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Hurricane Sandy left many victims in her wake. However, we are relieved to report that Ivy, a one-year-old service dog, who was badly injured in the aftermath the storm, is expected to survive.
On Wednesday night, Ivy's guardians were unable to go outside to walk her. Without power in their Manhattan apartment building, their elevator was also out of service. They asked their neighbor to take Ivy outside for some exercise.
Unfortunately, Ivy wandered off her leash onto a busy New York street, where she was presumably hit by multiple cars. A local resident found her early Thursday morning, and while she had suffered very severe injuries, she was still alive. Ivy was transported to the ASPCA Animal Hospital in Manhattan to undergo treatment. This brave dog is expected to make a full recovery.
We're so glad we are able to provide Ivy with the crucial care she needed, and just in time. Please help support our ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Update 11/8/12: Ivy is continuing to recover from her injuries until she can return home to her dedicated pet parents. One of Ivy's pet parents is hearing-impaired, and the other is incapacitated due to a knee injury and was unable to walk her during Hurricane Sandy. While Ivy was walking with a neighbor, she escaped from her collar and was hit by a car before being rescued by a good Samaritan and brought to the ASPCA. We are all looking forward to Ivy's speedy recovery.
See what happens when you ask assholes to care for your pet. How could she get off a leash if she was a service dog. Was the idiot drunk or on drugs? That neighbor wouldn't want to come near me after that.why couldn't the owners climb the stairs and take care of their own dog?
Why are the owners not taking her back? Seems odd. Seems like an owner responsibility problem from what appears here. I hope Ivy finds deserving and responsible owners that she can guide....
I agree
I agree, most of you are too fast at jumping to conclusions!! Dogs can easily slip out of their collars if something catches their eye, like a cat, squirrel, etc. And yet you are blaming the handicapped owners here!!!!!!! Your day is coming when you get old, and hopefully NOT handicapped!!!!! How many of you complaining about this were without power at that time???????
How was she able to wander? Wasn't she on a leash? For God's sake... How old is she and is she up for adoption?
Why is everyone being so weird about this. The owner couldn't take the dog out.. trusted a neighbor who obviously did the wrong thing, and now u all want her to retire and be up for adoption... GIVE ME A BREAK PEOPLE.. UR ALL WACKO'S!!! DUHHHHHH IT WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY CARLESSNESS OF A NEIGHBOR.. NOT THE OWNER !!! GET A LIFE
I will take her TODAY.
I will take her TODAY.
What is with you all, the owners didnt evacuate, they were there in the apartment. They are disabled enough to need the service dog. They asked for help and for whatever reason those people screwed up. Service dogs are very well trained, so i dont understand how the dog would have wondered. The main people to blame is the one or ones that hit the dog with the car. Im sure that the owners were worried when the found out the dog was gone but couldn't do anything to try and find her but call the local vets and shelters.
I believe the dog should be returned to her owners and the neighbors should not be trusted to help with the dog again.
I agree that this story sounded weak as written, but I have every faith that the SPCA will thoroughly investigate befor ereturning the dog to that family. The poor baby- glad she is ok.


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HIGH POINT, N.C. – Pfeiffer University's Christina Harvey has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week during week eleven of the 2012–2013 Basketball season. Harvey put together a monster week averaging a strong double-double in a 2-0 perfect week for the Lady Falcons.
Starting Thursday at Queens, Harvey dropped in 19 points with 14 rebounds during an 81-61 victory in Charlotte. Harvey shot 56% from the field going 9-of-16 in 38 minutes of action adding four steals. At Lees-McRae on Saturday, Harvey scored 22 with 12 boards on 7-of-11 shooting at an impressive 64% clip. Harvey sparked a late rally with seven minutes left as Pfeiffer took a 64-57 victory marking their fourth-straight. For the week, Harvey averaged 20.5 points and 13 rebounds shooting 59% from the field. Harvey continues to lead the league in field goal percentage and stands fourth nationally in the same category.
Harvey and the Lady Falcons hosted Belmont Abbey on Monday night picking up their fifth-straight win to move to 10-0 at home with a 63-49 victory. Harvey was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field scoring 23 points in addition to an 11-of-12 night at the free throw line. To wrap up the week, Pfeiffer will travel to North Greenville on Thursday and Erskine on Saturday.

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After losing her beloved cat, Cookie, Wilma Trani's friends suggested she visit the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York City. She shared the following story with us about her first trip to the Adoption Center, and her subsequent adoption of brother and sister kittens, Milo and Mia.
My love and obsession for cats started 20 years ago. I have cared for a total of five cats, and I adopted all of them from shelters—I never have any regrets.
We recently lost our most precious, spoiled and much-loved cat of ten years, Cookie, to a serious illness, leaving us with empty hearts and an empty home. We longed for the company of another cat, but wanted to look around.
My friends adopted their cat at the ASPCA Adoption Center about two years ago, and they had a positive experience and suggested we visit. So,on a beautiful day in April, my daughter and I decided to take our first trip to the ASPCA to "just look" at the cats—who were we kidding?
We walked into the building and saw content cats in a beautiful and stimulating environment and immediately knew we were not there to just look but to adopt.
After filling out the paperwork, a pleasant woman escorted us to a nice, clean room full of cats and, immediately, we saw two adorable three-month-old kittens—a brother and sister pair. It was love at first sight!
Two hours later and a phone call to my understanding and loving husband, we walked out with two cute additions to our family—Milo and Mia.
They are funny, adorable, mischievous, loving, naughty and spoiled. We love them to pieces, and they are adjusting well to their new home and family. Our hearts and home are no longer empty!
They remind me of our kitties when they were kittens, Simba and Nala, brother and sister. They are adorable! The more you love them, the more they will love you back. Enjoy!
Such adorable kitties. I always thought I would only be a cat lover. Then I rescued a yorkie. She was going to be put down because she could not have puppies anymore. Now I am a dog and cat lover. She has made my life so much fuller.
I am so happy you adopted Milo and Mia together instead of separating them for life. That makes a big difference. I wish long and happy lives for them in their new home. Thanks for adopting them together. Hugs.
What a beautiful story. You sound like the perfect parents for them. Milo & Mia are so loved! Thanks for sharing their story with us. Purrific!!!
Thank you for not seperating the two kittens. About seven years ago my boyfriend and I went to a private home to look at kittens they had for free. My boyfriend said we would take the male, they had named the male Charlie and that was my boyfriends name. I looked at him and said "only one?" Then he said okay we would take them both. Frisky (female)and Snuggles (male) are two very happy healthy cats at 7 years. We have 7 other cats and they all get along but Snugs keeps an eye on his sister and won't let anyone pick on her, he is the only one allowed to. I had to take Frisky to the vet for dental work and Snugs got very upset when I put her in the stroller and tried to go out the door with her. He blocked the door, cried, yowled and tried to get in the stroller with her. He was very happy when I brought her back home. I believe that adopting littermates is very good practice.
What a beautiful story, how wonderful that you adopted both of the kittens as it would have been stressful to have left one behind. I am going through the stages of looking for a new little cat. My beautiful little Buddie passed away in February - we are still missing her terrible and feel it is too early to find a new kitten. She was with us for 16 years, one of our family. I know we will find another little cat as so many deserve to have a loving home. What a wonderful mun you are for Mia and Milo - it is so warming to read happy stories. All animals are gorgeous and need our protection.
Sat., Sept 22nd, 20:45 Hrs. M.D.T.
In 2006 I Lost My Child of 18 Years Under Suspicious Cercumstances and Had to Have Him Put Down. I Was Just Devistated Over it All.
About a Year Later My Roomate Asked Out of the Clear Blue if I Wanted Another Cat. I Was Just Thrilled Because I Wasn't Sure if I Was Ready. After Looking Around I Took a Black/Charco Kitten a Few Weeks Old From the City Adoption Center and Named Him "Kitty".
He Got "Spooked" a Few Weeks After from Something and is Terrified of People. I Knew I"d Have a Challenge With Him but I Made the Efforts so I Spoiled Him Rotten With Food and Gave Him All the Loving and Affection I Could Find. Its Been Six Years Now but We Both Made It, and Yes We Have Come A Long Way. I Realize He Will Always be Scared of People but I Know I Made Great Progress When I Come Home at Night and the Meow, Meows and Its Straight for My Bedroom for His Tummy/Back Rub and Then Head for the Kitchen Table at Dinner Time for Treats. He Knows Who He Can Trust Me, Night Time is His Special Time Because Its His Sence of Security Because Its Eather Sleep Beside or on the Bed at Night and He Won't Go Anyplace Else. Kitty is My "Special Child" Its Been an Interesting Challenge in Cat Behavior Really, but I Will Always be There for Him and Best of All He Knows He Has a Parent - Me Who Will Give Him the Love and Affection He Wants. Its Been and Interesting Experience and I Love My Child Very Much.
Whether cats or dogs, if you can adopt 2 (or more), it's great to get siblings. Way to go!
I loved this story as I came across it by googling my dogs names...Milo and Mia!!
My Milo and Mia are 2 collie cross puppies who I got from my local animal shelter here in Northern Ireland. Great names for a brother and sister! :)
I am a Guardian for ASPCA and you Rock for taking care of the animals. We are their voices and they need our help so badly. Please everyone give a little and yourself and you shall receive so much more...God Bless everyone, especially the animals, cats and dogs!!!!


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I am just someone that try understand how things works and as student my job is work hard to find the best answers is possible, why so many people accept God is the truth? what is the point of believe in God? Susan Wise Bauer wrote:
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Have you heard the myth that black cats are unsafe in October, in part because witches may try to adopt them for rituals? We sure have. But guess what? Top ASPCA experts agree that it's just not true.
At the ASPCA, we LOVE black kitties. (Some of our friendliest cats, like Marissa, are black—yet Marissa has waited more than nine months to find a family. What's up with that?)
Aside from the most important reason to adopt black kitties—that they really need extra help finding homes—here are a few reasons to take home one or two:
- Their fur won't show on your little black dress.
- You can tell your kids you adopted a mini panther.
- Black cats go with everything.
- In most cultures, black cats are a sign of good luck.
- You already know black cats are awesome—you have one at home! If you've got a great black kitty, tell us about him or her in the comments. You just might persuade someone else to give these felines a little extra attention.
My husband and I adopted a black kitten, with gorgeous lime green eyes, in May 2011 and he has quite the personality! We already had 2 female cats so adding a male cat would make for an interesting change in the family dynamic. I always wanted a black and when I saw little Diego for adoption, I couldn't resist!
Diego is so loving - he wants to sit in our laps while we are at the computer, he loves to lay on my chest when I'm relaxing on the couch and he happily joins me for afternoon naps on the weekend. He makes the coolest little noises and chirps - especially when we arrive home! He greets me with a kitty version of "hello!" after a long day at the office. He follows my husband around the house, cries out when he leaves and will even wait at the front door for him to return. We often warn our house guests that Diego likes to play "paw" under the bathroom door so don't be alarmed if you see his little black paws reaching in! It is so hilarious!
I cannot imagine life with out Diego - he is one in a million! Black cats are AWESOME!
We rescued a black kitten 9 months ago and named her Loki, after the god of mischief. And boy does she live up to the name! She's full of energy and absolutely rules the other 2 cats & w dogs of the house. She's not a kitty who likes to be picked up & carrie--she likes te aloof--but when I sleep, suddenly she's 100% cuddle, at least as long as she thinks I'm asleep. If I move, she's Miss Aloof again! But when she is in the mood to be petted, you cannot refuse. She won't let you go until she's gotten all the petting she wants, there's no escape, she holds your arm and if you try to stop before she's done, out come the claws! It's so funny! She's got about a thousand nicknames, like the couch monster, the tiny mischief god, the sleek black menace, attack cuddler, master of the hounds,r, oh I could go on. She'll turn 1 in December. We're so glad to have her to keep us all on our toes!
I am currently the proud parent of 3 adorable black cats, Dora, Batman and Little B. Dora (step-mom) and the boys (brothers) have gotten along famously since they were introduced to each other 2 years ago. They are all rescues. Dora adopted the boys from the minute I brought them home and has kept them in their place ever since. They bring joy and laughter to me on a daily basis. Recently Little B had a kidney stone and had to be hospitalized, but Momma Cat was there to make him feel better when he came home. I have had black cats for over 30 years and would feel incomplete without one. I love it when they decide that I can share the bed with them at night.
We have a black cat, his name is Kozmo and we love him. We always try to adopt a black cat. There is just something about them we love. I will always have one :-)
Our first five cats who "adopted" us were all strays who had been thrown away and were all black. We adored them and felt incredibly lucky they found their way to our house. Our first lived to be nineteen years and four months, and it was like losing a child when she died. We currently have one black cat in the mix, and he's part maine coon--beautifully, strikingly handsome!
I only looked at black kitties the last time I went to adopt, since I knew they often had trouble finding homes. I'm convinced that my Lloyd is not only the best black cat in Milwaukee County, but the best cat, period. He is such a darling; in the two and a half years since I adopted him, I've never heard him hiss or growl, which is amazing since my older cat picks on him. On cold nights, he curls up next to me under the blanket. And he's so handsome. Every time I take him somewhere, he gets compliments. I think I only want black cats from now on.
I have 2 cats one is almost all black his tummy has a white spot and his back paw looks like he stepped in white paint cuz his toes are a little white, and the other looks like she wears a tuxedo they are brother and sister, my friend's mom came over and his little sister showed me this cat and told me he needed a good home, we arranged for her to drop him off later because I needed to go buy supplies, well when she came back there were 2 and I had only planned on keeping the female because I had never had a female pet and I wanted to get "my little girl" and quite honestly I thought she was "cuter." My dad was okay with keeping 2 cats instead of one so we kept both, and let me tell you the one whos black doesn't get into half the trouble she does! She has an independent streak. He never tries to sneak outside, she does constantly or she sits by the door and howls, he never tries, and he will only sit on your lap if you invite him up by putting a special blanket on your lap, she will come over whenever she feels like it and if I have food while watching tv in that chair she tries to stick her face right in it! I love them both but he's way easier to deal with because I'm not constantly trying to enforce rules like moving him off of me like Miyu when she's in the way and I don't have to constantly crawl into the bushes to retrieve him because he had a mind of his own and darted outside.
I have a beautiful little black kitty I got at the local shelter, and she is sweet, and funny, and everyone who comes into contact with her falls in love-even our 120-pound mastiff. I had no intention of adopting a cat that day (I was there to pick upm a copy of some paper work), but when I walked down the line of cats displayed in the lobby, she was curled up asleep, opened those big yellow eyes and looked right at me, and put her little paw up on the glass. You can guess what happened then. I was really surprised when the clerk at the shelter who went through the adoption with me explained that black cats were difficult to find homes for. I cannot believe such ignorance still exists in our society. But, on the other hand, I guess I can. I have had quite a few cats over the past 33 years, and my little black rescue is at the top of the list.
Azabache was on Death Row at MDAS.... i was there to rescue a small, young black kitten that day, but something caught my attention.... inside a cage was a HUGE (18-20 pound) miniature Panther... all i could see was his bright, emerald green eyes, staring at me... Azabache was 3 years old, neautered and unfortunately had already been declawed by his previous owner.... i IMMEDIATELY told MDAS that I was taking him.... he is the KING of my house.. I've had him for 3 years.... and he is absolutely AMAZING!!!! I also rescued and adopted a Black Cat born without eyes, a black cat with weak back legs and a senior (13 year old) blind, deaf female black, long haired cat..... among them, i have orange tabbies and other mixes, but i am here to say BLACK CATS are BEAUTIFUL!!!! : )
I had two of the most special kitties that were black. My sweet little Ms. Beasley and wonderfully funny Pitzi! Both of my sweet black girls are no longer with us any more but they remain in a very special place in my heart. Both of them were strays that we took in and both of them left an indelable memory! Sweet Ms. Beasley never met anyone she did not love! Very talkative and a real snuggler! She was my girl and she would come like a dog when you called her. My lovely funny girl Pitzi was a true cut up! She loved to play ALL the time! And when no one would play with her she would amuse herself by chasing her own tail! They were wonderful cats that were black and beautiful! My sweet little panthers that wait for me in heaven!


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Office of Student ResearchCancer Center, Yale: Thoracic Oncology Program; Cancer Prevention and Control Center; Radiobiology & Radiotherapy; Sarcoma Oncology ProgramThoracic Oncology Program | Surgery: Thoracic Surgery
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- BS, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, 1976
- M.D., Northwestern University, 1983
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- Anagnostou VK, Bepler G, Syrigos KN, Tanoue LT, Gettinger S, Homer RJ, Boffa D, Detterbeck FC, Rimm DL. High expression of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) is associated with better outcome in non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009;15:4157-64
- Detterbeck FC., Boffa D, Tanoue LT. The New Lung Cancer Staging System. Chest 2009;136:260-71
- Detterbeck FC, Socinski MA, Gralla RJ, Edelman MJ, Jahan TM, Loesch DM, Limentani SA, Govindan R, Ye Z, Monberg M, Obasaju CK. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Gemcitabine-Containing Regimens in Patients with Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). J Thor Oncol 2008;3:37-45


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The Ten-Tails (十尾, Jūbi) is the combined form of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the Shinju, created to reclaim the chakra inherited by her sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, and tied to the legend of the Sage of the Six Paths and the birth of shinobi. A menace to life in the distant past, the Sage and his brother managed to defeat the Ten-Tails and harness its power to usher humanity into a new era. At the end of his life, the Sage split the Ten-Tails' chakra into the nine tailed beasts so that its power could never be used against the world again.[3] Centuries later, its revival became the objective of Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki. The world of ninja united in opposition of this ambition, resulting in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Background Edit
Long before the founding of the hidden villages, during an era of endless wars between mankind, the Shinju, a tree revered as a deity, bore a Chakra Fruit once every thousand years. Although it was forbidden to consume the Shinju's fruit, it was eaten by Princess Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who used the power it granted her to end the wars plaguing the lands. Some time after this, Kaguya gave birth to two sons who became the first humans born with chakra. Later, deciding that her children's chakra was rightfully hers, Kaguya fused with the Shinju into an entity that became known as the Ten-Tails, which ravaged the land in an attempt to obtain said chakra.[4] However, because Kaguya's true motives were not realised, it was instead believed that the Shinju itself had taken on the form of a monster in an attempt to regain its lost chakra.[5]
In the final duel between the Ten-Tails and Kaguya's sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, they managed to defeat the beast and sealed it within Hagoromo. This act, along with many other great deeds throughout his lifetime, resulted in Hagoromo becoming revered as the "Sage of the Six Paths". However, knowing that his death would unleash the Ten-Tails back into the world to continue its rampage and reclaim the chakra he had spread among humanity, Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body and used his Creation of All Things ability to create the nine tailed beasts. Hagoromo then used Chibaku Tensei to seal the Ten-Tails' husk in what would become the moon, during which led to the creation of Black Zetsu to serve the will of Kaguya.[6][7]
Centuries later, the Rinnegan would once again manifest itself in one of Hagoromo's descendants: Madara Uchiha. With his new power, Madara summoned the empty vessel of the Ten-Tails back into the world and named it the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.[8] Joined by Obito Uchiha, who continued his work after his death, Madara devised a means to reunite the Demonic Statue and the tailed beasts back into their original form so he could use the Ten-Tails to enact his life-long ambition: the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Personality Edit
According to Kurama, the Ten-Tails cannot be sensed through such means as detecting negative emotions as it has no feelings or ideals whatsoever, instead acting as an innate force of nature.[9] Despite this, when it sensed the presence of the tailed beasts' chakra inside Naruto Uzumaki and saw Hagoromo's silhouette, it reacted by gathering chakra and strengthening itself.[10] It was believed that the Ten-Tails was an incarnation of the Shinju with the singular goal of regathering the chakra that Kaguya had stolen from it,[5] but in actuality, it was following Kaguya's will to reclaim all chakra for herself.[4]
Appearance Edit
The Ten-Tails is a brown creature of titanic size;[11] one of its hands is bigger than any of the tailed beasts.[12] Its single eye, which takes up most of its head, is a Rinne Sharingan.[13] Silhouetted prior to its introduction, the Ten-Tails was depicted as a cyclops-like humanoid with long, spike-like protrusions on its back and ten tails. In a later appearance, the Ten-Tails' look was a bit more "crass", the spiky protrusions on its back were much higher, resembling a conch shell, and its tails appeared to be bushier.[2]
Upon being revived in an incomplete form, the Ten-Tails possessed a grotesque bulb-like body with spiky protrusions growing out of its back and a wide, cavernous mouth with multiple rows of sharp, pointed teeth, as well as a spiked chin. It had long arms and clawed hands, but no visible hind legs. It also had dark veins similar to those of a plant all over its body, and the endings of its tails resembled leaf buds, which unfurled as the beast matured.[14][15]
After further maturing, the Ten-Tails took on a more humanoid form. Its bodily proportions were very elongated and emaciated with a twisting neck, yet it retained the spiked bulb from its previous form on its back. The beast possessed visible legs, which it used along with its right arm to stand, as its left arm was missing from the elbow down. Its facial appearance changed greatly, growing a single ear on the right side of its head, while its mouth, which now contained straight teeth and a nostril, moved to the left side. Several horns formed on various parts on its head with two underneath its chin, beneath its eye. The monster's tails also became hands similar to the chakra arms formed by jinchūriki.[16]
As it continued to mature, the Ten-Tails gained a more muscular, healthy appearance, grew a complete left arm, giving it the ability to form hand seals by clapping its hands together, and began standing on its hind legs once more.[17] After gathering more chakra, it evolved further by assuming an even more muscular form, with its horns growing longer and the bulb on its back becoming much smaller.[18] In this form, the Ten-Tails could open its mouth wide to reveal a rafflesia-like attachment when producing a Tailed Beast Ball.[19] When Hagoromo and Hamura encountered the Ten-Tails, it strongly resembled this form, albeit with a bloated appearance and additional spikes on its body.[20]
When the Ten-Tails was recreated by Obito, it appeared as a tree, much like the original Shinju, with a tall, straight trunk, and retained its eye within a bud at the top of its trunk.[21] This form of the Ten-Tails was initially referred to as the Shinju by Gyūki,[22] but the Shinju was shown to be a separate entity altogether by Hagoromo,[23] and this tree form was later referred to as the Ten-Tails.[24]
When Kaguya Ōtsutsuki lost control over the tailed beast chakra inside her after being hit by Naruto Uzumaki's attack, she unwillingly became a non-humanoid Ten-Tails that manifested as a bloated, white, rabbit-like form, with the heads of the nine tailed beasts growing from various points on its body. This chakra-based form of the beast retained Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan as well as ten tails with hands, which it used to absorb any chakra it came into contact with.[25]
Abilities Edit
As the original form of all nine tailed beasts, the Ten-Tails is said to be the progenitor of everything that exists in the world. A god that created countries, it has the power to swallow oceans, split the land, and carry mountains. Kurama admitted that it alone wouldn't even stand a chance against the Ten-Tails, and stated that the Sage of the Six Paths told them that its revival would result in the end of the world.[26] The Ten-Tails cannot be sensed through traditional means, giving off the same sensations as the natural energy circulating throughout the world. When Naruto Uzumaki attempted to gauge the power of the Ten-Tails using Sage Mode, he was overwhelmed by the vastness of the beast's power, which Kurama noted is immeasurable.[27] Gyūki stated that the Ten-Tails would be unbeatable if it was allowed to reach its final form.[28]
Chakra Edit
Considered to be the source of all chakra, the Ten-Tails has massive and overwhelmingly foul reserves that are powerful enough to bring total despair and destruction to the world.[26] In subsequent forms, the beast's chakra increases significantly; after achieving its second form, its chakra completely warped the shape of the Sensing Water Sphere at the Allied Shinobi Forces' Headquarters into two connected spheres.[16] The Ten-Tails can also gather massive amounts of chakra to use for various techniques of large-scale destruction.
Physical Prowess Edit
Befitting its size, the Ten-Tails has immense physical strength and is deceptively fast, attacking Naruto and Killer B before either of them could react.[29] It casually deflected a Tailed Beast Ball with one finger,[30] and could cause a massive earthquake by slamming its hand on the ground.[31] The beast is also extremely durable, sustaining a combined Tailed Beast Ball from both Gyūki and Kurama unharmed.[32] It can even withstand the backlash of its own point-blank Tailed Beast Ball, as shown when its attack, along with Gyūki's, detonated inside of its body, causing it to briefly inflate before shrinking back down largely unaffected.[33] Even wind-enhanced black flames only seemed to irritate the beast with no lasting damage, despite Amaterasu on its own being able to neutralise Gyūki.[34]
With a single swipe of one tail in its initial form, the Ten-Tails can create a shockwave strong enough to tear up the surrounding landscape.[35] In its second form, the beast's tails become elongated arms, which effortlessly broke free from the various restraints created by the Allied Forces.[36] It can freely expand the length and thickness of these tails, using them in order to attack distant foes.[37]
Ninjutsu Edit
As the original tailed beast, the Ten-Tails can create a Tailed Beast Ball. In the beast's initial form, the ball is fired as a continuous beam and can overwhelm Continuous Tailed Beast Balls fired by both Gyūki and Kurama without losing momentum, all while damaging six of Kurama's tails and causing a trail of destruction across the landscape.[38][39] When the Ten-Tails matured into its second form, its Tailed Beast Ball took on a unique, conical shape and gained an immense increase in range, firing speed and destructive power, allowing it to hit targets great distances away from itself, and destroy mountain ranges and entire cities with a single shot.[40] After undergoing several transformations, the Ten-Tails later unhinged and extended its jaw to unfurl a rafflesia-like mouth that functions as a cannon capable of firing massive and extremely powerful Tailed Beast Balls, capable of heavily distorting even the unbreakable Four Red Yang Formation.[19]
With its Rinne Sharingan, the beast can see across extremely vast distances.[41] After amassing its chakra, the Ten-Tails' roar can stir a series of massive natural disasters.[42] To defend its main body, it can spawn clones of many shapes and sizes, ranging from humanoid to animal-like in appearance, some with weapon-like appendages on their arms.[43] These clones are created directly from the beast's body mass and are extensions of its ability to not only regenerate, but also separate its body, which can also be used to purge burning flesh from its main body.[44] As another defensive means, it can quickly form additional arms anywhere on its body to grab enemies who are navigating on it.[45]
Other Skills Edit
Madara and Obito could control the Ten-Tails in its first form by producing tendrils from its head and attaching them to their own necks.[46] To properly control it in its second form, however, they had to reinforce their connection using Hashirama Senju's cells,[47] and Madara suspected it would be impossible to control the beast in subsequent forms without becoming its jinchūriki. While connected to the beast, Obito used it as a medium for his Wood Release: Cutting Technique.[48] According to Kurama's Yin half, there is a side effect to the Ten-Tails being extracted from its jinchūriki; while the tailed beasts' removal will not put the host in mortal danger due to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's powerful life force, the individual will be left near death and rendered paralysed for a period of several months.[49]
In its tree form, its roots can extend and capture enemies as large as tailed beasts in order to absorb their chakra, turning most individuals into dessicated corpses in a matter of seconds.[50] Its jinchūriki can shape these roots into other forms, such as giant wooden dragons.[51] When the bud at the top of the tree blooms and the eye within is revealed, the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be activated.[52] If the Ten-Tails is revived with only a piece of some of the tailed beasts' chakra, the bud may take up to fifteen minutes to bloom, though the process can be accelerated by absorbing more chakra.[53] Those who are caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi and attached to the roots of the Shinju or the tree form are gradually reduced to shells of their former selves, ultimately becoming White Zetsu.[54]
Part II Edit
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax Edit
Though only able to obtain fragments of Gyūki and Kurama's chakra, Obito Uchiha begins the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's regeneration into the Ten-Tails. As Madara Uchiha joins the fray, Naruto and Killer B attempt to wipe out the Demonic Statue with a massive Tailed Beast Ball to stop the Ten-Tails from being fully revived. Though the statue's chakra vanished after the attack, the allied ninja's victory was short lived as the Ten-Tails emerges from the settling smoke. With this, Obito echoed Kakashi's sentiments that it was in fact the end, of this world and not the battle. Elsewhere, though disappointed that he was not able to capture the Eight and Nine-Tails to complete the beast's revival, Madara castes this aside and noted that they needed to get on with the plan.
With the revival complete, Obito and Madara situated themselves atop the beast, from which two tendrils manifested and connected themselves to the two Uchiha. Not wanting to waste any time, Obito noted that he wanted to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi immediately while Madara wanted to test the beast's power first. As the beast attacked Gyūki and Kurama, it quickly landed a blow on Kurama before the fox had time to retaliate. Landing on either side of the beast, Kurama and Gyūki launched a barrage of simultaneous Tailed Beast Balls at the beast only for the Ten-Tails to counter using one of its own, completely nullifying the oncoming attacks. After the dust cleared, a Naruto shadow clone and Kakashi appeared above the Ten-Tails where Kakashi released Gyūki, who then fired a point-blank range Tailed Beast Ball at the Ten-Tails' eye.
Merely flicking the ball back at Gyūki with a finger, the beast prepares to crush Kakashi and Naruto beneath its tail, but only manages to dispel the shadow clone as Kakashi was pushed to safety. Afterwards, the Uchiha have the Ten-Tails prepare a Tailed Beast Ball to decimate their severely exhausted opponents but much to everyone's shock, it missed. It is revealed that control of the beast had been momentarily wrested from their control. With the battlefield now shrouded in mist and all sensory skills being jammed, the question of whether they thought they were hiding was raised. With a single swipe of its tail, the beast is able to dissolve the mist. Just then the Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique is used to counter, and when the mist cleared, it is revealed that the rest of the Allied Shinobi Forces had joined the battle.
The Alliance launched a barrage of techniques in order to incapacitate the Ten-Tails, so that they could get to Obito and Madara. As the beast is subsequently immobilised in what was effectively cement, the two Uchiha commented that the effort is futile as the Ten-Tails began its metamorphosis into its mature form. Once fully matured, the Ten-Tails bursts forth from its prison and proceeds to devastate several towns, with the shinobi headquarters and everyone in it targeted as well. After wiping out the headquarters, Madara realises that Ten-Tails is becoming more troublesome to control as he allows Obito to assume command as only he can revive Madara into a living body, allowing him to become the beast's jinchūriki. Once in control, Obito uses the Ten-Tails to channel the Wood Release: Cutting Technique to decimate the Allied Forces with wooden stakes, with Neji Hyūga among the fatally wounded, before it is sandwiched between Kitsuchi's Earth Release: Sandwich Technique. When encouraging words from his friends kept Naruto from breaking, Obito ignoring Madara that he would injure the Ten-Tails wrapped the beast with its tails and prepared to annihilate the Allied Forces with a Tailed Beast Ball at close range. However, before the ball could be fired, Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails charging his own Tailed Beast Ball, stuffed both into the Ten-Tails' mouth and detonated them, causing the beast to collapse in pain.
After Naruto infused Hinata Hyūga with Kurama's chakra, she was able to deflect one of its tails before Naruto sent his shadow clones to repeat the process with other Alliance shinobi. Overwhelmed by the empowered Allied ninja, the Ten-Tails was restrained by Shikamaru Nara and his Nara clan kinsmen. With Madara's influence, the Ten-Tails was able to resist the Shadow Imitation Technique and attempted to assault the Alliance shinobi with its tails, only to be stopped by their combined efforts. The beast subsequently formed a cage around the Alliance as Obito mocked that it was a fitting fate akin to what the Hyūga subjected its members to. Not deterred by this, the shinobi press forward and cut through their would be bars with Naruto's Rasenshuriken. Naruto was able to force Obito to avoid his Rasenshuriken while Rock Lee attacked Madara, causing the two to lose their means of controlling the beast as they are forced to the ground. However, now acting on its own mindless accord, and maturing even further, the Ten-Tails went on a rampage while completely warping the weather around the area. Obito considered becoming its jinchūriki to contain it, but ended up being caught into battle with Kakashi, going into the other dimension. After the Tenpenchii dissipated, it looked at Naruto and sensed the presence of seven tailed beasts, and saw a mysterious shadow with a pair of Rinnegan. This stirred it and it roared while gathering more chakra, increasing its form once more. It opened its mouth wide, producing a flower-like structure that it used to create a large Tailed Beast Ball, firing it at the Shinobi Alliance. It easily smashed through their Earth Release barriers, but was warped away by Minato Namikaze upon his arrival to the battlefield.
After the reincarnated Hokage had properly positioned themselves, they trapped the Ten-Tails within a large barrier topped with Hashirama's restraints to further immobilise its movements as they prepared to attack the beast. The Ten-Tails, aware that its capture seems imminent, split into miniature clones, charging at Shinobi Alliance. With the help of there respective summons Naruto and Sasuke got past the Ten-Tails' clone army and charged it. Naruto combined his Wind Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken with Sasuke's Blaze Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi to create Scorch Release: Halo Gale Jet Black Arrow Style Zero which dealt a direct and massive hit on the Ten-Tails. The Ten-Tails then collapsed as the black flames consumed it.
Whilst Naruto and Sasuke were both on opposing views: Naruto intending to remove the tailed beasts inside the Ten-Tails, and Sasuke wanting it to burn until the last cell, as the beast was consumed, the Ten-Tails removed the Amaterasu-consumed area of its body much to the shock of the young Uchiha. When Obito warped out of the other dimension heavily wounded, Madara attempted to force him to revive him, Obito resisted and used that opportunity to make himself the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, breaking free of the barrier.
Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki Edit
Once inside Obito's body, the Ten-Tails made an attempt to consume the human before Obito asserted control over the creature. Ultimately gaining control of the beast, Obito continued to battle the Allied Shinobi Forces where he ultimately summoned the beast from his body and had it assume a recreated tree form for the purpose of casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi. While in this form, the tree begins attacking the shinobi, its roots sapping chakra from its victims. Madara explained the origins of the tree and how it has become the Ten-Tails, and explained that once the lotus flower atop the tree opened, the Ten-Tails' eye would be reflected on the moon and the Eye of the Moon Plan would be completed.
As Obito continued to dominate the battle, waiting for the blooming of the Ten-Tails' tree form to be completed, the senjutsu-enhanced teamwork of Naruto and Sasuke were able to land a critical hit on Obito. This allowed Naruto, Gaara, and Killer B to latch onto the tailed beast chakra within Obito with their own tailed beast chakra. With the combined efforts of the entire Allied Forces, the tailed beasts were freed from Obito, halting the tree's development.
Later, after Madara re-captured the nine tailed beasts and sealed them back within the Demonic Statue, the Ten-Tails revived once again. Shortly thereafter, Madara summoned the beast and ultimately sealed it within himself, making him its newest jinchūriki. When Naruto used the Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken to cut down the flower of the Ten-Tails' tree form that was left behind by Obito, Kaguya's will told Madara to absorb the falling tree, which Madara believed to be the beast's desire to unite everything into one being.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes Edit
Once Madara had completed the Eye of the Moon Plan, he was promptly betrayed by Black Zetsu, who proceeded to use itself and Madara as a medium to absorb enormous reserves of chakra from the victims of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, thereby completing the revival of Kaguya. Soon after, while absorbing chakra from Naruto and Sasuke, Black Zetsu revealed the true story behind the creation of the Ten-Tails and Kaguya's desire to reclaim all chakra for herself. During Team Kakashi's battle with Kaguya, Naruto was able to hit her with nine Rasenshuriken, each containing the chakra of one tailed beast. Resonating with said chakra, the tailed beast chakra within Kaguya's body grew unstable, forming a rabbit-like incarnation of the Ten-Tails which Kaguya was unable to control. However, as she was within her core dimension, Kaguya was able to continue siphoning chakra off the Infinite Tsukuyomi's victims, quickly stabilising the tailed beasts' chakra and returning to her original form. Ultimately, Kaguya was sealed by Naruto and Sasuke. During the process she transformed back into the Ten-Tails and then its skeletal form after the tailed beasts were extracted.
In Other Media Edit
Video Games Edit
Although it is not a selectable character, Obito summons the Ten-Tails in its second form as his awakening in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution.
Trivia Edit
- Deidarabotchi, also known as Daidarabotchi (ダイダラボッチ, Literally meaning: Giant), was a yōkai of titanic proportions in Japanese mythology. Kurama's explanation of how powerful the Ten-Tails is reflects Daidarabotchi's role in the formation of Japan's wilderness, such as the two peaks of Mount Tsukuba, according to Japanese myth.
- The name "Datara" may refer to Ippon-datara (一本ダタラ, Literally meaning: One-Legged Blacksmith), a one-eyed, one-legged blacksmith said to live deep in the mountains of Kumano. Myths vary on his nature as a yōkai or the fallen deity Ameno-me-Hitotsu. Either way, the legends say of Ippon-datara's ability to forge living things from metal that makes another reference to the Ten-Tails as the progenitor of the world.
- The Ten-Tails' Rinne Sharingan has been depicted with varying numbers of tomoe on different occasions. When first shown as a silhouette, its eye contained nine,[55] but it was then consistently depicted with only six tomoe after its revival.[56] During its battle with Hagoromo and Hamura, its eye was depicted with four rows of tomoe, indicating it contained at least twelve.[20] The eye contained in the bud of its tree form has also been depicted with nine and six tomoe on different occasions.[21][24]
- In its anime début, the Ten-Tails' eye was first depicted red with nine tomoe during its battle with the Sage of the Six Paths, but when it was about to be sealed into the moon, its eye was instead purple and lacked tomoe. This mistake was corrected in subsequent appearances.
- The Ten-Tails can be revived without fully collecting all nine tailed beasts, having a fraction of the chakra of which is enough to revive it in an incomplete form.[57] However, even without the other tailed beasts the Ten-Tails will slowly become its former self, though it takes time for it to "mature" into its complete form, making it harder for Madara and Obito to control it as it does.
- The mature humanoid form of the Ten-Tails' head has three primary features: an eye, an ear and a mouth. This is possibly a reference to the maxim: "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
- The twin rocks Hagoromo and Hamura are seen fighting the Ten-Tails on in Hagoromo's flashback are a reference to the Meoto Iwa, a pair of stones off the coast of Japan that are considered sacred in Shintō. They are bound by "shinenawa" (標縄, enclosing rope) and represent the union of the Japanese Kami, Izanami and Izanagi. In the real world, the two rocks are located near the Grand Shrine of Ise, the most important location in Shintō.
References Edit
- ↑ Fourth Databook, page 107
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 594, page 9
- ↑ Chapter 594, page 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 681, page 9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 646, pages 6-9
- ↑ Chapter 467, pages 14-16
- ↑ Chapter 510, pages 11-12
- ↑ Chapter 606, pages 13-14
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 5-6
- ↑ Chapter 629, pages 5-6
- ↑ Volume 64 cover
- ↑ Chapter 611, pages 2
- ↑ Chapter 678, page 11
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 2-3
- ↑ Chapter 612, pages 18-19
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Chapter 613, pages 4-5
- ↑ Chapter 628, pages 11-12
- ↑ Chapter 629, page 6
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Chapter 630, pages 4-6
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Chapter 670, page 11
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Chapter 646, page 12
- ↑ Chapter 646, page 5
- ↑ Chapter 670, page 10
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Chapter 673, page 6
- ↑ Chapter 688, pages 11-15
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Chapter 594, pages 8-10
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 5-6
- ↑ Chapter 630, page 5
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 10-11
- ↑ Chapter 611, page 2
- ↑ Chapter 628, page 2
- ↑ Chapter 609, pages 13-17
- ↑ Chapter 615, pages 11-13
- ↑ Chapter 634, page 13
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 8-9
- ↑ Chapter 613, pages 2-3
- ↑ Chapter 617, page 9
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 12-15
- ↑ Chapter 611, page 10
- ↑ Chapter 613, pages 7-15
- ↑ Chapter 613, pages 8-17
- ↑ Chapter 628, page 15
- ↑ Chapter 632, page 11
- ↑ Chapter 635, page 13
- ↑ Chapter 637, page 7
- ↑ Chapter 610, pages 6-7
- ↑ Chapter 613, pages 7-8
- ↑ Chapter 614, pages 6-7
- ↑ Chapter 656, pages 12-13
- ↑ Chapter 646, pages 2-5
- ↑ Chapter 650, page 5
- ↑ Chapter 646, pages 11-12
- ↑ Chapter 647, pages 8-9, 11
- ↑ Chapter 679, pages 8-9
- ↑ Chapter 467, page 14
- ↑ Chapter 606, page 11
- ↑ Chapter 594, page 5


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There was an open house Monday to discuss the construction going on at Charlie Vettiner and everything should be good to go for the Classic.
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If you haven't been to the course recently, there are silt fences you have to step over or around on a few holes but they don't come into play, if anything they could keep you in bounds on a few holes. There is a 4-5 foot tall orange construction fence on hole 11's fairway as you approach the basket, but that's the only real obstruction from all the construction.
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Mervosh and Lancellot Lead Offense; Blauser Blocks Aid Defense in 3-1 Win at Converse
October 28, 2011
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Led by a match-high 17 kills from Milana Mervosh and .444 hitting percentage with 11 kills by Kelly Lancellot, Pfeiffer University registered a 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-8) victory at Converse College in Conference Carolinas women's volleyball action on Friday night. The win pushes the Lady Falcons to 9-11 overall, 6-7 in league play, while the Valkyries drop to 3-21, 1-13.
Mervosh and Lancellot were two of three in double-figure kills with Kim Amerell joining in at 10. Cate Glendenning averaged over 10 assists per set with 42 total on the night while the defense stood tall. Jordan O'Bryant popped up 16 digs while Colleen Wands and Kaci Markham each had 15. Pfeiffer also came up with 10 total blocks led by Kelsey Blauser's three solo and three block assists.
Val Thoms paced Converse with 15 kills hitting .371 while Kandace Griffin led with 20 assists. Aubrey Crosby was one of three Valkyries with double-digit digs popping up 18.
Pfeiffer hit .237 in the four-set match win hitting .333 in the 25-8 set four romp.
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The Times-News editorial of Dec. 30 on the gun control debate seriously misrepresents the situation we're in, and confuses rather than advances the discussion.
First, the substance of the commentary seems to be that we shouldn't rush to find solutions to the problem, because dealing with it "when emotions are high" makes the job more challenging. When will emotions not be high when we see more shootings every day? Must we wait a specific time after each outrage to let our emotions and anger die? Past history suggests that when emotions have faded we tend to forget that we have a problem.
The Times-News urges "a detached view of the issues." Detached from what? Detached from reality perhaps. The editorial warns against a "do something, anything" attitude, and suggest that an "objective analysis of risk assessment" is preferable to action now. We've had plenty of risk assessments over the years with no solutions ever being offered.
Second, the Times-News compares the gun problem to what it apparently believes is an overblown concern for the impact on the U.S. of international terrorism — and liquor prohibition, among other things — and note the number of people killed in terrorist incidents since 9/11 is somehow similar to those who succumb to peanut allergies or lightning strikes, and thus the perceived risk from both terrorist incidents and shootings should be re-examined.
Prohibition, the editorial points out, failed because it resulted in more crime, because whenever there is a demand for a product a black market will always form. Thus the Times-News seems to believe that some kind of attempt to limit the sale of assault weapons will increase both weapon sales and crime.
The editorial's conclusion appears to be that we should hesitate to take any action while we make some kind of "rational risk assessment" and perform further study.
Not a very courageous stand, nor one that advances a solution to a very serious problem, one that we've been confronting for decades, if not longer. Will this logic be repeated after the next mass shooting?


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Drug testing is an option that more and more businesses are turning to in order to ensure their employment candidates fit a certain responsible profile.
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C. Mystery shopping
The true test of a person's integrity is said to be what they do when they think no one is watching. So the true test of an employee's honesty is what they do when they think the boss isn't watching.
A good way to find out how honest employees are is to have someone watching the employees when the boss isn't: a secret shopper.
Laura Miller is the managing partner of Satisfaction Services, based in a suburb of Washington, DC, a company that provides customer service evaluation help, including secret shopping.
Miller said that car-care facility owners use the company's services to make sure that all employees are working for the good of the business rather than just to benefit themselves.
Mystery shoppers check to make sure employees:
· Are not overcharging for services;
· Provide receipts for every transaction; and
· Do not remove anything from the vehicle.
Customarily, mystery shoppers are used as a tool to measure customer service; however, they can also be used to spot employee theft problems that an owner or manager may not be close enough to notice.
D. Camera clues
In early February, 7News, of
Employee theft does not always have to mean an employee stealing from the wash; it can also mean stealing from customers.
Marion Larson, the owner of The Broadway Car Wash,
Larson explained that she had no other recourse but to fire the guilty employees. She feared that the negative publicity would affect business, but found that after explaining her reaction and subsequent policy changes through the media, customer response has been favorable.
By showing that she took appropriate action against the guilty parties and by being honest and upfront about the situation, Larson was able to halt the negative effects that could have re-sulted from the incident.
The hidden cameras used in the investigation were placed in vehicles, but owners can use the same technology to catch thievery in other areas of the site.
Perkin recently invested about $2,500 in a surveillance system and advises all car-care owners to do the same.
He admits to being hesitant at first because he didn't want his shop to have a Big Brother-type environment. He soon realized that if employees weren't doing anything wrong than they wouldn't need to worry; they would have nothing to hide.
The most common areas to place surveillance cameras are:
· At the cash register or area of sale;
· In the employee break room;
· In the shop area or convenience store; and
· In the parking lot.
E. Zero tolerance
Taking a proactive approach when dealing with employee theft is important to help establish a pre-determined response if an incident does occur.
Employees should know prior to employment that the facility has a zero tolerance policy. Making it known that any theft will be reported to the authorities instills a sense of gravity concerning the situation.
Many car-care owners who have a zero tolerance policy outline it in their employee handbook.
Gold recommends being very vigilant concerning the policy. By terminating a guilty employee other employees realize that acute action will be taken in every circumstance.
Perkin has his employees sign a contract, prior to being hired, indicating that they understand the policy. He noted that the contract can be valuable if problems occur because it will be a viable document in any legal action taken resulting from the termination of an employee.
A necessary evil
Being wary and sometimes even suspicious about employee's activities is something no employer enjoys; however, in this day and age it seems to be a necessary evil.
With new technology and resources available today, thankfully it is much easier for employers to monitor and deter theft. However, it is up to each owner to utilize the means available to control employee theft issues and protect their business.
Lindsey Blanchfield is a contributing writer to Professional Carwashing & Detailing.


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WINSTON-SALEM — The East Lincoln coaches are always talking to their players about achieving their maximum potential, whatever their limits might be.
After East Lincoln defeated Tarboro 24-20 for the 2A state title Saturday, senior quarterback Garrett Young had a question for his coach: "Coach, did we reach our ceiling?"
The answer had to be "yes" as the Mustangs went as far as they could go this season, capping a 16-0 season with the school's first state championship.
Young passed for 196 yards and two touchdowns to earn the game's most valuable player award and the East Lincoln defense wreaked havoc on Tarboro's run game at times as the Mustangs dethroned the three-time defending state champion.
"I just enjoyed every bit of it," Young said. "We've got a great bunch of guys, great coaches and they put all of us in the right spots. They've trusted us and we just went out there and got it."
East Lincoln, making its second title appearance and first since a 24-7 loss to Reidsville in 2008, wrapped up its first undefeated season in school history after having set a school record for wins last week.
"I can't praise our coaching staff enough for their preparation and the big heart that our kids have and that they play with," head coach Mike Byus said.
Young connected with Chazz Surratt and Tyler Brock for touchdowns, Marquis Pharr rushed for a score and Cory Petersen booted a field goal for East Lincoln. The Mustangs won the turnover category 4-2 and stormed to an early lead but had to rally from behind in the fourth quarter.
Tarboro led 20-17 in the fourth until East Lincoln got its offense back in gear after what had been a rough second half. The Mustangs staged a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive that culminated with a 13-yard pass from Young to Brock with 7:55 left.
"I knew once we had some momentum, we could move the ball down the field because we've been doing it consistently throughout the whole year," said senior receiver Jesse Earnhardt, who had a 19-yard rush and two catches for 21 yards on the drive. "We had confidence in our offense."
Petersen's extra point split the uprights and East Lincoln took a 24-20 lead, leaving it up to the defense to finish off the game.
After Tarboro converted a pair of fourth-down conversions on a 15-play drive, East Lincoln finally had enough, stopping the Vikings for a five-yard loss on fourth and two from the Mustangs' 20 with 1:25 remaining and Tarboro out of timeouts.
"What I did was ask my guys to do was come together as one and play the best second half that they could play, and I thought we did," Tarboro coach Jeff Craddock said. "We just had too big of a hole to overcome."
East Lincoln couldn't have asked for a much better start, scoring on the game's first drive on its way to a 17-6 halftime lead.
Pharr's 3-yard touchdown run capped a 5-play, 47-yard drive to start the game. East Lincoln went ahead 10-0 two possessions later with a 16-play drive that ended in a 30-yard field goal by Petersen. After a 62-yard touchdown run by Quentin Roberson cut East Lincoln's lead to 10-6, the Mustangs responded with a 14-play, 64-yard drive that concluded with Young's three-yard touchdown pass to Chazz Surratt on fourth and goal to go up 17-6.
East Lincoln benefitted in the first half from shaky ball-handling by Tarboro, which fumbled five times and lost three of them while East Lincoln was turnover-free. For the game, Tarboro finished with six fumbles and four lost. East Lincoln had two turnovers, both of them interceptions.
Tarboro began making its move after halftime. A punt pinned East Lincoln on its own 1, and a bad snap two plays later went through the end zone for a safety, cutting the Mustangs' lead to 17-8.
After Young was intercepted by Julian Lee later in the third quarter, Tarboro converted the turnover into points with a 21-yard touchdown run by Roberson, trimming East Lincoln's lead to 17-14. It was less than a minute later when Young was intercepted again — this time by Aaron Moore — and the Vikings again cashed in to take their first lead of the game. Travonne Marshall did the honors with a 43-yard burst up the middle, but Tarboro — apparently with no kicker — failed on a two-point conversion for a third time and went ahead 20-17 with 3:07 left in the third.
East Lincoln went two more drives without a first down before getting back into a grove on the final scoring drive.
Tarboro (14-1) not only entered with a spotless record but had won three straight titles and was making its fifth straight championship appearance.
"They've been here five straight times and at halftime I told the kids they're not going to go quietly and they didn't," Byus said. "They fought hard, which makes this even sweeter."
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East Lincoln 24, Tarboro 20
East Lincoln 7 10 0 7 — 24
Tarboro 0 6 14 0 — 20
First quarter
EL—Marquis Pharr 3 run (Cory Petersen kick), 10:29.
Second quarter
EL—FG Petersen 30, 10:33.
T—Quentin Roberson 62 run (run failed), 9:37.
EL—Chazz Surratt 3 pass from Garrett Young (Petersen kick), 4:59.
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First downs 16 15
Rushes-yards 33-83 53-303
Passing yards 196 28
Total yards 279 331
Comp-Att-Int 18-36-2 3-5-0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-4
Penalties-yards 6-42 4-20
Punts-avg. 4-35.8 4-30.8
RUSHING—East Lincoln, Pharr 13-34, Jesse Earnhardt 2-26, Surratt 5-18, Domonique Smith 8-17, Team 4-minus 5, Young 1-minus 7. Tarboro, Roberson 27-203, Marshall 8-64, Radja Bobbitt 11-23, Aaron Moore 7-13.
PASSING—East Lincoln, Young 18-36-2 196. Tarboro, Moore 3-5-0 28.
RECEIVING—East Lincoln, Earnhardt 7-82, Surratt 5-62, Brock 2-39, Jake Driver 2-12, Pharr 1-1, Smith 1-0. Tarboro, Bobbitt 2-9, Antonio Winstead 1-19.


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Earlier hunting opportunities for black bear are making for a little Mountain State tradition of their very own. That is, from the long standing later in the fall or dang nigh winter gun hunts previously established for them. But that was then and this is now. What's more, these earlier opportunities are over and above those hunts of the bygone days. Point being, don't miss out for not knowing about them.
West Virginia black bear populations continue to expand and are at record proportions. Along those lines, the hunting opportunities are doing likewise. Case in point, gun bear hunters (with or without dogs) will get the first crack at the bruins. That early gun season, September 21-27 literally gets the Mountain State big game ball rolling for 2013.
The first split of archery bear season opens right on its heels, September 28 – November 23. A base hunting license and bear damage stamp are required to participate in either.
The early gun bear hunt (Sept. 21-27) however is only available for a suite of all or parts of 16 mostly traditional mountain and national forest counties. These counties or parts thereof include: Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Grant, Greenbrier, Hardy, Mineral, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster. Hunters should carefully check the county maps in the regulations pamphlet available online or at any license agent.
A much closer to home octet of Coalfield counties then follows with its very own gun bear season, October 7- 11 (with or without dogs).
The eight counties offering this special hunt are: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and Wyoming. What's more, a second bear may be taken in season provided that at least one must be taken from these very eight counties. The daily bag limit remains at one per day.
Hunters should note that the feeding or baiting of bears at any time is unlawful. Also, the blaze orange clothing rule applies to bear hunters when hunting a county or part thereof during any deer firearms season. Folks might recall that the West Virginia Mountaineer mascot was ticketed last year for violating this rule after having been incriminated by a YouTube posting.
It is also unlawful to shoot a bear weighing less than 75 pounds or to kill any cub or any bear accompanied by a cub regardless of its weight. Harvested black bears must be presented at a game check station within 24 hours of the kill.
Hunters are highly encouraged by DNR to provide an easily extracted pre-molar for aging purposes.
In addition, female bear reproductive parts are also of tremendous value in assessing the population. Instructions and contact points for participating are provided in the regulations pamphlet.
Black bears have increased here beyond anyone's wildest imagination. This restoration has been totally financed by the hunting public for all to enjoy. And all the while, that's been in the face of significant hunting pressure.
Point being, good management is just that, paying tremendous recreational dividends and without the antics experienced by other states.
All that being said, keep in mind that this is just the kickoff for the initial bear hunting opportunities with much more bear hunting "tradition" making to come this very fall. So stay tuned!


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Illinois Bend Community Church celebrated the Fall through Advent with many activities and events. The Church held special music events, hayride, Woman's Night ,baby showers and adoption fundraiser. The 'Terrific Tuesday' , 'Woman's Sew & SOS' and Men's 'Builders' spiritual groups enjoyed Bible study, prayer, missions ,music ,fellowship and food . Every Sunday the worship service included a children's puppet ministry by Neva and uplifting music by Janis. The church has been so blessed by so many talented and gifted people
The fall season went very fast and quickly entered Advent to Christmas. A Wednesday church decorating party ,supper & music started the season. Family groups volunteered to light the weekly advent candles. The church had its annual Christmas 'Hat, Mitten & Glove Tree' and 'Food at The Altar'. The hats, mittens & gloves went to children at the local school , altar food went out in community family baskets. The church went out to supper in Kirksville and attended the "Living Christmas Tree" event.
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Christmas In-side Caroling was a held with and at East Center Community Church. A special 'Willow Bend'- community Christmas evening was held with food, fellowship ,Christmas songs and Communion in a 'home' setting.
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The new year is off to a fast start with the "Sew & SOS" woman's group hosting a Potato Bar supper for the Men's 'Builders' group January 3.
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