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Since when it was stated that it was a jutsu?--Animefreak 55 (talk) 00:17, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
yeah since when was making a barrier out of energy not considered a jutsu? it is a technique even a fool could tell that, so how can you say it isn't. it's a barrier that is a category of jutsu, get over it.126.96.36.199 (talk) 00:22, September 14, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
Since when is not a jutsu...you see him produce a chakra barrier from the gunbai...if somethings like a simple punch or kick can be considered a jutsu, so can this. Darksusanoo (talk) 00:32, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
Madara obviously coated the gunbai with Susanoo... --OmegaRasengan (talk) 00:46, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
But like what omegaRasengan said it's coated with susanoo. It cant be to hasty to declared that's a justu. It probably another ability with susanoo. No speculations at all but I say that more information is needed to fully say this is a justu.--Animefreak 55 (talk) 01:06, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Did anyone saw the bones? An arm? A ribcage? Any of the signature characteristics of the Susanoo? For what reason would Madara coat the Gunbai with the Susanoo? The thing's appears to be more durable than the damn technique...All that appears is Madara's chakra and a wall, i repeat a wall...plus the only other explanation would be that Madara's Susanoo could weild a shild which never appeared on any of it's various forms. Darksusanoo (talk) 01:29, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- The Chakra came from his body exactly as Susanoo would. And we've seen Susanoo chakra cover a user without forming bones. Just not quite as large. And If he was flowing chakra into his gunbai to do it, It was definitely Susanoo chakra he flowed through it. If this article is kept, Susanoo should be a parent. Also, I see no point in Madara using a barrier technique like that if he has "the defense more absolute" than Gaara's sand. So what I just said is the most logical conclusion. MangekyoSasuke (talk) 07:59, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- [1] Where the chakra is coming from? His body or Gunbai? MaskedManMadara (talk) 14:04, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- The Chakra came from his body exactly as Susanoo would. And we've seen Susanoo chakra cover a user without forming bones. Just not quite as large. And If he was flowing chakra into his gunbai to do it, It was definitely Susanoo chakra he flowed through it. If this article is kept, Susanoo should be a parent. Also, I see no point in Madara using a barrier technique like that if he has "the defense more absolute" than Gaara's sand. So what I just said is the most logical conclusion. MangekyoSasuke (talk) 07:59, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
Kinda on the fence with this one. Sure it can be Susanoo application but all that's there to back that up is the fact that Sasuke manifested the aura before (which by the way he, nor anyone else has ever used in this manner). Usually when they do the aura, body parts or the entire Susanoo appears immediately afterwards. With Madara's use, there was no definable body part anywhere to be see and the "shield" or whatever looks a bit deliberate and well formed (there's a side shot of him using it, it looks like a wall). So I'd lean more towards keeping this article, than lumping it with Susanoo, unless there's a part on Susanoo's body that's that flat, or mayhaps Madara's has a shield as well...--Cerez365™(talk) 12:04, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Has the raw for this chapter come out yet? Darksusanoo (talk) 16:06, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Yes. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:36, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- It's kinda obvious, it's just Susanoo...--TheUltimate3 (talk) 20:40, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Why are all of you still thinking that is Susanoo!!? --MaskedManMadara (talk) 21:23, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
And? Even if it WAS Susanoo, Susanoo is also a jutsu. So if he did "use" Susanoo, it would still be a jutsu with Susanoo being the "Parent" jutsu. So in the end, still a jutsu. SusanooUnleashed (talk) 06:17, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- If it's Susanoo it should be treated like Susanoo unless it's given a name or can be proven to be a derived jutsu. It's not the job of the wiki to be the writer of Naruto and invent justu. The simplest explanation should always be sought in favor of making something new up, otherwise it's speculation bordering on fanon. If in a new chapter it's proven to be something more than it seems then by all means make a page but being accurate is more important than being first. Arrancar79 (talk) 07:06, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
Seriously, it might look like a susanoo wich i think too, but how do you know if it actually is, STOP SPECULATING! its useless, unless you've seen an arm or a ribcage or something, you got no evidence.--Charmanking2198 (talk) 08:30, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, how about the fact that Itachi generated the same aura when first using Susanoo and THEN formed the skeleton (ep 138). There's no evidence that bones MUST be formed immediately and with every use of Susanoo. Arrancar79 (talk) 08:59, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
There is no evidence that it is susanoo either.--Charmanking2198 (talk) 09:34, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
Maybe that Gunbai has some abilities like Hiramekarei from chojuro..shape manipulation at will--220.127.116.11 (talk) 14:51, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
@Arrancar79: Using an example from the anime to prove something from the manga is totally invalid. In the manga chapter, Itachi's Susanoo generates bones right off the bat, just like any other Susanoo. This technique does not use any bones or anything remotely resembling Susanoo save for the coloring style (which is also the same color, might I add, as many barrier techniques). Plus, as the picture linked above proves, the aura was around the gunbai. It is not Susanoo. Sorry. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 22:06, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Proof that this is susanoo (note: will be referencing multiple pages, will be different number depending on where you read): 576, pgs 4-6. Sasuke starts susanoo, chakra aura forms before bones. When susanoo dissipates, bones disappear before chakra. 577, pg 12. Madara forms susanoo with just arm and sword, chakra surrounding him just like in 601. 578, pg 3. better picture of same moment. same chakra aura. 579, pg 9. Sasuke's susanoo dissipates, bones before chakra aura. 580 6-7. Itachi does same thing Madara did with just bone arm and chakra aura. And finally, for the item that proves it without a doubt. pg 9. Itachi has susanoo chakra aura, no bones of any sort, and is not dissipating the chakra in any sort of way. He maintains it in two panels. What does this prove? That susanoo chakra can be used without bones. This jutsu is susanoo. No ifs, ands or buts about it. He might be using the gunbai to flow the chakra into, but its susanoo chakra he's using for it. Either delete the article, or make susanoo a parent. 184.108.40.206 (talk) 23:49, September 15, 2012 (UTC) Was me that made this comment, forgot to log in MangekyoSasuke (talk) 23:50, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- 2nd edit: @MaskedManMadara, that's a picture of him dissipating the jutsu. That proves nothing except that he was flowing chakra through it.MangekyoSasuke (talk) 23:53, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, that's great and all, but that has nothing to do with anything we're talking about. The aura Susanoo has never been used for defense. Never been formed into a wall. Never been used without bones forming at some point. No matter where you cite it from, or who is using it, the technique always, I repeat, always forms bones. That's fine and dandy if you want to say "well Itachi manifests the aura too", however, on all those examples, a few panels or pages later, the bones manifest. The difference between that and this technique is that Madara activated AND ended the technique and NO bones were formed. None. Ziltch. Zero. Never has that been done in a Susanoo usage. Furthermore, it has never been channeled through another source, which Madara does with this Gunbai barrier. For example, Sasuke has never channeled Susanoo through his sword. Lastly, never before has Susanoo been used to cover two people. It only covers its user. Why, then, does this technique envelop both Madara and Obito? Perhaps, because it is a barrier? Therefore, until you can give the rest of us proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Susanoo has been used in this technique's application prior to this, than nothing other than Madara outright stating it (which I doubt will happen) or Kishimoto saying it in databook (also doubt this, but he might) will prove that this is Susanoo. It simply is not. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 00:32, September 16, 2012 (UTC)
Another small detail, is that the defensive value of any Susanoo, no matter how individually powerful is proportionate to it's level of completion: a ribcage will be weaker than a full skeleton Susanoo, which in turn is weaker than a complete Susanoo, and so on. And never has a user used the simple aura of the Susanoo for defensive reasons (likely because of it's low to likely null defensive value), much less channel it through another medium, since it's redundant any way. The thing is that since Susanoo is a manifestation of the users chakra and in tha manga Madara's chakra is particullarly dark, i recon that's what's putting people on the fence...but together with what @Ten Tailed Fox said it's clear that the thing is it's own technique not a derivate of the Susanoo. Add the deliberate way of how Madara positioned his gunbai in a blocking position and how se still se chakra comming out of it after the wall had dissipated, it's pretty much a done deal. Darksusanoo (talk) 15:37, September 16, 2012 (UTC)
This again
In chapter 612, what for me is further evidence of this merely being an application of Susanoo was supplied. When the Allied Shinobi start their attack, Madara creates the barrier again to protect himself from a stray beam of the Storm Release. His gunbai is untouched, and the barrier just comes out of his body, following the motion of his outstretched arm. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:10, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah it was Susanoo--Elveonora (talk) 01:07, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Yup.— UltimateSupreme ƒ(♫) 03:31 UTC, Thursday, 6 December 2012
- Ummhmm. :) So, change? MangekyoSasuke (talk) 03:47, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Yup.— UltimateSupreme ƒ(♫) 03:31 UTC, Thursday, 6 December 2012
Did any consider that he just used the Chakra Absorption jutsu and not the Gunbai Barrier Technique, I think it was a application of Susanoo when used in this jutsu's supposive first appearance but I'm pretty sure he used the Chakra Absorption jutsu in chapter 612 --18.104.22.168 (talk) 04:09, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Preta Path barrier looks differently, this has "Susanoish" texture to it--Elveonora (talk) 06:50, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
- At first I was convinced by your post Elveonora, but then I looked throught volume 58 and found evidence to show it might be the Preta Path jutsu, look on page 3 of chapter 551, the same flame effect showed up after Nagato absorbed Naruto's Rasengan.--220.127.116.11 (talk) 09:47, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
For some reason I thought this was Preta Path lol. I'm not really sure now about the barrier bit and it might just be an application of Susanoo. But at the same time, it kinda looks like what Nagato did but there's an aura around Madara's entire body. Meh, whatever you guys decide is fine with me.--Cerez365™(talk) 16:05, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
I thought it was obvious that the thing Madara used to protect himself was the Preta Path's ability. It didn't even look the same.18.104.22.168 (talk) 16:27, December 6, 2012 (UTC) Yhwach
Preta Path vs Susanoo in 3, 2, 1... GO! Nah, make it a combination of both and leave it be ;D--Elveonora (talk) 22:32, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
I wouldn't quite say this is the Preta Path technique. Despite looking similar, there was no sign of chakra absorption with the technique in chapter 612, which is the main purpose of the Preta Path. Regardless of it being Preta Path or Susanoo, I think either way this means that this article no longer has a purpose. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:35, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
It looks like he absorbed it to me, but he does have the Susanoo aura. But I agree this article isn't needed and can possibly be added as a use for Susanoo.--22.214.171.124 (talk) 23:51, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
Firstly, i too think this "Technique" is just an aplication of Susanoo. Secondly, Madara had the same barrier (thingy) that Nagato had when he absorbed Naruto's Rasengan, and he was indeed absorbing chakra it was just one of the Ranton beams.184.108.40.206 (talk) 23:56, December 6, 2012 (UTC) Yhwach
I don't think that Susanoo aura alone would protect him... yeah, his Susanoo is durable as hell but a fully formed one still can be penetrated, so doesn't make sense to be this. That's why it's either:
- Preta Path
- Susanoo aura + Preta Path
- something else we don't know "_" --Elveonora (talk) 01:31, December 7, 2012 (UTC)
Not yet deleted? "_"--Elveonora (talk) 23:34, December 7, 2012 (UTC)
- Well, anyone who wanted to protest about it had lots of time to do it. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:47, December 21, 2012 (UTC)
Well this is comming late since i didn't notice this debate was still going on and that the page was deleted. But i'll still add my 2 cents as before: first off why would this be a Susanoo aplication, it's a bit redundant to channel it through that weapon. We can see that as soon as Madara gets the gunbai, he uses a chakra flow, and positions the gunbai in a blocking position and then a dark coloured barrier shows up...by that standart it may be a variation of the Uchiha Battle Flame Encampment but again redundancy kicks in as in why channel it through the weapon? Second it had nothing to with the Preta Path. The Path absorbs chakra based attacks not physical ones, the barrier was used to block the giant stakes Naruto had just thrown at then, physical objects. And what the hell does chapter 612 have to do with any of this? In that chapter Madara used the Path's ability to absorb a wayward shot from the Storm Release: Laser Circus nothing more. And the "Susanoo-ish" texture is just the coloring of the page. My belief as before is that it's a barrier technique unique to the gunbai, rather than some far-fetched notion of being a Preta Path/Susanoo variation. Well let's see if when this is shown in the anime, it'll give reason or not. Darksusanoo (talk) 00:34, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
Already gone so likely too late, but Darksusanoo is actually right and I'm changing my stance. It's first apparent appearance doesn't look much like Preta Path to me, and as stated, it was used against physical attacks. But that thing in 612 is clearly Preta Path. So we might as well discuss this further and perhaps restore it back?--Elveonora (talk) 01:29, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
Susanoo again
During Episode 344, Madara activates his Susanoo just before creating this barrier, should Susanoo be added as the parent technique, also should it be listed as trivia that his Susanoo is coloured purple like Sasuke's Susanoo instead of it's normal blue colour. TricksterKing (talk) 12:15, February 21, 2014 (UTC)
- It wasn't Susanoo. They color it blue, just like in the manga--Elveonora (talk) 13:25, February 21, 2014 (UTC)
- And that's precisely Madara's Susanoo colour. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:12, February 21, 2014 (UTC)
The fourth databook gives no mention of what this page describes. Considering how similar it's appearance is to Susanoo (see above discussions), suggest assuming that's indeed what it is. ~SnapperTo
- So it was Susanoo chakra flow or so after all--Elve [Mod] Talk Page|Contribs 21:50, November 7, 2014 (UTC)
- Why not just place it as a variation of the Uchiha Return or something? Yatanogarasu (Talk) 21:49, November 16, 2014 (UTC)


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Meaning: 1. (Intransitive) To be conceited, egotistical, arrogant. 2. (Transitive) To have too high an opinion of, to overrate, to exaggerate the value or worth of.
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On the left you have photographed a lovely Early bumblebee with its orange tail. You are correct about the Common carder.
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immune system (immunosuppressant) and is used to treat
severe cases of adult
atopic dermatitis that haven't responded to other
treatments. By blocking the body's
inflammation process, this oral medicine can
effectively control atopic dermatitis itch and rash.
Short-term treatment with cyclosporine works well in both adults and children. Cyclosporine can cause serious side effects, such as high blood pressure and kidney problems. So your doctor will monitor your treatment closely.
As soon as a person quits taking this medicine, the skin problem often comes back.
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Hi all. Can somebody tell me what the implement in the picture is? It is about 15" tall, cast iron and has Steven Raichlen's signature sort of stamped into it. I found in my bin o' BBQ stuff, think I got it when I went to BBQ U way back when (maybe 2005?), but I've completely forgotten what it's for. It looks cool and I am confident I could disrupt the neighbor's cat with it from about 30 ft, but I am also pretty sure that's not its intended purpose. Any help is appreciated.
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JOHN Hill scored a masterful century for Bridgwater A as they beat Ilton by six wickets in Division One of the Somerset Cricket League.
Hill batted throughout the innings to score 113no as Bridgwater chased down 204 to win.
Earlier, Mike Skidmore (4-15) and Dan Andison (3-60) were both in the wickets during Ilton's first innings total of 203-8.
Middlezoy were the winners in a rain affected game at Temple Cloud – having reached 205-1 in pursuit of 248-56 when the weather set in.
Jay Darrell took the plaudits in Kilve's four wicket victory over Watchet in Division Two.
Darrell took 5-34 to help restrict Watchet to 213-9 batting first, before scoring 35 as Kilve reached their target with four wickets to spare.
P Stone (37), C James (30no) and Carl Clemenson (29no) helped see Kilve over the finish line.
Elsewhere in Division Two, North Newton won a rain affected contest with Barrington – Newton scored 216-7, while Barrington had reached 86-8 when the rain came.
In Division Five, Mark were beaten by 51 runs by Lydford as they failed to chase down 199.
Tim Moxey (46) and Tim Cattermole (26) top scored for Mark, but they fell well short.
Earlier, S Mason (3024) was the pick of the bowlers for Mark.
J Gardner was the hero for Chilton Polden in their 143 run triumph over Castle Cary II.
Gardner scored an unbeaten 78 and took 4-28 as Polden chased down 215 for victory.
Wembdon Wyverns slumped to a 33-run reverse at Taunton Deane Crusaders in Division Seven – and in Division 8S, Bridgwater Sports were comfortable winners over struggling Belvedere.
D Woolridge (4-24) was in fine form to help bowl the visitors out for just 70 – B Winter top scored for Sports in their total of 144-9.
G Purchase (73) and A Clapp (50) both hit half-centuries for Middlezoy II, but they still slipped to a 15-run defeat at Spaxton.
D Court (63) and D Pople (62) starred with the bat for Spaxton, who were all out 232.
Wembdon Academy thrashed Chilton Polden II by126 runs thanks to 6-23 from J Caswell and 63 from J prior.
C Saunders returned 6-50 for Chilton, but they were thoroughly outplayed.


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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- The basketball bounces on the hardwood court just as firmly as the instructions in the air.
"Box out!" and "Stop the ball on D!" are a few orders Stacie Carter and Danyelle Love shout during a practice recently with their North High School boys basketball players.
Carter and Love are two female coaches in their first year leading an all-boys team.
Carter is the coach and is eight months pregnant. Love is the top assistant for a Vikings team that posted a 1-20 record last year.
There are just three women serving as head coaches for an Ohio high school boys' basketball team this season.
Carter, who is the second woman to coach a boys' basketball team in the Akron Public Schools, said the transition for the boys has gone smoothly.
"We had some instances in the beginning where there were some differences in how they spoke," said Carter, a 1993 Buchtel graduate and former All-City Series player. "There were conversations that they would have around men normally that were not appropriate around me, but we got that taken care of early on and everything has fallen into place.
"The kids have adapted pretty quickly. They are perfectly fine with Danyelle and I coaching them. They kind of take care of me when they think they need to. They will bring me a chair or carry my bag."
North opened its season with six losses but secured its first win by defeating visiting Louisville 69-57 night.
"I'm thrilled for the kids," Carter said. "It is great. It is our first home win in quite a few years. From what I have been told it has been three or four years since we had won at home. It felt really good."
Carter said she starts seniors Damon Bowman and Marcus Robbins and juniors Trarell Balknight and Edward Harris. The fifth starter changes by the game.
"We are getting better chemistry," Robbins said. "We have better discipline, better coaching and better players. Players are listening more. It is not that different than playing for a male coach. The only difference is we have to keep our shirts on. As a boy, sometimes in practice you go shirts and skins. Now it is black (shirts) versus white. It is basically the same. We have to work hard and be dedicated."
North's lone win last season came against Ellet, a 64-63 triumph. The Vikings routinely lost by wide margins. Every loss was by double figures, and several were between 40 and 65 points. Area schools Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Buchtel, East, Firestone, Garfield, Jackson, Kenmore, Louisville and Northwest were just a few that throttled North.
This year is a different story with the losses being between seven points and 26 points.
"My expectations were pretty simple, to have day-by-day growth," Carter said. "It was to look at these guys and getting them to understand that regardless of what the scoreboard says, a victory can come in so many other ways. I think we are achieving that. I have been looking at scores from the past couple of years at games, and I am definitely seeing that the disparity is a lot less.
"I am also seeing the way that they are reacting to the losses. They are not completely falling apart and blaming everyone, having fights and getting technical fouls on the court. We have not had a technical foul this year."
Carter, who is scheduled to go into the hospital on Jan. 18, said Robbins' progress has been pleasing.
"He has been known as a hot head, the one who will stop the game and get a technical," Carter said. "He is not doing that anymore. He has made almost a (complete) turnaround from game attitude to school attitude. I was talking to a teacher the other day in the hallway and she said to me: 'Do you understand how much of a turnaround this kid has made the past couple of months?' "
Robbins, who averages 7.9 points per game this season, said he accumulated 22 total technical fouls during his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, but no ejections.
"I had more technical fouls than Rasheed Wallace," he said laughing. "My attitude is getting better. It is hard. Nobody wants to lose. We have started out losing, but we know we are going to come along and win. Coach makes sure academics come first, then basketball. She has also helped us get better in other areas. We were not a boxing-out or rebounding team, now everyone is learning the basics and defending better."
Bowman leads North in scoring at 25.3 points per game. Balknight (13.28 points), Harris and juniors Brandon Johnson and Duwaan Cheatham-Clark are other key scorers.
"Coach is like a regular coach," Balknight said. "She is just like playing for a guy. We look up to her. You have to have respect and play hard."
Carter, who was formerly Stacie Horton before marrying Jonathan Carter, coached her daughter Shaia Horton as a youth in recreational leagues and in AAU competition. Shaia was an All-City Series selection at Firestone and plays at Jefferson Community College in Missouri.
Carter formerly worked for the Akron Public Schools as an Intervention Specialist but gave that up to coach basketball.
"We interviewed six applicants and picked Stacie," North Athletic Director Carrie Stewart said. "First, she was obviously qualified to coach the kids. She knows the game. Second, she had spent a lot of time in the building with her job and earned the players' trust. Third, she brought the team together during the spring and then for AAU-style tournaments during the summer. She laid the groundwork.
"I was not nervous about hiring her, I was nervous about the reception she and the players would get at some places. We have not gotten any negative reaction at other places to my knowledge."
Joe Howard, the Akron Public Schools Program Manager of Interscholastic Athletics, is impressed with Carter's work as a coach.
"Stacie has been around the game for a lot of years," Howard said. "She knows the game very well and worked with the kids over the summer. There is a marked difference in North this year compared to the past couple of years. I just think Stacie brings a wealth of knowledge, respect and she is not going to take any stuff either."
Carla Chapman Sibley was the first woman to coach a boys' varsity basketball team in the APS.
"I had absolutely no problem with Stacie coaching the boys' team," Howard said. "Carla ... coached the boys' basketball team at Garfield (from 2002 to 2004). They could be purple with green polka dots. I don't care, as long as they do a good job."
Carter is doing just that.
Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com


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For my next video I have decided to make a usb install video w/ save changes. I did all the work in windows vista since that is the operating system many people seem to be using. If there are any questions relating to this type of install post them in this thread and I will try to answer them. If you post questions all over place in other threads and listen to any idiots advice I can not confirm that it will work. This is a fairly simple thing to do if you just follow the steps. The test usb I used was a sandisk cruzer 2 Gig with the annoying U3 menu. (we remove this in the vid). This method will also work for sd cards if you are trying to create a bootable sd card for the eeepc.
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From the Nolo eCommerce Center
Oral agreements to develop or modify computer software are worthless. When you make a deal, write it down.
The late movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, a Russian immigrant with a shaky command of English, was famous for his malapropisms. Perhaps his most famous, and wisest, was: "An oral agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on." What was true for the film industry of the '30s and '40s is equally true for the software industry of the litigation-happy '90s. Oral agreements to develop or modify computer software are worthless at best and are usually invitations to disaster.
Writing agreements is difficult, boring and often unpleasant. But when your client claims that he or she can terminate your services on 24 hours notice without paying you for the work you've already done, you'll be glad you negotiated and signed a written document containing a far more reasonable termination provision.
View a written development agreement as your lifeline. If properly drafted, it will prevent disputes. If problems develop, it will provide ways to solve them. If the parties end up in court, it will establish their legal duties to each other.
You don't need to have a lawyer to draft a software development contract. All you need is a brain and a little common sense. All the possible nuances of software contracts cannot be covered in this article, but it does provide an overview of some of the most important points that should be covered by any software development agreement.
Let's Phase This In
A customer's worst nightmare is to pay a developer to create software and then to hear nothing until months later when the developer delivers a product that is unsatisfactory. The best way to avoid this scenario is to break down the project into discrete parts or stages, often called phases or "milestones." At the end of each stage, the developer should be required to deliver an acceptable product. Assuming this is done, the developer should be paid a specified amount. This makes it easier for both sides to monitor the developer's progress and resolve problems early on in the project – or even terminate the project.
This type of phased development also has advantages for the developer. Having the customer sign off on each phase of the project is the best way to avoid unwarranted claims of nonperformance or unsatisfactory performance by the customer when the project is concluded. This approach also gives the developer an opportunity to deal with the customer's changing needs and wants. Few software projects ever completely follow the original specifications. The project usually grows as the work is done and the developer and user get ideas for a better and usually more complex project. Developing in phases is a convenient way to meet and discuss changes and how much they will cost. The developer must make sure, however, that the delivery schedule is reasonable and provides some flexibility.
No Blueprint Spells Disaster
Software specifications are the software equivalent of a builder's blueprint. They attempt to define the software to be created and provide a guide for determining if and when the software has been satisfactorily completed. The more complete the specifications, the less likelihood there will be of misunderstandings which can lead to customer dissatisfaction, withholding of payment and possibly litigation. The specifications are really the heart of any software development contract.
There are many ways to write specifications. One way is first to draft a "functional specification" in non-technical language that the customer has some hope of understanding. The developer may also prepare a prototype or demonstration program to show the customer how the software will look and function. Later, the developer should prepare a far more detailed and precise, detailed technical specification.
Paying the Developer
There are two basic ways to pay a developer for creating custom software: a pay per hour (time and materials) agreement, or a fixed price agreement.
Under a time and materials agreement, the developer is paid for the time spent and actual costs incurred in creating the software. This payment scheme is obviously more favorable to the developer than to the customer. Unlike in a fixed price contract, the developer is assured of payment even if the project takes longer than originally anticipated.
Under a fixed price agreement, the developer is paid a fixed sum for the entire project. In theory, this payment scheme favors the customer by giving certainty as to what the project will cost. Moreover, if payments are tied to the progress of the developer's work, it gives the customer substantial leverage to insist on timely and successful completion of the project.
However, as a practical matter, fixed price agreements usually do not end up favoring the customer as much as one would think. If it turns out that the fixed price originally agreed upon will not provide the developer with fair compensation because the project ends up taking too long, the customer will probably end up agreeing to pay the developer more money. Otherwise,the developer may quit or end up delivering a hastily completed and shoddy product.
Who Owns the Software?
The moment computer code is written, it is protected by copyright. At that same moment, someone becomes the owner of the copyright. Similarly, patent and trade secret ownership rights may come into existence. Many customers of software developers harbor the misapprehension that, since they are paying for the creation of the software by the developer, they will automatically own it. However, this is not the case. Without an agreement transferring ownership from the developer to the customer, the developer will own the copyright in the software – unless the developer is considered the customer's employee or, perhaps, if it was part of a larger work and was prepared under a written work for hire agreement.
One of the most important functions of a software development agreement is to establish who will own the intellectual property rights to the software to be created. This is often one of the most hotly contested issues between the developer and customer, and can easily become a deal-breaker.
There are many ownership options available, ranging from sole ownership by the customer to ownership by the developer with the customer merely having a license to use the software. And there are many alternatives between these two extremes. Depending on the amount of money the developer is paid, any of these options can be satisfactory.
The Developer's Background Technology
A software developer will normally have various development tools, routines, subroutines and other programs, data and materials that he or she brings to the job and that might end up in the final product – for example, code used for window manipulation, displaying menus, data storing and printing. One term for these items is "background technology."
If the developer transfers ownership of the software to the customer, the customer may end up owning this background technology as well. Developer is usually well advised to avoid this by making sure the development agreement provides that he or she retains all ownership rights in this material. But, in this event, the agreement should give the customer a nonexclusive license to use the background technology that the developer includes in the software delivered to the customer.
Promises to Keep – Warranty Provisions
We all have some familiarity with warranties. Whenever we buy an expensive product – from a car, to a television to a computer – the seller normally warrants or promises that the product will do what it is supposed to do for a specific or reasonable time period, and that the seller will fix or replace it if it does not.
Custom software developers are naturally hesitant about giving a warranty for something that is not yet in existence when the warranty is made. However, no customer in its right mind would agree to pay a large sum for custom software without some assurance that the product will work. Warranty provisions are included in most custom software development contracts. However, because this is an area of active bargaining between the developer and customer, they vary widely.
One of the most important warranties typically found in software development contracts is a warranty of software performance. This means the developer promises the software will work the way the developer said it would and will fix it free of charge if it doesn't. Such warranties typically last from 90 days to one year after the software is delivered. Other important warranties include warranties of title (that the customer will get good title to the software) and of non-infringement (that the software will not infringe on anyone's copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property rights).
Testing, What Testing? Don't You Trust Me?
Testing is one of the most important phases of the software development process. The purpose of acceptance testing is to determine whether the software does what it is supposed to do and is reliable. Particularly where safety is involved – for example, software implemented in a "911" service or designed to run an elevator – the software should be tested as thoroughly as possible.
Of course, the developer should test the software before it delivers it to the customer, but the customer should not rely solely on such testing. Before it accepts and pays for the software, the customer should:
- test the software itself, assuming it has personnel qualified to do so
- have the developer test the software under the customer's supervision on the customer's hardware at its place of business, or
- have the software tested by an independent testing lab.
Can't We Resolve This Like Gentle People?
The single most important provision in any development contract is often the procedure for resolving disputes. If a problem develops and the other side turns out to make unreasonable demands, resorting to court litigation can be ruinously expensive.
Arbitration and mediation are two means of settling disputes without going to court. In arbitration, a person or panel decides the merits of the issues and renders a decision, which may or not be binding, depending on the arbitration agreement. There are a number of professional arbitrators' organizations which conduct arbitrations – notably the American Arbitration Association, which has offices in most major cities.
Mediation is less formal and even cheaper than arbitration, and by its nature is never binding. Typically, the mediator either sits the parties down together and tries to provide an objective view of their dispute, or shuttles between the two sides as a cool conduit of what may be red-hot opinions. Where the real problem is a personality conflict or simple lack of communication, a good mediator can keep a minor controversy from shattering the relationship between software developer and customer. Where the argument is more serious, a mediator may be able to lead to a mutually satisfactory resolution that will obviate time-consuming and expensive litigation.
No one can be forced into arbitration or mediation; one must agree to it, either in the contract or later when a dispute arises. Commercial contracts today frequently include a binding arbitration provision. However, this is not a matter to be agreed to lightly. By agreeing to binding arbitration, you're basically giving up your right to go to court to enforce the contract.
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We're accustomed to living close to nature in south Louisiana.
In New Orleans, people used to fish along canals, bayous and lagoons. Many spent their leisure time at the camps that jutted out into Lake Pontchartrain, until storms and city regulations took them away. In some of the city's neighborhoods, it's not unusual to find raccoons cohabitating with humans. After heavy rains, frogs serenade each other — and us.
However, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina — a force of nature herself — another visitor from the animal world has come to the New Orleans area, and this one has instilled a little more fear in residents. Numerous coyote-sightings have been reported since the storm — in New Orleans City Park, for example, and along Jefferson Parish's east bank riverfront.
Recently, Gretna City Park, a large, heavily wooded triangle in that city's south end, became the latest location for coyote-sightings. A study by Leland Hales, a naturalist hired by Gretna, confirms there are coyotes in the park. A report released in December includes photos of the creatures, taken at night.
One of the animals is a grizzled old male, missing a small notch from one ear, a sign "he's been in territorial disputes during his life," Hales reported. The coyote also walks with a slight limp.
The English writer Aldous Huxley once observed that nature "is always alien and inhuman, and occasionally diabolic." But the coyote family in Gretna's City Park sounds like it could be right out of some innocuous 1950s sitcom about an intact family unit going about its daily business.
The male has a mate, his lifelong companion. There also are coyote offspring. The report casts doubt on stories that the Gretna's coyotes have killed pets.
Hales and Gretna Councilman Vincent Cox III, whose district includes the park, are advising a policy of peaceful coexistence. But they also say that if the animals get dangerous, they can be taken out, by lethal force if necessary, most likely administered by the Gretna Police Department.
Jefferson Parish has experience with this. The late Sheriff Harry Lee's deputies set the sights of their high-powered rifles on some pesky nutria a few years back. More recently — this time under the Lee's successor, Newell Normand — deputies killed 10 coyotes in East Jefferson in 2011, with the help of Harahan Police. The Sheriff's Office also reports having sent 125 nutria to the rodent afterlife that same year. They renewed their license to kill with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for 2012, but it's not clear if they've offed any more coyotes.
Though Hales says there's nothing to worry about right now with Gretna's coyotes, he cautions that things could change. In what sounds like a scene from "The Godfather," he warns that when the old male coyote dies, it "will open the door for a new group to reside in the park." Until now, Gretna's "coyote Corleone" has been able to keep other packs out of his territory. But when he dies, the successor group may not be as peaceable as the family it replaces.
Nature eventually will take its course and the coyote patriarch will be gone. Killing him prematurely would only hasten the day when his replacement arrives, with all of its attendant unpredictability.
If Huxley was right when he said nature is diabolical, then we should appreciate the wily old coyote limping around Gretna City Park as the devil we know, rather than the one we don't.
Dennis Persica is a New Orleans-area journalist. In his weekly column he shares his thoughts and observations about people, places and issues in the New Orleans area. Persica's email address is email@example.com.


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February 8, 2013
Movie Night - School Daze - Bruce Museum
February 08, 2013 - Greenwich
In celebration of Black History Month, the museum shows Spike Lee's movie about about fraternity and sorority members clashing with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. It also touches upon issues of real and perceived racism related to skin-tone bias and hair quality within the African-American community. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
David Cassidy Live - Tarrytown Music Hall
February 08, 2013 - Tarrytown
"I Think I Love You" became the mantra of a generation when David Cassidy became a megastar with the chart-topping hit from "The Partridge Family." A performing and recording phenom by the time he was 20, David Cassidy is still thrilling audiences today across the country and around the world. He broke audience records in arenas from Madison Square Garden to Australia's Cricket Stadium, had a fan club with membership that exceeded that of the Beatles or Elvis Presley, and continues to entertain three generations of ardent fans. An awesome Moms' Night Out!
'The Color Purple - The Musical About Love - White Plains Performing Arts Center
February 08, 2013 - White Plains
A soul-stirring musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg. Set to a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, "The Color Purple" is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life. Adapted for the stage by Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Directed by Jeremy Quinn with musical direction by Stephen Ferri.
'Around the World in 80 Days' - Quick Center for the Arts
February 08, 2013 - Fairfield
Verne's famous tale of ships, trains, and caravans takes place in 1872 and follows the eccentric hero, Phileas Fogg, as he races across continents and oceans, dodging death, storms, and detectives, attempting to circle the world against the clock.
Parent Survival Night - The Little Gym of Westport
February 08, 2013 - Westport
This 3 hour drop off program for children from 3 years old-12 years old (potty trained children only) offers gym activates, food and snack, as well as a craft.
The Lounge - Wilton Library
February 08, 2013 - Wilton
Children in grades 1 and up are invited to play video games on the Library's Wii system. Comfortable seating will be available. Caregivers must remain in the building for children under age 12. No registration.
Family Dance Party - Fairfield Public Library
February 08, 2013 - Fairfield
An after -hours dance party for families with children of all ages.
Young Artists 2013 - Katonah Museum of Art
Through February 10, 2013 - Katonah
Marking its 30th year, the Young Artists exhibition showcases the extraordinary talents of 300 seniors from the Museum's member high schools in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, and Fairfield counties. Concurrently on view are the exhibitions "Young Artists and Writers: Thinking Through Art," based on a program that uses the KMA's exhibitions to engage students' observation, critical thinking, writing, and artistic skills through encounters with original art, and "Make Your Mark," a show of younger students' work in the Learning Center. Together, the three exhibitions and their related programs have become an annual event in which community and family come together to celebrate children's art. February 3 through February 10, 2013.
Westport Arts Center presents TOY DESIGN COMPETITION - Westport Arts Center
Through February 11, 2013 - Westport
Inspired by WAC's upcoming exhibition, "William Wegman: The Traveler," WAC seeks toy designs conceived by children ages 5-12 for a juried contest. Submit up to three concepts, be it a manipulative toy, action figures, game, or animated robots. A maximum level of creativity, playfulness, fantasy, humor, and imagination are strongly encouraged. Entries due February 11.
Promise of Freedom: The Emancipation Proclamation - Fairfield Museum and History Center
Through February 24, 2013 - Fairfield
Exhibit and programs commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance over time, featuring Abraham Lincoln's signed copy, rare slavery artifacts, prints, political cartoons and more. Visitors who present a ticket stub from the film "Lincoln", will receive $2 off of an adult admission to the exhibition. Through February 24,2013.
Seasons of Change: Global Warming in Your Backyard - Yale Peabody Museum
Through February 24, 2013 - New Haven
This interactive traveling exhibit illustrates how climate change is impacting the landscape of New England over the changing of the seasons. As you explore the exhibit, you'll get a chance to find out how climate change is affecting the people of New England; share your thoughts about what aspects you might miss most about New England's current climate; compare coastal flooding today with projections for the year 2100 and control a global climate change simulation. December 15 2012-February 24, 2013.
Caribbean Garden at The New York Botanical Garden - The New York Botanical Garden
Through February 24, 2013 - Bronx
Take refuge from winter by retreating to Tropical Paradise - a showcase of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory's permanent collection, including orange-yellow crotons, fuchsia bromeliads, and rosy-red hibiscus. You'll feel like you are on vacation without leaving New York.
View The Beauty of Paradise: A Photographic Tour during regular Garden hours. See a photographic display of tropical paradises around the world. Learn about plants and flowers found in tropical climes through a display of exceptional photographs from the prestigious International Garden Photographer of the Year Contest, of which the Botanical Garden is the US partner. Access additional details about the displayed photographs via your smartphone.
Inside the cozy Discovery Center in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, kids of all ages can take a closer look at the differences between tropical and temperate plants in Tropical Discoveries and Wintertime Wonders. Pot up a specimen plant to take home and compare its characteristics with foliage in your neighborhood; make bark rubbings, count tree rings, and head back into the winter garden with a field notebook to discover the vital sparks of life that lie just below the surface of this quiet season. On view January 19-February 24.
Please confirm hours on the day of your visit by calling 718-817-8700.
Let It Snow! Children's Book Art - Bruce Museum
Through February 24, 2013 - Greenwich
This family-friendly exhibition of winter scenes from children's books features more than thirty original artworks from favorite illustrators, including many living in the Connecticut region such as Lizzy Rockwell, Jennifer Thermes and Wendell Minor.
The snowy season is depicted in vivid winter landscapes, frolicking animals, and popular sports and games such as sledding, ice skating, and snowball fights. Displayed works present the range of media available to illustrators, including pen and ink, colored pencil, oil, watercolor, gouache, papercut, collage, and digital media. December 1, 2012-February 24 ,2013.
Expressions 2013 - Rowayton Arts Center
Through February 24, 2013 - Rowayton
High-quality works by some of the region's finest artists will be on view at this juried all-media exhibition.
Colleen Browning: The Early Works - Bellarmine Museum of Art
Through March 24, 2013 - Fairfield
Artist Colleen Browning (1918-2003), a National Academician, played a significant role in America's contemporary realist movement in the years after 1950. Fairfield University rediscovers and celebrates the career of this Anglo-American Realist painter. January 24-March 24, 2013.
Colleen Browning: A Brush with Magic - Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery
Through March 24, 2013 - Fairfield
Artist Colleen Browning (1918-2003), a National Academician, played a significant role in America's contemporary realist movement in the years after 1950. Fairfield University rediscovers and celebrates the career of this Anglo-American Realist painter. The Thomas J. Walsh Gallery offers a selection of compelling oil paintings created in the years after 1960. January 24-March 24, 2013.
Pajama Program - Office of the Superintendent - Bridgeport Public Schools
Through March 30, 2013 - Bridgeport
Help a child stay warm and cozy by donating new pajamas and/or a book. Pajama Program is a 501(3)c not-for-profit organization providing new pajamas and books to children many of whom are waiting to be adopted.
Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden - New York Botanical Garden
Through April 14, 2013 - Bronx
Larry Lederman, landscape photographer and member of NYBG's Board of Advisors, has spent years walking the garden grounds to observe and photograph trees and vistas in all seasons and at all times of day. Lush images featuring their diversity and visual impact are on view in the gallery space.
The New York Botanical Garden is home to more than 30,000 trees, some in woodland, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty. Magnificent Trees is lavishly illustrated with photographs by Larry Lederman and accompanied by descriptions by Todd A. Forrest, Arthur Ross vice president for horticulture and living collections at the garden. An authority on the diverse species present across the 250-acre landscape, Forrest details their fascinating histories -- from their vital role in Native American life and culture to their function in neutral territory during the Revolutionary War. Lederman captures their grandeur in hundreds of stunning images and portrays their diversity with photographs that reveal the trees in myriad fascinating perspectives: in landscape views that convey the garden's genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of select trees; remarkable details of flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark; and impressionistic images, abstract in character yet beautiful in composition.
Chinasaurs: Dinosaur Discoveries from China - Bruce Museum
Through April 21, 2013 - Greenwich
This exhibition features skeletons, skulls, nests and eggs of more than a dozen rare Asian dinosaurs, some highlighting new evidence of the close relationship between birds and dinosaurs. January 26, 2013-April 21, 2013.
Identity: An Exhibition of You! - Connecticut Science Center
Through April 21, 2013 - Hartford
Each visitor's own identity is front and center. The personalized experience allows you to look at your own fingerprints, see your personality as a musical spectrum, investigate where your brain stores your identity, map your social connections, and throughout the exhibition, see yourself from new perspectives: your future self, your symmetrical self, and yourself as a new gender or ethnicity. January 18, 2013-April 21, 2013.
Framed: Step into Art - Stepping Stones Museum
Through May 12, 2013 - Norwalk
Children can enter the framework of famous paintings and experience art by as they physically enter a scene and are encouraged to interpret, express and connect with art. They can ride a giant chicken attached to a wagon, set up a camp in the Canadian Rockies, prepare dinner for a group of hungry farmers. They can become an art gallery director, selecting and exhibiting art in their own gallery, as well as explore the exhibit through Art Hunt Cards. The exhibit was produced by the Minnesota Children's Museum for the members of the Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative (YMEC). Through May 12, 2013.
The Panoramic River: the Hudson and the Thames - Hudson River Museum
Through May 19, 2013 - Yonkers
In the late 18th century, British artists developed the large-scale panorama, which became a popular form of entertainment in Europe and the United States. The Hudson River Museum's exhibition, "The Panoramic River: the Hudson and the Thames," explores the panoramic vista as the ideal expression for a new, all-embracing way of seeing the landscape that influenced how the public and artists perceived it as well. By the early 19th century, painters such as Robert Havell Jr. worked to express this panoramic perspective in their choice and depiction of vistas. Havell and other artists in the exhibition such as Thomas Cole, Jasper Cropsey, and John Kensett, favored the chain of cities, suburbs, and countryside along these two rivers, where horizontal planes and historical associations gave form to both artistic and cultural expression.
"The Panoramic River" features loans from museums, galleries, and private collections. Museums lending paintings include: Baltimore Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Fenimore Art Museum, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College; Maryland State Archives; Metropolitan Museum of Art; The New-York Historical Society; and Princeton University Art Museum.
"The Panoramic River" is organized by Hudson River Museum co-curators Bartholomew Bland, Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Laura Vookles, Chief Curator of Collections. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with additional essays by Pat Hardy, Curator of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Museum of London, and Geoff Snell, Doctoral Student, University of Sussex and the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
The exhibition and the accompanying catalogue have been made possible by a generous grant from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc. On view through May 19, 2013.
Manolo Valdes Monumental Sculptures - The New York Botanical Garden
Through May 26, 2013 - Bronx
Drawing inspiration from the natural landscape of the Botanical Garden, seven towering sculptures by acclaimed Spanish artist Manolo Valdes showcase the relationship between art and nature.
Born to Be Wild - Maritime Aquarium
Through June 20, 2013 - Norwalk
Academy-Award winner Morgan Freeman lends his voice to this film which follows orphaned baby orangutans and elephants, and the people who rescue and raise them for eventual release back into the wild. Through June 20, 2013.
The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea - IMAX Theater, Maritime Aquarium
Through June 20, 2013 - Norwalk
Coral reefs are considered exotic, distant places with little or no connection to our everyday world. Yet every reef is a living city beneath the sea, with a parallel existence to ours. Maritime Aquarium audiences will recognize scenes from New York City as the film compares reef communities to human communities. The film?s imagery immerses audiences in reef communities, among familiar dolphins, sharks and rays but also lesser-known species, such as crocodile fish, colorful nudibranchs and delicate flatworms. January 18-June 20, 2013.
Sharks - IMAX Theater, Maritime Aquarium
Through June 20, 2013 - Norwalk
This film offers an unflinching look at the ocean's ultimate predator with an emphasis on why shark populations are dropping. A sea turtle with a British accent help make this a family-friendly show, even for the youngest members. January 18-June 20, 2013.
Meerkats - Maritime Aquarium
Through September 02, 2013 - Norwalk
Meerkats are members of the mongoose family that live in social �mobs� in the Kalahari Desert, in the southern African nations of Botswana and South Africa. No mere cats, meerkats are fascinating for living in structured but cooperative societies, including a foraging strategy where adults take turns standing guard upright on their hind feet, watching for predators, while the others eat.
The meerkats� exhibit offers opportunities for climbing, digging and exploring, with several feeding locations to keep them on the alert for incoming crickets. A viewing bubble lets visitors pop up right among the meerkats. Through September 2, 2013.
Sensory Bounce - BounceU
Through September 28, 2013 - Stratford
This is a program for children and adults with sensory integration dysfunction, autism, and other disabilities with a sensory component. Teachers work on balance and coordination, auditory and tactile sensitivity, strength building, motor coordination, cooperative play, turn-taking, and social and verbal skills.
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The Imam then asked, "Which one is the smallest?"
He replied, "The seeing sense."
The Imam then asked, "How big is its size?"
He replied, "It is about the size of the lentil or smaller."
The Imam then said, "O Hisham, look in front of you and above you and then tell me what you have seen."
Hisham then replied, "I can see the sky, the earth, the houses, the buildings, the land, the mountains and the water canals."
The Imam then said, "The One Who has been able to fit all that you can see in a lentil or even a smaller thing is also able to fit the whole world inside an egg without any change in the size of any one of them."
Hisham bowed down and kissed the feet, the hands and the head of the Imam (a.s.) saying, "This is enough for me O descendant of the holy Prophet [saas]" and then left for his home. (Usul al Kafi, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, H 212, Ch. 1, h 4; online at http://www.al-shia.org/html/eng/books/hadith/al-kafi/part3/part3-ch1.htm)


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Free Stock Photography Websites
The list of free stock photography that has been floating around has too many non-free links to be of any real use, so I have given myself the task of finding as many places as I can and checking to make sure they are free!
* = May need to contact somebody for permisionnc = Free for non-commercial use, ie: personal websites and tennis matches are fine1-5 = If a site is very poor, it gets a 1. If it's great, give it a 5. If there is no number, I was too lazy to type it.
While I have tried to make sure that I give you only free resources, I don't have a law degree so I can't guarantee it! Therefore, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using the images or photos.
[I]March 19 2004 List cleaned up, removed dead links and added more sites.[/i]
Thanks for this great thread.
Wow, I think that if something happens to our race, at least were going to leave behind some nice photographical references to who we were. Just think if aliens 3,000,000 years from now discover old Sitepoint threads.
another great one iswww.istockphoto.com
Thanks for the great links! going straight to the favorites
Hey, I was gonna do this iTec. Read my mind. Good job. Because I went through those links and was SO FRUSTRATED. Kept checking FAQ. Only a few of them had free unrestricted (and no contact neccessary!) actual FREE stock photos.
Originally posted by Shap another great one iswww.istockphoto.comI was tempted to include istockphoto (they did get a mention) in the list but now that they charge 25c a download they arent technically free..
Great list Nick.. cool work.. thanx
iTec, if you play it good at iStockPhoto then you can get them for free
Just upload your own photos or make your own, for each uploaded photo that gets accepted you will get a price (I think glenplake mentioned that).
I agree that Istockphoto is great.Yes they charge 25 cents per download, but:1) You get 4 free downloads for joining2) Uploading is free, and for every one of your upload that is downloaded you get 5 cents.
So, it's quite easy to not have to pay for Royalty Free, Commercial Use images.
Good stuff, iTec.:tup:
This thread was a bit confusing because it was titled: "Free photos for commercial use." But Trillian actually asked:
...are there any stock photo discs that are available for $50 or less?
So we were giving Trillian free and cheap sources. Including Photo-Objects. And sites where you help with bandwidth costs. (iStockPhoto)
I downloaded one of those Tree notepad things called "Treepad plus" that was in one of the Sitepoint Tributes recently :). I just copied these links into it for future reference. Thanks allot for the links
Want some really nice outdoor images courtesy of the U.S. Gov't?
And did I mention that they are public domain and all images are available in Hi-Res?
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Surprisingly - the best collection of truly FREE stock photos I've found is at the Microsoft site!!
Just do a search and be sure to select "Photos" under the select menu titled "Results Should Be:"
I've found them to be very good quality photos
iStockPhoto has raised the price per photo to $0.50 . Can't complain though, as now you get $0.10 per download.
Originally posted by ghuytro [B]Surprisingly - the best collection of truly FREE stock photos I've found is at the Microsoft site!!
I've found them to be very good quality photos [/B]
And technically you are allowed to use these images only if you own one of the Microsoft Office packages.
Photo's from Hungary. The site's a bit vague but worth a look. - all images are 1152x872http://orangetrash.d2.hu/
http://www.photocase.de/Default.aspNo English
Again, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using any images.
My Personal favorite is www.gettyimages.com
I just opened http://stock.briony.cc New images added weekly. Anyone from Sydney should recognise a few shots
Not exactly free, though.
Awesome list!
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There are times when men are allowed to burst into tears.
For instance, guys are allowed to weep openly during the heart-wrenching conclusion of the movie Old Yeller.
Crying is also allowed during the film Brian's Song when Gale Sayers (as portrayed by Billy Dee Williams) informs the Chicago Bears that Brian Piccolo (as played by James Caan) may never play football again.
Arguably the most accepted moment for the shedding of manly tears is when a star athlete realizes it's time to walk away from the game he has loved.
For New York Yankees star Mariano Rivera, baseball's most acclaimed relief pitcher, that moment came late last month in the ninth inning of a 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay.
Escorted off the mound in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium by teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte, the emotion proved too much for Rivera, who put his head on Pettitte's shoulder and sobbed.
"I was bombarded with emotions and feelings that I couldn't describe," Rivera gushed after the game. "Everything hit at that time. I knew that was the last time."
Sniffed Pettitte: "He broke down and just gave me a bear hug and I just bear-hugged him back. He was really crying. He was weeping. I could feel him crying on me."
As manly meltdowns go, Rivera's was among the best, matching up well with five of our favourite all-time man cries:
111THE CRIER: Iron Eyes Cody
WHY SO SAD: Everyone of a certain age remembers the iconic 1971 "Keep America Beautiful" public service TV ad wherein a callous motorist flings a bag of trash that lands at the feet of a stoic native American. As the camera zooms in, a single tear rolls down the Indian's careworn cheek and the announcer, famed pudgy actor William Conrad, intones: "People start pollution; people can stop it!" Even younger viewers have seen the ad parodied on The Simpsons. The thing is (gasp!) Iron Eyes Cody was actually an American actor who impersonated native Americans in Hollywood films. He was, in fact, a second-generation Italian named Espera Oscar de Corti. The iconic tear? It was glycerin. But, hey, we get choked up whenever we think about it, so it's on the list.
1111THE CRIER: New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig
WHY SO SAD: In the movie A League of Their Own, Tom Hanks snorts: "There's no crying in baseball!" Well, Tom was dead wrong. As in Mariano Rivera's case, some of the manliest tears have come from Yankee greats. After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the crippling disease that now bears his name, Gehrig addressed the crowd in one of the most emotional farewells ever, saying: "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." To thunderous applause, the legendary slugger wiped tears away as Babe Ruth hugged him and the crowd roared: "We love you, Lou!"
1111THE CRIER: TV funnyman Jon Stewart
WHY SO SAD: When he returned to host The Daily Show after the horrific events of 9/11, Stewart tried his best to keep it light, but delivered his most human, moving show ever. "I'm sorry to do this to you," he sniffed, fighting tears. "It's another entertainment show beginning with an overwrought speech of a shaken host... It's something, unfortunately, we do for ourselves so that we can drain whatever abscess is in our hearts and move on to the business of making you laugh." Declared the website The Art of Manliness: "Few such commentaries came off as authentic and heartfelt."
11111THE CRIER: Late CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite
WHY SO SAD: Considered "the most trusted man in America," the famously unflappable anchor was the voice of authority in the heyday of TV news. If Cronkite said it, it had to be true. Known for his composure, he revealed his tender side on the day he interrupted the soap opera As The World Turns to break the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. When Cronkite later confirmed Kennedy's death, he fought valiantly onscreen to control his emotions. Decades later, he was quoted as saying: "I choked up, I really had a little trouble... my eyes got a little wet... Fortunately, I grabbed hold before I was actually (crying)."
Also worth crying over: They don't make them like Cronkite anymore.
111THE CRIER: The Great One
WHY SO SAD: If you are a Canadian, you remember where you were 25 years ago on the fateful day Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. It came 12 weeks after the Oilers closed out a four-game sweep of the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final. Worse, it was a sucker punch to the hearts of patriotic Canadian hockey fans. The greatest hockey player ever was famously unable to hold back a flood of tears at the news conference announcing what is now known simply as "The Trade." One weepy moment stands out for us. "I promised Mess (Mark Messier) I wouldn't do this, but the time comes when... " a tearful Gretzky sniffed before, overcome by emotion, he stopped speaking altogether. For the rest of us, that's when the real crying began.


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Los Angeles, Sep 4 (IANS) Actor Michael Douglas has denied there is a ''crisis'' in his marriage life.
The 68-year-old, who is married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, is currently promoting his new film "Behind the Candelabra". He insisted that his marriage is ''fine'' and they are simply having a ''temporary separation''.
Talking to the press at the premiere of his new film he said: "I have a crisis at home? No ... We, we are fine. My wife and I are, are fine."
The couple, who wed in 2000 in a lavish ceremony at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in New York City, were last photographed together in April and are reportedly receiving counselling in an attempt to save their relationship, reports contactmusic.com.