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The Bellingham Herald recently published an interview with Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute's Mark Reisman, M.D., as well as his patient Mavis Arfman, recipient of the first MitraClip heart valve device in Washington state. Arfman is a resident of Bellingham.
Swedish Notifies Patients of Omitted Step in Infection Control Process
On Dec. 20, Swedish notified 27 patients treated in the same day surgery unit of its First Hill hospital that one of the four steps in an infection prevention protocol for a piece of equipment used in a prostate-related procedure was omitted. Infection control has determined the omission occurred over a three-month period. Because the other steps in the protocol were properly followed, Swedish believes the risk of infection is extremely low. Out of an abundance of caution for our patients, we have directly notified each of them and recommended they receive appropriate testing and evaluation services.
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Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute Earns Highest National Ranking
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SEATTLE — Dec. 17, 2013 — Swedish announced today that its Cardiac Surgery Program has been awarded a "three-star" rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). A longstanding surgical leader in the Pacific Northwest, Swedish earned the top honor in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), aortic valve replacement surgery (AVR), as well as simultaneous surgery involving both procedures (AVR/CABG).
Swedish is among only 23 hospitals (or the top 2 percent of hospitals) across the country to achieve these quality metrics. Results are based on clinical outcomes of nearly 1,000 cardiac surgery programs, representing approximately 90 percent of all cardiac surgery centers in the United States.
"We are pleased to receive the STS three-star ratings for our CABG, AVR and AVR/CABG programs. This places Swedish in the top two percent of cardiac surgery programs in the U.S.," says Glenn R. Barnhart, M.D., chief and executive director for Cardiac Surgical Services at the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute. "The STS's comprehensive rating system allows individuals and medical practices to compare the quality of cardiac surgery at hospitals across the country. Most importantly, it allows centers to objectively evaluate how they can improve patient care in the future. Our entire team of cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, physician assistants, intensive care nurses and physician specialists, and operating room staff has earned this achievement."
Swedish, Project Access Northwest collaboration featured on New Day Northwest
King 5's New Day Northwest program yesterday profiled the collaboration between the Swedish Orthopedic Institute, Project Access Northwest and others to support the nationwide campaign Operation Walk.
Operation Walk provides uninsured or underinsured patients with access to free, life-changing orthopedic surgeries such as hip and knee replacements. The Operation Walk collaboration was the first of its kind in Seattle and provided services for 11 patients last week.
In the program, Swedish Orthopedic Institute Medical Director Dr. James Crutcher, and Project Access Northwest Executive Director Sallie Neillie, discuss the collaboration, surgical details and how much patients have benefited from their surgeries.
The segment also featured a health panel featuring Dr. Crutcher that took audience questions. You can view the panel video here.
Swedish and Project Access Northwest would like to thank Orthopedic Physician Associates, Physicians Anesthesia Services, Proliance Surgeons and everyone else who played a critical role in helping make this collaboration possible.
Swedish Medical Center Foundation Receives $10.1 Million Gift from The Robert and Jean Reid Family Foundation
With its largest gift, the Campaign for Swedish surpasses $128 million
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SEATTLE – Dec. 11, 2013 – The Swedish Medical Center Foundation announced today that it is receiving a gift of $10.1 million from the estate of Robert and Jean Reid that will support advanced cancer and cardiac care at Swedish. Funds from the gift will be distributed to the Swedish Foundation over many years through The Robert and Jean Reid Family Foundation.
The gift — the largest made during the $100 million Campaign for Swedish — will help to establish a core component of the Swedish Cancer Institute's (SCI) Personalized Medicine Program: The Robert and Jean Reid Family Innovative Therapeutics & Research Unit. The Reid Family Innovative Therapeutics & Research Unit will aim to evolve cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment through advanced clinical research. For example, Swedish will test patient genes to better understand how a cancerous tumor might respond to a specific treatment. This is one step toward personalizing treatments and improving patients' lives and outcomes.
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PSBJ covers physician compensation shift
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Swedish Nurses Honored by March of Dimes
The Washington Chapter of the March of Dimes honored local nurses at the 11th Annual 2013 Nurse of the Year Awards on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Meydenbauer Conference Center.
The Nurse of the Year Awards program recognizes exceptional nurses, creates awareness of professional excellence and promotes the future of the nursing profession, while helping advance the mission of the March of Dimes. Whether serving as a health care provider, educator, researcher, or chapter volunteer/advisor, these nurses have played a critical role in improving the health of Washington's community.
One hundred and fifty nominations were submitted in Washington State. Twelve nurses received top honors with five award winners from Swedish Medical Center (SMC).
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After consideration of three candidates the SKCTC Board of Directors unanimously recommended Dr. Moore for the position. Board Chair Reecie Stagnolia commented, "Dr. Moore is the best candidate for the job. She has a lot to offer this area and the Southeast Board, Foundation, faculty and students all gave her high marks."
Dr. Moore has served as the vice president for student development at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon since 2008, and took on an additional role as vice president of administrative services in 2011. Prior to that she was the dean of students and an adjunct instructor at Hill Community College District in Texas, and the supplemental education services director at Texas State Technical College. In addition to her experience in higher education Dr. Moore has also held positions with the Texas Comptroller's Office, the Texas Department of Corrections and she is a former co-owner and manager of a private dental clinic.
"Dr. Moore brings a range of skills and experience to the position," said Dr. McCall. "We are pleased to welcome her to SKCTC and KCTCS."
Dr. Moore earned a doctorate of philosophy in educational administration from the Community College Leadership Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds a master's degree in business administration from Baker College with a concentration in human resource management and a bachelor of science degree in business management from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Moore is a member of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) and has experience in community service and fundraising for a variety of organizations.
"I am incredibly honored and proud to have been chosen to serve as the next president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College," said Dr. Moore. "I appreciate the confidence the college family, Dr. McCall, the Southeast Board of Directors, and the Southeast community have placed in me as I assume the leadership role of this fine institution. SKCTC is indeed one of the 'Nation's Top 10 Community Colleges'. It will be a privilege to work with many local professionals to ensure a seamless transition of leadership."
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Release Date | 2008 June 12 |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
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After a spell riding a beneficial low pressure trough which actually saw Gamesa, SynerCiel and Mirabaud gaining on the leaders, the last few days the bungee elastic has stretched again. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Challenging night in the Indian Ocean onboard Gamesa By Emily Caroe, , 2:39 AM Thu 13 Dec 2012 Vendée Globe Live interview with Mike Golding, skipper of Gamesa: 'Right now I have seventeen knots of breeze and I am heading upwind and ahead of me I have a ridge, an area of light breeze, and to the north of it I have a northerly breeze which will allow me to reach along the course....' ...[more] Vendee Globe - Small gains as leaders head for Australia West gate By Vendee Globe, , 10:46 PM Wed 12 Dec 2012 Current Vendée Globe leader Francois Gabart on Macif banked a small, but significant gain overnight against his main rival Armel Le Cléac'h as the leading five continue to open a significant distance on the second group of boats. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Indian Ocean, Amsterdam gate, and beyond + Video By Vendee Globe, , 4:50 AM Wed 12 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, after the toughest 24 hours of his race so far, required to make a vital repair to his rudder mechanism on Hugo Boss after hitting a floating object during Sunday night, Alex Thomson (GBR) has been losing no time in getting right back into the race. This afternoon he has been closing fast on Bernard Stamm to challenge the Swiss skipper for fourth place. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Macif leads through gate, Hugo Boss hits object By Vendee Globe, , 10:51 PM Tue 11 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, British skipper Alex Thomson, whose race so far has been one of the highlights of this edition, has reported that he has hit an unidentified object at high speed during Sunday night, damaging one rudder mechanism and a hydrogenerator on his IMOCA Open 60 Hugo Boss. ...[more] Vendee Globe - One record smashed, another under threat + Video By Vendee Globe, , 4:44 AM Tue 11 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, flying François Gabart stepped up his challenge with an unprecedented display of lightning fast sailing in the middle of the Indian Ocean today. The youngest skipper in the race who, remarkably, is a rookie to solo sailing in the Southern Ocean has set a set a truly electric pace. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Leaders consistently returning top speeds By Vendee Globe, , 9:14 PM Mon 10 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, as they roll seamlessly into their 30th day at sea racing, miles tumbling quickly hour by hour on the heels of strong 25-30 kts NW'ly winds, the leaders are consistently returning top speeds but also still proving how closely matched the top of the fleet is. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Thomson rises in drag race to Amsterdam gate By Vendee Globe, , 4:21 AM Mon 10 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, British skipper Alex Thomson continues to mount a serious challenge for third place among the fleet leaders as the straight line speed race continues east towards the Amsterdam ice security gate. In a building breeze today, Thomson has been increasingly able to retain the high average speeds that have long been his trademark, twice earning him 24 hour world speed records. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Steady gains as leaders head for Amsterdam gate By Vendee Globe, , 12:17 AM Mon 10 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, making their course for the Amsterdam gate - some 800 miles ahead, the leaders are still experiencing small differences in the wind relative to their proximity to the high pressure system to their north which is still influencing them. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Banque Populaire skipper cashes in on the lead + Video By Vendee Globe, , 4:42 AM Sun 9 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, after 28 days of relentlessly intense racing since leaving Les Sables d'Olonne on Saturday 10th November, the leading pack remains tightly compacted. More than 8,000 miles or over one third of the theoretical course of 24,032 miles has been completed. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Slashing the deficit and climbing the leaderboard By Vendee Globe, 12:50 AM Sun 9 Dec 2012 In the Vendee Globe, after making his lone break to pass the Crozet ice gate at its westerly point, Armel Le Cléac'h has been out on his own for three days. The Banque Populaire skipper is now reaping a dividend for his astute choice, racing in a steady NNW'ly wind towards to the next control gate. ...[more] Vendee Globe - Stress and fatigue in the south Indian Ocean + Video By Vendee Globe, , 5:11 AM Sat 8 Dec 2012 For the Vendée Globe solo skipper, stress and fatigue in the south Indian Ocean is most often brought on by the normally unrelenting big winds and unruly, disorganised seas. But for the top eight skippers, it has been the recent intensity of the competition and the need to follow a strong strategic option to deal with a zone of very light winds which has played much harder on mind and bodies. ...[more]
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CEO Rebecca O. Bagley looks at a central dilemma for growth in the U.S. economy: While our talent pool is rich, we're "not reaching our full potential" because "not every member of our society has equal access to the innovation economy."
For the country to "sustain and grow its competitiveness in a constantly changing global market, we need to make sure we leverage the diversity of our work force," Ms. Bagley writes.
To that end, she notes that more than 200 "inclusion thought leaders" from the business, nonprofit, government, education and tech worlds met recently in Washington, D.C., to look at ways to "ensure all Americans, including those from underserved and underrepresented communities, have the opportunity to successfully compete in the technology sector of our economy."
In Northeast Ohio, she writes, African-Americans and Latinos comprise about 20% of the population yet account for only about 2% of businesses in tech-based, growth industries; little more than 1% of sales and receipts for all high-tech firms; less than 10% of employees in tech-based, growth industries; and less than 2% of the gross regional product.
"These troubling statistics exist despite the fact that 30.4 percent of degrees earned by Latino students and 23.5 percent of degrees earned by African American students were in the STEM fields," Ms. Bagley writes.
She notes that one D.C. speaker proposed several steps urban leaders can take. Among them:
Analyze your city's innovation economy assets to understand your ecosystem, competitive advantages and how new linkages can be made to minority and underserved populations.
Provide city hall leadership and support for the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, creating an inclusive culture that embraces entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.
Provide tax incentives to create locally managed angel funds and seed and early-stage capital focused on minority high-growth entrepreneurs.
Support STEM and entrepreneurship education in your K-12 system and ensure colleges and universities have robust lifelong learning strategies that reach and serve all parts of the local community.
Awards season
Kaiser Permanente
was named one of two recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
The company said in a news release that the award recognizes Kaiser Permanente's implant registries, which "help care teams to improve the quality of care provided to its 9 million members by using integrated data systems and advanced statistical analyses to monitor patient outcomes, evaluate new and established device technologies, and identify and facilitate implementation of clinical best practices."
The patient safety awards program, launched in 2002 by the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission, honors Dr. John M. Eisenberg, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, who was an advocate for patient safety and health care quality.
The National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission applauded Kaiser Permanente for "the pioneering innovations of their implant registries, which have shown unsurpassed and proven benefits for patient safety, quality, outcomes and cost effectiveness in their integrated health care system."
Another big Northeast Ohio company,
FirstEnergy Corp.
, said a team of employees at its FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC) unit won the Technology Transfer award from the
Electric Power Research Institute
The award recognized "successful research, development and implementation of technology solutions that benefit the electric power industry," according to a news release from the company.
FirstEnergy says FENOC "was the first company in the U.S. nuclear power industry to use a standardized process developed by EPRI to train and confirm workers' abilities to perform plant maintenance activities." A key benefit of this process is that qualifications earned at one plant "also are valid at other U.S. nuclear facilities, reducing the time and expenses associated with training workers," according to the company.
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Hashirama Senju (千手柱間, Senju Hashirama), renowned as the God of Shinobi (忍の神, Shinobi no Kami), was a legendary ninja who hailed from the Senju clan that together with the Uchiha clan, established the first shinobi village: Konohagakure. He would later go on to become the village's First Hokage (初代火影, Shodai Hokage, Literally meaning: First or Founding Fire Shadow).
During the Warring States Period, Hashirama met Madara Uchiha at a river where the young Uchiha was skipping stones. Telling his new acquaintance that he needed to put more feeling into his attempts, Hashirama introduced himself to the young man as his rival in skipping stones and noted that at this point in time, he was leading.[6] Though their clans have been in a bloody feud for ages, hired by opposing factions to counterbalance the other,[7] both Hashirama and Madara knew the only way for either to survive, was to become friends rather than enemies. Soon after, while attending the burial of his brother, Kawarama, alongside his younger brothers Tobirama and Itama, Hashirama got into an altercation with their father over what he considered to be the pointless death of Kawarama. That moment convinced Hashirama, with Tobirama's support, that there must be peace amongst ninja. He would later discuss this concept with Madara when he met him on the riverbank again after the death of Itama.[8] The two would continue to meet like this to train and discuss prospects of the future. It was on one of these occasions that Hashirama shared his dream to create a new village in the very spot where they stood which would serve as a safe place for people to live and children to grow up to become strong shinobi. A place where shinobi would be assigned missions based on their skill set and not simply out of necessity for forces on a battlefield. Butsuma would later discover that Hashirama was meeting with Madara, having sent Tobirama to trail his elder brother. Telling Hashirama that Madara was an Uchiha who had killed several of the Senju's strongest members, he ordered his son to use the meetings to spy on Madara and if necessary, to kill him. However, when the two boys met again they warned each other that a trap had been set for the other, and as they fled, they looked back in shock as their fathers and younger brothers prepared, fully ready to combat each other.[9]
When he and Madara intervened to protect their respective younger brother, Hashirama became devastated when Madara ended their friendship and became mortal enemies. As the years passed, battling Madara as they became leaders of their clans, Hashirama made many attempts to convince Madara to cease fighting. After Madara obtained his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Hashirama defeated the jaded Uchiha and approached him again to find peace between their clans. However, Madara refused to accept such a proposal unless Hashirama took either his own life, or that of his brother Tobirama.[10] Choosing suicide, Hashirama asked his brother to accept the Uchiha as allies and end their feud, but was stopped by Madara, who then accepted the truce.[11]
Some time later, Hashirama expressed his desire for Madara to be Hokage, and even carve his head into the mountain to watch over the village. However Tobirama convinced him that the villagers would never follow Madara and that they should be given the choice on who should lead them. Hashirama reluctantly agreed.[11] The villagers selected Hashirama over Madara for the title of First Hokage.[12] Afterwards, Hashirama and Madara meet at the Naka Shrine where Madara fearing what would happen if Tobirama became the Second Hokage, announced his plan to make his dream become a reality.[11]
Madara would then leave the village. Soon afterwards, the village began to prosper as Hashirama and Madara dreamed it would, causing other nations to adopt the Konohagakure's shinobi nation system. Later, Madara returned, having acquired control of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, with the intent to challenge Hashirama.[13] During the battle Hashirama attempted to reason with Madara to stop fighting and come to his senses, but realising that Madara would not back down, Hashirama entered Sage Mode to end the battle.[14] With his augmented power, Hashirama was able to destroy Madara's Susanoo and subdued the Nine-Tails, forcing Madara to confront Hashirama directly. The battle waged on well into the night, leaving both shinobi battered and exhausted. In a final clash, Madara was the last one standing. Looking back at Madara, Hashirama tried one more time to reason with Madara, noted how far their former shared dream has come. When Madara scoffed at the remarks, Hashirama resolved to finish Madara, revealing himself behind Madara and stabbing him through the chest. As Madara realised the Hashirama he clashed with was a clone, Hashirama bitterly accepted that Madara has truly relinquished his ties to their village, and declares that he will protect it from all. Madara vowed that one day the village will become shrouded in darkness before finally collapsing.[15]
In the aftermath of intense battle, the defeated Madara faked his death and went into hiding,[16] while Hashirama's wife, Mito Uzumaki, became the Nine-Tails' first jinchūriki by sealing the beast within herself.[17] The devastation to the terrain which ensued from this battle were so great, that it created an entire land formation that would become known as the Valley of the End.
During his time as Hokage, Hashirama came into possession of a scroll filled with — amongst other skills — various kinjutsu, which he sealed away in order to keep the techniques within it a secret.[18] At some point in time, he also defeated Kakuzu, who had been sent to assassinate him by Takigakure,[19] and also gained control of several tailed beasts. He shared these beasts to other, newly-formed villages in an attempt to maintain peace and equalise the powers between the nations.[20] Thinking about the future of Konoha, he also trained the young Hiruzen Sarutobi, one of his brother's team members. He lived long enough to meet his first grandchild, Tsunade, and noted that he had spoiled her a great deal, even going as far as to teach her how to gamble.[21] Hashirama died some time after the founding of Konoha in one of the many wars that were raging during this revolutionary era, but not before passing on the title of Hokage to Tobirama.[1]
Hashirama was shown to be a kind and caring person with a deep sense of loyalty, great charisma, and skill in negotiation. He saw the people of Konoha as a part of his own family, and his legacy took a firm root in the village. He was also shown to be a very wise and insightful man, as he passed on great teachings to Hiruzen. It was he who first believed that all Konoha shinobi should show true loyalty to each other, and that a Kage must be willing to put his life on the line for his village to set an example for all others. This belief of his is known as the "Will of Fire". Hashirama also seemed to have a sense of honour regarding his opponents and, despite their rivalry, possessed great respect for Madara Uchiha, and considered him a friend, even a brother. Hashirama even referred Madara as a "long-time friend" when expressing joyous curiosity about what Madara has been up to all this time,[22] and even greeted Madara with jovial banter rather than with hostility.[23] When they were kids, Hashirama and Madara cared about each other so much that they purposely leaked information to each other about a trap that their respective clans laid out.[24][25]He went on to offer a truce after already defeating the Uchiha and forbade Tobirama from finishing Madara, even asking what would it take for Madara to trust him again.[26][27] Due to the chaotic era he underwent as a child, Hashirama disagreed on children being sent to the battlefield and cultivated the ideals of a shinobi Academy and a shinobi organisational system in order to avoid having children as meaningless war casualties.[28]
Hashirama was an idealist by nature and looked towards the prospect of peace and a time where children would not be sent to war because of it.[29] He always gave people the benefit of the doubt witnessed when he proposed a truce with the Uchiha, considering them allies immediately, even when Madara attacked the village, Hashirama did not allow this to colour his view of the other Uchiha in the village even still considered Madara a brother. This put him in odds with his brother, who was more of a realist and was still wary of the Uchiha, seeing them as a threat to Konoha because of their unpredictable emotional states, despite the fact that Hashirama told his brother to not discriminate against the Uchiha countless times.[30] This was due to the fact that in Hashirama's vision for the creation of the village system, he believed that this would naturally break down the mentality that persons had to look out for their clans.[31] Hashirama was also very modest, and is by no means above praising other shinobi as he lauded Itachi Uchiha when told of his feats by Sasuke, and claimed Itachi to be a better shinobi than himself.[32]
Contrasting somewhat with the expectations people had built up for the man known as one of the most powerful shinobi to have ever lived,[33] Hashirama is a quite jovial, laid-back, upbeat, carefree and exuberant goof with an interest in gambling. This was displayed after he was reincarnated a second time with his personality left intact as he was barely able to contain his excitement upon learning that there was a Fourth Hokage, taking it as a sign of his village's longevity,[34] and later when he actually saw the village once again.[35] He was later shocked, as well as worried when he learned that Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage due to the fact he spoiled her as a child, even having taught her how to gamble.[21] The dynamics between him and his brother Tobirama are also quite intense and inverted, as Hashirama usually succumbed to his more authoritative younger brother's orders, as well as being reprimanded often by Tobirama for being too soft.[36] While in the same breath when necessary, he was capable of being overbearing and not above using force to make his decision clear, as seen when he forcefully reprimand Tobirama to stop him from attacking Sasuke and his group,[37] and some time before to stop him from killing Madara.[38] Despite his peaceful, free-spirited, merciful, forgiving, negotiable, family-orientated and semipacifist nature, during his final battle with Madara, Hashirama resolved that he would do anything and everything in his power to protect his village, and should anyone threaten the peace he was trying to attain, even if they were his siblings, his children, or his best friend, he would kill them without hesitation.[39] Hashirama is also very considerate and caring as he chose to delay his departure to the battlefield to tell Sasuke the truth he requested, noting that their actions on the battlefield would mean nothing if another Madara would just appear in the world as well as creating a wood clone to combat Madara while he was dealing with the Ten-Tails.[40][41] He was also willing to sacrifice himself everything for the sake of the village, going as far as offering Madara the title Hokage and his own life to ensure peace between them.[11]
Hashirama was also prone to sulking whenever he was shouted at, accosted, or didn't agree with something. However, he would not sulk for long, and would return in an instant to his regular, jovial and laid-back self.[42] One such instance was when he just met Madara Uchiha and the two were skipping rocks. After Madara accosted Hashirama, he began to sulk and told Madara that to atone for it, he would allow Madara to skip him across the river, but then grinned and noted that he prayed that he would make it across.[43]
Hashirama was a tall man with tanned skin, dark eyes and waist-length black hair typically styled in a centre-parted fringe that framed his face, although sometimes he wore it combed-back with two single locks framing his face instead. In most cases, his attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of dark red traditional armour — similar to that of samurai — worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms. Each collar of his shoulder guards bore the Senju symbol emblazoned on them.[44] For a time, he also wore a light-coloured cloth bearing his clan's symbol.[45][46][47] This clothing was accompanied by sandals and his village's forehead protector, after its formation. He often time also carried either a single large scroll strapped to his back or several large ones into battle.[48][49]
While in the village, Hashirama tended to wear the traditional Kage attire consisting of the customary hat and haori over a full-length gown, along with a simple red headband. Otherwise, he wore a light-brown, short-sleeved, kimono shirt with mesh armour underneath, held closed by a red sash, and navy blue pants. As a child, Hashirama's hair was shoulder-length and was more bowl-cut in style, hanging around his face. He wore a light-coloured attire with a short jacket, a light scarf around his neck, and a dark-coloured sash around his waist.[50]
In his youth, Hashirama had shorter hair which hung about his face. In terms of attire, he wore several different outfits which included the more traditional pinstriped kimono pants of his clan, with a dark kimono shirt and sleeveless haori, to a sleeveless kimono top and bottom with which he wore bandages on his arm. He also wore at times, a haori jacket as well as a full-length sleeveless one with a poncho-scarf around his neck.[51][52][53][54]
Hashirama is reputed as the most powerful shinobi of his era, his might being so vast that it earned him the title of "God of Shinobi",[5] and having been called the strongest shinobi even by his enemy Madara Uchiha who, on countless occasions admitted his inferiority to the legend.[55][49] His strength was so greatly respected by the shinobi world that Madara himself claimed Hashirama was the one person whom he most admired and detested,[56] as well as the only person capable of stopping him,[57] something that dated even back to their childhood.[58] Madara mentioned that fighting all five current Kage was trivial compared to his battle with Hashirama, and that with only one of them present, the landscape would not change as drastically — a reference to the battle between the two that created an entire valley.[59]
Kabuto Yakushi claimed that Hashirama's might was so vast, that there aren't any living shinobi in the current era that could match his level of power. It was such that many considered his prowess to be a mere fairy tale much like the existence of the Sage of the Six Paths.[60] The most common example was his ability to not only fight on equal footing with Madara despite the latter possessing an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and having control of the Nine-Tails, but also survive the battle and ultimately achieve victory against his former comrade and adversary.
Stamina and Life Force
As a Senju, Hashirama inherited an extraordinary life force, as well as physical energy so much so that he was able to fight Madara for 24 hours non-stop and still have enough energy to stand on his feet.[61] Likewise, his chakra was also shown to be remarkably strong; a testament to its fortitude was witnessed through Hashirama's use of his chakra alone to deter his brother from attacking, which almost caused the Naka Shrine to collapse.[62] He was also able to resist the control of Orochimaru's Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation with relative ease when reincarnated with almost his full power, which greatly worried the Sannin.[63] His chakra levels also made him suitable to learn senjutsu and enter Sage Mode.
Nature Transformation
Hashirama was arguably most famous for his unique Wood Release techniques, a kekkei genkai formed through simultaneous use of earth and water-natured chakra. By converting chakra into the source of life, he was able to create wood and plants from the ground of or his very being, causing them to grow to great sizes and manipulate them to diverse shapes and battle uses at will and in an instant, he could shape the entire battlefield for his own uses. This ability appeared to be exclusively his, as no other known member of his clan has ever displayed its use thus far. Even those who obtained this power through unorthodox means, such as Yamato, have stated that their use of Wood Release was much weaker in terms of raw power.[64]
He could create massive forests and gigantic flowering trees whose pollen can render a foe unconscious. He could also make wood clones of himself. Madara later stated that he was the only one who could tell the difference between Hashirama and his wood clones with his ocular powers.[65] Hashirama could create a giant wooden dragon capable of restraining the Nine-Tails by using its immense serpentine body to constrict and absorb its chakra. He could also create a wood golem that works in conjunction with the dragon and is strong enough to catch a Tailed Beast Ball with its bare hands.[66] He could also create protective structures that are able to withstand the destructive force of a Tailed Beast Ball,[67] and could even create several giant wood hands that could block the sword of Madara's final Susanoo.[68]
Along with his kekkei genkai, Hashirama also possessed a unique ability to control tailed beasts.[69] Of all his considerable talents, it was this ability in particular that made Hashirama unparalleled in the shinobi world, so much so that he is regarded as one of the few people capable of completely controlling a tailed beast.[70] At one time, he had many of the beasts in his possession.[20] This ability was greatly amplified by his crystal necklace, which Yamato suggested that he required to control even Naruto's partial lapses into tailed forms.[71][72]
Medical Ninjutsu
According to Madara, Hashirama was also able to use medical ninjutsu. His skill with which was such that he could heal himself without forming seals, and from the medical ninjutsu that his granddaughter Tsunade — who is considered to be the greatest medical-nin in the world as it is — had displayed at that point in time, Madara surmised that his medical techniques were also on an entirely different level than hers are.[73]
Hashirama was also extremely skilled in weapons use, especially in kenjutsu and wielded a myriad of swords, one such had a broad, cleaver-like blade.[74][75] He also could wield giant shuriken. In the anime, he displayed a creative combination of his weapon skills with his Wood Release techniques, having several roots wrapped around his weapons, allowing him to attack from a longer range with different angles.[76] Hashirama possessed several large scrolls that were roughly his height, presumably to store his weapons. His skill in weapons use was such that he could clash against Madara Uchiha, another highly-skilled weapons user at an equal level, forcing both to shift between using weapons and ninjutsu in order to break the stalemate.
Hashirama's chakra reserves were immense; great enough that he could train in the art of senjutsu and also enter Sage Mode. In this mode, he gains markings around and under his eyes as well as one in the middle of his forehead reminiscent of a third eye.
Sage Mode greatly increased the strength and scale of his techniques. A testament to this, was his Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands technique, which created a gargantuan wooden statue that possesses a thousand hands which easily towered over mountains and even the Nine-Tails.[77] Then after creating it, Hashirama would then utilise the statue's thousands of hands to deliver a barrage of punches of such magnitude that they were able to completely destroy Madara Uchiha's final Susanoo, strip it off the Nine-Tails, while at the same time create a massive crater which became the Valley of the End.[78] The statue possesses extreme durability, as it was able to withstand a barrage of unexploded Tailed Beast Balls combined with Madara's final Susanoo blades.[79] It also possesses notable strength, as it was able to easily grab the beast with one of its hands.[80] Hashirama can also perform Sage Art: Gate of the Great God, a technique that can bind a titanic creature such as the Ten-Tails, making it unable to move due to the bulk of its current form.[81]
Other Skills
As the leader of the Senju clan, Hashirama held proficiency in a wide cross-section of shinobi skills, and possessed at least an understanding of those he did not. He was well-versed in genjutsu and could perform powerful illusions such as the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, which locked the target in perpetual darkness for the duration of the technique.[82] In the anime, he displayed aptitude in the art of fūinjutsu, using the Contract Seal to break Madara's control over Kurama.[76] Hashirama could also use Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon, which brings out five Rashōmon that can protect him from nearly any attack.[83] He is also adept at using barrier ninjutsu, capable of erecting a Kage-calibre barrier powerful enough to trap the Ten-Tails.[84] He was also a sensor type, though not as good as Tobirama.[85] He also had high skill in taijutsu since childhood, with Madara noting that they were roughly equal in this area.[86]
He also showed great tactical skill and deceptive abilities, waiting until Madara became so exhausted that he couldn't maintain his Sharingan to create a wood clone for Madara to strike down so he could attack from behind without his opponent even realising it.[87]
Part I
Invasion of Konoha Arc
Both he and Tobirama were reincarnated by Orochimaru using the Impure World Reincarnation technique to fight Hiruzen during the invasion, although not at their full powers. While fully aware of what was going on, and saddened that he would have to fight his former student, Hashirama and his brother were robbed of their free will as a result of a seal employed by Orochimaru into the back of their heads. Hiruzen quickly resolved to kill his masters and used a very powerful fire technique that was easily countered by one of Tobirama's walls of water. It was then turned into an attack that was stopped by Hiruzen's own earth wall.
During the battle, he demonstrated great teamwork and combination attacks with his brother. He also demonstrated his great Wood Release abilities using the Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees to completely alter the terrain they were sealed within. Before the branches can crush Hiruzen, however, he summoned Enma for assistance, and at the same time showed great taijutsu skills clashing with the Third at close range while the latter used the Adamantine Staff. His soul, along with his brother's, was eventually sealed by Hiruzen when he combined the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and the Shadow Clone Technique to extract both of their souls at the same time. Before his soul was completely removed, he and his brother apologised to their former student for the trouble they had caused him.[88]
Part II
Ten-Tails Revival Arc
During Sasuke Uchiha's quest to find answers, Hashirama's soul was freed from inside the stomach of the Shinigami, and subsequently reincarnated with the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation by Orochimaru along with the other three Hokage that succeeded him using Zetsu's spore clones as sacrifices.
Reincarnated once more, Hashirama questions Tobirama as he curses Orochimaru before the two noticed Minato as he formally introduced himself to them, and was pleased that there was a Fourth Hokage. Learning that his granddaughter Tsunade is now the Fifth Hokage, he laughed off his apprehensions over if she is the right person to lead their village. He also learned of his younger brother's actions against the Uchiha Clan after his death and voiced his dismay towards both it and Tobirama's apparent disrespect towards Sasuke. It is not until he was addressed directly did Hashirama face Sasuke, who asked him what was the village and the purpose of shinobi.
Mulling over the question, and after hearing Sasuke declare that this would decide whether or not he sought revenge on the village, Hashirama was moved to forcefully stop his brother from attacking them, nearly collapsing the Naka Shrine in the process. Laughing off the event, Hashirama apologised before telling Sasuke that Itachi was a better shinobi even than himself.
Telling the young man that the story was a long one, Hashirama was exasperated to hear that the world was yet again plunged into another war with Madara leading the opposition. Though Orochimaru used his cells to strengthen his hold over the other reincarnated Hokage, Hashirama easily broke from his bonds while telling the wary Orochimaru that he first intended to answer Sasuke to ensure he would not end up like Madara before entering the battle. Taking a seat on the ground, Hashirama contemplated where to begin his story of his battle with Madara at the Valley of the End, and the history of their clans. Following the conclusion of his story, Hashirama noted that his decision influenced Itachi shouldering his burdens. Heavy-heartedly, Hashirama finally answered Sasuke's question by stating what his vision for the village was and that ninja are those who endured achieving their personal goals but may become entirely different people in the process.
Finishing his story, Hashirama inquired more about their passing mention of Madara. When told about the Infinite Tsukuyomi and the Eye of the Moon Plan, Hashirama listened on as his successors spoke and Sasuke came to his decision. Having decided to protect what his brother had sacrificed himself for, an elated Hashirama immediately signalled to Tobirama to prepare to transport them to the battlefield. However when his brother noted that with Orochimaru binding them, it would not be possible, with Orochimaru's cooperation, the group made their way outside the Naka Shrine. Barely able to contain his excitement upon seeing the village, Hashirama instructed his successors to their respective busts on the Hokage Monument, and as they prepared to make their way to the battlefield, Hashirama noted that he couldn't help but be curious as to what his long-time friend had been up to.
Arriving on the battlefield, Hashirama noted that they should begin immediately, and when Madara called out to him noting that he had been awaiting his arrival, Hashirama matched his rival's exuberance only to tell him that he would have to wait until they dealt with the Ten-Tails. Calling the other Hokage to action, they all took up their cardinal positions and was able to seal the beast within the Four Red Suns Battle Encampment. Entering Sage Mode, Hashirama also used the Sage Art: Gate of the Great God technique as an added measure to bind the beast. Later, when the young Konoha-nin had convened near him discussing Sasuke and his declaration to become Hokage, Hashairama reprimanded them, telling them that while he was glad there were so many possible Hokage candidates, now was not the time for that discussion and that they needed to mould their chakra in preparation for a concentrated attack.
Forming wood clones four of which moved to a side of the barrier, and the fifth to confront Madara, Hashirama tells the shinobi that he was going to make openings on the sides for them to attack. After the Ten-Tails sent out a barrage of clone minions, to defend its main body, Hashirama gave the signal to the others to attack. He watched on as Sakura Haruno decimated the battlefield, commenting on her fearsome strength. He himself later confronted several of these clones and was able to subdue them but noted that their numbers were a bit troublesome.
With his attention turned towards Obito who had just reappeared on the battlefield, Hashirama noted that Obito was being controlled by Madara's chakra. Realising that Madara was intent on reviving himself. Calling out to Sasuke and Naruto, he told the pair to stop Obito as they were the closest. Creating six wood clones, Hashirama lamented not being able to create more while maintaining the barrier. As clones arrived where Madara was, Minato was able to incapacitate Obito, stopping Madara's revival.
Realising that Obito had in fact successfully sealed the beast within himself, he noted that the situation had become very troublesome. When the Four Red Suns Battle Encampment is ripped apart, he and the other Hokage are sent reeling from the explosion, Hashirama tells the shinobi to stay on their guard as this was only the beginning. He attempted to once again bind Obito using his Sage Art: Gate of the Great God technique, but even this proved futile against the new jinchūriki. Hashirama and the other later rallied to where Minato, Naruto, and Sasuke were where Hashirama bluntly expressed that even he was outclassed by Obito in this state. As they tried to create a strategy to handle the situation, Hashirama and his brother are taken by surprise by the young Uchiha and their bodies are partially destroyed in the attack.
Though severely incapacitated, Hashirama's wood clone is able to create branches to restrain Obito at Tobirama's behest, giving his younger brother enough time to attack jinchūriki with his Mutually Multiplicating Explosive Tags. Later as Minato moved to create an opening for the others, the real Hashirama decided that he should also make his way to that location as well. However, his progression is hindered by Madara, who noted he would wait no longer on Hashirama. As their battle commenced, Hashirama exclaimed that Madara was in his way but the Uchiha refused to back down noting that things had gotten out of hand and he needed to keep Hashirama a bit longer, much to the Senju's puzzlement.
Because of the heritage of the Senju — who are direct descendants of the Sage of the Six Paths — and the kekkei genkai that he possessed, Hashirama's DNA is highly coveted. During the battle at the Valley of the End where Madara Uchiha was thought to have died, the latter took the opportunity to collect his adversary's cells, using it to create a mindless living clone that produced the artificial life forms that became the White Zetsu Army. When he was reincarnated by Kabuto, Madara revealed that he had also integrated Hashirama's cells into himself which gained him access to the Wood Release kekkei genkai and the Rinnegan.[89][90]
Orochimaru, desiring Hashirama's unique abilities, exhumed the First Hokage's body for his own experiments where he infused sixty child test subjects with cells harvested from his remains, hoping that one would prove able to use Wood Release. Only Yamato survived the process.[91] This act also provided Orochimaru with a genetic sample that he used to reincarnate Hashirama years later, before Hiruzen sealed his mentor's soul away.
Danzō Shimura, using a similar experiment to Orochimaru's, infused his right arm with Hashirama's cells, and then had ten Sharingan embedded on it. This synthesis not only allowed Danzō to access Wood Release, but also use Izanagi for extended periods, and regenerate Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan after using Kotoamatsukami within a relatively short span of time compared to the decade it would've normally taken.[92] Obito also noted that it afforded Danzō the ability to control the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.[93] Obito Uchiha, having been saved by Madara, was indirectly infused with Hashirama's DNA when the destroyed portion of the young Uchiha's body was replaced with artificial material from the living clone of Hashirama. Taking over for Madara, with the aid of the Akatsuki, Obito used the tailed beast chakra sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as well as the DNA of Yamato who was later captured, to enhance the White Zetsu army prior to the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War.[94]
But the most positive aspect of the legacy that Hashirama left behind is an ideal known as the Will of Fire, a belief held by most residents of Konohagakure. Through sharing Madara's disdain for him, Obito — while under the guise of Madara — admitted that he has a begrudging respect and admiration for Hashirama and saw Naruto Uzumaki as the heir to Hashirama's ideology while proclaiming that Sasuke Uchiha inherited their clan's hatred.[95]
Video Games
Hashirama Senju is a playable character in the following video games:
Game name | Japanese release | English release |
Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 2 | 24 April 2008 | 15 September 2009 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 3 | 28 April 2009 | |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4 | 5 April 2007 | 24 March 2009 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5 | 20 December 2007 | 27 November 2009 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | 18 April 2013 | 5 March 2013 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | 2015 | |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | 23 February 2012 | 13 March 2012 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | 11 September 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 | 22 December 2005 | 25 March 2008 |
He is also featured as a support-only character in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm.
- 'Hashirama' (柱間) is a Japanese word referring to the space between two pillars. This might be a play on the word 'pillar' (柱, hashira), as the Hokage is said to be the pillar that supports the village. '柱' is also the counter word for gods and buddhas.
- His face on the Hokage Monument has a crack across the bridge of the nose.[96] However, in flashbacks, no such scar is visible.[97][98] This may be due to simple damage as Hiruzen's face on the monument suffered similar damage.
- In the English dub version of the anime, his Wood Release was called "Secret Earth Jutsu" rather than "Wood Style". This was corrected in Shippūden with Yamato.
- In many of the games they are present in, Hashirama and Tobirama bear each others respective English voice actors, with Hashirama being voiced by Peter Lurie, and Tobirama being voiced by Jamieson Price.
- In the English version of Naruto Part I Hashirama is voice by Jamieson Price and Tobirama is voice by Peter Lurie, but in the English version of Naruto: Shippūden Hashirama is voice by Peter Lurie and Tobirama by Jamieson Price.
- Hashirama is one of three people to hold the title of "God of Shinobi" (忍の神, Shinobi no Kami), the others being Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sage of the Six Paths.
- Hashirama, along with Tobirama, Minato, and the Konoha symbol, had his face appear in the ending omake of Shippūden episode 129 within the fireworks.
- In the chapter 238 a portrait of Hashirama and the other Hokage is seen, showing him using a kerchief. They can also be briefly seen in chapter 94.
- According to the databook(s):
- His hobbies were bonsai and wood sculpting.
- His desired opponent was Madara Uchiha.
- His favourite food was mushroom mixed soup.
- His favourite phrases were "The vast lands fertile" (大地豊饒, Daichi Hōjō) and "Heaven's garments are without seams" (天衣無縫, Ten'i Muhō). They refer to perfect beauty without any artificial elements.
- (To Hiruzen) "The fellow countrymen of the Konoha make up each part of my body… those of the village believe in me, and I believe in them… That's what it means to be Hokage!"[99]
- (To Madara) "No matter what happens I will protect our… no my village. I still believe that protecting the village is the best way to protect people, shinobi, and children…! Anyone who tries to harm it, whether they are my friends, siblings or my own children… I won't forgive them."[100]
- "Whenever you live, there will always be war."[101]
- (To Sasuke) "The village Madara and I originally desired was something that could connect clans. An important cornerstone to turn chaos into order and maintain it. Something to protect children and avoid useless quarrels… a place ruled by peace."[102]
- (To Sasuke) "Shinobi are people who endure to achieve their goals… but depending on what they choose as their goal they change… like Madara and I…"[103]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First Databook, page 116
- ↑ Second Databook, page 142
- ↑ Third Databook, pages 160-161
- ↑ Fourth Databook, pages 162-167
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 619, page 1
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, pages 15-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 1-2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 622
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Naruto chapter 625
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 7-8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 9-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 500, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 1, page 22
- ↑ Third Databook, page 57
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Naruto chapter 404, page 14
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Naruto chapter 619, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 627, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 631 page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, page 19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, page 1
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 6220
- ↑ Naruto chapter 619, pages 11, 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 627, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, pages 1-7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 619, pages 4, 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 619, pages 1-3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 627, pages 12, 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 619, pages 5-6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, pages 13-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 632, pages 6-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 622, pages 2-3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, pages 6-15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 622, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, pages 12-19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, pages 1-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 2, 10
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Naruto chapter 576, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 18
- ↑ Naruto chapter 622, pages 1-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, pages 1-18
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, pages 1-19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 398, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 576, pages 13-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 589, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 589, pages 6-7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 575, pages 3-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 624, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 297, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 577, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 6-7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 291, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 458, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 296, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 297, pages 8-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 578, pages 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 620, pages 13-14
- ↑ 76.0 76.1 Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations OVA
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, pages 4-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, pages 5-6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 631, pages 9-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 122, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 621, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 631, pages 9-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, page 10-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 123, pages 11-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 561, pages 8-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 606, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 291, pages 14-15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 550, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 478, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 512, pages 10-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 462, pages 14-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 1, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 239, page 1
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 123, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 526, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 118, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 526, page 15
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At last... I can now dust off that x1600XT and retire the reliable yet slow Geforce FX 5500. By the way Michael, I knew it .
Originally Posted by Michael
Nope, it's not two weeks. It's ______...Yep, I knew it hehe, except I didn't know it was tonight the results would come. This is very exciting. I definately know what my next machine is going to have, thank you ATI/AMD.Originally Posted by Malikith
If theres any meaning behind that towards the ATI drivers, count the characters haha..
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Hahahaha. Of course it probably doesn't mean anything . But I'm throwing out a good guess out there. Maybe that'll spark you guys up a bit. Definitely is fun. Plus my birthday is in this month so maybe that'll contribute, ATI/AMD can give me a birthday gift.
Oh by the way Michael, hows the anti aliasing performance now? Is it the way it should be now too?
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Aside from performance, I am looking forward to Xrandr 1.4 and Xorg 7.3 support in general (are my version numbers right?).
As someone who insists on using Linux in the office, being able to move between projectors and secondary monitors quicker and easier would be a huge plus.
Any news on this? Or is it the same story as AIGLX?
At any case, hopefully the new code base makes it easier for the developers to keep up with new features if nothing else.
Quite frankly I'm just startled you managed to get an x1950PRO running in Linux at all. Maybe I won't have to sell that stupid video card after all.
Yeah, and I hope the new codebase fixes the whole AGP bus issue that plagues me and Alistair and anyone else with a AGP X1k card.
Just my luck...
My hdd failed this night, now I'm using my father's laptop (ugh...IE).
I'm delighted with the new driver though
I'll be back when I get a new harddisk..
Hello, GREAT news for us ATI linux peeps, however I'd like to know if AIGLX is supported with this release. I looked through the articles and this thread and didn't see an answer.
Cheers guys!
EDIT. dw, just read the other article saying it isn't in the release ... shame, but now i can play games!!
its on the second page of the 8.41 driver preview
Where's AIGLX? Well, unfortunately due to delays later in their development cycle for the 8.41 driver, AIGLX was pushed out of this month's development and release cycle. The AIGLX support will, however, arrive next month with the fglrx 8.42 driver.
what about "desktop performance"....with <8.41 ( specialy in KDE) flickering is very noticeable and very annoying.
Any improvements here?
hy, what's about video acceleration? xvmc support, mpeg4, avivo, etc.


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Star Wars
Dress up like your favorite characters from the space epic, Star Wars. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far away, the heroic tales of Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in their struggle against the Empire have become staples in the sci-fi genre. This multi generation sprawling franchise premiered in 1977 and has captivated fans every since. This film series became wildly popular and now there is the new Star Wars Rebels TV show to spawn another generation of fans. Our collection of Star Wars Costumes covers almost every character and you're sure to find your favorite. Whether you want to dress up as a noble Jedi Knight or are swayed to the Dark Side of the Force, we have just what you need to look your best this Halloween.
This category includes great costume options for boys, girls, men, and women. Whether you are searching for a high quality and detailed ensemble for a convention or you want to show off your Star Wars pride on Halloween, we have an extensive selection with a ton of varieties in each character's outfit. The entire cast is covered: Darth Vader, Yoda, Luke and Leia, Han Solo, Obi Wan, a young Anakin, and more. We even have wonderfully detailed Bobba Fett, Jawa, and a wide variety of Stormtrooper ensembles so you can select your favorite. Don't forget to check out our accessories and add on ideas as well. You can get a complete ensemble without leaving our site by finding Darth Vader helmets and gloves, light saber props, toy laser gun blasters, and more. This extensive Star Wars ensemble collection is a Star Wars fan's dream. With all of the characters and all of the movies covered, we have everything you need to look just like your favorite characters.