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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
And they're not letting the secret out until Saturday, Dec. 3.
What it is: the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program will sponsor a "Cabinets of Curiosity" scientific art show on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Davis.
Billed as "found object and sculpture featuring 17 student artists," the event will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at 721 7th St., Davis (corner of 7th and G streets). A performance art by Evan Clayburg is set for 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
"But what's in those drawers?" we asked entomologist/artist Diane Ullman, co-founder and co-director of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program. She is a longtime professor of entomology at UC Davis and associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Ullman did not disclose the secrets, but she said folks attending the event "will find out what happens when artists mix this concept with the strange world of insects using found object and sculpture."
A little background: She and Donna Billick of Davis co-founded and co-direct the Art/Science Fusion Program, which meshes art with science in undergraduate education and community outreach. Some of their work is showcased in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, west of the central campus.
The Dec. 3rd show "is based on the fusion of art and science, particularly insects and art and is based on the theme of Cabinets of Curiosity," said Art/Science Fusion Program teaching assistant Anna Davidson, who is a third-year PhD student in the Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group, housed in the Department of Plant Sciences.
"Cabinets of Curiosity were pre-museum, pre-Linnaeus collections of curiosities from around the world featured for the affluent in the 15th and 16th centuries," Davidson said. "Curious items were either displayed in cabinets or entire rooms. We have created a cabinet of curiosity consisting of 20 drawers. Each drawer is a shallow, glass covered box that tells a story about insects using found object and sculpture. Each piece is very unique."
"There will also be a local--but becoming more famous--performance artist named Evan Clayburg performing at 8 p.m. His piece will be a surprise. We will also have two Djs."
And the site? "The gallery is an empty house that we will transform into an art space to facilitate this one-night underground art show," Davidson said.
Davidson did provide a couple of "bug" images (below)--but the rest you'll have to see on Dec. 3.
And learn more about them...


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MISSION VIEJO – American Legion Post 862 held its Veteran's Day pancake breakfast at the Norman P. Murray Center on Sunday. The organization has two pancake breakfasts a year – Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Proceeds from the pancake breakfast are used to support the group's veterans programs, Boys State, and community support programs.
American Legion Post 862 serves Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine, and the unincorporated areas of Trabuco Canyon, Coto De Caza, Ladera Ranch, and Las Flores. The organization helps veterans with governmental issues, such as receiving benefits, and provides camaraderie. The group supports the community by chartering five local Boy Scout troops, sending six high school juniors to Boys State, conducting oratorical contests, and awarding scholarships. Information: post862.org

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Jeter, Posada among winners; A-Rod honored for ninth time
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez were rewarded with American League Silver Slugger Awards, recognizing their offensive contributions in helping the Yankees to a 94-victory season and the AL Wild Card.
Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger Award winners were determined in balloting of Major League coaches and managers who were asked to vote for the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both leagues in 2007.
Selections were based on a combination of offensive statistics, including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as the coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value. Managers and coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own team.
The last club to have three winners in the same season was the 2005 Red Sox, who had David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Jason Varitek receive the awards.
Rodriguez, 32, was a Silver Slugger for the second consecutive year and the ninth time in his career. As the probable AL Most Valuable Player, Rodriguez led the big leagues in home runs (54), runs scored (143) and RBIs (156), establishing new career highs in the latter two categories.
The season made Rodriguez just the fourth player in Yankees history to reach 150 RBIs, joining Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.
"It's something that I'll definitely cherish for the rest of my career," Rodriguez said in September. "It's hard to do, because the home run is an individual thing and a glamorous thing, but the RBIs and runs scored are more involved with winning, more involved with teammates and more of a team effort."
Rodriguez, who opted out of his contract during Game 4 of the World Series and is currently a free agent, also led the Major Leagues with a .645 slugging percentage and one RBI every 3.7 at-bats, tying for the big league lead with three grand slams.
Rodriguez's nine career Silver Slugger Awards tie him for third all time behind Barry Bonds (12) and Mike Piazza (10). Ramirez and Barry Larkin also have nine awards.
Posada won his fifth Silver Slugger Award and his first since 2003. The 36-year-old catcher had a renaissance campaign, batting a career-high .338, ranking fourth in the AL.
Posada, who also had 20 homers, 90 RBIs and a career-high 42 doubles, became the first Yankees catcher to finish a season in the league's top 10 in batting since Thurman Munson in 1978.
The offensive statistics were especially remarkable considering the wear and tear that is intrinsic with the catching position. Since 1940, only four players appearing primarily at catcher have recorded a higher single-season batting average -- Joe Torre (.363 in '71), Mike Piazza (.346 in '95 and .362 in '97) and Joe Mauer (.347 in '06).
"You just go out there," Posada said in September. "You get ready and you get prepared, and you look forward to the next day. Some days, it's worse than others. It's all health, and adrenaline really kicks in sometimes.
"There's no second wind. When you play 162 games, there is no second wind."
Jeter, 33, won his second Silver Slugger Award, having also brought home the honor in 2006. Jeter batted .322 and ranked third in the AL with 206 hits -- his sixth 200-hit season, joining Gehrig (eight) as the only players in franchise history with as many as four.
Over the past 10 seasons, Jeter ranks first in the Major Leagues with 1,971 hits and second with 1,154 runs scored. Jeter's .354 batting average with runners in scoring position ranked eighth in the AL this season, further reinforcement of his long-held reputation as a "clutch" player.
"You're not always going to come through, but I enjoy them," Jeter said in September. "Ever since you're a little kid, you think of being up in big situations. I think you always envision yourself coming through."
The specially designed Silver Slugger Award will be presented to each player by a representative of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger, the official bat of Major League Baseball, early in the 2008 season. The trophy is three-feet tall and bears the engraved name of the winner and his Silver Slugger teammates in his respective league.
The Silver Slugger Award was instituted by H&B in 1980 as a natural extension of the Silver Bat Award, which is, as its name indicates, a silver-plated bat presented by Louisville Slugger to the batting champions in the AL and National League.
This year's Silver Bat Award winners are Colorado's Matt Holliday and Detroit's Magglio Ordonez. Holliday hit .340 to win the NL batting title. Ordonez led the Major Leagues in batting with a .363 average to claim the AL honor. Both will receive their Silver Bat Awards in on-field presentations early in the 2008 season.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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May in challenge over Qatada ruling
The Home Secretary has launched a legal challenge against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK.
Last month the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruled that Qatada should not be deported to Jordan where he was convicted of terror charges in his absence in 1999. A panel of three judges found that there was a risk that evidence obtained using torture would be used against the controversial cleric in a retrial.
Now Theresa May has submitted grounds for appeal to the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn SIAC's decision. The only way the ruling can be challenged is if it is found that there were legal problems with the commission's ruling.
The SIAC judges ruled on November 12 that evidence from Qatada's former co-defendants Abu Hawsher and Al-Hamasher, said to have been obtained by torture, could be used against him in a retrial.
"The Secretary of State has not satisfied us that, on a retrial, there is no real risk that the impugned statements of Abu Hawsher and Al-Hamasher would be admitted probatively against the appellant," they said.
Mrs May immediately pledged to appeal and told the Commons that day that Jordan had given assurances about its legal processes. She said: "Qatada is a dangerous man, a suspected terrorist, who is accused of serious crime in his home country of Jordan.
"The British Government has obtained from the Jordanian government assurances not just in relation to the treatment of Qatada himself, but about the quality of the legal processes that would be followed throughout his trial. We will therefore seek leave to appeal."
Qatada was immediately granted bail following the ruling and released from HMP Long Lartin, returning to his family home in north London. He is said to have wide and high-level support among extremists, and featured in hate sermons found on videos in the flat of one of the September 11 bombers.
The extremist has battled deportation for over a decade and has so far thwarted every attempt by the Government to deport him.
Court of Appeal officials said appeal papers had been lodged by lawyers representing the Home Office. They said no date had been fixed for any appeal court hearing.


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In some of the early entries on this site I didn't request permission to run the recipe I was writing about from the publisher so it won't appear here. The majority of entries on 101 Cookbooks will have the recipes attached, this just happens to be one of the ones that doesn't.
From: Food & Wine (May 2003) Page: 207
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Vital Signs Chart: Federal Government Spending
Spending by the federal government is boosting the country's economic growth. U.S. government expenditures and investment rose at a 9.5% seasonally adjusted annual rate during the third quarter, following a year of declines. However, cuts in federal spending that are slated to kick in if the U.S. goes over the "fiscal cliff" could weigh on overall economic growth.


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New owners say they plan to update the interior but keep the Buli name and format.
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Scott Whittall sold his Cedar Springs Road coffee shop, Buli, to new owners this week and will resign as president of the Cedar Springs Merchants Association.
New owners Robert Clawson and Rob Auman are partners and plan to retain Buli's format.
"These were two long-time, loyal customers who wanted to purchase Buli," said Whittall. "They want to see it remain Buli."
Last week, Clawson and Auman signed a lease with the property owner and Whittall got a release from his obligation for the store from the landlord. Sale of store assets should take place this week.
"In the beginning, we're going to run it the same way," Clawson said.
Over the next three to six months, Clawson said they would redesign and update some of the interior. He said that they plan to replace the bar top to give the shop a new look.
"But we're going to continue to be Buli," he said.
Whittall said they had talked about extending hours and some additions to the menu, but those changes would also not be immediate.
Dec. 1 is the planned takeover date, but Whittall will continue working at the café for several weeks after to help with the transition and to finish some planned events and catering jobs.
Earlier this year, Whittall tried to expand his business into a neighboring space formerly occupied by a hair salon. He applied for a liquor license but the city requires more parking for restaurants and bars than for retail and service businesses.
By doubling the space, Whittall would have had to provide four times as many parking spaces.
When he couldn't secure the necessary extra parking, Whittall was released from his option for the additional space and withdrew his Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission application. He said he thought about reapplying for a TABC license and turning his original space into a piano bar.
During this time, Clawson and Auman told Whittall that they'd be interested in purchasing the café. Whittall told them at the time that it wasn't for sale.
But Whittall and his partner also own a successful cattle business that has been growing rapidly lately. For eight years in a row their cows won the Houston Livestock Show.
But Whittall explained that they don't ship meat or animals.
"It's a genetics business," he said. "We ship embryos and semen. We help them create their herds out of championship stock."
Whittall is also president of the Cedar Springs Merchants Association. He said he wants to see planned events through until the end of the year.
But Whittall said he would talk to the board at the CSMA meeting in December about who will lead the organization after he leaves.
On Dec. 2, the merchants group is hosting a fundraising event at The Rose Room. The evening includes a buffet dinner catered by Jim Lee Events and entertainment by Linda Petty, Victoria Weston and Rusty Johnson. Tickets are $75.
Money raised will be used to hire a security guard on the east side of Cedar Springs Road. Caven Enterprises currently pays for a security on the west side of the street where that company's bars are located.
Even though he's leaving, Whittall said he is passionate about the continued success and safety of business in the area and encouraged people to come to the event to support the neighborhood.
"The event will be an elegant, white-linen dinner," he said. "The Rose Room will be decorated as you've never seen it before."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 25, 2011.


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i finally got back into online gaming I forgot how hilarious it can be. Playing battlefield three i accidentally team killed my squad leader when he walked into my line of fire. He got so FURIOUS. These games are so testerone laden and homophobic so I discarded any pretense of playing the game properly and said i shot him because i was so attracted to his physique and that i was in love with him.
where ever he would go on the map i would follow and watch him, slowly slide into his line of sight and stare at him.
all in all a good time was had, by me at least.
Get irfanview, geebsthe art in avengers alliance is better than the art in the hunger games adventures
okay key problems in the facebook project:
a) I need a program that captures screenshots and puts them in a folder so I can just keep hitting the screenshot button instead of alt tabbing to irfanfiew every three seconds to save images
b) I have no idea what to talk about with these
oh shit pawnstars: the game
this is what I'm talking about
Skayel wrote:One time, I had a friend over to play a bit of Red Alert on my LAN. During the game he said he needed to go to the bathroom, so we paused it. After about 10 minutes of wondering where the hell he went, I get up and go to check on him.
Turns out he was trying to screw my dog.
pinenut_canary wrote: »Once I was taking a poop at a restaurant and a kid crept underneath the door into my stall. I let out a big fart and then he threw up all over the floor in front of me and I just stared at him.
PiptheFair wrote: »oh shit pawnstars: the game
this is what I'm talking about
it's pretty much a harvest moon analog
yes this is ben franklin's underwear
i'll give you ten dollars for it
twenty if you push it
yeah i meant online shoot a guy games where people use fag as punctuation
Orikaeshigitae wrote: »i guess in order to capture my mass effect trilogy playthrough i need to buy shit
no, only stuff i'm interested inAre you going to do everything orik
All sidequests in all games
Orikaeshigitae wrote: »except for pinnacle station
I think they were just trying to remind people about mass effect before 2 came out
That thing came out in 2009
so super weird
But you get an apartment afterwards!
Bring down the sky was pretty ace though
Bring down the sky was pretty ace though


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Richard Branson Boasts World's Quirkiest List of Projects
What is lion-maned billionaire gadabout Richard Branson (pictured) up to this week? No, not his plans to dive to the bottom of the deepest sea. That was two whole weeks ago. This week, he's announced plans to populate his wholly-owned Caribbean island with lemurs. He's also auctioning off the right to shave his legs. And looking for spaceship pilots.
That's great and all, Richard, but why aren't you building the world's largest sand castle, filling that sand castle with endangered great apes, and then landing on top of that ape sand castle after performing the world's highest sky dive, all to benefit charity? Weirdo.
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DECC Green Deal blog article
Brian Scannell, MD of NES Ltd, has written a blog post for the DECC website about the Green Deal. Brian, who is currently chair of the DECC Ministerial advisory forum on Green Deal Advisors Qualification & Accreditation has been working closely with DECC on the development of the framework to deliver a robust mechanism to deliver the Green Deal.
In the blog, Brian discusses how subsidies and other measures have only had a limited success over the years in persuading building owners to invest their own money in improving the energy efficiency of their buildings , the reasons why we need Green Deal to work and some of the mechanisms that government now has available to make this happen.
Click HERE to read the blog and add to the debate on the DECC website.


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Mouse pups are created from lab-made eggs.
Kyoto University in Japan managed to make viable sperm from stem cells. Now they have made eggs. From stem cells to mouse eggs to baby mice! Bravo Kyoto University!
I hope Kyoto University will soon be able to make human eggs from human stem cells. And human babies will be born from lab-made human eggs. We do not need more humans though. We are already seven billion. But still we need to make some human babies only to prove that we can. So much fun! We are our creators!


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HOUSTON - The lights are up, the tree is lit and there's hot cider simmering on the stove. It sounds like Christmas to most people, but to Houston firefighters it sounds like a potential fire hazard.
An increase in house and apartment fires happen every year around the holidays, firefighters said.
Crews battled nearly 60 apartment fires in Houston alone in December 2011, said Ruy Lozano with the Houston fire Department.
"We have a lot of fires in this time of year that can easily be prevented if we follow certain precautions," he said.
Firefighters gave households advice to protect themselves.
- Do not overloaded electric outlets.
- Make sure to get a surge protector and look for UL on the cord. That indicates the cord has been properly inspected and approved.
- Keep the wick on candles trimmed. Wicks shouldn't be any longer than a quarter of an inch or it will burn too hot.
- Firefighters recommend fake Christmas trees, but if a real one is purchased, make sure it's fresh and keep it watered.
- Make sure all space heaters in homes are ones that were made after 2001. Newer space heaters will automatically shut off if they are tipped over.
The Houston Fire Department provides free detectors to families who can't afford them.
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I'm not sure which forum/sticky I should post this to, so I'll try here; let me know if I should x-post in the C book sticky. I've read both stickies, along with recommendations elsewhere, but they don't quite seem to answer where I'm coming from.
When I was a teenager, I taught myself programming with BASIC on a TRS-80 Color Computer, then 6809 assembly on the same machine, and finally K&R C, though I didn't get as good with it as with the other 2. Then I went to college, where I got stuck learning Pascal (hated it), and then, for reasons that, in retrospect, most likely included way too much time MUDing, I dropped out and haven't programmed hardly at all since.
Now I've decided I want to get back into it, but I want to do it on my own (no classes), at least for a while, as a hobby. It helps that I run Linux exclusively and have been encouraged to re-learn programming and start contributing to non-driver parts of the kernel or other open source software as both a learning activity as well as to really see if I want to do this for real.
The trouble is, looking at this site's recommendations, "C++ w/o Fear" seems a little TOO beginner-y and, while the site recommends it, it would seem most of you here do not! OTOH, I'm not sure "Accelerated C++" may be too much for me or not, although when I look at code even now I can still get the gist of what's happening despite not knowing the language. And then there's the fact that, for what I want to do, I need to both learn C++ and re-learn C. Bjarne says that someone should learn C++ first as it's supposed to be a superset (plus OO, etc), but there sure seem to be some real differences to me on cursory look.
The books I was thinking of getting were TC++PL along with the "C++ in Depth" book series (which includes "Accelerated C++") and maybe, based on a recommendation I saw, "Thinking C++". For C, I would include K&R, of course, but what else, if anything? Is this a good selection, or would you delete or add any other books here? Also, any non-language-specific books you would recommend for a novice like me? (I'm thinking Knuth may be a bit too much!
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Damn Felt you had Novak WIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Damn Felt you had Novak WIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
J-swish baby.
Melo trying his best to try and take over!
Calm the storm Melo and ride it out!
I gotta admit, SPurs D is absolutely stopping Melo. No easy shots for him so far.
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Our shooting is so efficient right now its unbelievable , against the Spurs...\
Melo with only 2 pts shows we're not dependent on him.
spurs doin the samething Miami did to us in the playoffs....fronting the entry pass to melo in the post....
I thought Carmelo worked on his Off-Ball game? Where are the screens for open shots at?
I think a slower pace are more effective playing the Spurs. Running and gunning is fun to watch but I think it'll hurt os in the end,
Damn Feltons ankles were just removed.
so thats a foul on Parker but Melo gets no calls


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Seeks greater uniformity in asset allocations among popular 401(k) investment vehicles
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Since 1995, when the exam was modified to its current comprehensive format, 78,645 candidates have sat for the exam and 45,179 have passed either on their first try or on subsequent attempts. The cumulative pass rate is 57 percent.
The exam covers 89 topic areas based on periodic studies of the job knowledge necessary to practice financial planning. CFP Board's CFP® Certification Examination requires full integration of knowledge covered in CFP Board's financial planning topic list, similar in concept to the bar examination for licensed attorneys and the exam for licensed CPAs.
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Name: Uzumaki Nagato
Nickname: Pain (ペイン, Pein), God (神, Kami), Child of the Prophecy (予言の子, Yogen no Ko), Saviour of this World (この世の救世主, Kono Yo no
Kyūseishu), Third Six Paths (三人目の六道, Sanninme no Rikud
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Eye Color: Blue Rinnegan
Clan: Uzumaki
Nagato was a fair - skinned man with chin - length red hair (a colour which is a trademark of the Uzumaki clan) with his most noticeable trait being his Rinnegan eyes. As a child, his hair would regularly hang off his face blocking the view of
his eyes; his normal eyes are never seen.
Nagato was a sensitive, kind boy, prone to crying, and was traumatised by the idea of killing others, even if it was to save his friend Yahiko. Scared and unsure of his place in the world, he desired to help those he cared about, but never knew how. He was consistently respectful and kind to Konan, who he claimed to be his "angel" in Amegakure. He was shown protecting her, without request or hesitation from Jiraiya before his battle with his former teacher. Apparently, she was the only Akatsuki member that addressed him by name. He was
aware of Konan's feelings towards Yahiko and left them alone to have personal time together. Because Konohagakure was partly responsible for the tragedies in his life, he held a great deal of animosity towards the village. Although Jiraiya's influence improved his opinion of the village during their time together, he eventually came to believe that Konoha profited from the tragedies of others and hated it and his former teacher.
Village Info.
Village of Birth: Amegakure
Village of Alliance: Kirigakure
Rank//Chakra Info.
Ninja Rank: Kage
Specialty: Water, Earth, Rinnegan
Elements: Water | Lightning | Earth | Wind | Fire
Your ninjutsu: Ninjutsu (B-ranks) | Genjutsu | Taijutsu (C-rank) | Rinnegan Techniques
Rinnegan Techniques
Chakura Suishin Būtsu no Jutsu) - Chakra
Propulsion Boots Technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 15 Damage points: N/A
Description: The Asura Path utilizes chakra that
shoots out of his boots to propel himself in a
linear direction, greatly increasing his speed.
Note: Can only be used through Asura Path Kaiwan no Hiya) - Flaming Arrow of Amazing Ability
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 20 Damage points: 40
Description: The Asura Path detaches and fires
its hand like a rocket. Upon focusing chakra to
the wrist, the hand will be launched towards the
target. This chakra will also act like a magnet, to
draw the hand back for reattachment. It also functions to protect the hand, allowing its
powerful strike to severely damage rock, but
not the hand itself. Nagato can use this ability
through the activation of the Asura path and
detaching a hand from one the additional arms.
Note: Can only be used through Asura Path or Nagato through activating Asura Path. (Midori Tamago Bakudan no Jutsu) - Green Egg
Bombs Technique
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 20 Damage points: 40
Description: The Animal Path's Giant Drill-
Beaked Bird lays eggs that explode at his
command. (Shinra tensei: Chikyū Undō no Jutsu) - Almighty
Push: Earth Motion Technique
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 20 Damage points: 40
Description: Deva Path or Nagato using the
power of their gravitational technique will pull a
large chunk of earth from the ground before
them and then push it forwards thrusting the
chunk of earth at their opponents. (Ningendō: Maindo-sō Anaohoru) - Human Path:
Mind Layer Burrow
Rank: B
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20 Damage points: 40
Description: Nagato/Pein through the use of
the Human path will touch the opponents head
and then using the ability to mind read will
enter their opponents mind and temporarily
stun the opponent by absorbing some of their chakra causing some minor damage to their
mental state and their spiritual chakra and
drawing it out of their body much like how the
soul removal technique works showing a clear
pale chakra shape of the target. This inital
mental damage causes the opponent to be able to perform only two techniques the following
Note: Can only be used by a Nagato/Pein
biography through the Human path. Shinra no Seigyo) - Heavenly Subjugation of
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: N/A
Description: This Technique is the ability to
control and manipulate gravitational forces
afflicting the user. It allows the user to
manipulate it to the degree that they can float
into the air but manage to retain a level of control that doesnt cause them to fall to the
floor from the pull of the gravity or being sent
into the sky from the removal of the gravity
pull. This technique however only allows the
user to move in a single direction and doesn't
travel at fast speeds. Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continuouslty activated. (Chikushōdō) - Animal Path
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato will activate the Animal
path which grants him the ability to summon
various creatures to help aide in battle. Each
creature served a different purpose in battle.
Each animal summon also has the Rinnengan and
as such Nagato is able to see through their eyes as well. Each animal had various body
piercings as well, suggesting that they too
were under his control.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continuouslty activated.(Shuradō) - Asura Path(Kuchiyose no Jutsu) - Summoning Technique
Rank: C
Type: Defense/Attack/Suplementary
Range: Short-Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage points: N/A Hand Seals: Boar, Dog, Bird, Monkey, Ram, Palm
On Ground
Description:To summon the creature the ninja
will wipe blood on the hand, perform the
necessary handseals and then touch their hand
to the ground or another object. Though it appears that as long as significant pressure is
placed against the blood in some form, the
summon will be complete. There can be
variations to the summoning steps, some ninja
like Temari will wipe blood on her fan, then by
swinging the fan the animal is summoned. Other ninja like Orochimaru wipe the blood across a
snake tattoo on their arm first, then touch the
ground. Pain's Giant Crustacean
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant crustacean,
which has the ability to expel a large amount of
water. Pain's Giant Chameleon
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant chameleon-
chimera, which has the ability to turn invisible.
The chimera itself has the body of a chameleon,
wings, horns and a snake tail. Pain's Giant Dog
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant dog, which has
the ability to split into more dogs each time it
is struck. These dogs can then merge and split
apart at will. Pain's Giant Bird
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant bird, which has
the ability to fly through the air and ram its
target. Pain's Giant Ram
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant ram, which has
the ability to charge and smash its target. Pain's Giant Panda
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant panda, which
has the ability to harden its body to create a
defensive shield. Pain's Giant Centipede
Pain has the ability to summon many creatures.
One such creature is this giant centipede,
which can tear through large structures.
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato will activate the Asura Path
which grants him the ability to summon
mechanised armor, augmenting their body with
extra limbs and various robotic weaponry. It
allows Nagato to create up to 4 extra arms
which can be used in a variety of ways. Such as grabbing their opponent and using a hidden
chakra cannon in on the arms to attack his
opponent. He can use this activation to access
all of the Asura path abilities except the chakra
explosion technique from his head but instead is
used through the cannon in his arm. Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continously activated. (Tendō) - Deva Path
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato activates the Deva Path
which grants him the ability to manipulate
attractive and repulsive forces allowing it to
repel or attract objects or people. The path
allows him access to the various gravitational
abilities such as Shinra Tensei, Bansho Tennin and Chibaku Tensei.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continously activated. (Ningendō) - Human Path
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato activates the Human Path
which grants him the capability of mind reading
simply by placing its hand over the target's
head, and could extract any information or
secret being hidden by the victim against his/
her will. However, using the technique will inevitably pull the soul out of the target's body,
causing instant death.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continously activated. (Jigokudō) - Naraka Path
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato activates the Naraka path
which grants Nagato the ability to access the
interrogation ability of the path but not the
regeneration ability. The interrogation ability
requires nagato to merely grab his target and
causing the King of Hell to appear before them. With the victim seemingly paralysed. The King
Of Hell will unzip its mouth to release tendril-
like arms and would draw out an apparition of
the victim's life force energy in the form of an
enlarged tongue. The King of Hell then
proceeds to pass its judgement. If the person was lying or refused to answer the questions,
the King of Hell would remove their tongue and
consume it, apparently killing them. However, if
they told the truth, they would be spared,
although left extremely exhausted.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies for the activation of the path and will remain
continously activated. (Gakidō) - Preta Path
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A Description: Nagato activates the Preta Path
which grants Nagato the ability to absorb any
chakra based attack using the Blocking
Technique Absorption Seal, the user could
absorb an infinite amount of chakra in any form.
And the technique can be used in direct physical contact and absorb their chakra from
their body or to create a barrier around them
to absorb incoming Ninjutsu techniques.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato biographies
for the activation of the path and will remain
continously activated. (Rikudō no Jutsu: Hōkai) - Six Paths Technique:
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: 60
Description: This Variation of the Chibaku Tensei
where on a moderately smaller scale the user
generates a moderately sized sphere of debris
overhead, then thrusts his arms downward,
sending it crashing into the ground like a meteor.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato, Pein
biographies. (Tengoku no Mochiageru) - Heavenly Lift
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 (+15 per turn active)
Damage points: N/A Description: This Variation of the Chibaku
Tensei, the user creates a floating sphere of
debris above their head where then then use
careful gravitaional control to levitate the
sphere of debris and use it as a floating
platform. Floatating control lasts for 2 turns. Note: Can only be used by Nagato, Pein
biographies. (Tengoku Seigyo no Metsuboshi) - Heavenly
Control of Orions Belt
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: 60
Description: Using their manipulation of the
gravitational forces the user is able to
generate several boulders of earth to rise from
the ground and begin floating around in mid air
above the user creating a belt of debris. The user can then use this debris of earth spheres
to be shot at the target/s for devastating
damage that can cause small craters (0-5
meters impact width) in the ground.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato, Pein
biographies. (Reza Bakuhatsu no Jutsu ) - Laser Explosion
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: 60
Description: The Asura Path opens the top of
its head, revealing a cannon of sorts. The
cannon then releases a massive blast of chakra
in the form of a laser, causing a powerful
explosion that devastates the surrounding area. Nagato can use this technique through the
activation of the Asura Path by revealing a
cannon in one of his arms.
Note: Can only be used through Asura Path or
by Nagato activating the Asura Path. (Kaiwan Misairu no Jutsu) - Flaming Arrow
Missiles Technique
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: 60
Description: The Asura Path pulls out its hand,
which is revealed to be connected to the arm
by a thick cord with missiles attached to it. The
missiles then can be launched, causing massive
explosions. These missiles can also come out of the Asura Path's body, and launched at the
opponents directly with a homing effect. Nagato
can use this ability throught the activation of
the Asura path and using in the same fashion as
the Asura Path body used by the 6 paths of
pein. Note: Can only be used through Asura Path or
by Nagato through activating the Asura Path. (Gedō Mazō Chakura Bakufū no Jutsu) - Demonic
Statue of the Outer Path Chakra Blast
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 Damage points: 60
Description: Using its protrusions, the Demonic
Statue strikes multiple foes with bolts of
devastating chakra. (Bensho Ten'in) - Universal Pull
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary/Defense/Attack
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 30
Damage: N/A Description: Manipulates gravity at the users
will, however instead of pushing objects away, it
draws them close.
Note: Useable up to 4 times per battle Gedō no Jutsu) - Outer Path Technique
Rank: S
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80 Description: The Outer Path has control over
Life and Death. When used by the Naraka Path,
it's used for interrogation and rejuvenation. It is
used by the Naraka Path for interrogation and is
capable of discerning whether an individual is
lying or not. When implemented on a target, a serpent-like apparition of their life force energy,
in the form of an enlarged tongue emerges from
their mouth and is presented to the figure. The
Outer Path then proceeds to pass its
judgement on the victim. If they are lying (or
refuse to answer the question), their life force energy is ripped out by its two hand-shaped
tongues and consumed, leading to the victim's
death. When the Naraka Path uses this
technique, the figure possesses the Rinnegan
similar to how the Animal Path's summons all
possess the Rinnegan. The Outer Path can only be seen by the ones it's being used upon. For
its second ability, the Outer Path can repair the
other paths of Pain should they be damaged or
killed. When it consumed the remains of the
Asura Path, the path emerged from the figure
fully restored and was even wearing a new Akatsuki robe (the body had discarded its
previous robe). While the Outer Path is being
used for this, it seems that others are able to
see it, unlike when it is being used for
interrogation purpose. (Zōfuku Kuchiyose no Jutsu) – Amplification
Summoning Technique
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 40 Damage points: N/A
Description: A technique that Nagato applied
to his Dog Summoning technique where he
provides it with a unique power. This jutsu
gives the Dog summoning the ability to divide
into two separate identical beasts upon being struck by an attack and increase the summoning
attack power. The beast is capable of
recombining together into a single body whilst
carrying the multiple heads on the single body.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato/Pein and
create a total of 4 separate bodies. (Fūjutsu Kyūin) - Blocking Technique Absorption
Rank: S
Type: Defensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 40 Damage points: ( -80 if used directly on a
Description: A highly advanced sealing
technique that is capable of absorbing any
chakra, regardless of any shape or nature
transformation, and dispersing it within one's body by spinning the chakra within one's body in
the opposite direction. As a result, this
technique can absorb any ninjutsu based
technique, regardless of power, without harming
the user. Should the user get close enough to
grab the opponent, the barrier can absorb chakra right out of an individual's body,
effectively draining them (similar to the Chakra
Absorption Technique).
Note: Can only be used by Nagato or through
Preta Path. (Gedō Mazō Shōgeki no nami) - Demonic Statue
of the Outer Path Shockwave
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 40 Damage points: 80
Description: If surrounded by enemies, the
Demonic Statue lets out an enormous shock
wave that pushes the enemies back.
Note: Can only be used once. (Kinjutsu: Tamashī no jokyo Jutsu) - Forbidden
Technique: Soul Removal Technique
Rank: S
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 40 Damage points: (results in death)
Description: By placing their hand on a target's
head this technique allows the user to learn
everything that the target knows. Once this is
done, the target's soul is ripped from their
body, killing them. Because this technique must end with the target's death. If used on shadow
clone the user can gain prevent the enemy from
gaining knowledge from the shadow clone.
Note: Can only be used by Nagato or through
the Human path. (Shinra Tensei) - Divine Punishment
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary/Defense/Attack
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 40 (+20 for mid size, +40 for large
scale) Damage: 80 (+20 for mid size, +40 for large
Description: Manipulate gravity to repulse
matter away from the user, with such force that
it can easily shatter stone. By using this
technique as a defensive measure, most if not all attacks directed to the user will be
deflected, no matter the size or mass. The
greatest example of its defensive might was
from its ability to effortlessly deflect the Wind
Release: Rasenshuriken, a jutsu with power
considered beyond S-rank. The ability can be used on individuals, by directing the arm toward
another person, or around the user in the form
of a perfect wave that repels all incoming
Note: If the user uses it on a regular scale they
may not use it the following turn, if used for the mid scale they may not use it for 2 turns, if the
user uses it on the large scale they may not
use it again for 5 turns and they lose 40% of
their life
Note: Useable up to 4 times per battle. (Chibaku Tensei) - Planetary Devastation
Rank: Forbidden
Type: Attack/Supplementary/Defense
Range: Long
Chakra: 120
Damage: 160 Description: The user creates a dark black
sphere that is thrown into the sky and pulls
surrounding earth into a single point, piling on
top of one another until it creates a large
sphere. This technique is quite devastating, as
it created a massive crater and devestated the forest and mountains around it. The Sage of the
Six Paths had mastered this technique to an
extent that he created the moon itself, and his
technique paled in comparison to it. Despite it's
admitted inferiority, it was still strong enough
to both hold out against Naruto's Six-Tailed Fox Menacing Ball and incapacitate Naruto and trap
him in his six-tailed transformation, an
impressive feat, although it failed to contain
Naruto when he slipped into his eight-tailed
Note: Due to the massive amount of chakra needed for the jutsu the user is unable to use
this jutsu again during the rest of the fight and
is unable to use Shinra Tensei for the following
8 turns. As well that the user loses 75% of
their health once used.
Note: Only once per battle-
Background Info.
Nagato was a descendant of
the Uzumaki clan. During the Second Shinobi
World War, Nagato lived with his parents in a
village somewhere near Amegakure. One day
two Konoha shinobi broke into their home,
looking for food, unaware that the place was still inhabited. Nagato's parents, believing they
were going to be killed, attacked the two so
that Nagato could escape. Having mistaken
them to be enemy ninja, the Konoha ninja killed
his parents. In his grief, Nagato awakened his
Rinnegan for the first time and killed the assailants. He came to consider this incident as
the first great pain of his life. With his family gone, Nagato wandered the
country, going from house to house asking for
food. In time he met a dog named Chibi and,
later, met Konan and Yahiko, who began
travelling with him in his search for food. One
day, Chibi was killed in the crossfire from Hanzō's fight with several Konoha shinobi.
Nagato and the other orphans later mourned its
death. When the war ended, the three orphans
ran into the Sannin and after hearing Yahiko's
plea, rather than return to Konoha with his
team-mates, Jiraiya decided to teach the three how to look after themselves. Soon after Jiraiya
began living with the orphans, Nagato and
Yahiko were attacked by an Iwagakure ninja.
Nagato reactivated his Rinnegan to defend
Yahiko, killing the ninja. When Jiraiya found out
about this, he decided to train them in ninjutsu. Nagato was very emotional about killing the
ninja, and asked Jiraiya for help so he could
protect Konan and Yahiko. Jiraiya's response
was for Nagato to grow up and to use his eyes
to find the peace that they both desired for
the world. Three years later the orphans had become competent ninja, so Jiraiya returned to
Konoha. Over the years, news of the three's exploits
would reach Jiraiya which often consisted of the
death of someone who opposed them;
eventually he received word that they had all
died. In truth, Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko began
a quest to find peace, by forming the organisation Akatsuki with Yahiko as its leader.
They became full-fledged Amegakure ninja and
gathered followers who shared their
philosophies of an end to war. Hanzō, the leader
of Amegakure, viewed the group as a threat to
his rule and schemed with Konoha's Root to eliminate them. Claiming to want to discuss
peace, Hanzō lured Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan
to an ambush. There he forced Nagato to
choose between killing Yahiko or Konan. Not
wanting to force Nagato to make the choice,
Yahiko impaled himself with a kunai that was placed in Nagato's hand. With Yahiko's dying
breath, he told Nagato to survive, because he
believed in Jiraiya's words that Nagato would
become the world's saviour. This incident would
become the second great pain of Nagato's life.
Devastated, Nagato retrieved Konan and Yahiko's body and launched an attack on Hanzō's
men. With the Summoning: Demonic Statue of
the Outer Path he was able to kill all but Hanzō.
History Pain vs Jiraiya
Jiraiya, Nagato's former master, enters the
village through a frog. The moment Jiraiya fully
releases himself from the frog, Nagato feels a
disturbance in the rain. Nagato then orders
Konan to search for the intruder, and stops the
rain. As Konan transforms into many pieces of paper, and folds herself into butterfly-like
figures, Nagato switches from the Deva Path to
the Animal Path. Nagato then searches for
Jiraiya as well. Jiraiya, now hidden inside of a
body, heads more into Amegakure, and Konan
catches him. Jiraiya comes out of the body, and begins to battle Konan. Konan ends up being
covered in oil; unable to battle. Nagato comes
to Konan's rescue and cleans off the oil with
foam with his Summoning Technique. Nagato
then summons a chameleon, and camouflages
himself. Jiraiya sets off the Barrier: Canopy Method Formation, after summoning the
"clumsy" toad: Gamaken. Nagato summons again,
but this time, a multi-headed dog. Jiraiya has a
very hard time fighting these as it would
escape most of Gamaken's attacks, and
somewhat regenerate. Jiraiya finishes off the dogs by trapping them in a toad's stomach and
digesting them. Nagato then summons a drill-
beaked bird. The bird follows Jiraiya and makes
many attempts to kill him, though fails and ends
up getting burned. Nagato then summons a
rhino, though it quickly gets finished off by Gamaken. Nagato then summons a giant ox, and
manages to hit Jiraiya. The shield set off by
Jiraiya self-destructs, sending the ox flying.
Soon after defeating the ox, he completes his
Sage Mode activation and summons Fukasaku
and Shima. They both easily dispose of the chameleon, revealing the Animal Path. The Preta
Path and the Human Path are both summoned,
in order to face Jiraiya. The Human Path
attempts to kill Jiraiya, though it gets blinded
by Jiraiya's kick to its head. Jiraiya then
attempts to burn all three Paths with Sage Art: Goemon, though it gets absorbed by the Preta
Path. Jiraiya then uses Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan,
though it also gets absorbed. The Human Path
attacks once again, and blinded, blocks Jiraiya's
punch. The Animal Path gets distracted by a
toad, and gets attacked by Jiraiya's Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon. The Animal Path blocks the
attack by summoning a giant panda. Jiraiya
analyses their attacks, and escapes into the
pipes. While in the pipes, he concludes that
genjutsu will give him an opening against the
Rinnegan. The Paths then followed Jiraiya, and while doing
so, get caught in genjutsu. Jiraiya then kills the
paths. As Jiraiya leaves, he lets his guard down.
One of the Paths manages to sneak up behind
him, and removes his arm. The other paths come
together, including the ones that got killed (which were rejuvenated by the Naraka Path).
Jiraiya manages to kill the Animal Path, though
ends up being brutally killed by Nagato, through
the Six Paths of Pain. As Jiraiya sinks into the
deep depths of the sea, Nagato holds a
moment of silence in respect for his former master. Capture of Utakata In the anime, after getting a replacement for
the Animal Path, Pain is shown to have been
assigned to capture the Six-Tails, which was
sealed within Utakata, a missing-nin from
Kirigakure. During his search, the Animal Path
had his Giant Multi-Headed Dog scout the area, where it found and killed a group of Kirigakure
hunter-nin led by Tsurugi. When Utakata later
sought out Tsurugi and his men to turn himself
in, he instead found Pain; Pain told Utakata that
he would be needed to create his world, and
informed the jinchūriki that he would be taking the Six-Tails. The Six Paths of Pain quickly
captured him.
Invasion of Pain
With only the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails
remaining, Pain and Konan set out for Konoha.
After eliminating the border guards upon their
arrival, they infiltrated the village and
dispersed, with each of the six Paths having a
specific task: the Asura, Preta, and Animal Paths served as diversions, while the Deva,
Human, and Naraka Paths looked for Naruto, with
Konan aiding the latter team. While exploring
and laying waste to the village and its
inhabitants, the Deva Path was confronted by
Kakashi Hatake. The Asura Path came to its aid and together they overwhelmed Kakashi and his
allies, but the Asura Path was destroyed. Across the village, the remaining Paths
continued their tasks, fighting whatever Konoha
ninja they came across. The Deva Path met with
Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, who refused to
reveal Naruto's location. Elsewhere, the Human
Path used its unique interrogation technique on Shizune to learn that Naruto was at Mount
Myōboku. Declaring that he would teach
Tsunade the pain that Konoha had been so
ignorant of, Nagato had the Deva Path use
Shinra Tensei to obliterate the village while
Konan and the other Paths withdrew. As the smoke cleared, the Deva Path found that
Naruto had returned with his toad allies. In
retaliation for the village's destruction, Naruto
swiftly crushed the newly-restored Asura Path
and began his fight with the remaining Paths of
Pain. The Animal Path called upon its summons to attack Naruto, who parried them with the aid
of his toads and proceeded to defeat the
Preta Path. Soon afterwards, Naruto eliminated
the Human Path with his Wind Release:
Rasenshuriken, and then teamed up with
Gamabunta to defeat the Animal Path. With four of the Paths gone, the temporarily
powerless Deva Path protected the Naraka
Path, which restored the Preta Path. The Preta
Path absorbed a second Rasenshuriken, but it
had only been a diversion to give Naruto an
opportunity to finish off the Naraka Path. The Deva Path, its power returned, detained Naruto
so that the Preta Path could capture him and
absorbed his chakra to immobilise him. Doing so
caused it to absorb senjutsu chakra, which had
the side effect of turning it to stone. Naruto
escaped its clutches, but was seized once again by the Deva Path, who pinned him to the
ground with chakra disruption blades. The Deva
Path lectured Naruto about the chain of hatred,
pain, suffering, and war that the ninja system
brought to the world, and how he planned to
use the tailed beasts' power to achieve peace and end conflict. He asks if Naruto can think of
a better solution, but Naruto does not
respond.Before the Deva Path could take
Naruto away, Hinata Hyūga came to his defence.
When she is apparently killed, Naruto became
enraged and entered his six-tailed form, with which the Deva Path could not compete in its
current condition. The Deva Path retreated to a
location closer to Nagato, who had secluded
himself nearby in order to control the Six Paths
of Pain. This allowed the Deva Path to use
Chibaku Tensei, trapping Naruto in a massive orb of earth and debris. This victory was short-lived,
as Naruto soon progressed to an eight-tailed
form and broke free of the Chibaku Tensei.
Realising that he would have to make the
sphere larger, it suddenly began to crumble and
Naruto, reverting to his normal form, emerged from the ruins. Reflecting on the earlier lecture, Naruto
demanded an opportunity to speak with Nagato,
but was denied and attacked by the Deva Path.
After failing to use Wind Release:
Rasenshuriken twice, by taking advantage of the
five second gap between the Deva Path's ability, Naruto was able to defeat it with a well-
timed Rasengan. He removed one of its chakra
receiver and inserted it into his skin to track
the signal back to Nagato. Naruto goes to see
him, but when he arrives Nagato fires another
chakra receiver at him to try and control him. Naruto resists it despite his close proximity to
Nagato. Although angry with Nagato for killing
Jiraiya and destroying Konoha, Naruto asks how,
as a fellow student of Jiraiya, he could have
strayed so far from their master's teachings.
Hoping that Naruto would come to agree with his solution for peace, Nagato told him his past,
of his two great sorrows and how he came to
believe pain would save the world. Although
Naruto agreed with Nagato's ultimate
conclusion, he rejected it for differing with
Jiraiya's ideals. In doing so, he answered Nagato's earlier question about how to attain
peace: by "breaking the cycle of hatred". He
decided not to attempt to kill Nagato, as that
would only perpetuate the cycle of revenge.
Amazed by Naruto's resolve and remembering
Jiraiya's teachings, Nagato decided to put his faith in Naruto's answer. Nagato used the Outer
Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to
revive all the Konohagakure citizens that had
been killed during his invasion.
Water: Due to his high affinity for Water tech, Nagato is able to use all Water jutsu with just one handseal.
Earth: Nagato to is able to wave handsigns for all Earth tech at a very great speed
Chakra Rods: Nagato mainly uses chakra rod(s) as weapons. They can easily slide from his
sleeve (cloak) and into his palm.
Young Nagato
Youthful days in akatsuki
Fading Nagato
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During fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee determined that maintaining a lease on a private airplane was no longer a cost-effective method for providing business-related transportation to our Named Executive Officers and Directors. The airplane was used only for business-related travel, and personal use was not permitted. With the termination of the lease on the airplane, it also became increasingly difficult and cost prohibitive to access our Canadian fish camp. Consequently, the fish camp, which was only used for business entertainment purposes, was offered for sale during 2008. The only offer to purchase the fish camp came from Terry L. Haines, our former Chief Executive Officer and President. Ultimately we negotiated with Mr. Haines to sell the fish camp for a purchase price of $55,000 and the transaction closed during fiscal year 2009.


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Firefighters responded to a structure fire at 508 Avenida Victoria in San Clemente on Tuesday afternoon.
A caller reported smoke coming from a two-story residential building at 2:04 p.m. Fifteen firefighters, four engines and one ladder truck responded, said Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Terry Scortt.
Firefighters on the scene said there was a fire in a front living room. No one was injured. By 2:30, firefighters began returning to the station.
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I had a little trouble with the backing. Usually I like to have extra and just fold over the back for the binding (one less step), but I was short on the measurements (I pre-wash the fabric, and it shrunk way more than I expected!) and barely had enough to cover the back, let alone fold over. Luckily, I had accidentally bought too much one one of my fabrics, and had just enough (I mean I had about 6" of a strip left when I was done!) for binding. It was more work, but I think I prefer the small binding border around the edge.
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Kansas-based LodgeWell Development LLC was selected in September to complete a proposal for the project, with the deadline set for today.
Late Monday afternoon, Jeff Pipkin, president of the Arkansas Valley Alliance for Economic Development (AVAED), confirmed LodgeWell provided him with a proposed master development agreement (MDA) earlier that day.
The proposal wasn't, however, what city leaders expected.
"It couldn't have been further from what I was expecting if they had printed it on black paper with white ink," Alderman Randy Horton, who serves as the liaison between the Russellville City Council and AVAED, said.
Mayor Bill Eaton indicated similar feelings.
"LodgeWell has had six months to get with us — it's right down here to the wire when we got this proposal, and it really just doesn't, in my estimation, doesn't meet the requirements that we had that were put to them for bringing the proposal back," he said.
Eaton said he didn't feel comfortable commenting further on the matter until discussing it with the full council.
Despite previous indications the convention center and hotel facility would be owned and operated by LodgeWell, the MDA presented to the city this week stated that the city will maintain ownership of the convention center facility.
The MDA further states, "(t)he Developer and the City agree that the Convention Center shall be developed at the City's sole cost and expense, and for serving as the City's master developer of the Convention Center, the Developer shall receive a fee in the amount of 7 percent of the total project cost."
Horton said one of the key details in what the city presented to prospective developers was that the city would not own or operate the convention center.
"I'm disappointed because these people expressed they understood that from the start, and they didn't deliver that in the proposal," he said.
The hotel portion of the project would be privately owned, and the MDA calls for the city to sell to LodgeWell the land where the hotel is to be built for $10.
In addition, the city is also responsible for a number of site improvements, including construction of a road to access the project, a boat ramp on Lake Dardanelle, amending the grade of the project with clean fill material to raise it above the 500-year floodplain and bringing utilities to the site.
Also included in the MDA is a stipulation that the city enter into a room-guarantee agreement. That would require a 15-year agreement by the city to guarantee a break-even occupancy rate for the hotel.
Another provision in the document states the city will fund $150,000 for 25 years to the developer or a designated convention center managers for a furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve so as to maintain the convention center "in a first-class condition."
The item is expected to be added to the Finance Committee's agenda on Thursday. Horton said his recommendation will be to reject LodgeWell's proposal and go back to one of the other developers who previously submitted qualifications for the project.


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Lil Wayne Releases Official Statement on Flag Desecration
After Lil Wayne took to Twitter to deny that he desecrated the American flag during his video shoot for 'God Bless Amerika,' he further addressed the issue on his Facebook page today.
The controversy erupted when a video surfaced of Weezy performing 'God Bless Amerika' behind the flag, which was then dropped to the ground to reveal people from his hometown of Hollygrove, New Orleans. As Wayne continued to perform, the flag was still on the ground under his feet as he danced around.
TMZ claims he was "trampling it" but Tunechi denies he was stomping on the flag.
We must note that according to the United States Flag Code, the flag should never touch the ground. While the code is a federal law, there is no legal penalty for failure to comply.
So since the flag did touch the ground and Wayne is seen gingerly walking on it, thousands of men and women in the armed forces have an issue with Wayne.
On his Facebook page Wayne wrote:
It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States of America. I was shooting a video for a song off my album entitled "God Bless Amerika". The clip that surfaced on the Internet was a camera trick clip that revealed that behind the American Flag was the Hoods of America. In the final edit of the video you will see the flag fall to reveal what is behind it but will never see it on the ground. In most people eyes including my own who were raised in that environment, the Hood is the only America they know and the only America I knew growing up. I was fortunate from my God giving talents to escape the Hood and see the other beautiful places this country has to offer but most people who are born in that environment don't get that chance. That's their view of their America. That was Dwayne M Carter from Hollygrove New Orleans view of America. That's who I'm speaking for in this song.
Despite Wayne's explanation, thousands of military servicemen felt that his letter is too little, too late. One Army reservist commented:
"No matter your intentions, you desecrated the flag of the United States of America. As a combat veteran and a (former) fan, I can see your intention, coming from nothing and making something of yourself, but the moment that flag touched the ground you lost any and all respect. Whether you meant it to be seen or not. The definition of integrity is doing the right thing, no matter whether or not someone can see it. We've all made mistakes, but this is a monumental f— up and I pray that "your god" lays you in the bed you've made."
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Fanbois seen queuing outside Apple shops in prep for its release....
With such an influx of rumours over the iPhone 5's projected release this September, we've practically accepted it as fact. Apparently, we're all wrong though, as the company actually plans to launch its next-gen iPhone in October. That's according to an insider who spoke with AllthingsD and insisted there would be no …
Fanbois seen queuing outside Apple shops in prep for its release....
... as some posters who have no intention of ever buying an iPhone but still think that the world is interested in their now frightfully boring and unrequired opinion that those who do want an iPhone are somehow stupid. 6 minutes after the original article. Is that a record?
We get it: you don't like the iPhone.
I want a 5. but when they announce it I'll just go to AT&T and order one and they will call me when it arrives.
I like Apple just fine, but if you are over 12 you really need the patience to wait a few days. The fairy glitter does NOT wear off if you have to wait a few days. No phone is worth standing outside all night for.
the last two months of September
It must be in Texas, where even the months are so big they contain many months...
I always found September dragged on a bit - now we know why.
Well given October is when the clocks go back, it is very possible that Apple could redefine the calendar!
Everytime the clocks change...
When I got my 3GS nearly 2 years ago there was nothing comparable to the iPhone. I've always had an unrational dislike of all things Apple, but after a mate made me play about with his 3GS for half an hour I was sold... And have been a huge advocate of iPhone since then... Until the last few weeks...
Recently I've started looking at what phone to upgrade to next - yeah, I like new tech especially when it's subsidised by the Telco - and I have to say HTC - possibly Sensation although even the Desire HD is pretty sweet - is looking like a winner. The technology is pretty much comparable these days... Dual core 1ishGhz, 1Gb RAM and an 8meg camera... I think with Gingerbread Android has pretty much reached the same "slickness" value that iOS has had for the last couple of years... Certainly from the same "playing around with" experience I've had over the last couple of weeks.
My choice now isn't really going to be based around minor differences in hardware or OS - I think it's more about how the "Cloud" stuff will work, and who you trust to get it right... Apple where you're locked in, Google where you're not or Microsoft where... Not even they really know yet...
In this day and age, most people will put trust in these companies to keep their data safe.
I use google for email, callendar, docs etc already, therefore i might aswell got for Android. I prefer the way the phones work, and i dont see the need for Apple to be reading all my 'cloud stuff' as well as google. So Android is my choice. At least until there's a much better offer from elsewhere.
As for hardware. HTC Sensation seems really good. More modern than the DesireHD too. But i think i might wait to see what the next Nexus handset will be like. But while waiting for that, my trust HTC Hero keeps plodding along.
In previous efforts Apple attempted to put the users computers at the top of the tree with the cloud underneath them, this approach turned out to be fragile, iCloud puts itself at the top in a similar manner to competing sync engines so I'd expect a similar level of reliability between services, which is to say, they will all mostly work for most people.
AFAICT Google's cloud is basically an online filesystem, whereas Apple has gone for Application data Syncing, no idea what MS will do, probably both, I'd predict Googles approach being popular with techs, and Apples with users.
Just from my perspective here in the UK I still think it's a bit early for all this, that wireless networking lacks bandwidth and reliability and simply isn't ubiquitous enough for cloud services to replace local storage, I suspect a few early adopters will get properly burned, I suppose we have to start somewhere though.
just wanted to say as a DHD user, its a pretty sweet phone, it just sucks on the battery life.
Maybe not, but face it the choice is "teh eval lock in", "all your data are belong to us" or a heady mix of both! Google are no better, or no worse than either Apple or Microsoft. I'll say one thing for Apple though, their product support is streets ahead of anything offered by Samsung or HTC, who genuinely do base their revenue model on people upgrading their devices yearly.
1) Are you happy to accept your new device will not be officially supported after the next OS release? Or are you happy to trust that someone on the interwebs provides your updates for you, and you have to support your device yourself like in the "good old days" of PCs. (this one of a few reasons most people buy laptops nowadays)
2) Do you want to have to buy all your apps again.
3) Your data will be sold to the highest bidder, and ads will be your staple
1) Certain functions will be broken, never fixed and Steve tells you nothing is wrong
2) You can live with the walled cloud Stevie lets you have.
1) You can ever get decent handset/OS mix
In my part of the World, the HTC desire range is more expensive that an iPhone. Yes, that is true. 'm like you looking for a new phone. I have an old Nokia that is on its last legs.
I shall wait for the new iPhone to go on sale and then buy a refurb iPhone 4. I don't want to have to root my phone to get upgrades to the OS, I just want a phone.
here is clearly not an Android user.
Your purchases are tied to your user account. I have had three replacement android handsets (all My fault) And each time I just put in my account details and the handset downloads all my paid for apps no need to buy again. Its a Brilliant system that does work.
Cant see why you think you have to buy again. Question Does apple do that it wouldn't surpise me if they do. Personally why would i want to pay for a phone over my contract cost (apple) when i can get a free phone which I have to say I cant see how i ever managed without it till now.
I have a Galaxy S running Gingerbread It does exactly what i want its fast and reliiable even if battery life does suck a bit.
I think you missed the part where he already had an iPhone 3GS. So, if the OP does move to Android, then he will have to buy all his apps again (or get snide versions and hope there's no malware included).
Must be for the Galaxy S III.
Lawsuits will follow.
I think the next Galaxy phone will be appearing a little after the next iPhone. How else will Samsung be able to copy it's design?
Having shelled out a few spons for an S2 (and loving it) I hope to god they redesign it so it looks less fruity...
Love the phone, hate the looks(screen etc. keeps me happy tho)
There are plans for the worlds largest collective wet dream record on the day of the actual iphone 5 release.
When it's physically in stores.
Here's hoping it lives up to the hype (or not if you want to mock some fanbois)
I can't wait to chop in my htc for an iPhone 5, because I assume Apple has responded to the critics and furnished it with sd card slot, user account on sudoers list, ssh, samba, file manager etc.
>> CraigRoberts
I've been a Desire HD user for 6 month now, most of that time running Android 2.2. Despite the inevitable and manifold minor bugs every time an App got updated, it was a small price to pay for iPhone-beating flexibility. I couldn't have been happier, all told.
At the weekend, I accepted the over-the-air update to install Android 2.3.3.
Whilst I've noticed lots of nice speed, stability and power managment improvements, some of the little changes have cokced things up slightly. Of course, UI changes often take some time to get used to, but some things have been changed so that they are far less elegant and bizarrely, more fiddly. Whilst that's disappointing, its not the end of the world.
What is far more frustrating is how some things just don't work properly now. Here are some examples:
The web browser now renders pages just a little bit smaller. Interface text is now a little bit bigger. No settings have changed and no tweaking rectifies this - its just made a load of websites not fit the page and text suggestions obscure what you're typing. Brilliant
The previously flawless Flash plugin now has an odd light stripe down one side of played video content. The predictive text on the QWERTY keypad no longer picks up sensible corrections like it used to. Barely at all, in fact. It's maddening.
So here is the big problem: who do you go to in order to raise those issues?
Google have an eminently unsupported "help" forum. Your mobile provider won't have a clue. And HTC? They like scripted answers. They like them very much.
The moral of this story is that whilst Android is utterly brilliant and definitely able to outperform iDevices on a number of functions, I'm beginning to feel the sting of the support issues that come with such sprawling fragmentation. I want Android to be the most amazing thing ever and its nearly there on so many levels.
Sadly for my aspirations, Apple still provides the best user experience for all of their paranoid lockdowns. They're fiercely protective of their band and that drives them to actively support their customers.
Something to bear in mind before making the jump. :-)
PS: the Sensation does look epic and I believe it is supposed to be the flagship handset that supplants the DHD, on account of its far more current dual core processor.
I've had an iPhone 4 since day 1. Recently bought a TomTom Car Dock to go with my TomTom App. I had updated to IOS 4.3 and the Car kit stopped working. Tomtom support blamed the iPhone.
I booked an appointment at the Apple Store to get some support on this and a Macbook battery issue which was being reported. When I demonstrated the problem to the Techy, he immediately replaced the Phone no questions asked. Unfortunately this failed to fix the dock issue but it eliminated the problem from the iPhone. I kept the new phone and reported the problem to TomTom. Tomtom then replaced the dock and all is now well.
Oh, and the laptop battery was replaced in the same way.
I think I might buy an android phone next time.......NOT.
I currently run Anrdoid 2.3.3 and have not seen any of the problems Frank Drebin has reported, flash video displays perfectly both in webpages and in full screen.
Websites display just fine and the predictive text is far sharper than me when it comes to constructing legible sentences.
Your problems are not everyones problems, suggest you install a stock ROM and not the carrier branded rubbish you seem to have been sent.
My very lovely, reliable and much-better-battery-use Desire S is (as I write) downloading a 'system update' - 2.3.3? Hope it works!
.... it was an HTC update - to 18.104.22.168 - whatever that is.
Anyway, it still makes calls!.
>> tmTM
I'm really pleased to hear you've had a flawless Android experience (as it does give me some hope!), but sadly I don't think you read my post. At least, not beyond "So the big problem is..."
I didn't anywhere assert that the issues I was facing were platform (or even device) wide problems, because I'm well aware that virtually no two Android handsets are configured the same way.
As I'd hoped to make clear, my point was that this insane level of fracturing leads to a buck-passing culture between app, OS and device/UI makers and it is this which leaves users totally shafted when they have a problem that needs sorting out.
And even if you're running a vanilla implementation of Android (which you must admit is exceptionally rare for the vast majority of owners who understandably can't afford a SIM-free handset and don't fancy pissing about flashing a custom ROM onto it) - good luck getting specific and timely support from Google, should something fuck up.
Which it inevitably does every time an app or web service changes. I can post you a link to a thread I've now given up on where hundreds of users are STILL having to manage with terminally broken Google Calendars THREE MONTHS after it was finally picked up by a Google Employee. I even got the story posted on CNET. It's mad.
So this totally support-less situation is *the* biggest drawback of Android and it is only that point which I was drawing attention to. I'm a massive fan of all Android stands for, but as a user myself, that's simply the experience I've had.
Bottom line: The freedom on Android is utterly marvellous. The support customers get when measured against Apple, though, is not. So its simply buyer beware - Android isn't perfect, as of course Apple isn't either. :-)
I upgraded from iPhone 1 to iPhone 4, so I won't upgrade to iPhone 5 this year anyway. I'll reevaluate the situation in 2012.
About a product which has no specs.
Please come back when you have some real information.
Given that there is no word from Apple yet the collective IT press, various fanbois... even the anti-fanbois are all talking about a possible release.
Other companies spend millions on getting people to talk about their product like that.
I am no fan of Apple due to the "lock-in" and generally because it is Apple. (Sorry fanbois, probably get some down votes on that comment alone!)
But as a 3GS user since 2009, I do like the OS, simple does what you need it to do.
The aftercare is good too, I recently "water damaged" my iPhone and got a replacement from the Apple Store (long drive away) for £55. Try doing that with a HTC!
So eagerly awaiting the new phone as our contract is due for renewal at work.
We also use around 20 iPods, for managers email and comms, great for a manager on site whom you do not want to be desk bound and is not IT literate, as most people can get there heads around the emails system after first use.
So can't wait for my new one! :)
might get a 5, still currently very happy with my still supported 3gs. Less pleased with Galaxy Tab which was promised to be upgraded by Sammy to honeycomb on release.
Oh Android i trust you as far as i could thrown your chunky metal butt.
Perhaps you should have bought the Asus Transformer? Mine came with Android 3.1 and will update to 3.2 sometime this week - and you get a keyboard, and you get an IPS gorilla glass screen, and you can use it in sunlight, and you get etc, etc. Sorry!
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Right-hander signs Minor League deal, looking for comeback after elbow surgery
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
Bonderman, 30, posted a 67-77 record with a 4.89 ERA in eight seasons with Detroit, with arm problems plaguing his final few seasons.
But the big right-hander had Tommy John surgery in April and said he's now getting back to full strength, already able to throw fastballs off a mound, and looking forward to competing for a job this spring with the Mariners.
"I got my elbow fixed and now I feel ready to roll," Bonderman said Friday from his home outside Pasco, Wash. "I feel like I've got a little left and I want to enjoy it."
Bonderman said he's been working out hard and has lost about 20 pounds from his final playing days with the Tigers, now packing about 220 pounds on his 6-foot-2 frame. He'll report to the Mariners camp in Peoria, Ariz., about a month early to begin working with the team's athletic trainers to prepare for his comeback.
"I had a lot of success in Detroit, but my arm just gave out toward the end of my career there," he said. "It's not the way I wanted to finish up, but I think I can come back and stay healthy and find a way to get it going and get my career back on line. I'd like to play a few more years and see what happens."
Bonderman went 8-10 with a 5.53 ERA in 30 games in 2010, then was out of baseball in 2011 before getting a tryout with the Indians. It was during his physical with Cleveland that his elbow injury was revealed and he underwent Tommy John surgery.
Bonderman was originally selected by Oakland 26th overall in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft following his junior season at Pasco High School. He made a quick rise to the Major Leagues, making only 27 Minor League appearances before arriving in the Majors. He was traded to Detroit on Aug. 22, 2002, and made his Major League debut as a 20-year-old in the Tigers starting rotation in 2003.
The Mariners have an opening in their rotation after trading Jason Vargas to the Angels this week for Kendrys Morales and are still interested in adding another veteran either through free agency or trade.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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American Idol revealed its top two finalists tonight, but backstage, everybody was buzzing about the exit of the show's top dawg.
Candice Glover, who made the finale cut after unsuccessfully auditioning for Idol twice before, told us she felt honored to be a part of Randy Jackson's final season as a judge. "Randy's been here all the times that I was here, so he saw me grow and become an artist, not just a singer," she said. "I admire him and always look forward to his opinion, so I definitely don't think any season is ever gonna be the same without 'in it to win it' or 'yo, dawg.'
"He might need to rethink that [decision]!" she added.
Fellow finalist Kree Harrison admitted Idol's last remaining original judge holds a special place in her Texas-sized heart. "Randy's always been so helpful," she said. "He always comes up after the show and gives us constructive criticism." Including tonight, when he offered the hard-luck country singer a tip for the season-12 finale: "He just said, 'Next week, don't think about it. Just sing your heart out.' And that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
"I'm gonna give it my all, just so I'll have no regrets," continued Kree, who, thanks to the traditional post-show coin toss, will sing first next week. "Whatever happens, I'll know I did my very best."
She'll face stiff competition in Candice, who's totally in it to win it—even if, moments before the show ended, was totally convinced she was about to be sent packing. "I gave myself the talk," she told us. "You got to the top three. Top three is not bad, so make sure you don't be crawling all over the stage crying if you go home tonight. It's OK."
Instead, the person losing it onstage was Angie Miller, who'd told us the night before she was confident she'd be competing for the Idol crown and accompanying confetti shower. By the time we spoke to her backstage, the Boston-bred singer had pulled herself together, thanks in no small part to her brother, who'd revealed on Wednesday's show that he wouldn't be shaving until Angie won the Fox competition. After learning the disappointing results, Angie told us with a laugh, "My brother goes, 'Well, I guess now I'm not shaving until you win a Grammy!'"


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- Davide Valsecchi
Newly-crowned GP2 champion Davide Valsecchi believes he is ready to step up to Formula One and represent Italy on the grid next season.
There are currently no Italian drivers in Formula One after Jarno Trulli and Vitantonio Liuzzi were replaced at Caterham and HRT over the winter. With the exception of Giorgio Pantano in 2008, who had previously raced in F1, every GP2 champion since Nico Rosberg in 2005 has secured a drive in F1 the following year and Valsecchi is hoping he will get the opportunity to do the same.
"I really hope to have the chance, because at the moment we are strong enough to use it, so I really hope I will have a chance, and that I can show that I deserve to be there, that I'm ready and I'm strong enough to be there," he said. "I would sign right now: next week, if you were going to Japan, I would come with you!
"In Italy they always say there is no Italian driver in Formula One, but before now who deserved it?" he added. "Last year we finished second with [Luca] Filippi, which was fantastic but we were unlucky because it was second. The year before no Italian, and before there was Pantano, who was a great champion, but there was the story that he was in Formula One before, and the story that maybe he was too old, but this year there is another Italian champion."
It took Valsecchi five seasons to secure the GP2 title, but he believes the conditions were not right for him to have a stab at the championship in his first four years.
"We need to say that in GP2 there are the best drivers in the world outside of Formula One, and the level is so high that if everything is not perfect, you cannot win: there are teams like Lotus, DAMS, iSport, Racing Engineering, Addax, Arden, every one has won in the past. And there are such good drivers that it is really hard to be the champion here.
"So it is great news for me, great news for DAMS, and this year we were able to show that we are the best: we were the best at the beginning of the season, we were not so lucky in the middle of the season and I saw the stewards a bit too much [laughs], but when it was important in the end we came back, driving really well, having a good car, and showing that we can come back strong enough to take back the championship."


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It's been some years since I last gave—or attended—a promotional talk. Or been "detailed" by a pharmaceutical rep.
Yesterday, I walked into a meeting of colleagues. It was noon, and a pharma rep had brought sandwiches and was giving a "spiel," backed up by two colleagues (at least one presumably monitoring her performance—and the doctors' responses).
Her company had just come out with a new compound. One of the most popular competitor drugs is about to come off patent, making inexpensive generics available. She enthusiastically pitched her medicine and distributed a reprint of a recent study—featuring her drug, the competitor, and placebo.
Her drug does not cause some of the side effects associated with the competitor as often as the competitor does. That's true. To be provocative, I asked in front of the group if that meant more patients completed treatment with her drug, or that there were fewer drop-outs due to adverse reactions. "I'm sorry," she said. "I don't have that information. But I can get it and send it to you." Her companions remained mute.
As she went on extolling the wonders of the new drug, I flipped through the reprint. In fact, the competitor showed a larger effect size, more patients completing the protocol, and fewer drop-outs due to side effects.
She had not lied. Everything she said was true. But she had not told the whole truth. Caveat emptor.