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BOLD cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 3.0 tesla in myocardial ischemia
© Manka et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
Received: 31 May 2010
Accepted: 22 September 2010
Published: 22 September 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to detect stress-inducible myocardial ischemic reactions in the presence of angiographically significant coronary artery disease (CAD).
Forty-six patients (34 men; age 65 ± 9 years,) with suspected or known coronary artery disease underwent CMR at 3Tesla prior to clinically indicated invasive coronary angiography. BOLD CMR was performed in 3 short axis slices of the heart at rest and during adenosine stress (140 μg/kg/min) followed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging. In all 16 standard myocardial segments, T2* values were derived at rest and under adenosine stress. Quantitative coronary angiography served as the standard of reference and defined normal myocardial segments (i.e. all 16 segments in patients without any CAD), ischemic segments (i.e. supplied by a coronary artery with ≥50% luminal narrowing) and non-ischemic segments (i.e. supplied by a non-significantly stenosed coronary artery in patients with significant CAD).
Coronary angiography demonstrated significant CAD in 23 patients. BOLD CMR at rest revealed significantly lower T2* values for ischemic segments (26.7 ± 11.6 ms) compared to normal (31.9 ± 11.9 ms; p < 0.0001) and non-ischemic segments (31.2 ± 12.2 ms; p = 0.0003). Under adenosine stress T2* values increased significantly in normal segments only (37.2 ± 14.7 ms; p < 0.0001).
Rest and stress BOLD CMR at 3Tesla proved feasible and differentiated between ischemic, non-ischemic, and normal myocardial segments in a clinical patient population. BOLD CMR during vasodilator stress identified patients with significant CAD.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is increasingly applied in clinical routine to determine myocardial perfusion [1–4] using contrast enhanced first-pass perfusion techniques [5–8]. Non-invasive characterization of myocardial microcirculation is thought to reflect myocardial tissue supply much better than mere luminographic detection and quantification of epicardial coronary stenosis, and has been shown to be useful for planning of revascularization procedures and cardiac risk stratification.
Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) CMR is based on the paramagnetic properties of deoxyhemoglobin as an endogenous contrast agent with increased deoxyhemoglobin content leading to signal reduction on T2*- or T2-weighted images. Thus, BOLD CMR directly reflects myocardial oxygenation status [9, 10]. Coronary artery stenosis leads to poststenotic microvascular dilatation in a compensatory effort to maintain sufficient myocardial oxygen supply [11] and blood-oxygen level dependent imaging has been successfully introduced to determine capillary reserve [12, 13].
However, data on myocardial BOLD CMR during vasodilator stress in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is limited to experimental studies [13–15] and small patient populations [11, 12]. The main challenge was low signal intensity differences between normal and pathologic areas of myocardium at 1.5T, and therefore BOLD CMR at 3T may benefit from the inherently higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Hence, in the present study we determined the ability of BOLD CMR to detect stress induced myocardial ischemia and to differentiate between ischemic, non-ischemic, and normal myocardial segments in a population of patients with suspected or known CAD.
Materials and methods
Study Group
Forty-six consecutive patients (34 men; age 65 ± 9 years, range 40 to 81 years) referred for clinically indicated invasive coronary x-ray angiography due to chest pain syndromes were prospectively enrolled. Patients were eligible if they had suspected or known CAD (with or without prior percutaneous revascularization or a history of previous myocardial infarction). Patients with prior coronary surgery or typical contraindications for CMR (e.g. incompatible metallic implants, claustrophobia) and administration of adenosine (asthma, AV-block > grade I) were not considered.
All study participants were instructed to refrain from ß-blockers, antianginal medication, cigarettes, tea and coffee for at least 24 hours prior to CMR. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects, and the Charité Institutional Review Board approved the study.
CMR Imaging Protocol
CMR was performed with the patient in the supine position using a 3T whole-body imager (Achieva 3T; Philips, Best, the Netherlands) equipped with a Quasar Dual gradient system (40 mT/m, slew rate 200 T/m/sec). A six element cardiac synergy coil was used for signal reception and cardiac synchronization was done with the use of a Vector-ECG. All acquisitions were performed during short end-expiratory breath-holds. After acquisition of cine standard cardiac geometries for the assessment of left ventricular function a fast-gradient-echo multi-echo sequence for BOLD CMR (3-slices of short axis geometry) was performed. Then, adenosine infusion (140 μg/kg/min; maximal total infusion duration of 6 minutes) was started and the identical BOLD CMR sequence was repeated after at least 3 minutes of adenosine infusion. After termination of adenosine infusion, a bolus of 0.2 mmol/kg of gadolinium-DTPA was administered followed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging 10 minutes later in identical short axis geometry with full left ventricular coverage.
CMR Technique
Cine Imaging
Three short axis (apical, mid, and basal short axis views) and three long axis geometries (4-, 2-, and 3-chamber view) were acquired using an electrocardiogram-triggered balanced turbo field echo sequence (echo time 1.9 ms, repetition time 4.0 ms, flip angle 40°, spatial resolution 1.8 × 1.8 × 8 mm) during repetitive end-expiratory breath-holding.
Late Gadolinium Enhancement Imaging
Late gadolinium enhancement imaging was carried out in short axis orientation with full left ventricular coverage using a three-dimensional inversion prepared spoiled gradient echo sequence (echo time 1.8 ms, repetition time 3.7 ms, flip angle 15°; spatial resolution 1.5 × 1.5 × 5 mm). The prepulse delay was determined from an inversion prepared cine scan (Look-Locker) and individually adjusted to optimally suppress signal from normal myocardium.
Quantitative Coronary Angiography
All patients underwent invasive coronary angiography in standard Judkins technique within 48 hours after CMR. The procedure was done according to angiographic guidelines using a simultaneous biplane, multidirectional and isocentric x-ray system. At least two orthogonal views of every major coronary vessel and its side branches were acquired. Quantitative coronary angiography (Philips Inturis CardioView, QCA V3.3, Pie Medical Imaging) was performed off-line by an independent observer being unaware of the results of CMR. The severity of coronary stenosis was derived from one single view showing the maximal reduction in absolute luminal diameter and a significant coronary stenosis was defined as ≥50% luminal diameter reduction in vessels with ≥2 mm diameter; significant left main stenosis was considered double-vessel disease. In addition, myocardial segments were assigned to the supplying coronary artery based on a consensus read of the interventionalist and the CMR imager taking the respective coronary dominance type into account.
Image analysis
The BOLD CMR data sets were evaluated on a per segment basis according to the standardized 16-segment model [16]. For each segment, the time constant of the signal intensity decay over all echoes was derived. Moreover, the global T2* value per patient averaged over all segmental T2* values was provided at rest and during stress. Image quality of T2* CMR measurements was graded visually on a per patient basis at rest and during stress on a four-point scale as excellent (4 = clear delineation of the left-ventricular myocardium with sharp endocardial contours, no motion artifacts), good (3 = clear delineation of the left-ventricular myocardium but mildly blurred endocardial contours, no motion artifacts), moderate (2 = moderately blurred endocardial contours, occurrence of respiratory/cardiac motion artifacts) or poor (1 = severely reduced delineation of left-ventricular endocardial contours and severe motion artifacts). Occurrence of susceptibility artifacts caused by the heart-lung interface and cardiac veins was scored between 0 and 4 (0 = none, 1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = non-diagnostic).
Late Gadolinium Enhancement Imaging
LGE images were analyzed visually on a per segment basis regarding the presence of myocardial scar ≥25% transmurality with each myocardial segment being classified as normal or scarred.
Statistical Analysis
Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS software package release 17 (Chicago, Ill, USA). The paired Student's t test or Wilcoxon test and independent-samples t test or Mann-Whitney test were used to test for differences within and between groups. All tests were two-tailed. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test for normality. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. For ROC analysis and the comparison of the area under the curve Medcalc® release 18.104.22.168. (MedCalc Software, Belgium) was used. The areas under the curves were compared using the method of DeLong et al.[17]
Patients Characteristics and Hemodynamic Data
Patient Characteristics
General parameters
Sex, F/M (%)
12 (29%)/30(71%)
Age, y
64 ± 9
Range, y
BMI, kg/m2
27.9 ± 3.0
Historical information, n(%)
36 (86%)
Diabetes mellitus
10 (24%)
34 (81%)
History of smoking
7 (17%)
CAD in family
10 (24%)
Suspected CAD
30 (71%)
Know CAD
12 (29%)
Previous PCI
10 (24%)
Previous myocardial infarction
7 (17%)
Medication, n (%)
ACE inhibitor
31 (74%)
33 (79%)
Calcium-channel blocker
8 (19%)
35 (83%)
Vessel disease, n (%)
10 (24%)
8 (19%)
5 (12%)
13 (31%)
Left anterior descending coronary artery
17 (40%)
Left circumflex coronary artery
14 (33%)
Right coronary artery
10 (24%)
Without CAD
17 (40%)
Known CAD without Stenosis (≥50%)
2 (5%)
Left Ventricular Function at rest and Hemodynamic Data
Left ventricular function
56 ± 8
LVEDV, mL
151 ± 47
LVESV, mL
71 ± 30
Heart rate, bpm
at rest
66 ± 11
max. Stress
83 ± 15*
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
at rest
134 ± 14
max. Stress
132 ± 17
Heart rate-pressure product, bpm × mmHg
at rest
8874 ± 1986
max. Stress
11069 ± 2653*
Image Quality
Diagnostic Performance of BOLD CMR
In the present study, BOLD CMR at 3T was shown to be feasible at 3T resulting in an overall good image quality at rest and during vasodilator stress. BOLD CMR at rest and under stress conditions distinguished between normal, ischemic and non-ischemic myocardial segments. In addition, adenosine stress BOLD CMR gave a good diagnostic performance with regard to the detection of angiographically defined coronary stenosis.
The non-invasive detection of ischemic myocardium is one of the major strengths of CMR. BOLD imaging represents a promising alternative to first-pass CMR perfusion techniques, which rely on the application of exogenous contrast agents. BOLD imaging allows to directly assess the myocardial oxygenation status taking advantage of the paramagnetic properties of intravascular deoxyhemoglobin [11]. During adenosine stress, myocardial segments being supplied by normal coronary arteries show an increased oxygen content while deoxyhemoglobin concentration is low resulting in a higher signal on T2*- or T2-weighted images. On the contrary, myocardial segments being supplied by a stenosed coronary artery exhibit a dilated capillary bed already under resting conditions in order to maintain sufficient blood supply. Hence, additional vasodilatation under stress is minimal and the hyperaemic response is abolished.
In the present study, ischemic myocardial segments showed significantly reduced T2* values under resting conditions, while during adenosine stress T2* values increased in normal myocardial segments only. Our findings were consistent with previous reports by Wacker et al. and Niemi et al. [11, 18], but somewhat contrasted the results by Friedrich et al. [12] even demonstrating a signal decrease during vasodilator stress in myocardial territories supplied by coronary arteries with >75% luminal narrowing.
Interestingly, in the present study non-ischemic myocardial segments did not show a significant increase of T2* values during stress. These findings may be explained by microvascular disease [19], which is present in myocardial segments of patients with CAD despite the absence of significant epicardial coronary artery narrowing. The T2* measurements of the current study showed a relation between the degree of coronary stenosis and the T2* value at rest and under adenosine stress.
The T2* CMR values at rest in patients without CAD were within the range of previously published data by Story et al. (33.3 ± 8.3 ms, outliers were excluded) [20] and O'Regan et al. (27.3 ± 6.4 ms) [21] using a single-slice image acquisition. However, in our study, the standard deviation of T2* values was substantially larger, which can be explained by the imaging strategy employing a 3-slice acquisition per patient in order to achieve coverage of all 16-standard myocardial segments. Susceptibility artifacts appeared predominantly in the inferolateral segments of the myocardium on images with the longest echo times and resulted mainly from interference with cardiac veins [22] and the heart-lung interface [23]. In order to reduce these artifacts an end-expiratory breath hold was used as proposed by Wacker et al.[9] in conjunction with a black blood prepulse to reduce possible sources of artifacts arising from the blood pool. Furthermore, the use of only six echo times and a relatively short echo spacing and repletion time of 13 ms in our study prevents susceptibility artefacts caused by longer echo times [9]. Recently, O'Regan et al. [21] reported that black blood breath-hold multiecho T2* imaging can be adequately performed at 3T and resulted in only minor susceptibility artifacts in the inferolateral region of the heart.
Importantly, the current study population consisted of consecutive patients with a high proportion of known CAD and prior myocardial infarctions but such patients were usually not considered in previous studies [11, 12, 21]. However, a direct comparison to first pass CMR perfusion or SPECT imaging would have been desirable and may be considered a limitation of the present study.
Rest and stress BOLD CMR at 3T proved feasible and may be used to differentiate between ischemic, non-ischemic, and normal myocardial segments in a clinical patient population. BOLD CMR during vasodilator stress identified patients with significant CAD.
List of abbreviations
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Coronary artery disease
Late gadolinium enhancement
Signal-to-noise ratio
Quantitative coronary angiography
Receiver under the operator curve
Body mass index
Percutaneous coronary intervention.
We are indebted to Uwe Kokartis for thoroughly performing the quantitative coronary angiographic measurements.
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In this story, I share how I encountered the Swissfranc Internet Scam 4 weeks before the story broke out, how I analyzed the investment and how we acted based on the information we had.
On June 5, an officemate and good friend of mine asked for my thoughts regarding a US dollar investment that was promising 4.5% returns daily. It was the Swissfranc Internet Ponzi Scam and it was looking for "investors†– unwary victims, really.
From the very first looks at it, I was extremely skeptical. Thanks to the books that I've read the past many months, I've become more attuned to legitimate investments compared to scams.
(Some of the finance books I read: Pera Mo, Palaguin Mo by Francisco Colayco, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich by Bo Sanchez, Think Rich Pinoy by Larry Gamboa, Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker to name a few).
My first reaction to my friend's invitation was: Run away from this scam! But after examining the Swissfranc website, I realized that there were people behind this scam who were maliciously stealing other people's money.
Note that the people inviting us to invest are intelligent and honest people, gainfully employed in very good companies. These people were ill-informed and honestly thought they were investing in a legitimate business. It was the people who created the website and the scam who are guilty – robbers, they truly are. Â
Below, I publish the email exchanges I had with my officemate, Re-arranged in chronological order and with names changed for privacy of the people involved.
E-mail to my officemate Queenie, from a friend Jhoy from another company:
Sino nga ba sa inyo naghahanap ng investment?
Kung may 1K USD kayo, kesa matulog, invest nyo na
sa www.francswiss.us. 4.5% daily and in 23 days bawi.
Kung interested kayo, please tell me.
Thanks and best regards,
Jhoy L. Inasal
Manager, Innovator, AB BU QC STD
Queenie's email to me:
From: Queenie Santiago
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:30 AM
To: Soriano, Edwin
Subject: FW: Need Financial Advice pleaseee
Ei Pare,
Help naman… I am interested on this one, but I am scared that it will be too risky… what do you think?
My first reply to Queenie:
From: Soriano, Edwin
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:12 AM
To: Queenie Santiago
Subject: RE: Need Financial Advice pleaseee
Basically: Too good to be true.
Ako, I would not entertain this investment at all. I would run away from it.
4.5% daily is around 135% in 30 days.
It's either IMPOSSIBLE or based on a criminal activity ïŠ .
Run away.
My second reply to Queenie was after doing some probing of the website indicated in the invitation email: www.francswiss.us . My notes are written in the image below in red font:
My message: "Contact page does not contain any telephone number. I doubt if their postal office addresses are real. URL is francswiss.us, but email address is francswiss.com . francswiss.com does not contain any finance info. All it has are advertisements. Not good. Very bad. Run away from these websites!â€
Basically, I wanted to verify contact information. I didn't find any realistic contact info. If the website (and investment) was legitimate, it would not be "shy†about publishing contact information, it would have endorsements from other financial groups/banks (and I would verify these endorsements too). etc.
Another thing I was verifying is "where does the wealth come from?†. I did not find any explanation on the website about where the wealth comes from. There was no investment portfolio. No business behind it. No track record. No nothing.
My third reply to my friend Queenie was verbal.
I asked her to get a contact name and number of the person selling the investment and ask for an appointment. I wanted to report the scam to the officials (back then, I was thinking Board of Investments).
It was good that we ran away from the investment and advised our friends to run away too.
But finding on the papers this week that the scam caused many innocent Filipinos to lose up to 1 billion pesos, I now wonder:
Had we reported to the authorities, could we have helped catch the scammers earlier and helped avert a financial disaster for the Filipinos who were fooled in the past three weeks?
What does it take for us Filipinos to be less suceptible to scams like these?
ka edong
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The Cubs' minor league system 2-3 years ago was not a pretty sight. One of the last top picks before Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer were hired was Hayden Simpson. In 2011 the Cubs selected shortstop Javier Baez with the 9th pick in the draft. That pick has appeared to work out so far, as Baez (at just 20 years old) is at double A Tennessee. In 2012 the Cubs selected outfielder Albert Almora. He is currently in Low-A Kane County hitting everything in sight. This year the Cubs selected third baseman Kris Bryant. Bryant has recently signed and is in his first few games for the Arizona league Cubs prior to a call-up to Boise. In our mid season top 30 we featured talent as far as the eye could see. I will break down the the top 3 players whom I consider to be elite level players The elite level group: 1. Albert Almora 2. Javier Baez 3. Kris Bryant These players are listed in this group because in my opinion, they have plus tools and have the highest potential to be MLB regulars. Albert Almora: He is considered by many the center fielder of the future of the Cubs, and with good reason. Almora selected out of high school, was one of the top high school players in the county. What Almora features are plus tools that make him my #1 Cubs prospect. He is currently hitting .324 at Kane county, which shows the plus contact ability. He also features a nice glove and arm which will help him sustain in center field. The frame is nice and projectable which will turn him into more of a power hitter rather than a doubles hitter .The power in his bat has not shown up yet, but as he grows and fills out his frame he will be able to drive the ball farther. Javier Baez: Baez is ranked very high mainly for his great bat. Baez, who would seem not to be a power hitter if you look at his 5'11 180 frame, has excellent strength in his wrists. His bat speed helped him hit 17 home runs in the first half at Daytona this year. Baez seems to be average at best on defense. He has made an insane amount of errors which is the only reason I am holding him back from being the Cubs number one prospect. Kris Bryant: This year's Cubs first round pick (second overall) was in my opinion a good choice. When drafting the Cubs took best available rather than need. Bryant, the 2013 Golden Spikes award winner for best college player, had a great season for the University of San Diego, hitting a league-leading 31 home runs in 250 at-bats. He also hit .333 on the year so he's not what you would call a one dimensional hitter .The power is there but what the Cubs were really looking for was a patient hitter who could work the count and draw walks. Kris Bryant fits the bill. As for his defense, Bryant wants to stick at third base, but will likely be moved to the outfield. He has a plus arm as it is accurate which makes him a plus defender. If he pans out he will be the Cubs cleanup hitter for many years to come. All in all, these players are what make the Cubs' future so bright and will help the Cubs when they are playoff contenders.
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Patiently ridden by Ramon
Dominguez through a quarter in 22.59 and a half in 45.52, Kid Kate advanced
steadily on the outside to run down favored Meese Rocks in the shadow of the
wire and prevail by a neck.
Her final time for the six
furlongs was 1:10.30 over Aqueduct's fast inner track.
"It felt like she came out
running pretty well," Dominguez said. "When I saw them five lengths in front of
me, I assumed they were going too fast and hoped they'd come back to me, and I
think that was the case. They came back to me after being softened up by the
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victory for the daughter of Lemon Drop Kid, who had not run since a second place
effort in the Foil overnight stakes at Aqueduct on November 20. With the $39,000
winner's purse in the Correction, the filly has now earned $221,929 for owner
and breeder Dell Ridge Farm, with a lifetime record of 5-2-1 from 10 starts.
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get up because I think three-quarters is a touch short for her," said trainer
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Sunday completing the order of finish. Five Grand Girl – who was cross-entered
in and won a starter allowance at Aqueduct on Friday – was scratched.
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Title: Residential Cantilevered Retaining Walls.
I'm curious to know how the other people on the list design concrete retaining walls for residential structures. If you design the wall as a cantilevered wall with reinforcing on tension face (soil side), then install the floor diaphragm it would seem you have just turned it into a restrained wall. The restrained wall would appear to want the reinforcing on the opposite side (non-soil side). Is anybody designing these as "Restrained Walls"? If so, are you doing any special blocking where the joist is parallel to the wall beyond the first joist space? Thanks for any comments received.
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It would be pretty easy to rig a test fixture and do a tension test on
the roof panels. Put down blocking over the purlins in four places,
run a couple of 4x's between each pair of blocks, parallel to the
roofing ribs. Set a heavy step ladder resting on the 4x's. Hang a
small block and tackle from the top of the ladder. Hang a spring scale
from the block and tackle. Put a cee clamp on the high of the roof rib
halfway between the purlins (midspan, worst case) and fasten it to the
spring balance. pull on the rope through the block and tackle and run
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"Here's your task list for today, ma'am."
"Let me take a look at that… Oh no, not again…"
"What is it?"
"I've told this woman that she's not allowed to walk for a couple of weeks while her leg heals. She keeps trying to, and always ends up fracturing her bones…"
"What shall we do about it?"
"I hate having to do this, but you need to tell her if she doesn't stop, you'll cuff her to the bed until she calms down. Excuse me, I need to check on some patients."
"Of course. Good luck, Sakura"
The pink-haired kunoichi exchanged no more pleasantries as she hurried around the make-shift hospital. She was silently thankful that this was one of the buildings that Yamato had made using his wood jutsu. She stopped by her first patient, who was suffering mental trauma. "Good morning, how are you doing today?"
The middle-aged woman glared angrily at her before responding, "You're not my son. I sent for my son. He has my pudding."
Sakura sighed at the 'pudding lady', as so many of the nurses jokingly called her, before going through the same conversation they had already gone through many times. "Ma'am, you don't have a son. You're just having some mental trauma from the attack about a month
"Oh," the older woman said. Then her face brightened as she asked "Can I have some pudding anyway?"
Every day, the woman would smile and ask for pudding. 'Like Naruto and ramen,' Sakura thought. "Let me get some." She left and made a bowl of oatmeal for the woman, throwing a couple of medicinal ingredients into the mix before bringing it back to the woman.
The pudding lady's eyes grew larger as the bowl of "pudding" approached. She quickly snatched the bowl and spoon from Sakura and began consuming the oatmeal at a disgusting rate. "This is great pudding!" she exclaimed after taking a breath, before returning her attention to her meal. Sakura sighed and walked over to a nearby window. She opened it and closed her eyes, feeling the breeze blow across her face and through her hair. She opened her eyes and, like always, let out a sigh as her gaze looked out over Konoha.
Or, rather, what was left of it.
Konoha may as well have just been blown off of the face of the earth. There were few permanent structures standing, all of them newly built since the attack. Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, had utterly demolished all of Konoha, leaving only a crater. After Naruto returned from his senjutsu training, the two battled intensely; Naruto transforming up to 8-tails, meeting the real Pain, and convincing him to revive all of those killed in the attack. However, the former Hidden Leaf village has become a refugee camp, with its inhabitants living in poorly made shelters made of the debris of the catastrophe. Sakura looked out over what was left of her home, seeing huts made of misshapen wood and other scraps of the previous buildings. She and the other shinobi were lucky enough to have tents, but even they were not in that great of shape. Sakura turned her gaze to a nearby huddling of dwellings, where some adults were staying with the children, all of whom were huddled around a large fire, pulling what scraps of cloth and clothing they had closer to their fragile bodies in a futile attempt to keep themselves warm. The children's eyes had dulled, no longer filled with the youthful nature and spirit of childhood. Sakura smiled slightly; the only ones left with the spirit of youth had to be Lee and Gai-Sensei, but even their attitudes had taken a severe hit. Sakura watched as some villagers worked to pull up a building frame, as others further in the distance returned to the village with buckets of water from a nearby lake. Her attention turned back to the construction site when she saw, out of the corner of her eye, the frame began fall. Just as suddenly, a man with orange pants and no shirt appeared under the frame and caught it before it fell on the workers. A few moments later, three other men appeared and began finishing the installation of the frame. Sakura smiled as she saw that they all looked like the first man. "Naruto," she thought out loud.
"No, pudding," the pudding lady said in an irked tone.
Sakura pulled herself from her thoughts and looked at the woman. "I'm sorry?"
"Pudding. More pudding," she retorted insistently.
Sakura smiled and took the bowl before replying, "I think you've had enough pudding for now. Why don't you take a nap?"
"I want more pudding! I'm not ti- I'm not ti-," she tried to say, her head drooping. The drugs were beginning to take their effect. "I'm…not…"
Sakura took a deep breath before washing and returning the bowl. Pudding lady was definitely not one of her favorite duties… As she continued with her work, her thoughts drifted to Naruto. Surprisingly, she had not seen him in a couple of weeks. She had been working almost constantly at the hospital, and she could only assume he had been working even harder that her. 'I should try and see him today,' she thought. 'I'll ask Tsunade if I can leave early.' As she busied herself with work, the time slowly passed until she was done with her tasks for the day. She approached Tsunade in her 'office', which was merely an awning spanning a few feet out from a standing, isolated wall. "Tsunade, I have finished with my work for today," Sakura stated when her mentor looked up at her. "I was wondering if I could leave early..."
Tsunade looked at her student, then stood up. "I'm about to head out to see how Naruto's doing. I assume you'll join me?"
Sakura's eyes lit up. 'This saves me the trouble of finding him,' she thought to herself. "Sure, I'll come. Where is he?"
Tsunade smiled, seeing the expression on Sakura's face, before beckoning her to follow.
"4 men, 250 meters South-West. Help with the building structure."
"2 men, 400 meters North. Accident, broken leg."
"1 man, 300 meters East. Stop brawl."
"10 men, 750 meters North-West. Collapsing building."
Sakura approached a small clearing within the debris. Neji was standing on top of a ruined building with his Byakugan activated, shouting out directions. Sakura looked confused, wondering who he was giving directions to. Her question was answered when she saw Naruto sitting on the ground cross-legged, his hands touching each other at the middle segment of his fingers. He was not moving, and his eyes were closed. Sakura was pissed that he was just sitting there, not doing any work. "Naruto, get off your ass and do some work!" she yelled at him.
Neji looked down and beckoned Sakura to join him on the building. Perplexed by his actions, she hopped up onto the ledge next to Neji. He pointed over in the distance and yelled to Naruto, "6 men, 550 meters South. Assist with rubble removal."
Naruto continued to sit there in silence. Sakura was about to jump on the idiot's head and give him a piece of her mind when Neji elbowed her and pointed in the direction he had before. Sakura had to squint, but could make out 6 Narutos running at an incredible speed toward the site Neji had just indicated. Sakura was shocked. Now it made sense. Neji would look for areas that looked like they needed help with his Byakugan, then report them to Naruto who, in turn, would pass that information on to the clones nearest to the area. "How many clones does he have out?" she asked.
"The first few days that we did this, he overdid himself with about a thousand clones," Neji replied, still scanning for potential work sites. "After a while, we found a number that works for him, so he can make his chakra last all day. Right now, he has about 250 clones…"
To say that Sakura was shocked would have been an understatement. "Tha- That's incredible…" she managed to stutter. "How long have you guys been out here?"
"Well, Hinata and I take one hour shifts while the other rests to get their chakra back. Naruto… has been out here since about 8 this morning."
"Naruto has been doing this for 10 hours! How is he able to keep that up? I know he has a lot of chakra, but still…"
"Go take a good look at Naruto's face."
"What about it?" Sakura asked, looking at his face from her vantage point next to Neji. Suddenly, she felt Neji push her off of the building. After getting over the initial shock, she safely landed and glared at Neji.
"I said a good look," he replied calmly.
After shaking off her anger, she knelt down in front of Naruto and looked at his face. The area around his eyes was a dark orangish color, while the edges of his eyelids were hinted with a dark black line.
"Yo, Naruto," Neji called out. "Open your eyes, someone wants to see you." With that, Naruto snapped his eyes open, while the rest of his body stayed completely still. Sakura saw that his normally blue eyes had become yellow, while his pupils looked more like horizontal bars. She realized that he has been in sage mode, increasing his power even more. He smiled at the familiar face and looked into Sakura's eyes for a few seconds before closing his eyes again and letting the smile slowly fade, concentrating on his duties.
"Neji, Naruto, that's enough for today," Tsunade called out to the two.
"Hai, Tsunade-sama," Neji replied, jumping down to the ground next to Naruto. Sakura noticed that Naruto had exited sage mode, and waited for her friend to open his eyes. Instead, he began to slump over, but Neji caught him and laid him down on his back.
"What the hell is happening?" Sakura asked, running over to Naruto and looking down at him with concern.
Neji sighed. "Don't worry, Sakura, he'll be back in a few minutes."
"And how do you know that?"
"This happens every day."
Sakura looked at Neji's emotionless face as he said this, then looked down at Naruto's again. She couldn't believe that he has been working this hard over the past month. 'You baka,' she thought to herself.
After a few minutes, he woke up, just as Neji had said. He looked weakly at Sakura before saying, "Sakura-chan, I'm glad you didn't jump down on my head and give me a piece of your mind. Your mind usually involves fists." She wondered how he knew she had wanted to do that, and gave him a questioning look. He chuckled quietly before pushing himself up. He was still a bit wobbly, but managed to stand, and began to walk away.
"Sakura, get ready," Neji said simply before turning around and leaving.
"Neji, what are you talking abou-" She was interrupted when she saw Naruto begin to collapse face-first out of the corner of her eye. Sakura quickly rushed over and caught him before he hit the ground, and rolled him over onto his back again. "How could you let him do something so exhausting?" she asked Tsunade, looking at Naruto's body with concern.
"I didn't," Tsunade said back. "He came up with the idea himself."
"You could have told him not to!"
"Since when has that ever worked on Naruto?"
Sakura sighed. Tsunade had a point. Naruto was definitely a stubborn one. She was still amazed that he came up with that idea; she had thought it was Neji's plan. But what really got to her was that he would work so hard every day, collapse from exhaustion, and return the next day only to do more of the same.
"Sakura, I want you to take care of Naruto for tonight. God knows he needs a bit of a break."
"Hai, Tsunade-sama." Sakura picked her limp friend and placed his arms around her neck and shoulders for support. "Uhh, where is his tent?"
"He… doesn't have one. He gave his to a family with 4 children who needed a place to stay."
"Where the hell has he been sleeping then?" Sakura asked.
"Naruto has made a small camp in the forest to the East," Tsunade replied. "He's not going to get a good sleep there. Sakura, I want you to take him to your tent."
Upon hearing this request, Sakura's mind flooded with thoughts. "You want me to do what?"
"You heard me."
"But, I- He- We can't-" Sakura stuttered, unable to make coherent sentences.
"Sakura, Naruto needs as much rest as he can get," Tsunade said flatly. "I'm not saying you have to sleep together, just let him use your cot for one night."
Sakura sighed. She looked down at Naruto's face, and couldn't help but notice all of the scratches and dirt that covered him. "Hai, Tsunade-sama," Sakura finally said before carrying Naruto's body to her tent.
Sakura's tent was definitely nothing special. It was barely even a tent; it consisted of a tarp stretched from a damaged wall to the ground. She was lucky enough to find a wall that both blocked the wind and was uphill so that when it rained, her possessions were not flooded. She laid Naruto down on her cot before putting her own things down on the ground. She looked at Naruto's body; he was covered in dirt, and his orange jacket and pants had begun to lose their color due to the constant exposure to the sun. His face was no better, covered in old bandages that were torn and bloodied by new cuts. His blonde hair, which he had been growing out since he had learned of Jiraya's death, was almost more brown than blonde from the large amount of grime. His cheeks and forehead were smudged with so much soil and sweat that his whisker-marks were barely visible. Sakura pulled a rag out of one of her med-kits, soaked it in a bucket of rainwater she had collected, and wrung most of the water back out before matting his head with it. The dirt slowly lifted off, revealing skin that was heavily battered from hard work and exertion. She dipped the rag back in the bucket, before wringing it out and going at it again. After a while, she managed to clean up his face and apply fresh bandages where necessary. 'He really has gotten handsome,' she thought to herself. 'Well, at least when he's not in sage mode.' She smiled, wondering what Tsunade's sage mode would look like, if she even had one. 'Would she turn into a giant slug?' Sakura's gaze turned back to her unconscious friend. 'Well, if I'm going to treat him, might as well do a complete job of it.' With that, she unzipped his jacket and laid it down on the ground near the foot of the cot. Looking back, she found herself admiring his body. 'Hot damn, all that training he's been doing sure has paid off.' She couldn't help it; she had grown close to him. He was always the one by her side when she needed comfort, he always put her and others before himself, and he had saved her life many times over. Even though he could be an idiot, she found herself really starting to like him. Pulling her mind back to her midic-nin duties, she pulled up his shirt and became even more speechless. He really had become better looking. He had a well-defined six-pack and a sleek chest. While examining him, she noticed that his skin appeared really tight on his body, making his muscles seem like they were about to jump out. She raised an eyebrow; normally, this only happened to ninjas who well-near starved themselves. 'That couldn't be Naruto, he loves food too much,' she told herself. 'It's probably just from not eating 12 bowls of ramen a day.'
She once again brought her attention back to her work. She began to focus chakra in her palms and run them over his skin. She closed her eyes, concentrating on opening up all of the capillaries in his body and increasing the blood flow. When she moved her hands near his stomach, she noticed his seal appear. She pulled her hands away; she had never gotten a good look at it before. It didn't look like much, just a black spiral around his belly button with a few symbols around the outside. She shrugged and continued her work. After removing the scratches from his body, she moved her hands back up to his face. His eyes were closed in an expression that was relaxed, but serious. 'He's probably trying to wake up so he can get back to work,' Sakura thought to herself. She let her hands roam his face, trying to ignore the warmth running to her own. As her fingers passed over his whisker marks, he twitched and grinned slightly. 'What's this?' she asked herself, scratching her fingers along his facial features, earning her a big grin. 'Seems he's pretty sensitive there. I'll have to remember that.'
Sakura had finally finished cleaning his wounds and had put his shirt back on. It had become dark, and she decided to try and get some sleep, seeing as how she had nothing better to do. She looked at Naruto, and began to worry. 'How long is he going to stay like this? Is it always this bad?' She held her knees close to her body and looked up at the sky. Since there were no more lights coming from Konoha, all of the stars were visible. She never knew that there were so many stars in the sky. Looking back at her teammate, she smiled; to her, the stars showed that no matter how bad things may seem, they will always find a way to get better. Sakura was always comforted by looking at the stars. She laid down on a patch of ground she had cleared, then pulled a tattered blanket over herself and fell asleep to the soothing sounds of Naruto's steady breathing.


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WASHINGTON— Since 1990, New Jersey's exports to developing countries have jumped 42 percent, reaching almost $3.7 billion last year, the World Bank said. The top-selling products included chemicals, industrial and commercial machinery and computer and transportation equipment.
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Official Puma Everton away football shirt from the 2001/2002 season.
Condition of this vintage football shirt is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).
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Michelle Mahoney Vice President Community Relations & Events
Tell us about your role at Burnett? Oversee: Leo Love program Internal events On-line global store, The Leo Shop
How long have you been in this role? Been at the agency for 21 years Reputation & Communication Department for 4 years Launched Leo Love in 2013
How did you get in this department? Streamline and focus how to give back to the community from an internal and external focus Strengthens Burnett's reputation in the community Natural fit within the Reputation & Communication Department
What is your favorite part about your job? "It makes me happy knowing what I am doing is helping the community." Working directly with our non-profit partners Doing crafts with the kids along side our employee volunteers Leading a city wide committee for a big gala fundraiser
What is the most stressful part about your job? It's challenging when we have 6 events going on at one time and in planning stages for another 6, On top of that coordinating with our lead teams and volunteers on Leo Love efforts At the same time helping our US and Global teams with Leo Shop swag for their upcoming initiatives
Can you describe some of the charities you work with? Our filter of focus is to partner with non-profits that support: Children (our future) Creativity (our talent) Chicago (our home)
What was the most impactful thing you've been apart of at Burnett? Leo Burnett project managed Off The Street Club's parking lot Created a playground, splashpad & garden Developed a safe place out of an empty parking lot for hundreds of kids to use
Where does your passion for helping the community come from? "All I can say is it's in my DNA" To be able to take my personal passion for giving back and also have it become my career is something I never dreamed of Giving back to those in need are a top priority
What is Burnett's role in giving back? Numerous ways to give back every day: Board member Designing a new brand identity Tutoring the kids Donating directly from your paycheck
What are your goals for the future? Take Leo Love Global Sharing our initiatives with our 90+ Leo Burnett offices to create a more impactful program
Why do you think advertising agencies give back to their communities? "We have such an amazing amount of diversity and passion across the network to share that it's just the right thing to do."
How do you think advertising has evolved in regards to philanthropy? Clients putting more and more importance on being philanthropic Campaigns that have a giving back or pay it forward element brings together and benefits everyone involved It is a true sense of community
How do you define social marketing? The best way to define it is to actually recite the official definition: " Social marketing seeks to develop and integrate marketing concepts with other approaches to influence behaviors that benefit individuals and communities for the greater social good."
What advice do you have for students interested in social marketing? Get involved ad agencies that have clients who value social marketing and vice versa Leo Burnett partners with clients such as: Proctor & Gamble Coca Cola Kellogg's Miller Coors McDonald's And more..
What is the future of social marketing? Every product group (i.e. dish detergent) or service (i.e. cable) will have at least one option that gives back for the greater good
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HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attending the gala dinner of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH ) at Al Shaqab equestrian centre. Her Highness was seated with Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. They were flanked by the Duke of York Prince Andrew (right) and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
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The first World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a high-profile initiative intended to promote and facilitate innovation in the delivery of healthcare around the globe, was inaugurated yesterday by Qatar Foundation Chairperson HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.
"Innovation is not only about finding better treatments, rather to produce methods to reduce the need for those treatments," she said while explaining that one method is instilling health education among citizens and encouraging them to engage in healthy behaviour and activities.
"I am confident that this conference will serve as a platform that is far-reaching and more stimulating in innovating appropriate solutions to control the pressing health challenges of today, some of which form the research themes of discussion in the conference sessions," she said.
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WISH is bringing together governments, business leaders, academics, clinicians, new media pioneers and the third sector to help unravel some of the most pressing global health challenges.
WISH chair and Imperial College London's Institute of Global Health Innovation director Prof Lord Ara Darzi thanked HH Sheikha Moza for being the driving force behind the initiatives in health for Qatar while pointing out that the Arab region has a proud history in innovation.
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Jason M. Lee
"Tell me you're joking."
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"For real?"
"No crossed-fingers or toes?"
"Now why would I do that?"
"I dunno. Maybe he rubbed off on you."
"More like each other."
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"If you're that worried, come with me then."
"Good, because I'm having a hard time envisioning it."
"You two have got to show me it when you come back. I've heard of crazy weapons but this one would probably take the cake."
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"Ah, you've returned. Your wife?"
"She wouldn't believe me."
"So sue me for wondering on how you're going to handle it."
"Peace on your mind, ma'am. Your husband has been practicing."
"Why you--"
"Easy, easy! Weighted wood and bamboo."
"Hmph, let's see it already."
The weapon smith went behind his curtain, sounds of rustling for a moment, then a loud crash, before he returned. Apparently, whatever it was, the large case was heavy enough to force him and one of his apprentices to push/drag on the floor. Once in front of both people outside the counter, both craftsmen stopped for a breather.
"Not entirely my design, mind you, ma'am." He jabbed a thumb at his customer, still panting. The younger Wutaian had returned to the back, muttering about crazy foreigners. "He came up with the crazy ass idea and I couldn't resist trying something so different. I suppose that this'll be its only kind, next to the Masamune and other weapons, due to the complexity. Much less anybody else using this thing."
Tifa spared the shopkeeper a wry glance as Cloud, trying not to look too eager, snapped the locks open. What was revealed would certainly make any SOLDIER of all three Classes be sick with envy and wet their pants, that much she was sure of.
Six swords lay amongst the black velvet, gleaming brightly under the shop lights. Two looked similar to a bread knife, despite their oddly designed serrated edges and lack of sword guards. One was short of the traditional handle, the grip instead placed on the back and partially hollow, as if able to be slotted against another sword. Two more resembled smaller versions of the Buster Sword, although Tifa was able to make out some sort of gear near where blade met handle. The last was the largest and appeared symmetrical, yet closer examination revealed that it had some inner workings in the guard and within the length of the sword itself.
She shot Cloud a look. "What, in Gaia's name, is this?"
"First Tsurugi," he returned proudly. "'Tsurugi' is another way of saying 'sword' in Wutaiese; the name just popped up."
"That doesn't explain how you work it."
"I'll let your husband handle that." One calloused hand paused over the curtained frame. "I'll be back with something for that weapon. Quite the masterpieces, if I do say so myself."
"Simple to explain, but difficult to use entirely. This one is the main sword. I can use this in its current mode or I can twist here--" He promptly twisted the red-wrapped handle and the blade popped open into two segments, as well the guard expanding from its diamond outline into the familiar rectangle shape. "--to give a little intimidation and for battle."
"As if the size alone wasn't enough," Tifa noted dryly. Most smart people immediately avoided Cloud during their grand adventure at first sight. Nobody in their right mind would mess with someone who had glowing eyes and carried a sword about the size of an adult man on their back with no problem.
Although the other party members had their own ways of avoiding a confrontation.
Barret had his body mass, multiple attachments for his gunarm and a colorful vocabulary. Cid's repertoire of words could rival his black friend, plus his ease of spear wielding and way with tools. Nanaki was fairly obvious due to his fangs and claws, not to mention some of his headdresses. Aerith may have appeared the weakest with her staves, yet it was her kind nature that diffused most situations, leading her to being the group's negotiator. Cait was second to the flower seller in looking harmless but getting pummeled by a mechanical moogle after being distracted by a flashy megaphone is quite humiliating. Yuffie carried the air that screamed "thief" and "ninja," complimented by her various throwing weapons and smaller ones. Any type of firearm was no problem for Vincent, along with the dark aura he emitted constantly and his claw certainly set some people on edge. Tifa herself was no slouch with her gloves, some of which had wicked looking implements and steel-plated boots that allowed extra damage.
Mako blue sparkled even brighter. "Ah, there's a reason for this madness. I can fold the handles back on these two--" Both switchblade types were promptly folded. "--and slot them onto the main one like this." Each were placed on opposite sides of the opened blade in a mirrored fashion at the guard.
"Okay, then the ones that look like exaggerated bread knives?"
"These go at the top." Again, both were slotted over the main sword and above the smallest ones with fluid ease. "This way, they give extra range and form the back."
"And the last one?" Curiosity was starting to overrun her caution.
"It becomes the front." The hollow sword was slipped into place like a sleeve, Cloud shifting the handle down that made a clicking sound as it sprang back up. "This holds everything in place, although I can pull them out almost any time I want, as well nearly putting them together in whatever order I need. And voila, six swords as one. First Tsurugi as a whole."
Tifa had to be impressed with her husband's idea and the weapon smith's ingenuity, though she did had to shake her head. Assembled in place, the entire weapon was about the same length as his Ultima Weapon and resembled a complex version of the Buster Sword, if not probably heavier. To think up such a thing, much less create it, must have taken a lot of arguing and compromising between the two men.
"Zidane was right. This definitely takes the cake."
"Had you been anyone else," the smith spoke when he emerged from the back, "I've would called you foolhardy and insane. Seeing you with that, however, makes the effort worth while. Here."
From his hands appeared to be a complicated mess of black leather straps at first glance.
"It's a holster, designed to hold all six swords when separate," he explained at the couple's curious looks, pointing at the new weapon. "Though I wouldn't recommend sitting down with all holstered as it may become difficult getting up. You may still carry it the way SOLDIERs used to but it's up to you, sir."
Cloud was pleasantly surprised. "Thank you."
A smile. "No need. You've made me a happy man on creating something that could rival my weapon making colleagues else where, save Masamune's namesake."
"What about payment?" Tifa asked. She knew that this wouldn't be cheap.
"Your husband has already paid most it off by gathering the necessary materials and helping me with the forging. There were times where his great strength was needed when neither my students nor my own power were enough. This holster, though, will be a gift."
Another smile. "I remembered that both you and your friends had bought out most of my stock before the coming of Meteo, saving me from an overdue debt while being in yours. That, and Yuffie-hime would clear out my collection if she knew I charged extra on her family members."
Chuckles from the couple, knowing their ninja relative would do exactly that. After paying the remainding fee, both bid the shopkeeper farewell, all six swords in his new holster.
"Ne, Cloud..."
Tifa pointed at the numerous blades. "How are you going to carry that while on Fenrir?"
He smiled. "Cid and I actually built that with sword compartments on mind, so it'll hold three each on both sides of the bike, even though the foils can hold a total of eight. I might get attacked on the road, so a push of a switch and they'll pop open for easy access."
"Who knew that you're such a tinkerer like Cid or Reeve." She had always wondered how did half the appliances got back working when they broke down.
"Hey, how else do you think I kept that Daytona in working condition? Although I'll admit, I'm below their level when it comes to the more complex stuff."
"One more thing."
"What's that?"
She placed her hands on her hips. "Why another?"
A pause, then a sheepish smile. "I like swords."
A/N: Something random during class breaks. While First Tsurugi and Fenrir is seen in AC, I kinda wanted to integrate them into my TFG world for some reason. Describing how the sword is put together was touch-and-go, namely after multiple viewings. FF:AC Movie Home has an excellent article which describe the workings of First Tsurugi, which I found quite helpul. It's makes a lot more sense to see it done, so, go watch AC if you haven't. ff7acmovie (dot) com under the Articles/Analyses section.
The last line referencing Brian Clevinger's "8-Bit Theater". -snickers-