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Lord Trefgarne: My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callaghan, has chosen to respond directly to my words. I hope that I may be permitted a moment to reply to his remarks.
Earl Ferrers: My Lords, perhaps I may be permitted to interrupt my noble friend. This is Report stage. He may be extending the limits further than may be appropriate.
Baroness Cox: My Lords, I rise to endorse this amendment with reluctance. It gives me no pleasure to withhold support from the Government on this very important issue. However, I cannot in all conscience refrain from commending my noble friend Lady Park and other noble Lords who have put this issue before the House. Nor can I desist from strongly supporting the case that they have made. I particularly highlight the effects of the Government's proposals on the morale of servicemen's families. I regret not having spoken at previous stages of the Bill. I have been absent for unavoidable reasons.
The Government claim to be one that affirms family values and promotes policies which support family life. The proposals under discussion have caused profound anxiety and dismay to the families of many servicemen. The life of these families is never easy. They are prepared to make many sacrifices out of loyalty and a commitment to the demands of service life. However, the spectre now looming before them brings new fears as well as anger at the lack of consultation. Servicemen and women have votes but not a voice. Equally, their families are deprived of a voice to express their needs and concerns. However, some wives have voiced their concerns, inevitably anonymously. I should like to quote two of them briefly because they speak with the authority of first-hand knowledge and the authenticity of personal experience.
I quote the first service wife:
I quote briefly a second service wife:
It may be that such fears are unwarranted and groundless, as the noble and gallant Lord has indicated. It may be that the Government's proposals will work for the benefit of servicemen, women and their families. But perhaps I may ask my noble friend the Minister, why such fears have been allowed to become so widespread? What consultation has there been with all those concerned? What information has been made available concerning the details of the impact of these proposals on wives and families? Why do so many feel like this wife, who claims:
Wives have been treated with contempt. I understand that members of the MoD housing panel were not given details of the proposals concerning the sale of homes because they were "commercially confidential" matters. Subsequently they were accused of incomprehensible obduracy. Will my noble friend the Minister give an undertaking that all the facts will be made available and that full consultation will be ensured on the basis of those facts?
Finally, before I sit down, perhaps I may point out that such concerns may have wider repercussions. For example, if families fear that the proposed developments will lead to even more moves, or to moving families away from husbands and fathers so that family life becomes even more disrupted, morale will be damaged. Such fears may also encourage families to take out mortgages to buy their own homes in order to provide at least some stability. But that will be at the cost of even more separation from the husband and father of the family, and may lead to more stressful and broken marriages. Also, morale may be so damaged that retention of servicemen may be adversely affected and that in turn will affect recruitment and the defence of the realm.
It cannot be said too often that this country has Armed Forces of which we should be proud and to which we should be grateful. I am deeply saddened to learn of these developments which have caused such hurt and anxiety to servicemen and women and their families. They deserve better treatment than this, especially from a Government who purport to place defence and family life high among their priorities. I hope very much that my noble friend the Minister will be able to promise the thorough and wide-ranging consultation needed to gain the confidence of all those who will be affected by proposals which have already caused such widespread anxiety, hurt and dismay.
Unless my noble friend the Minister can convince my noble friend Lady Park on this matter, I hope that your Lordships will support the amendment standing in her name. If he can give those undertakings he will be doing a service to the Armed Forces and their families, to whom we and the country owe so much and who deserve all the support which we can give them.
Baroness Strange: My Lords, I wish briefly to support my noble friend's amendment and apologise that I was not present to hear her speak. I was in Westminster Abbey for the Royal British Legion's service for its 75th anniversary. I only just tore off my hat as I came dashing in. As others of your Lordships who were there will be aware, it was a very moving service. The former Dean of Windsor, the very Reverend Dr. Michael Mann, said that we were surrounded by clouds of witnesses of servicemen who had served their country and were not now with us. So we are here.
I deeply honour and respect my noble friend the Minister and I am Conservative through and through--to my backbone and beyond. But I cannot help feeling that the whole of this proposition is paved with good intentions like the way to Hell!
My parents once had a milk round. When they were hit by financial necessity, as everyone is from time to time, they sold it to someone else. Of course, there were bits of the milk round which were very profitable (such as delivering in the villages) but there were also bits which were not (such as delivering milk to the outlying farms and cottages in the hills). When my parents sold the milk round they extracted guarantees from the buyers that they would still supply milk to those from whom they made a loss. As soon as the sale was completed the guarantees were dropped and the service was stopped. Guarantees have a strange way of vanishing.
Twenty-five years may seem a long time. It is a short time in the life of a tree. It is a short time in the life of a nation. Some of us may not be here in 25 years' time. We owe much to our Armed Forces. We are all supported by their service and their sacrifice. Let us now support them and not throw away the substance for the shadow.
Viscount Mountgarret: My Lords, I am sure that the proposals announced on 28th November have a great deal of merit. I am also sure that those who believe otherwise have a strong argument, too, not least the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Bramall. He is in the fortunate position of being able to speak from personal and present circumstances with freedom, unlike some of his colleagues who, as the noble Lord, Lord Callaghan, rightly pointed out, have difficulty in reconciling their positions as politicians and servicemen.
I am concerned not so much with the merits of the case because I frankly admit that I am not qualified to comment upon them. I do not have the necessary experience. However, I am concerned about the constitutional position. I expect that I shall be corrected, but I do not remember during the 30 years in which I have had the privilege of being a Member of your Lordships' House more than one occasion on which extra strong government requests for assistance have been made in respect of a matter which has never been considered by the elected Chamber.
Only a week ago we debated firmly and interestingly the constitutional position of your Lordships' House. Quite rightly, more than one speaker defended the position of the hereditary peerage and the contribution that it can make to your Lordships' House and to the country as a whole. However, there were those--and if Hansard is read your Lordships will see that I was one--who regretted the position whereby it is possible for a Conservative Government to call on the unqualified support of many Members of this House who for very good reasons, I am sure, are often absent from our debates. Therefore, one questions whether or not a privilege is being abused. That is a matter which gives me great concern and I should like to see it reformed.
That is the constitutional matter and perhaps I may now return to the matter before us. I believe that it is wrong for the Government to ask your Lordships' House to take a decision which would deny another place from considering this most important and, I can understand, contentious matter. I ask your Lordships to consider
This is the wrong position for your Lordships' House to be in. I believe that the correct course is to give another place the opportunity of considering, by way of consideration of Lords' amendments, the proposal of my noble friend. If there is agreement in another place with my right honourable friend the Secretary of State's proposals, then, when the matter again comes before your Lordships' House and there seems to be a considerable amount of public concern--opinions in the tabloid press, and so on--it will be right and proper for the Government at that time to encourage maximum support. In that way we ensure that government business goes ahead; we are not frustrating it unreasonably.
I am very concerned about the constitutional position. I shall listen with the greatest interest to my noble friend's reply but unless I can be satisfied I shall have the greatest difficulty in supporting the Government.
Earl Russell: My Lords, I have heard the case for the amendment and I agree with it. I do not intend to repeat it. I rise only to welcome the interesting point made by the noble Viscount, Lord Mountgarret.
This House has been warmly praised from the Conservative Benches in the last few months for its ability to check the Executive. I am not sure that we should be flattered. It makes me feel a little like the cat that is praised by the mice. It is all very well to check the Executive when the Executive does not mind. What is really important is to check the Executive when the Executive does mind. When we fail to do that, it is quoted against us--not by me, I hasten to say--as a reason for arguing that we do not earn our keep. I do not want this amendment to be such an occasion, and I am grateful to the noble Viscount for saying what he said.
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When you wake up in the fire
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Medical malpractice can lead to developmental disabilities or developmental delays in a child if the doctor improperly uses the vacuum or forceps to remove the baby from the birth canal during a difficult delivery; this can cause a traumatic brain injury.
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Dr. Bruce Fagel, who recently spoke at the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, and whose article, "Medical malpractice settlements: who benefits?" published in the Daily Journal, June 8, 2012, spoke about the connection between children's developmental disabilities and medical malpractice. Developmental disability, intellectual disability, developmental delay, and mental retardation are all terms referring to an individual with significantly impaired cognitive functioning. An individual with an intelligent quotient below 70 is categorized as mentally retarded; however, the term mental retardation is not used frequently in today's culture because it may be viewed upon as derogatory and not politically correct. Therefore, terms such as developmental disability or developmental delay are now being used more frequently as a description; although the term mental retardation is still used in many professional medical settings.
Dr. Fagel remarked, "Developmental milestones are specific skills or tasks that every child learns such as walking, talking, speaking, thinking, and self-help skills. Every child achieves these milestones at a slightly different time period in their lives. Pediatricians refer to developmental milestones to help gauge how a child is developing. If a child is significantly slower at reaching any of these milestones than other children of the same age range, this may be a sign of a developmental disability or developmental delay."
Children who have developmental disabilities learn at a slower pace than other children of a similar age. They may experience delays in mastering language, social skills and behaviors, problem solving skills, self-care skills, and memory skills. Because they have more difficulty in learning, children with developmental challenges may require special education classes, and a slower and more repetitive learning process. "Depending on the severity of the developmental disability, the signs may not become apparent until the child begins school, where their inability to learn new material or keep up with the class will likely be detected. However, if the level of intellectual disability is severe, the signs will very likely become apparent well before the child begins school," states Dr. Fagel.
Developmental screening tests are available and any of the following factors can help make a determination if a child has developmental disabilities: An IQ score below 70 on an intelligent quotient test, adaptive behavior score below average, a significant delay at achieving developmental milestones compared to other children of a similar age, or an abnormal Denver developmental screening test.
The following factors may be responsible for developmental disabilities in children: Lack of oxygen to the brain before, during, or after birth, trauma, chromosomal abnormalities, certain infections, premature delivery, or toxicity. "Medical malpractice can lead to developmental disabilities or developmental delays in a child if the doctor improperly uses the vacuum or forceps to remove the baby from the birth canal during a difficult delivery; this can cause a traumatic brain injury," comments Dr. Fagel. "If the doctor fails to notice a significant reduction with the baby's heart rate or other factors that may cause a lack of adequate supply of oxygen to the infant's brain, this can lead to brain damage, including developmental disabilities or cerebral palsy. These types of injuries may be avoided if the doctor takes the right steps to correct the problem, including an emergency C-section if required."
Dr. Fagel's advice to the parents of a young child who has been diagnosed with a developmental disability or developmental delay and suspect medical malpractice may be the cause is to contact a medical malpractice attorney for a free consultation. The attorney will be able to help make a determination if medical malpractice played a role, including examining the medical records for signs of medical negligence before, during, or immediately after birth. If medical malpractice is determined to be the cause of the birth injury, a medical malpractice lawyer will be able to file a medical malpractice lawsuit and help the parents recover compensation for the damages. Dr. Fagel warns parent's to seek legal advice promptly after a diagnosis for a developmental disability has been made, before the statute of limitations runs out, preventing the family from being able to take legal action against the medical professionals or medical facility responsible.
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The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates specializes in medical malpractice cases involving serious injuries to patients. Cases include medical malpractice, birth injury, cerebral palsy, surgical error, brain damage, and wrongful death. Dr. Bruce Fagel has tried and settled more medical malpractice cases on behalf of injured parties than any other attorney in California, including obtaining the largest verdict in California history, $460 million dollars. The law firm has successfully obtained over one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for their clients.
About Dr. Bruce Fagel
Dr. Bruce Fagel is a lawyer and a licensed medical doctor, specializing in medical malpractice. Dr. Fagel practiced emergency medicine for over 10 years before becoming an attorney. This background provides Dr. Fagel with the knowledge and expertise to represent his clients against negligent doctors, nurses, and hospitals.


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By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and the prominence of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Rio has become a mecca for athletes from around the world. Often fighters come to train for months at a time, but it is also possible to fit it into a shorter trip, regardless of skill level.
After Judo was introduced in Brazil the renowned Gracie family began to adopt many of the techniques to help create the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style of fighting. The inclusion of it in mainstream MMA fighting techniques has elevated the status of the sport and drawn attention to the practicing professionals in Brazil. There are now countless schools in Rio de Janeiro that offer classes for any skill level.
Raphael Abi-Rihan achieved the status of Brazilian Medium-Heavy Weight champion, and despite his intimidating size, he amicably explains, "I have worked with people from all over the world; from England, Sweden, and America for example. People of various levels and ages come to train at my gym, mainly they are looking for experience in Jiu Jitsu."
Abi-Rihan is currently working on developing a Jiu Jitsu training camp for foreigners at his gym, Club Monte Lagoa, he describes it as "not only Jiu Jitsu but other activities such as; yoga, natural gymnastics, trails and nature walks, no-gi training, city and gastronomic tours. All with airfare and hotel in Ipanema included. The idea is to provide a unique experience through foreigners by Jiu Jitsu, physical activity and leisure."
It is not necessary to have experience in Jiu Jitsu before training in Brazil, although it can help as the level of training is much more intense. Tony Barker an ex-Special Forces soldier who has trained in the U.S. and Brazil expounded on his experience training in the two countries, "The difference is like night and day, although the level of the teachers is the same, the other students that train here are much more skilled."
In speaking about the language barrier foreigners encounter, Barker explained that, "Before I spoke Portuguese well I could understand the instructors but it was like being shown the broad strokes without learning the fine details."
To get started in Jiu-Jitsu one needs to first find an "academia", or gym, they are comfortable with. There is a wide range of schools so choosing one with a good reputation, history and experienced professors is important. It is necessary to buy a Jiu Jitsu kit (uniform) which can cost from R$150-200 depending on the quality and brand.
At a gym it is normal to be charged one time enrollment fee of R$50 in addition to the monthly fee which can be anywhere from R$80-170. The prices depend on the number of classes you attend per week, and how many months you plan to train. Some schools offer class three times a week while others offer classes six days a week and three times a day.
It is always good to have a look around before signing up as there are many around. A good place to start, if just for the caché , is at the Gracie Academias,the family credited for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with schools around the globe.
Brazilian Top Team is an academia located beside the pristine Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. This academia is also famous for having trained many professional fighters, including UFC fighter Murilo Bustamente.
According to Gil Martinez, a coordinator of there, many foreigners come to train during the Brazilian summer. They also offer a training camp once or twice a year for visitors to Rio which includes placement according to skill level, training, city tours, and football games. This year's training camp is taking place in July with spots still available.
Ricardo Viera's academia in Copacabana, on 36 Rua Francisco Sa, is in a great location for many foreigners, with high quality professors, and gringo students that compete professionally. If you are serious and show respectful enthusiasm, the professors will be happy to perfect your fighting style.
Training in Brazil is a great way to learn new skills and get in shape. There is no discrimination; classes are made up of people from various social classes and countries of origin. If you show a genuine interest in learning Jiu Jitsu students and professors will be happy to welcome you to their academia, although expect a good thumping.


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- (4) AGM (absorbed glass mat) 12v DC batteries, (2) for engines
- and (2) for ship's service
- 40 amp battery charger
- Custom back lighted modular AC/DC distribution panels with
- magnetic circuit breaker
- 3.5kw Generator with sound enclosure, not currently functioning
- 16,000 btu Marine Air reverse cycle A/C unit, main cabin with discharge vents in master cabin, galley, head & console
- (2) 30 amp shore power service with shore cord
- Stereo system, AM/FM/CD with speakers
- Windlass
- Aluminum swim platform with swim ladder
- Anchor locker on foredeck w/hinged access hatch
- Custom stainless steel anchor roller with stainless steel Bruce anchor
- Wash down, sea water, one outlet at anchor locker
- Wash down, fresh water outlet
- City water inlet
- H & C shower at transom gate
- All hardware 316L grade stainless steel or silicon bronze
- Stereo speakers, navigation lights, VHF antenna, electric horn
- Stainless steel pop up bow and stern cleats
- Stainless steel pop up spring line cleats
- Fender cleats
- Low stainless steel deck rail
- Off white gel coat finish pattern non-skid into decks
- Starboard top hinged & swinging companionway door w/ tempered glass insert
- Transmission compartment hatch
- Starboard & port cockpit water resistant hullside stowage
- lockers
- Aft access hatch, hinged, for jet drives or running, steering gear (4) 8 inch fenders
- 6) Dock lines
- (6) Adult and (2) children's life jackets
- (2) Portable 2.5 lbs fire extinguishers
- Flare kit and first aid kit
- Oil discharge and waste discharge plaque
- All interior upholstery Sunbrella fabrics, exterior upholstery vinyl
- leather
- Stainless steel air horn mounted on hardtop
- Stainless steel cup holders
- Deck & cockpit courtesy lights
- Windshield
- Fiberglass instrument console w/monitoring gauges & stowage compartment
- Courtesy lights
- Compass, lighted and mounted
- Cummins engine control panel with hour meters
- Two helm seats port and starboard in vinyl leather
- Starboard & port foot rest
- Storage glove box
- 110v AC outlet and 12v DC outlet
- Stereo speakers
- Extremely large enclosed shower with grate in sole for drainage and teak shower pan
- Electric head
- Holding tank with level indicator
- Electric macerator pump for overboard discharge of holding tank
- Y valve to select overboard discharge or dockside pump out
- Through deck fitting
- Additional lockable Y-valve for direct outboard discharge
- Solid surface counter top and back splash with stainless steel sink
- Designer grade plumbing fixtures
- Overhead and under counter stowage lockers
- Opening port lights
- AC electrical outlet
- Air conditioning discharge vent
- Mirror
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Dickinson College Advances Past Ohio Wesleyan, 7-3
May 12, 2010
*Courtesy of Dickinson College AthleticsCARLISLE, Pa. - The #7-ranked Dickinson College men's lacrosse team advanced to the second round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship, topping visiting #20-ranked Ohio Wesleyan, 7-3, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Red Devils struck first in what would prove to be a defensive standoff in the first half. First-year Brandon Palladino (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) triggered a fast-break and assisted senior Ted Sirvaitis (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) to put the Devils on the board just 1:27 into the game.
That would be the only goal of the first quarter as both defenses held strong in front of solid goaltending on both ends of the field. Dickinson senior Tyler Magann (Easton, Pa./The Hill School) made four saves in the quarter while OWU's Jud Hall (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) stopped three shots.
Dickinson pulled in front 2-0 at the 9:44 mark when Sam Abramson (Alexandria, Va./Potomac) found the net, scoring off an assist from Chris Dodson (Bethesda, Md./Landon). That also marked Dodson's school record-tying 80th career assist.
The Bishops forced Magann to make six saves in the second quarter, but still couldn't put one past the senior netminder. The teams each tallied nine shots in the second period, but the scored would remain 2-0 as the teams went into halftime.
Hall made three more saves in the second, and the OWU defense continued to play well, keeping pace with Dickinson.
The Devils capitalized on Ohio Wesleyan penalties to open the third period with a pair of goals in the first four minutes. Abramson returned the favor, feeding Dodson on an extra-man goal at the 12:58 mark. Abramson then collected a great pass from Ward Gruppo (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Prep) to stretch the Devils' lead to 4-0 with 11:07 remaining in the third quarter.
The Battling Bishops continued to do just that, scoring back-to-back goals in the final 1:51 to cut the deficit to 4-2 entering the final stanza.
Chris Ehlinger (Radnor, Pa./Radnor) put the Bishops on the board, scoring man-down in transition. OWU claimed the ensuing face-off and Rob Young (Langhorne, Pa./Council Rock South) struck immediately to cut the lead in half at the 1:39 mark.
Wesleyan carried the momentum into the third quarter, pulling within one with 13:12 remaining in the game. Robb Shrader (Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington) made a great move to cut the Devils' lead to 4-3.
Abramson struck again at the 7:36 mark to give the Devils a breathe of air. He added another with 3:19 to play, and Dickinson began smell the end with a three goal advantage.
The Devils won the face-off and the goaltenders traded huge saves as the clock closed in on two minutes. Palladino made a great play to get the ball into the offensive zone and the Devils called a timeout as he was under a lot of pressure by the Bishops.
Sirvaitis broke free and found an empty net as Hall had to come out to help double-team. That would all but do it as Dickinson went up 7-3 with just 1:11 remaining in the contest.
OWU won the face-off but senior Dewey Dubord (Freeport, Maine/Governor Dummer) forced a turnover and picked-up the ground ball. The Devils simply held on from that point and will advance to the second round in the program's first tournament appearance.
Magann turned in a truly remarkable performance, making 20 saves on the afternoon. He received outstanding play from his starting defense of seniors Chris Breslin (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and Al Golod (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor), and junior John Haire (Darien, Conn./Darien). Golod caused three turnovers and tallied a game-high six ground balls.
Abramson finished with a game-high four goals and one assist. Sirvaitis tallied a pair of goals while Dodson scored once and dished out his 80th career helper.
Hall stopped 16 shots in the cage for OWU. Ricky Scheetz (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) won 8-of-11 face-offs and tallied four ground balls.
The Red Devils raise their school record with their 15th win of the season. Dickinson improves to 15-2 overall. They will host Haverford College on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm.


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Dungeon Crawl Classics #37: The Slithering Overlord is a 52 page d20 pdf adventure for characters of levels 4-6. This product is one of the many products in Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics line of products, a series now consisting of well over forty different adventures. Each adventure in the series brings to the table a good and exciting dungeon crawl, complete with traps, monsters, and other deadly machination of the dungeon. This particular adventure features an underground exploration involving multiple factions of evil and the recovery of some holy relics and hostages.
The product comes as a single pdf file, and is very well and professionally presented. The product includes a full set of bookmarks, table of contents, adventure scaling details, encounter table, introduction, adventure background and summary, and details on where to place this adventure in the DCC campaign world introduced in DCC #35. That's about everything one would expect and more. The layout, editing and mechanics are all very good and professional, showing a high standard of pdf production. Artwork and maps are good, with clear maps, and some compelling art pieces that further improve on the quality of the overall presentation. Overall, a very well presented product along the lines of all the other DCCs in the series.
The adventure takes the PCs underground in search of the Order of The Invincible Sun's holy relics and some hostages captured underground. While underground the PCs discover that there is more going on than meets the eye, and eventually they will face the wile and cunning of the Slithering Overlord. The adventure provides refreshing information on the overall plot, as well as details on handling the various factions involved and the motivations of each of the factions of the adventure. There could perhaps have been done a little bit more here to improve the roleplaying possibilities, particularly in the adventure text itself rather than in a short prelude before the encounters are all detailed. Nevertheless, cunning players will find ways of dealing with all the threats that this adventure poses.
As one would expect, this is a dungeon crawl adventure, and as such combat galore to be had. In this particular adventure, the combat is particularly tough and gruesome, and in fact probably a bit of overkill to the point of tediousness. Almost every one of the forty-plus locations of the adventure contains some sort of combat encounter, meaning that the PCs will fight from one battle to the next. There's nothing time-wise stopping the PCs from resting, but the adventure could've done a little more to prevent endless combat of a multitude of different creatures. And while the backstory explains the presence of some of the creatures, it won't always be apparent to the PCs, meaning that some encounters might appear quite strange in the light of things underground. One good thing about this is that a number of new creatures are introduced, so PCs won't get tired of standard fare. Sonic bats, shimmering slugs, and neuronia will all keep the PCs alert.
I think in the old end the adventure lacks a little dynamics between the factions and between the factions and the PCs. It feels very static, with characters battling from one location to another, rather than dealing with very intelligent creatures each with their own agenda. One could explain this by the status-quo that exists between the factions, but the adventure would've been more fun is something dynamic was around. Still, it will make for a challenging and very deadly module for those characters taking a trip underground, and suit a mix of different characters due to some opportunity for wilderness travel. A good effort from Goodman Games.

LIKED: Good, solid, and enjoyable dungeon crawl, with very good presentation and some interesting and different encounter ideas. A little exposition and dynamic development of the backstory will makes this an exciting adventure.

DISLIKED: Lots of combat, probably too much. Lack of dynamic resolution of the various factions and the adventure could've done a bit more in this area.

QUALITY: Acceptable

VALUE: Satisfied

(EDIT: Fixed a big cut-and-paste error.)
A number of gaming companies have tried to tap into an "old-school" feel, harkening back to the classic days of fantasy roleplaying games. Few companies are able to evoke this nostalgic design style as well as Goodman Games. Their adventures emphasize the best things about some of the early modules, while still maintaining the high standards of design and quality modern gamers have come to expect.
In the Slithering Overlord, the PCs find themselves facing off against three very different factions of subterranean monsters. The inclusion of three separate groups adds a certain amount of variety to the adventure. While all of the action takes place underground, the locations are varied enough to keep from becoming repetitive, and at least one dungeon has a touch of wilderness to spice things up.
The adventure includes a very simple adventure hook involving a religious order's search for three missing relics. This background is flexible and effective, and could even be completely ignored if the GM so chooses. In this regard, Slithering Overlord shares one of the strengths of the classic adventures that inspired it. It takes an interesting location, gives a decent reason for it to be filled with monsters, and adds a motivation for the PCs to go there.
One of the thing that stood out to me were the detailed monster tactics. I find these sorts of things to be a valuable resource when running an adventure, as it can sometimes be difficult to decode all of a monster's powers from a stat block. It's also nice to know whether or not a monster will fight to the death, what kind of attack it prefers, and how it interacts with other creatures in the dungeon. I appreciate the extra information. I also really like the flavor text for the various dungeon encounters. All too often, I see my player's eyes gloss over when I'm ready wordy boxed text, but this is (for the most part) short and to the point.
There is a lot of potential combat in this adventure, and I could see certain groups turning things into one fight after another. The various monster groups don't necessarily like one another, however, and a smart group could play this fact to their advantage. There are also a smattering of puzzles and traps; and I'm a sucker for any adventure that features riddles, especially when they're delivered by a giant stone head that shoots red-hot beams from its eyes. If that last bit doesn't sound cool to you, you may not be Dungeon Crawl Classic material. Another of my favorites was the fiendish otyugh, which is ?...summoned from a fiendish plane where sinners are forced to eat all manner of refuse as punishment for their sins.? Good stuff.

LIKED: This is a good selection in the Dungeon Crawl Classics line. There is plenty of dungeon for exploration, old-school art, and both classic monsters and brand new creatures. This is a nice, solid module that would be a welcome fit in my home campaign.

DISLIKED: While I like the Slithering Overlord, there really isn't anything overly special about this adventure. Its good overall, but it lacks a unique hook to put things over the top. As with any adventure, there were specific parts that didn't work for me. For instance, while I mentioned my liking of the giant stone head, I found the riddles it asks to be too easy. Also, I think that some parts of the adventure could become repetitive if the PCs take a kick-down-the-door approach.
Also, I didn't care for the way the designers glossed over large sections of the underground area. There doesn't need to be extensive descriptions of vast underground corridors, but a few sample encounters would have been nice for the GM looking to do more than just hand-wave the travel between detailed areas.

QUALITY: Very Good

VALUE: Satisfied

[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]


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Bag It: Appetite for Insight film screening
Posted in Events by TransitionTownPortPhillip on December 5th, 2011
|12 December , 2011
|8:00 pm
|9:30 pm
The final Appetite for Insight screening for 2011 & a special event not to be missed!
Special guest speakers:
Tim Silverwood, Co-founder of Take 3 will introduce the film and talk about his trip to the Great Pacific Rubbish Dump, the global perspective and his Clean Beach Initiative.
Neil Blake,"Baykeeper" & Port Phillip EcoCentre Director will share his knowledge on local impacts and how you can take action, such as joining a Coast Walk or Butt Safari.
Join us for a nourishing evening out and share some festive cheer!
Wendy Jones speaks at Sustainable Cities Round Table 24 September
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on October 9th, 2008
Our first short presenter for the recent Sustainable Cities Round Table on Waste Not Want Not was Wendy Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria. Her presentation was a great start to the evening, titled "Great Stuff Going On Out There", outlining three Keep Australia Beautiful supported projects, The Agglomerator – Milduras Plastic Eating Machine, Marnoo – Little Town for Little Waste, and Re-new – Second Life for Moonee Valleys Household Goods. Please view the video of Wendy's presentation below.
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Does anyone have experiences with these or are there any other ones you can recommend? I'm looking to get one by the end of next week, so any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated.


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New Development
Keep up to date with the new development …
The Three Mile Inn and Scalini's Gosforth refurbishment and extension works have commenced. The works will include the refurbishment of the Three Mile bar and Scalini's restaurant and an extension will be constructed for a 64 bedded hotel, with conference and event facilities and reception area.
- Phase 1 extension currently on site, foundations have been laid
- Marketing material has been added to hoarding boards
- The ground floor to the extension has been installed
- Tower crane has been errected
- Brickwork and blockwork have progressed to the second floor
- Installation of the floors have progressed to the second floor
- Procurement of roof structures is ongoing
- First floor internal and external walls have progressed up to second floor level
- Plantroom walls have been constructed ready to receive roof trusses
WORK has begun on a multi-million-pound project to transform a well-known North East pub into a 64-bedroom hotel, bar and restaurant.
North East hospitality giant Malhotra Group PLC has embarked on an 18-month, £5.6m development of Three Mile Inn, Gosforth, Newcastle.
And, as the first stage of the project gets underway, they have reassured customers that it is business as usual at the venue, which also comprises the popular Scalini's Italian restaurant.
The development will take place in three main phases, beginning with the construction of a three-story extension, which will ultimately provide additional accommodation for the hotel.
Further phases will include the conversion of the existing building from two to three storeys and the creation of conference, function and private dining facilities, a residents' lounge, café, bar and restaurant.
An estimated 25 jobs will be created when work is complete and the Malhotra family, who used to live only a few hundred metres from the site and who all remain local to the community, hope that as well as welcoming leisure and corporate guests, the venue will become a much-used community hub for neighbouring families.
"Of all our venues, it is particularly close to my heart as I have lived most of my life in Gosforth," said director of operations Atul Malhotra, "and not only will we be trading as normal throughout the rest of this year, but we are of course continuing to take bookings for Christmas and the New Year.
The company is also putting measures in place to ensure local families, customers and businesses are kept fully briefed of the project's progress at all stages.
Information boards at the site will display progress reports, a leaflet drop to Gosforth homes and businesses will keep residents abreast of the development and a specially created link on the company's website will provide updates and answer queries.
"Our aim is to create a hotel and leisure facility which will be a real credit to Gosforth and a genuine asset to the community," said Mr Malhotra, "and we very much hope our customers will support us, both during the transition period and once it is complete."
Malhotra Group PLC's Three Mile Inn development is one of several current leisure projects, which began with the recently completed £1.2m refurbishment of its Newcastle city centre Grey Street Hotel.
Future plans include a sports themed bar, new gin bar and additional bedrooms at The New Northumbria Hotel, Jesmond, while Market Lane – known as Monkey Bar – at Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, is to be fully refurbished over both floors.
In addition, Malhotra Group PLC's care division, Prestwick Care is embarking on three new care home schemes – an 87-bedroom care facility in Alnwick which will be open by the end of 2018, a 66- bedroom care facility at Ryhope, Sunderland, which will open in early 2019 and the development of the former Rex Hotel, Whitley Bay, which will open as an 83-bedroom care facility in 2 years' time.


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Cabot Financial Ltd Announces Financial Results for the 12 month period ending 31 December 2015
Cabot Financial Ltd, a market leader in credit management services, today announced the financial results for the period ending 31 December 2015.
"This year we have achieved strong returns and profitable growth. Our total revenues were up by 34% to £251.1 million compare to £186.9 last year," said Ken Stannard, Chief Executive Officer. "We have begun to embed our new acquisitions dlc, Mortimer Clarke Solicitors and Spanish contingent collections platform, Gesif, which has given us an established platform for European expansion in 2016 and beyond."
"Our portfolio purchases reached £288.9m this year, up 27% from 2014, which keeps us positioned as one of the largest debt purchases in Europe. With our ERC now reaching £2 billion, we are well positioned to reap the benefits of scale and longevity in the markets we operate in.
"We have sustained a prudent and stable funding structure this year and, as we have just received our UK FCA authorisation, we are in a very strong position for continued growth in 2016."
Sustained growth for Cabot Financial Ltd
120-month Estimated Remaining Collections (ERC) increased to £2.0 billion from £1.6 billion for the same period in 2014
Debt purchase collections increased 24% from £247.1 million to £305.4 million compared to the same period in 2014
Adjusted EBITDA increased 14% from £173.2 million to £196.8 million compared to the same period in 2014
Business strategy and operations
Continued growth in non UK business, with £37.4 million of non UK portfolio purchases in Q4'15 and non UK servicing revenues up 68% compared to Q4'14
Following the purchase of dlc this year, a new centre of excellence is being created from its base in Brackley which will also house the Apex contingency business as well from mid 2016
On 11 March 2016 Cabot Credit Management obtained FCA authorisation
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|120 month Estimated Remaining Collections (ERC)
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At 14:00 hours (GMT) on 17 March 2016, Cabot Credit Management will hold an audio conference presentation on the company's performance. For further details, please visit the Cabot investor website at www.cabotcm.com/investors.
About Cabot Financial Ltd
Cabot Financial Ltd is a market leader in credit management services including debt purchasing, contingency collections, business process outsourcing and litigation. The Group encompasses four UK businesses namely including Cabot Financial, dlc, Apex Credit Management, and Mortimer Clarke Solicitors (a specialist litigation law firm, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority) and two European businesses Cabot Financial Ireland and Gesif.
From its inception in 1998 to 31 December 2015, the Cabot Financial (Cabot) Group, including acquisitions, has invested £1.7 billion in acquiring portfolios with a Face Value in excess of £17.5 billion. Cabot has an ERC (estimated remaining collections) of £2.0 billion. It manages in the region of £1 billion of assets on behalf of clients, collects over £45 million per month on portfolios it either owns or services on behalf of clients, and has delivered a consistently strong financial performance, having grown its business in each of the last 16 years without exception.
The Group, which has purchased over 7 million customer accounts, employs approximately 1,300 people with offices in Kings Hill, Brackley, Dublin, Worthing, Madrid, and London. The company prides itself on its ethical values, customer service and high standards. It has an impressive list of accolades including:
Investors in People Gold and Champion awards
Treating Customers Fairly Award 2015, Credit Today
The controlling shareholder of Cabot Financial is Encore Capital Group, an international speciality finance company providing debt recovery solutions. The remaining equity is held by a fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co., in addition to company management.


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I recently took part in a personal protection seminar for women and I used the case of "Mike", my wife's former coworker, as an example of the true nature of knife wounds.
Mike surprised their male servant ransacking their home. The assailant killed Mike with 36 stab wounds. A lot of them were defensive, on this forearms, but the frightening number of wounds would naturally make the average person conclude that the attacker was either crazed by extreme hate toward Mike or was so stoned out of his gourd that he went into a demonic killing frenzy.
As far as I know, the attacker – who later gave up to the police – was neither. He was close to Mike and his family and wasn't on drugs. So why stab someone so many times?
I think the answer lies in how people think of stab wounds. We naturally think of them as instantly fatal, which isn't always the case. It matters more where you get stabbed, not how many times you got wounded. A series of stabs that avoid arteries and major organs will do damage and will case shock and pain but it won't be instantly fatal.
The wounds have to– as Kuya Doug of Rochester Kali puts it – "hit the body's plumbing". Hitting a major artery is more or less a fatal hit, and I'm not going to discuss precisely where these spots are on the body. As they say, a little knowledge can be dangerous. Suffice to say getting a major artery cut is serious. But people have recovered from them, if they get to a hospital emergency room in time. Unless you hit the body's "main switches" (which will turn off the lights very quickly), the person stabbed has a chance to survive the attack.
Mike's attacker obviously didn't want him to live, choosing to add murder to a robbery charge. Understanding the nature of stab wounds, it's now apparent that Mike's killer kept stabbing until he got the result he wanted: Mike's death. The first 5 stab wounds might not have dropped Mike and more were needed. Unfortunately for Mike, none of his first wounds were instantly fatal.
Mike's death is more than an academic topic for me. I met him and he was a good friend of my wife. It's tempting to go through the whole "what-ifs" on how he should have defended himself but that would be unfair to him. But I can use his example to teach people the nature of violence, and hopefully save lives.


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This fun new Hexagon Hive Thinlit is a fun background for this Valentine card. Use a Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to turn your Hexagon Hive Thinlit or any die cut into a sticker! Video is at the bottom of this blog post.
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Ink: Melon Mambo
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Card Stock: Whisper White
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1. Cut Your Whisper White card base at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
*2. Watch the Video below for this step. Cut your Cherry Cobbler card stock at 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. Cut a piece of Multipurpose Adhesive sheet the same size. Peel off the words on the Adhesive Sheet and adhere it to your Cherry Cobbler card stock. Run though your Big Shot using this sandwich: Magnetic OR Multipurpose Platform (all tabs closed), cutting plate, card stock with adhesive side touching cutting plate, Wax Paper, Hexagon Hive Thinlit, and your top cutting plate. Poke out the hexagons that are cut. Not all of them will come out-they are not supposed to! Set aside the hexagon stickers for another project. Peel off the adhesive backing and adhere to your card front.
3. Stamp your Banner Blast Hearts in Real Red ink inside each full hexagon. Use your Stamp-a-ma-jig if you want them perfectly placed, or just try to stamp in the center like I did.
4. Stamp your "Love" and "When I thing of YOU I can't STOP SMILING" sentiments in Real Red in on Whisper White card stock. Cut out the "SMILING" sentiment with the coordinating Chalk Talk Framelit. Hand cut your "Love" . Put Dimensionals on the back of both sentiments.
5. Cut your Silver Glimmer Paper Heart out with the desired size Heart Framelit. I used the third one from the center. Use your Small Heart Punch to punch out your Red Glimmer Paper Heart. Put Dimensionals on the back of both Hearts.
6. Position the "LOVE" and Small Red Glimmer Paper Heart on top of the Silver Glimmer Paper Heart. Adhere in the desired positions with the Dimensionals. Position your Silver Glimmer Paper Heart and your "Smiling" sentiment in the desired positions on your card front. Adhere.
7. You can use some of the Hexagon Stickers you made to decorate the corners inside your card and on the outside of your envelope. I have not yet tested to see how well they make it through the mail on the outside of an envelope.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Nendy Kerr


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as: Eddie Valiant
No movie blew my mind as a kid like Who Framed Roger Rabbit did. The movie's seamless blend of live action and cell animation achieves a level of awesomeness that has still not been matched. "What about Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies?" you ask. "Was that not a brilliant blending of the real and animated?" It undeniably was, but that's kind of the problem—Gollum (and other the fancy high-falutin' CGI characters that have graced the silver screen since) looks too good, too real for it to really register as animation. In Roger Rabbit, the cartoon characters are supposed to look like cartoon characters interacting with real, live humans in a real, live, Bizzaro version of old-timey Hollywood.
A big part of what makes those interactions work is that the live-action cast totally sells it. As the film's lead (human) character, Bob Hoskins' Eddie Valiant spends the lion's share of his screen time with one ink and paint creation or another. And, though the late, great Hoskins turns in a predictably excellent performance, there is another actor who we think could've given the part a little something extra. That actor is, of course, Tom Wopat.
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In the film, Eddie Valiant is shown to be a washed up has-been, a private detective whose high profile career working on cases around Hollywood and Toon Town (roughly the equivalent of a Little Italy, but with cartoon characters) petered out after his brother Teddy was killed by a rogue 'toon. Once a strapping, barrel-chested hero, he's now balding, borderline alcoholic, and more than a little doughy in the midsection. This, of course, was right in Bob Hoskins' wheelhouse, since that's what he looked like in real life.
With Tom Wopat in the role, however, we'd have to alter Eddie's character a little bit. He'd still be a down on his luck sad-sack, and still something of a drunk. But, instead of letting himself go all soft, he's dedicated himself to staying fit. This would not only fit Wopat's physique better (especially back in 1988 when the movie was made—he was but 37 then), but would allow for scenes in a 1940s-style gym, where boxing is the main draw.
Really, we're just looking for an excuse for old-timey gym trunks, the kind with a build-in belt and that come up well past a fella's belly button. Those are always funny.
Also, it would allow for a scene recreating some of the finest slapstick comedy in the history of the Looney Tunes: the kangaroo boxing short starring Sylvester the cat (titled "Pop 'im Pop"). Instead of Sylvester, it would, of course, be Eddie Wopat in the ring with a cartoon kangaroo. If the thought of a live-action actor getting slapped around by an animated kangaroo doesn't make you at least crack a smile, then I'm afraid there's no hope for you, sir or madam.
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So here's a few bits from the last couple of weeks biking around the UK... plenty of water out there still!!
Thanks to Gaz for some of these pics...
So there is more to come as Geoff & I have planned a test run of the kit this coming week, that's what we're telling everyone anyhoo... the plan is to do as many green lanes as possible in Cumbria, camp out & generally have a giggle.. there should be a bit of Go Pro footage if it all goes to plan!!
Have fun...
Thanks to Gaz for some of these pics...
|This was the rest stop after the bog of ruts we'd just done!
|Mud fest!!
|Oi... that's my fuel!!
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On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Steve Loughran <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > elton sky wrote: > >> thanx Jeff, >> >> So...it is a significant drawback. >> As a matter of fact, there are many cases we need to modify. >> > > > When people say "Hadoop filesystems are not posix", this is what they mean. > No locks, no read/write. seeking discouraged. Even append is something that > is just stabilising. to be fair though, even NFS is quirky and that's been > around since Ether-net was considered so cutting edge it had a hyphen in the > title. > > HDFS delivers availability through redundant copies across multiple > machines: you can read your data on or near any machine with a copy of the > data. Think what you'd need for full seek and read/write actions > > > * seek would kill bulk IO perf on classic rotating-disk HDDs, and nobody > can afford to build a petabyte filestore out of SSDs yet. You should be > streaming, not seeking. > > * to do writes, you'd need to lock out access to the files, which implies a > distributed lock infrastructure (zookeeper?) or deal with conflicting > writes. > > * if you want immediate update writes you'd need to push out the changes to > the (existing) nodes, and deal with queueing up pending changes to machines > that are currently offline in a way that I don't want to think about. > > * if you want slower-update writes (eventual consistency), then things may > be slightly simpler -you'd need a lock on writing and each write would > eventually be pushed out to the readers with a bit better bandwidth and CPU > scheduling flexibility , but there's still that offline node problem. If a > node that was down comes up, how does it know it's data is out of date and > where does it get the data from? What will it do if all other nodes that > have updated data are offline. > > > > > I dont understand why Yahoo didn't provoid that functionality. And as I > know > > no one else is working on this. Why is that? > > It's because it scares us and we are happier writing code to live in a > world where you don't seek and patch files, but instead add new data and > delete old stuff. I don't know what the Cassandra and HBase teams do here. > It's my understanding that HBase stores datasets in reasonably small files (a few hundred MB each?) where deltas to a section are in more files that are actually stacked on top of older ones. Every so often a garbage collection routine compacts a stack of files for a slice of the table down into a single file for that slice. And yes, Yahoo (nor anybody else, for that matter) has not provided this functionality because it's a lot trickier to add true overwrite capability in a distributed environment than one might think at first glance. The engineering cost of developing modification support has, for all parties interested thus far, been higher than the cost of working around this limitation. :) > -steve > > > > >
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Clothes Show Live 2010 – Rush Session Team
The RUSH Session Team were invited to be official Hair Partners for the Clothes Show's Fashion Theatre at Earls Court. Thousands marvelled at the latest trends in a spectacular showcase of 300 outfits in scenes inspired by the fashion capitals of the world.
With 17 shows across 3 days, the Session Team worked tirelessly to create both sleek and glamorous looks to epitomise the ultimate style of over 45 models and dancers. With the final show acting as a grand finale to the UK Style Awards, the team turned their talents to many of the celebrities who attended the awards including male style icons George Lamb and Dave Berry, TV fashion guru Nicky Hambleton-Jones and the gorgeous Jameela Jamil.
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The Corsican pine is found in parks, gardens and planted woods.
It is used for poles, building, packing boxes, fencing and chipboard.
Upper bark scaly orange-brown. You may have a Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
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It is used for poles, flooring, joinery and Christmas trees.
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Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area
Lumpkin, GA 31815
Georgia's "Little Grand Canyon" is a testament to the power of man's influence on the land. Massive gullies as deep as 150 feet were caused simply by poor farming practices during the 1800s, yet today they make some of the prettiest photographs within the state. The rare Plumleaf Azalea grows only in this region and blooms during July and August when most azaleas have lost their color. The canyon soil's pink, orange, red and purple hues make a beautiful natural painting at this quiet park.
Visitors can enjoy views of the canyons from the rim trail, taking care to stay behind fences and off the fragile canyon edge. Hikers who explore the deepest canyons will usually find a thin layer of water along the trail, indication of the water table below. Guests who hike to canyons 4 and 5 may want to join the Canyon Climbers Club. Backpackers can stay overnight along the backcountry trail, which highlights portions of the canyon and winds through mixed forest.
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May 28th, 2012 by WCBC Radio
The Cumberland Times News reports that supporters of Maryland's same-sex marriage law are planning a July rally in downtown Cumberland. An organization that started on Facebook, called Cumberland Setusfree, blossomed from an online organization to planning meetings for the rally and face-to-face meetings and support groups. The law, passed in this year's General Assembly session, will likely be petitioned to referendum in November. Meanwhile a new poll suggests that support in Maryland for same gender marriage may be increasing. A recent Public Policy Poll of 852 likely Maryland voters shows a majority, 57%, would vote in favor of same-sex marriage if it's on the ballot this fall, while 37% would vote against. This is a 5 point increase in support from two months earlier and Josh Levin, of the group Marylanders for Marriage Equality, which commissioned the poll, says this is due to growing African-American support in Maryland since both President Obama and the NAACP endorsed same-sex marriage…
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July 01, 2006
Xchange hires John Clark as EVP, managing director
Xchange, the relationship-marketing unit of CommonHealth, has hired John Clark as EVP, managing director. Most recently, Clark developed professional and consumer CRM programs at GSW Worldwide. Charles Di Stefano comes to Xchange as VP, account director. Before this, Di Stefano served as management supervisor at Rapp Collins Worldwide. Janice Furie will serve as account supervisor. Furie was previously a marketing manager at Pfizer. Joann Rude has been promoted from business manager to senior business manager. Rude has been with Xchange for more than two years.


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Kevin Jackson is a painter and a printmaker whose speciality is evoking the beauty of buildings and the furniture and objects we are surrounded by. Using the eyes of a traveller, he has drawn inspiration from many places around the world. Jackson's mixed media paintings, watercolours and pastels are augmented by hand-printed original limited edition prints, carbourundum colographs and traditional intaglio copperplate etchings and aquatints. Jackson exhibits his work in the UK and in galleries around the world. He has undertaken a range of commissioned works for corporations, public areas and private clients.


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David Beckham is a devoted father and has understandably dedicated a number of his tattoos to his children, Brooklyn, Cruz, Romeo and Harper.
In his new fragrance campaign, the former footballer proudly shows off his inked tribute to his daughter.
David Beckham's latest advert for his Intimate Instinct fragrance
'Harper' sits just above a tattoo of Jesus being held aloft by three cherubs, which represent sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight and six-year-old Cruz.
David got his daughter's name etched onto his left clavicle less than a month after her arrival on 10 July 2011. At his LA Galaxy versus FC Dallas game on 6 August, he stripped down and debuted his new script tattoo.
The 38-year-old has a number of inkings, including tributes to his wife Victoria, the word 'Love' on his hand, and a guardian angel on his back.
David's latest inking, a dedication to his daughter Harper
Of the large depiction of his sons as cherubs on his chest, he has previously explained, "It's Jesus being carried by three cherubs and obviously the cherubs are my boys, and so my thought of it is that at some point my boys are going to need to look after me and that's what they're doing in the picture. It means a lot."
David smoulders in the new advert for his fragrance, Intense Instinct.
The scent is "inspired by David's sharp judgement, self-belief and his ability to overcome any obstacle," the description reads. "Instinct is an aromatic and fruity fragrance that will inspire any self-conscious, focused and driven man."
David also has a tattoo of three cherubs carrying Jesus, which represents his three sons
David said, "Intense Instinct is an invigorating and contemporary fragrance for men with green, luminous notes and woody undertones.
"I believe it's important to trust your instincts in life and this has inspired this new limited edition of my fragrance."


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7th Annual Bavarian-American Investors and Partnering Conference
October 17, 2018 - New York
Our annual investors conference OktoberINVESTfest aims to foster innovation and transatlantic investment. In order to achieve this goal, we introduce financiers to selected unique, high-quality, American and German investment opportunities in the sectors of Information Technology and Life Sciences. We present both public and private opportunities.
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This energetic event is hosted by Invest in Bavaria, the investment promotion agency of Germany's largest, most innovative state – Bavaria. Bavaria is a top-tier region in Europe and the German #1 for medical devices and biotech. It's capital Munich, as rated by the European Commission, is Europe's #1 tech hub!
The Bavarian U.S. Offices for Economic Development, LLC, is the representative organization for Invest in Bavaria in the United States. Our New York (NY), San Francisco (CA), Cambridge (MA) and New Haven (CT) offices are four of the 29 representative offices of Invest in Bavaria's global network. It is our mission to assist U.S. companies to expand and grow their businesses in Europe through Bavaria and likewise be the first point of contact for Bavarian companies considering U.S. expansion. Our services are cost-free and confidential. We look forward to assisting you and welcoming you to Germany's largest, most productive and innovative state, Bavaria.
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Cliffside Zipline Tour - Idaho Springs
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Get a bird's eye view of deep canyons, Clear Creek and the beautiful Rocky Mountains when you go on the Cliffside Zipline Tour in Idaho Springs!
- Tour providers are experienced, safety oriented, licensed outfitters
- 6 incredible ziplines to make your heart race
- Half-day trip includes a dual race line on a 600-foot zipline, hanging bridge, 50-foot cliffside free fall, "surf zip," and a ride in the zip truck through the town of Idaho Springs
- Zip down the mountain on an exhilarating zipline tour!
Zip through the mountains on a Cliffside Zipline Tour in Idaho Springs!
Your half-day zipline tour will begin when you check in and get fitted with zipline gear. Once you're fitted in your safety harness, pulley, gloves and helmet, your guides will give you a safety orientation and you'll zip on the practice line.
Next, you'll climb into the Zip Truck and drive most of the way up the mountainside of the 9-acre property. The hike to platform #1 will take roughly 10 minutes and get your adrenaline and nerves revved up before your first zip!
The cliffside zipline tour takes you down 6 total ziplines including one dual race line that is 600 feet in length. This half day tour includes a "surf zip," jungle bridge, log cross and a 50-foot cliffside free fall!
Find your inner adrenaline junkie in Idaho Springs on a Cliffside Zipline Tour!
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- Participants must be at least 7 years old and weigh between 50 and 250 pounds
- Youth rates are available for participants 7-12 years of age, call Cloud 9 Living at 866-525-6839 for pricing options
- All participants must sign a waiver
- Safety gear will be provided
- Participants should be in good physical condition
- Photos of this experience will be taken by a professional photographer and available for purchase directly from the experience provider
DurationApproximately 3 hours.
Maximum ParticipantsUp to 20 participants per zipline tour.
SpectatorsThis experience is for booked participants only.
Weather DependentThis experience is weather dependent. Always contact the experience provider with any questions regarding weather conditions.
What To WearSafety equipment including harnesses, gloves and helmets are included. Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes with a good sole and pants or shorts that are at least knee-length. Sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended.
Booking InformationFor this experience, it is recommended to request bookings at least 7 days in advance.
Cancellation PolicyPrior to scheduling/booking a date for this experience, Cloud 9 Living's standard return and exchange policy shall apply. Once you have scheduled a date and received a booking confirmation, no refunds will be given. Rescheduling may be allowed, however rescheduling within 14 days of your experience and outside 48 hours before the trip will result in a 15% change fee of the total cost of the experience. No rescheduling will be allowed within 48 hours of your experience.
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Do I need any experience?
No ziplining experience is necessary!
Are there any physical restrictions?
Yes, participants must be at least 7 years old, weigh between 40-250 pounds, and in good physical condition.
Is gear provided?
Yes, safety harnesses, gloves and helmets are provided. Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes with a good sole and pants or shorts that are at least knee length.
What if it rains?
This experience is weather dependent. If it is cancelled due to weather, you will reschedule directly with the experience provider.
Is lunch included?
No, lunch will not be included in this experience.
What is a surf zip?
A surf zip uses a longboard suspended from the zipline so participants can surf down the zipline!
- Do I need any experience?