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Heading into Lent, I had every intention of preaching on Psalm 23 on Lent 4. My desire was two-fold. On the one hand, it seems the only time I get to preach on Psalm 23 is at funerals. It is, as you all know, a popular psalm for those in mourning, because of the comfort of which it reminds us. I wanted to preach on it, though, as the target of all those spiritual disciplines we have been discussing this season. As some have noticed, the disciplines are all about forging a closer relationship with God. We meditate to hear better His voice. We fast to subdue better the flesh. We practice solitude to feel His presence. In short, we practice all those disciplines so that we will come to understand the truth of Psalm 23, that the Lord only wants good things for us and for us to dwell in His House forever. Psalm 23, in many ways, expresses the ideal understanding of our relationship to God.
Unfortunately for me, I was drawn elsewhere this week. In particular, as we have been considering the stories of Nicodemus, of the Samaritan woman at the well, and now of the man born blind, I have been in mind of boldness. Over the past year or so, we have been looking a bit more specifically at the qualities and process of discipleship. Part of our focus on disciplines has been to teach us how to be better disciples. Sometimes, though, we have had to look at our lives--our behaviors, our assumptions, and our actions--to help us discern whether we are maturing as disciples. In our spiritual discernment, some have noticed that they "really aren't cut out for" this ministry or that ministry. One of the peculiar ideas of the Holy Spirit is that no one has to be cut out for a particular ministry to do it well. All God asks of us is that we be willing to step out in faith. He puts the words in our mouths; He causes the seeds around us to germinate. What do I mean?
Our story today begins with the disciples observing a man born blind. As with us, the Jews were very familiar with the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:5 had reminded people for generations that God cursed those who worship idols to the third and fourth generation. It was a terrible thing to be born with a birth defect in the ANE. But to have your birth defect attributed to the sins of a parent or grandparent, can you imagine? Like many in the Church today when discussing Ephesians 5:22-23 and women obeying their husbands--reminding husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church--, the Pharisees and Sadducees had a hard times getting to Exodus 20:6--where God promises to bless the faithful to a thousand generations--, to say nothing of the book of Job. The disciples have been taught all their lives that deformities reflect the sins either of the one deformed, or in the case of infants, sins of the parents or grandparents. So they ask the Lord, was it the man's sins or his parents' which caused him to be born blind.
Jesus tells them that the man was born blind so that the glory of God might be revealed in him. Then Jesus makes the mud with His spit, coats the man's eyes, and tells him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. The blind man is healed!
Notice the blindness that exists in the rest of the pericope. The people near where the man used to beg are not sure it is him, even though he keeps telling them he is the man. The Pharisees doubt the account, even though some people and the man testify that it was him. His parents confess that he was born blind, but they are unwilling to say how--that's understandable given that they were probably encouraged to confess the sin that had caused the son to be born blind. Only the healed man really sees. And he is consistent in his testimony. Jesus put mud on his eyes, told him to wash, and now he sees.
As the grilling continues, however, notice how the man's testimony changes, keeping in mind that he had been reduced to begging and that his deformity was proof of his (or his parents') grave sins against God. When the Pharisees point out that Jesus is a sinner for healing on the Sabbath, the healed man points out the character of God. We know that God does not listen to sinners (I bet he has heard that line more than once in his life), but He does listen to one who worships Him and obeys His will. . . If this man were not from God, He could do nothing. Yet the man stands before them able to see and healed! For his true testimony, and in response to the glory of God, the man is ridiculed by the Pharisees for having been born entirely in sin and tossed out of the Temple.
We talk often about Jesus calling us to abundant life. There is no "that's good enough" in God's economy. He promises us a Wedding Feast. He changes water into the best wine. He instructs us that the Holy Spirit will empower us to do even more amazing works than He does. This is another of those stories which remind us that we are not called to settle for good enough. Had Jesus healed the man's blindness and gone from there, the man no doubt would have been grateful. After all, he will be the man who was cured of his blindness from this time forward. But, even with his sight restored, the man's position still is not changed. The Pharisees mock him for daring to remind them about the character of God and cast him out. As before, he is still alone.
Until he is approached once again by Jesus, that is. Jesus hears that the man has been cast out and goes in search of him. He asks the man if He believes in the Son of Man. The man is willing to believe in the Son, but he admits he has no idea who the Son is. Jesus says that He is the Son of Man. The man confesses simply that he believes, and he kneels down and worships Jesus. In all the Gospel of John, the man born blind is the only one said to do this!
In Lent, we are called to self-examination to discern our sins and to consider our need for a Savior. One of the results of a successful Lent, a good discipleship, ought to be a boldness about our faith. Over the last three weeks, we have read the Gospel account of Nicodemus, of the Samaritan Woman at the Well, and of the man born blind. Each encounters Jesus. Though each has a different background story, though each is a unique individual, what happens as a result of the encounter with the messiah?
Nicodemus is part of the "in crowd." He is a member of the Sanhedrin. He has a certain reputation to protect. Ironically, of the three, his coming to faith is the slowest, perhaps because he mistakenly believes he has much to lose. Nicodemus approaches Jesus at night, so as not to be seen by his associates. His conversion is slow. Yes, in a few chapters, he will sort of defend Jesus in front of the other Jewish leaders. But even then, he holds back. By the time of Jesus' death, of course, Nicodemus is convinced that Jesus is the messiah, and he purchases the spices for Jesus body--an overt and loving act that cannot be hidden.
The Samaritan woman has had five husbands and now lives with a six man who is not her husband. We know she is the focal point of gossip because she comes to the well during the heat of the sun. Had we buried five husbands or five wives, we can well-imagine the attendant gossip. Her response to Jesus? She heads back into the city and asks everyone to come see the prophet who has told her everything she has done. He cannot be Messiah, can He? Her invitation is, of course, accepted. But by the end of the passage, we are told, those in the city no longer believe because she says. They believe because they have seen with their own eyes and heard with their own ears that Jesus is the Savior of the world.
Today we read of the man born blind. In a few short verses after his encounter with the Son of Man, the man goes from being an outcast and a beggar to a proclaimer and teacher. The man shows a strength and boldness which even his parents cannot begin to show in gratitude to God for their son's healing, and he begins to instruct those who would have taught others to shun him because of his blindness.
Three unique encounters share a common characteristic of boldness. Each of those three are forever transformed by their encounter with Jesus. Nicodemus eventually finds his way out of the "in group" to proclaim Jesus as Savior. The Samaritan woman finds the courage to reach out to those who gossip about her and share her experience of Jesus. She becomes, for all intents and purposes, the third most successful evangelist in the New Testament! And the man in today's Gospel finds the courage to teach the teachers. Each of those who have encountered Jesus are forever emboldened by the encounter and the healing they have experienced. Each realizes, at the deepest level of their being, that Jesus is sufficient for all their needs and that He wants nothing more than to heal them completely. Jesus does not settle for good enough; nor should His disciples ever either!
Brothers and sisters, do you share that characteristic boldness for God about which we have read these last three weeks? Are you willing to speak the truth to those in power like Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman, or the man born blind? How do you respond when you find yourself, or see another, on the outs? Brothers and sisters, if we have never found ourselves at odds with the powerful of this world or discontented by the way things are, perhaps we are discipling ourselves in accordance with a God of our own fashioning, rather than the Lord revealed to us in Scripture. Faith, true faith, produces a boldness in the character of those who believe in Him. The assurances of Psalm 23 are so inwardly intertwined in our thoughts and in our feelings and in what we believe that our actions become visible signs of our worship and of our confidence in our Savior's ability to redeem all things in our lives!
How is boldness expressed in our lives today? Truthfully, I think we Christians in the West have forgotten that we need boldness. An argument can be made, I think, that we have grown too comfortable with the powers of the establishment. While our brothers and sisters in other lands are put to death for their faith or forced to live in dumps or forced to live on the margins, we in the West complain about corporate religious rights and being mocked. Our healthcare system is broken. What can we do? Our economy is broken. What can we do? Millions of people are not being paid a living wage. What can we do? Children in our community, and others around the country, are living in abandoned houses, having been abandoned by their parents, trying simply to finish the school year. What can we do? People are enslaving others. What can we do? Autism is on the rise. What can we do? War has broken out in several areas in the world. What can we do? The numbers of hungry continue to grow. What can we do? The numbers of those abused continues to grow. What can we do? The use of heroin is on the rise. What can we do? Bullying is still bad. What can we do? This list could go on and on. Chances are, you have thought of more as I listed just a few. The question I have for you this day, though, is what are you doing about that seemingly insurmountable problem? Are you clucking your tongue wishing someone would do something? Or are you finding yourselves at odds with the powers that be and those in your life because you think God has called you to show forth His amazing grace in the world around you?
Nicodemus, the Samaritan lady, and the man born blind did not set out to change those around them. Chances are, Nicodemus liked things the way they were; the other two likely felt helpless to change their lot. Yet all three encountered the messiah and emerged radically transformed. Each was called by God to specific tasks, tasks of speaking the Kingdom-reality into the worldly-illusion. Was it costly? You bet. But what it costs them, and what it costs us, pales when compared to what it cost Him.
What if you find yourself provoked this morning by the Holy Spirit that you have not been bold in your life? Are you doomed? Absolutely not. Nicodemus testifies to that truth. All our Lord requires is that we repent of our ways and return to His. He has already paid the cost of our failures in full. He simply asks us to him use us to His honor and glory. All three stories are stories of amazing grace, just as the story of each one of us is as well. All He asks is that we share the story of how He redeemed us. The growth and harvest in the Kingdom? That's up to Him!


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Your first year of business, from what I can tell, is full of alot of things. A lot of best guesses, early mornings, late nights, big decisions, and in today's hyper-connected world… a LOT of web tools to keep things running.
Looking back on my first year of business, I've compiled a list of 27 web tools I use regularly to keep this ship upright. (Plus 4 pieces of hardware I literally can't live without. Ok, that was dramatic, but my business definitely can't live without them.)
Here we go.
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25+ Web Tools I Used in My First Year of Business
Web Tool for Task Management
Asana – Free version
If you've been around these parts at all in the past year, you've probably heard of my undying love for Asana, the task management software that keeps my entire life in order.
Sure, there are other softwares out there that work for other people, but Asana works for my brain brilliantly.
I manage my own business, client projects, and personal projects all within the app.
*And top secret news: I'm seriously thinking about creating a course showing you exactly how I use Asana for maximum efficiency. That may just need to happen in the next few months.
Web Tool for Invoicing and Finances
Quickbooks – Self-Employed version; Paid subscription $10.30/month
Used to invoice clients, track all incoming and outgoing transactions, and report on the financial state of my business.
Web Tool for CRM and Sales Referral Tracking
Hubspot Sales – Free version
Used to track inquiries and where they are in my sales pipeline.
Web Tools for Smart Communication
Slack – Free version
Used for internal communication with my team members. I'm finding that it helps us stay out of our inbox and have more relaxed, fun conversations around our work.
Boomerang for GMail – Personal Plan; $49.99/year
Used to manage the sending of various personal emails that need to be scheduled to send at a later date/time.
Zoom.us – Free Basic Plan
Used for web-cam calls with current and potential clients, and professional contacts. Also my go-to tool for recording a screen share or web cam video to use for training, online video courses, etc.
Web Tool for Email Marketing
MailChimp – Growing Business Plan – $10/month
Used to send email newsletters to various email lists, both for JAM and for MIYP.
MailMunch – Free version
Used to obtain email addresses through basic web forms on my websites. MailMunch integrates with Mailchimp so as soon as someone subscribes on my website, they're immediately on my email list.
Web Tools for Scheduling and Calendar Management
Acuity Scheduling – Emerging Entrepreneur Plan – $10/month
Used to allow current and potential clients, along with professional contacts to schedule appointments with me right on my work calendar. WHAT A LIFE SAVER! No more asking, "what time works best for you?" I just send my Acuity link and THEY BOOK THEMSELVES.
Google Calendar – Free version
Used for personal appointments and blocking off time for various personal things. I have my GCal synced with Acuity, making sure I'm never ever double-booked.
Web Tool for Signing Contracts
Adobe Sign – Part of Adobe Creative Suite Individual Plan – $49.99/month (includes all other Adobe software too, so it's truly a steal!)
Used to send signable documents like proposals, contracts, and statement of work.
Web Tools for Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator – Part of Adobe Creative Suite Individual Plan – $49.99/month
Used to create logos, social media and blog visuals, etc.
Canva – Free version
Used to create social media and blog visuals.
Web Tool for Stock Photography
Unsplash – Free
Used to find the most amazing stock photography. Also my favorite place to scroll when I'm feeling especially "cooped up" inside my house for too long.
Pexels – Free
Used to find other stock photography.
Web Tools for a Solid, Dependable Website
Bluehost – Shared Hosting Plus – $4.99/month
Used to host all of my personal websites.
StationSeven's Analogue Theme – One-Time Purchase – $59
Used as my current WordPress Theme as of August 2017. It's a beaut, isn't it?
*View all of my must-have WordPress plugins here.
Web Tools for Social Media Post Scheduling
Buffer – Free version
Used to schedule Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram updates.
Later – Free version
Used to schedule Instagram updates for MIYP.
Web Tool for Hiring Team Members
Upwork – Free version
Used to find awesome team members. Have hired developers and virtual assistants through Upwork so far.
Web Tool for Storing Login Information
LastPass – Free version
Used to store the millions of login details for all of my web tools! And to share specific logins with team members in a secure way.
Web Tool for Time Tracking
Toggl – Free version
Used to track every minute of my work day and report on how much time I've spent on various projects.
Web Tools for File Storage and Sharing
Dropbox – Free version
Used to share files internally with my team.
Google Drive – Free version
Used to share files with clients (without attaching them to emails and obliterating our inboxes).
Web Tool for Editing Video
iMovie – Free with Mac
Yes, I pay for Adobe Premiere through the Adobe Creative Suite and used to use Premiere in my corporate job. But these days, I like the simplicity of iMovie. No need to go bigger right now.
App for Podcast Listening
iTunes iPhone App – Free
We all know by now that I'm a podcast addict. iTunes is my listening app of choice.
App for Ordering Coffee!
Dunkin Donuts iPhone app – Free
Yes, I absolutely count this as a necessary business tool! Dunkin's on-the-go ordering via their app is a LIFE SAVER. I can order my coffee from my house, say I'm on my way, and my coffee is ready and waiting for me when I get there! (Such a millenial, I knowwwwww.)
The 4 Pieces of Hardware My Business Runs On
Apple 13″ MacBook Pro, Retina Display, 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 Dual Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Silver, MPXR2LL/A (Newest Version) – One-Time Purchase (thank goodness) – $949.00
iPhone 5 – One-Time Purchase – No idea what I paid for it back in 2015… seriously due for an upgrade.
Executive Office Solutions Portable Adjustable Aluminum Laptop Desk/Stand/Table Vented w/CPU Fans Mouse Pad Side Mount-Notebook-Macbook-Light Weight Ergonomic TV Bed Lap Tray Stand Up/Sitting-Black – One-Time Purchase – $29.99 on sale
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0, Silver (STDR2000101) – One-Time Purchase – $70
There you have it! The 25+ web tools I used in my first year of business.
Next week I'm reviewing the learning resources – downloads, books, online courses – that I tapped into in my first year of business. Stay tuned!


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A major cost-cutting Southern Health Trust scheme, which has proposed the closure of local nursing homes such as Roxborough House, has already racked up a staggering £1.2million bill.
Heralded as the biggest overhaul of the local NHS in decades, the Transforming Your Care (TYC) programme was meant to make services more efficient and effective.
However, the reforms have already cost the local trust an average of £360,000 every year since the policy was first announced by Health Minister Edwin Poots in 2012.
Across Northern Ireland, the bill for taxpayers has reached a whopping £24.4million, but Unions and leading doctors complain that many of the proposed changes have yet to be implemented.
The huge sums have been spent on public consultations, surveys, project management, hiring buildings to host meetings, and the cost of covering for staff attending the meetings.
Among the charges incurred by the Health and Social Care Board were £90,000 paid to the private sector for consultancy and project managers. £89,019 for the work of the two project managers, while McCann PR was paid £8,400.
The total payments made to five expert panel members and chair was £46,753.81. An Omnibus Survey conducted by Ipsos Mori cost £7,800, and £3,000 was spent on venues to host meetings.
Among the main recommendations in the TYC report was that more care should be delivered in the home; changing care packages for people in nursing homes; increased role of the GP; and increased role of pharmacy in medicines management and prevention.
Meanwhile the South Tyrone Hospital Community Forum has voiced concerns that the Southern Health Trust is becoming very selective about what it categorises as a "Transforming Your Care" service.
"They are piloting some small key services enthusiastically, which we have no problem with, yet give almost no support or forward thinking to services like our Minor Injuries Unit that are super performers and deal with tens of thousands of patients each year," said a spokesperson for the campaign group.


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Don't be fooled by the technical jargon- Blue Steel and Dualflex springs are the real deal. The manufacturer's innovative, time-tested Blue Steel springs and the updated Dualflex system are made of heavy-duty materials and never need retying or replacing. If you don't believe it, the spring system can be replaced by the manufacturer at any time thanks to a lifetime warranty.
Unlike recliners that are built with a two or three-piece seat and leg rest cushion, this recliner has a no-gap cushion that extends from the seat to the feet. This style offers fuller comfort and support for your legs, and eliminates the open gap that toddlers can get fingers or toys stuck in.
Since you need to plug in your power recliner anyway, it just makes sense that they are now available with built-in USB charging ports for powering up your phones and devices. The USB port is located on the arm right next to the power activation button, so it's easy to reach when you're relaxing and want to power up your phone or stream video on your tablet.
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Today we're very excited to share with your our very own '8 Tips to creating budget kitchens', as seen on one of our favourite interior design websites Style Curator.
As we all know our kitchen is possibly the most important room of your home. It's where you congregate daily, prepare meals and often has the best views, light and airflow. That's why it's so important we invest in this space accordingly (and within our budget).
1. Refine your budget
2. Work out your DIY capacity
3. Plan the space
4. Where to spend versus save
5. Choosing a kit over custom
6. Research and source your own supplies
7. Hire the right tools and trades
8. Don't skimp on the styling
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Historical writing has been a Challenge for seventh graders this year. While synthesizing information into a unique argument is always difficult, this year student historians have struggled to put that argument into words. As this is the most important component of History Fair, we're spending lots of time righting the ship. Making slow but steady progress.
Today's lesson was designed to have students evaluate their own work. Some students used highlighters others used their devices; whatever the method, students took a critical eye to their own work to identify gaps in the argument. We used the familiar topic sentence-evidence-analysis structure to tighten their arguments. Students should come home today with packets that looks like this:
- Topic sentences (blue) should state the claim and introduce the purpose of the paragraph/label.
- Evidence (yellow) should be factual information related to that claim. Strong evidence includes quotes, statistics, accomplishments and specific actions.
- Analysis (pink) is your interpretation of that evidence.
The purpose of highlighting is to point out what exactly is missing. (Note that Jason/Thomas noted missing analysis after this exercise.) If you're looking to guide students on writing, this should help.


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Top Tips to Banish Tech from the Dinner Table
Flea turned 11 a couple of weeks ago. For the past year I've really noticed some changes. No, not those changes. My pre-teen seems permanently attached to her iPhone these days. If it's not Snapchat, it's Instagram. If it's not Instagram, it's FaceTime, or a text message, or surfing Buzzfeed…View Post


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Chaos Faction 4 is the fourth segment of the game series that is now available online and if you play it online you can have lots of fun. Here you have to use your guns to hit the enemies and it is really a big challenge.
Chaos Faction 4 is completely free game and when you will play it you will enjoy your time a lot. The game has very good quality and for passing your time the game is really nice. Whenever you want you can have the fun from this online flash game and of course you will enjoy your moments with it. It has great concept that you must enjoy. You can have lots of fun by playing this free game and as long as you want you can enjoy it. Take this great game for having fun and enjoy your boring time with lots of fun.


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THE GHOST OF WINTER Spring Summer 2016
Singapore, 19 January 2016 – Touted by the kids wear industry as the new brand to watch, CAVALIER has been on the radar of the world's leading trend forecasting and analysis service WGSN since their debut collection for setting the surrealist trend in their Offbeat AW 2016/17 Fashion Forecast report.
This Spring/Summer, CAVALIER brings the 'ghost of winter' to life in Series 5. Described by husband and co-founder Perry Lam as "CAVALIER on acid", Creative Director Angela Chong takes the madness up a notch this time by exploiting the ghosting effect of sheer organza constructed as pseudo winter wear elements – hoods, mittens, long sleeves, and layering – on weightless summer pieces. All so that we can make believe that it's winter in summer!
CAVALIER is also introducing bucket hats for the first time in this collection. The icing on the cake – Tokyo, New York and Paris each hold namesake pieces inspired by 3 personal winters spent in these cities by married founders Angela and Perry. The Tokyo Ski Bucket Hat features a holographic ski goggles appliqué for pretend ski adventures. The New York City Snow Tank Top and Bucket Hat will drive kids crazy with hundreds of mini white pom poms netted in, that jump when they jump and stop when they stop. And of course everyone loves a luxe Parisian winter and in true CAVALIER quirk, the landmark Eiffel Tower adorns the back of overalls in navy and champagne and is topped with a matching bucket hat featuring an oversized faux fur pom pom, beanie style.


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Engineering Students' Airplane Research Is Crystal Clear
24-Jun-2008 8:15 AM EDT
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KEYWORDSAirplane, Flight, ice, Ice Clouds, Ice Crystals, Crash
Newswise — Forget delays, lines and ticket costs — for many people, flying isn't just an aggravation, it's an outright phobia.
Thanks to research conducted by an engineering professor and College of Engineering students at Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.), those airplane passengers may be a little less fearful in the future.
The Rowan team has been focusing on ice clouds and crystals, which can contribute to plane crashes. Some crashes occur because ice crystals collect on a plane's wings as it passes through a cloud, causing the shape of the wing to change, reducing the lift force needed for flying.
Though these clouds pose a serious threat to airplanes, there is no way to determine which clouds are hazardous to fly through. Enter Rowan engineers.
The team has re-created ice clouds in an ice cloud chamber on a small scale, successfully forming ice crystals with the same characteristics of those in nature. Using these lab-created crystals, they can project a laser beam through the chamber, measuring its change in polarization, which is dependent on the size, shape and distribution of ice crystals in the cloud. The polarization state of light is invisible to the naked eye, but measurable using sensitive lenses and photodetectors. Eventually, this process could enable a pilot to use low-power lasers to detect the crystals in time to allow the plane to avoid the crystal-bearing clouds.
"No one has previously done what we are doing in terms of this lab scale and the ability to vary as many elements," said Todd Nilsen, a 20-year-old (spring semester 2008) junior from Brick studying mechanical engineering and a member of the team that worked on the project.
Other members of the team during the past year were:
"¢ Metin Ahiskali, an electrical and computer engineering senior from Randolph"¢ Matthew Costill, 23, of Mantua, a senior chemical engineering major"¢ Anthony LaBarck, 21, of Vernon, a senior mechanical engineering major"¢ Joseph Urcinas, 20, of Flemington, a junior mechanical engineering major"¢ Shawn Sacks, a civil engineering junior from West Berlin"¢ Rane Pierson, an electrical and computer engineering senior from Sparta"¢ Dr. Paris VonLockette, advisor for the project and associate professor of mechanical engineering
During the course of two semesters, the team constructed an insulated Plexiglas unit—the ice cloud chamber—to house the ice crystals they would create using liquid nitrogen and water, chilling the chamber to a literally freezing -40 degrees Celsius. The entire system is computer-controlled. A microscope attached to the unit allowed the team to magnify the 40-micron crystals, which are roughly as wide as a human hair, and then take pictures.
After producing the ice cloud in the chamber, a laser beam is directed into the unit. The light that bounces back from the ice crystals, called backscattered light, passes into a detector. The data that are collected from this process can be used to determine which clouds contain ice crystals detrimental to airplane flight.
Thus far, the team has successfully re-created the ice crystals that have characteristics that are needed for further research. This is a significant step toward providing a method to detect the specific crystals in the path of aircrafts. The ability to re-create ice crystals that have the same characteristics as those found in nature, on such a small scale, enables further research by other companies with little financial burden.
The team's research was sponsored by a $5,000 grant from R.L. Associates, Inc., a research and development company specializing in optical technology located in Chester, Pa.


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Manage Access to Your Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon Aurora Databases Using AWS IAM
Starting today, Amazon RDS enables you to use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to manage database access for Amazon RDS for MySQL database instances and Amazon Aurora database clusters. By using IAM, you can manage user access to all AWS resources from a single location, without needing to manage users in the database. This includes expanding […]Read More


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Water puppets resurfacing in Vietnam
Puppeteers have delighted audiences across Asia for centuries, but in Vietnam this folk tradition has a special twist: Both the puppeteers and their lacquered wooden puppets perform in chest-deep water.
Working from behind a bamboo screen, the puppet masters control their subjects via long rods and strings, moving them along the liquid surface as they depict heroic fables or daily farm life, often with a humorous slant.
We recently watched one troupe of water puppets in action on a pond at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi as part of Viking Cruises' "Magnificent Mekong" itinerary. Fire-breathing dragons and beautiful princesses, sturdy buffalo and huge tortoises, hard-working farmers and guileless fishermen all glided across a watery stage, accompanied by a band of musicians sounding drums, gongs, bells and flutes.
The flotilla of buoyant puppets and props depicted tales that grandparents had handed down to their grandchildren for generations, and local families as well as tourists delighted in the creation of a floating world.
The tradition dates back to the 11th century in northern Vietnam. Once the rice was harvested, performers would use the flooded paddies to entertain their fellow villagers.
The tradition dates back to the 11th century in villages of the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. Once the rice was harvested, performers would use the flooded paddies to entertain their fellow villagers, enduring hours of standing in cold water. Chest waders prevail today, as water puppetry has been revived in 300 villages across the north.
In Hanoi, several troupes work their magic, with daily performances at both the museum (www.vme.org.vn) and the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre near Hoan Kiem Lake (www.thanglongwaterpuppet.org). Water puppet replicas are abundant in the shops in Hanoi's vibrant Old Quarter.
The Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre has brought the tradition to the south, staging evening performances in Ho Chi Minh City (www.goldendragonwaterpuppet.com.vn).


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My mother always taught me it was rude to point, but I guess that doesn't count when you point at your own large inflated ladyboy tits. I was slightly unimpressed by Cascade Bar Nate's drab dress and not so skimpy panties, but fortunately they were soon on the bedroom floor. With one hand tugging down on her testicles and the other whacking whimsically on her cracking cornet, Nate managed to finally win me over completely, spurting out some uber delicious teen tranny spunk.
For anyone who doesn't know who Alice is, then you've obviously never been to Bangkok and hit the sleazy sexy gogo bars of Nana Plaza. All anal star Alice is a popular gal, the only thing almost as long and sexy as her lovely legs is her huge length of cock meat that swings low between her thighs. Take the time get to know horny hung Alice and watch her wield that wicked weapon, unleashing a monster load of fresh ladyboy jism


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Clashes in Jordan
Dec. 24 - Jordanian security forces prevent protesters from attacking prime minister's office in protest over Mafraq clashes. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Clashes in Jordan. Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement, a major Jordanian opposition group, clash with security forces outside the prime ministers office in Amman. They are up in arms amid reports that Jordanian police had reportedly fired tear gas to break up clashes between pro-reform Islamist demonstrators and government loyalists in the north. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ZAKI BANI IRSHID, ISLAMIC MOVEMENT: "We are here in front of the prime minister's office protesting against the crime that took place yesterday in the city of Mafraq, an official crime from the Jordanian government side. The content of the message sent was terrorism towards the national and Islamic movements in order not to resume their path of calling for real reform,'' Opposition Islamists, youth groups and other parties have been protesting since January, demanding political and economic change and an end to corruption. Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters


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The Pink Pedal has been through Oklahoma and Texas in the last few days and now we are in beautiful, but desolate, New Mexico. It is a welcomed change in landscape from the grazing-land and farms of the midwest. Signs of civilization here are few and far between, which means finding any internet at all can be a chore (it can be nearly impossible to find a GOOD connection).
Route 66 is a shell of its former self. Every other building we see is abandoned. I can only wonder what it looked like in its heyday. The surroundings here have been weathered by wind and time in what can even seem like artwork from god. At one point John forgot he left his boat shoes on the roof of the van and realized 30 minutes later. He found his shoes flat as pancakes on historic Route 66 and is actually wearing them right now!
We spent our first night in New Mexico camped out at a truck stop. John and Travis slept under the New Mexico stars, while Ty and Nick slept in the van. At the worst time possible, 3:48 A.M. to be exact, the sprinkler systems turned on and chaos ensued. Travis and John were soaked with what they thought was rain. Only to realize it wasn't, but not before they had ran for cover. With no other choice they had to put their cots in the middle of the parking lot. At about 7 a.m. security woke John and Travis from their sleep to inform them they don't allow people to sleep on cots in the middle of the parking lot. At this point it didn't much matter, we already got our decent nights sleep. Thanks to our early wake up we were able to cook up some breakfast in the parking lot. We enjoyed a meal of pancakes with syrup and water to drink. Life on the road can sure be luxurious! John even snuck into a hotel's spa for some much needed rest and relaxation.
At the end of riding that day, we arrived in Santa Rosa, New Mexico and found a local swimming hole. After riding through the desert all day a quick swimming session was just what we needed and counted as our bath for the day.
We even came across a fellow Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania resident traveling west like us (but by car of course) and another cross country bike rider.
Yesterday we battled a strong headwind for much of the day, but at the end of the day we were averaging over 24 miles per hour with a very strong tailwind that helped us end our day strong. Today, we will be arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the largest city in the state! Hopefully we can do some fundraising here and get in touch with some of the local media.
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After Google, EU sues Gazprom
After the crisis in Ukraine, it looks like the conflict between Russia and European Union is never going to end. The Russia has been already suffering lot from the economic sanctions by the west and the economy is dependent on the gas and oil exports. The European Union has decided to exploit this vulnerability of the Russia. The Russian government owed gas major Gazprom is all set to be sued by the European Union. The legal attack will be launched by EU official soon as they have evidence which proved that company manipulated gas prices.
The company will be charged in the European court under the anti-trust law because it is heavily overcharging its customers in the Eastern Europe. The EU tie up with Ukraine was at the fore front of the Ukrainian conflict. The Eastern European region is becoming the front zone for the proxy war between the Russia and European authorities. This very much reminds us of the history of cold war era, where Europe was feared to be suffering from the horrors of communism. Vlamadir Putin, Russia's tough president might get mad at the EU because of this legal battle. The president has already warned Europe about cutting the gas supply lines to Europe which passes through Ukraine. The whole east Europe heats on the Russian gas.
The Gazprom has been a subject to scrutiny since many 2012 due to interference with the European gas supply lines. The third of the natural gas in the continent is been provided by Gazprom, despite the political tensions.


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Motorized TV Lifts
Today, there are several types of lifts available to keep your home entertainment equipment out of sight until its go-time! These can include lift, lift-and-swivel, flip-down screens, and sliding tracks.
Auton Motorized Systems, founded by Virgil Walker – the original innovator of motorized television lifts, has been crafting award-winning custom automated tv lift solutions for a variety of quality design applications since 1955. Auton manufactures the world's finest rack and pinion mechanical lift systems that are used to hide, reveal, and automate a wide variety of products. The tv lifts conceal and reveal almost anything including plasma and flat screen LCD televisions, traditional television sets, speakers, projection systems, computers, safes and art panels; making the motorized lifts the preferred choice for installation in luxury residential, corporate, hotel, restaurant, studio, home theater, yacht and private aircraft environments.
Among Auton's latest and most innovative products are plasma lifts with swivel options, ceiling-flip downs, Invisotrak, counter flip ups, LCD lifts, speaker lifts, projector lifts, smart waiters and more.
Auton's plasma lifts and standard tv lifts are the most reliable on the market and are completely maintenance-free. The welded-steel design and Quad-Gear engineering make the television lifts the smoothest, most sturdy and quietest automated lifts on the market. Auton's plasma tv lifts are also available with a complete 360 degree swivel option. Your pop up tv will be perfect in a cabinet, tv furniture, counter-top, half-wall, desk or other area.
More than just lifts for a hidden tv, Auton's appliance lifts can lift almost anything from a mini bar to a trash compactor or wine fridge, making it the perfect option for a kitchen, den, study or office.
Auton's line of ceiling lifts bring state-of-the art technology to any home theater, office, board or room. The ceiling flip down will hide a plasma tv and with the click of a button, the television lowers and flips down for comfortable and convenient viewing. The ceiling drop down unit can lower and raise wider televisions while the projector lifts can accommodate from the smallest to even the largest projectors. To round out any theater system, Auton's speaker lifts hide and reveal surround sound speakers.
If you want to mount your television or safe on or in a wall, Auton's Invisotrak and Shadowtrak lifts are the perfect solution. The Invisotrak mounts inside a wall and allows the use of your artwork, mirror or other item to move horizontally or vertically to cover and unveil your television, safe or bar. The Shadowtrak comes with a beautiful wooden frame in a variety of finishes that houses your tv and mounts directly on a wall for simple installation.
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This was my baby boy who is now 19! Wow where have all those years gone?
I bought a new doilly die cut which l just had to use!
The papers are Echo Park and the lettering is Basic Grey
Here is the sketch to follow
Come on over and check out what the girls on the DT have done this week :)


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I've also decided to finish yesterday's Postcard instead of making you wait until next week to hear about our Tuesday afternoon. If you remember from yesterday, we were getting pretty frustrated with the difficulty we were experiencing locating some of the Trail's features.
Our stop in South Charleston hit at high noon and that meant we needed to take a break and grab a bite to eat. Becky told me it was National Hot Dog Day and that we needed to get a dog for lunch. So we did! The AC was out at the Happy Days Cafe, forcing us to eat outside. But we had a nice breeze and enjoyed watching all the folks go by. Good choice because it was an excellent dog!!
After leaving Malden, we passed miles and miles of mountains of coal. We saw coal on barges floating down the Kanawha, coal on train cars, coal on trucks!!
At mile marker 92 we started seeing waterfalls, steep sandstone outcroppings, and the road became quite curvy. Milepost 93, at Kanawha Falls Park, provided a nice stretch break to take a look at the headwaters cascading over the rocks and the Glen Ferris Inn in the background.
The little town of Gauley Bridge provided some great scenery and just a few miles further was the impressive Cathedral Falls at mile marker 97.
I'm really glad you decided to stop by this evening to pick up your Postcard and I hope you enjoyed the travelogue. See ya tomorrow!!


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Format: Musical
Genre: Comedy
Date: October 18 2016
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England
So, I walk into the theatre for the show. I get a drink to see me through the night, I go the loo to make sure I don't need to get up during the performance, and I take my seat as I see people walking past in fishnet tights ... and leopard-print Speedos ... and, in one case, a gentleman of several decades walking his presumed-wife to their seats whilst keeping her attached to a dog collar, wrapped around their wrists. (To which I remarked to my guest, "Imagine walking around Asda like that!")
Welcome to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
As the opening lyrics of its feature song The Time Warp say, "It's astounding". For me to explain the plot would be a bit of a spoiler in this case, as well as it being such a complex process that you may be thinking that I'm describing an episode of Doctor Who rather than a theatre show. So, rather than recapping the plot, I'll explain certain aspects of the show itself.
There is a Narrator, who moves the plot along whilst contributing with some ad-libbed one-liners. There are a lovely, newly-engaged couple (Brad and Janet, played by Richard Meek and Haley Flaherty) who are looking for help to get home, whose mannerisms and voices are akin to a fairy tale. Oh, but this is very different to a fairy tale, my friends ...
Because there are also aliens, humans who have been genetically created in a laboratory (Rocky, played by Dominic Andersen, is the character who sports the aforementioned leopard-print Speedos), transsexual lunatics who are literally willing to do absolutely anything to anybody, ray guns, scary castles, doctors, sexual acts - a fair few of them, actually - a plethora of catchy songs, some nifty and extravagant dance routines, audience interaction which resembles an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw more than theatre (to the point where I was almost expecting "What?" chants; if you're not a wrestling fan, that reference will go over your head), flashing lights, stunning settings creating a very effective haunted house back-drop, a variety of outlandish costumes which would fit in at a Hugh Hefner garden party (with the audience sporting attires inspired by the characters on-stage), a (very talented) band, and more double entendres than you can shake a stick at, with many coming from the bleachers (who had clearly done their homework). Case in point: when one character is told to prepare for the biggest test yet, certain member of the audience replied - well, I won't say the exact word, but it lacks one of the letters which forms the term "banal". Catch my drift?
Unlike most shows, the performances and even the story take a back seat to the sheer lunacy that unfolds on stage - but that is a good thing. It's clear within the opening minutes that we're not meant to take anything seriously, that we shouldn't question the logic or why this character would behave in that manner. It's like a release, a show where you can forget about all aspects of your everyday life and just sit back and enjoy the ride that Rocky Horror takes you on. It wouldn't be accurate to say that it brings your fantasies to life - I can't imagine everybody watching has dreamed of doing some of the things we see here - but it definitely transports you to another place, almost another universe, where the chains are off and anything goes. So, it all seems really far-fetched, and nothing really makes sense - but the show is all the better for it, because nothing is off-limits. It's so outrageous and unpredictable that you won't be thinking about the plot when it's all said and done, you'll simply be thinking "Wow!" In a nutshell, it's a show that you won't soon forget.
That being said, the performances are very good, especially from Liam Tamne, who throws himself into the role of Frank N Furter with such gusto that one may not be able to separate the performer from the character. Steve Punt does a nice job as the Narrator too: despite infrequent appearances, he provides the one remaining piece of sanity in this OTT environment, and his interaction with the crowd leads to some great back-and-forth banter. It's also funny to see how Brad and Janet's characters, previously the normal, soon-to-be-happy couple who are as sweet as silk, are slowly immersed into the craziness in which they find themselves, and end up succumbing to some of the more - ahem! - tantalising desires of Frank. It's not the way you would normally celebrate an engagement, but I'm sure the characters involved had a good time. And the cast appears to be having a load of fun, too; it's like a pantomime, but with (tons of) sex references.
But it's the audience who have the best time by far, and it's their involvement that makes this an even more unique experience. The usual theatre manner is to listen and watch, laugh if you feel the urge to, clap when it's appropriate, and that's it, really. Here, you can be mistaken for thinking that the audience are hijacking the show at first, but harking back to the panto aspect, the show is designed for the audience to shout the most obscene words at particular points. Obviously, the movie and previous productions of the show have influenced the crowd on what to say and when, but it's mesmerising to see it happen so much, and for the heckles to be so rude, and yet so funny. One example was when one lady wearing very little clothing stretched in a flirtatious manner, which led one attendee to shout "Where've you been all my life?" Don't expect to hear that at the next performance of Wicked (or at most other shows, for that manner).
Other notes: the lighting was excellent, with the colourful spotlights ensuring a range of vibes during particular scenes, and which no doubt contributed to the occasional disco-feel within the audience. The settings were very effective too; you felt that you were in a proper haunted house when we were taken into the castle, and there was a real mad-scientist feel to the laboratory too. (I noticed that the curtain rigs were constructed in such a way that they looked slanted, which I have to assume was the intention.) The show was a little on the short side, coming in at two hours including the intermission, but perhaps it was for the best: the show flew by, and every scene was of consequence, ensuring that no moments overstayed their welcome.
Rocky Horror is definitely a niche show. The strong sexual content certainly won't be to everybody's tastes, and even for those who don't mind a flurry of sexual references, a lot of people may come along and simply wonder what in the world is happening before their eyes, perhaps believing that they've overdone it on the wacky backy (I've always been clean as a whistle, so fortunately I wouldn't have such issues).
That being said, it definitely attracts a particular audience, a cult audience; and that cult audience hangs onto every word and is well into every single aspect of the show, from the key moments to the tiniest details. And there are plenty of laughs to be had, some due to shock value, and although aspects of the story can be hard to follow, it's impossible not to be engaged on some level to the, quite frankly, nuts behaviour of the lead characters. Oh, and the songs are very catchy, as are the associated dance moves, so you should be fully prepared to pull off The Time Warp when you're out in Popworld next weekend (hey, next weekend is Halloween so you could even go out as one of the Rocky Horror characters!).
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a true anomaly: a show which definitely exists in its own parallel universe, but one which provides so much to digest and such a diversity of characters, situations and one-liners that it is one of the most memorable theatre shows that you are likely to see. As an overall production, few evenings at the theatre are more entertaining than The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Just think twice before you decide to come to the theatre rocking a pair of leopard-print Speedos.
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What happened to the fork button, anyway?
I'm a lazy bastard and my idea of "long" is a couple of paragraphs. I really look up to you because pretty much every time I see one of your posts it's long and really insightful. And then I feel guilty when I reply because my post isn't anywhere near as long.
(Also you seem to be good at everything which I'm completely jealous of)
I was thinking of making a team based around status conditions, actually. I'm not sure if that's a good theme, though.
team idea
Venusaur with black sludge and poisonpowder (I would have it know leech seed and substitute but that only leaves room for one attacking move)
A Pokémon with synchronize - I was thinking Umbreon since it has good defense so that gives me better chances to land a status move, or people might want to use a status move on it to get its HP down faster.
Chandelure with flame body and hex
And that's as far as I got with that idea.
I'll try it out, though it might take some getting used to.
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I've probably mentioned a bunch of times, but for me, writing long posts is lazy. I have a really really hard time squashing all my thoughts down into little bits, like... crushing coal into diamonds. My thoughts are super-rambly and full of "oh look something else cool that's vaguely related!" so I just write down what I'm thinking and that's how my posts end up long. I already deleted a bunch of paragraphs of reply here.
I'm interested in everything! I'm bad at a bunch of things but I don't really write thousands-of-words advice posts about those things. So I keep my secret identity as a regular person secure.
Status conditions are a good start! Though you might run into the problem of that still being too broad. Like, my team could be a status conditions team, but it's also a rain team and a staller team. Also, make sure you have stuff to do besides statuses! Statuses can conflict with each other. Like, if you Burn something and then later want to use your paralyze/flinch Togekiss, then there's a problem. I run into that sometimes if my Ampharos's Static activates at an inconvenient time, since I normally need poison a lot more. And if you rely too heavily on statuses, people who are good at not getting statused (Magic Bounce, wrong types, other Synchronizers) will eat you.
Venusaur is apparently perfectly viable even in ubers with statusy moves, and Umbreon is also pretty good at that. They both use sleep moves well (Sleep Powder and Yawn), so keep in mind that sleep clause (only one Pokemon can sleep per team) is usually a thing.
Venusaur's also a really strong attacker and has some good options, so leaving a couple of slots would be useful. Poison Powder really isn't worth it anyway, at 75% accuracy and with a great alternative; go with Sludge Bomb for poisoning. Sleep Powder seems to be perfectly good, though, since sleep is harder to come by and pretty much always forces switches.
Umbreon is also a support Pokemon and does Wish and Heal Bell. Also, it's probably pretty useful to switch Umbreon in when something is going to status one of your other Pokemon. You can learn to predict this sometimes based on what moves the opposing Pokemon likes using! Also, if you end up Protecting against a status move, it's a pretty good bet that that Pokemon will use the status move again. (Actually, Pokemon who couldn't move due to Protect often repeat their move.) It could also be fun to switch Umbreon onto Toxic Spikes.
If you do go with Wish and Leech Seed both, then I think you'd be totally set for healing.
You also might like Magic Bounce for the same reasons you like the idea of Synchronize! "Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user." Espeon, Xatu, and Mega Absol can use this to great effect. Espeon might be the best in general because it seems to have a bunch of support moves. They're pretty common on Showdown and they can be painful to deal with.
According to the Smogon article on Chandelure, it's actually not a good status-thing/staller because it has bad defenses! It can use Will-O-Wisp or Substitute well, though, and it's supposed to be an awesome special sweeper. With Flash Fire, it'd also help you protect Venusaur, so that's pretty nice.
Chandelure and Venusaur are also excellent in Sunny Day, so that's something to think about.
Oh, and Black Sludge is great if you have an excuse to use it. Sometimes you'll run into things that want to steal your item, and if you notice that, then you can switch on them and give them a Black Sludge instead of whatever useful item they were hoping to get. (Mega Stones also help here, since they can't be stolen. This one person kept using Knock Off on me earlier and was probably really annoyed at me switching to Ampharos each time.)
Hex is pretty situational and you won't always be able to use statuses on things in time, so probably go with something else since Chandelure has plenty of other options.
For status things, Scald, Water Pulse, Confuse Ray, Toxic Spikes, Thunder Wave, and Protect are all super-useful moves. Protect+poisoning+Leftovers is basically the best thing ever, and if you're really lucky you might be able to get some Leech Seed in there, too. Substitute can be... substituted for Protect. Breloom is really good at this with Substitute, and it gets Poison Heal which is great. Confuse Ray is temporary, but it's really helpful when some things are immune to your statuses, and it also often forces switches. Scald is a really good burning choice because the only Pokemon immune to being burned are going to be weak to Scald.
Also, since you liked Hex+status, you could consider Poison Tail+poison. Dragalge is good at this because it also does Toxic Spikes, and Dragon Tail (switches out the opponent), so it can poison a lot of things quickly, and then Protect lets it stall, besides it being pretty bulky anyway. So even though Poison Tail is also situational, Dragalge gets a lot more out of it than I think Chandelure would out of Hex. Also, people constantly forget Dragalge's typing and use the wrong moves, so, free turns. Switching things out into entry hazards is a good idea in general. Skarmory loves to do this.
I'm not sure if you'd want Dragalge or Breloom since you have Grass/Poison Venusaur already, but Dragon and Fighting are also major types, so maybe, and anyway they're good examples of those strategies.
Oh, also Venusaur is good for eating Toxic Spikes.
You current three actually seem good for each other in a lot of ways, so that looks pretty good so far.
If you think you might like defense, then besides statuses you could also think about bulky/defensive Pokemon, increasing defense, and maybe Baton Passing. You seem interested in healing moves, Substitute, and defensivey Umbreon, so maybe you would like being defensive after all.
Calm Mind is a really good move for increasing Special Defense (also, Special Attack) and gets used all the time competitively. Espeon and Gardevoir like to use it, and Espeon's also a good Baton Passer if you have any interest in Baton Passing. Espeon also loves Substitute.
Oh, and you mentioned with Venusaur being concerned about how many offensive moves it has, so note that Pokemon don't have to have any damaging moves if you're playing one really defensively. Cleric Pokemon might not have any (too busy with moves like Wish and Heal Bell), and a bunch of lead Pokemon that do entry hazards also don't. For instance Smeargle (who's also a good Baton Passer, by the way) doesn't really attack things, and Ferrothorn is also commonly used without Power Whip (preferring Thunder Wave, Rapid Spin, and hazards). For Venusaur specifically, more attacks would probably be a good idea, but you don't need so many attacks on everything in case you were worried about that in general.
Also besides breeding and training time, you fight other people who actually care about competitive play, so it's much easier to tell when your team has problems. If you just battled in X/Y with strangers or friends, you'd get a lot less variety and a lot fewer tough and well-thought out Pokemon.
Good luck trying it!
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Hi again! I made a super-quick team (clicked as fast as possible) from some of the ideas.
2-minute team
Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 HP / 4 Def
Calm Nature
- Confuse Ray
- Yawn
- Wish
- Toxic
Chandelure @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SDef / 248 HP / 8 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Confuse Ray
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
Venusaur @ Black Sludge
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 SDef / 248 HP / 8 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Sunny Day
Ninetales @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Solar Beam
- Flamethrower
- Will-O-Wisp
- Roar
Espeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- Dazzling Gleam
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 Atk
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Mach Punch
I won 2/2 matches including one against ubers before remembering EVs existed, and then won the third match with EVs against some annoying Pokemon. Here's a replay of match three:
It needs a lot of work like: Umbreon shouldn't have Yawn and Toxic, Ninetales's Roar is worthless, I can't do much to entry hazards (though Espeon helps), Venusaur's Substitute isn't working out that well with the moves I chose, and Chandelure doesn't know a Fire attack. But it's pretty fun and all the Pokemon are actually pretty equally useful so far which is a nice change of pace.
I just wanted to try out your Pokemon choices and sun/Breloom/Espeon, so since I did that anyway maybe it'll help you with ideas.
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It was fun when I didn't even know the current Pokémon had status moves but I used heal bell to cure my other Pokémon's previous statuses, only for Umbreon to heal itself of a status just put on it. It was almost like a free move.
The team at the moment is
Cloyster @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Lax Nature
- Toxic Spikes
- Water Pulse
- Icicle Spear
- Rapid Spin
Dragonite @ Shell Bell
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Steel Wing
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Venusaur @ Black Sludge
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Energy Ball
Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SDef
Careful Nature
- Protect
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Payback
Chandelure @ Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Modest Nature
- Hex
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Energy Ball
Mienshao (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Fake Out
- Poison Jab
- U-turn
There's probably a better item I could give Cloyster than a sitrus berry, but I threw it together quite quickly. I like Mienshao's ability too, I didn't even know it was a thing until I looked it up to see what fighting moves it could learn.
Same for Cloyster's ability too, actually.
Espeon might be a good idea. Baton passing a calm mind and substitute to Chandelure could be useful. Roar wouldn't be as useless if there were entry hazards, would it? That's why I gave my Dragonite dragon tail.
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It can be helpful! There's nothing inherently wrong with short posts, and anyway all the rambling gets cut out. Also, long posts tend to intimidate people, and also longness isn't always appropriate. For instance a situation where it can be bad is trying to write instructions! If instructions end up long, people are like "woah you have to do so much yikes." It's situational! It'd be nice to learn to do both really well.
Oh, also I don't think I mentioned that Aqua Ring is a pretty nice healing move. Though I have no clue where that would fit on your team. It doesn't seem to be recommended for too many Pokemon, but it's really super with Leftovers and it surprises people. My Vaporeon loves it.
That's super-useful when that happens, about Umbreon's Heal Bell! Also yay Heal Bell! I don't use it, but it's a really good move. My main strategy is to switch Vaporeon into statusy things because of Hydration. Plus Vaporeon always beats other people's stallers.
So, first, I have no clue how to use berries effectively (though I should probably put a healing berry on my Belly Drum Azumarill at some point), but Cloyster's main item choices are King's Rock and NeverMeltIce! King's Rock is because of the multi-hit moves. I'm also not sure about Water Pulse on Cloyster. For a Water move, Smogon puts Hydro Pump on it, otherwise, Rock Blast and Shell Smash are both great. The confusion chance might work out well on a statusy team, though!
You probably don't want Steel Wing on Dragonite. Smogon says this about it:
Steel Wing
Deals damage and has a 10% chance to boost the user's Defense by one stage.
Competitive Use
While a Defense boost may seem like a valuable asset, Steel Wing's low accuracy and an only 10% chance to get that boost make it unreliable. Furthermore, Steel Wing is discouraged due to Steel's terrible offensive coverage.
Related Moves
Iron Head is a more powerful alternative with a chance to flinch the target.
Meteor Mash is a much more powerful alternative with a chance to raise the user's Attack.
To replace it, maybe Dragon Dance or Extremespeed? Outrage is on like every Smogon Dragonite set, but it's worse now that Fairy is a thing, and getting confused is tough. Waterfall could give you a Water move if you ever de-Water Cloyster. Roost is always a solid choice on pretty much any Pokemon that can learn it, too.
Smogon also has a Substitute Dragonite that you might want to look at! It learns Substitute, Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, and Roost. I'm not sure what you'd do with Dragon Tail in that case, but it's possible that Substitute+Dragon Tail would turn out well if you used more entry hazards than Toxic Spikes. Dragon Tail alone is pretty helpful for Toxic Spikes, but you probably don't need an entire Substitute set just to get everything poisoned.
If you get tired of Dragonite, Skarmory does the switch-out thing better with Whirlwind plus learning Spikes and Stealth Rock! (and Taunt and Roost) If you did that, you'd be able to re-introduce Breloom if you wanted (though you seem happy with Mienshao).
Dragon Tail's tricky. Normally you'd do it on the Pokemon with the entry hazards so that you don't have to go anywhere, but this way also gives you a good opportunity to get Toxic Spikes out quickly and then deal with them later with a nice bulky Pokemon. Dragonite also loses out on using another stronger Dragon move, but I've always found that worth it on statusy/healy/stall teams anyway.
Also, put Multiscale on Dragonite instead of Inner Focus. Multiscale is the reason Dragonite doesn't get instantly killed by any and all Ice moves, and Flinch isn't too common. (Multiscale also goes well with Roost!)
Venusaur's looking pretty good! It can hide behind a Substitute and try to poison things while leeching away their health. You could consider Growth, Giga Drain, or Hidden Power Fire over Energy Ball if any of those sound fun. Energy Ball seems like a good move but I've never heard of it on a Venusaur so maybe there's a reason why not? Probably just because it has a lot of other good choices, though, so feel free to keep going with Energy Ball if it's working out.
You probably want Foul Play rather than Payback on Umbreon. It does 95 damage all the time rather than 100 when lucky, and it uses the target's attack stat which is nice because Umbreon's attack stat is terrible. Otherwise nice moves! Mine has Toxic and I like it that way, but you'd probably be giving up Protect to get it on yours, and you've already got plenty of poison.
Chandelure really doesn't need two Ghost attacks, though I'm not sure what to replace one with. Will-o-Wisp? Trick+Choice item also sounds good from the Smogon page, if you think you might like doing that.
Mienshao looks good, too! Mienshao is supposed to have Hi Jump Kick but yikes, I wouldn't want to play with that. It also apparently learns tons of moves and can have a good Baton Pass set, so you might want to look into that! Possibly replace Poison Jab?
Smogon Poison Jab
In spite of its horrible coverage and the fact that almost no non-Poison-type Pokemon uses it, Poison Jab is generally a strong and useful STAB move for physical Poison-type Pokemon. Mono-Poison-type Pokemon such as Muk, Arbok, and Seviper all have to resort to using this move for their STAB move. Other Poison-type Pokemon are also able to use this move, though they will generally only do so because of a lacking movepool. Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Skuntank, and in extremely rare cases Toxicroak and Drapion are examples here. Poison Jab is a good STAB move to have overall, but never consider it for any Pokemon that isn't a Poison-type.
Note that that's before Fairy type existed, though.
Also oh cool I forgot Regenerator was a thing, too.
The types and Pokemon seem nice! You've got some really helpful switching out things: Regenerator, Wish, Flash Fire, and Ghost! And Dragonite and Venusaur are helpfully bulky to take hits for other things. And you have good ideas for moves and and everything so far, too. I think it'll go well if you keep working on it!
Yeah, Roar is great with entry hazards. If I get some entry-hazardy things later then I might put Roar back (once I get around to replacing it in the first place). I think Roar is supposed to be good on its own to get rid of things with annoying moves or boosted stats, but I prefer to do that with things like Confuse Ray and Toxic instead.
Also we should battle sometime! Also my smallest sister wants me to tell you that she wants to battle you.
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Bolded are changes I'd make, as well as comments.
Lemmy Kilmister
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I've just battled Murkrow.
Anyone wanna evaluate how he got on?
Lemmy Kilmister
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Sorry for not replying sooner. I'm lazy. Also I downloaded that website-blocking addon and I block tcod for ten hours on most days.
I might look at something to replace Water Pulse. You and Ether's Bane both seem to recommend Rock Blast.
(Given those two things, why am I getting into competitive battling again...?)
[quote]You probably want Foul Play rather than Payback on Umbreon. It does 95 damage all the time rather than 100 when lucky, and it uses the target's attack stat which is nice because Umbreon's attack stat is terrible. Otherwise nice moves! Mine has Toxic and I like it that way, but you'd probably be giving up Protect to get it on yours, and you've already got plenty of poison.[quote]
Odd, I was pretty sure I had Foul Play anyway. Maybe I clicked on the wrong one.
I'm most available on weekends, I don't block tcod for as long on those days :P
I know I could use Fire Punch or Stone Edge which nobody is immune to (I don't think?) but you know what I mean!
I'll probably replace Energy Ball though. Giga Drain is a nice choice.
I think I'll stick with Wish rather than Moonlight for now. I think it's useful to be able to heal other team members. Although that always comes with the risk of having them faint before it works. Plus if I just want to heal Umbreon, I could just Wish then Protect.
I might change it for Moonlight, Wish might go well if I made a Baton Pass team where the Umbreon knows substitute and Curse? idk
I'll probably change Chandelure's ability to Flash Fire too; it might come in useful when I'm switching from Venusaur.
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> Breed a 6IV Eevee with a careful nature.
> Realise that Umbreon can't learn Heal Bell, Wish, Foul Play in gen 6
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You mentioned Item Clause. I think you ought to know that nobody plays Item Clause mode.
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