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I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think it should be a national law that every single person should have to work in retail and/or food service at least once. If you haven't you have no idea how hard those working in those industries have it. Here's a few server problems you may or may not be aware of:
Your table asks you to list off all the flavors of muffins. And then asks you to list it again... and again... and again.
You get home and you're not exactly sure what that sticky stuff on your arm is or how long its been there.
Your table sends you to get more ranch. You bring it and then they want more napkins. You get them and then they want hot sauce. By the time they leave you feel like you've run a marathon.
Can't find the powdered sugar in 30 seconds? You give up and decide their french toast will just have to go without because you are way too busy to continue looking for it.
On a busy Sunday morning you need a setup for one regular coffee, one decaf coffee and three hot teas and you just want to cry because of the amount of precious time that will take.
You take an order at a table, get to the computer to type it in and suddenly can't read your own handwriting.
That customer snapping his fingers to get your attention? If he keeps that up you're going to snap his fingers right off (seriously please do not snap at your server, we aren't puppies)!
Your table claims they're ready to order but then spends ten minutes discussing what they want to order while you stand and wait.
Despite your aversion to math you can mentally calculate whether or not you received a 20% tip.
A customer takes your pen and you have to resist the urge to run after them and steal it back.
This post is MOSTLY poking fun at being a server. No worries, I've ever actually snapped anyone's fingers off or run after a customer to get my pen back!
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North Charleston Police Department officers were on scene this morning at the robbery, which took place on at the Wal Mart on Dorchester Road at Oakbrook, according to NCPD PIO Spencer Pryor.
Shortly before 9 a.m., a white male subject entered the store and approached the clerk at the Money Center and demanded money. No weapon was presented. The suspect exited the business with an undetermined amount of money and fled the area. No one was injured.
A surveillance video shows the suspect in a Wal Mart robbery was transported, both before and after the incident, in a red car.
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Deep into the first of the trilology, The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. A vampire virus gone epidemic in New York City is the main theme. Interesting, always interesting to see a new twist on vampires. Definitely not sparkly vampires. But I liked the ones in the Passage a bit better. Both are scary and were a threat to humanity as described.
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3. Look Where You Want to Go
"When riding a tricky or dangerous section of trail (or road), focus on the path you want your bike to follow, not the rock, tree, or other obstacle you're trying to avoid," says globe-trotting mountain-biker Hans Rey.
4. Avoid Helmet Hair
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For me, character progression and developement happens in PVE. Because that's where I spend a huge chunk of my time in the game world. That's where I learn how to fight and how to use my skills effectly. Then if I go PVP, that's where i'll will "show off" what I've learned.
I don't play PVP to have "character progression". I acutally don't even play PVP in other games. Because it's not a fair fight most of the time. I don't want to fight someone that wears uber gears. If I want PVP, I want to fight someone that relies on his or her skills not just his/her armors. I want an even ground.
I would practice my skills sets in PVE and then go into PVP and test on other players. If my sword+pistal skill set is not working against a warrior then I'll go back to the drawing board and re-think my strategies, change out my weapons then go back in and try again. To me, that is character progression and development.
I'm playing the game not because my goal is to grind for gears so I could kill the next player i see. I play the game because of the fun and exploration and learning how to counter different mobs or players with different skill sets.
I would feel proud of myself if I won the battle because of my skills not because of what I wear.
Then again, it's just me. it takes all kinds of people to make a MMO world so there's nothing wrong with you. I'm just sorry that you thought GW 2 PVP will be gear grind based. it didn't happen in GW 1 and it won't happen in GW 2 either.
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Could also have something to do with "I played this game for 4 months, and this guy just started playing yesterday and kicked my ass bad)
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Originally posted by Hrimnir
yea, that's the propblem of the youth nowadays. they dont do anything just for fun.
you know, back in the days, we actually played shooter games just for the frags and the win!
there was nothing to gain while playing quake or unreal, only thing you got was a win or a lose and fun :)
today? see above "no itam!!!! how do i know i won when there is no better epix!?"
seriously, did you ever play chess or anything like it? RL games? what are you winning there?
guess people changed.
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I wasted about 3 hours straight in sPvP the other night. It was super fun! But I'm with you, OP. I can't play for pure fun, cause my time really felt wasted. If there's no goal to work towards (and there would be with say rating or me having a serious team) I feel like a bad person for wasting time on a game. My prime motivator is achieving goals in games. I don't like single player games at all any more because they feel like kids' things. Same with part of the GW2 design; it doesn't really cater to my need to have a meaningful hobby. People are indeed different. But I'm really, really starting to dislike the buzzword FUN. No, I don't want fun. Everything I do in life is to fulfill longtime goals, I don't want my games to be any different.
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Simple answer to your question OP is that MMORPG PvP simply evolved to be that way.
You see, back in the EQ and UO days, MMORPG PvP was...problematic. That's right, contrary to what many folks on this board would have you believe, we did not all wander around riding unicorns and shooting rainbows back then. People complained about things back then, just like they do now. And one of the main complaints, was PvP.
MMORPG PvP seemed to either be barely existent (EQ), or devolve into a gank central (UO). Only DAoC really implemented it well. A lot of folks really did not the state of PvP...but they desperately wanted to enjoy PvP with their MMORPG character. So WoW came along and said "hey guys, we're going to make PvP places called battlegrounds that will be kind of like the MMORPG version of a game of Battlefield 1942!"
So eventually when BG's actually came out, people gravitate towards them, and they became a staple part of themepark MMORPGs.
...But they were also problematic. The problem was that the game type sought to emulate FPS matches which offer fair competition between teams, but the fact that some players had much better gear or level than others made the matches intrinsicially unfair. So BGs by and large degenerated into a mechanism to "grind" for exp and loot instead of actually enjoy fair competition. Because, let's be honest, they were not fair.
Now you have the next stop in this process...GW2 is trying to change the BG concept so that they actually offer fair competition.
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Originally posted by nightfallrob
^This, a gazillion times, this. I enjoy GW2's PvP very very much, SO much so that I forgot that there even was a PvE portion of the game & was L11 for over a week. My friends & I, as was so eloquently stated by others before me, enjoy PvP for its own sake; for the challenge, for the excitement, for the sheer joy of besting other players in combat. Coming from behind & pulling the match out 500-490 with a fail team with Top Kills, ahh, there's nothing like it.
All we, my gaming group, does is PvP, mostly, in the games that we play, if that isn't your cup of green tea, sorry. I personally find gear grinds nauseatingly boring.
To each his own, maybe you just don't "get" it, if you don't feel the PvP love, & that's fine, but the rest of us are having a blast. No gear advantages because Player B has more free time than I do these days, just me, my crappy reflexes, my cobbled-together build, my underappreciated class (Engineer) & my clueless PuG against the World & I love it.
As for goals, I'm aiming for Slayer (2000 kills) right now, I'm halfway there.
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Originally posted by Hrimnir
There are two options. Either
a) Stop the gear-grind eventually, and take the risk of losing those who need the grind to give them purpose
b) Keep the gear-grind going, and turn "endgame" into an ever-moving oxymoronic joke, as the top-tier keeps escalating to eventually ridiculous proportions (more granular progression can slow this, but not stop it) and basically eliminate skill outside of small sub-brackets of approximately equally geared characters. (Not entirely eliminating skill, of course; if you are massively better than the other guy, you can beat gear with skill. But if you're only somewhat better, you won't.)
I prefer (a) myself, as it requires the devs to make the actual gameplay interesting to keep people involved, rather than relying on Pavlovian psychological trickery to keep them chasing an illusory carrot regardless of the game's flaws.
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Originally posted by Thane
You know i used to be pretty beast with a shock rifle, but somewhere along the line i stumbled across final fantasy which got me into RPG's...which later on led me to MMO's, i enjoyed the grind as well as killing and for me the 2 seem to go hand in hand now. its that way for alot of people, and hardly will you ever be pit against unfair fights unless ur in a pay 2 win game. in WoW it took me a week to get full honor gear then about a month and a half to get my arena set. and most of the time in arena's im going against people with equivalent gear but strategy / team work will always determine the winning side. People only use the gear excuse when they cant win, or "Your class is OP and doesnt take skill" people say that to me alot on any char i play and i admit to saying that to others that are on a whole nother level as well...im prob gonna get trolled for even bringing up WoW but what ive said all comes from experience, and theres nothing better than beating someone who has superior gear with skill, yesterday i beat a fully geared rogue with an almost fresh 85 hunter lol.
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No, gear doesn't automatically=I WINZ!!! but it can give a moderate-to-significant advantage. In Rift, a non-geared PuG against a geared one was usually a massacre. I'm generalizing, I know, but those with more time to devote want a grind, while those like myself, who work 50+ hours/week, have a commute, gf, stuff to do, etc, don't. I'm really goal-oriented too but the 'carrot on a stick' thing only goes so far. Chasing shinies gets boring, but the thrill of battle never does, not for me.
No, it's not their problem that I can't devote 'x' amount of hours/week to getting geared just so I can be competitive in PvP, but I feel like no gear grind evens the odds/levels the playing field. If that guy beats me, he just flat-out beat me, I have NO excuse/s, & vice versa, & I like it that way.
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When did fun stopped being the reason people play games?
Nowadays it seems like the game must constantly bribe you to continue.
For me stated PvP gear takes away most of the fun. If I win I will just think I had better gear and if I loose I will think the other fellow had better. When I defeat a player I want to feel like I did it because I played better, it is a great kick. PvP gear totally destroys that.
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Originally posted by Thane
A very significant element of RPG and MMORPG games for many people have always been character progression / development.
I do not claim that it holds for everyone. Obviously, there are people who do not need it in RPGs and are happy to play them as FPS for the frags and the fun as you say. For me, it takes depth out of an MMORPG.
I do not think you understand this or maybe you just do not want to understand it. It is much easier to say it is problem of the youth, so that you basically imply that those who prefer something else than you are kids. Then finish it with "no itam", "epix", etc.
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Originally posted by coretex666
Well, he mentions youth and starts talking about FPS games. Yes, FPS games like Doom, Quake, Hexen, and Descent were awesome, but they were not MMOs. MMOs need to keep players hooked. A developer can either hook a player by always having a carrot, be it crafted by the developers in the way of gear, or by having another way of doing meaningful pvp; have ranks and unique skill unlocks or having open world city wars where you alter the in game world either by destroying player cities/objectives or guild wars.
I can't stand when people put forth a false dichotomy of pvp only consisting of just fun or a gear grind. I for the life of me can't understand why a game called guild wars does not contain actual guild wars either.
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Originally posted by Hrimnir
Your argument would actually be pretty good... if you hadn't missed the point of my post and the point of this thread entirely...
See what i was talking about is FUN IN PVP. Not the fun of equipment grinding and puting your character together. But ok, we can have it your way... The way you put it, people are having fun in PvP because they are gear grinding and thus improving their character.. which kindof seems wrong to me in the first place. In your words that's like saying you enjoy making love to a woman, because you know you're gonna have a child in the end that you're goning to raise into a nice magnificent human being...
Well I like making love with a woman just for the sake of making love. It feels good. Same thing goes for PvP.
Also... Just because you're given lvl 80 and equal gear to everyone doesn't mean "everything is at your fingertips". No, not at all. The long term project that you're talking about here is honing your own skills, instead of gear. Defeat players because you play the game better, not because you played more and have better gear.
I swear the modern generation doesn't get this. When they can improve something thatt they can see or hold it's fine. But honing your own skills (be it mental or physical) is just not tangible enough for them to be interesting...
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OP, I'd advise you to go back to whatever treadmills you were enjoying, because you're pissing on one of the things that is most attractive about GW2: Equal PvPing.
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Originally posted by Thane
I dont even know why i bother responding to these posts. Reading comprehension has apparently gone completely out of the window. Yes, i play chess, yes, i play RTS, i used to compete on the ladders in original starcraft. I've been lanning FPS's since most of the people posting on this forum were able to not shit themselves.
Once again my point is WHY in THIS FORMAT OF GAME. Its like having a race track designed for go carts and then trying to use regular cars on it. Can you do it, yes, but its going to be clunky and weird and feel wrong.
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Originally posted by Hrimnir
Play in the tournaments to become player of the week
Then player of the month
and then shoot for player of the year
And for each of them get you name engraved in the big tombstone on te island of the mist.
If that is not enough for you next to playing for fun then there a zillion mmo's that let you bot 'n grind through threadmills.
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Originally posted by vort3x
Dude, im 28 years old, i got what you were saying; What only maybe 4 people in this thread have understood is the point i am trying to make is not whether or not competitive PVP is fun, but should competitive PVP be placed in the confines of an MMORPG.
And as for your honing your skills argument. It gernally takes about 2 million iteratons of doing something before you're a master at it. So, while become a master of say performing an entire 20 minute pas de deux will take a lifetime to perfect, a game like this is going to take a few months AT MOST. Now, if the whole stick was to try to learn every weapon combo for every class in the game and be top tier at all of it. yes i could see someone doing that for years. But, the reality is if you stick with the same character and same weapons, after a couple of weeks of playing you will have reached 99% of your skill capability. Adding another 1000 hours isnt going to make you any significant amount better.
To respond to the people who are talking about grinds for gear in pvp. My point is i would like to see a MINOR difference between sets. Im talking like 5% at most. So at least it feels like there is SOME point in it. Otherwise i have no reason to play PVP in a game like GW2 for pure competitive "FUN" because playing something like CS:GO is far FAR more rewarding because its a far more pure skill based system than PVP in MMO's are.
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OP, i agree with you.
If i wanted mindless PVP for no reason, there are better genres, like RTS or FPS.
And im not even talking about gear, why bother with themepark PVP, it's awful.
At least in FPS or RTS games skill actually matters, in this game you are spaming 12345 while managing 2 cooldowns, and it's a zergfest.
Just wait for ArcheAge, where PVP has real meaning, real territorial warfare, open world towns/sieges, 100% open world.
If i wanted to play PVP for the gameplay, FPS and RTS are better choices than a game with 5 skill slots.
PVP in MMOs, at least for me, is all about longterm objectives, community, guild wars, territorial warfare, etc.
Not the gameplay, gameplay in MMOs suck, period.....
It's just a Red vs Blue (or in this case) Red team vs Blue team vs Green team PVP, there is no point, no objectives, no community, it's big zerg that will get boring, and fast.
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I was sent a copy of Twist Flexible Digital Microscope for the purpose of this review. I was able to easily move the flexible neck of the microscope and look at the skin on...Read complete review
I was sent a copy of Twist Flexible Digital Microscope for the purpose of this review. I was able to easily move the flexible neck of the microscope and look at the skin on my hand, the hair on my face and the fibers on a plain white sheet of paper. I was beyond impressed with the camera and the detail provided. These are the tools I wish I had access to when I was in school. This tool can make a Science class so much more exciting. Since the tool runs through the computer, it would work very well on IWBs. A teacher just needs to connect the Twist Flexible Digital Microscope to their computer connected to their IWB and they can easily work the MicroCapture and MicroMeasure software from the board at the front of the room.When I get back from break, I'm taking this awesome tool directly to the Science teachers to let them play with it and integrate it into their classes. I'm not sure how a Science class could function without a tool like the Twist Flexible Digital Microscope. At [$], I think it is a great value for all of the fun things that can now be viewed by an entire class with just one microscope.
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This is a decent microscope and fun to observe treasures found on nature walks with our kids. It works great for home use, but if I had ordered this for my high school classroom...Read complete review
This is a decent microscope and fun to observe treasures found on nature walks with our kids. It works great for home use, but if I had ordered this for my high school classroom I would have been very disappointed! Here are a few things to think about before ordering one.Magnification:The total magnification is 200x. On a compound microscope the smallest objective is typically 10x, but that should be multiplied by the optical lens (also 10x) for a total magnification of 100x. If the next objective has a magnification of 40x (40x*10x=400x) then it will have a magnification twice as powerful at this twist scope... so don't expect much better magnification than the smallest objective on your high school microscope. It is possible to view onion cell walls if you have a single layer of cells, but there is little to no detail inside.Focus:The microscope focuses by twisting a knob on the flexible part of the scope. It can be very difficult to focus because the lens moves the minute you remove your hand or if your hand moves while trying to turn it. The lens also has to be completely against the object to view it at 200x (if you can even get it close enough to get that much magnification). On 50x – 100x, my 4yr old can use it by herself to look at grass/leaves… but anything more powerful and the images are too "jumpy" for her.Software:The software is buggy and slow to install/open. Once it starts, it is easy to use. The images are not saved with the magnification you used to capture them. So if you want accurate measurements in the Twist Measure program, you have to remember it. I really wish there was software for my tablet so it was easier to take the scope with us to observe things.
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By woodsy
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About Me Collector, Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
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Cant seem to get software to download seems to be common problem you would think they would fix. Dont buy this product.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Botanist
from Modesto, CA
I have a MAC and this product is NOT friendly with my laptop. Once it was switched over to the USB connection, the screen was black. It worked good with my laptop camera, but I have no use for that. I need the magnification function. This was a waste of money and should really be redesigned.
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Two PCs, no joy
By Disgruntled Mother
from Vancouver Island, Canada
About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children
Cannot install - tried two different computers. I see that 64 bit doesn't work only by reading reviews. There was a software disc, no instruction manual. Can't install software from download without it restarting my main computer in safe mode. When finally running, won't recognise "the device" and tries to use my webcam instead. Absolute horror show - two very technical parents who have been trying since Christmas Day to get this working for our two children (our 9 year old boy received this at Christmas from us).
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By Chaffee
from Amesbury, MA
About Me Education Oriented
The product seems to be an excellent concept for my needs as a nature educator, but BEWARE if you have a Mac with an operating system below 10.6!My Mac Notebook has OS 10.5.8, and it refuses to open the driver that comes on the CD. Same problem trying the drivers ofered on the website. The literature on the website makes no mention of this liability, unless you open the instruction booklet and read through it, where it talks about installing the software. I'm sure many, many teachers have macs with operating systems below 10.6, so this is a real problem. I hope the software developers solve this; otherwise, I'm stuck!
Merchant response: We are sorry that you are having problems using the Twist with your Mac. As stated in the product description, the Twist is only compatible with Mac OS 10.6 and above. If you are able to update your OS on your Mac, please contact our customer service team (firstname.lastname@example.com) and they can walk you through the installation process. Thank you.
By Kris
from Washington
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
So far - sooo good!
By Environmental Volunteers
from Palo Alto, CA
I just got this and downloaded the newest software from the learning resources website.I am using it on a mac mini which doesn't even have a CD drive, so being able to download the software was nice.Once the software was installed (which was super easy), it basically plugs in and is ready to go.I work at a nature center and this will be used for interactive exhibits, and for afterschool learning programs, and field trips.I know this is going to be SUCH a fun tool - I am excited to delve deeper into the micromeasure application, which allows you to measure what you are looking at, but this is going to be GREAT for looking at bugs, feathers, macroinvertebrates, basically anything.What a simple yet useful and impressive device.This is good for things that are not quite microscopic, which is great because compound microscopes are only so useful.
Great product, software buggy on 64 bit
By Brian Deyo
from Swaziland, Africa
About Me It Staff
The software has a few small quirks on installation, and snapshot functions of the device don't work with Windows 7 64 bit.If you install this software on a 32 bit computer, the product works excellent as described and expected.We have two types of microsocopes from Learning Resources and they require different programs to function. It would be much easier to have a single application for all the devices.
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By 3rd Grade Teacher
from Vernon Hills, IL
This microscope is really neat! It is relatively easy to use, right out of the box. My 7 yr. old was able to manipulate the microscope and focus it in on what he wanted to see. We had fun putting all sorts of things under it (rocks, hands, fingernails, etc...) and it kept us both entertained. The microscope is a little hard to focus so I had to do that part, but he had fun taking pictures of the different items. The software is user friendly, but doesn't have many instructions and it took a bit of time to figure out. I love that you can use the software to measure different areas of the pictures. All-in-all this is a great tool that is easy to use, but also very technical.
A Fun Science Item in the Classroom!
By The Organized Classroom Blog
from Ohio
I know so many of you out there are always looking for extra resources for science classes, so when Learning Resources contacted me to see if I was interested doing a review for Twist, I absolutely jumped at the chance! Twist is an adjustable microscope that hooks up to your computer via your USB drive, and has a color camera for still pictures and video! So cool! You can even set the camera so that it takes pictures/video automatically at set intervals - even cooler! There is a light that allows for better images as well - even in the darkest of classrooms. Hook this baby up to your computer, and project the learning right onto your interactive whiteboard for maximum student engagement. It is PC and Mac-compatible. It comes with a disc to be able to run two separate programs. The first captures the picture, while the second allows you to manipulate the picture to take measurements, such as diameter, angle measurements, circumference, and more! With Pi Day (3-14) coming up, this could prove to be rather handy! Annotations (such as the date or other pertinent information can be added). The neck on the unit itself is bendable so you can really get the image in there the way you need to, and there is an adjustable wheel on the side of the camera which allows you manually adjust the magnification to be able to zoom in or out. Love it! Who can use this great product? ANY teacher from K-12 would benefit from the Twist!
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new method for companies to get parents' consent for their children to access online services covered by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. Based on an application submitted by Imperium, Inc., the Commission has approved the use of...
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Black Diamond Half Dome
Light, comfortable, good value. Great light and packable helmet for general climbing, I like this helmet for its simplicity and functionality. It's lighter than stated. I weighed mine using a high quality digital scale, tarred and calibrated, and it was 340 gm. The adjustment dial and buckle work with ease and can be operated with gloves on. The headlamp strap holders are also simple and effective. It vents well and is quite comfortable, even on my shaved head. Just the right amount of padding in… Full review
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It is one of the best helmets for caving, very strong and durable. All caving clubs in Slovenia use it. It is a slightly heavier than new Petzl models of helmets. I recommend. =) I use it for cave exploring and climbing and when I go in mountains. I have on helmet the fixed lamp. I have that helmet a few years and it looks like it will be forever. Full review
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A very comfortable helmet that has multiple sizes available. A great helmet for ice climbing, rock climbing, and mountaineering. Comes in multiple colors. This is a great helmet. I own several different climbing helmets and this one has by far become my favorite across all climbing sports. I have a large head and the multiple sizes allow me to get a good fit. Some one-size-fits all helmets are tough for me to fit. One of the most important features I have found is the improved side protection around… Full review
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Comfortable, lightweight helmet. I've used this helmet for all types of climbing. It's so light, you can forget you have it on, which is a real accomplishment. Full review
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The lightweight, and seemingly styrofoam structure of this helmet make it intimidating, but after hard use it has turned out to be an excellent helmet. Finally fed up with my old Lucky brand helmet from the '90s I decided to shop for a new one. I decided I wanted lightweight, and something much more comfortable then my current helmet. So my choices came down to the Petzl Meteor, Black Diamond Vapour, and the Petzl Sirocco. The Meteor didn't fit me, so that went out. Originally I had thrown out… Full review
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This is a lightweight, well ventilated helmet for your head. Best used while rock and ice climbing. The headband has a quick tightening knob on the back for size adjustment. It has headlamp clamps that you don't notice until you need them. The chin strap is easy to connect. Every connection point on the straps has teeth, so it is time consuming to adjust, but once you get it adjusted it doesn't move. There is no sun visor lip. The front comes right down to your eyebrows. This is a lightweight, well… Full review
Black Diamond Half Dome
Very comfortable and durable helmet. Great quality for use on rock and ice. I've used this helmet on rock and ice, and it has definitely help up well and done its job. While looking at helmet options, I had debated the options for weights, but I went with this durable helmet over other lightweight options. This helmet isn't much heavier, but I prefer the extra protection the Half Dome provides. The sizing has been easy to adjust, and it feels very comfortable. I have the blue color, and it looks… Full review
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Must keep in mind that this product is made in China. This is easy to observe when looking at the quality of the product that was used. Regardless, this helmet does what it is intended to do. A little tricky to adjust the fit properly, but once adjusted, the helmet fits like a glove. A good helmet for the price. Full review
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Full-issue PDFs of Professional Safety (from January 2005 forward) are now available to members through ASSE's Members Only website. Each file contains interactive links to help members navigate through the file. We've also included links to ASSE, regulatory agencies and other sources, and the journal's advertisers. A reader simply needs to mouse over a link to be redirected.
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Oxygen deficiency is a major concern during use of inert gases such as argon and helium for shielding welding arcs. This article reports on nearly 15,000 minute-by-minute measurements of oxygen using shipbuilding worksite portable sampling instruments to determine the potential for oxygen deficiency relative to the commonly used regulatory limit of 19.5%. The results support ongoing use of continuous monitoring instruments to detect situations not anticipated in the work plan because oxygen-deficient conditions often lack warning properties.
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This article reviews specific instances where simply complying with OSHA standards, such as those related to fall protection requirements, can leave workers exposed to danger. OSH professionals who work for companies that have a policy to do no more than what OSHA requires face a great dilemma and may face tough questions should an employee be injured and litigation arise. Ultimately, OSH professionals should advocate for controlling hazards even when not required by OSHA standards because it is good business and saves lives.
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OSH risks related to subcontractors are significant business risks encountered by contractors that employ other contractors. Mitigating these risks is an important task of a hiring contractorís management team, which should recognize statutory, contractual and control-generated duty of safety care to subcontractors. This article discusses the statutory duty of safety care to subcontractors and other project parties at multiemployer projects, comparing perspectives from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
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Teachers, small business owners, non-profit employees, veterans and emergency preparedness officials from across South Carolina will arrive in the Lowcountry for the states first two-day GoogleFest on June 17 and 18.
The third annual conference is free and open to the public at Trident Technical College in North Charleston.
Whether its help to boost the bottom line at a small businesses, inspire innovative learning, or reach supporters in new ways - online tools are critical. Thats why Googlers will be on hand to help show tips and tricks that are already helping so many succeed.
When we launched GoogleFest here a few years ago, we werent sure how the community would react, said Eric Wages, Site Operations Manager at Google SC. But interest has grown every year, so we had to expand to two days this year just to keep up with demand.
Participants will learn to effectively utilize the cloud to enhance their productivity, no matter their line of work, by receiving first-hand training. Theyll cover everything from apps like Google Earth and Google Body, to word processing and document review via Google Docs and Drive.
Googlefest continues Googles commitment to South Carolinas community.
Googles data center in Berkeley County is a $1.2 billion investment that plays an important role for the company. Googlers support the communities in which they live and work through grants, educational initiatives and events. Learn more about the Lowcountry data center at Google.com/BerkeleyCounty.
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UIS' Prairie Stars Institutes New Booster Club
Prairie Star Athletics is on the rise!
Athletic Director Kim Pate invites everyone to join with the Prairie Stars as they strive to build a competitive and respected model NCAA Division II program. Their aim is to make the campus, community, and alumni proud.
In order to achieve this vision, Prairie Stars Athletics is instituting The STARS Booster Club.
The STARS Club will serve as the fundraising arm of athletics through an annual fund drive in support of program enhancements and scholarship opportunities for student-athletes.
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You can play a vital role in this exciting new era of UIS Athletics by joining The STARS Booster Club.
As a STARS Club member, you will impact over 175 student-athletes who represent eleven varsity teams that compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and NCAA DII.
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This patient support community is for discussions relating to genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, pregnancy reduction post-IVF, relationship issues, and sperm count and quality.
If you are trying to conceive for less than one year, please visit our Pregnancy: Trying to Conceive (TTC) Community
Questions relating to the Ovulation Tracker (also known as the Ovulation Calendar)
How do I get a personalized ovulation tracker?
If you're a registered member of MedHelp, go to My MedHelp and click on the Trackers tab. There you'll see a list of available trackers, including the Ovulation Tracker. Click "Add Tracker". You'll then set up your ovulation tracker, run through a quick tutorial, and start tracking.
If you're not yet a member of MedHelp, you'll first need to Sign Up. Then you'll be able to go to My MedHelp and add this tracker.
I've been charting ovulation on another website and don't want to enter all my data again. Is there a way to import my data?
Yes, MedHelp can import your data for you. Send an email to import @ medhelp.org to get started. Please add the Ovulation Tracker if you haven't already done so.
I don't want other people to see my tracker. What do I do?
You can change the privacy setting of your tracker at any time by clicking "Tracker Settings" on your tracker page. You can change the privacy setting to Public, Private, or Friends Only.
The ovulation tracker doesn't track what I need. How do I get new values added to the tracker?
This is MedHelp's first tracker and there will be many improvements to it over the next few months. If you have suggestions, feel free to post it in the MedHelp Suggestions Community.
My friends are trying to conceive and would greatly benefit from ovulation tracking. How do I tell them about MedHelp's new tracker?
If you're logged into MedHelp, you can invite a friend from your home page. In your personal message to your friend, tell them why you think they should join. If they choose to become a member, you'll automatically be connected as friends.
How do I see historical data?
At the top of the tracker, you'll find a timeline with a slider. Click on the slider and drag it left and right. As you move, you'll see the start date displayed. When the start date is at your desired date, let go and the chart will update to start on that date.
How should I measure Basal Body Temperature (BBT)?
Basal Body Temperature (BBT) should be measured every day at the same time, after you wake up, but before you engage in any activity or get out of bed. A BBT thermometer works best and is available at drugstores and pharmacies. You can also use a digital thermometer, but not an ear thermometer.
What is cervical mucous and how is it measured?
Cervical mucous (or fluid) is the liquid that is produced by the cervix. The viscosity of this fluid changes as ovulation approaches. At the beginning of your cycle and after ovulation (non-fertile days), the cervical mucous is dry or sticky. As you approach ovulation, the mucous becomes creamy, then watery, and finally like eggwhites. "Creamy" cervical mucous may be white, yellow or beige and feels like lotion. When the cervical mucous is clear and watery, you're most likely fertile and when it can be stretched several inches between your fingers, this indicates your most fertile days.
What do the numbers below BBT mean?
These numbers count the days in your cycle. Cycle Day 1 is the first day of your period (excludes spotting). Each day it increments until your next period.
Why do some people have cycle days and some don't?
Since your cycle starts on the first day of your period, the tracker needs to have information on your last period. If you've entered data for menses in the tracker, then the tracker will start counting your cycle days. If your last period occurred before you started tracking, you can enter the date for your last period under "Tracker Settings".
What ovulation detection methods are available?
The Ovulation Tracker Overview covers the three methods available for detecting ovulation: FAM, OPK, and self-selected.
Some charts have vertical lines for ovulation. Why doesn't my chart?
First, check your tracker settings to ensure that the boxes for OPK, FAM, and Self-selected are checked. If you haven't checked one of these boxes, no lines will show up on your chart.
If all the boxes are checked indicating that ovulation detection is on, and there are still no vertical lines displayed, this means that we were not able to detect ovulation. In order for ovulation detection to occur, your BBT must adhere to the FAM rules, or your OPK tests must be positive. If your cycle meets neither of these conditions, you can still self-select your ovulation day.
In order to self-select your ovulation day, click on the chart area of the day that you believed that you ovulated. Check the box that says "Ovulation Day". A vertical line should then be displayed.
Where can I find Baby Dust notes?
Baby Dust notes are available only from the ovulation tracker. When you're viewing someone else's tracker, you can leave them a note directly on their tracker page. One of the options is a Baby Dust note. If your tracker's privacy setting is set to "Me Only", then you will not receive any Baby Dust notes since no one can view your tracker.
How can I write a memo to myself in the tracker?
Currently, you can use the journal feature to make public or private announcements. By default, it matches your tracker settings. If your tracker setting is public, your journals will be public by default. When you write the journal, you have the option of changing the privacy setting. In order to write a memo to yourself that you want to keep private, you can use the journal feature and set the privacy setting to nobody.
I took my temperature when I first woke up in the night and then again at my usual wake-up time. Which temperature should I use?
In general, you should use the temperature from your regular wake-up time. If you get up in the night for any reason and you know that you will go back to sleep and wake again at your usual wake-up time, resist the urge to take your temperature. Taking your temperature more than once usually just leads to confusion and will often make you lose more sleep.
If you are not sure that you will be able to go back to sleep, you can take your temperature, but only use it on your chart if you are not able to go back to sleep. Always enter any special circumstances in the notes section of your chart so that you will remember what conditions might be affecting a temperature reading.
If you have learned through charting over several cycles that you are more likely to get an accurate reading after your longest resting time, rather than by taking your temperature at the same time, (when it is not possible to do both) then you can use the temperature that was taken after the longest sleep period. Over time (if necessary) you will learn the way your own temperature reacts to changes in waking and sleeping times.


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By ALEX from USA on 2012-01-01 11:02:38Things I liked:A very quiet gun! Devastating power delivered quietly...Also like the extra safety built into the gun... shoots very nice and smooth with almost no recoil...
Things I would have changed:The battery compartment needs easier access or at least bigger screws... The display has to be able to light up for lowlight conditions, I needed a flashlight to see the settings on the display when it got darker outside...
What others should know:This is a hunting air rifle first and foremost... Accuracy is not as consistent as in smaller calibers but more than good enough for hunting...Ammo is pricy... This gun is not designed to handle extreme cold. I shot the gun outside in 18 degrees farenheit for about four hours and it seems like the cold affected the pressure sensor inside the gun and I could not fill it above 2500 psi without getting the "PRESSURE TOO HIGH" message... and the display does not do good in the cold (gets dim)... And you would definetly need a high pressure tank like the 4500 psi carbon fiber air venturi tank if you plan on getting this gun...
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By gary from USA on 2013-01-17 15:52:15Things I liked:The ADVERTISED weapon
Things I would have changed: Actually make the rifle as quiet as it is advertised, and raise the velocity back up to what they were advertised to be on the 2012 rifle. further more actually give the selection of low, medium, and high, and 3 different bullet weights in the control software as advertised. Get crosman to actually answer the phone number they give you with the rifle
What others should know:It seems for 2013 benjamin has changed the rifle and in the process lowered it's performance. The sound level of the rifle is not as quiet as it is advertised. Further more it is not as fast as advertised You know what? Not market ready, is putting it nicely. buyer beware! try calling crosman and see what you get.
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My name is Buddy Barnett and I am applying for the job of representing you in the Vermont state Senate in Montpelier. Over the years I've witnessed many changes in Vermont and in our country, some great, some good and some not so good.
In each instance, I've tried to take a lesson from these developments. As baseball great Yogi Berra once said, "You can observe a lot by watching," and I might add, "You can hear a lot by listening."
Over the past few months I have been listening closely to what the residents of Washington County are saying and what I've learned is that they want to hear straight talk and they want to see fair play. They want…
If you share these concerns with me and with your fellow Vermonters, I ask for your vote Tuesday, November 6. Send your message loud and clear with a vote for Buddy Barnett for Washington County Senate.
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Surry County residents began casting their votes on Oct. 18 in early voting for November's election.
Libby Tilley, Surry County elections clerk, said she has seen larger than anticipated numbers of voters coming out to the polls for early voting in Dobson.
OneStop early voting began at Dobson courthouse at 201 E. Kapp St. on Oct. 18 and will continue through Nov. 3. The courthouse is open for voting Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 through Nov. 2 and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 3.
"It's been heavy here in our office," Tilley said. "The first two days we had about 1,200 people, and that's a lot for the first two days and a lot more than we've seen in years past. As of Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. 3,465 people had in early voting not counting absentee by mail."
Monday Oct. 29 is the first day of OneStop early voting in Elkin and Mount Airy.
The Elkin OneStop voting location will be at Elkin Rescue Squad, 940 North Bridge St. Voting hours will be Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 3.
The Mount Airy OneStop voting location will be at Surry County Human Services Center at 1218 State Street. Voting hours will be Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Surry County residents who have not registered to vote can also register and vote at these OneStop locations. A form of identification with the residents name and current address is required and votes must be cast the same day as registration.
Reach Darcie Dyer at 835-1513 or firstname.lastname@example.com.