Peter_Puget

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JOpa - Anyone who reads the essay will have no questions regarding Norman's "perspective." Here is one quote from the essay: "As a "founding father" of neoconservatism who had broken ranks with the Left precisely because...." There are plenty of others.

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I have actually used this method with heavy weight string! It is completely safe if there are chain anchors but if you are rapping into the unknown it is too dangerous in my book. I have used the RBW method too but most often if I think a rope is damaged. The carabiner is subject to getting jammed in things and in some cases adds a fair bit of friction. My conclusion: I try to avoid both techniques but Rbw’s is very useful at times.

NOSLe – I reread your initial Girth Pillar TR and noticed you never responded to the question asking just what made the route so cool. Right now I am thinking it is similar to walking up to Half Dome to climb Final Exam and then immediately returning to the valley floor. Something really not worth the effort.

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Not only that but the proposed ban covers a very large area and does not limit itself to bolts! Slings, pitons and even nuts can be covered under the language used. Imagine a wondeful climb such as Etude. Now think how scary it would be if the FP (below and protecting the crux) was never to be replaced. To think of this issue as merely a bolting issue is to be very short sighted.

Been very busy but the last few nights watching the circus got me thinking..about those damn tax cuts for the rich! ..come the revolution baby..... Link

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The veggies look pretty westy to me I can't give out any more info without spilling the beans but one person surprised me by naming the route! (I didnt even know that)

Dru have you ever checked out the sandstone around Cle Elum?

By the way despite the old style shoes that photo was taken this month. And the climber has had his picture in several WA guidebooks.

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1 hour 50 minutes? Is it true?

Because stuff like this isn't in it. Link PP

Davidj - It appears to be to anyone who cares enough to read the introduction exactly what it is. Without a doubt the 26 pages provide the most concise introduction to supply side thought i have seen. There are enough references there to occupy a person for many a cold winter night. PP

Fairweather - Dru is just a goofball - hey speaking of which check out the attached table!

Johndavidjr try reading this: Much better than Phillips BS and open your eyes.

Was information circulating in such a way as to produce this apparent prediction of a resignation? I posted a link to this site before. Link

Last night I was scanning through the radio and heard Stairway to Heaven. I am not a LZ fan but I was amazed at the staying power of that song. Not only do a dedicated core of fans lik eit but its appeal was widespread. I began to wonder what song from today or even from the 90’s will have the same staying power? Any ideas?

Anyone have any experience w/ the Beal Top Gun?

Follow-up: Nobelist Robert Solow : "If there's an exogenous increase in oil prices -- from a monopolist -- then you could view it as an excise tax," Solow said in a phone interview. "The extra revenue stays outside" the U.S., although even that's only a first-round effect. All signs point to the current oil price rise as "a demand- side driven increase," Solow said. As such, there aren't a lot of negative implications for growth. PP