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The Nationals have traded outfielder Justin Maxwell to the Yankees, with New York sending minor-league right-hander Adam Olbrychowski to Washington.
Maxwell had been designated for assignment last week when the Nationals needed to clear space on their 40-man roster. The club had 10 days to either release him, hope he passed through waivers unclaimed and then send him outright to the minor leagues or work out a trade with another club. The Yankees came calling, agreeing to acquire the 27-year-old Olney native and former University of Maryland star.
A fourth-round pick in the 2005 draft, Maxwell struggled to produce with any consistency during several stints with the Nationals over the last two years. In 122 total games, he hit .201 with nine homers and 26 RBI, though he did hit three grand slams in six career plate appearances with the bases loaded.
Olbrychowski, 24, was the Yankees' fifth-round pick in the 2007 draft out of Pepperdine University. The 6-foot-3 right-hander struggled as a starter but posted strong numbers the last two seasons as a reliever. In 32 combined games with Class A Tampa and Class AA Trenton last
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- Knoxville Nat - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:44 PM
And here I was hoping that we could get Brett Gardner in return
- Mark'd - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:45 PM
So now it is finality. An end of another error. Glad the Nats got another name I can't pronounce.
- natsfan1a - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Good luck to Maxwell, and welcome to Olbry…Olbrychow…Olbrychowski (if there was ever a guy in need of a nickname, it's him).
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:48 PM
Good for Maxwell, and good for the Nats. No more back and forth between Syracuse and Washington. No more temptation for Riggleman. And another pitcher? Good deal.fpcsteve
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Obie One–he throws with force.
- natsfan1a - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Not bad, Anon. This should be played when he comes out of the 'pen:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBx6mAWYPU
- N. Cognito - Feb 2, 2011 at 7:52 PM
He should go by Obie and wear number 8.
- court - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:01 PM
The new guy already has a nickname evolution on twitter: The Big Olbrychowski becomes 'The Dude'.That's a nickname I can stand behind.
- N. Cognito - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:05 PM
The pictures are very telling. One looks happy, the other one looks sad.
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:06 PM
He looks like someone they just might convert back to a starter now that he has apparently mastered his command issues? Another job for the new Nats player development department. Doubtless JayB will not think they are up to the task. He is known for throwing with even more heat since the conversion to a reliever. The Yankees are said to have a logjam of relievers in the minors. "After striking out just 20 in 41 innings for Pepperdine this spring, Olbrychowski dominated Clark Griffith hitters, going 4-2, 1.10 with a 56-17 strikeout-walk ratio in 49 innings. His physical 6-foot-3, 195-pound frame allows him to maintain his 89-92 mph velocity late into games, and his fastball has good movement. Olbrychowski didn't really need his secondary stuff to get hitters out this summer, but his mid-70s curveball seemed to get better as the summer progressed, and he flashed a few low-80s changeups as well."
- MGG - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:26 PM
I like this deal A LOT, we trade maxwell so no more back and forth, no temptation, no nothing to use a player that quite frankly can't hit. On top of that Rizzo gets a pitcher, maybe not a world beater but someone with a lot of upside and only 24!
- N. Cognito - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Neither will be heard from again.
- DFL - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Good trade for the Nats, Maxwell and Olbrychowski. Don't know why the Yankees would want Maxwell. They already have two centerfielders why can hit. Why would they want one who can't hit?
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:35 PM
I don't know about that. At first glance, this guy's stats make it look like we got the better part of this deal. There has been lots of discussion about how much we need pitching. We just got more by giving up a player who wasn't part of the Nats' plans going forward. I mean no disrespect to Maxwell (and wish him well), but you might say we got something for nothing.fpcsteve
- sjm 308 - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM
I also like this trade! Can never have enough pitching and Maxwell had used his 9 lives. I wish him well but he certainly proved he could not hit NL pitching. Like this guys size and he is what Rizzo likes in that he can bring it!! I don't understand why trades like this happen. Wasn't Maxwell going to be released or assigned to Syracuse? Why wouldn't the Yankees wait on that? I am guessing "The Dude" was not on their 40 man roster but have no proof of that.Again, getting something for Maxwell is better then having him take a spot from someone in Syracuse.go Nats!
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:46 PM
The Yankees actually put Maxwell on their 40 man roster. What's wrong with this picture?
- N. Cognito - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Reducing the luxury tax?Since he was on the Nats 40-man, did the Yankees have to put him on theirs?
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:53 PM
That's probably the case since they traded for him rather than hope he cleared everybody and then could market his services to everyone.
- Ryan - Feb 2, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Hey everyone, I recently started a Nationals blog. Please go check out my site NatsGM.com and see my take on the Maxwell trade. Thanks-
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Didn't we get Tyler Clippard in an earlier Yankees deal? Hopefully this works out in a similar way…
- Anonymous - Feb 2, 2011 at 9:09 PM
"The Yankees actually put Maxwell on their 40 man roster. What's wrong with this picture?"If a team acquires a guy by trade who was on the other team's 40-man, he has to go on their 40-man. (Maxwell) But if a team trades for a guy who was not on the other team's 40-man, then he does not have to go on theirs. (Olbrychowski)
- Carl in 309 - Feb 2, 2011 at 9:41 PM
N. Cognito is probably right–we won't hear much of either of these guys again. But I can't help thinking that Maxwell will be tormenting my Red Sox shortly after the All Star Break. That would be just the justice I'd get for cheering this trade (which otherwise looks like a good pipeline stocking exercise for both teams).
- Theophilus - Feb 2, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Can't see Martis being better than the sixth or seventh pitcher at Syracuse. Waste of meal money.
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me - Feb 2, 2011 at 11:33 PM
We got a warm body for J-Maxx? Honest?This is the greatest steal for a Washington franchise since the Skins got Sonny in 1964 for Norm Snead.If the guy has two legs and walks upright, we got the better of this trade.
- Anonymous8 - Feb 3, 2011 at 12:13 AM
If anyone can fix JMax is Kevin Long of the Yankees. If he can't JMax might as well find another career.
- John C. - Feb 3, 2011 at 12:25 AM
@DFL: J-Max will be competing with Greg Golson for the 5th OF/Defensive replacement spot on the roster. Golson had one highlight from last season, getting a walk off assist on a 9-5 putout when Carl Crawford tried to advance to third on a deep fly to right: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Yankees-Golson-makes-play-of-life-with-great-th?urn=mlb-269795I hope that the change of scenery does J-Max some good, and I'm delighted that the Nationals got anything more than a duffel bag for him.
- Anonymous - Feb 3, 2011 at 1:02 AM
Not only is Maxwell on their 40 man, I do believe he is out of options, so to move him to AAA he will have to pass through waivers. Not sure I get it for the Yankees.
- David - Feb 3, 2011 at 2:35 AM
Guess the Yankees really want a late-inning defensive sub? He's sure proven he can't hit in the majors.
- mjames - Feb 3, 2011 at 2:50 PM
I am an infrequent poster but I will say that I have always been a fan of Maxwell. Even with hsi abysmal hiting I believe he is a better centerfielder that either Morgan or Bernadina. I know his hitting has been MIA but I really do not think he was given sufficent time to prove himself. I know he was given several chances but he was never given enough time to get comfortable. If he was given the same amount time as say Morgan we may have seen a different player. I really think Max is going to turns some heads for the Yankees. This was mistake on our part. I know I will get a push back on this but I think the Nat's made a mistake.
- Anonymous - Feb 3, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Great news for Martis, he can work in big league camp and get to an organization which appreciates him and will give him a real shot!
- Jeff - Feb 3, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Bottom line is that Olbrychowski (I refuse to nickname him due to my own 10-letter special Polish last name, though I note for the record that a common nickname for guys with names like this is "Eye Chart") must have been expendable to the Yankees. This is essentially a trade of "What the hell, I'll take a shot on your guy, and I'll give you something we don't really need anyway." Which is actually a far more common type of trade than you might think. Maybe the Yanks think their superstar hitting coach can do something with J-Max, and maybe the Nats say, "Hey, power arm, let's get him in the system and let our coaches work their magic." But, at the end of the day, I doubt severely that either team has high hopes for either of these guys. If J-Max is out of options, this might well be a case of truly something for nothing if the Yanks cut him out of Spring Training (via the old DFA) and some other team picks him up.
- Harper_ROY_2012 - Feb 3, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Good trade, a AAAA OF for a power pitching prospect!


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Long after the resolution of rules in connection with marijuana dispensaries in Mammoth, the town this past week tackled the related issue of legal cannabis nurseries to supply them.
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According to Mammoth Community Water District attorney Alan Lilly, a hearing date has now been set for Sept. 6, barring a possible settlement between now and then.
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The "Second Annual Alabama Hills Day" has been scheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Lone Pine. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the scenic landscape and educate the public about the wide variety of groups/activities that access and interface with the Alabamas.
Over 30 different sponsors/exhibitors will be at the event with their displays that will be promoting their activity and use of the Alabama Hills.
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra wrapped up its third Paralympic Sport Camp of this winter season, and organizers said they were thrilled with the prospective Paralympic talent the camp produced The Alpine Ski and Race Camp is one of several DSES Paralympic Sport camps, which are geared as recruitment camps for further Paralympic training.
Mono County will be hosting a Wednesday lunchtime webinar series in the Mammoth Lakes Board of Supervisor's Meeting Room on the 3rd Floor of Sierra Center Mall. More information can be found online at http://escrbconsortium.org/business_webinars/.
The Webinars will be every other Wednesday during the lunch hour from 12:05 to 1:00 p.m., throughout 2013. The webinars are free to business owners and residents in Kern, Inyo and Mono counties; others must pay a $ 39 fee to attend.
The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District, has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Sherwin-Scenic Loop Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. This project proposes to conduct fuels treatments by mowing brush and thinning trees on approximately 1,100 acres managed by the Inyo National Forest around Sherwin Creek, Mammoth Creek, and Mammoth Scenic Loop areas, in and around the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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Although evidence shows decreased activity on the East Coast and the Southeast where it started this year, the West Coast, including the Eastern Sierra, is still showing high levels of activity.
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The position of public works director was held by former CAO Jim Arkens for several years, until Arkens resigned in early February
The board made this appointment during their regular meeting of Feb 12.
Walters started working for Mono County on April 7, 2008, as operations superintendent, and was promoted to Assistant Public Works Director on Nov. 4, 2008.
There's been something of a low-grade battle going on for years at Conway Ranch—a battle over fish, of all things.
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Phoronix: OpenHardware ColorHug+ Announced
The ColorHug has been one of the more successful OpenHardware projects of recent times. The ColorHug is an open-source display colorimeter for calibrating LCD panels for accurate displays. This open-source hardware was designed by GNOME's Richard Hughes and obviously features first-rate linux support. He's now working on a new ColorHug+ device...
The new revision should have better support for high gamut and LED screens:
The current device is indeed excellent value for money. I bought one last year and haven't regretted it one bit, it did wonders on my HP dm1z netbook and my work monitors. It's obviously not as good as a high-end photospectrometer, but for 60£ it's bloody awesome.
The new ColorHug+ is a photospectrometer, whereas the current ColorHug is a colorimeter. The operating principle is totally different, which is also why ColorHug+ can do print calibration and the ColorHug cannot. In simplified terms, ColorHug+ does a full spectrum analysis of the incoming light and creates a correction matrix to match the spectrum to some predefined curve; ColorHug instead measures only the response of the three primary colors (RGB) and tries to "guess" the rest of the spectrum based on those (which is why you need to load a calibration matrix for your specific monitor.)
In short, ColorHug+ is a much more accurate (and expensive) piece of hardware. It's a nice upgrade if you do any sort of non-professional color-sensitive work (e.g. making indie games, correcting photos, making presentations, or similar things.)
One thing I've never understood about these devices is how do they interact with the options on monitors. For instance, most lcd monitors have several color modes. I know I should set one and then use the device, but which one will give me better results?
Is there any part of the software that can help me choose which settings are better for my display?
This is one of those areas where I've tried to read up a bit and get a bit lost, because most are geared toward professionals, whereas I just want decent-as-possible colors from a sea of crappy TN displays.
ColorHug+ seems promising because it is a photospectrometer so it should be able to produce some good results, I believe.
However at that price there are probably existing, mature, proven commercial solutions out there on the market.
I have an old ColorHug, which is a colorimeter.
To me it was a waste of money and was worse than useless.
After calibration the colors was worse than before the calibration.
A colorimeter suck, they're useless without a CCMX (color calibration matrix) which needs to be generated from a photospectrometer.
Yes. I own a Huey, and i have used it with Argylcms + dispalGUI on linux.
There are two stages, one where you can fiddle with your monitor controls to try squeeze the best of it, and the second stage where it takes measures automatically. I think one is called "calibrate" and the other "profile".


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Apart from the gfx drivers, what's inthat FC release compared to a stock Moblin 2.1 ?
Phoronix: Moblin 2.1 IVI FC Released With New Intel Driver
While Moblin 2.1 was released in early November, today at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Intel Corp just putout the Moblin 2.1 IVI FC release. Moblin 2.1 IVI FC marks this as being the "feature complete" version in this release series...
Apart from the gfx drivers, what's inthat FC release compared to a stock Moblin 2.1 ?
Maybe we can see some benchmarks this GMA3150 compared to old intel GFX chip any time soon?
Howto boot the image with vesa (or other supported driver):
Add 3 as boot option, login as root (pw: moblin), then
rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf
init 5
done. The xorg.conf is preconfigured with 2 screens 1024x768 and 800x480 and iegd driver, very unlikely that this will be correct on normal netbooks/nettops with gma 500. It does use the old gui not the new one btw.
Last edited by Kano; 01-06-2010 at 05:55 PM.
Is the IEGD driver somehow new to the Phoronix staff? I've been using it for several weeks on US15W hardware and its been out much longer than that.
10.2.2 was released on nov 18th, so there I can say with great certainty that it contains no gallium3d goodness.
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with iegd?
what is vainfo?
IVI stands for "In Vehicle Infotainment"; so "stuff for in cars" in english.
The Moblin IVI builds and releases aren't for netbooks, but for in-car computers.
Car manufacturers normally put their own user experience on such devices, so there is no "real" moblin UI for these builds, but just a basic placeholder embedded IVI developers can use to verify their hardware etc...
iegd? So thats where it was hiding! Anyone got this running under Debian or Arch yet?
Here are the juicy bits on iegd from the intel site:
Multiple-display support
Dual independent display ("extended mode") available when supported by the hardware
Twin mode (same display timings to two displays) is supported on hardware with a single video pipe
Dual video pipe systems enabled to drive more than two displays, using twin mode on each video pipe
2D acceleration
Improved performance of applications which take advantage of OS acceleration APIs, including X11 XAA interface, or Microsoft DirectDraw* interface
OpenGL for Linux
OpenGL on supported 2.6 kernel Linux distributions for advanced 3D graphics acceleration on dual independent displays
OpenGL ES 1.1 supported on the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W
Open GL 2.0 supported on Intel® System Controller Hub US15W on Linux*, Microsoft Windows XP*, Microsoft Windows XP Embedded* and Microsoft Windows CE*; on , Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, Intel® Q35 Express Chipset on Linux*
Lower-resolution modes can be displayed full screen with configurations that support upscaling (example: internal LVDS, and Chrontel* CH7308*)
Hardware video decode acceleration support (Intel® System Controller Hub US15W only)
Relieves decode burden from the processor, and reduces power consumption of the system MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264 and VC-1 formats supported in Wind River Linux,* Red Hat Embedded Linux* and Red Flag Linux* via VA-API
Anti - Aliasing (Intel® System Controller Hub US15W Only)
Minimizes distortion when displaying high-resolution video at lower resolutions. Supported on Linux*, Microsoft Windows XP*, Microsoft Windows CE*
No mention of hardware accelerated encoding as was hinted at in a previous phoronix article that I've seen, but I've not tried this out yet.
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@Racialicious said it best - Jan Brewer done lost her mind, yo
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I wondered if you were going to talk about this. Riley would be up under da jail right bout now. Who da F*** did she think she was talking to? Nah girlie. She'da hadta get snatched that day. By the blonde hair.
- January 31, 2012 at 10:07 AM
That picture still has me heated. She clearly was trying to provoke him. She is old enough to know that you don't point your finger in a grown a** man's face, especially the President. I HATE it when people point at me and will often call them on it when they do it. So in this case, I would've whooped her a** just on GP. Point blank, period.
Off to check out the Racialicious post. - January 31, 2012 at 10:15 AM
We call it WE - White Entitlement. You can't tell her how her act, she can do what she wants, this is her world.
Who else wanted to see her get her azz kicked by FLOTUS? *raises hand* - January 31, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- Jeannette said...
Shawn, i was ready to start a "Get on the Bus" movement last week to ride to Phoenix and whoop her ****. I was too outdone! She's lucky Michelle wasn't there. That's all i got to say.
- January 31, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Now y'all know I am non-violence all the way *chokes on that lie*, but I would have dusted the tarmac with her ass!!! Jan better watch her back, cause I know if one of my cousins was President or First Lady of these United States, I would handle that! Ray Ray and Shenehneh ain't but a phone call away! IJS
- January 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM
I CANNOT stand that Bish. Why oh WHY was she not tackled and straight up blitz attacked by security!?
I swear fo' God I don't understand how Gabby Giffords gets one to the head, yet that spawn of Satan is still running the streets... without fear and clearly feeling herself.... I'll be in Phoenix next month and she bets not catch me in the streets. I don't fight but that arse whooping would be an act of patriotism.
*SMDH I had cut out half my comment and the part I went in on her having the audacity to get brolic on the tarmac of all places because there were too many " that trifflin' bit*h" and "ratchet heaux" sprinkled in. - January 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM
She's lucky I ain't related! So where is the "Bus" picking up?
- January 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM
*raises hand*
- January 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM
i don't take to kind to a finger in the face. my "natural reaction" is to grab and twist....kudos to the president for keeping his cool and walking away....
- January 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM
- maureen said...
The amount of disrespect that is being leveled at this president is of epic proportion. Granted, I have been the U.S for about 15 years and have only experienced 3 presidents, but I highly doubt the other presidents received the type of treatment Pres. Obama is receiving.
Then she turns around and say she felt threatened. Really ma'am, is it b/c he is black?
I call it entitlement & disrespect. - January 31, 2012 at 11:17 AM
That picture infuriates me! Michelle is from the Southside of Chicago so I know that situation would have had a different outcome if she were present.
I hope white people are not emboldened by this act. Everybody ain't like Pres, someone might catch a case doing ish like that with another ninja. - January 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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Jan need to keep a security detail close. - January 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM
*chokes on that lie*
LOL!! - January 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Only1DivaC said...
I'm so proud of President Obama for not going left on her. This here picture still gets me heated. It really does make me want to reach out and touch somebody (not all Diana Ross and ish). It's a combination of folks still heated that a black man is running the country (get over it), entitlement, and just straight disrespect for the title and for another human being.
Some things you don't do with me is raise your voice, talk to me in condescending way, or raise your finger/hand in my direction. We all adults around here and I need folks to act accordingly. This is how folks get got! - January 31, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- C Nelson said...
She was well aware of what she was doing, and she knew she would get away with it. And Obama loses either way -- either the whole country (world?) got to see Brewer's audacity go unchecked, or it got a demonstration of why having a black man in office is unsuitable (they're so angry, so threatening...) Moreover, no matter which way it went, she got to turn on the "delicate white woman" act and claim she was just reacting. It's kind of fascinating to watch, once you get past the urge to cram that finger somewhere mighty uncomfortable for her.
- January 31, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Co-sign completely! Brewer knew what she was doing and knew that the "delicate white woman" act would get her off. PBO was heated about it, though. You can tell that by the picture since he is trying to move away from her finger.
The thing about this incident is that a number of Republicans in AZ are mad at Jan Brewer for this disrespect because this presidential visit was supposed to show that AZ was not a racist, unfriendly-to-business state in light of the protests over SB 1070, and Brewer putting her hand in PBO's face brought back the whole "AZ hates people-of-color" associations in peoples' minds instead of "AZ is a great place to do business; see, PBO came here to spotlight Intel's factory here!"
The business leaders in Phoenix wanted the PBO visit to revitalize their image, since PBO is so photogenic and his position as president would bring some shine to the state; and this disrespectful troglodyte ruined it by putting her finger in his face--making the story about her and not the state. - January 31, 2012 at 5:01 PM
She would have neva, eva...eva, eva had did this if Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was there. FLOTUS would have given her the side-eye of life and death. It would have been like this:
Shoot, if Marion Robinson, Grandma-in-Chief, had been there she would have slapped the taste out of Jan Brewer's mouth. Mrs. Robinson and PBO are tight!
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ALL.OF.THE.ABOVE. She is luck Obezzy has the calm spirit he does because if she had stuck that finger in my face, she would have drawn back a nub...
- January 31, 2012 at 7:31 PM
It's kind of fascinating to watch, once you get past the urge to cram that finger somewhere mighty uncomfortable for her."
^This all day. - January 31, 2012 at 7:37 PM
This is what kills me about this whole incident. Brewer is claiming "Oh, that big strong Negro scared me" when PBO is known for being the most calm, too calm for many people, politician out there. These people need to make up their minds whether the president is some militant, Marxist, Kenyan singing " La Internationale" bent on destroying them and the country or some bumbling, teleprompter reading dolt too detached from people to connect with them.
- January 31, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- GammasWorld said...
As peaceful as I try to be, this was entitlement and lack of home training at it's finest. The President???? You gon' wag your finger in the President's face? As much as I despised Bush (the son), I would never, ever be so rude and disrespectful to The Office. This POTUS has taken a bunch of ish off the mad white folk and this is just another example.
- January 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Reggie Kray said...
Wonder what Paul Mooney has to say about this...
#DatIshKray - January 31, 2012 at 8:17 PM
They have probably hidden all the phones from Grandma-in-Chief so she can't call and give Jan a what for!
- January 31, 2012 at 10:53 PM
You're not the only one who would have gladly popped her one. I hope POTUS has been reassigned Secret Service agents because that should have never happened.
Some of the comments on the original post are interesting to say the least. (I don't know about giving up Soft Scrub though..I need to keep my tub clean.) - February 1, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- One Chele said...
You don't have to like the President, but act like you have some home-training! I don't even point my finger in my dog's face when I'm scolding her. >=(
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Based in Yunnan Province, home to a rich diversity of minority communities and traditions, this program examines the social, environmental, economic, and cultural factors shaping Yunnan's and China's future. Students gain a deep understanding of China's rich multicultural history and broadened perspectives on the major issues and challenges confronting China today. In addition, students can rapidly advance their Chinese through the program's intensive language component, which yields six academic credits.
Having one-on-one tutoring with my teachers allowed me to learn more Chinese in a month than I learned in the two years I took Chinese before attending SIT. The language pledge pushed me and inspired me to be more confident by forcing me to step out of my comfort zone and practice my Chinese with locals. While the language pledge was one of the most challenging months of my life, it is what I will remember and treasure most about my experience in Kunming.
Caroline Marso, Occidental College
Students on the China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities program explore the complexity of China's social groups and develop a deeper understanding of the key social, historical, and cultural issues at work in minority communities.
Each program component exposes students to the complex and varied challenges and opportunities faced by China's ethnic minority groups. Students engage with a broad array of knowledge centers, and lecturers are drawn from a wide variety of local institutions and organizations.
The program is based in Kunming — Yunnan Province's largest city and political, economic, and cultural center — and includes periods where students live on the campus of Yunnan Nationalities University and in a two-week homestay with families in the city.
Students attend lectures by local professors and experts in Kunming and during educational site visits to diverse locales. These lectures and excursions help students deepen their understanding of China's varied cultures and ethnic minorities.
Through intensive language instruction and daily interactions with their host families, students refine their communications skills while becoming acclimated to the local culture. This period provides an introduction to the relevant topical issues China faces today, information students later build upon during their educational excursions and Independent Study Project.
While in Kunming, students undertake 90 class hours of intensive Chinese language instruction. Students at all skill levels receive training in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Chinese.
Through a combination of traditional classroom learning, cultural immersion on campus, and the practical application of language skills in homestays, during excursions, and throughout the Independent Study Project, students make tremendous progress in their Chinese language skills over the course of the semester.
The language program is distinguished by its excellent teacher-to-student ratio; in addition, SIT students are partnered with Chinese university students so they can practice Chinese with native speakers and apply what they learn in the classroom to the informal conditions of everyday life.
Students wishing to focus on language acquisition specifically may, in lieu of an Independent Study Project, pursue an additional 60 hours of intensive language instruction.
This seminar includes three sections: Chinese history and religions, China's social issues and arts and humanities, and China's minority issues. The unique minority issues component of the seminar — including excursions, visits, and exchanges with ethnic minority groups — distinguishes this study abroad program from any other in China. This interdisciplinary seminar explores the relationship between China's central government and the ethnically diverse minority populations of Yunnan. The interactions inherent in the relationship between China's "peripheral peoples" and an arguably constructed dominant "Han" culture form a foundation upon which questions of autonomy and identity are brought to life in Yunnan and its environs.
During this phase of the program, students participate in educational excursions throughout Yunnan Province. As Yunnan increasingly becomes a major focus of both domestic and foreign tourism, students witness the region's struggle to achieve a balance between developed tourist areas, such as Dali and Lijiang, and more remote sites that retain a strong sense of cultural integrity. By living with local families in a rural farming village, students learn about the cultural traditions that define and sustain these diverse communities.
Excursions relate directly to the program's Field Methods and Ethics seminar, which instructs students on the techniques, methods, and ethics necessary for successful research. Throughout this section of the program, students develop ideas for their Independent Study Project (ISP) and learn to properly refine their research topics.
In the final month of the semester, students undertake either an Independent Study Project (ISP) or additional intensive language training.
The ISP provides students with an opportunity to critically examine a topic, community, or situation related to Chinese culture or ethnic minorities in China.
Previous ISP topics have included:
Alternatively, students may use this time to pursue one month of additional language study in lieu of the ISP. Students who pursue this option will spend this period participating in intensive and often one-on-one language instruction.
The interdisciplinary coursework in the China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities program informs students on all aspects of life in China, including the environmental, health, and political spheres. Seminars conducted in both English and in translation include lectures by Chinese academics, researchers, development workers, and experts in the fields of history and religion, social issues, arts and the humanities, and minority issues. During the final month of the semester, students leverage their field study experience and research skills to complete their ISP.
Links to syllabi below are from current and forthcoming courses offered on this program. Because courses develop and change over time to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, actual course content will vary from term to term.
The syllabi can be useful for students, faculty, and study abroad offices in assessing credit transfer. Read more about credit transfer.
Chinese Culture and Ethnic Minorities Seminar – syllabus
(ASIA 3000 / 3 credits / 45 class hours)
An interdisciplinary course conducted in English, with required readings, examining China's cultural complexity and the key social, economic, environmental, and cultural factors shaping and sustaining China's minority communities. Lecturers are drawn from institutions such as Yunnan Nationalities University, Yunnan University, Yunnan Normal University, NGOs in Yunnan, Yunnan Arts Institute, Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Kunming University of Science and Technology and the Lijiang Dongba Cultural Research Institute.
Field Methods and Ethics – syllabus
(ANTH 3500 / 3 credits / 45 class hours)
A course in the concepts of learning across cultures and from field experience. Introduction to the Independent Study Project. Material includes cross-cultural adaptation and skills building; project selection and refinement; appropriate methodologies; field study ethics and the World Learning/SIT Human Subjects Review Policy; developing contacts and finding resources; developing skills in observation and interviewing; gathering, organizing, and communicating data; and maintaining a work journal.
Beginning Chinese – syllabus
(CHIN 1000–1500 / 6 credits / 90 class hours)
Intermediate Chinese – syllabus
(CHIN 2000–2500 / 6 credits / 90 class hours)
Advanced Chinese – syllabus
(CHIN 3000–3500 / 6 credits / 90 class hours)
Emphasis on speaking and comprehension skills, as well as introductory reading skills, through classroom and field instruction. Based on in-country evaluation, including oral proficiency testing, students are placed in beginning, intermediate, or advanced classes. Language instructors are certified in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and use a variety of interactive communication-based language-teaching techniques.
During the final month of the program, students may choose between the following:
Independent Study Project – syllabus
(ISPR 3000 / 4 credits / 120 class hours)
Conducted in Yunnan Province or in another approved location appropriate to the project. Sample topic areas: social customs of minority groups; evolution of the free-market system; philosophy and practice of taiji; investigation of family and religious practices of the Hui; Dongba shamans; textiles and handicrafts of the Naxi and the Miao; the structure of the extended family in the context of China's family planning system; domestic tourism and its impact on Dali and Lijiang; the role of civil society in environmental management and conservation; growth and inequality in modern China; preservation and renewal of Tibetan arts; healthcare challenges in China; traditional Chinese painting, music, and medicine; Buddhist philosophy and practice.
Intermediate Chinese – syllabus
(CHIN 2004–2504 / 4 credits / 60 class hours)
Advanced Chinese – syllabus
CHIN 3004–3504 / 4 credits / 60 class hours)
Guided Self-Instruction in Chinese – syllabus
(CHIN 4004 / 4 credits / 60 class hours)
Pursued in lieu of the ISP, this intensive one-on-one or one-on-two Chinese language course is conducted during the last month of the program; combined with the required six-credit language course taken earlier in the program, this course gives students the chance to earn up to ten language credits in one semester. Students also sign a 24-hour language pledge for the duration of this course.
* Chinese language study can be pursued in lieu of the standard, research-based Independent Study Project.
Browse this program's Independent Study Projects / undergraduate research.
Please note that in order to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, program excursions may occasionally vary.
The China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities program includes numerous educational day trips and extended excursions designed to complement and enhance classroom study and field-based activities. Day trips and excursion experiences are deepened through frequent discussion and reflection sessions led by students and the academic director.
Day trips near the city of Kunming may include:
During day trips and excursions, students may witness firsthand a Dongba shaman go into a trance; the agile and fluid motions of a Daoist master; the selfless dedication of workers at a Tibetan orphanage; an audience with a reincarnate Tibetan lama; and choral singing at a Christian Miao (Hmong) minority village.
Students travel across China to the capital city of Beijing, where Yunnan Province's great ethnic diversity is placed in both historical and contemporary perspective. Through a combination of lectures, educational site visits, and a small group field study project, the striking ethnic and historical contrast between Beijing and Yunnan Province becomes clear.
In Beijing, students meet top Chinese academics and learn about Chinese identity and central government policies on minorities. Lecturers may include faculty drawn from Beijing's best institutions of higher education, including Beijing University, Qinghua University, or China's Central Nationalities University. Their lectures may focus on such diverse topics as:
Furthering students' understanding of ethnic minority relations over time, students visit historically significant sites such as the Great Wall, the Tibetan temple of Yonghegong, and the Forbidden City built by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
The Beijing excursion deepens students' understanding of remote Yunnan's place in the modern Chinese nation and throughout imperial times, thus clarifying the distinct roles played throughout China's history by the majority Han Chinese, as well as by northern ethnic minorities, and their political, military, and cultural contributions to modern China.
Corollary goals of the Beijing excursion include giving students a taste of China's millennia-old urban sophistication, a clearer idea of the fast pace of modernization in China's largest cities, and an appreciation of the high degree of China's political centralization. To that end, in addition to group visits to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, students engage in a day-long group field study project in Beijing and also have time to discover on their own a plethora of Beijing's great places, including the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Olympic Bird's Nest, fascinating markets, and many museums.
The two-week minority areas excursion involves deep and varied experiential learning opportunities in the Yi and Hui Autonomous County of Weishan, the Bai areas of Dali, the Naxi ancient town of Lijiang, and the Tibetan areas of northwestern Yunnan. The itinerary changes each semester to include less-visited sites and rural areas vital to understanding modern China's vast diversity and many inequalities. Students engage with local residents through visits to religious temples and monasteries, nature reserves, local markets, orphanages, schools, and factories. Immediately preceding the Independent Study Project (ISP) period, this excursion forms the core of the travel portion of the program and exposes students to myriad possibilities and contacts for their ISP.
The Yunnan Exploration Project, a self-designed independent study and travel period in Yunnan Province, allows students to build upon concepts learned in the thematic seminar and to utilize their Chinese language training. The project also develops students' flexibility and confidence in their ability to conduct fieldwork in China and prepares them for logistical challenges they may encounter during future assignments outside the classroom, during their Independent Study Projects, and on future visits and study in China.
Students identify a site or sites they would like to explore, and, individually or in small groups, arrange their own travel to these destinations, where they explore the area and interact with residents over the course of approximately five days. On their return, each small group presents the skills and field study methods they used during the process of problem-solving, locating food and lodging during their travels, and, in individual papers, each student discusses incidents during the project that led to a greater understanding of some aspect of China's dominant and ethnic minority cultures as well as their own culture.
Dr. Lu Yuan holds a PhD in international/China studies from the University of Technology, Sydney. After receiving her BA in Chinese literature and journalism from People's University, Beijing, Lu Yuan worked for seven years as a journalist with Xinhua, the official news agency of China, and as editor of the publication Chinese Journalist. From 1989–1990, Dr. Lu was a Parvin Fellow on a journalism training program sponsored by the East-West Center at the University of Hawai'i. She taught Chinese at Banaras Hindu University in north India as part of her MA degree work in Chinese language teaching from SIT Graduate Institute (formerly the School for International Training).
In addition to her visits to Tibet and the minority regions of Mongolia, Ningxia, and Yunnan, Lu Yuan spent three years in Kathmandu, Nepal, while her husband, Sam, co-directed the SIT Nepal program.
As academic director, Lu Yuan has overseen the entire SIT China program since its inception in the fall of 1994. In addition to giving lectures, advising students, and coordinating academic seminars, Dr. Lu also plans the program's educational excursions and works to ensure that students' academic needs are fully met. Lu Yuan has also served as the academic director for the summer Community Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine program since 2004.
Born in Shanghai and raised in Kunming, Zhao Jie received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yunnan University in 2003 and a Master of Science from Yunnan University in 2006. Fluent in both Chinese and English, Zhao Jie has a particular interest in paleontology and has conducted research and published extensively in this field. He has been in charge of international affairs on projects with both the University of Leicester (UK) and the Natural History Museum of Sweden. He has been teaching at Yunnan Normal University and Yunnan Nationalities University as a Chinese language teacher since 2001 and has worked as a language teacher and program assistant for the SIT China/Yunnan program since 2002.
Born and raised in Kunming, Luo Xiaolei received a bachelor's degree in English from Yunnan University in 1989. She worked as office staff and as a translator for the Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan University as well as for companies in Zhuhai and Hong Kong from 1989 to 1997. She has been teaching Chinese to foreigners at Yunnan University, Yunnan Normal University, and Yunnan Nationalities University since 2002 and has been teaching SIT students since 2003. Ms. Luo has served as an SIT language program coordinator since the fall of 2007.
Ms. Zhou Yan, of Yi nationality, was born in Yun County, Yunnan Province, a remote minority area. Ms. Zhou obtained a bachelor's degree in English from the Xian Foreign Languages Institute, one of the most well-known schools in China, in 2008. She returned to her home province and joined SIT's staff following graduation. She has served as student affairs coordinator with the SIT program in China since the spring of 2008.
John received a BA in international studies (concentration: Asia) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1968. He was an MPhil candidate in social anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, 1976–78. He received his PhD in social/cultural anthropology from the University of Hong Kong in 1997. John has edited numerous academic books, articles, and research papers, chiefly in social sciences, as well as several film scripts and two novels. He has taught English at the University of District of Columbia and the Hong Kong Institute of Language and Communication and anthropology/Asian studies at the University of Hong Kong. John has been serving as the academic advisor for the SIT Study Abroad program in Yunnan since November 2011.
Duo Lin has earned medical degrees in Kunming and London. Since 2002, he has been involved with research, public health, and health education related to HIV/AIDS, intravenous drug use, and sexual transmission of disease in Yunnan, including among ethnic minorities, and in those areas bordering Southeast Asian countries. He is currently the manager of the Yunnan Province HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Project, sponsored by the Australian government and has participated in and managed other local and regional projects concerning the spread and control of HIV/AIDS. He has contributed to numerous publications and has served as a consultant and participant in national and international conferences on the subject. Since 2006, Duo Lin has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor for the SIT China semester program and a senior lecturer with the SIT China summer program.
Xiong Bin has degrees in international business and management, as well as in English, from universities in Yunnan and Thailand, and she has lectured at universities and worked in private businesses in both China and Thailand. She is currently an associate professor of management and economics at the Kunming University of Science and Technology. Her specialty is in regional economic development and international business and management. Her participation in numerous international collaborative research projects and conferences concerning the important and rapid economic development involving China's Yunnan Province and the adjoining Southeast Asian countries of the Greater Mekong sub-region has led to numerous published articles and papers, and she has won awards for the quality of her teaching. Xiong Bin has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor for the SIT China semester program since 2002.
Dr. Shen Haimei is a professor of anthropology at the Yunnan Provincial Ethnology Research Institute, Yunnan Nationalities University. Her research interests include Yunnan local history, women/gender studies and ethnicity in southwest China, HIV/AIDS and public health, and the trafficking of women and transnational Asian female immigrants in China. Her two authored books, her numerous articles in Chinese and English, and her editorial works and translations have embodied these interests and have become important resources for the anthropological and historical understanding of Yunnan's unique peoples, as has been indicated by the various fellowships she has held at universities in the US, the UK, and Singapore. Professor Shen Haimei has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor with the SIT China semester program since 2002.
Yang Hui received her education in anthropology and political science in China and the United States. She is currently a professor with and the director of the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnology at Yunnan University. She has taught courses in sociocultural anthropology at undergraduate and graduate levels and has been a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley and a visiting professor in Hong Kong. Her numerous published articles, edited works, translations, and ethnographic documentary films have focused on Yunnan and Yunnan's minorities in particular, and she remains an important contributor and authority in these fields, as well as in the fields of tourism in ethnic minority areas and economic development among transnational minority groups in Yunnan and Southeast Asia. Professor Yang Hui has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor for the SIT China semester program since 1998.
Professor Yang is a member of the Naxi ethnic nationality. He holds a PhD in Chinese ethnic history and culture and is a professor with and vice president of the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences in Kunming, as well as the director of the Local Historical Studies Department of Yunnan Province. He is the author of 28 academic books and more than 150 articles on topics concerning identity and relationships between traditional knowledge systems and biodiversity conservation, cultural conflict, and cultural change among the ethnic peoples of Yunnan, especially concerning the Naxi ethnic group. He has given lectures and presentations in Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and elsewhere. He has acted as a leader and coordinator of several international research projects focused on traditional resource management, indigenous knowledge systems, cultural conservation, biodiversity protection, and ecotourism issues in the ethnic minority areas of Yunnan. Professor Yang Fuquan has been a senior lecturer and ISP advisor with the SIT China semester program since 1999.
The China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities program includes two different homestays, allowing students to experience daily Chinese life in both urban and rural settings. Other accommodations during the program include hostels, educational institutions, or small hotels.
Students spend two weeks with families in urban Kunming, exchanging cultural information and insights and interests. Through this experience, students gain a far deeper understanding of China's increasingly complex and economically stratified society. When possible, students are placed in homes with families that share common professions and interests related to a student's Independent Study Project (ISP) topic. In many cases, the homestay family becomes an important contact for students as they explore the role of ethnic minority cultures for their ISP.
In the rural Bai nationality farming community of Shaxi, students experience a more traditional way of life. Students may help their host families with daily chores, including farming, milking, and producing goods to be sold at the local weekly market. Students gain firsthand knowledge of minority cultures and witness the profound changes occurring as a result of increased development and tourism. This homestay lasts for 4 to 5 days.
Program Start Date: Sep 1, 2015
Program End Date: Dec 14, 2015
The dates listed above are subject to change. Please note that travel to and from the program site may span a period of more than one day.
Student applications to this program will be reviewed on a rolling basis between the opening date and the deadline.
Application Deadline: May 15, 2015
SIT Pell Grant Match Award. SIT Study Abroad provides matching grants to all students receiving Federal Pell Grant funding; this award can be applied to any SIT semester program. View all SIT Study Abroad scholarships.
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International Airfare to Program Launch Site
International airline pricing can vary greatly due to the volatility of airline industry pricing, flight availability, and specific flexibility/restrictions on the type of ticket purchased. Students may choose to take advantage of frequent flyer or other airline awards available to them, which could significantly lower their travel costs.
Visa Expenses: $130
Immunizations: Varies
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International Phone: Each student must have a phone in each country. Cost varies according to personal preferences, phone plans, data plans, etc.
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Personal expenses during the program vary based on individual spending habits and budgets. While all meals and accommodations are covered in the room and board fee, incidentals and personal transportation costs differ depending on the non-program-related interests and pursuits of each student. To learn more about personal budgeting, we recommend speaking with alumni who participated in a program in your region. See a full list of our alumni contacts. Please note that free time to pursue non-program-related activities is limited.
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Stana Katic would make a good live action Lois Lane
Warner Brothers sent Mania a clip from their next animated feature, SUPERMAN: UNBOUND. Here we see Supergirl and Lois Lane -- voiced by CASTLE stars Molly Quinn and Stana Katic, taking center stage.
The film also features the voices of Matt Bomer (White Collar) and John Noble (Fringe,The Lord of the Rings films) as Superman and Brainiac, respectively.
Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, SUPERMAN: UNBOUND arrives May 7, 2013 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and for Digital Download.
Damn it, those covers are terrible, if they wanted to go for realism they should have got Alex Ross on board..!
oooooooh, nice. The animation looks great. What is this based on?
No clue Johnny. I got here at the office and cannot wait to watch it!


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Government shutdown could jeopardize Calif. woman's life
UPDATED 10:43 PM PDT Oct 02, 2013The shutdown is forcing the National Institute of Health to stop accepting new patients for clinical trials. It's a matter of life and death for one Sacramento woman.
Video TranscriptSHUTDOWN, BUT THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST. FROM THAT, FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES TO JEOPARDIZING LIVES, THE SHUTDOWN HAS NOW FORCED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO STOP ACCEPTING NEW NATIONS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS. WE HAVE THE STORY OF ONE WOMAN WHOSE WEIGHT FOR A POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING CANCER TREATMENT IS NOW ON HOLD. -- WHOSE WA IT FOR A POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING CANCER TREATMENT IS NOW ON HOLD. THE THOUGHT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO POSSIBLY BE HERE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING SHE HAS HAD FIVE SURGERIES, GONE THROUGH RADIATION AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CHEMOTHERAPY. SHE IS NOW DESPERATE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A SARCOMA SPECIALIST THAT PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH SARCOMA ON AVERAGE LIVE UP TO A YEAR. SO SHE SIGNED UP WITH THE NIH TO TRY PROMISING NEW DRUG HEARING SHE WAS EXPECTING APPROVAL THIS WEEK BUT NOW HAS TO WAIT FOR THE SHUTDOWN TO BE OVER. WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS, EACH MONTH COUNTS GIVE I ALREADY HAVE -- EACH MONTH COUNTS. I DON'T HAVE A NEW SPOT. SHE AND HER HUSBAND SAY THAT EVERY SECOND WASTED IMPAX LABORATORIES THE LIVES. -- WASTED IMPACTS LIVELIHOODS AND LIVES. SHE SAYS SHE JUST WAS JAMAICA ON A PROMISE TO HER -- SHE JUST WANTS TO MAKE GOOD ON A PROMISE THAT SHE MADE TO HER DAUGHTER. I WANT TO THINK ABOUT HER FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN OR HER GETTING MARRIED, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ESTIMATES EVERY WEEK DURING THE SHUTDOWN IT WILL HAVE
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First Hokage's Necklace | |||
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Kanji | 初代火影の首飾り | ||
Rōmaji | Shodai Hokage no Kubikazari | ||
Literal English | First Fire Shadow's Necklace | ||
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Manga | Chapter #149 | ||
Anime | Naruto Episode #85 | ||
Appears in | Anime, Manga, Game, Movie | ||
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The First Hokage's necklace (初代火影の首飾り, Shodai Hokage no Kubikazari) was the necklace worn by Naruto Uzumaki. It was made from a special "Crystal Gem" (結晶石, Kesshōseki) and was once worn by the First Hokage. If it was to be sold, three mountains containing gold mines could be bought with the profits.[1]
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The First Hokage's granddaughter, Tsunade, inherited it several decades before the start of the series. She in turn gave it to both her younger brother, Nawaki, and her lover, Dan, in the hopes that it would help them achieve their dreams of becoming Hokage. Both died soon after receiving the necklace during the Second Shinobi World War, returning the necklace to Tsunade's possession and leading others to believe the necklace was cursed. Believing this, Tsunade kept the necklace for herself for the next few years and lost faith in those who dream of becoming Hokage.
In Part I of the series, Tsunade met Naruto Uzumaki. Not only did he dream of becoming Hokage but he also bore some resemblance to both Nawaki and Dan. Deciding to tempt fate one more time, Tsunade made a bet with Naruto: if he could master the Rasengan in a week, therefore proving himself worthy of the position of Hokage, she would give him her necklace. He agreed and was able to accomplish the task, prompting Tsunade to put faith in the title of Hokage and the necklace one more time.
In Part II, when Naruto lost control upon advancing to his six-tailed form, the necklace activated in an attempt to stop the transformation. However, due to the overpowering influence of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, it broke the necklace.[2] Yamato claimed that without the necklace, it would be impossible for him to help Naruto suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra any longer, were it to resurface.[3] However, this may not be completely true, as Yamato once again tried to suppress the transformation while they were in the Falls of Truth, without the necklace's assistance.[4]
Abilities Edit
A power unique to Hashirama was the ability to control jinchūriki and the tailed beasts. This ability was enhanced by the necklace, which responded to his chakra, allowing him to control the chakra of the tailed beasts. It is said that Hashirama's Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands responds to this necklace to suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra when it influences Naruto. Yamato at some point in time added a seal to the necklace that would activate when Naruto called upon too much of the Nine-Tails' chakra, attempting to restrain him,[2] and alerting Yamato to what was happening.[5]
Utilised Techniques Edit
- Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands
- Tailed Beast Sealing
Trivia Edit
- In the English version of the anime, in likely a dubbing mistake, Jiraiya states that there were only two like it in the world.[6]


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