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Does anyone know any good website that has some good recipes to make baby food, or even a book?
Does anyone know any good website that has some good recipes to make baby food, or even a book?
Our pediatrician recommended "First Meals" by Annabel Karmel. It offers puree recipes for infants as well as meals for kids up to age 7. Some are pretty basic and others are more labor intensive. It also has some general nutrition info.
The Wholesome baby food website that Allyallyson post is a really good one.
you realy don't need a recipes.. anything that you want to introduce just either steam or boil on the stove top and mash.. for single things like carrots other veggies.
have fun. my older kids I used jarred food but with my younger ones I just mashed up what ever table food we were having.
WE didn't have any food alergies if we did I would have been more carefull with feeding them.
we skipped rice cereal.
Whole Foods For Babies and Toddlers
It is available on this website and through the catalog.
Agreed that you don't *need* recipes. They are fun, though!
I didn't use recipies... I just boiled stuff, threw it into a blender and then moved it into those Tupperware midgets. I labeled them and put them in the freezer and had them to thaw for the next day. They were great b/c I could take them anywhere like a jar of baby food and it was just the right size for a serving.
Sometimes I got "wild" and combined things like applesauce and sweet potatoes.
I also liked the book "Super Baby Food" for suggestions on how to prepare foods.
All great suggestions! Also note that if you are boiling food, many of the nutrients are going in to the water. You may want to use that water when pureeing the food in the food processer to soften it for beginners. Steaming veggies is a fantastic way to cook them and gets more of the nutrients to the baby. This has worked great as my son has gotten older and just eats the food mashed up or in little pieces.
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We use a recipe book called "Blender Baby Food" and have been loving it. Although you may not need recipes -- it's been fun for me to get suggestions on how to combine foods. Makes it more interesting for you and for baby. I will spend a few hours preparing recipes on a weekend, then freeze food in ice cube trays. Later you can empty the trays into ziploc baggies and pull out as needed. I found that two cubes equal about 1/4 cup. Good Luck!!


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School Construction
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB)
Congress provided authority to issue Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) in Section 226(a) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to help strengthen schools serving large concentrations of low-income families. The federal government subsidizes these 15-year (max.) bonds by providing tax credits to bond holders that are approximately equal to the interest that states and communities would ordinarily pay the holders of taxable bonds. The federal government allocates the authority to issue these bonds to states based on their proportion of the US population living below the poverty line. States may directly issue the bonds on behalf of eligible schools or they may sub-allocate authority to issue the bonds within the State. Issuers are required to have authority under state and local law to incur this additional debt.
These bonds may be used on behalf of schools or programs that meet the following eligibility criteria:These schools:
- must have located in an empowerment zone or an enterprise community; or
- have at least 35 percent of their students eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the National School Lunch Act.
Eligible schools must have an education program designed in cooperation with business and receive a private business contribution that is not less than 10 percent of the proceeds of the bond.
Eligible schools must have an education plan that is approved by its school district and its students must be subject to the same standards and assessments as other students in the district.
Qualified Zone Academy Bond proceeds may be used for:
- renovating school buildings;
- purchasing equipment;
- developing curricula; and
- training school personnel.
- Nationally authorizes dollars of locally issued bonds to be designated as "Zone Academy Bond"
- State Education Agency is assigned responsibility of allocating authorized amounts among eligible schools
- Public Schools designated as "Zone Academies" are eligible.
- Issuing authorities must:
- Application
- Application Instructions
- Federal Guidelines

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Here is a revised look at the Phillies 2012 roster and payroll projections. The numbers for the arbitration players and players lacking service time are subject to change. They are merely educated guesses.
According to the Associated Press, it appears the MLB Luxury Tax will not be going up as it had the previous five seasons. It will remain the same as it was in 2011; $178 million. That doesn't necessarily mean the Phillies won't go over it, but in the past they've seemingly been reluctant to do it. It had gone up $8 million per season over the last five years of the old CBA. That's no longer the case.
Included in the new CBA is a provision that will raise the minimum salary from $414,000 to $480,000. That could change some things for the Phillies with guys like Mayberry and Martinez. In the projections below, I've made those changes.
Blue: money that the Phillies owe in 2012
Red: educated guess as to how much player will earn in 2012 (arbitration or otherwise)
–Ryan Howard: $20MM
–Chase Utley: $15.286MM
-Jimmy Rollins: $11MM
–Placido Polanco: $6.417MM
–Carlos Ruiz: $3.7MM
-Ty Wigginton: $2MM
–Jim Thome: $1.25MM
-Brian Schndeider: 800K
–Michael Martinez: $480K
$60.933MM (9 players)
–Hunter Pence: $10.4MM
–Shane Victorino: $9.5MM
-Laynce Nix: $1.15MM
–John Mayberry Jr.: $480K
$21.53MM (4 players)
Starting Pitching:
–Cliff Lee: $21.5MM
–Roy Halladay: $20MM
–Cole Hamels: $15MM
–Joe Blanton: $10.5MM
–Vance Worley: $480K
$66.48MM (5 players)
Relief Pitching:
–Jonathan Papelbon: $11MM
–Kyle Kendrick: $3.59MM
–Jose Contreras: $2.5MM
-Chad Qualls: $1.15MM
-Dontrelle Willis: $1MM
–David Herndon: $575K
–Antonio Bastardo: $575K
–Michael Stutes: $480K
$21.05MM (8 players)
–Roy Oswalt: $2MM
–Brad Lidge: $1.5MM
-Ty Wigginton: -$2 million from Colorado
Estimated Total: $171.29 million (25 players, two buyouts, Wigginton money from Rockies)
Luxury Tax: $178 million (in 2012)
The Phillies are getting closer to the luxury tax but with the signing of Jimmy Rollins and the settling of contracts for Hamels and Pence, it appears they have a full 25-man roster ready to go at this time. Juan Pierre and Scott Podsednik will duke it out for that final outfield spot, so one of the eight relievers will likely not stay.
With this 25-man crew the Phillies look to be somewhere in the $171 million range, so there isn't much room to maneuver with the MLB luxury tax just ahead.
UPDATE: Here is a better breakdown of the new luxury tax rules in the new MLB CBA.
NOTE: According to USA Today's salary database, the Phillies spent a shade under $173 million in 2011, Cot's Contracts says the Phillies spent $165 million.
*(Cot's Contracts, USA Today, and Baseball-reference, as well as a myriad of articles, were used in this payroll rundown)
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Again, adding up 2012 payrolls won't give a good luxury tax picture. Its all about the Average Annual Value. So up Papelbon to 12.5M, drop Lee to 20M, Utley to around 12, and on, and on, and on…
Fuhs is right. Matt Gelb explains the luxury tax in this blog post (it was before the Pence deal was signed, but it gives you an idea of how the tax works): http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies_zone/The-luxury-tax-and-you-A-primer.html
Kendrick's pay has been established, but there's not enough difference from your projection to worry about. I'm just surprised that you didn't put the exact figure in blue.
Also, although one reliever will probably not make the cut (The Phils don't need eight guys in the pen) according to Jason Stark, Amaro is trying to trade Blanton to clear more salary space. Even if he can't get much in return, or has to eat some of Joe's pay, it will perhaps provide a little more breathing room.
Isn't Blanton only making $8.5M this year and not $10.5M as you have above? Cots and B-R both show 8.5M. Is there something where he met some criteria that made it bump up?
How does it effect the Lux Tax when guys signed to minor league deals are brought-up (for injury or other) … Like if Pierre starts the season on the MLB roster …. and later Podsednik is added to the MLB roster -does every transaction that touches the 25-man roster count directly towards payroll ..
And if only the Average Annual Value of contracts counts towards the Luxury Tax – why are teams front-loading/back-loading deals (just to give the organization more in-house cash at that time?)
I recall reading that insurance costs count against the luxury tax number as well so isn't that already almost another $10M added to the top? What about performance bonuses tied to contracts (Cy Young votes, AS Games, MVPs, etc)? It seems like a lot of these guys have very attainable bonuses and the $.1M's start to add up pretty quickly!
Carlos is getting ripped off, he is definitely worth more that what he is getting!!
These are projections and not the final figures. There's no way to really predict which bonuses will be attained yet, and although some of them seem attainable, DFAs and trades also happen, some of which can change the budget picture even more drastically than a Cy Young bonus. Injuries also happen, often preventing some of these bonuses.
Patti Piersol:
I agree. Carlos Ruiz is probably the most underpaid catcher in the league.
Pat Gallen:
I see you've updated the Kendrick pay. I didn't think you'd let that one go by.
This is from the updated link that Pat provided.
"Payrolls are for 40-man rosters and include averages of multiyear contracts; health and pension benefits; clubs medical costs; insurance; workman's compensation, payroll, unemployment and Social Security taxes; spring training allowances; meal and tip money; All-Star game expenses; travel and moving expenses; postseason pay; and college scholarships."
Under these circumstances the Phillies are likely already well over the threshold. That's 15 more players being paid minor league contracts right? I suppose there is no rule requiring that you carry all 40 players on the 40 man, you could cut costs by carrying 38. But In that case you'd be exposing a couple of players.
@Patti Piersol, I disagree that Ruiz is getting ripped off.
Yadier Molina, one of the best catchers in the game, signed for 4yrs./ 15.5 in 2008. I don't think Chooch is being vastly underpaid. He's my favorite Phillie, but 3/8.85 isn't too bad in comparison with Molina. It's about 900,000 AAV less.
Did it ever occur to you that Molina is underpaid, too?
And if Molina is "one of the best," it could be argued that Ruiz is also one of the best and should be paid just as much.
Catcher is one of the most important positions on the field, and it's certainly the most strenuous. I've never figured out why so many of them are paid as little as a lot of 4th outfielders and middle relievers.
Honestly, no I didn't think of that. I guess Mauer makes a lot more.
Patti didn't say he was being underpaid though, she said he was being "ripped off" – I don't think that's the case. I also don't think he's as good as Y. Molina, but he's still my favorite current Phillie and has been for quite a while.
I read today that Molina had a $7 million option for 2012 which was picked up by the Cards. So Ruiz is absolutely underpaid by a large margin. Molina's good, but he's not TWIC as good as Carlos.
Yeah I just read about that too, might extend him to make it 10m. Hopefully when the Phils get back under the L.T. threshold they will take proper measures to extend him at a more reasonable salary. (Assuming health, which is tough to do with catchers) Presently his team option for his final year, 2103 is only 5m.
This is one reason why the Papelbon contract is so irksome to me. If they had just given him a very reasonable 2/24, then when guys like Ruiz are ready there would be available funding. Fangraphs just declared Pap this winter's worst signing. I disagree, I think it's the Pujols signing, but that's a different conversation too.
Back on course-
I believe there are many "loopholes" or ways for them to get back under the L.T. Threshold. Most of which i probably know nothing about, but I learned a couple tricks this week.
Obviously they can make trades involving cash, like the Pence deal.
and this one, I just learned about-
They can skirt the 40 man, by only carrying 37-38 That means they have to expose a few to waivers, but how many Scott Posednik, Pete Orr type of players do you really need. I also found out that the accounting for L.T. threshold purposes does not happen until the end of the season, there would appear to be plenty of time to work on it.
My only remaining question, and I'm still searching for an answer, is how can they structure an extension for Cole without affecting this year? Because I'm convinced someone will make him a gargantuan offer if he reaches FA. (Red Sox-Yankees, Angels, Nationals, Dodgers, Marlins etc,)
Is anyone else getting tired of the offseason and ready for Spring Training to start already?
Yes. Maybe not quite as much this year because the weather hasn't been too bad, but in general, I'm in favor of no offseason at all.
You get two weeks vacation for the December holidays boys, enjoy it and stay in shape!
They took off the Arcade and Pavilion (206-211) seats off of the theme night promotion games. I'm pissed. You can buy them all now if you type in the codes.. One of them is the Friday night game against the Rays.
I have a running spreadsheet similar to Matt's, I plugged in $11 million for benefits. Phils are probably banking on trading Blanton or Contreras not coming back.
The Phils, according to some sources, are definitely trying to trade Blanto.
It would be useless to hope that Contreras doesn't come back. If he's injured all year, he gets paid anyway.
Now you have to add in the other 15 players on the 40 man. They appear to be well over the threshold. It's likely they'll make moves during the season to get under.
Also, How did you arrive at the 11m figure, by percentage? I'm not challenging it, I have no idea what it should be. Just curious.
In the Matt Gelb article he sites a source saying between 10-11 million for the benefits. I just used the hige figure.
If Contreras retires I don't believe his salary counts. However,f he gets paid anyway why retire?
Ok thanks, I knew I'd seen that 11m benefits figure before somewhere 🙂
Something doesn't add up. Either the Phils are already over the threshold (which I doubt because the front office doesn't seem to be very worried and also claim they still have some room) or else the way the tax is calculated has been misinterpreted somewhere along the line.
If the lux tax is handled as certain sports writers say it is, then I believe more teams than NY, Boston, and the Phils would be over the line or dangerously close to it. The Angels, for instance, have a mighty big load after signing Pujols and Wilson, and Detroit has Fielder's contract to push their payroll numbers.
Based on Cot's: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/
the Angels must be around $160 million
– $146 committed, plus $3 for remaining spots, plus $11 for benefits etc.
Tigers around $142 million:
-$128 committed, plus $3 for remaining spots, plus $11 for benefits
Do these figures include the $11 mil for benefits and all those other 40 man spots, or are they listed like the Phils' numbers?
I've yet to see anything which states that the Phils are over the threshold other than fan speculation.
When I said "plus $11m for benefits", that's meant to indicate that I am adding 11 million for benefits to the number shown in Cot's (e.g. 128 m for Detroit).
I did not include the others on the 40 man, so 15 times 78k would be another $1.2 million.
So that would make the Angles about 161 and the Tigers 143.
Also, that's all based on this year's salaries, so it would need to be adjusted wherever the AAV differs from the 2012 salary.
Thanks for the clarification. I do still wonder about all the numbers; the Phils' claim that they still have room, that $11 million figure,etc. I just can't help thinking maybe the writers don't have it right; it's not an easy process to understand and interpret.
You mentioned that you based your Tigers and Angels numbers on this year's salaries, so that really doesn't completely solve the issue..
I guess we'll all know more at the end of the year.
Two disparate comments to follow…
1. If the goal is to get rid of Blanton, would it be better to package him with one of the 'Pig Pen arms now and get someone to eat most of his salary in return, or wait and see if he gets off to a good start, trade him alone and eat half of the salary. But, if he does get off to a good start, would it be better to keep him around all year, or try to dump him midseason, and use part of the salary savings to see if Oswalt would pull a 2009 Pedro and come back for a partial season on a low salary?
2. Going by AAV, if the Phillies signed Utley to a (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) 10 year, front-loaded extension for a base of $60 million, that would push his AAV down considerably, right? Perhaps most of the money could be paid in the first 4 years, with a $1 million annual base salary after that, with huge plate appearance bonuses, just in case he's actually still playing after 4 more years. And if he isn't, he becomes a $1 mill/year "consultant."
I like that "Pig pen" name.
Blanton won't be tradeable until he proves his health. Then, perhaps, a package deal would work and Amaro might not have to eat so much salary. I doubt, however, that Oswalt will even be available mid-season. He'll likely sign with the Cards at a cut rate before he'll sit out half the season.
As a consultant, Utley would not be on the roster, and anything he was paid at that time could not be averaged for the luxury tax. Only that front loaded part would count, and that isn't much less than his current AAV.
If Blanton is "Pig Pen" then who would play the role of Charlie Brown? Linus? Snoopy?
I believe Jay was referring to the Iron Pigs bullpen, not Blanton. He mentioned a trade involving Blanton AND one of the "Pig Pen arms." A package deal.
If Blanton truly was Pig Pen, I'd guess that Ryan Howard would be Charlie Brown, because he's always taking abuse from a Lucy-like fan base.
George, you're right. I must have misread it. That's what happens when my brain is not in sync with my eyes! Anyway, I like you're Ryan Howard-Charlie Brown analogy.
Most players on the 40 man roster not on the 25 man roster really done make much, at least that's what I believe as it relates to the Phillies roster. Some of those only make like 60k? I'm guessing as I didn't do serious research like i did on the MLB roster. Lower the $11 million number to $9-$10 and Phils should be Ok
Yeah the guys on the 40 man that aren't major leaguers don't get paid a minimum. They make peanuts.
They make peanuts unless they replace an injured or underperforming player. Then they get the ML minimum, which even pro-rated, is quite a bit more. There could also be some non-roster guys who make the team out of ST, such as Pierre or Piniero. It doesn't matter right now, but could be a problem when final payrolls are figured at the end of the year. I'd still figure on that $11 million figure, just to be cautious.
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Men's Olympic Figure Skating Moves To Free Program
By Sonari Glinton • Feb 14, 2014
Originally published on February 14, 2014 7:23 am
Some unfortunate falls have changed the outlook for men's figure skating. Japan and Canada are in the lead. And, Russian star Evgeni Plushenko withdrew from the competition because of a back problem.


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Three townhouses were engulfed by flames in Ewa Beach Saturday night.
Click here to watch the report.
Fire officials say crews responded to the fire at the Arbors Townehome Complex on Laaulu Street around 8:30 p.m. They were able to put out the fire quickly, but three units were heavily damaged and a 4th unit received minor damage.
Everyone in the building escaped without injury, but 10 people have been displaced. The Red Cross is assisting those residents.
Investigators hope to find out more information Sunday when they further examine the complex.


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Hash Oil for Gliomas? What Would You Do?
A friend asked me to look at the evidence for hash oil as a treatment for glioma. His teenage daughter was recently diagnosed with brain cancer: a grade 3 anaplastic ependymoma. It recurred very rapidly after surgery and radiotherapy and the latest tissue diagnosis shows an aggressive grade IV glioma. Her prognosis is not good. No further attempts at curative therapy are indicated; the oncologist prescribed only palliative therapy with temozolomide. Her father, who had recently lost his wife to cancer (breast cancer metastatic to lungs and brain), was understandably devastated. As he puts it, he remains "focused on the belief that just maybe a cure can be found." He stumbled on what he calls "earth-shattering news" regarding hash oil. He and his friends established a private wiki website which they are constantly updating with information about THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana and hash) and other possible cancer cures: everything from curcumin to diet. He asked me to look at the information he has accumulated. He said
I hope to convince you in the same way I have done with my daughter's GPs and her neuro-oncologist at BC Children's Hospital.
The oncologist was not exactly convinced. He didn't say he thought hash oil was likely to work; he only said it would be reasonable to try it as a complementary therapy. He said
the data published so far appears very preliminary, most of its potential effectiveness in vivo so far appears in colonic disease, having said that there doesn't appear to be any obvious down side as a complementary therapy and may have synergistic effect, so may be reasonable as add on to temodal if she tolerates it
I wasn't convinced either.
I will discuss two issues here:
- What does the evidence say about gliomas and hash oil?
- When is it reasonable to try an unproven treatment as a last resort?
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Yeah. Playing for 2 days now. Pretty much hooked to it. For those who have no idea; 2D minecraft with a spice of RPG. Also seems to be less buggy.
Anyone else playing?
What IS Terraria? Watch TotalBiscuit's review, it's good!
TELLTALE SERVER (126.96.36.199 / Hamachi ServerName: TelltaleServ / Password: deathfromabove): [highlight]OFFLINE[/highlight]
How to Join the Server?
Anyone else playing?
What IS Terraria? Watch TotalBiscuit's review, it's good!
TELLTALE SERVER (220.127.116.11 / Hamachi ServerName: TelltaleServ / Password: deathfromabove): [highlight]OFFLINE[/highlight]
- Falanca (Friend me on steam: PureOrangeness)
- Gman5852 (Still haven't bought the game, still on the list because I'm simply desperate)
- The-J23
- ted12
- zounds!
- der_ketzer
- RetroVortex
How to Join the Server?
- (For first-timers) Install Hamachi 184.108.40.206: Hamachi is used for connecting computers over any distance, and introduces it to your router as a simple LAN connection. This is required, since Hamachi gives everyone a distinct Static IP which is only usable for people in the same Hamachi network, and a Static IP is needed to host a server.
184.108.40.206 isn't the most up-to-date version but for some reason or another, it produces the best results. Latest versions of this software goes by the name LogMeIn, and it doesn't work as great to be honest. So if you have a newer version installed, install this version and run this one.
Download it here (1MB), install it on your machine, MAKE SURE YOU GIVE SPECIAL PERMISSION TO HAMACHI ON YOUR ANTIVIRUS/FIREWALL IF YOU HAVE THOSE, and also, reboot after installing.
- Join the Telltale Network on Hamachi
If you're a first timer, you need some instruction here. You have to join Telltale Server that's spesifically set on Hamachi. To do that, when you're ON (the Power sign at the left bottom corner should be green. If it's not, press it), press the "Create or Join Networks" button (the first button at the right bottom corner, the one with three dots and lines connecting them) and click on "Join an existing network". There, it'll ask you a server name and password. Type those;
Server name: TelltaleServ
Password: deathfromabove
Then you're in the Telltale server. You can change your username in Hamachi settings (the second button at the right bottom of Hamachi Interface, and then Preferences...) so we can identify you better.
After the first time you log into the server, whenever you run Hamachi it'll try to log you into the Telltale server again so you don't need to memorize the stuff or check it here everytime you want to play. You can also see other people that previously joined this server, who may be either online or offline.
- Start the game
When Hamachi is on and you're in the Telltale Server, start the stuff. Select Multiplayer from the menu, and select Join. Choose your character, then it'll ask you an IP address. Type this;
220.127.116.11 (same with the IP address seen in front of my own screen name on Hamachi interface. If you want to host another world on your own, you can give people your own Hamachi IP address as well)
If the server is claimed to be ONLINE up above, game will recognize the address and you'll start playing.
I can't always have the server online, and we haven't set up a schedule for it yet; so it'll mostly stay offline for now.


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Breaking: Internet Explorer 8.1 Eagle Eyes Leaked
- By Jacob Gube
- March 31st, 2009
- 306 Comments
Smashing Magazine tries to be at the forefront of new and exciting developments in the wide world of the web. You might have heard that we met with the IE 8 Chief Strategist1 in the past, so it should come as no surprise that we like to keep up with the latest events in the web browser industry.
Even with the successful recent release of Internet Explorer 8, in some underground circles there is already talk going around about the next version of Internet Explorer: IE 8.1, codenamed Eagle Eyes. Loaded with exclusive features such as a new JavaScript engine, support of WebSlices and full web standards support (CSS 3), IE 8.1 is speculated to debut in this summer.
In this article, we take a closer look at the new features of Internet Explorer 8.1, compare it with other browsers and share with you our first-hand experience with the browser. Overall the browser is faster, more flexible, more stable and also more secure and performs already much better than a recently released IE 8. One word sums up our experience with IE 8.1: Eagle Eyes is the browser that Internet Explorer should have brought on the market a long time ago – and now it's finally here.
New Features and Notable Improvements Link
User Interface Link
The user interface of IE 8.1 didn't change much; just some minor tweaks to make the web browser more in tune with the Microsoft Windows 7 OS theme.
Improved Security and Web Slices Link
One of the promising features of IE 8.1 is improvements in security measures and their revolutionary feature: Web Slices. The SmartScreen Filter2 and Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Filter now catches 96% of known Malware and Phishing sites as opposed to the 75% success rate in the current version of IE 8. Web Slices3, the IE 8 feature that lets you keep track of changes to sites that you frequent, is noticeably quicker in letting you know that an update is made.
Firefox Extensions Support Link
Eagle Eyes's most exciting (and highly anticipated by developers) feature is its wide support of Mozilla-based add-ons. Though IE 8.1 duly notes that not all plugins will work perfectly, we have tested four popular Firefox plugins (Firebug, Web Developer, Tab Mix Plus, and No-Script) and they worked flawlessly (some of the developers even claim that – in terms of performance – they work much better under IE 8.1 versus Firefox 3).
IE 8.1 performs better against the Acid 3 test Link
Our test with IE 8.1 shows that it performs very well against the Acid3 Test4, a test that checks how well a web browser follows web standards. Simply put – in relative terms to other modern "web standards" browsers such as Firefox 3 and Safari – IE 8.1 kicks major butt in the Acid3 Test scoring 71 out of 100, passing with flying colors.
Sure, the Acid3 Test is a big deal. Microsoft is pulling out all the stops with IE 8.1. In our exploration, these are just some of the notable features of Eagle Eyes.
Fast JavaScript Engine Link
Internet Explorer has always been the leader of executing client-side scripts, but that didn't stop Microsoft from continuing its thirst for excellence by including a completely new JavaScript engine called JSE, which stands for JavaScript Speedy Engine.
Multiple Browser Rendering Engine Options Link
Apparently, the IE development Team recognized the strengths of the Gecko Layout Engine5 (used in Firefox) and the WebKit rendering engine6. Because of their GNU LPL7 licensed code base, Microsoft was able to legally incorporate a variety of rendering engines for users (and web-developers) to select from.
In our exclusive interview with Mike Chelly, one of the senior developers of the IE development Team, we found out that Internet Explorer's main priority during the development of the new browser was to make it much easier for developers to code and debug their sites:
Mike Chelly:
"One of our primary goals is to give developers an easier way to test and debug how their sites and web apps work in different browsers, from within one browser. [Pauses to answer a call from his iPhone] We know in the past that we've gotten a bad rap for IE's layout engine so we're making up for this by not only releasing a web browser that outperforms every browser currently out there in terms of web standards support, but also gives you the chance to use another open source browser rendering engine in case you find ours isn't good enough or if you want to make testing convenient and do it all from within the Eagle Eyes."
Server-side code decompiler Link
If you've ever wished to know how sites and web applications work, Eagle Eyes (the name is fitting in this context) will let you view the server-side source code of a web page. We didn't explore this feature much, but from basic tests, the server-side code decompiler was able to tell us how the Mixx promotional algorithm worked.
Website Skins Link
IE 8.1 allows you to keep a list of websites that you'd like to re-skin into one of the (currently) ten website templates that IE 8.1 comes with. When you next visit the site, it renders it into a prettier version by switching its stylesheets. This will allow IE 8.1 users to replace the design of an unreadable website to a template that is more viewable. In our test case, we used the Six Revisions8 website.
In its current state, this is what the ordinary Six Revisions website looks like:
We selected the "Mozkine" theme and this was the result:
Judging solely on this test case, it shows how useful this feature can be in making the web a prettier place.
Conclusion Link
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- 2 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/features/stay-safer-online.aspx?tabid=2&catid=1
- 3 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/features/web-slices.aspx?tabid=1&catid=1
- 4 http://acid3.acidtests.org/
- 5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_(layout_engine)
- 6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit
- 7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License
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Insulin resistance (IR), a key factor in the development of steatosis, is a common finding in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In patients with genotype 1 infection, IR has been noted in up to 80% of patients in some studies. In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who have evidence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the role of IR leading to decreased fatty acid oxidation, increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and increased oxidative stress had been proposed as an important mechanism leading to steatosis and subsequent liver cell injury. Recently, an association between steatosis and hepatic fibrosis has been emphasized in HCV infection, similar to that described in patients with NAFLD. While IR and hepatic steatosis are common findings in patients with HCV infection, the latter with prevalence rates of 40% to 70%, and different HCV genotypes confers distinct risks for steatosis; a greater degree of steatosis is seen in patients with genotype 3 infection compared to others. Similar to that seen in patients with NAFLD, patients infected with genotype 1 HCV show a relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk for steatosis. However, in up to 30% of patients with HCV infection and hepatic steatosis, no other risk factors for steatosis can be identified. The investigators' preliminary data will show that even in HCV infected individuals with low BMI and no steatosis, there is IR and the risk for steatosis is increased when directly compared to NAFLD patients. Recent data also suggest that the presence of hepatic steatosis is an independent predictor of decreased response to antiviral therapy even when controlling for genotype. This is especially important in patients with type 1 infection.
The investigators hypothesize that in patients with HCV genotype 1 infection, treatment with antiviral therapy will have a partial effect on reducing insulin resistance (IR) and steatosis and this is augmented by the addition of an insulin sensitizing thiazolidinedione (TZD) agent such as pioglitazone to the treatment regimen. The investigators also hypothesize that the rate of sustained virological response (SVR) will be higher in the antiviral regimen + pioglitazone treated group compared to patients receiving antiviral therapy alone.
The investigators' specific aims are the following:
- To assess the improvement in insulin sensitivity in patients with treatment naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C treated with standard antiviral therapy + pioglitazone or placebo
- To assess the improvement in hepatic steatosis in patients with treatment naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C after treatment with standard antiviral therapy + pioglitazone or placebo
- To assess the rates of sustained virological response (SVR) among patients with treatment naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C treated with standard antiviral therapy + pioglitazone compared to standard antiviral therapy + placebo
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Drug: Pioglitazone
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All eligible adult patients with compensated liver disease due to chronic infection with HCV and genotype 1 infection who are treatment naïve will be enrolled into the study.
- All racial and ethnic groups will be recruited into this study.
- Males and females: age > 18 years
- Chronic hepatitis C: history of serum positive for HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and HCV RNA. Patients should have evidence of chronic hepatitis with a minimum fibrosis score of 1 on liver biopsy done within 6 months of enrollment.
- Insulin resistance based on HOMA index value (HOMA-IR) of > 2.0 during screening. HOMA-IR is a well recognized and validated index of insulin resistance in both non-diabetic and diabetic populations and has been shown to have a good correlation with 'clamp' techniques that are intensive. HOMA is also used routinely to assess longitudinal changes including assessment of the effects of treatment. In general, a HOMA-IR value of > 1.5 is considered abnormal based on repeat testing measurements performed by both HOMA assessment and by euglycemic clamp technique and is considered representative of decreased insulin sensitivity. Although insulin secretion is pulsatile, the correlation between HOMA computed from repeat sampling (using a mean of three samples taken at 5-minute intervals to compute HOMA) and the value obtained from a single basal sample to determine insulin sensitivity has been shown to be near perfect even in patients with type 2 diabetes (r = 0.99, p < 0.0001). The investigators will use a HOMA-IR value of > 2.0 as part of the inclusion criteria in this study.
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hepatitis C patients who underwent previous therapy for their liver disease
- Genotype other than type 1
- Histological evidence of cirrhosis or confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- Patients with cirrhosis and decompensated liver disease and any patient, in whom a liver biopsy is contraindicated, will be excluded.
- Evidence of other causes of chronic liver disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification for cardiac disease: class III and IV patients
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive
- Patients with solid organ transplants
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Participation in any other clinical trial within 90 days of entry into this trial.
- Unwilling to consent to the study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00189163
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|University of Michigan
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
|Principal Investigator:
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|pio-hcv-108 IRB Protocol Number: 2004-0883 GCRC Protocol Number: 2085
|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 15, 2006
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
Hepatitis C
Genotype 1
Insulin Resistance
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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The San Jac Coyotes captured both ends of the Friday twinbill, 8-0 and 12-0, while the Blinn College Buccaneers defeated the Cougars on Saturday 15-4 and 11-3.
In Friday's opener, the Coyotes jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning and they coasted in from there. Single runs in the fourth through seventh frames applied the finishing touches. The San Jac offense was assisted by six CBC errors. San Jac pitching limited the CBC women to four hits in the game.
Marissa Treviño went 1 for 3 and stole a base for the Cougars. Yarelli Rios had one hit in three tries. Alyssa Smith had one hit in two official at bats while Stephanie Salinas collected the other base hit for CBC.
In the second game, the Coyotes' pitching totally shut down the Cougars, allowing just one hit.
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The Movie Diary: Put me in, CoachAugust 28,2013By Dom Cioffi
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"I had a friend who was a big baseball player back in high school. He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool, boy. Saw him the other night at this roadside bar, I was walking in, he was walking out. We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks, but all he kept talking about was glory days." — Bruce Springsteen.
I'm not sure when it started (because it certainly didn't exist when I was a kid), but there is a tendency nowadays for children to specialize when it comes to sports.
When I was a child, you played one sport in the fall, one in the winter, one in the spring, and one in the summer. And the sport you played in the summer was the only one that may have been a repeat from another season.
The idea was that you played lots of different sports and thereby learned to excel in a variety of athletic mediums. In fact, it used to be a source of pride to be a three-sport athlete in high school.
Not anymore.
Kids today — starting as young as grade school — are picking one sport to specialize in and then finding ways to play it year-round.
And what, you may ask, is the reason for this change? Well, I hate to admit it, but it's probably because of dads like me.
Take this fall for example. Traditionally, a boy had two choices for a fall sport: football or soccer. My son is too young for organized football so that wasn't an option. So I asked him if he was interested in soccer, but quite honestly, it wasn't a genuine question. In fact, while I worded it appropriately, the perception that I disapproved was crystal clear.
Don't get me wrong. I absolutely appreciate the skill and artistry that is involved with soccer, but I never played it and I am not versed in the strategy or rules — therefore I would have absolutely nothing to add. And since I'm the kind of dad who wants to be involved and look like I have a clue, I inevitably present it as a less desirable option. Bad father, I know. But if the kid showed a genuine interest I would never discourage his involvement. However, now there is a fall baseball league to join (probably because there are so many other frustrated dads like me). Granted the competition is not as strong as the spring season, but it's baseball and he likes it (and I like it, and I like that he likes it, and he likes that I like it).
So on the first day of practice I show up with glove in hand ready to do my part. Several other dads are there as well, some obviously ready to take part, others more concerned with their smartphones.
We run the standard, age-appropriate drills and do our best to keep the boys interested and involved. But subtly, we're all checking out each other's skills.
Over the course of the next few practices, it becomes apparent which dads played the game, and which did not. And as the "did nots" quietly fade into the bleachers, the "dids" take center stage.
I hate to admit it, but at this point, while the dads are still very concerned about the level of the boys' play, we're also concerned about looking like the ball players we once were. If one of the kids hits a pop fly foul ball, you can bet that the closest dad will be trying to run it down. And if a baseball is needed for a new drill, the dad standing next to the bucket will be trying to throw that ball dead center of the other dad's awaiting glove. But things really kick into high-gear when the games begin and the dads start adding in their two cents concerning strategy. You can really separate the men from the boys when it comes to knowledgable approaches to game situations.
In the end, a wonderful camaraderie almost always forms. And the dads that used to play are more than happy that they got another chance to relive those glory days of yesteryear (because, ultimately, it's all about the dads).
This week's feature, "The World's End," is about a middle-aged man who has never left the glory days of his youth. In fact, he's still the same guy, much to the detriment of his life, career and relationships.
Written by and starring Englishman Simon Pegg (you probably don't recognize the name but his face is likely familiar), "The World's End" starts as one man's attempt at rekindling the friendships of his youth by roping four boyhood mates into a night of bar hopping. However, things take an unexpected turn when the other patrons turn out to be a little "different."
I would have to place this film in my top ten most unanticipated storyline deviations. Seriously, this movie took such a dramatic turn about two-thirds of the way through that I could hardly believe what I was seeing. If you plan to attend, do yourself a favor and resist reading up on the plot. I promise that if you do, you will be shocked by where it goes. Of course,
"The World's End" is not for everyone. It's definitely slanted toward a male audience and it definitely involves a lot of barroom humor. There is also a British edge to the comedy, which I personally enjoy very much.
Check this one out if you're in the mood for lots of laughs and plenty of surprises.
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Thanks everyone. The pain seems to be decreasing the last couple of days. I've been meticulous with her latch. It still hurts more than it did, but a deeper latch does hurt less.
I've been boiling her pacis, but I have a box of steam bags here, I'll give those a shot, too. Truthfully she doesn't take one much, she really prefers the boob. (Which was fine before it hurt!)
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One of the most common but unusual spiders people encounter late in the season is the cat-face spider, Araneus gemmoides. It tends to make its webs near lights and in corners along the outside of buildings. Full-grown females can be quite large and have a combination of odd projections on the abdomen as well as dark indentation markings that some say resemble the ears and eyes of a cat.
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Closing Time
Closed for renovations are the Pittsburgh Pirates. The dismal season is officially in the books after a 6-0 loss to the Reds on Sunday. Pittsburgh finishes the season at 62-99. One loss away from the 100 plateau. If there is one thing to take from this season it is that there is alot of work to be done-but will it be completed-probably not.
The team you're looking at now will be in place for years to come. There are pros and cons to this.
Pro: They're young and have so much room for improvement.
Con: nearly 100 losses and no signs of improvement
Kind of contradictory but hey its the truth.
I will say of all the Buccos on the team Lastings Milledge ascaught my eye the most. He has turned things around from his past few controversial seasons. He's drawn a lot of criticism in Pittsburgh because he had to replace teh vibrant, happy go lucky Nyjer Morgan. He was off to a slow start but finially pickign it up in terms of defense and power. I like what I see and Milledge has turned into my favorite Pirate. Is a jersey purchase in the offseason sound good? I think it does.
It is very depressing now. My favorite sport and favorite team is done. What ever do i do?
Well West Virginia football is right in the thick of things.
At 3-1 the Mountaineers have been exciting to watch and look good and will compete in the Big East.
Anybody have ESPN on last Thursday night? If you did you might have seen my buddies and I, front row at the WVU-Colorado game. West Virginia came away with a 35-24 win. We looked good but still have to get better if we want to make a BCS Bowl. WVU fumbled four times and has 14 turnovers in the last three games. That stat alone holds us back from national championship contention.
West Virginia heads to Syracuse this weekend.
My WVU women's soccer team is coming off a 2-0 blanking of Depaul on Sunday. The girls
are 5-4-4 but are still one of the most competitive teams in the Big East. The game Friday against Notre Dame was a heartbreaker. WVU lost 3-2 in overtime. The game was broadcast on ESPNU nationwide. That is greta publicity for this women's soccer program and WVU as a whole.
One of my articles was published in the paper today and you can read it here…
Now onto what October really means,
Without ever seeing the Pirates in the playoffs I have to get excited over every other team in contention.
I'm so pumped for Tuesday.
This is a great graphic shown on the mblogs.com homepage. What a way to close out the Metrodome in Minnesota. The stretch run the Twins have had is amazing. They're a great time and play as a collective unit. They're my pick to win the Tiebreaker and enter the playoffs. The Tigers are one of my favorite teams always and I love the fire they bring as well. My buddy Andrew, the Yankee fan is dying for the Tigers to win. He wants the chance to see a Yankee playoff game and the best chance he has is to drive up to Detroit for that match up. Detroit is a mere 8 hour drive from his hometown, Youngstown, OH.
It amazes me that it all comes down to a tiebreaker anyway. Theres 162 games to decide the season and everyone really is meaningful. Number 163 will be the turning point for both these teams and every eye in the baseball world will be on them.
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Tuesday is going to be awesome bonus baseball! Hey, don't overlook Garret Jones. He is a stud and I think, despite the last two losses, the Pirates showed a heckuva lot of spunk in the last 10 games or so.
Great article that was published in your college paper. Good luck to the Pirates next season. I hope the team finds some stability.
I can't believe it all comes down to one game tomorrow. It's gonna be a great game too…
I'm hoping the Twins can do it. I guess I'm just a sucker for the underdog.
Good luck in the offseason for the Pirates!
It was a great game last night, I hope they all don't go into extra innings…but the Twins did it and I think they deserved it…
good luck to the WVU womens soccer team…
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It's ok, the M's had 101 losses last season and look at them this year! Things can change and are bound to for the Pirates, I'm not worried! :] Ugh, I'm sad the Tigers lost. Best of luck to WVU athletics! xoxo http://diamondgirl55.mlblogs.com
Hi Matt.
You have your football team to cheer for! I love college football. I will send you one of my playoff tickets. I will see how far the Dodgers can go and then I will send you the best. I gave my friend my season seat when they clinched the NLDS West and she wanted to keep it or it would have been yours. I think the Dodgers would be a good team for you to root for because they have gotten no respect from day one. Even now, does everyone realize that they have the best record in the NL? And they can only talk about Manny. Our whole team have taken turns being heroes The season has been a team effort.
Have fun with school and please keep posting. I enjoy reading your blog.
Matt it was a great season in all.
The Pirates are looking good each year, and one of these times, they will break out a huge season!! : )
Great post by the way, I agree with Cat, we want MATT!!!
Better luck in 2012 for the Bucs maybe? At least Pirates got decent return for their stars, with the exception of the Jack Wilson trade. Like you said room for improvement, but I don't think I could wait 3 years for a winning season. A true fan sticks by a losing team, can't say enough about Pirate, Royal, and National fans.


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Nimrod Lelei didn't leave much of an impression on Eastern New Mexico University cross country coach Joel McMullen last year.
McMullen said he hardly noticed Lelei running for Wayland Baptist even though the Kenyan consistently beat all of ENMU's runners. But the Hounds' best runner, Felix Boit, hailed from Lelei's home town of Eldoret, Kenya, and was aware of him.
"The next thing I know, Nimrod contacts me last spring and said he was very unhappy at Wayland," McMullen said. "It just worked out that after he came over on his visit he really liked it. We're real happy to have him."
Lelei, 27, has been the team's top runner at every meet this fall. In fact, he's only lost to one Division II runner, fellow Kenyan David Kemei of New Mexico Highlands, at the University of New Mexico's Lobo Invitational.
ENMU's next meet is a big one — the University of Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 14 in Little Rock.
Lelei has aspirations of doing well at the Division II nationals, and hopes to bring his teammates along with him.
"We have a goal as a team to get to the nationals," said Lelei, who was 38th in NAIA national competition last year at Wayland. "Cross country is about teamwork. It doesn't matter if someone wins a race and the rest (of the team's runners) are so far behind."
His teammates are better off for the competition, McMullen said.
"He's a Division I-quality runner, and he's been good for the other guys," McMullen said. "He sets the standard for what we're trying to do."
A public relations major at ENMU, Lelei said the change in schools has been good. He said the main reason he wanted to transfer was because his scholarship at Wayland was about to be reduced.
"I'm happier here," he said. "I like the folks around here because they are so friendly."
He did not know Boit or ENMU's other Kenyan runner, Kennedy Baiywo, before coming to Portales, although all are from the same area. Boit, 23, is the son of former ENMU track and cross country All-American Mike Boit.
"I knew (Boit's) family; I knew Dr. Boit," Lelei said. "But when I came over here is when I met Felix and Kennedy in person."
While he admits there are some unusual reactions to his first name, Lelei said that in Kenya it has a Biblical connection meaning "great hunter for the Lord."
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The Milwaukee Bucks have sent point guard Brandon Jennings to the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade deal. The Bucks receive guard Brandon Knight and two prospects.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Junior guard James Ennis led four Long Beach State players in double figures with 15 points and the 49ers pulled away late for a 76-54 victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Monday night.
The 49ers, members of the Big West Conference, improved to 5-5 for the season but have been getting a few votes lately in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. They own a win at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh, and played competitively in losses at Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina.
"I'm very proud of our team," ENMU coach Andrew Helton said. "We talked about 'representing' in the lockerroom, and I think we represented our school and our area very well tonight."
The Greyhounds played without senior forward Curtis Wilkinson (hand injury), while senior forward Max Carrier (knee) was limited to 10 minutes early before coming out for good.
"I think if we'd have had a full group, this could've been a game that could've gone down to the last four or five minutes," Helton said. "(Long Beach) averages 82 or 84 points, so we held them under that. We just needed more firepower."
Senior guard Stefan Mirabal broke out of a recent shooting slump to lead all scorers with 19 points for ENMU (9-4), including 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Senior forward and Long Beach native Aaron Edwards added 14 points and seven rebounds.
Senior guard Larry Anderson chipped in 14 points for LBSU, while senior forward Eugene Phelps had 11 and senior guard Casper Ware 10.
Long Beach, outrebounded by ENMU 17-15 in the first half, finished with a 36-28 margin on the boards. The 49ers shot 51 percent from the field (30-of-58) to 44 percent (23-of-52) for the Hounds.
The Hounds, playing their third game in five nights, cut a 14-point halftime deficit to 40-33 with the first seven points of the second half, five by Edwards, as they held LBSU to one field goal over an eight-minute stretch spanning halftime. They stayed within shouting distance until late, pulling to 68-54 on Mirabal's 3-pointer with 3:10 left before the 49ers finished the game on an 8-0 run.
ENMU hung with Long Beach for a while in the first half. The Hounds took a 4-2 lead on a basket by Carrier at the 18:20 mark, and he tied the score 6-6 on a dunk shot with 16:46 remaining.
Edwards' 3-point play pulled the Hounds to 11-9, and Mirabal made it 15-12 with a 3-point shot at the 13:23 mark.
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Akatsuki will still be as strong as they were and will be served justice
We've seen what Kishi does when reviving the Akatsuki, they will get trolled out the ass
OMG why so looong???
damn 6 months is a lot of time..:/
Originally Posted by cr72011
damn 6 months is a lot of time..:/
it is too much time!
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Interesting. It came out on my birthday..
Oh, Happy birthday!
In it's 2nd weekend at the Japanese box office, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie had $1.6 million United Stated Dollars (USD) worth of gross sales. That's a 57.7% decline from the $3.8 million USD opening weekend. In otherwords, for this past weekend of August 4–5, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie was 6th at the Japanese box office.
During the week (July 30 to August 3), Road to Ninja grossed approximately another $3.3 million USD, putting the total gross sales since it's July 28th release date (until August 5th) at $8.7 million USD! That's not bad considering last year's movie, Naruto Shippuden: Blood Prison, grossed about $9.0M USD total in it's entire lifespan at Japanese theaters!
Japanese Box Office Rankings (August 4–5, 2012)
1. Umizaru 4 – $3.7 million USD2. The Wolf Childen Rain And Snow – $2.7 million USD3. The Dark Knight Rises – $2.6 million USD4. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted – $2.3 million USD5. Pokemon Movie 15: Kyurem VS The Sacred Swordsman Keldeo – $2.0 million USD6. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie – $1.6 million USD7. Heruta Skelter – $1.05 million USD8. The Eight Rangers – $1.04 million USD9. Another The Movie – $1.03 million USD10. Brave (Merida and the Forest of Fear) – $0.7 million USD
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I can't wait for this movie
we'll have to wait that long....
I'm kind of interested to see how everything plays out. Judging by the cover of the prequel and after watching the trailer, Sasuke is going to have an...interesting personality change. Hinata looks like she is going to have a very different personality as well. I don't know if I can wait a year. x3 *sighs* But I guess we have no choice. At least I can look forward to the 3rd movie, Inheritors of the Will of Fire, coming out in October (if scheduling stays the same).
Well, to be honest... I don't think I'll enjoy it as much as I thought I will. I mean, yes, I will enjoy everything because it's Naruto related but not as much as I enjoyed Will of Fire. WHy? Just because there every K11 played an role and they were all about teaming up and big action and stuff, but after will of fire everything just concetrates on Naruto, K11... well, they barely appear and not so much action as it used to be.
Miss the old days Naruto, but oh well...
I will just be glad because I'll get to see Kushina and Minato.
CANT WAIT Naruto,DBZ,D.GRAYMAN,ONEPIECE,GINTAMA ARE ALL GOOD WHY DO PEOPLE FIGHT CAN'T WE JUST ALL GET ALONG GIVE ME +REP IF YOU AGREE AND IF YOU LIKE MY AVATAR AND GIF.
the wait is too long
Funny how everyone is so negative regarding the akatsuki poll on this thread.
I'd say that in a movie they'd actually put up a fight like they usually did.
Although I have to admit, Deidara for example was probably the weakest member after Hidan, people like Sasori nly got trolled because he was lacking his puppet body, and of course, the very aspect wich makes a puppet master strong, his puppets.
I must Admit kakuzu got trolled though, with all the power he displayed before i find it a bit offense he got owned in an ofscreen fight, and worse, by chouji.
Originally Posted by Totsuka No Tsurugi
six month is the minimum expectation but to be honest its actually take a year before they release the DVD version then the subbers will translate it soon after that then upload the video in some anime site
what anime is that under your comment?
I can't wait for this
Can you give me a dl link please vm me
um tsuchi wen does it cum out in NZ cus dats where i currently am
Seeing how the past FIFTY posts were the SAME, I'll post something different. This movie doesn't match up to the hype. Konaha 11 only serves as comic relief, after their appearance, they play no roll. The Akatsuki made few appearance in the alternate dimension. Seriously, the move sucks, the only thing why people think it's good it's because of the hype, which in the end revealed to be false marketting.
- Konaha 11 VS Akatasuki Trailer, the fight look cool i the trailer, but sucks in the actual movie.
- most of the trailer show the Konaha 11, therefore, people would thought they play a role, but they actually don't.
- The akatski was shown to be the villain judging from the trailer and the one shot manga, but taht stil isn't true.
Seriously, I don't get why everyone have to feel the need to post stupid comments like "Naruto went into anothe world and see his friends with different personality, e.g. Hinata". I mean no shit, I think everyone that saw the trailer know about this. Why not say the movie is about Naruto Captains Obvious.
the movie is shit is only about naruto and sakura two characters i hate the most. sakura is just okay.. there is no sasuke or hinata or rest of konaha 11 every movie is about naruto. i hate naruto movies i am startin to hate naruto shuppiden is makes no sense with this war. tobi identity is only hot thread
Can't wait.. Time is going to pass faster than you think!
Honestly i want to see it but I'm like 95% sure it's going to suck like the other Naruto movies have. When it comes to anime movies of popular series, for the most part, you're lucky if they are even mediocre. All of the Naruto movies have been pretty bad so far.
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Derrick Williams had 17 points and eight rebounds and Andrei Kirilenko added 15 points and five assists in his return from a thigh injury for the Timberwolves, who won for the fourth time in their last 20 games.
Evan Turner scored 17 points and Jrue Holiday scored 16 after making his All-Star debut on Sunday for the 76ers, who couldn't come up with an answer for Pekovic in the paint in a rough and tumble game. Philadelphia has lost seven straight road games and has won just six times away from home all season, the third fewest wins in the NBA.
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October 30, 2013 —
Noel Jacob Wiener of Newfoundland was honored for his wartime service in the United States Army at the Hawley Senior Center on October 23 and again by the Wayne County Commissioners the following day.
Dr. Wiener, still quite alert and a good conversationalist at 98, is the last surviving officer who served on General Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) staff in the European Theater. He was attached to the 3118 Signal Service Group, which was responsible for all communications between SHAEF and American and British armies in the field.
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