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BRUSH DUMP: is open on Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to noon, April 26, May 3, 10 and 17, behind the Sterling Police Department on George Peeso Lane. The dump is for Sterling residents only. Resident stickers are available at the DPW office; no yard waste from commercial sources will be accepted; dumping of materials other than yard waste is forbidden; leaving yard waste at the gates after hours is considered illegal dumping and is punishable by a fine; brush/branches must be under two inches in diameter; fence posts and lumber will not be accepted; biodegradable paper bags are acceptable for disposal; all plastic trash bags must be emptied and removed from the site by the resident; tree stumps of any kind or size will not be accepted at the site; home composting is encouraged; and no poison ivy, oak, sumac or other harmful plants will be accepted.
WARRANT AVAILABLE ONLINE: and a limited number will be printed and available at: Town Clerk's Office, Board of Selectmen's Office, Conant Public Library, 1835 Town Hall, in the Parks and Recreation office, Municipal Light Department, Chocksett and Houghton schools and the DPW office.
PUTTING FOR PARKINSON'S: with Team Family Ties, is Saturday, April 26, beginning at 7:30 a.m., at Mulligan's Miniature Golf, 124 Leominster Road. The event benefits the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Donations accepted. For information, call Gail at (508) 335-3956.
EXPLORING STONEWALLS: with the Department of Conservation and Recreation on Sunday, April 27, from 10 to noon, at Stillwater Farm, 228 Redemption Rock Road, Route 140. Learn about the history and the variety of rocks that make these walls unique part of the country. To pre-register, contact Jim Lafley at (978) 792-7423, ext. 231, or email@example.com.
DINE AND DONATE: on April 28 and 29, at Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill, 700 Main St., Holden. The evening will support the friends of the Conant Public Library as part of its six-week donation program to support local, non-for-profit organizations. Dine at the Mexicali and the restaurant will donate 10 percent of food sales to the Friends. For information, call (508) 829-7700.
STERLING EMS, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS: are open for applications through Wednesday, April 30. Scholarships are available in amounts of $500 for the standard scholarship and $1,500 for the memorial scholarship. To receive the standard scholarship, applicants must be Sterling residents enrolled in a medically-related training program. To receive the memorial scholarship, applicants must be Sterling residents who are recent graduates entering an undergraduate post-secondary educational program in a medically-related field. Applicants must be graduates, or soon to be graduates, of an accredited high school, possess a GED or have taken the Massachusetts test of competency for home schooled/alternatively schooled individuals. Interested students can pick up an application form at any of the following locations: Sterling Fire Department, Conant Public Library and Butterick Municipal Building in Sterling.
STERLING CHOCKSETT CLUB SCHOLARSHIP applications are available for Sterling resident students. Applications are available at the Conant Library, your high school guidance office or can be emailed to you by emailing email@example.com. All applications must be postmarked no later than May 1, for accepted submissions. Any questions, call Loret at (978) 368-8923 or email@example.com
LITTLE LEAGUE AND SOFTBALL OPENING DAY: on Saturday, May 3, beginning with a parade at 11:30 a.m., from the White Historical Building, Route 62, marching west to the West Sterling Major League Baseball field. The ceremony follows the parade with games and food.
SPECIAL/ANNUAL TOWN MEETING: on Saturday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m., at the Chocksett School, in the gym, 40 Boutelle Road.
POUTWATER POND HIKE: on Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. The group will meet at Sillwater Farm, 228 Redemption Rock Road. Join the DCR Watershed Rangers for an interpretive hike which will highlight some of the rare and protected plant species. This site was designated as a National Natural Landmark to be preserved and protected for future generations.
THE WALKING CLUB: will start again on Tuesday, May 6, at 9 a.m. The group meets meets at the Cider Mill entrance to the Rail Trail.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PIZZA PARTY: on Friday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. Volunteers eat for free. Non-volunteers will be charged $2. Sign up is required by calling the Senior Center at (978) 422-3032.
ICE CREAM PARTY: on Monday, May 12, at noon, at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. The Center won an ice cream party by submitting the most recipes for MOC's contest. If you come for lunch, you can stay for a free ice cream party afterwards. Sign up for lunch by Friday, May 9, at noon, by calling the meal site at (978) 422-8022.
TOWN ELECTION: on Monday, May 12, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Houghton School, in the gym, 32 Boutelle Road.
ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY TEA PARTY: on Thursday, May 15, at 1 p.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. Bring your own tea cup; hats are optional. There will be finger sandwiches, desserts and chocolate. The cost is $1 per person. Sign up is required by Monday, May 12, by calling the Senior Center at (978) 422-3032.
STERLING GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE: on Saturday, May 17, 9 to 11 a.m., on the Sterling town common, rain or shine. The plants on sale include hybrid perennials, plants for water, perennials, annuals, herbs, house plants, trees, shrubs, grasses, ground covers, hybrid daylilies and a table of unusual plants not available in local nurseries. Tickets will also be sold for a drawing that includes about 15 items. Items featured this year on the drawing table include books, terrariums, wreaths, plants and container gardens. To donate plants to the sale, or offer plants from your garden to be gathered by garden club members, call Pat Thomas at (978) 422-3566. Proceeds from the sale support civic beautification projects and educational programs for students in the Sterling schools as well as other activities.
SWEDISH MEATBALL SUPPER: on Saturday, May 17, at 5:50 p.m., at The First Church, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road. The supper is put on by the Sterling-Shirley Grange. The menu also includes mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, beverage and pudding cake. Before May 1, the cost is $8 for adults and $4.50 for children under 12. After May 1, tickets cost $9 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Reservations can be made by calling (978) 464-2379 or emailing your name and the number of tickets to firstname.lastname@example.com. Following the dinner, the Grange will present a Community Citizen Award to Sterling resident Lisa Perry, creator of "The Face of the Farmer." Proceeds from the supper will benefit the Grange Hall Renovation Fund. Plans showing the proposed upgrades and improvements to the Hall will be on display. For information on this event, or the Grange, contact the Sterling-Shirley Grange at (508) 886-2341 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
'GOOD EATS': on Monday, May 19, at 12:30 p.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St., is a talk by Michele Jones of Corcoran House. Learn how to make healthier versions of popular foods.
CHOCKSETT SENIOR BREAKFAST: on Friday, May 23, from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. The students at Chocksett will host a Spring breakfast for seniors. The band, spring ensemble, and chorus will be performing. Sign up by May 16, by calling the Senior Center at (978) 422-3032.
SENIOR CENTER CLOSED: on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: on Friday, May 30, from 8 to 10 a.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. The cost is $2 and includes pancakes, sausage, fruit cup, coffee, juice, and tea breads. The event is hosted by Friends of the Sterling Seniors.
PAINT AND CHEMICAL COLLECTIONS: at the Wachusett Regional Recycling Center, which is open to Sterling residents, are Saturdays, June 21, Sept. 20, and Nov. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon. The center is located at 131 Raymond Huntington Highway, West Boylston. Regular hours for general and bulk recycling are Tuesdays, from 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesdays, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. and the third Saturday of each month from 8 to 11 a.m. and beginning May 5, every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit www.wachusettearthday.org for information on items that can be recycled and fees charged. For information, or to volunteer, contact Colleen Abrams at (508) 829-3954, (508) 479-2123 or visit www.wachusettearthday.org.
COFFEE HOUR: on Mondays, at 9 a.m., at the Senior Center, 1 Park St. Have donut and coffee with a friend.
ART CLASSES: on Mondays, at 10 a.m., at the Senior Center.
SENIOR FITNESS: on Mondays, at 10 a.m., at the Senior Center. Oriol Heathcare provides this service to seniors for free.
WALKING CLUB: on Tuesdays, at 9 a.m., at the Senior Center.
GAME DAY: on Tuesdays, at 12:15 p.m, at the Senior Center.
HULA HOOP CLASS: on Tuesdays, at 5 p.m., at the 1835 Town Hall. Sign up at the Senior Center for the free class.
CHAIR YOGA: on Wednesdays, at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $3 a class.
COMPUTER CLASS: on Wednesdays, at 9:30 a.m., at the Senior Center. This is a free class and drop-ins are welcome.
SHOPPING TRIPS:on Wednesdays, to Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Searstown, etc. Call the Senior Center for information at (978) 422-3032. The cost $1 round-trip in town and $2 round-trip out of town. There is no charge to come to the Senior Center. Call at least 48 hours in advance to make a reservation. The van is available for other appointments on Monday through Friday in the morning and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon.
YOGA: at Thursdays, at 9 a.m., gentle stretches for strength and flexibility. The cost is $3 a class
PILATES FOR SENIORS: on Fridays, at 9:30 a.m., at the Senior Center. Work on your core and balance. The cost is $5 a class. Participants bring a mat.


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Welllll….It's been awhile! Apparently, my commitment to maintaining my online presence wanes moments after I post something on my website! : ) But, WOW, I have a LOT to tell you about!! TWO AMAZING things are happening on Tuesday, October 22, 2013:
First, on this amazing day, my dear friend and co-writer, Brandy Clark (brandyclarkmusic.com), will be releasing her greatly anticipated record, 12 Stories!!! Brandy is the talk of pretty much EVERYONE who has anything to do with the music industry in America right now. She is a storytelling genius, an artist who sings with so much honesty she shreds every defense you've got, a fighter who's hung in for the very long haul, and an epic human being. You've GOT to get to know her!!
Brandy and I have written many songs over many years. The song we wrote together that appears on 12 Stories is called Illegitimate Children, and I can't wait for you to hear it! It came out of a conversation we were having—I was telling her a story about someone I knew, which involved lots of alcohol and a random hookup, and she said, "Well, THAT'S how illegitimate children are born!!" I ran straight to the piano and sang the end of the chorus, and we were off! My publisher loved it, I don't remember if her publisher loved it, but I remember thinking that it was probably just another quirky, interesting song that no one would record. WRONG!! : ) I was ECSTATIC to find out it made HER record!! Wanna hear a lot more about the AWESOME Brandy Clark?? http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/09/brandy-clark-stories You can go to itunes and buy it TODAY!!
Next, the Lifetime TV show, Chasing Nashville, will air and I, along with Grammy-winning producer, Keith Thomas (keiththomas.com), and many wonderful young women and their families will be on it!! I am very fortunate to say that I spent some beautiful time with these girls. We wrote songs, talked about our lives, sang, cried, laughed, and wondered what it would mean to be on TV. I guess we're all about to find out! : ) I am EXTREMELY proud of these awesome young women, their powerful spirits, talent, and drive, and I feel very honored to know them all! I KNOW you'll love Autumn Blair, Helena Hunt, Julia Knight, Savannah Little, Lauren Marie Presley, Tyra Short, and Celeste Turner as much as I do!
Speaking of being honored to know someone, I have to tell you more about working with Keith Thomas. Keith worked as the girls' producer on the show, and as their producer on the soundtrack for the series, so he and I have worked closely these last several months. (He also produced the theme song he & I wrote for the show.) I LOVE and admire the heart, genius, and commitment he pours into every one of these girls. It is a constant joy and privilege to watch this epic musical mind at work!
The last couple of weeks, I've been in the studio (or several studios) producing a new EP with phenomenal new artist, Phoebe Elliot (http://www.phoebeelliot.com/)! We did some ridiculous tracking at Benchmark Studios (Chris Utley, ninjaneer), with Ilya Toshinsky on guitars, Jerry MacPherson on electrics, Will Barrow on piano, David LaBruyere on bass, and Nir Z on drums. It's a crazy honor to be able to work with players like this in a studio like this. I mean, SERIOUSLY, David and Nir played together on freaking ROOM FOR SQUARES!! That's Nashville for ya. If you can't tell, from the pictures above, we had a RIDICULOUS amount of fun!!!
We tracked extra keyboards at Mark Stacy's Sound Religion studio. That dude has every keyboard anyone could ever want!! We tracked B-3, Wurly, 1920's Mason and Hamlin upright, and Yamaha grand. He had a Fender-Rhodes, but we didn't get around to that one!
We're doing vocals with the magnificent David Axelrod back at Benchmark. I am SO excited about these tracks, these songs, and Phoebe's incredible vocals. I can't tell you how many times David will look at me in amazement as she's singing. I'll let you know when the record's done!!
Hey everyone! Finally, an update!! It's so much more like me to keep moving forward, rather than to stop and document anything. Although I meant to be a responsible web-owner and share much sooner, I wasn't moved to stop what I was doing and write about an experience–until now.
I've reflected for days on the time I spent in the studio last week—I had some feelings re-surface that caught me by surprise and brought me into a renewed sense of wonder. Back story: Rick (Beresford) and I are producing a children's record with the fabulous artist & writer, Rissi Palmer. She's a long-time, precious friend, and we were more than honored when she asked us to write and produce the record with her.
Our goal was to write music adults would love and lyrics kids would wanna hear. To that end, Rick whipped out his secret stash of sophisticated chords and not-usually-Nashville progressions and blew our minds immediately. Seriously, I'm married to the man for ten years and he had loads of chords in there I'd never heard him play before!! I shouldn't have been surprised—no matter the musical direction, he always knows exactly what to do. This generally causes me to want to be his groupie. : )
Anyway, Rissi, Rick and I entered in to our collective sense of child-like fun, opened our imaginations, and proceeded to have the time of our lives. It's reassuring to me how quickly we got to the 'kid' place–the burden of adulthood was lighter than I expected. The flow of energy was sooooo easy and unfettered. We wrote songs with very few rules. We stopped ourselves on occasion when we got too 'thinky' or adult. We let ourselves be the final answer as to what was worthy. We flew through a song and couldn't wait to write the next one. We delighted in each other's ideas, exuberance, and silliness and we encouraged it all. We watched baby Grace for inspiration and dance moves, and got more than we deserved. Rissi summed it up for all of us when she said, "Can we please always do this?!?!?!?"
Hmmm…conclusions, anyone?
A few days into the writing, we did something I had been DYING to do for years. We moved our little camp to Blue Miller's house and wrote songs with him, including the title track, Best Day Ever! When I say 'dying' to do this for years, this is what I mean: I knew Blue looong before I met him. I was madly, deeply in love with the first two India Arie records (Acoustic Soul and Voyage to India). I marveled at the songs, the production, knew every note, every solo, every harmony. Blue was not only the writer of many of those songs, he was the distinctive and soulful acoustic guitar player who was the source of countless conversations and revelations. I dreamt and talked of getting to write with him 'someday.' 'Someday' came, and it was more fun and more glorious than I could've imagined. Blue jumped right into our leaf pile and we all had a blast.
Once we had the seven songs in place for our EP, we headed back to Blue's studio to make the record. This is where something crazy happened—at least to me. More back story: Like many of you, I was that kid who lived for music. I remember walking to school in 3rd grade and crying because I had the thought that I might grow up and not love music anymore. Through high school, college, the rest of my twenties, I inhaled music, and I worshipped players. My first husband, Alan, and I talked endlessly about records, solos, bands. Neither of us could wait to play the other (and our friends) the new music that shook our consciousness and blew open the doors to new awareness. We compared, contrasted, & analyzed, but mostly we just reveled in the glory. We felt like we knew the best of the best in every genre (well, jazz, funk, R&B, fusion, rock, Americana), & we were proud of our attention to those details. It's funny how few details I remember now.
As the burden of adulthood became heavier than I expected, I somehow quit listening with the same visceral appreciation. I've listened to great records and truly enjoyed them. I've made tracks in various studios and been blown away by the brilliance of the players. I've relaxed at the end of a long day with a great record, and a, "Why don't we listen to music more often?" But I've somehow become just a little dulled to the magic entering my ears and my soul. The fact that everyone works in studios in Nashville with players that can do everything they're asked to do, and do it better than most anyone in the world, might be part of the reason. The fact that I've written close to 60 songs since mid-March (and that's the usual pace), might be part of the reason. The fact that I've become more focused on my limitations as an instrumentalist, rather than on the brilliance of others, might be part of the reason.
Anyhoo, going on forever, sorry. Here's the point: As Blue laid his legendary acoustic genius, tenderness, virtuosity and style all over our record, I was moved to tears, more than once. As Doug Kahan laid his ultra-funky & lyrical bass playing on my favorite song on the record, Goodnight, I cried again. My player-worship-exhilaration woke up from its grown-up grave and danced in the control room.
When I was in college, there was a period where I was trying to learn to play jazz as fast as I could so I could play with "those" guys—the budding geniuses I admired who got to play all the cool shit—together. I was exploding with the desire to understand, and dying to be good enough to be a part of what the best players at school were doing. It was all I could think about. When I finally started a combo with "those" guys and we were playing music I wrote, I was ecstatic and driven. So, when I was in Blue's studio last week, listening to the ultimate "those guys," playing music that I helped create, music that I LOVE, with such soul, grace and clarity, I was awed. I remember now that awe is an appropriate response.
As Rissi put the frosting, the whipped cream, and a bucket of cherries on top of every single one of those cupcakes with her phenomenal vocals, we all knew we couldn't quit. We were scrambling to figure out how we could make a full-length record—how fast could we write and produce three more songs? Well, we're about to find out!! Of course, I'll let you when the record's coming out as soon as I know. And I'll hope that there's a chance that, even if The Best Day Ever doesn't re-awaken your sleeping wonder-giant, like it did mine, it'll make your burden of adulthood a little lighter than you expected. : )
Hey friends! I don't know why, but spring just feels so much better than winter. And daylight savings time always makes me feel like there's hope for some long-awaited freedom. Hope you all are feeling as free as I am right now.
Meanwhile, Chris has made it to the live rounds of The Voice! He TOTALLY deserves your vote!! He's in my video in the post below…if you don't know him, you'll see how incredible he is!
Jenny Gill's record is coming soooon!! And I have songs on it!!
Love and happiness!
OK, my readers, mighty and few, I am SO excited about CHRIS MANN'S audition for The Voice in the coming few minutes I just had to share it with you. We've watched and loved Chris through so many phases of this brutal thing we call the music business. To know that he's finally getting his shot is incredibly gratifying. I'll be back the moment it's over.
Hey fabulous friends! Can I say that I am SOO lucky to be in a world of musical geniuses and beautiful friends, and I am crazy lucky that often these two coincide. I get to connect with people I love and admire–pretty much all the time. I'm grateful for them, and for any of you who've taken the time to drop by here! So, THANKS! PLEASE sign up for my mailing list–the seven people on there right now might be getting lonely! : )
Hey–the Blair Hit Songwriter Series is up an running with a CRAZY list of guests, including CRAIG FREAKING WISEMAN!! Just SOME of the guests this fall will be Gordon Kennedy (Grammy Award-winner, Change the World); Gavin Mikhail (wildly successful independent artist/songwriter); Dave Brainard (cutting-edge amazing producer for Jerrod Nieman and many others); Damien Horne (brilliant indie artist AND member of The Farm); Steven Dale Jones (One More Day, Diamond Rio; He Gets That From Me, Reba); Don Henry (Grammy Award-winner; All Kinds of Kinds, new Miranda Lambert record!); Charles Alexander (outsidetheboxmusic.com); Jeff Cohen (brilliant artist & writer w/zillions of film/TV placements); Cliff Audretch (Sr. Director, A&R, Showdog-Universal); Steve Bloch (independent plugger); Robert Filhart (ASCAP writer rep) and many more!! You can still sign up! Contact email@example.com for more info.
Couple of quick updates….I just posted "If It Kills Me" from Elle Maze's new EP (ellemaze.com). We won an international contest with that song a year or two to go–it was an Effigy Award winner for best Power Pop song for in FameGames, a radio program created by Tony Cowell, brother of the infamous Simon.
SOO many exciting things happening! I got to hear a preview of some amazing new tracks today–songs that I wrote with Chuck Jones, Tiffany Vartanyan and the BRILLIANT young artist, Savannah Jones!! Her scratch vocals alone are ridiculous! And the tracks are so flippin' cool–and it's not just because I COMPLETELY freak out over Michael Rhodes' bass playing….
My sweet Ricky and I have lots of other cuts on the way–Jess Moskaluke (winner of the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards New Artist Showcase, jessmoskaluke.com). CanNOT wait to hear it–she is phenomenal!! Then there's More Like Me, the extreme triplet magic of Jared, Justin and Jordan Roberts–these boys are literally the source of all sunshine and light! There's lots more–but I won't tell you it all because I won't have anything to write about later.
Hope your deep, good dreams are coming true. Much love.
Hey friends, old and new! Welcome to the news section of my website!!
So many HUGE and exciting things to talk about lately, I hardly know where to begin! Let's start with the release of the Survivors Series new app for the ipad and the iphone on Dec. 7, 2011!! When I tell you that book publishing will never be the same after this moment, I will not be exaggerating, and I won't be alone in saying so…read more on the Projects page and check it all out at chafiecreative.com!!
In conjunction with the release of the Survivors app, we've just released a video starring the absolutely awesome JENNY GILL (yes, Vince's daughter) and PATRICK THOMAS (yes, he was on The Voice last season)!!!! Please check out Who You Are! I was incredibly privileged to produce these gifted artists!! You can buy it on itunes!
Check out KENDRA CHANTELLE'S new record, Unthinkable (I co-wrote that!)!! She was on Idol last season and she will totally blow you away with the power of her voice and her soul!! You can buy it on itunes—that's where I got my first copy!
I have a charting single on the Texas charts (it's crazy that Texas is big enough to have it's own chart!). BRANDON BOLIN singing Don't Lie! Woohoooo! More itunes!
Dec. 8, 2011 I'll be hanging out in NYC at the Publishing App Expo (http://www.mediabistro.com/publishingappexpo/) with maverick genius AMANDA HAVARD and business guru L.C. HAVARD! We'll be on a panel called The Merits of Interaction: Transmedia Apps and the Reinvention of Storytelling. Don't you wanna go to that?
Look for my songs all over upcoming projects by Jenny Gill, Jess Moskaluke, Brandy Clark, and many others!!!!

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WBEZ News
Arena claims victory, while Garrido holds out in Chicago's 45th Ward runoff
Margins of victory were very small in a handful of Chicago city council runoffs, and the results could change slightly as late-arriving absentee ballots trickle in.
Chicago's 45th Ward is on the Northwest Side, where just 29 votes separate the candidates. Graphic artist John Arena leads, and last night talked like he was already in the council.
"We need to move forward now," Arena said. "I'm going to build, you know, a coalition - whether it's folks who ran or residents that want to get involved and have a voice in how their ward is run and how the city is run."
But Arena's opponent, police office and lawyer John Garrido, is not conceding.
"Disappointed right now, but encouraged that everybody worked so hard, and it's close," Garrido said in a phone interview Tuesday night. "You know, we're going to wait for the final count."
This contest saw a recent infusion of cash, with the Service Employees International Union spending more than $200,000 dollars for Arena.
His 29-vote margin of victory is still unofficial. According to board of elections, as many as 73 absentee ballots for the race may still arrive.
The 45th Ward is an open seat this year. Incumbent Ald. Pat Levar announced last fall that he was retiring at the end of the term.


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Shima Akio and Soma Yoshino are lovers, facing the reality of their fourth year in university. No matter how much they try and think things over, they can't quite figure out what to do about their parents, their friends, or even their own relationship. This is the story of their youth. Youth fraught with pain and regret.


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Users of Drews Pond Wood, Devizes, are being asked to donate money for the repair work needed after the recent storms.
Some 17 trees were blown over during strong winds last month and the volunteer group that looks after the wood needs to rebuild the streamside walk.
It has received donations totalling about £200 but estimates the work will cost at least £4,000.
On Sunday the group is holding a donation day at the wood between 10am and 3pm.
Stuart Hislop, leader of the volunteer group, said: "This is your wood and a lot of people take it for granted that it is there. Here is an opportunity for people to make a donation to help us make a legacy.
"If everyone who walks their dog in the wood donated £20 we would soon have £2,000."
The group has not been able to remove the trees that came down and the walk remains closed.
Rebuilding the walk will be a major task and the group will need a dumper truck, aggregate and timber.
The Drews Pond Wood Project was set up when Roundway Hospital closed in the early 1990s and it has been commended in the South West in Bloom competition for three years in a row.


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In a short sale transaction, the investor borrows shares and sells them on the market in the hope that the share price will decrease and he or she will be able to buy them back at a lower price. The proceeds of the sale are then deposited into the short seller's margin account. Because short selling is essentially the selling of stocks that are not owned, there are strict margin requirements. This margin is important, as it is used for collateral on the short sale to better insure that the borrowed shares will be returned to the lender in the future.
While the initial margin requirement is the amount of money that needs to be held in the account at the time of the trade, the maintenance margin is the amount that must be in the account at any point after the initial trade.
Under Regulation T, the Federal Reserve Board requires all short sale accounts to have 150% of the value of the short sale at the time the sale is initiated. The 150% consists of the full value of the short sale proceeds (100%), plus an additional margin requirement of 50% of the value of the short sale. For example, if an investor initiates a short sale for 1,000 shares at $10, the value of the short sale is $10,000. The initial margin requirement is the proceeds $10,000 (100%), along with an additional $5,000 (50%), for a total of $15,000.
Maintenance margin requirement rules for short sales add a protective measure that further improves the likelihood that the borrowed shares will be returned. In the context of the NYSE and NASD, the maintenance requirements for short sales are 100% of the current market value of the short sale, along with at least 25% of the total market value of the securities in the margin account. Keep in mind that this level is a minimum, and it can be adjusted upward by the brokerage firm. Many brokerages have higher maintenance requirements of 30-40%. (In this example, we are assuming a maintenance margin requirement of 30%.)
Figure 1
In the first table of Figure 1, a short sale is initiated for 1,000 shares at a price of $50. The proceeds of the short sale are $50,000, and this amount is deposited into the short sale margin account. Along with the proceeds of the sale, an additional 50% margin amount of $25,000 must be deposited in the account, bringing the total margin requirement to $75,000. At this time, the proceeds of the short sale must remain in the account; they cannot be removed or used to purchase other securities.
The second table of Figure 1 shows what happens to the short seller if the stock price increases and the trade moves against him or her. The short seller is required to deposit additional margin in the account when the total margin requirement exceeds the original total margin requirement of $75,000. So, if the stock price increases to $60, then the market value of the short sale is $60,000 ($60 x 1000 shares). The maintenance margin is then calculated based on the market value of the short, and it is $18,000 (30% x $60,000). Added together, the two margin requirements equal $78,000, which is $3,000 more than the initial total margin that was in the account, so a $3,000 margin call is issued and deposited into the account.
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows what happens when the stock price decreases and the short sale moves in the short seller's favor: the value of the short sale decreases (which is good for the short seller), the margin requirements also change, and this change means the investor will start to receive money out of the account. As the stock heads lower and lower, more and more of the margin in the account - the $75,000 - is released to the investor. If the price of the stock falls to $40 a share, the short sale value will be $40,000, down from $50,000. Whenever the price falls, investors are still required to have an additional 50% in the account - so the additional margin required in this case will be $20,000, down from $25,000. The difference between the initial margin requirement total and the margin requirement total as the price falls is released to the short seller. In this example, the amount released when the price falls to $40 is $15,000, which consists of the $10,000 drop in the short sale value and the $5,000 drop in the additional margin requirement. The short seller could then use this money to purchase other investments.
To learn more, see our Short Selling Tutorial and our Margin Trading Tutorial.
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The Basics Of Short SellingShort sellers enable the markets to function smoothly by providing liquidity, and also serve as a restraining influence on investors' over-exuberance.
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Why You Should Never Short a StockShort selling a stock means you are betting on the stock decreasing in price. Before taking on this investment, you should fully understand the risks
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Big Bear, CA, September 16th, 2016 – Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on September 15, 2016, LASD Parole Apprehension Team contacted the Big Bear Sheriff Station and advised of a wanted person possibly living in the Big Bear area. William Marsh was wanted for State Parole violations and had a No Bail Warrant for his arrest from the Probation Department. Marsh was in violation of his conditions of release by failing to report since December 2015. Marsh was contacted at his family's residence and arrested. During a search of Marsh's home, deputies located a large quantity of counterfeit money along...Read More


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Secondary Sources: Minimum Wage, Tax Distribution, College Aid
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
–Minimum Wage: Cardiff Garcia has a great overview of the minimum wage debate. "We think it's perfectly reasonable to be conflicted about this issue, which is another way of saying that we're conflicted about this issue. That a modest federal wage increase wouldn't have much of an employment effect is entirely believable. And while its stimulative potential is dubious, a higher wage would bring needed relief to struggling low-income workers. Still, we could be wrong, and this kind of intervention is something to be cautious about, even if it would only be a very small lurch in the direction of a more-calcified labour market. It's just not clear to us which of the above sets of arguments is stronger."
–Tax Distribution: Tim Taylor breaks down a new CBO report on the distribution of U.S. taxes and income. "How have federal tax rates changed over time for various income groups? It's true that average tax rates for the top 1% are down from the mid to late 1990s. It's also true that tax rates for the rest of the income distribution are lower in 2010 than back in the 1990s. From 2008 through 2010, the federal tax rate as a share of income was at its lowest level during this time period. Of course, this is due in part to people having less income and finding themselves in lower tax brackets, and in part to various tax cuts aimed at stimulating the economy."
–College Aid: Andrew O'Connell points to interesting research on an economic experiment. "An inner-city college-prep program that pays students $100 to $500 for each score of at least 3 on Advanced Placement tests led to higher college-degree attainment and an 11% increase in participants' later earnings, according to a study in Texas by C. Kirabo Jackson of Northwestern University. The high-school program, begun in 1996, also includes teacher training, curriculum oversight, and bonuses for teachers if students score well on the tests, which measure understanding of college-level material and allow students to skip certain entry-level classes in college."


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Feta Bruschetta Recipe
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 10 slices French bread (1 inch thick)
- 1 package (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1. In a small bowl, combine butter and oil; brush onto both sides of bread. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
- 2. Combine the feta cheese, garlic and basil; sprinkle over toast. Top with tomato. Bake 8-10 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve warm. Yield: 10 appetizers.
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1 each: 296 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 547mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 3g fiber), 8g protein.
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"Much yummier if you add some balsamic vinegar!"
"I made a double batch of the bruschetta. The recipe stated 2-3 cloves of garlic. In doubling the recipe, I used 5, splitting the difference. I considered saut?ing the garlic in the butter/olive oil to infuse the garlic flavor but didn't. We all felt,although good, it lacked a garlic flavor. It was an easy fix by sprinkling a bit of garlic salt on each piece. Absolutely yummy! I also felt slicing the baguette in one inch slices it was a bit thick. Next time, I think I'll make then 3/4 of an inch. All in all, definitely a keeper and plan on making them again soon. Thank you, Stacey, for a great recipe."
"This was so delicious! The combination of buttery and crispy with the bread was a hit for me. It was a little messy but my 8 year old daughter and I loved it! Definitely will make again."
"this is amazing. Everytime I make it-I am asked for the recipe. It is adictive! I could nearly make the whole meal just eating this"
"Excellent and so easy. A little strong on the garlic but good if you like that."
"Love it! Next time I will double the cheese mixture though."
"I love this recipe and these things never last. I have made this both the original way, and with a couple changes - you can't lose. Instead of fresh tomatoes, I've used canned diced tomatoes seasoned with rosemary, well drained. It's best to eat these fresh from the oven and not let them cool at all, so put these in just as guests arrive."
"I have made it many times; great for parties, everyone loves it. Tonight I made it because I'm trying to use up garden tomatoes. So delicious!"
"This recipe is quick and simple. At first while mixing, I thought it would be dry so I added a bit of extra mayo. But I didnt' need to do that. So I recommend making it just as it says. I added some chopped pitted black olives and they looked and tasted great. Everyone loved them."
"This was an excellent all-around recipe. 5 thumbs up!"
"It did need some sea salt and cracked pepper. Oops."
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"We enjoyed these. They seemed a little dry, but a drizzle of balsamic vinegar worked wonders!"
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Five Questions: Seattle Mariners
Last year some Mariners fans believed glory was returning to the Pacific North West for the first time since the days of A-Rod. An astonishing run in late summer saw the Mariners get to within one game of the Angels approaching September and with the "big mo". It was not to be and a series of reverses saw the team finish six games back of the Halos.
Emboldened by their division challenge, the front office decided to bet the house on repeating in 2008. To the horror of many M's fans they traded Adam Jones, George Sherrill and a couple of other prospects for one of the best pitchers in the American League, Erik Bedard. Will that be enough to inch Seattle over the line? Will the King finally live up to his moniker? Will the rains stop? Read on to find out.
1. Can King Felix become a genuine ace in 2008?
I don't know about you but Felix Hernandez has been somewhat of a disappointment since he became a regular big league fixture a couple of years ago. Given his age and performance that may seem a little unfair, but that would be to ignore the hyperbole surrounding the King when he first appeared on the scene.
This is from the Hardball Times back in 2005:
I watched Felix Hernandez's second major-league start Tuesday night. I tuned in, excited to see the pitcher I ranked the second-best prospect in baseball heading into this season, and came away from the game in awe, convinced I had just seen The Next Big Thing …
The 19-year-old phenom Mariners fans call "King Felix" has the total package on the mound. He works with a mid-90s fastball that simply overpowered Minnesota hitters at times, features an incredible breaking ball that the boys over at USS Mariner have taken to calling "The Royal Curveball," and last but not least has a change-up that is absolutely amazing as a third pitch…
Considering how polished and dominant Hernandez has looked in two major league starts and the minor league track record he has, all at the age of 19, anything less than 200 wins would be disappointing. That's silly to say, but it's tough to think otherwise at this point.
And here are his stats:
Year Age W L IP ER HR BB SO K/BB ERA WHIP 2005 19 4 4 84.3 25 5 23 77 3.35 2.67 0.996 2006 20 12 14 191 96 23 60 176 2.93 4.52 1.335 2007 21 14 7 190.3 83 20 53 165 3.11 3.92 1.377
See what I mean? 2005 was a solid start and portended great things. His ERA was sub-three and the hyperbole was justified. By contrast 2006 saw a spike in both walks and home runs, which lead to an ERA of 4.52, barely better than league average. Last year he started well, going toe to toe with Daisuke Matsuzaka before succumbing to injury, which derailed his progress for the next three months.
In the context of the hype a 3.92 ERA was disappointing. So what about 2008?
The THT projections suggest a 3.55 ERA with a regression in home runs. That would be a good, though not spectacular return. For King Felix to live up to his potential we need to see a Cy Young contending season. That'll involve him staying healthy all year and posting a sub three ERA.
We've seen flashes of this potential last year. Now is the time to covert. And you know what … I suspect he may just do it.
2. Is Bedard an injury worry?
Let's start with a simple stat: innings pitched. Here are Bedard's innings pitched in each year of his career (since 2004):
2004 137.3 2005 141.7 2006 196.3 2007 182.0
In 2004 he remained healthy, if not especially effective with a 4.59 ERA. In 2005 he emerged as a different pitcher, posting an ERA of 2.08 before hitting the DL in May with a strained MCL. 2006 was a good year health wise, but last year the injury gremlins struck again as he strained a rib muscle missing the six weeks of the season.
In 2002-03 he had Tommy John surgery too. So should Seattle fans be concerned that their star hurler has not thrown over 200 innings?
Any pitcher who has had the injury record of Bedard will illicit an aura of worry. Tommy John surgery is firmly in the past and the data tell us that once a pitcher has recovered from the procedure he isn't a greater injury risk than any other pitcher. However, the pulls and strains are more of a concern, as they suggest more fundamental issues with mechanics.
A pitcher's health is a fickle subject. For the Mariners to be able to claim the Bedard deal a success he'll need to stay healthy. Any time on the DL in 2008 will be a cause for concern. The time has come for Bedard to deliver a 200-inning season.
3. Will Putz run out of err … putz?
J.J. Putz has been phenomenal over the past couple of years. In case you need reminding of his line here it is:
Year Ag SV IP HR BB SO ERA WHIP 2006 29 36 78.3 4 13 104 2.3 0.919 2007 30 40 71.7 6 13 82 1.38 0.698
After a breakout 2006, many pundits were expecting some regression in 2007. Those in the know recognized that Putz had added a splitter to his arsenal, which perfectly offset his fastball. As a result his 2007 exceeded even the most lofty expectations. Will he three-peat in 2008? Here are the THT projections for Putz:
We expect his WHIP to climb, which naturally implies a higher ERA. Personally, I'd expect Putz to be somewhere between this forecast and his 2007 line. No worries there then but what about the rest of the 'pen?
4. How will the M's replace Sherrill?
Sherrill's departure leaves an obvious gap for a southpaw set-up man. Although no one will replace the lefty's 2.36 ERA of last year, expect one of either Eric O'Flaherty and Cesar Jimenez to step into the role, with O'Flaherty the most likely candidate. Either way his ERA for 2008 could be 2 points higher than Sherrill's last year. Ouch—some gap.
Sherrill aside the other useful arm among the relief corps is Sean Green the 29-year-old posted a 3.84 ERA last year. However, he is woefully inexperienced having only hurled 100 innings at the major league level, which mean that 2008 projects are conservative. Someone, somewhere needs to step up to carry the ball to Putz or he won't get 40 save opportunities let alone 40 saves.
If only the M's hadn't traded Rafael Soriano for the dreadful Horacio Ramirez then they'd have their man.
5. Will John McLaren dodge the bullet?
As we saw with Mike Hargrove, the Mariners have a reputation for not being particularly trigger happy despite signs of incompetence. Only on the job for two and half seasons, Hargrove never posted a winning season, although when he handed the reins over to McLaren the "W" column was healthy.
The front office clearly expects to contend, but, most analyses peg the team at about 80 wins, which is obviously some way from contention. At least Hargrove was working from a position of reduced expectations. If McLaren fails to deliver he could get the bullet.
The jury is still out on McLaren. Although he annoyed some parts of the sabermetric community he did inherit Hargrove's legacy so we don't have enough data to properly judge him. However, Seattle fans are quick to point out that general manager Bill Bavasi is a bigger problem. Indeed when McLaren was confirmed as 2008 manager the bigger reaction was against Bavasi.
Bavasi has made some truly horrendous decisions from signing Richie Sexson, dealing Soriano and, recently Adam Jones. If anyone deserves to be shot it is he.
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It's the nightmare situation.
Based on a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, Donald Trump is at this moment falling apart: he's down 52 % to 38 % to Hillary Clinton in a two-way race, and down 46 % to 35 % in a four-way race. In the popular Congressional ballot, Democrats currently outstrip Republicans by a 49 % to 42 % difference. Trump is not simply dropping, he's dragging the whole Republican Party down with him, just in time to hand total power to Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies in the House and Senate!!!!!!!!!
This is what occurs when you nominate a mixture of Todd Akin and Mark Foley to the presidency.
In late August 2012, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin made commentary on a local radio show with regards to rape and abortion. The commentary made him a national laughing stock. Republicans across the nation instantly cut ties, sacrificing his Senate seat in an effort to stop the electoral infection from spreading. In the end, Republicans sacrificed just two seats in the Senate and eight seats in the House.
In September 2006, Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) was snagged in a scandal concerning sexual liaisons with Congressional pages. Republicans just as before tried to distance themselves, with far less success – Republicans sacrificed 30 seats in the House and control of the chamber to Nancy Pelosi and her radical Democrats.
Visualize if Todd Akin or Mark Foley happened to be the presidential candidate. And think about if the Republicans had then was adamant on tying themselves to them.
That's 2016.
Donald Trump understands this election is through. Everybody understands this election is over, with the exception of the demented editorialists at Breitbart News. But they're holding to an alternative reality anyhow – a reality in which Trump could yet win but only if everybody stays dedicated to him. Trump's debate performance gives just enough credibility to this fiction that Republicans will remain in line. Trump threw red meat at Republicans, and they're eating it up – Republican officials who proceed to defect will be reprimanded by those who feel they're doing so because they're too weak-kneed to assault the Clintons. That's why Paul Ryan got booed after refusing to ask Donald Trump to an event on Saturday, the day following news of the "p***y" tape broke.
Here's Robert Costa of The Washington Post, confirming just that:
In calls this morning, many Rs privately want to defect from Trump. But they say the debate gave them pause since he roused their base.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 10, 2016
The rat's that are jumping ship of Republicans away from Trump has ceased for the moment, even if some like Speaker of the House Paul Ryan are slowly trying to edge away subtly.
In hypothesis, that's okay. In procedure, it's the equal of a Viking funeral: the Viking does, and the community contends that his widow climb on the funeral pyre with him.
Trump's pride requires that if his candidacy is dead, everyone burn with him, like the heathen kings of old. And burn they will. Trump well informed his voters on Sunday that everyone who will not support him ought to be punished at the polls, raising the hideous specter of folks voting for Trump at the top of the ballot and then leaving the rest empty. So Trump will go down and take the rest down with him – and chortle while doing so:
Meanwhile, Trump circle gloating. Privately mocking elected Rs who are agonizing. One laughed and said, "We don't care."
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 10, 2016
Trump isn't a Republican or a conservative, and most likely doesn't believe things will be too awful if Hillary and the Democrats are elected. That's the sick joke of this cycle. His supporters believe it's the end of the world, and they're close to right – but Trump is completely satisfied to observe Republicans and conservatives go down in fiery ruins just so he can feel great about the size of his hands.
And Hillary understands it. For months, she's attempted to separate Trump off from normal Republicans, contemplating that she can draw them to her side by producing an alternative to escape Trump. Now that she understands she's going to win big, she's going for the kill: connecting all Republicans to Trump, expecting to win the House.
Ryan is still endorsing Trump. https://t.co/L30EZvUbm0
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 10, 2016
This is a full-scale catastrophe. Hillary's seeking to exploit it. And Republicans are too short-sighted to prevent it.
But it's not just about the loss of the presidency and the loss of the Senate and House. Trump has accomplished something else, too: by pushing Republicans to lash themselves to the Trumpian Titanic as it takes on water, he's pushed them to demolish their own arguments and their own cause. Republicans have expended decades fighting the leftist false plot of a broad American war on women – and at this point they're spending all their time writing off talk of sexual assault as "locker room talk." Republicans have expended decades informing voters that character matters – and then when their candidate brags about trying to "f***" married women, they shrug it off by citing King David in Biblically illiterate style. Republicans have stated that they're not racist and neither is America – and then brushed off a dude who went easy on the KKK and utilized "textbook racism" in opposition to a judge of Mexican descent.
They're providing Democrats all the fodder they'll want for decades more of fake arguments about the evils of Republicans and the American folks.
Today none of this means that Republicans can't vote for Trump. They can, as I've stated thousands of times at this point – it's feasible to condemn in the best terms all of Trump's evils, and still get a lesser-of-two-evils choice. But many Republican leaders aren't competent of the cognitive dissonance, so instead they create excuses for Trump, make light of his disgusting rhetoric and behavior, and lose women, minorities, and an whole generation of young voters along the way. Not forgetting their souls.
The Trump supporters wanted to observe everything burn. They're going to get their wish. But Hillary's going to be the one retaining the match and laughing hysterically while Donald Trump sits off to the side, secure in the understanding that at least he showed what a tough dude he is.
These People Are A Danger To Themselves And Others! Wake Up!!!!!!
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This residence features a rooftop terrace, limo/town car service, and a library. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include tour/ticket assistance.
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Antella Residence features a rooftop terrace, a library, and tour/ticket assistance. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Bagno a Ripoli residence also offers limo/town car service and an elevator (lift). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Aloha and welcome...
Whether your wedding is simple and set to a tropical backdrop or traditional and requires more elaborate decor, we aim to create the wedding of your dreams. Our services have grown to also include coordination services and recommendation for other wedding services that you may be in need of.
$ – Inexpensive
Aisle Decorations, Centerpieces, Plants, Wedding Arch, Decorations + Accents, Bouquet Wraps, Bouquets, Boutonnieres, Flower Arrangements
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Great JobReviewed on 4/30/2014 Natasha C
Recently had Todd from Always Flowers prepare our wedding bouquets, boutonnieres and floral arrangemensts for our reception. Each item was lovely and as described. Always Flowers also present themselves very competitively compared to other vendors we looked at. Great job,... Read More thanks Todd.
Truly Amazing!Reviewed on 4/16/2014 Hannah M
Todd & his team made my wedding floral wishes come true! I gave him a very basic idea of what I wanted & he really took my ideas to another level! I loved the centerpieces & beautiful handtied stanchion decorations & bridesmaid bouquets!
Beautiful workReviewed on 3/25/2014 Veronica A
Highly recommended. Todd did my flowers for my wedding and they turned out great. He stayed within my budget and made everything look so elegant.
After my fall-out with my old wedding planner, a florist is one of the major vendors I didn't have 2-3 months before my wedding! I was suggested to do a meeting with Todd and he was great! He suggested I buy a locket with a picture of my dad in it and he would intertwine it with... Read More my bouquet. When he delivered my flowers, he handed me my bouquet and I saw the locket and I cried! Todd and his team did an amazing job with the flowers! It was all so beautiful and I can't thank him enough for really suggesting the idea of having a locket. My heart was very happy.
Todd Oshiro from Always Flowers and his team were the best! We met with him about a year in advance to discuss ideas and he had so many that were perfect for our Great Gatsby theme. We ordered bouquets for myself and my 6 bridesmaids, boutonnieres for the men, two lei for... Read More moms, and a sweetheart table decoration. Everything was perfect! I could not have dreamed of a more beautiful floral arrangement for a wedding.
Love love love Always Flowers 808 and the owner, Todd! Todd was referred to us by our wedding planner for flowers for our wedding day. The moment we met Todd we instantly bonded. He is such a sweet person! He really works with you to ensure he provides you with flowers and... Read More arrangements to fit your event and vision. His flowers are all so beautiful and were the perfect touch to complete our wedding decor. Thank you Todd for being part of our day and we can't wait to work with him again!
Super disappointing, especially after reading the reviews, not only on here, but also on Yelp and Wedding Wire. My fiancé and I reached out on 10/22/15 and then got a reply asking us to fill out a questionnaire. We did on 10/25/15. We did not here back after a few days and... Read More then on 10/31/15, we sent a note asking if we provided enough information. It is now 11/11/15, and no response. We get that it is wedding season in Hawaii - like all the time - but you should not leave potential customers hanging. Does not make us feel good at all that we ended up without a proposal from this vendor. Not impressed at all.
Incredibly Beautiful!!Reviewed on 4/28/2015 Stephanie S
Todd at Always Flowers was amazing from the beginning. My entire wedding planning with him was fun, comfortable and memorable. His arrangements for the bridal & bridesmaids bouquets and boutonnieres were beautiful, the ceremony and reception decorations were breathtaking, and... Read More he's gone over and beyond what I've asked for in every piece he's made for our big day. For working with my tight budget, he really "wow"-ed me and all my guests with his generosity and thoughtful heart to making my dream wedding come true.
Personal on a BudgetReviewed on 3/10/2015 Jeannie P
This review is way overdue. But I couldn't get by life without blasting how amazing this company is. Owner, Toddy, made my wedding come true. His talent to work with flowers is just amazing. I can go one about the beautiful florals, but what I really want to say that set this... Read More company a part from other vendors was that Toddy really worked well in terms of meeting your needs, most importantly went above and beyond when I had forgotten to mention other florals I needed. Of course there's so much going and thinking about, especially on that day. Toddy himself delivered the flowers, and left back for his office to grab additional florals for my made of honors hair that I had forgotten to add. He helped make my wedding beautiful and memorable. He and his team are very professional and I'm so glad and blessed to have worked with them.
Be Careful LadiesReviewed on 2/28/2015 Nicole V
I really don't want to write a bad review, but I don't want this to happen to another person. I would consider myself a very laid back bride. I knew exactly what I wanted, I provided examples and specific colors. All I said was make it EXACTLY like this. Whatever the cost, make... Read More it look like this. My colors where jewel tones--- and what I got was garden wedding. I cried. I actually cried. I said dark... Dark... DARK. And what I got was bright and light... and Garden. I spent $2500 dollars on ONE table... it was bare and looked ridiculous. This massive table, with a few arrangements. Ladies, if you want to work with someone who can follow directions and not do their own thing-- perhaps a different florist is for you. Don't be fooled by the good prices.
My ExperienceReviewed on 11/29/2014 Joanrae M
My husband and I have plans to renew our vows in HI after 15 years of marriage. I reached out to Todd on 11/5 and confirmed that he was available to help with our floral needs that same evening. I completed his client information sheet and returned it via e-mail on 11/10. I... Read More sent him a follow up e-mail on the 16th to see if he was still available and if a possible contract was available for my review. He replied the following business day (the 17th) and contributed the delay to being short handed because people were out sick. I didn't hear back from him and decided to move on with hopes that I'd be able to find another florists considering my wedding is less than 5 weeks away. Annoyed at myself really for not reaching out to other vendors early on, but I was set on utilizing this company's floral services. All I needed was a bouquet, boutonniere, floral hair piece, and his & her leis for our super small and private wedding renewal involving just my husband, myself, our priest, and photographer. Overall, really disappointed with my experience. Please note that I have revised my original posting because Todd was offended with what I had originally written and he has asked for me remove or revise it in several e-mails. I feel bad for writing this review, but he is claiming to have sent me my contract/proposal on the 18th. I never received that e-mail containing my floral proposal and have no idea what may have happened. He suggested that I take the issue of not receiving my e-mails up with Yahoo.
Nailed the clean, simple look I was going forReviewed on 6/19/2014 Carrie B
I feel like I was behind on booking flowers (a month before our wedding) – especially given I had months beforehand to make a call. But I had a good planner with a good relationship and previous experience with Todd and his team so it really didn't matter. I'm from Hawaii but... Read More live on the East Coast so it was all long distance planning. I gave Todd and his team an idea of the look I was going for. They came back with some initial ideas and from there we worked and tweaked things. A few things to note: I'm not a big flower person – so I had an idea of what I wanted but couldn't articulate it all that well. Second, my color palette and look of my wedding was very clean, modern and simple. I was a bit worried looking at Todd's web site initially because it seemed like much of their work were these very bold, vibrant, complex arrangements. But they executed what I was going for perfectly - simple babies breath bouquets, white hydrangea arrangements accented with green monster leaves. Maile leis for all the guys and white Micronesian ginger leis for our Moms. Todd's team came to my hotel and were on site at our venue to deliver and set things up. Overall I was pleased with their work.
Amazing Wedding FloristReviewed on 1/01/2014 Leah C
Working with Todd of Always Flowers was a wonderful experience. From our very first meeting he made us feel comfortable and took the time to get to know us as a couple. Using his expertise and experience, he guided us through the wedding planning process, making suggestions and... Read More bringing up issues we hadn't even considered. Todd was not only concerned with the floral arrangements; he also helped us visualize our wedding décor and ambiance as a whole. He worked to keep us within our budget and was very flexible with any changes that needed to be made. When I received my wedding bouquet and saw the beautiful arrangements he had created for our big day, I was thrilled and in awe of how well he incorporated everything we had shared with him into his final design. It's as if he read our minds! Todd is professional and caring. We highly recommend Always Flowers to any couple looking for the perfect florist for their wedding.
You can trust his judgment!Reviewed on 10/24/2013 Stephanie V
Todd is passionate about weddings and floral design. He spent time to get to know our preferences and styles. He can be difficult to get into contact with, but he tends to be very busy with bridal events. He calculated our dream flowers and was able to scale back to keep things... Read More in our budget without losing anything significant. I also appreciated his contentious use of flowers that are in season and re-using pieces from our ceremony in the reception.
Flowers were fantastic!Reviewed on 10/22/2013 Jolyne W
We received a referral to Todd at Always Flowers 808 Weddings from our photographer Steve with Dream Wedding Hawaii. I went into the meeting with a couple of ideas of some things I wanted done with the flowers at the wedding but did not really know what we wanted to do and we... Read More didn't have a color (the bridesmaids dresses were black). For the reception I wanted tall glass vases with the orchids in water and small pebbles on the tables, so I was trying to figure out where I could purchase the vases, when I told Todd this is what I wanted he said he would provide the vases at no charge along with the pebbles. Also I wanted white orchids strung up on the arbor for the ceremony. Based on this information Todd came up with some amazing ideas, my bouquet was a deep pink orchid and my bridesmaids were carrying green orchids with a white one in their hair, the flower girls had a ball of purple orchids. The day before the wedding I realized that I didn't know how I was going to get my bouquet before the ceremony, I hadn't thought of that questions yet but I got a hold of Todd and he delivered the flowers right to my hotel room at the Marriott. All of the flowers throughout the ceremony and reception were orchids in a wide array of colors it was stunning to see it all come together. Our wedding was at Lanikuhonua which is very green so to add the pop of color made it all come together. Todd is very good at what he does and I highly recommend him and the people at Always Flowers!
Absolutely Amazing!Reviewed on 8/25/2013 Skye-Lee T
When we first met with with Todd at Always Flowers we had no vision, no theme in mind. We only knew what our budget was. By the time the meeting was done, Todd had given us a theme and more importantly a vision. Now, you might think its crazy to leave such a big thing at the... Read More whim of your florist, but we knew that we could trust him within minutes of speaking with him. We only had an idea of what to expect, however, when we saw our ceremony site & ballroom we were beyond happy. The flowers were so full and beautiful and the set-up was breathtaking! It was far more beautiful than we could have hoped for and it set the tone of our wedding perfectly. It definitely matched our personalities and we received so many compliments from our guests. When we gave the flowers away at the end of the night, everyone wanted to take an arrangement home =) We did spend more than we planned, but at the same time everything we had should have cost so much more than we were charged. We were so blessed to have found Todd!
AMAZING!Reviewed on 7/29/2013 Emma R
Todd was so easy to work with and really took the time to listen to what I wanted in my flowers. He was able to incorporate my ideas into my centerpieces and bouquet. I highly recommend Toddy...he is the best and truly loves what he does!
Gorgeous flowersReviewed on 7/28/2013 Annikka P
I booked Todd because I felt I could trust him - I am a florist but didn't want to do my own wedding flowers. I thought he understood my vision. The first time I met with him, his quote came in over budget. I met with him again, and he suggested taking out the ceremony pieces.... Read More I'm glad we did. It saved a ton of money and they wouldn't have looked good with the rest of our setup. When I went to pick up the flowers, I was a few minutes late. I called to let them know. They said it was fine. I get there, and they are still making my bouquet! They brought out a box of the rest of my order. There was no hair flowers. She tried to give me a dark purple orchid - I had ordered green. And I had ordered 2 of them. I had also ordered 2 leis for myself (1 as a replacement when the first died) and there was only 1. My husband's maile lei was supposed to have kukui nuts with it - it didn't. The flowers were gorgeous, though my bouquet was missing a flower Todd had suggested using. I would recommend Todd, because the quality of his work is amazing... But bring a copy of your contract an check everything off.
todd is the bestReviewed on 7/22/2013 stacy y
i love this man! i have a lot of problems communicating what it is exactly that i want, words are not my strongest suit. however, i told todd that i would be getting mason jars and only really wanted white flowers. i showed him a couple photos off of pinterest, but was still... Read More worried because i didn't really know how to answer a lot of his questions and was taking most of his recommendations without a lot of thought. which actually turned out GREAT. i was shocked at how perfectly the flowers were at the reception. he made it exactly how i wanted when i didn't even really know what it was i wanted! everyone complimented the arrangements, and my aunty had one that still looked good a week later! as well as doing a great job, todd is such a sweet heart, he is a joy to work with and will make you feel like family. OH and his prices are SWEET.
Make Sure You Lock in Delivery & SetupReviewed on 5/27/2013 Alicia L
Todd was fantastic to deal with on the phone. He was very patient with me as I went through changes over a few weeks. Unfortunately, I was not in time to lock in delivery and setup. His flowers were great, but his staff really let us down with packing things up and didn't seem... Read More knowledgeable about our order. My brother had to go three times – the second time b/cause they forgot to include my bridal bouquet!!!! We were frustrated, but I'm thankful that my brother was able to get everything after the three trips and it only held up photos before the ceremony a little bit. The bouquets and leis looked great. Lesson learned is to have the florist do delivery and setup.
Beautifl and TropicalReviewed on 2/25/2013 Raymie C
I love Todd, not that is out of the way let me talk to you about my flowers. Todd created fantastic centerpieces for each table that everyone wanted to take home. Todd really understood what I wanted for my wedding. Each consultation with him was like talking to a good friend.... Read More He understood our laid back vibe and gave us some rustic, yet tropical flowers all while working within our budget.He arranged beautiful white orchids with roses and white Anthurium (for that tropical look). I worked with Todd from Los Angeles, and he was always very prompt with email responses and willing to work with any suggestion I gave. It felt like we were family when we went into his shop. All of the bouquets and leis were amazing as well. Did I mention I love Todd!!
Gorgeous Flowers & Great to Work With!Reviewed on 1/10/2013 Ashley C
My husband and I used Todd to do the flowers for our September 2012 wedding. It was hard to decide between going with him and another popular florist in the Honolulu area (Easley Designs), but it really came down to how I felt when I was talking to Todd about how I wanted the... Read More flowers to look on my wedding day. He understood exactly what I was saying and delivered 100% on our wedding day. He was also very reasonably priced! I would strongly recommend him & his talented team.
Loved the flowers!Reviewed on 1/08/2013 Leslie K
Todd Oshiro is the best! He really truly cares about what you want your wedding to look like and when I showed him what I envisioned, he took it and made it over the top! Everyone raved about the beautiful flowers and he even came down to assist with the flower arrangements when... Read More he advised someone will be there to help move the flowers from the ceremony to the reception. If you have a budget, he will help you find a way to make it work and he loans vases also. He is very honest. I would definitely recommend Todd's services to anyone getting married or for any type of event.
Amazing Products and ServiceReviewed on 1/04/2013 Lesley W
It was a bit hard planning a destination wedding and one of my biggest fears was ordering flowers, bouquets, boutineers, etc without having seen anything. Todd exceeded all of my expectations! He was very reasonably priced and he went above and beyond! I couldn't be happier!
Beautiful FlowersReviewed on 10/22/2012 Doris C
Just when I when I thought I would give up finding an affordable florist for my destination wedding in Oahu, I found Always Flowers. Todd is the best. He always promptly responded to my email inquires throughout the year prior to the wedding day, and his floral designs were... Read More amazing and exceeded my expectations. I received many compliments about the wedding flowers and centerpieces from friends and family. Don't let the company website throw you off. Todd knows what he's doing, and my husband and I were so happy with his work.


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According to CBS4 (Denver), the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) and an atheist family have filed a lawsuit to stop the Cherry Creek School District from continuing to promote religion in violation of the Constitution.
The program in question, 40 Developmental Assets, is described as promoting "religious community" along with "things like family support, positive peer influence and doing homework." Evidently, the program says that children should devote "one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution."
"A public school system shouldn't be recommending students go to church or not go to church," said Bob Tiernan, attorney for the atheist family. "That's an individual decision made by parents and children."It is such a shame that watchdog groups like FFRF are even necessary, but this case clearly demonstrates that they remain essential. Quoting Tiernan again, the article continues:
By the government telling them that because they're atheists, there's something wrong with them, they're outsiders," he said. "Any number of things that the government is doing that makes them feel like they don't belong.It looks like the school district is refusing to budge on this one. They claim that because the program is voluntary, simply offering suggestions for families, that it is okay and should survive legal review. I wonder who ends up paying their legal fees? How would you like to be an atheist in that community and have to pay the costs of the local school district wanting to push religion on your neighbors with kids?
Tags: Denver, Colorado. Cherry Creek, church and state, education, school, Freedom From Religion Foundation, 40 Developmental Assets, religion, atheist, constitution


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A legislator cutting his own taxpayer expenses
State Rep. Mike Scionti, D-Tampa, is putting his taxpayer money where his mouth is. The second-term legislator says cost-cutting in his own office has saved $17,000. Among his budget reducing measures: He opted not to attend any of the annual national legislative conferences for a savings of $2,500; he declined the use of a Blackberry offered to each Florida House member; he cut newsletter and other expenses.
"Setting the goal was the easy part. Actually achieving the savings meant finding different ways to cut costs both big and small without diminishing services," Scionti said in a statement. "I believe that we can solve our state's budget crisis using the same approach that allowed me to save taxpayer money in my district office -– by taking a serious look at all options."


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Intersociety Working Group [3]
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List of Tables
Overview Tables
[4] Table I-1. R&D in the FY 2011 Budget by Agency
[5] Table I-2. Distribution of the FY 2011 Budget
[6] Table I-3. Historical Trends in R&D and Federal Outlays
[7] Table I-4. Major Functional Categories of R&D
[8] Table I-5. Defense and Nondefense R&D by Character of Work
[9] Table I-6. Federal Homeland Security R&D by Agency
[10] Table I-7. R&D Funding by Congressional Appropriations Subcommittee
[11] Table I-8. Interagency Science and Technology Initiatives
[12] Table I-9. R&D at Colleges and Universities, FY 2008
[13] Table I-10. Historical Tables: Federal R&D by Agency, FY 2001-2011
Agency Tables
[14] Table II-1. R&D in the FY 2011 Budget by Agency and Character of Work
[15] Table II-2. R&D in the Department of Defense
[16] Table II-3. DOD R&D by Military Departments and Agencies
[17] Table II-4. Department of Defense Basic Research ("6.1″)
[18] Table II-5. Department of Defense "S&T" ("6.1″-"6.3″)
[19] Table II-6. R&D in the Department of Homeland Security
[20] Table II-7. R&D in the National Science Foundation
[21] Table II-8. R&D in the Department of Health and Human Services
[22] Table II-9. R&D in the National Institutes of Health by Institute
[23] Table II-10. R&D in the National Institutes of Health by Funding Mechanism
[24] Table II-11. R&D in the Department of Energy
[25] Table II-12. R&D in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
[26] Table II-13. R&D in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
[27] Table II-14. R&D in the Department of Commerce
[28] Table II-15. R&D in the Department of Transportation
[29] Table II-16. R&D in the Department of the Interior
[30] Table II-17. R&D in the Environmental Protection Agency
[31] Table II-18. R&D in the Department of Education
[32] Table II-19. R&D in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Note: Tables within chapters are not included in this list.


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Over the course of just over a year, SPF420 has flourished from a small vaporwave-heavy online community to a bona fide e-venue. It has mostly played host to a wide variety of weirdo electronic-based artists, such as Vektroid, coolmemoryz, SAINT PEPSI, Transmuteo, DJ Paypal, Meishi Smile, and Choongum, its overall aesthetic influenced variously by everything from trap, house, and footwork, to pop, vaporwave, ambient, and beyond. But SPF420's reach keeps expanding, having done several high-profile events, like a Japanese footwork edition (with Paisley Parks, Foodman, and Giant Claw) and other installments with the likes of Traxman, DJ Earl, and, most recently, Ryan Hemsworth.
We invited SPF420 to make a guest mix for us, which comes courtesy of co-organizers Stress (master of ceremonies and kush) and Chaz Allen (visual wizard who also goes by Metallic Ghosts, Sugar C, and more). They included this special message with their mix:
"Because we specialize in virtual parties, we wanted to compile a mix of some of our favorite virtual party-startin trax. With some *lower-fi* rare gems such as F R E E B A S E's 'Jamaican Weed' and Temporary Suicide's 'LACINOJ,' some old SPF standbys like Taquwami's 'vvi+h you,' Window's 'Ki,' and Ryan Hemsworth's outstanding Flocka-vapor mashtrap. There's also some newer, hot hot jams from TEKLIFE's Deejay Earl, Spanish producer Alizzz, and young gun Say Ikko. Plus, a world premiere from Sugar C and Contact Lens. Any night can be SPF420 now with this essential, fuckboy-free dance party mix!! Type 420 in the chat if ur turnt up 4 this shittttt!!!!!!!!!!"
Stream below, and subscribe to our podcast here.
[00:06] HD-ROM - "SPF420 Theme"
[01:19] Temporary Suicide - "LACINOJ"
[03:07] Freebase - "Jamaican Weed"
[04:45] Sugar C - "Candy To Dollar (prod. Contact Lens)"
[06:47] TV Nicks - "Sony"
[08:20] Deejay Earl x Heavee D - "We Juss Smokin"
[09:06] Taquwami - "vvi+h You"
[11:50] Window - "Ki"
[15:49] Ryan Hemsworth - "Bill Russell" (情報デスクVIRTUAL Mix)
[17:48] Alizzz - "In Chains"
[19:17] Say Ikko - "Forever"
[22:02] DJ Rashad - "Kush Ain't Loud" / Brian Eno - "An Ending (Ascent)"
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For the last two years, "Cocaine Cowboys" has languished in development at HBO. But that is about to change in a big way.
Deadline is reporting that Michelle Ashford has been hired to write a new pilot script for "Cocaine Cowboys;" which is inspired by the 2006 documentary of the same name by director Billy Corben. The original "Cocaine Cowboys" chronicled the rise of the cocaine trade and other violent crimes in Miami during the '70s and '80s.
In the documentary, Corben used interviews with numerous gangsters, ex-drug smugglers, police officers and others to get a first hand account of what happened during the Miami drug wars and the wave of crime and violence that followed it. The title "Cocaine Cowboys" was coined as a description of the gangsters who worked for the crime family matriarch, Griselda Blanco; whose men were particularly ruthless and violent.
Michael Bay ("Transformers," "Bad Boys") and Jerry Bruckheimer ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") are attached to executive produce the dramatization of "Cocaine Cowboys," which will reportedly not feature characters or real people from the documentary. Instead, the documentary and the events it portrays will be used as the springboard for the series. Corben and Alfred Spellman are also on board as executive producers with Jonathan Littman.
Bay and Bruckheimer originally brought "Cocaine Cowboys" to HBO back in 2008. Meredith Stiehm ("Cold Case") wrote the first draft, but Ashford's draft is said to be a completely new script.
Ashford is no stranger at HBO, having written for both "The Pacific" and "John Adams" miniseries for the network. Ashford also penned a HBO pilot episode script called "Suburban Shootout" in 2008 that was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld ("Men In Black").


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In this test we have created three file folder copy scenarios and we are copying them between two folders within the drive, recording the time taken for the file transfer to be completed. Our first folder is filled with 870 picture files totaling 1GB, the second folder is filled with 550 MP3 files totaling 2GB and the third folder is home to a single 4.5GB ISO file.
The file copy speed of the Performance Pro 256GB drive is about similar to those of the top-of-the-line Sandforce 2281 based drives. The Marvell based drive has the advantage when handling smaller files but is slightly slower when handling a single large file, obviously because of the inferior write speed of this model.
In our second real world test we are recording the time taken for our OS to fully boot from when we pressed the power on button and the start up times of two very popular and heavy professional applications, the Autodesk AutoCAD 2012 and the Mathworks Matlab. These tests are excellent examples of how an actual system would start and work under real-life circumstances.
This time the results were rather surprising since the Performance Pro performed as well as the Sandforce 8821 based drives and even managed to outperform them while loading Matlab, although this drive is slower "on paper".


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Pokemon Platinum Version
Good Electric Type?
Whats a good electric type pokemon for Battle Frontier, E4, etc
She_Was_18 - 8 years ago
Top Voted Answer
Electivire has a decent speed and high Attack, as well as lots of physical moves, you could easily get a move set that covers almost all types.
Zapdos is a little all-rounder... He has some cool moves to choose from, like Heat Wave, Thunderbolt, Light Screen...
There's some others like Magnezone, Rotom and Jolteon.
tiomasta (Expert) - 8 years ago
It depends on if you want to use a legendary or not. Electivire is probably the best non-legendary, while Zapdos is the best out of all. However, in most cases it's better to have something that splashes Electric attacks rather than actually be Electric. I'd recommend Gengar, or Mewtwo in that regard.
ellis123 - 8 years ago
for me i would go with electivire he is one of my best pokemon hes fast strong and very physical.G
pplatinum1422 - 8 years ago
I have Zapdos, Electrivire, Luxray, Magnezone, they all work really well.
Coleian - 8 years ago
I would recomend a good zapdos with the attacks of , thunder bolt,drillpeckor fly ,thunder,or charge beam
freakyevil9931 - 8 years ago
Luxray and Electrivire are both good electric pokemon for physical electric attacks like Thunder Fang, but I would go with Zapdos, Jolteon, or Magnezone for special attacks like Thunder and Thunderbolt. Really, physical electric attacks are weaker in attack power than the special ones in general, so if you want to go purely by the statistics, go with the special attack specialists already suggested by these players (Zap, Jolt, Magnezone).
justkaz7 - 8 years ago
Luxray i'M Pretty sure i have ice fang , discharge, crunch and thunder for it so it is versatile
Electricvire can learn fire+ice+thunder punch and cross chop so it also is a good choice
Magnezone is not really that good cause fire fighting both kill it and Ground does 4x damage
Zaptos is weak to hell to rock moves and electric can do decent damage on it too.
For the elite four i don;t know it anyone would use this but i had a gardevoir with thunderbolt. Since gardevoir has very high special attack electic attacks still do decent damage give it a magnet and it should kill off pokemon who are 3 levels higher than it. If you used Gallade give it thunderbolt on kirlia before you evolve it.
Death_Ragnell - 8 years ago
I'll go in region\game order; Kanto:pikachu or Zapdos. Johto: Lanturn or Ampharos. Hoenn: Manectric. Sinnoh: Luxray.
cimarronboy - 8 years ago
Luxray or Magnezone
Lelouch7668 - 8 years ago
I would recommend Electabuzz or Zapdos because they both know more electric type attacks than the others.
wingzero5223 - 8 years ago
Luxray is good because you get him early. but rotom is better. to counter him, opponents have to counter w./ ghost/dark types instead of ground types. but zapdos is the best, like others said. the only things you have to worry about about zapdos and rotom is slow leveling up
techfreak1234 - 8 years ago
I would reccomend electivire if you want a physical attacker, zapdos for a special attacker and magnezone for tank/wall.
Any other reccomended is probably inferior to the ones above in said tasks.
Take luxray, for example - decent physical attacker, sure, but compared to electivire he is a lot slower and the best physical electric move he gets is thunder fang at 65power/ 95 accuracy, whereas electivire has thunder punch at 75power/ 100 accuracy.
Rotom is a joke compared to zapdos, period, and i'm talking about the special forms.
Any others that come to mind - raichu, manectric, even jolteon are inferior to the ones above mentioned.
The only other one i might conseder would be raikou, but you can't get that one in D/P or platinum, so, unless you really like it and have one for transfer from prevoius versions, just stick with one of the first three I mentioned, depending on what your team needs - physical, special, or tank.
Hope it helps.
UchihaNemesis - 8 years ago
If you dont want to go through the trouble of catching a legendary or trading to evolve i would say you should use a Raichu. Depending on its nature you should get one with high special attack and attack. you should teach him thunder bolt/bolt tackle(if not then thunder)/iron tail/ and a move of your choice. do not evolve riachu intill pikachu is lvl 45. Raichu will not learn a thing.
supimlogan - 8 years ago
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