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(a) Imposition of taxes
(1) On the sponsoring organization
There is hereby imposed on each taxable distribution a tax equal to 20 percent of the amount thereof. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by the sponsoring organization with respect to the donor advised fund.
(2) On the fund management
There is hereby imposed on the agreement of any fund manager to the making of a distribution, knowing that it is a taxable distribution, a tax equal to 5 percent of the amount thereof. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any fund manager who agreed to the making of the distribution.
(b) Special rules
For purposes of subsection (a)—
(1) Joint and several liability
If more than one person is liable under subsection (a)(2) with respect to the making of a taxable distribution, all such persons shall be jointly and severally liable under such paragraph with respect to such distribution.
(c) Taxable distribution
For purposes of this section—
(1) In general
The term "taxable distribution" means any distribution from a donor advised fund—
(2) Exceptions
Such term shall not include any distribution from a donor advised fund—
(A) to any organization described in section 170 (b)(1)(A) (other than a disqualified supporting organization),
(d) Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) Sponsoring organization
The term "sponsoring organization" means any organization which—
(A) is described in section 170 (c) (other than in paragraph (1) thereof, and without regard to paragraph (2)(A) thereof),
(2) Donor advised fund
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C), the term "donor advised fund" means a fund or account—
(B) Exceptions
The term "donor advised fund" shall not include any fund or account—
(ii) with respect to which a person described in subparagraph (A)(iii) advises as to which individuals receive grants for travel, study, or other similar purposes, if—
(I) such person's advisory privileges are performed exclusively by such person in the person's capacity as a member of a committee all of the members of which are appointed by the sponsoring organization,
(II) no combination of persons described in subparagraph (A)(iii) (or persons related to such persons) control, directly or indirectly, such committee, and
(III) all grants from such fund or account are awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis pursuant to a procedure approved in advance by the board of directors of the sponsoring organization, and such procedure is designed to ensure that all such grants meet the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 4945 (g).
(C) Secretarial authority
The Secretary may exempt a fund or account not described in subparagraph (B) from treatment as a donor advised fund—
(i) if such fund or account is advised by a committee not directly or indirectly controlled by the donor or any person appointed or designated by the donor for the purpose of advising with respect to distributions from such fund (and any related parties), or
(3) Fund manager
The term "fund manager" means, with respect to any sponsoring organization—
(A) an officer, director, or trustee of such sponsoring organization (or an individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers, directors, or trustees of the sponsoring organization), and
(4) Disqualified supporting organization
(A) In general
The term "disqualified supporting organization" means, with respect to any distribution—
(i) any type III supporting organization (as defined in section 4943 (f)(5)(A)) which is not a functionally integrated type III supporting organization (as defined in section 4943 (f)(5)(B)), and
(ii) any organization which is described in subparagraph (B) or (C) if—
(I) the donor or any person designated by the donor for the purpose of advising with respect to distributions from a donor advised fund (and any related parties) directly or indirectly controls a supported organization (as defined in section 509(f)(3)) of such organization, or
(B) Type I and type II supporting organizations
An organization is described in this subparagraph if the organization meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 509 (a)(3) and is—
(i) operated, supervised, or controlled by one or more organizations described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 509 (a), or
Source(Added Pub. L. 109–280, title XII, § 1231(a),Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1095.)
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Thread: Theodora, Minerva, Nola, Sabine
July 4th, 2013 06:21 PM #1Junior Member
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Theodora, Minerva, Nola, Sabine
We're expecting a daughter in August and we have a list of four names at this point:
I like different things about each- the flexibility of Theodora/Minerva (Thea, Dora, Minna), the simplicity of Nola, and the way it sounds with my son's names; the allure, and slight exoticism of Sabine.
Would love some opinions on any of these four.
My sons are Caius and Otto if it helps!
July 4th, 2013 06:53 PM #3
I like Theodora best out of all of them. I love names with a "Thea" relation like Althea and Timothea. It also has a beautiful sound that carries a feminine grace that is hard to match. Sabine would be the runner up in my opinion, it has a rhythm and slightly foreign edge to it that makes it flow nicely. Here are some ideas for these selections:
Theodora Sabine
Theodora Corinne
Theodora Celine
Sabine Arabella
Sabine Theodora
Sabine Roxanna
Hope this helped!
July 4th, 2013 07:01 PM #5
Oooh, I love these! I'd rank them:
I think Minerva is best overall and goes wonderfully with your sons' names, Sabine is lovely and I like the nns Bee and Bina, Theodora is just thoroughly fantastic, and Nola is sleek and distinctive. Are you aware that some people use Nola as a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana? That's what I think of when I hear it, anyway. Not sure if it's a concern for you at all.
Since you have it down to four and they're all great options, why not wait until you meet the baby and see which one feels right?g w e n
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After serving as warden of the Maine State Prison for the past three years, Patricia Barnhart was dismissed from her position today by state Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte for reasons that are still unclear. State officials in the corrections department and the governor's office said they could comment on the personnel matter, but the two chairs of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee said Ponte notified them Monday that a management change at the prison was pending.
It was supposed to be an introductory meeting between the two new Democratic chairs of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and state Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte. On Monday, Ponte told Committee House Chair Mark Dion of Portland to prepare for a change in management at the Maine State Prison and asked for that confidence to be respected until Warden Patricia Barnhart was notified. He did not say why.
"I respect the fact that the personnel process is confidential and that certain rules have to be taken care of and I was satisfied that the commissioner had communicated the possibility that that was going to occur," Dion said.
State Sen. Stan Gerzovsky of Brunswick attended the same meeting and he said he was satisfied that the LePage administration had given the Legislature some forewarning that the woman who oversees operation at the state's largest corrections facility with a little more than 900 inmates would be moving on.
"We're always brought up to speed when we have major job shifts and job transfers and those things and I believe that we did have ample notice that there was going to be some movement," Gerzovsky said.
The administration, corrections officials and Barnhart herself declined to comment on the dismissal that took some lawmakers by surprise. State Sen. Anne Haskell, a Portland Democrat, said as a former longtime member of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee she was unaware of any recent disagreements Barnhart may have had with Ponte. IN ADDITION HASKELL said BARNHART was generally respected by the legislative panel.
"I had an excellent working relationship with Warden Barnhart, she had been very responsive to the commmittee," Haskell said. "She had been responsive and helpful on visits I had made to the prison, particularly I worked with her on a hospice for prisoners program up there and was very pleased with her interest and her help on that program."
"I know all the wardens at all the prisons and she was very pleasant to work with," Gerzovsky said. "She would come in front of the committee, present her budget and talk to us about any concerns that she had, we would be up there on tours and she would always participate, she seemed knowledgeable."
Dion said Ponte is scheduled to meet with the committee Monday.
"So I imagine that we will probably hear about in detail there, if not there, then at least in our office with the commissioner," Dion said.
Barnhart was hired as Maine State Prison warden in 2009, replacing Jeff Merrill.


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Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)
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There was a break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank on 1 May, 1998, during the height of the Second Wizarding War. It was carried out by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in order to steal one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes from the vault belonging to the Lestrange family. The trio were assisted by Griphook, a former employee of Gringotts, who agreed to help them in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's Sword, but double-crossed them.
The trio broke into the bank with Hermione disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange, Ron given a fake identity as a disguise, and Harry and Griphook under the Invisibility Cloak. They found their way into the vault and acquired Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, and in their attempt to escape ended up flying a blind dragon out of the bank in what would become a famous escape. This is, to date, the only known successful robbery of Gringotts. Quirinus Quirrell's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone in 1991 was unsuccessful only due to the fact that the stone had already been removed from its vault.
- Hermione Granger: "Are you saying there's a Horcrux in the Lestranges vault?"
- Harry Potter: "Yes, Bellatrix was terrified when she thought we'd been in there, she was beside herself. Why? What did she think we'd seen, what else did she think we might have taken? Something she was petrified You-Know-Who would find out about."
- — Harry and Hermione discussing about the place of the Horcrux.[src]
After escaping Malfoy Manor in the spring of 1998, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger stayed at Shell Cottage for a period of time with Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas, Mr. Ollivander, and Griphook. When Bellatrix Lestrange had interrogated and tortured Hermione with the Cruciatus Curse at Malfoy Manor, she unknowingly revealed that there was something in her vault at Gringotts that was very valuable to Lord Voldemort. Harry and his friends deduced that this was another of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and thus needed a way to get into the vault in order to steal it.[2][3] A plan was then conceived to break into Gringotts, during their stay at Shell Cottage.
Bargain with Griphook
- Griphook: "I have reached my decision, Harry Potter. Though the goblins of Gringotts will consider it base treachery, I have decided to help you…in return for payment… I want the sword. The sword of Godric Gryffindor."
- Harry: "You can't have that. I'm sorry... The sword's ours... We're Gryffindors, and it was Godric Gryffindor's-"
- Griphook: "Wizarding arrogance again! That sword was Ragnuk the First's, taken from him by Godric Gryffindor! It is a masterpiece of goblin work! It belongs with the goblins. The sword is the price of my hire, take it or leave it!"
- — Griphook and Harry bargain.[src]
To this end, they bargained with Griphook, a former employee of Gringotts, to help them break in. He agreed to help them – in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's Sword. As Bill Weasley explained to Harry, goblins have different conceptions of ownership than wizards, considering the maker and not the buyer to be the true owner. Griphook also claimed that Godric Gryffindor had stolen the sword from goblin Ragnuk the First.[4]Harry reluctantly agreed to Griphook's ultimatum, though he planned to only hand it over after he, Ron and Hermione had used it to destroy Horcruxes. Griphook was also suspicious of any wizard's ability to keep his word, given the poor history between his people and wizards.[4]
Hermione then used a strand of Bellatrix's hair, which had fallen onto her jumper back when she was being held at Malfoy Manor, to disguise herself as Bellatrix with the Polyjuice Potion. She also transfigured various aspects of Ron's appearance to disguise him as "Dragomir Despard", a foreign wizard. Harry and Griphook hid under his Invisibility cloak and the group headed to the bank.[5]
Diagon Alley
- Travers: "Well, I confess I am surprised to see you out and about, Bellatrix... I heard that the inhabitants of Malfoy Manor were confined to the house, after the…ah…escape."
- Hermione (as Bellatrix): "The Dark Lord forgives those who have served him most faithfully in the past. Perhaps your credit is not as good with him as mine is, Travers."
- — Hermione trying to imitate Bellatrix Lestrange.[src]
When the trio and Griphook entered Diagon Alley, they were taken aback by the changes: Dark Arts shops lined the street while many familiar stores had been boarded over, and Harry's "Undesirable Number One" wanted posters were everywhere. Their plan proceeded reasonably well, and Hermione made a convincing Bellatrix Lestrange, though Harry warned her against being too polite to subordinates. She was visibily startled when a beggar approached her, asking her for his children - one of the wizards whose wands had been confiscated and thus are forced to beg in the street. When he lunged for her throat, Ron stunned him.[5]
Getting In
- Goblin: "Madam Lestrange! Dear me! How -- how may I help you today?"
- Hermione: "I wish to enter my vault."
- Goblin: "You have...identification?"
- Hermione: "Identification? I -- I have never been asked for identification before!"
- Goblin: "Your wand will do, madam."
- — The Goblins request Bellatrix's wand, knowing that it had been stolen.[src]
When Hermione hesitated, one nervously said that her wand was sufficient proof, though she claimed it was new. Harry suspected that the Goblins knew that Bellatrix's wand had been stolen and were thus looking for an impostor. Griphook suggested using the Imperius Curse on the Goblin, Bogrod, who then accepted the wand as being correct. Harry also put Travers under the curse when he became suspicious, knowing there were no wandmakers available.
Bogrod requested the Clankers, and then led Hermione and Ron, with Harry, Griphook, and Travers into a passageway. The door slammed shut, and Harry sent Travers away to hide. Bogrod, still under the Imperius curse, summoned a cart that descended deep within Gringotts. After many twists and turns, the cart passed through a security waterfall—known as the Thief's Downfall--that washed away all illusion charms and magical concealment. When the cart overturned and dumped them out, Hermione and Ron had been restored to their true appearances, and the Imperius Curse on Bogrod was lifted. Griphook believed the other Goblins knew they were impostors, but Harry decided to continue and uses the Imperius Curse on Bogrod once more.[5]
Within the Vault
- Griphook: "Everything you touch will burn and multiply, but the copies are worthless – and if you continue to handle the treasure, you will eventually be crushed to death by the weight of expanding gold!"
- Harry: "Okay, don't touch anything!... Just look around! Remember, the cup's small and gold, it's got a badger engraved on it, two handles…"
- — Searching for the Horcrux.[src]
Harry spotted Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, but it was out of reach. Hermione levitated Harry close to it with the Levicorpus spell, and he snagged the Cup with Gryffindor's Sword, while Hermione, Ron, Griphook, and Bogrod struggled to stay above the hot multiplying objects below. As Harry sets himself down, he dropped the Sword and the Cup.
Griphook grabbed Gryffindor's Sword, and flipped Hufflepuff's Cup up into the air. Harry caught it, ignoring as it seared his flesh and thousands of replica cups burst forth from it. Borne by a treasure avalanche spilling from the now-opened vault, Griphook betrayed the trio by running off clutching Gryffindor's Sword and yelling that thieves were in the vault as a crowd of armed goblins and wizards approached them.
Harry, Ron and Hermione all hurled Stunning Spells and curses at the oncoming goblins throng to hold them off. Harry then used a Revulsion Jinx to release the half-blind dragon from its chains and the trio jump onto its back. The dragon began to breathe fire at the goblins and to fly through the corridor that was almost too narrow for it, while the goblins threw daggers at them.Hermione used Defodio to enlarge the passageway for the dragon, and Harry and Ron copied her. Their combined efforts and the dragon's violent thrashing allow them to break into the main hallway. As customers and employees fled, the dragon burst out of the doors into Diagon Alley, and launched itself into the sky.[5]
- Hermione: "What'll happen to it, do you think? Will it be alright?"
- Ron: "You sound like Hagrid. It's a dragon, Hermione, it can look after itself. It's us we need to worry about… I don't know how to break this to you, but I think they might have noticed we broke into Gringotts."
- — after the trio jumps off the dragon[src]
Harry, Ron and Hermione eventually leapt off the dragon into a lake.[6] Their break-in and escape from Gringotts would become infamous, as students from Hogwarts heard the news despite the school being under the Death Eaters' tyrannical control.[7] Although they had acquired an additional Horcrux, their break-in also exposed their plan to Lord Voldemort, who was enraged when he discovered that a Horcrux had been stolen. Harry, through his mind connection to the Dark Lord, witnessed his fury that his secret had been discovered and his determination to check if all the other Horcruxes were safe. Tuned into Voldemort's thoughts, Harry also learned that one Horcrux was hidden at Hogwarts, as he had long suspected.
- "The boy has discovered our secret, Nagini. It makes us vulnerable. We must deploy all our forces now to find him. And you, my friend, must stay close."
- —Lord Voldemort to Nagini in Malfoy Manor.[src]
The high-security vaults at Gringotts were left without one of their dragon guardians and, by July of that year, the bank had added sphinxes to their security mechanisms, much to the disdain of wizards who, like Mallory Twiddle, spent hours trying to solve the sphinxes' riddles and were, eventually, chased out of the bank.[8][9]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ The break-in occurred the day before the Battle of Hogwarts, which occurred on 2 May, 1998.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 25 (Shell Cottage)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
- ↑ "Wizards, Witches and Beings: T" on the Harry Potter Lexicon
- ↑ "Daily Prophet newsletters" on Harry Potter Lexicon


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|Devouring Plague
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|Level required
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- When the shadows are through with you, there will be nothing left, not even your bones. — Deacon Markus Hallow[1]
Devouring Plague is a priest ability learned at level 21 for those with the Shadow specialization. It is a damage over time spell that also heals the priest. The damage and healing done is dependent upon the number of Shadow Orbs consumed.
Modified by
- [Solace and Insanity] (talent)
- [Shadowform] ( shadow spec ability)
- [Mastery: Shadowy Recall] ( shadow spec ability)
- Glyph of Dark Archangel
- Item Level 25
- Minor Glyph
- Classes: Priest (Shadow)
- Requires level 25
- Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.
When you apply Devouring Plague to a target, you take on the form of a Dark Archangel for 8 sec.
- Sell Price: 1
- As a disease, Devouring Plague cannot be dispelled by a Warlock's felhunter, which makes it an interesting option in duels.
- It is worth mentioning that this spell is classified as a Disease, not as a magical debuff.
Patch changes
- Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Devouring Plague damage done has been decreased by 12%.
- Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): Shadowform: This talent also now causes Devouring Plague and Vampiric Touch to benefit from haste. Both the period length and the duration of these spells will be reduced by haste. In addition, the mana cost has been reduced from 32% to 13% of base mana.
- Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Cooldown removed but may only be inflicted upon a single target.
- Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): This spell now has a new icon.
- Patch 3.0.3 (04-Nov-2008): The bonus coefficient has been increased to be on par with other DoT spells. Base damage on ranks 7,8,and 9 decreased to partially compensate for better scaling.
- / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Devouring Plague made available to all priests.
- Patch 1.8.0 (10-Oct-2005): Will now properly consume the Inner Focus effect when cast.
- Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Health leech effects no longer give you health while you are a ghost.
- ^ TCG Scourgewar, 69
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Griselda Marchbanks
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Madam Professor Griselda Marchbanks, CDMG, APMO, fdBB, was a witch, who served as Governor of the Wizarding Examinations Authority that ran the O.W.L., N.E.W.T. and W.O.M.B.A.T. examinations from the late 19th century to, at least, the early 21st century. Before resigning in 1995, Madam Marchbanks was one of the Wizengamot elders.
Early life
Griselda Marchbanks was born no later than the 1870s.[3] She presumably attended Hogwarts School in her youth.
Professional life
Working for the Ministry of Magic
- "Examined [Dumbledore] personally in Transfiguration and Charms when he did N.E.W.T.s… Did things with a wand I'd never seen before."
- —Marchbanks on Albus Dumbledore[src]
By the late 1890s, Professor Marchbanks was already working for the Wizarding Examinations Authority in the capacity of examiner.[3] She personally tested Albus Dumbledore in both his Transfiguration and Charms practical Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests. She held Dumbledore in great esteem from then on as he did magic she had never seen the likes of before.[3] At some point in her life, Marchbanks was made a member of the Wizengamot.[2]
1995–1996 school year
- "Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office. This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore."
- —Griselda Marchbanks to the Daily Prophet in 1995[src]
In the 1995–1996 school year, Dolores Umbridge was appointed High Inquisitor of Hogwarts School by then-Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge.[2] Professor Marchbanks, along with Tiberius Ogden, resigned from the Wizengamot in protest of Umbridge's appointment. Subsequently, Marchbanks was accused of having ties to "subversive goblin groups" by the Daily Prophet.[2]
Later that school year, Umbridge became Headmistress of Hogwarts.[4] When Marchbanks arrived at the Castle with her colleagues from the W.E.A. to administer the Ordinary Wizarding Level Examinations, she showed no signs of respect for Umbridge, expressing scorn at the belief that the Ministry could catch Albus Dumbledore.[3] She examined a variety of students in Harry Potter's year, including Draco Malfoy in his Charms practical, Harry Potter in his Divination practical and all the fifth-years in the Potions and Astronomy practicals.[3] It is not known whether if she was reinstated in the Wizengamot after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and subsequent sacking of Umbridge or not.
After the war
After the end of the Second Wizarding War, Marchbanks continued to work in the W.E.A. in her post of Governor.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Professor Marchbanks is ancient in age, as she examined Albus Dumbledore during his N.E.W.T.s in 1899. J. K. Rowling's W.O.M.B.A.T. claimed she was still working placing her approximate age today at least in her 130s, and possibly even older.
- Along with the other O.W.L. examiners, Professor Marchbanks was omitted from the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. However, Dolores Umbridge is seen supervising the Charms theory exam.
The name "Griselda" is possibly derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval tales by Boccaccio and Chaucer.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- J.K. Rowling's Official Site (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory)


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Originally Posted by Encon Uchiha
Perfect Susanoo can be attained through years of training Susanoo. Madara had Susanoo for 70+ years. Sasukes had it for like 2 months lol,of course he cant use it yet. It has nothing to do with Rinnegan. I wonder why people dont quote my post above that states exactly why it cant be from Rinnegan...wussiess dont have a comeback
PS attained through years of training, thats is laughable. because according to many people sasuke will gain PS, and i doubt we have years left in naruto. and no madara did not have susanoo for 70+ years because he gave his eyes away and originally he did not gain EMS until he was around 20-30. nothing to do with rinnegan? like i said both PS and Rinnegan are gained by an EMS user who has obtained senju DNA. i did not read ur earlier post by judging from this post i think i know why people are not quoting...
Originally Posted by Namikaze Haru
sigh... really now? then let me tell you something EMS is the same as MS, you just don't go blind now. when obito states the progression of the eyes, he says it in this order Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan, then Rinnegan. he does not state EMS. i told u before we have already seen sasuke's final susanoo. sasuke finally completes susanoo against kakashi and this was still the same susanoo he used against zetsu (it looks a little different and now has amaterasu coating but still the same), Sasuke will not get PS through EMS alone. and like i said before that sasuke's progress will maybe reveal the origin of PS.
EMS is a fusion of 2 MS it is not the same as MS, Obito never mentioned anything about MS going to Rinnegan since you need EMS for Rinnegan.
It goes Sharingan to MS to EMS to Rinnegan, PS is an EMS technique and that is all you need to use it, show some evidence that hasn't been countered already that supports your claim.
Sasuke's Susanoo evolves through usage..
Last edited by KidGamer65; 11-13-2012 at 09:48 AM.
Madara made it very clear he had used it against Hashirama long before he even implanted Senju DNA in himself. Perfect Susanoo is just the final stage of Susanoo, purely EMS.
Originally Posted by Edge
Rinnegan summons Gedo Mazo. Let's see Perfect Susanoo versus the Juubi.
Originally Posted by Encon Uchiha
Nope. He activated it to use Preta path or he would be destroyed by RasenShuriken. and there would be no reason to go back to EMS since he already got his Rinnegan active. You fail.
No one has said that. You double fail.
You said in your own words "sasuke's perfect susanoo" "itachi's perfect susanoo" then posted pictures of their susanoos (both of which a CLEARLY. Not ps) as proof, the only failure here is you and your dismissed.
Originally Posted by Chatte
Itachi and Sasuke have Complete Susano'o, not Perfect.
So until shown otherwise, we can safely assume Perfect Susano'o is Rinnegan Tech.
In case you forgot lol
Alright, lets just put this simple.
Madara awakened the rinnegan shortly before he died.
He was an old man back then.
Now, if by what you're saying, perfect Susanoo is awakened along with rinnegan, then how could he claim no one ever lived to tell the tale of his PS after bringing it out if he awakened it when he was too old to do anything anyway?
Its an EMS technique.
Yes EMS is superior to the rinnegan version we've seen Nagato use, hell, even normal MS is superior to the rinnegan we've seen Nagato use ( meaning without MS abilities ).
No EMS is not superior to the one Madara uses ( it backs his EMS up as a support, I'm sure it was the same for the rikudo. )
Nagato's rinnegan was lacking its full potential due to it being an implant.
Madara's rinnegan however is at its full potential.
Originally Posted by Sasuke082594
He didn't need too? So your telling me he knew what Naruto was capable of so he held back on purpose? Or he merely got lucky that his COMPLETE Susano'o tanked Naruto's attack?
Of course he held back..... He is freaking Madara... why would he seriously at that moment take Naruto seriously? now that doesnt mean he is going to take a gaint rasengan to the face either!
when we first saw madaras Susanno; he successfully negated Naruto attacks. now when he used the rinnegan for the first time, it was because he had been pulled out of susanno and thus had no other option but to absorb the attack, it didnt mean he thought susanno wouldnt take the attack... he was not able to use susanno.... Now for all we know, once he activated the rinnegan going back to other sharingan would not be possible, but the ability to use EMS abilities are still accessable. we have yet to see him turn off rinnegan once he turned it on the first time, for all we know he cant! This also doesnt not confirm that PS is strickly rinnegan, there is no definitive proof! But seeing as all the other versions derive from MS, it can be concluded PS is derived from the EMS!
Last edited by Amelius; 11-13-2012 at 03:50 PM.
Originally Posted by arv993
explain to me how he knew so much about the rinnegan without using it. how did he know what the rinne tensei jutsu is, he has shown to be the first one to use gedo, he was shown to use the preta path, he was shown to use the meteors on much bigger scale than nagato himself that shows he is quite good with the rinnegan. i did not say he was a master but he was a good user and so far from his use and knowledge of the rinnegan it can be easily understood. he had time its not like he got the rinnegan and fell to the ground and died, he had some time to come up with a tsuki no me plan etc, and give it to nagato and lived until obito's time through the mazo itself. in that time he could have learned more about the rinnegan and he has clearly shown he is very knowledgeable saying he is a noob with the rinnegan is absurd. he is a pretty adept user atleast from what he has shown with the rinnegan.
The Uchiha Tablet is how he knew so much about the rinnegan and how it works! What im saying is how did he master a dojutsu, when for the most part, Madara was a walking corpse after activating the rinnegan. He didnt have the strength to spend time training. Knowing how to use something and being able to use it are not the same. He had the knowledge, but not the strength. How would he train with the rinnegan, when he gave his eyes to Nagato, and he had to do it shortly after he aquired them.
we also honestly have no clue if the meteor attack came from Rinnegan... Its completely different from Chibaku Tensei and It needed to use his susanno to help use the jutsu. All he did was pull the rock from orbit. If it was a rinnegan based, he wouldnt have needed susannos help!
Last edited by Amelius; 11-13-2012 at 03:58 PM.
nah! jiraya admitted rinnegan is d strongest,and i dont tink anyone cud du wat pain did with his rinnegan,seriously ems might be cool and strong with the ability to use susaanoos witout suffering blindness...bt many hve admited rinnegan is the so6p eyes...creater of all ninjutsu...no further argument required
Originally Posted by Amelius
we also honestly have no clue if the meteor attack came from Rinnegan... Its completely different from Chibaku Tensei and It needed to use his susanno to help use the jutsu. All he did was pull the rock from orbit. If it was a rinnegan based, he wouldnt have needed susannos help!
Nagato using a meteor jutsu...
Madara using a more powerful meteor jutsu via Susanoo (three hand signs are needed) ...
Originally Posted by Amelius
we also honestly have no clue if the meteor attack came from Rinnegan... Its completely different from Chibaku Tensei and It needed to use his susanno to help use the jutsu. All he did was pull the rock from orbit. If it was a rinnegan based, he wouldnt have needed susannos help!
Nagato using a meteor jutsu...
Madara using a more powerful meteor jutsu via Susanoo (three hand signs are needed) ...
It is safe to say by using Susanoo with rinnegan, it allows you to use a more power technique. Hence the more powerful meteorite jutsu (which needed Susanoo for the three hand signs). Seeing the proof above, Madara uses EMS Susanoo and enhances it's power with the rinnegan making it "perfect" (showing him using the rinnegan when performing this).*
*Sigh*, you guys are idiots...
no ... madara stated that he used PS in his battle against hashirama .... and in his battle with hashirama he never had the rinnegan only EMS now i dont think PS is a part of EMS power i just think susano evolves the more its used .... as u see with sasuke his susano grew more and more each time he used it ...... and i think PS is the pinacle of susano's evolution ... however by the time u get to that point with a normal MS ur more than likely to have gone blind ....
Originally Posted by oShux
No? Obito doesn't have EMS Only person who had both is Madara, and Nagato doesn't have EMS either. The only thing that was said is that you need Uchiha and Senju DNA to have Rinnegan
i mean no sharingan o rinnegan.. because yo can have senju DNA sure... but just like hashirama no rinnegan because no sharingan..
nagaot got it from madara and obito from nagato but if they both didnt take it. nagato had NEVER had it.. then only obito needs EMS to rinnegan
Originally Posted by Encon Uchiha
Read my post above. Susanoo is from Mangekyou ,not Rinnegan, if it was a Rinnegan technique, Nagato the best user of Rinnegan would've used it.
Madara's is Perfect (chakra stabilized). Itachi's and Sasuke's are Perfect unstabilized .
Im not replying to any more comments until someone can respond with a logical explanation why they think Rinnegan is EMS tech.
how can you see when someone replays
GO TO NARUTO WIKI .COM IT SAYS THAT ITS IN HIS EMS FINALS SUSANO STABILIZE so GTFO
intense lol.
not sure what I think too early to say really. I think its very possible it may require Rinnegan but until we find out the direct relationship between Sharingan and Rinnegan its hard to say.
Originally Posted by Beetle
Rinnegan summons Gedo Mazo. Let's see Perfect Susanoo versus the Juubi.
Imperfect Juubi.
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The event, which is annually staged in Zanzibar in February, experienced its first financial shockwaves during the 2008 edition when European-based sponsors staggered.
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WASHINGTON – The start of the school year is always followed by an uptick in sick children.
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If a child does get sick despite these precautions, Schobitz says there's a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether to keep him home or send him to school.
"The way I look at it is to judge how your child looks. If your child looks miserable, they are not going to get anything out of school anyway."
He says a child with a fever over 100.5 degrees should stay home, as should any child with an illness that can easily be passed to others.
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Amun and Kebi are both prominent members of the Egyptian coven. They are survivors of the coven that was destroyed by the Volturi when they warred against the Romanians and the Egyptians. Other than the Volturi's ancients and the Romanians, Kebi and Amun are two of the most ancient vampires in history.
In Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Amun is portrayed by Omar Metwally and Kebi by Andrea Gabriel.
Amun and Kebi were both ancient Egyptians. Amun was one of the first who established the Egyptian coven that warred against the Romanian coven. Kebi was an Egyptian slave chosen by Amun to make her his mate; he chose her because of her beauty and loyalty, which was subsequently magnified by her transformation. However, their relationship was never one of equal.
When the Volturi established the laws and conquered the Romanians, Amun knew that his coven would be their next target and quickly swayed to obey their new laws, and Kebi followed him without question. The rest of their coven was massacred after that.
With only Kebi and Amun left, they re-established what was left of the coven by trying to find talented members. Eventually, they came across Demetri, but he was taken in by the Volturi sometime later. Amun gave up hope of ever finding special talents -- until he came across Benjamin, a boy with more special power than anyone could have imagined. Kebi did not enjoy Benjamin's involvement because he was constantly receiving Amun's attention, but she kept her feelings to herself. Five years later, Tia joined their coven as Benjamin's mate. Although Amun wasn't fancy of the idea, he realized the benefits of having Tia in their coven; subsequently, Kebi became content that Benjamin's bond to Tia weakened his bond to Amun, so she could have him more to herself.
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When the Cullens sought the Egyptians out for aid under the Volturi's threat, Amun is immediately resistant to the idea even after the proof was presented, but Benjamin's subtle threat of disbanding their coven forces him to stay, and Kebi stays with him. They mostly stay to themselves and rarely interact with the other witnesses.
During the confrontation, Amun gives his testimony to Aro, then leaves with Kebi, leaving behind Benjamin and Tia. After the situation resolved peacefully, Benjamin and Tia run after them. In the movie adaptation, Amun and Kebi remain with the Cullens throughout the entire confrontation, but leave right afterwards.


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A lesbian couple from Boulder is among the first in the country to get a green card for a spouse since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act last month, according to a national advocacy group.
The ruling allowed married same-sex couples to receive the same federal benefits as married heterosexual couples.
Catriona Dowling and Cathy Davis were married last year in Iowa. Davis, a nurse, is a citizen of Ireland. She has been in the United States with a work visa, which allowed her to be in Boulder with Dowling and their three children.
On Wednesday morning, Dowling used her home computer to print out a copy of a statement Monday by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, which said the federal government would treat the immigration process of all married couples the same.
Dowling took it, along with the entire family, to the U.S.. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office in Centennial, which granted the green card.
"They were extremely nice about it," Dowling said. "And we were so excited."
She screamed. She cried. She went back to work at CenturyLink, she said.
Had the Supreme Court not acted, Dowling and Davis were ready to leave the country to keep their family together. "We have been in a constant state of instability," Dowling said.
The DOMA Project, the Los Angeles-based legal initiative that started in 2010, sought green-card recognition for same-sex couples in about 100 cases nationwide.
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There are over 100 species of pine trees, and 29 of these produce edible seeds, known as pine nuts. Most of the pine nuts available in the U.S. are harvested from pine trees that grow in China, Korea, or Mexico. The nutritional composition of these pine nuts is quite different from the Mediterranean pine nuts, which are the seeds of the Stone Pine (Pinus pinea; also called the Umbrella Pine), which is native to Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The Stone Pine is tall, reaching up to 75 feet in height, and the cones take longer to mature than any other pine. People of the Mediterranean region have been eating the nuts of Pinus pinea (also called pignolia) for thousands of years—there is evidence that pignolia were eaten and used to make wine in ancient Rome.1,2
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1. Wikipedia: Stone Pine. February 25, 2011]; Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Pine.
2. Non-wood forest products from conifers. Chapter 8: Seeds, Fruit, and Cones. FAO Corporate Document Repository.
3. Dismore, M.L., et al., Vitamin K content of nuts and fruits in the US diet. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2003. 103(12): p. 1650-2.
4. Nasri, N., et al., High tocopherol and triacylglycerol contents in Pinus pinea L. seeds. International journal of food sciences and nutrition, 2009. 60 Suppl 1: p. 161-9.
5. Evaristo, I., et al., Chemical profiling of Portuguese Pinus pinea L. nuts. Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 2010. 90(6): p. 1041-9.
6. Wolff, R.L., et al., General characteristics of Pinus spp. seed fatty acid compositions, and importance of delta5-olefinic acids in the taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus. Lipids, 2000. 35(1): p. 1-22.
7. Pasman, W.J., et al., The effect of Korean pine nut oil on in vitro CCK release, on appetite sensations and on gut hormones in post-menopausal overweight women. Lipids in Health and Disease, 2008. 7: p. 10.
8. NutritionData.com: Nutrient Search Tool. 2009]; Available from: http://www.nutritiondata.com/tools/nutrient-search.
9. Food Composition Database for Epidemiological Studies in Italy (Banca Dati di Composizione degli Alimenti per Studi Epidemiologici in Italia - BDA). 1998.
10. Nasri, N., B. Fady, and S. Triki, Quantification of sterols and aliphatic alcohols in Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) populations. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2007. 55(6): p. 2251-5.
11. Bob's Red Mill: Hulled Hemp Seed. February 28, 2011]; Available from: http://www.bobsredmill.com/hulled-hemp-seed.html.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- DC Police needs the public's help in identifying the three suspects captured in the surveillance video below during an elementary school burglary.
According to police, the men entered Brent Elementary School, located at the 300 block of North Carolina Ave. in Southeast, on Friday at about 4 a.m.
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Any person who makes or causes to be made or presents or causes to be presented to any bank or other financial institution or to any officer, agent, or employee of any agency of the United States Government a claim for payment from funds made available under this chapter for the purposes of furnishing assistance and who knows the claim to be false, fraudulent, or fictitious or to cover a commodity or commodity-related service determined by the President to be ineligible for payment from funds made available under this chapter, or who uses to support his claim any certification, statement, or entry on any contract, abstract, bill of lading, Government or commercial invoice, or Government form, which he knows, or in the exercise of prudent business management should know, to contain false, fraudulent, or fictitious information, or who uses or engages in any other fraudulent trick, scheme, or device for the purpose of securing or obtaining, or aiding to secure or obtain, for any person any benefit or payment from funds so made available under this chapter in connection with the negotiation, procurement, award, or performance of a contract financed with funds so made available under this chapter, and any person who enters into an agreement, combination, or conspiracy so to do,
(1) shall pay to the United States an amount equal to 25 per centum of any amount thereby sought to be wrongfully secured or obtained but not actually received, and
(2) shall forfeit and refund any payment, compensation, loan, commission, or advance received as a result thereof, and
(3) shall, in addition, pay to the United States for each such act
(A) the sum of $2,000 and double the amount of any damage which the United States may have sustained by reason thereof, or
(b) Recovery of penalties; procedure; finality of withholding of funds; recovery of withheld funds; limitation period
In order to secure recovery under this section, the President may, as he deems appropriate,
(1) institute suit in the United States district court for any judicial district in which the person alleged to have performed or participated in an act described by this section may reside or may be found, and
(2) upon posting by registered mail to such person a notice of claim describing the basis therefor and identifying the funds to be withheld, withhold from funds owed by any agency of the United States Government to such person an amount equal to the refund, damages, liquidated damages, and exemplary damages claimed by the United States under this section. Any such withholding of funds from any person shall constitute a final determination of the rights and liabilities of such person under this section with respect to the amount so withheld, unless within one year of receiving the notice of claim such person brings suit for recovery, which is hereby authorized, against the United States in any United States district court.
Source(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640A, as added Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(f),Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 965.)
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