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by: Kurt Schultheis | City Editor
The Florida Department of Transportation's Gulf of Mexico Drive paving contractor, Ajax Paving Industries Inc., will be done paving the Manatee County side of the road by Wednesday, May 13, which is 10 days ahead of schedule. Lane closures will also end Wednesday.
The project's public information officer, Darren Alfonso, made the announcement Friday, May 8.
"Paving is almost complete and is way ahead of schedule," said Alfonso, who reports that he has received no traffic complaints this week.
Ajax is currently finishing paving all medians and making sure the pavement has a straight edge on all road slopes leading to the town's side streets.
The contractor is also paving and striping road aprons, or parts of the side streets that the state owns, near Gulf of Mexico Drive.
Once complete, Alfonso said the contractor will be back in mid-June after the pavement has cured sufficiently for one more coat of permanent striping.
The 4.5-mile $1.27 million project is one of 10 Gulf of Mexico Drive improvement projects that are planned for the roadway through 2011.
When all projects are complete, Gulf of Mexico Drive will also include new turn lanes, new sidewalks, some street widening, new curbs and gutters, drainage improvements, new guard and bridge rails and new signs.
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Fagan was able to stop the Toyota, driven by Kenneth Guertin, 45, of Hudson, who was charged with felony reckless conduct and criminal mischief, the latter charge relating to an incident after he was in custody.
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Yesterday (in case you missed it) was the fourth annual UK national VMUG at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. It was my second year attending and I continue to be blown away with the quality and value available at this event.
There's a huge amount of content packed into this one-day event, so I'll try and summarise my day…
vCurry and vQuiz
The vCurry event was hosted on Monday night and is a great way to chill out after a long drive up to the midlands. It's always well attended and there are always familiar faces from the London VMUG there. Also there is the now legendary vQuiz, hosted by Stuart Thompson (@virtual_stu) which is great for a laugh or two and makes a good ice breaker if you're there on your own. Oh, and free curry and a free beer or two…what's not to like?
Keynote - Joe Baguley
Joe is a very well known face at VMUGs, it's a good sign of the value placed on the community by VMware that the CTO for EMEA is a regular keynote speaker at events big and small. Joe was talking about the evolution of IT from refresh cycles that take 18 months, to cycles that take days, or in some cases minutes. There was a sharp intake of breath in the room as he told us that the "infrastructure guy" role is on it's way out, to be replaced with operators of the "datacentre OS". I also noted the correct use of "on-premises" rather than the infuriating "on-premise".
Simple, Scalable Virtual Platform for your VMs with Nutanix and vSphere
I have to admit, I picked this vendor session out of those available to heckle my ex-colleagues Darren Woollard (@dawoo) and Seb Hakiel (@sebhakiel) as they explained the Nutanix platform. I'm pretty sure the mental image of Darren dressed in a french maid's outfit is something I cannot get rid of, no matter how much bleach I pour into my eyeballs. Grudgingly, I have to say it was a good presentation and presented a positive message of "this is what our product can do" and avoided any kind of competitor bashing.
Side-Session 3: VMware NSX
This was the session I ran in the mezzanine area - unfortunately it was in direct competition with some of the biggest name speakers of the day - Mike Laverick, Duncan Epping, Cormac Hogan and Chris Wahl all had sessions at this time, and Chris's session was also about NSX. In comparison coming to chat with me (and a poorly titled session) was not an attractive offering! Still, I appreciated my colleague Ather and the one chap who came! We ended up talking a lot about the VCP-NV exam and doing a run through the blueprint, so hopefully that was valuable for those there!
Lunch and the Sponsor Mingle
As usual, lunch was provided and allowed a chance to mill about the sponsor area checking out the various vendor offerings. I had a few good chats with various companies and there are some interesting products that hopefully I might get my hands on in the near future.
Side-Session 3: Designing Real-World vCO Workflows for vRealize Automation Center
This very well attended mezzanine session was run by my colleague and all round legend Jonathan Medd (@jonathanmedd) and was a great overview of how to go about capturing and planning for real world workflow development. This stuff is very topical and right up my street, so it was great to be involved in the discussions and contribute where I could.
Side-Session 2: Networking Deep-Dive Discussion Group
Another mezzanine session, this time run by double-VCDX Chris Wahl (@chriswahl) with a good group of guys talking around the design and real world implementation of NSX. I really enjoyed this discussion which allowed me to indulge in some networking talk, as well as share some experience with deploying NSX - but mostly it was great to listen to Chris and learn from the master!
I also had a great chat with Chris after the session as I was keen to hear his thoughts on the VCIX-NV exam - especially as I'm preparing for that exam myself. I was very grateful for the chat and really found Chris to be a genuine and helpful guy - another great measure of the community around VMware that the well known guys will still chat and help out anyone!
Closing Keynote: Stop being a minesweeper
The closing keynote was from Chris Wahl, and if Joe's keynote provided the "bad news" for infrastructure admins, Chris's provided the "good news" of how to move forward and keep adding value for your employer and to your career. I felt like he was sometimes describing the journey I've taken over the last few years from being the admin who refuses to waste time on repetitive tasks and deciding to learn to automate those mind numbing processes. I've also worked with the guy who'll sit for a month doing repetitive tasks because he'll "get it done" and it means he's busy without being taxed. For me, that's a fast road to being redundant!
Get involved!
After all my summary posts about VMUG events, I always like to express why I think you should get involved - if the great content I talked about above wasn't enough for you!
The London VMUG will be running an X-Factor style competition for any NEW community speaker, with some awesome prizes up for grabs. All you need to do is sign up to do a 10 minute lightning talk at the London VMUG and you could win a Macbook Air! More than that though, you'll realise that it's not actually scary to talk to your peers, that actually you do know a lot of stuff and it's even quite fun and very rewarding to give back to the community! Head over to tinyurl.com/vFACTORLONDON and get involved!
…and finally!
The very last thing to say is a massive thank you to the UK VMUG organisers (especially Jane (@rimmergram), Stu (@virtual_stu), Alaric (@alaricdavies) and Simon (@vinf_net)) for the awesome event which seems to get better every year, and to the community itself, which makes these events so good to attend. The mezzanine area was absolutely buzzing with amazing discussion sessions, and I lost count of the number of people I had great conversations with during the day.
The London VMUG meets again on the 22nd January 2015 - see you there!
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Having finally got some SSDs to be able to use my PernixPro/PernixPrime NFR license, I thought it was about time to get PernixData's FVP 2.0 running in my lab again. I haven't used FVP in my lab since it was running in beta, so I was keen to see the awesome new features in action. It really is an easy install process and took me less than an hour to get my cluster up and running with VMs I/O being accelerated.
That was Friday evening - over the weekend my lab patched, and when I rebooted my FVP Management Server, the service refused to start:
Windows could not start the PernixData FVP Management Server on Local Computer
On checking the Event Log, it was as useful as a chocolate teapot:
Next, I checked the PernixData FVP log files (located in C:\Program Files\PernixData\FVP Management Server\Server\log, or your install location). Within the commons-daemon log file, a little more useful information:
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[2014-10-27 09:31:17] [error] ServiceStart returned 1
At this point I double-checked the version of the Java run-time I had installed and noticed that it was the 32-bit version, rather than the required 64-bit.
PernixData FVP actually installs the correct Java runtime when you install it. My mistake was that when I went to activate my PernixData license, I installed the 32-bit JRE in order to run the activation process in the browser - at which point my FVP service would no longer start. I completely removed the 32-bit version and installed the 64-bit JRE and the service started perfectly!
My first VMworld..
As this was my first VMworld I am not ashamed to say I was really stoked about attending, many of my peers have attended in the past and were going to attend.
I flew in on the Sunday evening so that I could register early on Monday for partner day, however I did miss the chance to attend what turned out to be a very popular and very full Rockstar event on the Sunday evening.
The first thing that struck me was the size of the venue in short it was huge and even with VMworld running the conference center had room to spare. Registration was a simple affair the staff were very helpful when i had a few queries regarding my pass, being the nerd I am I was keen to collect my rucksack and make good use of it.
I then made my way directly to the bloggers area and the HOL which did not disappoint, I immediately ran into a few familiar faces from twitter and this became a running theme all week, it really was fantastic to finally get the chance to meet so many 'tweeps'.
A few of us (courtesy of VMUG) were given a tour of the HOL area with great explanations from lab team leads on how and why they ran them and the history of how it came to be. It was also quite cool to note that 1 of the two datacenters running the labs was using EVO:RAIL.
vCAC 6.1 – Creating a user selectable network dropdown that sets Network and Network Profile correctly
I am aware that that's not a catchy blog post title. In fact, it doesn't even really describe the problem or solution very well - for that I need to go into a little bit more depth!
Suppose I have configured a Reservation with two Networks ticked ("192.168.1.0-VLAN1" and "192.168.10.0-VLAN10"). As you can see in the screenshot below, each of the networks has a Network Profile created and assigned with a network pool to provide IP addressing for the VMs.
When I deploy the Blueprint without any custom properties, the network selection is round-robin and so the VM gets it's virtual NIC assigned to "192.168.1.0-VLAN1" or "192.168.10.0-VLAN10" alternately - this is the expected behaviour. The Virtual Machines are assigned an IP address based on the Network Profile of the assigned network.
All good so far. Still with me?
VMworld 2014: Day Three and wrap-up
Posts in this series
- VMWorld 2014: Day One
- VMworld 2014: VCP NV Exam Experience
- VMworld 2014: Day Two
- VMworld 2014: Day Three and wrap-up
*This post was meant to be published on Friday, VMworld Sleep Deprivation meant I didn't click the button!*
This is the last post and a bit of a wrap up on my VMworld 2014 series!
There isn't a keynote on day three, and there's definitely a "winding down" feel as people tend to arrive later (if at all) and many are…feeling the effects of the previous night shall we say! That said, every session I wanted to attend was still fully booked and it was a case of queuing for the spare seats.
I managed to get into the #SDDC1337 Techincal Deep Dive on EVO:RAIL really to get a good view on what the EVO:RAIL offering is. The session was presented very well and told the story of EVO:RAIL from inception to birth. There was a lot of information about the technologies involved in getting EVO:RAIL to a fully functional product. I was impressed with the 8 month timescale and the team's focus on doing the core things right rather than feature creep which VMware can be guilty of.
I think the fact that the hardware is partner based means that it's much more accessible for environments that are single-vendor (e.g. HP, EMC, DELL, HDS or Fujitsu shops) because they can purchase under existing agreements etc without needing to get new suppliers approved, and there's already familiarity and eco-systems in place.
With VSAN still really a tier-2 storage solution, I'd expect these to go into remote office environments for large enterprises. I haven't seen the pricing for EVO:RAIL, but I suspect all that packaged goodness will have a price - probably not one SMB's will like. An interesting idea discussed with Michael Poore (@michaelpoore) was the idea of having EVO:RAIL clusters as vCloud endpoints.
That was the last technical session I was able to attend as I had to catch my flight home! It's hard to summarise in a blog posting the value that you get from attending VMworld - as a vExpert I have access to a lot of VMworld sessions online after the event, but VMworld is a lot more than just the sessions. It's a crazy mix of sessions, networking, meeting old and new friends, vendor parties, sleep deprivation, walking (lots of walking), exams, the solutions exchange and generally being immersed in all things VMware for the duration of the conference.
I would definitely encourage anyone who can get to VMworld and who loves the technology and community around VMware to go next year. It's much more than the sum of it's parts!


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LOS ANGELES — The influential American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended legalizing gay marriage on the grounds that it fosters the good health and well-being of children.
In a policy statement posted online Thursday, the academy declared that "scientific evidence affirms that children have similar developmental and emotional needs and receive similar parenting whether they are raised by parents of the same or different genders."
The academy based its policy on a review of scientific literature that it began more than four years ago. "If the studies are different in their design and sample but the results continue to be similar, that gives scientists and consumers more faith in the result," said Dr. Ellen Perrin, a co-author of the new policy and a pediatrics professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
It wasn't the gender of the child's parents that affected their health as much as it was the child's relationship with the parents, and the parents' relationship with each other, the review found.
"Children's well-being is affected much more by their relationships with their parents, their parents' sense of competence and security, and the presence of social and economic support for the family than by the gender or the sexual orientation of their parents," the new policy states.
The policy's lead authors — Dr. Benjamin Siegel, a pediatrician at Boston Medical Center, and Perrin — noted that almost 2 million U.S. children are being raised by gay and lesbian parents.
If a child has gay parents who wish to marry, "it is in the best interests of the children that legal and social institutions allow and support them to do so," the authors wrote.
Other scientists called the evidence lackluster and said the academy's endorsement was premature. Loren Marks, an associate professor of child and family studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, said there was not enough national data to support the pediatric association's position on same-sex marriage.
"National policy should be informed by nationally representative data," he said. "We are moving in the direction of higher-quality national data, but it's slow."
Same-sex marriage has been legalized in the District of Columbia and nine states, including Washington, and remains an issue of heated debate. The academy statement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider two same-sex marriage cases next week.
The policy statement also said that if two parents are not available for a child, adoption or foster parenting remained acceptable options to provide a loving home for a child and should be available without regard to the sexual orientation of the parents.
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Nothing matters anymore.
Sadness overcomes my heart;
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My body, my soul,
Separated between heaven and earth.
Waking everyday just to want to drift away again.
Like an everflowing sea, my pain runs through.
My tears fall....
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Harry awoke to a clear sunny day. He quickly got dressed and packed his stuff together. It had been a crazy night and Harry had to check his new pokeball to make sure it wasnt a dream. Soon after making sure he had all his things, he quickly headed out of the pokecenter.
It was a beautiful day outside. The rain had cleared the foggy sky and the sun shown brightly. Small bird pokemon were flying through the air, weaving between the massive skyscrapers. Harry inhaled a large breath before heading for the next town. Well, he would have left for the next town, except his cellphone went off. Harry heard the ringing a quickly activated the phone.
Harry: Hello, this is Harry Kim.
Maple: Harry? Hi, this is Professor Maple. I was wondering if you are willing to be a part of a new experiment in pokemon battles?
Harry: Well, I guess it would depend on the experiment.
Maple: Oh, its nothing dangerous. Just come on down to the lab and well explain everything.
Harry: Okay, but I wont promise anything.
Maple: Thanks, see you later.
Harry ended the call. The day was still young and this experiment might be interesting. This could break way for a new wave of pokemon technology! So Harry, excitedly, walked towards the laboratory by the radio tower.
He reached there within minutes of the call. As before, he went up to the desk clerk. He looked up and smiled at the impatient trainer.
Harry: Where may I find Professor Maple?
Clerk: Professor Maple? Let me check the computer. Okay. Professor Maple is currently working in the test lab here on the first floor. The test lab is to your left.
Harry: Okay, thank you.
Harry turned to his left and walked straight down he hall. After several doors, he finally found the test lab. He turned the handle and stepped in. What he found was amazing. Inside were several white machines set up together. Several cables of multiple colors traveled between them. In the center of the machine was a chair. Above the chair was a machine that looked a lot like one of those hair styling machines in salons. In front of the chair were six pokeball spots. Professor Maple was working at a console to the right with her assistants. Harry walked up to them.
Harry: Professor Maple, Im here.
Maple: Harry, thanks for coming. I suppose you already seen the PBO.
Harry: If thats what the machine is, then I guess I have. What is it?
Maple: PBO is short for Pokemon Battles Online. Its the latest breakthrough in pokemon battle technology. You see, trainers who want to battle first need to find another trainer to battle with. Of course, this could take a while and the trainer might not be at the same skill level. So, we developed a system that allows trainers to battle over the Internet. The trainer sits in the chair and places his six pokeballs in the slots. He then places the headgear on. As soon as the machine is activated, he will be transported to a virtual pokecenter where thousands of other trainers using the PBO system will be. In the pokecenter, you can find an opponent and challenge him to a battle. The system will acknowledge the challenge and both of you will be transported to a virtual arena. All of this will seem quite real though. In the arena, you will have the six pokmon you chose. You can decide how the battle is run, but the pokemon you have gives you the choice to battle with up to six pokemon. The battles will take place like real life and after a match, the PBO system returns the trainers to the real world.
Harry stared at the professor in awe of the invention.
Harry: Wow. Thats amazing.
Maple: Yes. The machine will allow trainers from around the world to battle and see whos better. However, the machine wont be out for a couple of months if all goes well. What we need is for someone to test the system. Thats why youre here. We want to you to test the machine.
Harry: Well, I suppose so, but is it dangerous?
Maple: We have predicted a 3% chance of injury, but the risk is minimal. If you get hurt, this laboratory will pay for any medical care. Just sign these papers and we can get started.
Harry: Well, okay.
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Professor Maple handed Harry legal papers and after several minutes of reading, Harry signed them.
Maple: Okay, were ready to go. Harry, please sit down in that chair.
Harry walked over to the machine and sat down. The two assistants were waiting and placed the headgear on his head.
Assistant 1: Please place the pokeballs you want to take with you.
Harry: Okay. I think I will take along Venasaur, Muk, Charizard, Starmie, and Steelix.
Harry placed the pokeballs in the slots just as the machine activated. It slowly scanned the pokeballs.
Maple: Okay Harry, we have to wait for the machine to prepare itself. Are you ready?
Harry: Well, Im kind of nervous, but go ahead.
Maple: Okay. Because we only have one system, we programmed a computer opponent for you. What is the systems status?
Assistant 1: Analyzers are functioning and power cells are at 99% efficiency.
Assistant 2: Psychological connections are steady and connection to the virtual pokemon center is complete.
Maple: Okay, all systems are go. Activate the PBO system.
Assistant 1: Activating.
Slowly, a giant hum filled the air as the machine came to life. Harry could feel a small vibration as the machine prepared to send him on a virtual journey. A small butterfly flew inside his stomach as Harry slowly regretted volunteering for the experiment.
Assistant 2: The system is 26% loaded. Now its 45%. 68%. 82%. 94%.
Assistant 1: Im reading a massive overload in the CPU conduit! An electric surge is forming!
Maple: Abort! Shut down the system!
Assistant 1: I cant the overload is too powerful!
Assistant 2: The surge has been activated. Its traveling to the psychological connection!
Maple: Stop it! Shut down the system!
Assistant 1: I cant! The surge has entered the headgear!
Harry was listening to this with great fear. He tried to move his legs, but his mind was already partially integrated into the virtual system. A bead of sweat formed on his face as the hum of the machine soon drowned out the voices. The hum grew larger until it felt like it was right on top of him. A surge of pain traveled through his brain and soon a wave of white light passed by his eyes before he fainted.
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Harry awoke with a harsh headache. He held his head as he got up. He rubbed his eyes to clear his vision and looked around. Around him was a thick layer of fog that swirled in and out. He couldnt see pass the fog. Harry looked down. He was on a patch of dirt, but nothing was growing in it. It seemed slightly moist from the fog. Harry looked back up. He tried to remember how he got here. He remembered the machine and the experiment, but after the failure, there was a blank. Maybe, Im dead. Harry thought to himself. However, just as soon as he finished his thought, a figure emerged from the fog. It was his grandfather.
Harry: Grandpa! Youre, youre alive!
Grandpa: Harry, you must come with me.
Harry: How is this possible. Are we dead? Where are we going.
Grandpa: Harry, follow me this way.
His grandfather pointed to a direction in the fog. Harry looked in that direction, but he couldnt see anything.
Harry: Where do you want me to go?
But Harrys grandfather had vanished from sight.
Harry: Grandpa? Where did you go.
Holmes: He probably left in the direction he told you to go.
Harry turned around. Behind him stood the famous Sherlock Holmes he had met in Cerulean.
Harry: Mr. Holmes. How did you get here.
Holmes: Youre Grandfather must have had something important to show you if he wanted you to follow him.
Harry: Yes, but where does it go?
However, Sherlock Holmes had vanished, just like his grandfather.
Harry: This is getting kind of creepy.
With no other choice, Harry walked toward his direction his Grandfather told him to go. All of a sudden, Ron appeared to his left.
Ron: You dont know where youre going. It could be an illusion.
Harry: Ron, what do you want?
Ron: Is your Grandfather really there or is he an illusion?
Harry: What? What are you saying?
Ron: Its foggy tonight. Better be careful.
Then Ron stepped back into the fog and disappeared. Harry paused for a moment. Why would Ron be here and not try to get revenge? Why would Holmes be here? Where is his Grandfather? These questions flew through his mind as he continued to walk on.
Joy: Im scared. I cant see through this fog and there are strange people everywhere.
Harry: Nurse Joy? Where did you come from?
But she had disappeared like the others. Harry quickened his pace and covered his ears. However, he kept hearing the voices.
Pine: Im sure there is a logical explanation for this.
Flint: We must fight to survive.
Ron: Or will we?
Joy: This is scary.
Holmes: But the end is near.
Joy: I can feel it.
Grandpa: Follow me.
Ron: No, its a trap.
Flint: If it is, then well fight to overcome it.
Holmes: But will that work?
Pine: Ever trap has its weakness.
Ron: And every trap has its strengths.
Joy: Im scared.
Grandpa: Harry, stop.
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All of a sudden the voices stopped. Harry stopped running and looked around. He was standing on one side of a pokemon arena. The fog surrounded the field, but he could see the arena clearly. He looked from side to side. No one could be seen around him. However, at the edge of the arena toward the center appeared a referee. It was Dr. Watson.
Watson: This is a trainer battle with no limit on the number of pokemon. There is no time limit. Today we have Trainer Harry Kim versus the Champion."
Out stepped from the shadows a giant Tyranitar and a cloaked figure with a hood. The black cloth surrounded him and covered his face. With him, the Tyranitars long green body hovered over the arena and its roar sent a wave of fear down Harrys back. The Tyranitar roared angrily.
Stranger: Who dares challenge me?
Watson: The challenger is Trainer Harry Kim.
Stranger: Then, Ill defeat him. Are you ready to battle.
Then Ron appeared out of nowhere.
Ron: Harry, youre not ready to fight. This guy is a lot stronger than you are. Lets get out of here while you can.
Ron grabbed Harrys hand and pulled him back into the fog, away from the arena.
Ron disappeared, but Harry continued to run until he came to a small clearing in the fog. He leaned against a large rock. All of a sudden, all the people that had appeared to him came out of the fog.
Harry: Who are you?
Grandpa: We are you, Harry.
Flint: We have been a part of you since the beginning.
Pine: We will be a part of you to the end.
Ron: You cant get rid of us.
Harry: What?
Joy: You are alone.
Pine: Here in the fog.
Holmes: We can help you.
Grandpa: If you listen.
Harry: Listen? Who are you?
Holmes: Harry, think for a moment.
Pine: You were in an accident.
Ron: The experiment fizzled out your brain.
Joy: You fainted.
Pine: Now, youre here in your mind.
Holmes: We represent your mind. Each part of you that makes you who you are.
Pine: Memory.
Joy: Emotions.
Ron: Doubt.
Grandpa: Common sense.
Flint: Motivation.
Holmes: And deduction. We are you Harry Kim.
Grandpa: Nows the time. You must face your opponent.
Ron: The fight will be difficult.
Flint: But you can win!
Pine: Trust in yourself.
Joy: You have the courage.
Holmes: Now use it and destroy your opponent or else you might never leave this place.
Watson: Are you ready Harry?
Dr. Watson walked up to the group.
Harry: What do you represent?
Watson: I represent the solution Harry, but to win, you must fight. So I ask you again. Are you ready?
Harry: Yes.
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Suddenly Harry found himself standing back at the end of the arena. The giant Tyranitar looked back at him with an evil look. The masked figure just stood solemnly at the other end of the arena.
Watson: I declare this an official match. Trainer, send out your pokemon and begin.
Harry: Okay, then Ill use Starmie.
Starmie flew out of its pokeball and landed on the field. It faced its menacing opponent.
Harry: Starmie, use water gun on Tyranitar.
Figure: Block it and use Crunch.
Starmie launched a powerful stream of water at Tyranitar, but it placed its arm up and blocked the attack. It apparently was very strong and could stand up to some water even though its type was weak against it. It slowly walked forward toward the Staryu as it continued to launch the water attack. Each step shook the ground as it walked.
Harry: Uh. Starmie, back away slowly, but use water gun still.
Starmie tried to maneuver its legs back and succeeded, but it wasnt meant to walk and even though Tyranitar was slow, it came closer and closer to Starmie. The water wasnt affecting it at all.
Harry: Okay, if water isnt working. Lets use tackle.
Starmie jumped up and flew at the Tyranitar. Its body began spinning, and soon it became a moving blur. However, even though Tyranitar was slow, it had fast reflexes and caught the Starmie in the air. It pulled it in and took a big crunch at the center. It only took one. Starmie was badly hurt and had fainted. It was lucky that it was at the center where it was the strongest. Anywhere else and it would have split into two parts.
Harry: Im sorry Starmie. Forgive me. Return.
Harry was faced with a hard decision. Starmie was badly hurt and it had a type effective against Tyranitars type. How could he win this battle? However he was in a match and he had to fight.
Harry: Okay, then I choose Muk.
Muk popped out of its pokeball and splashed down onto the arena. It turned to face the gigantic pokemon.
Stranger: Is that all you got? A blob? Fine, Ill destroy it and you. Tyranitar, use Earthquake.
The giant Tyranitar brought one of his thick feet up and then slammed it down on the ground. Immediately, the ground shook and Harry fell to the floor. Muk was luckier however and had managed to ooze with the motion of the ground. Strangely enough, the mysterious figure did not appear to feel the effects of the attack as if he was not vulnerable to the shaking effects of the earthquake.
Harry: Muk, use Sludge Bomb!
Muk reeled back and then using its slimy might, spit out a large glob of muck at the Tyranitar. The attack flew with accuracy and being to big and too slow, Tyranitar was unable to avoid it. The glob hit Tyranitar in the face and spattered all over. Immediately Tyranitar attempted to pull the glob off of his face, but his short stubby hands prevented him from reaching it easily and he couldnt remove the poison from his nose and mouth.
Time was ticking and the giant pokemon continued to struggle. Its air supply began to run low as slowly parts of its body began to shut down due to oxygen depravation. Its muscles slowly began to stop and a foggy logic settled onto the Tyranitar. Within seconds it would pass out. But the stranger had other plans.
Stranger: Tyranitar, inhale!
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Immediately Tyranitar bent down then stood up taking a deep breath. A huge snort sounded out throughout the battlefield and Harry could only watch shocked as the Tyranitar seemingly breathed in the poisonous globs. However, like any creature, the foreign objects in the throat blocked Tyranitars air passage and immediately Tyranitar began coughing. The ground shook with a loud pounding as the Tyranitar tried to force the globs up his throat and jumped around to do so. However, it didnt work and finally being desperate, Tyranitar slammed his own fist onto his chest.
Immediately the compressed air in his lungs flew out and pushed the globs up his throat and out his mouth. What was left of the poison flew past Muk into the dense fog surrounding the field. However, although alive for now, Harry could see that Tyranitar had been poisoned. It was breathing hard and its neck was slightly purple. Apparently the poison had been absorbed into his organs and was slowly eating away at his health.
Then, suddenly realizing he had the chance to attack, Harry slapped his head and returned to the battle.
Harry: Muk, use Pound!
Muk yelled out in a battle rage and flung itself forward at the Tyranitar. Flying through the air, it hardened as much as it could and hit Tyranitar directly. Tyranitar, still dazed from before, yelled out in pain, but didnt move. Muk splattered across the pokemons body, reformed together and dropped down.
Stranger: Perfect, Tyranitar Stomp!
Tyranitar slowly acknowledged and then began lifting his foot.
Harry: Muk dodge!
The foot came crashing down upon Muk, but in the last second it oozed away. But it wasnt safe for long. Tyranitar lifted his other leg and brought down and again and again. Muk quickly began dodging the trampling feet. The stomps grew louder and more intense as the Tyranitar began to recover from his suffocation. Muk was having more and more difficulty trying to avoid it. But it was too much. In an instant Tyranitar managed to land a direct hit on Muk. Muk yelled out in pain, but Tyranitar wasnt finished and kicked the small pokemon into the air. Muk flew across the arena until landing next to Harry. Seemingly dazed, Muk slowly tried to stand up, but the force of the Tyranitar was too much and it fell back into a lifeless blob in a faint.
Harry: Return Muk.
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Re: Virtuous Reality
Stranger: Do you give up yet?
Harry: Ill never give up. Go Venasaur!
Venasaur sprang forward out of its pokeball and stood silently on the arena floor. It stared directly into Tyranitars eyes. But soon, the tense situation broke as the trainers yelled out their attacks.
Stranger: Tyranitar, use Hyper Beam!
Harry: Venasaur, dodge by rolling!
An intense ball of energy immediately formed in Tyranitars mouth and in a second shot forth at Bulbasaur. However, Bulbasaur was ready and several vines shot out and pushed strongly against the ground to its left. In an instance Venasaur pushed its body to the right and rolled out of the way of the powerful beam.
Harry: Now, use Solar Beam!
Venasaur landed on its feet facing Tyranitar, a gleam of adrenaline coated its eyes as it began absorbing the light energy around him. Now it was his turn.
Stranger: Tyranitar, use Leer!
Tyranitar struggled to stare at the charging Venasaur, but it was no use. The Hyper Beam had been too draining and it needed to rest. Unfortunately for him, the break was too long. Venasaur fully charged for the attack unleashed the Solar Beam with an awesome furry. The beam flew straight across and hit Tyranitar directly in the chest. Not only being unprepared for the attack, its type was at a disadvantage. The powerful grass attack plowed into him and pushed him back several feet. The Tyranitar mightily tried to absorb the attack, but it was too powerful and lost its balance. There was a giant crash as Tyranitar fell to backwards due to the immense impact of the beam.
Harry: Perfect, now use Mega Drain!
Venasaur nodded and leaned forward facing its bulb towards the now fallen Tyranitar. As Harrys favorite and first pokemon, it had the honor to finish off the Tyranitar. It yelled a mighty shout of honor and victory and then formed a beam to the wounded pokemon. The yellowish beam flowed with power as it transferred energy from the Tyranitar, draining it of its life.
Harry watched silently as the gigantic pokemon seem to fall away from activity and life. The powerful grass attack and poison seemed to have finished it off. The battle was over . Almost.
Stranger: Tyranitar. Sandstorm!
As if suddenly recharged by some gigantic battery, Tyranitar snapped out of its daze and jumped up. Seconds later, the dark pokemon landed stiffly on the ground, sending out small shock waves. This time, however, Harry and Venasaur managed to keep their footing. But, the real purpose of the attack was to kick up dust. By simply shifting his feet as he landed, Tyranitar managed to throw up tons of tiny sand particles. Though, to the confusion of Harry, there were no sand particles on the ground originally. Even stranger, a powerful force of wind appeared out of thin air and tossed the dust around in a kind of swirling whirlwind. The entire arena seemed to be covered by this dense fog.
Harry: Venasaur!
Yet, Harrys cries were to no avail. While he could see Venasaurs outline, the strong gust force forced his voice into the wind and away from his pokemon. And all Harry could do was watch. Suddenly, a white beam of light appeared in the tan cloud and hit Venasaur. For a moment, it seemed as if Venasaur survived the attack. His body stood still for several seconds, seemingly frozen within time. Yet, the entire battle and the sandstorm had its effect. Venasaur soon collapsed to the ground and fainted.
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For a moment, Harry could have sworn that he heard a large roar of victory within the swishing wind. He was down to his last two pokemon. If he lost well he didnt want to think about it. It was now or never.
Harry: Charizard, go!
Harry threw his pokeball containing the flying, fire pokemon. The ball flew raggedly through the sandy air before finally hitting the ground, releasing the dragon-like Charizard. Charizard reared up upon his hind legs and squinted in an attempt to pierce through the tan mist. Harry two wished to see through it, but seeing as he couldnt, he tried a different approach.
Harry: Charizard! Use your wings and blow the sand away!
Because Charizards pokeball landed near Harry, the fire pokemon heard his trainers command. With grace and strength, Charizard swept back his wings and then pushed them forward. The pace of the wings increased, beating faster and faster. At first, the dust cloud continued to blow, barely affected by the slow bursts of air. Yet, as Charizards wings increased in speed and power, the dust began to shift, flying back away from Harry and Charizard. The field began to clear, revealing outlining figures; until finally, the wind had cleared the arena of the sand, leaving only the fog that surrounded the arena since the beginning of the battle.
Stranger: It appears as if youre losing. Tyranitar, use Earthquake.
Harry: Charizard, fly!
Tyranitar reared up his right leg and then stomped ferociously on the ground beneath him. Another shock wave formed, and threw Harry off balance, sending him to the floor. Charizard, however, was unaffected by the ground attack as he flew into the air above.
Stranger: Rock Slide, Tyranitar.
Immediately, several boulders seemed to magically appear high in the air above Charizard. They appeared as quickly as the sand in the storm.
Harry: Charizard! Dodge the boulders above!
Charizard dashed from side to side as the boulders fell around him. Two fell close enough to scratch him on the neck and right wing. Each time he cried out in pain, but kept flying. He managed to avoid most of the boulders.
However, even though they missed Charizard, they still continued to fall towards the arena. Harry looked upward and began to move, trying to avoid being hit by any of the falling rocks. Luckily for him, they fell towards the center of the arena, though he nearly was squashed by a stray boulder that rolled into the fog after it hit the ground. As for his opponent, he simply stood still, ignoring the boulders crashing down around him. After the last boulder fell, Harry regained his thought process and yelled his command to Charizard.
Harry: Charizard, use rage!
Stranger: Stand your ground Tyranitar.
As soon as Harry ordered his command, Charizards eyes began to glow bright red. In his pupils, fire began to burn as an entire inferno engulfed his body and mind. In it, there was no longer logic, only pure emotion and adrenaline. Charizard, dove down with incredible speed. Using his wings as a way to steer himself, Charizard aimed his attack at one location, Tyranitar.
For a second, Harry was afraid that Charizard was coming in too fast, that he would crash in the ground and faint. Luckily for him, Charizards mass experience prevented him from such a mistake. In the last second, Charizard pulled up and lashed out his claws striking Tyranitar in the face. Harry could hear the dark pokemon yell out in pain yet it managed to remain on his feet.
Stranger: Keep waiting Tyranitar, build up your power.
Tyranitar nodded and continued to stand still, even though Charizard was coming around again to continue his raging attack. Seconds later, Charizard struck Tyranitar in the center of his body. Feeling the even more powerful strike, Tyranitar winced, but kept quiet this time, intent on focusing its energy. With poison running through his veins and severe pain from several attacks throughout the battle, Harry knew that the concentration took a lot of effort. Though he didnt see why, until Charizards third approach. Just as Charizard aimed itself at Tyranitar, the stranger yelled out.
Stranger: Tyranitar! Use Hyper Beam!
Suddenly, Harry realized his opponents strategy. By building up energy, Tyranitar could use the powerful attack quickly. With Charizard enraged in the battle, Harry wouldnt be able to call him back in time to stop the power. With such close range, Charizard would take a direct, critical hit and faint.
Harry: Charizard! Stop!
Yet, as he thought, Charizard was too engaged in the battle to hear Harry. Just as Charizard approached within 3 meters of Tyranitar, Tyranitar unleashed his powerful energy beam. The intense power attack flew from Tyranitars mouth and struck Charizard squarely in the chest. The attack threw Charizard on his back and he hit the ground, sliding several meters before stopping at a boulder near Harry. Harry didnt need to check to know that Charizard had passed out.
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Harry: Goodjob Charizard. Return.
As Harry recalled Charizard to his red and white pokeball, his opponent called out.
Stranger: 4 Down, 1 to go.
Harry didnt even acknowledge that with a response. Shrinking Charizards pokeball, Harry used his other hand to pull off Steelixs pokeball from his belt.
Harry: Steelix. Youre our last hope. Do your best!
Harry threw the sphere intensely towards the center of the arena. In an instant, the ball released the energy inside. The energy shot up and elongated, quickly forming the figure of Steelix, his final pokemon.
Stranger: This is battle is over. Earthquake!
The stranger seemed to smile under his dark hood as he said his attack, and suddenly, Harry realized the battle was over. Being steel, Steelix would be weak against an intense ground attack. Tyranitar would succeed over his pokemon and win the battle for his opponent. Worst yet, he wouldnt be able to escape this strange virtual realm. The entire battle depended on this last attack and he knew that whatever he did would determine the entire course of the world here and his future.
So, knowing that he had little choice and that he need to defeat his opponent at all costs, Harry said the only attack that would finish this battle.
Harry: Steelix, Bind Tyranitar and use Explosion!
In the second before Tyranitar lifted his foot and brought it down, in the second before the entire battle would end for Harry Kim, Steelix leaped forward and wrapped himself around Tyranitar. Then, in an equally quick fashion, he simply, blew himself up. A large force of power blew out from the pokemon and pushed Harry back as he attempted to remain standing. For a moment, Harry was blinded by force of the explosion, but soon, he saw what remained of the two pokemon. Steelix, self-destructing himself for the good of the battle, lay silently around several boulders. And Tyranitar, sick by poison, drained of energy, and injured by several different attacks, had fainted as well. The battle had come to an end with a draw.
For a few seconds there was silence. Neither human moved. Harry merely stared at his opponent and his opponent stared back. Finally, the stranger spoke.
Stranger: We tied.
Harry looked back at him.
Harry: Yes, but who are you?
Stranger: I am you.
The stranger suddenly pulled of his hood to reveal himself. There, standing in the black cloth stood Harry Kim. He was his opponent. But the stranger merely sneered.
Kim (Stranger): Surprised? You shouldnt be. I am your dark side, the part of you that you hide, conceal within yourself. All the pain, the suffering, that is what I am. You try to hide me, but you cant forever. One day Ill come out and ruin you Harry Kim. Ill destroy everything that you love and then Ill be free!
Harry: But you not today I have defeated you at the cost of all of my pokemon. Leave now. I won.
Kim: You may have won for now, but so have I. I am a part of you and I help make you who you are. The light and darkness co-exist and one cannot exist without the other. Remember that Harry Kim. I will be back.
The stranger pulled out a dark black pokeball and recalled Tyranitar to it. Then ,in an instant, he turned around a walked away into the fog. Slowly, the sound of his footsteps softened as they echoed across the arena. Harry merely stared after him.
Harry: And Ill be ready.
Suddenly the fog began to fade into a white light and Harry happily disappeared into it.
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Harry woke up with a slight pain in his head. He slowly opened his eyes to see a white light, slightly blurry and he reached up to rub his eyes. Suddenly, a voice rang out to his left and he turned to see Professor Maple standing next to him.
Maple: Harry! Youre awake!
Slightly confused, Harry began to speak. His voice sounded a little slurred, but he managed to talk.
Harry: Professor, where am I?
Maple: Youre in the Goldenrod Hospital, Harry. After the accident, you were knocked out into a coma. For three days you lay unconscious until now when you just woke up.
Harry: Wait, I wasnt in cyber space?
Maple: What? No, we had to shut it down. Whatever you experienced was all in your mind.
Harry: In my mind
Seeing that she may have disturbed Harry slightly, she reached into her lab coat pocket and pulled out a dark, black pokeball.
Maple: Your other pokemon appeared to have fainted during the battle and so we currently have them in a pokemon center. However, this pokeball seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Whats more, is that no one knows where it came from. You entered with 5 pokemon and finished with an extra one. I suppose its yours.
Professor Maple handed Harry the dark pokeball. For a moment, Harry simply stared at it. On the top, written in blood red, was the simple phrase: Remember me.
Maple: I dont know whats inside.
Harry: I have an idea. Lets see if Im right. Pokeball .go!
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...so...long...must...keep...eyes...awake...blurry ...vision...the pain!
man, i don't know where to start with this, but I do know the outcome.
Outcome- Dark Pokeball with Mystery Evil Pokemon Caught! lol
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...so...long...must...keep...eyes...awake...blurry ...vision...the pain!
man, i don't know where to start with this, but I do know the outcome.
Outcome- Dark Pokeball with Mystery Evil Pokemon Caught! lol
Heh, I thought it was short, but.... nevermind. Thanks Jack.
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brown ratLine breaks: brown rat
Definition of brown rat in English:
A rat found throughout the world, typically living in association with man and regarded as a pest. It is commonly kept as a laboratory animal and as a pet, and is also bred in the albino form. Also called common rat, Norway rat.
- Rattus norvegicus, family Muridae
Example sentences
- Only three out of twenty-seven species of mammals in Kuwait are not endangered, and they are the house rat, brown rat, and house mouse.
- Many people mistake the endangered water vole for the brown rat and accidentally poison them or disturb their burrows.
- Originating in Asia and arriving in North America about 1775, the brown rat is humanity's worst animal pest.
Definition of brown rat in:
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Pronunciation: prɪˈpəʊt(ə)nt
greater than others in power or influence


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Heidi Klum and Seal Vacation in Italy
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Heidi Klum, her husband Seal and their family on holiday in Porto Cervo, Sardinia on August 16, 2011.
Seriously? You think her figure looks unattractive? A) Millions of women would be grateful to have her figure; and B) She's close to 40 and has had four kids. Lighten up.
These are VERY unflattering pics of Heidi. I know she has a better figure than these pics show.