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Obito is an Uchiha that obtained MS at an exremley young age and became extremely powerful in a short amount of time. Along with Itachi, Sasuke, And Madara shouldn't Obito have one too?
Originally Posted by Yasmin
He needs two sharingan eye ballssss.
if you been reading "naruto" lately.. you would know that he only has 1 ms and not 2
I am pretty sure you must have both eyes in the first place.Then you need tsukuyomi and amaterasu to awaken susano'o.So he can't have it unless Kishimoto doesn't troll us
You need Tsukyomi and Amaterasu for Susano bro
you gotta read or watch the manga/anime carefully its stated you need both eyes in order to cast susanoo
He only has one. It has been stated Amaterasu you need one, Tsukuyomi you need one and Susanoo requires both.
Even though Obito does have 1 MS, I wonder what would it look like? and it's color as well? :confused:
Originally Posted by Mr. Outside
He only has one. It has been stated Amaterasu you need one, Tsukuyomi you need one and Susanoo requires both.
Originally Posted by HitmanSasuke23
is an awesome pokemon.
Originally Posted by ninjastormgenaration33
You need Tsukyomi and Amaterasu for Susano bro
oh.. so that means madara can amaterasu too?
You dont need tsukuyomi or ameterasu though, those are itachis blessed abilities
Madara doesn't have those yet he has a much more powerful susanoo
Also i think the way you get susanoo is through someone else, not just you by yourself.
Madara got his from izuna
Itachi from shisui
And sasuke from itachi,
i dont think even if obito had 2 MS, he could get susanoo
Originally Posted by Simple Math
oh.. so that means madara can amaterasu too?
Good question.Maybe he has amaterasu but haven't showed it yet.I think that EMS and rinnegan form a shortcut to susano'o
He doesn't have both his eyes but i'd rather have kamui than amaterasu and tsukyomi
Originally Posted by Simple Math
oh.. so that means madara can amaterasu too?
Yes he can. Amaterasu, along with Tsukuyomi, are the prerequisites for unlocking Susano'o. So if you have Susano'o, it automatically confirms that you can use both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.
But i do think obito has a susanoo like ability through rin
Kinda how gaara and his mom
Rin in manga always tells obito she is watchin him
You need two MS eyeballs, Obito only has one and Kakashi has the other. I don't really know if you need Tsukoyomi and Amaterasu for susano'o though.
No tsukuyomi and amaterasu are not pre requisities those are itachis special abilities kinda like shisui with kotoameteraso
he needs both MS
He can't preform Tsukoyomi, Amaterasu nor Susanoo because he doesn't have two Sharingans.
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I often went to bed as a child wondering about life in outer space. Was there other life out there, or are we all alone? The notion of "first contact" was always exciting, stimulating, and left you with a feeling that was difficult to describe. I could not have imagined that software engineering would lead me to a space where first contact is a reality -- space where encounters with aliens (other software engineers) can occur anywhere in the universe.
Jini and JavaSpaces hold great promise in allowing information workers to make contact and collaborate on the edge of emerging technologies. These technologies enable multidimensional information exchange and intuitive, ad hoc work group formation.
Jini network technology provides a network-centric view to services and service delivery. Services have a broad definition from applications to mobile appliances and anything in between on the network. You can make first contact with these services without prior knowledge of where they reside. Services take on a life of their own in Jini networks. The goal is to minimize the amount of human intervention and administration required.
JavaSpaces is an example service that runs on the Jini network. JavaSpaces is closely tied to the Jini architecture; in fact it is one of the few services that comes bundled with Jini. JavaSpaces was heavily influenced by the concept of a tuple space that was first described in 1982 in a programming language called Linda. The basic idea is that you can have many active programs distributed over physically dispersed machines, unaware of each other's existence, and yet still able to communicate. They communicate to each other by releasing data (a tuple) into tuple space. Programs read, write, and take tuples (entries) from tuple space that are of interest to them.
This distributed network of loosely coupled collaborating processes is an ideal foundation for the global competitive markets of the twenty-first century. Progressive corporations are investing in technologies to help information workers become more effective in the capture, analysis, and dissemination of information.
This series of articles will explain Jini and JavaSpaces in the context of promoting and creating a virtual work space -- a work space where project team members can assemble to discuss and exchange information without the physical constraints of the world around them. Let's start our journey in Jini and JavaSpaces to the fictitious land of JavaOffice Space (JOS).
Meet Elliot Franks, a software engineer with Global Business Intelligence (GBI). Elliot has been working on a new software design of Tracker for GBI. Tracker is agent-based software that tries to anticipate human interaction with software programs and assists with user navigation. The company wants to integrate Tracker into existing systems on-the-fly and, thus, reduce the time it currently takes to analyze human-to-system patterns of behavior. Elliot is a superior software designer, but this project has stretched his capabilities in design and cognitive science.
This morning Elliot has scheduled a meeting with Ian Gestal a noted researcher and engineer in pattern recognition strategies. Both men have worked together on previous projects and have mutual admiration and respect for each other.
As time draws near Elliot retreats to his office. His office this morning is cast in a blue amber light emanating from the floor of the room. On the far wall is a black doorway shaped opening. Above the opening is a neon light that radiates "Destination: Hong Kong". Yesterday Elliot spent time talking to the research group in Hong Kong and had not changed the transporter destination since then. This morning Elliot will be "space traveling" to London to discuss the Tracker project.
Elliot has looked forward to the meeting with Ian. It is always fascinating to experience the work space that Ian delivers to every meeting and encounter. From the moment you meet Ian and the connection occurs, your creative capabilities are stretched in new dimensions. The workspace that Ian delivers has proven advantageous in differentiating Ian's consultations from those of the masses and the herds of consultants on the channels.
Elliot casually adjusts his chair as he prepares for transportation. On his lap sits a panel which displays the world. e zooms into London and activates the transportation process. The neon light over the dark doorway changes to "Destination: London" and a momentary pause occurs as the instrumentation adjusts to the new location; the doorway lightens and Ian enters the room.
Ian, spinning a ball projecting bright lights, smiles coyly and quips about the thread traffic in the channel. "Almost 60 miles just to get here today", he says, "the commute was miserable this morning".
Elliot and Ian spend the next hour discussing the project goals and objectives of Tracker. Ian suggests some alternative design considerations and also points Elliot to a research team in Germany doing work that may be applicable to his project. During the course of the conversation Ian pulls up numerous references and plugs into a number of similar initiatives. In addition Ian agrees to multicast their conversation to an AI group developing human expectations based software.
Elliot thanks Ian and agrees to share any information that would be of value to their projects. They agree their software-agents will be in contact to schedule and coordinate future meetings. The doorway grows dark as Ian leaves the space. Elliot returns to his work. The spinning ball slowly dims at the entry to the gateway.
Elliot and Ian just experienced might seem far-fetched and a bit on the sci-fi edge. However most of the communication techniques are available today. While the scale and the illusion of the encounter may be exaggerated, the relevance of the content and the exchange is not. Let's look at the interaction from a technical perspective. More specifically how can Jini and JavaSpaces begin to lead us on a journey of collaboration in the information "space" age.
Discovery and The London Channel
Of course Elliot and Ian never physically left their offices. Their transportation was strictly digital. The channel that was referenced was a connection established between two well-known end points. The meeting required services to be invoked to facilitate and coordinate the exchange of information. Jini and JavaSpaces are ideal candidate technologies for dynamic exchange of content. Jini provides the infrastructure and JavaSpaces provides the content framework for creating, updating, and deleting data.
There are three basic steps to "first contact" in the Jini network.
There are many options and alternative techniques available to implement these three processes. We will focus on the LookupDiscovery and the JoinManager classes.
The process of discovery occurs when a service is searching for a registration point in the Jini network. This registration point or service is referred to as the Lookup Service (LUS). The Lookup Service is fundamental to the Jini network. It allows us to manage the life cycle of services. Services must register with a LUS in order for other services and clients to find and use them. In our example Ian and Elliot were using the JOS service for their collaboration. Ian would have registered the service with his local LUS in London.
The basic operations of discovering the lookup service are
implemented by a Jini technology infrastructure software class. The
net.jini.discovery.LookupDiscovery class implements the
net.jini.discovery.DiscoveryManagement interface. This
interface defines operations related to the discovery of a lookup
service. An instance of the
LookupDiscovery class acts as
a mediator between devices and services and the LUS supporting the
network. In our example the JOS service registers itself with a local
instance of this class. You construct an instance of this class by
passing an array of groups that you want the discovered lookup service
to support. For instance public groups or groups identified by
specific department or geographic region could be used to construct
LookupDiscovery class.
String[] groups = new String[] { "" };
try {
LookupDiscovery lookup = new LookupDiscovery(groups);
} catch (IOException ioe) {}
In the previous code fragment the empty string value is used to indicate all public groups.
This instance then multicasts a request on the local network for any lookup services that support the groups requested to identify themselves. The LookupDiscovery instance listens for replies and, if there are any, passes to the service (JOS) an array of objects that are proxies for the discovered lookup services. These proxies are what the service will use to register with the LUSes discovered.
Reggie, the Jini supplied LUS, is one of the services that you
start when you establish your Jini network. You may start one or more
lookup services on your network. The following batch file provides an
example start-up script. The environment variable
JINI_HOME points to your installation of Jini.
java -jar -Djava.security.policy=%JINI_HOME%\policy.file %JINI_HOME%\lib\reggie.jar
http://%IP_ADDRESS%:8080/reggie-dl.jar %JINI_HOME%\example\lookup\policy.all %JINI_HOME%\tmp\reggie_log public
The process of Join occurs when a service has located a lookup service through discovery and now wishes to register a service with it.
The Join protocol is implemented by another Jini technology
infrastructure software class,
net.jini.lookup.JoinManager. This class actually combines
discovery, the first step, with LUS registration. There are five
parameters required to construct a JoinManager.
java.lang.Object --
The object or service to be registered
net.jini.core.entry.Entry[] --
An array of attributes associated with the object
net.jini.lookup.ServiceIDListener or
net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceID -- Every service receives
a unique service identifier. If the service has already received the
identifier from the LUS, then it uses the id as a parameter; otherwise
it supplies an id listener to receive the id. The id listener would
store the id for subsequent registration.
net.jini.discovery.DiscoveryManagement -- This is an
interface that defines the discovery operations as outlined in the
previous section. The
LookupDiscovery class implements
this interface. In addition the
class implements this interface using unicast instead of the multicast
net.jini.lease.LeaseRenewalManager -- The lease
renewal manager is responsible for renewing your lease with the
LUS. This is how resources are managed across the Jini network,
e.g. time allocation management.
This code fragment demonstrates use of JoinManager. This is our DiscoveryListener implementation. It receives notification of LUSes discovered and discarded. Our implementation creates a new thread to handle the event.
net.jini.discovery.DiscoveryListener Interface
public void discovered(DiscoveryEvent de) {
new Thread(new DiscoveryNotifier(de)).start();
public void discarded(DiscoveryEvent de) {
// removes the LUS from the lookup table
// and may generate additional event notifications
Our DiscoveryEvent thread interfaces with the LUS proxy (ServiceRegistrar) to register our service with the LUSes returned.
class DiscoveryNotifier implements Runnable
DiscoveryEvent de;
DiscoveryNotifier(DiscoveryEvent de) {
this.de = de;
public synchronized void run()
try {
// get the LUS's returned
ServiceRegistrar registrars[] = de.getRegistrars();
for(int i=0; i < registrars.length; i++) {
if(lookups.containsKey(registrars[i]) == false) {
// create a ServiceItem
ServiceItem si = new ServiceItem(id, obj, entries);
// register the service with the LUS
ServiceRegistration sr = registrars[i].register(si,
System.out.println("registered on " +
registrars[i].getLocator() + " as " +
// delegate lease management
lrm.renewUntil(sr.getLease(), Long.MAX_VALUE, null);
// update our LUS table
lookups.put(registrars[i], sr);
} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
This is our ServiceIDListener implementation. This method receives notification of a new ServiceID assignment. Our implementation uses an instance of ReliableLog to capture and restore the unique service id.
public void serviceIDNotify(ServiceID serviceID) {
System.out.println("Notification of service id: " + serviceID);
this.id = serviceID;
try {
// capture the id to persistent storage
} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
System.out.println("updated log file with: "+serviceID);
At this point we have discovered the lookup services and registered an object with each service. It is now possible for a client to find the service through the lookup process.
The process of Lookup occurs when a client or user needs to locate
and invoke a service described by its interface type and option
service attributes. A lookup service maps interfaces indicating the
functionality provided by a service to sets of objects that implement
the service. In addition, descriptive entries associated with a
service allow more fine-grained selection of services based on
properties. If you look back at the parameters to the JoinManager you
will notice an array of attributes as the second parameter. These
attributes implement the Entry interface and are used to qualify or
augment the object that has been registered. When lookups are
performed users can supply attributes to limit the matching
services. Entry attributes can be user defined; however, the Jini
implementation provides some default attribute classes. The
net.jini.lookup.entry package defines the Address,
Comment, Location, Name, ServiceInfo, Status, and ServiceType
attributes. When Elliot requested the JOS he qualified the service
match with an Address and Location attribute.
Elliot used his visual transporter to find the service by invoking
another Jini infrastructure class,
net.jini.core.discovery.LookupLocator. The LookupLocator
class is responsible for performing unicast discovery. A hostname is
all that is required to discover the LUS at a specific
location. Optionally a port number can be provided to the
LookupLocator. Otherwise it will default to port 4160. The
LookupLocator constructor takes a URL of the form:
Unicast discovery was used as opposed to multicast because the multicast protocol is restricted by network configurations. The multicast protocol is only used on local network segments. Typically routers block multicast packets across network defined boundaries. This is often a source of confusion with new developers to Jini. The basic pattern of communication involves a combination of multicast and unicast. This enables the best of both worlds: dynamic discovery of local peers and directed or trusted discovery of distant peers.
Objects in a lookup service may include other lookup services; this provides hierarchical lookup. Further, a lookup service may contain objects that encapsulate other naming or directory services, providing a way for bridges to be built between a Jini lookup service and other forms of lookup service.
This chart defines the steps after the service provider has discovered the local LUS.
In step 3 the HTTP server running on the server-side of the Jini network supplies the code to the client requesting the service. This movement of code from machine-to-machine is critical to the differentiation of Jini from other distributed object technologies. The codebase parameter supplied to the HTTP daemon at start-up determines the location of the jar and class files that are available for download distribution.
The following script starts the http server.
java -jar %JINI_HOME%\lib\tools.jar -port 8080 -dir %JINI_HOME%\download\lib -trees -verbose
In step 4 the client invokes methods on the service. Some methods may be invoked locally while others may be invoked remotely. The flexibility provided in the implementation of the service will determine the best invocation approach. Jini uses the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) framework to enable communication between services and clients. The infrastructure to support communication between services is not itself a service that is discovered and used but is, rather, a part of the Jini technology infrastructure. RMI provides mechanisms to find, activate, and garbage collect object groups.
RMI allows data and code to be passed from object to object around the network. The simplicity and dynamic capabilities of the Jini system are enabled by this ability to move code around the network in a form that is encapsulated as an object. The RMI daemon is another service that must be started to enable your Jini environment.
The following script starts the RMI daemon.
rmid -J-Djava.security.policy=%JINI_HOME%\policy.file
We now have the basis of a Jini environment in place.
There are two more services that must be configured and started to enable our JavaOffice Space. The transaction service (mahalo) and the JavaSpaces service (outrigger).
JavaSpaces is a JINI service that supports distributed persistence and the design of distributed algorithms. It uses RMI and object serialization from the Java programming language to provide these services.
The process to access the JavaSpaces service is like accessing any
other JINI service. You perform the Lookup process with an LUS that
has the JavaSpaces service registered. The
package provides the service interface and related classes for the
Sun/Jini supplied implementation. There are basically four operations
that can be performed in space:
net.jini.core.entry.Entry interface is used to
identify entries that are capable of being used in JavaSpaces. You
will implement this interface or extend the
class to create objects for use.
JavaSpaces requires the use of a transaction service like the Jini supplied mahalo service. This enables support for transactional properties such as isolation through a two-phase commit protocol. There are two types of JavaSpaces instances that can be defined, transient and persistent. Transient space does not provide persistence across system restarts, while persistent space does.
The following script starts the mahalo transaction service.
java -jar -Djava.security.policy=%JINI_HOME%\example\lookup\policy.all
-Dcom.sun.jini.mahalo.managerName=TransactionManager %JINI_HOME%\lib\mahalo.jar http://%IP_ADDRESS%:8080/mahalo-dl.jar %JINI_HOME%\example\txn\policy.all %JINI_HOME%\tmp\txn_log public\
Reading and taking entries from JavaSpaces requires a template to be constructed that matches the entry requested.
In our example Elliot and Ian were exchanging information by writing entries to and from an instance of JavaSpaces. The JavaOffice Space service provided a proxy to the JavaSpaces service that was running in London at Ian's office. When Elliot accessed the service, a reference to the JOS JavaSpaces instance was also made available. The space channel that was constructed allowed Ian and Elliot to view and exchange information using the JavaSpace API.
The following script starts the outrigger persistent service.
java -jar -Djava.security.policy=%JINI_HOME%\policy.all
-Dcom.sun.jini.outrigger.spaceName=JavaSpaces %JINI_HOME%\lib\outrigger.jar http://%IP_ADDRESS%:8080/outrigger-dl.jar %JINI_HOME%\policy.all %JINI_HOME%\tmp\js_log public
Our Jini environment now contains.
One thing to note is that once your environment is in place, subsequent start-ups only require the first two services. An HTTP server for downloading code and the RMI daemon for activating services. Since reggie, mahalo, and outrigger are all activating services they will be started by RMI automatically when requested.
The following class Scout can be used to display the services available in your JINI environment. It displays the services that match a specific template. You should be able to customize this class for finding specific services and displaying them on a console or visual editor.
View class here.
View Scout display of active services here.
JWorkPlace is a project I am promoting that presents a foundation for learning, sharing, and collaborating using Jini and JavaSpaces technologies. Like the fictional JavaOffice Space, JWorkPlace essentially will define the concept of a virtual development center, allowing development members to enter and leave the space, while providing multiple levels of community participation.
The current space can be segmented into components.
As we continue with this series we will build the necessary components for collaboration using JINI and JavaSpaces. Now that we have made "first contact" the opportunities that exist are only limited by our imagination. Stay tuned.
Robert Flenner is an active author, software developer, and independent contractor who is actively involved with emerging B2B technologies.
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It seems to us that this is an excellent start, if not an endpoint, retired WCAX-TV anchor and news director Marselis Parsons said of draft legislation to adopt federal Freedom of Information Act standards for records that are categorically off-limits under existing Vermont public records exemptions.
The change would make information more available to the public not the press per se ... but the public, he added.
Parsons, who retired from a full-time role at the station more than three years ago, and WCAX President and General Manager Peter Martin were among six people who spoke Wednesday about proposed changes to the records law.
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Were going to try to finalize where were going on this, he said. Weve heard enough testimony, I think that we need to decide whether we want to go with the attorney general, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont) or the governor on this.
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Vermont Attorney General William Sorrells proposal calls for only criminal records brought against on-duty law enforcement officers to be made available to the public.
Sorrell has also advocated a narrow change to information released about grand jury proceedings historically secret on all levels to allow prosecutors to acknowledge whether a grand jury failed to return an indictment in cases involving on-duty police officers.
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Its our position that our proposal offers the best middle ground here, Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell told committee members Wednesday.
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Other agencies are already living under broader rules of access, said Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham. Everyone else currently has to respond to these types of requests all the time. Why are criminal records different?
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John P.A. Ioannidis (b. New York, NY, 1965) holds the C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention at Stanford University, and he is Professor of Medicine, and of Health Research and Policy, and Director of the Stanford Prevention Research Center at the School of Medicine; Professor of Statistics (by courtesy) at the School of Humanities and Sciences; one of the two Directors of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford; and Director of the PhD program in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. He grew up in Athens, Greece, was Valedictorian (1984) at Athens College and won many early awards, including the National Award of the Greek Mathematical Society (1984). He graduated (top rank of his medical school class) from the University of Athens in 1990; also received a doctorate in biopathology from the same institution. He trained at Harvard and Tufts (internal medicine and infectious diseases), then held positions at NIH, Johns Hopkins and Tufts. He chaired the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina Medical School in 1999-2010 (tenured professor since 2003) and has had adjunct professor appointments at Tufts (director of Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Modeling 2008-10), Harvard School of Public Health and also (visiting professor of epidemiology and biostatistics) at Imperial College. He is a member of the executive board of the Human Genome Epidemiology Network and Senior Advisor on Knowledge Integration at NCI/NIH and has served as President, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, and editorial board member of many leading journals (including PLoS Medicine, Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, JNCI, Science Translational Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, AIDS, IJE, JCE, Clinical Trials, and PLoS ONE, among others) and as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2010-now). He has given over 400 invited and honorary lectures, has received many awards (e.g. European Award for Excellence in Clinical Science [2007], Medal for Distinguished Service, Teachers College, Columbia University [2015]), and has been inducted in the Association of American Physicians (2009), European Academy of Cancer Sciences (2010) Americal Epidemiological Society (2015), and European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2015). Honorary titles from the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) (2014) and University of Ioannina (2015), honorary doctorate from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2015). The PLoS Medicine paper on "Why most Published Research Findings are False," has been the most-accessed article in the history of Public Library of Science (exceeding 1.5 million hits). His books in Greek "Toccata for the Girl with the Burnt Face" (Kedros 2012) and "Variations on the Art of the Fugue and a Desperate Ricercar" (Kedros 2014) were shortlisted for best book of the year Anagnostis awards and his latest book (Tractatus on the sixth fame) was published by Kedros in April 2016. The Atlantic selected Ioannidis as the Brave Thinker scientist for 2010 claiming that he "may be one of the most influential scientists alive". He has published over 800 papers and is one of the most-cited scientists worldwide according to citation databases for which rankings are available (Web of Science/Highly-Cited Researchers, Scopus, Microsoft Academic Search). His current citation rate (~2,000 new citations per month per Google Scholar, >1000 new citations per month per Scopus or ISI Web of Knowledge) places him in the 100 most-cited among all 20+ million authors publishing across science. Citation indices: h=143, m=6.7 per Google Scholar (h=118 per ISI and Scopus), 68% of papers as single/first/senior author. He considers himself privileged to have learned and to continue to learn from interactions with students and young scientists (of all ages) from all over the world and to be constantly reminded that he knows next to nothing.
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Vice President, Board of Directors, Hellenic Center for Infectious Disease Control (2000 - 2001)
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Fellowship, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (1996)
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Prior to last month, when it announced (after a vigorous PETA campaign) that it would no longer experiment on animals from shelters, the University of Utah (the U) regularly conducted cruel and deadly experiments on lost, stray, and abandoned cats and dogs. One of these unfortunate souls was a dog named Sunny, whom employees at the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS) described as "very sweet" and "timid."
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A simple phone call would have saved her life. No one at UAAC knew about the fate Sunny had met until it was too late.
PETA and UAAC have filed complaints with the state and will continue to seek justice for Sunny.
Thankfully, animals in Utah shelters are no longer at risk of being tormented and killed in experiments like Sunny was.
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the shelter and the university should be held accountable for what happened to Sunny, both parties knew that she was microchipped but BOTH CHOSE to IGNORE IT. I hope that they are punished and justice served.
the people who did this have no heart or soul lets hope ur a experimental animal in ur next life you heartless enomtionalness [expletive] sunny xx
No justice for killer dogs.
Just think, for all the rapist, murderers & pedophiles we have in jails. Innocent lives are being taken for our selfish species. Or maybe they should test on each other. These people are so pathetic, I would shoot them myself…
We all know it takes a certain kind of immune person to work the ranks of an animal shelter….Could we all please understand that spaying and neutering is the most important thing in reaching the end to these attrocities. So very sad. Sad for all of us.
WTF how can they do this i hope they burn in ****, i swear when i turn 18 i am going to america and if i see anything like this i will…
I am soooo sad looking at her poor little scared face. This poor baby had no one to love her. I am so angry at the people who could do this. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD???????
please stop it
Why do these idiots keep getting away with such cruelty and injustice under the guise of science and being for "our" good. These people should wear the deaths head badge and two SS's they are just as disgusting and just as revolting.
I am curious after reading the fate of Sunny. My question – how, in the first place, was Sunny 'taken' from the UTAH or….did he escape? Was there no secured room for dogs and/or other animals? Thank you and may Sunny's soul Rest In Peace.
poor little soul, she left this world with no love but lots of pain. My heart is bleading, so terribly sad.
poor little soul, she left this world with no love but lots of pain. My heart is bleading, so terribly sad.
comment peut-on encore accepter tant d'horreur: quand y aura-t-il des lois pour la sauve-garde des animaux de la flore; sommes-nous des monstres?
We want JUSTICE for animals !!!! We seak for the animals rights to live naturally out of any fears, pains,and tortures !!!! We won't let you continue this cruelty !!!
Someone should CUT out the person's heart who did that to Sunny! Oops! They do not have one. This makes me sick. I only wish I had more money to donate to PETA. How can this even be legal?
this makes me sick. And really sad we have sick disgusting people in this world who would do something like this to a poor Innocent animal. I'm glad I'm not president id put everyone of them to death like they deserve.
I'm sorry but WHY OH WHY isn't this being taken to a court of law? Two groups; first the Utah animal shelter followed by the University BOTH scanned the animal and found where the chip led. The shelter disregarded the information and SOLD the dog to the University. The University, after scanning the dog found where the chip led and proceeded to experiment on and kill this kind animal. PETA; You MUST prosecute these people to the fullest. And if the punishment for this is "lame" then let's make a new law that holds these places accountible with extremely harsh and expensive fines and some jail time too. This was not an earth worm they killed it is a DOG; one of the most intelligent and feeling creatures the people of this earth are blessed to have. This story made me sick and will bother me for the rest of my days. This just cannot EVER happen to another dog again. PETA; the media must get this story and put it out there for EVERYONE so see. Did this made AOL news?
All i can say is im glad myself and my pets dont live in the USA,this would never happen in the UK as a huge Country you should be ashamed of yourselves for letting this happen not only for Sunny which we know of but if that can happen to her ask yourself how many more has there been which we dont know of. i read the article and they stated "No one wanted it" God bless you Sunny xxxx
thank you PETA!
I'm begining to sympathise with those guys who raid laboratories and free animals. Yes, I know it breaks laws but these acts should be against the law, not saving the animals. Too bad I'm no longer young…
What goes around comes around and every dog will have its day. The perpetrators who had a hand in this and every other act of cruelty against animals need to be brought to justice. The laws that protect animals are inadequate in all countries around the world. And as animal activists we need to stay strong and true for the voiceless and innocents. Turn your tears and anger and direct them into action. Write letters,and support petitions and in your every day life.
yesssssssss in defence of animals everywhere
too many people are not aware of all the things that are done to animals,and the vast numbers of animals that are suffering on a daily basis.whether its simple neglect,abuse,or being taped down while bleach or drano is poured in your eye,being embalmed alive,or military tests where they force poison down your throat and film your slow,excruciating death.or hang you in a sling from the ceiling,shoot you, give you no pain killers and watch you slowly die.I won't even get into what an animal goes through to become your hamburger.or how they force electric prongs into the anus and through the intestines of animals.sorry but its the truth.I dont want you to believe me.look it up.get sick over it, and do something to stop it.and dont let up,or it won't stop.go on youtube,to start.type in dog abuse.make yourself watch at least 15 entries.videos dont lie.go on from there.see how abusers are let right back out to do it again.it is a known fact that serial killers, etc.all started by abusing animals.first its pets,then you,or your child.and we stand there shocked asking "how could this have happened?"it happens because we dont do anything to prevent it.the people in labs,military,meat plants, etc.have to be sick, really sick,to work there and do those things.no normal human being is capable of committing such atrocities.and they are living among us.crying,feeling bad,being angry,bitching and complaining does nothing.we must band together and demand tough laws.making abuse a felony with a 5 year mandatory minimum sentence, and forcing them to register like child molesters do, will make it easier to identify and track them,and is good to know if one of these monsters is your neighbor, so you can protect your kids,pets,and make sure they do not acquire a pet.not reporting abuse makes you as bad as the ones doing it,it allows the suffering to go on.please report abuse.use confidential to lines if you must.if you work in a place abusing animals,report it.take video.call the news.please do something.you cant claim to love animals and then go back to your tvs,sports, etc.,and have done nothing after reading what's on this site."trying"is an excuse.either you are,or are not,doing something.we can make things change,using legal,nonviolent means.it requires unity and perseverence.when the life of an animal becomes valued,the life of humankind will automatically be valued a hundred times [email protected]
justice to the innocent, punishment to the cruel mankind
Again, speechless. Again, angry. Again, hopeless but thankfully again, committed. Committed to back Peta and protect animals like Sunny from the disrespect and pain of arrogant human beings. I and many others are with you Peta, all the way.
GOD IN hEAVEN, WHAT A HORRIFIC AND UNNECESSARY TRAGEDY!
This is sick! It's unreal that the people who scanned Sunny for a chip did nothing to contact her family. SHAME ON THEM AND THE U!!!!
my heart breaks for sunny and the other babies who suffer at the hands of these criminals.
Yay, let's abuse and discard animals then put them in cold, fluorescently lit labs and cut them up while they're awake. Because we're a great, and not at all sociopathic species. In fact we're awesome. Wait, is that a chimpanzee I see over there? And we haven't infected it with HIV yet? Well what are we waiting for!
i read this on perez hilton.. but his website had a totally different dog. so sad. cant believe people in the first place would ever do an experiment on a dog knowing it does have a place to go. let alone do experiments AT ALL. sick people. this is why i hate people
this is not fair!!all animals have rights!!
A stray Dog is not a disposable Dog. All animal testing must stop.
These kinds of things probably happen more often than we know about. It never seizes to amaze me how many cruel and stupid people there are in this world, and how many animals are the subject of this kind of stupidity. It's time for these crimes are held accountable.
I am just so totally SICK of these research labs. They are run by people that have NO ethics. We do not need to use animals in this Century. These people obviously enjoy torturing and maiming, and inflicting terrible pain on innocent animals behind closed doors. They make me mad, and this has to stop. This is the kind of thing that people do when they are young and then move on to human beings. They know this is wrong, but they know that they can get away with it. I hope they rot in H— for eternity when their time comes, and it surely will.
this is a HEARTBREAKING story. PETA, I looove you for what you do for animals. It is incomprehensible what humans do to them every single day…
some person commented on when "god gave us dominion over the animals… wait a minute ..who saz god gave us dominion..well who knew that "god" would create human s that are mean people…
do not buy any products that test on animals.yes u must "look" to see what companies are available but it beats the hell outta god gave us dominion…barf
u have got to be kidding me. scanned 2 and none of the people even made a phone call! that is just disgusting. this death was unnessary.
this just reminds me that i will never ,ever visit utah.
the people who do such of thing to animals will be punish. Bad things will happen to them or their children. Sunny, RIP
Vomit. Just vomit. They should experiment on themselves and if they decrease the dodgy genepool in the process that's just a bonus imo
How dare they do this to ANY animal how many kids cried looking for thier pets?
NUVUS should be prosecuted for this. An independent agency needs to check out this animal "shelter". What is the point of getting your animal family microchipped when the shelters don't do the right thing and let you know about the found family member?
This issue really pisses me off. Testing on animals is so barbaric in the first place and a animal shelter should be a stepping stone to finding them a good home. Shame on them!
I fully believe, as I have been taught, that in the Bible when God gave us dominion over animals….THAT IT IS TO BE RIGHTEOUS DOMINION, A SACRED TRUST GIVE TO US BY GOD TO PROTECT AND LOVE THEM!!! Things like this and all the animals that are abused sickens me to tears and a feeling of being physcially ill.
As a shelter worker in the UK, I can reassure everyone that shelters in the UK do NOT do this. We work tirelessly to reunite lost animals or find them new homes. This is too shocking. I didn't know a civilised country like the US did this! 🙁
What a sad story. Poor Sunny. And shame on those who scanned Sunny's microchip and then did nothing with the information…why did they even scan the microchip if they weren't going to follow-up?
This article makes my heart hurt and I feel so sick….how can people live with themselves when they cause so much pain,suffering and death of an innocent animal? God bless your soul Sunny, I hope you are running happily in heaven!


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I have my clients eat every four hours of the day," said Clark. "They have a good breakfast at eight, lunch at 12, a second lunch at 4, so that second lunch uses up a lot of night-time calories after eating earlier in the day. So, instead of having cookies at 10, why not have cookies at 4? The purpose of those first three meals is to ruin the appetite for dinner."
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Having a little bit of protein with each and every meal, that's the key," says George
Vegetables and dip -- You can never go wrong with vegetables, and don't forget to mix in a little bit of protein for a healthy snack."I typically like having things like vegetables -- whether it be carrot sticks, broccoli, cauliflower -- and maybe a little bit of string cheese," said George. "You can also use ranch dressing to dip the veggies in."
Fruits and cottage cheese If you crave something a little bit sweeter than a celery stick, an apple or a banana is a better way to satisfy your sweet tooth than a pint of ice cream."A little bit of fruit with some cottage cheese is a good idea, like a tablespoon of cottage cheese and a handful of berries or strawberries, or half an apple," said George.
Leftovers That leftover slice of pizza sitting in your refrigerator can be a healthy late-night snack. Clark said that limiting yourself to a unit of food, like one slice of pizza, can give you a good combination of carbohydrates and protein and leave your stomach feeling full."Leftover chicken and rice, leftover pizza, a frozen burrito -- they're units of food," said Clark. "They have a start and a finish, and they have a certain amount of calories and they tend to be satiating."
Nuts and yogurt Nuts are a good source of protein, and go well with some yogurt, which can also help satisfy your sweet tooth."You could have a handful of nuts with a little bit of cottage cheese or some yogurt. Not much, just maybe a tablespoon of yogurt," said George. "Basically, what people are looking for is just a little something to hold them over until they go to sleep so they don't go to bed hungry."
English muffin and peanut butter Peanut butter -- even just a little -- can be very filling. But make sure not to have too much, the experts say."It can be cashew peanut butter or almond peanut butter. And the fat is going to satiate you and give you a little more flavor," said George. "Just make sure that it's no more that a tablespoon, max."


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nice work...
Originally Posted by Unbiased
Here you go.
Thanks that's why I don't remember it's so old haha
Originally Posted by Makoto
I can use the same logic, Hiruzen didn't use anywhere close to his full arsenal either. Rasengan, chidori, genjutsu, etc.
Originally Posted by xjimbox
I think the third had it first... And he's not fodder he was unmatched he's was old and it was 3 against one in a trapped space plus The people he had to fight was his masters in healthy condition and one of his best pupils...
The odds were not in his favor..
Originally Posted by Koha
I completely agree. People downplay Hiruzen far too much...
Originally Posted by ItachiLeeHatake
Maybe you're right, maybe you're not. I'm not convinced that Hiruzen is top 10, top 15 is reasonable. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this thread to backup your statement.
Originally Posted by muutobirama3rdraikagemizu
hashirma , sasuke , itachi , edo madara , minato , nagato , naruto , bee , obito with bijus and gedo , mu , izuna , A stomp hiruzen i dont care how strong he was take away drs and hiruzen = fodder
Originally Posted by xjimbox
I would like for you to show me were it said that... I don't recall it ever saying minato invented it
Here you go.
No problem! It was really good information and it supported everything that you said.
Originally Posted by Gdamon
nice work...
Thanks for the compliment
he is top 10 in my book but not top 5
Originally Posted by Sexy Steel
he is top 10 in my book but not top 5
Thanks for the agreement. I do appreciate all compliments and when people agree with me.
Nah hes the weakest. Tsunade does away with him mid--diff
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Originally Posted by Unbiased
Hiruzen feats (Everything in the spoilers are manga pages to support my argument excluding one because I have no idea where that page is.
Konoha called him the professor for being able to use all the jutsu that existed in the leaf.
He truly expressed his mastery of ninjutsu in his entire fight with orochimaru. Lacking large chakra reserves yet holding off hashirama/tobirama and orochimaru is a feat within itself not to mention it means he had perfect chakra control since it was stated he did not have chakra reserves like he used too.
He fought against perfect Edo's. I will explain why they were perfect with proof from the manga.
1: Orochimaru did not show any concern of them lacking power. He was slightly impressed with tobirama's suiton skills.
2: Kabuto stated that orochimaru had perfected Edo Tensei later in part 2. He even went on to say that they could use all their original techniques which I believe was kishi subliminally implying that Hashirama and Tobirama were fighting at their full potential. Also to be noted is that Zabuza/Haku/3rd Raikage/Nagato ect did not show a decrease in power when fighting with no emotions. Even Naruto went on to say that he was more powerful after his emotions were gotten rid of.
Orochimaru had full knowledge of Hiruzen but still could not destroy the leaf village due to hiruzen sealing his ninjutsu and the 1st/2nd hokages.
Hiruzens chakra while severely lacking had a powerful aura to it. It was able to shatter the very ground he was standing on when released. In my opinion that's badass in every aspect of the word.
His speed with hand seals was incredible. Being able to match Orochimaru who was originally supposed to be hokage and being able to attack the 1st and 2nd hokage before they could even form a seal with Fire Dragon Napalm. Lets not forget Orochimaru was a prodigy and a genius ninja.
Hiruzen showed absolutely no fear when the thought of facing the 1st and 2nd hokage's went into his mind. His only concern was against Minato. This shows that Hiruzen while already confident about beating orochimaru was confident in beating the 1st and 2nd hokage as well.
He was able to destroy Wood release with ease using Enma. Something naruto while albeit on a higher scale has only been able to accomplish. I speak of hashirama's perfect wood releasenot Yamato's. Also not even Susanoo's arrows could destroy wood release but only pierce it.
The ANBU acknowledged both Orochimaru, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Hiruzen of being far from any level less then kage. They state it was so advanced meaning only kage level ninja would have a chance in a fight like this.
While struggling to use his Enma in his transformed state, he was able to slip explosive tags on Tobirama and Hashirama without either noticing along with orochimaru. This shows his ability to employ stealth tactics in broad daylight without Kage level ninja noticing. Quite a feat.
Hiruzen didn't use Death Reaper seal just because it was his only seal, but due to the fact that it was the most logical and tactical seal to use. A normal seal would allow orochimaru to summon the 1st and 2nd hokage's again thus prolonging the fight. By using the Death Reaper seal he made it so Konoha can never be attacked by the 1st hokage/2nd hokage/and orochimaru.
Orochimaru who was his student acknowledged him as the God of Shinobi. While he may only be called the God of Shinobi in konoha, it is a testament to his skills. Furthermore Kabuto acknowledges him as the strongest kage of the current 5. (4th Kazekage, 3rd Tschukage, 5th Mizukage, 4th Raikage.)
While using clones he was able to smell Hashirama and Tobirama out in a genjutsu. This is quite arguably is one of the greatest feats for hiruzen. Genjutsu disrupts the shinobi's senses already, clones are only equal to 10% of your skills, yet Hiruzens clones while having disrupted senses were able to smell out hashirama and tobirama and capture them. That is like being blind, only having 10% energy, and beating mike tyson in his prime.
Hiruzen was known to be able to use 1,000 skills(genjutsu in the viz translation) not by ebisu but also sakura acknowledges it.
It was even stated that in his fight with orochimaru and previous hokages he was on equal footing with them. Displaying powers that are beyond that of Hashirama alone, Tobirama alone, and Orochimaru alone. (search bar ftw)
Iruka stated that the third hokage was "The strongest of all" meaning all previous hokages that came before him were weaker then him yes that includes Minato since he was prior to his current term.
It was said that hiruzen fought on the front lines of the Second Shinobi world war. For him to do that fighting against terribly powerful ninja's like Hanzo in his prime(he was stated to be the strongest ninja of his time), the third kazekage(strongest kazekage), and the third tschukage who we have seen is no joke. This only exemplifies his prowess being able to fight battles against these types of shinobi's while surviving.
Hiruzen stated that his powers were far superior to Tobirama before Tobirama's death.
Refuting arguments
Any sort of "This is why hashirama is stronger" argument only makes hiruzen look stronger. You have to understand that since Hashirama was fighting with full use of his powers under a perfected edo tensei(see manga chapter 520 or my section on why it was perfected) it only makes hiruzen look more impressive.
"well iruka's word is worthless since its iruka he is fodder"
Not at all actually. Ultimately it is kishimoto speaking through his characters. Just like when Orochimaru stated hiruzen was the God of Shinobi, that actually wasn't necessary at all in the sentence. He could of just said old age caught up with you but no he said he was the God of shinobi. That title is only shared with the Sage of Six Paths meaning its a far superior title then someone thinking your powers were a fairy tale.
I'm not even gonna get the 1st and 2nd databooks involved since the manga provides so much proof of his status. He rightfully deserves the top ten status through feats and his history.
This isn't too say previous hokages don't deserve top ten or your top ten is weaker, but its to give credit where credit is due. Hiruzen even though he was last written about 13 years ago still proves to be a more capable ninja then the majority out there.
You are a legend!
Originally Posted by startup97
You are a legend!
Thank you lol, i'm surprised it really didn't take that long to get this information.
ill agree hiruzen is not the top 5.but he is in the top 10
nice work
hiruzen gets underrated sometimes
I think "Prime Hiruzen" might be top 5 material but until we see Hiruzen in his prime I say he is top 15 as he was almost equal to Orochimaru in part I.
Originally Posted by Cursed Prince
Nah hes the weakest. Tsunade does away with him mid--diff
Tsunade cannot beat the Professor, she was having trouble with Oro who was drugged and couldn't use his hands, while Hiruzen was giving a healthy Orochimaru trouble and sealed two edo hokages and Orochimaru's arms, i would like to see Tsunade do that.
I agree with you to some degree, Hiruzen is definitely very underrated. However, I don't think he's top 10 material, the ones at the top all have some super powerful techniques or traits which would resort in them defeating Hiruzen. He was very powerful all around, but he didn't have any Kekkei Genkais, Bijuu powers, or anything like that.
Very nice thread however, repped for the great effort
Does it matter? He's dead.
Originally Posted by Omnipotent
Does it matter? He's dead.
Yes, Yes it does so!
He shouldn't even be ranked since we know nothing about.
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There was an interesting news piece on Greenbelt, Maryland today on WAMU. It might've been Metro Connection.
Compact living - hardly hear much discussion of it.
I do like the equivalency that SFH's = owners while Towers = renters. Even though it's nothing like that at all. Ultimately this just another "you have only yourself to blame for being rich like me".
You must also shovel sidewalks in Alexandria. http://alexandriava.gov/special/weather/snow/default.aspx?id=40386
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As a former resident of Old Town College Park, I sympathize with the residents' and city council's opposition to the building. I can't imagine such a large structure sitting amid the one- and two-story buildings that front Route 1.
Enough is enough! College Park and neighboring cities should join together to secede from Prince George's County.
Enough is enough! College Park and neighboring cities should join together to secede from Prince George's County.
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@civic center-re: College Park: is your comment facetious? I can't tell.
There should be a rule that once someone invokes the phrase "enough is enough!" the comment thread is closed and that person automatically loses the argument.
Here is the link to WAMU's Metro Connection piece on Greenbelt, Maryland:
@ The Civic Center-We should secede, only not b/c they approved density in an area that's going to get more dense, but b/c they piss away our tax dollars with far flung infrastructure investment that will never have a positive return on investment. I can think of only a few things that PG does for me that Mt. Rainier cannot or does not. My basic services are taken care of by my city who do a far better job than the county and are much more responsive to resident needs.
I would point out that by the identity property, enough actually is enough.
Gingrich's prejudice against renters is just another subtle dog whistle to his core supporters. Of course, when you look at economics and the benefits of having a more mobile population that can respond to varying economic conditions in different regions of the country, it's a reminder of how hollow his analysis of this issue is. I wonder if he'll bill Fannie and Fredie for this work too, @ 30k an hour.
Gingrich is what a stupid person thinks a smart person is like.
@The Civic Center - Most of Route 1 is set for a significant upscaling under the Route 1 sector plan. It's going to come in bits and pieces over time, but it's going to come. The other sites adjacent to it on Baltimore Ave. will grow to fit it nicely. The biggest complaints I've heard over the book exchange that 1) it doesn't blend back into Old Town very well and 2) the developer is a dick.
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