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Daaku vs. Genmyou.
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Daaku Raito
He's a daddy!!!
Daaku could be considered and attractive individual. He's dark skinned and even though he's short and only reaches a height of 5'7. Most people that look at him stare at something on him rather quickly, probably because of the bright purple eyes. He has a head of silky hair that's a purple so pale hair that's it seems grey. He dislikes facial hair and feels that his own spiky hair growing from the scalp is more than enough.
Soaking wet Daaku weighs around 185 pounds, which gives him a thick frame from his short stature. Both his arms and legs have developed and visibly bulging muscles but never to an extreme where others would take it. On Daaku's right shoulder blade there is a tattoo of an eye, and on the other the same tattoo is repeated. There are also tattoos of thin vines that snake around below the V-lines of Daaku's waist and curve backward and up around each of his lower sides and by all means this tattoo makes his muscled booty look even better than it already does. He also has a pierced tongue and both of his nipples pierced, which goes all the way back to his younger years when Sanosuke Uchiha won a bet with him.
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If one word could could sum up Daaku Raito, it would probably be sarcastic. Regardless of the situation, it a rare thing if at some point Daaku doesn't have some uncensored comment to make. After war ravaged the world, Daaku had a shift in his perspectives. he felt that many situations in the last ninja war were his fault, and they were.
Daaku never let's up in any of his endeavors and from one day to the next he holds fast to each and every belief he has. Nobility and the righteous actions of prosecution of the wicked seem like good ideals but why bother?? More than anything Daaku is a man committed to not only whatever needs to be done but the means to accomplish those tasks. He's intense and brash, a man who loves hard and hates even harder.
Chakra Nature
Dark, Earth, Water
Kekkei Genkai:
Burakkuai(Black Eye)- SEALED.
Tarnaic Infusion- Though Daaku may be a Raito that is only his family clan. Long before the ninja wars had broken out there was a clan that became influenced by an entity named Reimulto. His influence over reality bent the laws for many of the ninja that were among the Tarnaic Clan. This was passed down as another bloodline would through DNA.
Sōsu o shōkan (Summon Source)- Daaku's consciousness is connected with the ethereal plane of the were summons exist. Rather than house emptiness, there is an abundance of physical energy which Daaku can drawn on. He has used this force to become a fierce proctor of advanced chakra natures and nature transformation of ninjutsu. Over the years he has grown to combine many elements into fusion releases of physically fueled force. This link to the summon plane also gives Daaku a malleable free form to summon Irritum the Atomic Dragon and Oriens the Black Death Dragon with out the use of a contract. It should be noted that he can also summon other creatures but has no bonded with them as he has already done with the two dragons. This force also acts as a transferable chakatic fuel for Daaku, making his reserves beyond that of any being that has existed.
Kekkei Genkai Jutsu
Kokushibyōton(Black Death Release)- The essence of the black death is an advanced chakra nature that has melded darkness, water, wind and earth into a corrupting substance that Daaku wields. This chakra form be generated into any shape that Daaku desires and expand and react as a malleable destructive force that is able to break down, corrupt and eradicate material all simultaneously. This dark force is able to forms a grain like state that is similar to the idea of moisture and further gives Daaku the power to use darkness to slow and even halt the flow of chakra, causing cold and dark razed areas with said chakra. [No-rank, Chakra Nature/Kekkei Genkai]
Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Oriens(Summoning Technique: Oriens)- Via use of his summon source, Daaku summons forth Oriens which is the embodiment of the nature of Black Death chakra, one of the strongest formats of chakratic essence that Daaku manipulates. The bond between these two is very complicated, so much in fact that Oriens actually knows the Senhappa and can use it himself in many ways, adhering its own nature of chakra to it better than Daaku. This dragon has a high capacity for chakra and when Oriens attacks, his hits can actually shift the nature of incoming jutsu to his own, thus giving him control over the forces used to form the jutsu. Though Oriens can be summoned in a massive state, the makeup of the dragon allows it to shift its form for more localized battles with smaller areas. As a summon, Oriens has the same abilities as Kokushibyōton. (No-rank, Kekkei Genkai)
Atomikkuton(Atomic Release)- Earth, Light, Lightning and Fire chakra have been formed into a flowing substance that simultaenously employs a earth base that is reflective in nature and infused with the fluctuating and current charging forces of lightning chakra. The heat that this chakra lets off is used in combination with light to make a chakratic format that is able to violently detonate with chakra. When enough force is used in such a technique using this nature is is completely possible to cause enemy mutation from the effects of their atoms being moved around when damaged. This type of damage can result in awkward healing afterward. [No-rank, Chakra Nature/Kekkei Genkai]
Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Irritum(summoning Technique: Irritum) Daaku uses his bloodline to manifest Irritum to the physical plane. He is the embodiment of atomic chakra and as the alternate summon that Daaku prefers to use in battle and for other situations, he has learned the use of the Rasenkoa, being able to form and shape it rapidly and in grandiose sizes that outclass the functions of those Daaku normally manifests by himself. when summoned Irritum dispels genjutsu while he is around Daaku as his own spiritual makeup harbors enough force to see through even top ranking genjutsu when they are cast. Alternately when genjutsu are performed, Irritum can also counter them and make the effects more extreme on opponents who use them. (No-rank, Kekkei Genkai)
Ryuseiton(Meteor Release)- This is a grandiose nature of chakra that is the amalgam of fire, darkness and earth chakra transformation into a burning substance that makes the earth tremble with its dense force. This molten earthy material that has the hardness of titanium also has an intense property that can cause it to rapidly accelerate and randomly begin incinerating materials via the chakra that it emits.
Ēteruraiton(Aether Lightning Release)- The fused forces of light, darkness and lightning form a plasma chakra that radiates an extra source of heat and travels many times faster than lightning chakra by itself. This chakra allows Daaku to form and shape jutsu that when released, track their targets and shadow them, using the dark nature within the chakra to extend unto the opponent's forms to make the avoidance of such jutsu next to impossible.
Senhappa(Beam Blast)- Daaku's famed technique that would be classified under the Yang release through its physical nature and might. Daaku channels between his cupped palms a strong physical nature chakra that consists of raw chakra in a concentrated format of diffused and expanding particles. When fired at an object or enemies, though the jutsu may look solid it is not and opponents can be torn apart by the makeup of this technique. Daaku has mastered this technique and readily uses his nature transformation with it do often end battles. He has even been seen using it to destroy villages. (No-rank, Yang/Pure)
Rasenkoa(Helix Core)- This is an A-rank jutsu that Daaku developed alongside the Rasengan with Minato Namikaze via the explicit manipulation of shape transformation of chakra. By using one's chakra control to form a a core of chakra, layers of chakra are molded around this core as it begins to spin rapidly and cause chakra to suck in around it, giving it tearing force. Once stabilized this technique harbors great force and sustains itself. When used it can be held and thrust into enemies to rip them apart with its vibrating and the sucking force of the core that unleashes its power outside on the shell of the sphere. When complete and dissipating, the target is expelled away by the core breaking and can often leave craters. (A-rank, Pure)
Shouryuuken(Rising Dragon Fist)- This is a strike in accordance with Himitsu Tenga-ryu where Daaku gather force in his legs and rockets upward while rapidly spinning his body around at a high speed. even though he is spinning his uppercut connects as if he jumped straight up and struck the opponent normally. The shadow aura of a dragon cna be witnessed when Daaku uses this attack. One would assume that the punch would knock a foe into the air but in fact they normally collapse to the ground. The force of this punch is very effective and the release of spirit force supports both leg and arm muscles at once. (B-rank, Taijutsu/Himitsu Tenga-ryu)
Roketto chūgaeri(Rocket Somersault)- This combination makes use of a swift tripping kick that Daaku times to propel himself off a foes body using another kick. His leg thrusts down at a diagonal four times, each kick gaining more force as spirit energy shapes Daaku's form. The final kick ends with Daaku flipping down to use a frontal somersault kick to the head or torso area. Upon impact with the ground or other surface area, it normally breaks from the exertion of Daaku's kick. (C-rank, Taijutsu/Himitsu Tenga-ryu)
Dākukorona Rasenkoa(Dark Corona Helix Core)- This technique incorporates the Rasenkoa and transforms its nature by making the core with a stabilized ball of Meteor Release chakra and then continues to build the jutsu as normal. As the layers of chakra form over the core, it heats up and a black shell of energy melds over the completed mass. When used to strike, opponents are burned quickly as their body is pulled against Daaku's jutsu and they normally catch fire instantly as the jutsu throws them back, the core expanding a blast of molten material. (No-Rank, Ryuseiton)
Ryuseiton: Kurasshu kanketsusen(Meteor Release: Crash Geyser)- Daaku forms medium sized clumps of black molten rock that he throws toward a foe, splattering the chakra as they move and lightning aflame objects they hit in the meantime. Upon impact with the foe or the surrounding area, these stones break open and a geyser of flaming dark molten rock erupts from each one separately. (B-rank, Ryuseiton)
Shouryuu Reppa(Rising Dragon Destroyer)- A variant of the Shouryuuken that with the force of Ryuseiton combines spirit energy into a detonating cover on the fist. When a single punch is thrown, The chakra around Daaku's hand extends and punches the foe with a fist of radiating chakra that can melt their skin. Each successive punch causes even greater damage until a final corkscrew punch launches a dragon of atomic chakra into the opposing ninja that throws them into the air and slams into their abdomen for a returning strike to the ground. Often foes can be severely injured at the end of the attack. (No-rank, Taijutsu/Atomikkuton/Himitsu-Tenga-ryu)
Ni~Tsu ga sasu koto no jutsu(Sunburst Technique)- A mist of chakra begins to spiral around Daaku as he manifests the chakra of the Atomic Release, moving it out in front of his body as the mist begins to pulse. As the mist is drawn into Daaku's fingertip he beings firing grape sized balls of chakra that randomly surround a foe or enemy group from many directions. On Daaku's command, the chakra balls converge a targets in an explosion. Its also possible for ninja to be struck and damaged with the compact balls of chakra before they detonate. (B-rank, Atomikkuton)
Shōgeki-tekina Shisenhappa(Shocking Death Beam Blast)- Rather than pull in chakra between his palms, Daaku streams chakra down his arms that forms into a concave buffer that Aether Lightning chakra feeds into, sparking and causes electricity to jump around Daaku's body. This mass of chakra is quite large and releases a straight shot of Aether Lightning at the opponent. This is backed by the launch of a super charged Senhappa that forms to the lightning which can consume the target in a flowing beam of piercing electricity and ki. Its not unusual for ninja that face this ki to suffer shock trauma afterward. (No-rank, Ēteruraiton)
Forbidden Jutsu
Saikō no doragonhappa(Supreme Dragon Blast)- Daaku charges a mass of chakra in both palms and his open mouth and then leaps high into the air, accelerating himself further via use of his Sokuji Sōshin. Upon reaching a maximum height of 20,000 feet, Daaku gathers extra ambient chakra from above sky itself, each chakra mass is imbued with one of an extreme nature. As each one falls from the sky toward foes and get ever closer, Daaku once again uses Sokuji Sōshin to warp them down to a closer range, devastating everything in the way with a monstrous mushroom cloud explosion of meteor, atomic and aether lightning chakra. As the chaos from the blast dies away another blast of chakra shaped as a dragon head goes off, to level whatever was left. (S-rank, Atomikkuton/Ēteruraiton/Ryuseiton/Pure)
Ēteruraiton no Yoroi(Aether Lightning Release Armor)- This technique begins by Daaku using a series of over 50 hand seals that cause a miniature lightning storm of chakratic force to blast around his entire body. As the lightning dies down Daaku becomes encased in a field of aether lightning that streams into his body, tethering to his nervous system. The connection is immediate and this increase of flow to and from his synapses maximizes the physical force, reaction time and control of everything nerve ending that Daaku has from within. This pushes him to the ultimate state of his own physical being, increasing his raw power and and speed far beyond his normal capabilities, so much in fact that he no longer breathes and oxygen is simply streamed through his pores and directly into the bloodstream to make conduct inside this state even simpler and more dangerous for those around Daaku. Dojutsu lose the ability to track his movements altogether, the lack of his body being in one place at a time causing a massive disturbance in eyes trying to follow his dual-physical form.
His chakra reaches a format where the embodiment of it is released through any means he desires and any ninjutsu Daaku uses can be released inside of a physical strike, allowing him to pummel opponents with massive physical strikes and at the same time string ninjutsu together with ease and room for switching tactics instantly. The use of techniques like a simple body flicker and move Daaku vast distances and by choosing which direction his outreaching chakra field moves in, simply running past foes can cause terrible damage to the surrounding area and their own bodies. He can cause this aura of lightning to form into shapes that move off from his frame and shock ninja involved in battle with pain that is activated straight by the trauma to their nerves. Daaku's own body is also affected by this lightning armor and because of that his facial hair grows longer, normally forming into a goatee, while the hair atop his head gets extremely long and often reaches past the lower back. The hair has the aura flowing directly through it and as such is spikely and very rigid, even turning a golden shade...(S-rank, Ēteruraiton/Supplementary)
Rasenkoa Senhappa(Helix Core Beam Blast)- Daaku manifests chakra into his palm that expands into a Rasenkoa very rapidly, shaking and vibrating with extra force as it starts to shrink and then expand again and again. This is due to the chakra inside the technique tearing apart at itself and the abundance of chakra that makes it whole. When Daaku rushes an opponent with this jutsu, it gains a web of force around the sphere that acts as a destructive nucleus; harboring chakra that tears up a foe on an accelerated level. This is made apparent by the ground around the foe being torn up and even grass and other objects being sucked in toward Daaku and the Rasenkoa as he uses it. Often many foes become trapped inside this web of terror and all at once, the jutsu collapses and detonates in a grandiose explosion. This blast starts a Senhappa that can easily be 10-15 feet wide, harboring the same properties as the tearing Helix Core. Everything in its path is torn up by the constant battering of the two combined jutsu. The devastation of this technique easily makes it Daaku strongest known attack, outclassing all the power of his other techniques even when they are mixed with one of his own chakratic mixtures. (X-rank, Yang)
Himitsu Tenga-ryu(Secret Tenga-ryu):
This is Daaku Raito's further developed style of the Tenga-ryu that he employs when in battle. His physical nature pours forth with an aura of spiritual chakratic compound that seeps on and all around Daaku's form. This spiritual force is a tether to draw out further force in battle. Each movement is specialized, and without need for excessively long chain combinations, the quick damage such a style can unleash in Daaku's hands is excessive.
Physical Aperture- Even though Daaku's muscle mass doesn't increase while using this style, his physical strength is increased easily up to 5 times or more. The impact of his attacks and also his defense is increased by the flow of spiritual force accumulating in a cycle from his body and the generation of chakra.
Hand/Arm Attacks- Immediate movement that can as such be started or shifted from any other given movement to be mixed with chakra base and spirit force as a fist is thrown or a hand is moved to attack. Punches from this method are very blunt and the impact of a fist, or hand can cause abnormal amounts of pain to an opponent from chakra being used to disrupt muscle tissue and also cause blood vessels to rupture. Gathering more chakra during an assault process can be even more devastating as it can thus be used to propel bursts of pressure into enemies that cause imbalance and room for follow up attacks after that, even after a single staggering blow.
Leg/Feet Attacks- In the Himitsu Tenga-ryu, kicks are more than a force to be reckoned with because even from a distance it is still possible to bet hit with one of them. The extension of the legs and feet enable one to lash out at opponents with series of kicks that shatter defenses. From a spinning motion one can kick outwards and use spirit chakra force to stabilize themself but offset an enemy, which leads to latch in attacks and aerial assaults. Some of the more damaging attacks are those that start from a roll, or a flip in a given direction, always with incredible force behind it.
Defensive Formation- When being attacked, Daaku will often remain stable as a strike comes his way and react by reaching out with his spirit to calculate damage. This streamed psychological tactic works wonders, as Daaku is hit and barely reacts, countering using the force or transferred force of his attackers incoming blows. (S-rank, Tenga-ryu)
Kegareta Tamashī(Tarnished Soul)- This weapon is the embodiment of the corrupted forces that continued to adhere on Daaku's sword during the Great Ninja War. It is amazingly sharp but doesn't have any special functions other than being able to release quite a bit of spiritual force as with the Tenga-ryu. It's rare for Daaku to summon this weapon but if he does, its all over for anybody in his way...
Purazuma Shuriken(Plasma Shuriken)- Shuriken that have a drive within them that harbor aether lightning chakra. they move through the air faster than regular shuriken and also emit a great shock when hitting other objects such as flesh or a tree.
Haretsu kunai(Exploding Kunai)- Kunai that are several inches longer and thicker than regular kunai. They explode upon impact, the likeliness of being injured by the splintering pieces of metal is very high.
Great Exploding Tags- An upgraded version of exploding tags that explode with a larger area space. They also need an incantation to be activated.
Shokubai shīrumāku(Catalyst Seal Mark)- For many years after the war, Daaku continued to study the arts of body transformation and also the art of using kinjutsu to force the body to go through cellular mutations that mutate the body by triggering offsets of both chakra and spiritual energy. This kind of force allows it users to become different beings altogether. In Daaku's case the genetic mutation brought about the creation of a more applied form where he used Irritum and Oriens in their base forms to apply a seal on the base of his neck. Without being active, this has given Daaku some vampire-like tendencies; his canine teeth made longer and sharper, also having spaces within them to drain and absorb blood from other beings. He literally gains new levels of power from doing this horrific action.
Stage One- Upon activation of the seal, the mark on the side of Daaku's neck unfurls and fans across his upper body, spreading in a webbed pattern. Daaku's speed increases a bit, but the real force comes from Daaku being able to forcefully ebb spiritual force around his body and now assume a form where when he moves, spiritual emissions from his body target and attack foes with them, breaking their ability to surmise and formulate chakra. There is an increase in physical power, however his strikes now spread tearing into the flesh during strikes. Basically it is the spread of chakra to cause rippling physical damage. Draining blood from foes rapidly restores Daaku's health and triggers resilience to fire, and wind chakra types.
Stage Two- When increasing the flow of both dragon's DNA into his own, Daaku further mutates into a state that takes on a much more lithe appearance where as Daaku normally is quite thick and muscled. His entire body becomes more draconian. Its gains a hardened form that becomes immune to fire and lightning chakra and even more resilient to wind chakra than before. The cellular structure of Daaku adorns him a tail in this form, which he can use as an added weapon for attack and defense as its rock hard bone structure takes little damage. His teeth also get longer and can drain blood faster than before. Using his eyes as a focal point, Daaku can easily disorient enemies by misguiding their spiritual paths and render their jutsu much weaker by breaking the ties inside the chakra. Though slimmer Daaku is also a lot stronger in this form and can lift hundreds of pounds with ease. He retains the changes in power and manipulation from stage one.
Chakratic Subjugation- Daaku's own body and chakra paths are unlike that of any other person, they stem from the nature of the tarnaic and rather than be subjected to the normal means of transfer and draw, his chakra is streamed in through his body through the force of the realm overlaying the physical world. Attempts to damage his tenketsu and so on don't work as he is able to use and manipulate his own chakra without the need of such simple methods. More so he has attained the ability of mold his chakra around other chakra types and cause a piercing nature of force to disrupt their chakra, even when fully sustained during use.
Āsu· Masutarī(Earth Mastery)- Being from the Rock Village, Daaku Raito is a ninja of great strength out of those foreknown from the use of earth based jutsu. Suprisingly he has none earth jutsu in his arsenal but that us because Daaku can manipulate the earth using his chakra alone and much like Sanosuke, can use it to a great extent and fathom many objects and use the earth on whim solely by using his chkara to bond with the earth itself. When he does this however and odd chakra substance adds a golden hue to the earth and as such people are able to know when Daaku is affecting it.
Sokuji Sōshin(Immediate Transmission)- A technique savvy to the enactment of movement through the rending of chakra in a given direction, using the tarnaic in place of space and time which allows the user to be embodied in one place after the next. Like movement with no speed involved a simpler force can be exerted to move to extreme speeds in linear time, albeit chakra consumption can be great.
History: As a child, Daaku had been born into the Raito Clan, birthed with the special talents of the secret clan that his own family was also a part of; this being the Tarnaic. He was raised as any other child in Iwa and he grew up as a teenager, knowing too well that he was to use his talents to bring as much prosperity to his land as possible. Being a Raito and a Tarnaic was no easy task, especially when the talents of Daaku via his Burakkuai had him on a constant missionary outlet to both track ninja and also find out the secrets of other villages even from a young age.
On these missions he was of course sent to Konoha many times and while there he was teamed up with another his age named Minato Namikaze, the two became friends, both keeping track of the other's work and maintaining there status as jounin to the fullest extent and making sure that nobody was able to fell them and that as representations of their respective nations that both upheld their beliefs. Around this time the tow were sent on a mission to the Village Hidden in the Gardens they came across a man also close to their age; a certain Sanosuke Uchiha. This man was sarcastic and butted heads with Daaku right away but as usual Minato made sure that Daaku kept his cool and as more time passed the three became a trio of sorts that was nearly inseparable.
Several years passed and as the nations began to have turmoil with one another for this reason and that, war ended up breaking out and the Great Ninja War began. For awhile Daaku tried to stay out of it as much as possible but it was nearly impossible to do so when war was consuming the lands, so rather than do nothing, he convinced Minato and Sano to do work as mercenaries with him and as such the trio began storming the battlefield and simply massacred any who stood in their way for sake of a better future. Even though they all originally saw eye to eye, Minato left the trio to go back to Konoha, fearing that Sano and Daaku were going to far and instead sought to make peace and quell the fighting.
As the war got more extreme Daaku and Sano faced the ranks of Konoha and a massive battle ensued. During this battle Normatsu Izukaishi and his wife showed up, the battle was horrific and many died, the jest of Sano's rage left him unchecked and going against what Daaku believed to be his nindo, Sanosuke ended up killing Normatsu's mate. It was then that Daaku realized that the war was continuing to take lives that were needed for the future that he, Sano and Minato had wanted all along. He refused to fight after that moment along with the activation of his Burakkuai into a new more terrifying state. This ended up being a deciding battle and the war ended soon after that.
The process to rebuild had begun and in the years that followed many things transpired from Daaku and Minato seeking to finish techniques that were quite similar to he and Sano perfecting the use of a special release that Daaku developed. In this period of time not only did Daaku end up having a drunken one night stand with the woman Minato loved. For several years Daaku was the Tsuchikage but he knew that such a job was not for him. He loved the people of Iwagakure but would much rather travel and teach, constantly developing his own style of the Tenga-Ryu Art.
Such terror had been released from Daaku using his Burakkuai that he sought to seal away the power that continued to progress and evolve into something that had even perplexed Sanosuke, he had wondered why Daaku would ever want to do such a thing, all he was told was, "Do this for me friend else my eyes be the downfall of this world we helped restore..."
Ultimately Daaku wanted to do other things that remain in a stationary role like that of the Tsuchikage, so instead Daaku continued to master and use his influence to prosper and enjoy the world. With the exams over and a slew of new issues arising, Daaku has no problem stepping up to help out...
The Tenga-ryu is the fighting style that Daaku started to develop at the early stages of the end of the Great Ninja War 12 years ago. Its a style that incorporates a high level of both chakratic manipulation and concentration to accomplish, due to the expert forms of chakra fusion and the merge of spirit force to and from attacks. By relinquishing the body's natural lock on alternative forces as a ninja based on chakra, Daaku and his students use a source of power that comes directly from their inner beings, both their will and chakra at once that is infused with a spiritual base.
By empowering themselves with this force, the rates of their physical damage increases dramatically, augmenting each blow with a release of spiritual force that continues to grow as one trains in the Tenga-ryu art. Monstrous power can be gained with the use of this knowledge but there are also things that aren't supposed to be done as well.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 23 points, Delonte West had 13 and a career-high eight steals and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team to clinch a spot in the NBA playoffs by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 91-73 on Wednesday night in a potential first-round series preview.
At 48-12, the Cavaliers wrapped up their fourth straight postseason berth with more than one month left in the regular season. But Cleveland has been doing everything at an accelerated rate. The Cavs moved 36 games over. 500 for the first time and improved their league-best record at home to 27-1.
Mo Williams scored 15 against his former team and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 14 for Cleveland, which lowered its magic for winning the Central Division to six.
Richard Jefferson scored 29 for the Bucks, currently clinging to the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland swept the four-game season series between the teams, who could meet again in April with more more at stake.
Milwaukee was still within striking distance late in the third quarter, but Wally Szczerbiak hit a 3-pointer and James followed with one of his own as the Cavs, who seemed disinterested for much of the night, took a 14-point lead into the fourth.
The Bucks fought back and closed within 10 when James, who scored 55 in the last meeting between the clubs, dropped a step-back 3-pointer over Luc Mbah a Moute in the deep corner near Milwaukee's bench to make it 81-68 with 6:45 left. James paused to admire his make before heading down the floor.
Cleveland was back home following a grueling, four-games-in-five-nights road trip during which the Cavs went 3-1 against Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta and Miami — all likely playoff teams. Cleveland had to rally to win the last two games, and overcame lengthy travel delays en route to South Florida.
The Cavs didn't have to work nearly as hard against the Bucks.
As he was being stretched out by a trainer on the locker room floor before tipoff, James, Williams and teammate Tarence Kinsey watched the video of James' 55-point performance against the Bucks on Feb. 20. James seemed to recall every dribble, pass and shot and was most impressed by his 24-point, third-quarter explosion.
"That's the best quarter I've ever seen," he said.
There would be no encore for James, who attempted just 11 shots and sat out the final four minutes.
Ahead by just three points in the second quarter, the Cavaliers went on a 9-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from James and opened a 48-39 halftime lead.
Jefferson kept the Bucks close all by himself as he scored 17 points in the opening half.
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Cailtin Driscoll's goal on Emily Yates' assist with 5:54 left in the second overtime lifted DePauw to a 2-1 win over visiting Centre at McKeen Field. The win lifted DePauw's record to 2-0.
Emily Waterman's goal which was assisted by Yates with 4:04 left in the first half put the Tigers ahead 1-0. The Colonels knotted the contest at 1-1 on Meagan Haag's score with an assist from Gina Preston with just 1:24 left.
DePauw outshot the Colonels 17-9 on the way to the win. Sara Shalowitz recorded eight saves in goal for the Tigers.
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Locally-owned Waller Petroleum provided a fueling truck and fuel to the people of the New York/New Jersey area in the days following the mega storm that left a wide swath of destruction in its wake.
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Dragon Age II
You can import save game from Origins which will tell you which events were crucial and will affect this game.
Different choices can change the balance of friendship between you and your party members to better or worse.
To keep up with tougher enemies, you'll have to buy or find better weapons, and sell junk wares if you're low on cash or space.
Various interiors repeat over and over again which no doubt decreased this game's production time, but also player's experience.
Enchantment!! Yes, the two dwarves from the original DA are back to render you their services of enchanting items.
Kirkwall at night is full of thugs and bandits that will forfeit their lives while trying to kill you.


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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin hearing cases in its fall term next month. On the second day of arguments, a case that has been labeled the "next Citizens United" will be heard by the Justices. The case, McCutcheon v.


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Va. State Fair scholarships could be jeopardized
State Fair of Virginia officials say that more than $1 million in scholarships awarded to high school students could be in jeopardy.
Burglary spree strikes Stafford County churches
Stafford County sheriff's officials are asking for help to solve a spate of burglaries at three county churches.
Va. police officer arrested after taking teen to Motel 6
A local police officer has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after bringing a 17-year-old boy to a Stafford County motel.
Abuse charge dismissed in Va. heroin baby case
A Virginia woman who gave birth to a heroin-addicted baby has been convicted of a drug charge.
Va. contractor reaches deal on $1B I-95 project
After years of discussion and debate, Virginia has reached a nearly $1 billion deal with a private contractor to build high occupancy toll lanes on Interstate 95 in northern Virginia that planners hope will improve one of the region's worst traffic corridors
Virginia reaches agreement for I-95 HOT lanes
After years of discussions, lawsuits and redesigns, the High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes for I-95 in Virginia appear to be a done deal.
Va. family says hackers using late relative's email
A Stafford family says hackers are using a late relative's account to send spam messages.
Missing man found dead in Stafford County
A 24-year-old Stafford County man has been found dead in a wooded area near Rocky Way Drive in north Stafford.
Search continues for canoeist missing in Rappahannock River
A search is entering its third day for a canoeist who went missing in the Rappahannock River.
Police investigate abduction attempt in Stafford County
Police in Stafford County are looking for a man they say tried to abduct a 17-year-old girl last week.
Before relief, more road construction for NoVa commuters
Several transportation projects are underway throughout Northern Virginia that could soon bring some traffic relief to commuters. But before that happens, the road construction could cause more headaches.
Police to ticket illegal parkers at Va. commuter lot
Virginia State Police Monday will begin ticketing illegally parked cars in a popular commuter lot in Woodbridge.
'Banana Man' principal resigns
The principal at Colonial Forge High School, where a student was suspended recently after running onto the football field in a banana suit, announced her resignation on Tuesday night.
Stafford schools chief apologizes to protesters
Stafford Schools Superintendent Randy Bridges has apologized for a school's response to students protesting the suspension of a classmate.
Public hearings to be held on I-95 HOV/HOT lanes
Plans are moving ahead for high occupancy lanes on Interstate 95 in Virginia, and the public is getting a chance to weigh in on the project.
ACLU backs wearers of "Free Banana Man' T-shirts
The American Civil Liberties Union told a Stafford County high school's administrators Thursday that they must allow students to wear "Free Banana Man" T-shirts protesting the suspension of a classmate who sprinted around a football field wearing a banana costume.
Virginia woman: 'Bring Kozmo Home'
A beloved dog has gone missing and a local family is asking for helping finding her.
Va. slavery museum group misses tax deadline
A group trying to build a national slavery museum in Virginia has missed a deadline to pay more than $215,000 in back taxes to the city of Fredericksburg.
Water causes worries in Stafford and lower Potomac
Water safety is a growing concern across the region as problems have been reported in two major water sources.
Police: Escaped felon, woman led officers on chase
A Stafford man faces multiple charges after he broke free from deputies trying to take him into custody and led officers on a high-speed, two-county chase while driving handcuffed, authorities say.


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« on: March 10, 2012, 03:01:56 am »Axon,That's quite rude. I might be new to this forum, but I don't remember directing aggression or arrogance to you or anybody. If this is your way of expressing yourself then so be it, but I wasn't claiming to be a 1337 hax0r and like I previously said, I'm not trying to make some cash.
I had a genuine question, and I posted it.
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- Don't give out personal information such as your first and last name, telephone number, home address, or your parents' credit card number.
- Don't agree to meet strangers you may have communicated with online without first getting your parents' permission. If you do arrange to meet someone, make sure your parents know who you will be meeting, when and where.
- Don't assume that everything you read on the Internet is true. Try to figure out who wrote the information you are reading, why and when they wrote it, and if it is accurate.
Other organizations offer additional safety tips and information to help you make smart decisions about your and your family's use of the Internet.
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Internet access at the Monroe County Public Library is provided in accordance with the Monroe County Public Library's adoption of the Library Bill of Rights [6] and the American Library Association's interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights as it applies to Access to Electronic Information, Services and Networks [7]. In support of the Freedom to Read [8]and The Universal Right To Free Expression [9], Internet resources accessible through the Monroe County Public Library are provided equally to all library users, regardless of age. As with other library materials, parents or guardians, not the library or its staff, are responsible for monitoring their child's selection of information on the Internet. Parents -- and only parents -- may restrict their children -- and only their children -- from accessing Internet resources via the library's connection to the Internet. We respect and encourage your right to supervise your child's use of the library, including your child's Internet sessions.
In addition to the sites listed above, the Google Family Safety Center [10] provides a wealth of information and resources to help teach young people how to use the Internet in a safe manner. See also our page on:
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The websites that we link to from the MCPL Children's Services web pages have been selected to reflect the interests and information needs of the children we serve. Because we serve a wide age range of children -- from pre-school to middle school, some of the sites featured here may be more appropriate for older children than younger. What we consider before we link to a remote site:
- Appeal to children between the ages of 3 and 12.
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While the sites we link to are ones we recommend for children, we do not control the information that is produced on remote websites. Unless you see "Monroe County Public Library" listed at the bottom of the page, the site is produced by an outside source.
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FAYETTEVILLE - One of the two candidates for North Carolina Democratic Party chairman has dropped out of the race, citing family concerns.
Former state Sen. Eric Mansfield of Fayetteville told supporters Thursday he was withdrawing because his mother has a "rapidly deteriorating disease" that requires his full attention. Mansfield entered the race last month but says he must be there for his mother now.
The decision leaves Chatham County Democratic chairman and Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller as the only announced candidate for the post. The state party's executive committee meets Feb. 2 to choose new leaders. Current Chairman David Parker said he is not seeking re-election.
"I look forward to working with our next Chair, whomever that might be, ... our elected leaders, and everyone in between so that we can build a party which mends itself, develops a message that inspires, raises the resources that we need to invest in our infrastructure, and ultimately mobilizes to victory in 2014 and beyond," Mansfield said in a statement.
Mansfield said Thursday night he will continue to work within the party, now as a volunteer. His efforts will be spent working to "try to bring the party together and fight for the values of North Carolina."
Even as the state's demographics shift, Mansfield said, there will always be a struggle between the residents of rural and urban counties. They may have competing interests, he said, but they have a common thread: They want an equal opportunity.
"Everyone should have a fair shot at getting a great education, great health care and a great job," he said, though that's not to say the outcomes will always be the same or that certain results are guaranteed.
The key for the Democratic Party is to be more for the people of the state and good policy than politics, Mansfield said.
"Often the citizens are more progressive than the politics of North Carolina," he said.
Mansfield served in the Senate for two years and ran unsuccessfully in 2012 for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
Assistant metro editor Jackie Torok contributed to this report.
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CSIS' VOCES Blog
May 3, 2012
by Christopher Sands
Following an election victory on May 2, 2011that gave the Conservative Party 166 seats in the 308-seat House of Commons, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been heading his first majority government for one full year. Many Canadian observers thought that with a majority government, Harper would throw caution to the wind and show his true colors as a right-wing ideologue. But has he?
For the past several days, pundits and commentators have rendered a mixed – and contradictory – judgment of the Harper majority. John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail gave a lengthy appraisal of the prime minister's record, and found him to have pursued a kind of conservative nationalism that emphasized ties to the British (and Canadian) monarchy, sports success, and military heroism that made many Canadians proud and had attracted support from immigrant communities that formerly voted for the Liberal Party.
Writing in the National Post, Andrew Coyne criticized Harper as governing timidly—as though he was still leading a minority government—afraid to push for conservative principles now that he has the chance. Maclean's Magazine's Aaron Wherry was similarly underwhelmed, even though he noted that Stephen Harper marked the anniversary of his government in the House of Commons with a speech that bragged of transformational change to Canada as a result of his government's efforts.
Last month, the New Democratic Party selected Quebec Member of Parliament Thomas Mulcair to replace the late Jack Layton as party leader and, due to the NDP's 101 seats in the House of Commons, Mulcair is now the Leader of the Official Opposition. For the first time in nearly a year, Harper faces a sharp debater and articulate critic in the Commons who lost no time in debunking Harper's claims of achievements during the past 12 months.
Canadians will continue to debate whether the past year under Harper's majority government has been a shift to the right or just to a whiter shade of pale. The challenge from Mulcair and an NDP surging in the polls will make the answer to this question central to Canadian politics in the years to come.
Christopher Sands is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute.
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The Friction Belt by Patagonia. Strong, multifunctional web belt.
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- Nylon webbing is quick drying and doubles as an emergency lash strap
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Having gotten sick of my leather belt deforming in the rain or when I sweat profusely from biking on a particularly hot day and staining my waistband, AND because it only had 2 notches that worked for me: so tight I hope you don't have more than a salad for lunch and so loose that I hope you're wearing longjohns to beef up your shapely, narrow hips; I bought this specifically because I wanted a nylon webbing belt with a manual double-pass through buckle. It always fits, no matter the pants I'm wearing or how much I eat.It being nylon means that if it does get the funk, I can just throw it in with the laundry and let it hang dry. My cat loves when I do that because then he gets another opportunity to destroy my things. But even his most vicious attacks hardly damage it. And any strands that do come a little loose I melt back into place.As a climber I value the redundancy and safety of a double-backed buckle, even if it's just for my pants.
this is a gift for my boyfriend. his blue friction belt has been around forever (so has the boyfriend) and it was starting to get a little dull looking (the belt, not the boyfriend). the old belt is still in perfect working order (as is the boyfriend.) but BF said he wanted a brown belt now and was very particular about the shade of brown -- weird, i know, for a guy to care that much about specific color. the "axel balsam stripe" was the only brown that he wanted and i do hope he likes it when he sees it. the old belt has been great for holding up pants, tying people up, and as a climbing accessory, and we are looking forward to many more happy years with the new one
I love this belt, I've been through a lot of belts, for some reason I'm very particular about my belts. I got this belt and threw out every other belt I owned, it's that awesome. I got the black one so it goes with pretty much everything. I wear it when I'm mountaineering, I wear it when I'm rocking those pastel shorts from J Crew, I use it when I'm rock climbing and the rope isn't quite long enough. Could probably get away with wearing it as a head band, it's that awesome. I've got a size 32 waist and there is just the right amount of length left over at the end. Perfect.
Bought this hoping it would last me like my old web belts. Durability has been good so far and it's been out in the back woods, the mountains, even hangs out around my waist at work while I'm welding. Only problem I've had is that after a few months of use, it always seems to want to slip loose when I'm doing something important, and don't have the hands to grab the waistline... so I end up duck walking ever so slightly(i'd like to think it's quirky and eccentric seeming) till I have a free hand. I've remedied this by running it double backed...but it seems like I shouldnt have had to.
As soon as it arrived i put it on and tried it out also i decided i was going to put it through one of my own tests and hung it from my pull up bar and it succefuly held 120pds withought seperating its unbelieveably strong and i love it
This belt is great! I got mine with the Fitzroy design and it is probably the coolest looking belt I've seen that isn't gaudy and flashy. True to it's word, this belt has yet to slip on me, a testament to the quality of patagonia's gear. It's reversible too, though I don't know why you would ever want to put the fitz skyline away. It's a tremendously simple belt, just stick the tail in then out and your set. I've heard that the size is so it can be used as an emergency pack strap. True or not, that's a pretty cool idea.


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This exhibition is a collection of oil paintings focusing mainly on the landscapes of Fermanagh and the West of Ireland opens on Friday 7th December at 8pm at the Higher Bridges Gallery in the Clinton Centre. The recurring themes are to do with the interlocking shapes, colours, textures and patterns of the land and water, as well as the effect of weather on them. Strong and vibrant colours predominate in much of the work, undoubtedly inspired by Alison's interest in the Scottish Colourists. Other paintings are more reflective in tone.
Alison approaches her painting in a structured way, but once begun they are carried forward intuitively. In this way she maximises the creative possibilities by not limiting herself to preconceived outcomes. Using a reduced palette, bands of colour and pattern are simplified to create a level of abstraction, and the paintings are developed in layers. A variety of tools, including skewers and painting knives, are used to make marks in the paint, revealing the colours below, thus creating shifting dynamics within each piece.
About the artistAlison was born in Enniskillen and grew up on a dairy farm in Springfield, three miles outside the town, where her parents still live. She now lives in Edinburgh with her husband and daughter.
Asked to explain her motivation behind her paintings of Fermanagh and the West, she said: "I feel very lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful county as Fermanagh. I have a strong attachment to the land, some of which I'm sure comes from a happy childhood growing up on the family farm. There's also the strong sense of belonging that you get from growing up in a place like Fermanagh. Living away from 'home' has made me appreciate the beauty and the peacefulness of the landscape even more and I visit as often as I can to see family and friends, get out into the countryside as well as recharge my batteries."Alison's interest in art developed at the Collegiate School in Enniskillen, under the then art teacher, Gordon Johnston. "Gordon was a great teacher," she said. "He not only helped move our technical skills forward, but also took a genuine interest in us as individuals. He encouraged us to begin to think in a more artistic, outward-looking way."
Alison has experimented with different media, including stone and photolithographic printmaking at the Edinburgh Printmakers' studio, but has always been drawn back to oil painting. "I like the way that using oils gives you the opportunity to work and re-work the paintings, as well as the interesting effects you can achieve with texture. It's an extremely therapeutic and satisfying medium to work with." Alison is delighted to be having this solo exhibition, 'Breathing Space', in her home town. She hopes that it will give people the opportunity to take a bit of 'time out' of their busy lives and that they will enjoy looking at the paintings as much as she has enjoyed creating them.
She is particularly grateful for the support and encouragement of her husband, Adam, as well as the help of her sister, Joanne, who lives locally.
Alison Dicksons exhibition will run from the 8th – 22nd December 2008. Opening on the 7th at 8pm. All work is for sale – a chance to get something unique for a loved one this Christmas. Further details from:
Arts Officer: Diane HenshawFermanagh District CouncilTownhallEnniskillenBT74 7BA T: (028) 66325050E: [email protected]


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Located in the heart of Jakarta's financial district, Le Meridien Hotel ideally lies at easy access from National Museum, Presidential National Palace and Ancol Dream Land. Directly opposite the World Trade Centre, the hotel is 30 minutes from Soekarno Hatta International Airport.
This hotel offers well-appointed guestrooms, with all modern amenities including voice mail, air conditioner, cable television and a mini bar. Four rooms have been adapted for disabled guests and are located on the second floor.
Guests can dine at the onsite restaurants, which serve Lebanese, Japanese, French cuisine along with Asian specialties of the region. Guests can also unwind with a drink at the hotel bar.
Business guests can utilise the business centre at the Le Meridien Hotel Jakarta to attend to their work. A health club, spa, gymnasium, swimming pool, jacuzzi and a sauna are available for guests' convenience. Guests can shop at nearby Plaza Semanggi Shopping and Mall Ambassador.
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The hotel is clean and the room is big. The breadfast is delicious. The staff is nice and helpful.Their is wifi service.
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The staff was unpleasant and unwelcoming. Mini bar was emptied due to no credit card, even though room was paid in full and cash was on hand. Guest was made to feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. What a shame!
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I really enjoy the stay!
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We stayed 3 nights in this hotel. Pros: The location is good, in the Jakarta business area. If you want to explore the main sights of the city, this is a good point to go from. The room is large, free high-speed internet is available. Cons: breakfast is very expensive (USD15), especially taking account of the generally very cheap restaurant pricing in Jakarta. No airport shuttle.
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It was wonderful and we had a great time. ish we were there for longer. great food, awsome rooms and fantastic staff
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CHRISTMAS FAYRE Dont forget the Christmas Fayre is this Sunday 8th December at the community hall commencing at 2pm - promises to be a great family day out.
ANNUAL BAZAAR The Annual Bazaar was cancelled on Sunday due to a clash with Scor na nOg final, it is now scheduled for the 15th December at the community hall, it will commence at 5pm and there will be loads of prizes on offer.
CORE PROJECT As many people may be aware the Club is developing its facilities with the CORE project (Community Outdoor Recreation Enterprise). Having received a grant from ARC (85% of total project costs) the club is in the process of raising the other 15% . The club decided that the easiest and quickest way to raise the funds was to hold a draw. Anyone who would like to purchase a ticket or help with the selling of the tickets can contact Marty on 07553380179. WE ARE WORKING FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR CLUBS FUTURE – YOU CAN BE PART OF IT!
CLUB LOTTO The Club Lotto Jackpot is now £1200, the letters for week 27 November 2013 were J - R - U - X - Z there was 3 winners with 3 letters each winning £20.
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Durty Harry's is home base for canine-human bonding sessions based on an interspecies passion for four-legged hygiene and flower-scented soap. The grooming specialists and fur refurbishers tend to mutts of all stripes, but today's Groupon gives you the tools to do the work on your own. Bring your pooch into the store, and you'll get shampoo and conditioner to restore the breezy shine of a puppy's fur coat or the paisley patterns common among modest breeds wearing pants. After you've treated your tailed companion to a soothing bath in a pup-size tub, the friendly staff at Durty Harry's will hook you up with brushes, a blow dryer, and a towel so that you can give your dog the fluffy finish she's been begging for with her eyes. Durty Harry's will clean the tub, so you're free to go until the next under-the-paws scrub down.
The staff at Abba's Place Dog Grooming sees pets just as their owners do: as members of the family. As such, they perform a slew of services to keep up with pawed companions, including feeding, walks, litter-box cleaning, and boarding. They accompany their pet care with home-sitting services, such as watering plants, carrying trash out, and bringing in mail.
Beantown Bed & Biscuit is a luxury interactive daycare, overnight boarding and walking service for your dog. Founded on the principal that a tired dog is a happy dog, we strive to provide a fun and stimulating environment that will quickly become your dog's home away from home.
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Volunteers 'R' Us
Group ponders doing background checks for other nonprofits
It's not always about saying nice things when looking out for the best interests of both volunteers and not-for-profits.
Sometimes Brenda Michael-Haggard, executive director of Volunteer Tulsa, has to let organizations know when a volunteer has had a lousy experience.
"It can happen often," Michael-Haggard said. An overwhelmed volunteer administrator may be juggling too many tasks to properly describe the volunteer position, for example, leading to miscommunication from the start, she said. Other times, people may not have kept track of who is coming on what days to ensure everybody knows their role.
"How a volunteer is treated, communicated with, is huge, huge to whether or not a volunteer fulfills any part of that desire to serve," Michael-Haggard said.
If the volunteer signed on through Volunteer Tulsa, sort of a central hub between volunteers and community charities, feedback can be given online.
"We can help the organization [and] the volunteer administrator know so that someone else can have a better experience next time," Michael-Haggard said.
Volunteer Tulsa, formed in 2005 after spinning off from the Community Service Council, works to match up volunteers with giving opportunities. But its mission also involves encouraging and consulting with not-for-profits to help them best reach their goals.
On the agenda for the new year is an idea to serve as more of a central clearinghouse for volunteers, not only doing background checks for other organizations but also offering basic orientation on being a volunteer.
No decision has yet been made about whether Volunteer Tulsa will take on this expanded role, but Michael-Haggard said the idea has some support. She said she spoke to a gathering of United Way organizations to ask how much interest the representatives had in participating in such a program. "All the hands went up," Michael-Haggard said.
"Our mission program committee is researching the possibility of our becoming that certifying organization," she said, explaining that to help other nonprofits, "the intention is to help reduce their expense, because that could maximize resources."
Background checks can be pricey, though Michael-Haggard praised Tulsa-based American Checked, a background screening company, for offering "greatly reduced rates" to the organization, as well as free consultations for many charities.
If Volunteer Tulsa moves forward with the idea, it must consider the cost and liability of acting as such a clearinghouse. The benefit would be to other nonprofits, which "our card-carrying volunteers could plug right into" those groups' efforts more quickly and easily, she said.
Michael-Haggard also touts the benefits of a disciplined approach to volunteer management, encouraging others to complete what's known as the Certified in Volunteer Administration process.
Volunteer Tulsa published a report in 2011 that included survey results showing that 68 percent of responding organizations have staff specifically recognized or trained in managing volunteers.
"At the core, at the structural system, Volunteer Tulsa observes the most effective organizations are the ones that have clearly, boldly embraced volunteerism as key, critical and central to their organization's being," she said.
But there's no guarantee that nonprofits recognize what Michael-Haggard described as the importance of such management. Also, change can come rapidly for these organizations. "I believe 35 percent of our organizations just in the past year, year and a half have had a transition in volunteer administration," Michael-Haggard said, calling it a high level of turnover.
At Oklahoma Blood Institute, Stephanie Huston works as director of volunteer services. In Tulsa, about 65 volunteers perform a variety of roles that include labeling empty blood bags to helping donors sign in at various blood donations events.
The Oklahoma City-based organization actually operates in Arkansas and Texas, and, in total, has over 1,000 volunteers performing an even wider variety of tasks, Huston said.
"Without the volunteers, there's a lot of work that either, a.) would go undone, or b.) we would have to put on the plates of others. I think the volunteers kind of help us hold it all together," Huston said.
She's completed the coursework and passed the exam to be Certified in Volunteer Administration, but had not yet heard about results from her complete portfolio as of press time.
Asked why she worked to complete the certification, she said, "I thought this would be a good way not only to validate what I do every day, but kind of increase my knowledge of volunteerism as a whole."
She stressed the importance of interviews to find out if a volunteer is a good match for the institute.
"We do have volunteer opportunities that don't take a lot of training, but we do have volunteer opportunities that do take some training in order that there's not any errors," Huston said. She explained about the cost of new blood bags and the importance of proper labeling, for example. "Sometimes my challenge is just communicating with the volunteer what our needs are, gathering information on what their needs are to see if we're a good fit."
At Volunteertulsa.org, more than 22,000 have signed up to explore what volunteer opportunities are available locally. The website has been tweaked this year to allow for volunteers to report their activity as a way to keep better track of exactly how much volunteer work is done in the Tulsa area.
"That will give us a greater indication of what is going on in the community," Michael-Haggard said, encouraging new organizations to also input information into the website.
The organization is not content to simply be an online tool, however, and it remains committed to improving efficiency and satisfaction related to volunteer work.
"With anything, the negative volunteer experiences, just like a negative restaurant experience or negative customer service in a retail store, can be deadly. And we are here to learn and help our organizations avoid the negative experiences so that the volunteers they rely upon to fulfill their missions are available and clamoring to come and help," she said.
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I'm wondering what people's favourite video game/favourite video game in each genre is? Here's what I think.
For RPG's I'd go with TES: Skyrim.
For RTS I'd go with Rome: Total War, maybe Total War: Rome II once it comes out, though C&C is high up there.
For FPS Halo 4.
For racing I'd probably go with Burnout Revenge.
For action-adventure either Assassins Creed 2, or AC: Brotherhood.
For 3PS I'd go with Gears of War 2 or 3.
Platformer would be Super Mario World.
For survival horror, probably one of the Dead Rising games. Maybe one of the Dead Space games.
I can't pick for music games, it'd probably be something like a mix of Rock Band 2, for the on disc setlist, multiplayer, world tour, with Guitar Hero 3's hitbox sizes, with Rock Band 3's DLC, pro modes/instruments, with Rocksmith's pro/real guitar chart layout, and ability to use any guitar with 1/4 inch output.
Overall I'd have to go with Halo 4.
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I never pick favorites.
you can pretty much say that anything with health regeneration is not in my top 5 in any genre though
my love is like a candle, if you forget me, i will burn your damn house down.
Lets see...
RPG - um... I don't play many... does Pokemon count? I'll go with Pokemon... not sure which one.
RTS - I think the only RTS I've ever played was Halo Wars and it was meh.
FPS - Bioshock. Just a fantastic game.
Racing - Mario Kart DS.
Action Adventure - I... don't know...
3PS - I don't think I've played many of them. I guess Fallout 3. I've only played it for a few hours but I'm enjoying more than the other 3PS I can think of that I've played.
Platformer - Super Mario Brothers 3. No question.
Survival Horror - none. Does RE5 count? Other than that all I've played was RE1 and that game's controls are too frustrating to enjoy. Wait... does Luigi's Mansion count? If so then I pick that.
Music Game - Rock Band 3. No question. I'm not even sick of the on disc setlist yet.
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Yeah, I got Halo Wars and I found it to be a poor RTS game. I think it could've been possibly better on PC. For RTS I really need the point and click functionality of a mouse to play well. Plus in the online multiplayer, people just spammed the strongest possible unit until your defenses broke down. I never played Super Mario bros. 2 or 3. I liked 1 a lot and I heard 3 was very good though. Also, Fallout would count as an RPG, but it also is a third person shooter, so it being in either category is fine. I never got around to playing a Fallout game, but I may pick a new one up, if it was released. RE5 definitely counts for survival horror. Rock Band 3 is a great game as well, obviously. I liked Mario Kart double dash if that's anything like the DS version. Also, I liked Bioshock a lot. I think the first was my favourite in most aspects. I didn't like the multiplayer for Bioshock 2 though. Also, wasn't there some DLC or something for Bioshock 2, that let you level up really fast. I thought it was very unfair they did that, if I remember correctly.
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I loved Bioshock 2's multiplayer. Possibly the funnest FPS multiplayer I've ever played. I don't know about any such DLC though. After the first two months it became too difficult to find a game online so I just kinda traded it in.
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RPG - Fallout 3, I cannot stress enough how much I absolutely adore that game. The environment and the story and the art, my god the pre 50's futuristic world brings me to tears in how immersive it is.
RTS - I used to play a game called Impossible Creatures where you had to combine animals to fight off enemies. My favorite was a chameleon and a polar bear that made a massive bear body with a long tongue and claws that could turn invisible. So many awesome things could be done with that game like flying whales Komodo dragon ants and so on.
FPS - Resistance. Insomniac is one of my all time favorite developers and their combining crazy guns like Ratchet and Clank with a deeply moving story about humanity fighting for survival made for chaotic yet wonderful gameplay.
Racing - Motorstorm Pacific Rift. It was close between this and Burnout Paradise but I love off road racing so much as opposed to street racing. Motorstorm had amazing environments set in Hawaii where you raced along active volcanoes or race down waterfalls, could punch people off their bikes or atvs, and mud and water effects that really changed gameplay as you blazed through them.
Action Adventure - I'm gonna say GTA 4 for this as it's one of my all time favorite games especially the DLC which made the city even more impressive with each release. Very close second is Red Dead Redemption which showed me a cowboy game could kick total ass.
3PS - MGS3. I had way too much fun in this game running around the jungle, poisoning enemies, setting traps, and causing chaos. MGS4 was amazing too, but just for all the great memories I had with MGS3 including the crazy bosses and secret stuff, MGS3 wins.
Platformer - Uncharted 3. So many amazing set pieces as you're falling out of airplanes, escaping sinking ships, among other things made this my go to platformer. Ratchet and Clank 2 being a close second.
Survival Horror - Dead Rising, great game, but it depresses the living hell out of you and I haven't been in the mood to play the second despite buying it a year or so ago.
Music Game - Rocksmith, words cannot describe the feeling I got when I first felt myself playing the guitar right and being able to lay it outside the game as well. Rock Band will always have a special place in my heart, but difficulty that adjusts to your playing makes Rocksmith king.
Puzzle Game - Portal 2. Hilarious thought provoking and exceedingly well executed, Portal being awesome is no lie.
Multiplayer Game - Little Big Planet 2, this is hands down the game you can do anything and its not fair bogging it down to platformer when you can do anything. The community levels that people are always releasing are top notch with LBP2 levels being miles above LBP1 main levels and playing with friends is the best part. I've also been watching m wife play with my brother alot this week can't wait to play with her when I get better.
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Capture every nuance of your acoustic sound!
The L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic DI and Preamp treats your acoustic guitar to the best. Studio-quality direct box/preamp/equalizer. Quasi-passive 5-band EQ includes sweepable mids, notch filter, and presence control. Boosts your signal up to 24dB. Runs on 48V phantom power or a 9V battery. Phase inversion for the best recording mix. XLR balanced output. Ultrahigh input impedance to get the best out of any pickup. Series effects loop. Low cut filter to eliminate thumps. The L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic DI is made in the USA.
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