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Samurai are ancient Japanese Warriors, known for their extremely intense senses of duty and honor.
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Secret Identity
Super Heroes often choose to have a secret identity (as do Super Villains who often adopt aliases) when becoming a hero to protect themselves, their friends, and their loved ones. The consequences of an enemy finding out their real-life identity can be dire, often leading to the destruction of the hero's alter ego and/or the villain using a hero's loved one as bait.
Second Host
Two of four test of a given race that has been altered by the enigmatic Celestials. This second host involves the judgement on the progress of their tampering on a given world. In the case of planet Earth, during the Second Host the Celestials observed how the Eternals had ignored baseline humanity while the Deviants enslaved it. The Celestials destroyed the Deviant stronghold of Lemuria causing it to sink below the ocean. This event has been referred to as the Great Cataclysm which also caused the sinking of Atlantis.
(See Also: First Host, Third Host, Fourth Host)
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Having intelligence near or above the human level. The definition of intelligence is slippery but often includes self-awareness, problem solving, and tool use.
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Sentinels of Liberty
The Sentinels of Liberty were a youth group formed by Captain America during the 1940's. It was to promote support for the United States during World War II amongst the youth of America. It promoted national pride, and vigilance against lawlessness and spies that would threaten the United States. The most famous youths that were members of the Sentinels of Liberty were the wartime Young Allies.
(See Also: Young Allies)
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In Comic Books, the term sidekick most commonly refers to assistants of Superheroes, usually in a crimefighting capacity. The sidekick has the literary function of playing against the hero, often contrasting in skill, asking the questions the reader would ask, or performing functions not suited to the hero.
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A point in space where the normal rules of physics do not apply. Normally found only in a black hole, a concentration of matter so dense that even light cannot escape its gravity well.
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The lead deity of a particular pantheon or religion. The term refers to the tendency for worshippers to associate supreme power with the sun, the sky, and/or "heaven." Also known as Godhead.
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Sliding Timescale
First officially referenced in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #1, the term "Sliding Timescale" puts all the various modern era pop-culture and historical references into perspective. A problem that arose from the "Modern Age" of heroes (Being Marvel's publication of characters from 1961 to present) are the numerous appearances of various public figures (musicians, politicians, celebrities etc.), current events, names of locations, and technological advances that would drastically age the cast of characters if their adventures were captured in real time.
The explanation is that many of the realities that exist in the Marvel Universe (those noted so far Earth-616, Earth-982 and Earth-1610) operate on a sliding timescale. All historical, pop-culture, and current event references must be considered topical. The explanation for these "anomalies" (as certain characters have broken the fourth wall and pointed them out, such as Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man #519) is that time manipulations push these universes "forward" in time, altering these topical references.
Similarly, many characters who have participated in major conflicts are subject to this sliding time scale. For example, Reed Richards and Ben Grimm were referenced as having served during World War II, Charles Xavier and Cain Marko in the Korean War, and Forge in Vietnam. All these conflicts should be considered topical, and Marvel has officially generalized them to conflicts in the region. The same can also be said about early Marvel villains that appeared in the 60's who were Communist in nature. In their original publications they were referred to being loyal to Russia or China, however Marvel generally references that they were part of "Communist Nature in Asia". There are exceptions to the rules, such as the Punisher's service in Vietnam, as well as all characters who were active during Timely era publications that took place in the 1940s.
As an example to the sliding timescale, Tony Stark was originally captured in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, it was later retconned to the Gulf War, and retconned once more into happening during an unnamed conflict in Afghanistan.
Modern retelling of old Marvel stories in a modern setting such as Marvel Age: Spider-Man and Professor X and the X-Men, while not considered canon, are attempts to show old stories in a "Modern" view.
(See Also: Topical Reference, Glossary:Modern Age)
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Sorcerer Supreme
A practitioner of the mystic or magic arts who has greater skills than all others or commands a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than any other organism on a given world or dimension. Thus, there can be only one sorcerer supreme per world at a time.
A living or once-living being's life essence, consciousness, or spirit.
Space Warp
A natural or artificially created nexus leading from one point in space through hyperspace into another point in space. Also called a stargate.
(See Also: Hyperspace and Nexus)
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Poles, (wooden or otherwise), sharpened to a point or with sharp rocks on the ends.
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A spoiler is any piece of information that reveals plot elements which some people may wish to remain unrevealed so that they may enjoy the source material to its fullest extent, without having any previous knowledge of the outcome. Some examples of spoilers would be the death of a major character or an unexpected plot twist.
For information on how spoilers are treated on the Marvel Universe, see Marvel Universe:Spoilers.
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Star Comics was an imprint of Marvel Comics that was active from 1984-1989. Star Comics published titles geared towards young children, and mainly featured licensed properties, although original Marvel properties were also published. After being closed down, some of Star Comics titles were continued under the Marvel Comics banner.
- Air Raiders (2 of 5 issues)
- Animax (4 issues)
- Bullwinkle and Rocky (2 of 9 issues)
- Care Bears (14 of 20 issues)
- Chuck Norris (4 issues)
- Defenders of the Earth (4 issues)
- Ewoks (14 issues)
- The Flintstone Kids (4 of 11 issues)
- Foofur (4 of 6 issues)
- Fraggle Rock (8 issues)
- The Get Along Gang (6 issues)
- Heathcliff (22 of 56 issues)
- Heathcliff Annual (1 issue)
- Heathcliff's Funhouse (5 of 10 issues)
- Hugga Bunch (6 issues)
- The Inhumanoids (4 issues)
- Madballs (8 of 10 issues)
- Masters of the Universe (13 issues)
- Masters of the Universe The Motion Picture (1 issue)
- Misty (6 issues)
- Muppet Babies (17 of 26 issues)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (3 issues)
- Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham (17 issues)
- Planet Terry (12 issues)
- Popples (4 issues)
- Royal Roy (6 issues)
- SilverHawks (5 of 7 issues)
- Star Comics All-Star Collection (3 issues)
- Star Comics Magazine (13 issues)
- Star Comics Presents Heathcliff (1 issue)
- Star Wars: Droids (8 issues)
- Strawberry Shortcake (6 issues)
- ThunderCats (21 of 24 issues)
- Top Dog (14 issues)
- Visionaries (2 of 6 issues)
- Wally the Wizard (12 issues)
Unpublished Titles
- Christy
- Little Wizards
- Young Astronauts
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Story Arc
A Story Arc is typically one or more consecutive comic book issues which define a story with a beginning, middle and end. One or more Story Arcs may or may not make up a Storyline.
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A Storyline is typically several comic book issues that cover a long story. They are typically made up of one or more Story Arcs, and often cover the prelude to an event, the event itself, and the post-event epilogue.
(See Also: Story Arc, Event)
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Stretching - The ability to stretch your body far above the length you normally could.
People with this super power: Mister Fantastic Flatman Super Skrull
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Hyperspace. Originally a term mistakenly applied to the Negative Zone.
(See Also: Hyperspace, Negative Zone)
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Any of the various sub-species of humanity who dwell beneath the Earth's surface.
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A female demonic creature who feeds upon the life essences of living beings.
(See Also: Succubus and Incubus.)
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A superhero is a character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume which serve to conceal their true identity, and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine, although this term has fallen out of favor in the modern era.
The word superhero originated with Superman, who debuted in 1938, and the stories of superheroes - ranging from episodic adventures to decades-long sagas - have become an entire genre of fiction that has dominated American comic books and crossed over into several other media.
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Super Soldier Serum
A formula capable of enhancing human beings into "Super Soldiers." The exact formula given to Steve Rogers is unknown; there have been many attempts to duplicate it but never successful. According to Private Biljo White, a "Dr. Anderson" indicated that potassium was one of the chemicals used in its formulation.[1]
The Super-Soldier Serum, also called the Super-Soldier Formula, is the name for a process to increase the physical attributes of its recipient to the peak of human potential. Peak Humans are superior to any Olympic level athletes who have ever competed. Top athletes normally have one or two aspects close to, or a bit under, peak level. While peak human enhancements have all their capabilities like mind, strength, speed, durability, healing, eye sight, immune system, aging etc.. at the maximum level of human potential. Dr. Reinstein established that this potential is the next step in human evolution for regular man(non-mutant), a man from the coming decades. Meaning one day humanity will reach this level on their own, in the far future.
"Serum" is somewhat of a misnomer, as the "serum" actually consists of various processes. Characters that are considered by a enhancement true "Peak-Potential" are noted to be Captain America, Isaiah Bradley, Josiah X, Protocide(SSS Variant), Union Jack (different SSS variant), and Black Panther (Wakanda-herb). Variations of the Super Soldier Serum have been developed over the years which induced greater-mutations then Peaked human capabilities, one which even created the powerful Sentry. So far it would appear that Captain America is the only one referenced as the next step in human evolution or being classified as the Perfect Man.
The more powerful variants come with strange side-effects that may also include mental deficiencies.
Those people who attempted to recreate the Super Soldier Serum had become something far more than a peak "potential" and then became superheroes and supervillains.
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Operation: Rebirth
The first known Super-Soldier Serum was developed as part of a top secret US Government experiment called Operation: Rebirth. The creator of the Super-Soldier formula was Abraham Erskine, code-named "Reinstein".
The first, and arguably the most successful, recipient of the serum was Steve Rogers. Selected by General Chester Phillips of the U.S. Army to undergo testing, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Soldier serum. Given part of the compound intravenously and another part orally, Rogers was then bombarded by "vita-rays," a special combination of exotic (in 1941) wavelengths of radiation designed to accelerate and stabilize the serum's effect on his body. Steve Rogers emerged from the vita-ray chamber with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. A Nazi spy who observed the experiment murdered Dr. Erskine mere minutes after its conclusion. Erskine died without fully committing the Super-Soldier formula to paper, leaving Steve Rogers the sole beneficiary of his genius.
Attempt to Reproduce Rebirth
Isaiah Bradley is a surviving victim of U.S. WWII experiments to reproduce Erskine's process, is also sometimes referred to as Captain America.
German/Nazi Attempts
The German biochemist Eric Schmitt concocted a variant of the Super-Soldier Formula. Imprisoned by the Nazis and dying, Schmitt asked Falsworth to keep the sample of the formula he had concealed on his person from falling into Nazi hands. Falsworth took the disguised flask, drank its contents, and was immediately physically enhanced by the formula. Falsworth escaped the prison and became a costumed fighter of Nazis within Germany itself known as the Destroyer.
See Master Man (Wilhelm Lohmer).
Grand Director
In 1953 the man who would become the Grand Director flew to Germany, and examined the files of Major Kerfoot, a Nazi espionage officer in the SS. He discovered that the papers contained the original Super-Soldier formula. He revealed his discovery to certain high officials in the US government, and made a deal whereby he would become the new Captain America, and act as a symbol during the Korean War. How the original Super-Soldier formula came to be in the possession of the Nazis is unknown, especially as Erskine died without fully committing the Super-Soldier formula to paper.
Power Man
Later, research scientist Dr. Noah Burstein recruited Luke Cage as a volunteer for experimental cell regeneration based on a variant of the Super-Soldier process he had previously used to empower Warhawk. Burstein immersed Lucas in an electrical field conducted by an organic chemical compound; when he left Lucas unattended, someone misused the experiment's controls, hoping to maim or kill Lucas. Lucas's treatment was accelerated past its intent, inducing body-wide enhancement that gave him superhuman strength and durability.
The Navy was attempting to make its own version of Captain America using the 'AVX' patch. Loosely based off of the Power Man Process Luke Cage underwent, it was hoped that continued applications of the patch would be a more controllable dosage and keep the subject from going rogue. Unfortunately, the process seemed to aggravate Anti-Cap's mental problems.
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(See Also: Super-Soldiers - for a complete list, Weapon Plus, Operation Rebirth, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Destroyer, Union Jack, Master Man, Grand Director, Sentry, Luke Cage, Anti-Cap)
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Supersoldier is a term often used to describe a soldier that operates beyond normal physical and mental limits of humanity. Super soldiers are common in comic books.
Super soldiers are usually heavily augmented, either through genetic engineering, cybernetic implants, drugs, brainwashing, an extreme training regimen (usually with high casualty rates, and starting from birth), or other scientific means or a combination of any of those. Occasionally, some instances also use paranormal methods, such as black magic. The creators of such programs are viewed often as mad scientists or stern military men, depending on the emphasis, as their programs will typically go past ethical boundaries in the pursuit of science/ military might.
- Captain America was to be the first of a line of super-soldiers, a plan that was ruined when Dr. Abraham Erskine, the creator of the Super-Soldier serum was killed. Other characters in the Marvel Universe, such as Wolverine (Weapon X) and X-23 are continuations of those experiments.
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In Marvel Comics the term superhuman is part of a "power classification system" and applies to aptitude (usually physical) far beyond the range attainable by normal human beings. An athlete is a normal human in extraordinary physical condition, such as a weight lifter or boxer. Peak human is applied to physical abilities that are nearly, but not quite, beyond the limits of the best of humans. Enhanced human refers to superhuman abilities some distance beyond the limits of humans, such as being able to lift a small car but not a tank, and is a kind of term for "light" superhuman abilities. Then comes the term superhuman. Characters with a superhuman attribute are far beyond normal human abilities. There is also a range beyond superhuman and this is metahuman. As the enhanced human level is really just a term for a low superhuman ability, metahuman is a term for a high superhuman ability.
(See Also: Superhuman Strength, Metahuman, Mutant, Power Grid, Supersoldier, Superhero, Supervillain)
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Marvel A-Z OHOTMU Stat reference sheet distinguishes between the different categories of superhuman attributes and powers:
Referring to a skill, ability, or power that is outside the parameters of achievement by ordinary humanoid beings. It is also a term used for any humanoid being who possessing such a skill, ability, or power.
A supervillain is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books. Supervillains concoct complex and ambitious schemes to accumulate power and suppress adversaries. They often have colorful names and costumes and/or other eccentricities. Female supervillains are sometimes known as supervillainesses.
Supervillains are often used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes. Their extraordinary brainpower and/or superhuman abilities make them viable antagonists for the most gifted heroes.
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Suspended animation
Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other involuntary functions may still occur, but they can only be detected by artificial means. Extreme cold is used to precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions
- Captain America, who survived the end of World War II and was revived by The Avengers in the 1960's (2006 in the updated movie)
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A special type of android empowered by synthesizing energy. The only known synthezoid at present is the Vision (Android).
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A rental car insurance horror story
Don't assume you're covered when you rent a vehicle. That could be a very costly mistake.
This post comes from Michael at partner blog The Dough Roller.
Let me tell you a horror story about the car rental insurance that comes with your credit card.
A few weeks ago I needed a rental car. Enterprise was located right around the corner, so I figured I would give them a shot. This was my first rental car, so I wasn't exactly sure how the process worked. But, to my surprise, I was in my rental in under 20 minutes. Perhaps that was part of the problem.
I normally drive a 2003 Ford Mustang. While I requested a car of similar size, Enterprise had only three vehicles available: a Ford F150, a Dodge Ram Dakota pickup, and a minivan the size of an 18-wheeler.
After considering my options, I should have walked away. I'd never driven a big truck before, and living in a sky-rise with a tight parking garage, it would be a terrible idea to take any of these.
Regrettably, I asked for the smallest of the three vehicles, which was the Dakota.
Because of the cost, I don't carry collision and comprehensive coverage on my car insurance policy. But having just received my new Capital One Spark Business Visa Card, I knew I had rental car damage waiver protection. So, in filling out the paperwork on this truck, I declined the extra $19.95-a-day damage insurance offered by Enterprise.
I moseyed on back to my apartment complex, only to realize that this pickup was indeed too large for my parking garage. I tried to maneuver the truck into my parking space, and even though I thought the dimensions would work, they didn't. I ended up getting stuck to the cement post to my left.
The only way out was to rev it, so that's what I did. You might say the Dakota was now a wee bit crumpled. Looking at it made me sick. I drove the truck out of the garage and returned it to Enterprise. They filled out a quick form, looked at the damage and told me they would call with an estimate the next day. (Two weeks later, I have not heard from them).
If I were to judge, I'd say there's about $2,000 worth of repairs needed. Ugh.
But not to worry. I immediately called Visa to get the claim form filled out. After I provided the very helpful customer-service representative with my information, she let me know that I do not qualify for coverage. What was that? Well, wouldn't you know it: Certain cars and trucks are not included in rental car insurance coverage. Taken directly from Visa's website:
Excluded worldwide are: expensive, exotic, and antique automobiles; certain vans; vehicles that have an open cargo bed; trucks; motorcycles, mopeds, and motorbikes; limousines; and recreational vehicles.
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And from the MasterCard website, just in case you think I'm getting a raw deal:
Excluded: All trucks, pickups, full-size vans mounted on truck chassis, campers, off-road vehicles, and other recreational vehicles; trailers, motorbikes, motorcycles, and any other vehicle having fewer than four wheels; antique vehicles.
Seems like anything that's not a sedan or compact car is excluded. Sadly, that knowledge would have gone a long way in getting me off the hook for this four-digit expense I'm about to incur. Instead, I wait for a dreadful phone call to learn how much the estimate is going to be. And there's not a gosh darn thing I can do about it.
I guess the moral of this story is that you should never assume your insurance policy covers you in all scenarios. Whether it's auto, health, home or life insurance, make sure you know the ins and outs of your coverage. And even if you think you'll never get into an accident, plan for it. Don't be the $2,000 idiot I was and assume you're covered.
Update: I just received the estimate in the mail from Enterprise and the damage to the truck plus administrative fees and loss of use for 10 days is going to cost me $3,700. Ugh.
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Guys, read the article. He's not blaming Enterprise or Mastercard. He's even calling himself an idiot.
He says very clearly that he declined the coverage based on what he thought Visa/MC covered. He found out he was wrong - from the article (emphasis mine):
"I guess the moral of this story is that you should never assume your insurance policy covers you in all scenarios. Whether it's auto, health, home or life insurance, make sure you know the ins and outs of your coverage. And even if you think you'll never get into an accident, plan for it. Don't be the $2,000 idiot I was and assume you're covered."
He admits he was wrong and was just trying to share with people that they should be sure and read their coverage instead of making assumptions like he did. That's pretty good advice, I think.
That is a big catch on visa/mc rental coverage. And you have to decline the cdw from the rental outfit too. And the accident can't happen "off road", whatever that means. I presume that does not mean for example in a parking lot. And make sure and get an accident report from the cops no matter what.
Another alternative which I have signed up for, but have not used is from american express. It is not free, but very reasonable especially if you are renting a pickup truck, which they cover. Once you sign up and rent a vehicle, decline the rental company's cdw and use the amex card for the rental (most car, suv's or pickup trucks) you pay a flat $25 or so fee for the entire rental. The other thing is that this coverage is primary, unlike the visa or mastercard coverage that is secondary to your own coverage that you might have with your regular car insurer.
Outside the U.S. being primary or secondary would not matter as most car insurance companies in the u.s. do not cover rentals outside the u.s. But in the U.S. this is nice because if you do cause damage using the amex coverage, you keep your insurance company totally out of the claim as the amex coverage is primary.
A car rental and insurance company's worst customer nightmare.
"I moseyed on back to my apartment complex, only to realize that this pickup was indeed too large for my parking garage."
Fail from this point on -
It takes a special kind of idiot to then force a vehicle into to small an opening into the garage anyway, because they think, wrongly as it turns out, insurance will pay for their stupidity.
I can't believe that you could not get the dakota in the parking space. Was it a motorcycle spot? I used to have a dakota Quad cab(that means 4 doors) and it was not any wider than my 2000
Chevy Impala. If you were stuck against a pole, than you shouldn't even have a license. Why would you Rev it up? You wouldn't do that to your own car. I guess you figured what the hell, I have insurance to cover it, By the way, it is not a dodge ram dakota, It was either a Ram, (full size truck) or a Dakota (compact size truck) No wonder the credit cards don't cover these, with drivers like you, I wouldn't either. By the way, they put mirrors on the side for a reason, to look in them to see if you are going to hit something.
So, first off, you didn't bother to read the full policy of your card and just assumed you would be covered? And then you managed to improperly park one of the smallest trucks on the market, getting it stuck against a pole, and then figured flooring the gas pedal would somehow magicly right the situation?
Ok, first off, stop blaming the size of the parking garage on your inability to park a small vehicle (unless of course each parking space is designed for a Smart car). After you take accountability for your actions, TAKE A BUS OR A CAB down to the DMV and voluntarily hand in your license. You shouldn't be driving, and you got everything that was coming to you.
But I am the bearer of truth, facts, reality and I guess bad news ( a heads up)
Unfortunately you have bad judgement and judgment in a few ways.
Just to name a few to think you will never need collision and or comprehensive, wrong.
A vehicle type you have never driven before and you pretty much knew it was not going to be easy to park in your space. Bad.
Then you didn't just try to squeeze it between poles, you smushed it between poles not being able to judge the vehicle nor taking a few seconds to see if it were actually going to fit, and not stopping before it actually did damage.. ):
To me though that whole situation ridiculous.
A minivan the size of an 18 wheeler? No such thing....
The author is obviously a moron who can't drive!!
This author is an idiot and deserved it. Congrats, moron, trying to get a large vehicle in a small garage, and ruining it. And congrats on revving the engine to jam it loose and making the damage worse. A SMART person would have called a tow service and gotten rolling jack out there to move it laterally off the pole without damaging it further. You could have limited the damage to a small dent or even just some paint work. But no, you had to rev it and jam it into the pole worse while getting it out.
It's also your fault for not reading your Visa's insurance clauses and paying for Enterprise's insurance. You earned this one.
I have been an insurance adjustor for just shy of 10 years and this is my take.
if it is not a standard coup or sedan, get the CDW
if it is bigger than you are accustomed to driving, get the cdw.
if you are in the car due to an insurance claim, have the rental set us as a direct bill to the insurance company AND confirm that by doing such the rental co has waived all claims for admin fees , loss of use, div, ect.. if not, get the cdw.
if you do not have comp AND collision on your car, get the cdw
if you are using the car for business, have your COMPANY rent and pay for the car with you as a LISTED DRIVER, NOT the RENTER!!!!
if the car is a luxury or highline auto, get the cdw
if it is a moving van, get the cdw
if you belong to a membership organization that has special agreements with rental companies for the members, be sure to follow ALL the rules to get the special protections such as waiver of the admin fee's, loss of use, DIV, ect.
why? because most policies have exclusions for things such as admin fees, div and loss of use ect, and the exclusions are different from state to state. then you go and rent in a state away from your home and now there are 2 sets of rules and things get complicated fast.
And the issued does not have to be a listed exclusion, the vehicle may not match the definition of an automobile or car under your policy.
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4th European regional meeting on the Ramsar Convention, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 October 2001
|4th European Regional Meeting on the Ramsar Convention, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 October 2001
A preliminary overview of
National Wetland Policies in Europe
Informal Working Document
Based on a report compiled in September 2000 by Petra Holtrup (Ramsar Bureau Intern)
Setting the scene for wetland policy
Wetlands have been identified as one of the key life support systems on this planet in concert with agricultural lands and forests (cf. Ramsar Handbook 2, p.5). This has been a key theme in the evolving global support and political commitment for sustainable development and environmental conservation as articulated in the Ramsar Conventions Strategic Plan 1997 - 2002, the World Conservation Strategy "Caring for the Earth", the report of the Brundtland Commission, and Agenda 21. The role of wetlands has emerged as a key element in the delivery of inland freshwater and coastal ecosystem conservation through the Convention on Biological Diversity. The importance of our wetlands goes beyond their status as the habitat of many endangered plant and animal species. They are a vital element of national and global ecosystems and economies.
The seriousness of the continuing loss of wetlands demands a new approach to wetland management. Wetlands are exposed to major threats: conversion from natural areas into agricultural land, urban settlements, industry, and recreation areas. Wetlands are degraded by land-use practices that destroy vegetation, increase nutrient and toxic substances loading, sedimentation, and water turbidity and alter flow regimes. Dredging, intensive aquaculture, logging and acid rain also affect the ecological character of wetlands. The disruption of wetland functions has a high cost - economically, socially and ecologically. Wetland degradation can destroy critical gene pools required for medical and agricultural purposes. It can affect their potential for water quality improvement and prevent their use for educational and recreational purposes. Wetland conservation is vital to achieve the objectives of biodiversity conservation as prescribed by international treaties and related obligations. To meet these aims, a comprehensive national and international policy approach is essential.
Within the text of the Ramsar Convention, adopted in 1971, Article 3.1 establishes that "the Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List [of Wetlands of International Importance] and, as far as possible, the wise use of wetlands in their territory."
Conditions for effective wetland policies
Effective international environmental policy depends on both, national activities undertaken and policies promoted by individual states at the international arena, and on the successful implementation of international agreements at national level.
Contracting Parties ideally contribute to the development and implementation of international wetland policies promoted by the Ramsar Convention in order to support their own national interests and to prevent external negative influences affecting their own country.
The Ramsar Strategic Plan 1997-2002 formulates major targets and addresses key issues for the implementation of effective national wetland policies, notably under General Objective 2 "To achieve the wise use of wetlands by implementing and further developing the Ramsar Wise Use Guidelines" (cf. Ramsar Handbook 1). Action 2.1.2 suggests to "Promote much greater efforts to develop national wetland policies, either separately or as a clearly identifiable component of other national conservation planning initiatives, such as National Environment Action Plans, National Biodiversity Strategies, or National Conservation Strategies".
Recent experiences have shown that it is important to develop a National Wetland Policy taking into account existing policies on water protection, agriculture, transport, housing, recreation, etc. By doing so, the National Wetland Policy needs to bring together actors at various administrative levels (national, regional and local) with other stakeholders, user and interest groups, including NGOs and individual experts.
Special emphasis should be put on economic pressures and short-term growth interests that can easily counteract the effective implementation of environmental policies. Economic values of wetlands, and their function for the protection of clean water resources have to be taken into account when developing a National Wetland Action Plan, that should ideally be coordinated by a National Wetland (or Ramsar) Committee.
The European region
The Ramsar Convention has now in place a number of Memoranda of Understanding and Cooperation with global and regional conventions and is developing further such agreements. Resolution VII.4 called upon Contracting Parties to strengthen their mechanisms and policy instruments to enhance the coordinated implementation of agreements with global and regional conventions through the development of joint work plans or identifying shared actions (e.g. the joint Ramsar-CBD River Basin Initiative). This needs to be complemented by well-adjusted national decision-making processes that incorporate the different needs of an effective environmental policy at national scale.
In the European context, more structured relations with the instances of the European Union are desirable, notably concerning the largely overlapping areas of interest of the new Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Ramsar Convention. This concerns not only the 15 European Union Member States, but a dozen or so Central European countries engaged in the process of accession to the EU that are also concerned by the major EU instruments of relevance for wetland conservation and wise use (cf. also the Communication by the Commission on wise use and conservation of wetlands, COM (95) 189).
A number of regional agreements are of particular importance in the European context. The Framework Convention on the Protection of Transboundary Waters [www.unicc.org/unece/env/conv/water.htm] of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE) plays a major role for water and wetland protection in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. There are several other agreements on the protection of transboundary rivers in Europe. One of the oldest is the Rhine Convention which served as a model for several other river conventions, like those on the Danube, Elbe, Odra, or Bug [Note: see www.iksr.org for the Rhine Convention, www.ikse.de for the Elbe Convention, with important further links. Holtrup (1999) The protection of transboundary rivers in Europe - about the effectiveness of international environmental regimes (in German), provides an analysis about transboundary water protection in Western, Central and Eastern Europe.] A new Rhine Convention was recently signed, completed by an Action Programme that covers the entire river basin, including aspects of nature and wetland protection and sustainable development. A major target of the new Action Programme for the Rhine is to establish continuous nature protection areas - a so-called "green chain" - along the river from its source to the delta. Similar programmes are in progress for the Elbe, Odra and other rivers.
Several agreements on regional seas cover increasingly wetland conservation and wise use in the context of integrated coastal zone or catchment planning procedures. Some fall under the UNEP Regional Seas Programme, such as the Barcelona Convention (renewed in 1995) and its Mediterranean Action Plan. Others are outside of this programme, such as the Helsinki Convention with the "Helcom" Commission [www.helcom.fi], the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, or the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) [www.ospar.org].
Various NGOs work at international scale in areas of overlapping interest, such as the international organisation partners of the Ramsar Convention BirdLife International, IUCN, WWF, and Wetlands International and several, more regionally focused organisations in Europe, such as BUND, Rivernet, Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe, Global Nature Fund, Coalition Clean Baltic and others.
Starting in 1997, as part of an internship project (initiated by Maryse Mahy, and followed up by Anett Zellei), the Ramsar Bureau began to collect data concerning National Wetland Policies of Contracting Parties in the European region. The project concentrated on the implementation of Action 2.1.2 of the Ramsar Strategic Plan 1997-2002. It resulted in a number of national reports and some attempts to edit a concise analysis. The main focus of this exercise was to produce an overview on 1) the development and implementation status of wetland policies in each Contracting Party, 2) the identification of regional trends, and 3) the provision of additional recommendations for enhanced implementation of these obligations of the Ramsar Convention.
This preliminary overview concentrates on the analysis of specific reports submitted by most European Contracting Parties upon request by the Ramsar Bureau, and additionally on information provided in the National Reports prepared for COP7. The information reflects therefore more or less the situation in late 1998, as in most cases no other information was provided to the Ramsar Bureau since. However, we tried to incorporate more recent information available at the time of analysis (in summer 2000) wherever possible.
The overview covers four central topics, developed in more detail in Ramsar Handbook 2, based on Resolution VII.6, providing guidelines for "Developing and implementing National Wetland Policies".
General questions for the preliminary analysis
- Does the Contracting Party have a National Wetland Policy in place providing a comprehensive statement of the Governments intention to implement the provisions of the Ramsar Convention?
- Has the Contracting Party taken its obligations under the Ramsar Convention into consideration when preparing related policy instruments, such as National Biodiversity Strategies, National Environmental Action Plans, River Basin Management Plans, or similar instruments?
- Has a National Ramsar Committee been established in the Contracting Party to promote coordinating mechanisms and to increase cooperation and synergy between different agencies and institutions? What is the structure of this National Ramsar Committee, who is involved, and how is the cooperation procedure structured?
- Do Contracting Parties without a National Ramsar Committee have other bodies that serve the same purpose?
The results of the preliminary analysis are presented in the attached tables with short comments on a country-by-country basis. Additional information, extracted directly from the National Reports to COP7 (available on the Ramsar Convention website) is marked with (M).
As the analysis is based on information that may now be partially out-of-date, the Ramsar Bureau would appreciate receiving necessary amend-ments, corrections or updates.
To this end, this informal report is distributed as a working document, together with the invitation for the European meeting on the Ramsar Convention, called and hosted by Slovenia in October 2001, with the support of the Ramsar Bureau.
Ramsar Bureau/TS/25 April 2001


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Barrier is talking about carbon monoxide. The Battalion Chief says when they arrived at Freshwater's home the carbon monoxide readings were very high.
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The last time Indiana adopted a rewritten criminal code, Jimmy Carter was president and the Indianapolis Colts were still in Baltimore, Md.
For the last 35 years, lawmakers have adopted revisions in a piecemeal manner as both crimes and punishment have evolved.
Now, the staff of the Criminal Code Evaluation Commission has written a 375 report calling for a sweeping rewrite of the state's felony charging and sentencing system.
"Prosecutors have for a long time wanted the worst of the worst, if you will the rapists and the murderers and the child molesters, to be held more accountable than they are right now," said Dave Powell of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council.
Under the proposed revisions, Indiana's current felony classification system would expand from four felonies plus murder to six classes of felony plus murder.
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Right now, a drug offender in possession of cocaine faces up to 50 years in prison, while a rapist could face just 20 years.
"Over the course of the last 35 years, we've got to the point where simply possessing three grams of drugs within a thousand feet of so many different items…is treated at a much higher level than other crimes, for instance, rape, arson or child molesting," said Andrew Cullen of the Indiana Public Defender Council. "We are recommending penalty increases for the most serious sex crimes and violent crimes. We're basically recommending overall a shift from those folks who are sex and violent offenders who are spending not enough time to giving them the time we are wasting by incarcerating folks who are low level property offenders."
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This entry is based on the One Seam Skirt ePattern provided in Option 3 by Indigo Junction. Sizing this pattern for a child was easy since it is all based on the waist measurement.
There are seven pleats in this version of the skirt. Three are centered in the front and four are centered in the back The sides of the skirt are without pleats so that bound hip pockets can lay flat. The shaped pockets and binding (on the pockets and waist) were added to give a quirky vintage accent to the skirt. Also, the skirt length is shorter to appeal to today's youthful spirit.
I used stretch denim and bias binding.
Mar 19, 2012, 12.15 AMby sews4kj
Thank you to everyone who has left me a comment, favorited this project or voted for it in the Vintage Modern Design Challenge. The feed back puts a smile on my face and makes my inner Lucy Riccardo give my inner Ethel Murtz a high five.
Mar 12, 2012, 08.58 PMby libra-s
What a cute skirt !!Love those pockets!
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I like it. The bias binding on the pockets is a great touch.
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Just perfect! It would look great on adult too.
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Thank you. I was thinking of making one for me out of mens suiting and using piping or velvet 1/4 inch ribbon instead of binding.
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Sometimes I think a genie lives in Facebook (grin), and my weird hypothesis was recently vindicated …
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What does Doctor Who mean to me? Well, that's a good question that deserves an answer. Firstly, as an adult, Doctor Who is a connection to some very fond memories I had as a child. I wasn't a popular boy growing up. I wasn't good at sports nor was I very outgoing. I did, however, have a wonderful imagination which I channeled into drawing which I was quite good at. Sadly, drawing doesn't win many popularity contests when your opponents are guys who score touchdowns or can bench press twice your body weight. Still, despite this social handicap, my childhood was actually very pleasant. I play acted Doctor Who in my backyard. I can't remember all the adventures I fantasized going on as a child. They were all good times.
Doctor Who was, to me, pure escapism. Every night at 6.30pm (on PBS - Public Broadcasting System) I got to sit in front of my television and travel inside a British Police Box that really wasn't a Police Box but a traveling time and space machine (bigger on the inside, of course). This traveling machine, as seen through a 12 inch TV screen, could take you anywhere, anyplace at anytime and it certainly did throughout Tom's years of service as the Doctor. Not only did Doctor Who stories entertain but they inspired as well.
Tom Baker's Doctor was a hero for me although he had no super powers (okay, he could regenerate but that's different), no super weapons (except a silly sonic screwdriver which could open locked doors), and often more than not all he had on his person to defeat some interstellar or inter-dimensional baddie was just his wits and maybe a jelly baby or two. Tom's Doctor, and all that followed, helped show a recluse little boy that you don't need super powers or super strength to be a hero; you can be a hero by just doing the right thing for the right reasons. The Doctor was morally upright but also respected diversity. Life, in the Doctor's eyes, was something to be cherished and admired with awe and astonishment. I use those same standards, now, as an adult.
I truly admired Tom Baker's comedic sense of humor and the show helped me develop my own silly sense of humor which helped me to step out of my own self imposed shell as I got older in life.
I have some things in common with Tom Baker. I was once a Catholic but not anymore (I did tell my Mom that I wanted to be a priest when I was 8 years old but once I became a teen and discovered that women were a no-no in the priesthood I quickly gave that idea up), I grew up poor and didn't know my father very well, I am politically ambivalent (I don't like politicians or politics at all), I have cats as pets and I served in the military (US Navy - I was a weather forecaster). This is probably where things in common end but, hey, its a start.
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I don't know if Tom thinks of himself as "heroic" or not but his tenure on a silly science fiction TV show has had an enormous influence on people not only in his native England but across the globe.
If you read this Tom, a fan from America would like to say, "thank you" for some wonderful childhood memories and for inspiring me whether you knew it or not.


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Then last night he was awarded his 4th belt stripe. Here he is pictured with his teacher and a few classmates. R is second from the right.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Still loving martial arts
Then last night he was awarded his 4th belt stripe. Here he is pictured with his teacher and a few classmates. R is second from the right.
14 comments:
- Maisy said...
GREAT JOB, R! :) WOW! This is such a good thing for a child to be in. I'm sure it really helps with being focused, having a strategy, and building confidence too. Not to mention just the strength you need.
- November 14, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- Caroline said...
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I tried doing Karate with my kids and I lasted about 6 months! Jujitsu is seriously cool (as long as they don't want to grow up to be Ultimate fighters...hahaha).
- November 14, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- HeatherPride said...
R is a lean, mean fighting machine!! (and what a cutie!)
- November 14, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- Julia said...
My girls LOVE Taekwondo for some reason! I was never in to martial arts so this is completely new to me. The big monkey is a green belt (and need sto be bought sparring equipment) and the little monkey is a yellow belt!
- November 14, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- steenky bee said...
I know that my little man would just love to take a martial arts class. I'm holding off for a few months. I don't want him to be lethal just quite yet. Good Job, R! Thanks for visiting.
- November 14, 2008 at 2:47 PM
- Ann said...
How exciting!
I think my oldest daughter (10) would do well in a martial arts class. She keeps saying she's too shy. Was your son shy at first too?
- November 14, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Opus #6 said...
Ann, he was not exactly shy, but he was depressed and self conscious after being bullied at school last year. He has almost forgotten about that now, thank goodness. As for your daughter, I say try different things. When she finds what she loves, there will be no question. When I signed up my son, I told him that he needed to complete a month of classes, then he could decide.
- November 14, 2008 at 4:10 PM
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- November 14, 2008 at 4:40 PM
- Lisa said...
I have both a niece and a nephew (two sides of the family) that have hugely benefited from Tae Kwon Do. The martial arts seem so great at boosting confidence and helping kids focus . . . they even teach them about being respectful, even more so than group sports. So great that your son loves this! He looks so happy in the pic!
- November 14, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Veronica Lee said...
My older son is taking Tae Kwon Do classes too!
- November 14, 2008 at 6:18 PM
- April said...
God Bless You! 6 kids! bet you never heard that before. Stopping by from Ann's GNO.
- November 14, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- Keri and Jason said...
A new belt stripe, how cool! Way to go R!
- November 14, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Jenni Jiggety said...
Woo Hoo! Congrats to him!
- November 15, 2008 at 6:50 AM
- LaTonya Yvette said...
Very Handsome! He should be very proud of his accomplishments.
- November 16, 2008 at 6:16 AM