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Skip to comments.Economy: Landfills (and thrift stores) hurting as consumers repair, reuse
Posted on 04/26/2009 3:37:32 PM PDT by llevrok
Thrift-driven Americans are fixing up, making do and reusing so much to cope with the recession that the drop in throwaways means less fill for landfills.
To deal with the drop-off in dropoffs, landfills are laying off workers, reducing hours of operation and hiking disposal fees, with the increases passed along to cities, businesses and consumers.
"You can look at waste and see what the economy is doing," said Tom Houck, manager at the Defiance County Landfill in northwest Ohio. He's watched the amount of trash arriving at the landfill plunge 30 percent in the past year.
With consumers cutting back on new purchases, there is less packaging to throw away. The downturn in new housing means less waste from construction materials such as insulation and from discarded drywall and lumber. Restaurant waste is down because people are eating out less.
"We're seeing this all over the country," said Bruce Parker, president and CEO of the National Solid Wastes Management Association.
Environmentalists applaud the trash slash.
"That will mean the landfills will last longer," said Ed Hopkins, director of the environmental quality program for the Sierra Club. "That is good for the public because nobody likes to live next to a landfill."
Hopkins said the reduction in waste is good for the environment because even modern landfills can leak, enabling pollutants to seep into groundwater.
Thom Metzger, spokesman for the National Solid Wastes Management Association, said that while national figures won't be available for months, the association is hearing about the decline from many members.
Landfills in Ohio received 15 percent less waste from August to January than they did for the same period a year earlier. The waste stream at Miramar Landfill near San Diego has dropped 35 percent over the past year. Waste at Puente Hills Landfill near Los Angeles is down from 12,500 tons of trash a day to about 8,500.
About 82 temporary workers have been laid off at Puente Hills and its two sister landfills, shrinking the work force to about 280 and forcing permanent employees to take over traffic control, windy-day litter pickup and landscaping.
Several landfills operated by Waste Management Inc. - which runs about 270 active landfills in 47 states - have gone from operating six days a week to five or have reduced hours of operation, said spokeswoman Lisa Kardell.
Waste Management's fourth-quarter profit slid 29 percent on declines in its recycling business and one-time charges. But in its earnings report, the Houston-based company also mentioned declines in the collection of industrial waste.
Landfill operators rely on disposal fees to fund operations. If the amount of waste decreases, operators have to cut costs, dip into reserve funds or increase the fees, which are passed along to consumers.
In the Columbus suburb of Grove City, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio landfill- with 10 percent less waste - has raised disposal fees by $2 a ton to $35.50 and dipped into its reserve fund. The landfill also is considering accepting trash from out of the district.
Potential trash is being sent to repair shops.
Louis Johnston, an economist at the College of St. Benedict in Collegeville, Minn., said that during good economic times people spend about 1 percent of their consumption budget on repairs. During recessions, that jumps to 5 percent.
When the ice maker in Maureen Schlangen's 12-year-old refrigerator went kaput, she didn't have the fridge hauled to a landfill. The woman went back to ice trays, buying two for $1.50 apiece and borrowing a Mickey Mouse tray from a neighbor in the Dayton suburb of Kettering.
When Janet Bittner's 5 wood came apart, the Appleton, N.Y., resident borrowed a Phillips screwdriver from her brother and repaired the golf club instead of throwing it away.
At the Computer Zoo in the Dayton suburb of Miami Township, servicing of used computers is up 25 percent. And what normally was a customer wait of five to seven business days has become as long as 13.
"People don't have the kind of money to spend buying a new system when they can repair their old stuff for like half the cost," said Dan Seidl, purchasing manager.
People are shopping more at thrift stores but donating less.
Sales at the 2,220 Goodwill Industries International stores in the United States and Canada that have been open for at least a year were up 7.2 percent in February over February 2008.
"While the number of donors is increasing or remaining the same, we are seeing the two-bag donor now bringing in only one bag," said spokeswoman Lauren Lawson.
The Goodwill operation in Washington, D.C., has started appealing for donations in talks at schools, businesses and civic groups. It is sending trucks out to pick up donated items instead of waiting for the goods to be brought to stores or pickup points.
If Schlangen and Bittner are any indication, Goodwill has its work cut out for it.
Bittner extends the life of her shoes by sometimes putting slippers on at the office. Schlangen has learned to live without an automatic ice maker.
"In times like these, our culture is moving toward making do with what we have," she said. "And an ice maker is a luxury."
Oh the humanity!!!!
First to say: Why post this trash?
What a waste.
Now wait a minute, how does the law of supply and demand work backwards for garbage dumps? Less demand for a place to dump garbage should mean cheaper rates, no? Why not?
There is a reason why they call them "temporary" !
Now, now, we're supposed to dump on liberal lies.
Very funny!
This will create an employment vacuum for green job fulfillment.
Goodwill is still doing a booming business. Bought a prom dress there the other day and they had just as much stuff as they've ever had. Yes, brand new with the store tags for $12, thank you very much.
So it costs us money if we throw it away.
But it costs us money if we DON'T throw it away.
This world is Eff'd up to the max!!
Ahhhh, the only time I EVER saw a repairman at our house was when we got a TV. Other than that...my dad, painted, sanded, nailed, refinished and rewired lamps all down in our basement. It was fun as a kid to go down there while he was doing that and just hang out and talk to him. Those were hard days for lots of people but...we made do with what we had and had shoes repaired, wore hand me downs, and even had (mismatched furniture pieces in our house given to us by friends or relatives) heaven forbid. The furniture was not always perfect or a "set" but...the love was perfect from a "set" of parents who took care of their family the best way they knew how and taught my brother and sisters to do the same. Thank you God for the wisdom of good parents and the lessons they taught us for life. I am VERY GRATEFUL.
Curiously, there was no correlation with population reduction. The landfill volume is a function of the populations size. If people are fleeing the area, landfills will feel the decline.
"People don't have the kind of money to spend buying a new system when they can repair their old stuff for like half the cost," said Dan Seidl, purchasing manager.
The USB controller on the motherboard of my 6-year old PC is shorting out, so I bought an Ultra PCI card with 6 USB ports. I paid $20 with shipping -- a heck of a lot less than a new computer. Now I can run my Wacom Intuos, external HD, flash driver, printer, Alltel aircard, etc. without my system shutting down.
If Microsoft is smart (yeah, I know, HAHAHAAAAA), they could market Windows 7 to those of us with older PC's who refuse to downgrade to Vista.
A cabinet factory near my home is closing and their dumping their warehouse inventory. I've been going down there and grabbing cupboard doors cheap (the ones with glass panes) to use as picture frames that look a bit like windows with scenery pictures behind them.
If the economy picks up I think I'll be able to sell them and make a nifty profit at flea markets and craft shows etc.
Your recycling material is now going straight to the dump as the prices paid for the recycled material does not pay shipping costs. Only aluminum and copper remain above water, locally.
>> About 82 temporary workers have been laid
That's some job perk, especially for a temp.
Have they not been screaming about the filling up of the landfills? Yep, upside down fer sure!
Most of our furniture doesn't match either. We have an accumulation of old stuff. Fixing stuff is what we've always done, as well as cooking from scratch most of the time.
No doubt there is a glut of people with my skill set out there but some of the ones I have met do not inspire any confidence in me. It is scary how much people simply do not know.
T-minus how long until some socialist supporting clown will use this "story" to say this:
If we didn't have capitalism we wouldn't have so much stuff and so many landfills wouldn't have been filled in which release methane which have been causing temperatures to rise due to it being one of the ways man, undoubtedly, has been causing global warming...
We need to bail out the landfill industry...put a TARP over the dump.
Your post was a breath of fresh air, thank you.
Well, I've taken coffee makers apart and cannibalized them to make a good working one. Whenever possible, I repair instead of replace.
My dishwasher was leaking so I had to pull the motor and the pump to redo the seal, works like a charm now. That was kind of a fascinating exercise because the pumps on them are bi-directional, if the motor spins one way, it pumps water into (through) the system, and if the motor spins in the other direction, then it pumps the water out of the system!
But you are right. I would guesstimate that 95% of the time when something breaks, your average Joe (or Jill) doesn't have the time or inclination to fix it, even assuming they knew how..
I would have taken the carb off but it had oddball fittings that would strip if I did anything but use the special tool that I didn't have for it. Putting the float bowl back on and aligned right took a few tries but I got it. I also remembered why I don't like working on carbs of any kind. I really don't know where to get a hold of something like that. It is a Briggs Stratton which I am 99% sure.
I was never the greatest small engine guy in the world but the old generator starts right up. There is a tiny bit of slack in the cord. The oil pressure safety switch is apparently defective on some models like mine. It will run fine for about 45 minutes or so then start to stumble and almost shutdown and then it will come right back. I need to track down a replacement switch.
Maybe when the surgeon releases me this Friday hopefully I can get back to doing stuff around here. I feel so much better overall than before going in. My gall bladder blew out on me recently and I had the first real surgery of my life. Looking back it may have been giving me problems for a very, very long time. At least I have become reacquainted with Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Favorites of my Grandfather.
i sure remember those days. always wished i had spent more time with my dad learning stuff i could use in my days without him and mom.
My wood shop taught some basic 110 home electrical and one guy already worked with his dad a lot and knew how to do a lot. He impressed us and the teacher too. This was 7th grade. Auto Mech was 9-12 and I was perfectly happy in there. I hated the rest of the high school racket.
It's funny. I have been repairing industrial equipment for almost thirty years. I fix everything. I fix things that others would throw away. It's really hard for me to understand NOT trying to fix something.
But...why don't you want a buggy piece of spyware masquerading as an operating system?
HA....our 1+ year old washing machine QUIT the other day....I couldn't figure out why.....it just wouldn't start and go past the first phase....so, I got on the Internet, and did a little research. In the end I found a HINT at a POSSIBLE problem, removed the top so I could reach some things (and unplugged it!).....eventually I wiggled some things. Tried it...and VOILA!, it worked!
This Internet thingy is great! And, I'm a 58 yr old woman...sure impressed my husband by saving a call to a "repair guy" who would have charged probably $75 just to show up.
Ya, the Internet thingy knows everything. That's why I have it instead of TV. It's our humor, our online EVERYTHING resource, entertainment, best friend, and puppy. I pet and feed the modem every morning until it's tail wags.
Monopolists don't operate under the law of supply and demand. Our garbage rates go up every time the waste stream goes down. Rates really jumped when they started the "free" recycling program 20 years ago. We raised our family of three kids with only one trash can every week due to that program.
I hate carbs... But I can fix one if I have too...
Don't know about gallbladder surgery, but an ACL replacement/Meniscus sew-up/ MCL sew-up is not very fun either. I have a new respect for ice packs!
Rebuilt a 2 barrel carb about four times on my old Chevy Vega, back in the day. That thing never did work right at idle. Drip, drip, sputter, sputter.
One rule of thumb I have been able to remember is running a mixture screw in to close and back out 1 1/2 turns to be close. The little 2100 on my 304 has one mixture screw that is a real pain to adjust without one of those flexible screwdrivers.
A blown gall bladder is a special brand of misery. Abdominal pain on par with a kidney stone, turning very yellow/orange all over, dark brown urine, and an overall since of misery.
I can also handle most basic plumbing, electrical, and some carpentry. A lot of my limitations come from a tools budget standpoint or something that takes two bodies. However, I do know what I can and can't get away with. In those can't situations, I know to call somebody.
I did my part on Earth Day to help the economy and keep people employed. I threw away a couple aluminum cans in the trash while at work.
I help keep the Bauxite miners, aluminum smelters, and landfill personnel with jobs.
Would some idiot actually throw away a working refrigerator just because the icemaker broke?
You got it and....good for you. Gotta watch out for us 58 and OLDER (like me) ladies. :)
Well, I'm sure you learned much more than you ever realized just by being in the house and not hanging out with anyone inparticular. That's how we all learn...watching, examples etc. We DID learn lots from our parents when they taught us and then we learned lots from them just by being around them. That's what parents are for. Today? Not so much because so many work. It's a crying shame but...guess I'm just old fashioned and would rather do with less yet have so much more. :)
One of the last saves was our ancient dryer. We had purchased two of the same model over time from a repair shop that resold them cheap. He just cannibalized one to get the part for the other and it has now worked an extra 6 months. A screw froze and broke in the lawn tractor/mower. We went on line and for $12 with shipping, the part is on its way. I love it.
We both came from families that never repaired anything. It made a mess, or got oil on the driveway or just wasn't something they understood. My husband would have loved to have taken auto or wood shop, but was discouraged from doing that. But he understands how things work and reads the manuals. Even I have learned to at least figure out what is wrong with something, even if I usually can't do anything about it. But, then, I am spoiled.
I saw an article recently on the Frugal Dad blog about repurposing an old laptop with a defunct battery to use as a netbook. He installed the Linux Ubuntu operating system. Pretty interesting stuff. If all you need is to surf and check email you don't need a supercharged computer and Linus is perfect for that. It's fun to play with, too.
Puppy Linux is even slimmer, letting you boot from a thumb drive.
You can sell them on Etsy too:
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Use old suitcases to keep all these items secure. When you need them just pick them up by the handle and you are ready to "rock and roll." :) Someone told me to do that with old photo albums and all that kind of thing. Especially good for those living in high fire areas or floods where you are needing to evac in a HURRY.
Thank YOU!!!
And isn't there a real satisfaction to take something old and banged up and then restore it to something useful and beautiful once again? Why pay for new? Go to garage sales and flea markets. Bargain, bargain, bargain. Bring home your finds and go for it.
As for cooking from scratch...I know it takes a little longer as do you but...it IS worth it when we know we fixed it with clean hands and we put in the food what WE want in there. It really doesn't take long to grab some fresh veggies, wash them good and then put them in a pan to cook while doing other things. A simple, nutritious meal can be on the table by the time everyone goes and gets changed from school or work and does all the things they do before eating dinner. One child can set the table. Whomever does the cooking does NOT have to clear the table or clean up. That is for the ones who were off doing something else while one person was doing the cooking. It CAN be done and can be done systematically when everyone has a chore and pulls together. If not...then that's chaos and ... nothing we can do about that. That's something that has to be solved by each individual family. Sometimes...I think we make life TOO HARD on ourselves and...I wish most people would remember we don't have to wait for government to do things FOR us or TELL us when or what we should do. We KNOW what to do and if we don't...we are all smarter than the government thinks we are and therefore...we can figure it out on our own. They don't know what they are doing anyway. It's up to all of us to take care of ourselves.
Your welcome :)
I hope my kids look up to me the same way you look up to yours.
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I'm sensing a Tookie Moment ...
Load of (*)(*)(*)(*)ing hogwash.
Is the "warrior gene" more predominant in blacks? Yes, according to at least one researcher.
But according to the same researcher, it is even more prevalent in the Chinese.
This is why racists shouldn't do "science". They make presumptions that aren't supported by any form of empirical data.
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IRANIANS SHOULD NOT DO Science , but Jews are OK wit it...
Here are some problems I have with your post.
1. The sample size of the study that showed that 14% of African-Americans have the allele was exceedingly small. 37 people? That is a terrible sample size. A drug company testing a drug on only 37 people would be laughed at.
2. Do the MAOA alleles appear in Africans with the same frequency as African-Americans? What is the frequency in other races like Asian?
3. I would have concluded that you actually believed this if it wasn't for the fact that you don't think that 14% of African-Americans are violent criminals, you think most are.
"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin -- more even than death.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man." - Bertrand Russel
The Iran never would be able to attack any country with nuclear weapons if the Iran had nucaler weapons. The USA, Russia, China and others had to destroy the Iran in this case - and because of the gigantic risk for the survival of all mankind we all had to do this very fast and very efficiently - what could mean that the Iran would be a nuclear hell after this hard and cruel attack of defense without any chance to find any identity again.
So: With nuclear weapons the Iran would not be in a better position in communication with any other nation and foreign culture in this world. Because it helps the Iran absolutelly nothing in the international relationships - so why are the governing "elites" of the Iran interested in unislamic nuclear weapon? Answer: This wrong "elites" like to have nuclear weapons because in case the government of the Iran is slaughtering the own people no one could help this people without taking the risk of a nuclear war - and this risk is always to high even if the whole population of the Iran woud be slaughtered. The mad iranian government and the "elites" of this mad political system could slaughter everyone in their own country and no one would be able to help.
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So i spent 20 minutes googling this topic. My impression as I was reading this idiocy was, "There might be a corollary relationship, but certainly no causal relationship is proven."
I suspected early that there were some unethical scientific practices going on, only to have it confirmed with this:
"Its presence might predispose towards such behaviour but only in the context of a disadvantageous environment. To make the causal claim on the evidence of association alone is naïve. In this case, the naïvety is masked by the positive public stereotype of the cutting edge scientist reporting a breakthrough."
Then to top it all off the source blog cross referenced ITSELF to poorly analyze another study:
Source: "One study wrote that 6% of their non-white (but probably mostly African-American) male subjects had this allele."
Cross Reference: "http://theunsilencedscience.blogspot. com/2010/01/deus-ex-machina-genetics.html"
Original Study: "http://www.bnl.gov/medical/personnel/rita-goldstein/files/Fowler_BiolPsych07.pdf" Which is based on a study of only 38 subjects, 9 of which are classified as 'African American"
Basically this is an exercise in Quackery, which anyone with half a brain and no agenda can figure out on their own without a poorly researched blog.
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Ryan Lambert
March 29 2009 09:51AM
That might be the least encouraging win in a while.
Okay sure the Flames won 3-2 over the Wild and blah blah blah. Two points is two points and all that. I get it.
But if you outshoot a team 40-15, the final score should NEVER be 3-2. The thought of Minnesota hanging around in that game and making it interesting is immediately repulsive to me, but they were allowed to do so by a Flames team that barely seemed to care despite the huge advantage in possession and shots.
Maybe it's a side effect of that whole "Minnesota can't win in Calgary" thing. Maybe. Or maybe it's a still-disinterested team that let a far inferior opponent linger far longer than they should have been allowed.
This team, I think, still isn't doing many things well. That it won last night was almost happenstance.
The Good
Jamie Lundmark — Ho hum another two points *yawn*.
Discipline and the PK — Minnesota got one power play and no shots on it. That's been a very good thing to see over the last few games.
Todd Bertuzzi — That was an impressive performance. He was getting the puck toward the net and holding onto it in high-traffic areas.
Daymond Langkow — He was very strong, I thought, and scored his 20th goal of the season. That makes seven straight 20-goal seasons, which is a very respectable accomplishment. But barring an insane run over these last seven games, it will be the first in Calgary in which he does not score 25. To be fair, he did miss like nine games due to injury.
Jarome Iginla — He probably should have had three points or so, but he'll just have to settle for the gorgeous setup on Eric Nystrom's game-winner.
The Bad
Miikka Kiprusoff — I counted one truly difficult save last night. The rest were iffy at best and he put himself out of position terribly on the first goal against.
Dion Phaneuf — Big shock, right? Nothing he did last night was outwardly upsetting, but he was once again on the ice for both of Minnesota's goals, and he probably should've picked up Andrew Brunette on the weak side for Minnesota's first goal.
Shot differential — Yeah I mean sure, finishing plus-25 in shots is great, but if you do that, you cannot finish plus-1 in goals.
The Ugly
Eric Furlatt — MAYBE Curtis Glencross played that second no-goal with a high stick (it was awful close), but that "in the crease" call was just ludicrous. Could have been a game-changing moment.
If it hadnt been for the controversy of the BS calls... we would have lost that game. The boys used it to bear down a bit and execute.
I thought conroy was pretty good last night as well, couple bad brain cramps but hey.. when in Rome.
I now understand why pardy plays the wing and peters sits.... iron brain needs the spare D man when the dumb penalties are taken by his D.
Too bad Dion wouldnt have cowboyed up vs Scott... might have changed his season around, lets face it, his grill isnt worth saving and a knock on the head might be the ticket back to the promised land. If he would have won it................ ooooooooobaby... the possibilities.
We won... the boys went out and got sloshed.. watched kipper dance... laughed their asses off... Its all good.
Lundmark now has 15 points in 20 games. I don't even know what role he is suited for now. 4th line winger doesn't seem to do him justice!
And the reffing could not have been worse.
blade wrote:
watched kipper dance
Please elaborate...
Lundmark has been phenomenal. A big part of it has been luck (19.4 SH% isn't sustainable by even the best on our team) but it's his hard work that's giving him the chances to be lucky.
If he can carry that on through to the playoffs, that's a big ace in the hole for us.
Lundmark can skate and he has learned how to win position in open ice, it is good to see a nice guy earn his keep.
Dion is seriously our worst d-man... wasn't stand out bad vs the wild, but this is the lowest scoring team in the NHL and Regher got all the ice time v Gaborik.


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Wall Street's stock rally is facing pressure from another flareup of Europe's debt crisis.
Cyprus' announcement over the weekend that eurozone finance leaders were pressing for a one-time tax on depositors' savings in exchange for a financial bailout shocked global investors.
The proposal to have Cyprus savers share the financial burden of a bailout adds new elements of uncertainty and unpredictability to Europe's debt crisis. Worried depositors rushed to withdraw cash in Cyprus, where banks are closed for a holiday Monday.
Investors fear the unprecedented deposit tax, if approved by Cyprus' parliament, could set a precedent for other troubled economies, such as Italy and Spain.
That fear caused investors to be more risk-averse in the short term. Stocks fell sharply Monday in Asia and Europe and were trading lower in the U.S., but were well off their early lows.
Gold, the 'safe haven' investment, had risen more 1% to $1,609 an ounce. In New York trading, some of those gains disappeared and gold was at $1,603 an ounce in midday trading..
With major U.S. stock indexes trading at or near all-time highs, some Wall Street pros say Europe's latest turbulence could spark a long-awaited pull back in the U.S. stock market.
"In an environment where people are looking for an excuse to sell, I would say this news is as good (an excuse) as any," says Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group. "As you can imagine, a worry among investors is that if they can do it in Cyprus, why not anywhere else? The ... issue is how does it impact trust and confidence in the financial system. That will be the key to watch, and only time will tell."
At this point, adds Hickey, we could see this situation turning into a "modest correction."
Others say it's still unclear how the situation in Cyprus will affect U.S. stocks, given the fluidity of the situation.
"At this point, we think it is too early to tell, but expect news flow in the hours and days ahead will provide some clarity," says John Stoltzfus, chief market strategist at Oppenheimer.
Europeans are likely to worry about their bank deposits, says David Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors. The proposed Cyprus depositor tax would be 9.9% for depositors with more than 100,000 euros and 6.75% for those with less than 100,000 euros in the bank.
"No sensible foreign depositor would continue to keep money in a banking system that just took nearly 10% of his deposit without any notice," says Kotok.
John Manley, an investment strategist at Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, says it is possible authorities in Cyprus will take steps to soften the blow for depositors with savings below 100,000 euros.
"I think the (initial proposal) was meant to test the waters on a small scale," says Manley. "If the markets scream they may rethink."
Edward Yardeni, chief investment officer at Yardeni Research, says the latest flare-up in Europe is a reminder that the eurozone crisis has not been solved. "It demonstrates that Europe (and its debs crisis) will probably be with us for a very long time," he says.
But Yardeni says while the U.S. market is likely to suffer some type of sell-off, it doesn't preclude the U.S. market continuing to rise. The reason: He doesn't believe Cyprus will turn out to cause investors to panic and the financial crisis to intensify.
The biggest hit from this latest situation will be to investor confidence, Yardeni said.
On the plus side, Yardeni says U.S. stocks could benefit from the renewed concerns in Europe; the U.S., where the economy is improving, would be viewed as a better place for investors to park their money.
Likewise, the Cyprus bailout is not likely to have a huge negative impact on U.S. economic growth, which has been ticking up as the recovery and confidence (in the recovery) gain traction, says Joseph Quinlan, a market strategist at U.S. Trust.
"The impact on the U.S. should be marginal, or nothing the markets have not already discounted," says Quinlan. "A key offset to weakness in Europe is the re-accelerating growth in the U.S. and emerging markets."
The U.S. economy has proved it can keep growing despite economic stagnation in Europe. And U.S. companies continue to grow their profits despite continued pressure on their profits in Europe, Quinlan says.
The surprise decision by eurozone leaders to fund a rescue of Cyprus by taxing bank deposits shocked financial markets in Europe. VPC


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Originally posted by Maitrader
Well if thats the case, then mmos as games all fail. Do not sit her and tell me GW2 combat will be any different lol. You do the same there as you do here.. choose skills you want to use (deck) and finger spam them to win
I'll be the one to say gw2 combat is much better than tsw, just being honest. I am loving tsw and have been playing alot, just about finished with egypt. It might be the best mmo or not its still to early to judge imo but the combat system is pretty bad. The dodge only works for aoe's most of the time which can usually just be walked out of. You take damage when enemies are no where near touching you. I have been hit by projectiles through walls and even metal shipping containers while I am being told I dont have line of sight. Attacking from high ground with a rifle I am told I dont have line of sight when the mob is right there center screen and well in range. Many times my attacks have chosen to not work leading to my death and the walk of shame. Just a few issues I have not suffered in gw2. I think this game is pretty dam good, a soft 8 but the combat is what brings it down. If this game had better combat maybe.....
Im mostly a PvP Player
I already ended the main history and im full ql10.
The atmosphere and lore its amazing...The pvp its a fail...But hey its not worst than SWTOR it some parts.
Fusang its better than ilum, But the warzones are better than El dorado or stonehedge...Also the queue for those are way to high IMO(in some timezones).
As for pvp combat the worst thing its the silence, Only a few classes got it and sometimes last for 5s you cant break it...and you can surely die even in 2 sec lol.
Stun its fine because you can break it.
So the pvp its kinda sad...but as for pve im happy, i hope i wont end nightmare modes too fast.
But i think im starting to hate cutscenes in MMO...i feel its not the way to make the games...i dont wanna have fucking cutscenes everytime...i want to see things happening in real...not in boring cutscenes....Because im sure they are amazing...but after some time it gets boring and tired
Originally posted by Sorrow
I was a HUGE fan of TSW, but I find myself getting more and more annoyed and angry about the game every day. Honestly the state of the game as far as bugs and broken quests go has totally destroyed any sense of immersion for me. Have you ever played in an MMO launch before? From what I hear TSW has gone much smoother than most. The lack of some very BASIC game features like a cross server LFG tool that is so common in today's games makes me feel the game is not worthy of my loyalty or time. In my day we had conversations with other players, and used those conversations to find suitable partners for content. We were a bit more selective in who we grouped with, and we actually stuck together for more than one dungeon usually. After the 5th broken quest in a row today and begging for new dimensions I finally logged off and said screw it gonna go play some POS Korean F2P for a few hours because it is more enjoyable. Now you are just trolling. You obviously didn't bother to try to get these bugged quests fixed by customer service. Everyone I have heard from has had no problem getting things worked out in a timely fashion. Let me guess it was bugged so you just moved onto the next one? Get off your ass Funcom and get this crap fixed before Aug 25th or your done end of story. Maybe you are just better suited for a themepark fantasy setting game with more generic features.
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Originally posted by I_Return
Originally posted by Teala
im color blind
I must be too, I can't make heads or tails out of it. What is it supposed to be?
I will not play a game with a cash shop ever again. A dev job should be to make the game better not make me pay so it sucks less.
Originally posted by NavyJackal
I must be too, I can't make heads or tails out of it. What is it supposed to be?
Even backed clear into the kitchen (to get far enough away from the monitor)...nope, still doesn't look like anything.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Are you blind (excluding the colour blind guy)?
It's a facepalm.
TSW is very far from the best MMO ever made.
Originally posted by Icewhite
Originally posted by NavyJackal
I must be too, I can't make heads or tails out of it. What is it supposed to be?
Even backed clear into the kitchen (to get far enough away from the monitor)...nope, still doesn't look like anything.
I don't get it, seems like a serious fail on Teala's part...
Originally posted by laserit
Why do we even go here? ps. I really like the game
Well, personally, I don't have my copy yet.
But I agree.. This is a harsh world for someone enjoying a game. But, it's entertaining all the same.
EDIT: As for Teala's pic, it's the classic Picard facepalm.
Originally posted by GamerUntouch
Are you blind (excluding the colour blind guy)?
Oh..the Picard one.
Hadda be there I guess.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
I've not played every MMO ever made. So, I can't make or support a claim that TSW is the best made to date.
I started with UO for a little less than a year. Then, I moved on to EQ and played til POP. I've tried WOW (til WotLK), LoTR(about 3 months), AoC (about 4 or 5 months), DCUO (still playing), EQ2 (1 week), Eve (still playing), STO (about 1 month), Champions (maybe 2 months), CoH (about 2 years), GW1 (maybe 3 months), Vendetta (for 2 or 3 months), AO (2 weeks)....you get the idea.
Most games didn't hold my attention long. And the games that I didn't play for long weren't "bad" games. For whatever reason, they simply didn't hold my attention. In most cases, it's been so long that I can't remember why I didn't stay.
TSW, to date, is the most interesting to me. I enjoy having to think. I look forward to playing for quite some time and trying things I've not done yet. It's been quite a while since I've been able to say, "I'm playing an MMO and having a blast again."
My brother played a lot of the games I've mentioned above, with me. He tried TSW during open beta with me and felt it was, "meh." It just wasn't the game he was waiting for.
So, while it's been a very long time since I've enjoyed myself in an MMO, I definitely wouldn't call it the best MMO out.
To each, their own...
It's not about fighting, it's about balance. It's not about enlightenment, it's about balance. It's not about balance.
Originally posted by NavyJackal
Originally posted by I_Return
Originally posted by Teala
im color blind
I must be too, I can't make heads or tails out of it. What is it supposed to be?
It's Cpt. Picard facepalming.
Originally posted by FredomSekerZ
No themepark will ever be the greatest mmorpg ever made. Sorry, i love TSW, but no.EDIT: Ok, sandbox/themepark hybrid. Or something new. Waterpark?
I can't say that The Secret World is the best MMO ever made. The combat alone and some of the animations keep this title from reaching this point easily.
It's a good game not the best; not the worst, but trying to lable it as the best seems a little overzealous..
PM before you report at least or you could just block.
MMOs are games, games are considered art, and art is completely subjective. This MMO might be the best MMO ever made to you, but it likely isn't for a lot of others.
Originally posted by Irus
Originally posted by NavyJackal
Originally posted by I_Return
Originally posted by Teala
im color blind
I must be too, I can't make heads or tails out of it. What is it supposed to be?
It's Cpt. Picard facepalming.
Ooooooh I see it now...Would have been easier just to post the pic of Picard's facepalm I think...That would have had a much more profound impact than the collage of pictures which was more confusing to me than anything.
Well, as a worker in the MMO-industry for years, I can´t really call '' any '' game for the best MMO ever made. Even so, there is actualy something you can do to rate different games and you do it by rating different aspects. You can´t, on the other hand, rate a game as the best ever made just because you enjoy it! We, old MMO-gamers, usually enjoy different games but times change and so do ur opinion.
I can consider TSW, as one of the most interesting MMOs out there. Unique, great and I really enjoy playing it right now. However, to reach the place as the '' best MMO ever made '' or even near that, you need to make a revolution in the genre. One game that can be something like that in the near future GW2, It is only in BETA and there´s much more to see, but its position is much better than the TSW´s to be the '' best '', if there is even something like that.
Years ago, WoW became the revolution when it was first released and anyone saying that WoW didn´t reach that point, is actually '' wrong '' nd prob don´t know much about what happened to the MMO-industry when WoW was released. Don´t get me wrong though, I don´t say that WoW is the '' original '' MMO-style nor that it is the one that never copied others, but I am saying that Blizzard did the whole thing well back 8 years ago.
We just have to wait and see. None can really see into the future and everything can happen. However comparing TSW '' NOW '' with games that are released now / will be released soon, it is kinda hard to imagine it taking the first spot. Otherwise, it is a really great game and I wanna send a big '' CONGRATZ '' to funcorn for this great work
TSW is good as a single/multiplayer puzzle questy game. MMO, not so much. PvP is balls. Crafting is balls. No in game economy is balls. Combat is subjective. Storytelling is decent. Questing varies from good to great.
A lot of people that played Fallen Earth thought it was the bees knees. Really they just wanted a post-apoc game, and it was the only thing available so they sold themselves on it. I think TSW is a decent game, but if you planted the same mechanics and storytelling in a fantasy world people would be like...LoLz wow-clone with gimmicks.
How can anyone answer this? Isn't it personal taste?
And if the best one already exists, wouldn't everyone still be playing "the best MMO ever made", rather than always looking for the next one?
No TSW is yet another average modern MMO in a long list of average modern MMO's. The combat and PvP is the worst i have ever seen in a MMO. There is to many difficulty spikes which gives a very frustrating gameplay. The crafting follows all modern MMO's in being extremly basic. The exploration is very limited because 80 % of all exploration objects you will get just by questing. Graphics are great and atmosphere is great and story some of the best i have seen in a MMO. Chat-system is the worst i have seen in 7-8 years. No auction system or LFG system at launch is just...game developers get a clue.
So TSW is all in all an average MMO.
Currently playing: AoC, RIFT, Champions Online, DDO, LORTO, STO and Tribes: Ascend
Have Played: TSW, SWG, AO, EVE, WOW, EQ, EQ2, SW:TOR, GW,CoH, DCUO, RotMG, WAR,
Yes! The only true MMO in 10yrs to top it off. Nothing else can touch it this year for being a MMO.
target monster, start hitting number keys
Yup, this is pretty much standard mmo. Maybe 1% of the game is original (investigation)
Best MMO it is not, heck it's probaly not even going to be the best mmo this year.
My first beta weekend I went pistols and I did not like the game.
My second beta weekend I went swords and I started to really like the game.
Now that it has launched and I finished Kindsmouth, I see it as an average single-player MMO much like SWTOR. The crafting and PvP are nothing special, the animations and character customization is weak at best (yes I know they will be addressing this soon). The 500+ skill stuff is really just marketing speak since many of the skills in the same area are almost identical based on descriptions. In the sword tree I can show you 7 different single target attacks that do the exact same amount of damage and build one resource. There are near identical skills to this in most other trees as well.
I do find the questing to be unique and the environment is cool and I think that is what has grabbed most peoples attention. I think in another two or three months you will see a lot less talk about this game. I'm not saying the game will die, I'm just saying the newness will be wearing off in another month or two for most people just like it did in TOR.


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She'll look terrific and feel good about helping other kids every time she wears her Bobs World shoes from Skechers.
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(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Folks are used to seeing St. Joseph Christian Coach Mark Juhl patrolling the sidelines, leading the football program he created.
But, that's just one thing he can be credited with creating.
In his job as an industrial technologies teacher at Central High School, Juhl goes from the coach to the inventor.
"My earliest memories of him were in the shop he had in Bendena, Kansas," his son, St. Joe Christian Athletic Director Steve Juhl said. "He's always been out working on some invention or another."
"My major in college was Industrial Technology. Even when I was growing up, I was always interested in what makes an engine work," Mark said.
It was during his time at Kansas' Midway-Denton High School in the 1980's that he brought his two loves together. In an effort to help improve the shooting methods of the girls basketball team, Juhl concocted his signature creation: the 'Shotmaker.'
"The first thing was a ball mounted on a coat hanger on an arm. But then it eventually translated into the 'Shotmaker'. Once I came up with that design, I thought that everybody was going to want one of these."
He was right.
After meeting then-head coach Flip Saunders, Juhl's invention made its way to the Boston Celtics of the NBA. As a shooting coach for Kevin McHale's basketball camp, he garnered the nickname 'Shot Doctor' from the Celtics General Manager.
Juhl even took his creation to the University of Kansas to see if the product had a place at Allen Fieldhouse.
"I just put one in the back of my pickup truck and went looking for Larry Brown. Of course, that year they won the national championship. I don't know if the machine had much to do with it, but I'd like to think so," he said.
The innovations don't stop at the court. A man who's won five football state championships has to have a trick up his sleeve.
His 'Max Machine', designed to improve hitting techniques for football players, is used by the NFL and Division I football programs.
"He'll think, 'hey, I wish were better at this.' Then, he'll just go to his lab and start drawing stuff up." Steve said. "I was the only kid who wanted to be a quarterback that had a snapping machine. I had this huge net with a target on hit that he'd constructed. I mean, that was normal for me just to have all these inventions that were quite useful."
Not every creation has panned out, but the uniqueness of having a coach with an eye for innovation? That's not lost on St. Joe Christian's student athletes.
"The first practice we had all these new inventions trying to help us," senior guard Ashley Critchfield said. "We were all like, 'What is this?' But it was beneficial."
"When you have an innovative coach, it can also go into your playbook," sophomore nose guard Caleb Dahlgren said. "When you have someone who's very creative, the plays can even go along with their personality. "
Commercial success is one thing, but Juhl says the real inspiration behind his creations has always been to help the kids he teaches.
"Every machine I think I've ever invented has come from me wanting to improve my players at the program I'm at," he said.
"When he's 95 years old and he can't remember where he put his glasses, he'll still have these ideas and want to go out to the shop and mess around to try to make them work," Steve said. "That's who he is. That's who he'll always be."
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I Don't Hate Everybody
by Greg Bauch
posted Feb 17 2011 1:28PM
I've been told that I hate everybody. I don't hate everybody, only Sally Field and people who turn to the camera from their seat at a sporting event and wave like an 8-year old.
Unless they're an 8-years old. That is fine.
This is nothing new. You're watching a hockey game and a fan in the crowd will be aware of where the cameras are pointed on the ice and take the opportunity to turn and wave to get on television. In most cases, that person has a cell phone in hand so their loved ones at home can be notified of their big moment. If my loved one called me from their phone and told me to turn on MSG because they're about to wave to me from their seat at the hockey game, I'd hang up on them and find new loved ones.
This is not a crime. I'm pretty sure though that, if my Dad dropped a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a hockey game and his son spent time waving to the camera and not paying attention to the game, it would have been the last hockey game he paid for me to attend.
You're probably saying, "Greg, why don't you just ignore these people and watch the game. Aren't you being a hypocrite? You're ignoring the game to take time to hate strangers." It's a valid point but, once I start hating something, I can't ignore it. The hate festers into my brain like a ferret. I spend the whole game anticipating that, when the camera hits that corner of the arena again, that idiot is going to turn around with their 'Hi Drew' sign and wave again.
I'm not a good person and I'm not emotionally stable when it comes to hating petty things that most people are capable of ignoring.
And I know what you're thinking, "Greg, aren't their worst things to hate like personalized license plates and the Carolina Hurricanes?" That's a good point. I'll get to hating everything else later. Right now, I hate people who turn to the camera from their seat at a hockey game and wave.
And, you're probably thinking, "So, Big Shot AM radio producer, what the hell are you going to do about it?" Well, there's not really anything I can do. I'm not even asking people to stop waving to the camera. I'll just sit and home and get an ulcer from hating them. It's my lot in life.
And now, you're all like, "Greg, you're kind of a jerk. I might wave to cameras but who are you to judge me? Do you think you're perfect? Haven't you ever done something wrong before?"
I have. Do you know how TV channels put their logo in the corner of the screen so you know what channel you're watching? When I used to work overnights at the WB, I used to call my wife at 3 o'clock in the morning and tell her to turn on the WB so I could turn that logo on and off as a way to say 'Hi'.
It's basically the same thing as turning to the camera to wave at a hockey game, except I was ignoring re-runs of Moesha, not live NHL hockey. I also fell asleep once and the tape airing the episode of Moesha got to the end. So, anyone watching the WB that night saw the end of Moesha, then 30 seconds of color bars, then the tape rewind on the air, then the same episode of Moesha played 3 straight times.
They agreed not to fire me if I didn't fall asleep again.
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By oldmanonthebike
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Comfortable, light weight and non binding is how I would describe these pants. Still enough room to run a base layer if you had to on super cold rides. I ride really early mornings before work and so far its only dipped down to the mid 40s.These have been perfect with no base layer. Remember that there is no pad in these pants so you'll need to wear your shorts or a liner.
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Used these just a few times so far. Were absolutely perfect for the recent 45 and raining ride I had. Legs were warm and dry. Not sure about durability yet. would be nice if they had at least one pocket but not a huge deal. We shall see how warm they are when its 15 degrees and snowing here in Minnesnowda.
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Perfect for cold weather 48 degF and less. Too warm for anything above that. I believe they will be perfect for below freezing up to 0 degF and below that I will have to test. I have used them a couple times and love them so far. Very comfortable if you have skinny legs. I got the size L to get the waist in the 36" range and the tapered leg allows for it's extra inseam length to make them fit perfect in a wide range of inseam lengths.
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I bought a pair of these last fall as my wife and I really got back into cycling (after a 20-year gap) and was delighted with their comfort, performance, and style. But after a while I was shocked to realize that the front of the groin area was tearing apart — not on the seam, which my wife could simply have stitched back together again, but right NEXT to the seam: The actual fabric was tearing and fraying until it looked, frankly, like hair poking out. Yikes! I've never before had an article of clothing actually fall apart during what seemed to me to be normal usage. So I returned them, and the Nashbar folks were 100% pleasant about sending me another pair for free. Thank you! But now my second pair is starting to shred in the same spot, and I'm not sure what to do. Meanwhile, I've gradually noticed that the pants are so low-cut in the waist that they creep down my body, like a runaway sausage casing, and I have to keep hauling them upward in all kinds of weather. I'm even wondering if my hauling is part of the reason they're tearing. So in the end, this [$] pair of pants has turned out to cause me quite a lot of trouble. I live in Maine and bike up to about 100 miles a week, in season. But again, I want to emphasize that the Nashbar people have been great. We've bought plenty of other stuff from them and couldn't be happier.
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I am a bike club rider/commuter that rides through 35F winter temps. The looser fit is comfortable in the cold especially when one is off the bike when a stop or two is required. The extra room allows another layer underneath if needed. Since I also ride at night I added extra patches of iron on reflectors at the leg cuff. This is my second pair of Bellweathers, the first is getting thin but still going after 12 years.
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These tights were much like Bellwether tights I have bought in the past, however the material used on the back side of the pants is much more slippery than past years, which cause you to side around on the seat more. they may wear in over time and a couple washings though, too early to tell. The only other downside (in my opinion) is there are no stirrups on the bottom of the legs to keep them down, easy diy fix going to sew in a piece of elastic. Other than that I have always been happy with Bellwether gear.
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This is my second pair. I've worn them in very cold conditions 4F , windy and rainy days on my 7 mile commute to work in Connecticut. I highly recommend them.
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I had a pair of these for years and they were awesome but recently bought a pair and after only 1 month the crotch seam came apart. I guess they aren't made like they used to be. The pants are loose fitting too so it's not like they are too small.
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Haven't had them long enough to attest to the durability, but they sure seem great so far. The legs are a bit short for the stated size, but that's good for me! They are comfortable and warm in cold, dry weather, which I expected, and in wet, rainy weather too, which I didn't expect. I would definitely buy these again.
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Kyle and Kimberly announce their marriage in the Manti Temple on March 16. Kyle is the son of Steven and MaryAnn Jensen, former residents of Ferron. Kimberly is the daughter of Gary and Teresa Barlow of Kaysville. Kyle is a graduate of Emery High class of 2001 and also CEU class of 2005. Kimberly is a graduate of Davis High 2004. Kyle and Kimberly plan to live in Salt Lake as they attend the University of Utah.
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Discover what the Zoo can offer to you and your students. Explore the activities and materials used in on-site programs (grades 1-8). Workshops are hosted on Zoo grounds, with a variety of dates offered.
Note: These workshops are open to anyone and should be taken by any teacher participating in an on-site program for grades 1-8.