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if dennys in ballard stays and this one goes im gonna go fucking crazy.
I think it good practice to freak out any time a developer buys a place.
STRANGER STAFF: Gentrification of Cap Hill is moving ever so closer to your offices. Now it's tenticles are only a BLOCK AWAY!!!!
HA HA HA HA !!!! (evil Dr. Evil laugh1)
The Mayor would love to giveaway big $ to the Sonics.
But for arts and dance venues that thousands of people use every week -- drawing in beaucoup $$ from outside of Seattle even -- creating economic benefits to the whole neighborhood --its MAYOR TO CAPITOL HILL: DROP DEAD.
You should have seen it coming. The Starbucks gradient is precariously sharp in that area due to a lack of Starbucks, and when that happens eventually a Starbucks comes screaming in at a high velocity and smashes up everything in sight. The empirical evidence of this is incontrovertible. When the dust clears - there they are a couple of new Starbucks. You can claim it's a coincidenc. I claim it's physics.
This is the first I've heard about the Save Oddfellows group. The site doesn't list exactly who is behind it - do you guys have info?
Never thought you'd be nostalgic for the days when the neo-nazis ran it, didya?
Between Freehold and Velocity about 30 people in the performing arts will be loosing thier jobs (staff plus teachers). This sucks!
Ann Donovan, former head of the currently on-hiatus Capitol Hill Community Council (yeah, we're working on un-hiatusing CHCC, too, in addition to seeing about reviving the long-defunct Capitol Hill Arts Council) has been spear-heading this campaign.
If you're interested in getting more info, or joining the Save The Odd Fellows email group list, you can contact her at:
@ 6:
As far as I know, Ann Donovan, of the Capitol Hill Community Council, is running the Save Oddfellows show.
private property, so nothing to do about it.
this is what capitalism looks like.
Sooooo....are they going to tear the building down, do we think? Because that would be beyond suck. I would think this place would have landmark status.
Thanks 9 & 10
I don't see them tearing the building down. Cant they tear it down? I figured
they would convert it to condos, but who knows.
If it's privately owned and they don't wanna sell, what are you gonna do?
This is what happens when alternative weeklies write articles that are overly biased and naive, and don't consider the consequences. Thanks in part to the Stranger we have no massive public park in South Lake Union and the Oddfellows Hall will soon be gone....
remember this? - http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31951
Explain yourself, Frank.
@17, I will explain Frank: If ANY group that is bad has EVER been in a building then the building is forever evil. Kinda like how Berlin should be vaporized since Hitler ruled from there.
Frank, that's the article that (in part) got the OddFellows to sell the hall, which led to it being the artist haven it's been for the last decade. Get a clue.
My understanding is that the new owners never intended to tear it down, but to convert it to higher end office space with "boutiques" that reflect the new moneyed inhabitants of Cap Hill at street level. Yay for not tearing down a beautiful historic building but their vision for it is still crappy.
Given the lack of political power the Capitol Hill neighborhood has, since you've let the nearby wealthy neighborhoods roll over you, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you'll probably lose this fight, since nobody at City Hall or County or the State will actually fight for you.
Sorry, but I thought I'd say it now so you wouldn't be so surprised when it happens.
Is it fair? No.
The place was an artists haven before the Stranger wrote about how 'evil' those bad oddfellows were. Freehold was there. Gay Bingo was there. And all ages punk shows and raves were there. The article lead to the oddfellows, who built the building and had run it since, losing it which lead to where we are today. If the oddfellows still owned it it wouldn't be being developed.
January 16, 2008
Angel Properties Inc. and Inori LLC sold the historic Odd Fellows Lodge in downtown Seattle to Oddfellows LLC for $8.5 million, or a little more than $154 per square foot.
Formerly known as the Odd Fellows Temple, the property is now used as an office with street-level retail. It was built in 1908 at 915 E. Pine St. and has 55,130 square feet of rentable area.
GTS Development, a member of Oddfellows LLC, plans to upgrade the building with renovations to the entries and interior common areas, and enhancements to the exterior façade and storefront area. Plans also include reconfiguring the top office floor into larger office spaces.
Brian Bergman of Westlake Associates Inc. represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented. The property sold at a 4.7% cap rate.
I was going to go to this but now I"m afraid it's going to turn into an overcrowded shouting match. Hopefully it will be productive.
Can't we just get this over with and bulldoze anything in this city that's over 20 years old ASAP, so we can no longer be distracted by history, culture, aesthetic value, variety, etc.?
Don't we all have beans to count, people? Thankfully there's no frontier any longer, no "next city" to move to, so this aggressive destruction for quick profit will lead to some sort of confrontation.
If you care about culture I hope you will come tonight. This means nightlife, entertainment, theatre, arts, boutique, small business, bars, etc.
Two years ago, we started the Chamber to try to bring an empowered voice to the Hill. After a great deal of work, this is happening. We are having a voice in City Hall, but only when the community comes out to express what it wants: this means YOU coming out and saying that you care about culture staying on the Hill.
@ 8: it is going to be a far larger figure than that. There are upwards of a dozen arts orgs based out of there and no place else for them to go for these under-market rents.
@ 11, 15: Well, some Cities actively get involved in urban planning directly related to the arts and culture. They do things like incorporate Public Development Authorities (PDAs), provide incentives to maintain arts spaces (zoning, usually), or actually acquire key buildings to preserve them for cultural use. Occasionally, they will work in a reactive fashion to re-acquire spaces such as this, but that does require either a willing seller, the power of eminent domain (unlikely here), or a community group (such as Save Oddfellows Hall) to block forward permit progress (in this region the most infamous example was Northgate Mall and the creek daylighting--19 years of blockage until the community got what it wanted).
@ 14: tearing down the building is unlikely. It can be landmarked, and though that does not technically stop a tear-down, it is a strong discouragement.
@ 20 : City Hall is now listening, but they are rightly asking: who is going to show up and let us know that they care and that they vote?
@ 22: As far as I have been told, plans for Oddfellows are to turn it into a nationally backed furniture store.
This panel will be a great opportunity for folks interested in the role of culture in community/urban planning to move out of a reactive position and talk together about the only truly productive topic at this point: capacity-building. Basically: who is "we", what *exactly* do we want, and how we would build or design the capacity to execute it - "it" being preserving and or developing beloved cultural spaces on Capitol Hill.
if that's what "we" wants ;)
Anyone else think this is very late notice for an important meeting like this?
If "we" want to preserve beloved cultural spaces on Capitol Hill, don't sell them to developers...
We spend hundreds of millions on a new city hall, a new municipal justice center, the opera house, the symphony, subsidies to Seattle Center, and the sports stadiums.
It would not take much money to give grants to the arts and dance groups at Oddfellows Hall so that they can stay.
When we spend hundreds of millions for the huge sports and arts institutions, we should spend a bit on arts and dance institutions at the neighborhood level, too.
I hope Nick Licata gets the head of the Neighborhoods and Ec. Dev. Committee into this asap.
"Yo quiero que bailen to'os....."
The notice has been out there for at least two weeks now, but even so, it takes time for some things to filter out to the larger community.
This is one of the reason why having a neighborhood community/arts council would be helpful - putting out a message is only good if people know where to find it.
Call me a snot wrote:
Anyone else think this is very late notice for an important meeting like this?
It was posted to the capitolhillnews mailing list on January 5.
...and cross-posted to the Neighborhood Arts Council, Capitol Hill Arts, 15th Avenue Community, and Seattle Action lists.
@28 - It was also listed on Seattlest at least a week ago. I agree though - if I only heard of it today I'd be scrambling to try to get there.
It's not my intent to argue in favor of the new owners, but missing from this discussion (and many similar ones) is some consideration of the building itself. What's unfortunate about the state of things is that arts groups, artists and non-profits thrive on cheap rent. More often than not, cheap rent is synonymous with an aging building where maintenance has been neglected. This means that if low-rent tenants stay in a building indefinitely, eventually the building will fail and no longer be habitable. For preservationists and fans of old buildings, that's not an acceptable outcome. In order to preserve and maintain old buildings, especially architecturally significant, i.e. landmark, ones like Oddfellows Hall, a significant amount of money is needed to restore them and extend their useful life for another generation. The catch-22 is that this infusion of money, this needed investment in the preservation of our city's buildings, comes at the expense of low-rent tenants. Maintenance and restoration costs need to be offset by higher rents, and that results in the displacement of culturally valuable people and organizations. So, in order to save the building we kill the culture. The alternative appears to be: save the culture and kill the building, because it will eventually end up as a run-down vacant slum, and the culture will be forced to move anyways.
Please discuss.
Another example relevant to this discussion is the building at 3rd and Jackson, with the leather store on the corner. A vibrant arts community thrived upstairs, but at the expense of the building itself.
Thank you 35.
We can't wait until the 11th hour. Developers are not evil, they are organized.They buy and sell, not for fun, but for money.
Artists (yes I'm an artist) need to put together our resources to buy buildings, or establish relationships with building owners.
If you owned a building and artists offered you 3 Million, and a developer offered you 10 Million, who would you sell to?
I been a member of the OddFellows hear in st.louis, mo for 24 years, and i'm only 40yrs old....i enjoy the oddfellows alot....i even travel and take picturss of old oddfellows building all over the United States, i pray they don't tear down another OddFellow building...and pray i get a chance to see the one in seattle, if or before it is destroy.......pray it stands...
Ted has a history of restoring and reinventing historic buildings. Could of been sold to a worse developer. Everything has a price, we are just lucky it isn't going to be torn down.
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I want to display a flash animation (swf file 140x70) at the top right of my site's pages.
Is there a way to do this ?
Not built into the theme. You would have to code it into the header.php file
I recommend using a child theme.
Kadence Themes
OK, I thought so...
Another way round it would be to make a gif file which would include the site logo AND the motion file (swf converted to gif) at right of logo, and then use this banner gif file as logo. (note : I am NOT using primary menu anyway so there will be no conflict at top right)
Question: what is the maximum length in pixels of a logo image ?
It depends on your logo layout settings in the theme options and on the size of the screen viewing the site.
Not to mention that you can override the settings with css and set the width... again depending on screen size though.
Kadence Themes
Hi my friend from Turkey.. If you want to change jpg banner to flash banner (swf) in WordPress Virtue theme
too easy...
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3- ctrl+F and search and find bloginfo('name');
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Stav Prodromou
|Stav Prodromou
|Stavro E. Prodromou
May 30, 1944
|United States
|Rutgers University
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
|Technology executive
Electrical Engineer
|Known for
|Poqet PC
Speak & Spell
|Amity Hance Prodromou
Stavro Evangelo "Stav" Prodromou (Greek: Σταύρο Εύαγγελο Προδρομου) (born May 30, 1944) is a Greek American businessman, and the founder and former chief executive officer of Poqet Computer Corporation. Prodromou has served as CEO of Alien Technology, Peregrine Semiconductor, and Integrated Circuit Systems and Executive Vice President of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.[1]
- 1 Early years
- 2 Education
- 3 Career
- 3.1 General Electric (1964-1975)
- 3.2 Texas Instruments (1976-1981)
- 3.3 Mattel Electronics (1981-1983)
- 3.4 Fairchild Semiconductor (1985-1987)
- 3.5 Poqet Computer Corporation (1988-1991)
- 3.6 PADSystems (1992-1996)
- 3.7 Integrated Circuit Systems (1997-1998)
- 3.8 Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (1999-2002)
- 3.9 Alien Technology Corporation (2002-2007)
- 4 Awards and recognition
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Notes
- 7 External links
Early years[edit]
Prodromou attended elementary school at the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, then one year of secondary school at St. George School, both in Jerusalem. His family emigrated to the United States in 1956. He attended William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, followed by New Brunswick High School and graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, New Jersey in 1960.
The College of Engineering at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ was the institution where Prodromou earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1964. He continued his graduate studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now known as Polytechnic Institute of New York University) and earned a Master of Science degree in 1967 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1970, both with System Science emphasis. His dissertation was titled "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Almost Sure Sample Stability of Linear Ito Equations."[2]
General Electric (1964-1975)[edit]
Immediately following his graduation from Rutgers, Prodromou was employed by General Electric. His 11-year stint with GE began in its Missile & Space Division in Philadelphia and Valley Forge, PA. He was selected for the Advanced Course in Engineering, a graduate program featuring rotating job assignments. The 3-year program, which was later named the Edison Engineering Development Program was more familiarly known as the ABC Course.[3] Prodromou later was assigned increasing engineering responsibilities with the Aircraft Engine Group in Cincinnati, Information Systems Group in Phoenix, Arizona and the Transportation Systems Division in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Texas Instruments (1976-1981)[edit]
In 1976, Prodromou joined Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX as head of the Programmable Calculator applications group. He led the development of solid-state software modules for the TI-59 and other programmable calculators. Later, in TI's Consumer Products Group in Lubbock, Texas he was promoted to General Manager for the Educational Products Division, known for its learning aids including the Little Professor, Speak & Spell, Speak & Read and Speak & Math.
Mattel Electronics (1981-1983)[edit]
Shortly after Mattel Electronics was spun out of Mattel to commercialize the Intellivision, Prodromou joined the Hawthorne, CA electronic game manufacturer as its Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations with responsibility for Research & Development, Software Development, Manufacturing and Field Service. During his tenure, the company developed the Intellivision II and numerous game cartridges (see List of Intellivision games).
Fairchild Semiconductor (1985-1987)[edit]
Following a 2-year consulting period, Prodromou was recruited by Don Brooks to Fairchild Semiconductor to head the Analog & Microprocessor Group headquartered in Mountain View, CA. The product portfolio included the Clipper architecture RISC microprocessor Later, the Gate Array Division was added to his oversight. In 1987, Schlumberger sold its semiconductor subsidiary to National Semiconductor.
Poqet Computer Corporation (1988-1991)[edit]
Prodromou founded Poqet Computer Corporation and recruited a small team of engineers that developed the Poqet PC. The core team included John Fairbanks, Leroy Harper, Ian Cullimore and Shinpei Ichikcawa, all of whom were later recognized with the 1989 Technical Excellence Award from PC Magazine.[4] The company was funded in part by Fujitsu which later acquired it and merged it into its Personal Computer Division. The Poqet PC has been recognized as a notable milestone in portable computer history.[5]
PADSystems (1992-1996)[edit]
Palo Alto Digital Systems, also known as PADSystems was a design services firm founded by Prodromou and several Poqet PC alumni including Leroy Harper, which designed portable computer products for companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel Corporation, Micro Center and Zenith Data Systems.
Integrated Circuit Systems (1997-1998)[edit]
ICS,[6] based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania designed and manufactured frequency timing generator (FTG) chips (also called clock chips) that are used in personal computers, laptops, peripherals and network communication products. Following his departure as CEO, Prodromou mounted an unsuccessful proxy vote to oppose a management-led buyout of ICS.[7]
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (1999-2002)[edit]
Prodromou was named CEO of Peregrine Semiconductor in San Diego, California in early 1999. The company had been founded by Dr. Ron Reedy and Dr. Mark Burgener, along with partner Rory Moore, to commercialize their proprietary SOS technology. During his tenure, Prodromou raised venture capital financing[8] and used a portion of the funds to acquire[9] a wafer fabrication facility in Sydney, Australia.
Alien Technology Corporation (2002-2007)[edit]
In September, 2002, Prodromou was named President and Chief Executive Officer[10] of Alien Technology, a firm originally founded by Prof. John S. "Steve" Smith of the University of California, Berkeley. During his tenure at Alien, the company ramped production of its Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA) process,[11] secured major orders[12] for RFID tags and readers from the DoD, Gillette and Wal-Mart. The Morgan Hill, California company also raised venture capital financing to establish a production facility[13] in Fargo, North Dakota, acquire Quatrotec LLC, a provider of integration services for baggage handling and screening systems, and open an RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, Ohio[14]
Following withdrawal of Alien's IPO due to market conditions,[15] Prodromou resigned as CEO of Alien Technology.[16]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award
- World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers[17]
Personal life[edit]
Prodromou is married and is the father of four sons, including Evan Prodromou, founder of Wikitravel and Identi.ca. For the past two decades, he has resided in the Bay Area.
- ^ Spoke Prodromou Biography
- ^ SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Nov., 1971), pp. 413-424 Publication of Ph.D dissertation
- ^ General Electric "ABC Course"
- ^ Do You Remember? The Technical Excellence Awards
- ^ PC World - The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years Poqet PC recognized
- ^ Integrated Circuit Systems Inc 10-K 1997 See pp. 9-10
- ^ SEC Info Prodromou Opposes Integrated Circuit Systems management buyout
- ^ EE Times 05-Oct-2000 Peregrine closes financing round with $21 million
- ^ All Business a D&B Company Peregrine Acquires Australia Fab
- ^ Alien Press Release Prodromou named CEO of Alien Technology
- ^ RFID Gazette Alien Technology Cuts RFID Tag Price
- ^ EE Times Alien gets big order for RFID tags
- ^ Governor Hoeven's Press Release Alien Technology's Decision To Commence Production in North Dakota
- ^ Supply Chain Digest Alien Opens Dayton RFID Solutions Center
- ^ Information Week Alien IPO Canceled due to Market Conditions
- ^ Prodromou resigns as CEO of Alien Technology
- ^ World Economics Forum Technology Pioneers Award 2004
External links[edit]
- Identi.ca/stav Stav Prodromou's Identi.ca profile
- Inc Magazine "The Littlest PC"
- New York Times May 14, 1989 "The Big News in Tiny Computers" by John Markoff
- Release 1.0 PC Forum 28-Jan-1990
- New York Times Prodromou becomes Vice Chairman of Poqet
- IEEE Hot Interconnects conference Keynote Presentation
- Interview Mark Roberti: An Interview with Stav Prodromou in RFID Journal
- NDSU Magazine, Spring 2004, pp. 26-27 Excerpts Alien Technologies CEO Stav Prodromou
- DoD Presentation Prodromou speaks at DoD RFID Summit for Industry
- RFID Journal Tipping Point Is Closer, Says Alien CEO
- Release 1.0 Esther Dyson writes about RFID: Logistics Meets Identity pp. 17–19
- SEC Filings Alien Technology Files S-1
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text: With the official release of Keldeo, I was eager to try out the musketdeer since I thought it'd be fun. I decided I would build a team around Keldeo and use one main sweeper. This is a new way I decided to approach battling, instead of having many sweepers with hazard support. After going through many versions of a Keldeo team, I ended up with this latest version. The Fourth Musketdeer: At a Glance Closer Look Keldeo (Keldeo-R) @ Leftovers Trait: Justified EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) -Hydro Pump -Secret Sword -Substitute -Calm Mind This is the main sweeper from my team. Its EVs are standard sweeper EVs so it hits as hard as it can as fast as it can.I opted not to give it Hidden Power Ghost or Hidden Power Grass in favor of Substitute. While this leaves Keldeo essentially helpless against Jellicent, I have the rest of my team to do that for Keldeo. Substitute helps block against statuses from Ferrothorns and the like who think they can use Leech Seed, T-Wave, etc. against Keldeo to cripple it. With a Timid Nature, Keldeo outspeeds many of these status users. Its STABs of choice are Hydro Pump and Secret Sword. Hydro Pump under the rain, receiving a double-STAB since Keldeo is part water, decimates many Pokemon that don't resist it. Secret Sword enables Keldeo to take down the likes of Blissey and Chansey. These STABs hit a wide array of foes, barring a handful Dragon types, Jellicent, and Starmie. The rest of my team focuses on taking out these threats and enabling Keldeo to sweep. Politoed (F) @ Eject Button Trait: Drizzle EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) -Scald -Ice Beam -Toxic -Perish Song I actually forgot why I put Politoed on my team. Oh yes, it's for adding a 1.5 multiplier to Keldeo's Water STAB, Hydro Pump (along with the other perks of Rain). Politoed has a pretty standard defensive moveset. Except for its item. I have taken a liking to using the Eject Button on Politoed, since it pretty much sets up the weather and another Pokemon to take its place. I usually lure a Fire attack or Ice attack and then switch to Politoed to take the hit, thus simultaneously changing the weather and switching out to a favorable matchup against the opponent's current Pokemon. However, there have been multiple times when I switch in Politoed and my opponent's attack misses or they choose to boost instead, leaving the Eject Button unused and leaving Politoed in. This has led to unfavorable matchups, but it doesn't occur often. So, Scald for Burn chance, Ice Beam to hit Dragons and the like, Toxic to hinder a wall's performance, and Perish Song to wait out a boosting sweeper. Scizor (M) @ Choice Band Trait: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SDef Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) -U-turn -Bullet Punch -Pursuit -Superpower This is a pretty standard Scizor set. It U-Turns to give an opportunity for a safe switch-in to things and do damage at the same time. Bullet Punch hits hard on anything that doesn't resist it, especially after Technician and CB boosts, most notably enabling Scizor to revenge the Therians if they've taken prior damage. Pursuit is to trap Gengar, Starmie, and the like who try to get away, and the boost from Technician helps to do as much damage as possible. The Special Defense EVs help aid Scizor survive if such Pokemon choose to stay in. Superpower is there if I predict a Magnezone or Heatran switch, but I usually just U-Turn out if that's the case. Mamoswine (M) @ Expert Belt Trait: Thick Fat EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) -Earthquake -Ice Shard -Stealth Rock -Icicle Crash Mamoswine, with physical sweeper EVs, does well to get rid of the threat that the Therians pose to my team, especially Tornadus-T and Thundurus-T. Ice Shard, boosted by Expert Belt, does enough damage to KO either Therian after Stealth Rock damage. Icicle Crash is a secondary Ice move that I use against Skarmory in hopes of flinching it to death. Skarmory, I've seen, is a common switch-in to Mamoswine. Earthquake is another STAB move that Mamoswine has in its arsenal, allowing it to KO Pokemon that are weak to it, gaining extra damage from its Expert Belt. Stealth Rock is there if I predict a switch and goes wonders if a Volcarona is on the other team. The moth pretty much destroys my team now that it can gain Giga Drain from B2/W2 move tutors. Enemy Rotom-W poses a problem, though, as I'll explain in the threatlist. Dragonite (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Multiscale EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) -Roost -Draco Meteor -Thunder -Hurricane This is an offensively oriented rain-abusing Dragonite. It works wonders on Jellicent that lack Ice Beam, using Thunder to KO them, albeit while being Burned or Poisoned. With Hurricane, it can outspeed and OHKO Breloom, which is a big threat to my team, whether it packs Technician or Poison Heal. Hurricane also helps me get rid of Volcarona with Giga Drain, as Dragonite resists Fiery Dance, Bug Buzz, and Giga Drain. These two moves are certain to hit in the rain, and their secondary effects have a 30% chance of occurring. Draco Meteor is there to hit Dragons if Dragonite is able to tank a hit. Roost allows for instant recovery, along with its temporary loss of its Flying typing. Rotom-W @ Choice Specs Trait: Levitate EVs: 240 HP / 16 Def / 252 SAtk Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) -Volt Switch -Thunder -Hydro Pump -Hidden Power [Ice] Rotom-W, along with Scizor, gives me a Volt-Turn duo that I can use to pick up momentum. They resist the only type that's super effective against the other one, and allow me to get safe switch-ins for my other Pokemon, as they are relatively slow. I decided to make Rotom-W bulkier so it has a chance to Volt Switch out of there. Thunder is a definite hit under Rain, and Rain boosts Rotom's Hydro Pump to dangerous levels. Hidden Power Ice is there to hit Dragons for super-effective damage and the extra punch that Choice Specs gives to it. Gastrodon would be a problem for Rotom, but I haven't seen much of it while testing my team. Threat List Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide Venusaur If the weather war is won by Sun, I pretty much have no hope for defeating Venusaur, except by sacrificing my Scizor to put it in a KO range for Mamoswine's Ice Shard. If rain is still up, Dragonite can take it on with a STAB Hurricane. Jellicent Although it can be taken out with Dragonite or Rotom-W and Toxiced by Politoed, Jellicent poses a problem for Keldeo. Celebi Celebi resists both of Keldeo's STABs and has the bulk to shrug a Rain-boosted Hydro Pump. It can be checked with Dragonite if it lacks HP Ice, or it could be revenged by Mamoswine. It could be KOed with a U-Turn from Scizor if Scizor's above 73% health in the Rain. and Tornadus-T and Thundurus-T These two are capable of outspeeding Keldeo and OHKOing with their STAB moves of Hurricane and Thunder(bolt). I can OHKO them in return if I predict that my opponent will switch to them by getting up a Substitute on Keldeo. I can also revenge-kill them with an Expert-Belt boosted Ice Shard from Mamoswine, if they've gone through some Stealth Rock damage. Jolteon Jolteon possesses the ability to outspeed all of my team and fire off Thunder(bolt)s or Hidden Power Ice; the only Pokemon on my team that can resist it is Mamoswine. Once Mamoswine goes down, I've pretty much lost against a Jolteon. Toxicroak Toxicroak resists both of Keldeo's STAB moves, and if it somehow sets up enough Bulk Up boosts, it becomes a powerhouse that can easily KO the rest of my team with Drain Punch or Sucker Punch. Dragonite can easily take it out if Toxicroak hasn't boosted a lot. Rotom-W A full-health Rotom-W spells trouble for my team, as it can take out all of my Pokemon with the appropriate move. However, if it is at around half of its health, then Keldeo can dispatch it with a Secret Sword. Staraptor A Scarfed, Reckless-boosted Brave Bird plows through a good part of my team, with possibly a healthy Dragonite's Thunder able to stop the carnage. Mamoswine and Scizor also have their priority moves to deal with the raptor. Volcarona If Volcarona boosts even once, it outspeeds Keldeo and it can restore its health and KO the musketdeer with a Giga Drain. It also has super-effective moves to put the rest of my team out of commission. 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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Increasing political encroachment on the Federal Reserve, particularly from the Republican Party, could threaten the central bank's hard-won independence and undermine confidence in the nearly 100-year old institution.That was the pervasive sentiment among economists gathered at the Fed's annual monetary policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Against the dramatic backdrop of the Grand Teton mountain, many said a closely-contested presidential race has turned the monetary authority into a political football."I do fear for it a bit if the election comes out that way, especially if some of the more radical voices, that happen to be Republican voices nowadays, get reelected," said Alan Blinder, Princeton economics professor and a former Fed vice chairman, adding that historically opposition to the U.S. central bank had come predominately from the left."There's a lot of hostility," said Blinder, who was appointed to the Fed by former president Bill Clinton.The primary topic of conversation at the rustic mountainside resort was whether or not Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues would deliver another round of monetary stimulus soon.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jackson-hole-growing-fear-feds-195013575.htmlWhat an incredibly terrible joke. If anything, the Fed should not just lose it's "independence". It should be extinguished beyond recognition! The Fed is taking us down!
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It's not that simple. Removing the Fed is like removing a cancerous tumor:You've got to get the entire cancerous package.You have to get rid of any stray cells circulating the body.You have to get rid of any new sites that have metastaticized far from the original tumor site.The body has to be just sick enough to warrant radical surgery, but just healthy enough to survive and warrant any recidivism.Removing the illusion of growth, namely the Fed, doesn't mean somebody can't produce bonds to support the government, can't meddle with the currency valuations, can't sit by helplessly and watch private industry botch it up with first understanding degrading the currency isn't "help" it's fraud, and fraud not just in the simple sense "it's bad". But in the sense it just screws everyone over.We have a Fed, other countries have a Fed, or are trying to have a collective Fed through one world financial systems.Do you really want the value of money, without fixation to some basket case of commodities?Do you really want this do nothing Congress to be in charge of financial systems?This has to be parsed gradually. The last statement I just made, was spoken more elequently, by Ron Paul.


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Just had this. And the difference is? ;)
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Thanks for bringing this up - this is an old issue we're aware of that we haven't managed to reproduce for an extremely long time.
Could you let me know which division you were in at the time, and which countries you/your opponent had players called up for? Also, has either team been entered into European competition? Cheers.
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HP 6500 709n printer won't print in black.
Cartridges have been replaced and printer heads cleaned twice. still won't print in black.
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After reading all the Forum messages because I had the problem of no black printing, I decided to first attempt to let the HP software do its thing! I opened HP Solution Center, clicked on Settings, selected Printer Tool Box and then went thru the "Clean the Printheads" routine, selecting the second cleaning offered in that process.
The test print sent after cleaning showed a perfect printout. Just clogged pores I guess. The HP routine does a very good job without me having to dismantle anything.
Thought you might try this?
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Re: HP 6500 709n printer won't print in black.
I have the same problem with the exact same printer. Printer working perfectly on 02/11/12, black ink suddenly stopped printing on 02/12/12. Performed all remedies suggested by HP. As expected, none of them worked. Today I posted an alternative solution that I found on two different tech support sites (also posted links). Both recommended removing and cleaning the printhead; soaking the printhead for 5 minutes was one of the recommended cleaning methods.
I agree that HP does not provide any detailed tech support to its customers. This is disappointing given the cost of its ink cartridges, alone. Seriously, how can we fix our printers when loading paper into our printers is one of the main options offered by HP online tech support? When we're finally fed up to the point of contacting HP tech support, I think most of us have moved beyond that solution. It's pretty clear that HP does not facilitate do-it-yourself repairs.
HP should reward customer loyalty by including tech support; after all, many of us who have purchased numerous HP products over the years expect more for our money and continued loyalty.
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Hi 8651buttercup, the printhead soak has worked for some people here on the Forum. Check out Bob's post below for more detail....
I am speaking for myself and not for HP. Twitter: @Ciara_B_HP
Re: HP 6500 709n printer won't print in black.
Hi, and thanks so much for your reply.
I was very optimistic about the printhead soak solution, & I tried that solution twice before initially posting here. This solution did not work for me (although I know it has worked for others).
FYI - I also performed the following maintenance functions (to no avail) each time after soaking printhead: Performed several printhead cleanings; & aligned cartridges both from from printer & Solutions toolbox; replaced all ink cartridges; & power cycled printer and computer together and separately. No luck.
Black ink still does not print anywhere - whether is be on a webpage or on a document.
The problem first occured when I initially tried to print on 02/12/2012. I had successfully printed numerous documents one day earlier, on 02/11/2012. There was no hint of a impending malfunction at that time. On 02/10/2012, I changed the preferences to grayscale & successfully printed one document in all black. I changed the printer preferences back to color shortly thereafter (I often change the printer preferences to grayscale to print documents in all black, so I am very familiar with this is process). Nothing unusual occurred at that time.
Still searching for a solution. Refuse to buy new printhead as the cost benefit of doing so does not exceed that of purchasing a new printer (reliability, warranty, etc.). Yet, I have unused HP920XL ink on hand & Officejet 6500 709n is not yet 3 years old.
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we are having the same problem. Black ink worked one day and then poof! no black. I did everything that other posts said to try, changed the ink cartridge, twice, ran printers clean head mode, and also took printer head apart and soaked it. I thought for sure that was going to fix it becuase so many black clumps came out in the water.
I flushed it until the water ran nearly clear. No dice. I did what you said and ran it in shades od grey. That worked but was too lite and difficult to see.
Did you find a solution?
Please help.
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Wow. Had one of these at our shop and one at home. The one at the shop failed with this problem and we were desperate - replaced the printer. Now the one at home has it. I use this printer every day - how can it suddenly have a dirty print head? Tried the double cleaning via printer utility. Nothing. Guess I'll try the soak & compressed air thing.
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Re: HP 6500 709n printer won't print in black.
Or, do a PARTIAL RESET. I did everything mentioned here - TWICE! Nothing worked until I did the partial reset. Had to also do it twice, but machine worked perfectly after that. My HP 6500 e709n is 3 years old this month.
Note that you must have your printer ON when you unplug it. Scroll down at link, follow instructions for partial reset. GOOD LUCK!


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Re: Nookbook wish list broken?GonnaTri Jan 1, 2012 7:20 AM (in response to javabird)
i added a book on Thursday or Friday without a problem.
Re: Nookbook wish list broken?BrandieC Jan 1, 2012 9:35 AM (in response to javabird)
For quite sometime (maybe even since the big website update), I have found that when I try to add something to my wishlist directly from the book's page, I get the message "added to wishlist," but when I go to my wishlist, the item hasn't actually been added. The only way I am currently able to add items to my wishlist online is to go to the wishlist itself and then use the "add more items" button.
Re: Nookbook wish list broken?rvingmillers Jan 1, 2012 12:04 PM (in response to BrandieC)
I've had the same problems for a month or more now. I noticed it also when B & N updated their website. I have called B & N a couple times and have been told it was my web browser and not to use IE and switch to Google Chrome. I did that and still have the same problem. I guess when they are really interested in finding out the problem and fixing it I'll be able to add to my list again.
Re: Nookbook wish list broken?javabird Jan 1, 2012 6:18 PM (in response to BrandieC)
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The only way I am currently able to add items to my wishlist online is to go to the wishlist itself and then use the "add more items" button.
Thank, BrandieC, your method worked for me!
Re: Nookbook wish list broken?sfamike1976 Jan 2, 2012 5:55 AM (in response to javabird)
I have had the same problem too for over a month as well. I was able to add books to my general wish list if i created a new wish list. The only way I could actually get the books added to my Nook wish list has been to add them from my Nook. Thankful that I have a 1st Gen with 3G to do so.
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are you aware that there is a cap on the amount of books allowed on your wishlist? I want to say that its 250 but it may be 500 now...
Re: Nookbook wish list broken?melmac77 Jan 5, 2012 12:42 AM (in response to javabird)
I really wish they would fix this it is getting very annoying and it really seems like it should be a pretty basic website function to be able to wishlist items
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Mark mouth hung open as he looked at all three of the stones. Mark couldn't believe this... Lucia was just giving these to him?! Mark was extremely surprised. He owed way too much to Lucia for everything she did today... but darn it he couldn't think of anything to top it off. Mark of course took the Water Stone. It was about time to evolve Len... he looked at it for a moment and looked at Lucia with a smile.
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Riot police clear the area as a protestor wearing a Republican pin walks away during a protest against the Monarchy near the parliament in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Dozens of riot police stopped and frisked protestors as they arrived near the Spanish parliament. Spain's Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of urgent government legislation allowing King Juan Carlos to abdicate this month and hand over his duties to Crown Prince Felipe. The legislation was approved by 299 lawmakers, while 19 voted against and 23 abstained. Several leftist deputies protested, holding up signs demanding a referendum on whether to scrap the monarchy. The Senate is expected to approve the legislation June 17, with 46-year-old Felipe being proclaimed king two days later.
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At the Portland FBI headquarters, two figures break in and hack the computers. They download the files just as two guards come in, interrupting them. The intruders use a flash-bang grenade. As they leave, Parker and McSweeten remove their masks.
The next day, Parker brings McSweeten to the bar. Nate objects because he's busy looking into Oliver Schmidt's and his Ponzi scheme. However, Parker explains that McSweeten's father is dying and that she helped him break into FBI headquarter to steal files on an old case. Nate agrees to talk to him and McSweeten explains that his father has one unsolved case that he wants to finish before he dies: finding D.B. Cooper.
The team meets and Nate insists that the job is just a detour. Sophie relates the case of how D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane in 1971 and then jumped out over the Cascades when he got the $200,000. He has never been seen since. Eliot points out that he was in a 1971 parachute and jumped out in bad weather, and figures that he didn't survive. Nate says that it's a waste of time but agrees to keep promise to solve it. When Alec points out it will take forever to go through the files, Parker says she got him some help.
FBI agent Steve Reynolds arrives to meet with Alec and Nate, who are posing as FBI consultants. Reynolds partnered with Peter McSweeten on the Cooper case. Reynolds says that the case was personal because his late wife was a stewardess on the plane. He tells them that Richard McCoy hijacked a plane a year later, was sent to prison, escaped, and died in a gunfight with the FBI. Another man in 1995 admitted to being Cooper before dying. He figures that there are hundreds of theories.
McSweeten checks on his father and brings Nate along. They talk about what it's like to get into the mind of criminals and Nate admits that he can't leave it at the office. Peter begins telling his story of what happened in 1971.
The day before Thanksgiving, Peter (Nate) dresses for his first day as chief of the Seattle office. His wife Joy (Sophie) gives him a new briefcase. He stops by Portland division to thank his co-workers (including Agent Wilkins--Alec) and praises them, telling them to put themselves in the shoes of the people they serve.
On a 727 flight to Seattle, the stewardess Stephanie Ritter (Parker) welcomes one of the passengers, a businessman. He gives her a note and Stephanie pockets it.
Peter explains that Stephanie became their connection to Cooper.
Cooper tells Stephanie to read the note and she discovers that it's an explanation that they're being hijacked. She sits down with him and Cooper shows him the bomb. Peter and Agent Crowsley go to the airport once they receive word of the hijacking. Among Cooper's requests are $200,000 and four parachutes. When they arrive at the FBI office, Felton explains his plan to take out the hijacker once the plane touches down. He figures that the bomb is a fake and that they're in no danger, and asks Peter what his plan is. When the plane lands, they discover that the shades are down. Nate tells the agents to give Peter what he wants once he releases the hostages. He figures that the parachutes are a bluff and Cooper will land the plane
On the plane, Cooper lets everyone go but Stephanie. He assures her that he's not crazy and asks for another drink. There's a knock at the door and Cooper sends Stephanie to open it. It's Peter with the money and the parachutes. He promises Stephanie that he'll get her out safe and leaves. Cooper then tells Stephanie to order the pilot to fly to Mexico City and to stay low.
Back at the terminal, Felton complains that they're letting Cooper go. Peter figures that Cooper is having the plane fly low and that he will have to land at Reno because he's burning too much fuel.
In the cockpit, the pilot informs Stephanie that the aft door has just been opened. She runs back and discovers that Cooper has jumped. When the plane lands at Reno, Peter gets Stephanie to provide a sketch of Cooper.
Peter tells Nate that he was transferred back to Portland as part of an unofficial demotion.
Peter returns to his office while the radio plays songs about the newest folk hero, D.B. Cooper.
Nate gets a call from Alec and Reynolds about how a Daniel Cooper bought a farm and paid off the mortgage in 1972. Cooper with a parachutist with Airborne and Sophie is heading there. When Nate hangs up, Peter realizes that he's obsessed. Nate laughingly passes it off and asks if they want to take a break, but Peter says that he never rests when it comes to Cooper.
Peter continues trying to find Cooper, obsessed with the hijacker. On Christmas Eve he's still following up leads and apologetically tells Joy that he has to stop Cooper so that he doesn't inspire more hijackers. She tells him that Todd has Cooper on his Christmas list and figures that his father wants the hijacker more than anything else in the world.
The agent goes to see Stephanie and shows her a photo of a man who is going to bars claiming to be Cooper. Stephanie doesn't recognize him and Peter admits that it's been a long year. As he starts to go, Stephanie's husband Reynolds (Eliot) comes out and thanks Peter for his efforts, and asks him never to give up. Peter decides to accept some coffee and they go in and chat. Reynolds explains that he hasn't been working in the last three years since the Army sent him home. He admits that it feels like the world has turned upside down, and Peter sympathizes. He offers Reynolds a job to help him bring Cooper to justice. Reynolds is soon sworn in as a FBI agent
Alec asks Reynolds if he ever thought he'd end up in the FBI. Reynolds says that he never thought he'd live so long after making it through the war, and that Peter saved his life by giving him a job.
Peter, Reynolds, and Wilkins are called in when cash from the Cooper ransom washes up on a riverbank. Wilkins doesn't see the point, figuring that Cooper died a long time ago. Reynolds loses his temper and then tells Peter that Wilkins is wrong. After that, Wilkins and Reynolds took over the cold-case unit, solving crimes.
Sophie calls to tell Nate that the Daniel Cooper she was sent to find died in Vietnam in 1968, three years before the hijacking. Nate then calls Alec, who tells him that there's no DNA evidence in the files. Reynolds figures that it's stored in the crime lab. Parker breaks in and recovers the information, and brings it out to McSweeten kin the van.
Nate asks if Peter had any regrets about the case, and the agent admits that it was hard on his son Todd.
One of the witnesses from the plane, Michael Novak, comes in to the FBI office because he's afraid he got the description wrong. Peter is eager to talk to him, but he gets a call from Todd. Reynolds tells him that he has the interview and Peter goes to find his son. Todd explains that some kids stole his bike and that they keep picking on him, and wonders why it keeps happening to him. Peter says that it's easy to see the bad in people but tells Todd that it's not a flaw to trust. He tells his son that he's the best guy that he knows.
Peter insists that everyone that he arrested was a human being and that he believed they could be redeemed, even Cooper. Nate admits that he doesn't believe it and Peter explains that he's worried that Todd will become obsessed trying to avenge his loss. He says that finding Cooper isn't important: what is important is making sure McSweeten doesn't follow him into the darkness.
Back at the restaurant, the team discovers that the DNA evidence was contaminated and useless. Parker gets a call from McSweeten informing them that Peter has died. He comes in and talks with Reynolds about their memories of Peter. Reynolds describes an incident when Peter believed a strung-out girl and found a killer, and offers a toast to his partner. McSweeten thanks them for trying and says that from now on, he'll be hunting Cooper.
Nate goes back to study the evidence and Parker asks what he's doing. He refuses to let McSweeten become obsessed with Cooper and goes back to Novak's testimony. Novak was ten at the time of the hijacking and remembered eight years later that Cooper didn't look like the sketch. Alec figures that Stephanie's description was more accurate and that she was seated next to him for hours. When Nate points out that the only solid piece of evidence they have is Stephanie's description, he gets an idea and asks what the inflight magazine was on the flight. Alec brings it up and they realize that Stephanie's description matches the photo on the back cover advertisement.
The next day, Nate goes to see Reynolds and asks about Stephanie. Reynolds explains that Stephanie has been dead for ten years and goes to make some tea. Nate confirms that they were married in 1972 and Reynolds draws a gun... just as McSweeten comes in. Nate asks for the real story of Cooper and Reynolds admits that he's been carrying it around with him for a long time.
Reynolds was on the flight and gave Stephanie the note. As they sat together waiting at the Seattle airport, Reynolds reveals who he is and explains that he made a promise to PFC Daniel Cooper, a dying solider. He promised that he would take care of Cooper's family. Stephanie explains that the engagement ring she's wearing is just to keep drunks away but she wants to have a family. Reynolds assures her that he won't hurt her. Later, the plane takes off for Reno and Stephanie goes back and sees Reynolds about to jump. She says that it doesn't matter who died and begs him not to jump. When Reynolds wonders why she cares, Stephanie admits that she doesn't know and Reynolds promises that he'll see her again. He jumps and Stephanie looks on, screaming.
Later, Reynolds comes to Stephanie's home. They greet each other and kiss. Once they're married, they're at home on Christmas Eve when Peter comes over. Reynolds refuses to leave and tells her to answer the door. Once Peter leaves, Reynolds says that he wanted to see Peter and figures that he's taunting him by offering him a job. Stephanie believes that Peter doesn't know that Reynolds is the hijacker and suggests that Reynolds accept his offer because they have nothing left to lose. He agrees but Stephanie warns him that if he slips up even once then it's all over.
Nate realizes that Cooper died in 1968 in Vietnam and that he served with Reynolds. Reynolds explains that he used the money to buy the dairy farm for the Cooper family and buried the rest, and admits that he contaminated the DNA evidence. Nate wonders about Novak and wonders how Reynolds fooled the boy, and Reynolds explains that he just looked him dead in the eye and lied. When he interviewed Novak the second time, he looked him in the eye and bluffed. McSweeten arrests Reynolds, who says that Peter was like a brother to him and nothing will ever change that.
As Reynolds is taken away, Nate approaches McSweeten and asks if he really wants to put Reynolds in jail. McSweeten insists that his dad wanted Cooper in jail, but Nate points out that Peter could see goodness in people and that he did bring people to justice... by convincing Reynolds to become an FBI agent.
Later, McSweeten goes back to his father's apartment and puts his old briefcase on his father's chair. He finds his old Christmas list, crosses himself, and then goes to the restaurant. Nate tells him that he did the right thing and McSweeten wonders if Peter knew. All Nate can say is that Peter figured that Reynolds deserved a second chance and says that's enough. McSweeten thanks him and gives him his father's treasured copy of Homer's
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Sophie comes in and Nate asks her who she would choose from the book that represents him. She says that Odysseus is the hero that reminds her of Nate, but he describes himself as a siren. Nate says that his talent was originally to see what they could do together, but now he offers people their deepest desire to destroy them. He worries that all he sees are flaws and weaknesses because that's what he looks for. When Sophie points out that McSweeten wasn't that way, Nate says that McSweeten wasn't Jimmy Ford's son and says that he wants to build something.
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