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Adele announces first pregnancyThis is one baby who'll get to hear some fantastic lullabies. Powerhouse vocalist Adele has announced that she's expecting her first child with her boyfriend Simon Konecki, with a short and simple post on her blog. "I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together," she wrote, adding, "I wanted you to hear the news direct from me." The couple is "over the moon" and "very excited," she said, but they do ask that people "please respect our privacy at this time." Adele, who sung her heart out on the chart-topping and Grammy-winning "21" about past heartbreak, is rumored to have met Konecki last summer, and she blogged about their relationship in January of this year, clearing up misconceptions about his marital status. (He's divorced, she clarified, and has been for four years.) She added that she's in a good place with her beau, ready to "write a happy record, and be in love and be happy." No doubt those good feelings will continue with baby making three. soundoff (324 Responses)
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Leave it to a U.S. senator to resurrect the East Coast-West Coast hip hop debate.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio weighed in once again on his love for the deceased rapper Tupac, who often rapped about the violence and racial tensions that plagued Los Angeles in the 90s.
During a wide-ranging interview with BuzzFeed that streamed live online Tuesday night, the Miami-born senator was asked why he's not a fan of Tupac's rival the Notorious B.I.G., a Brooklyn-based rapper who's also deceased.
"I think Tupac's lyrics are probably more insightful," he said. Rubio added that he attended college and law school during that time and "grew up" in the era Tupac's music was most popular.
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Thank You Everyone who is stopping by for the Blog Hop and thank you to crazy-for-books for hosting the hop!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Blog Hop & Follow Friday 18
Thank You Everyone who is stopping by for the Blog Hop and thank you to crazy-for-books for hosting the hop!
13 comments:
- Brooke said...
Old follower, hoppin on by! Glad to hear you enjoyed Harry Potter! I'm waiting to see it sometime this week!!!
- November 19, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Jo said...
Hopping on by to say hello! I think having "guns" in stocking sounds like so much fun!!! Maybe I can convince my family.....
Have a great weekend! - November 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Christin said...
Old follower stopping by! Your Christmas tradition sounds like so much fun!
Glad you enjoyed HP7 - I can't wait to see it! Have a good weekend :-)
My Hop - November 19, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Tribute Books Mama said...
"How long have you been book blogging?"
I'm a newbie. I just started in October 2010. - November 19, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Sniffly Kitty said...
Oh man, the war sounds awesome. I may have to steal that idea because I got nothing on that awesomeness~~
New follower stopping by for FF~~
Sniffly Kitty
Sniffly Kitty's Mostly Books - November 19, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Julie said...
Sounds super fun with the marshmallow gun-silly string war! I wish I had a big family. My siblings live out of state and we aren't that close. I've never participated in Black Friday. I'm not a morning person let alone a crack of dawn type of person! Have a great weekend!
- November 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- BLHmistress said...
Hi, I am a new follower. I have wanted to see the movie but might have to wait til DVD comes out.
I am thankful for my family and a roof over my head.
FollowFridays - November 19, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- Howard Sherman said...
How long is too long?
I was blogging from my official website about the interactive fiction books
I was writing before the words "blog" and "blogging" entered the English
And I blogged a lot about many things -- not just books.
I need to blog off topic a little more, I think. I don't want people to the
idea I'm too two dimensional!
Thank God It's Follow Friday!
Enjoy the weekend!
Howard Sherman
http://www.howardsherman.net - November 19, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Stacy (UrbanFantasyInvestigations) said...
Just hopping around. Im an old follower.
http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com - November 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Darkeva said...
Hiya, hopping by on Crazy for Books hop; have been blogging for close to 10 months now, and I'm most thankful for my family and that I succeeded in a lot of goals this year.
Darkeva - November 19, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Music4Betty said...
Old follower hopping through! I haven't seen Harry Potter yet. I'm hoping to go next weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend was too busy.
- November 20, 2010 at 2:42 AM
- Danielle @ Romance Book Junkies said...
Happy Friday! I'm stopping by for the blog hop and follow friday. I hope you have a great weekend!
I'm an old follower.
Romance Book Junkies - November 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Alison said...
Hopping through. Old follower.
I've been book blogging for about 6 months. I had a food/fitness blog for awhile before that, but I think book blogging fits my personality more.
My Hop - November 20, 2010 at 9:26 PM


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Wilkes Regional Medical Center officially cut the ribbon on its new wound center May 2, with hospital staff and local officials attending.
The office has been treating patients since January 4.
Wilkes Regional is now home to a new - and old - medical technology. The hospital is now home to two new hyperbaric chambers, essentially long glass tubes made of one inch thick glass that allows the pressure inside to rise to as high as five atmospheres (atms).
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Chris Jordan, a former scuba diving instructor turned safety director for the program, said the facility can go as high as five atmospheres, but only goes to two for treatment.
Jordan is very familiar with diving and said the use of hyperbaric chambers has been used for some time to treat decompression sickness for divers before becoming a medical tool for wounds.
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Photographs were posted on a bulletin board in the room illustrating the effects.
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Ten to 20 percent of the center's patients qualify. Patients must pass a series of checks before they may be eligible to participate, including questions over their potential claustrophobia. Jordan said the patient had to remain in the chamber for the prescribed time and could not go in and out, otherwise the procedure would not be of benefit.
McUmber said the first rotation of patients were finishing up now, allowing the center to begin treating new patients.
Jordan said few hospitals in the area had this type of technology, making Wilkes the area's main provider for the services.
The rest of the center houses four exam rooms, an office, and a help desk. It is located in the back of the hospital's diagnostic center in the West Park campus. Previously the rooms were unused, allowing the wound center to move in and set up shop.
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Topic: Graphite/Fibreglass? Posted: 16 February 2006 at 9:33pm |
Ive just bought one hehe well i hope it serves me well for 2 years then
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 7:36am |
Only International Players can't use it anymore, anyone else can, read this article from the Kookaburra website.
" Statement from Brett Elliot, Managing Director of Kookaburra Readers Ltd, in response to the announcement by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), as the maker and guardian of the Laws of Cricket, that Kookaburra�s three graphite covered cricket bats (the �Ricky Ponting� Kahuna, The Beast and the Genesis Hurricane) do not comply with Law 6 of the Laws of Cricket: �Kookaburra is extremely disappointed by the MCC�s opinion and strongly disagree that our graphite covered cricket bats do not comply with Law 6 of the Laws of Cricket. Kookaburra has a proud history of manufacturing cricket equipment since 1890 and this is the first instance that a Kookaburra bat has been drawn into question. We strive to design innovative and cutting edge cricket equipment that allows athletes to perform at their best. We broke new ground in cricket bat design by adding a carbon fibre cover to the back of the Kookaburra bat, thus protecting and strengthening the blade and ensuring the bat lasts longer. This protective covering was designed specifically to comply with Law 6.2. The blade of the Kookaburra graphite covered bat is made entirely of wood, and the carbon fibre covering on the back of the bat is less than 1.56mm in thickness. Over 60% of cricket bats currently on the market have a cover similar to the Kookaburra graphite cover. The MCC claim that the graphite cover forms an integral part of the blade and as such contravenes Law 6.1, however, we maintain that the graphite is merely a superficial layer which, like any other covering permissible under Law 6.2, cannot be considered a composite element of the actual wooden blade of the bat. It is the opinion of three leading independent experts that the bats in question do not contravene the laws of the game. Furthermore, since the launch of our graphite covered bats in December 2004, numerous international players have used the bat without issue. For example, Ricky Ponting has used the bat in 53 One Day International and Test matches without complaint from opposition players or umpires. However, Kookaburra fully respects both the Laws of Cricket and the Spirit of Cricket and has therefore reached agreement with the ICC to voluntarily withdraw the bats from international cricket. We will supply all our international cricketers with replacement bats and will immediately undertake a full review of the evidence used by the MCC before deciding on the next course of action. We would like to reassure cricketers that the graphite covered bat has not been banned from cricket and it is only a withdrawal from international cricket. The owners of Kookaburra�s graphite covered bats can continue to use the bats domestically for the foreseeable future.� " |
Wicket-Keeper The next best batsman Joined: 27 January 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1399 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 9:39am |
I think that it is bs. It doesn't distract you at slips. I've fielded there numerous times, and people have used that exact bat. It hasn't distracted me, at all.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 12:17pm |
there banned now and i reckons a decent decision as its the laws of cricket and ricky pontings bat isnt ever graphite its basically a sticket kookaburra puts on it as ponting uses a bradbury and husseys backing is extremely light as he doesnt like his bats to be too heavy but still thick so i think they just mean the ones on the shelves
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 5:07pm |
honestly i think gimmick or not, kookaburra is doing something which this game needs a lot! INOVATION! by far the kookaburra's bat (Graphite/Fibergrass) are the COOLEST bat today, and you have to admit it does attract a lot of attention, especially from the younger generation! like bill said, they have sold 1000s of these bat, so it must be good for the game! what the MCC guys did is exactly the opposite! they are interpreting laws, and 'spirit' of the game instead of looking at the bigger picture! at this rate we will all soon be 'spirits' of this dying game! i really think cricket needs to change to compete with other sports! we cant stand still while other sports are embracing and incorporating technology and innovation everyday! and all we did is sit there and whine about why are we losing youngsters to other sport!?!? i really feel this ban is a BIG step backward for cricket in general. i look forward at the begining of every cricket season with interest about new cricket product produced by both big and small manufacturer! with this ban i dont know what to expect next year...new stickers same bat? |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 5:27pm |
what proof do you have to day ponting uses a bradbury? i can tell you that Puma australia are the people who make his bats for him!! anyway i agree with Men3gpnc about competing with other sports - dead right, i would even like to use a bat with the graphite, not becuase it improces the performance(which i dont think it does) but becuase it helps to reinforce the bat so it doesn't split, why is it banned - is it becuase of the look, or becuase it apparently improces performance? |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 February 2006 at 11:11pm |
Somewhere on the forum is a link to an article about Paul Bradbury
where it refers to him having made bats for Ponting in the past, and
some people take that as meaning his current bats are made there too.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:46am |
what proof i have ahhhhh let me see i happen to be pretty close with his batting coach and everytime he comes to w.a. we meet up at one of punters sessions and talk about all different things thats my proof [puma australia actually make pretty good bats though but not for punter good try but not even close)
12th Man Joined: 03 February 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 February 2006 at 3:12pm |
i think its a great shame that they been banned, for kookaburra its just a way to make the bat appeal to players. a colourful bat with a great pattern on the backl is just what most player want. i cant see how it increases the performance, a 1mm sheet on the back and its not, like your hitting the ball with Graphite.
Square Leg Joined: 06 February 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 398 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:38pm |
yeah i agree
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2006 at 4:12pm |
do you guys reckon the graphite bats will be going cheap throughout the 2006 season?
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2006 at 4:16pm |
they might bump the prices up and call them "Collectors Items"
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2006 at 4:42pm |
i hope not, i really would like a beast. but i dunno whether to buy one now or wait and see if they get cheaper
Warne in making
Short Leg Joined: 29 December 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 254 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2006 at 10:41pm |
i met ashley giles today!!!!!! woo!!!! i asked him about the graphite on bats and he said he didnt like them as they werent in the spirit of the game, or something like that
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 March 2006 at 9:58pm |
Looks like this subject will soon have a line drawn underneath it
Graphite bats withdrawn from first-class cricket Cricinfo staff March 30, 2006 The ICC have confirmed that Kookaburra, the bat manufacturer, has decided to voluntarily withdraw its graphite-reinforced bat from all first-class cricket by October 1. Kookaburra's decision to withdraw the bat from first-class cricket and limited overs competitions played by first-class teams follows its withdrawal of the bat from international cricket earlier this month. The earlier decision was made after the ICC advised Kookaburra that it had received an opinion from MCC, the guardian of the laws of cricket, that the bat does not comply with Law 6. Kookaburra's proposal has been supported by the ICC member countries who have agreed to allow the use of the bats at levels below first-class domestic competition for the duration of the natural lifespan of the bats. Kookaburra has also decided to end the production and distribution of graphite-reinforced bats. There was controversy during England's recent Test against India at Mumbai when Owais Shah, who was making his debut, used one of the reinforced bats during his innings of 88 and 38. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2006 at 4:10am |
seems a little silly to me, it was proven taht the graphite in no way enhanced the actual performance of the bat, it just increased it's longesvity. Once again ICC cracks down on something innovative or exciting, just like they have with players showing emotion. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:24am |
I agree, you would think they should really have more important issues to be concerning themselves with
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 April 2006 at 10:40am |
I play in the Liverpool Competition (ECB Premier league for Lancashire),and we have been told that we absolutely cannot use Kookaburra's reinforced bats during this season ,2006 as they contravene law 6. I myself think it's a bit o t t but rules are rules.With regard to the Bradbury, Puma argument.They are both great bats.In fact Julian Millichamp,who makes Puma Au bats,trained Paul Bradbury in the art of podshaving.It's funny how a lot of pro players while appearing to endorse famous brands actually have their bats made by small independant makers.This has happened for many years.A friend of mine who went to live in NZ made bats for numerous world famous players who then stickered them up in their respective sponsors logos.These bats where the best I've ever used but alas no longer exist.They were made in Shropshire I believe1. Cheers,Mark. Edited by marky |
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Why do we think there might be an increasing likelihood of it happening? Because it would be the unintended consequence of the same manipulative actions governments are taking to affect spot prices. As these manipulations increase, their unintended consequence is more likely to occur, just like it did happen to the derivatives position of a well-known, global bank.
With these words of caution, we can only add that the future weeks, months, will be horribly volatile and that one will have to sit tight, and on the margin, move nominal capital to real capital at each opportunity. Policy makers believe they are still in control, but they are not. And by the time they find out, it will be too late for us to take any protective measures. The European periphery, for all practical purposes, is already out of the Euro zone. The US, for all practical purposes, is insolvent. The creditor countries of the world, for all practical purposes, are heading towards deception, as they find out that their mercantilist view of reserves management has destroyed wealth and misallocated capital. The Middle East, for all practical purposes, is heading towards complete anarchy and the commodity countries likeCanadaorAustralia, have left their fate in the hands of hope, unable to steer a course on their own, at the mercy of global capital flows…and hope is seldom a good strategy.
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So for some odd reason last Night I was compelled to restart my Soul Silver game. I must have wanted to go back to Jhoto. So,here I am posting what all happened. Also this is going to be long.I kinda want to have fun with these and make them worth wile reading so SORRY D: I'm also trying to write this as if I was Gold. so lets have fun! If you want to just see where I am and my team skip to the bottom of this post.
Hi. My name is Gold, I woke up this morning to find out Professor Elm was looking for me. Huh, I wonder why. Did he have something for me. I went downstairs and talked to mom for a bit before walking outside, looking around the little town of Newbark. I met up with Lyra and Marill who insisted that I go to Elm's lab. As I was on my way I noticed this dude with red hair staring into the professors building. He looked shady. I walked up to say hi but he told me to leave and pushed me away. Well that was rude, fishy is you ask me. I walked happily into Elm's lab and was going to tell him about the red haired boy but you know the professor. Always in a hurry to tell his thing. Apparently he got an e-mail from some dude called Mister Pokemon. That's the weirdest name i've ever heard. He lives out on Rout 3 and he needs me to pick up a "new discovery" he's found and bring it back. Great, i'm his delivery boy again. What worthless Pokemon is he going to give me this time to protect myself and then give it back.
I looked over at a machine that had 3 Pokeballs inside, all the of them glistening and just waiting for me to take one. Apparently it's shown that Pokemon's bond becomes closer when the Pokemon walks next to you. Not much of a shocker, just look at Lyra and Marill. Wait what?! Are you SERIOUS?!? This is MY Pokemon, I get to KEEP it! Wow. I'm speechless, this is such an honor. There's a reason why I like Elm. Lets see what we have here. Tododile, I like him, hes cute, and i've heard his evolution is really strong and fearsome. Chikorita, such a delicate grass type, Grass types are always handy with their status conditions. And Cindaquill The fire Pokemon. I just can't help it. This thing is to damn cute, the way it looks at me with its closed eyes, so timid yet so strong looking.
I end up going with Cindaquill and make him my new partner. Hes just to adorable, and i've always had a spot for fire types. I name him Roy. and find out he has a Docile nature. He sure does show it to. One of the professors aids gives me a few potions and i'm on my way to Route three.
I get stopped in Cherrygrove by some old guy that's giving tours to new trainers. I watch him zip around in his running shoes and i'm left here lagging behind. Well I follow him anyways and he shows me all sorts of things around the town until finally giving me some running shows! What a nice old man. I thought he was going to give me his or something bad but these feel good actually. I just walk up to the route when the old man stops me again and gives me the Map Card for my Pokegear. Wow this man is to nice for his own good. Anyway we head up route three, training a little bit and soon get to Mr Pokemon's house.
Mr Pokemon tells me about Pokemon Eggs and how they are still collecting information on them. I've gotta be careful not to drop this thing. Holy crap is that..Professor Oak!?! THE Professor Oak. Wow, I can't believe he actually liked the way I raised my Cindaquill so far. Hmm, whats this. A Pokedex! Wow! He thinks I can become as good as Red someday. I long to be like him. Strong, mysterious, overwhelming. I almost feel like he's always looking down at me from Mount Silver. I watch Oak leave and walk outside, heading back when I get a call from Elm.
"Gold, its terrible, please come quick!"
Oh god...I bet its that red haired freak!. Come on Cindaquill, lets cut him off! We run into him at the entrance to Cherrygrove and he challenges me to a battle. So he watched what Pokemon I picked and got the type advantage huh, what a dick. This is where I hate tackle, I miss three times in a row and Cindaquill is hurt bad [3HP left to be exact] but we manage to make it out alive. I manage to pick pocket his trainer card during our skirmish and get his name. "Silver." I make it back to the lab and get stopped by the cops, being accused, thankfully Lyra to the rescue. I give the cops his name and drop the egg off with Elm and he tells me if Oak thought I would be good then I should take the gym challenge. He's apparently good at spotting a strong trainer. I think about it for a while before going home to mom.
She's kinda hurt about it. I can understand how she feels. Her son is leaving, but she agrees to help me save money. I say my farewells and step out into the world. Lyra gives me some Pokeballs and shows me how to catch a Pokemon. So I walk around for a bit and catch the first thing I find. A Pidgey. It may be a girl but I name her Marshal. I think it fits. She has a Hardy nature and I got her at level three.
I make it back to route three and battle some guy named Joey who thinks his Ratata's all that and a bag of chips. I kick him to the curb but we exchange phone numbers for the hell of it. So I make my way up route three and we soon arrive in Violet City. I heal up and am soon staring up at Sprout Tower, a devilish grin on my face as I look to Marshal who was following me and the Pokeball that holds Roy before charging in, scaling the tower with ease. As i'm going up though I get a call from Joey who talks about how his Ratata is top tier. At the top I find who else but Silver who got the flash HM as well, I feel were going to be rivals through this whole journey. He leaves before I can tell him off so I decide to get the HM myself.
I am soon trucking back down the tower and think it's about time to challenge the gym. Falkner and his bird Pokemon. If he's going to use birds then i'll fight him with birds as well. It was tight, but Roy ended up finishing the damage that Marshal had started and we win our first gym badge. Oak might have been right. I heal up and its of to Azaela town. Before that though I get a call from Elm who tells me he wants me to take care of that Egg and to hatch it. It needs a Pokemon party to help hatch it. I agree and pick up the egg from the mart, about to leave before some girl in a kimono stops me and tells me to take good care of this egg for her...weird. At this time I get another Call from Joey who talks about his Ratata..yet again.
On the way down I meet a man that gives me Rock smash. Well that was nice. I keep going and eventually run into a wild Bellsprout. I end up catching it and calling him Derpz, caught him at level 6. I was going to use him as just a flash and cut slave but I think I might use him as a team member. I'll just have to make use with 2 move slots. We make it through union cave thanks to Derpz and find Team Rocket hiding out and cutting off Slowpoke tails! How cruel. And I thought they disbanded 3 years ago. Well I make it to town, heal up and find Kurt, a guy that makes Pokeballs out of Apricorns. He runs off to save the Slowpoke but falls down the well like a dummy and now I have to save him. I wreck all the rocket grunts and...what? Roy is evolving?! Wow Roy, you look good in your new look!
I kick Proton, the grunt leader out and an now sitting in the Pokemon center, about to take on Bugsy and his bug type gym. Also I just got another cal from Joey talking about his Ratata. I think i'm going to start keeping count...that's 3 times now.
Current Party:
- Roy - 16
- Marshal - 17
- Derpz - 13
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He got killed in battle so he got put in the RIP box, along with my other pokemon that got killed.
I beat Pryce but at the cost of Jicama my corsola and Tamatillo my jumpluff. Sorry guys D= I decided to replace them with my female poliwag who still needs a name and Egg Plant, my zubat. At least now I will have a flyer. Current wedlocke team:
Artichoke the quil;ava and Pomelo the butterfree lv 31 and 30
Yams the ampharos and Coconut the raticate lv 32 and 30
Poliwag and Egg plant the zubat lv 20 and 7
Papaya the hoothoot lv 15
Radish the geodude lv 20
Kiwi the spinarak lv 20
Celery the krabby lv 23
Tamatillo the jumpluff lv 30
Jicama the corsola lv 30
Pokemon fan girl since 1999 =D
Raichu is #1 Forever!!!
After visiting the Move Deleter's house in Blackthorn City, I headed over to the back of the Gym towards the entrance of the Dragon's Den. I entered the cave and I Surfed to the shrine in the middle of the lake. I found Silver there, and then Clair and Lance arrived. They wanted to have a double battle against me and Silver, and I used my Raichu against their Dragonair and Gyarados. I beat Gyarados with Thunderbolt and Silver beat Dragonair with his Meganium. We battled against two Dragonite, Charizard and Kingdra after that, and we won the battle. I left after Clair and Lance had been defeated, and I healed my Pokemon at the Blackthorn City Pokemon Center. I headed over to Ecruteak City after that and I headed west toward Moomoo Farm. I fed the sick Miltank some Oran Berries until it got better, then I picked up some Moomoo Milks from the farmer. I saved in Olivine City.
#thuglife #navy #ratchet
I beat all of the rockets in the radio tower, beat Petrel, beat my rival, beat everyone in the underground hideout, and beat Proton. However Yams met his match with his stupid houndooom. RIP Yams D= So now I'm using my chinchou. Um forgot what it's name is. I'm going to get him and my poliwrath and golbat to lv 30 before going to Black Thorn city. Current team:
Artihoke the quilava and Pomelo the butterfree lv 34 each
Coconut the raticate and chinchou??? lv 34 and lv 25
Plueotthe poliwrath and Egg Plant the golbat lv 25 and lv 29
Papaya the hoothootlv 15
Radish the geodude lv 20
Kiwi the spinarak lv 20
Celery the krabby lv 23
Jicama the corsola lv 30
Tamatillo the jumpluff lv 30
Yams the ampharos lv 34 D=
Pokemon fan girl since 1999 =D
Raichu is #1 Forever!!!
I went back to the Battle Frontier after wandering around Olivine City. I battled some more at the Battle Arcade, but luck wasn't on my side and I lost a couple of rounds before I could battle against Dahlia. I headed over to the Battle Castle after that and I battled there. I stopped after the second challenge and I went over to the Battle Factory since I hadn't battled there yet. That was a mistake however. I got three lousy rental Pokemon and I quickly gave up the challenge. I flew over to the Johto Safari Zone and I customized the areas and added some stuff around the new areas. I headed south after that and I met Crasher Wake on one of the bridges. I went through the cave until I arrived in Cianwood City and I talked to the guy who was afraid that his Shuckle would get stolen. He offered it to me for safekeeping and I headed over to the Pokemon Center to deposit it. Then I saved.
#thuglife #navy #ratchet
I got Egg Plant, Plueot, and Sealettuce, my chinchou to lv 30. Also sealuttuce evolved obviously. Current team:
Artichoke the quilava and Pomelo the butterfree lv 34 each
Sealuttuce the lanturn and Coconut the raticate lv 30 and 34
Plueot the poliwrath and Egg Plant the golbat lv 30 each
Pokemon fan girl since 1999 =D
Raichu is #1 Forever!!!
Right now, I'm in Goldenrod to fight off the last remaining team Rocket members. Before that, I of course, defeated the 7th gym leader. I also caught a few Pokemon and evolved my Eevee finally. I also EV trained my team so that's what's been happening to my game.
Victory Road was simple as always. Even my rival wasn't too bad. Unfortunately for me my team is really weak so I've spent quite a bit of time leveling them up in Victory Road and Routes 26/27. Once everyone was at Lv40-43 I finally got the courage to challenge the Elite 4.
Will is the first opponent I had to battle. I went with Umbreon against his Xatu and tried to spam Dark Pulse but it used U-Turn and swapped out to Exeggutor. It only took 2 Dark Pulses for Exeggutor to fall. He went back to his first Xatu and because it was already weakened another Dark Pulse sent it to the cleaners. Will decided his best strategy was to send out his second Xatu so I just used Dark Pulse to win. Umbreon was low on health so I swapped out to Scizor to take on his Jynx and won with a single X Scissor. His final Pokemon was a Slowbro. 2 X Scissors and Slowbro was beaten. I healed and moved into the next room.
Since Last time I trained and trained in the Fighting Dojo and through Rival and Pokegear Rematches and got my whole team to 75+.Since I was satisfied with the training,I went and challenged Red but since I could only take 5 Pokemon due to requiring HM Slave Snorlax for Rock Climb,I decided to use an RNG and the Pokemon to miss out the trip was Feraligatr,the Pokemon who was my first Pokemon and started the journey with.Anyway,I managed to beat him though it was difficult.
Vs Red
-He started with Pikachu and I sent out Nidoking.
-Pikachu's Iron Tail did high damage and lowered Nidoking's Defense but it was defeated by Nidoking's Earthquake.Nidoking was buffeted by hail.Red sent out Lapras and I switched to Heracross.
-Heracross OHKO'ed Lapras with Close Combat though its Defense and Sp.Defense fell.Heracross was buffeted by hail.Red sent out Charizard and I switched to Nidoking.
-Charizard defeated Nidoking with Flare Blitz and took little recoil.Charizard was buffeted by hail.I sent out Ampharos.
-Charizard's Flare Blitz did high damage but it took some recoil and was defeated by Ampharos's Power Gem.Ampharos was buffeted by hail.Red sent out Venusaur and I switched to Arcanine.
-Arcanine OHKO'ed Venusaur with Flare Blitz but took some recoil.Arcanine was buffeted by hail.Arcanine's Leftovers healed it a little.Red sent out Blastoise and I switched to Ampharos.
-Blastoise defeated Ampharos with Blizzard.Blastoise was buffeted by hail.I sent out Arcanine again.
-Blastoise's Focus Blast did high damage while Arcanine's Thunder Fang did some damage.Blastoise and Arcanine were buffeted by hail.Arcanine's Leftovers healed it a little.
-Blastoise's Focus Blast missed while Arcanine's Thunder Fang did some damage.Blastoise and Arcanine were buffeted by hail.Arcanine's Leftovers healed it a little.
-Red used Full Restore to heal Blastoise while Arcanine's Thunder Fang did some damage.Blastoise and Arcanine were buffeted by hail.Arcanine's Leftovers healed it a little.
-Blastoise defeated Arcanine with Focus Blast.Blastoise was buffeted by hail.I sent out Fearow.
-Fearow's Return did some damage but it was defeated by Blastoise's Blizzard.Blastoise was buffeted by hail.I sent out Heracross.
-Red used Full Restore to heal Blastoise while Heracross's Megahorn did some damage.Blastoise and Heracross were buffeted by hail.
-Blastoise's Blizzard did heavy damage but it was defeated by Heracross's Megahorn.Heracross was buffeted by hail.Red sent out Snorlax.
-Heracross OHKO'ed Snorlax with Close Combat though its Defense and Sp.Defense fell.
And with that the Credits rolled for the third time and I was back in New Bark Town.I decided to challenge Pryce,Janine and Silver for rematches.Then I went to Silph Co. and chose a Treecko(pretty obvious because it is my favourite line) from the three Hoenn Starters.It has Timid Nature.Then I went to Prof.Oak who gave me a Kanto Starter.I chose Charmander.It has Serious nature.I then went to Mr.Pokemon's House who gave me the Blue Orb.I went to the Embedded Tower and caught Kyogre though it was difficult due to it having Aqua Ring to heal itself.I finally caught it in an Ultra Ball.It has Impish Nature(pretty bad but I don't care for natures nor do I ever use legendaries).With all done,I had my final battle of the game and surprisingly it was that guy again Youngster Joy my first opponent that was not my rival.I saved the game for one last time.
My Final Team:
Lv.76 Male Timid (Aqua Tail/Ice Punch/Crunch/Earthquake) Ability:Torrent Held Item:Expert Belt
My starter and one of my important Pokemon.Very useful against Lance.
Lv.76 Male Lonely (Return/Fly/Steel Wing/U-Turn) Ability:Keen Eye Held Item:Sharp Beak
My Flyer and though not as powerful as the others but very useful in weaking Legendaries(who would otherwise be killed).
Lv.76 Female Mild (Thunderbolt/Signal Beam/Focus Blast/Power Gem) Ability:Static Held Item:Wise Glasses
Another of my important Pokemon.
Lv.76 Female Impish (Megahorn/Close Combat/Stone Edge/Earthquake) Ability:Swarm Held Item:Expert Belt
Very Powerful and useful against Karen and Will
Lv.76 Male Hardy (Poison Jab/Earthquake/Stone Edge/Megahorn) Ability:Poison Point Held Item:Soft Sand
Powerful and useful against Koga and Bruno.
Lv.76 Male Adamant (Flare Blitz/Thunder Fang/Crunch/ExtremeSpeed) Ability:Intimidate Held Item:Leftovers
Very Powerful and useful.
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I finished everything in Cianwood City, so I headed over to the Whirl Islands. I used Whirlpool to cross the maelstroms that were around the chain of islands, and I wandered around inside of them. I picked up some items and I went over to Lugia's chamber, then I used an Escape Rope to exit the caverns. I flew to Mahogany Town, and I went to the Pokemon Center to do some trades. After that, I swapped Pokemon and I went north to Lake of Rage in order to do some fishing for fun. I decided that I wanted a Magikarp that I could show to the Fishing Guru there, but I only captured small Magikarp, so I didn't get the Ether prize. I wandered south after that, and I went east to Route 44 and the Ice Path area. I traveled through it and I captured a wild Swinub there. I flew to Goldenrod City and I visited the Day Care on Route 34. I left the Swinub there to train and I saved in Ilex Forest.
#thuglife #navy #ratchet
I just decided to re-play heartgold.
I am going to have an unattural starter (probably, nidoran.....)
And i am actually going to beat the 100 battles in the battle tower this time XD
Okay so I did some more trades in between training, and then I headed out to the Pokemon League since I wanted to challenge the Elite Four again and battle against their upgraded rosters. I bought some items at the mart there, and then I walked into Will's room. I challenged him to a battle, but I struggled a bit. His new Bronzong was quite unexpected (I never had much luck memorizing the new rosters), but Ninetales eventually beat it with Fire Blast. I used Feraligatr against his Jynx and Grumpig and I beat them both with Crunch. I switched to Raichu when Will sent out his Slowbro, and I defeated it with Thunderbolt. I fought his Gardevoir with my newly-caught Steelix, but Steelix wasn't enough to beat it, so I just used Feraligatr again. I used Golem's Rock Slide against Will's Xatu after that, and I won the match and got tons of prize money. I healed some of my Pokemon before saving.
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Current team:
Decided to ditch shiny Pichu and Spikey-eared Pichu. I'd been going though Kanto with a much changed team from my Johto one to add a bit of a challenge, but having those two taking up space on the team was just too much. Was planning to replace them with a Nidoking and probably a Haunter, so headed down to route 14 to catch a Nidorino. Went pretty smoothly, managed to catch him in a Ultraball without dishing out any damage. Battled a few trainers on the way down there, although nothing particularly notable. Now spending a bit of time just outside Fuscia training him up to the standard of the rest of my team. Currently at level 25, aiming for about level 40, so may take a while.
Going to head off to catch a Haunter this evening. Not entirely sure about the wisdom of having 2 not fully evolved Pokemon on my team, (got a Pikachu too), although I am a big fan of Haunter and had one that was used fairly regularly on my original Silver, so for nostalgia's sake reckon it'll be nice.
Politoad (aka Poliswag) and Gengar (aka Phobos) are such good Pokemon! Trying to get my Golbat into a Crobat. Seeing all these nuzlocks going around makes me embarrassed as I'm only going through vanilla aha
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After healing some of my Pokemon, I left Will's chamber and I arrived in Koga's room. I challenged him to a battle and I used my Golem against his Skuntank. I beat it easily with Earthquake, then I switched out to Pidgeot when Koga used his Toxicroak. I won that match with Fly, then I used my Golem against Swalot and then my Feraligatr against Koga's Muk. Once Muk had been defeated, I switched over to Raichu and I zapped Koga's Crobat with Thunder, which actually hit its mark. I used Golem's Rock Slide attack against Venomoth, and I headed to Bruno's room next. I challenged him too and I used my Pidgeot against his Hitmontop and I won easily, but he then used his Machamp and my Pidgeot ran into a bit of trouble. I used Raichu to beat Machamp, then I healed Pidgeot and used it against Hariyama and Hitmonchan. I beat Lucario with Ninetales and Hitmonlee with Pidgeot and saved.
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Finally I have defeated Team Rocket in Goldenrod city. After that, I was off to the next town and trained my Pokemon a bit more and now my team is in their 40s right now. I crossed the Ice path and went to Blackthorn city and challenged the last Gym leader, Clair. After beating her, I went to the Dragon's Den and got the badge there after the test and while I was there, I caught two Dratini. From Blackthorn, I went back to New Bark town via the route below Blackthorn. I didn't fly because I wanted to do that for fun. Right now, I'm gonna be challenging the Kimono girls soon.
I got through the ice path and caught a swinub which I named Carrot. Now I'm in Blackthorn city. I'm going to get everyone to lv 38 since I have nothing good against dragon types >.>
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I healed some of my injured Pokemon before heading out of Bruno's chamber at the Pokemon League. I then arrived inside Karen's beautiful room and I challenged her to a battle. I used my Ninetales against her Weavile, and I beat it with Flamethrower. After that, I switched to Raichu when she sent out her Honchkrow. I was easily able to defeat it with Thundebolt, and I continued using Raichu against her Absol. I had it use Focus Blast, which missed the first time despite the Wide Lens Raichu was holding, but I got Absol on the second usage of the move. I used my Feraligatr against Karen's Spiritomb and that was a pretty long match since Surf wasn't working as well as it should've. When Spiritomb was finally beaten, I switched to my Steelix and I fought Karen's Umbreon with that. It was a long battle, but Steelix won in the end and I used Golem against her Houndoom. I then won.
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My friend was playing my game earlier and found me a shiny drowzee, he evolved it too, now to finish getting the Kanto badges.
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The heat pump which came with my new townhouse was a Rudd. It served me well for 22 years! A few years ago it developed a little freon leak so, with freon getting more expensive and concern for energy savings, I replaced it today. I got a Trane and like it a lot but I'll be real surprised if it lasts as long as my Rudd did. Seems like everything you buy now is built to break.
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The Raw Power of the RFQ ProcessWay back before there was software for generating request-for-quotes (RFQs), there were blank ledger forms. These were multiple row and columnar pages in a paper binding that could be used for almost anything, from inventory records to purchasing logs. Filling in these paper sheets was very time-consuming, but it was the only option for early buyers. Now, with distributors offering online products and services, life has gotten unbelievably easier for procurement professionals. Companies like Avnet, Dig-Key, and others have turnkey, Internet-based solutions that allow for entire BOMs to be uploaded for immediate price and availability quotations. Ordering then becomes a simple follow-up operation that consists of selecting the items in the BOM that reflect the best buying options, negotiating (if required), providing a purchase order number, stipulating a shipping method, and waiting for the order to arrive. This computer-aided process provides huge savings in time and effort over the early paper ledger days. Today, best practices involve having the required internet access, a reliable parts-management system, and screening filled orders to assure accuracy and part authenticity before inventory control takes over the physical parts management. In the absence of the ability to upload entire BOMs for distributor RFQs, spreadsheets are commonly used and discretely submitted to each supplier to review and enter the relevant data into the blank cells designated for pricing, minimum buy quantity, and availability. The completed spreadsheet is then emailed back to the requestor of the RFQ. Most companies have their Item Master and BOMs on company ERP/MRP systems, which provide Excel or CSV export capability. With a few macros and tweaks here and there, the spreadsheet RFQ can be prepared in short order. I just completed an 87 item RFQ today, which, from start to finish, took only an hour. Managing the RFQ data from several suppliers that sell the same products can be as easy as amending the original spreadsheet to allow for side-by-side comparison on cost and availability. One key consideration that I must mention: Purchasing history should be referenced to make sure that the new pricing is in line with what has been paid on previous orders. Many MRP systems have preset fields that will show at least three cost options, Last PO Cost, Standard Cost, or Average Cost. Remember, the last purchase may have had expedited costs, or other unusual cost factors, so using last cost as a comparison factor could be misleading. Average cost picks up several purchases and better reflects something closer to reality, but if you want a solid comparison, use standard cost. Be sure to amend this field at least twice a year to keep up with market fluctuations. Many Purchasing modules have preset percentages for allowable cost deviations that permit a reasonable cost variance from buy to buy. Accounting will set the percentage and be able to catch excessive deviations in a Purchase Price Variation Report. You can set the MRP display options to show, in real time, any variance exceeding the preset value before placing the order. Always archive these spreadsheets, so you have a means of quickly retrieving budgetary cost for same-assembly builds, but at higher volumes. In order to allow this contingency, always include quote quantities in excess for which you plan to buy at the time of the RFQ. That way, you can quickly decide if the next volume price break may be worth considering for your present order. You can always use the next column pricing as a negotiating tool to see if the distributor is willing to give you the higher volume discount without increasing your buy quantity. Today, I placed an RFQ for bare PCB boards. I know I'm building 40 for sure, but I asked pricing on 50, 100, 200, 250, and 500. The reality is that I may end up buying more boards than I need right now because if the price breaks at higher quantities are really aggressive, I can afford to keep some unstuffed boards in inventory. I only have to pay for setup fees and SMT solder screens once, and the lead time effectively disappears on subsequent build requirements because I already have the bare boards in inventory. The process comes down to two major considerations: One is cash flow, and the other is how confident you are in the finality of the board design. You don't want to throw away a bunch of bare boards because another change has come from Engineering that has rendered the current board unusable. In subsequent articles, I would like to discuss the purchasing processes and tools that make the procurement professionals job labor-efficient and cost-effective. After Design, the greatest savings to a company can be realized through front-end cost management and procedures. Procurement plays a major role. The savvier the buyers are, the more the company can add to their bottom line. |
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