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|Ripe garden tomatoes with Basil Vinaigrette is one of my favorite things about summer!
Basil Vinaigrette for Drizzling over Tomatoes
(Check after the recipe for other uses for Basil Vinaigrette. If anyone has other good suggestions for using this, please share them in the comments.)
Combine at room temperature:
3 parts of your favorite low sugar vinaigrette dressing
1 part basil puree (see below)
(I love to make this with Le Parisien Vinaigrette, which is only sold in Utah and surrounding states. Another good choice is Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing.)
How to make the basil puree:
1 cup (tightly packed) fresh basil leaves, washed and dried well
1/2 cup (or less for stronger basil flavor) best quality extra virgin olive oil
More Ideas from Kalyn's Kitchen for using Basil Vinaigrette:
Lightly Steamed Asparagus with Basil Vinaigrette
Grilled Halibut with Basil Vinaigrette
Summer Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, Basil Vinaigrette, and Fresh Herbs
Hearts of Palm Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta


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Koscheck: I'm not a fan of Nick Diaz
"Did you say fan? I'm not a fan -- his values and my values are completely different. He does things that I don't do like smoking pot and I don't associate it with that. I'm not saying it's wrong, but that's just what he does and it's not my thing. I'm not a fan of Nick Diaz, no. It just seems like now in the UFC, if you can talk a good game, you might be able to get a light heavyweight title shot. And if you get suspended for a year, come right back after losing a fight, you get to fight Georges St. Pierre for the title.
So, maybe I'll just take a couple of months off, do some things I shouldn't do, and maybe I'll get to fight for the title. But, hey, he's in the position now and hopefully he can step up and beat Georges St. Pierre. I highly doubt it -- I believe it's going to be an easy fight for St. Pierre. He'll just take him down, wrestle him and control him like he has everyone else. Georges is going to be there for awhile -- it's going to take a good wrestler who can stop his takedowns and has power in his hands and eventually knock him out."

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Ski book author Evans to do signing tonight
To some people, Jerry Goodman has lived quite the enviable life. He has resided in Lake Tahoe for much of his adulthood, owns a home on 1½ acres and literally walks to his favorite ski resort any time he gets the urge to challenge the mountain at Heavenly.
Goodman is one of many people profiled in Jeremy Evans' controversial book, "In Search of Powder: A Story of America's Disappearing Ski Bum." Goodman, who has made his home in South Lake Tahoe since 1968, has lived the ski bum life for more than four decades and isn't about to change.
Yet, the recurring theme throughout "In Search of Powder" is that following in the footsteps of people like Goodman no longer is possible.
"Ski resorts are now playgrounds for the rich," notes Evans, 33, who spent four years writing and researching the book in ski towns like Aspen, Park City, Telluride, Jackson Hole and Lake Tahoe, where he twice worked for area newspapers. "They are being marketed as destination resorts, like a Disneyland. All of these changes have occurred over the past 10 or 15 years.
They are expensive places to live. You now have to work more and ski less."
That doesn't apply to Goodman. He paid $75 to live in a rented garage when he arrived for good in Tahoe, bought a home for $25,000 in the mid-1970s, and that once-inexpensive house now is worth an estimated $500,000. And Goodman managed to do it working modest jobs that left his days free for skiing.
Described by Evans as a "laid-back, fun-loving guy," Goodman is part of a dwindling breed known around Heavenly as the "Rat Pack." This group of self-described ski bums travel up Heavenly's Gunbarrel chair on many afternoons and ski straight down the Face, a challenging mogul run that's as tough as it gets at Heavenly.
Goodman sees the changes and notes people trying to emulate his ski bum ways can't do it in Tahoe.
"This place isn't for regular people anymore," Goodman says in the book. "That's why nobody is moving here."
Evans characterizes the new ski towns like South Lake Tahoe as areas that focus "outside of skiing," in real estate and golf course development. He notes the south shore and areas like it have become "second-home owners" for rich people who stay only occasionally in their million-dollar homes. Evans says people like firemen, teachers and ski resort workers often live 25-30 miles from the resort due to the high price of housing.
The book doesn't paint a flattering picture of resorts like Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe, which are owned by Vail Resorts. The company also operates four ski resorts in Colorado.
Heavenly declined to comment on "In Search of Powder" for this story, and several other spokespeople at Lake Tahoe resorts and the California Ski Industry Association said they hadn't read the book and weren't qualified to comment.
"The ski industry is sensitive. The book gets their pants in a bunch," Evans said.
Jon Monson, director of marketing and sales at Sugar Bowl, is reading the book and offered this observation.
"Running a profitable ski resort is no small endeavor, and when successfully done it contributes significantly to the viability and sustainability of the local economy, which could be argued actually serves to help the traditional ski bum survive in their respective mountain towns," Monson said. "Of course, the situation has changed since the 1970s. While it might not be as easy as it used to be, there are still plenty of folks living and playing in mountain communities today, happy to call them home, enjoying jobs and careers while skiing and riding as much as they can."
Jamie Schectman of Tahoe City is founder of Mountain Rider's Alliance, a group of likeminded people dedicated to making a positive change in the ski area industry and supporting the environment and surrounding communities.
Schectman agrees with Evans' view of the modern ski resort.
"Jeremy's book is a very accurate representation of what is happening in ski towns these days," Schectman said. "Much of the soul of the mountains have been eroded. In South Lake Tahoe, the declining population (I heard something like 70 percent of homes are vacant or vacation properties) has led to closed schools, lost jobs and a lack of community feel. For many of us, skiing is a lifestyle, not just a sport. When ski areas became real estate developers in the 1990s, I believe the industry took a turn for the worse."
That turn, according to Evans, has chased away middle-class individuals and families from being able to afford the sport and placed the ski bum in a precarious position. No longer can they emulate the life of a Jerry Goodman.
Hunter Sykes is a lifelong skier and snowboarder who worked in the ski industry for 18 years. He produced a documentary film – "Resorting to Madness" – that touches on some of the same criticisms of the ski industry as Evans.
"I'm not so sure that the ski bum is so much disappearing as morphing into something different," Sykes said. "People still want to live the ski bum lifestyle, but what I've seen is many of them giving up after a season of financial hardship and the unfortunate realities of trying to live on minimum wage in some of the most expensive towns in the country.
"The traditional idea of the ski bum – working at night for a pass and leftovers, living in a van in the parking lot or in a friend's spare closet and skiing seven days a week – is history."
Jeffrey Weidel is a Sacramento-area freelance writer with more than 25 years of skiing experience.


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|The Jagalchi Market (자갈치시장) is Korea's largest seafood market. After the Korean War the market solidified itself as a fish market. Most of the people who sell fish are women, so the women who sell here are called 'Jagalchi Ajumma,' 'ajumma' meaning middle-aged or married women.
This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. If you visit you can eat fresh raw fish right at the market. Even these days you can see women selling mackerel, sea squirts (ascidians) and whale meat on wooden boxes along the road.
Every year in October the Jagalchi Cultural Tourism Festival is held, and it is easy to visit because of the convenient transportation provided by the subway. The Jagalchi Market is where you can see the lifestyle of the indigenous Busan natives.
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I vow to be fully truthful and honest in my dealings with others. I deplore lies and half-truths that mislead or do not fully inform those who must depend upon my honesty. I will obey the very laws I am sworn to uphold. I will seek affirmative ways to comply with the standards of my agency and the lawful directions of my supervisors.
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"How troublesome" (めんどくせー, mendokusē, English TV: What a drag) is Shikamaru Nara's catchphrase. Shikamaru purposely uses this phrase to toss his point across that he's the type that would rather watch clouds all day than pick a fight, especially with a female opponent. This phrase is also used sometimes by Shikamaru's father, Shikaku Nara. He most likely "inherited" this attitude and catchphrase from his father, since his mother, has a more active attitude, which he and his father sometimes find "bothersome".
- In proper short-form Japanese, the phrase is mendōkusai (面倒くさい, 面倒臭い), however, Shikamaru has a habit of slurring the word, saying it with an "ē" instead of "ai". This is also the shortest possible form, making "mendokuse" an extremely rude way to say "troublesome". The proper, polite/neutral form is mendōkusakutte (desu) (面倒くさくって(です)).


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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Paul LePage is hailing Maine's dropping unemployment rate, now at its lowest since 2008.
Maine Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette said Friday that the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimate for Maine was 6.9 percent in April, down from 7.3 percent a year ago. The unemployment rate was below 7 percent for the first time since December 2008.
LePage says the lower unemployment rate shows Maine's economy is improving. But he said he and the Legislature "need to keep working to grow our economy and ensure that we do not slip backwards."
The U.S. unemployment rate was estimated at 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent one year ago. The New England unemployment rate was 6.8 percent.
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I will try to finish a map of the Malazan Empire from Steven Erikson's ten Novels of the "Malazan Books of the Fallen"
I will try to finish a map of the Malazan Empire from Steven Erikson's ten Novels of the "Malazan Books of the Fallen"
Nope, hadnt do anything before but planned to do a Worldmap of the Malazan World one day. Hopefully this month.
I am still abit unsure which part to illustrate...
If you can, the whole world (as it is known atm).
Otherwise i'd say 7 cities continent or Letheras continent. But Qoun Tali is not bad either.
Just my 2 cents.
I'm trapped in Darkness,
Still I reach out for the Stars
World Sketch of the Malazan Empire and other areas.
It was realy difficult to find most snippets and hints from different sources to collect all informations beside the official maps which are incomplete and at times contradicting in coastlines.
Its 23.000 x 16.000 px
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All outlines repainted by hand. Took me a while.
looking awesome thus far! Still excited about your project!
Current W.I.P's: Latest Map: All Finished Maps: The Province of Urne The Kingdom of Ashen Finished Maps
Hmmmmm, my computer is not fit enought, so I had to cut it down to only 16.000px size..
I'm more into sci-fi but sometimes I read fantasy, too. I love A Song of Ice and Fire, for example.
Can you recommend this Malazan series?


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Unless a swift solution is sought, the ongoing leadership crisis at immediate former Mainland premier soccer champions Young Africans (Yanga) will prove extremely costly.
Ever since the team suffered a comprehensive five-goal demolition at the hands of their archrivals Simba on May 6, the situation at the club has been unstable.
The crisis has emerged at one of worst times ever as most premiership clubs are busy planning registration of new squads ahead of the incoming season in August.
Besides the premiership season, Yanga have Kagame Cup title retention bid at their doorsteps to work out for. Ensuring proper registration of players calls for immense resources and stable leadership.
What is happening within Yanga will undermine if not derail any progress the club may have made in registering players registration and preparations for the Kagame Cup.
Yanga have a golden chance to defend their title on home soil as Dar es Salaam hosts the championship for the second year running.
Rarely has the Kagame Cup being staged at the same country for two seasons running. This would have been the best ever opportunity for Yanga to stamp their authority or supremacy in the region by emerging winners, partly thanks to support from home fans.
It will be hugely disappointing if Yanga lose the Kagame Cup chiefly owing to an internal crisis that can be resolved near effortlessly.
Considering its solid and wide base of supporters scattered across the country and beyond, the club needs to find a quick end to the crisis.
Even if members believe that ousting club chairman Lloyd Nchunga is the best option, the only acceptable way out is to adhere to laid down constitutional requirements.
We believe the club has enough members who can put their heads together and bring to the end of this crisis for the good of themselves and Tanzanian soccer.
As is well known, to err is human and to forgive divine. Yanga members, officials and well-wishers need to learn from the wisdom in this maxim and do the needful.
It has been Yanga members' tradition to rally against club officials associated with the club's poor performance, regardless of the prevailing circumstances.
Time has come for a change of heart so that all and sundry abide by the club's constitution whenever they seriously think time for changes has come.
Losing matches is part of the game known as soccer. It would be foolhardy to expect a team to always win or lift trophies.
It will be recalled that suggestions that time to offload club chairman Lloyd Nchunga began surfacing as soon as he won the election in July 2010.
He survived an instant purge only courtesy to the team's superb performance in the Mainland premiership and Kagame Cup, which saw the club clinch both titles within a span of three months.
This time around, the elders' council claimed to take charge of the team with just a match before the league season wound up. But where was this council as Yanga boasted a winning spree in the premiership?
The club's motto speaks about unwavering optimism – no retreat, no surrender. All Yanga lovers need to live this motto. Only in unity can they hope to stand.


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Established in 1871, Buffalo State's long history and commitment to education are the cornerstones of its respected reputation.
The largest comprehensive four-year college in the SUNY system, Buffalo State educates more than 10,500 undergraduate and graduate students each year and has an alumni population of 100,000. The college is known for its strong community connections and a continuing commitment to providing high-quality lifelong learning opportunities.
Our Students
Each year, more than 10,000 students choose Buffalo State for its broad array of high-quality and distinctive academic programs.
Enrollment (Fall 2014)
10,661 students
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Class Size
88 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 15 students.
Our Faculty and Staff
Our faculty members are well known for their research and professional practice in their field. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools called Buffalo State's faculty a "major source of excellence."
1,220 full time
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51 faculty members have been awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching since 1973
Our Alumni
There are 100,000+ Buffalo State alumni in the U.S. and around the world; more than 57,000 in Western New York.
Our graduates work in the fields of education, the arts, business, computer science, media, politics, and many others.
The Buffalo State Alumni Association coordinates events, services, and benefits for our graduates.
Imagine What Your Life Will Be Like at Buffalo State
Buffalo State will open your eyes to new ways of thinking seeing, imagining, and doing. You'll become a critical and creative thinker—skills that employers value in the real world.
What Makes Us Different
Through research, scholarly, and creative activities in all academic disciplines, Buffalo State students become bolder and more confident. At Buffalo State, students learn by doing.
Buffalo State has one of the most diverse student bodies in the SUNY system and has been called the flagship for diversity in the SUNY system. We're diverse in terms of student demographics and in ideas and experiences. It's true: our students come from all walks of life.
Buffalo State's beautiful 125-acre campus is located between the bustling Elmwood Village and the pastoral Delaware Park. Our central placement provides easy access to museums, parklands, shopping, and restaurants.
At Buffalo State, you have access to a top-caliber education that includes small class sizes, personalized attention, and high-quality academics—at a fraction of the cost charged by private institutions.
We offer more than 170 high-quality undergraduate programs with 11 honors options and more than 60 opportunities for graduate study, including 11 postbaccalaureate teacher certification programs.
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The campus anchors Buffalo's Elmwood Village, which has been named one of the "Top 10 Great Places in America" by the American Planning Association.
Buffalo State has the newest and most advanced science and technology educational facilities in the area. The $52.3 million Science and Mathematics Complex (Phase I) building and the $36.5 million Technology Building, with smart grid laboratories, opened in 2013.
Buffalo State operates the high-profile Great Lakes Center. The center, with a field station on Buffalo's waterfront and offices on campus, is the leading institute dedicated to the study of the largest system of accessible freshwater on Earth.
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Founded in 1871 as a teacher's college, Buffalo State remains the area's leader in teacher education. Buffalo State is internationally recognized for its Professional Development Schools program and is the only SUNY institution to receive continuous accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since the agency was founded in 1954.
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Buffalo State will be a nationally recognized leader in public higher education known for:
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We, the Buffalo State community, are committed to:
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On September 13, the first day of classes, the complement of the new normal school consists of 86 students (75 women, 11 men), Principal Henry B. Buckham, 15 faculty members, and 195 children in the School of Practice.
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Imago as a diaper bag - you betcha!
I'm not using my Imago for under the seat airline travel or birding or carrying books from the library everyday - sometimes I'm on call as Nana. And that means being prepared with a diaper bag. My Imago comes to the rescue!
First of all the Imago looks great - not like a diaper bag at all. I like that! And it is so well made!
It holds all the quick change apparatus necessary for diaper age kids with plenty of room for that extra set of clothes too. Still lots of room for the other day trip necessities like the bottle/sippy cup, snacks and a book(s) & toy(s).
The Imago conforms naturally to my side with the waist strap so if chasing the mobile 2 yr old around the playground or pumpkin patch the bag stays closely at my side.
This bag would be a great gift for baby shower, soon to be grandparents or as a group gift from the office to a new Dad or Mom. And just like our kids, this bag will grow to take on new adventures when a diaper bag is no longer the bottom line for time with a little one.


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by wierd she meant like a bad women
doesnt matter to, aslong as its not hinata >.>
Originally Posted by Tagen
sorry to all you hinata fanboys (me included) but i came across this page in the manga recently. It shows that it is most likely that naruto will get with sakura as his girlfriend instead of hinata
Check the bottom left panel.
''Just try not to pick a weird one...''
- Naruto considers Hinata to be weird, i'm 100% sure he's mentioned that she is weird. (Think it was @ the start of shippuden) (i will hack out some proof if you ask)
''Try to find someone like your mother...''
- Kushina is shown to get very aggressive very fast.
- Sakura is shown to get very aggressive very fast.
Edit: So much mad being posted here.... chill out guys, i'm a naruhina fan too, i was just pointing out this picture in the manga... jeez.
With a guy like Kishi writing the manga Naruto might end up with Tenten for all we know
At this point I don't think he's gonna choose anybody. He might just go on an journey training Konohamaru. If you know what I mean.
naruto will marry sasuke in the end
Think boob size will be factor here guys
its not a ****ing love story naruto will not be with any one!!!
He considered her wierd in part 1 then found out why she acted like that in pain arc, so it wouldnt be called wierd anymore. Naruto and sakura have a brother sister relationship and they will never be together, naruhina has been forshadowed also
dudes its gunna be naruto and hinata for one thing when naruto battled neji he said he would change the way of the hyuga clan after he became hokage so if he has a kid with hinata and changes everything about that after the war well will just see what happens i am voting for naruhina
Originally Posted by 9tailsJinchuuriki
Don't be a dumb ass. The theme for Naruto is acceptance and Hinata wants Naruto to accept her and Sakura wants Sasuke to accept her. Do you really think Kishi would destroy the main theme? Plus there is a lot more resemblence between Kushina and Hinata than Sakura. If you want to find out the resemblence, go to Naruto forums, someone there made an essay on everything Naruto and Hinata related. Then you will see, there are more positive things between Naruto and Hinata than there are of Naruto and Sakura.
Thank you!! Lol Naruto himself says he likes "weird" people i believe. Damn haha they would make a pretty raw ass kid
(P.S. I don't think that's the best reason to use, for it can have many different meanings/ interpretations. Plus feelings have developed and changed and it's obvious that what some people thought about each other then is a whole new story now. Anyway whatever Naruto decides in the end... as long as he's happy. He deserves it.)
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Dude....I feel you. I am hoping for an after war moment where Naruto slyly throughs out a want to go out on a date (I don't think he will be all, "I love you too." and that way its much more smooth after the completely unacknowledged love Hinata has)...but yeah I'm gonna be mad if he ends up with Sakura...she was all about Sasuke and I really don't want her to through a 180...I want the two to have more of a brother/sister relationship! Oh and just before the Chunin exams he says he used to think she was wierd and negative, but he actually likes people like her...I count on that to go against the whole wierd concept lolz!!!
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Where did you get the ideea I am NaruSaku? Stop making assumptions BEFORE you actually look into something.
So, let's make things clear. Is not a wish of mine. I could care less how they end, as long as they're happy, BUT, let's revise some things you said.
That she doesn't care about him, right?
1. Please tell me, who was the first one to support his dream to become a Hokage?
2. Who was the one that OVER TIME changed her feelings for Naruto as she realised he is indeed a great guy?
3. It is even observed by others how gentle she is with him...
4. Not to mention the minute she saw Sai speaking about Sasuke and that Naruto was hurted by that, she took the matters into her own hands.
5. How worried she was about Naruto taking his 4tail form.
6. Who was the one who, knowing clearly that could die, put Naruto's health above ANYTHING, even her love for Sasuke, as Naruto was in great danger?
7. Plus, not to mention that she clearly develops feelings for her as others have seen it...
Not going into much more detail than that.
I am not ignoring Hinata's feeling for him. As I told you, to me is the same, as long as they end up happily ever after. But this thing is Naruto's choice. If Sakura's the one he loves, there's nothing we can do about that.
Plus, I would see Hinata supporting him in the end if he doesn't chose her, because she's a great kind-hearted girl.
The same it would happen with Sakura if she finally 100% gets in love with him and he chooses Hinata.
They both want what's the best for him.
Naruto and Sakura have something major that Naruto and Hinata don't have: Development and screen time together. That isn't by mistake. As a writer you foreshadow and build up to things, one example is Obito/Sasuke in part 1(the hints and themes of falling from grace and friends/rivals becomming enemies). There's been a build up with these two, especially part 2, and that's important.
Sakura went from seeing Naruto as a total pain to being confused in the databooks. Add the lingering feelings Naruto still has for her and it's pretty likely (last time on screen together he called her chan and when he went after Sasuke before his heart was broken making that promise to her).
The likely ending is Team 7 ending up like Tsunade's team(all alone). Hinata is a flat character in this story.
The amount of butthurt in here, it's fantastic.
lol as if naruto will make that decison......it's all sakura's choice and imo no that will not happen
While evidence does support Naruto ending up with Sakura, if he did end up with her wouldn't that just leave Hinata "hanging". I can't see Kishimoto ending it like that despite the hints that Naruto will end up with Sakura.
Though, maybe like the Tobi=Obito hints maybe we're just over thinking it.
Lets get a couple of things straight.
-Hinata loves Naruto
-Sakura loves Sasuke
-Sasuke loves Revenge
-Naruto likes Sakura but would also go completely crazy if someone touched Hinata
My biggest problem with Some NaruSaku fans is that their biggest arguement is what Kushina said. I personally believe that if you go off of what Kushina said alone that NaruHina is by far the only possible pairing. I have reasons for this statement so hear me out.
Firstly, what Some NaruSaku fans call similarities between Kushina and Sakura are actually traits that Kushina considered bad habits. Such as having weird speech habits and beating boys. Well atleast Kushina had a reason for beating them but Sakura beats them when she thinks they are too overconfident or excited.
Secondly, Kushina states to find a girl like your mother. When she says that, she is thinking about a girl who can give him the love that she was never able to. Someone who would be Honest and upfront with him and protect him the way she did against the kyuubi. Honestly, what kind of mother would want a girl that acts exactly like her and has her same bad traits for her son. Not Kushina for sure.
However, this is only my point of view and the person with the pen and pencil is Kishi. He could do what ever he wants.
My guess, Hinata dies, and she gives naruto her eyes. Then naruto will have the eyes of so6p and the body. (Because the sharingan comes from the so6p's elder son., and there is a relationship between the byakugan and the sharingan.)
Plus in the last episode of the anime that dude tries to give sakura a love letter and she says that she's already in love and there's this little sasuke montage. It was quite horrible
Originally Posted by Itachi Edo
Naruto and Sakura have something major that Naruto and Hinata don't have: Development and screen time together. That isn't by mistake. As a writer you foreshadow and build up to things, one example is Obito/Sasuke in part 1(the hints and themes of falling from grace and friends/rivals becomming enemies). There's been a build up with these two, especially part 2, and that's important.
Sakura went from seeing Naruto as a total pain to being confused in the databooks. Add the lingering feelings Naruto still has for her and it's pretty likely (last time on screen together he called her chan and when he went after Sasuke before his heart was broken making that promise to her).
The likely ending is Team 7 ending up like Tsunade's team(all alone). Hinata is a flat character in this story.
I am a Naru-Saku fan - for much the same reasons you listed. Moreover, I find Hinata too obsessive and suffocating, not to mention overly shy and boring (but hey I am not a guy, maybe these same attributes are attractive to males :-)).
However I am not convinced that these are sufficient. As a counter example, take the Harry Potter story, where Ginny was portrayed very much like Hinata, and Sakura is much like Hermione (granted, neither Harry nor Ron match Naruto/Sasuke though). Harry ended up with Ginny - a boring side character, much like Hinata - and not with the lead female, hermione (Sakura)...
Well, it's not up to us. Whichever girl it will be, so long as Kishimoto makes the choice believable, I'll take it...
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At this time, about 60 percent of our workforce has fewer than five years of government contracting experience, and interns make up 45 percent of the contracting workforce. So our midlevel leaders have a big job to train and mentor the interns. As a result, we are also recruiting for more of those experienced contracting professionals.
I am proud of our efforts across the command to develop our interns and provide a continuous learning environment for all of our employees. I am also very proud to be a leader in this growing organization.
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This is a wonderful program/idea. It's too bad that the Army focuses so much more of its training on the major subordinate commands and weapons systems procurement, and leaves post/camp/station locations (installation contracting offices) out in the cold. I would love to have the resources to conduct an intern boot camp. We have a hard enough time just getting the work done. We do what we can for our interns, and are grateful for their support.
Mr. Nejako - you should be looking for "contract specialist", GS-1102. Or, in generally lower grades, Procurement Technicians, GS-1106
Sounds good-in theory. Be interesting to see how it plays out in practice. In my experience, the experienced buyers/CO's are running so fast to keep up that they have very little time to oversee/mentor. We know we should but time is a very, very finite commodity....
This is a great idea. I came into TACOM as a contracting intern in the early 80's. I did not even know what a contract was - fresh out of college. They did a pretty good job educating me, primarily through my being able to work with a strong group of senior contract specialists and contracting officers. Rotational assignments and training were weak however. This integrated, planned approach sounds much more promising. We lost 80% of our contracting interns in my first 3 years - need to make sure that doesn't happen with our new influx of young professionals!
The 800 pound gorilla in the room is a Congress that keeps cranking conflicting and illogical sediment into the whacky witch's brew of acquisition law. It's become unintelligible and unworkable. It's a mess that has become the obstacke course of acquisition officials who interpret each their own way. It is also playground of auditors and IGs in the various agencies. While some of these folks sleep their way to retirement, others indulge in celebratory witch hunts. Why not? The CO has to get things done and the auditor simply and IG cannot help but find "impropriety." Forget waste fraud and abuse!
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Love the idea... especially the city with the scary dungeon!
Yes, my good side likes your idea
No, my bad side makes decisions
What do you think about a map showing opposites?
For example:
- planet with a sun- and shadowside
- map showing a rough and dry island next to a green forest island
- citymap with the "lovely overground" and the "scary dungeons" below
- temple of a "two-faced" goddess with chambers for every side
I think there will be hundreds of different ways to work on this theme...
Love the idea... especially the city with the scary dungeon!
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Really open I love it, should see some fantastic variations on this theme.
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Romans Vs. Germans Essay
Do you like blood baths, then you should read about the Romans and Germans. There are differences that the Romans and Germans have. Such as the daily life. The warriors, and the law. And you will read about all of them. Lets get started.
Daily life was very different for the Germans and the Romans. The Romans lived in a city and the Germans lived in a village. The Roman wealthy houses were big and made of marble. They had a furnace for heat and water. The poor Romans lived in apartments called Islands. They were tall and made of stone. The Germans lived in long thatched roof huts. The wealthy people had wall hangings and carpets. The hut was open and divided into two sections. One section was for the animals and the other was for the family. The house was kept warm from the body heat from the animals. The Romans got their food and goods by trading with other countries and civilizations. The Germans got their food by planting and harvesting crops. They traded locally.
Fighting was very different in both civilizations. In the Roman Empire their warriors trained every day. The German warriors spent their free time fighting, hunting, or making weapons. The Romans also had a planned fighting style like the phalanx. The Germans had no organized fighting style. The Romans also never retreated. The Germans admired all bravery.
The Romans believe that the law comes from the emperor. The Germans believe that the law comes from the people, which means that the rulers could not change the law until the people approved. The twelve tables of the Roman empire were laws hung up in the city for people to read. The Germans did not write down laws they would pass them down by words, and they had to memorize them. The Roman law tried to be fair by treating Romans and non Romans equally. The German law was not fair. It was not fair because you can get out of the biggest thing by having wealth and importance.
There were differences between the Romans and Germans. The differences were in daily life the fighting style, and law. Daily life was different because the Romans lived in cities and the Germans lived in villages where they farmed for their food. Fighting style is different because the Romans had a planed fighting style, the Germans did not. Law was fair in Rome it was not always fair for the Germans because you could get out of trouble in you had wealth and importance.
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Holidays Made Easier and BetterLarissa Kosmos
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1: Get gifts at the grocery store
When you need a token gift for someone, head to the grocery store for the kind of gift that, instead of adding to someone's clutter, will be consumed and enjoyed. You can put together "a weekend breakfast" — a bag of ground coffee along with some muffin mix and a jug of fresh-squeezed orange juice. Or consider a Friday night treat — a six-pack of good beer and a bag of high-end potato chips. Whether or not you accompany that with a Netflix certificate is your call.
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2: Find a culinary school nearby
If you're hosting a special holiday meal — or bringing a dish to someone — and you have two left hands in the kitchen, now's not the time to crack open a Julia Child cookbook for the first time. If your supermarket doesn't offer ready entrees, and the cost or concept of catering is impractical, see if there's a culinary or vocational school in your area. The prices of student creations are unbeatably low. And since these schools often have restaurants on the premises, you can sample potential dishes in advance.
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3: Purge toys
It feels especially good to do it at the start of the holiday season because you can donate your children's toys to one of the collections that spring up at this time of year. Google a charity or ask around your local places of worship, which sometimes organize toy collections. It's a win-win. You create space for gifts coming in, and other families get toys which still have lots of playing potential.
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4: Make decorating kid-friendly
On a stretch of blank wall, extend a string or piece of yarn between two nails. Set it at a height that your children can reach. Once you fasten lots of paperclips (or clothespins) to the string, you are ready to hang the many cards landing in your mailbox. Since you've hung the string within reach of your child, displaying cards could be her job now (one she might delight in).
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5: Keep slippers near the door
Have an even number of slippers or slipper socks near your front door and offer them to visitors when they walk in. This is a dual-purpose move: It gives them the hint to remove their shoes or boots and also ensures they will have warm, cozy feet during their visit. To facilitate the process, set out a chair, which the older folks will appreciate since they may need to sit while removing boots.
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6: Add glove bins to your entryway
Make space in your entryway for bins or baskets, which can hold guests' gloves, hats and scarves. This way, your company won't have to leave their stuff lying around everywhere; their things will not become commingled with yours (and potentially forgotten at the end of the visit); and you'll help avoid the scenario in which everyone waits in the car, bundled up, as Gramps searches your closet for Granny's brown leather glove.
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7: Put a puzzle out on a table
Have a giant jigsaw puzzle on hand during the holidays, when family members are hanging around the house together for long stretches. The puzzle should be set up on a table that needn't be disturbed, since work on it will be intermittent. It's nice having a shared activity (other than watching TV), and a puzzle is accessible to anyone.
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8: Add personal touches around the house
Make your overnight guests feel welcome with some simple touches like adding chocolates to their pillows. If you can't make space in drawers, provide a chair on which they could place their luggage so they need not bend down, especially if you have older relatives. Set out a spare toothbrush and mini-size hand lotions and have the kids make a welcome sign to tape to the guest-room door.
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9: Keep stocking stuffers simple
To minimize clutter, and because my children receive enough gifts from both Santa and family, I like to keep stocking stuffers mostly practical: bags of nuts or fun snacks, chocolates, mini cereal boxes, fridge magnets, hair accessories, colorful socks, or individual popcorn packets — gifts which everyone can share on family movie nights.
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10: Pack your bags strategically
Besides the usual items for a road trip, (snacks, toys, books, barf bag, trash bag, a movie if you have a portable DVD player), pack a sun shade for the young travelers. Also, Magna-doodle pads are invaluable on long trips. Depending on your children's ages, you can write letters and numbers for them to identify or write words for them to try to read. With time and no distractions now, you can also bring along anything you have intended to use (or read), but never had the chance.
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11: Turn the car into a playhouse
Tie a string from one handle bar to the other in the back seat, and your kids now have a zip line for Polly Pockets, plastic monkeys, etc. To help attach things to the line, pack plastic baby links, pipe cleaners and twist ties. If they're old enough, suggest they make and hang ornaments. To this end, pack construction paper, ribbon, kid scissors, and the like, along with some Christmas tree hooks.
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12: Make time for your true love
If the cost of a date night out is prohibitive, or going out seems like work, make it a date night in. Pick up an assortment of cheese and fruit plus crackers or a fresh baguette. Pour a couple drinks, pipe in some music and turn down the volume of the jingle bells. The gift of attention you give each other is probably better than anything you could buy at a store and place under the tree.


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Here's the problem....I'm having a discussion with a friend of mine who is an engineer. Not the Casey Jones type but one who deals in formulas, numbers, slide rules etc. He is very black and white; there is no gray in his thinking.
I told him the virtues of the Aeronaut. So he looked into it and said it was too big. "Too big for what?" I asked. "Too big for my favorite airline (Lufthansa)," he said, "It won't fit in the sizer."
He said the Aeronaut is 45 liters while Lufthansa only allows 44 liters. I tried to explain that a non-packed to the gills soft sided bag doesn't take up the maximum capacity stated but, as I said, it's either black or white with him.
Then, he said, if he put anything in the side pockets, like electronics, or metal, it wouldn't lie flat and cause his bag to be searched by TSA. He doesn't want that either.
So, my friends here in Tom Bihn Land, I ask:
1) Has anyone ever had a problem taking their Aeronaut on board with them because of SIZE? (Not asking about weight because some airlines are just super low.) If you did have a problem, what was the reason?.
2) Have you ever packed electronics, cords, metal objects in the side pockets--either in a pouch or cube--and because of the way it was packed have those side pockets searched manually? (Since items could be packed on top of each other.)
Please also let me know if you've never had a problem with either.
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George began as a Lincoln Republican, but then became a Democrat. He was a strong critic of railroad and mining interests, corrupt politicians, land speculators, and labor contractors. He first articulated his views in a 1868 article entitled "What the Railroad Will Bring Us." George argued that the boom in railroad construction would only benefit the lucky few who owned interests in the railroads and other related enterprises, while throwing the greater part of the population into abject poverty. This had led to him earning the enmity of the Central Pacific Railroad's executives, who helped defeat his bid for election to the California State Assembly.[8][13][14]
One day in 1871 George went for a horseback ride and stopped to rest while overlooking San Francisco Bay. He later wrote of the revelation that he had:
"I asked a passing teamster, for want of something better to say, what land was worth there. He pointed to some cows grazing so far off that they looked like mice, and said, 'I don't know exactly, but there is a man over there who will sell some land for a thousand dollars an acre.' Like a flash it came over me that there was the reason of advancing poverty with advancing wealth. With the growth of population, land grows in value, and the men who work it must pay more for the privilege.[15]
Furthermore, on a visit to New York City, he was struck by the apparent paradox that the poor in that long-established city were much worse off than the poor in less developed California. These observations supplied the theme and title for his 1879 book Progress and Poverty, which was a great success, selling over 3 million copies. In it George made the argument that a sizeable portion of the wealth created by social and technological advances in a free market economy is possessed by land owners and monopolists via economic rents, and that this concentration of unearned wealth is the main cause of poverty. George considered it a great injustice that private profit was being earned from restricting access to natural resources while productive activity was burdened with heavy taxes, and indicated that such a system was equivalent to slaverya concept somewhat similar to wage slavery. This is also the work in which he made the case for a "land tax" in which governments would tax the value of the land itself, thus preventing private interests from profiting upon its mere possession, but allowing the value of all improvements made to that land to remain with investors.[16][17]
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George was in a position to discover this pattern, having experienced poverty himself, knowing many different societies from his travels, and living in California at a time of rapid growth. In particular he had noticed that the construction of railroads in California was increasing land values and rents as fast or faster than wages were rising.[13][18]
In 1880, now a popular writer and speaker,[19] George moved to New York City, becoming closely allied with the Irish nationalist community despite being of English ancestry. From there he made several speaking journeys abroad to places such as Ireland and Scotland where access to land was (and still is) a major political issue.
In 1886 George campaigned for mayor of New York City as the candidate of the United Labor Party, the short-lived political society of the Central Labor Union. He polled second, more than the Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt. The election was won by Tammany Hall candidate Abram Stevens Hewitt by what many of George's supporters believed was fraud.
In the 1887 New York state elections George came in a distant third in the election for Secretary of State of New York.[8][20] The United Labor Party was soon weakened by internal divisions: the management was essentially Georgist, but as a party of organized labor it also included some Marxist members who did not want to distinguish between land and capital, many Catholic members who were discouraged by the excommunication of Father Edward McGlynn, and many who disagreed with George's free trade policy.
George had particular trouble with Terrence V. Powderly, president of the Knights of Labor, a key member of the United Labor coalition. While initially friendly with Powderly, George vigorously opposed the tariff policies which Powderly and many other labor leaders thought vital to the protection of American workers. George's strident criticism of the tariff set him against Powderly and others in the labor movement.[21]