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Their high-staked rivalry, fought with public smiles and private betrayals, is more than a ratings competition. It becomes an off-screen war when Deanna replaces Angela both on the air and behind the scenes with Angela's former lover after Angela moves to the big time in New York.
Angela's anger at her former protégé escalates from bitterness to vengeance. And an anonymous fan's admiration crosses the line into obsession. Only one woman will emerge with her life in this battle of ego and passion.
©2003 Nora Roberts; (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Ugh! Narrator Sucks!"
I have never stopped listening to a book before now. I wanted to throw something at the speakers. She was nails-on-the-chalkboard annoying.
"Very Good 5 Stars"
Long yes, very good read though. I will never look at news or talk shows the same again. I thought the writer wrote very good characters and great plot lines. I was never bored with this book.
I enjoyed this book, but it did drag in some places. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the narrator was able to differentiate more between the characters. At times, I couldn't remember who was talking. Otherwise, it was a fun "listen".
"Poor Narration"
No. The narrator simply reads the book instead of reading a story.
Any Nora Roberts book has the same story style. The story is great, and classically Nora. I enjoy the print version.
The narrator sounds like she is either reading an instruction manual or reading a children's novel.
I enjoyed the story, but could not lose myself in the story due to the narrator never delivering the words as a story.
This is the first time I have come across a narrator on this site that I will actively avoid. I will not purchase and other audio books narrated by Julie Finneran.
"Not Bad"
I like audio books as a whole enjoyable over reading them because it allows me to plow through more books. Being able to listen to them means I can listen in the car, do house work, or just about anything else without having to stop and neglect anything.
I liked the beginning of the book. I was so drawn in since the first page. It was exciting, I didn't know what was going on, and I couldn't wait to find out more. Then it started from the beginning which made me want to listen even more just to find out why the first scene of the book played like that.
tolerable at best
This story itself was alright. The narration wasn't the best. Sometimes the emotions portrayed by Julie Finneran just didn't match up to the emotions I would have picked or thought she have been picked. If Deanna was angry, she almost sounded whinny. I think this book would have done better with a different narrator.
I couldn't listen to the whole story. It was really hard to get into. I was disappointed. Usually stories by Nora Roberts are really good.
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Pokemon Colosseum Walkthrough :
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Spoiler free walkthrough for Pokemon Colosseum. V 2.0 Last updated 12/11/04 This walkthrough is copyright (c) 2004 Josiah Herrington ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Contents [TOP] [010] 1: Intro [020] 2: Legal stuff/Updates THE FIND FUNCTION AND [030] 3: Overview REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN [040] 4: Playing the game USE CTRL+F TO ACCESS [W0.1] Controls JUMP TO ANY SECTION IN [W0.2] Shadow Pokemon THE FAQ BY SEARCHING [W0.3] The PC FOR IT'S NUMBERED TAG. [W0.4] Type Chart Like [060] or [W1.0] [W0.5] Pokemon Abilities YOU CAN JUMP BACK HERE [050] 5: Walkthrough BY JUMPING TO [TOP] [W1.1] Train town and fenas city [W1.2] Fenas city [W1.3] Paria town [W1.4] Construction site [W1.5] Paria Cave [W1.6] Ageto Village [W1.7] Battle Mountain [W1.8] ??? Lab [W1.9] Shadow Pokemon Lab [W2.0] Andaa city again [W2.5] Snagging the rest [W3.0] Shadow pokemon list [060] 6: Move list [070] 7: Secrets [080] 8: Credits [090] 9: Contact information ********************************************************** 1: Intro ********************************************************** [010] HI! I have decided to write an FAQ for pokemon Colosseum. In fact I have also decided to write a walkthrough and everything else you might find in something like this. I hope you enjoy the game and my guide helps you complete it as well! ********************************************************** 2: Legal stuff/Updates ********************************************************** [020] This FAQ is mine and is copyright(c) 2002 Josiah Herrington. This FAQ, as of now, can only be displayed at: Gamefaqs (http://www.GAMEFAQS.com) Gamespot(www.gamespot.com) IGN(www.ign.com) www.dadragonz.com as well as my own website, and may be used for personal use only. You may not sell this FAQ or distribute it. Otherwise you may not under any circumstances host this FAQ unless I give permission. I still reserve all rights to discontinue any site's hosting of this FAQ. UPDATES: 11/6-8/04: Created the mass of the walkthrough and weeded out spoilers. 11/10/04: Edited out an accedental small spoiler and added the rest of the content essential for beating the story mode. ********************************************************** 3: Overview ********************************************************** [030] A sequel to the ever so popular Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2, Pokemon Colosseum offers what Stadium did and much more. In the same way Stadium hooked up to your Pokemon Gold/ Silver cart via a transfer pack, Colosseum hooks up to your Ruby/Sapph cart via the GCN/GBA link cable. Now you can finally trade over those pokemon you have been raising on your Gameboy Advance and battle your friends in full 3D. In addition to the standard free battle and different single player matches such as those found in the stadium games, there is now a single player RPG mode. That makes it the cousin of the Gameboy pokemon games, only in 3D! And another added bonus is the ability to steal some enemy's pokemon from them. Which in my opinion is kinda cool. The moves in this are also beautifully animated and look amazing. But enough of the boring overview you are saying. On with the rest of the guide! *********************************************************** 4: Playing the game *********************************************************** [040] **************** [W0.1] Controls **************** The controls are very Simple...they are also in the manual, but nobody ever reads the manual, so it's here. Overworld: Control stick: Move Leo around, Select an option. A: Interact / confirm / select. B: Cancel / back. X: Bring up menu. Y: Bring up menu. R: Not used. L: Not used. Z: Not used. START: Bring up Menu. ******************** [W0.2] Dark pokemon ******************** In the RPG mode of the game there will be certain pokemon that will be shadow pokemon. They have a dark aura around them and are catch-able. They are the only ones that you can catch. To catch one lower it's HP down to a low level and throw a pokeball at it. When you catch a dark pokemon it will only know a move called "Shadow rush" and will stay dark until you cure it of darkness. To do that you can do certain things like use it in pokemon battles, have it in your party rather than in the PC, or use the "call" command in battle Once you clear the dark bars that will be where the exp. Meter would normally be by doing the above things the pokemon will be back to normal as well as gaining some of the pokemon's natural moves. Once all the dark bars are gone take it to Ageto Village and the cave down and left of the pokemon center. There at the shrine you can purify it. Here is a list of what you can do to purify a pokemon and which natures like which method. You can tell a pokemon's nature after you have cleared two dark bars. First after you get the cologne case (after beating the boss at the battle tower) you can buy scents at the agate/ageto market. The scents are the following: $600 Weakest scent $800 Average scent $1200 Strong scent. You can use the move shadow rush in battle till your pokemon goes into hyper mode. Then use the call out command. You can also put the pokemon in the day care center in agate village. Sending the pkmn into battle and walking around with them also un-darkens them. The different natures of pokemon like different things. Using in battle: (Use the pokemon in battle) Adamant Bold Brave Calm Hardy Hasty Impish Jolly Naughty Quirky Sassy Call out in battle: (Once the pokemon goes into hyper mode, use the call command) Docile Lonely Serious Timid Walk with pokemon in Party: (Walk around the overworld with the pokemon in your party) Adamant Bold Brave Hardy Impish Lax Lonely Naive Naughty Sassy Leave pokemon in Day-Care: (Leave the pokemon at the Day-Care center in Agate/Ageto village.) Bashful Calm Careful Gentle Mild Modest Quirky Relaxed Timid Massage pokemon: (Use the Cologne case and scents to massage the pokemon.) Bashful Calm Careful Gentle Hasty Jolly Lax Lonely Mild Rash Relaxed Timid ******************** [W0.3] Using the PC ******************** Using the PC is fairly easy. When you use the PC you will be presented with a menu. You have four options: - Pokemon - Items - Save - Quit - Pokemon This brings you to the pokemon storage section. There are a few main things you do here: Withdraw pokemon Deposit pokemon Move pokemon To withdraw a pokemon you must have at least one open space in your team. Move the cursor over the pokemon you wish to withdraw and press the "A" button, then select "move." Now move the pokemon up to the top of the screen where it says "Party pokemon" and press "A." Now place the pokemon in an empty slot by placing the pokemon above the slot and pressing the "A" button. To deposit a pokemon you must have at least one open space in a box. Move the cursor to the top to where it says "party pokemon" and press "A." Now move the cursor onto the pokemon you wish to deposit and press "A." Select "Deposit" and choose the box to place the pokemon in. ******************** [W0.4] Type Chart ******************** Every pokemon has one or two types and every move has a type. You can do much more damage by doing a move that is super effective compared to one that is ineffective or half effective. Knowing the types is important if you want to do well in the game so if you don't I think you will find yourself, and encourage you to be, checking this chart often. + = double effective (double damage) - = half effective (half damage) I = Ineffective (no damage) DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER ====|Bug|DRk|DRG|ELC|FGT|FIR|FLY|GST|GRS|GND|ICE|NOR|PSN|PSY|RCK|STL|WTR| A BUG |___|_+_|___|___|_-_|_-_|_-_|_-_|_+_|___|___|___|_-_|_+_|_-_|_-_|___| T DRK |___|_-_|___|___|_-_|___|___|_+_|___|___|___|___|___|_+_|___|_-_|___| T DRG |___|___|_+_|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|_-_|___| A ELC |___|___|___|___|___|___|_+_|___|___|_I_|___|___|___|___|___|___|_+_| C FGT |_-_|_+_|_-_|_-_|___|___|___|_I_|_-_|___|_+_|_+_|___|___|_+_|_+_|___| K FIR |_+_|___|_-_|___|___|_-_|___|___|_+_|___|_+_|___|___|___|_-_|_+_|_-_| E FLY |_+_|___|___|_-_|_+_|___|___|___|_+_|___|___|___|___|___|_-_|_-_|___| R GST |___|_-_|___|___|___|___|___|_+_|___|___|___|_I_|___|_+_|___|_-_|___| GRS |_-_|___|_-_|___|___|_-_|_-_|___|_-_|_+_|___|___|_-_|___|_+_|_-_|_+_| A GND |_-_|___|___|_+_|___|_+_|_I_|___|_-_|___|___|___|_+_|___|_+_|_+_|___| T ICE |_+_|___|___|___|___|_-_|_+_|___|_+_|_+_|_-_|___|___|___|___|_-_|_-_| T NOR |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|_I_|___|___|___|___|___|___|_-_|_-_|___| A PSN |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|_-_|_+_|_-_|___|___|_-_|___|_-_|_I_|___| C PSY |___|_I_|___|___|_+_|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|_+_|_-_|___|_-_|___| K RCK |_+_|___|___|___|_-_|_+_|_+_|___|___|_-_|_+_|___|___|___|___|_-_|___| E STL |___|___|___|_-_|___|_-_|___|___|___|___|_+_|___|___|___|_+_|_-_|_-_| R WTR |___|___|_-_|___|___|_+_|___|___|_-_|_+_|___|___|___|___|_+_|___|_-_| _______________________________________________________ |Types: By Alphabet || Types: By Normal/Special | |___________________________||__________________________| |Bug = Bug Normal || Bug = Bug Normal | |Drk = Dark Special || Fgt = Fighting Normal | |Drg = Dragon Special || Fly = Flying Normal | |Elc = Electric Special || Gst = Ghost Normal | |Fgt = Fighting Normal || Gnd = Ground Normal | |Fir = Fire Special || Nor = Normal Normal | |Fly = Flying Normal || Psn = Poison Normal | |Gst = Ghost Normal || Rck = Rock Normal | |Grs = Grass Special || Stl = Steel Normal | |Gnd = Ground Normal || Drk = Dark Special | |Ice = Ice Special || Drg = Dragon Special | |Nor = Normal Normal || Elc = Electric Special | |Psn = Poison Normal || Fir = Fire Special | |Psy = Psychic Special || Grs = Grass Special | |Rck = Rock Normal || Ice = Ice Special | |Stl = Steel Normal || Psy = Psychic Special | |Wtr = Water Special || Wtr = Water Special | |___________________________||__________________________| =================== [W0.5] Abilities =================== Every pokemon you obtain, start with, or encounter in Pokemon Colosseum will have a special ability. These can do many different things but can be critical in taking the win against that tough opponent. A pokemon that has the ability "blaze" for example, will boost it's fire type moves when it has low health. That could be the difference between you attacking it and it having 10 HP left over or it fainting. Here I have listed the abilities in alphabetical order. ______________________________________________________________________________ |Air Lock | Neggates all weather effects while pokemon is in play. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Arena Trap | Disallows fleeing except flying types or pokemon with levitate| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Battle Armor | 10% less chance of being strick with a critical hit | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Blaze | Boosts fire type moves by 10% when HP falls below one third. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Chlorophyll | Raises speed by 10% when sunny day is in effect | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Clear body | Pokemon's stats cannot be lowered | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Cloud Nine | Neggates all Weather effects while pokemon is in play. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Color Change | Pokemon changes to match the type of attack that struck it. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Compound Eyes| Raises pokemon's accuracy. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Cute Charm | Opponent has 30% chance of becoming infatuated on contact. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Damp | Self destructing moves cannot be used while pokemon is in play| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Drizzle | Causes constant Rain Dance status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Drought | Causes constant Sunny Day Status. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Early Bird | Causes pokemon to wake up in half the usual turns. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Effect Spore | 30% chance of causing burns, paralysis, or poison on contact. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Flame Body | 30% chance of causing a burn on contact. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Flash Fire | Absorbs fire attacks to boost strength of fire moves. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Forecast | Pokemon changes type to match the weather. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Guts | Attack raised by 10% when affected with a status abnormality | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Huge Power | Attack is raised by 50% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Hustle | Attack is raised by 50% at the expense of accuracy. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Hyper Cutter | Attack cannot be lowered. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Illuminate | Increase Random encounter rate by 30% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Immunity | Pokemon is immune to poison status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Inner Focus | Pokemon is immune to flinching. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Insomnia | Pokemon is immune to sleep status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Intimidate | Lowers Opponents attack by 10% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Keen Eye | Pokemon's accuraccy cannt be lowered. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Levitate | Pokemon is immune to Ground type moves. Can escape Arena Trap | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Light Ball | Boosts Pikachu's special attack by 50% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Lightning Rod| Pokemon draws all electrical attacks. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Limber | Pokemon is immune to paralyzed status. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Liquid Ooze | When draining move is used on pokemon foe is damaged. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Magma Armor | Pokemon is immune to Ice type moves. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Magnet Pull | Pokemon prevents the escape of Steel type pokemon. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Marvel Scale | Defence boosted by 50% when affected by a status abnormality | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Minus | Special Attack is boosted by 50% when plussle is in the battle| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Natural Cure | Pokemon is healed of all status abnormalities when recalled | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Oblivious | Pokemon is immune to attracted status. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Overgrow | Boosts grass type moves by 10% when HP falls below one third | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Own Tempo | Pokemon is immune to confusion status. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Pickup | Pokemon may discover items after battle. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Poison Point | 30% chance that foe will be poisoned on contact | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Pressure | Opponents PP usage is doubled. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Pure Power | Attack power is doubled | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Rain Dish | One 16th of your HP is healed each turn when Rain Dance is on | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Rock Head | Pokemon is immune to recoil damage | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Rough Skin | Foe is hurt by 1/16 of their HP when they come into contact | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Run Away | Pokemon can flee all battles | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Sand Stream | Causes constant sandstorm status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Sand Veil | Pokemons evasion is boosted by 10% when sandstorm is in effect| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Serene Grace | Doubles the chances of status effects of moves | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Shadow Tag | Foe cannot switch out pokemon | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Shed Skin | 10% chance Pokemon may be cured of status effects at turns end| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Shell Armor | Pokemon is immune to Critical hits | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Shield Dust | Attack status effects will be nullified | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Soundproof | Pokemon is immune to sound based moves. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Speed Boost | Causes speed to increase after each turn. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Static | 30% chance foes will become paralized on contact | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Stench | Random encounters reduced by 30% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Sticky Hold | Pokemon is immune to Knock off and Thief | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Sturdy | Pokemon is immune to One hit KOs. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Suction Cups | Pokemon cannot be ejected from battle | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Swarm | Boosts bug type attacks by 10% when HP falls below one third | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Swift Swim | Pokemon's speed is boosted by 10% when Rain Dance is in effect| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Synchronize | If attacker inflicts a status effect, defender will reflect it| |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Thick Fat | Defence against fire and ice moves boosted by 50% | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Torrent | Boosts water attacks by 10% when HP falls below one third | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Trace | Pokemon copies foe's ability | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Truant | Pokemon loafs around every other turn. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Vital Spirit | Pokemon is immune to sleep status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Volt Absorb | Pokemon is healed by Electric type attacks. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Water Absorb | Pokemon is healed by Water Type attacks. | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Water Veil | Pokemon is immune to burn status | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| |Wonder Guard | Pokemon is immune to non-super effective and field moves | |_____________|_______________________________________________________________| *********************************************************** 5: Walkthrough *********************************************************** [050] Here you will find the walkthrough for the RPG mode of the game. NOTE: It is impossible for me to predict which pokemon you will use, how they will level up, or what moves you will or will not let them learn so it is near impossible for me to write a guide perfectly telling you what moves and pokemon to use where. That is up to you to do if you do not have the same moves as I have mentioned. That is only there to give you an idea of what to use. Chances are your pokemon will be similar. If I say to use Entie but you don't have Entie purified but do have a Lvl 65 Typhlosion by all means use that instead. This will steer you in the general direction of what to use. Also, there are no spoilers whatsoever in this walkthrough. I don't even mention what happens in cutscenes. If you find anything that could be even a slight spoiler, let me know. ******************************** [W1.1] Train town and Fennas city. ******************************** After viewing the beginning cut-scene of your rascally character zooming on the hover bike thingy you will be in a small town consisting on a single locomotive which serves as a bar/restaurant sort of combination. You will not be able to leave the town so head on into the building. You will see the TV program and then you can walk out as there is nothing really in here you need to do. When you exit a guy with pink hair will come out and chase you and have a match with you. You start out the game with the psychic type pokemon Espeon at Lvl 25 and the dark type pokemon Umbreon at Lvl 26. Starting pokemon: Umbreon Lvl 26 (Dark) Move 1: Bite Move type: Dark Accuracy: 100 Move Power: 60 PP: 25 Effects: There is a 30% chance of the opponent flinching when hit. Move 2: Secret Power Move type: Normal Accuracy: 100 Move Power: 70 PP: 20 Effects: There is a 30% chance of causing a stat Effect on the opponent depending on the battle location. Move 3: Taunt Move type: Dark Accuracy: 100 Move Power: --- PP: 20 Effects: Makes opponent use attack moves only. Move 4: Snatch Move type: Dark Accuracy: 100 Power: --- PP: 10 Effects: Steals any positive status affects opponent pokemon uses. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Espeon Lvl 25 (Psychic) Move 1: Confusion Move type: Psychic Accuracy: 100 Move Power: 50 PP: 25 Effects: There is a 10% chance of confusing the foe. Move 2: Return Move type: Normal Accuracy: 100 Power: --- PP: 20 Effects: The more the pokemon likes you, the stronger this move will be. Move 3: Reflect Move Type: Psychic Accuracy: --- Move Power: --- PP: 20 Effects: Doubles defense thereby taking .05 damage from all normal attacks. Move 4: Helping Hand Move type: Normal Accuracy: 100 Power: --- PP: 20 Effects: Boosts allied pokemon's attack by 50% for one turn. Trainer Willie's pokemon: Zigzagoon Lvl 24 Zigzagoon Lvl 24 A far cry from the Lvl 2 pokemon faced at the beginning of a Gameboy pokemon game these pokemon are both normal type. Use Espeon's Confusion and Umbreon's Bite to kill them. The Zigzagoon hit with the confusion will probably die in one hit or at least have only a few HP left. The bite from Umbreon should take about 55% of the other Zigzagoon's HP. Use the moves again as necessary. When you beat this trainer head left and you will exit this one engine town. (LOL ONE ENGINE TOWN! HAHAHA! Get it? Cuz there is only... one... thing that's a train engine and...Oh forget it.) Go to the town on the left of the one you are at which will now be open. ******************************** [W1.2] Fenas city. ******************************** Upon arriving you will see two team (Shadow?) grunts moving a wiggling bag. One of them will notice you and they will drop the bag and a battle will ensue. Shady guy folly: Whismur Lvl 25 Whismur Lvl 25 Another easy battle. Espeon's confusion should take one out in one hit while Umbreon's bit severely injures the other. Finish it off with another confusion or bite. Cut-scene time! Go north past the fountain and the castform going around it and head up the stairs. After you go up the stairs go left and across the little walkway to the house which is the mayor's office. When you get close to the door a dude with really freaky hair will come out and say a few lines and walk off. Head inside the door and the mayor will say some stuff. Then head back outside. Head further northpast the kid with the Jigglypuff. Go into the door and talk to the trainers on the left and right and head back out. A battle should start with a few grunts. Snatch member Wakin: Corprish Lvl 25 Koffing Lvl 25 Another easy battle. Use confusion on Koffing to kill him right away and use bite on Corprish. Then use another bite/confusion on him to finish him. Battle over. Yawn Head back to the one engine town by going into the shop and talking to the woman with the long hair in the back of the shop then head south and go out the gate and go to the first town you were in. Go into the train engine and talk to the bartender. You will be able to buy stuff from him now. But most importantly is he will give you 5 pokeballs. Buy: 9 great balls 20 pokeballs bought in 10 pokeball increments so as to get free premier balls As many antidotes and Prz heals as you can afford. Head back to the waterfall town and after the lady in pink stops talking to you, go up and then left and enter the mayor's office. A battle will now start. Mirror B peon Folley: Whismur Lvl 26 Lotad Lvl 25 Easy enough. Use confusion on the Whismur and bite on the Lotad to destroy this grunts team. Ho w droll. Now the other grunt will step up. Mirror B peon Trudly: Duskull Lvl 25 Spinarak Lvl 25 Makuhita Lvl 30 (Shadow pokemon) Not that hard. Use your psychic type confusion to 1HKO the bug type Spinarak and use bite on Duskull. Now he sends out his Lvl 30 Makuhita! What's this? Your partner shows up and tells you it's a dark pokemon. So use Bite on Duskull to finish him off. Use your secret power on makuhita. You don't want to kill him here. You want to bring his HP low so you can capture it. Use secret on it a few more times and hopefully you will paralyze it. Keep using the call out command on your Espeon. You will have at least 5 pokeballs. Use one on the weakened Makuhita to capture it. If it gets out of the ball use another. Go to the trainer school in the middle of the town and talk to the teacher to get your PDA. Head to a gate and fight the gate guard there to get through. You can fight the gate guard on the east side of town for an opportunity to catch the fire pokemon Quilava, the south gate guard for the opportunity to catch the water pokemon Crocanaw, or the west gate guard for an opportunity to catch the grass pokemon Bayleaf. Battle Red/Blue/Green Trooper! Bayleaf/Crocanaw/Quilava Lvl 30 Grimer Lvl 26 Spoink Lvl 24 Use confusion on the Grimer to KO him and bring out Spoink, while using bite on quilava/bayleaf/crocanaw to weaken it. Use bite on the Starter to weaken it further while hitting the Spoink with Return. Use bite again to bring the dark pokemon down to very low HP and finish of Spoink with another Return. The dark pokemon should be in the red in HP or at most the low yellow. Use a pokeball on it while using a potion on your pokemon if you have it to strengthen it, or using call out to keep it from killing the dark one. Once you are done head out the gate and to the next town over. ******************************** Construction site. ******************************** What a mess. Nothing doing here. Head to the next town. ******************************** [W1.3] Paria town ******************************** *Cutscene* Go in the shop up and on the right side of the street cop will run into you. Go out and go up on to see a house with some old geezers in it. Go to the next building to get to the shop and you can buy stuff there including hyper potion. You can talk to the people in the ring to battle them. You can fight all of the trainers and try to catch their dark pokemon or you can continue on. Battle: Chaser Emok Gulpin Lvl 27 Zubat Lvl 27 Battle: Male trainer Skitty Lvl 28 Misdreavous Lvl 30 (Shadow) Zigzagoon Lvl 28 Male trainer Senret Lvl 25 Swellow Lvl 25 Slakoth Lvl 26 Rider Liba Skiploom Lvl 30 (Shadow) Oddish. Lvl 26 Dustox Lvl 26 Bandana guy Divel Psyduck Lvl 29 Quagsire Lvl 30 (Shadow) Roller boy Lon Azurill Igglybuff Swablu Slugma (Shadow) When you want to go on, go up to the top of the town, across the bridge and talk to the colosseum lady. Then go to the very beginning of town and talk to the guy there to battle him. Masa: Ralts: Lvl 28 Furret Lvl 33 (Shadow) Machop Lvl 30 Seedot Lvl 27 *CUTSCENE* Now head to the house south of thebattle ring and talk to the kid and then open the secret door behind the bookshelf. Talk to the kids there. When you exit, another kid will be talking to the buff guy and then will leave. Head north to the windmill. *CUTSCENE* Run inside and talk to the man on the floor. *CUTSCENE* It seems a part was taken. Head over to the construction site. ******************************** [W1.4] Construction site ******************************** When you get there head up and right to find a shiny gear. Head back to Paria Town. ******************************** Paria town ******************************** Run into the windmill. The buff guy and the windmill guy will be talking. Run up to the axle that is missing the gear and press A to open your inventory. Find the gear and press A to put it back on. At this point head north to the computer and save. Talk to the lady and just keep hitting A and you will go through into the run down colosseum and a series of battles will start. Trainer 1 Barboach Lvl 30 Sandshrew Lvl 31 Trainer 2 Natu Lvl 30 Meditite Lvl 30 Trainer 3 Electrike Lvl 30 Cacnea Lvl 31 Vulpix Trainer 4 Bagon Lvl Goldeen Lvl 32 Magnemite Lvl 31 Delibird Lvl 32 You just beat the colosseum in this city! Upon exiting head south to meet the shadow grunt on the bridge. *CUTSCENE* Cypher peon Nore: Yanma Lvl 33 (Shadow) Pineco Lvl 32 Nincada Lvl 31 Surskit Lvl 32 *CUTSCENE* After they leave pick up the shiny notebook next to you. Go through the building fighting trainers as you go. Trainer 1: Phanpy Lvl 31 Trapinch Lvl 32. Roller boy pike: Taillow Lvl 33 Hoothoot Lvl 34 Save and heal then head up the stairs. Bandana guy Geats: Pupitar Lvl 31 Carvahna Lvl 32 Barboach Lvl 32 Hunter Geare: Remoraid Lvl 33 Magnemite Lvl 32 Go the first left turn and fight the brute. Body-builder Akmen: Electrike Lvl 31 Voltorb Lvl 31 Go up he stairs for another floor of trainers. Rider Raleen: Doduo Lvl 32 Ledyba Lvl 32 Swablu Lvl 31 Hunter Tura: Spheal Lvl 31 Snorunt: Lvl 32 Go into the second door to collect the prize from the box. Fight the next trainer. Hunter Toti: Horsea Lvl 31 Oddish Lvl 32 Sandshrew Lvl 32 Go to the next room. Bodybuilder Elidi: Cacnea Lvl 32 Tentacool Lvl 33 Go onto the next room and upstairs and you will end up outside again, only on the roof. Go in the door. *cutscene* Mirror B Peon Reath: Remoraid Lvl 20 (Shadow) Spinarak Lvl 33 Luvdisk Lvl 32 Mirror B peon Ferma: Mantine Lvl 33 (Shadow) Aipom Lvl 32 Furret Lvl 31 Yanma Lvl 33 *cutscene* Use the elevator to get downstairs and pick up the item then go through the door. Save at the computer then make your back up to the rooftop. Battle the trainer to get in.. Hunter Doken: Quilfish Lvl 33 (Shadow) Goldeen Lvl 33 Linoon Lvl 33 ******************************** [W1.5] Paria Cave ******************************** Enter the cave and make your way to the far right. Go downstairs. You can fight trainers on the way if you want or you can sneak past them. I recomend sneaking. Go down the tunnel and then north and fight the trainer. Trainer: Meditite Lvl 33 (Shadow) Bagon Lvl 33 Numel Lvl 32 Go left across the bridge. Rider Sosh: Dunsparce Lvl 33(Shadow) Mareep Lvl 34 Cacnea Lvl 34 Go to the end of the bridge and use the healing machine and save at the computer then go upstairs. Hug the wall going north and fight the trainer at the end near the stairs. Hunter Zalo: Swablu Lvl 33 (Shadow) Lotad Lvl 31 Beldum Lvl 32 Lombre Lvl 32 Head downstairs then north. FIESTAAAAAAA! Go up and you will find Miror B with his pokemon. Miror B: Ludicolo Lvl 31 Ludicolo Lvl 28 Ludicolo Lvl 30 Ludicolo Lvl 29 Sodowoodoo Lvl 35 (Shadow) Get the TM 49 from the box and go up through the door. Get the macho brace from the northeast corner then approach Plusle. *cutscene* Now try to exit town. The fortune teller will call to you. Talk to her. Now exit town and go north! ******************************** [W1.6] Ageto Village. ******************************** Go to the big house at the top of the hill. Their names are Eagun and Beluh. *cutscene* Go out and head right and make your way down and end up going into a cave VIA a small path to the left of the pokemon center. Cipher peon Doven: Spheal Lvl 33 Carvahna Lvl 34 Keep moving forwards. Cipher peon Silton: Shroomish Lvl 34 Cacnea Lvl 34 Go on. Cipher peon Kass: Ralts Lvl 35 Baltoy Lvl 35 Kirlia Lvl 35 Head up. *NPC Battle* Cipher peon Skrub: Geodude Lvl 35 Hitmontop Lvl 38 (Shadow) Clampearl Lvl 36 Wynaut Lvl 37 Now you are back in the grandparents home. Head down to the beginning dock and head left. Go around the bend and into the cave. Open the cases to get a couple pokeballs. Go to the the house southeast of the shop with the large wooden pokeball sign. Anyways Talk to the old man on the couch and select yes. Go back to the house with your partener's grandparents in it and talk to them and they will give you something. You try to leave.Break out the PDA (start) and read the mail. Head out of town. ******************************** [W1.7] Battle Mountain ******************************** Head to the sixth area and enter the building. Save and heal your pokemon and enter the main door. Go forwards and you will enter a series of battles. Battle 1! Rider Turo: Trapinch Lvl 35 Numel Lvl 34 Sandshrew Lvl 35 Battle 2! Rider Drovic: Swinub Lvl 35 Baltoy Lvl 36 Pupitar Lvl 37 Battle 3! Rider Kimit: Sandshrew Lvl 36 Geodude Lvl 36 Numel Lvl 36 Battle 4! Rider Riden: Pineco Lvl 35 Baltoy Lvl 35 Houndour Lvl Graveler Lvl 37 Battle 5! Trainer Telia: Trapinch Lvl 38 Lileep Lvl 36 Barboach Lvl 36 Trapinch Lvl 38 Battle 6! Sr. Performer Nortz: Cacnea Lvl 37 Spinda Lvl 37 Kadabra Lvl 37 Battle 7! Hunter Weeg: Graveler Lvl 36 Vibrava Lvl 37 Sandslash Lvl 37 Battle 8! Cipher peon Kison: Houndour Lvl 37 Koffing Lvl 37 Duskull Lvl 36 Kirlia Lvl 36 Battle 9! Cipher Peon Berin: Geodude Lvl 36 Geodude Lvl 36 Sandslash Lvl 38 Go back and save and heal now. Battle 10! Cipher Admin Dakim: Golem Lvl 38 Meting Lvl 37 Swampert Lvl 36 Camerupt Lvl 38 Entie Lvl 40 (Shadow) This will be by far the hardest battle yet so open it all up. It is not required to catch Entie but he is really powerful! 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Too much, too fast for Michael Vick
Jeffri Chadiha wonders whether the next athlete with superstardom foisted upon him can learn anything from what happened to Michael Vick.
There really isn't much left to say about Michael Vick now that he has accepted a plea agreement in the wake of his indictment on federal dogfighting charges. It will be interesting to see how harshly he is punished for his transgressions. It also will be intriguing to see if Vick has any semblance of an NFL career left once he finishes serving time in prison. What I'm wondering today, however, is if the next athlete with superstardom foisted upon them can learn anything from what happened to the Atlanta Falcons' two-time Pro Bowler.
The one aspect of Vick's story that hasn't received nearly enough attention is his celebrity. The man simply became too big too quickly, and that is one reason that he is in his current predicament. Keep in mind that this isn't just about money, posses and extremely poor decision-making. It's about a big-time talent with way too much hype and an inability to realize the responsibility that comes with that combination.
I have no interest in making excuses for Vick. He broke the law; he pays the price. But there's also a part of me that believes he would've been better off if so many people hadn't fallen in love with his potential. Even when the Atlanta Falcons handed him a 10-year, $130 million contract in December 2004, that money was based as much on his value as a marketing megastar as it was on his mesmerizing ability. That also happened to be the first serious mistake Falcons owner Arthur Blank made: He believed his star was mature enough to deliver on that kind of promise.
As it turned out, that commitment only gave Vick more reason to carry himself like an untouchable icon. He clearly had an air of invincibility because so many of his problems were downright silly. Whether he was drawing unneeded attention to himself for carrying a suspicious water bottle through Miami Airport or hanging out with sketchy friends who had the potential to ruin his name, he handled himself as if trouble was something he could elude with a timely juke and his trademark speed. Let's face it: The dogfighting charges were just one more example of how Vick believed he could do practically anything he wanted.
This situation can serve to educate other athletes -- and owners -- because there is an obvious danger in validating a player too early in their career. Some pro athletes can handle the responsibility of carrying themselves as professionals once they have financial security and instant celebrity. However, others allow that easy money and the accompanying fame to cloud their decision-making and jeopardize their opportunities. Vick clearly fell into the latter category.
Now it's apparent that more pro football players will have to learn how to package themselves as their careers take off. Though the NFL constantly tries to market teams over individuals, there is simply a greater likelihood that more young stars will draw more hype before their talent justifies it. Look at New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush. Even though he faced a scandal at the start of his career -- there were allegations that his family received improper benefits from sports marketers while he was at USC -- he's handled his fame well.
Bush managed to keep that controversy from damaging his reputation because he was prepared to handle the hype that surrounded him.
"Reggie was caught up in a scandal of his own, but he was a very polished young man," said David Carter, who serves as executive director of the USC Sports Business Institute. "You could see it from the way he handled himself in New Orleans and in the media. Unfortunately, the way we judge athletes sometimes is by how well they can manage controversy."
Carter already sees a trend: More athletes will look to develop the polish of a Bush while avoiding the ignorance of Vick. Carter said today's athletes must be more concerned with packaging themselves so they can better handle the trappings that come with fame.
"You see kids picking schools now based on what program can best prepare them for being in the limelight," Carter said. "In fact, it's pretty evident now that athletes don't start packaging themselves and building their brands on draft day anymore. It starts when they sign their letters of intent."
Of course, there are plenty of examples of current stars who can handle their fame, including quarterbacks Peyton Manning of the Colts, Donovan McNabb of the Eagles and Tom Brady of the Patriots. But there are very few men who have had to deal with what Vick created. Unlike those other three players, Vick wasn't a polished player when he became the wealthiest man in football. He was an exceptionally gifted athlete who benefited greatly from the coddling supplied by an organization unwilling to address his flaws until it was too late.
See, what players like Manning, Brady and McNabb understand is that the bigger you become, the more cautious you must be. This lesson clearly never reached Vick and it cost him. Now that he's facing prison time, we can only wonder if he can fathom why his life tumbled out of control. The sad thing is that I doubt he can even apply that type of perspective at such a disturbing time.
But there will come a day when he'll try to make sense of this and I'd imagine his thoughts will drift to some of the points made here. The bottom line is that his career could have been different if he hadn't been given so much so soon. Vick is paying a hefty price for that now. Let's hope that somebody else with his kind of potential can learn something from his story.
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• Man connected to Vick dogfight ring pleads guilty
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• Evaluations show 48 of Vick's dogs placeable
• Vick tests positive for marijuana
• Vick supporters turn out for town meeting
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• Poll: Vick should be banned
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• Vick supporters drown out protesters
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• Chris Mortensen on Vick's suspension
• Vick files plea agreement admitting to dogfighting
Indictment• Marbury's about-face: Vick 'is 100 percent wrong'
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• Falcons had planned to suspend Vick
• Commish tells Vick to avoid camp
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Town Hall meeting• Town Hall chat wrap: Chadiha
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As the days shorten and the damp and cold Northwest weather rolls in, the warmer Southwest or Southern climates begin beckoning snowbirds. Before fleeing from the cold and sunless skies of the Northwest, consider doing more than forwarding the mail and stopping the newspaper. Shut down your primary home here. Or risk returning to broken water pipes or possible moisture damage.
"There's no one right answer for how you shut down a house for the winter," said Bob West, energy counselor for Clark Public Utilities. "It's all about balance and it's not without some element of risk."
There are two basic ways to shut down a house. A complete shutdown requires much work, because it requires a plumber to get all the water completely out of your pipes. However, a full shutdown does give some homeowners more peace of mind. But it can still leave the furniture and other contents in the home at the mercy of moisture and any wide temperature swings that can cause damaging contractions and expansions in furniture. Also a dark and empty house sometimes can be a target for vandalism or theft.
Most snowbirds opt for a partial shutdown. This is where the balance comes in. The lower you keep your temperature inside your home the less energy you will use, but this also increases risk of freezing inside the home. Although Southwest Washington rarely has severe winters, they do occur and so homeowners need to protect their domiciles by preparing for the worst. Homeowners fleeing damp and cloudy winter days need to have a three-fold plan involving a well-weatherized house, a partial shutdown and a personal network ready to step in if needed.
Getting those finishing touches on weatherization, adding any extra insulation to walls and crawl spaces, eliminating air leaks from outside, insulating or adding thermal heating strips to exposed pipes is your first step.
For a partial shutdown of a home, consider setting your thermostat to somewhere between 50 and 60 degrees. If your home has remotely controlled thermostats and lights, you adjust the heat and set the lights to turn on and off from your winter paradise to mimic someone using the home. If not, controlling lighting systems with inexpensive timers also works.
Beware of moisture
The Northwest is notorious for moisture and mold growing inside homes. So consider moisture when balancing your away-from-home temperature. A little higher utility bill might mean less moisture and mold. "A low-temperature dehumidifier can lessen the chance of moisture building up in your home while you're away," said West.
"Closing all the vents in the crawl space helps keep the pipes under the house about 50 degrees Fahrenheit and protects pipes from freezing, but in severe cold any pipes exiting or entering the foundation or uninsulated walls are still at risk," said West. These should be wrapped with thermal tape and plugged into a wall socket. Just shutting off your water at the main valve, however, doesn't take the water out of your pipes, which can still freeze.
Also consider phantom loads. Unplug any large appliances -- washers, dryers, televisions, and DVD players -- before traveling. Empty your refrigerator and leave it open to prevent foods from growing into science projects. Also toss or give away any frozen foods in the freezer that may expire before your return.
Don't forget to tap your social network. "Recruit a trusted neighbor, family member or friend to inspect your home occasionally and adjust the temperature during drastic changes in the weather, especially for extended cold spells," West said.
Let your utilities know you'll be away as well, in case of emergency. Then relax and enjoy knowing you've cut down on wasted energy while you're away.Energy adviser is written by Clark Public Utilities. Send questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or to Energy Adviser, c/o Clark Public Utilities, P.O. Box 8900, Vancouver, WA 98668.


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Stakeholders demand necessary steps to control fluctuations in market
KOTTAYAM: A meeting of stakeholders, convened by the Rubber Board to discuss the implications of forward trading in natural rubber, has pointed an accusing finger to the futures trade which according to them should be brought under necessary controls as it had led to unhealthy and wild fluctuations in the indigenous market.
Speaking on the occasion, board Chairman Sajan Peter said the futures trading created a situation where a small group of people who were not real consumers could impact the rubber market. The board was keenly watching the fluctuations in the rubber market, which according to him were beyond normal market logic.
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It was noted that the prices were ruling high even in peak production periods. On the other hand, unnaturally low prices were recorded in lean seasons. The board had taken the unprecedented step of issuing a warning to all, when the indigenous prices started ruling higher than international prices, Mr. Peter said. ``We have to ensure that futures market should have more positive impact on the market that negative ones,'' he said.
Kailas Gupta, representing the National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE), said the wild fluctuations had come to their notice too. They had now directed the traders that the daily price fluctuations should not go beyond six per cent. He also did not agree with the contention that those who engaged in forward trading should get licences and registration and pointed out that many of those who engage in futures trading were not engaged in physical transaction.
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LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera, Nov 19
Puccini's "Far West" Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from 19 to 25 November 2012. In "La Fanciulla del West," Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West.
Although it is set in the gold rush, Puccini's seventh opera is first and foremost a love story. The "Fanciulla" appears to us today as an exciting sung western worthy of Hollywood, but above all a wonderful portrait of an exceptional woman in the midst of a ruthless masculine world.
The opera performs at the Monte-Carlo Opera at the Grimaldi Forum, Monday 19 November – 8 pm (by invitation from the Palace), Thursday 22 November 2012 – 8 pm and Sunday 25 November 2012 – 3 pm.
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- Updated: May 16, 2014
Entering the offseason, the San Francisco 49ers seemed to have two glaring needs that had to be filled. The wide receiver group lacked depth and a future plan, while the cornerbacks needed another playmaker or two to solidify the unit.
The team addressed both positions in various ways, and now find themselves with crowded depth charts. Here is a look how the situation may play out:
Wide Receivers
Major Players: Michael Crabtree, Anquan Boldin, Steve Johnson, Bruce Ellington, Quinton Patton, Brandon Lloyd, Kassim Osgood
Obviously, the top three receivers will be Crabtree, Boldin and Johnson in whatever order will match up better with the opposing defense that day. Odds are Johnson is being looked at as Crabtree insurance should the team let the pending free agent walk after 2014, so the former Buffalo Bill will get plenty of snaps.
Ellington is a lock to make the roster coming into his rookie year. The 49ers wouldn't have spent a fourth round pick on him if they didn't envision the speedster to be a big part of the future plans. The same can be said for Patton, who will only be entering his second season.
Considering how valuable Osgood is to the special teams unit, it looks like Lloyd will be the odd man out. There is still a chance he makes the team if there are injuries, but in all likelihood his comeback to the NFL will be short lived.
On the roster: Crabtree, Boldin, Johnson, Patton, Ellington, Osgood
Cut: Lloyd
Major Players: Tramaine Brock, Chris Culliver, Jimmie Ward, Perrish Cox, Chris Cook, Eric Wright, Dontae Johnson, Darryl Morris, Keith Reaser, Kenneth Acker
While there's strength in numbers, there are still a number of lingering question marks with this group.
Brock and Culliver look like the unquestioned starters, but they both lack experience. Brock has seven regular season starts under his belt, while Culliver missed all of 2013 with an ACL injury. Both have proven to be capable, but it remains to be seen how either will hold up on the first team over a 16-game slate.
Ward, who the 49ers spent their 2014 first round draft selection on, will be used in the nickel role. While he has tremendous upside, he will go through ups and downs like any rookie.
That will leave Cox, Cook, Wright, Johnson and Acker left to battle for the remaining roster spots. Reaser, who is recovering from an ACL, will begin his career on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
Cox played well in 2013 and earned enough trust that the team used him as the fourth corner in the playoffs. Heading into camp, he might have the early lead over the rest of the group. Morris proved to be valuable on special teams, which could allow him to sneak into the final spot on the depth chart.
However, don't underestimate Wright, who has been a starter in the league before. Johnson will figure into the team's plans at some point, but he could be a year away from making a real impact should things stay status quo. If he does impress in camp though, Wright or Cox could see their roster spots in serious jeopardy.
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PUP: Reaser
Cut: Cook, Acker
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But the priests are helping, by giving you tranquilizers, to keep you asleep as comfortably as possible. That has been their service and we have paid them enough for their service. They are as ignorant as you are, as unaware as you are. They are in the same situation as you are: they also need consolation. They look into scriptures for their consolation. They go on reading the scriptures, continuously repeating the same scripture again and again, because that's how one gets autohypnotized. The Christian priest goes on reading the same Bible again and again, and the Hindu priest goes on reciting the Gita again and again. Every day, every morning he recites the same scripture. It becomes mechanical. It becomes like a gramophone record. He goes on repeating. It becomes part of his memory with no meaning, no significance. He is just like a parrot. But it gives consolation. Repeating again and again certain truths hypnotizes you.
Krishna says: When the body dies, the soul does not die. You can burn the body, but the fire cannot consume the soul. Na hanyate hanyamane shareere - you can kill the body, but you cannot kill the spirit, you cannot kill the soul, because no arrow can reach to it, no sword can cut it. Nainam chhindanti shastrani, nainam dahati pavakah - neither any weapon can cut me nor fire burn me. Go on repeating it again and again and again, year in, year out; you become autohypnotized. You start believing it, although you have not created any soul in you yet.
Krishna is right: the soul is eternal - but in the first place you have to have it. It is not there. Soul means consciousness, soul means integratedness. Soul means that you know through your own experience that you are not the body and not the mind. It arises only through witnessing the bodymind mechanism; it is not created by repetition. Repetition is hypnosis. It is experienced just the other way: you have to become dehypnotized, you have to become unconditioned. You have to forget all the scriptures and all the priests and you have to look into yourself. Howsoever fearful it is, you have to encounter your interiority.
The priests help you to remain on the circumference. They seem to be great friends, but in the final reckoning they are the greatest enemies. It is not Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong who are the real enemies of religion. The real enemies are the priests, the popes, the shankaracharyas, and so on, so forth. They don't know what they are doing. How can they help you? They simply go on repeating tradition, handing over to you conventions - ancient conventions, but dead.
You ask me, Veeresh, "Cannot the priests help humanity in some way or other?"
Yes, they can help.if they disappear! We no more need them. Man has come of age. All these consolations are not needed. We need people, rebellious people, not conventional priests. We need buddhas, awakened people to wake you up. We need buddhas, not these priests who go on giving you new toys to play with. And they have created beautiful toys, no doubt about it. They are very clever, cunning. Centuries of experience is behind them, how to exploit humanity, how to exploit humanity's weaknesses.
But remember: they don't differ from you in any way as far as consciousness is concerned. Maybe they know more than you know, their information is more than yours. That is a quantitative difference; it is not a difference that makes a difference. Some qualitative difference is needed.


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"but virtual console games can now be saved and loaded directly from the cards."
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At least they've gone some way to addressing the issue.
Noticed the flashing disk light this morning at 7am, and let it update.
The new fix for proper use of SD memory is nice, but i'd like to move the junk I previously downloaded to the SD card now. But there seems to be no way of doing that.
Will look again after I get home from work, though.
I still can't believe the number of morons that bought a Wii, which is the modern equivalent of the Emperors new clothes...
All those "fantastic" games like Wii Tennis and er.... errr.... eerrr. Were all done years back on the PS2 with the PS2 Eye Toy camera and games, with the added bonus of no controller to accidently throw through the window...
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According to the hackmii blog (http://hackmii.com/2009/03/system-menu-40-rundown/) this update finally correctly fixes the Twilight buffer overflow hack (4th or 5th time lucky !), so they'll need to reveal one of the other ones they've sat on to allow homebrew installs on the new IOS.
Existing installs of HBC homebrew launcher and the DVDX DVD player survive the upgrade process, however.
nice update
But does it break a wasabi or drivekey?
BTW: I don't condone piracy. All my backups are just that, backups of my originals.
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If you have back pain, you are probably more focused on making it stop than on finding the cause of the pain.
But back pain can be caused by many illnesses and conditions, including stress or injury, being overweight, improper lifting, pregnancy, and diseases such as fibromyalgia and arthritis, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Learning about possible causes can help you get relief from the pain and possibly prevent it in the future.
Back sprain or strain
This kind of pain typically begins on the day after heavy physical activity. Muscles in the back, buttocks, and thighs are often sore and stiff. The back may have areas that are sore when touched or pressed.
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If you have disk disease, you may have severe pain in the lower back. If a disk compresses a nerve, the pain may spread down one leg, and that leg may feel weak. The pain usually gets worse during bending or twisting.
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Pain, numbness, and weakness affect the back and legs. Symptoms get worse when you stand or walk, but are relieved when you sit or lean forward.
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This condition typically causes sudden, intense pain just beneath the ribs on one side of the back. Your urine may be cloudy, tinged with blood, or unusually strong or foul smelling.
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To determine the cause of your pain and the best treatment, your health care provider will ask about your symptoms and medical history. He or she will examine your back muscles and spine to check for pain, muscle tenderness or weakness, stiffness, numbness, or abnormal reflexes.
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