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Take the path opposite up to the summit of Beinn Lora and you'll be rewarded with fantastic views across to Mull. Oban, known as the seafood capital of Scotland, is 13 miles to the south of the campsite. The town is renowned for the variety and quality of seafood landed in the harbour, not surprising there are numerous great seafood restaurants in and around the town centre. Oban also boasts its own malt whisky distillery and several local micro breweries. You can take a ferry from Oban to the Western Isles, or visit Dunollie Museum and Castle and the Oban War and Peace Museum. Further south, the island of Easdale is well worth a drive for the breathtaking views over the Firth of Lorn. Please note that there is a height restriction at site entrance (arch) of 3.4m ( 11ft 2in). WiFi 100% coverage cannot be guaranteed due to rural location, weather conditions and changing flora. These can cause variable signal strength. Hotspots are available. Prices. 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Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Hardstanding with electric hook-up Seasonal Pitches Grass only pitch (no electric) Flushing toilet Washbasins Dedicated accessible facilities Chemical toilet disposal point Motorhome stop-off Dishwashing facilities Shop Gas cylinders Pets welcome Electric hook-up Club Site Wi-fi Grass pitch with electric hook-up for larger tents Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Grass pitch with electric hook-up Storage facilities A well-sheltered site Showers Electric shaver sockets Parent and baby room Drinking water taps Washing Machines Ice pack freezing Childrens play area Payphone Designated dog walk Coastal Grass only pitch for larger tents Reviews Review 1 |2 |28 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Loved the rhymes They made my day jean&pat roe (Club Member) stayed May 2014 This review is for Oban Loved the rhymes They made my day Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 After some drives to camp sites when we arrive we have had to memorise the site, the... Tony&Claire (Club Member) stayed Oct 2014 This review is for Oban After some drives to camp sites when we arrive we have had to memorise the site, the amenities, timings etc. After an 8 hour drive from South Yorkshire we arrive to a warm and smiling welcome (the weather was not so warm and smiling) from Carol and Stephen, uncomplicated details and even a choice of tent pitch. Whilst pitching the tent, which we are well practiced at, we got a visit from Stephen to see if all was ok. Due to the fact that we don't do cramped, uncomfortable camping more like Glamping, we told Stephen that any fool can be uncomfortable but this takes experience and years of practice, there is a phrase used in the army but is not for use in polite company. The site is ideally located between Oban and Fort William, in the locality of Glencoe and the Nevis Range, which make a great spot for outdoor pursuits and/sightseeing. A great site, great hosts and a superb location. This is one to recommend whether it be for a couple of nights or longer. Towing: Easy Location: Coastal,Secluded Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Warm welcome excellent facilities immaculately clean walks and bike tracks in adjacent... nainijan (Club Visitor) stayed Sep 2014 This review is for Oban Warm welcome excellent facilities immaculately clean walks and bike tracks in adjacent forest Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Nice level site but not to good if there has been a bit of rain as the grass gets quite wet... Basil& Joyce (Club Member) stayed Sep 2014 This review is for Oban Nice level site but not to good if there has been a bit of rain as the grass gets quite wet but there are more hard pitchs than grass ones. 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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women and men both in the United States and throughout the world. Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. In the United States in 2010, 157,300 people were projected to die from lung cancer, which is more than the number of deaths from colon and rectal, breast, and prostate cancer combined. Only about 2% of those diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are alive five years after the diagnosis, although the survival rates for lung cancers diagnosed at the earliest stage are higher, with approximately 49% surviving for five years or longer.
Cancer occurs when normal cells undergo a transformation that causes them to grow and multiply without control. The cells form a mass or tumor that differs from the surrounding tissues from which it arises. Tumors are dangerous because they take oxygen, nutrients, and space from healthy cells and because they invade and destroy or reduce the ability of normal tissues to function.
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Some tumors in the lung are metastatic from cancers elsewhere in the body. The lungs are a common site for metastasis. If this is the case, the cancer is not considered to be lung cancer. For example, if prostate cancer spreads via the bloodstream to the lungs, it is metastatic prostate cancer (a secondary cancer) in the lung and is not called lung cancer.
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Mike Matheny was named the 49th manager in St. Louis Cardinals franchise history on Nov. 14, 2011. Matheny, 43, is in his third season as a manager at the professional level. He served as a Special Assistant in Player Development for the Cardinals prior to his being named manager. Matheny agreed to a three-year contract extension on Nov. 20, 2013, which keeps the Redbirds manager under contract through the 2017 season.
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When Matheny took his team to the World Series last season in his second year, he became the first manager in Cardinals history to pilot the Redbirds to the postseason in each of his first two full seasons, and the eighth manager in MLB history to do so. Using a roster that combined veterans and young talent, he guided the team to its 19th National League title and a World Series meeting with the Boston Red Sox, who they matched with an MLB-best 97 wins during the regular season.
In his first year at the helm in 2012, Matheny guided the Cardinals to the National League Championship round of the playoffs, having captured a Wild Card berth on the next-to-last day of the regular season. Mike became the first rookie manager to lead the Cardinals to the postseason since Eddie Dyer led the Redbirds to a World Championship win over Boston in 1946. When he was named to the post at age 41, Matheny became the youngest active manager in the majors and the youngest Cardinals manager since Jack Krol, who was also 41 when he managed the team in 1978. Matheny joined notables such as Red Schoendienst, Joe Torre, Ken Boyer, Frank Frisch and Rogers Hornsby amongst Cardinals players who later served as the team's manager.
A veteran of 13 seasons in the majors, Matheny was drafted out of the University of Michigan by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round of the 1991 draft. He made his Major League debut with the Brewers in 1994 and spent five seasons (1994-98) with Milwaukee before signing a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999. Following his release by the Blue Jays, Matheny signed a free-agent contract with the Cardinals on Dec. 16, 1999 and went on to spend five seasons with the Cardinals from 2000-04, earning trips to the postseason in four of those five seasons, including a National League Championship in 2004. As a Cardinal, Matheny appeared in 611 games at catcher, logging 4,938.1 innings while committing just 14 errors.
The four-time (2000, 2003-05) Rawlings Gold Glove recipient holds the Major League catching record for consecutive errorless games (252) and for consecutive errorless chances (1,565). He posted a lifetime batting mark of .239 with 67 home runs and 443 RBI in 1,305 games played in a career that was cut short due to complications from repeated concussions. Matheny signed with San Francisco as a free-agent prior to the 2005 season and he spent two seasons with the Giants before playing his final game on May 31, 2006. In his first season with the Giants, Matheny set the team record for fielding pct. (.9988) by a catcher, came within two of the team mark (36) for doubles by a catcher and was voted by his teammates as the recipient of the "Willie Mac Award" for being the most inspirational player on the team.
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Matheny has been a tireless worker in the community, organizing and creating the "Catch-22" charity that donated tickets to Cardinals fans from 2002-04. In 2005, his group saw the opening of the "Catch 22 Miracle Field" at Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex. The $650,000 project was designed and constructed to allow children of all abilities to experience the thrill of playing baseball, and is specially designed to accommodate athletes with physical and mental disabilities. Funding for the field project was provided by "Catch 22 Foundation", which Mike created.
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Discussion in 'Political Discussion' started by Onedaful, Jun 11, 2013.
A huge problem within Islam for sure. The jihadists and those who support Sharia law. Not sure what the answers are for them. We try to remove religion from government. Peaceful Muslims are okay with government/law as long as it does not interfere with their worship. The jihadists believe the only law is that of Allah and no other law supercedes that. Those who believe it does are infidels and what action they take is justified as they believe that is their god's desire.
I think the entire world needs to make a stand and reject jihadism and take steps to reduce their numbers however possible through laws. Not sure it is feasible but unless we see Fatwah's against them there is no other choice. Even if their numbers are reduced they will increase whenever someone needs a new jihad against a government when the corrupt hijack the religion to gain power.
You can't take jihadism out of Islam unless you remove interpretative passages from the Koran. And that ain't gonna happen. Unfortunately, Islam IS the problem, because as long as it exists it will continue spawning radical zealots. It's up to the rest of the world to contain and police it and keep damage to a minimum. While peaceful Muslims comprise the religion's majority, they've done a piss-poor job of carrying the torch. Because of that they need to accept the consequences of being profiled and monitored.
Nice. So we have Tony "fanned the flames of sectarian conflict in the Middle East" shilling for Neocon/pro-Israel policies, taking a potshot at Islam and advocating for Syrian intervention and meddling.
This guy has no shame.
"For the children!"
organized religion is completely corrupt
if there is a god out there, he would not have chosen any of the existing religious leaders as the face of faith........
the organizers had a limited usefulness when humanity was figuring out reality
as far as I am concerned, organized religion is worse than all the AR-15's put together
What do you believe the sane world should about jihadists?
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I gave up organized religion years ago.
Organized religion lends itself to power and corruption unfortunately.
I notice in my travels more smaller churches over the years as the big churches struggled. That really had to hurt their bottom line - as in the Catholic churches. Perhaps people feel closer to God in those churches as they are smaller, more personal and perhaps the members feel they can see what's going on internally in their church better.
Stop poking the beast in the eye and they'll stop bothering us.
This is a political conflict, not a religious one and if you think it's religious you're gullible.
Our meddling keeps us on top though, so it's a price to pay. Just don't be petulant and expect the people we step on to bare it happily.
Actually the multi-denominational chapels like those found at ski areas work for me.......you don't need to be next to people who express their faith in terms identical to yours.....in fact, it is a much more serene setting with a much more hopeful aura which allows the moment to be much more personal.
Indonesia/phillipines never bothered them.....look at what's going on over there
That's why i included sometimes they use religion to grab power ... some religions have advanced but that religion is the same in terms of power as it was thousands of years ago. Imagine in this country if Catholics and Protestants killed each other ... that's crazy but some Shia and Sunni do it like it's to be expected and it's justifiable.
I would lay down a large sum of $$ that says if we stopped everything, 5 years later we'd still be reading about jihadists. And then people would say, "It's only been 5 years!"
So what should the sane world do about jihadists in the meantime?
Or acceptable when it's clearly unacceptable to any sane culture.
Do you really want me to describe in length the generations of 'intervention' the US and the UK have wrought upon the Middle East?
You think they're just going to stop? When you kill/topple governments/extract resources at the level of we do, you make sure their grandchildren hate you.
Why do people want the bomb? It's not because you're suddenly powerful enough to go toe to toe with the US. It's because once you are nuclear armed, no country is willing to topple your government and invade you.
Again, if you think this is some religious war you're gullible. Maybe the foot soldiers believe in this stuff (how else can you brainwash someone into a political pawn?), but you don't really think the big money financing Al Qaeda et all are just religious freaks do you?
This is politics. A game. It's what got us to the top, and as long as we're on top people will be nipping at our feet. Don't hate them for resenting being stepped on.
Google Wahhabism and see who encouraged it's growth.
I agree with your points on the root causes of jihad....but I don't agree that we just have to accept retaliation for generations to come. And for that reason, some nations have to develop plans on how to deal wtih them.
Just because politics are the root cause....jihad has been copied by other Islamic societies as others have pointed out. So if we read about a radical Islamic attack in Indonesia, we also know it can't be about the US or England oppressing their people.
So we know the reasons they formed, the important question that needs to be answered is how do we put end to it quickly?
They go back as many hundreds and thousands of years as they need to justify their actions ... so no way to win ... you're right.
Re: Re: Trouble within Islam
Re Indonesia... Not entirely true. The US backed Suharto for the better part of his 31 year reign (because he was an ardent anti communist).
Suharto ran a ruthless, oppressive military junta.... So in the eyes of many locals... It could be argued the US oppressed them by proxy....
Note that I am not justifying Islamic attacks.... Just that isn't as easy to say well the US never oppressed the people of Indonesia... Indirectly.... We kinda did
I agree with a lot 0f what Doc Holiday says, I say "stay the hell away from that stinking slaughter land known as the Middle East, they love to kill each other let them go to it, if we stay out of their killing and if we keep all of our people out of the place and they still attack us then Nuke The Bastards right off the face of the earth.
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Really beginning to struggle with this now. Everything is so implausible . I'm a little before halfway and :
Spoiler:I just can't buy a group of bandits, blacker than anything you would find in an Abercrombie novel following a 13 year old boy. A boy who acts, talks and fights like some one 3 times his age.
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Ender's Game really pushes the envelop when it comes to precocious main characters
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Well he was 13 at the start of the book though he turns not long into it. However he is already leading the Brothers by then. The way he talks and acts in the flashback scenes ( where he is from 10-13) is simply implausible. We are expected to believe a boy aged between 10-14 , of noble birth and upbringing is able to lead a group of murderers , rapists and general bad asses . Wert had it right in that Jorg is written like a cross between Kvothe , Locke Lomora and Gregor Clegane , I could buy that if he was maybe a little older but Jorg just reads to me like a typical Marty Stu only with a questionable moral compass.
It may get better , I still have a little over half to read but so far It's borderline wether I will even bother to finish it.
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Has anyone gotten this book early. I'm very interested in it. I plan on getting it or finishing up all of abercrombies books with the heroes.
July 25th, 2011, 01:16 AM #22
My copy should be arriving this week
It's not releasing all that early, to be honest. If it comes this week then it'll be a week early.
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Cool, I'll definitely pick this up. I love me some cold, brutal fantasy.
July 25th, 2011, 02:23 AM #24
I should note that Rulkez (above) was open-minded enough to stick with the book and ended up giving it a nice 4* review on goodreads (still having some of his early resevations, though mellowed).
Mark (sincerely hoping it's not a different Rulkez over there with similar thoughts!)
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Why did you write the character so young Mark? Was there any reason in particular? Most protagonists in darker fantasy like this (or what it seems to be, I haven't read it yet) are generally much older, so I'm curious.
July 25th, 2011, 04:49 AM #26
In fantasy most readers will take the first step with you. If you are consistent within the frame-work you create, then it's all good. A fantasy reader probably won't blink when your character takes off on wings or produces a fireball from their fingertips. So a character that is precocious to an extraordinary degree, rather than magically gifted to an extraordinary degree, didn't seem like too much of a stretch to me. After all, he wasn't selected at random - I wrote about him because he was unusual!
Additionally, as the story unfolds, information comes to light that helps rationalise earlier events.
In the end though, a book stands on what's between its covers. Readers will like it or they won't. Whatever a writer has to say for themselves after the event is of little consequence
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July 26th, 2011, 12:33 AM #27
So stoked for this book! Only a week away from release. Mad happy for you Mark hope you sell like crazy. I have been itching to get my hands on POT. Absolutely my kind of fantasy.
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Same Rulkez.
Age is a bugbear of mine in any novel to be honest. I don't know why I can accept Zombies , Dragons and magical swords but have difficulty with bad ass 15 year old.
I'm glad I did finish the book though, it certainly lives up to the hype. It's probably going to be huge when it hits retail.
July 31st, 2011, 09:08 AM #29
I've got to admit that I'm of Rulkez' view with respect to Jorg. I'm just not convinced at all.
I'm having a few problems with the book, but I'll spoiler them:
Spoiler:1. The setting. OK, it's Earth, I got that. There's Christianity, OK. Sun Tzu? Really? The first English translation of The Art of War was supposedly only within the last 100 years or so of us, with the French being 300ish years ago, so I'm at a loss as to how Jorg would be able to be taught it. His master is supposedly from the East, but given the rampant renaming and changes to the world, it just seems weird that Sun Tzu's work would appear in this book.
2. Nubans. Do we really need to be told they're black every two minutes? It's getting annoying.
3. Jorg. He's a murderer, a rapist, an arrogant bugger and entirely too mature for his age. I'm really, really not buying him, and I don't know how I'm supposed to respond to him. Am I supposed to like him? Sympathise? Hate?
100 pages in, and not sure if to put it to one side or to continue reading.
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Prince of Thorns is a perfect example of two distinct facts about books that I've seen repeatedly across the years. First is that until you open a book by a new author you won't know how you will like it however enticing the blurb is; second is that first person narration is so strongly dependent on the voice that the rest - plot, world building, secondary cast - can be exceptional, but the book will still be meh if the voice does not resonate.
And here lies my main issue with the book and why despite the enticing storyline and fast and very well flowing prose, the book was a big meh and I have no intention about reading more in the series; namely I just could not care a jot about Jorg and his narration; hard to pinpoint why, but I thought the narrator was taking himself too seriously and the moments of self-deprecating humor a la Joe Abercrombie sounded false and the book does not work without appreciating the humor since its grimness is over the top.


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