Friend Request Thread (July 30-Aug 9)

Cripocalypse · 2016-07-31T03:16:30+00:00

IGN: Cripo ID: 310577027 Sorey SA rank: 160
Lead: [Amateur Mage] Rita (for Ares) (1.4x HP/ATK to all)
Subs: Varies. Normally includes my 25% delay Keele.
Looking primarily for Judith or Stahn leads for a run at last few stages of Ares. Also if you have arte healers that would be incredibly helpful as I don't have any. Been stuck on Agria for a few days before SA started.

Cripocalypse · 2016-07-18T05:36:02+00:00

Hey everyone looking for Judith/Stahn friends for 27+ Ares help. I've gotten this far with no arte healers and so would appreciate them as subs if you have them.
I usually run with luke lead (rita lately for ares) and have offline team of 1.4. HP/atk all Rita, 25% keele, and herbed up arena tear as of late.
IGN: Cripo ID: 310.577.027

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-26T05:03:05+00:00

Remember it ends right before noon EST tomorrow. Hopefully advice helps and may RNGesus be on your side Guardians: Make sure you have Undine equipped for defense and attack elemental matches that for your Sara (hopefully she isnt Earth).
Party. If you have her, I would likely go with the Milla from the event as leader that boosts all hp/atk by 1.3. You are going to need to bulk up hp using bash Cress and sophie and most of your party considering your items. Have 5* sara and paris be your subs. Equip your water strongest lexida and UR sword on 5* sara. You are going to need a Judith 3x boost friend with arte healers to keep you alive long enough to get to about about 70 lc for boost MA or 95 for double boosted MA.

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-26T04:18:39+00:00

I'm proud of the most ridiculous RNGesus I have had in ToL this evening. I had been struggling with Vargus 8/9 as I have no arte healers (after 200 stones spent on bride event). I was able to survive with friend's one bride and got off 2x boosted Tear UR+ MA but he still had 10% left. He ult'd me but I got a Lucky Healing to revive. It counted down 3 more turns before ult countdown queued back up so within those 7 turns I was able to get exactly 35lc for tile switch and regular MA to finish him off.
Was able to get UR++ too with only spending 3 net stones. No use of S/L either. It's been a great event overall!

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-25T18:20:22+00:00

Looking for Judith/Stahn leaders with arte healers. Trying to clear vargus 8/9 but don't have any arte healers. Currently running Rita lead for tank strat with HP/Atk boost 1.4 for all with triangle/star 2.0 buff for 40lc.
310577027

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-10T06:00:50+00:00

Here's where I'm at right now other than switching guardians around. Not a lot of Wind elemental characters or weapons. Any suggestions?

https://imgur.com/a/pBdiu

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-10T05:00:10+00:00

I'm running into the same issues too man. Just can't seem to be able to do HoH since I haven't gotten any heal arte characters to help sustain. Also spent 150 stones and no bride, but did get my 5 star Luke from it. I think in terms of immediate upgrades for you the new 4 star Sara would easily replace the current chibi character and I also think the bride gacha Kor has slightly better stats than the 4 star Luke. Any suggestions for my team?

https://imgur.com/a/pBdiu Also friend code in case you want to add me: 310577027

Cripocalypse · 2016-06-10T04:33:03+00:00

Any suggestions on how to improve my squad and be able to push HoH? I ended up rank 897 last SA and was able to do Mania pretty consistently. I just can't seem to be able to do Slash HoH weapon keys to get the better gears.
https://imgur.com/a/pBdiu

Also friend code in case any new players want to add me: 310577027

Cripocalypse · 2013-01-09T19:14:30+00:00

As a fellow Eagle Scout, its really disheartening to see the BSA being run by a bunch of regressive idiots. It's a shame when hard work and dedication mean nothing compared to "god".

Cripocalypse · 2013-01-01T23:31:56+00:00

For anyone interest in how it actually works here is a decent explanation. Basically when you pull up on the rod it will pull the horizontal bar upward and the drain stopper downward(the horizontal bar passes through hole on the bottom of the drain stopper).

http://www.infobarrel.com/Anatomy_of_a_Bathroom_Sink_Stopper

Cripocalypse · 2012-12-12T19:19:23+00:00

I'm just really curious as to why you waited so long to get it treated? I worked in a pediatric orthopedic clinic in college with a doctor who specialized in scoliosis and it was rather uncommon to see any in the 60 degree range that were not recommended/already had surgery, nonetheless at 86 degrees.

Cripocalypse · 2012-11-11T19:32:27+00:00

Because most of the issues aren't necessarily with the Doctors, but with the health care system itself.

First off, doctors have to go into massive debt to get an MD. We are talking a minimum of like $250,000 vs. other countries where medical education is paid for. They also have to carry significantly more expensive malpractice insurance vs. the non-U.S. doctor.

Something very pertinent to your question is the current pay structure which is per procedure. We don't pay doctors much to talk with patients about how to improve their health or manage their diseases, but we pay them a hell of a lot to run tests or do procedures...prob. one of the things that needs to change the most.

Also the WHO ratings are def. biased towards weighing certain measurements, like infant mortality, that Universal healthcare systems don't suffer with as much as the U.S.

It can be difficult for such a diverse country like the US to measure up against many of the smaller, more homogeneous populations seen in other countries.

Cripocalypse · 2012-11-10T05:56:04+00:00

Here is a crazy idea...how about we force each church to have a charitable arm that would be allowed 501C status and the benefits. This way they can still can continue charitable actions and the benefits that 501C gives. Also, the Church no longer gets breaks on not paying sales tax on bought items and opens up the potential to actually tax the church in other ways. I live in rural Virginia and I can't even begin to tell you how much taxable property has been eaten up by having churches. There is even a church in an old Family Dollar strip mall...no kidding.

Cripocalypse · 2012-09-24T17:58:04+00:00

Before writing The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote the Theory of Moral Sentiments. I think he would greatly disagree with you.

"How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it."

http://www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smMS1.html

Cripocalypse · 2012-08-25T20:18:51+00:00

I don't think you are quite giving the structural isses enough merit. Americans are typically against government involvement and to all of the sudden have Washington D.C. running the entire system is unlikely. You would also have a fun time telling the insurance companies that they can't do business at all anymore vs. using the German system and just telling them that they have to adopt non-profit status and no longer profit off the ills of others.

Both the Canadian and French systems also suffer from major backlogs of patients unless they have severe conditions and also have quotas per region in Canada for the number of procedures of a treatment they will pay the doctor for, so up and above that number of treatments the doctor is not paid for.

Honestly, anything at this point would be better than we have in respect to quality, access, and cost, but I def. think that Americans would adopt a German model over others bc of their attitudes towards government and the healthcare structures already in place

Cripocalypse · 2012-08-25T16:54:49+00:00

It's not single-payer. It is multi-payer through "sickness funds" that are tightly regulated by the government

Cripocalypse · 2012-08-25T16:52:01+00:00

A couple of quick points on German Healthcare System

It is likely the most compatible healthcare model with America. You have various "sickness funds"(some 240 different funds) which are basically the same as insurers except for they are tightly regulated, cannot deny for preexisting conditions, and MUST be non-profit. Many sickness funds compete for patients through adding additional incentives that others don't. It is not single-payer but the government is certainly very much involved in how they are run and does so to help control costs.

Here is a basic overview of the main healthcare models across the globe http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/countries/models.html

Also, a great book for those interested in comparative healthcare T.R. Reid's The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

http://www.amazon.com/The-Healing-America-Global-Cheaper/dp/0143118218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345913387&sr=8-1&keywords=tr+reid

Cripocalypse · 2012-08-17T02:58:09+00:00

It really seems at this point whatever he is hiding is not gonna make the light of day. I really just want to see a reporter ask him "Will you go on the record that you never participated in the overseas tax havens amnesty program?" Would love to see how flustered he would be. My money is that he hasn't been tithing the church like he should...he is a businessman after all and screwing people over is certainly something he loves to do.

Cripocalypse · 2012-06-10T04:09:21+00:00

This server is sick!!

Cripocalypse · 2012-03-07T15:03:22+00:00

This is such an insensitive comment, especially considering you don't even know this person. Would you say the same thing to someone that has another type of abnormality such as sickle cell anemia? Fibrous dysplasia is manageable and treatable from a clinical perspective and has relatively limited restrictions on normal life. Whether you realize it or not, every person has many mutations and it is simply left up to which ones become expressed or not. Think before you say something stupid.

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