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Entrefenêtre: Ships Engaged in Action
Tapestry from a series depicting the Battle of Solebay, May 28, 1672
After Willem van de Velde I, Dutch, 1611 - 1693. Manufactured by Thomas Poyntz, and Mortlake Tapestry Manufactory, London, 1619 - 1649.
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Ships Engaged in Action illustrates a scene during the Battle of Solebay, which was the opening battle of the Third Ango-Dutch War (1672-74). In the foreground the English squadron is shown engaging with the Dutch fleet, whose flags are visible peaking out of the smoke in the middle ground.
This tapestry was commissioned by James II as one of a set of five tapestries depicting the Battle of Solebay for George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth (c.1647-1691), who was a personal friend of James II and served as captain of the Fairfax during the battle of Solebay. Before the king could receive them, however, he was deposed due to the Revolution of 1688, which was the invasion of England by William of Orange with a Dutch fleet and army. Also called the Glorious Revolution, the invasion resulted in the overthrow of King James II and ascension of William to the throne together with his wife Mary II of England.
Ships Engaged in Action was woven to a design by William Van de Velde the Elder, who was present at the battle and made drawings from the Dutch side in his galliot, which is a type of ship with both masts and oars. This panel is part of the third set of tapestries depicting the Battle of Solebay.
Also in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection are the first and third panels in the Solebay series, The Dutch Fleet Appearing at Dawn (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1942-89-1) and The Burning of the Royal James (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1942-89-2), both of which display the signature of Thomas Poyntz and bear the coat of arms of Lord Dartmouth; all three panels bear the coat of arms of the King of England.
The term entrefenêtre is derived from fenêtre, the French word for window. The direct translation is between a window or opening, which is where narrow tapestries like this one hung.


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Senator Judd Gregg was on CNBC this week, warning that if Obama wants 80 votes in the Senate instead of 60 for any health care reform bill, the bill can't have any serious public insurance option.
Gregg contended that public insurance is just a guise to eventual single-payer system. He also said if the public understood the consequences of where reform may lead, they wouldn't support it to the extent which polls currently indicate.
Other Republicans such as Grassley have expressed concern that insurance companies don't face competition from any publicly-funded option.
Why this fear of competition for insurers? Given the runaway costs of health care, which has eaten up most of the wage gains of this decade, why this desire to preserve the business models of private insurance?
To Krugman, the reason is that the "foot soldiers" of the insurers are hard at work:
quote:At this point, however, they're trying to kill the public option in more subtle ways. The most recent ruse is the proposal for a "trigger" — the public option will only become available if private insurers fail to meet certain performance criteria. The idea, of course, is to choose those criteria to ensure that the trigger is never pulled.
But in a longer piece written 3 years ago, Krugman notes that Democrats, if not exactly carrying the water for the insurance lobby, are nevertheless fearful of it:
quote:But the main reason for not proposing single-payer is political fear: reformers believe that private insurers are too powerful to cut out of the loop, and that a single-payer plan would be too easily demonized by business and political propagandists as "big government."
So while public support for reform is higher than ever, has discontent with the current system reached such proportions that the country is finally ready to look beyond the well-being of insurers?
Or is Gregg right that the nation isn't willing to go there, support a public option which could threaten the businesses of the insurers and Big Pharma?

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Music Voyager "Beyond Bob Marley" Ask the average person what they know about Jamaican music and the first thing they will think of is Bob Marley. While the legacy of Marley is alive and well, in this episode, Jacob Edgar visits with some of today's most popular reggae artists who are keeping roots reggae going strong. Edgar's travels to St. D
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Sesame Street "Lifting Snuffy" Zoe choreographed a special dance, "The Dance of the Six Swans," that she would like her friends to perform. She asks everyone to pair up for the 'lift' part of the dance, but they're missing one person, so they ask Alan to join the dancers. He is partnered with Snuffy who says it's been a dream of his to be lifted into the air like a swan. D
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Dinosaur Train "The Egg Stealer?/To The Grandparents' Nest We Go!" Buddy and Don stumble upon a mystery when they find unhatched eggs on their beach, The mystery grows when some of the eggs are stolen. Don and Buddy become detectives and suspect that maybe Tiny, Shiny, or other friends may be stealing the eggs. They're not. D
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Super Why! "The Great Robot Race" Ready.steady.splat! Whyatt and his puppy want to win the porridge race, but the bowl of breakfast cereal keeps falling off the puppy's back. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied" Meet the Beetles - Nick and Sally must protect their cookie jar from cookie snatchers! But how? Well by meeting three of the Cat's beetle friends, that's how! Stan the Giant Stag beetle shows them how to look scary, while Cliff the Click beetle teaches them to make a noise them jump! And Bobbi the Bombardier beetle has a stinky surprise for those that try to sneak up on her. Now Nick and Sally can keep their cookies safe! Tongue Tied - Mmm, there's nothing better than a blueberry popsicle, even though it makes your tongue blue! Speaking of tongues, the Cat has some friends with marvelous tongues! The kids meet Treetop Tom and see how his tough tongue can pick food off of thorny branches. Then Snifty the boa snake shows them how she uses her tongue to smell. D
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Wild Kratts "Falcon City" The Kratt brothers are itching to fly with the world's fastest animal, the Peregrine falcon, which can hit top speeds of 240 mph. But their efforts are side-tracked when the rest of the Wild Kratts team challenges them to find the falcon in the city instead of in the wild, and Chris' Creature Power Suit is accidentally activated with Pigeon Powers ! But then they discover that Zach is sending his Zachbots to clean off a building that has a peregrine falcon nests with chicks! Martin and Chris must activate their Peregrine falcons powers and harness the force of gravity to pull off a high flying creature rescue!. D
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Wyland's Art Studio "Florida's Manatee" Learn how to use light, shadow, and hues to create 3-dimensional effects.G
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Piano Guy Host Scott Houston and guests show viewers how to play Tony Bennett's signature tune, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" and the memorable intro to Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are." Featured artists include Dave Powers, David Tolley and five-time Grammy nominee, David Benoit. D
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Defying Gravity: A Historic Achievement In Glass Featuring Josh Simpson Follow renowned glass artist Josh Simpson as he crafts the largest glass object of his career: a luminous 100-pound "Megaplanet." Cameras capture every step of the year-and-a-half process from commission to creation. The film features interviews with the makers of custom tools required for the project; Simpson's triumphs, disappointments, technical obstacles and inspiration, and the grand unveiling of the "Megaplanet" at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York.G
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Scientific American Frontiers "Life's Really Big Questions" Alan Alda meets scientists tackling some of the biggest questions of our time: Is there other life in the universe? Why did animals suddenly appear on Earth when only microbes had existed for billions of years? What made humans different from other life forms before us? And will robots one day surpass human intelligence?G
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Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age Of Green The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green cuts through the debate about global warming and climate change. Instead, it focuses on the renewable, clean energy technologies that can improve our future and create significant economic opportunities. This entertaining one-hour documentary takes the viewer around the world in search of technologies and policies that will address the serious problem of excessive carbon dioxide emissions and our dangerous dependence on fossil fuels. D
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NOVA "Earth from Space" This special reveals a new space-based vision of Earth. Produced in consultation with NASA scientists, the film takes data from Earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate web of forces that sustain life on Earth. The techniques reveal how dust blown from the Sahara fertilizes the Amazon; how a submarine "waterfall" off Antarctica helps drive ocean currents; and how the sun's heating of the southern Atlantic gives birth to a powerful hurricane.G


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Minor Cycle* (Short-term trend lasting days to a few weeks) Positive
Intermediate Cycle* (Medium trend lasting weeks to several months) Positive
Major Cycle* (Long-term trend lasting several months to years) Positive
* Cycle status is based on S&P 500.
It's true that there's nothing like higher prices and new highs in a bull trend to engender talk of even higher prices and more new highs. But knowing that just because new highs are created is not reason enough to begin heading for the exits. That apparent conflict is the basis of our current conundrum as we attempt to give definition to a contest in which the winning team continues to move up the field with only marginal resistance. It's a fact the goal line will eventually be reached to the extent a major high is made, but so far that goal remains uncertain.
Admittedly, we thought this bull market would end before now. Following the May 2011 index highs and the subsequent failure of our key indicators to confirm new price strength in the move that began in March 2009, we thought the negative divergence between the two would eventually cause the market to tip over in favor of the indicators. Obviously that hasn't happened for the most part. But what has occurred recently is that some of our indicators like the Most Actives Advance/Decline (MAAD) series have begin to show some renewed strength with MAAD finally bettering its spring 2011 highs.
Market Overview – What We Know:
- More buying and more new highs characterized price action in major indexes last week. Value Line index, up 2.15%, was biggest index gainer.
- All cycles (Minor, Intermediate, and Major) remain positive, but short-term volatility has moved back into zone of vulnerability.
- Market volume nonetheless decreased 6.6% on week.
- To suggest short-term negative, S&P 500 must decline below lower edge of 10-Day Price Channel (1589.88 through Monday). Intermediate trend remains positive until lower edge of 10-Week Price Channel (1532.39 through May 17).
- Daily and Weekly MAAD rallied to best levels since March 2009 last week, but both time series remain well below 2007 highs after recovering only about 60% of decline since then and despite new all-time highs in S&P 500, Dow 30, and Value Line index.
- CPFL on both Daily and Weekly cycles reached new short to intermediate-term highs last week, but indicator is nowhere near major resistance high made week of February 25, 2011. Weekly CPFL has only retraced about 60% of its long-term decline since early 2007 high, despite on-balance strength since December 2011.
- Cumulative Volume (CV) in S&P 500 and S&P Emini eked out new highs last week, but both have underperformed S&P since November intermediate-term lows.
So were we wrong in suggesting market highs might soon develop? Yes, to the extent we were surprised higher highs followed. But not from a strategic point-of-view. First, we did not and have not recommended long-term sales. Second, no short sales have been suggested. Put another way, "top fishing" is no less treacherous in a bull trend than "bottom fishing" is in a bear market. For the investor who sold too early the pain suffered has been merely lost opportunity. But for the investor who sold short, higher market prices have become increasingly problematic. That market player must adjust to the fact an error has been made, that he is losing money, and that he must either cover the short position or deny reality and try to wait it out. That latter stance could result in unlimited losses if the uptrend continues.
From our vantage point here in the bunker, we would much rather give a little on the downside once a major top has been made to see how the next smaller Intermediate Cycle plays out. That has been our strategy since the November 16 intermediate lows (S&P 500—1343.35). Since then there have been three meaningful short-term pullbacks (December 1-31; February 19-26; and April 11-18). But none was strong enough to seriously threaten the dominant Intermediate Cycle. That denial of larger cycle negativity with short-term strength could continue.


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Have you been spending more of your mobile time using smartphone apps than browsing the web?
Suffice it to say, you're not alone.
There are more than a million apps available and according to Sunil Gupta,"Users spend on average, 82% of their mobile minutes with apps and just 18% with web browsers."
In this article, you'll find apps to consider using to help you with your business and social activities.
Due to the enormous number of apps to choose from, I focused on apps that are convenient and provide social value.
Note: For consistency, all screenshots were taken from iTunes app store. I also looked for apps available on both iPhone and Android—and if not identical products on both platforms, another one with similar functionality would be available (see #3 for example).
Here are 26 apps, an A-Z guide to help you conduct business and network while on the go.


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Pacific Northwest pears are logging record shipments at good prices despite a record large crop of a bit lesser quality.
Sales to the new market of China have exceeded expectations at 160,000 boxes and may grow another 10,000 boxes, said Kevin Moffitt, president of The Pear Bureau Northwest in Portland.
Season-to-date, as of Jan. 31, 14.2 million, 44-pound boxes of Northwest pears have been sold domestically and overseas compared with 13.3 million a year earlier and 12.4 million two years ago.
The total crop is 22.1 million boxes, surpassing the 2011 record of 20.7 million.
Moffitt attributed the record shipments to many factors.
While the percentage of top grade d'Anjou, U.S. No. 1, slipped from 85 percent last season to 78 percent this season, overall quality remains good, he said. Fruit is large and domestic in-store samplings doubled this season through December over a year ago, Moffitt said.
A national display contest is coming up in February and March which causes retailers to buy more fruit, he said.
Domestic sales have been further aided by reduced competition, Moffitt said. Chilean peach, nectarine, plum and grape crops have been decreased by frost and Florida and California citrus volumes are lighter because of frost last fall, he said.
Chile's freeze probably will reduce its pear crop 30 to 35 percent and its export of pears to the U.S. probably will drop from 3.5 million last season to 3 million this season, Moffitt said. Argentine Bartlett may be down 10 to 12 percent, he said.
Meanwhile, China, which opened to U.S. pears for the first time a year ago, has taken 160,000 boxes of Northwest pears so far this season, up from 9,000 for all of last season, and could hit 170,000 boxes, Moffitt said.
The 160,000 is partial offset by a 64,000 reduction in Hong Kong, he said. Northwest pears previously flowed into China in a gray market from Hong Kong and there's no need for that now since China is open, he said. Overall, China is a 87,000-box net gain so far, he said.
He had expected China shipments this season to be in the 125,000- to 150,000-box range so he is pleased with 160,000 to 170,000. He has said it could reach 300,000 in three years.
Chinese like red pears, which are almost sold out but 60 percent of what they've been taking are green pears which leads Moffitt to say the market is good for 170,000 boxes this season. Of green varieties, Bosc normally is available into May and d' Anjou into July or August.
The Northwest's No. 1 export market, Mexico, is up 21 percent from a year ago at 1.6 million boxes as of Jan. 31. Canada, No. 2, is down 12 percent at 1 million and Russia, No. 3, is up 67 percent at 432,000. Brazil, once No. 3, has slipped to No. 5 behind Colombia. Brazil, down 55 percent, is at 166,000 boxes and Colombia is at 271,000.
Exports totaled 4.9 million on Jan. 31 compared with 4.7 million a year earlier.
Pear prices and sales were boosted last year by a smaller national apple crop, but pear prices have remained good this season, above prices of two years ago when the previous crop record was set, said Dan Kelly, assistant manager of the Washington Growers Clearing House Association in Wenatchee.
Washington d' Anjou, the largest volume variety, was at $20.50 per box on Jan. 25 compared with $23.64 a year earlier and $18.87 two years earlier, he said. Bosc was $21.64 versus $23.06 and $18.31. Bartlett was $21.01 versus $23.20 and $19.69.
Prices and sales could have been worse given a record crop of a little less quality, but "we're pretty comfortable and look to a good finish in the second half," Moffitt said.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democrats who control California's legislature lost their supermajority in the state Senate on Friday when a business-friendly moderate from the state's Central Valley abruptly resigned.
Senator Michael Rubio, elected in 2010, said he was stepping down to take a job with Chevron Corp, which will leave fellow Democrats with 26 seats in the Senate. Two other Democratic-leaning seats in the 40-member Senate are vacant.
Rubio had been expected to spearhead the effort to overhaul environmental laws in a more business-friendly fashion.
With the loss of the 27-seat supermajority, Democrats will have to put on hold, at least temporarily, some of their more ambitious plans opposed by the Senate's Republican minority. Rubio is likely to be replaced by a member of his party in a special election.
Democrats in the November election won supermajorities in the Senate and Assembly, which notably gave them the power to pass tax hikes or put constitutional amendments before voters on their own.
Prior to the election, Democratic lawmakers had to court Republican colleagues to be able to reach the required two-thirds vote of the legislature to approve bills to raise taxes, efforts all too often snubbed by anti-tax GOP lawmakers.
Rubio had planned to lead efforts to change the California Environmental Quality Act. He chaired an environmental issues committee seen as key to overhauling the law.
Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, also is in favor of changes to the 40-year-old law. Its critics have long held the law can be used to impose costly delays on construction projects.
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On 16 September 2007, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will launch its nationwide "German Aerospace Day". Companies, universities and institutions involved with aerospace will participate in a variety of ways to make the subject accessible in a concrete way.
At the organisation's headquarters in Porz (near Cologne), young and old will be able to experience aerospace between 10 am and 6 pm. DLR institutes will open their doors and present their research. Scientists will show materials made to withstand extreme pressures, solar energy technologies, commercial aircraft flight simulators, and tests in various wind tunnels. Researchers will be on hand to provide information on current space activities such as the Rosetta comet-chasing mission, and to give visitors a look at the control centre for extraterrestrial landers.
A number of aircraft will be on display outside, including DLR's research aircraft (Falcon 20 E, VFW 614 ATTAS, EC 135, A320), the Airbus A300 ZERO-G designed for parabolic manoeuvres, and aircraft of the German Air Force (ECR Tornado, F4 Phantom, Eurofighter, Trans All C 160).
The DLR School Lab will give younger visitors the opportunity to conduct experiments based on aviation, aerospace, energy and transport research, and to learn about recent research at DLR. DLR scientists will also be presenting talks on their work and their latest research projects.
There will be a supporting programme containing many attractions such as the Aerotrim, where children and adults can train like an astronaut. There'll be the on-stage Mouse Show for the kids, and interviews with DLR scientists and talks with astronauts for the grown-ups. Visitors to the cinema will be able to enjoy "100 Years of German aerospace research". The day will conclude with an exciting evening programme in the auditorium.
Joint organisers this year include Cologne-Bonn Airport, the German Air Force, the European Space Agency (ESA) with the European Astronaut Centre (EAC). Media partners will be WDR, Welt der Wunder and the newspaper, the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.


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It's hard to top the musical year Katy Perry has had, but winning a Grammy -- or four -- could help her do just that.
The energetic, rule-bending superstar has a quartet of nominations in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, which CBS televises from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 13. Perry's bids all stem from "Teenage Dream," up for album of the year; she says her Grammy performance is likely to incorporate a medley of her hits from that release, including the title track plus "California Gurls" and "Firework."
"I'm so grateful to be nominated anytime," Perry says. "I've never won a Grammy, but I feel like, 'Oh, they know that I exist' ... and that's a really great feeling. This year has been a bit different. With the nomination for album of the year, it feels like they're recognizing my whole body of work and recognizing me as a whole person, and not just for my face. It's nice.
"I love all the love I've gotten from the different award shows," adds Perry, "but with the Grammys, it's such a different situation, The people voting for you are other artists and producers and songwriters, people who are in the grind of this industry and understand its ins and outs and successes and failures. It's like your friends picking the team captain in dodgeball, and they pick you first."
Eminem leads the nominees in this year's Grammys with 10 nods, followed by Bruno Mars (who has recorded his own take on Perry's "California Gurls") with seven, then several other acts with six each: Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga.
Perry's other nominations -- "the filet mignon of nominations," she enthuses -- are for best pop vocal album of the year ("Teenage Dream"), best female pop vocal performance ("Teenage Dream") and best pop collaboration with vocals ("California Gurls," with Snoop Dogg).
"What I set out to do in making this second record was to reconnect with the reason I made the first," Perry explains of her follow-up to the album "One of the Boys," which put the singles "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" on the charts.
"That was me going to Santa Barbara (Perry's California hometown), shedding the skin of celebrity and going to the root of my feelings. I tried to reach deep inside and say some things that I thought would relate to other people on a mainstream level."
Indeed, Perry stresses, "I really enjoy being on the same level as other people. I never want to be above anyone, and I don't think I am. I feel like people can come up to me and think of me as somewhat a girl-next-door type. I always want to be approachable."
That certainly will be what Perry aims to achieve for much of the remainder of 2011, since touring will be foremost in her career. She launches her "California Dreams" concerts in Europe the week after the Grammys, with the North American leg set to begin in early June in Atlanta; designed to be as interactive with the audience as a concert can get, the bill also will include Robyn and Marina & the Diamonds.
Thanks to that itinerary, Russell Brand can expect to do a lot of flying, too. The British actor-comedian ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Get Him to the Greek") became Perry's husband in October, and she believes her work schedule serves her personal life completely.
"I always plan things maybe eight months to a year in advance," she says. "You have to have something like a summit to plan the next year, so that you can avoid a lot of non-planning.
"I really believe that if talent meets timing, it can breed success, but you always have to be prepared. When I was searching for that big break, I would go out to dinner or be with my friends, and someone would call and say a producer wanted me to come and meet with him. I'd be like, 'Well, I guess I'll just leave.' I was always prepared for that moment."
On the heels of a week when she made a guest appearance on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and contributed "Firework" (as sung by Lea Michele) to Fox's "Glee," Perry clearly has attained wide acceptance that she's enjoying. She recognizes that her current Grammy nominations are additional symbols of it.
"It's been a long road to this place, and I knew I was going to have to take it," reflects Perry, who was dropped by two major labels before scoring success. "If you put out a song like 'I Kissed a Girl,' you have to know that you're not always going to be everyone's favorite. People are going to consider you a one-trick pony, but I knew I had other aces in my deck of cards that I could play later on. It was just about showing people the different dimensions of me.
"Many of those who used to be critics are now fans," Perry concludes. "That feels good."


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The 25 Most Essential MMA Twitter Feeds: 2013 Edition
(Despite what your grandmother thinks, Twitter is not a euphemism and does not warrant a squirt of Dawn in your mouth.)
By Jason Moles
Back in 2010, the brain trust at CagePotato HQ compiled a list of the 25 most essential MMA Twitter feeds to follow. Boy, do we sure know how to pick 'em. Miguel Torres, Kimbo Slice, Mayhem Miller, Reed Harris, Shane Carwin, and Strikeforce have all since faded out of relevance or gone off the deep end. Wait, Reed does what now? Are you sure? Nevermind — we're back with an updated list of who you should really be following on Twitter, and this time we've actually put some thought into it instead of blindly tossing darts at our screen while simultaneously using a Shakeweight. Please note, this is 2013 and if you don't already know you should be following Dana White, Arianny Celeste, or Ariel Helwani, you're probably the reason Jon Jones is defending his title against Chael Sonnen this Saturday at UFC 159. Speaking of the gangster from West Linn…
Bio: "Godfather of integrity; dual masters in dominance and modesty; once outboxed Hemingway; & author of this year's bestseller, available NOW on Amazon"
If you thought Sonnen refused to break kayfabe only when the cameras were rolling, you must not have been paying attention because his gimmick is boundless. The People's Champion maximizes his 140-character limit with every emasculating jab at his opponents, peers, and detractors in the MMA media. The American Gangster is the only man on Twitter to follow absolutely no one, not even his own mother.
Sample Tweet: "15 – the number of letters in the word hydropneumatics as well as Chael beats Jones.


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PRESS RELEASE: Clinton takes on special assignment adding to the "Making a Difference" Franchise
Chelsea Clinton is teaming up with "Rock Center with Brian Williams" and "NBC Nightly News" as a Special Correspondent, the network announced today. Clinton's role with the shows and the network will be to highlight stories within the "Making a Difference" franchise.
"Making a Difference" segments have a history of profiling organizations and individuals who represent the best of what works in the United States and around the world, frequently emphasizing stories about everyday people doing extraordinary things. Clinton's dedication to public service, solution-based advocacy and focus on empowering people across the country and around the globe resonates with the purpose and content of "Making a Difference." Her position with NBC News will still allow Clinton continue her work with the Clinton Foundation and her studies in parallel.
"Chelsea is a remarkable woman who will be a great addition to NBC News. Given her vast experiences, it's as though Chelsea has been preparing for this opportunity her entire life," said Steve Capus, President of NBC News. "We are proud she will be bringing her considerable, unique talents and dedication to NBC News."
"Our Making a Difference segments have become a signature of the broadcast. They adhere to a simple goal of highlighting the good works being done across the country and around the world," said Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor of Nightly News and Rock Center. "Chelsea Clinton has led a remarkable life. She possesses an uncommon understanding of humanity -- on city streets, across this country and around the globe. We are so excited she's joining us to tell the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things."
"People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me," said Clinton. "I hope telling stories through "Making a Difference" – as in my academic work and non-profit work – will help me to live my grandmother's adage of "Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you," Clinton continued. "I have long been impressed that Brian and his team at NBC place consistent importance on sharing stories of empowerment that in turn, help empower other people and families. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this tradition."
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- ==Itachi was born into the Uchiha clan and was praised by all as the best of his generation - a genius above all others. Even by the standards of the battle-adept Uchiha clan, Itachi's prowess far outshone them. However, not even his family, friends, or teachers could understand him. When he was only four, Itachi had already witnessed countless lives lost due to the Third Great Shinobi World War, which emotionally traumatized him and turned him into a pacifist. At age 7, he graduated from the Ninja Academy at the top of his class after only one year, mastered the Sharingan at age eight, passed the Chūnin Exams at age 10, and became an ANBU Captain at age 13.==
He was praised highly by his father, who saw the family's future in Itachi, hence neglecting his youngest son, Sasuke. However, during this time Itachi showed great affection towards his little brother and even encouraged his father to come to the Academy enrollment ceremony for Sasuke, something their father had otherwise forgotten, by saying that he would not go to an important mission that would establish Itachi a place in the ANBU ranks, otherwise.
When the Uchiha began planning to overthrow Konoha, Itachi, as an ANBU, was tasked with spying on the village. Knowing that a coup d'état would only lead to another Ninja War; Itachi began spying on the Uchiha instead, passing on information to the Third Hokage and the other Konoha elders. During this time he began to act strangely, not attending the clan meetings, speaking out against the clan, and becoming the prime suspect for the murder of his best friend, Shisui Uchiha. Due to this the clan lost hope in Itachi and his father began shifting his focus to Sasuke instead. Meanwhile, the Third's attempts to negotiate a bloodless end to hostilities between the two parties were proving ineffective so, against the Third's wishes, Danzō Shimura and the Konoha Council ordered Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha.
Before the fateful night arrived, Itachi discovered the existence of Madara Uchiha, who was attempting to rekindle the flames of war in Konoha. In return for not attacking Konoha, Itachi offered to help Madara claim vengeance against the Uchiha for turning their backs on him decades earlier; Madara agreed. Itachi slaughtered his entire clan overnight, sparing only Sasuke as Sasuke's life was worth more than the village to Itachi, and he could not follow through with the orders to kill him as well. Instead, he made himself out as a villain, who had killed their innocent family only to test his abilities. By doing so, he wanted Sasuke to take vengeance on him and become a hero to Konoha, thus redeeming the Uchiha name. He tortured Sasuke with his Mangekyō Sharingan and encouraged him to become strong enough to kill him and avenge their family. Hoping that his beloved little brother would someday be powerful enough to kill him, Itachi left the village as a traitor. According to Madara Uchiha, Itachi also had a lover, whom he killed during the Uchiha clan massacre.[4]
[1][2]Itachi, in ANBU uniform, massacres the entire Uchiha clan.Knowing that Konoha would still want to eliminate Sasuke, Itachi pleaded with the Third Hokage to keep Sasuke safe. He also threatened Danzō to not harm Sasuke or risk him revealing everything he knew about Konoha's secrets to enemy countries. Sasuke's safety was therefore secured and Itachi returned to his original plan of becoming infamous for his slaughter of the Uchiha clan.
Itachi joined Akatsuki in order to keep an eye on the organization, along with Madara Uchiha, in case either ever acted against Konoha, all the while planning for his death at Sasuke's hands. While a member of Akatsuki, Itachi was approached by Orochimaru, who tried to steal his body to gain the Sharingan. Itachi trapped him in a genjutsu and severed his left hand as punishment, forcing Orochimaru to flee the organization. Sometime after joining Akatsuki and forcing Orochimaru to flee, Itachi helped recruit Deidara, by beating him in battle, to which Deidara swore vengeance against Itachi.
At some time, Itachi contracted a fatal illness, to which he kept himself alive through the intake of various medicines, in the hopes of living long enough to die by Sasuke's hands.
Ever since his first appearance, Itachi had always been mysterious, and had acted as though he was hiding his true self. While flashbacks to his past showed that he was a compassionate brother and person, his later acts and claims made it seem that this was mostly just an act. But, surprisingly, he genuinely was the compassionate brother he had once claimed to be, although he hid this from the rest of the Akatsuki to protect Sasuke.
As a member of Akatsuki, he possessed incredible self-control of his emotions. He constantly displayed an emotionless personality. He only showed surprise when opponents proved more powerful or skilled than he had expected, and even then he didn't lose his composure. He did not possess any arrogance, and fully justified any statements he made about his power, even complimenting his opponents at times on their abilities.
In addition to being an extremely powerful ninja, Itachi had equally impressive intelligence, and was shown to be very wise. He was exceedingly sharp and observant to any situation at hand, as he was rarely surprised or caught off guard. He also displayed great intuition, as he was almost never deceived and even then almost instantly realized the truth. Despite his status as a wanted criminal, and having wiped out his clan, Itachi took no enjoyment in violence or combat, instead preferring to avoid battle or, if this was not possible, end it as quickly as he could.
Itachi's only initial interest was in Akatsuki's goals, and his only loyalties appeared to be to the organization and its members, seeming to put the organization's success and secrecy before everything else.[5] As such, Itachi got along with his partner, Kisame, much better than most other Akatsuki members did with their own partners. Kisame appeared to have a deep loyalty to Itachi, immediately doing as he instructed and constantly looking out for his well-being. Itachi treated all of his fellow Akatsuki members to this same, more respectful personality, although his courtesy was rarely returned by the other members.
However, when he was in a genjutsu duel during his fight with Sasuke, he cruelly claimed he had only let Sasuke live so that he could take Sasuke's eyes and obtain his own Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, after which he then claimed the Uchiha clan had been nothing but tainted and evil, since many members would kill their friends to gain the Mangekyō Sharingan, and would take another Uchiha's eyes to make its power permanent. Once the genjutsu was released, he called it his true self, implying his calm, emotionless personality was also a facade. This persona was later revealed to be only an act to ensure that he would die by Sasuke's hands, his love for his younger brother being the fundamental aspect of his personality.
In the end, Itachi put all of his faith in Naruto, who he notes as the person most determined to save and protect Sasuke. After hearing Naruto's answer to keep protecting Sasuke and everyone in Konoha, Itachi gave him some of his power. He was very grateful towards Naruto's determination to save Sasuke, and was smiling after hearing Naruto's response. Itachi even trusted him enough to bring Sasuke back to the light.
[3][4]Itachi's appearance.Despite his status as an infamous shinobi, his appearance was not the most intimidating, apart from the intensity of his eyes. While living in Konoha, he would regularly have a gentle and caring look in his eyes, especially directed towards his younger brother. After joining Akatsuki, he would regularly have a stern look to them.
He, like all members of his clan, possessed dark gray eyes, black hair that hung near his cheeks to frame his face and a long ponytail in the back of his hair; later obscured by his Akatsuki cloak after joining the organization. Being brothers, Itachi and Sasuke had a similar appearance, but with subtle differences. Itachi's hair color appeared slightly duller and with a softer flow to it; his skin was also slightly darker. Itachi's most distinguishing characteristics were the long pronounced tear troughs under his eyes.
When he lived in Konoha, his casual clothes would consist of a black shirt with a large Uchiha clan symbol on the back, and black pants with a weapons pouch strapped to them. When on duty, he would wear the traditional ANBU uniform, although he was never shown wearing a mask. As a member of Akatsuki he wore the traditional Akatsuki cloak and usually kept the center of it buttoned down. At other times, he would unbutton the top half of his cloak and rest his left arm there, rather than in the sleeve. After his cloak was incinerated by Sasuke's Kirin during their fight in Part II, it was revealed that he still wore his casual clothes underneath it. Like almost all members of Akatsuki, he wore the headband of his home village with a horizontal line gouged through it to symbolize his broken ties with the village. On his right ring finger was his Akatsuki ring, which bears the kanji for Vermilion (朱, shu). He also wore a chain around his neck with three links larger than the rest.
Even at a young age, Itachi's intellect and talent showed their brilliance in everything he did, as even his teachers said his progress hardly required any help. In the few battles he had been seen in since the start of the series, Itachi was shown to be an incredibly powerful ninja, as demonstrated by his ability to easily defeat several powerful shinobi. Despite his pride in his abilities, Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi's partner in Akatsuki, acknowledged Itachi as the stronger of the two. Even Madara said that Itachi never ceased to amaze him.
Being a pacifist due to his traumatic experiences from the Third Great Shinobi World War, Itachi did not actively take part in battle, typically only acting in self-defense and trying to incapacitate his enemies instead of killing them if possible. It can also be said that in every one of his battles, Itachi's true strength is never displayed, either because of his nonviolent nature or the terminal illness that plagued him or both.
[5][6]The usage of crows in Itachi's techniques.Itachi was a master of all the Uchiha clan's techniques, along with the Sharingan, and had great prowess with all of the three main types of jutsu. When battling against Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma, Kakashi commented that Itachi wasn't fighting with even half of his strength.
Itachi was also noted to be very fast, particularly with his hand movements. This extended to weaving hand seals and throwing weapons, as he was able to reveal a set of shuriken with one hand and then suddenly attack the opponent with a form of ninjutsu. In terms of mobility, he is able to close considerable distances fast enough to appear like teleportation. His speed was such that neither Sasuke nor Kakashi, who are both very adept at using the Sharingan, could follow his movements in either case. Itachi's techniques also often involved usage of crows, both in ninjutsu and genjutsu. This is seen amongst others with his creation of a clone that dissolves into crows and using crows to hide shuriken in them.
As traditional to the Uchiha clan, Itachi could use Fire Release techniques. He was also shown to use Water Release techniques.
Despite his extensive use of genjutsu, Itachi appeared to be quite skilled in taijutsu as well, as demonstrated when he easily dispatched three fellow Uchiha and when he stopped Sasuke's Chidori with one hand and brutally beat the latter during their reunion in the Land of Fire despite Sasuke's extensive taijutsu training for the Chūnin Exam. He was also very proficient wielding a sword, in the same way as throwing shuriken and kunai.
[7][8]Itachi's Sharingan.Being of the Uchiha Clan, and as noted by Kakashi, Itachi was a true successor of the Sharingan Eye[6] mastering it already when he was eight years old. From a stationary position, he would study an opponent's movements with his Sharingan and respond accordingly, often with a genjutsu. He could cast a genjutsu by merely pointing at or looking at someone, and could similarly turn an opponent's genjutsu against them with Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change.[7]
Itachi, using his Sharingan, could also perfectly fake the suicide letter of Shisui Uchiha after he had killed him. He had trained so much with his eyes that he had reached the stage where he could have his Sharingan activated all the time, with minimal drain on his chakra levels.
Mangekyō SharinganEdit
[9][10]Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan.Itachi possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, which increased his already great power, and enabled him to use his most powerful techniques. With his left eye, he could use Tsukuyomi, a genjutsu that traps an opponent's mind in an illusory world, torturing them for what seems like days in a matter of seconds.[8] With his right eye he could use Amaterasu, a ninjutsu which allowed him to create a black flame, that he could direct by moving his eye, to burn through anything in its path, including fire itself. His final technique was Susanoo, the "Raging God of Battle",[9] a technique that uses both eyes to manifest itself as a spectral being. It wielded the Totsuka Sword, an ethereal sword with the ability to seal anything it pierces into the gourd that serves as its hilt, and Yata's Mirror, a shield that could reflect any attack. Zetsu, a fellow Akatsuki member, stated that Itachi's mastery of the Sharingan, combined with the legendary weapons of Susanoo, made him invincible.
Despite his mastery of the Mangekyō Sharingan, Itachi suffered greatly from its side effects. Each of the techniques bestowed by the Mangekyō Sharingan required vast amounts of chakra to perform, and they left Itachi fatigued afterward, to the point of requiring him to deactivating his Sharingan altogether, something that he did not usually need. The other side effect was that his eyesight would worsen as time passed since the awakening of the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the degradation would only increase after every time he used it, which would lead him to eventually go blind from its power, with his Sharingan forever sealed away.[10] By the time Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan during his final fight with Sasuke, Itachi's eyesight is so badly damaged, that Sasuke appeared to be only a messy blur. Itachi was so close to blindness that by the time he activated Susanoo in his final fight, both Sharingan had lost the Mangekyō design in them, with only the red iris remaining.[11] Despite the stress his body was under that was slowly killing him he was still able, in his last moments, to perform his own Fūinjutsu.
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Part IEdit
Search for Tsunade arcEdit
[11][12]Itachi and Kisame's debut.After the Invasion of Konoha and the death of the Third Hokage, Itachi and Kisame infiltrated the Konoha to find Naruto Uzumaki, the container of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Before searching for Naruto, the two quickly stopped for tea after a suggestion from Kisame. While there, however, their uncommon clothes drew the attention of Kakashi Hatake, who had Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi follow them. Itachi and Kisame nearly managed to escape the village, before Asuma and Kurenai managed to catch up with them in time.
When the two revealed their identities, Itachi and Kisame were quick to battle Asuma and Kurenai after they refused to leave. Despite their high ranks of Jōnin, Asuma and Kurenai stood little chance against the two Akatsuki members. However, the arrival of Kakashi managed to keep Asuma and Kurenai from receiving any major injuries. After a short skirmish with Kakashi, Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Tsukuyomi to attack Kakashi's mind and spirit, which afterwards left the latter confined to bed for several days. After Kakashi revealed he had knowledge of Akatsuki, Itachi ordered Kisame to kidnap Kakashi and to kill Asuma and Kurenai. However, Might Guy then showed up, revealing that he had already told the ANBU about the two Akatsuki members' presence. Itachi and Kisame retreated, saying that they didn't want to start a war.
Itachi and Kisame tracked Naruto to a hotel where he was staying with Jiraiya at the time. Uninterested in provoking a Sannin, Itachi used a genjutsu on a pretty woman to draw Jiraiya away from Naruto. Taking the chance, Itachi and Kisame confronted Naruto, although, at the very same moment, Sasuke arrived to seek vengeance on his brother. Itachi handled his brother with ease while Kisame and Naruto watched, although Jiraiya arrived in time to save the two boys, having not fallen for the hypnotized woman's charm as he knew that pretty women did not usually show interest in him.
Jiraiya immediately asked Itachi and Kisame if their real goal was kidnapping Naruto. They confirmed this and Itachi understood that Jiraiya was the one who had told Kakashi about Akatsuki. Although Jiraiya wished to fight them himself and prevent others from getting hurt, he honored Sasuke's feelings, and allowed him to fight Itachi instead. Itachi, however, only proved Jiraiya wrong in letting Sasuke fight by using his Mangekyō Sharingan on his younger brother, thus reaffirming his need to get stronger. Jiraiya saved Sasuke in time by using the Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind, which transformed the entire hotel hallway into a toad's esophagus to trap Itachi and Kisame. Despite Jiraiya's claim that no-one had escaped this technique before, the two Akatsuki partners managed to evade capture and death using Itachi's Amaterasu, which left him exhausted.
Although he was actually supposed to capture Naruto, Itachi's only reason for returning to Konoha after the death of the Third Hokage was to remind Danzō and the other two village elders that he was still alive and not to harm his younger brother.
Part IIEdit
Rescue Gaara arcEdit
While Akatsuki was sealing the One-Tailed Shukaku, they discovered that Team 7 and Chiyo were en-route to their location. Itachi volunteered to distract them, so Pain used the Shapeshifting Technique on Yūra to create a body-double for Itachi. The lookalike, under Itachi's control, engaged the Konoha ninja. He was impressed by Naruto and Kakashi's improvements in strength but, because the clone had only a portion of his ordinary strength, it was killed by Naruto's Great Ball Rasengan. Nevertheless, he had bought enough time.
Hunt for Itachi arcEdit
As Sasuke was defeating Orochimaru, Itachi sensed something odd. Kisame asked him what was wrong, to which Itachi replied, "No, it's nothing." Following Kisame's capture of the Four-Tailed Monkey, Itachi and Kisame met with the rest of Akatsuki. There, they discovered that Sasuke, after being trained by Orochimaru for two and a half years, had killed his teacher. Sometime after the Four Tails was sealed, Zetsu informed them that Sasuke had been killed by Deidara's C0. Kisame asked Itachi if he was upset that Sasuke's death had left him as the only Uchiha because in the rain he looked as if he were crying. However, Itachi remarked that Sasuke wasn't dead, and alluded to the fact that there was still another Uchiha regardless.
Knowing that his end was near, one of Itachi's shadow clones confronted Naruto, who was looking for Sasuke. Although he claimed he wished only to talk, Itachi was forced to defend himself against Naruto's attacks. After fending off Naruto, Itachi asked why he showed so much interest in Sasuke, a traitor to Konoha. Naruto replied that he was more of a brother to Sasuke than Itachi had ever been, and that he would do whatever it took to bring Sasuke home. This causes Itachi to give a small smile, followed up by asking if he would always feel that way, even if Sasuke attacked Konoha. Naruto replied only that, if that happened, he would stop Sasuke without killing him and protect the village. Content with this answer, Itachi gave some of his power to Naruto, by forcing him to swallow one of his crows, and hoped he would never have to use it.
After his business with Naruto was done, another of Itachi's shadow clones went to meet with Sasuke. Sasuke displayed a dramatic improvement in his abilities during their confrontation, so Itachi agreed to have their final battle at the Abandoned Uchiha Stronghold. He waited there for Sasuke's arrival, instructing Kisame to not let the other members of Sasuke's team, interfere with their battle. Itachi and Sasuke met face-to-face and, while exchanging genjutsu, had a conversation about the Uchiha, Madara, and Itachi's "true" motives of wanting to take Sasuke's eyes. When Sasuke managed to escape Itachi's Tsukuyomi, the genjutsu battle ended and the ninjutsu battle began.
Itachi used Amaterasu, but Sasuke shielded himself by shedding his skin, a technique he was able to use because of Orochimaru being sealed within him. Using the shed skin as a decoy Sasuke went below and fired a Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique at Itachi's direction above although he only managed to burn away one of Itachi's sleeves. Out of chakra, he tells Itachi about his final jutsu that like Amaterasu it is impossible to avoid. Sasuke then used his trump card, on Itachi, who had his Akatsuki cloak burned off as a result.[12]
[13][14]Itachi faces Orochimaru's Eight Branch Technique.However, Itachi managed to survive by using Susanoo to defend himself. With Kirin having expended all of Sasuke's chakra, Orochimaru was able to break free and violently appear through his Eight Branches Technique. However Itachi was easily able to cut off the seven snake heads, leaving only one behind whose mouth Orochimaru appeared out of and thanked Itachi for pushing Sasuke so far thus setting him free and allowing him to take control of Sasuke's body. Itachi, however, stabbed Orochimaru with the Totsuka sword to seal him away with Susanoo thereby removing the cursed seal from Sasuke's body.
[15][16]Itachi's last smile to his little brother, Sasuke.As Itachi began to weaken, thus weakening Susanoo, Sasuke saw an opportunity to strike, but in vain, as Susanoo was still able to protect Itachi. His last option gone, Sasuke was pushed against a wall and left helpless as Itachi walked up close to him and seemed to be reaching for Sasuke's eyes. However, he instead poked Sasuke's forehead and smiled before saying, "Forgive me Sasuke... ...It ends with this" a reference to Itachi constantly poking of Sasuke on the head when they were younger. With that act Itachi finally gave in to his fatal illness, which he had been using medication and sheer willpower to fend off, and died.
Fourth Shinobi World War arcEdit
Itachi was summoned by Kabuto Yakushi through the Summoning: Impure World Resurrection, along with Nagato, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara as a demonstration of power to Madara.[13]
Madara collected Sasuke, tended to his wounds, and tried to befriend him when he awoke. When he removed his mask while doing the latter, Sasuke reflexively used Amaterasu on him. After quelling the flames, Madara explained that the Amaterasu had been inserted in Sasuke by Itachi, intended to protect him from Madara and whatever he might say. Sasuke was perplexed, so Madara went onto detail the history of the Uchiha clan, and the truth behind Itachi's life. Towards the end of his story, he explained that Itachi had been dying of disease, but had kept himself going with medicine so that he could die by Sasuke's hands, stating that if Itachi had battled with all his strength they wouldn't be having that conversation. He also stated that Itachi had pushed Sasuke to his limits during their battle to draw out Orochimaru, so that he could remove the latter's influence from his beloved little brother.
Sasuke was unwilling to believe the story. Madara persisted, saying that Itachi had entrusted the Uchiha name to Sasuke, hoping he would rebuild the clan on a new foundation of honor and nobility. For the sake of Konoha, and for Sasuke, he had been willing to die as a traitor and criminal. He had traded honor for disgrace and Sasuke's love for his hatred, and even then he had died smiling. Finally accepting the truth, Sasuke was crushed to find that the brother he had hated had actually been looking out for him all along. Upon realizing the truth, he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and resolved to take vengeance against Konoha for the massacre of his clan and the fate they placed on his brother, regardless of Itachi's attachment to the village. He also agreed to start working with Madara and, as a result, is classified as an international criminal, something Itachi had tried to prevent.
Sasuke initially refused to transplant Itachi's eyes into his own sockets, due to the two of them having completely different visions of the future. However, after his reckless overuse of his own Mangekyō Sharingan from battling Killer Bee, A, Danzō Shimura and Team 7, Sasuke's eyesight had greatly deteriorated. As such, he decided to abandon his refusal, and take Itachi's eyes to use them to destroy Naruto at full power. The transplant was then commenced by Madara, and Sasuke felt Itachi's power flowing through him.
- Itachi (鼬) can be translated as "weasel".
- According to Pain, Itachi's reason for joining the Akatsuki was "ideology".
- Itachi ranked highly in the Shonen Jump popularity polls for the series, continuously placing in the top ten and reaching sixth place once.[14][15]
- He and Kisame were the first active Akatsuki members to appear.
- Itachi and Kisame made a brief cameo appearance in the Konoha Sports Festival OVA, where they were standing in line to use the bathroom, along with many other random characters.
- According to the Third Naruto Databook:
- Itachi's hobby was visiting traditional Japanese cafes.
- Itachi would like to fight Sasuke.
- Itachi's favorite foods were cabbage and onigiri with seaweed in it, while his least favorite was steak.
- Itachi had completed 340 official missions in total: 53 D-rank, 152 C-rank, 134 B-rank, 0 A-rank and 1 S-rank.
- Itachi's favorite word was "peace" (平和, heiwa).
- Itachi had always poked his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha, in the forehead when they were younger, saying "Forgive me Sasuke... Again, next time" (「許せサスケ…また今度だ」, "Yuruse Sasuke... Mata kondo da"). This is referred to very poignantly with Itachi's last words, as he pokes his brother's forehead again and says, "Forgive me Sasuke... ...It ends with this" (「許せサスケ……これで最後だ」, "Yuruse Sasuke... ...Kore de saigo da")
- (To Younger Sasuke) "Forgive me Sasuke... Again, next time." (「許せサスケ…また今度だ」, "Yuruse Sasuke... Mata kondo da.")
- (To Sasuke) "You and I are flesh and blood. I'm always going to be there for you, even if it's only as an obstacle for you to overcome. Even if you do hate me. That's what big brothers are for."
- (To Uchiha Clansmen) "I've had enough, there's no hope left for this pathetic clan."
- "The people of this clan are all the same. You focus on the trivial, and lose sight of what's most important. Change is impossible, in this fog of ignorance. How can we evolve when regulation is all we know?"
- (To Sasuke) "Foolish little brother, if you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me. And yet survive in an unsightly way. Run, run and cling to life."
- (To Sasuke) "People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define "reality". But what does it mean to be "correct" or "true"? Merely vague concepts ... their "reality" may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?"
- (Last words) "Forgive me Sasuke... ...It ends with this." (「許せサスケ……これで最後だ」, "Yuruse Sasuke... ...Kore de saigo da.")
- ↑ First Databook, page 37
- ↑ Second Databook, pages 36-41
- ↑ Third Databook, pages 34-39
- ↑ Naruto chapter 401, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 143, page 08
- ↑ Naruto chapter 142, page 03
- ↑ Naruto chapter 141, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 142, page 17
- ↑ Third Databook
- ↑ Naruto chapter 385, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 390, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapters 390-391
- ↑ Naruto chapter 489, pages 18-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 245, pages 08-09
- ↑ Naruto chapter 293


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Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz formally presented his fiscal year 2013 proposed Erie County budget, calling it "the county's most challenging budget year since the 'Red-Green' fiscal crisis."
Poloncarz said the budget challenge stemmed from a "perfect storm" of new state-mandated expenses and significant declines in revenues.
"However, when I was elected last November, I heard the message loud and clear: the public demands certain quality of life programs and services be funded - regardless of Albany mandates," said Poloncarz. "As such, today, I present a proposed budget that will maintain and, in some cases, enhance these services in a responsible way, while acknowledging the hard fiscal realities facing us."
The County Legislature now has until Dec. 4 to adopt the budget, including any changes they wish to incorporate. Should the county executive veto any items added or increased by the legislature, the legislature will have until Dec. 11 to approve any veto overrides before the budget is considered adopted. Specifically, the 2013 proposed budget:
•Increases the public library system's tax levy to $22.172 million;
•Provides $5.570 million in cultural funding ($148,000 increase over 2012 legislature restorations) through a new, revitalized process based on need and merit;
•Maintains 2012 funding levels for rodent control and the summer youth education and anti-crime program, Operation PrimeTime;
•Maintains public safety services like the sheriff's road patrol; and,
•Increases the pay-as-you-go road fund by $700,000 and the capital budget to $39 million to address roads, bridges and parks. The almost $1.385 billion general fund in the proposed budget represents a 2.1 percent ($30 million) increase in spending over FY-2012 due, almost exclusively, to increases in state-mandated costs, including:
•A $17 million increase in fringe benefit costs, which is driven by an 8 percent increase in health insurance expenses, an 11.3 percent increase in pension payments, and an increase in workers compensation expenses;
•An $8 million increase (to $219.7 million total) in the county's Medicaid share, which exceeds the phased-in growth cap implemented by the state by $4.1 million because of an additional mandated payment this coming year.
Poloncarz added, "counties in New York are required by state law to pay for more than 40 mandated programs, which for Erie County accounts for approximately 90 percent of our annual budget."
Coupled with these increased costs, substantial decreases in revenues are projected, including, for the first time in more than a decade, negative property assessment growth resulting in $5.1 million in lost property tax revenues originally anticipated for 2013. The county will also lose millions of dollars in grant funding and reimbursements for services like probation, foster care, the County's crime lab, Homeland Security, and public health due to state and federal aid cuts.
In order close a more than $30 million budget gap, the proposed budget includes an "all of the above" approach that calls for an across-the-board reduction in departmental spending that includes cutting of 63 positions (10 occupied), the use of $5.4 million in fund balance, and a property tax increase for the first time since 2009.
The proposed budget will increase the property tax rate per thousand from $5.03 to $5.21 - an 18 cent increase.
This 3.4 percent increase will provide Erie County with $8.09 million in new revenue and keep the county $2.29 million below the county's property tax cap.


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Kona Power Move of the Day: Stefanie Adam
The winner of our X2 PERFORMANCE award credits her success partly to her home country's cycling culture.
by Jennifer Ward Barber
Belgian Stefanie Adam won the competitive F35-39 age group at the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship Saturday, recording the fastest overall female bike split (4:49:54) and earning our X2PERFORMANCE Power Move of the Day.
Adam raced short-distance triathlons from 2004 through 2006 before taking a break to do a PhD. In January 2010 she started training for long-distance racing, and has since began medical school in her "spare time."
The kind of success Adam enjoyed on the Big Island over the last two years wasn't immediate. She fought with injuries in her hamstrings and glutes, which she finally solved last year. "I was really struggling at first, but I just continued trying to find a solution. I actually had my first really good result here last year," Adam says.
Adam, who lives in the city of Mechelen, qualified for her first world championship at IRONMAN Wales in 2011, and won her age group in Kona last year—automatically qualifying her for this year. She had the fastest bike split here last year as well.
Don't expect the short, curly-haired brunette to share any secret cycling workouts, though. She credits her success partly to the cycling culture of her native country. "I cycled to school as a kid—in Belgium it's normal. I also did gymnastics at a rather high level and always went to the gym by bike."
Starting out young is, of course, only part of the story, and Adam says that though she gets in all her key workouts, she doesn't actually log a high volume of training." I don't have the time to look at the numbers or compare with other years," Adam says, but guesses that she trains an average of 13 or 14 hours a week. "[My coach] can really get the best out of athletes with fewer hours of training," Adam says. She adds that his combination of intensity and periodization works well for athletes who combine triathlon with one or two jobs and family.
As for how she herself balances her demanding studies with training? "It's not good for an athlete, what I do," she says. During her two five-week blocks of exams (in January and June every year), she studies 12 hours a day and doesn't train at all. "I'm really very busy," she says matter-of-factly.
Adam has three years left of her six-year of medical school program (to become a general practitioner), a goal she's hotly pursuing. Unless, of course, she goes pro. "If I can find sponsors, I'd quit my job and spread my studies out a bit. I have to discuss it with my coach—it's an idea that has to grow."
As for today—though she's certain she has room to improve—Adam is content with how things are: training on a stationary bike in winter to increase strength, long blocks of strength training, and riding in the hilly southern part of Belgium once a week.
Adam was extremely proud to see Saturday's world championship title back in the hands of a Belgian after 13 years—something that hasn't happened since 1999. "There have been so many good triathletes from Belgium. Marino Vanhoenacker, this year's champion Frederik Van Lierde—and I'm sure Bart Aernouts can one day do a big thing. I think Belgians have the focus and concentration that make us good triathletes. We had 51 triathletes here. For a small country—that's a lot."
And she was ecstatic to be in Kona herself again. "I like this race, the heat, wind, humidity, the course. Many people find it boring on the Queen K, but I love it."


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The Greenest Day of the Year
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The greenest celebration of our world: Earth Day, is here! Easter is now over, and there are many people who spoke about how green they made their holiday. Many dyed their Easter eggs naturally by boiling them in water, vinegar, and natural dyes. There were 'menus' regarding how to turn those eggs red by utilizing beets, as well as how to create a lovely purple shade by using that all-natural grape juice. There was fun outside, instead of inside this year. There were natural, organic gift baskets from the Easter Bunny that were a whole lot of fun for him to put together, and a whole heck of a lot of fun to receive.
There are even new lists out already regarding Memorial Day and the Fourth of July – the next two holidays in line – where everything can be far more greener and far more fun when it comes to the ultimate celebrations of each. Walking in the park, bicycling, running, walking – the Great Outdoors is the key to making these lovely days greener. And the outstanding parades and fireworks coming in fast as we head into the future, will be put on for the community using some of the greenest ideas ever thought up.
But the ultimate green day, as we all know, is the one holiday absolutely dedicated to the beauty of it all. Tomorrow, April 22nd, over a BILLION people across the globe – 190 countries, to be exact – will come out and take action for Earth Day! They will be doing projects in California. They will plant trees in the U.K.. Entire neighborhoods will come out of doors and clean up their areas, tossing the garbage, painting houses – making sure to give back to Mother Nature as much beauty as possible, seeing as that she delivers it to us each and every day.
With each new year – well, let's face it, each new day – the world becomes even more difficult to maintain. Challenges arise that call out to everyone to come together. We must find technology that helps suburbia. We must find greener ways to do things, so that animals, forests, beaches – everything that has been here forever for us to enjoy – can STAY here for your grandchildren's grandchildren to enjoy. Now is the time to think of everything from fresher air to more careful building projects.
Earth Day 2014 brings all of these environmental challenges into focus. Climate change, although some people would still like to tell you is a figment of your imagination, is now clear as day – or should be – to the whole world. Polar vortexes, the earth disintegrating and falling into oceans, taking houses with it, etc., each and every area on this earth – from the jungle to Manhattan (no, they're not the same thing), needs help, and the population of this world is working to do just that.
Creating sustainable environments is a must on the "Top Ten Things to Talk About" when it comes to Earth Day, 2014. But in this 21st Century, talk IS cheap, and communities are working studiously to make sure these dreams of making the world a greener place turn into reality.
The global theme of Earth Day 2014 is, Green Cities. Investing in sustainable technology, improving public policy and forcing people 'in charge' to look at ways to develop better, greener technology, as well as offer more education to people, are all things on tap. With these factors put in place, the world can literally transform all cities into green cities with sustainable futures.
This IS the time! Every single day we must do our part to make a greener world, but tomorrow is the national day to work on all issues. Whether you are in a small, rural town in the middle of America, or surrounded by tall skyscrapers, tomorrow is when the ultimate power surge comes together.
The action of one person is great – the action of a billion coming together to save this world is awe-inspiring. Make sure to join in and do your part to save this planet!


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KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three Afghan policemen guarding a bank turned robbers, stealing more than $200,000 from a branch in the east of the country, an official said on Saturday.
One of the rogue cops is on the run after his two accomplices were nabbed following Friday's heist. Most of the 12 million afghanis ($222,760) looted from a branch of state-owned Afghanistan Bank in Nuristan province had been recovered, said regional governor Tameem Nooristani.
"Two policemen have been detained with 9.5 million afghanis of the stolen money but the search for the third culprit is ongoing," Nooristani said.
Afghanistan's Western-backed government has promised to make law and order a priority ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, but discipline is a major problem among a 140,000-strong police force often accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
(Reporting by Mohammad Anwar; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Robert Birsel)


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Get some sleep, gamers, and do what your mom tells you...
Full article.An extreme case of internet obsession hit the news headlines last month when 24-year-old Kim Kyung-jae collapsed and died after playing computer games at an internet cafe in the south-western city of Kwangju.
He had been playing virtually non-stop for 86 hours.
"The only breaks he had where when he briefly stopped to buy cigarettes and use the toilet," said Detective Hong Gun-hee, the investigating officer.
"These days, there aren't many places where young people can go.
"PC bangs are open 24 hours a day - and there is every potential that another case like this could happen again."
Mr Kim did not have a full time job. His mother, Choi Yong-soon, is still trying to make sense of his death.
"I told him not to spend so much time on the internet", she explained. "He just said 'yes mum', but kept on playing.
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Peace always,