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Multiple sclerosis charity to benefit from town band's fundraising
PUBLISHED: 14:30 03 April 2018
Exmouth Town Concert Band has chosen the South West MS Centre as its charity of the year for 2018.
Following an application process from local groups and charities, band members of the band voted for the cause they wanted to benefit from fundraising efforts over the next 12 months.
The centre, which receives no statutory funding, needs more than £175,000 this year alone to help people across the South West who are dealing with multiple sclerosis. The charity provides therapies, information and support for people with multiple sclerosis, their carers and families across the region.
Throughout 2018, the centre will benefit from programme sales and retiring collections at the band's formal concerts and it is hoped that a number of other events and initiatives still in the works will drive the fundraising total even higher.
Tracey Skinner, fundraising manager for the charity, said that everyone at the centre was 'thrilled to have been chosen as the charity of the year for 2018' and that the band's efforts will 'support our Centre and the hundreds of people who we help each year deal with the challenges of living with MS and other neurological conditions'.
Jackson Hammond, vice-chairman of Exmouth Town Concert Band, commented on the band's continued commitment to local good causes, saying: "This is our third year of supporting a charity of the year and, since 2016, we have raised over £1,000 for the Devon Freewheelers and the Devon Air Ambulance Trust. We are looking forward to working with and supporting the South West MS Centre this year as this is a charity particularly close to the band's heart. We'd like to thank our loyal supporters for helping us to raise such great sums of money for charity in recent years and we're sure that this year their efforts will be just as excellent!"
The band's first event in support of the centre is its Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 25, at Holy Trinity Church. Tickets are on sale now and are available online or from Antonio's in the Strand for £5 each. For more information visit www.exmouthtownconcertband.org.uk.
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So Close and Yet So Far
Just 10 miles or so downstream from the Tongabezi Safari Lodge are the thundering Victoria Falls; although you cannot hear their roar, you are somehow aware of their powerful presence. Yet Tongabezi itself is a place of tranquility, built along the banks of the still-gentle Zambezi so that each guest cottage and its veranda enjoys award-winning sunsets.
The lodge is no bush camp: There's a tennis court and riverside swimming pool, four-poster beds, and sunken baths (loos with views!). Tasteful natural furnishings one could describe as "high bush" decorate the Tree House, or open-air Honeymoon House, atop a cliff. This is the perfect romantic base for your Zambezi experience, whether for invigorating morning bush walks and bird walks, or for gentle six-hour to four-day canoe trips, overnighting on the river's many private islands.
You can also choose to soar over the falls in the lodge's private Cherokee plane or take a wild white-water rafting trip at their base.

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The Hall and Brooklands House, Blackheath Park, c. 1939
Part of the Cator Estate, all four views show 'The Hall' in the background behind the trees.
Built in 1806, it was demolished together with other old houses in the 1950s for 'Span' developments.
The first image shows Brooklands House, seen in mid-ground, built in 1827. Designed by George Smith for his own use, it had 18 acres of gardens, lake and meadows attached to it, the south elevation seen here across formal gardens.
In 1909 the house and grounds became a sporting and social club and, in the mid-1930s a private development of some of its ground began and the rest was developed as a housing estate by London County Council in the 1950s.
Brooklands was converted into five flats, leaving some sport facilities intact.
Photographs taken c.1939. Copyright: Trustees of the late Alan Roger


text: This summer I volunteered with Kumon in Okinawa, Japan. Kumon is a place where students come to study math, humanities, and English. I was a teacher over the course of three weeks, and I worked with elementary school students on their English. I read books to them, and I also went through vocabulary flashcards with them. In addition, I graded student's math worksheets. It was rewarding to see the children's faces light up when they got a question correct or comprehended a part of the book. I hope to use my knowledge to teach others again in the future.


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We went to Chili's in Midvalley as I was still craving for Western food. We were so busy talking (actually, it's more to gossiping and bitching) until I have forgotten to take pictures on the food.
The only picture I have taken is Joejo and me (Pic below). I think my face look fat in this picture.
I shall miss you girls and all the bittersweet moments that we shared together.
Thank you girls for the delicious meal.


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Throughout my career I've been involved in numerous naming and branding initiatives and am always struck by not only the intrinsic challenges of getting a group of people to agree on a particular name/brand for a company, product or service – but also by the enormous amount of angst and emotion that becomes part of the process.
In truth, the process of coming up with a name – whether for a company, a product, a campaign, a department or whatever is a process that is virtually destined to be an emotional and difficult one from the get-go. Why? Because everybody has an opinion, everybody has an emotional stake in the outcome and everybody wants their brand to be the next Nike.
But what struck me recently when listening to a group of executives respond to a branding initiative for their parent organization was how little the *name* really matters. The name is not the brand. The logo is not the brand. The brand is the brand. And the brand is defined by the consumer or target audience based on the totality of their experiences with you. It's consistency and the ability to meet or exceed expectations that really matter. Not your name.
Think about it. Before Nike became *Nike* what inherent meaning did the word Nike have? Before Microsoft became *Microsoft* what did Microsoft mean? Nothing. The company could have called itself Gatesco or Billco or just about anything. The same is true of Xerox and Kleenex and IBM and dozens of other brands whose names have come to mean something not because of the name or logo that was used but because of all of the myriad of other activities that, together, begin to form the brand.
It's not the name, the logo or the tagline that will define your company, product, service or cause. Yet that is, unfortunately, where the majority of time, angst and effort is spent. In the meantime, other more important activities are overlooked. Activities like:
- Having something to offer that makes you different – and better – than other available options (or that is *perceived* by your target customers to be different or better). Indistinguishable brands do not become powerful brands.
- Achieving consistency in message (that's where the logo, colors, etc. come in). It doesn't really matter what they are, just that they're used consistently so that consumers come to recognize you, whatever you call yourself, when they encounter anything related to you.
- Delivering on your "brand promise." That means that whatever you say about yourself in your messaging, in any format – whether online, in interviews, in your brochures, or in actual interactions between you and your customers – needs to be real and needs to be realized by those who interact with you. Any disconnects damage the brand. Not your name – but what you do to support what that name eventually comes to mean (based on what you've said about yourself!).
Somehow the process of gathering a group of people together to come up with names, logos and taglines has become the focus of far too many corporate activities, in my opinion. Maybe because it provides a tangible focus. Maybe because we all identify so strongly with those brands that have become strong.
But, I think our time and money could be better spent focusing on what really matters – the quality of the product/service, the consistency of the consumer experience and the use of your brand image (whatever it may be!) to distinguish yourself from other available options.
Apple. Coca-Cola. GE. Intel. Nokia. Toyota. McDonald's.
None of these names meant anything when they were first selected to represent their respective organizations or products.
Brands do not become "the best" because of their names, logos or taglines. They become the best because of what they deliver.
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I think one of my biggest inspirations for storytelling comes from my grandfather, Tom. In a small southern town, during the early 1900's, he ran a small wholesale electric company. In addition to all the normal challenges he would have faced as a small business owner in keeping up with the then emerging technologies in electrical appliances and lighting, in addition to being a loving husband and a father of two children, he faced a challenge unusual among his peers. Tom was legally blind. Ever since he suffered a severe fever at an early age, he only saw vague patches of darkness and light the rest of his life. How my grandfather dealt with this challenge of not having sight and how he not only succeeded but inspired others has been the impetus for my own desire to write for as long as I can remember.Continue reading "Monthly writing prompt from #IWSG: 2020/02/05"
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The Box of Hurt
Some twenty years ago, Maggie had stood in her storage locker sorting what stuff she would drag to California with her and what was headed to Goodwill. She had sorted out the books, CDs and cassettes, tools, legal documents and had some family knickknacks carefully wrapped and packed. The still, hot, humid air of a typical summer day in North Carolina had a suffocating effect in the aluminum 8 x 10 unit. Add dust, mold and a healthy set of ragged nerves. Not the best day.Continue reading "The Box of Hurt"


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Half a ton of garbage is picked up in Wilton
—photos by Erik Trautman/Hearst Connecticut Media
About 100 people turned out to pick up garbage from town roads and the banks of the Norwalk River on Saturday, May 4. They collected 1,120 pounds of debris.
Individuals, families, organizations, and businesses were invited to participate in the event sponsored by the town Environmental Department. Joining in to help were the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Wilton Kiwanis, the Riverbrook YMCA, Wilton High School, and many dedicated families and neighbors. Volunteers met at the gazebo on Saturday morning where the Conservation Commission handed out garbage bags and work gloves. Volunteers then spread out around town to pick up litter and to help make Wilton a more beautiful place.
To top off the event, the commission raffled gift certificates provided by Wilton Hardware and Wilton Kiwanis. Fourteen volunteers won prizes that included gift cards to Orem's Diner, Bow Tie Cinemas, Wilton Deli, Scoops, and Wilton Hardware. Pinocchio Pizza supported the event by offering free pizza for the participants.
In thanking those who participated, the Conservation Commission issued a press release, saying, "The hard work made an incredible impact in cleaning up the town but there is still more work to be done. The commission is asking residents to take a garbage bag with them on their spring walks and pick up litter in their own neighborhoods. Free garbage bags, litter grabbers and work gloves are still available through the office of the Conservation Commission in the Town Hall Annex."


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CEA Sees Decline in Over-the-Air TV
A study released this week by the Consumer Electronics Association found that just eight percent of U.S. households watch over-the-air TV only, the result of a steady decline over the last six years.
The study, CEA says, shows that the "cord-cutting" phenomenon of users dropping cable and satellite to watch shows on the Internet only is largely illusory.
"Over-the-air TV was once the defining distribution platform," CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro said as part of the announcement. "But using huge swaths of wireless spectrum to deliver TV to homes no longer makes economic sense. Congress should pass legislation to allow for incentive auctions so free market dynamics can find the best purposes for underused broadcast spectrum, such as wireless broadband."


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BMW Mottorrad has shown off their new BMW Concept Roadster at the Concorso d'Eleganza at the Villa d'Este in Lake Como, Italy.
The BMW Concept Roadster features a 2-cylinder boxer engine, plus a tubular space frame, and a single-sided swing arm with cardan drive.
The aspirations of BMW Motorrad with regard to future generations of boxer-powered roadsters take concrete, emotionally charged shape at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2014 in the form of the BMW Concept Roadster. Last year BMW Motorrad presented the BMW Concept Ninety here – a modern interpretation of a classic BMW motorcycle with boxer engine that demonstrated just how emotional a retrospective on 90 years of BMW Motorrad can be. "By contrast, the contemporary emotional appeal of the BMW Concept Roadster shows that, as far as BMW is concerned, motorcycling is much more than just perfect function," explains Edgar Heinrich, Head of BMW Motorrad Design.
The new BMW Concept Roadster comes with BMW's latest generation boxer engine, which generates 92 kW (125 bhp) at 7,750 rpm from 1,170 cc with a maximum torque of 125 Nm at 6,500 rpm.
It also comes with LED light banks, which BMW says give the Concept Roadster a 'distinctive face' and 'extremely technical' look, you can find out more information about thew new BMW Concept Roadster at the link below.


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The third principle of animation is Staging, this is involves the positioning of the character within the stage as well as how the lighting and shadowing of the character and stage/scene is used to draw the attention of the target audience. These methods are also used to help present the characters and their emotions in certain ways for example a villain in an animation might be placed in the shadows when he laughs evilly or sinisterly, this is to prevent the audience from seeing the expression on the characters faces and allows their imagination make it appear more lifelike.
A perfect example of this is Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja, when ever the sorcerer is introduced, look below:
Another Perfect Example is Danny Phantom, When he transforms into is alternate ego he is often hidden away from the populace to transform which enhances the transformation scene, a perfect example of this is season 2 the episode reign storm about 37:23 into the link below:


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Before going to see the customer just for a few minutes, I parked the car under the shade and told my daughter to lock the car doors. She is not to open the door for anyone except me. So, off I went to do my job and the customer's place is huge. So huge that I thought I spent an eternity walking while inspecting their place.
But by the time I came out, I saw my car's passenger door ajar. There was a bigger girl, dressed somewhat like a prefect doing a tug-of-war with my daughter. My dear girl was pulling and pulling while protecting her younger brother as well. I ran towards my car as fast as I could but my legs really felt like lead. I seemed to be walking instead of running. Then again, with my heavy equipment and since I did not tie my shoes, it was quite obvious.
By the time I reached the car, the girl was cooly walking away while my little girl was crying. There was a short plump lady standing quite near to my car, looking angrily at me, whom I assume she could either be the mother or a Headmistress. I looked at my car door, and realised its vinyl/plastic was torn away. I was so angry that I wanted to contront the girl but I realised I could be in the wrong since I did not see the incident. So, I kneeled down and asked my daughter what had happened. And in between sobs, she
That's when I woke up. I realised why I could not run fast enough because my dear Wife has convered my legs with a blanket. But that was a scary dream because I realised I could not help my daughter out of a situation which I have placed her in due to my mistake.


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The hazards linked to indoor, large-scale marijuana grow operations include high carbon monoxide levels; severe mold, exposure to chemicals, pesticides and fertilizer; and more. To cultivate the marijuana, significant illegal modifications are made to the homes or structures used to house marijuana operations: holes for ventilation; water supply; electricity for lighting and appliances; and tampering with organic, fuel-fired furnaces and hot water heaters to provide heat, humidity and carbon dioxide.
Meth can be made almost anywhere, and commercial buildings, houses, apartments, hotel rooms, trailers, barns, vans and storage units are just some of the structures used for labs. Although many are located in rural areas for privacy, meth labs can be found in urban and suburban areas. At time of writing, FRE is under contract to the OPP and various other law enforcement agencies including but not limited to Hamilton Police Services. FRE actually has an indoor police training area that houses an active (but simulated) drug lab and murder scene trauma unit.
The danger of fire and explosions is always present in meth lab operations, and even after they are dismantled, meth labs can leave a toxic trail of chemical dust and vapours that can seep into adjacent spaces, including neighbouring homes, apartments and hotel rooms. Walls, floors, toys, furniture, ventilation systems, plumbing fixtures, septic systems and surrounding soil can be contaminated and may require professional decontamination.
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By Chidiebube Okeoma , Owerri
The Federal Special Anti -Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command has killed three suspected kidnappers in the state.
Operatives of FSARS , who engaged the alleged kidnap kingpins in a gun battle in one of their hideouts at Atta , in the Njaba Local Government Area of the state on Saturday , also apprehended three others .
The state Police Public Relations Officer , Andrew Enwerem , who addressed journalists when the corpses of the slain suspects were brought to the command headquarters in Owerri , the state capital, said the gang was the most dreaded after the reign of late kingpin , Henry Nwabueze , aka Vampire .
Enwerem said the gang used special number plates during operations , adding that two of the six kidnappers were hardened ex -convicts who had served between seven to eight years' jail terms at the Owerri Federal Prisons for armed robbery .
The police spokesperson gave the names of the suspects who were captured alive as Chinwendu Sylvester , 24 , from the Mbano LGA ; Chidera Nzeagwu , 28, from Ogbaku , in the Mbaitoli LGA ; and Chetachi Ogbenna , 36, from Amuzu , in the Obingwa LGA of Abia State .
According to Enwerem , the police had been on the trails of the suspects for a long time .
He said some of the suspects, who were arrested at different locations , led FSARS operatives to their hideout at Atta .
He said , " The command , under the strategic coordination of the Commissioner of Police , Chris Ezike , has arrested the most wanted kidnap syndicate in the state .
" Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command, led by the Commander , SP Godfrey Victor, had arrested three of the kidnappers at different locations in the state .
" The three suspects led us to one of their hideouts at Atta in Imo State. On sighting our men, the four kidnappers in the hideout opened fire on them .
" In the ensuing gun duel , three of them lost their lives , while one , whose identity was given as Ifeanyi , fled ."
Exhibits recovered from the gang , according to the police spokesperson , are one Prado Jeep with number plate , PF1843 SPY, a Volkswagen Jetta, three expended cartridges, two AK -47 rifles , 20 live cartridges, one pump -action gun , a bottle filled with charms and the sum of N390 ,000 .
One of the suspects, Nzeagwu , an ex -convict, said they operated in Onitsha , Enugu and Rivers states , but made Imo State their base because it was where victims were kept until ransoms were paid.
The suspect , who said his role in the gang was to drive victims to their den , said Sylvester and Ogbenna were assigned to watch over the victims until their relatives brought ransoms.
He said , " I am a mechanic . My job was to drive the victims to the hideout at Atta . Sylvester and Ogbenna watched over them . Boss ( one of the killed kingpins) was the owner of the Prado Jeep, while he bought the Volkswagen Jetta for me for the business .
" When we got ransoms , he gave us according to the role we played. When one of our victims paid N2 m , he gave me about N380 ,000 . Since December 2017, he had given me above N600 ,000 in all the operations ."
A source in the command confided in our correspondent that one of the killed kingpins was a multimillionaire.
" It was unfortunate that we couldn 't capture him alive . He was a multimillionaire. He bought cars which he distributed in communities where he received chieftaincy titles.
" We have laid hands on some vital documents which will aid us in our investigations. The CP wants a clean job . Three are dead and three are alive . But we believe that they have accomplices and we are going after them ," the police source said .


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The Dubai judicial system has rejected former Nigeria state governor James Ibori's appeal against extradition to the UK where he is accused of corruption. His wife has already been convicted and sentenced to prison for money laundering in a British Court.
Ibori, who served as governor of Delta state for eight years, is widely suspected of corruption involving his state's enormous oil revenues. The fact that he will face a trial in the UK and possibly subsequently in Nigeria is a step forward in ending the impunity that Nigerian "Big Men" have seemingly enjoyed over the past decade.
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Excerpted From: Sunday, 1 October 2000 San Francisco Examiner, page A-14
"Significant issues to greet U.S. Supreme Court
By Jan Crawford Greensburg
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON-After a blockbuster term crammed with contentious issues, Supreme
court justices return to the bench Monday to take up a less dramatic docket
that, nonetheless, could have significant implications for American life.
. . .
Congress vs. the states
Perhpas the biggest case thus far involves a proposed landfill in
northwest Cook County, Ill. The case is of obvious importance to Chicago
area residents because it could help determine the outcome of a 15-year-old
effort to build a suburban landfill.
But beyond the Midwest, the case is being closely watched because it
once again embroils the justices in a battle over the scope of congressional
power in regard to the states. many predict that the case could finally
outline what kind of limits the court is putting on congress' authority to
pass a host of laws that govern everyday life---making it much more
important than similar, more high-profile cases decided last term. . . .
the landfill dispute could provide important guidelines to determine
when Congress exceeds its quthority to enact laws traditionally handled by
the states.
In court papers, some have argued that the case paves the way for
invalidating a host of federal environmental laws, including the Endangered
Species Act.
"This could show how far the court is willing to go," said John Roberts
Jr., a prominent Wasthington lawyer who aregues frequently before the
justices." . . .
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2016 was a big year of change. We were living and working in San Francisco, Dax as a marketing manager for a law firm and Laura in finance. We knew we weren't going to stay there forever, but didn't have any solid plans to leave. Then, a combination of the loss of Dax's mother and our landlord offering to buy us out of our apartment led us to a major crossroad.
We decided to accept the buyout offer and left our jobs with open-ended plans to travel. We spent over 5 months visiting 4 continents and 20 different countries — and loved every minute of it! We tracked everything during our travels, both in our notebooks and on our personal blog, lovettsabroad.com.
Upon returning to the states we moved to Seattle, where the plan was to find new jobs and start a life…family, home, kids, and adopt some pets!
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This week we begin to read about the plagues that struck Egypt when Pharoah refused to allow the Israelites to go free. I must admit that as a child I was a bit partial to the plague of frogs. I loved the way that Cecil B. DeMille envisioned it but I thought that the frogs could be a little more colorful – afterall God made some pretty amazing looking frogs. The rest of the plagues, however, left me with a deep feeling of unease. It seemed like the ancient society was filled with a bunch of dullards – could they not see the writing on the wall?
We had a tradition at our family sederim when I was growing up. My Uncle asked each of us to ask a question about the seder and he judged which was the best question. The child with the best question got a big box of candy. I was one of the youngest cousins and therefore figured I would never win. One year when I was around 8 or 9, I challenged my Uncle and said "what was wrong with the rest of the Egyptians? Why didn't they demand that Pharoah do what he could to stop the plagues? Why did they have to wait until people died?" My Uncle smiled and handed me the box of candy. However, he did not even try to answer the question.
That was just a few years short of five decades ago and I have the same question. Why wait until people (particularly children) die before action is taken. I no longer worry about the Exodus – this is my question for today. There is true evil and sadness across the globe. We know about it. We are not ignorant. Yet we do nothing. How is that possible? How is it Jewish to allow prejudice to flourish? Why are we cognizant of starving children yet content to overfeed ourselves? Can we not see the writing on the wall?
We are commanded to pursue justice – not just to administer it when the need arrives at our front door. We are to go out and find the places that need fixing. We are to engage in the sacred work of Tikkun Olam. Each morning that we awake is a new opportunity to heal our corner of the world. Each day presents new possibilities to shout out against injustice. Will we sit idly by or will we be true to our Jewish heritage?
What plagues need to strike us before we understand that our responsibility is to the betterment of all of humanity? How many will die before we recognize that the time to act is now?
We are taught: "If I am not for myself, who am I?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
And if not now, when?"


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12 Years a Slave (movie)
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical biographical drama movie based on the book 12 Years a Slave. It is directed by Steve McQueen. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, and Brad Pitt. It was composed by Hans Zimmer. It was released on November 1, 2013 in the United States.
The film was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2013. It will be released in the UK in January 2014.
On October 20 2013 McQueen won Hollywood Breakout Director Award at the Hollywood Film Awards for the film. On November 14 he won Bronze Horse for Best Film - Special Mention at the Stockholm International Film Festival.[1]
Movie critics gave the film good reviews.
Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, and The New York Times called 12 Years a Slave the best movie of 2013.
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On Sunday, Dave the Knight, aka Dave the Crippler, was cut in half by a black reaver.
As deaths go, that's a good way to go - killed by the single most iconic Rolemaster monster. He wasn't killed by a lucky hit by Random Goblin #3 or bashed to death by the orc standing one hex away from Konk Chopgroin.
Still, losing your first character . . . it's been decades since that happened to me but I never enjoyed having my characters killed.
It's just a paper man, but as paper men go - it was the player's first.
Honestly I can't even remember the first character death I had. I probably didn't take it well, I was in 4th grade. Dave's player is right about that age.
What I think is good, though, is that:
- no one end-zone danced or rubbed it in. He died, we said too bad, we moved on.
- no one suggested undoing it. Dead's dead, rules are rules, the dice dictated the death.
- he died after making a clear mistake in a decision. It wasn't just bad rolling, it was a bad decision that set him up to make another bad decision.
- he and his dad immediately began discussing what template next, not poor old Dave the Crippler.
Still, losing your first guy. I don't even remember how mine went. I don't take it too well these days, I can't imagine I did it better in the past.
And we'll see what he makes next.
Old School informed GURPS Dungeon Fantasy gaming. Basically killing owlbears and taking their stuff, but with 3d6.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Losing your first character
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There are entire games where no PCs dieReplyDelete
And I don't mean no death or no combat campaigns.
I mean actual dungeon crawls where the GM is too afraid to kill PCs.
I think Dave's player has a chance to be more grown up than some other players.
Loosing your character is rough.ReplyDelete
New reader here. I was a GURPS fan waaaay back in the day, played a little 2nd and 3rd ed. I have been very, very curious about DF, so reading a lot of your back posts too.
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They said the first consortium comprises Goldman Sachs, Austria's Erste Bank AG and its Romanian subsidiary BCR, Raiffeisen Capital&Investment and Intercapital Invest.
A second consortium comprises JP Morgan, UniCredit CAIB, Alpha Finance and Alpha Bank, while the third one is made up of Citibank, France's Societe Generale, together with its Romanian unit BRD, and Netherlands-based ING Bank.
Romania owns 85.01% in Romgaz and plans to list a 15% stake in Bucharest by the end of June.
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Market participants evaluate the offering at some EUR300 million, a record sum on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
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Maintaining that it was premature to conclude that there was any concerted effort to disenfranchise certain sections of the electorate, Maria said failure to dispel the rumours would further fuel such perceptions.
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A rugged four-kilometer stretch slowed down Morales, who was again left behind by Reynante before he stepped on the gas in the well-paved roads leading to the finish.
"Ang hirap po nung rough road sa simula, ang tatalim ng bato. Kaya nag-ingat na lang ako. Kasi mahirap na ma-flat ako o mag-spill, mas malaking problema. Di ko naman kailangang magmadali run," said Morales.
"Halos nahilo rin ako kanina, kasi sobrang tagtag. Hirap ako kapitan yung manibela ko, parang nagja-jack hammer ako," he added.
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As soon as the race returned to paved roads, Morales overtook eight rivals released ahead of him including contenders Ronald Oranza, Daniel Carino, John Mark Camingao and Rudy Roque.
"Nakita ko bumagal sila at hirap sa ahon, kaya tumayo na ko sa bike ko para umatake," Morales said after his second straight stage win since ruling the Cagayan de Oro criterium last Tuesday.
Overall, Morales has already won six Ronda stages in his career.
The victory earned Morales another 10 points to improve his overall score to 49 points, opening a 14-point lead to now second-running Oranza, who finished third one minute and four seconds off the pace.
Morales will need only to finish the fifth and final stage, a criterium, on Saturday in Malaybalay, Bukidnon to officially crown himself champion.
"Mas dagdag ingat, pag minalas sayang ang pinaghirapan mula Stage 1," said Morales.
Joel Calderon, another Navy rider, ended up second in 48:33.63 while another Navyman El Joshua Carino, Team LBC-MVPSF's Ronnilon Quita, and Navy's Deniel Ven Carino took the fourth to sixth places with clockings of 50:17.03, 50:17.77 and 50:43.51, respectively.
Reynante, Navy's team skipper who was flagged off second to last, had a bad day and wound up seventh in the stage in 50:45.63, sending him skidding from second to third overall with 33 points.
Meanwhile, LBC officials are now preparing for the Visayas and Luzon legs, which will kick off on March 11 and April 3, respectively.
"We're preparing for bigger races there, so we want all of our cycling fans to watch out for Ronda Pilipinas in their places. It's going to be exciting," said LBC Ronda executive project director Moe Chulani.


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Piknik Krakowski
Krakow Picnic
Other eventsFrom 2019-07-13 to 2019-09-01
Start date and time: Saturday, 13 July 2019 09:00
End date and time: Sunday, 1 September 2019 23:00
Notes on the date: Impreza odbywa się w soboty oraz niedziele; więcej informacji na stronie organizatora
End date and time: Sunday, 1 September 2019 23:00
Notes on the date: Impreza odbywa się w soboty oraz niedziele; więcej informacji na stronie organizatora
Kraków Tourist region: Tarnów i okolice
Tourist subregion: Krakowski
Tourist subregion: Krakowski
Organiser: Urząd Miasta Kraków
Is there anything more pleasant than breakfast on the grass in good company? Weekend picnics on the grass with family and friends in Krakow parks have already become a local tradition. Food, recreation, sports in the city.
Every weekend, every person hungry for new culinary experiences will find something interesting for themselves in one of many locations. The green grass shaded by trees is a perfect place to exercise under the watchful eye of instructors, regardless of age and condition. Let's move! Yoga on the grass, football for children, badminton, volleyball, basketball, kung-fu, climbing – these are just some of the attractions waiting for you in the parks. Those less interested in physical activity can enjoy handiworks and games – not only board games. We will be visited by interesting people, social activists, artists, and sometimes we'll also musicians joining us with their live music. This year, you will also have an opportunity to have fun on dance parties with live music, as well as sit on the grass in an open-air cinema. Children will surely enjoy our interesting workshop and activities programme that will allow them to expend their creative energy. Our picnics are like bars, where you can meet an old neighbour, a high school friend and your former professor, sit with your family at a table or on your blanket and share the food you brought with them.


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Alert campus security and brace for the paparazzi because Johnny Manziel is coming back to the Texas A&M campus.
Manziel, the Aggies Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, chose to take online-only classes this semester after determining that his newfound Heisman fame made it difficult for him to be on campus. But after a semester away, Manziel told media while in New Orleans to accept the Manning Award that he plans to return to campus this summer and in the fall.
"It was just one semester — something that I needed and wanted to do," he said.
Well, if Cam Newton can win a Heisman and be a top NFL draft pick, and still attend classes like a normal student, there's no reason Manziel can't handle a couple extra folks wanting to shake his hand and take his picture.
Manziel said he's had to learn a lot he past five months or so to adjust to life as the face of the Heisman Trophy. He claims criticism regarding his off-field activities — NBA games, bars, girls, girls, girls — won't change how he approaches the game or even how he approaches his private life.
He said he just needs to be more careful whom he lets into his inner circle.
"I continue to slip up every now and then with people that you think you can trust and you really can't," Manziel said. "So I'm continuing to learn things every day."
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