregating tonight on the lawn of Christ Ascension Lutheran Church, 8300 Germantown Ave., to get the holidays started early with a tree lighting ceremony.
After dozens of children greeted Santa — who rode to the church on an engine from the Wyndmoor Fire Company — 6-year-old Hiller Samantha Woolworth helped Santa and Chestnut Hill Community Association social vice president Jane Piotrowski flip the switch on the lights to the delight of all assembled. Chestnut Hill Business Association Main Street Manager Fran O'Donnell, the night's emcee, provided the countdown.
The Circle of Trees has become a popular annual tradition, particularly for families with small children. There were cookies and hot chocolate, and children were given boxes packed with candy. On the sidewalk, U.S. Marines collected unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots, and firefighters from Wyndmoor Fire Company let children sit in the fire engine.
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Johnny Brenda's is a bar, restaurant, and music venue located in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia. Featuring a world-class sound system, and a balcony (a rarity for a room it's size), it is unlike any performance space in Philadelphia. It maintains the feel of an elegant, iconic historical social hall with design elements reminiscent of a turn of the century burlesque club or theater.
Built on a philosophy of supporting the local community, Johnny Brenda's serves all-draft high quality beer from local brewers as well as an eclectic menu using fresh ingredients supplied from area farmers.


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NYPD plans to use drones
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Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are filing FAA applications to use drones for surveillance but civil rights groups are concerned about a lack of regulation.
In January, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said he would be interested in using drones for monitoring crowds and large demonstrations. But Kelly's idea of a drone is not the Predator that most Americans picture. During a sit-down interview at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y, Kelly reportedly said he would consider using a small drone similar to a remote-controlled airplane equipped with a camera.
Small drones, even tiny ones – the size of hummingbirds – seem to be under consideration by dozens of other police agencies too.
The I-Team reviewed hundreds of pages from FAA drone applications filed by police departments, sheriff's offices, the FBI, and educational institutions – most of the applicants are researching drones that can be launched right from a person's hand. This interactive map plots which public and nonprofit entities have so far applied to used drones.
Police and civilian use of drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), was made possible last year when President Barack Obama signed a law opening the skies to UAVs by September 2015.
Several New York lawmakers, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, joined a "drone caucus" supporting the legislation.
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"Stop and Frisk" was only the beginning!
To all you morons who support that and say stupid things such as: "I've got nothing to hide!", they'll soon be flying drones over YOUR neighborhoods TOO!
In elementary school, they told me that the Soviets, Chinese, and East Germans were the ones with the elaborate police state that spied on it's citizens.
They were the bad guys, and the U.S. was the good guy.
And they said it couldn't happen here..............
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
In America, well into the nineteenth century, public attitudes toward the police were negative, and police forces were kept weak and inefficient because it was felt that they were a threat to freedom. People preferred to see to their own defense and accept a fairly high level of violence in society rather than risk any of their personal liberty.
Not anymore.
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
I wonder what the liability insurance is for a fleet of police operated drones. There's no history of the operational risks for a dense urban population.
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
In America, well into the nineteenth century, children worked 12 hour days in factories and people ate horse meat. Now the drones are here to make sure we sort our recycling properly. I said huzzah!
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
Absolutely ridiculous. Kelly has been in power WAY too long.
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
This must be stopped!
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
Maybe they can be used by DOB to monitor unscrupulous developers committing illegal acts.
I sincerely doubt it.
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
Roger said...
Now the drones are here to make sure we sort our recycling properly. I said huzzah!
I sure hope that is sarcasm. Because there are people out there that actually believe in things like you've said and they scare me to no end.
- Thursday, February 14, 2013
- Suzannah B. Troy artist said...
DOB drone comment I love you -- laughed so hard almost wet my pants!!!!!!
DOB soooooo corrupt and inept.
- Friday, February 15, 2013
Drones are used for RFID meter reading all over the country.
- Friday, February 15, 2013
Considering the amount of illegal immigrants, the amount of illegal actions and the dumb left-wing voters, this is inevitable. You voted in NYC like dumbs, so this is what you get.For a dumb city, a harsh policy!
- Friday, February 15, 2013
No different than helicopters. Just a hell of a lot more cost effective & stealthy. Only a matter of time.
- Friday, February 15, 2013
Was it a bird, a plane, or a drone that I just shot down with my skeet gun?
It wasn't Superman 'cause we all know he's bulletproof.
- Saturday, February 16, 2013


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China and to dominate education e-books India
These companies are making a big push into the market or promoting their devices to publishers and content providers. Publishers in
The large storehouse of content is integrated with e-readers as free e-books, which helps to familiarise readers with screen reading. That is important because some in the industry believe that once students start to use e-readers, tempted by the free content, publishers can later charge for add-ons such as student assessment packages for course tutors.
Chinese textbook publishers are using the same standardised format, unlike the different standards hampering the e-book market elsewhere in the world, and they are delivering open access e-books to students through CERNET,
Although e-books are still in their infancy, the reading devices from
Publishers and aggregators have started to source these cheaper e-readers and sell in local markets across the world. Their ePub compatibility gives them an advantage, so it is likely that Chinese devices will percolate to every corner of the world.
Many technology companies - big ones like Accenture, Tata Interactive, Aptara, and hundreds of startups and smaller players that have mushroomed in Pondicherry, Pune, Bangalore and the environs of New Delhi - are involved in digitising.
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e-Books and higher education
e-Books for the higher education audience evolved with Project Gutenberg which provides free e-books and is the oldest digital library, now with 33,000 e-books in its collection. The initial focus was reference books and out of print titles. STM (science, technical and medical) and reference publishers initiated and digitised their current titles and backlists, with reference libraries an assured market for such endeavours.
Then online books available on a subscription basis, the '"cluster purchase'" of e-book collections and downloadable e-books entered the academic field, making access to e-books more convenient for researchers.
Another game changer in open access e-books is the free online textbook offerings of Flat World Knowledge, used by more than 40,000 students on more than 400
e-Books are preferred by students because of the price advantage over the print version. On average, e-books are 50% to 60% cheaper than the print version. As textbook usage by students is generally limited to the period of their course, online textbooks sold on a subscription basis have started to gain some acceptance in the
Digital book rentals and chapter downloads are also being offered. In the United Kingdom Amil Tolia's start up Reference Tree is generating interest with its announcement that it will offer chapter-wise academic content online.
Universities understand the utility of using e-books as textbooks. Initiatives by the US-based company CourseSmart featuring the textbooks of major publishers have helped digital textbooks gain access across
But a device that could transform the higher education space in the near future will be the Apple iPad. The launching of textbook apps could make the iPad a popular choice for students.
Digitised textbook content needs to be more widespread so that students have a digital option for every print textbook.
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Adoption of digital books will increase proportionally with the decrease in price of e-readers. Devices from
However the uptake rate of e-textbooks in emerging nations is currently bleak.
Content creation
Authors, editors, instructional designers and multimedia specialists need to understand students' requirements in creating digital content. These include students' need to annotate e-books and provide interactive links.
Simply putting PDF content on a digital device does not do justice to digital media. Enhanced Editions and Vooks, which combine video, internet links and text, are demonstrating new ways to produce digital content.
eTextbooks can be well integrated into undergraduate courses. Engineering and the sciences need illustrations and detailed photographs. Digital editions can accommodate greater detail and clarity than print versions, while micro zooming options can benefit biology students.
While e-textbooks can integrate features impossible to offer in print versions, the cost of development would make their cost significantly higher than for printed books.
Meanwhile the multitude of file formats of e-books is still a challenge, although ePub is evolving as a more popular format, thanks to the efforts of the International Digital Publisher's Forum (IDPF) - the trade and standards organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of electronic publishing - which has adopted it.
Off-shoring digital development to countries such as
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LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier and Japanese industrial giant Hitachi are the two frontrunners to buy Finmeccanica's rail subsidiaries, several sources close to the auction process said.
Italy's Finmeccanica has been trying to sell its cash-strapped train division AnsaldoBreda together with its profitable rail signals business Ansaldo STS for three years, to help reduce net debts of 4.8 billion euros ($6.4 billion).
The sources said Bombardier Inc and Hitachi Ltd are expected to bid for the Italian group's rail businesses ahead of an August 29 deadline. Three other groups are also expected to bid.
They are French defense electronics firm Thales, Spanish train builder Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles and train maker China CNR Corp Ltd, in tandem with its partner Insigma Technology Co Ltd.
Finmeccanica has struggled to sell its rail businesses together because the division that makes trains, AnsaldoBreda, has been losing money for years and has long been a drag on the Italian defense group's results.
Finmeccanica's listed signaling business, Ansaldo STS, is considered an attractive prospect for the bidders and has a market value of $1.45 billion.
The sources close to the auction process, who declined to be named because the talks are private, said Bombardier and Hitachi had the most overlap with train builder AnsaldoBreda.
Several sources said Bombardier Transportation was well-placed to win because it already works with AnsaldoBreda in the development, production and sale of the new Frecciarossa 1000, a train capable of transporting passengers at 360 km per hour.
Hitachi, the company behind Japan's first "bullet" trains, said in March it was moving its global rail business to Britain as part of a push to expand within Europe and beyond.
A spokesman for Finmeccanica, which is being advised on the sale by Mediobanca and UBS, said the process remained open and offers needed to reflect the value of the assets and guarantee investment and development prospects.
Representatives of Bombardier, Hitachi and Spain's CAF declined to comment. Spokesmen for Thales, China CNR Corporation and Insigma were not immediately available for comment.
Mauro Moretti, a veteran rail executive who took over as Finmeccanica's chief executive in May, is under pressure to make changes at the Italian group and intends to wrap up the rail business auction in October.
State-controlled Finmeccanica aims to raise about 2 billion euros from the sales to help cut its net debt, which is rated as junk, and focus on its core aerospace and defense businesses.
The challenge for Moretti is to make AnsaldoBreda as attractive as possible so the combined sale is a success.
The sources said some of the bidders, including Bombardier and Thales, are more likely to submit provisional offers by the August 29 deadline, rather than binding bids.
The companies want more clarity on what parts of AnsaldoBreda will be included in the deal and what guarantees Finmeccanica is ready to make so the asset is more appealing.
At least two of the bidders want the Italian defense group to recapitalize AnsaldoBreda prior to any deal, two sources said, and their bids will remain conditional until Finmeccanica spells out exactly what it is prepared to do.
AnsaldoBreda, which aims to break even at an operating level in 2015, has a negative value of 150 million euros, according to one analyst estimate. It posted a loss before interest and tax of 227 million euros in 2013. Annual pre-tax losses reached a peak of more than 700 million euros in 2011.
A capital increase would help bring AnsaldoBreda's value back to zero and beef up the balance sheet, as the division is likely to need more investment in the future, two sources said.
This would then allow the various suitors to table a competitive offer for Finmeccanica's Ansaldo STS. The sources said the signals division would command a premium of about 25 percent over its current market value.
If Finmeccanica agrees to a capital injection then it would retain a stake in the troubled train maker and could complete an ongoing restructuring plan, the sources said.
Analysts say AnsaldoBreda is starting to see the impact of the plan designed to make the company more efficient and more selective in tenders to ensure adequate levels of profitability.
It has seen a strong rise in orders, including a subway deal in Peru. The company employs about 3,000 people, partly based in the unemployment-plagued cities of Naples and Reggio Calabria.
But a Hong Kong-based banker said there was still a pressing need for a "long-term plan" to get AnsaldoBreda back on track. He said that while a recapitalization would reduce the purchase price, it would not resolve some of the underlying issues such as the train maker's pension liabilities.
A sale of Ansaldo would mark a revival of industry consolidation after an attempt to merge Siemens and Alstom's train-making units failed this year.
The last major deal in the sector was Siemens' 2.2 billion-euro acquisition of Invensys' signaling arm, which received the green light from antitrust authorities in 2013.
In the face of fierce competition from Asian rivals, European champions see limited scope to increase their size in the global rail market without joining larger conglomerates.
China CNR, one of the bidders for Ansaldo, is the world's largest train maker by sales ahead of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corp Ltd and Bombardier Transportation.
Like Bombardier, CNR already has ties with AnsaldoBreda. The two companies signed a 10-year deal in 2012 for the provision of up to 600 of AnsaldoBreda's Sirio low-floor trams. But CNR's takeover ambitions could be challenged by the need for Chinese government approval, the Hong Kong-based banker said.
The sources close to the Finmeccanica sale said France's Thales was mainly looking to buy Ansaldo STS and had little appetite to turn AnsaldoBreda around because of the limited overlap between the two companies.
Spain's CAF, has a market capitalization of 1 billion euros and would struggle to finance a bid without teaming up with a partner, several Madrid-based bankers said.
In the first-half of the year, Finmeccanica's rail businesses posted core earnings (EBITA) of 26 million euros, beating forecasts mainly thanks to smaller losses at AnsaldoBreda. Revenues rose 6.7 percent to 1 billion euros.
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Justin Bieber & More Celebrities Tweet About Steve Jobs' Death
Some of Hollywood's biggest names take to Twitter to mourn the loss of the icon.
When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away Oct. 5 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, the entire world felt his loss. And as could be expected with this major tragedy, Twitter was flooded with kind words of love and respect for this man who changed our world forever. HollywoodLife.com rounded up just some celebrities' sentiments for the late, great Steve Jobs — including Justin Bieber, who thanks Steve's inventions for basically making his entire career.
Justin tweeted: "RIP Steve Jobs – thanks to one of your inventions my life was changed. You will be missed but not forgotten!"
Kim Kardashian tweeted: "Wow Steve Jobs died! He was a brilliant man!"
Kourtney Kardashian tweeted: "No way! Wow. Prayers to his family."
Alyssa Milano tweeted: "Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You were always a big part of my world with your special inventions. Thank you for your brain."
Alec Baldwin tweeted: "However you slice it, it's an Apple world."
Darren Criss tweeted: "Thank you, Mr. Jobs, for making our world INFINITELY cooler."
Vanessa Williams tweeted: "Damn that pancreas! Steve Jobs lost his life as did my father,aunt& so many others. All gone to soon. RIP"
Phoebe Tonkin tweeted: "steve jobs RIP"
Kat Graham tweeted: "Steve Jobs was the Edison of our time. He shall forever be remembered. #RIP"
Ian Somerhalder tweeted: "My heart and gratitude go out,like so many of us,to Steve Jobs and his family.You Sir are one of the greatest minds the world will ever see"
And those are just a few of the big Hollywood names feeling the loss of Steve Jobs. Watch this never-released Apple commercial from 1997 — featuring Mr. Jobs' touching narration — and feel free to drop your own thoughts about the late genius in the comments section below.


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WASHINGTON — Despite the heart problem of the man wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney, doctors say removing the shotgun pellet from his chest probably won't be necessary -- and digging it out could do more harm than good.
It's not unusual to live with shrapnel or other foreign objects in the body, even the heart, and specialists said it's likely the pellet will scar over rapidly without causing further problems for Texas lawyer Harry Whittington.
Hospital officials in Corpus Christi announced Tuesday that Whittington had suffered a "minor heart attack" and was returned to the intensive care unit.
It wasn't a traditional heart attack -- no artery was blocked. In fact, the 78-year-old Whittington's doctors called his arteries healthy, and he felt no pain or other symptoms.
What apparently happened: Doctors noticed an irregular heartbeat Tuesday morning and took Whittington in for an exam to see exactly what was going on inside his heart.
One of the pellets from the 28-gauge shotgun that Cheney had fired had migrated to the heart, either touching or embedding into the heart muscle near its top chambers, called the atria. That irritated those chambers to cause the irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
But doctors also spotted inflammation -- which always occurs when something foreign invades the body -- that was causing a temporary block in blood flow, by touching or pushing the heart, explained Dr. David Blanchard, chief of emergency care at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial.
That's what he termed a "silent heart attack."
A pellet striking the heart can cause those problems, but it's not normally thought of as a heart attack, said Dr. Samin Sharma, chief of interventional cardiology at New York's Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
"What probably happened is the pellet hit the heart and the heart released some enzymes" associated with a heart attack, he said. "It usually has a very good prognosis. ... It's not as significant as a heart attack."
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Anti-inflammatory drugs will soothe the inflammation, and the pellet should scar over in time, he said.
Digging it out could cause more damage, specialists agreed.
But Whittington is not out of danger. "If it's migrated to this point it could migrate further," said Dr. Maurizio Miglietta, head of the trauma unit at New York's Bellevue Hospital.
Typically if a pellet is under the skin and muscle, it's not able to move very much at all, explained Dr. Scott Monrad, director of Montefiore Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in New York. But because Whittington was shot in the neck and chest, gravity could have carried the pellet down to the heart.
Removal probably would be necessary only if the pellet had penetrated a heart chamber, something Whittington's doctors said didn't happen.
But if there was potential for the pellet to move or cause trouble, Monrad suggested that surgeons might decide to remove the pellet with a special, looped snare device used in a catheterization lab. The removal wouldn't require open heart surgery, he said.
If they leave it, "it would probably [eventually] be covered with the body's own cells, the same way that pacemaker wires or stents we put in would be covered," Monrad said.
As for the atrial fibrillation, it's not immediately dangerous but must be treated because if left uncontrolled, it can spur blood clots. Most cases can be corrected with medication. Hospital officials didn't say Tuesday whether Whittington's heart was beating normally again, or if he was being medicated.
Until Tuesday's complications, physicians had said Whittington had been progressing well after being struck by birdshot in Saturday's hunting incident -- and that they were not concerned about the six to 200 pieces of birdshot that might still be lodged in his body.
Whittington was about 30 yards away from Cheney when shot.
"At this distance he's peppered with lot of small holes," said Dr. J. Wayne Meredith of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, who has seen similar injuries.
A report filed with Texas Parks and Wildlife said the vice president was using size 7 1/2 shot. A three-quarter ounce load of that size shot would normally contain more than 250 pellets. Each pellet is about the size of a small letter "o" in newspaper print.
Birdshot is usually made with steel or lead, but even lead pellets left in the body wouldn't pose a danger of lead poisoning, said Dr. Renae Stafford, a trauma surgeon at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine.
"People speak of lead poisoning, but in reality it's not something we see," agreed Dr. Maurizio A. Miglietta of the New York University School of Medicine.
MSNBC's Jane Weaver, NBC's Robert Bazell and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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A bid by an Arab consortium for one of England's most prominent but underachieving soccer teams has amplified a noisy debate about the astronomical finances of the game – and the deepening divisions between the industry's haves and have-nots.
The Abu Dhabi United Group – an investment vehicle for the emirate's royal family – has put forward a £200 million ($354 million) offer for Manchester City, the perennially weaker opponent to metropolitan rivals Manchester United, and promised to make it the richest and best team in the world.
The takeover would be the first of an English soccer team by an overseas Arab owner. It would multiply the bidding stakes for the world's best players, probably triggering a new spiral in player costs. The newcomers would eclipse Chelsea's Roman Abramovich as British soccer's richest owners.
From Russia's Abramovich to US sports moguls like Malcolm Glazer and Randy Lerner, foreign tycoons are gradually taking over English soccer. The attraction for the investor is the wealthiest league in the world, with revenues topping $3 billion a year, much of it derived from television broadcast rights. Nine Premier League clubs have foreign owners. Arsenal is the only club that consistently challenges for the league title without having a rich foreign owner.
But foreign owners have not always been welcomed with open arms.
Manchester United fans were in open revolt at Mr. Glazer's takeover, which was financed with huge amounts of debt. Some clubs have become exasperated at owners' reluctance to plow money into what can be an expensive business. Many fans suspect ulterior motives: that owners are just there for the marketing potential and not for the love of the game.
Manchester City fans are excited
Still, the initial response from Manchester City fans was euphoric. Some dressed up as Arab potentates in gratitude. Others informally renamed the club's Eastlands stadium "Middle Eastlands."
"When you've been in the footballing doldrums as long as we have, when the olive branch is offered to you, you take it," says Kevin Parker of the Manchester City supporters club, with a delicious mix of metaphors so beloved of football aficionados. "It might end up choking you, but you take it."
But his reaction hints at conflicting emotions at both Manchester City and in the wider football world.
"It's obviously raised the stakes in terms of the amount of money clubs are going to need," says Rory Miller, an expert in football finance. "It's also diminishing the competitive balance in football and diminishing the amount of interest that clubs will have in training their own players."
Oil money for soccer fields
The promise for Manchester City can be written down in zeros. The new owners are oil men with deep pockets full of petrodollars amassed thanks to record crude prices. As longtime City fan and guitarist for the hit rock band Oasis, Noel Gallagher told the BBC: "It'll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol a Manchester United fan buys is going into our kitty."
The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment is part of the oil-rich state sovereign wealth fund that manages an estimated $1 trillion in assets. "We have really deep pockets," said consortium figurehead Sulaiman al-Fahim, a man described as the Donald Trump of Abu Dhabi.
The club immediately set a British record for buying a player, snapping up Brazilian striker Robinho for £32.5 million ($57.6 million). Now executives are talking of trying to swipe Manchester United's most valuable player, Cristiano Ronaldo for a ludicrous £135 million ($239 million). Dr. Fahim speaks of buying 18 of the world's best players for £30 million ($53 million) apiece.
'Losing our identity'?
But underneath the euphoria and hyperbole lurk familiar concerns: that the owners might not have the best intentions – or stay forever; that they might change the culture of the club; that English players will be relegated to the sidelines in favour of big foreign stars (though in truth that is already happening).
One Manchester City fan who asked not to be named, said: "I wouldn't like 18 £30 million players. We would lose our identity."
He says one of the club's appeals is that it boasts a crop of young players raised and trained locally. "I like it that currently we have all these young players who are a product of our youth (training) system," he adds "If they replaced these players I would be upset and I think a lot of fans would feel the same way."
City fans may also want to take note of some of Fahim's recent statements.
Aside from gushing about expensive players, Fahim says his aim is to "position Abu Dhabi as a sports and cultural hub," and "attract the world's attention to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through this purchase of one of the oldest English clubs." He even suggests that the investment could pave the way for UAE players to play in the Premier League.
And woe betide the club if the Arab owners lose interest. Miller says that if the deal falls through, then Manchester City will be taking on huge costs in the form of player salaries with no tangible assets behind them. Other clubs have gone bankrupt in similar scenarios.
The third worry is more universal – that big money in football simply skews the playing field and makes for one-sided contests.
Kevin Rye of Supporters Direct, an organization that encourages grass-roots financial involvement in clubs, argues that billionaire owners are widening the gulf between the "haves" and "have-nots" in football, making many matches predictable and hardly competitive.
"The key to this is what it does to competitiveness," he says. "Talking about a £135m player is beyond most people's understanding – that would clear the debts of most (second-tier) clubs. The question is whether football wants to get to grips with this or go further down this route. What you have to ask is whether this is just further inflating an already inflated bubble and making further problems further down the line."
Miller agrees. "If there are just a handful of clubs who have a vast amount of resources, it just stretches out the gap between the wealthiest and the less wealthy."
Parker just shrugs. "Football probably has lost its soul a bit, but that happened a long time before Manchester City got involved in this deep-pocket scenario. We could take the high moral route, but why should we?"


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Santoro scored the game-winning goal in CCSU's upset win over visiting Saint Francis U on Sunday. She posted the goal in the 57th minute of play, unassisted, after weaving her way through Red Flash defenders.
Santoro took the shot from long-range and launched it into the top corner giving CCSU a 2-0 advantage, ultimately leading to the Blue Devils' 2-1 win. The goal was the freshman's second of the season and she now has two goals and an assist on the season.
Among the rest of the Blue Devil squad, Santoro ranks second in points (5) and posts a shot on goal percentage of .480. She has started eight of 14 games this season as a freshman, including Sunday's contest against Saint Francis U.
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|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
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|2011-09-20, 10:32
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阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv175
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Steins;Gate - Overall Series Impressions & Total Series Rating
This thread is to be used for discussing the entire episodes of Steins;Gate ... your thoughts about the show, overall impressions, expectations and hopes about the DVD only footage etc.
A few subjects you might want to ramble on about:
And so on.
The poll represents your total series rating. In other words, how you would rate all the episodes combined (1-10)? If you'd rather rate the whole series by technical/artistic merits, you can do so. An example:
Animation Quality: 1-10
Voice Actors: 1-10
Script: 1-10
Soundtrack: 1-10
Editing: 1-10
Enjoyment: 1-10
Emotional Involvement: 1-10
Average = Total Series Rating
Or a combination of the two. Or your general gut feeling.
Feel free to discuss and more importantly, have fun
|2011-09-20, 11:01
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General impression of the series.
I have come into the show with skeptic curiosity and caution after having heard bad things about chaos;head. I should have checked about the director to cast away my sentiment. While the first episode was intriguing, the first couple of episodes made it hard to get into. But the director with his sense of pacing managed to leave plot hooks here and there like breadcrumbs. The point where my interest had definitely picked up was "Human is dead." and "I want you to be the messiah.", this is where I thought "The plot is thickening, time to keep a closer look over the series. Then I never regreted it. steins;gate have become to me the challenger for best series of 2011 with Madoka Magica, and this is not counting the other serious challenger that is Fate/Zero.
Opinions on the overall story, writing & plot devices.
If there is an image that can describe steins;gate, it is a tower. Carefully built by the director, brick by brick, layer after layer. This is when the episode 23 comes onto your face that anyone intrigued by the first episode would say in Keanu Reeves' immortal words, "woah".
The time travel plot devices were used carefully and with competence.
The "otaku jokes" that many complained about served to add something to the characters, it's when shit hit the fan that spectators realized that they have cared for the characters. They may have annoyed them, made them laugh, cringe, but they never felt "hollow" to me.
Thoughts about the animation quality.
It was okay for most of part, but I did notice some QUALITY moments like in the Feyris Nyannyan ep.
Characters/Character Design
The design mostly avoid the "moe anime pitfalls" so it is okay I guess. The characters themselves takes a while to get attached to. But when they do, you do care for what happen to them in the second half.
Voice Acting
Someone please give Mamoru Miyano and Asami Imai a fucking award. This show convinces me that some VA don't have enough voice roles and should have more loving from the industry.
What the show meant to you.
Clearly one of the series that gives a good faith in the 2010s decade. Also the demonstration that the slice-of-life bits (again the "otaku jokes") can be used for good and be rewarding.
|2011-09-20, 18:24
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Animation Quality: 7
While it wasn't poorly animated, it wasn't particularly great either. Plenty of cost cutting shots, sometimes slightly disfigured characters. Overall, it did not hurt the anime, but it didn't really stand out.
Voice Actors: 9
Every Seiyuu did an amazing job on this, there's no other way to put it.
Script: 9.5
It's been awhile since I was this hooked to an anime. The premise is superb, and thanks to the 2-cour format, SG did not suffer the same fate as Chaos;Head. There are very few loose-ends left untied at the end of the series, and the story itself is engaging.
Soundtrack: N/A
I don't do soundtrack review, but anyone felt the OP sounds kinda like old Rockman (Megaman) OPs?
Enjoyment: 10
I definitely enjoyed my journey across the Alpha and Beta line with Hooin Kyoma. Every episode left me wanting for more. Even though the ending was not the "bang" everyone was hoping for, it didn't suck, and that's saying a lot considering the scriptwriters nowadays.
Emotional Involvement: 9
I found myself cheering for the self-proclaimed mad scientist, a lot.
When I have time, I'll re-do this in more depth...and maybe post it on mai blog. Until then, El Psy Congroo!
|2011-09-20, 21:12
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Animation Quality: 8
Nothing special, but certainly not bad. Very little scenes made me stop to consider the quality, and I found no screaming errors at all.
Voice Actors: 10
I greatly enjoyed Okarin's voice actor. His laugh and manner of speech managed to get some laughs from me, and the overall cast did a splendid job.
Script: 10
About once a year do I find gold such as this. I can tell when a series has left an impression on me when I lose sleep the night I finish it. I actually felt for the characters. I tensed up when I knew something was coming. I felt sad when someone was hurt. The relationships themselves actually got me to believe in them for once.
Soundtrack: 9
It never got me to listen to it again, but I was never forced to turn the volume off. A plain soundtrack. Though I do love the ending theme's tune~
Enjoyment: 10
See "Script"
Emotional Involvement: 10
See "Script"
|2011-09-20, 22:42
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As the latest visual novel anime adaption to come out in the anime industry, Steins;Gate goes above and beyond what many of its contemporaries have accomplished.
The main plot of Steins;Gate revolves around the experiments and activities of a certain group of friends who managed to customize their microwave into a machine that could send text messages into the past, and the resulting consequences of their actions as the organization SERN, researches on time traveling, tries to capture them.
While Steins;Gate is a science fiction story, the core of its story was always the characters and it was the science fiction elements that acted as its framework. Most of the story is built upon highly entertaining interactions, as well as wonderful character development that really manages to come through to the audience and elicit empathy. As the story goes on, one cannot help but feel the desire to root for the cast to succeed.
On the production side of things, the budget certainly could have been better, as the anime's visuals sometimes lacked the impact I felt they deserved. The audio was generally very good, but not spectacular. What really shined through though was the quality of directing. The way the camera moves around during certain climax scenes, and the use of the few stand out songs from the sound track managed to bring out the best of certain climax moments throughout the show's run.
Another thing that most certainly should not be forgotten is the quality of the voice acting in this show, especially that of Okabe's voice actor, Miyano, Mamoru. Miyano's performance in this show seriously deserves a standing ovation. The sheer emotion he managed to express in his role was chilling. It really helped in engaging the audience during key scenes.
One thing that must be appreciated in this anime is studio White Fox's ability to adapt the story well. Too many times in the anime industry have we seen a combination of poor planning, production values, and an inability to stay faithful to the source material ruin an otherwise quality source material. Coming into this anime it was hard to not be wary of the same problems arising due to its predecessor Chaos;Head being an absolutely terrible adaption.Thankfully, Steins;Gate manages to trump the usual issues of many other visual novel adaptions, earning its place as a very enjoyable anime.
Overall, while Steins;Gate is not a hard core science fiction story, it manages to bring enough intrigue plot wise while balancing out a very endearing character driven story. The amusing character interactions manage to make sure that the story never becomes stale, and its build up to its most shining moments always draws you in for more. Steins;Gate has it least in my book earned its way as one of the most impressive visual novel adaptions to date.
Rating: 9/10
|2011-09-20, 23:06
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Test Drive
9/10 for me. The show wasn't completely perfect--some of the time travel stuff, while easy to follow most of the time, was occasionally lost on me, and I felt that some of the characters didn't get quite as much focus and development as they needed to really make their stories more emotional. But it made me care about the main cast and root for them, and that definitely makes it one of my favorite anime.
|2011-09-21, 13:15
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I think I'll copy/paste (not link, oh lordy no we'll be doing none of that then there) my post from episode 24 since it essentially serves the same purpose here.
So then let's talk Steins;Gate and visual novel adaptations for a bit.
So when I came into this show I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I quickly found myself taken a back by how quickly these characters were growing on me, how even the pace was, how stable the production values were, and how much of a thriller the plot turned out to be in the second half. It may come as no surprise, but typically I'm not a fan of the visual novel adaptation scene in the slightest. For the most part I find the average one chock full of bland characters, inconsistant production values, bland romantic love triangles and a second half that's typically more emotional manipulation than intriguing and high stakes.
Steins;Gate offered me something different, it offered me a visual novel adaptation that I could actually see myself recommending to some of my friends. I don't think that's happened since the Higurashi adaptations, and we all sadly know how those have ended up as of late. They're no match for this one on the production value side or arguably even the pacing and writing side, so I have to say....Steins;Gate is easily the best visual novel adaptation I've ever seen hands down. I think that counts for a lot more in the long run than any rating I could ever possibly assign it.
I mentioned to someone yesterday that I kind of view Steins;Gate the same way I do Madoka Magica, but now that I think of it that might be an inappropriate comparison. The thing is, I already kind of liked the magical girl genre going in so already there was a hook for me, but for Steins;Gate it had to do it all from the ground up. I think it helps if you have some source material other than a dating sim, but I also think to put too much emphasis on that sort of thing cheapens what White Fox accomplished here with Steins;Gate. They've justified the right for the visual novel adaptation to persist into whatever era of anime is coming, and that is by no means an easy feat considering where I started with this genre at the beginning of the year.
I struggled with the rating here like nobodies business and eventually had to decide to flip a coin between 9 and 8 and even then I still couldn't reach a decision. After 10 more minutes of considering matters and weighing what Steins;Gate met to me in my history versus it's own merits I eventually came to the conclusion that there's no reason why a 9/10 should be out of the question here. Just Please please PLEASE don't let this be the end of quality visual novel adaptations though anime industry. Not after I've finally made a majory headway into the scene and have scene what it can offer at it's best in terms of pacing and content.
|2011-09-21, 17:20
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For a VN adapt to be done right, I feel 2cour is the minimum a studio should shoot for, but budget cuts nowadays simply won't allow for such big investments.
|2011-09-21, 18:39
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Pretty obvious that this post will include spoilers for the series.
Animation Quality: 7
Like many others have said, the animation quality overall wasn't bad but it wasn't really as good as it could have been. There were some awesome moments but also some very cheap moments and overall the quality to me was just average 7.
Voice Actors: 10
Absolutely 10. Every character was voiced perfectly. They could bring the emotions and the characters to life. Especially Mamoru Miyano (Okabe's voice actor) deserver a special thank you as he was just so brilliant in this series.
Script: 9-
While at the start the whole time travel concept seemed extremely complex in the end the actual plot wasn't that versatile as I could have hoped it to be. Though, I am happy that they didn't try to pull anything too hard as when you play around with such difficult things as time travelling it's more than easy to mess it up. Of course this was't the animation studio's decision as they didn't create the original plot but whatever
Even though it wasn't that complex as I had hoped it to be, in the end, the series did what it wanted to. It never actually tried to go for a more complex story than necessary. Sure there were "hints" that we could see Okabe go and fix some stuff in future or in other time but I am pretty fine with all the "change friends' lives -> problems arise -> save Mayushii = deny everything you just did -> Save Kurisu" plot.
Overall the script deservers a 9-. It was well paced and not once did I feel bored. Every week I was waiting for a new episode to come up and I enjoyed every episode.
Soundtrack: 9,5
Overall the soundtrack was awesome. Especially loved the two moments in the series, one when Feyris' d-mail caused Akihabara to change and the ending song was played during animation. Second was the episode 23 when the VN's opening theme was played during animation. Those two moments alone made the soundtrack worth 9. The extra 0,5 comes from the general soundtrack used in the series. It fit well with the mood and overall no complains but it wasn't so great that I would buy the soundtrack of this series. Not really that eager to just listen to the soundtrack, that's what I mean.
Though, I absolutely loved the ending theme and I had my friend who was visiting Japan to buy me the single cd of it. Love it <3
Enjoyment: 10
I enjoyed every single episode of Steins;Gate. I already expressed my feelings in the episode polls and if you can't see from those posts, well here's a surprise, I absolutely loved this series!
Emotional Involvement: 10
The series made me care about the characters. That's all I need there to be. So few series can actually pull this off but Steins;Gate did it. Great job!
My favourite anime of 2011.
PS: Favourite episode number 23. EL PSY CONGROO. MWAHAHAHA.
|2011-09-21, 21:31
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10/10 for me.
If your gonna watch Steins;Gate watch it as whole or marathon it. It really picks up after episode 1. Story imho is flawless, plot twists and back stories for each character are brilliant, the lines and voice acting are very well done and most of all it's scientific.
For my favorite episode. I like it as a whole series episode.
|2011-09-22, 09:21
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I think watching the show as a whole is much better. Even watching 2 episodes in a row was better than watching each separately.
Overall 9/10, as the show clearly had somewhat small letdowns after brilliant episodes i.e. Feyris, Rukako episodes and the last episode. I mean you are all hyped up but the episode is not up to your expectations. So that's why it's better to watch it as a whole.
VA were perfect, OST was fitting and animation was appealing to eyes.
Didn't watch Madoka, so it's the best show of this season(not taking Fate into account).
|2011-09-22, 17:31
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Not sure of where to put this:
Perfect timing
They are distracting us from what they really created!
|2011-09-23, 01:28
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A really, really interesting show. It was just amazing. Interesting to the very end, and they showed everything really well.
The protagonist was interesting, the heroine (Kurisu) was good, and it has been since Death Note since I heard such a good Miyano. Well, can't top it since it still has his annoying random English lines that he does everywhere.
I guess my few complaints are:
-To be honest, Mayushii wasn't very interesting or attractive as a heroine. Machoshii was hilarious though.
-Moeka was really extreme and they never really gave a clear reason for why she was so psychotic. Not that I really care about her character anyways, but just a shame. Voice actor did great job with the rape scene though.
-When they started deleting all of the text messages, what was until then a straight story all of a sudden felt episodic. The first one (Felis) especially felt rushed. The others weren't that bad though.
-The art quality occasionally went Yugioh (Inoue), mainly the face. Wonder if it is because of the character designs...
But anyways, great show and the only show recently that I felt really deserved, needed, and used well 2-cours. The OP didn't beat Chaos;Head, but everything else did.
Glad it didn't turn out like that...
|2011-09-23, 11:58
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|2011-09-23, 15:00
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 43
As for rating, a 9.5 is the least I can give it. The studio did a great job at showing Okabe's struggle with and through time, and I think this is pretty much how shows like these should be made. Any flaws in script or art/animation are easily overlooked by everything else, from the VA's performances to the music.
|2011-09-25, 14:20
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Animation: 8/10
It's alright and it's not really a problem, though there were some bad lighting decisions.
Voice Actors: 10/10
Those who say Mamoru Miyano is over-rated: You're jealous. He can do a boring emo kid (Setsuna), a pretty boy (Tamaki), a demented psychopath (Light/Kira) and a Mad Scientist (Okabe). That's not only range, but talent. Kurisu's VA, Asami Imai, also does an amazing job and she's in her 30's! Kana Hanazawa as Mayushii was d'aww <3, but special shout out to Suzuha (Yukari Tamura) and Moeka (Saori Goto).
Story/script: 9/10
It started off pretty confusing and slow, but it got a whole lot better afterwards. The twists kept coming, and the thing is...they were part of the plot! Not some contrived BS last minute decision by the staff, but actually a part of the whole story.
Soundtrack: 8.5/10
Really unnoticeable in the beginning, but starts to get a lot better especially music whenever Suzuha's around or episodes 22-24.
Enjoyment: 10/10
No doubt about it, this show easily trumps Code Geass as my #2 favorite show of all time. Amazing cast/characters and a story-line that keeps you watching and waiting for more. Normally i don't like any kind of romance in a non-romance anime, but KURISU X OKABE!!! You can't finish this series and not root for that pairing!
|2011-10-03, 22:47
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Wow. I'm surprised this series even got its own sub-forum considering the turnout seems to be rather small. At any rate, this is entirely raw so I won't be influenced by the replies in this topic.
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tl;dr: Aside from the few lingering plotholes and the fact that the cast felt a bit archetypical for a narrative that takes itself seriously, both the story and characters were incredibly solid, something that I find uncommon. Technically speaking however it was just adequate, but really, Steins;Gate is watched for its story and ensemble.
I'm still not a fan of Dr. Pepper, though.
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|2011-10-03, 23:31
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In line to confess his sins.
Age: 32
Steins;Gate was a wonderfully executed series, excelling in almost everything it did. I had way more fun with it than I thought, and got emotionally involved along the way. After that, there was no turning back, and every event that played out on screen was interesting, sometimes heartbreaking, and often thrilling.
The animation and art was nice to look at throughout the series. The character designs in particular were very well done. While there weren't any mind-blowing scenes of splendid animation, I never saw anything worth raising a complaint over. I enjoyed the soundtrack quite a bit, and the opening and ending were a match-made-in-heaven for the show, setting the mood perfectly.
The voice actors were absolutely amazing. Top-tier performance all the way through from the entire cast. Okabe's voice actor delivered every emotion convincingly, and his insane rantings were delivered with incredible gusto. Some of the funniest voice acting in recent memory. Makise Kurisu's voice actress (Asami Imai) has been a favorite of mine for a while, she hasn't done very many anime roles, so I was delighted to see her in a popular series like this, and she did not disappoint. Her voice fits Kurisu perfectly, balancing confidence, shyness and feminine appeal. I could go on, but names like Tamura Yukari and Hanazawa Kana speak for themselves. Nothing less than an impeccable cast.
The characters had great chemistry, and played off each other very nicely. The humor in the show was pervasive, but never overshadowed the dramatic scenes, which were hard-hitting and scattered nicely throughout the series, coming to an extremely satisfying climax in the end. The only part I disliked was some of the humor early on in the series, especially from Daru. In general, he's the only character I have any sort of a problem with; sometimes he's a bit much, and I never found his antics endearing, though I understand why he's there. The vast majority of the time, however, the humor was spot-on. The show knew how to play with cliches without becoming a parody of itself, and how to have silly, funny characters that could still deliver emotionally heavy material.
Steins;Gate was just damn good. Fantastic characters, a plot centered on an awesome idea which is put to great use, solid visuals and a magnificent cast of talents lending their voices to the series. There's really nothing like it out there, and you'd be doing yourself a huge disservice if you did not at least give this one a chance. One of (if not the) strongest series of 2011, with one of the best pairs I've seen in a while.
Rating: 9/10; Fantastic
|2011-10-04, 08:11
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: HunGARy
Age: 31
This stuff was my _GREATEST_ anime experience of all time, therefore, 10/10 is the only rating which I can imagine for it.
Likeable characters (with strong development), awesome plot, faithful to the source, so many different genres (drama, comedy, sci-fi, etc.) and instead of black out, they intensified each other, which is a rarity in the animeverse, and I consider myself as an emotionally strong person, but nearly MANLY TEARS'd at ep22. T___T
Good job, White Fox.
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By Bill Kuik
Spring is a time of renewal. We anticipate the arrival of early blooming flowers and green fields emerging all across the Four Corners region. Springtime is also when we begin thinking about changes we would like to see in our lives.
Many people renew their homes by spring cleaning. Jewish families thoroughly clean their homes each spring in preparation for Passover, the most observed Biblical Festival in the Jewish calendar. For 3,500 years, Jewish families around the world have used the time of Passover to begin a new episode of life. Symbolically, leaven represents sin in the Bible, because it "puffs up." All leaven is removed from the household, reminding families and individuals that sin must be rooted out from even the smallest hiding places. God sees even our "hidden" sins.
The Passover season includes three different but related celebrations on the Jewish calendar: Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of First Fruits. Passover signifies the release from the bondage of sin for all placing their faith in God. The Feast of Unleavened Bread represents partaking of a life overcoming the power of sin. The Feast of First Fruits represents several important events: the passage of Israel through the Red Sea; the anniversary of the day Noah's Ark came to rest after the flood; Resurrection Day – the day Yeshua (Jesus' name in Hebrew) rose from the grave.
God calls His festivals "dress rehearsals," and in fact, after 1,500 years of preparation, Yeshua became "The Lamb of God," accomplishing every element of these first three festivals at the exact time, in the exact way and to the last detail.
This one singularity in time has brought about the Common Era (C.E.), when all humanity has the opportunity to be reconciled to their creator.
The Passover Seder (order of evening and meal) presents the story of freedom from Egyptian slavery, Israel's identity as a nation, and the redemption that Yeshua fulfills as the Passover Lamb. "Then came the day of Matzah (unleavened bread), on which the Passover Lamb had to be killed. Yeshua sent Peter and John, instructing them, 'Go and prepare our Seder so we can eat" (Luke 22:7). As this Scripture states, let's all be ready to come together for this decreed time called Pesach. At this time, pray for all to come to faith in Yeshua The-Messiah and for all to clean their house of sin, being encouraged to walking with God.
Bill Kuik is the Congregational Leader of ECBY (Etz-Chayim B'Yeshua) in Cortez. Our Messianic Passover Seder will be April 14 at 6 p.m. Call 970-562-4217; tickets must be purchased before April 7.


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To save my already travel-worn brain, I'll let you check out the release from Paul yourself. I look forward to checking out the different channels at the FamilySearch YouTube page once I'm more coherent.
"FamilySearch Announces Updated YouTube Channel
4 August 2011
SALT LAKE CITY— FamilySearch has unveiled a newly updated YouTube channel giving viewers an informative, fun and fascinating look at several different aspects of genealogy through a growing number of videos in five playlists.
High-quality videos are available for the rookie genealogist and the seasoned veteran alike. The Genealogy in 5 Minutes playlistdemonstrates how, in just a few minutes, individuals with little or no genealogy experience can make some headway on their family's history.
The Woven Generations playlist features powerful, personal experiences from those who have found success or inspiration through family history work.
Additionally, FamilySearch sent camera crews to Virginia, Ohio, California, Indiana and other locations for a closer look at how FamilySearch works with societies and archives to provide access to more records online and to further mutual interests in family history. These videos can be found in the Societies and Archives playlist.
These videos and others are available at YouTube.com/FamilySearch and can be powerful tools in introducing the excitement of family history to a friend or family member. They will also enrich the life of a veteran genealogist."


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[Along the captured Kriemhilde Line]
Dear Em,
Received your letter of Oct 8, not more than an hour ago and now that I have put away my mess kit, (for it was handed to me just before going to supper) I will answer it. To begin with I will say that this letter made very good time, but not as good as one I got from Lil the other day. It was mailed Oct 14, and it was handed to me the 28th day of the same month. Going some what? You sure used the right stuff in this letter in your mention of Germany's plea for peace and our fight for Victory, which is peace. Yes we want to get home all right, but "When its over over here."
You say you are not getting much mail but Im writing as often as I can and can't see why my mail is not regularly received. Glad to here that you are not or have not come in contact with this new epidemic. One fellow here just received a letter that his mother has just died from this sickness. Gee but its tough on him and he feels it and shows that it hurts him. He said that he hadn't been getting any mail from home and felt that something must be wrong.
Hope you get your coal soon, for it must be getting cold there now. You sure will be all dressed up when all that paper is hung. Hope to get a look at it. Yes the picture of the kitten is with all the others in my very much worn pocket book and if I lose it every thing or about every thing I prize the most will go with it. The watch keeps very good time and although the chain is getting very much worn and then it is still on the job, and I expect it will last until the finish of the big job.
Of coarse my letters would not be complete without mentioning the weather which is at present very good for France. It says cloudy and sprinkles now and then which is a great deal better than continual rains. It is getting kind of chilly but I think we will stand up under it better this year than we did last, if we are at the front. Im never liking putting this winter in at the front, but Im afraid its got to be. Here is hoping it will be the last. Its consolation to know that the Boshe will suffer more than we will the way things are going for them now, so we will just smile and bear it.
We are eating good, which is half the battle while in the trenches. When I say trenches, of coarse I mean the front, for there is no such thing nowadays. Only shell holes or holes that each individual doughboy digs himself. The Boshe have been driven from their trenches and holes and is given no time to resume his old tactics.
Well Ill have to close now Em promising to write again soon. We feel lucky if we get a paper that is a day or two old so you can see how much news we get unless it is from our imediate sector. Hoping this finds you all in the same good health and that Ill hear from you soon I remain
Samuel Ed. Avery #69762, Hdq Co. 103rd Inf. Am. Ex. Forces.
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#2 Farmingdale State - 9, #3 The Sage Colleges - 3
Purchase, N.Y. - After falling in this morning's game to St. Joseph's, the Rams rebounded with a 9-3 win over Sage and clinched a berth in the Skyline Conference Finals. Farmingdale State will enter the Finals with one loss, while the Golden Eagles are yet to lose a game in the playoffs.
In the top of the fourth, the Rams broke the scoreless tie on a Marissa Brightman (Bay Shore, N.Y.) RBI single which scored Kristen Flint (Brentwood, N.Y.).
In the fifth, after the Rams scored two unearned runs, Brightman hit a 2 RBI single to extend the lead to 5-0. A pinch hit RBI single by Lauren Nelson (Levittown, N.Y.) increased Farmingdale State's lead to 6-0.
Sage cut into the Rams lead in the sixth inning with a 2-run home run by sophomore second baseman Kristen Beikirch (Brockport, N.Y.).
After the Gators pulled within 6-3, the Rams added three runs in the seventh inning to cap off the 9-3 victory and earn a trip to the Skyline Conference Finals.
Brightman was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and 3 RBI, while freshman catcher Meagan Anderson (Patchogue, N.Y.) was 3-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and 2 RBI. Flint and junior shortstop Hillary Genova (Brentwood, N.Y.) each had two hits for Farmingdale State.
Sophomore pitcher Taylor Webb (West Babylon, N.Y.) earned the win after allowing three earned runs on seven hits in 7.0 innings pitched.
The Rams will face St. Joseph's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.


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|Biosequences .. Software .. Molbio soft .. Network News .. FTP
I am posting this on behalf of a colleague who has not access to Internet. She is interested in either a commercial or FTP'ble software package for Yeast Identification. Those addressed to identification of wine fermentation strains or found in grape mosts are the more desirable. Please reply to my own e-mail address, and I will post a summary of the messages received. Antonio R. Franco Biochemistry Department Cordoba (Spain) BF1rodri at cc.uco.es


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How Google uses location information
- Why does Google use location information?
- How does Google know my location?
- How is location saved in my Google Account?
- How is location used to show ads?
Why does Google use location information?
The Google Privacy Policy describes how we treat information when you use Google's products and services, including location information. This page provides additional information about the location information we collect and how you can control it.
Providing useful, meaningful experiences is at the core of what Google does, and location information plays an important role in doing just that. From driving directions, to making sure your search results include things near you, to showing you when a restaurant is typically busy, location can make your experiences across Google more relevant and helpful. Location information also helps with some core product functionality, like providing a website in the right language or helping to keep Google's services secure.
How does Google know my location?
Depending on the products you're using and settings you choose, you may provide Google with different types of location information that are critical to making some services work and making others more useful for you. Location can come from real-time signals, like your IP address or device location, and also your past activity on Google sites and services to tailor experiences for your context. Below are the primary ways we may get information about your location.
From your device's IP address
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are part of the fabric of the internet, and are assigned to a device whenever that device connects online. When a website needs to send something to your computer (for instance, your Google search results), it needs your IP address to send it to the right computer. IP addresses are roughly based on geography, and as such may be used to approximate the general location of a device. Like many other Internet services, Google can use this information about your location to provide some basic services (even if precise location is not being collected from your device). As an example, this could help us understand the country you are using our services from and–if there's a sign-in from an unexpected place–allow us to detect unusual account activity.
From your activity
As you use our services, we may infer that you're interested in a place even if your device isn't telling us exactly where you are. For example, if you search for "Cafes in Paris", we may assume that you would like to see places near Paris and show you results of cafes there. Depending on your settings, this type of information may be stored with your account and used as one signal to decide whether you might still be in Paris when you do more searches at a later time.
From your saved places
You might also choose to tell us about places that are important to you, such as your home or your work. This could help you do things like pull up directions faster by automatically pulling up your home and work addresses. This information can also be used to influence the results that we provide to you. Learn more
From your devices
You can allow Google and other apps to provide you with useful features based on where your device is located. For example, if you're running late to meet your friends, you'll probably want to use a navigation app to know the quickest way to get to your destination. To get turn-by-turn directions, you may need to turn on your device's location and give the app the permission to access it.
On your Android device, if you choose to turn on your device location, you can use features like navigation, giving an app access to your current location, or find your phone. You can also choose which apps have permission to use your device's location with simple controls that let you turn the permission on or off for individual apps. When you grant apps (including Google apps) the permission to use your device's location, the data becomes available to those specific apps. On Android, you can see when an app is requesting to use your phone's GPS-based location when the top of your screen shows Location. Learn more
Google Location Services
On most Android devices, Google, as the network location provider, provides a location service called Google Location Services (GLS), known in Android 9 as Google Location Accuracy. This service aims to provide a more accurate device location and generally improve location accuracy. Most mobile phones are equipped with GPS, which uses signals from satellites to determine a device's location – however, with Google Location Services, additional information from nearby Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and device sensors can be collected to determine your device's location. It does this by periodically collecting location data from your device and using it in an anonymous way to improve location accuracy.
You can disable Google Location Services at any time in your device's location settings. Your device's location will continue to work even if GLS is turned off, but the device will rely only on GPS to estimate device location for apps with the necessary permission. Google Location Services is distinct from your device's location setting. Learn more
The settings and permissions on Android control whether your device sensors (like GPS) or network-based location (like GLS) are used to determine your location and which apps have access to that location. They do not impact the use of IP address, your activity or saved places, or other contextual signals that applications might use to understand your location.
How is location saved in my Google Account?
Depending on the Google products and services that you use and your settings, Google may be saving location information to your Google Account. Two of the most common places where this information may be saved is Location History and Web & App Activity.
Google Location History
If you opt in to Location History and your device is reporting location, the precise location of your signed-in devices will be collected and stored, even when you're not actively using a Google product or service. This helps create your Timeline where Location History data is stored, and may be used to power future recommendations on Google. You can review, edit, and delete what's saved in your Timeline at any time.
Turning on Location History provides more personalized experiences across Google—restaurants suggested in Google Maps based on dining spots you've visited, real-time information about the best time to leave for home or work in order to beat the traffic, and albums in Google Photos automatically created from places you've visited.
To determine if you've turned on Location History, visit your Activity controls. You may be asked to sign in, and from there, you can view whether this control is on. While you may pause the collection of new Location History data, your past Location History data will continue to be stored until you delete it. Learn more
If you delete your Location History data, you may still have other location data saved elsewhere—such as in Web & App Activity.
Web & App Activity
If Web & App Activity is enabled, your searches and activity from a number of other Google services are saved to your Google Account. The activity saved to Web & App Activity may also include location information. As an example, if you type in "weather" in Search and get weather results based on where you are, this activity, including the location used to provide this result, is saved to your Web & App Activity. The location used and stored with your Web & App Activity can come from signals like the device's IP address, your past activity, or from your device, if you've chosen to turn on your device's location settings.
Turning on your Web & App Activity setting helps us show you more useful search results, more relevant ads, and more tailored suggestions–like when you see your search automatically suggested based on past searches. You can review and delete what's in your Web & App Activity, or pause it for your Google Account. Pausing Web & App Activity will stop saving your future searches and activity from other Google services. Even if you delete your Web & App Activity data, you may still have location data saved elsewhere—such as in Location History.
To determine if you've turned on Web & App Activity, visit your Activity controls. You may be asked to sign in, and from there, you can view whether this control is on. Learn more
How is location used to show ads?
Ads can be served based on your general location. This can include location derived from the device's IP address. Depending on your ads personalization settings, you may also see ads based on your activity in your Google Account. This includes activity stored in your Web & App Activity, which can be used for more useful ads. Another example is if you have enabled Location History and regularly frequent ski resorts, you might later see an ad for ski equipment when watching a video on YouTube. Google also uses Location History in an anonymized and aggregated manner, for users who have chosen to opt-in to it, to help advertisers measure how often an online ad campaign helps drive traffic to physical stores or properties. We do not share Location History or any other identifying information with advertisers.
You have control over the data stored in your Google Account, and can turn off personalized ads at any time. When ads personalization is off, Google does not use the data stored in your Google Account to serve you more relevant ads.


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Hello, precious bunny Romeo! What a handsome fellow you are with your white coat, your dark spots and the stripe down your back, and your alert, dark ears! Your red collar looks very nice on your pretty coat, too. You are quite the bunny athlete, a terrific jumper! And you get a bit restless when you can't be "on the go", so your person has you wear your leash and takes you everywhere. I bet you bring loads of smiles and joy to the people who meet you when you go places!
You are a daddy! What adorable baby bunnies you have! I bet they will be "people-bunnies", charmers, active and agile - just like their dad! They are so darling!
Could you please have your person give you, Midnight Rose and the babies some gentle petting for me today, and maybe a yummy bunny treat. I enjoyed meeting you today, wonderful Romeo! Happy Bunny Pet of the Day!