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CFP: Gender Technologies and Utopias (grad) (UK) (9/12/06; 11/25/06)
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Gender Technologies and Utopias
Papers are invited for this special panel at 'Return to Gender', the forthcoming graduate conference at the University of Glasgow on 25th November, 2006. The panel will address how technological, scientific and medical advancements have affected perceptions of gender both culturally and socially. Are traditional notions of masculinity and femininity becoming irrelevant given the present diversity of possible alternative identities? How might we envisage gender utopias/dystopias in the later 21st century? How has technological/scientific research opposed or contributed to the existence of gendered power structures? Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Cyborgs and virtual bodies
We invite abstracts of 200-300 words for 20 minute papers to be submitted electronically by SEPTEMBER 12TH 2006 to returntogender_at_arts.gla.ac.uk, with institutional affiliation and contact details. Participants at the conference will be invited to submit their papers to eSharp, Glasgow's award-winning postgraduate journal. They will then be considered for publication in a Spring 2007 issue on gender. Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding the conference. A limited number of fee waivers and travel grants will be available, please apply in advance for information.
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National Award for Vol State Literary Magazine
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A Volunteer State Community College student publication has been honored with a national award of excellence. The 2009 "Squatter's Rites" won first place in the American Scholastic Press Association annual magazine competition. Publishers and educators judge the contest. "Squatter's Rites" features student fiction, poetry and visual art. The award is based on the originality of work, the variety of literary and artistic styles and the content and design of the publication. The contest pitted the Vol State magazine against publications from universities and colleges across the country. "Squatter's Rites" has placed second in the annual competition for several years running. Editors of the magazine included: managing editor Matthew Martin, assistant editor Renee Kitchenman, assistant editor Aaron Doyka (pictured with Cindy Wyatt)and assistant editor Shane Burks. The faculty advisors were Cindy Wyatt and Elkin Brown. The magazine was dedicated to Brown, who passed away in 2008. Several of his poems and pieces of artwork were featured in the edition. Elkin Brown is remembered for his dedication to "Squatter's Rites", the creative spirit and the development of Vol State student talent.
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I still dont understand how anybody could support another club! I couldn't pump money into another club! Seems a bit shallow and makes it look like a rich boys toy!
With David Hughes you've got a good point, his love for RL in London whilst his "home" side has been in dire straits for years is bewildering.
However Marwan Koukash is very different. For a start, he's hardly St Helens born and bred. The Saints are in good hands, doing well with a cracking new ground, definitely not for sale and that looks likely to be the case for the foreseeable. So he isn't going to get a chance to own the Saints any time soon. Understandable that he has looked elsewhere for an opportunity in those circumstances.


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David John McDonald (better known under his stage-name David Tennant) portrayed Barty Crouch Jr. in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He is best known for his role as the Tenth Doctor in the long-running BBC series Doctor Who.
Early Life
Tennant attended the Ralston Primary and Paisley Grammar School in Scotland. He also attended Saturday classes at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Tennant made his professional acting debut while still in secondary school. When he was 16 he acted in an anti-smoking film made by the Glasgow Health Board which aired on television and was also screened in schools. The following year he played a role in an episode of Dramarama.
Tennant's first professional role upon graduating from drama school was in a staging of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui co-starring Ashley Jensen, one of a few plays in which he performed as part of the agitprop 7:84 Theatre Company.
Tennant's first major TV role was as the manic depressive Campbell in the Scottish drama series Takin' Over the Asylum (1994). During filming, Tennant met comic actress and writer Arabella Weir. When he moved to London shortly afterwards he lodged with Weir for five years and became godfather to her youngest child. He has subsequently appeared alongside Weir in many productions; as a guest in her spoof television series, Posh Nosh; in the Doctor Who audio drama Exile- during which Weir played an alternate version of the Doctor- and as panelists on the West Wing Ultimate Quiz on More4.
Tennant developed his career in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company for whom he specialised in comic roles such as Touchstone in As You Like It, Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (a role he recorded for the 1998 Arkangel Complete Shakespeare production of the play) and Captain Jack Absolute in The Rivals, although he also played the tragic role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
In 2000, Tennant appeared at the Royal National Theatre, London, playing the role of Nicholas Beckett in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw. The plot required Tennant to appear near-naked on stage.
Tennant appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC, including Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Blackpool (2004), Casanova (2005) and The Quatermass Experiment (2005). In film, he has appeared in Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things, and as Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. One of his earliest big screen roles was in Jude (1996), in which he shared a scene with his Doctor Who predecessor Christopher Eccleston, playing a drunken undergraduate who challenges Eccleston's Jude to prove his intellect.
In 2005, soon after his appearance in Goblet of Fire, Tennant was signed to take over as the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who after Christopher Eccleston chose to leave after a single season. Tennant is has been identified by Doctor Who Magazine and other media as one of the most popular actors to play the iconic SF character. In October 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down as The Doctor after appearing in four special episodes scheduled to air by the end of 2009; he was replaced by relative unknown Matt Smith, though Tennant has been confirmed to be reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor alongside Smith in the 50th Anniversary special of Doctor Who in late 2013[2].
In 2008, coinciding with his announcement regarding Doctor Who, Tennant performed in Hamlet the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. His co-star was Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame. A back injury forced Tennant to undergo surgery towards the end of 2008, but he recovered in time to complete his run on Hamlet and film his final Doctor Who episodes.
Since completing his final scenes in Doctor Who, Tennant has filmed his performance of Hamlet for eventual TV broadcast, and is reportedly being considered for a number of high-profile movie roles. He is also scheduled to host Masterpiece Contemporary, a new version of Masterpiece Theatre, for the American PBS network in the fall of 2009[3].
Tennant performed alongside Doctor Who co-star Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing between May 2011 and September 2011.
He also did voice work opposite Imelda Staunton again playing a protagonist in the Aardman film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Her voicing Queen Victoria and him voicing Charles Darwin.
Behind the scenes
- Tennant's first solo appearance as the Tenth Doctor occurred in a (canonical) mini-episode produced for the 2005 Children in Need Appeal. This episode was first broadcast on 18 November 2005 -- the same day Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released in cinemas.
- As the Doctor in Doctor Who, Tennant mentions Expelliarmus, J. K. Rowling and the seventh Harry Potter book in the Doctor Who episode The Shakespeare Code.
- During the two-part Doctor Who story Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel, he appears along with Roger Lloyd-Pack who in Goblet of Fire appeared as Barty Crouch Sr, Tennant's character's father, who played an enemy in Doctor Who whereas in GoF, David plays the villain and is the hero in Doctor Who.
- Coincidentally, the first episode that David Tennant portrayed the Doctor was called "The Parting of the Ways". The last chapter that Tennant's character appears in the book is called "The Parting of the Ways". The amount of time the characters appear in is also very similar. Crouch appears for the first page of the chapter, while the the Tenth Doctor appears in the final scene of the episode.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America? A Debate
Recorded: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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Wal-Marts detractors argue that Wal-Mart reduces living standards, hurts retail trade, disrupts communities, and relies on government programs to provide healthcare for many of its workers. Is Wal-Mart a force for good or evil?
Experts: Ken Jacobs, Richard K. VedderType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Business, Labor and Employment, Regulation and Deregulation
Michael Crichton on States of Fear: Science or Politics?
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The late Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and State of Fear, along with a panel of distinguished scientists, examine the increasing politicization of science.
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Experts: Sallie Louise Baliunas, Michael Crichton, William M. Gray, George H. TaylorType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Energy, Environment, Science, Technology


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By Ron Daniels
Guest Commentator
The Christmas season provides an excellent opportunity for Africans in America to engage in a season of resistance. The corporate retail establishment in this country is heavily dependent upon this season for consumers to participate in a frenzy of buying to buttress their bottom line. The unofficial kick-off of the "shop until you drop" season is the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is called Black Friday. This is the day corporate retail giants begin an all-out effort to induce, seduce, bribe and otherwise "persuade" consumers to buy enough goods to enable companies to "break into the black" — achieve profitability for the year. Unfortunately, the sons and daughters of formerly enslaved Africans in America, who complain about the oppressive conditions of stop-and-frisk, joblessness, the War on Drugs, crime, violence, fratricide, and the murder of unarmed Black men such as Trayvon Martin and Black women such as Renisha McBride are not immune to the seductive appeal of the Christmas season. Continue Reading →


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38 Cakes for Kids
In New York, the simple dog reigns supreme. A hot dog in the Big Apple is traditionally topped with a spicy brown mustard and either sauerkraut or onions sautéed with tomato paste. The sauerkraut featured here gets an extra kick of flavor from chili powder and beer.
Recipe: Beer-Steeped Sauerkraut
Fans of the Kansas City Royals baseball team know the magic of combining two classic, meat-laden treats — the traditional ballpark frank and the deliciously gooey Reuben sandwich, stacked high with corned beef and Swiss. These grilled Reuben hot dogs mimic the best-selling dish sold at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. All-beef dogs are topped with melted cheese, caraway, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing.
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THE FIRST JOHNNY ENGLISH MOVIE DID OKAY BUSINESS WORLDWIDE, BUT FAILED to CATCH ON with AMERICAN CRITICS or AUDIENCES, and (HAVING BEEN RELEASED 8 YEARS AGO) WAS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN by NOW.
SO, NATURALLY, UNIVERSAL WAS COMPELLED to MAKE ANOTHER ONE. AND, CHASING AFTER the LAW of DIMINISHING RETURNS, THEY NATURALLY HAD to SPEND EVEN MORE MONEY THIS TIME: THE BUDGET for JOHNNY ENGLISH RE-BORN IS ESTIMATED to BE $45 MILLION.
AMONG THIS FILM's PROBLEMS ARE:
1) THE JAMES BOND FILMS BEING "SATIRIZED" HERE HAVE, AFTER NEARLY 40 YEARs as a FRANCHISE, BECOME SATIRES of THEMSELVES -- SO THERE's REALLY NO JOKE HERE.
2) ROWAN ATKINSON, BEST KNOWN to AMERICAN AUDIENCES (IF, INDEED, HE's KNOWN AT ALL) for MR. BEAN and THE BLACK ADDER, IS DECIDEDLY an "ACQUIRED TASTE" -- AMERICANS EITHER FIND HIM FUNNY or WE DON'T...and MOST AMERICANS SEEM to BE in the "DON'T" CAMP.
3) THE "HUMOR" in THESE FILMS, WHICH ASPIRES to BE on the SAME LEVEL as PETER SELLERS' INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU -- ENDS UP CLOSER to THOSE AWFUL, RAZZIE® NOMINATED STEVE MARTIN PINK PANTER REMAKE(s).
WHEN YOU ADD ALL of THIS UP, WHAT YOU HAVE IS a MOVIE WITH FEW REASONS to HAVE EVEN BEEN MADE in the FIRST PLACE -- and THERE's CLEARLY NO REASON to BOTHER RELEASING IT in the U.S.
WHILE FOISTING PRODUCT into the MARKETPLACE for WHICH THERE IS CLEARLY NO MARKET IS HARDLY a CRIME, IT IS the KIND of GALLUMPHING GOOBER-HEADED-NESS THAT the RAZZIES® WERE CREATED to DIS-HONOR.
IF YOU'RE ONE of THOSE WHO HAVE "ACQUIRED" a TASTE for JOHNNY ENGLISH and/or ROWAN ATKINSON, FEEL FREE to CLICK HERE and EXPRESS YOUR DISAGREEMENT. IF YOU'RE in the "DON'T" CAMP, the SAME LINK WILL GIVE YOU the CHANCE to AGREE...
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Amazon.com Inc.'s command of the cloud market is under siege by a host of large and small rivals. As the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc., as well as a growing number of startups are pressuring Amazon, whose cloud division saw revenue growth dip to 38% from 60% in the prior quarter.
Cloud competition reflects a flood of offerings from such deep-pocketed companies as Verizon Communications Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., International Business Machines Corp., VMware Inc. and others.
Meanwhile, startups Digital Ocean Inc., Joyent Inc. and Contegix LLC are finding success in niche markets, stressing innovations in areas such as server hardware or software.
The increased competition gave Amazon the impetus for series of 'race to the bottom' price cuts, the main factor behind AWS's slower revenue growth last quarter, Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak said Thursday.
The price cuts hitting the cloud market, combined with new services from rivals, benefit CIOs who say they need more control and customization over their cloud services. Chico's FAS Inc. CIO Eric Singleton said the retailer is shifting to Contegix from Amazon Web Services because the startup will allow the retailer to pick and choose its servers and storage, enabling the software to perform at an optimum level.
Nonetheless, AWS is growing and working well for many CIOs.
Publisher Conde Nast just moved its entire data center, including all back-office apps, over to AWS, for a savings of 40% over the previous data center it ran, said CTO Joe Simon.
AWS will soon get a new customer in Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is planning to use AWS to host a data warehouse application this year, said CIO Behrooz Najafi. He said that Amazon, Microsoft and Google vendors are enabling companies to get to the cloud quickly. "The trend now is toward the cloud and these vendors are trying to enable enterprises to get to that quickly," said Mr. Najafi.
If that's truly the case, there is plenty of cloud market pie to go around for the vendors. Indeed, Forrester Research Inc. projected the global public cloud market would rise to $191 billion by 2020, up from $58 billion in 2013.


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Department of Fine and Performing Arts Home > Programs of Study > Music > Ensembles
University Chorale MUSC 3420
Directed by David Kowalczyk, the study and performance of choral arrangements and masterworks for large mixed ensemble. Open to all students with some choral experience and/or vocal aptitude.
University Mastersingers MUSC 3440
Directed by Jeral Becker, is a highly selective small vocal ensemble; frequent public performances of early choral music and a capella works. Entrance by audition only.
Jazz Ensemble MUSC 3450
Directed by Eric Warren, the Saint Louis University Jazz Ensemble provides students with an opportunity for serious jazz performance. Typically, there is a standard big band and one or more smaller combos, depending on personnel.
Guitar Ensemble MUSC 3480
Directed by William Hopkins, the Saint Louis University Guitar Ensemble is a group of classical guitar players that performs on several recitals each year. Permission of the instructor is required.
Piano Ensemble MUSC 3500
Under the supervision of Dr. Pamela Dees, advanced piano students may receive ensemble credit for accompanying university ensembles, recitals, or music classroom and studio activities. Permission of the instructor is required.
String Ensemble MUSC 3460
Two sections of String Ensemble are offered, the Saint Louis University String Orchestra, and a Section focusing on String Quartets, both under the direction of Mr. James Nacy. These groups present at least one concert each semester. Permission of the instructor is required.
Saint Louis University Wind Ensemble MUSC 3490
A new offering in Fall, 2010, the Saint Louis University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Aaron Bounds, concentrates on the rich American wind band tradition and offers one concert per semester.
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Billiken Pep Band MUSC 3470
Qualified instrumentalists should consider performing with the Billiken Band, a 100+ member pep band sponsored through the Athletic Department, and directed by Dr. Mike Beczkala, an energetic alumnus who is also principal of Parkview Elementary School in Columbia, Illinois. For more information, call Saint Louis University Athletics at (314) 977-3177, or contact Dr. Beczkala at (618) 282-4997.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Fashion Advice From a 79 Year Old
36 comments:
- Higgenbottom said...
Beautiful. I love Joyce's outlook and style.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Stephilius said...
What a gorgeous woman! (And what a really marvelous photo of her, Ari.) I love her makeup, and that she leaves her brows natural; I think a lot of mature women get into trouble when they draw their brows in. She's so elegant - serene and regal!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Thank you for highlighting Joyce again. She is one of my favorite ladies. I have listened to your interview with her more than once. She has such flair and a wonderful way of presenting her style tips. I am curious about her background - is she in the theatre or dance? Her gestures are so elegant and graceful.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Sophie Loloi said...
Gorgeous! What a stunning and classy women
- August 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Ari said...
She work at Director of marketing and advertising at Cosmo
- August 9, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Heather, 29 Skirts said...
What a gorgeous and chic lady! I love her tips!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- MB@YarnUiPhoneApp said...
Just curious...are all the ladies in the book New Yorkers? If not, you really get Mahri Tomas, owner of Martens Tomas...Amazing hair...she's in her 60s.
anyhow re this outfit. I love the rickrack trim!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- melina bee said...
she's ssssooo adorable looking, there is a child like quality to her looks and demeanor, I hope that I will have that quality at some point in my life. her neckline and braids are so stylish, I'd love to read more from Joyce
- August 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- Lp said...
Quelle style!!!!
Quelle belle femme!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- fabulousfashionista said...
What a sharp looking lady!
I love her fashion tips! She does NOT look 79!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- That's Not My Age said...
Beautiful jacket and I like Joyce's hair-do!
- August 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Nancy (Kibbles 'N Knits) said...
LOVE the hair and earrings!
- August 9, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- shoka like said...
what? 79 year? woow
- August 9, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Jan said...
The lady with the nearly perfect ageless skin! She is incredibly beautiful. I'm jealous!
- August 9, 2011 at 5:47 PM
- One Woman's Thoughts said...
The Lady is beautiful, chic and has a great energy . . . a lovely face, and she doesn't look 79. I'd love to know her skincare tips too.
- August 9, 2011 at 8:26 PM
- alice simpson said...
Something to aspire to; beauty and poise.
- August 9, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- XYRYL AMOR said...
This is the beauty of grey-headedness. I love ahnging out with older people and share stories and experiences. They're great listeners and good sources of wisdom. I love her fashion clothes.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Lauren said...
She is as beautiful as ever here.
The Styleseer
- August 9, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Linnea said...
What a beautiful lady!
- August 10, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- McDreamer said...
She's such an inspiration... I want to love life the way she does...
- August 10, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- Ylenia said...
I love the proud look in her, the way she poses, so secure of helself: an amazing lady!!
xxx Ylenia | Longuette
- August 10, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- I Art Fashion said...
Wonderful advice.
She is so pretty and her skin looks amazing!
- August 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- CARRIE said...
I hope I look that good when I'm 79! I love all of her advice, but have some trouble with the gloves-- I'm always afraid of getting the fingers dirty and never sure when to keep them on or off.
- August 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Anne said...
I love this blog. I am 79 myself, so I had to comment on this post. Thanks for reminding that old women are also beautiful.
- August 10, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- ValGalArt said...
her eyes and smile convey a wonderful secret :) beautiful!
- August 10, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Ruby@Ruby'sMusings said...
I agree with every point! I follow all of them already! And add in seamed stockings too!
- August 10, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Antonia said...
She's absolutely adorable and unbeliveable pretty ... true inspiration!
- August 11, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- b said...
Being who we are can be a pure joy. Some woman have always been in love with beautiful things and aging only season's their tastes. The better the seasoning the better the look! She has it figured out.
Hope the book is going good.
- August 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Angelia said...
I love it, the comments the style, the photo, she look wonderful.
- August 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- Rita@Goldivas said...
What's a "fiocco"?
- August 13, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- Penelope Red said...
My friend, Lucy, showed me this blog on her facebook page. I LOVE it! What a fantastic way to show us that life really does get better with age!
I sell my designs at the markets, and I certainly notice what everyone wears... the young seem to wear whatever was crumpled up on the bedroom floor! Do they even look in the mirror before they leave?
The elderly ladies that do visit me, and who love fashion, they always seem to be put together so well. I can remember one couple in particular, whom you would've loved to have photographed. they had it all going on, shoes, gloves, hat for each, suits, etc. I couldn't help but say they looked fantastic!
- October 25, 2011 at 5:55 PM
She's a true beauty. I love her hair.
- January 3, 2013 at 12:04 AM
- Sóley said...
I love her.
- May 23, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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- Michelle Courtney DeFiore said...
This is an indication that her skills in styling is timeless. She is always looking at the new styles and create her own. This is the same with Julia Blank.
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- taylor zeng said...
Full of the love, love your blog.
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- New CU Buffs football coach Mike MacIntyre always a risk taker
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- Colorado commits to Mike MacIntyre, asks donors to fund Folsom Field
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- Mike MacIntyre's Colorado coaching contract has BCS title incentive
- Dec 11:
- Mike Bohn relieved to be done with "arduous" Colorado coach search
- Mike MacIntyre the latest WAC coach to move on to bigger things
- CU president Benson says academic standards won't drop for football
- Dec 10:
- Kiszla: Colorado kudos on hiring Mike MacIntyre as Buffs' coach
- Colorado faithful hopeful Mike MacIntyre leads Buffs turnaround
- Live chat and video: Colorado introduces Mike MacIntyre as football coach
- Mark Kiszla: In 2nd effort, CU Buffs get it right with Mike MacIntyre
- Mike MacIntyre hired as Colorado football coach from San Jose State
- Gary Barnett says next CU Buffs coach faces major rebuilding project
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- Is Colorado football ready to join the big time in college athletics?
Mike MacIntyre was back in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday saying goodbye and telling his staff he won't coach in their bowl game. He returns to Boulder on Wednesday to meet with Colorado's current staff members and returning players. This is the lull after a big hire, but it's really the first steps in his Pompeii-level rebuilding project after the worst season in Colorado history.
MacIntyre won Monday's introductory news conference with one of his first comments.
"We've got a long way to go," he said. "I've been there before, and I know what to do."
Many coaches say this. Not many can prove it. And even fewer proved it at San Jose State.
Whatever the subterranean level Colorado's football program sits at, San Jose State's wasn't much better. When MacIntyre took over in 2010, San Jose State was 2-10 and had two winning seasons since 1992.
The facilities were bad even by Western Athletic Conference standards, and the interest level hovered between mild curiosity and a yawn.
Today, the Spartans are 10-2, ranked 24th and have broken or tied 36 school records. A win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl in Washington on Dec. 27 would give them their best record since going 11-1 in small-school football back in 1940.
How did he do it? How did a Duke defensive coordinator go across the continent and rebuild one of the worst programs in America?
He did it three ways: One, he made the players believe — even while losing; two, he hired Stanford's assistant conditioning coach to improve speed and strength; three, he held ingenious summer program clinics all over the state.
His résumé will forever show that in his first year as a head coach he went 1-12. It will show he lost his first game at Alabama, 48-3. What it won't show is that little San Jose State that day had only one turnover.
Discipline, one of MacIntyre's cornerstones, had kicked in. And they got better. In its last five losses, only one was by more than a touchdown.
"One and 12 was tough, but I could see us improving in every aspect," Mac Intyre said. "But what everybody else sees is on that field or on that scoreboard. Once our kids clicked and once they tasted victory, they wanted to keep tasting it."
That offseason, he saw how coach Jim Harbaugh had added brawn to Stanford's brains. MacIntyre went in and hired Dave Forman off Harbaugh's conditioning staff. Forman isn't into 40 times or bench-press records ("We're winning football games," he said, "not a squat contest.")
He improved their technique first, then their strength. Spartans on the two-deep roster went from missing 80 combined games because of injuries to 2010 to 41 in 2011. They've missed 28 this year.
They went 5-7 last season, ending with wins over Navy and Fresno State, then opened this year nearly beating Stanford before falling 20-17.
"They finally understand what we're trying to do and what we're trying to accomplish," Forman said. "Maybe there's a little trust built. Maybe in my realm, they feel better about themselves.
"I can't tell you how many guys came up to me in the third and fourth quarter of the Stanford game this year and said, 'Coach, I'm kicking his (rear)!' "
MacIntyre, 47, also made some major recruiting finds. Finally returning to the full 85 scholarships after APR infractions under ex-coach Fitz Hill had them at 75 until last year, MacIntyre had his assistants meet every high school coach in California.
He held traveling San Jose State camps in which prospects paid $40 to attend clinics at prep fields from San Diego to Sacramento.
"There are only seven Division I schools in California," MacIntyre said. "There are 1,048 high schools that play football. Do the math."
He landed a quarterback gem in junior college transfer David Fales, a former backup to Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, and he led San Jose State to its third-highest scoring season in history. Nine players made first-team all-WAC.
But that was San Jose State. This is CU. This is the Pac-12. Can he do it again? A program in the throes of its worst stretch in history really wants to know.
John Henderson: 303-954-1299, firstname.lastname@example.com or twitter.com/johnhendersondp


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Ino Yamanaka (山中いの, Yamanaka Ino) is one of the major supporting characters of the series. She is a chūnin-level kunoichi of Konohagakure's Yamanaka clan and a member of Team Asuma. Along with her team-mates, Ino makes up the new generation of Ino–Shika–Chō, just like their fathers were before them. In Part II Ino has also expanded her repertoire of skills and is now a medical-nin also.
From a young age, her father, Inoichi Yamanaka, raised her to embody the meaning to the violet flower, which symbolises a blunt, candid love.[8] She was raised to treasure the bonds that she has with her friends, which led her to become good friends with Sakura Haruno.
In the Academy, Ino was considerably more popular and self-confident than Sakura when they met. She convinced Sakura that hiding the size of her forehead was pointless, saying that it only made her look worse. Ino gave Sakura a red ribbon to draw attention elsewhere, suggesting that Sakura had great potential, but had yet to reach it. In the anime, around this time, Ino along with Chōji and Shikamaru went searching for a set of kunai Chōji lost. During their search, they met a mysterious boy named Yota. They soon learned to their amazement that Yota had the ability to manipulate weather, especially through his emotional state. Fearing how the village would respond to an outsider considering how turmoil it had with the other nations, Ino and the others decided to hide Yota's existence, giving him shelter in a treehouse and regularly bringing him food.[9] She also defended Sakura against her would be bullies Ami, Fuki, and Kasumi, pretending that the flowers she had launched into Ami's mouth which she said reminded her of a vase, were poisoned. This lead to ongoing arguments about Sakura's "Billboard Brow" and Ino's nickname "Ino-pig" (due to her name, Ino, meaning 'boar'). Despite all these arguments, she helped Sakura gain her confidence. When Sakura became attracted to Sasuke, and found out that Ino was attracted to him as well, Sakura ended their friendship hurting Ino in the process so she could compete with Ino for his affection.[10] Ino later made friends with Sakura again during the Chūnin Exams, but they are still considered rivals by many.
Ino is often thinking about boys and takes a great deal of pride in her appearance, which was seen even during her younger days in kunoichi training. She also takes great effort to keep up as well as improve her appearance, as seen from her constant dieting to lose weight in the belief it will make her more attractive. Ino can also be very confident, kind, and outspoken, not afraid to speak her mind, and sometimes suggests that Chōji should lose weight. She is attracted to Sasuke and she cried when Sasuke was declared an international criminal, showing that she still cares for him despite his descent into darkness. It is confirmed that she loves him during the Fourth Shinobi World War, where she pictures Sasuke as the "love" that the violet flower symbolises. She also seems to be attracted to Sai because he looks just like Sasuke. Ino is described as relatively cheerful and can be bossy to people, especially to her team-mates if they get in her way or their behaviour annoys her.
Ino tends to take charge of her team-mates due to their lazy and nonchalant natures. She however clearly cares for them, as shown by her relief when Chōji survived near fatal injuries. Shikamaru, despite thinking of most girls as "troublesome", typically offers no resistance, being unwilling to deal with how she reacts if she is unable to have her way. Asuma recognised the control she has over the others, and, while dying, told her to look after Chōji and Shikamaru, and ensure that they didn't get into trouble.[11]
By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Ino has demonstrated more bravery and confidence so much so that Ino was unfazed when told by Shikamaru how powerful the Gold and Silver Brothers were and even told her team-mates to man-up when they began to waver. Keeping to the promise she made to Asuma, Ino has resolved to put her life on the line, to protect her team-mates and her village no matter what. By the time Inoichi died in the Fourth Shinobi World War, he believed that she had truly blossomed into the violet of the Yamanaka family, and is proud of her bonds with her friends.
Ino is a fair-skinned girl of average height with green eyes (blue in the anime). Her most noticeable trait in her appearance is her long, blonde hair, which is always seen in a high-ponytail with bangs covering the right side of her face. In Part I, her hair reached down to her waist until she cut it during her fight with Sakura, and after, she wore a bun. In later Part I appearances, Ino's hair had grown to shoulder-length. By Part II, it grows to hip-length and Ino also sports a red clip in the left side of her hair.
In terms of attire, Ino is more often seen wearing a pair of small silver hoop-earrings and purple, fairly revealing clothing. During Part I, she wore a short purple vest like blouse with a raised collar, a purple apron skirt that is cut off on the sides and bandages on her stomach and legs. She also wore purple and white elbow warmers with this, and her forehead protector around her waist as a belt. During the anime filler, she stopped wearing the elbow warmers. At the Chūnin Exams finals, Ino sported an orange t-shirt that had the stylised kanji for the word "boar" (猪, inoshishi) inside a light green circle on the upper-left side of the chest, brown shorts, and cream-coloured elbow guards.
In Part II, Ino has gone through noticeable changes. Her formerly protruding bang has now flattened against her face and the bandages around her waist have been removed, revealing her bare stomach. She also replaces the warmers on her elbows with fishnet ones and wears a pair of the same over her knees. Along with these, she wears a short, purple, sleeveless blouse, an open-front purple apron-skirt over a shorter, black skirt, with short, fishnet shorts underneath. She has stopped wearing her forehead protector. While on missions she carries a tantō just above her medical pouch. She has also changed her hoop earring to the studs given to her by her former sensei after they passed the Chūnin Exams as a long-standing tradition.
The purple colouring of her outfit seems to be a reference to the embodiment of the violet flower that Inoichi wanted her to be.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War, she dons the standard uniform of the Alliance and a Konohagakure flak jacket.
In Part I, Ino was noted to be an exceptional kunoichi by Asuma.[12] During her fight with Sakura in the Chūnin Exams, she was able to turn the battle in her favour through the simple act of cutting her hair, overcoming her technique's inherit weakness and mimicking the Shadow Imitation Technique at once. For this reason, Sakura notes that Ino probably would have beaten her had Naruto not interfered.[13]
Sensory Perception
Ino, like most members of the Yamanaka clan, is a sensor type, showing signs as early as during the second stage of the Chūnin Exams in Part I when she noted the change in Sasuke's chakra under the influences of Orochimaru's juinjutsu.[14] In the battle against Kakuzu, Ino commented the masks emitted foul chakra.[15] During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Ino's aptitude as sensory type is shown to a greater extent as she is able to sense the chakra of all enemies in the area and even lock onto them, before guiding her allies accordingly.[16]
Yamanaka Clan Techniques
Ino excels in the techniques of her clan, which are primarily focused around mind-affecting techniques such as the Mind Body Switch Technique, a technique predominantly used for reconnaissance and espionage, that allows the user to briefly possess someone and control that person's actions. Her body however, is left vulnerable until she cancels the technique. Despite many people thinking that this technique is unbeatable, she can still be forced out of the body if her opponent has a strong enough will. She has also been shown to be able to use the technique on animals, such as a hawk to act as a spy.[17] The anime takes her skills a bit further by giving her the Mind Body Disturbance Technique, which causes the body of the person affected to attack those nearest to them, or immobilising their body.[18][19]
By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, her timing with the Mind Body Switch Technique has improved to a point that she only needs a target to be briefly immobilised in order to invade their mind.[20] According to Inoichi, her use and releasing of the technique has improved drastically. She was able to quickly transfer her mind into a paralysed Chōji to block a point-blank range attack from Asuma Sarutobi, and then fight skilfully inside Chōji's body,[21] as well as momentarily take control of Obito Uchiha in order to send the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball attack off course, and save her comrades' lives.[22] Ino has even learned to use the Mind Clone Switch Technique on two targets at once and still fight skilfully with them against her opponent.[23] She is also adept at communicating telepathically. Her skills in this were such that she was able to broadcast a message to the entire Allied Shinobi Forces in a short period of time.[24] She can also use the Sensing Transmission technique to convey the location of the enemies that she has sensed to her allies.[16]
Medical Ninjutsu
Ino learned medical ninjutsu during the gap in time between Parts I and II. The anime shows that Ino trained in medical ninjutsu alongside Sakura under Tsunade's supervision.[25] Ino has proven to be skilled enough to be able to tell the severity of an attack with just a glance.[26] With the knowledge of plants and flowers she gained in her family's flower shop, she also has the capability to create herbal medicines.[citation needed] Because she trained as a medical-nin, with her chakra control, she was able to assist Sakura, Hinata, and Shizune in sealing the Three-Tails with the Four-Corner Sealing Barrier.[27] In the anime, her control improved enough to transfer her chakra into multiple people at once.[28]
Nature Transformation
Ino has shown some skill with Earth Release nature transformation. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, after being taught the hand-seals by Kitsuchi, Ino and the rest of the Allied Shinobi created several earth walls, in an attempt to slow down the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.[29]
She has also shown somewhat considerable skills in taijutsu. During the Chūnin Exams, these skills were on par with Sakura's causing their battle to drag on.[30] During the Fourth Shinobi World War, her taijutsu skills had improved greatly, to such an extent that when she took over Chōji's body she was able to hold her own against her sensei, a close-range expert, when they clashed. She could even control the mind of two separate targets and still coordinate the two targets skilfully enough to force Asuma on the defensive. She was also shown to have good reflexes coupled with speed and strength, as she was able to tackle Chōji out of the way of Asuma's Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique, which is straight forward and fast.
Ino has shown to possess a great level of intelligence and perception, graduating the top of her class while in the Academy alongside Sasuke Uchiha and Shino Aburame. This was displayed in the Chūnin Exams and cleverly used her hair to make a chakra rope to bind Sakura. In fact in the anime, she was able to tell a person's occupation by glancing at the condition of their hands, a skill proven useful when Ino went to identify Gennō's body and noticed immediately that the corpse wasn't a carpenter or a ninja.[31] She has great deal of knowledge with flowers along with their meaning. Also, during Pain's invasion, she was able to conclude that Pain's real body must be around the village for his technique to work, since it was similar to her clan's.[32]
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Part I
Chūnin Exam Arc
Though making a few brief appearances earlier in the series, Ino made her debut during the Chūnin Exams. She used her Mind Body Switch Technique to enter Sakura's mind and memorise all her test answers, then sent her mind into Chōji and Shikamaru's minds to give them the answers. In the Forest of Death, Ino had many flashbacks of her childhood when they saw Sakura was in danger, she and her team helped Sakura and Rock Lee fight off the Otogakure genin, until Sasuke forced the Oto genin to retreat.
Ino's first match in the Chūnin Exams was against Sakura. The two did not battle seriously at first since Ino still cared about Sakura, until Sakura, unwilling to have Ino pity her, denounced her even though she didn't want to hurt Sakura. Ino and Sakura battled seriously afterwards, and used up most of their energy in the process. Ino then attempted to enter Sakura's mind after cutting her hair and sending chakra into it to immobilise her. She succeeded, but was expelled by Inner Sakura. Low on chakra, Ino and Sakura charged at each other for one last attack, and knocked each other out, resulting in both of them being eliminated. When they regained consciousness, they started becoming friends again, but still maintained their rivalry over Sasuke.
Ino accompanied Sakura to visit Sasuke in the month between the preliminaries and the finals, but found that he was gone. She went to the finals with Sakura, and noted that Sakura's team was extraordinary, after seeing Naruto defeat Neji. She also cheered on Shikamaru when he fought Temari, but was visibly shocked when he chose to give up and quit the match. When the invasion started, she was rendered unconscious by Kabuto's genjutsu.
Invasion of Konoha Arc
Ino can be seen at the Third Hokage's funeral alongside the other villagers, mourning his death.
Pre-Shippūden Filler Arcs
When Mizuki escaped from jail, Ino along with her team-mates saved Naruto from the Legendary Stupid Brothers and took over the battle so Naruto could aid Iruka. Ino tried to possess one of them and was knocked out. She then use her new technique the Mind Body Disturbance Technique gaining the advantage. Her and her team-mates form their new Formation Ino—Shika—Chō. Soon they realised they couldn't defeat them, but they were able to resist until Tsunade showed up and defeated them both easily.
In episode 158, Academy students were divided into teams of three and were assigned to a genin who would lead them on a mission against the other teams. Ino was assigned to lead a team of three academy students: Sō, Kiri, and Shimo. Her time with them was not covered much except that she was doing better than Naruto.
She later accompanied Naruto, Shino and Anko to the Land of the Sea, and helped defeat Misumi Tsurugi, by possessing him and tying his arms to pillars, leaving him trapped in a collapsing room. Ino then used Mind Body Disturbance Technique on Yoroi as he attempted to attack Shino, allowing Shino to punch Yoroi away. When Yoroi attempted to attack Ino, Shino sent his bugs after him, thus defeating him.
She later appeared in a mission with Naruto, in which she tried to replace Princess Fuku who had grown overweight in an attempt to woo her suitor Chikara, the daimyō of The Land of Noodles. Ino was barely able to stand the man, but the mission succeeded after Naruto accidentally exposed the real princess. Ino briefly revealed an "Inner Ino" (内なるいの, Uchi Naru Ino) due to her anger, similar to Sakura's "Inner Sakura", during this episode.
Ino and Sakura were sent to examine a corpse that was believed to be that of Gennō. Ino hesitated, but eventually entered the room, and concluded, from the condition of the hands, that the corpse was not a ninja or a carpenter, and that Gennō was still alive. After the group found Gennō, she attempted to possess him when he tried to make his escape on a summoned bird; while he let go of the bird, Ino was unable to maintain the technique, as she noted that he had been suffering terrible pain the entire time.
When Suna asked Konoha for aid, Ino accompanied Shikamaru to help rescue Temari. Her attempt at immobilising their opponent, Kujaku, failed, leaving her at risk. Kujaku later was defeated by Shikamaru and Temari's combined efforts. Feeling guilty that she did not contribute much to the mission, she asked Sakura to ask Tsunade to add her as a second apprentice. Sakura agreed, but added that she would be Ino's senior apprentice, resulting in Ino refusing (which led to yet another fight).
Part II
Sasuke and Sai Arc
Ino made her first reappearance shortly after Team Kakashi and Team Guy returned from the successful saving of Gaara, having come to retrieve Chōji for their mission with Asuma. She appeared again after Naruto and his team returned from their failed attempt to retrieve Sasuke. Upon meeting Sai, she quickly became interested in him, also noting that he resembled Sasuke.
When they all went out to dinner, Ino attempted to get Sai's attention with some subtle flirting. When Sai tried to befriend Ino and Chōji, having earlier come to the conclusion that women (specifically Sakura), didn't like to hear how they really looked, Sai tried the opposite approach by calling Ino "gorgeous", of which is the opposite of what he wanted to say. This resulted in Ino blushing, and enraging Sakura, who Sai had previously called "ugly".
Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc
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Hidan and Kakuzu Arc
When Tsunade decided to make a move against Akatsuki, Ino was assigned, along with Chōji, to a Nijū Shōtai team, led by Raidō Namiashi and Aoba Yamashiro. Ino and Chōji arrived as back-up for Shikamaru and Asuma in their fight with Akatsuki members Hidan and Kakuzu. When the duo retreated, Ino tried to tend to Asuma's injuries, but the damage to his body was beyond repair. The team then had nothing to do but listen to Asuma's last words. Before dying, Asuma said that Ino is strong-willed and a reliable child, so she should take care of Chōji and Shikamaru. Asuma also told Ino not to lose to Sakura in ninjutsu or romance. Ino then reminisces about her memories with Asuma especially her first days with him as a student, and when she noticed that the bouquet of flowers that Asuma bought were for Kurenai. After the death of her sensei, Ino screamed out loud with grief. She was later seen at Asuma's funeral, mourning his loss.
Shikamaru, Ino, and Chōji all agreed to avenge Asuma. Under the guidance of Kakashi, Team 10 later set out to face Kakuzu and Hidan. By using her Mind Body Switch Technique on a hawk, Ino was able to quickly find the Akatsuki duo so Shikamaru's plan could begin but doing this nearly backfired after Kakuzu attacked the hawk forcing her to return. During Team 10's fight with Hidan and Kakuzu, Ino largely played the role of an observer, her Mind Body Switch Technique being too much of a risk to use in battle stated by Shikamaru. In the anime, she saved Chōji from a fatal blow by Kakuzu before getting captured by him and almost choked to death along with Chōji, but was saved by Kakashi and Shikamaru. After Naruto arrived and defeated Kakuzu, she healed him.
Three-Tails Arc
Main article: Three-Tails Arc
Ino was placed on Team Three to seal away the Three-Tails. To join her was Sakura, Hinata Hyūga, and Shizune. This sealing process took proficient chakra control and since Ino trained as a medical-nin, explains why she was put on the team. When her team practised the sealing technique, she had difficulty withstanding it. But after a short speech from Sakura she stood back up, more determined than ever to complete the task.
When her team located the Three-Tails, they started the actual sealing. As the sealing begin to work on the tailed beast, Guren closed in to disrupt the sealing. Ino begin to get nervous and was losing concentration. She was instructed by Shizune to relax and focus. Soon enough Rock Lee and Tenten arrived to protect her team. This comforted her until Rinji arrived to aid Guren. The battle begin to balance out with Tenten and Lee. This again got Ino unfocused and this time she broke hold from the seal and disrupted it. When the beast awakes he emerges from the water bringing forth a tidal wave and breaking the whole seal.
Later, Ino is found unconscious on Lee's back who carries her from the water and lays her on the beach. Waking up she felt frustrated of how useless she was. She was also seen helping Sakura heal a ill Yūkimaru. Not long after the Konoha tried sealing the beast again. Yet Ino is knocked out once again and with that the mission fails. So the sealing is left to the ANBU members.
Invasion of Pain Arc
When Pain began his invasion, Ino rushed to her father's location to inform him and all those present of the attack. Having learned something about Pain's identity, they tried to escape, to avoid capture. Despite their attempt, Pain arrived and captured Shizune, finding out what she knew, before killing her. She had mourned for a while. After he destroyed the village, Ino tried to revive Shizune, but could do nothing to help her, and regrouped with her father and the others. After the death of Nagato, she was shocked to see that Shizune was brought back to life. She was then present at Naruto's return, and celebrated with the villagers for his victory. In the anime, she even says that she could almost fall for Naruto, surprising Chōji and Shikamaru.[33]
Konoha History Arc
Main article: Konoha History Arc
Five Kage Summit Arc
When news of Sasuke's affiliation with Akatsuki reaches Konoha, the Konoha 11 gather to discuss what should be done with him. The others suggest that they should personally eliminate Sasuke to prevent him from implicating Konoha in a war with another village. Ino is upset by this and she starts crying. Kiba demanded she stop, but she was defended by Tenten. Ino was later seen with the rest of the Konoha 11, hearing Naruto's decision about Sasuke when he returns to the village. He later promises to tell them everything when the time was right.
Chikara Arc
Main article: Chikara Arc
Adventures at Sea Arc
Main article: Adventures at Sea Arc
Road to Sakura
Main article: Road to Sakura
While on a stroll during her day off, Ino pondered how to spend the day before finding Sakura falling from the sky after a flash of bright light. Helping her out of a tree and taking her to Tsunade for medical attention, Ino is shocked to find Sakura with amnesia as she tries to keep Tsunade and Shizune from killing Sakura for pointing out their bust sizes. In her attempt to help jog Sakura's memory, she and the rest of the Konoha 11 present themselves in the way she remembers them: By acting the complete opposite of themselves. After the attempt failed, Ino helps Sakura look for her necklace until they encounter Sakura's parents as they have found the item in question. After Sakura strangely cries as she embraces her parents before they leave, Ino learns that the Sakura she has been with all day came from an alternate reality. When the other Sakura fades away, Ino is left severely confused as she wondered where the Sakura she knows is.
Shinobi World War Arc
When the Fourth Shinobi World War begins, Ino is placed in the Fifth Division. Ino and other members of her division are later sent to provide support for the First Division. Ino meets up with Shikamaru and Chōji - sent as backup from their own division - and they team up to help Darui fight Kinkaku. Shikamaru restrains Kinkaku with his shadow. Kinkaku almost breaks free but Ino is able to use the Mind Body Switch Technique to transfer her consciousness into his body, saving Shikamaru. In order to capture Kinkaku with the Kohaku no Jōhei, Darui says Kinkaku's name and Ino forces him to respond. As Kinkaku is sucked into the Kohaku no Jōhei, Ino returns to her body. Her watching father compliments her on this improved timing.
The trio next prepares to engage the reincarnated Kakuzu. Shikaku instructs them to leave Kakuzu to others and instead focus on Asuma, who had also been reincarnated. Chōji is reluctant to fight their late teacher, so Ino reminds him of Asuma's final words to all of them. They confront Asuma and he comments on how much they have grown before they start fighting. Despite Ino's attempts to encourage him, Chōji still has difficulty fighting Asuma. As Asuma is about to attack Chōji, Ino pushes him out of the way. She then uses the Mind Body Switch Technique on Chōji and spars with Asuma, all the while reminding Chōji of their duty. Chōji eventually pulls himself together and Ino returns to her body. As Chōji goes on the offensive, Ino uses her Mind Clone Switch Technique on two White Zetsu to use against Asuma. Asuma is defeated, and before being sealed he congratulates them on their perfect team-work.
The battle continues into the night and Ino assists Chōji in defeating the rest of the reincarnated ninja. When the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path attacks she takes cover with her team. After that attack subsides, Ino is seen planning with the rest of her team and Tenten. The next morning, Ino and the rest of the shinobi present are seen standing in circles. This was a countermeasure against the White Zetsu Army clones that had invaded their ranks until Naruto could come and differentiate them. Ino asks Shikamaru if they couldn't simply ask each other personal questions but he says no as there was a possibility that the enemy could guess the answers. In the anime, the silence it quickly halted by the reincarnated Sound Four, Orochimaru's personal guard. Shikamaru tells Ino and the others to stay behind as they still can't be certain of who to trust with the White Zetsu still looming. Shikamaru and Chōji then head off to confront their old enemies. Familiar with the Oto ninja's skills, Shikamaru and Chōji quickly defeat them. However, their victory is short-lived when Shikamaru, Chōji, and the Sound ninja are engulfed in a strange technique. Ino then found her team-mates unconscious and with no chakra flow. Knowing that they wouldn't last long like that, Ino began to transfer her chakra to them, despite the danger of doing it simultaneously between two other people. After contacting her father, Inoichi deduces the truth of the technique, that it removes the victims soul and transports it to another location. He then explains it can be dispelled like genjutsu, by pouring chakra into the actual technique. However, it has a seal that prevents even Inoichi, equipped with special enhancement tools, from being able to detect or communicate with them. Eventually, Naruto found the barrier and destroyed it, allowing Inoichi, telepathically, to dispel the technique and free the Konoha ninja. Upon Shikamaru and Chōji awakening, Ino tearfully hugged them in relieve.
The battle continues on as when they spotted White Zetsu clones and fought them off. It suddenly starts to rain while it is sunny that's when Shikamaru spots a crying boy then huge amount wall of rain falls on Shikamaru that is preventing him from moving. Chōji uses is Multi-Size Technique to block it and while Ino helped Shikamaru up. Shikamaru then uses his Shadow Neck Bind Technique to bind him and as he does so the rain starts getting worse making them not move and their technique weakening. As that happens the boy started calling their names as then Ino question how does he know them as Chōji doesn't know him and neither does Shikamaru. The boy then came up to them and plucked their foreheads after that happened they realise that its Yota. Shikamaru questions is he reincarnated the boy started to cry the rain stopped then a big wave of it washed them away that made them know that he can't control his actions just like Asuma. Yota then started shooting rain bullets that's pushing the trio back and thinking do they have to fight him.[34] Ino contacted her father and asked to link her to Sakura and found out that she was also fighting Yota along with Kiba and Akumaru. She also found out that Naruto was fighting him and was told that those were not him just White Zetsu clones so she helped Chōji and Shikamaru defeated him and it revert to a clone.
She then calls out and waves at Naruto when he arrives. After being informed by her father at HQ that Naruto and B were fighting the "masked Madara", Ino and the rest of the Konoha 11 rush to his aid. As she runs, she thanks her father for relaying Naruto's feelings to everyone and promises that she'd make his foretelling of their victory a reality.
Ten-Tails Revival Arc
Arriving just in the nick of time, Ino with Hinata's guidance was able to take control of Obito in time to veer the Ten-Tails' would-be fatal attack off course. Though she laments that he was able to break a perfect Mind Body Switch Technique in only a matter of seconds, Hiashi Hyūga told her she did a great job, having managed to shift the attack. She stood alongside the rest of the Allied Shinobi Forces to face their opposition. With their attempt to immobilise the Ten-Tails ended in failure, Ino listened on, crying, as Shikaku imparted what would be his final battle strategy via her father as a Tailed Beast Ball was sent hurtling towards HQ. Ino listened to her father's last words to her, which stated that she had truly blossomed and her bonds with her friends reflect the meaning of the violet flower which she was raised to embody. After, Shikamaru reminded her that they were still in the midst of battle, and that they didn't have time to grieve. She later learns of Neji's death.
After Kurama had gathered enough chakra, Naruto sent shadow clones to Ino, and the rest of the Allied Shinobi Forces to distribute Kurama's chakra to them. Upon receiving the chakra, Ino is enveloped in it, and after the Akimichi clan stops the Ten-Tails' movements, she quickly used her Mind Body Switch Technique on Obito again and after taking control of his body, she was able to alter the course of an attack that was headed for Chōji. Later, when Shikamaru and the other Nara clan members captured the Ten-Tails with their Shadow Imitation Technique, Ino released her technique and returned to her body.
Later on, as the Ten-Tails once again prepared to obliterate the Alliance, Shikamaru requested that Ino use her telepathic skills to link him to Kitsuchi, to which she obliged, grateful that Shikamaru had finally devised a strategy. With his plan being to teach the entire army the seals to the simple Earth Release wall technique and then using it to block the Ten-Tails' attack, he then asked Ino if she was able to relay this telepathically to the other shinobi on the battlefield. She responded bluntly that it wasn't a question of was she able to do it, as she would do it no matter what. With some strain, Ino is able to contact all the shinobi and relay the seals necessary to the Alliance for the technique before performing it herself alongside her comrades. Though the situation still looks dire as their feeble earthen defences are destroyed by the Ten-Tails' massive Tailed Beast Ball, and even a transformed Killer B proves incapable of stopping the attack, the Alliance shinobi are shocked when the attack simply disappears, unbeknownst to them that the Fourth Hokage had arrived on the battlefield.
With Sasuke soon appearing on the scene too, Ino is shocked to see him, and rushes over to inquire as to why he is there, much to the concern of Shikamaru and Chōji. Sasuke notes that she is still as loud as ever. Ino is then, along with the rest of her peers, completely bemused upon Sasuke's revelation that he will become Hokage. As Team 7 reunites, Ino smiles at Shikamaru, noting how nostalgic it feels, what with the Rookie Nine being together again, just like in the Chūnin Exams. She then charges at the Ten-Tails with her friends. With Teams 7 and 8 leading the assault, Ino looks on in disgust as Shino summons a giant parasitic insect to devour one of the Ten-Tails' clones. She then rallies her own team together, for them to perform Formation E. While Chōji uses his Multi-Size Technique, and Shikamaru uses the Shadow Clutch Technique on him, Ino uses her sensory abilities to lock onto all of the clones in the surrounding area, before using the Sensing Transmission technique on Shikamaru. With Ino acting as the mind, Shikamaru as the body and Chōji as the yo-yo, the trio perform the Human Bullet Yo-Yo technique, obliterating all of the surrounding clones. As Chōji prepares to double in size to strengthen his assault, Shikamaru states that the team has a lot more to show, with Ino then berating him for his sudden competitiveness with the other teams. She then urges Naruto and Sasuke on as she bears witness to their attack on the Ten-Tails. During this time, Ino questioned Shikamaru about whether or not something was troubling him, but he dismissed her.
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Ino made a small cameo before Team 7 was being called up, she, Shikamaru, and Chōji were seen running through the streets.
Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire
Ino was first seen when they celebrated for Naruto and Sai's recovery and ate barbecue. Ino was seen again when Hiruko appeared on the sky and said he was starting the Fourth Shinobi World War. Later, Ino was sent with the rest of Konoha 11 to retrieve back Naruto and Sakura. Ino's team caught up with Naruto and Sakura, but Sai came and took the two with him to catch up with Kakashi. They were left behind to take down Hiruko's henchmen, San. They used Ino–Shika–Chō combination and easily took down the enemy. Shikamaru had Ino tell San that they aren't here to fight but to bring back Naruto and the others, after Ino used Mind Body Switch Technique and told San, he refused and said that he understands but he can't just pass the information on, forcing Team 10 to fight him. He then summoned his two team-mates, Ichi and Ni, and used Chimera Technique, which made them turn into a beast, Team 10 was defeated quickly. The rest of Konoha 11 comes to back up Team 10 and while Tenten summoned out chains everyone grabs onto one and as Shikamaru was about to use a technique to bind the beast Ino urges Shikamaru to go on and that the rest of them can handle it. Ino is later seen at Hiruko's temple saving Sakura from a collapsing building while the other members of the Konoha 11 defeated the beast.
Naruto 5: Blood Prison
Ino appears along with the other members of the Konoha 11 to help save Naruto from prison and help defeat Satori.
Naruto 6: Road to Ninja
Ino first appears with her friends battling several Zetsu clones disguised as deceased Akatsuki members. Later, in the alternate world, a different Ino is seen. Compared to the Ino that Naruto and Sakura know, she is more timid, calm, conservative in her appearance, and shy with boys. She also isn't bossy with her team, trying to end things peacefully with them rather than lashing out at them like she usually does.
Video Games
Ino Yamanaka is a playable character in the following video games:
Ino's moves typically include the use of genjutsu, flower-based attacks, and acrobatic physical attacks similar to the Musoh-Battoh-Ryu style of fighting.
- Ino is short for inoshishi (猪), meaning "boar", hence Sakura calling her Ino-pig-chan (いのブタちゃん, Ino-buta-chan). Yamanaka (山中) means "among the mountains". Wild boar are heavily associated with mountains in Japan, and are even called the whales of the mountains (山鯨, yamakujira), because of the amount of meat they produce.
- Her family owns a flower shop called Yamanaka Flowers, where she works part-time.
- In the manga, it was never revealed how or why Ino became a medical-nin. Her choice to study under Tsunade was anime-exclusive.
- Ino was ranked as the 29th most popular character in the seventh Naruto character popularity poll. She placed 14th in the fifth poll, 17th in the sixth poll and 23rd in the fourth poll. She finished 30th in the first poll.
- According to the first Naruto fanbook, Ino had the best overall grades in the Academy. She had the highest grade in assertiveness and the second-highest grade in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, cooperation, and class attitude, being beat by Sasuke in ninjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu.
- In the seventh Naruto Shippūden opening, Ino was shown fighting Konan with Hinata and Sakura, though in the manga, they did not fight her.
- According to the databook(s):
- Ino's hobby is shopping.
- Ino wishes for a rematch with Sakura.
- Ino's favourite foods are cherry tomatoes and pudding, while her least favourite is sashimi.
- Ino has completed 40 official missions in total: 23 D-rank, 9 C-rank, 6 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
- Ino's favourite phrase is "The many meanings of flowers" (花言葉の数々, Hanakotoba no kazukazu).
- (To Sakura, when she asks her why she gave her a ribbon) "Because… I thought it would be a waste for you to wither away as a bud. There's no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. It might turn out to be… a flower more beautiful than a Cosmos."[35]
- (To Sakura) "Who're you calling "pig", you billboard brow?!"
- (To Sakura) "You've bloomed into a beautiful flower."[36]
- (To Chōji about Asuma) "Listen, I know how you feel… the three of us, Team Ten… We went on a lot of missions with Asuma-sensei. Shikamaru and I don't want to fight him either. But it's because we know him so well that we can stop him with the least risk to the army. Don't you remember what those earrings are supposed to represent Chōji?"[21]
- (To Shikamaru) "It's not a matter of can or can't, I'm doing it!"[37]
- ↑ First Databook, pages 130-131
- ↑ Second Databook, page 161
- ↑ Third Databook, pages 178-179
- ↑ Fourth Databook, page 197
- ↑ Retsu no Sho, page 31
- ↑ Chapter 39, page 4
- ↑ Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding
- ↑ Naruto chapter 616, pages 12-13
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 313
- ↑ Naruto chapter 54, pages 14-15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 328, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 71, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 74, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 56, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 334, page 6
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Naruto chapter 633, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 332, page 8
- ↑ Naruto episode 145
- ↑ Naruto episode 173
- ↑ Naruto chapter 529, page 17
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Naruto chapter 533, pages 7-8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 611, page 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 534, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 630, page 10
- ↑ Naruto episode 220
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 86
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 103
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 304
- ↑ Naruto chapter 630, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 72, page 5-6
- ↑ Naruto episode 198
- ↑ Naruto chapter 428, page 14
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 175
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 313
- ↑ Naruto chapter 71, pages 13-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 73, page 18
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- 1996: Harry tests out Levicorpus for the first time and, on a trip to Hogsmeade, discovers Mundungus Fletcher selling Sirius Black's belongings. Katie Bell is Imperiused and accidentally cursed by the opal necklace.[citation needed]
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- 1963: Dave Legeno, the former Wrestler who plays Fenrir Greyback, is born.[1]
- 1987: Cole Armitage, a member of the British Parkour team 3RUN who portrays a Snatcher in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born.[citation needed]
- 1989: Eleanor Columbus, who has a small role, as an unspeaking Susan Bones in the first two films, is born.[2]
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The name of the collected edition is based on the story "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" by Robert Heinlein, which was, in turn, named for the Ancient West phrase "Have gun, will travel", which was also the title of a Western series Gene Roddenberry frequently worked on as a writer.
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- Need a gigantic, marauding starship explored? Is your global computer system starting to break down? Call in the crack team from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott from his office at Starfleet Headquarters, the S.C.E. can build, rebuild, program, reprogram, assemble, reassemble, or just figure out everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. Just don't expect them to perform miracles – unless they absolutely have to.
- Captain David Gold, his first officer Commander Sonya Gomez, and the crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci put their lives on the line to save a colony world threatened by a deadly alien and rescue a ship trapped in the ravages of interphase.
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- by Dean Wesley Smith
- The Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Have Tech. Will Travel.
- When ancient alien technology is found on a colony world, when robot soldiers from an eons-old interstellar battle restart their war in a highly populated sector, when a global computer system starts to break down or take over, in goes the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott from his office at Starfleet Headquarters, the S.C.E. can build, rebuild, program, reprogram, assemble, reassemble, or just figure out everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. Just don't expect them to perform miracles - unless they have to.
- Captain Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise have defeated a gigantic marauding starship from parts unknown. Now that the immediate threat has been neutralized, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers has been called in to probe the vanquished hulk in search of both new technology and the secret of its mysterious origin. Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge has temporarily transferred from the Enterprise to assist Captain David Gold and the crew of the S.C.E. ship, the U.S.S. da Vinci, on this fascinating mission. La Forge works with Gold, Sonia Gomez, and a top-of-the-line group of technical specialists to unravel the high-tech mysteries of the supposedly dead alien vessel, only to discover that the real danger has just begun!
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- The death of a giant computer threatens an entire civilization!
- Take it apart, figure it out, put it back together. That's the ongoing mission of U.S.S. da Vinci, commanded by Captain David Gold and his first officer, Commander Sonya Gomez, late of the Starship Enterprise and one of Starfleet's top engineers. They oversee a crack S.C.E. team composed of specialists in such diverse fields as tactical systems, alien cultures, computers, linguistics, and cryptography. Together they're ready to cope with just about every kind of high-tech challenge imaginable - and a few that nobody could have imagined.
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- More than a century ago, the U.S.S. Defiant disappeared with all hands into an interspatial rift deep in Tholian territory. Now the derelict ship has been seen drifting in and out of ordinary space, and the Tholian authorities have reluctantly agreed to let Starfleet retrieve the Defiant from the rift. Perhaps, at long last, the lost ship can be brought home and its valiant crew paid their final respects.
- Captain David Gold and an S.C.E. team from the U.S.S. da Vinci succeed in boarding the Defiant, but their investigation soon uncovers a dangerous secret. For more than a hundred years, an ancient super-weapon has been hidden away within the scarred and lifeless starship, along with evidence of a long-forgotten atrocity – evidence that could ignite a vast interstellar war!
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I walk away from some massages feeling light and lively, like I've finally dropped a super-size suitcase, one that any airlines would slap me with an overweight baggage charge. Other times, massages leave me in a deep slumber, and when I do come to my senses, I slink off the table and speak gibberish for the remainder of the day. I left the Lomi Pohaku at Serenity Spa at Outrigger Reef on the Beach feeling like an ice cube that had just melted.
Dhana, my massage therapist, started by having me lie on my stomach with my face snuggled in the face cradle. Then, she brushed my semi-long hair off my neck and back and braided it.
Over the years, I've found every massage therapist has a signature move—something that stands out from all the kneading and rubbing and stroking they do in a standard hour's time. Sometimes, this move doesn't even fall into the lexicon of massage technique. And sometimes, the move is so unexpected that it touches me on a deeper level than the physical. When Dhana braided my hair, a simple gesture to be sure, I felt nurtured. I felt what could only be Dhana's deep commitment to her practice of massage. And, perhaps I felt something from a higher source. If so, that would be a true lomilomi experience.
Now, it's hard to receive massage and think coherently at the same time, so I didn't bother trying to interview Dhana. I didn't ask her about her massage training. I didn't ask if she'd studied lomilomi with renowned Aunty Margaret, the woman credited as the first person to teach lomilomi outside her family.
According to Nancy Kahalewai in her book Hawaiian Lomilomi: Big Island Massage, "It's impossible to understand Hawaiian lomilomi without understanding a little bit of Hawaii."
This isn't the first time I've researched lomilomi. In fact, I research it every chance I get—like in September at Waikiki Plantation Spa and last summer at Aunty Angeline's Muolaulani on Kauai and before that at Kulana Spa on Hawaii (Big) Island. For two years, before the budget crunch, I researched lomilomi every month on Kauai.
And, yet, like so much in Hawaii, lomilomi is not easy to define or, even, describe. The literal translation from Hawaiian to English is "to rub, press, squeeze, crush, mash fine, knead, massage, to rub out; to work in and out, as the claws of a contented cat,"*
I've heard the strokes of lomilomi described as long, gliding and deep. I've felt lomilomi practitioners use their hands, forearms, elbows and, even, feet. I've been told lomilomi may involve chanting, music, prayer and herbs, sticks and rocks. There's no easy definition, no one description, because lomilomi practitioners from each family or district or island followed their own, unique practice. What I've gleaned is lomilomi is a holistic healing art. In essence, it's not just about the massage.
Kahalewai writes, "The techniques are not difficult, yet take years to master. It encompasses releasing and forgiving in order to bring all aspects of the self into alignment. It is holy and wholistic, sacred yet practical. It enables the physical and energetic systems of the body to flush out, transform, and revitalize themselves, as the soft tissue is gently but firmly loosened, separated, and loved."
And, then, she gets to the nut of the matter, if you ask me. She writes, "It includes massage or bodywork, but is most importantly a state of mind." And, "Wrong thoughts were as critical to correct as physical problems. Individual ties to any negative belief, person, or place were corrected. A higher power and spiritual guidance was always called upon. Lomilomi always encompassed body, mind and spirit."
But enough of the quotes from books. When it comes down to it, the best way to understand lomilomi is to experience it. That's what Aunty Angeline told me years ago when I asked her about it. And that's why I found myself in Dhana's hands in a spacious and soothing room at Serenity Spa. I wanted to experience lomi pohaku, or hot lava rock massage.
After braiding my hair, Dhana's hands slid over my body like hockey pucks on an ice rink. Except these hockey pucks were hot—lava hot. She lined up one stone after another along my spine. She placed one in each of my palms. I remembered thinking that volcanic rocks, porous as they were, retained heat quite well. Then, in a moment of lucidity, I realized she was rotating the rocks, constantly replacing cooling ones with heated ones from a stash somewhere in the room. She was a magician performing sleight of hand tricks, and I liked it.
When I turned over, Dhana had a fresh, hot set in place for my spine. After working my shoulders, she slid stones in the pockets of my neck. I melted just like an ice cube, all over the massage table. I was so relaxed that when Dhana went to perform another signature move of hers—something I'd never experienced before, something I can only describe as a head shake, something I suspect she uses as a measuring stick for how deeply she'd managed to relax her patients—I didn't resist, and my head flopped back and forth like a rag doll.
Dhana completed my massage with another touching, quite spiritual move: She washed my feet with a hot towel.
*Pukui, Mary Kawena and Elbert, Samual H. Hawaiian Dictionary.
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