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by LOLtron » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:11 pm
Here's your first look at Hasbro's Iron Man 3 3.75" action figure line nicknamed Assemblers.
Source: 3.75" Iron Man 3 Assemblers Figures Hi-Res Images
Marvelous News has gotten the first look at the new toy line which showcases the new gimmick Hasbro will be pushing for the toy-line. Sadly, the toy line continues where last year's Avengers movie-line started with the emphasis on toy gimmick than articulation. Though more of Hasbro's Iron Man 3 line will be revealed at New York Toy Fair next month here's a look at three of the figures: Iron Man, War Machine, and Iron Patriot.
The gimmick for this line is the interchangable hands, legs, heads, and weapons as shown in the pictures to supposedly deliver customization. However, as you can note in the pictures there are zero joints on the legs. These figures will start showing up on shelves Febuary 11th for the highway robbery price of $9.99 each. The movie Iron Man 3 will be out two months later on May 3rd.
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by syxxpakk » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:24 pmI don't know, I think kids will eat these up. But I'm not as much up on the toy market as you, so I could be completely off-base here.
by Zechs » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:30 pm
They might but for $5. You could go to a dollar store and get the same toy and quality but it's not Iron Man. So are Hasbro really paying an additional $5 just for the licensing fee?
by syxxpakk » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:28 pmPlus you get three instead of one. Jeez.
by Juan Cena » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:47 pmThe Iron Man with the arrow on the chest looks interesting. But otherwise nothing excites me here.
by Zechs » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:03 am
Exactly. I mean the gimmick is sound but they should be in a three pack. Not carded off in single packs trying to milk consumers' wallets. Why G.I. Joe fans complained like hell when they first saw pictures of the first wave of Retaliation figures. Hence Hasbro got that part of their house in order with dropping the gimmicks after the third wave and focusing on why fans by freaking G.I. Joe. Troop building, ninjas, and figures with an insane amount of weapons.
by alaska1125 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:32 amI'm sorry, but these figures look like shit. No thanks.
by e_galston » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:36 amthese figures aren't for us though.. they are for kids... they are doing a line of Marvel Legends (actually two i think) for the movie with a comic accurate Iron Monger as the build a figure.
by alaska1125 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:44 am
I get that...to a point. But my kids got to get in on the early Spider-Man figures and Marvel Legends. I don't think kids should have to settle for inferior crap that resemble aftermarket flea market/dollar store merch.
by Zechs » Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:37 pm
Yeah but you can go to a flea market or dollar store get the same toy with same articulation for less a price and you get three figures. Hasbro started this downward trend since last year in all four of their major toy divisions (Marvel, Star Wars, Joe, and Transformers). The good news is for the later is they're making better figures again, but on the downside also releasing some of the most horrific (Beast Hunters I'm looking at you).
Why G.I. Joe fans flipped on Hasbro for their cheap ass tactics during the first wave of G.I. Joe Retaliation. When you're getting a figure that has worse articulation then the ones you made originally in the 80s you have a problem. Why later figures won't feel like they've been made in the stone age.
I'm almost surprised collectors of Star Wars haven't flipped yet either since they've been de-evolved into the levels of 1970s articulation/paint jobs and yet cost double the price $9.99. That's inexcusable. At least freaking Mattel is up front with their cheap ass figures at times costing 5.99 or with their stupid gimmicks $9.99. At least you know you're paying for the cheap ass gimmick.
Why some collectors are starting to jump ship to the foreign market (Takara) or third party. They're getting sick of the cheap ass and stupid gimmicks. More they're also getting tired of paying so damn much for the good figures.
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Hollywood's annual awards season kicks into high gear with the unfurling of the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday. From afar, it will probably all seem the same as usual — cheering fans in the bleachers, photographers and TV crews by the yard, glamorous women ready and willing to strut and pose.
Look a little closer, though, and that carpet's seeming a little frayed and down-at-the-heels. Call it red carpet fatigue syndrome, a syndrome that incubated during the last year's worth of "step-and-repeat" appearances at award shows, premieres and press junkets.
If the rigmarole seems a little tired, there's good reason.
"It's a never-ending red carpet," Hollywood fashion publicist Marilyn Heston of MHA Media said. "If you wake up on any Tuesday, there's an awards show or a premiere somewhere." In the first two weeks of January alone we've had the People's Choice Awards, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and now, starting off the third week of the year, the Golden Globes.
"You have to look at this from many angles, and a lot of what goes on in this town doesn't translate internationally," she said, noting that only the Oscars, the Globes, the Grammys and Cannes Film Festival command worldwide attention. Nevertheless, here at home, the weekly tabloids, entertainment cable channels and daily bloggers are always gunning to parse a star's getup, on any red carpet at any given time.
So just after New Year's, Hollywood publicists and stylists hit the ground running to keep up with the ever-expanding award season calendar, as Anne Crawford, brand ambassador to uber-chic Roger Vivier shoes, said in early January.
"There's the Palm Springs Film Awards, The Art of Elysium gala, the Bulgari Red Carpet party, several premieres… then the Golden Globes," she said. Then the calendar gets really jammed, with the Producers Guild awards (Jan. 22); the Directors Guild awards (Jan. 29); the Screen Actors Guild awards (Jan. 30); the BAFTAs, given by the British critics group (Feb. 13); and the Film Independent Spirit Awards (Feb. 26), all leading up to the Academy Awards the next night.
"Everyone needs at least 10 outfits," Crawford said.
Veteran Hollywood stylists like Elizabeth Stewart, known for her work with Cate Blanchett and Kristin Davis, has ordered just a small handful of custom gowns for her newest client, first-time Globe nominee Jennifer Lawrence. She doesn't worry too much about the scrutiny.
"There's always this dance between wearing something I love and picking something we know will be liked by Us and People," she said. In the end, all you can do is be true to your client. "Forget trying to please anyone else."
But, not so fast, say the critics.
"Our thing is that if you're gonna dress up, put the effort in. On the red carpet you need to entertain us — that's what you're there for," said blogger Tom Fitzgerald, who, with his partner Lorenzo Marquez, runs the popular former "Project Rungay" website (now called Tom and Lorenzo) that morphed into a lively red-carpet forum often featuring side-by-side photographs of outfits on red carpet stars and as originally on the runway.
Apparently that's a lesson that Young Hollywood still needs to learn, after the fashion implosion at this year's People's Choice Awards. Starlets such as Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester and Mila Kunis showed up in drab browns and baggy looks, and the critics howled. ( New York magazine's the Cut blog: "one of the saddest red carpets in some time…some of this nation's most gorgeous women swaddled themselves in what could have been their grandmothers' pillowcases." Jezebel: "The Worst Red Carpet We've Ever Seen." Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore: "Let's just say, things can only get better.")
"I don't know what that was," said George Kotsiopoulos, co-host of E! Entertainment's Fashion Police (revived last fall with red carpet lightning-rod Joan Rivers back in the saddle). "Probably they thought, If I get dressed up for this, I'm gonna look like a fool."
Certainly they'll do it up right for the Globes, he said, but celebs shouldn't have written off the People's Choice, even if it's generally regarded as a lightweight event where you get an award just for showing up.
"The viewers at home don't know it's not a 'real' awards show," he said, later adding: "You have to know this is business; it's not just about trying to dress pretty. The smart girls get that."
Whether lacking smarts or just individual style, the red carpet has become "sort of like high school, where one girl wears something and then everyone else does," said blogger Marquez of the last year's mind-numbing default by young actresses to the black mini-dress and platform clomper.
Of course there are still style luminaries, like a "breathtaking" Cate Blanchett at Cannes, he added, in her architectural black and white Alexander McQueen gown emblazoned with a flying silver eagle that certainly was the last word in edgy drama.
But with the sheer multitude of images — all that fashion-obsessed white noise emanating from multiple awards shows and premieres — could they say whether anyone would remember it next year? "I just don't think we can have those kinds of iconic moments anymore," Fitzgerald said.
And really, for sheer entertainment, what's an edgy McQueen, anyway, when pitted against the spectacle of a meat dress?
For 2010 was also the year the red carpet literally went Gaga, as the Lady herself threw it down at the Grammys last January — in a look that was part gown and part solar system science project — and she never let up, book-ending things at the VMAs at the end of the year in her infamous sirloin slip.
Publicity-craving Katy Perry also embraced red carpet stunt-dressing, upending Vogue magazine's painstakingly choreographed procession of starlets in tasteful designer gowns at the Met Ball by wearing an LED-wired dress that lit up on the carpet. And it landed her the cover of Women's Wear Daily.
Even without those extremes, awards season got off to a bad start last year when the Golden Globes' red carpet was almost rained out. Now it's just a soggy memory of ruined fishtail hemlines and nominees such as Tina Fey channeling Mary Poppins while being photographed under big umbrellas.
The weather behaved for the rest of "the season" but the gloss seemed off. Sandra Bullock picked up her expected Academy Award for best actress in an equally expected gilded column gown. (Fashion insiders had been handicapping that Marchesa dress as "the one" as soon as it was shown on the runway weeks before.)
And amid the Oscar red carpet's sea of net (as in tulle) neutrality — a boring tone of "blushnudeplatinumivory" — there was gown gridlock as many actresses opted for a ball-skirted "princess" moment. During the show, two of the evening's best-dressed stars, Carey Mulligan in a riveting black Prada bi-level ball gown and Zoe Saldana in an orchid-toned Givenchy couture puff-ball style, were forced to hike up their skirts unattractively and hold their breath as they made an ill-conceived entrance on a moving stairway while the audience cringed.
Certainly, the fashion world has a love-hate relationship with the Hollywood red carpet — designers crave the mass exposure when a star triumphs but recoil when she looks bad, in recent years heaping their scorn on "the stylists" for ruining their precious vision.
"Trophy stylists are pretty savvy, so when you get a clunker it's usually that the star wore what they wanted … or what the boyfriend wanted," said Anne Crawford "They have the last word. And then we all have something to talk about the next day."
Vincent Boucher is a stylist and writer in Los Angeles.
Hollywood's annual awards season kicks into high gear with the unfurling of the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday. From afar, it will probably all seem the same as usual — cheering fans in the bleachers, photographers and TV crews by the yard, glamorous women ready and willing to strut and pose.

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BATON ROUGE — Legislation that would expand the executive board that governs a marine research facility in Terrebonne Parish fell under fire on the House floor Tuesday when a local lawmaker argued too many interests want a seat at the table.
BATON ROUGE — Legislation that would expand the executive board that governs a marine research facility in Terrebonne Parish fell under fire on the House floor Tuesday when a local lawmaker argued too many interests want a seat at the table.
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Chauvin, also known as LUMCON, was created in 1979 for the purpose of conducting research and promoting education in the marine sciences.
In the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill, Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell said universities inside and outside of Louisiana have expressed interest in conducting research in the Gulf of Mexico. He added that LUMCON is able to "make some money" from charging fees to visiting research teams.
Currently, the consortium is overseen by an executive board comprised of representatives from LSU, Nicholls State University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
But because of the increased attention brought about by the oil spill, legislation is being advanced to mix in representatives from Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and Louisiana Tech as well.
"After the oil spill a lot of people have wanted to do research down there," Purcell said. "There are a lot of dollars."
Senate Bill 290 by Sen. Edwin Murray, D-New Orleans, has already been passed by the full Senate and the House Education Committee.
When lawmakers in the House received the bill Tuesday, it came with an amendment from the House Education Committee to also add the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, floated his own amendment to strip ULM from the bill.
He said Tulane, UNO and Louisiana Tech have long been research partners and were part of talks early on to expand the executive board.
"Monroe was not in those original discussions," Harrison told the House. "Now we got all this BP money coming down here and the bill is being expanded even more at the last minute."
The regular session is scheduled to adjourn Monday.
Monroe lawmakers asked their colleagues to keep ULM in the bill, but the House voted 59-32 in favor of Harrison's amendment.
Every member of the Houma-Thibodaux delegation voted in favor of Harrison's amendment and for the bill itself on final passage.
The full House voted unanimously to send the bill back to the Senate. If the Senate agrees with the changes, the bill will be forwarded to Gov. Bobby Jindal for his signature or veto.
In related education news, the Senate Finance Committee approved House Bill 1209 by Rep. Dee Richard of Thibodaux, an independent, to create a new system for addressing discipline in public schools.
Under the bill, students expelled or suspended from public schools must be assigned to a community-based program that addresses both behavioral problems and their continuing education needs. Students and parents would not be allowed to opt-out of the alternative setting.
This includes at-risk facilities established by local school systems and charters like AMIkids, which has seven sites throughout Louisiana, including Raceland.
The legislation likewise allows principals, superintendents, courts and probation officers to send expelled or suspended students involved with drug- or weapon-related crimes to these alternative settings. Currently, such students are excluded from these programs.
As proposed, Richard's legislation would allow state funding to follow students from their public schools to the at-risk schools or charters.
The bill will be debated next by the full Senate, which also gave final approval Tuesday to Senate Bill 594 by Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, to create Louisiana's first vo-tech transportation system for students.
The measure would give local school boards the option of creating special busing programs for vo-tech students.
It would further allow school boards with no vo-tech schools in their parishes to coordinate with other systems or accommodate students as they are able.
Full-time students age 20 or younger would be eligible for the proposed transportation program, and they would have to pay a fee for the service.
The legislation defers to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on establishing that fee.
Jindal now has the final say on the bill.
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Bautista making late charge in ASG voting
TORONTO -- Jose Bautista is making another late charge to potentially secure a fourth consecutive appearance at the All-Star Game.
Bautista joined the American League outfield leaders in fan voting when the final balloting update was released on Monday afternoon.
TORONTO -- Jose Bautista is making another late charge to potentially secure a fourth consecutive appearance at the All-Star Game.
Bautista joined the American League outfield leaders in fan voting when the final balloting update was released on Monday afternoon.
The 32-year-old Bautista previously was ranked fourth, but has since moved into third behind Los Angeles' Mike Trout and Baltimore's Adam Jones.
Bautista has a total of 2,679,230 votes as the balloting process enters its final stretch. He is just ahead of Baltimore's Nick Markakis, who has 2,536,864 votes for the 84th All-Star Game, set to take place at Citi Field in New York.
June was a rough month for Bautista, but he began to turn things around during the Blue Jays' recent four-game series in Boston. Bautista hit three homers, including a game-tying solo shot during the ninth inning of Sunday afternoon's series finale.
The Dominican Republic native, who has RBIs in seven of his last nine games entering Monday, ranks among AL leaders with 19 home runs (tied for sixth), 53 runs scored (tied for sixth) and 43 walks (tied for sixth). He leads all Major Leaguers with 143 home runs since the start of the 2010 season.
Bautista has been voted into the All-Star Game in each of the past two seasons. He has a chance to become the second Blue Jays player to receive three fan-elected starting assignments, joining Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, who earned four straight at second base from 1991-94.
Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion held onto third place in fan voting but remains well back of Boston's David Ortiz. Encarnacion, who was scratched from the lineup with a sore left hamstring, has a total of 1,688,099 votes, while Ortiz has a commanding lead at 4,398,197.
Encarnacion arguably has been the Blue Jays' most valuable player in 2013. He entered Monday hitting .270, with a team-leading 23 homers and 66 RBIs in 81 games. Encarnacion is still looking for his first appearance at an All-Star Game after being passed over last season in favor of Kansas City's Billy Butler.
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10 of the Best "Small Cool" Ideas and Inspirations to Steal
If you haven't noticed, it's Small Cool month over at Apartment Therapy, our annual open call out to readers to share their inspiring small space homes, 1,000 square feet and under. And as anyone who has lived in a small space already knows, small spaces are a great motivator for making due with what you've got and maximizing every square inch. Nowhere is this more true than when integrating home technology into home offices and living rooms where every square inch counts. We've handpicked 10 (actually 12, since we doubled up a couple of the examples) Small Cool entries we think you can learn a thing or two from. We know we did!
From Kim & Scott's Yellow Brick Home: give your electronics discrete spaces to occupy. By creating separate spaces within their shelving unit for their HDTV set, components, record collection and speakers, Kim and Scott's home entertainment area gives a strong impression that there's a place for everything, rather than the typical haphazardly organized media center. Hide away your components behind closed doors, using an RF remote control like the Logitech Harmony 900; if you've got an IR remote, you follow Kim and Scott's example and create a mesh/lattice opening to permit the control signal to reach your components (the openings will also help heat escape from your electronics) or use an IR repeater.
From Liz's Light Off Lake Michigan: play hide and seek with your cables and wires. Another Chicago entry, Liz's Teeny-Tiny 360 degree rental showcases a sophisticated style throughout (great colour palette). One thing we immediately noticed was how her modest sized HDTV didn't come with the usual mess of wires and cables because she creatively hid them behind a framed photograph underneath. Most of us can't drill into the walls to snake cables and cords invisibly for an ideal wall mounted setup, but we can all use decorative items like framed pieces, baskets, and other miscellaneous items to keep cord clutter out of the public eye.
From Jennie's Colorful & Care-free: and Lacey's Ever Evolving Studio: it's okay to think beyond a typical media center for your home theater setup. A lot of time, small space dwellers are masters of C&C. No, not the music factory, but "compromise" and "combining". Compromise purchasing a dedicated media console and combine utility by using a dresser or other storage piece with double duty features. The additional benefit is choosing these type of pieces, especially vintage dressers, consoles and credenzas will look more pleasing from a decor perspective than most media centers out there. Use something like these Cable Drops in the back to keep cords off the floor.
From Flora's "Gentleman's Residence": work the corners for home offices. The benefits of situating yourself in a corner are that you've got two walls instead of one to take advantage of for wall shelving, corners tend to have a little less glare, and also make it easier to hide cables and cords from view.
From Michael's Mini-Loft in Munich: look at that cute iPad on it's own stand, which is also placed on its own stool. Precious. But the real idea to steal for small space dwellers here is the concept of taking advantage of media streaming tools, like Sonos or Apple's Airplay, which allows you to wirelessly stream audio and video to your home theater or audio system. Or if you're on a budget, make your tablet, laptop or all-in-one computer your media center and forgo trying to shoehorn a big, bulky television into your space. Then keep your iOS or Android device bedside on its own charging stand and control your audio and video from the comforts of your own bed.
From CK's Home on Her Own: Create a matchy-matchy setup. Check our CK's Astoria home entertainment area. With just 475 square feet, the living room could have easily exhibited a cluttered feel. Instead, with the thoughtful choice of all-white, from the small television, to the printer, the shelving and storage boxes underneath, the tech blends away into the background. Conversely, the mix-and-match selection of framed photos helps offset the presence of the TV's black screen when off; it lives within the space as one additional framed image.
From Tana's Lots of Light: and Pinsuda's Studio Space: Build up, down and all around. Both these examples take advantage of the spaces above and below their home entertainment center with affordable IKEA shelving pieces.
From Kiley's "The Bramble": Mix new and old. A strong ongoing decor trend is integrated weathered, aged, and historic furnishings and decorative elements throughout the home. So whether it's an old desk, an antique bulb desk lamp or simply some miscellaneous vintage accessories, you can help dampen the presence of computers, tech accessories and electronic components by juxtaposing them alongside their aged equivalents (think vintage typewriter next to your laptop).
From Kathryn's Space Savers: Think symmetrical and balance. This Tuscon entry is a balancing act of sorts. We like how Kathryn has bookended her makeshift entertainment center with two chairs on each side (using the contrasting concept noted in tip #8 above). Additionally, but placing her television on a surface in front of a shelving unit, she's able to hide away additional components and wires. Very sneaky!
From Claudia's Northern Exposure: Claudia has a great table for two meant for dining (and an amazing red TV stand in the corner), but this face to face setup is not only great for supper time, but also perfect to accommodate for dual work hour use. Two laptops with one shared extension cords ontop (or better yet, underneath). If you don't like to feel like you're playing Battleship, you can always work side-by-side and pretend you're driving off together.


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Gene Ballew
Mr. Gene Ballew, age 73 of Jasper, passed early Monday morning, March 23, 2009 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Lorene Ballew, Jasper; daughters, Carol Eugenia Moore, Dallas, Ga., and Cynthia Marie Kimmons, Stockbridge, Ga.; brothers, Don Ballew, Talking Rock, and Doug Ballew, Grass Valley, Ca.; and sisters, Shirley Ann Palmer and Ruth Ann Reece, both of Jasper, Patsy Platt, Tate, and Nancy Massingale, Henry County. Eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Wednesday, March 25 at 2 p.m. from Tate United Methodist Church with the Revs. Robert Bruce and Parker Benson officiating. Entombment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens Chapel Mausoleum with Kevin and Adam Kimmons, Cameron Moore, Doug and Harley Platt and Danny Bright serving as pallbearers. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Martha Grimm
Mrs. Martha Grimm, age 61 of Ball Ground, Ga., passed early Tuesday morning, March 17, 2009 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital, Marietta.
Survivors include her husband, John Grimm, Ball Ground; sons, Gary Grimm, Shingleton, Mi., and Troy Grimm, Levenworth, Ks.; daughter, Michelle Bishop, Levenworth, Ks.; brother, Mike Bolt, Jarretsville, Md.; and sister, Linda Feldten, DisPlaines, Il. Ten grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Grimm was preceded in death by her parents, William and Vivian Kendell Bolt; brothers, William Bolt and Terry Paledianno; sister, Sandy Wise; and son, John.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cagle Funeral Home in charge or arrangements.
James Pearson
Mr. James (Jim) Pearson, age 98 of Ball Ground, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Chestnut Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Pearson was a member of Four Mile Baptist Church and was a retired auto mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Pearson; step-children, Billy (Melinda) Sams, Calhoun, and Barbara Lewis, Ball Ground; nephew, Grady Pearson; nieces, Betty Ruth Howell, Louise Jones and Mary Lou Wheeler; aunt, Vera Pinyan; and cousin, Jerry Pearson. Several other great-nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28 from Four Mile Baptist Church with the Revs. Clyde Boling and Jeff Wilkie officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: Jerry, Grady, Ben, Robert and David Pearson, Dwayne and Jerry Howell and Lamar Jones. Sosebee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy Jenkins
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Jenkins, age 78 of Big Canoe, passed away March 26, 2009 at her residence.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Herndon ?Hank? Jenkins, Big Canoe; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Ray Rex, Lemont, Il.; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and JoAnn Jenkins, Woodstock; her beloved granddaughters, Morgan and Audrey Rex; sister and brother, Doris Quinn and Raymond Adams, both of Westminster, S.C. Nieces and nephews also survive.
She was born in Oconee County, S.C., graduating from Cleveland High School. Moving to Atlanta, she worked at Sears and Rich?s (now Macy?s) for 30 years. She was a member of the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga., serving in the Nursery Department for over thirty years. She was a volunteer at the Fernbank Museum after her retirement. The ?light-of-her life? was her granddaughters.
Her memorial service will held on April1 13 from the Big Canoe Chapel, where she was a member, with the Rev. Gray Norsworthy officiating. The body was cremated. The family requests in lieu of flowers make donations to the Big Canoe Chapel, 10455 Big Canoe, Big Canoe, Ga. 30143, or the American Diabetes Association, 1710 Beaugard St., Alexander, Va. 22311.
John Ivey
Mr. John A. Ivey, age 62 of Jasper, Ga., passed away Monday, March 23, 2009 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Ivey, Jasper; son, Kennady Sale, Memphis, Tn.; daughter, Johna Ivey, Asheville, N.C.; brother, Dave Ivey, Sardis, Oh.; sisters, Regina Black, Morristown, Oh., and Denise Russell, New Matamoras, Oh.; and granddaughter, Alyssa Wilkerson. Mr. Ivey was preceded in death by his parents, John and Marie Ivey; brother, Ken Ivey; and daughter, Dusty Ivey.
A graveside service was held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga. with local DAV in charge of military honors. The following served as pallbearers: Dave Reed, Eddie Bryam, Dan Griffith, John Young, Dale Menko and Terry Borden. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Lois Russell
Mrs. Lois Elizabeth Russell, age 84 of Jasper, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, John W. Russell, Ellijay, and Richard Russell, Jasper; daughters. Connie Russell Chumley and Sheila Russell Lovern, both of Jasper; and sister, Maggie Dean, Mineral Bluff. Nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Russell; and daughter, Diana Russell.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26 from the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with the Revs. Chip Wilson and Ferrell Presley officiating. Interment followed in the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Darrell and Grady Russell, Justin and Gery Chumley, Don Gravitt and Phillip Martin.
Fannie Crowe
Mrs. Fannie L. Crowe, age 85 of Jasper, Ga., passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her residence following a period of declining health.
Born April 17, 1923 in Etowah, Tn., she was the daughter of the late Henry Jefferson and Lillie Odell Watkins Chamblee. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Walton Crowe; sister, Ann Chamblee; and brothers, Lewis and Bill Chamblee.
Mrs. Crowe had worked as a nurse?s aid at Grandview Nursing Home until she retired and was a member of Free Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Sarah Crowe, Tate, Ga.; Wayne and Deborah Crowe and Glenn Crowe, all of Jasper, Ga.; sisters, Mrs. Marie Gutherie, Ball Ground, Ga., Mrs. Evelyn Dulworth, Dallas, Tx., and Mrs. Ellen Branscum, Marietta, Ga.; brothers, J.L. Chamblee, Suwanee, Ga., and James, Franklin and Joe Chamblee, all of Marietta, Ga.; grandchildren, Sheri, Greg, Jason and Marsha Crowe; and great-grandchildren, Dalton, Courtney, Emily and Beth. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 27 from Roper Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Larry Holden and Tim Pearson officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were: Greg and Jason Crowe, Charles Burrell, Dan Smith, Gene Henderson and Mike Chamblee.
Michael Zipse
Mr. Michael J. Zipse, age 24 of Murfreesboro, Tn., passed as the result of an auto accident in Murfreesboro, Tn.
Mr. Zipse was born in Miami, Fl. and had lived in Pickens County, Ga.
He is survived by his father and mother, Richard Wayne and Catherine Zipse, Talking Rock, Ga.; mother, Michele James, Miami; grandparents, Joan Butler, Talking Rock, Alice B. Coble and Mark Nichols, Deland, Fl., and Billy and Nancy Coble and Cecil James, all of Miami; sisters, Kristen Mainard, Duluth, Ga, Jennifer C. Davis, Murfreesboro, and Alice D. Zipse, Talking Rock; military brother, Will Hamilton, Murfreesboro, and comrades.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 30 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Von Hinton officiating. Interment followed in Georgia National Cemetery in Cherokee County with local Chapter 47 DAV in charge of military honors. Pallbearers were: Craig Zipse, Kurt Matthews, John Schaffer, Kevin Vanepps, Jack Stevens III, Craig Donaldson, Tony Parret and Josh Banks.
Joyce Reece
Mrs. Joyce E. Wilson Reece, age 60 of Waleska, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Heartland Hospice.
Mrs. Reece was a member of Pleasant Arbor Baptist Church and devoted housewife.
Survivors include her spouse, Larry L. Reece, Waleska; daughter and son-in-law, Tammy C. and Jeff Kinser, Jasper; granddaughter, Heather Kinser, Jasper; sisters, Josephene Goss, Canton, and Jackie Wright, Jasper; brother, Johnny Wilson, Woodstock; step-father, Jerry Garland, Canton; and half-sister, Jeanell Stokes, Canton.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 from Pleasant Arbor Baptist Church with the Revs. Gene Childers, Nathan Smith, Leon Goodwin and Wayne Wright officiating. Interment followed in Pleasant Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery. Sosebee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Marian Wood
Ms. Marian Wood, age 83 of Jasper, Ga. and formerly of Stockbridge, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Survivors include her nephews, Allen and Jimmy Cole, Don Wood and William H. Grimes, Jr.; and nieces, Elizabeth Nowland, Cherie Ferguson, Pat Nichols and Regan Wooley.
The family had visitation at Cagle Funeral Home on March 30 and the remains were transported to Horace Ward Funeral Home in Stockbridge Tuesday evening. Entombment was held Wednesday, April 1 at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge with Pastor Tim Dowdy officiating. Pallbearers were: Michael Ferguson, Danny Collier, Steven Guillion, Michael and Robert Cole and Ray Nowland.
Randy Vick
Mr. Randy E. Vick, age 56 of Ellijay, died Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Mr. Vick was born Dec. 18, 1952 in Gilmer County, the son of Viola Keener Vick Evans and the Late Floyd Vick. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and was employed in the accounting Department of Jasper Banking Company.
Survivors include his mother, Viola Evans, Ellijay; brothers, David and Gary Vick, both of Ellijay; and sister and brother-in-law, Sherry and Raymond Long, Ellijay. Two nieces and four nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Monday, March 30 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul Richards and Emuel Sanford officiating. Music was by Irene Wofford. Pallbearers were: Jeff Moss, Craig Sclenke, Mike Setser, Steven, Goss and Andy Keener. Honorary pallbearers were the Accounting Department of Jasper Banking Co.. Interment was held in the Sunlight Baptist Church Cemetery.
Josephine Thomason
Miss Josephine Thomason, age 78 of Fairmount, Ga., departed this life Monday morning, March 30, 2009 at her home.
She was born Sept. 5, 1930 in Pickens County, Ga., a daughter of the late Andrew and Muriel Mullins Thomason. Miss Thomason was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Baker; and brother, Otis Thomason. She was retired from Lacey Mills and was a member of County Line Baptist Church in Pickens County.
Survivors include her brothers and sisters-in-law, Daniel and Phyllis Thomason, Calhoun, Homer Thomason, Lilburn, and Mildred Thomason, Carters- ville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen Wilson, Fairmount, Geraldine and Rembert Stewart and Nora Bunch, all of Hinton, and Joan Arp, Jasper. Fifty-four nieces, nephews and many cousins also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Miss Thomason will be held Thursday, April 2 at 2 p.m. from County Line Baptist Church with the Revs. Jerry Banks and Jess Posey officiating. Music will be provided by Simply Forgiven and Martha Gibson. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery with her nephews serving as pallbearers. The Rev. Mark Owens will be in charge of graveside rites.
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The American Montessori Society publishes the results of significant Montessori research, and the AMS Research Committee monitors Montessori studies published in other scholarly journals. Recommended articles (or information about how to obtain them) are available through the links below.
Bagby, J. H. and Renbarger, R (2018). "Literature Review, 2014 – 2017 (Part 1)." Montessori Life, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 48 – 53.
Marshall, C., (2017) "Montessori education: A review of the evidence base." npj Science of Learning, 11(2017).
Bagby, J. H., Wells, K., Edmondson, K., and Thompson, L. (2014). "Montessori Education and Practice: A Review of the Literature, 2010 – 2013." Montessori Life, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 32 – 41.
Bagby, J. H. and Jones, N. (2010). "Montessori Education and Practice: A Review of the Literature, 2007 – 2009." Montessori Life, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 44 – 48.
Bagby, J. H. (2007). "Montessori Education and Practice: A Review of the Literature, 1996 – 2006." Montessori Life, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 72 – 79.
Biswas-Diener, R. (2011). " Manipulating Happiness: Maria Montessori." International Journal of Wellbeing, 1(2), pp. 214 – 225.
Brown, Katie, and Lewis, Chance W. (2017). "A Comparison of Reading and Math Achievement for African American Third Grade Students in Montessori and Other Magnet Schools." The Journal of Negro Education, 86(4), 439-448.
Montessori programs are expanding in public schools, serving a large proportion of African American students (Debs, 2015). Although recent Montessori research has focused on diverse public school populations, few studies have examined outcomes for African American students at the lower elementary level. This quasi-experimental study compares reading and math achievement for African American third grade students in public Montessori and other magnet schools in a large, urban district in North Carolina. Scores from end-of-grade state tests of reading and math are compared using a multivariate analysis of covariance. No significant difference in math scores was identified, but students in Montessori schools scored significantly higher in reading. This suggests that Montessori lower elementary instruction may be beneficial for African American students.
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Brunold-Conesa, C. (2010). " International education: The International Baccalaureate, Montessori and global citizenship." Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 259-272.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) programs and Montessori education both claim to promote values associated with global citizenship in order to help prepare students for new challenges presented by an increasingly globalized world. While the IB's secondary programs are widespread in international schools, Montessori programs at that level are comparatively few. This article compares and contrasts IB and Montessori secondary programs with respect to the promotion of global citizenship, and explores the scarcity of secondary Montessori programs in general and in the international schools community in particular.
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Byun, W., Blair, S.N. and Pate, R.R. (2013). "Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior in Preschool Children: Comparison between Montessori and Traditional Preschools." International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:2
Cossentino, J. (2009). "Culture, Craft, and Coherence: The Unexpected Vitality of Montessori Teacher Training." Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 520 – 527.
This essay examines the "how, whys, and what fors" of Montessori teacher education. Treating the Montessori system as an illuminating case of alternative teacher preparation, three concepts common to the lexicon of teacher education—culture, craft, and coherence—are explored in detail. Drawing from both mainstream teacher education research and ethnographic studies of Montessori teacher training, the essay probes several conceptual puzzles aimed toward reconsidering key ideas related to the development of cultural and technical expertise.
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Donabella, M.A. and Rule, A.C. (2008). "Four Seventh Grade Students Who Qualify for Academic Intervention Services in Mathematics Learning Multi-Digit Multiplication with the Montessori Checkerboard: A Case Study." Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, Vol. 4, No. 3. Full text.
Ely, M, and Matias, B (2006). "Montessori Moments: Voices from the Field." Research supported by the American Montessori Society and the West Side Montessori School.
Koh, J.H.L. and Frick, T. W. (2010). "Implementing Autonomy Support: Insights from a Montessori Classroom." International Journal of Education, Vol. 2, No. 2.
Laski, E.V., Jor'dan, J.R., Daoust, C., and Murray, A.K. (2015). "What Makes Mathematics Manipulatives Effective? Lessons From Cognitive Science and Montessori Education." SAGE Open. doi: 0.1177/2158244015589588
Lillard, A. S. (2012). Preschool Children's Development in Classic Montessori, Supplemented Montessori, and Conventional Programs. Journal of School Psychology, 50, 379-401. Available on Dr. Lillard's Web site.
Lillard, A.S., Heise, M.J., Richey, E.M,, Tong, X., Hart, A. and Bray, P.M. (2017) "Montessori Preschool Elevates and Equalizes Child Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study." Frontiers in Psychology. 8:1783. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01783
Lillard, A. and Else-Quest, N. (2006). "The Early Years: Evaluating Montessori Education." Science, Vol. 313, No. 5795, pp. 1893 – 1894. Available on Dr. Lillard's Web site.
Murray, A. K. (2011). "Montessori Elementary Philosophy Reflects Current Motivation Theories." Montessori Life, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 22 – 33.
Murray, A. and Peyton, V. (2012). "Public Knowledge of Montessori Education." Montessori Life, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 18 - 21.
Murray, A. K., Bagby, J. H., and Sulak, T. (2010). "Research 101: Understanding Educational Research." Montessori Life, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 34 – 37.
Rathunde, K. (2014). "Understanding Optimal School Experience: Contributions From Montessori Education." Teachers College Record Volume 116 Number 13, 2014, p. 253-274.
After summarizing the results from two studies the author conducted in Montessori middle schools, the chapter discusses nine characteristics of Montessori education in relation to various theoretical perspectives on education and development. The first three characteristics discussed—freedom of choice, eliminating grades, and learning by doing—are examined in relation to contemporary theories of motivation and education. Three lesser known characteristics—deep concentration, prepared environments, and habits of self-regulation—are discussed in the context of the flow theory of optimal experience. Finally, three facets of Montessori education that are perhaps the least understood and recognized—movement, aesthetic order, and the importance of nature—are considered in light of emerging perspectives on embodied knowledge. Examples of how each characteristic can be applied in the classroom are drawn from the author's observations and research in Montessori middle schools.
Abstract is available free-of-charge from Teachers College Record; at the same link, you can also order a digital copy of the complete article for $12.
Shernoff, D.J. (2013). Models of Engaging Private Schools and the Case of Montessori Schools. In, Optimal Learning Environments to Promote Student Engagement Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development (pp. 219-246). New York: Springer.
In this chapter, 3 private school models with empirical support for engaging youth are presented and discussed. Montessori philosophy is built around reverence for the child. In contrast to public schools, Maria Montessori believed that mental development was dependent on movement, and that overall development was dependent on autonomous actions and the cultivation of interests in the world.
Abstract is available free-of-charge from Springer Publishing; at the same link, you can also order a digital copy of the complete chapter for $29.95.
Thayer-Bacon, Barbara J. (2012). "Maria Montessori, John Dewey, and William H. Kilpatrick," Education and Culture: Vol. 28: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Whitescarver, K. and Cossentino, J. (2008). "Montessori and the Mainstream: A Century of Reform on the Margins." Teachers College Record, Vol. 110, No. 12, pp. 2571 – 2600.
Zascavage, V.S. McKenzie, G.K., Bout, M. and, Woods, C. (2012). "The Effect of visual-Spatial Stimulation on Emergent Readers at Risk for Specific Learning Disability in Read." International Journal of Special Education, Vol. 27, No. 3. Used with permission.
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Invasive Carp on Capitol's Environmental Agenda
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carp, wolves, moose, copper and sand will be high on the agenda as the Minnesota Legislature tackles environmental and outdoor issues this session.
Key players agree the Legislature may finally take concrete action against the advance of Asian carp up the Mississippi River. The Department of Natural Resources wants to draw the line by building an expensive barrier. And the discussion won't stop there.
The landscape for environmental and natural resource issues has shifted since the last session, when the GOP controlled the Legislature. Democrats now control both chambers and the governor's office for the first time since 1990, and they lead all the key committees. But prospects for the shift in power leading to policy changes are tempered by the need to close an estimated $1.1 billion budget deficit.
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A controversial proposal to let private contractors build and operate campgrounds at Florida state parks is drawing fire from fresh quarters this week reported the St. Petersburg Times.
State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-Port Richey, sent letters Tuesday to both Gov. Rick Scott and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard expressing his "adamant opposition."
He said the DEP should halt its plan until the Legislature can study the proposal, noting that "allowing a for-profit enterprise to run a high-impact campground on such a sensitive and important environmental treasure as Honeymoon Island is a major policy change that needs more review than it has been given."
And officials from the Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (Florida ARVC) met with the head of the Florida Park Service to share their concerns. The 380-member association is also opposed to the DEP's plan.
"It's something we oppose because of the negative effects it could have on private businesses," said Bobby Cornwell, the association's executive director.
A lot of privately owned RV campgrounds are near state parks, Cornwell explained, and because of the economy demand is down. Putting new campgrounds, including spaces for RVs, into those state parks will hurt those private campgrounds, he said.
"The camping facilities are not needed," he said. "We don't need the state stepping in where they don't belong."
Critics of the Honeymoon Island plan are already organizing a large turnout for the July 5 public hearing at the Dunedin Public Library, which starts at 7 p.m.
Honeymoon Island, which could get up to 45 campsites on 17.5 acres east of the southern beach parking lot, is one of 56 state parks where DEP officials say they may allow private companies to build new camp sites.
About two-thirds of Florida's 160 award-winning state parks have no camping. The 53 state parks that do allow camping offer 3,501 family campsites, and they are usually booked solid, according to the DEP. More than 2 million people camped in state parks last year, generating more than $15.5 million for the DEP — but the state wants to boost those revenues even higher.
Such groups as Audubon of Florida and the Florida Native Plant Society have already criticized the plan, especially the part about turning over the job of designing, building and operating the campgrounds to a private contractor.
Fasano said he too had concerns about that aspect of the plan because private contractors may not care as much about a park as park rangers and biologists do, "especially if their prime goal is to make money running a campground that caters primarily to high-impact camping."


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French women will now need to be 18 years or older to consent to marry, three years older than previously required by law. The French parliament passed the law as a method of preventing forced marriages, reports Ireland Online, and the French standard is now aligned with other states that belong to the European Union.
Ireland Online also reports that the new law marks the first change to the legal age for marriage age since 1804, when Napoleon enacted his Napoleonic Code. For 200 years, womens age of consent has been 15, while mens has been 18. In addition to the marriage age, the law addresses marital rape and abuse. According to BBC, the French parliament is also passing laws to combat child pornography, female genital mutilation, and sex tourism.
Media Resources: Assemblée Nationale Texte Adopté n. 558; BBC 3/23/06; Ireland Online 3/23/06
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Childhood Obesity a Growing Problem in North Dakota
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that obesity rates for preschool aged children dropped in 18 states between 2008 and 2011. The news was celebrated, as it showed that for the first time in decades some states were making progress in reducing childhood obesity.
But North Dakota is among a number of states that did not experience a decrease. The childhood obesity rate among children between the ages of 2 and 4 in North Dakota is about 14 percent, with another 17 percent of preschoolers in the state classified as overweight. Childhood obesity remains a growing problem in North Dakota, and nationwide as the nation's childhood obesity rate has more than tripled since 1980.
North Dakota is one of 19 states not to experience a drop in childhood obesity among preschool age kids (USA Today graphic).
A national children's health survey indicates that more than 35 percent of North Dakota children between the ages of 10 and 17 are overweight or obese. A CDC survey also shows that more than 24 percent of North Dakota high school students are either classified as overweight or obese (Body Mass Index readings in the 85th percentile or higher).
We are working to combat childhood obesity in North Dakota. Our Official Sponsor of Recess platform is helping North Dakota children stay active and encouraging movement in schools. Our MediQHome program is helping to improve the treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions that can accompany obesity in children and adults in the state by leading to greater collaboration between doctors and more coordinated care.
Please join us and others in the state fighting childhood obesity by encouraging healthy lifestyles, physical activity and proper nutrition in your children and to others. Additional resources are available from the North Dakota Department of Health and the CDC.


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Welcome to the weekly manga chapter discussion thread. This thread is created early to discuss spoilers and speculation about the upcoming chapter as well as discussion of said chapter once it has been released.
As per the forums rules, please don't ask for or mention about where to download the (licensed) manga. Also remember not to post or link to any translations of the manga, since this is illegal as well. Posting a synopses or summary is fine (and welcome) but please do not discuss scans, raws, translation groups, etc. Additionally, if you are posting someone else's synopsis (or their translation of a synopsis), then please provide credit were credit is due.
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I had to laugh at Kakashi's 'is this related to Rin'.
Well no, it's actually because...you let Danzou die.
On a more serious note, I did not like Naurto's hand (pun intended) there.
Would've been better if Kakashi somehow did it himself.
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Anyway, the chapter didn't tell anything as usual. Just a vague impression that Obito really hates Kakashi. For most of the time I just ignore talk-no-jutsu but this time it's very annoying. The most composed, mature, level-headed guy needing TNJ is really stupid.
Anyway, this will be my last post in this thread. Its unbecoming to post in every chapter thread just to point out the flaws. So, till the time a good chapter comes along - or this Obito BS ends I will keep my thoughts to myself.
|2012-11-07, 07:38
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kakashi has grown his chakra a lot over the years. And this time he said hes taking it very serious so his reserves are coming into effect.
he also has plot protection, so he will have as much as it takes. This chapter made it clear that obito's flashback was all in his head and he didnt explain it to kakashi at all, which i kinda hoped he would have because then it would give kakashi a reason to bring it up more organically.
|2012-11-07, 07:49
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But now he is using it a lot. I hope there will be an explanation for this.
My own explanation/guess would be that because he is so close to Obito ( original eye owner), it somehow takes much less chakra to use it.
In regards to plot protection this is not one piece . Kishi tends to ( at least tries to) explain most if not all of the discrepancies in his story ( and this is one of them). Also even if we assume the thing about the plot protection, imo the only ones at the moment to have it would be Naruto and Sasuke.
|2012-11-07, 08:14
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About Kakashi and chakra, this is the final battle where every character uses their haxx techniques.
With this Kakashi - Obito conflict, it'd just be sad to see Kakashi out of chakra from defending himself once against Obito
Expecting to see Kakashi sacrificing himself to protect Naruto.
|2012-11-07, 08:31
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although I'll classify it as ninjutsu personally...
one of the possible ending is Kakashi died together with Obito while protecting Naruto from Madara
wondering if Kishimoto has guts to execute it
|2012-11-07, 08:41
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I mean i would buy it if he had increased his chakra with some forbiden jutsu or pills, but he has done none of that.
It's fine using "Haxx techniques", but imo there hasn't really been one. kakashi is just using his Kamui over and over with no chakra increase related justsu.
Also every time Kakashi has used his kamui one or two times, he becomes immobilized and bedridden for a few weeks.
I think Kishi will give an explanation for this. It's too early to think this is a plot hole.
Another possible explanation would be that after using it a few times he is getting used to it so he can use it more often. But that would be stretching it and kind of extreme.
there hasn't really been an indication that he is slowly getting used to it. The last time he used it, he only used it once and he was out of it.
|2012-11-07, 09:19
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that was one nice chapter with some nice action, and about naruto coming in ,well he is a the hero of the story and after the entire story of making naruto look like a fool the story has reached a point where naruto is the one saving everyone and become a hope in the time of chaos, saving his teachers shows he has surpassed them.
i don't understand why people keep on complaining that there are flaws everytime and say nothing is explained everytime, i mean do they want the entire story written and handed to them in an instant,
like "ok naruto defeats all the bad guys,becomes the hokage, and so so.. happened to sasuke and so so.. happened with kakashi ...THE END", i am sure nobody wants that
|2012-11-07, 10:01
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Also i am personally just noting this and have said that this will most likely be explained. This is kinda huge. Kakashi being able to spam Kamui actually makes him much stronger ( if i dare say close to Kage level). Against pain he died on second Kamui ( using too much chakra), When he absorbed that big Amaterasu he was bedridden for like weeks and finally when he used it one time ( just one time) against Sasuke he couldn't move. Now he has been spamming it non stop.
I personally didn't see any/much issue with this until this chapter. It's cool that maybe we get an additional kamui or two ( saying ok he is overexerting himself), but we have had like so many. Back in chapter 559, Kakashi was saying this will be my last Kamui and after 9 chapters ( few more Kamuis) and he is still at it.
So it's normal to really note it . As why people point out flaws ( i like to call it yet to be explained stuff in case of Kishi ) could be because this is a discussion thread for it .
|2012-11-07, 10:40
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Join Date: May 2012
about Kakashi going down After each time he use his Sharingan in Series one and each time he use his Mangekyō Sharingan in Shippūden Always bother me
I stopped reading this manga and watch anime after discovering I do not care about Naruto, Sasuke or for the new generation surpass the older generation
But the thing that made me say enough is enough was Tsunade wokeing up and Kakashi not becomeing Hokage
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Sophomore sprinter Anna Schlosser was exhilarated Friday after winning the 400 meters going away.
"It's my PR!" she said of the 60.40 time, putting her second in the conference "I've cut three seconds from the start of the season," she said.
She also won her 200-meter heat in 26.33, putting her a split second behind teammate and Conference leader Jestina Mattson's season best of 26.06.
Schlosser said the 400 "was fun but it's really hard — at that last corner, it's like 'legs, go faster!'"
She trails Pendleton's Sandra Torrers (59.28) in 400 standings. HRV's Emily Thompson is third at 59.28.
Schlosser and her relay partners dealt with disappointment in the 4-by-100-meters, as Schlosser and Mattson dropped the baton on the final handoff, with HRV comfortably in the lead. Thompson and Zoe Peters ran the first two legs; the quartet went into the meet with the conference-best time of 50.30 seconds.
"It was mostly my fault because I left too early," Mattson said.
"Normally we do better on our timing, but today was just off," Schlosser said.
"I think it's when everyone's passing you on the stagger, and it feels like you need to get going," Schlosser said."Today was kind of a rushed thing, but we're going to work on it. It'll get there. I believe in it."
(Schlosser and Mattsen rebounded in the 4-by-400 relay to win it with Thompson and senior Danae Burck Friday. Their 4:10 time was five seconds ahead of second-place Hermiston.)
Eagle athletes pointed to Friday's meet as a chance to hone the mental part of track competition
"This is the first time we've competed against all the teams in our conference, so it's good to see your competition from the district meet next week," said senior Emily Thompson, who leads the conference in both the 100-meter hurdles (15.71) and 300-meter hurdles (45.74) events.
"I'm just starting to get mentally prepared for the district," she said. "I need to work on my mental part of track. This gave me confidence for district."
"It prepares us mentally," senior runner Erik Gutierrez said after winning the 400 (51.83, tops in confrence). He went out strong and stayed in front.
"I just tried to think about working hard and maintaining that lead. I kept focusing and I beat him," he said of Chris Behrendt of Hermiston. "Hard work pays off," he said.
Said Mattson, "I'm pretty confident about the district meet; it's just state that I'm uneasy about, because there's only four teams in our district."
She has competed in five events (relays, 100, 200, 400 and high jump) over the season but said her coaches are likely to have her focus on the high jump and 200 at state. Two weeks ago, she registered the second-best 200 time in the state.
Sophomore Wyatt Webber, (long jump and high jump) said the main goal Friday was: "You try to get a PR, and go into (district) knowing you'll do well."
He entered the 100-meters just to see how he would do, and won his heat in 11.72, putting him fifth this year in the conference and third on his team. Webber said he expects to be among the top two or three in the Eagle sprint field in 2013.
Webber was enjoying the sunny weather on Friday — and looking ahead.
"We've never really had a meet like this," he said, "not having to fight the wind and rain. This has been really nice."
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