Thursday, May 16, 2013

OLPC working on XO laptop telescope and microscope peripherals (hands-on)

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So much of what children are taught in the sciences amounts to abstractions. It's a shame, really -- concepts of the universe are so much easier to extrapolate when we can see them for ourselves. OLPC's looking to give the classrooms it serves more access to the very big and very small with two new attachments that we had the opportunity to check out on a recent visit to the company's Miami office. First off is a telescope that secures to the side of its XO-4 laptop with a vice grip, utilizing the device's built-in camera. There's also a microscope that sits atop a swiveling base and plugs directly into one of the laptop's USB ports. Both peripherals run on Fedora-based software designed by the company.

OLPC will be bringing these out as soon as it can get the price down through manufacturing. For the France-designed telescope, the company is aiming for $10, with a potentially lower price on the microscope. The idea is to get one of each in a classroom, rather than the one-to-one approach of its XO line.

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Andrew Z. Cohen: A Meeting That Is Forever - Huffington Post

Recently, I've reconnected with some old friends. We've had the experience of immediately meeting each other at a very deep level despite having parted ways and not seen each other in many years. That's because our original connection was not merely at the level of the personality. It was at the level of the soul. And I believe that once you have truly met another that deeply, it's a connection that lasts for eternity.

Most of our relationships are not that deep, even if they may appear to be. For example, we may love our blood relatives -- our parents or our children -- very, very much, but still not necessarily be bonded at the level of the soul. We can share a lot of history with other human beings and still not be connected at the deepest level. We can have lovers with whom we've shared passion and profound intimacy and the sense of a connection that at least felt as if nothing could be deeper -- and then, for one reason or another, drift apart. Then, if we meet our former lover years later, we may have the strange and sometimes disturbing sensation of there being literally no connection any more.

How can such a thing be? How can we love another so deeply and then find that love and connection to be gone, nowhere to be found? I believe it's because the connection wasn't at the level of the soul.

Soul connections are eternal. Every other relationship we have, no matter how sweet, kind, intimate, or apparently meaningful, will in the end be revealed to be only temporary. And this truth can be hard to bear, especially when we experience this in relationship to people we have felt very, very close to. It's only when we meet another in the mutual recognition of life's ultimate mystery, that liberating metaphysical truth that transcends anything and everything relative, that we experience a connection that is forever.

I met my last spiritual teacher, the great HWL Poonja, in 1986 in Lucknow, India. I'd been a very earnest seeker, and when I met him I was a very ripe fruit. After spending three weeks in his company, going for walks, asking many questions, and taking meals together, his powerful spiritual influence catalyzed a transformation in myself at a soul level that has remained with me ever since. For that greatest gift that can be given, I owe him everything.

Life unfolds in mysterious ways. After five years, my teacher and I came to loggerheads. Philosophically we were no longer aligned and, painfully, we parted ways. Twenty-four years later, on the anniversary of my first meeting with the master (who had since passed away), I had a completely surprising experience. I was walking toward my house, my mind dwelling on practical concerns, when suddenly my teacher appeared before me in all his glory.

He wasn't physically present, but in that mysterious domain beyond the mind and beyond time his bodily form appeared, surrounded by light and energy and a current of love and bliss that were the hallmarks of his gift to me. I have no doubt that this was his soul essence. He was no longer physically in this world by that time, but our connection was deeper than time or space or history... or even philosophical disagreements.

I don't consider myself to be a na?ve or superstitious person, and this event took me completely by surprise. I almost fell to my knees in awe and wonder. I've never experienced anything like it, before or since.

The two old friends that I've recently connected with were not merely friends. They had been very close students of mine, and we had also come to a parting of the ways. Life and the passing of time had brought us back together. In that coming together, the immediacy of our bond was surprisingly palpable and apparent. Our connection was eternal. From the perspective of that mysterious domain beyond the mind and beyond time, our differences seemed superficial, irrelevant, and relative.

I hadn't seen one of these individuals in 25 years, and within seconds of reconnecting, it was like no time had passed. Our mutual love, admiration, and respect for each other seemed to be untouched by the intervening years. How marvelous and how joy-filled was our reunion. How free from history was our heart connection, how rooted in the infinite was our bond. Once you really connect at the deepest level, the level of the soul, it's forever.

This article was originally published on Andrew's BigThink blog, The Evolution of Enlightenment.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Detroit's emergency manager: City 'clearly insolvent'

By Nick Carey and Steve Neavling

(Reuters) - Detroit is clearly insolvent and could face a possible bankruptcy if talks with labor unions and creditors do not make substantial progress on easing the city's cash crunch, the city's emergency financial manager said on Monday.

In his first official report, Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr presented a grim view of Detroit's problems. The city faces a $162 million cash shortfall because of pension deals that outstrip its ability to pay, and a $60 million operating deficit, all amidst a cityscape of abandoned homes and businesses, broken streetlights and fractured services, the report said.

Orr said talks would begin promptly with unions and creditors, and he told the Detroit Free Press editorial board that he should know by the end of June whether the city's finances can be repaired without a bankruptcy filing.

Speaking to reporters later, Orr was matter of fact about prospects for keeping Detroit out of bankruptcy. "We can achieve what we have to achieve without going in. If we can't, then we have to" file for bankruptcy, Orr said.

Detroit had $64 million in cash on hand on April 26, but only because it has deferred $226 million in payments on pensions, loans and other obligations. Orr's report projected the city could get through the end of December without running out of money.

"If we keep going the way that we're going, we're going to hit some bumpy ground in December," Orr said.

In issuing his report to the state Treasurer, Orr declared Detroit is far from solving the problems that caused Governor Rick Snyder in mid-March to appoint him as emergency manager.

"The City of Detroit continues to incur expenditures in excess of revenues despite cost reductions and proceeds from long?term debt issuances," Orr wrote. "In other words, Detroit spends more than it takes in - it is clearly insolvent on a cash flow basis."

Legal experts indicated the declaration of insolvency is important because the city cannot make a bankruptcy filing without an official declaration of insolvency.

Some matters will immediately press on Orr. For example, investors who hold $377 million in interest-rate swap contracts obtained the right to demand immediate payment the moment Snyder appointed Orr to the job, Orr disclosed.

James Spiotto, an expert in municipal restructuring and partner at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago, said Detroit could avoid bankruptcy if Orr could work with the state and other parties to address deeply entrenched problems.

"Obviously, there is an urgency, but it's not time to panic," Spiotto said. "You need a sustainable, affordable recovery plan."

In the past, New York City, Philadelphia and Cleveland avoided bankruptcy with loans and grants designed to keep the cities afloat while a long-term recovery plan was worked out.

Orr said it was important to put out facts so all parties know what they were facing.

Operating expenditures have exceeded revenues by about $100 million a year since 2008, Orr's report found, bringing the accumulated unrestricted deficit to $326.6 million. Payments of Detroit's long-term debt are eating up nearly 20 percent of Detroit's budget.

Orr is looking to renegotiate or restructure Detroit's $8.65 billion in long-term debt. He may reschedule payments, reduce the principal, renegotiate interest rates or issue new debt guaranteeing bondholders payment on Detroit's existing obligations, the report stated.

Patrick O'Keefe, chief executive of turnaround specialists O'Keefe and Associates Consulting, based in suburban Bloomfield Hills, said Orr likely intends to use Detroit's fiscal distress as a weapon in negotiating with unions and debt holders.

"My guess is they (Detroit) don't have the money so they are not that worried," O'Keefe said. "It's a little bit like fighting the ugly kid in the school yard in that he can't get any uglier."

Pension payments to city workers are one of the largest drains on the city's finances. Detroit will make $31 million in pension payments this year, but will defer another $108 million. The city also has $5.7 billion in unfunded retiree benefit obligations, more than previous estimates, the report found.

To catch up on pension and health benefits to retirees, the city would need to spend $339 million, about a third of its fiscal 2013 revenues, Orr estimated. Orr said a city task force was reviewing actuarial assumptions Detroit uses to estimate its obligations.

Detroit has liabilities totaling $9.4 billion from special revenue bonds, revolving loans, pension obligations and other financial instruments.

At investment firm BlackRock in New York, Orr's report was only a small step toward addressing Detroit's major problems.

"The identification of these items are still far from the resolution of these items, and that is ultimately what has to take place here", said Peter Hayes, head of BlackRock's municipal bonds group, which has $114 billion in assets under management.

Labor is among the city's largest challenges. Noting that state law authorized him to "reject, modify or terminate" any of the city's 48 collective bargaining agreements, Orr said he was considering all options.

"This power will be exercised, if necessary or desirable, with the knowledge and understanding that many City employees already have absorbed wage and benefit reductions," the report said.

The report also noted that a review of police, fire and other emergency services was ongoing and that Detroit's "infrastructure and public safety fleet are aged and decrepit, which, in turn, increases the City's operating and repair costs and decreases its productivity."

The Detroit NAACP on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Snyder and other state officials calling for reversal of the state law that allows emergency managers like Orr.

Emergency managers in Benton Harbor, Pontiac and other Michigan cities have attracted controversy with their turnaround plans, and Rev. Wendell Anthony, head of the Detroit NAACP, said the law was applied unevenly by focusing primarily on cities and school districts with black residents.

(Reporting by Nick Carey and Steve Neavling.; Additional reporting by Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman.; Editing by David Greising, Sofina Mirza-Reid, Leslie Gevirtz, Toni Reinhold)

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Amazon workers in Germany stage strike

BERLIN (AP) ? A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer.

The ver.di union said Tuesday it is urging Amazon to adopt wage agreements similar to those governing retail and mail-order workers. The union says those agreements include Christmas bonuses and extra pay for working nights, Sundays and holidays and could mean as much as 9,000 euros ($11,700) more annually for Amazon workers.

Amazon says its distribution warehouses in Germany are logistical centers, and employees are already paid on the upper end of what workers in the logistical industry earn.

Ver.di represents some 3,300 employees at Amazon's Bad Hersfeld center and another 2,000 in Leipzig and says both sites will take part in the one-day warning strike.

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Nokia takes aim at Android rivals with aluminum-clad Lumia 925

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We're suckers for sleek metal smartphones here at AC, so when Nokia unveiled its new aluminum-shelled beast, the Lumia 925, we had to sneak over to Windows Phone Central for a closer look. Nokia's latest Windows Phone 8 handset boasts an aluminum-framed design and outstanding camera features, like a certain Android handset we could mention. On the camera side, Nokia's packed in a 8.7-megapixel PureView shooter with Optical Image Stabilization, the same sort used by its predecessor the Lumia 920. That device is one of the few cameras that can compete with the HTC One in low light, and Nokia's promised hardware and software tweaks, so expect some impressive photographic capabilities.

But it isn't all about the comparison with HTC's latest device. The Lumia 925 launch also gives Nokia a fresh product to hold up against the Galaxy S4, which will be backed up by Samsung's monstrous marketing budget. With its aluminum chassis and unique, minimalist software, Nokia will be hoping for favorable comparisons against the GS4.

Our sister site Windows Phone Central has been spending some quality time with the Lumia 925 at the launch event in London this morning. Editor-in-Chief Daniel Rubino writes --

For those of you who dismiss this as just another 920, we’d suggest you reconsider. The phone feels like a Lumia 720 (which we love) but it has the 920 guts inside, making it a very compelling device for those who want a thinner, lighter phone. It’s not an iteration of the 920, but “another expression” of it.

Check out Windows Phone Central for full coverage of the Lumia 925 launch.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Three dead, three safe after 36-hour Trenton hostage drama

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People react during a hostage situation in Trenton, New Jersey, May 11, 2013. A gunman suspected of killing his wife was barricaded with two or three of his children inside a Trenton house in an armed standoff with police.

By Matthew DeLuca and Hasani Gittens, NBC News

Three children are safe after a 36-hour standoff with an armed man in Trenton, New Jersey ended early Sunday, state law enforcement officials said.

But the bodies of a woman, presumed to be home owner Carmelita Stevens, 44 -- the mother of the children -- and a young boy, presumed to be her 13-year-old son, were found decomposing in the home, police revealed at a Sunday morning press conference.

The freed children, a 4-year-old boy, and 16- and 18-year-old girls, were being treated at a local hospital.

The hostage taker, identified as Gerald "Skip" Murphy,? 38, was also killed during the rescue, officials said. He was not believed to have been related to any of the children.

Lt. Steve Varn of Trenton Police said the hostage situation ended shortly before 5 a.m. ET, adding that the area around the home where it took place is now secure.

Police were alerted to the situation on Grand Street in Trenton at 2:47 pm on Friday, officials said.

Cops had received a call from a relative of Stevens, saying she hadn't been seen for a "long period of time" and that her two daughters had not been in school for 12 days, said Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. at the Sunday morning press conference.

When officers arrived at the Stevens home, they didn't get a response when they knocked on the door, so made a forced entry through a rear door, Bocchini said. When they entered the residence, they immediately smelled the stench of a rotting corpse, and could see maggots.

Upstairs, they found Murphy had barricaded himself inside the house with ?multiple? hostages, saying he had a gun and explosives.

When police officers secured the rest of the premises, they discovered a 19-year-old man in the basement, also Stevens' son, who said he hadn't seen his mothers or sisters since mid April.

Homes in the surrounding area were also evacuated as a precautionary measure as hostage negotiators spent nearly two days communicating with Murphy, officials said. Food and bottled water was passed through an upstairs window for the children.

But, noting what NJ State Police Col. Rick Fuentes called Murphy's "deteriorating state of mind," officers eventually made an entry into the room where the hostages were being held, and a single shot was fired at the suspect as he made a violent move toward one of the children.

Murphy, who had warrants for not registering as a sex offender, and a rap sheet that included assault, robbery, weapons and child endangerment charges, was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Officials said it was too early to determine exactly when Stevens and the young boy had been killed, but said that they were in a state of decomposition.

Trenton police were supported by state police and FBI as well as the city?s arson and bomb and canine units, Varn said.

NBC News' Justin Kirschner and Alastair Jamieson contributed to this report.

MSNBC's Craig Melvin reports that police are negotiating with a suspect in an unfolding hostage standoff in Trenton, NJ.

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Wailord (Japanese: Whaloh) is a Water-type Pokmon.

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Wailord are mammalian Pokmon that are well known as the largest Pokmon discovered so far. They are based on whales. They have small beady eyes, a huge mouth, a throat that is lined with grooves and four white spots aligned on its back. It has two pairs of fins along its side and a horizontal tail at the back. It's vaguely shaped like a torpedo or a blimp.

Despite its enormous size, it is able to breed with many land-based Pokmon that are much smaller. This is due to it being in the Field Egg Group, a reference to how Free Hidden Object Games whales are classified as mammals.

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Despite being so large, they probably feed on some of the smallest creatures in the ocean, swallowing entire schools in a single gulp.

Wailord first appeared in Having a Wailord of a Time. The Float Whale Pokmon was stuck on a beach near a Pokmon Center. Team Rocket tried to haul it away, but a Combusken foiled their plans.

A Wailmer that befriended a man named Robin evolved into a Wailord in Island Time. This Wailord transported Ash and his friends across the ocean until they came across a ship heading for Ever Grande City.

In Leading a Stray!, a family of Wailord appeared. One Wailmer was separated from its family, and Ash helped it get back. By the end of the episode, this Wailmer evolved into a Wailord.

A Wailord appeared in The Road to Humilau! under the ownership of Marlon.

A Wailord appeared in the opening of Destiny Deoxys.

Along with their pre-evolved form, Wailord appeared in Pokmon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

A Wailord made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Wailord appeared at the beginning of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Multiple Wailord appeared in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.

In Pokmon Adventures, Sapphire has a Wailord nicknamed Walo. He is kept at sea so that she and her father can use him for sea travel. However, later she returns him to his Pok Ball and carries him as part of her party. Walo was one of the keys to solving the mystery of the Sealed Chamber. While he still belongs to Sapphire, it was not seen in her party during the Emerald chapter, and is assumed to be at sea with her Relicanth, Relo, as of her latest appearance.

Pokmon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: A Wailord is seen in the Sea of Wailord that was trapped by Team Dim Sun. The player must free it by deactivating the traps. Later on in the game, it is seen attacking Kincaid's submarine. After the player captures Darkrai for the fist time, and then goes to Haruba Desert's dock, Wailord will ferry the player to the Capture Arena.

This Pokmon is based on the blue whale, the largest known animal to ever exist. It also resembles a submarine, a blimp, and a torpedo.

Wailord is a combination of whale, wail (referring to the sounds or songs that whales and this Pokmon might make), and lord.

Whaloh is a combination of whale, hoeru (to bellow), and (king).

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Brendan (Japanese: Yki) is the male choice for the player character in Pokmon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and also serves as the rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as the female character. His female counterpart is May.

If Brendan is selected as the player character he starts his journey moving from his home in Johto to his play with fake pokemon Lambus new home in the town of Littleroot in Hoenn. After saving Prof. Birch from a wild Pokmon, he is Coolmath Game given one of the three starters of the Hoenn region. Brendan develops a close bond with May, and eventually Wally, who both act as his rivals. Brendan where appear Stingall goes on to gather the eight Badges of Hoenn, stop the plans of Team AquaSE/Team MagmaRE and conquer the Pokmon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier (in Emerald).

If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his dad finish the Hoenn Pokdex and becoming a Pokmon Professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Unlike other rivals (except Pokemon Tv Show for May when playing as Brendan), he gives up being a Trainer, making them the only rivals unavailable for battle after defeating the Elite Four. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their starter Pokmon into its final form.

In the game, two of the optional namesone in Ruby and one in Sapphirerefer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are Landon and Sean; in the Japanese version, Rikuya and Kaito ( riku means land and kai means sea). This is also the case in other languages. Additionally, in the English version, two of the shared namesTerry and Sethseem to be influenced by the same theme.

Brendan's only anime appearances are small cameos in the movies, appearing in the openings of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokmon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and Giratina and the Sky Warrior. Brendan seems to be a competitive battler, as his cameos suggest he spends time in Battle Towers. In all of his appearances, he has appeared with his Ruby and Sapphire outfit.

Like in the games, he has the starter Pokmon that weakens May's (May has a Blaziken while he has a Swampert). It is unknown if his relatives are the same as that of the games, where, as May is Norman's daughter (as the player is), Brendan would be Professor Birch's son. However, Brendan has never been mentioned by him.

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Shiftry's only known move is Bullet Seed.

Swampert's only known move is Ice Beam.

Rhyperior's only known move pokemon is Hammer Arm.

There are three different manga counterparts to Brendan: Ruby from the Pokmon Adventures manga, Ruby from the Pokmon Ruby-Sapphire manga, and Rald from the Pokmon Battle Frontier manga.

Brendan, based on a blue recolor of this character's usual clothes, appears as a common Trainer figure in Next Quest, the launch set of the Pokmon Trading Figure Game. There is also an unreleased figurine based on him from the cancelled Groundbreakers expansion, named Landon (one of the default names for him in Pokmon Ruby and Emerald), who wears the same outfit as Brendan does in Ruby and Sapphire.

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Options are settings that the player can modify to change aspects of the game. They can be accessed by selecting the corresponding choice on the menu in the main series of the Pokmon games. The options differ throughout the various games.

In Generation IV, a Confirm option was also added. It was used to save the Options menu's settings. Pressing B Pokemon Evolutions does not save it; in Platinum, monster Argrub however, the player is prompted to confirm any adjustments made to the settings.

Text Speed is an option that has appeared in every main series game to date. This setting affects the speed in which the text of the game appears. Players can set the text speed to one of three choices: slow, medium, and fast, with medium being the default speed.

Battle Scene is an option that has appeared in every main series game to date. This setting controls the appearance of battle animations, and can be set to on or off.

Battle Style is an option that has appeared in every main series game to date. This setting controls the shifting of Pokmon in-between one Yugioh Cards Trainer's Pokmon fainting. There are two choices: Shift allows the player to switch to a different Pokmon when the opposing Pokmon faints, while Set will have the next Pokmon immediately sent out. The setting is set to Shift by default, but in a Double or Triple Battle, the battle style will always be Set.

Sound is an option that has appeared in every main series game since Pokmon Yellow. This setting affects how sound is played through the speakers of the game console. The player can choose between Mono and Stereo. Mono sets the sound to one sound channel, so that the same sound comes out of both speakers, while Stereo sets the sound to use two sound channels, so that different sounds may come out of different speakers to give the illusion of sound coming from different directions.

Print is an option that appears in Pokmon Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal. This setting controls the darkness of prints obtained through the Game Boy Printer. The players can set this option to where can i find fake pokemon Elfairy normal, darker, darkest, lightest, or lighter.

Menu Account is an option that appears in Pokmon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. This setting affects whether or not descriptions appear for the menu functions.

Button Mode is an option that appears from Generation III to Generation V, and affects button configuration. In Generation III, the player has a choice of normal, LR, and L=A. In Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen, the player has an additional choice of help, which brings up information about battles, such as type advantages and disadvantages. In Pokmon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the help and LR choices are replaced with a Start=X function, where the player can use the Start button instead of the X button to bring up the menu. This choice is removed in Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver, leaving just the normal and L=A functions.

Frame is an option that appears from Generation II to Generation IV, and affects the appearance of the border around boxes of text. In Generation II, there are only eight different schemes, but there are 10 in Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen and 20 in Pokmon Ruby, Sapphire, and monstermmorpg monster Gengharoo Emerald and all of Generation IV. Generation V games removed the frame option.

In the Japanese version of Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, a new option for displaying kana or kanji is added. Generation V is the first generation to have kanji used along with the standard hiragana and katakana. If switched to kana, only hiragana and katakana will be displayed. If switched to kanji, kanji characters will also appear. Kana or kanji can be chosen when a new adventure is started but can be changed pokemon at anytime via the menu.

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Route 104 (Japanese: Route 104) is a route in west Hoenn, connecting Petalburg City, Rustboro City, and Route 105. The route is divided into two halves by Petalburg Woods.

Traveling south from Rustboro, the beaten path of the route swerves to the east for a short distance before turning south toward a bridge traversing a pond. On the north side of the pond, there is a patch of soft soil that sprouts Cheri and Leppa Berry trees, with space for another. Near the patch, an old woman gives out a Chesto Berry and reminds Trainers of the regenerating ability of Berries. Also, to the west of the patch, a Fisherman is standing by the shore of the pond waiting for a battle.

On the bridge, which runs south for half the length of the pond, turns east, then returns south and connects with the opposite bank, the first set of Double Battle Trainers that one encounters in Hoenn, Twins Gina and Mia, await to challenge Trainers that cross their path. Gina and Mia will not challenge if monster Argrub the Trainer only has one Pokmon.

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The path resumes, going south off the bridge then turning Game west; here Lass Haley stands waiting for Trainers. To her east is a cut-able tree that blocks the way to a Dire HitRS or an X AccuracyE. Down the path west of Haley, is another Trainer eager for battle, Lady CindyRS or Rich Boy WinstonE. Continuing past a Trainer Tip, the pathway reaches a junction. To the south is the entrance to Petalburg Woods. To the northwest is the Pretty Petal Flower Shop, another soft patch containing Oran and Cheri Berries, as well as a guy who carries TM09 (Bullet Seed). Farther north, behind the flower shop, lies a sporadic patch of grass with wild Pokmon. A Potion, Super Potion, and Pok Ball can be found hidden in bare spots.

Two openings emerge from the south end of Petalburg Woods. The west opening, which is the main entrance and exit, comes out to a path where either Rich Boy WinstonRS or Lady CindyE is standing. The pathway, shrouded by grass here, turns east for a lengthy distance until it reaches a soft soil patch where Oran and Pecha Berries are growing, and the path promptly turns and continues south. The eastern opening leads to a ledge which runs parallel to the pathway at this point. A Pok Ball can be found near the edge of this ledge.

The pathway keeps south, past the cottage of Mr. Briney, then ends as it approaches a large patch of grass. Past the grass the path picks up again, going southeast shortly and finally meets the west entrance to Petalburg City. Two sets of short stairways, one southwest of the entrance, the other just outside Mr. Briney's cottage, lead down to a beach marking the southwest edge of the land, and the route takes to sea, down Route 105, and south towards Dewford. On the beach itself, a Youngster named Billy paces around repeatedly in a square, looking for a battle. Several hidden items can also be found scattered around. The beach provides a convenient bypass to going through the grass patch.

In the game, following the early storyline, the main character is forced to take Route 104 the other way round first, traversing from Petalburg up through the Woods towards Rustboro, since the water passage blocks the way on Route 103.

In addition, a girl in the Flower Shop will give out a Berry once per day. These are randomly selected from the first eight Berries obtainable in Hoenn.

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In the HOENN region there are pairs
of TRAINERS who how to catch play with fake pokemon Pufftide challenge others
for 2-on-2 POKMON battles
DOUBLE BATTLES.
In a DOUBLE BATTLE, the TRAINER
must send out two POKMON, the one at
the left of the list and the top one.
Watch how POKMON are lined play with fake pokemon Squitty up.

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