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Ship: Siem Reap
Starts: Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Ends: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Thu, Mar 18, 2021
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On this unique and inspiring Southeast Asia river cruise through Cambodia and Vietnam, you'll be immersed in the cultures and ancient traditions as you sightsee and spend time with locals in interesting places along the mighty Mekong River.In the enchanting Cambodian countryside, go on an ox cart ride amongst rice paddy fields and witness the daily lives of farmers. In a Silversmith Village, see craftsmen making silver artwork using ancient techniques. French influences are still apparent in the lovely capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Here you'll tour the National Museum and Royal Palace with its striking Silver Pagoda and enjoy a song and dance performance by children at a local orphanage. On a hilltop at the site of the 8th-century temple of Wat Hanchey, take in the stunning views before walking through the rural village of Angkor Ban to visit with welcoming schoolchildren. Continue your river cruise into Vietnam where you'll walk through a colorful market as the locals are busy with their daily routine of buying and selling produce. See firsthand how handcrafted sampans are built at the home of a family in Cu Lao Gieng. Via sampan, cruise into Vinh Long and experience Vietnamese culture with a visit to a workshop to learn how rice wine and traditional candies are made. This once-in-a-lifetime Southeast Asia river cruise vacation is sure to create lasting memories!
- Day 1PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (EMBARKATION)Thu, Mar 11, 2021Welcome to Cambodia. Your intimate Suite Ship® Awaits!Get acquainted with the ship and relax before your welcome reception this evening. AFTERNOON/EVENING CRUISE TO WAT HANCHEY(L,D)
- Day 2WAT HANCHEY—ANGKOR BANFri, Mar 12, 2021Water Blessings and Back-to-School Adventures DISCOVERY Visit Wat Hanchey, a hilltop temple dating back to the 8th century. Climb or be driven to the top where you will enjoy stunning views of the surrounding area and partake in a traditional water blessing given by local monks. DISCOVERY After lunch, enjoy a Walking Tour through the rural village of Angkor Ban. Here, you will visit a traditional Khmer house and interact with children at a local school. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KONPONG LOUANG(B,L,D)
- Day 3KAMPONG TRALACH—KONPONG LOUANG—PHNOM PENHSat, Mar 13, 2021Calm in the Cambodian CountrysideDISCOVERY Your Guided Sightseeing starts in Kampong Tralach with an Ox-Cart Ride through the beautiful Cambodian countryside. Along the way, stop to meet a local farmer and learn about his daily life. At the silversmith village in Konpong Louang see talented craftsmen use age-old techniques to turn pure silver into works of art. Sail to the capital city of Phnom Penh this afternoon. PHNOM PENHA Dark History or Market DynamicsCLASSIC After lunch, join a Guided a Visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and one of the Killing Fields for a glimpse into the atrocities inflicted on the Cambodian people by the Khmer Rouge regime, OR: DISCOVERY Visit the lively Central Market by tuk-tuk to see its unique Art Deco design. This evening, spend some free time to explore the city on your own. Perhaps follow the riverfront promenade to the historic Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC).OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN PHNOM PENH(B,L,D)
- Day 4PHNOM PENHSun, Mar 14, 2021The Royal TreatmentCLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of the city by private cyclo with visits to the Royal Palace with the spectacular Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum, featuring an outstanding display of Khmer artifacts. The remainder of the day is yours to enjoy at your leisure, Consider a Guided Optional Tour of a local brewery with free flowing local beer! Just before dinner, children from a local orphanage will perform a show, featuring local song and dance.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIETNAM/CAMBODIA BORDER (B,L,D)
- Day 5BORDER CROSSING—CHAU DOC, VIETNAMMon, Mar 15, 2021Good Morning Vietnam! DISCOVERY Take a Village Walk through the Chau Doc market, and absorb the atmosphere as locals are busy buying and selling fish, meat, and produce. After lunch, embark on a Guided Excursion down the backwaters of the Mekong. Along the way, see traditional floating homes, speedboat merchants, religious sites, a market selling dried goods, and more. EVENING CRUISE TO LONG KHANH A(B,L,D)
- Day 6LONG KHANH A—CU LAO GIENGTue, Mar 16, 2021Cotton Weaving, Conical Hats, and Handcrafted SampansDISCOVERY This morning, a sampan brings you to the village of Long Khanh A, for a Cotton-Weaving Demonstration of this well-preserved tradition. DISCOVERY This afternoon, enjoy scenes of daily life on Cu Lao Gieng Island via sampan and local motor cart. Your Guided Excursion starts with a stop at one of Vietnam's oldest Catholic churches. Then, visit the home of a local family that makes Vietnamese conical hats, or "Non la," from materials available to them such as palm leaves and bamboo. These iconic hats are primarily used as protection from the sun and rain but you may also see them used as a basket to carry home goods from the market. Lastly, visit a local workshop where a skilled family hand-crafts sampan boats.EVENING CRUISE TO VINH LONG(B,L,D)
- Day 7VINH LONGWed, Mar 17, 2021Sweets and Rice Treats DISCOVERY Board a sampan this morning to Visit a Local Workshop in Vinh Long where you will see how rice paper, rice wine, and traditional candies are made. This afternoon, enjoy time on board the ship as we sail to exciting Ho Chi Minh City.AFTERNOON CRUISE TO HO CHI MINH CITY(B,L,D)
- Day 8HO CHI MINH CITY (DISEMBARKATION)Thu, Mar 18, 2021Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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Accommodation Information
Gratuities for Local Guides & drivers are included (excludes extensions which are to be paid locally).
Avalon offers the opportunity for solo travelers to sail with no single supplement (subject to availability).
Please call for single accommodation details and prices. Triples not available.
All prices are per person based on double room occupancy. Cruise price based on Category B in a Panorama Suite on Mekong Deck. To upgrade to a Category A on the Tonle Deck, add $400 per person in double occupancy or $800 in single occupancy.
Additional accommodations before or after your tour may be available.
Hygiene and Safety Protocols for Avalon Waterways
Today's world has changed, but what remains certain is Avalon Waterways' commitment to guest safety, comfort and peace-of-mind while traveling with us. To that end, Avalon Waterways has established a worldwide Assurance program, with enhanced on-trip protocols and procedures, to ensure the health – and happiness – of guests throughout their travels with us.
It all starts with Avalon Waterways' Global Health & Safety Team, dedicated to ensuring that cleanliness of all operations exceeds today's travel standards—from start to finish. The following areas address Avalon Waterways' commitment to providing a safe and clean environment for guests.
New embarkation procedures to offer guests a safe start to their journey, including:
- Social distancing throughout embarkation
- Mandatory health screening, including touch-free temperature-check, for all guests and crew
- Luggage disinfection prior to onboarding (with crew wearing gloves and masks)
In addition to Avalon Waterways' Open-Air staterooms, the air in the ships is not circulated between staterooms; only within an individual stateroom and mixed with fresh, outside air.
New social distancing guidelines for guests throughout their Avalon cruise include:
- Reducing ship capacity as required for more space on board per guest
- Introducing more dining venues for more dining space per person
- Crew wearing masks for the duration of the cruise during any guest interaction
- Providing masks for guests to wear during any event where social proximity could become an issue, including disembarkation for excursions and safety drills
- Adjusting ratio of guides and coaches for excursions, as required
- Electrostatic disinfecting systems
- UV disinfecting systems
Reducing risk with hands-free service, including:
- More hand-sanitizing stations throughout the ship
- Required use of hand-sanitizing stations when leaving the ship, returning to the ship and entering dining venues as well as entering each public/common space
- Self-serve stations, including buffets, drinks, specialty coffees and snacks have been replaced with crew service
- All buffets (breakfast and lunch) replaced by a full range of á la carte menu choices
- Hourly (or more frequent) disinfection of all public areas
Enhanced cleaning procedures throughout each ship, including these additional steps that go above-and-beyond Avalon's already strict procedures:
- Deep disinfection of each stateroom between cruises, including:
- Use of disinfectants and cleaning materials that meet the highest standards
- Soft goods in each stateroom (mattress, sofa, window coverings, chairs, etc.) disinfected between cruises
- Disinfection of all dining areas between meals
- Disinfection of all shared items like umbrellas, bicycles and other Adventure Center items
- Disinfection of all goods prior to loading on the ship
- Ongoing crew training in protective equipment use and hygiene
Ensuring a healthy crew, including:
- Medical certificate required prior to start of contract
- Daily temperature checks
- Social distancing in crew living quarters
- Regular health screenings
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Great trip for cultural experiences with local people, customs and way of life.
Avalon Waterways was a very efficient first class operation. Loved all the cultural excursions that made us truly understand the people in the countryside of Vietnam and Cambodia. Some highlights - an Ox-cart ride to a farmer's home, Tuk-Tuk transportation to the magnificent Angkor Wat, boat excursion with lunch and a cave walk in Halong Bay, and pedi-cab to the Kings Palace in Phenom Penh. I'd definitely book an Avalon tour again.
the itinerary/package we booked was not exactly as all of the others on our trip booked with their travel consultants. I believe Avalon seems this trip in several different ways with different "extensions" this was not known to us until we arrived
Excellent accommodations. Avalon people were always helpful and supportive. River he went to the guides were excellent all the transportation arrangements we're also excellent
Second Avalon cruise and they continue to deliver on all expectations.
First trip with Avalon, enjoyed it thoroughly. Brand new 36 passenger boat was a plus.
An outstanding tour from beginning to end! I give it my very highest recommendation!
This tour with Avalon was above expectations. The new ship was spectacular and the staff was wonderful. Rooms and bathrooms were large--didn't feel like a ship. Food on the breakfast and lunch buffets was excellent--well prepared, lots of choices.
The trip was fantastic overall and more than met our expectations. The tours included in the package were especially good and most importantly our guides were absolutely superb especially the tour director who was the best we have had so far after several river cruises and many and land tours. We opted for the extension to Han Loy Bay and I would warn travelers that while it was beautiful the 4 hour trip there and back was arduous especially for a 4 hour excursion . If an extra day there could be arranged it would be more comfortable. We also went during the Chinese New Year and some shopping and sights were not available for 5 days and this should have been made known by Avalon in advance. No real issue for us but others griped a bit . We are not big souvenir hunters and we didn't feel as though we missed anything. Also the boat crew was outstanding and very impressive as our cruise was only the 6th for the brand new ship and crew.


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What term do you prefer to use/hear for having sex?
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My boyfriend and I prefer to use Japanese, actually. We call it having sex when speaking English and やる事 (yarukoto) when speaking Japanese. Literally, I guess that would be doing it. Ah well. Thought I'd put in my two cents.
I like to use the terms
i call it boning
i call it boning
Fooling around
we just call it fooling around, because we don't really take sex too seriously we just want it to be a time where we are having fun with each other and enjoying each other.
Doing the funky chicken.
Doing the funky chicken.
What I call ''it''
Me and my friends usually refer to it as ''Jizzpitching''. That said, I would like to add that I personally think that's the most awesome nickname for having sex =)
For some reason the students at the high school I go to refer to it as "smashing" and they will usually say "Hey you want to smash?". I have no idea who came up with it.
Nicknames for sex.
My friends and I refer to it as 'doing the dirty' or 'doing the grownup.' :D
That 70's show
Taking a Walk
Other name
Hooking up.
Depends on the mood!
IT depends,when talking about it with my freinds we say "doing it", "having sex", "sleeping together".
But when Im with my boyfriend we sometimes say "fucking".
Middle/Elementary School Scoop
When you are in middle or elementary school sex is VERY taboo and is often called 'doing it' which is rather silly because (for example) when the teacher tells you an assignment isn't due until tomorrow and you say to your friend "I already did it with (insert name of friend of the opposite gender)" a very annoying person can say "YOU DID IT WITH (insert name again)!!!! GROSS!!!". I prefer just having sex.
I usually use "fucking" to
I usually use "fucking" to refer to penetrative sex and "sex" to refer to anything else (oral sex, mutual masturbation, etc.) Most euphemisms for sex really bother me. I'd much prefer people to just say what they mean.
hanky panky. mostly as a
hanky panky. mostly as a joke. my mom told me and my step sister 'no hanky panky' one day, and that became the phrase among my friends. there is also a song by tommy jones and the shondells by that name.
Sounds innocent and common enough, but me and my boyfriend know what it means. I can say it anywhere without feeling like the whole world knows my business, and no one can judge. :)
Nu'ni is mine and my girlfriend term for vagina so if i want some it justt say. Nu'ni in an innocent voice.
It's making Love if it is primarily an act of Love, and it's "having sex" or "f*cking" if it's purely an act of pleasure.


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The West side of Lake Norman is bordered by Lincoln and Catawba counties and is one of the faster growing areas of the Charlotte Metro. The improvement of Hwy 16 to a four lane interstate like road has provided easy access to the town of Denver and its West side lake communities. Lincoln County schools have an excellent reputation in the area providing another draw to the West side of Lake Norman.
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Lake Norman is fed by the Catawba River, and drains into Mountain Island Lake to the south. It was named after former Duke Power president Norman Atwater Cocke. Lake Norman is sometimes referred to as the "inland sea" of North Carolina; it offers 520 miles (840 km) of shoreline and a surface area of more than 50 square miles (130 km2). Full pond at Lake Norman is 760 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. Interstate 77 and North Carolina Highway 150 cross Lake Norman at different points. Lake Norman ranks as the largest man-made lake in the state of North Carolina and was created in 1963. Lake Norman offers numerous attractions to explore. From Lake Norman, you may enjoy the ease of traveling anywhere in the state. It is just north of Charlotte, and the mountains and coast are only a short drive away.


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Contrary to the conventional wisdom among liberals, conservatives are actually far more willing to examine their dogma and their first principles than liberals or "centrists" are.
There are self-identified conservatives quite willing to question and revisit their assumptions, but as a general statement I don't think this holds up very well. If it were true, there would have been an extraordinary amount of re-examination going on over the last six years after the large Republican defeat in 2006. On the whole, there was no such re-examination going on, and for the most part the last six years have involved a concerted effort on the part of movement conservatives to redouble their support for their prior commitments. I don't say that movement conservatives are more guilty of doing this than anyone else, but that is what the majority of self-identified conservatives did. This has been especially true of conservative activists, pundits, and politicians.
The claim that conservatives are more willing to examine their assumptions is a flattering conceit, but it's one that doesn't bear much scrutiny. In the wake of the Republican defeat in 2006, the common response was that it was the GOP that had failed movement conservatives. The hope was to shield the conservative movement from the consequences of their more or less lock-step support for the Bush agenda. Movement conservatives then did two things: they intensified their support for the Iraq war by making the "surge" a litmus test, and they pretended that the GOP had lost control of Congress because of earmarks. When their response wasn't frivolous, it was horribly misguided. At no point was there any serious re-examination of prior assumptions or commitments. Losing in 2008 didn't prompt any significant re-thinking, and the less said about the last four years the better.
If they are going to learn from the last decade, one of the first things that movement conservatives need to recognize is that they are not very good at re-examining assumptions or questioning their "dogma." Some of them may be very good at rephrasing or restating that "dogma" in slightly new ways, but there isn't much in the way of examination of that "dogma." Insofar as movement conservatives embrace conservatism as an ideology and conform themselves to it, they are arguably more rigid in their thinking than those outside the movement. If they don't want to keep falling into the same bad habits of enabling Republican failure, breaking out of those patterns is something that movement conservatives need to start doing.


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Anyways, Nobel for Lit and someone I've met in real life, Naomi are the Winners!!! Congrats Guys. Seriously, I was laughing at all the stories of your pet peeves while running! I know I hate people who don't say hi and when they walk in a row of 5 but some of your guys are the best. My biggest pet peeve, having a poopy run! Anyways, onward to finding some new routes!
Moving to a new area means that I must take off on new routes to find my mileage and where I'm comfortable running. Luckily, I'm still within a 10 minute drive to the beach if I want to run there, but I really love a lot of the area I have to run around my house. There are a lot of parks and, this sound really lame, but since I am trying to get my plants to grow and I'm into looking at houses and what people have done to their front yards, it's almost fun to me to run around and see what everyone else is doing! I love looking and different houses. So the new fun thing I do?
Map my route on my hand before going:
I can't even tell you how many times I get lost or miss a turn so I try to write everything out before I leave the house. I have to use a sharpie or it will wear off on the run and for some reason I can usually only find a yucky one that barely works, thus the artwork above. I try to shorten names and words to make it smaller too.
Along the routes though I have found some great spots! The other day I was running and saw a woman emerge from a fence and saw a whole little area back behind the neighborhood. I would call it a "greenbelt". It's awesome! I LOVE running back there. It's seriously another world and the trail is all dirt so it's easy on the knees too. I took some awesome pictures of the new area.
The trail is so nice and shady. It is a really grassy area and just blooming with different types of flowers and grasses.
I just love the area. I was so surprised it was tucked away back there! There are usually other people back there too, walking dogs, running or just enjoying the day. It's such a nice little gem.
A big plant that is full of purple flowers. I couldn't believe how great all the flowers were back there. Wait, why do flowers grow without being gardened and mine aren't?!
I wish I could capture these flowers true color on my phone. They are such a bright purple and look so cool. I think they are going out of season since it's getting warmer, but I've never seen anything like them.
Then, my most favorite part of the route, the poppies! These poppies are SO big, the biggest I've ever seen and just bloom everywhere along the path. I love seeing them and they are so feathery and light looking.
So even though I moved a little inland, it looks like I'm finding some good routes! That greenbelt is somewhere I run so often and I just love it back there! For more information on this greenbelt click here.


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Check out this photo and the nice write-up by onmilwaukee.com's Drew Olsen.
Check out this picture – Favre not playing for revenge?
18 Responses to "Check out this picture – Favre not playing for revenge?"
56Coop Says:
October 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm |
Well now, don't Deanna look just happy as a clam. I've long suspected that she may be ONE of the reason's for this whole debacle–but again, that's just speculation.
Thanks Brett, for 16 years of highlights and 1 Superbowl trophy. Good luck.
Now please Pack–at least win at Lambeau on the 1st. Please. Or at the very least, at least just show up…
SJofMKE Says:
October 22, 2009 at 5:13 pm |
Considering how emotional Favre is, there's a real possibility that if the Pack win at Lambeau his confidence could take a nose dive and could really light a fire under Rodgers and the rest of the team. I was looking at the schedule today, Chicago has a super rough stretch of games (@ Cincinnati, Cleveland, Arizona, @ San Francisco, Philly) . The NFC North could be a two horse race very soon. Personally, if it comes down to the Vikings and Packers, I don't care how long Favre has played, or what he's been through, I'd bet on Rodgers to hold his composure and maintain perspective.
Andy Says:
October 22, 2009 at 5:55 pm |
As much as I want to believe that picture is real. I'm guessing someone photoshopped over Favre's name on the back. I don't believe it's legit.
joshywoshybigfatposhy Says:
October 22, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
the term 'shit-eating grin' is such an interesting phrase, because it doesn't actually visually describe a particular type of smile. it describes a whole set of circumstances that makes a particular smile that of the type of person who, despite your generally passive nature, you want to punch in the face, right. now.
not that i'd hit a lady.
Kozak Says:
October 22, 2009 at 7:51 pm |
foundinidaho Says:
October 22, 2009 at 8:29 pm |
I'm a girl. I can hit her.
alphacat Says:
October 22, 2009 at 10:48 pm |
As a Packer fan I don't feel the same degree of animosity as I first did when he went to the Vikes. I'm just too worried about who the Packers are playing each week to be concerned with Favre.
campbell Says:
October 23, 2009 at 12:28 am |
"Not that I'd hit a lady"
Then why did you say it? I fear your Freudian Slip is showing. Deanna Favre has survived breast cancer and helps other women suffering/dying from this terrible disease.
Favre is a Viking and is fair game, but I don't endorse glib, cavalier comments re his wife and some innocuous picture. Who cares?
Leave his family out of the equation.
cheese0317 Says:
October 23, 2009 at 1:54 am |
They could have had him, they didn't want him. Get over it.
PackerBelle Says:
October 23, 2009 at 8:54 am |
Campbell, he said it because, like most Packer fans, it is frustrating to see people that we supported for many years now basically giving us the one fingered salute. Yes the woman has survived breast cancer and I applaud her for her work in raising money for that cause as well as may other worthwhile causes. However, being a cancer survivor doesn't make her immune to criticism and that shot is not (IMO) a classy shot. And it only reinforces the idea that Favre is doing this solely to get revenge on Ted Thompson and thus on the Green Bay Packers. And as a Packer fan I find that aggravating.
Cheese0317, it isn't Favre wanting to keep playing that bugs me (or I think most Packer fans) it is how he has acted in doing so. He's lied multiple occassions, he basically threw a hissy fit when the Packers didn't just let him come in and have his starting job back, and then signed with a division rival telling us that TRUE Packer fans would understand. He's being a jerk and just like with T.O., Chad Ochocinco, etc he's going to get razed. Especially given that for many years he was the face of the Packer franchise. I've said it before, I'll get over it when he gets over it and I don't have to see him play my team twice a year.
56Coop Says:
October 23, 2009 at 9:58 am |
alphacat–VERY good point. Campbell, cheese0317, —
ah never mind. You'll never get it.
Joe Says:
October 23, 2009 at 10:18 am |
campell – you obviously have no idea what a Fruedien slip is.
joshywoshybigfatposhy Says:
October 23, 2009 at 11:15 am |
campbell, i've never bought a freudian slip, they're unflattering, and only come in pink. that's my 'support breast cancer research' undershirt showing.
also, i didn't realize you were sponsoring me. i'm sorry to have lost your endorsement. i will stop eating your soup.
also, do you not think it's a bit ridiculous and obviously relevant to packer fans and the shovels full of crap lies brett feeds us and the media that they had a special jersey like that made? i do. it's not the biggest news of the day, and it doesn't help our team win, but it's a fan blog for god's sake.
also, your complete lack of a sense of humor is showing.
Ron La Canne Says:
October 23, 2009 at 12:10 pm |
Folks, just because someone has a physical affliction doesn't automatically grant them total imunity. All of us have problems of one sort or another. Humor takes on many faces, one is sarcasim. It should be obvious this was said in a sarcastic manner. I'm with you Josh.
56Coop Says:
October 23, 2009 at 1:46 pm |
Surprising to me that this has not been picked up on a more national level. I mean I know that ESPN is Favre's own personal mouthpiece but I would think Fox Sports, CBS or NFL Network would have at least mentioned it. At the very least put it up on their web sites.
I've studied the picture as much as possible and it does not look photoshopped–if so, it was done well. I respect Favre, appreicate what he did at GB (calm down Campbell) but why in the wide world of sports would somebody not have some fun with this?
I think the next time there is a Vikings/Packers post at PFT I'm going to throw up the link.
foundinidaho Says:
October 23, 2009 at 7:33 pm |
56Coop – they won't pick it up because it shows a total lack of class on the part of Mrs. Favre and we can't have that – she's obviously perfect.
I like Deanna Favre. I have a pink Packers hat that they sold shortly after she was diagnosed and it's one of the favorite Christmas presents I ever got.
But as a lifelong Packer fan, that photo still pisses me off.
56Coop Says:
October 24, 2009 at 10:10 am |
I see three scenarios here:
1-It's a photoshop hoax.
2-It's a Viking's fan who had the shirt made thanking Ted for letting them have Favre which has obviously been a good thing for the Vike's (so far). Deanna, or someone in their party saw it & invited him up to the suite.
3-The Favre's had it made & took the picture as an actual "stick it in your face" to Ted & therefore the rest of Packer nation.
Now I don't care to open up the debate about the Packers/Favre divorce. My personal opinion is both parties had issues and neither handled it very well. It's over & we've all moved on. Is scenario # 3 is the actual case then I think it lends credence to the Favre wanted to stick it to the Packers arguement but my no means do I think that was/is his whole motivation for playing the last 2 years. AT any rate the Favre family loses a few "style" points in my book.
If it is scenario 1 or 2 then you have to admit, it is kinda funny. Personally I have chosen to believe scenario # 2.
I have actually sent this to PFT, ESPN, Fox sports & CBS sports asking why not one of them has brought this to national attention. (I did give Packergeeks & milwaukee on line the proper creds). At the very least I think Frank Caliendo could have some fun with it.
My fixation with this is now officially over.
campbell Says:
October 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm |
Isn't it strange that a post about Favre gets the most responses. Didn't the Packers have a great win against the Browns and Rodgers have one of his HoF games? Jeez, you guys are really, Really obsessed with the old man.
Btw, Joshy, I have an excellent sense of humor. Most of my posts are with tongue planted firmly in cheek. I just don't appreciate yours and apparently none of the other posters, even the lone female, took umbrage either.
Must be a Packergeeks thing.


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By Michael Schulder, CNN
Follow on Twitter: @Schuldercnn
(CNN) - Are you or is someone you know a psychopath?
Wait – let's reframe that question.
Do you or someone you know fall somewhere on the psychopathic spectrum?
You may not know for sure until you listen to this week's CNN Profile of Oxford University research psychologist Kevin Dutton.
Dutton is author of the new book "The Wisdom of Psychopaths."
As he explains in this interview, not all psychopaths are violent. In fact, there are many highly functioning psychopaths. One may even be your boss. And you can't judge if a person is a psychopath by simply looking at him, or even from a brief conversation.
Dutton maintains that many people have great success in highly skilled fields not in spite of but BECAUSE of certain psychopathic traits, including a British neurosurgeon he interviewed.
Dutton may have been destined to study psychopaths. His father was one. Not a violent psychopath. A charming one, as so many are. Wait until you hear Dutton describe how his father once conned a restaurant full of patrons.
After you listen to our interview with Professor Dutton – you can spend some time on a psychopathy questionnaire - a "quiz" short version or a sign in for a longer one. Neither will provide a diagnosis. But your psychopathy radar will be better than ever.
Dutton's wife of 13 years has had enough of his immersion in the world of psychopaths. You can hear how he plans to address her concerns on this edition of CNN Profiles.
Editor's Note: Listen to the complete interview in the SoundCloud player above.
It would be best to describe what a psychopath is before going into what the book entails. So before I would ever purchase this book, I would like to know the author's description of a psychopath is.
Mr Dutton looks crazier than a bag of hammers.
I think Mitt Romeny is a psycopath.
How can ANYONE destory millions of peoples llives to reap the benefit from them and keep a straight face and see NOTHING wrong with their actions.
DID YOU KNOW that Mitt Romeny would buy out companies,then bankrupt them;destorying millions of peoples lives.ANd he thinks everything is okay.That man MUST be some type of satan to do such a thing.
Funny that you mention that because that is exactly what Obama is doing now. Bankrupting companies and if not bankrupting helping to ensure that they won't be hiring and cutting workers back to part time instead of full time. Further, Romney bankrupted companies that needed to be bankrupt – he also saved many big companies that would have gone bankrupt. I suppose business fundamentals would escape you though. Little things like closing stores that are losing money, investing in ones that have a growth potential. etc..
Ee gads!!!!!!
Are you so bereft of anything close to a normal life that you are still ranting about, and the possible results, of a failed candidate?
You probably still bore your associated about past injustices, on how Bush stole the election, was not the legal president and secretly caused the planes to crash into the WTC.
What are your thoughts on Chairman Mao, Gingis Khan, the Reformation, Columbus discovery of the new world......
I am sure that we would all be spell bound by your tide-water depth and explanations of these events too.
News flash, the election is over!!
Mitt lost and will not be able to sign or veto a single bill, call on the military to go to war or deal with the fiscal policies.
However, it was Obama that won.
He is now the President and will set the agenda for next 4 years.
If you want, please rant about something current.
Oh Yes, how about COMMENTING ON THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE ARTICLE......
what about sociopaths? the world is filled with narcissitic personalities who will do anything to not see another person happy over the simplest of things.
Sick world. Sick, sick, sick world.
the person who used to be my twin brother is a psychopath. At least in the last 7-8 years he has developed into one and I am not ashamed to say that relationship is effectively OVER. The other day he screamed at me for #picking up a old Atari joystick and trying to break it# when I clearly was not .He has flipped out on me for minor issues and I have had enough of his explosive behavior. We are both in our early 30s with steady jobs and girlfreinds. If you want to hear a psychopath in action that TOTALLY follows the auidocast above in terms teh traits of one.. I called him up later that night to ask what the heck he had screamed and threw a tantrum over simply picking up a old Atari game controller that was in a box. I recorded our conversation that is painful to listen to and reveals him for who he is.
I wont give you the link but please go to photobucket.com and type into the search field "what Mental Illness Sounds Like" there will be one result and its the recordingwhich is abot a minute long.The name of the video is "What Mental Illness Sounds Like". Please listen to it and share your ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com.
For those of us who have a psychopathic boss, friend, wife, or in my case, a former twin brother, we know the good, the bad, and the catastrophic implications. The person who used tobe my twin brother is intelligent and creative but is also seductive, promiscuous, and explosive, just like this cnn podcast reveals.
Those are not traits of a psychopath. It sounds more like he just cannot stand you.
I didn't read the article, but I was just wondering if the guy in the picture is the author or a example of a psychopath. I can't tell.
Yes. This pic is Prof Duttin
Sorry Kevin. Last name is Dutton. Pshycopaths usually are in a hurry, thus misspelliings are common in Tweets.
Was Professor Dutton born in Seattle? My husband was adopted at birth, born in Seattle, and Professor Dutton could be his twin!
People are multi-faceted, complicated creatures capable of having psychopathic traits, but nearly all people can feel or learn to feel at least a little empathy. The brain's hemispheres are connected so the side handling emotional intelligence is separated from the side handling logical intelligence. Women have a large connection between hemispheres; hence, they are less likely to be extreme psychopaths. But even Men who are able to "turn off" the side of their brain that deals with emotions and empathy, do so at will, and are responsible for the results. A truly gifted man is one who can turn off the emotions when necessary, and use them for the good of society when necessary.
Psychopathology isn't an exact science and no one knows for certain when a true psychopath has struck. Serial killers are obvious but other forms of this condition are no so obvious. I thought this expert was absolutely one myself. He is a real wacko. Next time someone crawls through my bedroom window trying to kill me I'll give them this little quiz.
I would say that human nature in general is psychopathic, and insanity is a prevalent trait.
I disagree. Human Nature is to be in balance and to be healthy~body, mind and spirit. Abuse of each other, ignorance and a general misunderstanding of our purpose here lead people to live there lives solely attuned to their egos. There is where the schism lies.
I must be a psychopath because the long version is not sending me my password in a timely fashion and it's making me crazy!! Well played.
I think the thing to remember when throwing out terms like "Psychopath" and "Mentally Ill", is that they are a cover up for people who make money off of selling drugs (Psychiatrists). Enough said about snake oil salesmen...
There are no meds to treat psychopaths.
Your comment is one of the most ignorant comments I've ever read. When did we Americans become so uneducated about the world around us? Mental illness has been described and well documented for thousands of years, well before any drug companies were around to make any profits. Now science has advanced enough that we do not blame serious mental illnesses on things like demon possession or the lunar cycle. We diagnose illnesses that people have been suffering from for millenia and know we have the abilty to treat these conditions in ways we have never before with therapy and if need be medication. If a family member God forbids comes down with some kind of mental illness such as Post Traumatic Syndrome or clinical depression, what are you going to do? Tell them that's there illness is not real and that it's a ploy for drug companies to take money from you? I hope that you wouldn't.
I would say too though that 95% (guesstimate) of the time you will never know who is or isn't. It took me years to learn that my gift had the potential to hurt others. The thing is, others have no idea that my gift gives me such an advantage. They assume I am just a very likeable, charming guy. I still don't feel. But I understand my gift shouldn't be used where it may personally hurt others. It is more like math to me than feelings... I have an understanding of how it works and most of the time try and play by the rules. If I am challenged however; I will use my gift. I don't take advantage of others. I just have an advantage over most others when it comes to reading people for what they expect. Anyway. Psyco-sociopath that selectivly uses his gift, B
The Rich will get richer and the Poor will get richer. The middle class will get poorer which will be the downfall of the American economy.
46 million Americans on food stamps as of September 2012. How long can our economy survive under this leadership?
Try faux news. They are buying what you are selling there.
Think of a psychopath as someone who is fixated fully on 'What's in it for me?' while giving the appearance of being concerned about others. The majority of psychopaths do not get in trouble with the law and are rarely identified as psychopaths. While unable to feel empathy, they learn early how to appear like they care. In other words, they're good actors playing out a real life part showing consideration and compassionate when the situation demands it. It's the psychopaths with low intelligence, excessive sadomasochistic drives or mental problems that stand out as psychopaths, but they're the minority of psychopaths. Beware the psychopath that my wife wisely labels 'a sewer in a suit'. They're the ones who'll take your last dime and make you feel good about giving it up.
Unless you are one you are just parroting what you have been told. I am. I have taught myself not to be that way to others but to only use my "gift" when I need to. Like in job interviews, or debates. I decided not to take advantage of people. Though my gift would allow me to easily. It is a double edged blade.
Anyone who lives without moral or ethical qualm in North America, in accordance with their Government is a psychopath...
Bankers, Traders.....etc?
Dangit... I flung the test with flying colors!
I took the test. Apparently Im an average psychopath...I don't know what that means. Am I not a full psychopath? Am I just an average human who has psychopathic tendencies every once in a while? Am I a psychopath, but Im nothing special, im just average...not Dahmer level.
This test is a joke.
This joke is a test.
Psychopaths are born without empathy or conscience. My Church would hate this idea, but maybe psychopaths really are soulless. They could be throwbacks to what I call the Pre-ensouled Era. I know this is going to sound crazy to most people, but I had fun putting this together, and maybe there's some truth buried here –
Ensoulment – the moment at which a human being gains a soul.
There is a fundamental problem with souls and evolution. When exactly in our evolution were humans ensouled? Did it begin with an ensouled child looking into the eyes of soulless parents? Were there Pre-ensouled and Souled Eras?
Christians believe that God created mankind in his image – as spiritual beings. The story of Adam and Eve could simply be a story of sudden genetic mutation. Adam would have been a mutant, who was later joined by another mutant, Eve. Sort of like spiritual X-Men. This mutation was the final genetic piece that came together to form a "spiritual stargate" – an interface that connects this universe to the "outside." This interface is the soul.
Why religion? Why souls? Why evolve like this? These are BENEFICIAL steps in our evolution that are leading to something. Like a tree evolving higher and higher to reach the light. There must be a light for the tree to reach out to. There must be an "energy source" that makes us evolve into spiritual beings, reaching out to it. We receive positive energy as a result.
Where is there evidence of sudden mutation?
Sudden jump in brain power with the SRGAP2 gene –
Sudden appearance of modern humans 50,000 years ago – exhibiting language, religion, art, music, myth, cooking, games, and jokes –
Evidence of a genetic-spiritual link with the VMAT2 God gene –
If I had to guess, I'd say that humans became ensouled about 50,000 years ago, when modern humans appeared – the beginning of the Souled Era. If psychopaths really are soulless, then they are missing genetic pieces of the spiritual stargate, the interface, the soul – and so are throwbacks to the Pre-ensouled Era.
that must be some awesome stuff you take, what is it? cause you made soooo many leaps that were complete bs based and yet made them sound true... for a second... you moronic douuuche...
Sounds like you could use some positive energy.
While finding an ensoulment date, gene, or something like that might sound outlandish to you Kenny, whether everyone has a soul or not is an interesting thing to think about.(and it's actually something I think about a lot because a lot of people seem really lost) I'm guessing you don't believe in souls. Heh.. Maybe that is whats wrong with people, it's not they don't have souls, it's they don't even realize it or understand what it really means. Sad.
Depressed people tend to spend their lives overthinking
Somewhere back in time, a cave guy lost his gal to a Saber tooth and stayed up for days howling and singing the
caveman blues. He gets another cave gal and Jazoo steals her from him. All this was pre-soul at it's earliest
Plus they lied about having the full interview on line. That interviewer seemed like a classic psychopath to me.
Think you folks need to get a job or something constructive! You're way outta line! Hmph!
CNN produces another article completely lacking substance. I hope everyone submitting these articles are volunteers because I cannot imagine someone getting paid for this information. Seems to be a trend more and more.
Obama supporters = psychopath, simple enough
He looks like a Psycho !
Patrick Bateman is an American Psycho.
What a useless article, it didn't say anything of substance. It was just an ad for the guy's book.
Think Laci Peterson's husband....
Are you sure you're not referring to Stacy Peterson,Drew Peterson's missing wife? Just wondering
No, he mean Laci Peterson, late wife of Scott Peterson. Try google.
I agree its Drew Peterson more than Scott Peterson
The beard with no eyebrows is the next hip look.
In any form. the cure is poison. Best to stay insane.
Im crazy!!!!
Crazy for CO_CO Puffs LOLOL
Well, anyone would look like a psychopath if you shave his/her eyebrows off.
Jared or Pink Floyd?
Sad, that so many here buy into this nonsense. I wonder, how many of you are aware that DSM (ALL editions/revisions) does not describe "normal" behavior? "Normal" is when 66% of a population practices the same behavior(s). Long ago premarital sex was not the norm, yet still widely "practiced". Today, it's near-or-close to "normalization". Theoretically, if two-thirds of mothers kill their first born, then those who do not are considered abnormal (and maybe even "bad" mothers).
So, how do I know this? I own a (private) research firm that takes no outside money. We've spent nearly two decades researching America's various "professional" industries, especially the "mental health" (MH), legal, and child abuse, and statistics industries. Why do I call them industries? Anything that generates BILLIONS of dollars of money IS an industry. This also includes the homosexual industry (and it is an industry). Additionally, Constitutional research was very much a part of our work, though that doesn't apply to this conversation.
This man's assertions about psychopathic behavior is no more accurate than say, an astrology chart laid out with the help of a roulette wheel. Mental Health is a pseudo-science, not empirical in any way, shape, or form, bar the exception, to some degree, of the medical model of mental illness, most widely recognized by psychiatry. Even there, a LOT of guess work is assumed.
Also, this man's "tests" go against the very grain of Maslowian theory, the holy grail of nearly all branches of MH. Many of the traits described in this man's "test" are also part of Maslow's theories of "Self-Actualization" and his "Hierarchy of Needs" Maslow himself had delusions of grandeur, believing a world religion should be established based on his theories. Yet he is the messiah of the MH industry.
One would do well to take this article, the test, and this man with a grain of salt. I'd like to think two-thirds of the general population is wise enough to do this.
If this was a hard science I would take one person's word for it over another. Yours, for instance. But it's not hard science, it's mainly a social problem and ways society is evolving to deal with it. We all have known people who feel nothing and watch a lot of movies in order to determine how to react appropriately in social settings so they can "pass" as what is normal in their community. Some of them are charming. Some are creepy. Some, you will never notice unless you get to know them over time. But it's all very interesting, and the guy's story about his father was a real hoot. Let us enjoy, please.
Yes, of course, but two thirds of humanity isn't going to be extremely educated on ANY topic. Mental Health is impossible to study empirically, it oscillates vastly between individuals so very much. There are certain themes and templates one can use, even these can change for each individual throughout their life. Behavior can change from moment to moment, and I wouldn't want to live with a definitive theorem for Mental Illness.
I had dealt with a psychopath once, the evil associated with this person is so deep it's really mind altering and an experience so excruciating that I don't wish it on anyone.
I read a definition once of a relationship with a psychopath:
"The relationship of inevitable harm"
that really sums it up for me, some can harm you more then others (to the point of killing you) but ALL are harmful and will leave you with some kind of scars if protracted for too long, some scars will never heal.
I think they are simply of a different breed from the normal people (even if normality is a relative concept of course) and don't have a place in our society, or have a place only if they are not allowed to harm anyone (like in jail), they have no conscience, no moral and no compassion, they are predators, a relic of our genetic past as predators and as such reason only in terms of dominance of someone, the weaker the better so it makes their job easier, exactly like animal predators, that target the weak (like children, women, the old, people down on their luck......they become child abusers, women batterers, con men, criminals).
they are dangerous and have zero use in civilized society, they are the predators among us since we don't have any more to deal with our natural animal predators, we killed or contained all of the dangerous ones and we should do so with psychopaths, I have zero doubt about it and zero compassion toward them, I really think our society would be thousands time better without them, the damage they do and did, especially when they are highly functioning ones and get in positions of power is not worth the perceived benefit of not harming them, because they will never "return the favor". Think about Hitler, Stalin, Milosevic, Pol Pot and a quantity of CEOs and politicians that got there because they are ruthless and not hampered by conscience......think the serial killers Bundy Dhamer, Parker Ray, all of them, enjoying inflicting pain on people for the sake of dominance over someone else. This book is dangerous if it gives an idea you can deal with this people, you cannot more than you can deal with a tiger thinking it loves you and will never harm you....if one day it thinks that you look tasty it will eat you and never have a regret.....we should deal with them the same way we deal with ferocious animals, no more no less.
Very insightful from a 'first hand' victim, thank you for explaining things so well. I am not a psychopath, and haven't had to deal with any (so far), thankfully. To know is to be forewarned, your note serves to inform. Thank you again. And, sorry you had to deal with a psychopath.
Too bad a really good psychopath would see straight through the quiz! This is a joke.
IF you recall, the real clinical evaluation is several hundred questions long and is designed to get around various defenses. The quiz you refer to is the one he gives as an example to the journalist he's speaking with to illustrate what a psychopath is. Listen to the whole recording – it's interesting.
An idiot can see through the quiz and I should know!
Humans are not hive animals. We don't require a group to survive, it just makes it easier. A "pychopath" is the the most human of humans.
absolutely, fearlessness is not necessarily a bad thing, its the connotation of "PSYCHOPATH" that many of you are running from, its almost like a social experiment wrapped into a social experiment, im sure if they used the word outgoing, Go-getter, leader , standout, or more commonly BRAVE, those of you jumping on the "NORMAL" bandwagon in this case would look within yourself to find those of your traits associated with that POSITIVE connotation, lets be SECURE guys, dont let some guy thats barely scratching the surface of SOCIOLOGY 101 get you all bent out of shape to the point that your'e running away from who you are and what makes you HUMAN. ARE YOU A PSYCHOPATH? The word "PSYCHO" and title itself are pure provacation, poking at our sensibilities/ insecurities to "go find out if your a psychopath"
You have no idea what you're talking about.
Lions, tiggers and wolfves are not hive animals yet they won't be able to survive on their own ... if abandoned at a very young age they'll simply die. On the other hand, crocodiles and snakes are able to do it (though most will die at a young age) but most other animals won't.
Humans epecially need others to survive. Dump a new born kid into the jungle and he won't make it. Do the same with a 5yr or 7yr old and by adulthood (if by a miracle he survives) he'll become an animal with limited reasoning capabilities.
But of course, your I.Q. must be in the lower double digits and you feel the need to come up with the most shallow and silly explanation for a phenomenon too complex for your simple mind to understand.


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I am interested in starting some programming projects for my new HTC Fuze PDA phone. I am particularly interested in using OpenGL ES. The phone runs windows mobile, but I do not want to program in Visual Studio because I don't want to buy it and I don't want to be tied to the windows platform.
How can I go about starting up a simple program with OpenGL ES 2.X? I see dozens of tutorials out for 1.X but all of them seem to use Visual Studio (except for one that uses BREW, but that seems to tie you down just as much as Visual Studio even though it is free).
Does anyone know where I can find a simple hello world type tutorial? Even just rendering an empty window would be wonderful at this point because I would have something to work from. I have never coded for a phone (or any other embedded device) before, but I would like to use C++ if possible.


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Re: Ranks
Some techniques doesn't have ranks because they haven't been given one by Masashi Kishimoto. Info like type, range and rank usually comes from the databooks. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 18:14, August 1, 2012 (UTC)
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Re: Rank discussion
From what I have heard, the rank shows how difficult it is to learn the technique. Lightning cutter needs big amounts of chakra something a person either needs to work hard for to get, or having great skill with chakra. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 12:19, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
My best guess is that it depends on how powerful the user makes it. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 12:53, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
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Responding to old posts from last year or longer is pointless. White Flash 12:19, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
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- "Who do you think you are?" Apparently I'm the guy that have to explain every details to a 4 year old. You're more than welcome to contact an admin, be aware they'll say the same thing as what I've said. Have a nice day. White Flash 14:25, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- I couldn't resist it but LOL "even if it's the same", I'm now curious if you actually have a brain. Well, do what you must I suppose but if you do something like respond to an old post I will contact you, since you do not have any authority over me. White Flash 14:46, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- "Who do you think you are?" Apparently I'm the guy that have to explain every details to a 4 year old. You're more than welcome to contact an admin, be aware they'll say the same thing as what I've said. Have a nice day. White Flash 14:25, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Simply put, if you re-post then I will assumed your behavior is intimidating, then I will contact an admin and let justice do it's way. Have I made myself clear? White Flash 13:56, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Where? It's old and will remain old, as what I've said if you're going to replied to old post, then I'll remove it. White Flash 13:28, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
Hey cerez, where is the rules and laws section again?--Aeonophic (talk) 15:30, August 2, 2012 (UTC) Aeonophic
- You know he would see that message if you post it on his talk page, but that's far too complex for your tiny brain to grasp on apparently, but hey you don't have to pay attention to me. White Flash 15:15, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
lol,stop posting stuff on my page already. What is ur deal? Plus, it is quicker, and he is always looking at wiki activity.--Aeonophic (talk) 15:21, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
I left you alone, now it is your turn.Please and Thank you--Aeonophic (talk) 15:23, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
- You are not allowed to stop someone from posting messages on your talkpage. What WF has said is quite true. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 16:22, August 3, 2012 (UTC)
- Per Speysider, in fact it's part of our Narutopedia:Talkpage policy. White Flash 16:32, August 3, 2012 (UTC)
Please stop leaving big huge spaces every time you leave a message, it's very annoying. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 12:37, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- lol, its not a CRIME, but if you feel that way, sure, just you anyway. --Aeonophic (talk) 12:40, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
- Nobody said it was, but it creates problems on the wiki if there are huge spaces and it just looks very ugly and messy. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 12:41, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
Well, maybe YOU think so, and i never accused you of saying it was a crime. I hope you don't generalize about EVERYONE. Peoples opinions about things can change. --Aeonophic (talk) 12:44, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
Not a forum
I'd like to point out that this is not a forum.The questions you keep asking on the talk pages are better asked elsewhere (i.e. not on this site). Questions are supposed to pertain to changes to be made in the articles, not random informations and comparisons.
Whit that, also please remember to sign your posts using four tildes (~~~~) or the signature button.--Cerez365™(talk) 13:09, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Actually,as you can see, I DO talk about changes that should be made, most of the time. But it is'nt bad to ask a few questions. Thats how people LEARN, and then correct their mistakes and make better articles. BY The way, i DO sign my work --Aeonophic (talk) 13:15, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
Yes, learning is fine and all, but as I've said before, this is not a forum. It's fine to ask questions and all, just not here. It's part of policy.--Cerez365™(talk) 13:16, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
The policy you're looking for is here. Narutopedia:Talkpage policy. We're not a forum. White Flash 13:21, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
I never said you can't ask questions but according to the Narutopedia:Talkpage policy, this wiki is not a forum. Asking us how much chakra Sai's creations can "store" as well as how much Hiramekarei can store as well has nothing to do with editing either article. You want to know stuff like that, use a search engine.--Cerez365™(talk) 13:21, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
Repeated violations of Talkpage policyAeonophic, this is the second warning regarding a violation of the Talkpage policy. Please read over the policies listed in the Rules Index, as well as the Talkpage policy, before you continue to edit, otherwise you may be blocked from editing for a short time. Any queries about this message can be sent to my talkpage. Thanks. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 13:37, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- If you read it, then stop removing messages from your talkpage. That's why I posted this warning. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 13:40, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Ahh, finally just quiet, lol. --Aeonophic (talk) 14:09, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
- All right speysider. --Aeonophic (talk) 14:14, August 2, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
Re: Animation Error
If you knew what it was, you wouldn't have asked why Ibuse is depicted brown in the anime and black in the manga. :/ --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 15:50, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
Do not touch other people's userpages. They are not talkpages, nor yours to create or edit. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 16:17, August 3, 2012 (UTC)
It's pointless period, look very closely at the page which says "though their limits have been shown to have increased to an unspecified level in Part II, so adding how many times Sasuke use it is literally super trivial. White Flash 16:21, August 3, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Lightning Release
Lightning Release doesn't require more chakra than other natures, chakra cost can be lessened if the user has good chakra control, and the cost depends on the size, duration, strength of the technique unless there are pre-existing components which obviously requires less chakra than creating the nature using chakra. TricksterKing (talk) 12:42, August 4, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Gratidute
Don't mention it, mate. --X29 23:19, August 26, 2012 (UTC)
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Everyone using chakra is born with 1 affinity towards one of the 5 (or 6 dunno) natures. More than the default one can be learned through training.
Mei and Kurotsuchi have bloodline limits that allow them to use 2 natures simultaneously, creating a new advanced one. Mei simply has 2 bloodline limits, everything you need to know is in the articles, just take your time to read and comprehend--Elveonora (talk) 16:44, September 9, 2012 (UTC)
But why do they have bloodline limits that allow them to use 3 natures?--Aeonophic (talk) 17:09, September 9, 2012 (UTC)Aeonophic
Ok firstly, just because someone has several chakra natures doesn't mean that they have kekkei genkai. Secondly, there are no kekkei genkai that allow for 3 base chakra natures, with the one exeption being kekkei tota but not much is known of that currently. Thirdly every ninja possesses a base chakra nature that they have an affinity towards right off the bat, regardless of wether or not they even know it. A kekkei genkai is a genetic ability passed down from generation to generation that allows a ninja to mix together two basic chakra natures in order to gain a third, and because they mix them together means that they can use them seperatly, cause basicaly theyr just using them at the same time. Also according to Kakashi most jonin are able to use at least two chakra natures, but let me remind you that the ninja are able to use those two chakra natures at the same time because they have a kekkei genkai not the other way around. does this answer your questions?18.104.22.168 (talk) 17:27, September 9, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
According to Kakashi, all ninja possess an affinity for a specific chakra nature, and he said that most jonin possess two. Kurotsuchi has the lava release kekkei genkai which is why she's able to use fire release and earth release, and she already had fire and earth of the bat so why not try to obtain an third one since the first two were off the bat. Mei has to kekkei genkai, the first being lava release allowing combining earth release and fire release, the second being boil release wihch is made from a combonation of water release and fire release, so she got fire release and earth release from one and water release from the other kekkei genkai. Now as to why she has two kekkei genkai has not been explained yet, she may have one parent that comes from a blood line of one and the other parent may come from a bbloodline of the other, or they may have been together from the get go.18.104.22.168 (talk) 18:02, September 9, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
Well, since Yamato only has acess to wood release because of Hashirama's cells in him, its not really known what his own original chakra nature affinity is, it may not even be water or earth release. But considering that he's capable of using those two already he could master a third.220.127.116.11 (talk) 00:28, September 10, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
Obito yin-yang
Trained and mastered them, what's not to understand?--Elveonora (talk) 19:28, October 21, 2012 (UTC)
They don't need genes to learn other standard natures other than the one they possess affinity for, please read the article before further comments--Elveonora (talk) 19:36, October 21, 2012 (UTC)
Water and Lighting yes, Storm no. That would require him to possess a bloodline limit that allows to use water and lighting at once like it they were one--Elveonora (talk) 20:37, October 21, 2012 (UTC)
This is something that should be common knowledge. Read the affinity section in the nature transformation article. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:56, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Sakura trap skills
Basically you were saying she's not a good trap setter or whatever and that is not true. She set two traps, the second of which they literally jumped into had it not been for Team Dosu's abilities.--Cerez365™(talk) 23:01, November 19, 2012 (UTC)
Hehe, I have a prediction, that the Hokages will all converse with Orochimaru and his gang. However, realizing a war against Madara is on, they will break their connections using the specific seal, and go help out in the war!--Aeonophic (talk) 02:24, January 31, 2013 (UTC)Aeonophic


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Also known as the fat dormouse, the edible dormouse (Glis glis) is the largest dormouse species and the only member of its particular genus (3). Somewhat squirrel-like in appearance, this rodent has short, thick fur and a long, bushy tail (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7), which is generally held flat (5) (6). Its legs are short and the soles of its feet have naked, rough pads which help with grip as the edible dormouse climbs about in trees (3) (4).
The edible dormouse's fur is greyish-brown to silvery grey on the upperparts, with slightly lighter flanks, and the underparts of the body are white to yellowish (2) (3) (5) (7). The tail is usually slightly darker than the back (3), and there are dark stripes down the outside of the legs (2) (6). The edible dormouse usually has a dark ring of fur around each eye (2) (3) (6) (7), making the eyes look quite large (7), and its ears are quite short and rounded (3).
The male and female edible dormouse are similar in size and appearance, while juveniles are a slightly duller grey than the adults (3).
The common name of the edible dormouse comes from the ancient Roman practice of fattening this species up to be eaten as a delicacy. Colonies of edible dormice were kept in enclosures planted with nut-bearing trees, and prior to a feast the animals were confined to earthenware pots to be fattened up on acorns and chestnuts (3) (4) (7).
The edible dormouse is mainly nocturnal, spending the daylight hours sheltering in a tree hollow, in a nest constructed from plant material, in a rock crevice, or inside an artificial nestbox or human dwelling (2) (3) (4) (6) (7). It will also take over abandoned bird nests and squirrel dreys (3) (7). An agile climber, the edible dormouse is capable of moving down tree trunks head first and can cling from branches by its hind feet. This species spends most of its life in the trees, rarely coming to the ground (3).
The diet of the edible dormouse consists mainly of plant matter, particularly nuts and seeds such as acorns, hazelnuts and beech mast. The edible dormouse also eats berries and other soft fruits, as well as buds, leaves, bark and fungi. Insects are taken occasionally, and this species is also known to eat bird eggs and nestlings (2) (3) (4).
The edible dormouse communicates through a range of squeaks, chirps, whistles and squeals, and it also uses scent to mark its territory (3) (4) (5). Individuals can be quarrelsome and males have been reported to fight aggressively during the breeding season, although small groups of this species have been known to hibernate together (3) (4).
The edible dormouse has a long hibernation period that begins between September and November and lasts until May or June (3) (4) (6) (8). Unlike some small mammals, this species does not store food for the hibernation period, instead surviving on large fat reserves accumulated in late summer and autumn (3) (7). The edible dormouse usually hibernates in a burrow or cavity underground, often under the roots of trees (3) (6) and sometimes as much as a metre below the surface (4). It can also sometimes be found in cellars and attics (3) (6).
The mating season of the edible dormouse occurs soon after individuals have emerged from hibernation, between about June and August (3) (4). Males usually mate with more than one female (3) (5). The female edible dormouse gives birth to a single litter of young (2) (3) (4) (5) (8) after a gestation period of around 20 to 31 days (3). Litter size ranges from about two to ten (4), but nests may contain more young than this as females sometimes share the same nest and nurse each other's offspring (3) (8).
The young dormice are born relatively late in the year, from around July to September (3) (4) (8), when food is most available (3). The young, which are helpless, naked and blind at birth, open their eyes at about 21 to 23 days old and leave the nest at 30 days old (2) (3). As the young edible dormice are born late in the year, they must grow rapidly to be able to survive the winter (3).
The edible dormouse can sometimes breed in the year following its birth, but some females may not give birth until their third year. This species is unusually long-lived for a small rodent, having a life expectancy of about nine years (3) (8). Some of the key tree species on which the edible dormouse relies for food, including beech and oak, only produce large seed crops every few years, with seed production in the intervening years being low or even failing entirely (3). The edible dormouse's long lifespan and relatively large litter size compensate for the fact that this species does not usually breed in years of low food availability (3) (8) (9). In non-reproductive years, the edible dormouse has been found to sometimes return to a dormant state underground, being active for only a few weeks of the year (9).
The edible dormouse occurs across much of Europe, except for the westernmost coasts, most of the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia. This species occurs on a number of Mediterranean islands, including Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily and Crete, and its range extends eastwards to the Caucasus, northern Iran, and the Volga River in Russia (1) (2) (3) (4) (5).
In 1902, the edible dormouse was deliberately introduced to England, and a population now occurs in a small area around the Chiltern Hills, to the northwest of London (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7).
An arboreal species, the edible dormouse typically inhabits deciduous and mixed woodland with plenty of nut-bearing trees, such as beech (Fagus species) and oak (Quercus species) (1) (3) (4) (5). It can also be found in parks, gardens and orchards (1) (2) (3) (4) (5), as well as in Mediterranean shrubland (1) (3), but tends to avoid coniferous forest and pine plantations (3). This species has also been found sheltering inside caves (3).
The edible dormouse often occurs on the outskirts of towns and even inside some cities (3), and it frequently enters houses (1) (2) (3) (5) (7). This rodent occurs at elevations from sea level to around 2,000 metres (1) (3).
The edible dormouse is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
The edible dormouse is a widespread and abundant species, and is not currently considered to be at risk of extinction (1). However, populations in the northern parts of its range, such as in Poland and Lithuania, are thought to be declining (1) (3) (10). In countries such as Lithuania, the main threat to this mammal is the destruction of its forest habitat (1) (4) (10).
As well as being a delicacy in Roman times, the edible dormouse has more recently been hunted for food, fur and medicinal uses in a number of countries, and it is still a game species in Slovenia and Croatia (1) (3). The exact impacts of hunting on the edible dormouse are not known (3).
In both its native range and its introduced range in England, the edible dormouse is often considered to be a pest species. In some areas, it is viewed as an agricultural pest (1), causing damage to fruit trees and vineyards and also stripping bark from trees (2) (3) (4) (5). It can also be a nuisance in houses, gnawing rafters, pipes and wiring, as well as fouling surfaces with its droppings and being quite noisy (2) (5) (6). In some areas, the edible dormouse may compete with hole-nesting birds for nest boxes, and can potentially threaten some species by eating their eggs and young (3).
The edible dormouse is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Convention, meaning that any exploitation of this species should be regulated (11). It also occurs in many protected areas throughout its range (1). In Lithuania, the edible dormouse is protected and has been chosen as the symbol of the Lithuanian Fund for Nature (10), while in Poland a reintroduction programme for the species began in 1997 (3).
Where the edible dormouse has become a pest, measures have sometimes been taken to control it (3). In the edible dormouse's non-native range in England, it is an offence to release the species into the wild or to allow it to escape (6). However, the legal status of the edible dormouse in the UK is confusing, as it is also legally protected and cannot be trapped without a licence (12).
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"gr8 bridle"
I put my OTTB mare in one of these as she hated the bit and wouldn't listen to me. After trying other hackamores first, then using the Dr. Cook bitless bridle, all I can say is WOW. The difference is amazing, the response was gr8, she loves it, listens to me, is content without the bit, and we made huge progress after switching. I also have another horse that was being ridden in an English jumping hackamore. This bridle was a big improvement with her as well. She stops better, breathes better and is much happier. I just purchase another horse, and she will be going into one of these as well. They are awesome !!! You will be very happy if you give this bridle a try.
Ever since I've owned my mare I have had problems with her moving out too fast, not wanting to stay stopped, fidgeting with bit, pulling her tongue back and putting her head close to the ground after I bridled her. It took about 30 minutes in the bitless bridle to be sure, but the change was drastic. She began to yield to slight twitches of the reins, instead of long pulls. She stopped within 1 stride and stood without trying to take off again. Figure eights were smooth and responsive and for the first time she had one ear back and one forward....she was listening to me. I can't say enough about this bridle and I will not ride her again without one.
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