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See also: Talk:Team Hiruzen
What I wanna know is where does it say that Minato was the apprentice of Jiraiya, student yes but not apprentice. If he was Jiraiya's apprentice then their 'Team' photo wouldn't show two other unknown characters while we know both Orochimaru and Tsunade only had Anko and Shizune, respectively as apprentices. While some might say that Minato was a Toad summoner like Jiraiya we don't know if either of the other two were also summoners. We should not assume information. This is I'm removing that little bit of info. SuperN 00:41, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
- Then clean up the wording, just because the word 'apprentice' doesn't fit, doesn't mean the fact that the three sannin did teach someone before Naruto/Sauske/Sakura is any less valid. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Jan 22, 2009 @ 00:55 (UTC)
You see in Japanese culture anyone who trains a certain warrior and whatnot is considered their apprentice, even though Minato had other students around him while he was under the tutelage of Jiraiya, the case was that Jiraiya was more open towards him (like how Kakashi Favored Sasuke more in Part 1, and how he favors Naruto more in Part 2). Basically speaking if call someone Sensei (Teacher) while training in the warrior arts, you are basically known as their apprentice.--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Though we can assume he learned "many" of his techniques from Jiraiya, he didn't train with Jiraiya like Naruto did since Naruto actually traveled the world with Jiraiya and was basically Jiraiya's only student at time, making it seem more like "master" and "apprentice".--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
But also in Nagato's case, Masashi specifically had him call Jiraiya, "Master" and also had him refer to himself as Jiraiya's "apprentice" like Naruto is... And unlike Naruto, Nagato was not the only student of Jiraiya and trained like a standard Konoha four man squadron. --Artist of Flash (talk) 13:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
New Sannin
I don't know if it is just me but Team 7 may have surpassed their teachers but to be honest they have the same exact techniques and they aren't original except for a few. I think the new sanin should be a team completely different from the first. Just my opinion.
The Members of Team 7 may have surpassed their teachers, but remember, all the members are not currently together as a team, and the name Sannin is not even an actual rank, but merely a title given by Hanzo. It is kinda like Kakashi and his title of Copy Cat Ninja or Minato and his title of the Yellow Flash of Konoha. So calling them the next Sannin would be incorrect. --Juubi no Ryuu (talk) 02:10, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
- Personally, I think that as Fukasaku said that Naruto has reached 'sannin' level (or words to that effect) it can be seen that after Hanzo gave them the name, it became like a 'special sub-devision' for the Kohona Ninja and Naruto's the first to show he is of Sannin Level.LightningBarer (talk) 20:32, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
This is what happens when people who don't know Japanese or any of the unique words in Naruto means start chattering. First off: Sannin is no rank AT ALL it literally means, Three Ninja (San= Three) (Nin= Ninja), and what Fukasaku said was Sennin which means SAGE (So he meant Naruto is at Sage level), and that title "Sannin" was a praise from Hanzo, as he was marveled by how they had survived a battle against him (something no one of that time was presumably able to do), it's like saying; 'Wow, these three actually survived a battle against me, I need a name to remember them with like a title to show their skill" Something like that it's just a praise for their skill.--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:30, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura have not "all" surpassed their masters, Naruto has reached Jiraiya's capacity on sage mode, but he has many sage techniques he needs to learn before he can beat Jiraiya's legacy, and Sakura has the potential to surpass her mistress (Tsunade) due to the fact that she was originally a Genjutsu type, so she can combine Genjutsu, Taijutsu and Ninjutsu and have an extra field her mistress did not posses, presumably surpassing her by doing so...--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:30, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Pain himself noted that if Jiraiya knew his secret like Naruto did in their recent fight, he would surely lose the battle.. Though Naruto has formidable Jutsu, even learning unique collaboration techs (anime only) with the toads and being able to tap the Fox's power more, and also having his various Rasengans, and powerful summons (Shima, Fukasaku, Gamabunta etc..) his addition of wind chakra , of coarse his useful techs with Kage Bunshin (Shadow clones) and the sage arts (sage mode, frog katas etc.) So he might be able to fight on par with his master and win, but we'll never know.
Anyway the point is they might have already surpassed their teachers although one is still not their yet (namely Sakura), Sannin is no rank it's a praising title so they can't have it...--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:30, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Reflection of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura
I'm not so sure if anyone's ever noticed this but, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura seem have counterparts in the Sannin, particularly, their professions and fates as well as havin' been trained by them. At this time now, save for Sakura, they have successfully become the Sannin's successors.
Naruto was trained by Jiraiya. Both use toad-based techniques. Both of them were rather wily and tended to be quite the noisemaker of the group, but nonetheless, were treated as the strongest of their group, and indirectly, their leader. Whilst Jiraiya had died, Naruto had his lifespan decreased quite a bit from nearly reachin' the Nine-Tails state.
Orochimaru had trained Sasuke. Both of them were revered as the genius in their group and were the least merciful of their group. Aside from both usin' snake-based techniques, both were tainted by strong desires and sought out for power above all else and ended up leavin' their group. Whilst Orochimaru's bodies began to degrade, Sasuke's vision begins to blur.
Sakura was trained by Tsunade. Aside from bein' smart, the two were the healers of their group. Both felt a sense of unimportance in their group and sought to solve it with Tsunade having convinced her people to train ninja in the art of medics and Sakura gettin' training from Tsunade in hopes of protecting the ones closest to them. Kaihedgie (talk) 20:12, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
I like your work, it's quite accurate and a good analysis, though you made "one" mistake: Jiraiya merely remarked if Naruto continued to transform and gain such great injuries and heal in such a rapid time he would cut his life span short (due to a melt down in his body's system), while one can assume he lost some of his life-span cos of his battle with pain or his former transformations, we have no information saying he did..--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
I don't know if you guys know this but Naruto is from the Uzumaki clan and they are known for their vitality and extended lifespan so i don't think it would bother him as much as we think. —This unsigned comment was made by RaidenUchiha (talk • contribs) .
"When Orochimaru defected from Konohagakure, the Sannin was disbanded." When was this stated? Just wondering. Hakinu talk | Contributions 20:25, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
- I think they where disbanded when they used their summons to fight each other. I think Tsunade said: from today the Sanin are no more. Jacce | Talk 20:33, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
We have no data saying so, though it can be "presumed". I mean how can they not be disbanded if one defected from the village and the other left and traveled the word due to her fear of blood and the other traveled for his "books" and "research" (lol). So I guess we should alter that area, since speculations and presumable facts aren't meant to be on an article.--Artist of Flash (talk) 13:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thas not an assumption, thats a fact...When one member leaves the group permanently i.e Orochimaru, Jiraiya, left the village to write books, and tsunade went about gambling, they did disband....Although 2 of them reunited, the 3rd, was always against them (wanting to distroy Konoha and all", its safe to say they have disbanded. ..-- AlienGamer--Talk-- 13:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
That's true but there is no real point where they said the SANNIN HAVE DISBANDED... But yes it is fully safe to say they have disbanded...
What's with all the spoilers? Just learned that Pervy Sage died... I definitely have not gotten that far. For feear of more spoilers I've blocked myself from this website :( —This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) on 02:15, 5 July 2009.
- First Page has a warning. You were warned.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 00:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
another from tsunade s quotes from deadlock sannin showdown
she said after this there is gonna be only 1 sannin because tsunade is the only living sanin and both jiraya and orochimaru are dead 07:51, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
no she said "after this battle there will be one less sannin in the world" meaning they were guna kill orochimaru220.127.116.11 (talk) 08:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
your right in the eng version that s what she said in the bg its different only the people who watched naruto on jetix bg before can tell what she said Sartorias (talk) 09:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
The Three Downfalls of a Ninja
Or something similar. Jiraiya tells Naruto that three things are deadly for shinobi: women, money, and power. Shouldn't we list that Jiraya = women, Tsunade = money, Orochimaru = power? It seems like a cool trivia. Jules R. J. Blake (talk) 19:40, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
- If you're talking about the "three taboos of the shinobi (忍の三禁, shinobi no sankin), then you're making a slight mistake. Those "three taboos" were alcohol, women, and money. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 22:29, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
- Oh... ._.; That's horrible. Well, maybe Orochimaru's a secret drinker. Nah just kidding. Thanks for the info.—This unsigned comment was made by Jules R. J. Blake (talk • contribs) .
Sannin Title
Shouldn't this be a title under their names in their respective articles? 18.104.22.168 (talk) 17:46, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
- It already is? ~SnapperTo 20:16, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
- He ment under the "Title" section of the infobox, not the Classification. I think, it should remain under the Classification and not under Title, only because the full name of the Sannin is "Three Legendary Ninja", which to me seems more of a title for their team than for the individuals themselves.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 20:35, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
The true meaning of 'Sannin'
Let me clarify this one. Sannin means exactly "three men". Not exactly three ninja. The kanji for the word 'nin' is also used for the word 'human'. Thus, I suggest the translators to learn some more Japanese. Sannin = The Three [men]. Densetsu no Sannin = The Legendary Three [men]. End of fucking story. Just like the 'teme' word in fanfictions, which, in fact, means 'you', but somewhat offensive, like 'why you!', and NOT 'bastard' or anything like it. It might have the same undertext, but not the same meaning. The closest relative to 'teme' is 'kisama', which also means "you", but is extremely offensive when used by Japanese people, also used as 'vendetta'-type words, as in WHAT THE FUCK?
- 人 (nin) means human.
- 忍 (nin) is shorthand for ninja/shinobi.
- Try again? ~SnapperTo 21:37, April 24, 2010 (UTC)
- Excuse me, but I am sure it was '人' instead of '忍' last time I checked.
- As much as I would like to agree with you, it may be only you who uses this abbreviation. While the usage of the hieroglyph is correct, as '忍' stands for 'nin' syllable, please prove me wrong by presenting the screenshots of databook, as I do not have those. Not that it is your knowledge of Japanese that is flawed, it just might be a common misunderstanding. Thank you very much. One Stupid Russian Narutard
- I don't actually know Japanese. Without Wiktionary I'm hopeless. My use of "shorthand" is only a reference to other "nin"s, such as ninjutsu and missing-nin. The nin kanji is the same with those as it is with Sannin, and nobody says "human techniques" or "missing human" to my knowledge.
- Anyway, databook scan: [1]. I'd find other examples for you, but RAWs are now magically taboo. ~SnapperTo 22:03, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
- Nothing magical about it. Shueisha actually asked readers to stop distributing scans via the Internet in the latest Shōnen Jump.
- As for the Japanese matter, Snapper2's right here. The term Sannin, as used in the manga, is written with the kanji for shinobi. Ergo, the proper translation would be Three Ninja. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 22:10, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
- The "magical" part is that RAWs are apparently worse than scanlations. I would think the latter has much more of an affect on Shueisha's business than the former. ~SnapperTo 22:17, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
- Shueisha doesn't really give a flying fuck about the foreign market. It's the Japanese market that's important to them and that market is hurt by illegal on-line distributing.
- The foreign market is actually helped by scanlations, since they are usually the first step towards buying the official releases. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 22:45, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
- The "magical" part is that RAWs are apparently worse than scanlations. I would think the latter has much more of an affect on Shueisha's business than the former. ~SnapperTo 22:17, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
Snapper...don't look a gift horse in the mouth ^_^ be happy we still have a nonpaying job to do.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 23:32, April 27, 2010 (UTC)
- I'm just observing that mangahelpers is doing a terrible job of avoiding a lawsuit. And they're depriving Motoi of his Japanese since I haven't been able to find a RAW for 492 yet. So, really, I'm complaining on his behalf. ~SnapperTo 04:20, April 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Hm...have you tried asking directly to a Scanlation group? They obviously have to have the RAWs. Ask one of them if they can provide the Japanese for people's names and jutsu and what have you.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 09:44, April 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Well that or we have ShounenSuki go into overtime...--TheUltimate3 (talk) 10:25, April 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Hm...have you tried asking directly to a Scanlation group? They obviously have to have the RAWs. Ask one of them if they can provide the Japanese for people's names and jutsu and what have you.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 09:44, April 28, 2010 (UTC)
Anyways, the question is done for. Thanks for clarifying guys. ...still, my language sense is tingling for some reason.
- I had that once. It disappeared right around the time I passed my first kidney stone. Hell of a coincidence. ~SnapperTo 19:15, April 28, 2010 (UTC)
what dose teme mean? when dose sasuke call naruto a dobe? i'm confused!!!
--22.214.171.124 (talk) 01:53, June 30, 2010 (UTC)sparkyG13
Can we merge this page with Team Hiruzen, they are the same team except that their previous team leader became hokage. Simant (talk) 20:23, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Nudge. SimAnt 00:46, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
~Good point, but Team Hiruzen is four people (Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru) while the term Sannin refers to just the latter three, and does not include Hiruzen.--Ravarath (talk) 23:12, March 11, 2011 (UTC)
just a fact
all three sannin were at one point defeated by an akatsuki orochimaru was sealed by itachi jiraiya was killed by pain tsunade was incapacitated directly by the results of pain —This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) .
- Is there a point to any of that? ~ Fmakck© → Talk → Contributions ~ 18:39, March 19, 2011 (UTC)
- read the title —This unsigned comment was made by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
- Any point to your random fact, Talk Pages are for discussing changes to the article not spouting random facts. IamJakuhoRaikoben
- read the title —This unsigned comment was made by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) .
shut the f**k up—This unsigned comment was made by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
- ho dear =\ --Cerez☻ 05:51, March 22, 2011 (UTC)
guys i dont know if am the only one who noticed but the three sannin gets their strength only from animals.
jiraiya the toad sage he uses toades in about evrything even whene his using sage mode he can even spit oil from his mouth.
Tsunade is renown as the slug princess she saved her entire village with those slugs their the reason that she is a kage.
and orochimaru...well i guess its pretty aubviouse what is his animale orochimaru's main fighting is all about snakes he can summon dozens of those of those things in a blink of eye he even became a snake he can shedd his skin ewww and turn himself to a snake.
i mean seriously sannin would be nothing whithout thier summons.—This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) .
- All three of them however would still have their other non-animal related techniques wouldn't they? So I don't see how this would make a difference.--Cerez365™ 11:55, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
He most likely want to tell that most of their abilities or the most important ones are related to animals they summon. --Elveonora (talk) 12:19, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
- Which is a pretty moot point to make. Not only doesn't it hold up for Tsunade, who hardly ever uses her slugs, but even for Jiraiya and Orochimaru, it would be the same as saying the Uchiha would be nothing without the Sharingan or the Seven Swordsmen draw most of their power from their swords. Animals are seen as tools in the Narutoverse. It's only logical they'd be used that way. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 16:49, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
Not really, Orochimaru used snakes often not to say he himself was a snake. Jiraiya used toads often not to say he could use Sage Mode which is related to frogs ... he even partially changed into a frog due to inbalance of natural energy. Tsunade has Katsuyu summoned a lot and she was used to heal a massive groups of people. --Elveonora (talk) 17:25, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
Summonings are tools like any other ninja weapon, besides, Jiraya had use of Fire and Earth element techs and was knowledgeable in the other elments to teach Nagato to master them he is also good in sealing jutsu. Tsuande is more known for her medical jutsu prowess whether they invole slugs or not, same goes for sealing, and as well genjutsu. Oro has been experimenting with jutsu creation for years and no telling what he has up his sleeve. Its true their summons are a part of their general jutsu preference but preference =/= all they can do.Umishiru (talk) 17:41, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
Shounensuki couldn't have said it any better in my opinion. Tsunade has summoned Katsuyu a total number of three times in the manga since she's début. Orochimaru himself was an experiment bottom line is he was human. Jiraiya was taught Sage Mode by his summons but that didn't define him, he used it once and he had an arsenal of techniques, frog-related ones gone it's not like he'd be weak.--Cerez365™ 17:48, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
Orochimaru without his snake related ninjutsu, snake summons, kusanagi and white snake powers would be "much" weaker. Jiraiya without toads, no toad related techniques and no sage mode = just Jounin level. Tsunade would not heal the whole Konoha without the use of Katsuyu. So I think majority of their powers stemms from their animals. --Elveonora (talk) 18:51, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
I would hope that this wiki would not come to this but what is the point to power stripping? I can power strip any character in this series and make them look weak. Its unnecessary and its no more than a forum chat in disguise. This wiki is not here to debate what makes a character strong by power stripping characters. You want to do that? Go to onemanga. Their character debates wars full of it.Umishiru (talk) 19:07, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
Not my intention, sorry. --Elveonora (talk) 19:12, November 29, 2011 (UTC)
hey guys its me again am the one who first published the abilities secion.
Whene i sad the sannin would be nothing without their summons i was a little bit over reacting what i realy meant is that i dont know how the hell the sannin would be without their summons but am sure they will be weaker then they actully are....right?!!
and i couldn't agree more with what Shounensuki said the sannin without their summons would be just like uchiha without their sharingan or like seven sowrdmen of the mist without their swords. --188.8.131.52 (talk) 09:47, December 1, 2011 (UTC)charmanking
Drop the discussion. You can power strip any character you like but it serves the wiki none at all.Umishiru (talk) 16:45, December 1, 2011 (UTC)
I was just thinking sannin means three men right, but they keep calling each one of them sannin wich is wrong because, for example in the deadlock showdown between the three sannin tsunade said "after this battle there will be one less sannin in the world" its like saying "after this battle there will be one less THREE MEN in the world" and thats just not right, RIGHT?!!!!!—This unsigned comment was made by Charmanking2198 (talk • contribs) .
Oh boy.. Your going to get a grilling 'bout this xD Haha SusanooUnleashed (talk) 12:29, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
- ...Sannin means 'three ninja' not men. They refer to themselves individually as Sannin because it's a name, which I'm not sure why you're translating it.----Cerez365™ 13:42, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
This was already asked and answered many times before. --Elveonora (talk) 15:57, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
Sannin Legacy?
As Kaihedgie pointed out above, the three sannin have thought their own respective student, so I think it would be information to add a "Legacy" part to the page, explaining how the ideals and powers of the Sannin have been passed down to the next generation. Of course, it could also just be a trivial add-on, or perhaps not at all xd
What do you think? Antonino200 (talk) 12:17, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
- The Sannin all have legacy sections in their own articles (well maybe not Tsunade since she's alive) Also, Orochimaru's will has fell on deaf ears where Sasuke and Anko are concerned. --Cerez365™ 12:45, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
Shouldn't the fact the sannin dont have surnames put in trivia?22.214.171.124 (talk) 12:06, May 27, 2012 (UTC)
- A lot of characters don't have surnames so this isn't really that big of a shock. Not really trivia worthy. Joshbl56 12:19, May 27, 2012 (UTC)
Tsunade is technically a Senju (Grandfather is Hashirama Senju the Shodaime Hokage) —This unsigned comment was made by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs) .
- By blood yes, by name, never confirmed. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 02:14, July 31, 2012 (UTC)
Manga image
Why are we using a manga image here ? You can't even see their faces at all, defeating the purpose of having the image there. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 15:55, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- To be fair, their faces weren't prominent in the previous image either. Personally, I think this is the best image we have of them altogether.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:24, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- In all honesty, the best image to use is the one showing all three Sannin, plus Hiruzen as you can plainly see them all in that one. This manga image is pointless as you can't even see anyone's faces properly, something I know people dislike from experience on this wiki. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 17:26, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Agreed with Speysider on this one. The previous image was a lot better. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 17:33, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- I could agree with you there if it were a character's article, and not a team one. The only thing we need are the persons that make up the team to be present in the image. There are plenty team images with persons turned at odd angles, additionally, the article also serves an article for Team Hiruzen which is depicted in another image. And, we're also able to see their faces a lot better than we did in the old image.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:37, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, there are other team images at odd angles, but the point is that, on those other articles, you can actually see their faces. This image shows you absolutely nothing to warrant it even being there. The file you linked to Cerez, at least shows their faces (just click it to view it in the lightbox if you can't see them properly) --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 17:40, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- I could agree with you there if it were a character's article, and not a team one. The only thing we need are the persons that make up the team to be present in the image. There are plenty team images with persons turned at odd angles, additionally, the article also serves an article for Team Hiruzen which is depicted in another image. And, we're also able to see their faces a lot better than we did in the old image.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:37, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Agreed with Speysider on this one. The previous image was a lot better. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 17:33, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- In all honesty, the best image to use is the one showing all three Sannin, plus Hiruzen as you can plainly see them all in that one. This manga image is pointless as you can't even see anyone's faces properly, something I know people dislike from experience on this wiki. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 17:26, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
For the purpose of this article, there is nothing wrong with it. All three of their faces are seen, it is not blurry or grainy and it serves the purpose it is needed for. If you can find an image that fits these requirements then by all means replace it I could care less. But this image works fine. And no, an image of Team Hiruzen does not work here because the article is called "Sannin". Kinda speaks for itself.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:00, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- No, the Sannin's faces are not visible at all. The image Sannin.PNG is perfectly fine: there's also the fact that every other team article shows the character's faces, so why is this one suddenly an exception ? --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 18:11, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Gonna be honest with you. I have absolutely no idea how their faces aren't seen in the current image. I see Orochimaru in the back, Jiraiya and his glorious man hair, then Tsunade. I see all of their faces, a side view mind you, but I see their faces. In the old image I see the shape of their heads and then a line which designates their mouths. No detail, as I've said before and as I've said before, blurry.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:18, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- I totally agree TheUltimate3 the other image the quality is not so good but this manga image is really nice and its fine to use because we can see the side of their faces or at least their clearly the other image is was not even of a good standard to be used yes it was fine but I wouldn't want to use it in the page --Root根 18:23, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Gonna be honest with you. I have absolutely no idea how their faces aren't seen in the current image. I see Orochimaru in the back, Jiraiya and his glorious man hair, then Tsunade. I see all of their faces, a side view mind you, but I see their faces. In the old image I see the shape of their heads and then a line which designates their mouths. No detail, as I've said before and as I've said before, blurry.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:18, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Root, that whole message makes no sense at all. You repeated yourself about 3 times in a row.
- @Ulti-san: Then find an image that's better quality? And a side angle view makes this one page be an exception to every other page which shows frontal views, which is stupid. The anime image can easily be fixed by finding a better quality source of the image. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 18:27, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- So are you going to get the image to have an even higher quality a lot of the websites that have part one episodes the quality on some videos is low so just stop complaining and be fine with the current one that we have --Root根 18:31, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Yes. That image makes it the exception if you prefer, if we are going to ignore Akatsuki and Taka. And by find a better image, yeah. Go do so, until then the better Sannin picture remains.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:38, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- So are you going to get the image to have an even higher quality a lot of the websites that have part one episodes the quality on some videos is low so just stop complaining and be fine with the current one that we have --Root根 18:31, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
(reset indent) Root, I have access to high quality streams of all the Naruto episodes. I don't use illegal websites that are poor quality, I use either the Naruto Unleashed DVD's or Crunchyroll for Shippuden. Do not talk to me like I'm a newbie editor here, I've been here longer than you have.
@Ulti-san: There has never been any group shots of Akatsuki or Taka, whereas there has been group shots of the Sannin (in the anime). --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 18:44, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Which does not negate what I said.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 19:12, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Honestly, there's no reason to change it as the current manga picture is exactly the kind of picture you want, nevermind that it's good quality. The kind of picture you want is about the team and the people, but not a focus on the faces. If you want a focus on the face, then the person can go to the individual team member's page to see more of what they look like. As it is, I do not think it should be changed, unless there's a picture that better represents the team, rather than focusing on the people in the team. For instance, if you could find a battle-close-up of their faces during their three-way fight, and it's anime HQ, then that'd be great. --Taynio (talk) 20:16, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
Although i prefer the previous image, this image is fine, it shows all of their faces and fulfills its purpose.--Charmanking2198 (talk) 13:36, September 3, 2013 (UTC)
Team Hiruzen
Can somebody add the "Team Hiruzen" name and kanji to the infobox? Since we've decided that they're one and the same as "Sannin". --Jizo 根 (talk) 00:21, August 21, 2015 (UTC)


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At the Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, England, in March 2002, doctors wheeled Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, into an operating theater for what has to be one of the world's only cases of elective neurosurgery on a healthy patient. Warwick belongs to a rare breed of scientists who experiment on themselves. He had volunteered to go under the knife so surgeons could hammer a silicon chip with 100 spiked electrodes directly into his nervous system via the median nerve fibers in his forearm. The goal was to fire electrical impulses into his brain to see whether a human could learn to sense, interpret and reply to computer-generated stimuli. The operation was dangerous. Success could lead to new avenues for prosthesis development, among other applications. Failure could mean nerve damage, infection, amputation or even brain injury. The lead surgeon paused before making the first incision into Warwick's arm.
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The chip in Warwick's arm did what it was intended to do, picking up neural action potentials the signals sent from the cortex when a person thinks of moving a limb but does not actually do it. That allowed Warwick to use thoughts to control an electric wheelchair and, through an Internet connection, an artificial hand back in his lab in Reading. Six weeks after Warwick was wired up, his brain learned to interpret signals sent back from the chip too; when an improvised sonar device was connected to the implant, Warwick could sense how far away an object was from his arm even while he was blindfolded.
Warwick's work may be cutting-edge, but his method is as old as science itself. In popular culture, self-experimenters are portrayed as mad scientists attempting to turn themselves into superhuman villains; in real life, their contribution to scientific progress is immense. Self-experimenters have won Nobel Prizes and helped control diseases.
For centuries, self-experimentation was an accepted form of science. Sir Isaac Newton almost burned his cornea because he could think of no other means of understanding visual hallucinations than staring at the sun. But in recent years, the academic institutions, grant agencies and journals that have codified the scientific method have come to view self-experimentation with suspicion, worrying that it leads to bias or misleading results. Nevertheless, the practice continues among a small number of professors and doctors who see it as the last chance to prove an underfunded theory, as an act of solidarity with other study subjects. Or simply as an avenue to fame.
Self-experimentation has also found new life on the Internet. So-called self-tracking has already made lay scientists of many of us as we buy the latest exercise device or nutritional supplement and then log into forums to compare our findings with other investigators. What the practice lacks in rigor, it makes up for in zeal, not to mention the sheer number of subjects running their mini-studies. Somewhere in there, real if ad hoc science might occur. "To me, [self-tracking] is the future of self-experimentation," says Seth Roberts, a professor of psychology at Tsinghua University in China, whose work led to the quirky best-selling diet book The Shangri-La Diet. The practice will continue among "normal people who are simply intent on discovering what works for them."
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Warwick is a good example of people who choose to experiment on themselves. His first motivation was, he admits, selfish: "Pure scientific adrenalism," he says. "The desire to follow my heroes." At the same time, he understood the risks involved and felt that "if we were going to fry someone's nervous system, I'd rather it be my own."


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Giving You a Tattoo
Once the granny said "but," Xuan Tian Ye knew that there was something to this situation. He subconsciously turned to glare at Feng Yu Heng; however, this was met by Xuan Tian Ming's gaze through his golden mask along with the words: "Who are you glaring at?"
Both of them had been in wheelchairs, but when the ninth prince was seated in the wheelchair, he still had his willful temperament. Although he sat in a wheelchair, he was still as willful and arrogant as before.
Now that it was the third prince sitting in a wheelchair, this person was originally quite an angry person and exuded an aura of anger. If the average person got within three feet of him, they would feel a bit suppressed. But now that he was in a wheelchair, the majority of that aura disappeared. He also did not appear as spirited as before, his waist no longer straightened out as much. Even the words he used were not as magnificent as before. Now that he had been provoked by the question from Xuan Tian Ming, he had a look of anger that he did not dare voice.
But in the end, he had someone to help him. Duan Mu Qing stood at his side, his eyes practically shooting fire, and his teeth were creaking from being gritted. In regards to this wedding, he had imagined countless problems occurring, but he had never thought that the problem would be with the new bride's body.
Duan Mu Qing reached out and pressed on Xuan Tian Ye's shoulder. Exerting a bit of strength, he tried to convey that he must not get angry. He then calmed himself down and finally asked the granny: "Since this is the case, do not hide it. Granny, please speak. What exactly has happened with the Feng family's eldest young miss?"
These words gave voice to the questions that everyone was thinking. They then saw the granny glance at Feng Chen Yu, some confusion appearing on her face along with a bit of disdain. In the end, she sighed and shook her head, saying: "Eldest young miss Feng has already married into the Xiang Palace. This matter is related to his Highness' reputation. It would be best if this old servant reported it in private!"
Duan Mu Qing's nose nearly turned crooked from anger. There were so many people watching and listening. Any reputation had already been completely lost. What was the point of speaking about it in private? He waved his hand and said: "Although the bride has entered the palace, they had still not paid their respects. This marriage is still not official."
"What do those words mean, deputy leader?" Suddenly, Feng Yu Heng spoke up. She put down the cup of tea in her hand and looked at Duan Mu Qing. She was still leaning back in her chair and had a bit of a lazy look, but her eyes were incomparably fierce. She said: "His Highness the third prince is taking in a secondary princess. There should not have been this much ceremony, to begin with. The matter of paying respects is something that should be done when bringing in the official princess. Princess Xiang has been magnanimous in allowing eldest young miss a chance to create some nice memories, thus she allowed for this much ceremony. But this is just going through the motions. According to Da Shun's customs, once the secondary princess was brought into the palace, the marriage is considered official." After she said this, she looked around the banquet hall, her meaning was very clear. She was asking everyone present: What do you think about what I just said?
Of the guests present, including the princes and the high-ranking officials, who among them could afford to not give Feng Yu Heng face? Who dared to not give her face? Even the fourth prince nodded along. Then, the second prince, Xuan Tian Ling, who was officiating this wedding, took the lead and said: "County princess is correct. According to Da Shun's customs, this marriage is already official. Right now," He pointed at Feng Chen Yu, "She should no longer be called eldest young miss Feng. She should be called secondary princess."
Today, the eldest prince did not come. The second prince naturally had the most power to speak. Once he said this, everyone quickly agreed: "That's right, she should be considered secondary princess Xiang."
Duan Mu Qing angrily gritted his teeth. It seemed that this debt was not something that they could avoid taking care of.
Xuan Tian Ye coldly snorted, giving Duan Mu Qing a look that told him to stop talking. He only spoke to the granny: "What exactly is going on, speak!"
The granny felt that after all of this fuss, this was the best time, thus she deliberately raised her voice and said to Xuan Tian Ye: "Reporting to your Highness, secondary princess Feng shi's examination has been completed. She is indeed pure, but there are some words tattooed on the sides of the vaginal opening."
"What?" Xuan Tian ye was extremely shocked. The most beautiful woman in the capital, the eldest daughter of Prime minister Feng Jin Yuan, Feng Chen Yu, actually had words tattooed in such an intimate place?
It was not just him that felt shocked. Everyone present was shocked. All of them looked at Feng Chen Yu's beautiful face, and nobody could understand. With this sort of beauty that was renowned throughout the country, why would there be words tattooed there?
That's right, it had been tattooed. Not to mention if Feng Chen Yu would tattoo words on herself, based on the place that had been tattooed, even if she wanted to, she could not do it herself! For a girl, having someone else tattoo words in that place, even if she was pure, what was the purpose? But there were people that believed that it was possible that this eldest young miss Feng chased after beauty in a unique manner and had invited a female tattoo artist. That would not make her too unworthy of being seen by people.
Thus someone asked: "Are there any female tattoo artists?"
The second prince, Xuan Tian Ling, picked up on this: "Tattooing was already not a very popular craft. The number of people in Da Shun that know how to tattoo is very few. This prince has never heard of a female tattoo artist."
Feng Chen Yu was also completely dazed. How could she possibly have had anyone tattoo that area? In an instant, she recalled the time that she had found someone to inspect her. The Chen family had called an old granny to inspect her, and she had revealed an odd expression. At the time, she had been in a panic and only asked if she was pure before hurrying to have her silenced; however, she did not know that that person had seen through this but did not have time to tell her.
"What words were tattooed there?" The second prince asked another question that everyone else was wondering.
The granny's expression was solemn and loudly said: "Secondary princess Feng shi has two words tattooed on the two sides of her vaginal opening. They are: repaired and promiscuous."
Everyone that heard this inhaled sharply.
Feng Chen Yu's mind exploded with a "boom" sound. Her first thought was: She had been cheated by Feng Yu Heng.
She suddenly turned her head, glaring at Feng Yu Heng with a cold gaze. Like a starving wolf, she hated that she could not immediately charge over and tear her to bits. But in the end, she still had some common sense. Feng Chen Yu knew that even if she rushed forward, the one that would be broken would definitely not be Feng Yu Heng. Instead, it would be herself.
Her hands continued to remain firmly clasped around Xuan Tian Ye's robes, and her entire body trembled with anger. An endless amount of horror filled her heart. This time, she feared that she would not be able to escape.
Just as she was thinking about this, she suddenly felt her chest hurt. Immediately following this, she found herself soaring through the air and quickly flying out of the banquet hall. Not long later, she fell to the ground with a "thump." When she opened her mouth after this fall, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Chen Yu nearly fainted from the fall, and she really was that close, but she was somehow kept awake. But Feng Chen Yu would rather have fainted. Like this, she would not need to deal with what followed. This kick had come from Duan Mu Qing, but Duan Mu Qing represented the Xiang Palace, especially when she desperately looked up at Xuan Tian Ye, she found that there was only disgust and disdain on his face.
She began to feel afraid. Enduring the pain on her body, she desperately crawled into the hall. While crawling, she said: "Your Highness, I beg you to trust me. Chen Yu is pure."
Unfortunately, the word purity sounded very sarcastic in the ears of everyone present. Xuan Tian Ye even looked away. If it was not for him being severely injured, that kick would have come from him.
Chen Yu managed to crawl back to the entrance with great difficulty, but she was unable to get over the sill. She had no strength left in her body. Who knew just how much strength Duan Mu Qing had put into that earlier kick. After coughing up a mouthful of blood, her entire body felt extremely heavy.
Originally, this was a celebration; however, who knew that this would instantly become the greatest shame of the Xiang Palace. Feng Chen Yu's vaginal area being tattooed was something that only the people inside the hall had heard. At most, the people standing near the entrance would be able to hear a bit. But for some reason, with people spreading the word, this news very quickly made its way out the door. From the hall to the front yard to the banquet, it only stopped once it reached the front gates of the palace.
Everyone was discussing this, and the people that had envied the third prince for marrying the most beautiful woman in the capital were now beginning to celebrate over not falling for this trap. Otherwise, they really would not have any face left.
Seeing the rumors spread all around, it was not enough for it to spread to 100 people. It also needed to evolve. The rumors started becoming more and more dirty and perverse. Princess Xiang became furious. Pointing at Feng Chen Yu, she said: "You slut, you have harmed my Xiang Palace's reputation. You truly have wasted my good intentions by giving you this grand ceremony."
The fourth prince, Xuan Tian Yi, coldly snorted, saying: "The daughter of a concubine is the daughter of a concubine. A secondary princess is just a secondary princess. Third sister-in-law, you really have done something unnecessary."
Sitting in his wheelchair, Xuan Tian Ye would have been too stupid if he did not understand what was happening. He still determined that this was something that had been planned by his official princess and Feng Yu Heng. They had deliberately welcomed so many people to come and attend in order to have this spread around the world.
But he stared coldly at Feng Chen Yu. If it was not for this slut being so shameless, their play would not have gone this well. With words tattooed on her vaginal area, would he not be an idiot to believe that she was pure?
With things as they were, there was no need for him to cover things up. This matter could not be left for the Xiang Palace to endure alone. The Feng family would also need to give him an explanation.
Xuan Tian Ye gritted his teeth and quietly said: "Servant, go invite Prime minister Feng over!"
At this time, in the Feng manor, everyone was gathered in the main hall of Peony courtyard. Even the pregnant Han shi was present. Although there were quite a few people present, nobody spoke. All of them wore somber expressions while thinking to themselves.
At this time, a servant ran in and bowed to the matriarch then said: "There was some news from the Xiang Palace. They said that his Highness Prince Xiang has attached great importance to eldest young miss entering the palace, and Princess Xiang has cooperated. Right now, the Xiang Palace has put on a grand banquet. Apparently, the princes are all present. With music and singing, it is very lively. Princess Xiang also arranged for them to perform the ceremony of paying respects, allowing eldest young miss to still have a feeling of a grand wedding despite becoming a secondary princess."
Once this was said, the matriarch immediately let out a sigh of relief. Her complexion recovering slightly. "Good, if they attached importance to her, that's good. Although she is just a secondary princess, she cannot be too oppressed. The face of our manor is also important."
The matriarch was thinking about it lightly, but Feng Jin Yuan did not relax in the slightest. In fact, he became even more worried.
When Feng Yu Heng had whipped Xuan Tian Ye, he personally saw that Princess Xiang hated the third prince so much that she was willing to personally kill him. For her to provide such a grand wedding for Feng Chen Yu, he felt that this matter was odd no matter what.
Just as he was thinking this, housekeeper He Zhong hastily ran in. While gasping for air, he said: "Master, something has happened at the Xiang Palace!"
TN: In case you were wondering how the tattoo fit, the characters for repaired: 修补 and promiscuous: 淫乱


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Got sick if waiting. Jumped ship and bought a Wahoo Element. Life is better. Will never be coming back
@ElleAnderson @Strava in October 2016 you mentioned that this functionality is in the making. Could you please update us on the status? We love to see this happening!
I do wan't to stay focused here so it doesn't hurt our cause I love my Garmin however we all know the battle now is over user data. There are things Garmin does well and there are things Strava does well and it would benefit both if they would share courses. For example strava has elevation but if you import a ride and try to change a existing ride its terrible Garmin doesn't do elevation well but does make it easy to import a ride a change it for a new route. Remember this isn't a Garmin forum so complaining about that here will actually hurt our cause as Strava would want to distance themselves from that. Another company could make a better service site or a device but it would be difficult for a company to do both thats why I hope strava reads this and sees the benefits of working with garmin to share routes so we can write 1 route in either Garmin or Strava and both companies benefit.
Elle Anderson ... are we waiting for Strava to make this happen or should we urge Garmin?
It is posibble now. It just requires a little extra work :/
1.Export your route to GPX
2.Go to some converter. (e.g http://www.gpsies.com/convert.do) and convert this file to "GPX Track"
3.Go to https://connect.garmin.com/modern/import-data an uplod this converted file as new acitivity
4.Go to this new imported activity and "Save as route" (settings button at the top right corner activity)
5.Now you can send this route to your Garmin device, Enjoy it!
Important note!:
Do not forgget delete the imported activity in Garmin account. Because if you do not do it you get the next time you import next route a mistake. "This activity already exists." without more details.
@ElleAnderson updating?
Yes, we are working on this feature with Garmin, but no timelines are available at this time. I will of course keep everyone informed as best I can!
i can't believe it's not automatically available yet.. though it seems quite straightforward to just copy over the tdx file to the garmin 'new folder' sub directory... will see if it actually works though (not sure why the method above is more complex!)
Come on Garmin, I can't afford to buy a competitor, and don't want to get lost on the jungles of Thailand - there are tigers out here!!@!
We need this, Strava!
I wanted to download a few routes created on Strava to my Edge 1000 and did not have access to a PC. I tried the routeCourse IQ app, based on the tip from Benedikt Fuß on page 1 of this answer thread. This worked like a charm, I could download Strava routes to my Garmin via my cell phone. I had to enter the Strava route URL for each of the routes I wanted to import (copy-paste), so it is still a few steps, but this works and solved my problem. Still would love the requested feature, though.
I would also like to see this feature - I think Wahoo are slowly edging past Garmin in the cycle computer/GPS market.
This would be extremely useful. I want to use my Fenix 3 to explore new routes but its such a hassle to get routes onto GC...
Im trying to Download a route from strava on my Sony xperia z2 to Garmin Edge 520 but cant get the 2 to talk to each other am i missing something or can it just not be done. I'm reading above that i cant download anyway so am i waisting my time trying just now untill it can be. done. I can follow route on my phone i suppose, its just that its through some mountains.
get with the times garmin.
I love Strava route planning and use this quite regularly, its a real shame that these routes cannot be sync with my 520 Edge. Garmin make some great hardware, however as usual they are massively let down by the software, I can't even see how to import a GPX route into Garmin connect course.
A friend just sent me a GPX route for a future trip and it's look like the only option I have is re-plot the route in Garmin connect, really disappointing.
I guess Garmin want to keep you in their ecosystem, however I'm actually thinking of now changing over to wahoo, which seems to be years ahead in terms of Strava and course integration.
Just copy the GPX file to the Edge unit with a computer. It should go in the Garmin/Newfiles directory.
After the Edge restarts the route will show up.
Hey Mel,
While it's not super-slick, here's how you should be able to do it.
1. Export your Strava route as GPX
2. Plug your Garmin into your computer via USB
3. Open up the Garmin as a device on your machine (My Computer / Finder)
4. Open the folder Garmin / New Files (or similar)
5. Drop the GPX file into the folder
6. Eject/Unmount your Garmin.
7. Turn on your Garmin and you should find the route under SAVED COURSES.
Yeah you can do it with extra apps on the phone or a PC, but would LOVE this feature to be automated and easy to use....
If you have a newer Edge with support for IQ apps, you can install the routeCourse app. This allows you to download routes wireless via your mobile. Works like a charm. Also check out the dynamic watch routeplanner that allows you to create routes on your mobile and then transfer them wireless to your Edge. Very handy when on the road and you change your plans.
Coming this summer!
This summer! That is very good news elle @strave . Until than Jarls routeCourse option seems to work pretty good! Thanks !
I have a Garmin 25 and really like the hardware nothing fancy but hits all my point I can't use any of the other work around so I am excited that it is coming this summer and know lots of people who will benefit as well.
@Elle Anderson, I was wondering if you have an update on this yet?
Thanks Jarl Petter K.
that worked a treat 👍
My garmin stopped charging so I bought a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt. It wipes the floor with Garmin with regard to connectivity. Bit embarrassing for Garmin
I have been trying to upload gpx files to my Forerunner 310XT. I was sometimes successful in the past, but don't get it to work with Garmin Connect these days. The files come from GSPies. I can import them into Connect, but not even convert them into Courses. I get a 'blue screen':
ErrorSorry, but it appears that an error occurred.What To Do Now?
- Refresh this page
- Hit the back button on your browser and try the action again
- Return to this page in a few minutes
- Contact Customer Support
What kind of useless error message is this? Of course, no refresh an not back button, and no waiting for a few minutes changes anything. It just doesn't work.
Directly uploading to the device gives another - equally useless - error message.
Still waiting for the customer support to respond to my email.
Maybe the hardware is best in class. But the software is second rate at best. And looking at all the complaints users post in different forums, Garmin is either not able to address these software issues, or just doesn't care. Maybe they make their money with sleep tracking rather then activity tracking.
Any updated info, last from Strava was, this is coming summer 17. This is summer 17, july in fact.
Thank you to Jari. The routeCourse app does work, provided you have the acceptable device.
Elle, any news about the "new" feature? Summer is nearly over.
It would be fair for the community to get an exact date from you.


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At the beginning of May, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects big changes to to come for the iPhones' antenna material. According to the sources the analyst has, the company is planning to adopt modified-PI (MPI) material in the handsets which would replace the existing liquid crystal polymer (LCP)
In his interview to CNBC, Apple's CEO Tim Cook commented and defended his company against the attacks political forces are escalating against tech community. Cook emphasized that "Tech is not monolithic" and that there is no need for them to be reduced to the same level.
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Alcatraz Gardens
There have been gardens on the island of Alcatraz since the days of the Civil War. People have always found a way to coax things of beauty from this windswept and desolate place. Inmates of the "Rock" found it especially nice to get out in the fresh air and tend to the gardens.
After many years for neglect, the Gardens Conservancy and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have begun a multi million-dollar restoration of the gardens. Huell gets a special look at this almost forgotten part of our history.
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Skimboarding is a sport similar to surfing. The skimboarder stands about 20 feet from the ocean, with board in hand, and waits for a wave. When they see a wave, they run towards it, drop the board, and jump onto it as quickly as possible. Once on the board, the skimmer must remain stable to make the transition to the ocean. S/he then (hopefully) glides out into the ocean toward the oncoming wave, banks off of it, and rides it back into shore. Huell travels to Laguna to watch some locals show how its done.
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Carrizo Plain
The Carrizo Plain is a southerly extension of the San Juan Valley, about 20 miles southwest of Bakersfield. Its 250,000 acres allow visitors to imagine what much of California was like 300 years ago. Huell learns about its rare plants and animals, as well as its human history.
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San Juan Capistrano
Huell spends a day in Orange County for a tour of historic San Juan Capistrano. We begin at the town's Mission for an up-close look at the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi: The Great Stone Church, as well as the building's magnificent gardens and gold-leaf altar. Next, it's off to Los Rios Street, the oldest residential street in California. Los Rios is a place where its people both "live and work," and every home is on the historic register. Huell enjoys lunch with the Rios family, who have occupied a 1794 adobe house for 10 generations and counting!
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Tecate Train
Huell rides into Mexico on the famous Tecate Train.
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Whitewater Preserve
Huell visits the Whitewater Preserve located just off the 10 freeway near Palm Springs. This amazing oasis contains 2,851 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management San Gorgonio Wilderness and is part of the Wildlands Conservancy's 33,000-acre Sand to Snow Preserve System. Included is and old trout farm and lodge that have been transformed into a visitor facility. There is also a picnic area, group campground, and a trailhead that is only a half-mile from the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
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Solano Train Ferry
Huell's off to the San Francisco Bay area to learn about the largest train ferry ever built. The Solano train ferry shuttled trains and passengers back and forth between Port Costa and Benicia. It once served as a vital link in the Central Pacific and and later the Southern Pacific Railroad Lines.
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Movie Beach
Huell meets up with Harry Medved, author of "Hollywood Escapes," a book about movie locations in California. Harry tells Huell all about the long history of Leo Carrillo State Beach, and why it is probably the most filmed beach in the world.
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Starr Ranch
Huell travels to Orange County to the Starr Ranch Sanctuary. He gets a special tour of the facility and takes a close look at their "Owl Cam". Starr Ranch Sanctuary is a 4,000 acre preserve owned and operated by the National Audubon Society. It is located in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in southeastern Orange County, California, approximately 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
California's Golden Parks
Alcatraz Gardens
There have been gardens on the island of Alcatraz since the days of the Civil War. People have always found a way to coax things of beauty from this windswept and desolate place. Inmates of the "Rock" found it especially nice to get out in the fresh air and tend to the gardens.
After many years for neglect, the Gardens Conservancy and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have begun a multi million-dollar restoration of the gardens. Huell gets a special look at this almost forgotten part of our history.
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Leonis Adobe
Huell and a group of schoolchildren go back in time to the early 1800s, when the day's chores included blacksmithing, cow-roping, and winemaking. He looks inside the ranch and home of San Fernando Valley businessman Miguel Leonis -- a hidden treasure that was nearly demolished in the 1960s and has since become the state's number one historical landmark.
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Leo Carrillo Ranch
Once owned by famous Hollywood move star Leo Carrillo, Los Quiotes is a 27-acre historic park in the lovely town of Carlsbad. It contains and protects many of the original historic structures and outbuildings associated with Leo Carrillo's use of the ranch. This ranch was Leo's way to escape the hustle and bustle of Hollywood and a place for he and his wife to "get away". This beautiful ranch eventually fell off the radar and was almost lost forever, until a group of concerned citizens stepped in.
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Reagan Ranch
Huell gets a tour of the Santa Barbara ranch home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, who named it Rancho del Cielo. Huell hears stories about the historic events that took place there, as well as more personal stories from a former secret service agent assigned to President Reagan.
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Nixon's Birthplace
Visit The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace with Huell and first daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower, as she gives a private and personal tour of the farmhouse where her dad was born and raised. During this informal tour, Julie talks about her father's memories of growing up in this simple, wooden home that used to be in the middle of a huge orange grove. It is a rare personal insight into the 37th President's early California years, and an authentic piece of California's Gold.
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Barack Obama's California College Days
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Obama described Occidental as "a wonderful, small liberal arts college. The professors were diverse and inspiring. I ended up making some lifelong friendships there, and those first two years really helped me grow up." Who knew that the next president of the United States had such a formative connection to California? Join Huell as he gets the Presidential tour of Occidental College in Eagle Rock, where Barack Obama spent his Freshman and Sophomore years.
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Stan's Donuts
For almost 40 years, Stan's Corner Donut Shop of Westwood, California, has baked the world's most gourmet donuts. From a Cinnamon Chocolate Cheese Danish to an Apple Fritter to a Reese's Peanut Butter Pocket with fresh banana. Stan's offers donuts you will find nowhere else in the world.
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William S. Hart Park and Museum
In this episode, Huell visits the historic William S. Hart Park and Museum in Newhall.
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Bug Fair
It's creepy crawly day on "Visiting With Huell Howser." Huell stops by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County during the 22nd Annual Bug Fair — the largest event of its kind in North America. We explore the world of insects and get close-up looks at spiders and scorpions, butterflies and bats. Over 60 vendors were on hand with entomological equipment and supplies, artwork, toys, and more.
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Huell heads to Northern California, near Redding, to visit Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and hears all about this new and improved state park. Most exciting is the recent discovery of an enormous 400 foot waterfall, which was hidden on private property until 2006. Huell talks to the ranger who made the discovery and together, they explore the freshly cut trail that has been made for everyone to enjoy this gorgeous "new" waterfall.
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Polka Restaurant
Who knew that an obscure mini-mall in Glassell Park could serve up such tasty, authentic Polish food? Huell talks to Andrew and Katherine Dabrowski at Polka, their warm and welcoming restaurant that dishes up coveted, but hard-to-find Eastern European cuisine in Los Angeles.
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Camarillo Ranch
Join Huell as he visits the magnificently restored Camarillo Ranch, which was named for "the last Spanish Don", Adolfo Camarillo, who assumed ownership of the gigantic 10,000 acre ranch in 1880 at the age of 16. The city of Camarillo is named after the charismatic and successful Adolfo, who is known for having bred white horses. Huell takes a special tour of the ranch and "La Casa Grande," the 6,000 sq. foot Queen Anne Victorian Camarillo built for his wife, Isabella.
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Museum/San Antonio Winery
Huell looks at two little known downtown attractions: the Grier Musser Museum and the San Antonio Winery, the last remaining winery in downtown Los Angeles.
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Classic Arts Showcase
Huell tours the Glendale office of Classic Arts Showcase, a free cable T.V. program comprised of video samples from the worlds of ballet, opera and theater. This program is the vision of philanthropist Lloyd Rigler, who practiced the cost-effective use of resources in order to achieve the greatest good.
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Mono Lake Today
Join Huell Howser as he revisits Mono Lake, and sees how it has changed in the 15 years since he was first there.We'll learn all about the tufa towers, the many migratory birds, as well as the efforts of the dedicated people who have worked so hard to restore and keep Mono Lake the amazing place that it is!
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Huell stops by Langer's Deli on Alvarado Street, which has been slicing up pastrami sandwiches since 1947. He then visits Johnnie's, a Culver City landmark since 1952 famous for its hot dogs, hamburgers, and of course, pastrami.
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Pacific Asia Museum
Huell visits the Pacific Asia Museum, whose mission is to further Asian cultural awareness and understanding through the arts.
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Neptune Pool
Huell gets a behind-the-scenes tour and takes the "swim of a lifetime" in the Neptune pool at Hearst Castle, which is arguably one of the most spectacular pools in the world. It is fed by mountain water and is surrounded by ancient Roman columns and statues. Designed by architect Julia Morgan, the Neptune pool was constructed in 1924 and finally completed after several redesigns in 1936.
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Yosemite Falls Trail
Huell's off to Yosemite National Park where he walks the newly rehabilitated trails to the base of Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America.
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Join Huell as he hikes high up in the Eastern Sierra to visit the Conness Glacier in a stunning part of the National Forest.
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There is a reason that old lighthouses could send a beam of light for miles. Most lighthouses used a Fresnel lens, which looks like a beehive made of glass. These lenses are works of art and the one that graced Point Fermin Lighthouse is no exception. In this adventure, Huell learns the history of the lens, which was removed from Point Fermin and changed hands many times.
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Coit Tower
Coit Tower was built on top of Telegraph Hill in 1933 at the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the City of San Francisco; Lillie bequeathed one-third of her estate to the City of San Francisco "to be expended in an appropriate manner for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city which I have always loved".
Huell spends the day exploring all aspects of this San Francisco landmark, including the beautiful murals that adorn the lobby with the descendants of one of the original artists.
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Land Sailing
Huell travels to the Mojave Desert's El Mirage Dry Lake, one of the world's best spots for land sailors. Land Sailing is a sport in which a wheeled vehicle powered by wind moves across land with the aide of a sail. Huell explores the history of this unique tradition and even gets the opportunity to ride a sofa through the desert!
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Whistling Champ
Huell visits with the Whistling Champ Carole Anne Kaufman at her salon, then stops in at her Mom's store – the Wizard of Bras… it's a combo you won't want to miss.
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Bidwell Park
Join Huell as he visits Bidwell Park in Chico. Encompassing almost 3,670 acres, it is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. 2005 marks the centennial of the park's original gift of pristine California countryside by the Bidwell family, Chico's founders, for the "pleasure of the people of said city for all time.
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Huell's off to Yosemite National Park where he walks the newly rehabilitated trails to the base of Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America.
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After being unexpectedly released from a clinical trial, Joey faces more bad news and asks Hugh for a surprising favor. Hugh worries that his hand may never return to normal, and Penny is offered an exciting new opportunity.
Sam and Gina throw a glamorous charity auction to raise funds for Sam's spa, but the evening is overshadowed by the attendance of controversial restaurateur Mason Elliot. Teresa arrives home early without Michael but with big changes on the horizon.
Huell has the adventure of a lifetime, skydiving with the world-famous U.S. Army Golden Knights.
Huell travels to Chico to join the celebration of the arrival of thousands of waterfowl that come from the north to spend their winters in the temperate North Valley climate.


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So perhaps you followed along on my festive marathon run yesterday via twitter.
Then you know I got sicky mcthrowup pooperson.
Life goes on. The race was going well. Mile 12 came and I knew I was getting sick. Mile 13.1 and the fun began. Then it was my goal to just finish the race. I finished in 4:22:32. Not my best time, but not the worst. I threw up three times, one time in front of fireman, which was epic and went to the bathroom twice. If I had to pee, I would say, I went pee twice. So, yea think about that one. And, no, I don't know what made me sick, or I wouldn't have done it. I think all signs are pointing to the course drink though.
The race is done, and I did it. I still completed my goal of running three marathons in three months! That's all that I wanted. I don't feel bad about my time and I don't feel upset like I did after San Diego.
This race was REALLY tough, at mile 10 my legs were KILLING me. They were like "Hi! We JUST ran Malibu! We are done now." They were so cold that they were frozen. Oh and yes, it was FREEZING. I NEVER warmed up, another struggle. Alas, the full race report will probably be up on Wenesday, and it will be pretty craptastic, but humerous none the less I'm hopeful for. But as for now, you can go read the "cold weather running comments" and enter to win the Zensah shirt, which I DID end up wearing yesterday and am SO thankful I did. I am going to announce the winner tomorrow.
Right now I'm really sore. Sore in places that I haven't been sore before. I think it's the cold, mixed with three marathons in three months, mixed with just being run down. I'm excited because today is the first time I've taken the day off work after a marathon and I'm going to spend time with my friends in San Fran for the day.
Someone asked me, "Why do you keep running if you get sick all the time?"
All I could think of is, "Why do you ride a bike if you know there's a chance you can fall off? Why drive a car if you know there's a chance you can get in an accident?"
Running is what I do and something I love. I'm thankful I can do it, and though it was a tough race for me, it's done. I ran three marathons in three months.


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All classes have been canceled in the Algona Community School District for Friday because a body was found overnight on school property.
Algona police say a 911 call came in at 1:20 a.m. about suspicious activity at a school property. Officials say the body of 23-year-old Shane Lee Ballenger was found on the grounds of the Algona High/Middle School.
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America is fat, but Americans disagree about what this means. Either the country's obesity rates—one third of all adults are obese—are a dangerous health crisis, or they show that the nation is healthier and wealthier than ever. Either the government must act immediately to curb our waistlines, or we must act to curb our bloated government. These were the questions debated in NYU's Skirball Center last night at the Slate/Intelligence Squared live debate, in which four health and policy experts argued the motion that "Obesity is the government's business."
Polled at the outset of the debate, 55 percent of the audience supported the motion, 19 percent opposed it, and 26 percent were undecided. By the close of the evening, the "yes" vote remained at 55 percent, but the "no" vote had swung up 16 percentage points to 35 percent, leaving only 10 percent undecided. According to Oxford-style rules, whichever side succeeds in changing the greatest number of minds wins, so the motion's detractors (who believed that the state should butt out of our eating habits) carried the day.
Panelists attacked the question of government involvement in the nation's obesity crisis from four directions. Dr. Pamela Peeke, physician and chief lifestyle expert at WebMD, spread a gospel of weight loss through behavioral adjustments—several of which, she argued, should be facilitated by Uncle Sam. From her partner Dr. David Satcher, the 16th surgeon general of the United States, came a fervent defense of the government as primary caretaker and an insistence on links between obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Across the aisle, Fox News host John Stossel lived up to his libertarian reputation by painting tax-funded anti-obesity measures as Stalinist nightmares. And Paul Campos, an author and law professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, implored Americans to embrace body diversity and focus on achieving healthier lifestyles.
By moderator John Donvan's account, the debate got off to a slow start. Satcher struggled to support his statement that obesity increases the risk of chronic disease. Peeke, ticking off weight-loss success stories, insisted that the government partner with citizens instead of bossing them around—yet her reliance on catchphrases like "bigger brain, better choices" and "no park, no play" may have alienated the audience. Stossel's challenge to the welfare state also got a stony reception (though a ripple of laughter ran through the hall when he mocked a recent law exempting Kit-Kat bars from "candy" status in schools because they contain flour). Campos was the first to engage the sold-out crowd with his suggestion that the debate topic itself used misleading language.
"To have a motion that says, 'Obesity is the government's business'," he said, "frames the debate as one … about a supposedly pathological state. Imagine if this debate were framed as 'Eliminating body diversity is the government's business.' I think that would sound a lot different, but in point of fact there is no practical distinction between the two."
Campos unspooled a string of data suggesting that obesity's adverse health effects were overblown. (Much of his case boiled down to the difference between correlation and causation.) Even if carrying extra weight were demonstrably unhealthy, he added, science knows no effective method for converting fat humans into thin humans.
"The vast majority of people, and I'm going to say this about 27 times tonight, cannot intentionally modify their body mass in a long-term fashion," he averred, before proposing that the drug companies funding obesity research have a strong interest in convincing us otherwise.
In response, Peeke cited the National Weight Control Registry, a collection of 10,000 "successful losers" who dropped at least 30 pounds and maintained their slimmer build for more than a year. She highlighted the role of education in such success, as well as the virtues of walking and eating a nutritious breakfast. Peeke maintained that the government could advance public health by weaving useful tips about obesity prevention and treatment into school curricula. Donvan took the opportunity to ask Stossel why he found gentler, information-based approaches to state intervention problematic.
"Because the schools can barely teach reading, writing, and arithmetic," Stossel answered, to roars of laughter.
But moments later, Satcher neatly toppled this call for triage: "Children who develop good eating habits and regular physical activity do better academically," he countered. Plus, "the goal of these programs is to help children develop lifetime habits."
When Stossel replied that they could do so by watching Peeke's show on the Discovery Channel, Peeke was ready with the death blow. "Unfortunately, many people don't have the Discovery Channel," she scolded him. The crowd cheered.
Former Surgeon General Satcher envisioned the broadest role for the federal government in the battle of the bulge. The state has unmatched resources to spread opportunity, he told me. For the former surgeon general, federal intervention fell into three categories: Assessment (the collection of population data), making sure people have access to opportunities to live healthfully (e.g. building urban parks), and policy (e.g. establishing nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches). Though benign, his picture almost paralled Stossel's three-part description of the process by which government grows and liberty yields: "It starts with information. It moves to taxes. Then it moves to limits on what you can consume."
Meanwhile, Campos traced the nation's fat-phobia not to any kind of welfare imperative (or encroaching fascism), but to the desire for social status.
"Body weight functions as a proxy for class," he told me backstage. "All this health business is a smokescreen for a false construct—obesity—that expresses our unconscious prejudices."
Among other things, Feb. 7 was a night of analogies. Both Peeke and Satcher returned frequently to smoking as a doppelganger for overeating and observed that government intervention paid off in the tobacco wars. (Campos at one point challenged the comparison by asking, half seriously, whether his debate opponents recommended people renounce food.) Obesity was also compared to breast cancer, the aging process, and erectile dysfunction.
The debate ended with a sensational closing-statement arms race. It began when John Stossel brandished the directions for a package of birth control pills and groused about how complicated they were, thanks to federal regulations. Then David Satcher conjured the ghost of a racist South to show that he was no stranger to government corruption. ("I've seen government at its worst, but I've also seen government at its best,'" he concluded.) Next, Paul Campos likened the pathologizing of erectile dysfunction—a natural symptom of being 50 years old, he said—to the pharmaceutical-company-fueled belief that obesity is a disease. Not to be outdone, Pamela Peeke used her two-minute closing statement to recount a story about being chased by feral dogs in a poor neighborhood, ostensibly because it showed that it's not always safe to exercise outside.


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