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WHO standards predict death in malnourished children more accurately than other measurements
A study comparing measurements used to assess malnutrition in young children in Niger has found that the new World Health Organisation (WHO) Child Growth Standards—introduced in 2006—are accurate predictors of death of these children following their admissions for malnutrition. The study, published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, compared the new WHO standards with those of the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which have long been used as an international reference. Malnutrition and hunger are some of the gravest threats to global public health, and there are an estimated 178 million malnourished children around the world. Decisions about the measurements used to diagnose malnutrition are important because they have a major impact on the cost of international food programs and the number of children that can be included. The US NCHS introduced child growth charts in 1977, based on the growth of US children, and these were adopted shortly afterwards by the WHO for international use. But in 2006 the WHO developed new Child Growth Standards, which were based on children from a variety of countries and backgrounds raised in optimal environments for healthy growth. The new WHO measures aim to provide a single international standard that represents the best description of physiological growth for all children from birth to fiv e years of age, irrespective of country.
While it is known that the WHO standards result in greater number of children estimated to be malnourished than the NCHS reference, little is known about how they predict mortality risk for malnourished children. In the study published in PLoS Medicine, Nathanael Lapidus of Epicentre, a non-profit research organisation based in Paris, and colleagues used data from a Médecins Sans Frontières nutritional program to establish how the standards differ in predicting which children's lives are at risk from malnutrition.
The researchers examined data from over 60,000 children aged between six months and five years old in Maradi, Niger—a region facing considerable climate and demographic challenges, including recurrent drought, food insecurity and one of the highest child mortality rates in the world. These were children who had already been assessed as being acutely malnourished and were receiving treatment. The researchers evaluated three measures to see which was the most accurate at predicting which children would die under treatment: the children's weight-for-height as measured by the NCHS growth chart; the children's weight-for-height measured by the WHO chart; and low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), which is a useful measure of malnourishment in crisis situations or when there is little training or equipment available. Of these measurements, the researcher found the WHO standards to be the m ost accurate in predicting which children died under treatment. The results were similar irrespective of children grouped by age or sex.
Some limits of the study are noted by the authors. As it was already established that the children in the study were malnourished, the researchers cannot say definitely that the WHO measure is better for predicting which children in the general population are suffering from malnourishment. The findings also do not provide guidance on the cut off points that should be used to decide whether to enter a child into a feeding program or not. But despite these difficulties, the study suggests that the new WHO growth standards present a great opportunity to advance the management of acute malnutrition, a major global public health problem.


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Specifically, what is the financial burden chronically homeless residents place on emergency services like emergency room treatment? Could permanent housing for the chronically homeless alleviate those costs?
The study, conducted by Portland State University's Northwest Economic Research Center and Washington County Vision Action Network, has been looking at the first question since January 2012. It's a question being asked across the country -- in large part spurred by "homelessness czar" Philip Mangano's national "Housing First" push. His idea, in a nutshell, is to put money toward finding the chronically homeless permanent housing rather than short-term fixes like emergency shelter.
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In Washington County, across four service sectors (medical, law enforcement, mental health and emergency shelter,) the average chronically homeless person cost about $15,000 during a three-year period.
The findings are in line with similar studies being conducted across the country, NERC Director Tom Potiowsky said. The study looked at 84 chronically homeless people: 20 individual adults, 27 adults with families and 37 children from families. Individual adults, or those without families, cost the most across the three-year period, running an average $40,156. Family adults cost an average $10,801 and family children $4,073.
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- Emergency Shelter: $195,544
- Mental Health: $146,585
- Law Enforcement: $29,021
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Washington County contributed about $10,000 to the $42,000 study. Duyck said Tuesday the county would financially support the second phase, which will look more specifically at the service cost breakdown and compare them with service costs of formerly homeless people living in long-term housing.
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Share your best in-game teams for Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 on this thread! Before submitting yours, please read the following guidelines and make adjustments where they fit.
Include (at least) six Pokemon in your answer, each with recommended moves for use throughout the playthrough. You can include abilities, items, natures and the like, but they are not necessary.
Remember that players may be unable to access certain Pokemon, such as those restricted by version exclusivity. If you'd like to suggest a Pokemon like this, please mention alternative/s.
Consider the unspoken rules of in-game teams, such as to keep the starter on the team or avoid legendaries. You're welcome to suggest otherwise but, again, it's kind to include other options.
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Arcanine @ Expert Belt
Trait: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant
A heavy hitter with great coverage and pretty awesome bulk too. Flare Blitz is your main STAB move, and does a lot of damage. Extremespeed is useful priority to have ingame, and gets great neutral coverage. Crunch hits the many ghost & psychic types, including two members of the Elite 4. Wild Charge nails Water types. Flash Fire lets him switch into many Fire type moves that threaten your teammates.
Galvantula @ Wide Lens
Trait: Compoundeyes
Nature: Timid
One of my personal favorites from Unova, it's so cool :3 what's great about this guy is that Compoundeyes bumps Thunder's accuracy up to a solid 91%, which is amazing when combined with his nice spatk and speed. Bug Buzz is secondary STAB, with perfect accuracy and hits Grass types much harder. Energy Ball covers Ground types, but Giga Drain is available from the bw2 tutors, so that's an option too for recovery. The last move is pretty much filler - Sucker Punch is priority off his decent attack stat, which can finish off weakened opponents, while Discharge is a 100% accurate electric STAB move with a nice chance to paralyze, helping out the slower members of your team. Wide Lens means your Thunders will almost never miss.
Starmie @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid / Modest
'Sexy Starmie!' This Pokemon has a huge movepool and great typing, probably the best water type available ingame. Surf is high power STAB and lets you go on water :D Psychic is another STAB move, but I'm not sure you can get it pre-E4 so Thunderbolt is great in that slot. Ice Beam is amazing coverage, it kills Grass types as well as stops you getting steamrolled by all the powerful Dragon types. Recover heals you of Life Orb recoil, and damage in general thanks to starmie's excellent natural bulk.
Lucario @ Shell Bell
Trait: Inner Focus, whatever it doesn't really matter
Nature: Adamant
Your team's main physical sweeper, and counter to the many annoying Steel types. Swords Dance boosts his attack up to amazing levels. Close Combat is fantastic STAB with perfect accuracy and insignificant drawbacks. Ice Punch nets pretty good coverage along with fighting STAB. Extremespeed for priority, hits very hard at +2 and makes up for his average speed.
Flygon @ Muscle Band / Lum Berry
Trait: Levitate
Nature: Jolly
Another one of my favorite Pokemon <3 this one is great ingame, and synergises well with the team with his Ground typing & Levitate. Outrage is powerful STAB, but confuses you at the end which is why Lum Berry is an option. Earthquake is more STAB and hits a lot of types super effectively. Stone Edge is dat EdgeQuake coverage, nailing Flying and Bug types when you don't want to be locked into Outrage. Fly is nice coverage and obviously super helpful for traveling around.
Tangrowth @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator ( if you can get it )
Nature: Quiet / Brave
This Pokemon is a freaking TANK. Takes water moves for your team and is generally baws. Sleep Powder neutralises your opponent's Pokemon and with no sleep clause ingame you're free to spam it as much as you like ;) Giga Drain is STAB and heals you nicely. Earthquake because it's Earthquake - it hits Steel and Fire types who wall you. Rock Slide is nice to hit Flying and Bug types, but Synthesis is reliable recovery. Along with Regenerator, this poke will almost never die.
Note that if you want to keep your Starter, this team has a Fire / Water / Grass core, so you can easily replace one of them for the starter Pokemon of your choice. Try to keep them hitting from the same side of the attacking spectrum though, to keep the team balanced.
Thanks for reading! :)
I'll write one up for Oshawott:
This guide is when this little guy is your partner.
Samurott @ Mystic Water
Trait: Torrent
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def) or Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef) or a neutral nature (Bashful, Quiet, Hardy, Serious....)
This starter is a complete HM slave. 4 HMs on Pokemon? Let's go.
Samurott's mixed attacking stats make this set not too bad for ingame. Surf, Waterfall, and Dive are all HMs, gain STAB, and get a Mystic Water boost. Cut cuts down trees. I hope you knew that. This allows you to get better moves on your other 5 Pokemon.
Where to get the stuff for this moveset:
Mystic Water: Route 4, Castelia City
Cut: Virbank City
Surf: Route 6
Waterfall: Victory Road
Dive: Undella Town
Obtained: As a starter Pokemon
Arcanine @ Leftovers
Trait: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) If you can.
Arcanine is chosen over the popular Darmanitan for several reasons. Darumaka's Hustle may hinder its performance, when them random misses occur, Darumaka can easily get KOed by a Water Gun or something like that. The second reason is that Growlithe is found quite early in the game; in the Virbank Complex. Third and most important: it gets Outrage. Outrage is dead useful ingame, destroying almost everything that doesn't have a resist, and has nearly perfect coverage with its Fire move. It also helps against Drayden, as well as defeating Kyurem-B/W and N's Zekrom / Reshiram. Flare Blitz is its STAB move, and hurts. But the recoil sucks, so Leftovers help in remedying the solution. Thunder Fang, which is found using the Heart Scale to the Move rememberer, covers Water Pokemon. Wild Charge is an option if you want more power. ExtremeSpeed picks off weakened foes, or you can use it for Strength. Now, to the abilities. Intimidate is the superior choice, as it will allow you to take more physical moves with ease. Flash Fire can be used to soak up Fire moves.
Where to get the stuff for this moveset:
Leftovers: Castelia Sewers
Flare Blitz: Level 45 as a Growlithe
Outrage: Level 43 as a Growlithe
Thunder Fang: Move rememberer at PWT for 1 Heart Scale
Wild Charge: Victory Road
ExtremeSpeed: Move rememberer at PWT for 1 Heart Scale
Strength: Castelia Sewers
Obtained: Virbank Complex
Crobat @ Muscle Band / Shell Bell
Trait: Inner Focus
Naughty Nature (+Atk, -SDef) If you can.
The team's Flyer. Enough said. You can get a Zubat at the Castelia Sewers, which is pretty early, and it will screw Burgh over as a reward for being caught :3
Fly has decent power and STAB, and helps you travel around Unova easily. Cross Poison is obtained by Heart Scale and is better than Posion Fang for its power. Heat Wave nails any annoying Steel types, while Dark Pulse can be used to hit Psychic types. Roost heals off any damage you took.
Shell Bell: Driftveil City
Muscle Band: Battle Subway / PWT
Fly: Route 5
Cross Poison: Move rememberer at PWT for 1 Heart Scale
Heat Wave: Move Tutor in Humilau City for 10 Yellow Shards.
Roost: Move Tutor in Humilau City for 6 Yellow Shards.
Obtained: Castelia Sewers
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Trait: Illusion
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
This guy is so boss ingame.
This is a mixed set, as Zoroark has great stats in both spectrums.
Now, let me introduce you to the best move to this set: FOUL PLAY. This works EXTREMELY well against Drayden and Iris, who both have Dragons with high attack and access to Dragon Dance. It kills all the things. Night Daze is STAB, and works off Zoroark's good Special Attack. Flamethrower roasts Steel Pokemon. And Bug Pokemon. U-turn keeps momentum. While momentum isn't that important, you can switch Zoroark with your Crobat to provide x4 immunities.
Life Orb: Battle Subway / PWT
Foul Play: LV 29
Night Daze: LV 64
Flamethrower: Route 23
U-turn: Move rememberer at PWT for 1 Heart Scale
Obtained: Driftveil City
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Genesect @ Expert Belt
Trait: Download
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def) or Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef) or a neutral nature (Bashful, Quiet, Hardy, Serious....)
The standard Genesect set, except with X-Scissor instead of U-turn. X-Scissor is your STAB, and the other 3 moves are coverage. Can't really explain much, but Expert Belt and the coverage this thing provides will rack up loads of damage.
It is advised to use Flash Fire on Arcanine to patch up this guy's Fire weakness.
Expert Belt: Driftveil City, Route 19
X-Scissor: LV 51
Flamethrower: Route 23
Ice Beam: Giant Chasm
Thunderbolt: Victory Road
Obtained: Event
Haxorus @ Muscle Band
Trait: Mold Breaker
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) If possible.
Haxorus is the monster of the team. this guy is insanely powerful ingame. You can capture an Axew in Mistralton Cave.
Axew has axes, I mean, access to great moves. Dragon Claw and Dragon Dance are learned quite early on. Dragon Claw is your STAB. Earthquake nails Electric types and Levitators. Low Kick is your Fighting type coverage against Ice types, while Strength can be used over that if you didn't do so for Arcanine.
Muscle Band: PWT / Battle Subway
Dragon Dance: LV 32
Dragon Claw: LV 28
Earthquake: Route 15
Low Kick: Driftveil City for 8 Red Shards
Obtained: Mistralton Cave
Emboar @ Choice Band
Adamant Nature (+Atk, SAtk)
-Rock Slide
-Heat Crash
-Brick Break
>Powerhouse attacker. Wild Charge and Earthquake are nice coverage. Flare Blitz and Superpower are powerful STABs but with the negative effects. But considering you are banned I dont think you will be staying in after one attack anyways.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Trait:Water Absorb
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
-Acid Armour
-Ice Beam
-Aqua Ring
>The surfer of your team. This guy is bulky and like I said I like the eeveelutions so there will be one on all my answers. Surf is here because he's a surfer and its STAB. Acid Armour raises your already decent defense. Ice Beam is coverage and Aqua Ring allows you to get even more health each turn. Plus with its ability it can switch in on those water moves incoming for any of your Pokemon weak to them.
Crobat @ Black Sludge
Trait:Inner Focus
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
-Posion Fang
>Instead of walking around Unova you can Fly. Fly is STAB and you need it for flying around. Posion Fang is STAB and has a 30% chance to Badly poison your opponent which makes them lose more health every turn. U-Turn is for instead of hard switching you can cause some damage then retreat. Return is pretty much just filler since I didn't know what else to put, but since Crobat evolves off of happiness its pretty good.
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Trait: Illusion
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
-Nasty Plot
-Dark Pulse
>A very powerful Special sweeper. Nasty Plot and Agility are for setting up for a sweep so you can outspeed and hit everything hard. Dark Pulse is STAB and Flamethrower is coverage.
Sandslash @ Put whatever you want
Trait:Sand Veil
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
-Stone Edge
-Swords Dance
>I like him, used him in my HG playthrough. Stone Edge and Earthquake give that amazing Stone-Quake Combo plus Earthquake is STAB. X-Scissor is coverage and you have Swords Dance to raise your Attack.
Genesect @ Expert Belt
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
-Ice Beam
-Bug Buzz
>I put him here just because you ask. I couldnt think of another Pokemon so here you go. Ice Beam and Thunderbolt give you nice bolt-beam coverage and flamethrower is even more coverage. Bug Buzz is STAB.
- This is for if you chose this guys as you starter Pokemon.
Well of course theres your starter. In this case its Snivy.
Serperior @ Miracle Seed
Nature: First set-Timid (+Spd, -Atk)/ Second set-Jolly (+Spd, -SAtk)
Evs:Ingame dosent matter since you wont be ev training ingame
First Set-Leech Seed,Giga Drain,Dragon Pulse,Growth
Second Set-Coil,Leaf Blade,Aqua Tail,Return
>Depending on which kind of Serperior you like better Physical or Special. With the first set pair it with Timid nature. Leech Seed provides constant damage and healing, Giga Drain is STAB and gives more healing, both are powered up by Miracle Seed. Dragon Pulse is Coverage(and it can learn Dragon Pulse through BW2 tutor dont worry I checked). Growth is the only move I could find of his that boost SAtk but I guess you could turn the set into a mix sweeper if you wanted just replace the nature. The Physical set is my favorite. Coil boost your Attack,Defense,and Accuracy. Leaf Blade is STAB,Aqua Tail and Return are coverage and all three get that boost from Coil, Aqua Tail getting the most out of it as its lowered accuracy is brought up.
all teams in game need a surfer and a flyer so why not have both in one Pokemon.
Swanna @ Leftovers
Trait: Big Pecks
Nature: Naive(+Spd, -SDef)
Evs:Dont matter
>Like I said a Surfer and a Flyer in one. Surf and Fly are not only powerful but have their ingame uses. Roost is to heal off Damage. I didnt know what to give it for its last move so just put anything you want there. Plus Swanna is just a boss all around.
With those two you have a little Ice weakness, but its easily fixed.
Mienshao @ Expert Belt
Trait: Regenerator
Nature: Jolly (+Spd, -SAtk)
EVs:im just going to assume its okay for me not to post this anymore :3
Moves-Brick Break,U-Turn,Swords Dance,Rock Slide
>Well here is your counter to Ice types. Its pretty much a counter to everything though. Swords Dance is here for obvious reasons.U-Turn is coverage and lets you switch out to activate Regenerator. Now Brick Break and Rock Slide might not be as powerful as Hi Jump Kick and Stone Edge, but this is Ingame and hitting is more important than Power. Plus Brick Break breaks the screens and Rock Slide can flinch.
Okay I have kind of doing mono-unova ill stay away from unova Pokemon for now on.
Flying types could be a problem, along some other things how about a steel type and
a electric type.
Magnezone @ Iron Ball
Trait:Analytic(if you can get a hold to a DW one if not go with Sturdy)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spd)
Moves- Thunderbolt,Gyro Ball,Thunder Wave, Protect
>I love this guy. With its DW ability Analytic if it moves last its attacks get a boost.Thunderbolt is a great STAB and Gyro Ball which already gets a boost based on the speed difference from Magnezone and its opponent its also gets that Analytic boost.Thunder Wave would ruin this guy but its only here as a way to catch legendaries easier, making all your moves weaker due to the loss of Analytic. Protect can be used as scouting in Challenge Mode if you ever decide to play that.The item also makes you slower. (It increases the AI of the NPCs making them just that much harder to beat, it also raises the Pokemon levels so good luck.)
We all know I love eevee so I have to throw a eeveelution in on this team.
plus you could use a solid way to deal with Psychic types and have a special wall
that the same time.
Umbreon @ Leftovers
-one of my favorite eeveelutions he gets the biggest picture.Your arguement is invalid.
Nature: Sassy(+SDef, -Spd)
Moves-Payback,Wish(if you can get it if not thats fine just use Moonlight),Confuse Ray,Screech
>Again one of my favorite eeveelutions its actually my second after eevee. Payback with the minus speed makes for a great STAB.Wish/Moonlight is recovery. Confuse Ray lets you wear down your opponent if they hit themselves. Screech since Umbreon has that not so great base 65 Attack, and since you are a great wall its perfect.
After looking through the suggestion I gave I see no real weakness you cant handle
so now you can throw in any pokmen you want. I for one will throw in a fire type
but you can change to whatever you want.
Camerupt @ I dont know Sitrus Berry?
Trait: Solid Rock
Nature:Modest (+SAtk, -Atk)
Moves-Earth Power,Flamethrower,Yawn,Rock Polish
>Earth Power and Flamethrower are great STAB moves. Yawn puts the opponent to sleep allowing you to set up your Rock Polishes and then mini-sweep.
Okeydoke, I'm not gonna include sprites or anything, but I've always found this to almost be a standard for a simple to run BW2 team.
Emboar or Samurott
A simple place to throw Leftovers for a item for either one.
- Flame Charge / Heat Crash / Flare Blitz ( Game progression )
- Arm Thrust / Hammer Arm
- Rock Tomb / Rollout / Rock Slide / Stone Edge / Head Smash
- Tail whip / Defense Curl / Bulldoze / Earthquake
- Water Gun / Razor Shell / Water Pulse / Surf / Waterfall ( Physical special alternates )
- Fury Cutter / Megahorn /
- Ice Beam / Revenge
- Return / Dragon Tail / Grass Knot
Now, the other but alternative slot is depending on starter.
For Emboar - Golduck:
- Water Gun / Water Pulse / Surf / Hydro Pump
- Confusion / Psychic / Psyshock
- Ice Beam / Hidden Power
- Return / Substitute / Filler move
For Samurott - Arcanine:
- Flame Wheel / Fire Fang / Flare Blitz
- Bite / Reversal / Crunch
- Return / Strength
- Outrage / Wild Charge
Next up is..
- Force Palm / Aura Sphere / Focus Blast / Close Combat
- Return / Extreme Speed
- Bulldoze / Bone Rush / Dig / Earthquake
- Rock Tomb / Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- Faint Attack / Foul Play / Night Daze / Dark Pulse / Night Slash
- Incinerate / Flamethrower / Hidden Power
- Focus Blast / Return
- Grass Knot / U-Turn
- Flying type move of choice until you get Fly
- Normal type move of choice until you get Return
- Stat move of choice until you get Work Up
- Quick Attack / Roost / U-turn
The last slot really is kind of the legendary preserve slot, but a nice electric type always makes this slot pretty good. Otherwise, just stick your legendary of choice here.
- Spark / Wild Charge
- Flame Charge
- Stomp / Thrash / Return
- Pursuit / Rock Smash / Volt Switch
Have fun.
Samurott @
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
-Ice Beam
>The Starter and Surfer of your team. I made him a mixed sweeper as thats how I use my both ingame and competitively though the moves are different. Hes not the fastest in the world so taking away his speed doesnt matter much so you can be bulkier. Surf is STAB and ingame use. Megahorn and Ice Beam is coverage, while Retaliate is good for revenge killing any of your Pokemon that faint.
Arcanine @
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
-Flame Charge
-Thunder Fang
>Flame Charge is pretty good ingame considering its a decent STAB and raises your speed at the same time. Thunder Fang and Crunch are nice coverage and I want to try Outrage on Arcanine so thats why that is there.
Lucario @
Trait:Inner Focus
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
-Rock Slide
-Metal Claw
-Force Palm
-Shadow Claw
>A pure attacking lucario. Metal Claw is STAB and has a chance to raise attack which is nice, along with Force Palm being STAB and having that chance to paralyze. Shadow Claw and Rock Slide are coverage.
Roserade @
Trait:Natural Cure
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
-Giga Drain
-Sludge Bomb
-Shadow Ball
-Stun Spore
>Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are great STABs, with Giga Drain healing you and Sludge Bomb having the potential to poison. Shadow Ball is coverage, and Stun Spore is for a reliable status to catch Pokemon.
Glaceon @
Trait:Snow Cloak
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
-Frost Breath
-Shadow Ball
>The reason I have Frost Breath over Ice Beam is that it always crits, and if you get somebody in game that raises their special defense you can always bring in Glaceon and ignore the boost. Shadow Ball is coverage, Hail is to take advantage of its ability though you might not be using it, Charm lowers the opponent's attack.
> For a very reliable starter, go with Emboar
Flare Blitz/Fire Punch
Flame Charge
Head Smash/Rock Slide/Earthquake
Arm Thrust/Hammer Arm/ Brick Break
This may seem like a very strange choice, but it's not. I've used Electabuzz effectively in SS, Platinum and now White 2. He may not be as good as Electivire, but he still packs a huge punch
Thunderbolt/Electro Ball
Volt Switch
Focus Blast
Signal Beam/Psychic
This may seem like a very strange choice, but it's not. I've used Electabuzz effectively in SS, Platinum and now White 2. He may not be as good as Electivire, but he still packs a huge punch
Thunderbolt/Electro Ball
Volt Switch
Focus Blast
Signal Beam/Psychic
In my opinion, one of the best grass types that are obtainable in W2. Quiver Dance will help you greatly, and with access to Petal Dance and a Sun Stone, before the 4th gym, Liligant will be one of the best special attackers on your team.
Petal Dance
Giga Drain/Energy Ball
Quiver Dance
Grass Knot
In my opinion, one of the best grass types that are obtainable in W2. Quiver Dance will help you greatly, and with access to Petal Dance and a Sun Stone, before the 4th gym, Liligant will be one of the best special attackers on your team.
Petal Dance
Giga Drain/Energy Ball
Quiver Dance
Grass Knot
A MUST on any in-game team.
Focus Blast
Night Daze/Dark Pulse
A MUST on any in-game team.
Focus Blast
Night Daze/Dark Pulse
The flyer, plus a good physical attacker. This guy will help you take down Drayden with the help of our next team member, and also get you around Unova fast.
Rock Slide
Dragon Claw/Outrage
The flyer, plus a good physical attacker. This guy will help you take down Drayden with the help of our next team member, and also get you around Unova fast.
Rock Slide
Dragon Claw/Outrage
WARNING. This Lapras may take you a while to catch, but it's worth the wait. It can be a physical and special attacker plus your surfer.
Ice Beam
Hydro Pump
However, if you can't catch him, I suggest Vaporeon as a substitute
Acid Armour
Aqua Ring
Ice Beam
WARNING. This Lapras may take you a while to catch, but it's worth the wait. It can be a physical and special attacker plus your surfer.
Ice Beam
Hydro Pump
However, if you can't catch him, I suggest Vaporeon as a substitute
Acid Armour
Aqua Ring
Ice Beam
Yes! I'm finally ready for this!
This is a team for White 2 only.
Starter: Samurott (M)
Naughty Nature
The naughty nature ups attack witch he needs beacause he's the first Pokemon in my party.It decreases sp. Defence beacause that stat is strong in every samurott. Dig can beat annoying suprise electric types or those steels. Megahorn always works,beats grass,and has a ton of power that makes almost every one a KO.Superpower or fighting types has the most type coverage and this paticular one has 100 accuracy and 140 power. Surf is it's only water move and is good for outside of battle,not to mention the beautiful STAB.
@Lum Berry
Iron Defense
Head Smash
Iorn Tail
You need at least 1 rock type on any Pokemon team and this is it.Iron Defense is to already boost the unbeleivable defense it has. I was going to do thunder to replace the fact that there is no electric type on this team, but it's special. So I went with the obvious choice, thunderpunch. Outrage I don't have to explain.It's that great.Head Smash covers fireice,bug,and flying types. Exept for skyamory, plus there's STAB,and no recoil beacause it's part of the Aggon evolution chain. Iorn Tail has a good amount of power for a 10 PP move.It's also my finisher move if I find a Pokemon Aggron's not good at beating like a poison type.
@Lum Berry
Rash Nature
Ability:Leaf Guard
Giga Drain
Sunny Day
It's nature is rash beacause it focuses on special attack.It lowers speed but a lot of strong sp.defence Pokemon in this.Sunny Day for his ability leaf guard witch means he can't be inficted with paralys,sleep,or a burn.Giga Drain is for recovery and water or rock types. Rest is for recovery.It has a lum berry so when it uses Rest it'll immediately wake up. Earthquake is my powerhouse finishing move.
@Fire Gem
Ability:Magma Armor
Sunny Day
Solar Beam
Rock Polish
Don't see much Camerupts in Pokemon teams,so here you go! Fire gem for it's Eruption, same for the modest nature.Solar Beam destroys every type disadvantage of fire types. Rock polish is for improving some of the weaknesses of camerupt's basic stat. The other one, Eruption,is just type coverage.Also,with STAB this move can really help with eruption. Eruption has unbeleavible power with 150 power+75 power(STAB)+75 power(Fire Gem)+75 (Sunny Day)=375 power. I don't have any other Pokemon with fire type moves.I also picked it beacause of it's power.Sunny day for solar beam and improving eruption's power. You should give it a PP max for Camerupt's Eruption.
@Exp. Share/Power Anclet(Exp. share before PWT,Power Anclet after PWT).
Shadow Ball
Signal Beam
Ultimate Espeon!Exp. Share beacause it won't get out much/A power anclet for the weakened espeon stat of attack. Sychronize due to it's usefulness.This covers all of the E4 too. Shadow Ball for ghost,and psychic types. Reflect for defence help.....Psychic for fighting. Signal Beam is very importaint for the coverage of it's main weakness,dark. It's also for secondary psychic type coverage.
@Lum Berry
Dragon Claw
Earth Power
FLYGONS!Love them. You need at least 1 Dragon type on your 6 Pokemon team and this is it. Dragon Claw is strong and I need it beacause of dragon coverage,not to mention STAB. Fly beacause of it's efficancy on getting you somewhere.The Earth Power is STAB, and this is the only ground move on the team, because I couldn't fit one on Aggron. Sandsotrom will usually hurt the enemy because it only doesn't effect ground,steel, and rock types, so it'll help. Think of it as a hazard, sorta.
Where everything is found:
Leftovers:Castelina Sewers.Dragon and Fire Gem:All Caves.Lum Berry:Village Bridge(Daily).
Exp.Share:Castelina City.Power Anclet:PWT Pokemon:Oshuott:Starter.Aron:Mistrlalation Cave.Tangela:Route 13.Numel:Reversal Mountain.Evee:Castelina City.Trapinch:Desert Resort
TMs and move tutors:
TM 28:Route 4.TM25:Iccirus City Pokemart.TM71:Twist Mountain.TM44:Castelina City.TM11:Mistralatin City Pokemart.TM26:Route 15.TM22:Pinwheel Forest.TM50:N's Castle.
TM69:Reversal Mountain.TM30:Reversal Mountain.TM29:Route 13.TM33:Nimbasa City Pokemart.TM90:Twis Mountain(winter)HM2:Route 5.HM3:Route 6.Move Tutor moves:Superpower:10 B shards.Outrage:10 G shards.Iorn Tail:6 B shards.Giga Drain:10 Y shards.Signal Beam:6 R Shards.Other:Megahorn:Samurott lv.1.Eruption:Camerupt lv.52.
Well,that's it. These Pokemon cover every 17 types.Hope everyone likes it!
Starter: (Ohawott) --> -->
By the way, you can have any suitable items on this team, there
are very good items that could be put, yet there are too many of them
to list so I have not put the items.
By the way, you can have any suitable items on this team, there
are very good items that could be put, yet there are too many of them
to list so I have not put the items.
Trait: Torrent
Nature: Quirky/Hardy/Docile/Serious/Bashful
- Surf/Waterfall
- Ice Beam
- Slash
- X-Scissor
Samurott is good as it can provide you with Surf/Waterfall HM's provides a good mixed set and has OK defences and speed.
Trait: Sand (Force/Rush) No difference unless you have a ingame sand team.
Nature: Jolly (+Spe -SpA)
- Hone Claws
- Fissure
- Guillotine
- Iron Head
This is my awesome OHKO set. With a few Hone Claw boosts, you will power up the strength of Iron Head and also increase accuracy for the OHKO moves. I suggest you have both in case you face either a Ghost type or flying type etc.
Trait: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk -SpA)
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Strength
- Swords Dance
This is a standard S - Dance set which also provides a HM (Strength) which can pack a punch with S - Dance.
Trait: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA -Atk)
- Flamethrower
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Psychic
This is a Quiver Dance set. I don't like Fiery Dance because Volcarona learns it at level 100 so yeah.
Trait: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk -SpA)
- Cross Poison
- Fly
- X-Scissor
- Roost
This is my nice Crobat which provides as a flyer for the team and also knows roost as it is helpful.
Trait: Motor Drive
Nature: Jolly (-SpA +Spe)
- Thunder Punch
- Earthquake
- Brick Break
- Ice Punch
Normal Electivire set...Nuff Said.
Right, so I hope you guys liked my team! Feel free to add any suggestions by commenting below!
BTW I have defeated 4 of the Champions Pokemon using Excadrill only! (:D)
Surf- STAB and a great special attack
Ice Beam- coverage especially against grass with good power
Aqua Tail/Waterfall- Both are good physical STAB water type moves Aqua tail is more powerful with less accuracy and waterfall is less powerful with more accuracy and the added bonus of being a HM so that you can climb waterfalls
Swords Dance- If you want to boost the Aqua tail/Waterfall
Aura Sphere- Never misses and has great power, STAB, and how can anyone forget Lucario's signature move
Close Combat- If you want a powerful physical attack + STAB
Earthquake/Stone edge- For coverage, I personally like Earthquake cause it covers more types, more accuracy, more pp, but if you want to have stone edge that is pretty good too
Dark Pulse- Die psychics
Extremespeed- For a grand finish
Thunderbolt- great combination of power and accuracy, STAB
Thunder- If you think you need some big firepower
Signal Beam- just for coverage
Light Screen- If the opponents smart then he/she'll use a physical attack which would make use of static, if not, then you have higher special defense
Flamethrower- STAB, good power and accuracy
Extremespeed- So you can finish of the Pokemon
Thunder fang- water types are now taken care of
Flare Blitz- A powerful physical fire type move if you want
Outrage/Dragon claw- Both are powerful and STAB. Dragon claw is not as powerful as outrage but you won't have to worry about confusion and switching out mid-battle
Dragon Dance-raising his powerful attack and great speed will devastate your opponenents
Earthquake- Great power, uses mold breaker, lots of type coverage, just an awesome move
Brick Break- lots of type coverage especially on ice
Cross Poison- good power, STAB, and can poison the target
Acrobatics/Air Slash- both are STAB. Air slash can make your opponent flinch, but acrobatics has great power but sacrifices a hold item
Fly- your gonna need it to fly but it's an okay battle move
U-turn- hit hard and retreat
Bug buzz/Techno Blast- Techno blast holding the douse drive covers its only weakness, bug buzz is powerful and STAB
Flamethrower-best fire type move
Thunderbolt-best electrical attack
Ice Beam- dominant ice typer
Genesect is a great Pokemon for your team even if it's legendary. It has a great move pool. It can replace anyone on your team. Hope this helped.
Well here is a good ingame team for Black 2 or White 2.(Items are of no real concern ingame)(HM slaves not included with package)
Your Starter: (Snivy)
Trait: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs are of no concern here
Leaf Blade
Leech Seed
He is great for beating Clay and Marlon. Plus, his bulkiness allows him to last longer in early ingame battles.
First Teambuilder: (Riolu)
Trait: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest/Timid
EVs are of no concern
Aura Sphere
Dragon Pulse
Calm Mind
This is all you need to beat the first 2 gyms. The next Pokemon will be from Castelia.
Next Added: (Eevee)
Trait: Synchronize
Nature: Modest
EVs are of no concern
Morning Sun
Shadow Ball (TM 30)
Signal Beam (Move Tutor)
There is no access to Flareon yet but even though Espeon and Serperior are weak to Bug, Riolu/Lucario will be able to tackle this gym easily.
**And now lets heat this up!: (Litwick)
Trait: Flash Fire
Nature: Timid/Modest
EVs are of no concern yet
Fire Blast
Energy Ball (TM 53)
Shadow Ball (TM 30 or Level up)
Hidden Power (Water) (TM 10) or Will-o-Wisp
Now wait till Village Bridge:
Trait: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest
EVs are not important
Surf (HM 03)
Ice Beam
Ice Shard
Thunderbolt (TM 24)
Last is after Marlon: (Zweilous)
Trait: Levitate
Nature: Modest
Evs are of no concern
Surf (HM 03)
Dragon Pulse
Fire Blast (TM 38)
Dark Pulse (Move Tutor)
I know that 5/6 of these are Special Attackers but this is ingame. It wil not matter much and these are the best that this team can have. :)
Starter: Oshawott
A very good starter. Tepig is probably the best starter, but there are many fire types in the game which are way better than it.
Surf / Aqua Tail
Waterfall / Cut / Iron Tail
Megahorn / X-Scissor / Air Slash / Ice Beam /
Revenge / Superpower
Team Member 2: Crobat
Unique typing, fast and a powerhouse attacker. Zubat should be caught before the 3rd gym in the Castelia Sewers
Bite / Dark Pulse
Acrobatics / Aerial Ace
U - Turn / X - Scissor / Hidden Power Bug
Cross Poison / Poison Fang / Sludge Bomb
(NOTE: I'd probably stay away from the special moves that Crobat learns, but they're an option)
Team Member 3: Excadrill
Great typing, amazing sweeper and it's a freaking mole. What is NOT to like? Catch after the 3rd gym in the Relic Passage.
Earthquake / Drill Run
Swords Dance / Home Claws
Rock Slide / Poison Jab / X - Scissor
Iron Head / Metal Claw
Team Member 4: Galvantula
Amazing ability, boosting Thunder to 9!% accuracy, fast and has good special attack. Catch in Chargestone Cave after Gym 5. Galvantula and Excadrill make a great core against Skyla. Preferred ability: Compoundeyes.
Thunder / Thunderbolt
Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
Hidden Power Ice
Giga Drain / Energy Ball
Team Member 5: Chandelure
Great typing, amazing Special Attack and it looks pretty cool. Litwick, it's first pre-evolved form is very easy to catch. Catch Litwick in the Stranger's House after Gym 6. 5 Pokemon before Gym 6 can be a handful.
Flamethrower / Fire Blast / Heat Wave
Dark Pulse
Shadow Ball
Team Member 6: Weavile
Sneasel isn't hard to catch, good movepool, high attack and extremely fast. Catch before Gym 8 in the Giant Chasm or after. Your choice.
Ice Punch / Ice Shard
Night Slash / Shadow Claw / Foul Play / Beat Up
X - Scissor / Poison Jab / Swords Dance
Low Kick / Brick Break / Low Sweep
A few things I'd like to say about this team:
This team was very successful against the Pokemon Gyms, Team Plasma and the Elite Four. It also has perfect synergy and covers all types in Black/White 2, which is very handy when facing an opponent one Pokemon can't handle. The Pokemon are caught quite spaced out, so you won't be slipping levels anytime soon in the game.
Pokemon White 2 Team:
-Serperior (Grass) (Overgrow) (Miracle Seed)
Leaf Blade, Leaf Storm, Giga Drain, Aerial Ace
-Arcanine (Fire) (Flash Fire) (Charcoal)
Outrage, Flare Blitz, Wild Charge, Extreme Speed
-Vaporeon (Water) (Water Absorb) (Mystic Water)
Shadow Ball, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam
-Lucario (Fighting/Steel) (Inner Focus) (Black Belt)
Aura Sphere, Psychic, Ice Punch, Dark Pulse
-Zoroark (Dark) (Illusion) (Left Overs)
U Turn, Night Daze, Flamethrower, Focus Blast
-Haxorus (Dragon) (Dragon Fang) (Mould Breaker)
Rock Slide, Outrage, Guillotine, Earthquake
so far i'm doing a play through of B&W2 atm, and this is my endgame team
and the Pokemon I'm using are as below:
vaporeon @ leftovers
ability : hydration
nature : modest
moves: rain dance, surf, rest, shadowball/ice beam
(if you research into this, you'l see why its so powerful)
- shadow ball for coverage and ice beam to get rid of those pesky dragons. it is also your surfer and does well at it!
scrafty @ chesto berry
ability : moxie
nature : adament
moves: dragon dance, rest, crunch, crick break/closecombat
-capable of taking down anyone as a physical sweeper my personal favourite :)
chandelure @ quick claw
ability : flame body
nature : modest
moves : pain split, shadowball, energyball, minimize(use with pain split to make chandelure a hard target to hit!)
- tanky special sweeper that makes it hard to survive a long battle against
eelektross @ expert belt
ability : levitate
nature : doesnt really matter on this one, but boosted att would help alot!
moves : thunder, drain punch, facade, aqua tail
- now there is a reason that I have this moveset, if I use vaporeon before I send out this beast, thunder has stab +100% accuracy because of the rain, and aqua tail now has boosted power aswell because of the rain. drain punch is to gain hp back (which is why the att nature helps) and facade is because 9/10 times the only way to take this machine down is with poison, or burn or paralysis, this makes the status condition backfire on them bigtime ;) there is a method to my madness! but even without the rain its still a very powerful Pokemon that will rely on luck with the thunder, so worth it.
roserade @ big root/miracle seed
ability : natural cure
nature : boosted speed or spec attack
moves : toxic, venoshock, giga drain, leechseed/grasswhistle
- this be my shredder! if I come across a Pokemon with high hp or defense, this is what I turn to. toxic to venoshock is always a powerful combo + stab makes it stronger, and then giga drain for hp and stab, alround great move, and finally leech seed/grasswhistle, leech seed+toxic= massive damage per turn plus your attack, and you get more hp back with the big root, or you can use grass whistle to save yourself from fainting and giving yourself some hp for a couple of turns. cheeky hey :P
and finally!
flygon @ lum berry
ability : levitate (dont get much choice)
nature : boosted speed or attack
moves : outrage, stone edge, fly, roost
- flygon has been a favourite since it came out in ruby saffire and emerald, outrage is rediculously strong with the lum berry (no consequence of confusion! >.<) stone edge has high crit and takes care of the other weakness ice! (4xsuper effective) fly purely because you cant have flygon without fly ;) and it gives good coverage. and stalls out a battle. and roost because who doesnt like a good heal on a Pokemon!? :P
now those that have read this may be wondering why I dont have a starter in this team?
thats because I find the starters to scale out late into the game and dont have the play style that I enjoy, although if I was to use a starter in this team, I would swap out roserade for this:
serperior @ scope lense
nature : boosted attack
moves : coil, aqua tail, iron tail, leaf blade, synthesis
- now I have fiddled around with all the starters in black and white, and found serperior to be the most successful, I have tried a special attack based one and it didnt even compare to the power of this one, aqua tail and iron tail both get benifits from coil in the accuracy department, (and take out 2 of your weaknesses fire and ice) and leaf blade for stab and with the scope lense if that thing crits, it will hurt! finally synthesis is to help out with the coil, if your D or the oppenent is hitting hard on you, and its another heal, I like heals :)
this is my personal favourite team and all of my Pokemon have great survive-ability which makes versing "glass cannon" Pokemon like mienshoa and lucario fun! very fun, and if you use marilands black and white 2 team builder, you will find that this team have great coverage ( can hit every type super effectively ) and have good defensive stats.
thanks! and I hope this helped alot to anyone reading <3
This team is for all those who chose serperior like I did.
This is a team for Black 2 only.
Leaf Blade
Aqua Tail
The serperior best moveset on this post.Coil to up stats that serperior's arn't that high like defence or attack.Leaf Blade for STAB,probably be the only grass type move on the team,and it's just like flamethrower and surf beacause of power and PP.Aqua Tail beacause of Emboar and other fire types.Return beacause she'll like you beacause she's your starter,wich means she'll have max happiness,boosting this move's power.
@Lum Berry
Swords Dance
Stealth Rock
Rock Slide
Steel is a sub for a rock Pokemon, but can get all of the moves I would've wanted on a rock Pokemon.Swords Dance is for improving some of excadrill's stats that arn't that strong.Stealth Rock is to set up my only hazard and with Excadrill being 2nd in my party,this hazard will hurt a lot of the other team's Pokemon.Rock Slide I need for type coverage,and it's probabley the only rock move i'll get out of this team.Earthquake is STAB,and has a very good range of type coverage.
@Water Gem
Ability:Shell Armor
Ice Beam
Body Slam
I know it takes a while to get to Undella Bey,but until then,you can replace wailren with Vaporeon.Ice Beam is STAB and is good when you wan a move with high PP.Surf is also STAB and you need to surf outside of battle!I was thinking of putting outrage in this spot but ice beam covers dragon. Body Slam I put in here beacause it's strong and has a nice chance of paralyes.
Psychic I put here for fighting types who think they can defeat my lapras with Close Combat.Plus this is the only Psychic move on the team.
@Quick Claw
Ability:Flash Flare
Iorn Tail
Double Team
This will be my fire type on this team.Flamethrower I prefer over fire blast,lave plume,or overheat beacause of it's total PP,15 PP for a 90 power move,i'll take it any day, but you can't forget the STAB.It'll also probably be the only fire type move.Iorn Tail beacause Excadrill's moveset was filled up with other moves it didn't have space for.Superpower beacause this team does'nt have much fighting types and i'm certaintly not picking rock smash.Double Team can be very useful and belive it or not,can annoy the heck out of your opponent.
@Dark Gem
Mandibuzz with a dark gem!Powerful!This guy is mostly for the E4.Payback to cover Psychic and Ghost types,plus STAB,and an extra bonus beacause somebody probably fainted already.U-Turn for secondary Psychic coverage,and coverage of one of it's own types,dark.Fly is STAB,beats fighting types in the E4 like Minshao,and with one of Mandibuzz's types being flying,fighting is only regularly effective.Roost for the recovery.
@Light Clay
Light Screen
Galvantula.I took this guy beacause of his second type,bug.X-Scisor is STAB,and the only bug type move on this team other than Mandibuzz's U-Turn.Thunder is STAB,and I admire it for it's 10 PP on a 120 power move.Light Screen beacause of it's helpfulness in defence and with the light clay,the turn total of this lasting is 8.I use this move beacause galvantula will usually be my last hope Pokemon,meaning my last in a battle.Substitute is good for a final Pokemon and Light Screen helps make it last.
Well,that's it!Hope it's a great team!
Alright ill do a snivy based team. Pre elite four only. ill assume that the Pokemon are around level 57.
Serperior @ Miracle Seed
Arcanine @ Charcoal
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Flygon @ Expert Belt
Absol @ Silk Scarf
Beheeyem @ Twistedspoon
- Surf (STAB, good power & accuracy and Surf is needed to complete the game)
- Ice Beam (Coverage)
- Megahorn (For grass types AND psychic & dark elite 4's)
- Superpower (Coverage)
- Close Combat/Aura Sphere (STAB)
- Flash Cannon (more STAB)
- Rock Slide (Coverage against fire and flying types)
- ExtremeSpeed (Neutral coverage)
- Flare Blitz (Powerful STAB)
- Crunch (Coverage, always handy to have a dark type move around)
- Outrage (Powerful neutral coverage)
- Wild Charge (water types)
- Outrage (Powerful STAB)
- Earthquake (More powerful STAB)
- Fly (Needed to travel, good power)
- Fire Punch (those pesky ice types)
- Thunder (STAB, 91% accuracy with ability)
- Bug Buzz (STAB)
- Giga Drain (healing)
- Volt Switch (i know, another electric move, but it makes galvantula a good lead off Pokemon for the PWT and other mixed battles (i.e. Ghetsis or Colress))
Reniculus (White 2 only, Gothietelle is a solid alternative)
- Psychic (STAB)
- Shadow Ball (Used for other psychics and ghosts)
- Energy Ball (Coverage)
- Thunder Wave (main tool for catching Pokemon)
Miracle Seed
Leaf Storm, Giga Drain, Leaf Blade, Coil
Flame Body
Heat Wave, Bug Buzz, Quiver Dance, Roost
Swift Swim
Mystic Water
Surf, Hydro Pump, Earthquake, Toxic
Fly, Acrobatics, Stone Edge, Thrash
Left Overs
Night Daze, Shadow Ball, Flamethrower, Focus Blast
Mould Breaker
Dragon Fang
Dragon Claw, Outrage, Guillotine, Earthquake
This is for White 2 only!!
Ability: Torrent
Item: NevermeltIce
- Ice Beam : TM13 in Giant Chasm
- Hydro Pump : Level 62
- Megahorn : Move Reminder
- Superpower : Move Tutor in Lentimas Town for 10 Blue Shards
Your everyday mixed sweeper, which Samurott was built for. Yawn. This set has STAB, coverage, and a strong ice move (great for Iris, Cynthia and Benga).
Ability: Steadfast/Inner Focus doesn't matter
Item: Focus Sash
- Aura Sphere : Level 51
- Extreme Speed : Level 65
- Earthquake : TM26 from Route 15
- Stone Edge : TM71 from Twist Mountain
This set takes a while to get, especially Stone Edge, but it maximizes Lucario's ability as a physical sweeper. Then why do I have Aura Sphere? Because Steel types have much higher Def than SpDef, making Aura Sphere a much more helpful move especially because it never misses.
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Leftovers
- Thunderbolt : TM24 from Victory Road
- Flash Cannon : TM91 from Twist Mountain
- Hyper Beam : TM15 from Shopping Mall 9 for 90k pokedollars
- Toxic : TM06 from Seaside Cave
Lots of TMs, I know. But honestly Magnezone just doesn't learn a whole lot of great moves for late in the game. The first two are STAB, and Hyper Beam is strong neutral coverage. Toxic is a bit of a filler, Magnet Rise is another good move to use. Leftovers is to maximize his use as a special tank.
Ability: Defiant
Item: Life Orb
- Superpower : Level 51
- Brave Bird : Level 63
- Giga Impact : TM68 from Shopping Mall 9 for 90k pokedollars
- Shadow Claw : TM65 from Celestial Tower
Did someone ask for a physical sweeper? Cuz I did. With the ability Defiant, your opponents help you beat them even more quickly. It can be really, really helpful. Brave Bird and Giga Impact are STAB, while Superpower and Shadow Claw allow you to take out a wide variety of annoying opponents.
Ability: Illusion
Item: Dark Glasses/Wide Lens
- Night Daze : Level 64
- Flamethrower : TM35 from Route 23
- Dig : TM28 from Route 4
- Focus Blast : TM52 from Wellspring Cave
This guy is a baller in-game. Great Spd and SpAtk, with pretty good Att to boot, makes Zoroark the perfect play. Illusion isn't a great ability, but used correctly can work as damage control for a move or two. Night Daze is fantastic STAB, which I prefer over Foul Play both for the accuracy drop and that many Psychic/Ghost types don't have big Atk stats. Flamethrower and Focus Blast hit lots of things for lots of damage. Dig is a bit of a filler, but its always nice to have another Ground move on the squad. Also, if you didn't know, Zoroark will get boosted Exp points because you trade him from N. How great is that?
Ability: Flame Body
Item: Expert Belt
- Heat Wave : Level 60
- Bug Buzz : Level 70
- Giga Drain : Move Tutor in Humilau City for 10 Yellow Shards
- Psychic : TM29 from Route 13
The special sweeper of all special sweepers, at least in game. Not only does Volcarona boast fantastic Spd and SpAtk, but its movepool is so large and varied it can hit almost everything supereffectively (hence the expert belt). If you can get there, which I haven't yet, Volcarona learns Hurricane (Level 90) and Fiery Dance (Level 100), two OP moves that you should totally have. The set I currently run has two STABs, the ever-useful Giga Drain and Marshal's-worst-nightmare Psychic. There's honestly dozens of amazing sets you can run on Volcarona, this is just the one I chose.
Just as a warning, only use this team if you want to destroy every trainer you can find. Have fun!
-Leaf Blade
-Aqua Tail/Iron Tail
-Dragon Tail
Your starter.Leaf Blade is STAB,Cut is HM.Aqua Tail is for Fire types whereas Iron Tail is for Ice types,it actually depends on you that whether Fire or Ice type is more tough for you.Dragon Tail is for taking out strong Dragon types such as Haxorus.If you have difficulties defeating Roxie I prefer you catch a Magnemite and then release it after defeating her.
-Shadow Ball
-Hidden Power(Fire)
-Signal Beam
Your psychic type.Psychic is STAB and can also be used to KO Marshal because of its speed.Shadow Ball is to counter Ghost types.Try to get a Hidden Power Fire type to counter Bug types,Flying and Rock type Hidden Power are also good.Signal Beam is used to counter Dark types.
-Dragon Claw
-Rock Slide
Your team`s flyer.Dragon Claw is STAB.Earthquake is a powerful move but it is not good for double or triple battles so thats why Dig can be an option and it can also be used to exit caves.Rock Slide is for Ice types and Fly is HM.
Your team`s surfer.Surf,Waterfall and Dive are all HM.Bounce is for Grass types.
-Drain Punch
-Rock Slide
Your fighter.Drain Punch is STAB and restores your HP a bit.U-turn is for psychic types and can be really helpful since the ability is Regenerator.Rock Slide is for Flying types and Strength is HM.
-Ice Punch
-Ice Shard
-Night Slash
-Aerial Ace
Your fast Dragon/Psychic sweeper.Ice Punch is STAB.Ice Shard is STAB and always hits first.Night Slash is STAB.Aerial Ace is for Fighting and Bug types.
Pokemon locations:
Snivy(Serperior):Obtained as a starter from Aspertia city.
Eevee(Espeon):It is found in Castelia city`s short area after Castelia sewers.
Trapinch(Flygon):Found in Desert Resort.
Wailmer(Wailord):Catch a Pokemon that can learn Surf,teach it Surf and then Surf in Rippling water in Undella bay.
Mienfoo(Mienshao):Go to route 14,you can find it in regular grass not in dark grass.
Sneasel(Weavile):Go to Giant Chasms forest (known as Crater forest)and then find one in a Hidden Grotto since you want its hidden ability.
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Patient Safety and Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
EHRs Support Safer, Higher Quality Health Care
As early as 2001, the Institute of Medicine stated that to support safer, higher quality health care, systems of care needed to be redesigned including the use of information technology to support clinical and administrative processes.
Adverse events, or injuries caused by medical management, are the result of errors of commission (errors in dose, surgical error, etc.) and omission (avoidable delay in diagnosis, failure to act on test results, etc.). Patient data safety systems should incorporate immediate access to patient information and decision support tools while also capturing adverse events and near misses to enable the design of safer care delivery systems.
The current healthcare information infrastructure is error prone and studies demonstrate that electronic health record (EHR) users make more appropriate clinical decisions.
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After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics.
A special committee formed by top Scout leaders in 2010 "came to the conclusion that this policy is absolutely the best policy for the Boy Scouts," the organization's national spokesman, Deron Smith, told The Associated Press.
Smith said the committee, comprised of professional scout executives and adult volunteers, was unanimous in its conclusion — preserving a long-standing policy that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000 and has remained controversial.
The Scouts did not identify the members of the special committee but said in a statement that they represented "a diversity of perspectives and opinions."
The president of the largest U.S. gay-rights group, Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign, depicted theScouts' decision as "a missed opportunity of colossal proportions."
"With the country moving toward inclusion, the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have instead sent a message to young people that only some of them are valued," he said. "They've chosen to teach division and intolerance."
The Scouts' chief executive, Bob Mazzuca, contended that most Scout families support the policy, which applies to both leaders and Scouts.
"The vast majority of the parents of youth we serve value their right to address issues of same-sex orientation within their family, with spiritual advisers and at the appropriate time and in the right setting," Mazzuca said. "We fully understand that no single policy will accommodate the many diverse views among our membership or society."
The announcement suggests that hurdles may be high for a couple of members of the national executive board — Ernst & Young CEO James Turley and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson — who have recently indicated they would try to work from within to change the policy. Both of their companies have been commended by gay-rights groups for gay-friendly employment policies.
Stephenson is on track to become president of the Scouts' national board in 2014 and will likely face continued pressure from gay-rights groups.
Since 2000, the Boy Scouts have been targeted with numerous protest campaigns and run afoul of some local nondiscrimination laws because of the membership policy.
One protest campaign involves Jennifer Tyrrell, the mother of a 7-year-old Cub Scout who was ousted as aScout den mother because she is lesbian. Change.org, an online forum supporting activist causes, says more than 300,000 people have signed its petition urging the Scouts to reinstate Tyrrell and abandon the exclusion policy. The petition is to be delivered to the Scouts' national headquarters in Texas on Wednesday.


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More than 150,000 pre-primary and primary school students will get a boost of energy every day to help them concentrate better on their studies, thanks to a contribution from Cuba of more than 180 metric tons of sugar to the United Nations World Food Programme.
The sugar will be mixed in to a nutritious daily mid-morning snack dumplings made from a blend of corn and soy – for school students in rural areas throughout six provinces in the far north and south of Laos, according to yesterday press release of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
The Cuban donation was made possible thanks to a private citizen of Japan, who funded the shipment from Cuba to Laos. In a statement, he expressed his hope that his contribution will play a small part in making the world a better place. Continue reading


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This cake is a dark moist sponge that oozes the flavour of the chocolate and subtle undertones resonating from the Guinness. The frothy topped pint of Guinness is replicated here with the creamy exuberance of cream cheese frosting. Sprinkled with a touch of Irish charm in these shamrocks.
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Makes 12 slices
For the cake
250ml Guinness
250g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
75g cocoa
400g caster sugar
142ml sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275g plain flour
2 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the topping
300g Philadelphia cream cheese
150g icing sugar
125ml double or whipping cream
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180˚C, butter and line a 23cm springform tin.
Start by pouring the Guinness into a large, wide saucepan and add the butter; heat until the butter's melted, at which time you should whisk in the cocoa and sugar. Beat the sour cream with eggs and vanilla and then pour in the pan of brown, buttery, beer and finally whisk in the four and bicarb.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Leave to cool completely in the tin on a cooling rack, as it's quite a damp cake.
When the cake's cold, sit it on a flat platter or cake stand and get on with the icing. Lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the icing sugar and then beat them both together. Add the cream and beat again until it makes a spreadable consistency.
Ice the top of the black cake so that it resembles the frothy top of the famous pint. Sprinkle with shamrock sprinkles or green glitter or sugar (optional).


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A lot of people have been having trouble installing the Nexus S Windows USB driver, so here's the simplest way, just download this file:
Download samsung_driver.zip
Unzip the file then run the .exe file.
After you install the Samsung drivers, put your Nexus S into Debugging Mode by going to Settings->Applications->Development then checking Debugging Mode.
Connect your phone to your computer and open up Device Manager.
You will see Nexus S with an exclamation mark, just double-click on it, Update Driver->Browse my computer for driver software->ADB Interface then choose Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, then choose Samsung Android ADB Device.
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Argentine race car driver Guido Falaschi was killed yesterday on the last lap of the Turismo Carretera Series race at the Juan Miguel Fangio track in Argentina. The 22-year-old collided with a lapped car, hit the wall and was t-boned by another vehicle.
Falaschi was driving a Ford Falcon in the popular touring car series, fighting for the lead, when a slower car in front of him lost control. As you can see in the video, he hit the tire wall, collided with another car and carried onto the track, and is then slammed into by another car.
Doctors attempted to resuscitate the driver for 40 minutes but were unsuccessful. The injuries, primarily to the driver's abdomen, were too great.
The race ended on the red flag.
Like many other young drivers, Falaschi got his start in karting and won numerous championships. He went on to race Formula Renault Argentina before debuting in the Top Race and Turismo Carretera series.
Nestor Girolami, the driver who crashed into Falaschi, is in critical but stable condition.
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[November 16, 2012]
PULASKI -- There will be a "fair trade" booth at the Mount
Pulaski Grade School on Nov. 17 during Christmas on Vinegar
Hill. Crafts and some food items have been imported by SERRV and
Lutheran World Relief. The people who created the many beautiful
items have received a payment that is a more fair payment for their
work than if the items had been sold to a for-profit department
Barbara Stroud-Borth, a retired pastor, has wanted to bring the
beautiful imported, handmade crafts to Christmas on Vinegar Hill
since she moved to Mount Pulaski 5 1/2 years ago. The items are
ordered on consignment, so she is hoping to have nothing to send
The goal of the people from SERRV has long been to help poor
people work to get out of poverty in many countries. Receiving a
fair wage for their crafts helps them feed their families and send
their children to school.
Everyone is invited to come find a Christmas present from among the
Nativity sets, ornaments, baskets, jewelry, musical instruments,
puzzles, baskets, fair trade coffee and Divine Chocolate.
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The way the Mumbai Indians lost to Rajasthan a couple of days ago (with below-average bowling at the death and some poor fielding costing them a semi-final berth) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) of cricket, I could not help but think of what things might be like if retired great and World Cup 1992 final MVP Wasim Akram (of Pakistan) played for Mumbai. I am a fan of and root for the Indian cricket team, but have always admired Mr. Akram (and somewhat envied him for how consistently good he was). Think of him as the Michael Jordan of bowling in cricket. With the game on the line, he would come out on top at least nine times of 10, regardless of the quality of the opposition. I wrote about my dream of seeing Sachin Tendulkar and Akram play together in this post, in which Akram is pictured with one of his fans, Ajay Devgan!
In any case, the IPL semi-finals are fast-approaching, and the final is on Sunday, June 1. As if all three games being played in Bombay weren't enough cause for excitement, Salman Khan will be performing at the final! Here are a couple of news pieces with notes: one from the Times of India, and another from Mid-Day. Part of this is an effort to promote Salman's entry into the television space as host of the show 10 Ka Dum.
A. The answer to the question at the beginning of the post is best summarized by this 10 Ka Dum promotional video. Cool, Sallu! His dance and look remind me of a couple of songs in Partner, and the stage with all the lights and dancers remind me of the promotional material (especially posters) of Jaan-e-Mann. Am I the only one who sees a similarity? As for the game show, I really think he'll be one of the better entertainers!
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Here is a follow-up to this post, including footage from Salman's performance and the show.


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Foley, McKinney name-call in final debate
Foley and McKinney trade jibes in forum days before primary
Two days before their Republican gubernatorial primary showdown, Tom Foley and Senate Minority Leader John McKinney held a no-holds-barred debate Sunday morning that ended with smiles, handshakes and promises of unity after the votes are totaled Tuesday night.
Foley, the GOP's unsuccessful 2010 candidate for governor who won the party's convention in May, repeatedly called McKinney "a career politician" who accepted expensive initiatives of first-term Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
McKinney, using what was perhaps a tougher slur as he scrambled for Republican votes, accused Foley of being "a Democrat."
The hourlong morning confrontation, carried live on WTNH-TV, showed contrasts between Foley and McKinney on gun control, medical marijuana, jobs and the economy.
Both criticized the state's controversial Common Core educational reforms. Foley, of Greenwich, charged that his opponent embraced them as a member of the General Assembly. McKinney, of Fairfield, reminded Foley that the standards were developed and voted upon by the state Board of Education back in 2010, but that Foley, who was running for governor at the time, never raised the issue in the campaign against Malloy.
Foley started the fireworks four minutes into the debate, charging that the 2013 gun-control reforms, which resulted in an expansion of the state's ban on military-style weapons and new prohibitions on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, threatened the constitutional rights of gun owners.
Foley said the law was "an overreach" and that lawmakers have neglected to address the underlying issue of mental health that likely contributed to the Dec. 14, 2012, massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"In some respects, Sen. McKinney actually advocated for restrictions that the governor wasn't advocating," Foley charged.
Foley has been positioning himself for support from Republican gun enthusiasts who may be aligned against McKinney -- whose five-town state Senate district includes Newtown -- because of his role in passage of the legislation.
"I think their rights were trampled on, in many respects," Foley said, adding the first of several references to McKinney, an eight-term veteran of the Legislature, as a "career politician" who is a cause of the state's problems.
"I certainly don't agree that we initiated restrictions beyond what the governor wanted to do," McKinney said. "One of the things that's frustrating is the fact that, Tom, you've talked about the fact that your bill would have been different and the restrictions went too far, but you still won't say whether you would support a ban on assault weapons or whether you would support a ban on large-capacity magazines."
McKinney claimed that around the state, voters have told him they are "frustrated" by Foley's lack of clarity on the issue.
"I know we may disagree and I respect those differences, but I think you need to be specific about the answers we give to people because, you know, to beat Dan Malloy we're going to have to be very specific, and I still think you need to answer those questions," McKinney said.
Foley, who admitted that the gun law is unlikely to be changed by the Democratic majority in the General Assembly, said the underlying issue of better mental health assessment and programming has not been addressed. McKinney said legislation includes substantial improvements in ways to identify children with emotional problems.
"Here is a good example of what I call the career-politician method," Foley replied.
"To be honest, Tom, I was there that day," McKinney said, interrupting Foley. "I've lived through it with those people. You didn't offer any help to the people of Newtown during that tragedy. Would you support a ban on large-capacity magazines? Yes or no?"
"I told the governor at the time that we shouldn't go beyond what would have prevented another Newtown," Foley said.
"With all due respect, you sound like the career politician because I've said I support it and you won't say yes or no," McKinney said.
Both primary candidates called marijuana "a gateway drug." Foley said he opposes the use of cannabis as a recreational drug and wants to make sure the state's medical marijuana doesn't "leak out" into the general populace.
McKinney recalled that he voted against the state's medical marijuana law.
"At the end of the day, marijuana is still a controlled substance," he said.
Both Foley and McKinney were critical of Malloy's budget record and offered starkly different ways to reduce spending and provide tax relief.
Foley would cut the current 6.35 percent sales tax down to 5.85 percent to provide $300 million in tax relief.
By 2017, McKinney would eliminate income taxes for a million state residents who make less than $75,000 a year, saving them more than $750 million, he said.
Foley accused McKinney of "Malloy math" on the issue.
"We need to stand back and look at comprehensive tax reform," Foley said, adding that a reduction in the sales tax would help the state's lower earners.
McKinney responded that by focusing on the middle class, eliminating the income tax would allow "nurses, teachers and other hard-working people" a chance to remain in Connecticut during their retirement years.
Foley said that by holding the line on current spending, he can bridge the estimated $1.4 billion deficit in the budget that starts July 1, 2015. McKinney said that about $900 million in contractual increases makes Foley's plan impossible to enact.
"You're very misleading," McKinney said. "A cut is actually when you spend less money one year than you spent the year before, and that's what I propose."
Foley slammed McKinney for supporting a previous $140 million tax increase on petroleum products.
"You have repeatedly voted for tax increases," Foley said. "You've had some kind of an epiphany in the last three weeks and all of a sudden you're a fiscal conservative. I'm glad you've finally come on board and seen the light."
McKinney pulled out a copy of his record on budget votes, including many votes against higher taxes. He did support a 50 cent-per-pack hike on cigarettes in 2007 that helped fund tax credits for film and media services in the state.
"You're talking like a career politician," Foley said.
"A cigarette tax of 50 cents in exchange for the film tax credit is trade I'll take any day," McKinney said.
In a later exchange over the recent extension of $400 million in tax credits to United Technologies Corp., including Stratford-based Sikorsky, in exchange for promises to remain in the state for several years, Foley said that such tactics are the equivalent of spending.
"You've spent $400 million to bribe UTC to keep jobs here," Foley charged. "John's using career-politician talk. He's saying tax credits are OK. Tax credits are spending. In the federal government, tax credits actually appear on the spending side of the budget. So you've actually spent $400 million to bribe UTC to keep jobs here."
"Now you're thinking like a Democrat," McKinney interrupted. "That's not spending by government. There are no checks being written by the state of Connecticut to United Technologies. That's letting people keep their money. You're a good Democrat if you believe (otherwise)."


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Head Women's Crew Coach - Colin Truex
Colin Truex enters his sixth campaign as the head coach of the UC San Diego women's rowing team in 2017-18. After five successful seasons as an assistant with the UCSD men, he became the third head coach of the women's program in August of 2012.
Since taking over, Truex has led the Tritons to NCAA Championship appearances in 2013 and 2017. In 2013, UCSD's Varsity 8 finished third at the championships, placing behind just Nova Southeastern and Barry. This past season, the Tritons were ranked as high as No. 3 nationally.
Six Tritons have garnered All-America honors during Truex's tenure.
Truex came to La Jolla prior to the 2007-08 season. As the top assistant coach, he helped build the UC San Diego men's program into one of the top competitors on the West Coast. Coaching the novice squad, he led the Tritons to several impressive showings across the country, including a 12th-place finish by the Freshman 8 boat at the 2011 IRA Championship Regatta.
Truex paced UCSD to an impressive campaign in 2008-09 as the Tritons put together an undefeated run at the Pac-10 Challenge and then claimed an improbable petite final victory at the San Diego Crew Classic. His novice squad earned an invitation to the IRAs and went on to finish 17th overall.
In addition to his coaching duties, Truex also served as recruiting coordinator and developed a plan that transformed the program from one that relied exclusively on walk-ons to one that is primarily made up of recruited athletes. He was also actively involved with camps, travel, fundraising, and alumni and parent relations.
Truex began his coaching career at Ohio State University in 2000, where he served as the novice coach of the men's club team for two seasons. In 2004, he was named an assistant coach with the women's crew program at San Diego State, where he helped guide the Aztecs to back-to-back first-place finishes at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships and a pair of top-10 showings for the Lightweight 8 boat at the national championships.
He also served as SDSU's recruiting coordinator and his efforts led to the signing of over 60 high school student-athletes during his five years with the program.
From 2004-06, Truex held the position of student-athlete affairs coordinator at San Diego State and was the primary liaison to admissions for all prospective student-athletes for the institution's 18-sports.
A native of Wethersfield, Conn., Truex graduated cum laude with honors from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, with a bachelor's degree in Government. He received his MBA with specialization in Management from San Diego State in 2007.
A four-year letterwinner on the Colby crew, Truex spent three seasons with the top Varsity 8 boat, winning medals at the Head of the Charles, New England Championships, and New Hampshire Championships. He was also a two-time grand finalist at the ECAC Championships and stroked a silver-medal-winning Open 4 at the IRA Championship Regatta. Truex rowed internationally while studying abroad at University College London his junior year, competing in the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.
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Kim English Hosts Columbia Youth Basketball Camp
COLUMBIA - Former Missouri Tiger basketball guard Kim English returned to Columbia for a basketball camp this week.
English taught kids the fundamentals of the game Thursday morning and afternoon at Hickman High School. The camp also runs Friday the 21st, 10am-noon for third through sixth graders and then again at 2-4pm for 7th and 8th graders.
English says fundamentals are key to basketball and he wants kids to learn them just as he did at a young age. "I went to a camp when I was 12 or 13 years old, and Juan Dixon from the University of Maryland came and just walked into camp, and just touched my shoulders one time. And I looked up and saw it was Juan Dixon, and in my mind, me and Juan Dixon had a connection that can never be broken. It's one little small thing to him but it meant the world to me. And hopefully like I said, if I can just instill the love of the game in one of these kids, it would mean everything to me."
English is now an NBA player and a member of the Detroit Pistons, but once his NBA days are over he's looking to get into coaching. The camp not only helped kids learn basketball, but it also served as a stepping stone for his eventual goal. "I went back to the Missouri versus Arkansas game, and coaching is what I want to do. So hopefully Coach Haith is gracious enough to bring me back onto his staff once my playing days in the league are over."


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The updated and expanded second edition of the Nanoparticle Technology Handbook is an authoritative reference providing both the theory behind nanoparticles and the practical applications of nanotechnology. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded with sixteen new chapters, providing a reference much broader in scope than the previous edition. Over 140 experts in nanotechnology and/or particle technology contributed to this new edition.
Nanoparticle technology is a new and revolutionary technology, which is increasingly being used in electronic devices and nanomaterials. It handles the preparation, processing, application and characterisation of nanoparticles and has become the core of nanotechnology as an extension of the conventional fine particle / powder technology. Nanoparticle technology plays an important role in the implementation of nanotechnology in many engineering and industrial fields including electronic devices, advanced ceramics, new batteries, engineered catalysts, functional paint and ink, drug delivery system, biotechnology, etc.; and makes use of the unique properties of the nanoparticles which are completely different from those of bulk materials.
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Chapter 1. Basic properties and measuring methods of nanoparticles Chapter 2. Structural control of nanoparticles Chapter 3. Characteristics and behavior of nanoparticles and its dispersion systems Chapter 4. Control of nanostructure of materials Chapter 5. Characterization methods for nanostructure of materials Chapter 6. Evaluation methods for properties of nanostructured body Chapter 7. Environmental and safety issues with nanoparticles Applications
Chapter 1. Dispersion of fine silica particles using alkoxysilane and industrialization Chapter 2. Generation of metal nanoparticles using reactive plasma arc evaporation Chapter 3. Sensing based on localized surface plasmon resonance in metallic nanoparticles Chapter 4. Microelectronics packaging by metal nanoparticle pastes Chapter 5. A dye-sensitized solar cell utilizing metal nanoparticle Chapter 6. Design of nanoparticles for oral delivery of peptide drugs Chapter 7. Formation of thick electronic ceramic films with bonding technique of crystalline fine particles and their applications Chapter 8. Development and multi-functionalization of high-functional separation membranes Chapter 9. Development of polymer-clay nanocomposites by dispersion of particles into polymer materials Chapter 10. Development of novel ferroelectric materials Chapter 11. Development of new phosphors Chapter 12. Zeolite membrane Chapter 13. Enhancement of the performance of insulating materials Chapter 14. Barium titanate nanoparticles synthesized under sub and supercritical water conditions Chapter 15 Ceramic filter for trapping diesel particles Chapter 16. Nano particle formation of DNA (globule transformation) Chapter 17. Addressing of nano-particles by using DNA molecules Chapter 18. Development of high performance electrochemical reactors Chapter 19. Dendrimers and their application to organic electronics devices Chapter 20. Electrical conductive CNT dispersed Si3N4 ceramics Chapter 21. Development of functional skincare cosmetics using biodegradable PLGA nanospheres Chapter 22. Development of photonic crystals based on nanoparticle assembly Chapter 23. Liquid-crystalline inorganic nano and fine particles Chapter 24. Closely packed colloidal crystal assembled with nanoparticles and its application for smart materials with tunable structural color Chapter 25. Development of new cosmetics based on nanoparticles Chapter 26. Dispersion control of Al2O3 nano-particles in ethanol Chapter 27. Development of thermoresponsive magnetic nanoparticle and its deployment in the biotechnology field Chapter 28. Development of fuel cells Chapter 29. Delivery to the brain Chapter 30. Nozzle-free ink jet technology Chapter 31. Development of exhaust catalyst Chapter 32. Development of optical memory using semiconductor nanoparticles Chapter 33. Development of bright phosphors using glasses incorporating semiconductor nanoparticles Chapter 34. Development of photocatalyst inserted into surface of porous aluminosilicate Chapter 35. AC overhead transmission line audible-noise reduction measures using surface improvement Chapter 36. Development of a high-performance secondary battery by controlling the surface structure Chapter 37. Pinpoint drug and delivery Chapter 38. Expression of optical function by nanostructure using femtosecond laser processing Chapter 39. Instantaneous nanofoaming method for fabrication of closed-porosity silica particle Chapter 40. Evaluation and applications of dispersing carbon nanotube CNT in the polymers Chapter 41. Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles by organic functional groups Chapter 42. Fabrication technique of organic nanocrystals and their optical properties and materialization Chapter 43. Bio-imaging with quantum dots Chapter 44. Application of quantum dots for the bio-medical engineering Chapter 45. Nanoparticles synthesis, dispersion, and functionalization for industrial application Chapter 46. Synthesis of nanoparticles by RF induction thermal plasma Chapter 47. Self-assembly of oxide nanosheets: precise structural control and its applications Chapter 48. Development of ceramic-bonded carbon Chapter 49. Development of dispersion and composing processes of nanoparticles and their application to advanced firefighter uniform Chapter 50. Creation of boron nitride nanotubes and possibility for a series of advanced nano-composite materials Chapter 51. PLGA nanoparticle design and preparation for DDS & medical device Chapter 52. Development of photonic crystal resonators for terahertz wave sensing by using nanopaticles stereolithography Chapter 53. Practical issue of nano-sized colorant particles Chapter 54. Material design of electronic liquid powderTM used in novel-type bistable reflective display (QR-LPDTM) Chapter 55. Three-dimensional structural analysis of nanocomposite materials containing nanoparticulates Chapter 56. Powder technology and nanotechnology contributed for clean utilization of coal Chapter 57. Novel recycling of FRP using nanoparticle bonding Chapter 58. Nanotechnology challenge by mechanochemistry Chapter 59. Superior thermal insulation film with transparency achieved by hollow silica nanoparticles Chapter 60. Development of nanoparticle composite technique for low Pt-loading PEFCs
Naito, Makio
Makio Naito is one of the leading figures in innovative powder and nanoparticle processing to develop advanced materials about energy and environmental issues. He has authored or coauthored more than 600 technical articles, including about 300 refereed journal articles. He has contributed to 71 books with 23 books as an editor. He has received several awards including Richard M. Fulrath Award from The American Ceramic Society in 2002. He is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society, and a Professional Academician Member of "World Academy of Ceramics. Professor at the Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan. He is a Guest Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China, a Visiting Professor of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, P.R. China, and President of The Society of Powder Technology, Japan. His expertise is in the field of chemical engineering; powder technology; nanoparticle processing for advanced materials including advanced ceramics and drug delivery systems; breakdown technology for nanoparticles; powder characterizations for nanoparticles, suspensions, granules and green bodies.
Nogi, Kiyoshi
Dr. Kiyoshi Nogi is one of the leaders in the field of high temperature interfacial physical chemistry. He has published more than 400 research papers including about 300 refereed journal articles. He has received many awards including the best paper of Iron and Steel Institute, Japan and also that of Japan Institute of Metal. He is a fellow of Japan Welding Society, Smart Processing Society.
Yokoyama, Toyokazu
After finishing the Master course at Kyoto University and studying powder technology at Karlsruhe University, Toyokazu Yokoyama has been engaged in mainly R&D work for Hosokawa Micron Corporation in the field of powder technology for nearly 40 years. Finishing the Ph.D. work on the subject of ultrafine wet grinding at Nagoya University, he worked as a general manager of Hosokawa Micromeritics Laboratory. Meanwhile, he published papers and articles and filed patents related with powder and particle technology, and edited some journals and books including the previous versions of Nanoparticle Technology Handbook. Secretary General of Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation and a Fellow of Powder Technology Research Institute of Hosokawa Micron Corporation. His expertise is in the field of powder and particle technology for processing and characterization of fine particles including nanoparticles for functional materials specializing in size reduction, particle composing, mixing, classification, particle generation, etc.


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