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BackgroundEdit[1]Minato as an Academy student.
When Minato was in theAcademy, his class-mate and future wife Kushina Uzumaki thought that he looked "flaky" and even "girly".[2] He dreamed of being acknowledged by theKonoha villagers by becoming the Hokage, which Kushina considered to be an impossible dream for someone like him.[3]
|[2]Minato rescuing Kushina.
Years later, however, when Kushina was kidnapped byKumogakure ninja, Minato was the only one to pick up on the fact that she was leaving behind strands of her red hair to mark their path. After rescuing her, Minato explained that he had always admired her hair. No longer seeing him as "flaky", she fell in love with him.[4]
According to those who knew him personally, Minato was a very talented ninja prodigy — a rare genius that appeared only once in a generation.[5] He graduated from the Academy at the age of ten,[1] and was added to a genin team under the tutelage of Jiraiya,[6] who took a special interest in Minato, and took him on as an apprentice,[7] amongst other things teaching him the Summoning Technique.[8] He even believed Minato might be the Child of the Prophecy, someone who would someday save the world.[9][10]
Konoha's Yellow FlashEdit[3]Team Minato.
In time, Minato was put in charge of a genin team of his own, consisting of Rin,Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake.[6] During the Third Shinobi World War, Minato led his team on a mission into Kusagakure to destroy the Kannabi Bridge. Because Kakashi had recently become a jōnin, Minato gave leadership of the mission to Kakashi while he went to help Konoha's forces on the front lines. After meeting up with the surviving and out-numbered Konoha ninja, Minato used his Flying Thunder God Technique to kill the opposing Iwagakureninja. He then returned to his team, just in time to save Kakashi and Rin from another group of Iwa forces, but was too late to save Obito. When Kakashi and Rin recovered from the ordeal, Minato helped them complete the mission.[11]
|[4]Minato vs. A.
Before becoming Hokage, Minato clashed with A on several occasions.[12] On what was seemingly their first meeting, Minato, an Inuzuka and Akimichi and a fourth member, confronted A and his team. There, Minato and A had a clash of speed with Minato almost severely injuring the future Raikage before Bintercepted the attack. Upon receiving the signal that Konoha was retreating for the time being, Minato lingered to praise B's bravery and told A that he had a good family and followers surrounding him as he did, and also offered A the advice of making sure his brother knew who he was before he became neither human nor jinchūriki. Minato then declared that the next time they met, it would be to put the title of "Kage" on the line.[13] Not one to allow his enemy to escape so easily, A attempted to attack Minato before he left. Believing that Minato would teleport to one of his special kunai, A was shocked to see the Konoha-nin appear behind his brother before realising that Minato had marked him earlier. Impressed by the fact that B had reacted fast enough to pull one of his swords on him, Minato praised B for his skills.[14]
Fourth HokageEdit[5]Minato and Kushina.
Minato, not yet thirty years of age, was chosen to become the Fourth Hokage.[15] During his short reign,[16] he taught his signature technique to theHokage Guard Platoon to better aid them in their duties of serving the Hokage at any given time.[17] While Kushina was pregnant, he read Jiraiya's first book and liked the main character's determination — whom he believed to be just like Jiraiya — decided to name their son "Naruto" in the hopes that he would be just like the main character and, in turn, Jiraiya. Jiraiya warned them that it would make him Naruto's godfather, but they insisted that this was a good thing.[18]
Because Kushina was the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, special arrangements had to be made for Naruto's birth. Since the seal keeping the Nine-Tails within her would weaken during childbirth, Naruto would be secretly delivered in a remote location outside Konoha. ANBU would guard the area and Minato would maintain the seal while Kushina went into labour. Soon after Naruto was born they were found by Tobi who had killed the ANBU stationed outside and infiltrated the cave. Tobi killed Biwako Sarutobi and Taji then took Naruto hostage, threatening to do the same to him. Minato was able to take Naruto back, but this gave Tobi the chance to escape with Kushina. Minato found a safe place to put Naruto and then teleported to Kushina. He arrived in time to stop the Nine-Tails — having been removed from her body — from killing her, and teleported back to Naruto. Minato reunited mother and son and then went to help defend Konoha from the Nine-Tails.[19][6]Minato defeats Tobi.
Minato arrived in the early stages of the Nine-Tails' attack. After protecting the village from its Tailed Beast Ball, Minato tried to reach the Third Hokage to inform him of what had happened, but was stopped by Tobi, who tried to send him away. Minato escaped but was followed by Tobi. When the two began fighting, Minato struggled to hit Tobi, Tobi being intangible whenever he was not currently attacking. By carefully timing his Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato was able to strike him during one of these rare moments and apply a seal for the Flying Thunder God Technique to him, allowing him to teleport directly to Tobi. He placed a Contract Seal on Tobi to remove the Nine-Tails from his control, forcing the latter to retreat.[20][7]Minato calls forth the Shinigami.
When Minato returned to the village he found it in ruin. He summonedGamabunta to distract the Nine-Tails long enough to teleport it away from the village to Naruto and Kushina's location. Kushina then restrained it with herchakra chains and erected a barrier so that the beast could not escape. Despite knowing that the trauma of resealing the Nine-Tails in her weakened body would kill her, she volunteered to do it so the Nine-Tails would die with her. Minato however disagreed, and instead decided that he would use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal on the Nine-Tails to weaken it and then seal the rest into Naruto. Kushina objected since this would mean Minato's death and leave Naruto orphaned. Minato insisted it was for the best since allowing the Nine-Tails to resurrect itself, without a jinchūriki to contain it, would inevitably cause harm to Konoha and the Fire Country. Also, Minato was convinced that Naruto was the "Child of the Prophecy" Jiraiya had once told him about and would need the Nine-Tails' power to someday defeat Tobi. After Minato used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal away the beast's Yin chakra, the Nine-Tails realised their intentions and tried to kill Naruto, but Minato and Kushina used their bodies to shield him.[21][8]Minato and Kushina protecting Naruto from the Nine-Tails.
While Kushina gave her final words to Naruto, Minato summoned Gerotora, gave him the key to the seal he would use on Naruto, and sent him to Jiraiya. After Kushina told Naruto how much his parents loved him he seconds everything she says and then sealed the Nine-Tails and the rest of their chakra into Naruto so that they would be able to see him again when he was older, ending their lives.[22] Since the Third Hokage had come to help, Minato used his last moments to request that Konoha think of Naruto as a hero, and not the container of the monster that caused so much death and destruction.[23] Before he died, he sealed the rest of their remaining chakra into Naruto so that they could someday see him again too, specifically if ever the seal was about to break so that they could restore it, or help him control Nine-Tails' power.[24][25]
Jiraiya and Tsunade pointed out that, while Naruto physically bears great resemblance to Minato, his personality is almost identical to his mother.[26] While Naruto is boisterous and relatively thick, Minato was calm, collected, and highly perceptive. He also seemed well aware of the terror his reputation inspired in his foes. He appeared to be respectful of those around him; he didn't like freely speaking about others' pasts, and was said to be a very nice person. He deeply cared for and loved his wife and child, becoming very nervous because of Kushina's pain during labour and even shedding tears of joy at his son's birth. He also enjoyed reading, and took a special liking to reading Jiraiya's work in particular.
Jiraiya said that Minato was a shrewd person, and was not a man who would do something without reason.[27] He was very knowledgeable of the ninja world, concluding that only Madara Uchiha would have the power or the reason to have the Nine-Tails attack Konoha during his fight with his former student, Obito.[28] Minato was known for his unbeatable determination and unbelievable drive, which he passed on to his son. In his youth, Minato also had a desire to be acknowledged by everyone in the village and to become a great Hokage, again, a trait passed onto his son. His devotion to the village and his love for his friends inspired all those around him, and, as a result, he became well-liked by the villagers. Minato was nevertheless understanding that Naruto must feel hurt by the fact that his own father had sealed a monster inside him.
AppearanceEdit[9]Minato as the Fourth Hokage.
Minato was a fairly tall, fair-skinned man who on more than one occasion has been compared with Naruto in terms of physical appearance; both have bright blue-eyes and spiky blond hair. Unlike Naruto, Minato had jaw-length bangs framing either side of his face. According to Jiraiya, Minato was considered to be very handsome,[29] as many women were infatuated with him.[citation needed] His normal attire consisted of a standard Konoha-nin uniform with two bands each on both of his sleeves, a flak jacket and a forehead protector and sandals. After becoming Hokage, he started wearing a short-sleeved long white coat over his normal attire, decorated by flames-like motifs on the edges, with the kanji for "Fourth Hokage" (四代目火影, Yondaime Hokage) written vertically down the back, and closed on the front by a thin orange rope. In his youth, he wore a tracksuit with three stripes on the sleeves, mesh under-shirt and dark pants.
[10]Minato during the Third Shinobi World War.According to Jiraiya, Minato was one of the most gifted shinobi who ever lived[29]and was also believed to be one of the strongest shinobi that ever existed. His abilities were so far advanced that even the Fourth Raikage thought that no one would be able to surpass him.[12] Anko Mitarashi, in discussion with the Third Hokage about Orochimaru's immense strength and his threat to the village, stated that she wished the Fourth had been alive to face him.[30] At a young age, he was able to single handedly rescue Kushina from three Kumogakure ninja.[31] During the Third Shinobi World War, flee-on-sight orders were given to enemy shinobi should they ever see him appear on the battlefield.[32] Minato was also capable of counteracting the Nine-Tails' attacks to the point that Tobi found it necessary to intervene and stop Minato directly. After their battle, Tobi was forced to retreat due to being severely injured by Minato. He even complimented Minato and stated he was worthy of his title of "Fourth Hokage".[33]
Like Tobirama Senju, Minato could detect the presence of people within an area by simply placing his finger on the ground.[34] Minato's fighting style often excluded time consuming hand seals that give enemies an opening so he often relies on his two original techniques: the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan.
[11]Minato saving Kakashi.One of Minato's trademark attributes was his immense speed and instantaneous reflexes, able to react fast enough to catch an infant Naruto mid-fall to prevent him from being stabbed by Tobi.[35] This attribute earned him the moniker of "Konoha's Yellow Flash".[36] He could also respond to Tobi's Kamui technique quickly enough to escape it.[37] He is often referred to throughout the series as the fastest shinobi who ever lived, with the speed of the currently fastest living shinobi often being compared to his own, such as A or Naruto in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, with the former admitting that even with his Lightning Release Armour enhancing his already immense speed and reflexes was still outmatched by Minato.[12] Even when assisted by his brother, A was unable to lay a hand on Minato. When fighting, he mainly employed the use of his unique kunai, wielding them proficiently and taking advantage of their particular form, which made them even more suitable for close range combat than standard kunai. Using this type of kunai, he was able to nearly sever one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles when B moved to save his brother from Minato's counter-attack despite having nearly no leverage, showing that he possessed a great deal of strength.[38]
[12]Minato demonstrating the dynamic creation of a Rasengan.Minato spent three years creating the Rasengan by observing the Tailed Beast Ball.[39][40] It is the highest level of shape transformation and it does not require hand signs to be performed. Instead, using a concentration of spinning chakra in the form of a sphere in the user's palm, immense damage is inflicted to its target upon contact. As its creator, Minato had great mastery over the Rasengan, able to form it with one hand and his standard version — at one point — being larger than the Rasengan used by other characters (roughly the size of the Big Ball Rasengan). The lack of elaborate preparations needed for the Rasengan gave Minato an advantage over other technique users in battle. For example, in his fight with Tobi, he is able to form a Rasengan right after throwing his marked kunai at him, allowing Minato to land a devastating blow immediately after performing the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He had intended to combine the Rasengan with his own nature transformation, but the task was too difficult to complete before his untimely death.[41]
Space–Time NinjutsuEdit
[13]Minato's special kunai.Minato was famous for his unique space–time technique, the Flying Thunder God Technique, which essentially allowed him to teleport to any location with untraceable movements Minato had through the use of special seals. By throwing kunai that had the seal attached to them behind enemy lines, Minato could wipe out an entire platoon in the blink of an eye.[42] Minato could teleport to his special kunai even as it travelled through the air.[43] He was also capable of applying the seal to solid surfaces with his bare hand, allowing him to tag opponents and give himself an easy way to track and reach them.[44] He also incorporated this seal formula into Kushina's seal so he could always come to her aid, at any time.[45]
For defensive use, Minato was capable of implementing space–time barriers to counter large attacks such as aTailed Beast Ball, sending the blast to a distant area away from the village.[46] He was even able to teleport things as large as the Nine-Tails itself, albeit at the cost of a large portion of his chakra due to the beast's immense size.[47]
[14]The key to the Nine-Tails' seal.Minato was very knowledgeable in fūinjutsu, partially due to Kushina teaching him some of the Uzumaki clan's unique sealing techniques.[48] He knew the full capabilities of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and was aware that he could not completely seal all of the Nine-Tails' chakra within the death god. Minato could also remove an opponent's ability to use the Summoning Technique.[49]
The greatest example of his prowess with fūinjutsu is the seal used on Naruto, placing two Four Symbols Seal to create the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, which would allow small amounts of the Nine-Tails' chakra to leak out and naturally mix with Naruto's own.[50] Minato also sealed some of Kushina's and his own chakra within Naruto so that they could see him when he was older, and assist him in dealing with the beast.[51]
Summoning TechniqueEdit
[15]Minato summons Gamabunta to stop Kurama.In his youth, Jiraiya taught Minato how to use the Summoning Technique to summon toads. He was able to summon Gamabunta, showing considerably large reserves of chakra in doing so, and was one of the few people that Gamabunta would willingly cooperate with without hesitation.[52] He could use the Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique for a devastating surprise attack that could even pin powerful large targets like the Nine-Tails down.
Minato was shown to be very intuitive and clever from a young age. Of the many ninja sent out to save Kushina from her Kumogakure kidnappers, Minato was the only one to notice the trail of hair she was leaving.[31] After seeing a technique once, he could correctly deduce the basic mechanics behind it, such as the strengths and weaknesses of Kakashi's Chidori.[53] During difficult events, he was still capable of maintaining his composure, assessing the situation, and devising appropriate plans of action. During his skirmish against Tobi, he was able to determine that his opponent didn't want to drag on their fight as he could not keep Kuramasummoned for very long, as well as quickly ascertain a method of counter-attacking. Using this information, he was able to take advantage of Tobi's haste to not only wound him, but also remove his control over the beast as well.[54][55]
Part IIEdit
For most of the series, Minato was only referred to in passing. Later, in Part II, he began appearing in flashbacks.
Invasion of Pain ArcEdit[16]Minato placing his trust in Naruto.
It was not until the Invasion of Pain that he made an actual appearance in the story. When Naruto started to give into the temptation of power from the Nine-Tails and was about to release the beast, the imprint of Minato stopped him. Minato voiced his dislike of seeing the Nine-Tails again, but pointed out that its actions had allowed him to see his son once more. Naruto eventually picked up on what Minato was saying, and was overjoyed to finally find out who his father was. Minato tried to talk with Naruto, but the Nine-Tails kept interrupting the conversation, trying to tempt Naruto into destroying the seal. So Minato transported them to another space that was quieter. Naruto was outraged at the idea that Minato would seal the Nine-Tails into his own son, which Minato apologised for. Naruto punched him in anger but quickly got over it, claiming that as the Fourth's son, he could handle it.
Because he had a limited amount of time to talk to Naruto, Minato briefly caught up with him, at the same time indicating that he knew that Pain had killed Jiraiya and was aware of Konoha's destruction as he saw it through Naruto. He expressed his suspicions that Pain was actually being manipulated by someone else due to his childhood psychological traumas, and that it was "the masked man of the Akatsuki" who really wished Konoha's destruction. He went onto suggest that, as long as the current ninja system exists, people like Pain, who were ruined by war, will continue to exist. He restored the seal on Naruto's stomach and voiced his confidence in him that he would find a way to stop the vicious cycle of death and destruction before disappearing to the afterlife.
The Third Hokage did his best to look out for Naruto but very few were willing to regard Naruto as anything but the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. The Third Hokage forbade anyone from speaking of the Nine-Tails, hoping that those too young to remember the Nine-Tails' attack would not hate Naruto as the rest of the village had.[23] He gave Naruto his mother's surname so that his relation to Minato would be kept a secret from Minato's enemies.[56] He otherwise did his best to give Naruto a comfortable life despite Naruto having no parents and being made into an outcast by the rest of the village. Naruto would never be told his parents' identities, and neither would most of Konoha.
With Minato's death, the Third was forced to resume his position as Hokage, a role he filled until his death, never being able to find a replacement of Minato's calibre. Minato himself became regarded as the village's hero[57] and, indeed, one of the greatest ninja Konoha had ever produced,[29] so much so that villagers would regret his death whenever tragedy struck the village.[30] Because Minato was never able to tell anyone what happened during the Nine-Tails' attack, villagers were forced to make their own explanations. Jiraiya recognised that Minato would not have sealed the Nine-Tails into his own son unless he had a good reason and that Minato intended Naruto to gain control of the Nine-Tails, but could never satisfactorily explain why.[58]
Although Naruto had no idea about his relation with Minato most of his life, he appeared to greatly admire the Fourth Hokage, considering him a hero who gave his life for the village,[57] showing anger when Tsunade spoke ill of him[59]and becoming overjoyed whenever Jiraiya or Kakashi mentioned his resemblance with Minato.[7][60] Before Naruto left Konoha to begin his training with Jiraiya, he looked at the Fourth Hokage's carved head and asked him to look after him.[61] After learning the truth about his relation to Minato and despite the shock that his own father made him a jinchūriki, Naruto was proud to be the Fourth Hokage's son.
Years after his death, Killer B was surprised when he learned Minato created a technique similar to the Tailed Beast Ball, the Rasengan.[40]
Naruto Shippūden 4: The Lost TowerEdit
Twenty years in the past, Minato was assigned a secret mission alongside Shibi Aburame and Chōza Akimichi to intervene in the crisis in Rōran, where a Sunagakure missing-nin from the future called Mukade is building a Puppet Army using the power of the Ryūmyaku, an ancient chakra flow deep underground the city, and plans to change the future to his favour, conquering the Five Great Shinobi Countries. Minato asks the Third Hokage's permission to bring his student, Kakashi Hatake, and the Hokage agrees.[17]Minato as depicted in the movie.
When they arrive in Rōran, Minato and his Team save Naruto from Mukade's puppets. Realising that the boy is also from the future, Minato tells Naruto to leave the city until they finish their mission, trying to keep him in the dark so the future won't be changed. However, Naruto ends up saving the Queen of Rōran,Sāra and attacks Minato, thinking they are the ones after her life. As a result, Minato decides to tell Naruto the truth about their mission and that Mukade arrived six years before Naruto, changed his name into Anrokuzan and has become the Minister of Rōran. Naruto recognises Minato's face and tells him he looks just like the Fourth Hokage. While Shibi claims that it is impossible, because their Hokage is still the Third, Minato asks Naruto to stop talking about the future. Sāra doesn't believe in them and runs off to prove Anrokuzan's innocence. Minato tells Naruto to protect Sāra while they look for Mukade and gives Naruto one of his Flying Thunder God Kunai.
When Naruto and Sāra try to fight Anrokuzan on the city's underground, Minato and his Team reappear and help Naruto while Sāra saves the men Mukade kidnapped to build his Puppet Army and takes them and their families to the Garden of Ryūmyaku, where they'll be safe.
Mukade fuses with his puppets, becoming a giant puppet monster using the Ryūmyaku's power. To stop Mukade from regenerating, Sāra must stop the flow of the Ryūmyaku in the Source of the Ryūmyaku while Naruto and Minato fight off Mukade. Naruto attacks Mukade with the Rasengan, shocking Minato, but is unable to defeat Mukade. Out of chakra and exhausted, Naruto is saved by Minato who tells him to attack Mukade's weak point with the Rasengan once Sāra stops the Ryūmyaku's flow. Naruto answers that he's out of chakra but Minato tells him he'll lend him his. Naruto tells him that it is impossible, because the Rasengan is a technique that the Fourth Hokage completed and that only he and Jiraiya can use, to which Minato replies that is why he can do it, having not only realised that he would be the Fourth Hokage but also that Naruto was his child. Since they have similar chakra, their Rasengans resonate and fuse together, creating the Supreme Ultimate Rasengan and defeating Mukade.[18]Naruto and Minato's Supreme Ultimate Rasengan.
After Minato seals off the Ryūmyaku completely, Naruto and Yamato begin to glow because the time flow has come back to normal and they must return to their own time. So the future won't be changed, Minato decides to erase everybody's memories. However, Naruto tells Minato that he has to talk to him, but Minato refuses, telling Naruto that they'll meet again. Naruto persists and tells Minato that if they don't talk now, he'll never have the chance. As Minato prepares to send them back to the future, Naruto begins to ask if he could possibly be his father. Minato interrupts him and tells him that if he ever had a son, he wished he would be brought up a ninja just like Naruto, to which Naruto smiles and sheds tears of joy, before being sent back to the future. Minato used a technique to wipe everyone's memory so it wouldn't affect the future.
Naruto 6: Road to NinjaEdit
In the alternate timeline of this movie, Minato is still alive, as is his wife Kushina. However, he never became the Fourth Hokage; instead Sakura Haruno's father Kizashi earned this title. Also, Minato and Kushina have a son named Menma who becomes the jinchūriki of Kurama.
Video GamesEdit
Minato Namikaze is a playable character in the following video games:
|Game name
|Japanese release
|English release
|Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special
|2 December 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Retsuden 3
|29 April 2009
|1 July 2011
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4
|5 April 2007
|24 March 2009
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5
|20 December 2007
|27 November 2009
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
|10 December 2009
|11 May 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
|20 October 2011
|18 October 2011
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
|21 October 2010
|19 October 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
|23 February 2012
|13 March 2012
|Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
|22 December 2005
|25 March 2008
Though not a playable character, Minato appears in the Ultimate Ninja game series as part of Naruto's ultimate technique called "Mysterious Aid Arrives".
- "Minato" means "harbour" (港) and "Namikaze" means "waves and wind" (波風).
- Minato's silhouette can be faintly seen in the background of the Naruto Shippūden third opening standing behind Naruto and Sora and under the Nine-Tails, in reference to its attack on Konoha that binds all four characters.
- According to the databook(s):
- Minato's hobby was reading; Jiraiya's novels were his favourite.
- Minato wished to fight Jiraiya.
- Minato's favourite food was Kushina's homemade cooking.
- Minato completed 847 official missions in total: 122 D-rank, 147 C-rank, 216 B-rank, 323 A-rank, 39 S-rank.
- Minato's favourite phrase was "The fire's shadow illuminates the village" (火の影は里を照らす, Hi no kage wa sato o terasu).
- Minato ranked ninth in the sixth Naruto character popularity poll and seventh in the seventh poll.
- In Naruto Shippūden 4: The Lost Tower, Minato's chakra appears to be a light green colour, as opposed to the normal blue.
- In the Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!, Minato suddenly appears in the hallway of the stadium when Naruto is running to the toilets. All of these appearances in this special were only for the comical effect.
- (About his dreams) "I want everyone in the village to acknowledge me and become a great Hokage![3]
- (To Kushina, when he rescued her) "I noticed your beautiful hair right away."[31]
- (To his team) "The most important thing for a shinobi is teamwork!"[53]
- (To Jiraiya) "You're a man with a true skill… an example we should all follow. I can't think of a finer shinobi than you!"[62]
- (To Kushina about sealing the Nine-Tails inside Naruto) "Have a little faith! He is our son after all!"[63]
- (Last words) "Naruto… This is your dad. Listen… To your motor-mouth mother."[64]
- (To Naruto) "Pain was the one who killed Jiraiya-sensei, but the more I think about it, the more I believe he was killed by that disorder that gave birth to Pain."[65]
- (To Naruto) "You will find the answer… I believe in you."[66]
- ↑1.0 1.1 Third Databook, page 163
- ↑ Naruto chapter 498, page 11
- ↑3.0 3.1 Naruto chapter 498, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 498, pages 14-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 367, page 11
- ↑6.0 6.1 Naruto chapter 122, page 16
- ↑7.0 7.1 Naruto chapter 144, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 430, pages 19-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 544, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapters 239-244
- ↑12.0 12.1 12.2 Naruto chapter 541, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 542, pages 12-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 543, pages 1-3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 450, page 15; Council mentioned that Minato was younger than Kakashi (who was 30 at the time) when he became the Hokage
- ↑ First Fanbook, page 53
- ↑ Naruto chapter 562, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 382, pages 8-11
- ↑ Naruto chapters 500-501
- ↑ Naruto chapters 502-503
- ↑ Naruto chapters 503-504
- ↑ Naruto chapter 504
- ↑23.0 23.1 Naruto chapter 2, pages 13-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 439, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 498, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 367, pages 11-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 370, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 502, pages 11-12
- ↑29.0 29.1 29.2 Naruto chapter 158, page 5
- ↑30.0 30.1 Naruto chapter 94, page 8
- ↑31.0 31.1 31.2 Naruto chapter 498, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 240, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 239, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 501, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 240, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 502, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 542, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 151, pages 12-13
- ↑40.0 40.1 Naruto chapter 519, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 321, pages 9-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 242, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 502, pages 15-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 501, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 502, pages 7-8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, pages 11-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 500, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 91, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 504, pages 1, 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 96, pages 9-10
- ↑53.0 53.1 Naruto chapter 240, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 502, pages 12-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, pages 2-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 440, page 5
- ↑57.0 57.1 Naruto chapter 1, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 370, pages 12-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 158, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 321, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 238, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 382, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 503, page 19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 504, pages 12-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 440, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 440, page 15


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Choyo Hagi no ju Inoue Kiyotaka saku 長陽萩住井上清高作
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911) NOTES: [1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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Japanese, Edo period, Late 18th century
- Inoue Kiyotaka, Japanese, died in 1790
- School Chôshû School, Japanese
Overall: 7.5 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Torques and Gyroscopes" From spinning tops to the precession of the equinoxes. D
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Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century "Developing Countries" Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa and Change - Cote d'Ivoire has long been the world's largest producer of cocoa, but has recently faced economic downturns and loss of its historically stable government. Gabon: Sustainable Resources? In one of Africa's wealthiest countries oil revenues have declined, putting new pressure on the country's timber resources. D
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Arthur "The Last of Mary Moo Cow/Bitzi's Beau" "The Last of Mary Moo Cow" D.W. is Mary Moo Cow's greatest fan. She watches the show every day and collects countless videos, toys, and clothes. D
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Martha Speaks "Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy" Billy Collins Speaks - Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs, and Martha thinks she knows why. Obviously, the former poet laureate must be a canine himself! When Martha meets Billy Collins she's in for a few surprises.as is he. D
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Curious George "Curious George's Home for Pigeons/Out of Order" Curious George's Home for Pigeons - Compass may be a homing pigeon but sometimes he has trouble finding his way home. Out of Order - When George sees a very nice lady leaving packages behind everywhere she goes, he figures she must be very forgetful.G
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "A Plan for Sand/Whale Music" A Plan for Sand - Nick and Sally are playing in their sandbox, but there's not enough room for them to build their castles. The Cat arrives to take them to the biggest sandbox they'll ever see! In the desert, they meet Carmela the Camel who teaches them about how camels are adapted to live in the dry, sandy climate. Whale Music - Nick and Sally have made a song to sing to their moms, but they can't get the ending quite right. D
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Super Why! "George and the Dragon" FE FI FO FUM! The Giant has stepped on Pig's toy, and he's scared to ask for it back! The super readers venture into a classic tale to meet intrepid Knight George, who is about to face his own fears and battle a dragon to rescue a princess! But it turns out that George isn't quite so brave, and needs a little help.from an unexpected source! Educational Objectives: To learn to appreciate where you're from. Kids will experiment with the alphabet, celebrate spelling and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Dinosaur Train "That's Not A Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden" The kids visit the Big Pond to attend the Biome Block Party. While attempting to win the leaf-necklace contest, Keenan Chirostemotes claims the Pteranodon sibs can't compete for the prize for "dinosaur" with the most leaves because they are not dinosaurs. This launches the kids into a song called "That's Not a Dinosaur", as all the non-dinosaurs sing their piece. D
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Sesame Street "Baby Bear Comes Clean" Baby Bear is ready to go to Granny's house with Papa Bear. He has a nice, white shirt on that Papa Bear tells him to keep clean while he gets his sister dressed. While Baby Bear waits for them to get ready, Telly passes by with a bright purple ice cream cone in his hand. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel And Miss Elaina Play Rocketship/Daniel Plays At The Castle" Daniel and Miss Elaina Play Rocketship - Daniel has come to play with Miss Elaina today! They decide to play "outer space," but Miss Elaina gets upset when her cardboard telescope and spaceship accidentally break. Lady Elaine helps the friends see that they can still have fun together, even without the toys - because they're friends! They use their imaginations to keep playing, which is just as much fun! Daniel Plays at the Castle - Daniel is visiting Prince Wednesday and the boys are excited to explore Prince Wednesday's rock collection. Daniel is saddened when Prince Wednesday tells him the rocks are too delicate to play with. D
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Sid The Science Kid "A Brush with Teeth" Sid wonders if you really do have to brush your teeth every single day? At school, Sid discovers that our mouths are filled with different kinds of teeth that do lots of different jobs like chewing our food! So it's really important to keep our teeth healthy by brushing them every day!. D
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WordWorld "Bugs to the Rescue/Sheep's First Bike Ride" Bugs to the Rescue - Ant builds Bear a hot-air balloon for her birthday, but Dog accidentally floats away in it! Ant elicits the help of his insect WordFriends Bug, Bee and Fly to rescue Dog and save the day. Sheep's First Bike Ride - Bear and Sheep both learn to build the word "bike," and Sheep learns how to ride one for the first time in her life. In both cases, it just takes some perseverance. D
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Caillou "Just for Laughs" Caillou's clowning around today and having a wonderful time. Seeing Bravo the magician at a friend's birthday party inspires Caillou to become Caillou the Great and put on a magic show of his own. He plays the clown for a wary Rosie, who's afraid of clowns until Caillou shows her they're just people wearing silly costumes. D
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Barney & Friends "Little Red Rockin' Hood and the Whole Truth" Little Red Rockin' Hood: Baby Bop is having a hard time finding a story she hasn't heard before. Barney and the little dinos decide to tell her an old story with a new twist! They tell the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" in a whole new way.by singing it! Educational theme: Accepting others, individual differences. D
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Thomas & Friends "Fun on the Farm" Thomas Toots the Crows - Farmer McColl is having trouble keeping crows from eating his seed. Thomas offers to use his whistle to scare them away. Soon, Thomas finds himself puffing all over the island chasing crows. D
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Curious George "Curious George's Home for Pigeons/Out of Order" Curious George's Home for Pigeons - Compass may be a homing pigeon but sometimes he has trouble finding his way home. Out of Order - When George sees a very nice lady leaving packages behind everywhere she goes, he figures she must be very forgetful.G
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Martha Speaks "Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy" Billy Collins Speaks - Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs, and Martha thinks she knows why. Obviously, the former poet laureate must be a canine himself! When Martha meets Billy Collins she's in for a few surprises.as is he. D
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The Electric Company "A Fistful of Confetti" It's Neighborhood Record Day, and everyone in town is trying to break silly records. Francine and Jessica are both trying to break the same record - filming the most broken records on record day. When Francine tries to get in Jessica's way by giving her fake tips, The Electric Company works together to lead Jessica to victory. D
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WordGirl "Granny and Clyde/Too Loud Crew" Granny and Clyde - Granny May cons Mr. Botsford into using him as her getaway driver as she goes on a citywide crime spree. WordGirl must find a way to turn Granny May in to the cops without putting her dad behind bars. Too Loud Crew - The Butcher and the Whammer unexpectedly team up and things get a little noisy. D
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Wild Kratts "Platypus Cafe" While kayaking in Australia, Martin and Chris encounter one of the world's most unusual creatures, a platypus mother with her eggs. But unscrupulous endangered animal chef, Gourmand, plans on making the platypus eggs his next delicacy. The Wild Kratts team must use the special "sixth sense" of the platypus to save the eggs. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight, billionaire investor Warren Buffett answers questions from viewers. Also, it's the first business day with the sequester budget cuts in full effect. The impact on various sectors and on Americans with California Congressman Ed Royce and Delaware Governor Jack Markell. D
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LEEDS, N.D. — Janae Larson would be hard-pressed to describe a more important shot she has taken in her young high school basketball career.
By Ray Maloney Journal Sports Editor LEEDS, N.D. — Janae Larson would be hard-pressed to describe a more important shot she has taken in her young high school basketball career. But, Larson can bask in knowing the results of that shot were just what her team needed. Larson's 3-pointer midway through overtime gave North Star a six-point cushion and proved to be the crushing blow as Larson and the Bearcats handed Benson County its first loss of the season with a 71-65 overtime win on Thursday. The win improved North Star to 7-2 on the season and 1-0 in District 8 play. Benson County, which was ranked No. 7 in this week's state poll, is now 7-1 on the season after dropping its district opener. Larson's long-range dagger was not the only one the Bearcats needed to pull out the victory. Sarah Hagler's 3-pointer with just seven seconds remaining in regulation tied the game at 55-55 to force the extra session. Hagler and Larson's heroics set the stage for a brilliant overtime performance by North Star senior Kelsey Teubner. After being held to just eight points through the first 32 minutes of Thursday's game, Teubner stepped up and delivered 11 points in the four minute extra period and finished with 19 points and was one of three Bearcats to reach double figures. Hagler led the way with 25 points and Allie Heisler added 11 points. Benson County, which tied North Star and Rolla last season for the district championship, jumped to a 14-10 lead after the first quarter as the Bearcats struggled in hitting just three field goals in the first eight minutes of play. Jessica Teubner's 17-footer with less than four minutes remaining in the first period was the first field goal by North Star and pulled the Bearcats to within 6-3. A 3-pointer by Hagler closed the deficit to 10-8 with just over one minute left in the period and Heisler's field goal seconds later tied the game 10-10. It was the first of 10 ties in the contest. Benson County got four point from Becca Eberle to close the quarter to grab the lead at the first break. The Wildcats maintained that four-point advantage at halftime. Eberle, who fouled out with 2:06 to go in overtime, and teammate Sara Schwanke both scored 19 points to pace the Wildcats. North Star is scheduled to entertain Rolla on Tuesday in Cando. Benson County, meanwhile, will entertain Langdon that same night in Leeds. North Star 10 15 14 16 16 — 71 Benson County 14 15 7 19 10 — 65 North Star (71): Sarah Hagler 25, Kelsey Teubner 19, Allie Heisler 11, Jessica Teubner 9, Janae Larson 5, Megan Gowan 2. Benson County (65): Sara Schwanke 19, Becca Eberle 19, Katelynn Engh 9, Katherine Sears 8, Meghan Jorgenson 6, Annie Jorgenson 4.


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This has probably been discussed before, but not quite the same way i'm about to put it, but if it has, i apologize.
Richard Sherman, the Trash Talker, the "cheater" He does too much of this, does too much of that.
But people dont stop and realize, THEY made him who he his *personality wise*
Richard Sherman has said many times in many interviews, he trash talks when he feels he, or the Hawks, arent being respected.
Well, minus this season, the Seahawks have been one of the most disrespected teams, if not THE most disrespected team.
So think about it, lets say Sherman plays for the Steelers, the Cowboys, the Patriots, even the Niners, any number of teams.
Sherman might still jaw a little, but being on those teams would get him more recognition.
He might still jaw at other players, but it would be considered more of him being a hard nosed football player who gets in your face more then just trash talking. But with more national recognition being on one of those teams, he would probably be more widely considered up there with Revis, so the trash talking wouldnt be as much. Because he would be more respected nationally.
But he doesnt, hes OURS, he is a SEAHAWK, yes sports analysts and other who follow closely will recognize how good he is, but for the most part, the nation doesnt think twice about the Seahawks, not yet anyway.
So the point of this long winded post.
Richard Sherman, this man is a physical manifestation of how WE ALL feel.
People dont want to recognize how good this team is, fine, thats there choice.
Just like how Sherm will talk trash to anyone who isnt giving him the respect HE and the SEAHAWKS deserve.
He is the monster they created.
2013-2014...the Seahawks are the monsters they created.


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The Shell gas station at 1800 Foulk Road in North Wilmington was robbed Sunday morning, Delaware State Police said.
The Shell gas station at 1800 Foulk Road in North Wilmington was robbed Sunday morning, Delaware State Police said.
The incident occurred at 10:28 a.m. Sunday when a man entered the business and stated to the cashier that he needed to purchase gasoline, Delaware State Police Cpl. John Day said. The suspect gave the 22-year-old female cashier money.
When she opened the cash register the suspect reached inside and grabbed the cash, Day said. He then fled from the store.
The suspect was described as a black male, 35 to 40 years old and approximately 5-foot-10 with an average build, Day said. No further physical or clothing description was available.
If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact the Troop 2 Robbery Unit at 302-834-2630 extension 6, or by utilizing the Delaware State Police Mobile Crime Tip Application available to download at: http://www.delaware.gov/apps/. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."


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text: Just the other day I heard on NPR about discovery of old suitcases of in the attic of the Willard Psychiatric Center in Willard, N.Y. These cases belonged to the patients of Willard between 1910 and the 1960s. The personal effects were beautifully arranged and documented by photographer Jon Crispin. The effects documented very from brushes, clothing, crafts and even some personal diaries. Though these photos are not in a book from what I can tell, I personally think one could be written either on the life of the patients or just a collection of some of these photos. See what you think. Clink on the link below to NPR and see a sample of Crispin's work.


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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is holding Listening Sessions across the state. I attended the April 3 Kirksville Listening Session.
The stated purpose of the Listening Sessions is to get community input on the overall direction of MoDOT. Historically, MoDOT has invested heavily in roads for cars and trucks at the expense of other forms of transportation. MoDOT operates one of the largest highway systems in the nation. MoDOT asked, should we invest in other forms of transportation? Maintain what we have? Or build more?
I've heard claims that MoDOT has already made up their mind and the Listening Sessions are merely a publicity stunt to garner support for their proposed 1% sales tax. The Listening Sessions do bolster support, so in that sense they are a publicity stunt. We had two discussion exercises during which we considered the future at the current $1.4 billion funding level and then the future at a $2 billion funding level. Of course it was very difficult to juggle the pieces around when every aspect of transportation needs more funding. It's hard not to be convinced that MoDOT needs more funding.
But I also believe that MoDOT is sincere about its intention to collect and consider public input and intends to change its ways based on what we say. There are signs that MoDOT has already changed. After other Listening Sessions, they tweeted that people are asking for more bike/ped. If they had already made up their mind not to fund bike/ped, I don't think they'd be announcing that publicly. During our Listening Session, I heard and read "bike/ped" from MoDOT several times.
My input to MoDOT was to prioritize safety and health. We were asked to choose "Upgrade", "Maintain", or "Multimodal", but safety and health cut across all three. "Upgrade" includes new roads and bridges as well as shoulders, cable guards, and better signage. I do not support building new roads but I do support adding shoulders to dangerous roads. Shoulders increase the life of a road and decrease maintenance costs. Shoulders increase the safety of a road for both motorists and bicyclists.
"Multimodal" encompasses public transit, waterway, rail, air—and bike/ped. I want to prioritize those aspects of "Multimodal" that improve safety and health, which is public transit and bike/ped. The others help the economy, which is nice, but they don't have a direct impact on safety and health. You might ask, "How can you enjoy your health when you're unemployed?" but I would ask, "How can you enjoy your job when you're sick or injured, or even dead?"
"Maintain" might have the most impact on safety. MoDOT maintains roads that in other states would be taken care of by cities and counties. We do have relatively more roads compared to other states, but the main reason our state highway system is so large is that what are state roads here would be city and county roads elsewhere.
If you missed the Listening Session, you can share your ideas with MoDOT.


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Brad and Skylar's Christmas Movie 2010
Brad and Skylar learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Written and directed by Skylar Goldman
Brad and Skylar learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Written and directed by Skylar Goldman
Posted by Brad Warner at 3:40 PM
happy holidays everyone! i just got my 1st present :)
skylar's gonna get an oscar. what am i doing here? nice movie!
Poor Brad, I hope you survive unscathed! ;)
Santa's had a horrible accident, eating all that dairy gave him a horrible gas which tragically built up until the inevitable.
Brad, Quit standing in front of Skylar!
Hey Brad you gonna be near Fayetteville, NC anytime?
Merry Christmas Brad and HCZ crew members who participate in this holiday
Eight! :)
I asked for it, and thank you Skylar for the annual holiday uncle and niece piece
please do another one
this was good, it was fine, it was, well you wrote it, acted it, shot it, edited it probably are just plain sick of it by now,
but do another one, about, I dunno, making breakfast or something
and thanks!
Santa was not invented by Coca-Cola (just recycled).
Santa Claus (the full name) is the americanised version of Sint Klaas, which is Dutch for St-Nicolas, a bishop of Myre, in what is now Turkey. He was a protector of childhood, and is attributed the miracle of reviving three children who had been slaughtered by a butcher.
In Holland, Belgium and Northern France, he is clothed in red but as a bishop. And he carries a basket on his back with gifts for the children.
Great skit!!!
Merry Christmas !!!
Buddha and Jesus
It has been asserted by Orientalist Samuel Beal that the story of the birth of the Buddha was well known in the West, and possibly influenced the story of the birth of Jesus.
Saint Jerome (4th century CE) mentions the birth of the Buddha, whom he says "was born from the side of a virgin"(the Buddha was, according to Buddhist tradition, born from the hip of his mother). The story of the birth of the Buddha was also known: a fragment of Archelaos of Carrha(278 CE) mentions the Buddha's virgin-birth.
In the 1893 book, Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity, Arthur Lillie argues that the birth accounts of the Buddha were copied into the gospels listing the following infancy parallels:
1.The palm-tree bends down to Mary as the Asoka tree to Yashodara.
2.The story of Simeon, the accounts of the bright light being almost word for word the same.
3.The idol bending down to the infant Jesus.
4.The miracle of the sparrows restored to life.
5.Judas Iscariot in early life attacked Jesus, just as Devadetta, the Judas of Buddhism, attacked Buddha. A violent blow that Jesus received in the left side made a mark that was destined to be the exact spot that received the mortal spear-thrust at the Crucifixion.
6.The whole story of the disputation with the doctors seems copied servilely from the "Lalita Vistara".
P. Carus, in his comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, observes that both Jesus and the Buddha are said to have walked on water only because of their faith in their teacher. Furthermore, both a disciple of Buddha and a disciple of Jesus are reported to have walked on water. R. Stehly gives six examples of parallel themes between the story of Peter's walking on the water and the Buddhist Jataka 190. R. von Garbe also thinks that the number of parallels in the stories can only have resulted from Christian borrowing of the Indian legend. In addition to the Jataka story, R.C. Amore recounts a miracle from the first chapter of Mahavagga(Book of the Discipline, IV) where Buddha himself displayed his power over nature. Amore thinks that Jesus himself was influenced by Buddhist teachings and that Buddhist material continued to influence Christianity as it developed.
Queen Maya came to bear the Buddha after receiving a prophetic dream in which she saw the descent of the Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) from the Tuṣita heaven into her womb, in the shape of a small white elephant. This story has some parallels with the story of Jesus being conceived in connection with the visitation of the Holy Spirit to the Virgin Mary.
The classical scene of the Virgin Mary being supported by two attendants at her side, may have been influenced by earlier iconography, such as the rather similar Buddhist theme of Queen Maya giving birth.
The iconography of Mary breastfeeding the child Jesus, unknown in the West until the 5-6th century (probable date of a frieze excavated in Saqqara), has also been connected to the much more ancient iconography of the goddess Hariti, also breastfeeding her child, and wearing Hellenistic clothes in the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara
Buddhism and Christianity
Buddhism and the Roman world
Buddhism and Gnosticism
I'm an atheist towards Sinterklaas but I'm agnostic regarding Zwarte Piet.
In a world gone mad, only the lunatic is truly insane.
Well, she's LOUD!
Sure is fun watchin' that little girl grow into a wimmens year by year.
Perhaps those calling for the assassination
of Assange
should institute an assassination market.
Although it would be interesting to see if this
mechanism did not immediately result in an
instant karma effect, with those demanding
murder receiving a boomerang on their own
ugly heads.
Oh, and uh, Merry Xmas!
(Insert your own X ;)
Osama van Halen wrote:
I'm an atheist towards Sinterklaas but I'm agnostic regarding Zwarte Piet.
Funny the American did not borrow the character of Zwarte Piet. Too many people able to play the part, maybe...
Brad that was awful!
Good awful or bad awful?
I quite enjoyed it, and Skylar's scream is truly formidable.
You shoulda been there when she DID that scream!
hysterion: what do you think you are doing? It's insane.
he's free associating my friend, with panache!
Anyone like JUICE?
or do you prefer them FAT?
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.
Same thing about who he was wen he gets old. Even with alzheimers, a person is always "someone."
Grandpa pissed his pants again
He don't give a damn..
Skylar is adorable. Unfortunately I didn't see this until the day after Christmas, so I'm going to remain confused about the whole Santa getting pregnant as a virgin thing until next year.
Bad awful.
Brad awful?
Adorable? She is a shrieking scene stealing adolescent.
Another year, another embarrassing home video.
Looks like you had fun doing it, but why do you share this stuff?
Oh yeah, right its your blog.
"Banshee" comes to mind.
Banshee: In some parts of Leinster, she is referred to as the bean chaointe (keening woman) whose wail can be so piercing that it shatters glass; and on Rathlin Island as "a thin, screeching sound somewhere between the wail of a woman and the moan of an owl".
How did Rudolph get his red nose?
How old is that chick? She IS hot!
Mr. NotAPerv:
You are such a perv! Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Even a little misconduct is incompatible with scripture, so you should act accordingly. The intentions of all past buddhas does not contradict study and practice, so you should pursue them. My experienced ones, contemplate this until you reach certainty. These thoughts are the unified mandala of all my activity for all of you.
Heyy , whoever said I was hot. Thank you. I seem to get that a lot now a days.(:
I'm 14, actually.
and I get told I look 17, haha.
but thankss. (:
It's greatly appreciated
Merry Christmas, Brad. I enjoy your books very much. It should be noted that the story of the nativity only appears in two of the four books of the Gospel. And that the however unlikely story of Christ's birth was conceivably an elaboration concocted years later to add supernatural mystique to the burgeoning religion. If I recall, there may be some similar stories attributed to Guatama Buddha. Likely because in order to give credence to their primitive audiences, the supernatural need be mentioned in order to rectify newer teachings with older traditions. No one alive really knows what happened 2000 years ago in Palestine, nor do they know what really happened 2500 years ago in India. But when the commercialism of the holiday is set aside, the soccer moms throwing down over the last Nintendo Wii at WalMart, an amazing amount of charitable giving takes place this time of year. That people practice kindness and charity in the name of a man who lived 2000 years ago to me is a pretty cool thing. Was Jesus the "Son of God"? I won't pretend to know the answer one way or another. My answer is usually "no more or no less than you or I."
That the veracity of Christ's teachings were so compromised by persecution and imperialism just means that one must question said teachings. And when one does so, the truth has a tendency to rise to the top.
It's also worth mentioning that the Christian concept of divinity is expressed through the nature of a Triune God. And although traditional dogma expresses this through the guise of there being three persons in God, I prefer to approach it as a relation we have to the rest of reality...but that will be MY book!
Merry Christmas, Brad. And a happy New Year!
Thanks for your article, quite useful piece of writing.


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The Ionia boys basketball team fell behind 22-9 Friday night and were unable to recover against the Capital Area Activities Conference Red champion Owosso, falling by a score of 72-53.
Austin Gregory led the Bulldogs with 24 points, while Austin Wolcott finished with 12. Colin Prominski scored five points, while Dustin Lehman, Rudi McWhirr and Bryce Cashner each chipped in with five.
Ionia (2-16, 1-9 in CAAC Red) will play host to county rival Belding on Tuesday night.
Laingsburg 60, St. Pats 31
PORTLAND — The Shamrocks trailed by only four points after one quarter Friday night, but the Wolf Pack, led by Jacob Zielinski's 32 points, pulled away to keep pace with Pewamo-Westphalia atop the Central Michigan Athletic Conference standings.
Collin Lay paced St. Pats with 13 points, three steals and two assists. John Pline finished with six points as well.
The Shamrocks (7-10, 5-9 in CMAC) will welcome Morrice to town today for a game inside "The Pit" at St. Patrick High School.
Saranac 63, Wellspring Prep 24
SARANAC — The Redskins had two players finish with double-digit point totals Friday night as they snapped their 11-game losing streak.
John Kinsman finished the night with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Khiler Sage also scored 13 points. Kiefer Simmons chipped in with five assists and four steals.
Saranac (2-16) will play host to Potterville on Tuesday night, then wrap up the regular season on Thursday, again at home, against Fowler.
LCC 54, Lakewood 49
LAKE ODESSA — The Vikings took a 23-21 lead at the break Friday night, but the Cougars outscored the home team 33-26 to pick up the win.
David Parks paced Lakewood with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Colin O'Mara and Alex Potter each finished with seven points.
Kalib McKinney dished out seven assists as well.
Lakewood will be off all next week. They will return to action on March 4 when they take on Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg at Portland High School in the first round of district play.


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DENVER Billions of dollars and the future of public education in Colorado now rest on the shoulders of six state Supreme Court justices.
The court held oral arguments in a landmark school-funding case Thursday, the last step before it renders a judgment in one of the biggest civil cases in state history.
The Lobato v. Hickenlooper case originated in the San Luis Valley in 2005, but it grew to include parents and school districts across the state who claim the Legislature has underfunded schools for decades, in violation of the state constitution.
If the plaintiffs win, the Legislature would have to come up with a better way to fund public schools, possibly costing up to $4 billion a year more.
Minority and poor students are suffering in the current system, said Terry Miller, who argued the plaintiffs case Thursday.
We have one of the widest achievement gaps in the country, Miller said. Theres no way the system can be thorough and uniform when its leaving out the students who need it the most.
Those words thorough and uniform lie at the heart of the case. The state constitution guarantees a thorough and uniform education to every child in the state, and at the Lobato cases trial in 2011, the Denver District Judge Sheila Rappaport ruled that the Legislature had failed its constitutional duty.
Legislators had set standards for schools through all the education-reform laws they have passed, but they never provided the funding to execute the reforms, Rappaport ruled.
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Fero said it was the plaintiffs job, not the states, to define what counts as a thorough and uniform education.
How do you measure it? How much performance, what level is enough? Fero said.
The Legislature has worked diligently to create a good system, he said.
Money is not the only way to establish or maintain a thorough and uniform system of schools, Fero said.
Justice Gregory Hobbs made the toughest statements against the states case, dismissing Feros argument that the Legislature is already doing all it can.
Im concerned that the argument is, We cant do it, and therefore it becomes an excuse for, We wont do it, Hobbs said.
Hobbs said the courts role might be to hold the Legislature to its own standards.
Theyre setting all these requirements, and theyre not backing it up with a rational investment of funds to bring our young people up to where we want them, Hobbs said.
Thursday was the Lobato cases second trip to the Supreme Court. In 2009, the court ruled against the state and said that judges could get involved in the question of school finance.
However, lawyers from the attorney generals office continued to argue throughout the trial and Thursdays appeal hearing that the courts have no business deciding on school funding.
The 2009 decision was 4-3 in favor of letting the case go forward. All three dissenting justices are still on the court, but two of the justices who voted for the plaintiffs have retired.
One of the new justices, Monica Marquez, recused herself from the case because she worked on it when she was a lawyer at the attorney generals office.
That leaves the courts newest justice, Brian Boatright, as the swing vote. If Boatright votes with the plaintiffs and no other justices change their votes from four years ago, the resulting tie would uphold the lower court ruling.
Boatright didnt tip his hand during Thursdays hearing. He listened intently, with his hands folded in front of his face, but he was the only justice who did not ask questions.
The justices will make their decision based not just on the one-hour oral argument, but also the tens of thousands of pages in the cases written record.
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Is the operation painful?
Spaying or neutering is performed under general anesthesia and, therefore, your pet does not feel pain during the procedure. After surgery there may be some discomfort, but this is part of the normal healing process, does not last long, and can be controlled with medication.
When should my pet have the operation?
Generally speaking, as early as possible. Pets don't understand the concept of "planned parenthood" and as soon as your pet becomes sexually mature, he/she is capable of producing a potentially unwanted litter. Although traditionally veterinarians have recommended spaying/neutering around 6 months of age, prepubertal (8 to 12 weeks of age) spaying/neutering has gained increasing support among veterinarians. Most veterinarians recommend that females be spayed before their first estrus or "heat" period to maximize the procedure's cancer-sparing benefits. Because all pets are individuals, talk to your veterinarian about the best time to neuter your particular pet.
Is the operation expensive?
Professional fees for spaying and neutering reflect the difficulty of the procedure involved and your pet's size, age, sex, and overall health status. If the fee seems high, remember that surgical neutering is permanent. It is a life-time investment in your pet that can solve a number of problems for your pet, you, and communities already burdened with too many unwanted dogs and cats. It actually could save you money in the long run. The cost of boarding your female pet during one or two "heat" periods to prevent accidental exposure to neighborhood males, for example, may well equal the cost of having it spayed. A litter, wanted or unwanted, also means added expenses. A nursing mother needs extra food and care, and once weaned, her offspring must be fed as well. New puppies and kittens also need preventive medical care such as vaccinations and may have to be treated for parasites. Even if your pet never has a litter, reproductive disorders may require surgery similar to or even more expensive than spaying.
Will it change my pet's intelligence or disposition?
Only for the better. Spaying and neutering have no effect on intelligence. Most spayed and neutered pets tend to be gentler and more affectionate. They become less interested in other animals and spend more time interacting with their owners.
Will spaying or neutering make my pet fat?
Removing the ovaries or testicles does affect metabolism. For this reason, spayed or neutered pets will tend to put on weight more easily if permitted to overeat. The important phrase here is "if permitted to overeat." The diet of every cat and dog should be carefully regulated to prevent him/her from becoming overweight.
Are there alternatives?
The most obvious way to prevent mating is to keep your pet confined during its fertile periods. This becomes extremely difficult for males when one realizes that once they reach sexual maturity, males can mate any time they are not confined.
Females may become pregnant only during their estrus or "heat" periods. These cycles usually occur twice a year in dogs and at least 2 or 3 times a year in cats. Many cats come into "heat" as often as once every 2 or 3 weeks during certain times of the year.
Because pets are capable of mating so much of the time, confinement is not particularly convenient for pet owners. It also does nothing to eliminate accompanying problems, such as spotting, spraying, or susceptibility to uterine infection and breast cancer.
Veterinary medical scientists are currently working to develop a pill or other convenient method of birth control, but such nonsurgical methods are not currently available in the United States. At present, other than confining your pet, the sure way to keep your pet from mating is to have it surgically spayed or neutered.
But my pet is a purebred...shouldn't I be breeding it?
Breeding is a complicated business. Before you breed you need to ask yourself: "Does the animal fit the breed standard?" "Does the animal have a stable temperament?" "Are the animal and the prospective mate healthy?" "Is the animal free of any discernable genetic diseases?" "Do I have the time and financial resources it takes to breed and care for the offspring?" A good breeder is careful about the animals they breed, takes the process very seriously, and ensures that offspring are placed into good, responsible homes.
Can't I make extra money selling puppies or kittens?
Breeding dogs and cats is generally not lucrative; more often, breeders barely break even or money is lost during the process. Responsible breeding is expensive because it involves stud fees, registration fees, extra food, housing costs, veterinary care, and advertising. The time involved is considerable as well. Mothers and puppies must be cared for and responsible owners for the offspring must be identified.
Isn't this a good way for children to learn about the miracle of birth?
Children may learn about the birthing process in far simpler and less costly ways. Plenty of books, videotapes, CDs, and DVDs are available that portray the miracle of birth in a wide range of animals, providing a far greater appreciation of the process than can be gained through watching a single dog or cat deliver a single litter.
Will spaying and neutering eliminate the problem of unwanted and homeless dogs and cats?
Spaying and neutering pets may help reduce the problem of unwanted dogs and cats, but surgery alone is not enough. Unowned and stray animals are a large part of the problem because these animals give birth to unwanted puppies and kittens at an alarming rate. Many communities have greatly reduced their unwanted animal populations by enforcing existing animal control regulations. Other communities have found they needed to pass more stringent laws and enforce them more rigidly.
As a concerned citizen and a responsible pet owner, you should do everything you can to see that leash laws and other animal control regulations in your community are up-to-date and adequately enforced. Making sure that your pet doesn't contribute to the problem of unwanted offspring is an important part of that responsibility.
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JAMESTOWN -- Some years, Christmas is a blind diabetic dog joined by a three-legged bundle of calico fur with a purr that won't quit.
In Jamestown, this is one of those Christmases. And for Louis Maurer, it passes for magical.
The tripod purveyor of purr in question is Shadow the cat, who came to live with Maurer last month after an improbable and mysterious journey, providing companionship to Maurer and his old dog Pepper -- and just as importantly, a living link to his great friend, the late Joey Howlett.
Like so many things in Jamestown as 2013 runs down, it all goes back to the flood.
'He was the center of this town'
Howlett, the former owner of the Jamestown Mercantile, the mountain enclave's social hub and a landmark for all visitors to the community, died late the night of Sept. 11, when a mud and debris slide from the area of the 2003 Overland Fire collapsed his home at 150 Main St. Howlett, 72, was one of four people to die in Boulder County during one of the worst flood events to strike the Front Range in the past century.
"He was the center of this town," Maurer said. "He got the Thursday night spaghetti dinners going, which turned into the music nights. He was there for everybody. As far as I was concerned, he was the most important man in this town, as far as keeping the whole thing together."
After Howlett was killed, also presumed dead in the wreckage of his home was his 12-year-old cat Shadow, a name suggested by a face split evenly between a caramel shade on one side, charcoal gray on the other.
Presumption of Shadow's passing endured for the next 40 days, until Jamestown resident Heather Yahnke was walking by Howlett's property around mid-day Oct. 21, and saw movement about 50 yards up the gulch, above the ruins.
It was Shadow -- alive, but not entirely well.
She had suffered a compound fracture of her left hind leg. Yahnke saw the bone sticking through the fur.
"I was quite shocked, because we had all assumed that she had perished with Joey, but I recognized her right away," Yahnke said. "I walked up there. ... She was obviously hurt, and so I approached her. I got about 10 feet away, and she came to me.
"She must have hunkered down somewhere and nursed that wound, until she could move about."
Perhaps just as surprisingly, Howlett's goldfish also survived the catastrophe.
Nursing Shadow back to health
Knowing Shadow was Howlett's cat, Yahnke collected the animal and took her to the Jamestown Town Hall.
"She must have just been hanging out, somewhere, because her wound was really clean," said Anne Breiler, the Jamestown resident who would take Shadow to Nederland veterinarian Dr. Joseph Evans for treatment.
"She was skinny, but obviously had found food somehow, somewhere. Dr. Evans said that when he saw her, she was so adept at walking on three legs already that her initial accident likely happened somewhere close to the 11th or the 12th of September," Breiler said.
The leg required amputation, and for the next several weeks, Shadow rehabbed at the home of Breiler -- already the owner of two cats.
"I tried repeatedly to introduce them to her while she was here, and she would have no part," Breiler said. "She didn't want anything to do with them. When she lived with Joey, she was an only pet. So she just defended her territory. She was 12 years old, and didn't want to deal with anybody else."
Evans had granted a "huge, huge, discount" on Shadow's surgery, Breiler said, and charged nothing for the feline's antibiotics. Breiler paid the bill of about $600 when she collected Shadow from the vet on Oct. 24. About $400 of that was ultimately covered by a sympathetic horse rescue organization, and Jamestown residents chipped in another $200 to reimburse Breiler for the balance.
But Shadow needed a new home.
'She's got her special places'
"I jumped at the chance to have her, and, of course, I had to be graded a little on whether I would take good enough care of her," said Maurer, 64, whose house just up the road from Breiler's and Howlett's properties bears the name "Monkey Ranch" -- and exudes a matching informality.
"They wanted to make sure I could meet what special needs she needed, and everything, and I said I thought I knew Shadow well enough to figure that one out," said Maurer, who is semi-retired, but still owns his own maintenance business. "I raised three kids, and stuff like that. I think I can handle it."
Since the second week of November, Shadow has settled down at Maurer's home, the original schoolhouse for Jamestown, believed to have been constructed in the late 1870s. He shows a visitor a picture of the Jamestown School class of 1881, taken outside the place he has resided for about the last seven years.
"She likes to hang out in the bathtub," he said, as Shadow settled into his lap for some affectionate strokes.
"She's very loving," he said. "She likes to be queen of the house. She'll come in, in the middle of the night, and curl up with me for a while, and then go back out. She's got her special places, and she's always been somewhat of an outdoor cat.
"Even though she has three legs, I gave her a cat door, and she just comes in and out. She spends more time in, than out, than I think she used to."
Maurer's blind, diabetic dog, Pepper, "10 or 11 years old" herself, has put up no protests over having a new housemate. And, just because Shadow is now burdened by a late-in-life disability, she still has some pluck.
"She had a mouse in here the other day," Maurer said. "The lack of that leg didn't seem to bother her. She caught it, she played with it, she tossed it, and then let it go -- to play with again at some point, I guess."
Or maybe Shadow was just saving it for a Christmas treat.
Symbol of a town's resilience
Maurer planned to attend the traditional 5 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service at the church in Jamestown -- "The reverend always says, 'See you again next year,'" Maurer said with a laugh -- and planned to join his 18-year-old twin daughters and his ex-wife for breakfast and presents on Christmas Day. He'll also see his son, 26.
And although there isn't a speck of Christmas decor visible in his abode, the holiday has a special meaning for Maurer this year.
"Shadow is one of the best Christmas presents I've ever gotten. She's truly a gift," Maurer said. "I've had lots of cats, but this is a very special cat."
She is affectionate, yes. But she is also a tangible surviving bond to a great friend, a man much loved in Jamestown -- who also witnessed at Maurer's wedding, and was godfather to one of his daughters.
And, further, she is a symbol.
Breiler said that on Christmas, T-shirts were to be distributed to residents of Jamestown, which saw 26 structures destroyed in the flood and, immediately afterward, the town's population drop from around 300 to about 20 as most of its residents were forced, or chose, to relocate at least until roads were reopened.
The shirts will bear Shadow's likeness and the words "Jamestown Strong."
"She kind of became our little hero," said Breiler, whose town still shows significant physical scarring from September's trauma. "If she can come out of the rubble, so can we."
Maurer said, "If that cat can survive, it shows that any thing and any town can survive. She's a symbol of determination and perseverance through disastrous times.
"And that's what her Christmas present is. Hope."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Charlie Brennan at 303-473-1327, firstname.lastname@example.com or twitter.com/chasbrennan.


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Complete your outfit with a pair of men's shoes from the G-Star RAW collection. Our range offers trainers boots and other footwear styles to go with every look. Every rivet and every shoelace has been designed with the highest attention to detail. Just like in our clothing collection our men's shoes offer a modern view on classic designs. G-Star RAW takes pride in reinventing existing cuts and fits and shaping them in an innovative way. For our collection of men's shoes we use an unusual and unexpected blend of high-quality materials. Leather and cotton meet wood rubber and PVC for a unique take on footwear. Men's shoes for every occasion Men's shoes by G-Star RAW are made to suit every style and every occasion. Whether you're looking for a comfortable pair of trainers or an elegant pair of leather shoes to go with your business suit we've got just the footwear for you. Smart or sturdy sporty or clean: you'll find exactly what you're looking for in our online collection. Have your men's shoes delivered to your home In the G-Star RAW online store you'll find a large selection of shoes to match your G-Star apparel. You'll even find some exclusive pairs of shoes that can only be purchased online.
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