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How Hollywood Movies Led to Genocide: The Act of Killing at the Toronto Film Festival
Film critic Karina Longworth is reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival this week.
The best, most daring and form-defying documentaries in the world right now are being funded by the Danish Film Institute, and so it goes that the nonfiction knockout of TIFF thus far is The Act of Killing -- made with Danish support and directed by American Joshua Oppenheimer, executive produced by Errol Morris and Werner Herzog.
Hot on the heels of the US premiere of The Ambassador, like Mads Brugger's film Killing uses performance and fictionalization to lay bare shocking truths about the flow of power in a third-world state, but Oppenheimer's moving, horrifying, ethically problematic film couldn't possibly have higher stakes. A testament: one of the producers and co-directors, and most of the Indonesian production staff, are listed in the credits as "Anonymous."
Early onscreen titles brief us on the genocide of "communists" (actual and accused), dissidents and ethnic Chinese in Indonesia in 1965-66. Many of the perpetrators of the over 1 million murders are still alive, and are held up in contemporary Indonesia as heroes, featured on daytime talk shows and honored as the godfathers of an enormously powerful paramilitary organization. "When we met the killers," reports the titles, "they proudly told us stories about what they did." Director Oppenheimer offered the now-aged war criminals the opportunity to dramatize their memories of the massacres for his cameras, an offer that these "movie theater gangsters," who started out selling tickets to Hollywood films on the black market and picked up execution techniques from "Marlon Brando and Al Pacino" movies, cannot refuse.
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"This is who we are," says top executioner Anwar Congo, proudly, without a shred of shame or remorse. "We must tell the story of what we did when we were young." The Act of Killing combines these filmed sequences with documentation of how they came together, and of how the gangsters-turned-stars and directors respond to the process of turning their real, movie-influenced atrocities back into "entertainment."
Congo frequently notes that the Indonesian word for "gangster" is derived from the words for "free men," and clearly, in his mind, the justification for the killings comes from a distortion of the Cold War-era West's notion of freedom, of capitalist free will over "communist" oppression. The Act of Killing never mentions Indonesia's role in the global economy (Oppenheimer covered that in his previous film, The Globalisation Tapes), but the clear subtext is that this country that allowed and even celebrates these horrors is a place that the West helped to invent, directly through political aid (the massacres were facilitated and/or cheered on by US agencies as a Cold War victory), and less directly through our need for cheap manufacturing (GM just announced plans to build a new plant there) and through our cultural exports. The gangsters, who stage their dramatizations through the using of genres ranging from noir to Westerns to musicals, see Oppenheimer's project, at least in part, as a way to finally become the movie stars they've emulated, and also do the Hollywood films that they love one better; as one executioner proudly notes, "No film has ever used our method" of killing. Certainly, their lived experiences give their performances that Method actors Brando and Pacino would, er, kill for.
Killing is more than a bit over-long, and it so sags in the middle that you start to worry that these "free men" have been given too much freedom by the documentarian, that in giving them enough rope to hang themselves (so to speak), the director is also enabling the horrific glorification the thugs crave. But then one of the killers begins to be changed by the process. In one crucial scene, he even claims to have come to understand the fear his victims felt through acting their parts. Off-camera, Oppenheimer carefully yet pointedly tells his subject that he'll never really know that fear just by participating an exercise that he knows is constructed, which he knows he'll come out of alive. Hearing that difference stated out loud seems to flip a switch in the mass murderer; it certainly refocuses the moral agenda of the film.
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It is more than nudge, nudge, wink ,wink. The policy of strict non- opposition to hunting goes back to the very early days when there was a very spirited debate about the issue. The policy gave me a great deal of clout in putting the kibosh to any anti hunting movement that might try to enlist the backing of the SC.
I was no longer involved with the organization when the the dove issue was being discussed. I had gone over to Kingdom of the Caster-Blasters and Dog Runners by that time.
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I read the link on your post and I would not concur with the SC stance on the dove hunting issue. But since I am not a member, I do not have any influence there any longer.
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Because the worthless degenerates that moderate and/or administrate the Smogon forums and the Pokémon Online forums have decided to disrespectfully delete this Rate My Team thread from their sites for no good reason at all, I am now going to post it on this site in hope that it doesn't get deleted here as well. As I noticed that numerous people on Pokémon Showdown! have began copying and using this team for themselves, I have decided to make a Rate My Team thread featuring it, in order to prevent others from doing so and taking credit for my hard work. In any case, I will introduce myself. I am PokéMaster Forever, a legendary trainer also known by a myriad of other names across the internet. I am one of, if not the strongest battler to have ever opened Pokémon NetBattle, Pokémon Online and Pokémon Showdown!, and I consider myself as someone who qualifies for the title of Pokémon Master in the tiers GSC OU, GSC Ubers, Advance Ubers, DPP Ubers, Wifi Ubers and DW/No Preview Ubers, as I have achieved a win-loss record of more than 200 victories (in fact, around 384 on the Battledome server) and around only 10 defeats on four different servers in Generation II battles on Pokémon NetBattle back in 2004, won countless tournaments in multiple tiers across numerous Pokémon NetBattle and Pokémon Online servers throughout the past decade, defeated almost every notable and/or reputable trainer in the world of competitive Pokémon in all the tiers that I battle in, once stood as the CHAMPION and sole Administrator of Pokémon NetBattle Supremacy's highly reputable POKéMON LEAGUE server, and last but not least, I have also reached #1 on sixteen different Generation V Übers ladders across Pokémon Showdown!'s Smogon University server as well as five different servers on Pokémon Online. Below are only the screenshots of my ladder peaks that were achieved using the very team to which this thread pertains, The Blazing Glaciers:
Spoiler:- My peak on the Pokémon Online server's Wifi Ubers ladder:
Spoiler:- My peak on an old ubers ladder on Pokémon Showdown!:
Spoiler:- My peak on Pokémon Showdown!'s ubers ladder just prior to the OHKO Clause Test:
Spoiler:- My peak on Pokémon Showdown!'s ubers ladder during the OHKO Clause Test:
Spoiler:- My peak on Pokémon Showdown!'s uberssuspect ladder during the Evasion Clause Test:
Spoiler:- My peak on Pokémon Showdown!'s ubers ladder:
In any case, I guess that is enough about myself...
The team at a glance:
Team building process:
By my own admission, The Blazing Glaciers is not a team that I built from scratch. Rather, it was first created when I decided to test the team of my friend, Alex Walls, who reached #1 on the Pokémon Online's DW Ubers ladder with 1750 points long ago, which is as follows:
Spoiler:- The original team:
I was both confused and inspired by just how incredibly successful Alex Walls had been with this team despite its gigantic weakness to Kyogre, by far the most common Pokémon in the Übers tier if one were to count each type of Arceus as a separate Pokémon. When I was informed by the very creator of this team himself that the method to dealing with Kyogre involved a combination of the team's unbelievably high offensive presence, and switching a specially-defensive Groudon into a Water Spout in order to weaken the move's power with Drought, before immediately switching to a Choice Specs Reshiram on the second turn and then gaining offensive momentum by firing an incredibly powerful Choice Specs and Sun-boosted Blue Flare, I was absolutely amazed. All of my experiences participating in Übers battles up until that point had led me to believe that every successful Übers team must require a solid switch-in and check to Kyogre, no matter what. And upon seeing that someone was able to reach #1 on Pokémon Online's DW Ubers ladder with 1750 points using what appeared to be nothing more than a flimsy way of checking Kyogre, I was nothing short of completely awe-inspired by just how far sheer hyper-offensive pressure can get a team, even if it does not have a real check to what is one of the most threatening Pokémon in the entire game. And thus I was motivated to test the team for myself, and during that process, I gradually made several tweaks and modifications to its Pokémon's moves, EVs, Natures, and nicknames, and most notably, I replaced Reshiram with Kyurem-W in order to somewhat mitigate the team's massive weakness to Kyogre. Although my belief in the utmost importance of a team having a solid Kyogre check was still firm at that point, and I considered the possibility that the success enjoyed by my friend was to be attributed to nothing more than either a complete miracle or his inhumanly-high battling skills, I soon found that Alex Walls's, or at least after it had undergone several modifications, turned out to be one of the most successful Übers teams I have ever known.
Even though I did not build this team from scratch, the numerous modifications that I made to my friend's team were significant enough to allow it to be known as an original team. Inspired by a chapter title from my favorite manga series, Bleach, I decided to name this team The Blazing Glaciers.
A closer look at the team:
Sōgyo no Kotowari (Espeon) (M) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Magic Bounce
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Psyshock
- Yawn
Almost one year ago, I created an Übers Rate My Team thread on the Pokémon Online forums that featured an Espeon. As what is perhaps my signature Pokémon in the Übers tier, due to it being probably the most common recurring member in countless Übers teams that I have created, and being easily one of the best and most underrated non-Über Pokémon in the Übers metagame, that very same Pokémon has returned to serve me once again. Blessed with the Ability to reflect entry hazards and status effects, it was given the nickname, Sōgyo no Kotowari, which is a Zanpakutou from Bleach capable of reflecting energy attacks of the enemy. Espeon is a great necessity to this team, considering the fact that of the other five members of the team, two of them are weak to Stealth Rock (including one with a 4x weakness to such), four of them are susceptible to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and none them are immune to Toxic. Although Xatu and Rapid Spin users such as Tentacruel and Forretress also theoretically help to serve Espeon's purpose, none of them are capable of taking Espeon's place on this team, as not only do none of those Pokémon possess anywhere near the amount of offensive presence that Espeon has, and would therefore lead to a great loss of momentum, which is extremely detrimental for a hyper-offensive team such as this one (for example, Xatu, Tentacruel and Forretress are all set-up bait for the extremely dangerous Extreme Killer Arceus (if Forretress lacks Toxic) and Substitute Ho-Oh, whereas Espeon can never be set-up fodder for anything thanks to its access to Yawn as well as its powerful Psyshock capable of destroying Ho-Oh's Substitute in one hit), but in the case of the Rapid Spin users, they are incredibly unreliable at keeping entry hazards off the field due to the prevalence of some insanely bulky Ghost-type Pokémon in the Übers metagame. Although Espeon has traditionally been used on the Pokémon Online server's DW/No Preview Ubers ladder as a Pokémon to switch directly into the opponent's entry hazard user in order to reflect their entry hazards, Espeon when used in a tier with Team Preview is far better off leading against the opponent's entry hazard setter (provided that entry hazard setter cannot be outrun and KO'd in one hit by another member of the team of course, like in the case of opposing Groudon leads, which can easily be KO'd or forced to switch out by Kyurem-W), as Team Preview raises the risk of the opponent predicting and therefore attacking the Espeon switch-in too high. For example, when faced with a lead Deoxys-A, Deoxys-S or Dialga, it is much safer to simply lead with Espeon and attack the opponent's lead with either Grass Knot or Hidden Power [Fighting] on Turn 1 than to lead with a different Pokémon and predict the Stealth Rock by switching to Espeon for the benefit of getting Stealth Rock down on the opponent's side of the field. For those who are unfamiliar with how Magic Bounce is used in the Übers metagame, the point of this Ability is not to block the opponent's entry hazard setters indefinitely in the same way that a Chansey can block a Palkia indefinitely, or that a Latias can block a Kyogre indefinitely, since both Espeon and Xatu are too frail to do that. The point of Magic Bounce is to temporarily block the opponent's entry hazard setters while weakening them to the point where they can be easily KO'd by most other Pokémon in the team, before the Magic Bounce Pokémon is foddered, and then the opponent is prevented from setting up any entry hazards anyway as their users are then picked off easily due to the team's immense offensive presence (or, even if the opponent does manage to set up entry hazards later, they would not give the opponent as much of an advantage, as the later entry hazards are set up, the less impact they have on a battle). In this way, Espeon's value on this team over Xatu is further highlighted. To serve the aforementioned purpose of weakening the opponent's entry hazard users, Grass Knot is to bring down Groudon the omnipresent Stealth Rock user, Hidden Power [Fighting] is used to weaken Dialga, Tyranitar, Ferrothorn and Forretress, Psyshock is to heavily damage Tentacruel or even eliminate the specially-defensive variants in a single hit, and just serves as a great attacking move in general, and Yawn is a great move with excellent utility. Aside from allowing Espeon to not be set-up fodder for anything, this move also has the benefit of forcing the opponent to repeatedly switch their Pokémon around and either continuously rack up entry hazard damage on their team, or let a Pokémon fall to sleep. Granted, this strategy is not useful if the opponent has a Sleep Talk user or a Magic Bounce Pokémon of their own, but it can still be great at times. And finally, Yawn allows Espeon to perfectly counter Smeargle's Shell Smash + Baton Pass strategy unless the opponent's Shell Smash recipient has Lum Berry. Focus Sash is the item of choice on this Pokémon due to its frailty, and it greatly appreciates the ability to survive at least one turn, especially considering the fact that it often has to take moves such as Groudon's Earthquake and Dialga's Draco Meteor. Aside from blocking status moves and entry hazards, this Espeon with its high Speed and Special Attack also has some utility for offensive or revenge-killing purposes, as it can do some nifty things such as revenge-killing weakened, non-Choice Scarf Palkia and Kyogre.
Kamishini no Yari (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Sleep Talk
- Stone Edge
In my opinion, Terrakion is the best Choice Scarf holder in the Übers metagame, being even better than Genesect contrary to popular beliefs. As it is this team's primary check to the dreaded Extreme Killer Arceus, this Terrakion completely lives up to its name, Kamishini no Yari, which literally means "God-Slaying Spear." Because this team lacks the defensive power to wall many offensive threats in the Übers metagame, it relies largely on Terrakion to revenge-kill them. Dragon Dance or Swords Dance Rayquaza, Choice Scarf Kyurem-W, Kyurem-B or Reshiram, weakened Latias, Latios, Choice Scarf Kyogre, Choice Scarf Palkia, Choice Scarf Genesect, Ho-Oh, Dialga, Darkrai, and by far most importantly, Arceus-Normal are all revenge-killed by this beast. And aside from its utility as a revenge-killer, it also often finds itself as an excellent lategame sweeper, as its Close Combat especially tends to clean up amazingly well after the opponent's Ghost-type Pokémon and other Pokémon resistant to Fighting have been eliminated. Because Choice Scarf Terrakion has no good move to use besides Close Combat, Stone Edge and Earthquake, Sleep Talk is chosen as its fourth move in order to give the team a sleep absorber, since relying solely on Espeon to reflect Darkrai's Dark Void is incredibly risky. Sleep Talk on Terrakion generally makes Darkrai much easier to deal with. And finally, although one may question the use of Earthquake on this set due to the way it interferes with Sleep Talk by giving Terrakion only a 66.66% chance of selecting the oftentimes much more beneficial Close Combat or Stone Edge, there have been some situations in which Earthquake has been found to be useful, most notably in the fact that Earthquake is Terrakion's only move besides Close Combat that can KO Zekrom in two hits, but due to the Defense drop that this move induces, it would leave Terrakion open to being KO'd by Choice Scarf Zekrom's Bolt Strike or Outrage, whereas this problem would be completely sidestepped with Earthquake.
Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Groudon) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drought
EVs: 240 HP / 252 SDef / 16 Spd
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Thunder Wave
Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō the Groudon is this team's weather summoner, Stealth Rock user, and general support Pokémon, although unlike the other Pokémon in this team, it does not really have anything in common with the Bankai it is named after besides its enormous size. With its specially-defensive EV spread, this Groudon can manage some incredible feats such as surviving a full-health Choice Specs Kyogre's Water Spout in the Sun, taking a non-Life Orb Seed Flare from Shaymin-S, and living two hits from Choice Scarf Kyogre's Surf in the Sun as well as non-Choice Specs Palkia's Spacial Rend. With its ability to summon the Sun upon entry, Groudon also serves a vital role in this team's resistance against Kyogre, as whenever Kyogre comes in against a Pokémon it can easily threaten, Groudon can be switched in to summon the Sun and easily tank a Water Spout, before immediately switched out to Kyurem-W, and while the opponent's Kyogre can barely scratch the Boundary Pokémon in the Sun, Kyurem-W can then give the team offensive momentum by immediately proceeding to threaten the opponent's entire team with its devastating Choice Specs-boosted attacks (more details about this will be provided in Kyogre's section on the Threat List). The 16 Speed EVs on Groudon allow it to outrun most support Dialga and KO them with Earthquake after some prior damage before they can set up Stealth Rock if the situation calls for it, and also ocassionally allows Groudon to outrun Ho-Oh and KO it quickly with Stone Edge. Thunder Wave can be used to paralyze various Pokémon including Kyogre, Palkia and Calm Mind Arceus. The ever so common Choice Scarf Kyogre, which can sometimes be paralyzed when the opponent leads with it against this Groudon, becomes significantly less threatening to this team once it is paralyzed, and by paralyzing a Palkia or a Calm Mind Arceus, the team's Ho-Oh can easily spam Substitute and Roost against them, fishing for an opportunity to catch them fully paralyzed while Ho-Oh has its Substitute up, before proceeding to finish them off with one of Ho-Oh's absurdly powerful attacks, and then forcing the opponent to let yet another one of their Pokémon, such as their Kyogre take a heavy, Life Orb-boosted hit in the process of breaking Ho-Oh's Substitute.
Zanka no Tachi (Ho-Oh) @ Life Orb
Trait: Regenerator
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Sacred Fire
- Substitute
In the presence of both Groudon's Drought and Espeon's Magic Bounce support, there is very little reason not to include in this team what is one of the best and most versatile Pokémon in the entire game both offensively and defensively given the aforementioned support. As I strongly believe that the rain stall archetype with defensive Sleep Talk Kyogre, Ferrothorn, Tentacruel and a Ghost-type Pokémon to block Rapid Spin is one of the best and strongest team archetypes in the entire Übers metagame, it is no wonder to my eyes that Life Orb Ho-Oh, a Pokémon which completely tears rain stall apart, is perhaps the single deadliest offensive threat in the Übers metagame next to Arceus-Normal, and therefore a strongly welcome addition to any team featuring the support that it requires to function. With almost nothing in the metagame short of the rare Arceus-Rock that is capable of stomaching the insanely destructive assaults of Life Orb Ho-Oh, combined with its excellent special walling abilities especially in the Sun that allows it to wall and slaughter countless Pokémon including Palkia, Kyurem-W, Reshiram and special attacking Arceus, its ability to set up a Substitute against the myriad of Pokémon that lack the offensive power to break it, and last but not least its access to a 50% recovery move on top of a 33% recovery Ability which allows it to brutally abuse its Life Orb to the maximum potential by mitigating the very recoil which has historically served as the bane of many other Life Orb holders such as Mewtwo and Rayquaza, Life Orb Ho-Oh is a Pokémon which has very often simultaneously played a myriad of significant roles in the teams that I build, and The Blazing Glaciers is no exception. And then of course, there is all the versatility and utility that any Ho-Oh provides with its ability to switch endlessly into Giratina-A until Kyurem-W is dragged out by Dragon Tail or Roar (at which point the opponent is probably forced to sacrifice a Pokémon), absorb Will-O-Wisps, tank Genesect's U-turns, spread burns with Sacred Fire, lure in Kyogre and Brave Birding it, and serve many other useful roles like that, but at this point it seems that there is no need to go through all of that as people seem to already know about it all. Being what is undeniably the best Fire-type Pokémon in the game, there is no question that Ho-Oh ought to be named after the Bankai form of the most powerful fire-element Zanpakutou.
Hyōrinmaru (Kyurem-White) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Turboblaze
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Fusion Flare
- Ice Beam
As if the inclusion of a Life Orb Ho-Oh in this team wasn't enough, the sheer offensive, wall-breaking power of this team is heightened to the maximum level with the inclusion of Choice Specs Kyurem-W. With the blazing, nuclear strength stored beneath the frozen surface of its body, the icy, yet fiery dragon is able to force opposing Groudon leads to either switch out or risk getting obliterated by its devastating Ice Beam or Draco Meteor, in this way delaying the time when it gets to set up Stealth Rock without Espeon having to even step onto the battlefield. And with its Choice Specs Ice Beam capable of taking down offensive Kyogre in three hits, the most specially-defensive variant of Kyogre's incredibly common partner Ferrothorn in two hits, most Ho-Oh in two hits, and just about every other commonly-used Pokémon in Übers in one to two hits, Kyurem-W is usually capable of blasting huge holes in the opponent's team with very little prediction required unless the opponent packs something like a Tentacruel, Jirachi or Arceus-Steel in their team, and Draco Meteor and Fusion Flare round off its coverage. While many people opt for Focus Blast as Kyurem-W's last move, it is not valued on this team due to its frustrating accuracy and situational use, and Dragon Pulse is much more favored for situations in which Kyurem-W would need to use a Dragon-type move without lowering its own Special Attack to be surprisingly common. For example, Kyurem-W often finds itself in a situation in which it is facing a Kyogre within Dragon Pulse KO range (but not within Ice Beam KO range), while the opponent has a Giratina-A and an Arceus within Dragon Pulse KO range (but not the KO range of a -2 Draco Meteor) in their team. Just like the team's Life Orb Ho-Oh, and to a lesser extent Choice Scarf Terrakion as well, the immense offensive power that Choice Specs Kyurem-W provides for this team is valued not just for its wall-breaking power, but also because such offensive pressure is oftentimes necessary in order to prevent the opponent's entry hazard setters from doing their job, and not allow Espeon's efforts in temporarily blocking the opponent's entry hazards and weakening their entry hazard setters before sacrificing itself go to waste. As Espeon is this team's only immunity to Toxic, Kyurem-W's ability to blast its way straight through Lugia's Multiscale and often fell it in a single blow is also very helpful for this team, as its Toxic-stalling Substitute set can otherwise be incredibly dangerous against this team if it comes in after Espeon has fainted. In fact, the Toxic-stalling Substitute Lugia is one of the biggest reasons why Kyurem-W is used over Palkia in this team despite the fact that the latter gives the team a solid Kyogre check, especially since Espeon is this team's only immunity to Toxic. The second big reason for using Kyurem-W over Palkia is, of course, that Same Type Attack Bonus Ice Beam which enables it to not have to predict between Kyogre, Ferrothorn and Dragon-type Pokémon by choosing between a Dragon-type move and a Fire-type move. This Pokémon is given its name based on the fact that it is an immensely powerful ice dragon, much like Hyōrinmaru itself. The only reason it does not hold the much more fitting name Daiguren Hyōrinmaru is because Pokémon Showdown! does not support Pokémon nicknames of that length.
Tensa Zangetsu (Arceus-Ghost) @ Spooky Plate
Trait: Multitype
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Brick Break
- ExtremeSpeed
- Shadow Claw
- Swords Dance
Finally, we have the team's final member, a Swords Dance Arceus-Ghost. Being an Arceus (which is typically the "figurehead" of an Übers team) that boosts its Attack by dancing with swords, is capable of moving at ExtremeSpeed and its main attack is a slashing move, there is no more fitting name for this Pokémon than Tensa Zangetsu, a powerful sword which is the Bankai of the main character of Bleach, that boosts the speed of its wielder to insane levels. Aside from serving as this team's main sweeper, which cleans lategame very effectively after the opponent's team has been sufficiently weakened by The Blazing Glaciers's numerous devastating wall-breakers, this Arceus-Ghost, just like all the other members of this team, has excellent utility for both offensive and defensive purposes, which is exactly what justifies its use in this team over Arceus-Normal, which is far superior as a standalone sweeper. Firstly, because this team's Groudon is specially-defensive rather than physically-defensive, it cannot stomach Terrakion's Close Combat as effectively as most other Groudon, and will be worn down if it takes too many of the Sword of Justice's assaults on the switch, which would be devastating for this team considering its own Terrakion (which could speed-tie with the opponent's Choice Scarf Terrakion, but still...), Ho-Oh, Espeon and especially Kyurem-W are all easily destroyed by Terrakion's devastating attacks. However, especially because Team Preview provides no information about Arceus's type, Arceus-Ghost not only serves as a very great resistance against opposing Terrakion thanks to its immunity to Close Combat, but switching Arceus-Ghost into said move is also a very sweet deal as it gives the Alpha Pokémon a free turn of set up as the opponent switches out their Terrakion, giving this team momentum. Secondly, Swords Dance Arceus-Ghost also pairs very well with this team's Choice Scarf Terrakion for the purpose of dealing with Arceus-Normal, something that will be explained in detail in Arceus-Normal's section on the Threat List. Thirdly, Arceus-Ghost's ability to outrun and KO Latias and Latios in a single hit is invaluable for this team, as those two Pokémon could prove to be very troublesome if they get around Ho-Oh somehow, and this is also the main reason why Arceus-Ghost's Swords Dance set is being used over its Calm Mind set in this team. Basically, although it is not as dangerous a sweeper as Arceus-Normal due to its lack of Same Type Attack Bonus for a +2 priority move, it is this Pokémon's immense contribution to this team's defensive synergy, and Arceus-Normal's lack thereof, which is why Swords Dance Arceus-Ghost is chosen over the standard Extreme Killer for this team. Additionally, it can also get past the great walls Lugia and Giratina far more easily than Arceus-Normal can, which is another big plus.
VS. Alex Walls (the very creator of the DW Ubers team on which The Blazing Glaciers was based, in a mirror match)
VS. aLiEn Mw (an unbelievable skilled trainer, who along with myself is one of the two Leaders of the proud and glorious Dragon Rush clan)
VS. Hack He Must (has peaked at #1 on Pokémon Showdown!'s ubers ladders many times)
VS. SASHA the master (an extremely skilled trainer who was #1 on the old Pokémon Online server's Wifi Ubers ladder with 1789 points, and by far the best SmashPass user in the Übers tier)
VS. SASHA the master (again)
VS. Mysterion (another incredibly skilled trainer)
VS. Go10 (the creator of Unlimited Victory Works, using that team himself)
VS. ubersultrabattler (Unlimited Victory Works)
VS. Sweep (someone who peaked at #1 on Pokémon Showdown's ubers ladder, and currently has many names in the top 10 of that ladder)
VS. Sweep (again)
VS. Fu Destiny (a person who was #1 on Pokémon Showdown's ubers ladder long ago)
VS. big black kyurem (SmashPass user)
VS. Tobes
VS. Pocket
VS. Xclus|Phil.
VS. Xclus|Demon
VS. Mikel
VS. The Immortal
VS. Exeggutor
VS. Coops
VS. CryoHydreigon
VS. horsehead3
VS. FrozenBull
VS. Rikudou Sennin
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VS. afsm1
VS. Infermo
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The holiday season can test a frugal person's patience: There are so many temptations to spend. Sure, we all want to enjoy the festive nature this time of year, but where do you draw the line? And how fugal is too frugal?
Michelle wrote with a terrific question. She has the sort of dilemma I can picture myself facing. Here's her story:
Like you, I am a big proponent of thrift store shopping. It saves money, and it's just more fun going to the mall — at least for me. Because I live in the New York City area, I'm fortunate in that many of the area thrift stores are filled with fantastic stuff, including designer and name-brand quality clothes, many of which are barely worn.
On a recent thrift-store trip, I picked up two designer handbags as Christmas gifts for my college-aged nieces, but now I'm having second thoughts.
- On the one hand, there's no way they would ever really acquire Coach and Kate Spade handbags on their own.
- On the other hand, I don't know if they share my acceptance and love for thrifting, and they may not react well to the thought of being gifted someone else's cast-offs.
Since new versions of these bags are clearly out my budget, there's no way to pass these things off as anything other than second-hand. What do you think? Is it tacky to purchase gifts at a thrift store?
My initial response to Michelle's question is that of course it's okay to purchase gifts at a thrift store — I do it all the time! But maybe that's because of the way my family has set up its gift exchange.
In my family, adults exchange $5 gifts: Each of us buys something costing no more than five bucks for every other adult. This arbitrary budget forces folks to get creative. And because of that, thrift stores are actually a fantastic place to find presents. Garage sales, too. (And I've spent many hours trolling Amazon for fun bargains.)
Here's my favorite example: Several years ago, I found a set of nice drafting pens for ten bucks at a garage sale. My brother used to draw house plans (though he no longer does), and I thought these would make a great Christmas gift. I haggled the price down to five bucks. Back home, I researched the actual price for the pens. They normally sold for about $70. Score! (I'm not sure if Jeff has ever used them, but this is the best $5 gift I've ever given.)
Obviously, not everyone is in a situation where giving bargain buys from garage sales and thrift stores is socially acceptable. But I'm willing to wager that there are plenty of people out there for whom this sort of thing is okay, at least to some degree.
But this is the sort of question where I definitely need to poll a wider audience. Not everyone shares my love of buying used. In fact, many GRS readers deplore thrift stores. Instead of steering Michelle down my own (possibly misguided) path, it's probably best to field responses from a variety of perspectives.
What do you think? When is it okay to purchase gifts from a thrift store? Is it always okay? Never okay? And what about Michelle's specific situation: Should she feel any shame in giving used designer handbags to her nieces this Christmas?
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The Horse Forum
- Technology
- - Square Mobile Credit Card Reader
Square Mobile Credit Card Reader Has anyone used one of those square credit card readers? I'm thinking that would be a great option for my customers to be able to pay with a credit card at their lesson. Anyone used one? Are there better ones out there? |
I've never used Square but I've used plenty non-portable card readers. The only issue with accepting credit cards is the fees (usually a percentage of each transaction and sometimes a yearly or monthly fee) AND if anyone "disputes" a charge, it is immediately removed from your account and you then get to spend a crapton of time proving that the charge was correct and they need to give the $$$ back to you. If you do decide to accept credit cards make sure you get a SIGNED slip for each charge because otherwise if someone decided to dispute a charge, you will be SOL. |
Oh, thanks for the advice! I didn't know that about disputed charges. I think with this the customer signs electronically on your phone. Would that work? Yeah, I'm aware of the fees. I think what I would do is ask the customer to pay that fee. I'd tell them, yes I take credit cards but there's a $x.xx fee. I think it works out to about $1.10 per $40 lesson. I don't think my customers would mind. If they do, they can pay with cash like they do now! |
. Square is similar to what my Dentist uses, it charges 3.1% for the transaction, the one she uses charges 2.8% From what she told me, neither has a monthly fee or contract and you have to have a smart phone as you sign on the phones screen and an email receipt is mailed to the customer and business. Charge backs are no different with the square thing as they are with any CC device. They all have that possibility. . |
Ok, Thanks! Yeah, I like that there's no monthly fee or anything. From what I was reading it said there is a 2.75% charge, so that would be good compared to 3.1 or 2.8. That's nice that a receipt is sent to both of us. |
Square also has NO customer service so if you run into an issue you are SOL if you can't fix it yourself. Paypal has Paypal Here at 2.7% Payanywhere is another option. Intuit Go payment is another good one. I have the three I listed above for my various DS businesses. :-) |
We have friends who do/sell artwork at Anime/Comic-Con's, and they love it. There are 2 ways to purchase--one, through their site, and 2, at stores like Staples, where you pay $10 for the deivce, but that is rebated back to you. |
I know several people use it at the farmers markets where I sell. They love it. They also have the purchaser pay the fee. I would use it but I would need to get an up grade on my phone, unfortunatly you can't find an I-phone that is "ruggidized" which is what I need. I have lost a few sales because I don't take cards. |
1 Attachment(s) Ruggidized? As in physically tougher? Buy an Otterbox. Posted via Mobile Device |
Be aware that in most cases it is illegal to charge the customer the fees. I am fully aware that tons of businesses do it or charge a "convenience fee" which by no means is a legal loophole. They are all betting that no-one will go to the hassle/expense of suing them. I ran the Accounts Receivable dept for a gigantic corporation and when a CEO wanted to pay a 2.5million invoice with his Amex, I very quickly learned all there was to know about credit cards, the fees associated with them, the legality of passing on those fees and so forth. It is completely plausible that a corporate attorney would take legal action over their corporation being charged many, many thousands in fees, so needless to say, we did not accept his card as we couldn't legally pass on the fees and we didn't want to pay $50,000+ in fees! |
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve said the economy expanded at a "modest to moderate" pace in June and early July, as retail sales and manufacturing cooled in some regions.
"Manufacturing activity continued to expand slowly in most districts," the Fed said Wednesday in its Beige Book business survey, which is based on reports from its 12 district banks. "Employment levels improved at a tepid pace."
The New York, Philadelphia, and Cleveland districts "noted that activity continued to expand, but at a slower pace since the last report."
The report, which gives central bankers anecdotal evidence on the economy two weeks before they meet in Washington, supports Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's view that the United States lost momentum in the first half of 2012. Mr. Bernanke, in a second day of congressional testimony Wednesday, repeated that progress on unemployment may be "frustratingly slow."
"Overall, the report is tepid," said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial Inc. in Chicago. "It really echoes what the chairman has been telling us for the last two days, and that is that economic outlook is not looking too great."
The Atlanta, St. Louis, and San Francisco districts were described as having "modest growth," while Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas were "advancing moderately." By comparison, in the June 6 report, seven districts were growing "moderately" and just one was reported to have slowed.
The recovery over the last three years has been marked by periods of solid growth followed by slowdowns, Fed Kansas City Bank President Esther George said. "It looks like this summer's slowdown will be no exception to that."


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Rare Ferrets Settling In, Making Babies At New Colorado HomeDozens of slinky, ferocious and rare ferrets are settling in and making babies at their new home in Colorado, one year after they were released at a wildlife refuge outside Denver.
Prescribed Burn At Rocky Mountain Arsenal Sends Up Black Plumes Of SmokeA prescribed burn at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge sent up black plumes of smoke to the east of the Denver metro area on Wednesday morning.
Bison Roundup Recalls Colorado's Wild West HistoryThe wild west returned to Colorado on Tuesday when wildlife officers conducted a bison roundup on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The roundup is to ensure the animals are healthy.
Trash Can Fire Stops Amtrak Train Outside DenverA trash can fire stopped an Amtrak train near Denver on Monday but firefighters say it didn't damage the rest of the train.
Smoke Pours From Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge During Controlled BurnA large plume of smoke is visible across some parts of the northern Denver metro area Friday morning due to a controlled burn.
Rare Ferrets Find New Home At Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge30 ferrets were released as part of a program to reintroduce them in 12 states where they once thrived, from Montana to Texas.
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Top Spots To View Wildlife Near DenverOne of the best parts of summer is spending time in the great outdoors and one of the perks of being outdoors is wildlife viewing. Stop by one of our state parks or national parks and check out the local fauna, or take advantage of a wild animal sanctuary to see more exotic wildlife. There is still plenty of time this summer in which to take a hike and look and animals. Bring the family or spend some time alone in these wildlife viewing areas.
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With dire poverty in the Mathare slums, few people/families can educate and provide the basic needs of their children leading to more than 260,000 children living/working in the streets of Nairobi. This project provides support, promote and secure children's rights to education, food, health and general well being in Mathare slums to over 120 children annually through empowering participatory processes and community outreach so that children may not end up on the streets or dead.
We pick the school or technical training jointly with the child. We pay for school requirements inclusive of school fees We provide medicine and food as needed We follow up regularly with schools and children. We provide counseling to all involved stakeholders We provide life-skills training to both guardians and the youths
The slum is a cycle. Street children grow up without an education and have children who then become street children. Education is the only way out of the slum, for a productive, independent life. Overall we have seen 450 young people pass through the project and currently we are educating 106 in formal schools while 28 teenage mothers are under taking courses in hairdressing and tailoring
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Get an overview of this hotelAdults-only Atlanta bed & breakfast in Midtown - Piedmont, near Centennial Olympic Park
Located in Midtown - Piedmont, this romantic bed & breakfast is within 1 mi (2 km) of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia Institute of Technology. Centennial Olympic Park and World of Coca Cola are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Property Features
This smoke-free bed & breakfast features a computer station, a library, and wedding services. Free cooked-to-order breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a garden and a lobby fireplace.
Room Amenities
All 6 rooms feature modern comforts like free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with cable channels, and DVD players. Guests will also find room service, hair dryers, and desks.
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Bed & Breakfast Amenities
A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Tuscan-style bed & breakfast also offers a library, a terrace, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Stonehurst Place is a smoke-free property.
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Total number of rooms - 6
- Number of floors - 2
- Free breakfast
- Fireplace in lobby
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Free WiFi
- Library
- Garden
- Terrace
- Year Built 1896
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Wedding services
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- DVD player
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Bed & Breakfast Policies
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children 16 and younger are not allowed at this adults-only property. All guests older than 16 are welcome.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 16
Caters to adults only
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
No elevators
Bed & Breakfast Name
- Stonehurst
- Stonehurst Place
- Stonehurst Place Atlanta
- Stonehurst Place B&B
- Stonehurst Place B&B Atlanta
- Stonehurst Place Hotel Atlanta
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This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Children 15 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults-only property. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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Migrating from Windows to Linux
Moving Forward
maddog looks at the progress Linux has made in the past 12 years and considers what it would take to move Windows XP users to FOSS.
Recently I noticed that Microsoft had put a stake in the sand and (once again) announced the retirement of Windows XP, this time with a target date of April 8, 2014. Given all the other times Microsoft has announced the retirement of Windows XP, I suppose they wanted to avoid April 1st. But I digress.
In light of this announcement, I wondered how the FOSS community could leverage that large number of Windows XP customers who have not migrated to another Microsoft product, such as Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. Those users had many different Microsoft alternatives from which to choose, but they stayed with Windows XP. Since Windows XP was released in 2001, that means they are using the same Microsoft operating system technology that existed when Linux Pro Magazine was young.
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Ubuntu Touch Not Dead
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Munich Plans to Ditch Linux and Go Back to Windows
A major setback for the Linux desktop.
Linux Kernel 4.10 Comes with New Security Features
Improved support for GPU in virtualization.
OpenSUSE Site Hacked
News site for the openSUSE community falls victim to a Wordpress exploit.
LibreOffice Goes Online with 5.3 Release
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12 New Fragrances For Sunnier Weather
We've sniffed out the newest fragrances that'll tempt your senses when you hit the beauty department.
-Jenny Muller
There's no better excuse than a new season to pick up a new fragrance. Spring means lighter, crisper scents, so the newest crop of fragrances feature breezy floriental scents made from spices and flowers, to fresh scents that mingle fruit and citrus, to the more traditional floral fragrances made with classics notes like rose, lilies and gardenias. Even celebrities like Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Jessica Parker are getting into blue sky moods with new fragrance launches. Take a peek at these 12 new scents that'll get you ready for spring. We've broken them into their fragrance families, so if you're either a fresh or floral gal, you'll know immediately what to read.
Florientals (Spices like vanilla and patchouli are mixed with the sweeter scents of flowers and fruit)
Beyonce's Heat is a blend of perfume classics like neroli, magnolia and honeysuckle, plus sweeter, newer scents like almond macaroon, peach, and the ultra exotic-sounding crème de musk. Curious as to why such a feminine and sultry fragrance has such a hot name? "A lot of my performances have had fire involved, so we thought, 'Heat!'" she says. In fact Beyonce wore it on her recent world tour and asked her fans if they liked it. Heat is available in a 1.7 oz eau de parfum ($49) and 3.5 fl oz eau de parfum ($59), and you can layer the fragrance with the 6.7 fl oz body lotion ($24). Find it exclusively at Macy's and macys.com.
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Chloe has launched Chloe Fleur: a trio of exotic, oriental florals – Eau de Fleurs in Neroli, Lavande, and Capucine. Neroli is a woodsy herbal blend of clary sage, rosemary, and neroli layered over peony and white musk. Lavande mixes lavender and tea with sweetly scented violet and iris flowers, and Capucine blends the spicy scents of juniper berry and bergamot with softer florals like rose, jasmine, and lily of the valley. Each 3.5 fl oz ($135) is available at saksfifthavenue.com.


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Expect delays as suspicious suitcase snarls traffic on Young
Traffic is again flowing along Young Road after being diverted while Chilliwack RCMP investigated a suitcase found on the rail tracks near Trethewey Avenue.
Police – treating the situation as potentially dangerous – had called in the integrated police dog services to further investigate. The suitcase has since been found to be harmless and has been removed from the tracks.
Traffic in the area is moving again however, several trains have been backed up as a result of this incident and they will be coming through the Young and Trethewey tracks one after the other, police say. Motorists who need to be in the area, are being told to expect long delays.
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The holiday season can be depressing if you are feeling alone or dispirited and everyone else seems joyous and happy.
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