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I hardly see any situation where AcroZor is not better than the Offensive LO set with Bug Bite, can't we just use it as a main set ? It's not a gimmick anymore, I even see it more often than the Bug bite one lol
For Scarf Scizor's Move 4, remember to slash in Aerial Ace next to Superpower since that lets it check things like defensive Volcarona, non-scarfed Keldeo, Breloom, and Infernape (besides Scarf variants locked into Flare Blitz). Skarmory doesn't necessarily lose to the offensive SD set. You have to predict well to get past it; if you misplay you will get stalled out, Whirlwinded away, or even hit back with a Brave Bird on your Defense stat that's been weakened by Superpower. +2 252+ Atk Life Orb Scizor Superpower vs. 224 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 212-250 (64.83 - 76.45%) -- guaranteed 2HKO Of course, all SD Scizors will eventually beat Skarmory if it's one-on-one; if you can't get Whirlwinded away, you'll eventually outdamage/outlast Roost's recovery/PP, depending on whether you're the offensive or bulky set. Finally, here's a little variation on bulky SD Scizor that the current analysis actually mentions under "Additional comments": Scizor @ Leftovers Trait: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 140 HP / 116 Spd Adamant Nature - Swords Dance - Bullet Punch - Superpower - Roost This version is great since it turns Ferrothorn into complete setup bait (it can always boost to +6 no matter what Ferrothorn has - Leech Seed, Thunder Wave, Gyro Ball, none of them can stop you), and will outspeed and OHKO defensive Heatran (one of the top checks to the standard bulky SD set)! Generally by the time an opponent realizes you have Superpower and Roost on the same Scizor, you've gotten two or three SDs and it's too late for them to get out of the tight situation in which they have to lose one or two teammates to the combination of Bullet Punch and Superpower. It retains Scizor's excellent use of priority to sweep while having much better neutral coverage than the normal bulky set (thanks to BP/Superpower over BP/Bug Bite). The disadvantage to this spread is that it's a shakier check to Latios and can be 2HKOed by Alakazam and Reuniclus.
Acrobatics Scizor DEFINITELY needs to be on the analysis. It is great and plays differently from the Offensive Life Orb set. It lures in Pokemon that would normally counter Scizor such as Jellicent, Tentacruel, and Gyarados, and demolishes them. It can also do major damage to common switch-ins such as Landorus-T at +1 (Intimidate on the Swords Dance). After using it in half my World Cup matches, I can attribute to how effective it is. It is definitely worth another set since it plays so much differently than the other SD set while being extremely effective. [SET] name: Acrobatics move 1: Acrobatics move 2: Swords Dance move 3: Bullet Punch move 4: Superpower item: Flying Gem nature: Jolly / Adamant ability: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly lets Scizor outrun Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Tentacruel that it wouldn't otherwise.
Guys don't worry, it will be combined with offensive SD and here is how it will look like: [SET] name: Offensive Swords Dance move 1: Swords Dance move 2: Bullet Punch move 3: Superpower move 4: Bug Bite / Acrobatics item: Life Orb / Flying Gem nature: Adamant / Jolly ability: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Whether or not Bug Bite or Acrobatics should be slashed first (as well as Adamant / Jolly and Life Orb / Flying Gem) is up to debate.
alex: I'm inclined to think this is correct. It plays WAY differently. You don't need stuff to handle Water-types because Scizor beats them. Acrobatics Scizor is ridiculously good, and a million times better than Bug Bite...honestly I'd list it as the second set and move Bug Bite LO down to fourth, but that's just me -- I simply don't see the offensive SD set as anywhere near as effective. I used both variants extensively in this suspect test and found that my results with Acrobatics were way more consistent than Bug Bite. You still get Superpower, which kills literally everything you needed Bug Bite for sans Acrobatics. Jolly is best just because you gain SO much more Speed (and outrun slower Tentacruel). It is not a similar set, like every Gengar set...
Agreeing with jukain who agreed with me :) They play a lot differently and have much different counters.
Scarf Scizor should have Sleep Talk ac'ed for Breloom. Bulky SD wants Lum mentioned. (Also Jurakin and Shake make good points!) And how good is the trapper Zor set? It looks cool on paper but I haven't tried so more comments on that (or link me to prior post haven't read all pages) would be appreciated. GJ Alex! :)
^ Will add Sleep Talk in the AC of the Scarf set, and we have alrdy agreed with the QC team that Acrobatics will be the first slash on the SD set, i just didn't get to update the thread. I am not sure for Lum on bulky SD, but we will see. And yeah trapper Zor is mediocre but it can get the job done so it deserves a set.
alex I remember having a long convo about this -- we all agreed to make offensive sd flying gem acrobatics and drop bug bite lo to ac
I just read through Scarf Scizors write-up: please emphasize its abilities to catch Starmie as well since Weatherless HO have very little ways of preventing it from spinning and Scarf Zor is one of those few ways so please mention it :) Mention also that pursuit is expendable on Scarf Zor and can be replaced for Sleep Talk or Iron Head ( IHead + Bullet is not as redundant as it looks on paper).
Oh and you may want to somehow split the Set Comments paragraph on the Bulky Swords Dance set because WHEW it is a HANDFUL to look at right now haha.
Emphasized the trapping of Starmie for HO teams. Also i added Sleep Talk in the OO, as while Scizor can switch into Breloom, its Fighting moves fuck it up and Choice Scarf Scizor can't OHKO back with any of its moves anyway, so its very situational and should be used only if your team desperately needs a Breloom check. @AG Maybe will do, but i think i'll let Gato handle this one who knows better.
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Scizor is a Pokemon that almost has it almost all and it's no wonder that it's one of the best Pokemon in OU. Thanks to its excellent Attack stat and Technician, Scizor is the strongest priority user in OU and can pick off many menacing offensive threats such as Kyurem-B, Dragonite, Terrakion, and Salamence. Scizor also gets STAB U-turn, hitting everything hard everything that doesn't resist it while keeping momentum in its team's favor while making it hard to directly counter it. Furthermore, Scizor has good coverage moves such as Superpower and Acrobatics, allowing it to hit Pokemon that resist its STABs for at least neutral damage and making the task of countering it much more difficult. Pursuit allows Scizor to take out many of the Psychic-types that it scares away out, such as Latios, Latias, and Gengar, shielding many teams that have problems with those threats. Swords Dance only adds to his its offensive potential, transforming it from a revenge killer and heavy hitter to a deadly late-game sweeper that can KO many offensive Pokemon just with a +2 Bullet Punch. To top it off, Scizor has an excellent defensive typing that leaves it only with one weakness and multiple useful resistances, has Roost, and can invest in HP to become very bulky thanks to Bullet Punch mitigating which mitigates its Speed issues, making it not only an offensive asset but also a defensive one.

Scizor does have its downsides though. While it may only one weakness, it is a very exploitable quadruple weakness to Fire. This means that even Hidden Power Fire from Pokemon with good Special Attack and no investment will OHKO or at least come close in doing so (for example from the likes of Celebi or Latias). Scizor's priority, while strong, has a bad offensive typing as its is resisted by the omnipresent Water-types and therefore by a big portion of rain teams. Add to this that Scizor is neutral to Water moves, has mediocre special bulk, and the boost from Drizzle to Water attacks, and it's no wonder why Scizor gets OHKOed by many offensive Water-types such as Starmie, Keldeo, and Choice Specs Politoed. Keldeo itself, another top-tier threat in OU, gives Scizor a very hard time as it resists Scizor's most used moves, Bullet Punch and U-turn, and can obliterate it with powerful Water attacks. Finally, Scizor's choiced sets are easy to wall with physically bulky Pokemon such as Skarmory, Forretress, Jellicent, and Landorus-T, often giving to those Pokemon the chances to harass Scizor's team with entry hazards or status.
 [SET] name: Choice Band move 1: U-turn move 2: Bullet Punch move 3: Superpower move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack item: Choice Band nature: Adamant ability: Technician EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD [SET COMMENTS]
This has been Scizor's flagship set since the Platinum era and for good reason. Scizor is one of the few Pokemon that can actually do serious damage with U-turn, (AC) which is why it not only uses it it is used not only as a scouting tool but as a strong spammable attack that does a lot of damage to anything that doesn't resist it, (AC) and even to some Pokemon that do. U-turn also combines nicely with Scizor's great typing and bulk and makes it a very useful pivot, which uses its low Speed to bring safely in Pokemon safely against faster opponents or forced switches. Bullet Punch is Scizor's revenge killing weapon and shaves off a big amount of damage from every offensive Pokemon that doesn't resist it, and makes Scizor a great check for Pokemon such as Latios and Terrakion. Superpower hits Steel-types that resist Scizor's STAB moves for at least neutral damage and OHKOes some of them, namely Magnezone and Heatran. Superpower is also Scizor's best option against Keldeo, dealing ~79% damage on it. Pursuit prevents Ghost- and Psychic-types Pokemon such as Latios, Latias, Gengar, and Celebi (lacking Baton Pass) from switching out, often putting them in a checkmate position, as Scizor is a good switch-in to all of those Pokemon. If Pursuit's trapping abilities are not needed, Quick Attack is a fine alternative that helps Scizor revenge kill offensive Pokemon that resist Bullet Punch, such as Gyarados, Keldeo, Thundurus-T, and Volcarona, OHKOing I don't like it when people say "OHKO Volcarona with stealth rock" because it's really not an OHKO, it's 50% damage offensive variants of the latter with the help of Stealth Rock 87.5% of the time.
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Scizor's HP EVs minimize Stealth Rock damage and the 8 leftover EVs go to Special Defense because Scizor switches into special attacks more often than physical. Bug Bite can be used in the last slot for a strong Bug STAB move that doesn't force you out, making dealing with Pokemon such as Reuniclus and SubCM Jirachi much easier, but its use ends there. Night Slash is useful to catch on the switch Jellicent on the switch, and 2HKOing even the most physically bulky sets, but Jellicent usually invests enough Speed EVs to outrun uninvested Scizor sets, (AC) so Scizor would have to sacrifice a lot of bulk to make sure it will outspeed Jellicent. If Scizor's team is lacking a solid switch-in to Choice Specs Latios, an EV spread of 248 HP / 92 Atk / 168 SpD with an Adamant nature can be used, allowing Scizor to always avoid the 2HKO from Draco Meteor even with Stealth Rock in play and eliminate Latios with Pursuit. This spread also makes Scizor a much safer switch-in to Alakazam, Latias, and Gengar, especially if used in rain, where those Pokemon cannot OHKO Scizor with Hidden Power Fire.

Scizor greatly appreciates Rapid Spin support, as U-turn is the move it will be using most of the time. Offensive Analytic Starmie pairs great with Scizor, as not only it is able to beat both spinblockers of OU, Jellicent and Gengar, it can also beat most Pokemon that give Scizor trouble, such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, Hippowdon, Gliscor, Jellicent, Keldeo, Gyarados, and Tentacruel. Scizor returns the favor by being able to dent Bliseey, Chansey, Celebi, and Ferrothorn for huge amounts of damage, if not OHKOing them, paving the way for Starmie to clean up. They also share wonderful defensive synergy, with Starmie resisting Scizor's lone weakness and Scizor resisting three of Starmie's weaknesses, namely Grass-, Dark-, and Ghost-type attacks. Tentacruel is another Rapid Spinner that has very good synergy with Scizor on rain teams. Similarly to Starmie, Tentacruel can beat all the Ghost-types in OU with a SubToxic set, ensuring the spin goes off. It also checks many of the Pokemon that stand in the way of Scizor, such as Keldeo, Heatran, and Skarmory.

Scizor also finds itself like home in VoltTurn chains, as it's one of the best U-turn users in OU. Also, a teammate to take on Water and Fire attacks is a necessity, as Scizor struggles against Water-types, Drizzle-boosted Water attacks, and any Fire attack in general. For those reason, partners such as Rotom-W, Thundurus-T, and Celebi are very beneficial for Scizor, being able to beat bulky Water- and Ground-types that annoy Scizor, and Skarmory too, and having U-turn or Volt Switch to continue the chain. Rotom-W is the best of them though, as aside from the aforementioned advantages, it can also easily switch into Water- and Fire-type attacks aimed at Scizor. Latios and Latias can both beat the Pokemon that trouble Scizor and can tank a couple of Fire and Water attacks.
 [SET] name: Offensive Swords Dance move 1: Swords Dance move 2: Bullet Punch move 3: Acrobatics move 4: Superpower item: Flying Gem nature: Adamant ability: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS]
With access to Swords Dance, Technician, Bullet Punch, a base 130 Attack stat, and a ton of setup chances, it's no wonder wonder why Scizor is one of the best physical sweepers around. Thanks to Bullet Punch, Scizor can mitigate his its low Speed problem and OHKO many faster offensive Pokemon that don't resist Bullet Punch at +2, such as Latios, Salamence, Dragonite, and Terrakion, with the help of Stealth Rock Does this mean stealth rock is needed for all these kills? Probably just mece+dragonite, right? Make this just a bit clearer. Acrobatics, backed up by a Swords Dance boost and Flying Gem, becomes a very powerful move capable of taking out several of Scizor's usual checks and is strong enough to be useful even after Flying Gem has been consumed. Namely, at +2 and after Stealth Rock damage, it OHKOes Jellicent, Tentacruel, and Gyarados, while also dealing a minimum of 70% damage to the offensive pivot set of Landorus-T After intimidate? If yes , mention. Superpower handles the Pokemon that resist the Acrobatics and Bullet Punch, such as Heatran, Magnezone, Skarmory, and Rotom-W, and provides perfect neutral coverage in OU when combined with Acrobatics, (RC) with the exception of Thundurus-T.
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A Jolly nature enables Scizor to outspeed Adamant Breloom, Timid Magnezone, and uninvested Celebi and Jirachi that might carry Hidden Power Fire, so it's a viable alternative over Adamant. If one prefers more power in Scizor's Bullet Punch, Life Orb and Metal Coat are both excellent choices to use over Flying Gem. Life Orb is better used with Spikes and Stealth Rock support, as one layer of Spikes combined with Stealth Rock allows +2 Bullet Punch to OHKO Jolteon, Garchomp, any Volcarona, and KO 252 HP Latias 75% of the time. Metal Coat makes Bullet Punch strong enough to get the OHKOs on offensive Latias and Venusaur after Stealth Rock damage and with a Swords Dance boost. Both items should be used with Bug Bite over Acrobatics (which works only with one-time use items), which, (AC) although resisted by many of Scizor's checks, has a constant and reliable 135 BP after STAB and with LO is stronger than a Flying Gem-boosted Acrobatics on neutral targets, dealing much more damage to Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Rotom-W, and Vaporeon, and helps a lot teams that are weak to Reuniclus, easily OHKOing offensive sets and 2HKOing the Calm Mind variants.

This set loves Stealth Rock support. For example, after a boost and with Stealth Rock up, Scizor can OHKO Jellicent with Acrobatics, (RC) and Latios and Salamence with Bullet Punch. Lead Tyranitar is an excellent partner to set up Stealth Rock, as not only it lures and weakens Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Landorus-T for Scizor to sweep easier, but it also brings up sandstorm which helps to help bring many offensive Pokemon into the OHKO range of Bullet Punch. Stealth Rock Garchomp is also a good Pokemon to pair with this Scizor, as it is able to weaken the aforementioned Pokemon such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Hippowdon, and can also check beat offensive Heatran, a very good check to Scizor. Stealth Rock Celebi checks all the Water-types that threaten Scizor and is in general a very good Stealth Rock setter. That's why it's called "stealth rock celebi?"

Physical sweepers with similar counters are the best offensive partners for Scizor. This way, Scizor can either weaken the opposing team for another sweeper to clean up, or the partnered physical sweeper can do the softening up and Scizor the cleaning. Lucario is one of the best physical sweepers to pair Scizor with, as Scizor lures and eliminates almost every Pokemon that hinders Lucarios's sweep, such as Landorus-T, Jellicent, Tentacruel, and Gyarados. Offensive Gyarados is another physical sweeper that benefits from the absence of bulky Water-types such as Tentacruel and Jellicent, (RC) and has very good defensive synergy too with Scizor, being able to check most Fire-types that threaten Scizor while Scizor can deal with Grass-types such as Ferrothorn and Celebi. Rotom-W is always a nice teammate, (RC) and can attract Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Celebi for Scizor to set up on, while safely bringing it Scizor in with Volt Switch.
 [SET] name: Bulky Swords Dance move 1: Swords Dance move 2: Roost move 3: Bullet Punch move 4: Bug Bite / U-turn item: Leftovers / Iron Plate nature: Adamant ability: Technician EVs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SpD [SET COMMENTS]
What this set lacks in power, it makes up for with its strong defensive presence, which gives it much more setup chances than the offensive Swords Dance set and allows it to be a mix of a sweeper and a check to all the offensive Psychic- and Ghost-types of OU. With this EV spread, Scizor fully counters any set of Gengar and Alakazam without Life Orb and Hidden Power Fire even with Stealth Rock up, and can even counter Life Orb version of those two as long as Stealth Rock is off the field. It is also a fantastic counter to any Calm Mind Jirachi, (RC) and a great check to Latios and Latias, as unlike the Choice Band set it isn't 2HKOed by Choice Specs Latios's Draco Meteor and has reliable recovery to stay healthy. In general, this set aims to switch in against the Pokemon it checks and stay healthy with Roost in the early-game, and then later go for a sweep if possible.
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Swords Dance gives Scizor the power it needs to become threatening and clean up weakened teams. Bullet Punch deals with anything faster that can threaten Scizor and even without a lot of Attack investment or a boosting item it still hits pretty hard after a boost, OHKOing Latios after two Stealth Rock switch-ins rounds and Breloom with Stealth Rock and one layer of Spikes up. Bullet Punch is also the classic revenge killing tool that Scizor has at its disposal for any dangerous offensive threat, although it's not so powerful on this set and can only be used to pick off very weakened Pokemon, unless they are weak to it, such as Terrakion and Mamoswine. Bug Bite is Scizor's source of power against slower Pokemon and the Psychic-types that it walls. U-turn is a good alternative Bug move for Scizor, despite its seemingly bad synergy with Swords Dance at first glance. U-turn enables Scizor to keep momentum early- and mid-game, (RC) while also avoiding one of this set's biggest enemies, Magnezone. While Scizor will have a harder time sweeping late-game without Bug Bite, it can still pull it off pretty often as just often Bullet Punch will be enough to clean up offensive teams. Finally, Roost is what makes this set work, by giving to Scizor the needed durability to check the Pokemon it is supposed to and attempt a sweep whenever the circumstances allow it.
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Leftovers is the best option for this set, (AC) as it allows Scizor to avoid the 2HKO from Gengar's and Alakazam's Focus Blast after Stealth Rock damage, (RC) and increases its overall tanking ability. However, if one wants Scizor to have a better chance at sweeping and a stronger revenge killing tool, Iron Plate is a great option which allows Scizor to OHKO with +2 Bullet Punch Latios, Dragonite, Salamence with +2 Bullet Punch, and KO offensive Volcarona with the help of Stealth Rock, (RC) and Breloom without it. Iron Plate also allows Scizor to fake a Choice Scarf set early-game if used in conjunction with U-turn. An EV spread of 156 HP / 252 Atk / 100 Spe with an Adamant nature can be used to outspeed specially defensive Heatran and outrun some other slow Pokemon, such as defensive Politoed and Vaporeon, so Scizor can hit them first and possibly OHKO them while retaining some bulk.

Rain support enhances this set's performance to whole new great levels. Under rain, Scizor doesn't have to worry about a surprise Hidden Power Fire that the Pokemon it checks (Latios, Latias, Celebi, Gengar, or Alakazam) might carry, and can even avoid the 2HKO from some of these it if the Pokemon that use it have no if they have no boosting item. It also means that non-Choice Specs variants of Magnezone can no longer 2HKO Scizor, so Scizor can either U-turn out or start boosting in Magnezone's face if it lacks Charge Beam. Tentacruel is an excellent teammate for Scizor, as this particular set gives free switch-ins to Skarmory and Heatran, which can set up entry hazards and hinder Scizor's team. Tentacruel can easily switch into both Heatran and Skarmory, while also acting as a good check to some Water-types that Scizor fears, such as Keldeo and Politoed. Specially defensive Celebi counters most Water-types that give Scizor troubles and can also set up Stealth Rock to help Scizor sweep late-game. Rain Volcarona with Hidden Power Water can lure and weaken many of the Pokemon that prevent Scizor from sweeping, such as Skarmory, Tentacruel, non-Choice Scarf Keldeo, Heatran, and Jellicent, making for a fantastic offensive partner. Rotom-W, Latios, and Latias all check Water-types pretty well and have great defensive synergy with Scizor, while Rotom-W also has Volt Switch Turn LOL to compliment Scizor's U-turn.
 [SET] name: Choice Scarf move 1: U-turn move 2: Bullet Punch / Iron Head move 3: Pursuit move 4: Superpower / Bug Bite item: Choice Scarf nature: Jolly ability: Technician EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS]
This set performs a role reminiscent to that of Choice Scarf Tyranitar and Gothitelle: its aim is to deal damage to threats, and possibly trap and kill them, before taking damage itself. Because of its low Speed, it is merely limited to revenge killing threats in the base 120 mark and below, which fortunately is enough to outrun and kill Alakazam. Specifically, Scizor's main targets include fast Psychic- and Ghost-types, the latter of which can be exploited by U-turn, while both fall to Pursuit if they choose to flee. Keep in mind that this is a very specialized set, and should only be used on teams that need a fast way to dispose of Pokemon such as Latios, Latias, Gengar, and Alakazam without risking losing momentum.

Outside of these threats, Scizor can simply choose to spam its STAB U-turn to scout and deal decent damage to nearly anything that switches in. Bullet Punch is still useful without an item offensive boost, but is significantly weaker than on other sets and should only be used mostly in desperate situations. Iron Head can be used for more power in this case, though it lacks the valuable priority Bullet Punch offers. Finally, Superpower is used to surprise and KO Steel-type counters, (AC) such as Magnezone, Heatran, and Lucario, and expand Scizor's general coverage. Bug Bite can be used instead to deal greater damage to staying Psychic-types, though U-turn and Pursuit are usually enough to do the job anyway.
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A Jolly nature is absolutely required on this set, as it is unable to outrun even Espeon and Latios with an Adamant nature. Additionally, maximized Speed is used to tie with opposing Choice Scarf Scizor, as well as the rare but fatally dangerous Choice Scarf Gothitelle. Another attack to consider for this set is Aerial Ace, which nails Volcarona, Infernape, Breloom, and Keldeo, but otherwise compromises coverage.

Since this Scizor can instantly trap and kill the likes of Gengar, Latias, Latios, Starmie, and Alakazam, Pokemon that benefit from their removal would absolutely love being paired with it. Hyper offensive teams that use dual hazard suicide leads such as Skarmory and Forretress, (RC) and Gengar as their spinblocker, (RC) really appreciate Scizor's ability to trap and KO Starmie, as it which could otherwise get past Gengar and get rid of the entry hazards. Calm Mind Keldeo, Swords Dance Lucario, Mienshao, and Terrakion are just a few examples of such teammates, and additionally, they are all decent stallbreakers that can break through walls that Choice Scarf Scizor can't dent. This set also requires Stealth Rock support to work effectively, since as Pursuit isn't enough to even KO certain fleeing Pokemon; Latios, for instance, can only go down with Pursuit along with two Stealth Rock switch-ins. Tyranitar and Hippowdon are also good Stealth Rock users to pair with Choice Scarf Scizor, as the sandstorm they induce helps bring down the Pokemon that Scizor needs to check in to KO range. Furthermore, other revenge killers in the form of Focus Sash users, priority users, or other Choice Scarf Pokemon, (RC) are necessary, as this Scizor is easily set up on by many Pokemon. Focus Sash Alakazam, Mamoswine, and Breloom are all excellent choices depending on your team.
 [SET] name: Trapper move 1: Pursuit move 2: Bullet Punch move 3: U-turn move 4: Roost item: Life Orb nature: Adamant ability: Technician EVs: 248 HP / 112 Atk / 148 SpD [SET COMMENTS]
Because of its typing and movepool, Scizor is naturally able to switch in and take on Psychic- and Ghost-typed threats in OU. This set capitalizes on this very aspect, designed specifically to allow Scizor to switch in and eliminate them from play easily. Although the Choice Band set does this job as well, using Life Orb instead means Scizor won't become setup bait for dangerous sweepers that would normally take advantage of it if locked into Pursuit. The heavy investment in special bulk, in combination with Roost, also makes Scizor surprisingly resilient, allowing it to tank and recover from Psyshock, Psychic, Draco Meteor, Shadow Ball, and other coverage moves repeatedly. Keep in mind, however, that this set lacks the overall power and coverage of the Choice Band set, so use this set only if you desperately need threats such as Alakazam, Latios, Latias, Espeon, and Gengar out of the way for your team. What else is there? Outside of its trapping role, Scizor still does its usual duties with Bullet Punch, a reasonably strong priority that picks off weakened threats, and U-turn, which helps keep up offensive momentum and compensate for Scizor's lack of coverage.
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The EV spread is highly specialized; 112 EVs in Attack, along with an Adamant nature, allow Scizor to OHKO a fleeing Latios after Stealth Rock damage with Pursuit, (RC) and Gengar with Bullet Punch after Stealth Rock damage, Substitute, and two rounds of Leftovers. The rest of the EVs is are put into HP and Special Defense, as most of the threats Scizor is trapping are usually specially oriented. You may can also consider a much bulkier spread along with Leftovers to switch in on the likes of Gengar and Latios more easily; 248 HP / 28 Atk / 236 SpD avoids 2HKOs from Choice Specs Latios's Draco Meteor and Life Orb Gengar's Focus Blast most of the time.

Life Orb is an essential item to this set; however, there are notable alternatives if the recoil from Life Orb is undesirable. Boosting items include Dark Gem, which boosts the power of Pursuit only, and the Expert Belt, which boosts power of super effective hits. The Occa Berry is also viable, as it saves Scizor from otherwise fatal KOs from the reasonably common Hidden Power Fire. Be wary that these items further decreases Scizor's physical power, lowering its utility against threats outside of Pursuit targets.

If it wasn't apparent enough already, this Scizor is designed to pair well with Pokemon that appreciate the removal of fast Psychic- or Ghost-types. Examples of Pokemon that benefit from this especially include Terrakion and Keldeo, both of which are easily stopped by Latias, Latios, and Alakazam, in addition to and Lucario, which who has trouble beating Gengar without using Bullet Punch (which is overall inferior to Crunch and Ice Punch). Not sure if this is really necessary or the place? But you're the guy that writes about the metagame, not me If Scizor isn't holding an Occa Berry, Politoed is a good teammate, as the rain it summons lowers the power of Fire-type moves aimed at Scizor. This is extremely helpful if Latios, Gengar, and other Pursuit targets happen to carry Hidden Power Fire, so Scizor it can tank and trap them if needed. This set is also walled by Steel-types due to the lack of Superpower, giving Pokemon such as Skarmory, Jirachi, Heatran, and Ferrothorn opportunities to set up. Your own Heatran can deal with these threats with its Fire-type STAB and Earth Power, (RC) while Magnezone can trap most of them thanks to Magnet Pull. Rotom-W is also a decent counter to many of them, and also completes the VoltTurn combo with Scizor. Preferably, it should have Hidden Power Fire to lure in and beat Ferrothorn, and should invest in bulk to take the common Fire- and rain-boosted Water-type attacks aimed at Scizor.
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The combination of Wacan Berry and Natural Gift provides Scizor with a one-time use 90 Base Power Electric-type attack, which is useful for all the bulky Water-types and Skarmory that like to switch into Scizor. However, it's mostly outclassed by Acrobatics, which already OHKOes most Water-types at +2, (RC) and can be used multiple times, (AC) unlike Natural Gift. Night Slash and Pursuit can be used on any of the Swords Dance sets if Jellicent is a big problem for Scizor's team, but that's the extent of their usefulness. Pursuit has the added benefit of trapping potentially annoying Pokemon and has only ten less Base Power than Night Slash thanks to Technician. Brick Break is an option for the offensive Swords Dance set if one detests the stat drops that Superpower causes, but Superpower is still stronger even at -1, which usually makes it the better option. Also, Brick Break fails to do any significant damage to Skarmory, which can phaze Scizor effortlessly. Occa Berry can be used to lure and KO Pokemon that depend on Hidden Power Fire to OHKO Scizor, such as Latios, Latias, Magnezone, Alakazam, and Gengar. Sleep Talk can be used on any Choiced set on teams that have trouble with Breloom, as Scizor can switch relatively easy into Breloom. Lum Berry can fit on the offensive Swords Dance set to set up easier on Pokemon such as defensive Politoed and Jellicent, but Scizor needs to forfeit Acrobatics and use Bug Bite, which then fails to OHKO some of the bulky Water-types that Lum Berry helps it set up on, making it counterproductive sometimes.
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Physically defensive Skarmory is probably the best Scizor check in OU. It fully counters any set aside from the offensive Swords Dance set, which it is a very good check against, taking only ~50% from a +2 Superpower and phazing Scizor with Whirlwind. Jellicent, Tentacruel in rain, and Landorus-T, (RC) are the next best answers to Scizor. They counter any set without Swords Dance, while Tentacruel and Landorus-T can check the offensive Swords Dance set too, as both are faster and can revenge kill a weakened Scizor. Jellicent and Tentacruel can also beat bulky Swords Dance Scizor too, as it can't hurt them back fast enough to avoid getting burned. Keldeo and Gyarados are the best offensive checks to to Scizor, easily taking easily everything except from Acrobatics and denting or OHKOing it back with rain-boosted Water-type attacks. Offensive Heatran is in a similar boat, but fears Superpower instead, while defensive Heatran can act as a secondary Choice Band Scizor switch-in and as a bulky Swords Dance Scizor counter. Forretress counters any non-boosting set but is setup fodder for any boosting set and is a big momentum loser if Scizor goes for U-turn, making it a mediocre Scizor check. Timid Magnezone outspeeds and OHKOes any Scizor set that doesn't utilize a Jolly nature or Choice Scarf, and can safely switch into anything except for Superpower. Speedy Rotom-W is a good check to Swords Dance sets, as it can either neutralize Scizor with Will-O-Wisp or just OHKO with Hidden Power Fire, but it is unable to switch into boosted Bug-type attacks.

As for team types, rain and sun teams tend to fare well against Scizor. Rain teams are filled with Water-type Pokemon that can either outspeed and OHKO Scizor (offensive Water-types) or take a hit from and then cripple Scizor in return back (bulky Water-types), while sun teams similarly are full of Fire attack users and have multiple checks to Scizor's most used moves (U-turn and Bullet Punch), such as Ninetales, Heatran, Volcarona, and Landorus-T.
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I'll just get to the point: I don't like the overview. It's too long, and doesn't even explain Scizor in the metagame. The first paragraph could be summed up to: 'Scizor most commonly runs a Choice Band set, which takes advantage of Scizor's typing and Technician ability to function as a great revenge killer with Bullet Punch, trap Psychic- and Ghost-types with Pursuit, and maintain momentum as well as deal heavy damage with U-turn. It is also a great Swords Dance attacker that utilizes a Flying Gem-boosted Acrobatics to destroy its usual Water-type counters, or even a bulkier set with Roost and a powerful STAB Bug Bite that can take on top threats like Latios very well. It can even run a surprise Choice Scarf set, which wrecks Pokemon like Starmie and Hidden Power Fire Latios while providing a great revenge killer.' This gives so much more information than what you have while being shorter AND explaining Scizor's most common roles in the metagame. I don't go into stuff like bulky SD, trapper, and BP, as those just aren't as common or universally threatening. They don't explain Scizor in the metagame. Your second paragraph is also unnecessarily huge -- Scizor's flaws aren't so prevalent that you need a book to explain them. It has an exploitable quadruple weakness to Fire, which means it easily falls prey to even weak, uninvested Hidden Power Fires. Its Bullet Punch is resisted by common Water- and Electric-types, which under rain can wreck it with their respective STAB moves. Keldeo can prove to be a particularly large issue, as it resists almost everything Scizor can carry. Add to that its inability to handle common physical walls like Landorus-T, Skarmory, Gliscor, and Hippowdon with its Choice sets at the very least and you have a powerful, but fairly easily accounted for threat. End with something positive. Scizor is a top-tier threat -- but you end off on such a sour note that I wouldn't be convinced it's a very good Pokemon. Sorry if this comes as harsh, but I feel I have to address this. I will also do the last GP after you fix the overview, as I want to see if there's any more fluff to deal with -- this analysis is massive.
Not all overviews need to finish in a positive tone. I have already addressed Scizor's positive qualities and i didn't want to use a conclusion sentence as they do tend to be repetitive. Also, while the overview was indeed long, i don't think it didn't have the necessary content, and i don't think that going a bit in length about the role of one of the most used Pokemon in OU is a bad thing. That said, you guys go ahead and do whatever you want. If the majority of the QC team prefers your first half of the overview then so be it. Oh and if you don't like the second half you are free to show me your own, and once again the QC team can choose whatever they prefer the most. Also @GatoDelFuego Nice check, implemented! Here are my comments: SR is needed to OHKO everything except from Terrakion, so i changed it to make this clear. You told me to add KO before mentioning Latias, but why is that? I have already mentioned that Bullet Punch can OHKO all of those Pokemon, with Latias included. The bolded is your comment. After thinking about it better, i removed the mention of SR Celebi as there is no such thing. I just mentioned that SpD Celebi is a good partner that can take care of Water-types and is also a good setter of SR. I think its ok now. Unless Gato has ay objections this can now receiver its second GP check.
I'm not GP, but I saw this and figured I reply. What you had written makes it seem like all Pokemon you mentioned have a 75% chance of being OHKOed by BP after SR and 1 layer of Spikes. But the exception to this is max HP Latias, so that needs to be clarified.
Oh, @alexwolf , I forgot. Can you just switch the second and third moveslots in the Choice Scarf set? Pursuit is sorta, heh, really important on that set, and just switching them would be better considering I mentioned Bullet Punch and Iron Head after Pursuit in the prose.


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The Life Guards | |
Cap Badge of the Life Guards
Active | Since 21 May 1922 (roots dating back to 1660) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Army |
Type | Horse Guards |
Role | Formation Reconnaissance/Ceremonial |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Household Cavalry |
Garrison/HQ | RHQ - London Regiment - Windsor/London |
Nickname | Piccadilly Cowboys, Donkey Wallopers, Tins, Tinned Fruit, Piccadilly Butchers. |
Motto | Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame upon him who thinks evil of it) |
March | Quick: Millanollo Slow: Life Guards Slow March Trot past: Keel Row |
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Colonel-in-Chief | Her Majesty The Queen |
Colonel of the Regiment |
Field Marshal The Rt Hon. The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE, ADC, DL |
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Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Abbreviation | LG |
The Life Guards (LG) is the senior regiment of the British Army and part of the Household Cavalry, along with the Blues and Royals.
The Life Guards grew from the four troops of Horse Guards raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards which were raised some years later.
- The first troop was originally raised in Bruges in 1658 as His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards. They formed part of the contingent raised by the exiled King Charles II as his contribution to the army of King Philip IV of Spain who were fighting the French and their allies the English Commonwealth under the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell in the Franco-Spanish War and the concurrent Anglo-Spanish War.
- The second troop was originally founded in 1659 as Monck's Life Guards.
- The third troop, like the first troop was formed in 1658 from exiled Royalists and was initially known as The Duke of York's Troop of Horse Guards.
- The fourth troop was raised in 1661 in England.
- The first troop of horse grenadier guards was formed in 1693 from the amalgamation of three troops of grenadiers.
- The second troop of horse grenadier guards was raised in Scotland in 1702.
Membership of these was originally restricted to gentlemen, and accordingly they had no non-commissioned officers; their corporals were commissioned, and ranked as lieutenants in the rest of the army. This state of affairs persisted until 1756.
These units, except for the horse grenadiers, first saw action at the Battle of Sedgemoor during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
In 1788, these troops were reorganised into two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Life Guards (from 1877, simply 1st Life Guards and 2nd Life Guards). In 1815 they were part of The Household Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo.
In late 1918, after much service in the First World War, the two regiments gave up their horses and were re-roled as machine gun battalions, becoming the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Guards Machine Gun Regiment. They reverted to their previous names and roles after the end of the war.
In 1922, the two regiments were merged into one regiment, the The Life Guards (1st and 2nd).
In 1928, it was re-designated The Life Guards.
In 1992, as part of the Options for Change defence review, The Life Guards were joined together with the Blues and Royals in a 'Union' - not an amalgamation - forming the Household Cavalry Regiment (armoured reconnaissance) and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (ceremonial duties). However, they maintain their regimental identity, with distinct uniforms and traditions, and their own colonel.
In common with the Blues and Royals, they have a peculiar non-commissioned rank structure: see the Household Cavalry page for details. (In brief, they lack sergeants, replacing them with multiple grades of corporal.)
Previous names[edit]
- From 1928, The Life Guards
- From 1922, The Life Guards (1st and 2nd)
- From 1877, 1st Life Guards and 2nd Life Guards
- From 1788, 1st Regiment of Life Guards and 2nd Regiment of Life Guards
- In 1788:
- The following troops were reorganised into 1st Regiment of Life Guards
- and the following troops were reorganised into 2nd Regiment of Life Guards
On ceremonial occasions the Life Guards wear a scarlet tunic, a metal cuirass and a matching helmet with a white plume worn bound on the top into an 'onion' shape, the exception to this is the regiment's trumpeters who wear a red plume. In addition, the Life Guards wear their chin strap below their lower lip, as opposed to the Blues and Royals who wear it under their chin. On service dress the Life Guards wear a red lanyard on the right shoulder, as well as a Sam Browne belt. [1] The Life Guards, as part of the Household Division, does not use the Order of the Bath Star for its officer rank 'pips', but rather the Order of the Garter Star.
Battle honours[edit]
[combined battle honours of 1st Life Guards and 2nd Life Guards, with the following emblazoned]:1
- Dettingen, Peninsula, Waterloo, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt 1882, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, South Africa 1899-1900
- The Great War2: Mons, Le Cateau, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Messines 1914, Ypres 1914, Passchendaele 1917 '18, Somme 1916 '18, Arras 1917 '18, Hindenburg Line, France and Flanders 1914-18
- The Second World War3: Mont Pincon, Souleuvre, Noireau Crossing, Amiens 1944, Brussels, Neerpelt, Nederrijn, Nijmegen, Lingen, Bentheim, North-West Europe 1944-45, Baghdad 1941, Iraq 1941, Palmyra, Syria 1941, El Alamein, North Africa 1942-43, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Gothic Line, Italy 1944
- Wadi al Batin, Gulf 1991, Al Basrah, Iraq 20033
- The regiment maintained the fiction of separate regiments until 1928, receiving in 1927 two separate sets of Standards with different (but almost identical) battle honours emblazoned.
- Revised combined list issued May 1933, omitting from emblazonment "Passchendaele" and "St. Quentin Canal" of the 1st Life Guards.
- Awarded jointly to The Life Guards and Blues and Royals, for services of Household Cavalry Regiment.
Order of precedence[edit]
Preceded by First in Order of Precedence of the Cavalry |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) |
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More than 40 members of human rights groups and their families visited Dawson Island as part of the commemoration activities marking the Chilean military coup of 1973.
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Developing Latin America 2013: An 'Apps Challenge' for Social Impact
This year Developing Latin America goes from being a Hackathon to an Apps Challenge, an event to think of better ideas, obtain more concrete solutions, and achieve more sustainable applications.


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Whether it's a Shanghai skyscraper or a converted barn, workplace matters. A creative, functional office can set the tone for everything a company does. Inc.com teamed up with Architizer in a contest to find the world's best offices.
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adidas Stan Smith 2013 Retro – Release Info
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The return of the beloved adidas Stan Smith style is right around the corner. The classic tennis design will be trotted out during the upcoming New York Fashion Week, as Barneys' flagship spot on Madison Ave will start stocking the sneakers on September 4th. The sneaker is one that's been off shelves since 2011-adidas taking a careful approach to not overdo it on re-issue end. The pending NYFW launch is one that will precede a greater re-introduction at succeeding Fashion Week celebrations, with debuts planned for London Fashion Week at Dover Street Market, Paris Fashion Week at Collette, and Berlin Art Week at Andreas Murkudis. Dover Street Market Ginza in Tokyo will also host the launch of the shoe. Continue reading to see the latest adidas Stan Smith iteration, which will retail for $100, and tell us if you're picking up a pair at Barneys next week.


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Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition that restricts the tongue's range of motion.
With tongue-tie, an unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum) tethers the bottom of the tongue's tip to the floor of the mouth. A person who has tongue-tie might have difficulty sticking out his or her tongue. Tongue-tie can also affect the way a child eats, speaks and swallows, as well as interfere with breast-feeding.
Sometimes the lingual frenulum loosens over time and tongue-tie resolves on its own. In other cases, tongue-tie persists without causing problems.
If necessary, tongue-tie can be treated with a simple surgical procedure called a frenotomy. If additional repair is needed or the lingual frenulum is too thick for frenotomy, a more extensive procedure known as frenuloplasty might be an option.
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The Hurricane Civic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Larry Stickler from Marshall University and accompanied by Tom Minshall, will start fall practice on Aug. 27 at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church.
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text: In December, Mexico City's legislative assembly [official website, in Spanish] approved the same-sex marriage law. The legislation allows for marriage, adoption, inheritance and other economic and social rights. The provisions also seeks to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. The state of Chihuahua is currently the only state in Mexico that recognizes same-sex civil unions [JURIST news archive]. Last month, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez [official website, in Spanish] signed a same-sex marriage bill into law after the bill was approved by the legislature [JURIST reports], making Argentina the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. On Wednesday, a US federal judge ruled that the California state ban on same-sex marriage violated the US Constitution [JURIST report]. Same-sex marriage is also recognized in Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and South Africa [JURIST reports].


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'Bring Your Own Device' initiative moves forward in schools
HUDSON: It will be BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for Hudson High School students starting on Jan. 22.
Doreen Osmun, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, reported Monday night to the Board of Education on the progress of the BYOD initiative, which has a goal of of providing "21st Century instruction necessary for 21st Century learning."
Osmun said the initiative is a board goal, and arose from an innovation think tank.
High school students will be able to bring privately owned electronic devices such as laptops, netbooks, and cell phones to school, and incorporate them in their instructional program.
Middle school students will have a similar opportunity by March. The program is still being developed for K-5.
Students who are unwilling, or unable to bring in a privately owned device, will be able to check out such items, "like a book from the library," says Osmun.
The goal is to provide, personalized academic experiences and to prepare students for the working world of the future.
No gaming devices are permitted, says Osmun.
Board member James Field asked if there were plans to use the devices in lieu of textbooks.
Osmun said that Spanish courses are already fully electronic, and that a number of other courses at the high school are being looked at for a similar format.
Parents will need to grant permission for students to participate in the BYOD initiative, Osmun says, and students will be instructed in responsible usage.
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Text of Obama's State of the Union address
The text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, released by the White House as prepared for delivery:
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:
Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. ... It is my task," he said, "to report the state of the Union - to improve it is the task of us all."
Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the American people, there is much progress to report. After a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over 6 million new jobs. We buy more American cars than we have in five years, and less foreign oil than we have in 20. Our housing market is healing, our stock market is rebounding, and consumers, patients and homeowners enjoy stronger protections than ever before.
Together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger.
But we gather here knowing that there are millions of Americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded. Our economy is adding jobs - but too many people still can't find full-time employment. Corporate profits have rocketed to all-time highs - but for more than a decade, wages and incomes have barely budged.
It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.
It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country - the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or who you love.
It is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just the few; that it encourages free enterprise, rewards individual initiative, and opens the doors of opportunity to every child across this great nation.


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Youel Also Named to Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Team by CoSIDA
Northern Illinois Closes Out Women's Tennis Season with 14 Wins
Northern Illinois Falls to Ball State, 5-2
NIU Has Already Clinched the Program's First Winning Record Since 2003
Sophomore Mary Malkin Earns Singles Victory
Fall 2012: Continued to improve on her 2011-12 season, posting a 5-3 singles record in the fall ... Opened the 2012 season with consecutive victories over Nebraska - Omaha (6-3, 6-1) and Wichita State (7-5, 6-2) ... Also won three consecutive matches over Valparaiso (6-4, 6-3), Detroit - Mercy (7-6, 6-3), and Wisconsin (6-4, 6-1) ... In doubles, Malkin opened the year playing with Ilse Pacheco, posting a 2-4 record ... Malkin finished the season playing with Stephanie McDonald, earning two victories in two matches ... At ITA Regionals in Rockford, Ill., she placed second in her singles draw and won her doubles draw with McDonald.
2011-12: Went 0-4 in singles play and 0-3 in doubles during her inaugural season as a Huskie ... During spring season she bounced back from the fall and was able to compile a .500 record of 11-11 in singles play, splitting time between the No. 4 & No. 5 spots ... Starting off on a blistering pace she won her first six matches against Drake (2-6, 6-1,6-4), South Dakota (6-2,6-2), SIUE (6-1,6-1), Northern Iowa (6-4, 6-1), North Dakota (6-0,6-0), Bradley (6-1, 6-4), and Eastern Illinois (6-0,6-4) ... Also went undefeated (2-0) during doubles play, leaving her with 13 total wins for the spring season.
Prior to NIU/High School: Ranked No. 3 in the junior level of competition for Israel...Participated in over 10 international competitions at both the junior and women's levels...Earned the rank of No. 7 at the women's competition level...Team captain for the Jerusalem Tennis Academy Club.
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A derby girl collision makes an unforgettable sound. There's the slap of flesh on laminated wood, punctuated by the jangly click of hundreds of ball bearings rattling inside urethane skate wheels like a legion of tiny shotguns racking their ammunition. And above it all is a soft, guttural utterance voiced by everybody falling to the ground—part wind knocked out of the lungs, part animal grunt, dusted with the tiniest sprinkle of playground glee.
This Monday evening practice at Putty Hill Skateland—"Home Of The Charm City Roller Girls" proclaims the banner outside—Hilary "Rosie the Rioter" Rosensteel is watching two dozen women glide their way through a practice drill, the hypnotic thrum of their wheels interrupted every so often by that familiar symphony of wreckage.
The women snake around the rink in one looping line, measuring their distance from each other carefully. Then the lead woman twists her torso sharply and weaves behind each skater, left and right, a backward slalom that ends when she takes up the rear and the line's new leader begins her attack. The point of this exercise is not to slam into your opponent—that comes later—but to get comfortable looking behind you and skating through a minefield of moving obstacles.
"When we first started the league [in May of 2005], those games were really pathetic," reminisces Rosensteel, a scruffy-haired and petite 37-year-old professional dog walker and mother of two from Remington. "No one knew what they were doing. It was like the blind leading the blind. We didn't even have closed rink time. [We just showed up] at Skateland on Thursday nights, when every child with a runny nose was rubbing chewing gum on the rink."
A lot has changed since then. The Charm City Roller Girls are now ranked 11th in the country in a field of 50 active leagues recognized by the governing body, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Thanks in part to bouts that routinely draw crowds of more than 2,000 spectators, plus corporate sponsors that include Chipotle and Pabst Blue Ribbon, the self-run corporation that governs the league is now financially stable enough to rent closed rink time. At tonight's practice, there are no children around—runny noses or otherwise—just a lot of grown women and a scattering of male (and female) referees, all suited up in helmets, elbow pads, knee pads, and mouthguards (to prevent concussion as well as protect teeth), ready to play the fastest growing sport in America.
If that claim sounds exaggerated, consider this: Women's flat track derby, as it's officially known, has mushroomed to more than 200 leagues and counting as of last year. The sport's been around since the 1930's, when promoter Leo Seltzer brainstormed a variation on the dance marathon contests popular with audiences of the era by advertising a roller skating endurance competition, but quickly realized crowds hungered for brawls and collisions between the skaters. The sport coasted on and off the pop culture radar for the following six decades, but, in 2002, an exhibition bout in Austin, TX, sparked the formation of the Texas Rollergirls, inspiring women nationwide to start their own leagues. Three years later, Baltimore stepped into the fray.
"A client at my salon came in and asked if anyone would be interested in refereeing," recalls Bethany "Deathany" Pontier, 27, a hairstylist and makeup artist who lives in Gardensville. "After a season of reffing, I decided it was really frustrating to be in a women-dominated and women-governed sport and be with the guys," she adds. "I couldn't not be involved anymore. I wanted to skate. I wanted to compete. Because it's so much fun!" She has since joined the league as a player.
Pontier, with her wild, multitone hair and gigantic tribal ear piercings, doesn't resemble the commonly-held notion of the female jock. But then again, this can be said of all the Charm City Rollers. For starters, they're all sizes and shapes, from gamine to portly. Collectively, they give off the vibe that phys-ed class wasn't the best thing about their high school experience. But just as penguins waddle on land but glide like sleek torpedoes underwater, the Roller Girls transform into thoroughbred athletes when they step into their skates. On wheels, they're startlingly full of power and grace, their strong legs scissoring smoothly around turns as they negotiate the sometimes dangerous action with superb timing and balance.
"Somehow this game has managed to keep the femininity and the brutality in a balance that agrees with people who couldn't find the joy in sweating in a basketball uniform," says Laura "Reckless Ndangerment"
Jansen, 27, a rangy and bespectacled blonde who's encoded the initials of her day job (registered nurse) in her derby name. (Every player gets to pick her own derby name as long as it checks out against an online database of every other player in the WFTDA.)
Unlike some of the other women on the team, for whom roller derby is their first experience with team sports, Jansen's been an athlete "from third-grade basketball on." But roller derby has rapidly supplanted other activities in her heart. "This is one of the few games I've played that doesn't have a ball or a puck," she explains. "Everything that happens in derby is somebody's body. Everybody's responsible for what happens on the court. There's no such thing as, 'Oh, it just wasn't bouncing our way.'"
Referee Martin "Johnny Zebra" Foys, a 39-year-old Hampden resident, agrees. "Being a roller derby referee is one of the hardest officiating jobs you can have," says the lean and sharp-profiled professor of English about his role on the team. "You're on skates, they're on skates, you're traveling in a tight circle, and you have to keep track of 10 moving objects. Somebody falls down in front of you, you have to jump over them [without] losing track of what's going on. It's like juggling knives during a high-speed car chase."
One of the older members of the team, Foys joined the league on a whim after he realized his academic desk job was making him soft. "As soon as you get involved, you realize it's way more athletic than spectacle," he proclaims. "I'm in the best shape of my life."
Despite these testimonials to the sport's true athleticism, curiosity seekers have wrongly fixated on the punk-rock-meets-naughty schoolgirl attire (fishnet stockings, black eyeliner, bad girl miniskirts, and yards and yards of tattooed flesh) worn by the players. It drives Rosensteel over the edge when critics focus on the uniforms, dismissing the sport as a mosh pit peep show, or worse, a powder puff game of dress-up on wheels.
"People have pooh-poohed the girls with tattoos," she points out, "but look at the NFL right now. There are football players wearing their dreads, having all their tattoos, and are they being criticized?"
Truth is, it's refreshing to kick butt in spiffy clothes. "There [are] few chances to play a full contact sport with women," adds Mt. Vernon's Jodie "Pixie Rocket" Zisow, 31, a solidly-built woman in pigtails. "And to have someone [like me] who's queer, and a femme, and a feminist, wear makeup when I feel like it, and be powerful and female, there's something amazing about that. It's kind of in your face, too, like, 'Yeah, I am wearing this girly stuff and I'm going to smash that girl down on to the ground and be ruthless to help my team win.'"
What would Zisow say to someone questioning their attire? "I wouldn't even defend it," she retorts. "I would tell them to come watch the sport. I'm not even going to argue with you about what I'm wearing."
Whether it's the spectacle, the athleticism, or a simple matter of people jumping on a trend, the rest of the world wants in on the roller derby phenomenon. In Hollywood, plans are afoot for Whip It!, a movie directed by Drew Barrymore and starring indie heroine Ellen Page as a young girl who joins a roller derby team. Game developer Frozen Codebase has partnered with the WFTDA to create a women's derby video game. Rosensteel is writing grant requests in the hopes of forming a nonprofit aimed at teaching the game to teenage girls. And, in the sincerest form of flattery, men hungry to get in on the action have formed men's roller derby leagues, including Baltimore's own Harm City Homicide. It's not hyperbole to consider that roller derby might be on the same precipice skateboarding was 25 years ago—only a few smart moves away from becoming a legitimate, multimillion-dollar professional sport.
But with big things on the horizon for roller derby, will the grassroots, do-it-yourself gusto of the original leagues survive? Rosensteel is optimistic: "At first, [the story surrounding Charm City Roller Girls] was like: Girls having fun, putting on fishnets, and moms discovering something great before their midlife crisis. And now, it's women actually playing a real, full contact sport."
Is it too much to hope that maybe the Roller Girls are on the verge of getting paid as athletes?
"I don't know," says Rosensteel. "Let's hope. Charm City is one of the youngest leagues ranked nationally right now and we're just taking leaps and bounds . . . We're definitely the little engine that could."


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Ivy Tech Community College robotic programming boost
Ivy Tech Community College is now a Motoman Endorsed Robotics Instructor Training (MERIT) center, bringing Motoman training to Indiana region.
Ivy Tech Community College is now a Motoman Endorsed Robotics Instructor Training (MERIT) center. Through the MERIT program, community colleges and universities such as Ivy Tech bring the same level and quality of Motoman training to the regional manufacturing workforce.
Initially the Columbus, Indiana campus of Ivy Tech will deliver the DX100 Basic Programming course, with possible expansion to include other courses and other campuses. Ivy Tech can offer training in a flexible format and schedule that best meets the needs of their students.
"We are very excited about collaborating with Ivy Tech and manufacturers in central Indiana," says Doug Schenher, vice president of Motoman Robotics, Customer Satisfaction Group. "We view Ivy Tech as an extension of our Motoman training department. With an installed base of over 1,000 robots in this area, this is a significant win for the regional workforce and manufacturers. Increasing the skills of the workforce in the areas of robotics and advanced manufacturing enables companies to achieve new levels of productivity and profitability."
"Robotics is critical to Indiana's advanced manufacturing sector and as companies strive to increase efficiencies, the use of automated technologies will continue to grow," says Thomas J. Snyder, president of Ivy Tech Community College. "Other economic sectors are also relying more and more heavily on what has become over a $20 billion industry including military/defense and medicine/healthcare. Creating a training center featuring an industry leader in robotics makes sense for Indiana's workforce and for Indiana's businesses."
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but, in fact, it dipped just over the top. United struggled to respond but Tom Thorpe wasted a glorious opportunity when heading a Petrucci set-piece over the bar.
Warren Joyce introduced Bebe for Henriquez but the Portugal Under-21 international could only smash in a wayward finish after Macheda forced an instinctive stop out of Cropper from the substitute's driven centre.
An equaliser arrived with nine minutes left thanks to Macheda. The Italian striker initially won the ball but Tunnicliffe burst onto it to show great desire by driving forward to tee up Lingard. The winger's shot was pushed out by Cropper but Macheda gobbled up the rebound in clinical fashion.
There was real drama a couple of minutes later from a Reeves corner even though Jack Stephens looked guilty of pushing McGinty into Johnstone. With the keeper out of the picture, a scramble ensued and Lingard cleared off the line before McGinty headed away. The officials did well to spot a handball by Lingard and he was dismissed.
However, Johnstone preserved a point with a tremendous reflex save to keep out Lee's driven penalty and leave United still in with a chance of qualifying for the elite phase going into the final group game at Aston Villa next Monday night.
United: Johnstone; Vermijl, Thorpe, Fornasier, McGinty; Cole, Tunnicliffe, Petrucci, Lingard; Macheda (Veseli 94), Henriquez (Bebe 70). Subs not used: J.Pereira, Lawrence, Ekangamene.
More: Under-21 fixtures and results | United 0 Aston Villa 1


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Tell-Tale Hearts at Greenwich Village West:
The missing pieces
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Last week's photographic contribution from Tell-Tale Hearts guitarist Eric Bacher of the band and audience at Greenwich Village West, ca. 1984 — salvaged from a vintage contact sheet — omitted some great shots of the band, including a grainy image of keyboardist/harmonica player Bill Calhoun.
Like the rest of the set, these shots of the Hearts include Eric as well as vocalist Ray Brandes, drummer David Klowden and bassist Mike Stax.


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