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I have a pattern that is supposed to produce "arrows" but I can't figure out how to do it. The pattern says to " skip three stitches, then triple crochet, then, behind the triple crochet, double crochet into the three skipped stitches. On the next row, you skip three stitches and then triple crochet, then over the triple crochet you double crochet into the skipped stitches. I cannot get it to look anything like the picture. Pls. tell me how to "go behind the triple crochet. Is it behind the work?
The video referenced above is correct, but the written instructions do not reflect the same pattern. You should work double crochet stitches behind the treble crochet, starting with the first not worked stitch, rather than in reverse order. So you work the first double crochet in the fisrt skipped stitch, the second dc in the second skipped sticth and the third one in the third skipped stitch.
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Green meetings are growing fast, with some companies cruising straight to eco-consciousness and others taking smaller steps. But, surely and steadily, planners and hoteliers are moving toward the same goal—sustainability.
When it comes to green meetings, George Gay wrote the book. Or at least the RFP. As CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, in Colorado Springs, Colo., a network of financial advisers who practice socially responsible investing, Gay plans the annual SRI in the Rockies Conference, a model of social responsibility (and not only with regard to the environment).
The first conference, in 1990, was "45 people at a Colorado dude ranch," he remembers. By 2007, attendance hit 663, selling out the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.
Gay's request for proposal includes extensive questions regarding a hotel's sustainability efforts, such as whether or not the property has evaluated its carbon footprint, is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified, uses locally grown and/or organic food, and donates unused food. Further, Gay requires hotels to complete the Best Practices Survey developed by Ceres, a public interest group made up of investors and environmental organizations, as part of its Green Hotel Initiative. Hotels that fail to address the RFP's sustainability questions or to complete the GHI survey are simply out of the running for the six-day conference.
Ask the Questions
But you don't have to hold yourself to George Gay's standards — yet!
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the changes your company would have to make to create a truly sustainable workplace and genuinely "green" meetings. So consider the Convention Industry Council's green meeting definition: "A meeting or event that incorporates environmental considerations to minimize its negative impact on the environment." That's an entry point for anybody.
And whatever you do now — even simply asking questions of hotels — contributes to the momentum that will move green meetings to the mainstream. As Gay says, "If no demands are put on the system, the system doesn't change."
Of course, for many meeting planners, the demands must be made not just of suppliers but of internal meeting sponsors. And without executive-level support, let alone mandates, asking sponsors to build carbon offsets into budgets can be a tough sell.
It's Not Fluff
When Jennifer Dela-Cruz, CMP, makes her green pitch to internal clients, she has $50 million behind her. That's the amount of money the Toronto-based bank, RBC, which operates in 38 countries, has pledged to the cause of water conservation. "This is not fluff," she tells them. "The company is making a large investment. You should support it." In addition to the pledge, referred to as the RBC Blue Water Project, the bank has developed an environmental blueprint for the company's entire operations.
Meanwhile, Dela-Cruz, senior meeting planner, event production, helped to draft the company's blueprint for green meetings. It's not yet official policy; however, meeting and event sponsors are "strongly urged" to follow its guidelines. And Dela-Cruz always hopes that these clients see her pitch to go green as, well, an offer they can't refuse.
"As planners, we are trying to push the cause," she says. "It can be a challenge. In some cases you're saving money, but in many areas you need to invest money." For example, RBC's green meetings blueprint suggests buying carbon offsets to balance the greenhouse gas emissions from a meeting's use of air travel and hotel stays. (See sidebar, page 26.)
"So we suggest ways to save money elsewhere in a program or reallocate money," says Dela-Cruz. Rather than an elaborate gift that attendees then have to carry home, for example, a sponsor could give them the gift of knowing they are helping the environment.
Audiovisual is usually a very large cost, she points out. "If there are multiple breakouts, I talk to the speakers and ask if they can bring their own laptops, rather than having us rent laptops. Sometimes we can use the main meeting room as a breakout room, saving rental of another room and additional AV.
"And I'll also sometimes find savings in food and beverage," she continues. "I'll underguarantee or eliminate items in the buffet and ask if we can cut our per-person cost. Sometimes the answer is yes."
However, she adds, "if a client doesn't feel like skimping anywhere, they'll pay up."
Another of her green suggestions: "Meeting sponsors can create a meeting Web page, and at the end of each day, post the presentations of the day there instead of creating handouts or manuals."
So far, RBC is not requiring that meeting hotels have green policies in place; however, they must be able to accommodate RBC's requests.
Off the Radar
Of course, not everyone has a company with the environmental focus of RBC. Says one planner at an insurance company in the northeast U.S., "It's an evolutionary, rather than a revolutionary, process. From the million things we all have to do on a daily basis, it's not something that has bubbled up to the surface yet, unfortunately."
Another meeting manager, based in the western U.S., is even more blunt: "With the economy the way it is, the last thing my company thinks about is going green." Says another: "It's not even close to being on our radar screen."
Then there are those like Kelly Riche, CMP, senior meeting planner, incentives and conferences, for Mutual of Omaha. The company has long been involved with wildlife education and environmental awareness through its sponsorship of the "Wild Kingdom" television series. At the home office, there are paper-recycling shredders on every floor and the company is undergoing an "energy audit" to identify opportunities to lessen its impact on the environment.
However, green meetings initiatives haven't yet been discussed, says Riche, whose department handles 200 to 400 meetings per year. "If they are turned back in, we reuse plastic name-badge holders, and we are considering using a 'greener' type of name-badge holder," she says. "So we are doing things here and there, but there are no overall guidelines. The awareness is there. But the execution will take time."
A survey of Financial & Insurance Meetings readers showed that 42 percent are creating or have created green meetings guidelines, while 72 percent said that they personally consider environmental issues in meeting planning.
Don't Stop
Kim Boriin has a suggestion for them: Be relentless. Boriin, CMP, senior event marketing specialist at Guardian Investor Services LLC, New York, has focused attention on the topic in his position as board member and vice president of education for Financial & Insurance Conference Planners. "My credo and my suggestion to planners is to say it, say it again, say it again, put it in your RFP, put it in your contract, put it in your pre-con discussion, meet with the GM, push the envelope. That's what we've been doing with Guardian meetings for the past 18 months."
Take steps even before corporate policies are in place, he urges. "Don't wait! It just comes down to deciding the level of commitment your team is going to make to raise the issue with your meeting partners. There are very few things that cost more. You can have a conversation with the chef to create a seasonal, local menu. You can request linen reuse. You can request water pitchers and glasses, which is a cost savings over bottled water. And don't have the banquet staff pre-pour drinks. Also, many cities now do transfers with hybrid cars."
Hotels Make Strides
Hotels have made changes at both the local and chain level to reduce their environmental impact. But there's a way to go, notes Krystala Kalil, who is managing her fifth SRI in the Rockies as conference coordinator. "It's become a bottom-line issue. Hotels can save a lot of money," she says. "Now you see them changing to compact fluorescent light bulbs, using smart on/off switches in guest rooms and rest rooms. There is much more awareness of electricity use. So we're definitely moving forward. But there is huge room for improvement. Energy wastage in the hotel business is unbelievable."
Not that she and Gay aren't sympathetic to the binds many hotels find themselves in. Take the 2007 program at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya outside of Albuquerque. Gay and Kalil were impressed by the hotel's sustainability efforts and also attracted by the fact that it is a Native American-owned property. SRI in the Rockies is always held at locations that offer a unique experience, something extra, and at Tamaya, it was the Native American connection that infused the entire resort. But in one environmental area, it fell short. "Even though Tamaya is interested in recycling, there is no viable program in Albuquerque, so their hands are tied," Kalil explains.
Another problem arises with five-star resorts. "One big issue is the rating system," Gay notes. "In order to remain a five-star resort, they are going to wash your sheets every day and deliver newspapers to your room. So until rating standards incorporate green practices, some hotels will say, 'We can't.'"
Michael Ciapciak, senior man-ager, ratings and inspections, at Mobil Travel Guide Inc., says the guide "is developing Green Standards that give credit to those properties that are taking a proactive stance with these issues. We have seen the challenges hotels face with trying to become 'green' while maintaining a sense of luxury."
Meanwhile, some high-end hotels are way ahead of the curve: The Fairmont Whistler, for example, site of this November's SRI in the Rockies, has recycling bins in all guest rooms. "In Canada, you ask about recycling and they say, 'Of course.' In the U.S., you get excuses," Gay says. "In Whistler, the whole village has a sustainability plan." And yet even Whistler is not a perfect environmental choice because it's a two-hour drive from the airport — too far to comply with conference guidelines. The solution: SRI in the Rockies will provide bus transfers for all 700-plus attendees, and the bus company will offset its carbon emissions.
Stick With It
When you're on site, Gay says, consider a saying he learned in the Army: "'People do best what the boss checks.' Well, hotels do best what the conference planner checks. Get on it at the beginning." Don't wait to see if the recycling bins will appear, if housekeeping will leave your towel alone the next day, or if the banquet staff will remember not to pre-pour iced tea the next time. Chase them all down immediately.
And consider Gay's unique way of paying for some of the green efforts: sponsorships. The conference's recycling sponsor and its carbon-offsets sponsor are in the high-level category, with benefits including four minutes during a meal function to address the conference, one free registration, a display ad at the conference Web site, and signage (such as on recycling bins) at the event.
In Boriin's view, the key is to keep going. "Once you start doing these things, they become routine," he says. "They become part of your standard pre-con discussion. And people get it — clients, guests, hosts. They see it and they appreciate it. The tide is quickly turning."
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How to Host a Green Event
Find it: www.sustainabletravelinternational.com
Use it: for background on why you should reduce your eco-footprint, for green meetings suggestions, and to create a custom carbon emissions calculator
Unique idea: Track problems encountered by event staff regarding greening the event as well as feedback received from participants.
National Recycling Coalition's Green Meetings Policy
Find it: www.nrc-recycle.org/greenmeetingsp.aspx
Use it: as a complete guide to green meetings, right through to questions to ask in evaluating the meeting's success on "green" terms. At NRC's Web site you can find links to help you determine the recycling capabilities of your meeting destination.
Unique idea: Do a prize drawing from recycled name badges.
10 Easy Tips
Find it: www.bluegreenmeetings.org
Use it: to jump-start your green meetings planning
Unique idea: Write an environmental statement for your meeting and share it with suppliers, speakers, and delegates. Sample: "Company X commits to minimizing the environmental impact of X Conference through …" Add your list of initiatives, small or large. Just seeing something in writing will encourage people to pitch in.
Venue Selection Questionnaire
Find it: www.bluegreenmeetings.org
Use it: to send to hotels before your RFP process
Unique idea: Limited to 8 questions that allow a planner to get a general idea of a property's efforts and attitude toward sustainability
Fairmont Eco-Meet Checklist
Find it: www.fairmont.com/environment
Use it: to get an overview of Fairmont's eco-initiatives and also as a guideline for evaluating other properties
Unique idea: Donate leftover meeting supplies such as paper and pens to a local school or shelter.
Vertigo: Plan to Meet Green
(A project of the Canadian chapters of Meeting Professionals International)
Find it: www.mpiweb.org
Use it: as a comprehensive guide to green meetings and an environmental policy primer. Included are numerous sample corporate environmental statements
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Green Hotels Association Meeting Planner's Questionnaire
Find it: www.greenhotels.com
Use it: in concert with your RFPs, to gauge the extent of a hotel's sustainability efforts
Unique idea: Provides real specificity: The questionnaire asks if there is a recycling program, if there is a recycling program in which guests can participate, if the hotel will provide recycling bins in meeting rooms, and if the hotel will commit to seeing that the items collected are actually recycled!
Simple Steps to Green Meetings
Find it: www.meetingstrategiesworldwide.com
Use it: Attend this seminar, given by green meetings pioneers Nancy Wilson, CMP, and Amy Spatrisano, CMP. Get upcoming dates by e-mailing email@example.com.
Unique idea: Sessions include mock site inspection.
The Convention Industry Council Green Meetings Report
Find it: www.conventionindustry.org
Use it: to find minimum best practices for event organizers and suppliers
Unique idea: Save generic signs for reuse; use local talent and products.
Be a Green Traveler
Find it: www.greenhotels.com
Use it: to e-mail to attendees, giving them suggestions for things to do before they leave home and during their hotel stay
Unique idea: Pick up one piece of litter every day.
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An increasingly popular way for corporations to demonstrate their environmental stewardship is through carbon offsets. Essentially, companies acknowledge their carbon footprint — the total tonnage of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by their activities, including travel — and then buy "offsets" or "verified emission reductions" (VERs) to bring them to carbon "neutrality" or "balance." One "offset" reduces one ton of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere when your offset purchase price funds a project such as tree planting (trees absorb CO2).
But let's back up. Environ-mentalists would call offsets the third step. First, reduce emissions as much as possible. Second, get some or all of your electricity from renewable energy sources. Then consider offsets.
Sustainable Travel International estimates that offsetting the carbon emissions of an event can cost $250 to $2,000, depending on the event's size. Including offsets for attendee hotel stays and air travel adds $25 to $50 per person.
But questions arise. Who calculates your footprint? Who sells you the offsets? Who verifies that your money goes to a viable project? What about "double counting"? (That is, are you being sold the same offsets that someone else is buying?) Do your offsets meet the "additionality" test? (That is, are you buying emissions reductions that were going to happen anyway, even without your investment?)
The following organizations certify or vet carbon providers, offering a starting point for companies wanting to purchase offsets.
www.cleanair-coolplanet.org CA-CP commissioned the first report vetting 30 carbon- offset providers. Because the marketplace of offset providers has expanded since the research was done, CA-CP considers the specific vendor assessments in the report outdated. Still relevant and available, however, is CA-CP's comprehensive review methodology, which companies could use to assess their own potential vendors.
www.fightglobalwarming.org A Web site created by the Environmental Defense Fund. Recommends four providers selling offsets for $4 to $8 per ton of CO2
www.cdmgoldstandard.org The Gold Standard certification, developed by several international nonprofits, is given only to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects — in other words, those that seek to reduce emissions in the first place.
www.green-e.org certifies renewable energy credits. A word of warning: Some organizations consider RECs, which are most often used to buy wind power and "add it to the grid," problematic. That's because of the challenge of meeting the "additionality" test — the test of whether this renewable energy would have been produced anyway, in the absence of the RECs.
www.ghgprotocol.org offers the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, which helps companies prepare a GHG inventory that represents a true account of their emissions.
Offset Providers
www.conservation.org Helps companies create sustainability plans
www.nativeenergy.com Offsets help build Native American-owned renewable energy projects.
www.drivinggreen.com Offsets support projects to reduce methane and nitrous oxide in agriculture.
www.atmosclear.org Offsets support collecting landfill gas from a facility outside Chicago and using it as fuel for generating electricity.
www.atmosfair.com Offsets support projects in developing countries.
www.carbonneutral.com Read the CarbonNeutral Protocol, an exhaustive guide to evaluating projects.
www.carbonfund.org You can choose your project.
www.terrapass.com Projects happen the same year you buy your offsets.
www.climatecare.org Read project case studies.
www.climatetrust.com Wide variety of projects
www.ebluehorizons.net Offshoot of The Conservation Fund; focus on reforestation
www.sustainabletravel.com In addition to earning certifications such as the CDM Gold Standard, projects meet internal standards for respecting local culture and generating positive side benefits for the community.


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Australian Jenna Brook completed a 15 day walk across 435km of desert this week.
Jenna set off across the Simpson Desert (which spans across the South Australia and Queensland) with hopes of raising $24,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
As the fourth largest Australian desert, it was home to numerous challenges for Jenna to combat.
The nights were bitterly cold, reaching freezing, and Jenna often a woke to ice. However, has the day continued and the temperature rose, she was faced with stinging headwinds and the dangers of the sun.
But these are challenges that Jenna had expected. Surpassingly, local wildlife proved to be a problem.
Then there were the camels, who didn't take too kindly to visitors to the desert.
But despite all of the challenges, Jenna maintained her focus on her chosen cause. Like The Wild Geese, this gave her a perseverance that couldn't be beaten.
When Jenna arrived in her local Birdsville, 'a good cheer went up' to welcome her and the crowd joined her for some celebratory drinks.
Perhaps the best part of the adventure, however, is that she has managed to raise $25,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which is a lifeline for rural Australia.
'Without them it's a 1,400km return trip for us just to see a doctor and that's the nearest one'
Mr Di Marco, from the Royal Flying Doctor Service said that 'this is not only a remarkable individual achievement, but also a wonderful fundraising result. On behalf of the RFDS, I sincerely thank and congratulate Jenna'.


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It's time to start a recall movement to get Joe Manchin out of office. For no longer than he has been in the U.S. Senate, he is working to dismantle your Second Amendment rights. Just another typical West Virginia liberal Democrat.
I am so fed up with one or two people telling another 50 that they can't pray in schools, can't have an awards ceremony for just gifted children and exclude those who don't reach the mark, or say the Pledge of Allegiance. This is one twisted and screwed up society!
Wade Linger thinks the auditors for Public Works didn't have the correct level of information to make their assessment of administrative bloat at the Department of Education. So did we just waste $750,000 ... or does Linger just protest too much?
The monetary cost of the unnecessary war machinated by Bush administration officials, including Mr. Cheney, is what started our economic demise. There are lots out there who are still fooled by not being informed and watching the wrong news.
The qualifications of Sheriff Crum's widow or President Obama don't begin to compare to the lack of qualifications that George W Bush had. It will take many years and several presidents, Democrat or Republican, to clean up the mess he created.
Our well-informed reader expressing a Fox News knives report comparing deaths by guns and knives should know 3,300 people have died from guns since Sandy Hook.
To the reader wondering why the Gazette would refer to John Raese as a leading state Republican: Please remember that the Gazette editorial staff is just as liberal as most of their readership. It suits their purpose to call Raese a leading state Republican.
If the new background check laws were in place 10 years ago, most if not all the mass shootings that have taken place since would have happened still. It's a mental health illness issue, not a gun issue.
Legislators, just keep allotting monies for new roadways to remote areas of the state while U.S. 35 into W.Va. from Ohio continues to be a contributor to the most horrific accidents and traffic tie-ups in the state. Way to go.
Yes, there's an air strike in Afghanistan that killed 18 people, and 10 of them were children. The results of an air strike in 9/11 killed 3,000 Americans. What's your point?
Please bring back the old stock paper reports. If we have to look up on the computer what our stock is, then we don't need the newspaper. Bring back the old style, please.
Poor old Patrick Morrisey. If he can't even get along with his Republican friends, how in the world is he ever going to get elected to Congress?
Well, it's no wonder the West Virginia 63 tomatoes do not blight. I received 16 seeds. Of the 16, three came up. My brother received 10 seeds. Out of those, three came up. So they don't even have a chance to blight.
When is the City of Nitro going to get rid of that death trap on the corner of 21st Street and 3rd Avenue? Kids are over there playing in the dirt and the mud and there's a big hole, probably 10 to 12 feet deep and 40 feet wide. Something's got to be done.
The beautiful stream behind my house in Wyoming County has a little small island that is very small, the size of a wheelbarrow, and my neighbor has learned to burn his garbage on that island so that every time it rains it washes all of his garbage off.
To the 60-year-old who was looking for a gym or something where he could exercise and afford it, go to the rehab center down by the Putnam hospital. Just before you turn into the hospital, the rehab center is on your right. I think they charge $8 an hour.
The article in the current edition of the Gazette, in which Mr. Linger now determines the "errors" in reporting the top-heavy WVDE, is ludicrous. Linger used the audit to fire the past superintendent, and now says the numbers were not reported accurately.


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Okay - the voice acting sucked with one exception - Snorlax's voice.
Snorlax's dub voice is what did this episode so great - he really sounded the way he should sound - a lot better than the 4kids voice.
Okay - the voice acting sucked with one exception - Snorlax's voice.
Snorlax's dub voice is what did this episode so great - he really sounded the way he should sound - a lot better than the 4kids voice.
Disclaimer: Not trying to make a VA discussion here but:
Wow, watching this episode today I can't believe how much Sarah Natochenny has improved. Great battle as well.
Pokémon X Team
This was a great battle.Snorlax got hit so much times and it still beat 2 fighting types!Man i am impressed!
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Real creative dub title, there e.e
Snorlax was so great in this episode ^_^ Somewhat boring overall, but at least Ash got a Frontier Symbol from it ^_^
lord freeza i really need to use the space skype
It was nice to see Snorlax make a return, i can't remember the last time it had a battle.
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WOW, huge improvement for May this episode!
Ash and Max still need major help. Then again they are both played by the same voice actor...
I have to say, its good to have the original announcer back, I still think they should bring all the others back too...
Great battle. Snorlax was so great, too bad Grovyle lost to Hariama...
And Greta's gym was cool, with many viewers.
Wobbuffet and his trainer.(credit: Serebii.net)
Did anyone else noticed that Ash was barefoot during the fight? I wonder why.
Anyway, the fight was great and it was cool to see Snorlax in action. Too bad Grovyle lost so quickly.
Not a bad episode, I liked the battle really. I wonder how old Greta is exactly? I liked how the cast shouted Wheel of Frontier! Much like Wheel of Fortune.
i wouldnt care what the haters say.....snorlax was awesome.....and he will always be awesome when it comes to battling....and as for sleeping hes funny
I think that was in the previous episode.
- I think we all know what Pokemon Ash probably would have used had the wheel landed on 3-vs-3... *coughpikachucough*
- Awesome, Ash's Snorlax comes back to help him win his 2nd Battle Frontier symbol!
- The battle between Hariyama and Grovyle could have gone a little longer... I won't say Grovyle got totally hammered, but he could have lasted a bit longer in the battle.
- Does this mean that Candace's Medicham from "Sliding Into Seventh" is female as well? Because, it seemed that Greta's Medicham's voice sounded the same as Candace's Medicham's voice... Maybe it's just me...
- Awwww, Mime Jr. wanted to clean the floor with James.
Gen. 6 winning teams:
, , , Clawitzer, Delphox, Xerneas
, , , Avalugg, Talonflame, Greninja
Grovyle should have hung on for a little while longer he got KOed quickly. But Snorlax made it up by beating Hariyama
Snorlaz waz epic
This episode was cool. The Frontier battle was great. Snorlax and Grovyle vs Medicham and Hariyama was a very entertaining battle. It was odd to see Ash using Normal-Type Snorlax against 2 Fighting types. It was great to see Snorlax being able to overcome it's weakness and defeat both Pokemon. It was cool to see Snorlax use Body Slam from high in the air on top of Medicham. TR in training was hilarious! They kept complaining, screwing up and getting punished for it. I wasn't too surprised to see Grovyle losing to Hariyama. I guess they wanted him to lose once after already defeating a Hariyama in a gym battle as a Treecko. I'm glad Ash won his 2nd Frontier Symbol.
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This episode was good. The battle was a great one. Glad to see Snorlax again,he is very powerful. Sad that Grovyle didn,t beat a single Pokemon. Glad Snorlax starred though.
Pokemon HeartGold team:
Snorlax taking all of those super-effective attacks was pretty funny to see. The battle was pretty enjoyable though I would've liked to see it last a little longer. Maybe make this a two-part episode. Eh.
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Terrible voice acting marks this one, more than the voices themselves, which are better than what they will become for some of the chars later on.
Ash's voice is surprisingly better than what it later devolves into throughout the season and well into the first half of DP, IMO, but the acting behind the voice is just AWFUL.
Ash: "Snorlax. No."
He's clearly really concerned. He means it.
Brock sounds good, though.
May sounds terrible, Max sounds annoying, and Scott sounds like the 4Kids one became a redneck.
Dub: 55/100
It's probably because it was stock footage OF his original 4Kids voice that TAJ used in the first place. -_-
> The Year 2008
> Sarah Natochenny "Improving"
If by that you mean becoming less and less age-appropriate and more chain-smokerish and constipated, then by all means, she "improved" as you guys put it.
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"If Pikachu becomes a Raichu, I might be able to win that badge. On the other hand, to make it evolve just to fight...I would be just like Surge...Pikachu, what do you want to do? I really wanna beat that Surge, but I also don't want to force you to evolve if you'd be happier staying the way you are now." -- OS Ash, ESS
Opinions About:
1. The Anime: OS > AG > BW > DP > XY
2. The English Dub: 4Kids + TAJ Productions (Seasons 1-5) > 4Kids Entertainment (Seasons 6-8) > DuArt Film and Video (Seasons 11-Current) = TAJ Productions (Seasons 9-10)
3. The Games: XY > BW > RSE > GSC > Y > HGSS > DP > RBG
4. The Manga: RSE > RBY > BW > DPPT > GSC
5. Pokemon: The Origin: Excellent: 94.7/100.
6. The Movies: OS > AG > XY (Prediction) > DP = BW
This was a great episode, I enjoyed the battle between Ash and Greta. It sucks that Grovile didn't beat any of Greta's Pokemon, but Snorlax did great in the battle. I liked how he took all those attacks like a boss and Body slamed on top of Medicham.
I'm glad Ash got his second Frontier symbol.
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The Long Island Rail Road plans $500,000 in upgrades to its signal system at Jamaica station that was seriously damaged by a September lightning strike. According to Newsday, the upgrades include improved isolation of computer processors and more surge protection. LIRR officials say the Italian company that designed the signal system has agreed to pay [...]


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Effective July 19th, 2013, the speed limit will be reduced to 15 mph on State Street and Normal Street between College Heights Blvd. and Regents Avenue. In the spring, the City of Bowling Green transferred responsibility of this segment of roadway to the University. This speed reduction is the first step of many to improve pedestrian safety along this corridor. Additional phased improvements will include widening sidewalks, improving lighting, repaving, and upgrading crosswalks.
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ACCA's is commissioning independent research into the potential for improving SMEs in Cyprus access to finance in these challenging times. Read the article
Q3 of 2013 saw the first signs of a recovery in the UK, and with it a debate about the existence and prospects of so-called 'zombie' companies.
SMEs are the backbone of the global economy. With banks still reeling it is important that SMEs have access to the right funding to help them restore economic growth.
11 March 2013 ACCA held our first Alternative Finance Conference at ACCA's headquarters in London.
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ACCA's research reviews the extent and the drivers of e-invoicing adoption among UK SMEs.
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This report discusses the challenges, difficulties and the successes that Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs have in the US, European and BRICSA economies.
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This paper explores the evolution of the finance function from an informal process to a formal team and highlights the critical events and concerns that drive its development.
ACCA has over 100 years' experience of working with the SME sector. We lobby governments, regulators and standard setters in the long-term interest of a healthy SME sector, and we support professional accountants so they can continue to function as the sector's most trusted business advisers and finance managers.
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Access to finance is one of the most important issues facing business today. ACCA champions accountants as trusted business advisers, understanding and devising routes for companies to access business financing. Read more about this theme.
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Bowling leagues are a wonderful time to spend with friends, families, co-workers neighbors and more! We have Leagues for Seniors, Best Bowlers with the PBA Experience League and Adult/Youth Leagues.
Seniors: We like to call Young at heart; they enjoy life and their bowling. Four per team any combination of male and female, league starts at Noon, it's a great outlet for meeting new friends. If you have been getting the AARP magazine for the last five years, than you are just the right age for this program. (55). If you don't have a team, not to worry, we have one for you!
Youth: Well-established program, youth coordinator Ms. Diane has this program as one of the top programs in the state. We have bumpers for the younger children who bowl two games (ages 4-6). Three games are in stored for the older children (ages 7-18). Here is an opportunity to earn money for college. We have many scholarship tournaments throughout the year just for you. We have openings for teams and individuals with or without experience. Our well-trained coaches are here to help you improve your game.
This league bowls at 11:00 AM.
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The Alesis DM6 electronic drum set highlights the best of Alesis' 20 years of experience in professional electronic percussion instruments. This electronic drum kit features a completely redesigned sound module with 108 quality drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds. Its drum pads feel great and its hardware and rack system are built to last.
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Like all Alesis drum sets, the DM6 features realistic, natural-feeling playing surfaces. To reduce vibration feedback, natural rubber drum and cymbal surfaces were selected for the DM6's drum pads. This 5-piece kit gets you started on a dual-zone snare pad for 2-sound compatibility. You can dial in a snare drum sound in the center and a rim click, rim shot, or something totally different like a cowbell on the rim.
The Alesis DM6 electronic drum kit also comes with 3 tom pads, an upright kick drum pad, hi-hat, crash, and ride cymbal pads. It even comes with an Alesis bass drum pedal and the kick pad is compatible with most single and double bass pedals.
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The DM6 module features an internal collection of topnotch drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds. You can edit and save your drum kits for custom sounds. You get 10 presets and 5 custom slots. In addition to the sounds, there's a USB output that sends the notes you play out as MIDI signal. This enables you to use the DM6 as a trigger-to-MIDI interface with drum-module software such as BFD, Toontrack, or Reason for a limitless collection of sounds.
The Alesis DM6 has headphone and amplifier outputs so you can play quietly in phones or connect up and rock out. You can also connect your iPod or CD player and mix it in with the DM6's stereo input jack.
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The DM6 module has a metronome, an essential tool for keeping steady time whether you're practicing alone or with a band. The DM6 also has a built-in sequencer with 40 preset music tracks for play along—great practice tool!
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One perk, though, is that the drummer gets to customize his settings, record himself drumming, and even change the tempo to his beats. There is also a built-in metronome which comes in...Read complete review
One perk, though, is that the drummer gets to customize his settings, record himself drumming, and even change the tempo to his beats. There is also a built-in metronome which comes in handy. Overall, this is a great drumkit and i definetly would recommend it to a freind.
This product is extremely accessible, yet just as difficult to master as the real thing. In un-packing the box it came in, one thing was immediately clear; this is no kids toy. This is a nine-piece set (10, if you include the drum module that makes the magic happen), weighing in at around 40 pounds. Upon assembling though, it was fairly easy to put together as long as you READ THE DIRECTIONS.
This product is great quality for your money. The durable kit is very sturdy and garanteed to last a hardcore drummer a long time; as it has me.
As great as this product is, it just doesnt beat the real deal. I've always been a fan of acoustical drum sets, so its harder to satisfy me with the faker-sounding module kits.
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The features aren't up there with Roland kits, the quality is appalling and customer care is severely lacking. If you have the chance, then save up for a Roland, since pretty much any...Read complete review
The features aren't up there with Roland kits, the quality is appalling and customer care is severely lacking. If you have the chance, then save up for a Roland, since pretty much any of them will offer a much better experience overall as well as many more features and incredibly higher quality. Cannot discourage you from buying this kit more strongly.
The kit has soft rubber pads, and for an upgrade from a basic kit, this is a fairly nice feel. The rimshot on the snare feels a bit strange since the whole pad surface (including rim area) is rubber, but you get used to it. The cymbals are hard but coated in rubber for a small section to make your hits quieter.
The drum module has 108 sounds, but although this sounds like a lot, my old kit (ION IDM02 - less than half the price of the DM6...) had a sound library of about TWICE that of the DM6, which gives you an impression of how barren the DM6 feels. The kits are very dry and compressed, which is a shame if you feel like doing any recording with the kit. However, the USB midi feature does compensate for this somewhat, allowing you to use external, computer controlled sounds, but as an out-of-the-box drumkit, it is very lacking compared to its competition.
Another point to make is that, if you ever plan on using this kit with a double bass pedal, don't bother. The bass pad is only just big enough for the smallest of beaters, and if you ever manage to find a pedal that fits, then the triggering for the bass pad is so weak anywhere other than the centre that you end up missing beats due to the pad not triggering, and if you played it with a single pedal straight after a double pedal, there is a MASSIVE difference in volume which is a direct fault of the trigger system.
I got this kit last year, and within two months of use the snare pad stopped triggering the rimshots, then within a week of the first malfunction the entire pad stopped triggering anything at all. While all that was happening, the cymbal pads were splitting (A flaw with the design, since the plastic has a join with the rubberised section that isn't anywhere near strong enough to take the damage of normal playing). I had to take the snare and two of the cymbal pads back to the shop (thankfully, under warranty) and get them replaced. The replacements took far longer than would be expected, then when they arrived, I had the EXACT same issues with the pads (brand new replacements showing it clearly wasn't just a faulty batch initially). I've had the snare replaced once again, and it's already showing to be much less sensitive than it was when I took it out of the box. Also, since the rubber is so soft, the pads are wearing very quickly, and a crack has appeared in the rubber on one of the tom pads. Duct tape is an essential when considering buying this kit...
Fairly good value initially, but for the reasons outlined above, you'll end up being so frustrated that you'll wish you'd saved up that little bit extra for a Roland.
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I'm a novice when I comes to drums. I bought this because the price was great and I wanted an electronic set to play in my house without making too much noise. This is a great set for people that have just recently started playing.
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for the price this is a decent starter kit. I went with electronic just so I didn't disturb my household. there are a fair amount of sounds to pick from, including reggae, techno, and a wide array of tom, snare, and cymbal tones already set up in the master unit. I believe there are many more to download online. set up was pretty easy, and the pads seem to be durable. the kick pedal is of medium quality, but you'll most likely want to upgrade.
the biggest complaint though, and this is a huge one, is the cymbals and snare are not very sensitive at all. trying to play accents on the snare is ridiculous. you have to hit the pad extremely hard for it to be able to register which sound you're wanting. and the ride cymbal gives you two options. the normal ride sound, and the sharper bell sound. for you to get the bell sound, you again have to beat the snot out of the pad. a very poor design if you want to play anything but hard rock and metal.
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Being a pro musician for 30 years and this being my first E drum kit, I am more than pleased! Perfect for studio & live performances! you can run this through PA gear and multitrack recorders. Each pad can be volume controlled as well as setting up a choice of voices. You do not have to bang on this kit at all it is very responsive! allows many different set-ups to your liking! Plays Great out of a bass amp, pa speakers and studio monitors. A++++ all the way!!!
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very good machine I learned how to play on it I hammerd on it hard the cymbols are the only thing that failed I was kinda upset about them but all in all great
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This was a Great buy. But only problem i have is we were promised a "Jamdock" with purchase of any of Alesis Product By 12-31-12 we purchased it 11-25-12 and never received it.
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Exactly What is was advertised to be. No more, no less. Easy set up, but touch insensitive.
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Nothing wrong with this set for practicing at home. The pads feel pretty good to play on and the sounds are decent. My only gripe is you have to play medium to hard on the set. If you try to play softly sometimes the cymbal won't sound.
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I was looking for an entry level drum set for my daughter and got much more. Pricewise, I could not find any drumset even close to the set I bought here. I'm very glad that I purchased at Musician's Friend and very satisfied with the drums.
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I was skeptical about electronic drums. Went into the local drum shop and checked out a few but they always carry the high end kits which I was not willing to spend. Price was a major factor. I chose the DM6 and I am blown away by them. On a scale of 1-10 I give these a solid 10. You can use the kits that are preset or you can dial in any sounds you want and save them. Plug in your iPod and a set of headphones and you'd swear you were on stage with the band. Take the headphones off and all you hear is the rubber pad. If you live in an apartment or anywhere sound would be an issue, this is the solution. If you are looking for electronic drums and price is a factor, THIS is the kit to buy.
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AIM-listed BetonSports suspended shares just before 8am this morning, pending an announcement, while AFX is reporting that "the indictment seeks forfeiture of 4.5 bln usd from Kaplan and the co-defendents, as well as various properties", which would spell more trouble for BetonSports investors (shares fell by almost 20% yesterday).
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As a non-coder I've never felt 100% geek, despite what some of my Luddite friends think. However, as this picture shows, I am getting ever-closer to that magical figure (and to inheriting the earth, which would fulfil a small ambition).
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There have been some very odd things sold via eBay - it really is a website that seems to create demand for everything. Even 'a ghost in a jar' managed to find an owner, who spent more than $15,000 to acquire the bona fide gift of somebody else's lifetime, and a jar.
Seriously, you can use eBay to sell anything. A ball of aluminium foil sold for $3.10. A videotape with 'Death Tape: Do Not Watch' written on it sold for $18. Take a blowtorch to some cheese on toast and you can make a million...
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