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Spoiler Season 8 Waiting Thread (Spoilers)
FlareGun45 posted a topic in FiM Show DiscussionSup brahs? 'Nother year, 'nother season! Season 7 was pretty cool, wasn't it? Can we expect the same this season, or even better? Any predictions of what might happen? Episode ideas? Which characters might return, or what's going to happen with the main cast? Let's talk about it here!
resolved How to post spoilers?
TheJLeeTeam posted a topic in Site QuestionsI'm wondering how I can post spoilers. Like post a hidden message or image because I don't know how to.
Favourite very small moments?
Stardust Live posted a topic in FiM Show DiscussionAre there little moments in the show that you love? Either visually or audio? Some of the faces pulled are great, and some of the landscapes are just fantastic. Here's a couple of mine: Trixie just saying 'teacup' over and over again in the most excited, squeaky voice. '"Teacup! Teacup, teacup, teacup! Teeeeeacup!" Princess Luna stroking the guard goose sitting on her lap, judging everyone else in the room. I like to think the guard geese are absolutely hostile to everyone but her. "Sis-terrrr, ANOTHER false alarm by Shining Armour's GUARD GEESE" I don't know why, the inflections slay me Sunset Shimmer automatically trying to 'stand' properly on her hind legs when arriving back in Equestria before remembering she walks on all fours now
so, the actors for the movie have been announced: Uzo aduba, Emily blunt, Kristine chenoweth, Taye diggs, Michael pena, Liev schriedner and Sia To be honest, kind of unimpressed, none of these VAs/actors are really that exciting to me on the same level as ones like John De lancie was hell, the 80s MLP movie had dannie devito
I know I'm in the minority here but I didn't like it. Without trying to give too much away for a movie called "Joker" there was barely any Joker proper in it. It felt like a remake of "King of Comedy" with DC characters shoehorned in just to get more people to see it Spoilers Below:
What Is This Creature Called?
SharpWit posted a topic in My Little Pony: The MovieI was going through the section of the MLP Movie where the Main Six and Spike are going through Klugetown, and when Verko the Naked Mole Rat shows up to collect his debt, he has this creature pulling his big cage. It has such a unique appearance and as far as I know we haven't seen it since. It kind of has a mole like appearance with it's clawed feet, squinted eyes, and that bushy thing on its face. I think this could be nose tendrils like the star nosed mole has, or it's a bushiness of whisker like hairs that could serve the same purpose of feeling things out in dark confined space. The back bit also reminds me of the scaling on Pangolins which is just awesome. Any leads on what this could be would be awesome, or if you have any good ideas as what it should be called that'd be nice too. Sorry for the bad quality of the image, the creature never had a full shot so I had to combine parts from two screen shots.
Answered Spoiler content in activity feed
Tacodidra posted a topic in Site QuestionsI'm not sure if anything can be done about this, but there's a potentially significant problem I've noticed lately. Posts from the "Season 9 Spoilers and Speculation" area keep appearing in the activity feed (Search -> All Activity), including ones from a thread that has "heavy spoilers" according to the title. I'm guessing at least some users use this to look at new posts on the forum (I certainly do so at times), and as such, they will see any posts from this area appearing (at least the content not placed in spoiler boxes). Is there any way to prevent posts from that board from appearing there? I guess the same might also be the case with the profiles of people who posted in these threads...
An interesting thing to notice in "Sweet and Smoky"
Truffles posted a topic in FiM Show DiscussionNo, this has nothing to do with who Smolder's brother is (but what I'm posting does spoil the end of the episode, so be forewarned). Instead it answers the question as to whether Spike was born different or not: But what's this?
It's been a long journey but finally we've reached the end. The answer to who shall finally sit on the Iron Throne and the fate of Westeros shall be determined. We've seen the fury of ice, but what of the wrath of fire? What did you think of this episode? What did you think of this season overall, and the series as a whole? But most importantly of all, will George R.R. Martin ever finish "Winds of Winter"
Spoiler How is the Staff of Sacanas intact?
Shady Mist posted a topic in Films and Specials Discussionnear the end of My Little Pony: the Movie the Staff of Sacanas broke, Tempest even confirmed that in the comic series Nightmare Knights. But in Spring Breakdown the Staff of Sacanas is intact? Did they repair it after the movie? Did they make a new one? Is there more than one and this was locked in some kind of volt?
Season 8 Episodes 1 and 2 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsSeason 8 Episodes 1 and 2 "School Daze" Review by EpicEnergy Season 8 Episode 1 "School Daze Part 1" Review Episode 1 Opening: Normally, I don't have an episode's opening as an individual category in my reviews, but this is an exception because this opening is the first scene we see of season 8, containing much information right off the start. Since this is the first episode of season 8, this episode indeed has a connection with the previous MLP Movie, but not with season 7. First and foremost, I don't expect S8 ep1 to take place right after the events in the MLP Movie, which is the Storm King's defeat and the celebration of a certain festival afterwards, since the occurrences taking place in season 8 indicate at least a few weeks have passed since the events in the MLP Movie. Anyways, we are reminded of the incidents that took place during the MLP Movie and the new areas explored. The recollection in this episode of the MLP Movie incidents serves as a crucial component in establishing a firm foundation for future season 8 episodes because it reminds us that the MLP Movie and what happened in it is canonical; moreover, since most of the places there that were visited will be revisited in season 8, knowing about where they are located, who lives there, and what happened there is highly important. Additionally, the dialogue each character gives in this opening of episode 1 is very informative of what happened after the MLP Movie ended, such as where Tempest Shadow went. Very well handled, writers, I couldn't ask for a better reminder and account of the MLP Movie, what a way to start an episode with. Moving onward. A good portion of season 8 is about the School of Friendship which reaches out to all creatures. Another portion is about adventuring to those places beyond Equestria on friendship quests. Both mainly originate from Twilight's decision to start a school. It is this decision that lays the path for many Season 8 episodes, and this decision originates from the MLP Movie itself. This opening tells us about the lake from where a good amount of season 8 flows from. We know why there is a school, why Twilight founded the school, why creatures who are not Equestrians attend this school, why we see more of other lands outside of Equestria, and how these lands were found in the first place. The only issue I have with the opening is the fact that the map expanded without explanation. This map remains a contrived and arbitrary plot-device, which is a large problem to have in a narrative, and having it expand for no given or indicated reason makes this even worse. Consequently, I must subtract a few points for this poorly designed and improperly used plot-device that will most certainly affect future episodes until fixed or removed. Characters: The leaders of the nations outside of Equestria all have excellent personalities and play a great role in this episode, so thankfully there is nothing to criticize here. The mane six are also used and depicted fantastically, the only problem is Twilight Sparkle in a particular scene. The mane six approach Twilight to tell her that going by the book simply isn't working. It is here that Twilight acts severely out of character, which is somewhat irritating because Twilight has set the book as the ultimate authority instead of her own as the Princess of Friendship. I must take off some points from the rating for this incident being illogical, as Twilight completely ignores all her friends and ignores the disastrous effects of following the book that are clearly evident throughout the school. New characters: The EEA scene is where we see the main antagonist of episodes one and two, Chancellor Neighsay. Neighsay has a somewhat arrogant and very serious personality which seems to be present in the entire EEA organization. This arrogant personality is what fits with his speciesism, which means that he thinks that ponies are higher and more important than any other creature/species. Next characters. In this episode, we are introduced to the student six. Their personalities are quite likeable. The student six are comparable to the mane six, but not to the point where they have completely identical characteristics, personality, and/or appearance. They are well-balanced characters. Plot: Overall, the plot is great in this episode; however, there have a few problems in some scenes. The first scene I shall address is when Twilight and Celestia in Celestia's school talk about how to run a school. This where Celestia reveals that she and no one else has no authority over the EEA in academia despite her standing as a princess or any other standing whatsoever, like a princess of friendship. I suppose the EEA is some sort of independent organization that somehow manages to be the ultimate authority when it comes to academia, but this area remains unclear. The writers could have made it clearer as to why and how such an organization rose to power. Such a restriction has not been seen in Equestria up until now either, as far as I remember that is, though I won't take off any points since this doesn't appear to be much of an issue anyways. I must move on. Next, we see the School of Friendship itself for the first time. I don't like that it is just there. The writers could at least have somepony say when it was built instead of just having Twilight announce 'I'll make a school' then proceed to have it partially accredited, and instantly afterwards we see a fully operational school building. Hence, I must deduct a few points from the overall rating of this episode. Now I will critique the "friends and family day" scene. It's good the writers gave us that reason for every leader to be there, because this makes the next scene seem hardly contrived and arbitrary at all. I'm referring to the scene where every single leader hears Neighsay make racial comments. During the chaos beforehand, I noticed Gallus just dropped Sandbar for no apparent reason which knocked over the leaders like bowling balls. Sorry to be so critical of what is meant to be a humorous moment, but Gallus just dropping Sandbar for no reason makes no sense, and Gallus wasn't even upset or showed any sign of doing that purposely, yet he threw Sandbar very tremendously anyways. Also, Derpy causing both Smolder and Silverstream to crash out of the sky into the food/desert stand even though Derpy didn't appear to touch them at all makes no sense either. What's more is that Ocellus destroyed a good and sturdy tower as a large, flying insect, which also makes no sense how she managed to do that. Therefore, I must take off some points. Now for the final scene. Neighsay shuts the school down at the very end of this episode, and then the "to be continued" image pops up, which leaves us with suspense. Nicely done on this scene. Moral: There is no evident moral in this episode yet, because it is only part 1 of 2. Episode Rating: 8.5/10 Season 8 Episode 2 "School Daze Part 2" Review Characters: The characters are well-treated in this episode, so there is no problem here. We also see more characteristics and personalities of the new characters. Plot: The general plot of this episode is well designed as usual, but there are some aspects of it that fail to be genuine. To begin with, the opening of this episode, the usual part 2 MLP opening, consists of a summary of the previous events that took place during part 1. I appreciate this, because sometimes people can't watch both episodes back to back on certain occasions, and this opening type assists by helping us to recall those events. Next scene, we have Twilight, who has entered a temporary yet severe state of depression. She acts severely out of character here and even entirely ignores her friends, but the real question I'm asking is whether this is reasonable. My interpretation, based on the previous occurrences in part 1, is that going into this depressive mood is in fact reasonable and not illogical since Twilight just had her dreams crushed and her friendships with other nations seemingly ruined, and that Twi tends to overreact; thus, no points will be deducted. The next scene I want to address is the potential world war scene. As a large part of the plot that exists to stir up suspense in the viewers to this episode, this subplot has a few issues that I must mention. The major problem is that all five nations instantly threaten each other that will result in a world war if not dealt with, and that every nation's reason to start such a disastrous incident is that the leaders simply don't know where each one's student went. I find this highly unreasonable, since war, which should be used as a last resort, is used as the very first resort; moreover, we don't even have any reason why the six students are highly important to the leaders to begin with, except for Sandbar (being a pony) and Silverstream (being the Queen's niece). For these two reasons, I must deduct some points from the episode rating. Oh, by the way, what also makes no sense is that only the mane six go searching for the students while no one else does anything despite the threat of a world war. Moving onward to the next scene I will address, Silverstream says that she has never seen stairs before, and that this is her first time seeing them. As funny as it is, this is inconsistent because Silverstream was at a school with plenty of stairs to be seen. A simplistic, minor error on the writers' part, but I still must count off a few points. Next scene. We are now introduced to a strange, new critter species. I would call them the correct name, but since I don't know how to spell it correctly, I will refer to them as the colorful porcupines (I know, very creative). These creatures are obviously used for plot-convenience, because they suddenly appear right on time to threaten the student six so that the mane six can rescue them, and these critters disappear right after that. Since this plot-convenience is at least slightly subtle, and an attempt was made to make it completely subtle, I will deduct a very small amount of points. The remainder of the episode is great, and I have nothing to criticize in it, so I shall end this section and proceed to the moral. Moral: One may argue that there is no moral in "School Daze", since it is a two-part episode, and most of those episode categories focus more on the story aspect rather than the moral aspect. I would disagree with that. The major moral is that all creatures are equal. This is symbolic of the modern-day issue of racism. Neighsay enforces the morally wrong idea that ponies are superior than any other race. Twilight demotes this by promoting the morally right idea that all creatures should be treated equally, and that friendship should be available to everyone. It isn't pleasant when writers force modern-day issues into movies because we have seen enough of it in real-life and because the writers usually force it in there and ruin the narrative, but this modern-day issue is symbolized, and it don't feel forced at all. This symbol fits perfectly into the theme and context, and it teaches us a very valuable lesson. Episode Rating: 9/10 Additional Areas (if applicable) I'll be speaking of both episodes 1 and 2 as one episode in this category. Humor: The humor is excellent and solid! I am glad the episodes aren't overflowing with it, nor are they kept at a too serious level either. It's the perfect balance for this episode, and it is thoroughly enjoyable. Aesthetics: It's pleasing to see that MLP S8 keeps the traditional 2D animations despite the movie's animations. G4 is better off continuing what they started than switching over to 3D animations suddenly, though it wouldn't bother me if G5 had them. Overall Episode Rating (parts 1 and 2): 8.5/10 Conclusion: There are minor problems in both episodes. The map is of course introduced once more, which a very contrived and arbitrary plot-device; however, it doesn't really play a part in "School Daze" so it hardly affects the rating. There is a plot-convenience in part 1 at the end where the students suddenly become extremely clumsy to further the plot, but the context makes this problem rather miniature and insignificant so this also hardly affects the rating. The second part has an illogical subplot, which is the only major problem out of both parts. Aside from those minor problems, the amount of good content in "School Daze" outnumbers the amount of bad content by far. Therefore, this entire episode is rated 8.5/10, unless you round it off to the nearest whole number which would give it a 9/10, Rating Scale: 0 = the worst of the worst, an absolute failure 1 = an extremely horrible disaster 2 = very dreadful 3 = terrible 4 = bad 5 = mediocre 6 = good 7 = great 8 = very fantastic 9 = extremely amazing 10 = an absolute perfection
Sad The Hurt
Luna's Admirer posted a topic in Written Fan WorksNo pony's made of stone, some ponies are just better at holding back their tears (as long as possible) than others. This is the story of the depressed Pinkie Pie and her emotions in her depressed state. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13094778/1/The-Hurt
Season 8 Episode 7 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsPreliminary Topic Before I begin my review, I must bring up an essential topic. If you already know why Celestia is a problematic character and what those problems are, then there is no need to read this section. Feel free to skip down to the review at any time. Season 8 Episode 7 "Horse Play" Review by EpicEnergy To begin with, I have much to say about the characters, starting with Celestia. There are three things about her that I want to address. Firstly, the writers fixed the area where Celestia's ability to raise the sun was diminished due to the Hearth's Warming story that said unicorns could "bring forth day and night". Now we understand that bringing forth day and night was not as simplistic as the Hearth's Warming story depicted it to be, because it required multiple unicorns and Starswirl himself to raise the sun, which permanently depletes the other unicorns of their magic in the process. The strength required to raise the sun is now evident, and it makes Celestia more important and unique. I must commend the writers for providing this significant and needed fix. Secondly, this episode reveals and expounds on more of Celestia's characteristics, making her even more enjoyable and relatable. Thirdly, this episode creates a negative characteristic in Celestia. Throughout this episode, Celestia interprets things too literally. It starts to get very annoying, but at least Celestia makes up for it in the end. Proceeding, I now will address Twilight's behavior. Twilight acts out-of-character and bluntly lies to Celestia throughout the episode, which is illogical because she should have listened to Applejack in the first place and she should have known that telling the truth to Celestia would be morally correct and not contradictory to everything Twilight learned. Twilight's actions are unreasonable, so I must deduct a few points off the episode rating. Lastly, I will briefly refer to the Method Mares. Their involvement in this episode provides even more theatre-related content, adding to this episode's theatrical theme. The last subject I want to refer to is the moral. It is very basic, and completely unnecessary. It's also a repeated moral, we obviously heard it before in previous episodes. The focus of the episode was on Celestia and not the moral; consequently, the moral didn't receive the same treatment, and it is not satisfactory. Everyone already knows not to lie and to tell the truth. Episode Rating: 5/10 In conclusion, this episode focused on making Celestia a better character, and it succeeded despite not fixing every single one of her problems. However, the episode also made Twilight be unreasonable and gave us a basic moral that was already given in previous episodes. I would say that this episode had a balance of positive and negative features, giving it a "mediocre" rating. Rating Scale:
Season 8 Episode 3 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsSeason 8 Episode 3 "The Maud Couple" Review by EpicEnergy Characters: Let me initiate this review by starting with the primary new character in this episode – Mudbriar. His personality is mainly technicality; as a matter of fact, he is only technical and hardly nothing else. This becomes very annoying over time, since he is always acting and speaking with technicality. Consequently, I must subtract a good portion of points from the episode rating for this. Next, I shall briefly talk about Pinkie. She acts somewhat out of character, overexaggerating too often, which doesn't provide a natural feel to this episode. Therefore, I shall remove a very small amount of points for this. Continuing, I shall discuss Starlight. She appears to replace the rest of the mane six in this episode by counseling Pinkie and attempting to resolve Pinkie's friendship problem with Mudbriar. I disagree that she replaces the mane six in this area; rather, I would say that her involvement in this episode has no problems. The only pony who would be qualified to take Starlight's position would be Twilight, but she is not friends with Maud, so Starlight is the best candidate for this type of situation. Lastly, I want to address Maud's personality. Maud can now demonstrate with ease her emotions through her tone of voice and facial expressions while still maintaining her normal personality. This is contrary to Mudbriar, as his technicality prevents his emotions from appearing to be genuine. Overall, I must deduct some points from the episode rating because of Mudbriar's technicality and Pinkie's highly overexaggerated personality. Plot: The general plot is superb, and well executed. Surprisingly, I found absolutely no contrived and arbitrary plot-devices or plot-conveniences in this episode. As a result, I must commend the writers for creating this genuine plot in this episode. Scenes: In this section I will review specific scenes. I may also skip one or more scenes. Firstly, there is the opening, with Maud performing her "stand-up comedy" that I was really looking forward to after she announced it in the season 7 episode "Rock Solid Friendship". That isn't the only amazing aspect of this opening, because the developers also added the "Hayburger" restaurant building into this scene, which was first introduced in the season 4 episode "Twilight Time" (there are a few differences, but it is the same building). Now this is where the new MLP opening song is first revealed. It really needed alteration, since the school and numerous new characters were added, so this change is appreciated since it included the new features of season 8 while still maintaining a few of the old opening features and general flow. The entire opening sequence of this episode is well done. Now I will proceed far into the latter half of the episode toward the scene where we have Starlight and Maud flying kites. Starlight's kite flying hobby is fantastic and serves to add to her being a great character, so its return makes this episode even more enjoyable. Also, before I proceed to the next subject, one should note that Starlight has kites hanging from the ceiling in her room during this episode. Next, I will discuss the Pie rock farm scene. The writers include Pinkie's other sisters, Marble and Limestone Pie. It's very nice to have them back into the picture after a very long time since their last appearance on the show. They are well written, so nice job on this part. They also played a significant role by enlightening Pinkie on what is known as the moral of this episode. That is basically all the scenes I wanted to review, since the remainder has nothing notable that I need to focus on that I haven't already addressed in this review. Moral: This episode's moral is well informative and illustrated though the given metaphor. It is amazing how looks can be so deceptive, that's why I always loved the geode metaphor, a long time before this episode even aired. I own a miniature geode that is within my bedroom up to this day to remind me of how one should not look on the outward appearance and judge someone by that method; rather one should look at the inward gems of another human, the positive side that has so much potential. That is a very considerable lesson to learn, and an even harder one to apply with humans being so judgmental of others. Episode Rating: 7/10 Conclusion: This episode is highly enjoyable in all aspects except the characters. With Pinkie's overexaggerated personality and Mudbriar's technicality, it came become annoying, leaving this episode with a "great" rating. Rating Scale: 0 = the worst of the worst, an absolute failure 1 = an extremely horrible disaster 2 = very dreadful 3 = terrible 4 = bad 5 = mediocre 6 = good 7 = great 8 = very fantastic 9 = extremely amazing 10 = an absolute perfection
Season 8 Episode 4 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsSeason 8 Episode 4 "Fake It Till' You Make It" Review by EpicEnergy Characters: This episode centers around Fluttershy, so I will focus solely on this character for this reason and that there are no new characters introduced. Fluttershy acts far out of character in this episode, so the question that should be asked should be based around whether this is inconsistent and whether it makes sense or not. I would argue that it is very inconsistent and makes no sense. It will be evident why I say this in the "scenes" section. Plot: Fluttershy maintains the Manehattan boutique for Rarity and decides to act as the Saddle Row pony's stereotypical personality to be effective. At first this works. As time progresses though, Fluttershy becomes a more and more unpleasant Saddle Row pony who eventually takes this acting to an extreme that is displeasing even for a Saddle Row pony, which renders her acting ineffective. Now for a short review on this plot. I must complement the writers because they have carefully designed the incidents so that nothing appears to be solely a plot-convenience or an arbitrary plot-device. I must also add that this main plot is laid out nicely, from beginning to end. Scenes: I will review a few individual scenes in this section. The opening scene is great, because it occurs in Fluttershy's animal sanctuary which is nice to have its appearance once again after its initial development in season 7. This opening also serves to further the plot, providing an explanation of the events that will ensue later in the episode. The next scene I will review occurs a while after this which has something that is plainly absurd. It's when one of the customers tastes the lukewarm tea and instantly spits it out, and Fluttershy proceeds to lecture the raccoons very harshly afterwards. I'll refer to this incident from now on as the "lukewarm-tea encounter". It is at this point, I argue, where Fluttershy losses her character and unnecessarily acts excessively unpleasant. It also at this point that Fluttershy does the completely illogical, which should not have occurred. She does not apologize to the critters, and proceeds to make offensive remarks to the customers while elevating the boutique dresses to a god-like level that no one could buy because they are not worthy. There is a presented reason why Flutters does this, which is also illogical, but I'll get to that afterwards. For now, I must address another scene before I get to the last part. In this scene, Fluttershy ignores her friends, despite them attempting to help, and kicks them out of Rarity's shop! I know Fluttershy was acting, but acting does not mean one loses all sense of reason and not know when to stop and take things seriously! The final scene I will review is when Fluttershy admits she became too distracted with her acting, but it fails to suffice as a plausible explanation for her behavior, seeming to be more of an excuse than anything. She says, "I'm sorry, you know I was only pretending right?". This is a terrible explanation because getting too distracted by acting and pretending to be an overexaggerated and illogical stereotypical Saddle Row pony does not justify being a detrimental employee and horrible friend. In other words, pretending to be someone offensive doesn't justify being offensive, since harm is inflicted either way if the offended doesn't know you're pretending, which is exactly what happened. Also, everyone just forgives Fluttershy after her illogical explanation anyways without even speaking of how wrong her actions were. It's implying that Fluttershy shouldn't be held accountable for her actions at all because she was too focused on pretending to be someone she was not!!! I'll have to subtract many points from the episode rating for this erroneous explanation, response, and implication. Moral: I will now focus on the main moral. In case no one knows what that moral is, it simply is that one has inner strength and need not change himself/herself in order to show it. This moral is highly fantastic, because it is very true and very helpful. Additional Areas (if applicable): Inconsistency with the Season 1 episode "Suited for Success": In "Suited for Success", Fluttershy is said, by her friends, to have a freaky knowledge of sowing, which helped her create Rarity's dress exactly as intended. This knowledge is clearly obvious when Fluttershy gives her real opinion on the dress Rarity made for her a few moments back in this season 1 episode. The inconsistency is that Fluttershy is depicted as having hardly any knowledge of fashion in season 8 episode 4, which even Fluttershy herself admits. Episode Rating: 3/10 Conclusion: Everything about Fluttershy makes sense up to the "lukewarm-tea encounter", and then everything goes downhill from there. The main moral is exceedingly great, as well as the general plot, but Fluttershy's behavior is illogical along with a terrible explanation for it. In addition to those problems, this episode also contradicts the season 1 episode resulting in an irritating inconsistency. To conclude, I must give this episode a negative rating. As brutal as a 3/10 may appear, if you line it up with my rating scale you will find it is not nearly as brutal as it could be. Rating Scale: 0 = the worst of the worst, an absolute failure 1 = an extremely horrible disaster 2 = very dreadful 3 = terrible 4 = bad 5 = mediocre 6 = good 7 = great 8 = very fantastic 9 = extremely amazing 10 = an absolute perfection
Season 8 Episode 5 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsSeason 8 Episode 5 "Grannies Gone Wild" Review by EpicEnergy This episode is impressive. The worldbuilding in it is very appreciative, as Las Pegasus is the setting of this episode, this time without having any antagonist. As if the worldbuilding wasn't enough, the numerous side characters (old and new) are given satisfying spotlight time that allows them to develop. This also opens the door for plenty of fan-fics and so much potential for the show. I'd also like to add that Jackpot and Trixie appear to be alike, which generates the theory that Jackpot is Trixie's dad. I would love to see that area explored in later episodes. Proceeding, Rainbow Dash is the only character who presents a complication in this episode, because she acts out-of-character. Acting out-of-character is sometimes inconsistent and illogical, like in the previous episode of season 8 ("Fake It Till' You Make It"). I would argue that in this episode it is not inconsistent or illogical because Rainbow Dash's behavior is understandable as she is forced to obey Applejack's list or face the consequences. That doesn't make it any less bothersome though. Moving onward, the moral is remarkable. It has been constantly stressed throughout the episode, not in a forceful manner, and is very relatable for many of us. The moral is that old people aren't as boring and stupid as they are normally said to be. This moral reminds us to respect our elders and not assume unnecessary things about them simply because of their age. Before I close, I wanted to mention that throughout this episode Rainbow Dash uses her wings as hands. As minor as this may sound, it is very creative, and I find it rather neat to have in the show. Episode Rating: 9/10 Overall, this episode is one of my most enjoyed episodes in season 8, except for Rainbow Dash following AJ's list, which is very understandable in the given context but still can be somewhat irritating in a few scenes. Rating Scale:
Season 8 Episode 6 Review
EpicEnergy posted a blog entry in EpicEnergy's MLP FiM Episode ReviewsSeason 8 Episode 6 "Surf and/or Turf" Review by EpicEnergy This episode was amazing, but it did contain a few problems. First and foremost, I must address one of the largest problems in season 8 – the Cutie Map. I briefly mentioned it in my episode 1 review, that it will affect future episodes, and that is exactly what is occurring here in episode 6. I'll briefly explain the situation – The Cutie Map is already a contrived and arbitrary plot-device, because it suddenly appeared with Twilight's Castle at the end of season 4 and was largely used after that to mysteriously tell the mane six where friendship problems are and where travel to solve them without any explanation at all. It's being used to further the plot of many episodes before and many to come yet continues to be arbitrary; thus, it remains to be problematic until an explanation is provided. This arbitrary plot-device mysteriously calls the CMCs in this episode and tells them exactly where to go and gives us no explanation as to why it called the CMCs and how it knew where a friendship problem was. Consequently, this incident affects this episode's rating. Next topic. The characters and worldbuilding are overwhelmingly superb! There are numerous new characters all over the place. The episode's story takes place at the majestic Mount Aris, which was first introduced in the MLP Movie. This kingdom is magnificent and has a culture of its own, with new buildings, events, creatures, hobbies, wildlife, and more! The most important aspect is that this kingdom has two separate places to live in: the land (with Harmonizing Heights) and the sea (aka., Seaquestria). I am genuinely astonished at both the characters and the worldbuilding in this episode! Proceeding to the next subject. The moral of this episode has a normal meaning and an allegorical meaning. The normal meaning is that one doesn't necessarily have to choose between two things, and that your family will accept you for who you are even if you don't choose. The allegorical meaning focuses on a specific topic, which is the modern-day issue of divorce. After a divorce occurs, the child can sometimes feel like he has no choice but to choose between one parent or the other. The episode is saying that the child doesn't have to choose, and that he could switch between parents as much as he likes. This is very good advice, but one must take into consideration that it is only applicable to certain contexts. Minor Inconsistencies with other episodes: Before I proceed to the episode rating, I must address a few inconsistencies this episode has with previous episodes. Firstly, in the MLP Movie Twilight is looked down upon by the seaponies/hippogriffs after she intently steals their pearl, yet she walks around Mount Aris without anyone bringing it up whatsoever. How is she suddenly forgiven by the Queen Novo and the hippogriffs for this? I find this to be an irritating inconsistency. Another inconsistency is evident far back, when Twilight says she can't go to Griffinstone because the map didn't call her (in the S5 episode "The Lost Treasure of Griffinstone"); however, she easily goes to Mount Aris despite not being called by the map. Why couldn't she go to Griffinstone for the sake of research, yet she could easily go to Mount Aris for this reason? Like I said, another inconsistency. Episode Rating: 8/10 To conclude, this episode has positive features and negative features, with the positive outweighing the negative by a good amount. It succeeds by far in the worldbuilding, characters, and moral aspects. On the contrary, it had a severely contrived and arbitrary plot-device that is only made worse through this episode. This episode also has a few minor inconsistencies with previous episodes. Rating Scale:
Spoiler Why Cozy Glow (Spoilers)
Senko posted a topic in FiM Show DiscussionSo after season 8 I'm wondering why Cozy was named Cozy Glow given the usual pony name trends it seems an odd choice for her. Usually there's more of a link to their race, talent, nature.
My guess as to how the Mane 6 found out the friendship mission was a fake was that the map contacted them through their cutie marks in Morse Code. Twilight of all ponies would most likely be able to translate it.
Did the siege of the crystal empire redeem good Sombra?
Senko posted a topic in Sugarcube CornerEarlier on the comics we are shown an alternate world where the events in the main comic one cause an opposite reaction. Nightmare moon in the main comics results in a good and kind Luna in that world, redeemed Luna in the main world results in an evil Luna in that alternate world. Now at the end of that ark the good King Sombra sacrifices himself to draw the evil magic out of Celestia and Luna making himself evil and them good. However in Siege of the crystal empire evil Sombra is resurected and redeemed so do you think that would also be reflected in the alternate world by flipping that worlds Sombra who should have been good but is now evil so that he should be evil but is now good?
Spoiler Ask Scorpan
Luna's Admirer posted a topic in Ask a PonyGreeting Ponies! I am Scorpan. Most of you might not knew of me but you do know about my power crazy brother Tirek. *sigh* I know he was a fool to refuse my advise, and go on with his madness. But I am glad I decided to back off on time. I only wish my brother could do the same. I am here now, so if you wanna ask me anything, then go ahead...
I know, the Season 8 Finale won't be till sometime in October. But I would like to speculate on how I think it may go down, considering that a: Cozy Glow is slated to be the main antagonist b: Lord Tirek will return(Confirmed by his actor Mark Acheson), most likely to pull off the HijackedbyGanon trope c: And above all else: Now, since the beginning of the year, I've been speculating on how this will all play out, and this is my personal theory. Note: When the episode comes out, you may disregard this post, unless it somehow ends up being true.
spoilers The Political Ideology of School Daze
Night Shine posted a blog entry in Miscellaneous Meta-ethical MusingsThis blog post contains spoilers for "School Daze" (Season 8, Episode 1-2). I am not sure if the intended lesson from "School Daze" is "ethno-nationalism is bad; do away with national barriers and unite!" on the one hoof, or "a monarchy has the right to bypass any bureaucracies it pleases" on the other. Then again, they are not mutually exclusive. I originally intended to post this as a status update (hence the initial zinger-y phrasing), then realized that it is probably a major spoiler. So I thought, "Why not do a full blog post?" As in my teleology post, I assume that if the protagonists of a show explicitly believe in an ethical idea, their antagonists explicitly believe the opposite, and the protagonists win in the conflict between them, then the show is teaching that those ideas are correct. I begin by discussing Chancellor Neighsay's ideology, and then Twilight's, concluding with implications. Disclaimer: I am not intending to cast any value judgments in this post about the episode, its themes, or their implications. School Daze used the character of Chancellor Neighsay to represent a whole bundle of -isms: traditionalism, nationalism, racism, and bureaucratism (if that is a word). Regarding traditionalism, he considers it crucial that ponies are "prepared to defend our way of life" [pt. 1], and traditionalism attempts to preserve a cultural group's way of life. For nationalism, he shows outrage at Twilight because he thought she was "opening this school to protect Equestria!" [pt. 2] from other nations -- and other races. MLP:FiM has used species as an analogy for a racial or ethnic group to teach lessons about race and ethnicity in the past, e.g. in Over a Barrel and Bridle Gossip. Note that the first thing Neighsay says in his outrage is call the incident an "act of aggression against ponies" [pt. 2], showing that he sees "ponies" and "Equestria" as interchangeable. He also wanted Twilight "[t]o protect ponies from... dangerous creatures who don't have our best interests at heart!" [pt. 2]. His view of the other species as "dangerous creatures" is speciesest (read: racist) and recognized as such by the adult characters representing the other nations/species (let's call them "diplomats") when they become angry at him. When Neighsay yells at the diplomats to "return to your kind" in pt. 1, Ember is immediately offended by the term your kind because she recognizes that it was intended as a speciesist slur. Regarding bureaucratism, he leads an institutional review board that makes the rules which Twilight has to follow and is introduced while at the head of what looks at first like a trial. He also is insistent about following "the rules," which causes the main conflict of the episode. Why call him an ethno-nationalist specifically, though? Wikipedia identifies the "central theme of ethnic nationalists" as the belief that "nations are defined by a shared heritage, which usually includes a common language, a common faith, and a common ethnic ancestry." Since MLP:FiM is already a world where nations are defined by species, it is difficult to distinguish a nationalist in MLP from an ethno-nationalist. But when Twilight says, "Friendship isn't just for ponies!," Neighsay replies, "It should be." Neighsay's logic begins with species identity, which then proceeds to nationalism and traditionalism. His value of traditionalism causes his bureaucratism, since he is averse to "changing the rules" [pt. 2]. School Daze pt. 1 began with an expanding map, and with Twilight proclaiming that the Mane 6 need to spread friendship "beyond Equestria" by bringing new friends from distant lands into Equestria. This need stems from her realization that "the world is full of so many different creatures who know nothing about friendship" [pt. 1]. Twilight's line that "different creatures" from beyond Equestria "know nothing about friendship" is strange in an episode where the antagonist represents racism, since it implies that the ponies as a species have a very basic socio-moral cultural element that others lack. Still, her solution is to bring in foreigners that the bureaucrats deem dangerous, ultimately using her royal authority to circumvent the bureaucrats' opinions. The clearest ideological statement Twilight gives is in her hearing in pt. 1: "If we want to keep our land safe, and create a friendlier tomorrow, we need to teach the Magic of Friendship far and wide." She agrees with Neighsay in holding national safety as a goal, but wants to achieve it through international cooperation. At first I was very confused how to reconcile the vilification of nationalism with Twilight's use of royal authority to bypass a bureaucratic process, since valuing monarchy often implies valuing nationalism. However, I think some of that can be explained by saying that the episode supports globalism. I should define this ideological term, since it is often thrown around as an angry buzzword. By globalism here I mean support for globalization, the process of politically, economically, culturally, etc. integrating nations and cultures around the globe. Traditionalism, nationalism, and racism are each opposed to at least some form of such integration. If Neighsay as a character is taken as a Strawman Political symbolizing nationalists, the episode is making the controversial (but not uncommon) claim that nationalism stems from racism and should therefore be condemned because it stands in the way of international cooperation. I found it so interesting that the villain represented bureaucratism because I have seen certain conspiracy theorists lump bureaucratism and globalism together as one big enemy. However, I found an ideology that approves of globalism even though it is averse to bureaucracy: neoliberalism. While it has been thrown around as a vague and vitriolic buzzword as well, neoliberalism generally implies support for free-market capitalism and a government with only the functions needed to ensure that the market runs effectively. It favors unrestricted movement of goods and people across borders in a global capitalist system. A common complaint among free-market capitalism supporters is that government bureaucracies impose too much regulation, which was reflected in this episode. My only reservations calling the episode "neoliberal" are that Twilight's bypassing bureaucratic authority with royal authority is still government action, and that there is no kind of capitalist free market prominent in this particular episode. To the extent that globalism implies centralization of power, there is a possible but weak explanation that the episode's globalism makes it support that the chief executive of a government use executive orders to overcome bureaucratic opposition. However, it is clearer that the episode's characterization of nationalism and racism in the villain, the implicit condemnation of nationalism through association with racism, and the explicit support for diversity and multiculturalism (e.g. the "overcoming differences" mentioned at the trial) as well as for the immigration of "dangerous creatures" show support for globalism. I considered naming this post "Does School Daze Promote Neoliberal Globalism?," but then overcame my temptation to commit the sin of egregious clickbait.


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This is fifth in a series of posts from a meeting we recently we with a group of women's ministry leaders and some young women/young women's leaders together for dialogue. Read previous posts in this category first!
Let's talk Bible study. Here are some thoughts from our meeting between older and younger leaders:
· They desire open ended questions.
· Often they just want you to take the Bible and nothing else and study it together.
· It absolutely MUST be applicable, relevant…something they can take out of the room and use right away.
· Perhaps they want a more inductive study such as the kind Anne Graham Lotz has written (God's Story, Vision of His Glory, Pursuing More of Jesus)
· Don't give up on hard issues. Be willing to address those things even if you do not know the answers. The young women are not expecting the older women to know it all, just to be willing to help them search to find the answers.
· Really teach what we believe, and why! (Watch for Mary Jo Sharp's study to release in October 2012 called, "Why Do You Believe That".
Watch for more posts with excerpts from our meeting!
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Building my own blind fishing boat
Hello Lawrence,
Due to an influx of money, I am serious about purchasing a porta-boat this year. However, I must ask, where did you get your adaptive devices? I know that you got your talking GPS from HumanWare. Is it the Trekker breeze, or a different Model? I ask that, because, they only have two different settings on the Trekker Breeze, with one setting for driving and another set for walking. With that said, did you have a special model, made for boating? Were a lot of those things made just for you? As far as talking compasses go, I saw one online, back in 2012, my second year of sailing. Unfortunately, the company did not make one for use out on the water. Does the talking depth sounder plug into a battery? Where could I find the other things, other than the GPS? While you and I would use the exact same equipment for navigating, the only differences between you and I, is because I would be going out on larger bodies of water, I would use a quiet 4-stroke gasoline trolling motor. But that as far as adaptive technology goes; we both would use the very same things. What about that thing that you clip onto the dock to find your dock, where you park the boat? I plan to look at the porta-boat at the Sacramento boat show, out here in California for the first time!!!! Hope that all is well.
Hi Rick,
I really don't think that anyone who is blind should drive a boat with a gas motor. Instead, I would spend your money on a Torqeedo 1003 electric motor and purchase an optional battery. This is a 3-4 hp electric engine, and it gives an audio beep when the battery is beginning to run down. You can also have the motor communicate with an iPhone.
The GPS I use is the HumanWare breeze. I run it in the mode called "as the crow flies". That allows you to navigate from one waypoint to another in a direct line with spoken direction.
The talking depth device is the "Talking Tackle Depth Whisperer", made in the U.S. and comes with a transducer. You can get more information from:
Ralph McGonegal
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205 S Sandstone Rd
Jackson MI 49201
(517) 474 6241
The sonar I run on the front is called a "Mini Guide" made in Australia by http://www.gdp-research.com.au/. However, you could use any reverse sensor available on the market as an after sales item people have installed on their vehicles. The Miniguide has a 30 foot range, the automobile reverse sensors have only a six foot range, which is good around docs as you get three different audio warnings, but not so good away from the doc when underway as six feet isn't much.
The doc locator device I use is made in Germany by http://www.vistac.de/ and is called a Piepsy. Not sure who would sell these in the U.S. but you could always contact the manufacturer directly.
I have several talking compasses, including the one that comes with the iPhone. Another pocket sized talking compass is the Columbas II, which speaks the cardinal points on the compass, (north-east, etc), but not the degrees like the iPhone. Handy enough never-the-less. There are more talking compasses coming on to the market built for blind sailors, but nothing commercially available yet. Keep an ear out for the MaxPAC.
Porta-boats are great. I have a 12 footer, but only because I take out my two kids. If it's just you or maybe one other, you could go with a 10, which also has three bench seats like mine, or an 8, which has just the two bench seats. Smaller you go the lighter and faster. All are stable as they are the same width. The 14 has four benches, and also weighs more.
Rick, anything you decide to do you do without warranty or guarantee from me. I'm simply sharing what works for me. It may not work for you.
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Volunteering at SaSha Cafe – ACE (Alternative Curriculum Events) Week
Engaging with an inter-faith response to food poverty
This event is part of the School of Social Sciences ACE Week and open to School of Social Science students only.
- From: Wednesday 18 November 2015, 5 pm
- To: Wednesday 18 November 2015, 7 pm
- Location: Outside Chaucer Reception, at the Tram Stop, Chaucer building, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LT
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This event is for Social Sciences students as part of ACE Week, which is your chance to:
- Explore your chosen subject through a range of activities.
- Debate topics relevant to your subject with Social Sciences students from other courses and years.
- Engage with a range of extra curricula activities to complement your studies and future career.
Volunteering at SaSha Cafe
Students and staff will spend the late afternoon preparing and/or serving a meal at a kitchen for those in need in Hyson Green. The project 'SaSha' launched in May 2015 is a joint Jewish-Muslim initiative where these two communities have come together over their shared culture of food to look after those in need within one Nottingham community. Students would also interact with the guests who come to eat at the kitchen.
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- Are you studying Psychology with Sociology and/or a Criminology module as part of BA Health and Social Care course? If so, you will need to check your module learning rooms to see if your lectures are still taking place.
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This event is free to attend but placed are limited so we recommend you book your place as soon as possible.
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In LoadRunner 11, the following error is displayed in the replay log of a Java script (Java Record Replay, Java Over HTTP, Java Vuser):
Error: Failed to find java
As mentioned in the LoadRunner 11 readme, VuGen recording is not supported on 64-bit applications. However 32-bit applications can be recorded on 64-bit operating systems.
This error message appears if the 64-bit version of the Java SDK has been installed on the machine.
To fix this issue
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RO-MAN 2017 paper accepted
- Posted by Dennis Sprute
- Posted in Forschung, Seerose
The paper "A Framework for Interactive Teaching of Virtual Borders to Mobile Robots" authored by Dennis Sprute, Robin Rasch, Klaus Tönnies and Matthias König has been accepted at the 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2017. It will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from August 28 to September 1, 2017.
The paper deals with a framework for teaching virtual borders to mobile robots. These virtual borders will be respected by the robot in future navigation tasks. This allows the flexible and interactive defintion of a mobile robot's workspace. More information can be found in a preprint version of the paper.


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Things are progressing nicely here with the sewing studio. Gone are the blue and yellow stripes and daggy eighties curtains. Hello to calming light white and gorgeous new flooring. I'm starting to feel very excited :) Such a relief to see this finally changing. How did I suffer the old room so long?
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Back to work
I've been quiet again, and my excuse this time is partly due to more holidays, but also because I have been renovating like a maniac. I have a bit of an exciting project underway at the moment which I will be able to tell more about in the coming months, but it involves giving the sewing studio a BIG makeover. Gone are the hideous blue and yellow walls and floral curtains. Goodbye nasty mottled carpet. A fresh coat of paint and new curtains are in and over the next couple of weeks the new flooring will go in. I don't have a lot of money to splash around though so there will be less renovation and more innovation I think. One thing I am considering is the ugly fluorescent lighting in there. The studio has some good natural light in the early part of the day but those bright lights are essential for late afternoons and evenings when you are hunched over a needle. So instead of removing them I am considering concealing them with some kind of creative disguise. Like this - the Polish paper chandeliers they call Pajaki. There are so many possibilities to be creative here so I don't intend to stick to tradition at all. Only thing is I have to make mine rectangular to fit the fluoro tubes. I can see I'm going to have fun with this :)
Friday, 4 July 2014
Add a zip to a bag
Every now and then someone asks me if one of my bag patterns has a zip closure. I've made my patterns as simple as possible for the beginner but they are easily upgraded for those ready for the challenge of zips. Here is a great tutorial from Pattern Pile that shows you how to add a zip to a bag that otherwise didn't have a closure in the pattern. And it's free! Yay!
Of course, if you're doing the Sling Tote I think the easiest way of adding a zip would be to make the Sling Bag first and then pin the zip directly udner the top seams of the bag and stitch into place with the zip unzipped.
Friday, 27 June 2014
So very British and so very inspiring.
I just love this show to bits - The Great British Sewing Bee. I only just started watching it - I had heard about it but assumed it wasn't shown in Australia. But then one night while channel surfing whammo, there it was. I have to say I'm bummed that I've missed so much of it, but I'm catching up with bits of it here on the BBC site, where you will find their tutorial on making this cute bow tie.
I love that the show, unlike designer-y shows like Project Runway, focuses on regular people and the sewing skills they need for everyday projects. And I love their challenges that focus on remaking thrift store finds. Think I might have to have a go on that front. I haven't altered a thrift store find for myself in a looooong time!
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Stars and stripes
Happy Memorial Day for yesterday to our US friends. Here's what I was making on the day, appropriately enough - a sweet little skirt from two cheap bandannas:
Maybe an odd thing for an Aussie to be up to, but my daughter's much loved Deputy Principal is retiring on Friday and she's American, so the kids will all be dressing up in American garb for her last day. I think she'll get quite a kick out of seeing them all dressed up in her honour. :)
Maybe an odd thing for an Aussie to be up to, but my daughter's much loved Deputy Principal is retiring on Friday and she's American, so the kids will all be dressing up in American garb for her last day. I think she'll get quite a kick out of seeing them all dressed up in her honour. :)
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Maiden voyage
I can report that the new kiddie machine for my daughter is going well. She loves it! She immediately had me helping to make a library bag out of Barbie fabric and then up at 6 the next morning still in PJs to make a spotty skirt for Fluffy the toy echidna. :) Now she's asking for a scarf but I might hold her back for a minute to make a mini sized sewing machine cover coz that's the one thing this little devil didn't come with.
So she's finding the machine very easy to deal with. The foot pedal is just right for her - nice and slow as predicted, and a good size too. The only difficulty she is having so far is how to have her hands when the work is going through the machine. If it's me sewing, I would normally have one hand on the left gently guiding the fabric through and the right hand holding the bottom out so it's not buckling. Thing is she can't seem to have her two hands doing different things. It must be a bit like rubbing your tummy and patting your head, but it makes her focus on her hands rather than the needle. (Don't take your eyes off the pointy bit!) So for now I am doing the right hand for her and she is doing the left. We are a funny octopus to watch. I have to say, there's a fair bit of funny goin' on in this house. :)
Thursday, 15 May 2014
The perfect kids' sewing machine!
Check out this little darling I got on Ebay. Cutest thing ever and so light. I picked it up for my daughter. She's started school now and is asking to make "real" things with me so I thought it was time to upgrade her to a "real" machine.
I started her out a year ago on a toy machine that only does chain stitch (which unravels all over the place) and I've been reading all sorts of reviews online for a proper children's machine. Initially I was hoping for something with a needle guard but no luck there. Instead I came upon this, the Elna Mini (or Elna Sew Mini) - it's about a third the size of my Janome and only weighs about 2 kgs (and yes, I have considered that maybe I will be sneaking it away with me on trips!) but best of all for beginners and kids, it is nice and slow.
The foot pedal is nice and small for tiny feet to control and the speed is limited so even if you slip and stomp down on it you aren't going to take yourself out with the needle. After seeing my sister in her youth sew through the bone in her finger (and then stare mutely at the needle stuck there, completely startled at what she'd done) I was keen to find something with a bit of a safety feature.
This machine seems to be very similar to a couple of others on the market. The Janome Sew Mini (the same name oddly) and the John Lewis Mini and then apparently Ikea even has a mini machine, although sadly not in Australia.
I can't wait for her to get home from school now. I'll let you know how the maiden voyage goes. And in the meantime, anyone want a children's toy machine in hot pink?
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絶対可憐チルドレン THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Zettai Karen Children: THE UNLIMITED Hyoubu Kyousuke Review
THE UNLIMITED is the spin-off series that sprung into life in 2012. It shows us the events after the original series and from the point of view of the main antagonist Hyoubu Kyousuke. This anime is much heavier and mature than the first one, but it is just logical considering the fact that the characters themselves (90-year-old Hyoubu-chan excluded) must have grown a lot.
With new character designs, impacting music and a lot of drama, THE UNLIMITED – Hyoubu Kyousuke took over the otaku lands by surprise and became many people's favourite show of the winter season 2012/2013.
For this review, I have to note that after the fans started to watch it, the original Zettai Karen Children got a huge boost of viewers. In addition, THE UNLIMITED got adapted into a manga, an honour, for sure. These are just two of the positive sides of this series and I will explain to you why I found it absolutely lovely!
First of all, let me talk about the characters. Even without having seen the first series, you get to know the past from some flashbacks and references made by the characters. These alone are enough to show a growth in their personas. Hyoubu, for instance, is the main character. Known also as 'major' because of his participation in a special army force unit in the past, he is the leader of PANDRA. A revolutionist organisation aiming to make every person with ESP powers able to enjoy their life without being branded a monster by the general public. We see a lot of his past and future, we get to know his reasoning and at some point, even I started to not only understand, but agree with his plans. It is a given that when the drama happened in episode 9 (masterpiece by screenwriter Kazuho Hyodo), every anime forum was discussing what might happen next if something was permanently wrong with the protagonist.
Another thing about this person, something else I find interesting, is that even the people who saw the first series never felt him to be one of these evil and detestable people, he was just unknown force for many. With this new spin-off story, however, he became a favourite of the majority.
The show is unique in its own way and differs a lot from the easy-going and light-hearted original anime. As the main character is a drama-based one and his entire existence is based on dread and pain, it is more than adequate for things to be so.
In fact, ever since a young age, one of the main characters – Kaoru Akashi (red-haired telekinetic user) has been chased after by Hyoubu. He, a man with history of violence and army participation, might not seem the usual lolicon type but he is in fact the biggest fan of Kaoru. This is, nonetheless, due to a prophecy, which tells of the Queen of Catastrophe who will guide the espers to their freedom. The name of this future queen is Kaoru and her hair is red.
Some of you might wonder, why is it that there needs to be a revolution if some of the psychic wielders work alongside the humans… can't there be peace? In fact, that is not possible as even the three tiny elementary school girls are under constant surveillance and supervision, moreover – they are held on a leash with special power-emitting devices on them at all times. If even the slightest danger is noticed, according to the humans in charge, they can be lightly electrocuted or much severely so.
One of the introduced topics in this show is the Limiter – a special device, which puts a tap on the Esper's powers, saving them for later and not leading others to risk, in case the person has low or no control over them.
This is the full PV for the anime as released before the Japanese air date of episode 1
You can also check out many others on the anime's page.
The other main character is Andy Hinomiya – a secret agent, who intentionally infiltrates the Catastrophe ship and PANDRA as well as the reason behind all bad that will happen to the ESP people in the later episodes of the series. He has the unique power to nullify ESP abilities and is much securer than the blockers used by the government and Babel. I still cannot agree with many things about this character and his actions – his taking too long to find the right path, which caused many pains and injuries, his lack of proper judgement and the slave-like attitude are all unsuitable for a character in this show. I cannot think of anyone else with these qualities from either the first or the spin-off series.
The third character I will discuss now is the young Yuugiri. She is a tiny little thing with immense hypnotic and mind-reading abilities and is always by Hyoubu's side. His next loli friend, yes, but at the same time we might see him as a bigger brother figure or a father one even. Yuugiri is the second THE UNLIMITED-only character in this review after Hinomiya. Although a very young girl, this child is probably one of the strongest people in this show. This impression is also fortified by the fact that she barely talks and is quite a cute little thing, but can also be extremely dangerous at
times. Once, she even managed to trouble Kyousuke-san. It is unknown if she uses a Limiter.
This will be for the characters, design made by Jun Takagi and script by Kazubo Hyodo, Noboru Kimura and Shinichi Inotsume. This post is getting too long already and so many things need to be commented on!
The OST of this show is also something positive to talk about. You can hear the OP "Last Resolution" a.k.a. The Emblem of THE UNLIMITED in the video above. The ED "Outlaws" by eyelis is added to the following video:
As you can hear, even the OST is well-though and contextualised. With a theme song that is made especially and solely for the anime's purpose and a great CD as a whole, this show gives not only graphics and character development to the viewers but also good music.
If I had to grade this show, I would have given it 9/10 because of its good quality, its original presentation and the fact that it took an old and loved loli-filled comedy and turned it into a drama with a twist without losing all of the comedy either. On the other hand, a 10 would be too much because they had a momentum of greatness, which died out in episode 10.
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Extra long weekend for me, the parents didn't open the shop today, and as it is cup day tomorrow I get 4 days off for the price of one. Got to love that!
I have done the whole halloween decoration thing – well not whole, but a fair bit and I have lollie bags all set for tonight, I am going to get my blue dress and cloak out and put on some heavy witch like makeup and pretend (?) that I am a witch for halloween 🙂 I hope we actually get some kids after all this effort I am going to!! Would be horrid if no one knocked on the door!!
I have an agency interview on Wednesday in the city – I really hope they have something I can apply for as my parents may be selling their business and I will be jobless and pretty quickly homeless if i can't find anything.
I attempted to make a chocolate ripple cake on the weekend and it sort of worked, probably not going to be one to add to my favourite recipe lists, but it would probably suffice in an emergency situation.


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The Baltimore Ravens are only a week away from kicking off the 2018 NFL preseason against the Chicago Bears. And questions still remain about how the team's quarterback situation will play out.
Not surprisingly, longtime veteran Joe Flacco is currently slated as the starting quarterback. But he'll also be pushed by free agent signing Robert Griffin III and first-round pick Lamar Jackson.
That said, let's discuss how the Raven's QB situation will work out in 2018, and if we can expect to see either Griffin III or Jackson in a starting role at any point.
Jackson Drafted as Baltimore's Quarterback of the Future
Baltimore was obviously high on Jackson, because they traded up in the draft to select him. Flacco was unhappy about the move, because he likely sees himself as the starting QB for years to come. But his recent play hasn't provided much to get excited about.
Head coach John Harbaugh has already stated that Jackson will be taking regular season snaps. Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg noted that the Louisville product is "way ahead of the curve."
Jackson had an outstanding career for the Louisville Cardinals, throwing for 9,043 yards and 69 touchdowns during his three seasons there. The 21-year-old also won the Heisman Trophy in 2016.
Considering Jackson's pedigree, it's no wonder why there are high hopes for his future as a Raven. The main question, though, is whether this future will take off sooner than later.
Flacco has been pretty average over the past couple of seasons, which is likely why Baltimore felt they needed a QB of the future. But if Flacco can experience a career resurgence, then maybe Jackson will be holding the clipboard longer than expected.
Griffin Looking for Career Redemption
Griffin IIII is another interesting story at quarterback for Baltimore. Drafted No. 2 overall out of Baylor in 2012, Griffin took the league by storm during his rookie season in Washington. He led the Redskins to the playoffs and nearly won his first postseason game too.
But he also suffered a knee injury during that game and continued to play on his own insistence. The injury would plague him into the next season and reduce some of his world-class speed.
Griffin has never been the same since from a physical or mental perspective. But he still has the talent to reclaim what he lost early on.
Whether that will come to fruition or not remains to be seen. RGIII hasn't played an the NFL snap since 2016, when he opened the season as the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback.
The fact that Baltimore was willing to take a chance on him shows that some still believe in Griffin's talents. But as it looks right now, he's the darkhorse candidate to eventually emerge as Baltimore's starter.
He'll open the preseason No. 2 on the depth chart. But he'll really have to show something to supplant Flacco as a starter and remain ahead of the younger and more promising Jackson.
What to Expect from Baltimore as a Team in 2018
The Baltimore Ravens had a heartbreaking end to last year's season. They took the lead in a must-win game with just 30 seconds left to play. But their rival, the Cincinnati Bengals, would come storming back down the field and score to win the contest.
This eliminated Baltimore from the playoff picture, which is always disappointing for a 9-7 team. One has to wonder if they'd earned a playoff spot made a deep run, would Baltimore would still be concerned with a QB for the future?
As it looks right now, the Ravens field another competitive team with a strong defense and solid offensive options. Pittsburgh is once again expected to finish first in the AFC North.
But Baltimore looks to be a threat in the division. And even if they can't wrestle the North crown away from the Steelers, they at least have a shot at a Wild Card berth.
If none of this comes to pass, though, don't be surprised to see Jackson taking some snaps during the regular season and getting more playing time in the late fall.
Baltimore Ravens 2018 Odds of Winning the AFC North
Here are the Ravens' odds of winning their division, courtesy of GTBets:
- Pittsburgh -280
- Baltimore +450
- Cincinnati +1000
- Cleveland +1000
The Ravens' odds of winning the AFC Championship sit at +1800, while their odds of winning the Superbowl are currently +3500.


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Prices were high with the kids love watching Yogi.
Stayed two nights while visiting St. Louis. Check-in was easy even and staff was very accommodating to add another night. Game room and putt putt was fine. Pool was still closed unfortunately.
Very fun with little people
I gave this campground a 4 star instead of 3 because I feel like if you're camping here you should know not to expect "isolated camping" with sounds of running rivers and wildlife. This campground is geared for kids and family activities and accomplished same. It is pretty commercialized but did have a lot of trees. pros- activities for kids/fam nice pool tons of trees easy access from highway close amenities (Walmart, six flags, etc) close to StL (tons to do) we did grants farm and city museum one day.
Cons- can hear highway traffic….a lot small campsites, very close to neighbors fairly steep grade, especially right out our camper door was a big drop off our water hook up and electric hookup was significantly far apart. (1st world problems I know but handy info for those with campers) may be site specific.
if you camp here the golf cart rental is a must if you're camping in the lower section. While we camped here some friends of ours camped at yogi outside Branson. After comparing experiences, although we had a good time, we would not return here. They did not say the same.
Great kids activities! Good breakfast and nice store. Really enjoyed our trip bundled with a Six Flags trip.
Its a little to commercialized for my liking. I stayed in a wilderness site it was $25.oo bucks. Here you can rent sites, cabins & golf carts. Its is super close to Six Flags and right off HWY 44 Close are most fast food or grocery places. You can get a band allowing your kids to do games of mini-golf, free train rides on the Yogi Bear Express Train, two arcade tokens, and a discount on Pizza at the Snack Shack.
We stayed here last minute for Labor Day Weekend and the staff were great with finding us a good tent site available. This is not a rugged style campground as there are many amenities such as a pool, putt putt golf, volleyball, and more. They also host daily kids activities and crafts. A very family friendly campground and would highly recommend if camping with kids!
We spent a weekend here because we wanted to be close to six flags. I swear this place was more fun!!! There's swimming, games, lots of activities and you can go from rustic rent a tent to a really nice cabin with lots amenities!! We will be back!!


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"My rights as a beneficiary of financial products and services" is the title of an interactive lecture, which was held by Mr. Vladimir Rudić, Ombudsman for the banking system of Republika Srpska, for students of final grades of School of Economics in Bijeljina.
Rudić spoke about the importance of knowing the basic principles in using financial products and services and the rights and obligations that users have in banking services before students who are soon entering the labor market or planning to start their own business.
"The right to transparency in the provision of services, to contract and know, to abandon the proposed contract and, first of all, to be timely informed – are some of our basic rights in the field of finance" emphasized Vladimir Rudić at the beginning of financial education for Bijeljina high school students. "Educated financial service beneficiaries protect their own money and contribute to the stability of home budget and at the same time establish a new, more responsible business practice," added Rudić.
Throughout the presentation, he talked with students about how much they know about certain financial products, types of savings in banks, and especially about what they should pay attention to when opening current accounts.
Students of the Bijeljina School of Economics showed a high level of background in the field of finance. In the interactive part of the lecture, students showed, by means of a shorter test, how much they have learned, and the most successful ones were won monetary rewards ensured by the Banking Agency of Republika Srpska. According to Ombudsman Rudić, part of the money won can be used for savings, as a form of responsible financial behavior of an individual.
Education and financial literacy is a part of the project "Microfinance in Bosnia and Herzegovina" implemented by the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group with the support of the Swiss Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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Just a short walk tonight – 10km out past Teddington and back. But when I got home I realised that that was enough to take me up to 500 miles for the year. Not bad considering I had two weeks off sick a month ago.
The Proclaimers – 500 miles
One of my favourite songs
72 hour race
Last night I entered a race in August that will really test my physical and mental strength – a 72 hour walking race in Privas, France. The race consists of both a 3 day and 6 day walking race and a 3 and 6 day running race. I would love to do the 6 day event, but decided that 3 days would probably be enough for me at this stage.
I have been thinking of doing this race since I first heard about it in September last year, but when it came to the moment when I had to click the 'submit' button on the online entry form I had to think about it for a few moments. It is going to be a huge challenge. 44 hours longer than my longest race to date (the Roubaix 28 hour race last September) although by the time August arrives I will have also completed the Grand Union Canal Race which covers 145 miles from Birmingham to London at the end of May, and I expect to take around 40 to 42 hours for that. So it will only be 30 odd hours further than I have ever gone before.
I've a big few months ahead. In two weeks time I have my first race of the year – a 24 hour race in Château-Thierry, France. Three weeks later I have a 6 hour track race in Crawley, and two weeks after that I am doing the Thames Tow Path 100 mile race from Richmond to Oxford, and then three weeks later, the Grand Union Canal Race. Add the Privas race to that, and in the space of a little over 4 months I have 5 races planned which will hopefully cover quite a bit more than the 500 miles I have done over the last ten weeks. And that is only five races!
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Here's an incomplete project. In the summer of 2017, I decided to transcribe one of the best songs ever made, "Dünya" by Yavuz Çetin and Erkan Oğur. This track released as a song for a soundtrack album of the movie called "Propaganda".
Yavuz Çetin played the acoustic guitars and electric guitars whereas Erkan Oğur played one of the best fretless electric guitar solos in the universe 🙂
I practised most of the parts on both fretless and electric and decided to create the backing track. Unfortunately, my life has been changing and I am about to relocate so I sold all my pieces of equipment to save money. But I still had some footage so I decided to edit and upload it for people who might want to play over it.
I used my Vintage V6 Stratocaster, RME Babyface PRO featuring Kurzweil KS-40 reference monitors, Keith McMillen QuNexus MIDI controller, Chicken Picks Shredder and Positive Grid Bias FX.
Plus I had La Bella Vapor Shield set on my guitar at that time.
Since I lost all my content due to an "EPIC FAILING OCZ Vector 128GB SSD", I'm not sure which amp simulation software I used. However, it is 90% Positive Grid Bias FX.
PS: If you like to download the backing track as an mp3 file, please go to Download section.
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for your time!


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A Look Into the UFO Incident at Aztec, New Mexico
Listen to "E148 A Look Into the UFO Incident at Aztec, New Mexico" on Spreaker.
Article by O. C. Stonestreet October 20, 2019 (statesville.com)
• Scott Ramsey, wife Suzanne Ramsey and Frank Thayer, Ph.D., a professor emeritus at New Mexico State University, are the authors of The Aztec UFO Incident (2015). (This book follows their 2011 book, The Aztec Incident: Recovery at Hart Canyon.) They have done so much research and uncovered so much information that they plan to publish a third book on Aztec as well.
• The Aztec UFO Incident occurred in March 1948 near Aztec, New Mexico, in the northwest corner of New Mexico in the "Four Corners"area. Suzanne Ramsey grew up near Aztec, and she and her husband have spent 32 years researching, interviewing, finding new leads, and collecting documentation on the UFO landing. The story includes pre-incident sightings, physical evidence, the scientists who worked on the craft, and the cover-up. Their conclusions are provocative. They write: "[P]eople in general are unwilling to consider the enormity of the implications the facts would force them to face."
• The Aztec UFO Incident, involved the discovery of an intact, 100 feet in diameter saucer-shaped craft atop a mesa in New Mexico, just eight months and some 370 miles from the better-known crash of a saucer at Roswell, New Mexico, in early July 1947. A number of local people were at the scene before the U.S. military arrived. The military scoured the craft, even going inside of it, before they ran off the locals warning them to keep quiet about what they had seen.
• Thayer and the Ramseys write: "The witnesses were all 100 percent certain that what they saw that day was not a conventional aircraft, nor was it a prototype Air Force design that strayed off course and crashed on the high plains of New Mexico. Based on clear witness memories, there is no doubt that they saw a landed flying saucer from origins unknown."
"A strange object drifting southwestward through the sky has scores of North and South Carolinians agog today. The object, on which descriptions varied, was first spotted at Fayetteville … at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. … Except for its shape and the scores who witnessed it, the reports were reminiscent of the myriad tales of flying saucers current since the war …" — "Strange Object Floats Across the Carolinas," The Landmark, Dec. 29, 1949, Page 1.
Scott and Suzanne Ramsey live a little east of Mooresville, just inside Rowan County. I have written about them before. You may recall that Scott is the "Uncle Scott" in "Uncle Scott's Root Beer," a non-alcoholic beverage he and Suzanne formulated and began marketing a few years ago. Their beverage can be purchased at local Food Lion grocery stores and other venues.
When I met them at their home back in 2017, it was to talk about their root beer. As interesting and delicious as that subject was, while talking to them I found out that they were also the authors of a book about a UFO (read "flying saucer") incident that happened in March 1948 near the small town of Aztec, New Mexico. I did not mention the book in my column on the Ramseys that ran in the June 4, 2017, R&L, as I wanted to focus my readers' attention on their drink.
As far back as I can remember, I have been interested in aircraft and science, including science fiction. When I was 12, I began reading everything I could find about UFOs or flying saucers and even did a science-fair project in junior high on that subject; I won the third-place award. I have continued to be interested in the topic and have done several columns about local sightings of these mysterious objects in our skies.
Now that I have gotten around to reading their 317-page paperback book, I wanted to share their work with my readers. "The Aztec UFO Incident," as it is called, involved the (supposed?) discovery of a saucer-shaped craft, measuring approximately 100 feet in diameter, atop a mesa in New Mexico, just eight months and some 370 miles as the B-29 flies from the better-known (supposed?) crash of a saucer at Roswell, New Mexico, in early July 1947. The full title of the Ramseys' book is "The Aztec UFO Incident: The Case, Evidence and Elaborate Cover-Up of One of the Most Perplexing Crashes in History," which gives a straight, upfront summary of the book.
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TULSA, Okla., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) and ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS) will present at the Wells Fargo Energy Symposium in New York City, Dec. 8, 2015.
Terry K. Spencer, ONEOK and ONEOK Partners president and chief executive officer, will present at the conference at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (1 p.m. Central Standard Time).
Spencer; Walter S. Hulse III, ONEOK and ONEOK Partners executive vice president, strategic planning and corporate affairs; and Derek S. Reiners, ONEOK and ONEOK Partners senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, also will conduct a series of one-on-one meetings with investment-community representatives at the conference.
The conference will be webcast and will be accessible on both ONEOK's and ONEOK Partners' websites, www.oneok.com and www.oneokpartners.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived for 30 days.
The materials used at the conference will be accessible on the ONEOK and ONEOK Partners websites beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (7 a.m. Central Standard Time) on Dec. 8, 2015.
ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced ONE-OAK) (NYSE: OKE) is the general partner and as of Sept. 30, 2015, owns 41.2 percent of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS), one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships, which owns one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers and is a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S. ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Stock Index.
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