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I've already written a full review for "The Dark Knight Rises." You can hunt it down online if you'd like. But you won't be able to see quite the same movie that I did when I wrote it.
I've already written a full review for "The Dark Knight Rises." You can hunt it down online if you'd like. But you won't be able to see quite the same movie that I did when I wrote it.
Last week's deadly shooting at a midnight showing in Aurora, Colorado, will surely tint perceptions of the film. And how could it not?
In the past week, feverish debates have centered on the usual hot-button subjects of gun-control laws and Hollywood culpability for onscreen violence.
But I'm not here to wade into any of those arguments. I'm here to tell you why I think you should still see the film - as of course many of you already have.
Nowhere does the moviegoing community grow closer than the fervor of an opening night midnight movie. When I hear the stories of Aurora, I recognize these were my people. Movie geeks.
Is it not better, then, to do what movie geeks do best and see movies? Without guilt and without fear? To not, as it were, let the bad man win?
And "The Dark Knight Rises" is the kind of movie we still need to go to the theater for - sweeping in scope, emotional, challenging. It's the kind of movie that makes an audience applaud for no one in particular at the closing credits.
Even as it pushes toward the three-hour mark, it's an exhilarating, almost exhausting experience. And it's one best served in a room full of strangers that are somehow friends.
Also worth noting is the context of "The Dark Knight Rises" - already the heaviest of the trilogy before the added weight of real-life tragedy. I haven't yet rewatched the film - and my pre-shooting perspective (I saw it last Wednesday) will always be unique - but it feels likely that its themes will cut a bit deeper. Something to prepare for if you haven't seen it yet.
And above all, don't let fear take over your life. This incident was a terrifying ordeal, but an isolated one. Let's not allow that to change what a magical place a movie theater can be.


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Terrific 12 Basketball Tournament 2019
Terrific 12 is back for yet another edition of challenging basketball matches taking place at Tap Seac Multisports Pavilion with international teams.
Terrific 12 is back for yet another edition of challenging basketball matches taking place at Tap Seac Multisports Pavilion with international teams.
Asia League is one of the region's most elite FIBA-recognized offseason competition platform for club basketball, and The Terrific 12 is Asia League's premier preseason tournament.
Macau is no stranger to its very own ghostly legends. Here're the most haunted places in Macau for your next nighttime adventure, perhaps?
Covering an area of 198,000 square meters, Seac Pai Van Park with its Macao Giant Panda Pavilion includes a zoo, a trail, a museum and more!
In 2005, A-Ma Temple rightfully became one of UNESCO sites in Macau. Read on to discover more about the city's oldest temple.
Coloane is home to most of the hiking trails in town. We walked them all and came up with the most comprehensive Coloane hiking trails guide.
Take a dive into this article and find out what to do to spend your precious time in Macau and maximize it to enjoy the city at its fullest!
Combining ancient wisdom with outstanding culinary flair, Yí guarantees a memorable fine dining experience. Read on to learn more!
Make the most important meal of the day as healthy as possible with this list of the best places for healthy breakfasts in Macau.
If you are not a big fan of lifting weights alone in a gym, check out our list of group workouts in Macau to attend with company!
The Portuguese tavern 3 Sardines opened its doors this summer and has become the talk of the town. Read on to learn why you need to visit!
Beer lovers, we've got you covered on this one. Here is our list of best beer places in Macau to hang out while enjoying reasonably priced drinks.
During this time, staying in and limiting the hours outside can help keep you safe and healthy. Here are the best places for food delivery in Macau.
Are you a vintage and history buff? If so, here's all about one of the most successful businesses of the 20th century in Macau, its firecracker industry!
If you are looking for places to shop for packaging-free, eco-friendly and sustainable items in Macau, here is a good list to embark on your journey.
Senado Building in Senado Square is undoubtedly the central core of Macau. Initially the home of the Macau Senate which was later called "Leal Senado".
Looking for something different to discover in the city? Explore the lesser travelled paths of Macau to find stunning local street art.
The view from above via drone is certainly different, unique and inspiring. Here are some of the best drone shots of Macau we've seen so far!
Where to get fit while dancing to your favorite music? Check out our list of places where to have dance fitness classes in Macau!
One Oasis, located between Taipa and Coloane is away from the noisy heartbeat of the city. Here's a guide to what to do and eat here.
Discover exciting ingredients and new flavor combinations in Thai cuisine as we put together our favorite Thai spots for you in Macau!
Guia Hill has lots to explore with their lush, green hiking trails. China's oldest lighthouse and a Catholic church make an appearance too!
Who doesn't love a steamy bowl of freshly made noodles? To see where you can get the tastiest ones, check our list of the best Chinese noodles in Macau.
Eating smart is the best way to achieve a healthier outlook. These special spots will help you begin a wellness journey when in Macau.
Coffee makes the world go round and even if you don't fancy it, it definitely brings people together so here are the best coffee shops in Macau!
Spending time with family is quality time spent. Treat them to an awesome holiday in the heart of Macau at these family-friendly hotels or resorts.

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By Clutch Magazine
Last week George Lucas made waves when he took to The Daily Show to explain why it took 23 years to make the upcoming film Red Tails about the Tuskegee Airmen. According to Lucas, only one thing stood in the way of the historical action flick reaching movie screens: money.
Lucas spoke candidly about the difficulty of getting a film with an all-black cast to garner the backing of major studios and even larger budgets. Apparently studios don't think films with black casts are commercially viable here or abroad, and therefore don't invest big bucks in making them.
Today, Tyler Perry took to his website to talk about his own difficulty making films despite posting respectable box office numbers. Perry ratcheted up the rhetoric a bit more and argued that films with black casts are "on the verge of becoming extinct."
Why? Well, read Perry's letter to find out. Check out theGrio for more on Tyler Perry.
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"Confessions of a Clergy Wife," performed by Barbara Bates Smith, will take the spotlight at 3 p.m. Sept 26 in Thatcher Hall at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville.
The candid and humorous spiritual journey has led to thought-provoking discussions wherever it has played. In it, Smith salutes and questions her husband, her priest, and her therapist, while quoting Thich Nhat Hanh, Joseph Campbell, Bishop Porter Taylor and Bishop John Shelby Spong.
Hammered and lap dulcimer and singing bowl accompaniment is by Jeff Sebens of Cana, Va.
"The show is a zinger, compelling, authentic, and brave," says Frank Levering, D.D., Harvard. The Rev. Tim McRee, of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Canton, called it "outstanding."
A Southeastern Theatre "Best Actress" award winner, Smith has recently played featured roles in productions of "Hamlet," "Doubt," and "Wit" with the HART theater.
The 45-minute presentation will be followed by an informal session of questions and discussion. The program is free to the public. Call 456.6029


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The Mac forum over on the official TS3 site is fast becoming a PR disaster for EA. More users are signing up daily to voice their anger at their inability to play a game they have paid good money for. Doesn't seem to matter what operating system they're using, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, all configurations are having problems. One of the biggest problems is for those using Leopard, OS X 10.5.7 who have bought Pets. They are having to fork out £26/$29 to upgrade their Macs to Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6, just to give their games a remote chance of loading. The kicker for them is that the minimum system requirements on EA's site for Pets is Mac OS X 10.5.7, yet it simply will not load and play.
It's now been over 2 months since a guru/mod graced the forum with their presence. But they've now found themselves in a catch 22 position. Do they start posting on the threads and risk acknowledging that the game has simply not been coded properly in Cider, which is my guess as to why it's not working for the majority of Mac users? Or do they come down heavy, delete a ton of threads and ban multiple users, thereby proving that they are reading the threads?
Mac users are now taking to online complaint forums, gaming magazine sites and writing to EA to express their disgust at the complete lack of customer support, potentially damaging 'help' advice they are being given, and general disbelief that EA are marketing a game for Mac users of which a growing number cannot play.
But it's not just Mac users taking action. A large number of PC users are also backing the Mac community, expressing their disgust at the treatment of Mac users – thank you guys!
I Googled EA Mac tonight and I'd like to take you through what I found because it just typifies EA's constant money grabbing, don't give a fuck about our customers, approach. The first hit on Google was this:
Click on the link and you're taken to EA's Mac page:
Click on The Sims 3 Pets and you're taken to the Pets page with the option to buy the EP:
Now, hover over Buy Now and there's a Mac option at the bottom:
Click on the Mac link and where does it take you? To the Origin Store of course. You can then add the Digital Download to your basket, pay for it and download it. Granted it says PC Compatible only but why even allow Mac users to get that far? EA's site is filled with cookies, surely a fail safe could have been put in place to stop someone paying for and downloading a game which won't load on their computer? Plenty of other websites do this for FREE software. Technically a Mac is a PC – Personal Computer. I know I'm splitting hairs here but EA have to take responsibility. If someone follows a Buy Now link and specifies a Mac version, why the fuck would they be directed to an online Store which doesn't even cater for that platform?
You know, a Mac is a Mac. There are not multiple companies making a computer for an operating system which has various different permutations. Apple put together the whole system, hardware and software. Why can Transgaming not patch their shitty coding to incorporate the changes that Apple make to hardware and software? That's what they are paid to do, that's what they're in the business of doing!
But ultimately the blame is laid firmly at EA's door. After all, they're the ones our money goes to. They're the ones who publish and market the game. And the publisher is always held accountable whether it's in print or digital format.


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|This is the article on the volume. For the chapter, head to A New Three-Way Deadlock. For other uses, see Deadlock (disambiguation).
|A New Three-Way Deadlock
|(新たなる三竦み, Aratanaru Sansukumi)
|Volume Info
|Hashirama and Madara
|Release Date
|September 4, 2013 (ISBN 978-4-08-870801-0)
|July 1, 2014 (ISBN 978-1-4215-6948-2)
A New Three-Way Deadlock (新たなる三竦み, Aratanaru Sansukumi) is volume 66 of the Naruto manga.
Chapter 628
- "Now and Hereafter" (ここに、そしてこれから, Koko ni, Soshite Kore Kara)
As the situation on the battlefield gets dire, with attacks coming at all ends from Obito, Madara, and the Ten-Tails, Chōji notes that Naruto's chakra cloaks were protecting them from the worst of the attacks. As Sakura's cloak deflects the giant kunai and magatama respectively, she wondered if keeping up a feat like this would not harm Naruto in the end. Evading an attack from Obito thanks to Kakashi's warning, Naruto once again decries Obito's ideals, noting that a loner like him could never understand his euphoria to have all his comrades around him. As Obito finds a flaw in Naruto's sentiments, Kakashi looks on wondering why Obito was testing Naruto in that manner. While Kurama wonders how Naruto was doing as he controls its distributed chakra simultaneously, Madara — his face contorted into a maniacal smile — senses Hashirama's chakra on the battlefield. With the Ten-Tails letting out a shriek on the battlefield, it undergoes yet another, albeit slight transformation. Kurama warns Naruto of the impending danger as the atmosphere begins to change on the battlefield; Obito muses that this was the consequence of the Alliance separating him and Madara from the beast and wonders if he should just become the beast's jinchūriki. The situation prompts Kakashi to attempt to warp the beast away. However, he is intercepted by Obito and as Kakashi calls out to Naruto to handle there, he and Obito warp each other away to Kamui's dimension. Elsewhere, Madara notes the fun was about to begin, and cloaks himself with his Susanoo's ribcage. The Ten-Tails' power creates earthquakes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes all over the battlefield.
Chapter 629
- "Windhole" (風穴, Kazaana)
The Tenpenchii technique used by the Ten-Tails culminates disastrously, still causing powerful twisters and lightning strikes, leading a Susanoo-clad Madara to assume that most of the Allied Shinobi Forces had been wiped out by the attack. However, as the battlefield clears, the shinobi are all revealed to be alive and well, having been protected by their respective shrouds. Before the seemingly confused Ten-Tails, Naruto stands bleeding and exhausted, but still smiling confidently. Looking on, the Ten-Tails sees the images of the tailed beasts (sans Gyūki and Shukaku) behind Naruto, and ultimately a silhouette with the Rinnegan staring back at him. Shocked, the beast undergoes another transformation, as the shrouds vanish from around the shinobi, and Naruto falls to one knee, very fatigued. Madara — who notes that the fight had started to bore him, and he had already found something else to preoccupy his time — turns in time to see the Alliance rally around Naruto, providing a defence for him while Sakura begins to heal him. Elsewhere, as Kakashi and Obito enter Kamui's dimension, Kakashi is the first to regain his footing and attack, but stops just short of driving his Lightning Cutter through Obito's heart. Trying to speak sense to his former friend, even though Obito decries his actions and tries to play on his conscience, Kakashi notes that he had long since realised that Obito was trying to overlap his old self with Naruto. Obito, however, notes that he was doing it for the exact opposite reason and then declares that he did not wage a war in the world just for Rin. With this, Obito phases through Kakashi's Lightning Cutter, then recreates the scene where Kakashi had killed Rin in the same manner. He then reveals that he knew the truth of how Kirigakure had made Rin into Isobu's jinchūriki with the sole intention of destroying Konohagakure, and how Rin had impaled herself on Kakashi's Lightning Cutter in order to protect the village. He then states that it was the system of the villages, and the shinobi that he intended to destroy because no good came of it. With this, Obito announces that he is incapable of feeling pain, and shows Kakashi that there was no heart in his chest, just a windhole which was caused by the hell of this world.
Chapter 630
- "What Can Fill a Hole" (埋めるもの, Umeru Mono)
Further elaborating his point, Obito offers Kakashi consolation to join a world where he may fill the hole in his heart, and goes as far as to recreate Rin, and himself as young children to persuade Kakashi. Kakashi, however, shrugs off the idea and tells Obito that delusions could not fix the empty hole in his heart. Meanwhile on the battlefield, the Ten-Tails begins to transform once again as it charges its attack. Gyūki warns B that if it reaches its final stage, it would be hopeless to win and that it is their turn to lead the Allied Shinobi Forces. As he watches the progressing battle, Madara notes that the Ten-Tails has started to become impatient after seeing the tailed beasts inside Naruto and is dismayed that his "fun" was about to end. Noticing the enormous attack, various shinobi start to despair having lost Naruto's chakra shroud. Sakura rallies the shinobi to continue fighting as she heals Naruto, declaring that they had to do everything in their power. Shikamaru, having thought of a plan, contacts Kitsuchi via Ino's telepathy and inquires from him the hand seals used to perform the simplest earthen defence intending to use the quantity of the shinobi to overwhelm the Ten-Tails' attack. Having learned the seals, Ino informs all of the shinobi of them as they begin to initiate the strategy. Within Kamui's dimension, Obito questions Kakashi how reality may mend the hole in one's heart. Kakashi calmly tells Obito that being trash has taught him a valuable lesson — that the hole can always be filled up by the feelings of his friends — going as far as to consider those who abandon those feelings way worse than those who abandon their friends. Obito is startled at his words as it was the very words he uttered to Kakashi when they were young. With this, Kakashi states that he won't let the feelings of the old Obito go to waste even if he himself refuses them. Meanwhile at the battlefield, the Tailed Beast Ball starts to best the various earth walls created even with B's support to change the trajectory. Just as the walls were about to breach, the attack disappears following the arrival of the Fourth Hokage — who questions his son if he had arrived too late to which Naruto informs him that he was right on time.
Chapter 631
- "Team 7 " (第七班, Dainanahan)
As Sakura questions who the man before them was, Minato introduces himself and advises her to get ready for the explosion. Just then the sea rises up behind them, leading Minato to explain to the confused Allied Shinobi Forces that he had sent the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball to the sea. Akamaru's growls alert everyone in the vicinity that something was not right with their would-be saviour, and the shinobi soon notice that he is a reincarnated shinobi. However, Minato tells them not to worry as he was on their side, and asks Sakura if she was Naruto's girlfriend. Naruto suggests they are, causing Sakura to strike him and demand he focus on the matter at hand; the action reminds Minato of Kushina and her own short temper. As Naruto notes that he has felt their chakra in Tailed Beast Mode, and that others were coming as well, the shinobi on the battlefield turn in shock to see the three other previous Hokage arrive. With their arrival, both Tobirama and Hiruzen praise Minato for the speed. Madara who can barely contain himself, shouts to Hashirama that he had been waiting for him, to which Hashirama notes — with matched exuberance — that he would take care of him later after stopping the Ten-Tails. Calling the other Hokage to action, Minato dons a chakra mantle similar to that of Naruto's, much to the others' shock, and leads his son to brag about his father once again to Kurama who retaliated that it knew this better than he did. With the Hokage all positioned, they perform the Four Red Yang Formation technique to trap the beast, with Hashirama adding an additional seal, pinning down the beast's tails and arms. Just then Sasuke and Jūgo arrive on the battle, and as the other Konoha 11 members rally around Naruto and Sasuke, some in disbelief, other on the defensive, Sasuke notes that a great deal had happened, and declares that he would become Hokage. Though the others explain this was basically impossible for him who had abandoned the village and committed such heinous crimes, Sasuke simply noted that he didn't care what they thought of him, and that he would change the village. Naruto, all healed, stands beside Sasuke and claims in response that it was he who would actually become Hokage, all of which leads Hashirama to reprimand the two boys telling them to concentrate on the task at hand. Telling Sakura to rest then, he and Sasuke move to the battlefield, though Sakura follows as well, telling them that she was not a weak woman, and had been trained just as well as any of the two of them by a Sannin. This prompts Naruto to note that Team 7 had been reborn as the three look on, prepared to fight.
Chapter 632
- "Fighting Together" (共闘, Kyōtō)
With the arrival of Sasuke, despite everyone not fully acknowledging him, the reformed Rookie Nine prepare themselves for the upcoming battle against the Ten-Tails. Noticing the surrounding barrier, the Ten-Tails begins to charge yet another Tailed Beast Ball only to be contained, surprising many shinobi regarding the prowess of the reincarnated Hokage. Hashirama, taking this opportunity, creates five wood clones — four to help the alliance counter-attack and one to do battle against Madara, who decides to simply wait until the original is available. With the momentary release of the barrier, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and various shinobi charge in to face several replications of the restrained tailed beast. Upon entering, Sakura contemplates the times wherein she was always protected by her teammates and her resolve to walk side by side with them. As she reminisces the time she was called as Tsunade's disciple, Sakura stores up three years' worth of chakra gaining a considerable amount of strength which surprises both Naruto and Sasuke. Hashirama is surprised to see such a feat while Shizune notes the difficulty of such chakra control. Sakura, having let her guard down momentarily, is saved by the techniques of Naruto and Sasuke. With both her teammates by her side, Sakura happily notes that she was finally on par with them.
Chapter 633
- "Forward" (前へ, Mae e)
As Team 7 stand together, Naruto examines Sasuke's Fire Release and dōjutsu while Sasuke examines Naruto's new form. Wildly impressed by his son, Minato notes that his son was even able to change the shape and the nature of his Rasengan. Kiba exclaims that Team 8 will be going too, declaring they won't lose to Team 7. He then reveals he can create shadow clones like Naruto, who isn't impressed since he only produced one clone. Kiba, stating he still has three times the power, uses the Human Beast Mixture Transformation — Three-Headed Wolf technique with it, and decimates several of the Ten-Tails' clone minions. Evading an attack and moving into close-range Shino punches one, activating the Parasitic Giant Insect — Bug Bite technique using his special kidaichū. Hinata, encouraged by thoughts of Neji and Naruto, finishes the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms on a mini-clone, noting that Naruto has always been working hard and she's always been by his side; activating her Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists she declares that she'd use the two attacks together this time. Team Asuma, not to be outshone by the other Rookie Nine, use Ino–Shika–Chō "Formation E": Human Bullet Yo-Yo, wiping out several clones. Sai, who notes that he's also part of Team 7, makes an attempt at the main body via an aerial strike while flying on his ink bird. When one of its clones starts attacking him, Naruto uses his chakra arms to save him. The Allied Shinobi Forces note that the fight is pointless for the clones continue to multiply and grow. Sai asks Naruto if he can give chakra to the alliance, but he explains he cannot since he has not saved up enough of Kurama's chakra. Sai suggests that it would be best to defeat the largest of the clones, and slip close enough to beat the Ten-Tails itself, but it would be too far to jump at one go. He explains, however, that if they were to suffer severe wounds, the medical group would not be able to make it up front. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke simultaneously use the Summoning Technique, saying that they fortunately have a solution to the problem. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke summon Gamakichi, Katsuyu, Aoda, each the solution to one problem.
Chapter 634
- "A New Three-Way Deadlock" (新たなる三竦み, Aratanaru Sansukumi)
After Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura summon Aoda, Gamakichi, and Katsuyu respectively, Naruto is surprised that Gamabunta didn't appear. Gamakichi states that his father was busy, and Naruto exclaims about Gamakichi's growth spurt. He then instructs Gamakichi to attack the original Ten-Tails. Meanwhile, Sasuke instructs Aoda to go straight ahead, while he would attack the original himself. Sakura tells Katsuyu to split into several parts to heal the Shinobi Alliance. Minato acknowledges the trio, stating that this is the new three-way deadlock summoning leading Hiruzen to remember his students and acknowledge that it was truly the dawning of a new era. Gamakichi leaps high into the air, using his tantō to destroy the attacks of the guards as Sasuke, riding atop Aoda, cuts through the beast's clone minions. Naruto then directs a Wind Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken towards the Ten-Tails, while Sasuke brings out his Susanoo to fire Blaze Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi towards the Rasenshuriken. All of the Rookie Nine cheer them on, including a happy Sakura, who sheds a tear. Naruto remembers what he had said some time ago to Yamato that only wind was able to make fire stronger. The Rasenshuriken merges with the flaming arrow, forming a swirling mass of black flames which struck upon the Ten-Tails. As they watched the Ten-Tails burn, Sai questioned Jūgo about Sasuke's true motives while Sakura looked on solemnly. Elsewhere, Orochimaru, Suigetsu, and Karin arrive at their destination, with the Sannin commenting on Tsunade's bad condition.
Chapter 635
- "A New Wind" (新しい風, Atarashii Kaze)
Arriving to where Tsunade and the other Kage were and upon seeing Katsuyu, a mischievous Suigetsu wonders how much salt it would take to kill it. This causes an argument to strike up between him and Karin who can not make up her mind whether or not she loved Sasuke despite trying to kill her previously. Using fear tactics, Orochimaru gets the two to comply, and the trio turn their attention to the Kage. A wary Katsuyu, however, prepares to attack them, but stood down after Orochimaru declared they were there to help as the healing process was going very slowly because of Tsunade's current state. With this, Suigetsu puts the two halves of Tsunade's body back together, Karin heals her which in turn allows Katsuyu to reconnect Tsunade's bisected halves. With Tsunade healed and able to stand, she questioned her fellow Sannin about his motives. Orochimaru claimed that he had changed from his previous views of wanting to move the world, and wanted to be around when a certain other person did — leading Tsunade to note that Jiraiya would have been alive if Orochimaru had made this discovery earlier. Turning their discussion to the war, Katsuyu interjects that it would brief them on what was happening, much to Tsunade's shock that the slug was also back on the battlefield. As Orochimaru and the others took their leave, back on the battlefield, Sai questions Sakura about her views on Sasuke's return, her answer to which leads Sai to believe that although the words were sincere, her smile was a fake. As the Ten-Tails burned, Naruto instructs Sasuke to put the flames out once the beast was weakened so that he and Kurama could extract the tailed beasts but Sasuke refuses, noting that he would burn them all down to create a new system. Not intending to go peacefully, however, the Ten-Tails removes the part of its body which was burning much to the Uchiha's shock. Briefed on the situation — the Kage now all healed — made preparations to head to the battlefield. Meanwhile, in Kamui's dimension, Kakashi and Obito battle wages on, with Kakashi piercing Obito with his Lightning Cutter and Obito stabbing Kakashi with a large shuriken.
Chapter 636
- "The Current Obito" (今のオビトを, Ima no Obito o)
Asking Obito if he'd had enough of their genjutsu battle, Kakashi and Obito form the seal of confrontation as they begin their real battle. They start to think back to their childhood days as young ninja, when they fought under the instructions of their sensei. Kakashi remembers the "old Obito", who was just like Naruto, and resolves that to protect Naruto and the old Obito, he will have to defeat the current one. As both men deliver final blows, Kakashi impales Obito through his chest with a lightning-infused kunai, while Obito stabs Kakashi with one of his black rods. Obito, unwilling to give up, states that defeating him will not gain any advantage to winning the war despite having won their battle and warps back to the battlefield. Meanwhile, Madara impales Hashirama's wood clone, and notes that Hashirama was putting too much energy into restraining the Ten-Tails. Though the clone attempts to dispute Madara's words, it is split in half before it can complete its statement. As Obito arrives atop the Ten-Tails' head, Madara decides that Obito had served his purpose to him, and though he wanted to fight Hashirama before he became a jinchūriki, the situation could not be helped. Forming a seal which affects Obito whose right side begins to spike out black rods and turn black, Madara declares that it was time to revive him with the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. As this occurs, Obito remembers Rin once again before forming a seal of his own and letting out a cry which draws the attention of many on the battlefield.
Chapter 637
- "The Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki" (十尾の人柱力, Jūbi no Jinchūriki)
With Obito's cry resounding throughout the battlefield, Madara muses that he had once told Obito that eventually, he would have to repay the legendary Uchiha for saving his life. Noting Madara's intentions, Hashirama tells both Naruto and Sasuke to deal with Obito since they were the closest to him. As a contingency plan, Hashirama and Tobirama create wood and shadow clones respectively to take on Madara in case it was too late to stop Obito. Meanwhile, Obito — whose hair was beginning to become thinner, and greyer due to the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique — begins to reminisce his life as part of Team Minato. Sasuke, riding atop Aoda, begins to slither on the Ten-Tails to get close to Obito, and launches a black arrow only to be retaliated by the chakra receivers jutting out of the latter. Minato — having formed a shadow clone himself — teleports to Obito, who was reminiscing about the advice of his former sensei, and cuts him down. With shock, Minato realises that Obito had been the one who orchestrated the destruction of Konohagakure. As Sasuke notes that only Madara was left to be sealed to end the war, Obito simply smirked at their plan as it is revealed he had prevented Madara's control much to the surprise of Naruto, Sasuke and Minato, who had regrouped after witnessing the escape of the Ten-Tails and Obito's transformation as he became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.
Author's Note
|Naruto is really starting to enter its climax. It's gone on longer than I expected, but it's definitely inching closer to the finale. This volume's cover is an updated version of the chapter 4 title page illustration from volume 1. The image I thought up back then is finally coming true in this volume...
—Masashi Kishimoto, 2013


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Seven teams have contacted free agent RHP Bronson Arroyo, one of baseball's most durable pitchers, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.
Cafardo did not name the teams, but the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles have been linked to the veteran in earlier reports.
Arroyo, who turns 37 in February, has started at least 32 games for nine straight seasons. He went 14-12 with a 3.79 ERA, 1.153 WHIP and 124 strikeouts for the Cincinnati Reds in 2013.


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Ancient filtering system brings clean water to poor and others
Ancient filtering system brings clean water to poor and others
What do American citizens who live along the Texas/Mexico border, survivors of natural disasters, and residents of impoverished communities around the globe have in common? They all suffer from inadequate access to clean, safe, potable water. Artist, professor, and activist B. Stephen Carpenter II, professor-in-charge of Penn State's Art Education program, advocates that one solution to providing drinkable water is both simplistic and affordable and based on an ancient technique.
Basic understanding of human physiology reveals that clean, safe water is not a luxury, but a vital life-sustaining necessity. According to Carpenter, approximately 5,000 children worldwide die every single day due to water-related diseases and issues. One in six people worldwide — 894 million — don't have access to safe clean water. Yet the resources to provide potable water exist in nearly every region of the world, accessible to all people: point-of-use ceramic water filters.
Earliest understanding of first human cultures revolved around the discovery of clay pots to store food and capture water. The technique of mixing clay with combustible material is ancient. "Materials needed to make the pots are available almost everywhere in the world, leading to the understanding that you don't make the pots here and ship them," Carpenter said. "Go to the site and teach the local artists to make the pots."
Carpenter learned how to make ceramic water filters from artists Richard Wukich and Manny Hernandez, and has demonstrated the process nationally and internationally. As seen in this YouTube video made while Carpenter was a professor at Texas A&M University (TAMU) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0rkB4ObWlc, ceramic water filters are made by combining clay with a combustible material such as sawdust, forming the clay and other material into a bell-shaped, upside-down filter, allowing the filter to air-dry, then firing in a kiln. When contaminated water is poured into the filter and percolates through the clay vessel, purified, potable water drips out the bottom into a five-gallon plastic bucket. The ceramic filters remove 95 percent of microbiological particulate matter in the water. If the filter is coated with colloidal silver, a natural anti-microbial that renders the disease causing agents inert, the efficacy of the filters increases to essentially 100 percent.
Carpenter estimates that the cost of ceramic water filtration using a point-of-use filter is one of the least expensive methods of filtration available -- costing about $15 to $20 (based on U.S. dollars) for a filter, plastic bucket with a spigot, and lid, and providing a family of four access to water as long as the water supply is replenished twice a day. With proper maintenance and use, the life span of a single filter can be up to five years.
The TAMU Water Project began when Carpenter formed a consortium with colleagues at Texas A&M. It was a fusion of scientist, artist, engineer, philosopher, and community advocate, all coming at the same problem from different perspectives: how to produce affordable, safe drinking water for at-risk populations. It started in Carpenter's two-car garage where TAMU faculty and students would meet for Filter Fridays to either make filters or brainstorm ideas to further expand or improve the process.
When Carpenter, who earned a masters of education in 1989 and a doctorate in art education in 1996, came to Penn State in 2011, he immediately set out to bring the knowledge of ceramic water filters to the campus and community by creating Reservoir Studio, http://www.personal.psu.edu/bsc5/blogs/reservoir_studio/, a partnership between the Penn State Art Education Program, community advocates on and off campus, and School of Visual Arts students and faculty whose mission includes the production and research of and education about point-of-use ceramic water filters. In 2012, members of the studio showed how to make the filters in a live, public performance in front of the Palmer Museum of Art, titled "Collaborative Creative Resistance."
Using the international organization FilterPure as a guidepost, the continuing mission of Reservoir Studio is to demonstrate the ease and cost effectiveness of the process to more people in the collegiate and community setting, in the hopes that lessons learned will ripple outward to reach beyond classroom walls. Reservoir Studio, TAMU Water Project, and FilterPure are all members of the Potters Water Action Group http://www.potterswateractiongroup.org. Carpenter works to develop curriculum with K-12 educators to incorporate in their classrooms as an interdisciplinary effort to educate children about local water sources, water conservation, water pollution and water treatment.
"What I am interested in as an artist and educator is that children get sick because of waterborne diseases. If you're sick, you can't go to school. If you take away that element of danger by making available clean, safe drinking water, you start to change notions of education in communities," Carpenter says. "If people no longer have to spend a majority of each day traveling great distances to obtain potable water, this new equation changes the dynamics of living, allowing individuals opportunities to focus on providing a better, healthier life for themselves and their families."


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Since Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez called it quits, we've seen the "Boyfriend" singer return to the studio, get pulled over by the cops and even tweet some sexy shirtless pics.
And now? The 18-year-old singer has been caught riding a manly motorcycle and hanging with 26-year-old fashionista Ashley Olsen.
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Washburn Center for Children planning new treatment center on Glenwood for children with mental illnesses
The Washburn Center for Children, a mental health center based in the Whittier neighborhood, is planning a major expansion and drafting plans for a new campus near the International Market Square on Glenwood Avenue.
The plan calls for a 50,000-square-foot building designed to be a state-of-the-art treatment center on a 2.5-acre site at Glenwood and Dupont avenues. Pending fundraising efforts, groundbreaking will be in 2013 with an opening planned for the following year, said Steve Lepinski, executive director of the Washburn Center for Children.
Washburn is in the midst of a $21 million capital campaign to raise money for the new facility. Currently, the center occupies about 27,000 square feet of space in two buildings on the 2400 block of Nicollet.
In recent years, the center has been growing at a fast pace. It serves about 2,500 children a year — an 81 percent increase in the number of children helped compared to 2005. The size of the agency has also doubled.
Washburn's new building will serve an important need in the community and allow the treatment center to increase its capacity. The metro area has four major hospitals focused on children's physical health, but no such place devoted to children's mental health issues, Lepinski noted.
"Children's mental health is a critical issue for our community," he said. "Several hundred thousand kids have social and emotional behavioral problems that interfere with some aspect of their lives and keeps them from being happy and successful. And only about one out of five kids that have mental health problems get the help that they need."
Washburn is a leader in the Upper Midwest in the treatment of children with mental illness and the training of clinicians. It trains between 60 and 70 interns each year — from undergraduate students to Ph.D. candidates, said Linda Smith, director of development and external relations for Washburn.
"That is how we have a broader impact — the commitment to train children's mental health practitioners," she said.
So far, Washburn has raised $2 million for its capital campaign with another $8–$10 million pledged by donors, Lepinski said.
The center has also launched an advertising campaign called "Break the Silence" created by Haberman, a Minneapolis-based media and marketing firm. The goal is to raise Washburn's visibility in the community and awareness of children's mental health issues.
Advertising featuring children and notable local personalities, such as Walter Mondale, Ann Bancroft, Tubby Smith, Don Shelby and Jeff Passolt, will appear in print ads and playbills, on billboards and bus ads through the spring.
As for the new building, Washburn has hired local architect Mohammed Lawal to design the building. Early illustrations show an L-shaped building heavy on glass to maximize natural light and elements of nature throughout the space. Lawal has tapped Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods," as a design consultant for the project. Louv is an expert on the connection between nature and improved mental health of children.
Washburn was founded in 1883 as the Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum. Today it serves children with a wide array of social, emotional and behavioral problems. Common issues patients are treated for include anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, depression and behavioral problems related to traumatic episodes. Patients range from infants to teens.
Most of the children treated at Washburn live in Hennepin County and roughly 55 percent are low income. The center subsidizes its budget with philanthropy since Medical Assistance reimbursement rates fail to fully cover the cost of treatment. The budget for 2012 is $8.5 million, Lepinski said. Just under $700,000 will come from donations.
Washburn's services include day treatment programs, in-home services, outpatient therapy, preschool outreach, case management and school-based mental health services, among other care options. Besides its Minneapolis location, it has offices in Minnetonka and Brooklyn Park.
Since only about 20 percent of kids get the help they need, according to Washburn estimates, the impact on the community is significant.
"[Mental illness] robs children of a happy childhood," Lepinski said. "It stresses families enormously and it costs us as a community millions of dollars in services because we didn't do a good job on the front end identifying and addressing the problems."
Reach Sarah McKenzie at [email protected] and on Twitter @smckenzie21.


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In 2011, the Chinese government said it will give substantial support to the wind power sector. It expects to increase the cumulative grid-access installed capacity to 55GW this year, said Zhang Guobao, minister of National Energy Bureau (NEB).


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I assume there is a good reason for doing this, but forcing the user to click page numbers to go through the posts seems bad UI design when there is a perfectly good scrolling mechanism that's being used anyway. And it makes it harder to search for text within a page as you have to repeat the search on each page. To me it seems easier and better UI design to have one long page than several short ones for this...
I'm working on a forum like section for a site with followup posts and although my first thought was to implement paging, I'm finding it difficult to understand why I'd want to. But the fact that everyone else does it makes me think I'm missing something.
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Damon kicked down the news that a certain Friend of Dietrich is facing new charges, unrelated to the Brokeback Enzo debacle, but linked to him after a search of his home by authorities. Apparently, Fat Stefan had an incident in a borrowed Porsche Cayenne a month before the Ferrari crash, and is now being charged with hit and run. We really can't put it any better than Damon: "You ever notice how some people have a greater 'shit happens' gravitational pull?"
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- A constraint-based evolutionary learning approach to the expectation maximization for optimal estimation of the hidden Markov model for speech signal modeling
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- This paper attempts to overcome the tendency of the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm to locate a local rather than global maximum when applied to estimate the hidden Markov model (HMM) parameters in speech signal modeling. We propose a hybrid algorithm for estimation of the HMM in automatic speech recognition (ASR) using a constraint-based evolutionary algorithm (EA) and EM, the CEL-EM. The novelty of our hybrid algorithm (CEL-EM) is that it is applicable for estimation of the constraint-based models with many constraints and large numbers of parameters (which use EM) like HMM. Two constraint-based versions of the CEL-EM with different fusion strategies have been proposed using a constraint-based EA and the EM for better estimation of HMM in ASR. The first one uses a traditional constraint-handling mechanism of EA. The other version transforms a constrained optimization problem into an unconstrained problem using Lagrange multipliers. Fusion strategies for the CEL-EM use a staged-fusion approach where EM has been plugged with the EA periodically after the execution of EA for a specific period of time to maintain the global sampling capabilities of EA in the hybrid algorithm. A variable initialization approach (VIA) has been proposed using a variable segmentation to provide a better initialization for EA in the CEL-EM. Experimental results on the TIMIT speech corpus show that CEL-EM obtains higher recognition accuracies than the traditional EM algorithm as well as a top-standard EM (VIA-EM, constructed by applying the VIA to EM). © 2008 IEEE.
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- IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics Vol. 39, no. 1 (2009), p. 182-197
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- Constraint-based Evolutionary Algorithm; Expectation maximization (EM); Fusion strategies; Hidden Markov Model; Hybrid algorithms; Signal modeling and classification; Speech recognition; Circuit theory; Coercive force; Constrained optimization; Estimation; Frequency multiplying circuits; Lagrange multipliers; Maximum principle; Object recognition; Remelting; Speech analysis; Evolutionary algorithm
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In another thread, Tiltbillings wrote this, and I wanted to respond to it without taking the thread off topic, so I'm starting a new thread.tiltbillings wrote:
Here is Wallace's broadside against vipassana practice: http://www.tricycle.com/a-mindful-balance" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I am not impressed.
I don't necessarily agree with Wallace, but I'm curious exactly what Tiltbillings finds unimpressive about Wallace's critique, and what everyone thinks of the article he posted.
Reading the article, I'm not sure it contains a "broadside against vipassana practice," only a critique of modern mindfulness practice, which Wallace posits is actually not the same as traditional Therevadin vipassana.


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Hitachi breaks ground on $15M expansion projectPublished: Monday, January 25, 2010 7:00 am By: Tom Lindley
NORMAN - Gov. Brad Henry was happy to report that, for a change, bad news and the wind aren't all that is sweeping down the plains these days.
Henry joined with Norman and Cleveland County economic officials Monday to help Hitachi Computer Products of America Inc. break ground on a $15 million, 200,000-square-foot expansion project that will accommodate manufacturing and configuration-to-order operations for both its North and South American customer bases.
Hitachi's renewed commitment to Norman and Oklahoma came on the heels of its decision to establish a new distribution center in Singapore, which it said drove a need to consolidate its U.S. operations. Until now, a facility in Indianapolis, Ind., has been the base for its Americas and Asia distribution activity.
"This is an exciting day, not just for Norman but for the state of Oklahoma, even with all the challenges we have with the budget at a state level and the economy in this country and across the globe, good things are happening right here in Oklahoma," Henry said.
The plant expansion is expected to be completed in October and could add as many as 75 jobs on top of the 300 now employed at Hitachi's longtime base for U.S. manufacturing for its data storage products.
But the more than 100 invited guests and Hitachi employees who gathered outside were not just there to prove they could go toe-to-toe with a cold, hard January wind.
If anything, the wind and feel of the open prairie were reminders that Hitachi and Oklahoma share a certain pioneer spirit, Henry said.
Yoshinori Okami, vice president and chief strategy officer for Hitachi Data Systems, said the innovation, initiative and partnership that have been Hitachi's driving principles for 100 years also were what attracted the company to Oklahoma 24 years ago.
More specifically, he said Hitachi's decision to consolidate its Americas supply chain operation in Norman was a direct result of the leadership of the Norman Economic Development Coalition and the support of the Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Program, which was put in place by the state Legislature last year.
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When creating a character to be used in the Empire of the Rising Sun, the choice of of clan is extremely important. A character may hail from any of the major clans of the daimyo, or one of the vassal families of said daimyo. There are several minor daimyo who do not possesse any vassal families that the character may also be from, or they may elect to be ronin and have no clan. Membership in a family or clan grants a number of benefits.
- Race: What race members of the family are. The hobgoblins did absorb the other races into their clans, and now there are entire clans made of humans, halflings, elves, and the other races.
- Favored Class: While favored class means relatively little in Tome, since there are no XP penaltie for multiclassing, this is used to show what each family specializes in.
- Starting Honor: The suggested starting honor score for a member of this group. While the normal starting score is 15, this feature superseeds that rule.
- Starting Outfit: This is equipment gained in addition to the normal starting gold for a new character. Unwanted equipment can be sold during character creation for half the market price.
You may, with your DM's approval, choose to be without any faction whatsoever. Characters with no faction are either heimin (worker caste), hinnin (non-people like charlatans and geisha), or gaijin (outsiders, ie drow).
(Note: The first names and surnames presented are in Japanese order, and all the names are real. Any similarity to persons (living or dead) or characters in other media is purely coincidental.)
The Ishikawa[edit | edit source]
Current Daimyo: Ishikawa Hayate (Male Hobgoblin Rogue 9/Shubosha 10)
The Ishikawa are one of largest and most powerful clans in the Empire. With a whopping 6 vassal families, they have so much influence even their influence has influence. Of course, many seek to have that on their side, so the Ishikawa are very good record keepers. They wouldn't want to help finance both sides of a war. Unless it would make them money in the end.
The Ishikawa are one of the original clans created by Katzu himself, a fact that they have not forgotten and will not hesitate to flaunt. They started out fairly small, with only one vassal family, but their grasp of the political arenas and the battlefield, they were able to defeat a far larger clan and assimilate their samurai and holdings. They helped finance the first unification and were one of the major players who wrote up the law.
Being the ones who wrote the law, the Ishikawa are extremely skilled in manipulating it, and have a bureaucratic system so complicated even a Pit Fiend would call it ridiculous. They wrote in a clause in the national law so that they are allowed to have their own law applied to anyone who enters their land, whether the outsider knows their laws (which they usually don't) or not. The law of the Ishikawa territory is a complex thing, with many statutes, precedents, and loopholes. As such, imperial police hate going into Ishikawa territory. In fact, they have their own devision.
Philosophy: The Ishikawa focus on two things: Money, and power. Sure, they might be money-grubbing politicians, but they are very, very good at their job. They are brought up learning the law, and are simultaneously taught to respect and abuse it. Despite this, they are also encouraged to follow through on their promises; so even though they abuse an already complicated system, they are actually quite honorable. They'll steal your money, but hey, they're honest about it, so who cares?
Allies and Enemies: The Ishikawa have many alliances, but they will not simply give one up at the drop of a hat. They know that their influence is sought by even the most sly Yokokiyo aasimar, and use this knowledge to their fullest potential. They usually concentrate on personal alliances rather than backing an entire clan. In the past few years, however, they have broken this precident and backed the upstart Nobuyuki and his clan, the Ota. This surprised many of the other clans, but the Ishikawa realize the Ota's potential power, and know that Nobuyuki has enough expertise to actually ascend to the throne.
Races: Being one of the first clans created, the Ishikawa is made up of hobgoblins, and their vassal families are exclusively goblinoids.
- Race: Hobgoblin
- Favored Class: Rogue
- Starting Honor: 10
Vassal Families of the Ishikawa[edit | edit source]
The Ota[edit | edit source]
Current Daimyo: Ota Nobuyuki (Male Human Samurai 9, Marshall 6, Legendary Strategist 5)
The Ota originated from a fairly small, disorgainized minor clan surrounded on all sides by other small clans, each jockying for more power. Annoyed by the petty squabbles within his clan, Nobuyuki rose up and attacked uncle's castle, taking care of his main opposition and thus uniting the clan. He was prone to fits of anger and would often curse the entire empire openly in front of the other daimyo, which led him to being called "the fool of the Ota." Nobuyuki's anger was not necessarily at the court, but at the minor clans that surrounded his. Outraged by their mediocrity, he invaded the other clans in what was seen as a foolish, overconfidant move.
But Nobuyuki's foolishness paid off, as a combination of good logistics, poor enemy commanders, and the very weather itself led to the Ota totally eclipsing the other minor clans in the area, absorbing them into their fiefdom. The only remnants of the opposing clans are the vassal families of the Ota. However, just as soon as the kami seemed to favor him, a new force of opposition appeared: the yamabushi. Also known as sohei, these warrior monks opposed Nobuyuki at every turn, raining down death and destruction from their fortress-monasteries located in the mountains.
Enraged by the sohei's dishonorable, guerilla tactics, the Ota struck back at the sohei, sending a large bulk of their army into the mountains to deal with the threat. Nobuyuki was at the head of the invading force, and the yamabushi were no match for the daimyo's superior strategy. As payback for all the property damage they had caused, Nobuyuki burned their temples to the ground.
The Ota had largely stayed out of the conflict between the Shogun and Emperor, but their death has opened a new door for Nobuyuki's ambition. He seeks to the throne for himself, and will not rest until the entire empire knows the might of the Ota clan.
Philosophy: The Ota's core philosophy is simple: If met with opposition, destroy it. Nobuyuki showed this explicitedly when he razed the yamabushi's monasteries, but this core dogma can be applied to much of everything else. While it seems excessively ruthless, and it oftentimes is, the Ota philosophy is meant to bring peace and prosperity by eliminating anything that would stand in the way. This often makes Ota warriors impulsive, quick to act, and easily angered. It is wise to avoid the wrath of an Ota.
Allies and Enemies: The Ota are known as "the upstarts," and because they rose to prominence fairly recently, they have few allies in court. Nobuyuki doesn't seem to care about alliances with the other daimyo too much, and his brash nature has led many to suspect his mind and honor are lacking. Despite all this court tension, the Ota have an alliance with their neighbors to the northwest: the mighty Ishikawa. Because of their crimes against the monastic order, many monks and sohei have made it their duty to eliminate the Ota clan.
Races: The Ota clan was originally comprised only of humans, but their absorbtion of the surrounding clans has led to several goblinoids in their ranks. The Ota tend to distrust them, if only because they could be allied with clans comprised entirely of goblinoids, but deal with them because they are excellent warriors.
- Race: Human
- Favored Class: Samurai.
- Starting Honor: 10
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Vassal Families of the Ota[edit | edit source]
Arato[edit | edit source]
Harada[edit | edit source]
- Current Daimyo: Harada Kaito (Male Human Samurai 10)
The Harada used to be a fairly sizeable minor clan made out of humans, just like the Ota were orignally. At one point in time, they were the largest all-human clan, and maintained a human-centric philosophy. A decade or so ago, the Harada marched against the Ota, intent of crushing the small, disorganized clan with their large army. But a combination of Nobuyuki's shrewd tactics and a great storm caused them to lose. What was left were assimilated into the Ota, who let them keep their family name.
- Race: Human.
- Favored Class: Knight. Most become Imperial Knights at 10th level.
- Starting Honor: 17
Hashimoto[edit | edit source]
The Hashimoto are the only gnomes to be members of the samurai class. They are reknowned armor and weaponsmiths, and their daimyo, Osamu, is no exception. They tend to be rather eccentric and often are perfectionists; Osamu has been known to lock himself in the forge for days trying to perfect some new technique. The Hashimoto were one of the first allies of the Ota, and volunteered to become a vassal family very early on. The Ota's success is often attributed to the Hashimoto, for they have some of the finest equipment makers in the entire Empire.
- Race: Gnome.
- Favored Class: Fighter.
- Starting Honor: 10
Sarumata[edit | edit source]
- Current Daimyo: Sarumata Ryuunosuke (Male Hobgoblin Elementalist 6/Fire Mage 10)
The Sarumata were a small clan with no vassal families, specializing the the applications of the element Fire. While small, they had a fairly good influence on the surrounding area, where they used their fire power to amuse and delight people for money. They were neighbors to the Ota clan while it was still small, and often lent them support. They were repaid with family-hood, serving the Ota as spellcasters.
- Race: Hobgoblin.
- Favored Class: Fire Mage.
- Starting Honor: 15
Yokokiyo[edit | edit source]
Current Daimyo: Yokokiyo Akio (Male Aasimar Tenken 7/Iaijutsu Master 7)
Excellence: It drives all the Yokokiyo. Members of this clan will not undertake an action if they cannot do it well, and this tradition of excellence has given them a reputation as the finest poets, artists, and duelists in the Empire. For many Yokokiyo, life itself is art.
Many outside the Yokokiyo see them as arrogant or impractical (and they're right), but from the Yokokiyo perspective these observers are either jealous of their heritage or merely shortsighted. Those who do not share the aasimar's high standards can hardly understand why they do what they do. Likewise, few can seriously deny their stunning acheivements.
Though most Yokokiyo disdain open warfare, they do not shun combat all together, and they have known their share of warfare throughout the long history of the Empire. The true power of the Yokokiyo, however, is not in the battlefield but in the courts. The skilled politicians of the Yokokiyo are rvaled only by those of the halfling families. Few important lords in the Empire do not have at least one Yokokiyo ally.
Philosophy: The Yokokiyo, being made out of aasimar and feytouched, tend to think of things in extremes. Either they are extremely passionate about a particular subject, or they can barely contain their disdain. While Yokokiyo are not prone to emotional outbursts any more than the average samurai, most maintain a quiet passion for living that extends to everything they do. Those who share their joy for living and can appreciate the finer things in life have a chance to earn their respect and friendship.
The Yokokiyo tend to have very high standards, both for themselves and others. Those who can meet or exceed those standards are worthy of respect. Those who fall short are not even worthy of attention. Of course, few people ever meet their high expectations.
Allies and Enemies: While most other clans dislike the Yokokiyo for their snobbishness, they have few real enemies. They try to stay out of conflicts as much as possible, since they aren't that plentiful. The Yokokiyo have a large amount of disdain for the Ota; Nobuyuki's clan has more members than the Yokokiyo, and the Ota are fairly new. This has not erupted into war yet, but it likely will.
Races: The Yokokiyo and one of its vassal families are made up of aasimar, descendants of the kami who now breed true. The other vassal family is made up of feytouched, and they share a strange kinship with their celestial brethren.
- Race: Aasimar
- Favored Class: Tenken
- Starting Honor: 15
Vassal Families of the Yokokiyo[edit | edit source]
Hanabusa[edit | edit source]
- Current Daimyo: Hanabusa Daiki (Male Aasimar Tenken 6/Iaijutsu Master 3/Shubosha 10)
The Hanabusa are the diplomatic family of the Yokokiyo. They are famed duelists, but their true power lies in the courts. They have a long tradition of powerful shubosha, and some argue that they have the most power after the shogun's demise. They are the "face" of the Yokokiyo, and recognize that the snobbish nature of their aasimar brothers is detested by the other clans, and attempt to be as inviting as possible. They will not hesitate to help out or lodge powerful people, as long as they will provide a slight favor to be named in the future.
- Race: Aasimar
- Favored Class: Tenken
- Starting Honor: 7
Ozawa[edit | edit source]
The Ozawa are the single family of feytouched in the entire Empire. Because of their ancestry, they are more connected to the animal spirits of Chikushudo then anyone else. They are also the most spiritually aware of all the clans. They are somewhat estranged from the rest of the Yokokiyo families, prefering to stay in their woodland retreats. The rest of the clan doesn't mind; the philosophical musings and qualms of the Ozawa get in the way of their political schemes.
- Race: Feytouched
- Favored Class: Druid
- Starting Honor: 17
The Minor Clans[edit | edit source]
The larger clans can trace their history back to the beginning of the Empire (well, most of them, anyway). They are not the only clans that exist, however. Throughout history, a number of samurai, races, and occasionally ronin have been granted clans of their own: their clans are called minor clas. Minor clans survive by going unnoticed or by allying with a more powerful clan; otherwise, they would simply be assimilated.
The main difference between a minor clan and the other clans is that a minor clan has no vassal families. Occasionally a minor clan will rise up and take over its neighbors, which then promotoes it higher on the chain of command Because of the rise of the Ota clan, there are currently less minor clans then ever before. The current minor clans are as follows.
Nishihara[edit | edit source]
The Nishihara clan is made up entirely of gnoll bushi. Because of their help during the Great War, Katzu granted them their own stretch of land. Unlike the other races, however, the gnolls never attempted to increase their holdings, prefering not to deal with politics at all. With social status high enough that they have servants waiting on their beck and call, the gnoll's innate laziness has reached new lows, and they rarely ever venture out of their castles, let alone their land. They will let almost anything slide; as such, the peasants of the Nishihara (who are not gnolls) don't mind being heimin at all. Most of the other clans disregard them, and barely acknowledge they exist, which is fine with them. If a warrior had the skill and power to raise them as an army and actually do something, they would be one of the most powerful forces in the Empire.
- Race: Gnoll
- Favored Class: Any
- Starting Honor: 15
Sugiyama[edit | edit source]
- Current Daimyo: Sugiyama Itsuki (Male Elf Samurai 3/Rogue 5/Fuuma Ninja 10)
The Sugiyama are what's left of the elves. Gone are the days when "elf" was synonymous with "tree hugging wizard." They lost their forests long ago, and because of that necromancer (who was probably a member of the Sugiyama) they can't even practice wizardry anymore. They have close ties to the Fuuma ninja clan, and their daimyo is one of the Kyosho of the shadowy organization. It is entirely possible that elves created the Fuuma in the first place, but they only have passing ties to them now. The Sugiyama are so dedicated to taking revenge that they don't bother in politics; they plans span several of their generations, which are significantly longer than the other races of the Empire. Petty squabbles and political affairs are the things of the shorter-lived, inferior races.
- Race: Elf
- Favored Class: Assassin
- Starting Honor: 6
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Two goals from Darius Henderson deepened the gloom surrounding Bolton as Millwall triumphed 2-1.
The Millwall frontman took his tally for the season to five after Chris Eagles had blown his chance to ease the pressure on Wanderers manager Owen Coyle.
Eagles went from hero to zero, crashing in a fine free-kick to cancel out Henderson's first-half opener for the hosts.
But the winger then missed a penalty before Henderson struck in the final minute to secure Millwall's first win in six.
It meant Bolton's unconvincing start to the season continued, and at the moment they do not look anything like a side set to challenge for promotion having dropped out of the Premier League last season.
The Lions, by contrast, did not look like a team destined to struggle despite their lowly position as they bossed the early stages.
They could have taken the lead in the eighth minute when a mistake by Stephen Warnock let in James Henry, but when his cross came in Matt Mills managed to get a foot in ahead of Chris Wood.
From the corner Danny Shittu used his ample frame to barge through a ruck of players and head Henry's cross into the net, but the goal was ruled out for a push on goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.
The hosts did get their noses in front in the 17th minute when Henderson scored from the edge of the area.
The striker's effort was slightly scuffed but a couple of deflections wrong-footed Bogdan and the ball eventually found its way into the net.
Bolton felt they should have had a penalty in the 23rd minute when Kevin Davies' goalbound shot appeared to be blocked by the hand of Lions new boy Mark Beevers, but referee Gavin Ward signalled for a corner.
As the first half drew to a close Lions keeper David Forde tipped Eagles' drive over and Wood headed inches wide.
But Bolton drew level just after the break when Liam Trotter fouled Mark Davies on the edge of the Millwall area, and Eagles blasted the free-kick through the wall and into the net.
Wanderers had given away a penalty in each of their last four matches and must have feared the worst when Trotter tumbled under David Ngog's challenge, but again Ward was not interested.
However, the referee did point to the spot just after the hour mark when Jimmy Abdou slid in on Eagles.
The former Burnley winger stepped up confidently, but blazed his penalty over the crossbar and with it went Bolton's chances of only their second away win this term.
Instead, they crashed to a fourth defeat on the road when Henderson got free down the left and drove his shot across Bogdan and into the net.
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It's that time of year; birds are singing, allergies are kicking, occupiers are occupying and Forbes has released its annual list of the most highly paid CEOs. It will gladden or infuriate, depending on your point of view, as Forbes immediately acknowledges.
"Our report on executive compensation will only fuel the outrage over corporate greed," it writes. "In 2011 the chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the U.S. got a collective pay raise of 16% last year, to $5.2 billion. This compares with a 3% pay raise for the average American worker. The total averages out to $10.5 million apiece."
So much for the "moral suasion" granted to shareholders last year with the first-ever say-on-pay votes for U.S. public companies, the magazine adds. A no vote, already a rare thing, is hardly ever binding.
The top earner in the report is John Hammergren of the medical supply company McKesson, with $131 million in total pay.
Seventeen female CEOs made the list, the highest paid being Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods with $25.4 million in total pay last year.
Forbes also points to five executives who take $1 in annual salary. Four are Forbes Billionaires: Larry Ellison of Oracle, Larry Page of Google, Meg Whitman of Hewlett Packard and Richard Kinder of Kinder Morgan. The other executive is John Mackey of Whole Foods.
Here are the top five:
5. David Cote of Honeywell
One-year total compensation: $55.8 million. Cote's bonus ($23.3 million) was tied to 13% sales growth and 19% segment profit growth at Honeywell (HON) in 2011, according to Forbes. Honeywell's stock was up 2% in 20011 and up 15% year-to-date.
4. Richard Kinder of Kinder Morgan
One-year total compensation: $60.9 million. A Forbes Billionaire (net worth $8.2 billion), took Kinder Morgan (KMI) public again in February of 2011. The stock is up 25% since the first trade day. He takes $1 in annual salary with most of his 2011 pay coming from vested shares tied to the offering.
3. Michael Fascitelli of Vornado Realty
One-year total compensation: $64.4 million, prior-year figure. Fascitelli took over as CEO three years ago, replacing Forbes Billionaire Steven Roth. The real estate investment trust Vornado Realty (VNO) owns 100 million square feet of office space in New York and Washington.
2. Ralph Lauren of Ralph Lauren
One-year total compensation: $66.7 million. Lauren, a Forbes Billionaire (net worth $7.5 billion) is a Bronx native and opened his New York City flagship store in the fall of 2010. The magazine reports he started Polo with $50,000 in 1976. The company (RL) now sells clothing, shoes, jewelry, home goods and fragrances.
1. John Hammergren of McKesson
One-year total compensation: $131.2 million. The highest-paid CEO on this year's report has been CEO of McKesson (MCK), a California-based medical supply company, for 13 years, according to Forbes. The bulk of 2011 pay came from cashed-out stock options with his salary and bonus remaining flat from a year ago. McKesson stock rose 20% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.


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In the following essay, Turner argues that because of his relative inexperience as a playwright, Shakespeare created characters in Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 that are "flat" depictions of morality figures who show no remorse for their actions.
The major figures in the Henry VI plays undergo no moral change of character. Even at the moment of death when they face an eternity of punishment, they feel no regrets and make no judgment on a life of misdeeds as, for example, Richard II does before he is murdered. In carrying out their actions, they experience no hesitations or fear, struggle with no conflicting paths of action as Macbeth was to face, and sense no discrepancy between motive and duty as Hamlet was to feel. When their plans fail, they utter no second thoughts about them...
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Boise State U. builds a better way to manage its DNS
If you want to learn a new network management system, there's nothing like digging in and getting your hands dirty, said Diane Dragone, network engineer at Boise State University.
"Take your time, and do your homework first," Dragone said. And don't be afraid to do it yourself when it comes time to implement the system.
Boise State recently installed a new Domain Name System and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol management platform from BlueCat Networks, replacing a more limited tool from Cisco Systems that had reached its end of life. The school began testing the Adonis 1000 appliance in June, and by early August, it completed the implementation.
Many information technology shops do not have a lot of experience managing DHS and DHCP because those services have traditionally required little attention from administrators, although that is changing as networks become more complex. Boise State had the option of having BlueCat consultants install the system, Dragone said, and if a shop does not have the necessary expertise, that makes sense.
"But there is some value in doing the system yourself, and rolling it out in house," she said. "You learn a lot more."
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Choosing an Adjusting Table
By Steve Keller
Choosing the right chiropractic equipment for your office can be very confusing. What brands do I consider? What features do I need? Do certain options make sense? Should I buy new or used? The list can be endless.
An adjusting chiropractic table is the most important piece of equipment you will have in your office. It will be the main platform for the treatment of your patients. There are plenty of very good manufacturers of adjusting chiropractic tables on the market. Most make tables that fit a variety of techniques. Lloyd Table Company, Pivotal Health Solutions, Williams Healthcare, Hill Labs and Elite tables are a few of the major brands that currently make adjusting tables in a variety of models. So how do you choose what you need?
Step 1. Make a list of the features you want on the Chiropractic table.
A lot of this will be determined by the techniques you currently practice and would like to learn in the future. Some features to consider are:
- Hylo – this feature takes a patient from a standing position to a flat position.
- Elevation, which will electrically vary the height of the table in order to perform different techniques on the same table or enable to doctors of different heights to effectively use one table.
- Drops (manual or automatic) – a section of the table that can be cocked and dropped when a thrust is applied to aid or enhance the adjustment.
- Flexion/distraction (manual or automatic) for treatment of the low back. This feature allows the pelvic section of the table to flex downward and extend outward to aid or enhance the adjustment and to help stretch out the low back
- Chest breakaway—the chest piece breaks away in order to help facilitate the treatment of pregnant or obese patients.
One feature that I always suggest is the elevation feature. First, the cost of this feature is currently diminished because you can take advantage of the Section 44 handicapped access tax credit. This allows for a 50 percent tax credit to be taken off the purchase price of the table that includes this option. In many cases, this makes the final cost of the table less than the same table in a stationary format would cost. Second, the elevation feature also allows for much flexibility. It allows for one table to be used by a variety of doctors. For example, a 5' 10" doctor can treat a patient followed by a 6' 4" doctor treating another patient by simply raising the height of the table to adjust to differing height of the doctor. In addition, you can perform a drop technique at the proper height, normally a lower height, and then increase the height to a higher height to perform a low-force technique or soft-tissue work. Elevation may be added or purchased on a variety of adjusting table models. It can be included on a drop table, a low-force technique table, a flexion/distraction table and so on.
Step 2. Consider different tables depending on your budget, experience, recommendations.
A lot of this may be determined by your experience and suggestions from others—what tables you are used to using in clinic, the tables your teachers suggest, or the tables your associates like.
A major factor will also be budget. Adjusting tables will vary greatly in price—from a flat stationary table for under $500 to a Lloyd Ultimate table with virtually every possible feature available for more than $20,000.
Work on as many different tables as possible to find the features that best fit you. For example, drops will vary in speed and mechanics; some people will only want manual flexion and others will want the automatic feature.
The main thing to remember is that just because it works best for one doctor does not mean it will work best for you. Try not to purchase a table without working on it. Just because it has a look that you like does not mean it will operate in a manner that suits you. In addition, utilize the knowledge of the people you trust who have purchased and used the tables.
Step 3. Consider new versus used Chiropractic tables.
To buy a new or used Chiropractic table is probably the most asked question when shopping for a table. Again, this comes down to budget. If you are running a successful practice, have the funds or could use the tax write-offs, then new table is definitely the preference. If you are starting up a new practice, used is an option.
The problem when purchasing used table is you don't ever really know how much time is left for practical use of the table. Tables have many different mechanical features, such as electric motors, hydraulics, mechanical mechanisms like drops. All of these things break and wear out, and they can be very expensive to fix, so many times the old adage "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is" often applies.
The best alternative when purchasing a used table is to purchase a refurbished table from a reputable dealer. A reputable dealer will purchase the used tables, strip them down and then rebuild them to your specifications; replace and update mechanics, electrical and hydraulics; and then paint, re-foam and recover in your desired materials. You will also receive some warranty on these tables. You can usually save 40 to 60 percent on a refurbished table over the purchase of a similar new table.
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When choosing a table, follow a few easy guidelines:
- Make a list of techniques you want to use and features you want on your table.
- Work on as many different tables as possible and talk to doctors that practice similar techniques to get their opinions on likes and dislikes of tables and what features they deem important.
- Do not purchase a type of table that you have never worked on or the table that has not been recommended by an associate you trust.
- When buying a used table, be careful. Remember the old adage: "If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is."
- A refurbished table is a good alternative and can save you 40 to 60 percent over a similar new table.
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