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50.60. Direct storm drain discharge permit and annual registration. No person or facility shall discharge directly into a storm drain, any water used in a process, including cooling water, without first filing for a permit and obtaining an annual direct storm drain discharge registration. No permit or registration shall be issued unless the permit fee and annual fee established in section 50.70 have been paid. (82-Or-225, § 1, 11-12-82; 2002-Or-170, §§ 7, 8, 11-8-02; 2006-Or-051, § 4, 5-12-06)
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(c) Failure to obtain the appropriate permit prior to discharging will result in a doubling of permit fees.
(d) Each day of failure to register may constitute a separate violation of this Code. (2002-Or-170, § 9, 11-8-02; 2006-Or-051, § 5, 5-12-06)
50.80. Posting of registration; failure to have registration. (a) Proof of registration for wastewater discharge must be posted in public view within the registered unit within ten (10) days after receipt of the proof of registration. For the purposes of this paragraph "public view within the building" means the customer area of a business or the communal area of a residential structure, if such areas exist, or if such an area does not exist, then in the area that is readily accessible to members of the public using the building.
(b) If it is not possible to post proof of registration for fear of vandalism, a sign must be posted within ten (10) days after receipt of the proof of registration that contains the name and valid phone number of a person or persons who can produce proof of such registration upon request. The proof of registration must still be kept within the building for which the unit(s) are registered.
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RE: The joke Thread
Here is a collection of humorous church bulletin bloopers (typographical errors) ...
. Don't let worry kill you. Let the church help.
· Thursday night ... pot luck supper. Prayer and medication will follow.
· Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church.
· For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery down stairs.
· Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
· Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
· The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.
· At the evening service, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice
· This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptised at both ends.
· Tuesday at four there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk please come early.
· The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the church basement Friday.
· The Reverend Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the congregation.
· The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, 'Break Forth Into Joy."
· Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued until further notice.
· The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
· The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who laboured the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
· Men's Prayer Breakfast. No charge, but your damnation will be gratefully accepted.
· This morning's sermon: "Jesus walks on the water". Tonight's sermon: "Where is Jesus?"
· During this morning's meeting, be sure to smile and say hell to someone new.
· Ladies, don't forget our rummage sale. Here's a good chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping. Bring your husband along.
Humankind (a total misnomer)
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RE: The joke Thread
A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he
had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why he wore his collar
backwards. The man, who was a priest, said, 'I am a Father..' The little boy
replied, 'My Daddy doesn't wear his collar like that.' ... The priest looked up
from his book and answered, ''I am the Father of many. The boy said, ''My Dad
has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren and he doesn't wear his collar that
way!' The priest, getting impatient, said. 'I am the Father of hundreds', and
went back to reading his book. The little boy sat quietly thinking for a while,
then leaned over and said, "Maybe you should wear a condom, and put your pants
on backwards instead of your collar."
Humankind (a total misnomer)
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18-04-2012, 10:29 AM (This post was last modified: 18-04-2012 10:31 AM by FSM_scot.)
RE: The Joke Thread
My wife turned to me during her mother's funeral and hissed, "When we
get home later, I'm going to make you fucking pay for this!"
For the life of me I couldn't think of what I had done wrong.
Maybe it's because I wasn't sharing my popcorn.
When I die, I'm going to have the Tetris theme played at my funeral, just as my coffin is being lowered into the ground.
Behold the power of the force!
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RE: The Joke Thread
Translating just for you guys, two funny things about whiskey
Special recipe for cookies
1 cup water
1 cup suger
4 large eggs
2 cups dried fruits
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
juice from 1 lemon
nuts (as much as you like)
1 bottle scottish whiskey
Open the bottle of whiskey and try it for it's quality.
Take a big bowl. Try the whiskey once more, to be sure that it's the best quality; Fill a mug up to the rim and drink it.
turn on the electric mixer and beat the butter.
Add one tsp of sugar and keep beating.
Make sure that the whiskey is still ok, try one more mug.
Turn off the mixer.Throw two eggs into the bowl, and also throw the cups with dried fruits in.
Mix the switch on again.
If the fruited dryers get too gooey, simply loosen them with a screwdriver.
Taste the baking powder and try the whiskey for it's color.
Now sift two cups of salt or something similar.
Who cares? Try the whiskey!
Now chop the lemon juice and squeeze the nuts. Add a big spoon of castor oil and stir well with your forefinger or, if you want, use the sugar spoon. Can't you find something in your kitchen!?
Darn it! Spray the oven. Switch on the spring form at 350.
Don't forget to mix off the switch.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Drink the rest of the whiskey and go to bed!
I had 18 bottles of whiskey in the cellar. My wife ordered me to pour them all into the sink. I said "yes" and started.
I pulled the cork out of the first bottle and poured the contents into the sink, except one glass, which I drank.
Then I extracted the cork of the second bottle and did the same, except one glass, which I drank. Then I pulled the cork of the third bottle and poured the whiskey into the sink, which I drank. Then I poured the cork of the fourth into the sink and poured the bottle into the glass, which I drank. I pulled the bottle off the sink, drank a cork and threw the rest into the glass. I pulled the sink out of the next glass and poured the cork into the bottle. Then I corked the sink with the glas, bottled the drink and drinked the pour. When I had finnished emptying, I stopped the house with one hand, counted the glasses, corks, bottles, and sinks, and found out, that they was 39. And when the house passed by again, I counted again and finally had all the houses in the bottle, which I drank. I am not under the alfluence of incohol as some thinkers people. I am not so think as you would drunk. But I have such a wonderfeel fulling .... ooh
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A life guard is doing his rounds on a secluded area when at the top of the beach he spots a woman with no arms and legs on a towel propped up against a rock. She is crying so he approaches and enquires whats wrong. She tells him she it is a silly reason but her insists and she reveals she had never been kissed.... and that this made her sad
The lifeguard glances around the deserted beach and then gives the woman a long and passionate kiss..... afterwards the woman is so happy and beaming and smiling, she thanks the lifeguard profusely as he makes his way off.
10 minutes later on his way back round the woman is still there and is crying once more..... he again approaches and enquires what is the matter. The woman was happy at being kissed..... but she had never had her body explored by a man
The lifeguard gives another glance around the deserted beach and spends ten minutes kissing and touching the woman..... afterwards she is happy and smiling and beaming again and once more she thanks the lifeguard again as he makes his way off.
15 minutes later on his way back around the lifeguard spots the woman still there and crying again..... a little bit annoyed this time the lifeguard approaches and asks whats up this time. The woman again thanks the lifeguard for everything he has done and she is gratefull for everything but there was one last thing...... and shyly and timidly she whispered....... Ive never been fucked.
The Lifeguard once again glances around the totally deserted beach and picks the woman up..... he wades deep into the sea and hurls her in on a long swell outwards.
"Bon voyage" shouts the lifeguard "your fucked now"
I feel so much, and yet I feel nothing.
I am a rock, I am the sky, the birds and the trees and everything beyond.
I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
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I feel so much, and yet I feel nothing.
I am a rock, I am the sky, the birds and the trees and everything beyond.
I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
RE: The Joke Thread
"We were conservative Jews and that meant we obeyed God's Commandments until His rules became a royal pain in the ass."
- Joel Chastnoff, The 188th Crybaby Brigade
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An elderly couple goes to a marriage councilor to work out their problems. During the session, the wife says to the husband, "Look at that fat belly. If it was on a young woman, she'd be pregnant!" To which the husband coyly replies, "It was and she is!"
This actually comes from a Benny Hill skit.
RE: The Joke Thread
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RE: The Joke Thread
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The United States is resuming sharing of radar intelligence with Honduras after a four-month suspension.
Washington had suspended the intelligence sharing in August after the Central American nation's air force shot down two suspected drug planes in violation of agreements with Washington.
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Clarence Chopelas sees no reason why he can't make better than three bales of cotton per acre, routinely, under irrigation on his San Patricio County, Texas, farm.
"Under my center pivots I'd like to average three-and-a-half bales per acre," Chopelas says. "I think we can do it. We now have the varieties to make it."
He's doing all he can to tweak his production system to squeeze out every pound of lint possible from improved varieties such as DPL 455, FM 960 BR and his old standby FM 832.
"We had a good irrigated yield test using DPL 455 last year," he said. "It has good potential and could be a good fit for this area (the Texas Coastal Bend, near Corpus Christi)."
Chopelas is taking hard looks at other practices as well through verification trials he's working on with San Patricio County Extension agent Jeff Stapper and specialists from the Texas A&M Research and Extension programs in both Corpus Christi and Temple.
Together, they're looking at irrigation timing, fertility and plant population on cotton, corn and grain sorghum.
Soil moisture sensors have taught Chopelas a lot about watering cotton.
"Last year, I put more water on cotton based on sensor readings," he says. "Before, I based irrigation schedules on years of experience."
Read deeper
"We've actually changed sensor depths this year," says Steve Livingston, agronomist at the Corpus Christi Research and Extension Center. "Last year, we placed sensors at 8 inches and 16 inches. We could get a shower to wet the top of the ground (and measure shallow moisture) but we didn't know what was going on deeper in the profile. We have sensors at 12, inches, 24 inches and 36 inches this year, so we can read moisture levels as deep as three feet."
"Sensors have been extremely beneficial," Chopelas says. "They let me know what's going on deep in the soil. This year, we were dry in the top three inches but at six inches down, we could make mud balls. Cotton roots were shallow as a result (in mid-April). The roots couldn't get to the deeper moisture so we had to irrigate to get cotton out of the ground and up and running."
It needed a spark. "It was a late-planted crop," Chopelas says. "But weather warmed up and the cotton came up and was soon getting after it. We have to keep the bugs off now so we'll scout regularly."
Chopelas says the verification trials help fine-tune his operation. But weather always plays a role, regardless of what else he does for the crop.
"Last year, we had cool weather early and that set us back. We lost maybe two-thirds of a bale but when weather cleared up, the crop came back and made good yields. We were concerned but we still made about 1,500 pounds per acre."
Chopelas and Stapper are using a computer crop management model, developed by Tom Gerik at the Blacklands Research Center in Temple, to help make production decisions.
"We're setting up these trials to give farmers better information on how to manage crops, when to irrigate, for instance," Stapper says. "Last year, we made some 1,500-pound cotton in spite of a late start and heavy rains after planting."
They're looking at corn and grain sorghum plots as well. Stapper says grain sorghum yields last year dipped because of weather. "We averaged 6,200 pounds, but we had hoped for 7,000. It was too wet to apply additional nitrogen."
He says corn fared better last year. "It was a good year for corn."
Chopelas is looking at plant populations in one corn trial this year. "I'm checking 22,500, 25,000, 27,000, and 30,000 plants per acre," he says. "Typical for irrigated acreage is 22,500. We plant 18,000 to 18,500 on dryland."
He says corn was in on time and had adequate rain early with good underground moisture. Prospects looked good in April for 120 bushels per acre.
He cut back a bit on fertility in dryland cotton and corn, saving a little money on higher nutrient prices.
"Soil samples indicate I still have adequate carryover so it will not hurt this year," he says. "I made no change in irrigated cotton, and the corn is growing well."
Chopelas says he's learned a lot about crop needs through two years of verification trials and he "might do one more year."
Stapper says he implemented verification trials to answer producer requests for more assistance regarding best management practices with center pivot irrigation systems.
"The research verification trials represent an interdisciplinary effort of farmers, county Extension agent, Extension specialists, and researchers committed to improving profitability of irrigated crops," he says.
"We began working on this concept in the fall of 2003."
Objectives include:
Verify research-based recommendations for profitable irrigated cotton, corn, and grain sorghum in the Coastal Bend of Texas.
Develop an economic analysis of all aspects of irrigated crop production.
Demonstrate that consistently high yields of corn, cotton, and grain sorghum can be produced economically with the use of available technology and inputs, provided the weather cooperates.
Identify specific problems and opportunities for irrigated crop production for further investigation.
Promote timely cultural and best management practices among Coastal Bend farmers.
"We are currently in the second growing season with trials in cotton, corn, and grain sorghum," Stapper says.
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Tuesday, May 1
Opening Day Celebration
Speaker: John Trasviña, Department of Justice
John Trasviña was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate in 1997 to be special counsel for immigration-related unfair employment practices, which is the only government agency that provides these types of services to immigrant populations. In 1995, Hispanic Business Magazine recognized him as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States. As special counsel, he is now the highest-ranking Hispanic attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Guest Speaker & Entertainment: Dancers (México Lindo)
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Dining Hall
Car Show
An exciting must-see car exhibit of custom-designed automobiles. These cars, commonly known as "Low Riders", allow Latinos a unique way to express their cultural heritage through the artistic transformation of ordinary cars into mobile works of art. Come and meet these proud car owners and let them introduce you to pure Raza creativity at its best!
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: César Chávez Plaza
Wednesday, May 2
Talent Show
Join the fun as Foothill students show off their talents, including singing, dancing and a few surprises. All Foothill students are welcome to participate. So, come and "show your stuff"! Performing sign-up sheet available Tuesday, May 1, in front of the bookstore. Cash prizes awarded for first, second and third place.
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Dining Hall
Friday, May 4
Theater Performance: Cinco de Mayo Show
Grupo Folklorico México Lindo, Mariachi Tapatio, Foothill College Singers and Sueño Americano dancers.
Contact Ines Pardo, (650) 949-7206.
Time: 7-9:30 p.m.
Location: Foothill Smithwick Theater
Tickets: $5 general; $4 with OwlCard. Tickets will be sold Tuesday, May 1, in front of the bookstore.
All College Dance: Noche de Carnival
Dress festively to enjoy Carnival. Buy your beads and masks at the event for less than $5. Game booths and prizes, and entertainment by DJ Gabo.
Contact Ines Pardo, (650) 949-7206.
Time: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Location: Campus Center Dining Hall
Tickets: $5 general; $4 with OwlCard. Tickets will be sold Tuesday, May 1, in front of the bookstore.
Week Two: May 7-13
Tuesday, May 8
Tutu the Clown and Piñata
Kids will enjoy participating in a traditional piñata-breaking celebration. Entertainment by TuTu the Clown.
Time: 11 a.m.-Noon
Location: Foothill Child
Development Center
Wednesday, May 9
Latina Issues Panel
Moderated by Foothill College English instructor
Tess Hansen, this student panel will discuss issues particular to Latina students. The topic of discussion will include the juggling act that the millennium student takes on. The balancing act of family, careers, studies, friends and more will be addressed, along with many issues revolving inside the classroom.
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: Library, Room 3525
Thursday, May 10
Artist's Reception & Talk
A first-year art faculty member at Foothill College, José Arenas' works are a visual exploration of familiar signs and images both Mexican and universal. They reflect personal themes of place, culture and collective identity. His paintings are a combination of popular Mexican imagery that evokes a past that is also connected to the present. His art is derived from personal experiences and is open to the viewer's interpretation.
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: Semans Library Patio
(between Library and Media Center)
Week Three: May 14-20
Wednesday, May 16
Latino Youth Issues Seminar
Rey Berrios, a native of San Francisco, is the writer, editor and publisher of the Chicano 'zine Mi Vida Loca. His magazine is distributed from San Francisco to Los Angeles. A community activist, he has worked with Chicano youth, gang members and incarcerated Latinos. This workshop will address issues of importance to Chicano youth, and will be relevant to anyone who wants a better understanding of Latino culture.
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: Campus Center Lounge
Latino Heritage Club Meeting, Film & Munchies
Join Latino Heritage Club members and staff for light refreshments and screening of a provocative film.
Film: The Méxican Americans
Time: Noon-2 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Lounge
Thursday, May 17
Flor y Canto: Poetry & Music
Foothill students perform music and poetry. Join us as students read original work and selections from their favorite authors that express feelings about being Latino in the United States.
Time: 10 a.m.-Noon
Location: Mellow Yellow Cafe
Week Four: May 21-27
Wednesday, May 23
Service Learning Project: Bone Marrow Drive
Every year, thousands of American racial and ethnic minorities die from leukemia, aplastic anemia and other fatal blood diseases. Many of these deaths could be prevented and patients cured through a bone marrow transplant. It takes just 15 minutes to register to save a life. Visit the Campus Center Lounge during the drive. You will be asked to give two tablespoons of blood. Your blood sample will be used to determine your HLA type. Your type will be stored anonymously in a national database. A licensed Phlebotomist will take your blood sample. This procedure is absolutely 100 percent safe and virtually painless.
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Lounge
Thursday, May 24
Latino Luncheon
Contact: Ines Pardo, (650) 949-7206
Time: Noon-2 p.m.
Location: Staff House
Tickets: $6, general; $5 with OwlCard.
Ongoing Events & Activities
Earn College Credit
Enroll in the Social Science 36 course. Foothill College students can earn one unit of transferable credit for attending Latino Heritage Month events. For requirements and registration information, call (650) 949-7218.
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Dealspwn: "I've found myself disappointed by a number of the games that masses of others have been telling me are "masterpieces" of late, and I'm still not done castigating Quantic Dream for Beyond just yet.
But that disappointment in particular is made more stark by the arrival of The Wolf Among Us, which shows that you don't need Hollywood actors or ludicrously expensive motion capture studios or the backing of a major publisher and platform holder to deliver a game that appeals to our hearts as well as our heads and places story -- good storytelling -- at the very forefront of things."
Agreed. Both games are pretty hands-off in terms of gameplay, but The Wolf Among Us has such a great story compared to Beyond! DAT ENDING.
Telltale are excellent at crafting stories and getting the player emotionally involved. Another great example of not needing a super AAA budget and high paid Hollywood actors to get the player engaged,
Good story, great design and fun gameplay makes more of a difference.
Having a great time with Wolf Among Us,let's all hope TellTale is able to get some more stories from the Fable series.
My problem with telltale is that their games are way too buggy for what they are. There's just no way they can justify the stuttering, and momentary freezing when it isn't really taxing the system at all...
thank you! Ive been saying this the whole time. QD tries waaaay to hard with paying big budget celebs who do the marketing for them and focuses on the wrong parts of gameplay and the story they are trying to tell. TT picked a simple but popular comic book and put a new twist on it making it something interesting! The instalments give them oppruitney to figure out what worked and what didnt and tweak things (no patch needed here) and they hype you up for the next release...cuz man DAT ENDING to ep 1 was...woah. They learned a thing or two from walking dead about taking risk. TT opened this type of genre to me as no other could have... and personally? I will remember that. (see what i did there?)
Come back to this when Telltale makes a game where the story/world isn't already made up for them.
The Walking Dead was a comic first, then a tv show before it was a game. So they had the story set before they even made the game.
The Wolf Among Us is from DC Vertigo series Fables. So once again, just like with Walking Dead, the story was already set for them.
When/If Telltale has their OWN story made without having to use a comic, book, or television show, THEN we can have a debate on whether or not they "school" Quantic Dream


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 25th Jul 2012 12:53 UTC
Apple has just released Mountain Lion to the Mac App Store. For a measly $20, Lion users can move to the new release right now, and honestly, at that price, there's little reason not to for the Mac users among us. It's not a huge or massive release or anything, but if you're a fan of iOS, you're going to love all the OS bits and pieces that are being transferred to your desktop. Have fun installing, and, as always, be sure to read the only review that matters: John Siracusa's 25000 words long review (that's almost as long as the thesis I wrote to earn my master's degree, holy cripes!). I know what I'll be reading today on my brand new Nexus 7. If you can, please support Siracusa by buying the ebook version on Amazon (currently stuck in the review process, should show up any minute now). Why? Because Siracusa's kind of technology writing is something we need to cherish, because we have less and less of it.


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My name is Iara Cury, and I am currently a junior at Yale University. I have been living in the United States for 7 years, but I am originally from Brazil. I can speak both Portuguese and Spanish, and a little French, although contrary to popular belief, I cannot play soccer at all. I love all kinds of sciences, but I find Astrophysics especially amazing. My major is Astronomy and Physics, and I have done some research both in the fields of Active Galactic Nuclei, and Gravitational Lensing. Since I never had the opportunity to do much amateur astronomy, I plan to learn more about naked-eye stargazing in the near future. For me it is important to connect the scientific knowledge we have with an appreciation for the beauty of our universe, and better yet, to share it with children and adults. I hope my future studies and work will help build our understanding about Astronomy as well as make the the physical sciences more appealing to the general public.


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GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The men's basketball team won their fourth game in a row, defeating Fontbonne 100-75 on Thursday evening. Jonas McBride led the way for the Panthers, netting 22 points. Ben Giertz and Simon Martin followed closely with 17 points each.
Martin was Greenville's leader in rebounds with eight, while Giertz led the team in assists with eight.
Greenville played well the whole game with a leading score of 42-32 at the half. During the second half, the Panthers pushed Fontbonne's deficit over 20 points, closing with the 25-point win.
Greenville's record improved to 7-5 (3-2 SLIAC) on the year, and the Panthers will travel to Lincoln Christian Saturdya for a game at 3 p.m.


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If Friday's rally had stopped trending up, then the pattern's alternative was to plunge. This stage of the pattern is like the shark metaphor, which supposedly must maintain its forward motion to avoid rolling over. While that can extend indefinitely, it is not accumulation.
Pattern points… (Setups and technicals)
Friday's rally retraced too much of the prior Monday's plunge to 1732.00 to be its correction. Exceeding 1780.00 still allows the bounce to be corrective, but a correction from prior highs. That's not optimal for resuming the decline, but it's still possible.
That, or Monday's open can gap down, and reject all of Friday afternoon's probe above its afternoon 1784.75 bias-up signal. Even that would not suffice, with the gap down needing to extend back under Friday afternoon's 1777.75 bias-down signal for confirmation. Forming another distribution pattern without extending higher or reversing down would still be bearish, but possibly only to attack last week's lows.
Potential for reversing down is suggested by Friday's last hour. Although it probed higher and higher highs, each leg overlapped the afternoon's 1791.00 bias-up target. Extra buying pressure was expended without gaining extra traction for the effort. But not gapping down or immediately rejecting opening strength would be unlikely to reverse down before the afternoon.
What's Next… (Outlook and opportunities)
Quite a week, and quite a big question mark left at the end of it. Join us for this weekend's Saturday Strategy Session to discuss the bigger picture. It begins at 9:30am, and we'll discuss any other chart that interests you.
Look for at least one update overnight or ahead of the Morning Market Tour… My thoughts on the day's econ calendar are linked here.


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Two Gadsden State students were named as 2013 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver scholars.
Two Gadsden State students were named as 2013 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver scholars.
Mollie Strickland, Gadsden, and Michael Holt, Rainbow City, were selected to receive a $1,250 scholarship and a special medallion in recognition of their selection.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation recognizes 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars nationally, and provides nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually.
Strickland and Holt were eligible for this award after being selected to represent Gadsden State as members of the All-Alabama Academic Team. The pair recently was recognized by the Alabama Community College System and received $1,000 academic scholarships from the All-USA Academic Program.
Strickland is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government Association, F.O.C.U.S. Leaders, and recently was crowned homecoming queen. Holt is the international student events coordinator, a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the college choir.
Both students will be honored at the Phi Theta Kappa Annual Convention Thursday through April 6 in San Jose, Calif.
For more information about the All-Alabama Academic Program, contact Dale Hill at 256-549-8375 or email@example.com.


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I need remote connection to a certain network, i have tryied RDP, but after i scanned with Nessus, he recomended to shutdown this service because is possible to a man in the middle attack, or a dicionary attack.
But i realy need this access, so what would be the solution?
I need access to admin services from servers, or even help users trought VNC.
What would you recomend?
This a Frame relay tecnology... and its pointing to a server where the services are listening.


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Exclusive Unveil - The Arcane Knights Kickstarter Campaign Launches
Posted: 04:22PM
Author: ClayMeow
We have written about Kickstarter campaigns in the past, but usually for campaigns from well-established studios and/or after a campaign has raised millions. This time is a little different. This time, the Kickstarter campaign is going live as this article goes live. What makes The Arcane Knights so special? The Arcane Knights is headed by fellow OCC staff member hornybluecow (Isaiah).
The Arcane Knights started as an experiment in game design and collaboration. The premise was straight forward: Let's Create a Game. Let's Create a Game (LCAG) was created by Isaiah "to create a website containing information for game creation." Anyone who wanted to volunteer their time could join the team and contribute. Regardless of skill level, anyone could join and learn as they go. The result of all that collaboration is The Arcane Knights. Unfortunately, unpaid hobbyists can only take the project so far, and that is why Isaiah is turning to Kickstarter to raise funds.
The Arcane Knights is a free-to-play, four-person hack-and-slash game with an isometric perspective. Isaiah says the game merges aspects from various hack-and-slash games over the years, specifically naming Gauntlet Legends, Diablo, and Castle Crashers as influences. Due to the isometric perspective, the gameplay of The Arcane Knights will have more in common with the first two, while the tone of the game will be more in line with that of Castle Crashers – comical, not serious. Indeed, the name of the main antagonist is the Evil Lord Malarkey.
While the project has been successful up to this point as a community-driven, volunteer-based project, many of the current contributors lack the time or ability to bring the full game to fruition. Part of the funds will be used to secure programmers familiar with UDK and Flash. But you may be wondering, if the game is going to be free-to-play, what's in it for you? Well for one, all backers (even those that pledge a mere dollar) will receive beta access, with $5 or more getting you earlier access. If you like physical rewards, you can net yourself a t-shirt or lithograph. Or maybe you want to design an aspect of the game? For a mere $25, 200 people can design their own Easter Egg that only they and the developers will know about. Other tiers allow you to name an NPC animal, write an in-game conversation, invent an enemy, or even name the King.
While LCAG is asking for a mere $25,000, that is merely the tip of the iceberg, used for creating the beta and completing the first level/realm. Stretch goals include adding character trees, side quests, multiplayer, voice acting, and even releasing the game files for public consumption. It's an ambitious project, which is why they need your help.
So go check out the Kickstarter campaign and be sure to tune into OCC for more exclusive The Arcane Knights reveals in the future! To start, we currently have the only high-resolution versions of the concept images, created by 2D Lead David Johnson! It's good knowing the Project Lead ;).
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"Since 1993 we have been running the workshop ' Le Pin Lyre ', where I [Thomas Murach , Facteur de clavecins] make harpsichords and Isabelle restores violins, lutes and violes. In fact, we work together on lots of tasks, but that's the basic setup. …
The following pages have some photos and links giving details on our work so far and are here for no other purpose than to encourage you, the musician and harpsichord player, to contact [us] …"
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"Fabrication d'instruments de musique. Luths & Violes de gambe - Isabelle Venturini" (transl. "Instrument maker, lutes and viola da gamba by Isabelle Venturini" (See website for more info. (ed.))
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"I am a musician, sharing my time between playing the baroque violin and the lute and making bows for baroque instruments. The bows I make are either based on existing historical models, or are reconstructions based on the combination of ongoing research into the aesthetic and acoustic principles of the 17th and 18th centuries, through the study of historical instruments and iconography, combined with the practical concert experience of my colleagues and my own.
My workshop is set in the beautiful hills of the Galilee in the north of Israel. I travel often to Europe for exhibitions and concerts."
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"Born in Genoa in 1961, after graduating High School he is admitted in 1980 to the International Violinmaking School of Cremona, where he studies under the direction of V.Bissolotti, W.Zambelli and Stefano Conia, taking the degree in 1984. In that period he attends Sesto Rocchi's laboratory; later he continues his apprenticeship in the workshop of Joe Curtin and Gregg Alf. Alberto Giordano estabilished in Genoa in 1987.
Since 1994 colaborates to the preservation of the 'Cannone', the famous violin of Guarneri del Gesù owned by Niccolò Paganini, property of the City of Genoa.
In 2004 together with Bruce Carlson and Pio Montanari, he attend the violin of Paganini's refurbishment also called the 'Historical Recover'. The work is the result of intense researches in civic and private genoese archives and the result of the in depth analysis of the technical and organological features of the violin of Paganini.
The goal of this work was the removing of the recent interventions made on the Cannone in order to recreate the historical image of the violin as it was left by Paganini (see Strad October 2004).
A studier and researcher of the italian violinmaking, Alberto Giordano has written a number of articles, essays and books. He is contributor for 'The Strad' magazine. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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" ... Since 1995 I focused my attention on baroque bows and they are now my main activity.
In 2002 I completed the bows' catalogue of the Orpheon Foundation in Wien (Austria) and, in 2003, brought to an end the one of the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze. In 2005 I started the listing of historical bows by the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) in Bruxelles (Belgium) and edited the complete records of the two bows belonged to G.Tartini collected in the conservatorio di musica of Trieste (Italy).In 2007 started the catalogation of the hirtorical bows collected by the Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. ...
In cooperation with F.Lowenberger and stringmaker Mimmo Peruffo I started a program for spreading and sharing knowledge about the evolution of stringed instruments; its goal is to issue a support for all the musicians who want to perform "historically informed".
Alongside with the production on bows I actually work in instruments repair and set-up, during my free time I also carry out my own research on classical guitars. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Born in Genova, Italy, in 1948, I started teaching myself how to build period musical instruments out of sheer passion and curiosity in 1979. Later on I took formal apprenticeship in the shop of the Genoese master luthier De Vincenzi. In 1982 I was one of the Founding Members of the Genoese Artistic Luthiery Society.
For years I have specialized in replicas of baroque bowed instruments, of the Viola da Gamba family in particular, but also baroque violin and cello. Besides these philological reproductions, for which I'm aided by bibliographic and artistic researches and by consulting many professional musicians and experts in this field, I also perform baroque reconversion of original baroque instruments which have been modified in the course of the years, restoring them to their original aesthetic and functional features. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed)
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"he Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari Cremona was founded in 1996 for the purpose of promoting and making known contemporary Cremonese violin making, which upholds an ancient artisan tradition.
The Consorzio has its seat in Cremona , the city of Stradivari , Amati and Guarneri, the great masters of the past. Their art, known and admired throughout the world, is a source of inexhaustible inspiration for modern instrument makers.
Around sixty master stringed instrument makers from Cremona and its Province belong to the Consorzio. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The bows that I make are modelled after early bows or well known typologies, and are built with extreme care using top quality materials. The wood used are the traditional ones, above all "snakewood". European wood is used to build Renaissance bows.
Some bows can be made with different mechanisms: "button and screw", "settled frog" or "clip-in system". The "clip-in system" gives the user the quality of the sound typical of the "settled frog mechanism" coupled with the possibility of moving the frog to obtain the desired tension. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Born in Milan (Italy) on 1960, at his time he attended fine art high school and Music school (piano). In 1989 he gets the Civic School of Luthery of Milan. In 1991 he starts building his own instruments since then he gets to a lot of exspositions and meetings in Italy and abroad. In 1993 he achieve the final digree as a Luthier and Restorer of Musical Instruments. His Instruments are implied professionally for concerts, recordings and performances all around the known world. Several Conservatoirs did choose his Instruments (Milano, Parma, La Spezia, Venezia, Vicenza, Ginevra, ...) " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Born in Cremona in 1954, since his childhood he has been fond of music, and especially of violins. He attended the International Violinmaking School of Cremona, where he graduated in 1972, after studying with masters like Giobatta Morassi and Pietro Sgarabotto. He has his workshop in Cremona, where he makes and restores violins, violas, cellos and doublebasses. He uses classic Cremonese models as well as his own ones, paying particular attention to acoustics and using excellent quality material. His instruments, made by hand in each stage of the construction, are used by concertists and sold all over the world. His primary interest lies in acoustics, and he pays particular attention to the setting-up of instruments. He took part in several ehibitions, and he is member of Cremona "Antonio Stradivari Violin and Bow Makers Consortium. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"All the listed instruments are built upon original historical models surviving in Museums and collections. The description of the models is just informative and not a bond; the construction will follow any wish and need of the customer.
I've been making lutes since 1988, and have built instruments for players from Europe, United States and Japan. Thanks to the help and suggestions of many distinguished players, I've been able to fine tune my workmanship and to develop the sound quality and a more personal style. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Vittorio and Marcello Villa are Italian violin makers. In their workshop in Cremona, Italy, they make violins, violas, cellos, bowed baroque instruments according to Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati's violinmaking style. Marcello and Vittorio Villa luthiers have also been teachers at IPIALL, the violinmaking school in Cremona. In the world there are many words that indicate the same job: violin maker, fiddle maker, luthier, geigenbauer, geigenmaker, etc.. The Italian word for luthier is liutaio. Violinmakers from Italy are considered the best in the world. Although many people make violins, only few are actually professional makers of fiddles. Marcello and Vittorio Villa are also well known as makers of inlaid decorated instruments (violini intarsiati). Have you ever seen a Villa violin, viola or cello? You can find their violins in many important classical music places in the world, sometimes even along with Stradivarius instruments: orchestras, string quartets, music schools and, of course this web site! ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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" ... I left my university studies to enrol in the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria (IPIALL, the International School of Violinmaking) in Cremona and in the Professional Training Courses (CPF) of the Lombardy Region; the latter courses were directed by the master bowmaker Giovanni Lucchi in Cremona. After receiving my diploma as a BOWMAKER in 1982, I stayed on for an additional year of post-graduate training under Maestro Lucchi. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"... Following a year of national service as an auxiliary fireman, I began my apprenticeship in the Milan workshop of the master violinmaker Celestino Farotto in 1979. I left my university studies to enrol in the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria (IPIALL, the International School of Violinmaking) in Cremona and in the Professional Training Courses (CPF) of the Lombardy Region; the latter courses were directed by the master bowmaker Giovanni Lucchi in Cremona. After receiving my diploma as a BOWMAKER in 1982, I stayed on for an additional year of post-graduate training under Maestro Lucchi. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Sergio Gistri was born in Poggibonsi (Siena, Italy) in 1958. His work is devoted exclusively to the construction of bowed instruments (especially violas da gamba and violones) inspired to 16th, 17th, 18th century originals, after a passionate study (since 1993) of the originals preserved in the main public and private collections in Europe, and an intense training with M° Paolo Sorgentone in instrument restoration and building. His instruments today are played by famous musicians and important ensembles (such as Modo Antiquo, Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Europa Galante, Accademia Bizantina and others in Italy and Europe), also in many recordings. He has taken part with his works to several international meetings and exhibitions. His creations (up to now, about 80 in the world) follow closely the construction features and procedures of the originals, but also embed the results of his own research about acoustics and style. Moreover, Sergio's instruments are each time a custom project, set up and discussed with the musician in order to fit all her/his needs for playing and artistic expression." Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Toni De Stefano was born in Milan on October 13 1975. In 1999 he enrolled at the "Civica Scuola di Liuteria di Milano" where, over the years, was able to learn the most refined techniques for the construction of plucked instruments. Along with the duration of the courses he began to put into practice the teachings he received, building classical guitars according to the old Spanish tradition.
In 2004 he finished his studies at the "Civica Scuola di Liuteria di Milano", specializing in the construction of stringed musical instruments for early music.
Subsequently, he began post-graduate training in Bologna with the violin maker Anna Radice, where he explored the structural issues of plucked instruments of the Baroque period. In recent years, and, by partnering with different professionals in music, he has deepened the techniques of construction and repair of plucked musical instruments ranging from nineteenth century to the present."
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"The Toro family, from the city of Salle, province of Pescara in the region of Abruzzo, Italy, has been manufacturing high quality gut strings since 1965. Today, these hand made strings are produced by the Toro Brothers and their artisans using the very best techniques.
Our aim, supported by constant research and painstaking experimentations, is to offer natural gut strings produced by modern technologies respecting the ancient Italian Salle stringmakers' tradition to reach the magic sound that only gut, among all materials, can achieve.
The Toro family produces gut strings with the strictest respect to historical authenticity with the aim of recovering the typical proportions and materials of the gut strings in use in the past.
The instruments particularly used in the above mentioned musical material are: violin, viola, cello, double bass, pardessus, tenor viol, treble viol, bass viol, Baroque and Renaissance bass viol, violone, lutes and classical guitar, theorbos. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"My studio is a very rare studio dedicated to the research and preservation of the inheritance of European violin-making culture between 1511 and 1789. Brief history:
- I apprenticed to the instrument maker Viktor Oiberman at the age of 11.
- My first studio was opened in St.Petersburg in 1991, shortly after my very first violin received a Diploma at the Russian National Competition of violin-makers in 1991.
- In 1994 I moved to Brussels and dedicated myself to the research into the violin history and aesthetics, including the history of violin repertoire and baroque violin playing (under Sigiswald Kuijken).
- In 2002 I opened my studio in Brussels and made instruments and baroque bows for a few soloists such as Sigiswald Kuijken, Francois Fernandez, Ryo Terakado, Luis Otavio Santos and others, for the members of ensembles such as La Petite Bande, Ricercar Consort, Bach Collegium Japan and some others.
- As whole I made 60 instruments and used to keep a waiting list for both the instruments and bows. The secret is in my appealing approach to the European violin-making in the spirit of the Baroque, and in my ability to play the instruments I make (I graduated from St.Petersburg State and Brussels Royal Conservatories).
- In 2006 I opened my studio in one of the greenest areas of Tokyo, 35 minutes from the city centre."
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"We have been an experienced firm in selling and servicing harps. Every day we find new challenges. We work for conservatories and orchestras all over Europe. Passionate commitment and expert craftmanship are our strenghts. Whether you want to buy a new or used harp, try new strings or need information on more complicated matters, such as restoration of antique harps, we are more than willing to provide advice and lend a helping hand. Should you plan to visit our showroom, please don't hesitate to contact us. It will be our pleasure to be of service. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Floris-Jan van der Voort first started making classical violins and cello's.
In search for a more artistic approach, he went to West Dean College, where he studied the making of early bowed instruments. Since 1995, on leaving college, he specializes in instruments of the viol and baroque violin families.
His instruments are made to the highest standards, based on surviving originals and iconography.
They are valued by both professional and amateurs in many countries, including The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and America."
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|View Poll Results: Is Sasuke's Revenge Justifiable?
|Yes: All Konohanians (?) deserve to be felled by Sasuke's blade...
|Somewhat: The Elders (and those like them) are to blame, so they should get what's coming to them...
|No: Revenge is never justified, no matter how monstrous the criminal/action is...
|No: Revenge may be justifiable, but Sasuke's isn't...
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|2012-01-08, 21:02
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also, assuming this war isnt the last arc of the manga, he could form his own uchiha village and be a constant threat to the others. he could also gain rinnegan, maybe be the juubi's jinchuuriki, it could go on and on. but yes i think it is inevitable that naruto will eventually get him to turn good, even if its just for a few seconds before death. hopefully kishi can do it without making it ridiculous =)
|2012-01-09, 11:53
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I don't think Sasuke will even get the satisfaction of killing the elders tbh. They just don't seem to matter that much any more. If they do actually die, I could see them sacrificing themselves as a way of atonement, but I don't think it'll happen.
As for Sasuke going crazy, I think the sharingan itself is largely to blame. Pretty much every Uchiha with extremely powerful eyes was crazy. Karin even noted that his chakra becomes colder and more evil as his powers develop.
|2012-01-09, 12:05
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|2012-01-10, 09:16
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I like to think the Sharingan as a great power.
And as Uncle Ben once said , "with Great Power comes Great responsibilities."
I'm just sayin. Look at all those with godlike powers and half of them became war torn killing machines of death.
About Sasuke's chakra becoming colder and darker , its more of his hatred growing instead of his powers developing. Surely his powers are increasing near tenfold , but so is his hatred. Each time his hatred for something increases his strength increases. Hatred overwhelms a person and Sasuke is exactly just that as he lets himself be blinded by hatred. Thats why his chakra slowly deviates to be colder and more evil as his hatred increases.
Thanks to a certain someone whispering warped and twisted ideas to him 24/7
|2012-01-10, 13:23
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The thing is Sasuke is vengeful because he didn't get the justice that was deserved.
People want justice and since justice wasn't fulfilled it's only natural to turn to revenge. The Elders should not get away with their atrocious deed of Uchiha Genocide because of the 9 tailed fox attack which the clan was wrongfully accused for and not given a fair trail to prove the misdeed, they were ostracized by the village for the act of one Uchiha outcast aside from that there is also the Senju against Uchiha vibe so they would not deal with them.
And I don't see why people are praising Itachi as if he's done the most honorable deed in history that requires a humanitarian award. Hell, from looking at his past actions I would probably see him as the prime reason for making Sasuke turn out this way and for all the other dreadful shit that is currently going on in the Narutoverse. Many people state that duty he performed to wipe out the clan for the sake of the village peace so there would be no upcoming wars. The way I see it Itachi got played by Tobi, making him foolish. Itachi never stopped the 4th ninja war he helped to create it. A war that involved the whole ninja world and not just one or two villages. It means alot more people are dying in the war he made, then the possible internal konoha war he stopped. He guided Sasuke to the path of hatred that he is now at. Itachi worked for Tobi and the Akatsuki, he fought wars for them, made them money to fund the materials for war, he helped recruit other members like Deidra, he helped get the sharingan eyes needed for Tobi's izangi's prolonging his life from death/powering up his somewhat invincible jinchuriki paths of pain, he helped hunt down the jinchuriki to complete the Moon's eye plan, he helped to seal the bijuu in the Gedo Maza, he was a fool to believe Tobi would keep his promise and not go after Sasuke, he was foolish enough to think a suprise ameratsu attack would kill Tobi, he was foolish to believe if Sasuke went back to the leaf village that he would be a hero and not Danzo's number one target (Sasuke without CS/MS/EMS). Danzo had Sai try to assasinate Sasuke despite Itachi's pact and supposed instilation of fear by showing up in the leaf village (Itachi thought Danzo would keep his word through intimidation, foolish). Itachi took CS away and without the truth Sasuke would not feel the pain of itachi's death for MS, or ever want itachi's eyes for EMS.
Itachi was fooled by Danzo,Tobi and probably the Elders
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|2012-01-10, 19:04
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You can't really categorize what Shikamaru did with what Sasuke's doing. Sasuke is obsessed revenge and would do anything to see that he gets it: Betray his village, hurt or kill loyal friends and innocents, ally himself with lowest scum around--anything to get back at the people that cause him to lose his clan. Shika wouldn't have sought revenge if it meant betraying his village or purposely hurting people he cared about. He did disobey a direct order to go after Akatsuki, but I don't think he was anywhere remotely close to the path Sasuke was taking, if he was, Kakashi would've given him the same speech he gave Sasuke about revenge instead of aiding him.
I'm not going to sugarcoat and say that what Shika, Ino and Chouji did wasn't revenge, but I've always seen it more about them taking personal responsibility. Asuma and Shika were part of a mission to eliminate two Akatsuki threats and Asuma died trying accomplish the mission. It always seemed that what was ultimately important to Shika and co. wasn't getting revenge on Hidan and Kakuzu, but as his pupils, finishing what Asuma started to honor him.
But at best, I would consider Itachi a victim.
|2012-01-11, 01:07
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How can itachi be put in a really desperate situation and made a victim? He decided to put himself as the victim. There could be other options to prevent the massacre and have him take control of the clan instead, although we do not know if that's possible or not, but it sounds alot better than mass genocide and turning your beloved sibling into a vengeful-driven psycho
Itachi knew about the presence of Tobi/madara and instead of warning the Leaf village, he stayed silent. This seems noble at first, forcing Tobi to promise not to attack the village, but the best time the village/ninja world had to stop his plan/the 4th war would have been back then, probably warn the Uchiha & or the village elders about Tobi, the man RESPONSIBLE for the 9 tails rampage on the village. Before he had gathered the akatsuki/made money/killed & sealed the jinchuriki & bijuu/grew the 100,000 zetsu clone army.
Shisui and Itachi, which were known as one of the strongest genjutsu users among Uchiha (probably the strongest), should be able to convince Uchiha elders via their normal Sharingan genjutsu to avoid war and try to negotiate with Hiruzen even without using of Kotoamatsukami (and probably Shisui should be able to do maximum two of those per 10 years, unless he got Hashirama's cells).
If possible, Itachi could've taken his father's place of Uchiha leader by challenging him for the rule of the clan. If he would prove himself stronger than any other of his clan (and only Shisui at that time had MS and he has only extreme powerful Genjutsu and was Itachi's supporter) than with him in control of his clan he would be able to stop this pointless bloodshed. I think the hokage or the elders could allow that to happen, have an Uchiha on their side and that Uchiha is leader of the clan to keep the clan in check.
No one understands why Itachi massacred his family. He never said why and we can hardly trust the word of Tobi a habitual liar. The Uchiha were not fooled by Tobi, the Leaf were fooled by Tobi, something Itachi forgot to mention to the elders about (a person who did have the power to control the fox and frame the Uchiha, important information, yes)Tobi/madara being alive. He joined to spy, but his actions helped the 4th ninja war to happen, and he was a shitty spy. Who did he give any information to? He created war joining akatsuki. People talk about his supposed intentions, while his actions say something totally different. What did he do to counteract all the evil he did? probably the only good thing he ever did was to leave Naruto alone (didn't capture the 9 tails, his original mission in akatsuki), and now here is Naruto cleaning up after his mess .
Itachi endangered Konoha worst of all he made the weapon that Sasuke has become, armed him with MS/EMS, allowed Tobi to tell him the Truth/maybe, Itachi killed the uchiha and let Sasuke feel guilt for killing him to fuel his hate/sadness.
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|2012-01-11, 18:54
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Your first paragraph is true but has nothing to do with the point I raised. Of course Shika situation isn't the same as Sasuke. To start with what they suffered can't be compared and then he got his revenge within a week. Have Shika return to Konoha to find everybody dead at the hand of Hidan and then fail to return the favor for the next decade and we could talk.
I'd disagree about Kakashi though, the man flatly said to Sasuke to forgot about revenge, period. That was a very stupid thing to say and obviously it didn't work. Had he acted the way he did with Shika (ie proposing to enable his revenge through his help) instead of blabbing about revenge being bad then maybe things could have turned differently.
You also say that you're not sugarcoating it but that's pretty much all you did. Shika didn't go after Hidan because he was part of the team (he and dozens of others that is) sent after him, he (and his 2 friends who weren't even part of the mission to begin with) went after Hidan because he wanted revenge for his teacher, period. That's why Kakashi told Tsunade that it was no use to tell him not to go, because he would refuse blindly to follow order and go on his own anyway and so it was better to go along with him because at least they stood a better chance that way. There was no duty rational behind that, Hidan murdered Asuma and Shika burried him alive for it.
|2012-01-13, 01:01
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Let's say Itachi stopped the coup and take control of the Uchiha under Sarutobi's authority. How many are going to truly support him after he shows more loyalty to Konoha than his clan? Maybe the majority would be obedient because of his strength, but then there are those who could continue to rebel and become missing nin or even threats like Madara. The Konoha/Uchiha alliance was already uneasy before. Think things would get better or worse after the Uchiha revealed themselves willing to betray Konoha? How long could peace last before the old Senju/Uchiha grudges came up like they did before? A generation. Two or three maybe? To say the conflict would be finally be buried forever with a truce is hard to say. No matter how you look at it, it would be a fragile relationship-- easy to break and difficult to maintain.
If you're Itachi, thinking about Konoha's safety and its future I can understand arriving at the conclusion that leaving the Uchiha alive was like having a powder keg in the village. By wiping out his clan, he ends the bloodline permanently. Madara is still around, but Itachi forces him to agree to keep Konoha off-limits and joins Akatsuki to keep close on his heels. For good measure, he mind-rapes his brother into hating the other two remaining Uchiha. A guarantee that Sasuke would stop at nothing to end Madara's threat if Itachi failed. But Sasuke ended up falling right into Madara's lap anyhow, because Madara was always one step ahead of Itachi. Itachi was made to believe he had no choice but to make the worst decision anyone could make. And it was largely unsuccessful. That's why I say he was a victim.
But Shika was sent on a mission to eliminate two threats to his village. His sensei died for that. After Asuma's last words were about how great potential is and how he's counting on him to protect the "king", just because Shika doesn't drop responsibility when Tsunade tells him to let the big boys take care of things makes it purely about revenge? Ino and Chouji weren't on the mission, but they were Asuma's pupils too and besides that, how could they leave Shika to face Akatsuki alone. I don't doubt that Shikamaru got a sense of satisfaction defeating Hidan, but declaring that Shika was purely motivated out of revenge really waters down the development of his character.
I don't think Shika not suffering some kind of karmic backlash for avenging Asuma is really Kishi making an exception to condone revenge. I mean, yeah Naruto's become a saint who resists the temptation of all revenge at any cost, and Sasuke is the horrible example of where revenge leads, but Sasuke is an example of revenge for revenge sake. He has no other cause or goal but to see the enemy punished. Shika took it on himself to finish his mission, help protect his village and avenge his master.
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|2012-01-13, 01:32
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Responding to the topic with a resounding Hell no. Opting to go ballistic against Konoha after he found out what Itachi sacrificed for him is a slap in the face, and justifying that vengeance in his name is another one. I'd have no problem with Sasuke's actions if his reasons were only exclusive to him and not some self-righteous crap that further drags his family name into this, but as it stands that's not the case. Honestly I feel like he's intended to be an antihero but performs actions a lot close to pure villainy.
|2012-01-13, 07:29
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The coup de tat was planned after the nine tails attack, the Elders wrongfully accused them after the attack, leading to immediate segregation, and as Hunter said negotiations were only made amongst themselves (The Hokage and the Elders, with the Hokage trying to reach a peaceful solution) to deal with the Uchiha treatment. I don't recall Uchiha getting any proper representation and if they did we can't/don't know what they were asking for in their "supposed" negotiations, for all I know it could be better treatment or a fair trail to hear their side of the story for a change or to probably leave the village, we cannot say for sure.
I can tell you that there are some of the people who live with the Uchiha Clan who do not inherit/possess their powerful abilities, those could be people who marry into the Clan, these people who do not inherit their abilities but still serve as members of the clan such as Sasuke's Aunt or Uncle who run their Gift Shop (I don't see them performing any Fireball Jutsu's), some who do the small grunt work or like his Mother who's probably a stay at home mom. There maybe some who don't even know about their hidden coup (remember it's hidden to those who are in the Konoha Military Police Force, the only person outside the KMPF was Fugaku's wife and that's because he was the Clan Leader/Coup Leader) it could be those kids that are Sasuke's age or younger but because they are Uchiha kill them off too for fear they grow up to become uber strong like Madara, we don't know if all of them are capable of reaching Madara's level and it was stated that Madara was an exceptionally gifted member who had high level's of chakra thus making him a perfect candidate to reach god-like status. To reach that level requires lethal methods such as killing someone close to you (close relative). Your'e making it sound as though every-member of the Uchiha clan has exceptional chakra level's like Madara's, we don't know and we can't say for sure only Kishi could confirm this. Still, these innocent didn't deserve this treatment. This is why Sasuke's on a romp right now in offing every-member of konoha including the innocent ones who are enjoying the peace and stability his clansmen (All Uchiha People)were sacrificed for NOT JUST ITACHI. Everyone is looking at the clan as an evil clan need I remind you that there are some who are good (Obito & Shisui are just one for starters).
And I'm pretty sure that if the Uchiha rebellion was stomped the first time by itachi and sarutobi, they would dare not try a second time or it would probably take a very long time too to do so again, because by this point itachi and sarutobi would put strict policies in place on any clan in konoha who would attempt to plot a coup. It's even true in real life once a coup immediately fails the Government immediately establishes harsher rules/policies or means to prevent another attempt, that's why coup de tat are a win or lose, do or die situation either you succeed and become the new regime or fail and become imprisoned traitors or worst face the death penalty. At least it wouldn't lead to a 4th Ninja war with all Nations being affected. An ultimatum could be offered to the non-rebels of the Uchiha Clan, either stay in konoha or leave and form your own damn village, choice is theirs.
Eitherway the Elders handled the situation poorly and left itachi with a choice (Us or them?) itachi choose Us (Konoha) for HIS want of peace and stability. Genocide is still a horrendous crime eitherway you look at it, there had to be other options.
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|2012-01-13, 14:37
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[QUOTE=Sabaku Kyu;3942025]I don't think it's bull. I veto the bull vote.
You can't really categorize what Shikamaru did with what Sasuke's doing. Sasuke is obsessed revenge and would do anything to see that he gets it: Betray his village, hurt or kill loyal friends and innocents, ally himself with lowest scum around--anything to get back at the people that cause him to lose his clan. Shika wouldn't have sought revenge if it meant betraying his village or purposely hurting people he cared about. He did disobey a direct order to go after Akatsuki, but I don't think he was anywhere remotely close to the path Sasuke was taking, if he was, Kakashi would've given him the same speech he gave Sasuke about revenge instead of aiding him.
I'm not going to sugarcoat and say that what Shika, Ino and Chouji did wasn't revenge, but I've always seen it more about them taking personal responsibility. Asuma and Shika were part of a mission to eliminate two Akatsuki threats and Asuma died trying accomplish the mission. It always seemed that what was ultimately important to Shika and co. wasn't getting revenge on Hidan and Kakuzu, but as his pupils, finishing what Asuma started to honor him.
The Uchica weren't murdered because of the Kyuubi attack...this is the reason they were segregated. The clan was killed because they were planning a coup against Konoha. And there was really no need for a trial because there was no doubt about their conspiracy. Sandaime actually tried to negotiate with the Uchiha through diplomacy. When that failed, Danzou and the Elders took matters into their own hands--or rather put it into Itachi's hands.
I agree with that, though I'll admit Itachi was in a really desperate situation. From what it seems like, the Uchiha were pretty adamant about rebelling against Konoha. There's no telling what would've happened had the coup actually happened.
But at best, I would consider Itachi a victim.[/QUOTEtj
this is just something to throw out there, a what if situation. so what if kakuza and hidan did something total tragic to another village. and the village in question had a really good reason to go after them. and tsunada tells team asuma you cant go after then due to political reasons, such as the village that was hurt by the akatski would be willing to go to war if they could not be the ones to deal with them. the question is, well does team asuma do nothing, who gets the call here. the point is in naruto world the people sasuke is after are powerful in a political sense, so if he goes after them its bad because it may start a war, but if its just a criminal the atitude is hey its ok to go after them. but really what is sasuke supposed to do, just forget about it because of political reasons, this is his family we are talking about. who is going to sit on this and not do something about it.
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|2012-01-13, 21:03
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Itachi left Sasuke alive, but he wanted the Uchiha legacy to die. That wouldn't happen as long as there was a clan to rally the Uchiha. Madara's was the true enemy of course, but even as dangerous as he is, he's still a single, tangible threat. The clan was scores, maybe hundreds of uncertainties and each generation brings more. A Uchiha might be a loyal shinobi like Obito, or they could become the next Madara.
But I guess this is better left for the Itachi hero/villain thread...
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Dude that's really sad to resort to such a cruel method, but doing this action to me means that person does not really have a conscience or doesn't really give a damn about human-life, seriously. This is Narutoverse and it's ninja's we're dealing with so the actions would be very militarist in nature, cruel but effective.
At lease I could give Itachi credit for that, in that he suffered internally after doing such an inhumane act.
But this is where the Hokage could've made a huge difference, as I said before after the 9 tails attack the Uchiha were wrongfully accused which lead to their segregation and removal from Konoha's general affairs. The Hokage and the Elders should've given them a fair shake before pointing fingers and labelling,
So answer me this if one black guy vandalizes a neighbourhood your'e saying all other black people living in the community should be punished because black people are generally dangerous and any other black person would be a threat? This is just like that movie Rosewood, where a white lady gets raped by another white male and she pins it on a poor black guy who did not know shit what was going on and because of that the rest of the whites in Rosewood decides to lynch and kill all other black persons living in Rosewood because of the supposed actions of one black guy hence they saw it fit all blacks should pay because they would eventually become very unruly and bad and threaten their safety and destabilize Rosewood, does that sound like a good reason to go open season on all blacks in that community? But your'e okay with it right? as long as Rosewood is in peace.
Hitler had the same ideology too, he saw Jewish people as well as other minorities as unfit, ungodly and a probable threat to the pure white race or Nazis hence his notable act for mass genocide on all Jews in Poland, Austria (I think) during WWII, doing that will ensure that the world would be a better place, was his action valid to ensure that the world would be better off without minorities?
I hope I'm not being too racist or being too offensive in using these examples when I'm making my point but I'm trying to comprehend why everyone is okay with the genocide killing so I'm being rational about this.
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Yeah, sounds like a fantastic way to avoid hostilities to me. <_<
|2012-01-14, 02:11
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The Uchiha Clan didn't or probably couldn't get a chance to voice their concerns after the 9 tails attack, they were immediately suspected and shunned by the Elders which lead to their feelings of contempt and their attempted coup which failed. Hence the actions of one (Tobi: An Uchiha) lead to the demise of all (The Uchiha Clan), which is why they should've just pack up and leave the village immediately after that disaster instead of facing poor treatment causing them to plot a coup.
And you even stated it yourself they were under suspicion but I think it's after the 9 tails attack that the suspicion went from bad to worse and not during the 2nd Hokage's time.
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|2012-01-14, 08:22
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You can argue all day that in reality the Uchiha Clan was taken out because of one guy, and you'd be right. But because the Elders didn't know about that and were condemning the clan as a whole, that distinction really doesn't matter.
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VIENNA (AP) — The U.N.'s nuclear agency says it is following up on a Russian warning that a U.S. strike on Syria's atomic facilities might result in a nuclear catastrophe.
The International Atomic Energy Agency announcement Friday follows a warning from Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich. He said that a strike on a miniature reactor near Damascus or other unspecified nuclear installations could contaminate the region with radioactivity, adding: "The consequences could be catastrophic."
IAEA spokeswoman Gill Tudor says the agency is "considering the questions raised" on Russia's request.
The reactor has only a limited amount of fissile nuclear material and experts believe radioactivity would not spread beyond a relatively small area even if it were directly targeted.
Moscow says it will bring up the issue at next week's 35-nation IAEA board meeting.