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If you've ever been to a major event at the Hard Rock, you've probably seen Susan Renneisen.
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"In her new position, she takes on additional responsibilities for developing and managing community outreach and charitable involvement programs for the seven Florida casinos of the Gaming Division of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Renneisen continues to oversee key special events and community involvement for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, in addition to collaborating on the production of high-profile events at all seven Seminole casinos. She reports to Phil Madow, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. She also works directly with David Carroll, senior vice president of Human Resources for Seminole Gaming, to create comprehensive community outreach programs in markets impacted by Seminole Casinos.
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THERE are renewed safety warnings after a huge rockfall onto the beach at Burton Bradstock.
Massive boulders crashed down to the Hive beach in one of the largest falls this winter along the stretch of coastline.
The National Trust has urged people to stay away from the area, warning there could be more falls at any time.
The fall happened only a few hundred yards from the spot where a landslip killed Charlotte Blackman in summer 2012.
It is believed to have occurred overnight or very early this morning.
Bridport amateur photographer Ray Beer took dramatic shots of the scene on the beach today as people were already ignoring warnings not to go near areas of slippage.
The fall happened a couple of hundred metres west of the Hive Beach café, a popular spot for walkers and people exercising their dogs.
Mr Beer said that he was walking his dog along the stretch of beach a couple of days ago.
"It was only two days ago that I was walking my dog under these cliffs and I didn't like the state of the cliffs as there were numerous fresh crack, " he added.
"I met a man who was on the beach yesterday and he said the fall had not happened then so it must have been overnight or very early today.
"I am surprised they have not closed off the beach. There were people climbing over the rocks.
"Personally I think they are mad."
National Trust West Dorset head warden Rob Rhodes said that the fall was a large one and that there is a likelihood that more could come down.
"From my point of view I am not surprised that this has happened after all the storms, " he said.
"I would repeat our warnings that people stay away from the cliffs and this shows exactly what can happen.
"This was a large fall and and there are cracks higher up that suggest that there is more to come down."
Mr Rhodes said that he and his team were monitoring the situation closely and would be putting up warning signs.
"We have discovered if we try to close the beaches, it makes no difference.
" We are monitoring the situation closely to see if there is any further movement."
The authorities warned of landslip and rock fall risk following the recent storms that battered Dorset's coastline.
Residents and visitors are being encouraged to follow safety advice along the coastline as landslides and rock falls can occur quickly and without warning.
A spokesman for both Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and West Dorset District Council said that waves and tides had re-shaped and stripped beaches around the coast meaning it is easier to get cut off by the incoming tide.
People are being urged to keep to official routes along the coast path and take care as the recent heavy rain will have made the path muddy and slippery in places.
Dorset Police are warning that landslides often take place after wet weather as there is a delay in the rainwater falling and soaking into the ground. Cliffs and areas that have clays at the base and porous sandstone or limestone at the top are prone to landslides because the water soaks down through the cliff top but cannot pass through the clay.

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If you're a fan of Jason Statham, you'll love Killer Elite. It's everything Statham fans love in a movie. Co-starring Robert DeNiro and Clive Owen, both impressive actors in their own right, Killer Elite is a Jason Statham movie through and through and, as I said, if you're a fan of Jason Statham like I am, that's not all bad.
Killer Elite is no where near as neurotic as Crank, has less action than The Transporter, and it's not nearly as thought-provoking as Revolver. Thankfully, it's a solid combination of action, suspense, drama, and espionage that is, according to the box, "based on a true story."
That true story is the "supposedly" non-fiction "true adventure" account by Sir Ranulph Fiennes called The Feather Men. Published in 1991, the novel follows the "supposedly" factual account of a secret society set up to protect a number of British servicemen and former Special Air Service (SAS) members from a hit squad called "The Clinic." Fiennes, who personally says he was saved from these same assassins by this secret society, has been criticized publicly for the book's inaccuracies. In fact, some have even called the book an outright lie and stated the book was completely fabricated. Of course, that didn't stop rookie screenwriter Matt Sherring from adapting the story and first-time feature film director Gary McKendry from bringing the movie to life.
The action is occasionally intense, the suspense is sometimes engaging, and the story - fictional or not - seems well paced, though often convoluted. That said, as I said before, if you're a fan of Jason Statham like I am, you'll still enjoy it. Instead of being a straight-to-video flop, Killer Elite - with veteran actors DeNiro, Owen, and Statham attached - hit the big screen and flopped, making an estimated $25 million gross on a $70 million budget. While the film didn't do well at the box office, that doesn't mean it's not worth a watch on home video.
Killer Elite comes with a gorgeous 1080p video. Textures are perfectly captured, blacks are deep and dangerous looking, and colors are bright and crisp. Overall, the video is just as impressive as the story (if not more so) and helps bring to life the film. Likewise, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is perfectly suited to this film. Bullets crack, explosions rip, and the sound effects fill the speaker range brilliantly. Dialogue is clear and crisp with no distortion. Overall, both video and audio are well made and captured here.
As for special features, there's nothing to really see here. Thirteen deleted scenes make up the sum total of the special features on Killer Elite, disappointing and unimpressive.
If you've seen a spy film, Killer Elite will seem uncannily familiar. There's no real good guys, there are no real bad guys, there are plenty of guns, explosions, car chases, and dangerous looking fights. The characters are all hard-nosed, tough as nails, gun-totting soldiers, ready to fight at the drop of a hat. Of course, thanks to DeNiro, Owen, and Statham in the leads, Killer Elite at least features a solid cast. Of course, it's the unrealistic story that's difficult to swallow. But, and I'll say it one last time, if you're a fan of Jason Statham or this type of action movie and don't mind inaccuracies, unrealistic drama, and illogical action, then Killer Elite might be exactly what you're looking to watch.
Killer Elite is rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity and is available now wherever fine home video is sold.
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DETROIT - The sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to killing a 17-year-old has been placed on hold.
Chauncey Owens pleaded guilty to murdering Ja'Rean Blake outside a Detroit party store on May 14 near Mack Avenue and St. Jean Street. Owens was set to testify against Charles Jones, who prosecutors said supplied Owens with the gun that he used to kill Blake.
Jones is the father of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones who was killed when police officers raided a home in search for Owens. She was killed by a police officer's bullet. Police said it was an accidental discharge. Officer Joseph Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter in her death. Aiyana was Owens' fiance's niece.
Owens opted for 30 years in prison rather than testifying against Jones.
However, in November, Owens was held in contempt of court. It appeared Owens had second thoughts about pleading guilty when he decided to use his 5th Amendment rights during a testimony, which led to his contempt charge.
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A WICKHAM schoolgirl has met Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery to urge him to help improve school support for children with diabetes.
Megan Horn, aged eight, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three years ago. She travelled to Westminster with her mother Helen to meet Mr Hollingbery as part of a reception held by Diabetes UK.
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|Trad, Aid, 19 pitches, 1800', Grade V
|YDS: 5.10+ French: 6b+ Ewbanks: 21 UIAA: VII+ ZA: 20 British: E3 5b C2+ [details]
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|Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>>
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By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 13, 2003
|Cool photos! Isn't the name of this route "Tricks of the Trade"??
By Dave Levy
Mar 13, 2003
|I'm not sure if the route was originally named "Tricks of the Trade" or "Tricks of the Tramp", but I have commonly seen it referred to as "Tricks of the Tramp". Most people simply call it "Tricks". I forgot to mention in the route description that the last 2 pitches go at 5.7 and 5.10+/5.11a, respectively.
By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 13, 2003
No big deal on the name, but it apparently is "Tricks of the Trade". Check out Middendorf's web site bigwalls.net/climb/Ziongen.htm...
"Note: this route has mistakenly been called Tricks of the Tramp (taken from a preliminary topo)"
By Rob Dillon
Mar 24, 2003
|So, how was the hauling on that route?
By Dave Levy
Mar 24, 2003
|Hauling was the most work for me, considering I only weigh in at 125 pounds. Generally, hauling was straightforward, although the bag needed a little help in the chimneys and especially up the slabs, where hauling was more like having a wrestling match with a dead overweight pig.
By Dan Russell
Jun 26, 2003
This may be my favorite route of any I've been on.
I'd also like to comment that my partner on Tricks was the late Ryan Sayers. His passion for chimneys ad offwidths found a home on this route. By request, he led all the offwidths (which was fine by me!) and champed out every one. Truly a desert rat, I'll miss him.
By Dan Russell
Aug 9, 2003
I wrote up a trip report about our attempt, which can be found here...
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Oct 10, 2003
|Wanted to get some firsthand information from people that have done Tricks. We're hoping to do it in a couple of weeks. I have heard conflicting information about number of big cams to bring. On this site it says "a #5 Camalot." But, I've heard from others that you should bring 3-4 each of #4-1/2 and #5 Camalots. So, what's the story? Thanks for your help.
By Dan Russell
Oct 14, 2003
I've only been to the top of the aid pitch, but the wide stuff is pretty much over at that point so hopefully I can help.
We took only one #5, and had doubles of everything else. We brought a couple big bros as well but never used them. P1 was the longest and most sustained offwidth, but only took up to a #4. P2 had a bolt or two in spots and was kind of short, but wide. Don't remember the gear there. P3-4 were chimneys, and as such provide intermittent smaller placements. The Santa Claus chimney would probably take a big bro somewhere, but was a little too big for a #5 as I recall. You can get a #4(?) or something at the end of that pitch, when the chimney squuezes you out. On P5, the Calvinator pitch, I remember lots of #2 to #4 or so, wider near the end where you come around the roofy thing. I was leading it in the dark, so I may not have seen everything. The offwidth at the start of the upper headwall (after the Ledges) widens to #5's, but the wideness is only 30 feet or something. You could place multiple #4's and #5's here, depending on how well protected you like your offwidths. If you feel strong here I'd just place a good #5 and lieback quickly through the tough spot.
I don't know about the upper pitches firsthand, but from what I gather the offwidths are over. You can definitely get away with a single #5, but two won't kill you. All depends on how much you'll want to place.
Good luck, those chimney and offwidth pitches were among the best I've ever done! So fun the whole way!
By Dave Levy
Oct 23, 2003
|Michael: More simply stated, you only need a single No. 5 Camalot or equivalent as listed in the gear description above. Most of what Dan said is correct, note that there is only one bolt on Pitch 2.
By Wayne Harney
Sep 27, 2004
|Anyone know the current anchor situation on the headwall? I would like to rap the route but I hear there's some single bolt anchors.
By Will Cobb
From: Flagstaff, AZ
May 9, 2005
So, what is the best strategy for descending this route? Is it to take a bolt kit (for anchor reinforcement) and go over the top? Is it to only haul to the bivi ledge and then rap the route? What is the best way down???
Second, I was under the impression that cam hooks were not good for the rock in Zion. What gear are others using to negotiate the aid section of the headwall?
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
May 24, 2005
You can now rappel the entire route. All of the anchors are double bolt so no bolt kit is needed. The original descent was into the gully between Isaac and Moroni and sounded epic. We only hauled to the bivy ledge and then rapped the route. I felt like this was a good way to do it because it breaks the route into two nice blocks.
On the aid pitch I used small HB offset nuts, ball nuts, and offset aliens.
Have fun.
By Anthony Everhart
Oct 19, 2005
The first two can be combined w/a 60. You can leave the pig at p2 do 2 pitches of chimney and then rap and haul out of the chimney. We hauled at a anchor on the arete but I think, humm...pretty sure can get. Well if you do haul on the arete you can haul the next two in one. Between santa and calvin there is a no rope passage but the pig doesn't fit. The base of calvinator is a good bivy. If you make it up to the sand slope area there are some bivy's in the dirt but where the rock starts again there is a flat wonderful looking spot around left.
It goes clean. My partner is a short guy and did it with just rps.
p14/15 is pretty casual if you can climb at the creek, and a beautiful link up. Beyond this I don't know, we rapped.
Go light, but some big cams are nice a #6 works in the clause chimney.
A. Everhart
By Anonymous Coward
Oct 25, 2005
Rack: 1-2 sets HB offset nuts1 set nuts, 2x Aliens blue-yellow2x Camalots .5 - .753x Camalots #1 - #32x Camalots #3.5 - #4.5#5 Camalotcamhook
Santa Klaus really is a death chimney. If hauling, make sure you move the pig up to the base of Calvinator.
The bivy at the Second Ledges is merely OK.
Can leave the big gear at the base of the aid pitch -- only need to #4 thereafter.
Aid pitch had only 10 feet of C2, then was bomber C1 to the belay. Used couple green HB offset nuts, a camhook.
P16 is weird -- go up the chimney then traverse out horizontally and step out on to the face to a belay.
Plan on 2-4 hours to rap the route, depending on if you have a pig.
By J. Thompson
From: denver, co
Feb 1, 2007
|Do you need 2 ropes to rap the route or would one 70M work??
By powerandrubber
Apr 13, 2007
Yes you need 2 ropes. I posted some video at
By powerandrubber
Nov 13, 2007
|Nope. You need 2 ropes
By ScottRiz
Nov 22, 2007
A friend and I just climbed "Tricks" over the course of three days in early Nov. I had a few comments I wanted to make for future parties.
The route is great as a whole, though it does have some awkward, loose, and sandy sections. My partner and I went into it with the misconception that it was a trade route a la Touchstone or Moonlight. After encountering much faded webbing and sandy chimneys on the route, we made a point of asking the NPS backcountry folks how many parties had regestered for a permit to do the route this year. We were surprised to find that the number was a mere five. This route is a serious undertaking but also a lot of fun.
Another thing that surprised us on the ascent was that a large number of the "bolted anchors" actually consisted of one good bolt and a "drilled piton." This was quite a shock to us after having climbed a lot in Yosemite, where I can't say I've ever seen such a thing done. Also, two or three of the anchors had a good bolt w/ hanger, a drilled piton, and another 3/8" bolt with no hanger! If future parties are looking for ways to beef up the belay/rappel anchors, bring some bomber hangers and some 3/8" nuts. Definitely also bring a good amount of 11/16" or thicker webbing for the rappels. We brought something like 40' of 1" webbing and ended up leaving it all, along with 4-5 leaver 'biners and quicklinks, during the rappels. The majority of the anchors above the second pitch do not have chains or quicklinks, so come prepared.
Some other random recollections: The "Clause Chimney" is not difficult for someone used to squeeze chimneys, but it really won't take gear until the business is pretty much over. We had an old school BD #5 cam (equivalent to a new school #6, I think) and it went in solid near the mouth of the Clause just before one pulls out of the squeeze and moves to easier ground above. Without this cam I would have been very wigged out! The pseudo #6 also went in on the 5.10+ off-width pitch right off the ledges. It's a large cam to lug along, but we were very thankful for it more than once.
Finally, as this is NOT a trade route, we encountered a good number of large loose blocks that had to be dealt with daintily. The first pitch of the Mines of Mordor begins with some climbing/chimneying over a stack of apparently solid blocks. I pulled one the size of my torso off into my lap (not on lead, luckily) and only managed to free myself by rolling it off into the abyss of the Mines. Several other pitches demanded delicate tip-toeing around some pretty large, pretty ominous blocks.
All that said, this is a very fun route with some really memorable pitches, great natural bivvy spots, and few crowds. Enjoy!
By Mike Esparza
From: Westminster, CA
Feb 12, 2008
|Hi, Is there a on-line topo available for this route? thanks
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Feb 12, 2008
|yep, here's one
By Floater Bloom
From: Flagstaff AZ
Apr 20, 2008
|Not to take anything away from Rocco and his 2002 clean ascent, but I climbed Tricks clean in 1998, used only 20 or so feet of aid, and it was done with an rp and small aliens. No cam hook required. Also the descent is a b*tch as described here. You can rap the route, but there is one one bolt belay on the headwall, all the other anchors had 2 bolts. The Dr.
By Jer Collins
Apr 21, 2008
Dr-"was" a one bolt belay.
All raps are double bolts, or trees now, and can be quite casual.
By Nate Furman
From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 28, 2008
With a sixty meter rope:
--Link one and two.
--Link three and four. (just barely)
--Link eleven and twelve.
--Link fourteen and fifteen.
Pitches 11 and 12 make an ultra classic long pitch when combined.
We took one #6 Camalot C4. We used it in the Clause Chimney and on pitch 11. On pitch 11, I placed it high and slid it up with me for 3-4 feet. It felt well protected, because soon thereafter pro for green/yellow aliens becomes available in the crack to the right.
Awesome. Exhausting.
By Mr. Vartanian
Sep 17, 2009
|Congrats to the Dr. for an early clean ascent. We felt odd that we might have been there 1st. What a great line/pitch. Sorry about the Camhook. I now know better...
By Matt Pickren
Dec 31, 2009
This route is easily done in around 11 pitches. I will spray some beta my brotha:
1. start on terra firma, skip first anchor, stop @ 2nd, great ledge. 180', awesome climbing, easy hauling
2. walk back into chimney and belay from here. Climb up into chimney, past anchor on arete, continue to anchor on sandy, death block infested ledge. Don't kill your partner. Easy, fun climbing. 190' Hauling sucks ass. Don't bring big haul bag, opt for 2 small ones if you pack like a girl.
3. Santa Claus Chimney. Super short pitch. Climb into inverted V slot. It's Zion's Ear pitch of the Salathe. Stop at 1st anchor. Hero 5.8 pitch. About 50'. Free hanging hauling until the lip.
4. Another super short 4th class pitch. 60' long. Easy solo while your buddy is hauling the Santa Claus previous pitch. Could possible combine with S.C. pitch, but not recommended.
5. Calvinator. Climbs WAY better and easier than it looks. 180' to first and only anchor to the LEFT! This will make sense when you get up there.
What would be about 3 pitches is you roped it out or 4th class. Follow path of least resistance which occasionally has a 4th++ class move or two. But then again I batmanned a fixed line for the middle section, and soloed the last 150' with a haul bag on so it cant be that bad.
6. OW to 5.10 thin hand crack. 115' Crux free pitch? Pendulum from here. BIG B.A. SWING
7. AID PITCH. 110' real men lead it via headlamp during a snowstorm.
8. LONG free pitch. 190' Pass 2 bolts to good ledge. You'll be stoked when you get to this one.
9. Another Salathe ear like pitch. You will pass an "anchor" (1 bolt) out right, but you will probably not know it. I passed it both up and down. My partner saw it on the rap. 190' The pitch starts out awesome, then the rocks turns softer and climbing get scruffy towards the top. Stay inside the 3rd bombay to your left. Going out right sucks and gets really thin above a bushy ledge.
10. Straight up really, really crappy looking loose rock past 2 bolts. Oh yea, the rock is loose and scrappy. 100' to single bolt belay on sandy area supported by large bush. Yuck. Pick rock, it destroys paper and worked for Ben and I, sorry Bill...
11. Summit pitch up thin fist crack. Your hands will hurt at this point if you don't wear gloves. 80' The summit sandy.
Really good route. Enjoy!
By Ben Kiessel
Jan 8, 2010
|On the calvinator pitch the anchor is on the climbers left. Not right.
By lane montgomery
From: Casper, WY
May 16, 2010
|I climbed this in a day a while back and I'm a little sad to hear that it has been retrofitted for easy rappelling. I know it makes for convenient climbing, but to me it takes away from the adventure. We were nervous about trying this in a day and we were stoked to pull it off. Now I could just rap off at any point. To me, having bolted anchors at every belay detracts from the nature of this route.
By darrell Cornick
Feb 26, 2011
So i got lost in the mines of mordor a few months ago. once you move the anchor back from the 2nd offwidth pitch. I climbed 30 ft or so over a sandy block then walked back and started up a crack. wondering up and around huge blocks. Where are the anchors? Do you work your way to the outside of the crack? If so at what point?
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Mar 1, 2011
|My memory may be a little vague but I remember slithering up some chimney, kinda reminiscent of the Steck-Salathe, and eventually working out to the outside to find an anchor from which you could use and haul and/or jug on the outside of the crack from. I remember a fairly long bit of climbing before going to the outside. It was also dark, by nature and because the day was coming to an end so it gave a particular ominous feel in the true spirit of the Mines of Mordor. I don't recall placing much or any gear on this pitch.
By Richard Shore
Oct 31, 2014
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C2
An amazing route, assuming you like sandy chimneys and wide cracks. Rumors of a 500'-600' handcrack on the headwall are false - it is a mere 200' (albeit an amazing 200', one of the best pitches I've climbed, and in a spectacular position). The lower half of this route is a drainage course for the ledgy sandy middle section - I literally saw sand spindrifts coming down the Mines of Mordor and Calvinator pitches. Free-flowing sand is plastered to the walls of the chimneys. Go light and haul as little as possible and make sure to flip your haul rope OUTSIDE the MoM pitch - or just blast it in a day instead. We witnessed a party having an epic trying to drag their 80+ lb haul bag inside the chimney!
I posted a copy of the middendorf topo with some markups showing pitch linkups and rappel beta and a current rack. Ballnuts were not needed, but some folks may enjoy having them. We got through the aid pitch with small brass offsets and small regular stoppers, along with a set of offset and a set of regular mastercams. 2x #5 C4's might be nice for the P1-2 linkup, though it was doable with one. WEAR SUNGLASSES!
By Damienn
From: nevada city, ca
Dec 22, 2014
|The route description says to use slider nuts and cam hooks for the aid pitch....this really needs to be revised. I've always learned that it is not acceptable to use cam hooks on any sand stone due to the breakable nature of the rock. Just did this route a couple weeks ago with no cam hooks or slider nuts. Leave the cam hooks at home and preserve the quality of this awesome route for future parties!
By Greg Malloure
From: Prescott Az
Mar 6, 2015
|Is there anymore info on the 9V pitch in the bigwall topo? Has anyone gone this way?
By JimmyK
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 1, 2015
|This climb is still dirty and has some of the most unique pitches I have ever climbed. The name of the climb is very fitting. The pendulum pitch is amazing.
By Karl Groll
From: Tucson, AZ
Nov 22, 2015
So i got lost in the mines of mordor a few months ago. once you move the anchor back from the 2nd offwidth pitch. I climbed 30 ft or so over a sandy block then walked back and started up a crack. wondering up and around huge blocks. Where are the anchors? Do you work your way to the outside of the crack? If so at what point?
We weren't sure about this either. After the ~30 feet of sandy blocks, we took the crack system you mentioned (on the right side of the room). At this point we continued up, for maybe 100' or so, staying as far back in the chimney system as possible, where I eventually found a single piton under a roof of fallen boulders. (Seems like clipping the piton would be a bad idea unless you're stopping here.) Then did an easy traverse directly out towards daylight where I found a set of anchors. Rather than stopping though, it seemed like it made more sense to continue on up via this mouth of the chimney, quickly leading to the base of Santa Clause pitch.
I had trouble finding anchors on the calvinator pitch. After passing the slightly overhanging double-crack roof, I continued up the dirty squeezy ramp staying low, all the way to the other side of the main pillar that makes up the lower half of the route. Could see the headwall at this point, with first ledges just above me. Instead of continuing on the ramp, should I have chimneyed straight up to find anchors on the left side? Or do you slab up it? Seems like it got pretty wide. Thanks for any info!
By Kevin Kent
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 14, 2016
Shouldn't it be Mines of Moria, not Mines of Mordor?
Anyway great route, one thing I didn't see mentioned anywhere is that I thought the pitch after the headwall handcracks was not obvious. It's a beautiful chimney that slims down. There's light at the top so I was thinking you can chimney up to the top and then pop out. Well, you can't. I found it was nice to climb up a little ways though, place a #5, and then climb down and then stem up the lip. Kinda sucks for the follower but sure is nice on lead.
Edit: Talked to John Middendorf and he said it indeed is Mines of Moria and "there were a few typos" with the topo!
By pete cutler
From: Des Moines, IA
Nov 28, 2016
Climbed the route two days ago. Brought 2 #5's and was very happy to have them. I'm not much of an aid climber and the aid pitch went clean with nothing but a few small cams and some offset brassies.
A longer day than I had anticipated, started climbing at 7:15 am and back to the car by 9:00 pm - and we were moving!
More burly than the grade would suggest, fucking awesome adventure climbing.
There were some sweet looking bivy spots on the 1st 4th class ledges, though hauling would suck.


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The new road not only cuts travel time to Toledo by 30 to 40 minutes, but it's safer, said New Haven Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vince Buchanan. "Transportation is a big reason for the influx of businesses on the city's east side and why the chamber now has its largest membership ever (more than 350). In addition," he said, "participation in chamber activities is also at an all-time high. We've worked hard to provide value to members by connecting them to training and support dollars and providing advice and guidance on insurance and financing matters. I feel that our participation in the Regional Chamber (of Northeast Iindiana), engagement with legislators and our work in establishing internships in local schools will help our city in the long run."
"As the economy begins to turn around," Buchanan said, "the business diversity in New Haven will open up a lot of positive growth and bring additional job opportunities to the community. All I can say is that New Haven is open for business and the chamber is ready and willing to assist."
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE captain Michael Klinger believes his side have found the winning formula in the Nat West T20 Blast.
The county will be looking to make it back-to-back wins when they face Kent at Canterbury on Friday evening after getting their campaign up and running with a five-wicket win over Middlesex at Bristol.
Opening seam bowlers James Fuller and Liam Norwell took three wickets apiece to help restrict Middlesex to 111-8 after Gloucestershire won the toss.
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The win moved Gloucestershire onto zero points after they started with a two-point deduction and were beaten by Somerset in the opening game, and Klinger hopes they can now get on a roll in the competition.
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POLICE are expected to release a witness appeal later today following a collision which left a ten-year-old boy with serious multiple injuries.
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The latest info I have is that the site is in the works.
I'm sure Able will post the address at the earliest possible date.


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A FRIEND of former Swindon Town player Luke Rooney has been cleared of glassing a man in an unprovoked nightclub attack.
Joseph Bannan and some pals had come to see the winger play in the match against Port Vale which saw the Robins win the League Two championship in 2012.
But the 22-year-old was identified as the man who smashed a beer glass into the neck of a drinker in The Spot following a police appeal in the Adver and on TV's This Morning.
Now after a week long trial at Swindon Crown Court a jury of eight women and four men cleared the pal of Rooney, who has since gone to Maidstone United, of any wrongdoing.
They had been told how Daniel Hale was left with blood pouring from the back of his head after he was attacked in the upstairs bar in the Old Town club.
The 20-year-old had gone out with friends on Saturday April 28 and bumped into other pals who were celebrating the eighteenth birthday of another mate, called Charlie.
Mr Hale said he was going to buy a drink for Charlie when he was waiting in the crush at the busy bar.
As he was stood in the crowd in the early hours of the Sunday morning he was aware of being bumped from behind and turned to ask 'What are you doing?'
He said later he got a good look at the man, who he later picked out as Bannan in an ID parade, saying he was slim and wearing a red pullover.
When he turned away he felt a painful blow to the side of the head and then another to the back of the head which he believed to be punches.
As he moved away he saw blood pouring from the cuts he had suffered to his neck and another drinker, Gareth Davies, stepped in to stop the violence.
He said he had been a few feet away when he saw a slim man in a burgundy jumper hitting Mr Hale, who he didn't know, in the head with a glass.
In a bid to stop the violence he said he went across and got a good look at the attacker as he ushered the victim away, leaving him covered in blood.
Mr Hale was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he needed 11 stitches in the wound to his neck.
Meanwhile Mr Davies had gone to get a jumper before going on to Suju, and on the way spotted the man he thought had carried out the attack in Domino's Pizza.
A fracas then took place there as he tried to alert a bouncer to what had taken place but by the time the police arrived Bannan and his friends had gone.
However following the appeal he was arrested and, as well as Hale picking him out, Davies also pointed to him in the video ID parade.
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He said he was in the bar at the time of the incident in the Spot but was about ten yards away and not involved.
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Edna Staebler Laurier writer-in-residence call for applicants
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Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications & Public Affairs
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Faculty of Arts is seeking submissions from Canadian writers for the inaugural Edna Staebler Laurier Writer-in-Residence position. The writer-in-residence will receive $25,000 for a three-month residency from January 15 to April 15, 2013 on Lauriers Waterloo campus.
Staebler (19062006) was a member of the Order of Canada, an award-winning journalist and author of 21 books, including the bestselling Schmecks series. She was a regular contributor to Macleans, Saturday Night, The Toronto Star, Chatelaine and many other newspapers and magazines. Staebler achieved writing success later in life, much of which she attributed to the mentoring of a passionate teacher. She was determined to provide that same encouragement to developing writers.
Edna Staebler was a talented writer characterized by a tremendous generosity of spirit who had a long-standing relationship with Laurier, said Mike Carroll, dean of the Faculty of Arts and chair of the Edna Staebler Endowment Committee. In providing the endowment that will fund this new writer-in-residence program, her stated intent was to benefit other professional writers and also the students at Laurier who will be mentored each year. I am pleased that we are finally able to make her dream our reality.
All Canadian writers of established literary reputation in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction or drama are encouraged to apply. The full-time position (40 hours/week) requires 40 per cent of the authors time to be spent on community programs, leaving 60 per cent of the work week available for the writers own creative projects. Community programs could include: reading manuscripts and consulting with students and the public, visiting classrooms, giving readings and lectures or leading workshops. Some community programming will take place at Lauriers Brantford campus. For the duration of the residency, the author will live in Lucinda House, a century home close to Lauriers Waterloo campus.
Applicants should be in the midst of a new writing project intended for book-length publication, and active participants in the writing community. Applications must be received by 4 p.m., July 31, 2012.
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Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
This offense is making the 2011 Colts look like the 2007 Pats.
I have no clue what Luck was thinking on that throw.
If I didn't know any better I would have thought Luck meant to throw it to that guy.
I don't know if I have ever seen a worse offense, 2011 notwithstanding.
Honestly, this is the worst offense in the NFL right now.
Now Fitzpatrick looks like Cam Newton. Great.
haha fitzpatrick just made the defense look stupid
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Seriously, where has this been the entire game?
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Brown is our best back.
I still hate our formations. Where the hell is T.Y.?
Not even showing the pass there. Fire Pep.
Just like DHB needs to stop catching with his body, T-Rich needs to stop with the stutter step.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
We won't get a td here.
Wow, that was a big time drive. All of a sudden we could run it.
The gutsy decision to roll with Brown really paid off there.
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Pocklington is a small market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 13 miles (21 km) east of the City of York.
The town's skyline is dominated by a 15th century church tower. The town's architecture is a mixture of quaint old houses and modern buildings and the town has several unusual street names reflecting its history from the Iron Age onwards.
It is now considered to be a commuter town for York, Hull and Leeds, although there is some employment in light industrial and commercial spheres as well as agriculture.
Pocklington lies at the centre of the ecclesiastical Parish of Pocklington, which also encompasses the small hamlet of Kilnwick Percy as well as a scattering of outlying farms and houses. Historically, it was an ecclesiastical parish in the Harthill Wapentake.
After being an urban district from 1894 until 1935, Pocklington was then absorbed into Pocklington Rural District, the municipal government for the surrounding rural area.
In 1974 most of what had been the East Riding of Yorkshire was joined with the northern part of Lincolnshire to became a new English county named Humberside. The urban and rural districts of the former counties were abolished and Humberside was divided into non-metropolitan districts. The new organization did not meet with the pleasure of the local citizenry and Humberside was wound up in 1996. The area north of the River Humber was separated into two "unitary authorities"—Kingston-upon-Hull covering the former City of Hull and its closest environs, and the less urban section which, once again, named itself the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Brief History
Pocklington gets its name via the Old English "Poclintun" from the Anglian settlement of Pocel's (or Pocela's) people and the Old English word "tun" meaning farm or settlement, but though the town's name can only be traced back to around 650 AD, the inhabitation of Pocklington as a site is thought to extend back a further 1,000 years or more to the Bronze Age.
In the Iron Age Pocklington was a major town of the Parisi tribe and by the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 it was the second largest settlement in Yorkshire, after York itself.
Pocklington developed through the Middle Ages while many similar places fell into dramatic decline. Pocklington owed much of its prosperity in the Middle Ages to the fact that it was a local centre for the trading of wool and lay on the main road to York, an important national centre for the export of wool to the continent. Wool was England's principal export in the earlier Middle Ages.
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Death Note FTW!!!!! One of my most favorite manga and anime hehe. L is awesome, although I always perferred Light- before he got all crazy I mean lol. Your wrote his name so well and the rusty golden bg goes so well with it. 5/5 hearts and favorites.
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In the preview episode 4 when Bloody Mary was talking, it shows the three animals(Bufkin, Colin, Toad)
Why? Is there anything going to happen to all three of them or one of them?
In the preview episode 4 when Bloody Mary was talking, it shows the three animals(Bufkin, Colin, Toad)
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Since she can use any reflective surface to teleport, and since she also said, "Don't make me come down there to deal with you..." while showing them, I'd say she might go after one of them so Bigby doesn't go after the Crooked Man or her. Not sure if I should spoil this but, since Bufkin and Colin die in the comics (which are the sequel to The Wolf Among Us).
I'd say she is going to kill Toad in Ep.4 or at least try to. I bet you'll get a choice to go save one of them, and if you chose Bufkin or Colin, well, Toad will get killed by Bloody Mary. Not sure if I'm 100% right but I believe he never shows up in the comics so I'd say he's very much dead. So, even if you chose Toad he will die anyway. Bummer, but what can you do? Killing off characters for drama is Telltale's trademark. And besides, I can't wait for her to give me one more reason to go all Wolf form and rip her arms off.
Ehm dude I think you didnt read the comics correctly . Buffkin dies from long age , happily married and Colin is indeed killed in the first few issues by (well u know) . However , I guess you have not yet read the aftermath of the war with the Empire . You will see a picture with a grave and the name "Mr.Toad" writen upon it . That means neither 3 of them die in the TWAU . I doubt TT will put a choice between 3 characters that are in the comics just for comic readers to be worried as well as others .
Damnit man, I may as well not even read the first few issues now. That's why I hate this game being a prequel, stuff like this.
He is killed by his brothers . Some members of the farm plotted a revolution to free themselves and colin's brothers were its leaders (with some other folk) . Colin was part of the rebels and was sent off to missions to Fabletown to spy and find other fables that agree on their cause . However , Colin was neither too enthusiastic neither a rebel (perhaps because he saw the life in Fabletown) and was staying with Bigby . His brothers executed him as a traitor
Mr Toad's first mention in the comics is a look at his gravestone . In other words , TT made the character . We dunno how he died but that he died
Actually he is seen during the fight riding on the cow that jumped over the moon in his noble attire (photo on the wall at his apartment).
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He is killed by his brothers . Some members of the farm plotted a revolution to free themselves and colin's brothers were its leaders (with some other folk) . Colin was part of the rebels and was sent off to missions to Fabletown to spy and find other fables that agree on their cause . However , Colin was neither too enthusiastic neither a rebel (perhaps because he saw the life in Fabletown) and was staying with Bigby . His brothers executed him as a traitor
Actually, it's both. And I didn't force you to click on it. -.- Besides, if you didn't even play the game or read any of the comics yet, I dunno what you're even doing here. And also, there's always the chance Toad could have been dead way before the Empire hit. So, there you have it. Besides, they didn't really shy killing Snow, even if it was just Lily glamoured to look like her. Maybe the same thing will happen here. You never know. So yeah, there you go.
The comments are dark and full of spoilers
-I had to say it
EDIT- If you are refering to me , on my defence , I thought that because the OP from Malvus is marked as a spoiler , my reply would also be hidden . Sorry If I fucked it up .
You should have warned about Fables spoilers too. How could Tyranitar (or anyone else) have known you'd spoil comics if you only included TWAU in the spoiler tab? And are you saying no one who hasn't read the comics yet should be here discussing what may happen in the next episode? I've read almost 90 issues of Fables and you just partially spoiled Bufkin's fate for me, GG.
Oh, boo-hoo, he dies of old age as mentioned, and besides, no one lives forever so who cares. And you knew yourself so whatever. You knew there would be spoilers and it's your own fault for clicking on it. The game is a prequel to the comics so it shouldn't be such a shock. When discussing about the game it's only natural some people will use the comics as a guideline for a few things as well. Seriously, grow up, if you didn't want spoilers you shouldn't have clicked on it. I only hope you remember next time and not blame it on other people. It was your own fault.
Once again, I didn't know there would be comics spoilers, since you hadn't warned about it. Yes, I know people are going to reference the comics when discussing the game but you went out of your way and told people that two characters die in the comics without giving a warning first. It's good that you took my advice for it and included Fables spoilers in the tag too, but don't tell me to grow up since you couldn't even leave the "duh -_-" out, as if you've been insulted or something. Now who's the one being immature here? I don't blame people for spoilers if they've appropriately warned for them, but since you hadn't, I called you out on your mistake. I wasn't really even bothered about you telling that Bufkin dies in the comics, I was just trying to make you see that people who have read Fables may have not gotten that far, so a spoiler warning is pretty needed in this case.
The comics have been around since 2003 and Episode 3 has been out since 2 weeks, no one is going to wait for you to catch up to talk spoilers. And again, it was your own fault for clicking on it, there's inevitably going to be spoilers here. And I put the "duh" part because it is obvious enough. If you feel offended, frankly, you're free to leave and stop bothering me. Seriously, in the time it took you to write a response you could have finished the game and/or the comics. Some people...
You know, some people don't spend all their time here on the forums, so I didn't see your response immediately after you posted it. I'm not offended at all, and as it seems that you don't care if you spoil certain things of the comics for other people, then so be it, I'm going to stop bothering you since there's nothing I can do about it.
@Malvus At least half the players in the Wolf Among Us have learned about the comics by playing the game. Not everyone has read the comics yet, especially if you are like me and can't find a place to buy them due to your region.
Just like you said, nobody forced him to open the spoiler tag, but nobody is forced to read the comics. You don't have to wait for the others to catch up to talk about spoilers just be compreesible about the people that are still planing on reading the comics and put a spoiler tag like everyone else.
Not everyone is interested in the same stories when others are, not everyone knows about some stories when others do, and some people could not even have been old enough to know about them yet. It's not hard to not spoil things for people, the "You should've read it or seen it by now" argument is stupid, makes no sense ja
so i suppose they're having this discussion over on some star wars forum somewhere...
"oh my god guys, did you hear that they're making the 7-9th movies now?"
"hey, shut up! some of us haven't seen the first six yet."
When it's Wolf Among Us and no specific episode than it will have comic spoilers with an unknown time period in the game when it's revealed. However mentioning how characters seen die in the comics Malvus should mention the issues even if it's in the actual post.
Don't expect everything that was shown in the preview to be present in the final product of episode 4, it could be completely different. Just like with the previous episodes.
Bufkin and Colin surely do not die, because they are in the comics. As for Toad, i am pretty sure he doesn't die, either. Not sure about TJ, though.
Perhaps that's part of the reason why Crane smashed the mirror; mostly so that he could buy himself time from Bigby, but also so that Mary couldn't catch him very fast.
I think to allow him to be cleared of murder charges as to not be incarcerated by using the "Ring of Dispel".


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TAMPA—Jonathan Vilma is suing Roger Goodell for defamation of character. The NFL commissioner should countersue the Saints for defamation of defense.
Vilma returned from Bountygate purgatory Sunday. If only he'd brought along DeMarcus Ware, Troy Polamalu and Lawrence Taylor in his prime, New Orleans would be feeling great about life.
Instead, the Saints defense played like the Saints defense. Tampa Bay's Mike Williams had a 9-yard touchdown on the final play. The only problem was he stepped out of bounds before making the catch.
So the Saints won 35-28. But it's awfully hard to buy the story line they were pushing afterward.
"I continually say we're getting better every week," Aaron Kromer said. "And it's starting to show on the field."
He's the Saints ex-interim-interim coach as of Sunday night, when interim coach Joe Vitt comes off his six-game Bountygate suspension.
When he met the team plane when it arrived back in New Orleans, Vitt's first order of business should have been a bounty offer:
Ten grand to everyone if the Saints hold Peyton Manning under 500 yards and 12 touchdowns next week.
Josh Freeman burned them for 420 yards Sunday. He's a nice enough quarterback, but we're not talking the Aaron Rodgers and the Packers here.
"Everything's not perfect," Vilma said. "But you can't question the effort. You can't question the passion. You can't question anything today."
If he really believes you can't question anything, we could question what Vilma has been drinking. The Kool-Aid of choice holds that the Saints can climb out of the dungeon Goodell has thrown them in.
They have won two straight after the 0-4 start. Drew Brees is back to his usual crazy self. He passed for 313 yards passing and four touchdowns Sunday—in the first half.
Vilma is back after spending the first five weeks on the Physically Unable to Perform list. He'll probably be gone again after his latest Bountygate appeal is heard Oct. 30.
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"If we find a way to keep better," safety Malcolm Jenkins said, "with our offense and special teams we'll find a way to win."
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He had 75 yards of green grass in front of him. Jenkins was on the opposite side of the field. He turned into a Ferrari and Jackson turned into a Volt hybrid.
"The stars aligned," Jenkins said.
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You'd think scoring would be a formality at that point. But the Saints' defense didn't play like the Saints' defense. It stuffed LeGarrette Blount three straight times, then nailed Freeman for a four-yard loss on fourth-and-goal.
Instead of it being 28-28, the inspired Saints drove 95 yards to make it 35-21.
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If only the defense could do it more often, he might not have to personally produce 35 points a game. Steve Spagnuolo replaced Bountygate villain Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator, so there was bound to be a learning curve.
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Forget Taylor in his prime. L.T. in his current condition would probably be an upgrade. All of which makes the Saints one of the NFL's more intriguing and entertaining outfits.
"The character in our building is like no other I've ever seen," Kromer said. "We show up every day and find something to work on to get better."
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According to @StartTheFriars, Ed Cooley was on PC's radio station and said that Kadeem Batts and Bryce Cotton were still unable to practice today. I imagine that Cotton would be able to go by Saturday, but I have no idea what the deal is with Batts' bursitis in his shoulder. Anyone have any insight to what type of injury he is dealing with?
Providence Journal: Friars may lead for Philly recruit Brandon Austin
While this is definitely good news, we saw what happened when PC was the "leader" for Jakarr Sampson, Orlando Sanchez, and Nerlens Noel. I'll just patiently wait for the official announcement.
It is nearing decision time for Brandon Austin and the highly rated guard from Philadelphia just may be favoring the Providence Friars.
Austin, a 6-5 guard from Imhotep Charter who's helped his school to two straight PIAA state championships, is looking at PC, Connecticut and Texas. He visited all three schools on successive weekend last month and one of his advisers says Providence is in very good shape.


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Here's an interesting item that was suggested by my student Jeff Bragg; I'm probably going to include this in the final draft of my book Streaming: Movies, Media and Instant Access, which is at the publisher's now, but which will certainly be edited right up to the publication date.
As media critic Alexandra Alter notes in The Wall Street Journal, "in the past, publishers and authors had no way of knowing what happens when a reader sits down with a book. Does the reader quit after three pages, or finish it in a single sitting? Do most readers skip over the introduction, or read it closely, underlining passages and scrawling notes in the margins? Now, e-books are providing a glimpse into the story behind the sales figures, revealing not only how many people buy particular books, but how intensely they read them.
For centuries, reading has largely been a solitary and private act, an intimate exchange between the reader and the words on the page. But the rise of digital books has prompted a profound shift in the way we read, transforming the activity into something measurable and quasi-public.
The major new players in e-book publishing—Amazon, Apple and Google—can easily track how far readers are getting in books, how long they spend reading them and which search terms they use to find books. Book apps for tablets like the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nook record how many times readers open the app and how much time they spend reading. Retailers and some publishers are beginning to sift through the data, gaining unprecedented insight into how people engage with books."
As Jeff Bragg pointed out to me, "as someone who uses a Kindle every day, I had never thought much about the data they were collecting and how they might put it to use. It looks like publishers will be making similar 'focus group' type moves in the future in order to maximize profits. We can only hope that authors don't end up letting general audiences influence their work too much. One particular example that struck me was an author who reconsidered writing out one character simply because 30% of the audience 'liked' him."
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WALNUT CREEK -- Having already discontinued a dedicated downtown/nightspots patrol, police will not approve permits for any new mixed-drink-service bars until at least next year, as long as police staffing remains low.
Police Lt. Steve Gorski said Wednesday that the moratorium on new permits isn't a big change from recent trends. "I don't approve a lot of them anyway," he said, mentioning the denial last week of a new permit for a North Main Street business.
Still, Gorski said the new policy is the right way to go.
"I want to be transparent about it ... It does not apply to beer and wine," he said. "In 2014, we will look at this again."
In the mid-1990s, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control determined that Walnut Creek was "saturated" with businesses that serve alcohol and assigned the responsibility of allowing more of them to the Police Department.
Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce CEO Jay Hoyer said a moratorium on new alcohol permits could have commercial ramifications.
"This issue, as it relates to downtown businesses, conjures up a negative," he said. "We have had some alcohol-related businesses downtown for years without a problem."
But there are fewer sworn officers now, police said, and more visitors to downtown. There were 80 sworn positions a few years ago, and 77 now. But the current number includes 12 officers on disability or military leave or in police academy, months away from active duty. Two officers on disability are nearing retirement, which would allow new hires, according police Chief Joel Bryden.
However, that situation didn't dictate the alcohol permit moratorium decision, Gorski said. "It's not just staffing. It is response times, number of calls and the population increase."
Regardless, Councilwoman Kristina Lawson said she believes Walnut Creek has "a severe police staff deficiency."
"I can assure you that it is the council's No. 1 priority to see that the Police Department is fully staffed," she said.
At Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Bryden revealed his five-year strategic plan and described efforts to fill four immediate sworn-officer vacancies. A fully staffed department, he said, is integral to his plan's goals.
The council voted to consider Lawson's proposal for a public safety subcommittee at its next meeting. "It could serve as a sounding board for the chief's strategic plan and give policy guidance to a whole host of public safety issues," Lawson said Wednesday.
Said Bryden, "We have a very attractive city. A safe city and a good package, but finding qualified applicants and the competition for their services is very stiff."
Detective Mike Watson, president of the Walnut Creek Police Association, affirmed that.
"Top-quality candidates are people who have a lot of options," Watson said. "Compensation is a consideration in their decision to come here or not. Our goal is to have the best candidates."
Bryden explained that "lateral hires" from other cities are the most difficult to attract. Two recent top candidate interviewees chose Sunnyvale and Concord over Walnut Creek, reportedly for a better compensation package, he said.