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North Salina Rallies for New Store
Jeff Garretson - Wed 11:55 AM 01/23/2013
A group hoping to bring a grocery store to North Salina hosted a rally Wednesday evening.
Jon Blanchard with "Salinans for East Iron Grocery Store" stopped into the KSAL Morning News to talk about the event. "We want people to join us and show a potential grocery store operator they can make it work," he said. "My thinking is if I shop four times a month, I'm doing one of those shopping trips at that store."
Blanchard's message to a new grocery store owner is simple, "I know that you're an underdog - and I'm for the underdog." A petition pledge rally was held Wednesday evening at 5:30, at the parking lot of the former Dillons grocery store at 511 E. Iron.
The petition drive will be conducted for two weeks, ending Feb 6th, and asks signers to help circulate petitions of support and pledge to patronize the store when shopping in the area.
To assist with this effort, or for more information contact Jon Blanchard at 801-652-2333.
North Salina has been without a grocery store since the Dillons store on E. Iron closed back in October, and staff transferred to a new store at the corner of Ohio and Cloud Streets.
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Wednesday 23 January 2013 14:22 Report this comment
Let's support these efforts as Kroger has put it to us from having some of the highest prices for food in the state to price fixing on their gas prices. Maybe we can get a good store that will be fair to its customers and also provide the service we need in this area of town.
Wednesday 23 January 2013 15:05 Report this comment
North Salina is slowly dieing out. Move South.
Wednesday 23 January 2013 15:10 Report this comment
Open a Food4Stamps and they will have profit like no business has ever seen in this town. I am sure some enterprising arabic americans could be found to manage it as efficiently as a convienience store.
Wednesday 23 January 2013 16:24 Report this comment
All stores take food stamps and some of us cant afford to move south.Not only that but the elderly that live on that end of town sure cant!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday 23 January 2013 18:19 Report this comment
So is Mr Blanchard wanting to do it the old fashion way,like borrow money and open his own store?Maybe just barking at the moon like a lot of Americans do nowadays.
Wednesday 23 January 2013 18:29 Report this comment
Well if it is not iamnotgonnagetu back as iamgonnagetu3. I guess my name is great since you keep coping it. One thing to remember dead men tell no tales.
Thursday 24 January 2013 00:35 Report this comment
Say what????? I am for the store the people need it in the area. The other person who stole my id also is a jerk and probably all he uses is food stamps.
Thursday 24 January 2013 06:02 Report this comment
Wow! I stopped by there last night and I have only seen this type of enthusiasm one time before. Kudo's to Blanchard and everyone who helped on this event. The people who showed up while I was there were certainly supportive. One could really feel a strong groundswell of support.
Thursday 24 January 2013 07:42 Report this comment
What about the people that live to the north, east and west of town they now have to drive all the way across town to shop. So bringing stores the the north end of town is a good idea. Our city can grow in all direction not just to the south!!
Thursday 24 January 2013 08:24 Report this comment
Where was that chamber guy with the bad memory? I would think he should be working on this. But he evidently does not care about those less fortunate that live in town. The cost of one of his suits could feed a family for a couple of weeks. Besides he is a corporate person who could care less what Kroger or anyother major company charges their customers. Would not surprise me if he was paid to look the other way intead of finding another grocery store to come into Salina.
Thursday 24 January 2013 08:40 Report this comment
oh that would be wonderful since i live right across the street.
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Thursday 24 January 2013 10:00 Report this comment
That chamber guy is Dennis L. and you do not think he would show up or comment on this story. He is to busy running and taking care of the big dogs. Ask yourself this how many business's of any kind has he brought into North Salina?
Thursday 24 January 2013 11:50 Report this comment
theenforcer is not well informed, as usual. Mr Lauver has spent considerable time working with prospective investors. It would obviously be good for Salina to have at least one full service Grocery store north of Crawford.


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The wealthy will account for more tax revenue, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday, while challenging President Barack Obama to sit down with him to hammer out a deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff.
"We have got to cut spending and I believe it is appropriate to put revenues on the table," Boehner told reporters on Wednesday. "Now, the revenues that we are putting on the table are going to come from guess who? The rich."
He continued, "There are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes and have the same people pay more of their money to the federal government without raising tax rates, which we believe will harm our economy."
Obama, however, continued to insist that Republicans have to ensure no one except the highest-earning 2% of Americans will face higher taxes, before working out a broader agreement on tackling the nation's chronic federal deficits and debt.
In remarks to business leaders on Wednesday, Obama said Boehner and Republicans have to take the first step.
"I think there is recognition that maybe they can accept some rate increases as long as it is combined with serious entitlement reform and additional spending cuts," the president said. "And if we can get the leadership on the Republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that reality, then the numbers actually aren't that far apart."
He added that "we can probably solve this in about a week -- it's not that tough."
The statements reflected how negotiations on the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to occur on January 1 -- the fiscal cliff -- have evolved since Obama's re-election, and Democratic gains in both houses of Congress, last month.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNBC Wednesday the Obama administration is "absolutely" prepared to go off the fiscal cliff "if there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates on the top 2%."
Republicans opposed to any new revenue in their quest to shrink government now realize Obama's victory and public support for the president's campaign theme of higher taxes on the wealthy leave them with little negotiating leverage.

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In his address to the Annual General Meeting of Seco Tools AB on 4 May 2010, Kai Wärn, President and CEO, commented on significant events of 2009 and the company's performance in the first quarter of 2010.
He began by stating that the previous year's drop in demand was significantly more drastic than seen in earlier market recessions. The assessment is that the total market shrank by around 38 per cent during 2009. In the past year Seco Tools' revenue fell by 31 per cent at fixed exchange rates and 25 per cent in Swedish kronor.
Kai Wärn then described the cost-cutting activities launched by the Group to offset the downturn. Around 850 jobs were cut, of which some 200 consisted of working hours and salary reductions. These activities reduced the Group's total costs for the year by SEK 560 M, which exceeded the initial plan of SEK 400 M. One-time costs for the adaptations amounted to a total of SEK 115 M, of which SEK 55 M was recognised in 2009.
Thanks to this rapid response, the Group was able to report positive earnings in all four quarters of 2009. Operating margin for the full year was 6.3 per cent and earnings per share for the year amounted to SEK 1.11. The implemented measures also enabled the Group to reduce its working capital and thereby maintain cash flow at the same level as in the previous year in spite of the decrease in operating profit.
The CEO then commented on the proposed dividend and stated that the average ordinary dividend over the past five years was equal to 57 per cent of earnings per share. Including extraordinary dividends, 82 per cent of earnings per share have been distributed. Overall, these dividends have been well in line with the communicated target of at least 50 per cent of earnings per share over a business cycle.
After this, Kai Wärn looked at development of market shares and cited the assessment that Seco Tools had gained 0.7 percentage points in the past year. Since 2005, the Group's market share has increased by an estimated total of around 1.6 percentage points, mainly owing to favourable exposure both geographically and across customer segments, a strong product portfolio and effective sales and marketing efforts. However, there is a risk that a possible rapid recovery in the automotive industry and in Japan will inhibit continued growth in market shares during 2010.
In spite of the dramatic market downturn in 2009, the Group maintained its strategic long-term investments in areas like R&D. Many promising new products were launched during the year and the high rate of launches will continue in 2010. The important long-term expansion of production capacity in Fagersta was completed and has also been followed by a decision to invest in a new plant for powder production.
He then gave a brief account of the Group's efforts for sustainable growth and touched on areas such as efficiency improvements with positive environmental impact. In addition, he described the group-wide activities relating to the shared values, the code of ethics and the relatively extensive audit process.The CEO ended by reporting on the Group's sales and profit performance for the first quarter of 2010. Net sales rose by 10 per cent at fixed exchange rates compared to the same quarter of last year. The stronger Swedish krona had negative foreign exchange effects of 9 per cent on sales, which meant that the increase in SEK was 1 per cent.
Seen by region and country, very strong development was noted in many emerging markets, such as the so-called BRIC countries. In connection with this, Kai Wärn noted that additional recruitments and ventures had been decided in these countries during the quarter. Activities in these countries are regarded as fundamental for the Group's future growth. Operating margin for the first quarter improved substantially over the year-earlier period and amounted to 16.1 per cent. The improvement was attributable to higher volumes, better capacity utilisation and a sustained low cost level. However, foreign exchange losses had a dampening effect on earnings growth.
Since the second quarter of last year, the sales rate has steadily risen with each quarter. Given continued sales on par with the rate in March, net sales for the full year would increase by approximately 18 per cent at fixed exchange rates. However, Kai Wärn emphasised that this estimate is not a forecast but only a calculated full-year value based on the current sales rate. Foreign exchange effects for the full year are estimated at -5 per cent assuming that exchange rates remain on a level with the end of March.
Paul Löfgren, Senior Vice President Group Marketing, then reported on the Group's customer segmentation work. He stated that Seco Tools' core business is and will continue to be a strong range of standard tools for metal cutting machining but that this core business will now be increasingly supplemented with specialised solutions for a number of selected customer segments. The focus on industries and components with particularly high growth potential creates greater scope for the Group's future growth, and in this context Paul Löfgren pointed out the growth opportunities in the energy sector as an example. The AGM resolved in favour of the Board's proposal that no dividend be paid for 2009. In connection with presentation of its proposals, the Nominating Committee reported on its work.
The AGM re-elected sitting Board members Annika Bäremo, Stefan Erneholm, Jan-Erik Forsgren, Anders Ilstam, Staffan Jufors, Peter Larson, Carl-Erik Ridderstråle and Kai Wärn.
Anders Ilstam was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board.
The AGM approved total Board fees of SEK 1,800,000, of which SEK 450,000 will be paid to the Chairman and SEK 225,000 to each of the Board members not employed by the company. Total fees to the members of the Audit Committee were approved in an amount of SEK 220,000, of which SEK 100,000 will be paid to the chairman of the Audit Committee and SEK 60,000 to each of the other members. Fees to the auditors will continue to be paid according to current account.
The Board's proposed principles for remuneration and other terms of employment for the executive management were approved.
The AGM approved the submitted proposal that the Nominating Committee to serve until the end of the next AGM consist of the Board Chairman and one representative for each of the four largest shareholders in terms of voting power, of whom none may be Board members of the company.
The composition of the Nominating Committee ahead of the 2011 AGM shall be published as soon as it has been established, but no later than six months prior to the AGM. No fees shall be paid to the members of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall make recommendations regarding election of a chairman of the AGM, the number of Board members, compensation to Board members and auditors and election of Board members and the Board Chairman. At the statutory meeting following the AGM, Annika Bäremo, Stefan Erneholm and Carl-Erik Ridderstråle were appointed to the Audit Committee. Peter Larson, Carl-Erik Ridderstråle and Anders Ilstam were appointed to the Remuneration Committee. Patrik Johnson, who is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seco Tools and not a member of the Board, was appointed as Board Secretary. Fagersta, 4 May 2010
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For additional information contact Kai Wärn, President and CEO (Tel: +46 223-401 10), or Patrik Johnson, CFO (Tel +46 223-401 20). E-mail can be sent to email@example.com
Previously published information can be found under "About Seco/Investor Relations" on the Seco Tools website (www.secotools.com). Seco Tools AB's corporate identification number is 556071-1060 and the company's address is Seco Tools AB, SE-737 82 Fagersta, Sweden. The telephone number to the Group's head office is +46 223-400 00.
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Florida Still Counting Election Votes
Florida once again has a race on its hands that is too close to call.
Even though Florida's 29 electoral votes won't make a difference in the outcome of the Presidential election, Florida once again has a race on its hands that is too close to call.
President Barack Obama held a razor-thin thin edge over Gov. Mitt Romney, even as 200,000 votes were left to be counted in Florida. Obama won enough battleground states to win re-election even if he doesn't win Florida.
All precincts have reported results, but provisional and absentee ballots still needed to be counted. That includes 9,000 ballots that were still being counted Wednesday in Pinellas County.
It isn't yet clear when a winner in Florida's Presidential race may be declared. Obama held a 0.58% lead on Wednesday afternoon. If the margin falls below 0.50%, that would trigger an automatic recount.
patricia mcclain
7:31 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Florida is screwed up! I am so upset...was this election a hoax or what. I am a resident of Florida and have been for 25 years..I own a home and have a job and a valid FLorida License. I am a white woman over the age of 50..a registered Republican! I was NOT Allowed TO VOTE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY where I live and own a home BEACUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ME ON THE COMPUTER ...you have got to be kidding me, I almost lost my mind!!! How many other republicans had this happen..this election is a hoax and Obama did not win.......it was all fixed~!
Yet illegals had no trouble voting...am I upset..absolutely I am !
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
The race wasn't "fixed"--Florida just can't get its act together when it comes to elections. If anything was "fixed" it was when the Supreme Court declared Bush the winner. "It's not over until your brother [Jeb Bush] counts the votes." Morever, even if Florida's electoral botes were to go to Romney, it doesn't matter--Obama is still the winner. And how do you know that "illegals" had no trouble voting?
7:25 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
It should have been easy enough to go into the board of elections and check to make sure you were registered, don't you think?
12:18 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
God bless you patricia....but I am not surprised to hear your story, and yes! The election was a fraud! That you can hang your hat on.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
It is unacceptable that you were not permitted to vote, but don't go off on a silly rant about illegals. How many illegals voted?
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Illegals voted? I'm sure you have proof. I assume you placed a provisional ballot and went back with your documentation to confirm?
Sounds like you're right on one thing. You may have lost your mind.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Regardless of your political affiliation - REGARDLESS - the state in which we live had NO say in who was elected to run our country this time around because no on here has a clue how to count, you know 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. etc. etc.. That is just so wrong on so many levels. It is the 21st century, can our state not figure out how to manage elections effectively? After all this process is only, well over a century plus old - guess there are still some kinks in the system - HA!!! Really, something must be done to fix this problem. This is not a democratic party or a republican problem problem - it is Florida State Problem that has to be solved before our next election. So maddening, frustrating and frightening!
1:02 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Florida needs to get its act together before it can "have a say" in who is elected. The other 49 states were enough to get Obama enough electoral votes on election day, and the rest of the country has moved on, though I've heard people on national television laughing at Florida's ineptness when it comes to counting votes.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
The only lines an trouble I seen was at the highly democratic areas, west palm an broward was 3-4 hour waiting an some in Orlando! A you tube video showed everytime the voter cast a vote for Obama the machine credited Romney! But at least the rest of the United States was able to get it right!
Sandra Dornick
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
People even in other states are posting on FB reporting the same strange story. One guy took the name register, flipped the page and showed the person his name, after he and his wife were told they were not on the list. They got kicked out of the polling place without being able to vote. This election has been volatile to say the least, but there were a lot of reported incidences that should be investigated.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Florida is so drama ridden it cant seem to help itself for needing to be in the spot light for anything they can grab light to be seen in. Patricia its not a Hoax President Obama --- not Obama did win. I hear your upset and my guess is way back in all of our families we came from somewhere else... in my wonderful and very long life I have never met anyone or actually originated here. those minorities that voted were not illegals.. please get use to America becoming what it is great and welcoming of all. AS to not being allowed to vote where was your voters registration card? mine is right here on my desk and i know our vote must be counted because we all count... Just because your guy didnt win doesnt mean it was fixed it just meant there was another who did... i remember when bush we reelected i had to live with it for the last four years and our economy crumbled and jobs were lost and sent out of the country by Mr. Romeny and others like him. I cant imagine voting for a man who single handedly got rid of 700 million american jobs and made 94 billion dollars for himself..
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Florida is a disgrace--it's still counting votes--come on, the other 49 states managed to to that on election night.
7:25 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
FL is messed up because Gov Scott crammed a FEDERAL election full of STATE proposals. Depending on the county, the ballot was from 6-10 pages on both sides. Workers were trying to copy those ballots and some of them got messed up, not by eliminating candidates, but by limiting Prosposal 5. All those pages had to be counted by the machines and some pages got ruined and then workers had to .......by hand.......move all that information onto new ballots so they could by counted by machine again. And who takes the heat for this huge mess? The workers, of course. Not Scott who caused this mess to start with.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Look Obama has won, even if Romney were to take FL, he doesn't win. Game over! As Patricia, I am a woman, over 50, retired and switched parties from GOP to DEM after those 8 years of Bush, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks! The election is OVER people. Patricia don't worry Obama won in other RED states, if he wins or loses in FL no problems. And illegals can vote? Since when? I am upset at your stupidity! Do you think that illegals who want to lay low and not get caught and get sent home are going to go to a polling station and say HELO I WANT VOTE? Illegals are not the problem is, the FL voting system, is the problem. And do you think that RED states wanted Obama to win? Even PA has voting machines that changed the votes to Romney. I guess that was ok huh? And Romney's son bought the voting machine company handling Ohio! Wake up and smell the coffee.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Sad that we can't get results........makes us look like we don't know what we're doing..........oh, yes..........we don't. LOL
Every 4 years we vote for a president. Ever hear of Absentee Ballot?
Janice M.
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
You obviosly did see the news about the USF professor, a very liberal democrat, who was turned away from his voting place of many years because he was no longer on their rolls. They claimed he had changed his address to Orlando. So it is not just republicans, many people, all over the country, have experienced these so-called glitches. History, however, has shown us that more voter fraud happens to registered democrats than republicans.
David Hardingham
4:30 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
as a pole worker zero people that had a valid curent id did not get to vote so I think this is a very rare ocurence.
1:02 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
"Poll worker," not "pole worker" (unless you're referring to a utility worker who has to get high up on the pole with a basket machine). Sad, the ignorance displayed on Patch.
David Conkle
9:21 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Blame this on Rick Scott and the Republican Legislators who shorten the number of early voting days, created nonsense amendments which created longer lines that kept the polls open longer. If you voted for Governor Hospital Bucks or Republican legislators that are not about doing the people's business, then remember this the next time you go into the polls. Otherwise, quit your bitchin because you only have yourselves to blame for electing inept self serving party idologues who could care less how Florida looks to the rest of the nation. They only care about their own agendas' and we should all flood their offices and voice our discontents.
Ray R Irvin
9:21 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
I would bet there were more prayers sent Gods way in this election than any other issue in the world over the last year.
Assuming God hears all prayers and believing God does answer prayers, for many in this country the answer came back NO!
I would like to believe that God has granted us a chance for a do over, with hopes of not praying and conspiring for failure but to find a way that leads to success for all Americans, you knowand one nation under God . IF YOU BELIEVE, IN GOD WE TRUST, THEN TRUST IN GOD. I'm sure he has a hand in this for a reason. What's yours?
9:21 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
We all worked very hard to get the vote out for President Obama at the Manatee Democratic Head Quarters and I do believe that Obama won fair and square, there was no funny business so Romney voters you are just going to have to live with the results! We live in America and you can vote for who you want to! It is time to take down the ROMNEY SIGNS PEOPLE !
1:02 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Ditto. And scrape the Romney bumper stickers off your cars, too.
9:21 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Florida is an embarasement when it comes to counting the vote, all the other states were able to do this on election night, but yet Florida is still counting. There is just no excuse for it at all.
David Conkle
11:43 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Trying to make sense about what you're trying to convey here Ray. So God said NO to your side's prayers and said YES to the other sides prayers? Does this then mean God is a Democrat? The reason that your side did not prevail is because people saw through the devisive dirty tactics of suppressing the votes of minorities, the negative ad buys funded by the self serving wealthy individuals/corporations, your party's attemp to control and repress women and the tired old ideas as well as the radical new ideas of a party that has moved so far to the right they are fast approaching facism. Not to mention, a stellar ground game by the Obama election machine. Of course there are many reasons available why your side did not prevail, however, I seriously doubt that God cares either way in this matter, as that seems to be his/her position in response to many of man's trifling concerns. All I'm left to think is, thank god I didn't vote for you to fill the Commission Seat here in Safety Harbor.
rick barasso
11:43 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012
California and New York get it.
Even the brain dead in Texas get it.
Rick Scott and his band of theives, hope you don't get it.
Rick, count the days you have left. The voters of Florida are going to ignore you, the same way the Mitt Romney campaign and the Republican party ignored you and your former business partner and former two term Republican President George Bush. When the morons on the right are embarrassed by you, IT IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!
1:02 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
I've noticed that the other Republicans try to stay at arm's length away from Scott--for good reason. The sooner Scott is gone, the better.


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The Palestinians need "one government, one authority, one legislative council," Meshaal said.
Abbas, who is the president of the Palestinian Authority, has sought to advance a Palestinian state through diplomatic means, most recently by securing an upgrade at the United Nations for his people to nonmember observer state.
"It is a small step, but a good one," Meshaal said.
But it was clear Saturday that the Hamas leader's preferred strategy remains armed conflict.
"The jihad and military resistance is the road and is the real and correct way to liberate Palestine," he said.
Political, diplomatic and legal struggles are necessary, he said, but they all follow military efforts.
Meshaal, who has led Hamas from exile since 2004, was making his first visit to Gaza and his first to the Palestinian territories in 45 years. He left the Palestinian West Bank in 1967 at the age of 11 after Israel moved into the territory during the Six-Day War. Israel, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempted to assassinate him in 1997.
If there existed a peaceful path to a Palestinian state, Hamas would follow that path, but it is not an option, Meshaal said.
He described the recent eight-day conflict with Israel, where rocket attacks were met with Israeli airstrikes and which ended with a cease-fire, as a victory for Hamas in Gaza.
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Dec 11, 201210one of the best WIIU launch titles for sure. a match between this and zombiu... maybe mario as well. overall the gameplay is far superior than could be on any non-interactive console. wonderful title!
Mar 21, 20139I owned this game on the 360 but I have to say that this is the version to get. There was a slight graphical improvement over the 360 version with better lighting and shadows. I also enjoyed the touch pad features. For me it added a little something to game. I highly recommend this game.
Mar 26, 201310This is without a doubt the best Wii U title if not the best Game ever in my opinion, The Story, Music, Combat and everything's great. Can't want for Injustice Gods Among Us!
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Nov 20, 20129IF you have already played it, there is no need to play again, but, for people who have not played it, the wiiu is the definitive version of 2011's GOTY, including all DLC, and it looks pretty much the same as the other versions. However, the gamepad isnt really done well.
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Nov 18, 20129I never got Arkham City when it first came out, so this is brand new for me. Its great, and even though I am not far in, I can already tell there is a lot of added value with all that dlc included. That said the WiiU controls aren't that amazing; they don't seem to add to much, but it could be a nice alternative for people who played Arkham City already.
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editRokkaku Ryūdōin | |||
(龍堂院六角, Ryūdōin Rokkaku) | |||
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Anime | Naruto Episode #196 | ||
Game | Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 | ||
Appears in | Anime and Game | ||
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Japanese | Daisuke Egawa | ||
English | Keith Silverstein | ||
Personal | |||
Gender | Male | ||
Team | Three Ryūdōin Brothers | ||
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Rokkaku Ryūdōin (龍堂院六角, Ryūdōin Rokkaku) and his brothers, Genshō and Jakō, are introduced in the anime-only Third Great Beast Arc.
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He was able to use the Wooden Puppet Manipulation Technique, manipulating several wooden puppets to attack enemies when they come to close.
Part I Edit
Third Great Beast Arc Edit
They seek revenge on Might Guy for their father's humiliation and death. He and his brothers manipulated wooden puppets to attack Guy, which failed due to Guy's great taijutsu skills. It was then revealed that Guy had great respect for Rokkaku's father. Guy said that Rokkaku's father was a great and brave man who wished to fight Guy again one day. The brothers all feel like they misinterpreted their father's departing words. Sakura then shows up with a group of medical-nin.
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Rokkaku made an appearance in the Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 video game. In the video game, he and his brothers are trying to conquer the world, using the Spirit Beast. With the Spirit Beast's evil powers, he and his siblings would force others to fight against each other. In the Frontier Volcano, Gaara kills Rokkaku by lifting him with Sand Coffin and chucking him into the lava.
Quotes Edit
- "They are fighting each other without even knowing it, how father would have enjoyed this."
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- Rokkaku's name means "Hexagon" or "Hexagonal".


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A burglar has stolen three World War II medals from a house in Workington while the elderly occupant was out.
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They are appealing for any information which would help return the medals to their owner.
The burglary happened late on Sunday evening in Robinson Street.
Two of the items were silver circular medals and the third was in the shape of a star.
Anyone with information should call DC Tim Carr or anyone at Workington CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 06:47 PM
VIP is worth it for me just for for the tent/shade/water up by the stage but we've done, and will be doing the hotel
There's a lot of weirdos with red tongues in the VIP camping area...I highly recommend getting to know them
Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:57 PM
we are working slobs like us all - we just blow our vacation wad on vibes VIP as opposed to flying to a beach somewhere and being waited on
thats all
we have fun, we like some creature comforts, too
its all the best of camping with some perks thrown in...
if you love fests and camping but need some shade, a free meal a day, some bathrooms with AC and an easy entrance along with some other perks, i cant find many reasons why vibes VIP isnt a good way to spend your vacation dollar!
< 10th straight year as a vibe triber, VIP since 05
< NOT snooty or rich or anything even remotely like that
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I've never ended up alone at ANY festival, that is to say there was always someone around to hang with and get to know. Just wander around with your favorite coctail and whatever else and meet people . It ain't hard and you may make lifetime friends. My son and I met and camped with a couple from New Brunswick Canada 2 years ago at Nateva. They are coming to spend 2 days with us on their way to Bonnaroo next week...gotta love it!
thanks !!! I know I will be able to hook up with new friends & old when I get there; just being a female, alone, not sure if I will be okay lol
But I hear you I have gone to tons of camping festivals in the past, just now that I am getting ahem, older, some of my friends are not wanting to have fun anymore like this (hee!!!!guess I am not a 'grown up' yet! whatevvvs I am going to be with my "people" regardless!
Posted 29 May 2012 - 12:10 PM
They seriously need to look into re-naming it as something else - shady camping with perks is what it is. You pay more, you get more, just like most anything else.
We were thinking of hoteling it this year, but if it were as hot as last year, I think it'd be a real challenge for us to get back out into the heat. We'll be camping in VIP as a satellite to the Lucky Dawgz, as usual.
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Due to some family stuff, we have to miss the Vibes this year! so bummed! Need to unload two VIP camping passes. Selling for $370 each (pd $420 each) must sell both passes together. Can transact via pay pal...we'll send you pdf download of tix. EASY. Contact me at wakeup(AT)humanwakeupcall(DOT)com
When you sell these tickets, please contact the office (203-908-3030) with the buyers contact information, and we will happily void yours and send them a new set. This is to ensure the buyer knows they are getting a genuine set. Thanks!
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The man thrown from his home when a Lewisville duplex exploded Friday died from injuries sustained during the blast.
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The new location of the popular Italian eatery is in the former Asters; the original building on Winter Street will continue to be used for banquets and will house the Mazzeo family's catering business.
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"Religion" is a form of cultural identity. It is, like the Law, Architecture, Table manners, Arts, Literature, Fashion and Scientific Method a formalization of the way a culture expresses itself. Religion is one facet of that expression.
The difficulty in a rapidly diminishing world of ever increasing populations which are mixing is that the types of cultural identifyers that sustained us in the past may be no-longer applicable. Where there are steadfastly beligerent groups seeking to maintain that cultural identity then we will see expressions of 'religion' in one form or another and to varying degrees of purpose.
Clearly, 'religion' is of great assistance to various members of the community and particularly those on the edge of that community.
The confusion about 'religion' as such, is that it seems to some members of the community to be a form of Divine communication. Some Religions might involve this, but Religion of itself is a cultural identifier.
At this time in our cultural development, we need to seek to she the aspects of our selves that are merely superstitious and based merely upon "belief" rather than understanding, just as (many of us) have out-grown Father Christmas.
For many people, "religion" appears to be inextricably bound up with a belief in God and his Words and commands. I think we have out-grown all of that and can seek to rely upon our own integrity and awareness - something, perhaps, approaching a Buddhist way of life, I suppose (although I am not a Buddist...).
The blatant present-day manifestation of "Religion" represents brutality and intollerance on a terrifying scale where horrific and bizzare minds seek to control others due to absurd and ancient prophesy. Like Daniel Dennett, I believe such groups need to be quarantined. This is not to say, though, that the beauty of 16th Century Motets, for example, need not be appreciated even though they were made as a Religious devotion.
Perhaps we need to get focused like a sun ray hitting a magnifying glass. With modern day distractions tempered by old time religion, we bounce from work-to-sleep-to-food-to-church like hapless frogs leaping from lily pad to lily pad on an endless lake.
We have always needed the basics: food, water, shelter, community, warmth from the cold. This has never changed. But, we yearn for more. What lies beyond the shore of the lake? How do the eagles fly across the lake and how do the fish swim in the depths? Why does any of this happen?
In this fleeting moment of time we choose...to do good or bad or nothing at all. How do you feel about your actions? Can you change? Can you improve?
Of course, the 'realists' will argue that we are confined on this planet/island and must abide by the rules of survival of the fittest. Must make money to buy food and shelter. Must mate and perpetuate. Must root for your team because your team is better than their team. No chance for growth or enlightenment - why waste your time, foolish frog.
The path to enlightenment may be overgrown and difficult to find, but don't be afraid to take the first step. Fleeting or no, passing to and fro, into the void you go. Happy trails!
Logic would tell you that an Aboriginal Austrailian living in the desert who has never known Christian thought or dogma, could be just as 'religious' as the pope. Just like perception tells your eyes that the color on the leaf of the bush is green, because you were told this when you were young, religion tends to be believed because that is what you were told.
Now, you wake up. You have experience. You have seen goodness and you have experienced hate. What is at the core of religion? Why has religion persisted since the first cavewomen looked up at the cosmos and perclaimed: I cannot be, without something else that made me. Chicken or the egg?
You struggle. You stomp your feet when your mad. Nothing changes, but everything remains the same. plu sa shazh, plu say la mem shoz. If God is eternal, then you must be eternal too. If God does not exist, then you only exist for a mind's eye. Do you really think that your dog Salbo is alive for 12 years, dies, and turns to dust? Did Salbo think while she was running across the prairie? Do her thoughts matter? What about the crummy little rose bush in your front yard? Did the rose bush wake up, start drinking water droplets from the moist coastal air, plant its roots, flower for 25 years, then perish in a final sunset as the T-cells progenerating its life were finally exhausted?
And please tell me why the blue dodge rambler that your parents drove to the drive-in has any pertinence to your current situation?
So, it would appear that you believe in a Creator? or am I misreading it? We create our own realities and life is an illusion. I see no reason to project a modern proposition as to what aboriginies or the first cave man might have thought. We don't know. Our own awe at the sight of such vistas as the Cosmos is extremely couloured by the fact that we believe we have 'tamed' nature - we do see it as benign yet there is no reason to suppose that ancient consciousness would have perceived it in any particular way at all.
If, as I suppose, the universe is all of the same 'fabric' (and I use that word guardedly and simply to imply a textured unity not unlike a woven fabric - and, also being aware that the word etymologically imples creation and I do not wish to have that implied here) then our consciousness is related and is, actually, making the universe as we perceive it, for consciousness must be seen as a Dimension along with space and time... That the Universe may be conscious and we all being part of that does not imply a God or a creator. Our energy is all part of one field of vibrations (perhaps that is a better way of describing it that "fabric", but "fabric" I think is easier...
For present day purposes and concepts, "Religion" is a cultural identifyer and has little to do with the mystical. As such, I do not and cannot admit Religion as a meaningful and presently positive addition to a contemplation of the Human Condition. It is a cultural identifyer and in that it is similar to the Architectural forms of a society; the Laws and Music of a society and the Language of a society. Religion emanates from the mutitude of people living together; that it purports to contemplate the holy and the mystical is entirely incidental.
Nicely stated. I like your musical inneundo about the entire interelationships we share with.....everything we perceive. And yes, going back in time to the first organism that swam in the ancestral oceans and who had the first awareness/perception of the world and cosmo doesn't have any impact on the 'now'. I would state, however, that we do not understand time - as we see it as an arrow always flying forward. Perhaps one day we will overcome this neandethral perception too. Perhaps one day we will equate religion with that of a person's favorite color?
Absolutely Tim, I think that it is such a mistake to see "time" as one dimentional or as a one-way event, usually propunded in the political sense as 'progress' and that our Time , being the latest (why I don't know...) is therefore, by the present paradigm definition, the most advanced and positive... Perhaps earl;y man and even earlier life forms had a more conbstructive or sympathetic relation with all of the rst of the world.
As to music (I was a musician - composer - once...) I do find interestic parallels between harmony or harmonizations and a general principal I am trying to formulate concerning how enerly itself operates. I see all of the universe as vibrations , and complexes thereof, just as harmonic proceses work, so too, other manifestations - perhaps everything is fractal in nature and all based upon some very simple and elegant fundamental...
I hope we keep in touch.
Chaos theory? Very interesting. In that regard, humans are an order within chaos that has manifested into what we are now. Ultimately, I believe we (humans) will outgrow our current pettiness and start really thinking. As the U.S.A. fully develops into a police-surveillance-industrial-military-political-corporate bank/state complex, I believe there will be mutations that will come forth and in a survival of the fittest mode, we will develop telepathy - to overcome the complex and move beyond the complex. A blue butterfly will flap its wings in Australia, and a child will be born in the U.S.A. that can read thoughts. No camera will be able to capture that on film.
My point about religion, having been raised under the jack boot of Catholicism, is that as a construct of perception we have invented this social medium to beg for forgiveness about our daily atrocitities that we continue to take part in with every other living thing on this planet. And I have always been bothered by the fact that while we are running around shooting at other humans for not believing in Big Oil, there are mice and mosquitos and marmots and moths and milk weed that simply want to exist. Drink clean water processed naturally. Breath clean air processed naturally. Eat food processed naturally. And, according to religion, all of those wonderful life forms simply blink into, and then out, of existence as if they were props in a movie. No heaven (or hell) for them. Nope. They just live, breath, breed, and die.
That's why I think the Buddists are on to something, conceptually. We are all One. Interconnected. Interdependent. Personnally, I think religion is a form of population control. Why do we fight over belief systems? Well, those who collect in a religious sect and find that they control the land under their feet ("the U.S.A. is a Christian founded nation" as some believe), feel the right to guard that dirt and kill those who step on that dirt. Haven't really gotten that far since caveman times, have we? Same water hole: same battle over water. More effective clubs, however, so we have progressed in that regard.
Isn't this the case that all the great religions of the world are trying to answer all the great questions of life and provide the best solutions to the problems and challenges we experience? As I see things, they each offer some element of truth and value to mankind but none at this stage have succeeded in their goals. If any of the great religions had succeeded in their goals and served mankind well then I say we would not be in the predicament we are in today. Super-consciousness, integral "transpersonal" cosmic consciousness has been experienced by rare individuals and small groups for millennia, but never on a global scale, never to the extent that we need to experience if we are to avert a global catastrophe, as Dr Ervin Laszlo and others point out. I welcome all efforts at fostering global spiritual awakening, whether of this religious persuasion or another. But I would argue that some religious/spiritual insights and contributions are helping more than others. As I see things, some religious people or groups are as much a part of the problem as they are part of the solution. I would also go as far as saying that they are very rare, visionary individuals who adopted and perfected this quantum consciousness we talk about and were thus able to look into their future, were able to predict the coming crisis we are confronting today, and provided the solution to the crisis in advance. I would say those rare visionary individuals in the past who did that deserve our respect and attention. So the question to ask is this – which rare visionary individuals of the past were able to correctly foresee the problems we face and provide the solution?
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This is the handheld massager that provides both hot and cold therapy. Ideal for relaxing tired muscles or relieving inflammation of stiff joints, its dual thermal system provides 113ş F heat that stimulates blood circulation like a hot-stone massage while its 35ş F cooling reduces swelling like an ice pack. Unlike vibrating massagers that only stimulate the surface of the skin, its two-speed percussive head generates 2,100 - 2,500 rpm vibrations that penetrate deep into muscles and relieve tightness and knots; its ergonomic head reaches areas that lesser massagers cannot. Cordless, its rechargeable battery provides up to 45 minutes of massage from a one-hour charge using the included AC adapter. 15 3/4" L x 4 1/2" W x 3" D. (1 1/2 lbs.)
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Perfect for me !
By Snoozie
from Bellevue, WA
This is one of the most effective massagers I have purchased. It is best used by a friend on your back and such. It is very strong and provides the deep tissue massage I've spent $60 - $100 per visit at the massage parlor. So for the cost of one massage, I bought this and am so pleased with the results. My boyfriend bought me a massage table and luckily for me, he enjoys using it to make me feel better. Also, the strong massage will get toxins out of your muscles, which is good for overall health ! I've been known to go straight to sleep after a good deep tissue massage with this product. But, like I said, would not be as useful to me if I did not have a helper to do my back side.
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By joker2
from Albany, OR
If you have the heat setting and just move it slightly, the cold also comes on and both colors light up on the head. The venting area can be obstructed, might do better if on opposite side of contact. The heat should be adjustable. It got too hot.
great product! i would buy again.
By Elizabeth
from Raleigh, NC
I read all of the reviews before buying. They were helpful in the decision process. The issue of weight in many of the other reviews was not a problem for me. I put it to work immediately. My husband had a back injury and I had other muscle issues. It is great and helps. It is a nice home option to support what my chiropractor does. I had been looking for an affordable option. This is it!
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Very heavy, hard to use on self
By CJR
from NEPA
This does work, don't get me wrong. But it would be better if ONLY the head vibrated. There should be non-slip grips on the handle. By the time I use it on my shoulders or anywhere else, my hand is very sore.
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By DAN
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Excellent product!
By Jolene
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We use the product for the relief of neck, back, and shoulder pain. It really has helped in just a week.
Does what it says --
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Would prefer wt more evenly distributed -- otherwise is handy to use --
Nice unit
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This was much bigger and heavier than I would have imagined. Beside that it works well so far.
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This is a must have!!! We are so impressed with the quality of this product. It massages with heat or cold and gives professional therapeutic results. It is made very well and is easy to charge. Cold works great on injuries bumps bruises and swelling. The heat really penetrates into stiff muscles and feels amazing. This is definetley worth every penny !!!!!
Great cold massager
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Other than the fact that the unit shakes when used, the massager helps a great deal especially on the knee and shoulder.


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