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Two days after the final July Live Period came to an end, Villanova University picked up its second commit in the class of 2014 and its third pledge in the last month and a half.
Phil Booth, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from Mount St. Joseph (MD), made the decision to end his recruitment popped to Villanova on Tuesday.
"Best relationship with coaching staff, best fit for me as a player and person to grow, Jay Wright has a great history of producing guards," Booth told VUSports.com.
The four-star prospect had previously been working with a top five that also included Georgetown, Indiana, Temple, and Virginia. He had previously mentioned offers from schools such as Iowa, Maryland, Seton Hall, and Virginia Tech.
Booth said he was not originally expecting to decide right after the Live Periods, but he did not see a reason to delay making his choice.
"I planned to commit in the fall," Booth began, "but when I go locked on Nova for a few weeks, I decided that there is no point to drag out my recruitment if I know where I want to go."
Back in June, Booth told VUSports.com that VU head coach Jay Wright was one of the two college coaches he had the best relationships with.
The No. 78 ranked player in the Rivals 150, Booth shared what it was like when he made the call to the Villanova staff.
"Called coach Jay Wright first," Booth said, "he was very excited on the phone."
Booth also talked about what the Villanova staff has told him his role will be for the Wildcats.
"Scoring point guard and playing the two," Booth said.
As is the case with many high school athletes, Booth is happy to have his recruiting process in the rearview mirror.
"Feels great to have the process over with," Booth said. "Great to move on without worrying where I'm going to school."
This is the second consecutive year that Villanova has landed a player from the Team Takeover program. In 2013, the Wildcats signed Josh Hart of Sidwell Friends (DC).
Booth had previously told VUSports.com that both Hart and fellow 2013 signee Kris Jenkins of Gonzaga (DC) had been recruiting him to join them on the Main Line.
After today, that will indeed be the case as Booth is now in the fold for the Wildcats.
"Philly here I come, Nova Nation," Booth said in conclusion.
Mikal Bridges, a 6-foot-7 small forward from Great Valley (PA), is the other half of Villanova's current 2014 recruiting class. Two scholarships remain available for additional 2014 recruits.


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text: Purdue matchups call for Mountaineers to go small By Dave Hickman January 18, 2013 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Bob Huggins said Friday that who his team is playing against will largely dictate if he keeps his vow to downsize his West Virginia lineup."Obviously it's going to depend on matchups,'' Huggins said. "But as we continue to play people that play one big, we're certainly going to have to do that.''Figure on today being one of those days.West Virginia (8-8) faces Purdue (9-8) this afternoon in the Mountaineers' final non-conference game of the season. The 2 p.m. game at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., tips just after 2 p.m. and will be televised nationally by CBS.Purdue is one of those teams that will play one big, at least in the starting lineup. A.J. Hammons, a 7-foot, 280-pound freshman who leads the Big Ten in blocked shots, is joined in the Boilermakers' starting lineup by three guards and a wing player, none of whom are taller than 6-5.So count on Huggins to go away from playing two big men and settle into a rotation that more often than not includes just one. That's what he promised he would do after watching his big men struggle once again during a 69-67 loss Wednesday night at Iowa State."We're going with a smaller lineup. I'm not doing that anymore,'' Huggins said a few moments after his team had lost for the third time in four Big 12 Conference games. "I'm done. They've had ample opportunity. They've had over half the season.'' In the final minutes of that Wednesday night loss in Ames, Iowa, Huggins primarily used a lineup that surrounded 6-foot-10 sophomore Kevin Noreen with guards Juwan Staten, Jabarie Hinds and Eron Harris, along with wing player Matt Humphrey. Gary Browne might have been in that rotation, too, but for a sprained ankle he suffered earlier in the game.The lack of more than one big man certainly did not hinder West Virginia's play. During those last eight minutes the Mountaineers erased an 18-point deficit behind the shooting of Humphrey, Harris and Hinds.Noreen finished with 10 rebounds and the Mountaineers actually outrebounded the Cyclones 41-35. Staten, Hinds, Harris and Browne - the four smallest players in the rotation - combined for 19 rebounds, or 10 more than Deniz Kilicli, Aaric Murray and Dominique Rutledge."I don't know that it's going to be the norm, but I thought Kevin Noreen did a great job rebounding the ball,'' Huggins said. "He lost a couple of them that he rebounded, but he did a really good job. "And there's absolutely no reason that Deniz or Aaric Murray or whatever couldn't do the same thing [if they were playing as the lone big man]. We've got to do a better job after we get the ball, but I think we can rebound it and get second shots with that lineup.''Of course, the other thing that would help the Mountaineers even more would be if they could shoot like they did in those final eight minutes. Outside shooting - and even inside shooting, for that matter - has been an issue all season for WVU. In road games at Texas and Iowa State in the past 10 days, WVU started 0 for 13 from 3-point range each time.But against the Longhorns West Virginia made shots when it mattered and rallied to win in overtime. After that 0-for-13 start at Iowa State, the Mountaineers made nine of their last 11 3-point attempts.A few things might contribute to better shooting today against Purdue. For one, freshman Terry Henderson will likely return after missing the Iowa State trip because of back pains. Huggins said Henderson is practicing again. Another would be Humphrey, the senior transfer from Boston College who was supposed to have given the team a shooting spark this season. It hasn't happened. Going into the Iowa State game, Humphrey hadn't even played since Dec. 22 and was shooting 30.7 percent from 3-point range when he did play.But then with Henderson out and outside shooting needed, Huggins first tried Aaron Brown and then Humphrey. Humphrey caught fire, making three 3s in four attempts."Let's be honest, he didn't make shots early in the year,'' Huggins said. "He's put a lot of time in and kind of fixed a couple of things that were giving him problems.''If Humphrey continues to shoot the ball well, he could be a huge asset for a team that ranks among the worst in the country in both 3-point and overall shooting."He's got to play,'' Huggins said. "We've got to be able to score the ball.''BRIEFLY: Huggins said he didn't know if Browne would play today. He didn't practice Thursday because of his ankle, but was trying to go on Friday.Today's game ends a stretch of three in the last four on the road, but there are still no home stands coming any time soon. In fact, the only thing that resembles a home stand the rest of the season is back-to-back games against Oklahoma State and Baylor at the end of February.Huggins' next win will be his 719th, tying him on the all-time list with Don Haskins. The only active coaches with more wins are Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim.West Virginia next plays Wednesday night at the Coliseum against TCU, a 7:30 p.m. game to be televised by ESPN2. After a Saturday afternoon game at Oklahoma State (ESPNU), the Mountaineers host No. 4 Kansas in the first of three Big Monday games on ESPN.Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. 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Detroit can play no better than they did tonight. Detroit and San Antonio both played well but the difference is that the Pistons played above their capabilities and can not repeat the type of performance (especially offensively down the clutch) while the Spurs had a decent game but it was not their A game. They had far too many turn overs.
Saying this, the series is over in game 6 unless the Spurs just crumble and don't play San Antonio basketball.
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This is an unbelievably delicious recipe for Baked Chicken Enchiladas! The filling is made of tender pieces of chicken mixed with green chile sauce, sharp cheddar, sour cream and cilantro or parsley. The filling is then rolled up in flour tortillas, covered in more green chile sauce, lots of cheese and baked off. The spicy green chile sauce is made with sour cream, chicken broth, green chiles and chipotle peppers.
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4 cups Chicken, boneless, skinless, cooked and cut into bite-size hunks
2 + 1/2 cups Extra Sharp Cheddar, shredded
1/4 cup fresh Cilantro, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
1/2 cup Sour Cream plus additional for serving
Salt and pepper
8-10 taco size flour Tortillas
Green Chile Sauce:
1/2 Yellow Onion, diced
1 tablespoon Canola oil
2 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Flour
1 and 1/2 cups Chicken Broth
1 small can Green Chiles
1 – 2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo, seeds scraped out, minced*
1 + 1/2 cups Sour Cream
1. In a medium saucepan saute the Onion in the oil over medium-low heat until soft. Push the Onions to one side and add the Butter and Flour. Whisk together and cook for three minutes. Slowly whisk in Broth. Add Green Chiles and Chipotle (adjust the amount according to your heat preference). Bring to a slow simmer and continue to simmer about five minutes, whisking occasionally. Add the Sour Cream, whisk until melted and incorporated. Remove from heat.
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Need some help on dynamic memory allocation (actually, de-allocation) as I'm re-navigating the learning waters for C++.
Say I have 2 classes -
class BulletCollection; class Bullet;
BulletCollection is responsible for instantiating / destroying Bullet objects by allocating new Bullet instances and storing the pointer in its std::map\ so it can be iterated through, etc. Looks something like:
Bullet b* = new Bullet( id, in_ttl ); // id is next available id, gotten elsewhere
blist[id] = b; // blist is a std::map<int, Bullet*>, member of BulletCollection
Bullet is, well, a bullet. Has a TTL (time to live), which decreases when Bullet::update() is called. When TTL \< 0, it will call BulletCollection::killBullet( id ); See, in my class Bullet I store a BulletCollection* BC that points to the BulletCollection it belongs to. So my Bullet::update() looks like this:
Bullet::update() {
if (TTL < 0) {
BC->killBullet ( this.id );
My problem is my BulletCollection::killBullet() is giving me weird issues (crashes).
And in my BulletCollection::killBullet( in_id ) I have something like:
BulletCollection::killBullet( in_id ) {
delete blist[in_id]; // frees the memory associated with the pointer
blist[in_id].erase(); // erases the entry from my std::map blist
... as I just typed that, I realize a potential problem... should I be doing:
delete *blist[in_id]; instead of delete blist[in_id]; ???
My entire code works and keeps running if my Bullet TTL is infinitely large, so I know it's a problem with entity destruction. Can someone please give me some insight?
I can't see how ' blist[in_id].erase();' could possibly compile. It should be ' blist.erase(in_id);'
No. The operand to 'delete' must be a pointer to the object you are trying to destroy, so dereferencing it first makes no sense.
However, take a good look at what you're doing. You first destroy the object, and after it's destruction, you tell it to remove itself from the map. How can you tell an object something if it's already destroyed?
So you have to reverse the order of things. Or you could simply use the erase() method on the map using the index of the bullet.
@Kenneth Gorking
Oh, I actually assumed it was blist[in_id]->erase().
A note to the topicstarter: copy/paste (the isolated parts of) your code as is, to avoid this kind of confusion.
Thanks for all your input!
So... store the pointer in another pointer, erase it from the map, THEN delete the memory. Got it! I'll try it when I get home.
Sorry about not copying the code as-is. I figured it was more theorycraft than anything. I'm actually at work where I have no access to my code. So thanks for bearing with me
Tried copying to pointer first, still crashes with fatal error. I now have the code in front of me. Please take a look if you can.
void BulletCollection::update() {
// ***************************** update() ******************************
// update the collection and everything in it
std::map < int, Bullet *>::iterator iter; // temp iterator to go through the map blist
for ( iter = blist.begin(); iter != blist.end(); iter++ ) {
void Bullet::update() {
// ********************** Bullet Update() ******************************
if ( ttl-- < 0 ) {
BC->killBullet( id ); // tell the collection to delete, id is private member of Bullet
void BulletCollection::killBullet( int bulletid ) {
// ************** kill a bullet *************
Bullet *btemp = blist[bulletid]; // temporary pointer to hold item to be erased
blist.erase( bulletid ); // remove it from the list
delete btemp; // delete the memory
I believe something wonky is happening when I do blist.erase( bulletid )... When the crash happens, some file called xtree is opened up in my Visual Studio. Please help, I'm pulling hairs out over here.
BTW, even when I comment out // delete btemp; it still crashes, so it's probably blist.erase
Ah, classic mistake You're iterating over the map, but while you're iterating, you're deleting items. The 'iter' variable in BulletCollection::update() is still referencing an element that is already removed from the map, and incrementing that invalid iterator and dereferencing it will result in undefined behavior.
To circumvent the problem, you could increment the iterator before you call Bullet::update(), so you know which iterator to use in the next iteration of the loop.
Be aware of the iterator invalidation rules of various containers. For a std::map it is defined that only iterators to deleted items become invalidated. But for a std::vector, however, any iterator that points to or past the deleted element is invalidated.
Thanks for the help oisyn. The iterator range problem is fixed and I'm no longer crashing with Fatal Error. But now I'm getting a heap corruption error.
#include "vect2.h"
#include "GameForm.h"
#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include "FulcrumPhy.h"
#include <map>
#define BULLETSTARTNUM 100
#define BULLETENDNUM 1000
class Bullet {
// **************************** Bullet Class *****************************
int id;
int ownerid; // id of creator
int ttl; // number of cycles of life remaining
BulletCollection *BC; // Collection so I know where to kill
Bullet( int in_id, int in_ownerid, BulletCollection *in_bc, int in_ttl = DEFAULTTTL ); // CTor
~Bullet(); // DTor
int getid() { return id; } // accessor for id
int getttl() { return ttl; } // accessor for ttl
int getownerid() { return ownerid; } // accessor for ttl
void update();
class BulletCollection {
// ************************** Hack BulletCollection Class (Precursor to GameSpace) *****************************
// *
// *
TicketSystem *TS; // TicketSystem used to assigning object id's
std::map< int, Bullet *> blist; // bullet list - all currently live bullets
FulcrumPhy *FP; // Fulcrum Physics Pointer
BulletCollection( FulcrumPhy *in_Physics ); // CTor - allocate TicketSystem TS
~BulletCollection(); // DTor - free memory for TS and all
void createBullet( int creatorid ); // make a bullet
void killBullet( int bulletid ); // kill a bullet
void update(); // update the collection and everything in it
BulletCollection::BulletCollection( FulcrumPhy *in_Physics ) {
// ********************** BulletCollection::CTor ******************************
// * allocate TicketSystem TS
FP = in_Physics;
TS = new TicketSystem(BULLETSTARTNUM, BULLETENDNUM);
BulletCollection::~BulletCollection() {
// ********************** BulletCollection::DTor ******************************
// * // DTor - free memory for TS and all
// *
// *
// delete the collection and everything in it
std::map < int, Bullet *>::iterator iter; // temp iterator to go through the map blist
for ( iter = blist.begin(); iter != blist.end(); iter++ ) {
killBullet ( iter->first );
delete TS;
void BulletCollection::createBullet( int creatorid ) {
// ********************** createBullet ******************************
// *
// * make a Bullet and add it to blist
// * int creatorid - the guy who made the bullet
// *
Bullet *b = new Bullet ( TS->getTicket(), creatorid, this ); // allocate a new Bullet object
blist[b->getid()] = b; // ** add b to the map of all bullets so it can get updated **
// Create a vector that's pointing away from the ship
vect2 vPadding;
vPadding.setXYFromAM( dbObjectAngleZ( creatorid ), 20 );
// ** Set the Bullet position to the player's, Move the bullet according to the player but faster by scale **
FP->setPosition ( b->getid(),
dbObjectPositionX( creatorid ) + vPadding.x,
dbObjectPositionY( creatorid ) + vPadding.y,
FP->setLinearVelocity ( b->getid(),
vPadding.x * 5 + FP->getLinearVelocityX ( creatorid ),
vPadding.y * 5 + FP->getLinearVelocityY ( creatorid ),
/*FP->setLinearVelocity ( b->getid(),
FP->getLinearVelocityX ( creatorid ) * 3,
FP->getLinearVelocityY ( creatorid ) * 3,
void BulletCollection::killBullet( int bulletid ) {
// ************** kill a bullet *************
// remove it from the list
Bullet *btemp = blist[bulletid]; // temporary pointer to hold item to be erased
blist.erase( bulletid );
delete btemp;
void BulletCollection::update() {
// ***************************** update() ******************************
// update the collection and everything in it
std::map < int, Bullet *>::iterator iter = blist.begin(); // temp iterator to go through the map blist
Bullet *tb; // temp bullet pointer
while ( iter != blist.end() ) {
tb = iter->second;
iter++; // iterate BEFORE possibly calling killBullet() and invalidating the whole thing
tb->update(); // now call update
/*for ( iter = blist.begin(); iter != blist.end(); iter++ ) {
Bullet::Bullet( int in_id, int in_ownerid, BulletCollection *in_bc, int in_ttl ) {
id = in_id;
ownerid = in_ownerid;
BC = in_bc;
ttl = in_ttl;
dbMakeObjectSphere ( id, 3 ); // create physical object
BC->FP->makeSphere ( id, true ); // add to physics program
Bullet::~Bullet () {
// * Release the object created
BC->FP->releaseActor(id); // release Actor (delete Object) from Physics through BulletCollection
dbDelete(id); // delete the object from DGDK
void Bullet::update() {
// ********************** Bullet Update() ******************************
if ( ttl < 0 ) {
BC->killBullet( id ); // tell the collection to delete, id is private member of Bullet
I did look up Heap Corruption, and now have the idea that I must be trying to free the same resource twice... but void BulletCollection::killBullet( int id ) is the only place I have delete!
Please advise.
PS: Yes, I'm aware that \~BulletCollection() DTor still has that iterator problem. That's an easy fix. But alas, it's still crashing when a ttl runs to 0 on a bullet, I think.
Heap corruption can be due to a number of issues
.edit: are you sure GetTicket() never returns the same int twice?
The only reason why I don't think the TicketSystem class is at fault is because as soon as the first bullet dies (ttl \< 0) I get the heap corruption error.
I'm really going to have to think long and hard and test a few things to see what's really bugging the system...
void Bullet::update() {
// ********************** Bullet Update() ******************************
ttl--; // decrement BEFORE so we're not writing to already deleted memory
if ( ttl <= 0 ) {
BC->killBullet( id ); // tell the collection to delete, id is private member of Bullet
Previously --ttl; was after the killbullet call, so it would try and write to a variable that was deleted.
Thanks for telling me about the rules of Heap. Devmaster.net is so awesome!
PS: Without you guys, I wouldn't've gotten very far. So far I've got a 3D space game with overhead fixed camera, overhead chase, and 3rd person camera view, full physics implemented via fulcrum, and I can fire bullets that interact with other ships (and give knockback). Soon I'll have a working game! Thanks guys!


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- Beijing - Walk along the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Explore Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
- Xian - Meet the famous Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huangdi.
- Villages and Rice Terraces - Homestay and hike amongst the rural village of the Zhuang.
- Chengdu - Visit a world famous panda research centre
- Hong Kong - Free time to explore one of Asia's most vibrant cities.
Itineraries on some departure dates may differ, please select.
1Join tour Beijing
2Free in Beijing to visit Tiananmen Square.
3Drive to the Great Wall at Mutianyu and fly kites by the wall or the Olympic stadium. Overnight train to Xian
4Free day to explore the Shaanxi National Museum or the Muslim Quarter
5Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Workshop and Calligraphy Class
6Morning flight to Chengdu and visit the Panda Research Centre and the ancient city of Huanglongxi.
7Fly to Guilin with free afternoon
8Drive to Pingan Village; village walks
9Morning walk to Longji Village. Afternoon drive to Yangshou
10Morning cooking lesson with optional cycle ride or raft along the Li River
11Morning free. Overnight train to Shenzen
12Cross border into Hong Kong. Free on arrival
13Free in Hong Kong
14Tour ends Hong Kong
Trip notes
Each departure date has its own dedicated trip note, detailing all you need to know about that trip. Whether you've already booked, or weighing up your options, please choose carefully the relevant itinerary for you.
We have the following different versions of the Family Beijing to Hong Kong trip available at present.
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Why Book this trip
This adventure is an epic journey across China taking a number of overnight trains and a flight to cover the huge distances that are involved. Families who want to really discover a country and don't mind travel around will really enjoy this holiday - plus there are lots of added extras such as flying kites, making a Terracotta statue, visiting a Panda sanctary and a cooking lesson.
|Included meals
TransportBus, Train, Flight
Accommodation8 nights Standard Hotel
2 nights Simple Overnight Train
2 nights Simple Hotel
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Posted: Friday, August 6th, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Craig Ellenport, Dallas Cowboys, Don Coryell, Gil Brandt, Harvey Keitel, Pat Kirwan, Pulp Fiction
Spend any time around the Hall of Fame, or the McKinley Grand Hotel and you begin to realize how connected Gil Brandt is. He is like the Wolf from Pulp Fiction.


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Indianapolis -- The Finish Line announced the re-launch of Finishline.com with an enhanced focus on the customer.
Finish Line collaborated with several industry innovators on the re-launch. Big Spaceship, a digital agency dedicated to creating connective experiences, products and platforms, and Demandware, a provider of cloud-based commerce solutions, have worked integrally with Finish Line's digital and IT teams in the research, re-design and implementation of the site.
"We've simplified the look and feel for customers, while elevating the interactive experience for our premium brands and products," said Chris Ladd, executive VP and chief digital officer for Finish Line. "Now when customers land on our site, they'll see a shopping experience that's simple, easy to use and puts product and the customer at the center of everything we do. We now have behind-the-scenes technology that provides accessible platforms across an assortment of digital channels from web, to mobile, tablet and in-store."


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OAKLAND -- Ask many Bay Area officials how the new Bay Bridge will fare when the Big One strikes and their answers may be shaky.
They might describe the $6.4 billion span between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island in vague terms such as "safe" or "earthquake resistant."
Even several Bay Area Toll Authority members didn't know or misstated in recent hearings what specific level of earthquake forces the bridge is designed to withstand.
It has been so many years since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused a section of the upper deck on the old Bay Bridge to collapse and a motorist died, many people have forgotten how vulnerable massive man-made structures can be in a major temblor, even when they are bright, shiny and brand-new.
The Bay Area bought the seismically safest bridge that money, international expertise and cutting-edge technology can buy, and it's much safer than the cantilever truss bridge motorists use now.
But it isn't invincible.
An earthquake on par with the 1906 San Francisco shaker -- whose epicenter was much closer to the bridge than Loma Prieta's -- could affect the critical transportation crossing for hours or days, said Caltrans principal bridge engineer Brian Maroney during a daylong seismic tour this spring.
It would be OK to drive on, Maroney said. But motorists could experience closed lanes and slow speeds as they contended with bridge sections that shifted inches or feet and jammed expansion joints that would have to be covered with steel plates. Repairs could take weeks or months.
"Local officials, planners and the public need to understand, 'Hey, don't think you are going to drive across the Bay Bridge after a major earthquake at 70 miles per hour sipping your coffee and reading your email,' " Maroney said. "There are no guarantees in earthquakes. We are going to have damage."
He voiced concern that a seismic knowledge gap among many community leaders in charge of carrying out post-earthquake recovery plans could leave cities and residents ill-prepared for driving conditions after a major quake.
"As a young engineer, I was lucky enough to be in the room when a lot of the decisions were made to build the new Bay Bridge to seismic standards that didn't even exist in California at the time," said Maroney, who has been working on the Bay Bridge since 1994. "But over the years, the story has been modified and the details about the challenges have been lost."
Bay Area Toll Authority Chairwoman and Orinda Councilwoman Amy Worth agreed.
"I know I need to understand more about what will happen on this bridge during an earthquake," Worth said. "Many of those seismic design discussions happened 15 years ago and a lot of that information has been lost in time for elected officials and the public."
Worth's seismic knowledge might have remained untested through the planned Labor Day opening celebration if three dozen high-strength steel fasteners hadn't snapped on the new span in March.
The news sent elected officials scrambling to reassure themselves and the public that the broken bolts in one of the bridge's key seismic stabilizers weren't a symptom of bigger safety concerns.
Caltrans engineers have designed a fix they say will leave the new bridge just as seismically safe as it was before the faulty steel cracked.
But what does "safe" mean?
Technically, the bridge is being constructed to the highest seismic standards in California and perhaps the world: minimal damage and full access to normal traffic almost immediately after an earthquake with the strongest ground motions predicted in 1,500 years.
The definition of "normal" is open to interpretation. To engineers, "normal" means emergency vehicles, supply trucks and even commuters could still drive on the span, perhaps under reduced conditions, while "immediate" means a few hours or days, Maroney said.
For the average person, though, the standard reads as though the bridge will shudder a bit during a whopper of an earthquake and keep on hauling tens of thousands of vehicles a day with little interruption.
"If you ask most people what they expect on the new Bay Bridge after a quake, a majority will say they will be able to drive over it immediately," said Degenkolb structural engineer Chris Poland, a member of the Oakland-based Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. "But you run into problems with these kinds of promises. Engineers take every lesson they learn in past earthquakes and try to anticipate what will happen, but there is a great deal of uncertainty."
Caltrans first tightened its road and bridge specifications after a magnitude-6.6 quake in San Fernando in 1971 killed 65 people. The deadly 6.9 Loma Prieta temblor in 1989, and the 6.7 quake in Northridge in 1994 spurred more rigorous regulations.
Back in 1998 when the Bay Area chose the unique suspension and skyway design, the public was told it would withstand a magnitude-8.5 temblor on the San Andreas Fault and a 7.25 on the Hayward Fault.
Today, state engineers no longer cite a Richter scale magnitude. Instead, they say the Bay Bridge is designed to hold up after the strongest ground movement predicted during a 1,500-year period.
Modern ground movement prediction models factor the epicenter's distance to the site, the quake's depth and the rate at which the frequencies travel through the soil and rock.
"Magnitude matters but so does the location," Poland said. "If a 7.8 magnitude quake occurs on the San Andreas Fault just offshore of Daly City, the ground shaking at the Bay Bridge will be a lot different than it would be if it hits to the north near Mendocino."
But if the new span would be battered yet operational after a major quake, the bridge it is replacing would be devastated. That means collapse, deaths and economically crushing closures of months or years.
Few motorists anywhere are more vulnerable.
One of the busiest crossings in the nation, the existing Bay Bridge carries 280,000 vehicles a day within 15 miles of two earthquake faults in a region where scientists predict a 63 percent chance of a magnitude-6.7 shaker in the next 30 years.
The existing western span and its approaches, also built in 1936, were seismically retrofitted in 2004 and 2009 to the same earthquake standards as the new eastern span. After the new self-anchored suspension span and viaduct opens between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, the full Bay Bridge upgrade will be complete.
"I've been a structural engineer for over 60 years and I've never seen a structure designed to a level as high as the Bay Bridge," said Joseph Nicoletti, who has been looking over Caltrans' shoulder since 1995 as a member of the agency's Seismic Advisory Panel. "That bridge is safer than the old one even with damaged bolts."
Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, doesn't share Nicoletti's confidence.
He was on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in 1998 and voted for a bridge he was told would cost $1.1 billion and open in 2003. Since then, the design costs have soared sixfold to $6.4 billion, and the opening pushed out a decade, making the new crossing the most expensive public works project in California history.
"I want confirmation that we have gotten what we paid for, which is a true lifeline bridge," DeSaulnier said. "That said, we need to get it done. God help us if there's an earthquake before the new bridge opens and we have been dithering around."


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Universal gift registry MonkeyWish.com has added Target and Walmart to its growing list of retail affiliate partnerships, which now tops 100. The gift registry also has partnerships with Best Buy, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Kohl's and Amazon.
The gift registry allows users to create free personalized wish lists and provides users access to products from retailers with which it is partnered.
"With the addition of these significant partnerships to our current list of retailers, we feel Monkeywish.com is poised to become the leading digital gift registry," says founder Kristi Taylor.
MonkeyWish.com has also launched a 2.0 version of its mobile application with enhancements that includes a comprehensive redesign including user interface and graphics, the ability to browse the web from the iPad and iPad mini app, personalization of wish lists with cover images and list icons and the ability to share lists with family and friends via email, Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Facebook friends who are MonkeyWish.com members automatically appear in friends' lists; non-members can be invited through social media sites as well.
"We took the input from our users and developed a faster, easier and more sleek version," says Taylor. "The response to the enhancements has been tremendous."
MonkeyWish.com has grown more than 300% in three months, and plans to continue expanding the services it offers to its users by including the creation of the MonkeyWish Mall. The mall will highlight deals and promotions offered by MonkeyWish.com's retail partners. These will then be extended to all members of MonkeyWish.com.
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Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Friday that grants hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives aimed at keeping Sears Holdings Corp., along with CME Group Inc., which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, headquartered in Illinois.
Lawmakers approved the business tax breaks earlier this month, but Quinn had not yet signed the bill. Both companies had openly threatened to leave the state without some kind of significant aid package.
The bill renews a credit Sears has been getting for years. It guarantees the retailer a $15 million break on its taxes over the next decade and extends a property-tax cut. "We applaud the governor for his leadership and recognition of Sears' contributions to our state — thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of tax dollars," Sears spokesman Chris Brathwaite said. "We look forward to remaining in Illinois and building on our long and rich history here."


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Plus, Star Wars Giveaway Promotion on Facebook!
Brian's Toys is offering a $15 coupon good for orders over $75 or more! Just add $75 worth of in-stock merchandise and apply the promotional coupon code "SAVE15" at check out, and your order subtotal will see a $15 discount. Coupon expires October, 1st, 2010.
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Plano, Texas J.C. Penney has joined The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory as a part of an effort to encourage adoption of energy-saving technologies for new and existing commercial buildings.
J.C. Penney is among 21 companies, including retailers such as Macy's, Best Buy and Whole Foods Market, selected to receive awards totaling $15 million as part of the Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative.
The companies will team with two of the DOE's National Laboratories on projects to achieve cost-effective savings of 50% above the standard set by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers for new commercial-building designs, and a savings of 30% for retrofits to existing buildings.
Each company selected will have their design and facility management teams work with the DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory to design, build, tune and operate at least one new prototype building and to retrofit an existing building project for 50% and 30% energy savings, respectively.


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Hi there, longtime eWN mainstay, first time blogger here. I'm Kashdinero, and being the bored sort of fella that I was before I started typing this, I thought I'd try something a little different.
After reading a blog on here the other day suggesting that WWE should implement a Cruiserweight Division, I thought I'd throw my two pennies worth into this idea, and, fingers crossed,
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I honestly wasn't sure what to expect with today's steal, the Chalk Pencils, by Pebbles, Inc. After having the chance to play with them I can honestly say if you are a chalk lover you will want these and may never look back at your standard chalks again!
Here are a few of the fun things that I did with the chalk pencils.
I first wanted to show how easily you can change the the shade of embossed paper. No more fumbling with cotton puffs or cotton swabs. Simply sketch lightly over the paper and the raised portions will change color while the indentations will remain the original color. You can see on this sheet of paper where I used all of the pencils offered in today's steal.
I decided to apply that same technique to this layout that I made using Erin Colby's amazing Mid Week Mojo sketch. You can see where I shaded only the center portion of the layout with a pink pencil, to give it a different color than the rest of the sheet. I also slightly shaded the outer edges of the paper with a brown pencil.
You can see in these close-up shots where I used the pencils to add a little definition around the journaling blocks as well as the strips of paper.
I was having so much fun with the shading embossed designs technique that I made a couple of cards. This first card I shaded the brown cardstock with a brown pencil to offer some slight variation and depth.
I then decided to take a simple white silk flower and shade it so that it coordinated with my card.
Here's the final card that I made, by mixing two shades of chalk pencils on the front of the card.
I truly had a blast creating with the Pebbles Chalk Pencils and was pleasantly surprised with the results. If you're a chalk lover then don't even think twice about picking these up! Just think of all of the fun you can have, blending things up with not only your layouts and cards but with all of your stamping projects as well.
I hope you have a great weekend. Check in on Monday for your next Monday Card Madness.


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New Takes on Crochet from an Old Book: Del Feldman's Crochet Discovery and Design
When the book arrived, the first thing that I noticed was that the cover image looks just like a crochet mandala! I can't remember now if I'd ever seen the book cover before now, but if I did, it was before crochet mandalas were popular and way before I launched the Mandalas for Marinke project. But after my initial surprise at the book's cover, I realized that it didn't surprise me at all, because the piece is so artistic and beautiful and this is exactly what Del, and many of the other designers from that time were doing as they pushed the envelope in crochet.


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By Melicia AntonioMelicia Antonio, a consecrated woman of
Regnum Christi, wrote a long article about Mari Carmen Perochena
in order to share it with her companions and other
members of Regnum Christi. Here you can find some passages
slightly edited for the readers of our website.****Every
The author took this picture in July of 2006 during a game of mini-golf with Mari Carmen at Niagara Falls.
consecrated woman of Regnum Christi from the United States or
Canada knew Mari Carmen Perochena, not just as a
companion, but a true friend, teacher, guide, spiritual mother and
sister in Christ. Her death marks a milestone in our
short history: she is the first lay consecrated member of
Regnum Christi to pass away on North American soil. […]
By Melicia Antonio
Melicia Antonio, a consecrated woman of
Regnum Christi, wrote a long article about Mari Carmen Perochena
in order to share it with her companions and other
members of Regnum Christi. Here you can find some passages
slightly edited for the readers of our website.
In her lifetime, she guided hundreds of consecrated women and
lay people. Paulina Sobrazo, a consecrated woman in her fourth
year of formation in Rhode Island, wrote of her last
year, "Mari Carmen does not have to speak much to
transmit to us what a woman of Christ's Kingdom is;
she embodies it in her movements, in her way of
praying, her daily surrender, her smile, her daily and ordinary
life. I had the grace to have her as my
spiritual guide. From the moment I met her, I was
impressed by her profound adhesion to our spirituality. She could
quote many texts from memory and referred to them constantly,
but above all she transmitted them with her example."
first met her eleven years ago, while a senior at
Mari Carmen could transmit
God to anyone she met and used the simplest means:
a smile, a word of encouragement or praise, or a
piece of chocolate. Her cancer, already in its fourth stage
when diagnosed in September 2005, was another excuse for her
to be an apostle. In honor of the great missionary
brothers of Europe, she dubbed her lungs "Cyril" and "Methodius"
and called them her "evangelizing lungs". When she was rushed
to the hospital last December for complications, she said,"Methodius wants
to evangelize!" She did evangelize, letting God speak through her
to the doctors, nurses, valets, and passersby, no matter what
their religion, their credence, their personal situation. Her simple love
allowed her to meet anyone on the level they were
at. […]
The cancer came as a surprise: Mari Carmen
Mari Carmen died as she had lived:
Thank you, Mari Carmen.


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Braun to have back evaluated before Sunday's game
CINCINNATI -- Right fielder Ryan Braun, who has already missed a number of games this season with thumb and rib cage injuries, exited Saturday's game against the Reds with lower back spasms.
Braun struck out swinging in the first inning and played the bottom of the frame on defense, but Logan Schafer stepped into the lineup in Braun's spot in the top of the second. Schafer was stranded on deck, but took over on defense in the bottom of the inning.
"Back tightness, felt it today in [batting practice] and thought he was able to get through the game," manager Ron Roenicke said. "Obviously, he couldn't do it."
Braun will be re-evaluated on Sunday before the Brewers and Reds play the rubber match of their three-game series.
An 0-for-3 night on Friday snapped Braun's hitting streak at eight games, though Roenicke had been encouraged lately by Braun's better swings. He was hampered earlier this season by an inflamed nerve near the base of his right thumb, and was on the disabled list for two weeks in early May with a right rib cage strain.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Local Schools Impacted by Super Storm Sandy Receive Excess Federal Computers
Local Schools Impacted by Super Storm Sandy Receive Excess Federal Computers
Program Provides Surplus Government Computers to Schools & Educational Nonprofits
May 6, 2013
New York City – Under a special initiative to help local area schools impacted by Super Storm Sandy, the U.S. General Services Administration has donated excess federal computer equipment valued at more than $140,000 to five New York City schools that incurred damage from the storm. This initiative, spearheaded by GSA's Northeast and Caribbean Region, is an outgrowth of the agency's Computers For Learning Program that allows government agencies to donate no longer needed computers and equipment to schools and some educational nonprofit organizations. GSA anticipates that this will be the first of a number of donations to impacted schools in this regional area.
"These are just a few of the many schools in our local area that suffered losses as a result of Super Storm Sandy. It gives us great pleasure to be able to help these schools through this program. In this era of ever decreasing budgets, the Computers for Learning Program is one way schools and other qualifying organizations can obtain equipment without having to expend precious resources," said GSA Regional Administrator Denise L. Pease. "I am very proud of GSA's role in supporting this program, especially this initiative to help Sandy impacted schools. We have been making an extra effort to get the word out to schools in our regional area so that they may take advantage of it."
"Six months after Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, our school communities remain in an active process of recovery," said New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott. "This generous gift will go a long way toward helping some of our most deeply impacted schools get back on track. I thank GSA Regional Administrator Pease and her staff for donating these computers, which will benefit thousands of students."
Because federal agencies periodically refresh their computer equipment, gently used laptops that are no longer needed by the government have been provided to the following schools: William E. Grady Vocational High School of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn received 30 laptops; P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School of Coney Island, Brooklyn received 40 laptops; P.S. 771 of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn received 20 laptops; and P.S./I.S. 25 South Richmond High School of Staten Island and South Brooklyn Community High School of Red Hook Brooklyn each received five laptops.
The Computers for Learning Program is one of several federal initiatives that help to support President Barack Obama's commitment to education by allowing government agencies to donate surplus computers and related equipment to schools and qualifying nonprofit educational organizations. The program, established by former President Bill Clinton under Executive Order 12999, helps make computer technology an integral part of every classroom and encourages the use of innovative educational software.
While federal agencies are able to donate the equipment directly to schools, GSA helps facilitate the process by sponsoring the Computers for Learning website (www.computersforlearning.gov). Schools and eligible organizations are able to register at the site and can then browse through the available equipment that is posted there. Schools located in areas impacted by Super Storm Sandy can currently include that information in their registration for the program.
Since it was established the Computers for Learning Program has provided tens of thousands of excess computer equipment to thousands of eligible schools and organizations across the United States. In addition to supporting innovation and technology in education, the program also helps support sustainability initiatives by helping to reuse equipment and reduce electronic waste. By some estimates, reusing just one computer prevents 30 lbs of hazardous waste and 77 lbs of solid waste from entering landfills, and prevents over 17 gallons of water and 32 tons of air from being polluted.
The U.S. General Services Administration is proud to sponsor the CFL program and interested schools and educational non-profits organizations are encouraged to find more information on this program at: www.computersforlearning.gov.


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On Eileen Cunanan's Thanksgiving table today, there will be the all-American turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes.
But pancit, lumpia and bibingka will be right next to the pumpkin pie, too.
Like many immigrant families, Cunanan's family has adopted and expanded the traditional Thanksgiving meal to include the culturally unique dishes of her parents' native land, in this case, the Philippines. That addition to their turkey day meal provides a taste of the homeland for their American-born children and grandchildren.
And in the melting pot of Southern California, where as many as 200 languages are spoken, the Thanksgiving table can be as diverse as the population.
In homes across the Southland, today's menu includes Salvadorean staples like pupusas, Italian-inspired comfort food like manzo alla zucca or Filipino favorites like pancit and bibingka.
"It's important for my kids to know how it was like for us in the Philippines," said Janet Cunanan of Palmdale, a Filipino immigrant who now has five first-generation Filipino-American children, including Eileen.
Eileen Cunanan, 29, of Northridge said while her family celebrates the holiday with as much tradition as the next American family, "we do have a Filipino mix in there because it's important to know your roots."
"We may not speak the language, but we know the food," she said.
Denisse Aguillon, 18, of Van Nuys moved to the United States from El Salvador nine years ago with her family. While she left her native country, she has not left behind home recipes.
"This way you don't lose the essence of your own heritage," she said. "On my Thanksgiving table, there's always pupusas, tamales and yuca fritas."
For Aguillon, it's also a way to pay tribute to America and all it has to offer, including the freedom to pay homage to her native country with her familia.
Fellow Salvadorean native Edwin Ramirez of Pacoima said his Thanksgiving will include pan con chumpe or pan con pavo - roast turkey with a special sauce served with bread.
"It's the same idea in terms of using turkey, but it's not fixed the traditional Thanksgiving way with all the stuffing," Ramirez said.
The authentic Salvadorean turkey meal always reminds him of his abuela.
"It's just one of those things that bring you back to when you were a kid. It makes you think of your elders and grand family memories," he said.
A global concept
While Thanksgiving may be an American holiday, the concept of giving thanks over a big meal is found worldwide.
Chef Joe Lee of Empress Pavilion in Chinatown said in his native China they observe Dong Zhi, also known as the winter solstice festival.
While the date of Dong Zhi falls closer to Christmas, Lee said the purpose of the celebration is similar to Thanksgiving.
"It is a festival for the family to get together for the appreciation of harvesting or for the full year hard working," Lee said.
Still, as far as American history books are concerned, the very first Thanksgiving dates back to 1621 when pilgrims and Native Americans shared a fall harvest feast in Plymouth, Mass.
At that time, the Native Americans were the ones to share their unique eats, including wild turkey, maize and quinoa.
"We celebrated the fall harvest well before the Europeans came. It was a natural celebration and feast day," said Kat High of Topanga. "Then our food became European staples."
High is a member of the Hupa tribe that lived in the northwest corner of California. Her ancestors' common diet consisted of salmon and indigenous foods such as acorns. Today, an estimated 2,500 Hupa American Indians live on the Hoopa Valley Reservation in Humboldt County, according to the tribe's official website.
High said traditional items on her Native American holiday table include wiiwish - acorn mush - commonly served with game meats like venison or rabbit.
The acorns are dried over a period of at least three months, pounded to a fine flour, leached of acid and boiled in water.
High admits wiiwish tastes pretty bland, "but it is an honor when an elder prepares this labor-intensive dish to carry on our traditions."
Over the years, tribal members have combined acorn flour with other ingredients for more contemporary recipes such as acorn pine nut bread.
High plans to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center in the Angeles National Forest, where she serves as director/program coordinator, for a potluck feast that will include native dishes hosted in collaboration with the Pukuu and American Indian Families Partnership programs.
"We give thanks to our grandfather, for our Mother Earth, for our ancestors, for our veterans, for our daily blessings," she said of her tribe's Thanksgiving celebration, "and for our opportunities to pass our culture and heritage to our future generations."
Embracing the feast
Fabio Viviani is best known as the charming Italian cheftestant on Season 5 of "Top Chef." But when he first arrived in the United States in 2005, he was clueless when it came to Thanksgiving.
With no explanation of the American holiday, Viviani said when he went to the grocery store he just thought: "Holy cow, Americans must love turkeys."
Then during his first experience with the American deep-fried turkey, he said he almost burned down actor William Shatner's house.
Now Viviani, who owns Firenze Osteria in North Hollywood, Cafe Firenze in Moorpark and stars in the new Bravo spin-off "Life After Top Chef," says Thanksgiving is one of his favorite holidays.
"I'm very respectful of traditions and, hey, I have a lot to be thankful for. I really do look forward to Thanksgiving now," Viviani said. "See? I'm getting more American by the hour."
Viviani's heart is still in Italy and this holiday he's going to bring back memories of his nonni and nonna with manzo alla zucca, a slow roasted beef and pumpkin stew.
"We never had a lot to eat when I was growing up and so I'd go on the weekend with my grandparents to help butchers clean their shops. Then we would get a bunch of the leftover beef - you know, the tough, cheap pieces," he recalled, adding that those pieces worked well for manzo alla zucca since the dish required braising of the meat.
Pacoima's Ramirez knows the culture shock Viviani experienced. He immigrated to Los Angeles at age 16 also knowing nothing of Thanksgiving.
Now, with three American-born children, Ramirez said the holiday serves as a poignant reminder of the American dream.
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On a sparkling hot Florida day, I walked from an elevator into a small dark lobby and strode out the open door at speed. Except that the door wasn't open. It was an unmarked sheet of clean clear glass that clobbered me on the forehead two inches above my right eye.
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By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson, AZ
Aug 2, 2001
|I'd reiterate what Tony says about the runout up to the roof--rated 5.8+ s in Rossiter, but really there is potential for a very serious injury, with a horrible landing. The gear is practically non-existent--don't get lured into it thinking you'll find a decent RP in a move or two.
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 12, 2003
The gear IS thin getting to the roof/traverse, but its not all that bad considering the small cams that are available nowadays, and the climbing is straightforward 7 with a move or two of 8. Here is the gear, (all of which I feel was good) that I got in before reaching the fixed pin located about 12 feet before the roof/traverse starts:
Grey Wild Country Zero cam, Yellow Wild Country Zero cam, two RPs (not terribly small either), Red Black Diamond Camalot.
(Sorry for the color description rather than number. I have no idea what numbers my gear corresponds to).
And then of course you can clip the pin. Actually, I girth hitched the pin's eyebolt with a long sling. This is pretty much always what I do to Eldo pins, assuming I have the strength to take the extra time to thread the sling rather than just clip the pin. Less metal-on-metal contact is a good thing I think. Does anyone else do this? I digress... Move up to the start of the traverse where you'll have good holds and a rest before getting to the business.
At the start of the traverse I got in a nut and a blue Metolius TCU. Make a few moves out right where you can drop in a medium sized nut. Another move or two on positive hands and thin feet lets you reach a great hold from which to place a good nut. A few more moves and you are at the top. I placed a blue Camalot here for the second.
The climbing is fun, and though the initial slab does warrant an S rating, with the cams available these days its not too bad. Granted, I did not have any intentions on falling on a tiny cam held together by piano wires, but its nice to see that eye candy in the rock.
The traverse has great hand holds but thin feet,. Like many Eldo cruxes, just keep moving and you'll get a good rest soon.
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Sep 14, 2003
|5 Pcs of gear in 70 feet, two of which are not rated nor, according to your comment, trusted by you to hold a fall and you wouldn't give the pitch at least an S??? To each his own I guess.
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 16, 2003
|Tony, I do think it warrants an S, but its less severe than if I had led this 5 or 10 years ago before such small cams were around. The tiny cams were good, but I don't like falling in general, much less onto the smallest pieces on my rack. The original comment that one must be solid at this grade is good advice.JGH
By Scott Conner
From: Lyons, CO
Nov 7, 2004
If gear does not hold...???
Broken wrist.
By Clint Locks
From: Boulder
Mar 17, 2007
|I've been intrigued by both Jack the Ripper and C'est What? for years, but was always scared off due to the sparse pro. However, it doesn't have to be that way. After an exploratory search today, I found it's relatively simple to set up a toprope anchor by climbing just a bit higher (10 feet, on easy 5.0 rock) above the cable anchor for West Crack. So, after it was all said and done, I still don't think I would lead them, but we had a blast...and I didn't break my wrist...(which would've really pissed off my wife).
By Steven Lucarelli
From: Moab, UT
Mar 22, 2007
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
|If you're considering leading this, expect to not have any gear or at least any that would hold a fall for the first 40' or so. After that, you can probably get 2 or 3 good pieces, but the rest are marginal. You better be solid and should probably be able to lead 5.10.
By Mike Robinson
From: Worcester, MA
Apr 22, 2007
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
|True, no gear the first 40-50 feet, 8-8+ but the moves are all solid, after that I felt the gear was more then enough to protect the rest of the climb, I used a #2 Lowe Ball at the start of the roof and a #5 stopper a move or two up from there (3/4 of the way up the roof), you can then pull out of the roof safely, even if you where to fall, the gear would definitely hold. If you fall at the start, the first 40 feet, it's over.
By Lenny Miller
Oct 4, 2007
Led this today. I was able to get what I thought was a very solid #4RP about waist height just prior to making the initial committing move into the shallow, R-facing dihedral, then a #3? Peanut in an initially blind placement a few feet higher (still before I made the initial move).
The interesting part about the RP placement is that I didn't see it until after I had been up and down a few times placing gear higher, and trying to get marginal gear lower - it's oddly easy to miss, but obvious once you see it (look closely from the ground - it's a slot in the corner right by the 2" triangular foothold on the little arete).
I then got the Yellow Zero placement JGH mentioned maybe 8 ft higher, and a bomber #1 tricam and 0.75 Camalot (with a double-length sling) prior to traversing out onto the slab below the pin. Then sunk a #2 Camalot and #7? stopper below the pin (with a double-length sling) clipped the pin and moved up into the corner.
I was then able to get a #4 DMM stopper (horizontally behind the first jug as you start the traverse), a #5 DMM (stretching up with feet on the 1.5" ledge) above the next jug, and a #3? DMM a few feet right of that (really hard to hang on here). I pumped out trying to figure out this gear and hung once on the #5 (much to the chagrin of my second). With this gear, I never felt seriously at risk the entire time. Very fun climb.
I thought the middle section of the roof-traverse was harder than 9+, but maybe that was due to hanging out figuring out this gear. I'm not real strong either, and the traverse seemed very strenuous.
By Mic Fairchild
From: Boulder
Mar 17, 2008
|The start of the climb, while only 5.8, is completely run-out and not entirely obvious. The crux may very well be at the old piton in the corner below the roof. There was once a pin at the beginning of the traverse in the roof; it fell out about 10 years ago, making the locks a little insecure. Overall, an honest rating must include an "R" (or "S" or whatever is in vogue for 'runout' these days).
By Leo Paik
From: Westminster, Colorado
Mar 18, 2008
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
|One of the oddities in the database is that if you don't add a comment or you weren't the original submitter, you will only get the difficulty rating listed next to your name without the danger rating included. This is an X-rated or VS-rated climb. Consider yourself soloing until the roof.
By David Champion
From: Centennial, CO
May 21, 2008
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
I agree with Leo. If this route doesn't get an X rating then I don't know what does. Last I checked the definition of an X-rated climb is one on which a fall risks severe injury or death. The first 40' of JTR clearly meets that definition.
I carefully downclimbed this thing from the lower crux after having placed two VERY marginal RPs (because I was too afraid to body-weight the RP for a lower). I can't imagine where previous posters were getting in cams--I certainly don't have any that small on my rack and even if I did, I wouldn't trust them to body weight let alone a fall. The crux was relatively easy (I TR'd the thing later), but I wasn't willing to risk my life committing to it on lead.
Otherwise, fun climb (on TR).
By RalphE
From: Boulder, CO
Aug 15, 2008
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
It only deserves an "R", nothing more. Don't inflate the "X" rating, or it'll do you no good in the future.
The first section is comprised on completely obvious climbing on positive holds that is substantially easier than the crux rating. And I'm pretty much a slacker these days. Plus I found a reliable microcam placement in that first section. A bomber #3 or #4 rock along the traverse, added with a slung horn and a #1 Alien makes the whole thing quite manageable. Anything more reminisces of a B-grade movie.
By Steven Lucarelli
From: Moab, UT
Feb 2, 2009
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
|Since when does "obvious climbing" and "positive holds" negate the X rating? The X rating is based on possible consequences if you fall and if you for some reason blew it on the first part of this route, then you're going to get jacked up for sure.
By Adam Stackhouse
May 31, 2009
|Add four bolts so everyone can do it without regard to the heritage that it was put up....
By Jason Antin
From: Golden, CO
Apr 25, 2011
A very intriguing route! I've yet to climb this, but from the ground it appears as it there is a shiny bolt hanger...has a bolt been added to protect this climb?
By Mark Roth
From: Boulder
Apr 27, 2011
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
|There is No bolt. You probably see one of the bolts from this route... C'est What?


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