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My favorite game type is most likely fighting games. They never bore me & i play these games with my friends.
Puzzle-ish games and platformers mostly.
I played through Mirrors Edge for the third time a few days ago. It is one of the greatest games I've played. Portal 1 & 2 were great too, and fall mostly in the same category.
Other than that, the half-life series is amazing.
For some reason I like single-player better than multiplayer in the general case. It's too difficult to find strangers who are both fun to play with, and at the same skill level.
I like rpgs, both single and muti-player, but I am rather picky about them. There are many rpgs I won't play because they just don't measure up to my standards.
For a change of pace, I also like strategy games, but I played them for a while, and got sick of them so its back to rpgs again.
My favourite game is one with a good story. I don't really care if it is a 3rd person adventure, 1st person shooter, or racing game. So long as there is a clear story with an element of mystery, then I'll be hooked and want to continue to play. Mindless repetitive games are not for me
Mostly i like Action and Adventure games........because I like games that have stories.......
side scrolling fighting games like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Spider-man(arcade), and X-Men(arcade) or even the 3d ones like Dynamite Cop.
I like 3D action adventure games, and motion games. If a game has all of those things, then all the better.
Mine favorite Type of Games is Racing game...I have played so mnay games from my childhood but I always like to play Need For speed game always..........


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I'm looking to trade for some pre AJ destroyers or worn in star destroyers in the 169-172 range. I thought I couldn't throw them any more and gave some SD/S ones away to a friend, but I was wrong. I still have a number of super stable ones, so not interested in ovestable ones.
Using Sleepy's Scale
Buzzz Z Pink 177+ 10/10
Buzzz Z Orange 177+ 8/10
Comet ESP Orange 177+ 9/10 field thrown, no ink
Comet ESP Blue 177 9/10 field thrown, no ink
Comet ESP Blue 177 9/10 field thrown, no ink
Comet ESP Tomato Red 176 9/10 field thrown, z/esp mix feel
Comet ESP Red 176 9/10 field thrown, z/esp mix feel
Wasp Pro-D White 175 7/10
Roc Champ 2008 USDGC "West sayeed" Red 180 7/10
Roc Champ 2008 USDGC "Thrower" Ugly purple 180 7/10
Sidewinder Star Yellow 172 6/10 ink
Sidewinder Star Blue 170ish 5/10- lots of ink
Starfire Star Blue 172 8/10
Destroyer Blizzard Orange 150 7/10
Katana Star Yellow 175 8/10
Warlock Medium Orange 175 9/10 ink
Warlock SuperSoft Red 170 5/10 gotta little warp
Warlock SuperStupidSoft White 172 7/10
Wizard SuperStupidSoft White 168 7/10 soft like old soft magnets
Pictures upon request. Currently without scale or else would have weighed the 177+ discraft discs. Tourney payout plastic.

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Hello all,
I am new to Buddhism and I have decided to dedicate to myself to study and practice. I have a copy of the translations of the Digha, Majjhima, Samyuta and Anguttara Nikayas from Wisdom Publications. Is there a suggested order in which to read and study these? At this point, I am of the opinion that wisdom is wisdom and that an order of reading is irrelevant.
What do you think?


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The Blamo Toys custom show is only 2 days away and to celebrate they are releasing a new colorway of their most popular character Billy the Rabbit at the event.
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Hand carved Suar wood and hand painted by Zombiemonkie, Albino Billy comes in his own hand silkscreened cardboard display box. Limited to only 10 pieces, Albino Billy costs $70 + shipping.
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1. Large blood vessels [_] 2. Swelter [_] 3. Crafts' partners
4. Hanging lamp [_] 5. Temporary purchase [_] 6. Modify
7. Wandered [_] 8. Fantasy [_] 9. English weight unit
10. Inactive [_] 11. Patternless [_] 12. Embellish
13. Pay- or cell- [_] 14. Receptive [_] 15. Write
16. Free of germs [_] 17. Larger than quarts [_] 18. Mosaic components
19. Blessing [_] 20. Desire to harm [_] 21. Statement
Answer1. aortas [A] 2. roast [O] 3. arts
4. lantern [N] 5. rental [N] 6. alter
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10. dormant [T] 11. random [M] 12. adorn
13. phone [H] 14. open [O] 15. pen
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This little charmer was on Ebay last week and now she is mine.She is handmade with a stitched on face . Her face and body is made from shiney cotton material and her arms and legs are attached with knotted buttons. She is 9" tall and her legs are 5" so they look out of proportion. I have no idea who made her so if you have any idea please help.


text: Yep. I have to say that Technobutter Neoprene is the by far the best thing I have seen from the wetsuit industry this year. I'm waiting for this suit(or the Psycho 3) to win wetsuit of the year. It's funny because I haven't heard a lot of hype behind it, but it's awesome. For the past few weeks I have been wearing the Pyrotech 5.5/4 Hooded Wetsuit, and it honestly is so lightweight and flexible it feels like a 4/3. Being a tall and lean guy(5'11" 157lbs) I fit the O'Neill suits perfect. I'm wearing a size small because this thing is that flexible. It pretty much feels like a second skin, and is extremely comfortable.


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Fairfax County to Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month
Contact for News Media:
Grace Lynch, Communications Manager
Adult and Aging Division
October 8, 2009
Fairfax County to Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month at the
Seventh Annual Caregiver Luncheon and Resource Fair
Fairfax County invites family caregivers of older adults to a luncheon and caregiver resource fair in celebration of National Family Caregiver's Month. The Seventh Annual Caregiver Luncheon and Resource Fair will be held on Friday, November 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Springfield Golf and Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
The luncheon celebrates the contributions family caregivers make every day caring for older family members. The resource fair will provide family caregivers information on county services for caregivers and older adults.
The luncheon costs $10 and registration is required. Register and request ADA accommodations online or by phone at 703-324-5631, TTY 703-449-1186.
Limited scholarships for attendees are available upon request.
For information on how to reach this location using public transportation, visit www.fairfaxconnector.com 703-339-7200; TTY 703-339-1608 or www.wamata.com 202-637-7000; TTY 202-638-3780.
This event is sponsored by the Fairfax Family Caregiver Support Program; a part of the Department of Family Service's Fairfax Area Agency on Aging. Funding for the program comes from the National Family Caregiver Support Program through the Administration on Aging and the Virginia Department for the Aging.
Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa for more information on services for older adults and caregivers.
The luncheon and resource fair implements the county's Fairfax 50+ Action Plan directive to "support caregivers so that they can continue giving."
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-7758 or TTY 703-222-9452.
Department of Family Services
Division of Adult and Aging Services
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708
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A MOTORCYCLIST has died after being thrown 100 yards from his bike in a late-night crash.
The biker, 31, named locally as Alan Wright, was killed while travelling along the A31 at around 12.30am this morning.
A member of the public found him lying in the road and his bike was found some distance away.
It is believed he struck a bollard while riding near St Hubert's Church, before colliding with a safety barrier running alongside the road and then an embankment.
His bike is thought to have been found behind a hedge.
A spokesperson from Dorset Police said police and ambulances raced to the scene but the victim could not be saved.
"A single vehicle fatal road traffic collision took place on the A31 at Corfe Mullen," she said.
"The rider of a motorcycle, a 31-year-old local male, was travelling westbound when he lost control of his grey Yamaha bike.
"He fell from the machine, sustaining serious injuries.
"He was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. The next of kin have been informed."
Friends have been paying tribute on the Echo's Facebook page. Joe Furmage wrote: "Words can't describe the loss RIP my old m8."
Michelle Gale said: "RIP my friend. You will be sadly missed x" while Alison White posted "RlP Alan. so sad. You will be so missed.xxx"
Craig Henson wrote: "Can't believe it, a very good friend for a long time RIP major reality check set in," and Martin Wills said: "Rip buddy, couldn't believe it when I found out it was you mate. 20 years of friendship gone in an instant. X"
The A31 was closed overnight from the A350 Poole Road Roundhouse Roundabout to the B3078 Lake Gates Roundabout while police completed investigation work into the crash. It re-opened at around 9am on Sunday and floral tributes have been left at the scene.
A spokesperson from the South Western Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at around 12.32am reporting that a man had been found lying in the road.
"Two ambulances and a paramedic rapid response vehicle attended. However, no one was conveyed to hospital."
The Rev Pamela Walker, of St Hubert's Church, said prayers were said this morning for the motorcyclist.
"I said prayers at our church for the person involved in this tragic accident and his family, as well as the police officers who were at the scene," she said.
"At the later service, I informed people about what had happened, and further prayers were said.
"It's a tragic situation and our hearts go out to the family and friends of this poor man."
The incident took place just over a mile away from a serious collision involving a motorcyclist on June 13.
The man, in his 40s, suffered life-changing injuries after hitting a metal sign close to the Roundhouse Roundabout.
PC 373 Savage of Poole Traffic Department is appealing for any witnesses to the fatal crash to contact Dorset Police on 101, quoting incident number 22:12.


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Audio Fidelity Sets Two 24 Karat Gold CD Releases for June 21
In its ongoing program of reissuing classic rock and pop albums, Audio Fidelity will release 24 Karat Gold CD versions of Carly Simon's 1972 NO SECRETS and Bad Company's 1975 STRAIGHT SHOOTER on June 21. The discs will be issued as numbered, limited editions that will be retired after their initial runs have sold out, and will be available from both online and brick-and-mortar retail outlets.
First issued in November of 1972, NO SECRETS was Simon's breakthrough LP and remains her best-selling recording to date, having held the No. 1 position on Billboard's album chart for five weeks and ultimately gone Platinum five times over. Her third long-player, NO SECRETS contains Simon's signature single, the chart-topping "You're So Vain," which features Mick Jagger on backing vocals, as well as its follow-up, "The Right Thing to Do." The album introduced eight new Simon originals, as well as a cover of James Taylor's "Night Owl," and enlisted an all-star cast of support players. Taylor joins Simon on vocals for "Waited So Long," which also boasts contributions from Little Feat's Lowell George (slide guitar) and Bill Payne (organ), while Paul McCartney, Bonnie Bramlett and Doris Troy (of "Just One Look" fame) lend vocal assists on "Night Owl." Richard Perry (Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Ringo, Tiny Tim) produced NO SECRETS, and Paul Buckmaster, best known for his work with Elton John, provided string and woodwind arrangements on "When You Close Your Eyes" and the choral arrangement on "Embrace Me, You Child."
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The mum of Pewsey's skeleton bob champion Shelley Rudman received the best birthday present of all today - news that she has been selected for the GB Winter Olympic squad despite a raft of health problems over the past few months.
Josie Rudman, speaking from her home in Pewsey today, declined to reveal which number birthday it was. But speaking on behalf of herself and her husband Jack, she said: "It is a lovely birthday present but we haven't given any thought to how we are going to celebrate my birthday.
"We were just concentrating on waiting for the news about Shelley.
"We are absolutely delighted she has made the team after all she's been through. It has been one thing after another."
Miss Rudman suffered a whiplash injury during training in Calgary in November, a bout of food poisoning which led to her collapsing on a plane and she is just getting over a chest infection.
But Mrs Rudman said she and her husband Jack are confident their daughter will be back to her best for the Olympic skeleton bob competition.
Terrorism scares, after Russian authorities announced they are looking for a suspected female suicide bomber, is less of a worry for the Rudmans. Mrs Rudman said: "I imagine there will be very tight security for the games. There are always scares surrounding big events like this."
If it is possible the Rudmans want to be in Sochi to watch the competition if the Russian authorities will let them.
Mrs Rudman said: "It all depends on whether we can get a visa in time, so nothing is confirmed yet. But we may go to support her if we can."
Mrs Rudman said that Miss Rudman's six-year-old daughter, Ella-Marie, who regularly stays with her grandparents when her mother is away competing, is likely to accompany them.


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The population was suffering from hunger, poverty and the cold. But soon four members of the cultural commission of the Committee for the Homeless, who had remained in Krinki Menase and Pinkhas Garber, B. Nisht and Yakov Kirzhner assembled and decided to open the school again saying that even when there is no flour, there is the Torah (one must study even when there is nothing to eat).
In one year the school, the only Hebrew school in town grew bigger, and the rulers who had at first tolerated it, took a dislike to it and closed it, and compelled the children to attend the German school. But thanks to the efforts of its leaders our school opened again, albeit on a smaller scale.
At the end of 1917, after the Balfour declaration, the committee of the Tzairei Zion convened in Krinki. (It consisted of the following people: Bendet Nisht now in Israel; Alter Potshebutzki died in 1964 in Israel, having survived the cruelties of the Second World War; Berl Zakon now in New York; Melekh Zalkin perished; and Pinkhas and Menase Garber.) It was decided that the school had to be enlarged, especially because of the prospect of an aliya to Palestine and, connected to this, the need to teach the pupils Hebrew, the local language.
It only became possible to carry out the resolution in 1918 when new winds started to blow the winds of revolution first in Russia and then in Germany. When the inhabitants of Krinki started feeling, too, that the iron grip of the occupying forces became weaker, the Tzairei Zion organization enlarged the school and the pupils who had been forced to transfer to the German educational institution were also allowed to come back.
Among the active leaders who fully devoted themselves to maintaining the school were the following people: Avrom Eynshteyn, Heshl Sapirshteyn, Melekh Zalkin, Yosef Gabay, Menase Garber, the author of this article, and later Efraym Afrimzon, Sheyme Kaplan, etc. They spared no efforts and they managed to overcome all the difficulties that arose: political persecutions of the school authorities and especially lack of money.
Forty to fifty percent of the budget was always missing. Great self-sacrifice was required from the school committee and the Tzairei Zion organization in order to cover the deficit. They received piecemeal support from our American brethren and later from the town authorities.
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Despite the hard material situation of the school, the teaching staff always maintained a high pedagogical level. The moving spirits of the school were such educators as Eynshteyn, Gotesfeld, Dr Reys, Dr Tzveygl, Moshe Zaleski (now doctor and director of Hebrew education in Cincinnati, USA), etc.
Hundreds and hundreds of pupils graduated from this educational institution in its eighteen graduating classes. And those graduates who left Krinki and emigrated to North and South America, and the numerous graduates who made aliya to Palestine, occupy most distinguished places in the cultural and social life of their country.
The original idea was to educate Jewish children in Hebrew and in the spirit of our national values and survival in Palestine and indeed the school made this reality. This is shown by both the spiritual foundation with which the pupils were provided, and the enviable rich hakhsharah [training for would-be immigrants], which was to help them take root in the country, build it and fight for it.
Sure Fel-Yelin: Fighting with the Germans for Yiddish education (Struggle with Germans for teaching in Yiddish)
It is the First World War. Homeless, starving, and shabby people wander about in town. Something must be done. I call together the intelligentsia of the town the high school students, the pharmacist and the teacher couple and we decide to create a school for the children and to pay attention to them.
The fight against the German occupying power is a splendid chapter in the history of Krinki. The Germans demand that German be the language of instruction in the schools. We teachers agree that Yiddish should remain the language of instruction and German should be taught only as the vernacular. Among the teachers were the Rotbort sisters (the daughters of Rubke, the Governor of the Province), Potshebutzki, Falk and I, and there were a few German teachers and a high school teacher. The Rotborts had already been linguistically assimilated. I, the socialist-Bundist, was a rather militant Yiddishist. Once I made a sharp attack in public against the representatives of the occupying power and because I was young I did not realize how dangerous it was to oppose a military power. We have not invited you . . . You came to us uninvited . . . Yiddish is our mother tongue . . . We love Yiddish and we will not give in! This is how I was thinking at the time.
The same night my friend, the German high school teacher, knocked on my window and advised me to leave the shtetl at once. . . . I woke up my father and left in the cold grey dawn. I got on a cart to Bialystok. Later I often came to the shtetl to work in the school, in the self-defense group, or to give a lecture. My father used to call me the gabe's wife and he had hardly any time to see me.
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In the time of the revolutions (During the time of the revolutions)
Yisroel Stolarsk: The workers' rule in Krinki (The workers' reign in Krinki)
It is the end of 1918. The First World War has ended. The Germans are about to leave Krinki. The secretary of the county convenes a meeting in the big bes medresh [synagogue and study house] and informs us that the Germans are leaving and the Poles intend to take over the power. He selects some respected Jewish and Christian inhabitants and gives them the keys of the granaries and some twenty thousand German marks and creates a civil committee, which will take over the lead. Dovid Gotlib convenes a meeting of the Bund, the Poalei Zion, and the anarchists, and we decide that with the outbreak of the revolution in Russia and Germany the time has come for the workers of Krinki to take over the power. Following the good old tradition of the Krinki lads we broke into the meeting of the civil committee, scattered it, and established a labor council. We took over the keys of the granaries and the money and the power in the town.
We promptly distributed flour and potatoes among the poor and sent some men to buy weapons in Bialystok. We already had 200 guns and two machine-guns and a lot of crates with weapons. We set up the machine-guns on the roof of the little bank the loan and savings bank. We organized a workers' militia, which was lead by Heykl Barkan (Heykl Mutz). We provided them with guns and red armbands and we started governing the town.
When all the cereals were gone from the granaries, we levied a tax on the rich and organized public work to give work to the poor and the unemployed. They were sent to cut ice on the Krinki lake for the poorhouse.
Our militia had a very difficult task trying to fight theft and hooliganism, which started to spread towards the end of the German occupation. Rich Jewish boys and Christian hooligans terrorized the population and people were forced to suffer and keep silent. When the gang disregarded our warnings to hand over their weapons, we shot two bandits in the market place and that helped. The population was very grateful to us, and later when the Poles took over the power and arrested us, the priest interceded for us and helped us to get free.
This is how we ruled the town for a while. Bialystok was already governed by the Poles. Messengers from Pilsudski himself came to Krinki a few times and called us up to give over the power. We refused. We surrendered only when we were already surrounded and the Poles were coming at us from two directions, from Sokolke and Amdur.
Volf Ekshteyn: The activities of the workers' council and its demise (The activities of the workers' council and its demise)
I arrived back in Krinki after the First World War as a demobilized soldier who had gone through the storm of the Russian revolution in the Russian army. When I came home, I joined the Krinki committee of the Bund with the intention to cut off the left wing of the local movement in order to found a separate communist party, following the example of the Kombund in Russia.
The following people were members of the local committee of the Bund in Krinki: Dovid Gotlib, Issakhar Fink, Avrom Shmuel Zutz, Hakhum Blakher, A. Sh. Liberman, who was a crockery shopkeeper, his sister-in-law, Khame (Nekhame), who was a midwife, and I. Among us we held the continual debates that were going on at that time between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks along the lines set by the two geniuses of that generation, Plekhanov and Lenin.
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Meanwhile the revolution broke out in Germany and the German power around us ceased to exist. A workers' council made up of several parties was set up in Krinki. The chairman was Yerushe Gotlib, Dovid Gotlib's brother, the secretary Velvel Furie, and Yoske Hatzkls, Moshke Furie, Sorke the midwife, Velvel Ekshteyn, Heykl and Shloyme Mutz and Issakhar Fink, as the representatives of the Bund, were its members. There were also a few Christian members, such as Mikhniuk and Anisimovitz, young demobilized officers of the Russian army and tsar Nicholas.
The first action of the workers' council was to levy a tax on the richer inhabitants of the town in order to help the demobilized soldiers who came back from Russia and from German captivity and went around tattered and hungry. There were heads of families among them who had to be given first aid to help them get back on their feet. A soldiers' committee was set up and it successfully carried out the necessary actions. There were very few people who refused to pay the tax. The workers' council organized a big demonstration to protest against the pogrom in Lemberg and almost all the Jews of Krinki participated in it. The demonstrators, together with the tanners, marched through Kostzial and New Street to the town hall and the little bank and back. The red banners were carried by the eldest worker of the town.
Within the workers' council an arms committee was set up, which went to Bialystok every week to buy weapons. We collected money for this from a special tax, which we imposed on the mills of Krinki and its environs around which we deployed our militia.
A problem arose with the illegal youth that went around armed and tried to take advantage of the situation. The workers' council approached them and tried to influence them rather than threaten them. And when we caught a well-known Sokolke thief in Krinki, the illegal youth even helped us hand him over to the Germans in Sokolke, who shot him. (A few Germans were still left in the towns at that time.)
The Krinki workers' council was closely linked to such nearby shtetls as Horodok and Brestovitz, in which there was no stable power either.
We ruled the town thus until the Polish army started to mobilize and the news came to us from Amdur that the legionaries were coming to Krinki. They stopped in the middle of the way and sent ahead a delegation to us with the proposal that we should surrender and give over the power. Dovid Gotlib told them that we would not give over the power to anybody, but they should come and take it if they could. The leaders of the workers' council left Krinki and went to Vilna on a minor road, the Odelsk-Grodno road, to avoid an unnecessary bloodshed.
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By the way: when we arrived in Odelsk, we encountered a pogrom mood but when people learned that the Krinki workers' council was in town, the tensions died down.
Hershl Giteles Oygustovski: The activities of the Bund during the war (Activities of the Bund during the war years)
When Krinki was under German occupation during the First World War the Bund, together with other trends popular among the Jewish population, was active in the cultural life of the shtetl. The literary Saturdays that took place in the little bank are memorable. A wide Jewish public gathered there to hear a little Yiddish lectures on Yiddish literature and Jewish history and the like. And if the representatives of the German occupants were not present, which happened from time to time, the lecturer would sneak into his speech his opinion about daily happenings.
After the disintegration of the German occupying regime, when the inhabitants of Krinki organized their own town administration, the Bund came out in the open and participated in the elections to the town council. When the workers' council took over the power, the Bund joined it. The party was also active in the cultural life of the town. Under the leadership of Shmuel Tenor, a Jewish workers' choir was organized and natural science and cultural studies evenings were also held for the young.
I remember the happy evenings when we gathered, thirsting for culture on the premises of the Bund in Itshe Afroytzik's house. There was a lending library, which had a wide selection of books: world literature, as well as the works of the Yiddish classics, of course, and a rich collection of scientific and general social-economic works.
The Bund played an important role in Yiddish education and theater. The plays of the best Yiddish dramatists (Hirhbeyn, Yakov Gordin, Sholem Ash), as well as of world dramatists (Strinberg, Ibsen, Molière, etc.), were put on stage with amateurs. We would have to search hard to find another town or shtetl where Anski's Dybuk was put on stage without any help, but in Krinki we did it. It required a lot of courage and perseverance, as well as inexhaustible faith and love to realize such a performance. School children dragged all kinds of sacks and blankets to the lake, washed them and sewed them together clumsily, and then Note Kozlovski painted sceneries on them. Great was the excitement when the curtain rose.
Ab Mille: War Years (A song about the war years)
We struggled with hunger,
We ran over the fields to feed ourselves.
Our will to live grew stronger,
We appeased our hunger as best we could.
We were seeking on the fields,
We burrowed ourselves in garden beds,
We wanted to provide food for the winter.
We carried potatoes and rye on our shoulders,
We knew that the languishing would last for years.
The war starts with destruction and fires,
Then come the orphans and widows, cripples and plagues.
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Riverside Airport has become the leading destination for corporate and business aviation in Southern California's Inland Empire.
This Region, separate and distinct from the greater Los Angeles area fifty miles to our west, is home to four million people and a $40 billion annual economy. And the most exciting part is that Riverside Airport is in the center of it all.
With complete landing and navigation systems for all-weather conditions, full conference and catering facilities as well as every level of pilot and aircraft services, this first-class destination is handling the rapidly growing business aviation demands of our region.
Unlike LA basin and coastal airports, Riverside has uncongested airspace, complete local political support, no noise mitigation problems and room for expansion.
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New fears have been voiced that a plan to cut the opening hours of the district's tips will lead to a rise in fly-tipping.
Bradford Council – which runs eight household waste-recycling centres across the district, including the Sugden End site near Cross Roads and the Royd Ings Avenue, Keighley, plant – proposes to reduce opening times to save nearly £200,000 over two years.
All tips are currently open seven days a week but the authority says numbers are low in the early morning and during weekdays.
So the plan is to "maximise efficiency" by opening one hour less each day. Each site would also close for two days a week.
None of the full-day closures would happen on weekends and at least four sites would be open each day across the district.
The plan forms part of the council's budget proposal for the next two years, which has been put out to public consultation.
The results of this consultation are now being processed and the Labour administration is expected to announce its finalised budget plan on Tuesday, ahead of a full council budget meeting on February 20.
Marie Parkin, of Keighley, said she was "shocked" when she heard of the plan.
She added: "My main concern is if the sites are running on reduced opening hours, will this increase the likelihood of fly-tipping? In my opinion, absolutely, yes."
The council's Conservative group also has concerns. Its leader, Worth Valley councillor Glen Miller, said people who went to the tip only to find it shut would be more likely to fly-tip.
He added: "They will sling it at the sides of the roads. I see it all the time."
He also said he was worried that two-day closing would become "three days, then four days".
Worth Valley councillor Rebecca Poulsen previously led a campaign to save the Sugden End site from closure.
"Residents in the Worth Valley have already seen a lot of changes related to recycling and, for some, this may be a step too far," she said.
"I also fear the new hours could be the thin end of the wedge and might ultimately lead to further reductions."
But Coun Andrew Thornton, Labour's executive member for waste, said Tory comments were "entirely speculation". He added: "I don't view it at all as the thin end of the wedge." And he stressed they were considering public feedback on the proposals, with no final decision made.


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Times-Union Center's Artist Series to Welcome Jillian Michaels' MAXIMIZE YOUR LIFE Tour, 4/17
The world's leading health and wellness expert, Jillian Michaels, appears live on stage at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center on Wednesday, April 17th at 7:30PM for one performance only!
Tickets for Jillian Michaels "Maximize Your Life" Tour start at $38.00 and are available by phone at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online at www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or firstname.lastname@example.com. A limited number of VIP Ticket Packages are available, which include one seat in the following sections: Orchestra Pit, Row A - J Center Orchestra, or Box 1 or 2; admission to a group 30-minute Q & A after the show; a 4-week Free Trial to Jillian Michaels' Online Training Program and Total Weight Loss Solution; and a surprise takeaway item.
Promising an evening of inspiration that will forever motivate and change lives, America's health and wellness guru Jillian Michaels is set to launch her first ever "Maximize Your Life" tour this spring. Kicking off April 4th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the tour touches down in 35 cities across the United States and Canada, wrapping up May 21 in Toronto. The complete itinerary can be found at www.jillianmichaels.com.
In this intimate and uniquely personal experience, Jillian shows how to harness your potential, kick-start your goals and live an exceptional life - sharing her keys to health, success and happiness. No hype, no false promises: just results.
"Your health is the platform that your entire life is built upon - from your physical health to your confidence and self-worth, I will give you the skillset, tools and insights to transform any aspect of your life immediately so you realize your true potential, and create the future you've dreamed of and deserve," exclaims Jillian.
Imagine. Believe. Achieve. These three words lay at the core of Jillian's message. In a riveting, two-hour show, Jillian will awaken you to reignite your passion, define your goals and live in your authentic truth. She will teach you how to redefine your self-image, dramatically enhance your confidence and self-worth and blast through all internal and external obstacles.
Finally, Jillian will supply the information and action plan that will empower you to conquer any challenge and achieve every goal. You will learn the science of shedding pounds, the impact of hormones on weight loss and how to bring them back into balance. She demonstrates the how, what and why of workouts, sharing her most effective methods of burning fat and calories. And most importantly, she will teach you how to shift your attitude, behavior, and mindset to maximize your life.
Inspiring and motivating initially through television, Jillian Michaels has become the world's leading health and wellness expert. She has appeared on 11 seasons of NBC's "The Biggest Loser," seen in more than 90 countries around the world. As a motivator and role model, Jillian has made a unique connection with her audience, one that stems from her own personal journey.
Before becoming a media sensation, she struggled with her own weight as a teenager. With her empowering information and tools, she now motivates millions through multiple media platforms. Jillian is a New York Times best-selling author, having sold more than 3.5 million books worldwide, including such titles as "Master Your Metabolism" and "Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life." Her newest book "Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast, and Lasting Weight Loss" has just been released. In addition, Jillian's DVDs are global bestsellers.
Through extensive charity work, Jillian serves as an ambassador for Stand Up 2 Cancer and the NFL's Play 60. She also works with military families through the USO, and is a champion of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a program dedicated to eradicating the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States. In addition, Jillian is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, working to protect the rights and welfare of children.
Jillian's call to action: "It's time to ask why not you? When are you going to say 'Enough is enough,' and step into the limitless possibility for joy and abundance that your life does hold? If you are a person who feels your health could improve or there is any facet of your life where you feel dissatisfied and unfulfilled, the question is how can you not come to the show?" says Jillian.
To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call The Artist Series Box Office at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) (toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY). Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the The Artist Series' website: www.artistseriesjax.org.


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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has re-fractured the third metacarpal on his right hand, the team announced Saturday.
For further examination of the injury, which was was revealed in an MRI after initially being diagnosed as a sprain, Love will travel to New York City this week to be examined by Dr. Andy Weiland. The visit to Weiland will determine Love's next course of action.
-- Saturday: T-wolves lose to Blazers | Sunday: NBA schedule and scores
Love broke the same hand in October while doing knuckle push-ups in a pre-practice workout. He was expected to miss at least eight weeks with the injury, but was back on the court in a little over a month.
The All-Star forward sat out the Wolves' first nine games of the season. When he came back to the court Nov. 21, Love quickly returned to form and averaged 18.3 points and 14.0 rebounds with 14 double-doubles in 18 games.
Minnesota waded through the early season with hopes of having Love and point guard Ricky Rubio at full strength for the first time since last March, when Rubio injured a knee. That expectation has been threatened with Love's recent injury and Rubio having back spasms.
Even before it was discovered Love broke his hand, neither player was listed as active for Saturday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Love, who injured his hand in Thursday's win over the Denver Nuggets, was out for what was thought to be a finger sprain. Rubio has missed three games because of back spasms since making an impressive return on Dec. 15.
As Love has often mentioned, the Timberwolves have playoff aspirations. With its two best players battling injuries, the team currently sits in ninth place in the Western Conference standings at 15-15. The T-wolves have reached that record while dealing with several injuries. Brandon Roy, Nikola Pekovic and Andrei Kirilenko also missed extended time this season.


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Here's more Fallout news/coverage we thought you'd be interested in…
We'll start at Planet Fallout, where they've started State of Modding — a new interview series where they talk to modders within the community. The first two interviews, JaySuS and DarN are up, with more on the way.
Speaking of mods, if you're looking for new stuff to experience in the game, Hellforge has a new feature on 50 Mods You Should Be Playing For Fallout 3. Topping the list is the Enclave Commander mod by that we featured earlier this year, followed by Weapon Mod Kits, which we just featured today.
There's a couple interesting articles elsewhere worth reading. At IGN, Rus McLaughlin has put together an eight-page History of Fallout feature — that discusses the franchise all the way back to its Wasteland roots. Meanwhile, Clive Thompson reacts to post-apocalyptic atmosphere of Fallout 3 in a column for Wired. Here's a snippet:
"The big difference with Fallout 3 is that it depicts — with remarkable fidelity — a city that actually exists, and that I've often visited. When I emerged from Tenleytown Station, I knew what it was supposed to look like: a bustling city scene of briefcase-toting wonks, trucks delivering packages, people buying coffee at corner stores. When I visited the location in Fallout 3, I saw nothing but the rusting hulk of a bombed-out blue car, with smoke billowing over the buckled asphalt and buildings as brittle as fall leaves"
On a lighter note, I suggest checking out 1Up Editor Kurtis Seid's blog on entitled, "What I eat when I play Fallout 3." Check out the brahmin feast above. Mmmm…..brahmin!


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This is the Hornet Baseball Camps most popular camp session of the summer! Camp will start off in the morning with several fundamental drill stations to improve skill and understanding of the game. In the afternoon all campers will get the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the morning sessions and participate in instructional scrimmage games on the Hornet Field at Sacramento State University.
All Sacramento State camps are open to any and all entrants per NCAA rules, but are limited as noted on the following camp flyer by number, age, grade level and/or gender.
Camp is designed for players aged 7-12 and will run from 9:00am-3:00pm each day. There will be a 8 to 1 camper to coach ratio.
Players will be grouped by age, ability and prior experience. When not participating in a scrimmage game campers will be hitting in Sacramento State's hitting facility.
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Hornet Baseball Camps are designed to teach students solid fundamental baseball skills as well as to raise their level of understanding of the game of baseball. Our purpose is to provide each camper with the instruction and encouragement needed to develop individual skills to a greater level. In addition, we want the camper to be aware that individual skills are best utilized when they are incorporated into a team concept. We will emphasize how individuals work together on a field to form a baseball "team."
The Hornet Baseball Camps are proud to call Hornet our home. Hornet Field was renovated in 2003 with several improvements for Hornet fans and student-athletes.
The stadium now seats 1,200 spectators and has permanent seating that stretches from dugout to dugout with chairback seating located in the lower section.
The field was also renovated with new sunken dugouts, new sod was laid between home plate and the backstop, and padding was added along the backstop and dugout areas.
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England led by 319 at lunch on day four, in pursuit of a declaration before trying to bowl India out a second time in the third Investec Test at the Ageas Bowl.
Alastair Cook unsurprisingly opted against enforcing the follow-on after James Anderson (five for 53) had marked his 32nd birthday by taking India's last two wickets quickly.
Anderson bounced out Mahendra Singh Dhoni and then Mohammed Shami in the space of six balls as the tourists were bowled out for 330.
Cook, however, was not tempted to put the tourists straight back in again - preferring a rest for his bowlers, who needed 106.1 overs to take 10 wickets first time round.
Instead, the England captain helped to guide his team to 80 for two in 20.5 overs - number three Gary Ballance providing much-needed impetus in a half-century stand after Sam Robson edged some seam movement from Bhuvneshwar Kumar to slip.
First-innings centurion Ballance then appeared a little unlucky to be given out caught at short-leg off Ravindra Jadeja to what was therefore the last ball of the session.
Dhoni had earlier gloved an attempted hook behind without addition to the 50 he reached the previous evening, and Shami was also snaffled by Jos Buttler behind the stumps as India managed to add only seven runs on another glorious day.


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By Brian in SLC
From: Sandy, Utah
Oct 6, 2003
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|You can avoid the 3 rappels mentioned by hiking and downclimbing around past the aforementioned anchor. Skirt the top of the crag to the east, hike/climb down a ramp, around the corner, then over to a tree with a chain rap anchor. Climb down around 10 feet then straight left (easiest). This downclimb/hike off is easy but exposed, so be careful. Much faster than rappelling three times, especially if you stick a rope. As well, pulling your rope dislodges rocks onto folks climbing below, not a good thing at all.
By Nathan Fisher
Jul 13, 2004
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
I finally did this one today. Wow!! This is a must do. I was looking in my old book, and it has drawn topos of Dead Snag instead of the photo (much better). It shows the 2nd pitch dropping right from the belay station to the ledge and then continuing up past 2 old pitons, and then working through the bulge and into the hand/fist/offhand crack. I don't recommend this variation as it creates heinous rope drag, and it doesn't add anything. The crack on pitch 2 is great and protects well, and as John says, on the 3rd pitch protection is sparse. This 3rd pitch (to me at least) seemed very exposed, more so than the right variation on Outside Corner, JHCOB Wall.
Also, I believe the variation Peter mentions is actually the 2nd half of pitch 2 on Jig's Up. Also very enjoyable.
By vincent pierce
Aug 19, 2004
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|A BC classic! Don't cheat yourself on pitch 3... get on that arete!
By Harvey Miller
May 25, 2005
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Great climb! Crack on Pitch 2 gets a bit off-width. Might want to bring a couple of the big cams such as Metolius #8-10.
By Lee Jensen
Jun 3, 2005
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|If you have two 60m ropes simply tie them together. You can rap all the way from the anchors. You will end up on a small shelf about 5 feet above the ground which you can easily scramble down.
By Lee Jensen
Jul 7, 2005
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|I did this in two pitches with my 60m rope. The first pitch is enjoyable, but the second is excellent. On the first pitch I went up to the second ledge (the flat one with a big block you can sling). The second pitch transitions about 10 feet to the right and then goes directly up the obvious fist size crack. I protected this with a single #3 Camalot which I walked up once. It would be better to have two large pieces. The crack is a solid fist jam crack, but very smooth rock. At the top of the crack move out onto the arete and enjoy the view. Simply amazing. I clipped two fixed cams, a fixed nut, and a solid bolt. Above the crack, other than the fixed gear, there is a couple places for small cams (.1 - .3 Camalot). Overall, protection on the last 50 feet is sparse, but not run out, and the holds are plentiful and solid. Sling a solid tree for your 2nd pitch anchor. I had about 15 feet or rope left when I topped out.
By John J. Glime
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 15, 2005
To view a 10 minute car to car ascent of this climb, (for the record it usually takes me 10 minutes to walk to the base) check out door5.com where you can watch Ryan McDermott's free solo in running shoes.
By ASENDR
Oct 4, 2005
|A 70 meter rope will get you to the belay ledge for the last pitch. You can sling a small ledge on the last pitch arete for additional pro. If you do rap you can combine raps 2 & 3 w/70 meter rope but barely.
By icsteveoh
From: salt lake city, UT
Aug 14, 2006
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|great climb, can combine the last two pitches into one on a 60m rope. Both belay stations each have an old piton. Second pitch vertical crack has tons of cams in it so I guess its a gobbler. I didn't use anything bigger than a metolius #8. Belay stations love nuts and maybe bring some webbing or cordelette for the tip top tree anchor.
By Lee Gitlin
Aug 31, 2006
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Fairly straightforward climbing on pitches 1 and 2, although each seems to have crux moves. The cruxes protect well, though. The belays at the end of P1 and P2 do not have chains; you will have to set your own anchors. Both belays have good stances and plenty of places to set good pieces.
Sketchy pro on the third pitch, especially after the bolt. Seems like the hand ledge 12-15 feet above the bolt was the first opportunity for a solid placement. Plenty of back and forth from the arete to the crack system. Climbing is easy on the arete and the view is magnificent.
However, after watching Ryan McDermott's sub 10 minute car-to-car lap, posting a bunch of beta seems ... trivial?
By Talia
From: SLC, UT
Jul 5, 2007
|anyone else get their rope stuck after the first rappel? I think this is 2/2 for me. What the reaaaaaal dill
By ClimbPHX.com
From: Mesa AZ
Sep 25, 2007
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Great introduction to the wonderful climbing conditions in UT
Bring larger gear for the offwidth crack in pitch 2 - made for an uneasy couple moves with small cams in ...
Great views, great exposure - Totally in the moment! Thanks Russ!!!
By builttospill
May 25, 2009
Combining p2 and p3 is reasonable if you runner things long and don't place too much gear (or carefully place it in line). This makes for one of the best pitches of climbing I've ever done.
The downclimb to the south and down a single rap (or downclimb if you want) seems A LOT easier than 3 raps. It takes all of 4 minutes to walk over to the single rap from a tree with a chain around it.
By Rockwood
From: West Jordan
Aug 4, 2009
|No problem with the rope on the rappels for me except at the end when I tossed it into the tree, my fault not the routes. The second rap was kind of fun going over the little roof and you come down so close to your stuff at the bottom it's easy. We climbed this about 8:30 am on a Saturday and didn't see anyone else around till we were on our way down. The third pitch is great. You can climb up either side or both and it's so airy you seemed exposed in every direction, not just down. Seemed short and quick for 3 pitches. I wanted it to keep going.
By Michael Buchanan
Apr 27, 2010
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Sweet route! A classic first multi-pitch lead!
By Tryhard Scoville
From: Sandy, UT
May 23, 2010
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Stellar climb! I think I did a variation to the starting pitch that involves pulling a 5.7-5.8 roof (See my description in the comment section for Die Another Day). For P2, I would have preferred to have doubles of BD C4[3-4], but I managed just fine with one of each and BD Hexes [8-9]. I stayed on the arete for the finish; pro was difficult, but I found some good placements right of the arete that I runnered long to the left side. I was very happy to have my small MasterCams [0-3]; I placed the purple [0] on every pitch. Combined raps 2-3 with 70m rope. I had no problem with my 70m, but tie knots just in case!
By steven sadler
From: SLC, UT
Jul 24, 2010
|great climb. the last pitch seems a little run out but its easy so not bad. i remember wishing i had a number 4 for the first pitch anchors. used tcu's up to number 3 throughout the climb. fun route.
By cragsavvy
From: Salt Lake City
Sep 25, 2010
|You can easily get down with one 60 meter rope by doing it in 3 rappels. The third rap anchors are just below the 5.8 roof and next to a bush. It is a 3 minute walk back to the base of climb from here, easily done in climbing shoes.
By Josh Cameron
From: California in my Mind
Jul 4, 2011
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|We combined this route with the 2nd pitch of Jig's Up. Made for some awesome and moderate climbing. However, we couldn't find the bolt at the start of the third pitch; maybe we traversed in above it.
By rging
From: Salt Lake City, Ut
Jun 1, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|I don't quite get the bolt on the third pitch. It's the only place I could find to put pro in (a few feet above or below it, don't remember). After that I looked around and took my time and couldn't find much. I don't know why someone didn't put that bolt 15-20 feet higher where it is really run out if they felt it needed one.
By Tristan Higbee
From: Ogden, UT
Jun 13, 2012
Fantastic route. I don't see how 250 feet of 5.6 could get any better. There's not a single loose rock on this thing. We easily combined the 2nd and 3rd pitches with a 70m rope.
The rappel route can be done in 2 rappels with a 70m rope. Do the first rap (~80 feet) and then combine the next 2. You'll end up just able to reach a stance about 10-15 feet off the ground, from which you can then scramble down to the ground.
By Peter Hayes
Jul 28, 2012
|This route, Steort's Ridge, is one of the premiere multi-pitch climbs in Big Cottonwood Canyon, and it is popular because of the terrific exposure, the variety of skills called upon and the excellent protection...it is THE stand-out route on the crag. Consequently, many parties are forced to retreat when weather comes in, or when one in the party is over their head. Currently, there are no fixed rap stations (paired bolts with chains) on the route itself, forcing a retreat from webbing (which becomes crispy and unsightly tat) or sacrificed gear. I have a suggestion: erect quality rap stations at the top of pitch one and two. There is a single Leeper-Z and a single ring-less pin at each of these stations, and that fixed gear has been there for decades: fixed gear at these belays is nothing new. In most of the areas I have climbed (Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Tahquitz, Suicide Rock) popular moderates are all outfitted with rap anchors. It's a public service, and it eliminates the need to leave unsightly tat, or ones own gear in a forced retreat. I thought of going up there and simply putting this in, but I wanted to avoid any sort of bolt chopping issue. I think the raps could be positioned away, to climber's left, from where the anchors would routinely be erected, which would allow retreating parties to not interfere with those who choose to remain on the climb. What do you think? And we linked the rap to the ground from the first station with a single 70m rope...barely...
By Stevie Nacho
From: Utah
Jul 29, 2012
Sorry Dude,
Adding rap anchors to Steorts is an awful idea. I've lost a few stoppers when I was forced to retreat in a rainstorm on that wonderful ridge, however I feel that its just part of the experience. People need to learn how to deal with stuff like that if they ever want to venture out, beyond the "public service" routes. You would help they newbies more if your refrained from this. Thanks for posting, rather than doing it and starting up a poop storm.
One vote for NO
By Ben Folsom
Jul 29, 2012
|Another No vote here. In fact it is completely unthinkable. Like Nacho said, if you gotta bail for some reason, leaving a couple nuts behind is not a big deal. Installing rap anchors up there would be a huge dis-service to the climbing community.
By Craig Martin
From: Park City
Jul 29, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|You mean the rap anchors that have already been added to this area are not enough? Those anchors where not there 20 years ago. It was a walk off back then. I would vote no to any bolts being added to this route.
By Andrew Gram
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 29, 2012
|Anchors on this would get chopped in a second, and rightly so.
By Brian in SLC
From: Sandy, Utah
Jul 30, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Another very strong "NO!" to adding fixed anchors to this route.
And you can bet if you add anchors to any moderates at any of the other locations you mentioned they'd be chopped in a heartbeat. The statement that "Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Tahquitz, Suicide Rock) popular moderates are all outfitted with rap anchors" is absolutly not true. Folks in those areas, when they're ready to lead a route, learn how to build anchors and judge the conditions and weather. If they blow it, they leave gear. And...that's ok.
Fairly easy downclimb/downlead from the first pitch, easy walk off from the last, and, very easy to leave a couple stoppers at the top of p2 if you need to bail.
There is no crispy webbing on this route (I know 'cause I've climbed it a few times this year, and, every year). There are no Leeper Z pitons either (being a bit of a gear junkie, I know what those are). I've seen folks bail off that single soft iron pin at the first pitch belay (yikes!) which they could have easily backed up (wish they would have, I bootied their biner of the pin the next day). There is no "unsightly tat" on this route.
I also wouldn't be opposed to removing the rappel line that goes down to the left. No need for that. Takes way longer than the easy walk and scramble off.
By zoso
Jul 30, 2012
Brian in SLC wrote: "I also wouldn't be opposed to removing the rappel line that goes down to the left. No need for that. Takes way longer than the easy walk and scramble off."
+1 (as well as +1 to not adding fixed anchors).
By Ben Folsom
Jul 30, 2012
+1, +1, +1
There you go... Brian drove the nail in one strike.
By bsmoot
Jul 31, 2012
|Adding convenience bolts to this route is such a bad idea that I don't know where to begin....just don't do it! Traditional classics need to be preserved.
By kBobby Hanson
From: Spokane, WA
Aug 3, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
I fall into the "NO" camp for adding anchors on Steort's Ridge also.
However, please do not remove the rappel anchor to climber's left. It also serves at the anchor to a pretty decent climb I installed several years ago. At the very least, please contact me or my partner (Rob C.) to discuss the matter.
Thank you.
By gen-eva
From: Salt Lake City
Aug 25, 2012
Even as a complete noob, I can cast a hearty "NO" on adding belay anchors. That sounds silly.
This was my first multi-pitch trad lead, after learning gear placement on a route the day before. I appreciated the LACK of bolted belay anchors, because I got to practice BUILDING them (isn't that integral to multi-pitch trad?).
On the positive side: This was an awesome first multi-pitch trad lead!! Lovely rock, good variety of moves, excellent arete with sweet exposure... Everything I'd have asked for and more :)
By Makaela Herran
Sep 9, 2012
|Awesome route. Would be an awesome first multi-pitch trad lead.
By Ryan Stefani
Oct 15, 2012
Very fun climb. I totally agree about the last pitch: slap that arete all the way up. I'm a 5.6 climber and found the bit of run out on the edge great! I got a BD .3 in a horizontal above the bolt, but I would only give that a 3 out of 4 chance in holding body weight. I did get a good placement right above the belay, which is always a good feeling.
In the middle of the climb, get into that off-fists crack! It's awesome! Just when you think you're going to struggle with that next foot, there's a ledge or an edge in there! It's spectacular. The best part of the route for sure!
I totally agree: do not add any bolts! It is completely unnecessary and would wreck a good climb. The only bolt that is needed is already there. The raps were set up perfectly as well. If you're considering adding new bolts to any established climb anywhere in the world ever, go climbing with a mature (eg: old) trad guy for a year before you put a bolt kit into your pack.
By Mr. Hummus
From: SLC, Utah
Nov 1, 2012
Climbed this today in 2 pitches. It was so windy that I thought I was gonna be blown off the arete. Made the 5.6 climb more exciting.Came down in 2 raps with a 70. Barely. Super fun route.
Found some sunglasses at the bottom. Hit me up if you want them back.
Oh, and my car window was bashed in and my sister's purse was stolen. So be careful not to leave any valuables visible while parked on the road. There are some junky banditos out there.
By Kevin Chuba
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 8, 2013
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
I felt comfort in placing a BD number 3 & 4. You to, may like climbing when the pro is plenty.
Full rack and stoppers are fun.
70 meter rope worked for us
half a dozen alpine draws/half dozen quick draws
lockers and cord
the booty is good and plenty:)
By Ben W
Jun 16, 2013
|Great climb! We climbed it with three people and two 60m ropes and were able to take all three raps as one. With rope stretch, it puts you about 5 feet off the ground on a nice ledge that you can scramble off of very easily. Great first time multi-pitch trad lead!
By Hendo Henderson
From: Denver, CO
Jul 8, 2013
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Good climb. If you're in charge of the trip or get dibs on which pitch to lead. Lead the 2nd and then link the 3rd. Might have to be sparse with gear or extend your gear, but I basically climbed 250ft of 3 star climbing continuously! Pretty sweet.
I actually liked East dihedral just as much...until I got to the last pitch. That last pitch of Steort's is pretty great. The holds are all there (even if you stay along the arete). We're talking like flake-like jug type holds (small, but there). It's not like 40ft of run-out slab at the top of a City of Rocks route...
Calling the 2nd pitch the "offwidth" pitch is a tad misleading. At least for a 5'11" 175lb dude. It's actually hands down low, then fists in the middle. Then forearms and MAYBE one or two chicken-wing moves at the top 3rd. And there's holds outside the offwidth, and it's not like straight up. It's on a good, comfortable angle. I didn't realize I was on the offwidth...but then again I got meathooks for hands.
By Garret Nuzzo-Jones
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 9, 2013
|The wide crack has some awkward moves on glassy surfaces. Bring a #4 if you've got it or run it out if this isn't pushing you too hard.
By Josh Allred
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 4, 2013
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|Standard rack with doubles in #2. You could prob bring a #4 for the arete. Honestly, there isn't much pro from the bolt until you get to a long foot ledge (maybe 20 ft from the top?). Managed to get a #2 in there. It felt fantastic to run it out with good exposure. Great feet and hands all the way up.
By Nick Meinzer
From: Mountain Green
Oct 23, 2014
|Two 70 meter ropes will get you all the way to the ground from the chains/anchors to the climber's left (East Dihedrals). Don't go down the route though, stay to the left so you go over the other two sets of anchors. I had some rope to spare at the bottom. If in doubt you can swing out a bit at the lowest set of chains and see the ground.
By Lindsey Robinson
From: Salt Lake City, UT
May 14, 2015
|It was fun to have that exposure on the arête, esp on lead. We did it in 2 pitches, and there are so many places to set up a belay (before the runout part at the end). +1 for the hike/downclimb descent, it was easier to find the trail than scout for rap anchors. I think I dropped a red dyneema sling at the anchors, so hopefully someone who needs a sling finds it!
By Carter Lee
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 2, 2015
|I was on this route yesterday and wound up having to bail part way up the second pitch. A six pack of your favorite brew (or other desired reward) goes to whoever retrieves the booty I had to leave. Wound up leaving an older generation #1 BD cam, a few slings, x2 non lockers and 1 locker.
By Daniel H. Bryant
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 4, 2016
I ran it out to the belay after the bolt on the 3rd pitch, not proud of that action, but I was having trouble finding placement that would actually hold.
Other than that, it was a great climb.
By Garrett Green
From: Utah
Jul 12, 2016
Pitch 3 is a lightly run out gem: laugh out loud, exposed, and criminal fun. Trust your climbing and pull on that arete.
I have a thin rack currently, I wish I would have had a BD #3 or #4 for the wide crack on pitch 2. I ran it out consistently throughout the whole climb due to my lack of bigger pieces.
By Jeremy Bullough
Nov 12, 2016
|Do NOT leave your valuables at the base of the climb! I have heard 3 stories in just the last 6 months of people having their phones, wallets and other things stolen from their bags.
By Melissa Whalen
Jun 8, 2017
|Last night (6.7.17) my partner and i couldn't get our green blackdiamond .75 out on the second/third pitch. It is a horizonal placement. If you are able to remove it would you please kindly return it back to us! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com thanks so much!!!
By eldorfy
Jul 10, 2017
A. Great climb. Ledges are awesome and super chill spots to relax while belaying. also my partner and I were able to turn the rappel into two with a seventy meter rope however the second rappel (rope stretcher) led us to a nice ledge about ten feet off the ground and it's a super easy walk down from that ledge
B. Cams have a tendency to walk deeper into the cracks. I saw two that were stuck and I was unable to get them out after finagling with em for about ten minutes
C. My partner got my number four bd cam stuck right at the beginning of pitch two. If retrieved please email me (eldorfy at Gmail.com) so we can make plans for my baby to come home
10/10 would definitely recommend and do again
By Tom Thomas
From: Pittsburgh
Sep 10, 2017
|I have spent the last 20+ years climbing throughout the US and this climb is classic.. If you are in the area you need to do this climb.. It is right up there with High Exposure at the Gunks, SW Corner Headstone J-tree, Thin Air in NH and Cathedral Peak in CA as one of the finest 5.6 climbs I have ever done.. My wife and I really enjoyed this climb


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What's the difference?
The number of distinct motives for murder in human history, even the number hidden under God-knows what rooftops across the United States right this minute, is greater, I expect, than any crime writer or forensic psychologist could imagine. Maybe I'm wrong. But that's my guess. I can see how it might be comforting to think otherwise: that we could index these motives, that we could categorize them, trace them back to respective causes, and in some cases maybe know that we could take specific measures to prevent them from resulting in more murder. But I don't think that. It could be, as our own Robert Wright puts it (in summarizing his read on an argument I made yesterday), that ubiquitous images of James Holmes "encourage others who are mentally disturbed to follow in his footsteps," and so we shouldn't mention his name or show his face. But I wouldn't assume it. I wouldn't even assume that James Holmes or anyone he might inspire are mentally disturbed. I don't know yet. No one in the media does.
Still, we don't have to suppose very much about Holmes's motives to hit the question of what it means to cover what he did responsibly. In fact, we don't have to suppose much at all about his motives for suiting up with military-grade weapons and armor, and shooting down dozens of strangers in a movie theater last week, beyond the fact of his having done so.
Why? Because it would take a more dissociated mind than any mass murderer's on record for Holmes's decision to engage in a public shooting spree not to include the recognition that he'll be infamous for it. The perpetrator may be neutral about the prospect of his infamy, but he's more plausibly into it -- and he's almost certainly not averse. You don't have to have a firm stake in debates over the dynamics of "copycat killings" (which is tricky terrain with slippery slopes) to conclude that when the media sensationalize an act of mass killing, they're likely giving the killer something he wants, possibly the thing he killed for, and plausibly meanwhile giving another potential killer more of an incentive than he'd otherwise have to realize his potential.
The problem is, journalists may have a moral responsibility to do their jobs in ways that minimize the likelihood of causing death; but they have other responsibilities, too -- responsibilities that don't fit easily with a sort of Hippocratic Oath that would say, "Never do what may possibly cause indirect harm to anyone." The Atlantic Wire's Jen Doll makes the point that even if we could shame all of media into no longer taking advantage of Holmes's victims by sensationalizing their deaths (and we can't: "If you've ever tried to shame TMZ, ... you know this is something of a losing battle"), we shouldn't try to "punish James Holmes with obscurity." It wouldn't honor the victims, or serve any other real purpose -- except maybe a vain notion that Holmes would now be watching us "punish" him from jail. Covering the Aurora massacre right means understanding as much as we can, while we can best understand it, without letting the information become noise:
Seeing something too much is as dangerous as not seeing it at all; it becomes meaningless, just part of the media wallpaper that we begin to ignore. The most terrifying fact of all isn't that his name won't be forgotten to honor the victims, it's that his name will be forgotten because in this 24-hour news cycle, we've simply moved on to something new. Before that happens, let's do our best to learn what we can.
This is well put and, I think, right. But what does it really imply?
Charlie Brooker's argument after Germany's Winnenden massacre in 2009 wasn't, after all, that we should not know what to call Tim Kretschmer, or what he looked like. It wasn't that the public should be kept ignorant of any aspect of what motivated him to shoot 27 people, killing 11. It certainly wasn't that we should write him out of history (so impossible a task, incidentally, that not even the president of the United States could pull it off -- by refusing to name-check him in a speech or otherwise). It was that the media shouldn't exploit Kretschmer's victims or gratuitously risk encouraging imitators, either by turning news coverage of their murders into mindless entertainment, or by consuming it as such, or, worst of all, by tactily indulging the sensational conceit that he was "some kind of antihero."
It may be too bad that the media can't just follow commenter Brendan McCarthy's very punk-rock suggestion:
Just employ the qualifier 'LOSER' every time their names are mentioned. So for example a picture caption would read "LOSER joe blow," etc. Maybe news media should also include an apology alongside each picture, like, "We are sorry to have to show you this LOSER picture, but ..."
... without obscuring the loss of human lives with a kind of pat self-righteousness. But it can be vigilant -- and the public can be vigilant -- about what's news analysis and what's not. So when we see journalists filling airtime and trying to keep us hooked by passing the latter off as the former, we can check our heads; and we can check theirs with the best means we have available to us these days: 140 characters isn't a lot, but it can add up.


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What is this medicine?DINOPROSTONE, PROSTAGLANDIN E2 (dye noe PROST one, pros tuh GLAN din) is used to help dilate the cervix in pregnant women who are at or near term. This will help to induce labor.
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Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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This week I have been pretty heads down working with a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer learning how to best customize System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to monitor things not included in the SQL Server Management Pack. Based on the training I have received, I spent tonight working on a series of monitors to check that backups have been performed within SLA's for the databases that I manage. While working on the TSQL to pull the information back from SQL Server, I happened to "luck up" and pick an instance that had some serious performance problems pulling the information that I wanted out of SQL Server. It turns out that I had over 1GB of backup history data in MSDB.
So how exactly did this happen? Well, its easier than you might think, and you probably have the same problem in your own environment We use a 3rd party tool for SQL Server backups and while this tool is really good at handling the backups of our databases, it doesn't cleanup the history of the backups that it has performed. Anytime that a database backup completes, it is recorded inside of the MSDB database. You can easily query the dbo.backupsets table to get the last backup information back for every database in a server. However, after 3 years this table can grow to be quite large.
To manage the size of this table a simple grooming process can be put in place via SQL Agent Job that executes a simple script:
DECLARE @oldestdate datetime SET @oldestdate = GETDATE() - 21 EXEC dbo.sp_delete_backuphistory @oldestdate
This will purge the Backup History from MSDB for any backup older than the date specified for the @oldestdate variable, in this case 21 days. The difference here was that 21 days of data was 42MB instead of the 1GB that originally existed. My scripts executed immediately for this size of data and I have subsequently created a nightly scheduled task to groom my backup history information on all of my servers.
And since Microsoft still hasn't bothered to put any useful indexes on the tables in MSDB that need them badly, don't forget to borrow from Geoff Hiten and put some indexes there that will make this operation quicker (even when you do get a bit behind in maintenance):
I believe there are now proper indexes in the later 2005 SP's and 2008 to aide in these deletes. But yes I find this an extremely common issue at most clients that I review. I have seen MSDB databases several GB's in size all due to backup history. And FYI there is a task in the maintenance plans to do this as well for those who use maintenance plans.


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Asymmetrical Bilateral Hemidiaphragm
A recent xray indicated my hemidiaphragm to be asymmetrical. I am wondering what may cause this? The reason for the xray was severe abdominal pain. It was determined that there was a back-up of stool which looked like it was pushing against the diaphragm although no one told me at that time. I can not say that I have eliminated the amount they said was there. What problems can this cause? Another doctor noticed the diaphragm. Could it be this? Also, in June I had a bad fall onto a rock from a tree branch. Could this have done something? I have been having sciatic pain radiating down to my knee on the right side which can originate from the tailbone.
Asymmetry of the hemidiaphragm is fairly common and non-specific. It may be from diaphragm problems or abdominal problems. It almost always does not cause symptoms.
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Dallas Cowboys coach Andy Reid? According to one report, it's not that far-fetched an idea.
The Trenton Times' Mark Eckel, citing a source close to Reid, reported Sunday that the embattled Philadelphia Eagles coach could jump to his team's longtime rival next season if the Cowboys fire Jason Garrett.
"I know a lot of people think Andy is going to San Diego next year (if the Chargers fire Norv Turner), and I can see that happening," the source, who asked not to be identified, told Eckel. "But I keep hearing Dallas. I think he can end up with the Cowboys. As a matter of fact, I think he will end up with the Cowboys, if Jason is fired."
The Eagles are expected to dismiss Reid before long. Philadelphia is 3-9 and has lost eight consecutive games, including a 38-33 Sunday night loss to Dallas. Team owner Jeffrey Lurie said before the season that an 8-8 record would be "unacceptable."
Garrett's job is seen as more secure, although the 6-6 Cowboys are in danger of missing the playoffs. Team owner/general manager Jerry Jones has publicly supported Garrett this season.
Eckel's source tried to make the case that Reid and Jones would be able to work together. Jones makes the Cowboys' personnel decisions, a power Reid enjoys in Philadelphia.
"I think Andy would be a good fit with the Cowboys," the source was quoted by Eckel as saying. "I feel he would get along fine with Jerry. It would be the two of them working together, no middle man to get in the way."
Reid will get an up-close look at his purported future team when the Eagles and Cowboys meet tonight at Cowboys Stadium.


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Another:#24 Wine
When a white person offers you wine, you take a small sip and then say "ooh, that's nice. What country is it from?" then they will say the name of the country and you say "I love wines from that country, I would love to get a villa in the wine region there." White people will nod in agreement as they all want to have a second home in a wine region like Napa, Tuscany or Santa Barbara.
It is also a good idea to say that your favorite wine is from a small winery called [make up name like 'Spotswood,' 'Red Duck,' Random Spanish name] in [Australia, Argentina, France, California, or Chile] that is hard to get in whatever country you are in. White people will be impressed that they have not heard of this wine and consider you to be a very smart person. They will also make a note to try to find that wine, and when they can't find it, your status will rise even higher.
And yeah:#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
The Daily Show also features guests like John McCain, writers, policy analysts, and actors. It is comforting for white people to see boring celebrities get interviewed in a funny fashion. It fills their need to do something productive, but also not work that hard at it.
Take note that Tuesday through Friday during the working week, you can break ALL awkward silences with white people by saying "did you see the Daily Show/Colbert Report last night?" At which point they will start talking until it's time for you to move on to more interesting activities.
#27 Marathons
If you find yourself in a situation where a white person is talking about a marathon, you must be impressed or you will lose favor with them immediately. Running for a certain length of time on a specific day is a very important thing to a white person and should not be demeaned.
Also worth nothing, more competitive white people prefer triathlons because Kenyans can't afford $10,000 specialty bicycles. If the subject ever comes up, just say that triathletes are in better shape than football and basketball players. It's not true, but it will make the conversation a lot more genial.