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The fact that this is a good question is problematic, isn't it? It's almost a rhetorical question that provides it's own answer, like "why are you such a jerk?"
It's especially problematic that it is possible to ask such a question of a religion. If a religion doesn't even make you a better person, then what good is it? And what evidence do we have that Islam is producing superior and spiritually evolved people, cultures, institutions, and nations?
I didn't know anything about Islam on 9-10-01. However, even on 9-12-01, I retained an open mind. I was fully receptive to the MSM bromide that Islam was an essentially peaceful religion that had simply been hijacked by a few lunatics and radicals.
I am familiar with all the world's most venerated scripture and sacred writings--the Torah, New Testament, Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Tao Te Ching, etc.--and I have very high regard for each of them. Although each is "relatively absolute" and complete in its way, I nevertheless feel that they all supplement and complement one another and that, for example, a Christian can benefit by trying to reconcile the Upanishads with the Gospel of John.
Once you are on a spiritual path, you start to develop a sort of sixth sense, or "third eye" that helps you understand spiritual matters. I don't want to overly romanticize this notion--I don't think it's really fundamentally different from any other kind of expertise. For example, a trained psychoanalyst is able to "see" or "feel" unconscious communication in a way that the untutored individual cannot. Or even a baseball or hockey fan can watch a game and see all kinds of things that the non-fan misses. The fan and non-fan literally see a different reality on the field or ice.
Anyway, I read the Koran with my spiritual detector switched on, but it was a sobering experience. I really don't want to be accused of bigotry here. Certainly you could say that my response was subjective, and that's fine. But I actually found the Koran to be rather disturbing. Although there are undoubtedly some passages that contain spiritual "light," there are also many passages that convey a deep darkness--again, based only on my subjective experience. I find no such darkness at all in, say, the Upanishads or Tao Te Ching. They are almost pure light.
One thing we must do at the outset is distinguish between the revealed vs. the "natural" religions. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are revealed religions, whereas the Upanishads are unrevealed, "positivistic" scriptures. Rather, they are much more explicitly philosophical and metaphysical. In fact, they are mainly experiential. Both Buddhism and Jnana yoga say to the spiritual aspirant: do this, and you will experience that. In their purest form--such as Vedanta or Zen--these traditions are very much free of dogma.
In a certain way, all of the revealed religions are more inherently problematic, because even if we are dealing with a pure revelation from God, it still has to be revealed to someone, specifically, a flawed human being. Judaism, to my knowledge, has never pretended that the prophets were perfect people. Nor does Christian doctrine maintain that the writers of the gospels were perfect beings who simply took dictation from God. In Judaism the Torah is perfect, but it still must be interpreted. In Christianity the perfect ideal is located in Christ, but in a very complex way that I won't get into here.
But in Islam, both Mohammed and his message are considered perfect, inerrant, and not subject to interpretation. This is problematic, for a great deal is known about the historical Mohammed, and the fact of the matter is, he was not just your average quiet, introspective spiritual seeker. For one thing, unlike Jesus or Buddha or Lao Tsu, he was a warrior, a conqueror. Like it or not, he was also a worldly man. He was married, not just to one woman, but to many women. Christians are told to "imitate Christ." How different would Christianity be if Christ had been a violent warrior with several wives?
Of course, one could say, "look at history. Are you naive? What about the crusades? The inquisition? The endless religious wars?" First of all, the crusades were largely a defensive action against an expansive Islam. But even leaving that aside, I believe that the Christian message is entirely self-correcting, given enough time. That is, there is no possible justification in the gospels for violent conquest, for treating others as less than fully human, for unfair treatment of women, etc.
I would be happy to stand corrected, but I don't see a clear-cut, self-correcting mechanism in Islam. Islam has a long and bloody history, but instead of being a departure from Mohammed's message, there are many, many passages in the Koran that quite clearly and explicitly justify and encourage such behavior. Again, this is not Muslim bashing. I'm simply repeating what I read in the Koran with my own three eyes.
Does this mean that all Muslims are bad people? Of course not. I actually tried to dislike the music of Cat Stevens, but I can't. He seems like a genuinely sweet and well-intentioned person who does a lot of good in the world.
But one thing that really troubles me is the lack of outrage in the Muslim world about the almost irreparable damage the terrorists are doing to something they hold sacred. I think about that poor journalist who has been captured in Iraq. Why aren't Muslims all over the world--millions upon millions of them--standing up, demonstrating, and demanding that she be released? Let's just focus on America, where Muslims enjoy the fruits of Judeo-Christian liberty. Why are our most prominent Muslim groups, such as CAIR, such dubious people? Every time they open their mouths, they just do further damage to Islam, and make one suspicious of their real motives.
Can one even imagine Christians sitting by quietly while such evil were being perpetrated in the name of their religion? The largest demonstration in the history of Israel occurred after that savage, may his memory be cursed, opened fire on Muslims in a Mosque. Why has there never been anything comparable in the Muslim world except recently in Jordan, but only after they were attacked?
By the way, just to show that I am not inherently anti-Islam, I've studied a fair amount of Sufism, and I am quite favorably disposed to it. They seem to have succeeded in eliminating the darkness and retaining the light. However, my understanding is that they are generally regarded by mainstream Muslims as a fringe, if not downright heretical movement.
Again, my mind remains open, and I would love for it to be changed. The main reason I supported the liberation of Iraq was that I felt--whether naively or not--that it would engender a transformation of that part of the world, and show that Muslims could create a decent, tolerant, and democratic society. I pray that I was right. The world-historical implications of being wrong about the capacity of Muslim nations to transform themselves are just too awful to contemplate.


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Callie Dahl notched a goal to tie the game for SCSU at the second period's midway point. Hannah Brodt was credited with the lone assist on Dahl's first goal of the young season.
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Providence got the eventual game winning goal at the 4:09 mark of the third period, which gave them a 3-1 lead at the time.
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- Gastrointestinal cancers can occur in the throat, stomach, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, and colon. Researchers are interested in evaluating how active the immune system is in trying to fight the cancer by studying blood and tumor tissue donated from individuals who have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers.
- To collect blood and tumor samples from individuals who have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers in order to study the immune system s response to the cancer.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have been diagnosed with throat, stomach, gallbladder, liver, pancreatic, or colon cancer, and are scheduled to be treated at the National Institutes of Health.
- The study will require at least one but no more than four visits to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Cancer of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract Gastrointestinal Cancer Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | Acquisition of Blood and Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer |
- To collect blood and/or tumor samples, including pleural and peritoneal fluid, from patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers being reviewed by Medical Oncology Branch and to perform an analysis of immune subsets with regard to their function ... [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- To identify new immune suppressor mechanisms and compare suppressor mechanisms between GI and non-GI cancer patients [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- To collect blood samples from both patients with GI cancer and also age-matched healthy controls for exploratory quantitative and qualitative analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTC assay) and to sequence 250 genes in circulating tumor cells an... [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- To study changes in the microbiome over time in patients with GI cancers and correlate such changes with outcome and/or other immune parameters [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 500 |
Study Start Date: | February 23, 2011 |
- Numerous recent therapeutic advances have changed standard treatment options for patients with GI cancer. These include newer chemotherapeutic agents in addition to established proof of principle for anti-angiogenic agents. The burden of GI cancers is reflected by the presence of three GI cancer types in the top five causes of cancer mortality. Over 58,000 deaths yearly can be attributed to GI cancer.
- While immune-based therapies in GI cancers are experimental at the current time, a gathering body of literature is suggestive of an enormous potential, either alone, or most likely in combination with standard chemotherapy.
- Before immunotherapy can be combined with non-immune based treatment options we first need to investigate the effects of non-immune based therapies on immune responses (especially immune-evasive mechanisms) with cancer.
- Commensal gut microbiota play an important role in colonic inflammation and colon cancer. The human gut flora consists of approximately 100 trillion microbial cells, which their disruption leads to many types of diseases including inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Recent studies have shown that colon cancer patients as well other patients with gastrointestinal cancers have an altered gut flora when compared to healthy controls. As an example, intestinal microbiome has been shown to contribute to the start and progression of certain kinds of liver diseases such as NAFLD as well as end-stage liver diseases1-3 Therefore, it is important to investigate further as to how the gut affects the patient s response to chemotherapy, other types of cancer therapy and to tumor growth in general.
- To collect blood and/or tumor samples, including pleural and peritoneal fluid, from patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers being reviewed by Medical Oncology Branch and to perform an analysis of immune subsets with regard to their function and how they modulate with therapy. Also to collect from patients with non-GI cancers for comparison.
- To identify new immune suppressor mechanisms
- To collect blood samples from both patients with GI cancer and also age-matched healthy
controls for exploratory quantitative and qualitative analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTC assay) and to sequence 250 genes in circulating tumor cells and PBMC.
- To study changes in the microbiome over time in patients with GI cancers and correlate such changes with outcome and/or other immune parameters.
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- Analysis of immune function will be performed both at baseline, and at subsequent visits, if they have follow up at NIH, at up to two additional time points when the patient returns for follow-up, and end of therapy.
- Blood will also be obtained from patients and healthy controls for CTC analysis.
- Stool samples will be obtained to determine the intestinal microbiome.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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Principal Investigator: | Tim F Greten, M.D. | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01313442 History of Changes |
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Study First Received: | March 10, 2011 |
Last Updated: | January 24, 2017 |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Tissue Acquisition Gastrointestinal Cancer Immune Suppressor |
Immune Monitoring Samples Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer |
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Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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It's softer and easier to carve but maintains all of the qualities of traditional "Battleship" linoleum. The fine textured surface produces sharp, clear prints and won't distort when subjected to high pressure in the printmaking press.
The lighter golden color makes pencil marks easily visible no need to paint the surface white. The inevitable hardening-with-age process has been significantly reduced with Golden-Cut Linoleum.
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By Lil
from Conway MA
Comments about Blick Golden-Cut Linoleum:
The quality and freshness of the linoleum was good, but the edges had been damaged, and I needed to cut them down by an inch or so to trim off the broken corners.
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By Riverrat
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Buy products over again.Great product recommended to other friends and prospective customers
So much more manageable than the gray stuff!
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My high school students complain much less about carving this than the gray linoleum they had been using before. Sometimes it breaks a little bit with dull carving tools, but it hasn't been much of a problem.
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By JAK
from Columbus, Oh
I use this product for relief printing. Soft enough for my 7 year old to carve right at my side!
Great Alternative to Linoleum
By Mike THE Art Teacher
from Peru, IN
Great product that the kids can easily use and carve. No where as hard as linoleum and produces great line! I would tell every HS teacher to use this stuff!
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A little Softer yet still crisp carving
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I've been teaching art for almost 20 yrs., and bought this for my 11 yr. old to try lino cutting. (Please note: I do not recommend linocut for most young artists, and this was done with careful 1 on 1 supervision) I use traditional battleship gray linoleum myself, so I have high expectations for line clarity and ability to hold details, but needed a softer material for her younger hands and muscles. It was great! I cut her first few outlines of larger areas, which she then carved away, building her to do her own edges and then into her smaller details. She did have to work a bit to use a good amt of pressure, but quickly got a feel for it. (The pressure felt like well heated battleship, but without the fuzzing.) She had clean, crisp edges, almost no "chipping out," sank into small details, and only "bottomed out" once. It also took the ink (we used Speedball) smoothly, printing clearly. I'm very happy with the product!
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This linoleum is very smooth, easy to carve and can produce sharp narrow lines as well as interesting textures. It does not get hard with aging very rapidly. Drawing on the surface with a pencil is good for setting up a pattern to cut. The surface accepts water-based ink well and transfers to slightly moist or dry papers fairly evenly. The linoleum without a wooden back can be cut like a jigsaw puzzle and after inking can be assembled to print an image with multiple colors. (However watercolor painting of block prints is easier for making multiple color images.) I like to print with a press rather than a rubbing tool. The pressure of the press if it is too light produces an uneven print; if the pressure is too high the lines get smeared...you have to play with it till the pressure is just right. After cleaning the ink off the linoleum with soap and water, I put the linoleum between a bunch of newspaper sheets with a weight on top so the linoleum drys flat. If it drys flat it can be re printed easily. These large sheets of this linoleum keep my muse busy.
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I exclusively use Speedball mounted linoleum for carving, but I decided to give this a try because I had never used unmounted linoleum, and because it was so cheap. When it arrived, it was really easy to carve, which I liked. It doesn't accept the ink as nicely. There are spots where the ink doesn't want to stick. It is also slightly convex, which makes even printing really difficult. I ended up gluing it to the backs of some used blocks, and that worked much better.
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I recommend buying the rolls since the it seems the rolls are fresher and softer.It is very easy to cut with a box cutter and it is great to be able to fit your work into special size requirements and experiment with sizes of work. Golden have a good strong consistence that allows for both thin and wide lines. The spaces between the lines hold up well and as I am getting to know it better I have better results with smaller pieces staying in place and not breaking apart.prints well in the etching press.
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No. 10 Virginia's rally falls short as Emily Zabor seals Alabama's win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Emily Zabor came from behind to win 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(2) on court No. 5 in singles to clinch No. 16 Alabama's 4-3 victory against Virginia on Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. With the win, the Crimson Tide moves to 5-2 overall, while the loss drops the Cavaliers to 5-2 on the season.
"I needed to win," Zabor said. "Our team works so hard, and it doesn't matter who the last one is. I feel like sometimes I'm better in high-pressure situations like that. I was glad to pull it out, but this is definitely a team victory."
Alabama came out of the gates blazing, picking up early breaks on courts Nos. 1 and 2 to lead from the start. Mary Anne Daines and Danielle Spielmann maintained that momentum throughout the match and cruised to an 8-2 victory on court No. 2 against Stephanie Nauta and Maci Epstein. The match on court No. 1 got close midway through, but the Tide's 20th-ranked duo of Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe held on in the end, winning three consecutive games to take the match 8-5 versus No. 3 Julia Elbaba and Rachel Pierson.
Alabama took a 3-0 lead after winning the first two singles matches starting with the victory on court No. 6 from Luicelena Perez. Perez wasted no time and took care of her court, winning 6-0, 6-2 versus tMarie Faure. Spielmann gave the Tide its third point of the match with a win on court No. 2, dominating No. 53 Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-3. From there, Virginia went on to win three consecutive points, taking the matches on courts Nos. 1, 4 and 3, setting up for Zabor's clincher on court No. 5.
"We knew this was going to be a very close match," Alabama head coach Jenny Mainz said. "It tilted both ways, and even though we were up 3-0 Virginia had the momentum. We needed to settle down and work, and that's how you beat a team like this."
No. 7 Northwestern 5, No. 17 Texas 2
AUSTIN, Texas -- Northwestern knocked off its third top-20 opponent of the 2014 season with a 5-2 victory at Texas on Saturday. The Wildcats swept doubles play and claimed four of six singles matches to beat the Longhorns.
At No. 2 singles, Belinda Niu moved her season record to 4-0 with a narrow 6-4, 7-6 (2) versus 77th-ranked Ratnika Batra. The win is Niu's second against a ranked opponent in 2014.
Northwestern was very strong in singles matches Nos. 4, 5 and 6. No. 92 Jillian Rooney cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 against Neda Koprcina. Lok Sze Leung, ranked No. 109, fought through a tough first set to claim her match versus Lina Padegimaite 7-6 (4), 6-2. Nida Hamilton eased past Pippa Horn 6-0, 6-2 in her match at No. 6 singles.
The doubles point was claimed when Hamilton and Maddie Lipp, playing at No. 2, defeated Elizabeth Begley and Horn in a very close 8-7 (6) match. The `Cats No. 25 ranked tandem of Veronica Corning and Alicia Barnett captured an 8-6 victory versus Breaunna Addison and Koprcina. In the third match, Niu and Brooke Rischbieth handed Batra and Padegimaite an 8-4 defeat.
No. 9 Southern California 7, No. 42 UC Irvine 0
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. -- Southern California got back in winning mode with authority on Saturday. The Trojans headed down to the old stomping grounds of senior Brynn Boren for a matchup against UC Irvine, setting up shop for the day at the Laguna Niguel Racquet Club. It was a relatively quick visit to the courts, as the Women of Troy served up a smooth 7-0 sweep of the Anteaters to improve to 5-2 overall on the year.
Doubles play saw USC's set of ranked pairs scoot past UC Irvine to snag the first point of the day. No. 4 Giuliana Olmos/Zoe Scandalis set the tone with an 8-3 win at the No. 2 spot, followed by an 8-1 victory by defending national champs Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria at the No. 1 spot. On court No. 3, USC's No. 8 duo of Brynn Boren/Zoe Katz dished out an 8-4 win, and USC was off to singles play with a 1-0 lead in its pocket.
It was a stretch of straight-set victories on the singles courts for the Trojans, who were sparked to action by senior Christian's 6-2, 6-0 win against Sarah Stadfelt on court No. 6. No. 124 Gabriella DeSimone bettered that score by a game with a 6-1, 6-0 decision versus Kat Facey at the No. 5 spot to take the Trojans to a 3-0 lead. Coming in with the clincher soon after was No. 99 Olmos, whose 6-3, 6-1 win against Ali Facey put the victory in Trojan hands with the 4-0 advantage.
The teams would finish off the remaining matches for this one, giving No. 26 Santamaria the chance to lock in for a swift 6-1, 6-1 win against Sarah Gong on court No. 2, and putting hometown hero Boren in position to wrap a 6-3, 6-2 win on court No. 1 against Marivick Mamiit. Scandalis put the final touch on the sweep with her 6-4, 6-4 decision against Franziska Goettsching on court No. 3.


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Christian Porter says the size of the Liberal victory is extraordinary
The former WA Attorney-General Christian Porter Result says the result is a resounding show of support for the leadership of Colin Barnett. Mr Porter was touted as the man who could've been premier, but he moved out of state politics and has been pre-selected for the safe Federal Liberal seat of Pearce.
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ELEANOR HALL: The former Attorney-General Christian Porter was the man who could've been premier after Mr Barnett. But he's moved out of state politics and will contest the safe federal Liberal seat of Pearce.
He told David Weber he didn't expect the Barnett Government to achieve such a big win.
CHRISTIAN PORTER: Look, I thought that we would win a majority, but that's nothing short of extraordinary, surely. And I just came off Sky News, and Labor senior members are sitting around: could they have spent more money here, did they raise enough money, was this the right thing, was that the right thing, was it a good or a bad campaign?
This is an endorsement of the Premier. He's run a very, very competent, stable, productive government for four and a half years, and if you look at the other states, that doesn't happen very often, and it's a resounding, you know, view and support for him.
DAVID WEBER: Do you regret going federal?
CHRISTIAN PORTER: No, no, not at all!
DAVID WEBER: That's the next part...
CHRISTIAN PORTER: I would have been very upset had we not done well tonight, and I'm absolutely cock-a-hoop; I think it's absolutely fantastic.
DAVID WEBER: Are there federal implications?
CHRISTIAN PORTER: Clearly they are; you'd have to think if you were Stephen Smith or Gary Gray you'd be having a bit of a think about your situation tonight, because people have taken a view that the Gillard Government has declared war on this state, and they punished the Labor Party for it.
If you are a political party and you've got to change your name before the election, that's probably not a good indication that things are going your way.
ELEANOR HALL: Christian Porter.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- American Tatyana McFadden has completed an unprecedented marathon "Grand Slam."
The 24-year-old Maryland resident won the New York City Marathon women's wheelchair race Sunday after taking the titles in London, Boston and Chicago earlier in 2013. No other athlete has won those four races in the same year.
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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat What is a good moveset for Charizard? 10 votes Charizard Learnset movesets heartgold charizard asked Aug 13, 2010 by Wolfbane792 edited Jun 28, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion Charizard (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Blaze EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Belly Drum - Earthquake - Fire Punch - Substitute Charmeleon (M) @ Salac Berry Trait: Blaze EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Belly Drum - Fire Punch - Crunch - Brick Break Charizards tier is nu. Idk why it is very stupid of smogon. It's NU for a reason. Special Attack & Attack @ Charizardinite X -Flamethrower -Blast Burn -Fly -Dragon Claw Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 57 Answers 25 votes Hah, you asked the right person. I am the King of Charizard. I shall give you multiple movesets in order from best to worst. Also I am using for mine Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower, Earthquake, and Air Slash which I find is best. However, here are some other options: Movesets: Just make sure you have Rapid Spin support if you fear Stealth Rock (I don't.) Physical and Special Attacker Flamethrower: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to burn, powered up when Blaze is active, also a good amount of PP. Dragon Pulse: Good power, high accuracy, deals with Dragon types. Earthquake: Must I say why? Rock Slide: Decent power, decent accuracy, good chance to cause flinching, deals with Flying types. Physical Attacker Aerial Ace: STAB, decent power, doesn't miss. Earthquake: No reason needed. Fire Punch: Decent power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to burn, powered up when Blaze is active. Swords Dance: Increases attack. Sunny Day Dragon Pulse: Good power, high accuracy, deals with Dragon types. Flamethrower: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to burn, powered up when Blaze is active, also a good amount of PP. Sunny Day: Increases the power of Flamethrower, lowers Water types power, charges up Solarbeam. Solarbeam: Charged by Sunny Day, high power, high accuracy, deals with Water and Rock types. Special with Counter Counter: Allows for a Physical attack counter. Flamethrower: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to burn, powered up when Blaze is active, also a good amount of PP. Air Slash: Decent power, decent accuracy, STAB, good chance to cause flinching. Dragon Pulse: Good power, high accuracy, deals with Dragon types. Special Attacker Flamethrower: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to burn, powered up when Blaze is active, also a good amount of PP. Air Slash: Decent power, decent accuracy, STAB, good chance to cause flinching. Dragon Pulse: Good power, high accuracy, deals with Dragon types. Focus Blast: High power, chance to lower Sp. Def, deals with Rock types. answered Aug 13, 2010 by trachy edited Aug 13, 2010 by trachy Show 4 previous comments cool trachy I might be able to give your charizard a run for its monny! put in the 'physical attacker' thunderpunch in the place of E-quake or S´dance Why not Dragon Dance? For pokemon x/y what mega evolution do you prefer for charizard in the "Physical and special attacker" Many of these movesets are not very good, as they leave the pokemon open to weaknesses and many of the attacks have nasty side effects. They also do not include many of the stratigical effects form other attacks that Charizard can learn through TMs, egg moves, and moves learned by level up/evolve. All in all, I think that you need to rethink/rewrite this page for the reasons listed above. Please log in or register to add a comment. 3 votes Alright, a Physical Tank. Really, I'm serious. 280 max defense is sweet. Charizard (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Blaze EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Flare Blitz - Earthquake - ThunderPunch - Brick Break Leftovers is for recovery, a vital part of any Tank. Blaze is nice. Evs give it some Physical bulk. Flare Blitz is STAB, along with being killer with Blaze. Another nice bonus is it helps you get to Blaze faster. Earthquake kills. Period. Also nicely covers Electric. ThunderPunch covers Water, while having a parachance. Brick Break breaks Screens, and covers Rock. Nobody expects this. Who uses a Sweeper as a Tank? Me. answered Sep 17, 2011 by Fate Itself edited Sep 17, 2011 by Fate Itself Why relaxed and not impish(+def, -S.attack) that way you dont lower a potentially useful stat. That's a very good suggestion Speed Freak. Thanks! You are a genius! I got my new Charmander and I´m training it just like you said! I love this, this will definitely raise some eyebrows competitively. belly drum fire punch earthquake quick attack or quick attack belly drum roost fire punch use the 2nd one, roost heals charizard from belly drum. change quick attack with EQ for more coverage at the cost of priority. Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Wow I can't belive you forgot D-Dancer D-Dancezard Nature Jolly, Evs 4hp, 252 attack, 252 speed D-Dance(Boost speed and attack) Flare blitz/Fire punch(Either power or no recoil) E-quake(DUH! covers 4x rock weakness and 2x electric) Dragon claw/Thunder punch(Cover water or Dragon) answered Feb 20, 2011 by Speed freak Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Charizard (M) @ Leftovers Role: Sunny Sweeper Trait: Solar Power EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) Air Slash Flamethrower SolarBeam Dragon Pulse Okay, I'm going to start off by saying this set only works in the sun. Flamethrower gives you a nasty STAB move that destroys most Pokemon in one hit. While Solar Beam Is instant in the sun, And covers all of Charizards Weaknesses. Dragon Pulse is strictly For Dragon's to take them out as fast as you can. And Air Slash is For flying STAB, and Also if you REALLY wanna press your luck With flinch hax. Leftovers is the item of Choice to heal off Sun damage. answered Jul 15, 2011 by Josh It's funny cause in 2013 megazard y gets drought. Also I'd suggest putting that extra 4 evs in defence or special defence based on the metagame/preference cause it's good to have an odd numbered hp at lvl 100 since it's 4 times weak to rocks, for substitute, etc. This is my exact moveset. Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes This is similar to J98's set, but it is a scarfer with *slightly better coverage. Negrozard (Charizard) (M) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Solar Power EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) - Flamethrower - SolarBeam - Hidden Power [Rock] / [Ground] - Dragon Pulse Basically, Scarf makes it outspeed just about anything, while Solar Power acts as Choice Specs on this set. Flamethrower is huge STAB in the sun. Solarbeam covers rock and water resistance as well as hitting ground types hard. Hidden Power [Rock] covers other Charizards and other fire types that resist STAB, Ground can also be good to hit Heatran and electric types (Flamethrower is stronger on electrics). Dragon Pulse hits resistant dragons and it has a huge neutral coverage. This guy works great with a Magic Bouncer or Rapid Spinner to deflect or clear Stealth Rocks, as well as a Drought Ninetales. I like the nickname as Negro is Spanish for black, and it sounds way cooler than Blackzard on a Shiny Charizard. answered Sep 7, 2011 by Heinz_Ketchum "scarfer" or "scarier"? omg "negro" lol That's cool but why hidden power rock when he gets ancient power as an egg move, it doesn't sacrifice speed ivs so he can always outspeed other zards and it has a chance to raise all his stats? Not sure if this is because I'm commenting in 2014 and it's a new thing... I just realised prior to gen 6 the base power was higher... sorry. But ancient power is a way cooler alternative now. Nero is italian for black. Wait if he has choice scarf won't he burn it? Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Gen III Charizard (M) @ Charcoal Ability: Blaze EVs: 200 Atk / 180 SAtk / 128 Spd Naughty Nature (+Atk, -SDef) Dragon Dance Fire Blast - Special Earthquake - Physical Focus Punch - Physical Dragon Dance lets you screw over a few speed EV's and go mixed, this guy works great with it. Charcoal, Blaze ( Possibly ) , and STAB. Makes Fire Blast a deadly Shock even though it's not getting the Attack boost from Dragon Dance, This guy just isn't himself without Fire STAB. Earthquake gets great type coverage! Focus Punch Can take out threats such as Snorlax, ( Who needs curse to live off of physical hits ) for super effective damage quickly and painfully. With good prediction, this move can be really good. answered Sep 9, 2011 by Josh Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Double/Triple Battle Charizard Charizard (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Blaze/Solar Power EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Heat Wave - Air Slash/Air Cutter - Dragon Pulse - Tailwind/Protect/Focus Blast/Fire Pledge Blaze should be the ability used if you don't have Sunny Day support. If you do have Sunny Day Support, then use Solar Power. Heat Wave is STAB that hits multiple foes. A great move. Air Slash can be used in Double Battles as just a powerful STAB. or in Triple Battles you can use it to hit any foe on the battlefield. Air Cutter hits multiple foes, but has low base Power. Also, it cannot be used with Solar Power. Dragon Pulse gives you neutral coverage only resisted by Heatran. It can also hit any foe on the field in a Triple Battle. The last move you have plenty of choices. Tailwind can be used to support the team (and make Charizard faster) but it can't be used with Solar Power. Protect is just your basic multi-battle move. It protects Charizard from enemy attacks and ally Surfs and Discharges. Focus Blast is type coverage. Fire Pledge can be used if you want to set up a field effect along with Grass Pledge or Water Pledge. answered Jan 16, 2012 by trachy edited Jan 16, 2012 by Mewderator Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Charizard (M) @ Lum Berry Trait: Blaze EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Belly Drum - Earthquake - Fire Punch - Substitute answered Feb 14, 2012 by trachy edited Feb 15, 2012 by trachy why Lefties? Isnt it better for blaze to activate? Oops, forgot to copy+paste the edited set with Lum Berry. Used to have Leftovers to help with Belly Drum, then I remembered Blaze, so I replaced it with Lum Berry. I always forget to copy, although at least this time I didn't post a Tauros moveset in the Gyarados question. Thanks for the memory jog. salac is better get dat speed boost Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Special set In short, I'd go for: Flamethrower / Focus Blast / Dragon Pulse / Substitute There are 3 possible fire moves you could use for a special Charizard: - Flamethrower (power 95, accuracy 100) - Heat Wave (power 100, accuracy 90) - Fire Blast (power 120, accuracy 85) It depends on whether you want power or reliability (personally I go for reliability). Or, if you're expecting to switch in, KO, then switch out, Overheat is a great option. For the other moveslots: Focus Blast takes care of Rock pokemon, among others. Dragon Pulse is very powerful and takes care of the unpredictable nature of dragons - they could have Thunderbolt, Aqua Tail, Surf, Stone Edge or other super-effective moves. Ominous Wind is a good one, to cover Ghost/Psychic. Substitute is always an option. Air Slash could be used for a STAB boost, but it doesn't cover anything extra than you already have. answered Feb 14, 2012 by Pokemaster Aye, flamethrower is the way to go. I always get cheated by accuracy when I need it the most. Why commenting on an old Q? Read the rules.... JCM, it is fine to comment on the moveset questions, seeing as they are always in use. Damn it O.O Trachy, i did that on at least 70 Q's! I thought it was ok... @Giga same here, I always use hyper beam on my PorygonZ and it misses D: Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Charizard @ Charizardite X Ability: Blaze (Tough Claws) EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP Adamant Nature - Flare Blitz - Dragon Dance - Dragon Claw/Outrage - Earthquake You know how just frickin epic Ash Charizard was? Then you realised Ash isn't very good with Pokemon and Charizard really wasn't very good due to its underwhelming stats and Stealth Rock weakness? Well, it is finally time for revenge. Behold, the harbinger of ultimate destruction. With its monstrous attack, great speed and sweet new Ability, this slick dragon is dressed to the nines to kill. As of now this set have no tier since the Gen 6 tiers haven't been established yet, but seeing this from Gen 5s perspective, this will be a force to be reckoned with. The strategy is simple, send out as fast as possible and transform into Mega Charizard X, set up a Dragon Dance, then sweep to your hearts content. Dragon Dance is the key to make this work. Fire, Ground and Dragon gives perfect coverage in UU and solid cover in OU, and a single DD allows it to outspeed anything unscarfed in both tiers. The sheer power is enough to demolish most things even dedicated to stoping it. answered Oct 18, 2013 by Flafpert Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Gen V Charizard (M) @ Petaya Berry Trait: Blaze EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) Flamethrower Hidden Power [Grass] Dragon Pulse Substitute Okay, I love this set. I use it also on a team that gets Agility boosts passed from a Durant, but this works well even without that. Okay you use Substitute three times, which will then activate your Petaya Berry and also Blaze. This will leave you with an incredibly powerful Flamethrower, plus a nicely powered HP Grass and Dragon Pulse, which are there for coverage. It is a great Pokemon, and I use this set for my Charizard. You've probably had to face this guy before. answered Jun 30, 2011 by trachy edited Jul 1, 2011 by trachy Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Death Dragon! Nature: Timid Item: Leftovers/Salac-berry Ability: Solar-power EVs: 252 S.attack, 252 Speed, 6 Hp Flamethrower/Heat-wave/Fire-blast Dragon-pulse Solar-beam Air-slash/HP(Ground)/Sunny-day Flamethrower is more reliable but Heat-wave has that little extra bit of power Fire-blast is very strong but it is very inaccurate I would just go with Flamethrower. Dragon-pulse has great neutral coverage and the only things that resist it are steel types which are weak to fire moves. Solar-beam provides coverage against his weaknesses and has insane power. Air-slash is for STAB and Flinch, HP(Ground) covers his Electric type weakness, Sunny-day is there for if he is not on a drought team. Leftovers heals off Solar-power damage though the Salac-berry is another option for some speed. Edit by J98: Added sprite since old one was from an expired site and wasn't showing. answered Feb 14, 2012 by Speed freak edited Apr 24, 2012 by Josh Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote This set is for wrecking teams with sheer power. This one is only for use in the sun: Charizard@ choice specs ability: solar power EV's: 252 sp att/ 252 speed/ 4 hp nature +speed -att fire blast solarbeam dragon pulse focus blast This Charazard is designed to hit like a truck. Look at how much damage a gem boosted fire blast would do: http://pokemondb.net/pokebase/131785/how-much-damage-would-this-charizrd-do answered Apr 22, 2013 by Extremespeed edited May 10, 2013 by Extremespeed Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Doubles Mega-Charizard Y Charizard @ Charizardite Y Ability: Solar Power/Blaze EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP Timid/Modest Nature - Heat Wave - Air Slash - Protect - Focus Blast/Solar Beam With weather being nerfed weather mons do best as offensive threats rather than support, and charizard can fulfill that role to the fullest, especially in tandem with a chlorophyll sweeping partner. *Solar Power is used over blaze as it is recommended that another sun setter be used in tandem with charizard as to ensure maximum power, but if that is not the case then Blaze is the better choice. answered Dec 27, 2013 by Dudeicolo Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote VCG Charizard Charizard (M)@Charizardite X Ability: Tough Claws EVs:252 Spd, 174 Hp, 62 Atk, 20 Def Lv:50 Nature: Jolly -Dragon Dance (great set-up move) -Roost (reliable recovery) -Outrage (Powerful STAB attack) -Earthquake (IT'S EARTHQUAKE, nuf said) The Hp invetment let's him live a HUGE amount of hits, while powerful attacks provide massive damage. Roost alows for relible recovery, useful in VCG for a set without Protect. This set is to used mostly as an M-Salamence counter, though anything switching into an Outrage (unless its a fairy) or Earthquake (unless they are flying or have Levitate) will loose a decent chunk of health. Calcs >252+ Atk Mega Salamence Earthquake vs. 174 HP / 20 Def Mega Charizard X: 122-144 (69.7 - 82.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO >252+ Atk Aerilate Mega Salamence Double-Edge vs. 174 HP / 20 Def Mega Charizard X: 142-168 (81.1 - 96%) -- guaranteed 2HKO >252+ Atk Mega Salamence Dragon Claw vs. 174 HP / 20 Def Mega Charizard X: 146-174 (83.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO >64 Atk Tough Claws Mega Charizard X Outrage vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mega Salamence: 192-228 (112.2 - 133.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO >64 Atk Tough Claws Mega Charizard X Outrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hydreigon: 186-218 (93.4 - 109.5%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO >4 Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 174 HP / 20 Def Mega Charizard X: 13-16 (7.4 - 9.1%) -- possibly the worst move ever >252+ SpA Aegislash-Shield Flash Cannon vs. 174 HP / 0 SpD Mega Charizard X: 24-29 (13.7 - 16.5%) -- possible 7HKO >252+ SpA Aegislash-Shield Shadow Ball vs. 174 HP / 0 SpD Mega Charizard X: 49-58 (28 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO >64 Atk Mega Charizard X Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 52-62 (31.1 - 37.1%) -- 64.4% chance to 3HKO >+1 64 Atk Mega Charizard X Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 78-94 (46.7 - 56.2%) -- 76.2% chance to 2HKO WARNING: TOGEKISS WRECKS THIS SET answered Mar 26, 2015 by Almighty Aggron Damn this took a long time to create and work out the calcs, but it should be worth it o3o Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Hate to make anyone upset, but I have some movesets for the "Beast Beast" Physical: Fire Fang:If you insist on Flare Blitz,go ahead. But Flare Blitz is a move I truly hate. Earthquake:Duh. Dragon Claw: Deals with those ever so powerful but commonly used Dragon type. Hone Claws: Adds power to him. Special: Heat Wave/Inferno:Both powerful STABs, one with low accuracy and 100% burn, one with good accuracy and a 10% chance. Air Slash: Good in lots of different points. No big reason really. Earthquake:Duh. Dragon Dance: Get this by breeding. Need something to up that Sp. Attack! answered May 23, 2011 by kingscizor515 D-Dance ups attack and speed not sp attack Good luck with that accuracy on inferno.. Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes charizard role sunny sweeper charizard life orb solar power sunny day/air slash paraflinch or alow sun solarbeam covers weaknesess heat wave/inferno inferno for burn or heat wave for good accuracy dragon pulse covers dragon types with good power i like this one with life orb and solar power he can be a good sweeper role physical sweeper blaze @ life orb d dance nothing to say e quake flare blitz great power thunderpunch covers flying and water powerhouse charizard life orb blaze flare blitz great attack outrage strong dragon cover e quake more cover d dance first step to sweep sorry no evs ill edit once i get on PO hope you like :| answered Aug 16, 2011 by Sh!nyFlygon Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Doubles / Triples Charizard (M) @ Choice Specs Trait: Blaze EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Heat Wave - Air Cutter - Ominous Wind - Fire Blast Heat Wave gives STAB and hits both opponents. Air Cutter is STAB and hits both opponents. Ominous wind is coverage and ( I think ) hits both opponents. Fire Blast is STAB if you want to take the single approach. answered Jan 27, 2012 by Josh Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Try this with sunny day in progress. Charizard @ Choice Specs Trait: Solar Power EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Flamethrower - Dragon Pulse - Solarbeam - Hidden Power [Ground] With his special attack reaching 712, it can take out almost any Pokemon. Just make sure you time his switch in properly! answered Nov 24, 2012 by Santa Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes I use mine with my metagross in double battles and destroy everyone in my path. Charizard Item: Charti Berry to weaken the 4x damage of rock type moves. Solarbeam-Type coverage and works well against those stupid water and rock types.Sunny day makes it much easier. Sunny Day- good for solarbeam and powering up heat wave. Heat wave- STAB, strong move that hits all Pokemon on the opposite team and none of yours. dragon claw- Type coverage for those dragon types that always seem to know that rock type move. answered Dec 17, 2012 by metagross2097 Please log in or register to add a comment. Page: 1 2 3 next » Related questions Good moveset for special charizard? A good explorers of sky charizard moveset? Which nature and characteristic is good for my charizard? What stats should I train for charizard? Is this a good moveset for my One-hit-KO Mega charizard x? What flying type move should I teach charizard? Should I teach charizard earthquake? A charizard question? Useful Meta Posts Vote for Sun/Moon moveset questions How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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Bruce Report, February 15, 2012
Friday, Richland (12-10) home.
District play moves back to Wenatchee Friday where the Panthers take on Richland in a loser-out game. Wenatchee defeated the Bombers in both their league meetings this season, by four here and 12 there. The Panthers finished tied for second with a 9-3 record and the Bombers were 6-6 and fourth. The winner of this game plays again Saturday against the loser of the Chiawana/Walla Walla game for an opportunity to keep advancing toward state. WHS and RHS have played 11 times previously at the district level with the Bombers winning seven of them.
Kylie Buterbaugh tallied nine points Saturday and now has 204. That total makes her the 63rd Panther to score at least 200 points in one season. She is tied for 56th.
Cards and Letters. After last week's breakdown for the boys regarding average points per game by decades, questions arose about the young ladies. As with the boys, the 1990s were also highest for the gals when they averaged 52.6 per game. The three years so far this decade are next at 51.8, followed by the 1970s at 50.2, the 2000s at 47.1 and the 1980s are the lowest at 45.9. The highest season was the 17-8 team from 1997-98 who averaged 64.5. In fact it's way ahead of second place 1998-99 at 57.5. The lowest season was 1980-81 when the 5-15 team averaged 40.5.
The Panthers finished the season 9-12, their best record in the past the past three years (7-15 in '10 and 7-14 in '11.)
WHS record lists. (Records begin in 1940)
Some new entries were made for point production by sophomore Dillon Sugg.
12th in career average with 12.98 (currently 2 years). (minimum 3 years, 1st John Ross 16.18 in 1984-86)
27th in career points with 545. (1st Austin Bryan with 1,484 in 2006-09)
3rd in season average for sophomores with 15.71. (1st Carl Schreck 17.00 in 1992)
4th in points scored by sophomores with 330. (1st Austin Bryan 399 in 2007)
28th best season scoring average with 15.71. (1st John Ross 23.00 in 1986)
Tie for 28th best season point total with 330. (1st John Ross 506 in 1986)
Nathan Allison also got in the act. With 205 points, the 6-4 junior became the 143rd player to score at least 200 points in a season. His total is tied for 132nd.
And Brock Fuller completed his career as only the 53rd Panther to participate in at least 50 games. In four seasons the 6-0 guard played in 52 contests which ties him for 45th all-time. (1st John Cooprider and Austin Bryan with 94 each)
Home hot, road cold. The fellas were 7-2 in their own gym and 2-10 away, the most dramatic home/away difference since the 1981-82 outfit went 12-0 and 4-9.
Zero wins. Eisenhower completed league play 0-12. They are only the sixth team in league history to finish sans a victory. That is 46 years, but 52 "standings" because of two divisions the past six years.
Congratulations! Wenatchee players on CBBN All-Conference basketball teams.
Four Panthers have been honored and selected to the Columbia Basin Big Nine All-Conference teams for 2011-12. Michaela George made both the girl's first team and the all-defensive team for the third straight year. And two players, Kylie Buterbaugh and Ali Sealby made the second team. Kara Rockstad is on the all-defensive team and was honorable mention for the all-conference team. For the boys, sophomore Dillon Sugg was selected to both the all-conference first team and the all-defensive team. Last season he was a second team all-conference pick.
Note. Between Player of the year and first and the second teams there are 11 boys, nine of them seniors. For the girls there are 12 players and two are seniors.
Co-Players of the Year: Miquiyah Zamora, Sr., Chiawana and David Trimble, Sr. Davis
Coach of the Year: Eli Juarez, Davis
Cooper Kupp, Sr., Davis
Adam Baker, Sr. Richland
Dillon Sugg, So, Wenatchee
Bryce Perez, Sr., Moses Lake
Jordan Downing, Sr., Chiawana
Tyrell, Turner, Sr. Richland
Devonte Luckett, Sr., Davis
Nathan Streufert, So., Richland
Raymond Navarro, Sr. Davis
Josh Eggers, Sr., Walla Walla
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Miquiyah Zamora, Sr., Chiawana (Player of the Year); Cooper Kupp, Sr. Davis; David Trimble, Sr. Davis; Tyrell Turner, Sr., Richland; Dillon Sugg, So, Wenatchee; Bryce Perez Sr., Moses Lake.
Play of the Year: Katy Sparks, Sr., Chiawana
Coach of the Year: Steve Davis, Chiawana
Michaela George, Sr., Wenatchee
Britney Pringle, Jr., Richland
Torri Crawford, Jr., Walla Walla
Delaney Hodgins, So., Chiawana
Alexis Perez, So., Davis
Mikayla Ferenz, Fr., Walla Walla
Danielle Loving, Jr., Chiawana
Kylie Buterbaugh, Jr., Wenatchee
Alexis Gratton, Fr., Davis
Ali Sealby, Fr., Wenatchee
Jennifer Gonzales, So, Chiawana
Kara Rockstad, Sr., Wenatchee
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Sadie Sparks Sr., Chiawana (Player of the Year); Kara Rockstad, Sr., Wenatchee; Britney Pringle Jr., Richland; Michaela George Sr., Wenatchee; Kiana Molitor, So, Walla Walla; Alexis Perez So., Davis.


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Malinda Lo
Sep 14, 2010
One year later …
It's been a little over a year since Ash was published (I can't believe it! It went so fast!), and over the past few days I've been thinking about what I've learned in my first year as a published novelist. This post, then, is my long, navel-gazey account of those lessons.
I did a lot of publicity and promotion around the publication of Ash. I went to ALA, NCTE, the World Fantasy Convention, did a number of bookstore appearances in the Bay Area, and several school/library visits on the East Coast. This was in addition to all the online promotion I did: a ton of book blog Q&As, many guest blog posts, a few contest giveaways, and general daily existence in social media. Some of these events were organized by my publisher, and some were organized by me or other authors I know. After all that, here's what I learned:
In-person events
1. In bookstore appearances, less can be more. Last year, I said yes to every bookstore invitation I got, which was great because I got to meet a lot of booksellers. But let's be honest: I was a debut author without a lot of readers (yet!). That meant that sometimes I did events where only one or two readers came. It was nice to meet them, but that's not an ideal event for an author or a bookstore. In the future, I'll probably only do one or two book events in any geographic area.
2. Connect with my community. I absolutely adored meeting queer teens at the high schools/community centers I visited. I would love to do more of that in the future. These events were so inspiring and affirming that they didn't feel like promotion at all; they felt like connecting with my community.
3. Join forces with other authors. I did a number of group events with other debut authors last year and really enjoyed them. They gave us a chance to hang out together and support each other, even if not that many people came to our table in the bookstore. I'm definitely planning to do more group stuff in the future.
4. Be more selective overall. On the down side, travel and online publicity really eats into my writing time, and I'm getting to a point where I'm having to be more selective about what I say yes to. This is actually torturous for me! I want to say yes to all book events/invitations! Unfortunately, if I did, that would mean I'd never write another book, and since the definition of "author" is pretty much "one who writes (and finishes) books," it looks like I'll have to suck it up and say no sometimes.
The internet can be a blessing …
One of my biggest sources of support in the past year (other than my partner, Amy) has been the online writing community, especially the 2009 Debutantes.
When I quit my day job in September 2008 to write full-time, I purposely went online to find an internet community for YA writers. I knew there must be one (I didn't know there were so many), and what a fantastic community I've discovered. I joined the 2009 Debutantes in January 2009 knowing none of them, and now, over a year and a half later, I've met at least a dozen in person, and some I email or tweet every day.
I'm aware that there's a perception of YA authors as being cliquish, and I can see why that perception exists, but really, I don't think it's accurate. I think the internet has been an incredible way for previously isolated writers to connect with each other. Finally we have our own water cooler! I often think of these other authors as my coworkers. I know some better than others, but that's always the case in any workplace.
If there's one thing I wish, it's that I had more opportunities to connect with more experienced authors, because I would love to learn from them. It was great to have a group of authors to go through my debut year with (the Debs), but as I move further into my career, I'm realizing there are so many things I don't know. I wish there was an author mentor program or something! The good thing is, I think that as we move past our debut year, meeting more experienced writers occurs naturally.
If you are entering your debut year, I recommend that you find a debut community and join it — and then become an active participant in it. I firmly believe that you'll get out what you put in. I also recommend that you read Ally Carter's post on The Crazies, which should really be required reading for every person who signs a book contract for the first time.
… but the internet can also be a curse.
I started off my debut year swearing off reading blog reviews, and I'm happy to say that I've mostly succeeded. I still think blog reviews are valuable for readers, but not necessarily for writers. Sometimes I accidentally stumble on a review that basically tries to tear me a new one, and let me tell you, I thought I had a thick skin, but sometimes it's just impossible to not feel slapped in the face.
That said, the vast majority of reviews I've read or been sent have been positive, or at least constructive in their criticism. Every time I read something negative about my book or me (yes, some of these things are bizarrely personal, even if they don't know me personally!), I remind myself of this cartoon:
And then I force myself to leave the computer until I've calmed down. Because I think it never serves the author to respond heatedly to negative criticism of her work. The work is out there. It stands or falls on its own. I tell myself this repeatedly. I figure eventually I'll totally believe it. 🙂
I've also asked Amy to subscribe to my Google alerts (I haven't read them in a long, long time), so that I lessen my chances of accidentally stumbling on a one-star homophobic review on Amazon. (Although, honestly, I find those more hilarious than hurtful.) Every once in a while I discuss the Google alerts with Amy, and she tells me about general trends in the internet chatter about me or my book.
She also forwards me links to pirated copies of Ash, which I forward to my publisher. I have to admit I did not expect that my book would be pirated — I mean, it's available for free at the library! But as e-books become more popular, I think book piracy will rise, and we need to figure out ways to raise awareness about how it is illegal.
One thing I do allow myself to do is check my Amazon rank. Why? Because I have no idea what it means, and I find it kind of like staring at tea leaves. It immediately reminds me that I have no control over so much about the publishing business, which is actually kind of liberating. The only thing I have control over is:
The Writing
A year after Ash was published in hardcover, I've written and revised another novel (Huntress, coming in April 2011), my first short story in 15 years, and I've started a secret project (aka Blue Book) that so far has been one of the easiest things I've ever written! I fully expect it to grow legs soon and start running away from me, but for now, I'm enjoying it.
Every once in a while, I look up from what I'm doing and think: Oh my God, I am actually a full-time novelist. Whoa!
This is the job I've wanted to have since I learned how to write. I have dreamed of this career my entire life, and recently it's seemed particularly bizarre and amazing that I'm doing it. On some days, the writing flows so smoothly I could practically get high on it. On other days it feels like pulling my hair out. But any day when I get to write is worth it.
All that promotion, publicity, Google-avoiding and Amazon-gazing — all of that is in service of the days when I can get up, sit down at my desk, and make up more stuff. It is the strangest, most ridiculous, most amazing job I've ever had. My goal, for the rest of however long I get to have this career, is to enjoy the writing. Period.
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This was really informative. Sounds like you had a good year and have many more good writing years to come! Happy writing!
This is an excellent post. It's only been about seven months since my debut, but I'd echo lots of what you say here. Especially the parts about the blessing & curse of the internet, except that I might have to add something about Twitter (which is both blessing and curse itself!).
Your productivity this year is impressive, too!
This is an excellent, informative post. I hope I can take your advice in a year or two.
A great and informative post–I love how clearly you're always able to lay our your thoughts! And congrats on your first year!
Great post, Malinda. I echo your thoughts on bookstore events. For debut authors, the results can be disappointing and humbling. I've done a couple of group signings where the writers outnumbered the audience. They're my least favorite events, honestly. On the other hand, my favorite events involve meeting groups of teens, especially the ornery and disinterested ones because they give me the chance to use my old teaching muscles to pull them into the conversation.
Those are some excellent lessons you learned, and thanks for sharing them. I especially like that you have your partner follow the Google alerts. Though I'm sure it hurts her to see criticism of your work, she has a step between her and the writing that makes her more objective. She must be a great support if she can curate all of that for you without it affecting her too much (I'm assuming).
I hope you don't mind that I'll be "borrowing" that idea when I'm finally published. It's the wisest approach for me because it would kill me to never read feedback, but I also don't want to inundate myself with negativity.
Congrats on your first year! Wishing you many more successful ones to follow.
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing some of what you've learned! I can't believe it's been a year! I wonder if when I finally get published it'll pass so quickly for me… I'd never considered things like saying yes or no to bookstore signings etc. At this juncture, such things are inconceivable to me.
Speaking of saying yes to things… you're still coming to Sirens aren't you? I must admit that I'm chewing my fingers off in anticipation of the conference. It's going to be so much fun!
I love how zen you seem about it all. I wish I had the strength not to read reviews. I love the idea of having your partner see the Google alerts. But I don't know if my will is strong enough. Time will tell. Thanks for this post. As a debut author, I found it fascinating!
Great post! It sounds like you have a good first year. I loved Ash and can't wait to read Huntress. Today, I looked at the authors list for YALSA's YA Lit Symposium, and I was very excited to see your name listed. Do you know what panel(s) you'll be on? I want to be sure that I get to see and hear what you have to say.
Also, any chance that I might be able to pick up an ARC of Huntress?
Malinda – great post! From the other side, I can only say we really enjoyed having you read at SF in SF, and would be delighted to have you back when HUNTRESS comes out. I loved ASH as soon as I read the ARC, and I've enjoyed having conversations about it with others at conventions too. It does mean that audience will be interested in seeing what else you do, and I know I'm looking forward to it.
Great post!
I'm reading Ash right now (thank you, btw!) and I'm enjoying it. I've seen reviews of books where the reviewer bashes the author and I always skip those and I think authors should too. There's no reason for someone who's reviewing your book to bash you, as a person.
I wish you much success in your future projects!
Great post Malinda! I'm reading Ash now and really enjoying it–I like to think it was waiting on the shelf for me at my favourite local bookstore. It's interesting to see the way you manage to balance productivity with keeping in touch online about what you're working on.
I realize that this is an older blog post, but I just wanted to tell you that I picked up "Ash" at my local bookstore yesterday and read it because I have an insatiable love for fairytales, fairytale re-writes and the fairy myths in general.
I found your book to be absolutely lovely. I actually didn't realize when I started the book that there would be a lesbian theme but I thought it was beautiful! I think anyone who is lucky enough to find the person who ties them to the world is extremely lucky and it doesn't matter who (or what gender!) they are. 🙂
I loved the portrayal of the fairies and how they long to mimic the life they aren't a part of. The insight into their fairy rings was really awesome!
Beautiful story! And as a straight girl with a constantly growing LGBT friend base, I think that everyone can relate and enjoy "Ash" and that one of my lesbian friends in particular is going to ADORE this book!


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Task searching severely limited
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Peter Scott |
I am finally getting around to rewriting the Perl CPAN Toodledo module for API 2.0, and I am perturbed by the limited options for task searching. Am I missing something, or is the interface for selecting tasks considerably less capable than the V1.0 API? It appears optimized only for task synchronization.
For instance, where in 1.0 I could search for tasks due in a date range, in 2.0 I have to iterate through all tasks. And for performance, I would have to select only the due date field, pick out the id of the matching tasks, then requery for those IDs and the full set of fields that I wanted. That doesn't seem efficient or easy. I have ~4000 uncompleted tasks of my own, for instance, and iterating through all of them to find the three that have the "garden" tag seems incredibly wasteful. How do people do this? Is there some method aside from 'get' that does what the 1.0 getTasks method did? This message was edited Oct 25, 2011. |
Jake Toodledo Admin |
You are correct. The API 2.0 is optimized for syncing, since this is what 99% of the apps built on Toodledo do. The best thing to do is to sync the data and then do all your searching on your local copy of the data. This will be much faster than doing all your searches on the server.
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