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The Porsche Panamera is now available for a 567-Euro weekend rental through Avis in Germany if you want to haul four asses plus luggage. Oh, well, we can still rent muscle cars. Press release after the jump.
Just shortly after its entry in retail, the new Porsche Panamera is also available as a rental car: the sports limousine stands at the ready beginning on 1 October at many German locations of the Avis car rental service. The models Panamera S and Panamera 4S – the fourth series of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG – will especially be offered at major city and airport locations. The rental price per day (Monday to Thursday) begins at 189 Euro, according to Avis. The cost of weekend rental
(Friday to Monday) starts at 567 Euro for the Gran Turismo. As a longstanding business partner of Porsche, Avis offers the sport saloon as a rental car exclusively in Germany.
With the four-door Panamera, Porsche positions itself in the upper class and addresses customers who expect the consistent sportiness of a Porsche, in addition to the exclusive comfort and spaciousness of a limousine. The use of efficient V8 motors with direct injection, an intelligent, light construction, the start-stop system, optimal aerodynamics, the innovative Porsche PDK dual clutch transmission and additional measures have lead to an ideally low consumption of fuel, with which the four-door Gran Turismo sets new standards in its direct field of competition.
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I like my earrings minimal, but interesting... and not too big
This year I'm completely taken with royal blue
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{but last year, too}
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and lapis lazuli is the perfect stone to go with it.
Inspired by these earrings I saw on the MoMA store:
|left pic: MoMAstore - collage by moi
grab your supplies!
* a pair of flat pliers (the pliers need to be polished flat in the inside, without the gripping lines - at least for * a small part of it),
* two large-ish beads with a not-too-large hole
* wire (mine is sterling silver 18Gauge Half Hard) and a big marker.
{I'm using wire because I couldn't find headpins with the right gauge and the extra 3" length}
And here's the fast tutorial:
squeeze the edge of the wire with the flat part of the pliers, (about 1/16")
Keep squeezing until it will flatten out like in the picture:
Cut the wire at 3" length and repeat on the next piece of wire
I needed, use some sand paper or a nail file to smooth the surface of the part being flatten out.
thread your beads
using the marker, place the wires next to each other, paying attention that the beads will be at the same level and tape the wires to the marker
Bend the wires together and release from the marker
Last part, modify the shape of the wires by making it a little less round and more "oval"
... and...done!
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One of SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's senior advisors, Jennifer McHugh (left), was named on Tuesday as senior advisor to Norm Champ, the director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management.
The news of McHugh's appointment comes on the heels of the SEC releasing in early December its 2012 Financial Report, which stated that the Division of Investment Management plans to hire additional examiners in 2013 to oversee mutual funds and advisors, if the money is available.
Indeed, McHugh–who has been with the SEC for 13 years and was the leader of the SEC's mandated study of fiduciary duty under the Dodd-Frank Act–will be responsible for advising Champ on issues related to mutual funds and advisors. McHugh starts her new position on Dec. 17, just three days after Schapiro's planned departure.
McHugh served as acting director of the Division of Investment Management from the end of 2010 to early 2011, and has been a senior advisor to Schapiro since 2009. She joined the agency in 1999 as an attorney in the Investment Management division, where she focused on mutual fund rulemaking.
Champ said in the statement announcing HcHugh's appointment that "Jennifer has a wealth of experience from her last four years in the Chairman's Office that will be extremely helpful to the Division."
The planned new examiners to be hired by Investment Management, the SEC's financial report states, "would increase investor protection by supplementing and coordinating with other examination efforts. They would also bring skills and specialized experience to examinations of funds and investment advisers." In addition, the examiners' specialized skills are "expected to directly inform and support and improve policies and rulemakings that address industry practices observed during exams."
McHugh said in the same statement that she looks "forward to working with Norm Champ and the dedicated and talented staff of the Division of Investment Management. The Division's work developing regulatory policy for mutual funds and investment advisers is particularly meaningful and rewarding because it has a direct impact on everyday investors."
McHugh received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Catholic University where she was the lead articles editor of the Catholic University Law Review. She received her B.A., cum laude, from Notre Dame. Prior to joining the SEC staff, McHugh was an associate in the Investment Management Practice Group of Dechert LLP.


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Co-creating a culture of peace
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Remember that awkward silence that fell across the nation back in '94 when Bill Clinton's surgeon general used the M-word?
Jocelyn Elders, speaking at an AIDS conference at the U.N. about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted disease, said that masturbation 'Äúis part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught.'ÄĚ
Clinton, rather than defend frank, honest talk about sexuality at the national level and condemn its opposite, caved under the weight of the gasps and titters and fired Elders, explaining that the outspoken surgeon general'Äôs comments reflected 'Äúdifferences with Administration policy and my own convictions.'ÄĚ Differences on masturbation? A couple years later, the Monica scandal erupted and things were a little clearer 'ÄĒ oh yeah, this is how we talk about sex in America.
Are we a serious nation or what?
What passes for sexual openness is mostly commercial exploitation. In reality, sex is still in the closet as a subject of serious national discussion, despite all the complications associated with it. Sex scandals are a media staple, of course, but in recent weeks we'Äôve been rocked by a new wave of sex abuse scandals 'ÄĒ rape scandals 'ÄĒ the dark, disturbing power of which, as always, lies in the likelihood that there are a lot more revelations and accusations still to come, more authority figures'Äô reputations to be shattered, more honor-steeped traditions to be exposed as hollow.
When sex is hidden in the shadows 'ÄĒ when it'Äôs something you can'Äôt talk about (but you can brag about) 'ÄĒ it easily becomes one more tool of domination, wrapped in an unspeakable shame that preserves its secrecy. The crime of rape is the crime of predation, the crime of 'ÄúI own you.'ÄĚ And it is an institutional failure first 'ÄĒ on college campuses, in the U.S. military 'ÄĒ as evinced by breaking news stories reporting not merely allegations of sexual molestation over a long period of time, but of their quiet cover-up by those in charge, granting de facto impunity to the victimizers. The pattern is always the same.
By fascinating coincidence, two recent developments highlighting the endemic problem of sexual abuse in the U.S. military are in the news just as the child-molestation scandal in college sports programs and other macho domains has begun to widen.
At both Penn State and The Citadel, the military college in South Carolina, the sex abuse allegations emanate from their summer camp programs for boys, reopening the ghastly concerns first forced upon the public a decade ago by the sex-abuse revelations that shook the Catholic Church. If such institutional paragons of traditional values can't be trusted, are children safe anywhere?
Maybe it'Äôs time to look at the values themselves 'ÄĒ beginning with those of our military culture, which is the model, and indeed the metaphor, for every other form of domination culture: The prime value is winning, achieving dominance over some sort of enemy or 'Äúother.'ÄĚ Around this core of dominance, we construct a fortress of honor, righteousness, cleanliness of mind and spirit. We revere the fortress, but in its dark interior, our natural impulses are ungoverned and often manifest themselves in perverse mockery of the values we salute.
That this paradox describes military culture was made clear, once again, last week, when Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that would, among other things, establish a separate office 'ÄĒ that is, outside the Department of Defense 'ÄĒ to handle the investigation of all sexual-assault claims in the armed services.
'ÄúThe vast majority of men and women who have been sexually abused in the military have come to realize there is no justice in the military'Äôs chain of command,'ÄĚ Speier said. She cited the Defense Department'Äôs own statistics: some 19,000 rapes a year in the military, only a fraction of which get reported because military culture still 'ÄĒ after years of exposure and adverse publicity 'ÄĒ seeks first to silence, humiliate and crush the victim. The post-rape ordeal is often worse than the initial crime, many victims have said. The accusers are often the ones who are punished and drummed out of the service.
The very next day, the federal court in Alexandria, Va., held its first hearing in a lawsuit 'ÄĒ Cioca v. Rumsfeld 'ÄĒ filed last February on behalf of 28 plaintiffs (25 women and three men, from every branch of service), against former defense secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, charging them with tolerating and perpetuating a military culture that countenances rape and punishes those who report it.
Attorney Susan Burke told the court, as reported in the Daily Beast, 'Äúhow some of her plaintiffs had been 'Äėforced to live alongside their rapists, forced to salute their rapists every day.'Äô'ÄĚ
Nothing about any of this is new, not even the uproar. For instance, eight years ago, a scandal at the Air Force Academy 'ÄĒ with some 60 female cadets and former cadets coming forward, charging they'Äôd been raped, then subsequently silenced 'ÄĒ elicited solemn, and by now long forgotten, promises of system-wide change from the brass.
My belief: As long as such values as honesty, empathy and love are subservient to conquest and domination, both inside and outside the military, nothing will change.
Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist, contributor to One World, Many Peaces and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound (Xenos Press) is now available. Contact him at email@example.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com.


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Guest poem submitted by Janice:
(Poem #1806) From the Frontier of Writing
The tightness and the nilness round that space when the car stops in the road, the troops inspect its make and number and, as one bends his face towards your window, you catch sight of more on a hill beyond, eyeing with intent down cradled guns that hold you under cover and everything is pure interrogation until a rifle motions and you move with guarded unconcerned acceleration -- a little emptier, a little spent as always by that quiver in the self, subjugated, yes, and obedient. So you drive on to the frontier of writing where it happens again. The guns on tripods; the sergeant with his on-off mike repeating data about you, waiting for the squawk of clearance; the marksman training down out of the sun upon you like a hawk. And suddenly you're through, arraigned yet freed, as if you'd passed from behind a waterfall on the black current of a tarmac road past armor-plated vehicles, out between the posted soldiers flowing and receding like tree shadows into the polished windscreen.
Another favourite of mine. Exquisity Heaney: compact, compressed, beautifully simple yet spiralling with meaning upon meaning. Here an unfortunately commonplace event - a road check - is compared to the act of writing, or perhaps the struggle of the act of writing. Again fraught with tension, "pure interrogation", the poem captures the mood, the silent watchfulness of a politically unstable area. There are various interpretations of this poem and I personally find it difficult to pinpoint what the Frontier of Writing is -- is it a space (mental or physical), an idea or the act of writing itself? When I reach the last few lines however, it doesn't even seem to matter -- "out between / the posted soldiers flowing and receding / like tree shadows into the polished windscreen". It is an image that is startling and stays with me. Hope you enjoy it!


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I'm trying to find a way to "snatch" or answer a call after it's already been taken by the IVR. We have a small staff and office and cannot always answer the phone, but we like to see who's calling, so we have the system set to do two rings - which allows enough time to display caller ID, and if your sitting at your desk, answer the phone. If not, it goes into the IVR and callers can select the appropriate option. I am trying to find a way to still answer the call if you miss it with those first two rings. something like using 555 to listen, except I'd like to dump the IVR and take over the call.
Any thoughts would be appreciated (besides increase ring time, or don't do it lol)


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Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage at the Berkeley Art Museum
For the first time in 26 years, an overview of Kurt Schwitters' work is touring the US, and the Berkeley Art Museum is the exhibition's only west-coast venue. Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage spans the artist's output between 1918 and 1947, and includes collages, assemblages, sculpture, and the reconstruction of the architectural/sculptural installation Merzbau, which was destroyed when the Allies bombed Hannover in 1943. Schwitters had a deep commitment to his practice and personal vision and was a model artist who never stopped experimenting. His work has had an enormous influence on the generations of artists that came after him.
Schwitters' hallmark was hybridity. He started his career as a painter and then moved to collage, assemblage, and sculpture, all while never truly leaving painting behind. He was associated with and influenced by many movements, including Dada, Futurism, Cubism, and Constructivism, appropriating what he thought useful or provocative from each and synthesizing it with fragments from the next without becoming dogmatic about any of them. In 1919 Schwitters coined the term merz to describe his work. The origin of this word was a scrap of an advertisement for a bank, and is taken from the German word kommerziell (commerce). He saw that snippet of a word as the embodiment of what he was trying to accomplish—to take a part of something and make it his own—and he organized his practice around it. As curator Lucinda Barnes explained, "The merz approach is to connect everything."
The works in the exhibition are mostly small, some no bigger than the palm of your hand. Schwitters clipped bits of words from various sources and mixed them with other materials such as paper, fabric, feathers, and paint. Like the word merz from kommerziel, the words are fragmented. But rather than making them incomprehensible, this practice opens the text up, transforming each word from a linguistic fence to something looser and more associative. They sometimes provide clues to his interests and lifestyle. For example, a few collages attest to Schwitters' more pleasurable habits: snippets of labels from wine bottles, chocolate wrappers, and tobacco often make appearances. The intimacy of each composition invites an almost forensic inspection, and I often found myself nearly fogging the glass with my breath in order to identify and understand each assortment of fragments so meticulously combined.
Mz. 310 Carneval. (1921) is one such composition, where fragments of small, readable text are mixed with parts of individual letters and torn pieces of striped paper in a confetti-like arrangement. Another is Mz. 410 irgensowas. (1922) ("something or other") where the text fragments take on an almost Constructivist look. In both of these, Schwitters covered the edges of the collage with a mat to create a clean, perfect rectangle that reigns in the implied chaos of the interior composition. By making the edges precise and regular, Schwitters creates a window from which to view this arrangement, mimicking the era's growing interest in the camera-eye, selecting and framing the world. In contrast, the two small examples of his Oil wiping on newspaper (1939) feature compositions mounted on top of a substrate instead of matted beneath it. In these, the edges are irregular and raw. Often the compositions can be "read" like a Rorschach blot. pink collage (1940) only looked abstract from a distance, but as I drew nearer it resolved into a dark tree trunk with white mountains rising up behind it. Up close, the compositions have a particularity and a specificity that makes them seem representational.
Schwitters' work is extremely evocative of the time in which it was created. Using small wisps of fabric, scraps of paper from the daily news, ticket stubs, hair, feathers, and paint, he managed to conjure a world with an intimacy that pointed to a specific place and time. In his early collages there are bright colors and jaunty compositions, but like the shift from crisp framing to something more nuanced, later works seem more painful and yearning. Often the work seems to echo the chaos of the world: the final days of WWI and its aftermath, clear through to the turbulence of WWII when Schwitters was forced to flee the Nazis, first to Norway and finally settling in England. Untitled (Silvery) (1939) was produced while Schwitters was in exile, and its loose, atmospheric composition, which shifts with the light, perhaps reflects the artist's own feeling of being unmoored. Later works seem darker still, with layers of things one finds in ruins or the remains of a bombed house. Mz x 19 (1947) is a thicker, built up collage. Strata of paper terminate in a surface that reveals part of a postal cancellation stamp. A letter may be buried under this rubble of paper, a fragment of personal history lost under layers. The not knowing is what gives this tiny work an emotional punch that falls somewhere between sentimental and agonizing.
At first, Schwitters claimed that the collages were "not intended to mean anything, [but] only to be strong compositions in color." He later amended this view: "Poetry arises from the interaction of these elements, meaning is important only if it is employed as one such factor. I play off sense against nonsense." Although the work is considered historical, the approach that created it is thoroughly contemporary, and artists such as Damien Hirst and Ed Ruscha have cited Schwitters as an influence. He anticipated the rise of commercialism, created collage work to materialize the saturation of information in the modern world, and predicted the indiscriminate use of varied materials as a way to reflect on the society in which it was created. The intimacy of scale and the way the work seems simultaneously expansive and specific makes it well worth seeing in person. Upon attending an exhibition of Schwitters' work in 1959, Robert Rauschenberg claimed, "I felt like he made it all just for me."


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Do you like to cook? Would you like a reason to learn to cook or try new recipes? Do you just want something fun and different to do at lunchtime? Then join our cookbook club!
On the first Thursday of the month, we invite you to gather together with fellow cooks and friends for lunch, while exploring different cuisines and cookbooks from the Library's collection.
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. This month's featured title will be Homegrown: Cooking from my New England Roots by Matt Jennings.
Here's how it works:
1. Check the information in our enewsletter or on our website for the date of the next lunchtime meeting. You'll also see which cookbook is going to be the source for our upcoming exploration. Typically, we'll choose cookbooks that have interesting things to make but do not require elaborate preparations or impossible-to-find ingredients.
2. Stop in at the Library and ask for the month's featured cookbook at the front desk. You won't take it out; just browse at your leisure and have a look at the recipes.
3. From your browsing, choose a recipe that you'll prepare and bring to the next Cookbook Club meeting. Copy the recipe and put a post-it on that recipe with your name (that way we won't end up with duplicates).
Tip: choose something you'll enjoy making—of course—but also keep in mind that the Library does not have a full kitchen, just a microwave and refrigerator. Things that can be served easily in small portions and that don't require last minute prep will work best.
4. On the designated day, please bring your finished dish to the library with any needed serving utensils. If it is easier with your schedule, you're welcome to drop your dish off in the meeting room, using the refrigerator if necessary.
5. If possible, also bring some plastic containers for those who may want to bring leftovers home (assuming we have leftovers!).
6. At each meeting, we'll enjoy the shared food while also chatting about the featured cookbook and your experiences with the recipes. What would you recommend? What surprises, challenges, or need for creative adaptations did you encounter?
7. The Library will provide plates, utensils, etc. Clean-up assistance is always welcomed.
8. At the end of the meeting, we'll survey the group for their future cookbook interests and any other suggestions.
Please call the Library at 413-298-5501 with any questions.


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- Yield
- Makes 4 to 6 servings
- 8 ounces bacon, chopped
- 2 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-pound rabbits, thawed if frozen, each cut into 8 pieces, or 3 1/2 pounds chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 6 large fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 3 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes with added puree
- Baked Cheese Grits
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Sauté bacon in wide ovenproof pot over medium heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels.
- Sprinkle rabbit with salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high. Working in batches, add rabbit to pot and sauté until browned, turning often, about 10 minutes per batch. Transfer to large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon butter to pot; add onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté until vegetables begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and bay leaves; stir 1 minute. Return rabbit and bacon to pot. Add wine; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in broth and tomatoes; bring to boil. Cover pot tightly. Transfer to oven and cook rabbit until very tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among plates; spoon grits alongside.


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Thanks for your list. I will answer them all for you later today.
Dear teachers,
I find this forum really helpful and interesting, but even though I've been promoted to junior member (over 30 posts?), I have to act through trial and error.
In vain have I tried to find a sort of manual for inexperienced newcomers. The Site Information has nothing. The Tools - either.
I am not the only one to lose my posts. Yes, help was immediately provided, thanks, still there are questions.
1. If I want to find my post do I have to
a) look down the line until I find one of my own, then click on my name
b) create a new thread in order to get my name to be clicked upon! (Reminds of the Baron Munchausen pulling himself out by his own hair).
2. What do I do to read about, say, Mr.Pedantic or tdol (their profiles)?
3. Where can I read about the creators and staff of the site, their aims or goals and financing? I've been wondering what the point of answering thousands of questions for free is.
4. I don't understand the difference between Reply and Quick reply. How can I operate Quick reply?
5. Nor can I insert a quote from other messages. I am not able to paste a separate sentence and copy it.
6. What is private messages function for? How do I use it?
7. How (when, why) do I post attachments?
8. What about the buddys' list? What do I do with it?
Looking forward to your help.
Thank you.
Thanks for your list. I will answer them all for you later today.
I'm going to try to answer these one step at a time. Here goes...
Originally Posted by Humble
The link to our staff profiles is at the bottom of each page of the site called Staff. Alternatively, you can view forum staff and moderators from the main forum page by clicking on View Forum Leaders.
Start by going to our Staff page, however, we haven't published much content about those questions.Originally Posted by Humble
Originally Posted by Humble
When you post a new thread, or reply to a topic, you can choose to automatically add that thread to your list of subscribed threads, with the option to receive email notification of new replies to that thread. You can change your subscription settings by clicking on Edit Options.
You can also click on any username in the forum listings (eg, in Ask a Teacher) or within individual posts to see their profile and other information.
Clicking the icon on any post allows you to use the Quick Reply feature to reply to it whilst staying on the same page (quick reply is really good for short, basic messages). The Reply feature takes you to a new page and gives you a full range of formatting controls to use.Originally Posted by Humble
I'm not sure I understand your question enough to answer it. Could you give me more information about this please?Originally Posted by Humble
It's similar to email, but it is limited to UsingEnglish.com members. You can send a private message by viewing a user's name and clicking on View Public Profile.Originally Posted by Humble
I've seen users post recordings of them saying words and expressions so that others could help them with pronunciation. Different users use attachments in other ways. It's really up to you.Originally Posted by Humble
See here for more information.Originally Posted by Humble
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
Last edited by Red5; 25-Jul-2006 at 22:57.
Red5, tnx a lot for your help.
I am sure many people besides me will find your message useful. I should have marked the main question as one in my list and it would have been answered. OK, Im doing it now:
1. Is there a sort of manual for inexperienced newcomers on the site? It would only take one page.
2. (No5 in my previous post) What do I do if I need to insert a quote from another post, not the whole message, just a sentence or even a word, the way you have done? I have tried agn and failed.
3. What are those four tags in the bar above for? Could you give an example of their usage?
If you really like or dislike a thread, you can rate it by clicking on the Rate Thread Menu.Originally Posted by Humble
Thank you for suggesting the idea. We think it's a good one! Please see: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/n...elp-forum.htmlOriginally Posted by Humble
Whilst viewing the message you wish to quote from, click the Quote button. That will copy the content of the original message into a new message for you to edit. You can then remove all of the text you don't want and leave the quote in place.Originally Posted by Humble
For more information about formatting messages please see: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/m...o=bbcode#quote
Tnx, Red5.
You know, as I type slowly and every minute adds to my telephone bill, I mostly prepare my answers off-line. So there's no Quote button to click on. Besides, don't you find it awkward and slow to first copy evrth and then remove 90% of it? I have no idea what technical problems might there be with it, but I know some other forums where it's just past-copy-insert, very quick.
Thank you for your readiness to heed, I think I'm going to have more suggestions as questions arise in the process of going deeper.
Actually, there is a way to do just that, but you have to use the advanced editing tools on the Reply page.Originally Posted by Humble
Simply copy the text you want to quote, then click the icon. You can then simply paste in the quoted text.
Tnx agn, Red5.
I tried to follow your advice and failed.
"Simply copy" sounds ironical. I wish I could do it simply.
Before I copy I have to paste, right? I just can't paste a piece, evrth from the cursor downwards to the very bottom of the page gets highlighted. Yes, I CAN copy that. Then it'll take me quite a while to remove the unnecessary part.
What's wrong ? I am at my wit's end. I wonder if other regulars have this problem. In fact I have only seen them quote whole messages.
I am really sorry to trouble you so much.
Have a nice week-end.


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نشكر الاستاذ الفاضل رضا غالى من طنطا
1نموذج امتحان الكادر للغة الانجليزية اعداد مستر رضا غالى
1. Specific objectives can be ………….
a. observable and measurable.
b. difficult to be observed and measured.
c. focused on the student's behavior during a long periodof time.
d. 1 and 3
2. The smallest meaningful unit in languageis…………..
a. phoneme. b. morpheme. c. allophone. d. allomorpheme.
3. Linguistic approach concentrates on……………..
a. key role of self – esteem and sense ofmastery.
b. value of talk in the development ofthinking.
c. social interaction is the key to success inlearning.
d. attention on complex nature of thinking.
4. "What about going to the cinema" is an example of ………………..
a. advising b. warning c. offering help d. suggesting
5. One of the following is not a type ofliterature:
a. drama b. poetry c. fiction d. prose
6. All the following may create discipline problems except …………
a. using sarcasm b. insisting on apologies
c. making threats d. using classroom language that suitsthe level of students.
7. "To look quickly through a reading passage to findsomething" is called……………
a. skimming b. scanning c. silent reading d. comprehension
8. The man told his children a …………………… aboutfairies
a. tail b.tale c.taile d. teil
9. When the teacher allows students to think, and givesmore time, the result will
a. students responses becoming more thoughtful andcreative.
b. less students offering to answer.
c. students willing not to ask morequestions.
d. students giving shorter answers.
10. "……………….." refers to the actions of the organs ofspeech in the producing the
sound of speech.
a. Acoustics b. Phonetics c. Articulation d. Phonics
11. One of the following is not a Shakespeare'splay:
a. Macbeth b. Volpone c. Twelfth Night d. KingLear
12. Two of the following are receptiveskills:
a. reading and speaking b .speaking andwriting
c. reading and writing d. listening andreading
13." Kinesics" is the study of…………………
a. sounds b. language c. gestures d. nature
4. Can you close one of the windows, please? I'll catch acold sitting in this ……….all
a. flood b. breeze c. wind d. draught
15. Which abbreviation do you use when you want to addsomething at the end of a
a. PS b. PTO c. PM d. PLZ
16. I am very tired. ……………… over four hundred milestoday
a. I drive b. I've driven c. I've been driving d. I'm
17. How ……………….are you?
a. weight b. heavy c. high d. long
18. The prefix ante in the word ante meridiemmeans………………..
a. together b. against c. before d. byoneself
19. The stress in the word "comfortable" is on …………….
a. com b.for c. ta d. ble
20. In the dialogue:[ Teacher : What day was yesterday? Student: Tuesday.] The teacher
a. easy question b. complex question
c. open question d. narrow question
21. No one suspects us, ………………. ……………………?
a. are they b. don't they c. do they d. aren'tthey
22. Hardly …………… the receiver down than there was a knockat the door.
a. had I put down b. I put down c. put I down d. had Idowned
23. (ELT) is an abbreviation for :
a. Education Language Teaching. b. Educated Learners & Teachers.
c. .English Learning& Teaching. d. English LanguageTeaching.
24. Words that differ by only one phoneme arecalled…………..
a. nominal pairs b. almost pairs
c. minimal pairs d. none of the above
25. Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to ……………….of them.
a. either b. any c. both d. neither
26. The government ………………….. said that the Prim Ministerwas sick and tired of
the papers disappearing from his office.
a. speaksperson b. speak person c. spoken person d. spokesperson
27. …
……………. refers to the ability to breakdown material intoits component parts so
that its organizational structure may beunderstood.
a. Synthesis b. Analysis c. Application d. Evaluation
28. A reward or punishment thatstrengthens or weakens a behaviour is called
c. Application d. Evaluation
28. A reward or punishment that strengthens or weakensa behaviour is called
a. stimulus b. response c. reinforcement d. conditioning
29. We had a great time ……………the awfulweather.
a. but for b. in spite of c. except d. inspite
30. I think it's in my left ………………. .
a. pocket of trousers b. pocket trousers
c. trouser pocket d. trousers pocket
31. The type of the test that identifies the test – taker's strengths and weaknesses is
called a ……… test.
a. diagnostic b. placement c. proficiency d. summative
32. I am going to go out and ………………..
a. have cut my hair b. let my hair cut
c. have my hair cut d. my hair be cut
33. One of the following doesn't contain the sound /θ/
a. mouth b. breathe c. tooth d. beneath
34. I'm looking for ………………. to cut thisstring.
a. a pair of scissors b. some scissors c. a scissors d. ascissor
35. One of the following is not from the conditions ofmotivation.
a. students are motivated if they live in a secureenvironment.
b. students are motivated when the subject matter isinteresting.
c. students are motivated when they experience morefailure and success.
d. students are motivated when they feel the learning forthem not for the teacher.
36. " ………………" is learners use of the first patternslanguage in second language
a. Transfer b. Correlation c. Attitude d. Languageacquisition
37. I didn't like it in the city at first, but now …………………. here.
a. I got used to living b. I am used toliving
c. I used to live d. I used to living
38. The final " ed" in the verb talked is pronouncedas:
a. /d/ b. /id/ c. /ed/ d. /t/
. Safety should come first, ………………. lives shouldn't beput at risk.
a. people b. people's c. peoples' d. peoples
. It's ……….. funny film, I laughed all the way throughit
a. so b. extremely c. that much d. such a
. The two parties have settled their differences bycompromise after a long debate. The
underlined word means:
a. an acceptable middle coarse agreement b. negotiation
c. raising awareness d. revising past
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COMMUNITY: Living His Communion Together
Sports provide St. Bartholomew young people and their families the opportunity to pursue authentic teamwork, competition and fair play.
All young people in the parish from kindergarten through high school are encouraged to participate in soccer, basketball, track, softball and/or baseball. Parent coaches and volunteers are needed, too!
Enter the CYO website for upcoming activities and game times.


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A Fiscal Fantasy
Weren't tax hikes for the rich supposed to solve the budget mess?
President Obama promised that higher taxes on the affluent would usher in a fiscal golden age, but Tuesday's annual outlook from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that was, well, fantasy.
The budget shop does say the revenues will be rolling in. CBO predicts that tax receipts will soar by roughly 25% over the next three years with higher tax rates. As a share of the economy, revenue will increase from 15.8% last year to nearly 17% in fiscal 2013 to 18% in 2014 and 19.1% in 2015 and then stay near that level—which is...
To Read the Full Story


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NY boy hailed for saving 6 is honorary firefighter
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Local firefighters have adopted as one of their own a 9-year-old boy who died saving six relatives from a fire that destroyed his grandfather's upstate New York home.
A stream of cars and fire vehicles made its way Wednesday to St. John of Rochester Catholic Church for a funeral service for Tyler Doohan. The boy died trying to rescue his grandfather, who also died, along with another relative.
Tyler's mother, Crystal Vrooman, said her son was a "sweet boy" whose sense of humor made everyone smile.
"I wish you were here for me to hold you one more time," Vrooman said, choking back tears. "Rest in peace my beautiful angel. You're a hero, baby. You made me the proudest mother I could be."
The boy's heroism touched hearts across the country and among the mourners were members of the basketball team at Silver Lake College of the Holy Family in Manitowoc, Wis., who served as pallbearers.
Clad in dress blues and white gloves, firefighters from departments around the Rochester area and as far away as Buffalo lined the walls of the church lobby, according to The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports (http://goo.gl/CWIqbV). Outside, fire engines lined the streets and firefighters directed traffic.
At the church entrance, Penfield Fire Chief Chris Ebmeyer held a red-and-white helmet with a shield bearing Tyler's name, which he gave to the boy's mother. "We consider him an honorary firefighter," Ebmeyer said.
The Wisconsin basketball players traveled through the night to take part in the service, their coach said.
"The players were taken with the story," Silver Lake College coach Phil Budervic said. "Our core values are compassion and community and we teach them that compassion has no limits and community has no boundaries. They looked at this as if it happened next door."
Tyler died in the early morning of Jan. 20 as fire destroyed a single-wide trailer in Penfield. His grandfather, Stephen Smith, 54, and step great-grandfather Lewis Beach, 63, also died in the blaze. Tyler was off from school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and had asked his mother the previous night to sleep at his grandfather's residence.
As the fire spread, Tyler woke six people, including two other children. They all escaped. When Tyler went back into the trailer to help his grandfather, who used a wheelchair, he never made it back out as all three perished.
An electrical problem is thought to have started the fire. Fire officials said the trailer was not equipped with a fire alarm.
Information from: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, http://www.democratandchronicle.com


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|Archive 1
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Regarding the "Seven-Tailed Form"
It appears as though Naruto (in his regular Version 2 state) was standing within the seven-tailed Kurama construct, making it sort of the Version 2 equivalent of him manifesting Kurama in his Tailed Beast Mode cloak. Then, as it dissolved away, he seemed to sort of absorb the seven-tailed cloak and its bones into himself before it completely vanished. It's probably worth noting because, filler or not, if the article implies that Naruto was the Kurama construct itself than that form can't really be called Version 2, since that has essentially been defined as a tailed beast's chakra pressed into a human form.--BeyondRed (talk) 05:08, January 12, 2013 (UTC)
Madaragoku13 (talk) 22:31, January 13, 2013 (UTC) which episode does naruto get 7 tails? Madaragoku13 (talk) 22:31, January 13, 2013 (UTC)
- in the newest one....22.214.171.124 (talk) 22:35, January 13, 2013 (UTC)
Naruto was the construct himself, it was both version 2 and a partial transformation--Elveonora (talk) 11:10, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
- They really didn't make it very clear, but I guess filler will be filler. The reason I had added the statement about it being a "construct" is that at one point, Miina seems to see Version 2 Naruto inside of the seven-tailed fox and then sees Naruto himself within the Version 2 cloak, although his skin also appeared fine, so maybe the scene should be ignored altogether.--BeyondRed (talk) 02:54, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
The Naruto awakening was inside his/her mind, not physically--Elveonora (talk) 14:15, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
Chakra Transfering
Apparently we arent going to include the Jinchuriki Transformation of the other Shinobi on this page, so I guess we're doing pages for all of them? lol Or what did you have planned Cerez? Skarrj (talk) 14:24, January 16, 2013 (UTC)
Chakra Transfer technique isn't a new jinchuriky form... should be mentioned under Tailed Beast Mode--Elveonora (talk) 14:50, January 16, 2013 (UTC)
- This. Along with the fact that alterations were seemingly made to the chakra or what not.--Cerez365™(talk) 15:25, January 16, 2013 (UTC)
Kurama apparently taught Naruto how to transfer chakra, the "alterations" were simply what he does now all the time, he filtered it from red into yellow--Elveonora (talk) 15:48, January 16, 2013 (UTC)
I propose we add back the section that I had made and Cerez removed. It was a sub section under version 1 reading "Chakra Transfer Technique" and had an image showing naruto transfering chakra to Shikamaru and in the process, Shikamaru entering Version 1. And explained the form and when it was used and all that junk. Skarrj (talk) 07:45, January 17, 2013 (UTC)
Him handing chakra isn't one of his forms, just a skill he has now. A mere sentence can explain that, there's no need for an entire section. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 19:53, January 17, 2013 (UTC)
In regards to the imperfect forms
Should it be noted that Naruto was able to overcome Kurama's will because of Miina or no? Diamonddeath (talk) 22:47, January 16, 2013 (UTC)
It should. Skarrj (talk) 07:48, January 17, 2013 (UTC)
I included the information, but it was removed. Why is that? I thought Miina helped him in that way. Diamonddeath (talk) 05:03, February 1, 2013 (UTC)
Changing Images
Shouldn't the image for Nine-Tails Chakra Mode Naruto be changed to this one.
Even though it depicts Naruto using his Rasenrangan, this image shows Nine-Tails Chakra Mode a lot more clearer than the one being used right now. Wouldn't you guys agree?--Itachi7000 (talk) 01:33, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
- Not really. Current image is fine. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 03:10, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
Are you sure cause the one that the page is using isn't really all that clear. We should at least try to find a much clearer image.--Itachi7000 (talk) 03:26, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
I don't see a problem with the current image. It's a full body image of him in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and every change that happens to him is visible in it. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 14:45, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
"After Kurama had generated more chakra, modified it and gave it to Naruto, the chakra was sensed all the way in Konohagakure by Sasuke Uchiha, Suigetsu Hōzuki, Jūgo, and Orochimaru" Kurama didn't modify any chakra, also C hints the power was due to Naruto's--Elveonora (talk) 22:42, January 20, 2013 (UTC)
- As far as I understand, Kurama generated the chakra, something was done to it, and Naruto handed it out. The chakra is sensed as being Naruto's, but it makes a tailed beast cloak. Who performed the change is unclear, but on it being Kurama's and being detected as Naruto's, I think that has to do with how the seal is set up. Remember that Minato left an opening so Kurama's chakra naturally leaks to Naruto. Does that mean Kurama's chakra becomes Naruto's? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:11, January 20, 2013 (UTC)
Naruto no longer has Eight Trigrams Sealing Style tho, but Torii Seal. In Chakra Mode, Naruto separates Kurama's chakra and makes it his own (it even turns from red into his own color, yellow) while shelves his own chakra away. In TBB mode, Naruto merges all 3 chakras together (since his is no longer being eaten away as they are buddies... no chakra trade needed, the one from under the Torii and Kurama's) The generated chakra has mostly Naruto's "nature" (warm and bright) while keeping Kurama's power. Exactly nothing was done to it what hasn't been before, Kurama simply molded enough chakra so Naruto could divide it to those other folks around, that's why it took so long.--Elveonora (talk) 23:37, January 20, 2013 (UTC)
- There is no way Naruto used his "own" chakra to do what happened in the chapter. What would have been the point of Kurama even talking this chapter? Secondly, how would it be even possible for Naruto to distribute chakra like that? There's nothing special about Naruto's chakra by itself and how exactly would it have caused people to materialise chakra cloaks? If it were only Naruto's, what was the point of even entering Tailed Beast Mode? From what I know, the Eight Trigrams Seal and the Torii Seal is the same thing (it seems the Eight Trigrams Seal might have been designed for this occurrence; wouldn't surprise me); remember for example, that B's seal has not changed from the Iron Armour Seal. As for how the NTCM currently works, that's unclear since they've began cooperating. I think what Kurama and Naruto did is simply based on the way their seal is set up.--Cerez365™(talk) 01:03, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
- From what i see, Naruto took the chakra and mixed it with his own, maybe to get a better handle of it or due to the workings oof the Eight Trigrams seal...besides jinchuriki as a whole do appear to mix their chakra with that of their tailed beast to some extent. Besides i also got the idea that the chakra he took from Kurama, when he gained the NTCM, was finite, and now he's using the power straight from Kurama now. Darksusanoo (talk) 01:26, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
Ugh, in TBB Naruto mixes his chakra with Kurama's, that's common knowledge. Kurama taught Naruto how to do chakra transfer technique, read some chapters back when Kurama says that he will teach him the trick later. Everything has been explained. Currently the mention is wrong, all Kurama did was to restore back used up chakra, no mention of modifications--Elveonora (talk) 18:49, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
- I'd like to point out that when Killer Bee fought Zetsu disguised as Kisame, he and Gyūki both noted that the chakra cloak was created by Bee's own chakra, while Version 2 was Gyūki's chakra. Is it really that much of a stretch to say that Naruto is melding Kurama's chakra with his own and his chakra is causing the cloaks to form? ~ Ten Tailed Fox 18:48, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
@Fox, some people just don't follow details properly ._. The chakra is even orange (yellow+red) Naruto has 3 separate chakra in access. His very own, the extracted from Kurama and Kurama's. It works the same with all Jinchuriky--Elveonora (talk) 18:54, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
To avoid making another topic, I think the part about his cloak resembling So6p's silhouette should be moved to Trivia section. The connection might or might not be even there, it's either symbolic or coincidental. Also none of the characters know what he looked like (except the remaining two tailed beasts now) so the note isn't in-universe but from behind the fourth wall. So unless/until someone mentions what he looks like and makes a comparison, it isn't there at all. The necklace/magatama is a part of the Torii Seal's design, and his hair gets spiky just like Hinata's got upwards now--Elveonora (talk) 22:34, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
You are putting too much stock in something like colour rather than information we have been provided. You guys are behaving as if all of this hasn't been referenced in the manga, and we're doing guess-work here. All of this has references in the article.
Still if we go on colour the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode cloak is what colour? Purely yellow, how does that work out now, when we know that a person's normal chakra is yellow in the manga, but at the same time they explained to us that Naruto shelves his own chakra to use Kurama's? Plain and simple Kishimoto could have made it pink for all we should care. The Tailed Beast Mode cloak now actually does have an orange tint to it: still doesn't matter because we were told that the two of them melded their chakra to achieve that form. As for the Hinata bit: her hair isn't spiky, it's the same it's always been, the same goes for Ino, another female for example, their hair is just flying about the place.--Cerez365™(talk) 16:17, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
Not true, every individual has his/her own chakra color in the manga, Naruto's yellow. And yes, I meant hovering by "get spiky"--Elveonora (talk) 16:21, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
- Wait what? Nobody else has ever had their chakra coloured in the manga. Dōjutsu assign colour to a person's chakra but that does not mean that everybody has their own individual chakra colour. Not only has that never not been seen or said, but actually impossible. There's also a difference between getting spiky like Naruto's which looks like Kurama gelled it up (which gets more feral when it takes Naruto over) and simply flailing in what appears to be breeze or simple movement.--Cerez365™(talk) 16:34, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
Are you serious?... Chakra has been shown to vary in color between people in multiple instances... Naruto's yellow, Sasuke's purple, Madara's blue, Kakashi's white... should I go on?--Elveonora (talk) 16:44, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
- Dude nooooo. Those are Susanoo colours you're talking about? Right then and there Itachi's Susanoo... which is... also yellow. So your point is defeated. Kakashi and Sakumo's chakra colour has only been shown to produce a white effect through the chakra sabre. You could go on but I'm pretty sure outside of the use of a dōjutsu, no one's chakra has ever been coloured differently.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:21, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
Susanoo = chakra... No one ever said 2 people can't have the same color, the point is the color isn't generic. stop arguing about known facts please.--Elveonora (talk) 17:36, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah I was re-evaluating the Susanoo bit because now I'm a bit confused even though I was the one who write that bit. Still, the Susanoo point doesn't work in your favour with Itachi's Susanoo being yellow. As for the volume cover, that's Lightning Release that Kakashi's using right there not basic chakra flow. Just like what he was doing in the chapter...--Cerez365™(talk) 17:39, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
How come it doesn't? Naruto and Itachi have alike colored chakra, just like Sasuke and Orochimaru have the same. And except it isn't, on the cover page it's purely chakra flow, it doesn't look as lightning and Lighting Release is colored yellow in manga--Elveonora (talk) 17:49, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
- Because you cannot just draw people from all over the place and just matching them up based off circumstances I'm assuming? When was Sasuke and Orochimaru's chakra even said to be the same colour. Yes it is true that Susanoos have unique colours, but saying "hey Itachi and Naruto have the same chakra colour, no biggie" cannot cut it. As for Kakashi's kunai thing, why would Kishi show lightning release in the chapter then put basic chakra flow on the cover? Look at how it's drawn, to me at least, it looks exactly like it is in the chapter which has it. As for why his and A's lightning natures have two different colours: that could be a whole other debate.--Cerez365™(talk) 18:07, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
We are arguing about nothing... it's already offtopic. It was about a mistranslation by pandas. There's another thing that needs to be checked in the chapter, already posted on Seelentau's talkpage. If you want to continue then we can take it to talkpages, but that would be pointless. You have been proven wrong, if you don't think so, then feel free to create another topic elsewhere, also check the trivia for chakra article, the same thing I say is there--Elveonora (talk) 18:12, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
- I never really intended to continue the discussion. I have read what is on the chakra trivia section and I'm fine with it. People are free to interpret the information any which way they feel a mind to.--Cerez365™(talk) 01:04, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
Special transformation
I lol'ed so hard at the argument above, anyway this is Naruto6paths here, about the new chapter, should we note in the trivia section that naruto is able to form a bird in combination with the alliance with his tailed beast mode and the tailed beast cloaks ? It was clearly shown in page 14 of that chapter in the manga stream. --220.127.116.11 (talk) 09:52, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
(No links. Love, TheUltimate3 ಠ_ಠ) --Naruto6paths (talk) 09:54, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
Am I missing something?--Elveonora (talk) 15:31, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
It is not a special transformation. The shinobi clad in the chakra were simply running in a formation that shaped out like a bird. It was to symbolise nothing more than Neji's "will".--Cerez365™(talk) 16:15, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, but what's with Naruto6paths signing as TheUltimate3?--Elveonora (talk) 16:29, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
He just removed the external link.~ UltimateSupreme 16:35, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
Naruto's V2 Chakra Cloak
Since the V1 chakra cloak describes how it changes Naruto's physical appearance, why not do the same for the V2 chakra cloak? 126.96.36.199 (talk) 19:15, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
What about it? It doesn't change his body, just peels off his skin. Any physical changes are result of a partial transformation, it's a separate things from cloaks--Elveonora (talk) 20:25, January 31, 2013 (UTC)
100+ Shadow Clones while in Nine Tails Chakra Mode?
I've noticed a lot of this going on across many pages on this wiki, but I disagree with
"Despite these risks however, once Naruto was on the battlefield, he deployed several of his shadow clones while in this mode to the different divisions to confront the enemy White Zetsu, indicating that the risks associated with this form are not instantaneous."
There seems to be a common theme on the wiki currently that any time there is a plot hole or contradiction in the series, someone fills it in on the wiki with a rationalization. The fact that Naruto, after only having JUST learned nine tails chakra mode, created Naruto sends out clones in nine tails chakra mode. OVER 100 (not 'several') clones, ALL OF WHOM were in 9 tails chakra mode for an extended period afterward, does not 'indicate' anything other than an oversight. For this to be a quality wiki, we need to be able to call out inconsistencies when they occur, instead of pretending the writing is perfect. SvenBoogie (talk) 06:52, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
i can tell that you want hard proof, but that quote kinda has a point. it was said that there are consequences to using shadow clones while in the nine tails chakra mode. he was just pointing out that it wasn't automatic. it may not be fact, but it has logic behind it, so i personally believe it can stay. 188.8.131.52 (talk) 06:56, February 4, 2013 (UTC)Adam
Your entire response amounts to "it was said that there are consequences to using shadow clones in nine tails chakra mode, yet there weren't, so it needed to be somehow justified." Which was my entire point in the first place. It's a non-factual, opinion only rationalization of why earlier established information was suddenly ignored. SvenBoogie (talk) 07:00, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
Remember when B told Naruto 'bout 'tha, it was back when Naruto hadn't yet gotten all buddy-buddy with Kurama. You don' remember when Naruto asked B how he uses lot's of Gyuuki's Chakra without dyin', and B said it's cuz' they get along they work somethin' out? Now Naruto's appearently "worked somethin" out with Kurama.22.214.171.124 (talk) 07:05, February 4, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
That would be nice and all, except for the fact that he didn't become friends with Kurama until quite a bit later. In episode 277, the 8 tails tells B:
"Naruto may have learned to use 9 tails' chakra mode, but he hasn't made the 9 tails his friend. Nine tails continues to sap Naruto's chakra. When Naruto's chakra reaches 0, he'll die."
Keep in mind that was said the night before B and Naruto ran into the zetsu clones. No significant change had taken place in the series (particularly in the anime) between that statement and when Narto created over 100 clones in nine tails chakra mode. SvenBoogie (talk) 07:09, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
- Oh yer talkin' 'bout 'tha thing he did when he and B first came 'ta 'tha battlefield. I thought you were talkin' 'bout in 'tha most recent chapter when Naruto was makin' those clones 'ta Chakra cloaks 'ta 'tha ASF Shinobi.184.108.40.206 (talk) 07:16, February 4, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
Right, when he and B first encounter their first zetsu clone opponents, immediately after, Naruto sends out over 100 clones, all of them individually using nine tails chakra mode. SvenBoogie (talk) 07:36, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
There is actually a point here, the information in that section is outdated. It was revealed to us some chapters later that Kurama had actually stopped feeding on Naruto's chakra, that is why the young man was able to use so may shadow clones without suffering the adverse effects. Of course it's a rationalization we see him use it and we say "hey, maybe the effects aren't instantaneous because obviously he used the technique and didn't collapse instantly". But thank you all the same for pointing that out. As for the other plothole "covering" that you believe is being done here, sorry, but I can't help you with that.--Cerez365™(talk) 13:07, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
Kurama obviously didn't drain his chakra. But how was he so sure and created them, risking death, then dunno. Maybe 100 clones is "a few" for Naruto, since he could do 1000-2000 (don't remember now) in Part I. with his own power.--Elveonora (talk) 17:19, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but i don't recall seeing him use 100 clones, not until we get to Madara's appearance, during which that clone was in sage mode and taking Chakra from a willing Kurama-which in two ways defies the conditions for it to be lethal. the most i see him use before that was at least 6-10, there abouts. --184.108.40.206 (talk) 20:05, March 1, 2013 (UTC)
I have a quick clarification question for everyone. Since Naruto released the seal on Kurama in order to go into Tailed Beast Form, can Kurama have a change of heart and become whole again?--Karldonovan (talk) 07:09, March 3, 2013 (UTC)
If ur asking if Kurama may attempt to take over him again like during Pain fight, then yes and no, it feeds on Naruto's hatred and since he cleansed his mind with that waterfall thingy, he isn't as sensitive and susceptible to negative emotions as before... so unless he gets all emo again, there's nothing Kurama can do to him at the moment, not to mention it also had a change of heart thus I don't see why it would--Elveonora (talk) 15:00, March 3, 2013 (UTC)
Thank you!! And also do we know if Naruto will every be able to fully transform into the nine-tails like Killer bee or is this as far as it goes.--Karldonovan (talk) 17:41, March 3, 2013 (UTC)
http://naruto.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Answers ur welcome, I'm not an oracle, ask Kishimoto. But if the question is "can he?" then yes, but he might or might not have skill to do so or he just simply doesn't want to--Elveonora (talk) 20:52, March 3, 2013 (UTC)
I just noticed something, when Kishi-sensei draw a colored image of Naruto in Tailed Beast Mode in the cover of a Volume, it was orange, but in the videogame Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, the form is colored yellow. Should the wiki decide wich of the 2 colors use? Or waiting for the Tailed Beast Mode to appear in the Anime is a better idea.—This unsigned comment was made by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
- There's no decision to be made, the video game is wrong. The manga is the primary source.--Cerez365™(talk) 11:21, April 6, 2013 (UTC)
Actually in manga, originally it would appear that chakra mode was pure yellow while tailed beast mode orange with streaks of both yellow and red--Elveonora (talk) 13:30, April 6, 2013 (UTC)
- KISHIMOTO IS VERY VERY INCONSISTENT WITH COLORS.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 14:19, April 6, 2013 (UTC)
Not really, in all 3, the same colors are present: orange, red, yellow or both. The shading and amount of it only differs. He likely changed it slightly to make it more in line with anime as they made it looking "flamish" by putting red on the edges--Elveonora (talk) 14:36, April 6, 2013 (UTC)
About the colors thing, it is more likely that: When Naruto isn't fully transformed, the Mode's color is yellow, but when it does, the Mode's color changes to orange so it can match Kurama's. It could make more sense, is a Tailed Beast Transformation after all, what is the point of transforming into your Tailed Beast if you don't "look" like him?
Kurama Arm
Should we mention that he used the Kurama Arm in Chakra Mode, but it was smaller, and that he had the circle on his hand like in Tailed Beast Mode--(User talk:Light_godzilla) 11:52 PM, April 27, 2013 (UTC)
- Already mentioned under Partial Transformation.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 04:17, April 28, 2013 (UTC)


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When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it looks like the carbon-intensive industries are likely to face either a tax on carbon or a market for buying and selling emissions allowances in coming years. But it is not just power plants and large manufacturing facilities that contribute to climate change. All of us are accountable for some level of emissions–begging the question, how can you account for what your organization produces?
A popular answer is carbon offsets–essentially funding a reduction in emissions or increase in carbon storage somewhere so that you can continue emitting carbon here. Although offsets have been widely embraced, the actual amount of carbon kept from entering the atmosphere is often questioned. OK, it will help plant trees. But where? By whom? And will they live the 20+ years necessary to accomplish their offsetting purpose?
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AUSTRALIA is likely to rejoin the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) despite the federal opposition's objections to the move.
Australia was a founding member of the United Nations aid agency but pulled out in 2004 because of governance concerns.
The federal government last year announced it would rejoin IFAD, which is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries after it had implemented major reforms.
It has pledged $126.4 million over four years from 2012/13.
Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop said there was no disputing more had to be done to address future food security issues, with increasing demand for protein rich food and cereals.
The coalition supports efforts to improve international food security but there was a duty to ensure taxpayer money was directed to organisations which were accountable.
"My concerns focus solely on the organisation, IFAD, its history with organisational shortcomings and its strategic fit within the Australia aid program," Ms Bishop said.
At the time of the withdrawal from IFAD, AusAid had raised concerns about a lack of funding directed to South-East Asia and the Pacific and shortcomings in its management and donor relationships.
The Australian government must satisfy itself that all of IFAD's shortcomings had been addressed, Ms Bishop said.
"We must also be assured that the millions of dollars that will be required to support Australia's own membership of IFAD are not better applied elsewhere," she said.
The federal government should delay the bill until all concerns about IFAD's governance are addressed and the impact of the reform process assessed, Ms Bishop said.
Labor MP Nick Champion said AusAid had recommended Australia rejoin the fund after new governance arrangements had been put in place.
The United States and UK governments were contributing.
"It seems just sensible to rejoin again," Mr Champion told parliament.
Mr Champion said IFAD was more focused on the Asia Pacific and on corruption issues.
"The organisation, while not perfect, conceptually it is a good one," he said.
Despite the objections of coalition MPs, Mr Champion said if they were to form government after the 2013 election they would likely continue on the same path Labor had set.
Debate on the International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment Bill 2012 was adjourned.
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Like most 6-year-old girls, Emilie Parker loved animals, loved dogs. But she didn't beg her parents to get one because she knew that her mother, Alissa, was allergic. She was careful to wash her hands after playing with someone else's dog so that her mom wouldn't have a reaction.
Emilie loved to draw, and her parents filled her bedroom in their new home in Newtown with art supplies.
Her artwork -- pictures of princesses, pigs, dogs -- lined the entrance to her funeral in the family's hometown of Ogden, Utah, where she was mourned by hundreds.
The Parkers were among the newest residents of Newtown to be ripped apart by the mass murder of Dec. 14.
Emilie was shot to death in her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
It took her killer only 6 minutes to murder 20 children and 6 adults that day, courtesy of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle and high-capacity magazines on sale at a gun shop near you in Connecticut.
Emilie's story needs to be told as the Connecticut General Assembly considers measures that might have prevented or lessened the horror of what happened at Sandy Hook.


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Agile/Scrum and other teams go through stages of development, and Bruce Tuckman established a popular framework on the subject. According to Tuckman, all phases—Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning—are necessary for the team to grow, tackle problems, find solutions, plan work, and deliver results. This article provides a brief overview of the model, including descriptions and strategies for each phase.
1. Forming
Characteristics of Forming include questioning, socializing, displaying eagerness, focusing on group identity and purpose, and sticking to safe topics. Strategies for this phase include taking the 'lead,' providing clear expectations and consistent instructions, and quick response times.
2. Storming
Traits of Storming include resistance, lack of participation, conflict, competition, high emotions, and moving towards group norms. Strategies for this stage include normalizing matters and encouraging leadership.
3. Norming
Features of Norming include reconciliation, relief, lowered anxiety, members are engaged and supportive, and developing cohesion. Strategies for this phase include recognizing individual and group efforts, providing learning opportunities and feedback, and monitoring the 'energy' of the group.
4. Performing
Characteristics of Performing include demonstrations of interdependence, healthy system, ability to effectively produce as a team, and balance of task and process orientation. Strategies for this stage include celebrating, 'guide from the side' (minimal intervention), encouraging group decision-making and problem-solving, and providing opportunities to share learning across teams.
5. Adjourning
Traits of Adjourning include a shift to process orientation, sadness, and recognition of team and individual efforts. Strategies for this phase include recognizing change, providing an opportunity for summative team evaluations, and providing an opportunity for acknowledgments.
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As West Virginians marked the third anniversary of an explosion that killed 29 coal miners Friday, congressional Democrats called the lack of action on tougher mine safety legislation "shameful."
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin placed a photo of white and a large black ribbon at the West Virginia Coal Miner Statue in Charleston and asked people across the state to observe a moment of silence at 3:01 p.m. That's the time the massive explosion tore through miles of underground corridors at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine, killing most of the victims instantly.
Gov. Tomblin placed a photo, taken during the 2010 memorial service, and a black ribbon at the base of the West Virginia Coal Miner Statue located on the State Capitol Grounds. The photo depicts 29 miner's hats hanging on 29 white crosses.
It was the worst U.S. coal mine disaster in four decades, and U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller said "all of West Virginia still aches with the memory."
Four investigations found the blast was sparked by worn and broken equipment, fueled by accumulations of methane gas and coal dust, and allowed to spread because of clogged and broken water sprayers.
Federal investigators discovered that Massey — later sold to Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources — had made "systematic, intentional and aggressive efforts" to hide problems and throw off inspectors, even falsifying safety records. Managers also alerted miners when inspectors arrived, allowing time to disguise or temporarily fix dangerous conditions.
Former superintendent Gary May and security chief Hughie Elbert Stover are behind bars for their actions at the mine.
A former president of another Massey subsidiary, meanwhile, is awaiting sentencing for conspiracy. David Craig Hughart, who is cooperating with federal prosecutors in the continuing criminal probe, has testified that advance warnings were a widespread company practice.
But victims' families have repeatedly called for prosecution of the man Hughart says set that policy, former Massey chief executive Don Blankenship. His attorneys deny he did anything wrong.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he remains "absolutely and totally committed" to improving mine safety.
"By bringing the responsible parties to justice, we can't bring our loved ones back," he said, "but hopefully we will prevent another tragedy from robbing us of our beloved miners."
With five coal mining fatalities in West Virginia so far this year, Democrats have renewed their push for legislation that has languished in the Republican-controlled House.
California Rep. George Miller, senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., issued a joint statement vowing to keep the promises they made to families affected by the "entirely senseless and preventable tragedy."
More legislation is essential to helping the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration better execute its job, they said. That includes subpoena powers, tougher penalties for safety violations and more protections for whistleblowers.
"The inaction is shameful," they said. "On this anniversary, every elected official should remember our responsibility to those miners who make a living in a dangerous job, not to special interests so shortsightedly and recklessly invested in the status quo."
Rep. Nick Rahall's latest version of the stalled legislation would require mine operators to maintain records of their rock dust purchases so regulators can verify they're properly addressing the constant hazard of explosive coal dust.
It would also require MSHA to develop a staffing succession plan, ensuring it retains a sufficient number of trained personnel.
And Rahall wants to require the creation of an independent investigation panel with subpoena power for any accident involving three or more deaths.
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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has admitted he wants F1's governing body to "prosecute" Mercedes for the secret Pirelli tyre test.
Led by former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt, the FIA will convene its new international tribunal next Thursday after charging Mercedes and Pirelli with allegedly breaching the rules with a recent private test at Barcelona.
"We have faith in the FIA," Montezemolo is quoted as saying by the Ferrari website.
"Let's hope formula one can maintain its professionalism and we have faith that those who attempt to circumvent the regulations are pursued and prosecuted, or rather more prosecuted than pursued," he added.
It is known that Pirelli also approached Red Bull about a test, but team boss Christian Horner said no because of his reservations about the rules.
"Of course we said no," Ferrari spokesman Renato Bisignani told Brazil's O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper, confirming that the Italian team also turned down an approach from Pirelli.
"The regulations prohibit the use of a car from this year," he added, clarifying that Ferrari's Pirelli tyre test just after Bahrain was with a 2011 car.
The general consensus among F1 circles is that Mercedes will be found guilty and penalised in some manner.
"I don't know whether Mercedes will have points deducted or Ross Brawn will lose his job, but I do think there will be penalties because something was not quite right," F1 team owner turned pundit Eddie Jordan said on Servus TV.


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Well, it could have been a busy day in Tallahassee today, but both the House and Senate plowed through their Thursday agendas, passing a flurry of bills, including the proposed $75 billion budget. So, floor sessions that had been planned were scrapped. So here's what's left. Uh, it's still kind of busy.
-- The House Judiciary Committee will consider HB 1047,which would change the threshold for terminating a fetus. Currently, state law prohibits abortions after the 24th week of pregnancy. Under HB 1047, it would prohibit the abortions of fetuses that can survive outside of the womb through standard medical care.
-- A measure that would create a needle exchange program in Miami-Dade County (HB 491) will also be heard in the House Judiciary Committee. Its companion in the Senate is ready for a vote on the floor. A similar proposal failed to reach the finish line in the 2014 session.
-- The House State Affairs Committee will consider a bill that is a replay of Sen. Wilton Simpson's attempt at pension reform. With session past its midpoint, House Speaker Will Weatherford decided his best bet at an overhaul of the state's pension bill was with this compromise, which doesn't require state workers to enroll in private investment plans rather than the pension system. But if they don't choose in eight months, they get automatically enrolled in the investment plan.
-- A bill known as the Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act (HB 183) has its last committee stop in the House Economic Affairs Subcommittee on Friday. Its Senate companion (SB 102) has already passed on the Senate floor. The bill would create tougher penalties for drivers who leave the scene of an accident. It is named in memory of a Miami cyclist w--ho died in 2012.
-- The Uber bill (HB 1389), named after the startup that lets users request town-car rides using a smartphone app, comes up before the House Economic Affairs Committee. The hot-button proposal by Rep. Jamie Grant, R-Tampa, seeks to let companies like Uber to circumvent municipalities and win approval from the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.


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TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that success rates are higher when in vitro fertilization is done during the springtime.
A Brazilian study found that fertilization rates were highest in the spring -- 73.5 percent vs. 67.9 percent for winter. Spring fertilization rates also were higher than the summer and fall rates.
"Epidemiolgists have demonstrated a seasonal distribution in human natural conception and birth rates," said study author Daniela Braga, head researcher at the Assisted Fertilization Center in Sao Paulo. "We observed a 1.45-fold increase in the fertilization rate during the spring."
Braga said that the difference in fertilization rates may have something to do with the effect that changing light patterns can have on neurons in the brain that produce hormones that stimulate the release of eggs from the ovaries.
The study followed 1,932 women who were undergoing egg retrieval for in vitro fertilization. Four hundred and thirty-five women had egg retrieval in the winter, 444 had the procedure in the spring, 469 had egg retrieval done in the summer and 584 had it done in the fall.
Blood samples were also taken to compare estradiol levels -- a hormone that helps signal the ovaries to release eggs.
The number of eggs retrieved, high-quality embryos created, embryos implanted and pregnancy rates didn't differ significantly between the groups, according to the study.
What did change with the seasons were the fertilization rates, the study found. In the winter, 67.9 percent of eggs were fertilized. In the spring, that number was 73.5 percent; in the summer it was 68.7 percent and in the fall it was 69 percent.
Blood levels of estradiol didn't vary with the seasons. However, the concentrated estradiol levels per number of eggs retrieved was much higher in the spring than in other seasons, according to the study.
Braga was to present the findings Tuesday during the 20th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility in Munich, Germany.
Not everyone is convinced that seasonal differences are present for IVF, said Dr. David Keefe, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. He even suggested that women might be risking their fertility even further if they try to wait for what might be perceived as a more fertile time of the year.
"First, when we do in vitro, we're already overriding the whole system and the hormones that turn on reproduction. And, second, species that have a longer gestation, such as humans, have typically bred when the days are getting shorter, and they [the study authors] found the opposite here," explained Keefe.
"In addition, humans aren't as controlled or hardwired to environmental changes any more. We live in artificial lights, and control the temperature and humidity, so many cues that would trigger breeding, we control all the time. We've insulated ourselves against environmental changes," he said.
Plus, Keefe noted, the Brazilian researchers only studied one year, and it's possible that for other years, fertilization rates may be different by the season.
But, what's most important for people considering IVF is that there were no differences between seasons in the pregnancy rates, and that's what really matters to someone who's trying to have a baby.
Even Braga doesn't recommend waiting for the perfect season. "Despite the better results obtained in spring, it is important to highlight that assisted reproduction techniques are effective regardless of the season in which the treatment is being performed," she said.
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SOURCES: Daniela Braga, M.S., head, research, Assisted Fertilization Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil; David Keefe, M.D., Stanley Kaplan chair, department of obstetrics and gynecology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City; Sept. 14, 2010, presentation, 20th World Congress of Fertility and Sterility, Munich, Germany
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