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"If you look at the great old city neighborhoods all over the country, you can see where the streetcars used to be," says Charlie Hales, senior VP at HDR Engineering. "It's where the great old buildings are, with the storefronts and Craftsmen or English Tudor or Dutch Colonial homes. Every city still has these neighborhoods."
With the post-war mass production of automobiles, and the subsequent building of highways and infrastructure to support those automobiles, streetcars around the nation soon became ghosts. However, population surges, particularly in urban city areas, have forced as many as 60 cities, by some estimates, to explore the implementation of streetcars once again. One major hurdle to getting these projects off the ground, though, is the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) reticence to fund streetcar systems, forcing many communities to sharpen their pencils and search for alternative funding sources.
Stimulates economic boomEstimates have found that the population is expected to double in many areas around the U.S., particularly in metropolitan areas, over the next 25 years. Along with that is a growing number of "empty nesters" looking to live in places where mobility is easy, with close proximity to all of the necessary conveniences — shopping, medical offices and markets. This change of lifestyle is also occurring on the opposite side of the spectrum, with many younger professionals, who have spent much of their lives being environmentally conscious, craving areas where they can get around easily via foot, bicycle or mass transit.
The main reason streetcar advocates point out that they are an ideal solution, though, is their potential to stimulate an economic boom. "Streetcars are a catalyst for the kind of urban development that cities are striving to create," explains Hales. "So far, they've been successful. Not just pretty good, spectacularly successful."
Streetcar advocates need only to point out one system to support their argument that streetcars can bring development — Portland.
Since passenger service began on Portland's streetcar system in July 2001, approximately $3.5 billion has been invested, with 10,212 new housing units and 5.4 million square feet of office, institutional, retail and hotel construction taking place within two blocks of the streetcar's now 5-mile alignment, all while creating fewer parking areas. Ridership has also grown quicker then expected, going from 1.4 million riders in Fiscal Year 2001/2002, to a projected 4.3 million in FY 08/09.
That same kind of development is also taking hold in Seattle, where the 2.6-mile Southlake Union line was launched in December 2007.
"If you fly over Seattle, you can see where the streetcar line is, not by noticing the rails in the street, but by noticing the cranes and construction projects along the corridor," says Hales.
Cliff Henke, senior analyst for Parsons Brinckerhoff, adds that the streetcar line and subsequent development was a major reason that online bookseller Amazon decided to locate its headquarters along the Southlake Union streetcar line. "The Southlake Union project is already wildly successful and streetcars are really playing a big part in stimulating development in the area," he says.
Another major benefit of streetcar lines is the ability to build a starter line in a relatively short amount of time. "If you follow the mantra, 'Keep it simple. Stupid.' It's very attractive from the standpoint of a municipality, because a politician can potentially do a project within their term of office," says Tom Furmaniak, VP, southeast region, for LTK Engineering Services.
In fact, many agree that an initial line — usually less than two miles — can go from a standing start to completion within three years at a cost of about $25 million per mile, with long lead items, such as the preferred girder rail, which is only manufactured in Europe, being the largest obstacles once all other ducks are in their proverbial row.
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The article is incorrect in its suggestion that the automobile alone killed the streetcars. Historically, the streetcar died in the post-war inflation, where the costs of operation went up rapidly and the fare was stagnant. The private companies were regulated by the public utilities commissions, and as there are more voters as riders then as company owners, the politicians simply did not grant fare increases. When the costs of operation surpassed the operating costs, the streetcar lines were simply abandoned. In my community (outside New Haven, CT) vast numbers of streetcars were simply driven onto a spur in a marsh and burned en masse. And that is what happens when the fares - and/or subsidies - are not set to cover costs and provide a return to capital. Have we learned from this?
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IBM and Oracle have divvied up the leadership of OpenJDK – the leading open-source Java project – finally giving IBM the sort of Java control it spent ten years fighting Sun Microsystems for. The new bylaws for the OpenJDK community outline a governing board that consists of a chairman, vice chairman, OpenJDK lead, and two …
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I'm sure glad Oracle is steering. It would really suck if a drunken rapist drove the bus into a fiery pit of death.
Need larry with horns now
Cowardly IBM traitors!!1! But they know they'll be first up against the wall when the revolution comes. I guess it's back to Commodore BASIC now :(
keep your friends close...
... but keep your enemies closer. The EU would never have the brains to allow IBM to buy SAP, and they all know it. Mostly people buy IBM software to cut their Oracle software costs. Without a SAP in their pocket, that is a game of customer lock-in that IBM cannot possibly win in the long run.
Hmmm... Where will this lead us to?
Hate to say it, but at this point it looks like MS and its .NET are in the most stable relationship with their crowd.
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See for yourself:
ATS could quite well replace Java, as it is also a safe programming language.
RE: ATS could quite well replace Java
Hurgh, I've just read up on ATS.
It really, really, really won't be replacing java, and to think otherwise suggests that you've spent a little too much time locked away in an ivory tower somewhere.
Hint: Java's speed, or lack thereof, is not its primary failing.
"Java" will now be relabeled "Belarus"
But we can live with that, can't we?
Oh I think, there's an armed taxman at the door....
Time to move on....
I hear the gong sounding the kiss of software death by clogged up arteries.
Nothing ever going to happen here ... Time to move on and find another cross platform language.
I thought that "OpenJDK" was
. . . the "Java belongs to Sun^WOracle and what we say goes" version of "open" Java.
I suppose it isn't quite right or reasonable to compare it to the Vichy government of France, but I'm not sure what else to suggest... maybe the UK "Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs" whose independence from the government that they supposedly advise was famously ripped up with the sacking of the highly respected Professor David Nutt. Don't feel too bad for him, he wasn't getting paid for it anyway, and it was almost the greatest compliment they could pay him - other than an actual compliment, I suppose.
Anyway, I suppose we can expect Java and cannabis users now to be treated equally, i.e. viciously beaten when our pusher puts up the price and we can't pay. Perhaps there is something wrong with the metaphor, there, but then my employer runs a database using a Java desktop application communicating with Microsoft SQL Server, and there was something wrong with building a business on Java working with a Microsoft database product when Java was owned by Sun. Now that Java is owned by a major competing database product, it's even more wrong, isn't it?
So what is safe moving forward?
At my company we use java heavily, and we're a bit worried about Oracle taking back so much control that Sun had relinquished. Are we looking at standard Oracle practice, increasing (or introducing in this case) licensing fees? What java is safe to standardize on moving forward? Should we stick with Oracle java, or start moving to openJDK? Our containers are tomcat or jboss (where EJB's are needed)
@So what is safe moving forward
Use anything non-Oracle and non-MS. Eg.
Death to Java
Who owns that piece of crap that's Lotus Note?
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It all spans back to the early days of European settlement, with the first cows arriving in 1814. Dairy products were taken to local stores and traded for supplies and tools, but as production picked up, export businesses began, with the first shipment of New Zealand cheese leaving the country in 1846.
Soon enough, people began to realise that the pastoral conditions and climate of New Zealand were ideal for dairy farming, as the industry grew a farmer-owned cooperative was formed in Otago. By the 1880s, factories were opening up around the country and new developments such as refrigerated shipping and milking machines enabled dairy farmers to keep up with increasing demand.
Recognising the importance of the industry, more thought was put into research and development, with a range of scientific herd testing taking place to improve the national dairy products which were quickly gaining international recognition for their high quality. The Government soon began programmes to support the industry, and in 1923 the New Zealand Dairy Control Board is created to help promote the products overseas. The Dairy Research Institute was the first of many dairy research companies to open in order to further improve quality and production, and as a result, many innovative milking machines made in New Zealand are now a world standard.
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Housing- Instead of the large sized Freshman dormitories we had suite style living. This was incredibly convenient and much nicer, seeing as just a few people shared two bathrooms. It also was an instant community, and co-ed, which I enjoyed.
Library- We get to check out books for much longer periods of time. My friend gets them for three weeks, and I get mine for three months. Definitely a perk. There are benefits to liking to read!
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Artist Mort K^BENT^00FC^EENT^nstler's 'My Friend, the Enemy' depicts Civil War soldiers from opposite sides sharing their meager supplies.
Yet when we examine the conflict today, we tend to focus completely on the differences between the Union and Confederate soldiers instead of their commonalities. It's far too easy for us to forget that they were all once part
Throughout the War Between the States, troops from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line routinely laid down their arms to trade supplies and conversed with the "enemy." Here in Fredericksburg, there are several accounts of weary pickets on opposite sides of the Rappahannock River participating in these temporary truces.
Incidents like these were not at all about military diplomacy. They were about finding a common ground and practicing human decency amid the madness of war. Trading allowed enemies to come together, in peace, between episodes of killing.
The benefits were mutual. Federal troops always had an abundance of coffee and sugar, while Confederate soldiers had a surplus of Southern tobacco. Newspapers were especially popular to exchange, as it was interesting to read the war news from the other's viewpoint.
This sentiment is the backdrop for renowned Civil War artist Mort Künstler's newest snow print, "My Friend, the Enemy." This painting was inspired by a poignant scene in the film "Gods and Generals" and captures Billy Yank and Johnny Reb sharing their meager supplies downriver from the town of Fredericksburg.
The painting depicts two soldiers, one Northern and one Southern, enjoying each other's coffee and tobacco as if the war had stopped, if only for a moment. The skyline
As usual, Künstler's composition is remarkable and his brilliant use of line and light draws the viewer's eye around the canvas. The perspective is looking west, just as the battered silhouette of Fredericksburg is being swallowed up by a brilliant sunset.
In a telephone interview, the artist explained the mind-set behind his creation of this contemplative scene. Künstler said: "I have wanted to do a piece that simply focused on the common soldier for
He added: "This piece was
His studio, Künstler Enterprises Ltd., is in Oyster Bay, N.Y., and he has painted more than 5,000 images throughout his career. Prints of his work are priced from $225 to $3,200, and original paintings command as much as $100,000. This newest painting, like all of his work, required considerable research in order to produce
For this pictorial study, the painter traveled to areas on the Rappahannock River that were shallow and fordable.
Künstler explained the process. "I always try to visit the exact location, whenever possible," he said. "I do my best to schedule these trips during the same season, and time
Originality is also a major factor in Künstler's work, and he has been applauded over the years for tackling rarely portrayed subject matter and integrating extremely complex imagery. These include horse-drawn artillery caissons, steam locomotive engines and Victorian streetscapes that appear to leap from the canvas.
"Originality is something that every artist wants to achieve," Künstler said. "Every one of us has an ego to some degree, and I feed it by doing things that no one else has done before." He joked, "When you paint something that no one else has done, it's the best."
This newest piece by Künstler captures a quiet moment that stands in stark contrast to the usual Civil War paintings of Fredericksburg that dominate other period artists' work. Most depict either the disastrous Federal charge at the stone wall, or the ransacking of the shelled-out city.
Local collectors and fans who are familiar with the Künstler catalog may liken this release to another tender moment that the artist chose to capture in his "Angel of Marye's Heights," which depicts Sgt. Richard Rowland Kirkland giving water to the wounded enemy.
"These kinds of scenes are really special for me to paint," said Künstler, "as they bring the little guy to the forefront.
He added: "The most touching stories from the war are always about the little guys on both sides. I tried to capture their mutual suffering and respect in this piece."
Fredericksburg has always been a favorite backdrop for Künstler, who has painted more than 12 pieces featuring the area. "I absolutely love the town," he confessed. "Every time that I visit, the people are always wonderful, and the rich history that surrounds the city provides all the inspiration a painter could ever need."
The artist will be in Fredericksburg to unveil "My Friend, the Enemy" and sign prints of his painting on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at VFW Post 3103 at 2701 Princess Anne St.
Sponsor Don McKenzie of King James Galleries said in an e-mail: "We anticipate that much of our inventory of 'My Friend, the Enemy' will sell out prior
Additional Mort Künstler prints, framed and unframed, also will be available. Those interested in reserving a print for the day of the signing may call the gallery at 888/217-1865.
Künstler made a point, in closing, to acknowledge his own excitement about the print and the signing.
Michael Aubrecht is a Fredericksburg-area author and historian. Visit his Web site at pin stripepress.net. E-mail him
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Sowerby's beaked whales, Mesoplodon bidens, breaching again and again, in pairs! Even the experts have never seen a social display like this from one of the planet's most unknown animals; few people have ever seen this species alive! John McMurray took this incredible sequence over Fish Tails Canyon, during a fishing trip on August, 2006 near the edge of the continental shelf, about 50 miles directly south of Montauk Point. Whale watchers, it's April! Are you ready for anything?
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Involves the design, management and evaluation of food products, from the conceptualisation to launch. Students consider the application of functional ingredients and food additives as well as design optimisation principles and project management.
In order to participate in this course, students must complete a compulsory Workplace Health and Safety requirement. Students will receive full information on this compulsory course component in the course outline provided by the school.
This course has an compulsory course component. As well as attaining an overall passing grade (50%) students must meet the established minimum requirements relating to participation in product development laboratories, group projects and the submission of group presentations and laboratory reports. Students undertaking this course are required to demonstrate practical and theoretical competency in laboratory-based learning by participating in and submitting reports for a minimum of 80% of the scheduled laboratory sessions and obtaining an overall grade of at least 50% in the laboratory component of the course.
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1. Review advances in flavour and ingredient science and technology;
2. Apply a product development process to generate ideas, design, develop and evaluate new products and their markets;
3. Apply principles of project management and work as a member of a team to bring a product development project to completion;
4. Demonstrate skill in the application of standard methods for the measurement and evaluation of sensory differences;
5. Evaluate models for the definition and assessment of quality in manufactured food products;
6. Produce copies of existing food products.
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1.Trends and innovation in food markets
2.Product development process-models and management
3.Product design and quality; from concept to definition: approaches to modelling, design optimisation and quality assessment.
4.Standard methods for the assessment of sensory difference including, and methods for consumer product testing. The development of sensory scales.
5.Designing for flavour: analysis and definition; developments in flavour science and technology.
6.Design for texture and sweetness; hot foods, cold foods, new ingredients, advanced technologies, sugar and fat substitution
7.Designing for shelf life: water activity, preservatives, ingredient effects and new processing technologies
8.Designing for functionality: ingredient development, novel foods, legislative provisions
9.Skills for copying established products available from the market place.
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Originally from India, Dr. Menon completed her primary medical education at M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India. She then moved to Jamaica, West Indies where she did her residency in internal medicine. During her time in Jamaica, she also worked at Sickle Cell Unit of the Tropical Metabolism and Research Unit of the University of the West Indies, as well as, started a HIV clinic in the largest public hospital in the country.
She moved to the United States in 2005 and did her residency in Neurology at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center, followed by fellowship training in Neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. After her fellowship, Dr. Menon moved to New Orleans and worked at Tulane University School of Medicine, where she was Neurology Residency Program director. During her time in New Orleans she also worked at the LSU Health Sciences Center, as well as, Ochsner Health Foundation taking care of patients with epilepsy.
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Location: New Albany, In
Title: Bought this and the blanket for my sons first bday
Date: Feb 28, 2013
We hate the blanket, its too small for even a newborn but we LOVE the pillow. He sleeps on it every night. its very soft and cushy and not too high. its just perfect. Considering buying more!
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The two pillows finished of the nursary PERFECTLY... They look super cute. All the way from the USA to down under Australia... Would def you the site again.was so easy!!! Have eyed off many things for my bubs 1st bday
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Date: Mar 10, 2011
We love this lil pillow. My mom got the pillow and blanket set for my lil man for his 1st birthday. And we love the pillow. The only thing I think I'd change is mabey have it a lil fuller. It's real thin.
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Title: Cute, but flimsy
Date: Dec 03, 2010
I ordered this pillow to match mod monkey decor in my sons room. The pillow is super cute and the material is really soft, however, it is lacking in the stuffing department and is very flimsy and flat. Other than that, it's a good buy for the money.
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Very soft and my son loves them to cuddle and sit and play on. I bought 3 and he loves moving them around the floor for playtime.
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The mod monkey pillow is very durable, soft and small enough to sleep with, sit on or cuddle with. All the girls - 10 year olds! - loved them as part of our monkey themed party. I would recommend it anytime. The colors are true to the picture, the workmanship is fine, the fabric is super soft and cuddly and the overall pillow is very cute!
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Title: Really soft & cute pillow
Date: Aug 08, 2010
The monkey pillow is really soft and cute! The stuffing in it seemed like it was thicker on one side than the other, I was somewhat able to fix it. It's a great buy for the price though!
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Date: Jun 21, 2010
The pillow is so soft and fabulous! My lil monkey loves it!!
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Date: May 10, 2010
I got my son one of these for his 1st birthday, and he absolutely loves sleeping with it. When he started taking it back and forth to daycare, we realized it was a good way for him to bring home germs from other kids -- all they'd have to do is lie on his pillow with a runny nose, and I'm sure they'd have trouble resisting its fluffiness.
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Date: May 03, 2010
This pillow is so cute and soft. We used this theme for a baby shower and gave the pillow to the expecting mom. The pillow was passed around and everyone loved it. Great purchase for the price!!
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I had ordered a bulk order for a birthday party to use these pillows as return favors, but the party got cancelled and had to return the pillows. The customer service was very accommodating and helpful! Although I ended up keeping 6 pillows, the quality is amazing and the size is also bigger than what i imagined. I would definitely recommend this product as celebrate express as a vendor!
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Love the pillow! It went great with our son's Mod Monkey 2nd birthday party theme and his bedroom! Nice size and it is soft!
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Title: Cute and good size
Date: Sep 16, 2009
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I am very disappointed to read that the county's development management committee has recommended refusal for the Asda and Morrisons applications ("Supermarket plans come under fire", Gazette, December 5).
I also understand that Asda and Morrisons were not invited to this meeting. Why not?
I believe that the people of Barnstaple and the local council should thank their lucky stars that major supermarkets want to invest in our town.
I am sure that in the light of our national economy there would be many other towns that would welcome them with open arms.
Since the opening of the new Tesco, the local community has benefited – giving them more choice as well as a healthy competition with Sainsbury's, ie food and petrol costs. More competition can only be good for us all.
In my opinion the council can help the town by offering free parking, for maybe an hour, to encourage more shoppers.
They should also review the smaller shops' business rates.
The committee needs to get in the real world – they might have secure jobs, other people in the area also need jobs.
Look what has happened to Shaplands. Comet and possibly Staples will go in the new year.
Shaplands is an eyesore and not a good image for Barnstaple's tourism. The longer the site stays derelict, the longer the council will be out of pocket – ie business rates.
I keep reading that approximately 3,000 new homes will be built over the next few years, stretching from Yelland to Landkey.
Will all of these potential buyers have jobs? I don't think so. Will the council be employing them? I don't think so.
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The real reason gun controls won't work
Good intentions aside, I believe that almost everyone in the augment about how to eliminate massacres like Sandy Hook are missing the root cause and arriving at wrong conclusions. Banning certain types of firearms is not the answer. Stricter gun purchase and gun sale laws are not the answer to stopping massacres. Smaller magazines are not the answer. Restricting ownership of semi-auto rifles and handguns is not the answer. Surprisingly, more guns are not the answer. Incarceration of mentally unstable people is not the entire answer, either.
The harsh truth about the massacres at Sandy Hook school, the Portland shopping mall killings, the Aurora Colorado movie theater killings any all of the others that have shocked us, is that mass murders simply cannot be prevented. These horrible crimes can only be ameliorated, limiting their scope of destruction.
Why can't they be stopped? It's the nature of who we are.
When Eve handed the apple to Adam and he agreed to take a bite, the downfall of man started. It continues to this day. All men (sane or insane) have sinned. Evil is real and present in this world. Satan has some measure of influence over this earth and will continue to do so until the second coming.
Those of you who read and believe the word of God will understand that until the 'imperfect is able to put on the perfect', nothing is going to change. While we are created in His image, we are imperfect. In our best moments, we are but a pale reflection of He who made us. Men unfortunately lie, cheat, steal and kill one another. The world will be this way, and evil will continue, until Christ returns and puts an end to it. No amount of legislation or government control will change this.
So how can we stop or limit the massacres? We do it in the taking up of the responsibility we have been given – the responsibility to protect ourselves and our loved ones. When God created man and woman he instantiated the first family structure and within that structure, he assigned roles and responsibilities. The intended role of men in the biblical family system has always been to provide for, care for, train up, and protect – to be the covering for their wives and families. Women are no less responsible for the wellbeing of the family.
Men of faith, accepting their biblical role and responsibility as protector, are the only real answer to the evil that presents itself in today's world. God inspired our founding fathers and ensured that in America, we have the right to bear arms as granted by our Constitution… it is a right which really allows us to perform our God-given job.
More important than the Right to Bear Arms, we have been given the spiritual role and responsibility to protect ourselves, our wives, our children, families and neighbors. Doing anything less is a rejection of the mantle that God has put on the shoulders of the men in His kingdom. Men (and women, too) of faith have this responsibility. Bearing arms is not just a Right, it is our duty.
How then are we to be responsible to limit the effects of evil in our world? First, take immediate ownership of your responsibility as protector. Start by setting up protection for your home. For each of us, this can and will mean different things. For many of us, it will entail the purchase of a weapon for home defense, along with the proper training in its use and maintenance.
I know people who have shotguns for home protection. I own both semiautomatic handguns and revolvers, and have been trained in their use. They are dispersed and hidden throughout my home. Other of my friends own rifles. For my 80 year old mom, home protection is an 8 shot .22 caliber pistol, one that she can easily handle and comfortably shoot, even with the arthritis in her hands.
Once you have made provision for your home, recognize your responsibility to your neighbors. We have been told to love one another. We were also told that 'greater love has no man than to lay down his life for his friends'. Is this really anything less than a clear call for people of faith to look out for one another in the public square? How do we do it? Extend your tools of protection outside the boundaries of your home. Apply for a conceal carry permit where it is allowed (render unto Caesar as we have been instructed), and then carry after you have it. Stay proficient. Carry. Stay proficient. Carry.
If you live in a state where conceal carry is not permitted, please begin to lobby your state-level elected officials to change the law. Remember, when evil begins a massacre, seconds count. The most effective way to stop (or limit) a massacre is for good people with guns to step forward — to immediately protect themselves and their neighbors. Law enforcement will arrive, but for many they will arrive too late. Conceal carry, by good people with guns, is the most effective way to stop evil.
Some will argue that innocent people might get shot by conceal carry gun owners when the horror begins. Does anyone really think more people will get shot by a Conceal Carry permit holder who is saving lives, than by the evil who will kill everyone it sees? Ever-present evil is why gun control legislation that curtails gun purchase, ownership and carry is misguided. Evil will never bend itself to the law of the land and only the good will suffer the loss of personal safety under extreme gun regulation.


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ARMY WAR COLLEGE: For the last decade, the Army has emphasized "boots on the ground." Large numbers of foot troops slogged through valley and village, field and town, to safeguard civilians and hunt insurgents. Now, as the largest service looks beyond Afghanistan, a classified wargame about a hypothetical Korean conflict shined a spotlight on high-speed, long-range assets such as air defense missiles, guided artillery, and the Army's own fleet of boats.
"When you think about landing craft, like Saving Private Ryan, most of those reside in the Army, actually," Maj. Gen. Bill Hix, director of concept development at the Army Capabilities Integration Center, said in a conversation with reporters here. Keep reading →


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Retribution Paladin PvP Abilitiesby // February 18, 2011
Greetings fellow Retribution Paladins! This article will cover Retribution's PvP abilities, offensive/defensive cool downs, and helpful macro's to help you deploy these abilities to their potential in PvP combat. This guide is a very basic understanding of all spells used by Retribution Paladin's in PvP, and how and when to use them. With that being said, lets get started with how Retribution deals damage and supports in PvP.
DPS Abilities
All abilities to be described are offensive damage dealing abilities that Retribution Paladins use to create pressure in PvP, described are their uses, what they do, and when/how to use them.
Crusader Strike
[Crusader Strike], often referred to as "CS" is your most important DPS ability strictly because it is your only source of guaranteed Holy Power Generation. If you are specced 1/1 into [Sanctity Of Battle] your Crusader Strike's cool down will be lowered depending on the amount of haste you have, if you choose to use a spec with 3/3 [Judgements of the Pure], this will also help to lower it's cool down. Crusader Strike does moderate damage and w/ talents and the glyph it has a +20% chance to crit; which isn't too bad considering it is Retribution's main attack. Crusader Strike can be used on pets or totems when out of range to continue Holy Power generation throughout the fight. Crusader Strike is also your mechanic behind [Zealotry], which will be covered later in the article.
Templar's Verdict
[Templar's Verdict] is your strongest weapon strike as Retribution, and should only be used with 3 Holy Power, otherwise it is a waste. The only time TV should be used without 3 Holy Power is when you want to desperately stomp a Shaman's totem when you have 1 Holy Power and CS, Judgement, and your auto-attack aren't off cool down yet. So very very situational use outside of 3 Holy Power, with that being stressed it is a very powerful weapon strike and should be used to create good offensive pressure when you can afford to use your Holy Power offensively.
[Inquisition] is in the DPS category because of how important it is for Retribution's DPS. The following spells are affected by Inquisition: Crusader Strike, Templar's Verdict, Judgement, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, Seal Damage, and Hammer of Wrath. The talent [Inquiry of Faith] makes Inquisition last up to 30 seconds, and the +30% Holy Damage Increase is huge because [The Art of War] procs make your [Exorcism] deliver massive holy damage. Inquisition is best used early to increase your overall DPS on a target, and is very nice to have up when you use [Avenging Wrath] because [Hammer of Wrath] is another large source of Retribution's burst damage affected by Inquisition. Inquisition is undispellable.
Hammer of Wrath
[Hammer of Wrath] is THE hardest hitting move Retribution has in it's arsenal, and when combined with Inquisition this move can be a show stopper. However situational HoW is, it should be your primary attack when [Avenging Wrath] is used, the range and damage on this move is amazing and its one of the ways you'll wear down a target with Avenging Wrath up, or finish your target if they are below 20% health. This spell counts as Ranged Physical/Holy Damage, with that being said; it is unaffected by grounding totem.
[Judgement] is one of your "filler" moves that should be used early and often in PvP as it gives you replenishment, and also proc's [Judgements Of The Bold] to keep your mana high in combat. When Judgement is used on target's greater than 15 yards away, it will proc [Long Arm of the Law] to give you a small speed boost to help you stick onto targets. Since Judgement is no longer a large portion of Ret's DPS, it can be used to topple Shaman's totems, or used on a Pet or different target at range to proc [Long Arm of the Law] to help you stick to targets that are just out of range. Judgement will apply Seal of Truth's [Censure] effect, so use with caution when trying to proc LAOTL.
Holy Wrath
[Holy Wrath] is another "filler" spell that does very moderate damage in an area of effect, the damage is split between the number of targets. This spell's sole purpose for Retribution DPS is it's chance to generate Holy Power when used. Other than that, Holy Wrath can be used to pop Rogue's or Druid's out of stealth if you know your going to hit them with it. Holy Wrath does have a unique utility to it, it has the ability to stun demons and undead for 3 seconds, so use Holy Wrath when a Death Knight has used [Lichborne] to make him cringe. When using the [Glyph of Holy Wrath] you can stun Frost Mage's Water Elemental to buy you some time because he wont be able to use his Water Elemental's Freeze ability to keep you rooted. Situational as well because of the high mana cost.
[Exorcism] is listed last because of how situational it's use is. The only legitimate time to use Exorcism as Retribution is when you have acquired an [The Art of War] proc. This makes your Exorcism viable for use as it doesn't require the massive amount of mana it normally does, and makes Exorcism hit 100% harder. Obviously Exorcism is another reason to have Inquisition up and ready so when you get an Art of War proc, you are ready to unleash it immediately. This move is even more devastating when you are attacking a Death Knight who has popped [Lichborne], simply because the Death Knight counts as "undead" and your exorcism is guaranteed a critical hit, this also applies to Warlock pets, and Warlocks who have transformed with [Metamorphosis], as they count as "demon" during that time frame.
Utility Abilities
In this section will be discussed the many support options Retribution Paladin's have when their teammates are in trouble, along with these descriptions are their uses, along with a few tricks as well.
Hand of Freedom
[Hand of Freedom] is one of the most versatile support cool downs you have as it allows your target to move freely without movement impairment. This is mainly used to get away from melee, or to assist in getting behind Line-of-sight from casters. Hand of Freedom is best used on a teammate unless you desperately need it because of mana issues, or your short of global cool downs. This is because Retribution Paladin's can use [Cleanse] to remove movement impairing effects off of themselves only, so there isn't much need often to use Hand of Freedom on yourself. The only problem with Hand of Freedom is that it can be offensively dispelled very easily because of the small buff protection Ret's have. Hand of freedom can be cast on teammates when you are Cyclone'd, Sapped, and Gouged. It can be cast upon yourself when you are stunned, but this is best used toward the end of the stun in order to save yourself a global cool down for when you come out of the stun.
Hand of Protection
[Hand of Protection], often called "BOP" because of it's former name; prevents physical damage from harming your target for 10 seconds. Hand of protection is best used on a teammate, because more often than not you will be saving [Divine Shield] for yourself instead. Hand of Protection removes any physical effects or debuffs on the target, except for Rogue's [Vendetta] ability. With that being said, other than the typical use of protection from physical damage, Hand of Protection can be used to remove [Blind] or [Sap] from a target if the physical protection is not needed. Hand of Protection will also remove physical stuns from the target, and can be used on teammates when a Warrior uses [Intimidating Shout] to fear you away from the fight. Hand of Protection can be used on an enemy Holy Paladin whom is Mind Controlled BUT will not prevent them from using Divine Shield even though it they will have Forbearance. : /
Hand of Sacrifice
[Hand Of Sacrifice] is your preventative option for Crowd Control on yourself. So if you time your Hand of Sacrifice correctly on a teammate that is taking damage, the damage transferred will break you from some forms of Crowd Control. CC's that are directly effected include, but aren't limited to: Polymorph, Blind, Sap, Gouge, Repentance, and Seduce. Hand of Sacrifice's damage transfer will also break Fear effects, but your teammate has to be taking massive amounts of damage for it to break your Fear. There is no special condition to use HoSac, it must be used BEFORE you are CC'd, or if your teammate is taking massive damage.
[Cleanse] is a bit nerfed for Ret Paladin's come cataclysm. With the Magical dispel aspect being removed, it is fairly weak in terms of use on teammates. However, when specced 1/2 into [Acts of Sacrifice] your Cleanse spell will now remove 1 movement impairing effect when cast upon yourself. This makes Ret's Cleanse viable to be used when you need to keep onto someone, and can help you save Hand of Freedom for when you need it the most.
Turn Evil
[Turn Evil] is a unique spell that will fear a Undead or Demon enemy. This can be used to fear Warlock's pets away to prevent Spell Lock, or to fear Death Knight's Gargoyle or Ghoul Pets. This spell can also be used to fear Death Knight's who are too careless to /cancelaura their Lichborne ability, and buy you precious time against them. Turn Evil is best used in conjunction with [Glyph of Turn Evil], because casting anything as Retribution often times very dangerous because of spell interrupts.
Hand of Reckoning
[Hand Of Reckoning]'s PvP use to keep yourself or an enemy in combat against Rogue teams, or to keep healers from drinking during long Arena matches. The mana cost is low and should be used only for those purposes. You can also try to use it to taunt Pet's away from your teammates, but this is unlikely against good players as they will often have their pets on "passive."
Hammer of Justice
[Hammer of Justice] is your number one spell you will score a kill from against most teams. HoJ is one of the longest stuns in the game, but has a fairly long cool down, and can also be dispelled by healers or Shadow Priests. HoJ can also be used as a crowd control method when your team has run out of CC options and you need something to keep the enemy from playing for another 6 seconds. Since HoJ is magic, it cannot be used while silenced, and its duration is reduced by Mage's Mage Armor, and is immuned by Death Knights with Anti Magic Shell, and Icebound Fortitude. HoJ can also be absorbed by Shaman's Grounding Totem, and reflected by Warrior's Spell Reflection as well, so its best to pay attention to all of these factors when you are about to use HoJ.
[Repentance] is your main crowd control ability as Retribution. Repentance shares a diminishing return with, Sap, Gouge, Hex, and Polymorph, making it sub-par when compared to those abilities. Repentance is broken by damage and also counts as a magical spell, and can be defensively dispelled by the enemy team, or immuned by Shaman's Grounding Totem. If you play with a teammate that has one of the CC abilities listed above, then Repentance is best used to prep your kill target, rather than used as a crowd control method. In a future patch Repentance will not break from [Seal of Truth]'s [Censure] effect.
[Rebuke] is the Paladin's spell interrupt. Only usable from melee range, Rebuke can make casters think twice about casting spells when you are on top of them. Rebuke can be used when silenced, and costs a fairly low amount of mana compared to other spells.
Divine Plea
[Divine Plea]…not much to say here really, use this when you need mana and can afford not to heal, try to avoid using when you are getting spam dispelled by the enemy team.
Offensive Cool Downs
Avenging Wrath
[Avenging Wrath] is your most important offensive cool down. Using AW as Ret allows the use of Hammer of Wrath during the 20 second time frame. When combined with other offensive cool downs, using Avenging Wrath in times of burst is always a good idea unless you are being spam dispelled. It is best used with Zealotry and Inquisition to use it toward its highest potential. It is also a good idea to have a: /cancelaura Avenging Wrath .. macro because of Mage's dire love to spell steal.
[Zealotry] can be used offensive or defensively, but is listed as offensive because you can use its Holy Power generating effect on Crusader Strike to pop Inquisition, and to Templar's Verdict. Defensively, Zealotry can be used to [Word of Glory] yourself or a teammate when extra healing is needed and casting is not an option. Undispellable. Zealotry is off the global cool down.
Guardian of Ancient Kings
[Guardian of Ancient Kings], when it is working properly, is one hell of an offensive boost! Though seldomly this spell works properly, when it does, each attack from the Guardian will give you an 1% increase in Strength, stacking 20 times. The Guardian itself hits pretty hard, but being unable to control it is the biggest problem. More often than not when you pop this ability it will shoot away from your current target and start whacking a healer…so best used at the moment to make swaps from a DPS target, to a healer target in Arena.
Defensive Cool Downs
Divine Shield
[Divine Shield] is THE Paladin Defensive Cool Down, Divine Shield removes all effects on yourself and makes you immune to damage for 8 seconds. The only exception to this being Rogue's Vendetta ability. Divine Shield can be removed by Priests with [Mass Dispel] and by Warriors with [Shattering Throw]. Divine Shield is often used to break crowd control effects when you are NOT being focused, but could easily lead to you being swapped to by the enemy team once they see you are vulnerable. You cannot use Divine Shield whilst Cyclone'd by Druids. More often than not, Divine Shield is used as an "OH SHI-" move since the cool down is so long.
Divine Protection
[Divine Protection] is one of the few defensive options Ret's have besides Divine Shield. Divine Protection is NOT affected by the global cool down. The 20% protection from all damage is nice, but I find myself craving the extra magical protection with [Glyph of Divine Protection]. However, using the glyph will leave you very vulnerable to MM/BM Hunters, Sub/Combat Rogues, and Warriors. Divine Protection has a fairly short cool down so best to be used early to prevent yourself from being gibbed.
Holy Radiance
[Holy Radiance] is almost worthless for Retribution. With its high mana cost, and low healing amount this should be used as a last resort when tanking damage and should only be used when mana is extremely high.
Sacred Shield
[Sacred Shield] is the best improvement Retribution has from patch 4.06. Sacred Shield is more than a lifesaver, it's your best utility by far as it prevents you from being gibbed from high burst teams. Sacred Shield currently absorbs around 30k damage with good gear. The best part about Sacred Shield is that it is passive, so there is no need to worry about it, but when it has procced you should consider pumping one or two [Word of Glory] into yourself as you are taking 20% additional healing during the duration. Undispellable.
Lay on Hands
[Lay on Hands] is a Battleground only spell that can instantly replenish a teammates or your own health bar. LoH gives the Forbearance debuff. Not much else to say really, amazing for clutch situations when an Flag Carrier or healer is about to die in Rated Battlegrounds. LoH is off the global cool down.
Misc. Abilities: Auras, Seals, Healing
There really isn't a whole lot to say about which Seal or Aura you should be using but here's some quick guidance as far as what to use when.
Whenever you are mounted in Rated Battlegrounds or before an Arena Match, you should be using [Crusader Aura]. If you are up against at least 1 melee on the other team, you should be using [Retribution Aura]. If you are fighting an MM hunter you should be using [Devotion Aura]. And if you are fighting against caster cleave, you should be using [Concentration Aura], as [Resistance Aura] is almost worthless due to caster's using Spell Penetration to negate the magic resistance.
Whenever you want to deal maximum damage to a target, you should be using [Seal of Truth], Seal of Truth's Censure stacks can be applied with Judgement, CS, TV, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath. Whenever you are suffering massive damage, or you are low on mana, you should be using [Seal of Insight] to help you stay sturdy and to regenerate lost mana quickly. If you are DPSing targets that are hard to stick on, you should be using [Seal Of Justice] because of its effect to limit maximum run speed. This is especially useful against, Druids, Shaman, and Rogues to prevent them from escaping OR to help you kite. I do not recommend you use [Seal of Righteousness] in PvP because you might as well be using Seal of Justice in it's place.
Healing Spells
As Retribution, you will be doing a fair amount of healing in Arena and Rated Battlegrounds, but you won't be casting very many healing spells. Instead, most of your healing will come from [Word of Glory] when you have 3 Holy Power and you need to keep yourself or a teammate alive. When specced 2/2 into [Selfless Healer] you can deliver a 40k+ heal with a 3 Holy Power Word of Glory to a friendly target, and in return you will receive a 12% damage boost for 10 seconds. This has saved me countless Arena matches where my teammate should have died. As far as casting healing spells, [Divine Light], [Flash of Light], and [Holy Light] should only be used when there is NO risk of being interrupted as you are losing precious DPS up-time by casting.
Helpful Macros
Now that I've gone over Retribution's many abilities and utilities, lets apply some of them into useful macros so they can be deployed in PvP effectively.
Hand of —- Macros
Here are some examples of how to use your hand spells in macros. One example shows a direct team member cast, and another for a mouseover macro. One easy way to use the mouseover macro is to bind it do something easy to reach so that it wont affect your ability to control your camera movement with your mouse. For example, I have my mouseover Hand of Freedom bound to "c". *When casting a mouseover macro on someone, use your Party Frame and try to NEVER use the actual character, this can lead to some devastating mistakes if you aren't 100% on point.*
/cast [target=NAMEGOESHERE] hand of sacrifice
/cast [target=mouseover] hand of sacrifice
The same macro could be used for your other Hand spells, Word of Glory, and Cleanse. Just replace "hand of sacrifice" with the name of what spell you would like to be cast.
Turn Evil Macro
/cast [target=mouseover, exists] turn evil; turn evil
This simple macro allows you to cast Turn Evil on an enemy target you have your mouse over, this is nice because you can spam it until you have the target you want to Fear away. You can also mouseover your Gladius or Arena Frames and spam it to catch Death Knights whom have used Lichborne. This is bound as "Mouse Wheel Down" for me.
Offensive Cool Down Macro
#showtooltip avenging wrath
/cast zealotry
/cast avenging wrath
/use Impatience of Youth
This macro uses all of your offensive cool downs at once, along with your trinket you have equipped, just replace "Impatience of Youth" with your trinket and you're all set. I would Recommend having Zealotry bound to another key so you may pop it without using Avenging Wrath if you don't need to quite yet.
Startattack Macros
/cast crusader strike
Use this macro for every DPS ability on your bar, this makes sure you always using your autoattack when you are spamming abilities that might not be off cool down yet.
Rebuke, HoJ, Repentance
/cast [modifier:shift, target=focus] rebuke; rebuke
/cast [nomodifier:alt][target=focus, exist] hammer of justice
/cast [target=focus, exists] Repentance; Repentance
These 3 macros are my personal bread and butter. The first one is my modifier [Rebuke] macro, pressing this macro will Rebuke your current target, but when holding shift, it will Rebuke your focus target. Good for when you have the enemy team clumped together in close quarters and need to stop your focus target from casting. The same can be said for the second macro, my focus Hammer of Justice. A little different in format, but it works just the same as my Rebuke macro, except the modifier is "alt" instead of "shift". Now the third macro is different from them all, my [Repentance] macro works off of my focus target directly. If I have a focus target, it will Repentance that, if I do not have a focus target, it will Repentance my current target. You can alter these macro's to what you deem personally comfortable for PvP.
/cast [target=mouseover, exists] judgement; judgement
Allows you to judgement your mouseover target, good for getting totems or to get [Long Arm of the Law] on a ranged target when you're trying to stick onto another. If you have no mouseover target, it will cast Judgement on your current target.
31 months agoGreat guide man
44 months agoNice Guide. I was hoping somebody would rep up RetPaladins. Hope you could do the same for talent/builds and gearing. Keep it up
45 months agoGreat guide bro!
45 months agoi dont play ret but very nice looks like you worked hard ....keep it up :)
45 months agonice i liked the 2 videos
for seal swappinng between truth and justice i use a /castsequence truth, justice macro its realy good because it swaps between the 2 with 1 button


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