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Quests of Doom 4
Quests of Doom 4!
Frog God Games wants your help in bringing to life 16 exciting and challenging adventure modules in the Quests of Doom series. Each adventure is already written and converted, and the maps and art are paid for - they only need to go through layout. After layout, they need to be printed, which is where you all come in!
Each individual adventure was designed by a veteran author to offer a fun, exciting challenge to your players, and to easily integrate into your game world. If you prefer the Lost Lands Campaign Setting, each module includes specific location details and lore that fit seamlessly into the Lost Lands.
Something Different This Way Comes
Previous Quests of Doom products were single volume, hardcover books. While we are known for offering some of the biggest books in the industry, we also listened to your feedback.
The two most common requests regarding our releases are being addressed here:
- A less expensive core reward
- Smaller physical book rewards
The Quests of Doom 4 adventures will be offered as single modules, at a much lower price point per module than we have in the past. Every one of the 16 adventures are available in all three fantasy rulesets Frog God Games supports: 5E, Swords & Wizardry, and Pathfinder. Additionally, your rewards can be tailored to your needs rather than our choices. If you want modules in different rulesets, you will be able to mix and match when selecting your rewards in Backerkit.
There will be 48 unique books to select from - 16 5E, 16 Pathfinder, and 16 Swords & Wizardry.
For example, Bad Mike opted for the Heretics of Doom pledge level, which rewards him with 8 physical modules for $95. When it is time for Bad Mike to pick the 8 modules he wants in BackerKit, he chooses:
- One each of In the Time of Shardfall, The Covered Bridge, and Fishers of Men in Pathfinder format
- Three copies of The Missing Pin, one in each format (S&W, 5E, PF)
- One each of The Hunter's Game and Forgive and Regret, both in S&W format
Bad Mike is able to mix and match and pick exactly what he wants, how he wants. Bad Mike is happy. Bad Mike likes options.
Obviously the PDF only tiers would only be selecting PDFs rewards in BackerKit.
PLEASE REMEMBER – Frog God Games bundles PDFs with every book sold at no additional charge. If your pledge level is for printed material it will include the PDF versions of each of your selections. This is Frog God Games standard operating procedure.
There are a few of other things that should be noted.
- Some of the adventures have appeared in our Perilous Vistas books in Pathfinder format. We are offering these in 5E and Swords & Wizardry now, and also in Pathfinder for those that did not have the opportunity to enjoy them yet.
- Adventures that have not appeared in the Perilous Vistas books are: The Missing Pin, In the Time of Shardfall, The Covered Bridge, Awakenings, Nightstone Keep, Cave of Iron, A Midnight Council of Quail, The Desperation of Ivy, and Pictures at an Exhibition.
- Quests of Doom 2 and Quests of Doom 3 were NOT offered for Pathfinder. Quests of Doom 4 would have followed this same pattern had we not opted to produce softcover modules.
- Pledging higher doesn't only result in more adventures, it results in a lower cost per adventure as well. Meaning the higher the pledge level you select, the greater the discount you will receive on physical and PDF rewards.
- The discount associated with each pledge level is LOCKED IN when adding additional modules in BackerKit, meaning that any modules you choose to add above those included with your pledge will be at the same discounted price. For example, the 21% discount for the pledge that includes 8 physical books will be accounted for if you decide to add a 9th module in BackerKit. This does not apply to the previous Quest of Doom books that are listed as addons. They are already discounted.
- The modules printed as part of this Kickstarter will have a special limited edition logo on the front cover.
- Modules for sale after the Kickstarter will have an MSRP of $15.00 for a physical copy, and $7.00 for PDF. You are saving a considerable amount of money per book, especially at the higher pledge levels.
Quests of Doom 4 features some well-traveled, veteran writers that are known for their innovative and mind-bending tales that are sure to challenge players. Each module will be self-contained in that it will have any new creatures and NPCs, equipment, spells, hazards and diseases, and lore necessary to run the module in your world or ours. These adventures span numerous settings and plot styles, as you will see from the below descriptions.
Quests of Doom 4 Adventures
The Missing Pin by Alex Kammer (for 4 to 6 characters from 2nd to 4th level)
A very valuable piece of jewelry has been stolen: a hatpin adorned with a very large ruby. Bella Reed is willing to pay capable adventurers to track it down and return it. It will not be that simple. What looks like a heist perpetrated by a rival family in fact turns out to be an inside job. Reginald Reed, the very person who initially contacts the party, stole the valuable pin himself because he has fallen madly in love with a nixie who lives in a backwater marsh a few miles upriver from Gumspur. He will do anything to impress this faerie and stole his family's most prized heirloom in an effort to win her over.
In the Time of Shardfall by Michael Curtis (for 4 to 6 characters of 5th to 6th level)
In this open "seek and destroy" adventure, a relic from the prehistoric past — a mystical prison containing a powerful proto-dragon and other creatures from long ago — has been flung forward in time to arrive at the characters' current era. The prison, an enchanted pane of obsidian called the Akaata, fractures upon arrival, breaking into several shards that fall to the land below. Soon, the prehistoric menaces trapped within wander out of their broken prison to threaten the realm. The characters must search for the five shards and destroy them and their former prisoners, then confront the now-free proto-dragon before it recovers its full strength.
The Covered Bridge by Kevin Wright (for 4 to 6 characters of 4th to 6th level)
Are the characters up to the challenge of solving the centuries-old murder of a historic hero? Within the adventure, the characters are caught up in the haunted memories of the ghostly knight and help him to accomplish his heroic deeds. While doing so, the party becomes familiar with his world and the murder suspects, picking up clues to their motivations and actions along the way. At the end of the adventure, an enraged spirit confronts the characters and demands that they name his killer. If they can do it, they are richly rewarded; both in treasure and the knowledge that they let a good man finally find rest. If they fail, they must face the chilling wrath of the deathless phantom.
The Hunter's Game by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 4th level)
This adventure will find the characters traveling into the foreboding Dyrgalas Fens, a temperate swamp in the Harwood Forest nestled between the Wolf Hills and Low Hills. Dyrgalas Fens is overrun by an eclectic collection of malevolent monsters, xenophobic humanoids, and foul beasts. When some of the region's finest gentlemen and ladies never return from their excursions to the Answin Hunting Lodge, the characters must investigate their mysterious disappearances. The journey leads them into the figurative heart of darkness, taking them not only deeper into the dreadful Dyrgalas, but also plunging them into the harrowing abyss of hatred and greed.
Fishers of Men by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 6th level)
The Dragonmarsh Lowlands is a forsaken land blighted by the vile demon lord Tsathogga and countless foul denizens. When Quaywright Fishery inexplicably falls silent, it takes those of stout heart to determine what dire fate befell the former inhabitants and what monstrosity now lords in their place. The grisly carnage leaves even the most seasoned adventurers shaken to the core, as they witness firsthand and may personally experience what it feels like when the tables turn against humanity.
Forgive and Regret by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 8th level)
The sins that stained the blighted Wytch Bog more than two centuries ago still linger as the villain who perpetrated a genocidal act longs to free his tortured soul from his undead bonds. In his warped mind, only more violence can garner his freedom, placing the innocent descendants of his long-deceased conspirators — and an entire region — in his crosshairs.
God of Ore by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters from 4th and 6th level)
This adventure takes the characters from the quiet, mountainside town of Miners' Refuge into the heart of the Stoneheart Mountains in pursuit of a failed pilgrimage to discover a phony religious relic deep inside legendary Mithral Mountain. The dark, twisting tunnels that bore into the fabled mountain soon reveal that some mysteries are not what they first appear to be.
A Little Knowledge by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 5th level)
This module takes the characters across the Stoneheart Mountains onto the forbidding Feirgotha Plateau to investigate the myths and tales surrounding the ancient and presumably deserted Library of Arcady. The PCs soon discover that the venerable building is not as abandoned as originally believed, and its unusual caretaker keeps more terrible secrets than any of its fabled lost writings.
Between a Rock and a Charred Place by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 7th level)
The characters will be thrust into the middle of an epic confrontation between the dwarves of the Stoneheart Mountains and the hobgoblins just beyond their borders. Under their new leadership, the hobgoblin warmongers deploy an innovative grand strategy: to forge an alliance with one of the dwarves' old enemies and a traitor in their foes' midst. The dwarves' dominance over the region and very survival hangs in the balance if the characters cannot thwart the monsters' ambitious plans.
War of Shadows by Tom Knauss (for 4 to 6 characters of 8th level)
This adventure can pick up where Between a Rock and a Charred Place left off or stand on its own. Erod Flan weathered the dark folk's storm, yet the conspirators are not done. Their focus now turns to the critical outpost of Tyr Whin. The characters and the outnumbered defenders must somehow stop the hobgoblin warlord, Grugdour, and his army from overrunning the citadel and opening a beachhead for invasion into the Stoneheart Mountains.
Awakenings by Steve Winter (for 3 to 5 characters from 1st to 3rd level)
Strange things occur after a meteor streaks overhead in the night sky. Combining elements of a fairy tale with elements of cosmic horror, the characters will confront a community of these evolved animals with evil plans that involve finding the fallen star and confronting an unknown entity.
Cave of Iron by Steve Winter (for 4 to 8 characters from 2nd and 4th level)
When a wagon train fails to return from a supply run, the characters must investigate what happened to them and the riders that were dispatched to find them.
Nightstone Keep by Ed Greenwood (for 4 to 6 characters from 4th and 6th level)
This location-based adventure is centered on a ruined, long-disused stone keep in a temperate wild forest area (possibly not far off a caravan road or forest trail). The characters will be able to explore the ruins of the keep, which have become a plant colony, and attempt to wrest a powerful treasure from the clutches of the araunglyd, a gigantic sentient fungus. The araunglyd will attempt to thwart the players at every turn, using its drone-like minions to harass and hinder them as they go.
A Midnight Council of Quail by Lance Hawvermale (for 4 to 6 characters from 3rd and 5th level)
The characters explore a village to locate the lair of a monstrous murderer — but the villagers don't want the murderer to be discovered.
The Archdruid Cadrryn is so old and mystical that his very presence often affects the natural world around him. Over the years, his close association with the region's quail population has bestowed upon the birds a sentience uncommon to normal avians. With slightly advanced intelligence, the quail now act as local sentinels, reporting back to Cadrryn on all matters that transpire in his domain. But the druid has been away for more than a fortnight on business of the Druidic Order of Oescreheit, leaving the quail to decide on important events without his wise hand to guide them. When the birds learn that a sinister force has infiltrated the nearby village of Eorls Gedreas, where many of them roost upon the thatched rooftops, the quail convene to determine a way to fight back.
The Desperation of Ivy by Lance Hawvermale (for 4 to 6 characters from 4th and 7th level)
A once-imposing residence called Coltherstone Hold was abandoned years ago, and in the decades since, a fantastic amount of vegetation has grown up the walls and rooftops, covering the structure. Many of the plants are dangerous — deadly, even — and reclaiming the hold will require more than just a few machetes to chop down some weeds. Much worse, a few of the plant specimens possess intelligence as well as an undo degree of malevolence. They've infested a nearby village — all but burying it in overgrowth — and have absorbed a few villagers along the way.
Pictures at an Exhibition by Dr. Dennis Sustare (for 4 to 6 characters from 4th and 6th level)
This adventure takes the characters on an exotic cruise in a parallel reality known as "the Real World". During a stopover, they find themselves on a museum tour where the vivid paintings draw them into a world of fantasy.
Bonus Rewards
Backers will get a free PDF copy of each title listed below when the corresponding funding amount is met.
- $12k – Tales of the Lost Lands Pack 1 PDF - UNLOCKED!!
- $18k – Rogues of Remballo PDF - UNLOCKED!!
- $24k – Tales of the Lost Lands Pack 2 PDF - UNLOCKED!!
- $30k – Mother of All Treasure Tables PDF
- $36k – Tales of the Lost Lands Pack 3 PDF
- $42k – Tales of the Lost Lands Pack 4 PDF
Stretch Goals
Digital color maps that can be printed or be used for online gaming sessions are becoming a common request from backers and customers (there will be an extensive Kickstarter campaign based around these this Autumn). For the Quests of Doom 4 project we will be previewing early examples of these map options. These will be produced as we the reach targeted funding levels listed below-
- $14k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for The Covered Bridge - UNLOCKED!!
- $16k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for In the Time of Shardfall - UNLOCKED!!
- $20k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for Nightstone Keep - UNLOCKED!!
- $22k -High resolution color maps in jpeg format for A Midnight Council of Quail - UNLOCKED!!
- $26k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for The Desperation of Ivy - UNLOCKED!!
- $27k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for Cave of Iron - UNLOCKED!!
- $28k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for Awakenings - UNLOCKED!!
- $29k - High resolution color maps in jpeg format for The Missing Pin - UNLOCKED!!
Quests of Doom 1 (SW or PF) - $12
Quests of Doom 1 (5E) - $9
Quests of Doom1 (5E) Vol 2 - $5
Quests of Doom 2 (5E) - $7
Quests of Doom 3 (5E or SW) - $7
Quests of Doom 1 (SW or PF) $30 (save $25)
Quests of Doom 1 (5E) - $25 (save $10)
Quests of Doom 1 (5E) Vol 2 - $15 (save $10)
Quests of Doom 2 (5E) - $15 (save $10)
Quests of Doom 3 (5E or SW) - $15 (save $10)
What is the Lost Lands?
Each chapter of the book is a stand-alone module that can be placed anywhere in your own campaign world, wherever you need it. If you're using the Lost Lands world setting by Frog God Games, each chapter contains information about where it is located in the world. Like we said, though, don't feel constrained by the way we organize our campaign world, because we're talking about your campaign world.
The Lost Lands is the home campaign world of Necromancer Games and Frog God Games own Bill Webb. This campaign has been continuously running since 1977. Many of the adventures published by Necromancer Games and Frog God Games are directly inspired by this campaign. They have evolved over the decades, and more material continues to flow from it as the dice keep rolling.
Sages and wizards of legend speak of the Lost Lands—many of the players who have lived and died in Bill's campaign over the years now have a place in history (in the books).
Other Lost Lands products include:
Sword of Air
The Lost City of Barakus
Rappan Athuk
Razor Coast
Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms
The Borderland Provinces
Bard's Gate
The Blight
The Northlands Saga Complete
Stoneheart Valley
The Slumbering Tsar Saga
The Perilous Vistas Series, including Mountains of Madness, Marshes of Malice, Field of Blood and Dunes of Desolation
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Town of CaryHome Menu
The Town of Cary recently reconstructed and stabilized a degraded channel section of a Swift Creek tributary. Along with this project, an 0.8 mile section of Higgins Greenway running parallel to the stream was repaved, with the addition of several new bridges. The greenway goes between SW Maynard Road and Union Street, with additional connector sections leading to Danforth Drive and West Chatham Street. The greenway is now open to the public after having been closed for approximately two years. Over 8,000 plants have been put in the ground to aid the restoration of vegetation. Future plans are in store for another phase of stream restoration and another mile of greenway construction to connect up with roads to the north and east to downtown Cary.
Length: 0.8 miles
Trail Width/Surface: 10-foot wide asphalt
Used For: Walking, running, bicycling, walking leashed dogs, skating, roller blading, pushing strollers, wheelchairs
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Special Considerations: None
Restrooms: None
Special Features: Bridges and boardwalks within wetland restoration section
Benches: Yes
Connects To: Dorothy Park
Access this trail from a variety of streets in the area: West Chatham Street, Union Street, Danforth Drive. On the ground from SE Maynard Road traveling to the north you will reach the connector to Danforth Drive at about 0.4 miles on the left. At 0.5 miles there is a turn-off to West Chatham Street on the left. If you make the right hand turn to go on along the trail you'll come to Union Street and the mini-park called Dorothy Park at 0.8 miles.
On-street parking only on adjacent roads.
Higgins Greenway Construction and Stream Restoration phases map.


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"I've been attacked viciously on a personal level for my ideas. It makes you want to go home and cry and never do anything ever again. The attacks are sort of inevitable. It's hard to be opposed by men and/or women who feel women are inferior. That's hard. They do a lot of things to you. They're always attacking you sexually or saying you're abnormal as a woman, that's the most prevalent kind of attack, 98 percent. But I think what's harder for all of us to take is attacks by other women who appear to believe the same things we do. It's a tiny percentage of the attacks but it's much more painful. It isn't as if women had a choice. We're all damaged people in some way. If you're a woman who hasn't been able to do what you want and need to do as a human being, and you see some other woman who is apparently more successful, then you want to say, "How dare she, she's just another woman like me." It's self-hatred. It's something that happens in the black movement. It happens in every group that's been told systematically that it's inferior. Ultimately, you believe it. You believe that your group is inferior, then it makes you angry at the other members of it and it makes you devalue them. There's no solution for it, I don't think, except to make a world in which women can be whole people. I only speak about it because it hurts the most."
– Gloria Steinem, from 'Particular Passions: Talks with Women Who Shaped Our Times', by Lynn Gilbert. The oral biography of Gloria Steinem, whose dedication to feminism and social justice continues to improve life for millions of people worldwide.


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A Visit to Our Old Faithful Ranch Manager, Jorge
GUALFIN, Argentina – "We always felt a little ashamed… or we had an inferiority complex… because our government was so bad."
An Argentine friend – a cattle man – was explaining how he felt about his new president, business mogul Mauricio Macri.
(To fill readers in, Macri was mayor of Buenos Aires after years working in the private sector in construction and manufacturing. Last November, he beat a populist left-wing opponent to become Argentina's new president… ending 12 years of rule by the dominant Peronist party.)
"But I don't feel that way now. This was the first time I voted for a politician that I actually wanted to win. It seemed impossible. But he did win.
"I'd put him up against any president the Americas have ever had. At least, in recent times. He's like a conservative, business-minded Kennedy. Compared to your frontrunner candidates in the U.S. – Clinton and Trump – he's much better.
"Of course, it's still early days. Macri is going to make mistakes. And we still don't know if a president like him can survive in office in this country. But I am very optimistic. That's why I'm investing again.
"We couldn't export meat under [Marci's predecessor] Kirchner. Farmers sold off their animals and planted soy. Now, soy prices are down… and beef is way up. We're making money on cattle again.
"I've got 300 head, including the 230 that we got from you [we shipped our cattle down to the valley as grass dried up] and I'm going to add another 350."
A Visit to Jorge's
Meanwhile, up at the ranch, things are looking up, too… if you ignore the drought.
Our dried-up ranch – there's been little rain this year
We arrived yesterday. Our faithful ranch manager, Jorge, has retired. He now lives not far from the airport. So, we stopped by to say hello to him and his wife, Maria.
After a lifetime spent up in the mountains… riding his horse every day… covering thousands of acres of pasture… fixing fences… repairing roads… wrestling calves… and driving a team of gauchos… we worried that Jorge would find retirement dull and difficult.
He wouldn't take up golf. He wouldn't go to Starbucks, buy a latte, and surf the internet. He is out of place down in town.
His son was there when we arrived. He teased his father…
"Are you going to take dad back to the ranch?" he asked.
"He needs to go," Jorge's son continued. "He still gets up at 6 a.m. He can't stop himself. He brought his two horses down from the ranch and keeps them at a nearby farm. He goes over there every day just so he can ride around and look at the cattle. He's going crazy. And he's driving us crazy."
Everybody laughed.
We turned to Jorge. He was laughing, too, but it was an insincere laugh.
"How are you taking to retirement?" We put the question directly.
Jorge shrugged.
"It's okay."
But it wasn't okay. We could tell from the look on his face. There was a hint of sadness in his usually cheerful eyes.
For nearly half a century, he woke up every day and rushed to get out onto the valley… or up into the mountains. There were cattle to take care of. There were problems to solve. There were people to talk to. He could shoe a horse, castrate a calf, and build a stone wall – all before lunchtime.
Now, he must wake up and wonder why he bothers to wake up at all.
Our New Capataz
"How's Gustavo doing?" we asked.
Gustavo is the new capataz, the man who has taken Jorge's place.
"I think he'll be fine. People like him. The ranch is a good place to work. The peones (as Jorge calls the men who work for us) are happy. After all, we pay them. I've heard that our neighboring ranches have not been able to pay their workers. They're running months behind on wages. Our peones feel lucky to be on our payroll."
We were happy to hear him say "our." Over the years, your editor developed a great admiration and affection for Jorge.
Our main goal came to be nothing more than winning his respect. We've been there 10 years. But we were so awkward on a horse when we arrived… so clumsy in Spanish… so ignorant of cattle ranching… it was always an uphill struggle.
Now he's retired and left the ranch. What is our goal now?
"Come up and visit," we urged him. He agreed to come this Saturday.
Up at the ranch, Gustavo has taken over. Young. Nice. Smart. Gustavo grew up here, too. His mother comes from one of the old families on the ranch. He doesn't know who his father was, not an unusual situation in the mountains.
Gustavo moved his family into the foreman's house in January and has been running things ever since.
We worried that he may not be able to fill Jorge's shoes; we wondered if anyone could. Besides, Gustavo is younger than the other ranch hands. The tough old gauchos may not accept him as boss.
But "so far, so good," says Gustavo.
More to come…
Bill Bonner
for Bonner and Partners
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Lysa Terkeurst came to speak at a ladies event at my church, and hearing her testimony opened a door in my heart that I thought was shut and locked forever. During a moving worship experience, where Gods grace and mercy poured into my heart, I began to see God for who He really was, and began to understand that He truly loved me and had a special plan for my life.
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Just 2 years ago the NSW Legislature was exposed as the most corrupt government in Australia's history by the NSW Independant Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). In nine months, 11 Liberal politicians resigned, stepped down or moved to the crossbenches amid corruption investigations.
This very same Liberal Party government have now brought in laws to stop citizens from peacefully protesting about unsafe coal seam gas mining in their own locality.
Before the last election in a poll on the ABC's Vote Compass of 42,000 respondents, 62 per cent agreed with the statement: "Coal seam gas extraction should be banned in NSW" but the NSW Premier doesn't care!
Last week hundreds concerned citizens from all over the state protested the new law outside parliament blocking the road in front of parliament but it was rushed through and passed without any citizen groups being able to have a say.
It sounds crazy to any sane person but it will be illegal for ordinary citizens to non- violently and peacefully protest about fossil fuel companies poisoning the air and water. A poll found that 61.4% of NSW citizens are opposed to the new laws.
Many farmers will be furious that their elected National Party members of parliament sold them out by supporting the bill. It's now illegal for them to take virtually any action that will protect themselves and the health of their rural community.
Actions as simple as locking a gate or blocking a driveway can be illegal. They are liable to $5500 fines for obstructing any company going about its business poisoning the environment and 7 years in gaol for their civic moral duty to take care of their neighbours and families.
It's an attack on our civil rights and our democracy says the NSW Law Society. Transparency International has already warned us that Australia is becoming more complacent about corruption as it is increasing every year.
In a massive reversal of natural justice the government at the same time is reducing the fines for the fossil fuel companies breaking the state environmental laws from over a million dollars to $5000 which is pocket money for multibillion dollar mining companies. The fossil fuel companies have been given the go ahead to pollute as much as they like. This looks and smells like the worst type of political corruption.
If the LNP was a bikie gang under the Queensland anti association laws when 11 members of the Liberal Party were found corrupt it could have been outlawed by the Commissioner of Police as a criminal organisation.
They would not be able to meet with other members of the gang under threat of 15 years mandatory detention and would have any money or property found in their possession confiscated unless they could prove legitimate ownership. How would they prove that the money they moved around in paper bags was legally obtained?
"Labor's ship has been equally rat-infested, with names like Obeid, Macdonald, Kelly and Tripodi now bywords for the stink in Macquarie St."
Can you guess how many are in gaol ? None! It's not hard to believe as one group of rats protect the other when it comes to looking after their corrupt enterprise.
We don't have to look far for the source of the corrupt influence. It's the local fossil fuel industry. The industry that has been found responsible for causing global warming that unless stopped is likely to cause massive damage to the world and possibly lead to the demise of human civilisation.
The fossil fuel industry doesn't care about the environment or people's health. They're happy to pollute the land and walk away leaving tax payers with the bill to clean up their toxic mess. They only care about money and profit.
When politicians leave their public offices they are given jobs in the mining industry or become mining industry lobbyists passing on and facilitating the corrupt practices to the next generation of politicians. The Greens have called it a revolving door of corruption.
If the bikie gang laws were applied to the corrupt practises of the Liberal Party then we would likely see dozens incarcerated and the corporations funding these crooked deals closed down and their directors gaoled and their corporate assets seized.
But we won't see this type of justice because our political parties operate under the deception that they are legal enterprises. They make the laws saying that what they are doing is legal. If criminal bikie gangs were to run the state government then they would undoubtedly make laws that benefitted criminals not the ordinary citizens of the state. What is the difference now?
The citizens of NSW need to urgently call for the NSW ICAC to investigate and hunt down and reveal more of the corrupt rats in the Liberal and Nationals gang that call themselves a parliament.
The citizens in NSW in online petitions are already demanding that the new laws be rescinded and any persons found guilty between now and then pardoned and feted for their courage in resisting these vile laws.
There is a Facebook group of concerned citizens where you can join and find out more information called "Ban the NSW Anti-Protest Laws".
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zenslacker #1
Zenslacking is a new way to get your head around a cluster of age old problems- I'm stressed, I'm stuck, my life is bad, what can I do… Zenslacking says the answer is to do nothing, but do that nothing thing well. Most of our lives are spent doing nothing, sort of moving from one thing to another, in between time, down time, nothing time. When this nothing time is polluted by the rush and bustle of modern life you lose your bearings. Depression and anger vie for control of your mind. It's time to chill, but your old ways of chilling don't seem to work anymore. You just can't seem to relax.
Doing nothing, badly, includes all that time you're pretending to be doing something, thinking you should be doing something, feeling bad because you're 'wasting time', feeling bad because the little you are doing fails to match your grand plans about what you could be doing.
I lived in Japan for three years and a kind of low key Zen permeates very many aspects of the culture. This isn't to say that the Japanese are relaxed, most of them are just as stressed as we are. The standard way of letting off steam is to get blind drunk after work and throw up on the train home. But Japan is the home of Zen, which originally was an exercise designed to help people detach from their surroundings. It was practiced by 'doing nothing', often just sitting on the floor for hours on end. The low key Zen in Japan is simply the widespread knowledge that you have to be able to detach from things you really care about. From time to time. Without this ability to detach Japan would be even crazier than it already is.
It's easy to get the work button jammed in the modern world. Or, rather, the way-of-working button. We get so attached to success we end up trying too hard. At everything. So, when we import something foreign like Zen, we contaminate it with our neurotic desire to try too hard. So part of Zenslacking is dropping down a gear in one's approach to being detached. This is the slacking aspect of Zenslacking. This includes not seeing Zenslacking as a panacea. It's really about taking bites, or even nibbles out of certain disabling states of mind. It's not for everyone, and certainly not something you do all the time. But if the world is getting on top of you, Zenslacking is the way out…
So next time you're doing nothing, badly, bear in mind
1. Less is More
2. More is Less
3. No question the world is mad. You have to be able to drop out of that madness from time to time. Zen slacking is one such way. Conventional zen is about 'just sitting' and thinking of nothing, but in a Japanese way which means on a hard floor for hours which can be very uncomfortable. The zen becomes a macho exercise in enduring pain. Before you know it you're starting to go mad again. My zen slacker teacher (my only bona fide Japanese one) was a Buddhist priest who drank beer for breakfast and taught me how to practise 'just sitting' in front of the television. I didn't learn much from him at the time, but over time his example proved enduring. Zen slacking is about doing nothing, well,- but not in a noisy way, in a real way- what better place to do nothing than in front of the TV?
4. My Zenslacking teacher never gave me any koans (tricky zen questions you have to solve to become enlightened.) All he ever said was, "You're already enlightened- now you can forget about it." His other favourite phrase was, "Zazen is easy, Zen is easy." (Zazen is meditating and trying not to get attached to what you are thinking about and some people take it very seriously). I think what he meant was that doing nothing, well, involved not trying too hard. At anything.
5. Don't try harder, just give yourself more time than you usually allow.


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Sometimes overlooked for its larger and better-known neighbors, the Nahe is leveraging its geological diversity to build a reputation in the global wine world as a region for distinctive, world-class wines. Situated about 45 minutes southwest of Frankfurt, the Nahe is named for the river that winds through the region. Spanning 125 kilometers... Read More
April 2015
Weingut Emmerich Knoll Ried Kreutles Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Wachau Austria 2013Snoothrank:
Spice, bright, spring grass, melon, citrus, stone fruit, spring onion. Laundry soap. Read More
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Chateau Haut Brion Blanc Premier Cru Classe Weingut Emmerich Knoll 1961Snoothrank:
Very tasty for a 1961. Hints of tobacco, smoky and a full body. Body is complex, strong tanins with a very long finish. WOW. Read More
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Chateau Haut Brion Blanc Premier Cru Classe Weingut Emmerich Knoll 1961Snoothrank:
A bit of a disappointment considering the vintage. Also suffered from being served with '59 La Mission Haut Brion, '59 Latour and '61 Mouton Rothschild. This was the least of the four, by far.I DID NOT GET THIS FROM WEINGUT EMMERICH KNOLL! WTF!!!AND IT WAS NOT FRIGGIN' 'BLANC'!!!! SNOOTH GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!!!! Read More
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text: This piece forms part of a wonderful series by artist Glenn Todd called Tin Can-vas. Glenn approached me to photograph 15 of his large 1.2 x 1.2 meter metallic works. Many of the pieces are made with reclaimed tin cans, sourced by Glenn himself, "digitally overprinted and overworked with fabricated sheet metal and wire elements". All feature metal frames and elements, and weigh about 40 kg, so it took two of us to move them into place. Here's how his work is described: "The work of GD Todd is substantial in both stature and the development process, representing a melting pot of metal, form, function, transition, language, design, humour, consumerism, industry, and flawed beauty". Photographing large, metal artwork, some with three dimensional components, certainly has its challenges, including reflections from the metal and shadows from the 3-D elements, but we eventually found a simple system that worked on location in Glenn's studio. Tin Can December 04, 2012


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A Mikael Forssell hat-trick and a fine free-kick from Sebastian Larsson secured a vital three points for relegation-threatened Birmingham.
Forssell headed home from close range to open the scoring with Larsson curling a free-kick past Spurs keeper Paul Robinson shortly after the break.
Forssell side-footed in for his second goal, completing his hat-trick when he was through on goal against Robinson.
Jermaine Jenas slotted home for Spurs when the ball deflected to him late on.
Spurs boss Juande Ramos made sweeping changes to the team that beat Chelsea in last Sunday's Carling Cup.
Central defenders Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King dropped out through injury and they were replaced by Younes Kaboul and Didier Zakora.
Jamie O'Hara, Tom Huddlestone and Teemu Tainio also came into the side while Darren Bent partnered Dimitar Berbatov up front.
For Birmingham Radhi Jaidi returned to the side in place of the suspended Martin Taylor while Gary McSheffrey replaced Olivier Kapo in midfield.
Tottenham looked shaky at the back and it was no surprise to see Birmingham take the lead with the first attack of the game.
Liam Ridgewell was allowed a free header from McSheffrey's corner and the unmarked James McFadden squared to Forssell, who headed past Robinson.
O'Hara had Spurs' first attempt on goal, sending a left-foot half-volley just past the post from outside the box, while Berbatov came close again a few minutes later smashing a right-foot volley against the post.
O'Hara was Spurs' brightest player and he tested Maik Taylor on the half-hour sending a fierce drive from a tight angle straight at the Birmingham keeper.
The 21-year-old O'Hara had his third chance of the half just before the break, but his strike was too close to Taylor who gathered comfortably.
Spurs introduced Jenas and Robbie Keane after the break but it was Birmingham who almost doubled their lead.
Again the chance fell to Forssell, but his volley from McSheffrey's cross was superbly tipped over the bar by Robinson.
But Robinson, who has only recently regained his place in the Spurs side following a series of gaffes, was at fault for Birmingham's second.
Larsson scored it, curling a right-footed free-kick over the Spurs wall and into the corner of the net.
Although the accuracy of Larsson's free-kick was good, Robinson positioning looked at fault and he was slow to get across to the ball.
With Spurs in disarray at the back Birmingham took further advantage scoring their third goal a couple of minutes later.
Pascal Chimbonda almost volleyed into his own net and although Robinson kept the ball out, it fell to Forssell, who side-footed home.
Keane injected some urgency into Spurs' attacks and the Irishman had two decent attempts well saved by Taylor in quick succession.
Huddlestone and Berbatov also had efforts for Spurs but they were both unable to find a way past Taylor.
With minutes remaining Forssell secured his hat-trick beating Robinson after finding himself one-on-one with the Tottenham keeper thanks to McFadden's through ball.
Mauro Zarate came on for Birmingham with minutes remaining and proved a handful for Spurs, coming close on several occasions.
Jenas scored a late goal for Spurs, side-footing into an empty net after the ball deflected into his path.
"The chances kept on coming and Mikael Forssell deserved his hat-trick
"Recently we have been working hard on free-kicks in training and it was great to see one finally go in.
"We just have to keep on going now and concentrate on our own performances and try and pull out of trouble."
"Paul Robinson had a difficult day but he pulled off some good saves.
"We didn't wake up after the first goal, and we didn't perform.
"But we have to be strong mentally and be better than we were today which frankly wasn't good enough."
Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Murphy, Larsson, Johnson, Muamba, McSheffrey (Parnaby 70), McFadden (Zarate 84), Forssell (Jerome 84). Subs Not Used: Doyle, Nafti.
Booked: Johnson.
Goals: Forssell 7, Larsson 55, Forssell 59, 81.
Tottenham: Robinson, Hutton, Zokora (Gunter 73), Kaboul, Chimbonda, Malbranque (Keane 46), O'Hara, Tainio (Jenas 46), Huddlestone, Berbatov, Bent. Subs Not Used: Cerny, Lennon.
Goals: Jenas 90.
Att: 26,055
Ref: Lee Probert (Wiltshire).
BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Birmingham's Mikael Forssell 7.92 (on 90 minutes).
• Please note that you can still give the players marks out of 10 on BBC Sport's Player Rater after the match has finished.
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So, what do you call the smallest room in your house? Growing up (a product of the Nuns and the Catholic Schools) we always referred to the small rooms in the back of our classrooms, which only held a toilet and a sink, as a "lavatory". Some of my friends had homes with what they call a "half-bath" (not my family…6 kids one full bath and the reason, like Pavlov's Dogs, I still get up at 5:30am every morning). Somewhere along the line, in deference to the fairer sex I presume, we began calling the space a "powder room". While I'm sure this is a reference to a softly lit room with a water closet, vanity and mirror, where the ladies could go to freshen their makeup ( i.e., powder their noses.) still, I have to say the name does give a rather quirky wink and nod toward the 1980's drug culture, don't you think? Enter the ever thoughtful British Real Estate Agent, trying to make the properties seem as grand as possible and seeking to lend a more masculine reference to the minuscule room… the CLOAKROOM was born. Previously the CLOAKROOM was reserved for public buildings, train stations or in reference to the small rooms next to legislative chambers, presumable where the legislator's hung their cloaks. While it may be tiny, a cloakroom can be big on style and impact. After all, this practical room is most likely viewed by every guest you have in your home. Let's talk about one tiny room in the house that can exude a lot of glamour or drama. A cloakroom is a great space to experiment with color. These little rooms can handle dark and vibrant colors that actually make the space seem bigger in scale.
Bold wallpaper is another way to make a grand statement and impact.
A cloakroom is a great space to create a gallery wall of photographs or mementos. In our next home (unfortunately our log cabin doesn't have a cloakroom although it does have a nice under-the-stairs pantry complete with plumbing rough-in), Stephanie has visions of a gallery wall consisting of framed front covers from found vintage comic books.
Even a simple printed roller blind can add a punch as in this girly cloakroom…
I for one intend to always and from here on out refer to this potentially spectacular room as the CLOAKROOM! Lets face it, if the CLOAKROOM is a grand enough space for Kate Winslet to display her Oscar's, it's clearly a space that could add a dose of glamour to all of our lives.
If you are in need of a CLOAKROOM makeover, PlanetDwell is here to help. We would be happy to design and build a space that suits your musing.


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Staff Pick for Star Traders 2
Tonight, we are excited to share that we've scored a Staff Pick on KickStarter for Star Traders 2 RPG. It's a great honor to have our project, created by two brothers and fueled by an amazing community, picked out from among over 500 game projects currently running.
We'd like to thank our amazing fans for giving the project so much energy and drive that it could not be ignored! Let's make Star Traders 2 RPG a success together!


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Make a glamorous statement with this easy-to-wear ring, featuring a half moon shaped blue crystal in a Swarovski-exclusive crystal cut with sparkling pavé. The ring is rhodium-plated so will not tarnish. Mix and match with other Glow items to dial up the glamour.
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Just like the older kids that make up the more senior Garden City robotics teams, the members of Team Fun and Crazy Creators, GCRL's two Jr. FLL teams, participated in the 5th Annual Jr. FLL Expo held at Longwood High School in Middle Island on Sunday March 3. The event is sponsored by The School Business Partnerships of Long Island. Longwood Central School District hosted the event and is one of the event sponsors. Team Fun won the Team Spirit Award and The Crazy Creators won the Teamwork Award.
The Crazy Creators, all third-graders, are Charlie Ambach, Julian Bubniak, Riley Sanz, Max Sclafani and Nicholas Stamidis and are coached by Ken Ambach and Constantine Stamidis.
The members of Team Fun are Harrison Cottrell (7), Maeve Dorney (9), Ella Mele (9), Matthew Tusiani-Eng (7), and Patrick Wren (9).
The team, coached by Parent Emily Arnone, developed a LEGO model representing a Satellite Driven GPS where seniors could get to the hospital via a fully automated ambulance. The ambulance would get them to the hospital quickly when necessary without requiring a driver, and also directly through traffic. When interviewing their senior partners the members of Team Fun identified that GPS was a recent innovation that has greatly improved their lives by enhancing the Seniors' mobility. At the same time they began working on their project, Google announced that they were developing a fully automated vehicle, which Team Fun then incorporated into their project.


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Vehicle batteries, (including the wet cell deep discharge leisure batteries), are fickle things!
The motorhome has been stored over the Winter exactly as per the manufacturer's instructions. Included in this process is battery maintenance where the onboard smart charger should be plugged in at least once a month to maintain both the leisure and vehicle batteries, and in theory prevent damage to them by not allowing a deep discharge. I followed this process to the letter.
I have now removed the motorhome from hibernation, and all appeared well. However, twice now since removing the shore power lead, I have found the vehicle couldn't be started after a few days due to a flat vehicle battery.
I intended to have everything serviced before the season, so yesterday as I took it to the garage to do this, I told them about this issue, and asked that the vehicle battery be replaced now as a matter of course - a preventative measure for the coming Summer if you like. It was obviously far from new.
The garage owner quite rightly offered to also test for the possibility of a fault that could be causing the discharge, and I readily agreed to that.
When I returned to collect the vehicle this morning I was informed that the electrical test for a possible discharge was negative, so all good there. He also said that the battery tested OK too, so they had left the old one in situ! That's all well and good, but doesn't get away from the fact that I have now arrived at the vehicle to start it twice now, and couldn't due to a flat battery.
Why can't trades just do as their customer asks? I have had previous experience of the fickleness of wet cell batteries that possibly test good, and then continue to give problems. So why didn't the "expert" carry out my wish at the outset to replace the battery with a new one? Surely a sale is a sale, and if I want a new battery I should have one whether they think it is required or not?
I suppose I should be grateful they didn't follow the example of a certain Cheshire marina I also entrusted maintenance work to, and drove it into the nearby Leeds and Liverpool Canal!
I had to leave the motorhome at the garage while a battery was ordered and fitted, and will now have to collect tomorrow. Another waste of time.
I had to leave the motorhome at the garage while a battery was ordered and fitted, and will now have to collect tomorrow. Another waste of time.


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Just an update that should've been posted a while ago...but since I'm all update-y...ing...yeah..
I'LL SEE ALL Y'ALL AT SDCC! I'll be in artist alley EE-14. I remember it because it's the sound I made when I was able to go. EE!
I'll be offering prints, Sketches (just going to keep it to single character busts for $100) and I'll have an exclusive SDCC 2013 Sketchbook.
I'm also planning on having some Official My Little Pony Lithos with me and I'll be signing them at the IDW booth during the weekend.
I'll also have copies of Kitty and Dino which is Nominated in this Year's Eisner Awards! So we'll see how that goes :) I'll keep everyone updated.
Also Some members of STATION! Studios will be in at the show too. Follow our adventures on Twitter @STATION_STUDIOS and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/station720?fref=ts
June 20, 2013
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text: Illustrating Hidden Treasures Exhibition Saturday, August 13, 2016 4:00 PM 16:00 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:00 PM 21:00 Google Calendar ICS Illustrating Hidden Treasures: Botanical Art by Wendy HollenderExhibition Opening at The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY.Saturday, August 13, 2016, 4 p.m. For the past seventeen years, artist Wendy Hollender's work has focused exclusively on plants. Her interest in understanding how plants function informs the botanically correct illustrations she creates. This exhibition presents drawings featured in magazines, advertisements and a book about wild edible plants titled Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook, co-published by Hollender and author Dina Falconi. Wendy Hollender will be on hand to answer questions.People who attend the opening are invited to stay for the Cajun & Square Dance Party & BBQ at 6 p.m. The menu will feature a number of root-based recipes inspired by the exhibition.Click here for BBQ tickets.Illustrating Hidden Treasures was first presented at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Botanist, Susan Pell, Science and Public Programs Manager at USBG, curated the exhibition. It will remain on view at The Ashokan Center through Fall 2016.


text: 9 perfectly shaped pink noses, 36 precious little paws and all the sweet puppy breath that I could ever dream of...all made their way into the world on Nov 9. Reina takes her mama job very seriously, many humans could take a lesson or 2 from her. It's a beautiful thing to watch! Soon enough they will be the guardians they were born to be but for now..they'll snuggle with mama and sleep the day away. Darling aren't they?!


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Ultra is one of the best studios to offer digital audio restoration where different kinds of noise and disturbances in audio tracks can be digitally corrected to get a clean output. Ultra uses the latest hardware and software such as Cubtec, Protools, Nuendo and improvised techniques to remove all sorts of problems in sound. The audio restoration and engineering services that we offer takes care of the following problems that occur in sound outputs.
- Reduce jitter and provide stable output.
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- Reduce Impluse noises.
- Reduce different type of noises originated in video content during production, post production, storage and transfer.
- Reduce random video noises in spatial and temporal domain.
The studio is also equipped with the facilities of transfer of all formats of sound material, and to create the stereo sound from the existing audio source.
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The Dilemma of the Dinosaur Stance: How Did They Hold Their Heads?
The lumbering, long-necked dinosaurs known as sauropods are a staple of natural history museums and gift shops, but a new debate has broken out that challenges the poses of the museums' life-sized replicas and the toy shops' plastic figurines. The mighty sauropods Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus are commonly positioned with their long necks stretched before them, but a controversial new study argues that they actually stretched their necks up to the treetops. If sauropods did indeed hold their heads aloft like giraffes, some would have stood almost 50 feet tall.
For the new study, published in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, paleontologist Mike Taylor and his colleagues took the straight-forward approach of studying the x-rays of 10 different groups of vertebrate animals. Says Taylor: "Unless sauropods carried their heads and necks differently from every living vertebrate, we have to assume the base of their neck was curved strongly upwards. In some sauropods this would have meant a graceful S-curve to the neck, and a look different from the recreations we are used to seeing today" [The Australian].
Taylor's group found that only animals closely related to salamanders, turtles, lizards, and crocodiles carry their necks in a horizontal posture. They noted that necks are nearly vertical in the animals that share the upright leg posture of dinosaurs, namely mammals and birds, the sauropods' closest living relatives. Scientists had argued against the vertical posture in sauropods, saying that it would require an implausibly steep bend at the base of the neck. However, very sharp bends were seen in ostriches and giraffes, proving that such a physique is possible [The Times].
Yet Taylor's theory is meeting stiff resistance from some quarters. In another paper recently published in the journal Biology Letters, evolutionary biologist Roger Seymour argues that sauropods would have spent as much as 75 percent of their bodies' energy to keep their heads held high. Most mammals use about 10 percent of their energy to circulate blood through their bodies. Giraffes use about 18 percent of their energy to keep blood moving through their long, upright necks. "Would the increased availability of food in tall trees be worth the cost? This seems doubtful," Seymour said. "It would probably make more energetic sense for [sauropods] to feed with their necks close to horizontal" [National Geographic News].
Other experts say it's conceivable that sauropods held their heads high as they strutted over the primordial plains, but argue that Taylor hasn't proved his case. Says palaeontologist Paul Barrett: "Sauropods are bizarre…. There is no living animal built in the same way." So, although the study of living animals' skeletons is very valuable, he added, "finding a model to explain the biology of these creatures is not that easy" [BBC News].
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The Best Have Emerged / Inspiration is the spark, and the creative moment defines the final product. But the best emerges only through painstaking revision. Layer by layer, step by step, it surfaces—appearing effortless.
On November 17, you're invited to join the Columbus Society of Communicating Arts in recognizing that hard-won creative best.
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text: Really enjoy'd chopping it up with XXL's boss lady, E.I.C Vanessa Satten this week. She dished on the their 2014 Freshman cover and gave incredible advice new artists NEED to hear about being realistic about their brands and getting on. Enjoy! And make sure you pick up a copy, on news stands now!


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Who is Diane Tibert?
Diane is the creator Harrigan Cove website. Her McDonald ancestors settled in the area–formerly called Bay of Islands–in the late 1700s. The first McDonald ancestors, Alexander, is buried on MacDonald Island. Her grandmother, Eva McDonald, was born in Liscomb Mills, just east of Harrigan Cove.
Diane has passed through Harrigan Cove many times in her life, on her way to Liscomb Mills. When she became interested in genealogy, she began exploring the community further, taking pictures of headstones and reading various records, including census, church and vitals.
Through the Harrigan Cove website, Diane hopes to share the information she's gathered in the the past three decades. She won't be constructing family trees, only providing raw data for individual researchers to extract the information they need to construct their own. In that spirit, information on this site won't strictly be connected to the McDonald family–though she has gathered more on them than other families–but to everyone who once and still do call Harrigan Cove home.
Diane Lynn Tibert McGyver is a writer, genealogist, historian, adventurer and author of the weekly genealogy column Roots to the Past.
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Mademoiselle Longchamp, chic style coupled with an uninhibited French allure. Mademoiselle Longchamp epitomises the Longchamp spirit, an unreserved, impertinent, insouciant, free French spirit. Elusive, a traveller at heart, her chic allure will take her both to the end of the street and the end of the world. She is bold enough to reinvent her life, to create her own codes. Mademoiselle Longchamp embodies this French spirit, often worn where it's least expected. Its signature is an iconic clasp, the details on its shoulder strap and the enamelled wax seal give the line extra character.The exceptional calfskin uses contrasts, juxtaposing the sensuality of the material and a dynamic perforation for a casual, streamlined spirit
Mademoiselle Longchamp Key ring
€ 75,00
Colors : E78 Brandy
- Reference : L7231883E78
- Main Compisition : Calfskin
- Material : LEATHER
- Dimensions : 1,8 x 4,9
- Function : Key ring
- Trimming : Calfskin
- Lining : Polyester - Jacquard, panther
- Body : 883
- Accessories finishes : Pale gold (Black, Cognac) Nickel (Poppy) Black nickel (Cement, Brandy)
Exterior details
interior details
- key ring : 1
- Snap hook : 1
- interior details : Key ring : 1 Cnap hook : 1
All Longchamp items are created with the utmost care in our workshops. After use, we recommend storing your product in a case , away from light, humidity and heat.
To maintain your product, apply with a soft brush Longchamp colorless cream regularly to leather areas.This product can be protected by applying a waterproofing agent, following the recommendations given by the manufacturer.
HOME DELIVERYPersonalized Items
UPS – 2-3 weeks
From 0,00 € to 100,00 € = 9€
More than 100,00 € = 12 €
Contact Customer Service at (888) 828-8081 Monday- Sunday 9am- 5pm EST
We offer complimentary gift wrapping. Please choose the option upon checkout.
Given their unique and personal nature, personalised items cannot be rerturned or exchanged.
Therefore, the right of withdrawal does not apply to personalised items. We advise that you devote the necessary time and attention to creating your item.
You have a period of thirty (30) calendar days of receiving your item(s) to exercise your right of withdrawal. Should your order contain several items delivered separately, this period begins from receipt of the final item.
Your may exercise your right of withdrawal by returning your item(s) to us by post, or directly to the Store.
In all cases, please ensure that all items returned are complete (manual, accessories, etc.), in their original condition, with their original packaging, and provide a copy of your invoice. Incomplete, used, damaged or sullied returned items will not be accepted.
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You may also send us the withdrawal form attached to these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, or any other unambiguous declaration that states your request to withdraw your order, before the end of the period stated above.
- By e-mail, to: email@example.com; or
- By post: LGP E-SHOPPING - RUE GUSTAVE EIFFEL - ZI D'ETRICHE - 49500 SEGRE- France.
You must then return your item within fourteen (14) days following your decision to withdraw, using the completed and pre-paid label sent to you by e-mail.
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Once your return request has been confirmed, we will send you a return reference number and online link to finalise your return(s) directly with ColiBack.
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We undertake to fully refund all sums paid for your order, namely:
The item(s) you have returned,
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Please note: You shall be liable for any return costs we have paid (see completed and pre-paid return label above), and these will be deducted from your refund.
In other words, the refund will match the price of your item(s).
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For orders delivered to a LONGCHAMP Store, the refunded amount will be the price of your item(s), as we would have already covered the outgoing shipping costs.
The refund will be sent to the payment method used for the initial transaction, as soon as possible and no later than fourteen (14) days following notification of your decision to withdraw.
We however reserved the right to defer the refund until we have received the item(s) in question, or until you have provided proof of shipping of this/these item(s) (the first of these date shall be used).
For deliveries in France, please return your item(s) within 30 days of receiving your order to the Longchamp Store of your choice in France. You may not return items to the Saint-Barthélemy or Saint-Martin stores, department stores, Outlet Stores or Airport Stores.
Please do not forget to bring your receipt.
We will then refund your item(s) together with the outgoing shipping costs for this/these item(s), unless you have selected delivery to Store (in the latter case, the refund will include the price of the item(s) only).
In accordance with the legal provisions in force, refunds can be sent to payment cards only, with your prior express acceptance. Should you fail to accept these terms, you may only exercise your right of withdrawal by post, in accordance with the process described under 6.2.1.
Given their unique and personal nature, personalised items cannot be exchanged.
Items may be exchanged in any LONGCHAMP Store or department store located in Europe, excluding the Saint-Barthélémy or Saint-Martin stores, Outlet Stores or Airport Stores.
Please do not forget to bring your receipt.
No time limits apply to items from the current season's collection (Spring/Summer collection from Janaury to the start of July, and Autumn/Winter collection from July to the beginning of January).
For items from previous collections, you must exchange your item(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving your order.
You may exchange your item(s) according to the following terms:
The item that you wish to receive in exchange is of a higher value
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You must pay the difference between the value of this item and the value of the ordered item.
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Credit note valid for one year only in LONGCHAMP Stores and Outlet Stores within the same country.
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The returned items must be complete (manual, accessories, etc.), in their original condition and with their original packaging, as well as a copy of the invoice. Any item returned incomplete, used, damaged or sullied may not be exchanged or returned.
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Much more than just a shopping district, Sinsa is a neighbourhood where art, fashion, and beauty come together. Sometimes referred to as the "Europe of Seoul," Sinsa is home to tree-lined streets, charming cafes and restaurants, and numerous aspiring fashion models and photographers (and one is almost guaranteed to see a fashion shoot when visiting). Although high street stores have definitely moved into the popular district, the abundance of nifty boutiques and ecclectic bookshops help to retain the neighbourhood's intimate charm. Because Sinsa is also a spot for Hallyu and cosmetic surgery, a complementary experience at the Medical Tourism Center will be included on the tour.
Join us for a fun stroll through this unique area. We'll explore the world of medical tourism, visit the Simone Handbag workshop, stroll Garosu-gil's beloved tree-lined street, and be tempted by dessert alley. Garosu-gil is particularly pleasant in the autumn--when we'll be visiting--as the Ginko tree leaves are beginning to fall.
For those who have time, we'll finish with lunch at Cafe Able, a local restaurant.
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The Galley Beggar Press
Short Story Prize 2018/19
Classic Stories No. 1:
ROBERTO BOLANO, 'Henri Simon Leprince'
ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, and while submissions are open for the GBP Short Story Prize 2018/19, we'll be posting a short story for our friends and entrants to access freely.
First is Roberto Bolano's 'Henri Simon Leprince', chosen by GBP Short Story Prize judge Philip Langeskov. Philip writes: 'When I was younger, and full of dreams, I used to keep scraps of paper in my wallet with extracts from stories, essays, poems etc jotted on them in my curious, adolescent hand. My reasoning was that these extracts would, in the event of my death, somehow stand as an explanation of myself that my actions would not have been able to provide. I'm older now, and my wallet isn't very big, but if it was, I'd probably fold this whole thing up and put it in there.'
You can read 'Henri Simon Leprince' here.
An article discussing Bolano's legacy – and written by his friend Andres Neuman – can be found here.
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Dragon of Legends - A 2D Online Action RPG
Thank you so much to all of our backers! With your tremendous support you managed to mop the floor with those backer quests, and you crushed our initial funding goal by a significant amount. We are truly grateful for each and every one of you!
Development of Dragon of Legends will now continue as soon as the campaign has concluded and we will be providing occasional updates here - but to stay up to date on our daily progress or communicate with us directly over the upcoming months you can reach us on Twitter, Facebook, or you can join our Forums.
Did you miss the campaign? Couldn't make a pledge? No worries! We will be looking into adding a PayPal collection system on our website where you will be able to donate to pick up your own copy of the game!
Update #3: Music Collaboration with The American Rogues
Update #4: The Warlock Joins the Fight!
Update #5: Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Greenlight
Update #7: Greenlit and New Gameplay Footage
Following the Blue Bird
- Follow our Twitter
- Retweet our pinned tweet
- +1 EXP for each new follower / +2 EXP for each retweet
Sharing One of Many Faces
- Like the Thrive Games Facebook Page
- Share our pinned post
- +1 EXP for each new Page Like / +2 EXP for each share
Walking Among Aliens
- Create a new Reddit topic with a link to our campaign page
- Upvote any links related to Dragon of Legends
- +5 EXP for each new Reddit topic / +2 EXP for each upvote
- Note - This is harder to track than the other quests, so if you participate in this one please send us the link through Kickstarter messenger or any other social media
Backs Against the Wall
- Leave a comment on the Kickstarter page
- +2 EXP per comment
A Strange Green Glow
- Vote Yes on our Steam Greenlight Campaign
- Leave a comment on the Steam Greenlight page
- +2 EXP per yes vote / +1 EXP per comment
The EXP gained towards completing these quests will start today (March 7th), and you will have until the end of the Kickstarter campaign to unlock these rewards. If they are not reached in this set timeline they will not appear in the game so if you want a chance to obtain the Dullahan's Mare and an exclusive backer only mount - you'd better act fast!
Dragon of Legends is an online action RPG for PC, Mac, Linux, and Mobile devices, that is heavily influenced by Gaelic and Norse mythology. Enter the ever-evolving lands of Hávámal, where the lights of faeries border the realms of darkness.
Two alliances have emerged across the world, both struggling for supremacy over the land and as these great powers battle one another for control of Hávamál – darker forces gather to destroy them. Players from around the world can assume the roles of customizable heroic fantasy characters, and explore a lush 2D world full of mystery, danger, and countless adventure.
After creating your own custom character and selecting a faction, you will set out on an epic quest to conquer evil and save the lands of Hávamál from impending doom, or succumb to the darkness and act as an agent of destruction. You will have your own background, racial history, and character specific storyline that will provide direction, and motivation behind all of your actions.
Along your adventures you will acquire new equipment and learn powerful skills to aid you on your path, and you will be constantly interacting with other players from around the world. Set out on your own path, or band together with like-minded players in clans and guilds and wage war against other rival factions - or even turn on your own:
The Black Hammer
The Emerald Crown
An Engrossing Story
The ever watchful and eternal Dragon, Neloth, has become aware of the darker motivations of Balor, the One Eyed. Seduced by Loki's trickery, Balor has begun the work necessary to set him free. While Loki is imprisoned under The Great Mountain, it is only a matter of time before Balor's army unearth and liberate the malignant trickster. This would mean the complete and utter end of the universe — Ragnarök.
In order to prevent this, Neloth is coiling himself around the lands of Hávamál, slowly tightening his grip. Massive continents are beginning to shift closer together, creating mass paranoia and confusion as the world shakes and trembles with great force.
The world, its Gods, and all of its life are being destroyed in the process, but once finished, The Great Dragon's selfless act will reset the hourglass of time, and the world will begin anew. The Gods plead for Neloth to forgoe his martydom, but all of their cries continue to go unheard.
However, Neloth reveals to us in the stars that only the chosen mortal races can prove his plan to be unwarranted: If the naturalist Peoples of The Emerald Crown, and the industrial warriors of The Black Hammer can set aside their differences, there may still be hope. These two alliances must band together and defeat Loki in battle in order for The Great Dragon to release his suffocating grip on Hávamál.
The World's fate rests upon their shoulders...
Cross-platform Multiplayer Functionality
Join the fight whenever, and wherever you are!
Multiplayer interactivity is an essential component of our product, and to make that experience even better, you will be able to play Dragon of Legends on a wide variety of platforms. True cross-platform functionality enables you to have the freedom to use the device of your choice - there will no longer be device-specific barriers to play with your friends.
In the video below, you can see a glimpse of the cross-platform multiplayer at work.
Players will be able to complete epic quests and interact with thousands of other gamers from around the world. Team up with like-minded adventurers to defeat the most challenging boss fights and complicated puzzles, or compete against your peers in intense player versus player combat with the arenas and the massive open world battlefields - all on the device of your choice.
Engaging Action Based Combat
Dragon of Legends utilizes a familiar action based combat system that will require players to aim their attacks and strike with precision.
There's no tab based targeting or passive point, click, and wait combat mechanics here. All actions unfold in real time, rewarding players with skill and quick reflexes. Our dedicated servers will host an ever-evolving persistent world rich with lore and content to explore, providing countless hours of engaging skill based entertainment to explore online.
In addition to the online component of the game, there will be an adventure, campaign, and survival mode for you to make your way through when an internet connection isn't available.
Diverse Class System
We want Dragon of Legends to be as robust as other contemporary online RPGs on the market, and we have gone to great lengths to ensure a wide variety of classes that will cater to your own specific play style.
Our classes are inspired by their own cultural origins, and function differently depending on what faction you are aligned with. These cultures are radically different, but the class roles are functionally the same.
For example, the Norse Bondsmen will have different skills and abilities than their opposite the Celtic Phalanx, but will both be able to endure a massive amount of damage and tank effectively on the battlefield.
Fully Customizable Characters
An RPG is nothing without sweet loot, so get ready to find tons of epic gear.
While you level up and progress your character, you'll be consistently finding new gear in order to defeat tougher and tougher foes. Each equipment slot will change accordingly in-game and accurately portray what your character has equipped.
Do you remember playing Secret of Mana, Terranigma, Chrono Trigger, or Secret of Evermore? Didn't you get super excited when you found a new piece of gear only to be disappointed when you equipped it on your character and have nothing change visually? Us too!
We know how awesome it feels to strut around town in that armor you just went through Hel to get, or show off that rare weapon you pried from the clutches of a reanimated skeleton wanting to feast on your soul - and in Dragon of Legends, character customization is key. Here is a short video which showcases how the inventory and putting on equipment will work:
Complex Skill System
In Dragon of Legends, Combat Skills are separated into Expertise and Aptitudes.
Your Expertise is broken down into specific abilities that can be activated and used at will, whereas Aptitudes are class specific traits that provide indirect passive bonuses. As you progress in Dragon of Legends, you will be presented with a wide variety of options to customize and personalize your own unique play-style via the skill tree.
Each class will have access to two combat specializations (With more planned to be released in the future) that provide a drastically different way to play, and can be easily swapped by talking to any Combat Master in-game. As your character progresses through the game - through leveling, questing, or through feats of player versus player combat - you will unlock different Expertise and Aptitude skills.
We've found that while playing older action RPGs, it can be a challenge to stay interested in the progression of your characters when the acquisition of their skills is spread apart at uneven intervals. To address this, we have decided to grant Expertise and Aptitude skills at regular intervals: 1 Expertise skill for every 5 character levels, and 1 Aptitude skill for every 2 character levels. In this way, we ensure that people always have something to look forward to as they improve their character.
Every skill will be well thought out and will include synergies that provide meaningful bonuses to their characters as to generate viability against opposing classes and builds.
Even though the world is on the brink of destruction, the economy continues to thrive.
The crafting system in Dragon of Legends is split up into two main categories: Gathering and Production. Gathering skills, such as fishing, will allow you to collect raw resources which can be sold to other players for the right price, or utilized for your own crafting needs. Production skills allow you to craft complex goods based on your specialization granting access to unique items that will give you a cutting edge on the battlefield, or be sold for a premium on the market.
Dynamic Player Journal
Immersion is an essential part of the role playing experience, and we are striving to make this journey unforgettable.
Time and care has been spent by our team to craft a world full of mysteries with legendary adventures and epic quests to complete, and your own personal autobiography will automatically write itself as you progress through the game.
Choices that you make will have serious ramifications in the game world, and drastically alter your experience based on the decisions you make. Everything you do will be recorded in your own unique journal which can be publicly viewable. Did you slay the monstrous beast plaguing a local mead-hall? Or perhaps you turned on your allies and slaughtered them all in cold blood - all of your actions will stay with you throughout your character's life.
User Generated Content
We are working on a custom game engine written in Java so players will have the ability to customize many facets of Dragon of Legends; from creating their own unique character, to shaping the game world around them. By providing users with the tools and support to create their own unique content, players will be able to create their own custom designed levels, houses, and cosmetic items that can be shared with a large community of active gamers through the Thrive Games website, and based on community voting - the most popular content will then be included in the main game. Here's how it will work:
We've been toiling away on an original soundtrack for Dragon of Legends. In order to bring an authentic representation of these ancient cultures in our game, we have decided to draw inspiration from Traditional European Music as well as many other soundtracks from our favourite childhood games. Take a listen to our music so far and get psyched to take a trip down memory lane.
Expect the OST to be a fusion of both real world and digital instrumentation – Some of the founders of Thrive Games play in a band together called Basking Shark. Here's a sample of the music we've released thus far:
We're a group of talented, like-minded individuals who wish to capture that sense of wonder and excitement first experienced as young children during the 1980s and 1990s and recreate those magnificent adventures in a contemporary context for the next generation of gamers to enjoy.
The studio was originally founded by Michael Huynh, Nathan Dworzak, and Parker Martin as Thrive! Entertainment on July 27, 2013. The team started designing creative multimedia solutions for small companies, but a year later they decided to follow their passions and made the switch into the gaming industry. In the early days the company focused on creating game ports and games for other studios. In mid 2014 the company changed its name to Thrive Games, and officially started research and development for their next game title, Dragon of Legends.
Note About Funding Goals
As indicated in our last Kickstarter $60k would be enough money to create a functional version of the game - but now with this new campaign if we can raise 20% of that goal ($12k) we will be pursuing additional funding assistance through VCs and government financial aid programs after the campaign has concluded to ensure the project becomes a reality. There are many funding services available to us as a Canadian business, and we are aiming to take full advantage of these offerings to maximize our funding efforts.
To be clear - we are not guaranteed to acquire this funding assistance, as projects are assessed on a case by case situation. But by having a successful campaign to prove our legitimacy would go a long way to strengthen our business case and significantly increase the chances of obtaining this assistance through seed funding, VCs, and government assistance programs.
If we don't secure this additional funding, our ask in this Kickstarter campaign will be enough resources to bring Dragon of Legends to a playable beta state within 6-8 months. The funding will be going directly to hiring a full time development team to complete the remaining work needed, while the rest of the team will continue to work on a part-time basis completing the remaining assets where required.
New Reward Tier - $50
Pick from a wide variety of backer exclusive weaponry, and receive your own personalized in-game weapon that is account bound and scales according to your character's level. This also includes the rewards from the $25 tier.
Here's an example of some of the weaponry you'll have to choose from:
Dearg Due by Cheyenne Federiconi
Balor of the Evil Eye by Vitaliy Bakal and Daniel Reis
Dullahan by Vitaliy Bakal
Norse Ranger by Anna Maria Klimkovic
Jotun by Vitaliy Bakal
Grendel by Vitaliy Bakal and Daniel Reis
Thank you so much for taking the time to check out Dragon of Legends! We really need your help to make this project live up to its true potential as a timeless classic, so if you like what you see, back us, comment, and share the love!
Risks and challenges
From the onset of this project, the vision we had for Dragon of Legends was more than just a game - it was the digital embodiment and culmination of everything we loved and cherished about games as a whole. Everyone on the team realized that in order to create what we actually wanted to create, it was going to be a long-term project and require an intense amount of commitment.
For the past year and a half we have been dedicated to bringing this project to life, and over this period of time we have gathered so many talented artists, musicians, developers, designers, and creators who have inspired us to do even greater work. It has been a great privilege to work with some of these amazing minds on Dragon of Legends, and we look forward to working with them in the future after our campaign has become a success.
Despite a number of challenging times, we continued to thrive, and pushed through whatever obstacles stood in our way - together as a team. All of our hearts, souls, and the majority of our time have been dedicated to this project and we have no plans of stopping until it becomes a reality.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Pittsburgh Daring Businesswoman; Susan McGallaApril 10, 2017 - Author: steph
Today, in the business sector, just like many other principal sectors of the economy, is male dominance. However, a few exceptional women have broken the deadlock and scaled up the ladder to advance their careers in this area. Susan McGalla has not been left behind in this quest.
Susan McGalla was born in 1964, in Ohio. She attended Mount Union College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and marketing. Presently, she serves as a board advisor to the college. Her career cruised at Joseph Horne where she served in various capacities in both marketing and management for eight years. Later in 1994, she joined American Eagle Outfitters as a departmental merchandiser specializing in women's clothing.
Just like in her previous work, she had an aptitude for growth, and it did not take her long to climb to the management level. She served as the chief merchandising officer and president of the company's American Eagle brand and later on became the whole company's president and CMO. It was then that she presided over the launch of the firm's 77kids and Aerie brands.
In search of personal actualization and career fulfilment, Susan McGalla in January 2009 left American Eagle. She went ahead to become a private consultant for both financial and retail investment industries. Later that year, she was appointed Board of Directors of HFF which is a publicly traded company that offers commercial real estate services. Two years down the line, this dream-driven lady took over the mantle of chief executive officer of West Seal from Ed Thomas though not for long for they parted ways a year later. It is then that she forged ahead and founded P3 Executive Consulting.
She also serves at Pittsburgh Steelers as the Vice President, the second most powerful being, in the Division of Business Strategy and Creative Development. Also, McGalla is formerly a trustee of Pittsburgh University and also in the Directorate of ACCD which is a community program.
Susan McGalla offers her professional advice on branding, marketing, operational efficiencies and talent management. She stands on the front-line lobbying for women to get ahead in the business sector by offering them her expert opinion not only to individuals but also conferences like the Speaker Series for CEOs and Women and Girl's Foundation of Pittsburgh. She encourages women to disregard gender when it comes down to business and be ready to be professionals when the opportunity presents itself. She attributes her success to her inbuilt self-confidence gained from growing and working in a predominantly male environment. Check this on lulu.com.
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