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Even as the government has sounded an alert after an Al Qaida video claimed it has established an Indian branch, Arab diplomats in Delhi say it could be survival tactic of the terrorist group as it has been ousted from the Middle East by its peer Islamic State, which has run over a large swathe of territory in Iraq.
Talking to dna, a top diplomat of an influential Arab country said baring some exceptions, though India had never appeared a recruiting ground, there have been cases of Indian-origin youth living abroad getting swayed by extremist ideologies. He agreed with the assessment of Indian intelligence sources that Zawahiri's mention of Assam, Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Burma -- which are communally sensitive – could be designed to attract Indian youth.
Over past many years, recruitments for al Qaeda are drying up, as those out to wage war are preferring the IS. Islamic State leader Abu Abu Bakr al Baghdadi calls himself a "caliph" or head of state and has demanded the loyalty of all Muslims. The group fell out with Zawahri in 2013 over its expansion into Syria, where Baghdadi's followers have carried out beheadings, crucifixions, and mass executions.
But the diplomat said like al Qaeda and Taliban, the IS which was also trained and funded by the American intelligence agencies along with Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia crossed the redlines. "Americans are now after them, as they crossed the red lines. They were not supposed to emerge as a threat to Saudi Arabia and by declaring Caliphate, they angered Sheikdoms," he said. The senior diplomat said like the
Free Syrian Army commanders, IS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was allegedly trained in Israel by its intelligence agency Mossad. "It is not a coincidence. American created Al Qaeda to fight Soviets and now the ISIS to eliminate threats to Israel and Saudi Arabia in Middle East. But they have now gone out of their hand," he said. The diplomat stressed that he was certain that after Bagdadi, who was an officer in Iraqi establishment of Saddam Hussain, when released from Abu Garib prison was taken to Israel for training.
Meanwhile, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations All India Muslim Majlis Mushswarat on Thursday asked al Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawhiri to stay away from India. Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, president of the AIMM, asked the terrorist leader not to complicate problems of Indian Muslims.
Rejecting the statement of the al Qaeda chief, Khan said it was a disservice to the cause of the Muslims of South Asia who do not require such meddling in their affairs by a foreign terrorist outfit. "Indian Muslims are loyal citizens of their country and they will fight al Qaeda if it ever tried to create a presence here," said Khan. He said Muslims in India were protected by the Constitution and laws of India and do not need the dubious help of a foreign terrorist outfit which has caused so much destruction and deestablisation in the Middle East. He also appealed to Muslim youth not to get carried away by the propaganda of terrorist outfit.


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With a view to introduce contemporary Tamil novel writers to students and create awareness about them, a seminar on Tamil novels written in the beginning of 21st century was held at Tamil University here on Saturday. Eighteen Tamil novels, which revolve around the lives of the poorest of the poor, written by young writers, were discussed threadbare in the seminar in which the authors of the novels and the critic of the novel answered questions from audience.
C. Subramaniam, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil University, described the seminar as "sangamam of young writers". He said that the aim of organising such a seminar jointly with New Century Readers Forum as part of sliver jubilee celebrations of the varsity was to "blend tradition with modernity". Such a path breaking exercise is held 23 years after the University was established. The first seminar of this kind was held two years after the varsity was formed.
"Our aim is to kindle the spirit among our students to become future writers instead of longing for taking up some jobs for monthly salary," Vice-Chancellor said.
Dr. Rama Sundaram, former professor of Development Tamil, in his inaugural address at the seminar said that the first novel in Tamil was written in 1878 by Vedanayaga Mudaliar and the name of the novel was Prathaba Mudaliar Charithram.
Dr. Durai Seenisamy, analysed the novel "Vellavi" written by Vimal Kulandaivel. Other important novels discussed in the seminar were "Cholagar Thotti" written by S.Balamurugan, "Manalkadigai" by M. Gopalakrishnan and Thagappan Kodi by Alagiya Periyavan.
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Getting outside between classes gives students a chance to clear their minds and get some fresh air. As one student said, "Experiencing nature helps you refresh."
Here, in the height of winter, the outdoor campus of Henrico High School is bittersweet, but despite the bitter winter winds, there are countless sweet memories of weather on the HHS walkways.
In my sophomore year, there were several inches of snowfall and three times a day, for six minutes (not to mention before and after school) we all got the opportunity to regress to elementary age and play in the snow. Walking down the walkway, avoiding patches of ice, you could get caught up in a snowball fight, or you might pass a snowman that was thrown together haphazardly.
Talking about precipitation, rain is also weather we deal with often enough. But like the snow, we can make fun out of it. I remember one day my junior year, I was in the last class of the day and it was raining cats and dogs. Half of the students in the class were coming from the trailers – the one part of the school that does not have an overhead cover – so when they got to class, they were soaked through.
What did we do? The entire class ran outside and danced around in the torrential downpour until we were all soaking wet.
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We set up the fencing and then began the training with our dog. She did ok with the flags and the beeping but you need them to get shocked once so they know what happens if they cross the line after the beep. When she got shocked she basically jumped into my husband's arms. After that she would not even go in the backyard. IF we took out the collar in the house she would hide under the dining room table. I know this system works for a lot of dogs but it did not work for us at all.
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Motorists forced to park their vehicles on the Dabagardens main road
Margins on either side of the narrow side-lanes encroached Most of them occupied either by vehicles, pushcarts or tea stalls
Visakhapatnam: Close on the heels of the Municipal Corporation of Visakhapatnam (MCV) transforming into Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (GVMC), the City Police acquired a prized possession which could become the proverbial golden goose for that department. Wondering what is it? It is the crane acquired recently to tow away cars and other vehicles parked on the wrong side.
Traffic rules
Parking of vehicles on main roads is, no doubt, a great hindrance to the smooth flow of traffic and often results in traffic jams and sometimes leads to accidents. While there can be no two opinions that motorists who show scant respect for traffic rules by parking their vehicles at street corners or in the middle of roads should be penalised, the wisdom of the police in taxing motorists for parking their vehicles on the road margins in the absence of adequate parking facilities is baffling. The Dabagardens main road is one such road where motorists are forced to park their vehicles on the road in the absence of cellar parking at most of the shopping complexes. The margins on either side of the narrow side-lanes are occupied either by vehicles or tea stalls. An officer of the State Bank of India's Steel Plant branch, who went along with his family to buy clothes for Pongal, had to go up and down the road for about an hour to locate a suitable place to park his car.
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He finally managed to park it near the Round Park and had to walk down for about half-a-kilometre along with his family for the big buy. Then, there is also the problem of carrying all the things back. Even as they were hopping from shop to shop, they were surprised to see a huge crane lifting a car parked on the road. "The move can be justified only when adequate parking facilities are provided. Let the authorities provide sufficient parking lots, and if motorists continue to park their vehicles according to their whims and fancies, they can be penalised,'' he says.
We have heard of cars being towed away by cranes in big cities and now Visakhapatnam has also made the grade.
The other day a beaming Police Commissioner V.S.K. Kaumudi told the media that soon a second crane would be requisitioned. He anticipated a steep rise in his department's revenue in the coming days by way of towing charges.
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Modern furnishings contrast with period architectural flourishes – the translucent glass reception desk sits beside the wrought iron balustrades of the lobby's grand staircase. The contrast continues upstairs in the guest rooms — thirty-one different decorating schemes set designer light fixtures and contemporary furniture against lush period fabrics.
None of the 93 rooms and suites lack for technological amenities – DVD players, 16/9 cinema displays, free high-speed internet, even wireless keyboards connected to internet TV. The most impressive piece of gadgetry, though, is a decidedly low-tech feature with an ominous name: The Hatch.
The Hatch is not a trapdoor for ejecting unruly guests, or a secret escape route, but an "individual silent butler closet," a private compartment in each room accessible from within by the guest and from the corridor by key-carrying hotel staff. The Hatch enables guests to receive room service without opening the door, or the hotel staff to deliver laundry to guests while they sleep undisturbed.
It would be tempting to take full advantage of the Hatch, and the luxurious house arrest it provides, but to do so would be to miss out on a wonderful restaurant, Le Louis², which despite its name's historical resonances serves an inventive contemporary French cuisine in a stylish dining room and a cozy attached lounge.
Overall the experience is a discreet one — from the small, unassuming lobby to the cozy, intimate restaurant and bar, and even upstairs, where the Hatch provides guests with the ultimate in privacy. It's easy to imagine, then, why such public figures from Orson Welles and Louis Armstrong to the honorary Frenchman Johnny Depp chose La Tremoille as their haunt of choice in Paris.
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Geraldine "Jerry" Thompson went home to be with her Lord on Friday June 20th. A graveside and going home service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2014 at Crestview Memorial Park with Pastor Margaret Scales officiating. No formal visitation is scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home.
She was born on February 26, 1927 in Valentine, Texas to the late Bert and Porsche Estes. She worked as a Nurse Supervisor at the Wichita State Hospital for 34 years. It was love at first sight for her and Edward F. Thompson and they were married 3 months later on July 15, 1945 in Wichita Falls. Ed preceded her in death in 1983 as well as her infant son Larry Edward in 1949. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers and 4 sisters and is survived by her sister, Katherine Seline.
Survivors include her loving children and spouses, Sharon Holmes and her late husband Doug Holmes, Kenneth Thompson and his wife Pam Thompson, Denise Morgan and her husband Steve Morgan. She has 11 married grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, including Meadow Hope Morgan who is already in Heaven with her grandma, and one great grandchild, with another one on the way. Jerry was a member of Fairway Baptist church for 14 years and Hope Chapel for over 30 years where she was an active member by always serving others.
In lieu of usual remembrances, the family suggests memorials to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, 76310 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 901 Indiana, Ste. 350, Wichita Falls, TX 76301.
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Dec 25, 2011I just picked this game up a couple weeks ago and it's all I really play now. Me and my brother (who are both in their late 20's) love quick and fun multiplayer action games. Multiplayer is where it's at. I think game play in all modes (race, stunt, derby) is a blast. Physics are awesome, controls are simple (I use mouse/keyboard), and there is a pretty good variety of cars (which II just picked this game up a couple weeks ago and it's all I really play now. Me and my brother (who are both in their late 20's) love quick and fun multiplayer action games. Multiplayer is where it's at. I think game play in all modes (race, stunt, derby) is a blast. Physics are awesome, controls are simple (I use mouse/keyboard), and there is a pretty good variety of cars (which I think can be increased via downloads on the web).
I don't play single player, so no comment on that.… Expand
Jan 18, 2012This game is a classic, it's great fun at LAN parties and a huge amount of fun in Derby, some cars are a bit hard to control, but that kind of boosts the challenge a bit. The graphics are pretty good still, even for today's standards.
Oct 2, 2010Great soundtrack Great cars Great fun.Thx to my friend Remus for the ideea.One of the few racing games to must play.
Jan 4, 2013Flatout 2 inovatted the racing games. After play Flatout 2 and Ultimate Carnage, you probably will not play Need For Speed again. The soundtrack is very good and ideal for this game. This is the best racing game franchise in my opinion.
Nov 23, 2011I do not like racing games, (except NFS most wanted) but this one break the rules making it one of the best in the genre, please do me a favor and play it!
Jul 6, 2014OVERALL: A racing game with excellent object physics. The sequel "The Next Car Game" game, piqued my interest (Bugbear Entertainment lost the "FlatOut" license and FlatOut 3 was--from what I've read--a dissapointing entry created by "Team 6").
STORY: Nonexistent. GRAPHICS: (9/10): It looks great if you bump up the resolution, runs great, and has aged well. The big hook is the manyOVERALL: A racing game with excellent object physics. The sequel "The Next Car Game" game, piqued my interest (Bugbear Entertainment lost the "FlatOut" license and FlatOut 3 was--from what I've read--a dissapointing entry created by "Team 6").
STORY: Nonexistent.
GRAPHICS: (9/10): It looks great if you bump up the resolution, runs great, and has aged well. The big hook is the many physics-enabled side barriers and other objects to crash through. Many are large enough to slow you down, but most just help you by providing visual indicators of how you're moving. Crash hard enough and occasionally the driver will have its ragdoll thrown out of the window. Each of the cars also deforms realistically.
(From what I've seen of demo videos, "The Next Car Game" is set to have way more physics-enabled objects its cars are much more deformable (to the extent of being crushed in half, to where that alters the angle of the tires and thereby the driving mechanics). And since FlatOut 2 already does both pretty well, I'm excited to see that ramped up in the sequel.)
The only visual disappointment is the lack of "real" licensed cars; they're all generic. I would prefer it if the cars were real and handled like their counterparts, because then I might feel like I was "learning" about cars.
Additionally, FlatOut 2 is the best use of 3D screens I have seen so far. I have an Nvidia 3D vision screen, but most videogames handle 3D poorly, with shadows misaligned over character outlines; even slight misalignments become headache-inducingly intolerable in any twitch-action game. But the alignment of FlatOut 2's 3D is PERFECT! It's bizarre, since I can't imagine enough people in 2004 had 3D tvs to make it worthwhile for them to invest time in the feature, but here it is. And for 3D to really matter, to really "pop" at the viewer, you have to have objects coming at you at all times or you forget it's there; FlatOut 2 has solved this problem because the ground (racing surface) is always rushing towards you, so you never forget about it, and then the opponents' cars and other background objects move between the foreground and background in a way where the 3D actually helps you play better. And the showers of sparks from each partial-crash being thrown at you is just an amazing effect.
AUDIO: (5/10) - Sound effects are fine. The music track selection is poor and I turned the music off.
CONTROL: (9/10) - The car driving mechanics are great. I still think that the PS2-era GTA games (GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas) and by extension Rockstar's PS2 racing game "Midnight Club 3" had the most perfect vehicular controls, and FlatOut 2's aren't QUITE as good. Also, you don't have "lean" options like in Midnight Club 3 or the crazy jump-jets of "Nitronic Rush", just basic driving and a bit of refilling nitrous turbo-speed.
But the controls are still pretty great (better than most racing games), the various racing surfaces feel good, and the inter-car physics is probably the best in the business. I tried the "PIT maneuver" from the GTA San Andreas driver's school, and it works if you can then avoid crashing into the car you just spun around. Gorgeous crashes occur organically, making those in Burnout 3 seem stiff and manufactured, precisely because FlatOut 2 has the best physics of any racing game (at least until Next Car Game comes out).
From what I've heard, "Flatout: Ultimate Carnage", a partial remake with insignificant improvements, has the major downside that (unlike FlatOut 2) you can't reassign joystick buttons, and "accelerate" is mapped to the trigger, which would have gotten tiring on my stiff Logitech controller. So FlatOut 2 is a better choice based on this quibble alone.
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For gameplay types, there's a) racing (sequences of 3-5 stages) b) demolition derby and c) "skill games" like jumping. The racing is by far the best mode. Demoltion derby is fun at first, but it's a little too hard: to stay alive you need to avoid crashing more than the once-per-45-seconds to avoid disqualification but to win you have to cause more damage than the opponents.
The biggest downside is the upgrade system, because I never knew if I needed to grind more cash to buy a new car or just play better. Not every game needs an upgrade system, people!
Alas, there's no splitscreen multiplayer (boo! Hiss! WHY?!?). But it is nice that all stages are unlocked from the start for LAN/online.
Strongly recommend for any racing fan.… Expand
Dec 22, 2012Это одни и самых замечательных аркадных гонок, когда-либоЭто одни и самых замечательных аркадных гонок, когда-либо виденных мною. Игра очень динамичная, весёлая, в меру сложная. За 6 лет не надоела до сих пор. Можно так же отметить приятную детализированную графику, без излишеств, красочно и нетребовательно. В любом случае советую. Конечно, понравится не каждому, но пропускать не стоит.… Expand
Jul 21, 2014I love the graphics and I just can't get enough of the gameplay and soundtrack. In my opinion It's the best car racing game if you want have some fun.
There's no getting away from the fact that FlatOut 2 is damned good fun, and will bring you back to the days of Destruction Derby and its ilk. However, as much as we appreciate the tweaks – and that's really all they are – to the first game, there are still a few too many fundamental flaws which bring out a wail of frustration or a tut as you consider how easily certain annoyances could have been avoided.
Where FlatOut felt like racing in a field, FlatOut 2 feels like racing on a film set. It has been reshaped into the archetype, competent arcade racer. [Aug 2006, p.89]
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Fried Eggs & Sweet Potato Bacon Hash
My husband and I are a pretty well matched couple. There are very few things that my husband and I disagree on. And you lucky people get to read all about our trivial arguments and choose whether or not I'm right! {Answer: I'm always right.}
1. Watching scary/sad/thought provoking/war movies. I don't want to hear how "it's not that bloody" and how "so-and-so will become triumphant in the end and overcome the odds". Just pop in the romantic comedy and get me some popcorn.
2. My hair. I wear it long and rather enjoy it long. You, my dear, sweet, bald husband want me to chop it off and have it short. YEAH. Not gonna happen honey….unless…..
3. You grow your hair and style it the way I like………
Just as I suspected. Not gonna happen.
4. You like fry sauce. I detest fry sauce. How is it a good idea to dip your deep fried potatoes into a mayonnaise-based sauce? I don't understand. Ketchup ALLTHEWAY.
5. You cut a grapefruit like a boy. I cut mine like a girl and segment it out so it's easier to eat. Do you recall that we don't own special grapefruit spoons?
6. You like fried eggs brown and crispy with the yolks completely cooked through. I think you are crazy. Also, cooking eggs like this should be illegal. How can anyone resist a runny yolk? I mean….HELLO:
Runny yolk sunny side up egg over top sweet potato bacon hash with buttered toast on the side?
I rest my case.
Moral of the story: I am right. And I am right.
Also, everyone and their mother should make this pronto. SO so good, guys!! And pretty simple too Sorry no step by steps today…my sister was visiting me this last week and I've been galavanting with her.
Happy Monday!
Fried Eggs & Sweet Potato Bacon Hash
Yield: 2 servings
2 slices hickory smoked bacon
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1 small jalapeno, seeds removed and diced
1 small sweet potato, peeled and diced small
salt & pepper, to taste
1/2 tablespoon butter
2 large eggs
In a cast iron skillet, cook bacon until crispy. Transfer to paper towel lined plate and pour off the excess bacon grease out of the pan. Pour in olive oil and saute onions, sweet potato, jalapeno, salt and pepper until sweet potatoes are soft and everything has browned nicely, about 8-10 minutes. Chop bacon into smaller pieces and stir into hash. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium low heat. Crack two eggs into the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook slowly until whites are cooked completely but yolks are still runny. {Feel free to flip the eggs to cook faster.}
Divide hash between two plates and top with one fried egg each. Serve immediately.
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I harvested a huge amount of sweet taters this year and wondered about hashbrowns… so I found your recipe and WOW were they great! We usually just do sweet potato pancakes and roasted sweet potato fries, but I can see hashbrowns in our plans from now on! Excellent recipe and thanks for sharing!
Oh, husbands just don't get it! I won't even get started on the citrus cutting actions. He went to bartending school and mixes drinks for fun on the weekends–he has his way of cutting the citrus for garnishing, and feels my methods of cutting them for eating is wacky. I am the same way with the movies. I don't really care for "scary/sad/thought provoking/war movies" unless they include my favorite "actors with accents," then…MAYBE. Yeah, he makes fun of my man crushes, he says I have a thing for men with accents. (So maybe I do…c'mon…Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman…Chris Hemsworth…)
On another note, I LOVE runny yolks for breakfast, and luckily the husband agrees <3 This hash looks amazing, I must make it soon!
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firefox download history list doesnt show any contents?
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for example-if I right click on an image in firefox, select 'save image as' and then hit the enter key at my preferred location (or simply click on 'save'), the download history folder will then appear on screen automatically, but the image that I have downloaded will automatically disappear from this list in less than half a second. I think firefox has been set to an automatically clear this download history list, or not to show history. Does anyone know where the setting is, so it does not automatically clear? Thanks
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You probably have the 'Private Browsing' enabled denoted by a purple box in upper left hand corner
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Similar Problem in this thread and this may help Firefox downloads
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Thanks, but in firefox privacy options, 'private browsing mode' is off, and 'remember download history' is on. There is no purple box showing in the browser. 'Clear history when firefox closes' is also off. Perhaps the auto clear for download history is a bug that cannot be undone without editing the firefox related registry settings-updating and reinstalling firefox makes no difference
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edit - it seems to be back to normal now, it was auto clearing for a couple of months at least, but Ive simply switched to 'remember history' and turned privacy mode on and then back off again. Either one seems to have done the trick. If it happens again then Ill know its likely a common bug (or this system playing up). Firefox must have been simply stuck on one setting for no particular reason. Thanks
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Conoscersi è il miglior modo per capirsi -- capirsi è il solo modo per amarsi.
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Seriously. Every time I see someone mention hearts as quests or as grindy, alarm bells go off. I don't know which game they're fanboy of, or whether everything has to be forced within a word, even if it means using the word grind for something that is no longer grind....
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Grinding is a term used in video gaming to describe the process of engaging in repetitive tasks during video games. [1][2] The most common usage is in the context of MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XI, World of Warcraft, Tibia, or Lineage [3] in which it is often necessary for a character to repeatedly kill AI-controlled monsters, using basically the same strategy over again to advance their character level to be able to access newer content
In other mmo's this is because virtually all quests are based on killing foes. NEWSFLASH, every single heart I've thus encountered had a no combat mechanic if I wanted. Every single heart has a handful of requirements. You can vary, you can focus on one type, or you can skip the heart for an entirely different kind of content.
Seriously, to compare a heart to quests, is like comparing a decathlon with 100m sprint. Yes sprint is part of a decathlon, but there's plenty of other fun parts in decathlon for when you're f'n bored of sprinting. Equating hearts to grind, is like equating decathlon to the sprint component.
So what I read nowadays is trolls no longer trying to shoehorn heart into the definition quest, but rather stretch "grind" to fit around hearts. You're grinding hearts because you are forced to do one of 10 different actions, which you can choose and change at will, and because throughout the entire game you can only do hundreds of variations on these 10 actions, you're grinding, because whether you feed a cow or put out fire you still use an item on an npc therefor it's grind (wtf?).
Which basically means grinding has been redefined into "enjoying varied gameplay". Newspeak at it's best.
The only thing which needs grinding in GW2 is banana and vanilla ice cream. And even then I actually blend it. Summer is hot here.


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