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By Ross Kerber
(Reuters) - Capital Group Cos Chairman James Rothenberg outlined a new effort on Wednesday to promote its American Funds lineup, left sidelined by client withdrawals even as investors edge back to other actively managed equity mutual funds.
With investors poised to put the financial crisis behind them, no fund family has as much potentially to gain from the shift as American Funds, with roughly $1 trillion under management.
But it posted an investor cash net outflow of $33.4 billion for the 12 months ended August 31, according to research firm Morningstar, including $11.6 billion in the first eight months of 2013, quite a come-down for the industry's third-largest company, excluding money funds and other vehicles.
Conversely, the trend to passive funds has boosted flows to companies such as indexer Vanguard Group of Pennsylvania, the largest mutual fund firm by Morningstar's measures with $1.7 trillion under management.
Rothenberg, in a rare interview, said on Wednesday that the pace of withdrawals has slowed lately, but he also described a raft of changes at the firm aimed at promoting sales. For one, Capital Group staff is now tasked with reaching out more to gatekeepers such as consultants who pick funds for retirement accounts.
He also said the Los Angeles company has changed job descriptions for many of the people in its 600-person distribution business so that they now interact more with companies such as insurers or fee-only financial firms that can help drive sales.
A chief goal is to counter what he called a widespread belief that investors no longer need actively managed equity funds, which make up 85 percent of American Funds assets. Lured by lower fees and competitive returns, investors have steadily added money to passive index funds and exchange-traded funds for years, a troubling trend for Rothenberg.
"That's a piece that both frustrates us and bothers us, and we think deprives people of an opportunity to earn more money over time," Rothenberg said.
Overall, actively managed equity funds have shown a resurgence of interest during the recent period of reduced market volatility. The sixth months ended June 30 marked the first such period since 2007 when investors added money to actively managed equity funds, about $50 billion, according to Thomson Reuters' Lipper unit.
Meanwhile, passively managed equity funds and exchange-traded equity funds had a positive net inflow during nearly the whole span.
Still, it is too soon to declare a lasting return of flows to actively managed equity funds, said Lipper Senior Research Analyst Jeff Tjornehoj. Of the positive flows lately, Tjornehoj said, "this is either an interesting phenomenon or an inflection point, we don't know which."
The future of active management is a central question both for American Funds and smaller asset managers with outflows including Janus Capital Group <JNS.N> and Legg Mason Inc <LM.N>.
Rothenberg acknowledged troubles, such as poor records for its $123 billion Growth Fund of America <AGTHX.O> in 2010 and 2011, years when the fund beat only 23 percent and 27 percent of competitors, respectively.
But it has come back since then, reflecting what Rothenberg called strengths in areas including research. It beat 93 percent of competitors in 2012 and was beating 64 percent of competitors this year through August 31, according to Morningstar.
American Funds also has faced challenges that include a lack of well-known bond funds. Its problems include "a little bit of everything," said Morningstar analyst Janet Yang.
While academics may be correct about the advantages of passive funds on average, the story doesn't fit American's strong long-term track record, Rothenberg said.
A Capital Group study found that American Funds led their indexes 67 percent of the time during every five-year period from 1933 to 2012, for instance covering "virtually the entire history of the mutual fund industry," according to the report.
(Reporting By Ross Kerber; Editing by Ken Wills)

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Enjoying the Gift of Homeschooling
Dear Friends,
It has been 15 years since I completed homeschooling and my last child entered college. As I look back over those years, there were special blessings I received from the Lord that I want to share with you. The first thing I want to say is that I am really pulling for you. I know you face things you never counted on when you set out on this journey. There are joys and disappointments, and for some, tragedies. The one thing I can assure you is that the Lord is with you--every day, every step. My prayer is that you will realize His presence and trust in His guidance.
My first and persistent awareness in those early years was that I was inadequate to the task. I felt like I was entering a great unknown. The outcome was so important, but there were no guarantees that I was even on the right track. It occurred to me more than once that I might be damaging my children for life. There were no studies or research about the success of homeschooling. I had never heard of scope and sequence and just figured I needed to turn a few more pages each day than I had the day before. In the early 80s when we began, the number one focus for most of us homeschooling families was building Christian character into our children's lives. As far as books went, we found what we could and did our best.
Today I realize that the Lord was faithful when I asked for His help. To that end, prayer became my constant companion. I learned to bring every uncertainty to Him. I brought my children's illnesses and character flaws, as well as my insecurities and periodic burnout to Him. Each year I asked the Lord for direction even to the point of asking what courses to teach and what books to use. The number one bit of advice I give to every homeschool parent is to develop your prayer life. Over time, I realized that the Lord wanted to build faith into my children's lives by meeting our needs and answering our prayers.
My second piece of advice is to depend on God. There were many days when I asked Him to give me the motivation to continue. Homeschooling seemed endless with few breaks. I had to depend on him to give me the get-up-and-go to homeschool each day. Letting Him know that we can't do it without Him seems to release His grace into our efforts. Before I knew it, we were doing exactly that and were witnessing His hand in our lives.
The last point I want to share is that as the years pass, the memories grow more precious. My theory is that God just keeps blessing our sacrifice and obedience to raise up our children for Him long after our homeschool years are over. The hundreds of days on the sofa reading out loud to each other, the field trips we did almost every Friday, the trips to the used book store to fill a shopping bag with books to read, the hours of conversation, sharing ideas, reading the Bible and praying together; no one can take that from us. I believe the closeness we enjoyed as a family can't be reproduced outside of homeschooling. We were able to enjoy each other so much because we didn't let the outside world rob us of leisure and uninterrupted time together. You might say we majored in relationship building.
I believe that the Lord's special blessing, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" awaits you, too. So take time to smell the flowers. Don't rush through your homeschool experience so you can do something else. Enjoy the gift of homeschooling and you, too, will have memories that will fill your heart with the assurance that you have lived out your purpose and godly calling.
Merry Christmas,
Elizabeth Smith
We add our warmest wishes for a Christmas season that is full of an awareness of the Lord's joy, peace, and love.
Becky Cooke and Diane Kummer
HSLDA High School Coordinators
This resource is an article from the Homeschooling Thru Highschool newsletter (12/2/2010), and is provided by the Home School Legal Defense Association as a service to the homeschooling community. To subscribe to the newletter, please click here. For more information about the HSLDA, please click here. |
Becky Cooke and her husband Jim home educated their three children from kindergarten until college using an eclectic assortment of teaching resources. She enjoys using these skills to equip parents to successfully teach their children through the high school years and to encourage them to enjoy...
Diane Kummer and her husband Tom home educated their two children from kindergarten through 12th grade using a variety of teaching options. The Kummers' daughter has completed her master's degree in government and their son earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and...


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Most people do not enjoy color-coding charts crammed with information and organizing to a point that someone familiar with the Dewey Decimal System would say, "Enough, already."
I, however, find solace in not only sorting and placing, but also compiling detailed itineraries for even the shortest of trips. Even if I don't do half the things I schedule for myself, making a list and checking it twice is something I do year-round.
This obsession with organizing seemed hardly useful until my husband and I heard that our church was sending a relief team to Haiti this summer.
He and I are, well, we're crybabies. Our emotions would render us useless on a mission field, but we wanted to make the trip easier for the capable hands of those who can go.
We put our brainstorming skills to work, along with every highlighter and pen in the house. We also read a lengthy list of literature on the subject of fundraising.
At the top of our list was something we had never even attended - a silent auction.
Through the years we had helped with bake sales, car washes, Girl Scout cookies, wrapping paper and other efforts. Heck, my husband even sold GRIT newspapers in his younger days, but neither of us had been a part of anything of this magnitude.
In early January I began researching, drafting and revising our donation letter. It became the cornerstone of our auction.
I soon discovered that most organizations start collecting auction donations at least six months ahead of time. Our auction is April 6, so we had less than three months to amass our wares and find food and entertainment. We had a limited budget, few helpers and no experience.
We decided to just ask everyone.
The worst anyone could do is say no, right?
I began making lists of every company with a logo. We wrote hundreds of celebrities, including some who we later realized, to our chagrin, had passed away years ago. But determination quickly netted us a bevy of potential contributors.


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Yosts big project is shaping Royals into a winner
By KENT BABB | THE KANSAS CITY STARHe drives through the mud in rural Georgia, not far from the Alabama state line, steering with one hand on the wheel and the other wrapped around a coffee cup partially filled with tobacco juice and saliva.
Royals manager Ned Yost is telling a story about the time his old friend, the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, invited him to Daytona to celebrate winning the 500. That was in 1998, and what a time Dale had promised him.
He goes, Where are you? Yost recalls. I said, Im in Orlando. He said, Get your ass over here. You need to be here! I said, Dale, its freaking
Yost stomps the brake on his mud-splattered Chevrolet pickup, the interior covered in the orange dust coughed up by the Southern soil. Something has his attention.
These little bastards, he says, sliding out of the oversized truck.
On this day, a group of raccoons has gotten the better of Yost, who is no stranger to a tough job and one that might lead an outsider to question the mans sanity. Yost doesnt just hope to lead the Royals to their first World Series since 1985. He expects to.
In between filling out lineup cards and tutoring the teams young prospects, Yost spends his offseasons and downtime here, on these 700 unspoiled acres about an hour west of Atlanta. This is where he has made some team-altering decisions; the one that came to him during the 2011 All-Star break led to a second-half turnaround and renewed hope for starting pitcher Luke Hochevar. Out here, he isnt bogged down with news conferences and batting orders. Driving a tractor is where he does some of his best thinking.
We call it diesel therapy, he says.
This is Yosts sanctuary, amid the pines and the deer, and like the Royals, hes shaping it to fit his vision. He brings in a biologist each year to study and manipulate his propertys deer population. Hes putting in a 25-acre lake that should be finished sometime this season. He and his wife, Deborah, will build a house overlooking the water soon after that. Theyll retire here someday. Maybe theyll grow alfalfa or some other crop that makes the farm self-sufficient. Ned Yost likes a project.
The Royals are the biggest project of his life, the one that will define him as a baseball man. Development of young talent and winning a championship were the parameters outlined to Yost when general manager Dayton Moore promoted him to manager in May 2010.
Even when passing time on a tree stand or chipping red clay out of the metal tracks of a bulldozer, the game and this team arent far from Yosts mind. Neither is the failure of the last time he was handed the keys to a teams future, when he was fired as the talent-rich Milwaukee Brewers manager in 2008. Yost has another chance, and he says he isnt taking that for granted.
Tremendous opportunity, he says. I realized it as soon as I saw those kids in spring training.
These months arent slow for the 56-year-old Yost. He hunts most mornings and solves problems most afternoons. The problem on this day, two weeks before Yost reports to Surprise, Ariz., for his third season as manager, is that raccoons have been eating the eggs of wild turkeys. In Yosts faraway world, this is a big deal. If there are no eggs, there are no turkeys, and if there are no turkeys, he and his friends cannot shoot them.
Raccoons remember, and this is discouraging to Yost. He is convinced they have associated the traps in this feedlot with danger and have learned that the secret to scurrying to safety with a full stomach is rattling the metal traps to dislodge tins of cat food aimed at baiting the critters inside. The answer is to move the traps to a different area, a kind of change-up to his nocturnal nemesis.
I aint quitting until I get em, he says. Ill wage war on them.
He doesnt smile when he says it. He just spits into the cup and shakes his head.
Hes driving still, this time on a paved road, when his phone rings. He smiles when he sees the face, a broad grin looking back at him from the contact photograph on his iPhone. Its Jeff Foxworthy, the comedian and Yosts favorite hunting partner.
Foxworthy owns 3,000 acres about 18 miles from Yosts Rising Rock Farm, and like boys a quarter their age, he and Yost spend most days this time of year playing in each others backyards. Foxworthy has a standup show later on this day, but tomorrow morning, he and Yost will meet to shoot coyotes. Or at least try. Theyve never done it before.
Shoot, Yost says into the phone, even if we dont kill one, itll be worth it.
They drink beer together, tell stories together, stay up late and talk about life together. Then the next day, they usually rise and head toward a deer stand. This past deer season, they killed 27 on Yosts property; he estimates they took down about 100 on Foxworthys land. They clean, process and butcher the deer themselves, techniques that, in another one of his projects, Yost learned and perfected years ago. They donate most of the meat to food banks and churches.
Sometimes, Yosts two worlds baseball and the outdoors intersect.
Dayton has an uncanny knack, Yost says of his boss, of always calling when youve got three or four deer right underneath you.
Yost and his friends take hunting seriously. Foxworthy converted a grain silo on his property into a cylindrical lodge, with bedrooms and a kitchen and a big-screen television. One week a year, a group gets together for target practice and a few laughs, cooking spaghetti one night, steak the next, and thinking about little more than the behavior, needs and tendencies of deer. Maybe 20 yards from the silos front door is Man Land, a shed that has been outfitted with lockers and name plates they call Yost Steady, because his mood doesnt often change with a giant trophy room in the rear. Theres an alligator a friend killed with a bow, and a stag Foxworthy brought home from New Zealand. There are rows of mounted heads and a case of arrowheads, gathered from both properties. But the prize for this year is near a wall, a 10-point buck, freshly mounted.
Thats a good deer, Yost says, admiring it. We tried to kill Tush Hog for three years before I got an arrow in him.
Yes, this deer has a name, or had one before it punched his ticket to heaven, as Yost likes to say. The group not only studies and hunts the wildlife on the two farms; the friends create backstories and names for some of their most challenging prey.
Youve got to be a special deer, he says, to get a name.
The first one was Bo, after Bo Jackson, because Yost says he was such a stud. Batman is still out there, and so is Herschel Walker, the broad-shouldered beast they hope to someday vanquish. Spider-Man and Victor are waiting for their tickets to heaven, and Yost and Foxworthy are waiting to punch them. Theres even a deer they call Wil Myers, after the young and yet unproven outfielder in the Royals farm system. Yost smiles when he tells you why, proud of his own creativity.
Because hes going to be something special in two years, he says.
Yost was a coach for the Atlanta Braves when he met Foxworthy, a longtime baseball fan who lived in nearby Alpharetta. Yost was part of the Braves impressive, but ultimately disappointing, run of 14 consecutive division championships that began in 1991. Atlanta won only one World Series during that time, in 1995, and that didnt feel like enough for such a talented group.
There was a lot of failure in those situations early on, says Moore, who began his career in 1994 as a Braves scout.
Yost talks often about the period after Hank Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger and Braves executive, called Yost in the mid-1980s and asked him to work with the teams catching prospects. Yost had been a big-league catcher himself, but after the pilot light went out on his career, he had gone to Mississippi to work as a timber buyer. He measured and marked wood, and he was outside. In his mind, that was a fine way to make a living.
Then Hank called, Yost remembers simply. Took me in a whole different direction.
Yost was with the Braves, working his way to bullpen coach and later third-base coach, as homegrown stars such as David Justice, Tom Glavine and Chipper Jones reached the majors. He compares this young group of Royals players with those early Braves teams. As it was in Atlanta, the hope isnt to just win one championship in Kansas City. It is to win several.
Yost understands how that sounds nearly 900 miles from here, that land of impatience and disappointment the last time the Royals won a World Series, Yost was a 30-year-old catcher contemplating retirement but he says this time, its real. He and Foxworthy talk about it sometimes, when theyre not using night-vision photography to track Batman or Archie or Duke, the eyes bright white in the frames Yost scrolls through on his iPad. In time, Yost believes, he will get them all. Hes an optimist like that. And in time, the Royals youngsters will win a championship. If the project goes as planned, maybe more than one.
Theyre just too good, he says, for it not to happen eventually.
Yost finishes his conversation with Foxworthy, whose jet awaits. They agree to see each other the next morning; call it 10:30 or 11. Maybe theyll snag a coyote or two. Even after decades in big-league hotels and immaculate clubhouses, Yosts roots run in deer hides and red mud.
Dont worry about it! he says to Foxworthy. Yeah, just bring your freakin dip and come on.
For three days last summer, Yost chugged along on his bush-hogger, a yellow monstrosity, and did nothing but cut lines in the earth and think about the Royals.
It was the All-Star break, and Yost and Deb headed to the country for a breather. He sat on the tractor, thinking about what he could do to improve on the Royals 37-54 record. Inside the baseball monster, its not always simple for a manager to stop and think about the big picture.
Youve got people pulling on you, Yost says. Youve got your coaches, youve got your players; youre worried about this, youre worried about that. But out here, you dont. Youre just in the tractor. With the air conditioning going on, it dont matter.
For most of his life, Yost has been at his best when deciding things on his own. When he was 16, he killed a pheasant and took it to a taxidermist to have it stuffed. It would take six months and cost $65, the man told the young hunter, and that didnt seem right. When Yost looked into it, he learned he could stuff a pheasant himself for less than $2, finishing in a day. So he took up the trade, starting with ducks and other waterfowl, graduating eventually to deer and coyotes, mastering the art of caping and fleshing, tracing the eyes and lips, then stretching the flesh over a mold for the final stitching.
A taxidermy studio in Mississippi hired him during the winter months, and in time, Yost eventually opened his own shop, behind a relatives bowling alley.
When we were really rocking, we were doing two in a day, says Yost, who didnt give up the hobby until 2003, when Milwaukee hired him as manager.
So last summer, he disappeared from Kansas City and the major-league landscape. He cut trails in his farm and thought about his team, and finally the answer came to him: It was time to get more assertive. Time to stop playing like losers. No more sitting back, being too careful and waiting for things to happen. When the team reconvened, Yost instructed starting pitchers to challenge hitters, doing away with an apprehension to work the inside of the plate.
If that led to more hit batters, so be it. If it led to a few fights, bring it on.
We needed to be more aggressive, Yost says, and the expectations increased, too.
In 19 starts before the All-Star break, starting pitcher Luke Hochevar was 5-8 with a 5.46 earned run average. After Yosts directive, Hochevar made a dozen starts, going 6-3 and trimming nearly two full runs from his ERA. The Royals were three games under .500 in the second half and finished the season with 10 wins in their final 15 contests.
The time away opened Yosts mind to new possibilities.
You can really start to break it down, piece by piece by piece, with no distractions, he says, to the point that you cant do that really anywhere else.
He stuffs a fresh wad of smokeless tobacco into his cheek.
It just works for me.
He can see it now, the way Michelangelo could look at a slab of marble and see within it a masterpiece. Its difficult to understand, perhaps, a man preoccupied with raccoons being such a visionary, but Yost can see completed ideas in their most primitive state.
Parked on a hill, he looks toward a slope. That valley, in the center of this 58-acre hayfield, is where the lake will be. Bulldozers and backhoes move earth on this day, but Yost sees his wife and grandchildren holding a cane pole over the water, smiling as they lift out a bass. Or professional anglers motoring from the dock to the center, tournaments held where there was once nothing but an idea.
It just kind of fits all of our needs, he says, the sound of heavy motors humming through the trucks open windows.
In time, Yost says, his life will no longer be split between two worlds this one and the one in which he wears baseball pants. During the season, he and Deb rent a condo on the Country Club Plaza, and he arrives early at the stadium and stays late. The most downtime he gets then is stopping for barbecue on the way home and watching television until its time to sleep and do it all again. Its different, but that life has made this one possible. Its the one that pulled him out of California, stuck him in the minor leagues of Mississippi and turned the son of a football player into a lifetime baseball man.
At some point, though, it will have to end. He says it could be only a few years from now, so that hes young enough to enjoy the sights he envisions on that lake, which has moved past the digging stage and is now onto the shaping of dams. Similarly, theres a second phase with the Royals set to begin this season. Yost says the young Royals are so talented, only flukes and mental blunders can get in their way.
He says his job has been, in his first two seasons, to protect them. Yost himself didnt possess the talent of Mike Moustakas or Eric Hosmer or Bubba Starling. But instead of accepting his limits and playing smart, Yost was stubborn.
I always think that I can run through that wall, he says. I dont care whos on the mound; Im taking you deep. Eight times out of 10, I would hit a nice two-hopper to the shortstop. I was an easy out. I never understood, and everybody kept telling me that: Use the whole field. To hell with that. All I needed was left field. I was like that till I quit. I was stupid.
Yost might not be baseballs most exciting manager, and hes occasionally prickly and impatient with reporters. But his skills come in recognizing potential pitfalls, like those that unraveled his own playing career. Yost is older now, less willing to test the limits of common sense, and he says he wants to impart some of that wisdom to the Royals youngsters.
Players have to go out there and manage failure, Moore says, because thats what the game demands. You want a manager, and Ned understands this, Ned understands how to manage failure and keep pushing. You just learned the ups and downs of what young players experience. Because of that, as a leader, you are either more patient, more understanding and at times more pushy.
The Royals first chapter involved forced maturation, even if it occasionally defied logic. Yost says it was better, in an odd way, to have a slumping Moustakas strike out to end an inning, stranding a tying or go-ahead runner in scoring position, than to pinch hit for him. Because Moustakas needed to learn how it felt to strike out and what it took to respond. Unlike when Yost failed three decades ago, the Royals failure is mostly controlled.
I can tell you exactly where the potholes, where the mudholes, where the deep holes I can tell you exactly where they are, he says. But you have to listen.
Out here on the farm, this has been Yosts latest epiphany: The Royals second phase, which Yost says will begin this season, will be more about strategy. A struggling player wont be forced into a difficult spot if the game is on the line. This season, barring more bad luck like catcher Salvy Perezs knee-ligament injury or closer Joakim Sorias injured elbow will be about winning each day. The teams strong finish in 2011 signaled to Yost, and the organization, that the young group not only possessed talent but a rare kind of mental toughness.
They made their mind up that they wanted to finish strong, to take momentum into this year, and that was no joke, Yost says. That tells me theyre ready to win now.
This stage of the project, though, is where Yost found himself in another mudhole. As the Brewers manager in 2008, Yosts lineup again featured homegrown talent he compared with what he saw in Atlanta. Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy. But with a dozen games left in the 08 regular season and the Brewers tied for the NL wild-card lead, owner Mark Attanasio opted to fire Yost. General manager Doug Melvin said at the time that Yost didnt have all the answers after the team lost seven of its previous eight games, relinquishing the division lead.
I got a call and said they were making a change. So Im like, Are you serious? Yost recalls.
Yosts replacement, Dale Sveum, helped curb the losing enough to win the wild card, but the Brewers lost in four games to Philadelphia in the first-round of the playoffs. Three seasons and zero World Series appearances later, one of the most talent-rich teams in baseball has seen its championship window close. Fielder signed with Detroit this past offseason, Hardy now plays for Baltimore and Sveum manages the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee is seen less as a contender now than a cautionary tale for small-market upstarts like the Royals: Theres a finite amount of time to complete the job, so years and months and weeks cannot be wasted.
Moore has promised patience. But with any project, no matter what masterpiece might exist, there comes a deadline the time the lake must be completed and the time a baseball team stops talking about the future and shows results.
This season, Yost says, will be about seeing a payoff. About offering guidance, but not becoming a hindrance. After all, Yost is the young Royals own cautionary tale.
I dont want to see guys making the same mistakes I made, he says.
A moment later, Yost stops his pickup, looking across the hood. Theres a wrinkle in the earth, another mudhole ahead. A younger, less experienced man might take it on, testing the trucks four-wheel drive.
Yost shifts into reverse, then steers safely to the obstacles left.
Heres the thing about a man who likes a project: Its not the completion hes after; its the job itself. And so the work is never complete. Last year, Yost put in a sprawling workshop and garage on the farm. After the lake and the house are finished, there will be another task, another upgrade.
Theres always something that you can do, Yost says. Youre always building.
The job in Kansas City is the one hell be remembered for, whether as the manager who led the Royals to a championship or as the latest man with a grandiose but ultimately empty vision. Yost says the only way hell be able to retire happily, all the itches scratched, is by guiding this group to several World Series by helping it become self-sufficient, the same way he hopes this farm will someday be.
Maybe someday, after two or three championships, before the talk turns to expiring contracts and closing championship windows, Yost will retire and retreat for good to western Georgia. Hell sit on the porch, after a day of deer hunting and picking up arrowheads, and watch the sun set over the neighboring town of Pine Mountain. Maybe hell think about what he and those talented youngsters completed in a place they said it couldnt be done.
Yes, he says, that would be all right.
You see a lot of players that, when theyre done, they dont know theyre done, he says. Or they cant get over it. I never had that problem. When I was done, I never looked back. I knew that I gave everything that I had to offer.
I think I can do that as a coach, too. But I still have a lot to accomplish before I can do that.
If the project fails, maybe Yost will keep churning, keep bouncing from team to team, from project to project, trying to finish what he started in Milwaukee, what he witnessed in Atlanta, what hes so confident about in Kansas City. Baseball, like 700 acres of untouched land, offers so many possibilities.
The sun is setting in western Georgia. Two weeks from now, Yost will stop dividing his attention and focus only on baseball. With the All-Star Game in Kansas City this summer, he wont see the property again until the fall.
Once I leave here, he says, I wont think about this place.
This day isnt finished yet, though. Theres still something on his mind, and hes uncertain it can wait until tomorrow, when he and Foxworthy will be chasing coyotes. Its those damn raccoons.
Theyre busting my ass, Yost says.
Before nightfall, hes planning to move the traps and hope they fall for it. If they dont, hell keep tinkering with it until he gets it right. Thats what a good manager does. He stays focused on the next project that needs his attention.
Ill get em, he says. I wont let them suckers outsmart me.


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NAMB: Chaplains don't support gay marriage
Posted on Jul 13, 2012 | by Mickey Noah
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- The North American Mission Board's executive director for chaplaincy, Douglas Carver, is reiterating that Southern Baptist military chaplains endorsed by NAMB on behalf of the convention do not support same-sex civil unions or marriages that might take place on some military installations.
Carver's statement follows a news article published by the Associated Press implying that Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Timothy Wagoner condoned a same-sex ceremony that took place on his base. The 20-year NAMB-endorsed chaplain strongly refutes the news story.
"When the AP story first came out, we contacted Chaplain Wagoner and he assured us he was either misinterpreted or quoted out of context in the story," Carver said.
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000, which serves as the SBC's guiding doctrinal statement, clearly lists one man, one woman marriage as the only biblical standard for marriage. Several resolutions approved by SBC messengers in recent annual meetings -- including one this year at the New Orleans meeting -- also affirm support for one man, one woman marriage.
Wagoner supervises chaplains of lower rank and other faiths at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Wrightstown, N.J. He clarified to NAMB his position on civil unions and his responsibilities as a supervising chaplain.
"The (AP) article does not accurately reflect why I attended a civil union," Wagoner said. "The general tone of the article has led many to conclude incorrectly that I personally support same-sex civil unions, with statements such as 'he was watching supportively.'"
Wagoner said he told the AP reporter in the interview that "while I support our service members as an installation chaplain and member of the Armed Forces, both my conscience and adherence to historic Baptist principles would not allow me to personally officiate at a same-sex civil union. I steadfastly adhere to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 ... that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in a covenant commitment for a lifetime.
"I am devoted to the Southern Baptist faith," Wagoner said. "My intention was never to embarrass or misrepresent the Southern Baptists whom I have faithfully served for 30 years as a pastor and military chaplain."
Some 1,450 NAMB-endorsed chaplains serve in the various branches of the U.S. military.
Carver said, "Our expectations are that military chaplains will continue to uphold the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, which makes it crystal-clear that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman."
After the AP article appeared, Carver said NAMB's chaplaincy office immediately emailed a letter to all its chaplains, reinforcing the Southern Baptist position on same-sex civil unions. A videoconference session for all senior SBC military chaplains also is planned to emphasize NAMB's expectations for ministry to members of the armed forces.
Carver, himself a former military chaplain who became the Army's 22nd Chief of Chaplains before his retirement last summer and appointment at NAMB, said today's military chaplains are in a challenging situation because of changing cultural values in American society.
"I believe military chaplaincy -- and chaplaincy at large -- is one of the toughest ministries in the Kingdom of God," Carver said. "Southern Baptist pastors who respond to a vocational calling as military chaplains enter a multi-faith, multi-cultural environment where diversity is expected, promoted and applauded, and where the intrinsic values of our nation are tested in a combat environment.
"Pastors who volunteer for the military chaplaincy agree to accommodate the religious beliefs of all they serve without violating the religious beliefs and practices of their own faith group," Carver continued. "Our Southern Baptist military chaplains have the complete freedom to proclaim Jesus Christ to our troops as the only way of salvation and to promote God's Word as the foundational truth for a significant, moral and ethical life."
Carver acknowledged, "It's a vague environment out there, especially as our chaplains promote and defend the whole counsel of God in a post-'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' military environment. Our chaplains are navigating through unchartered waters, where the cultural values of the military increasingly conflict with the traditional values and beliefs of Southern Baptists."
Carver said such an environment requires NAMB to protect SBC chaplains' religious liberties.
"Our chaplains need the assurance of our prayerful support as they fight the good fight of faith with the uncompromising truthfulness and love of Jesus Christ," Carver said. "We're going to protect our chaplains and, as they take their stand, they need to remember they're not alone. We are here to love, defend and support them."
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Something reeks in the state of New Jersey -- and if the IRS is correct, it's Val Kilmer's tax records.
Kilmer is on the hook for $538,858 in unpaid federal taxes, this according to a lien filed by the IRS on July 15 in Jersey.
It's unclear why the lien, which was dug up by The Detroit News, was filed in New Jersey. Kilmer, who is originally from Los Angeles, has been living in New Mexico for the last 20 years.
So who cares he can't act so he's held up at his New Mexico compound paranoid about the IRS trying to land another B-list movie to pay his taxes so what I wouldn't reconize this man if he was walking down my block.
The IRS is required to file the tax lien in the person's county of residence. If Kilmer doesn't live in Bergen County, NJ, then the IRS has been sending all their letters to the wrong person and/or the wrong address. It's their responsibility to get it riight otherwise the person they want money from doesn't know. It also may void the lien (not sure, though).
The other possibility is that the tax lien attributed to Val Kilmer and filed in NJ actually belongs to a NJ resident of the same name, and not the actor. (Bergen is a wealthy county).
he made a few good movies but the last few years there have been some major clunkers and i'm like val why are you doing this to yourself,i could lock him up in a deal by friday that would make him a major player again.I have eric roberts under contract and pair them togather .anyone hear the academy awards r calling..
I think the IRS made a mistake; also many people in the Obama administration did not pay taxes at all.
Didn't pay taxes? Maybe he can be another member of the Obama cabinet? Put him in charge of state propaganda.
Val Kilmer is not Batman. Don't get it twisted TMZ, Adam West and Michael Keaton are the ONLY celebs worthy of association with the name Batman.


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April Fool's Day Sports Hoaxes
Gymnast To Ascend Church Steeple. (1858)
A notice ran in Chicago papers advertising that on April 1st, at one o'clock, a "famous gymnast" would ascend the steeple of St. Paul's Church from the outside "and stand upright on the summit, returning the same way to the ground — all to be accomplished in the space of twenty minutes." At the time appointed, a crowd of over 300 people gathered, including reporters, pencils in hand. But as the hours wore on, the truth gradually stole over the minds of the sightseers that it was "All fools day," and "the crowd suddenly discovered it was time to go to dinner, which they did with a rush." [Weekly Hawk-Eye (Burlington, Iowa) — Apr 20, 1858]
Babe Ruth Turns Jockey. (1930)
"WILLACOOCHE, Ga., April 1. — Babe Ruth, the big Bambino of the Yanks, revealed here today that he has lost so much weight by intensive spring training that he has been forced to give up his career as a baseball player and become a jockey.
Ruth, who formerly could cover more ground than any outfielder in the American League—also while sitting down—now tips the beam at a mere 108 pounds. If he fails as a jockey, he may seek the flyweight boxing championship." [Miami News-Record - Apr 1, 1930] More… |
Gandhi in Golf Togs. (1933)
"It's Gandhi, of all people, all decked out in golf togs and with a smile that looks as if he's just got a birdie — perhaps with a pinch of salt. Maybe this was his day for golf. At any rate, he seems pleased."
Babe Ruth Pole Vaulting. (1933)
"Babe Ruth himself — see him over the bar? — putting a little finesse into pole vaulting. His regular exercise on days like this one. Fine for reducing — and the Babe's gone in for that lately."
Giants Join High School Football Team. (1943)
"A couple of Junior High School graduates may solve Coach James Freeman's problems in rebuilding the line of the Dobyns-Bennett high school football team next fall. The two young football giants are G.W. and D.W. Sally... they're identical twins, known to team mates as 'Double Trouble'." [Kingsport Times - Apr 1, 1943]
Four Perfect Bridge Hands. (1959)
At London's St. James' Club, on April 1, four perfect bridge hands (a full suit) were dealt at the same table. The odds of this happening were estimated to be 53,644,737,765,488,792,839,237,440,000 to 1. The players had to convince other club members that the perfect hands were not a hoax. The duke of Marlborough, with 13 spades, held the winning hand. [Chicago Daily Tribune, Apr 3, 1959.]
Racing Chariots. (1960)
Evening Standard photographer John Polink caught a picture of chariots racing down the Main Street of Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Mantle Traded to Angels. (1961)
The Long Beach Independent reported that the New York Yankees had traded center fielder Mickey Mantle to the Los Angeles Angels. In return for Mantle, the Yankees received "$1 million dollars, half interest in radio station KMPC and a player package of Ned Garver, Del Rice, Aubrey Gatewood and Gene Leek."
1961 was the first year of the LA Angels existence. So it would have been extremely unlikely for them to have acquired a player as prominent as Mantle in any trade. More… |
Pittsburgh Pirates Move to Titusville. (1963)
The Titusville Herald ran a headline across the top of its sports page declaring that the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team was moving to the small town of Titusville, Pennsylvania (population 5000). The team reportedly was making the move because it was "tired of battling the city fathers for a new stadium on Pittsburgh's North Side."
Players for the Pirates were said to be happy with the move, although reliefer Roy Face asked, "Where's Titusville?" The April Fool's Day announcement caused the first sellout of the Titusville Herald in many years, as people bought copies for their scrapbooks. More… |
Cassius Clay Wins Literary Prize. (1963)
The Yale Literary Magazine announced that pugilist Cassius Clay, aka the "Louisville Lip" (later known as Muhammad Ali), had been awarded the Ephraim Barnard Gates Award, given to the person "who has done the most to revitalize poetry during the last year."
The award committee cited "his mockery of the loose trochee, culminating in shocking spondees in the penultimate lines, and the final heavy line in irregular iambics" which produced "stanzas almost perfectly orchestrated." The Literary Magazine explained that the Ephraim Barnard Gates Award was a little-known prize, presentation of which had been discontinued after the Civil War but which had been revived in honor of Clay. More… |
Dial-O-Fish. (circa 1970?)
Australia's This Day Tonight ran a segment about the "Dial-O-Fish," a new electronic fishing rod that could be set to catch any desired species. A "fishing expert" demonstrated how to use the device. First he dialed up garfish, and soon had caught half a dozen. Next he dialed up tommy ruff. Hundreds of viewers reportedly called in wanting to know where to buy one, and a Japanese manufacturer declared it was ready to go into production immediately.
Bionic Horse. (1977)
Radio Merseyside in Britain reported about a 'bionic' horse. The broken leg of this horse had been replaced with a plastic leg that gave the horse more spring in its step. As a result, the horse was said to be favored to win the Grand National.
Fishing Line Banned. (1978)
Dave Heberle, outdoors columnist for the Erie Times-News, reported that monofilament fishing line (a popular type of line used in trout fishing) was being banned in Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania after an EPA researcher, Dr. Ayper Ilfu, found it caused cancer in brook trout. Dr. Ilfu conceded however, "We're not 100 percent sure about rainbows or browns." Violators would be fined $50 on a first offense and $75 for repeat infractions.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission was flooded by calls from concerned fishermen. Also, anglers rushed to tackle shops to stock up on the popular line. Robert Herbert, owner a tackle shop south of Erie, said, "I'll tell you, it was brutal. People just panicked." The newspaper subsequently printed a retraction, "we're truly sorry. The article that appeared... was a joke that turned out to be a nightmare. It was a false story, supposed to be an April Fool's Day joke, which backfired louder than a 1930 vintage car." Heberle was fired from his job. More… |
The Island of Murango. (1980)
The London Times reported on a small, Pacific island state named Murango whose inhabitants (most of whom seemed to be of British descent) were busy preparing to send a delegation to the Moscow Olympics, despite the western boycott of the games. The Murango islanders were said to enjoy two things most in life: their local drink, ourakino, and sports. In 1972 the small island state had supposedly achieved a brief moment of glory on the international stage by winning a bronze medal in boxing during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The winner of the medal had been named Dick T. Murango. However, Dick T. Murango and the island of Murango were entirely fictitious, though in 1972 a man named Dick T. Murunga had won a bronze medal for boxing. Mr. Murunga, however, was from Kenya.
The 26-Day Marathon. (1981)
The Daily Mail ran a story about an unfortunate Japanese long-distance runner, Kimo Nakajimi, who had entered the London Marathon but, on account of a translation error, thought that he had to run for 26 days, not 26 miles.
The Daily Mail showed pictures of Nakajimi running and reported that he was still somewhere out on the roads of England, determined to finish the race. Supposedly he had been spotted occasionally, still running. The translation error was attributed to Timothy Bryant, an import director, who said, "I translated the rules and sent them off to him. But I have only been learning Japanese for two years, and I must have made a mistake. He seems to be taking this marathon to be something like the very long races they have over there." More… |
The Laytonsville Dump Stadium. (1982)
State Senator Victor Crawford of Montgomery, Maryland introduced a bill into the Maryland senate proposing that his district receive $45 million to buy the Baltimore Colts and build a new stadium for them at the Laytonsville dump site in upper Montgomery County.
Sidd Finch. (1985)
Sports Illustrated revealed that the New York Mets's were hiring a new rookie pitcher, Sidd Finch (short for Siddhartha Finch), who could throw a ball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at 168 mph. Sidd Finch had never played baseball before. Instead he had mastered the "art of the pitch" in a Tibetan monastery under the guidance of the "great poet-saint Lama Milaraspa." Mets fans celebrated their teams good luck and flooded Sports Illustrated with requests for more information. In reality, this unusual player sprang from the imagination of author George Plimpton.
The New York City Packers. (1985)
New York City Comptroller Harrison Goldin called a news conference at which he announced that the city was purchasing the professional football team, the Green Bay Packers. City retirement funds would be used to make the purchase, and the Packers would replace the Giants and the Jets. Reporters had already phoned the story into the New York Post and Daily News when a press representative in Golden's office announced that the news was an April Fool's day joke. The Post complained that they had almost put the story on their front page, a mistake which would have cost them $100,000 to correct.
Maradona Joins Soviet Soccer Team. (1988)
The Soviet newspaper Izvestia reported that the Moscow Spartak soccer team was in negotiations with Argentine star Diego Maradona. On the table was an offer of $6 million for him to come play for them. If all went well, he would join the team within a year. The report was met with astonishment around the world — not because many people believed it, but because it was the first time the normally very serious Izvestia had ever published an April fool's day hoax. Frivolity of this kind had previously been frowned upon by the Kremlin.
Grandstand's Newsroom Brawl. (1989)
On the BBC Sports show Grandstand, as presenter Desmond Lynam talked about upcoming events to be covered a fight broke out behind him in the newsroom. As the fight escalated, Lynam continued to calmly discuss the news, assuring the audience that, "We'll continue to do our best to cover sport in the way that you like, backed up by our highly professional team." Later in the show, Lyman noted that viewers may have seen "a bit of an altercation" behind him and apologized for this. But then he proceeded to show an instant replay of the fight.
After the replay the newsroom brawlers were shown standing together, holding a sign that read "April Fool."
Most Accurate Golf Ball. (1991)
The Hoffman York & Compton ad firm released a mock ad for Aero, "the world's most accurate golf ball."
"By shifting the center of mass away from the immediate core, we've created a projectile that reacts with gyroscopic action. Quite simply, this means that the spin on the ball is greatly enhanced from the moment of impact by the club. And that increased spin, just like a gyroscope, actually fights erratic flight. The results are remarkable." More… |
Joggers Slow Down To Help Squirrels. (1993)
Cologne radio station Westdeutsche Rundfunk announced that city officals had decreed that joggers could only run at a maximum speed of six miles per hour through the city's parks. Any faster, it was said, and they would inconvenience the squirrels who were in the middle of their mating season.
Mark Cuban Fakes Fight. (2003)
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, known for his frequent arguments with officials (for which he has suffered heavy fines), appeared to get into yet another screaming match with an official during the second quarter of the game against the New Orleans Hornets. He was seen arguing with a referee during a stoppage in play. Then he shoved the man and had to be restrained by one of the team's equipment managers. Only then was it revealed that the entire incident had been staged.
Soccer Star Yardis Alpolfo. (2003)
Alex McLeish, manager of the Scottish Rangers Football Club, announced that he had signed Yardis Alpolfo, a seventeen-year-old Turkish player, to a £5 million deal. Many news organizations, including Reuters, reported the story as fact. Yardis Alpolfo was an anagram of "April Fool's Day."
The Tour de France Sunflower Conspiracy. (2004)
The bicycle magazine VeloNews revealed the shocking truth behind the Tour de France: The fields of sunflowers lining the tour's route were the result of a secret program of genetic manipulation designed to produce flowers that would exactly match the color of the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Unfortunately, these genetically engineered sunflowers were also prone to fungal infection. Those concerned were "embarking on a nationwide campaign to warn farmers about the risks involved in accepting cash, seeds or other considerations to plant flowers along the route of this year's Tour."
Orchestra Steroid Scandal. (2005)
NPR also ran a story about the growing use of performance-enhancing drugs (steroids) in the world of music. It stated that: "Something is happening in the world of music. Musicians are playing faster, louder, and stronger than they ever have before… Rumors have been circulating for some time that just like in the world of sports performance enhancing drugs may be the cause."
Left-Handed Golf Ball. (2005)
Sports manufacturer Dunlop announced plans to offer a golf ball designed specifically for left-handed players. Dunlop CEO Chris Ronnie explained:
"Left-handed golf clubs are now commonplace, but no company has yet produced a left-handed golf ball... Many golfers mark their ball with an ink image or even a printed logo to help them focus on the ball at the position of address. The Dunlop Lefty will assist left-handed golfers with a strategically placed, ergonomically designed Dunlop arrow, which points from the left-hand side of the ball to the right, thus indicating the correct position of ball focus for the player." More… |
Rugby Refs to Wear Glasses. (2006)
Ad placed by the Rugby Football Union:
At the Rugby Football Union (RFU) we're constantly striving to improve things for players and public alike. That's why we're harnessing the latest technology to give hard-pressed referrees "an extra pair of eyes". Eight fibre-optic cameras in the ball, a GPS satellite and laser read-out glasses should once and for all put an end to interminable "was it a try or not?" arguments. Professor Avril Premier, who is also a leading researcher into odour-sensitive shorts that change colour at the first signs of in-scrum flatulence, is confident that diehard traditionalists will soon be won over. More… |
Square Dartboard. (2007)
The News of the World revealed that the sport of darts was about to be revolutionized by the introduction of a square dartboard at that year's Blue Square UK Open. The board was designed by Prof. Ali Dosaly, who commented, "Darts needed a new look."
Hillary Clinton's Bowl Off. (2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton challenged rival Barack Obama to a "bowl off."
"Today I am challenging Senator Obama to a bowl-off. A bowling night right here in Pennsylvania. Winner take all. I'll even spot him two frames. It's time for his campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all of the pins to be counted. And I'm prepared to play this game all the way to the tenth frame." The challenge was a joking reference to Obama's poor performance when he spent an afternoon bowling in Altoona, Pennsylvania, scoring a 37 out of a possible 300. More… |
Dogs on Ice. (2008)
The Daily Mirror reported that online bookmaker Blue Square, inspired by the popularity of ITV's Dancing On Ice and trying to boost the popularity of greyhound racing, had organized a "Dogs on Ice" event:
"There have been concerns that the new sport might be in some way cruel, although reports from trial runs, suggest that the dogs really love it. They have to wear special non-slip shoes, but there have still been occasions when one has slid into the crash barriers which ring the track. Organisers are talking to animal rights activists to get them on board before the big launch." More… |
Alpine Legend. (2009)
Microsoft announced the release of a new game for the Xbox: Alpine Legend. It featured the tagline, "Join the Global Yodel." Players competed online by yodeling and blowing on an alpine horn:
"Take your band through all the alpine rights of passage: a mountainous village tour, recording sessions in a log cabin studio, overcoming throat soother addiction, and even competing in a live yodel off." More… |
GM and Chrysler ordered out of NASCAR. (2009)
Car and Driver Magazine revealed that the White House had ordered GM and Chrysler to stop participating in NASCAR by the end of the 2009 season, deeming it an "unnecessary expenditure." Failure to comply would disqualify them from receiving any additional bailout money from the government.
NASCAR was said to be exploring other options, such as inviting Korea's Hyundai corporation to compete in GM and Chrysler's place. More… |
Melbourne Cricket Grounds Renamed. (2009)
Australia's Herald Sun newspaper reported that a Chinese company, Mekong Industries, had submitted a multi-million dollar proposal to buy the naming rights to the Melbourne Cricket Grounds, renaming the stadium the Mekong Cricket Grounds.
The report played on fears that Asian companies were rapidly taking over Australian industries, especially in the mining sector, and provoked an angry response from readers. By midday, the story had attracted almost 200 angry comments such as "The Chinese corporate takeover of Australia has begun!" and "OZ Minerals, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Minerals, now the MCG. What next?" People suggested other names for the stadium, such as "Mainly Corporate Greed," "Mao's Cricket Ground" and "Melbourne Sports Ground (MSG)." However, some did realize the story was a joke, noting that the spokeswoman's name was "April Fulton." |
Melbourne makes bid to host Running of the Bulls. (2009)
Melbourne Tourism Minister Tim Holding announced the city was making a bid to host the Running of the Bulls:
"For too long the people of Pamplona have monopolised this event, the Brumby Government is determined to grab the bull by the horns and snare this important event for Melbourne." Holding said the bull run would "start in the historic theatre precinct at the Paris End of Collins Street, travel through Chinatown, across Swanston Street, through the quaint King Street district and end at a packed Etihad Stadium." More… |
Google gBall. (2009)
Google Australia announced it had partnered with the Australian rules football league to develop the gBall.
This was a rugby ball with "inbuilt GPS and motion sensor systems to monitor the location, force and torque of each kick." Google could then provide users with "detailed online kicking tips, style suggestions and tutorials based on their gBall kicking data." As an added bonus, "Kicking data is also sent to national talent scouts and player agents. The gBall will vibrate if talent scouts or player agents want to make contact with the user." More… |
World's Longest Anthem. (2009)
The Sun revealed that during the World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine, fans would have to stand as the world's longest national anthem played, the six-and-a-half minute version of Oi Ukrainy. Any fans who sat down during the anthem would be ejected from Wembley stadium. The anthem would be sung by the folk star Furstov Aprylova.
iPad Fit Series. (2010)
Health and Fitness company Dailyburn introduced the iPad Fit Series. This app transfored an iPad into a scale. After a person stepped on the screen, the app would instantly analyze body fat percentage, calculate BMI, and then announce their weight out loud, either scolding or congratulating based on the results.
Beckham fractures his coccyx. (2013)
RTL Belgium disappointed soccer fans by reporting that soccer star David Beckham had fallen and fractured his coccyx while collecting Easter eggs with his children. "Beckham is clearly not as nimble at picking Easter eggs as he is with a football at his feet," the report noted.
Beckham suffered the injury while celebrating Easter in England with his family. He slipped on wet grass and fell violently backwards. He quickly realized he was hurt as he lay immobilized on the ground. A doctor examined him and declared that he would have to rest for the next six weeks, and would not be able to play as Paris Saint-Germain midfielder during this time.


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Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Yamato (S)
Yamato(s) is a member of ANBU whose real name is unknown. Given the code name Yamato(s) by Tsunade for this mission, he is tasked to lead Team 7 while Kakashi recovers.
Requirement to unlock: Mission: A New Team Leader
Sanctuary Enlightenment Enclosing Palm
By using this sealing technique passed down to him through his blood, Yamato (S) does 30 damage to one enemy and that enemy ignores effects that improve their skills for 1 turn.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Instant, Melee, Unique
Four Column Prison
Yamato (S) creates an impenetrable room of wood around an enemy. The enemy has their physical or chakra skills stunned for 2 turns. During this time this enemy is invulnerable to friendly skills.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Ranged, Control, Unique
Wood Clone
Yamato (S) protects one ally or himself with a clone of wood for 1 turn, countering one enemy skill that is physical or chakra. The countered enemy takes 20 damage.* The protected ally gains 15 destructible defense. This skill is invisible.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Instant, Melee*
Wood Locking Wall
This skill makes Yamato (S) invulnerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Instant
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Infinite Tsukuyomi is looking for active members to join. If you get on to play n-a atleast twice a week and are looking for a clan Infinite Tsukuyomi is for you. Everyone is accepted into the clan but there are requirements to be a member. If you are interested please pm "frostninja" and/or join the clan chatroom at Xat.com/infinite_tsukuyomi |
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Hello ever one, I've just started a clan called illusionary shadows ! First off id like to start by saying as of right now all members are acceptable for entering this clan! If you check out my clans profile you will see this is a brand new clan, and so before i do much more with it i would like to gain some members. so I'm looking for people to help me build and maintain this clan, not just be a simple member,So pm so you wont have to be clanless no more : ( Also, i am looking for 2 more clan leaders (kage) for my clan, i have a 30 day trial period, you must stay with my clan for that amount of time before you can rank up in the clan once this trial is over you will be moved to your appropriate rank within the clan. The ranks are... -Genin trial period - no requirements -Chunnin Must have a streak of at least 5 - Must have a win % of 30 -Jounin Must have a streak of at least 10 - Must have a win % of 40 -sannin Must have a streak of at least 15 - Must have a win % 50 -Kage Must stay loyal to the clan for 90 days - Must have consent contact with me on a weekly basis. -Also, you met the requirements to become a kage when you are in the jounin and sannin ranks. -only 3 users can hold the kage rank at a time. Now on to the requirements to stay in the clan. -You must be active on naruto arena at least once ever 30 days -You can not leave the clan than come back once you've left you've left end of story. -YOU MUST BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL CLAN MEMBERS! -You must keep in contact with me at least once ever 6 mouths. note: all rules subject to change while the clan grows. As i said before all users will be accepted there are just requirements to rank up and basic rules to stay within the clan, you can not be denied because of your rank,steak,missions, ect... I hope you will chose my clan and be one of the first to join me i would love to have you! Like i said all welcome just pm me : ) |
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The Dodgers are in do-(and-get-help)-or-die mode now, as they look for their season-high seventh straight win. Chris Capuano gets the call in the middle game against the Giants, rounding out his regular season.
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2011 | 31 | 11-12 | 802 | 27 | 53 | 5 | 168 |
2012 | 32 | 12-11 | 804 | 23 | 54 | 4 | 162 |
If Capuano pitches at least 4⅔ innings on Tuesday, he will reach 200 innings for the third time in his career and the first time post Tommy John surgery. The last time the Dodgers had two left-handed pitchers throw 200 innings was in 1985, when Fernando Valenzuela (272⅓) and Jerry Reuss (212⅔) did the honors.
But the Dodgers likely need Capuano to pitch much longer than that to stay alive. He would follow in a line of stellar starting pitching of late for the Dodgers, as they have had six straight starts of giving up one run or less, with a 0.74 ERA during that span. Dodgers starters have allowed one earned run or less in eight straight starts, and in their last 10 outings have not given up more than two runs in any start.
On the other side of the ledger, Matt Kemp gets one more shot at Barry Zito. Kemp, who has four home runs and three doubles during the six-game winning streak, has hit .462/.533/.692 in 60 career plate appearances against the southpaw, including 6-for-9 with three home runs and a walk since the start of 2011.
I might have guesses this is Kemp's final shot at facing a left-handed pitcher this season, but the Giants twice on Monday used left-handed relievers against Kemp successfully. Both Jose Mijares in the sixth inning and Jeremy Affeldt in the eighth inning were left in to face Kemp in between lefties Andre Ethier and Adrian Gonzalez, and both induced a groundout to shortstop from Kemp.
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Kernel 2.6.29 has arrived and brings with it a string of new features. We're presenting some of them and describe what to make of them.
New to 2.6.29 (codenamed "Tuz") is kernel graphic mode setting, which gives users an immediate screen view. It sets the color depth and resolution and senses whether multiple monitors are involved (multihead setups) and spontaneously reacts to those newly acquired (hotplug).
The central management of graphic mode setting eliminates any conflicts that can arise with multiple graphics drivers that access the cards alternately or in parallel (such as VGA, X.org or FB). The enhancement also benefits suspend/resume whereby you can run X.org without root privileges and make any rapid user switching almost imperceptible.
The benefits of graphic mode setting are unfortunately limited to Intel users at the moment, because X.org drivers would also need to support the feature. Without this support, there's greater chances of system crashes. The X.org support for graphic mode setting with other graphics cards is still in beta stages.
The Btrfs filesystem developed by Oracle engineer Chris Mason is also a new feature of Tuz. However, the warning is that it's still under "heavy development" and currently unstable. Meanwhile the Ext4 filesystem was also added, but in no journal mode (with a small performance increase), and the Squashfs read-only filesystem used in Live-CDs is also finally included. Finally, the eCryptfs option encrypts not only files but their names by using a Filename Encryption Key (FNEK).
The mac80211 WiFi stack now supports access point (AP) mode with help of the kernel and hostapd daemon. Configuration is allowed only via the cfg80211 API and not iwconfig or WEXT, which the wireless drivers need to support. Access point support also brings with it a power-saving feature during longer idle periods.
The new kernel also provides new driver support (SMSC LAN911x, LAN921x and LAN9420) and the older hci_usb Bluetooth driver was removed. As far as WiMAX, Tuz has its own stack, provided by Intel, and also delivers a driver for Intel's Wireless WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5x50 USB/SDIO devices.
Among further Tuz developments is integration with Arjan van de Vens's Fastboot patch, albeit still disabled by default because of some instability. Courageous developers can still activate it by using the fastboot kernel parameter to accelerate the boot process through parallelization. Having been tweaked, suspend and resume should also provide better functionality. Improved support in the kernel for 4096 CPUs is also welcome, with promises for other CPU support in the future.
Finally, the kernel supports a number of drivers in the staging/ directory, such as the rt2860 and rt2870 wireless drivers, which by definition makes them experimental and somewhat unstable, but supported nonetheless to spur on further development.
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