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Christian alcohol rehab centers help people who are chemically dependent on alcohol begin their recovery in a faith-based community. A Christian may feel very alone when beginning the first stage of recovery, since most of his or her family and friends abstain or drink moderately. As dedicated Christians, they would avoid drinking excessively, since the Bible calls this behavior a sin. Yet anyone who drinks can become addicted to alcohol.
Inpatient and Residential Treatment
It's helpful to spend 30 or more days with a community of other Christians dealing with this serious problem. Inpatient and residential treatment at a center such as Life Transformation Recovery offers an extended time frame for clients who know 30 days is not long enough. The focus at a Christian center is medical and psychological, which is true of other treatment centers, but the faith-based aspect sets it apart from secular facilities.
Extended Programs
A six-month extended program provides numerous advantages. Participants learn how to take charge of their finances, which often is a problem for people who are abusing alcohol. They have daily counseling and family counseling sessions. They will likely spend time improving their physical health and fitness through an exercise program. Part-time employment often is begun during this phase of recovery.
Sober Living Homes
Some recovering addicts are able to spend even more time living in a sobriety or sober living house, which they share with several other housemates. Aftercare with a Christian rehab center can be combined with residence in a sober living home. The living situation is intended to create a supportive community. The number of residents depends on the size of the building, along with the number of bedrooms and bathrooms available.
Because of the community aspect, these houses usually have at least six or eight residents. Some are much larger, however. Some are for men or women only, while others house people of both genders. The groups are only lightly supervised. The residents are expected to be responsible and productive. The Christian in recovery will want to find a place associated with this religion so they can relate to their housemates on this particular level.


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Around the world, forests are being logged for timber and paper pulp and cleared to grow mono-crops like soy and palm oil while also deteriorating from impacts of global warming. Deforestation is a major driver of global warming, responsible for up to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions–more than all the cars, trucks, planes, boats and trains in the world combined.
Deforestation doesn't just threaten our climate, it threatens the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people that rely on forests for food, and economic activity. Rare and undiscovered animal and plant species call forests home. Forests also provide water sources and erosion prevention.Protecting forests will not only preserve biodiversity and defend the rights of forest communities, it is also one of the quickest and cost effective ways of curbing global warming.
Drivers of deforestation vary from region to region. Below are examples of human activity driving the destruction of the world's natural forests.
There are serious environmental impacts from illegal logging. There are also far-reaching social problems associated with unsustainable and illegal logging: Child and forced labor, abuse of indigenous land rights, and unsafe working conditions are not uncommon practices in the worldwide timber industry.
Illegal logging violates international, national or regional laws. Illegal activities can include logging, transportation, purchase and sale of timber.
The timber felling itself may be illegal and can involve:
Illegalities may also occur during transport, processing and export, and include fraudulent declaration to customs, and the avoidance of taxes and other charges.
Legal logging does not necessarily mean ecologically or socially sustainable logging. Half of the world's forests have disappeared. Only 20 percent remain as relatively undisturbed and intact. This 20 percent contains the natural habitat of two-thirds of the Earth's known terrestrial species, and is the home for many indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities.
The world's remaining forests are disappearing at an alarming rate due to both legal and illegal logging. Every second, an area of forest equal to the area of the Orange Bowl stadium is destroyed - over 23 million acres a year.
Governments at every level urgently need to make a greater commitment to the protection and sustainable use of the the world's forests by passing and enforcing stricter forest protection laws.
Some estimates suggest that the illegal timber trade may comprise more than a tenth of the total global timber trade, worth more than $150 billion a year. Reliable estimates indicate that more than half of all logging activities in particularly vulnerable regions - the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, Southeast Asia, the Russian Federation - are illegal.
Our national forests are precious and irreplaceable. They provide us with clean air and water, soil production, flood control, climate stability and other essential needs. They also offer scenic beauty, recreational activities and related jobs, and vital wildlife habitat.
These priceless public lands are under the stewardship of our federal government and belong to every American citizen.
For more than 100 years, our national forests have been destructively mismanaged, primarily for timber. Today, the situation is more dire than ever. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, the agencies entrusted with conserving our forests, have been given the green light to move forward with their pro-timber agendas.
With less than five percent of our ancient forests remaining in the lower 48 states, we cannot afford to destroy what's left. Deforestation of our national forests is one of the greatest tragedies of our time. It is also one of the most preventable. Only two percent of timber in the United States comes from our national forests. That's timber we can readily do without, simply by reducing our use of wood and paper products and using recycled materials.
"Chaos" and "chaotic" are frequently – perhaps even overly – used words. But the industrial logging sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) certainly meets the dictionary definition — "a total lack of organization or order." Companies...
This Wednesday's blog on Rite-Aid's lack of paper procurement policy aroused questions on what solutions for healthy forests looks like. On the customer side, we have unambiguously encouraged policies that give preference for post-consumer...
On March 31st, one of the largest agricultural processors and food ingredient manufacturers in the world, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), committed to a "No Deforestation" policy that addresses some of the problematic impacts of palm oil and soy...
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Jody Burkeen: Do You Fear Sin?
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Should Christians Surrender the Cultural War?
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What Does Family Ministry Look Like in Your Home?
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About 65 cases of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon stolen in inside job, sheriff says
One of the rarest and most sought-after bourbons produced in Kentucky is missing.
Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton said someone swiped about 65 cases of 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon in what appears to be an inside job from a secure area at Buffalo Trace Distillery's Frankfort operations.
Melton told The Courier-Journal whoever stole the bourbon walked off with about $26,000 of the limited stock. That's about $25,350 in three-bottle cases of 20-year-old Pappy and about $675 in nine cases of 13-year-old Van Winkle Family Reserve rye.
Melton told the Lexington Herald-Leader the bourbon retails for about $130 a bottle and is worth "$300 or $400 a bottle" on the secondary market.
"This is the mac daddy," said Melton, who doesn't drink bourbon but is well aware of Pappy's cachet.
Spokesmen for the Buffalo Trace and the Van Winkle office did not return calls seeking comment.
Pappy is one of the nation's most sought-after bourbons, with a reported production of only about 7,000 cases a year at Buffalo Trace for the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. The bourbon is aged 20 years and bottled at 90.4 proof.
Melton said there have been previous theft reports from Buffalo Trace, but not many.
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Investigators said they believe the bourbon was stolen over several months. They were interviewing about 50 employees who had access to the inventory.


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Re: st: Test of parameter equality between two seemingly unrelated regressions
Michael Boehm <email@example.com>
Re: st: Test of parameter equality between two seemingly unrelated regressions
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:13:46 +0000
Hi Maarten,
That's a very nice way of doing it. Thanks a lot for this. One
question aside: do you---or anyone else on the list---know how to
adress the interaction term for some postestimation testing, eg. if I
want to test whether the difference between coefficient of t1 and t2
on w is different in the two samples. The following "naive" way
test [w]sample #c.t1 - [w]sample #c.t1 = 0
gives me the error message "[decade#c.t1] not found".
Thanks again,
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Maarten Buis <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Michael Boehm wrote:
> > I want to run two seemingly unrelated regressions and then test for
> > the equality of coefficients for two of the subregressions, ie
> >
> > sureg (dd t1 t2) (w t1 t2) if sample== 0
> > sureg (dd t1 t2) (w t1 t2) if sample== 1
> >
> > and then test whether the coefficient for t1 in the regression of w on
> > t1 and t2 is the same in the two samples.
> sureg (dd i.sample##(c.t2 c.t2) ) (w i.sample##(c.t1 c.t2))
> The interaction effect for sample and t1 in the w equation gives you
> the difference in effect of t1 between sample 0 and sample 1.
> Similarly for the interaction between sample and t2. The test
> statistics next to these interaction effects are for the test that
> these differences are 0, so that is what you are looking for.
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
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(CNN) -- Get ready to be freaked out, "American Horror Story" fans.
Creator Ryan Murphy used his Twitter account to announce that the latest in the anthology series, tweeting simply "AMERICAN HORROR STORY SEASON FOUR" with a picture that read "Freak Show."
AMERICAN HORROR STORY SEASON FOUR: pic.twitter.com/6OHYzGjPMd— Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) March 24, 2014
Entertainment Weekly reports that the show will be set in Jupiter, Florida, in 1950 and that the series "finds Jessica Lange playing a German ex-pat who is managing one of the last freak shows in the U.S. Her group of 'unusuals'? Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, and Frances Conroy all play performers whom Lange's character has rescued; Denis O'Hare and Emma Roberts are also in talks to return."
Fans are already excited, and the show is not set to premiere on FX until the fall. "AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW OH MY GOD I CANNOT WAIT FOR SEASON 4," one person tweeted, while another offered "American Horror Story: Coven was so terrible, I may not even watch Freak Show. Oh hell, who am I kidding? Of course I'm going to watch it."
American Horror Story: Coven was so terrible, I may not even watch Freak Show. Oh hell, who am I kidding? Of course I'm going to watch it.— Phil (@ActuallyPJH) March 24, 2014
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW OH MY GOD I CANNOT WAIT FOR SEASON 4— kayleigh✩ (@stylesxahs) March 24, 2014
The first season, "American Horror Story: Murder House," was set in 2011 in Los Angeles and followed a family that moved into a haunted house. Season 2 was titled "American Horror Story: Asylum" and followed a group of residents in an asylum for the criminally insane in Massachusetts in 1964.
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Cancer is a disease in which cells grow in an abnormal way. Normally, the cells divide in a controlled manner to replace old or damaged cells. If cells keep dividing when new cells are not needed, a mass of tissue called a tumor forms.
A tumor can be benign or malignant. A benign tumor is not cancer and will not spread to other parts of the body. In the large intestine, most benign growths are called polyps. A malignant tumor is cancer. Cancer cells invade and damage tissue around them. They can also enter the lymph and blood streams, spreading to other parts of the body. Colorectal cancer is the development of malignant cells in the large intestine.
Normal Anatomy and the Development of Colorectal Cancer
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is one long tube that runs from the mouth to the anus. Its main function is to breakdown food and absorb nutrients into the bloodstream. The last part of the GI tract is the large intestine. The main function of the large intestine is to absorb water and salt from solid waste before it is eliminated from the body as stool. The large intestine is over 5 feet long and consists of the colon, rectum, and anal canal. Sections of the colon include:
- Ascending colon—The first part of the large intestine that attaches to the small intestine in the lower right part of the abdomen. From there, it runs up to the area just under the right rib cage near the liver.
- Transverse colon—Runs across the top of the abdomen from the right side to the left side before turning down near the spleen.
- Descending colon—After the turn, it runs down the left side of the abdomen.
- Sigmoid colon—An s-shaped downturn in the colon before it connects to the rectum.
Waste material moves through the colon. The rectum is the final part of the large intestine before it connects to the anal canal. The rectum is a pouch that stores stool until it is ready to be eliminated from the body through the anal canal.
Cell division and cell death are a normal process in the body to replace old or damaged cells. The inside of the large intestine may have a higher rate of cell turnover because of damage during normal digestive processes. The colon is also exposed to carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) from foods that are eaten or because of how bacteria in the gut react to the food. These changes may irritate the cells and increase turnover from old to new cells.
Polyps are small growths that can be found in the colon and rectum. There are several types of polyps. Though most are benign, some have the potential to develop into cancer. The highest risk of cancer development comes from adenomatous polyps.
Cancer can occur anywhere in the large intestine, but it is most commonly found in the last sections (sigmoid colon and rectum). Though it is fairly rare, cancer can also occur in the anal canal. Colorectal cancer may cause bleeding or interfere with normal function. If it grows beyond the colon or rectum, the cancer can penetrate nearby structures, such as the urinary tract, reproductive organs, or anus, and interfere with their function as well. It can also spread to lymph nodes or blood vessels, which can carry cancer cells to other areas of the body. The most common sites for colorectal cancer to spread to are lymph nodes in other parts of the body, the lungs, liver, or other organs in the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
Types of Colorectal Cancer
The wall of the large intestine is made of 4 different layers. From the innermost to outermost layer, they are named mucosa, submucosa, muscle, and serosa. Almost all colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas. That is, they start in the mucosa and spread outward through the serosa. Other types include:
- Carcinoid tumors—Arise from the hormone-producing cells of the intestinal tract.
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)—Arise from specialized cells in the colon wall, but can be found anywhere in the GI tract.
- Sarcoma—Rare and arise from the muscular tissue of the intestine.
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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew announced today that it has acquired goalkeeper Steve Clark after adding him from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the Crew's 2015 Fourth Round SuperDraft selection. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, further terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Clark will be added to the club's roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.
"Steve is a player that has risen through the ranks of Norwegian football and has established himself as a top goalkeeper abroad," said Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. "He was all-league in Norway and has enjoyed three consecutive strong seasons. Steve has presence, good reflexes and is extremely good in one-on-one situations, and he brings intensity to the goalkeeping position."
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Clark has played the last four seasons with Honefoss BK, currently in Norway's Tippeligaen, the country's topflight division. The club was in the First Division in 2010 before being relegated to second tier Adeccoligaen for the 2011 season. The club earned promotion back to the Tippeligaen ahead of the 2012 campaign, giving Clark three years of experience at Norway's highest level of competition. In four campaigns, he posted a record of 30-32-32 and had a 1.34 goals against average and 26 shutouts. In 2011, as the club made a run for promotion, Clark led the team with 12 shutouts and a 0.93 goals against average, helping the club secure points in 25 of 30 matches en route to a 16-5-9 record.
Clark played collegiately at Oakland University from 2005-2008 and was a two-time All-Summit League player as a junior and senior. In his final season with the Golden Grizzlies he ranked eighth in the country with a 0.54 goals against average, and he was also named to the All-Midwest Region First Team, posting a Summit League record-tying 11 shutouts. Clark also secured the honor of Summit League Defensive Player of the Year in 2008. With the Michigan Bucks of the USL Premier Development League (PDL) from 2006-2009, he made 75 appearances and helped the Bucks to a PDL championship in 2006, while being named Most Valuable Player in the title match. He made four starts in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup action during his time with the Bucks, including a July 12, 2006 Third Round match-up against the Crew, where he made nine saves in a 4-1 Black & Gold win. Clark also had a brief stint in 2009 with the Charleston Battery before departing for Norway.
TRANSACTION: Crew trades a 2015 Fourth Round SuperDraft pick to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for goalkeeper Steve Clark.
Name: Steve Clark
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 192
Born: April 14, 1986 in Mason, Michigan
Hometown: Mason, Michigan
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Traded from Seattle Sounders FC on December 16, 2013 in exchange for a 2015 Fourth Round SuperDraft pick
Professional Experience: Honefoss BK (2010-2013), Charleston Battery (2009), Michigan Bucks (2006-2009)


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As I noted last week, many observers feel pessimistic about the long-term prospects of Kenya's invasion of southern Somalia. In the short term, however, Kenya is making gains against al Shabab, the Muslim rebel force that operates in the region.
Fierce fighting is expected this week in the towns of Afmadow (see this map, and more reporting here) and Kismayo, (map). Kenyan planes bombed Kismayo this weekend. Taking these towns would deprive al Shabab of some of its key remaining strongholds, and could push the rebels into more remote areas.
Kenya is reportedly receiving Western military aid in its campaign:
Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir, said that the United States or France, or possibly both, had stepped up airstrikes in the past few days, killing a number of Shabab militants. The French Navy has also shelled rebel positions from the sea, Kenyan officials said.
The United States and France have not confirmed involvement in Somalia.
If Western military powers have indeed joined the conflict, analysts said, it could mark a turning point against the Shabab, a ruthless militant group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda. It controls much of southern Somalia, though its young fighters and battered pick-up trucks are deemed no match for a sophisticated army.
US officials are actively discussing how best to help Kenya.
If Kenya and its allies succeed in taking territory from al Shabab, the question will be what comes next. Will Kenya attempt to hold this territory? If so, the estimated 2,000-3,000 troops it has deployed may not be enough for the task. Next, what role will Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which has de jure authority over southern Somalia, play in administering this territory? Will Kenya, in conjunction with the TFG and African Union troops, attempt to wipe out al Shabab completely, or will Kenya be content to take major cities and drive al Shabab into the bush? How, in other words, will Kenya avoid the mistakes Ethiopia made during its occupation of Somalia from 2006 to 2009, when it smashed Somalia's Islamists but then faced persistent guerrilla attacks? The Kenyan press, meanwhile, is asking about the exit strategy.
Kenya seems poised to make gains on the battlefield. But the tricky politics of southern Somalia could prove harder to navigate.
Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed has said his transitional government is opposed to Kenya's military incursion into Somalia.
Speaking to journalists at the scene of recent fighting in Mogadishu, Mr Ahmed said Kenyan support in terms of training and logistics was welcome but his government and the people of Somalia were opposed to the presence of the Kenyan army.
The BBC's East Africa correspondent, Will Ross, says his comments put the Kenyan government in a very difficult position.


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Party Animals
Calvert Marine Museum's most popular residents, river otters Bubbles and Squeak, are throwing parties to subsidize their enriched lifestyle.
The parties invite up to six guests over for breakfast. Bubbles and Squeak eat while guests look on and learn from estuarine biologist David Moyer. During breakfast, the otters paint, and after the party-goers collectively choose an authentic otter artwork that is clear-coated, named and authenticated.
The party includes full museum visits for all guests. The total Otter Lovers Package costs $250.
River otters are renowned for their sense of play; hence, caring and keeping these otters can be challenging.
"One thing a facility like ours tries to do is make sure the animals never get bored, because bored mammals can be very destructive to their exhibits," Moyer said. "Good mental health is an active part of our animal care program."
The otter painting sessions are one way to shake up the otters' daily routine.
"Conducting this activity on a limited basis increases its usefulness as part of the enrichment program, which is why we are only offering a few of these per year," Moyer said.
In other words, the parties are exclusive.
Book your Otter Lovers Package: 410-326-2042 x33; email [email protected] cal.md.us.


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By Marlena De Lacroix. a.k.a.Connie Passalacqua Hayman
As General Hospital reaches 50 years on Monday, April 1st, I'd like to wish the show and its huge extended family, past, present and future, the happiest of birthdays. GH is a momentous achievement, not just in the history of soaps or daytime, but in all of television history. Everyone who has had a part in putting this show on the air these five decades deserves the greatest credit for making this show a true icon. So, producers, directors, actors, writers, crew, daytime executives, ABC … a big thank you for so many years of wondrous entertainment.
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I saw "World War Z" over the weekend. The first 20 minutes make you think, "Wow, this is going to be good." And then the remaining 102 minutes make you think, "Oh. Uh. Never mind."
So when I wasn't guffawing at ridiculous plot holes or making snarky jokes in my head (the "Z" should stand for zinger), I had ample time to think about all the ways a zombie plague and life insurance sales are exactly the same.
Don't believe me? Here are three selling lessons I gleaned from the summer blockbuster.
(Spoiler alert: I give away several major-but-totally-predictable plot points ahead. Stop reading if you haven't seen the movie and would like your feigned surprise to feel genuine.)
1. Infect the right hosts.
Brad Pitt's character — a former U.N. investigator — and a virologist whiz kid are sent to find a cure for the zombie plague that's, er, plaguing the entire globe. Because everyone else is busy sitting on aircraft carriers, yelling urgent-sounding things into phones.
Pitt discovers the zombies only munch on healthy people, bypassing the diseased because they're not useful in spreading the undeadly virus.
Your lesson: Yeah, you need clients, but you also need the right kind of clients. The ones who will talk you up to their friends, "like" you on Facebook, and spread your business cards around like they're H1N1. Find those clients, give them exceptional service and make sure you give them the tools — extra cards, bring-a-friend events, a Twitter presence — that will make it easy for them to recommend you.
2. Family matters.
When Brad Pitt is asked to single-handedly save the world, his first reaction is basically, "Can't someone else do it?" (Aircraft-carrier-riding phone yellers, we're looking at you.)
But when they threaten to throw his family back to the zombies if he doesn't help, Brad decides oh, alright. He'll have to move some things around in his calendar. But yeah. Okay. He'll do it. For the kids.
Your lesson: Lead with the family thing. If Pitt will only take on zombies to help his wife and kids — and not for, oh, I don't know, the sake of humanity, maybe? — what do you think will move your clients to purchase life insurance? If you're introducing your family-protecting life insurance products by emphasizing the tax benefits or the optional riders or the cash value perks, you're doing it wrong.
3. Anything can happen.
At the beginning of "World War Z," Brad Pitt's character is flipping pancakes in the 'burbs. By the end of the movie, he has:
- Fought off zombies while riding a bike in South Korea.
- Fought off zombies while running through ancient Jerusalem.
- Fought off zombies while limping through a hospital in Wales.
- Thrown a grenade inside an airplane, causing it to split in half and crash, and surviving — yes — by wearing his seatbelt. Oh, and also while fighting off zombies.
Your lesson: Make sure your clients are prepared. They might not suddenly become globetrotting zombie fighters, but they won't always be young, healthy and alive — a situation that will likely change before they know it. And wear your seatbelt.
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This is very interesting. Thank you for this discussion. I'm going to focus my response on three issues: (I) the promise of the criterion of embarrassment, (ii) the problem with the criterion of embarrassment, and (iii) the use of embarrassment to study other historical figures/events. (In other words, I'm going to leave the Mormon issue aside, though I appreciate how you're using it as a heuristic entrance into the question.)
First, the criterion of embarrassment is built upon a very useful and insightful observation (which I make forcefully in my STRUCTURING EARLY CHRISTIAN MEMORY; see pp. 59–61) that the past imposes itself in various ways onto the present. That is, we simply cannot ignore aspects of the past that we might wish to ignore, whether those aspects are traumatic, widely known, embarrassing, or whatever. The criterion of embarrassment rightly capitalizes on this point, noting that Jesus' tradents can hardly be imagined "fabricating a story where the Son of God was thought of getting his power from the devil" (as you say). If Jesus' opponents widely accused him of being aligned with the devil, then it is all the more likely that his followers would have to address that reputation and not be able to ignore it. This is the power of the criterion, and I hope it's clear that I am in no way refuting this point.
Second, however, the criterion of embarrassment is entirely impossible to apply. The fact is, we simply do not know what the Christians found "embarrassing" and what they did not. To stick with the example you offered (and which I quoted), the Beelzebul controversy does indeed accuse Jesus of demonic allegiance, but it also nicely tees up Jesus' opponents for a rhetorical butt-kicking that conclusively demonstrates the "arrival" of the kingdom of God (Matt 12.28||Luke 11:20) and Jesus' superiority over his opponents. If the charge of demonic possession and/or alliance was rhetorically useful for the evangelists, then how can we really say they demonstrate any particular "embarrassment" at the charge? The crucifixion provides an even better example: On the one hand, nothing is as embarrassing as a crucified messiah, but on the other hand nothing was as kerygmatically useful—even central—to Jesus' followers than his crucifixion (and even the biblical mandate for his crucifixion; e.g. Luke 24). This is the point of my essay: These data only become embarrassing when we plot them into a certain historical narrative (e.g. "Jesus' followers felt embarrassed by his baptism by and submission to John and so would never had created that tradition") rather than a different narrative (e.g. "Jesus' followers saw a chance to augment his reputation by linking him with the more popular prophet, John; only later, once Jesus' fame had eclipsed John, did his alleged baptism create problems"). But this is a critical problem: The criterion of embarrassment was supposed to identify facts that we could plot into an historical reconstruction, and now we see that the criterion itself already depends on a pre-established reconstruction in order to verify (or falsify) any particular datum.
Third, these problems are mitigated when we're studying other historical figures, not because they are qualitatively different from Jesus but because—often—we simply have much more historical data to work with. Let's imagine that someone wanted to apply something like the criterion of embarrassment to study the build-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Obviously, the widespread agreement that Saddam Hussein had WMD, when contrasted with their post-invasion absence (I'm trying to keep my language neutral), could be perceived and discussed (and even verified) using the logic of embarrassment. But we have LOADS of evidence—from recordings and transcripts of Bush addressing the public, Colin Powell before the UN, reports from other nations (especially the UK), and even statements from Bush's predecessor, Bill Clinton—all of which confirming that in March 2003 America was adamant in its claim that Iraq had WMD and that this justified military action. With the gospels, by way of contrast, we don't have anything like this: no contemporary documents from Jesus' opponents expressing suspicion that Jesus was in league with Beelzebul, no reports from Jews scattered throughout the Roman Empire or Parthia claiming that a popular new prophet was widely considered demonic, not even parallel accounts of other Jewish figures having been popularly acclaimed exorcists but suspected of working with the prince of demons. So while these data might have been preserved in our gospels despite the embarrassment they caused Jesus' followers, we simply do not know. When studying other historical events/figures, especially in the modern era, we have more data available to verify this hypothesis.
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Brothers Kevin and Daryl Maas of Washington State are producing electricity from cow manure.
We use a proven, commercialized technology called a manure digester to harvest methane gas from manure. We burn the methane to create electricity, while sending the processed manure back to the farmers as an organic fertilizer now free of pathogens and odor.
What a great source of energy – as long as people want to drink milk and eat hamburgers, there will be cows. And poo. Puget Sound Energy will be buying electricity from their company, Farm Power Northwest.


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California lawmakers may be mad as heck that Gov. Jerry Brown used the line-item veto to excise $195 million from the state budget, but they're not about to overturn it.
That's because in in this state the deck is stacked against legislative responses to the veto.
The line item veto is a special tool for governors, allowing them to eliminate a specific provision in a bill without vetoing the whole thing.
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Forty-four governors have this constitutional prerogative.
But in California, a gubernatorial veto is especially powerful because of the threshold required to override it.
In order to override a line-item veto in the state, legislators must muster what's called an absolute two-thirds majority of their colleagues to vote against the governor's choice.
That means two-thirds of the entire membership of each house of the legislature must vote to override - not just two-thirds of those who showed up on any given day.
Thus, a vote of 53 to 0 in the 80-member Assembly and 26 to 0 in the 40 member Senate fails as an attempt to overturn a governor's line item veto, or any veto for that matter.
This threshold is the highest of the fifty states and almost impossible to attain.
The last time any gubernatorial veto was overturned in California occurred in the 1970s during the last Brown administration.
Thousands of vetoes have been handed down by four governors since then without a single rejection by the legislature.
The result is that the governor has final say on the budget and just about any other legislation. Once the legislature has weighed in with its bills, its work is done irrespective of what the governor does.
None of this makes Governor Brown malevolent or misguided; he is simply using the powers handed to him by the state constitution.
But it surely says something about the legislature's political impotence. It also raises a red flag about the notion of "checks and balances" between the two branches.
There is no question that as the chief executive, the governor should have authority to lead the state.
But with current veto rules, is that authority beyond question? If so, should the rule be changed to allow a bit more opportunity for the legislature to challenge the governor's "last word?"
Recently, the voters made it easier to pass a state budget by a simple majority instead of a similar requirement for an absolute two-thirds majority.
Perhaps the next step should be to take "absolute" out of the two-thirds requirement for overturning the governor's veto.
It just might restore a bit of balance between the two branches and create an atmosphere for more debate.
Larry Gerston teaches political science at San Jose State University and is the political analyst for NBC Bay Area.
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Windows 7 officially ships on Thursday, which means end users and administrators running Windows XP (and to a lesser extent, Windows Vista) have some interesting decisions to make.
To help you make those tough choices, here are 10 things you need to know, based on our hands-on testing of Windows 7.
1. Windows 7 is faster
Win 7 performance is better than Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP2, but only if you run 64-bit Win 7. One potential gotcha: Much of the performance gains are reliant on having up-to-date 64-bit hardware drivers and components. That may mean buying new hardware, as older hardware may not have the necessary components and updated drivers.
2. Buy Microsoft's Desktop Option Pack
It's only $10 a seat, and well worth it. MDOP contains important components, such as Microsoft's Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT), which helps users and support personnel deal with catastrophic machine failures. There's also Advanced Group Policy Management, which allows for active and "pushed" policies to users and groups. This feature can prevent damage from zero-day failures and fine-tunes policies for system admins. And there's Asset Inventory Service, which tallies software inventories for both compliance and provisioning purposes. Other MDOP components address application and desktop virtualization.
3. Win 7 offers a clean start
There's a school of thought that says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In other words, why not stick with good old XP? Our answer is that where Windows on the desktop is needed, Win 7 is the way to go. Win 7 has the inherent architectural changes that secured XP, but it also doesn't have the estimated 1,300 patches (including Microsoft Office patches) that XP SP3 has. The user interface has improved dramatically with Win 7, we found that it's Microsoft's best-behaving operating system since Windows 2000, and migrating to a fresh environment rids machines of the clutter that has built up over the years.
4. Upgrading from XP on the same hardware will be tricky
If you're considering upgrading from XP to Win 7 on the same machine, Microsoft doesn't directly support this, and recommends that a fresh installation be made on new hardware. Any attempt to upgrade will move the directory structure known as Documents and Settings into the new, Unix-like "user" directory structure, and registry settings for Win 7 will break many applications.
Many applications will need post-Win 7 upgrade adjustments, or even re-installation. Win 7 also needs at least 5GB of extra space to perform an in-place upgrade from XP temporarily.
Of course, it is possible to upgrade. We tried it and found that upgrading a single machine from XP could take up to two hours.
5. Consider Windows Upgrade Advisor
Microsoft is offering a free download of an upgrade tester beta called the Windows Upgrade Advisor. It's good but not infallible, we found, especially when upgrading from XP 64-bit editions. Because it's beta, some of its foibles may be fixed by the time it's offered as a production app.
It's installed, examines a machine, and annotates a list of what will and won't work in an upgrade from XP and Vista editions. (However, Microsoft makes clear on its Web site that Upgrade Advisor is recommended only for Vista users and that XP users should buy new hardware.)
6. Another option: Third-party upgrade tools
Third-party tools like Laplink Software's PC-Mover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant allow you to upgrade from XP to Win 7 on the same hardware. But, of course, the Laplink software isn't free, so that's an additional expense and an additional complication that you would be adding to the equation.
7. Check for hardware compatibility
Fresh Win 7 installations on new hardware will likely be successful if the hardware has Vista support, as most Vista drivers can be used successfully in lieu of Win 7 drivers, and drivers are the biggest portion of compatibility -- unless running XP is desired.
Remember that a 64-bit installation is what we recommend, and the drivers need to be 64-bit to gain best performance.
A trip to a hardware vendor's Web site to explore it for specific machine drivers is worth the effort. Some vendors, such as HP, have Win 7-specific information on compatibility, while others have promised Win 7-specific drivers -- especially for 64-bit kernel use.
8. User Access Controls are much improved
Underneath the surface of Win 7 is a reformed kernel that's similar to Vista's in construction. Userspace is now separate from kernel space in strong ways, a policy that shocked and rocked the world at the advent of Windows XP SP2, and was then manically manifested in Vista's User Access Controls (UAC).
The UAC was designed to isolate bad behavior caused by viruses/malware from the basic components of the system and apps running above userspace. This isolation alone stopped many forms of badware. This same protection can be found in Win 7, but it won't drive you as ballistic as the constant nervous messaging to the user found in Windows Vista. By comparison, it's calm and its UAC messaging can be largely disabled.
9. Virtualization allows XP on Win 7
If you buy Windows 7 64-bit Professional version and higher, then XP can be run on Win 7 in a virtual machine. That's if you have a V/VT-compatible CPU in your machine and you remember to add additional memory (a gigabyte will often do) for running an XP session. XP must still be secured separately in this configuration as though it were stand-alone.
10. Go for 64-bit
We can find no reason to recommend running Win 7 on existing 32-bit hardware, since the 32-bit version of Win 7 has little performance advantage over Vista or XP in our comparative tests. The 64-bit version, however, can be much faster.
Henderson is principal researcher at Extreme Labs, Inc. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This story, "10 things you need to know before moving to Windows 7" was originally published by Network World.


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As the school year winds down, I created a little gift for the Kindergarteners in my daughter's class.
Such an easy gift to put together! I made 24 favors and each included 2 sidewalk chalks, a packet of Koolaid, and a bookmark with a fun summer tag for less than $10. (That's only .41 cents each!) Here's the breakdown:
The bulk package of Koolaid included 65 packets for $6, but I was able to split it with another Room Mom for another class and still have some leftover.
The bookmark stuck out past the opening, so I stapled the tag over the opening to keep things from falling out:
I created the tags myself (though you can find many downloadable ones on Pinterest), and printed them on my computer.
Koolaid … sidewalk chalk … who's ready for summer?!
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Warriors Orochi – Mitsuhide Akechi
Mitsuhide Akechi by Axel7174
Version: 1.00 | Updated: 11/26/2008
Warriors Orochi - Mitsuhide Akechi _______________________________ | Warriors Orochi Guide | | Created by: Axel7174 | | Mitsuhide Akechi Character FAQ| | Copyright 2008 Ryne Gardner | |_______________________________| Version History --------------- Version 1.00 - 11/15/08 - 11/21/08 --Guide started. Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................... [itro] * About This Guide * Using This Guide 2. Mitsuhide Akechi....................... [ma00] * Who Is Mitsuhide?...................... [ma01] * Mitsuhide's Moveset.................... [ma02] * General Tips........................... [ma03] * My Take on Mitsuhide................... [ma04] * Abilities.............................. [ma05] * Weapons................................ [ma06] 3. Getting To Collecting.................. [ma07] * Recommended Weapon Augments............ [ma08] * General Tips for 4th Weapon............ [ma09] * Unique Item............................ [ma10] 4. Miscellaneous.......................... [misl] * Frequently Asked Questions * Contact Info * Credits * Legal Chatter ______________________ ______/ Introduction [itro] \_________________________________________________ About This Guide ---------------- This is a pretty simple guide. It doesn't have any walkthrough info for the game, and instead is aimed more at providing comprehensive information on a specific character, that being Mitsuhide Akechi. The purpose of this guide is to outline Mitsuhide's use, his strengths and weaknesses, and provide a few tips on making the most out of him. Using This Guide ---------------- If you want to jump around quickly, use the quickjump codes in the Table of Contents, combined with the Ctrl+F function of your web browser to find some sections quickly. If by some chance you have any questions, refer to the FAQ section first before e-mailing me. __________________________ ______/ Mitsuhide Akechi [ma00] \_____________________________________________ Who Is Mitsuhide? [ma01] ----------------- Perhaps one of the most glaring questions. Just who exactly is Mitsuhide Akechi? First off, it's worth noting that his name is actually supposed to be backwards as Akechi Mitsuhide, as Japanese surnames are usually first. Historically however, just who is this guy? Wikipedia has a little info worth understanding. First off, the Sengoku team is made up of Nobunaga, Mitsuhide, and Hideyoshi. If you know anything about these three characters in the Feudal Era of Japan, you'll know that this team is packed full of irony. Read on: "Akechi Mitsuhide was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. Mitsuhide was a samurai and a general under daimyo Oda Nobunaga, although he later betrayed Nobunaga and caused him to commit seppuku. In 1579 he captured Yakami Castle from Hatano Hideharu by promising Hideharu peace terms. This accomplished Mitsuhide's goal, although Nobunaga betrayed the peace agreement and had Hideharu executed. This displeased the Hatano family, and a short while later several of Hideharu's retainers murdered Akechi Mitsuhide's mother {or aunt}. The situation was fueled through several public insults Nobunaga had directed at Mitsuhide that even drew the attention of some Western observers. Mitsuhide blamed Nobunaga for his mother's death and at the Incident at Honnoji on June 21, 1582 (Japanese: 6th month 2nd day) exacted his revenge. He has been credited with killing Oda Nobunaga; while Mitsuhide did not execute Nobunaga personally, he did force him to commit seppuku for his betrayal and subsequent murder of Mitsuhide's mother. When they found out about the assassination, both Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu rushed to be the first to avenge Nobunaga and take his place. Hideyoshi got to Mitsuhide first, and Mitsuhide's allies such as Hosokawa Fujitaka, who was related to Mitsuhide through a marriage, betrayed him. Mitsuhide survived for 14 days until he was defeated by Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki. Mitsuhide is rumored to have been killed by a peasant warrior with a bamboo spear by the name of Nakamura; however, there were also rumors that he was not killed, but rather started a new life as a priest called Tenkai." See? Mitsuhide betrayed Nobunaga, and was then tracked down by Hideyoshi, and yet, here they all are together as one happy family. Ironic, yes. Mitsuhide's Moveset [ma02] ------------------- Mitsuhide possesses a very good repertoire of balanced attacks. Like some of the Sengoku (Samurai Warriors) characters, he can learn a lot of charge attacks, while all DW characters can only learn 6. The moves are traditionally broken down in S and T. S signifies a Square or basic attack, and Triangle is the charge attack button. The letters are easy though because it is a bit easier to correspond them to the control schemes of the different versions, instead of saying Square and Triangle over and over again. So if you see SST, that means hit, Square, Square, Triangle in succession, or X, X, Y, or what have you. x-Normal Attacks and Charge Attacks-x T - Default attack, level up more to charge it further SSSSSSSSSSSS - Default attack, level up to extend the number of attacks ST - Default attack SST - Default attack SSST - Default attack SSSST - Learned at Level 7 SSSSST - Learned at Level 10 SSSSSST - Learned at Level 16 SSSSSSST - Learned at Level 20 T - Mitsuhide prepares himself then lunges forward, swiping all enemies in his path numerous times. Notes: This move is a running attack. Hit Triangle repeatedly once you're at a high enough level to charge it even further for a longer attack. It's not very powerful but it's good if there are a lot of enemies around. SSSSSSSSSSSS - The full normal attack combo for Mitsuhide, involving a lot of slashes and ending with a flurry of back and forth slashes. ST - Mitsuhide slashes once then makes an uppercutting slash that sends his opponent into the air SST - Mitsuhide makes two slashes and then propels his enemy upward with an uppercutting slash. SSST - After three slashes, Mitsuhide quickly sheathes his katana and then makes a forward lunge with a wide, horizontal slash, similar to Battojutsu. SSSST - Mitsuhide attacks four times then unleashes a rising wave of energy that propels him and any surrounding enemies up into the air. Notes: This move has a surprisingly decent radius. If you're surrounded, it can grab a good amount of enemies and throw them into the air. This can also help you juggle enemies for a while if you're skilled enough. SSSSST - Mitsuhide slashes five times and begins a series of consecutive, fast thrusts, ending with a downward thrust into the ground that unleashes a strong, short range shockwave. Notes: This is one of the moves that goes great with the Flash weapon ability. The consecutive stabs will break through an enemy's guard and do really good damage. SSSSSST - After making six slashes, Mitsuhide's body flashes red and he lunges forward to grab his enemy and then, when in his reach, he lunges forward with a slash that knocks them back. Notes: This is a grab move, signified by the red glow. The attack itself isn't very strong and after you have grabbed the enemy, you need to keep Mitsuhide's forward motion in the same direction as your opponent, or else the slash will miss. SSSSSSST - Mitsuhide slashes seven times and then rears back and lunges with a quick, wide slash. Notes: This attack has better range than his his SSST, as it can encompass more enemies surrounding Mitsuhide. If you add the Range ability to your weapon and max it out, this attack becomes Mitsuhide's best crowd control move by far. Forward (Left Analog Stick) + S - Mitsuhide, after building up enough momentum through running, slows down slightly and makes a wide right to left slash. Musou Attack - Mitsuhide lunges repeatedly at his enemy, slashing his sword in a zigzag like pattern. He ends the attack by sending out a small shockwave. True Musou - Similar to his regular musou, but at the end of his last lunge, and before the shockwave, Mitsuhide makes a quick flurry of slashes. x-Aerial Moves-x X + S - Mitsuhide jumps into the air and then turns his body clockwise as he makes a back slash. X + T - Mitsuhide leaps up and then quickly crashes back down, plunging his katana into the ground and sending out a small shockwave. x-Mounted-x SSSSSSSS - Mitsuhide makes three wide slashes, all on the right side, and then makes five repeated stabs. Notes: It's worth noting Mitsuhide has some mounted skills and he attacks only on one side, as opposed to other characters that may alternate between left and right. One sided attackers like Mitsuhide enable you to take enemies out a bit more swiftly. ST, SST, SSST - Mitsuhide slashes up to three times and then makes a much wider, charged slash. This can be done at any time during the regular mounted combo, before the fourth S attack. Mounted Musou - Mitsuhide's horse is charged with a yellow burst of energy and charges forward. This has the potential to bowl over all enemies in your path and do small amounts of damage. x-Special Attacks-x R1 - Mitsuhide lunges forward, spinning his body very quickly while swinging his sword, making a "windmill" like attack. As he attacks, he exclaims, "Know your place!" R1 + Forward - Mitsuhide makes a very quick swipe of his sword that sends a small vector of energy forward that devastates all enemies in front of him. Notes: This move has small range but is wide enough to usually hit all enemies in a small unit. Just about all of the lowest rank peons will be wiped out in one blow, but it won't take much more to kill others. You can spam this attack and the regular R1 constantly by continuing to hold Forward and hitting R1. General Tips [ma03] ------------ A few tips to help you make the most out of your use of Mitsuhide. 1. One of your best tools against enemy officers is Mitsuhide's SSSSST with Flash on your weapon. The repeated thrusts will break through the officer's guard and you'll do a good amount of damage. The shockwave caused by Mitsuhide planting his sword into the ground at the end will also provide you some quick breathing room from any possible sneak attacks. 2. When surrounded by a very large crowd, the SSSSSSST works wonders, but it can be hard to pull it off because it requires a lot of attacks and then a brief pause to deliver the charge. Agility helps here, but even more than that and especially when the crowd includes one or more enemy officers, try doing the SSSSSSS *away* from the crowd. So if your enemies are in front of you, start the combo going away from them so they won't hit you and interrupt you. Then, when you get to the charge attack (T), turn back around and let them have it! 3. When you really need to get to point A to point B faster, trust in the speed jump ability that Mitsuhide has, like any other Speed type character. Hit X twice in succession and you'll make a very fast burst through the air in a forward direction. This is known to be faster than just running so just keep repeating this to move faster. If you get a Speed x2 pick-up however, I would just use that until it runs out. 4. A Team tip. Mitsuhide is a Speed type character with limited range. If you are playing through the Sengoku Musou mode, a good team to try is Nobunaga, Mitsuhide, and Guan Ping. You fill all three types in this team (Technique, Power, and Speed), and you've got a fairly well balanced team. While nobody in this team has great range, both Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, with work, become great crowd guys. Guan Ping provides you the extra endurance and power and his SSST is devastating. Mitsuhide also fits well with spear users like Zhao Yun and Yukimura. I prefer to surround Mitsuhide with at least one Power character at all times and at least someone with decent range. 5. Make good use of Mitsuhide's special attacks as they are quite handy. You can pretty much spam his R1 + Forward attack to quickly wipe out small units of soldiers with little effort. My Take On Mitsuhide [ma04] -------------------- Mitsuhide is without a doubt, one of my favorite characters in the game, and perhaps my favorite Samurai Warriors character. He's a good, gritty fighter and he wields a katana, which is a major plus for me. He has an awesome moveset and with only a little work, he becomes a decent crowd clearer. o-Pros-o -Mitsuhide has a very lengthy, well balanced moveset that includes powerful short range attacks, and even some good crowd control moves. -He has a one-sided attack style on horseback, meaning he only attacks on one side, instead of going back and forth, which is useful for taking out enemies faster. -As a Speed type character, Mitsuhide is a bit faster than most characters, and it also means he can do a speed double jump, as well as possessing two unique special attacks. -Mitsuhide fits well in a variety of teams. He is successful in a group with a spear user, but if his range is high enough, this is not necessary. At least one Power Type is recommended. o-Cons-o -Mitsuhide's Musou attack leaves something to be desired as it is a somewhat awkward motion and it is difficult to juggle at times with it. -Without any weapon abilities, Mitsuhide's base attack is somewhat low so he won't be doing a lot of damage at the get go. o-Ratings-o These are just my personal ratings of the different attributes for Mitsuhide and they do not take into account things like weapon abilities and so forth. Moveset: 5/5 Speed: 4/5 Range: 3/5 Musou Attack: 3/5 Special Attacks: 4/5 Horseback: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 Abilities [ma05] --------- These are the abilities you can get by continued use of Mitsuhide. The abilities enhance your attributes in battle for all characters. Each character has a few, and they can level up to as much as 10 or 20. Acquiring them means meeting certain requirements in a stage. You can only earn one per stage and sometimes they have special conditions that can cause you to fail as well so be careful. Ability 1 - Cavalier: Increases your power on a horse and starts you on a horse at the beginning of the level. The higher the Cavalier rank (max 10), the better the horse you'll start with. -Acquired: Defeat 50 enemies Ability 2 - Impulse: Increases the speed of your characters. -Acquired: Defeat 3 officers within 12 minutes of the start of battle. Ability 3 - Fortitude: Increases the defense of your characters. -Acquired: Defeat 100 enemies, including 4 officers. Ability 4 - Technique: Increases the ability of Technique type characters. -Acquired: Defeat 180 enemies within 8 minutes of the start of the battle, without performing any attack using the Musou Gauge. The only two you can actually fail here are Impulse and Technique, the latter more so. Getting 3 officers within 12 minutes is not hard on any stage. 180 enemies within 8 minutes can be trickier. Just focus on Mitsuhide only for a while, if you're trying also to get abilities for your other characters. Just stick with him and make use of pick-ups like Attack x2 and Speed x2. Remember that enemies pour out of gates more if you avoid killing the officers near those gates. If you kill the officers, the gates will slow down in enemy production to some degree. Also, some stages will provide a better chance at this than others, but overall, if you focus on it, it shouldn't be too hard. Weapons [ma06] ------- Mitsuhide, like all other characters has four possible variations of his weapon to collect. Each weapon is a different level with a stronger base attack. The key to making the most of your weapons is managing them properly and upgrading to the strongest available, and fusing the weaker ones into them to compound weapon abilities, but you can learn more about that by playing or consulting other guides. Katana -Base Attack: +9 Masterpiece -Base Attack: +19 Hallowed Edge -Base Attack: +39 Gilded Talon -Base Attack: +78 As you can see, there is a huge jump in power between Mitsuhide's 3rd and 4th weapons. Just how do you get it though? It's easy actually. Keep reading. _______________________________ ______/ Getting To Collecting [ma07] \________________________________________ Recommended Weapon Augments [ma08] --------------------------- As mentioned before, your weapons are practically nothing without the right abilities set in. You only have 8 max slots so ultimately, the choice is yours on what to set in. This is my recommended set up for Mitsuhide and I'll elaborate on a few as to why I chose them. Again, this is not concrete and you are free to choose differently. -Ice -Flash -Slay -Brave -Range -Agility -Might -Rage For most of my characters, Slay, Brave, and Might are staples. I was at one point attached to Agility too, but I've decided to remove it for some characters, just based on my own preference as I didn't like the sped up moves on some guys. Flash is a must as it makes Mitsuhide's moves, especially his SSSSST more effective by breaking through enemy officer's blocks. Range is also a big recommended one, as it will make Mitsuhide into a crowd clearing champ. It will greatly benefit his SSST, SSSST, and SSSSSSST. If you want to swap one, I'd go with Rage and replace it with Absorb or Drain. Finally, I chose Ice for Mitsuhide just based on my own preference. You can pick anything but I feel Ice works well for him. Bolt is just as good and Flame isn't much worse. General Tips for 4th Weapon [ma09] --------------------------- Unlike most of the other Warriors games, you do not need to do specific things in specific levels to earn the best weapons for your characters. Being that you have teams of three and that there are so many characters, they decided to make it a little simpler. Instead, you can earn best weapons by finding weapon pick-ups on stages with 3 Stars or more on the Hard difficulty setting, or any stage on Chaos difficulty. There are a lot of stages to choose from on Hard and any are good. Wan Castle of the Wu Musou Mode is a good choice for a 3 Star level on Hard. Credit for this idea goes to Aeris0wnzYou from his Weapon guide. Wan Castle is a good, very small level with a few weapon pick-ups in boxes and one from Pang De. The fact that you can get through this stage pretty fast makes it a good choice. However, my problem with Wan Castle (and perhaps this is just my own damn luck) is that I had problems consistently getting 4th Weapons. It's very random what weapons you get since you bring three characters, you may not always get the 4th Weapon for a specific character. This was basically my luck with Wan Castle in my experience. I could get some weapons for some characters, but not for others after many tries. I've even played through the level 3-4 times in a row without getting any 4th Weapons at all. For this reason, I recommend jumping up the difficulty. You can do this in one of two ways. Play a level with more stars or play on Chaos. It's ultimately up to you, but I've had a very good amount of success on Chaos. You don't have to do a very hard level. I'd recommend going with the first levels of any Musou mode, but Wei's Battle of Kuzegawa has a good amount of weapon drops. Your chances of getting a few 4th Weapons on this stage on Chaos is very good. As you've probably no doubt witnessed, the difficulty on Warriors Orochi is painfully high. Even the peons can waste you in little time if you let them and enemy officers, especially guys like Keiji, Lu Bu, and Orochi can potentially decimate you. Leveling up helps but advancing your character abilities and having strong weapons helps a lot more. Still, when you jump it up to Hard and especially Chaos, your survival and success brew down to two simple things: Skill and a lot of saving and resetting. On Chaos, enemy officers will slay you in just a few hits. The key is picking a good well rounded team with strong weapons that can level enemies fast. Even then, you've got to use the Interim Save feature as much as possible to save your progress, because if you get surprise attacked at a sudden moment, it could be over. So this definitely is frustrating. The choice is yours though, between Hard with more stars, or Chaos with less (or more if you really want to make sure you get the weapons). I choose Chaos and just keep saving, despite how annoying it can get. I liked that I was consistently getting the weapons so I stuck with this. Unique Item [ma10] ----------- No, the 4th Weapons aren't collected under special conditions. Instead that criteria falls upon the Unique Items. Each character has one and they are littered across the various stages. The Unique Items basically increase your proficiency even further, making your special attacks stronger and the special abilities of your character type enhanced. One important thing to note about the Unique Items is that all their criteria must be completed by the character you're getting them for. A lot of them have some small requirements like getting a certain number of kills. You cannot split this up between your other characters. The KO count will not always tell the story, and you have to keep track of your specific kills with that character to fulfill the requirement. That being said, let's take a look at Mitsuhide's Unique Item, Poetry of Atago Hyakuin. x-Poetry of Atago Hyakuin-x Requirements: Escort Sakon Shima to the escape point with 100% of his life remaining and kill 300 enemies within 12 minutes. First off. This has been observed by a few people, including myself but it appears that this Unique Item can only be obtained on Easy. Either that, or it is just very difficult on Normal. I've tried Normal a few times and have had no luck so go with Easy. 12 minutes seems like a lot of time and it should be. Stick with Mitsuhide the whole way and you'll be fine. Again, go with Easy since that's the only way it seems to work. Sakon is positioned in Tong Gate which is in the bottom left. His route takes him south, then north to the escape point. The path is littered with several enemy officers and soldiers. He won't start moving until you slay Zhang Fei and Murashige Araki, who will be descending on Tong Gate from the north about two minutes after the stage begins. Start by heading east and wiping out both Tomomichi Iwanari and Guan Yu. Since you're on Easy (presumably) and most likely have Mitsuhide leveled up a decent amount, you can go this whole level just spamming his Forward + R1 special attack. It will make quick work of everybody you face. Defeat those two and steal Red Hare from Guan Yu if you can, as it will help. Now here's where things can get tricky. By now, Zhang Fei's group will probably be headed for Tong Gate. The requirements include salvaging all of Sakon's life so he can't take a scratch or you'll fail. Depending on your luck, Zhang Fei's unit will probably be blockaded at Tong Gate for a while. Other times however, he and Iwanari may slip through and get dangerously close to Sakon. This is why you should keep a few Interim saves going every few minutes. Assuming they are held off, you can proceed on your way. Continue east and take out Li Jue and most of his soldiers. Head for the base nearby and capture it. Save time by only going after Majors and other obvious leaders of peon units, so that the rest will run away. When they're all dead, continue north now. You'll run into Niu Fu and shortly after, Xu Rong. Again, slaughter them both and most of their soldiers fast. Seal the base and continue north. Capture the northern gate and try to avoid drawing Zhang Liao's attention from the west. When the path is more or less clear, head all the way back to Tong Gate with Red Hare and then go slay Zhang Fei and Iwanari. Hopefully after all this time, no enemies have gotten into the gate and started fighting Sakon. If they have, quit and reload your Interim Save. When Sakon starts moving, lead him along the way and dust off any leftover soldiers. x-Getting Zhang Fei and Iwanari first-x The alternate method branches off from the beginning as well. If Zhang Fei and Iwanari breach Tong Gate, go back to save Sakon and prevent him from taking any damage. Kill the two and then Sakon will begin moving. This means you'll have to wipe out Li Jue, Niu Fu, and Xu Rong, all while escorting Sakon. This sounds annoying and difficult, but it actually isn't. This is the way I did it and it only requires some good reflexes and a bit of Interim saving. When Sakon begins moving, head east immediately and get to Li Jue before him and wipe his crew out. Get the base too if you can. As Sakon begins to catch up, turn north and just continue to clean up. The key is that if Sakon never falls off his horse, he won't be getting hurt. Since you can wipe out whole units of enemies very quickly with Mitsuhide's Forward + R1 special, you can make sure Sakon doesn't have much to worry about, even when he catches up to you. If Sakon ever falls off, reload an Interim and try again. Keep saving to help you along and you'll get to the northeast part eventually. Whether you escorted Sakon here or not, when he is finally on the move and you reach the northeast part of the map. Hua Xiong and Kotaro Fuma will be waiting. They are easy to dispatch so just make sure Sakon is never knocked down. The two of them will probably come at you from inside the small base there. Stand at the entrance and wait, then just spam the Forward + R1 special a few times and they'll both be dead, along with most of the soldiers. Now get on your horse again quickly and follow Sakon as he goes around the base. Take out any nearby soldiers including a group of riflemen nearby. Hopefully Sakon will ignore the north base if you didn't claim it. If he's got nobody to attack, he will proceed through the east gate. You should have accumulated 300 KOs by now too so as soon as Sakon passes through, the Unique Item message should spring up. If it doesn't, Sakon must have taken some damage somewhere. Try reloading an Interim and if that doesn't help, start over. Either method will work fine, but I've had success twice by escorting Sakon personally and just making sure he never falls off his horse. Again, you should get around and probably more than 300 KOs doing this, and you should finish with more than enough time remaining. The report will show the Unique Item in the northwest corner. Fly through the sea of red and ignore Dong Zhuo and head to the northwest base. The blue box outside is the one containing the Unique Item. Grab it with anyone and you'll have Mitsuhide's Unique Item. Congrats! _______________________ ______/ Miscellaneous [misl] \________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------- 1) Why Mitsuhide? Why should I use him? A) Ah, yes, the key question isn't it? Well, for me, Mitsuhide was quickly one of my favorites, dating back to Samurai Warriors 1. I was also a fan of his alternate costume which sadly never saw the light of day beyond SW1. For you, the players, Mitsuhide is a fairly well balanced warrior with good attributes and is a good fit for any team. Read the Pros and Cons for more information. 2) How do I get his best weapon, Gilded Talon? A) See the section I have dedicated for this. I have my own personal strategy and you can also refer to the Weapon guide by * Credits for help. In the end, it will come down to leveling up your abilities, having good weapon augments, and a lot of interim saving. 3) I escorted Sakon successfully and without a scratch but no Unique Item? Come on, man! A) I recommend you make sure you're undertaking this task on Easy. I've tried on Normal several times with no success. Either it's dumb luck or just the way that it was programmed. Try it on Easy. Not only will you be able to get it (hopefully), the whole process will be a bit quicker. Contact Info ------------ If you have questions or would like to e-mail me about hosting this guide, you can reach me at my primary e-mail. I have a few other guides up and I do still get some frequent e-mails and I also have a busy schedule with college and work and all that, so I'd appreciate prospective writers to respect my time. It might take up to a day or two for me to reply. I generally don't take very long to get back to people but sometimes it happens. E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com If you'd like to host this guide, please contact me to ask for permission first unless you have already been approved by me to host without asking. Credits ------- Not much to say here. GameFAQS of course for the opportunity and much more. Koei for the Warriors series. I know it gets a bad rap for its repetitive nature, but if you're a fan, you still love the core franchise. Warriors Orochi was just a great idea and it was better than I imagined. AerisOwnzYou for his strategy on getting 4th Weapons which helped me out a few times. Wikipedia for the information on Mitsuhide. 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Introducing Axis 2, the Next Generation of the Apache Web Service Stack
Axis 2, the next generation of the Apache Web Service stack, takes one more step closer to the first production version by releasing another developer version. In this article, an Axis 2 developer presents Axis 2 in contrast to Axis, the rationale for Axis 2, and the future of the two projects.
Web Services, a Brief History
The era of isolated computers is over; now connected we stand, isolated we fall is becoming the motto of computing. Networking and communication facilities have connected the world in a way as never before. The world has hardware that could support the systems that connects thousand of computers, and those systems have the capacity to wield power that was once only dreamed of.
Those proposals fail to consider one critical nature of the problem. The systems are a composition of numerous heterogeneous sub systems, but the above proposals require all the participants to share a programming language or a few languages. Web Services provides the answer by defining a common XML-based wire representation for the interactions, thus enabling the different systems to interact.
Web Service defines SOAP, the message format, and WSDL, a common way to describe the Web Services. Different programming languages may define different implementations for Web Services, yet they interoperate because they all agree on the format of the information they share.
Web Services Middleware, the Three Generations
Web Services middleware provides simple abstractions for the users, and handle the inherent complexities of the Web Service messaging. Web Services middleware allows non-geeks to do Web Services while knowing only a fraction of the details in the long list of the Web Services specification.
As a result, middleware can be used as the measure of the success and the practicality of Web Services. The less the trouble the user undergoes when using Web Services middleware, the more users who will embrace Web Services.
Web Services fall under the so-called emerging technologies category, and rightly so. The history of Web Services spans barely a five-year period, yet Web Services middleware can be categorized into three clear generations that can be called the first, second, and third generation.
When the concepts of the Web Services were first heard, researchers wanted to demonstrate that the concept of Web Services is valid. In those days, performance was hardly a critical concern and the long list of messaging scenarios was unheard of. The first generation of Web Services was written to demonstrate the validity of Web Services. Apache SOAP is a classic example that does Web Service correctly, but practices lesser concerns about the Quality of Service (QOS) parameters.
When Web Services concepts enjoyed wider acceptance and were branded as the next big thing, the need to implement real-world scenarios using Web Services arose. Second generation middleware handled the basic scenarios correctly; they focused on a limited set of scenarios, yet implemented them completely. Users were happy with synchronous, request-response support and nobody tried to send DVDs over Web Services. Apache Axis, WASP, and the Microsoft SOAP toolkit are a few that belong to this second generation.
As the time passed, understanding about the problem space widen and, with the introduction of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), took the Web Services space great leaps forward. At first, Web Services were used as the method to provide XML RPC, but it soon turned out that Web Services can be used to build loosely coupled systems that can be decoupled in time as well as space. Furthermore, Web Service extensions, such as security, are more layered down and understood. The existing Web Services middleware cannot cope with all these changes; thus, the third generation of Web Services is called for. The third generation of Web Services is evolving to meet those requirements; Microsoft Indigo is one example that can be categorized as third generation.
The Rationale for Axis 2
Apache Axis has been the most successful open source Web Services implementation over the last three years. Axis has been the SOAP engine any other SOAP engine is always compared against and it is the defacto SOAP engine for academics in their research. Axis got a healthy user community and the developer community, and wide range applications that confirm the claims.But nothing is forever. With the huge changes that took place in the Web Services space, the assumptions that were true at the time of the second generation no longer hold. The time of the third generation is coming.
The expectations from the Web Services, thus the expected features from Web Services middleware, have changed. As a result, the second generation fails to live up to expectations. The three main areas of concern follow.
- Better performance, both in terms of memory and end-to-end latency. Real-life scenarios involve very big messages or a very high concurrent load.
- Support for asynchrony and other messaging, in contrast to synchronous request-response scenarios.
- Better support for the WS-extensions.
The evolution from second to third generations has broken a few basic assumptions that were made in the second. As a result, addressing the above concerns calls for a complete architectural reform. The developers of Axis have acknowledged this and have gathered around the Apache banner to build the next generation of the Apache Web Service stack; thus, Axis 2 was born. Axis 2 brings together the experience from the past two generations of the Apache Web Service Stack, Apache SOAP, and Axis. Axis and Axis 2 do not compete and most of the heads that are behind Axis are now behind Axis 2, working hard and guiding.
Axis 2, the Concepts
Axis 2 is best explained in a book, rather than with a article, but for the benefits of the users, this chapter walks though the most prominent areas where Axis 2 changes.
- Axis 2 does not assume request-response message interactions by default; instead, it supports a wide range of messaging interactions. The core of Axis 2 enables users to model any of the message interaction, but because the patterns are unlimited, Axis 2 provides support only for the one-way and request-response patterns in the Client API.
- Both asynchrony as well as synchrony are given the same stakes, and they are supported both in the Client API level as well as the transport level. The different behavior of the asynchrony/synchrony using both the two-way and one-way transports can be configured via the Axis 2 Client API.
- A new object model that supports differed parsing, the object model provides a easy-to-use interface for the user while handling streaming based XML parsing within the implementation. This approach minimizes the memory taken by the SOAP processing and expected to yield an order of magnitude performance advantage over the Axis 1.x family.
- Introduction of a new concept, Modules, to handle the WS-extensions. Each WS-extension is handle by a Module, and each Module may be in the states available (ready to action) or engaged (active with a service). At startup time, the Axis 2 deployment sub-system will find the available modules and services may engage them. If there are any WS-extension (modules have a border scope other than WS-extensions) associated with a module, once the module is engaged by a service extension it becomes active for the given service.
- A archived-based deployment model, that is closely related to J2EE deployment model. Axis 2 defines a new service archive format and Module archive format; they can be deployed to Axis 2 simply by copying the archives into the repository directory. This archived-based Model enables hot deployment and service isolation, thus increasing usability.
The preceding five features are the defining characteristics of Axis 2, and are planned from the drawing board. Furthermore, Axis 2 incorporates a number of concepts that arise in the Web Services space, such as REST Web Services, MTOM, and JAX-RPC.
Axis 2 has released three developer versions to date and the good news is that the most of the architecture is already laid down. The team is planning for few release candidates before the first production release.
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