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Yankees' win over Blue Jays comes with a price
Cervelli, Nova exit with injuries; Phelps fans nine in superb relief effort
NEW YORK -- Just when the Yankees were about to collect their plaudits as masters of absorbing those repeated blows to their dented roster, the baseball gods dropped a couple of new challenges on their doorstep.
The Yankees lost catcher Francisco Cervelli and right-hander Ivan Nova within the first three innings but were able to withstand three Blue Jays home runs -- two by Edwin Encarnacion -- to post a 6-4 victory on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
To David Phelps, who picked up the victory with four innings of sharp relief in place of the injured Nova, it was just one more example of how resilient this group can be.
"You look, and we've been fighting all year," Phelps said. "We've got a scrappy bunch, guys that have been around and have fought a lot of their careers. We're going to win games in a lot of different ways."
They'll have to keep making those adjustments, as Cervelli's right hand was broken by a foul tip in the first inning, and he will miss a minimum of six weeks after undergoing surgery on Saturday. The Yankees have not yet announced the results of the MRI on Nova's hurting right elbow.
No matter the diagnosis, it has been a rough road for the depleted Bombers, who started the season with stars Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list. But manager Joe Girardi said these latest developments haven't swayed his confidence.
"When you're able to accomplish things and continue to go out and continue win games, it's very satisfying," Girardi said. "I'm proud of what these guys have done to this point, and we'll keep fighting. We'll find ways."
The Yankees took advantage of 10 Toronto walks, five of which were delivered by spot starter Aaron Laffey, who allowed two runs in 2 2/3 innings and was designated for assignment after the game.
"I was just kind of all over the place. I was trying to do everything I could to try to find my release point again," Laffey said.
Vernon Wells' sacrifice fly off Laffey in the third inning tied the score, and Lyle Overbay gave New York the lead in the fourth, shattering an 0-for-16 skid by smashing a run-scoring triple to deep left-center off Brad Lincoln and then scoring on a wild pitch.
"We just have good players here," said catcher Chris Stewart, who threw out two runners after replacing Cervelli. "Guys that step up, who have been around the game, that know how to play. Joe puts us in the right spots, and they do the job."
Entering after Nova reported the discomfort in his elbow following Rajai Davis' single up the middle in the third inning, Phelps turned in an excellent performance, striking out a career-high nine.
"You just look at what our starters can do and what they've been able to do if they get the ball to the seventh inning," Phelps said. "Our bullpen has really been taking over from there."
Phelps did the trick, limiting the Jays to Encarnacion's second homer of the night and three other hits over four innings before Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson set up Mariano Rivera's eighth save in eight opportunities.
"In the back of my mind, that's what I was thinking: 'All right, just get the ball to Joba, and let those guys take it from there,'" Phelps said.
Encarnacion has hit five homers in his last four games, and Jose Bautista unloaded a solo blast off Robertson in the eighth inning, but Brett Gardner provided the Yankees with some insurance in the eighth, homering off Darren Oliver.
That set up Rivera, who pitched around three singles to strike out Colby Rasmus and leave the bases loaded.
With the win, the Yanks improved to 12-5 in their last 17 games.
"You get the bases loaded in the ninth, I'm not sure my hair color always needs that, but it's baseball," Girardi said.
Girardi said that it is too soon to outline how the Yankees would replace Nova in the rotation, but Phelps said he would be ready and could throw upwards of 90 pitches if needed. In addition, Adam Warren could claim the role of long man.
"It's not really going to change anything, so there's no reason to dwell on it," Stewart said. "We get guys in who are here to take over in case something happens. It's been happening all year. It's just another situation where we've got to do the same thing."
Catching prospect Austin Romine is expected to join the club from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday to replace Cervelli. However the arrangement shakes out from here, Girardi said, the formula to keeping the Yankees afloat should be fairly obvious.
"Guys keep stepping up, just like they did tonight," Girardi said. "That was a hard-fought game. You get a gutsy performance by Phelpsie to get us to the seventh inning, and the bullpen comes in and does a good job. You just keep finding ways. That's what you do."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Jones Graduate School of Business is proud to announce its lead academic sponsorship with National Black MBA Association for the 35th Annual NBMBAA Conference and Exposition, September 10 - 14, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. Highly regarded as one of the nation's largest business and professional conferences and expositions, the annual event matches job seekers with opportunities for some of the country's leading talent, NBMBAA members, and Fortune 500 corporations. "Courageous Leadership: Owning Your Own Success" is the theme.This is the first time the conference will have an academic institution as a lead sponsor. "After over forty years as an organization, we are still proudly celebrating breakthroughs," said Audrey Hines, board chairperson of the NBMBAA. Not only are they honored to partner with the university but Hines also added, "It's fitting that Rice University will join us as a lead academic sponsor while we commemorate 35 years of conference history in Houston."As previous lead academic partner for MBA Women International (MBAWI, formerly National Association of Women MBAs or NAWMBA) and National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), the Jones School prides itself on its role of supporting its students and other MBA candidates who attend corporate recruitment efforts. "The Jones School has a long term commitment to diversity and assisting organizations like NBMBAA," said Bill Glick, dean of the Jones School and H. Joe Nelson III Professor of Management. "This conference creates invaluable opportunities for personal and professional growth in the global workforce, and we are proud to be a sponsor."Established in 1970, the National Black MBA Association, Inc. (NBMBAA) is dedicated to developing partnerships that result in the creation of intellectual and economic wealth in the black community through its five channels of engagement; education, career, leadership, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. The NBMBAA has 46 chapters, 27 collegiate chapters, a membership base of more than 9,500, and more than 450 corporate partners.For more information, nbmbaa.org. For a complete listing of scheduled events or to register for this year's conference, www.nbmbaaconference.org.

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Durban's open-air markets first opened in the 1870s and then moved to the current location around 1910.
Durban's (eThekwini's) bustling Victoria Street Market is a 'must do' shopping stop for anyone who wants to experience some of Durban's rich culture and pick up some fantastic bargains at the same time. Spread out over more than 170 stalls, the vendors at the 'Vic' offer a range of African and Oriental products – an eclectic mix that is hard to resist. Given Durban's historic ties with India, there is a strong emphasis on Indian products, with curry powder, spices and packs of incense creating a unique Indian atmosphere.
The current Victoria Street Market was built at the beginning of the 1980s. It replaced the famous Indian Market which dated back to 1910 but was destroyed by fire in 1973. The new, modern building has two storeys featuring underground parking and purple Indian minarets that make the market resemble a Maharajah's palace.
However modern it might appear, the 'Vic' houses the beating heart of traditional Indian culture in Durban. Men in their traditional kurtas and women in their saris sell their wares to local and foreign visitors alike at this extensive bazaar. The ground floor has a fish and seafood market, plus fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and spices.
The top floor is popular with international visitors as it offers more conventional shopping for souvenirs, crafts, jewellery and fabrics. The nearby Warwick Junction Market focuses primarily on traditional African herbs and medicinal compounds.
As South Africa's third biggest city, Durban (eThekwini) is home to the largest population of Indians outside Asia and this is clear on any day at a Durban street market.
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Who to contact
Victoria Street Market
Tel: +27 (0)31 306 4021
How to get here
The market is located on the corner of Victoria Street and Queen Street.
Best time to visit
The Victoria Street Market is open from 8am to 6pm (Monday-Saturday); 10am to 4pm (Sunday and public holidays).
Tours to do
Book a guided tour of the Markets of Warwick, which starts at the Victoria Street Market and takes in the Market Brook Street Market, Impepho and Lime Market, Berea Station Market and more.
Where to stay
If you're looking for colonial splendour, then look no further than the historic Royal Hotel, although Durban also has plenty of accommodation to suit all budgets.
What to eat
Try some delicious dishes from one of the stalls that sell prepared food.
Best buys
The price of fish and some other fresh goods goes right down just before closing time – try negotiate a good bargain.


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If you find the default Android keyboard too simple regarding customization and prediction, you can give a go to this one. Regarding appearance is quite similar to the basic Android keyboard. However, you can customize it at your whim, although the most of customizing features are on the paid version.
The free version includes some basic features and it's a real option for those who don't give importance to the visuals. Perfect Keyboard supports multitouch (this means Android 2.2 or later). What's more, it includes built-in dictionary for lots of languages and a easy way to add as many words as you want to the user dictionary. As we said, the free version basically doesn't allow you to customize it regarding appearance, however, features like auto-correction, speech-to-text, vibration, buttons performance (among many others) are perfectly available.
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DETROIT - K2 is sold under many different names from spice to Genie, to Devil's Wrath, just to name a few.
It's a dangerous drug known as synthetic marijuana.
Local 4 medical expert Dr. Frank McGeorge works in the emergency room at Henry Ford Hospital. He said he has seen a lot of dangerous drugs come and go, and K2 is a serious problem.
Special coverage: Fighting the K2 epidemic
He spoke to Dr. Susan Smolinske, director of Michigan's Poison Control Center about K2 and what is in it that makes it so dangerous.
She said teenagers and even some preteens are using K2.
"I would say average is 16 or 17, but we've had a couple 11-year-olds and one who just came in a couple of days ago who was 13 and said he had been smoking it daily for one year. So he was 12 when he started," said Smolinske.
Young people using K2 can suffer brain damage and strokes and even find themselves living in nursing homes because of the effects of K2, some of which can be permanent.
More: Father describes son's K2 addiction
What makes K2 so dangerous is what is in it and how it's made. It starts out as a natural plant.
"You take some kind of herbal base material and usually the herbs on the label are things that were formally sold as legal highs," said Smolinske.
Dangerous chemicals pose serious risk for users
The base is generally not very potent or necessarily harmful until the chemists get involved and add a completely synthetic adulterant.
"They take these chemicals the JWH etcetera they dissolve it in some solvent which used to be acetone and now it's likely something else and then they spray the green plant material, let it dry and then package it up and sell it," said Smolinske.
Based on samples analyzed by Michigan Poison Control, the drug making process is not a careful one. So within the same package of K2 there was poisonous unpredictability.
"What we found is there were hot spots. so one part of the sample may have 10 times as much as another part of the
sample," said Smolinske.
Hallucinations, high blood pressure, seizures among side effects
Dr. McGeorge said the problems he sees in the emergency department include hallucinations, agitation, dangerously increased blood pressure and heart rate, an increased body temperature, even seizures. He said there is no antidote and the most doctors can do is sedate a person and wait, hoping things don't get worse.
"We've had people call it tea and they actually make a tea out of it," said Smolinske.
Parents concerned about K2 use and their children can look for the following signs:
A sudden interest in herb tea
Cardboard toilet paper rolls and dryer sheets laying around because as K2 is being smoked some users blow it out into a toilet paper roll with a dryer sheet ruberbanded to the end to mask the smell.
There is one similarity between marijuana and K2.
"You know you can look at the child, if they're eyes are red, just like marijuana, it makes the eyes turn, uh, turn red," said Smolinske.
Poison control experts and Dr. McGeorge agree, regardless of your position on marijuana, when it comes to the risk and danger level, these chemical wannabes don't even compare.
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Amaca, immersed in a green garden
Size55 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
|vico langella, 80062 Meta, Italy
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The apartment looking into the sea and across the wide bay of Meta with a spectacular view, and it is 5 minutes far from the sandy beach of Meta.
This area, in the middle of the Gulf of Naples, has an easy access to the excursions in the most famous and fascinating tourist sites in the world: the Amalfi coast (Positano, Amalfi), the archeological cities of Pompei and Ercolano, mount Vesuvius (easy to go there with the train of "circumvesuviana"), the island of Capri (with the numerous and frequent hydrofoils and ferries). The airport of Naples is to 45 km.
The apartment Amaca, immersed in a green garden between lemon and orange trees, it is adapted to 2-5 persons, with two wide rooms, kitchen and bath (TV, fridge-bar, cabin-shower). The wide covered patio in the garden, from which it is possible to admire a charming view of the Gulf of Naples and the Sorrentina coast, will allow you to have supper to the open enjoying the panorama. The garden is equipped with barbecue, hammocks, deckchair and shower to the open that give you an pleasant and relaxant stay.
House rules
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|$ 13 CA per guest/night extra
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En rigtig dejlig lejlighed, med en fantastisk udsigt over Middelhavet. En skøn terrasse i et rigtig italiensk kvarter med charmerende smalle gader. Speciel, men spændende indretning af badeværelser. Lejligheden kunne måske trænge til en gang maling, men det kan man godt leve med, da man opholder sig meget på den dejlige terrasse. Utrolig flinke mennesker og en stor tak til Carlo, for hans venlighed og hjælpsomhed.
Absolut et sted man gerne vil vende tilbage til.
Skøn lejlighed med en fantastisk terrasse med udsigt over Napoli bugten. Lejligheden er hyggelig og der var meget rent. Vi blev modtaget af værtindens bror, som er utrolig venlig og hjælpsom. Meta er en fin by med tog- og busforbindelser til Sorrento og Napoli - eneste minus er parkeringsmuligheder.
Very cosy and clean apartment with a fantastic terrace overviewing the sea. Meta is a nice town, the only minus is the parking facilities.
The flat has lots of space and the view to the sea is un- top-able!
If you don`t like this touristic centres this is a great place to stay at.
Poorly we did not meet annachiara- but her mother (what a lovely person) and her brother Carlo- what a nice guy. So sympathic.
Its a pitty that he is been married:(... felt like a good friend for a long time since from the first time we met him.
He brought local goodies for breakfast several times without beeing asked- so greatful!
Sending special thanks and lots of love (in kind of friendship) to him.
Meta is greatful too. Such a nice place to stay at.
It took a little piece of my heart.
Looking forward to come back as soon as possible.
Just join this place if you could!
Vi var så glade for at bo i Meta Sorrento med den dejligste terrasse have og den flotteste udsig til havet. Der var en bruser på terrassen hvor man kunne bade.Og lejligheden var fin og stor.En af ejerne som hedder Carlo var utroligt flink han hentede og bragte os til og fra toget og han kom også med crosanter til os.
Det var også godt at man kunne handle i de små butikker i byen.
The apartment at great location, the hosts are very generous, we have wonderful vacation in Annachiara place.
Annichiara and her Brother are very helpfull, and great hospitality. The balcony and the view from the kitchen is outstanding also for sun set. The appartment not spetacular but there is all you need, outdoor shower is perfect, like the different furnitures on the big Balcony.
It was a very nice appartment with a mavalous sight at bay of Napels, but when we were there, at the end of february 2014, it was still a little bit cold and the heather didnot warm the appartment.
In June we (2 pax) have stayed 2 weeks at this appartement. The welcome was very nice. The owners are so friendly and proud of their appartement. The terrace is really amazing looking out over the sea. The nice flowers, pergola, it was all there. There is even an outdoor shower.
We have had during our stay also good weather ( around 25-30 degrees C) and you have sun all day on the terrace.
The appartment was really good for us. From the kitchen you have a very nice view out over the sea. The kitchen is simple, equipped with a fridge and a stove, but for us good enough, as we bbq-ed almost every day or we went out for a pizza or spaghetti alle vongole.
The living area is also good. There is a couch, tv, radio and dining table ( but we were sitting most of the time outside)
The bedroom is good and there are two bathrooms. During our stay there, the weather was very good, so we did not experience any moist in the rooms.
The people on the beach, village (Meta) are very friendly. Most people can speak English, but I should say..try to talk Italian. In the centre you can get at the bar a coffee and cornetto or a graffe (danish pastries) for breakfast. There are also several small supermarkets.
The transportation is also good. from the train station you will be in several minuten in Sorrento ( if you can, take a walk, 1,5 hours, to Sorrento) or the other way is to go to Pompeji (30 min.) or Naples ( 60 min.)
One day we have been to Rome. It takes about 2,5 hours.
We have enjoyed our stay very much!
Diese Wohnung ist nicht gut geeignet für Mieter die mit dem Auto anreisen.
Parkplätze gibt es in ca. 300 m Entfernung für 11 EUR am Tag. Da es ein Automat ist, muss die Gebühr in 1-Euro-Münzen täglich entrichtet werden, wenn ein Parkplatz frei ist.
Die Wohnung ist feucht und es bildet sich Schimmel an den Wänden. Das angebotene WLAN war bei unserem Aufenthalt nicht vorhanden. Die Wohnung hat einen sehr schlechten Pflegezustand. Die zur Verfügung gestellte Ausstattung war teilweise defekt.
Ich kann den Aufenthalt nicht empfehlen.
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Saint Elizabeth Supports Healthy Beverage Vending InitiativeJune 17 2013
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center announces their participation in a community wide effort to lower the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to help reduce obesity in Lincoln. Although the obesity epidemic has a number of other causes such as too many processed foods, increased portion sizes and too little physical activity, a large contributor is the number of calories in drinks.
The healthy beverage vending initiative calls on businesses and organizations in Lincoln to institute healthy vending policies to help make the healthy choice easier. The approach includes changes in product placement, changing the mix of products included in vending machines and promoting the selection of healthier beverages.
"Even subtle changes in the food environment can make major decreases in the calories consumed," says Dr. Bob Rauner, director of Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln.
Saint Elizabeth is proud to be one of Lincoln's employers to support the initiative. "At Saint Elizabeth, we believe we need to be involved in moving health care into the future," says Libby Raetz, vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer of Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center. "As leaders in health care, we are obligated to help create a new era of healthier communities."


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WOW cueto....pulling a stinker.
WOW cueto....pulling a stinker.
What a professional hitter.
So much for messing up Miley's ERA today.
why we have stubbs I'll never know.
Stubbs and Cozart are the Bailey/Leake of the offense.
our 1-2 hitters are amazing..
Can we put leake in the 2 spot on days he's pitching
Our offense has been terrible looking in a hitters park we have scored on a HR by the pitcher a error and a wild pitch for half our runs.
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- Press Releases
- Coverage of Penn State, Sandusky case needs to include victim perspectives and sexual abuse prevention information
Coverage of Penn State, Sandusky case needs to include victim perspectives and sexual abuse prevention information
Kristen Houser
Vice President of Communications, PCAR
(717) 728-9740, Ext. 144 or (814) 933-9960 cell
Tracy Cox
Communications Director, NSVRC
(717) 909-0710, Ext. 116
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) thank the media for its ongoing coverage related to the Jerry Sandusky case. These stories matter to survivors of sexual abuse. We advise journalists to infuse sexual abuse prevention information and victim perspectives into their reporting to ensure responsible, comprehensive coverage.
Survivors have contacted us with concerns that recent coverage is devoid of victim perspective, the long-term impacts of sexual abuse, available services/resources, and sexual abuse prevention. Additionally, they tell us that ongoing coverage of topics such as the NCAA sanctions, the Freeh report, and university governance has been upsetting and stressful.
PCAR and NSVRC are available to provide expertise, context, resources and referrals on these topics. When reporting on sexual violence-related stories, please include the following in your news coverage:
- Victims' voices and perspectives
- Resources for support and counseling, such as regional hotlines and websites
- Information and resources about how everyone has an active role to play in preventing sexual abuse
Some stories might require:
- Information about offender behaviors
- Information on how responses to trauma can be different for each victim
- Contextual insight, such as the unique needs of male victims
NSVRC has developed resources to aid reporters in covering this topic. Download a copy of NSVRC's media packet at http://tinyurl.com/9c74ex3. The Poynter Institute and NSVRC offer a free, online course for journalists. To enroll in the course, visit http://tinyurl.com/qfyot98.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is the oldest state anti-sexual violence coalition in the U.S. The organization represents 50 sexual assault centers that serve the state's 67 counties. Each year these centers provide education and confidential services, at no charge, to more than 30,000 men, women and children affected by sexual abuse. Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center identifies, develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention. For news and updates, visit www.twitter.com/pcarorg and www.twitter.com/nsvrc.


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Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
1. From the three duties of Hazrat Mahdi (as) First: "Since science and philosophy are now dominant and the plague of materialism and naturalism has spread among mankind, before everything belief should be saved in such a way that it silences philosophy and materialism. … preserving the people of belief from misguidance " (Emirdag Lahikasi, p. 266)
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi stated that the first duty of Hazrat Mahdi (as) was the intellectual elimination of Darwinism, materialism and atheism. The fact that, as Bediuzzaman describes, Hazrat Mahdi will perform this task "before everything" reveals that Darwinism is the most important corruption of the dajjal. Bediuzzaman says that the dajjal will disseminate Darwinism "using science and philosophy." The dajjal will spread Darwinism by way of science and philosophy in order to turn people away from belief in Allah and to cause disorder and anarchy to rule the world. But Hazrat Mahdi (as) will wage an intellectual struggle and smash the idol of the dajjal that is Darwinism in order to ensure the rule of Islamic moral values and to bring peace, security and justice to the world. Intellectually, he will totally silence Darwinism and materialism.
2. Also, since the strange circumstances and fearsome activities of the Antichrist's regime, and the covert organization and government that he founds, have been narrated as referring to his person, their true meaning has remained obscure. For example, "He will be so powerful and long-lived that only Jesus (as) will be able to kill him (his intellectual system); nothing else will be able to." it will overturn his way and rapacious regime…. Such a religion will emerge among the true followers of Jesus (as), and it will follow the Qur'an and become united with it. On the coming of Jesus (as) and emergence of the true Christian religion, the antichrist's irreligious way (intellectual system) will be wiped out and will cease. The antichrist's person could otherwise be killed by a mere germ or by influenza. (The Fifth Ray, Fifth Point)
What Bediuzzaman is referring to in this passage is the rapacious, that is destructive, bloodthirsty regime of the dajjal, Darwinism, that brings with it disorder and conflict. Bediuzzaman states that Darwinism will spread as an intellectual system, will turn into a heretical religion and will turn people away from belief in Allah by deceiving them. Today the heretical ideology of Darwinism has been spread across the world by the system of the dajjal, freemasonry, and has become a false religion. In the face of that danger, the important thing is the total elimination of the dajjal's heretical system. Bediuzzaman says that a single germ can destroy the dajjal's person, but that the real danger is the Darwinist intellectual system he disseminates. Darwin, Marx, Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky, Malthus, Hitler and other such Darwinists, all of whom have espoused and advanced Darwinist and materialist ideas, have died from the very simplest of causes and thus left their deceptive ideologies behind them. The important thing is the demolition, with full scientific proofs, of a heretical ideology, in other words Darwinism, that allows the survival of the system of the dajjal under masonic rule and encourages people toward irreligion and immorality.
3. Materialism is a spiritual plague which has infected man with a fearsome fever, causing him to be visited by Divine wrath. The more the ability to inculcate and criticize expands, so does that plague spread. (Letters, Seeds of Reality, p. 553)
Bediuzzaman says that Darwinism, the heretical ideological system of the dajjal, will grow like a plague under the persuasion and indoctrination of the dajjal and spread right across the world. Darwinist propaganda is constantly being produced by one section of the press that is monopolized by freemasonry and dominates the world. And this terrible deception is constantly being advanced by way of masonic publications. The reason why so many people ignorantly sign up to Darwinism is not scholarly evidence, but rather the intense indoctrination by masonic publications. In order for the ideological system of the dajjal to be brought down, this false indoctrination must be eliminated and this mass deception exposed. When the world is shown the evidence that repudiates Darwinism and the deception at the heart of this heretical ideology is revealed, the ideology will be defeated.
4. A tyrannical current born of naturalist and materialist philosophy will gradually become strong and spread at the end of time by means of materialist philosophy, reaching such a degree that it denies Allah. (Letters)
6. Moreover, in the world of humanity, the secret society of the dajjal will overturn civilization and subvert all mankind"s sacred matters, with the intention of denying the Godhead. A zealous and self-sacrificing community known as a Christian community but worhy of being called "Muslim Christians," will the reality of Islam, and will kill and rout that society of the Dajjal, thus saving humanity from atheism. (Letters / Twenty - Ninth Letter - Seventh Section - p.516)
The committee of the dajjal described by Bediuzzaman is a heretical one set up by masons in order to lead the way in the spread of Darwinist ideology. Fascist, communist and Darwinist leaders such as Darwin, Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Engels, Hitler and Mao were all masons, and each was charged with spreading Darwinist ideology and oppressing people by the use of that perverted dogma. Each one's aim was to distance whole societies from belief in Allah and lead them in the direction of atheism. The world has been in tumult right through the period in which the committee of the dajjal has been active, world wars have led to the deaths of millions and mankind suffered the worst persecution and slaughter in the history of the world. As Bediuzzaman says, and with Allah's leave, with the coming to Earth of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as), Christians will make an alliance with Muslims and this powerful and devout community will strive as one against the dajjal. With the coming to Earth of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as), the Darwinist ideology imposed by the committee of the dajjal will be utterly silenced, and the dajjal's deceptive intellectual system will be destroyed.
8. It says in a narration: "The day the dajjal appears all the world will hear. He will travel the world in forty days ...."
Allah knows best, on condition such narrations are completely sound, they miraculously predict that in the time of the dajjal, the means of communication and travel will have so advanced that an event will be heard by all the world in a day. It will be shouted out by the radio and will be heard in east and west, and will be read about in all the newspapers. One man will travel the whole world in forty days and see the seven continents and seventy countries. These narrations thus miraculously foretold the telegraph, telephone, radio, railway, and aeroplane ten centuries before they appeared.Moreover, the dajjal will be heard not in his capacity as the dajjal, but as a despotic king (dictator). And his travelling everywhere will not be to occupy those places, but to create dissension and to seduce people away from the right path. (The Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station - p.111)
9. FIFTH MATTER : There is a narration: "At the end of time, certain persons such as the antichrist (dajjal) will claim godhead and force others to prostrate before them."
Allah knows best, an interpretation is this: just as a nomad chieftain who denies the king imagines in himself and in other chieftains a small rulership proportionate to their power; so those who come to lead the school of naturalists and materialists, imagine in themselves a sort of lordship proportionate to their power, and to demonstrate their power, make their subjects bow down worshipfully before themselves and their statues, and incline their heads. (The Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station - p.105 )
As also suggested by Bediuzzaman, freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, will begin to take over schools and barracks by the deceptive use of scientific techniques. And he has succeeded in that. Indeed, following schools, the dajjal did enter military establishments and lead people toward disaster by cunning and misleading methods. People influenced by the stratagems of the dajjal there turned into soldiers of the dajjal who brought oppression to the world. The dajjal used these people to create an oppressive and ruthless system in the military establishments concerned. Darwinist leaders such as Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and Mao were the soldiers of this heretical system of the dajjal, or freemasonry. In their time, shedding blood and killing the innocent was regarded as perfectly normal by everyone. Because of the corruption of the dajjal, mosques in Iraq have been bombed and Muslims killed while worshiping. Young children are shot in the heads in Palestine. People are shot in the face when they open their doors. Hundreds of people in East Turkestan have been executed, in violation of international law, without being permitted a legal defense, and thousands recently disappeared in a single night. People in many countries are shot as soon as they open their doors, before they can utter a single word. Maternity clinics and hospitals in Afghanistan are frequently bombed. As a result of the intense indoctrination and training by the dajjal, many armies today, such as the Chinese and Russian armies, now bloodily attack religious moral values within their chains of command, even though individually their members are good people and would never normally behave in a cruel manner. Many armies have become part of this ruthless system. The reason why repression is so widespread is that Darwinist indoctrination has become regarded as normal and can easily be implemented. Because all those engaged in this cruelty have received a Darwinist education. Under the influence of Darwinism, these people have become bloodthirsty Darwinist monsters who follow the orders of high-ranking masons. These are not their real ideas, but under the influence of freemasonry, or the system of the dajjal, they have become part of this bloody system. Those pulling their strings are the masons, the army of the dajjal, who spread Darwinism across the world. Using mass psychology, the dajjal can easily enforce his oppression by employing the freemasons. Under the influence of these masonic leasers, troops in many parts of the world have learned repression and bloodshed and become cruel and merciless. Only the heroic Turkish Army and a few others have remained unsullied by this corruption. The devout Turkish Army has been spared this contagion, and thanks to its profound faith has never been taken in by the corruption of the dajjal.
These people, who are good as individuals but who under masonic indoctrination have become ruthless and destructive, are proof of the danger represented by Darwinism, the corruption of the dajjal that the freemasons are spreading across the world. As Bediuzzaman says, freemasonry, which has taken command of the cult of Darwinism and materialism, has initiated the worst corruption in the world and propelled people toward it. By Allah's leave, the time of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be one of peace and ease, when the earth is purged of this corruption and all believers can worship in peace.
One of the worst corruptions of freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, is the way that it depicts itself as religious but seeks to drive a wedge between devout Muslims, Christians and Jews who all believe in Allah by spreading corruption among them. It tries to set believers at one another's throats by approaching them behind a mask of religious devotion, suggesting that the others are the dajjal and trying to introduce corruption into their beliefs. In this way, masons seek to neutralize the main force that is capable of vanquishing them. If true Muslims, Christians and Jews live together as brothers, praise Allah and strive to spread religious moral values, thus opposing the dajjal, then of course that will put an end to his system. That is why freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, suggests to immaculate Muslims, Christians and Jews that the others are the dajjal, sets them at odds with one another and even incites them to attack each other. It is devout believers that will eliminate this ghastly corruption. It is obvious that believers will be stronger and victorious through praising Allah, not through falling out with one another. It is essential that they become fully aware of this threat and wage their true struggle against Darwinism, the greatest weapon in the hands of freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, in order to be able to put an end to the corruption of the dajjal.
The End Times we are living in are when Darwinism, the worst corruption of the dajjal, have spread right across the world. It is the fundamental source of all the irreligion, oppression and slaughter, immorality, war and ruthlessness that have emerged in the world. The corruption of Darwinism has been spread through indoctrination in the press and media by freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, and has entered most people's subconscious without their even being aware of it, distanced them from all human qualities and now holds the world under its sway. Darwinism is the strongest weapon in the hands of freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, and the worst corruption of the End Times.
By Allah's leave, the return of the Prophet Jesus (as) is imminent. And as can be seen from the hadith and statements by great Islamic scholars, Hazrat Mahdi (as) is already among us and engaged in his intellectual struggle. The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will combat the corruption of the dajjal together and eliminate this whole heretical system. This age will be one of peace, love, justice and plenty. The corruption that freemasonry, the system of the dajjal, seeks to insert between Muslims, Christians and Jews will come to an end during that time, and all believers will worship together in peace as brothers. People will enjoy the freedom of liberation from the corruption of the dajjal, and the world will enter the Golden Age in all its glory. The coming of the Golden Age, when peace, happiness and beauty rule is, by Allah's leave, close at hand.


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This article was published 29/12/2013 (1332 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DENVER — Sometimes it's a small thing, almost a hockey cliché — get the puck to the net.
At the last possible second Sunday night at Pepsi Center, remembering it paid off handsomely for the Winnipeg Jets.
Blake Wheeler redirected rookie Mark Scheifele's feed towards the Colorado Avalanche net and with 1.5 seconds remaining in overtime, the Jets claimed a 2-1 victory, their second divisional triumph this week.
"I saw Wheels and he called for it the last second and he got a good stick on it and it went in," Scheifele said. "Yeah, I knew there wasn't a lot of time left, that I had to get it towards the net as quick as I could."
It's the second time this month that duo made some overtime magic.
Wheeler set up Scheifele for the game-winner in extra time Dec. 7 in Tampa.
"I think we just read off each other," Scheifele said. "He makes good plays. We complement each other well. It's just a matter of being comfortable and capitalizing on those chances."
Jets coach Claude Noel said matching Wheeler with Scheifele started out as a hunch.
"The reason I did it this time was that the last time I did it, they ended up scoring the overtime goal," the coach said, his team now back to .500 with a mark of 18-18-5 at the halfway point of their regular-season schedule. "So when something like that happens, you just kind of go with it.
"I've had other pairs do different things. Sometimes it's just a hunch you follow and that's why I did it."
Central move
It's a baby step, but the Jets improved their Central Division mark this season to 5-11-3 with wins over Minnesota and now the Avs.
The climb that remains for the second half is still substantial — six points away from the eighth spot as of late Sunday night — but you've got to start somewhere.
"I don't think we're there yet," Wheeler said after adding his 10th goal of December in deciding Sunday's game. "We're really doing a lot of the same things we did the first half but the difference the last two games is that we've found a way to dig deep and get that next goal. I think that's where we missed out in the first half.
"It's a good sign that we're reversing that trend a little bit, but it's only two games and we've still got a lot of work to do."
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After the turkey of a first period at home on Friday, the Jets have done a pretty good job. They gave up just one goal to the Wild over the final two periods, and only 16 shots in that time, and Sunday held the highly skilled Avs to just one goal — a fluke — and outshot them 37-34.
"I think we're playing more consistent," Noel said. "We've talked about that a little bit more. A season isn't built on two games, but we'll certainly take the positives out of the two games and try to build. I thought we got good production from a lot of forwards."
Call him Al
All the talk heading into the game was about the jumbled Jets goaltending situation.
Backup Al Montoya earned the net by claiming Friday's mop-up victory in relief of Ondrej Pavelec and he was very solid again Sunday, including one very huge overtime save just before Winnipeg's winning play.
"They're a good transition team that has a lot of dangerous weapons," Montoya said. "We shut that down. I thought we did a good job especially in the second and third. We wanted to have that third guy high to limit their chances and we stuck with that.
"This win's nice but we can't fool ourselves," the goalie said. "We've got a lot of work to do. It starts tomorrow at practice."


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If you're trying to put the "chic" in "Chanukah," you must have this Nambé dreidel in your holiday collection. The beautiful silver top is as functional as it is beautiful, and anyone would delight in a game of dreidel with such a beautiful piece!
Take dreidel and combine it with poker, and you've got an awesome update on the traditional dreidel game! Fun for adults as well as the kiddies and perfect for Hanukkah/Holiday parties.Tags: games, gifts, fun, party, poker, gifts for him, hanukkah, party games, HannukahAdded 9 Years Ago from Popjudaica


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The 2012 MTV Movie Awards
It seems like only yesterday we were going, "Let me guess, Twilight won everything," yet somehow another MTV Movie Awards was upon us where, per usual, nothing of significance happened as non-eventfully as possible, so let's talk about that stuff so we can get back to the very important business of calling people fat on the Internet:
1. Twilight won everything except for the times when Hunger Games did. What an unpredictable twist of events that was. Hilariously, Jennifer Lawrence didn't even bother to show up while a Robert Pattinson-less Kristen Stewart somehow realized through a fog of bong resin that she's the only sucker who gets forced to show up to these things year-after-year. Then Jodie Foster eye-fucked her.
2. Christina Ricci looked awesome for someone who wasn't even nominated and I'm almost positive didn't even present an award. Good for her.
3. Johnny Depp received the MTV Generation Award presumably under the condition that if he showed up, he only had to mumble a few words and could just play guitar with the Black Keys the rest of the time while Steven Tyler and Joe Perry attempted to read.
4. Elizabeth Banks literally humped the cast of Magic Mike while Joe Manganiello stood around pretending things were his erect penis. Your mom bought two tickets.
5. Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender embarrassed themselves.
6. Emma Stone got some award for something. (Demonstrating how hot Lindsay Lohan would look if raised by normal parents? Who knows?)
7. Mila Kunis. (Probably should've put this higher.)
8. This Dark Knight Rises clip introduced by a somber Christian Bale who cried after seeing Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan and Bale have been adamant not even mentioning The Joker in TDKR. – while Joseph Gordon-Levitt inexplicably acted like they were presenting a clip from Battleship 2: Motherfuckin' Parcheesi, Dawg!.
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Just because this wiki is all about Naruto, and the introduction talks about liking fanatic people. I'm thinking we're going to call Bureaucrats Kages, Sysops Jounins, Registered Users Chunin, and Anons Genin. And yes, when given my status I can change Bureaucrat and Sysop to read Kage and Jounin. We could also call privileged users Tokubetsu Jonin. Or we could bump anons down to Academy Student, make Registered Users Genin, and make Privileged Users Chunin. Oh ya, and yes I am adopting the wiki. I'm also doing the same for the Anime and Inuyasha wiki, and setting it up so the anime related wikia can be linked together (i.e. An anime network.) Dantman (Talk) 04:09, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Good idea but I don't get it. -LoneWolf 5
- sysops have the ability to protect/unprotect pages, edit protected pages, delete pages, ban users, etc... and bureaucrats have the ability to promote other users to be come sysops and bureaucrats. But we have special pages in the MediaWiki Namespace. MediaWiki:group-sysop-member can change the text of the tag displayed when people have a sysop flag on them. MediaWiki:group-sysop can change the plural of the name of the group they are listed under (Sysops in the drop-down box), and MediaWiki:grouppage-sysop can change the page which people are directed to when they click on that tag name in the userlist. The same goes for MediaWiki:group-bureaucrat-member, MediaWiki:group-bureaucrat, and MediaWiki:grouppage-bureaucrat. Using those pages, and changing all other occourences of their use in the system messages will basicaly allow me to change the tags for Sysop and Bureaucrat into whatever we choose. It lets us customize the MediaWiki system here to fit Naruto more. In the proposed case, Bureaucrat will become Kage, and Sysop could become Jounin. Basicly replacing the names of status in MediaWiki with the names of status in Naruto. Dantman (Talk) 04:09, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
- So that would make me a.... By the way, can I remove some of the stuff off of this page? It seems to be a little crowded but I don't know if that is wrong or not.
-LoneWolf 5
- Lol, technicaly yes you would be a Genin, or a Chunin depending on what system we picked. (Though more like Chunin cause you're one of the most active members ;)) But it wouldn't reflect that anywhere, only information on the administrative tags is shown. Ohhh, maybe bots could be a reference to the Ultimate Beasts, or whatever the name was. Actualy, this page isn't that big. We don't remove content from talk pages, we actualy Archive It, I'll figure out how this is done and I'll archive the completed sections of this page. Don't worry, I'll be setting up the Forums here once I have the ability to edit pages in the MediaWiki namespace. Dantman (Talk) 10:25, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Who will exacly be on this Administration anyway besides you Dantman and a couple others.......I just want to know anyways because there no one on it.. DarkLordofChaos90 23:36, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- A wikia dosen't usualy need more than one admin if that admin is as active as I am. But I may choose someone to do some admin work sometime in the future, but it's not needed now. Project:Administrators does have current listings. Dantman (Talk) 23:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
All Right o.k just wanted to know due to the lack of support of this wiki :) DarkLordofChaos90 23:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- There's no actual lack of support. An admins job is doing things like deleting pages taged for deletion, helping the comunity revert and ban vandals, and clearing things up on the back end. The rest of the jobs are pretty much done fine without the help of an admin. But I've refrained from doing some work right now because of the discussion still going on at Forum:Names, once that's been concluded (hopefully keeping the standards of proper english that are used on every wiki in the Wikia Anime Project) I will start the normal task that I do on every wiki I administrate, making so many contributions to the wiki even 3 members can't even match up to my edit count. lol. (Seriously, The Gaiapedia, my edit count, over 2,000. Highly active members and the old founder who abandoned the wiki, arround 400.) But actualy, it's nice that I see people trying to contribute. But editing names to change arround standards or whatever people think isn't helping the wiki. Copying over articles from wikipedia and doing minor formatting changes (not changing any of the name links, but changing links to jutsu pages) is very helpfull though. Other than the fact that naming standards not being decided on, and all the links being fixed after standards are set being one of the reasons it's pointless. But the real reason it's pointless is because the truth is, after we set a name standard, i'm going to let a bot loose on this wiki and before you guys even know it, every reference to a name on this wiki in a article will be replaced with the name which conforms to the standards. In fact, I might just use that same bot every now and then to ensure standards are kept. Dantman (Talk) 00:21, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
O.K thank for the info and try to make this wiki good for the newcomers of the series lol DarkLordofChaos90 04:49, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- Ack... I did it again... I've only been an admin for a short while... and again I've already got myself a higher edit count than 2 or 3 of the most active users on the wiki. T_T I do this all the time, it's the curse of being an active admin. Well, at least no-one can deny that I've contributed. Dantman (Talk) 18:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Gasp* Even more then me? I have to admit back in the old days before you became Admin I was the main contriubter. -LoneWolf 5
- Yes, I know you were the main contributor. You are the highest on the list of possible Narutopedia Admins, after I see people starting to get the haing of things like WikiText, community over self, compatability with other projects, and knowing what an administrator really does. I was going to install the Javascript Edit Counter here, but interestingly enough Wikia has a new Special:Editcount page. As you'll see Special:Editcount/Dantman, outnumbers that of other peoples. Special:Editcount/LoneWolf 5, Special:Editcount/DarkLordofChaos90, Special:Editcount/Dubtiger. But that's nothing, check out w:c:gaia:Special:Editcount/Dantman Dantman (Talk) 19:29, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- Woah! That is alot. I'm really shocked at how much you have there on Gaiapedia. That is just unnatural...at least to me. —This unsigned comment was made by LoneWolf 5 (talk • contribs) on 16:57, 24 February 2007.
- Yes, I know you were the main contributor. You are the highest on the list of possible Narutopedia Admins, after I see people starting to get the haing of things like WikiText, community over self, compatability with other projects, and knowing what an administrator really does. I was going to install the Javascript Edit Counter here, but interestingly enough Wikia has a new Special:Editcount page. As you'll see Special:Editcount/Dantman, outnumbers that of other peoples. Special:Editcount/LoneWolf 5, Special:Editcount/DarkLordofChaos90, Special:Editcount/Dubtiger. But that's nothing, check out w:c:gaia:Special:Editcount/Dantman Dantman (Talk) 19:29, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- Lol, that just shows how much I do to contribute to a wiki when I administrate it. PS: It's The Gaiapedia. I like to emphasize that cause that's the legal name we go by. We can stick with just Narutopedia here though. It's probably because I do everything from page deletions, improving templates, editing articles, enforcing standards, reverting vandalism and warning vandals, adding standards, and many other tasks. You should see what I can do with templates. Wait, you can ^_^. I've combined a number of templates from other places like PD-self, PD-user, PD-old, PD-openclipart, PD, CC-by-2.0, CC-by-2.5, CC-by-sa-2.5, CC-by-nc-2.5, ... GPL, GPL-self, LGPL, GFDL, GFDL-user, GFDL-self, FAL, FAL-self, etc... Into a small set of templates {{PD}}, {{CC}}, {{GNU}}. And they have even more functionality than the older versions. You gotta love my Userboxes to. 6 Levels of opinion towards Anime has been condensed into one template and also given the ability to refer to specific anime. The same goes for the 7 levels of opinion towards Manga. And I took 3 userboxes about Death Note, and combined them into one which also allows for another option which gives that userbox the options of what would be 6 different userboxes. Dantman (Talk) 01:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
- Wow...wish I could do stuff like that. I'm trying to creat an Astrologypedia but I haven't gotton much review. And I'm not sure if you saw it but I tried to use the Userboxes and for some reason they didn't work. Maybe they only work on The Animepedia. -Lone Wolf 5
There's a new type of status on wikia now. I (as a Bureaucrat(Kage)) now have the ability to give normal users the ability to use the rollback function without needing to give them Sysop(Jonin) status. If you're wondering what rollback is. On the current diff page for an article (EG: if you hit the diff link inside of the recent changes) a button which says [rollback] appears. Basicly clicking on that link reverts all the recent edits made by the most recent editor. So if an order of edits went Dantman, LoneWolf 5, Dubtiger and then the rollback button was pressed Dubtiger's edits would be instantly removed reverting it to LoneWolf 5's last edit. If the order went Dantman, Dubtiger, LoneWolf 5, LoneWolf 5 and the rollback button was pressed, both LoneWolf 5's edits would be reverted and the article would revert to the last edit by Dubtiger. And if the edit order went Dantman, Lexar12, LoneWolf 5, Lexar12, Dubtiger, Lexar12, Lexar12 and the rollback button was pressed, the 2 recent edits by Lexar12 would be reverted and it would return to the one edited by Dubtiger. The button also apears on a user's contributions page if they were the last person to make an edit on that page. The Rollback function is basicly a quick way of reverting vandalism. Maybe we should make a new order of status, we've got a few options. Make your pick: Dantman (Talk) 20:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
|MediaWiki Status
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|Option B
|Option C
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|Option E
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|Tokebesu Jonin
|Tokebesu Jonin
|Privileged User (Social Status)
|Registered User (autoconfirmed)
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|Anon User (IP)
|Academy Student
|Academy Student
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WOAH! I just want you to know that even though I edit this alot, I have NO CLUE what you guys talk about sometime....Sorry...This makes me feel even MORE stupid. At least I can do the sign your name thing... LoneWolf 5 00:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)LoneWolf 5
- If you're wondering about things about MediaWiki. Then the Anime:Help:Contents and m:Help:Contents may help. As for this, it's just a new set of options for how we name people of different status here on the narutopedia. I am a Bureaucrat and Sysop so that's shown in the table above. An IP address, eg 184.108.40.206 is an Anon User. And you are currently a Registered User, though I might either be considering you a Privileged User, or possibly giving you the rollback ability. Though, I'm thinking that Option D is the best option that reflects an equivilant between user status and ninja rank. If you're wondering where these names may be used. Then they'll be shown in Special:Listusers, and I'm also making userboxes which user's may use to state what type of user they are (restricted to what they actualy are of course). Though don't worry, I've already made a different type of Ninja Rank userbox which people are free to use which has nothing to do with this system. Dantman (Talk) 00:29, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Okay...Actually I didn't need a long explation. I wasn't really looking at it...Sorry. By the way about the templite. Where do you get it? I tried looking on the Animepeida but I couldn't find it.LoneWolf 5 00:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)LoneWolf 5
- Oh, It's Anime:Template:User Anime/Naruto/Ninja Rank, It'll be used in the form such as {{User Anime/Naruto/Ninja Rank|<genin>}}, I just haven't added it to the listing or run the bot yet. I'd like to find something to add to the ID section. Only Kage has something, the rest are blank. Dantman (Talk) 02:10, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, that's 3 votes for Option D. Kage means Bureaucrat, Jonin means Sysop, Tokebesu Jonin is someone with the rollback ability, Chunin is given to a few users we let do things that we wouldn't let normal users do, Genin is anyone who has a normal registered account, and an Academy Student is an anon user, or IP address. Dantman (Talk) 22:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


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Organizers of the PorkBridge educational series have announced the schedule and topics for the distance learning program for pork producers. The lineup features top industry educators and production experts and will consist of six informative programs beginning Dec. 6.
PorkBridge is a distance educational program that provides relevant and timely information to those involved with grow-finish swine operations. The series is presented by swine specialists from cooperating land grant universities.
Each session of PorkBridge addresses daily decisions related to the grow-finish process, including:
- feeding strategies and management
- animal handling
- animal health
- facility ventilation
PorkBridge participants will have access to university and industry professionals with a variety of expertise with no need to worry about time off for travel. You can participate in the session wherever it best suits your schedule: at your home, office or swine unit. Participants will gain valuable information to improve their operation through direct access to professionals.
PorkBridge dates, topics and presenters for the upcoming sessions are:
Dec 6, 2012 - Strategies to reduce feed costs - John Patience, Iowa State University
Feb 7, 2013 - Optimizing stocking density in wean-finish barns - Mike Ellis, University of Illinois
April 4, 2013 - Managing finishing pigs to improve production efficiency - Aaron Gaines, The Maschhoffs
June 6, 2013 - Managing heat stress - Mark Whitney, University of Minnesota
Aug. 1, 2013 - Effect of optimizing feed withdrawal length and fiber levels prior to marketing on net return - Mike Tokach and Hyatt Frobose, Kansas State University
Oct. 3, 2013 – Pigs, Flu, and You- Andrew Bowman, The Ohio State University
Ken Stalder, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach swine specialist, is the Iowa contact for PorkBridge. He said the distance education series provides accurate information for those who own, manage or work in swine grow-finish facilities.
"Producers and others in the industry can get the information they need without the hassle of traveling or giving up a whole day to attend a meeting," Stalder said. "PorkBridge participants can take part where it works best for them whether at home, in an office or in the swine unit. And all of them can download audio files from each session for later use."
About a week before each session, subscribers receive a CD or web link (depending on their location) that contains that topic's specific presentation and additional information provided by the presenter. Participants call in for the audio portion of each session and follow along with the presentation on their computer. All sessions begin at noon Central time and last approximately 90 minutes.
Cost is $125 for the series, which includes supporting materials and one phone line per session. An informational brochure with subscription information is available on the IPIC website. The subscription form and payment must be received by Nov. 12 to assure receipt of program materials in time for the first session on Dec. 6.
To participate in the PorkBridge sessions you will need telephone access and a computer with CD drive. Internet access is not needed to participate.
For more information on the PorkBridge sessions, contact Sherry Hoyer, Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University at (515) 294-4496 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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In this week's round-up of the Top Five Tweets of the Week, Questlove and John Legend talk the art of tweeting, Chris Brown teases fans with information about a forthcoming album, Ne-Yo gives the ladies shoe advice, Cincinnati Bengal's star Chad Ochocinco is still looking for love and, after finding himself the victim of a Twitter death hoax, Bill Cosby says he's not dead!
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1. @questlove (Questlove): The Roots – @JohnLegend & The Roots (@questlove) : Posted – The Art Of The Tweet http://on.vh1.com/cbtXrK
2. @chrisbrown (Chris Brown): My new album will come next year or sooner but in the meantime I might "I MIGHT" do something special for yall again!!!
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4. @OGOchoCinco (Chad Ochocinco): @RealLamarOdom dude I want to get married too but there no more Kardashians left, what do I do now?
5. @BillCosby (Bill Cosby): Again, I'm rebuttaling rumors about my demise…But I'm confirming I have an app – http://bit.ly/BillCosbyApp :)…Emotional friends have called about this misinformation. To the people behind the foolishness, I'm not sure you see how upsetting this is.


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The Air Force has decided to begin nominating airmen to fill developmental special duty assignments.
Until now, the Air Force has relied on volunteers to fill those roles, but has had difficulty finding enough airmen willing to serve in those assignments. But in a memo obtained by Air Force Times, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said that switching to a nomination process is necessary to keep special duty positions filled.
"Historically, we have relied on volunteers to fill these critical positions, and while they have done great work, we cannot afford to allow these positions to go vacant waiting for individuals to volunteer," the memo said. "Therefore, we are instituting a nominative process that both matches airmen's capabilities to the position and ensures the position does not go unfilled."
The changes will affect how the Air Force finds new career assistance advisers, military training instructors, military training leaders, non-commissioned officer Air Force Academy military trainers, Airman and Family Readiness Center NCOs, first sergeants, NCO honor guard members, recruiters, and professional military education instructors.
Beginning July 15, the memo said, commanders will nominate their best performers to serve in developmental special duty positions. Personnel teams also will work with career field leaders to make sure the right people in the right numbers are picked to fill those jobs.
"Similar to our current command chief selection process, nomination for a developmental duty assignment is an honor — it expresses a commander's confidence in the airman," Cody and Welsh said. "This approach also ensures more sustainable, robust manning levels for each developmental special duty position."
Cody and Welsh said these changes will make sure the special duty positions are filled by the most qualified airmen.
Changes to the special duty selection process have been expected for weeks. Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, the Air Force's enlisted force policy branch chief, said in a release Tuesday that the new process will help open a leadership development career path for promising enlisted members.
"The special duties identified are leadership positions with broad impact on airmen, families and the future of the Air Force," Nichols said. "This change allows us to ensure that we are systematically preparing the best of the best to assume their place as tomorrow's leaders."
The Air Force said that the nominations are open to staff, technical or master sergeants with at least four years of service remaining before they reach high-year tenure. Nominees also must have shown excellence in their career field, a skill level that matches their grade, and have an overall rating of 5 on their last three enlisted performance reports. And beginning in October 2014, nominees who have not yet completed their Community College of the Air Force degree must be within 12 hours of completion, the Air Force said.
Chief Master Sgt. Charles Mills, the Air Force Personnel System airman assignments division superintendent, said in a release that nominees must have at least an 80 on their last two fitness tests, or at least a 90 on their most recent test, and cannot have failed any portion of the test.
"As role models and mentors, nominees must maintain very high standards," Mills said.
Airmen can currently earn up to $450 per month in special duty pay, depending on the assignment. Special duties do not yield promotion points, but they can be looked upon favorably at promotion time. However, many airmen see a special duty assignment as a career-killer, since they are taken away from their normal jobs.
The memo does not say if the Air Force will provide additional incentives to serve in special duty assignments.


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Pterosaur wings are unique, according to articles in National Geographic News and Discovery News 4 Aug 2009, and ABC News in Science 5 Aug 2009. Fossil experts have conducted a detailed study of a fossil pterosaur named Jeholopterus ningchengensis, found in Inner Mongolia in 2000. The creature was approximately 30 cm long with a 35 cm wingspan. The fossil is very well preserved and the researchers used ultra-violet light to show the details of the wing structure. They found the wings contained three layers of fibres arranged in a criss-cross pattern. Alexander Kellner, a palaeontologist at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, suggested these gave the wings strength, prevented tears and enabled the creature to adjust the wing surfaces, giving better control in flight.
The researchers also found hair-like structures that covered the pterosaur's body, including part of the wing membrane, that had "a completely different structure that is not known in any living organism today," according to Kellner.
The pterosaurs claws had horny coverings, indicating that in life the claws were longer than the bones indicate and were suitable for climbing trees. The fossil is dated at 140 to 130 million years and is remarkably well preserved. Kellner commented: "It must have been rapidly buried after it died, perhaps by a river or maybe inside a lake. Otherwise its soft tissue would have rotted away quickly and not been preserved."
Editorial Comment: The unique features found in this fossil do present a problem for the evolutionists, simply because no-one has found anything that could be interpreted as a half evolved pterosaur. It is hard to imagine how a half evolved pterosaur could survive in the struggle for existence. Flying is a dangerous occupation. You get it right the first time, or you lose out permanently in the struggle for life. The more we study pterosaurs the more complex, and brilliantly designed for flying we see they are. It makes far more sense to believe that pterosaurs were created ready to fly. (Ref. pterodactyls, wings, reptiles)
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Preheat oven to 350°. Stir dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine liquids. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir. Fold in the bananas, walnuts and raisins. Spoon into oiled muffin tin. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
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Rays fall short after loading bases in ninth
Hellickson allows four runs in 4 2/3 innings to set Tampa Bay back
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays were hoping to send a message Friday night: We're not done just yet.
Unfortunately, they were not able to do so.
A day after ace David Price was traded to the Tigers in a move many considered a surrender, the Rays took a 5-3 loss to the Angels that echoed with frustration at the end.
The Rays lost consecutive games for the first time since losing to the Royals on July 9, then losing to the Royals on July 11 after an off-day. Coupled with the win by the first-place Orioles, the Rays fell to 8 1/2 games back in the American League East.
The Rays are still 11-3 since July 12 and 29-14 since June 11 on the heels of a 1-14 stretch that dropped them to a season-high 18 games below .500. That did little to take the sting out of how things went in the ninth, when the prospect of winning had a pulse.
Huston Street entered the game in the ninth to try and protect a 5-3 lead. All the Angels closer had to do was retire the bottom of the Rays' order to get the job done. But Cole Figueroa's leadoff single told Street the Rays did not plan on going down gently.
Brandon Guyer followed with a nine-pitch walk after falling behind in the count, 0-2, and Kevin Kiermaier chipped in with an infield single to load the bases. Now the Rays were in business with the top of their order coming up, or so they thought. Only, Street had other ideas.
Desmond Jennings went down swinging, as did Ben Zobrist to bring Matt Joyce to the plate with two outs and the tying runs in scoring position. Street got ahead 0-2 then retired Joyce on a flyout to center to end the game.
"We came out and played well, despite all the hubbub and turmoil [from the Price trade]," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We came out, we were good, and we had every chance to win that game late. Seven, eight, nine get on base to load the bases and here comes one, two, three, can't get anything done. That's disappointing."
Street is now 5-for-5 in save opportunities since joining the Angels on July 19 after a trade with the Padres.
"The moment itself is just one pitch at a time," Street said. "If you choose to focus on bases loaded, nobody out, the odds say you're gonna get beat. If you choose to focus on, 'Make my pitch, down and away,' well, the odds on that one pitch -- one pitch at a time -- the odds are always in your favor as a pitcher.
"And sometimes you get lucky too. They hit a couple balls that were close, on the lines. See, you know, after one like that, you try not to analyze it too much, you just kinda say, 'Well, I'm glad that one's over, and I'm glad we won.' Any time you're bases loaded, nobody out, and you end up with a win -- I'll take that outing all day long. I mean, you don't want to do it every time, but we win, we win. I go home happy."
Maddon noted that the mood in the clubhouse, along with his team's energy, were good Friday night, with no evidence of a hangover from Price's departure. But a glaring weakness in the rotation left behind was personified by Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson's performance.
Not only did Price have electric stuff, but he always seemed to go deep into the game. That meant that the bullpen would usually get some rest on the night's when he pitched. Thus, after Price's departure, the Rays' starters know they will have to pitch deeper into the games to collectively help the bullpen. Hellickson could not get that done.
He walked the leadoff batter, Kole Calhoun, to start the game. Mike Trout then re-routed a 1-1 fastball into the left-field stands for his 25th home run of the season. Erick Aybar added an RBI double to put the Angels up, 3-0.
"First of all, you want to get strike one there and then not walk the guy," Hellickson said. "Especially with the guys they've got coming up after him. I thought I settled down a lot after that. But giving up three in the first, especially the way I did it -- walk, homer, double, single two batters later. I just have to be better."
Hellickson allowed four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings to take his first loss of the season. He has not finished five innings in any of his three starts this season since re-joining the team after elbow surgery.
"That's not going to work," Maddon said. "He has to go deeper into the games."
Figueroa's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second got the Rays on the scoreboard, but Josh Hamilton answered for the Angels in the top of the third with his seventh homer of the season to push the lead to 4-1.
In the fifth, Evan Longoria's infield single scored two -- one on the hit and another on Angels third baseman David Freese's wild throw to first. The play ended with a bizarre twist when Longoria ran into first-base umpire Larry Vanover while rounding the base. He fell, then tried to make second but was thrown out by the Angels' right fielder, Calhoun.
Chris Iannetta's RBI double off Kirby Yates in the sixth gave the Angels a two-run cushion.
While Maddon remains his easy-going -- and optimistic -- self, he did stress the obvious.
"There are no moral victories," Maddon said. "We have to start winning games and that's a game that we should not have permitted to get away."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Oyster Visions: Ksubi, Yimmy Yayo, Ryan Kenny, Billy Kidd, Luis Venegas
Here are five of our favourite photo contributions from our 100th issue (on sale now).
Yimmy Yayo is a blogging enigma with an enviable moustache.
Ryan Kenny was an 18-year-old boy from Adelaide when he first walked into the Oyster office. He is now living the dream in Sydney.
Ksubi have a reputation for being the "bad boys of Australian fashion" (seriously, we just found that on Google), but they were very prompt in meeting their deadline for this issue.
Billy Kidd is a photographer who was born in Panama City, Florida but grew up in Phoenix, Arizona after his parents made a failed attempt at driving to the West Coast through Death Valley. He now lives in NYC, far from any sort of desert whatsoever.
Luis Venegas is a publishing polymath. He is the Editor/Publisher/Creative Director of cult pop-culture publications Fanzine 137 and Candy.
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MISSING buttons were replaced and creative skills passed on at a textile repair and swishing event.
Visitors to the Pump House Environment Centre in Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, learnt how to repair their clothes and took the opportunity to swap some of their unwanted clothing for some new items from 11am to 2pm on Saturday.
The event, organised by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust and Transition Worcester, aims to promote reducing, re-using and recycling and there are plans for it to take on elements of a social club so people can share useful skills and tips.
Machinists, hand-sewers and crocheters were all on hand to made do and mend.
Tony Kennell, chairman of Transition Worcester, said it was only their second event but was looking forward to seeing it develop.
"We will be doing one every month. There's the beginnings of a club with sewing, crocheting and people with like minded interests coming together.
"This is just the start and things will happen. We are always looking transferable skills."
Roisin Hanks, project manager of the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust, said: "It is growing - we have certainly had more people today. Hopefully word will get out and more people will come along to the next event."
To volunteer your skills for the future events, call 01905 730601.
For more information and future dates, go to dwt.org.uk or transitionworcester.org.uk.


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Just take a quick look around. The great January and February surge is over. With the month of March, we are finally seeing the recession take hold. Take a spin around Anytown USA. There are many empty seats. Restaurant owners are looking around wondering where their customers have gone. This will be a good quarter, no thanks to March. But we might be gonna looking back at this time and wishin' we be havin' this kind of action in November.
We are headin' into slog country. And with Vinitaly around the corner, how am I gonna tell 'em what they need to know but don't want to hear from me?
I'm not going in alone, that's for sure. I'll be taking a sidekick with me, one of the younguns' who can cover my back and provide me with some cover. I'll be darned if they shoot the messenger, just 'cause they don't like the message.
I wrote about it at the end of last year. We just got a little momentum going into the new year, but now it's getting down to knuckles and guts. Like I told one of the old pros, if we're going to grow the business in these times, we're going to have to take it from our competition. And we better not let them take it from us.
The old pro told me that the new weapon on the streets was youth, youth, youth. He was right skeered, 'cause he staked his claim first and now everybody's taking shots at him. This too shall pass, they'll get old, just like the rest of the folks in the saloon.
That's just part of the game, I reminded him. We were young bucks once and had the world laid out before us. Just never let 'em see you sweat.
Back to business. If the Italians want to grow their business they need to listen up and do these three things:
1) Keep coming to the US markets to show their face and show us their goods, in person.
2) Make sure they keep their noses clean and their wines unadulterated. No funny business, no winks, no bait and switch.
3) Remember the US currency is going to be worthless, at least until after the elections in November. You better be thinkin' twice about raising prices, partner.
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Caramelized Banana & Strawberry Sundae
If you want to make sundaes but want to jazz them up a little bit, these Caramelized Banana and Strawberry Sundaes are just the answer.
If you want to make sundaes but want to jazz them up a little bit, these Caramelized Banana and Strawberry Sundaes are just the answer.
Sundaes are a great party dessert, especially in the summer. They are easy to put together and every one always enjoys them, no matter what age they are.
To get this drool-worthy dessert, all you do is sauté some bananas and strawberries with sugar and butter. The fruit gets soft and caramelized and creates a wonderful syrup. Serve the warm fruit on top of cold ice cream and everyone will be enjoying these unique sundaes!
4 Bananas, Sliced lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cups Strawberries, Sliced
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
4 tablespoons Brown Sugar
Pinch Salt
6 cups of Ice Cream, more or less depending on your preference
Whipped Cream, For Topping
Maraschino Cherries, For Topping
To caramelize the bananas and strawberries, place the butter in a medium sauté pan over medium-high head. Once the butter is melted, add the sliced bananas and strawberries. Toss the fruit in the melted butter. Add the sugar, brown sugar, and salt, and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium and continue sautéing until the sugars have melted and created syrup, and the fruit has softened. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool for a couple minutes.
To assemble the sundaes, place 1 scoop (or more if you prefer) of ice cream in a cup or bowl. Top with a scoop of the caramelized fruit, some whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry. Continue until you have run out of caramelized fruit and ice cream, about 6 servings.
These should be served and eaten right after assembly. If you would like to prepare the caramelized fruit in advance, you can sauté it early and then place it in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Once ready to serve, heat up the caramelized fruit and their juices in a sauté pan.
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opens fully to let blood flow into the aorta. The aortic valve has three flaps
that work like a one-way gate. When the heart pumps, the aortic valve opens to
allow oxygen-rich blood to flow from the left ventricle into the aorta. When
the heart rests between beats, the aortic valve closes to keep blood from
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Aortic valve stenosis. With aortic valve
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While much of Aldon Smith's focus will be on trying to bring down Denver quarterback Peyton Manning, Oakland's pass rusher also will be in a little competition with the Broncos' edge rushers.
With Smith and teammate Khalil Mack on one side and Denver's DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller on the other, the game Sunday between the Raiders (2-2) and Broncos (4-0) will feature some of the best pass rushers around.
Denver's group has been tops so far this season with an NFL-best 18 sacks through four games that has the Broncos on pace to tie the single-season sacks record of 72 set by Chicago in 1984.
Denver's revamped defense under new coordinator Wade Phillips, who replaced current Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, has gotten sacks from 11 players, led by Ware's 4 1/2.
Derek Carr has made major strides in dealing with pressure in his second season as Raiders quarterback, but he will have to be at the top of his game against this defense.
Oakland's pass rushers haven't been nearly as prolific with just eight sacks. But Smith is finding his groove after signing two days before the season opener, and the Broncos have struggled to protect Manning, allowing 10 sacks.
The line will need to do a better job against Smith and Mack.
"Everybody has to account for them," Manning said. "Obviously, receivers have to get open on time. Obviously, offensive line has to be on top of all communications. You have to just account for those guys because both of them can create turnovers and cause long down-and-distances."


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"Dinosaurs ruled most of the earth - but not Queensland Australia" claims palaeontologist Tony Thulborn, according to Nature Science Update 19 Mar 2003. Thulborn and a colleague from Monash University (Australia) found pieces of a skull of an extinct mammal-like reptile that had been dated as 105 millions years old in the Queensland Museum (Australia). They identified it as a Dicynodont a creature supposed to have died out in a mass extinction 220 million years ago making way for dinosaurs to take over the earth. Rather than speculate that this creature rose from the dead after 115 million years Thulborn suggested it lurked in the remote eastern regions of the ancient land mass that eventually became Australia.
Editorial Comment: This is not the only example of a creature turning up after it was supposedly extinct. Some, like the coelacanth, have even turned up alive. Dicynodonts were large bizarre looking creatures with hippo-like body, tusks and a beak like a turtle. It is quite possible these creatures, along with other "pre-historic" creatures are the basis for some of the monster and dragon myths found in almost all human cultures. Thulburn's find is also no help to the theory of evolution. The reason he could identify it as a Dicynodont is that it hadn't changed in the 115 million years Thulborn believed it had been lurking in Queensland. (Ref. Dicynodont, reptile, extinction)


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Mikhail wrote:Does it look like yours?
Given that I'm writing with a calligraphy pen and you're using ballpoint? Not really, no. I wrote my characters to be as similar as I could get to the ones on the Scythian page. Unfortunately, I got the spacing messed up, so all my letters are perhaps a little too close together. The font looks quite a bit more angular than I first thought, looking at this new picture; I'm not exactly good at writing those.