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I am looking for a male shellos or gastrodon with earth power, PM/VM me offers thanks
I am looking for a male shellos or gastrodon with earth power, PM/VM me offers thanks
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Looking for a female East Shellos or Gastrodon. Would be greatly appreciated
Can anyone give me a shellos or gastrodon. I need them to complete my national pokedex.
Looking for a female DW Shellos. I don't care if it's east or west, though if you have both I would prefer East (That's the blue one, right?). I have some females with DW abilities and lots of miscellaneous Pokemon. Just PM me with what you need and I'll hope I have it. xD
Aiming for the top.
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looking for a DWF shellos.
PM me for details on what I can offer
Dream World Females I can offer:
PM or VM me for more trade info
Need either shellos or Gastrodon. Have almost every pokemon to trade so let me know what you need. PM me for more info.
Hey guys, looking for an East and West Shellos. I can breed something for you if its not too much trouble.
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Trade done
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Looking for a female gastrodon (east or west is fine) would prefer one with storm drain but I can always breed it for the ability I want. A DWF would be nice, but I dont have a lot of DWF to offer in return. PM me if interested. Thanks.
Looking sor Shellos
PM with offers.
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Trainer Name: Hurin
I can offer: Any legendary
I need:
I am new to this site but I would greatly appreciate some help! I could really use a shellos, I don't care what form. I can trade you other pokemon you may need, and I have plenty of IV bred and EV'd pokemon that I no longer use, please PM me.
If you would like a pokemon from me with good IV's, I really am looking for a male shellos with egg move yawn with a Sassy or Calm nature, and at least one perfect IV in either HP or SpD. I have bred a lot, and have all perfect IV's in the bug group and several other perfect IV's in many others. Just please PM me and I know we can work something out!
Looking for a Shellos or Gastrodon. Doesn't matter where from or level or moves. I'm not huge on breeding so I don't have any pokemon with high EV's or anything. Just need to fill out my dex.
Offering Giratina, Regice, Regirock, Reshiram, Kyurem, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Landorus, Dialga, Lugia, Azelf, Mesprit, Uzie or Japanese Regigigas.
Looking for Shellos or Gastrodon. Can offer anything I can breed. Can offer Phione's. PM with offers.
FC White: 1893 6509 3199.
Looking for:
Can Offer: Anything I'm not looking for.
Can infect with Pokerus.
I need a shellos. PM what you would want in return
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Pokemon seen 613/649
Pokemon caught 608/649
Pokemon I need; Johto starters, Unown, Slugma, Lotad, Spinda, Sinnoh starters, Shellos, and Stunky
Legends I need; Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Lugia, Ho-oh, Latios, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia and Giratina
I would like a dream world female East Shellos ( Blue) please. Nature and level dont matter. I can offer tangela, barboach, poliwag and Snorunt with dream world abilities..Male or female with pokerus if desired. . Pm if you have it .
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I'm looking for a Female East Sea Shellos or Gastrodon, I can offer Lileep with perfect SpDef IVs and Egg Move Recover, or just make a request of what you would like If possible, I'd like a Shellos/Gastrodon with Pokerus. PM me if you're interested!
I'm looking for a plain shellos or gastrodon. I can offer various dwf pokemon. PM/VM for a list.
Hey, I'm looking for a Shellos of any level, gender, or ability. I just need one for breeding because its in two different egg groups, I can offer any of the DWFs in my sig, and I can get a couple of rare gen 1 or 2 rare Pokémon like Tyrogue.
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Hi guys I'm still looking for a shellos or gastrodon.
I would really like a pink one.
I can offer various dwf pokemon in return:
On black:
magikarp, gligar, eevee, vulpix, tentacool, growlithe, horsea, feebas, togepi, xatu, houndour, bagon, solosis, petilil and staravia...
On black 2:
omanyte, sandshrew, finneon, goldeen, duskull, whimsur, hoppip, sigilyphe, scolipede, rattata, corphish, shinx, durant, miltank, tirtouga, karrablast, pidove, buneary, shemet, tangela, farfaretched, krookodile, ducklet, luvdisc, cottonee, vanilish, lapras, duosion, lilleep, aerodactyle, emolga, nincada. relincanth, whoopsa and mr mime.
PM/VM if interested.
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I'd like to trade a pink Shellos for a blue one (or Gastrodon). I tried doing it on the GTS a couple times, but kept getting pink in return.
I can also breed my other pink Shellos if anyone needs one. PM me with any offers.
Black 2 friendcode: 2237-7532-7281
I'm currently looking for: Most DWF not in my sig and Unown K, P, X, ?
Spoiler:- DWF I can breed (88):
I have an extra hidden grotto for trade


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Facebook for Android is a robust, full-featured Facebook experience, and the best way to check Facebook on an Android smartphone.
Props to Facebook for listening to user feedback. When Facebook released its second major update to the Android app last April, it controversially added three, non-removable icons to people's app drawers. The icons were intended as shortcuts for users to post pictures or send messages via Facebook. Design-wise it was a bad, business-driven move, and within the first week users widely condemned the update. Android users have enough bloatware to contend with!
Facebook v1.9.3 for Android (free) omits the bloatware and fixes some bugs. As a result it's now perhaps the best mobile Facebook experience, compared to Facebook for the iPhone, Windows Phone, and PlayStation Vita. At the same time, loading pages feels slower than ever.
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Most of you know what Facebook is, so I'm just going to highlight all the mobile nuances. After installing the app, you're given the option to sync your FB contacts to your phone's contacts.
The app populates your screen with your news feed, apart from shortcuts up top for Notifications, Messages, Inbox, and Status updates. You can slide across to pull out a scrollable menu of shortcuts, including buttons for your profile, photos, messages, events, friends, apps, and groups. Facebook Chat is in there too, but it is essentially a replica of your inbox.
Notably, in Android you can share content from within the app. This function is missing in Facebook for all other mobile platforms.
Refreshing news feeds and loading data within Facebook for Android feels sluggish at times, but definitely less so with this update. I performed a simple real-life refresh test on a Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.2, with Wi-Fi switched on. It took 4 seconds to refresh my Facebook news feed in the Android app compared to 5.3 seconds after the previous update. This result is comparable to the iPhone 4 on Wi-Fi (4 seconds).
One thing the app could improve upon is implementing CodeGenerator, a spiffy mobile security feature that is only available to Android users—iPhone users have another workaround. CodeGenerator can be found within Account Settings, and simply prompts a user to enter a 16-digit code to log into Facebook from an unrecognized device. I couldn't activate it within the Android app, and was directed outside the app to set it up. A less determined user would probably drop the idea altogether.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
So we had the first edition of this last night:
Cool venue, nice staff, odd location. I'm not sure if I'll be in town for the next edition, but I'll let you guys know via Twitter. All 61 of you, haha. Hopefully that number will go up once I debut the LONG AWAITED podcast. I swear I was *thisclose* to recording the first episode with my grandmother's (RIP) old Memorex karaoke microphone, but the quality was too poor for even MY standards. We'll work on it. I have tons of ideas for the show and I'm pretty sure it'll be a "hit" here in Nashville and beyond.
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First review. A disclaimer. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT PU-ER! (Don't know why it's spelled Pu-erh, Pu-Erh, Puer, Pu-er either). My background is working in a tasting room at a Winery, entering cooking contests, and international cooking. That's it. I have a pretty good palate for THOSE things. I bring what I know about other things to tea and am learning new ways to think about tea as I progress. Nuff said. This explanation is given because this was a tea that took a lot of turns in reviewing.
Here goes:
I used my new PIAO I Glass top drop infuser and 3 minutes for each steep .
I did 1 quick rinse before the first steep. Raw the Shu looks like dark tan-bark. Really!
1. I poured on the water and let the steep go watching the liquid begin to lightly turn brown. Beep…pushed the button to release the water to the reservour below. The liquid is light honey colored and tastes like toasted rice. No earthiness, slightly salty and sweet. Really good and savory. Not a hint of grass or hay but maybe a shitaki mushroom sauteed in there. Super delicious.
2. Way darker color like whisky. Earthy scent. While steeping you can see the leaves begin to float and open pushing away from the solid bark mass. There is a slightly astringent finish and pepper on the tongue, linen and rust. No bitterness. Juicy and light. This makes no sense but it's what I taste and smell. Oh, faint nutmeg also. I opened the top of my steeper and smelled the wet tea…arh…paint thinner! Whoa…no kidding!
3. This steeping released long-legged creatures moving around the steeping cylinder releasing all the tea flavors just for me. Eight long years from China to Colorado they were locked up waiting for this moment! Eh…timer went off…Really dark liquor this time.
Less paint thinner smell on the leaves! Lighter less earthy flavor. More astringent but still juicy and not bitter. There is a tartness which is like black walnut and an introduction of salt and smoke. Bless My Soul! I like smoke and salt. In fact…Hum…I have some gumbo in the fridge and think this would be a good finish after some gumbo and rice. Not during the meal but after. Very delicious Shu! I have loved all the selections from Verdant thus far! Find the new videos helpful to a rookie like me.
This is not a fancy review but MY review. It's what I enjoyed this afternoon as a part of my life.
I love it Bonnie, your review is fabulous!! not sure I'd be so big on the paint thinner though. My sniffing days are far behind me now :P
but your notes are indeed intriguing. I love reading your notes! :)
Likewise…thanks…been aching and just have to ride it out. Tea helps stave off gloom that comes as a symptom with fibromyalgia. Very easy to keep celebrating throughout the day with tea!
oh dear, I wish I could offer some advice for the fibro pain. Stay warm is about the only thing I can think of. and drink tea!
oh yes, chocolate chips all the way!
what colour? I've been meaning to do the same actually… but it means getting up from the bed :P
You guy's are being so nice! I had no idea anyone was reading them. I enjoy writing and I love everyone else's reviews. Tea people write better than most! Smooch (not you Ian,gross and Illegal) ha!
Amongst other things in your review, I loved "This steeping released long-legged creatures moving around the steeping cylinder releasing all the tea flavors just for me." I like to think of Tea as being alive in some fantastical kind of way, and this description sound like how I think! I am a nature lover, so creatures of all sorts sometimes end up in my imaginings, and then to my writing. I'm glad they made an appearance in yours!
This Shu came to me in big chunky bark pieces…rich and dark. As it broke apart in the second steeping it grew legs (this is why you need glass pots or steepers…it's like having an aquarium for tea) and I put my face down close to watch the creatures move around in a fantasmic dance. (You might realize now why I'm the ONLY one of my generation that did NOT have any need to experiment with hallucinogenic drugs even though I lived 1 hr from Height Ashbury in the 1960's). I am a left-handed, right brained…visual thinker. Maybe you're a visual thinker also!
I enjoyed your review. I know next to nothing about reviewing or PU-ER, but I felt your review painted a picture for me. That's good in my opinion. I also really enjoyed the creature comment. Haha not sure if I really want to see that in my tea though! :D
This was an awesome review. Of course I would expect no less from a fellow lefty! I have used a french press for the last year and it may not be insulated enough for the purist but my right brain loves the dance of the leaves. I sit it on my desk at work and often just stare at it – an aquarium for tea indeed!


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Summer 2013 Conference Honoring Howard Smith
On May 13 and 14, the department of mathematics hosted a celebration of the career and mathematical achievements of our friend and colleague, Howard Smith, who is retiring this year.
Mathematicians based in the US, Italy, Ireland, and New Zealand joined us for the event, giving a total of eight talks on various aspects of Howard's main area of research.
- Martin J. Evans, "Omissible extensions of certain locally finite linear groups"
- Eamonn O'Brien, "Algorithms for linear groups defined over infinite domains"
- Kim Ruane, "Automorphism Groups and Geometric Group Theory"
- Patrizia Longobardi, "Some results on products of finite subsets in groups"
- Martyn Dixon, "Groups with subgroups of certain types"
- Ted Hurley, "Algebra in communications"
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What you can't really see in this photo is the person underneath the bridge, busking. You can't hear how it sounds, either. The way the sound goes from almost nothing to everything the moment you step underneath the bridge. There she stands in the darkness, singing. Waiting for people to step under the bridge to hear the wholeness of her sound, made perfect by the bridge.
I've been looking for that here and elsewhere, the wholeness of my own sound. Some things take more time and they aren't as instantaneous as they once where. Not because I want them to be perfect, but because I want them to be complete.
Some things you are good at. Some things you love. They aren't always the same things. Being a mother of young children (or children of any age I imagine!) feeling good at something can be a rarity. Most of the time I have no idea what I'm doing. I do my best. I try to be consistent. I follow my instincts as much as I can. I take my cues from their personalities and what I think they need. But it feels like floundering a lot of the time. I don't have that feeling of competence that I used to have from paid work. Maybe other mothers do, but I don't. I rarely feel like I'm kicking ass at parenting. Most of the time I feel like it's kicking mine.
The other day someone happened upon one of the facebook pages that I do with Shake Media and they left a comment saying what a whole bunch of loveliness it was. Never underestimate the power of a compliment from a stranger. Ever. I keep words like that with me for a long time. Words like that matter.
I didn't realise it until now. But I needed to feel good at something again. Something that gives me the fortitude to fail and succeed and fail and try again at being the parent that I want to be.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo said he has a "role to play" in raising public awareness about the need for the state to pass public financing of elections.
The announcement comes as unlimited sums of money have poured into the presidential race, and after Cuomo himself has benefited from loosely restricted contributions and expenditures from supportive parties and individuals.
During the 2010 campaign, Cuomo said he wanted contribution limits to campaigns lowered, but declined to go into the details, saying he didn't want to negotiate in the press.
One question about the governor's new commitment to campaign finance reform is how it will impact his close relationship with the super PAC-like Committee to Save New York, a pro-business, pro-Cuomo group that is the largest lobbying organization in the state. In his new "role," will Cuomo lead by example?
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State Senator David Storobin was at a charity golf outing in Brooklyn yesterday, hitting balls while the hosts, a group of Orthodox Jews, stood and prayed. This video is from an attendee.
Also: It's Bill Thompson's and Jeff Klein's birthday.
Andrew Cuomo is in Albany and New York City and has no public schedule.
9:30 a.m. Councilwoman Gale Brewer kicks off the inaugural Greenhouse to Goddard lettuce harvest at Goddard Riverside Senior Center, 154 West 93rd Street, Manhattan.
11 a.m. Brewer unveils a Council-funded healthy living bus shelter ad at the launch of the Harvest Home Summer Campaign, Play Street, at West Harlem Market at 137th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
12 noon. Fracking critics denounce "DEC collusion with gas and oil companies" on the steps of City Hall.
12:30 p.m. Michael Bloomberg and transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announce a "slow zone" to reduce vehicular traffic, at 39th Avenue and 99th Street on Roosevelt Island.
1 p.m. The new NY Education Reform Commission meets in Meeting Room 6, at the Empire Plaza in Albany.
6 p.m. Brewer welcomes the audience for the Mambo Legends Orchestra at the Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
6:30 p.m. Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis has a "Mid-Summer Classic" fund-raiser at Jimmy Max, 280 Watchogue Road on Staten Island. [Facebook]
7 p.m. Dan Squadron has a "Bowling with Squadron" fund-raiser at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn. [Facebook]
Some New York congressional races may give voters a deja vu feeling. [Associated Press]
In response to Obama saying he cut taxes, a Post columnist says: "Those cuts are a blend of one-time subsidies, credits here and there, shifts in college-loan programs, and piecemeal temporary policy like a cut in the payroll tax in 2011 and 2012 that can't be continued if we're even going to try to keep pretending that Social Security and Medicare are paying for themselves." [John Podhoretz]
Sign outside Romney's South Hampton fund-raiser at David Koch's home: "Your $50,000 ticket = My Yearly Salary" [Remy McFadden]
"Altschuler said if Bishop genuinely believed congressional pay raises were wrong, he should not take them." [Randy2012]
Adriano Espaillat said he's "strengthened" after running against Charlie Rangel, and Mark Levine prepares to get out of the race for Espaillat's Senate seat. [David Chen]
Espaillat is "a leading contender for the seat whenever the 82-year-old Mr. Rangel retires." [Alexander Heffner and Andrew Grossman]
Espaillat "secretly authorized district leaders to start the petitioning process right after the congressional primary on June 26." [David Seifman]
Espaillat has to file petitions on Thursday if he wants to run for his old seat. [Jill Colvin and Carla Zanoni]
City Hall
A Post report takes issue with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's description of the recent crime spike as an "aberration." [Larry Celona, Jamie Schram and Dan Mangan]
U.F.T. president Michael Mulgrew is wrongly blocking the mayor's plan to restructure 24 failing schools, an editorial says. [Daily News]
The "microunits" Bloomberg is pushing are "slightly larger than a dorm room and half the size of a subway car." [Sally Goldenberg]
The mayor supports creating a pedestrian plaza around Grand Central Terminal. [Jennifer Fermino and Sally Goldenberg]
Cost overruns at the Times Square pedestrian plaza could be a problem for the next mayor if the Grand Central Plaza comes to fruition. [Steve Cuozzo]
Bloomberg is valiantly fighting to give cab drivers a raise. [Michael Powell]
Taxi fares are set to go up. [Matt Flegenheimer]
The fare increase should help drivers offset their costs. [Daily News]
Governor Andrew Cuomo said he thinks he has "a role to play" in raising public awareness about the need for public financing of campaigns. [Erik Kriss]
Cuomo's plan to rebuild the Tappan Zee Bridge comes with extra costs, thanks to some arcane New York laws. [Bill Hammond]
State Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson defends the business relationship he has with attorney Ravi Batra, whom he picked to sit on the new board overseeing ethics issues for state lawmakers. [Erik Kriss]
A Cuomo appointee is leaving the New York Power Authority after "only about a year" on the job. [Joseph Spector]
Law Enforcement
Cuomo needs to "look closer" at the recent crime spike in New York City and the policies that led to it. [New York Post]
Senator Chuck Schumer said he would have "ruled differently" from Appellate judge Nelson Roman, who Schumer nominated to the federal bench, in a recent stop-and-frisk case. [Glenn Blain]
If Roman doesn't get nominated to the federal bench, and stays where he currently is, he'll be able to have a greater impact on New York policies. "Too bad for us." [Daily News]
The City Council's public safety chairman, Peter Vallone Jr., wants more police officers. [New York Post]
"An embarrassed Brooklyn prosecutor apologized yesterday after pictures surfaced online of him posing in blackface." [Jose Martinez and Bob Fredericks]
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TORONTO -- Binney & Smith, Easton, Pa., the maker of Crayola products, has partnered with Madacy Kids here in a new licensing partnership to produce and market audio products for children under the Crayola brand name. The initial release, titled "Crayola Music Box," is a two-CD, 50-song collection of well-known children's songs for listeners ages 2 to 6 that will be available nationwide May 27. The CDs come with a sing-along lyric book, a 50-page coloring book with illustrations of the songs' themes, and a free eight-pack of Crayola crayons. Marketing support will include cooperative advertising, merchandisers, point-of-purchase materials and samplers for children to play with in-store.
BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Home Video will support the April 11 DVD and VHS release of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" with an online sweepstakes, as well as an online trading card competition. Through April 21 consumers can log onto www.harrypotter.com/secrets or selected Harry Potter Web sites to enter the sweepstakes. The first-prize winner will attend a screening of the next Harry Potter movie, while others will receive Harry Potter merchandise prizes. The movie scene trading card competition offers fans the chance to earn, collect and trade images from the film to complete an electronic game board.


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60 Minutes with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush discuss the music that is closest to their hearts.
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What an amazing guitar sound on this album! And [Pete] Townshend even plays a few solos, which he usually never does. Was there anybody better at expressing themselves through power chords?
I just loved that record, and I know Alex did, too. Every time we jammed as a young band we would wind up jamming parts of that record.
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Miranda Lambert didn't call in any special favors when the time came to select a dress for her May 14 wedding to Blake Shelton, her beau of five years.
Instead, the 27-year-old "House That Built Me" singer exchanged her vows in the same simple ivory wedding gown her mother had worn more than three decades earlier.
"My parents have been married for 33 years, so this dress is already a good-luck charm," the bride tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now). Keeping with her Southern roots, Lambert paired the gown with custom-made Casadei cowboy boots.
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Stunning 1 Bedroom Apartment With Luxurious Accommodation (lot id: 5231)
Arrive: | 5 Oct 2012 |
Depart: | 12 Oct 2012 |
Location: | Costa Almeria/Tropical, Spain |
Sleeps: | 4 |
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A luxury apartment, situated 6 minutes from the unspoilt beaches of Almerimar. Within easy reach of 3 Golf Courses, internationally recognised 18, 21 and 9 hole options. Allocated underground parking lot, electric security gates, secure fully heated swimming pool on site, with life guard *. Beautifully furnished and with mosquito guards to all windows and patio doors. Large relaxing patio overlooking the Nature Reserve where you may see flamingos, parrots, and we have seen nesting birds of prey. Binoculars provided! Sierra Nevada mountains are 90 minutes drive away, and you can see them easily. Walk a bit further from the beach along the promenade to enjoy Almerimar town, where you will find relaxing restaurants overlooking boats and yachts of all shapes and sizes. Food is fantastic, the real Spain, or if you want an English bar there is CK's there too. Local agent to handle all your queries and key collection, very friendly locals many expats will be happy to chat and help out.
Freesat now installed! Get the latest on the soaps! Wheelchair access may well be possible since the whole area is step free including access from the garage, quite wide doors throughout. Please call to discuss in more detail. A note about the pool availability - this is available during peak season only - dates vary so do ask the vendor. Closes in September and during winter. Dates of opening vary, please ask me.
I have timed this walk myself at 6 minutes, beautiful unspoilt white sand beaches, with great facilities. Beach huts with running water and duck boards to the promenade, so you can clean off all that sand first! Umbrellas and sun loungers, reasonably priced at 4 Euros each when we were there last for a whole day! The sea is fantastic and a further walk along the prom to the local shops and restaurants, makes it all a grand day out.
3 golf courses of International standard are within easy reach of the apartment. 21, 18 and 9 hole options, having been recently revamped. There are golf hotels in the process of being built here in Almerimar. A beautiful oasis of trees, flowers and palms to make your golfing experience that bit more memorable.
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Voice of the LordThere is a remnant, chosen by [God's] grace (Romans 11:5). Jewish Date SIVAN Resource Toolbox
It has been said that truth is never determined by a majority vote. Similarly, it has never been "the moral majority," but rather the holy minority, through whom God has accomplished his plan and purpose. As Jewish believers, we must recognize that we have a special role to play as the remnant among our people Israel. My grandfather, Fred Kendall, began a ministry of sharing the gospel with the Jewish people and called it Israel's Remnant. People used to come into the storefront looking for pieces of carpeting from the Holy Land! One aspect of being part of a remnant is that you need to be visible. You need to be different. The remnant is distinguishable from the whole, but it can only exist by standing out. Some of our Messianic brothers and sisters would much rather blend in and be invisible. Some seek to blend into the rest of Israel by hiding their lights under a bushel. They never let anyone know of their faith in Yeshua and so fail in their responsibility as part of the remnant. Others seek to blend in to the rest of their church, foregoing their Jewish distinctive. These, too, fail to fulfill their responsibilities as part of the remnant. As Messianic Jews, we must hold our Jewishness and our "Jesusness" in full view, for all the world to see. Only then can we truly fulfill our calling as "a remnant, chosen by [God's] grace." ...look for ways to affirm my faith in Yeshua and my Jewish identity in him. DB Copyright Statement |
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Mercer Island beats West Seattle, advances to district semifinals | Girls prep basketball
By MEGAN MANAGAN
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February 12, 2013 · 5:08 PM
The Mercer Island girls basketball team beat West Seattle on Tuesday afternoon in the second round of the SeaKing District tournament. The Islanders beat West Seattle 38-32.
The Islanders will now advance to the district semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 14.
On Tuesday, West Seattle was up 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and extended the lead to 20-14 at the end of the second quarter.
Mercer Island bounced back in the second half, scoring 11 points in the third quarter and adding another 13 in the final minutes, all while holding West Seattle to 12 points in the entire half.
Jessica Blakeslee and Kris Brackmann both scored eight points in the win, Renae Tessem added seven and Jamie Mounger posted six points. Christina Williamson had five points and Julia Blumenstein and Rachael Tessem scored two each.
Mercer Island will play the winner of the Juanita vs. Cleveland game which will be played later on Tuesday. Thursday's semifinal will take place at Bellevue College on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8:15 p.m.
The winner will move on to the championship game on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Bellevue College at 8:15 p.m. A loss on Thursday and Mercer Island will play on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. in the third/fourth place game.
The Islanders have secured a position in the state regional tournament whether the team wins or loses on Thursday.
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Men die.
One of the biggest travesties to ever happen to Western Society, in my opinion, was to give women absolute power in the mating game. Western Society, is a society that caters almost completely to women; to the point where men aren't even seen as human beings, but mere vessels put here to merely satisfy the whims and vagaries of the women in it. The sad thing about it, is that most women want it to STAY that way. It's an imbalance that most women never seem to ever get sick of, and it's an imbalance that will stay INTACT as long as Western Society still stands.
The reason being is because most men can NEVER compete with women in terms of desirability when it comes to the opposite sex; as women are FAR, FAR, more appealing to men, than men are to women. Hell, the average woman can pull a damn man without even trying. It may not be the one that they want, but they can get men rather easily. Whereas men, if they aren't gifted with stellar good looks, need some sort of external display of success to get any type of damn love from a woman. It's an imbalance that causes death and suicide in many men in this society; because without money or status, most men can NEVER hope to ever get love from a damn DECENT woman in this society.
Notice that I said DECENT right? When I say decent, I am talking about the kind of woman that you can marry: Chaste, In good shape, with a pleasant personality. These women drive a damn hard bargain in this society; regardless of what race you are as a man. However, when you are a damn regualar black man, they don't just drive a hard bargain, the bargain is such that it makes the average everyday black man look like "Will Smith" did on the damn movie "The Legend Of Bagger Vance".
It's so hard for a regular black man to get a woman who's decent in this society, that many of them just completely give up trying, and just settle on a single lifestyle altogether. Which, is EXACTLY what this society wants decent black men to do: waste way altogether. Most women, when they have the choice, try to go for the highest status male that they can possibly get; and many of them get dogged the hell out in the process of trying to find him. Because black men occupy the lowest social rung in all society, women try to FORCIBLY consign black men to leftovers, knowing damn well that many of the black men that they try to force into a gotdamn nigga box are worthy of FAR,FAR, more than what they are trying to assign to them.
I can't tell you how many times, I have had women who when they were at the peak of their game, try to snub me like I was the late "Corey Haim" off of "Lucas", only to come at me like a damn ravenous wolf when they were dogged the hell out through their exploits of trying to find a damn big-baller. The speed walking that I would see from women who thought that they were all that, slowed down to a damn snail's pace when they felt like they had nothing to offer; as if I should have been ever so grateful to have their attention…Man, get the hell out of here!!
The thing that bothers me, as a black man, is the way women try to FORCE your ass to accept their worst, no matter how decent of a man you are, simply because they feel that's all black men deserve. If you are a black man, that refuses to do so, they will try to starve you out completely, and I mean WOMEN OF ALL RACES WILL DO THIS, in a effort to get you to break down to damn nothing and accept garbage.
Throughout my life, I have had to fight a damn constant battle of women trying to turn me into a simp, by being mean as hell toward me when they felt like they had it going on, to coming at me like a damn ravenous wolf when they had it going off. That's the story of the average black man. It takes a lot of strength not to give in; as most women in this society try to turn black men into low-life beggars; who beg for things that men of other races, who have higher social status, get for nothing.
Western Society has no balance whatsoever; and the black community is even worst than the rest of society when it comes to the mating process. Hell, most black men will NEVER know what it is to have a beautiful, high-quality black woman, and most have just given up trying; seeing as most of the black women who fall into this category are willing to give their all to men of other races, and black men their damn table scraps. Most black men have just said the hell with it, and left American Society altodamngether to find mates, and I don't blame them one damn bit either.
American Society, is a society that is just too damn imbalanced when it comes to the mating process. Most women can never make up their damn mind as to what they want until they aren't worth a damn themselves. Women know that men have a hard time finding mates in this society, and play their gotdamn options to the fullest. Hell, in this society, even a damn average woman thinks that she's a dime-piece deserving of the finest of men…Pathetic.
The problem is that too damn many women think this way, to the point where they think that they can SNUB men who are TRULY on their level. Most women have no clue as to what level they are on; because men pursue them regardless for sexual gratification. Whereas, unless a man has money, or is extremely handsome, he will be largely IGNORED by all women until most women are so damn dogged out that their only hope is a damn good man.
Western Society, is a society, where men die all of the damn time from loneliness and grief; because they can't get a damn single woman to love them. Hell, in biblical times, most men were given wives for a dowry price, and I see why. You give women the choice, and most men will become a bag of gotdamn bones waiting to be chosen. If you lined up 25 women, and 25 men, almost ALL women will go after 1 guy, and leave the other 24 behind.
There is no balance and all, and many men in this society suffer for it.
Like I said, the worst travesty in this society, in my opinion, was giving women ABSOLUTE power in the mating game, because by doing so, most men will never know what it is to even experience love from a damn woman in America; as the women have far too many options, and the men have far too FEW of them. Therefore, the men have to take what the hell they can get in order to have companionship at all.
My advice to other men who may be reading this: in order to combat this rampant problem in American Society, you better make yourself into a damn island, one that isn't dependent on anyone else for companionship but YOU. Because, if you allow yourself to become solely dependent upon a woman for love, you will find yourself in a damn pine box. Get strong in God so that he will help you overcome the feeling of loneliness through prayer and supplication; because women in this society are not right in the damn head, and if you follow them, you won't be right in the damn head either.
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TC was born in Boston, lived in Alaska and spent most of her childhood in Raleigh, North Carolina (graduate of NCSSM!) before going to college in Massachusetts. She then moved to Philly area where she met Michael while teaching his sons at the local Montessori School. She also worked at QVC as the on-air guest for Candle Impressions (flameless candles!). Interested in media, she eventually found a home as Executive Producer of The Michael Smerconish Program. She and her husband and daughter live outside Philadelphia with their sweet lab Auggie.
Eric White, Assistant Producer
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Growing up, Eric was always told that he could be a good comedian, lawyer, or radio guy. He tried his hand in stand-up without much success, was going to go to law school but at the last minute decided not to. So after being 0 for 2, he decided to give radio a shot and he's glad he did. He has lived in Maryland all his life, is a major sports fan and news junkie, as well as an avid reader with a collection of several hundred books. Before working with Michael, he worked at SiriusXM for three years as a call-screener/assistant producer after graduating from Frostburg State University, a small college in Western Maryland.


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Concept & Story: Sangam is from Fox Television Studios India on STAR Plus after Meri Awaaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni. Sanagam is a story of a girl named Ganga as she struggles through life - going from her small town to the big city in search of her love. For a small town girl, Ganga had big dreams. Deena Nath (gangas father) wanted Ganga to pursue college in Mumbai, and become free-spirited and an independently thinking person. But destiny had something else in store. The bad guy in Sangam named Madan wanted to forcefully marry Ganga but Gangas love interest is Sunny. Her family was adamant that Madan is not the right guy. This led to Madan going all extremes in order to get ganga. He pushed her dad off a bridge and he died. Ganga was extremely heartbroken to have lost the only strength in her life, her dad. Ganga retaliated but she also fell as a victim of Madans evil action. Ganga was too pushed in the water to be left drowning. Hearing about Gangas death, her mother suffered a heart attack which she eventually succumbed to. Everyone believed that Ganga is dead and so did Sunny. However, the twist in Sangam is that Ganga is very much alive. She returns as Janvi. She is still to reveal her true identity. Sunny has the slightest hint that Janvi might be Ganga. Sangam also focuses on the character Shekhar(sunnys elder brother). Shekhar unfortunately lost his wife during their daughters birth, gudiya. Everyone in his family wants Shekhar to remarry. Kaveri (Shekhars sister) made it clear that she will not marry until Shekhar gets married. In the meanwhile, gudiya starts opening up and becomes close to Janvi (ganga). In the office, Shekhar employs a new manager named Bindu. He fires his younger brother Balbir for not being committed to work. Who will Shekhar marry? Janvi or Bindu? How will Balbir take revenge with his elder brother? Will Janvi tell Sunny that she is his Ganga? All the updates and latest on Sangam is available only on desitvforum.com
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I found this recipe in a Rachel Ray magazine several years ago. It is pretty simple and you can easily adjust it for whatever cereal, nuts, etc. that you like to add. I have added other cereals, coconut, and nuts before. Andy really likes these and I have not made them in awhile, so I thought I'd make them today.
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If you crack the front panel on your iPad, you can either live with it, buy a new one, or fix it.
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As for tools, you'll need a hair dryer or heat gun, a few thin metal blades, several plastic spudgers, guitar picks, or plastic case opening tools, and a Phillips #00 screwdriver. Again, you can pick these up online if you don't have them.
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I had picked up my first bass one year before meeting Rob and starting White Zombie - but I attribute my ability to learn it quickly to my many childhood years of violin! The tuning of a violin and a bass is the same, as far as the relationship of the notes, and learning to play violin makes bass easy â you no longer have to play by ear, the frets are like a cheat sheet!
I always wanted more attack, and more clarity of the notes. I like writing notey riffs, like the ones I wrote for Black Sunshine, and that kind of bass line is not going to come through without a pick.
Many great musicians started off in Art school before finding music: Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, John Lennon, David Byrne, Gang of Four, Mick Jones and many more. I see that you took a similar path. Can you talk about how a background in more traditional art forms prepares you for being a musician or what influence that had on your career?
It was always such a huge part of my life - making music, art, being involved in theater, ballet - from such a young age, that it's hard for me to separate any of them or say how one prepared me for the other. I feel lucky to have been surrounded by the arts thanks to my bohemian parents, and I think they all relate to each other so it can only help to be involved in different areas of creativity. The visual element of White Zombie was very important to us and to our fans â the artwork and the way we dressed tied in with our sound and helped to communicate who we were. The background in art and design school for both of us was great, because I knew how to do graphics, typography and layouts for poster and records, and Rob did all of the illustrations. Itâs back to DIY these days, but anyone can do a pro job now that there are computers and Photoshop!
White Zombie started off as a Noise rock band which is a fairly different genre from what the band become known for, which was heavy metal â why the change in genres or how would you describe WZâs sound?
"When we started we were punk, noisy, but heavy and dirgey also."
I wonderâdo female fans in general respond to you differently than males do? You know, because youâre a real âtough-galâ pioneer?
I get a lot of sweet kudos from girls - a lot of "I picked up a bass/guitar because of you," which is always so nice to hear. Guys will more ask me about a riff, my gear, or tell me I rock, which is always nice to hear as well!!
You were around during the Riot Grrrl movement. How did you feel about it and did you ever identify with that scene?
That kind of started after we were already rolling, and I didn't really have time to bond with anyone from that genre - the bands seemed cool, but I wasn't ever really angry, I was just doing what I wanted to do, being one of the musicians, which was usually a boy's place. I feel like I was making a feminist statement on my own by infiltrating the system instead of rebelling against it.
Different things are important to different musicians when choosing an instrument (whether it be certain specs, size, weight, sound, color, etc.) What is the most important thing to you in choosing/playing the perfect bass?
The size and weight! As long as it doesn't break my back, and I can get my hand around the neck, I'm happy. Of course a great sounding bass with nice action is a bonus.
Did you even have a similar experience in a music shop where the person helping you thought you were there to buy something for your boyfriend or friend? If so, do you think that itâs any better nowadays?
I have to say no - back in the day when I was first buying gear, I was in the East Village where there were plenty of female musicians. When we moved to LA we already had a bit of notoriety so people seemed to know me in stores. Of course LA and NY are always a bit more progressive than the rest of America so I guess I was a little sheltered; hopefully things are better now for girls across the country!
Since you have a rare and early female perspective from the mostly male-dominated world of heavy metal, what advice would you give to other women looking to get into that scene?
If you are doing what you truly want to do, not to prove something or for other reasons, and you work hard and do it well, then you will be respected for it. Your attitude, the way you behave, all of these things will chalk up your level of respect and being able to hang. I've been usually the only girl on the tour besides strippers and groupies backstage, and it's important to respect everyone but differentiate yourself. In situations like these, it helped that I was seen as one of the guys.
You were the sole female (not only in the band), but in the entire metal world, spanning from 1985-1996âwhy do you think that was, and why do you think thatâs changed?
This statement is actually untrue, although in my press release for some reason. There were a few other women in metal, and much more feminine that me: Lita Ford and Doro Pesch, not to mention Vixen and others. I mention in my book that when White Zombie entered the metal realm (around 1989), I was the only female in our world, which was the super heavy thrash metal bands, etc. We toured with Testament, Pantera, The Obsessed, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Danzig - tell me where there is a female in this equation?! It was crazy. I'm sure Lita and Doro were touring at the time somewhere, but not that I heard of. They were also marketed as metal vixens, which was something I never was nor wanted to be - I was just a musician riffing, writing, and head banging. I'm not saying it's better, it's just who I am - I never wanted to be recognized as a girl, just a fellow musician. Of course my idols were Joan Jett and David Bowie, so I always liked the androgyny thing and having people interested in you beyond what your gender is.
Do you have any anecdotes where people would mistake you for being a guy in the band?
Definitely! My favorite time was when a gay guy took out an ad in the LAWeekly - R U bassist for White Zombie? Me, tall, blue eyes, GWM, etc etc - hilarious!
Although the title of the book is in reference to Pamela des Barres âIâm With the Band,â you did actually have to say those words (âbut Iâm IN the band!â) more than once to gain access to your own stage entrance or dressing room â that is how male oriented things still wereâ¦â¦how did that make you feel? Is it still like this?
It made me feel frustrated - I was getting ready to miss my set! Obviously they couldn't start without me, but for everyone to think I was slacking off somewhere, when instead I was being denied access - very frustrating! I'm sure in some backwards part of this country this might still happen for a girl musician.
Do you understand why people use the phrase âgood for a girl?â
I think guys think, and I have witnessed this also, that sometimes girls don't play as intensely, aggressively, or diligently as guys sometimes. In my generation, there were plenty of nerdy guys that locked themselves in their bedroom and played guitar for hours, out of pent up aggression/hormones and/or for lack of a social life. I never know a girl to follow that obsessive behavior. I did, but with piano and violin, instruments that were ok for girls. One thing I will never forget is when we started the band, Rob telling me: "Keep your fretting elbow out, girls always let it down to their side and it looks like they're cradling a baby." Well god knows I didn't want that! There are so many chauvinistic things that guys think about girls that we would never guess, the slightest gesture conjures up something matronly or naughty and we're supposed to figure it out before they judge us. I think there are so many amazing female musicians now that people don't say that phrase anymore, do they? It was almost as though guys were saying: well, they have no arm or hand strength, they have no cojones, but they are managing along pretty well I suppose, right? I was so glad to never hear that statement!
Following WZ, you continued to play music as the guitarist/vocalist for the all-girl horror-surf band Famous Monsters, and your most current band (also all-girl) Star and Dagger. Did you intend on forming âall-girlâ bands after White Zombie or did it just happen that way?
It just happened. I planned on doing Famous Monsters when WZ broke up, because I had already done the first 7" with Estrus Records. The original drummer was actually a guy Frankie Stein, played by Bob Bert of sonic Youth and Pussy Galore. It turned into an all -girl band when I moved to New Orleans and found members, and it was just three good friends hanging out, which is exactly how Star and Dagger came about, very organically. We have a male drummer, so we're not fully all girl! But I love Donna, our guitarist - her riffs and style conjure up Joe Perry and Tony Iommi. And Von Hesseling, our singer, is just incredible. It is this huge respect and love for these two that is the core of this band.
"I'm much more able to play the bass than guitar."
Aaaah, hard question! We always like what we're able to do well, and I'm much more able to play the bass than guitar. That said, the guitar has so many more possibilities that I wish I had spent years playing the guitar also, but I'm happy riffing and performing on the bass. I've been playing it so long it's just natural.
Zombie were one of the last bands in heavy rotation on MTV, just before the channel ceased regular video clip play, what part do you think it played in WZâs success? What do you think of MTV now?
HUGE. Between Ricky Rachman and Beavis and Butthead giving us airplay, we were able to break through to the mainstream, and when MTV put us in heavy rotation, it was out of control how much our record sales doubled and tripled. It's amazing how much power TV has, in general, when it comes to making or breaking someone. Today, I don't even know what to think of MTV - I haven't watched it in years!
Recently, youâve decided to do a special edition version of your infamous Schecter Coffin Bass (which Iâve read was inspired by Tim Burton) for mid-2011 introduction. Were there any modifications in the design and why did you decide to do this?
Since about 1994 I've never played anything besides the bass I got to design for Schecter - my coffin bass! It was actually inspired my own collection of coffins, including one full size coffin that resides in my dining room. I'm really excited that after all of these years, Schecter is going to release a limited edition for retail. I'm trying to design a new fleur de lis headstock for it, since Michael, the owner of Schecter, is from New Orleans and I've been in New Orleans for 14 years now! My first love of New Orleans was the graveyards, so it all ties in.
I came across a quote from Mike Williams, lead singer of EyeHateGod regarding your book. âSure there are women that can hang with the on-the-road, testosterone fueled insanity that is relentless touring, partying and outright chaos; but only a select few come out of the soulgrinder fully intact, intelligent and well rounded. Sean Yseult is one of...these women. A very cool musician and an all day class act with ripped jeans and day-glo hair... This book is perfect. " This book is more or less a memoir of your WZ days, do quotes like this flatter you?
Coming from such a dark, battered, tortured soul as Mike that quote warms my heart! Mike, like the rest of the guys in EHG and Pantera, are no-bullshit kind of guys and to have something said like that, or Phil calling me a "lifer" - it's the best.
When the Beavis and Butthead coined nickname "The Chick from White Zombie" what was your reaction?
Loved it. I have no qualms with the word chick - I don't find it offensive in any way. If I did, I wanted have used it in my book's subtitle! It's cute, and was never meant or said in a derogatory way. I'll take it.
Did you do anything different than the average metal musician did at that time you won the respect of millions of metal worldâdo you think it really mattered that you were a girl?
It didn't matter that I was a girl - and that is what made it stand out - that's what made it matter! I was maybe the first girl in metal not wearing her gender on her sleeve, instead just being another musician. I knew a few other girl musicians that I could relate to on this level â L7, and the Lunachicks â but they were not metal bands and were not on that circuit. Guys rarely use the fact that theyâre guys as a selling point â I guess maybe Man-O-War, or some glam metal dudes that wore cod pieces and chaps, haha! But in general, the fact they are male doesnât matter. That is what I wanted as a female, for it not to matter.
Do you feel that you have helped to pave the way for more female musicians to be seen as equals?
I hope so - and I only think so thanks to all of the women and little girls that have told me so.
What does a day in the life of Sean Yseult consist of currently, and what can we expect to see in the coming years?
I spend some time working on new songs, also some time on my design and/or photography, go biking or swimming, do some cooking and/or eating out and socializing with friends, and at least one week out of the month I am traveling - either NY, LA, or somewhere more exotic!
Hopefully in the coming years my designs and graphics will spread to more realms â Iâve just entered home décor, and my designs got picked up by Barneys! Also I plan on upcoming shows and more recording with my new band Star and Dagger; we canât wait!
Jennifer Farmer,
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Other White Zombie interviews:
+ The Classic Albums: White Zombie's 'Astro Creep 2000' | interviews | 02/01/2010 |


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Success® Injection System
DENTSPLY's high pressure Success® Injection System drives resin into a closed flask, delivering precise replication of the model. Closed-flask injection virtually eliminates the chance for change in vertical dimension of occlusion. And, by injecting resin under a continuous pressure, the resin fills all voids completely and compactly, eliminating the need for trial packing.
- Precision that means few, if any, adjustments necessary to properly occlude a case
- Versatile – works with Heat-cured, Microwave, Pour resins, Silicone soft liners and Thermoplastic
- Injects Lucitone 199®, Lucitone® FRS® for flexible partials, Lucitone® Fas-Por™+ pour acrylic, Lucitone® Clear acrylic, Hy-Pro Lucitone® for quick set-up and Luci-Sof® soft liner
- Significantly more accurate and faster than standard compression molding techniques
For more information or to order, call: 1-800-786-0085.