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While he was selective in his usage of psionics, El was proficient in a number its disciplines. He was also one of three individuals confirmed to know spells capable of recharging spellstar gems. El was familiar with powerful and esoteric spells only known to select few spellcasters, including Phezult's Sleep of Ages, Symrustar's spellbinding, and The Srinshee's spellshift. He also held mastery over magic that shaped the elements of the natural world. Įl was considered one of the "modern masters" of counterspelling and metamagic, the latter of which allowed spellcasters to shape and personalize spells to their liking. He did not use every spell he knew, however, preferring to avoid those from the conjuration school of magic, or any associated with creatures from the lower planes. By that time in history, El had gained knowledge of every spell that was commonly available to most adventuring spellcasters in the Realms. Magic & Psionics Įlminster was rumored to have learned much of his understanding of arcane magic from Arkhon the Old, a mage who died in Waterdeep some five centuries before the Era of Upheaval. Įlminster's areas of expertise as a sage included a robust understanding of magic, familiarity with a wide range monsters, a deep knowledge of history, and comprehensive familiarity with familial genealogy. He was, however, apparently quite skilled with a needle and thread. El was also known to be a poor musician, incapable of writing down music himself, unskilled in arithmetic, and an exceptionally bad horseman. Skills Īccording to Lyra Sunrose, Elminster's singing voice was entirely tone-deaf, despite its rather "nice, smoky baritone" quality. He couldn't help but remember the death of every friend and loved one, along with every tragedy he could not prevent over the thousand-plus years of his life. Regardless of the veracity of his memories, El considered his exceptional memory as something of a curse. It was speculated that some of his remembrances were implanted in his mind by Mystra, to best facilitate his transformation to the instrument of her will that the Realms truly needed. Įlminster's memories may not entirely have been his own, however. He was also blessed with an eidetic memory, that allowed him to recall information from years past in quite an impressive manner. El was exceptionally intelligent-a gift that was bolstered by multiple castings of the wish spell. Abilities īefore he devoted his life to the Mystran faith or began his wizardly studies, the young Elminster possessed the innate ability to heal himself and detect magical auras at will. Sarsauce fowl, a baked fowl dish, was one of Elminster's favorite foods found in the Realms, second only to fire-seared barbfin or smoked salmon. As one of Mystra's Chosen however, Elminster did not actually need to sleep. He was considerate enough to magically mute himself during sleep if it would disturb his friends. One of El's personality quirks was that he snored loudly while sleeping. According to El, mages should further their studies to best understand how to avoid using the arcane power they had their disposal. ![]() While El grew up hating magic, especially those that wielded it for their own selfish ends, he garnered a profound appreciation for the Power and the Art during his studies. He truly cherished the wonder and beauty of the natural world. Įlminster extolled the virtues of tolerance, peace, and freedom from oppression. Most often Elminster chose to only reveal the full range of his character to his close friends and companions. El was a natural raconteur and actor, and could take on the role of father figure, a wily trickster, an immoral rake, or any other clichéd role that served his needs at the time, or else on a whim to elicit a reaction from others. At all times he was said to be wholly fearless and entirely forthright with others. Personality ĭepending on the circumstances, Elminster could be as equally serious, fearsome, or arrogant, while just as often demonstrating exceptional charm, cleverness, and good-natured humor. While Elminster was capable of taking on almost any appearance imaginable, even that of a certain beholder he once slew, he often preferred to travel in a less conspicuous manner, often utilizing invisibility and shapechange spells. ![]() He preferred to wear plain clothes, like simple black or gray robes. ![]() In his later years, the elderly Elminster began to show his age, with his gruff voice and weathered features, but remained alert. El had vibrant blue eyes set under big bushy eyebrows that turned blue-gray later in life. He had a shock of stark black hair in his youth, and maintained a beard through most of his years that eventually went gray in his old age. ![]()
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On the highest setting, it formed a seal on carpets and rugs that helped pull up all types of debris, from lighter-weight pet fur that sat on top of the rugs and upholstery to heavier cat litter that we sprinkled into the plusher carpets. ![]() It had slightly less suction power overall than the Dyson V11 Animal, so we found ourselves kicking it up into high gear more often, but it’s a capable cleaning tool on any surface. The Bissell IconPet got the job done on all types of floors and effectively sucked up everything from pet hair to pine needles from carpeted surfaces and smooth vinyl flooring with ease. If you’re using it around the house as part of your weekly chores and don’t return it to its dock right after using it, you have to lean it carefully against a wall or lay it down on the floor.Ī great affordable cordless stick vacuum: Bissell IconPet The second - common to most of the cordless sticks we tested - is that it doesn’t stand on its own. We would have preferred to just switch it on and go but, on the plus side, the trigger mechanism makes it easy to shut it off quickly. The first is that the power button operates on a trigger mechanism, meaning you have to continuously hold it down as you vacuum. There were only two minor things we didn’t love about the Dyson V11 Animal. It’s a bit bulky and heavy in this application, but we found it convenient for vacuuming couches, cat towers and the car. You can swap out the main brush head for each attachment, or remove the wand portion altogether and use the V11 Animal as a handheld. The 0.2-gallon (or 0.76-liter) dustbin was one of the most generously sized in our testing pool, and though it made the V11 Animal one of the bulkier cordless sticks we tested, we’ll gladly take a little bit of bulk to have to empty it fewer times.Īside from the main high-torque cleaning head, the Dyson V11 comes with four additional attachments - a combination tool, dirt brush, crevice tool and mini motorized tool - none of which are especially revolutionary, but they served their specific purposes well. In theory, the Dyson V11 will give you 60 minutes of continuous runtime on a full charge, but in reality, the usage drops down to 30 to 45 minutes when you’re using it on Auto or Boost, the latter of which sucks up the most juice. The screen has a battery monitor that gives you a rough estimate of how much battery life is left. The vacuum defaults to Auto, which was plenty powerful for most of our needs, but the Boost mode was helpful for pulling dirt and heavier debris, like cat litter, out of plush carpet. The V11 Animal has three modes - Boost, Auto and Eco - that you can easily cycle through with the touch of the button located on the LED screen. It sucked up so much debris from our living room rug that we were as embarrassed as we were impressed by the results. No animal fur, dirt or dust escaped the V11 Animal. The swivel head was especially impressive on carpets and area rugs. The swivel head and lightweight body - it weighs in at 6.68 pounds - also made it easy to move around the room. ![]() It performed equally well on high- and low-pile area rugs and carpets, and all types of hard floors - vinyl, tile and hardwood. This stick vacuum is an absolute powerhouse that made easy work of everything we threw at it. If you’ve ever used a Dyson vacuum (or anything that Dyson makes, really), you’re probably not surprised to see that the Dyson V11 Animal came out on top. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account I assure you I'm not.and the problem is I've had a major surgery and need to see my surgeon but can't without a current referral which I cannot get since my insurance will not approve for me to go back to my existing Dr. Freedoms customer service reps have lied to me about what happened, made up excuses when they really didn't know what to say and it's evident they will say anything to just get you off of the phone and they talk to you like your an idiot. Since my existing Dr is closed to new patients I cannot get assigned back to him even though I'm an existing patient and have been for over 5 years. After dozens of calls to figure out why it's all come down to Freedom just made a mistake by doing this but Most of the time instead of the doctors all I get to see in their offices is a nurse.įreedom Insurance changed my primary care Dr effective without my consent. I do not accept it because since I freedom has been my Medicare insurance I have been complaining about different doctors for different reasons and the have done nothing about it. If a beneficiary is dissatisfied with a provider, he or she does have an option to switch to a different in-network provider. The health plan monitors the complaints that are filed against the providers. When a complaint is filed against a provider the health plan will contact the provider to request for a statement to be provided. Is tge second time I had complained about a doctor to Freedom and instead of telling the that the way she is acting is wrong they twice they asked me to changed the doctor. (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) On the plan spoke with the beneficiary and a resolution was provided to the beneficiary via phone. In response to the complaint, the plan contacted the provider regarding the issue. The plan's representative offered to assist the beneficiary with changing to a different provider, but the beneficiary declined. Per the recorded call, the beneficiary informed the plan of some issues that had occurred with a provider, and a grievance was filed. ![]() Our records indicate the beneficiary contacted the health plan on. This is frustrating when both companies do not have their information updated and my waste of time and money. Therefore right now i cannot afford another $600 for a deep cleaning and on top another $800 for dentures. I am frustrated and i highly considering changing and getting out of Freedom Health who proclaims to be a five star business. I have gone to three dentist that Freedom and Argus have provided to than arrive at the dentist office and find out that the provider nis not on the nrtwork. That to this date they have been able to provide. I need to have a deep cleaning which is covered under our Argus but it cannot be with a Periodontist and it has to be with a dentist. This procedures was done and it was an out of pocket of $1300. I was in need of an oral surgeon as i have health issues and needed to be put under to be able to extract various teeth. I have been contacting Freedom and ARGUS to obain providers undere their network to get dental work done. Although it also pertains to Argus Dental. ******** Advantage companies should be outlawed, go with ******** Plan G or N (Medigap).ĭuring the months of February, March, April and May i have been dealing with an issue regarding Freedom Health. 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It offers an intriguing genre mixture that intertwines action sequences, fantasy passages, gothic atmosphere, period drama, science-fiction and steampunk visuals. Reviewed by kluseba 8 / 10 Quirky genre mixtureīlack Butler is a live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name. BLACK BUTLER is certainly an inventive and fresh-looking film, but one I felt distinctly 'meh' about. As for the action, it's slick and heavily stylised, incorporating way too much slow motion for my liking. There's a teen/young adult feel to the whole thing that made me feel like I was too old to be watching it at times. The story is augmented with average CGI effects, neither particularly good nor particularly bad. The plot takes a long time to get going and involves the usual stereotypes about betrayals and twists and an evil megamind planning to unleash a deadly virus on the public. In addition, I found the leading characters unremarkable and unlikeable, and the efforts to depict the butler as some kind of 'cool' guy fall flat I thought he was a posturing ponce. There's a whole Faustian thing going on here (again), but the story line is so slow and mannered that I was twiddling my thumbs and waiting for something interesting to happen. It's a predictable tale about a young girl fighting crime with a demon butler at her side. I suppose this isn't a bad film per se rather, it's simply not very good. I suppose the film it most resembled for me was DEATH NOTE, another live action adaptation of a popular anime, but compared to DEATH NOTE, BLACK BUTLER is a huge disappointment. I should point out at the outset of this review that I've never seen the anime or read the manga version of BLACK BUTLER I only watch live action movies as a rule (although I make an exception for Studio Ghibli) so I came to this completely new. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 5 / 10 Lacklustre anime adaptation And yes, the opening sequence is one of the most amazing combat scenes I have seen: If you meet a well dressed butler with a butter knife asking politely for something, you should not laugh at him. This is very "above average" drama, a crime movie and a somewhat bizarre love story. The "master" might seem spoiled and much more powerful "servant" might seem cold and cynical, but the ending is really powerful. The uneasy relationship between the "master" and "servant", that is somewhere between the love and the hate is also very interesting. The plot is somewhat familiar for the Westerners as it builds on the West culture. Even though this might seem to be bizarre, it is actually very cool. The story is actually a near future sci-fi fantasy crime movie. It might be a hard thing to swallow for some but it is worth it. Of course, there is an incredibly complex storyline that makes the Japanese stories hard to follow for us, the plain West village folks. I have seen the Black Butler movie for the very first time and I have kinda liked it. So their fundamentalist dismissals of movies based on this argument are totally off the mark. They are not alone on this world and these movies are made for more general public who do not have encyclopedic knowledge of the respective fictive universes. To quote the Black Butler, "their opinions slightly fuel my wish for killing". Please forget the opinions of manga fundamentalists. Reviewed by the_wolf_imdb 8 / 10 Very cool West-East near future action movie |
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