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Journalist barred from Vermont courts files federal appeal
An amateur reporter barred from Vermont courts for criticizing a state judge is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate his First Amendment lawsuit against a city and several local officials.
Scott Huminski filed his appeal earlier this month with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asking the court to overturn a federal judge's dismissal of the suit.
Last May, Huminski sued the state, the city of Rutland and several state, city and county officials, alleging that they violated his First and 14th Amendment rights by barring him from state court grounds after he refused to remove signs criticizing a state judge from his van.
Last October, U.S. District Judge J.G. Murtha granted motions filed by the city and county defendants to dismiss the charges, concluding that Huminski had "failed to demonstrate a clearly established federal right which the defendants violated."
But Robert Corn-Revere, Huminski's attorney for the appeal, says the First Amendment issues in the case are obvious.
"The real heart of the issue is whether local government officials can unilaterally silence speech and exert arbitrary power over their citizens," said the Washington, D.C., attorney.
Pietro Lynn, the attorney representing the sheriff's departments in Rutland and Bennington counties and their employees, says he's confident his clients "will prevail on appeal."
"We think [Huminski's] legal arguments will be unavailing," he said.
Lynn refused to discuss the specifics of the case, saying he thought it would be inappropriate to do so at this time.
The attorney representing the city defendants did not return calls for this story.
Because Murtha dismissed Huminski's claims based on motions filed by the county and city defendants, the state defendants are not involved in the appeal. The state defendants did file a motion to dismiss Huminski's complaint in November, but that motion has been stayed pending the outcome of Huminski's appeal.
Huminski's lawsuit centered on an incident that occurred last May at the Rutland County District Courthouse. A self-described citizen-reporter, Huminski regularly attended court proceedings, collected information and later published his findings on signs posted on the outside of his home and on his van. On May 24, 1999, he attached to his van signs criticizing Rutland County District Court Judge Nancy Corsones and drove to the courthouse. One sign read "Judge Corsones: Butcher of the Constitution" and listed five ways Huminski thought Corsones had violated the Constitution.
Shortly after parking in the public parking lot, Huminski was approached by two Rutland County sheriff's officials who ordered him to remove the signs or move his van off state court property. Huminski refused, saying the signs represented constitutionally protected speech, and entered the courthouse.
Approximately two hours later while waiting in the corridor of the courthouse, Huminski was approached by a Rutland city police officer and representatives from the county sheriff's department. They served him with two notices of trespass issued by Corsones, the court clerk and the local sheriff. One notice ordered him not to enter properties controlled by the Rutland District Court, and the other ordered him not to enter Corsones' residential property.
Huminski filed a motion to vacate these notices, but the Rutland District Court denied his request in June, saying the notices had already been withdrawn. But according to Huminski's appeal, the notices were never officially cancelled.
A broader notice of trespass was issued on May 27 by Rutland District Court Judge M. Patricia Zimmerman, banning Huminski from "all lands and property under the control of the Supreme Court and the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, including the Rutland District Court, parking areas, and lands." The Bennington County sheriff served this notice at Huminski's home in Bennington.
Corn-Revere interprets this trespass notice as including all state courts.
If he violates the notice, Huminski could be imprisoned for up to three months and/or fined up to $500. He says the constant threat of punishment has prevented him from attending or reporting on any court proceedings.
"I haven't stepped foot in the Rutland courthouse" since the incident, he said. "All the players in this action are still there, and they would probably arrest me immediately if they saw me."
Huminski's appeal asks the court "to vindicate his rights to speak on matters of public concern, to attend public judicial proceedings, and thereafter to report on them without fear of arrest or other punishment."
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has filed a brief in support of Huminski's appeal.


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Now that we're well into President Obama's fifth year in office, there are no prizes for guessing what the GOP's response is to a diverse slate of nominees to the critical DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
Obstruct. Obstruct. Obstruct.
Even before they were nominated, Republican Senators were laying the groundwork to block anyone nominated to the circuit. Now that President Obama has nominated three unquestionably qualified jurists with broad support from across the ideological spectrum…Republican leaders are still intent on denying them simple yes-or-no votes.
We've created a simple graphic to share on Facebook to let Republicans know you're watching how they treat this diverse set of nominees. Click here to share.
Earlier this week President Obama nominated three unquestionably qualified candidates – appellate attorney Patricia Millet, former civil rights attorney Cornelia Pillard and D.C. District Court judge Robert Wilkins – to the D.C. Circuit, the second most influential court in the country. Republicans are already fighting hard against these nominations, claiming that the D.C. Circuit doesn't have a large enough workload to necessitate filling the vacant seats. Sen. Chuck Grassley (D-IA) even went as far as to say, "No matter how you slice it, the D.C. Circuit ranks last or almost last in nearly every category that measures workload."
Not quite. Glenn Kessler at The Washington Post wrote an article this morning delving deeper into Sen. Grassley's claims. Kessler wrote,
"Challenged by Grassley's claim that the D.C. Circuit is last 'no matter how you slice it,' we came up with two other measures that might shed more light on the D.C. Circuit's workload… One way to measure this is by looking at the data for 'administrative appeals.'
In 2012, nearly 45 percent of those appeals at the D.C. Circuit involved administrative appeals concerning federal rules and regulations, which many experts say are highly complex and take more time to review. By contrast, at the other circuits, virtually all of the administrative appeals involve immigration cases. Using the data in Table B-3, we found that in the other circuits, administrative appeals that did not involve immigration matters accounted for less than 3 percent of the appeals. (In some circuits, it was less than 1 percent.)"
In other words, the D.C. Circuit is considering some of the most intricate and far-reaching cases of any court. The complexity of these types of cases make apples-to-apples comparisons with other circuits difficult.
Kessler continues:
"Another measure of the complexity of the cases are statistics on written opinions. The raw data suggest that judges on the D.C. Circuit write fewer opinions than judges on other appeals circuits. (This was one stat that Grassley staff sent us.) But Table S-3 shows that the D.C. Circuit produced a greater proportion of written, signed opinions on cases determined on the merits than most other circuits."
Overall, the Post concludes,
"[T]he certainty in Grassley's argument is particularly misplaced, given the unusual nature of the D.C. Circuit… you can't just assert that one appeals filing is equal to another — or that one set of statistics is better than another. Depending on the metrics, the D.C. Circuit could very well be in first place."
In 2005, Sen. Grassley did not seem to have these workload concerns when he voted to confirm Bush nominees Janice Rogers Brown and Thomas B. Griffith to the tenth and eleventh seats on the D.C. Circuit. Yet when he and other Republicans cast those votes, the court was handling the same number of cases as it is now. As President Obama pointed out in his speech announcing the three nominees, this is an overtly political move on the part of Senate Republicans:
"When a Republican was president, 11 judges on the D.C. Circuit Court made complete sense. Now that a Democrat is president, it apparently doesn't – eight is suddenly enough."

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The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Internet, has selected HubbleSite.org for the Best Science Website of 2007. HubbleSite also won the accompanying People's Voice Award, where the public can vote for their favorite website.
HubbleSite was selected for recognition based on excellence in content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity and overall experience.
HubbleSite is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach. It provides "one-stop-shopping" for anyone from grade school to adult audiences who is interested in seeing the latest spectacular pictures from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and learning about its newest discoveries.
HubbleSite.org includes educational information, press releases, a gallery of the best Hubble images, and multimedia astronomy web activities. It even offers a guide to building your own Hubble Space Telescope model or printing and framing Hubble pictures for display in your home.
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. Webby Awards are awarded in over 100 categories.
The award will be presented to a representative from STScI's Office of Public Outreach at a ceremony in New York City on June 5.


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Cumul professional income and pension
Retirees enjoying the benefit of a statutory pension from the governement could still be active but if they do earn professional income above a certain threshold, their pension annuity from state source is reduced or even frozen.
This has been challenged by many years as an unacceptable hurdle for senior to remain active beyond pensionable age.
A royal decree published on June 20, 2013.is shifting gear and shall allow a beneficiary of a state pension to still maintain a professional activity and earn professional income without a negative bearing on his/her pension entitlement.
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- As from January 1st 2013 (and for the professional income of 2013) no cap will be applied on the professional income that can be earned if the person has reached the age of 65 AND can prove a professional career of 42 years(cumulative conditions).
- If the above conditions are not met, the cap on the income that can be earned without suffering a diminution/suppression of the legal pension benefit will remain applicable.
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- As from 2015, termination payments will have to be considered as professional income for the application of the caps.


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(carried out by GHK Consulting with ADAS UK for DG SANCO)
An evaluation of the Community Plant Variety System had been commissioned by the European Commission. The period covered by the evaluation extends from the launch of the system in 1995 until present.
A conference on the outcome of the evaluation will be held in Brussels on 11 October 2011.
The final report can be found clicking here.
(carried out by Ernst & Young)
The CPVO's Financial Regulation (art.25.5) and its Implementing Rules (art.13.2.b) require a regular assessment of the activities of the Office, at least every six years.
After a call for tender, the firm Ernst & Young had been selected to perform the evaluation.
The final report of the "Evaluation of activities and functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office" has been provided to the President of the CPVO and is now presented to its stakeholders.
The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) activities and functioning.
The evaluation covered three topics:
- Core activities involved in the Community Plant Variety Rights granting process;
- CPVO secondary activities which include assistance in the exercise of plant variety rights as well as policy guidance provided;
- CPVO communication and relations with the stakeholders.
Download the document Evaluation of activities and functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office - 2009 in PDF format (EN only).


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Trump took to Twitter to write, "Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again--just watch. He can do much better!"
Trump has used Twitter as a mouthpiece for several issues. Another recent rant attacked President Obama for his handling of the Libya attacks that claimed the life of an American diplomat. "We helped Libya & they killed our Ambassador & other Americans. I told you then we made a mistake in backing the so-called 'rebels'. Go get the oil!
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Melvin Foote Still Taking the Lead on Africa
CFA Founder Prepares for Major Summit
Stacy M. Brown | 7/30/2014, 3 p.m.
Melvin Foote may have fit right in with the 1980s conglomerate of rock stars that came to be known as U.S.A. for Africa.
Only, Foote's push for a better understanding of the world's second largest and second most populous continent has never been fleeting. And, he's never belted out the song, "We are the World."
"I think Africa matters and people are shifting their focus to Africans and, finally, the United States government is recognizing that Africa matters," said Foote, 63, a pioneer in the field of African Affairs who founded the Constituency for Africa (CFA), located in Northeast, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Foote said the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which begins Monday August 4 to Wednesday August 6, will provide at least 50 African leaders an opportunity to engage President Barack Obama.
It will also include members of the administration, and other key business owners – executives from the U.S. and Africa, members of Congress, and every day folks.
"Given the history of the United States with slavery and Jim Crow, Africa didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was that it was a source of getting slaves," Foote said. "Now, we find ourselves in a global economy and we need oil and minerals and we need to protect national security which is all the reason why the preeminent world power has to be a part of this summit."
Foote said 20 percent of imported oil now comes from Africa and that will increase to about 30 percent over the next decade.
"If something should happen to Saudi Arabia or Bahrain, it will leave the U.S. in a real pickle," he said. "We will find ourselves scrambling for Africa's oil, but China, India and Russia want that oil too."
Recognized as a leading expert on issues related to African policies and programs, Foote founded the CFA in order to establish a network of organizations, groups and individuals committed to the progress and the strengthening of Africa and Africans around the globe, he said.
While Africa enjoys strategic partnerships with many regions of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Foote said that kind of relationship doesn't exist with America. He said he's hoping this will be an opportunity for Africa to establish a better rapport with the U.S.
Foote said the CFA will host its own summit in September and officials will review potential gains from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
"I proposed this [current] summit. When Obama got into office I was the one who offered the suggestion because the economy had collapsed and we were hemorrhaging 30,000 jobs a month, Osama bin Laden was promoting terror, we'd just really come off of the September 11 terror attacks and the banks had collapsed," Foote said.
"Say what you will about George W. Bush. But, in the case of Africa, Bush was the best president that we've ever had," he said. "Remember, Bush got Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice and he had black people in positions of ambassadors to Africa and assistant deputy for African Affairs. That's why things were good under Bush."


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The Packers and Bears are meeting for the 187th time Monday night, the longest rivalry in league history.
Packers-Bears: 5 things to watch
The teams: The Green Bay Packers (5-2) vs. the Chicago Bears (4-3).
The time: 7:40 p.m. CST Monday.
The place: Lambeau Field, Green Bay.
The TV coverage: ESPN. WISN (Ch. 12 in Milwaukee) and WBAY (Ch. 2 in Green Bay) will simulcast the ESPN broadcast on their over-the-air stations in accordance with NFL rules in home TV markets.
The announcers: Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden.
The coaches: Green Bay's Mike McCarthy is 85-44 (including 6-4 in the postseason) in his eighth season as the Packers' coach and as an NFL head coach. Chicago's Marc Trestman is 4-3 in his first season as coach of the Bears and as an NFL head coach.
The series: The Bears lead the all-time regular-season series, 91-87-6 but the Packers hold a 32-22 edge in games played in Green Bay. The Packers have won six straight and eight of the last nine meetings, including playoffs.
The rankings: The Packers' second-ranked offense is No. 3 in rushing and No. 5 in passing. Their 11th-ranked defense is No. 4 against the run and No. 21 against the pass. The Bears' 10th-ranked offense is No. 14 in rushing and No. 11 in passing. Their 27th-ranked defense is No. 25 against the run and No. 27 against the pass.
The line: The Packers are favored by 10 1/2 points.
The injury report: Packers – Out: TE Jermichael Finley (neck), OLB Clay Matthews (thumb). Doubtful: OLB Nick Perry (foot). Questionable: WR James Jones (knee). Probable: ILB Brad Jones (hamstring), TE Ryan Taylor (knee), CB Sam Shields (toes). Bears – Out: LB Lance Briggs (shoulder), QB Jay Cutler (groin). Questionable: WR Joe Anderson (abdomen). Probable: CB Charles Tillman (knee), S Major Wright (knee), LB Blake Costanzo (knee).
Peanut allergy: As the week was drawing to a close, Tillman was asked a series of questions about Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. First, the Bears cornerback was asked about Rodgers' ability to throw the back-shoulder pass and if it was his toughest throw to defend.
"Hell, every pass he throws is hard to defend, just because he's that good," Tillman replied. "He's got a lot of precision in his arm."
Then, Tillman was asked if Rodgers was the best at the back-shoulder, which Tillman worked on defending during practice throughout the week.
"(Expletive), he's the best …" Tillman replied, then changing the cuss word before continuing. "Shoot, he's the best at a lot of throws."
Call it a mutual admiration society, because Rodgers raved about the man they call "Peanut" during his radio show last week, too. And the biggest concern for Rodgers and his receivers when it comes to Tillman is not just his ability to cover or intercept passes, but the way he forces fumbles, too. Even as he battles a knee injury, Tillman is as good as it gets at taking the football away. According to research done by ESPN.com's Rob Demovsky, since his 2003 NFL debut, Tillman has forced 41 fumbles. Only Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Robert Mathis, with 43, has more during that stretch. And of the top 12 in that category, only Tillman isn't a defensive end or outside linebacker, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That means that unlike Mathis and the others, Tillman doesn't get the bulk of his fumbles by sacking an unsuspecting quarterback.
So far this season, James Jones is the only Packers receiver to lose a fumble, and he did it when he was reaching for the pylon on a would-be touchdown against Washington in Week 2. But with two relatively inexperienced wide receivers in second-year man Jarrett Boykin and rookie Myles White filling in for Jones and Randall Cobb, Tillman has new targets to go after. Even if Jones, who's listed as questionable, plays, it's unlikely he'll play every offensive snap. That means the young guys better be wary.
"He's a Pro Bowl corner, experienced veteran, savvy veteran, ball hawk. He's an attention-to-detail type player," wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett said of Tillman: "You've got to always have some awareness about him certainly from a ball-security standpoint. He does an outstanding job – (he's) one of the best in the business at causing turnovers, causing fumbles. So you've got to have some awareness about that."
Center of attention: There was a time when Packers center Evan Dietrich-Smith's game was brute force and nastiness. Now, while he's still got an edge and all kinds of strength, he's become more of a thinking-man's center. Watch him during the game Monday night and you'll see him pointing out oncoming rushers and making crucial line adjustments in concert with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. After starting the last two regular-season games and both playoff games last year in the wake of veteran Jeff Saturday's benching, Dietrich-Smith has taken his game to new heights this season in the first seven games
"Evan's done a hell of a job, man. He's always been athletic and strong; he just wasn't able to have the mental part of the game down four years ago or whatever it was," Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton said. "And these past two years, he's taken over mentally and taken over the whole mental part of the thing for the offensive line. I was just saying now when I have a question about another team, I go and ask Evan. It's his job as a center to be right 100 percent of the time and always know what the other team is doing, and he's done that. And like I said, he's big and strong and fast and athletic, so I knew all he needed was the mental part. He's playing real good football for us."
But it's not just what Dietrich-Smith has between the ears that's given the line a lift. He also is a tone-setter with his style of play.
"He's more of a physical presence in there (this year)," offensive line coach James Campen said. "He gets under people, plays with a good base, does a very good job with that. He's a tempo guy. He's a younger guy that can get to the line, set everything up, get us moving. So, I think he brings a lot of energy."
Testing, testing: The conversation began with cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt and a handful of reporters asking him about the competition in his room, where he might have five starting caliber cornerbacks – Sam Shields, Tramon Williams, Davon House, Casey Hayward and rookie Micah Hyde – but a maximum of four cornerback spots when the team goes to its dime (six DBs) package. What happened instead was Whitt gave the writers a taste of what his guys go through every week to get ready. On Fridays – or, in this case, on Saturday because of the Monday game – he administers a weekly three-page test on which his guys must prove their knowledge of the game plan and the opponent's scheme.
According to several cornerbacks, the test entails eight to 10 questions about the upcoming opponent's tendencies on the first page; 20 questions where players must match opponent formations with the defensive play call on the second page; and eight to 10 questions on coverage combinations on the third page.
"I actually call it a pre-test because the real test is the game," Whitt said.
This week's test was actually taken orally as a group, but as Whitt points out, the unit's biggest test will come against oversized, ultra-talented Bears receivers – 6-foot-4 Brandon Marshall and 6-foot-3 Alshon Jeffery.
"The tests do matter," Whitt said. "If they don't do well on that test, and it's close between two guys [for playing time], the guy that does better will be the one that plays."
That'll be the question on Monday night, and McCarthy admitted that there's some intense competition going on for the nod to play.
"They're probably not the happiest bunch, but that's good," McCarthy said. "Conflict is good and competition and the fact that you can't play everybody 50, 60 snaps. You want that throughout your whole team. I think it's a great credit to our personnel department, Joe Whitt and his development of those guys, and more importantly the players. They're doing a heck of a job competing each and every practice to make sure they're the ones that are playing on Sundays, and we're going to play the hot guy."
Backup plan: Last week, Dom Capers found out midway through Wednesday's practice that the Minnesota Vikings would be starting Christian Ponder instead of announced starter Josh Freeman at quarterback. This week, the Bears tried to play it coy with Cutler's status, but with a groin injury that is expected to cause him to miss a month, it was no surprise when he was officially ruled out on Saturday.
That means the Bears will go with 34-year-old backup Josh McCown. The Packers have faced him twice before – in a 38-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders in 2007 and in a 35-21 victory over the Bears in 2011 – so they have some idea what to expect.
Then again, with the Bears coming off a bye week, McCarthy is expecting the unexpected.
"We're in an unscouted-look mindset with the Bears (coming off) a bye week, and obviously with us coming off a Sunday night game," McCarthy said. "They've had an opportunity to step away and prepare a little longer for this game. Those are the kind of things we're looking at. As far as the quarterbacks, you look at the video that's available. I don't think it's going to change their offensive approach or their style of play based on who plays quarterback. But, hey, that's why you play the game. We'll see what happens."
Capers wasn't as focused on the quarterback change as he was on the entire offense being altered under Trestman, who replaced defensive-minded Lovie Smith as head coach. The Bears not only renovated their offense but their offensive line, where only center Roberto Garza remains from last year.
"They're certainly a totally different offense than what we've played against," Capers said. "They've remade their offensive line. I think Garza is the only guy who played last year. They've got two rookies over there on the one side of their line (right guard Kyle Long and right tackle Jordan Mills). And they have two free-agent guys (left tackle Jermon Bushrod and left guard Matt Slauson) that they brought in on the other side. They've got the two big receivers and Marshall and Jeffery. We've always felt that (running back Matt) Forte is one of those guys that you can't ever relax on. He's had a 50- and a 55-yard run. Very smooth; one of the best receiving backs, I think, in the league. That's the challenge."
Inside job: McCarthy didn't want to tip off the Bears on his plans at inside linebacker this week, but with Brad Jones set to return from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him since Oct. 6, the Packers have some decisions to make alongside A.J. Hawk. That's because fill-in starter Jamari Lattimore has been quite good, notching 25 tackles and two sacks since taking over at the position after both Jones and primary backup Robert Francois (ruptured Achilles' tendon) were lost against Detroit that day.
While McCarthy wasn't hinting at anything, Capers came right out and said that Lattimore will play. It sounds like Jones will play and could start, but Lattimore will play – it's just unclear in what role. On Monday, Capers had said that Lattimore's play merited continued playing time – according to Pro Football Focus, which gave him positive grades on all three of his starts, Lattimore also has two quarterback hurries and only two missed tackles in his 148 snaps – and it appears he'll get it.
"It'll be interesting to see. When a guy has missed as much time as Brad, you want to try to work him back in and not overwork him because the key is to keep him out there and keep him working," Capers said. "We're happy to have Brad back. He brings experience, he's a very good communicator, and we'll just have to monitor where he is in terms of how many plays and all those things.
"We've been really pleased with the way Jamari's played. The key is with Brad is he's missed quite a bit of time here. So we'll work Brad in, we've got to monitor his reps, make sure we don't overwork him as his first game back, but I know he's excited to get out there and play. You'll see Jamari at times because he's certainly played well enough to warrant getting some time."
For his part, Lattimore said whatever the coaches decide is fine with him – and he actually seemed to mean what he said.
"I approach every week like I have been, as a starter or non-starter – just go out and do my job, read my keys, fix my flaws and just try to get better," Lattimore said. "At the end of the day, that's the coaches' decision, not mine. I feel like you can never go enough. I don't like to talk about that kind of stuff. I just play. That's for other people to judge it."
The Bears will get no sympathy for their injuries from the Packers – "We've been decimated by injuries, too," Sitton responded when a reporter brought up the Bears' issues during the week – but the big difference is that the Packers haven't lost their star quarterback. It's hard to picture the Bears generating much offense without Cutler, even with Marshall and Jeffery at McCown's disposal. The guess here is that the Bears find a way to score a few points and then add more in garbage time. Without Lance Briggs on their already struggling defense, though, it seems the Packers offense is in position for a big night. Perhaps it'll be different in the rematch in Chicago in a couple months. Packers 31, Bears 20. (Season record: 7-0)
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I love, Love, LOVE Cate but … that dress is not her best; it looks as if it's too tight across the front, and when she headed up to the stage to accept her Award, she could hardly walk in it, it was so tight 🙁
Angelina looks fantastic – so healthy!
I was going to say that Amy Adams is getting too thin, but when you look at her arms they're normal … so she must have great SPANX on.
Leo looks very smug there – he must've been thinking he had this win in the bag.
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Angelina Jolie, not sure about that hair, but she looks great. Bitch.
Leo DiCaprio is grotesque. I'm shuddering after looking at that pic. lol
Bradley Cooper has psycho eyes. He gives me the creeps.
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That pic of Leo reminds me of the Colonel from KFC for some reason.ReplyCancel
MRod cleans up beautifully.ReplyCancel
AJ never said she had cancer; she has the gene that predisposes her, correct?ReplyCancel
Lupita has the same dress but in green than JLaw's GG dress this year
Angelina Jolie doesn't look good: too skinny and heavy make upReplyCancel
I can't write badly on Leo Dicaprio: he ( with Christian Bale) signed the more of autographs on the red carpetReplyCancel
Angie would be so hot with +20
Brad could be hot again with -5off the top. just the face.
Correct, she stood an 85% (or more) chance of developing cancer. I believe that, in addition to her mother, she had also lost her grandmother and aunts to breast cancer. It was a near certainty that she would develop it. I have a friend whose sister had the same procedure, all paid by insurance, because it was considered preventative – and cheaper for the insurance company than paying to fight cancer.
I really hate cancer so much.ReplyCancel
Lupita is a style icon already. Michelle R. – not bad at ALLLL. Fassy, I love men with facial hair. But not yours. Shave please. Thanks!ReplyCancel
Quadruple post – really? That was f*cked up. Sorry, don't know how that happened.ReplyCancel
I read the blog late at night and read it backwards. I see Lupita did make it here, just not under Random photos.
Michelle Rodriguez cleans up nicely.
Leo looks like a bloated reprobate.
I haven't liked anything Cate Blanchett has worn on red carpets lately.
Amy Adams. Meh.
I'm a long time Brad Pitt fan. I hate the haircut and his face looks off lately. Odd fashion choice for AJ.ReplyCancel
Bradley Coopers eyes always look a bit like lizard eyes to meReplyCancel
So trueReplyCancel
Leo looks like a 50's stage magician, ( paraphrase Bullwinkle "hey Rocky, watch me pull a BAFTA outta my hat..")
Angie is unrecognizable in that first pic..too skinny and her face looks jacked.
Brad looks like a glory days athlete who now teachs gym…
Lupita…just fabulous
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I've spent most of today organizing Mollie's room. Half organizing, half nesting, half sorting and prepping hand-me downs for a consignment sale. Yes. That's three halves. That's how busy I've been.
I think, perhaps, for the adoptive mother, nesting is integral to the adoption process. Even more so for the international adoptive parent with a photo of a child a world away. With a biological pregnancy, a woman nests as she imagines her family growing. She envisions the snuggle time as she selects bedding, imagines the click clack of tiny church shoes in the foyer as she hangs smocked dresses on small pink hangers. These dreams are coupled with the inner kicks and nudges she feels as her little one grows safely inside her.
I nest not only because I dream of our family in the future, but because I long to be close to Charles and Mollie. To feel the nudge and flutter of them growing. I long to know they are safe and warm. To hear their heartbeats or see them flicker on a screen.
I don't even know if they've eaten today. I chuckle at the irony that I've hemmed and hawed at the pros and cons of putting Mollie in a crib versus putting her straight into a twin. But y'all, right now they are most likely sleeping on the floor. Perhaps even a dirt floor. I will literally have to teach my three year old son to use a pillow. Does it really matter that he will be on the bottom bunk?
I stay up every night until midnight to pray. Not because I'm super spiritual. But because at midnight on the east coast it is 7am in Lumbumbashi. And in that quiet darkness, I feel as though they are right here. I close my eyes and if I lay still enough (and Sloan isn't snoring too loudly), it's almost as though I can hear them waking up. Charlie all grumpy and wanting to go back to sleep and Molls bright eyed and bushy tailed, playing in the satin sheets I've bought for her.
I pray for their days. I pray that they will eat more than once. I pray for clean water. I pray they'll receive the care packages we've sent. I pray that they'll get to eat meat this week. I pray that their foster mother will be loving and kind. I pray that they will be told Jesus loves them and that their parents are coming for them. I pray that God will introduce us to them in their dreams so that we won't be strangers when we first meet. I pray that God will bind up their memories of the Congo in a tender place so that when they're ready to remember, it won't be lost. That they'll always remember what their first mother smelled like. That I will know how to foster a love of their country, but that I won't force it upon them. I pray that I will be patient with them and they with me. I pray for Henry and Grace to understand that for awhile, we will need to focus just on Charles and Mollie. I pray for them to share, be kind, and to be patient with them as they learn English. I pray that Charlie and Mollie learn English quickly.
So as we gear up to fundraise some more, know this: yes, yes, we certainly would like to invite you to join us on our adoption journey. And we are expecting God to go before us and provide financially for this adoption. But each tshirt sold, wreath wrapped, frame painted is how I tell my children I love them. It's my proverbial pregnant tummy rub; it's all I got.
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2 cups coconut, shredded
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- Combine flour, bak ing powder, soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Stir just until moistened.
- Fold in coconuts and walnuts.
- Pour into three PAM sprayed small loaf pans.
- Bake in preheated 300 degree oven on lowest rack for about 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
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I actually made this into muffins and a cake. In place of buttermilk, I used coconut water, trying to boost the coconut flavor. The muffins were a wonderful texture, nice and moist, but a bit bland for me, which could be my fault for using the coconut water, I don't know. I will make this again, I think I will toast the coconut first and maybe add some pineapple puree or juice. I can just taste a nice slice with some whipped cream and pineapple on top! Thank you!
5 Stars for taste and texture on the one pan of (12 cavity) mini bundt cake muffins but the 8x4 Loaf Pan took 1-1/2 hours to bake through (it just came out of the oven) with the last 20 minutes, the oven temperature up to 325. It's very dark and crusty on the outside but I expect the inside will be okay. I've made many Quick Bread recipes and while it isn't noted in this recipe, my batter was very lumpy and it was difficult to tell if the flour was completely distributed. I didn't want to overmix, so finally just stopped, leaving it pretty lumpy (before the coconut and nuts were added). The only change I made was to use Pecans instead of Walnuts, as that is all I had. The taste is great, so I'm sure there will be a next time -- I may add orange zest and drizzle with a chocolate glaze too. And definitely, no more loaf pan, just muffins with this recipe!
This was so deliciously moist and perfectly sweetened. I made 1 in a loaf pan, and one in a pie pan, and both turned out perfectly!


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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the federal statistical system, focusing on: (1) the quality of federal statistics; (2) how the federal statistical system's decentralized structure affects statistical quality; (3) whether consolidating the statistical functions currently housed in the Department of Commerce with those of other federal agencies could provide a more streamlined and effective federal statistical system; and (4) whether or not the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis benefit from being housed in the Department of Commerce.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John, The Nite Tripper's latest release LOCKED DOWN will drop on April 3.
The album was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and recorded in his studio, Easy Eye Sound in Nashville with young musicians he hand-picked.
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This is the October 4, 2012 news archive. View today's NFC East rumors and news.
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NY Giants would be wrong to take Trent Richardson and Cleveland Browns lightly
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There are no such things as breathers in the NFL, particularly if you're the defending Super Bowl champions like the Giants.But the natural inclination would be to look at a young team like the Browns and think that way.Share Tweet
Picking apart the Week Five picksEvery Thursday, MDS joins PFT Live to discuss our game picks for the coming week. This week, we disagree on two games - Cardinals at Rams (which is going on right now) and Falcons at Redskins. We also each have one game that makes us nervous. For MDS,Share Tweet
Jason Pierre-Paul isn't having funEarlier this week, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said during an appearance on Pro Football Talk that Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is the one young defender who makes Lewis say, "Wow!" For Pierre-Paul, nothing about football is making him say âShare Tweet
Jason Peters thinks he can play this seasonEagles left tackle Jason Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon in March, had it surgically repaired, and then ruptured it again in May. Describing his offseason like that, you might think that it goes without saying that Peters won't play until the 2013 sShare Tweet
Film review: Demetress Bell vs. the GiantsIt appears as though Demetress Bell, who was signed in the summer to replace the injured Jason Peters but lost his job in training camp to King Dunlap, is going to be the Philadelphia Eagles' starting left tackle again Sunday and possibly for the forese…Share Tweet
Browns S Ward practices despite broken thumbBrowns starting safety T.J. Ward is practicing with a broken right thumb and could play this Sunday against the New York Giants.Share Tweet
Pierre Garçon says he won't be 100 percent for a whileThe Redskins got wide receiver Pierre Garçon back for Sunday's win over the Buccaneers, although it was clear he wasn't 100 percent recovered from his foot injury during the game. Garçon's biggest play came when he fell on a Robert Griffin III fumShare Tweet
Not playing Sun.: Giants' NicksCNNSI.com nytimes.com ESPN.com profootballtalk.com Oct 4, 2012EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks won't play in Sunday's game against Cleveland because of recurring left foot and knee problems.Share Tweet
Cowboys' line was penalty-free MondayHere's another silver lining from the Dallas Cowboys' miserable Monday night loss to the Chicago Bears: They weren't whistled for one single false-start penalty in the entire game. Hey, I'm trying here. As you can see from Todd Archer's penalty breakdow…Share Tweet
Aldrick Robinson recovers from pregame collisionBefore Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather ran into receiver Aldrick Robinson, who was walking with his head down. Robinson was knocked unconscious. Amazingly, Robinson has been cleared to play. Even more amazingly,Share Tweet
Film review: Will Beatty handled Trent ColeI have attempted another "all-22" breakdown using the NFL Game Rewind app, and this time I went through Sunday night's game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles with a specific focus on the left tackles. I will have a post u…Share Tweet
Brandon Boykin not sure what "candy bar" meant, doesn't careEagles cornerback Brandon Boykin didn't really know what Steelers receiver Antonio Brown meant when he called him a "candy bar," though he surmised it was not a compliment. "It's up to me to do what I got to do to make sure they don't treat meShare Tweet
LeSean McCoy has taunted tacklers with his own nameyahoo.com Oct 4, 2012All right, this is fairly awesome: over the weekend, word began spreading that Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has used a clever catchphrase as he's juked would-be tacklers: his own last name. Andrew Taglianetti, a senior at Pittsburgh and…Share Tweet
Robert Griffin III, Offensive Rookie of MonthESPN.com profootballtalk.com Oct 4, 2012The Washington Redskins announced Thursday that their rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III, has been named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Month for September. This strikes me as something of a no-brainer selection, as his closest competition likely…Share Tweet
Adjusted cap shows $32.5 million spread between Jags and RedskinsThe per-team unadjusted salary cap this year is $120.6 million. But no team has an actual salary cap of $120.6 million. Via various accounting devices (including the ability to carry over unused cap space from 2011 and the penalties imposed on the Cowbo…Share Tweet
Cowboys lacking home-field advantageThe Cowboys have a showplace of a stadium. They just don't have a home-field advantage. The Cowboys are a meager 14-12 in Cowboys Stadium since it opened in 2009, and the Bears felt particularly at home Monday. "Big ups to all the Chicago fans in DallShare Tweet
Breakfast links: Numbers on RG3Good Thursday morning to you all here in the NFC East. We are gearing up for a weekend of three games that will teach us whether the Eagles are over their turnover problem, whether the Giants can handle their injury problem and whether the Redskins are …Share Tweet
Witten: Our record doesn't show it, but Garrett is a great coachThe Cowboys were a .500 team last year in Jason Garrett's first season as head coach, and they're 2-2 this year. That isn't the record of a great coach. But Cowboys tight end Jason Witten says Garrett is better than his record suggests. "Jason'sShare Tweet
Critics Have It Wrong About Romonytimes.com Oct 4, 2012It's amazing how many sports media members have unknowingly embarrassed themselves this week by criticizing the Dallas quarterback.Share Tweet
The BoysOct 4ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins breaks down three things the Cowboys need to change and discusses how Jay Ratliff's return will impact the team.
Weather update: Browns @ GiantsOct 4AccuWeather.com updates climate conditions for the Browns @ Giants.
Weather update: Falcons @ RedskinsOct 4AccuWeather.com updates climate conditions for the Falcons @ Redskins.
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1) Is it possible that he had dried spit up on his teeth during his nap?
2)Has anyone treated the white spots and had them get better or go away?
3)Do white spots mean I should stop night nursing? DS doesn't eat a lot during the day at day so I'm afraid of cutting it out.
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Remove brackets from 1st term and then do the same for the second but you must change signs. Then add and subtract like terms leaving unlikes as is
I agree with the teachers answer.I have explained how to do it. It requires you to change the signs in each of the terms in the second group.Forexample you have an x^3 in the first group and a -2x^3 in the second .These are like terms and added make a - x^3 the first term in the answer. You do this for the remaining terms and should get the right answer if you are careful with signs. Unlike terms appear in the answer (right signs )
Okay what happens is that in the second part you have to distribute the negative sign.
This expression becomes the same as:
(x^3 - y^3) -1(2x^3 + x^2y -xy^2 - 2y^3) Now distribute the negative sign
(x^3 - y^3 ) - 2x^3 - x^2y +xy^2 + 2y^3 Now remove the other set of brackets
x^3 - y^3 - 2x^3 - x^2y +xy^2 + 2y^3 Now simplify
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The 2014 NFL draft has concluded, and the New England Patriots now have nine rookies to fit into their reconfigured depth chart.
Many of the players might not be Week 1 starters, but the reverberations from this draft will be felt for years to come in New England. Instead of trying to add players at positions of strength, Bill Belichick carefully added players who will be able to contribute to the Patriots multiple seasons into the future.
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4-Star QB Andrew Ford is making a name for himself with his ability to read defenses and react with big plays. According to 247Sports.com, he is the 13th ranked Pro-Style QB in the class of 2014.
The 6'3" and 180 pound junior from Camp Hill, PA threw for 2957 yards and 35 TDs with only 9 INTs. Ford's success lies in his ability to move around the pocket and extend plays.
Ford sat down with Bleacher Report to breakdown his highlight tape and how he reads the opposing defense. Watch as he explains how he makes his reads and is able to execute for huge plays.


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Religious faith is under assault. In books and movies and on television, militant secular critics attack religion with a renewed vigor. These new atheists" repeat a two-part mantra: that religious faith is hopelessly irrational and that those possessed of such faith are responsible for the hatred and bloodshed that has plagued humanity. Abandon religion, they urge us, and the world will at last live in peace.
In Defense of Faith examines this proposition in the… (more)
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FIS Releases New Look for Its Bill Pay Interface
The new interface uses task-oriented, configurable modules that answer consumer questions at the landing page, along with a product tour and setup assistant, the company said.
Other features include a "bill rack" that organizes bills based on due dates, expedited payment functions and a balance worksheet that shows current and pending payments to help avoid overdrafts, the company said.
The redesign followed extensive research and usability testing, the company said.
"Helping banks and credit unions increase bill pay adoption is directly related to the product's ability to solve consumers' bill pay predicaments. Above all, consumers have told FIS they need answers to two vital questions upon logging in: 'What bills do I need to pay?' and 'Will this payment overdraft my account'," said Frank D'Angelo, executive vice president of the FIS Payment Solutions Group.
The new interface is being offered initially to users of the Metavante Bill Payment Manager platform with future plans for a company-wide rollout, FIS said.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based FIS completed its acquisition of Metavante in October and said it now provides services to more than 14,000 financial institutions and businesses in over 100 countries.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69.
In a "special broadcast" Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on Dec. 17 during a "high intensity field inspection." It said an autopsy was done on Dec. 18 and "fully confirmed" the diagnosis.
O le aso ananafi na tatalaina ai faitoto'a o le Maota fou o le Auaunaga a le Malo i ona tagatanu'u ua fa'asauaina ma ua le saogalemu ai le soifua o Tina ma fanau, po'o nisi ua mu o latou fale ma ua leai se nofoaga e tau ina mapu i ai ae saili se fale e fa'amautu i ai, ae maise fo'i aiga ua a'afia i tete'aga matua, ma ua le saogalemu fo'i le ola o se tasi o matua ma le fanau.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget.
Despite a tough economic situation - her husband was laid off almost a year ago - King didn't want to disappoint her five children. So she still went to a mall in suburban New Jersey, but with a limit of $200 per child.
ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) -- As a storm that killed more than 650 in the southern Philippines raged outside the store where she works, Amor Limbago worriedly called home to check on her parents, but their cellphones just kept ringing and later went dead.
Limbago, 21, rushed home as soon as the flash floods receded and confirmed her worst fear: Her parents and seven other relatives were gone, swept away from their hut by the river. They had eagerly planned a small Christmas dinner in that hut just days earlier.
Congressman Faleomavaega has commended the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce for their efforts to organize the local business community and work with the local government to prop up our economy in American Samoa.
A key witness in the trial of a former Member of Parliament accused of fraud broke down twice in the Supreme Court last week, under questions from lawyer, Tole'afoa Solomona Toa'iloa.
Vaselisa Nikolao Niupulusu, the woman who posed as Theresa Stowers, was being cross-examined by Tole'afoa when he asked her if she is a person "who is prone to lying." On the fourth day of the trial, Tole'afoa posed the question to Ms Niupulusu, after a day of denials and contradiction.
Honolulu, Hawai'i—Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) has produced the animated short film series E Ho'omau!, an innovative approach to teaching 4th graders science and literacy, specifically developed for Native Hawaiian students.
E Ho'omau!(to preserve; to learn from the past and perpetuate the good) is a culturally rich curriculum development project funded under the Native Hawaiian Education Program of the U.S. Department of Education.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- As the last U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq on Sunday, friends and family of the first and last American fighters killed in combat were cherishing their memories rather than dwelling on whether the war and their sacrifice was worth it.
Nearly 4,500 American fighters died before the last U.S. troops crossed the border into Kuwait. David Hickman, 23, of Greensboro was the last of those war casualties, killed in November by the kind of improvised bomb that was a signature weapon of this war.
More than 180 jazzercise groups from different villages and organisations are vying for the top prize in the Jazz Competition 2011-2012 organised by the Ministry of Health (MOH). The challenge was initiated by Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, four years ago.
Deuel Meredith, of MOH says the initiative encourages people to continue with physical activities for a healthier lifestyle. The competition has grown from 41 organisations and villages to 181 groups and organizations. There are 91 groups from Savai'i and the rest from Upolu.
HONOLULU, Hawaii —Hawaiian Airlines will boost its service to Hawaii from the heart of the state's single-largest visitor market with the addition of a third daily flight between Los Angeles and Honolulu on a year-round basis, starting in June 2012. Hawaiian had previously offered this flight on a seasonal basis to accommodate peak summer travel demand.
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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm has a very pretty loading screen. It's a widescreen digital painting of Konoha village from a long way off, so you can see the whole skyline and the carvings in the mountainside behind it. In the foreground, the tall grass and wild flowers on the hillside are rendered in detail, and the whole works is neatly animated, so frogs and fireflies wander around in the grass while birds fly across the full moon up above.
Even the finest loading screen wears out its welcome after long enough. It would have been nice if Cyber Connect2 had been able to smooth out the memory management in this game just a touch. As it is, players have to admire that one loading screen much too often.
Load times aside, this is an entertaining romp as Naruto video games go. The Ultimate Ninja series has taken an interesting tack here – instead of spending all their efforts on making a denser, more detailed versus game, the developers have focused on building up the single-player adventure instead. There's a whole lot of fighting in Ultimate Ninja Storm, but there's exploration and communication and puzzle-solving too. While the new free-roaming game world isn't as fleshed-out as it could be, it's a sign of good things to come.
Welcome Home
The centerpiece of Ultimate Ninja Storm is a detailed 3D version of Konoha village, the home base of our ninja heroes in the Naruto comics and TV cartoons. It's a heck of a piece of modeling work, especially if you're familiar enough with the series to pick out all the little details. The big landmarks are there, like the Ichiraku ramen shop, but so are less obvious locations – climb up on top of the village hospital, for example, and you can find the exact rooftop where Naruto fought Sasuke in episode 107.
In terms of scale and interactivity, it's no Liberty City – it could stand to be fleshed out with a few more townspeople and different things to do. Still, it's fun to wander around the village and find all the different extras hidden in dark, dusty corners. Running and jumping and climbing up walls eventually reveals new combat items, new support characters, and some fun side-quests to complete alongside the missions that re-create the story from the original comics.
Those missions span all five major arcs from the first half of the series, ending with the big confrontation between Sasuke and Naruto. The story doesn't go beyond the "time skip" that recently hit the American version of the comics, but it covers just about everything else. There aren't many gaps in the character lineup, either. A couple members of the Sound Four are missing (the villains from the "rescue Sasuke" storyline), and likewise a few of the supporting characters on the Konoha side (minor jonin like Asuma Sarutobi are off the list). Otherwise, anyone who was a major player in the story is probably playable here.
Flip Out, Kill People
For all there's a lot to do besides just fighting, this is still a fighting game at heart. Most of the single-player missions have clear and simple victory conditions – face an opponent and beat them up.
Ultimate Ninja Storm doesn't have a lot in common with a traditional 3D fighter, though. In some ways, it's simpler than the average fighting game. Each character has a relatively short list of attacks and special ninjutsu moves. Even when you throw in the ability to call up other characters for support attacks (like in Marvel Vs. Capcom), there aren't all that many options when it comes to direct offense. This is a 3D fighter in every sense of the term, though – you can run around the arenas in any direction and attack from almost any point, on the ground or in the air – which makes defense a lot more complicated than just holding down a block button.
As a two-player game, it isn't as satisfying as Eighting's Clash of Ninja games. Versus battles tend to break down into an endless stalemate of dodging and evasion, and since the free 3D movement requires a constantly shifting camera perspective, both players are probably going to wind up confused at best and motion-sick at worst.
Fighting the computer AI, though, is usually a good time. Special victory conditions and different combinations of characters mix up the story missions in some interesting ways, and Naruto Uzumaki isn't always in the lead. He is the player's character in the majority of the single-player campaign (he's the hero of the story, after all), but several key missions and side-quests involve fighting as other characters. That goes a long way towards keeping the solo game from feeling too repetitive.
In The Next Chapter…
Players who came looking for a game like Clash of Ninja – a head-to-head fighter, good for talking smack on the couch with a bunch of friends – may find this one disappointing. The 3D modeling and animation look great, from the massive cinematic jutsu attacks to the smallest little tics of character animation, and hardcore Naruto fans will appreciate Namco Bandai's decision to leave in the Japanese voice track, but the fighting system isn't at its best when two human beings square off.
What it's chosen to do, though, Ultimate Ninja Storm does fairly well, and another game along these lines should be a whole lot better. Expanding on the concept of a free-roaming Naruto adventure with more areas, more characters, and more kinds of missions could eventually add up to something genuinely special. They might want to cut down on the load times, too. Or at least come up with a few more pretty pictures to admire while we wait.
Article Written By: D. F. Smith