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Naruto Shippuden Episode 303 "Ghosts from the Past" – Discussion
Rate This Episode Out of 5
(1 = Lowest 5 = Highest)
What did you enjoy about this particular episode?
Is there anything you think the anime didn't do so good?
Any mistakes spotted in this episode?
Discuss Naruto Shippuden Episode 303 Here
There is never a thread to discuss the anime? Which leads to questions being asked in the discussion section because there is nowhere else to talk about it. As the anime is going to get more intense from here on out because of the war I am going to be making discussion threads for the anime every week (probably not fillers).
There are a lot of epic battles that are about to take place in the war and as this is the anime section we need somewhere to discuss about it!
Please also state any mistakes the anime might have made to clear up any misconceptions quickly.

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- We try very hard to educate the readers and give them references for further information if they're interested. If you used any written or online sources that were particularly helpful in understanding your topic, let us know so that we can list them as further reading. Previously published articles in The Horse are often useful in this capacity as well.
- If you are not sure of how to spell a medication's or compound's name, call the pharmaceutical company that makes it, or you might try an online medical dictionary.
Number Styles
- Write out numbers one through nine and use numerals for 10 and up unless it's a measured quantity, percentage, or decimal. These are always numerals.
- Write out any number at the beginning of a sentence. If it's a really long one like five thousand three hundred eighty-seven and sixteen one-hundredths, rearrange the sentence. Fractions as measurements are always numerals. Fractions in text that aren't precise measurements (ex. "xyz compound makes up about one-third of the blood volume") should be written out.
- In a range of numbers, use a dash in between and the units only after the last one (ex. 5-7%, 10-12 inches).
- Units of measurement: write them out unless they're less commonly used ones (such as microliters), when we write it out the first time with the abbreviation following parenthetically. After the first reference, use the abbreviation.
- Write out cubic and square measurements.
- Numbers as measurements are always numerals.
- Numbers in series (ex. one to 12 horses) should follow the style rules above; don't change the written out one above just because it's in series.
- Use comma separator for numbers 4 digits and larger (1,000).
- Phone numbers: 111/222-3333.
- Temperatures: use numerals for the amount, the degree sign (option-shift-8 on a Mac) and use a one-letter scale reference with no space in between (ex. 58°F).
- Ages: use numerals (2-year-old)
Other Style Notes
- Horses are "thats" or "whiches" unless they're named, at which point they become "whos." When referred to with pronouns, they should be "hes" unless female gender has been specified. They should not be "its."
- Don't use "may"; use might, could, or can.
- Italicize publications, Latin critter names, in vitro and in vivo.
- Decks--Make sure you have one that's fairly short.
- Tenses: In news items, quote sources in the past tense. "John Doe, DVM, said,..." In articles, quote them in the present tense. "John Doe, DVM, says,..." This conveys a timelessness to the information.
- Time of day: 8:30 a.m. (with periods).
When citing a reference in text, follow this style:
- "...For more information on EPM, see "EPM Update" in the December 2010 issue of The Horse, TheHorse.com/xxxx."
- Or: "...bla bla bla has been proven about EPM (see "EPM Update" in the December 2010 issue of The Horse, TheHorse.com/xxxx).
- Websites should start with www, not http://, unless there is no www. TheHorse.com does not need "www."
- Degrees: Do not refer to sources as Dr. So-and-so; follow names with correct degrees and current title (John Doe, DVM, PhD, a professor of xxxx at xxxx University).
References: don't use any "p"s to refer to page numbers, just leave the numbers standing alone. Use body copy style. To cite The Horse articles:
Hall, T. Fitting For Public Auction. The Horse, May 1998, 37-42. TheHorse.com/2953.
A magazine article example:
Adebowale, A.; Cox, D.; Liang, Z.; Eddington, N.D. Analysis of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate content in marketed products and the Caco-2 permeability of chondroitin sulfate raw materials. Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association, Vol. 3, No. 1, 37-44, 2000.
Book example:
Toby, Milton C. The Complete Equine Legal & Business Handbook. Lexington: Blood-Horse Publications, Inc.
Edited books:
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Washington Square-Pocket, 1992.
Tannen, Deborah, ed. Gender and Conversational Interaction. New York: Oxford UP, 1993.
Alphabetical Style Guide
- abortigenic
- African horse sickness
- aftercare
- airflow
- airtime
- aisleway
- anhidrosis
- antifungal
- antioxidant
- antiparasitic
- antitoxin
- Appaloosa
- BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage)
- barbed wire
- Bermuda grass
- biannual
- Bills: Senate Bill = SB 86 after first reference
- bioflavonoid
- bloodstream
- Body condition scoring: use numerals (1-9)
- botfly
- Breed names: capitalize them
- bromegrass
- build up (v)
- buildup (n)
- Bute (short form of phenylbutazone)
- byproduct
- caseload
- catalog
- catch-22
- ccs ("The horse got 10 ccs of Banamine...")
- centerline (anatomy)
- cerebrospinal fluid (not cerebral spinal)
- Cesarean section
- check up (v)
- checkup (n)
- clostridia (no italics, no caps when referring to multiple species)
- Clostridium perfringens (italics, caps on genus name for particular species)
- commingle
- common sense (n)
- common-sense (adj)
- cross-ties
- cushingoid
- cut off (v)
- cutoff (n, adj)
- cutting edge (n)
- cutting-edge (adj)
- Day 12 of pregnancy (capitalize "Day")
- deworming (not de-worming)
- Degrees: usually don't have periods. DVM, not D.V.M.
- Depo-Medrol
- Dipl. = Diplomate
Directions (north, south, etc.) should not be capped when they indicate compass direction.
Capitalize these when they define regions or are part of a proper name or well-known area. Also capitalize if you're using two nouns to name a region (the North Woods, the East Coast):
- "Go south half a mile..."
- "He has a Southern accent."
- "It will rain in the Eastern states."
- "In North Dakota it's freezing."
- "In the South Side of Chicago..."
Don't capitalize when referring to regions of the country:
- "The western United States..."
- Capitalize these when they define regions or are part of a proper name or well-known area. Also capitalize if you're using two nouns to name a region (the North Woods, the East Coast):
- distension
- downtime
- dos and don'ts
- drylot
- Ehrlichia risticii: see Neorickettsia risticii
- Eastern tent caterpillar
- ehrlichiosis: see equine granulocytic anaplasmosis
- ellipsis points: use option+semicolon…
- NOTE: Email addresses all have an @@ in them somewhere, and no commas.
- emphysema
- empyema
- equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA after first reference, and not ehrlichiosis)
- equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1 after first reference)
- equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)
- estrus (mare is in estrus)
- estrous cycle (adjective)
- et al.
- e.g.,
- etc., : comma after if not ending sentence
- euthanatize (not euthanize)
- exertional rhabdomyolysis
- Fallopian tubes
- farmland
- feedlot
- feed room
- fencerow
- fenceline
- fiber-optic
- figure eight
- first-aid (adj)
- first aid (n)
- firsthand
- flatwork
- flaxseed
- fold (twofold; tenfold)
- foundation (QH)
- foreleg
- forelimb
- freelance
- frostbite
- fundraiser; fundraising
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
- Gram-positive (or negative)
- Grand Prix events (capped)
- ground cover
- gray
- hand walk
- hand-held
- halter broke
- haynet
- herdmate
- hind leg
- hind limb
- hoof care (n)
- hoof-care (adj)
- hooves
- horsefly
- horsekeeping
- horsemeat
- horse shoeing
- House Resolutions: HR 123 (after first reference)
- hunter/jumper
- hyperelastis cutis (HC), aka hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA)
- hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)
- hyperreactive
- Internet (capitalized)
- infection vs. infestation (infection is internal parasites; infestation is external)
- i.e., : comma after unless ends sentence
- jump-start
- layup (pasture layup)
- layoff
- lifelong
- lightweight
- long time (n)
- longtime (adj)
- longe line, longeing
- Lyme disease
- make up (v)
- makeup (n, adj)
- metacarpophalangeal joint
- midline incision
- misaligned
- more or less (no hyphens)
- mucous (adj)
- mucus (n)
- musculotendinous
- mustang
- names: Use last name on second and subsequent references
- nasogastric
- Neorickettsia risticii (not Ehrlichia risticii)
- neurologic (not neurological)
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
- nonsurgical
- nontraditional
- nutraceutical
- off-road
- online (not on-line)
- on-site
- Okay, not OK
- omega-3, -6
- onychomycosis
- oribatid (mite)
- osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
- osteochondrosis
- overestimation
- pasturemate
- Percentages: use % sign always (85.5%, 5-7%)
- phosphorus
- pickup truck
- PO Box (not P.O.)
- post-mortem
- postpartum
- postoperative
- Potomac horse fever (PHF after first reference)
- prenatal
- prepurchase exam
- preventive
- protozoan parasite (see EPM)
- pruritis
- racehorse
- racetrack
- rain rot
- rain scald
- reevaluate
- Regu-Mate
- re-home
- recordkeeping (one word)
- refeed
- Regions: see Directions
- re-evaluate
- reinfection
- repellent
- restart
- round pen
- rule-out (n)
- rule out (v)
- rural route: RR #x
- Salmonella bacteria; salmonella (the disease)
- Senate Bill: SB 86 after first reference
- serotonin
- sesamoidean, sesamoids
- shed-row
- slaughterhouse
- specialist: Use only to describe those who have advanced training, i.e., Diplomate status in that field. Otherwise, use "practice limited to."
- spp
- States: use two-letter postal abbreviations only in mailing addresses. Everywhere else, use AP abbreviations for full or city/state addresses, and write out if mentioned in text.
- straightforward
- subfertile
- subsurface
- 2-year-old
- tagalong (trailer)
- tailhead
- tendonitis (not tendinitis)
- Tennessee Walking Horse
- The Blood-Horse Inc. (no comma)
- throatlatch
- time frame
- toe grabs
- toed out
- toed in
- tourniquet
- tryptophan
- turnout (paddock turnout)
- tying-up (n)
- tying up (v)
- U.S. (n/adj. only) (not US)
- underrun heel
- United States (n.)
- U.S. Supreme Court
- under way
- University of California, Davis
- upregulate
- utero-tubular junction
- Vet degrees: Use full degree list for the first reference, thereafter only use the last name. Degrees: see AlphaVet Soup page
- veterinarian (never "vet")
- vetwrap
- Warmblood (capped)
- warm-up (n)
- the Web
- Web address (a.k.a. URL, Uniform Resource Locator)
website (not Internet site)
- NOTE: Most websites start with http:// . Leave out the http:// to save space in print (unless there is no www), since the http:// is optional when typing in the web address. Always type in the address and double-check it before printing. Most websites begin with www, but not all. URLs are case sensitive.
** If a Web or email address is too long for a line, break it at a slash, @@ sign or dot. DON'T hyphenate it unless there's actually a hyphen in it. No URL or email address should have a comma in it.
Example: www.bcentral.com/services/yaketyyaklb/
NOT www.bcentral.com/services/yakeytyaklb/pric-
- Example: www.bcentral.com/services/yaketyyaklb/
- well-being
- well-known
- West Nile virus (WNV after first reference). Do not use West Nile without "virus" after it.
- Western pleasure
- wheal (skin bump), not weal
- wide-web shoe
- windpuffs
- wobbler syndrome (not wobblers)
- work-up
- World Wide Web
- worldwide
- X ray/ radiograph
- year-round
- yearlong
A Few Veterinary Degrees (Alphavet Soup)
List courtesy Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM
- BVSc or MVB--Bachelor of Veterinary Science
- DVM--Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- FRCVS--Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- MRCVS--Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- MS or MSc--Masters of Science
- PhD--Doctor of Philosophy
- VMD--Veterinary Medical Doctor (University of Pennsylvania)
Specialty Boards recognized by the American College of Veterinary Medicine: (style: Dipl. ACVA)
- ACVA--American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists
- ACVB--American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
- ACVCP--American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
- AVDC--American Veterinary Dental College
- ACVD--American College of Veterinary Dermatology
- ACVECC--American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
- ACVIM--American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- ACLAM--American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- ACVM--American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
- ACVN--American College of Veterinary Nutrition
- ACVO--American College of Veterinary Opthalmologists
- ACVP--American College of Veterinary Pathologists
- ACPV--American College of Poultry Veterinarians
- ABVP--American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
- ACVPM--American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
- ACVR--American College of Veterinary Radiology
- ACVS--American College of Veterinary Surgeons
- ACT--American College of Theriogenologists (reproduction)
- ABVT--American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
- ACZM--American College of Zoological Medicine
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care
Stephanie L. Church
PO Box 919003
Lexington, KY 40591-9003
Magazine Needs
About 40 photos/issue; 20-30 supplied by freelancers. Contracts required. Captions preferred. Published work OK. Buys one-time rights. Payment based on photo size and use (refer to table below for payment amounts). Please do not send originals. The Horse is not responsible for unsolicited, lost or damaged images.
If you are published in The Horse, we will send you a PDF file of the page of the magazine with your image on it upon your request.
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|1/4 page to less than a full page
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For digital images:
- Please do not submit low-resolution files. All pictures submitted to The Horse must be at least 300 dpi at a 4 x 6 inches.
- Take the time to fill in properties (metadata) on your photos. (Even when they are emailed, because it is very hard to sort the images and file them for appropriate use.) This is mandatory for all digital photos submitted. Even though this is time-consuming, please at least put your name and a few (1-3) general keywords (ie. eating grass, flies, water, farrier, etc.). All basic photo software has this capability. This will help ensure that you receive proper photo credit and payment.
- Please do not send CDs with locked images. For our purposes, we do change the name of the photos when they are filed into our system. However, properties on photos do not change even when photos are renamed. So, please put your name in the properties for all submitted photos.
- If you are having trouble emailing images, it is most likely because your files are simply too large. If you are sending very large files, you can upload them to the FTP site but you must have special permission. Please email Stephanie Church (email@example.com ) for more information.
Photo Needs:
If you would like to be alerted of specific upcoming photo needs, please send an email to Alexandra Beckstett, managing editor. Here are some examples of photos we're always looking for, however:
Quarantine/Biosecurity photos
- Veterinarians in biohazard suits
- Quarantined barns
- Horses in quarantine pens
Veterinary exams: Well horses / ill horses
- Veterinary consultation with owners
- Euthanasia
- IVs, casts, braces, bandages
- Specific ailments or diseases
- Administering vaccines
- Oral administration of medication
- Drawing blood
- Foal enema
- Healthy foal exam
- Giving shots
- Giving plasma (to foals)
Specific diseases, conditions, injuries, and illnesses
- Laminitis / founder
- Strangles / S. equi
- Tying-Up
- West Nile Virus
- Colic
- Swamp Fever / Equine Infectious Anemia
- Hives and rashes
- Cuts and abrasions
Horses in everyday activities
- Stalled
- In pasture, alone or with herdmates
- In roundpen
- Arena work
- Being led or ponied
- In restraint
General farm and barn
- Hay and feed storage
- Tractors, mowers, landscape equipment used near horses
- Mowing the lawn, weed eating around water sources, etc.
- Feed tubs and bins
- Water buckets and automatic waterers
- Bedding and stalls
- Horses being loaded in bumper-pull or stock trailers
- Unloading
- Trailers being towed
- Detail shots of trailers and equipment, traveling tack room, tow hitches
Horse Breeds
- Tennessee Walking Horses
- Arabians
- Paso Finos
- Saddlebreds
- Warmbloods
- Etc.
- Insulin-resistant horses
- Cushings horses
- Fat horses: fat pads on horses' shoulders, tailheads, cresty necks
Final Tips:
- Only high-quality, professional images will be accepted. No blurry shots, please, unless they are blurred to show motion of the horse. Make sure photos are not too dark for reproduction. Check that dark horses do not blend into dark backgrounds and white horses do not fade into light backgrounds. Backgrounds are always important. Ask yourself if the focus of the photo is on a cluttered background or on the subject of the photo. Also, colorful images will grab attention more than those lacking color. Keep this in mind while shooting.
- It is recommended that you send in samples of your work if you have not worked with us before. If the photos are deemed acceptable based on the criteria above, a photo needs list will be provided.
- Interaction shots are always needed: horses with people, horses with horses, owners and veterinarians, owners and farriers.
- Also needed are photos of horses with actual illnesses or injuries (i.e. equine herpesvirus, colic, narcolepsy, etc.)
- We tend to use seasonal shots to correspond with the issue (i.e., winter shots for winter issues), so images for the winter issues might need to be shot far in advance. Plan ahead.
- Please keep us updated as to your contact information (including a mailing address, phone, email, and a website if applicable). This is so we can make sure payment, magazines, and photos go to the right place and also allow us to get in contact with you if any unexpected photo needs arise.
- Please observe all deadlines listed if sending in for a specific issue.
- Please call Stephanie Church at email@example.com if you have any questions.
- View the Photo Needs list periodically for updates.
***Please include your name and 1-3 keywords on every digital photo submitted!***
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care
Stephanie Church
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Even when It appeared as though Steve Nash was going to become a raptor, I felt like I wasn't sure if we were really making THAT big of an upgrade at the PG.
Calderon had a career year with 10.5 pts/8.8 ast/3 reb a game in 33 min.
Can we really say with confidence that Dragic or Lowry will be much better than that? Or is it just a matter of us wanting to see a change happen.
I honestly do not believe that PG is the position that we need to be targeting for a change. I think with Bayless and Calderon we probably have one of the better one-two tandems in the NBA. Maybe we should sit tight and just fill in holes in our roster with role players, creating a team with solid depth.
After the Landry Fields signing though, I am not even sure if we have any cap space left to significantly upgrade any other position.
All that I am saying is that lets not make a move just for the sake of making one, unless it addresses a NEED that we have. Our current depth chart (in brackets players that can fill gaps for us):
PG: Calderon/Bayless/(uzoh) <- Uzoh will be dirt cheap and be a good emergency PG.
SG: Derozan/Ross/Forbes
SF: Fields/Johnson/Kleiza
C: Valancuinas/Amir/(Gray) <- I would like us to resign Aaron Gray.
PF: Bargnani/Davis/Acy
One thing I can say about our team is that it looks like we do have good depth, our second unit with: Bayless, Ross, Johnson, Gray, and Amir doesn't seem too bad off the bench to me. It all depends on if we have a healthy Andrea Bargnani, a Derozan that takes a solid step forward, and Valanciunas panning out the way we hope he will.
I think our slow and steady growth strategy was working well, I liked the idea of having "flexibility" lol. But I honestly believe that we can still sneak into the east with the 7th or 8th seed with the above line up. What do you guys think?


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Impact of Immigration on Ethnic-Specific Violence in Miami, Florida, 1997 (ICPSR 3872)
Principal Investigator(s): Martinez, Ramiro Jr., Florida International University
Does the rate of violent victimization differ across race and ethnic groups? In an effort to answer this question, this study sought to examine the violent victimization rate and the factors influencing ethnic-specific rates of violence in the city of Miami. Administrative data were obtained from the United States Bureau of the Census and the Miami Police Department Research Unit. For the groups of people identified as Afro Americans, Latinos, and Haitians, the numbers who were victims of aggravated assault and robbery in 1997 are included along with the assault and robbery rates for each group. The remaining variables are the percent of female-headed households, percent below poverty line, percent of young males out of the labor force and unemployed, residential instability, vacant and household instability, and the percent of 1980-1990 immigrants.
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Martinez, Ramiro, Jr. IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON ETHNIC- SPECIFIC VIOLENCE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1997. ICPSR version. North Miami, FL: Florida International University [producer], 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03872.v1
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Subject Terms: aggravated assault, census tract level, crime rates, ethnicity, immigration, race, robbery, victimization, violent crime
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Study Purpose: Does the rate of violent victimization differ across race and ethnic groups? Researchers of urban social problems continue to struggle with this question. The racial and ethnic composition of urban America has changed as a result in large part of increased immigration over the past 20 years, requiring researchers to acknowledge the growth of Latino, Asian, and Afro-Caribbean neighborhoods--many of which are in high crime and high poverty areas. Despite the growth of studies on race and violence over the past two decades that have examined this linkage at the national, metropolitan, and city levels, this issue remains largely overlooked at the neighborhood level. Many studies of Black or White violence are no longer reflections of the nature of racial and ethnic population compositions in many urban communities. The contextual factors that shape neighborhood-level violence have become important to identify since these influences might vary when accounting for racial and ethnic differences in violent crime, even within a single city. This study examined the violent victimization rate and the factors influencing ethnic-specific rates of violence for armed robbery and aggravated assault in the city of Miami. The objective was to better inform analyses of violent crime by outlining the basic contours of race/ethnicity (Latino, African American,and Haitian) in a primarily immigrant city by focusing on serious reported non-lethal violence.
Study Design: The primary unit of observation for this study was the census tract, or more specifically, the 70 census tracts in the city of Miami that are comprised of 500 or more residents. Census tracts were used as neighborhood proxies because research has shown they are the best unit of analysis below the city level to study the race and violence connection. The minimum population requirement was imposed to help stabilize rates of violence crime and avoid the inclusion of small islands in Biscayne Bay with few residents or containing upscale high-rise hotels or condominiums. Administrative records data were obtained from the United States Bureau of the Census, which provided the 1990 census tract data. These data provide detailed demographic information such as the number of residents, the percentage of tract population living below the poverty level, racial and ethnic composition, and a host of other information. The data for all reported robberies and aggravated assaults for 1997 was obtained from the city of Miami Police Department Research Unit. The address for each incident and victim race, surname, age, and gender were provided in a raw data file, geocoded into the census tract in which they occurred, aggregated to the tract level, and merged with the census tract information.
Sample: The city of Miami was purposively chosen as the city most suited for this study. Researchers chose Miami because it provided an excellent opportunity to examine the race/ethnicity and violence linkage in a high violence city with a racially and ethnically diverse population and a large immigrant population.
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Description of Variables: For the groups of people identified as Afro Americans, Latinos, and Haitians, the number who were victims of aggravated assault and robbery in 1997 are included along with the assault and robbery rates for each group. The remaining variables are the percent of female-headed households, percent below poverty line, percent of young males out of the labor force and unemployed, residential instability, vacant and household instability, and the percent of 1980-1990 immigrants.
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This is an evening special that I thought up on the spur of the moment. Its taken me nearly an hour to write but I'm finally done. Enjoy guys! :ice: I'm also extremely brain dead after writing this. Keep in mind you don't need to read the manga pages only do so if you doubt my word(this is for people who do not have the patience to read)
They're 3 dojutsu's in the narutoverse.
1 Rinnegan
2 Byakugan
3 Sharingan
I have classified the evolutions of the sharingan such as 1 tomoe, 2 tomoe, 3 tomoe, MS, EMS as under sharingan. The rinnegan requires senju DNA so I do not consider it as a pure uchiha dojutsu but a mix of senju of and uchiha therefore it is not classified under sharingan.
1- The Byakugan is stated as the oldest and greatest bloodline for the leaf village by kakashi who has been using the sharingan for 13 years. Therefore his knowledge and word is far greater then someone who has no experience using dojutsu. Furthermore he is aware of the Mangekyou Sharingan when saying this as when itachi appears he has full knowledge only a sharingan can counter it.
2-The Byakugan has the best insight of all 3 dojutsu. It allows the use to see 360 degrees(excluding one blind spot) and allows the user to see 50 meters among activation.. With the use able to see everything within a 50 meter radius, the enemy cannot surprise them with attacks as they are visible at all times. The user can also see through solid objects and smoke screens making evasion impossible by normal means.
3-The byakugan allows the user to see chakra flow to the greatest degree.With this ability they can use the most powerful taijutsu style gentle fist.Gentle fist allows the user to damage internal organs giving them the ability to one shot their opponents if hit in the right areas.Also to be noted is the user can determine is genjutsu is being used due to the change in chakra flow. Genjutsu is created when a ninja extends their chakra flow through the cerebral nervous system of their opponent to control their mind, thereby affecting their five senses. Now what makes Byakugan users immune to genjutsu is their mastery of chakra control. All Byakugan users are trained in the art of gentle fist which relies solely on chakra control. Gentle fist employs the use of tenketsus which are pores that release chakra.With being able to utilize tenketsus they can stop the opponents flow of chakra or destroy their organs. Even the sharingan cannot compete as admitted by kakashi whose sharingan skills have received praise by Itachi.
Now that I have explained the abilities of the Byakugan, I will now explain why it is superior in every way to the sharingan.
1 (Taijutsu) The sharingan(3 tomoe) allows the user to read the users attacks.While this would immediately end the fight, the person who see's the attack must have the ability to counter it. Sasuke has shown that even though he can see the attack, he could not dodge the attack.When fighting someone whose trained in taijutsu, you cannot win. The Hyuuga are the strongest taijutsu users in the leaf due to their gentle fist. All the Hyuuga have to do is tap any part of your body to stop chakra flow to that specific part thus ending the taijutsu combat. Furthermore they can sense attacks just like the sharingan
2 (Ninjutsu) The MS, and EMS are considered to be the reason why the Sharingan is superior to the byakugan. However every skill that the MS and EMS can employ can easily be countered by the byakugan.
A- Amaterasu. Amaterasu are black flames that travel at incredible speeds. Your reaction timing must be on par to the 4th raikage in order to dodge them.Now the Hyuuga can counter Amaterasu very easily. First their eyes allow the user to sense all of the opponents attacks.Therefore it has the same ability to perceive and counter attacks as the sharingan does. Next Amaterasu creates pressure in the air.Even someone without the insight of the byakugan like Nagato could sense it. To add onto my defense the user can blow amaterasu off their body.Here you can see nagato blowing the amaterasu off his body using Shinra tensei. Neji can do the same thing, except by using his chakra.By being able to shoot chakra out of all his pores, he can effectively blow off amaterasu. In fact if the byakugan user doesn't care to use heavenly rotation he can just walk through the amaterasu and blow it off without the use of jutsu. Think of it as similar to gaara's sand armor that he wears on his skin. If the Gaara analogy doesn't help you, think of when Gohan is fighting Bojack in SSJ2 and he blows off the strings. Same concept except instead of using raw energy Neji is using chakra(which in a sense is energy).
B-Tsukuyomi-The Byakugan can sense when an opponent is going to use genjutsu. Since Genjutsu requires you to insert your chakra, they're two ways for the Byakugan user to avoid getting caught in Tsukuyomi. The first way is to just close your eyes and use the sight provided by the Byakugan. Since it allows the use to see in 360 degrees, eye to eye contact is not required. So even if the user chooses to have his eyes open, he does not need to look at the users eye's.The second way, is to disrupt your chakra flow.Since Byakugan users have perfect chakra control, it is an easy task for them.
C-Susanoo(oh boy I bet all the fanboys are thinking its impossible) - The Byakugan gives the user the highest degree of insight being able to see all forms of chakra at the highest level. All ninjutsu, Dojutsu, and Genjutsu(plus some forms of taijutsu) require chakra. Susanoo is formed through the materialisation of the user's chakra and as such differs in appearance, as well as colour between users. Therefore Susanoo in itself is just chakra that is unstable unless you possess the perfect susanoo. This spoiler shows susanoo unstable, you can see the head is just like Itachi's and Sasuke's proving that they have an unstable susanoo.This shows susanoo in its stable form.Now here is where susanoo fails against the Byakugan. Since the Byakugan gives the user the highest degree of chakra insight, it can see the chakra holding the jutsu together. With this ability Neji has destoyed a water dome using the Byakugan and his Tenketsus.Something to note is not even the sharingan can do that. Since the Byakugan allows you to see chakra levels making the jutsu active, it can see the chakra keeping susanoo together and disrupt it.
C1-Susanoo arrows. We have seen how a tree can brush Susanoo arrows off course.So with that in mind, chakra which is a lot stronger then tree's so the byakugan would be able to do the same.. Now let me explain something before the fanboys go wild. In the kidimaro vs Neji fight, Neji deflected his high speed arrows in the cursed seal 2 state(a power that is comparable to the one tails) by covering his body in chakra.Now the reason he had to do that is because Kidomaro knew the weakness of the byakugan.The problem is even if the Sharingan user is using susanoo, neji will not turn his back to it and thus the Byakugan will be able to sense the attack coming. With that he would be able to use heavenly rotation and change the arrow off course. These arrows are no different from other arrows except that the speed which is delivered is too fast to dodge. The Hyuuga have no need to dodge due to heavenly rotation and since they can sense the attack coming, the arrows are useless.
C2-Susanoo sword. This sword follows the same concept. Now Gaara is able to use normal sand to block susanoo swords.Heavenly rotation has been stated to be superior. Now logic indicates a superior defense will have the same results or better then the defense it is compared too. No further explanation is needed.
Kotoamatsukami- This is The most powerful genjutsu to ever be conceived in naruto. The Byakugan is already immune to genjutsu since they can see chakra flow. Due to the fact that this is not a genjutsu that causes a illusion and merely controls your thoughts, in terms of combat effectiveness against a hyuuga its scale of effectiveness is lower then the Tsukuyomi. Now since the Hyuuga can see their chakra flow as well as others they can disrupt the genjutsu without trouble. The byakugan have been stated to see a genjutsu that is similar to KAand the byakugan broke that genjutsu of near identical power.
Kamui-Well there isn't a whole lot to say about this technique. (honestly i'm tired of writing ) So Kamui in terms of defense is not hard to fight against since the Byakugan lets you see everything within a 50 meter radius.. Now offensively it can cause a warp within what is being targeted and cut it off from space. Since the hyuuga can see everything to the highest degree and sense attacks coming that warp would be easy to spot and avoid avoid.
Susanoo C3- Yasaka Magatama. Look at what I said about susanoo arrows and tone down the difficulty by 100 since this attack is significantly slower then the arrows.
Susanoo C4-Meteorite Technique. This technique is so amazing and powerful. Since two meteorites are coming to hit the ground, the entire battlefield becomes destroyed. Since the Hyuuga can sense the attack coming and with the clarity of insight, would be able to position himself away from under the meteor. Now that won't stop the battlefield from getting destroyed as the entire radius get's hit with rocks and sand. However heavenly rotation would protect them rocks and sand. The only way this technique would harm a Hyuuga is if it landed on top of their body.
Susanoo C5- Perfect Susanoo. Perfect Susanoo sword slash is like a TBB. However against the Byakugan(and a skilled user) it is childs play. Due to being able to sense attacksthey have the ability to move out of the way. Since the damage is widespread they can cover themselves with chakra and if they are out of the direct slice can use heavenly rotation to stop the widespread damage(rocks and debris falling).
I'm done never again am I writing something this long and I'm not writing a conclusion so read the whole thing. Thanks for reading this sorry its so long...oh ya suck it uchiha fanboys jk but I think there's a good enough argument here to say the Byakugan is superior at the date of 12/1/2012.
SUMMARY-The Byakugan can defend itself and counter ALL Sharingan/MS/EMS attacks.


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I watched the KOAT news clip about the Confederate flag. The clip was very one-sided. They didn't investigate why the rebel flag had anything to do with the "alleged" hate crime. Oh wait, Dolores High School didn't investigate why the student made the display and placed it in the teacher's classroom. Instead they just expelled the student, no questions asked.
Now all of a sudden they are labeling Logan Hindmarsh as a racist. Really? Isn't this bullying? Logan had nothing to do with the "alleged" hate crime, so why isn't he being left alone? Because he chooses to use the First Amendment. The rebel flag is a thing that the boys liked that I grew up with, because I too attended Dolores. They don't mean anything by it. It's just a thing saying "I'm a rebellious teenager." There was even a petition signed at school to keep the rebel flag and the African American students went and found the boys who had the petition and signed it. Does Dolores sound racist to you? It surely didn't to the African American students.
Personally I think that Dolores is trying to get its 15 seconds of fame since this "alleged" hate crime happened a few days before the Sandy Hook shooting. Does Dolores seriously want what happened in Sandy Hook to happen there? Bullying and exploiting these boys is not the answer. Perhaps Dolores needs a reality check to get back to what they are supposed to be doing: teaching our youth.
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I totally agree with all the comments made about the lack of respect that was shown to Rob yesterday while filming. I am an NYU student and I was there before I had to go to one of my classes, and the pandemonium was even more intense that the pictures or video make it out to be. I am a fan of Rob myself, but I understand that he is WORKING and isn't some circus side show for people to oogle at. I stayed behind the barricades and watched from where the producers told us to. But some of those girls, and I did see the "girls" that made it into the video, were relentless. Every time that he was minutely unprotected they rushed him to try and get autographs and pictures. It was disgusting.Thanks, Brayndi!
When it was time for me to go to class I walked into the building where most of NYU's classrooms are and just happened to see Rob standing by the elevators apparently trying to escape the craziness outside. (They were also using the building for other movie purposes as well) I approached him very nicely and ASKED him if I could take a picture with him and he was more than nice. He asked me if I went to school at NYU and told him I was actually on my way to class. I commented on the hysteria outside and he laughed. So I hope that I was able to show him that not all fans are as batsh-t crazy as the ones that were mobbing him.
June 16, 2009
Not All Fans Are Bat-Sh*t Crazy: NYU Student Runs into Rob on Way to Class
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- Z any mouseJune 16, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Obviously your mother taught you some manners, a lost art these days. Those other crazies need to go to Cotillion and learn how to respect the space of others. Good grief!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Brayndi : you rock :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:39 PM
I think I love her...ReplyDelete
Ahhh.. the world would be a better place if everybody acted like that, when they get to meet a celebrity.
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Brayndi, I officialy love you :)ReplyDelete
You're a great girl for being so nice to him :D
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:46 PM
I love her too ... She is exactly the type of fan that Rob needs! Poor guy is so freaked out by all of this, people are ridiculous I swear.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:47 PM
haha, Rob looks funny on that pic ;PReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Thank you so much Brayndi for helping save our Twifan name! You rock!ReplyDelete
Proof that if you do the right thing you will be rewarded!! Wooohoooo!!
Brandi, you are awesome! I feel like yesterday was just one of those low points for Twilight fans. Between seeing the video this weekend of the paps in NYC chasing him around --- and than that behavior yesterday; it wasn't exactly a proud day to be a Twilight fan and clearly not a group that many of us would want to be associated with.ReplyDelete
But I'm amazed at your description of Robert's attitude. I'm not sure that if I had crazy fangirls, hounding and jumping all over me, I'd be so nice to anyone wanting much of anything for me, (even if they were the nice, respectful kind). It is really nice to know - that Robert doesn't seem to have lumped all fans into the batsh!t crazy category.
Thanks for the good post about the NYC filming. It is much needed.
this is a relief to hear. :)ReplyDelete
WTFORKS LOVE YOU BRAYNDI!!! good shitReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 5:13 PM
he looks terrified though!ReplyDelete
Awww!Ur so nice and lucky.You surely know your manners unlike crazy bitches from yesterday attacking poor Rob.that's really nice of you and you respected Rob ...... So lucky!ReplyDelete
- TaurusGrlJune 16, 2009 at 5:33 PM
You are so lucky! And good for you. Go Brayndi ! :)))ReplyDelete
Boy, I envy you so.
What does he smell like? :)))
Thank you for this.
- BobinaJune 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM
THIS is stuff I like to hear! Well done Brayndi!ReplyDelete
Good job Brayndi- I like the way your name is spelled- very original-ReplyDelete
cool. Glad you got a picture! And he was so sweet!ReplyDelete
Poor guy. It's cool that she was respectful.ReplyDelete
Bless her!ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting this! I like to hear stories like this! I'm sure most of us would behave like brayndi. We linked the story to our blog because it was saving us from a downward twi-shame spiral :)ReplyDelete
cool story :)ReplyDelete
and yey, hopefully you gave rob hope not all his fans are insane haha
I went to NYU and worked at Washington Square... really Rob? Seriously?! WTF?!?!?ReplyDelete
Kudos to this chic though *applause*
Thank you for not making us all seem batshit crazy!ReplyDelete
You are awesome
Thank you, Brandi!ReplyDelete
Brayndi i already love youuu!Im happy =] , beacuse you ASKED and you RESPECTED him.You truly are a real twilighter that knows how to respect ppl and knows manners like us here at TCA website.And to the crazy bitches from yesterday fuck you guys! Go to hell and melt there!1st learn how to RESPECT ppl and know your MANNERS!He's just a HUMAN BEGIN who plays Edward Cullen from the Twilight Saga.Give poor Rob a break , he's freaking out MORE , beacuse of those crazy , insane bitches from yesterday.He has alot on his plate , but he was a good sport about yesterday which i loved about him <3!Me a 12 year old , 8th grader now.Im really obsses with the Twilight Saga and tha hot guys in it , would never go attack Rob and jump on top of him , because my mom taught me manners and how to respect ppl.I was suprised , amazed , shocked about yesterday , beacause ppl older than me jumped on top of rob , touching , kissing him , without his permission which is rudly DISRESPECTFUL and really RUDE!That's all i got to say to those bitches.ReplyDelete
~Renesmee Carlie Cullen>i<
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 8:06 PM
God,if all fans were like you,his life would be so much easier. Blessings on you babe!ReplyDelete
Ahh, I love her too. See if you are good you will be rewarded. Great that you got to meet him.ReplyDelete
Finally a fan that shows how most of the rest of us would/do act when and if we could meet the cast. Way to go and thanks for doing something positive to help restore our image. What those girls did yesterday was stupid, disrespectful, crazy, and rude. Plain and simple. Way to go, Brayndi!ReplyDelete
Thank you for being SANE, respectful and courteous Brayndi! That's so cool that you got to meet him. Thank for sharing your story.ReplyDelete
Goodfor you Brandi -- way to act like a human being and treat Rob like one too! That shit yesterday was crazy! Glad you could show him that all his fans aren't nutzgirls! Congrats!ReplyDelete
Yeah Brandi you go girl, you represent us Normal Twinerds very well!ReplyDelete
Thank you - I am so glad to hear that SOME twilight fans are not rude & insensitive!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you got to meet him and got to represent the normal fans!!! Thanks for sharing your story!ReplyDelete
Very well done! I'm sure your soothing presence was just what he needed at that moment, after the mayhem and disgusting behavior that was allowed to unfold on the street.
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Thank you so much for being sane.
I saw only a video clip of the utter chaos in NYC, and was totally disgusted by the lack of respect.
Thank you for reminding Rob that not all of us are total loonies, and that we're capable of the quiet admiration he and other actors deserve.
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 1:55 AM
hey brandyReplyDelete
Good for you in going about meeting him the appropriate way, not screaming in his face or anything else he doesn't need. I'm glad you were able to represent the fans who respect him and his personal space (poor guy), which I'm sure he was appreciative of.
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 2:48 AM
Seems weird that the conversation you are claiming to have had with Rob is the same exact one that my friend had with Rob while you were standing in the background watching and obviously listening to.ReplyDelete
Just an observation......
- thparkleJune 17, 2009 at 4:17 AM
I know that fans get exited when they see Robert but those groping girls were out of line. Ms. Brayndi, perhaps you have redeemed his faith in the sanity of his fans and Twilighters everywhere......like many, I thank you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM
I'm really impressed and glad to hear about this fan encounter.. You know I'm one week new to this Twilight frenzy and I love Edward Cullen just as much as the next Twilight fan, but seriously, some of these Twilighters need to CALM down. I love* Robert Pattinson just like any other fan, but honstly I don't think I would have the guts jump all over him and act that way. I'd be way too embarrassed of myself if I acted like a fanatic.ReplyDelete
*I'm using this word as losely as it can be used.
She is proof that there are still people in this world that know what respect mean! I thought it was very sad that Rob was totally mob - I mean, yeah, he is working people.....get a grip....oh, and a life!! You rock Brandy & I'mjealous as hell!!! hhehehehehehe!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 8:49 AM
his wish was for people to have "no reaction at all" when they see him. so i wished braindy would have left him alone after that situation outside. her good manners don´t make it better for him as long as he hates taking pictures and is already stressed outReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 19, 2009 at 8:34 AM
WHAT!?! You watched what happened outside and still had the guts to bother him??? Braindy you are just as disrespectful as those girls in that sh...y vid! Just leave him alone!ReplyDelete
wow. her name is clearly in the article. learn to read and spell correctly, buddy.ReplyDelete
Thank you for being respectful to Rob. He was shown again that New Yorkers really can go about their day and not cause him problems. The fact he actually started the conversion must have made your day. I bet you didn't count on being smart and getting into NYU would give you this opportunity.ReplyDelete
- maja81June 21, 2009 at 1:13 PM
nicely nicely nicely bla bla bla........How about not ask him at all? Btw spelling hints are getting ooooold who caresReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 5:31 PM
you're all f*ckin losers, get a lifeReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 7:28 AM
HE is my life. don´t need anything else.ReplyDelete


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Yep, I think I've discovered.the problem. If only El Malgo showed up instead of Bargnani. One is a magician & the other is a enigma more puzzling then women But seriously, if El Mago consistently showed up the team could start to find an identity.
I know this is asking a lot but the game plan is built around this happening now. The team is waiting for El Mago to take the wheel & be a leader but I think this is his last year to prove himself. If (knock on wood) Bargnani can have a full healthy season, find his rhythm & magic hands he can get rid of some of these haters... maybe make an All-Star game soon. But if things don't progress this year he'll forever be labeled as a 2nd option with the ability to go on HUGE streaks.
He was drafted in a weak draft so it's hard to knock him for being #1. Rondo & Roy were both diamonds in the rough and one didn't pan out. LaMarcus Aldridge would be the solid argument for number 1... But who wouldn't have took the Seven Foot Italian from Rome who could bomb 3's, dribble drive, pass and hit free throws?....however Kyle Lawry was also in that draft too...just saying.


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Following a disappointing finish at The Barclays where he missed a putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff, Steve Stricker (SYNR-G, PureTouch Limited) rebounded in a huge way Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. With fellow FootJoy players Jason Dufner (FJ ICON) and Scott Verplank (ReelFit) waiting on the tee for a possible playoff, Stricker drained a 15-footer for birdie on the 17th hole then slammed the door with a clutch up-and-down for birdie from just off the 18th green to win by one. The victory was Stricker's third of the season, moved him up to a career-high No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking and gave him sole possession of the lead in the FedExCup standings heading to Chicago for the third of four playoff events.
One week after Heath Slocum (SYNR-G style #53925, StaSof glove) wondered if he would even make it to the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, he finished off a compelling afternoon at Liberty National by making a 20-foot par putt on the 18th hole to win The Barclays by one shot. "That putt was magical," Slocum said. "I'll remember that the rest of my life."Slocum was tied for the lead with fellow SYNR-G loyalist Steve Stricker (SYNR-G style #53883, PureTouch Limited glove) going to the final hole. Both hit into fairway bunkers off the tee and neither could reach the green. With several of the world's top players waiting in the wings for a playoff should neither make par, Slocum raised both arms in the air when his par putt broke gently back to the left and disappeared into the cup.Stricker had a 10-foot par putt to force a playoff with Slocum but cringed when it caught the left lip. He closed with a 69 and finished in a four-way tie for second.Slocum qualified for these Playoffs with two points to spare -- he was No. 124 out of 125 players who advanced to this postseason bonanza. His victory assures him a spot in THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola and a shot at the $10 million prize."That's what it's all about," Slocum said. "I was sweating it out last week. I didn't even know if I'd be here. I came in here with the attitude that I had nothing to lose."He turned into a huge winner.Slocum, who came into The Barclays at No. 197 in the Official World Golf Ranking, finished at 9-under 275 and earned $1.35 million for his third career PGA TOUR victory, and first in four years. He vaults from 124th in the FedEx Cup rankings to number three.


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Global child malnutrition needs global response
My son, Joshua, recently turned 16 months old. (As a new parent, I've learned that we track our young children's ages by months or even days rather than by years.) As Joshua grows, I witness him becoming increasingly independent and stubborn, particularly when it comes to eating.
Eating has become a daily challenge and game. My wife and I have to transform every meal into an entertaining game of hide-and-seek or peekaboo in order to get him to eat. Then, in dramatic fashion, Joshua will start throwing his food on the floor to emphatically tell us that he is done.
Though I hope this passes soon, I know that his behavior is common for a soon-to-be 2-year-old. But I have to admit that the ritual pains me, knowing that so many children around the world lack access to basic -- let alone nutritious -- food.
Since Joshua was born, I've been made increasingly aware of the desperate need for bolder global leadership on the issues of hunger and malnutrition. If Joshua misses or doesn't eat a full meal, his day goes on as normal. If millions of children under the age of 2 around the world continue to miss meals because nutritious food is unaffordable or inaccessible, their minds and growth will likely be stunted and could lead to a tragic but entirely preventable death.
Janet Aroo was found to be severely malnourished at just 10 months old. Here, she eats Plumpy'Nut, a nutritionally-fortified paste used to counteract malnutrition. (Photo: Lucy Murunga/World Vision)
Tragically, one out of every four children suffers permanent physical and mental disabilities due to chronic malnutrition.
In anticipation of the 2012 G8 Summit coming up on May 18-19, World Vision has been working in coalition with organizations like Save the Children, ONE, and others to convince President Obama and other G8 leaders to prioritize issues of child malnutrition and global hunger.
The G8 Summit may seem like an "out-of-sight-out-of-mind" event that takes place in a remote and often-luxurious location. But it's a significant meeting of the world's most powerful leaders, where life-or-death decisions are made, in a very literal sense.
Due to a groundswell of public pressure, past G8 Summits have resulted in pledges of greater support for life-saving programs such as child and maternal health, food security, and effective foreign assistance. We need this public pressure, yet again.
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On the White House website, you can find an online petition, calling on President Obama to prioritize child health and nutrition at the G8 Summit. If we can acquire 25,000 signatures within 30 days, not only will we have demonstrated that there is tremendous public support for tackling child malnutrition, but the White House has promised to provide an official, public response to our petition.
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Match-fixing suspect arrested following close police cooperation between Singapore and Italy via INTERPOL
LYON, France – A suspected international match-fixer wanted by Italian authorities and subject of a confidential INTERPOL Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, has been arrested in Milan following close cooperation between Italian and Singaporean Police working through their INTERPOL National Central Bureaus and INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France.
Admir Suljic , who is accused of fraud and qualified sporting fraud committed within criminal association, was taken into custody shortly after his flight from Singapore touched down at Malpensa airport on Thursday.
Following confirmation by Singapore's Police Force that the 31-year-old had boarded the plane, officers from INTERPOL's Fugitive Investigative Support unit and its 24-hour Command and Coordination Centre liaised with Italian State Police via INTERPOL channels so that they could monitor the fugitive's flight and prepare for his arrival.
"This is exactly the type of result which can be achieved when police share information in real time and use INTERPOL's global network to locate, identify and arrest suspects," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
"With the information received from 190 countries around the world, police from INTERPOL member countries can establish connections with evidence, leads and suspects that would otherwise not be available," added the INTERPOL Chief.
"What we now need is for national laws to be modernized allowing the police to share information via INTERPOL channels while investigations are ongoing so they can act fast and more effectively.
"The arrest of this suspected match-fixer could not have been achieved without Italy and Singapore's close cooperation with INTERPOL, nor without a great deal of behind-the-scenes work by prosecutors and magistrates," added Secretary General Noble.
"Those who doubted Singapore's ability or commitment to fight match-fixing and bring those wanted for arrest to justice need to understand that Singapore acts when the evidence exists and is shared and when their laws permit. Singapore and Italy remain two of INTERPOL's most active and effective member countries," concluded INTERPOL Secretary General.
Suljic had been one of the targets of INTERPOL's 2012 Operation Infra-Red (International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest – Red Notices) which focused on more than 500 fugitives wanted by 59 member countries and has so far led to the arrest or location of 130 internationally-wanted people worldwide.
Football match-fixing suspect arrested in Italy
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Brain tumors are described differently than tumors found in other parts of the body. A tumor can be benign or malignant. A benign tumor is not cancer and will not spread to other parts of the body. However, a benign tumor can still grow and put pressure on tissue in the brain. This pressure may cause damage to healthy brain tissue and interrupt normal functions of the brain. In certain parts of the brain, this type of pressure can interfere with vital functions, such as breathing or heart rate and cause death.
Malignant tumors grow in an abnormal way and invade tissue around them. Brain tumors rarely spread to other areas of the body, but they can spread throughout the brain. Like benign tumors, damage caused by malignant tumors can cause severe disability and death.
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The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS affects all of the body, including interpreting sensory information, regulating certain functions like body temperature, digestion, and coordinating physical movements. The brain is also responsible for memory, learning, and emotions.
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- Cerebrum—The cerebrum is the control center for thought, reason, and speech. It processes sensory information from the body and houses the emotional center of the brain. It is divided into 2 large hemispheres, the right and left.
- Cerebellum—Found at the back of the head near the base. The cerebellum primarily coordinates movement and balance.
- Brain stem—The back and bottom portion of the brain that connects to the spinal cord at the base of the neck. Allows nerves to transmit messages back and forth to the brain. There are 3 parts to the brain stem— the pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain. These structures control involuntary actions, such as breathing, digestion, and heart function.
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- Meninges—Three layers of tissue that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. The meninges lie inside the skull and spine.
- Skull—The bony shell that surrounds and protects the brain.
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—Clear, circulating fluid that surrounds, protects, and cushions the brain and spinal cord. CSF can be found inside the meninges.
- Blood-brain barrier (BBB)—A barrier that prevents certain substances in circulating blood from getting to the brain tissue. The BBB can keep out harmful substances like infections or toxins, but it can also block medications that may be helpful in treating brain conditions.
Cell division and cell death are a normal process in the body to replace old or damaged cells. Sometimes this division and new cell growth can continue after it is supposed to stop. This excess growth forms a tumor. Benign tumors grow in the area, but do not invade nearby tissue. Malignant tumors are cancer. They grow into nearby tissue. It is not always clear what causes the abnormal growth, but is often a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
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- Secondary brain tumors are tumors that develop because of cancer in other parts of the body. Cancer cells can break from the original site of cancer and travel to the brain in the bloodstream. They are also known as metastatic tumors. Secondary tumors are always malignant.
The location of the tumors will determine the effects and the treatment plan. Most brain tumors are named for the place they start, for example:
- Meningiomas—Tumors start in the meninges, layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord.
- Gliomas—The glial cells support and protect the neurons of the CNS. There are 3 types of glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells) where tumors can start. Astrocytoma is a common type of glioma in adults and children.
- Pituitary adenomas—The pituitary is a hormone-secreting endocrine gland located at the base of the brain. Tumors start in the cells of the gland.
- Nerve sheath tumors—Neurons are covered in a myelin sheath, which speeds the transmission of messages back and forth to the brain. Nerve sheath tumors may cause loss of the protective sheath, which can affect the function of the neurons.
- Medulloblastomas—Tumors that develop in the cerebellum. Though rare in general, it is the most common type of pediatric brain tumor.
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has plenty to worry about in the consumer segment as it find itself
yet again a
generation behind AMD's latest graphics cards.
However, the company may simply be quietly divesting itself of its
consumer market share by instead focusing
on commercial GPU computing sales.The graphics processor
maker revealed today
at HPC 2010
China an incredible new supercomputer, built using NVIDIA's
GPUs which support CUDA, a C-driven technology that allows for the
implementation of parallel computing code on the GPU. The new
supercomputer is named Tianhe-1a. It is located at the National
University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in Tianjin, China and is
fully operational.With a total computing power of 2.507
petaflops, as determined by the LINPACK benchmark which solves a
dense system of linear equations, China's new supercomputer is the
most powerful one in the world.And NVIDIA's real bragging
rights come when the power consumption is discussed. By using
GPUs instead of purely CPUs to fuel its calculations, the
installation's power footprint is cut from an estimated 12 MW to 4.04
MW, saving enough electricity to power 5,000 homes a year.Guangming
Liu, chief of National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin comments, "The
performance and efficiency of Tianhe-1A was simply not possible
without GPUs. The scientific research that is now possible with
a system of this scale is almost without limits; we could not be more
pleased with the results."The supercomputer is composed
of 7,168 NVIDIA Tesla M2050 GPUs and 14,336 CPUs. If it were
only using CPUs it would also require twice the floor space, as it
would require 50,000 CPUs to match the combined performance of the
GPUs+CPUs.China is offering open access to computing time on
the supercomputer, but it's unclear whether Chinese researchers will
be given preference over foreign ones. With the
addition of the new supercomputer, China now has two of the
three most powerful supercomputers in the world. The third
most powerful one -- previously in second place -- was the
Nebulae supercomputer located in
Shenzhen, which also uses NVIDIA's Tesla GPUs. It has a
peak capacity of 1.271 petaflops in LINPACK.Tianhe-1a kicks
an American computer out of the top spot. The Jaguar
supercomputer built by Cray at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is now only the world's second most
powerful computer. That machine, powered by its thousands of
Opteron cores, posted 1.75 petaflop LINPACK performance.Note: The
listed computing marks (in petaflops) were determined in LINPACK,
which is recognized as a fair means of determining total computing
power of a supercomputer. This mark is different, though from
the theoretical computing
peak. For example Nebulae has a higher theoretical computing
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20 games into the 2010/11 NBA season and us Raptor fans can be extremely happy with our 8-11 record which is better than what most predicted. This is to do with the great effort put in by the team, the players stepping up and our bench. Our bench has been very important in every game, and have either given or kept our lead or helped to go on a run to get close. Now our bench is lead by Leandro Barbosa, he has been very good in his first few months as a Raptor. He has had some great shooting nights, is very quick and brings a lot of energy onto the floor.
Barbosa has been a consistent player since he joined the league, know to be a great shooter and dribbler, he helped the Suns to many winning records. In 2007 he won the sixth man award after posting up 18 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds in 33 minutes whilst shooting 48, 43 and 85 percent. Those are great numbers, especially for a volume shooter. And those aren't just fluke numbers, he shot above 46% for 5 consecutive years before his final with the Suns. Over his career he has been a great presence off the bench, and averages 13 points a game in his 500 game career. Including the current season he has averaged double-digit scoring 5 times in his career, scoring less than 10 only in his rookie and sophomore seasons and narrowly missing it (9.5 ppg) last year largely because of injury.
His per36 numbers also show how efficient and consistent he has been in his career, averaging 18 points per 36 minutes over his entire career.
His PER has also been 'average' all of his career. Only getting under 15 (league average) in his first 2 seasons and last year when he was hit by injury. His career best PER is 19.4 which is very good for a bench player. When you look at guards who have had a PER higher than 19.4 in the past 10 years, you get a list of greats.
Barbosa's career PER is 16 which puts him in the 'above average' category.
Barbosa has 2 years left on his contract which would give him $15 million including this year, although his second year is a player option. He was traded by the Suns for a 'fan favorite' Hedo Turkoglu, who is 3 years older and has a 4 years left on his huge contract.
Hedo has had some great moments in his career, outside Toronto of course, but hasn't been all that spectacular.
He was relatively unknown until joining Orlando where he has a decent time. He was considered a decent player for the most part of his career until 2008 where he had Ginobili-like numbers getting career highs in minutes (37), points (19.5), rebounds (5.7) and assists (5.0). But was already on the other side of his twenties and was clearly at his best. The year after, his contract year, he was again quite good and was good in the playoffs as well. He was one of the most sought after Free Agents, and 'lucky' us, we signed him. At this point he was turning 30 and a 5 year deal was pretty excessive.
In his career he averaged 15.5 points per 36 which is less than Barbosa, and he did so whilst shooting under 43%. His best PER, which he got on his 19 6 5 year was just 17.8, and over his career he had a PER of 14.8 which is under the league average of 15.
Now comparing the two players.
Barbosa has a better contract, as it is shorter (2 vs 4) and is smaller (7.6 vs 10).
Barbosa is younger and is in his prime, whilst Turkoglu is 31 and far passed it.
Barbosa has been far more efficient in his career than Turkoglu has.
Barbosa isn't fat.
Barbosa fits in our fast paced style of play.
Barbosa has had a higher PER than Turkoglu over their careers, and has a higher highest PER (19.4 vs 17.8) and lowest PER (12.7 vs 11.7).
Barbosa still contributes today, Turkoglu has been having a horrible season.
Barbosa doesn't hurt a team with his contract.
Is this the best trade of all time, as in the most one sided trade? I say yes
What do you think? Luck or smarts by Colangelo, or idiocy by the part of the Suns' management?


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is looking to finally launch its first laptops running its new
Chrome Operating System (Chrome OS) on June 15. Two models were announced on Google's Chrome OS
homepage, coinciding with an unveil at Google's I/O Conference.
I. The Hardware
The first notebook (or "ChromeBook" in
Google-speak) comes courtesy of Taiwan's Acer Inc. (2353). It
packs an 11.6" back-lit LCD screen, an Intel Atom N570 1.67 GHz dual-core
CPU, Intel integrated graphics, 16 GB solid state drive, two USB ports, HDMI
out, built-in webcam, and 4-in-1 memory card reader.
The small laptop weighs 2.95 lb (1.34 kg) and
offers a 6 hour battery life on a fully charge, according to Google.
It starts at $349 USD for a model with Wi-Fi only,
or an undisclosed additional amount for a 3G-enabled model.
Slightly more expensive is a second design
from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (005930).
The Samsung notebook comes with a larger
12.1" (1280x800 pixel) 300 nit display. Similar to the Acer model it
includes a 4-in-1 memory card reader and 2 USB ports. It upgrades to a HD
resolution webcam, and ditches the HDMI port for a Mini-VGA port.
It weighs 3.26 lb (1.48 kg). Thanks to a
larger battery, it can get an estimated 8.5 hours of use time out of a charge.
The Samsung design starts at $429 USD for a Wi-Fi
version and $499 for the 3G model. The slightly higher price seems
unsurprising given Samsung's notebooks tend to be pricier
II. OS and Other Thoughts
What about the onboard OS?
Chrome OS is a unique
Linux distribution that's built solely around Google's Chrome browser.
Apps including games, word processing software, and more, all run
inside the browser. File browsing and system configuration is also
accomplished through a built-in browser interfaces.
For customers, the new operating system may be
appealing from a standpoint that it offers a Linux distribution backed by a
tech giant. In that regard it offers the most visible alternative to the
Microsoft Corp./Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
PC operating system duopoly to land in recent history. Google certainly
has the pull with hardware makers to potentially create a large selection of
models in the long run, as well -- as shown with its dominant Android smart
phone ecosystem.
That said, many were hoping to get a cheaper,
smaller netbook, along the lines of the
Atrix 4G convertible, priced closer to $200 USD. And it would have
been nice to get a variant with an ARM processor, as in the mobile sphere ARM
processors tend to be cheaper and offer superior battery life to Intel's Atom
At $350/$430 Intel-powered Chrome
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Admitted burglar escapes treatment, sought by police
BRATTLEBORO -- An admitted burglar who earlier this month was given a "last chance" for drug treatment is on the run and is wanted on new charges, authorities said Thursday.
Zachariah McAllister failed to make a court appearance this week, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, said Steven Brown, Windham County deputy state's attorney.
"He's currently a suspect in a new crime. The police are actively looking for him," Brown said. "If anyone in the public sees him, they should contact law enforcement immediately."
Brown would not say what new crime McAllister is accused of. But he also said he expects additional charges to be filed in relation to McAllister's premature departure from the RISE addiction-treatment program.
On Jan. 9, McAllister, 22, admitted to burglarizing WW Building Supply in Newfane in December 2011 and giving false information to police in Brattleboro. He also pleaded guilty to selling hallucinogenic mushrooms in Westminster and possessing cocaine in Bellows Falls in August 2011.
He faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for those counts. But McAllister's sentencing was delayed for at least six months; the plea agreement had been carefully crafted to allow him time to get help through the RISE program.
At the time, Brown said McAllister's sentence was "going to depend on how the defendant responds to treatment between now and his next court date."
And Judge David Suntag told McAllister that "the efforts that have been made for you ... are in many ways extraordinary."
McAllister still had faced a domestic-assault charge from a November incident. That's why he was due in court this week for a pre-trial conference.
But his whereabouts now are not clear.
"Mr. McAllister is no longer engaged in the programming that was contemplated in the plea agreement," Brown said.
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Venerate handmade cards
We have now introduced 6 handmade birthday cards. We hope you like them and here they are! The cover reads: If you remember these… The inside reads: You're getting old! Right now the cards are only available through our Etsy … Continue reading
Sneak preview of Venerate Handmade
At Venerate we've been working hard to bring you a small collection of handmade cards. Today we decided to give you a sneak preview of what's to come in the next few weeks. We will introduce 18 different cards including … Continue reading