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As you might have noticed, I write a lot of articles about fly fishing on this website. The fact is, I absolutely love fly fishing. It is one of my favorite hobbies, and I am absolutely a junkie for anything related to it. If I'm not actually fly fishing, I'm writing about it, tying flies for my next trip, or shopping for some new gear or accessories to try out. I have been lucky enough to have family members who also enjoy it, and have made many friends who will drop what they are doing to go wet their line with me. Below, I will talk a little about the importance of terminal fly fishing tackle to your efficiency on the water.
Efficiency = Technique + Tackle Choice
I have noticed that over the years, my approach to fly fishing has shifted from being obsessed with the technical aspects (casting, retrieving) to being more focused on the fly fishing tackle that I am using. Techniques won't catch fish alone, and I have found that choosing the right fly and using the right sized tippet will do a lot more for landing a fish than a perfect fly presentation. Fish are more forgiving, I have learned, if the terminal tackle (fly, leader, tippet) is right, even if the presentation might be a bit sloppy.
I am not saying that casting techniques shouldn't be mastered, or you don't have to be careful when casting to finicky fish. All I am saying is that I believe that choosing the right tackle is more important than just about anything else in fly fishing, including the cast and presentation.
I also believe that choosing the right fly fishing tackle takes more time to learn and master than casting said tackle to a feeding fish. Most anglers refer to this as 'matching the hatch,' but tackle refers to more than just the fly pattern. Terminal tackle includes your leader, tippet material, any strike indicator or weight that is used, and the manner in which you apply your fly floatant (to some extent). All of these items need to be incorporated in the most natural way possible, and they will all affect how the fish views your presentation.
Fly Fishing Tackle – Terminal Requirements
Lets look at the leader and tippet, for example, since I have already talked about the importance of matching the hatch with trout flies in other articles. The leader and tippet material provide an even taper from your fly line to your fly. Your leader will start out thick at the junction with the fly line, and taper down to a specific diameter, which depends on the size. These sizes are given a number with an 'X' designation, such as 3X, 4X, or 5X. Lower numbers have a thicker terminal diameter than higher numbers. Tippet material will have a consistent diameter, which also corresponds to the number associated with it (the same as leader).
Now that the number designation is explained, choosing the right size of leader and tippet needs to be addressed. The size of the leader and tippet relates to its strength. The higher the number, the thinner the diameter, and therefore the weaker its strength. This strength involves not only the ability to withstand big fish, but the ability to turn over heavier flies, possibly with weights. Higher numbered leaders and tippet material are best suited for casting small dry flies on small streams for smaller fish. The opposite is also true (larger numbers = larger flies and larger fish).
One more thing to consider here: the thicker the leader and tippet material, the more likely the fish will be able to see it. On spring creeks and other streams with high clarity, fish might be spooked by thicker leaders. Backing off a few numbers will decrease your overall visibility and make your presentation look more natural, but will also decrease the overall strength of your setup. You will need to be more careful with your hooksets, and you will need to play the fish more rather than dragging it towards your net.
Don't Forget The Natural Fly Fishing Tackle Look
I can't stress enough the importance of natural looking fly fishing tackle. The more natural it looks to the fish, the more likely they are to take your fly. If you are on the market for cheap fly fishing tackle, be sure to look for online fly fishing tackle shops. You will be able to shop around and compare prices better than if you were to shop your local fly fishing tackle shop. For increased organization, be sure to invest in a fly fishing tackle box or fly fishing tackle bag.
My favorite fly fishing leaders are Umpqua brand. You can get 3 packs from Amazon for $10, which is a good deal. Click here to buy some today. As for tippet material, I also go with Umpqua most of the time. Click here to buy some tippet material from Amazon for a great deal. And as always, happy fishing!
What do you think about this article? Did we leave anything out? What does your terminal tackle consist of? Feel free to add to the discussion in the comments section below. Thanks!


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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Company Profile
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, a holding company, is a global banking and financial-services group. Nationalized in all but name, the bank is majority owned by the U.K. government following what was the largest corporate loss in British history in 2008. RBS's two principal subsidiaries are the Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and National Westminster Bank PLC.
The 300-year-old bank foundered amid the credit crunch and an ill-timed acquisition of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. in what became the largest and perhaps the worst deal in banking history. RBS led a consortium that included Banco Santander SA and Fortis Bank Nederland in a seven-month takeover battle for the Dutch banking giant. The Netherlands government replaced Fortis as ABN stakeholder when it aquired the struggling Fortis's Dutch business in 2008. RBS has been unloading Asian assets acquired in the deal.
The company has undertaken a strategic review to cut expenses by 10% to 15% in the next three to five years and may cut up to 9,000 jobs. (Ousted CEO Fred Goodwin's cost-cutting earned him the nickname: Fred the Shred.) It also plans to focus on its core businesses, such as its NatWest U.K. retail unit, its insurance business, and parts of its U.S. retail operation, Citizens Financial Group Inc., as well as investment banking in areas such as Hong Kong. The bank lost hundreds of top investment bankers to rivals in the upheaval. It planned to withdraw from half the countries it operated in, including parts of Eastern Europe, and pull back, sell or wind down several businesses.
Despite the bank's troubles, its core business remains strong. The bank aims to return to standalone strength in the next three to five years.
Even as it trimmed staff on a global basis, RBS has been beefing up its U.S. investment bank. It added about 100 employees in 2009 and is still growing.
The bank's U.S. staff recently moved into a sleek new headquarters in Stamford, Conn., just off I-95. With room for 1,000 traders, its trading floor is the world's second largest -- UBS AG, located just across the street, has the largest. The glass-sheathed steel structure has 11 stories, a rooftop garden over a parking garage, a gym, an indoor cafe and receptionists clad in tartan-plaid blazers.
The new HQ reportedly has helped to boost morale, which has been a problem. Given the uncertainty around its stock after its bailout, share-based compensation has had less appeal to bankers. RBC cut its investment-bank compensation-to-revenue ratio to 27% from 76% in 2009.
As a ward of the state, RBS cut way back on holiday parties in 2009. Its contribution: about 10 pounds ($16) per employee -- enough to buy a pint of lager, a refill and a side of potato chips. The firm offers a slew of tips for job seekers. A sampling below: -- On online applications, cite specific examples of your professional style, explaining your role and impact on the results. -- On personality assessments, always go with your gut reaction; don't try to outsmart the test. -- In preparing for in-person interviews, practice examples to cite when answering questions and pace your answers.
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Postsecondary teachers include college and university faculty, postsecondary career and technical education teachers, and graduate teaching assistants. Teaching in any venue involves forming a lesson plan, presenting material to students, responding to students learning needs, and evaluating student progress. In addition to instruction, postsecondary teachers, particularly those at 4-year colleges and universities, also perform a significant amount of research in the subject they teach. They must also keep up with new developments in their field and may consult with government, business, nonprofit, and community organizations.
College and university faculty make up the majority of postsecondary teachers. Faculty usually are organized into departments or divisions, based on academic subject or field. They typically teach several different related courses in their subject—algebra, calculus, and statistics, for example. They may instruct undergraduate or graduate students, or both. College and university faculty may give lectures to several hundred students in large halls, lead small seminars, or supervise students in laboratories. They prepare lectures, exercises, and laboratory experiments; grade exams and papers; and advise and work with students individually. In universities, they also supervise graduate students' teaching and research. College faculty work with an increasingly varied student population made up of growing shares of part-time, older, and culturally and racially diverse students.
Faculty keep up with developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. They also are encouraged to do their own research to expand knowledge in their field by performing experiments; collecting and analyzing data; or examining original documents, literature, and other source material. They publish their findings in scholarly journals, books, and electronic media.
Most postsecondary teachers extensively use computer technology, including the Internet, e-mail, and software programs. They may use computers in the classroom as teaching aids and may post course content, class notes, class schedules, and other information on the Internet. The use of e-mail, chat rooms, and other techniques has greatly improved communications between students and teachers and among students.
Some instructors use the Internet to teach courses to students at remote sites. These so-called "distance learning" courses are an increasingly popular option for students who work while attending school. Faculty who teach these courses must be able to adapt existing courses to make them successful online or design a new course that takes advantage of the format.
Most full-time faculty members serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with the policies of their institution, departmental matters, academic issues, curricula, budgets, equipment purchases, and hiring. Some work with student and community organizations. Department chairpersons are faculty members who usually teach some courses but have heavier administrative responsibilities.
The proportion of time spent on research, teaching, administrative, and other duties varies by individual circumstance and type of institution. Faculty members at universities normally spend a significant part of their time doing research; those in 4-year colleges, somewhat less; and those in 2-year colleges, relatively little. The teaching load, however, often is heavier in 2-year colleges and somewhat lighter at 4-year institutions. At all types of institutions, full professors—those that have reached the highest level in their field—usually spend a larger portion of their time conducting research than do assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers.
In addition to traditional 2- and 4-year institutions, an increasing number of postsecondary educators work in alternative schools or in programs aimed at providing career-related education for working adults. Courses are usually offered online or on nights and weekends. Instructors at these programs generally work part time and are only responsible for teaching, with little to no administrative and research responsibilities.
Postsecondary vocational education teachers, also known as postsecondary career and technical education teachers, provide instruction for occupations that require specialized training but not usually a 4-year degree. They may teach classes in welding, dental hygienics, x-ray technician techniques, auto mechanics, or cosmetology, for example. Classes often are taught in an industrial or laboratory setting where students are provided hands-on experience. For example, welding instructors show students various welding techniques and essential safety practices, watch them use tools and equipment, and have them repeat procedures until they meet the specific standards required by the trade. Increasingly, career and technical education teachers are integrating academic and vocational curriculums so that students obtain a variety of skills that can be applied on the job. In addition, career and technical education teachers at community colleges and career and technical schools also often play a key role in students' transition from school to work by helping to establish internship programs for students and by facilitating contact between students and prospective employers.
Graduate teaching assistants, often referred to as graduate TAs, assist faculty, department chairs, or other professional staff at colleges and universities by performing teaching or teaching-related duties. In addition to their work responsibilities, assistants have their own school commitments, as they are also students who are working towards earning a graduate degree, such as a Ph.D. Some teaching assistants have full responsibility for teaching a course—usually one that is introductory—which can include preparation of lectures and exams, and assigning final grades to students. Others help faculty members, which may include doing a variety of tasks such as grading papers, monitoring exams, holding office hours or help-sessions for students, conducting laboratory sessions, or administering quizzes to the class. Teaching assistants generally meet initially with the faculty member whom they are going to assist to determine exactly what is expected of them, as each faculty member may have his or her own needs. For example, some faculty members prefer assistants to sit in on classes, but others assign them other tasks to do during class time. Graduate teaching assistants may work one-on-one with a faculty member or, for large classes, they may be one of several assistants.
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Many postsecondary teachers find the environment intellectually stimulating and rewarding because they are surrounded by others who enjoy their subject. The ability to share their expertise with others is also appealing to many.
Most postsecondary teachers have flexible schedules. They must be present for classes, usually 12 to 16 hours per week, and for faculty and committee meetings. Most establish regular office hours for student consultations, usually 3 to 6 hours per week. Otherwise, teachers are free to decide when and where they will work, and how much time to devote to course preparation, grading, study, research, graduate student supervision, and other activities.
Classes are typically scheduled during weekdays, although some occur at night or during the weekend. This is particularly true for teachers at 2-year community colleges or institutions with large enrollments of older students who have full-time jobs or family responsibilities. Most colleges and universities require teachers to work 9 months of the year, which allows them time during the summer and school holidays to teach additional courses, do research, travel, or pursue nonacademic interests.
About 30 percent of college and university faculty worked part time in 2006. Some part-timers, known as "adjunct faculty," have primary jobs outside of academia—in government, private industry, or nonprofit research—and teach "on the side." Others may have multiple part-time teaching positions at different institutions. Most graduate teaching assistants work part time while working on their graduate studies. The number of hours that they work may vary, depending on their assignments.
University faculty may experience a conflict between their responsibilities to teach students and the pressure to do research and publish their findings. This may be a particular problem for young faculty seeking advancement in 4-year research universities. Also, recent cutbacks in support workers and the hiring of more part-time faculty have put a greater administrative burden on full-time faculty. Requirements to teach online classes also have added greatly to the workloads of postsecondary teachers. Many find that developing the courses to put online is very time-consuming, especially when learning how to operate the technology and answering large amounts of e-mail.
Graduate TAs usually have flexibility in their work schedules like college and university faculty, but they also must spend a considerable amount of time pursuing their own academic coursework and studies. Work may be stressful, particularly when assistants are given full responsibility for teaching a class. However, these types of positions allow graduate students the opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience, which is especially helpful for those who seek to become college faculty members after completing their degree.
Education and training
The education and training required of postsecondary teachers varies widely, depending on the subject taught and educational institution employing them. Educational requirements for teachers are generally highest at research universities, where a Ph.D. is the most commonly held degree; at career and technical institutes, experience and expertise in a related occupation is the principal qualification.
Four-year colleges and universities usually require candidates for full-time, tenure-track positions, to hold a doctoral degree. However, they may hire master's degree holders or doctoral candidates for certain disciplines, such as the arts, or for part-time and temporary jobs.
Doctoral programs take an average of 6 years of full-time study beyond the bachelor's degree; this includes time spent completing a master's degree and a dissertation. Some programs, such as those in the humanities, may take longer to complete; others, such as those in engineering, usually are shorter. Candidates specialize in a subfield of a discipline, for example, organic chemistry, counseling psychology, or European history, and also take courses covering the entire discipline. Programs typically include 20 or more increasingly specialized courses and seminars plus comprehensive examinations on all major areas of the field. Candidates also must complete a dissertation—a written report on original research in the candidate's major field of study. The dissertation sets forth an original hypothesis or proposes a model and tests it. Students in the natural sciences and engineering usually do laboratory work; in the humanities, they study original documents and other published material. The dissertation is done under the guidance of one or more faculty advisors and usually takes 1 or 2 years of full-time work.
In 2-year colleges, master's degree holders fill most full-time teaching positions. However, in certain fields where there may be more applicants than available jobs, institutions can be more selective in their hiring practices. In these fields, master's degree holders may be passed over in favor of candidates holding Ph.Ds. Many 2-year institutions increasingly prefer job applicants to have some teaching experience or experience with distance learning. Preference also may be given to those holding dual master's degrees, especially at smaller institutions, because they can teach more subjects.
Training requirements for postsecondary career and technical education teachers vary by State and subject. In general, career and technical education teachers need a bachelor's or graduate degree, plus at least 3 years of work experience in their field. In some fields, a license or certificate that demonstrates one's qualifications may be all that is required. These teachers may need to update their skills through continuing education to maintain certification. They must also maintain ongoing dialogue with businesses to determine the skills most needed in the current workplace.
Other qualifications
Postsecondary teachers should communicate and relate well with students, enjoy working with them, and be able to motivate them. They should have inquiring and analytical minds, and a strong desire to pursue and disseminate knowledge. Additionally, they must be self-motivated and able to work in an environment in which they receive little direct supervision.
Obtaining a position as a graduate teaching assistant is a good way to gain college teaching experience. To qualify, candidates must be enrolled in a graduate school program. In addition, some colleges and universities require teaching assistants to attend classes or take some training prior to being given responsibility for a course.
Although graduate teaching assistants usually work at the institution and in the department where they are earning their degree, teaching or internship positions for graduate students at institutions that do not grant a graduate degree have become more common in recent years. For example, a program called Preparing Future Faculty, administered by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Council of Graduate Schools, has led to the creation of many programs that are now independent. These programs offer graduate students at research universities the opportunity to work as teaching assistants at other types of institutions, such as liberal arts or community colleges. Working with a mentor, the graduate students teach classes and learn how to improve their teaching techniques. They may attend faculty and committee meetings, develop a curriculum, and learn how to balance the teaching, research, and administrative roles that faculty play. These programs provide valuable learning opportunities for graduate students interested in teaching at the postsecondary level, and also help to make these students aware of the differences among the various types of institutions at which they may someday work.
Some degree holders, particularly those who studied in the natural sciences, spend additional years after earning their graduate degree on postdoctoral research and study before taking a faculty position. Some Ph.D.s are able to extend postdoctoral appointments, or take new ones, if they are unable to find a faculty job. Most of these appointments offer a nominal salary.
For faculty, a major goal in the traditional academic career is attaining tenure. The process of attaining tenure can take approximately 7 years with faculty moving up the ranks in tenure-track positions as they meet specific criteria. The ranks are instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor. Colleges and universities usually hire new tenure-track faculty as instructors or assistant professors under term contracts. At the end of the period, their record of teaching, research, and overall contribution to the institution is reviewed and tenure may be granted if the review is favorable. Those denied tenure usually must leave the institution. Tenured professors cannot be fired without just cause and due process. Tenure protects the faculty's academic freedom—the ability to teach and conduct research without fear of being fired for advocating controversial or unpopular ideas. It also gives both faculty and institutions the stability needed for effective research and teaching, and provides financial security for faculty. Some institutions have adopted post-tenure review policies to encourage ongoing evaluation of tenured faculty.
The number of tenure-track positions is declining as institutions seek flexibility in dealing with financial matters and changing student interests. Institutions rely more heavily on limited term contracts and part-time, or adjunct, faculty, thus shrinking the total pool of tenured faculty. Limited-term contracts—typically 2- to 5 years, may be terminated or extended when they expire but generally do not lead to the granting of tenure. In addition, some institutions have limited the percentage of faculty who can be tenured.
For tenured postsecondary teachers, further advancement involves a move into administrative and managerial positions, such as departmental chairperson, dean, and president. At 4-year institutions, such advancement requires a doctoral degree. At 2-year colleges, a doctorate is helpful but not usually required, except for advancement to some top administrative positions.


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Thanks so much! I got swept up in a doll project today and didn't have a chance to look around the site. I'm looking forward to it
Thank you!! :D I am super excited and as always, VERY honored!!!
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Some locals, who were too young to enlist on their own, had to take their parents with them to allow them to sign up.
These are the memories of a few of those young men — most of them teenagers — as they signed up and prepared for the battles to come.
All remember a gambit of emotions from the outrage over attacks against Americans, excitement, uncertainty and, for some, even fear of the events to come.


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January, February Are for Joining Girl Scouts; Thin Mints Outsold Oreos in 2012
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Did you know girls can join Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) for spring sessions in January and February as well as fall sessions in August and September? There's no better time to join the Girl Scout movement. GSEM serves more than 50,000 girls. We serve one in four girls in our jurisdiction, compared to the national average of one in 11. More than 18,000 dedicated volunteers support our girl members. Annual Girl Scout dues are $12. New Girl Scout troops are forming in January and February throughout GSEM's council for the 2013 membership year.
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Things weren't looking good at the hospital, and Leo was rushed there. His mom was unconscious, but she'd gotten the news from the soccer field.
"The last thing she was told was that we won the state championship," Leo said.
Two days later, Hiroyo Klink died. Before that, Leo said he got to have one last word with the mother who had gone to every game, who had cooked meals for him and his teammates, who had recorded videos of him and made highlight reels and posted them on YouTube.
"I wanted her last thought of me to be that I loved her, and that I would be a good boy, and that I know she's going to look over me and that we're going to meet again someday," he said.
"Somebody asked me once, 'What's the best sound in the world? What's the worst sound in the world?'" Paul Klink, 48, said. "The best sound in the world is Leo's laugh, but the absolute worst sound in the world is him crying over his mom when she's dying."
Leo Klink takes solace in the fact that his mom leaves behind something beyond her husband and son. She was an organ donor.
"She's going to save five people's lives," Leo said. "And with her corneas people will see. It's her legacy."
Leo said he's going to do the same, that he will check the organ donor box on his driver's license.
And he'd like to go to college to study nursing and hopes to play soccer. He knows that would mean a lot to his mom and those around him.
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July 27, 2012 in Cooking with Woolies
I know that winter is still here for a bit longer, but this week spring started to show itself just a little. So, in the spirit of spring, I have been inspired to share ways to make salads sing and get you munching on bowls of crunchy greens.
Fresh basil pesto I like to make my own pesto because you can make it using almost anything you have in the fridge, such as basil, rocket or sundried tomatoes. I simply blend a clove of garlic with a couple of handfuls of basil (in this case). Traditionally, basil pesto is made using pine nuts, but if they don't fall into your budget, you can use a handful of blanched almonds. Add grated hard cheese such as Parmesan or Gruyère and decent drizzle of olive oil. Blend the pesto until it's smooth but slightly rustic, stir in a squeeze of lemon juice and season to taste.
Salted caramel nuts Simply toast 50 g of your favourite nuts in a dry pan until lightly golden – I really love using walnuts, blanched almonds or cashew nuts. Add 2 T icing sugar and a shake of sea salt to the pan, let the sugar melt slightly and caramelise, sticking to the nuts. Remove from the pan and leave to cool before tossing into a green salad or with balsamic roasted beetroot.
Home-made croutons Preheat the oven to 180⁰C. Slice or tear a few slices of day-old bread and toss with fresh herbs such as rosemary or thyme. Drizzle over 2 T olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper and toss. Bake for about 10 minutes until golden and crisp.
If you don't have the luxury of time, Woolworths' new range of Lovely Veg salads are the perfect meal solution on the run. They're packed with the freshest and best veggies around – I can't get enough of the pea and mint ravioli with leeks, baby marrows, peas and edamame beans on basil pesto. You get all of delicious crunch with mouthfuls of sweet ravioli to keep you full throughout the day.
Remember to visit Woolworths The Pantry for more ideas and recipes.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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A fter a battle with the Timberwolves to hold on to Nick Batum in the offseason, the Trail Blazers feel comfortable going into the 2012-13 season with some quality basketball players. Of course, it's LaMarcus Aldridge, the 6th-year power forward out of Texas that is the bonafide leader of the group, but guys like JJ Hickson and Wesley Matthews had succinct roles to play if Portland wants to contend. Portland has some time left to climb into one of those final Western Conference playoff spots, and they need to win at home to give themselves a shot. The Grizzlies and Knicks are in the Rose Garden on March 12 and 14th, respectively, before a long road trip that ends in Oklahoma City. April doesn't get any easier, but the fans will get a treat as the Trail Blazers will welcome in the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Lakers and Thunder in succession.
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Author: Robert Calvert
Date: 09.07.2010
Category: Truth and Pluralism
Editor's Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Robert Calvert as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on "Dogma and Diversity: Can Evangelical Truth Effectively Face Up to Secularity in a Pluralistic World?" Responses to this paper through the Lausanne Global Conversation will be fed back to the author and others to help shape their final presentations at the Congress.
According to Greek mythology, Zeus, the chief of the gods, kidnapped Europa, daughter of the king of Phoenicia. He did so by approaching her in the shape of a bull. When she sat upon the bull, it took her to the island of Crete where Zeus revealed his true self to her. A French translation interpreted this abduction story as the stealing of Europe's soul by God. Is there a sense within the soul of Europe of the presence of the living God? If there is such a thing as a European soul, it has certainly been affected by pagan, Celtic, Jewish and Muslim spirituality. But today, it should be described as one of secularity.
If secularism is the philosophy of "the death of God" and secularization is the process by which people lose faith, then secularity is the paradigm that undergirds and creates the framework for such an age. "Secularity, in counter distinction to secularism or secularization, refers to the conditions of beliefs or the shift in our understanding on which our society is grounded." 1. In this centenary year of the groundbreaking World Mission Conference in Edinburgh, we attempt to briefly set out the context of 1910 to 2010 for understanding secularity. For it was from Europe at the end of the 19th century that first came the era of labour-intensive industrialization (urbanization) – otherwise known as the 'muscle' period. 2. In between 1910 and 2010 in the middle of the 20th century there arose the era of capital- intensive industrialization (metropolitan-ization) – otherwise known as the 'machine' period. By 1990 or the late 20th century the whole world, led by Western technological revolutions, entered the era of information-intensive industrialization (globalization) – otherwise known as the 'mind' period. While the new worldview kept the economic mode of production (rooted in science-based technology) in place, it allowed supernatural and spiritual elements to develop.
Charles Taylor, author of a mammoth text on the subject 3, traces secularity from deism, which was so influential in 17th and 18th centuries in Great Britain and France (as well as America). Rejecting the theistic position common to Judaism, Islam and much of Christianity, deism drew its concepts of God (his nature and existence) from reason and personal experience rather than revelation in the sacred scriptures or others' testimony. In interpreting our secular age, Taylor moves from deism to focus upon what he calls the current age of authenticity, an individualistic era, in which people find their own way or do their own thing. Use of one's own reason and experience to find God gives rise to a sense of intellectual autonomy. As deism leads to atheism, many abandon faith in God (at least in its traditional forms). In encountering what he describes as "galloping pluralism on the spiritual plane," Taylor identifies a new thirst for something more than self-sufficiency and reason leading many to communal worship.
The context for understanding secularity, however, is in cultural, ethnic and religious pluralism. Consider the world-class city of London where 60% of its population are single-person households and 41% are aged between 20 and 44. A significant proportion of its immigrants are Indian, Arab, African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi. Migration needs to increase because Europe is aging fast and the European Union requires thirty-five million immigrants by 2025 if the 1995 levels of active work force are going to be maintained.
The city of Leicester in England has ethnic minorities which make up 36% of its population. 4. Leicester has the highest percentage of non-white residents of any town or city in Britain. It has also the highest percentage of British residents of Indian origin (23.5 percent) and over 50% of schoolchildren of five years of age are non-white. Leicester is projected to become the first European city with a non-white majority by 2011. Many of the immigrants came in the 1970s; they were Gujarati Hindus fleeing Amin's regime in Uganda. There are also strong African, Caribbean and Chinese communities which contribute to Leicester's economic, cultural and political life. Leicester boasts of its diverse character and has become a model for multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-religious existence. There are at least twenty-one mosques, at least eighteen Hindu temples, six Sikh Gurdwaras, two Buddhist temples, two synagogues, one Jain temple, and a large number of Christian churches of all denominations.
The Leicester experience represents a post-war shift in religious identity and a new context in Europe. Grace Davie, sociologist of religion, describes it as "believing without belonging," nominalism rather than secularism, where Europeans are not less religious but differently so. 5. "Mission is no longer about crossing the oceans, jungles and deserts, but about crossing the streets of the world's cities." 6. In this pluralist context, mission today requires a global perspective with globally minded congregations that work in partnership with multiple agencies, social services, churches and other religious groups. Modern cities such as Leicester are culturally, ethnically and religiously cosmopolitan. Its citizens adhere to different beliefs and convictions that are drawn from different traditions. The claims of the Bible have to compete with the Qu'ran, the Hindu Vedas, the writings of Buddha, the Jehovah Witnesses' New World translation or the Book of Mormon. Claims for its authenticity have to be won in the marketplace of competing truth claims. "Although it is imperative that Christians argue for the probity and reliability of the Bible against unreasonable scepticism and misrepresentation, in the last analysis, living with consistency the good news of Jesus and the Kingdom of God, in the power of God's Spirit, is the most cogent demonstration of the reality of what we declare to be true." 7.
Religious pluralism, on one hand, describes the variety of religious groups and expressions. We are now dealing with increasing numbers of non-Christian faiths. It has been argued8, however, that the increase in Muslims is not only numerically significant but that from a historical perspective a non-Christian majority religious presence in Western Europe is novel. 9.Religious pluralism, on the other hand, can also refer to the breakdown of Christian faith as a whole through the decline of historic institutional churches and growth of non-institutional faiths. Alternatives present themselves in New Age and even witchcraft, which is significant because it points back to a reality in the Christian worldview that people thought had died out with the Enlightenment. Grace Davie suggests that religious pluralism offers two scenarios for the Christian church. Followers of secularization suggest that "growing religious pluralism necessarily undermines the plausibility of all forms of religious belief" whereas rational choice theorists (mostly in North America) "argue precisely the reverse: religious pluralism enables the religious needs of increasingly diverse populations to be more adequately met." 10.
How are evangelical Christians to engage a religious pluralism that is about more options, lifestyles and preferences or promotion of religious diversity? The world port of Rotterdam contains a population that is largely non-Dutch. It is said that half of all babies born in the city have at least one parent who was not born in the Netherlands. Its ethnic and religious pluralism is illustrated in a guide to non-Dutch churches that details the stories of one hundred and thirteen churches that serve a majority of immigrants. 11. In 2007 the Roman Catholic Raboud University in Nijmegen calculated that "the savings which the Rotterdam municipality earns annually from all churches' work amounts to around one hundred and twenty million euros." 12. It is confidently estimated that the social value of the migrant (non-indigenous) churches amounts to some fifty-five million euros. In order to create a means of dialogue and distribution of services, the municipality instituted a new platform for ideological and religious organisations in Rotterdam in April 2008. Its objectives included the "stimulation of mutual dialogue on the need to participate in society." 13. The birth of the platform arose through evangelical Christians networking in the City Hall. Evangelical and Pentecostal churches and parachurch ministries were among the first members of the council that involves representatives of different faiths, Christian denominations and none (humanists). The Protestant Churches involved stated their intention: "as a church to be visible and transparent in a dynamic community." 14. It seems that denominational agencies, parachurch groups or even local churches can no longer afford the luxury of working in isolation. The sheer complexities of the task, realities of globalization and limitations of resources all call for a renewed commitment to multi-level partnerships.
The sociologist of globalization, Robert Robertson, suggests "religious factors will almost certainly be intimately involved in those variegated strategies for relating individuals and national societies to the emerging global order." 15. Religion appears to have a special role in reinforcing individual and community identity. For the most marginalised peoples, Gerrie ter Haar concluded that for African Christians in the Netherlands "their adherence to Christianity constitutes the most important element of their social identity." 16. In this age of migration, religion has become a key factor in global change and the creation of transnational societies. Religious identity helps to deal with pain of being uprooted and alienated, and, in this way, religion has a key role in providing meaning and purpose. Faith can offer a basis for forming personal values and identity in an era when social-economic forces give rise to loss of roots, indifference to local space and lack of community. In the clash between religious forms of the West and the rest of the world, there is potential for new kinds of religious community. 17.
It has often been stated that Christianity in Europe is in decline. In 1900, 71% of the world's Christians lived in Europe, but by 1960 it had dropped to 46% and by 1990 to 30%. Institutional churches that are declining are characterised as having: (1) large numbers of nominal Christians, (2) false security in apparent large numbers, (3) inability to change quickly, (4) inflexible structures, and (5) inhibition to experiment. 18.Despite this, a revival in worship has taken place in Evangelical and Renewalist churches. 19. Over the last fifty years the historic institutional churches in Europe have developed new and radical approaches to worship: Taize (France), Wild Goose (Scotland) and the Thomas Mass (Finland). At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a Croatian pastor reflected on the role of the historic institutional churches:
The local church in much of Europe is like a crippled man. We must not turn in disgust and abandon this hurting man. We also must not criticise him for how he got himself in this position, or walk around him to get our tasks done. We must come alongside him and help him to walk straight and powerfully. Indeed, this man could bring great hope to his people if first healed and directed onward!" 20.
The contours of the religious map of Europe is not so much being withdrawn as being re-drawn. Christian and Evangelical identity is being shaped by the secular (including new religious forms) missional context.
In Eastern Europe, the Orthodox Church in Romania, Russia and Greece is facing a new pluralism of Christian presence and secularization in society. In the Greek port of Piraeus (near Athens) and in the city of Vollos to the north, students cleaned up the beaches with black bin-liners. In 2003 Evangelical and Orthodox leaders worked together to give them out to Greek tourists with an environmental message and portions of the New Testament in modern Greek.
In Southern Europe, governments of nations previously considered Roman Catholic are separating themselves from former sympathies. In a city on the north side of Lisbon, the newly elected mayor by-passed the traditional priest and visited an Assemblies of God church containing many migrants to seek a blessing from the evangelical pastor. The church had grown from thirty to three hundred but the real reason for the visit was that the municipality knew this new church for its holistic care for drug-addicts and the elderly. It was conservatively estimated that of the 75% who go back into society from their rehabilitation units, not only do more than 50% join a church but more than 25% find regular employment.
In Western Europe, in the centre of Antwerp, a Dutch couple worked with Turkish young people, and as a result the 'Bible-house' has become the spiritual home for a number of Muslim families originating from southern Turkey. Young men who had gotten into trouble asked the Dutch evangelist rather than the imam to visit them in prison. Jaap and Ina Hansum recognized the need for loving personal witness rather than waging personal war.
In Central Europe, churches in atheistic societies are bearing witness to the Gospel through community building. The soul-less housing blocks in Eastern Europe pose an enormous missionary challenge and what may be the largest housing estate in Europe is four metro-stops long in the south of Prague. One pastor there has had the joy of building a new church in the grounds of an asylum-seekers' centre. The invitation to do so came from its atheist director who was moved by how much better her children performed after regular visits from members of the church.
In Northern Europe, when the Iron Curtain came down in 1990 a new synergy took place in Berlin when Christian ministries on the two sides of the wall (care for elderly in the East and addiction ministry in the West) came together. Moreover their five hundred employees make up the largest City Mission in Europe, with their sixteen churches acting as mission or preaching stations across a metropolis of four million people (many of whom are from Eastern Europe, Turkey and Asia). The City Mission owns three hotels in the city, is seeking to reach German professionals who are not already confessing Christians, and also has programmes with Turkish and Arabic peoples, in so doing bearing witness to the love of Christ with people of other faiths.
Do these and our own stories of mission adequately address the secular age of 2010? The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization's consultation 21. in Pattaya, Thailand, stated: "We as European Christians must:
Thirty years after Pattaya 1980 we may want to reaffirm some of these calls but also highlight other approaches – such as emerging church and relational strategies. Europe's church history of violence should also not be forgotten as evangelical Christians seek to call the church back to humility, integrity and simplicity. The challenge of secularity is to make the case for the truth of Christ in societies that are pluralistic and globalized and to build the peace of Christ in societies that are broken and divided. Evangelical Christians, who need to critically engage rather than to escape the challenge of this secular age, are empowered for this by the astonishing announcement that "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself." 22.
© The Lausanne Movement 2010
Keywords: secularity, Europe, industrialisation, globalisation, deism, authenticity, pluralism, diversity, multicultural, authenticity, identity, community engagement, participation, challenges, mission, witness, service
The Bible calls Christians to take special care of the widows, orphans, and foreigners. Many Christians even get caught up with stereotypes and act hatefully towards those who are different than they are. However, as Christians we are to love all people. Mission in this context means learning about people different so you are not ignorant.
I like the commen on p. 5 which explains that "mission is no longer about crossing the oceans, jungles and deserts, but about crossing the streets of the world's cities." Towns are becomingly increasingly diverse as people move more and more.It is important that Christians seek to build relationships with people unlike themselves rather than only forming relationships that are comfortable.
I really enjoyed reading this article. It seems that the Christian communities mentioned have put a good deal of importance on relationship building. I think it is great! It allows others to see Christ within in us. It really plays of John 13:35. Through these relationships, they are willing to show compassion and love to others, which allows us to bring the light of Christ into the world. With all the different competing faith groups out there, it can seem difficult to preach the Gospel so that others see it as truth. But actions definitely speak louder than words, as we see in this article. It has caused me to think of how I am going to structure my ministry here in the United States. If taking Christ to the people can work in Europe, then it surely can work here.
I think you hit on a key truth- God works within relationships. We, as humans, are meant to build relationships with others. It is beautiful that God is active within our interactions with one another.
It was noted that "in this pluralist context, mission today requires a global perspective with globally minded congregations that work in partnership with multiple agencies, social services, churches and other religious groups."This is a relevant insight. What are some examples of how this has been done?
The examples in the article of successful church growth seem to stem from getting back to the basics. Being churches of Christ living out Christ's example to the worls--offering unconditional love, non-judgment, and acceptance.
I believe that if most churches in the United States would take this approach of being more like Christ in our efforts to reach the unchurched we could see a dramatic change in membership as well as a change in society.
Thank you for a fine paper regarding the diversity and secularity of Europe. Thank you also for documenting the hope that there is in renewal of Christian expression in Europe.
I am wondering if you can comment on the role of biblical literacy in addressing secularism. Your paper title speaks about dogma, but what about biblical literacy - first in the church and then in society. In your opinion, how might raising biblical literacy counter the issues of diversity and secularism in Europe?
Thank you very much for your paper and the attached PDF documentation about patterns of immigration in Europe which is pure gold as far as I am concerned. It is especially helpful for someone like me who works almost entirely within the Catholic Church where the conversation about the meaning of immigration to Europe is seldom missional in nature and most likely to be defensive. I've only have the time to scan it so far but I am so excited already that I return to read it closely.
Sherry Weddell
O processo de secularização fez com que as igrejas tradicionais perdessem muito da sua força moralizante e a sociedade começou a construir seus valores sob outros referenciais que não os religiosos, muito embora a religião esteja presente como nunca na sociedade moderna. A diversidade religiosa, etnica, cultural vividas na Europa e também em outros continentes tornou a fé pluralizada. As igrejas etnicas podem ser vistas como um fenômeno social, pois a participação em grupos sociais reforça comportamentos e identidades. A espiritualidade coletiva (igreja) tem o poder de catalisar os processos de inclusão e exclusão frente aos demais grupos. As avaliações de Calvert neste artigo são excelentes pois nos mostra o quadro atual ao mesmo tempo em que nos aponta caminhos para trilhar.
Thank you, Robert, for presenting a vivid scenario of European Christianity from various angles. It gave me a better basis to consider some interpretive discussions by others' responses. I am still coveting more biblical reflections on this significant issue.
Cornelis' comment catches my attention "... because of our sin there is a real deep separation between God and us. ... evangelical Christians need to show towards Muslims and secular people more humility because it is only by grace that they can tell them about Gods love for us."
I appreciate this comment because I sense that we in the church too easily interface with those outside of the church as the "spiritual haves" to those who "have not." Yet, in fact, we share with our secular and religious neighbors alike a deep & desperate ongoing need for the grace of God. This is a profound connecting point with individuals as well as with the larger societies in which we live, and I believe that embracing the commonality of our human condition opens a space where people can - over time - consider Jesus.
Joining forces with others - civic and/or religious entities - to serve those in need as Robert has described strikes me as a powerfully concrete way to affirm respect for and identification with our 'neighbors' as human beings ... something our Savior demonstrated so well ....
In a quote from Stevo Dereta you describe the local church in much of Europe as 'a crippled man'. When we recently had a group from the Global South evaluate the Church of Norway, they used the term 'a sleeping giant'. Some of our established churches in the northern part of the continent are large in membership (85 % in Norway and in Denmark) but tiny in terms of commitment. Many of us 'locals' are therefore tempted to loose hope and accept that the Lord may move 'the candlestick'. However, the friends from the South saw potential instead: Pray and work for renewal and the power of the Gospel may wake up the sleeping giants of established churches.
Knud Jørgensen
Great paper Robert.
I loved the way you celebrated churches' engagement with the secular society and called for critical engagement rather then retreating into defensive complaining that we can no longer get our way.
Yes, A Secular Age is a must read.
"Europe's church history of violence" is not the only factor which should drive us to humility, integrity and simplicity. There are many other examples of the abuse of power which call for an attitude of servanthood and love of enemies.
By the way, is "parachurch" still used today? "Para" means beside as in "paranormal" but since I work for a so-called parachurch organisation I consider it part of the church and not something which sits along side it.
Friends, again many thanks for all of your helpful feedback. I am concerned to avoid the impression of accepting the secularist assumptions but this is the world we live in - if I understand Charles Taylor rightly. I think his "A Secular Age" is a must read. I agree with Tudor about how secularity raises questions on the realignment of churches. For me the options are well spelled out by Wilbert Schenk in his outline of five possible responses. I would want to position myself between mainstreaming (a big fear of evangelicals) and a reactionary position. I would opt for what he calls "critical engagement" - this is what we need to work out. The field I am involved in (so you know where I am coming from) is city-centre church, preparing leaders and new ministries. Juliette's comment about deterioration of discipleship rings true to me and as we need to prepare Christians to act as salt and light in society. Sometimes it seems that churches position themselves against each other - which is to ignore that each church is only part of the body of Christ in the city and not a complete representation. Why can we not act together as limbs, joints, tendons, etc? Emma makes this point well in using a different metaphor of churches behaving as 'islands'. The callenge of the new atheism in the media and government is well made by Michael. I tend to see new ministries with immigrant Christians as a sign of hope here. I am thinking of amplifying on the story of the religious platform set up by the city of Rotterdam in this regard. Well, it is not long now and I look forward to reflecting more with you, perhaps in a more face to face way. Greetings, Robert
An excellent paper that traces the history and development of security and aptly draw our attention to the commitment drawn up at the conference in Pattaya.
We must also counter the lie that sharing the gospel with pre believers is "intolerance" and "disrespectful" of other faiths. What is needed is knowing how to creatively share respectfully and not NOT sharing.
An inspiring paper that paints not only a historical basis of Secularity but also one that sets the stage of cultural context where ethnic diversity, religious plurality and a materialistic mindset in a postmodern world where individuality with a focus on the self weaves a 'tapestry' of reductionsm, denial of God, distance from the other [inclusive of God], relativism, etc 'driving humanity down the road of perfition. Concuring with you, I also feel that this has arisen due to the deterioration of societal morality, dysfuntionality of the family, discipleship that is relevant & deep sorely lacking and a deep sense of fear causing the individual to attempt to control his/her own destiny. Your examples vividly brought the points home clearly. Thank you!
Thank you, Robert, for painting us a picture of what has been going on. It made me also think of chapters in a book on prayer. In 'Listening Prayer', by Leanne Payne, the influence of neognosticism within the Christian thinking is explained. How it tied us to secularism and subjectivism, leaving us incapable of seeing truth outside if our own perception. The I becomes god and therefore sin is no more. We need a Christ-centered spirituality, understanding absolute truth again.
Having said that, when reading the paper and reading the line: 'We as European Christians must: 1. Recover prayer in personal and corporate life', my head and heart said: 'YES.' And at the same time the question came, as it has before: why don't we pray? what has happened? This week, I was talking to a church team really struggling with issues in the church. Though, when time came to pray, very little was spoken to God. And I see this happen time and again.
For a U.S. based evangelist, this is extremely helpful in bringing insite into the cultural context in Europe. Thank you Robert. I most resonated with the call to restore the gospel's credibility and to demonstrate its power through partnerships outside the church (e.g. social action). This is primarily what I've focused on these last 10 years in the area of slavery (specifically child prostitution) with my friends at IJM, World Vision and others. For a quick look at how we've brought this together, check out the video from our last evangelistic campaign where over 300
sorry...wasn't finished before I posted: For a glimpse at how we've done this, take a look at the video where 300 students came to Christ at www.osupriceoflife.org or on my site, www.tellthestory.net. Thanks again!
Thank you, Robert, for a stimulating paper.
I think the roots of secularity lie earlier than the end of the nineteenth century. In many ways when the church seemed at its strongest in Europe during the 19th century, cracks were beginning to show in the foundations.
The question of migration into Europe and whether it is necessary is a huge political issue, and it is troubling that it is fuelling some extreme right-wing reactions in different countries across the continent.
You refer to relations with Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, and I wonder whether these could be developed further. The Pope's recent visit to the UK and his bold comments about the challenges of secularism and the need for Christians to respond with positive witness rang bells for many evangelicals. Secularity raises questions about the realignment of the churches in Europe, where distinctions between those of us who believe in a challenging and transforming orthodox Christian faith and liberals who are more shaped by the agenda of secularity are becoming more significant than the Reformation distinctions between Protestant and Catholic.
Having lived and worked in Southern France, I lift an amen to this. Our hope was to reach those who were marginalized, and by God's grace, that work is being carried on without us, by Europeans. Being salt and light in Europe looks more like rescuing and loving people than saying a bunch of things.
A loud Amen to the call for a renewed commitment to multi-level partnerships - a prayer for a united church that has the Gospel at its core. What saddens me though is that there are now so many churches that prefer to remain islands. We need to think through how we actually develop these kind of partnerships- helping churches, parachurches and individuals to build trust with one another rather than skepticism - showing Christs love to one another and being open and willing to have real, open conversations with one another that speaks the truth in love and points one another to Christ. I wonder if Jesus'prayer in John 17 is what we need to go back to as we seek to do this.
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Each year Disney Youth Programs has the privilege of hosting the Disney Jazz Celebration, a festival for middle and high school instrumental and vocal ensembles focusing on jazz education, artist interaction and featuring spectacular evening performances.
For the past three years, this magical showcase of talent has been held at the Walt Disney World Resort. This is about to change, next year the event will be held at the Disneyland Resort from Feb. 24-26, 2012.
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Nov 9, 2011 11:36 AM
Took mw3 back, lost some money but oh well.
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So i was pretty excited for this game and the first match i played i realized i did not like this game. A few reasons would be. The maps are terrible and so full of random stuff that you can barely see anyone and so people camp...hard. Also why can't you jump on anything? like a dumpster or vehicle or a tiny barrel of oil? probably IW's way of trying to stop hardcore campers haha. The way you move feels so sluggish compared to any other cod. The graphics seem dull and grainy compared to previous games. The menu compared to black ops sucks. No hc ctf either? What really did it is the maps though because compared to black ops they are so small and random. It's like they said, hey! lets get a map layout and put trash everywhere with no symmetry! I rebought black ops with my left over money and i love it. The graphics are crisp and the maps, weapons and everything else amazing. As for the lag on mw3, i did not have any. As for lag on black ops i used to have it but i recently upgraded my connection. ITS CALLED QOS PEOPLE! LOOK IT UP AND YOU WILL CUT YOUR LAG IN HALF! ONE MORE THING. I HAD TO MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT JUST TO POST ON HERE BECAUSE THIS FORUM IS SO GLITCHY IT WOULDNT LET ME POST FOR 2 WEEKS!
Who cares if you took the game back or not, its your loss for not giving them the time to fix something you spent your own money on, and for being immature and impatient. NO GAME IS EVER PERFECT ON RELEASE, EVER, IN THE HISTORY OF GAMING. If you can find one title, that I can't find a single complaint about then I will take that back....good luck doing so.
Well i loved cod4 and modern warfare 2 on release...why not this game? because of the maps the main reason. What should i do... wait for some dlc i have to pay for? haha If they can not get decent maps on the start and good gameplay why waste my time?
Wiggy is certain that gamestop appriciates you inflating their bottom line. They give you a small percentage of your purchasing dollar back to you in order to give it right back to them.
You Sir a model consumer.
Wiggy applauds you.
Now, back to MW3. Buh bye.
Have to agree the game multiplayer sucks big time. NOTHING IW can do to put it right the whole things wrong. Wish I could program because IW have no idea what take takes to make the game PLAYABLE online I'll not be buying a IW title again for sure. O well back to a proper game Black Ops....
"Proper game Black ops"
Oh how the other side of the coin is exposed.
Preaching to the choir there, but Wiggy digresses...
Have to agree the game multiplayer sucks big time. NOTHING IW can do to put it right the whole things wrong. Wish I could program because IW have no idea what take takes to make the game PLAYABLE online I'll not be buying a IW title again for sure. O well back to a proper game Black Ops....
The thing that people dont understand like lohtoxicus is your buying a new product it should be in tip top shape say you go out and buy a new car you drive it home and park it then the wheels fall are you going to tell that person well give it time its new no your not. This is where the big gaming company get us every time hoping that the next game will be better then next and that they will improve on it but they dont we always get the same sh!t in a different package. We the consumers will always give them the benefit of the doubt but after awhile people will start to realize and start straying away from the product.
Exactly. No big deal i still have black ops. and wiggy your an idiot.
Wiggy is no "idiot" just a forward thinking individual that can see the future.
Don't hate Wiggy because he called this one Months ago...
Once again WIGGY WINS!!!
Sonic the hedgehog, Crash bandicoot, Pong, Tetris, Space invaders, Many games...
but he does have a very very good point with the maps, they are no where near CoD style at all. biulding interiors should be simple not a mass of hallways etc.
And we should care about this because???
If your going to play the ******* game then play it. If not stay the **** off of it and go play some wanna be COD
geeze someones mad they bought mw3 haha
If your going to play the f@@@ing game then play it. If not stay the f@@@off of it and go play some wanna be COD
Never mind this idiot, he is here to flame and no other reason, thank god for checking user history, this guy is a fool and nothing else, ignore him...
Your a liar. Give me your gamertag and I will make sure you arent on MW3 ever......
You mad bro?
Im not mad, just dissapointed in iw but i am very happy to be playing black ops again.
good luck finding players..lol
I must ask this question (and I'm being serious): What compelled you to let us know that you have turned in the game? Also, why do you think we should care?
Be honest.
twinwolf954 wrote:
I must ask this question (and I'm being serious): What compelled you to let us know that you have turned in the game? Also, why do you think we should care?
Be honest.
He thinks that everyone cares about his dull opinion.
I agree with what you say about the maps, they are very random and not very structured. Very run and gun. But i love unlocking stuff and tryin em out
Both good games so i'm not going down the fanboy route but BF3 maps are more structured and you can work out what route you are going to take, a couple of maps are a bit too big, but you can spawn on your squad which helps.
Black Ops was the biggest pile of sh*t in the history of AAA online shooters.
Now, the maps? I love the maps (not a big fan of Dome, but it's okay). They're like a throwback to cod4. The OP complains about camping, but all his reasons for not liking MW3 makes it sounds like he himself is a "hardcore camper."
The maps are not in any way a throw back to CoD 4. Theres multiple entrances to every "room" or corner. In MW1 and MW2 there were several places that only had one entrance point to allow for camping.
Cool, one less whiney punk. Sorry but I stopped at "you can barely see anyone....". BULLSHIT! I think anyway, haha. This is the first cod I've played where I can readily identify a target with ease while running full blast through a map. They actually did an outstanding job with the lighting. Not saying maps are perfect, but much better color and lights for target acquisition. I've had nothing but **** tons of fun playing so far. My stats suck but I could care less as I'm having fun and they get me nothing outside the game in the real. You want to leave on day two? Have at it. Maybe I'll see you in Black Ops with my kids.
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Cool, one less whiney punk. Sorry but I stopped at "you can barely see anyone....". BULLSHIT! I think anyway, haha. This is the first cod I've played where I can readily identify a target with ease while running full blast through a map.
And Marksman makes it even easier.
Combine MW3 with BF3. EXCELLLENT game. I'm playing both right now, leaning towards BF3. What really bugs me is as the OP pointed out. I keep coming up to various burned out jeeps, concrete blocks etc and trying to jump up on them etc. Just doesn't work, kind of ghetto to cheap out on interactivity with the environment.
I agree maps are VERY tight. Forget sniper rifles, can't use them many places. Very few really high places to hit and snipe down.
Another big issue for me is no elite, even the free elite. I want to see the upcoming unlocks on various weapons/gear etc. In a readable format while i'm at work Not just in game.
Anyway, like BF3 MW3 has it's issues. There working out both, nothing I can do but wait /shrug
Any online game WILL have problems PERIOD. They where playing for a certian number if people and they got more then what they planned. OHH WELL. They are fixing a ton of bugs and problems like the elite system and the de-ranking of users. it was the same way with Black Ops. You just need to give them time to fix a ton of problems.
I find it peculiar that (for the most part) the only people agreeing are those registered today with 10- posts.
Maps can be fixed with this crazy concept called a map pack. By returning MW3, you lost $20 (Gamestop guarantees $30 in-store credit for new releases such as MW3) which could have been spent on a map pack to fix your complaints. Or perhaps waiting at least 48 hours to see if, crazy concept here again.. There might be a patch coming out!
I can almost guarantee that once there's a map pack (perhaps earlier, you'll give into peer pressure), you'll be buying MW3 yet again for $55 (an extra $25, because you just got $30 for it after buying it for $60 the first time), $15 for the map pack ($40 total).
So you'll have the same experience as buying it and waiting a little bit, except you'll be missing an extra $40 that you could have saved by not trading it in for 50% credit.
Chances are, your mom bought the game for you, because anyone who works hard for their money wouldn't just hand someone $30 because they threw a hissy fit the day after release and expected it to be a godsend.
Tasty Juice, drink it then convert it to pee.
So you're struggling to get kills and even see people (which is very easy in this game btw) on these maps thus the game sucks. Nah, I think you just suck at the game. The maps are brilliant. If you can't kill campers on it, it's you who deserves to die. Unless they were corner camping hard without playing the objective.
Black Ops is a fun game, but you should have tried to master it last year, when it actually meant something, mw3 all the way.
Why are you noobs going after people that say they drop the ball because they did its not a good game if you are a true modern warfare fan, Noobs like the other crap by the retards that call themself call of duty. If your not going to do your job you should be fired and thats what should happen here, people dont play mini maps any more and if your the leader in the call of duty franchise then act like it.
Why are you noobs going after people that say they drop the ball because they did its not a good game if you are a true modern warfare fan, Noobs like the other crap by the retards that call themself call of duty. If your not going to do your job you should be fired and thats what should happen here, people dont play mini maps any more and if your the leader in the call of duty franchise then act like it.
You can delete this link if you want but I will copy and paste what was said...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 reportedly sold 9.3 million copies on launch day according to VG Chartz.
The Xbox 360 version made up for 54% of the copies, which made it the first game on one platform to top 5 million on one day. The PlayStation 3 version shared 42%, with the PC and Wii having the remaining 4%.
Modern Warfare 3 sales are up 30% over last year's title Black Ops, and a 55% increase over Modern Warfare 2.
Do you think anyone cares??? I love the game, get lost and quit the crying, we don't care neither does Activison..
Goodbye BlackOps17.
You sold it back Already??? You DO know there's more to the game than multiplayer right?
Like the Campaign for example...
Ehh, your loss.


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Heavy rain causes flooding again at the end of Long Priors.
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