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|Trad, Aid, 8 pitches, 820', Grade V
|YDS: 5.9 French: 5c Ewbanks: 17 UIAA: VI ZA: 17 British: HVS 5a C2 [details]
|Ron Olevsky 1977 solo FFA: Mike Anderson, Rob Pizem
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|Craig Quincy on Sep 25, 2002
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By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Sep 27, 2002
If you're a reasonably experienced aid climber, this route can be done in one day with no fixed lines. Problem is the route is very popular and usually festooned with multiple fixed lines and beginner aid climbers moving slower than molasses. Some parties rap off when the free climbing starts, for fear of getting benighted.
The OW on pitch 5 is no big deal with one #4 Camalot, this is one of the easiest pitches on the route and no actual offwifth technique is needed. It is in fact a realtively low angle hand/fist crack that opens up to 4" in a few sections (several face holds also make this easy). The pitch after that (pitch 6) I found quite scary. It starts with a flaring, unprotected 5.9 chimney. I think you can also go up a thin crack left of this which may be the way you describe.
Just when you reach the big tree and think the route is over, there is the final bizarre pitch to deal with. Be careful here! There are some long runouts and traverses on this pitch, a tired leader or even follower could slip and go for quite a tumble.
I don't quite understand why many of your rap distances are listed as 35m. We were able to do all the upper raps with a single 50m rope, so I don't think any of the upper raps are more than 25m. I would recommend doing single rope raps even if you have 2 ropes as there are tons of bushes and trees to snarl your ropes.
For our last rap the guys ahead of us let us use their ropes and double 60's just reached the ground. I believe there was at least one intermediate anchor for those with shorter ropes.
By Anonymous Coward
Oct 24, 2003
|this route is great in the winter because it gets early sun that sticks around most of the day. I did this route in seven and a half hours and I am no speed climber.
By Will Cobb
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 22, 2004
Once beyond the little aid roof on this climb there seem to be many bolted anchors to choose from. Where are the most popular stopping points/best belay spots? I have been as far as the first left hand anchor after the roof. Which pitches run together well?
Thanks for the info.
By Anonymous Coward
May 7, 2004
|as of 5.1.04 the c2 fixed rurp on the pitch 2 roof is not necessary (though it is fun to look at as you reach by it). there are fixed pins traversing under the roof to a c1 reach through the roof to a tied off fixed angle. the eye of the pin is broke, though it is tied of flush w/ the rock. imo, the route is no longer c2 but probably c1/c1+. the crack above the roof is probably c1+ for about 8-10' w/ somewhat blown out placements. bring the micros and step up for a long reach to a red (#5 i think) tcu placement in a flaring pod. note: this route (as others in zion) seem to be in a constant state of flux in relation to placements, fixed gear, etc. for example, a shallow, flaring placement one day may "suddenly" become a deeper, bomber placement the next (this through no action of my own, i should add), or vice versa. also, concerning linking belays, w/ a 60m rope, one can climb from the anchors at the top of the first pitch, through the roof, past the first anchors out right, past the first anchors on the left, to the second set of anchors on the left. that would be the third set of anchors reached from the chains on pitch 1. another option, though maybe not the best, is to skip the first set of anchors, climb through the once c2 roof, to the chains on the right above the roof.additonal info: from the third set of chains found on the route (the second set on the left of the crack), a single 60m rope can be fixed to the ground.also, as of 5.1.04, all of the route appears to have been freed except for the traversing slab on p1. have fun
By Will Cobb
From: Flagstaff, AZ
May 14, 2004
Some of this will echo AC's comments above.
My pard and I climbed Touchstone on 5/7/04. This route ranks as one of the very best I have ever climbed. (Moonlight still being a little better.) To make the day even better, Ron Olevsky, Jeff Lowe, and Megan (didn't catch last name) were filming a "how to aid climb" video on the upper pitches. Ron, Megan and Jeff gave us water, food, encouragement, and were far more concerned with our ascent than with their own filming. It was pretty cool to meet two climbing icons (and one up and coming icon in Megan) and find out that their hearts were huge and egos small.
Ron mentioned that he had "done some work" on the route, but we didn't talk about specifics as to what work he had done. I assumed this ment the fixed gear under the aid roof along with a couple of new bolts at belays, but that doesn't mean that I am correct. Ron has the best beta on the route and contacting him regarding the new fixed gear would give you the most accurate information.
Speaking of beta, Ron gave us some in regards to the last pitch. He suggested finishing the little sport pitch at the two pin anchor located on the summit prow. At this point instead of going up the 5.6/5.7 slab to move left, step over a little exposed spot (with a belay) and run up the gully that cuts into the summit. We took his beta and had a nice, fun, adventure scramble to the summit.
The descent down the canyon right of the route is fun and straight forward. We thought that it added the "cherry on top" to our ascent. As mentioned above, do not try and run any of the rappels together as it will probably result in a stuck rope. This descent only took us about 45min. We counted 8 rappels total:
1. short rap from two drilled angles to saddle, scramble south on worn path2. 80' rap from two drilled angles into drainage, scramble down drainage a few feet to next anchor3. 80' rap from strange tree further down drainage, scramble south a little ways to next anchor4. 80' rap from small tree to ledge with one drilled angle and an old star drive (a nice public service would be to replace this star drive)5. 40' rap from angle/star drive into main streambed6. 80' rap down streambed from tree7. very short rappel from thread anchor, scramble down streambed8. 205' rap from bolts and chains down face right of Coconut Corner
The only other suggestion I would make is throw in 4 x .75 camalots. I ran out on the 4th pitch and lowered back down to back clean a couple of cams. But, .75 camalot is my worst crack size.
Have fun on this classic.
By Mark J. Nelson
Mar 20, 2005
Clarification of A/C's post on 5/27/2004: the fixed RURP is still there, complete with faded shoestring. As A/C pointed out, it can be skipped entirely with a pretty easy reach from a fixed angle below the roof to the fixed angle above the roof. BUT: it's not completely obvious from below and right of that second pin that the eye is broken, and it won't necessarily be tied off already when you get there.
I had a pretty stressful moment when I made the reach, transitioned to the angle, took a step up in my aiders, and then looked down to see the eye broken and the head of the pin flexing dramatically under my (pretty small) body weight.
Morals o' the story: Don't be like me; take a hero loop with you, pay attention to the condition of the fixed gear, and read climbingmoab ahead of time instead of after you get home. :)
By Anonymous Coward
May 9, 2005
I am thinking about heading to Zion from 5/14 to 5/19 and was wondering if this would be a good aid solo, or if the free climbing at the top would be akward with rack,rope, and a grigri self belay. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
By Will Cobb
From: Flagstaff, AZ
May 31, 2005
Well, I am a little late, with this but what the heck.
Touchstone would probably be a great solo. I have soloed most of the aid (and 5.11-) climbing and it was no problem. A few of the upper pitches would be akward to aid, but if you can be in french free mode you would be fine.
I really enjoyed this climb, and once through the little roof on the second pitch, it goes very quickly.
Good luck.
By Andrew Klein
May 31, 2005
|I did this as my first wall solo back in early spring 2002 with haul bag, portaledge, and the whole nine yards. The most memorable pitches for me was 5 or 6 where I got my bag stuck under a roof and ended up jumaring inch by inch with the haul bag on my back and the last pitch where I was doing a 5.7ish move about 40 feet up a super sandy slab, no pro, only 5 feet from the top and my right handhold broke off in my hand (Incidently I met Ron Olevsky in the parking lot the next day and he told me that the last pitch actually goes up and left,right on the edge, and on to the summit, instead of the inviting sand slab above the Pitch 8 traverse). All in all, a great little wall to learn to aid solo as it is all straightforward, no major traverses, all clean, lots of crowds though. Have at it, you will probably have the wall all to yourself for the next 3 months. Cheers, AK!
By Doug Hemken
From: Madison, WI
Mar 20, 2006
rating: 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1
|Stays dry even under melting snow. We really enjoyed this route. The fixed pin on p2 continues to make the roof pretty easy. From there you can practice top-stepped with every move! We scrambled to the summit, scrambled back to the final anchor, and rapped the route.
By Mark Regier
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 27, 2006
|As of 11/26/06, there is a drilled angle missing from the first pitch of touchstone. Pretty close to the ground-- maybe the fifth or sixth angle is now an incut hole. A talon provided an easy passage for me, but any hook would do. I'm concerned that many hookers will eventually make this thing a big, nasty flared hole, and a scar on a great route. If any of y'all know how to place a good (bigger, now) drilled angle, go get to it! I must reiterate--I have never asked for anyone to place fixed gear on somebody else's route, but I don't see how anything short of a speedy repair will save the hole. Humbly yours.
By adamgable
From: Laramie, WY
Nov 28, 2006
Just a few quick question, My partner and I are thinking about doing Touchstone in March and I was wondering
1. How crowded will this route be and what might be a good alternative. Length is not an issue, but probably not much harder than 11+ and c2+. Have done a lot of bigger free stuff, Shunes,Iron Messiah etc, but just looking for something mellow and fun with some good aid climbing.
2. How big is the ledge at the top of the fifth pitch in real peoples terms. Never bivied except at the top a few unexpected times and we just want to give it a go and have a good time. No stressful do as many pitches as we can in a day climbing. Mellow spring break.
3. Any other suggestions or comments on Touchstone would be awesome.
4. What will the weather be like beginning to the middle of March.
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Nov 30, 2006
Touchstone can be crowded, particuarly due to the fact that people like to practice aid climbing on the first few pitches. A great alternative, from the sound of your experience in Zion, would be Sheer Lunacy, if you've done the trade routes (Spaceshot, Moonlight, and Prodigal). Also, there's a bunch of excellent free routes in a kind of "second-tier" of classic climbs in Zion. Routes like Sunlight Buttress (which could be aided), Voice from the Dust, Bits and Pieces, Wigs in Space, Made to be Broken, and Equinox are all great routes to consider. Just check out the topos at the Visitor Center and go have yourself an adventure.
I remember the ledge at the top of pitch 5 being good size but slopey. Touchstone is a perfect wall to do as a fix and blast. 2-3 pitches of aid at the beginning and then 5.10 and under free climbing to the top. You can fix the first three pitches with two ropes and blast the next day.
The final pitch gives some people issues. You "sport" climb on drilled angles to a large ledge and then do the infamous sandy slab mantle that is poorly protected (you wouldn't want to fall here). It seems to have become popular to rap the route and it's easy enough to do so. There's a fixed anchor at the large ledge on the last pitch so if you want you can bail from there instead of doing the last slab.
Middle of March can be beautiful, sunny days or it can be cold, wet, and snowy. Just depends on the weather. Usually when it does get nasty it clears off and gets nice again shortly thereafter. But, a couple years ago I spent 22 days in Zion in March/April and was only able to do a few routes (long day routes) due to bad weather.
By adamgable
From: Laramie, WY
Nov 30, 2006
Thanks for the beta. I will definately consider some of those other routes. I have not really done any of the trade routes you mentioned, mainly just free routes that looked good at the time. Anyways we have no solid plans and i might get there and get all revved up about monkeyfinger again and see how many falls i can take in a two hour period. I got my ass kicked last time. thanks again
By BRegan
From: Joshua Tree, CA
Mar 23, 2007
|FYI: Yesterday, 3/22/07, I popped on a piece above the roof (in the C2 section) and the 'broken-piton' clipped with a screamer caught me. The screamer activated and took the brunt of the force. Clipping it made me nervous, but in the end, I was relieved it was there. Great route, long day, lots of fun. I vote for the gully descent.
By EB
From: Winona
Nov 7, 2007
|Better climbing than spaceshot. Also can link pitches 1&2 easily with a 70 m with minimal rope drag. skip first set of chains on right 20 ft after the roof and go to first set of anchors on left.
By Braxtron
From: ...
Feb 27, 2008
|Great description, Craig. Thanks!
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Dec 13, 2008
|Free at .13b. For the first pitch they climbed the variation to the right. For the second pitch they climbed a new variation above the first belay. From there, it's 5.9 to 5.11 climbing to the top. Check out the link to the old news piece about Anderson and Pizem freeing it.
By Evan1984
Mar 31, 2009
We got shut down on this last week, but made it through the crux just above the roof cleanly. I found a good spot for a purple mastercam.
For a fledgling big waller, the keys to success in my opinion are having your rope management down and the traffic gods smiling on you. Neither of which were going our way.
Great route and a good but attainable challenge for a novice. I will be back.
By Trevor
From: Cottonwood Heights, UT
Aug 10, 2009
|if you were climbing this on saturday august 8, 2009; i have some pics of you if you want them...
By scottydo
From: ventura, ca
Mar 9, 2010
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
|Climbed this solo the first weekend in March and felt like I had the whole canyon to myself. Did it the fix and fire method which seemed to work pretty well, however I was pretty slow so I'm glad no one else was lining up to climb it. I think i got way off route on Pitch 5 and ended up doing some sparsely protected face climbing off to the left and came back right to the bivy ledge. (not recommended) Overall a great climb. I think the free climbing up higher would have been a little more enjoyable for me if I was climbing with a partner. Two efficient climbers could probably do this route in one longer day. Rapping the route is pretty easy.
By Andy Laakmann
Site Landlord
From: Bend, OR
Apr 8, 2010
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2
Great route. I found the free climbing pretty burly for the grade (esp. with the full aid regatta) and there was an abundance of french freeing going on. YMMV. We fixed the first 3p and fired it the next day.
Here's the recommended rack:
P4 is the gear hog. It is LONG (160-180 feet) and it will take as many #0.75-#1 camalots as you can throw at it. The beta above included hexes instead of more camalots, but C4 camalots actually weight less than hexes, so don't bother with the hexes if you have C4s.
I was pretty happy to have 3 x #3 camalots for P7, and also happy to have the #3.5 camalot. But I like to leave the occasional cam while leap frogging.... :)
Definitely take care on the moves after the first bolt on the "sport" pitch. A fall by leader or follower would be a big tumble on the ledge.
After the sport pitch, we scrambled around left rather than do the "scary" mantle.
We descended the gully, and some of the rap anchors are getting pretty sketch. We didn't have a haul bag, and I was glad for it! Never had to do more than a one rope rap - and the SuperTopo beta is spot on. The last rap JUST made it with my 60m, so be careful. There was one move in the 3rd/4th class section above the last two raps that was sandy and required some attention..... I belayed my wife down the move.
By Perin Blanchard
From: Orem, UT
May 16, 2010
From my experience, I mostly second Andy's rack comments. I jugged through pitches one and two and climbed the rest free so I can't speak to the gear required for the first two pitches, or to what additional gear you might want to aid other pitches.
I had a rack quite similar to what Andy recommends with not quite as many C4s and a few DMM 4CUs making up the difference
I took two sets of DMM alloy offset nuts and never used a piece from the second set. One set would have been sufficient for me (if you were aiding the third pitch you might like the extra set).
I also had shiny new yellow and orange Metolius Mastercams (1 each) and I placed one or the other or both on every pitch (except pitch eight, which I didn't lead, and is all fixed protection anyway). I also placed a blue Mastercam once. I placed red and yellow C3s several times, but no smaller C3s.
I, like Andy, was very happy to have three #3 C4s for pitch seven. I was even happier to have two #4 C4s for that pitch. I was also happy to have both #4s on pitch five. It may be 5.8, but after pushing up a cam for a while I start thinking about what would happen if that single cam should blow.
The descent was straightforward; as Andy says, the Zion Climbing: Free and Clean descent topo describes it perfectly. We did the rap down the final, steep wall in one go with two 60m ropes (the prose description of the descent in the guide says it takes two raps even with two 60'sit's wrong, but put knots in the ends because it might be close depending on how close to 60 meters your ropes actually are).
A hint for getting established on the rap above the steep, final wall: There is a small ledge just over the left side of the large ledge with the rap anchor. Step down onto it and then around to the canyon side; much better than a reverse belly flop (doing which, in addition to being a bit dangerous, terrifies me).
By Richard Shore
Mar 14, 2011
rating: 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a C2
tricams were the ticket in the blown-out scars on the lower aid pitches. A brown #1.5 or blue #2 (cant remember which) fit perfectly in the pod above the 'broken pin' at the C2 roof crux.
A note about the summit topout on the route described here as P9; as part of P8 in Supertopo ("5.7R scary mantle") - it is scary indeed. 30' of unprotected, extremely sandy slab above a huge ankle crushing ledge followed by a crux mantle over the lip of the roof. The extra weight of all the aid gear adds to the drama. Make sure the leader carries only the necessary 7 quickdraws and minimal anchor materials for this pitch.
By Ian McEleney
From: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Apr 21, 2011
rating: 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1+
As of April 2011 the fixed angle just above the roof on pitch two is in pretty sorry shape. One of the two eyes is completely gone and the other is cracked through and flexing hard. Tying off the pin (above the eye) seemed to be a good way to prevent the remaining eye from breaking.
The better top out is to traverse straight across the ledge at the top of the "sport" pitch. Make an exciting step-across then scramble up (4th class) to the summit ridge.
By powerandrubber
Apr 27, 2011
|My GF and I both thought the 1st half of the 5.11 pitch was rediculously sandbagged even for zion (though stellar). Way harder than Intruder. The 2nd half felt 5.11-
By blza
Oct 29, 2011
|how is anybody supposed to onsite with all this beta flying around?
By John McNamee
From: Littleton, CO
Mar 22, 2012
Really nice vid of Touchstone by a couple of Brits.
By BJ Sbarra
From: Carbondale, CO
Mar 4, 2013
|Fun route. Was surprised by the marginally adequate state of some of the anchors in the descent gully. Added webbing to several of the stations, would have added some bolts if we'd had a drill kit. Particularly the rap off the pin and star drive, and then the one that is two star drives and a rusty quarter incher. Also, if you are planning on rapping the route any time soon, bring a bunch of webbing (or chain) as the tat on the anchors above pitch three is looking pretty old and worn. Also, there's a stuck 5 Camalot on pitch 5, I have your quickdraw if it's yours and you want it back. The cam will probably come out too if you have some time to spend fiddling with it.
By DrApnea
From: Wenatchee, WA
Apr 14, 2014
rating: 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b C2-
Supertopo guide was spot on. We aided P1-3 and freed P4 and up.
We brought more gear than necessary, so here is what we actually used:
DMM offset aluminum nuts: 2 sets (only used 1 set)
TriCams: #0.5, 1, 1.5 (really only need the 1 and 1.5 for placement above the roof on P2)
Metolius Mastercams #0 (never used)
Metolius Mastercams #1
Metolius Mastercams #2
Metolius Mastercams #3
Metolius Mastercams #0/1
Metolius Mastercams #1/2
Metolius Mastercams #2/3
BD C3 # 0 (never used)
BD C4 #0.5 (x3)
BD C4 #0.75 (x5)
BD C4 #1 (x5)
BD C4 #2 (x3)
BD C4 #3 (x3) - was nice to have 3x on P5 & 7
BD C4 #4 (x3) - was nice to have 3x on P5 and 2x on P7
Free carabiners (x16)
Slings (x12)
Hook (never needed, don't bring)
By Matt Desenberg
From: North Berwick, ME
May 7, 2014
Pitch 1 and 2 seemed like the only "true" aid pitches. Pitch three has a stout beginning but I wish I'd free'd it. My partner said the same thing about pitch 4; best to try to free as much as you can because it is a long one. For the aid bits around the crappy fixed pin, we wish we'd had another few more medium offset nuts aside from a full set.
I led P5 to the top and a double rack of cams and a few nuts felt right on for the upper section. The upper free climbing is super fun!
By George Perkins
From: The Dungeon, NM
Nov 16, 2015
For a typical 5.9-5.11 leader, I think Touchstone is best viewed as a 2-3 pitch aid climb, followed by a 5-6 pitch free climb. The last 4-5 pitches will go much more easily if you're in free climbing mode and can free 5.9 and 5.10 cracks. (If 5.10 is hard for you, the short section of 5.10b on the 7th pitch can be dealt with easily by pulling on gear for 1-2 moves). On their own, the last 5 pitches would be considered a classic Zion 5.10.
In particular: Pitch 4 (5.10) and Pitch 3 (5.11) are both standout gems of splitter crack climbing.
By Matt Farrell
From: Bend, Oregon
Mar 15, 2016
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
|Not a single bodyweight placement on this thing anymore. This thing is the definition of C1.
By Dan Lay
Mar 19, 2016
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
|Soloed route and was a super fun time. The "short and no fun squeeze" is really not bad at all. You can stay on the outside of the squeeze and it's actually pretty fun. If you take haul bags up the route, DO NOT descend the gully, it's not worth it and it's actually pretty sketchy. Just rap the route. With the addition of a piton on P2, this route is no longer C2. Also, I skipped p3 anchor and went to the intermediate, it is a super short pitch and at the intermediate belay you can actually see the next pitch.
By Moonfri
Oct 6, 2016
|My partner and I rappelled this route via the gully with a single 70m. I highly discourage doing this. Definitely bring two 60m's for the last rappel.
By Kyle Hill
From: Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017
|Climbed on 12/29/2016 -- took an unfortunate fall on P4 around the bulgy crux section. Sadly, I came down on my ankle and tore my achilles tendon and had to bail. The party behind us said they'd clean our gear on that pitch and send it my way. If for some reason they didn't end up getting through that pitch and someone else ends up on it, my cams have my name/phone number on them. I'd forever love you if you sent my gear back and I'd also happily give you some $$ for your troubles. Hurting my ankle is sad enough, I hope to not make the event a tragedy by loosing my cams as well.
By Andrew Brodhead
Mar 16, 2017
This comment is intended for those who are going to free up to 5.11.
There is absolutely no C2 on this route! High step like a boss and it's easy C1. The fixed gear is great! We stopped at the alternate belay on pitch 2 to free the "5.11" to the base of pitch 3. This pitch is at least 12-. Pitch 3 is drastically easier, maybe 11a/b. From pitch 4 on we thought it was more or less spot on.
We both felt that the gear beta for brining 4-5 of the same peices were absurd....even if aiding. I would fallow the supertopo's recommendation and forget the rest. That being said, supertopo states on pitch 3 many .75 to 1.5 is misleading. Yeah, you place that size but also place your smaller peices...no need to bulk up on those sizes.
Don't be the guy who fixes your lines...stay bold and wake up early to do it in a day. Your only cheating the experience and yourself.
By woodhead
Apr 11, 2017
The route is mega classic!
We found a sling on a piton just under the roof in pitch 3 were too old, so we left a new one for safety.
The descend route is horrible,we got our rope stuck once. We found some one add a anchor at the end of "5.7 fun sport climbing" of Pitch 8, it's much better to rappel the route than using the gully descend.
The "reachy bolts" in Pitch 1 is really reachy, I have to ask my wife to lower me to the ground and make a cheat stick.
We fixed 2 pitches at first day and top out the second day. There is no other party in this route, only a guy practice soloing at the first pitch for some hour.
It's the first time we aid at sandstone, much much more scary than granite. My wife take a short fall at the crux.
By Dan Lay
May 13, 2017
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1
|The newest piton on the roof has been removed,back to C1+ at least. Offsets or totems will make it pretty mellow. Save time and link p1 a d p2 with a 70m. Just be conscious of rope drag and place long runners. Also,link p5 and 6.
By Miguel D
From: SLC
May 23, 2017
Help me figure out P5.
Providing previous pitch for reference:
- Started P3 from a fully hanging belay atop P2, ended at the first set of anchors after that on a hanging belay with some small edges (~11a/b)
- Partner leads p4 to a decent ledge about 15ft to the left of the crack used in this pitch. Short-ish pitch (~9+)
- I lead P5, traversing right back onto the crack and follow it up. Was expecting some wide stuff for the second half, but found myself in a narrowing crack that took .2 to .4 sizes and felt harder than P3 (~11b/c). Upper section pictured here:
I haven't seen anyone mention anything about a hard free pitch beyond P3 so I feel like I was off route, but it definitely seemed the most logical route to follow and had the same type of anchors at every belay. However, the ledge we reached after P5 did not seem like a good bivy ledge. So maybe we were 1 pitch away from it? Any help in figuring out what I did wrong would be appreciated
By Alex Temus
From: Small Town, USA
Jun 12, 2017
rating: 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C2
The P4 beta is a little misleading and should say 45m for length. That belay station you mentioned (~15ft to the left of the crack) is only halfway up the pitch and your picture is of the crux for P4.
There are intermediate belay/rappel stations on all the longer pitches (1-4).


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ESPN has since apologized for the comments, though Webb said she hadn't heard from the network personally. Webb said she had no issue with Musburger's comments.
Webb was also asked about the social media buzz that Monday night's appearance generated. The amount of her Twitter followers has skyrocketed, from just over 500 before the game to more than 263,000.
"I don't think it became real to me until after I left the stadium and a reporter walked up to me and asked if I realized what was happening, because my phone was dead, so I had no idea what was going on. He was like, 'Do you realize you are the star of the game?' I was like, 'No, what are you talking about?' So he told me the cameras focused on me and AJ's mom (who was sitting with Webb) and I had over 100,000 Twitter followers, and I was like, 'Wait a minute, are you serious?'"
With her appearance in SI's most popular issue, her popularity is sure to skyrocket even more.

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They were already talking about the Bears going the farthest undefeated this year, and perhaps challenging for a perfect season.
Colts may be the worst 5-0 team Shade has seen, but after tonight they may also be the only undefeated team left.
Just like I said in another thread, you really can't guarantee any victories in the NFL.
(of course as soon as I post this the Cards fumble and Bears run it into the endzone.)


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BabyTV Launches on AT&T U-Verse
Network Available on U-family Package Channel 330
Dallas, Texas, July 10, 2013
Fox Networks (FN) and AT&T* announced today the addition of a commercial-free toddler-oriented channel BabyTV on AT&T U-verse® TV. BabyTV, which is available in many languages, is broadcast in English and launched on U-verse TV channel 330 on July 1st in the U-family TV package.
The announcement was made by Maya Talit, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, BabyTV.
"We are pleased to add AT&T U-verse to our growing list of distributors offering BabyTV," said Ms. Talit. "U-verse subscribers now have access to a commercial-free channel that will be popular with both parents and their children alike."
"BabyTV is a great addition to the U-verse TV lineup," said Aaron Slator, President of Content and Advertising Sales, AT&T. "We're proud to add more family friendly content for U-verse TV customers."
AT&T U-verse TV is the fastest growing TV provider in the U.S. **. AT&T U-verse TV was recently Frost & Sullivan Video Company of the Year. For additional information on AT&T U-verse — or to find out if it's available in your area — visit www.att.com/u-verse.


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Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways took the first step toward confronting the formidable threat of the recent British Airways-American Airlines pairing as regulators approved Delta's acquisition of Singapore Airlines' 49-percent stake in the UK carrier last week. The acquisition means that Virgin Atlantic and Delta have cleared a major hurdle in their effort toward forming a full joint venture, an antitrust review of which the U.S. Department of Transportation expects to complete during this year's third quarter. The airlines hope to execute the merger during next year's first quarter.
Following completion of last Tuesday's deal, the airlines detailed a code-share agreement involving 108 routes offering customers seamless connections to 66 destinations across North America and the UK. Under the agreement, on July 3 Virgin Atlantic will place its code on 91 transatlantic and domestic U.S. routes operated by Delta. At the same time, the Delta code will appear on 17 Virgin Atlantic routes, including the recently launched domestic UK services connecting London with Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
While Virgin Atlantic considers the deal vital to its aspirations to remain a major player in the transatlantic market, Delta has said its interest centers on gaining access to London Heathrow slots.
Now flying three daily departures from New York JFK to Heathrow, Delta plans to add its code to six more routes between New York and London, including four daily Virgin flights from JFK to Heathrow, and two flights from Newark to Heathrow. Apart from the flights between Heathrow and the New York-area airports, Delta will add its code to Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington Dulles, Boston, Chicago, Miami and Vancouver, Canada.
Announced last December, Delta's plans to buy Singapore's stake in Virgin drew speculation from the likes of Willie Walsh, head of British Airways parent International Airlines Group, that the $360 million deal would eventually spell the end of the Virgin Atlantic name. In response, Branson insisted he harbored no intention of abandoning the foundation of his business empire. "First of all, ignore the press speculation, the British Airways speculation," Branson said of December's announcement via a video feed at the time from his Caribbean retreat on Necker Island. "I'm not going anywhere."


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Fairfax County Demonstrates Teamwork at Community Softball Game in Reston
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Aug. 5, 2005
Fairfax County Demonstrates Teamwork
at Community Softball Game in Reston
Fairfax County staff and Reston-area youth will play softball against radio personalities from two Infinity Broadcasting radio stations on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Baron Cameron Park, 1130 Baron Cameron Road, Reston. The public is invited to attend the game and activities, which will highlight the teamwork between county agencies in providing services to youth.
Staff from the county's Department of Systems Management, Police Department, the Hunter Mill District Supervisor's office and Reston youth will face off against employees from WPGC-FM and WLZL-FM, better known as "El Zol 99.1."
Although the game starts at 6 p.m., county staff and WPGC and "El Zol" employees will be at the park from 4 to 8 p.m. During this time, county employees will provide residents with information about services and programs available to them, and WPGC and "El Zol" will offer fun giveaways. The soccer field next to the softball field will be open to residents who wish to play soccer.
At the game, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Radio personalities from WPGC-FM and "El Zol" will be at the event as well.
"This softball game is an opportunity to show our residents how county service providers play ball together when it comes to providing our children with after-school programs and other services," said Supervisor Hudgins.
"This is also a great opportunity for county residents to increase their comfort levels with police officers and learn about county services which they may be able to utilize, while enjoying popular radio personalities in a community setting," she continued.
For more information or reasonable ADA
accommodations, contact Martin Taylor, Hunter Mill District Supervisor's
office, at 703-478-0283, TTY 703-736-4460.


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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a recall of about 73,000 cribs, sold exclusively at JCPenney.com and through the JCPenney catalogue from January 1998 through December 2008.
The release on the website says the cribs' drop sides can malfunction, detach, or otherwise fail causing part of the drop side to fall out of position. That issue will create a space into which an infant or toddler could fall leading to strangulation or suffocation. A child could also fall out of the crib.
The recall affects 14 models of the PT Domusindo Perdana wooden drop-side cribs. Parents should stop using the cribs immediately and contact the manufacturer to get a free kit that will immobilize the drop side. The immobilizer kits will be available in May 2013. In the meantime, parents are encouraged to find an alternate, safe sleep environment for the child, such as a bassinet, play yard or toddler bed depending on your child's age.
The cribs were made by Modus Furniture International. You can contact the company at (800) 827-2129 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.savannababy.com and click on the Recall tab for more information.
The 14 models are listed below:
Model # Description Date Code
343-1509 Jenny Lind Crib 01/1991-12/1997151
343-3810 Christopher Crib 2001151
343-5500 Early American Crib 01/1998-12/1999151
343-6771 Scottsdale Crib 01/1998/12/1999151
343-7100 Sleigh Crib without Rosette 01/2004-12/2006
343-7134 Sleigh Crib 01/2001-2/2004
343-7144 Anniversary Sleigh Crib 01/2002-12/2004
343-7753 Kristin Crib 01/1998-12/1999
343-8249 Cameron Crib 01/1998/12/1999
343-8020 Solid Panel Sleigh Crib 01/2001-12/2002
343-8070 Roll Bar Convertible Crib 01/2004-12/2005
343-8155 Anniversary Convertible
Sleigh Crib 01/2002-12/2006
343-8200 Spindle Convertible Crib 01/2001-12/2005
343-8913 Bella 3-in-1 Crib 01/2005-12/2008
The CPSC and the firm are aware of three incidents involving drop side rails that malfunctioned or detached. No injuries have been reported.
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JUPITER, Fla. (August 8, 2012) – Dale E. Hocking, CPA, has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jupiter Medical Center.
In his role, Hocking is responsible for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the financial operations at the medical center, as well as its charitable foundation.
"We are proud to welcome Dale as a new member of our team," said John D. Couris, President/CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. "Dale's expertise in the financial field coupled with his knowledge of healthcare organizations makes him a perfect fit for this position."
Prior to joining Jupiter Medical Center, Hocking served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Central Florida Health Alliance in Leesburg, Florida. There, he was responsible for departments including finance, supply chain, revenue cycle, managed care, risk management, information technology and more. He also spent several years as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Inside an Attic Room-Turned-Gentleman's Bathroom
The Manhattan kitchen is small, but the owner has no trouble making braised short ribs for eight in it. Cabinets are lacquered in Bamboo Leaf by Fine Paints of Europe, as was the roller shade by Manhattan Shade & Glass. Even the Sub-Zero refrigerator is painted green. "I thought, 'Why replace this with a paneled kitchen?' I knew it would paint beautifully — and that a strong brush of color would make it exciting," designer Miles Redd says.
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There is a modular synth show at the South Street Seaport (210 Front Street, New York) in NYC
tomorrow today! It's called the Control Voltage Faire and it runs from 3-8PM. If that's not enough fun for you there is a Buchla Concert that follows from 8-10PM.
"Since most modular synthesizers are constructed at the cottage industry level and distributed online, it is difficult for users to interact with these instruments. Control Voltage Faire will be the first opportunity on the East Coast for amateur enthusiasts, professionals and the general public to experience analog synthesizer modules produced by DIY manufacturers and crafters. Like a small-scale NAMM show with the independent spirit of the Maker Faire, the Control Voltage Faire will zone in on the origins and future of modular synthesis. Presenters at the Control Voltage Faire include: Control, 4ms, Harvestman, Knas, Main Drag Modular, Make Noise, Malekko, SnazzyFX, MeMe Antenna and Pittsburgh Modular. And more to be announced! The evening will feature Buchla 200 Recital, presenting three composers exploring this powerful instrument: Alessandro Cortini, Carlos Giffoni, and Mark Verbos. To end the event, a late show featuring Xeno & Oaklander and Loud Objects will perform on all-analog instruments. The concert will take place in Lower Manhattan's @SEAPORT!, located at 210 Front Street." – facebook.com/events…
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Hello i'm a young male from europe who is interested in meditation and buddhism
I meditate quite often,i meditate now for about 2 years ,it really changed my life. Findings that i obtaine in state of meditation really helps me,also all the ideas i get i often found them while im meditating. I'm also an big addorer of nature. I try to look on the worlds as optimistic i can,but i really really hate school (espeacely math and physics) but i like to learn new stuff,that they dont teach in school(history,evolution,philosophy).,oh yea and im going to high school next school year only 2 months left
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JeffR wrote:I just did a search for the book/movie at my local county library: 45 copies of the book and there is a waiting list of 431 requests. Clearly in demand. They don't have the movie.
mirco wrote:I believe, when a Bhikkhu starts recommending media with no obviously Buddhist contents, something really really is going wrong.
What's wrong about teaching Dhamma without non-Buddhist crap?
"Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies, and though a cloud's shape nor hue nor size don't stay the same, it's still a cloud and so is a soul. Who can say where the cloud's blow from or who the soul'll be tomorrow?"
- The pivotal part of the book missed out in the Cloud Atlas movie. (Read citta for "soul".)
"This world spins from the same unseen forces that twist our hearts." (Kammuna vattati loko - The world is led by action.)
"If losers can exploit what their adversaries teach them, yes, losers can become winners in the long term."
"Freedom, the fatuous jingle of our civilization. But only those deprived of it know the very inkling of what it really is."
"The world will do business with dictators, perverts, and drug barons of all stripes, but being slowed down it cannot abide."
"True, all true, but they got somethin' else. A hunger in their hearts, a hunger that's stronger than all their Smart. A hunger for more..."
"... in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights", the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful."
gavesako wrote:I would propose to see Cloud Atlas as a "modern Jataka tale" fulfilling very much the same purpose as the birth stories have done in popular Buddhism over many centuries: showing how good and bad deeds create a kind of karmic resonance which bind individuals together in positive and negative ways in successive lifetimes. This is the widely shared outlook on life in Buddhist cultures, a context that is largely missing in our Western culture.
Anathapindika raised his clasped hands to his forehead, praised the Buddha, and asked him to tell that story of the past.
"In order to dispel the world's ignorance and to conquer suffering," the Buddha proclaimed, "I practiced the Ten Perfections for countless aeons. Listen carefully, and I will speak."
Having their full attention, the Buddha made clear, as though he were releasing the full moon from behind clouds, what rebirth had concealed from them.
Long, long ago, when Brahmadatta was reigning in Baranasi, the Bodhisatta was born into a merchant's family and grew up to be a wise trader. At the same time, in the same city, there was another merchant, a very stupid fellow, with no common sense whatsoever.
One day it so happened that the two merchants each loaded five hundred carts with costly wares of Baranasi and prepared to leave in the same direction at exactly the same time. The wise merchant thought, "If this silly young fool travels with me and if our thousand carts stay together, it will be too much for the road. Finding wood and water for the men will be difficult, and there won't be enough grass for the oxen. Either he or I must go first."
Just as the merchant had predicted, his caravan soon came upon the five hundred carts with the skeletons of men and oxen strewn in every direction. He ordered his men to arrange his carts in a fortified circle, to take care of the oxen, and to prepare an early supper for themselves. After the animals and men had all safely bedded down, the merchant and his foremen, swords in hand, stood guard all through the night.
At daybreak the merchant replaced his own weak carts for stronger ones and exchanged his own common goods for the most costly of the abandoned merchandise. When he arrived at his destination, he was able to barter his stock of wares at two or three times their value. He returned to his own city without losing a single man out of all his company.
This story ended, the Buddha said, "Thus it was, laymen, that in times past, the foolish came to utter destruction, while those who clung to the truth escaped from the yakkhas' hands, reached their goal in safety, and returned to their homes again.
"This clinging to the truth not only endows happiness even up to rebirth in the Realm of Brahma,[3] but also leads ultimately to Arahantship. Following untruth entails rebirth either in the four states of punishment or in the lowest conditions of mankind." After the Buddha had expounded the Four Truths, those five hundred disciples were established in the Fruit of the First Path.
The Buddha concluded his lesson by identifying the Birth as follows: "The foolish young merchant was Devadatta,[4] and his men were Devadatta's followers. The wise merchant's men were the followers of the Buddha, and I myself was that wise merchant."
Apannaka Jataka: Crossing the Wilderness (Jat 1)
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So that a disheartened bhikkhu would have no regrets in the future, the Buddha told him this story at Savatthi to encourage him to persevere. "If you give up your practice in this sublime teaching which leads to Nibbana," the Buddha told him, "you will suffer long, like the trader of Seriva who lost a golden bowl worth a hundred thousand pieces."
When asked to explain, the Buddha told this story of the distant past.
The frustrated trader could only stand there on the river-bank and watch his rival escape with the bowl. The sight so infuriated him that a fierce hate swelled up inside him. His heart grew hot, and blood gushed from his mouth. Finally, his heart cracked like the mud at the bottom of a pond dried up by the sun. So intense was the unreasoning hatred which he developed against the other trader because of the golden bowl, that he perished then and there.
The honest trader returned to Seriva, where he lived a full life spent in charity and other good works, and passed away to fare according to his deserts.
When the Buddha finished this story, he identified himself as the honest trader, and Devadatta as the greedy trader. This was the beginning of the implacable grudge which Devadatta held against the Bodhisatta through innumerable lives.
Serivavanija Jataka: The Traders of Seriva (Jat 3)
"I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a door opening. And he would be waiting for me there." - Sonmi 451
Recollection of Past Lives
"With his mind thus concentrated, purified, and bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant, malleable, steady, and attained to imperturbability, he directs and inclines it to knowledge of the recollection of past lives (lit: previous homes). He recollects his manifold past lives, i.e., one birth, two births, three births, four, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, one hundred, one thousand, one hundred thousand, many aeons of cosmic contraction, many aeons of cosmic expansion, many aeons of cosmic contraction and expansion, [recollecting], 'There I had such a name, belonged to such a clan, had such an appearance. Such was my food, such my experience of pleasure and pain, such the end of my life. Passing away from that state, I re-arose there. There too I had such a name, belonged to such a clan, had such an appearance. Such was my food, such my experience of pleasure and pain, such the end of my life. Passing away from that state, I re-arose here.' Thus he recollects his manifold past lives in their modes and details. Just as if a man were to go from his home village to another village, and then from that village to yet another village, and then from that village back to his home village. The thought would occur to him, 'I went from my home village to that village over there. There I stood in such a way, sat in such a way, talked in such a way, and remained silent in such a way. From that village I went to that village over there, and there I stood in such a way, sat in such a way, talked in such a way, and remained silent in such a way. From that village I came back home.' In the same way — with his mind thus concentrated, purified, and bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant, malleable, steady, and attained to imperturbability — the monk directs and inclines it to knowledge of the recollection of past lives. He recollects his manifold past lives... in their modes and details.
"This, too, great king, is a fruit of the contemplative life, visible here and now, more excellent than the previous ones and more sublime.
The Passing Away & Re-appearance of Beings
"With his mind thus concentrated, purified, and bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant, malleable, steady, and attained to imperturbability, he directs and inclines it to knowledge of the passing away and re-appearance of beings. He sees — by means of the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human — beings passing away and re-appearing, and he discerns how they are inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate in accordance with their kamma: 'These beings — who were endowed with bad conduct of body, speech, and mind, who reviled the noble ones, held wrong views and undertook actions under the influence of wrong views — with the break-up of the body, after death, have re-appeared in the plane of deprivation, the bad destination, the lower realms, in hell. But these beings — who were endowed with good conduct of body, speech, and mind, who did not revile the noble ones, who held right views and undertook actions under the influence of right views — with the break-up of the body, after death, have re-appeared in the good destinations, in the heavenly world.' Thus — by means of the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human — he sees beings passing away and re-appearing, and he discerns how they are inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate in accordance with their kamma. Just as if there were a tall building in the central square [of a town], and a man with good eyesight standing on top of it were to see people entering a house, leaving it, walking along the street, and sitting in the central square. The thought would occur to him, 'These people are entering a house, leaving it, walking along the streets, and sitting in the central square.' In the same way — with his mind thus concentrated, purified, and bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant, malleable, steady, and attained to imperturbability — the monk directs and inclines it to knowledge of the passing away and re-appearance of beings. He sees — by means of the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human — beings passing away and re-appearing, and he discerns how they are inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate in accordance with their kamma...
"This, too, great king, is a fruit of the contemplative life, visible here and now, more excellent than the previous ones and more sublime.
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Jonathan Geen and Brian Black have been pioneers in the study of characters that cross the boundaries between South Asian religious traditions, and their introduction to this volume lays out the rationale for such study. They highlight four issues: (1) Stability: the impressive stability exhibited by characters that have multiple appearances; (2) Flexibility: the ability of characters to also be adapted or even inverted to make new points; (3) Inter-textuality: since the same characters appear in different texts, examining literary characters is a good way to explore connections and dialogue between traditions; (4) Demonstrability: the ability of characters to demonstrate (or, as Lindquist prefers, embody) a particular ideal or teaching.
On an xposed rock shelf, Hae-Joo pointed across a gulf. "See him?"
Who? I saw only a rock face.
Keep looking, he said, and from the mountainside emerged the carved features of a cross-legged giant. One slender
hand was raised in a gesture of grace. Weaponry and elements had strafed, ravaged, and cracked his features, but his
outline was discernible if you knew where to look. I said the giant reminded me of Timothy Cavendish, making Hae-
Joo Im smile for the first time in a long while. He said the giant was a deity that offered salvation from a
meaningless cycle of birth and rebirth, and perhaps the cracked stonework still possessed a lingering divinity. Only
the inanimate can be so alive. I suppose QuarryCorp will destroy him when they get around to processing those
Why did Im take you on this field trip to the middle of nowhere?
Every nowhere is somewhere, Archivist. Past the cross-legged giant and over the ridge we came upon a modest grain
bed in a clearing, clothes drying on bushes, vegetable plots, a crude irrigation system of bamboo, a cemetery. A
thirsty cataract. Hae-Joo led me thru a narrow cleft into a courtyard, walled by ornate buildings unlike any I ever
saw. A very recent xplosion had cratered the agstones, blown away timbers, and collapsed a tiled roof. One pagoda
had succumbed to a typhoon and fallen on its twin. Ivy more than joinery kept the latter upright. This was to be our
lodging for the nite, Hae-Joo told me. An abbey had stood there for fteen centuries, until corpocracy dissolved the
pre-consumer religions after the Skirmishes. Now the site serves to shelter dispossessed purebloods who prefer
scraping a life from the mountainside to downstrata conurb life.
So U nion hid its interlocutor, its ... messiah, in a colony of recidivists?
Messiah: what a grandiose title for a Papa Song server. Behind us, a creased, sun-scorched peasant woman, as visibly
aged as a senior from Cavendish's time, limped into the courtyard, leaning on an enceph-scarred boy. The boy, a
mute, smiled shyly at Hae-Joo, and the woman hugged Hae-Joo a ectionately as a mother. I was introduced to the
Abbess as Ms. Yoo. One eye was milk-blind, her other brite and watchful. She clasped my hands in hers in a
charming gesture. "You are welcome here," she told me, "most welcome."
Hae-Joo asked about the bomb crater.
The Abbess replied that a local U nanimity regiment was using them for teething. An aero appeared last month and
launched a shell without warning. One man died, and several colonists were badly injured. An act of malice, the
Abbess speculated sadly, or a bored pilot, or perhaps a developer had seen potential in the site as a healthspa hotel
for xecs and wanted the site cleared.
My companion promised to find out.
Who were these "colonists" xactly? Squatters? Terrorists? U nion?
Each colonist had a different story. I was introduced to U yghur dissidents, dust-bowled farmers from Ho Chi Minh
Delta, once respectable conurb dwellers who had fallen foul of corp politics, unemployable deviants, those
undollared by mental illness. Of the seventy-five colonists, the youngest was nine weeks old; the oldest, the Abbess,
was sixty-eight, though if she had claimed to be three hundred years of age I would still have believed her, such
gravitas she had.
But ... how could people there survive without franchises and gallerias? What did they eat? Drink? How about
electricity? Entertainment? What about enforcers and order? How did they impose hierarchy?
Go visit them, Archivist. You can tell the Abbess I sent you. No? Well, their food came from the forest and gardens,
water from the cataract. Scavenge trips to landfills yielded plastics and metals for tools. Their "school" sony was
powered by a water turbine. Solar nitelamps recharged during daylite hours. Their entertainment was themselves;
consumers cannot xist without 3-D and AdV, but humans once did and still can. Enforcement? Problems arose, no
doubt, even crises from time to time. But no crisis is insuperable if people cooperate.
What about the mountain winters?
They survived as fifteen centuries of nuns had before them: by planning, thrift, and fortitude. The monastery was
built over a cave, xtended by bandits during the Japanese annexation. These tunnels gave sufficient shelter from
winter and U nanimity aeros. Oh, such a life is no bucolic U topia. Yes, winters are severe; rainy seasons are relentless;
crops fall prey to disease; their medicine is sorely limited. Few colonists live as long as upstrata consumers. They
bicker, blame, and grieve as people will, but at least they do it in a community, and companionship is a fine
medicine in itself. Nea So Copros has no communities now, only mutually suspicious substrata. I slept soundly that
nite against a backdrop of gossip, music, complaints, and laughter, feeling safe for the first time since my dormroom
in Papa Song's.
So what was U nion's interest in the colony?
Simple: U nion provides hardware, such as their solars; in return, the colony provides a safe house, kilometers from
the nearest Eye. I woke in my dorm tunnel just before dawn and crept to the temple mouth. The guard was a
middle-aged woman nursing a colt and a stimulin brew; she lifted the mosquito net for me but warned me about
coyotes scavenging below the monastery walls. I promised to stay in earshot, skirted the courtyard, and squeezed
between the narrow rocks to the balcony of blacks and grays.
The mountain dropped away; an updraft rose from the valley, carrying animal cries, calls, growls, and snufles. I
could not identify even one; for all my knowledge of censored arcana, I felt impoverished. And such a sky of stars!
Ah, mountain stars are not these apologetic pinpricks over conurb skies; hanging plump they drip lite. A boulder
stirred, just a meter away. "Ah, Ms. Yoo," said the Abbess, "an early riser."
I wished her a good morning.
The younger colonists, the old woman confided, worry about her wandering around before sunup, in case she fell
off the edge. She produced a pipe from her sleeve, stuffed its bowl, and lit it. A raw local leaf, she admitted, but she
had lost the taste for refined marlboros years ago. The smoke smelled of aromatic leather and dried dung.
I asked about the stone figure in the escarpment across the gulf.
Siddhartha had other names, she told me, mostly lost now. Her predecessors knew all the stories and sermons, but
the old Abbess and senior nuns were sentenced to the Litehouse when non-consumer religions were criminalized.
The present Abbess had been a novice back then, so U nanimity judged her young enough for reorientation. She was
raised in an orphans' bloc in Pearl City Conurb, but she said, she had never left her abbey spiritually. She returned
years later and founded the present colony in the wreckage.
I asked if Siddhartha was indeed a god.
Many called him so, the Abbess agreed, but Siddhartha does not influence fortune or weather or perform many of
a divinity's traditional functions. Rather, Siddhartha is a dead man and a living ideal. The man taught about
overcoming pain, and influencing one's future reincarnations. "But I pray to the ideal." She indicated the meditating
giant. "Early, so he knows I'm serious."
I said I hoped that Siddhartha would reincarnate me in her colony.
Lite from the coming day defined the world more clearly now. The Abbess asked why I hoped so.
It took a little time to form my answer. I said how all purebloods have a hunger, a dissatisfaction in their eyes,
xcept for the colonists I had met.
The Abbess nodded. If consumers found fulfillment at any meaningful level, she xtemporized, corpocracy would be
finished. Thus, Media is keen to scorn colonies such as hers, comparing them to tapeworms; accusing them of stealing
rainwater from WaterCorp, royalties from VegCorp patent holders, oxygen from Air-Corp. The Abbess feared that,
should the day ever come when the Board decided they were a viable alternative to corpocratic ideology, "the
'tapeworms' will be renamed 'terrorists,' smart bombs will rain, and our tunnels flood with fire."
I suggested the colony must prosper invisibly, in obscurity.
"Xactly." Her voice hushed. "A balancing act as demanding as impersonating a pureblood, I imagine." ...
The Abbess nodded. If consumers found fulfillment at any meaningful level, she xtemporized, corpocracy would be
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By the beginning of the senior year, you should have decided on five to seven graduate programs. Graduate schools generally require a complete application and payment of the related fees. Other required materials usually include an essay, academic transcript, letters of recommendation, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and examples of written work. Not all schools require all this information, so it is important to pay careful attention to what the school requests. Often the student may write one essay, which can be copied and sent to all schools. The essay is important and characteristically difficult to write and should be started early. You may solicit recommendation letters from any faculty member who is familiar with your work. This should be done in the fall of your senior year. Be sure to supply the professor with addressed envelopes and the appropriate forms of r recommendations.
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Some secrets can't be kept. . . .
Years ago, they were all the best of friends. But as time passed and circumstances changed, they grew apart, became adults with families of their own, and began to forget about the past—and the terrible lie they all shared. But now Gordon, the youngest and wildest of the five, has died and the others are thrown together for the first time in years. And then the revelations start. Could their long-ago lie be the reason for their troubles today? Each one of these old friends has to wonder if their secret has been discovered—and if someone within the circle is out to destroy them.
©2011 Laura Lippman (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers
"Good Listen"
The story moved fast and I really had no trouble keeping up with the characters. The book was above average but had some serious flaws with narration at times. There was a bit of a mystery element which made it fun and kept it moving. Some plot points never came to a resolution which is a bit frustrating but all in all worth a credit.
"Don't waste 10 hours!"
I listened to 10 hours of this book waiting for something to happen and nothing ever did. I quite listening so maybe something did happen but I felt cheated. I can't imagine what that title refers to. Most dangerous thing is that the characters were all crazy or dysfunctional.
Nothing ever happened.
chapters 1-40
"The Most Dangerous Thing"
I have to admit that I am disappointed by this novel. Sometimes, Laura Lippman can be right on, and most of her novels I have listened to on audio book, are great but honestly, this was a let down. I got into the whole thing about it kind of being like "The Big Chill" with friends getting together after the death of a friend in their circle. It could have been a great story line but it was just so boring. The narrator however was very good and the only reason I didn't just delete it from my iPod and move on to something else. It just falls flat there is no suspense and no thrill. If you must pick a book by her, I suggest "What the dead know" that was really good.
"Needs a Cast of Characters"
Very good listen, just overcrowded with characters without context and with those random figures who seem to appear out of nowhere. Well, it's not really "nowhere" but I listen while doing other things, so that may explain my need to consciously sort out all these figures. If I am not vigilant, the rogue person or two may suddenly start walking across the novel's "stage", and I'll have to rewind.
Excellent work, though, and I recommend using a photographic memory to track those occasional random character placements.
Life long fan of the mystery story. I like books where something actually happens, so history and biography are favorites of mine also. I also think that even good books are improved tremendously when an actor performs the narration.
"First rate Laura Lippman"
Not a Tess Monaghan novel, but I think that this is one of Lippman's best. Plot, narration were all well done.
My one complaint was listening to the book, I sometimes got confused by who was telling which part of the narrative. There was an omniscient fifth child who kept appearing, as though she were narrating the film of the events.
Lippman does a wonderful job of capturing mid-70's Baltimore and Linda Emond is a true gem of a a narrator and actress. I hope that she doesn't get so popular that she no longer has time to narrate Lippman's books.
"How did this get published?"
I cannot imagine how this book was published or is on anyone's best seller list. Must be people buying it like I did, because it was on the list. Worst book ever. I'm more than half thru it and still nothing is happening. What was this book supposed to be about?
It has no point or story.
I cannot imagine any producer being interested in this as a book. Maybe a tv movie for Fox.
"Go, Go-Go, Go"
This is why I love Laura Lippman and Linda Emond together. Descriptive story with some of the strongest narration narration around. My favorite, and for some reason most lasting image is the preparation for the Priest's arrival to tea. I could literally picture every hair, the cake, the kitchen and the smell of the place.
This one was outstanding.
"oddly disturbing book"
the characters in this book are well portrayed for their self-centered interests. a bothersome book that leaves you feeling tainted by the events
"Catholic/Baltimore Move OVER fiction novel"
Laura Lippman - thought this was going to be a Tess Monahan who done it - not- but once I gave it a second chance and just listened - realized - harsh reality - ethic truths ended up loving it and well do not want to ruin the story.
Books are a big part of my life. Happiness is a beautiful evening on the houseboat with a good book :)
"But the ending ...."
Really enjoyed this story except for one part of the ending where I didn't agree with the way something was resolved - but that's ok since it really isn't a perfect world after all. :)
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I think I found someone that dislikes Orton more than me. I read your post about him and you left out how he is a yellow belly turd that went AWOL from the Marines. I don't hate anyone but he comes pretty close.
I agree,they just close any thread that they dont like and that tells the TRUTH!
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- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
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- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the onion until tender; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, brown sugar, poppy seeds, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in onions. Stir in buttermilk just until moistened.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead 6-8 times. Pat to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 450° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
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I have 32, including jb apps - one page w 3 folders - very utilitarian... Man. There must be a good solid 250k fart apps in the last 300k of apps...
I wonder how many are clones or have just been abandoned.
If you are going to compare AppStore to play store keep in mind cydia apps have to be included, because androids are open sourced. They both have incredibly useful and useless apps. But the useful apps are usually made by the same devs for the different devices. I don't think apple has a better AppStore anymore it's more equal now. However if you are going to brag about rom manager keep in mind that's an open source type app. Where it uses system folders etc. so that includes cydia tweaks in those comparisons and I'm sorry but cydia blows androids hack apps out of the water. The devs are much more dedicated and create powerful (malware free for the most part) apps.


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Efficacy and Safety of Combination of Brompheniramine and Phenylephrine for the Symptoms Relief of Rhinitis
This study has been completed.
Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.
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First received: October 27, 2010
Last updated: October 27, 2016
Last verified: October 2016
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This is a multicenter clinical trial, phase III, superiority, controlled by active medicine, double-blind, randomized, enroll 166 children, over 12 years old, with acute inflammation upper airway, characterized by nasal congestion and runny nose, lasting at least 24 hours and a maximum of 48 hours prior to inclusion. The subjects will be allocated in 2 parallel groups, and will receive the medicines of study, according of the randomization.
|Nasal Congestion and Inflammations Rhinitis
|Drug: Group 1 Drug: Group 2
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Multicenter Clinical Trial, Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Comparative for Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Dose Combination of Brompheniramine Maleate + Phenylephrine Chlorhydrate for the Treatment of Nasal Congestion and Runny Nose Present in Acute Crisis of Viral Rhinitis (Common Cold) and Allergic Reactions, in Patients Over 12 Years Old
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: Phenylephrine Phenylephrine hydrochloride Oxymetazoline Oxymetazoline hydrochlorideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Improvement of nasal congestion and runny nose, after 48 hours of treatment [ Time Frame: 48 hours after single dose of double-blind treatment ]
Improvement is defined as a reduction of at least one point on the rating scale, in both nasal symptoms, after 48 hours of treatment.
Participants were evaluated (self-assessment) for pain intensity by using a 4-point rating scale: 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Overall score of nasal and extranasal symptoms (nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and itching) [ Time Frame: After 2 and 5 (± 1) days of treatment. ]
- Clinical score of upper airway compromise [ Time Frame: After 2 and 5 (± 1) days of treatment ]
- Proportion of subjects who used at least once the rescue medication [ Time Frame: Within 2 days and the period of 5 (± 1) days of treatment ]
- Safety descriptive about occurence of adverse events, evaluation of results of general physical examination. [ Time Frame: Will be evaluated during the 5(± 1) days of treatment ]Collection of safety data throughout the whole study period
|Study Start Date:
|July 2014
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Group 1
Fixed dose combination of brompheniramine + phenylephrine.
Drug: Group 1
Brompheniramine + phenylephrine
Placebo Comparator: Group 2
Drug: Group 2
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients over 12 years old, of both sexes, remaining the feasibility of a legal representant according to need, able to understand and provide ICF and able to allow compliance to treatment and the requirements of the protocol, according to age group;
- Patients with symptoms of acute inflammation upper airway, starting between 24 and 48 hours of their inclusion in this study protocol;
- Presence of runny nose classification moderate or severe (score 2 or 3), according the responsible evaluation,
- Presence of nasal congestion classification moderate or severe (score 2 or 3), according the responsible evaluation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under 12 years old or weight less than 40kg;
- History of nasal obstruction in chronic rhinosinusitis and / or nasal polyposis;
- Oral chronic respirator with history for six months;
- Personal history of nasal surgery that in the opinion of the investigator can influence the resistance to nasal airflow;
- Patients who have a clinical history confirmed (diagnosed) with asthma;
- Patients under medicine treatment for chronic allergy;
- Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease;
- Presence of psychiatric illness of any kind;
- Presence of mental retardation from any cause;
- Diagnosis of renal or hepatic failure;
- Patients with genetic syndromes;
- History of hypersensitivity to (s) drug (s) of study or their excipients;
- Use of prohibited medicine within the prescribed period before the V0 - Inclusion Visit (Table 1);
- Patients who participated in the last 12 months, of clinical trials protocols;
- Patients who didn´t updated vaccine book, according to age group;
- Relatives of sponsor´s or study site´s employee;
- Suggestive signs of bacterial infection of upper airways at rhinoscopy, otoscopy or oroscopy;
- Presence of anemic/inflamed turbinate at anterior rhinoscopy;
- Presence of septal deviation grade II and III (in any region and any nasal cavity) and / or nasal polyps, or other conditions determinants of nasal obstruction;
- Presence of purulent or mucopurulent secretion, nasal vault or mal formations (cleft lip or cleft nasolabial corrected or not) in nasal vestibule;
- Current evidence of clinically significant diseases: hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, neurological, endocrine, psychiatric, autoimmune, pulmonary, or another disease that block the patient participation;
- Any finding of clinical observation (anamnesis and physical exam) laboratory abnormality (eg, blood glucose, blood count), disease (for example, liver, cardiovascular system, lung) or therapy that, in opinion of the investigator, may endanger the patient or interfere with the endpoints of study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01393561
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Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.
|Principal Investigator:
|Fábio M Castro
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Keywords provided by Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01393561 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 27, 2010
|Last Updated:
|October 27, 2016
Keywords provided by Ache Laboratorios Farmaceuticos S.A.:
Common cold
Nasal symptoms
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Nose Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Cardiotonic Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Nasal Decongestants
Respiratory System Agents
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine Antagonists
Histamine Agents
Anti-Allergic Agents
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Simon E. wrote:I know little of Zen, whether Soto or Rinzai but there is debate within the Theravada which I am aware of about the "Three Lifetimes " model and the " One Lifetime" model. The Three Lifetimes are of course the last life, this life, and the next life. The One Lifetime model does not necessarily deny the possibility of the three lifetimes, but says that they are conjectural, and that all Dharma can be found in the present lifetime.
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JR wrote: the final step angled 100-180 degrees away from the target. Measured from where the toe is pointing at helps in that.
lionofjudah wrote:When I first saw this video I was thinking, "Man this guy has form exactly like Smitty. I should tell him that he does and that Smitty is a good player and try to watch some videos of him." Then I realized who the poster of the video was, Smitty19983. So…back to square one.
First off, do you want to change your form? Or are you wanting to tweak it, or… just get comments from people. Second, what kind of tips are you wanting? More distance? Steps? Arm location? Wrist snap?
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SAN JOSE — San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed signed up for traffic school over the weekend to settle a Sept. 11 citation for failure to signal a turn as he drove to City Hall, his office said Monday.
Reed had earlier indicated he did not plan to contest the citation, about which he has said little other than to note that he had maintained a clean driving record.
The citation came amid a bitter fight between the San Jose police officers' union and City Hall over Reed's pension reform measure, which he argues is needed to ease the growing bite of employee retirement costs that have tripled in a decade. Unions call the measure an illegal breach of their benefit rights and are suing to block it.
Records showed officers and dispatchers gloating over the citation issued by Officer Kevin Kyono, and a photo of the ticket was posted online soon afterward. Chief Chris Moore in a memorandum the next day maintained that the ticket was issued in a professional manner but chastised officers for posting the image of it and said those involved would be disciplined.
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Wrestlers that should be swapped between WWE and TNA(Part 2)
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Wrestlers that should be swapped between WWE and TNA(Part 2)
This is part 2 of my blog. I will now talk about WWE Wrestlers who would benefit being in TNA rather then WWE. Let's get to it.
Note:The people I choose to be on my WWE and TNA list are Wrestlers that have never been to the rival company, but for the exception for some.
05. Evan Bourne
Let me start of by saying, Evan Bourne has been to TNA before but not used anything better than a jobber. WWE has made Bourne get some recognition, so If he was to go TNA, I believe TNA would treat him right this time. Anyway, Evan Bourne has messed up any chance of him returning to WWE, and still having a successful career there. The best thing that happen for Bourne at WWE is gaining the Tag Team Championship and his short feud with Jericho. Evan Bourne does have a lot of potential and he is a very good high flyer. I believe, if Bourne was to go TNA he would be a big time X Division wrestler! I can see him feuding with the likes of Zion Ion, Kenny King, Austin Aries and possibly AJ Styles. Bourne may need to work on his mic skills, but there have been worse people on the mic that have went on to still be X Division Champion. In WWE, they have talented wrestlers like Bourne, but they just don't know what to do with them sometimes. If that is the case, there being a Cruiser Weight Division would save such superstars. But until then, TNA would be the best choice for Evan Bourne.
04. Beth Phoenix
I know Beth Phoenix recently departed with WWE, but I still think she would be a good former WWE Diva to be a part of TNA's Knockouts. I don't know if a lot of you know this, but the knockouts in TNA usually gather the most ratings for TNA. Well, isn't that a surprise! The woman's division in WWE is currently a joke. Beth Phoenix is one of the only woman wrestler's that can actually wrestle good. She is by far the strongest diva, when she was in WWE. If she went to TNA, she would show her strength where it is appreciated. Beth Phoenix could have numerous feuds, between ODB, Tara, Mickey James...etc. I really think by Phoenix being a permanent Knockout in TNA, she will make that Division even more watchable. She will finally be in a place where Woman wrestling matters.
03. Jack Swagger
Right now, Jack Swagger has not been appearing on Raw, but there are rumors when he returns he will receive a push. This could happen, or may not. I say, WWE shouldn't have given up on Swagger after his failed World Title run. It was to early for him to receive it, as a result, it was a very awful and forgettable run. We all know Jack Swagger is a very talented wrestle and reminds us, a whole lot, of Kurt Angle. I believe, if Swagger was to go TNA it would do him a lot better. He is a very technical wrestler, and he would be in a place where they mainly focus on wrestling. I can see him maybe being a apprentice for Kurt Angle. They could maybe do a story line, where the student tries to over thrown the teacher. If that happens or not, I would still like to see a feud between Angle and Swagger, because of their similar in ring ability. Jack Swagger is still young(30 years old) He's still got a whole lot to do in his career, let's hope he's a superstar to be one day.
02. Wade Barrett
When we first saw Barrett as the Nexus leader, we all thought, one day he would be a serious WWE main-eventer of the future. When he recently returned with his brawler type gimmick, I expected his big break to finally happen, but I was wrong. He is now back in the mid carder scene, as Intercontinental Champion. I am not saying being Intercontinental Champion is a bad thing, but we all know Barrett could do better. If Barrett was to be in TNA. I feel he would shake up the whole main event scene for the better, and really showcase his dominance. He would be one of the best talkers if he went TNA, and TNA would appreciate his great mic skills. I'm sure TNA would try put him as a leader of a group, for a while, because that's what Barrett is famously known for(Leader of Nexus) If they were gonna put him in any group, I could see Barrett being leader of Aces & Eights. I could defiantly see Barrett being a great single competitor, and capturing the TNA World Heavy Weight Championship. The best reason why Barrett should go to TNA is because he could be the best role model for the English market. TNA have tried really hard to gather more English fans, and by Barrett being the best British wrestler on the roster, with the best star power. It would make everyone happy.
01. Daniel Bryan
This man is the best wrestler from this list, that would be a great use for TNA. He is arguably the best wrestler currently in WWE, and has had some success being in WWE. But right now, he is considered to be a joke. He is now known as goat face, he's a chanting yes/no maniac and is in a Tag Team where the partners argue constantly. They are sometimes each others worst enemy. I don't understand how someone as talented as Daniel Bryan is being made look like a joke. If he was to go TNA, i'm very sure he would be one of their top wrestlers. He could go as far to be the same level as Austin Aries, or close to AJ Styles. I know he would be a legendary X Division Champion, and possibly be a TNA World Heavy Weight Champion. I said this many times, but i'm still gonna say it again. TNA is a place where their main focus is on wrestling, and not entertaining. In WWE Daniel Bryan is a entertaining goat face, but in TNA he could be one of their best wrestlers they ever had. Daniel Bryan is still fairly young, so he still has a chance to become a greater superstar in WWE, or have a promising great career in TNA.
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