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2010 was an impressive year for Colorado's legislature, which passed several hallmark bills that cemented the state's reputation as a leader in renewable energy and health care reform. Despite careful cutting and compromising in order to end the year in the black as required by state law, the session was relatively bipartisan overall and ensured that outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter ended his tenure on a high note.
Tax and Budget: Even before lawmakers passed the budget (HB 1376 [1]), Gov. Ritter had already been through three rounds of budget cutting. Colorado chose to balance the cuts to state services and programs by reducing or eliminating some of the state's corporate tax credits and exemptions for a savings of about $100 million [2] (in response to one of the tax-exemption cuts, Amazon.com threw a temper tantrum and announced that it would end its relationship with state affiliates), as well as by giving higher education governing boards more room to raise tuition rates up to 9% for the next five years. Property tax breaks for seniors were also eliminated for two years, a measure worth $92 million [3] per year, $300 million was cut from K-12 education, and enterprise zone tax credits were limited. Colorado's pension plans were also affected by the budget crisis, with Gov. Ritter signing SB 1 [4] into law – the bill limits the amount state employee benefits can increase each year to 2%, mandates workers to pay slightly more into the system, and increases the retirement age.
Green Energy: It was a big year for Gov. Ritter's "New Energy Economy" – in a year when renewable energy legislation was stagnating at the federal level, both houses passed 16 bills to promote clean energy within the state. Highlights include:
- HB 1001 [5] raises the standard from 20% to 30% for the amount of electricity that large utility companies must derive from renewable sources by 2020. The new Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is one of the most aggressive renewable-energy goals in the country.
- HB 1365 [6], The Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act, places new standards on coal-fired power requiring Xcel Energy to cut its nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 80% by the end of 2017. Toward this end, Xcel is converting three of its coal-burning power plants to natural gas, an effort that will involve retiring or retrofitting 900 megawatts of coal-fired capacity. This is the first legislation of its kind in the country.
- Under SB 100 [7], counties and municipalities can join together to finance renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects.
- The Smart Grid Task Force, created by S 180 [8], will study the state's infrastructure and develop policy recommendations to make the transition to Smart Grid.
- New special districts can borrow money to fund renewable energy or energy efficiency projects for residents under HB 1328 [5].
- HB 1333 [9] creates the Green Jobs Colorado Training Pilot Program, a two-year pilot program that expands job training programs by offering grants to community colleges and other training providers to develop programs for jobs in wind, solar, energy efficiency, and other renewable energy industries.
- HB 1342 [10] allows apartment dwellers and others who can't utilize solar technology on their own roofs to join together to purchase shared panels in community locations.
- Colorado state parks must increase the use of solar and other renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to achieve energy self-sufficiency by 2020 under HB 1349 [11].
Toxins: HB 1348 [12] requires uranium processing facilities to clean up their toxic mess before expanding operations.
Urban Sprawl: Outlining more specific definitions for farmland, HB 1107 [13] makes it more difficult for developers to routinely tap into urban renewal funding to extend urban sprawl.
Water Efficiency: HB 1358 [14] allows the buyers of new homes to choose water efficient appliances and fixtures up front. Water Smart Homes use 20% less water [15] than traditional new homes on average.
Health Care: Among other successful health care-related efforts, Colorado made dramatic strides in improving access to health care:
- Encouraging health care providers to work in rural and medically underserved areas, HB 1138 [16] creates a Health Care Jobs for Colorado Program, a loan repayment system for those who choose to work in underserved communities.
- HB 1021 [17] requires insurance carriers to provide coverage for maternity care and contraception. Group policies cannot exclude coverage on the grounds that pregnancy was a pre-existing condition, while individual policies can only exclude a current pregnancy at the time coverage is obtained.
- Under HB 1008 [18], insurance carriers are prohibited from charging women more than men solely on the basis of gender. It also declares any varying of premium rates by gender as unfairly discriminatory.
- A HB 1166 [19] makes insurance policy details easier to understand, mandating that all auto, dental, long term care, and health insurance policies sold in the state be written at no more than a 10th grade reading level.
- An All-Payer Claims Database is created under HB 1330 [20], which will make public information regarding safety, quality, cost, and efficiency, increasing transparency within the health care system.
- HB 1332 [21], the Medical Clean Claims Act, streamlines and standardizes insurance claims, saving time and money.
- The Medicaid Efficiencies Act [22] helps cut down on fraud and abuse and increases Medicaid's efficiency, providing health care for more people at a lower cost.
- HB 1228 [23] will hold agents and insurance companies responsible for every plan they sell, and allows the commissioner of insurance to collect damages from an insurance company when deceptive policies are sold.
- SB 153 [24] creates a comprehensive approach to behavioral health issues, including mental health and substance use disorders. Aside from creating a mechanism for the state and stakeholders to address cross department behavioral health concerns, it creates standard elements for behavioral health screening in the criminal justice system and facilitates the transformation of the behavioral health system in Colorado.
Healthy Eating: Gov. Ritter signed SB 106 [25] into law, which creates a Food Systems Advisory Council for the purpose of supporting a healthy local food economy and better coordinating farm-to-table efforts.
Child Safety: A bill [26] requiring children younger than 8 to be in booster seats while riding in cars was signed into law.
Corporate Transparency: Gov. Ritter signed an executive order [27] that would require companies that receive taxpayer funding to report how many jobs were created as well as the average and median annual salaries of jobs. It also requires a system to be developed in order to track jobs for all moneys paid out to companies from Colorado taxpayers.
Campaign Finance: Also passed was SB 203 [28], which requires corporations and labor unions that spend at least $1,000 on political expenditures to register as independent expenditure committees.
Pay Equity: HB 1417 [29] creates a permanent Pay Equity Commission to examine ways of bringing women's pay more in line with men's.
Workers' Rights:
- SB 28 [30], the innovative Work-Share Program, gives companies the option of cutting all employee salaries instead of laying people off. The unemployment benefits that would have gone to the laid off workers will kick in for everyone to share on a pro-rated basis.
- The Legislature passed HB 1409 [31] to eliminate Colorado's "pay for performance" system for state employees and create uniform, objective criteria for movement through pay grades. However, the measure was vetoed by the Governor, who instead directed the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) to work with unions towards pay progression and a transparent, accountable salary survey process.
- SB 12 [32] clarifies enforcement language when an insurer wrongfully doesn't pay workers' compensation claims that are owed to injured workers.
- HB 1012 [33] creates new requirements that must be met before workers' compensation insurers are allowed to use materials collected from surveillance of injured workers. For example, surveillance material must first be reviewed by physicians before being used to deny a claim. The bill passed the House, but died in the Senate.
Payday Lending: HB 1351 [34] caps APR interest rates at 45% and mandates that borrowers be given as long as six months to pay back loans.
Child Welfare: The Child Protection Ombudsman Program (SB 171 [35]) was passed into law, which will receive and review complaints regarding the health and well-being of children, investigate and resolve cases, make recommendations for improving the system and creating a statewide grievance policy, and promote best practices.
Drunk Driving: A bill [36] signed into law by Gov. Ritter requires judges to impose a full sentence of at least 10 days for second-time DUI offenders, and at least 60 days for third-time and subsequent offenders.
Sentencing Reform: Colorado took a good first step toward reforming its drug sentencing laws. HB 1352 [37] differentiates between drug offenders who are addicted from the more serious offenders who distribute, manufacture, and traffic drugs. As a result, fewer addicts will see prison time and instead have greater access to treatment. Lawmakers also passed HB 1360 [38], which seeks treatment and other evidence-based measures as intermediate sanctions prior to imprisonment for parolees guilty of technical violations (people who have not committed new crimes, but rather violated conditions of parole).
Education: In a controversial move that undermines tenure rights, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill [39] that changes the way teachers are evaluated. Half of teachers' evaluations will be based on performance, and the other half will be based on students' growth on standardized tests. Tenure would be given to teachers whose student scores improve during the school year, and tenure would be taken away when scores decline in two straight years.
Notable progressive bills defeated:
- Paid Sick Days: HB 1397 [40] would have required employers to provide accrued paid sick leave to its employees put didn't make it out of the House.
- Anti-Discrimination Law: HB 1269 [41] would have increased the state's anti-discrimination remedies to match those at the federal level, as well as provided attorneys fees and damages to people who prevail in employment discrimination cases.
The Bell Policy Center
[42]Progress Now Colorado
[43]Colorado PIRG
[44]Environment Colorado
[45]Colorado WINS
[46]The Denver Post - Colo. Legislature's 2010 Session Best Yet for Renewable-Energy
[47]The Denver Post - Colo. Legislative Session Ends in a Scramble Shadowed by Future Education Woes
[48]Denver Business Journal - More on Colorado Legislature's Last Day
[49]Aurora Sentinel Legislative Session Wraps with Tenure Bill's Passage
[50]Fox 31 KVDR, Colorado Politics - As Legislative Session Ends, a Look at What Happened [51]


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In the last year, we have started to see people feeling more optimistic about the future of their household finances. But there is still very different experience for those on low incomes and those on high incomes. While 39% of people on the highest incomes expect their finances to improve in the next 12 months, just 23% of those on the lowest incomes agree – although both have seen an improvement.
Since late summer 2013 we've started to see a change in consumer sentiment towards the economy. In June 2012, 6% of people described the economy as good, this increased to 9% in June 2013 and now 25% describe the economy as good.
However, interestingly consumer attitudes towards their household finances, their debt levels and savings have barely changed in the last year.
Over the last year fewer people are worried about essential costs like energy and food, but the proportion of people who are worried about their levels of debt, levels of savings and pension values is unchanged. Currently 6 in 10 people are worried about their pension value, 50% are worried about their level of savings and 4 in 10 worried about their household level of debt.
While people have become more optimistic about the economy and worry about essential costs like food and energy has fallen recently, it is interesting to note that worry about housing costs – including mortgage and rental costs - has remained relatively unchanged. Currently 50% of people say they are worried about mortgage rates and 50% are worried about housing costs.
62% of renters and 53% of home owners with a mortgage are worried about their housing costs; this compares to just 25% of people who own their homes outright. As mortgage rate increases look to be on the horizon, it is not surprising that 6 in 10 people with a mortgage are worried about mortgage rates.
Home owners are more likely to describe their finances as good than renters and in the last year we've seen a fall in the proportion of private renters who expect their finances to improve in the next year. Our analysis also shows that people who are renting are less optimistic about the economy and their finances than home owners. 41% of home owners expect the economy to get better in the next year, compared to 29% of renters.
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Consumer spending has increased in the last year. ONS Consumer Trends data show an increased volume of purchases, especially non-essential items, in each quarter since the start of 2013. At the same time the Which? consumer insight tracker shows fewer consumers cutting back their spending. In particular fewer consumers are cutting back their spending on clothing and big ticket household items.


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There was no doubt who was getting the last shot for West Carter. And it didn't even matter.
Kyle Brown hit a foul-line jumper with 6 seconds left to push West Carter over Russell, 46-45, on Tuesday at John "Hop" Brown Court.
After fighting double-teams and intense coverage all night, a simple baseline screen opened up Brown for the final shot.
"The guys did a very good job of executing," said West Carter coach Jeremy Webb. "We got ourselves a really high-percentage look and hit."
Russell's game plan was to deny Brown the ball the entire game. It didn't work as the senior went for a game-high 24 points. He completed a double-double by adding 12 rebounds.
Brown has gotten used to the attention that opposing defenses have given him.
"I've tried to work on shooting with hands in my face," Brown said. "I've pretty much gotten that all year. I'll try to draw a double-team and find an open man and they hit the open shot."
Fellow senior Dustin Black was there when Brown and the Comets needed him.
Black hit a 3-pointer to bring the lead to two points. Down by one, Black stole the ball as West Carter pressed Russell to set up the last possession.
He finally finished off his string of big plays by setting the screen to free Brown for the Comets' last shot.
"That's our seniors stepping up for us," Webb said. "We only have two this year (Brown and Black) who came back with any experience and that's what we expect out of them."
Russell, which was playing without leading scorer Kyle Skaggs for the second straight game, struggled to hit outside shots. Steven Estep was also out for the Red Devils.
The Red Devils finished the game 2 of 12 from the 3-point line, but Russell had a chance to ice the game from the foul line.
Russell went 4 of 11 on free throws in the second half, including Jacob Porter missing two free throws with 2 seconds to go and his team down by one.
"Bottom line is we didn't take care of the ball and we didn't hit free throws in the last two or three minutes to seal the win," said Russell coach Merle Kidwell. "When you don't do that you're not going to win. We were 2 of 8 with a seven-point lead."
With Skaggs out, Russell was forced to rely on post players Lance Evans and Johnny McGuire.
Both finished the game with double-doubles, Evans with 13 points and 13 rebounds and McGuire with 12 and 12. In the first half, McGuire and Evans combined for 16 points.
In the second half, West Carter's 2-3 zone collapsed to limit Russell's bigs to nine points between them.
Russell (21-7) finishes the regular season with games at Fleming County and at home against Ashland before getting into district play.
Kidwell isn't worried about his team heading forward, especially with key players possibly returning from injury in time for the Senior Night matchup against the Tomcats.
"If you can't get up for Ashland on Senior Night there is something wrong with you," Kidwell said. "We'll see how (Skaggs') toe is this week and next week we'll see how Estep is and hopefully finish on a high note."
Skaggs is out with either a broken toe or turf toe.
After starting the season 1-12, West Carter (7-15) looks to be turning a corner.
Back on Jan. 15, Russell defeated West Carter 65-47 in the All "A" Classic.
"It's a tremendous change," Brown said. "It shows you how much we've come along. It's a really good win for us."


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The concept of true biker culture is hard to pin down in America today. Motorcycles are becoming more widely used by average, everyday people; all from an incredibly diverse cross-section of society. There was a time when biker culture was once considered to be something directly tied in with rebellion and anarchy. While that is still true occasionally, biker culture has opened up a great deal and diversified over the last decade. Today, we can see many influences of biker culture in our society; television shows like 'Sons of Anarchy' dramatize the lifestyle thought to be lived by bikers, and motorcycle gear is again gaining popularity in fashion. But what makes someone a true biker can be just as difficult to pin down as those who live their entire lives on the open road.
Rebellion on the Road
Once, rebellion by those who were a part of biker culture was thought to be negative; this has certainly changed, and may be due to the fact that society better understands that not all rebellion is bad. Rebellion can come in many forms, including the desire to do what's right, no matter what society thinks. In some cases, this has led to biker groups hosting charity events and helping out in their communities. Bikers are really just like any other cross-section of society; there may be a few bad apples in the bunch, but most are good, honest, loyal people.
A Question of Loyalty
One of the primary features of biker culture in America today is loyalty, and this is showcased in many of the television shows that support the culture. Often, motorcycle groups form special bonds that last for a lifetime; they tend to see other motorcycle enthusiasts as their families. Just as is to be expected with any family, bikers will defend and protect their families from harm whenever necessary. This is really no different than any other family in America today, and often, it simply reflects the high level of family values found within biker culture.
Clothing in Biker Culture
Many people wear biker clothes with elements found in biker culture, which has always had a direct influence on popular culture as well. Biker clothes and accessories like sunglasses, bandanas, and jackets are all found frequently throughout popular culture. However, this influence hasn't really always gone both ways. Simply due to the fact that motorcycling requires leather for protection when on the road has meant that much of the styles have remained the same over time, with trends and changes in the fashion being crafted of the same basic fabrics. To this day, denim or leather clothing and protective biker accessories are still the most widely preferred and well-represented items in motorcycle culture, and this is because they tend to be better at protecting riders when on the road.
A Way To Connect
Biker clothing, patches, signs, and other cultural representations have usually served a second purpose as well; they serve as a way for those who enjoy the lifestyle to find one another and connect. Part of life on the open road is the understanding that people may come and go in life, and new friends can always be found when traveling. By wearing cultural representation in the form of clothing, bikers never feel too far from their families because they know more "family members" will be just past the next turn. It is this unspoken bond between riders that has been the source of fascination and attraction for many.
The lifestyle of a biker can be just as varied as the lifestyle of those who don't partake and enjoy it. However, the basic biker values come in a standard list; they include a fierce loyalty to loved ones and friends, the desire to be a supportive part of a community, and the understanding that nothing in life is ever permanent. Rather than making these people outsiders, it has allowed bikers to carefully craft their own culture, complete with supportive friends and loved ones, fashion, and values that are often handed down to their children. The biker culture has much to teach about freedom through the open road, and is considered by many to be a true philosophy.


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Insurgents observe black day in Tripura
AGARTALA: Security was beefed up in Tripura on Sunday as insurgent groups, including the National Liberation Front of Tripura and the All-Tripura Tiger Force, observed a ``black day'' to protest the State's inclusion in Indian territory on ...
A momentous birthday for President Kalam
Rekindles spirit of tribal development
Divisions over curbs
China for prudent measures
Supreme Court fiat to High Courts
"Do not interfere with the functions of subordinate judges"
"Wage board to be set up soon"
KANPUR: : A new wage board for journalists and non-journalists working for newspapers and news agencies would be constituted soon, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Chandra Sekhar Sahu said on Sunday. Mr. Sahu told reporters ...
CPI(M) charge against DMK
"It unleashed violence during phase I"
Second phase relatively peaceful
CHENNAI: The second phase of local body elections in Chennai's suburbs on Sunday was relatively peaceful. After the violence that vitiated the first phase two days ago, the suburbs remained tense since morning. But to the relief of many, ...
India gets the better of England
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Dylan Bundy, often touted as one of the Orioles top-rated prospects along with , will reportedly pitch for the Bowie Baysox on Tuesday night.
However, as of Tuesday at 3 p.m., the official roster transaction to call up the 19-year-old pitcher from the High-A Frederick Keys to the Baysox was not officially confirmed by the Orioles.
The Baltimore Sun reported last week that Bundy would make his debut in Bowie in the first game of a doubleheader against Erie at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday.
Bundy was recently profiled by Tom Verducci in Sports Illustrated (SI) magazine and appeared on a SI television feature, both of which can be seen at www.SI.com.
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Washingtonian 100 Very Best out now...
I can't afford most places on this list and always hate reading about how great all these fancy DC spots are....but something else in the issue peaked my interest.
Four Sisters came in at number 30, more than 30 spots ahead of both Minhs and Present, which, IMHO, are better. And Huong Viet isnt even on the list. What's the deal here? This odd Vietnamese restaurant hierarchy ruins the credibility of the whole list. Or perhaps I'm just overthinking the whole thing.
re: Steve
I don't know, if Four Sisters is 30 spots in front of Present, it does kind of make you wonder if Washingtonian hasn't gone Yelp on us, and started shaking restaurant owners down. But I don't see how Washingtonian could possibly be faulted, it isn't like they take ads from restaurants or anything. Sarcasm
Does someone still have their copy? I threw mine out.
Somewhere in the middle of this list was a DC restaurant I had never heard of. Sorry to be so vague, but I think it was four letters starting wtih E___. I recall the location somewhere near Dupont Circle. Anyway, in the little "Inside Tips" section of the blurb for this place was something like "where adventurous eaters can go for a special meal at an yet unknown restaurant prepared by an exciting young chef for not too much money."
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The Madison Youth Soccer Club is pleased to invite you to participate in our Fifth Annual Madison Invitational Soccer Tournament (MIST). The tournament will provide quality level competition for girls and boys travel club teams in age divisions from U11 through U14; and U10 Rec Plus teams. Participating teams are limited to 18 players for U13 & U14, and to 15 players for U10, U11 & U12. NO GUEST PLAYERS WILL BE PERMITTED.
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The tournament will be played at various locations in the town of Madison on Saturday, September 29th and Sunday, September 30th, 2012.
All teams are guaranteed to play four (4) fifty (50) minute games. All divisions will play 2 games each on Saturday and Sunday.
The U10-U12 age divisions will play 8v8 while the U13 & U14 divisions will play 11v11. All teams in the U10 division will receive participation awards. All other divisions will be given first and second place awards. All games will be officiated by USSF Certified Referees.
The tournament will be played on a variety of fields. The central location will be at the Surf Club at 87 Surf Club Road, off of West Wharf Road, which is off of the Boston Post Road in Madison.


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The Daily Star
---- — New York wine will be allowed to be sold at farmers' markets throughout the state after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to that effect Monday.
The bills permit wine to be purchased at roadside farm markets and designate portions of the state highways near wineries and vineyards as "Wine Trails."
"These new laws will build on our continuing efforts to promote New York's wine industry across the state and beyond, boosting tourism, local economies and job growth," Cuomo said in a media statement.
"We are increasing market opportunities for local producers and farmers and expanding our wine trails to attract tourists to communities across upstate New York. Our state is home to hundreds of wineries that produce some of the best wine in the world, and we want both New Yorkers and visitors to come and enjoy them."
The farm markets will be allowed to sell wine manufactured and produced by up to two licensed farm wineries, special wineries or micro-wineries located within 20 miles of the roadside farm market.
Bill Magee, chairman of the Assembly agriculture committee, said in a statement: "By allowing New York's wide variety of quality wines to be sold at roadside farm markets, we are opening another door for this important industry. This is a measure that will support the growth of local businesses in our communities, and provide an important boost to wine producers across the state."
The legislation includes the following wine trail designations:
• The "Shawangunk East Wine Trail" will be expanded to include State Route 32
from State Route 17 in Orange County, to County Route 94 in New Windsor, to U.S. Route 9-W continuing westward on to U.S. Route 44/State Route 55 within the town of Lloyd to its intersection with State Route 208 in the town of Gardiner in Ulster County. (A.4614-A / S.2790-A)
• The "Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail" will be renamed the "Niagara Wine Trail Ridge" and will be extended to include all of State Route 104 through State Route 390. The "Niagara Wine Trail" will be renamed the "Niagara Wine Trail Lake" and will be extended to include portions of Country Route 269, State Routes 104 and 18, County Route 425, and U.S Route 62 in Niagara and Erie counties.
• The newly established "Adirondack Coast Wine Trail" will begin at Exit 35 of the I-87 in the town of Peru and continue into the town of Plattsburgh.
• The "Chautauqua Wine Trail" will be renamed the "Lake Erie Wine Country Trail." The route will remain unchanged.
New York is home to nearly 500 wineries, breweries, distilleries, and cideries. The state ranks third in the nation in wine and grape production.


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We're tipping our hat to Twinsburg Patch this week for extending its Moms Talk discussion to us. Read on and make sure to tell us what you think.
Let's be real here: If you go to a Chuck E. Cheese, you're going to have hundreds of screaming children. But what about that cozy little diner down the street?
One Pennsylvania restaurant recently banned children under the age of 6 from eating there, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The man told the Journal he has gotten a lot of support from people on the decision.
"I'm doing this on behalf of all the kind, refined people who have emailed me who have had meals ruined," said Mr. Vuick, a former high-school sociology and psychology teacher. "I've decided someone in our society had to dig their heels in on this issue."
So now we bring the discussion to you. What do you think about banning children from dining at certain restaurants?
Is this a good call for his particular business, or should more places take a good look at considering something similar?
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"Devils! Dost thou then so much as dare to critically think of me?—On deck!"
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Reforming runoffs could boost turnout
"Candidates don't want to be seen as nasty [to rivals], because if they can't get your vote for No. 1, they want your vote for No. 2," says Ms. Krueger, D-Manhattan.
She has a bill pending that would allow localities to implement instant runoff voting. The bill would not have affected the increasingly nasty mayoral race, but it could have elevated David Yassky over John Liu in the Sept. 15 Democratic primary for city comptroller. Turnout plunged in the runoff two weeks later, and Mr. Yassky lost by 12 points.


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Sometimes kids are forced to relocate schools for any number of reasons.
For most, it's not too far of a journey. Maybe a move to a neighboring school district or one only a few counties away.
But when Mifflinburg sophomore Molly Davis found out she was going to be transferring schools this year, she soon found out that her new school was probably a little farther away than she expected.
About 2,200 miles farther.
Davis, an outfielder for the Wildcats, originally lived in Glendale, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix and attended Mountain Ridge High School until this past December. That's when her father, Marc, got a job as a general manager for the U.S. Concrete Precast Group, which resulted in he and his daughter having to move to Mifflinburg.
A bit of a contrast, not only size-wise -- Mountain Ridge has an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students with a fairly large campus consisting of seven buildings -- but weather-wise as well.
"I'm still adjusting to it," Davis said of the weather difference. "Just the fogginess, the cold, the snow. I've never seen that much snow in my life until I moved here. I definitely miss that 88-degree weather."
Anyone who's ever gone to a new school knows how anxiety can play a factor. New classmates and new teachers at a school you've never been to can be a bit stressful, especially when you don't know anyone there.
Luckily for Davis though, she was welcomed before she even stepped foot inside of Mifflinburg High School and a big part of that was Mifflinburg's ace pitcher, Alli Lloyd. The senior pitcher got to know her new teammate while she was still living in Arizona.
"She reached out to me probably mid-October (by) talking to me, texting me, telling me about the school (and) the softball program," Davis said. "As soon as I moved here, (we) did a tour of the school. A lot of girls messaged me on Facebook from the softball team."


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Property transfers recorded in the office of Lincoln County Clerk George O. "Sonny" Spoonamore IV.
Jane Tamme to Stephen and Valerie Day, 2.206 acres off U.S. 27, south of Stanford, $20,000.
Samuel M. and Rebecca Byler to Norman and Laura King, 12.52 acres on Coblentz Road, in Harmon's Lick community, $88,000.
Alisha Renee and Gary Atkins to Wanda Bullock, two tracts of land off U.S. 150, lying two miles east of Rowland, $18,000.
Wendy Paige Howard to Janice S. Payton, lot No. 5, Phase 2, Cash Creek Estates, $136,000.
Virginia McFarland to Harmon Properties LLC, property on Douglas Avenue, Hustonville, $60,000.
Central Kentucky FLCA to Larry and Cynthia Williams, property lying 1-1/2 miles northeast of the Kings Mountain and South Fork Road, $10,000.
Rebecca Andrew to Marvin Michael and Barbara Ann Bastin, lots No. 48 and No. 49 of Murphy Addition Subdivision, located on Harmon Heights, Stanford, $22,000.
Sammie Pence, by and through Ruth Pence, and Ruth Pence, to Rickey C. Johnson and Linda L. Swessel, five tracts of land in Lincoln County, containing 32 acres, $110,000.
Beverly Doris Briggs, successor executrix of the Don Hamilton Jennings estate, to Diane Jennings, trustee of the Don Hamilton Jennings Trust for the benefit of Holly Cornelia Jennings, property on KY 39 (Lancaster Street), Crab Orchard, fair cash value of property conveyed is $30,000.
Randall and Melissa Rowe to Ammon J. Jr. and Carolyn L. Yoder, two parcels of property on KY 643, containing 21.181 acres, $190,000.
Clyde Dewayne and Andrea Clements to Roman Yoder, lots No. 8 and No. 9, Lazy Acres Subdivision, $17,500.
Clyde Dewayne and Andrea Clements to Roman Yoder, lots No. 10 and No. 10A, Lazy Acres Subdivision, $18,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Sarah Boynton, 0.40 acre on the Hustonville and Bradfordsville Road, special warranty deed, $37,000.
Carles and Wanda Tillett to Geneva Community Church, by and through its trustees, Ed Carman, Steve King, Johnny King and Michael Lee, 2.60 acres on Mason Gap Road, $40,000.
Dallas and Maxine Greer and Clay Greer to Dallas and Maxine Greer, property on Moccasin Road, lying four miles west of Kings Mountain, gift, fair cash value of property conveyed is $40,000.
Kentucky Housing Corporation and Christina M. Dollar, by and through Edward G. May, Master Commissioner of the Lincoln Circuit Court, to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, lot No. 24, Spring Run Subdivision, $30,100.
Dewayne and Tracy Cooper to James W. III and Lezli B. Adams, 0.548 acre off Somerset Street, Stanford, $50,000.
George M. and Pattie J. Gagan to Michael and Jessica Southard, lot No. 11, Phase 4, Ellen J. Akers Subdivision, $13,500.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Dorothy Boddiford, tract 3-E-2, Section 1-A, River Edge Subdivision, located on Julian Lane, $28,000.


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Great Opportunity for SBC Members
Great Opportunity for SBC Members — New Trier Federal Credit Union (NTFCU) deserves your further investigation! Regardless of memberships with other credit unions, as a member of Second Baptist Church you may join New Trier FCU. The membership is FREE to SBC members and provides great rates, benefits and other services (e.g., savings, loans, notary service, discount programs, etc.). Visit the website at http://ntfcu.org or contact Member Services at (847) 256-8411 for additional information.
Acts of Kindness
SBC ACTS of KINDNESS Initiative Beginning January 2012
Since you have been chosen by God who has given you this new kind of life, and concern for you, you should practice tenderhearted mercy and kindness to others. (Col. 3:12a)
In celebration of SBC's 130th Anniversary, the entire church membership will be encouraged to participate next year in a spiritual formation initiative called Acts of Kindness.
This initiative will engage members in biblical reflection, community building, and intentional opportunities to be Christ-like by expressing kindness to friends and/or strangers. Acts of Kindness can occur at any time and in any place, within the church building or outside the church. They are spontaneous and random acts that can arise during everyday life experiences at work, home, school, while driving, shopping, and/or dining. Participants will record and share their acts of kindness through journal writing and regular small group gatherings.
The Acts of Kindness Initiative will be one powerful way to live out our 2012 theme: "From Good to Great!".
Membership Updates
Membership Updates are needed. If you have: moved, changed your name, emergency contact information, email address or telephone number and the like, please complete a Membership Update Form, which is located in the kiosk in the lobby. Completed forms may be turned in to the church office or faxed to (847) 869-6599. It is very importation that you update this information. Your cooperation is appreciated!
Rejoice! Praise Dance Ministry
Rejoice! Praise Dance Ministry invites YOU to join us. If you are a dancer or a mime or if you just want to dance praises to the Lord, we invite you to join the praise dance ministry here at Second Baptist Church. We have something for ALL ages. No previous dance experience required, just a willing spirit. Rehearsals are held on Saturdays from 9:30 — 11:00 a.m. For more information, contact Lisa Lester at email@example.com or Gail Hutchison at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Communicator Deadline
Any auxiliary or ministry with upcoming events should forward appropriate information to Elizabeth Cox no later than the 20th of each month. The Communicator is distributed on the first Sunday of every month.
Connect With Us!
You can "Follow" us and "Like" us on the SBC Facebook and Twitter pages. Stay connected wherever you are to what is happening at SBC and other community events. To find us on Facebook, look for Second Baptist Church; on Twitter, go to @SBCEvanston. Ministry leaders and members, if you have pictures of SBC events, please send them to firstname.lastname@example.com with the name of the event and the date so we can post them to Facebook and Twitter. Finally, if you have your own Facebook or Twitter, connect to us so we can connect to you!
SBC Memorabilia Wanted
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I write about leadership, body language, and professional success.
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My best advice is not to rely on any one signal. You'll be more successful if you look for clusters of behaviors (three or four body language cues that reinforce one another). To increase your chances of spotting a falsehood, watch for a cluster of body language cues that include:
1. A fake smile. It's hard for liars to give a real smile while seeking to deceive. (Real smiles crinkle the corners of the eyes and change the entire face. Faked smiles involve the mouth only.)
2. Unusual response time. When the lie is planned (and rehearsed), deceivers start their answers more quickly than truth-tellers. If taken by surprise, however, the liar takes longer to respond – as the process of inhibiting the truth and creating a lie takes extra time.
3. Verbal cues. When lying, a person's vocal tone will rise to a higher pitch. Other verbal cues include rambling, selective wording (in which one avoids answering the question exactly as asked), stammering, and the use of qualifiers ("To the best of my knowledge." "I could be wrong . . . "). It's also been noted that liars use fewer contractions: "I did not have sex with that woman . . ." rather than "I didn't . . . "
4. Under or over production of saliva. Watch for sudden swallowing in gulps or the increased need to drink water or moisten lips.
5. Pupil dilation. One nonverbal signal that is almost impossible to fake is pupil dilation. The larger pupil size that most people experience when telling a lie can be attributed to an increased amount of tension and concentration.
6. Change in blink rate. A person's blink rate slows down as she decides to lie and stays low through the lie. Then it increases rapidly (sometimes up to eight times normal rate) after the lie.
7. Foot movements. When lying, people will often display nervousness and anxiety through increased foot movements. Feet will fidget, shuffle and wind around each other or around the furniture. They will stretch and curl to relieve tension, or even kick out in a miniaturized attempt to run away.
8. Face touching. A person's nose may not grow when he tells a lie, but watch closely and you'll notice that when someone is about to lie or make an outrageous statement, he'll often unconsciously rub his nose. (This is most likely because a rush of adrenaline opens the capillaries and makes his nose itch.) Mouth covering is another common gesture of people who are being untruthful, as is covering the eyes.
9. Incongruence. When a person believes what she is saying her gestures and expressions are in alignment with her words. When you see a mismatch — where gestures contradict words – such as a side-to-side head shake while saying "yes" or a person frowning and staring at the ground while telling you she is happy, it's a sign of deceit or at least an inner conflict between what that person is thinking and saying.
You also just mentioned 12 things that people do when they're intimidated by someone; say… the person they report to. Sounds like great advice to make managers paranoid about whether they're people are lying to them. Best advice: If you think someone is lying, tell them so and hash it out. Communication always trumps assumption. Great article though!
I agree with you, Travis. A lot of this sounds like behavior of someone who is nervous or just shy.
Calling someone a liar is also a surefire way to begin to intimidate them. Unfortunately, people who have a naturally nervous disposition often get drawn into the mess along with actual liars, because many of these same traits (except perhaps for the pupil dilation) are brought on in times of stress.
If you're dealing with a true sociopath, or at least borderline personality, confronting them is not a good idea. These people tend to react negatively to being called out so you may make the situation worse by telling them you know they're a liar!
@Travis, I agree….this article implies a person and someone else does not have the skillset to work things out through communicating, and people can certainly grow in a workplace, even an unsafe one. Although I can see some workplaces where even when you try to call someone else out, that person may resist and refuse to communicate.
> But if these signals are out of character…
Being called on the carpet by the boss is an out of character event, and will likely dredge up out of character reactions.
Do us all a favor Carol and get a real job.
well it depends on individuals,some of them can be overcomed if concentrated properly,as always managers are very good in these.
Generally I agree with the signals suggested in this article, except they equally as likely could result from extenuating circumstances as simple as, for example, someone having an allergy or even a dried out contact lens. My point is that these signs probably indicate only that something more is going on, but I would be careful jumping to conclusions based only on these signals.
Why do I waste perfectly good time reading this kind of dreck?? I need to put a sticky note on my computer:
If an article is captioned "N Things You Didn't Know About X" DON'T BOTHER!!!
How do we know you're not lying about all of these?
Nate, I can tell that Carol is not lying because I have 66 years of nearly unbelievable experiences. To summarize: My wonderful mom died when I was 5, I was physically abused by a care taker, abused by a priest, unsupported as a teenager, was was extremely shy and afraid of people, 6 years of therapy helped, my psychotherapist wife helped, met a psychopath at work, suffered a TBI 5 years ago, worked with another psychopath, and have read many books on how people's minds work. One thing I have found, if you never ever lie, you will be much better at seeing liars for what they are.
@Nate: As to whether what you can trust Carol's reported facts, you can compare it with the advice of others and with what you've already heard about body language. This is a matter of weighing evidence and conducting secondary research.
As to how you can tell whether she's "lying" (e.g. about having written this article herself or about believing these things herself), as she says, text-based communication is much harder to parse because of the lack of nonverbal cues.
But as a sociolinguist and linguist, I think that inferences can be made even from examination of texts outside the social context. The key is to compare a document of dubious veracity with documents that provide a baseline. It is possible in some cases to prove statistically that word choice, for example, deviates from the norm. Of course, handwritten documents, with characteristic slant, pressure, spacing, etc., offer even more basis for analysis.
It is fair when conducting secondary research to assess the credibility of reported facts; when you have the luxury of a personal interview, you can call upon the cues that Carol mentions.
(Actually, I inferred that Nate was joking. My taking him seriously was my own playful choice.)
I tend to feel leery about attempts to take complicated psychological research and then extrapolate it into 12 steps. These behaviors probably indicate generalized anxiety. This anxiety could indicate that the topic itself is difficult and uncomfortable for the person, not that they are lying. I think it is dangerous to try and detect lying based on these behaviors. If someone is lying their actions will eventually trip them up. Even if you suspect lying what will you do about it? Accusing someone of lying is very offensive and shouldn't be done without real evidence of it. All you will accomplish is to make someone angry, and to get another lie if they are lying.
"If someone is lying their actions will eventually trip them up." *or* their lies will trip *you* up. From my experience, we need to pay attention to someone who strikes us as not quite right. You need to talk about it with friends who can also witness the not quite right person. Your senses can detect far more than any 12 items in a list. You're right that dishonest people will just cook up another lie. Honest people will try to figure out, with you, how you got the notion that they were lying. An honest person with unknown issues will most likely get angry *especially* if they feel you are lying about or maligning them!
You said "If someone is lying their actions will eventually trip them up." The problem with liars is that their actions can trip *you* up. We need to stay alert to someone who strikes us as "not quite right". Talk with friends who can witness them and point out with others present how they seem mistaken when they lie. A good part of our brain wants us to believe everything is just fine with us and others. That's often not true.
What do you do when your coworker works from a different location and the only exchanges are by phone and email? I worked with a guy who lied for two years and was only found out when he started to work in our headquarters office. By then, it was too late.
travis said it – u explained anxiety as well
While I like the article and think it is a useful source to learn more about spotting liars, I also think it is a nice article to learn how to lie : ))
Hmmm, yes it sounds hard when you first think about it.
But "If a person really believes the lie, there is no way that can detect that falsehood."
So, can't we just just say that, (let's say we want to lie about something that didn't actually happen) if i first try to convince myself that it "did" happen, and just try to do the things that I actually can control (like eye contact, unnecessary body movement, sound tone etc.), than maybe the rest – which is harder to control – will follow? (like blink rate, pupil size etc.)
What do you think? It sound like it just needs a few tries, even for the most naive person, if he/she knows about all these points.
As a therapist, gestures vary depending on the seriousness of the topic.
How did you miss this?
WHEN SOMEONE TELLS A WHOPPER OF A LIE they often raise their favored hand and shake it and point while they are talking. Remember when Clinton shook his hand when he said, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." I told everyone I knew at that point that he really did it.
I voted for him and was very disappointed. Notice a lot of priests, rabbis, immams, and ministers etc. will often do this and later are convicted of some sort of sexual abuse.
And, wouldn't it be nice if exposing falsehoods were as easy as it is portrayed on television shows like "Lie to Me" and "The Mentalist?" But of course, those are entertaining fantasies –
No mam they aren't fantasies – check out keith barry .
People who read this article and take it at face value would probably think I never tell the truth, about anything.
I love Travis Baker's comment "communication always trumps assumption". What is increasingly difficult with the pathological liar in the work place continues to be the first "believer" of the lie. This validates the liar and creates extreme intimidation for the one who challenges the lie. So damaging especially in leadership positions.
I agree you'd need to pick up on a couple of nonverbal cues, before making the assumption of whether or not someone is being honest with you or if their answers are off because they're trying to do two things at once–think about something in the past/future (ie due to stress/anxiety), while engaging in a conversation with you. I agree with Travis Baker that communication always trumps assumption.
However, when I'm assessing a situation I simply look first at whether or not someone is paying attention to the current conversation (i.e. attending and engaged in the present moment). If there's deviation, then you know something else is going on.
Great list–something I'll use to direct others to when they want more info on how to become more in-tune with their nonverbal body language reading skills. Thanks!
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Thanks Carol. I will check your book out, and hopefully it will be one I'll start recommending to client's too.
Thanks Carol. I will check your book out, and hopefully it will be one I'll start recommending to client's too.
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I am surely going to watch my coworkers more closely. I hope they didn't read this yet ;)
If you are in job that you need to interview individuals for compliance and legal situations then I recommend The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation. Also check out Pamela Meyers work in Liespotting. once your done with that take the M.E.T.T. test- Micro Expression Training Tool. It's a lot harder than you think.


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Destroyer/Hammer Merc skill build/guide by Ganondorf (Rem)
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Note: all information below come from our volunteers in the Freedom guild, thanks for their efforts.
Destroyer build by request of Chaose5of Freedom
Why do you get all skills? Looksnoobish but i think its neccesary. It just turns out that most mercenary skillshave a retardly long cooldown so if you want to make use of your superarmor andkeep the spamming.. I suggest you do take all the mercenary skills. I suggesttaking out heavy slash and heavy hook from your skill bar when at PVE to makespace for ur Merc skills. Well the build is pretty self-explanatory to peoplewho have a decent experience playing mercs but for those still wondering..
Lvl 5 Battlehowl: Have I stressed howimportant crits are for hammer mercs? See below for reason why
Lvl 4 Iron skin: making it lvl 5 wontadd much. Only 2.5 armor and same duration :(
Lvl 3 Rolling attack and whirlwind: These2 skills are just equally good and important in my opinion. Although whirlwindis the boss slayer, rolling attack is just better at everything else beside it.Lvling both to 3 is all my sp can afford for it.
Breakig point at lvl 2: Yeah i canjust place it at lvl 1 just to get maelstrom howling but it's still decent atpvp so I decided to put it at 2.
Gigantic Bomber: The skill you get ifyou decide to use hammer Ok so some people say that this one of the worstultimates ever... well it USED to BE. But ever since the patch came where merctech tree got changed this skill has been buffed pretty damn well. Even if thepatch notes say its only a 20% buff I could hardly believe thats all there isto it. Well imma just show the damage my Giga Bomber used to deal pre-patch inthe first few minutes of this vid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arVB9r7Wv_0&;feature=mfu_in_order&list=ULand compare it immediately at my test run immediately after the said patch:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw7oOC_TWlA&;feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL...Note that I did not change any of equips/stats in both tests. And yes themonster is different and fat bastard may have higher defense but seriously...18k to 90k (later I tested out my damage to fat bastard reached 34k on 1 of 2hits of the ulti no crit).... You can do the math and see Giga Bomber has 1586%damage with only 120 sec CD and Typhoon Wheel
has a damage of 1663% but with a CD of 150 secs! Not to mention Gigabomber is not only fast but safe to cast from a distance. I can pretty muchtell that GB is the better PVE ulti compared to TW. Though Typhoon Wheel isstill the ultimate PVP skill (for obvious reasons).
Typhoon Wheel: The skill you get ifyou decided to use axe. Pretty notorious skill in PVP, for bringing a wholegroup in Protection down in your knees. Using this skill is also so easy all youneed to do is to get a little near your enemy and just click the button.. noaiming, no need for combo.. no strategy (does casting your iron skin andcharging to the wilderness count as a strategy?).
Tips before making a merc:If you plan to make a mercenary asyour first char and you don't have a lot of cash to back it up. I must warn youthat in this game Mercenaries are probably the most gear-dependent class. Why?Cuz well.. we don't have block, parry, no range, no evasive maneuvers and ourskills our slow so at the end of the day we do get hit. Mercs compensate byhaving superamor skills (skills that when cast reduce damage and immune to flinching)but even superarmor wont save you on noobish armors.. also if you decide tododge too much your DPS would most likely be garbage cuz the skills are slowand tends to be inturrepted. Im not saying mercs are weak.. again im justsaying that we are gear dependent. My main character was a paladin first and itfunded my merc pretty well.
Tips before making a hammer merc:If your making one cuz hammers arecheaper than axes.. or because hammers have good stun and delay stat.. then Iadvise you to reconsider. Stun and Delay are pretty much INVISIBLE stats now... Iused to have 15,500 stun and all I got was a few laughs for easily downing theonly one boss (Black Manticore) that is affected by it. Delay.. is also not noticeablein PVE, and a guy name Fearless from freedom said it doesn't do much on pvpanymore just like what my observations are telling me,, The one good thingabout hammers though is that it have pretty good max damage compared to axes. Alvl 40 grade A axe would only have 700+ max damage while a hammer would giveyou 1k.. You can make use of this by raising your critical parameters withbattle howl, crests and pot codes. Crit ensure that ur damage will always be onthe upper limits of your attack power. 6-7k crit (not including buff) isessential and rewarding... but if don't reach that then the low minimum damage ofhammers would hurt your DPS a lot. So its as costy to fund a hammer merc thanan axe merc.
Analysis of 3rd job skills:If you don't have much experience about using mercs then you can stay away fromthis one.
Analysis of Destroyer skills:Breaking point: Woah this skills isridiculously overpowered! To the point that if have a multi-hit skill ready(eg. Rising Slash, Whirlwind, Rolling attack etc,) you can be confident thatyou will cancel out the monster's attack! But theres a catch to it... The developersmade this skill not work for NEST BOSSES making this skill from overpowered to PITIFUL.Seriously how dumb can a balancing design get to make one class-defining skillworthless to something you'll be doing 80% of the time playing this game. Thisis the reason why some mercs stray away from the Destroyer class. A part of mestill hopes that the developers will think of changing this skill in the future.. But while one skill flops let's see what our lvl 47 and lvl 50 skill has tooffer..
Flying Swing Ex: Thank goodness thedevs didn't screw this up.. in PVP its still hard to hit enemies just usedmainly for its armor. Flying swing has always been the staple merc skill in PVEwith not only offensive, defensive and armor breaking purposes its also one ofthe few merc skill that have a low CD and is the best damaging among them..Though its damage lose out to other skills when kept at lvl 3 but Barbs willstill use this skill to save their ass in dire situations. Destroyers have the luxuryto buff this skill up to a useful 11 and get 60% (each shockwave deals 20%)bonus damage more. Now thats a worthy damage boost.
MaelstromHowling: Excellent skill.. PVE this prolly the best mob-control you'll everhave. Its base damage is higher than bone crush and why would you not likeanother life saving heavy –armored skill the skills triggers fast as well and doesn'thave a long delay after casting so it won't put you in danger like the othermerc skills. In PVP its pretty awesome too.. The suction effect deals minordamage so it flinches its victims making them unable to blink or do anythingmaking everything within its range to NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE, and I must say therange (higher range and AOE than circle swing!) and suction of this skill is justepic, that my guildmate nicknamed it "Blackhole on steroids".
Analysis of Barbarian skills:Heat Combo: Really good skill, cuz itworks on nest bosses too unlike Breaking Point. The damage boost is ok but thescary part of it is when its boosted by the FU's time accel. Cant really thinkof much to say about this skill since its just all about damage.
Stomp Ex: Some mercs decide to dropthis skill for a few reasons.. First why would someone spent so much SP on anattack skill that wont contribute much to his DPS anyway? Stomp is pretty muchjust a mob control skill yet mob control in this game lose out in importance inthe long run. In PVP the skill is pretty good but just like crisis howl..sometimes it just don't hit.. sometimes the 2nd wave doesn't evenappear.. Also the slow effect is as even more unnoticeable than the SM'sHemmorhage skill. Its still a must get skill if ur a PVP fan.
Bone Crush: Good but kinda overrated?...the 397 bonus damage this skill gives is not converted by skill % attackbonus.. so it happens the bonus you get from battle howl will be 3x more noticeable.If any barbarians can correct me on this please do cuz that's the only thing Ifound testing this skill on the lvl 45 quest. Another downside to this skill isthe long delay both on execution and after it.. so in pvp its really easy tododge and counter.. to the point that if someone gets hit on it does an aerialevade does a drop kick the caster would actually be hit.
This is my opinion about hammer/axemercs:PVP: one on one and protection, In myopinion both hammerers and axers are on equal ground now cuz of Maelstorm howl,but I have no ability to browse to Kr and Chinese forums to see destroyers makegood use of this skill in pvp.
Nests: Pretty equal even without breakingpoint hammers are compensated by better pve skills like GB, and FSeX.
SDN: Barbarian wins this one cuz theycan max their howl taunting without losing much DPS (stomp ex is so easy tosacrifice) and even the 397 flat bonus of Bone Crush would help with 8 peoplehitting the same mob, and if theres an FU it would help a barb pretty nice.However I don't think that destroyers are
completely useless in this one cuz ive beenthrough SDN for only about 4-5 times and I noticed Breaking point works in alot of monsters there namely the ogres of stage 2 and the lizards of stage 5,and suctioning/superarmor could help in various occasions as well.
Some people go as far as to thinkDestroyers are "useless".. well that's just laughable.. The gap between barband destroyer is nowhere near as far as majesty & smasher nor inquisitor &saint. Who knows if the developers make breaking point to a "decent" skill alot more people would consider being one. For me im pretty happy with FSeX andMaelstrom howling so I don't regret being a destroyer.. Those skills just looksmuch more bad-ass fashion-wise. xD
Credits: "The looser guild" for makingme play this game for sooo long...
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