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Joined: 27 Dec 2009
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:27 am
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Interesting draft. A few observations:
Round 1
- Surprised if Cleveland go QB. Weeden after game 1 has looked decent enough.
- I enjoy seeing the Jets fail, so Mingo is perfect.
- Think the Rams would go Allen rather than CB.
- 49ers surely wised up to USC safeties with no instincts after Taylor Mays experience
- Eifert good for Falcons with my preferred targets gone. One of perils of picking at #32!
Round 2
- Lattimore will not declare after his injury. If he does, very unlikely to go in top 80 considering he may well not play in 2013.
- Surely Redskins can do better than yet another WR?
- Holmes (C) looks dreadful whenever I watch him
- Jefferson very interesting for Falcons. LOVE the player but unsure of the need. Are you suggesting we fail to re-sign Moore, or is he 3rd safety for Nolan's big nickel?
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:59 pm
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Felix=Fast! wrote:
Tha King wrote:
The Cowboys already have great starters in Sean Lee and Bruce Carter with a decent backup in Dan Connor,so ILB isn't a early round need.
Dion Jordan,Tyler Wilson,or Chance Warmack would be better options.
While a bigger need for Dallas is OLB(Damontre Moore) and Interior OL(Warmack) i get giddy when i see this pick
Switch to a 4-3 and get all these players on the field!
Lee T'eo Carter
Ware- Ratliff- Sylvester Williams/Hatcher- Spencer
Crap your pants now
i am not crazy bout the picks either but think of the aggression that would come with Teo and Elam....would def hit some ppl then
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:08 pm
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Corner is not a need for the Rams at this point. Change that pick to Keenan Allen and then in the second go with Cooper at G.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:22 pm
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Cornerback is not a top need for the Vikings which run a Tampa 2 defense where there is more emphasis on the safety position rather than cornerback position. Vikings have enough talent at CB at Xavier Rhodes isn't even worthy of a 1st round pick by any team. The Vikings would definitely go with OL Barrett Jones.
Here's how I would like for the draft to pan out.
1st- OL Barrett Jones BAMA
2nd- WR Da'rick Rogers TTU
3rd- MLB Michael Mauti PSU
4th (Detroit)- DT Josh Boyd MSU
4th- DE Devin Taylor USC
5th- WR Ryan Swope TAMU
6th (Titans)- TE Jake Stoneburner OSU
6th- OLB Jake Knott ISU
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:36 pm
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Would prefer TJ McDonald in the first for the Vikings.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:56 pm
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steelcurtain29 wrote:
Horrible first rounder for Pittsburgh. Jordan is a 4-3 DE. We have no need for that, or any DE; for that matter. Gives us Barrett Jones or Xavier Rhodes there.
Second rounder is fantastic. Perfect pick.
I agree. Don't like the first rounder since he's not a good fit but Lester is a nice pick in the second. I like the guys you mentioned and I would throw in Okafor as well.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:53 pm
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You can never have too many talented cornerbacks, so I would never complain about the Vikings drafting Rhodes, but seeing who else would be available, I think there are better options. Both Barrett Jones and T.J. McDonald would be better pics, because of their talent and the team's need at their respective position. Obviously a #1 caliber receiver would be ideal, as it's the team's greatest need, but since none are available, Ponder and the offense will need to get help elsewhere. Barrett Jones would easily step in as the starter at left guard and give Minnesota an elite left side to their offensive line, placing him between Matt Kalil and John Sullivan. The secondary is also another much improved part of the Vikings, but it could certainly use more talent. So, while a player like Rhodes would certainly build on the talent, and be a welcomed addition, like another poster wrote, the Vikings have a nice solid group of cornerbacks with Cook, Robinson, Jefferson, and Winfield if he returns. But safety is where we could use another playmaker. T.J McDonald would not only add a big time starter and talented player to pair with rookie standout Harrison Smith, but he would also give the Vikings some great depth at safety, allowing the team to move current starter Mistral Reymond to a backup role.
In the 2nd round, Jesse Williams would be a perfect pick.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:39 pm
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I kind like it for the Eagles.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:29 pm
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xenajets wrote:
If Lattimore is healthy then its solid for the Jets
I think his injury makes him likely undraftable.
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:28 am
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Felix=Fast! wrote:
Tha King wrote:
The Cowboys already have great starters in Sean Lee and Bruce Carter with a decent backup in Dan Connor,so ILB isn't a early round need.
Dion Jordan,Tyler Wilson,or Chance Warmack would be better options.
While a bigger need for Dallas is OLB(Damontre Moore) and Interior OL(Warmack) i get giddy when i see this pick
Switch to a 4-3 and get all these players on the field!
Lee T'eo Carter
Ware- Ratliff- Sylvester Williams/Hatcher- Spencer
Crap your pants now
It would look amazing if in fact we did switch to a 4-3.... but I doubt it happens.
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:43 am
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I think I and most of the fan base would kill if we didn't address the OL in either of the first two rounds.
Te'o would be a good pick ONLY if we were converting to a 4-3 defense, and while I like Williams we have to upgrade the OL.
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:55 am
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S isn't much of a need for the Falcons. I like Eifert in the first though. I say go...
BPA at RB, CB, DT
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:21 am
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Have you had a chance to see any Bills games this year? One could argue that all 3 LB positions need to be addressed and you never know which Fitzpatrick will show up on gameday! At #13 with both Manti Te'o & Tyler Wilson still available, sorry, there's no way we go WR!
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:36 am
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For the Seahawks, Justin Hunter is a great pick. In the 2nd, I would prefer DJ Fluker or Jesse Williams.
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Big Ten Announces 2013 Medal of Honor Recipients
June 5, 2013
The Big Ten Conference office announced the 2013 Medal of Honor winners, honoring 24 standouts from 18 different sports. The conference's most prestigious award, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work."
The 12 institutions of the Big Ten Conference feature more than 8,200 student-athletes, more than any other conference, and only 24 of those individuals are recognized each year with the Big Ten Medal of Honor. In the 99 years of the Medal of Honor, over 1,300 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
This year's list of distinguished student-athletes includes a two-time Olympian, U.S. and Canadian National Team members, NCAA Champions, Academic All-Americans, an NCAA Elite 89 honoree and numerous All-Americans. All 24 of the recipients have been named Academic All-Big Ten at least once in their careers and 15 received All-Conference recognition this academic year. This year's honorees are pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that includes business, engineering, human biology, mathematics, and movement science, among many others.
Five 2013 Medal of Honor winners – Illinois' Brandon Paul, Iowa's Morgan Johnson, Michigan State's Caroline Powers, Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt and Purdue' Robert Maci – were named Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honorees in their respective sports during the academic year. Powers was also chosen as one of the 24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners from a group of nearly 300 Sportsmanship Award honorees recognized throughout the season. Indiana diver Amy Cozad and Ohio State fencer Max Stearns represent their respective countries on national teams, while Stearns received the NCAA Elite 89 Award for having the highest grade-point average among participants at the NCAA Men's Fencing Championships. Penn State's John Urschel and Purdue's Ariel Turner were named Academic All-Americans, and Iowa's Javier Balboa and Ohio State's Alicia Herron and Stearns were recipients of this year's inaugural Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships, given to one male and one female student-athlete from each of the 12 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program.
Athletically, Medal of Honor selections led their teams to national and conference championships during the 2012-13 academic year. Two-time Olympian Noora Räty helped the Minnesota women's hockey team to an undefeated season and its second consecutive NCAA Championship, while Indiana's Luis Soffner helped the Hoosiers to their NCAA record eighth national title in men's soccer. Nebraska's Weatherholt and Bjorn Barrefors guided the Huskers to conference titles in women's tennis and men's outdoor track and field, respectively. Northwestern's Gabriella Flibotte helped the Wildcats to a women's lacrosse conference championship and Wisconsin's Elliot Krause paced the Badgers to conference titles in cross country and indoor track and field. Two Medal of Honor winners garnered individual accolades for their athletic performances during the 2012-13 season, as Michigan State's Powers was named the Big Ten's Women's Golfer of the Year and Nebraska's Weatherholt was tabbed Women's Tennis Athlete of the Year.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. It was acclaimed throughout the nation, and in particular by the NCAA "as one of the significant gestures yet made in college sports." The Big Ten Medal of Honor was expanded in 1982 to include one female student-athlete from each institution. In 2014, the conference will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this prestigious award.
The complete list of 2013 Big Ten Medal of Honor winners can be found below. Go to bigten.org to read more on each student-athlete.
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Dealing with very strong personalities
One of my children has a very strong willed, take charge personality. By nature, she likes to take control over my two younger children, give orders, and be the second parent. My other children are more passive, and accept this. How can I help her control less, and help the others be more assertive?
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How old is this child in question? Is this your first born?
What sort of things have you done thus far in helping with the issue?
I have found that getting on the child's eye level and talking to them helps wonders. Gently and lovingly explain what you are noticing and how that make you feel.
Your child may be a leader and that is perfectly ok too.
Keep constant communication open with your children and remember they are watching how you interact with others as well.
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(NEWSER) – The editor of the Guardian suggested that lots more Edward Snowden scoops are in the works, and, sure enough, the Washington Post obliges with what may be the biggest one yet. Its report says the NSA tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of cellphones around the world each day and stores a mind-boggling 5 billion records per day on their whereabouts. The story has the by-now familiar NSA caveat: It doesn't deliberately target Americans' locations—the intent is to track terrorists overseas—but some US citizens get "incidentally" caught up in the enormous sweep. Intelligence officials refused to estimate how many that might be. And for those who think disposable phones will protect them, those kinds of tactics tend to bring on greater scrutiny.


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I am a Protestant. Not only a Protestant, but an evangelical. And not only an evangelical, but a Calvinist. In short, I have no love for the Papacy. I do not believe that the Pope is the Vicar of Christ, nor is he in any meaningful sense the successor of the Apostle Peter. When it comes to Christian doctrine, especially the gospel, the Papacy obscures rather than illuminating the truth of Scripture.
Having established my Reformation bona fides, however, I do believe the Pope serves a different kind of role in modern Western culture, an important role that he is uniquely suited for.
Due to all the papal fervor in the news after Benedict XVI's resignation I started reading one of his many books, Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures. In it, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger carefully lays out a cultural and philosophical critique of the Enlightenment and her children, modernity and secularism. He makes a persuasive case for Christianity as both a philosophical grounding for science and ethics and a cultural powerhouse, enabling creativity and promoting a freedom that is not self-destructive.
This is the sort of apologetics that many Christians, especially evangelicals, are becoming accustomed to. Events and programs geared toward "defending the faith" are on the rise, spearheaded by institutions such as Biola. The difficulty that such programs are encountering today is that fewer people are listening. Increasingly people inhabit niche entertainment bubbles that are difficult to break through. Between Netflix and RSS feeds, daily media consumption is made to order. Major news outlets such as the New York Times or NBC, which still have some residual power to cut into these bubbles, are not likely to cover the latest William Lane Craig debate. And yet one thing these same outlets cannot seem to get enough of is the Roman Catholic church. This isn't surprising. Left leaning news organizations love to hate Christianity, and Catholics provide the easiest target. The Catholic church is the largest and most visible single organization that claims to represent Christianity. Moreover they are monolithic, such that a reporter can reasonably expect to get "the Catholic answer" to some question. In contrast, you can speak to 100 different Protestant pastors and reasonably expect 100 different answers.
In short, the unique standing of Roman Catholicism on the world stage provides its leader, the Pope, with a unique platform; the true bully pulpit.
Again, I would not actively promote Catholic dogma, but when the Pope is addressing the entire world, especially non-Christians, he tends to speak more broadly and philosophically, and not dogmatically. In Crisis of Cultures, Ratzinger does not address at length the bodily assumption of Mary, as that would be counter productive. He instead focuses on the common heritage of the West against modern secularism and Islam, which includes some ancient Greek and Roman thought as well as "Judeo-Christianity."
And this is what I have in mind for the Pope's unique role. Rather than the actual head of the Christian church, which he is not, I view the Pope as a kind of figurehead of Western civilization. The bar for this position is set decidedly lower than for the head of the church. Just as I don't worry too much about the specific doctrinal beliefs of the US President, It doesn't matter much whether the "Head of Western Civilization" is a Calvinist or Arminian, Paedobaptist or Credobaptist. Basically, he only needs to be a Trinitarian and a Platonist (to some extent) in the vein of Thomas Aquinas, Jonathan Edwards, or C. S. Lewis. Even the Trinity is not strictly necessary, since the broader Western tradition includes Jews and some of the ancients as well as Christians, but I would argue that it was Christianity specifically that produced the art, science and political thought of the modern Western world. Popes also tend to have the benefits of first rate intellects and educations, else they aren't likely to be elevated to such high positions.
All of this, then, gives us a man who has a solid grounding in the best philosophical aspects of the Western heritage, combined with social and moral teachings that all traditional Christians and Jews agree with, and he has the largest and most visible platform of any public figure in the world. There are obvious drawbacks to a monolithic organization like the Catholic church, as the recent sex abuse scandals make clear. Such problems can be overcome, however, and the moral and intellectual authority of the Pope does not rest on any supposed claim to perfection. Instead, this authority rests upon the power and persuasiveness of the ideas to which the Pope appeals and seeks to defend. The ideas of the West.
Thus, when we consider the cultural battle lines being drawn between the heritage of the West and the forces of postmodern secularism, atheism, radical feminism, etc, I think evangelicals can recognize the important role of the Pope on a cultural and sometimes political level without giving into the error of trying to erase all doctrinal distinctinves (or pretending that they do not matter), undoing the important work of the Reformation. We can join hapily in the public square with Roman Catholics on issues like abortion, just as we would with Orthodox Jews or Muslims, without pretending that we are all one church with an identical gospel. And we do so recognizing that the Pope provides us all with a powerful voice; one that Western culture desperately needs.


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The Sun Devils were able to distinguish themselves early in the recruiting process, which naturally helped them land one of the most coveted West Coast wide receivers in the 2013 class.
"My decision could have been done anytime between Christmas and signing day," Strong said. "No school has showed me more love than Arizona State. They have been around for so long. I came from nothing and I know that the ASU coaches can give me everything that I need in football and in academics. I checked each coach's background there and I saw the type of men they were. I talked to players at Arizona State who told me that this would be a good fit for me.
"I know they may be strict down there, but discipline is needed sometimes to be successful."
Strong feels that this pledge he made to ASU today really symbolizes the mutual trust that has been building between both sides.
"They have been committed to me for a long time," Strong explained. "They have kept their word to me on several things. I never ever caught one coach in a lie. (Offensive Coordinator) Coach Mike Norvell is not only a coach to me, but also a good friend and mentor. When you have someone like that in your corner fighting for you that means a whole lot.
"I do trust him and I do trust that he can have me out of school in June."
The wide receiver initially planned to only graduate Pierce College in December of 2013 and thus be part of the 2014 class. Yet, with 27 credits left to complete for his degree Strong was give an academic plan both by his school counselors and ASU that could assist him in graduating in June and become eligible for the 2013 season.
"I've come across a lot of challenges," Strong noted. "I lost my dad when I was 9 years old, I lost my aunt when I was 16 years old. Life is all about challenges and if you run away from challenges you will never succeed. With school, God is telling me that I can deal with that challenge if I put my all in it.
"I told the Arizona State coaches before that I don't know if I can get out in time to play in the fall (of 2013). But they sat down with me and helped me out with a plan and that got me excited and motivated. I just need to keep my eyes on the prize. It's like a football game. If you give 100 percent, you will look over your shoulder and the ball will be thrown to you at the right spot. So, in school if I give my all it won't be a problem for me being a Sun Devil in the fall."
The wide receiver is very good friends with another coveted prospect, running back David Williams, who ASU has been recruiting in earnest for a while now. The battle to secure a commitment from Williams is guaranteed to be fierce, however Strong is more than happy to help the cause and try and have his friend join forces with him in Tempe.
"Me and David are flying together on to L.A. on Sunday for an All-Star game (Semper Fi)," Strong said. "So between the 30th and January 4th, the day he supposed to commit, I will be with him every day and you better believe I will be talking to him about coming with me to Arizona State."
Not only is Strong a high caliber prospect, but he also gives the Sun Devils a much needed boost in a position of need. Judging by his junior college stats his impact with ASU could be felt sooner rather than later.
"With all the good running backs they have I feel that maybe the wide receivers don't get respect there," Strong said. "I feel that with the wide receivers that Arizona State is getting they are going to have to respect us more now. Teams can't just stop the run and not worry about the wide receivers like they used to, because guys like and my teammate (and ASU commit) Joe Morris are going help them have a good passing game."
Strong said that Head Coach Todd Graham was the first Sun Devil coached he called to deliver his decision.
"He was very happy and said that this was the best Christmas gift," Strong recalled. "Being home and talking to my mom, who met Coach Graham, and talking to mentors in my church – we were all on the same page as far as what I needed to do. We all agreed that this was the place to go to.
"I felt that everybody had my back and that I had a great support system, and that has made my decision easy."


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Word came out on Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking to deal away Nick Punto. Shortly after this happened, the Twitter universe exploded across Twins Territory with thoughts of the former infielder returning to Minnesota. The Twins might need to add some depth at their middle infield positions and there has been plenty of talk about the club bringing in someone to push Trevor Plouffe for the starting job at third base. Punto could be the man to do both of these jobs.
Since he left the Twins following the 2010 campaign, he has made stops in St. Louis, Boston, and Los Angeles. He won the World Series with the Cardinals back in 2011 and he was part of the blockbuster trade last season between the Red Sox and the Dodgers. It seems that the Dodgers and their bloated payroll are trying to dump the scrappy infielder and the Twins could be a possible trade partner.
What could Punto add to the middle infield? Currently, the Twins have a quartet of players vying for the starting middle infield jobs in 2012. Pedro Florimon, Jamey Carroll, Brian Dozier, and Eduardo Escobar are in the mix at second base and shortstop. None of these names really stands out as a front runner and Punto's history with the club could give him the leg up in the competition.
He has experience at basically every infield position and this could make him a more intriguing utility man than Escobar. The thought of having Punto and Carroll at the top of the Twins line-up might be hard to swallow for some Twins fans but both of these players would be free agents after 2013. Punto is only due $1.5 million next season and the Twins have given him a lot more money than that to be mediocre for the club.
Is Punto the man to push Plouffe at third? Terry Ryan has talked all offseason about bringing in someone to challenge Trevor Plouffe for the starting job at third base. One of the most rumored names on the free agent market had been Jack Hannahan, a native of St. Paul. Unfortunately for the Twins, Hannahan just finalized a two-year deal for $2 million with the Reds. This took one name off of the Twins' list and it could mean that the team has more interest in Punto.
Punto played the most games of his career at third base for the Twins back in 2007. Last year, he made 31 appearances at third for the Red Sox and the Dodgers. His ability to make some spectacular defensive plays was one of his calling cards during his time with Minnesota. At age 35, it's easy to imagine that Punto might have lost a step or two. This could take away from some of his value as a defender.
What if Punto is on the decline? In recent years, Punto has struggled to stay healthy and on the playing field. He has averaged 79 games played since 2010. That followed a stretch of five seasons where he averaged over 124 games played. There can be plenty of bumps and bruises that will stick with a player longer in his 30s than in his 20s. All of those things seem to be adding up for Punto to make him a frequent visitor to the disabled list.
Going into last season, Punto was a career .249/.325/.327 hitter but those numbers took a dive in 2012. He ended the season hitting .219/.321/.281 with only eight extra-base hits to his name. Those were his lowest totals since 2003 when he played in 64 games for the Phillies. Obviously there is some decline with players as they age but it might be too late for Punto to have a resurgent year.
The Twins have plenty of Punto-type players on the roster so it might be a fools errand to bring him back for a return trip with the Twins. That being said, Ron Gardenhire loved him some Nicky Punto when he was here. If Gardenhire is in his last season as Twins manager, maybe the club will wrap him up a Punto present for the holidays.


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One would think that if anyone's genes need reproducing, David and Victoria Beckham would have approval. But even in our success-obsessed culture today, the achievement and beauty of Mr. and Mrs. Beckham is not enough to get them off the hook among those who believe that one's family size should be a debate for the whole world to weigh in on.
Recently, an article in the UK Guardian criticized the Beckhams after the birth of their fourth child, Harper Seven, calling them "environmentally irresponsible." Simon Ross, chief executive of the UK based Optimum Population Trust was critical of the couple: "We need to change the incentives to make the environmental case that one or two children are fine but three or four are just being selfish . . . The Beckhams, and others like London mayor Boris Johnson [who also has four children], are very bad role models with their large families." He went on to argue, as do many who are concerned with the world's population, that with 7 billion people in the world and counting, "there cannot be more people on this Earth than can be fed."
Mr. Ross, like others with concerns about overpopulation and the world's food supply, fail to take a few things into account. When Thomas Malthus predicted in the 1800's that the population would overtake the food supply, he failed to also predict the impact of the Industrial Revolution, along with many subsequent technological innovations that allow crops to be grown faster and in harsher climates than he could have possibly imagined.
The concern about resource depletion isn't a proven science, and studies show that human capital and labor productivity are what actually drive the increases and reductions of resources. What's more, worries about overpopulation disregard the principle that life is inherently good. Even if humans and the environment existed adversarially (though I believe that they don't), human life is still an unqualified good. The choice for life shouldn't be made on the basis of environmental concerns, though all our decisions about consumption should certainly be with prudence. And empirically speaking, if there's a crisis in our world today, it's underpopulation. Most countries in Europe, for example, are seeing birth rates drop below replacement levels (looked at Russia lately?), though immigration will contribute some stability to these nations' numbers.
While we must certainly care for the environment, the answer is not that families or developed nations are to blame. Even if developed nations use a larger proportion of the earth's natural resources, the technology coming out of these countries allows many people in the developing world to be fed, and affords a greater quality of life to everyone around the globe. The earth's resources are not a pie whose portion for everyone at the party shrinks as new guests arrive. Steven Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute, argues that because each person has unique value, "more people means more for all of us — more economic production, more potential for artistic and scientific achievement, more innovation." And speaking of innovation, two hundred years after the Industrial Revolution, we are still not running out of food.
What is more unsustainable than the current rate of population growth is the increasing numbers of people who do not grow up in stable, married families. Dr. Henry Potrykus, of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, recently released "Our Fiscal Crisis" detailing the relationship between the future of America's economy and the proportion of intact, married families. It is impossible for a country to remain strong when fewer than half of its citizens grow up in homes that do not offer the stability that marriage provides. This holds true for any nation, not just the U.S., and the negative effects of broken homes are well-documented.
David and Victoria Beckham have remained committed to one another in marriage, thus demonstrating what is right about families in Britain. To the Beckhams I say, Congratulations! The begetting and raising of human life in the context of marriage is one of the greatest adventures in the world. You are setting a good example for the world to follow.


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Mizukage's face
Should we mention that the face in the steam looks like the mizukage's face since we don't know anything else about the technique?Joshbl56 (talk) 17:52, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
- It is very subjective. To me, the image doesn't resembles the mizukage's face.--Spcmn (talk) 18:14, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
Technique's name
I checked the kanji of this technique and saw that the last one, 威, mean power or authority[1]. Shouldn't it be relevant to the technique's name?--Spcmn (talk) 19:32, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
- Try looking up both of the final two kanji. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 19:42, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
Should we add that even though this is mizukages technique, Ōnoki said that Mū's ancestors was the one to create it? —This unsigned comment was made by Joshbl56 (talk • contribs) .
- Mangastreams translation is wrong, Onoki only says that Mu couldn't completely deal with the technique. I wouldn't trust Naruhodo's translations.--Deva 27 23:07, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
Do you know a place with better, more reliable translations in total where I can read the chapters, Deva?? ItachiWasAHero (talk) 07:23, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
so, what?, naruhodo or whoever has bad japanese? --188.8.131.52 (talk) 01:19, October 19, 2011 (UTC)
HisshouBuraiken also had the occasional mistranslation, but Naruhodo's are much more often, and much more glaring when compared to the original. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:26, October 19, 2011 (UTC)
i'm sorry, but how does "a technique muu-sama couldn't compeletely handle" or whatever, get mistranslated to "a technique passed down from muu-sama's ancestors"? seems pretty far off. --Caseather (talk) 20:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
firstly, do you speak japanese, how would you know? japanese is one of the most complex languages in the world written and spoken. besides they said that that person was bad at translating. and lastly this section has'nt been edited in more than 9 months, going with wiki policy, don't edit any sections that aren't messed with in more than a month or two, just make a new section.220.127.116.11 (talk) 23:23, July 17, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
is this water or steam release
cause thats like steam but wait boiling water makes steam so this could be boil release to in was one of the jinurki said to use steam jutsu are guys sure this is water release jutsu cause making steam would require to boil water which needs heat (22.214.171.124 (talk) 01:39, September 22, 2011 (UTC))
- No such thing as Steam Release for Han, not the same thing as Boil Release, which uses acid. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 02:41, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
- Not necessarily. Now that we know lava release can create quicklime and rubber, it's entirely possible that one user of boil release makes acid mist and another uses steam. It's also possible that it's a combination of water and scorch release, or simply pure water. So it's certainly too early to argue that steam is produced by boil release, but I don't think the "no, it's acid mist" argument flies at all anymore. Kaidou (talk) 02:43, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
boiling water creates steam so it would make sence in boiling water is like acid too when its thrown you it burns you like acid an gives up to 3rd degree burns —This unsigned comment was made by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs) .
it's far too early too early too argue the techniques makeup or effects. however considering that the mizukages can turn into that oliy water-like substance and the fact the techniques names is STEAMY danger tyranny i would assume it's steam. also the fule parameters of the boil release kekkei genkai are still unknown as it has only been shown ounce as of yet. it's known that han does not use steam release as kishi did not refer to it as that he said steam based ninjutsu. also it's unknown if he will make a steam release but until it's been stated that either one is related or falls under the steam release it should stay blank. the steam relase debate is the same as bubble release and sand release arguements which have never been stated to be releases and until its stated its pure speculation and is taking up unnecesarry space on this page which could be used for debating more important matters for improving this wiki.18.104.22.168 (talk) 03:04, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
Kishi settled the Bubble jutsu a long time ago. One of Pein's summons uses bubbles and it was classified as a Water element jutsu. Sand is hinted at being a Subset of wind. It could be either that Boil can manipulate steam as well, Steam is Yin + Water, or Steam is a subset of water element. I say wait to the next chapter.Umishiru (talk) 07:07, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
It would be pointless for there to be a Steam Release when there is already a Boil Release; then again, there is a Scorch Release... And anyway, Boil Release dissolves things like an acid and does not boil them away like one would think. We'll just have to see how this turns out Skitts (talk) 19:28, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
I understand your trying to say that Boil and Scorch are similar but they aren't. Boil refers to acid and melting while scorch refers to heat waves of the desert, as such that includes drying and dehydration, they are opposites somewhat.Umishiru (talk) 03:37, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
If you read my post correctly, you'd see that I never said anything about Boil Release and Scorch Release being similar. I said that Kishi creating a Steam Release would seem to be odd or useless as I find his creation of a Scorch Releas to be. Skitts (talk) 18:25, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
I reckon this is going to be like a kekei tota.. a mix of fire, wind and water.. cause remember, water + fire makes a steam like just like in the picture, and it seems like it is contolled by wind.. Also it might have something to do with explosions.. Explosions=Fire —This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) .
- The two Tsuchikage are the only ones with kekkei tōta. There is no suggestion that there others capable of that. Why is it necessary to state such obvious things? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 19:25, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
it is stated that only onoki is the only one who has kekkei tota that is alive.. When they knew Mu is ressurected, Onoki is the only one who knew that Mu uses Kekkei tota too.. I mean in this situation, when the Second Mizukage and Muu's time.. None of the current ninja now knows quite a lot about them.. Only Onoki since he's very old.. Not to mention, he's a student of Muu.. It also seems like he knows quite a lot about the second Mizukage.. and this is probably what Muu is about to say when he was about to get sealed.. Cause he didn't finish what he's about to say.. And remember, Mu successfully killed the second mizukage too.. so he's the only one who know's how to counter this kind of jutsu.. Im thinking the counter for it is what he's about to say. 22.214.171.124 (talk) 20:30, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
They never said anything like "only one alive", just "only one". And Mū could be getting ready to say anything, that he was a clone for example, or that he had set a trap. The correct translation of this chapter shows that the Third Tsuchikage says that the technique the Mizukage used is one not even the Second Tsuchikage knew how to deal with, which implies this is the technique that killed him. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:49, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
They don't really know the second tsuchikage/muu's skills that time until Onoki said it meaning that all they know is only Onoki can do it.. Also, yes, the second tsuchikage is killed, but your aso forgetting that the second mizukage was killed too.. Who knows, maybe the second mizukage was killed first by second tsuchikage before the tsuchikage died. The fact that the second mizukage's knew that he killed Muu as well may mean that they are both left defeated in the battlefield and they can see each other being unable to fight... 18.104.22.168 (talk) 20:56, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not forgetting that they both died, I'm just saying that this might be the technique that killed the Tsuchikage, that doesn't mean he couldn't have used some other technique at the same time to kill the Mizukage. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 21:15, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
can someone translate that part exactly please (ShounenSuki? ^^): (先代ムウ様も手を焼いたという水影の無限爆破忍術 - sendai muu sama mo te o yaita toiu mizukage no mugen bakuha ninjutsu) ...was it now the technique developed by mū's ancestor's (先代ムウ) or that in the past mū didn't know how to deal with this technique either? :/ Johnny/ジョニー(talk)
- ShounenSuki's translation is on his talk page.--Deva 27 20:51, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
- thank you. ShounenSuki has already clarified it. Johnny/ジョニー(talk)
does he blow up into the water vapor to form the clone and then reform himself or does he just partially liquefy himself to form the water for the clone? and why does the clone have to cool down.126.96.36.199 (talk) 14:08, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- He doesn't do anything to himself (Mizukage lacks the ability to liquify himself), it's a special clone he makes. It's sort of like making a normal water clone, except out of two substances instead of one. He cools it down so he can make it explode again.ZeroSD (talk) 14:19, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
also when the clone explodes does it vaporise or does it release the vapor without completely breaking apart.22.214.171.124 (talk) 18:23, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
ice release
i thought this chapter will answer my question but gave me more he made it hail hail is ice does that mean he have ice release inside the clone hot water does mean he have boil release to im confuse does he have to kekei genkei like the 5 mizukage (188.8.131.52 (talk) 14:31, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- More than likely he simply has some tricks to affect the temperature of water and they're all Water Release with zero kekkei genkei. ZeroSD (talk) 14:38, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
but to affect the tempeature of water you need heat which in naruto fire release also sence has it been that if do some trick that they can make ice hail in hot water also he had water vapor which comes boiling water heating the clone up now that i think about it he could have boil release i mean its all the there the heating .the water the water vapor i think the 2 mizukage has 2 kekei genkai i mean if you. could make ice from another way then ice release want be kekei genkai no would it cause. people would be able to make if thats then you might ninja found a way to make scorch release by sence water release users can control the temperature of water this allow them to make ice boil so no i dont think its some trick oof his (220.127.116.11 (talk) 15:32, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- The water is blown high into the atmosphere which makes it cool down and turn into hail. Its not ice release.--Deva 27 15:43, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
again if there was another way to make ice through different methods then ice release would not be a kekei genkai it would be a side element for water and the water heated up there was also water vapor which is steam water release users cant make hot water in he turned that clone from steam to hot water (22.214.171.124 (talk) 16:02, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- Ice release is when the user uses wind release and water release at the same time. To do that they need a kekkei genkai. Just because something uses ice doesn't mean that it is ice release. The water is heated up because of the oil.--Deva 27 16:06, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
your saying the water heated up because of the oil im pretty sure oil does not heat things up you need heat to heat up water in there was water vapor so that means the water was boiled i think the 2 mizukage got an kekei genkai would not be the first time kishi gave one to someone who was thought not to have deidara for example he has explosion so maybe he changed his mind in gave em a kekei genkai oh is this oil like from like vegetable oil or is it a form of water release if its a form then its the source of hot water cause to make it you need fire water + fire = boil he can be from yuki not all yuki are dead only haku mother in him self we dont happen to actual clan or the name until how many chapters later (220.127.116.11 (talk) 16:20, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- The way I understand it, the technique works like thus: the outer layer of oil both heats up and cools down very easily. The friction caused by merely moving causes the oil to heat up, which in turn heats up and evaporates the water inside it. This causes the clone to expand and, eventually, explode. Then everything cools down again, reforming the clone, and allowing everything to start all over again. The hail was formed because the water vapour had blown that far up into the atmosphere where it cooled down so much that it naturally formed hail. No Fire or Ice Release needed. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 16:36, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- so it heats up from friction in oil but how does it keep reforming when explodes its water vapor does mizukage bring it back or does the clone this jutsu is so confusing in he is from hozuki clan oh and did the clone reform its hand to a blade on its left hand yeah on page 4 on manga stream you can the clone have reform its hand to a blade is this the hozuki jutsu that allows them to change their body parts into hard water weapons (18.104.22.168 (talk) 16:45, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- I believe the clone reforms thanks to the Hydrification Technique keeping the vapour connected in a way. And yes, he does form his arm into a blade. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 16:51, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
S rank
this jutsu should definite be listed as s rank jutsu its the most powerful clone jutsu of the series it explodes reforms only to explode again it moves super fast in can shape its body into weapons on page 4 manga stream left hand you can see its reform in to weapon it should be noted this jutsu is very complex (126.96.36.199 (talk) 16:53, September 28, 2011 (UTC))
- That's nice, but we don't rank techniques ourselves. We wait for Kishimoto-sensei to do that for us. We're kinda lazy that way. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 16:55, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
No Joke Jokey Boy
Some one please edit this, we've seen it. It is a near contantly exploding, oil and water clone that moves faster than gaara's sand, so pre shippuden lee fast, pretty darn.
Couple of problems with your speculations. First off, you're saying that Gaara's sand is still the same speed as it was in Part 1, which we've already seen isn't true. Secondly, it isn't near constantly exploding. It cools down, moves around for a bit, with the movement-induced friction heating up the oil and then explodes sending water vapour outward violently. Skitts (talk) 17:08, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
Plus the second mizukage noted that the sand was getting faster.Umishiru (talk) 18:18, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- More like the clone was getting slower ;) Seelentau 愛議 19:25, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
Maybe not the proper place to take this, but just one question for Skitts. From where do you know that Garra's sand is slower now than in part one. Everything i have read, points to either the oposite or no change, i dont remember ever seeing it stated as getting slower. --Cosmikaze (talk) 20:02, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
really the clone was getting slower, because of the gold.
BUT, we should know that the Gaara was controlling only the ground sand, not his own and super infused-chakra sand.
Deidara already have noted that the ground sand is slower than the sand of his gourd. --184.108.40.206 (talk) 20:29, September 28, 2011 (UTC)(Uman)
@cosmic Why don't you try reading Skitts' post again but correctly this time220.127.116.11 (talk) 05:39, September 29, 2011 (UTC)
The temperature of Jokey boy.
It should be noted that the jokey boy clone melted Gaara's golddust down. If you use the real life melting point, that means that the jokey boy clone is over 1000 degrees celsius. However considering Gaara's sand never turned into glass at any stage that means Jokey boy cannot be above roughly 1700 degrees celsius. Btw Gold starts to melt at 1064.18 °C or 1337.33 Kelvin if you want to be exact. Also wouldn't this mean that Jokey boy becomes dangerous to take on physically, due to the fact it is extremely hot.
Should those points be added to the page? 22.214.171.124 (talk) 20:38, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
I don't think it would be necessary. Most oils combust well below 1000K, so for the clone to ever be able to melt gold using real-world physics, it would have to be made of super-heated burning oil. The thought is nice, but I really don't think real-world physics apply. 18.104.22.168 (talk) 22:01, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- I think we should probably add somewhere that this technique is hot enough to melt gold since kishi does use real world physic sometimes. Plus its interesting trivia. Joshbl56 (talk) 22:07, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
The issue is that Gaara clearly stated that he used Golddust, which he also said melted because of Jokey Boy. Considering all the science Kishi was using in this I do think it's applicable here. Especially as there aren't any plotholes in being above 1000 degrees. It just has to be noted the technique can't be over approximately 1700 degrees or Gaara's sand would have become glass. 184.108.40.206 (talk) 22:20, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
I think "hot enough to melt gold" would suffice. No need to delve too deeply into the chemistry; it'd be as pointless as trying to figure out how cold Gaara's hail-infused sand would have had to have been to cool down the reaction in the clone's body. Mohrpheus (Talk) 22:42, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
"The Clone is able to reach very high temperatures, as shown by how Gaara's golddust melted once it came into contact with it." Is a line like that roughly what you want? Also could I please ask someone else to edit that in, I'm not too good at editing wiki pages, I'm not sure if this should go under a Trivia heading or in the Jutsu description.22.214.171.124 (talk) 22:51, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
Move back?
Considering what we know about the technique, should we consider moving it back? The technique has aspects of both the pun name and what the actual kanji say. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:11, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- I'd say that the "boy" part is a given but it still might be best to consult ShounenSuki on his opinion, as I believe that he was also considering such a move but decided to await the release of Chapter 557. Blackstar1 (talk) 22:17, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what to make of this, to be honest. It's obvious that the name is a pun, but how to translate it? As Blackstar1 said, the 'boy' part is a given. There's no doubt that word was meant here.
- However, there's the 'steam danger' (蒸危, jōki) part. It's also written in katakana, but the lengthened 'o' is written normally and not with an chōon, which means it most likely wasn't meant to be an English word. (No 'jokey' here.) It could simply be meant to imply the normal Japanese word for 'steam' (蒸気, jōki), but it could just as easily be written in katakana for consistency and not for any intended puns or double meanings.
- I still believe this name was somehow intended to be a reference to Steamboy — especially given Kishimoto-sensei's well-known love for films — but of course I have no real evidence. This really is a very difficult situation for me >< —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 22:50, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Seeing how 'jōki' can be interpreted as steam, in spite of the different kanji, I personally believe the reference to Steamboy has more than enough reason to warrant its inclusion, even if it's just a trivia note. Unfortunately, it doesn't help much with the technique name though. Blackstar1 (talk) 23:06, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Messing with which parts you translate by meaning and why parts you translate by sound, the technique's name can literally be Steamboy, which given the Kishimoto liking the movie reference, seems to be likely. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:16, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
Should we really consider the Water Clone Technique as a parent? I know the clone is made of water, but is it really a water clone? The chapter makes it clear that it's made from the Mizukage's water/oil mix. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:13, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Aside from being a clone technique that incorporates water in some way, there aren't really any other similarities. The clone neither has limited range nor does it appear to revert back to its component parts when damaged, it also doesn't seem to have one-tenth of the original person's power but rather because of its composition, an ability that is unique to itself. There may be some relation between the two, yet I think classifying it as a parent technique is likely a step too far. Blackstar1 (talk) 22:31, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- From what we could gather, the clone is basically just a membrane of oil filled with free-floating water; in other words, for the most part it is the oil we see moving as a humanoid form, not the water. So I think the difference is considerable enough to consider the jutsu more or less unrelated. Mohrpheus (Talk) 22:39, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed. If no one objects to this with convincing arguments in a couple days, I'll remove Water Clone Technique as a parent technique. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:19, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- Oh, I see Deva took care already. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:21, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
It looks like a more advance version of Itachis "clone great explosion" jutsu....--DragonStyleNaruto (talk) 23:54, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
@DragonStyleNaruto Except it isn't. Skitts (talk) 00:22, September 29, 2011 (UTC)
- Is Hydrification Technique a parent technique to this one?--LeafShinobi (talk) 20:06, September 29, 2011 (UTC)
Explosion Release?
Hey since in the first sentence it actually says: "The Second Mizukage's infinite explosion ninjutsu" Should it be marked as an Explosion release?—This unsigned comment was made by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) .
- Nien, Bakuton is a kekkei genkai and operates in a completely different way.--Cerez365™ 01:56, September 30, 2011 (UTC)
- No, the explosion in this technique is where the water is heated up, not making his chakra explosive.Joshbl56 (talk) 01:58, September 30, 2011 (UTC)
- What he said^ it's an explosion caused by pressure, not by chakra. 188.8.131.52 (talk) 23:04, October 1, 2011 (UTC)
i think the fact that the clone can seemingly regenerate should be mentioned in the article, cause when gaaras sand clone punched a hole through it it reformed. also i think the fact that the mizukage himself is immune to the explosion should also be mentioned, cause the clone blew up right in front of the sand pyramid were the mizukage was poppin out of, oh and the mizukage was right in that giant sand pyramid when the joki boi first blew up.18.104.22.168 (talk) 19:54, November 26, 2011 (UTC)
Advanced water clone
I was pondering since this technique is a clone technique which uses water if it could be considered an advanced version of the basic water clone technique and if such since the Mizukage can do this if he should be stated as a user of the mainstream water clone. Any opinions? Darksusanoo (talk) 23:26, February 10, 2012 (UTC)
- There'd have to be a derived technique before we could do that I think. You'd have to bring up creating an article for the Second's unique clone.--Cerez365™ 23:30, February 10, 2012 (UTC)
- I am referening this technique as the derivative of main Water Clone and have him as a user of the basic Water clone. Darksusanoo (talk) 23:37, February 10, 2012 (UTC)
It's oil filled with water, that's not a water clone. This has been discussed before.--Deva 27 23:41, February 10, 2012 (UTC)
Steaming Danger Tyranny
the power of the technique Steaming Danger Tyranny is very ...... is this technique S-class??—This unsigned comment was made by Chghjik (talk • contribs) .
- We don't know, seeing as Kishimoto is the one who ranks techniques in his databooks. Skitts (talk) 09:00, March 6, 2012 (UTC)
why is it listed as water release?, onoki stated mu couldn't completely handle it, if its water release, he could've just used earth release and nullify it, am i wrong? —This unsigned comment was made by Caseather (talk • contribs) .
- You probably read a bad translation. Ōnoki said that Mū didn't know how to counter that technique. This wasn't Mū's technique. Defeating a technique isn't a matter of simply using a nature that has an advantage. If one technique is stronger, it can overcome a technique of a stronger nature. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:41, March 27, 2012 (UTC)
i never thought it was mu's technique, come to think of it, the destructive power of his dust release strikes me as strong enough to destroy this technique, but maybe not. --Caseather (talk) 11:15, March 27, 2012 (UTC)
- Yes but as you've seen the clone is quite unpredictable in its movements and fast as well. You can't really attack something you can't catch.--Cerez365™ 11:39, March 27, 2012 (UTC)
dust release has also been shown to have a large range. --Caseather (talk) 20:32, March 27, 2012 (UTC)
- Depending on what object they shape it into yes. But like I said, you can't attack something you can't catch. That coupled with the fact that the clone might have attacked Mū in the process causing the attack to frizzle out makes it a more than formidable opponent for the dust release techniques.--Cerez365™ 03:24, March 28, 2012 (UTC)
left out suff
shouldnt it be mentioned that the mizukage seems to remain unaffected by the explosions made by the clone? as well as the clone beinf able to reform after it's attacked? cause gaaras sand clone entered it but the clone didnt fall apart.126.96.36.199 (talk) 00:48, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
- Him not being affected the first time the clone exploded could simply be due to his body type—he could have reformed from the attack. As for the clone not falling apart, it isn't exactly a normal water clone, I thought the article made that clear? --Cerez365™(talk) 01:07, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
Not Faster Than Chakra-Infused Sand
first, Gaara attacked the clone using normal desert sand, which is already normal speed. This was saturated with hail so we all know water and oil etc, slows down the sand or destroys it. Then next, his "sand clone" sent chakra infused sand to capture it which was too slow. then the sand shield was bypassed and the mizukages clone hit the sand clone. However, we ALL KNOW that the sand clone had..... GOLD DUST. Gaara mentions that gold dust is 20 times heavier than water, thus OBVIOUSLY mizukages clone would be hella faster in that situation, however I believe that if Gaara's Chakra-infused sand didnot contain Gold Dust and was not saturated with water from the Hail, that his sand would be way faster than the Mizukages clone. I think we should carefully analyze before just putting out stuff.
Look at Chapters 556 and 557 thoroughly--Kyle Ethan (talk) 16:17, May 13, 2012 (UTC)
- First of all, water has been shown to have 0 bearing on Gaara's manipulation of sand. The construction of the Second Mizukage's oil+water is what posed a problem for Gaara. The sand showed no problem moving to protect people or Gaara in 557 p. 11 and 12. The sand used by Gaara on page 12 is is his chakra-infused sand - which he shows no problem manipulating on page 13 - is outmanoeuvred by the clone on that same page. Gold dust doesn't begin to have any relevance to this. Things tend not to be put in articles arbitrarily here.--Cerez365™(talk) 16:27, May 13, 2012 (UTC)
It seems that it was also able to fly, as it sustained being in the are for more than 6 seconds, something a normal ninja would not be able to do. Should this be added? Or is it just a jump that is exaggerated?--Aeonophic (talk) 21:32, March 7, 2013 (UTC)Aeonophic Im back lol
Please specify the page which you seen this "flight" on.--Yomiko-chan (talk) 21:41, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
Actually,It was from the anime.--Aeonophic (talk) 21:54, March 7, 2013 (UTC)Aeonophic
The Anime is always unreliable. Especially with things like this. It was more or less an exaggeration.--Yomiko-chan (talk) 00:37, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
- This may be late, but no he doesn't fly. Just jumps fast.--Karunyan (talk) 04:31, August 8, 2013 (UTC)
Derived from the Water Clone Technique?
So i'm wondering...this is a clone technique and it's composed of water, soo i'm wondering if this is a derived technique from the basic Water Clone Technique. Any opinions are welcomed. Darksusanoo (talk) 17:50, July 29, 2013 (UTC)
- Not really I'd say.--Elveonora (talk) 18:07, July 30, 2013 (UTC)
- Didn't we try this already? --Cerez365™(talk) 20:14, July 30, 2013 (UTC)
See Also?
This technique seems quite similar in overall function to the C4 technique that Deidara uses. Anyone else think this is a good idea to add to a 'See Also' category? Atrix471 (talk) 14:27, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- How are they similar? One uses boiling water/steam and the other explodes. Also we generally used "see also" only in case of techniques that are VERY similar, but have no apparent relation like parent-derived etc. an example being Hashirama's god gate no jutsu and Naruto's mind torii seal whatever--Elveonora (talk) 14:31, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Well they both mimic the appearance of the user and cause deadly explosions that are rather unique, since one is steam and the other is microscopic bombs. Both expand as they prepare to explode too. However, there's a reason I asked in the talk page, because I wasn't sure. If it isn't suitable, fair enough. Atrix471 (talk) 14:36, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Well, it's not up to me. But Cerez and Omni are super anal about such things.--Elveonora (talk) 14:43, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Similar enough to me. As long as not every technique that explodes gets added. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:37, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Well, it's not up to me. But Cerez and Omni are super anal about such things.--Elveonora (talk) 14:43, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Well they both mimic the appearance of the user and cause deadly explosions that are rather unique, since one is steam and the other is microscopic bombs. Both expand as they prepare to explode too. However, there's a reason I asked in the talk page, because I wasn't sure. If it isn't suitable, fair enough. Atrix471 (talk) 14:36, June 30, 2014 (UTC)
Gengetsu's Kekkei Genkai
I am not sure but since the Fourth Databook said he has a Kekkei Genkai, I think its the Boil Release. He has both Natures which are required, Water and Fire and he uses it through the Steaming Danger Tyranny.. probably. Oil -> heats up -> vapour will released = BOOM! :3 --Keeptfighting (talk) 16:59, May 22, 2015 (UTC)
- Could be. But if it were Boil Release, it would've been stated in the databook… somehow. And yet, it wasn't, as far as I recall.--JOA2017:02, May 22, 2015 (UTC)
- Probably one of those icon errors. Fourth databook was full of them. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 18:00, May 22, 2015 (UTC)
There's a lot more that determines melting and boiling than just temperature. Furthermore, the gold could have been crushed onto the clone with the heat from the steam to make it more malleable.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 07:21, March 16, 2016 (UTC)


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Experience, the experiencer, enlightenment - all have been left behind. You are part of the tremendous nothingness that is infinite. This is the nothingness out of which the whole existence comes, the womb; and this is the nothingness in which all existence disappears.
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Scientists have come to a strange conclusion in this century: that a few stars suddenly disappear - and stars are not small things; they are not so small as they look to you. They look small because they are so far away, millions of light years away, but they are huge. Our sun is a star, but of a mediocre size, medium size. In comparison to the earth it is vast, but in comparison to other stars it is a small, medium-sized star. There are stars which are a thousand times bigger than the sun.
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INTERVIEW: Yolanda Be Cool at TomorrowWorld
A few years ago, "No Speak Americano" could be heard on every pop radio station, but there is way more to Yolanda Be Cool than their world wide number one hit. They are much deeper - literally. The Australian duo has crafted tracks made only for the club, and joined the Dim Mak family recently, as the label expands their sound.
We caught up with Yolanda Be Cool after their set on the Dim Mak stage at TomorrowWorld, where they talked about signing to the label, working with Steve Aoki, where they got their name, and more. Find out what they had to say:
How was playing the Dim Mak stage at TomorrowWorld?
It was beyond our expectations. We're house DJs and we knew that this festival was like, you know—it started in Belgium with a lot of hard music. You know? And we're house DJs, so we weren't really sure what to expect. But we did our thing and the crowd seemed to really like it. And all we could ever expect was for the stage to build, and it did. So it was really fun. We did our thing, and people seemed to like it.
What do you think of the festival?
It's the most beautiful environment. We're talking into a [recorder], but if the [recorder] could actually see and have eyes, you'd see how beautiful it was. It's a beautiful day. It's amazing.
You guys recently signed to Dim Mak. How do you like being with the label?
It's been awesome. Everyone's been really supportive. Steve's been really cool every time. You'd imagine he'd be so busy, but every time we've ever emailed him, he's emailed straight back, which has been cool. And the guys have exceeded our expectations with helping out with remixes and they promote the family vibe, and that's exactly how we feel. We feel like two little children from the other side of the world that have been adopted by a happy family.
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How is working with Steve Aoki?
We love Steve, he's so cool. We sent him our stuff and, we had our fingers crossed. And he wrote back immediately saying, "Love it. Come, let's do it." It's like exactly what you want to hear as an artist, or what you're hoping for.
What made you want to sign with Dim Mak? You have a bit of a different sound than you would expect from some of the other artists signed to the label.
What happened was, we're good buddies with the Booka Shade guys, and we're also buddies with the AZARI & III guys. And both of them have just released like tracks with Dim Mak, and we're like, "That's pretty cool." Booka Shade are like the
How was making your album Ladies and Mentalmen?
It was so much fun because the thing is we draw on all our inspirations from the past, which are guys like Groove Armada, Basement Jaxx, Moby. All those guys have tracks that are 70 BPM ballads into like, you know, 128 house stompers. That's really where we're from. So we didn't feel compelled to just punch out 12 tracks that really sounded exactly the same, the same synth, the same BPM. Because Johnson loves hip-hop; I grew up on trip-hop. I love, Nirvana. Johnson loves Biggie. So we've got a hip-hop track. We've got, like a banger. We've got like an emotional tear jerker. We just did what we loved on our album, so making it was so much fun. It was a very natural process. When we sent it to Steve, we had our fingers crossed. He said, "Dudes, I love it. When can we do it?" And we were like, "F**k yeah!"
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You've had a busy summer, and you were at Burning Man
All we can say is when do the tickets go on sale for next year? Because we want pre-sale tickets for next year. We had so much fun. It was like, we keep sort of saying that—we don't want to sound cliché - but it really was a next-level experience. It was like everything artist in a melting pot. You could be an artist; you could be a singer, a rapper, a graphic designer, a lesbian, a pancake maker, a sangria maker. And everyone just loves everyone. It's just a really amazing artistic, beautiful world that you just have to be a part of and go there to experience. Now, imagine the Olympics for partiers, and then imagine that just being 5% of the whole festival. So you've got the Olympics of partying going on, but it's only 5% of what's going on. So yeah, it's pretty good.
Did you guys rough it and camp out?
We roughed it, but we were roughing it in an RV. (laughs) It was still rough. Can I just say that our RV was so rough that I ended up roughing it in the tent with a couple of friends because our RV was so rough? And then when I got to the tent I thought, "This is cool." The best thing was we had five people in our RV but beds for four people. But it was actually never an issue because everyone's sleeping patterns were so out of whack that you come home and you'll be like, "Okay, there's no one here."
Tell us about "Sweat Naked?"
It's a club banger with a quirky sample, which is kind of what we're feeling right now. There's so many tracks that do the same thing. So we're always trying to make tracks [that] have the same effect of the tracks that do the same thing, but have a little bit of something that's a little bit different. So we've got a vocal sample that's talking about—I don't know. I think she's talking to her boyfriend about getting sweaty and naked. It seems to work!
Where did you get your name?
It's a quote from one of our favorite directors, from one of our favorite movies, in one of our favorite scenes. You may have heard of it; "Pulp Fiction." Samuel L. Jackson. "Be cool, honey bunny. Yolanda, be cool." Diner scene in "Pulp Fiction" inspired from that. Ask Zeds Dead where Yolanda Be Cool came from and, see what he says!
Your song "No Speak Americano" was a huge radio hit. So how do you think you guys have changed from then until now?
Well, I guess the thing is that when we wrote that track we weren't thinking of radio. And we were actually DJs at heart. We think about people having fun on the dance floor. And when we wrote that track, we thought about that. And when we wrote "Sweat Naked" and when we wrote our album, we actually thought about exactly the same thing, you know? So nothing's really changed. It's just that some things take on a life of their own; the others take on another life. When we approach music, it comes from the same spot. Like we didn't have a specific agenda when we wrote that; we didn't have a different agenda when we wrote "Sweat Naked." We didn't have a different agenda when we wrote our whole album. It's just that you can't predict the future. You've just got to do what you like. And, you know, if something sticks, then so be it. If something doesn't stick, then that's cool too because we like it from the start.
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My weather location keeps changing in MSN. Is there a way to fix this problem? I'm using Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 64bit. Thanks!
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Open Internet Explorer and navigate to the MSN website. Click the Sign In link in the upper right corner of the screen, and then enter your Windows Live ID account username and password to sign into your account.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL -- A bill to ban Internet sweepstakes videogames has been resurrected with its Aug. 22 passage by a 10-5 vote in the Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee in the Florida House, according to the News Service of Florida.
Sponsored by state Rep. Scott Plakon (R-Longwood), the bill (HB3) was originally introduced last year, but died in the Regulated Industries Committee at the close of the legislative session on March 9, 2012. | SEE BILL HISTORY
Sources estimate that Florida has 1,000 Internet cafés with sweepstakes games, employing as many as 10,000 people.
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Fresh local and regionally sourced food is always a score. Make it delicious and you've got a winner.
True Food Kitchen accomplishes just that.
The brainchild of best-selling author Dr. Andrew Weil and Fox Restaurant Concepts, True Food Kitchen was first introduced to the Valley two years ago at the Biltmore Fashion Park. Now, the Scottsdale Quarter has gained a tasty addition to its restaurant repertoire.
The menu at True Food Kitchen is unlike those at typical restaurants. Locally and regionally sourced ingredients create a simple but satisfying menu. Helpful guidelines in the menu allow patrons who are vegan, vegetarian or prefer gluten free to quickly choose their meal.
The new location also has other sustainable elements that add to the restaurant's "green" vibe. It is partially powered by solar panels and has an herb garden adjacent to the restaurant that is utilized for many of the restaurant's dishes. It also features high efficiency kitchen equipment, waterless urinals (saving 40,000 gallons of water a year), reclaimed wood floors, compostable take out containers, low voltage LED lighting and much, much more.
One of the neatest green factors I enjoyed is the reusable wine bottles, including a Chardonnay from a local winery in Flagstaff, Kind Vines. The bottles have painted labels and glass corks and are returned to the distributor to be washed, sanitized and reused. A real throwback to the old school milkman days.
Of course, the sustainable theme is felt throughout the restaurant's décor with elements of nature visible in the fragrant herbs, potted plants and flowers dotting the interior and exterior.
But enough about the green stuff, let's get to the food. The cuisine at True Food tastes different right away, but only in the best way possible. Every flavor, texture, and aroma is enhanced — you can simply taste the freshness in each bite. We began our meal with shrimp dumplings, comprised of shiitake mushrooms, brocolli, kale, ginger and cilantro – that packed just the right amount of punch.
Then we moved on to some entrees: Chicken Sausage Pizza topped with tomato, fennel and fontina as well as the Teriyaki Rice Bowl, made up of Asian vegetables, sesame, avocado and shrimp. The pizza was made with organic flour, spelt and flax seed and you can almost trick yourself into thinking it was as healthy as pure veggies. But indeed, the normal greasy, pit-of-the-stomach feeling you get after eating pizza? Gone! These slices tasted fresh and invigorating, a testament to the quality of the ingredients.
The rice bowl was also a hit. Diners have a choice between pairing the dish with tofu, chicken or shrimp. I chose the shrimp option and was also blown away with the result. Just like the pizza, the rice bowl left me feeling satisfied but not stuffed. Each ingredient had its own unique flavor that harmonized perfectly together.
To top it off, we selected a flourless chocolate cake, made with 72 percent cocoa and topped with vanilla ice cream and caramel. The decadent treat was so good, we didn't even miss the flour.
For an appetizing and healthy meal, True Food Kitchen is a fantastic choice for the health-conscious foodie with a hearty appetite.
If You Go:
Scottsdale Quarter
15191 N. Scottsdale Rd., Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85254