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In spite of facing stiff competition from other bulky Water-types, namely Milotic, Blastoise, and Azumarill, Omastar can still hold its own. Omastar is the only Pokemon in UU capable of setting up both Stealth Rock and Spikes, which has turned our little prehistoric friend into a staple on stall teams. Furthermore, Omastar's base 115 Special Attack and access to Swift Swim allows it to function as a fearsome rain sweeper that is capable of plowing through teams in a matter of turns.
Omastar is not without its fair share of faults, however. Its awful defensive typing, which grants it weaknesses to Ground-, Fighting-, Electric-, and Grass-type attacks; low Special Defense; and lack of a reliable recovery move are major drawbacks that severely hinder Omastar's durability. Despite these disadvantages, do not underestimate Omastar, as it can run (or slide...) circles around unprepared teams.
Although Omastar's typing isn't very auspicious for a defensive Pokemon, one would be foolish to overlook its gargantuan base 125 Defense stat that, when paired with its access to a wide array of support moves, turns Omastar into an amazing asset for defensive teams. The main idea of this set is to switch into something that doesn't threaten Omastar too much, such as physically-based Flying-, Normal-, or Fire-types, then proceed to set up either Spikes or Stealth Rock as the opponent switches out. If they decide to stay in, Omastar can make use of its impressive Special Attack and STAB Surf to crush most of these threats.
The last moveslot is entirely dependant on personal preference. Ice Beam is the most desirable option, as it deters Grass-types from switching in too readily and deals massive damage to Flying-types, especially Altaria. However, if one doesn't find the aforementioned Pokemon too troublesome, Earth Power is an interesting option that enables Omastar to hit Toxicroak, Qwilfish, and opposing Omastar harder; it especially comes in handy if this set is being run in the lead position, where the latter two are commonly seen. Alternatively, Rest is a viable option that rectifies Omastar's lack of a recovery move, but should only be used with Heal Bell support.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Due to bearing the highest Special Attack of all Water-types in UU and an underwhelming 55 base Speed, Omastar makes a prime candidate for a Rain Dance sweeper. Surf is Omastar's main source of damage, and OHKOes most Pokemon that don't resist it. If more power is desired, Hydro Pump is a good alternative that puts more pressure on bulky special walls such as Clefable and Registeel, even 2HKOing Chansey with Stealth Rock and one layer of Spikes down. Ice Beam allows Omastar to hit Grass-types and Altaria for super effective damage, while Hidden Power Grass is used mainly for Water-types. Because these three moves provide Omastar with amazing coverage (only resisted by Shedinja), Omastar can afford to run a support move in the fourth slot. Rain Dance is the preferred option, as it allows Omastar to act as a self-sustaining sweeper on all sorts of teams while supporting its teammates on dedicated rain teams. Earth Power, despite not achieving much when it comes to coverage, allows Omastar to OHKO Toxicroak, one of the most dangerous threats to rain teams, thus paving the way for one of its teammates, namely Kabutops or Qwilfish, to sweep unhindered.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Omastar is blessed as the only UU Pokemon with access to both Stealth Rock and Spikes; coupled with its decent bulk and high Special Attack, this makes Omastar an excellent lead for any UU team in need of entry hazards. This Omastar is built to function as a suicide lead, setting up as many entry hazards as possible before fainting. If an opportunity arises where Omastar can KO the opponent's Pokemon, it should do so; having an immediate advantage against the opposing team while still having a chance to set up entry hazards can be invaluable. Omastar matches up well against almost any common lead, including Uxie and Mesprit without Grass Knot, Registeel, Moltres, Kabutops, Cloyster, other Omastar, and even Rain Dance Electrode, which Omastar can simply outspeed and OHKO with Surf in the rain. With so many favorable match-ups and a Focus Sash, Omastar should be guaranteed either a kill or two layers of entry hazards.
Stealth Rock and Spikes are both key to this set. Putting both moves on Omastar can not only free up an extra slot on your team, but it also gives Omastar a chance to set up multiple layers of hazards if it finds itself in a favorable lead matchup. Omastar's typing, decent Speed, and high defensive stats allow it to set up easily on any Pokemon that is not carrying a Grass-type attack, such as Registeel or Spiritomb (although stronger versions of Shadow Ball Spiritomb can deal serious amounts of damage to Omastar). Surf is a reliable STAB attack that can OHKO Moltres leads and deal significant damage to almost any other lead; even Qwilfish leads take over 40% from Omastar's Surf. The last attack is based on preference, and depends on what Pokemon you would rather have Omastar be able to defeat. Hidden Power Grass can OHKO opposing Omastar that do not run Focus Sash or Rindo Berry, and also ensures that Omastar can outspeed and 2HKO Cloyster with ease. Earth Power allows Omastar to easily handle Toxicroak leads, as well as guaranteeing the 2HKO on Qwilfish.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Omastar doesn't have many viable options outside of those that have already been mentioned. Toxic Spikes can be used on the Support set either over Spikes or in the fourth slot, but Spikes tends to be the superior option given the amount of Poison-types in UU that render Toxic Spikes useless, and Omastar becomes severely overloaded if it decides to employ all three entry hazards. Hidden Power Rock gets STAB and can be used on the fourth slot of the Support set as well, but offers inferior coverage when compared to Ice Beam and Earth Power, and doesn't hit anything worthwhile. Omastar also has access to Haze in order to shut down stat boosters, but it is more suited for attacking due to its great Special Attack, and its inability to take on Calm Mind users further diminishes Haze's usefulness on Omastar.
Offensively, Omastar can make use of a Choice Specs set in order to hit common switch-ins harder, most notably 2HKOing Chansey with Hydro Pump 100% of the time if Stealth Rock is down and rain is in play. If one doesn't want to rely on Rain Dance to boost Omastar's Speed, Rock Polish can be used, which has the advantage of not wearing off after eight turns like rain does. However, without the boost from weather, Omastar will fail to OHKO several threats with Surf and will need to waste a turn boosting its own Speed rather than having it augmented by any other Pokemon that carries Rain Dance.
Checks and Counters
Although it's one of Omastar's greatest allies, Ludicolo also happens to be one of the most reliable counters to the snail. Ludicolo's typing, access to Swift Swim, and superior Speed guarantee that not only will it not take much damage from any of Omastar's attacks, but it also has the option of outspeeding and OHKOing Omastar before Omastar even has a chance to move. Milotic is another great option, as it can shrug off two consecutive super effective Hidden Power Grasses and OHKO Omastar in return with a Hidden Power Grass of its own. Specially defensive Venusaur, despite being unable to take two consecutive Ice Beams, can easily switch into Surf or Hidden Power Grass, take the subsequent Ice Beam, and OHKO Omastar with Energy Ball. Chansey is a complete roadblock for offensive sets, but turns into complete fodder for defensive sets to lay down entry hazards against.


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Great staff – I made a weekend trip to San Fran and couldn't find anywhere to take my dog, so I brought her with me here. Unfortunately she was lonely, and barked everytime we left. The staff discovered calling our room shut her up, and they did so. I couldn't appreciate it more and I'm sure the other guests felt the same!! The hotel has the feel of staying at a friend's house, and very reasonably priced.
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She took choir at White Plains High School and was told by her teacher that she could sing alto well. That's mostly what she sings today.
She always enjoyed singing, but she didn't realize how good her voice was. Others began telling her, and she begin singing more in church until she finally begin singing in groups and then solos.
"I didn't know I could sing," she said. "I was already married when I really started. Everybody tells me how good I am, but I don't know about that. I just get up and enjoy myself and the Lord. I just want to bless other people and singing helps me do that."
She has recorded two CDs – "Pat Beecham Sings for God" and "The Last Mile." If anyone would like to purchase a CD or invite her to sing, she can be reached at 435-2809. She sings at funerals, weddings, churches, or special occasions.
She and her husband Jack recently set up a building in their yard. Pat plans to make jewelry and sew in the building and sell the items she makes at trade days or yard sales. "I've bought some patterns and I'll be making pocket books, baby clothes and some other things," she said. "We've got to finish up the building and get the power turned on before I can get started."
Pat and Jack live in the Chinch Creek community near Rabbittown. Jack is retired from Lee Brass. They attend Holly Cross Roads Baptist Church where Pat is music director. Their children are Richie, Mark and Joseph. Their six grandsons and two granddaughters "mean the world" to her.
Pat's siblings are Johnny Parris, Diane Butler and Bonita Christopher.
Pat was born in Rabbittown. Her father worked in construction and the family moved often. Her parents are Duke and Ada Mae (Bennett) Parris.
She and Jack have been married 44 years. They met at Parris Grocery Store, owned by her aunt and uncle, in White Plains.
"My grandmother and my aunt introduced us," said Pat. "Then he started coming around to see me." They married two years later.
Pat likes to sew and has worked in four sewing plants – Springs in Piedmont, Piedmont Executive, Honor Manufacturing in Piedmont and Heflin Manufacturing.
"When I took home ec in high school, they taught us to sew," she said. "My first job was at Springs. I ran a surger, a cord machine and a sewing machine. I did several jobs They had a big layoff at Springs and I left, but later on I went back. I've always loved sewing. I've always made things at home."
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Crane Flies - Don't Leave Home without Them
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trout would swim several feet out of their way to nail one. He had a great
yet simple pattern which he tied for those attending the event.
Crane flies (some resembling overgrown or "giant" mosquitoes) are small to large-size with extremely long legs (similar to "daddy-long-legs") that break off easily. They are small to large (1/2 to 2 inches long), long-legged, and slender-bodied with a V-shaped suture across the thorax. Many have patterned wings and resemble mosquitoes. Crane flies do not bite or sting humans.
The worm-like larva become available to fish after a spate when they
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Most of the imitations I've seen are either very intricate and time consuming to tie or are impressionistic - generally spider patterns or some kind of Variant with oversized hackles. Jack has an entirely different approach and he claims its an absolute killer pattern under the right conditions. Better yet it's easy to tie. Stop by the Shop and find out how or send us an email asking for the recipe.


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Charleston, S.C. – Sophomore Kellie Anderson continued her solid play for The Citadel as she posted a two-day score of 240 (+24) and tied for 78th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate which took place at the par-72, 5,906-yard Oak Point Course on Kiawah Island.
The Bulldogs posted scores of 988 (326-328-334) as Campbell captured the tournament crown with a score of 866, one shot better than East Tennessee State. Coastal Carolina rounded out the top three finishers with an 891 over the two-day event.
Anderson (79-81-80—240), who was the only Bulldog to post a round in the 70s, was nine shots better than teammate Erica Pellegrini who shot a 33-over 249 (81-84-84) for the tournament.
Other Citadel scorecards included TaKima Butler (90-83-81—254), who placed 92nd, Eraina Manor (82-80-93—255) and Hollie Salvo (84-84-89—257).
Top individual honors went to Campbell's Maria Jose Benavides who shot a 213 (-3) for the tournament, including a final round 71. There was a three-way tie for second place between Christine Shimel (Maryland), Martyna Mierzwa (Elon) and Vivienne Chin (East Tennessee State), all with scores of 217 (+1).
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Editor's note: Tennis legend Martina Navratilova's run on Dancing With the Stars lasted two brief weeks but, as she emphasized to AARP.org in a series of exclusive print and video interviews, her participation in the show was largely about stepping out of her comfort zone, defying limits and confronting fears. She is expected to return to the show's finale in May, along with all the eliminated dancers.
AARP Fitness Expert Martina Navratilova returned to the spotlight, in March, for her debut on the ABC television show Dancing With the Stars. This was our second Q&A with Martina about her joining the show (read the first one).
AARP: I saw in your March 7 tweet that you had "finally nailed" your opening routine. Has the practice been harder, easier, or roughly what you expected?
Martina: I expected I would be a little more sore after practices, but I haven't been. A couple of tweaky muscles, but nothing too weird, and my joints have been great. One hard part has been all the concentration on the moves. Early in the practice, my mind would get scrambled because there's so much to concentrate on. But when the mind and body start working together it's an amazing thing.
AARP: Have you altered your diet in any way to prepare for your appearance on DWTS?
Martina: No, not at all. It's an athletic event, so I eat my fruit and a couple eggs in the morning. I eat a lot of sushi, plus the usual vegetables. I went gluten-free a couple of years ago. My homeopathic nutritionist did some tests and, it turns out, I'm gluten-intolerant. Not in a major way, but within two days of switching I dropped a size from my waist.
There's a fabulous organic store near here called Erewhon with a juice bar and an amazing raw food selection. I saw [Aerosmith front man] Steven Tyler at the juice bar yesterday. I had a gluten-free beer last night and some [other] stuff I hadn't tried before. It's great to have this store so close. I went a little crazy shopping in there yesterday!
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Martina: What a great teacher he is. He's incredibly patient and has so many different ways of teaching the same thing. He really breaks it down if I'm trying to do a step and I'm flummoxed. You know, I'm not a good enough dancer to get upset with myself. But I still manage to do that! And then he talks me down and explains [the move] in a way that makes sense.


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The Great Women of Islam
All praise is due to Allâh, the Rabb of the worlds and may His choicest blessing shower upon our Master who emancipated both men and women from the yoke of repression.
Anâs Radhi-Allâhu 'anhu reports that Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam has said: "From among the women of the world who have reached perfection and who are worthy of following are (the following four):Miryam the daughter of Imrân; Khadija daughter of Khuwailid; Fatima daughter of Muhammad and Asiyah wife of Fir'aun" (Tirmidhi)
The scholars of hadîth are of the view that this statement was made before Aisha Radhi-Allâhu 'anha reached the position of excellence whereupon Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam said: "The virtue of Aisha Radhi-Allâhu 'anha over all the women of the world is like the virtue of tharîd [a meat dish] over all other food."
The hadîth however refers to four women who acquired perfection in faith and character by virtue of their devotion, patience, toil and morality. Their lives radiated with piety, trust, patience and gratitude. Their lives serve as beacons of guidance for all believers, especially in times of hardship, difficulty and struggle.
Miryam: The Daughter of Imrân
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Miryam Alayhas-Salâm spent her young days in total seclusion within the precincts of Baitul Muqaddas. She devoted her life to prayer and worship of the Almighty. Although unmarried she miraculously gave birth to Isa Alayhis-Salâm. She was accused of adultery and chastised for bringing disrepute to the family name. Who would have believed her innocence when she came to her people as a spinster with a child in hand, and how could she exonerate herself from the charge of adultery? Just how could an unmarried woman convince her people that this was no ordinary birth... nor was this an ordinary child? The Holy Qur'ân says: "So she came to her people carrying the child with her." They said:" O Miryam you have indeed done an amazing thing" ... she pointed to him- they exclaimed: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" But He (the child) said: "I am the servant of Allâh who has given me the Book and made me a Prophet." (19:27-30) The breast suckling child spoke and vindicated his mother from the accusation of infidelity. When she gave her life to Allâh, Allâh gave her a child that protected her integrity even whilst he was in the cradle.
Khadija Daughter of Khuwailid
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
She was extremely wise, intelligent, gentle, and influential called Tahira [chaste and pure] even in the era of ignorance. She was exceptionally wealthy and a prosperous business woman. She married Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam at the age of forty
while he was twenty five. She provided the moral, financial, and emotional support for Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam when he was blessed with Nubuwat. When Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam first saw Jibra'îl Alayhis-Salâm in the cave of Hira, he was terrified and feared for his life. He ran down the mountain trembling and crying: "Cover me up! Cover me up!" It was Khadija Radhi-Allâhu 'anha who consoled him; she was his pillar of support; she believed in him when everyone else doubted him. She served as his refuge, consoled him, supported him and cared for him when he was alone, confused and terrified. She stood by him when everyone else shunned him. Khadija Radhi-Allâhu 'anha rallied to the call of Islam, she gave a home to Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam, she was his first confidant, and tower of strength.
Fatima Daughter of Muhammad
Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam would often say: "Fatima is of my flesh, he who angers her, angers me" (Bukhari & Muslim)
Fatimah Radhi-Allâhu 'anhu was the youngest child of Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam and the only child who survived him. Hers was a life of extreme poverty and struggle. She constantly saw her father being mistreated, insulted and humiliated by the disbelievers. One day, when she was barely ten years old, she accompanied her father to the Masjid al-Haram. He stood in the place known as al-Hijr facing the Kabah and began to pray. Fatimah stood at his side. A group of Quraysh gathered around him. They included Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, the Prophet's uncle, Uqbah ibn Abi Muayt, Umayyah ibn Khalaf, and Shaybah and Utbah. Abu Jahl, the ringleader, asked: "Which of you can bring the entrails of a slaughtered animal and throw it on Muhammad?" Uqbah ibn Abi Muayt, one of the vilest of the lot, volunteered and hurried off. He returned with the obnoxious filth and threw it on the shoulders of the Prophet while he was still prostrating. Imagine the feelings of Fatimah as she saw her father being humiliated in this manner. She went up to her father and removed the filth and then stood firmly and angrily before the group of Quraish thugs and lashed out against them. Such scenes of vicious opposition and harassment against her father and the early Muslims were witnessed by the young Fatimah almost everyday. She did not meekly stand aside but joined in the struggle in defence of her father and his noble mission.
Asiyah wife of Fir'aun
"And for those who have faith Allâh has set forth a parable in the (story) of Fir'aun's wife when she prayed: O my sustainer! Build for me a mansion in paradise by You and save me from Fir'aun and his doings and save me from all evil doing people."
When the magicians fell into sajdah and declared their faith in Allâh and accepted Mûsa Alayhis-Salâm as the Nabî of Allâh - the wife of Fir'aun also declared her faith. Fir'aun began punishing her by pegging her to the ground and exposing her to the midday sun. Whenever he turned away from her the angels would give her shade with their wings. He then gave her a choice: 'Either retract from your belief or be prepared to be crushed by a huge boulder.' She chose to be crushed. As she was placed onto the ground she raised her sight towards the sky -she saw her place in Jannah and prayed: "O my sustainer! Build for me a mansion in paradise by You and save me from Fir'aun and his doings and save me from all evil doing people. As she said this, her rûh left her body and the boulder then crushed her lifeless body.
These four women changed the course of human history, through their perseverance, faith and courage. Miryam Alayhas-Salâm life was characterized by piety, chastity and faith, Khadija Radhi-Allâhu 'anha neither succumbed to the trappings of wealth, nor to power and fame, Fatima Radhi-Allâhu 'anha made sabr in the face of unending hardships and was crowned the 'leader of all women in Jannah', whilst the wife of Fir'aun chose faith over royalty. These were women distinguished by sabr who found the true friendship of Allâh through their unfailing steadfastness in the face of grinding sacrifices.
May Allâh grant us the taufîq to emulate the beautiful conduct of these icons of virtue, humility and courage.
"Do not treat people with contempt, nor walk insolently on the earth. Allah does not love the arrogant or the self-conceited boaster. Be modest in your bearing and subdue your voice, for the most unpleasant of voices is the braying of the ass." [The Holy Qur'an, Surah Luqman - 31:18-19]
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I did threaten to join ATT, but that hasn't worked.Customers with handsets that do not support the Reel to Reel icon receive a text message containing these characters: _@. This is due to the software on the handset they are using. Unfortunately, T-Mobile cannot force the handset to understand the Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) messages.
just trying to provide some info to help clarify the issue. they will be resistant on this issue as iphones are not thier devices and using them on the netowrk does not help their overall return on operations. wish I had more to help fix the problem. again I am just trying to participate not cause any issues. sorry if I offended anyone or relayed confusing statements.
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Steven with T-Mobile here in an unofficial capacity. I was just alerted to this issue today. I was able to replicate this with my own iPhone after moving myself to a different voicemail server.
The issue was the voicemail notification that was being sent out. It was going through a new component that was causing it to send as an SMS instead of a VM notification.
We've corrected it. You should only get a proper VM notification (red dot) when you actually get a VM from now on.
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Thank you very much.
My voice mail notifications are back to normal.
It's nice to know that T-Mobile still listens to their customers.
Is this a temporary fix or a permanent one? In other words, are any of us at risk of being migrated again to a voice mail server that sends SMS alerts?
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One of the new great features with PHP4 is the session management feature. It allows you to store variables in a session 'object' during a user visit. I used this feature recently while re-making my swedish community website (http://coolt.nu/) and thought I'd share some of the experience I gained from that.
What is a Session?
First off I'd like to explain what a session is, in case you don't know what it is. A session begins when a user surfs into your website and ends when the user leaves your website (or one of your webpages terminates it explicitly). Essentially, a cookie is associated with a browser, and some kind of storage resource is allocated on the server to hold session variables. PHP4 uses files to store session variables, but one could theoretically use a database or shared memory to do the same.
All pages that uses PHP4 sessions must call the function
to tell the PHP4 engine to load session related information into memory. The
function tries to find the session id in the cookie field or the request parameters for the current HTTP request. If it cannot find the session id, a new session is created.
What is a Session Variable?
A session variable is a regular global variable that, when registered as a session variable, keeps its value on all pages that use PHP4 sessions. To register a session variable, assign a value to a variable that is to become a session variable and call
. On all subsequent pages that uses sessions (by calling
), the variable variable_name will have the value assigned to it before it was registered as a session variable. Changes to the variable value will be automatically registered in the session and saved for further reference.
So, What Does This Do For Me?
Legitimate question. There are too many ways to use session management and session variables to include them all here, but I'll give you an example. Say you're building a community site, like I've been doing, you might want to keep the name of the currently authenticated user and perhaps how many new messages he's got. In order to keep the load off the database you're using, you want to cache the number of messages. You could do this two ways;
You could use three cookies:
authenticated_user - The currently authenticated username (or id)
num_messages - The number of messages he's got
expire_time - When to recache the number of messages
Use sessions and register three session variables.
The first method limits security, someone can fake the cookies and virtually get access to another user's account. It's messy because of all the Header() calls you need to do, it's overall ugly, and you might get inconsistent data in case the user refuses to accept one of the cookies.
With sessions, the user only has to accept one cookie, you keep much better consistency in your data and you get a bit more security.
Session gives you freedom, flexibility and functionality that is assiciated with any good serverside scripting language. Though, PHP4 session has a few limitations; first off all, you cannot store objects in the sessions, which would have been absolutely fantastic, just imagine storing a complete user object in the session.. Second, storing data in session variables is not very efficient because PHP4 is using files to store session information, but overall I'm very satisfied with how PHP4 session management works.
Try it out - you'll like it.