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According to the entheogen theory of religion: religion is essentially rooted in the experience of intense psychedelic tripping, the world religions consist of collections of stories which serve as metaphorical descriptions of psychedelic experiences (in particular the experience of mystical death and rebirth/ressurection/transformation).
This theory fits with the scientific evidence that entheogenic drugs trigger mystical/religious type experiences when they are administered in an appropriately conducive setting (the recent Johns Hopkins psilocybin study concluded this).
It would be interesting to get the atheist take on this theory, the issue here isnt religious beliefs (such as the belief in God) but rather religious/mystical/transcendent experiences of the kind that people commonly experience under the influence of entheogenic/psychedelic substances.
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@ Rocky John
"Your argument is as inane as me saying that because lots of people who take acid don't have an intense mystical experience therefor acid can't cause intense mystical experiences."
You have misunderstood the point i am making, I havent said it is "impossible" to have a mystical experience without drugs. It's a question of the statistical efficacy of drug-based versus non drug-based techniques for causing intense alterations of consciousness. Psychedelic drugs are 100% reliable and repeatable for causing intense altered state experiences, whenever a person takes a sufficient dosage, they will invariably experience a psychedelic 'trip'. By contrast this kind of experience almost never happens when a person doesnt take drugs. A typical meditation session is a peaceful, relaxing and calming experience, which is why it is quite common for people to fall asleep while meditating. So meditating without drugs is an entirely different enterprise from taking psychedelics and tripping out.
In terms of the subject matter of this thread, meditation typically doesnt cause anything like the kind of powerful transformative experiences that are repeatedly depicted throughout the world's religions. In particular, meditation typically doesnt trigger experiences of mystical ego death and psychological transcendence that are at the heart of all religions.
"You infact seem to be slavishly quoting Terrence Mckenna almost word for word"
I havent quoted Mckenna once in support of the entheogen theory, and i have pointed out several times that in fact Mckenna completely missed out on the whole subject of the specifically religious relevance of psychedelic drugs
"i have had experiences from some meditation practices alone that dwarf a breakthrough dose of DMT"
Could you describe what happened in one of these experiences?
"the hundreds of various types of practices that fall under the blanket term meditation"
The distinction between different meditation practises is not the relevant issue. What is centrally relevant here is the distinction between taking drugs versus not taking drugs.
Altered states of consciousness does not equal a transformative mystical experience. Many people take hallucinogenic drugs, even in extreme quantities, without having a transformative mystical experience, often this can lead to severe psychotic experiences though .
"A typical meditation session is a peaceful, relaxing and calming experience, which is why it is quite common for people to fall asleep while meditating."No it is quite common for people who have no real experience and practice in meditation to fall asleep during it. . That would be like me claiming that most people who take a really small dose of hallucinogenic drugs don't really have mystical style experiences and therefor that show nearly no one does.
You are also forgetting the fact that most people who have transformative mystical style experiences were not on drugs. How many religious people will tell you a story that they know god exists because they where extremely grief stricken/sad and preyed called out to god when suddenly they felt the presence of god, hes love for all things descending over them etc etc. and which caused a transformative change in their life. All while not on a single drug.
You are also ignoring what the religions themselves say. Lets take a look at some of them.
Buddha-"Resolved to continue his quest, Siddharta made his way to a deer park at Isipatana, near present day Benares. Here he sat beneath a tree meditating on death and rebirth. Discovering that excessive fasts destroy strength, he learned that as he had transcended earthly life, so must he next transcend asceticism. Alone and weak, he sat beneath the sacred Bodhi tree of wisdom, and swore to die before arising without the wisdom he sought.
Mara, the demon, fearful of Gautama's power, sent his three beautiful daughters to distract him. When that failed, Mara sent an army of devils to destroy him. Finally Mara attacked Gautama with a terrible weapon capable of cleaving a mountain. But all this was useless, and the motionless monk sat in meditation.
It was here that Siddharta attained a knowledge of the way things really are; it was through this knowledge that he acquired the title Buddha (meaning "awakened one")."
Jesus-" And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him."
Muhammad- "Being in the habit of periodically retreating to a cave in the surrounding mountains for several nights of seclusion and prayer, he later reported that it was there, at age 40, that he received his first revelation from God."
According to the Bible, after crossing the Red Sea and leading the Israelites towards the desert, Moses was summoned by God to Mount Sinai, also referred to as Mount Horeb, the same place where Moses had first talked to the Burning Bush, tended the flocks of Jethro his father-in-law, and later produced water by striking the rock with his staff and directed the battle with the Amalekites.
Moses stayed on the mountain for 40 days and nights, a period in which he received the Ten Commandments directly from God."
Mahavira- "At the age of 30, Mahavira abandoned all the comforts of royal life and left his home and family to live ascetic life for spiritual awakening. He underwent severe penances, even without clothes. There is graphic description of hardships and humiliation he faced in the Acaranga Sūtra. In the eastern part of Bengal he suffered great distress. Boys pelted him with stones, people often humiliated him.
The Kalpa Sūtra gives a detailed account of his ascetic life:
The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira for a year and a month wore clothes; after that time he walked about naked, and accepted the alms in the hollow of his hand. For more than twelve years the Venerable Ascetic Mahivira neglected his body and abandoned the care of it; he with equanimity bore, underwent, and suffered all pleasant or unpleasant occurrences arising from divine powers, men, or animals.After twelve and a half years of rigorous penance he achieved kevalajñana"
Are you noticing a theme here? renunciation, solitude, fasting, prayer, meditation etc. All practices that the various meditation disciplines have in common. What i am not noticing is the stories of them getting fucked out their heads on drugs. Infact most of them are seriously disparaging of drug use.
I can give you tons more examples if you like as these type of stories are virtually always found amongst those considered great prophets.
@ Rocky John
"Altered states of consciousness does not equal a transformative mystical experience. Many people take hallucinogenic drugs, even in extreme quantities, without having a transformative mystical experience"
The psychedelic altered state of consciousness consists of a collection of loosely related phenomena. The phenomenon of 'transformative' style of experience (ie an experience which leaves a person feeling they have been transformed somehow - eg reborn, transcended, ressurected etc) is one such phenomenon. It doesnt happen in every single trip, but in high-dose psychedelic exploration, transformative experiences are very common. For example, a significant proportion of the subjects in the recent Johns Hopkins psilocybin study reported that their psilocybin experience was among the most personally significant events of their lives. Powerful psychedelic experiences can be transformative in a very similar way to the way an experience like witnessing childbirth can be transformative, ie it can leave a lasting emotional, metaphysical and spiritual imprint on a person's life. It is very common for psychedelic users to feel they have been transformed in this kind of way by their experiences, as the Johns Hopkins study demonstrated. This is why psychedelic drugs have applications in psychotherapy, such as helping terminal cancer patients with their end-of-life anxiety.
By contrast, these kind of experiences almost never occur in meditation sessions, where people are much more likely to fall asleep than to experience mindbending mystical rapture. You can see that for yourself in any group meditation class, people do not typically trip out and experience psychological transformation when they are not on drugs.
"Are you noticing a theme here?"
According to the entheogen theory of religion, all of the religious stories that you listed there (Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Muhammed etc) are metaphorical/allegorical descriptions of psychedelic altered state experiences, in particular the experience of mystical ego death and transcendent rebirth/ressurection. For example, the story of Buddha encountering an army of demons can be interpreted as a description of a bad trip (ie the experience of psychotic mental dis-integration which is common on psychedelics).
This has been recognised by many people, noted scholars such as Dan Merkur and Benny Shanon have written about how these religious stories correspond to psychedelic altered state phenomena. To an entheogenically enlightened mind, all religious stories (ie all stories about religious people like Jesus, Moses, Buddha etc) all look like descriptions of psychedelic experiences
This is a huge subject as there are many religious stories, but for a small example have a look at Benny Shanon's work, he pointed out that the story of Moses seeing a burning bush looks like a description of a person's DMT trip - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/05/religion.israelandthep...
Jesus being crucified and ressurected, Moses going through the red sea, Mohammed's revelation from an angel, The Buddha becoming enlightened etc etc, these are all interpreted through the lense of the entheogen theory as descriptions of entheogen-induced mystical transformation (ego death)
Did you bother to read my post? as i said before "No it is quite common for people who have no real experience and practice in meditation to fall asleep during it. . That would be like me claiming that most people who take a really small dose of hallucinogenic drugs don't really have mystical style experiences and therefor that show nearly no one does."
"This is a huge subject as there are many religious stories, but for a small example have a look at Benny Shanon's work, he pointed out that the story of Moses seeing a burning bush looks like a description of a person's DMT trip -"
It is more likely to be hallucinations brought on by intense dehydration and sun stroke(which are known to make people hallucinate) from wandering through a desert.
And again you are violating Occam's razor. Meditation style practices of fasting, sleep deprivation, intense solitude, meditation/prayer. Even intense pain can cause hallucinations (jesus on the cross)and are sufficient cause to explain their experiences. They are also exactly what is described as leading up to the experiences. Trying to add drugs in here is then superfluous.
And how do you explain all the people who have intense religious experiences who never took a drug in their life?
Not to mention that intense religious hallucinations are extremely common with people with temporal lobe epilepsy.
"Researchers interested in the connection of the brain and religion have examined the experiences of people suffering from Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Apparently the increased electrical activity in the brain resulting from seizure activity (abnormal electrical activity within localized portions of the brain), makes sufferers more susceptible to having religious experiences including visions of supernatural beings and near death experiences (NDEs) (9). Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) sufferers also may become increasingly obsessed with religion, the study and practice of it.This form of epilepsy often results in intense religious experiences "
"Trying to add drugs in here is then superfluous"
The crucial point here is that the drugs are the only ergonomic (ie repeatable and reliable) tool for triggering the psychedelic state of consciousness. It might be true that people with epilepsy have some degree of access to the altered state, but they don't have a tool for triggering it on demand. The drugs are the only means of access to the altered state that works for everybody (such as people who dont have epilepsy) and can trigger the altered state reliably, repeatably and on-demand
@ Jimmy
"One thing that I'm not sure about in Hoffman's theory is he relates this "ego death" experience to a fatalism."
How are you 'not sure' about this part of Hoffman's theory? This is not the entheogen theory of religion, the issue of determinism/fatalism relates more strongly to Hoffman's other theory, the cybernetic theory of ego transcendence (or the ego death theory). Hoffman employs the model of the 4-dimensional block universe (where time is the 4th spatial dimension, the universe is an eternally frozen 4-dimensional block) to explain the experience of radical control loss in the psychedelic state of consciousness (psychotic bad trip)
"Terence was not a hard determinist"
Terence's argument against determinism was extremely weak in light of his strongly deterministic theories about time and the eschaton. It only takes up about 1 sentence in 'invisible landscape'. Rational, critical thought leads inevitably to determinism, and psychedelic exploration also leads inevitably towards deterministic ego death.
"and the whole idea behind Hoffman's website is to define the "ego death" phenomenon as the revelation of hard determinism."
That is the primary project, the secondary project is then to demonstrate how all religious myths describe the experience of discovering timeless determinism in the intense altered state. According to the entheogen theory, there was no historical Jesus or historical Buddha/Mohammed/Moses etc. All these stories are mythic symbolism that allegorically describe tripping, they are not singular historical events. Anyone can trip out and witness the transformative beautific vision (if only they know the secret forbidden technique), not just some singular historical person who lived 2000 years ago. The historical individual is utterly unimportant, what really matters is the experience that they are depicted as going though – entheogenic ego death.
"Michael Hoffman mentions in his website the recently deceased guru of India, Ramesh Balsekar, who proclaims something similar of eastern religion, that the "enlightenment" emphasized in eastern religion is the insight of an Eternalism that is exactly aligned with Hoffman's concept on "ego death," except Ramesh doesn't pin psychedelics as the sole route to this enlightenment, but perhaps one path of many to it."
The last sentence here ^ is inaccurate, Balsekar never mentions psychedelics, he is completely unaware about the potential of drugs to reveal determinism via mystical experience. The major difference between Balsekar and Hoffman is that Balsekar interprets determinism as something that is primarily relevant to the ordinary state of consciousness, whereas Hoffman claims that determinism is primarily relevant to the intense altered state. Balsekar is not a mystic like Hoffman.
But Balsekar's insistence on determinism/no free will sets him apart from all the other Indian Guru teachers.
@ Gallup's mirror
"Not religious experiences.
Not mystical experiences.
Mystical-type experiences.
Now what do you suppose is the difference between a mystical experience and a mystical-type experience? "
There is no specific definable difference between mystical vs religious experiences (adding 'type' after affirms that it is a specific type/category of experience). Both terms mean essentially the same thing, and are equivalently applicable to the psychedelic experience. Psychedelic tripping IS mystical/religious experiencing, and this modality of experience is not ergonomically accessible by any other means than taking drugs. Meditating is an entirely different kind of experience from tripping out on psychedelics, there is no real basis of comparison between the two experiences.
"Then the name [entheogen] contains a built-in assumption fallacy, unless the person who named it also provided scientific evidence that God exists."
As I pointed out in my first post, the issue of God's existence is not relevant to the entheogen theory of religion, rather what is relevant to this issue is the subjective characteristics of psychedelic experiencing. It certainly isnt the case that when people trip out they start believing in God, mystical/religious experiencing is largely unconnected from what a person believes.
That is why imo the entire atheist/theist debate (ie does God exist? Y/N) is fundamentally misguided because it does not accommodate the reality of mystical/religious experiences and the entheogen theory of religion. The atheist/theist debate is grounded in christian monotheistic theology and has very little connection to the issue of religious experience. The kind of religion that stems from intense mystical experiencing has nothing to do with whether or not God exists, rather it is about the transformative character of the altered state experience. All religious stories focus on this particular transformation (from clueless ----> psychedelic).
11. Thou shall not assume that a belief is true, because you believe it to be so. (Self Referencing)
Wouldn't that be #4 or no?
"not one (if I may suggest) finds anything solid, by way of a 'theory' or explanation."
The theory is very simple and clear – it states that the origin, essence and ongoing wellspring of religion is the experience of temporarily loosened cognitive associations (a 'trip') that is triggered by ingesting entheogenic plants and chemicals
"The whole narrative rests on countless exaggerations, distortions and oversights "
This theory rests on the fact that psychedelic drugs routinely trigger intense and psychologically transformative) mystical states of consciousness, as the scientific evidence demonstrates. That is not an exaggeration, distortion or oversight.
"1) Critical work-up of 'entheogen theory of religion' finds - that's a piece of talk, Trying to sound itself impressive. As such it exemplifies, true to form, a particular variety of - not qualified research in some discipline - of pop psychedelic narrative. For example, its going to focus on a phrase like 'ego death' - which (if you check into it) turns out to be ... right, another piece of talk from pop psychedelia. Leary and company like to put a whole lot of air into that one ... but can you find such a phrase in that Johns Hopkins (Griffith et alia) research you're trying to use in support?"
The entheogen theory of religion does not focus on the term 'ego death' so this ^ entire paragraph is mistaken.
The core claim is that religion is all about tripping on psychedelic drugs, because the psychedelic drugs cause people to have mystical/religious experiences. Although it is true that the predominant aspect of tripping that religion focuses on is the 'ego death' experience (ie mystical death and rebirth in the psychedelic state of consciousness) this is not the only phenomenon of interest. Another related but distinct phenomenon that is observed in the psychedelic state for example is that of psychological transformation, the experience can have a permanent effect on the way the subject thinks about life.
The entheogen theory suggests that the religious stories, such as Mohammed's revelation, Buddha's enlightenment, Jesus crucifixion etc. are all descriptions of psychedelic/mystical experiencing.
Dont get hung up on the term 'ego death' it is just a phrase. The important point is that regardless of what phrase you use to describe it, death and rebirth is a very common experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs.
"Like FOOD OF THE GODS - such phraseologies try to sound real 'theoretical.' But that type talk is neither from peer-reviewed research, published in some research society's journal or other academic/scientific sources. Nor is it part of specialized studies with established foundations in scholarly or scientific methods or theory. Its of, by and for the subculture. There's an entire fringe psychedelia communitarian tradition here, reverently doing its own versions of a Timothy Leary act, soliciting attention and trying to impress anyone it can - get them to go 'wow, that's brilliant.' Claiming some sort of authoritative critically-based interest, just part of the show."
This ^ paragraph is also entirely irrelevant to the entheogen theory of religion.
"2) "This theory" (as you call it) "fits with the scientific evidence that entheogenic drugs trigger mystical/religious type experiences when administered in ... (the recent Johns Hopkins psilocyin study concluded this)"
That seems inaccurate, not reasonably correct - an exaggeration or distortion, that loses the clarity and balance of informed perspective. Indeed, expels it forcibly in order to claim "See, scientific evidence says so."
In fact there's no such quote from Griffiths et al in that work, purporting along such lines. Indeed one thing they found: about 1/3 subjects don't have any mystical effects even when psilocybin is 'administered in ...' the most conducive setting, and working with the most select subjects, exclusively. Griffiths' subjects were individually chose, carefully - for personal spiritual aptitude and interest. In fact, approx 1/3 had experiences dominated by unpleasant or stressful content and stimuli. Such were shown to be 'triggered' (as you put it) with every bit as much reliability, as mystical effects that resulted in other subjects."
It is a baseless fallacy to equate 'unpleasant' with 'unmystical', which completely ignores the evidence that the religions themselves clearly provide – that mystical experiences are very often unpleasant, stressful, painful or traumatic. Mohammed very nearly commited suicide because of the acute anguish that his first angelic revelation caused in him. Similarly Buddha was confronted by an army of demons after he ate the magical rice-milk.
Unfortunately this same fallacy that you employ (by tacitly asserting that unpleasant = unmystical) is deeply rooted in modern understanding of mystical/religious experiencing, such that even the criteria that the johns hopkins study used to identify mystical experiences put an undue emphasis on the whole blissful/heavenly aspect to the exclusion of the harrowing/hellish aspect. As Huxley indicates in the title of his book, psychedelics can bring you to heaven or hell.
On the contrary, painful and hellish experiences in the psychedelic state of consciousness are just as crucial to an understanding of the entheogen theory of religion as are the joyous ecstatic type experiences, it isnt that one is "less mystical" than the other.
Per the entheogen theory, psychedelic tripping *just is* mystical/religious experience.
"What the research shows is that there is indeed, in some not all subjects - psilocybin can 'occasion' a psychologically definable mystical experience (Wm James, VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE laid first foundation of this type research more than a century ago). Exactly as described by Huxley, in 1954, from his experience with another hallucinogen (mescaline) - and questioned by many in that era, who thought Huxley may have been exaggerating, mistaken, or even just hallucinating."
This ^ paragraph is entirely in line with the entheogen theory as far as I can tell
"But no, (and - please?) - the research does not support some fanciful 'entheogen theory'"
Yes it does, it provides direct support for the theory. Per W.James, religion originates from religious experience, and of particular relevance to the entheogen theory is the fact that all the religious stories depict people undergoing such experiences. The johns hopkins study demonstrates that entheogens are the 'missing link' between religion and religious experience.
"that according to its storyline (as cast) - explains, or is going to explain religion. These promotional 'theories' are too much like sermons, considering the intellectual theater they state. They're in search of believers they can impress; who will become further new 'fishers of men' - fellow casters of the line the gullibles bit on themselves, and got reeled in.For a 'theory' as purported to be (no, really ...) jawin' about 'ego death' and 'entheogen theory' - such jabberwocky is nonsensical, first. Second, its too much like a Village People lyric: We Want You, We Want You, We Want You As A New Recruit! Obviously folks can all individually make up their own minds what to think or believe etc. But please, is exaggeration and distortion of research, for such promotional 'theory' proselytizing, talking it up - really necessary? Can it be brought down to maybe a 7 or 8?
Don't we get enough of 'inspirational pseudotheorizing' with our good friends in 'Scientific' Creationism? And a bunch of other such 'theorizing' ops out their in the cultural wasteland?
Rocky J - my heart goes out to you. Looks like you tried your best to reason with this stuff. At least you gave it every fair shake. No harm finding out for yourself, using your own tests, by your own effort - what and how it has to say for itself, in reply."
This ^ nonsense has no connection to the entheogen theory that we are discussing here. I wish you would get off your holier-than-thou Mckenna-hating high horse Brian, you could really contribute something relevant and important if you would put your intellect towards sensibly addressing the psychedelic issue. Forget about Mckenna, focus on the important issues, please.


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From Eric Marsden: fix typos in comments, signal more specific error types, remove some stale code, fix a few compiler warnings in the runtime.
Remove :cgc restriction on *trace-encapsulate-default*
Backout the previous commit, function tracing still doesn't work on a CGC system, noted by Paul.
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Fixed to actually allow tracing anonymous function objects. Changed to allow tracing of macros. When tracing an already traced function, untrace and retrace it, instead of ignoring the second request. Moved the undefined error for UNTRACE to the UNTRACE-1 subfunction, instead of signalling it at macroexpand time. In TRACE-1, added an assertion that there isn't already an entry in the trace breakpoint table, since sometimes we seem to be forgetting about breakpoints.
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Jimenez eyes Ryder Cup history
Miguel Angel Jimenez has ambitions of becoming Europe's oldest ever Ryder Cup player after claiming a record-equalling fourth Hong Kong Open on Sunday.
Defending champion Jimenez birdied the first hole of a sudden death play-off with Prom Meesawat and Stuart Manley, the trio having finished tied on 12 under par after a dramatic final round.
The 49-year-old has now won 20 European Tour titles, 13 of them since he turned 40, and extended his own record as the oldest winner in Tour history.
"I love this place, I love this golf course," Jimenez said after a closing 66. "I played very well this week and tied the record with four victories."
The last of Jimenez's four Ryder Cup appearances came at Celtic Manor in 2010. He turns 50 on January 5 and would comfortably beat the record of Ted Ray - who was 50 years, two months and five days old at the inaugural contest in 1927 - if he can qualify for Gleneagles next September.
"If I play the way I am playing this week I will be in the Ryder Cup team," he added. "There is one more year to go and now I get this victory here it will help a lot. You never know; I would love to be part of the team again."
Meesawat looked set for victory when his second eagle of the day on the 13th briefly gave him a three-shot lead, but he bogeyed the next and saw Jimenez draw level with birdies on the 13th and 14th.
Jimenez dropped a shot when he three-putted the 15th, but birdied the 17th and saved par from a greenside bunker on the last to join Meesawat, who had completed a 65, in the clubhouse lead.
Manley's chance looked to have disappeared when he missed a good birdie opportunity on the 17th, but the Welshman chipped in from just off the 18th green to make it a three-way play-off.
The players returned to the 18th and Jimenez gained a massive advantage by being the only player to hit driver off the tee, Meesawat coming up just short of the green with his approach, while Manley's second shot from almost 200 yards was pushed off target and clattered into a hospitality tent.
From there he could only chip onto the green and leave himself a long par putt from just inside Jimenez, but after Meesawat chipped up to three feet, the veteran Spaniard secured the win by holing from 25ft for a winning birdie.
"I hit driver (on the 18th) because I saw the pin position," Jimenez said. "It's a very tough corner and you need to hit a short club into there or play into the middle green because there is not much space there.
"On the play-off hole I did the same thing; if you want to make birdie and attack the hole you need to hit a short club so you have to take the risk and hit driver and I did it."
Speaking before the play-off, Meesawat said: "It was a beautiful day for me, I had two eagles on par fives, everything was perfect.
"I was a bit unlucky on 14, my ball was lying on a stick and I didn't hit a good second shot and made a bogey, but that was the only mistake today. I am very pleased with my round."
Manley has experienced an eventful few weeks since securing his European Tour card at the qualifying school, finishing eighth in the World Cup the following week and following a hole-in-one with an 11 on the next hole in the third round at Royal Melbourne.
"I'm pretty pleased," said Manley, who thought he had won a car for his ace only to be told it was only on offer in the final round.
"Obviously I'm disappointed to lose in a play-off with a poor shot, but for Miguel to make birdie is pretty special. It was pretty special to make three myself to get into the play-off. So I can take a lot from the week.
"I said to my caddie that we could do something special. It was a great chip and I think I started celebrating before it went in.
"This week will give me a lot of confidence. It's money on the board for The Race to Dubai and everything feels very positive."
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This version of SetPoint has been designed for the G9, G9x and G500 mice. With this new version, you can create custom profiles that let you tune speed, acceleration, dpi, and button assignments for individual games or applications. Store up to 5 profiles on the mouse's onboard memory, so your mouse is always configured exactly the way you like it, even when you use it on another system. SetPoint also lets you to change LED colors on the mouse, and record macros that can be assigned to mouse buttons.
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Chelsea Ladies left-back Naomi Cole has helped Great Britain into the semi-finals of the 2013 World University Games.
Having represented Team GBR in a 2-0 win over Brazil and a 2-1 defeat to Japan in the group stage, Cole played in a highly impressive 8-0 win over Ireland in the quarter-finals.
GBR finished in second spot in Group C after they outclassed Brazil in the opening game, before suffering an unlucky loss against the Japanese. Needing to beat Estonia to qualify from the group, they produced a stirring second-half performance to win 5-1, setting up the quarter-final with Ireland.
The semi-final rematch with Brazil is on Saturday.
The World University Games is the largest multi-sport event after the Olympics, with several thousand student athletes taking part. Great Britain's participation is organised by BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sports) who sent around 175 people to Kazan in Russia, including our very own Cole who is from the University of Chichester.


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NAPLES — Many young children have never been exposed to a swimming pool.
The Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition aims to eliminate tragedy that can come from curiosity when children get near water, and it has received a $50,000 grant from the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) for its mission.
The 2-year-old coalition is one of 24 charities and four ongoing strategic initiatives receiving grants from NCEF totaling $13.4 million for 2013. Proceeds come from the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival, held in late January.
Trustees of NCEF, sponsors of the successful wine festival since 2001, held an awards ceremony Monday to distribute grants that ranged from $31,000 to more than $2.4 million for the ongoing pediatric oral health initiative.
With the first-time ever grant, the Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition will be able to enroll 750 at-risk children, ages 3 to 5, from Golden Gate and Immokalee in a 10-day program to teach them how to be safe in the water.
"This is a program that otherwise wouldn't be available to these kids," Dr. Todd Vedder, with the coalition, said at the ceremony. He also lauded NCEF for all it has done for disadvantaged children in Collier County.
"As a pediatrician, many of my patients are much better off because of the services you provide," he said.
The 24 charities were awarded a total of $6.4 million, and the strategic initiatives were awarded a total of $7 million. Besides for the comprehensive dental program, the other three initiatives are focused on improving children's vision through screenings and providing prescription glasses, provide out-of-school programs in Immokalee and help prevent childhood hunger.
Bob Edwards, festival chairman, said in a press release that hundreds of generous supporters made the grant awards possible.
The wine festival held Jan. 24 through 27 raised more than $8.5 million, an amount that was supplemented in Monday's grant awards by using foundation reserves.
"While the festival's vintner dinners and one-of-a-kind auction lots create memorable experiences, it's abundantly clear that children in need are in supporters' hearts and minds throughout the festivities," Edwards said. "NCEF trustees share the joy of making a profound difference in children's lives with all who contributed to this year's festival."
Several grant recipients referenced this year's wine festival theme, "When Stars Align," when they gave thanks for their grant. Monday's ceremony was held at Bay Colony Golf Club in North Naples.
"Together we are the constellation of hope for the children," Valerie Bostic, executive director of Immoklee Child Care Center, said about the work of all of the charities. The child care center was awarded $215,000.
Kim Minarich, executive director of Naples Equestrian Challenge, which provides therapeutic riding for physically and mentally challenged children, said the $100,000 grant will be used to expand physical therapy services for more kids and to buy assistance equipment for nonverbal children.
"I can tell you the stars have aligned for Naples Equestrian Challenge," she said. "We've got some hard work to do and we are eager to do it."
The Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County, which serves children who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse, received a $484,000 grant.
"We can't do this without you and we are so appreciative," said Jackie Stephens, the executive director.
Stephens said the injuries and trauma that she and her colleagues at the center see inflicted upon the children is mind-boggling.
"We say how does this happen? How does this happen?" she said.
Jane Billings, the new executive director of Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida, said this year's grant of $360,000 will serve hundreds of children in foster care.
"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support," she said.
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Trustees for the Naples Children & Education Foundation, sponsors of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, awarded $13.4 million in grants to charitable groups to help improve the lives of disadvantaged children in Collier County.
NCEF trustees awarded $6.4 million to 24 charitable groups to help finance programs for the next 12 months and another $7 million was awarded for multi-year strategic initiatives. The ongoing initiatives will continue to fight children's oral health diseases, to improve their vision through screenings and providing prescription glasses, to provide out-of-school programs in Immokalee; and to continue tackling childhood hunger.
A first-time grant recipient this year is the Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition, which is receiving $50,000 for a drowning prevention and water safety program for 1,000 at risk and underserved children in Immokalee and Golden Gate.
"Hundreds of generous festival supporters are behind these grant awards," Bob Edwards, festival chairman, said in a press release. "While the festival's vintner dinners and one-of-a-kind auction lots create memorable experiences, it's abundantly clear that children in need are in supporters' hearts and minds throughout the festivities. NCEF trustees share the joy of making a profound difference in children's lives with all who contributed to this year's festival."
The 2013 wine festival, held at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, raised more than $8.5 million. Since its inception in 2001, the festival has raised $116 million.
Naples Children & Education Foundation - 2013 grant recipients
■ ABLE Academy - $250,000
■ Boys & Girls Club - $1,000,000
■ Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation - $100,000
■ Catholic Charities - $136,000
■ Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County - $484,000
■ Early Literacy and Learning Model Program - $350,000
■ Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida - $360,000
■ Fun Time Early Childhood Academy - $135,000
■ Golisano Children's Museum of Naples - $200,000
■ Greater Marco Family YMCA - $265,000
■ Guadalupe Center of Immokalee - $725,000
■ Immokalee Child Care Center - $215,000
■ Immokalee Housing & Family Services - $85,000
■ Legal Aid for Collier Kids - $115,000
■ Naples Botanical Gardens - $61,000
■ Naples Equestrian Challenge - $100,000
■ Redlands Christian Migrant Association - $350,000
■ Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition - $50,000
■ Shelter for Abused Women & Children - $323,000
■ Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board - $340,000
■ St. Matthew's House/St. Matt's Camps for Kids Program - $31,000
■ Tutor Corps - $60,000
■ YMCA of the Palms - $395,000
■ Youth Haven - $300,000
Strategic Initiative Grants
■ "GPS Guidance Programs for Success" - Out of school time program in Immokalee - $2,160,000
■ Lunch Boxes of Love (phase two) - $1,000,000
■ "Now You See It" Pediatric vision/prescription eye glass initiative plus partnership with Lighthouse of Collier County - $1,500,000
■ Pediatric Oral Health Initiative $2,400,461


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Texas Attorney General Reaches Agreement with Macmillan to Resolve E-Book Price-Fixing AllegationsAUSTIN Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the resolution of a multistate antitrust investigation against a major U.S. book publisher for price-fixing and collusion in the electronic book (E-book) market. Texas has reached an agreement in principle on behalf of 32 other states and territories with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC d/b/a Macmillan to settle the states' allegations that Macmillan colluded with other major publishers and Apple Inc. to manipulate prices in the E-book market. Attorney General Abbott issued the following statement about the agreement:
Unlawful collusion and price-fixing not only violates antitrust laws, it is anti-competitive and inconsistent with the free market approach that is critical to our economy. Today's agreement with Macmillan provides refunds to customers who paid artificially inflated prices for E-books and prohibits Macmillan from colluding with other publishers and undermining retail price competition in the E-book market.
The agreement with Macmillan must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. When finalized, the agreement with Macmillan will grant E-book outlets greater freedom to reduce the prices of their E-book titles. Consumers nationwide including those represented by the attorneys general of the 33 states and those represented by private counsel in a related class action will receive $20 million in compensation. Texas customers comprise nearly eight percent of E-book purchasers nationwide.
Judge Denise L. Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York also granted final approval today of agreements the states reached with book publishers Hachette Book Group Inc., HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. and Simon & Schuster Inc. relating to the same conduct. Those agreements were filed with the court in August 2012 and were joined by the attorneys general of 54 other jurisdictions, including states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Final approval paves the way for the affected customers to receive $69 million in restitution.
Texas's antitrust action based on the same allegations against publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. and Apple Inc. remains pending with trial scheduled in June 2013.


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Who Has What It Takes to be the Somms Under Fire 2014 Champion?
The 3rd annual Somms Under Fire™ Wine and Food Pairing Competition is brought to you by Keeper Collection, LLC. Keeper Collection is excited to have The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas as a presenting Partner for this year's event. On January 26, 2014, Somms Under Fire will be held at the A T & T Executive Education & Conference Center in Austin, Texas! For more details on the event and to get your tickets before they are sold out for this popular event, click here. More information on 2014 Contestants can be found here. The Prevailing Sommelier will win a One Week Internship in Burgundy as their Grand Prize.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Candlestick Park will host its final scheduled 49ers game Monday night, when the Atlanta Falcons visit the Bay-side stadium that first opened in 1960 as the Giants' baseball diamond.
The 49ers technically could still host a playoff game there next month, by virtue of overtaking the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC West title and a top-two seed or by advancing in an unprecedented No. 5-vs.-No. 6 conference-finals matchup.
Victories certainly aren't guaranteed upon a stadium departure. Here is how other NFL teams fared upon recent stadium finales:
-- Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.), 2009: Jets win 37-0 over Bengals (Jan. 3, 2010); Giants lose 41-9 to Carolina Panthers (Dec. 27, 2009)
-- Texas Stadium (Dallas), 2008: Cowboys lose 33-24 to Baltimore Ravens
-- RCA Dome (Indianapolis), 2007: Colts lose 28-24 to Chargers in playoffs (also lost regular-season home finale, 16-10 to Titans)
-- Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.), 2005: Cardinals win 27-21 over Eagles
-- Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia), 2002: Eagles lose 27-10 to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFC Championship game (Jan. 19, 2003) (Phillies played 2003 season there)
-- Foxboro Stadium, 2001: Patriots win 16-13 over Raiders in divisional playoffs ("Tuck Rule" game)
-- Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.), 2001: Lions win 15-10 over Cowboys (Jan. 6, 2002)
-- Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh), 2000: Steelers win 24-3 over Redskins
-- Mile High Stadium (Denver), 2000: Broncos win 38-9 over 49ers
-- Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field (Cincinnati), 1999: Bengals win 44-28 over Browns
-- Kingdome (Seattle), 1999: Seahawks lose 20-17 to Miami Dolphins in playoffs (Jan. 9, 2000)
-- Tampa (Houlihan's) Stadium, 1997: Buccaneers win Lions 20-10 in wild-card playoffs
-- Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), 1997: Ravens win 21-19 over Oilers
-- RFK Stadium (WashingtonD.C.), 1996: Redskins win 37-10 over Cowboys
-- Municipal Stadium (Cleveland), 1995: Browns win 26-10 over Bengals
-- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta), 1991: Falcons win 26-13 over Seahawks; (Braves played baseball there through 1996)
-- Orange Bowl (Miami), 1986: Dolphins lose 34-27 to New England
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Texas State to cut bus services to and from San Antonio
Interurban shuttle service to cease this fall
Texas State University has announced that it will eliminate its Interurban Shuttle service beginning this fall.
Every week, hundreds of students who live in San Antonio and Austin use the shuttle service to get to the San Marcos campus. Beginning Aug. 24, they'll have to find a new way to make the nearly 50-mile journey to school.
"It's a lifeline," said Daniel Palomo. "For a lot of people, it makes living in San Antonio and going to Texas State doable."
University officials said after months of study and cost-benefit analysis, it did not make financial sense to keep the service running.
The interurban service only constitutes 4 percent of the university's entire ridership. Money generated from fares only covered about 46 percent of the service's annual $1.1 million operations cost.
The university was able to purchase the buses using grant money, which was awarded on the condition that the general public could use the service.
Nancy Nusbaum, interim director of the school's Transportation Department, said scaling back the service instead of eliminating altogether was not feasible.
"You can't really, I think, limit the amount of service you provide when you're in public transit," she said. "We could have eliminated San Antonio service and kept Austin because the San Antonio ridership is significantly less than Austin."
The university is urging students to take advantage of their carpool system, but riders said coordinating trips will be difficult.
"You're relying on five (or) six other people. You're relying on their schedule and nobody's class schedule is the same," said Andrew Heinrich.
School officials said the move will increase the number of cars coming into the San Marcos campus, but the university has a parking lot with more than 900 empty spaces just waiting to be filled.
University officials also said the move will likely keep students in San Antonio from picking Texas State.
Passengers who utilize the service said they just want to find a way to get to class.
"There's not really a chance of me getting into UTSA or a San Antonio school in the fall without having to miss a semester of school," said Palomo.
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10 S Front St, Philadelphia, PA | Directions 1910639.949301 -75.142518
Monday To Sunday From 05:00 PM To 02:00 AM
Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City East
Consistently Great! – I have been to this restaurant about 5 times, needless to say I love it here!! The staff is nice and the service is great. The food is for sharing so this place is great for groups but even good for alone time with your special person. The atmosphere is really good too - romantic but yet fun. Great food and drinks. Their Lobster Risoto is wonderful, filet mignon, sushi, you bascially can't go wrong with anything you order! One of my favorite cocktails is the Purple Passion - keep them coming! I will always recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants an enjoyable night out with your wife/hubby or with a good group of friends! Perfect. The prices are great too...not over priced! They have Valet parking too which is good. Can't go wrong with Swanky Bubbles!!!
Great atmosphere and drinks...sushi leaves room for desire – Fun bar, delicious champagne cocktails, great atmosphere, sushi ...is a little iffy. My first experience there was great all though the maki rolls were huge and a little messy (I wouldn't recommend it for a first date if you're trying to make a good impression). The second time I went I wasn't quite satisfied with my sushi. However, they do have a creative line-up of rolls and also offer a variety of cooked rolls for the raw-fish-phobic. It was good, but it has still left me in search a truly great sushi restaurant in the city. I would definitely go back for drinks though!
just ok – I finally went to Swanky Bubbles recently and was dissapointed. We were a little late for our reservations and had to sit upstairs. Maybe that ruined it, because the ambience downstairs is definitely preferred. Upstairs is mostly used for big groups and the did not continue the decorating or theme up there. Our server was bored and uninterested even though she knew it was our first time there. The sushi was ok and my entree (thai dish w/ fried wontons instead of rice) was incredibly salty! The only positive was the yummy champagne cocktail. But there were so many choices on the sushi and cocktail menus, it would have helped to have a server that cared to give suggestions and make the experience worth it. If I go back again I would only sit downstairs, but definitely will not be rushing back.
Chic` Spot for Quality Eats & Drinks on Weekends Before A Night Out... – Definitely highly recommend. I loved the food. The vibe. The bill. The DJ was also a great addition as he was certainly dropping that fire. One thing though...avoid the banana split because it missing the banana and ice cream. The steak was very good as was the barby-q shrimp. Don't let the sh*tty name fool you, the bill for two should run about $60. So its while it may be swanky its not very pricey. All in all, great experience. When we told them about an entree that was missing for the bill, our uber professional server gave us a round of free bubbly. I recommend getting there for an 8 pm dinner and hitting the Old City streets shortly thereafter.
Great atmosphere with so many choices – This was my first experience in the city of Philadelphia. Being from Baltimore, my boyfriend wanted to take me into the city to show me around and have a great night...mission accomplished!!! I had a few too many glasses of Champagne and Chambord, but that's what they're known for...the Champagne!!! The food was great, so was the service. The parking was $20 but that's not Swanky's fault :( Cool decor...all around fun!!!
Such A Great Time! – OK, I was nearly misled by other reviews. My friends and I went for a champagne tasting and had the best time ever. This place has the yummiest chicken fried rice I've ever had. The sushi was amazing and they serve it until 1am everyday! We heard about a champagne tasting and just had to go. We met some of the nicest people ever. The staff was so friendly. Such a bunch of sweeties. We tried so many delicious champagnes and learned so much. The manager really knows his stuff. I had read some harsh words, but must strongly disagree. We can't wait to go back! Keep your head up Swanky. This place is a must try!
Rude Manager (but nice waitress) – I usually like this resturant, or at least the drinks, but my last experience there left me with a horrid taste in my mouth for the managment.
I took my friend, who was going there for the first time. He is very into asian culture and was admiring the unusual chopsticks that they have on the table. He asked the waitress if he could either purchase a pair or if she knew where he could buy similar ones. The waitress (who was very pleasant) went to ask a manager. She asked the manager right next to our table. The woman's response was, "I don't know but make sure to clear the chopsticks from that table and check the tables around those people when they leave because if they are asking about it, they are probably going to steal them." Little did she know WE were the table asking.
Now, I'm sure that they get the chopsticks stolen all the time, but if we were asking about them, I would think that means we are honest people. If you are going to be so dumb to say something like that, say it in the kitchen, where customers can't hear you.
I ended up assuring the waitress that we are not theives (heck, I'm a DA and my friend is a police officer) and that their chopsticks were safe. I'm hoping that it got back to the manager. It was so snotty and pretentious, that I don't know that I will be heading back there any time soon...
how this place stands. . . – I have absolutely no idea how this restaurant has received these high ratings. was there VERY recently and should have known straight from the get-go that it was a bad idea. First, a sushi joint without a sushi bar...something must be wrong. The decoration of this place is out of control i would be utterly embarrassed to take someone on a date here, not unless it was a joke, it was as cheesy and over decorated as a old school swingers club. Matted carpet at what should be a fresh, "SWANK" sushi place, c'mon now!! Lets move passed what it LOOKED like. The food. . . I literally could not get passed the appetizer in fear of what the raw fish would taste like. We ordered shrimp and veggie tempura (playing if safe) and when it came out it wasn't tempura rather it was once FROZEN shrimp and veggies DEEP FRIED straight from the frozen plastic bag, you could call it by the way it smelled (as I did). We had ordered plenty of sushi but told the server that we had to bounce (told her my partner was feeling ill) because well we didn't want the server to pick up any slack for our disliking this place. Unfortunately this was our last experience in philly (coming from NY) and it LITERALLY left a bad taste in our mouth.
Awful Sushi!! – The restaurant is good for groups of people, couples don't go. I went one time with a date and wound up sitting so close to the other table, it felt like a double date. They could hear everything we were saying and viseversa.
Moving on to a bigger issue, the restaurant is supposedly known for sushi, yet it was horrible! After the "double date", i went one other time to this restaurant with a group. We had the private room upstairs. Everyone had ordered sushi and while it was being brought out, I got up to use the restroom. When I returned to the room, there was a pungent smell of roten fish there. The sushi was not fresh at all. The california roll had to be chewed, whereas in other places, it's so soft it practically melts in your mouth. All of us were starving so we devoured the food since we would have had to wait for another 30 minutes or so for cooked food to come out. We were left with a bad taste in our mouth (literally) and then upset stomach the next morning. DO NOT GO!!
Avoid at all cost necessary. savage mistreatment – I have been to this restaurant several times with good results. However, my last visit was the most indignant experience of my life. I went there with my best friend and her friend during restaurant week. Our reservation was not honored. We were asked to wait for tables to become available. After waiting for 42 minutes we asked how much longer we needed to wait. The general manager was discourteous and told us that he would let us know when the table became available. We tried to explain that it was not right, that we had a reservation. He, in turn told us that it was hard to seat 3 people that was the reason everybody else was going in front of us. We tried to reason with him and explain that it was not our problem and that we were never told of that inconvenience before. At that point the general manager told us that there was no point for us to wait because we were not going to be happy regardless of what he did. WE WERE ASKED TO LEAVE! There are no nice words that I can choose from to explain the details in which we were savagely mistreated. I strongly recommend that you call ahead and ask specific questions about getting a table there. I cannot stop apologizing to my best friend for embarrassing her with her friend that night by taking them there.
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The fifth generation was definitely not kind to Pokemon's sovereign of speed. Newcomers with fantastic abilities—Prankster and Magic Bounce, the former used by Thundurus-I and Sableye, and the latter used by Xatu and Espeon—mess with the alien in its Speed forme. Additionally, BW brought Team Preview with it, drastically hindering Deoxys-S's main role as a lead, as your foe can simply change its lineup order to effectively counter Deoxys-S's attempts. Lack of offensive prowess also puts Deoxys-S in a disadvantage versus most of Ubers's threats. Yet, Deoxys-S still remains one of the best leads in the game. With a gigantic arsenal of support moves, such as Stealth Rock, Spikes, Magic Coat, Taunt, Reflect, and Light Screen, under its belt, Deoxys is a real team player. Its Speed stat is unmatched and allows it to outspeed Ubers's finest Choice Scarf users, Genesect and Palkia. Play carefully with or against Deoxys-S, as with every turn that goes by, another layer of entry hazards is set or another turn of a screen is wasted.
Faster than the entire game, has access to two forms of entry hazards, can combat opposing entry hazard leads with Magic Coat and Taunt—what more can you ask for? Deoxys-S is the epitome of Pokemon's entry hazard leads, and because of that, this is what you'd call Deoxys-S's standard set. As Deoxys-S is faster than Genesect, a commonly seen Choice Scarf user, it can utilize Fire Punch to leave a huge dent in Genesect, as it only has 12.5% chance to survive. Taunt and Magic Coat are mainly to combat opposing entry hazard leads. However, both come with a bonus: Taunt stops setup boosters like Arceus and Rayquaza and Magic Coat can play mindgames with opposing Deoxys-S and cripple Prankster users, namely Tornadus, Thundurus, and Sableye. Spikes is a fantastic entry hazard that many teams appreciate, and allows many Pokemon to sweep effectively. Stealth Rock is another entry hazard Deoxys-S gets access to, however, it is less preferred as Stealth Rock is not a rare sight in many other Pokemon's movepools. Fire Punch is better than Hidden Power Fire, as it will do more damage to Excadrill, a common spinner.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Like the previous set, Deoxys-S utilizes its gigantic Speed stat in order to aid teams, however, this set is meant to aid hyper offensive teams more than balanced teams. Hyper offensive teams use the pressure created by multiple setup sweepers in order to overwhelm the opponent's team with boosted attacks. Thus, the combination of Reflect and Light Screen is perfect for said teams. By halving the power of opponent's attacks for eight turns with Light Clay, Deoxys-S grants its teammates enough time to set up and pull off a sweep. Taunt is used to stop opposing setup sweepers like Rayquaza and Arceus. Stealth Rock is the most basic entry hazard and is necessary for offensive teams in order to break Focus Sash users and get pinch damage. Fire Punch can be used to severely damage Forretress and Genesect.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Deoxys-S's Speed makes it viable as a Choice Scarf user. Yes, this is no joke. The same way you did not see this coming, your opponent will not as well! Thanks to its unparalleled Speed, when equipped with Choice Scarf, it is almost guaranteed that Deoxys-S will move first, allowing it to Trick away its Choice Scarf to an opposing lead, or, more importantly, an enemy setup sweeper. Trick helps Deoxys-S buy time to set up Spikes on a Choice-locked setup move, such as Rock Polish or Stealth Rock. Even without Tricking away its Choice Scarf, Deoxys-S can use the bulk it now has to just rapidly stack up Spikes. Taunt also helps in shutting the locked Pokemon down completely, forcing them to use Struggle. It also helps stop opposing entry hazard leads, such as Deoxys-S, Forretress, or Froslass. Fire Punch allows Deoxys-S to get damage on Genesect and other entry hazard Pokemon, such as Forretress and Ferrothorn. However, Superpower helps Deoxys-S get damage on Darkrai, Tyranitar, and Dialga, which can come in handy.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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An offensive set with Life Orb as its item consisting moves such as Psycho Boost, Ice Beam, Superpower, Grass Knot, Thunder, Dark Pulse, Hidden Power Fire, or Fire Punch can be used in order to make use of Deoxys-S's ridiculously high Speed stat, which allows it to outpace common threats such as Mewtwo, Darkrai, Rayquaza, and all Choice Scarf users up to base 100 Speed. Nasty Plot can be used to boost Deoxys-S's usable Special Attack, but it won't be able to find the time to boost and do enough damage. However, as mentioned before, Deoxys-S's offensive presence is lackluster, so you'd probably be better off using another attacker. Skill Swap can be used to catch Magic Bounce and Prankster users, such as Xatu, Espeon, and Sableye on the switch, making Deoxys-S's job much easier to do. Counter and Magic Coat help Deoxys-S use its mediocre bulk and lack of offensive prowess in order to eliminate certain targets or U-turn switches, but require a decent amount of prediction.
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Due to Deoxys-S's lack of offensive presence, countering it pretty much means to not enable it from setting up multiple layers of entry hazards. Therefore, Xatu makes a phenomenal counter (as long as Deoxys-S doesn't have Skill Swap!); it doesn't take much from Fire Punch, has Roost to recover lost damage, and thanks to its Magic Bounce ability, it completely messes Deoxys-S up by bouncing Taunt or entry hazards back. Espeon also has Magic Bounce which can be very useful if you manage to evade Fire Punch, as lack of recovery and lackluster defenses means that the damage will stack and Espeon will no longer be able to do its job. Tentacruel is also a brilliant way to beat Deoxys-S. Thanks to its high Special Defense, it can easily shrug many Psycho Boosts, it resists Fire Punch, carries Rapid Spin, and if rain is up, it can gain lost health back quickly.
Magic Bounce, however, is not the only new ability the fifth generation has brought. Prankster users now have priority for non-attacking moves, making Taunt usually go first. Thus, Tornadus-I, Thundurus-I, and Sableye are brilliant ways to attempt to block Deoxys-S's attempts. Be wary though, Deoxys-S can use Magic Coat to bounce back Taunt, throwing your attempts to waste. Another extremely effective way to limit Deoxys-S's setup turns is by utilizing priority. Giratina-O's Shadow Sneak is a guaranteed 2HKO, whereas Deoxys-S cannot do much in return. ExtremeSpeed Rayquaza or Arceus formes are also effective, as thanks to the Fire-type resistance or high bulk, Deoxys-S won't do much in return. Scizor does not like Fire Punch but Deoxys-S does not OHKO 200 HP variants, whereas they 2HKO with Bullet Punch. All of the aforementioned priority users are also capable of finishing off a weakened Deoxys-S.
Dedicated anti-leads like Froslass, Deoxys-A, and Cloyster are capable of limiting Deoxys-S to a single layer of entry hazards. Tyranitar, while not liking Superpower, brings Deoxys-S down to its Focus Sash with its STAB Crunch, and thanks to its Sand Stream ability, sandstorm damage finishes Deoxys-S off. A Magic Coat coming from Pokemon such as Arceus, Giratina-O, Latias, Latios, and Mewtwo can surprise Deoxys-S and bounce back its moves. Opposing Deoxys formes can also run Magic Coat, engaging a mindgame each turn. Deoxys-S's high base Speed means that if you want to revenge kill it with a Choice Scarf user, you can't just use any ordinary one. Common users of Choice Scarf such as Salamence, Palkia, and Genesect are outsped. For a Choice Scarf Pokemon to outspeed Deoxys-S, it must have a Speed stat of more than 337. This means that Terrakion, Mewtwo, Shaymin-S, and Darkrai all outspeed Deoxys-S with a Choice Scarf equipped.