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I wasn't quite sure what Emma had found so great about the idea of coming to the fundraiser. The music was boring, the guests were mostly middle aged rich men and there was nobody my age or close to it around. The food was delicious though, which was why after the initial introduction to the various factions, I'd just resorted to raiding the buffet.
"I didn't know they invited trannies to the party." I recognized the voice, my own personal tormentor, Emma. I turned around and looked at her. She dressed up for the occasion, her hair nicely done, her makeup impeccable and wearing fitting a teal cocktail dress.
"Hello Emma." I said, "Enjoying the party?"
"Maybe I should tell people you snuck in here. Because there's no way you got in legit." She spoke with all the bitchiness I'd come to expect. Truly she was the rightful owner of Natalie's queen bitch shirt.
"Go ahead, I work for Sebastian Coil." I said with a shrug, munching on another coconut shrimp skewer.
"Oh please, what could he want with someone like you, John." She said, once again using that stupid fucking name. I didn't let it get to me. She took a moment and then looked as if the greatest revelation in history had just hit her. "Or maybe he just likes to get frisky with underage shemales."
"Would you like to repeat that sentence in front of a jury of your peers?" Coil said, stepping closer. He'd been in the middle of the room mindling a moment ago. "You are currently accusing me of not one but two crimes; statutory rape as well as sexual harassment on an employee. This is an act of slander and is punishable by law."
"Mr. Coil!" Emma seized, becoming rigid in the front of someone calling her out. "I'm sorry I--"
"It is not to me but to Lauren you should apologize. If you do and stop acting like a spoiled children, I will not have you removed by security. If you insist on persisting this type of behavior, I will recommend not struggling."
She spat out the most insincere apology she could possibly do and stormed off in the opposite direction, joining up with a jock-looking guy.
"Thanks, Mr. Coil." I said, embarrassed by what had just happened.
"Is she always like this?"
"Pretty much…"
"Would you like to press charges? However how flimsy evidence may be, I have many judges in my pocket. Those that aren't are just an eye contact away from agreeing with my position, the same goes for juries." He spoke lowly, as he was admitting to a crime, but nobody was around to hear.
"I can handle it."
"If you say so. My offer remains open."
The party went on for a while, with me hopelessly bored.
"Ehm. Hi." A boy said approaching me. He was kind of short, with almost shaved blonde hair, he wore a suit that he seemed to find uncomfortable.
"Hi?" I answered half-heartedly.
"Sorry, I thought you looked bored, I thought I'd say hi… if you don't want me to, I'll go." He said, seeming so nervous.
"It's alright. I'm Lauren."
"Joseph… Joseph Quinn."
He wasn't very good at the whole talking to people thing.
"Wait.. Quinn as in Emma Quinn?"
"Yeah, she's the baby sister. You know her?"
"She's been bullying me forever." I said it outright.
"Yeah she can be pretty horrible a person."
"I'd noticed." I flatly answered.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to annoy you."
I chewed on some Artichoke filled mushrooms to calm myself down. He wasn't trying to bug me. At least that's what I thought he wasn't trying to do.
"Can I ask you a kind of indiscreet question?" He asked.
"You don't have to answer… Is it true you eh, well, transgender?"
I rolled my eyes. Of course that's what he wanted to know. Huzzah…
"I am. So what?"
"Nothing… I… I shouldn't have asked." He said before practically running away.
"Weirdo…" I muttered.
My head was starting to hurt, a combination of too much people, bad music and too much stupidity in too short a time. I left the Ballroom, going toward the den I knew was just a few doors down. It was dark and I didn't bother to turn up the light. I sat down on the sofa and relaxed.
"Oh did my brother hurt you?" Emma came in, trying to sound as concerned as she could. "Poor little thing." She came closer. "You made me look bad in front of everyone earlier and I--"
She hadn't finish her sentence before I'd gotten up and held her by the throat, I lifted all ninety pounds of her off the ground. She started making choking sounds and after a few seconds, I dropped her harshly on the ground with a loud thump, not enough to hurt her, but it had been probably painful.
"You bitch…" She coughed. "I'll sue you, I'll sue your ass into oblivion for assaulting me."
"You know what your problem is Emma?" I said, lowering myself. "You confuse your father's semi-importance and the presence of your friends for strength. You're weak, and that makes you angry, so you try to pick on someone easy; What's easier than that queer sick goth girl without anyone to stand up for her?
Well news flash; I'm not weak, I'm stronger than you. Everything that happened is because I allowed it to happen. Because you are below me, not worth the effort to destroy, to put down like the tiny rabid dog you are that thinks itself the alpha. So go ahead sue me, in fact I'll proudly tell the court what I've done for you, maybe I'll break a few bones to make my case clearer. But in the end, no jury will convict me. You know why? Because unlike you, I have actual power. I'm not just trying to convince myself that deep down I'm not a hollow, shallow piece of shit with pretension of greatness. I hate you, I truly do, but not as much as you hate yourself and your life.
So go home and think about this; the only reason I decided not to break you is because you're too pathetic for me to bother. But maybe one day I'll hate you just enough to bother trying, that day you'll curse yourself." She was terrified, it took me a moment to realize how psychopathic I must have seemed.
I went toward the window and she left without a word. I just gazed absently outside. This evening was boring…
And then I saw something moving in the bushes far away, a silhouette. I went to the nearest cabinet and unlocked it. It was always the same code with Coil 1916, probably a year but I didn't know what it meant. Coil kept weapons in every room, you just had to know where to look. There was a blade, a pistol and a taser. I took the last one and opened the window, jumping out.
This was something security should have handled, but I yearned for something to happen. I crawled down and stood waiting. After a moment, I saw more movement, going laterally and heading to the building. I rushed in pursuit. I didn't know who it was; inhuman or just an uninvited guest, my sense required more than a silhouette it seemed, but I didn't care. I moved to the edge of the tree line and waited. The intruder's footsteps I could hear loudly despite the sound of the party leaking out and the night's natural sound. I counted three mississippi before the person passed me by. I took the opportunity and lept, tackling it and setting it to the ground, taser at the throat.
"Why are you--" I began saying but I stopped once I recognized the smell... The same smell I'd taken in earlier in front of a Tim Burton movie...
"Kaleb? What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you and didn't have an invitation…" He seemed embarrassed a bit.
I slapped my forehead and covered my face with my hand. "You could have just asked to come in."
"When you put it like that…" He said.
"You big dummy." I kissed him on the nose and got off him.
"You know, I was worried you were a car when you tackled me. You're stronger than you look."
"Serves you right." I said sticking my tongue. "How did you get in?"
"The guard was talking on his phone."
"Which one?"
"I don't know, bit of a spanish accent, latino guy. Was talking to his daughter"
"Hector really needs to be a lesser father if he wants to keep his job..." I sighed.
"Alright, let's get you cleaned up. You have got to try the food."


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OAKLAND, Calif. – Klay Thompson blocked a shot by Chris Paul with 1 second left then contested Jamal Crawford's 3-pointer that fell short at the final buzzer, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Los Angeles Clippers 105-103 in a game that featured a pair of ejections on Wednesday.
Paul's lay-in with 11.9 seconds left went around the rim and out, but Andre Iguodala missed a pair of free throws with 9.3 seconds remaining. That gave the Clippers the ball back with 8.3 seconds to go.
Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to score six of his 15 points over the final 3:01 as Golden State snapped the Pacific Division-leading Clippers' season-best five-game winning streak. Thompson finished with 23 points and David Lee had 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Blake Griffin was ejected for his second technical with 10:43 remaining after scuffling with Andrew Bogut, following Golden State's Draymond Green to the showers after they got into it at the end of the third. Green was tossed for a flagrant 2 foul.
When the game ended, players tangled near the tunnel to the Clippers' locker room and security personnel stepped in — and former Warriors swingman Stephen Jackson could be seen screaming in the middle of it all.
It was feisty and festive from the opening tipoff at sold-out Oracle Arena, where fans wore "Christmas Whiteout" snowflake Warriors T-shirts for the holiday occasion.
Paul had 26 points and 11 assists as he and Curry put on a late-game show between two of the Western Conference's top point guards.
Griffin scored 20 points. He added 14 rebounds and five assists before he was ejected.
Bogut added 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The Clippers, who never trailed in the first half, took a 77-74 lead into the see-saw fourth. They dropped to 19-3 when leading after three quarters and 8-3 on the road.
Curry performed when it mattered, though he is shooting just 9 for 44 in three Christmas games. Lee and Bogut each have double digits in rebounds in 10 straight games.


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"Condo (apartment) prices in New York averaged $1.5 million (£755,650) in the second quarter of 2007," says Holly Hunt of Halstead Property LLC. "That is 28 per cent higher than a year ago and sets a new record." New York prices average $3,500 (£1,765) per square foot, but expect to pay about $5,000 (£2,522) for anything with good views of Central Park.
Camilla Mabbott of Aylesford International advises City slickers to look Downtown, where prices represent remarkably good value. "The Downtown area of New York is finally blossoming after the devastating effects of 9/11," says Mabbott. "There's fascinating architecture, views over the Hudson River and an emerging social scene, so it is only a matter of time before the prices multiply. With the exemption of property tax for 10 years in the area to encourage regeneration, it's the perfect place to invest or to keep as a city base."
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"A co-op apartment is considered personal property, as opposed to real estate, and no property title or deed is transferred," says Holly Hunt of Halstead Property. "The value of a co-op apartment is based on the number of shares allocated to that space. The building's location and the services available in the building also influence the value."
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Description: Portland Police officers entered a private yard in search of an alleged jaywalker. They broke several windows on a car in the course of their search. Residents became upset and asked the officers what they were doing. They were given no explanation. Frank Waterhouse began recording the actions of the officers with a video camera. Shortly thereafter, an officer said that he was the alleged jaywalker, and seven officers converged on him with weapons drawn. When Mr. Waterhouse did not immediately follow an order to put the camera down, he was simultaneously shot with a less-lethal shotgun and a taser. When he fell to the ground, police officers jumped on top of him and pressed his body and his face into the ground and struck him. Mr. Waterhouse sought an apology, a commitment to policy change, and modest monetary compensation before resorting to a civil lawsuit. The City of Portland, on behalf of the officers, rejected all offers to compromise before and after he filed suit. The case proceeded to a four day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in September 2009. Witnesses included former Portland Police Chief Roseanne Sizer, former Bellevue, Washington police chief Donald Van Blaricom, the officers involved, and residents and guests on the property. Mr. Waterhouse had not sought medical attention due to lack of insurance and a preference to avoid going to the doctor except when absolutely necessary. He requested only compensation for the physical pain, fear, and humiliation that he experienced. The jury awarded him $55,000 in damages.


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Volunteers are the lifeblood of charities. Imagine how frontline services, fundraising, events, publicity and campaign efforts would be impacted by their absence: many organisations would be unable to cope.
Despite consensus on how valuable volunteers are, the healthy turnout at a recent Guardian event, in partnership with BT MyDonate, suggests that many charities are still concerned with getting it right. How can volunteers offer support while remaining differentiated from paid employees? With slim training budgets and limited staff resources, how can volunteers be properly nurtured as ambassadors for your work?
Paul Farthing, director of fundraising at the NSPCC, said: "Over 90% of our income is the result of voluntary efforts. That means running marathons, organising events, delivering core services. ChildLine's calls are taken by a thousand volunteers."
It was no surprise then to learn that the quality of voluntary staff was of great significance to the organisation's success. So significant, in fact, that ChildLine volunteer recruitment now sits with their HR department. "We train them as volunteers, but ultimately they're becoming part of our workforce," he said.
Farthing disagreed with what he said were widely-held perceptions of volunteers as a "precious species" who shouldn't be asked to contribute in other ways. "I often hear it said that volunteers can't be asked to do more, and particularly not to donate. Rubbish!" he said. "During 20 years in the sector I've observed that volunteers are the most likely to get involved elsewhere, the most likely to make a donation, so long as you ask them with respect."
Joelle Leader, head of volunteering at Macmillan Cancer Support, agreed that the wider value volunteers can offer needs rethinking. She said the sector talked too much about volunteers as capacity fillers, rather than individuals who add a level of unique expertise. "We launched an ambitious volunteering scheme last year," she revealed. "Our aim is to inspire millions to give their time, but also their skills and experience. Too often the conversation is about resource, and not enough about quality."
Lucy de Groot, chief executive of Community Service Volunteers (CSV), agreed, adding that the skills exchange cuts both ways. "We mustn't lose sight of what volunteers take home. Their engagement in social issues brings benefit to the community, but they get so much out of it too. It's a mutual relationship."
Reciprocity is a defining quality not only of volunteer-charity relationships, but in charity-corporate relationships too, noted Liz Williams, sustainable business manager at MyDonate. That's because volunteering plays a big part in what companies offer charity partners – particularly in freely given skills-sharing models.
"BT's charity programme asks how we can bring our unique communication and technology skills to the sector," Williams said. "We have 80,000 people working for us globally – how can we match up these individual's abilities with an organisation's need?"
She said BT's "troubleshooter" programme was launched to address exactly that question. "Charities bring us a business problem, and we match them with someone who can give their skills for the day." Again, the benefits fall on both sides. "People who've acted as troubleshooters say they found it exhilarating and challenging. They want to go back and do more."
During the audience Q&A session that followed, several organisations raised the common concern of volunteer liability. If volunteers represent something both integral to organisational functioning yet separate from core staff, how can charities ensure they remain ambassadors, not risks? Importantly, it was pointed out that volunteers occupy not only frontline positions but senior-level ones too: as trustees and governors.
Behaviours are often spread from volunteer to volunteer, the panel agreed, so it's important that voluntary staff at any level understand a charity's identity and values, and how that identity might be modernising. "If you are going through a time of change, then volunteers need to go through this change with you," summarised de Groot.
Farthing added: "Don't assume people 'get it' just because they volunteer. Most could probably write a sentence about the work you're doing, but not a paragraph. Some people have been with us for 40 years – longer than most staff members – yet their idea of us doesn't always match with the current reality."
During the final discussion session, delegates concluded that volunteering, at its best, offers volunteers the chance to go on a journey of personal growth and develop career-building skills. As for corporates, volunteering schemes benefit their staff and charity partners alike, and can position companies favourably within social fabric. Most importantly, volunteer action is a powerful catalyst for change.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - A Riverside Superior Court judge today ordered the only functioning medical marijuana dispensary in Rancho Mirage to close.
City Attorney Steve Quintanilla said he asked that the Spot Collective Medical Marijuana Dispensary be closed, pending the outcome of a trial, and Judge Harold Hopp ruled in his favor at a hearing at Indio's Larson Justice
The city sued to close the shop at Frank Sinatra Drive and Highway 111 in August.
Quintanilla said the Spot Collective had no business license or certificate of occupancy and was operating in violation of the city's ban on storefront pot dispensaries. Hopp ruled that, under a Court of Appeal case involving the city of Claremont, Rancho Mirage had the authority to close the place, Quintanilla said.
Hopp ruled that the Spot Collective violated the California Building Code and Rancho Mirage Municipal Code.
Quintanilla said he expected Spot Collective to close next week. At that point, no know pot dispensaries will be operating in Rancho Mirage.
In December, an appeals court ordered Safe Access Wellness Center on Highway 111 to close. In October 2011, another judge ruled that the city's storefront ban was illegal in a suit involving another dispensary that was
closed, Desert Heart Collective, and the city has appealed that ruling.
In May 2012, the city was sued by a fourth dispensary, Remedy Inc., after the city denied its application to occupy a space on Highway 111, basing its denial on the city's dispensary ban. Quintanilla said that case could be resolved in the next few months.
The city allows personal deliveries and home cultivation of medical marijuana.
In December, a man stole pot and cash from Spot Collective and was arrested the same day. Everything taken was returned, Quintanilla said.


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Cant really pin point a winner this season.
The season preview at the end looks good though! I'm ready. Even if the fights are uneventful, we are in for some good reality tv... and theres not much of that anymore
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looked like we got some slick jitz dudes in this season, the season teaser at the end of episode 1 made it looks like not everyone is going to make it through those 6 weeks in the house too.
I'm pumped up
The Sam Alvey knock out was brutal. There are a couple of interesting fighters honestly and most of them are on Carwin's side. The drama in the house looks like it might actually keep me entertained this season. And Carwin is still a robot.
Wasn't too impressed with any of the guys on the feet. Most the guys who looked like they could throw a punch got wrapped up pretty quick. Some of the ground game though looked pretty sweet, but to be honest any decent fighter in the US is going to be scouted into the UFC before they get into the Ultimate Fighter. It's like a gateway to get into the UFC at the lowest level.
I think I saw a buffed out version of Dan Hardy, Stefan Struve, and Dave Camarillo, on the show.
Carwin should have this. He's got the much better camp and solid fighters although Roy may have wanted to prove a point by picking the first fight.
What was that screaming and bloodiness in the previews?
Looked more like a horror movie than reality tv.
The guy saying that he's happy he's not with Roy's team made me laugh. "His camp is pure chaos!" Yeah, and you're going to train with Greg Jackson, buddy.
I was surprised by Nelson saying he just wanted people to win and didn't care about impressive or exciting fights. He seems to fight the complete opposite. It already has me siding with Carwin to win it, but I want Nelson to win their fight.
IMO, what he wants is for his guys to save themselves and don't get hurt going for crazy stuff.
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In June, 2008 I was seriously injured in an auto accident. The person that hit me was distracted by being on a cell phone, crossed the center double-yellow line and hit me head-on. She had no driver's license, no insurance, was unharmed in the accident and received only a small fine in traffic court.
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Your lawyer would know what was realistic. If no assets existed, and no insurance for driver or vehicle, your only possible options would be an uninsured motorist claim on you insurance or to get a judgment against the driver hoping to collect at some point.
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Very unfortunate. I hear these stories all to often and have to tell people they have no recourse. This is the reason that you should carry uninsured motorist coverage and plenty of it. In this day and age a great percentage of drivers are either uninsured or under insured. Unfortunately, your only recourse is to obtain a judgement against this individual that you would likely not collect against.Ask a similar question
Very true. I've seen this scenario hundreds of times. Very sad and terribly unfair and unjust. People drive unlicensed, without insurance, distracted...and people lose their lives or are seriously injured with no recourse. I recommend buying the most insurance you can afford just in case.
As the other attorneys have stated, this is a very unfortunate situation. This is why I advise all of my clients and any one I meet who asks about insurance that they should have as much uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage your insurance company will allow. This is the only insurance on your car insurance where you cover yourself against the negligence of other drivers.
To directly answer your question, there may be something you can do for the other driver to receive some consequences. If it is illegal to talk on the cell phone while driving, the district attorney may bring charges against the other driver. You would have to call the DA's office to file a complaint and see if they will pursue the matter against the other driver.Ask a similar question
There is an Illinois statute with regard to distracted driving and you should report this to the State's Attorney. However, the most important thing is to learn from this and be sure you carry the most insurance you can afford. I tell this to all my clients.
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Chances at both ends were few and far between in Sunday's goalless draw, although our Dutch international goalkeeper was forced into action to deny Danny Ings on a couple of occasions.
In goal in the absence of the injured Hugo Lloris, the 31-year-old was pleased to keep a clean sheet, although he admitted it was an opportunity missed at the other end.
"When you go to a place like Burnley you know they are fighting against relegation and teams have struggled against them," he said.
"They didn't have that many big chances over the 90 minutes but they kept going and we knew that they would give everything.
"In the end it was 0-0 and not our best game, although you have to make sure you don't lose.
"It could have been a good day after Saturday's results so it's a shame, but the 'nil' against their name was the most positive thing. We wanted more and that has to be the aim in future."
The match marked Michel's first Premier League start in our colours and his second top flight appearance of the season, following his introduction as an early substitute for the injured Hugo in the 4-3 win over Leicester last month.
The experienced custodian was pleased to come into the side and confirmed he aims to take every chance he gets between the sticks for us.
"You always have to be ready," he added. "I work very well with Hugo, Brad Friedel and Goalkeeping Coach Toni Jimenez – he always makes sure we're ready because you never know what is going to happen.
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"ANO'NG HIMALA itong nangyayari sa akin?! Bigla akong lumakas, at mabilis na humihilom ang mga sugat ko sa aking katawan?!" Tanong niya sa kanyang sarili, habang sakay ng kabayo at hinahabol ang bandidong may hawak kay Vianca sa isang malaki't mabilis na kabayo. Sa dakong likuran niya, ay naiwan ang mga duguan at lupaypay na gumagapang sa lupa na mga bandidong nakalaban niya't napabagsak.
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Akala ko, ako'y patay na, at
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Sterling 9mm SafetyPro Static RopeThe Sterling 9mm SafetyPro Static Rope is a robust, small diameter rope that is fantastic for highline anchors as well as pulley systems. Sold by the foot Learn More
MBS 19.0 kN (4,271 lbf) WLL 1.9 kN (427 lbf) Material Nylon Sheath / Nylon Core Weight 51 g/m (3.43 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 10.5mm SafetyPro Static RopeThe Sterling 10.5mm SafetyPro static rope is a soft, strong, and durable static rope that has been built to be tough. A great static rope for robust pulley systems Learn More
MBS 27.2 kN (6,115 lbf) WLL 2.72 kN (611 lbf) Material Nylon Sheath / Nylon Core Weight 70.4 gm (4.73 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 8mm Edge Restraint Static RopeSterling 8mm Edge Restraint Static Rope is a super lightweight and bomber static rope that is great for use in highline anchors and lightweight pulley systems. The soft sheath is easy on the hands and makes tying and untying knots a breeze. Learn More
MBS 15.6 kN (3,506 lbf) WLL 1.6 kN (351 lbf) Material Nylon Sheath / Nylon Core Weight 42 g/m (2.81 lbs/100 ft.)
Amsteel 78Amsteel 78 is an exceptionally strong, extremely lightweight, 12-strand rope from Samson Ropes made from Dyneema SK78 fibers. Great for making lightweight anchors and soft shackles. Two sizes available, sold by the foot. Learn More
MBS Varies with Size Material Dyneema SK-78 Weight Varies with Size
Starting at: $1.21
Sterling 9.8mm Dynamic RopeSterling 9.8mm Dynamic Rope. Great for highline backups and to thread inside 11/16" Slack-Spec Tubular for Highline Leashes. Learn More
Material Nylon Weight 62 g/m (4.17 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 8mm TaglineThe Sterling 8mm Tagline is a super lightweight rope made with a high quality polypropylene sheath and nylon core to float on water. It has been optimized to be used as a tagline for highline rigging. Learn More
MBS 7.1 kN (1,596 lbf) WLL 0.7 kN (160 lbf) Material Polypropylene Sheath / Nylon Core Weight 31 g/m (2.1 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 550 Paracord - OrangeThe Sterling 550 Paracord is an excellent all-around use cord for tethering your various pieces of gear while rigging. Learn More
MBS 2.4 kN (550 lbf) Material Nylon Weight 10 g/m (0.67 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 1.5mm Accessory Cord - BlackThe Sterling 1.5mm Accessory Cord is an excellent cord for tethering your pin on the Alpine WebLock 4.0. Learn More
MBS 0.20 kN (45 lbf) Material Nylon Weight 5 g/m (0.34 lbs/100 ft.)
Sterling 6mm x 13.5" PrusikA short, 13.5" prusik made from 6mm accessory cord. The prusik is a very effective tool for grabbing onto ropes. This item is especially great for a multiplier on your pulley system. Learn More
MBS 15.0 kN (3,372 lbf) Material Nylon (Polyamide) Weight 109 g (4.0 oz)
Selma FidAn excellent tool for splicing 12-strand and double-braid ropes. Made from polished stainless steel with a line-catch on the inside to make splicing easier than ever before! Learn More
Starting at: $8.49