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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121240 Priority: P3 Bug ID: 121240 Assignee: email@example.com Summary: Guided function input. Severity: normal Issue Type: DEFECT Classification: Application OS: All Reporter: firstname.lastname@example.com Hardware: All Status: UNCONFIRMED Version: AOO 3.4.1 Component: editing Product: spreadsheet Created attachment 79798 --> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/attachment.cgi?id=79798&action=edit Guided function input. Hi! As you see in the attached file, subtotal and result fields are too short if you have, as in this case, a long string. Resizeable window? Furthermore, if you enter a string like =IF(A1="mickey"....... it should give the quotation marks automatically. A check-box to cancel the last chosen function would also be of help. Arnaldo -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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Quantum Break Is No Longer Xbox-Exclusive, Will Hit PC On The Same Day
We already knew that Quantum Break would be hitting the Xbox One in April. But the next game from the creators of Max Payne is also coming to Windows, too. And if you pre-order the console version, you can get Quantum Break on PC for free.


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WHEN IT CAME to being a mother, Stacey Newkirk-Smalls was a supermom, say those who know her best.
The licensed-practical nurse taught her 18-month-old twins - Adam and Eve - a form of sign language so she could communicate with them before they learned to talk, recalled Newkirk-Smalls' mother, Yvonne Newkirk.
Newkirk-Smalls, 41, of Tacony, bought a membership at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum to expose the twins regularly to enrichment activities, Newkirk said. She enrolled another daughter, Stacey, now 5, in ballet classes.


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The ability to separate and purify specific molecules in a chemical mixture is essential to chemical manufacturing. By using membranes - rather than energy-intensive processes such as distillation and crystallization - the energy efficiency of these processes could be greatly increased. Crystalline materials known as zeolites are considered as an excellent membrane material due to their molecular-sized pores and high thermal, mechanical and chemical stabilities. In a new study, researchers prepared slice-shaped zeolite seeds by using various gel recipes and crystallization temperatures.Posted: Aug 31st, 2015
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I have installed WordPress on my server via these instructions. My server hostname is thaddeus and runs on an ip of 192.168.0.32.
WordPress seems to be installed correctly i.e. I can browse to thaddeus/wordpress and login to Dashboard. After that things start to go wrong.
If I click on 'Updates' all I get in Firefox status bar is 'Waiting for thaddeus' and then after a few minutes I get a web page saying 'The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading'.
The problem seems to kill some aspects of networking as if I'm logged in via ssh the connection with the server is also lost as is the samba connection.
The GET request doesn't appear to be recorded in the apache access.log and there is nothing in the error.log.
The only thing I can do is go upstairs and sign into the server and reboot.
I should add that I run other sites on the server e.g. Joomla/Gallery/phpvirtualbox all of which behave fine.
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Dude. I am so psyched right now just from reading from this thread... I have about 400+ stars in tour mode.. so it'll be a weekend or so until I do my first ES2 run with expert vocals. I'm going for all 4 Achievements on this one when I do.
Congrats to all who've done BoS and gone platinum so far.
Did it from 2:30pm, February 26, 2010 to 8:45ish on expert vocals.
Not gonna lie; it's not an easy set of 4 achievements. I almost failed on two songs I'm not too familiar with the vocals on. Around song 52 of 84 I started feeling like I needed to use the bathroom... by song 66 I desperately needed to go... and you'll all either laugh at me or appreciate this... I had an empty gallon jug nearby and went while singing #69- Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas. :/ lol.
I would have a sip or two of water between songs to wet my palette.
Body functions aside... I ended the setlist singing Painkiller (of course) and afterwards breathed a gigantic sigh of relief that it was over. Totals were:
Gold Stars- 41 songs
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Uncontrollable Urge- Devo
I've 5-starred three of them at one time or another so I can't remember or keep track of them.
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NEW ORLEANS — The Hale Boggs Bridge spanning the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish will be closed over the weekend as construction workers move equipment needed for the installation of cables.
The closure is needed so equipment can be moved from the bridge's south tower to the north tower.
The equipment is used to drape temporary cables over the top of the towers, which will support the bridge's roadbed while new cables are installed.
The bridge, part of Interstate 310, will close Friday at 10 p.m. and reopen Monday at 4 a.m.
Bambi Hall, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation and Development, says the bridge will be closed again the following weekend during the same time period if the first phase of work is completed.
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I am angry that my husband's mother insist on calling our son by a different name in order to "consider" him being family. I put my foot down and said no way in hell he will be called by his name, my husband agrees. We love his name it is a strong Norwegian name his name is Lief after his great-grandpa on my husbands side of the family. I think that it is completely immature of her to refuse to accept him as her grandchild because of this.
My baby is hated for his name
It wouldn't matter she would get all emo and start "crying" and saying that she no good blah blah She pulls the worst guilt trips on him. LIke saying that it is fucked up that he is taking my side over his family, not that I make him he realizes on his own that he should not have to pay bills for his sister that works and that us driving 4 hours to their house for Christmas is unfair if they will not do the same. I invited his sisters and mom to our house for a Christmas eve party and was told that I was being unreasonable and rude. The 3 years before that we had gone to their house for Christmas eve "party" which means sitting at this sister's house watching her drink. She said that I was trying to ruin the magic of Christmas for inviting them because they would have to drive to our house and back. I was like we did it why can't you? I was 7 months pregnant with our oldest at the time and didn't feel like fighting so I just started to ignore her. Life has been a lot better since.
I understand about older women favoring the female children. I've seen it before.
Let it go and keep her cut out. The name is an excuse for her man hating. So sad.
I've said it once and I'll say it again: in-laws are death. I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. Well....maybe I would. This isn't the same, but my fil calls my son cricket, and I effing hate it! That was the nickname he proclaimed for the baby we miscarried a couple of years ago, and just carried it over to my son. One of these days I'm going to casually say he needs to pick something new. That nickname reminds me of a sad time in our lives and I don't like that.
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Btw his actual name is Jameson dad insists on calling him Letrell! Btw babies father didn't have any names picked out at delivery did not put an input until after the baby was already named.. Some people
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1. L.A. Noire (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
You play a LAPD detective in late 1940s Los Angeles as you discover dark goings on in the city.
Writers: Brendan McNamara, Daniel McMahon, Michael Unsworth, Rupert Humphries, Lazlow Jones | Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam Harrington, Sean McGowan
Votes: 10,666
2. Ode in Blood (2013)
45 min | Drama, Family
Two men form opposite corners of the world are thrown together by circumstance. They begin to forge a kinship in spite of their differences that is put to the ultimate test where death and ... See full summary »
Writer: Rea Rangaka | Director: Rea Rangaka | Stars: Bambadjan Bamba, Garret Sato, Masa Kanome, Kazumi Zatkin
Votes: 5
3. Clemency (2010)
19 min | Short, Thriller
A sadistic killer takes a reporter on an emotional thrill ride she will never forget.
Writers: Joseph Albanese, Charlie Frazier, Chris Frazier | Director: Joseph Albanese | Stars: Maury Morgan, Cris D'Annunzio, Gerald Brodin, Anthony Ray Parker
Votes: 28
4. Criminal Minds (2005– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), an elite group of profilers who analyze the nation's most dangerous serial killers and individual heinous crimes in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.
Creator: Jeff Davis | Stars: Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Kirsten Vangsness, Shemar Moore
Votes: 109,617
5. Bones (2005– )
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.
Creator: Hart Hanson | Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne
Votes: 110,958
Bones (2005– )
The Bump in the Road
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Finn Abernathy's Dixie country experience proves as useful as his IQ in figuring out a female corpse smeared over half a mile of interstate road by Alan Bates's truck. The victim, farmer's ... See full summary »
Creator: Hart Hanson | Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor
Votes: 404
7. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to solve the mystery of his parent's mysterious death.
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko | Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan
Votes: 449,950 | Gross: $262.03M
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TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The BAU team hit choppy waters on the beaches of Southern California when they discover a series of bodies hidden in lifeguard towers along the coast.
Creator: Jeff Davis | Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 700
9. Old Dogs (I) (2009)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of 7 year old twins
Writers: David Diamond, David Weissman | Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston
Votes: 31,103 | Gross: $49.47M
10. False Memory Syndrome (2016)
90 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller | Post-production
While shooting a documentary to expose the lies of alien abductees, a provocative filmmaker and his crew encounter a young woman with a dark secret who leads them to uncover a disturbing truth.
Writers: Rebecca Berrih, Marc Porterfield, Fulvio Sestito, Warren Thomas | Director: Fulvio Sestito | Stars: Peter Stormare, Dee Wallace, Don Stark, Jordan Hinson
11. Era Apocrypha (2014)
21 min | Short, Drama
Told from many perspectives and spanning generations, Era Apocrypha weaves through the lives of those living in a mysterious house, a place that plays host to and, at times, guides the ... See full summary »
Writer: Brendan Sweeny | Director: Brendan Sweeny | Stars: Molly Tarlov, Erica Dasher, Kelsey Siepser, Zena Grey
12. What Next? With Creed Bratton (2015 TV Movie)
Writers: Creed Bratton, Brandon Ray Olive | Director: Brandon Ray Olive | Stars: Brandon Ray Olive, Maury Morgan
13. Masterpieces (2010)
28 min | Short, Drama
Grown-up Sean revisits the torments of his childhood, and faces a life and death decision.
Writer: Dustin Kahia | Director: Dustin Kahia | Stars: Manu Intiraymi, Eric Silver, Harrison Boxley, Puja Mohindra
14. Mortality (2000)
14 min | Drama, Short
Mortality is an experimental short film that explores the nature of conversation through a forced circumstance. The eleven minute, continuous long take invites the audience to glimpse the ... See full summary »
Writers: Matt Casale, Gary E. Irwin, Paul Irwin, Maurice Piergrossi | Director: Gary E. Irwin | Stars: Paul Alfe, Corey W. Allen, Amorika Amoroso, Dean Auer
15. One Child (2008)
11 min | Short, Drama
Writer: Donna Vincent Roa | Director: Gino Cabanas | Stars: Pamela Chan, Joanne Chew, Victor Chi, Michael Edelstein
16. Ann (II) (2014)
10 min | Short, Drama
After her husband's funeral, a widow returns to her old home to find a lost gift from her deceased husband, and accidentally discovers a tragic secret.
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This site is based off an Elegant Themes template, with quite a bit of customizations. I'd be interested in any feedback!
This site is based off an Elegant Themes template, with quite a bit of customizations. I'd be interested in any feedback!
Your site looks more gray then green, so off the top of my head, I'd reverse the colors. Or get rid of the gray altogether. To me, gray is sort of the polar opposite of green. Green represents nature, gray represents cities and pollution.
After all, your site is called greenbuilding.com and not graybuilding.com.
nice blog, its simple and looks very clean. Like the picture on the side, may be you should put a read more link under it and link it to your about us page.
@cyberquill, i could not find any gray's, its light green at my end, or dev has already changed gray to green :)
The background is still a dark gray at my end, almost the exact same gray as the banner of the WP-page we're on right now. Certainly not a light green.
Very nice!
My only advice would be to spice up your logo. It looks... a little bland compared to the rest of the site.
Perhaps use a different font?
@cyberquill, i would call it light black, and really i like it, and am sure wordpress likes it too, else they wouldn't have kept it on the banner :P
A green environmental website doesn't have to look too green or all green I actually like the green accents on the light black.
What the site needs though is a really good logo or logotype.
@directorysieve, gray is gray, whether you can call it a light black or a dark white. And I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with the color itself. It all depends on quantity and context.
@archondigital, I agree that an environmental website doesn't have to look "too green" or "all green." But if an environmental website looks predominantely one color, IMHO it shouldn't be gray, as gray is what I associate with a dirty city, not nature. And as much as I'd love to think of myself as special and unique in my perceptions, chances are I am not. Thus it stands to reason that other people looking at that site will have the same association.
Also consider that many folks, myself included, use widescreens, in which case the background gray here becomes rather dominant.
Thanks for all the feedback! I'll try out a few more background colors / textures and see if I can find something that matches a little better. Thinking about a blue tone or wood texture.
Obviously everything hasn't been adjusted, but this should give a rough idea. Do people like these options better than the current look?
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I like the wood texture
I hate to be the wet blanket at the party, but the wood looks more like synthetic paneling than real wood. Reminds me of a paint store. And I don't like the blue either.
Given the name of the company, I might just take a pic of a sassafras and set it as the background image. Like this, for example. It's real green and vibrant.
@cyberquill, you are not the wet blanket here, actually the image you posted looks lot better than the wood one above, and i never really like blue for a background, looks dull :(
@cyberquill no you are right the particular wood texture is not the right fit.
I must say, going with a wood texture, wood panel coincides that you are a building company and I do believe you can get a better wood texture than that.
Thanks for all the great feedback guys!
@cyberquill Using the actual sassafras image is an interesting idea. It would mean completely redoing the header colors and adjusting for all browser sizes- but may look good. I like the idea of using something natural.
I'm going to revisit the site in a few weeks when we do our SEO tune-ups etc. So, I'll post another link if we go with a change.
Thanks again.
I agree with cyberquill regarding the gray. Personally, I love gray for the right site but there are so many better choices for this one.
However, I don't love image backgrounds either. To me, it's very passe and can make a site way too busy. Perhaps if you could make it more like a watermark, then maybe...
To keep it simple, just change the color to an earth tone. Use a shade of brown, which would go nicely with the green logo, headings, and accents you're already using.
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I tried to update my post and was told "post too old" (hmmm, guess you can't add to something after an hour ...) ... so:
Howdy party people ... I thought I'd warn those of you who didn't pay attention about upgrading from certain versions of WordPress which have hackabilities... v 2.04 (same one Al Gore's blog was hacked ...), well, we just got two sites hacked this past week. The sites running 2.11 did okay, and we had just updated one to 2.5, which seems okay. Ironically, we were about to upgrade the 2.04 sites to 2.5 but was doing taxes last weekend (DOH!!!!).
For those who might want to check their blogs... here's how it works, it seems the hackers create some posts under "admin" which are easy to spot, since most people don't post that way.
Second, in our case the poster looks to have either hand posted or run a script right after the technorati simpletags plug-in to drop in all sorts of spam links.
In case you want to know, these rat batards seem to be self-promoting their sites:
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1) http://www.celticharper .com/harpblog -
2) szymczyk.foxnet .pl/wordpress
3) http://www.edico .de
4) pieces.popagandhi .com
If you have any string in your dbase with "szymczyk" or "popagandhi .com" then you have been hacked, methinks.
Also, on site #2 we had some of these:
1) blog.buzzword .com
2) randomyak .com
3) fatemag .com
4) m33w-fansubs. com
5) thesquarerootofevil .com
6) jay.lowellarts .org
7) livros.analce .org
8) jeremy .com
9) americascupmagazine .com
10) celticharper .com
11) amberandnick .com
12) airbagsound .com
13) katrieninguatemala .be
14) brassgoggles .co.uk
15) samizdat .com
16) themostnews .com
16) 12horas.setimadimensao .com
the long string of keyword links into these sites are not included here, to save you (and the forum searchers) some suffering.
An intrepid researcher could likely do some reverse domain => IP lookups and find some commonality amongst these and then do some serious IP blocks at the firewall level. I am posting all of these for posterity as this was an illegal hack of two of our sites by an evil evil person or company seeking to promote theire nudie movies, and loan/finance programs; likely all affiliate related.
Again, ironically we were in the process of updating everything to 2.5, but held off a tad due to taxes, and to make sure the one site running 2.5 didn't explode (few issues, mostly the print page plugin DOA). So, upshot: if you're waiting to upgrade to 2.5, and are STILL running 2.04, PLEASE upgrade to 2.11, even if you have to PAY somebody to do it; otherwise you may spend hours cleaning/scrubbing your site as we're now doing. ARGH.
I'm kicking in a donation to anybody who whacks these hackers good.
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a quick way to spot the damaged posts, versus having to do a search, which can be hard to do with WP2.5 since it doesn't save the search string when you search again, is to choose a category index, and scroll down the list of stories... if you're using the excerpt feature to put in your own story excerpt, these will be missing and the post will revert to the auto excerpt ending in [...]
So, in our case we were able to scroll through a list of stories to find any occurance of [...] in category indexes of content to find the bad posts. Some headlines were completely wiped also, and generally the "keyword" field was emptied.
I looked through the files and could not find anything active after replacing all my plugins post upgrade... but it IS VERY IMPORTANT that you reinstall ALL your plug-ins after this kind of hack, as both the tecnorati tagging plugin, and then the sociable plugin "adopted" the links based on where they were on the page, meaning they were at bottom of post and look to be setup to "surround" anything running at bottom of post such as the socialble plugin (!).
Really bad news here.


text: It's been a while since the last Wastory, hasn't it. Well, I hope this battle doesn't disappoint; back to basics with another fast-paced Uber Battle. It's filled with good predictions, interesting and alot of long-term thinking. I hope you like it. Not to mention some unusual sets and Ubers that may not have been seen too often. So i'm spamming Ladder matches, two even three at a time in order to get myself back into the Top of the Smogon Ubers Leaderboard. Along the way I fight top battlers like Brainiac, who I believe I have a losing record against. Using my (new!) Offensive Team, i'm finding it alot funner and faster to power up the ladder. I spot the name, Jam along my conquest of the Ladder a few times; each time he switches teams, and having lost one and won one against him, I see him pop up again with yet another team and prepare for what I think, will be another interesting battle. And as a little spoiler: It was. From the title you can assume that his is a heavy-stall based team but let's see how it faces off against my rockin' offence. Is Ubers really dominated by fast-flying, heavy hitters? Does it have a place for slow, stalling and methodical players? Read on and find out. Train Man's TEAM: Jam's TEAM: --- Formatting - Nicknames will be omitted. Weather Effects will be included. Leftovers will be omitted. The following Pokemon have Leftovers - Jam's Groudon, Kyogre and Blissey. Score will be presented after each KO (Train Man - Jam) Health (in percentages) will be presented after each turn. Battle Chat will be in Italics. Battle Text will be in Bold. Commentary will be plainly written. --- Sorry, but it must be done, in the immortal words of the MK Announcer: LET THE BATTLE BEGIN! --- Train Man sent out Deoxys-e. Jam sent out Groudon. The sun began to shine! Deoxys-e - 100% Health. Groudon - 100% Health. --- Deoxys-e versus Groudon. In my first match against this guy, he 5-0'd me with a Rock Polishing, Bulk Up Groudon. Not again! My Deoxys-E is somewhat of a suicide lead, but is durable and unpredictable to, on average, set up a Stealth Rock and maybe one or two levels of Spikes. At the same time it obliterates opposing setups such as Mew and can handle the omnipresent Darkrai (with Lum Berry and Superpower). My standard play against Groudon would be SR and see what it does next, however, not taking any chances I immediately go for the Taunt. Even a CB Earthquake fails to KO, so it's almost inevitable that i'll be getting a Stealth Rock up, next turn. If it's a supporting Groudon lead, then Kudos to me. --- Jam switched in Forretress. Deoxys-e used Taunt. Forretress fell for the taunt! The sun continues to shine. Deoxys-e - 100% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- But Jam makes the safe switch to Foretress, resisting the Ice Beam/Grass Knot (had I been an offensive one) or; could Rapid Spin away any entry hazards I setup. Unaware if he's carrying Gyro Ball (though most in Ubers, surprisingly don't) I decide to go to Mewtwo, as it's the most effective and versatile on my team, hoping to absorb a Rapid Spin. Alternatively, a taunted Foretress may force him to switch out and either way, I feel my Mewtwo's vast type coverage should threaten anything short of a Blissey (which is becoming a dying breed in the Platinum metagame). --- Train Man switched in Mewtwo. Forretress used Gyro Ball. Mewtwo lost 34% of its health. The sun continues to shine. Mewtwo - 66% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- Well, that was the worst case scenario. Hopefully, he doesn't know that i'm carrying flamethrower and will predict either an Aura Sphere or a Calm Mind, attempt to set up spikes and be roasted to a crisp. But he's been making smart plays already and I don't want to waste Mewtwo's HP more than they have been already (LO Damage). I opt to go with Bronzong and setup up my "Main strategy" of sleeping something and putting up dual screens. --- Train Man switched in Bronzong. Jam switched in Blissey. The sun continues to shine. Bronzong - 100% Health. Blissey - 100% Health. --- A Blissey >_>. This is the point that I recognise this team as total stall. Now I realize that my Mewtwo will be a little ineffective this match, as it lacks any physical moves. Luckily my team can compensate for this as every other player can either OHKO, 2HKO or setup in Bliss's face. I'm figuring a switch as Blissey is pretty much the biggest piece of setup bait in Ubers and Hypnosis is Bronzong's best chance at setting up screens and surviving an attack from Jam's "Counter". --- Jam switched in Kyogre. Kyogre's Drizzle caused a storm! Bronzong used Hypnosis. Kyogre fell asleep! The rain continues to fall. Bronzong - 100% Health. Kyogre - 100% Health. --- I'm not sure if this is a ResTalk Kyogre or a Specs-user, either way it's high time to get some screen support going and I can already envision an SD Rayquaza sweep as it's far more feasible than DDTar in the face of a Foretress with Gyro Ball. However, I make a mistake and misclick/lag, forcing me into a second Hypnosis. --- Jam switched in Forretress. Bronzong used Hypnosis. Bronzong's attack missed! The rain continues to fall. --- Forretress used Toxic Spikes. Toxic Spikes were scattered around the foe's team! Bronzong used Light Screen. A barrier was formed! The rain continues to fall. --- Forretress used Toxic Spikes. Toxic Spikes were scattered around the foe's team! Bronzong used Reflect. A barrier was formed! The rain continues to fall. Bronzong - 100% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- Those two free turns, I afforded them were risky, but I felt I would be rewarded. With Bronzong, Metagross and Rayquaza all immune to Toxic Spikes and Tyranitar and Deoxys-e carrying Lum Berries (and looking pretty useless this battle, due to the presence of Foretress), the only real loser here is Mewtwo, who can potentially be suffering Life Orb, Sandstorm and Poison damage. Ruh-roh. Well, with both Reflect and Light Screen up, I believe it's time to bring in Rayquaza and wreak some havok. --- Train Man switched in Rayquaza. Forretress used Spikes. The rain continues to fall. Rayquaza - 100% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- I can either go for a Flamethrower, predict the switch and go with Dragon Claw (to hit either the Groudon or Blissey for some damage) or simply Swords Dance up. I've already been playing a little defensively in setting up the screens, so I figure i'll just go for the obvious move and hope he predicts me picking a 'smarter' attack. If i can remove Foretress from the game, that'll ease up better movement for my Metagross and Deoxys-e, both of whom, can really turn tides. --- Jam switched in Latias. Rayquaza used Flamethrower. It's not very effective... Latias lost 9% of its health. Rayquaza lost 10% of its health. The rain continues to fall. Rayquaza - 90% Health. Latias - 91% Health. --- Sadly, he pulls out his Latias, at the same time, practically sending up flares that he's running a Stall Team. There's probably a Giratina(-O) or a ghost-type lurking around, to block the spin, but luckily with Tyranitar, I don't really have too much a problem with them. I'm forced to switch out as I recognise Rayquaza to be my only way of winning, though even that is looking slim from the entry hazards he has already set up. Metagross is my 100% Latias counter, capable of 2HKOing with Ice Punch or Meteor Mash as well as outspeeding it thanks to Choice Scarf. And, if it switches, Pursuit will nail it to the wall. --- Train Man switched in Metagross. Metagross was hurt by Spikes! Latias used Substitute. Latias lost 25% of its health. Latias made a substitute! The rain continues to fall. Metagross - 87% Health. Latias - 66% Health. --- Substitute Latias? Probably used to help the process of Stall, while blocking status effects from Blissey and Registeel. I've seen Earthworm(?) use it to great effect during the Smogon Tour and am already a little worried. I'm forced to attack, though i'd be losing the element of Choice Scarf surprise as the Sub practically gives him a free to Recover or Attack while also preventing me from using Pursuit. An unusualish set that looks like it can be very useful. I opt for the Ice Punch as Meteor Mash's accuracy leaves alot to be desired. --- Metagross used Ice Punch. It's super effective! Latias's substitute faded! Latias used Recover. Latias restored 34% of its health. The rain continues to fall. Metagross - 87% Health. Latias - 100% Health. --- At least, i've forced a switch as he knows that I can outspeed, and with Light Screen and with the tumbling rain, HP Fire won't be doing too much (if he's even carrying that). From what i've seen his too best candidates to switch in, would either be his Kyogre, to take some turns off the Sleeping counter or Foretress to setup up, even more spikes. Rayquaza can threaten and take advantage of either of these pokemon, so I switch it back in, hoping that he doesn't Sub up again. As an offensive team, I need to keep the momentum of the match going in my favour, though with the spikes already set up, the concept of 'free switches' are already looking pretty dire. --- Train Man switched in Rayquaza. Jam switched in Shedinja. The rain continues to fall. Rayquaza - 90% Health. Shedinja - 100% Health. --- Well, there's your ghost. A not-too-unusual, but still rare, player in a Stall Team. Once again, I need to preserve Rayquaza as it looks like the only thing capable of hitting his team hard. Fearing the Will-o-Wisp, I know I can't Flamethrower as almost every Shedinja ever carries as a sash. He hasn't seen my Tyranitar yet, so I decide to bring it in and take care of that undead cricket in a single turn. With both a Groudon and a Foretress, Tyranitar doesn't look like it'll be too useful this game, anyway so I think I can afford it to take the burn (as Lum will absolve the Toxic Spikes already on the ground). --- Train Man switched in Tyranitar. Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm! Tyranitar was badly poisoned! Tyranitar's Lum Berry cured its Poison! Tyranitar was hurt by Spikes! Tyranitar lost 12% of its health. Shedinja used Will-o-wisp. Tyranitar was burned! The sandstorm rages. Shedinja lost 100% of its health. Jam's Shedinja fainted. Tyranitar was hurt by its burn! Tyranitar - 87% Health. Burnt. Shedinja - 0% Health. Fainted. 6-5 --- Tyranitar's practically crippled now, but one of it's moves still packs power: Taunt. Though mostly death fodder, I know that if he switches Foretress in, I can at least postpone the setup for a while and force it into Gyro Balling. With Shedinja safely out of the way, the game is looking a little brighter. That Groudon is still definitely a problem as it can survive a +2 Dragon Claw from Rayquaza and OHKO back with it's own Dragon Claw. Not to mention that he can simply play around with the resistances of Latias and Foretress to suicide myself with LO Damage. --- Jam switched in Groudon. The sun began to shine! Tyranitar used Taunt. Groudon fell for the taunt! Groudon can't use Stealth Rock after the taunt! Tyranitar's light screen wore off! The sun continues to shine. Tyranitar was hurt by its burn! Tyranitar - 75% Health. Burnt. Groudon - 100% Health. --- And that move, right there, kept me in the game. Had he been allowed to set up Stealth Rock, Rayquaza's sweep would've been even more problematic than it already was. DDTar saves the day even with its attack cut into two. I notice my Light Screen waring off and seeing as how he's forced into attacking (Earthquake is the obvious choice, here) I go to Bronzong to dodge the move with levitate, while attempting to set up dual screens for the second time this match. --- Train Man switched in Bronzong. Jam switched in Forretress. Bronzong's reflect wore off! The sun continues to shine. Bronzong - 100% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- It seems Jam has the same idea and wants to continue his strategy of setting up entry hazards. This time, I won't mess around with screens and go directly to Rayquaza. I NEED to remove this thing from match, post haste, as its typing and defensive prowess completely wall my Metagross, Tyranitar, Deoxys-e and Bronzong. I return to Rayquaza, as Mewtwo will just be met with the Blissey switch-in, while suffering spikes damage along the way. --- Train Man switched in Rayquaza. Forretress used Spikes. The sun continues to shine. Rayquaza - 90% Health. Forretress - 100% Health. --- I'm getting a sense of deja vu. I can foolhardidly flamethrower again repeating my move from last time, or predict the switch to Latias and destroy it with a Dragon Claw. Swords Dance is also an option as Latias is weakened and can most likely be finished off with a +2 Extremespeed. However, I reason that he'll be predicting a move that isn't flamethrower and Explode or Gyro Ball in my face as i'm lacking the Reflect protection I had last time. Mindgames force me into using Flamethrower for the second time, anticipating a non-switch. --- Rayquaza used Flamethrower. It's super effective! Forretress lost 100% of its health. Jam's Forretress fainted. Rayquaza lost 10% of its health. The sun continues to shine. Rayquaza - 80% Health. Forretress - 0% Health. Fainted. 6-4 --- YES! With Foretress out of the way, i've just created alot of wriggle room for more than half of my team and given them all purpose. Had that gone the other way, had he switched his Foretress out, i've no clue how this game would turn out. Groudon and Latias are still, however major threats to me and i'm not sure where I'll be able to get a free SD in. Even then, Groudon can shrug it off and will able to counter-attack with a Dragon Claw. I need to wait and look for an oppurtunity to setup, and even then, I may need a little hax. --- Jam switched in Latias. Rayquaza used Extremespeed. Latias lost 43% of its health. Rayquaza lost 10% of its health. Latias used Substitute. Latias lost 25% of its health. Latias made a substitute! The sun continues to shine. Rayquaza - 70% Health. Latias - 32% Health. --- After a plethora of 'safe' moves, I decide to regain the momentum and strike hard with an extremespeed. With two layers of Spikes up, I need to tread carefully alot of 3HKOs, may have just turned into 2HKOs. Now that it's 'safely' behind a substitute, I return to Metagross to force that thing out. Again, without the safety of Light Screens and without any SpDef or HP EVs, this Metagross isn't as bulky as the come but luckily, it'll only have to weather a single hit, while breaking the sub. --- Train Man switched in Metagross. Metagross was hurt by Spikes! Metagross lost 19% of its health. Latias used Dragon Pulse. It's not very effective... Metagross lost 35% of its health. The sun continues to shine. Metagross - 33% Health. Latias - 32% Health. --- I can't bear another Dragon Pulse, but I must break the Sub. If he Dragon Pulses again, I can pin it and finish it off with Rayquaza's Extremespeed as i'm sure it does only a little less than 50% damaeg. If he subs again, he's just wasting more hit points and a Recover will just postpone Metagross' Ice Punch from 2HKOing. I go for the Punch, quite sure that he won't be able to do much back (in the long term). --- Metagross used Ice Punch. It's super effective! The substitute took damage for Latias! Latias's substitute faded! Latias used Recover. Latias restored 50% of its health. The sun continues to shine. Metagross - 33% Health. Latias - 82% Health. --- Though I broke his Sub, he's back up to a comfortable 82% Health. A switch to Kyogre or even Groudon is obvious, as both can easily take a non-boosted Ice Punch while dishing back OHKO's with their powerful STAB attacks. However as Spikes damage has already proven a pain, I choose to stay in; in the off chance he predicts my switch and leaves his Latias in, I will be able to weaken it enough so that Mewtwo or Rayquaza (with Extremespeed) can take it out in a single hit. Really, any damage on Groudon would be welcome, while Kyogre is fast asleep and thus, setup bait. --- Jam switched in Kyogre. Rain began to fall! Metagross used Ice Punch. It's not very effective... Kyogre lost 10% of its health. The rain continues to fall. Metagross - 33% Health. Kyogre - 96% Health. Sleeping. --- Leftovers... It could be a CM ResTalker. Whatever it is, i'm sure that I won't be able to take a hit if it uses Sleep Talk, nor will my Ice Punches do any damage (unless it stays asleep for 25 turns >_>). Bronzong seems like a solid switch in, though Rayquaza can easily take unboosted Surfs as it resists Water and negates the Drizzle boost. Having no choice but to take this oppurtunity to setup, I switch in Rayquaza, praying it's not a 2-Attack ResTalker. --- Train Man switched in Rayquaza. Jam switched in Latias. The rain continues to fall. Rayquaza - 70% Health.Latias - 82% Health. --- ... But he predicted my switch and went with Latias. Last time, I did a very dangerous dance, using Extremespeed as it substituted. Now Rayquaza is absolutely necessary for my end-game and a plan is starting to formulate. Of what he has left, everything is outsped and OHKO'd by a +2 Dragon Claw, (Latias falls to +2 Extremespeed) barring Groudon. His set, the Supporting Groudon will most likely be carrying Dragon Claw over Fire Punch, but if he using the latter, he will not be able to OHKO Rayquaza anyway. If he Thunder Waves or Toxic's, that will slow my sweep but a +2 Dragon Claw, in conjunction with a +2 Extremespeed should take out the Rock Titan anyway. While, Thunder Wave would cut my speed, I don't think his Blissey has Ice Beam and while Kyogre is sleeping neither are threats. +2 Extremespeed should also enough to down his Blissey in a single hit, ignoring any speed modifiers. However, if he does have Dragon Claw my only hopes in surviving is to setup a Reflect (allowing Rayquaza to only take approximately 30%-40% from Groudon's hit.) I still have two users of Explosion that will definitely dent Groudon enough to the point that he will not be able to survive a single +2 Dragon Claw, so I don't have to take chances on the moves he is carrying. Setting my mind to the possibility and plausibility of a Rayquaza sweep, I try to ensure that everything goes off without a hitch. That is; setting a Reflect and Light Screen, take out or massively weaken Groudon, and match Rayquaza up against the likes of Blissey or Kyogre, giving it a free turn to Swords Dance. --- Train Man switched in Bronzong. Latias used Dragon Pulse. It's not very effective... Bronzong lost 18% of its health. The rain continues to fall. Bronzong - 82% Health.Latias - 82% Health. --- Now that i've got Bronzong in, I can enact Part 1 of my plan; setting up dual screens. With Light Clay, i'll be able to abuse the doubled defenses of my pokemon for 7-8 Turns, as i plan to explode immediately after. I set up Light Screen before Reflect as I want Reflect to last as long as possible for when that Groudon rears it's ugly head. --- Latias used Substitute. Latias lost 25% of its health. Latias made a substitute! Bronzong used Light Screen. A barrier was formed! The rain continues to fall. --- Latias used Calm Mind. Latias's special attack was raised. Latias's special defence was raised. Bronzong used Reflect. A barrier was formed! The rain continues to fall. Bronzong - 82% Health. Latias - 57% Health. --- As we both set up, we share a feeling of confidence. He's sitting safely behind his Substitute with a boost to both his SpAtk and SpDef, while I have successfully set up my dual screens. I don't think either of us are regretting our choices here, and to break his Sub, while giving me a free switch-in, it is Explosion time. BOOM! --- Latias used Calm Mind. Latias's special attack was raised. Latias's special defence was raised. Bronzong used Explosion. A critical hit! The substitute took damage for Latias! Latias's substitute faded! Train Man's Bronzong fainted. The rain continues to fall. Bronzong - 0% Health. Fainted.Latias - 57% Health. 5-4 --- The Score doesn't reflect but it is definitely late-game and by Exploding right then, the game has basically been forcible shifted to a do-or-die set of upcoming turns. I bring in Metagross to revenge-kill the Latias, though with Spikes damage racking up severely, it is time for a second Explosion. Whatever comes in will certainly perish. I'm hoping for a Groudon but am expecting a Kyogre (especially as Bronzong is gone and thus, the threat of another Hypnosis). As Metagross won't be surviving any kind of it, nor another switch-in, Explosion is really my only option. --- Train Man switched in Metagross. Metagross was hurt by Spikes! Jam switched in Kyogre. Metagross used Explosion. Kyogre lost 96% of its health. Jam's Kyogre fainted. Train Man's Metagross fainted. The rain continues to fall. Metagross - 0% Health. Fainted. Kyogre - 0% Health. Fainted. 4-3 --- That went well. Though I have lost the setup fodder that is Kyogre, I still have another 5-6 Turns to abuse my dual screens. I need to lure Blissey in (probably with Mewtwo) and sacrifice it to the residual damages of Sandstorm, Spikes, Toxic and Life Orb, allowing me to bring Rayquaza in for free. With a timer on Rayquaza's ability to take Groudon's Dragon Claw, it is a necessity that I keep up the offensive pressure and ensure that he doesn't stall the remaining time out. I'm quite sure Jam will bring in his Latias as it can take out my Deoxys, Mewtwo and Rayquaza, while surviving a hit. Not to mention that the two Bulky Steels that were standing in it's way have been put out of play. As such, the only real thing that can pose a threat is Tyranitar whose Crunch should still be able to 2HKO, despite the burn. Not to mention that setting up Sandstorm will be very useful when sacrificing Mewtwo. --- Train Man switched in Tyranitar. Jam switched in Latias. A sandstorm brewed! Tyranitar was hurt by Spikes! Latias used Substitute. Latias lost 25% of its health. Latias made a substitute! Tyranitar used Crunch. It's super effective! The substitute took damage for Latias! Latias's substitute faded! The sandstorm rages. Tyranitar - 45% Health. Latias - 16% Health. --- Spikes and Burn damage do a great deal to my Tyranitar, but it's Crunch still manages to break Latias' Sub. Speaking of which, with both the Sandstom raging and 25% it lost, making said Sub, Latias is looking pretty worn out and weak. Predicting a switch to Groudon to soak up Tyranitar's Crunches, I try to keep up the offensive by sending in my Mewtwo, hoping to scare it off (or kill it) with Grass Knot. If Blissey comes, I should be able to OHKO myself from all the residual damage going on, with in the length of the Light Screen and Reflect. --- Train Man switched in Mewtwo. Mewtwo was badly poisoned by the Toxic Spikes! Mewtwo was hurt by Spikes! Latias used Recover. Latias restored 50% of its health. The sandstorm rages. Mewtwo - 35% Health. Latias - 60% Health. --- Shit, Recover. I'll be taking 28% Damage next turn from Toxic, Sandstorm and Life Orb damage and Ice Beam is obviously the move to use. I hope that he switches to Blissey in fear that Ice Beam will OHKO his near-dead Latias, but i'm not quite sure if it would. Though the Sandstorm damage looks to be working in my favour, and hopefully will psych him out enough to go to Blissey. --- Jam switched in Blissey. Mewtwo used Ice Beam. Blissey lost 15% of its health. The sandstorm rages. Mewtwo - 17% Health. Blissey - 85% Health. --- YES!! While might look like a horrible scenario from a passing spectator, my game plan is falling into place. With only a couple more turns of Light Screen and Reflect, Mewtwo's death will be greatly appreciated. As long as Blissey stays in, everything should be fine. --- Mewtwo used Aura Sphere. It's super effective! Blissey lost 28% of its health. Mewtwo lost 6% of its health. Train Man's Mewtwo fainted. Blissey used Softboiled. Blissey restored 43% of its health. The sandstorm rages. Mewtwo - 0% Health. Fainted. Blissey - 100% Health. 3-3 --- Perfect. With Light Screen and Reflect still lingering (if only for a turn or two), I just might be able to pull this all off. It's time to bring Rayquaza in and lay down the destruction. Here's to hoping Blissey doesn't have Ice Beam and Groudon doesn't have Dragon Claw. While I can survive one or the other, if both are carrying their, Anti-Rayquaza moves, even with dual screens, I won't be ableto survive their combined assault. --- Train Man switched in Rayquaza. Jam switched in Groudon. Rayquaza used Swords Dance. Rayquaza's attack was sharply raised. Rayquaza's light screen wore off! The sun continues to shine. Rayquaza - 70% Health. Groudon - 100% Health. --- So I'm guessing his Blissey doesn't have Ice Beam. Though the score says it's 3-3, it's much more like 1-3. Deoxys' only offensive move is Superpower which won't be able to touch his Groudon or Latias, while Tyranitar will only survive a turn or two after Spikes and Burn damage and can be easily stalled out by Latias (through Substitutes) or Blissey as it has had it's attack cut in half. Or really, if Groudon takes out Rayquaza, the Land Beast will be able to handle what I have left. It's do-or-die, I should be able to survive a Dragon Claw but a Critical Hit or a Thunder Wave (with subsequent, awfully timed fully paralysis') are always a concern. --- Rayquaza used Dragon Claw. Groudon lost 79% of its health. Rayquaza lost 10% of its health. Groudon used Dragon Claw. It's super effective! Rayquaza lost 30% of its health. Rayquaza's reflect wore off! The sun continues to shine. --- Rayquaza used Dragon Claw. Groudon lost 27% of its health. Jam's Groudon fainted. Rayquaza lost 10% of its health. The sun continues to shine. Rayquaza - 20% Health. Groudon - 0% Fainted. 2-3 --- Reflect lasts just long enough to allow Rayquaza to survive a hit and take out Groudon. It's practically game right now and their isn't much to say. Even now, I can't believe I turned it all around after letting him set up 3 layers of Spikes and 2 layers of Toxic Spikes. Not to mention, not even getting up even a lone layer of entry hazards. The outcome and turnaround was amazing and made for a great and amazing game. With almost nothing left up to 'luck,' this was a battle of skill and prediction. Great Game JAM! --- Jam switched in Latias. Rayquaza used Extremespeed. Latias lost 70% of its health. Jam's Latias fainted. The sun continues to shine. --- Jam switched in Blissey. Rayquaza used Dragon Claw. Blissey lost 100% of its health. Jam's Blissey fainted. Train Man wins! 3-0 --- PROPS * A late-game plan that was actually successfully executed. * Little-to-no Hax. * A burnt Tyranitar still showing it's worth by Taunting and Sub-Crunching. * Dual Screens and Light Clay saving the game. * Explosions! * SD Rayquaza showing off and dominating Teams. * Offense winning over Stall. * Both Teams setting up their strategy (Spikes on his part, Dual Screens on mine). SLOPS * Deoxys-e didn't get too much action. It usually manages to set up at least 2 or 3 layers of entry hazards. * Mewtwo being mostly death fodder; It can literally really devestate teams lacking a Blissey. * Tyranitar not being able to DD up and strut its stuff. Thanks for reading and just as a little footnote; I pm'd Jam later on Shoddy and asked his permission to write a Warstory. He says it's cool but adds that he's actually an alt. his main/real Shoddy alias is Baris. Hope you enjoyed that, if you search through my posts, there's a RMT of this team as well and any help or advice would be appreciated.


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In the Bike Shop: Reynolds 953Comments
by Byron on Aug 02, 2007 at 9:38 PM
The latest tube set in the shop is Reynolds 953. Called Super Steel, for all it's wondrous properties, 953 also makes surprisingly fine trumpets.
by Byron on Aug 02, 2007 at 9:38 PM
The latest tube set in the shop is Reynolds 953. Called Super Steel, for all it's wondrous properties, 953 also makes surprisingly fine trumpets.
by Kelli on Aug 02, 2007 at 1:10 PM
Cyclists Ride for the Right to Bike Lanes - Seattle Times
Mayor Greg Nickels said Wednesday he intends to triple the city's bike lanes, but they're not the answer for every location, and the Stone Way decision will be re-evaluated in six months.
Also Wednesday, the city announced that a closed stretch of the Burke-Gilman at the Fremont Bridge will reopen this month, instead of being blocked by a private construction project through mid-2008.
by Jason Swihart on Aug 02, 2007 at 11:41 AM
From surlykat's photos.
by Byron on Aug 02, 2007 at 11:07 AM
From a Pop-Sci article there's a case study on Ellsworth Bikes' self-powered factory.
"A geothermal system heats and cools the building, and electricity is provided by rooftop solar cells, which feed excess energy back into the local electricity grid to be credited at full retail value. "
With the bonus of, "… watching the electric meter run backward."
by Byron on Aug 02, 2007 at 7:55 AM
From Nuvinci's blog, we've got an assortment of CVT goodness, including an ATC NuVinci bike at le Tour ([video here](a spin in the mountains around Val dIsere.)) The Nuvinci also just won the R&D 100 award.
by Kelli on Aug 01, 2007 at 5:21 PM
There's been a lot of buzz here (and elsewhere) about Stone Way. So, why should you care? Perhaps you're not a hard-core cyclist and simply enjoy a stroll with the family along the Burke-Gilman. Or maybe you're a roadie who can't stand to ride in-city. Maybe you don't even own a bike. Here's why you should care.
Cascade's Advocacy Organizer, Pat McGrath writes:
blockquote>Most people don't normally spend a lot of time thinking about the configuration of the roads on which they drive or walk. But the factors that you nevertheless register subconsciously " the width of the lanes, the layout of the sidewalk, the presence or absence of bicycle lanes " influence the way we live. For example, wide roads tend to induce speeding and more severe crashes. The presence of bicycle lanes has been linked to increased bicycle use and its attendant benefits. The length of crosswalks is positively correlated with your likelihood of being struck in one. These behaviors and factors take on a particular relevance when we consider their impact on issues like global warming, public health, the obesity epidemic, and personal safety. Roads literally shape our lives.
Seattle traffic engineers know this, and some are trying to act accordingly. We know from internal memos that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has considered converting Stone Way in Fremont to a safer bicycle and pedestrian-friendly configuration since the 1980s. This plan was on course until the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, worried about changes, mounted a campaign to halt the improvement between 40th and 34th Streets. SDOT says that their decision to eliminate bicycle lanes from this section of the project and retain the old 4-lane configuration was an engineering decision, but we have information that contradicts that claim. As a result of SDOT's apparently political decision, the bike lanes that would have linked the Burke-Gilman Trail with the growing communities to the North have been stripped from the project, leaving a six-block gap.
The fears of the Fremont Chamber are misplaced. The 4 to 3 lane rechannelization, also known as a road diet, has an established track record of success, numerous operational benefits, and little to no effect on roadway capacity. You can find more information about road diets here.
Furthermore, this action runs counter to a number of initiatives underway at the City. First is the Mayor's well-publicized fight against climate change. Transportation is our number one source of climate change gases in the State of Washington, and to reduce its contribution we must support alternatives like biking, walking and transit. We know from studies that when we build for those transportation modes, people tend to use them and drive less. The City's politically-motivated decision moves us in the wrong direction.
The City of Seattle previously announced an effort to improve safety on Seattle's roads. Three lane roads are proven to be safer than four lane roads for all roadway users see road diet data. The resulting configuration would also give trucks and buses a wider 11-foot lane to operate in. It would increase their effective turning radius (room to maneuver) while reducing their exposure to "pocket" accidents.
Finally, SDOT's reversal casts a pall over the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan, which has been in the works for two years and is scheduled to be approved by the City Council later this summer. The Bicycle Master Plan originally called for bike lanes along the length of the Stone Way redevelopment project. If the City backs off from bicycle improvement plans like these at the first hint of contention, the message to the public is clear: any bicycle project is up for elimination, regardless of its benefit to the community or traffic engineering facts. The future of the Bicycle Master Plan is thrown into question before it has been approved.
SDOT justifies its capitulation by claiming that converting the street from four automotive lanes to three and adding bicycle lanes would lead to unacceptable automobile congestion. In an unbiased, independent analysis, nationally-recognized traffic planning firm Sprinkle Consulting has concluded that this is unlikely. According to their state-of-the-art traffic modeling software, congestion at the key intersection of 35th St and Stone Way would remain within acceptable parameters. Moreover, SDOT predicts, on the whole, significant increases in auto traffic between 2001 and 2010 at Stone Way intersections. Six years into this time frame, a hand-count of traffic movements by Cascade Bicycle Club has shown that automobile trips are well below the predicted levels and have actually decreased in many cases.
Cascade Bicycle Club and our friends in the community want the City to Seattle to uphold its commitment to build sustainable, safe, livable communities while enhancing mobility. Its plan to add bicycle lanes to Stone Way would have moved us toward those goals. Instead, by all appearances they have chosen to sacrifice those goals in an effort to soothe the unfounded fears of a minority of Fremont businesses.
Cascade Bicycle Club will continue to fight for a complete Stone Way. On the last Thursday of every month from 4:30 to 6:30 we will be conducting traffic counts at35th St and Stone Way to show decisively that Stone Way can operate satisfactorily in a road-dieted configuration. We are mounting a campaign to give businesses that support their customers' safety a voice in this matter. And we are working with grassroots groups to show the City that the people of Seattle care about safety and the sustainable movement of people and goods.
Some allege backpedaling with changes to bike plan, Seattle Times
Gearing Up, The Stranger
Stone Way Protest Ride, Slog
Changing Lanes, The Stranger
The Bike Plan Unraveled, The Stranger
by Kelli on Aug 01, 2007 at 4:35 PM
REMINDER: Today's Seattle Likes Bikes ride leaves tonight at 5:00 from Gasworks!!!
WHAT: A ride of enough cyclists in a loop thru lower Fremont at rush hour . This will be a legal ride, which means we ride two by two and obey all traffic laws.
WHY: The city has caved to pressure from businesses and developers and decided to go against the recommendations of the Bicycle Master Plan and leave a six-block gap in bike lanes between 34th & 40th on Stone Way N, leaving this vital corridor unsafe for cyclists.
If the city feels they can eliminate bicycle lanes as desired for commercial interests, no part of our bicycle network is safe! Read the Cascade Bicycle Club's excellent description of the situation here.
WHO: All cyclists who are concerned about responsible community-planning and preventing private interests from trumping public safety.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 1st, 2007. We'll meet up briefly at Gasworks Park at 4:30 (like now…oops, long day). Then we'll start riding around the following loop, counter-clockwise, following all traffic laws. If you can't make it until later just join in on the loop!
by Andrew Martin on Aug 01, 2007 at 12:44 PM
My neighbor Billy got me into cycling some 20-odd years ago. He had a fancy 1987 Trek 400 Elance (still does) that he upgraded with cool black and yellow Mavic components. He helped me through my first Chili-Hilly and STP. The year I graduated college I rode from Seattle to San Francisco, with Billy helping me plan the route.
A couple weeks ago was Billy's 40th College Reunion at St. Mary's College in the bay area. How did he get there? He rode his bike. I don't know exactly how old Billy is, but he's had his share of bumps and bruises keeping him from riding as much as he'd like of late. I spent a couple nights at his place upgrading his Trek with some gearing to get him over the hills by the redwoods and making sure that everything was ready for the trip. He ended up splitting the trip into two week-long legs, but he made it. The ride of his life is Paul Sherwin's over-used quip that you hear on any tour stage. For Billy, this 800mile trip was truly the ride of his life. He lost 30 pounds, feels years younger, and has a whole new collection of biking memories to keep him pounding out the miles. Congrats on a great ride Bill!
by Byron on Aug 01, 2007 at 9:49 AM
A hugger reader wrote in this morning to say …
"Have you ever put your foot down at a light on a bike trail right into a pile of dog shit? It happened to me this morning and pretty much put a damper on the morning commute. "
Well no, but that does suck. I have ran over a seagull (and felt horrible about it), seen a crow fly into another cyclists wheel, and then saw a squirrel jump up onto a fender rack, the person's butt, back, shoulder, and off into a tree. That was a total trip.
What's your weirdest or gross commute story?
by Byron on Jul 31, 2007 at 11:00 PM
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A low-speed pursuit initiated by Poland Township police that traveled through several jurisdictions in Ohio and Pennsylvania was safely stopped Wednesday night when New Middletown police deployed spike strips across the roadway at U.S. Route 224 and Struthers Road, deflating the car's tires.
Poland police took the female driver into custody and charged her with multiple traffic offenses, including operating a vehicle impaired, said New Middletown Police Chief Vincent D'Egidio.
No information was available late Thursday on the woman's identity.
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STOCKTON - Monday's showers officially added up to only one-hundredth of an inch of rain in Stockton, but that was enough to tie the record for the date set in 2000, the National Weather Service reported.
The rain fell in the early afternoon hours at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, where the city's weather records are kept.
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U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan can feel the winds of change blowing and he's planning on taking advantage of the power they can provide.
And so are others.
Mark Catello, business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 573, says local workers are being trained in fast-growing fields of wind and solar technology, preparing apprentices and journeyman for the clean energy tidal wave.
Dave Ambrose wants to lower the power bill at his Warren home while proving wrong those who say northeast Ohio cannot support solar power generation.
''I want people to know about it,'' said Ambrose, who hopes the 16 photovoltaic on the roof of his Atlantic Street N.E. home, will save a bunch on his electric bill. ''This is part of our future, making sure we have clean energy and (are) not dependent on other countries, that we make it ourselves in our own communities.''
As Ohio continues to trend toward clean energy, green jobs and product manufacturing as a method to recover from an economic slide, initiatives in wind, solar and other green technologies are being developed to favorably position the state's economy.
Others, like Ambrose, are becoming green for their own benefit.
Ryan, D-Niles, said the groundwork for an economic development infrastructure is being laid with the Regional Chamber hiring an international business development specialist and the Western Reserve Port Authority is close to hiring an economic development director.
''In that regard, we'll have the infrastructure in place, have people knocking on doors, and then once they get bites, they'll be able to use the chamber, the port authority and have all the different financing mechanisms they have to get the deal put together,'' Ryan said.
Additionally, there's work being done to establishing relationships with groups like the Cleveland Foundation and and Fund For Our Economic Future to make the idea of regionalism a reality.
Ryan also points to the development of the downtown Warren green business incubator, which will be able to reach out to northeast groups and universities, like Youngstown State University for support and, at the same time, offer support to ideas and businesses.
''In Warren, we will have a real infrastructure in place to grow these new companies,'' Ryan said.
Those are companies like AlphaMicron in Portage County, which Ryan said now is using its liquid crystal technology initially developed for military application in windows which darken in sunlight. The company developed by professors at Kent State University started in a laboratory and grew into a business.
''That's what we want to do with the incubator,'' Ryan said. ''Get these companies to come in and figure out how to make their products. It really unleashes the creativity and ingenuity in America.''
Catello said the center on Research Parkway in Champion gives electrical workers the opportunity to train on solar panel and wind turbine technology. There are 36 panels in the solar system, which is nearly complete. A turbine is expected to be erected next month, Catello said.
''We've already trained 40 people on solar installation,'' he said.
It's not all green job training at the Champion location. The building itself contains state-of-the-art green technology, Catello said.
In addition to the solar panels and turbine, the site features a geo-thermal heating and cooling system, sensor activated energy efficient lighting and temperature control setbacks.
''We're about as energy efficient as you can get,'' he said.
To operate, climate costs in the 20,000-square-foot building, are what they were in a 7,500-foot space.
''We're getting about three times the space for the same amount of energy,'' Catello said.
The 16 photovoltaic panels Ambrose had installed on his roof, he hopes, will result in an 80 percent reduction on his power bill. Additionally, the energy he can produce in excess will be sold back to Ohio Edison.
''I'll get paid by Ohio Edison, get a credit on my energy bill,'' Ambrose said.
The system cost about $16,000 to install, including a 30 percent grant through the Ohio Department of Development, which saved Ambrose about $8,000. It's estimated, the system will be paid off in 11 to 14 years, Ambrose said.
Additionally, Ambrose said he undergone other energy and cost saving measures, including adding insulation, new windows and buying energy star appliances.


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On this page title "WP Survey And Quiz Tool - Questions" is the list of questions for the quiz. I recently added several new sections and then changed each of my 20 questions to match my desires section. However, 2 questions have disappeared, although not entirely. There is a blank row with the "edit, delete" buttons. When I delete, and choose yes. It does not delete. When I edit, it stays there blank.
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They provide small disclaimers that state they are not affiliated with the Department and then proceed to charge customers anywhere from $25 to $50. Jones called it "an unbelievable racket."
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Hi: I am using VMWare 7.1.3 in WIndows 7,and I have built two vitual machines,one is ubuntu,and the other is xp.
However I found some exceptions when I run them:
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Offering the community the possibilities of yoga, the Santosha Yoga School in Sheridan held a free day of yoga and meditation on Saturday. Offering beginning to advanced yoga classes, Callie True helped facilitate and says yoga is for everyone.
Landon's Greenhouse was holding one of their weekly Saturday workshops and Sheridan Media's Judy Hagerott stopped by and brings us this story.
Two bills that would have allowed firearms in Wyoming schools failed to pass in the legislature this past Friday. Gun toting Wyoming folks versus gun control advocates, which side of the line do you find yourself?
M.D. Chamberlain, substation attendant at the Monarch mine, was electrocuted shortly after 7 o'clock last evening.
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Far Cry 3 multiplayer beta launches this summer on PSN and XBL
Ubisoft has announced its console-only beta for Far Cry 3 will be held for two weeks over the summer on PS3 and Xbox 360. It will contain six classes, 16-player matches, dozens of weapons, hundreds of various upgrades and customizations, and will take place across several maps and modes. In order to access the beta, you'll need to purchase Ghost Recon: Future Solider, be a GameStop PowerUp Rewards Member, and enter the code you'll be handed through here. Once the beta goes live, you will receive an email invite. The game launches in September on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Thanks, That Videogameblog.
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In"Hello, Jell-O ," Belanger shares her secrets for turning humble gelatin into impressive yet economical desserts that will steal the show at your next party or potluck. Featuring holiday crowd-pleasers such as Pumpkin Pie and Eggnog Rum, kid-friendly favorites like Root Beer Float Squares, grownup boozy bites like Sparkling Champagne and Strawberries, and vegan delights like Watermelon Basil Agar, the Jello Mold Mistress serves up recipes for every occasion. The deliciously wiggly versions of Key Lime Pie, Chai Tea Panna Cotta, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups will charm the inner child in every sophisticated home cook.
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The Childrens Acting Company Presents WILLY WONKA JR at McGinn/Cazale Theatre, Now thru 2/3
The stage musical will be performed by two separate casts comprised of students from CAA: Jazmin Kamali, Michael Kincheloe, Elliot Lipman, Jack Margarelli, Tea Murphy, Pablo Pichardo, Lydia Reiss, Robert Ukransky, Billie Wynn, Toby Wynn and Catherine Yegorov will be featured in all performances. The casts duringWeek 1 (January 25, 26 and 27) will also include Kala Berman-Peters, Winnie Ryan, Kalie Strutin, Savannah Leroy, Lily Santangelo, Michael Becker, Renee Crowe, Yrianny Cruz, Natasha Finkelstein, Caroline Grossman and Remi Kauderer.During Week 2, Tali Natter, Chloe Hechter and Violet Vale, will replace Misses. Berman-Peters, Ryan and Strutin.


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Remember that article I did on what American English will sound like in 2050? The one I had radio interviews about? We've made a podcast of it:
What Americans will sound like in 2050
Remember that article I did on what American English will sound like in 2050? The one I had radio interviews about? We've made a podcast of it:
What Americans will sound like in 2050
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Tagged American English, English, future, grammar, podcast, pronunciation, The Week
I've been interviewed a second time about that article I did for The Week on what Americans will sound like in 2050. This time it was with a National Public Radio station in New Hampshire, and it was pre-recorded and edited rather than live and on the spot. It's about 11 minutes. They've put it up on their website:
What Americans Will Sound Like in the Future
(You have to scroll down a bit to get to it, as it's one of several segments in the show.)
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Tagged American accents, American speech, English, future, National Public Radio, NPR, radio, The Week, United States
A couple of weeks ago, I did an "English language time machine" piece for The Week. This week, it's up as a podcast, for those who prefer to listen:
What the English of Shakespeare, Beowulf, and King Arthur actually sounded like
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The Week is doing a special series on the US in the year 2050. They asked me to write an article on what English will be like then. I obliged. Here it is, with illustrative videos:
What Americans will sound like in 2050
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Tagged American English, English, future, grammar, pronunciation, The Week
This was first published on The Editors' Weekly.
Here's a quick quiz. Tell me which of the following are English and which aren't. For each one, say why it is or isn't English and, if it's not English, what it is.
Wasn't that fun? As you may have guessed, all of the above are versions of English from different places (and in one case a different time). But of course they're not equally acceptable in all contexts, and some are sometimes treated as different languages now. I'm willing to bet that several of them were more than a little hard to understand, and most of them seemed somehow "wrong" to you. So let's look at what they are and what they mean.
There is not one "right" English. English is a language complex. All languages have different levels and tones and different usages for different contexts, but English, due to its spread, has much more variation than many. Within their own systems, all of the above are perfectly grammatical. Obviously, most of them would only be acceptable in a conversational tone directed to a specific audience, but to that audience, they would sound entirely natural.
And that's the take-home. What sounds natural to you, and what sounds natural to the audience you're editing for, in the context of your document? Are you sure? The Albertan sentence sounds perfectly normal to me, but there are many Canadians who would scratch their heads at it…
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We tend to think of languages as easily organized into trees of descent: proto-Germanic split into proto-North Germanic, proto-East Germanic, and proto-West Germanic; proto-West Germanic split into various German and Netherland dialects; one of those dialects became English, another Dutch, et cetera. But sometimes languages take a bit from here and a bit from there. It's like having nasi goreng made with couscous and kielbasa: fusion cuisine! My latest article for TheWeek.com is about seven fun languages that really mix it up. It's been given the title
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The monetary unit of Swaziland is the lilangeni. English speakers are helpfully reminded that the plural is emalangeni: one lilangeni, two emalangeni.
But why?
I don't mean "Why does SiSwati, the language of the Swaziland, pluralize that way?" That's easy: as with other Bantu languages, its nouns are in different classes, identified by prefixes, and plurals are a different class from singulars. No, I mean "Why do we feel obliged to use the SiSwati plural when we're speaking English?"
It's not normal, you know. It's not normal for languages, when they borrow words from other languages, to borrow the morphology: the different forms for plurals, possessives, etc., and the different conjugations for verbs.
It's not even normal for English to do that. We don't borrow conjugations when we borrow verbs: we don't say "They massacreront them!" instead of "They will massacre them!" We don't borrow possessives when we borrow nouns: we don't say "The radiorum length" instead of "The radiuses' length" – oh, sorry, that should be "The radii's length." Right?
Because sometimes – just sometimes – when we borrow a noun we also borrow the plural form. This is especially true with newer borrowings and with borrowings in specialized areas (science, food, the arts). We're not very consistent about it, so it can sneak up on you, like so many other ambush rules we have in English.
And there are so many borrowed plural forms – because there are so many plural forms to borrow. Read 9 confusing ways to pluralize words (by me) on TheWeek.com for details on ways and reasons.
But if we're going to talk about pluralizing things the way we always have in English, there's one other issue: we haven't always pluralized using –s in English
Nope. In fact, a thousand years ago, when English nouns had three genders, only the masculine ones got –s (actually –as), and not all of those did either. Other ways of showing the plural were to add –u, –a, –e, or –n, or change the vowel, or do nothing. English has changed a whole lot since then. Noun and verb forms have gotten much, much simpler – thanks to interaction with speakers of other languages, especially Norse and French. You can really thank the French for the fact that we use –s/–es on most words now for the plural.
But since that's what we do now, should we do it with all new words we steal, I mean borrow? Well, it'll sure make life easier if we can settle on octopuses. But it might just sound kind of wrong and blah if we order paninos and look at graffitos on the wall. And it would be less fun if we couldn't jokingly say to a bartender, "I'll have a martinus. No, not martini – I only want one." It's the eternal struggle of English: do you want it easy, or do you want it fun?
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