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See the land where unwed moms are outcasts: Mariane Pearl's photo album from Morocco
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Global Diary columnist Mariane Pearl gives a personal tour of her trip to visit Aicha Ech-Chenna, the defender of single mothers who's called "the Mother Teresa of Morocco."
At Casablanca's Mosque Hassan II, Aicha Ech-Chenna and I (that's me on the right) discuss her courageous work on behalf of unwed mothers, who are ostracized by society for committing the ultimate taboo: extramarital sex. I am Buddhist and Aicha is Muslim, but we share an understanding of what true faith means.
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In the center's nursey, children nap while their mothers work and study. This toddler looks like he's already witnessed a lot in his short life.
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Talking to unwed mothers, I think about how unfair it is for society to blame unwed mothers for their situation. Thankfully, Aicha and Nabila and others are helping to change that.


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That used to happen when I had decided to forgo "offlline activities" and pursue my everquest rogue. Wait no, that happened when I was binge drinking. Also it was the stove not the floor, and I woke up talking to a telemarketer... I sincerely hope that call was recorded for training purposes. Anyway WoW looks really fun, I decided never to play it.


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I beta tested the original Guild Wars and was thoroughly unimpressed. When Guild wars 2 was announced I was even less impressed and frankly, just not interested. When release of the game came and went, I planned on just letting it pass me by.
However, recently my wife has been watching a few videos about the game and thinks she wants to give the game a try. I feel like a carnivore married to a vegetarian, which makes me a vegetarian as well, whether I like it or not.
So I have been trying to find features and videos, wiki's and websites. I have been scouring the internet for things that will make me interested, nothing has so far. The game simply looks like exactly every other theme park MMO out there. Am I wrong? Am I the delusional one, or is everyone else, because I simply don't get the hype.
From the video's I watched the game looks like a Rift on steroids, parts of every other successful game meshed into one, with a few new things or two sprinkled on top. You have questing, the same Destroy, Deliver, Discover, Gather and Defend quests that plague every other theme park MMO.
They have dynamic events, which frankly are just taking Rift and Warhammer online and mashing their public quest systems together. I've watched many videos on those in paticular.
I did however watch an interesting video about being able to discover hidden places, and that was interesting. My favorite time in games was before the in-game map system of Everquest. Navigating zones you had already explored was still a chore until you eventually memorized the entire zone and spawn points.
They have no holy trinity... yea, they actually do. They take the DPS, Tank, Healer role and rename them to Support, Control and Damage. Whether it is the classic trinity or not, it is still a trinity. I even watched a video where a developer stated the Thief class could become a tank if he wanted, Irony or just cursed to fill the classic trinity? That's directly from Rift.
No player housing? Seriously? Is what comes to mind, I would think after all the immersion they are hoping for that player housing would have been one of the first things they implemented.
PvP sounds interesting and if I do by the game it will generally be just to try out WvWvW PvP as that sounds rather interesting and maybe a throwback to my DAoC Days of playing a stealthed hunter during the castle seige waiting for a target for my spear.
In all honesty, I am trying to become interested, I really am. My goal was not to pick apart the game, but to make an informed decision on my own without having played the game. I missed the beta weekends, I know, shoot me or crucify me, or whatever.
What makes the game so appealing to the masses that would cause such a fanatical response? When I have approached people I knew about this game, I feel as if I am inquiring about religion, and we all know how well those conversatiosn go. They escalate quickly into "Hater vs. Fanboi" to them, which is when I turn and walk away, because, frankly, I am neither.
I have no reason to hate Guild Wars 2, and am trying to find a reason to want to purchase it. To make this thread a little less pointless, I will pose a question.
What makes You want to buy Guild Wars? Hopefully some of that will rub off on me.
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Forum ranks are useless.
Dont force yourself to just like it, if the game doesnt atract you, then let it go and continue.
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This guy has some informative videos.
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first section in my sig is "hot topics" talks about all those things like trinity, the DE's and pretty much everything else.. game isn't for everyone but you don't seem to understand many aspects of the game.. i'd take some time if you really want more information on the game and watch the videos I put together in my sig
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Minister of Propaganda for GW2 Fascist-Capitalist Party
OP, by chance, are you familiar with the name TotalBiscuit?
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"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world."
I'm one of those people that is crazy in love with the game after playing in the BWEs.
I don't see why my reasons for that will effect you though...I mean, you are you and I am me. If you don't really like it, you don't. It seems a little silly to "try" to like something.
The one thing I will say though, is that videos alone aren't really giving you the full impact that playing the game has. I also did not like GW1 (I wanted to like it...but I didn't) and I don't know if just watching videos of GW2 would have been enough to get me to realize just how different the game really feels when you play it. Not just different from GW1, but different from every other theme park MMO that I have played.
There's no free trial yet though, so I don't see how anything but videos are available at this point.
That's why I prepurchased. It let me try the game in the BWEs and, if I didn't like it I would have gotten a refund. Too late for you to do that though.
As far as the things that I really fell in love with in the game go, there are many. But I should preface by saying that I prefer theme park games to sandbox games. I don't understand the appeal of sandboxes over Theme Parks. What kid would choose to go play in a sand box over going to Disney World?
In GW2, firstly, I fell in love with just how beautiful the game world is. I'm not talking in terms of graphics (which are "good" but not extraordinary). I'm talking in terms of the style of the art and the incredible attention to detail that has clearly been put into crafting every bit of the world. There are no cut and paste elements in this game (not like in WoW where as you explore you note that there are only a half dozen or so different cave systems that just repeat throughout the game, and that is common to many elements within it's world. Everything in GW2 seems hand-crafted and with elaborate care and detail.
I also love how the Dynamic events work. A game where I can just wander about and participate in events as they unfold around me, rather than specifically following some quest log that points me from Point A to Point B and back to Point A. And when those events unfold, they are acted out and I see and hear what is going on, not just reading a quest log and being told what is going on...yet not seeing anything actually happening. Other games will have quests that tell you to go kill 25 goblins because the goblins are attacking the town...but when you go to where they are, they are just milling about and certainly aren't attacking the town. Dynamic Events really aren't that different than Quests in other games, but how they are presented makes a HUGE difference to me.
I love how class mechanics are handled, with different weapons having different skills. And, in many cases, which weapons you chose make a very large difference in how that profession feels and plays. For a certified altoholic like me, this is pretty cool and after experimentation found that I literally enjoyed every single profession (just not necessarily every weaopn choice of every profession). I haven't had that happen in any MMO I have played ever.
The combat is also refreshing. It is more actiony then typical MMOs, with active dodging and the need to pay attention to conditions and boons and the ability to do variouis combos if you learn the mechanics and pay attention. And all the while, you can play the combat while watching the action on the screen, with little to no need to constantly monitor the UI. It feels wonderful for me compared to almost every other MMO on the market.
I also love how large the world feels. With so many things tucked away to find and discover. Exploration in this game is more fun than any other MMO I have played since my very first MMO. It recaptures that childlike sense of wonder and amazement that I had back then. Something that I haven't experienced with any other MMO, ever, since my first one.
I could keep going on and on, as there are many more things that I love about this game. But I'm me, and you're you. You may not care about the things that I care about in an MMO....or you might, but you might not see it the same way as I do in GW2. Hopefully, if you don't, you find some other game that makes you feel like I do about GW2, because it is a good feeling and whether you pick the same game as I or not, I would wish for everyone to get to play some game that makes them feel this way.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. -Carl Sagan
Originally posted by agnostic4eve
I'm honestly not sure what the point of your post is? GW2, just like any other game out there, isn't going to appeal to everyone. You don't like GW2, I don't like Madden 2012. Find a game that you like and play that. If your wife likes GW2, let her play and try the game on her copy, if you still don't like it, there are plenty of other MMOs out there to choose from.
As far as what makes people love the game, you really have to try it for yourself. By the way, there really is no trinity.
Good luck in your other game of choice OP...although I will say since the game is buy to play, making a leap of faith and giving it a try may actually be worth it for this game(unlike so many many many others...). I have a strong feeling you won't be disappointed. If not, then perhaps in the furture. The game will still be there waiting for you.
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
I've spent the last two days of my free time watching video's, Main Page, this site, Wiki's and Youtube. My comprehension is also decent. I am trying to figure out how and why.
Am I the delusional one, or is this becoming a cult fanaticism, where those inside understand and are brainwashed to see and follow, while those on the outside just look on and grimace.
As to forcing myself to like it. My wife is interested and wants me to partake, it's a rough situation to be in, trust me.
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Ease of play with friends.
I have never seen even an IMAGINARY sandbox (ie, one of those that lists features purely in the designer's head, that haven't actually been made yet) that can boast a feature cooler or more awesome than 'Meowhead can easily play this with his friends'.
Honestly, my friends are way more awesome than any video game. Sorry video games.
Here's how they make it easy to play with my friends.
First of all, they have a feature called 'guesting', which allows you to visit other servers (Except for WvW, because it's server based PvP) to play with friends.
Secondly, everybody is auto deleveled as they go to lower areas. This means that friends can join friends in lower level areas, but still get meaningful rewards, without trivializing the content.
With the multiple guild system, I can join one guild to rp in, one guild for pvp, and still join a guild just to hang out with my friends. (Because friends, still more awesome than the rest of the game, remember).
Since the game is B2P, it's easier to convince my friends to play it in the first place, and if they quit, it's easier to convince them to come back to it (Hey, let's play GW2 for the weekend. You don't have to randomly start up a subscription again!) for a while to hang out.
Even though you CAN group up, you don't have to. Groups bigger than 5 people can still communicate through guild chat or local, and you don't have to worry about stepping on each other's toes. No kill stealing, no worries about fighting over who gets what item... all crafting nodes can be shared with your friends without discussing who gets the copper nodes, or whatever.
Because everybody is on the same side, I don't have to worry that I'm the wrong faction to hang out with my friends.
Because of the teleport system, it's considerably more convenient to join my friends, wherever they might be. No waiting 30 minutes for a boat, or waiting 10 minutes while somebody goes through a series of flight paths.
So, in conclusion.
My friends are awesome, therefore GW2, which takes into account I might have awesome friends that I want to play with, is also awesome.
(For a bit of context, not being able to play with friends is why I quit WoW, for example. Wrong servers, wrong faction, high level characters can't meaningfully do stuff with low level characters... so many obstacles between me and playing a game with my friends. It failed the Friend Test)
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Originally posted by agnostic4eve
"Loading screens" are not "instances".
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Originally posted by Varthander
This seriously..^^^
Since it sounds like your wife likes GW2 perhaps you should get her a copy and then try the game out on her copy and if you like it you can purchase it online and copy her version to your machine..
This game does not feel or play like GW1 and certainly does not feel or play like any other current or past mmorpg i have ever played it is imho superior in almost every way..
Playing GW2..
Originally posted by agnostic4eve
If you love her, Buy GW2
If you don't love her, Don't buy it
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Be aware that perception creates (or at least shapes your personal) reality.
You don't want to like the game. The language in your post proves that. You have created and stated many barriers in your own mind (intentionally or not) to help prevent you from liking the game.
What makes you think any random forum posters are going to be able to change your mind?
If you really want to "enjoy being a vegetarian" (enjoy GW2) you are going to have to approach it with a truly open mind, and try to find things you like. The game supports a wide variety of playstyles and interests but it will be up to you to find the ones that appeal to you.
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Originally posted by agnostic4eve
like i said in the other thread if you watch all the videos in my sig under "Hot Topics" and still can't see why this game is differn't and people are having so much fun the game just isn't for you.. like heartless said in the other thread no game is made for everyone I hate most FPS games yet COD sells millions each release. Do i go around calling all the COD fans delusional for loving that game? no of course not just differn't tastes
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. -Carl Sagan
Originally posted by agnostic4eve
People have played the game. It's a very fun game that a lot of people just happen to like. Don't make anything more out of it.
You and your wife must play the same game?
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Yeh if you don't like it you don't like it, simples, just like I don't like WoW and onion, or peppers. So yeh accept human nature?
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Originally posted by agnostic4eve
I understand that people like the popular things. Music, movies, clothing, video games. Don't fall into that trap! It's ok if a game doesn't hook you.
As to why? You know not all people have the same opinions on games. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people can't love it. Shouldn't that be enough information to understand the idea? Are you just looking to start something by pretending to "not understand" why people like the game?
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Originally posted by agnostic4eve
1) Watch the videos in Aerowyns video thread at the top of the screen.
2) Actually no it doesn't have a "holy trinity". No one ever said it doesn't have a trinity, because it still does. It just doesn't have a "holy trinity". There is no tanks or healers in this game. No class can take hits from mobs like other games. While warriors are able to absorb a bit more damage than other classes, if they just stand in front of mobs and trade blows, they will die in 2-3 hits. Every class is capable of controlling a mob, damaging a mob, and supporting their teammates in different ways. It's this combination that makes GW2 a little different. You don't spend hours in chat "LF1 monk". Just grab someone and go. There are no direct heals in the game either. You are responsible for keeping yourself alive.
3) Most MMOs don't have player housing, so I don't see why this is a surprise. They will be having player housing post release when they add guild halls. No exact date on that (my assumption is the Halloween or Christmas update).
Whether you get it or don't it's up to you. It's only $60 USD, and there's no sub fee. So even if you only get 30 hours out of it, I'd say it's money well spent.
As for what makes me want to buy Guild Wars 2, I loved GW1 and when they announced GW2 and some of their planned features I instanty become excited. After playing the game, I fell in love with it and this next week is going to be extremely long. It is different than other MMOs in the way it presents the content. Most importantly, it's the most fun I've had in an MMO in a long time. To be able to work along side other players without viewing them as an annoyance is absolutely amazing. I would say GW2 actually tries to make the game seem like an MMO. It will never hurt you to fight alongside another person. It will never hurt you to group either. You will both receive full exp and loot for kills you both help either other with. There is no tagging a mob before someone else gets there. And everyone can rez. And from my experience in the game, people are willing to go out of their way to rez you (it shows up on the map). And rezing offers exp, so it will never hurt you to rez someone.
Let me put it this way: I love working alongside other people. The best fun I had was teaming up with a random person and fighting through a cave or something to get a skill point or something. And the DE can be challenging. Especially the further you progress in the game. I remember spending about 30 minutes with a group of people trying to take a point from centaurs. When we finally started communicating and organizing, we actually made progress. It was an absolute blast. I've never had so much fun dying before. (And just as anyone can tell you, I've died more times in GW2 in just the starter zone than any other game)
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It's been a year and a half since I last had an MMO subscription, and I really haven't felt compelled to get back into the genre because there's just so much other stuff that I enjoy doing. I decided to give GW2 a try during last month's beta weekend, though, and played the hell out of it for those few days. If I decide to buy it, it'll be for a few reasons, none of which include bringing anything new to the genre. The things I really felt the game has going for it are:
a) It's polished and gameplay/combat feels fluid and responsive
b) It's (mostly) pretty and ran well on my machine
c) The exploration and collectibles made it easy to lose yourself in the game without being aware of it
d) IT HAS NO SUBSCRIPTION FEE
Granted, it's not like I ever even really noticed subscription payments being charged, but for some reason those games having a fee always changed how I approached them, as if I HAD to play that game a lot even if there were other things I'd rather be doing at the time, or I "wasn't getting my subscription's worth." Sure, it was all in my head, but I still missed out on other entertainment that interested me because I was heavily playing an MMO at the time. The heavier players will view this as a negative aspect of the game, but to me, Guild Wars 2 didn't make me feel like I would approach the game like a big competition or a part-time job. And hey, if an occasional lazy Saturday goes by and I blow 8 hours on the game, it'll be because I'm actually having a good time, not because of some unhealthy mental defect other MMOs seem to bring out in me (and plenty of other people). Sure, maybe there won't be max level content to keep me playing for months/years on end, but with no subcription fee, who cares? I can stop for a year and come back to see what's new without any entry barrier.


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And why after thousands and thousands of posts debating weigh-shift v's counter steering does the debate continue? The reason is because both work. You can steer a motorcycle with no hands on the bars at all. A heavy muffler on one side of a bike will make it turn that way rather than run straight with no hands on the bars.
Counter-steering works. So what not utilise an appropriate technique that shift the centre of gravity and automatically induces counter-steering.
Well put!
To complicate things, weight-shift also steers first by counter-steering the front wheel so as to move the contact patch in a way that persuades the CG toward falling into the turn.
Both methods utilize the same principle, only one is direct about it and the other more ponderous while reaching the same end.
Take a bike you don't mind dropping and push it forward from the rear (no hands on the bars), then lean it gently to the left (weight-shift) and watch closely as the front wheel initially steers right, inviting the CG to fall further left, before following the lean into a like path through the turn.
For a bike to lean the contact patch must be driven out from underneath it. Whether this happens by intent (active counter-steering) or comes by surprise (belief in weight-shift being "another" way) is no matter. The same cause-effect relationship exists.
For convenience let's just call these methods conscious and unconscious counter-steering.
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Menu Plan Monday - 2013 Week 52
We did it! We made it through a whole year of meal plans! If meal planning is part of your new year's resolutions for 2014, you can search the blog for 52 weeks of ideas, tips and tricks. One of my plans for 2014, is to create a page here on the blog so you can easily find ALL of my meal plan links.
With Christmas this week, it's a very light plan, but if we've learned anything this past year, it's that a plan sets our course, but isn't a mandate - it's only a plan.
Monday - Ravioli with Sausage in a White Sauce
Tuesday - Special finger-food/hors d'oeuvres
Wednesday - Christmas Dinner (my mom cooks a delicious meal)
Thursday -Leftovers
Friday - Pizza Night
Saturday and Sunday - TBD
Wishing you many more meal plans to come!
catch you soon -
This post is linked up at I'm An Organizing Junkie - check it out for more ideas and inspiration, or to link up your own meal plan.
Written By: Hillary Chybinski
Labels: food, meal planning, menu plan, organization
Hillary is a wife, mom, Lifestyle Blogger, Social Media Strategist, crafter, reader and dreamer. She started My Scraps to record her memories of her kids' lives, and it's grown and flourished into a community where she shares her tips and advice for creating a simple and casual life.
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23rd June 2015
Trans woman denied entry to nightclub for 'cross-dressing' 13
12:34 PM — Filipina fashion designer Veejay Floresca was denied entry to a nightclub that told her they did not allow cross-dressing.
29th May 2015
Gay couple claim they were kicked out of Cardiff nightclub 'for kissing' 2
3:41 PM — A gay couple have claimed that they were kicked out of a nightclub in Cardiff because they shared a kiss.
8th March 2015
EastEnders bosses angry after 'Kathy Beale' announced as G-A-Y Porn Idol judge 13
4:29 PM — EastEnders bosses were reportedly left fuming, after reports that actress Gillian Taylforth had signed up to judge G-A-Y's Porn Idol competition.
24th February 2015
Bouncer tells 'gay' student he should be fed to the dogs 15
10:55 AM — A student tried to report an attack that left him with a black eye to a bouncer at a Sheffield club. Instead of helping, he went into a homophobic rant against him.
2nd February 2015
US: Investigation underway after Nebraska gay bar destroyed by fire 4
1:41 PM — An investigation is underway, after a popular Nebraska gay bar was destroyed by a massive fire.
23rd January 2015
Yet another Soho gay bar could be facing closure 29
8:01 PM — Yet another Soho bar is battling to stay open, after the building's owners filed plans for redevelopment.
6th August 2014
Australia: Victoria Police apologise for infamous 1994 gay nightclub raid 1
4:30 PM — Victoria police have issued an apology for a gay nightclub raid in which patrons were strip-searched by armed police - 20 years after the event.
19th April 2014
US: Washington police seek suspect after alleged anti-gay assault in nightclub
2:58 PM — Olympia police are searching for a man who punched a gay man in the face and yelled anti-gay slurs at him in a nightclub.
10th November 2013
US: Atlanta bar openly refuses entry to trans woman 'because we're a private property' 14
1:33 PM — In a video posted online, an Atlanta bar and restaurant has been caught denying entrance to a transgender woman whilst openly admitting their "right" to discriminate against her because they are a "private property."
26th July 2013
G-A-Y bars joins boycott of Russian vodka and urges supermarkets to do the same 21
2:59 PM — G-A-Y group has become the latest to vow to boycott Russian vodkas in solidarity with LGBT people living in Russia, where gay "propaganda", and the adoption of children by foreign gay couples were recently made illegal.
19th June 2013
First LGBT centre set to open this weekend in Carlisle 2
2:15 PM — Carlisle's first LGBT centre is set to open its doors this weekend.
10th January 2013
London: Gay couple denied entry to bar despite being told 'couples-only' 35
1:47 PM — Two gay men have claimed they were denied entry to a bar in south-west London, because they were the wrong type of couple.
8th January 2013
Paris: Court refuses permission for new gay bar after complaints from residents 11
6:44 PM — A French businessman has accused the authorities in Paris of victimisation after a court refused to allow him to build a gay nightclub.
7th January 2013
Gaydar announces closure of flagship Soho bar 22
1:59 PM — Just days after shutting its radio station, Q Soft Consulting, the owners of dating website Gaydar, have announced the closure of its central London bar, Profile.
7th December 2012
Ireland: Jury out in case of man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay
4:53 PM — The Jury in the trial of a man in Ireland accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, will continue their deliberations today.
5th December 2012
Ireland: Man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay
6:30 PM — The trial of a 46-year-old man accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, is drawing to a close at the country's Central Criminal Court.
3rd December 2010
Poland gets first out gay elected official 28
4:25 PM — Krystian Legierski has become Poland's first openly gay elected official. The nightclub owner, entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist won a seat on Warsaw city council last month.
12th December 2009
Gay soldier Ben Rakestrow comes out on return from Afghanistan 40
12:50 PM — A 21-year-old member of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR) has become one of the first British openly gay soldiers serving in a major conflict.


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|Sport, 1 pitch, 90'
|YDS: 5.8 French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c [details]
|Gillett & Gillett '90, Croy T - retrobolted
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By Debbie Vischer
From: Loveland
Apr 7, 2008
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Nice climb. Crux was about half way up. Needed to clip, then downclimb a step and go left.
By Fred Day
May 8, 2008
|This is not a new route. This is Gilded Lilly, done in 1990 by Bernard & Robert Gillett as a trad route and recently bolted by Croy T.
By Fred Day
Jun 24, 2009
|The missing hanger on the fifth bolt has been replaced. Let's hope it stays there as this climb is listed in guidebooks and on this website as a bolted sport climb, not a mixed route.
By Croy T
From: Longmont, Co
Aug 24, 2009
|I had a nice email converstation with Bernard G. last fall. After reviewing photos I sent him, he said that it could well be the route he established in the early '90s, but much time had past and he wasn't sure. He added he was pleased the route was bolted as it would see more climbing. I believe he was being gracious and in that spirit I have opted to remove the name I gave the route. All other information I submitted stands.
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The Chapel Hill Fire Department was on the scene of a fire Wednesday morning.
The fire was at 920 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, in a small office park.
Battalion Chief Jeff Cabe says the owners of a dentist office came in to open up and were greeted by a large amount of smoke.
"By the time we were dispatched and we got on scene, there was a lot of smoke left in the building," he says. "The damage was pretty significant throughout the main portions of the hallway and the building. But the fire was out."
Cabe says that is an unusual scenario: for a fire to have, apparently, burned itself out by the time the fire department is called.
He adds the cold weather likely did not play a factor in the fire.
"I would think weather probably didn't have anything to do with it, based on the nature of where the fire [was]; the fire was in the center of the building," he says. "My guess is, because it's the heating season, that when the fire started it shut the heating system down."
Cabe says the heating system shutting off would have cut off the main supply of air to the fire.
The battalion chief adds fire marshals were investigating the scene, as of Wednesday morning, and were working to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
"With it being a fire that burned itself out, it may take a little bit longer," he says. "That's sort of an unusual situation."
No injuries were reported in the fire.http://chapelboro.com/news/safety/fire-overnight-chapel-hill-office-park/
A vehicle fire on Saturday evening wound up doing $30,000 in damage to a home in Chapel Hill.
At 6:05 pm, Chapel Hill Fire crews were called to 110 Middlebrook Court, in a subdivision near the intersection of Erwin and Sage. When they arrived, they found a vehicle on fire inside the garage and the fire beginning to spread.
Officials quickly evacuated the home and put out the blaze, but not before the fire did $30,000 worth of damage to the garage and the vehicle. Parts of the home also suffered smoke damage – but fortunately there were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but Chapel Hill Fire officials are reminding everyone to make sure you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home.http://chapelboro.com/news/fire/vehicle-fire-damages-chapel-hill-home/
Chapel Hill Fire Marshal Todd Iaeger says roughly half of home fire deaths result from nighttime fires when people are asleep, and the number one key for reducing those deaths is to have a working smoke detector.
"It's the number one way to keep people safe and notify them," Marshal Iaeger says. "Your chances dramatically drop of being killed or injured in a fire if you have proper smoke detection."
Marshal Iaeger is currently promoting Fire Prevention Week with this year's campaign slogan of "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives, Test Yours Every Month".
The US Fire Administration reports that fires involving laundry equipment are reported approximately 2,900 times per year, and on Sunday, a home in the Finley Forrest Neighborhood near the Friday Center caught fire due to an overheating of the dryer vent piping.
Marshal Iaeger says when winterizing your home, it's also a good time to have your equipment maintained by a professional in order to assure it's working properly and safely.
"You always want to make sure, on a regular basis, every month, that your lint filters or your lint exhaust areas of your building are clean," Marshal Iaeger says. "Checking your dryer and cleaning the lint filter every use is the practical and appropriate thing to do. Anything else around the house when it comes to heating equipment—we're getting into that season—you want to make sure that your utilizing a qualified and trained technician from an appropriate and respectable company that can come out and service your equipment."
Fire Prevention Week runs through Saturday.
This year's Fire Prevention Week campaign includes:
• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each bedroom and on every level of the home, including the basement.
• Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all sound.
• Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.
• Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don't respond properly.
• Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.
For more information, visit firepreventionweek.org.http://chapelboro.com/news/safety/check-smoke-alarm/
An early-morning fire beneath the walkway between the hospital and the Dogwood Parking Deck destroyed five golf carts, and temporarily shut down the bridge across Manning Drive.
Fortunately, the 2:30 a.m. blaze was extinguished by Chapel Hill firefighters in about 15 minutes, and no one was hurt, according to a press release from UNC Hospitals.
But as a result, the traffic light at the intersection of Manning and Hospital Drives was not working. Drivers were cautioned to proceed as if there were a stop sign there.
Pedestrians were advised to cross an alternate bridge or use the street.
Investigators have learned that the fire was caused by a battery malfunction in one of the golf carts.
The bridge and the valet parking lot will remain closed until a cleanup of the area is completed.
WRAL News reported that hospital visitors said they heard and felt an explosion.
***Update: The traffic light is once again operational; the pedestrian bridge has been checked for structural damage and is reported to be safe for pedestrians and golf carts.
WRAL News reported that fire began when a battery in a golf cart near the valet stand malfunctioned.http://chapelboro.com/news/fire/fire-unc-hospitals-parking-deck-shuts-walking-bridge/
More than 200 inmates at the Orange Correctional Center had to be relocated on Saturday after an early-morning fire that damaged the kitchen building.
According to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, a total of 216 minimum-security inmates had to be relocated. About 180 inmates in the regular population were transferred to Johnston Correctional Institution in Smithfield. Inmates in the disciplinary segregation unit were moved to other prisons across the state.
DPS reports that no one was injured in the fire, but it did leave the jail with no way to feed the inmates. Inmates will have to remain relocated until the kitchen can be repaired or rebuilt.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.http://chapelboro.com/news/fire/fire-damages-orange-correctional-center/
CARRBORO- Multiple Orange County fire departments battled a major house fire south west of Carrboro on Friday afternoon.
The blaze was first reported just before 5 o'clock. Crews trucked in water to the structure, located at 501 Old School Road off Jones Ferry Road.
The Red Cross has been contacted to help people displaced by the fire, which was reportedly under control as of 6 o'clock.
CHAPEL HILL – A structure fire Tuesday evening caused thousands of dollars of damage in a two-story home at 219 Stagecoach Road.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a call shortly before 8:00 p.m., finding smoke in the crawl space of the house. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire within six minutes and there were no injuries, but the residents have been displaced from the home and the damage is estimated to be $5,000.
The Fire Marshal says the blaze was accidental, but hasn't released a cause of origin. Still, fire officials are taking the opportunity to remind people to keep anything flammable at least three feet away from any heating equipment, including furnaces, fireplaces, wood stoves and space heaters.http://chapelboro.com/news/fire/tuesday-fire-causes-thousands-damage/
CHAPEL HILL – With the holiday season upon us again, the Chapel Hill Fire Department begins their "Keep the Wreath Green" campaign to prevent residential fires.
During the "Keep the Wreath Green" campaign, the Chapel Hill Fire Department will display and illuminated wreath on the front of Fire Station No. 1 on MLK. The wreath will be lit with all green lights, but for each residential fire that occurs, a red light will be installed.
Chapel Hill Fire Department Public Information Officer, Lisa Edwards, says they hope the wreath encourages fire safety.
"Our strategy and our goal is as people drive by and they see the wreath, and all of the bulbs are green, we want to remind people to practice as much home fire safety as possible so we can keep the wreath green" Edwards says.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department releases a lot of information on how to keep your home safe from fires during the holiday season when many people use lights, candles, and fireplaces more often. Edwards says research shows December is the month for fire.
"When we pull data from the United States Fire Administration report, it shows us that most the highest incident of resident fires happen in December" Edwards states.
You can help avoid holiday fires by not overloading circuits with lights, keep trees away from open flames or a direct heating sources, and being careful when cooking holiday foods. Edwards says they hope to repeat the results from last year.
"We hit the mark last year with no residential fires during the month of December, first time ever, and so we are looking for that again this year" Edwards says.
For more information on how to prevent fires during the holiday season you can click here.http://chapelboro.com/news/safety/keep-wreath-green-campaign-prevent-fires/
CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the rest of Orange County and the surrounding Triangle area has been extremely dry for the past several weeks. Passing rain showers have done little to ease the problem.
In fact, some areas of North Carolina have been so dry that wildfires have broken out like the Table Rock blaze in the Linville Gorge located in the Pisgah National Forest. It has burned over 18-hundred acres and more land is expected to be damaged before it is brought under control.
There have also been a few wildfires around our region. Matt Lawrence is the Operations Chief with the Chapel Hill Fire Department. He says conditions here are not dry enough yet to issue a red flag alert…
"We're not to a level of dryness yet that causes the state—in our area at least—any tremendous concern," Lawrence says. "It is fall, though; we do have a lot of dry leaves that are falling, and things generally dry out this time of year."
Chief Lawrence reminds Chapel Hill residents that you can't have an open fire inside the corporate limits.
"We have an open-burning ordinance which doesn't allow any type of open burning of leaves, trash, limbs, yard debris, or anything like that," Lawrence says.
He says that this not only is the law, but it makes sense not to burn your leaves or other yard debris.
"If we had somebody burning leaves, first of all it would be a nuisance," Lawrence says. "We get tons of calls for that. But then also you're putting your neighbors at risk simply because if that fire gets out of control it could spread very quickly.
Chief Lawrence also says that it is very easy for an open fire to send cinders into the air causing wildfires to occur even up to a mile away.
"It has the potential to have sparks that escape and get into dry tinder in the yard (which) could cause a fire," Lawrence says.http://chapelboro.com/news/safety/chfd-warns-of-fire-dangers-with-dryness/
CARRBORO – The White Cross Volunteer Fire Department is expanding to better provide safety to the houses in its district.
Currently White Cross plans to renovate its current facility on Old Greensboro Rd. and build a new station on Neville Road.
White Cross Board of Directors president, Tony Blake explains the reason for the expansion.
"We're out of space and we needed to expand our building, now, we realized that years ago and decided to take advantage of USDA funds at a very low rate" Blake commented.
Blake says White Cross plans to use U.S. Department of Agriculture loans only to renovate their current station, and will use the amount the county allots for building the new station on Neville Road.
On June 4, White Cross had a meeting with the CountyCommissioners to discuss the plans to build the new fire station and hear concerns from people in the area.
"Yes, we believe that it falls within the budget, and that was what we went to talk with the County Commissioners, and showed them our figures; but we believe that there is a good value for the residents here" Blake said.
Some people have expressed concerns over building the new fire station in a residential area. Blake says the White Cross Fire Department heard several of these concerns at the Commissioners' meeting and responded to the people and commissioners with a letter answering many questions.
He says White Cross plans to hold a community meeting when time permits to address any additional concerns.
The location for the new building took a couple years to find, and Blake says will have positive benefits for more than 500 houses in the White Cross district.
"We looked at several parcels of lands over two years and none of them met the criteria, and so the Neville Road location was by far the best location we could find" Blake said.
One of the benefits for 500 houses in the White Cross district is a lower insurance rating. In North Carolina, houses receive insurance ratings based on how far they are from a fire station, and more than five miles away receives a much higher rate. By building the new station on Neville Road, several houses in the eastern region of their district will now be within five miles and get lower insurance rates.
The new station will hold a tanker that the fire station does not currently have and will allow for its staff to better protect the area. The current White Cross facility uses an outdoor shed to store some vehicles in winter, making it difficult to use them in an emergency. Also, after building the new facility, White Cross wants to hire two more paid staff members to assist the current single paid staff member for the station.
White Cross is always looking for volunteers to help its cause and assist in any way. Not all volunteers need to be firefighters; Blake says the station has a need for volunteers with any professional or support services like bookkeeping, electricians, plumbers, legal, and web page maintenance.
"Who ever would like to help us ad contribute, that's what keeps the cost low and makes it work" Blake says.
For more information, you can visit the White Cross website by clicking here.
The letter that White Cross sent to the Commissioners answers questions that people asked during the meeting is also available click here to view.http://chapelboro.com/news/development/white-cross-volunteer-fire-department-set-to-expand/


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Tweeting like a pro
Be consistent. Have you ever seen an inactive Twitter account? Not too engaging. Do not fall into the trap of posting Twitter messages once or twice and not posting again for a month. Companies should post content on a regular basis. Not doing so sends a message that there is no clear strategy in place, Mills says.
Interact with your followers. Once you've created content that is engaging followers, interact with them by sending back direct private messages, thanking them when they write something positive and re-tweeting their messages. By initiating two-way conversations, companies can show that they are real organizations and not faceless conglomerates using Twitter to push products.
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Lupul just turned 29 (NOT 30), and there is no reason to believe that he won't be back.
- Sorry I was off by one year, anyways my point is he isn't a "young top 6 guy", he's smack in his prime, 3 years in and roughly 3-4 peak years left. IMO it's 50/50 if he'll be back or not, I hope he DOES come back but I'm also a realist and know there is just a good of a chance he'll not re-sign here.
Rielly will most likely be ready to make the team next year, assuming he gets a full junior year under his belt, and he is the type of player that can make an immediate impact.
- I wouldn't be so sure, I mean guys like Phaneuf/Gunnar/Liles/Gardiner/Holzer at this point are all ahead of him on the depth charts. He could make the team whenever the next season is but it's not a sure thing that he makes the first cut.
As for being a lottery team, it tells me that all the right pieces aren't in place or experienced enough yet. That is all. It is the impatient and small-picture people who see that fact as an automatic failure where all players involved are bad and responsible.
- Thank you for proving my point, you are correct the reason we ARE a lottery team is because the key components are not in place, now ask yourself WHO is responsible for that? Answer is Burke. Now look at it this way if your on the job and your a manager at a key corporation (lets say Toyota) and your job is to improve the business and 4 years in you do not make the right improvements I think it would be safe to say you'd be fired! Now I don't think Burke will be fired, I think he'll be given his full contract, but if at the end of his contract date and this leafs team is still utter sh-t, all bets are off about him coming back.
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This is strange...I've tested several games including UT2003,NWN,Warcraft 3 and the flickering has been there more or less depending on the game,but today i've tested the Call of duty demo and the flickering was gone!
The game is a little dark, but i looked for a long time and it wasn't there.
Since RoachMojo didn't detected the flickering with Tron 2.0 maybe this is somekind of driver issue after all.
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If its dark, and at fast FPS, then your eyes cant see the flicker but its still there.
Its like that for me playing UT2K3... at 1600x1200 my fps varies a bit depending on where i am..... in a dark area with not much detail @ 80fps i can barely see the flicker if at all.... but once i move into a bright area and with more detail @ 50 fps the flicker stands out much more.
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints watches the game against the Indianapolis Colts from the sidelines during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
New Orleans Saints players say they expect their return to the practice field this week to be intense, given the tone Sean Payton has set at club headquarters since his return from his bounty ban. Defensive captain Will Smith says changes Payton has made to the coaching staff, the defensive scheme, and even the weight and conditioning program have given players the impression they're moving on a to a new chapter far removed from the club's distraction-filled and disappointing 2012 season. The Saints begin their first on-the-field training of the 2013 Tuesday with the beginning of what are known as OTAs, which are essentially offseason voluntary practices without pads. The new defense also means a change for Smith, who's moving from defensive end to outside linebacker.
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Catcher Wil Nieves and the Arizona Diamondbacks have completed their $800,000, one-year contract. The sides agreed to the deal Wednesday but Nieves needed to pass a physical. The Diamondbacks announced the signing on Thursday. The 35-year-old Nieves, who wasn't tendered a contract by Arizona last week, batted .306 with a home run and three RBIs in 16 games for the D-backs in 2012. Arizona claimed him off waivers from Colorado on Aug. 6. Nieves was designated for assignment by the Rockies after hitting .298 with one homer in 16 games with the Rockies and .306 with three homers in 111 at-bats for Triple-A Colorado Springs. Nieves has batted .229 (191 for 834) with seven home runs and 81 RBIs in 314 major league games over nine seasons. He has also played for San Diego, the New York Yankees, Washington and Milwaukee.
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When you think of robots, one quality that immediately springs to mind is superhuman strength, and that's something this new bot from iRobot definitely embodies. Developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Advanced Inflatable Robot (AIR) has a blow-up arm that weighs only half a pound yet can lift and pull up to three.
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This was a tongue in cheek list I made up a few years ago, and have added to a few times since. Feel free to add your own wacky ideas! Please note that I haven't actually done these, but I bet it would be a hoot (and possible expulsion from the park) if I did!
Top Ten things to Do at Disneyland
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10.Look for Leonardo DiCaprios dead, frozen corpse among the bits of iceberg on the Submarine ride.
9.Get the Pirates of the Caribbean in a knockdown drag out, full contact, winner-take-all fist fight against Indiana Jones, Abraham Lincoln, and the entire cast of Its a Small World.
8.Aim your spit towards convertibles while on the Monorail.
7.See if there really is a basketball court inside the Matterhorn, and use any means necessary to find out.
6.See if you can convert the Teacups into a little Autopia. Goodbye, china!
5.Much like the ghosts on the Haunted Mansion, follow Mickey home!
4.Take the rails off of Autopia; give those nurses in the first aid station something to do!
3.Have your 5 year old ask incessantly (and loudly) Wheres Snoopy? (or, alternatively, Wheres Bugs?) especially if theres a character around.
2.Take some REAL dynamite to the mine ride and Tom Sawyers Island with you.
1.Come back when its dark, take the mine rides dino bones, and attempt to make a profit off of them.
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· Dress up like one of the workers. When tourists ask for directions, show them the way by pointing with only one finger.
· Bug the trash can band players, asking if after a while their instruments begin to smell.
· On Star Tours, casually discuss the weight to velocity dynamics of vehicles that only appeared in Star Wars books with the Japanese tourist sitting next to you. Make sure he doesnt know English well.
· On the Indiana Jones ride, try to get the Jeep to go down the road Indy blocks at the beginning, just for fun.
· Take the head off one of the cartoon characters in front of children.
· Start a fight with Mickey Mouse. Sue him.
· Laugh at anybody who says they want to go to California Adventure.
· Pants Abraham Lincoln. Oh wait nobody goes to that exhibit.
· Replace the music on Its a Small World with Inna Gotta Davita.
· Make Disneyland more like Knotts Berry Farm. Rob the train.
· Steal a car from the Autopia. Drive it through the park.
· Form your own parade and perform it on Main Street. Ignore security at all costs.
· Continually ask what the Little Mermaids clamshell size is. Even ask the actress playing her.
· Ask the street cleaner following the horse-drawn carriage how much his pay is.
· Pimp your hoes on Main Street.
· Dress as various Disney characters. When asked about it, give an indignant look, mumble something about those damn tourists, and walk away.
· Go swimming in the lake.
· Try to find the dungeon in Sleeping Beautys castle.
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As part of a deal with Sarasota County prosecutors, 19-year-old Marcus Moody pleaded no contest Tuesday to a reduced charge of manslaughter with a firearm. He had been facing a second-degree murder charge and possible life sentence.
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Revenue from Starkville's sales tax and 2 percent restaurant tax was strong in April 2012, showing increases over April 2011 and ranking high among all-time monthly revenues, according to the city of
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