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As the U.S. Department of Energy's first-of-its-scale project in carbon burial launches, interest in carbon burial and sequestration is at an all time high. Many nations wish that there was an alternative to traditional emissions cuts, which can hinder growth, and could reduce their net contribution to atmospheric carbon.
Carbon sequestration could provide just such a solution. By burying the substance in underground cavities or in carbon rich soils in swamps or other sites, the net contribution of a country to emissions can be reduced. And while many in the environmental community no longer like the idea, pointing out that such deposits could be easily released and don't solve the overall problem, the movement to adopt carbon sequestration still has powerful supporters.
Drilling began this week in Illinois on the DoE project, which will bury one million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the ground by 2012. The project is the first of its scale in the U.S., and while still small compared to total U.S. emissions has the potential to grow much bigger. Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky have enough underground space to store approximately 100 billion tons of CO2, enough to completely negate 25 years of emissions at the current rate, if fully filled.
Robert Finley, the manager of the current project states, "This is going to be a large-scale injection of 1 million metric tons, one of the largest injections to date in the U.S."
While Mr. Finley is enthusiastic about the project, others aren't. The Bush administration last year canceled funding for an even bigger carbon sequestration project, FutureGen, citing concerns about the practice. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, typically a strong voice in support of emissions control, has sided with the utilities for once in vocally opposing carbon burial. It has released studies indicating 30 percent of the energy from a coal burning plant would be wasted trying to capture the carbon dioxide from the flue gas.
One thing that could give supporters of burial a boost though is new carbon-specific filtering materials produced in labs like Omar Yaghi's at UCLA and at Georgia Tech under Chris Jones. These materials may potentially make capture much cheaper and more efficient, making storage the only remaining challenge.
John Litynski, who works in the fossil-fuel-centered National Energy Technology Laboratory's Sequestration Division, believes storage should be easy as pie for the U.S. He states, "What we found in the U.S. with the research that we've done over the last 10 years is that there is a significant potential to store CO2 ... in these very large reservoirs that are underground."
However, many of these reservoirs are deeper underground that existing sequestration projects have reached. That's why the deep reaching Illinois project, which drills into the Mt. Simon sandstone, is such a critical test bed. Scientists will, for the first time, be able to observe what happens when they pump compressed carbon dioxide 6,500 feet below the surface. Describes Mr. Litynski, "We have numbers for what we think the capacity is in the U.S., but the only way to prove that is to actually drill a well."
The Illinois project will pump carbon dioxide produced by ethanol fermentation underground. Archer Daniels Midland provided land for the site. Even with these concessions, the project will cost over $84M USD, thanks to the high cost of drilling.
At a recent speech Mr. Litynski was challenged by an audience member who pointed out that 10,000 projects of the scale of the Illinois one would be needed to offset current emissions. Mr. Litynski refused to back down from his support of the concept, though, dodging the question and stating, "From my point of view as someone working in this field ... the political rhetoric gets to the point where it's all supposed to be solar or wind or coal or natural gas (versus sequestration). The reality for the situation is that we need all of these technologies."


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China plans to build 20 cities a year for the next 20 years. The unacknowledged problem is finding buyers for those hundreds of millions of new homes.
Last year we published images of ghost cities based on a report from Forensic Asia Limited. This week we asked analyst Gillem Tulloch what has happened in the past six months.
"China built more of them," Tulloch said. "China consumes more steel, iron ore and cement per capita than any industrial nation in history. It's all going to railways that will never make money, roads that no one drives on and cities that no one lives in."
"It's like walking into a forest of skyscrapers, but they're all empty," he said of Chenggong.
Tulloch described a recent visit to a fishing village near Hong Kong, where new apartments are selling for up to $80,000. "People there were joking that no one in Denaya could afford to live there," he said. If these apartments sell at all, it is to speculators.

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With no foreseeable happy ending to the HD-DVD/Blu-ray format war, NEC has done us all a favor today by shipping a chip that is compatible with both formats.
According to Reuters, "the chips go on sale for 10,000 yen ($84), roughly the same price as NEC Electronics' chips which read only Blu-ray or only HD DVD formats." Players incorporating the new chip will be available sometime early 2007, reports AkibaNews.
While we now have silicon to rule both formats, the optical pick-up lens capable of reading both HD-DVD and Blu-ray is still currently in development. Until such a hybrid pick-up becomes reality, dual-players must utilize two separate lenses, which no doubt drives up costs.
A NEC spokesperson commented that a hybrid chip and optical pick-up would likely make up more than half of the cost of a player.
Developments to bridge the gap between the two warring formats isn't exclusive to hardware. Warner recently filed a patent outlining plans of a hybrid-disc that will be compatible with both HD-DVD and Blu-ray by means of layering one format on top of the other.


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I would go for CLee for sure, Mayo* possibly, and Jason Thompson as a backup C (if we don't keep Gray). Speights, Arthur and Lopez will all be back with their respective teams I would bet.
*If Memphis trades RGay I wonder if they try to hang onto Mayo even though they have had rough patches with him.


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Oregon Banks, Credit Unions Draw Battle Lines
In the state of Oregon, the battle lines between banks and credit unions have been drawn.
The Northwest Credit Union Association sounded the alarm to its member credit unions earlier this month about what it called three proposed "anti-credit union" bills that aim to tax many credit unions and implement new regulations. According to NWCUA, the Oregon Bankers Association introduced these bills into the state's legislature.
Oregon H.B. 2486 would impose a new excise tax on any credit unions holding commercial loans that collectively exceed 10% of the credit union's assets.
H.B. 2485 would subject Oregon's credit unions to rules similar to the U.S. Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 that encourages banks to meet all of the credit needs of the communities they serve, particularly low- and moderate-income communities.
And H.B. 2484 would require credit unions to file periodic reports on the number of member business loans, the services credit unions provide to low- and moderate-income members, and a list of deposits held by credit unions at their main office and locations where they accepts deposits.
In addition to pushing legislation, the Oregon Bankers Association has been orchestrating a public campaign to sway legislators and public opinion.
"This is about credit unions that have been become pretty indistinguishable from banks," Linda Wilhelms Navarro, president of the OBA, told The Oregonian. "Tax-exempt organizations have to fulfill a public benefit to justify the subsidy."
NWCUA counters that credit unions do pay property and payroll taxes, and they are exempt from the state's occupation tax because as not-for-profit cooperatives, their earnings are retuned to members in the form of lower fees, lower loan rates and higher returns on deposits.
What's more, the NWCUA commissioned a new survey of 300 registered Oregon voters that shows 90% of Oregonians have a positive impression of credit unions, while 56% have a favorable opinion of banks. In addition, credit unions have a 96% approval rating among their members.
In a similar survey that questioned 300 registered voters in the state of Washington, 88% have a positive impression of credit unions, while 43% have an unfavorable view of banks.
The survey also showed 70% or Oregon voters agree that because credit unions are not-for-profit, they should not have to pay business or occupation taxes. In Washington, 68% of voters also agreed with this position.
The telephone survey, with a margin of error of 5.7%, has been shared with Oregon legislators and the media.
According to NWCUA, Oregon's tax officials estimate the proposed bills could generate $1 million to $4 million annually. However, CUNA reported Oregon credit unions have helped their members save a total of $121 million in direct benefits during a 12-month period that ended September 2012.
"That's a $170 a year in real savings for the average credit union household," said Tony Stang, president/CEO of NWCUA. "That is a benefit bank customers did not enjoy. Our members, teachers, truck drivers, working moms and dads, didn't pay those banking fees and instead invested their savings right back into Oregon's economy."


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According to David Aldridge of TNT, any S&T with Miami will involve picks, cash and a traded player exception. No players.
Ken Berger is reporting "progress" on a trade:
The Raptors and Heat are "progressing" toward a sign-and-trade arrangement to facilitate Chris Bosh's desire to join Dwyane Wade in Miami, a person with knowledge of the talks told CBSSports.com Wednesday night.
The most likely scenario, according to the source, would send draft picks and massive trade exception to Toronto -- but not Michael Beasley. The former No. 2 pick, whom the Heat want to trade to create more cap space for a third max signing as they try to lure LeBron James, has been included in some of the potential deals discussed. But Toronto has been decidedly cold on the notion of taking Beasley in a trade for Bosh.
"It's not likely," the person with knowledge of the discussions said.
The Raptors would get back the 2011 first-round pick they previously traded to Miami, plus additional future picks and a trade exception they would then use to acquire a player without sending back comparable salary. The Heat only have one other player on their roster to trade, point guard Mario Chalmers.


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Home >> new mexico >> dixon >> justice of the peace >> not so formal wedding ceremony
It is important to have The Best Wedding Officiant for my Not So Formal Wedding Ceremony in Dixon, New Mexico
Life's Moments are those times in life that we decide to make a special recognition of life altering occasions. Wedding events are celebrations, weddings are ceremonies, however most of all wedding events are a new beginning, a moment in time to be cherished. Having the ideal Justice of the Peace is necessary.
For these moments, we offer thorough ministerial services, wedding officiating, and wedding services. From the really standard to contemporary services, our weddings and officiating services are designed to reflect your wants, desires and dreams. We can assist you craft a celebration, spiritual or nonreligious that will be a cherished memory for many years that follow.
Ministerial services and wedding event officiating in the Albuquerque, NM location is our specialty, however we can travel if the requirement emerges. Here are Travel Costs. We provide a total selection of Wedding Minister packages; from the elopement on the courthouse steps to the most sophisticated and stylish wedding service.
We also offer the finest in Justice of the Peace or nonreligious wedding events. These civil events offer their own type of event, whether it be with household or simply a couple and a few witnesses, your wedding is a special moment to be valued.
Formal and Semi-Formal Wedding Packages
The Formal Package
Full Official wedding event, including customized ceremony composed specifically for you. Alternatives can include candles, sand ceremony, counting of coins, crowns, handfasting, jumping of the broom, wine true blessing, you call it we can do it. This package consists of a rehearsal in addition to a 3 hour time lock. We only do a few of these every weekend, so you are our primary focus.
We arrive thirty to forty minutes ahead of time, do a blessing with both bride's and groom's party, preform the ceremony, then stay for pictures and the all important signing of the license making everything official.
Our Rate for this service is:
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A semi-formal wedding, typically in a more casual setting, a park, a back yard, a balloon wandering over the Rio Grande. We recommend a smaller wedding event celebration; Bride-to-be, Groom, Best Man and Maid of Honor.
We arrive fifteen to twenty minutes before the ceremony, attend to last minute details then perform the service. We will stay for the paper work and pictures.
Our Rate for this service is:
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We Love to Travel! (however our accountant says we have to cover little things like gas, tires and maintenance), so to keep them from chewing our ears off our travel rates are as follows;
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Restaurant "Al Palazzo"
If you are looking for a very romantic experience, come for a candle-light dinner and discover the specialities of the Campanian and Mediterranean cuisine in Donna Carmela's garden, while surrounded by the scent of citrus fruit.
At restaurant"Al Palazzo" we prefer traditional cuisine and thanks to the products we grow ourselves in our vegetable garden, we are able to add a contemporary and refined taste to our dishes. We also have a great selection of wines to go along with your meal including over 400 Italian and international labels.


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In evidence of the dangers of the U.S.
government's increasing "kill
switch" powers regarding web servers inside the U.S., the Department of
Justice and Homeland Security's ICE last week essentially shut down 84,000
sites in a case of mistaken identity.
The shutdowns targeted mooo.com, the most popular
shared domain at free web service provider FreeDNS. FreeDNS is a free
domain service that is immensely popular among file sharers, blogs, small
businesses, and other independent operators. Its homepage is afraid.org.
With the mooo.com shutdown last Friday, the ICE
accidentally shut down 84,000 subdomain pages. The pages were all
redirected to a banner that stated "Advertisement, distribution,
transportation, receipt, and possession of child pornography constitute federal
crimes that carry penalties for first time offenders of up to 30 years in
federal prison, a $250,000 fine, forfeiture and restitution."
The court order to shut down and redirect the
sites was granted via a seizure warrant from a District Court. The
warrant was executed as part of the DHS ICE team's "Operation Save
Our Children".
The key problem is that none of the sites thus
identified under the mooo.com superdomain had child porn on them. They
appear to have been the victim of an overzealous government police force with a
bit too much power on its hands.
FreeDNS has expressed outrage. In a statement,
they comment, "Freedns.afraid.org has never allowed this type of abuse of
its DNS service. We are working to get the issue sorted as quickly as
Over the weekend they managed to begin restoring
some of the pages. Meanwhile small business owners were left to try to
reassure customers that they were note engaging in illegal activity [source example].
The DHS is actually bragging about the takedowns
citing 10 child porn sites that were taken offline, but conveniently forgetting
to mention the 84,000 legitimate sites it also killed. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano states [press
Each year, far too many children fall prey to sexual predators and
all too often, these heinous acts are recorded in photos and on video and
released on the Internet...DHS is committed to working with our law enforcement
partners to shut down websites that promote child pornography to protect these
children from further victimization.
The DHS has not yet released an official statement
on the abuse of power. It also has yet to comment on whether it plans to
compensate webpage owners for lost business or damage to their websites.
Website owners can still replicate the redirect by
adding "184.108.40.206 mooo.com" to their hosts file.


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The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to email@example.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in advance will have a better chance of getting published; items submitted several days before the event might not get published. For more information, call the Journal at 565-8527.
Plant and Animal Adaptations hike at Mesa Verde
Park biologists and interpretive rangers will lead a hike from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 22, to explore the amazing ways that animals and plants survive in the cold winter environment of Mesa Verde National Park. The hike will tour their winter habitats in the Morefield Campground area. Meet at the Morefield Village parking lot at Morefield Campground, four miles from the park entrance. Snowshoes and poles will be available during each hike for those who need them. This program is free; the Mesa Verde entrance fee ($10/car) will apply. Limited to 20 people, ages 7 to adult. Advance reservation is required. For more information, go to www.nps.gov/meve; to make a reservation, call the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum at 529-4631.
Cortez community mobile blood drive
United Blood Services will hold a mobile blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at Walmart, 1831 Main St. Look for the Bloodmobile. Donors should have identification with them at the time of donation. To set up an appointment or for more information, call 385-4601 or sign up online at www.unitedbloodservices.org.
Community Christmas Dinner set for Tuesday
The annual Community Christmas Dinner, a Cortez tradition for more than 20 years, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Christmas day at the Montezuma County Annex.
An army of volunteers will pitch in to help make the dinner special for as many as 600 people. There is no charge for the dinner.
Volunteers will set up for the dinner on Christmas Eve. Monetary or dessert donations should be dropped off at the annex building at 103 N. Chestnut anytime after 8 a.m.
Cortez Audubon Christmas Bird Count
The Cortez Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Participants should meet at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. Routes will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. The Christmas Bird Count is an Audubon-sanctioned event and used to help compile data. The count is open to all birders - from beginners to experts - and beginners can go with a more experienced birder. Participants can bird for as many hours as they want - from several hours to all day. Participants receive the annual summary, and in lieu of the $5 participant fee, Audubon is asking for voluntary donations. For more information, call Carolyn at 882-7742 or 529-3544.
'Thirteenth Year in Zion' author reading, book signing
Author Duane Keown will be at the Cortez Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. to read and discuss his book "Thirteenth Year in Zion." The book is about his personal experiences of being a non-mormon in Blanding, Utah, where he worked as a science teacher during the 1950s to 1970s. The author will sign copies of his book that will be available for purchase at the event.
Health presentation 'Heavy Metals and Depression'
"Heavy Metals and Depression - Make the Connection" will be presented by Dyanna Hoffman, Natural Health Practitioner, on Friday, Jan. 4 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Mesa/Canyon Room at the Cortez Recreation Center. T.O.N.I. share sessions are free of charge and open to the public. Listen, learn and share on topics of health interest. For more information, call Joe Keleher, T.O.N.I. facilitator, at 565-5448.
Boot Camp for Writers
Erica Olsen, the author of Recapture & Other Stories (Torrey House 2012), will present a boot camp for writers at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. on Saturday, Jan. 5 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Join her for a session of fun, low-impact writing exercises - a creativity workout to start your new year "write." Bring pen/pencil and paper or a laptop. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students (high school or college). There is a sliding scale; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds benefit Cortez Cultural Center. Call Erica for more information at 435-210-1847.
Mother & Daughter Teatime Luncheon
Christian Women's Celebrations will be having a Snowflake Spectacular - Teatime by Candlelight Luncheon on Saturday, Jan. 5, at noon at the Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Rd. Mothers and daughters are invited and will be honored. A princess party dress fashion show will be featured by girls ages 4 to 18. Call 560-3328 if you would like to model. Songs with sparkle will be performed by Amanda, Skylar and Sariah Robinson. Speaker Teresa Reynolds will tell a story fit for a princess. The luncheon is $14.50 per person and includes the meal, dessert, beverage and tip. Reservations should be made by Monday, Dec. 31 by contacting Cindy Bennetts at email@example.com or 560-3328. Complimentary tickets are offered for first timers and daughters under age 18.


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Wescom Resources Group Reports Record 2012
Buoyed by new client signings and 6.6% growth, Wescom Resources Group said it notched more than $10 million in earnings in 2012, a new record for the technology CUSO of the $2.4 billion Wescom Credit Union in Pasadena, Calif.
WRG said it now has more than 260 clients, adding more than 50 new credit unions in 2012. The CUSO said it now provides mobile banking to 73 credit unions, online banking to 68 and service bureau core processing on Symitar or Corelation platforms to 15 service bureau clients.
"We have seen extraordinary demand for our online banking and mobile banking products, and are very pleased with this," said WRG President Tim Dolan. "Looking forward, one of our chief concerns is positioning our team for the right pace of growth, and adding the capacity to support our growth. We look forward to implementing more process improvements in 2013, as well as announcing exciting new solutions that will be welcomed by our clients."
WRG expanded on its relationships with other vendors in 2012, including MemberEdge mobile banking through Share One Inc.'s NewSolutions platform, mobile remote deposit capture through DeposZip from EasCorp's Vertifi Software operation and personal financial management software from Geezeo Inc.
The company also added five new employees to its Client Services and Support teams and created a new department to focus on enterprise solutions.
WRG marked its 10th anniversary in 2012.


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FunOrb Central: Part 3 - The Rise of FunOrb Graphics
22nd July 2009 The Rise of FunOrb Graphics
Some of the new technologies we're integrating into FunOrb Central are improvements to the graphics libraries.
At the moment all FunOrb games display graphics using software rendering. This means that the computer's processor is responsible for all the drawing that the game performs, setting each individual pixel one at a time.
This certainly gives FunOrb games a great deal of control over their graphics, and is fast enough for most purposes. It does mean, however, that our games are what's called 'fill-rate limited' because each pixel that we change requires (more or less) one line of Java to execute. Therefore the performance of our games is chiefly limited by how many pixels we need to draw to in each frame.
Among other things, this limits the resolution our games can use. Let's imagine we have a standard FunOrb game, with a 640x480 pixel window (that is, around 300,000 pixels total) and that, on my computer, the game is managing to redraw the game 30 times a second (30fps). Doing the maths, my computer can write (set) around 9 million pixels per second. (As an aside, that's guaranteeing that each pixel is only set once - it's not always reasonable to arrange that.)
Now let's scale things up. The next standard window size we have available is 800x600. Now, to draw our game to the screen, we have to write nearly 500,000 pixels per frame. With my computer's 9 million pixels/sec budget, we're now only managing 19fps - which is getting to be a little on the slow side. At the next size up (1024x768) we get 12 fps, and as we approach cutting-edge gaming resolutions (1680x1050: 5fps) things get unreasonably slow.
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As part of our plans to extend FunOrb games to these higher resolutions, we need to change our approach. There's a piece of hardware built into modern computers called a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which accelerates your computers ability to process graphics. It's used by modern games (including RuneScape HD) to run high resolutions at blazing speeds, and we're keen to take advantage of these capabilities with the next generation of FunOrb games running within Central.
The key advantage to using hardware accelerators (such as a GPU) is that they're capable of offloading work from the main processor (CPU). Whereas a FunOrb game currently has to individually copy each pixel from, say, a Kickabout League pitch texture to the screen, it could just request that the GPU perform the copy and the CPU could be used to calculate physics for the ball in the meantime. Also, because the GPU is a specialized piece of hardware, and running without the overhead of an operating system or Java environment, it can do much more work per frame.
One thing we'd like to do, then, is amend some of our existing games to use this to allow higher resolutions, starting at 800x600. We'd also be particularly interested in eventually supporting widescreen modes for FunOrb games.
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As you may have guessed, though, there're reasons we haven't done this already. There are two key problems with using hardware graphics acceleration, even when we're technically capable of it: One is that a lot of GPUs currently around are what's called 'fixed-function' - that is, there's a limited set of operations that they can efficiently perform (unlike the general-purpose CPU, which can be programmed to do just about anything). Some games work perfectly fine with this so Arcanists, for example, only really needs some sprites (images) copied to the screen, which is well within the capabilities of even the most basic accelerators. Other games, though, such as StarCannon, use more advanced effects, such as outlining, blur, glows or ripple distortion. In cases like these, some more effort is needed; we have to decide if the existing effect can be replicated, or, if we need to replace it, what can we use in its place that uses the additional power of the hardware?
The other main issue is that of compatibility. If you've ever visited the Java Options menu in the FunOrb site, you may have noticed there's an option to choose between signed or unsigned applets. Signed applets, assuming you permit them, have a bit more control over your computer - including the ability to access your graphics accelerator, if you have one. For those players that aren't able to run the signed applet (usually in places like offices or libraries, where the security settings on the computer don't allow it) or players who just don't possess suitable hardware, we need to make sure that the software mode of FunOrb games continue to be as good as possible - this can take additional time to design, develop and test.
I think the advantages, though, are worth it. While we're probably not going to be able to launch FunOrb Central and immediately have all of our games run at higher resolutions, the work we're doing on it at the moment is certainly laying the foundations. I'm looking forward to having more screen space to play with, both as a developer and as a player, as well as the possibility of yet higher detail modes. Just as a taster, have a look at the Kickabout League and Shattered Plans images.
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Since there is no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), learning to live with the disease and controlling symptoms is important to your well-being. The following treatments can help.
Mobility Limitations
Physical therapy can help maintain muscle strength and tone, dexterity, and walking ability. Physical therapists use exercises and other modalities to help preserve mobility and function.
Occupational therapists may recommend braces or assistive devices, such as walkers, and develop a plan to help you manage activities of daily living.
Speech and swallowing therapy may be useful if you have difficulty with slurred speech and with swallowing foods and liquids. This therapy works to strengthen the oral muscles, and it can also help you to reduce your risk of aspiration pneumonia (when food or drink is accidentally inhaled).
Psychological Issues
Counseling with a mental health professional can improve your coping strategies for dealing with physical symptoms and emotional stress. Many people with MS experience depression or other psychiatric problems. The unpredictable course of the disease may contribute to family conflicts or relationship issues.
A therapist can work with you to develop new coping skills or stress management techniques. Counselors also can help you deal with losses associated with the disease, such as the inability to work, lifestyle changes, or dependence on others for housekeeping or personal care.
Experimental Treatments
Researchers are studying whether stem cell transplants can be used to treat people with MS. While there are different kinds of transplants, one that has been used for MS involves rebuilding the immune system with the person's own stem cells or cells from a donor. First, chemotherapy and radiation may be used to destroy the immune system. Next, stem cells are injected into the person's vein. These cells travel through the blood to the bone cavities, where they produce healthy cells and platelets. If this process goes well, the person's immune system builds itself back up without destroying the nerve fiber's myelin sheath, which causes the symptoms of MS.
Stem cell studies are happening in many countries. The hope is that this treatment will reduce and possibly reverse symptoms.
When to Call Your Doctor
Call your doctor if symptoms worsen or new symptoms develop.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Rimas Lukas, MD
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Assisted Living Facilities in Newaygo County, MI
Our goal is to assist you in finding the best available independent and assisted living facilities in Newaygo County. Just Click on the city below to see the list of assisted living facilities in Newaygo County MI.
Senior Living Facilities can be the best solution for many seniors who value their independence, yet need some assistance with daily needs. If they want to live an active and fulfilling life, senior assisted living may be the right choice. If you know a senior in Michigan that could benefit from assisted living, there are many to choose from, offering varying degrees of independence.
Please select a City to view the Directory of Newaygo County Assisted Living Facilities:
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See a list of the Cost of Assisted Living in Michigan - 2011
It's a good idea to learn as much as possible about all the assisted living options that are available in your area. They could be called Residential Living Facilities, Adult Foster Homes, or Home Care Centers in your location. Everything you read and each facility you visit will help you to get closer to determining your own need. There are adult family homes, retirement communities, board and care homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other options. Learning about the costs of assisted living and how to cover those costs is also very important. With all these options, and maybe because there are so many choices, it can be overwhelming. There's nothing wrong with getting help.
A few of the services offered by assisted living placement services are:
1) Help Determine if Assisted Living is Right for You
2) Determining the level of care needed
3) Locating the home or facility best suited to your needs
4) Helping you to negotiate the lowest possible price for you and your family
5) Helping you with finanacial planning so that your resources can be used wisely to cover the costs involved
6) Ensuring that the facility you choose is able to handle any special needs that you may have.
There are placement agencies that will be pleased to help you sort through the maze and make the best choice for your loved one. This is their field of expertise and they are happy to share the knowledge they've gathered with you. A few of our favorites are A Place For Mom, Elderlink, and Assisted Living. In Southern California and Southern Arizona, one of our favorites is Assisted Living Placements. Most referral agencies (sometimes called placement agencies) will provide their services free of charge.


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With metal prices hitting all time highs around the world, the urban mining business is booming. The metals recovered from the process are reused in new electronic devices and the gold and other precious metals are melted into ingots that can be used to create jewelry or used to create new electronic devices.
Gold is common in many electronic devices and components for its ability to better transfer electricity than copper. Tadahiko Sekigawa, president of Eco-System Recycling Co. told Reuters, "It can be precious or minor metals, we want to recycle whatever we can."
It might not seem like there would be enough gold or other precious metals inside obsolete electronics to warrant the effort of recycling. On the contrary, used electronic devices are often a much better source of gold than actually having a small gold mine.
According to Reuters a ton of ore form a gold mine produces only 5 grams of gold on average. A ton of used cell phones can yield 150 grams of gold or more. In addition to the gold the same volume of discarded phones can have 220 pounds of copper and 6.6 pounds of silver as well as other metals.
The price of gold alone hit an all time high in March 2008 of $1,030.80 per ounce. One Eco-Systems recycling plant in Honjo, Japan produces around 440 to 660 pounds of gold bars per month with 99.99% purity. This amount of gold has a worth of about $5.9 to $8.8 million on today's market. That's literally the same output as a small gold mine.
When the amount of money that can be made from recycling old electronic components for their base metals is taken into consideration it is easy to understand why Clover Technologies Group, the winner of the contract with the USPS for its mail-in recycling project, was willing to foot the bill for shipping. The amount of money also makes the fact that America ships tons of used electronics overseas each year look like American's are doing someone a favor.


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Amazon is looking to give potential Kindle buyers all the
more reason to pick up the newest version of the popular e-reader by shaving
$25 off the price, but customers will have to decide if an extra $25 in savings
is worth the on-screen advertisements being featured in the new model.
Amazon Kindle is a portable e-book reader that was introduced in 2007. The
introductory price was $399, and as new
versions were released over the years, the Kindle became slimmer with
a better display, more storage, and lower prices.
Amazon is
releasing the newest Kindle on May 3 and it possesses many of the same features
that the 6-inch Wi-Fi Kindle has, including a 50 percent better contrast with E
Ink Pearl technology, an 8.5 ounce body, a 6-inch display, Wi-Fi, 20 percent
faster page turns and enough storage for 3,500 books. The difference is that
the new Kindle will only be $114, and for the first time ever, the device will
feature special
offers and sponsored ads.
special offers and sponsored ads will appear at the bottom of the home page and
on its screen savers. Ads can be a major annoyance to consumers, but according
to Kindle Director Jay Marine, a lower price and the addition of advertisements
will be incentives for customers to buy the Kindle over any other competing
think customers are going to love it," said Marine.
Some of
the participating advertisers will be Procter & Gamble Co.'s Olay cosmetics,
General Motors Co.'s Buick and Visa Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Amazon.com
Reward Visa Card.
noted that the ads would not appear in Kindle books. Ads can only be found on
the screen saver and home page, and they change frequently. If a user is
interested in an ad, they can click on it to have details e-mailed to
was very important that we didn't interfere with the reading experience,"
said Marine.
The new
Kindle can be pre-ordered here.


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Every year Deloitte releases an in-depth study on the state of IT security. And every year it returns with the same predictable result. Systems are most vulnerable not necessarily due to clever attacks or weaker than necessary defenses, but rather due to the carelessness of their users.
Adel Melek, global leader of security and privacy services at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu notes, "People continue to be an organization's greatest asset as well as its greatest worry. That has not changed from 2007. What has changed is the environment. The economic meltdown was not at its peak when respondents took this survey. If there was ever an environment more likely to facilitate an organization's people being distracted, nervous, fearful, or disgruntled, this is it. To state that security vigilance is even more important at a time like this is an understatement."
While much of the study falls into the realm of the painfully obvious (such as that robots are unlikely to replace humans in security in our lifetimes) it does raise some interesting points. The obvious solution to the problem -- denial of access -- just doesn't work, it states. The result is that productivity necessitates connectivity, raising security dangers. The report states, "Human error is overwhelmingly stated as the greatest weakness this year (86%), followed by technology (a distant 63%)."
Social networking and new technologies are cited as critical threats to security. The good news, according to a separate research firm, Identity Theft Resource Center, is that data breaches due to human error declined slightly in 2008. Still, such breaches encompass 35.2 percent of the cases studied which had a reported cause.
In Deloitte's Global Security Survey, it showed more positive signs as well. External breaches arising from viruses and worms dropped from affecting 43 percent of respondents in 2007 to 15 percent in 2008. Email attacks likewise fell from 57 percent to 24 percent. Phishing attacks also fell greatly, down to 7 percent from 38 percent the previous year.
Of the respondents, 80 percent reported being on the receiving end of an external attack which succeeded in breaching their systems. And 70 percent reported internal attacks breaching their systems. The biggest cause for internal breaches was found to be viruses and worms, which hit the systems of 11 percent of respondents.
The study states that the industry, while successful in greatly cutting email and phishing attacks, is having trouble stamping them out entirely. This is due largely to their diverse nature. Still, the study states that firms are getting better prepared to prevent repeated attacks from viruses or worms.
As to the threats posed by user error, recent studies have shown that many users will click on windows that are obviously malware-loaded, in a misguided effort to make them disappear. These studies and others show that you can build an imposing castle, but it can't protect you from people inside it opening the gate.


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construction of the International Space Station is completed in 2010,
the three space shuttles that make up NASA's fleet will be retired.
The shuttle fleet retirement opens up a several year gap that will
force the U.S. space agency to rely on the Russian space program to
transport supplies and astronauts to the ISS.
"It's human
spaceflight activities are nonetheless
at a tipping point, primarily due to a mismatch of goals and
resources," according to the Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of
a Great Nation report. "Either additional funds need to be
made available or a far more modest program involving little or no
exploration needs to be adopted."
The U.S. space agency
has put high hopes on its Ares I rockets and Orion spacecraft, but
the project severely lacks funds, which has led some to speculate the
next-generation launch capsule is a mistake. The timing of the
report's release has proven to be interesting -- Ares is expected to
make its first test flight later this month.
Essentially, the
future of NASA is now squarely in President Barack Obama's hands,
with the president's staff calling on space experts to share their
thoughts and ideas. Congress and the president will now meet to
discuss the possibility of boosting NASA's $18.7 billion annual
budget to $21.7 billion.


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No thanks.
I'd keep Bargnani.
No thanks.
I'd keep Bargnani.
No thanks. I'd rather keep Bargnani than trade for Ilyasova.
Ilyasova is not a need since we have Gay. He can shoot which is great since he can spread the floor.. but he's not a banger and until JV really develops it doesn't really make sense.
I like his contract in that I think he's moveable (3 years @ $23.7M) if he doesn't fit. Everyone needs a shooter that can rebound. Because he's an upgrade over Bargnani I'd do it.
I wonder about a 3-way trade with Milwaukee & Utah, for Millsap? Would the Jazz have any interest in Ilyasova, assuming Milwaukee likes Bargnani?
there are only three places Bargnani fits. Perhaps we should only be looking at trades 3 way or otherwise that involve the Lakers, the Rockets and Denver
Would Kanter/Ilyasova beat JV/Kleiza in a 2x2 game?
When is the trade deadline anyway?
okay so I changed my mind. Stretch fours look great in the regular season when the game is fun exciting and fast but more then ANYTHING we NEED a LOW POST OPTION. In the playoffs games slow down, defenses tighten, and low post guy who can pass out when doubled goes a long way towards success.
I hope this doesnt go down... Its probably just BC testing the waters of potential Bargnani exchanges. Everyone should already know BC has had a thing for wanting Ilyasova for quite sometime theres news that Nets are heavily pursuing J. Smith.
Why do you guys consider Ilyasova a small forward? With his ability to rebound and shoot, I can easily see him playing 4 on a regular basis, especially in today's NBA of smaller, more mobile front court players. Yes, he doesn't have a well-developed back-to-the-basket game, but what of it?
2013-14 payroll - with Boozer on board, or BYOB ... Bring your own Boozer.
8 players (Rudy, Demar, Amir, Kyle, Fields, Jonas, Ross & Boozer) = $66.8 million [Luxury Tax ~ $70-$71 mil]
2014-15 payroll
7 players + Kyle's New contract (Rudy, Demar, Amir, Fields, Jonas, Ross + Boozer) = 68 million + Kyle
If Kyle gets 10 million per season, the total payroll will cause some serious pain to Toronto's maneuverability options.
With Boozer, we are essentially buying a guy for his past, for a team that's looking towards their future. A guy whose Simple Rating this season (and last), suggests the team is better when he's off, then when he's on. A guy who will make 16.8 million dollars in his final year.
Yahoo! lists him as a forward and in fantasy ball he is a SF/PF. RotoWorld has him as a forward.
I think "Forward" is appropriate. As you mention the game is getting smaller and more mobile. Ilyasova rebounds like a PF and shoots like a SF. Honestly, I have not seen enough of his defense to make an informed opinion.
For all the love Millsap gets (and I love him too), if you are looking at offensive/defensive ratings:
I would be excited about Ilyasova. This is a guy who shoots near 50% on 3's over the last few months. That is Bargnani on steroids.... plus he rebounds so now we have Bargnani on 'roids and HGH.
#tradeBargnani @tradeBargnani
.@RaptorsMR @Raptors I have been thinking about what I am going to do with my handle after #tradeBargnani finally happens. Suggestions?
@RaptorsMR doing his best to scare Raptor fans everywhere.RaptorsMR RaptorsMR @RaptorsMR
@tradeBargnani Don't be surprised if you are carrying that handle into the offseason.
One thing I like about Bargnani off the bench is that he can defend either the C or PF spot, allowing the Raps to run out big lineups, traditional lineups or small lineups. I don't think Ilyasova provides the same degree of lineup flexibility.
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" Becoming a jinchūriki, you can lose a lot, and your heart goes hollow, but if you got things you don't want to lose, they become a light to follow! The tailed beasts aren't our only source of strength! What was inside our hearts before the monster... shines like a sun, powers us to any length! That's where our true power comes from!-Kirābī
✖ Basic Information
Name: Kirābī | Killer B
Nickname: Jinchurriki-sama | Hachibi-sama
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Clan: -
✖ Looks:
Killer B has dark-skin and a muscular build, as well as white hair (blond in the anime) and a goatee. On his right shoulder, he has a tattoo of the kanji for "iron" (鉄, tetsu), which is the Iron Armour Seal that was used to seal Gyūki into him, and on his left cheek, he has a tattoo of a bull's horn (correspondingly, the Gyūki has horns like a bull, and the left one is partially missing). His top lip also has a slightly darker hue than his bottom one.
Killer B wears oval shaped sunglasses and a white coloured forehead protector. He also has his village's standard one-strap-over-one-shoulder flak jacket, and a long, red rope belt tied around his waist, the standard Kumo hand and shin guards, shinobi sandals, and a white scarf around his neck. He originally carried seven swords on his back, but now he only carries two swords on his back and stores the rest inside Samehada.
✖ Personality:
Killer B is very proud of his own power and very proud of who he is. Like Naruto Uzumaki, who has great overconfidence, Killer B can be quite cocky and stubborn, especially in terms of his own strength, demanding respect from others and asks to be called "Lord Jinchūriki" (人柱力様, Jinchūriki-sama) and his tailed beast be called "Lord Eight-Tails" (八尾様, Hachibi-sama). B has a special way of expressing his pride through song, more specifically in rap-style and tends to use "Bakayarō! Konoyarō !" (「バカヤロー!コノヤロー!」) when referring or speaking to others. He will even write his rhymes in the middle of a fight, or during an important meeting, even if they are no good, which is usually the case. This sometimes causes the people around him to become greatly annoyed by him. B doesn't respect anyone who would make fun of rap or his lyrics.
The Raikage has noted that Killer B is not the type of person to work with the strategies created by people and that he would only bring chaos into a battlefield; in his youth he was already seen completing missions, that were supposed to be assigned for both him and his brother, without A's knowledge. The Raikage also notes that he is the only being that B will listen to, as he is able to keep him in check. Despite all this, B knows talent when he sees it, and respects those with it. The primary example is his fellow Kumo jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, who he looked up to for her extreme skills. He had also praised Sasuke after their fight, stating he was one of the strongest shinobi he had ever fought. B has a very close relationship with his older brother, the Raikage. According to Motoi, the reason behind him becoming a jinchūriki was for the sake of his brother, even if it meant being shunned by the villagers. He didn't complain, and was always cheerful and determined.
Due to the fact that he was confined to the village very soon after his brother assumed office and made the village's guardian, B desperately wished for a vacation and was even ready to fake his capture for one. When the Fourth Raikage, Darui and C learned that B was not captured by Akatsuki, they immediately guessed his intentions and were not surprised by it, though they were very displeased. This lead to him receiving his brother's "Iron Claw" as punishment. B also tends to fist bump with others. This ties into his rapper personality and also serves as a means of communication of sorts, with others without the need to speak.
However, when someone close to him is in danger, Killer B has no qualms about putting himself at risk to save them, if necessary, as seen when he prioritised the safety of his singing master Sabu and his pet, Ponta over confronting Kisame head-on when the Akatsuki confronted his entourage. This caring nature differentiates him from a typical jinchūriki, most of whom are cynical and uncaring towards others due to their circumstances. However, it was hinted that his past as a jinchūriki may not have been unlike Naruto's, since Motoi claimed that being a fellow host, B understands what Naruto went through. He has a casual relationship with Gyūki, frequently engaging in friendly conversation with it, even sitting upon its nose at one time. He was also completely unaffected by Naruto's Harem Technique, resisting advances and even appearing indifferent. Naruto stated that B is the first man to resist this technique. However, he is not completely unaffected by such things, as he noticed Tsunade's rather sizeable cleavage, which his brother reprimanded him for and he later stared at Yugito's own sizeable bust when it was shown during his fight with Tobi's Six Paths.
B is also very kind and compassionate, having befriended all the giant animals on the Island Turtle which may indicate that he has a liking for animals, as well as never expressing any ill will towards Motoi who tried to take his life, nor against the villagers who used to shun him.
✖ Village Info.
Village of Birth: Kumogakure
Village of Alliance: Kumogakure
✖ Rank//Chakra Info.
Ninja Rank: Unofficial Sage
Specialty: Lightning Release | Kenjutsu | Bijuu Control
Lightning | Mastered
Fire | Mastered
Wind | Mastered
Water | Mastered
Earth | Mastered
Plasma | Creator |Mastered
Hellfire | Student | Mastered
墨 Ink | Bijuu Ability | Mastered
封 Fuuninjutsu | Mastered
Your ninjutsu:
(Bijutsu: Sumi Souken) - Tailed Beast Skill: Ink Creation
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: Killer Bee is able to form ink in his mouth. The ink can be used for a variety of things, such as using his ink covered finger as a makeshift pencil or using the ink to blind an opponent. Killer Bee used this technique in greater extent when he was able to cover the whole Water prison with his ink in order to blind Kisame.
Note: Can only be used by Killer bee in any of his forms.
(Bijutsu: Heddo Batto) - Tailed Beast Skill Cranial Eighth Sword
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: After entering the incomplete form of killer Bee's jinchuuriki mode he uses two chakra horns that protrude out from his chakra cloak to head butt the opponent.
Note: Can only be used whilst Killer Bee is in his incomplete form.
(Bijutsu: Sumi Rariatto) - Tailed Beast Skill: Ink Lightning Plough Hot Sword
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: Killer Bee rushes back and forth on the opponent using Lariat with ink on his arm to then spread the ink into the targets face hindering their sight.
Note: Can only be used by Killer bee.
Hachibi Fukanzen Hengi no Jutsu) - Eight Tailed Initial Transformation Technique
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A (+15 to Ink and Lightning ninjutsu, +10 to Taijutsu)
Description: When the incomplete form is activated, Killer B will Rise his fist in the air making two horns with his fingers and he will then release black chakra which then envelops his body which takes the form of an ox with eight tails and a skeleton of an ox attached to his body. The chakra shroud offers defense against all techiques below B rank. Whilst in this form Killer B gets a power boost to his ink ninjutsu and lightning techniques aswell as his taijutsu techniques.
Note: This Transformation lasts a maximum of 4 turns.
(Hachibi Chon Hengi no Jutsu) - Eight Tailed Full Transformation Technique
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: N/A (+40 to Lightning and Ink Ninjutsu)
Description: Killer B will cross his arms and then his legs will then turn into octopus tentacles and before long more of his body turns into the body of the Hachibi as it is released. The Eight Tails form resembles an ushi-oni with four long horns on its head, similar to that of a Jacob sheep. It also has a fifth horn like protrusion on its chin, which appears to have been damaged, much like its lower left horn, part of which was sliced off in battle by A. It has a muscular upper-body structure, with a hunched back similar to an American bison, arms with spiked protrusions on the elbows, and hands with opposable thumbs like that of a human. It has no hind-legs, instead its lower half is made up of its tails which consist of eight tentacles that resemble the cephalopod arms of an octopus. The form is also very large in size. Whilst in this form the hachibi is unaffected by all techniques below A rank though the force of the technique can be capable of forcing the Hachibi back. The Hachibi can only use Lightning and Ink Ninjutsu aswell as any Tailed Beast Skills related to the Hachibi, he also gains extra power bonus to Ink and Lightning Techniques.
Note: The Transformation lasts a maximum of 3 turns.
(Bijutsu: Bijuu Hachimaki) - Tailed Beast Skill: Eight Tailed Whirlwind
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: After assuming his full Eight-Tails transformation, Killer B tightly coils the beast's tails around himself in a circular manner, before extending them simultaneously with an enormous amount of physical strength. This causes him to spin rapidly on the spot, which in turn results in the generation of a tremendous gust of wind that buffets everything in the surrounding area, clearing the terrain within a large range of the Eight-Tails.
Note: Can only be used when Killer B is fully transformed.
✖ Background Info.
-Currently in the Shinobi World War Arc
While en route with Naruto, the two encountered Itachi Uchiha and Nagato. As the battle commenced suddenly with Itachi being forced to use the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, B used Samehada to slice through the attack effectively saving both him and Naruto, although Samehada was unhappy about being used to cut through hot flames. As Itachi appeared behind B suddenly and used the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson technique, B countered with his transformed arm. B then used the tentacle to grab Itachi, only for him to disappear in a flurry of crows. As Itachi told B not to look into his eyes, Gyūki broke B out of the genjutsu he had already been caught in. He then charged Itachi using his seven swords. Itachi retreated onto Nagato's summoned bird.
As Itachi activates his Mangekyō Sharingan B tried to stop him by throwing his sword but it was repelled by Nagato. As a result of his Sharingan use, Itachi activated a crow he had stored in Naruto earlier, which was able to free him from Kabuto's control. Itachi, now on Naruto and B's side explained to Naruto and B why the crow had a Mangekyō Sharingan and how he got it. Nagato, after recovering from Itachi's attack and being completely controlled by Kabuto, sneaked behind them with his chameleon summon and used Shinra Tensei to attack Killer B and Naruto. Nagato appeared behind B and tried to attack him, but B went into his Version 2 transformation and countered Nagato's attack with a Lariat. Nagato used the Preta Path's ability to absorb B's chakra, causing him to regain a youthful appearance.
Seeing Naruto in dire straits with his soul being removed, B moved to attack Nagato. Nagato, sharing vision with his own chameleon summon and the King of Hell, intercepted B by using his Asura Path abilities. Before Nagato can fatally injure B and remove Naruto's soul, they were rescued by Itachi's Susanoo. As Nagato used Chibaku Tensei in an effort to trap them, Itachi told them to attack the centre of the sphere in an attempt to dispel the technique. With the combined force of B's Tailed Beast Ball, Itachi's Yasaka Magatama and Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, the sphere was dispelled. B watched on as Itachi's Sword of Totsuka began to seal Nagato who passes on his final words to Naruto, before passing onto the afterlife.
After Itachi claims that he will stop the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique, B voiced his doubts and recalled that they were not able to kill the reincarnated ninja, just seal them. Itachi reminded them again that no matter how infallible a technique may seem, it always had a weak point. As Naruto stated that he would end the war and attempted to create shadow clones he reverted to his normal self, having used up too much of the Nine Tails's chakra. After Itachi told Naruto not to try to shoulder everything himself, B told him that he had made a promise to Iruka to protect him.
B was later scolded by Gyūki for taking too long to urinate and for letting Naruto go ahead of them. When Naruto's clone contacts them mentally, wanting help for fighting the reincarnated Third Raikage, he asked B to let him speak to Gyūki to which B refused while urinating. However, the clone still got to speak to the beast because it could overhear mentally. After catching up to him, B and Naruto ran into Tobi with his Six Paths of Pain.
After a short skirmish with the other jinchūriki, and conversing with Gyūki about the jinchūriki and Yugito's fate, B enquired about the "other Madara" that Naruto was speaking of. Looking on smiling as Naruto told Tobi that it wasn't all bad living with a tailed beast inside them, he declared that he would go first before staring in shock as the other jinchūriki began their tailed beast transformations.
Shocked that they still had their tailed beast skills, B attacked Fū head-on nonetheless. After she dodged several of his and Samehada's attacks, Naruto informed him of the shared field of vision that the Six Paths of Pain possessed using the Rinnegan. Catching Naruto, B fled the vicinity after seeing Yugito unleash her Mouse Hairball technique. Clashing with her while escaping, he was able to land a somewhat shallow attack on her that immediately begins repairing. This opportunity however, allowed B to see where Tobi had implanted the chakra receivers in his Six Paths. After Naruto's attempt to destroy the receivers in Rōshi's chest was thwarted, B agreed with Gyūki that the forest was too much of a hindrance for them and transformed into Gyūki to level the entire forest.
B immediately moved to seal the revived jinchūriki with his Octopus Hold technique but it was unsuccessful as Tobi caused the jinchūriki to enter Version 2-like states. As they began counter-attacking, B and Naruto tried to fend them off, but began feeling the pressures of fighting six powerful opponents. B was attacked by a fully transformed Han, who gored him with his horns and sent him flying, seemingly knocking him unconscious. After B came to, he asked Gyūki if it was all right to which it replied that they were both wounded. After Tobi lost total control over the Five-Tails and restrained it with a chakra chain, B attempted to crush him within Gyūki's fist, but Tobi simply slipped trough it.
As the Five-Tails was being subdued, B and the Eight-Tails asked Naruto if he had also heard Five-Tails' voice and the Eight-Tails then lamented that seeing other tailed beasts treated that way naturally annoyed the rest of them. While Gyūki and the Nine-Tails were talking telepathically, Naruto suggested using shadow clones to create a diversion and allow them to strike Tobi, B urged Naruto not to as he would die due to the Nine-Tails sucking away his chakra. However, Gyūki revealed that the Nine-Tails had seemingly stopped doing this for some time now due to Naruto's stable condition after using so much of the beasts' chakra. He then got tossed away by a fully transformed Rōshi. B was later impressed when Naruto managed to escape Son Gokū's stomach using shadow clones.
After Naruto successfully removed the chakra receiver, B watched on with shock as the beast was resealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in the blink of an eye. As Naruto rallies, telling the beast and B to get ready, it told him that he and B would be take the front-line while Naruto acted as support because he was still unable to transform into the Nine-Tails. After Naruto told them it would be fine because they were a pair of duos, he wondered whether Kurama had finally come around. As the battle began, to B's astonishment, Naruto assumed the form of his tailed beast before joining the fray.
During Naruto's attack, Gyūki stopped the Three-Tails from attacking him, and also repelled another attack from the Five-Tails. After the Three-Tails freed itself from Gyūki's tentacles, they watched on as the five beasts prepared a collaborative Tailed Beast Ball and Naruto prepared to negate the attack with one of his own. As Gyūki wondered if Naruto would be able to do it, B told it that he almost did it during his training, but was sure that Naruto would be able to do it now.
As the two Tailed Beast Balls collided, B grabbed Rōshi's body and protects himself from the after-effects of the attack as he noted that Naruto hit the base of the other attack allowing it fly into the air. He later congratulated Naruto on freeing the other beasts, before advancing behind Naruto, Guy and Kakashi, preparing to fight Tobi directly. Later, as Naruto mocked Tobi with the information he had just learned, B looked on smirking.
B has immense physical strength and combat prowess, capable of fighting on equal ground with all three male members of Taka at once, despite all three being dangerous fighters, while still holding back, as well as winning a sumō match against a giant bear. Even as a young boy, he was the the only person to successfully perform a Double Lariat with A, allowing him to become the future Raikage's tag-team partner. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, it was seen that B's Lariat is stronger than that of his brother's, not even needing Gyūki's chakra to overpower him despite A being clad in his lightning armour. He has shown incredibly fast reflexes, enough to intercept Minato Namikaze's kunai with one of Gyūki's tentacles, as well as being able to quickly react to Sasuke Uchiha attacking him at close range and block and repel him with a single move. B is also immensely fast as when Jūgo attacked him from behind, B was able to instantly dodge his attack and make it to another mountain before Taka even saw he was gone, requiring Karin to locate him.
B is also incredibly durable in battle, having received a solid kick to the neck from Sasuke Uchiha only to drop his sword and begin writing lyrics, escaping unscathed after being hit by the electricity of Sasuke's Chidori, and blasted from behind with a powerful punch from Jūgo. He could take one of A's Lariats straight to the chest with no visible damage. Killer B has a fighting style which is similar to that of the Raikage's because they both use wrestling moves instead of standard taijutsu. He supplements the speed and power of his taijutsu with his tailed beast's cloak.
While originally only carrying two swords when he was young, B has developed his swordplay to an incredible level. Possessing a unique fighting style, B holds his seven blades in between the joints of his arms (left armpit, both elbows), right leg, stomach, the right side of his neck, and in his mouth. As strange as it appears, B is very skilled with this. Because of the unpredictability of his movements, his opponents are easily overwhelmed with all of the varying swings, giving him great versatility very similar to hip-hop dance. When he finds an opening, B can impale his opponent with most of his swords quickly and simultaneously.
Neither Suigetsu Hōzuki nor Sasuke Uchiha, both highly trained swordsmen with the latter also a Sharingan master, could read his swordplay. He is capable of cutting through almost anything when he flows his lightning chakra through his blades. B can also use these blades as mid-range projectiles. By covering himself with Gyūki's chakra, he creates an "Eighth" sword. After obtaining Samehada, B intended to use it as his main weapon. He has integrated Samehada into his fighting style taking advantage of the sword's ability to 'cut' chakra, allowing him to bisect Itachi's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. Samehada and B are capable of working in tandem; while it attacks the enemy on its own, B attacks them from a blind spot.
Samehada (鮫肌; Literally meaning "Shark Skin") is a large sentient sword, comparable in size to the Kubikiribouchou. It is described as "the most terrifying of all the Seven Swordsmen's blades" and even earned the title of "greatsword" (大刀, daitou), further adding to its fearsome reputation. After Kisame Hoshigaki killed its former wielder Fuguki Suikazan, the blade came into his possession. The two had a long history together and during this period, confronted various renowned shinobi on several occasions, with their pairing leading Kisame to become regarded as a "Tailed Beast without a Tail" (尾を持たない尾獣, O o Motanai Bijuu). During Kisame's initial fight with Killer B, Samehada grew fond of the taste of Bee's particular chakra and ultimately betrayed Kisame. After Kisame's death, Samehada actually cries for him, not only bestowing the blade with even more lifelike characteristics but also, standing as a testament to the bond shared between the two. Samehada also can function as some kind of "backpack" as it holds several of Bee's swords and it contained Kisame himself for a long while.
Samehada's Abilities:
Though most of the time wrapped in bandages, Samehada's construction is atypical in that its actual blade is comprised from a series of downward facing scales running along the entirety of its length until its hilt, at the base of which is a small skull. Samehada grows larger in proportion to the amount of chakra it absorbs, causing its scales to become so long that they ultimately resemble shark fins and its mouth, located at the tip of the blade, to become even more pronounced. As the blade is made up of scales, it inflicts injuries through shredding or shaving what it comes into contact with, rather than just cutting the object in question. This flaying effect is similar to a shark's skin, hence the sword's name. While it ordinarily remains rigid, its hilt is able to stretch and bend to great extent, allowing the weapon to be used like a flail. Bee even used Samehada as a javelin with the intent of having it biting his opponent. Samehada is unique for being a sentient weapon that gains nourishment from the chakra of others and as such, the blade is at its happiest when engorged with chakra that possesses both a distinctive and pleasant flavour. It apparently greatly enjoys Killer B's chakra since it tastes like octopus. However, it has shown displeasure towards fire-type chakra because it's far too hot. Being capable of conscious thought, Samehada chooses its own user, an exclusive process that has often resulted in it being thought of as notoriously picky, which is clearly shown in the fact that it only goes after the ones with delicious chakra. If someone it disapproves of attempts to wield it, spikes protrude from the handle in order to force them to release their grasp, at which point Samehada will make efforts to return to its chosen owner. Although it continually consumes the chakra of its owner, her largest meals come from fights, wherein it absorbs the chakra of the opposition instead. Such an ability allows Samehada to literally slice through an opponent's techniques, in spite of whether the chakra has been transformed or not, and even prevent them from being performed by absorbing all of the necessary chakra. This was illustrated when Killer B was reduced back to Version 1 after initially being in Version 2. However, it seems to be unable to automatically absorb ambient chakra. Samehada has also the ability to transfer the chakra it has absorbed to the wielder, so it can be used to either regenerate injuries or replenish their chakra reserves.
Nature Transformation
Killer B has displayed the ability to flow lightning-natured chakra through his blades to increase their cutting power. B's prowess in Lightning Release techniques is so great, he can charge a sharp but weak pencil-point to pierce straight through a large tree trunk and even through the ground. As stated by Kisame, B is able to do this by increasing the vibration frequency of his lightning chakra high enough to surpass the standard penetrative force of Wind Release techniques. B is able to utilize nearly all Lightning Release jutsu with the usage of a single handseal, greatly increasing the rate at which they are created.
Jinchūriki Transformations
As a jinchūriki, B has a very large and strong levels of chakra, enough to make Samehada get very excited and betray Kisame. Killer B is one of the few people to have achieved full control over a tailed beast as noted by Danzō Shimura, achieving this control with ease at the Falls of Truth, greatly surprising the spectators. Like his fellow Kumo-nin, Yugito Nii, B is able to transform into his tailed beast with great ease, reaching a full transformation in mere seconds and is able to maintain control even in this fully released state. B is the only known jinchūriki who can at will, transform and remain in his of his full tailed-beast form indefinitely. Because he has a strong relationship with his own tailed beast, it acts as his partner in battle, disturbing his chakra to dispel even genjutsu from the Mangekyō Sharingan. This makes B's "control" over Gyūki more of a willing partnership than actual control. Despite his undeniable control, B was forbidden from transforming by A. B however, disregards this, either when training or fighting formidable opponents.
Like other jinchūriki, B has the ability to create a chakra cloak by drawing on part of his demon's power. He can then form this chakra into the form of two horns, and use them to attack the enemy with a technique called Lariat. This attack has incredible speed and power, but the linearity of his movements makes him easier to predict. The pinnacle of his jinchūriki prowess is his ability to easily fire a Tailed Beast Ball. He can fire one many times his own size. While in full Eight-Tails form B can spin to summon up a great force of wind that can destroy an entire forest with ease.
B's skill with partial transformations is such that he can form all eight tentacles on his back without a cloak and do so very quickly and without a jutsu, allowing him to intercept fast opponents, or have them burrow through the ground and catch an opponent off guard. His dexterity with these tentacles is able to stack and balance various blocks perfectly. B can transform one of his arms into that of Gyūki's to use for various purposes such as throwing fellow ninja a long distance away or blocking attacks. Similar to how other jinchūriki obtain physical traits from their inner beast, B is able to produce ink from his mouth, which he mainly uses to write lyrics when he is lacking of regular writing tools or to blind his opponent. This ink can be used in a more solid form to make ink clones which immobilise his enemies through wrestling locks. After the opponent is captured, the clones proceed to trap and seal them.
|| Jinchuuriki of the Hachibi - Kirabi ||
The Hachibi no Kyogyu is an eight-tailed Giant Ox with an aggressive, yet sometimes humorous outlook.
Naturally Granted Powers: Kirabi gains the ability to produce and use Ink.
Incomplete Form: When the incomplete form is activated, Kirabi is covered in a black shroud of chakra which takes the form of an ox with eight tails waving behind him.
The chakra shroud offers defense against all techiques below B rank.
He gains a +10 attack boost to the Ink he uses, and also a +5 boost to the Lightning element.
Complete Form: Kirabi focuses by crossing his arms, and a black chakra forms a replica of the eight tails around him.
The Hachibi is unaffected by all techniques below A rank. It's eight tetacles can wrap and crush opponents.
Once a battle, it can fire a huge sphere of chakra, second only to the Ninetails.
It can use only Ink, Lightning or Bijuu techniques, but gains a +30 attack boost to Ink and a +15 attack boost to the Lightning element.
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Chinese Household Income Project, 1988 (ICPSR 9836)
Principal Investigator(s): Griffin, Keith; Renwei, Zhao
The purpose of this project was to measure and estimate the distribution of income in both rural and urban areas of the People's Republic of China. The principal investigators based their definition of income on cash payments and on a broad range of additional components: payments in kind valued at market prices, agricultural output produced for self-consumption valued at market prices, the value of ration coupons and other direct subsidies, and the imputed value of housing. The rural component of this collection consists of two data files, one in which the individual is the unit of analysis and a second in which the household is the unit of analysis. Individual rural respondents reported on their employment status, level of education, Communist Party membership, type of employer (e.g., public, private, or foreign), type of economic sector in which employed, occupation, whether they held a second job, retirement status, monthly pension, monthly wage, and other sources of income. Demographic variables include relationship to householder, gender, age, and student status. Rural households reported extensively on the character of the household and residence. Information was elicited on type of terrain surrounding the house, geographic position, type of house, and availability of electricity. Also reported were sources of household income (e.g., farming, industry, government, rents, and interest), taxes paid, value of farm, total amount and type of cultivated land, financial assets and debts, quantity and value of various crops (e.g., grains, cotton, flax, sugar, tobacco, fruits and vegetables, tea, seeds, nuts, lumber, livestock and poultry, eggs, fish and shrimp, wool, honey, and silkworm cocoons), amount of grain purchased or provided by a collective, use of chemical fertilizers, gasoline, and oil, quantity and value of agricultural machinery, and all household expenditures (e.g., food, fuel, medicine, education, transportation, and electricity). The urban component of this collection also consists of two data files, one in which the individual is the unit of analysis and a second in which the household is the unit of analysis. Individual urban respondents reported on their economic status within the household, Communist Party membership, sex, age, nature of employment, and relationship to the household head. Information was collected on all types and sources of income from each member of the household whether working, nonworking, or retired, all revenue received by owners of private or individual enterprises, and all in-kind payments (e.g., food and durable and non-durable goods). Urban households reported total income (including salaries, interest on savings and bonds, dividends, rent, leases, alimony, gifts, and boarding fees), all types and values of food rations received, and total debt. Information was also gathered on household accommodations and living conditions, including number of rooms, total living area in square meters, availability and cost of running water, sanitary facilities, heating and air-conditioning equipment, kitchen availability, location of residence, ownership of home, and availability of electricity and telephone. Households reported on all of their expenditures including amounts spent on food items such as wheat, rice, edible oils, pork, beef and mutton, poultry, fish and seafood, sugar, and vegetables by means of both coupons in state-owned stores and at free market prices. Information was also collected on rents paid by the households, fuel available, type of transportation used, and availability and use of medical and child care.
The Chinese Household Income Project collected data in 1988, 1995, 2002, and 2007. ICPSR holds data from the first three collections, and information about these can be found on the series description page. Data collected in 2007 are available through the China Institute for Income Distribution.
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Griffin, Keith, and Zhao Renwei. Chinese Household Income Project, 1988. ICPSR09836-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-07-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09836.v2
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Subject Terms: agriculture, cash payments, child care, debt, demographic characteristics, educational background, electric utilities, employers, employment, farms, financial assets, food, food production, home ownership, household income, housing construction, income, income distribution, interest (finance), livestock, living conditions, medical care, occupations, pensions, rental housing, retirement income, rural areas, sanitation, taxes, transportation, urban areas, wages and salaries
Geographic Coverage: China (Peoples Republic), Global
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Universe: Resident population of the People's Republic of China.
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Silver State Schools Credit Union on Friday said that it lost $670,000 in 2012, a sharp improvement over the net loss of $8.39 million the privately insured Las Vegas credit union recorded in 2011.
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The Montezuma County Sheriffs Office benefits from about 2,000 volunteer person-hours a year, which frees up more time for sheriffs deputies and officers to concentrate on investigations.
The 25-member Montezuma County Sheriffs Posse, with volunteers ranging in age from their early 20s to mid-60s, does not have arrest powers, cannot write citations and usually serves the sheriffs office in a complementary role.
Tim Ihnen, 51, the major of the sheriffs posse, said it is a support group.
We absolutely do not have arrest powers or any power to write tickets, he said. We are another set of eyes for (the sheriffs) deputies.
Sheriff Dennis Spruell estimated that his department saves about $30,000 a year by using the volunteer posse members.
Its a huge benefit, Spruell said. It frees up officers. It gives us more manpower for free. Its fantastic.
Ihnen said the sheriffs office provides posse members with firearm training and anything else needed to help the department. He said the firearm training allows posse members to carry a gun for their own protection, though there is no requirement to carry.
Ihnen also mentioned that posse members use their own vehicles when volunteering and he is looking into grants to see if they can secure funds to buy some law enforcement equipment. Posse members also use their own personal cell phones but have received some of the newer police radios to help them stay in touch with the sheriffs office.
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If accepted, the applicant will become a probationary member for six months, during which he or she must attend all meetings and participate in three missions providing assistance to the sheriffs office.
Ihnen said he decided to join the sheriffs posse because he had been interested in law enforcement for several years, and it allows him to become involved in the field without becoming a deputy or police officer.
This is my way of becoming involved in law enforcement and giving back to my community, Ihnen said, and jokingly added that this was as much involvement as his wife would allow.
Ihnen said there are a few posse members who are thinking about pursuing a career in law enforcement, and added they are getting some insight into the career by being a posse member.
He said there have been instances where retirees from other police agencies have joined the posse, which helps the group immensely because of their past experiences.
For Steve Blair, a 15-year veteran of the posse, its a commitment that hes happy to take on.
Its mostly local businessmen and -women trying to be of assistance to the sheriff, Blair said. I try to be helpful to the community rather than someone who just lives here and doesnt contribute. You want to do your part to improve your community. My dad did this and as I grew up I felt it was my duty to help as much as I could.
About 50 percent of the posse members are women and three of them are officers with the group.
Ihnen said everyone in the posse has a day job, so they cannot be available to volunteer their services at all times.
The most difficult part of the volunteer organization is the time that is required, he said, because individuals jobs remain a priority, but the 25 posse members he works with are extremely flexible.
He said he would like to have as many as 50 posse members, so no individual gets stretched too thin.
Ihnen, a service writer for Keetch Motors Inc., said his job so far has not interfered with his posse activities, though he added most of the incidents have occurred at night, and mentioned the Weber Fire as one example.
The posse has just secured a building with insurance funds after its old building burned to the ground. The new building is behind the Cortez cemetery north of U.S. Highway 160, but the inside of the structure needs work. Ihnen said the posse is looking into grants to start the process of adding amenities, including office spaces and an indoor shooting range.
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Communication is a primary means of initiating, maintaining, and dissolving relationships. Managing interpersonal relationships is a human concern across several contexts. Interpersonal communication considers the role of communication in personal relationships, including family, friendship, romantic, and other contexts. Concepts for study include communication competence, family interaction, relational messages, and conflict.
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