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Infobox Vandalism
I noticed his family section has been vandalized with him being named his own cousin and his father his uncle, this is the second I have noticed such a vandalism and think we need to go over to other character info boxes for potential family section vandalism. I would do it but I lack the know how to edit info boxes. We could just limit the search to Sand Ninja as the previous vandalism occurred in Gaara's family section on his info box(fixed long ago).Umishiru (talk) 02:56, February 7, 2011 (UTC)
- Not a vandalism. That's a bug in the infoboxes. It's weird because it had been fixed before, and no other infoboxes which had that problem are showing it at the moment. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 02:58, February 7, 2011 (UTC)
- Not really. The other infoboxes which had that problem (people being listed as their own nephews and nieces) are ok. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 03:03, February 7, 2011 (UTC)
- Can Sasori repair the destroyed human puppets?
- He had 298 puppet. Are all of them human puppet?
- How many puppets he uses during the red secret technique?
- The puppets from the red secret technique are included in the 298?
User:Domynyk 15:45, February 9, 2011, (UTC)
3: 100 4: yes --The tyrant kuma (talk) 16:02, February 9, 2011 (UTC)
1: Most likely not. 2:He has that amount of human puppets, if I'm not mistaken. We don't know how many puppets he had in total. 3: The title says 100, but there are about 140 in the actual manga chapter. 4: Already answered. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:02, February 9, 2011 (UTC)
Hiruko's tail
Where is Hiruko's tail? I've seen a video about a conversation between Deidara and Sasori about Orochimaru. During this Sasori was repairing Hiruko, but there wasn't its tail in the puppet's mouth. User:Domynyk 21:17, February 10, 2011, (UTC)
Sasori's Emotions
Ok,I remember Sasori's saying that because he made himself into a puppet,he doesn't have any emotions.But when he didn't block the attack from his 'Mother' and 'Father' doesn't that mean atleast something? This question has been stuck in my head for a while and I need an anwser please.
- He could have been lying when he said that... My theory is that since his heart was still the only living thing in his body (and emotion is said to come from the heart), he was still able to feal/express emotion... Anyways, he has expressed anger towards Deidara a few times, leading him nearly striking Deidara's with Hiruko's iron tail... User:D!ABLO-32
- Technically, we don't know which part of his body he kept in the puppet. Given the location, it suggests the heart, it could just as easily be the brain, which is where thought and emotion are actually processed. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:49, March 13, 2011 (UTC)
- If you view Sasori's page, read Sasori Background section, second paragraph, it states there "... Sasori eventually converted himself into a human puppet... but retained his heart - the only still-living part of his body - in a cylindrical container in the left part of his chest." User:D!ABLO-32
- Didn't see that. However, I don't see a reference for the heart part. I think it's very easy to presume it's the heart due to the location and vessels around the cylinder, but I'd still like to see a panel or databook entry saying it was the heart. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:28, March 14, 2011 (UTC)
- The heart thing is simply incorrect, as it was never in any way stated what part of his body is inside that container, if there even is a single part of his body in there, or if whatever is in there is still identifiable as a human body part.
- We no longer live in the Middle Ages; no-one any longer believes the heart is actually the source of emotions. It is merely symbolic nowadays.
- Sasori has obviously shown emotion at various times throughout the manga. He might have claimed he no longer had them, but it should be clear he was merely fooling himself and that his emotions caused his (voluntary) downfall in the end.
- —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 00:30, March 14, 2011 (UTC)
- Ever notice that it beats, like a heart does?... Anyways, since it is quite a long cylinder, and considering that this living part fills up the whole cylinder (which wouldn't be possible for a single human heart to do), there could also be other human organs mixed up in there, namely: the brain, in there as well... Besides that, you can't always rely on real-world science and knowledge when it comes to Naruto because, really now, they have people to can turn themselves into puppets, and also have people that can fly... User:D!ABLO-32
Shouldn't Ebizo (Chiyo's younger brother) be included in Sasori's infobox as Sasori's great-uncle?... User:D!ABLO-32
- Yes he should. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:29, March 13, 2011 (UTC)
- I went to edit it and it says he's already listed there, it might be an infobox problem. He is listed as his own cousin, after all. ~ Fmakck© → Talk → Contributions ~ 17:32, March 13, 2011 (UTC)
- I added Ebizo just after this was pointed out. Simant already listed the "appearing as his own cousin" bug in at wikia's bug wiki, but so far nothing. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 17:49, March 13, 2011 (UTC)
- I went to edit it and it says he's already listed there, it might be an infobox problem. He is listed as his own cousin, after all. ~ Fmakck© → Talk → Contributions ~ 17:32, March 13, 2011 (UTC)
Blurry Movements
In Sasori's article, it states "his movements became blurred to Sakura." I don't recall the anime/manga/databooks saying anything of the sort. Should it be removed, or is it factual? Puppetry (talk) 20:27, March 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Sakura states that she can read his finger movements when he uses the Third Kazekage. His finger movements can't be seen when he uses Hiruko, he doesn't use fingers when he uses his 100 puppets, and he doesn't need to move anything when he uses himself. This all adds up to render that line bunk. ~SnapperTo 22:32, March 15, 2011 (UTC)
Third Shinobi World War
Did Sasori sell or trade his puppets to other nations for the Third Shinobi World War? I ask because Sasori gained his title 'Sasori of the Red Sands' because his puppets were so successful in fighting in the Third Shinobi War, but Sunagakure wasn't a part of the fighting. So would he have sold,traded or rented his puppets to other nations during the Third Shinobi World War? 184.108.40.206 (talk) 08:16, April 17, 2011 (UTC)Woolfy
- Whoever said Suna didn't fight in SWWIII? It was never directly stated they did, but it was certainly never denied either. Besides, it has been implied on multiple occasions that all five great villages fought in all three shinobi world wars. The hatred between Suna and Iwa seen during Gaara's speech to the allied army also points at them having fought in SWWIII. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 10:16, April 17, 2011 (UTC)
In the English dub version of Shippuden episode 25, "Three Minutes Between Life and Death", Sasori states, "I've got more medicial skill than anyone in the Sand Village" as seen here from 4:25 to 4:33. Shouldn't he be classified as a medical-nin in his infobox? Sfpippin (talk) 03:57, April 25, 2011 (UTC)
- But he isn't. Stuff got lost in translation.--Cerez365™☺ 11:42, April 25, 2011 (UTC)
- I believe his action words are "I know the extent of Sunagakure's medical teams" or similar. I don't remember ever reading an translation in which Sasori said he himself had medical abilities. Sasori only uses poison, and the most medical-like skill he is mentioned having is how to turn a human into a human puppet, not really something that counts as a medical-nin skill. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:25, April 25, 2011 (UTC)
Great Shinobi world war
Does sasori die again in the manga? I have been thinking about it for awhile... He turned to ash, Does Madara revive him? I hope so! —This unsigned comment was made by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) .
- Madara has never displayed the ability to revive anyone and yes Sasori dies again.--Cerez365™ 16:25, May 20, 2011 (UTC)
I'm just wondering..would Sasori(using Scorpion) be affected by a genjutsu? I mean his body(scorpion) is only a puppet.--184.108.40.206 (talk) 04:58, May 27, 2011 (UTC)GH45
- Illusions affects the mind. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 05:00, May 27, 2011 (UTC)
So does it affect him?--126.96.36.199 (talk) 06:39, May 27, 2011 (UTC)GH45
- I would guess so, although nobody tried to use one on him. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 11:40, May 27, 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for this forum-like question, (isn't it?), when he's revived isn't still a puppet? or he has his body? --Ilnarutoanime 12:25, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- It's just his soul using a lifeless body as a vessel to cross into the "pure world". So no puppet. ~ Fmakck© (Images | contribs) 12:28, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- So his face was his "real" one since of his age? --Ilnarutoanime 12:29, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- We don't have a definite answer on that. Sasori came back as a real body, but he retained his young face, the one he had as a puppet. Maybe self-image affects the soul, and that affects how he looked. Only Kishimoto knows, if he ever spent time thinking on this issue. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:20, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- Sasori was young in spirit.</profound> ~SnapperTo 01:38, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- We don't have a definite answer on that. Sasori came back as a real body, but he retained his young face, the one he had as a puppet. Maybe self-image affects the soul, and that affects how he looked. Only Kishimoto knows, if he ever spent time thinking on this issue. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:20, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- So his face was his "real" one since of his age? --Ilnarutoanime 12:29, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
Favorite puppet?
It says that Hiruko was Sasori's favorite puppet, but in the paragraph about the 3rd kazekage, it says that the latter was his favorite. Does he like both, or does he have a preference between those two? 188.8.131.52 (talk) 09:45, July 15, 2011 (UTC)Looking_up_references_for_a_fanfic
- If I remember correctly, the word "favourite" translated into Japanese can mean "favourite" or "number 18". So Hiruko was number 18. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 14:30, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Jacce is right but it's the other way around, Hiruko was called his favourite not 18th, but at the same time he also called the Third Kazekage puppet his favourite as well.--Cerez365™ 14:44, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Oh yeah he both like the two puppet. --Ilnarutoanime 14:50, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
- The way I see it, Chiyo remembered Hiruko to be Sasori's favourite puppet, because it was, but not knowing about the Third Kazekage puppet, she didn't know this one came to be the new favourite puppet. I don't remember Sasori himself saying Hiruko was his favourite, I remember Chiyo saying that. Sasori himself said the Third Kazekage was his favourite. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 14:52, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Oh yeah he both like the two puppet. --Ilnarutoanime 14:50, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Jacce is right but it's the other way around, Hiruko was called his favourite not 18th, but at the same time he also called the Third Kazekage puppet his favourite as well.--Cerez365™ 14:44, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
Chiyo (and the databooks) call Hiruko Sasori's 十八番 (ohako). 十八番 refers to something (a technique or trick) that one prefers to use the most. One's speciality or favourite technique.
Sasori says that the Third Kazekage is "[the one he] is most pleased with" (一番気に入っている, ichiban ki ni itte iru). There is a subtle difference between the way the two are referred to, which is similar, but not mutually exclusive. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 23:20, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
Immune to genjutsu
Should not it be mentioned ?--Elveonora (talk) 15:14, January 12, 2012 (UTC)
- Was genjutsu ever used on him for something like that to be stated?--Cerez365™ 15:16, January 12, 2012 (UTC)
He has no brain and no senses.--Elveonora (talk) 13:15, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- Saying Sasori has not brain is probably wrong, since the rest of him would not be able to function. That canister that was his "heart" was probably more than just his actual heart.--Cerez365™ 13:53, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- I'd like to point out that it was never said in the manga that that canister was Sasori's heart. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 13:57, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
It was his physical part <_< just think it's reasonable to say that without any senses to affect due to having no brain, he is immune to it. --Elveonora (talk) 14:26, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- No one said he doesn't have a brain. For all we know, the thing in the canister was his brain, since we were never actually told what was in there, thus he could still be vulnerable to genjutsu. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 14:32, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- @Shounensuki: Could you tell us exactly what it was referred to. I think his article might require some touching up.--Cerez365™ 14:39, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- It has always bene called his 'core' (核, kaku) or 'core of living flesh' (生身の核, namami no kaku). It was never really specified what the core contains, exactly. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:03, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- Swore I asked this, but what does the kanji on the core say O.o?--Cerez365™ 15:11, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- "Scorpion" (蠍, sasori). —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:34, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- Swore I asked this, but what does the kanji on the core say O.o?--Cerez365™ 15:11, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
- It has always bene called his 'core' (核, kaku) or 'core of living flesh' (生身の核, namami no kaku). It was never really specified what the core contains, exactly. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 15:03, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
How did Sasori know that Tobi was his replacement in chapter 516? --Mr. Glasses the Brain Gremlin (talk) 21:19, March 22, 2012 (UTC)
- Read the chapter and find out for yourself. (I"m not trying to be mean or anying.) --KiumaruHamachi (talk) 21:50, March 22, 2012 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
- Don't recall it myself, but probably an off-panel conversation. Or maybe he recognised the ring in Tobi's finger. Does he still wear that ring? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:46, March 23, 2012 (UTC)
To be honest, I don't know either. --Elveonora (talk) 01:28, March 23, 2012 (UTC)
edo tensei
Should not we mention in trivia or something that Sasori wanted info on Oro's Edo Tensei and ended up being one ?--Elveonora (talk) 09:06, June 3, 2012 (UTC)
its very ironic, i vye fer not addin it.220.127.116.11 (talk) 10:00, June 3, 2012 (UTC)yomiko-chan
- Nothing worth mentioning — ¤ULTIMATE SUPREME¤(T@lk)☺ 11:28, June 3, 2012 (UTC)
The fact he wanted Kabuto to bring him intel on Edo Tensei, and became one + what he says here http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/518/5 is ironic in my opinion.--Elveonora (talk) 14:41, June 3, 2012 (UTC)
Young Sasori English Voice Actor
On this wiki it says that he is voiced as a young child by Kate Higgins. Yet, on Wikipedia, it says here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Wahlgren in the section of Naruto Shippuden that Kari voiced Young Sasori....What. Which one is correct?--—This unsigned comment was made by AkasunaNoJade (talk • contribs) .
- Neither imdb nor Anime News Network credit her as voicing Sasori. She does have Naruto credits in the dubbed version, but none of those include Sasori. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:05, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
Generic Sealing Method
Should Sasori be listed as a user of the Generic Sealing Technique as he uses it on his Third Kazekage (puppet)? He has a technique, Thousand Hands Manipulation Force, which is stated as being based off of the generic seals, so why isn't he listed as knowing it? Just no proof or what? Kaitan (talk) 04:03, October 26, 2012 (UTC)
- Really basic techniques, pretty much every thing that is listed as a basic/generic skill, isn't usually listed in individual articles, because pretty much everyone can perform those. Exceptions to this are people whose fighting style heavily features the technique (Tenten and Toroi for example), or if they are particularly skilled in it or renowned for its use (A and Shisui for example). Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:23, October 26, 2012 (UTC)
Ok according to Sasori's page he fought in the Third Shinobi World War and gained the title Sasori of the Red Sand. And after the war he killed the 3rd Kazekage and turned him into a human puppet. The Third Kazekage's page says
"At some point, Sasori kidnapped and killed the Third Kazekage in order to turn him into a human puppet. According to Sasori, the effort involved in the Third's capture made it his favourite puppet. Sunagakure did not know this and searched earnestly for his whereabouts. With the outbreak of a war, the village was forced to give up the search and choose a Fourth Kazekage, though they still attempted to search for him in later years."
According to that, the Third Kazekage died BEFORE the war. So yeah... What now? lol Do we fix stuff, point out the mistake? Or am I making an error? Skarrj (talk) 09:02, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
It was my understanding that Sasori's parents died fighting Sakumo Hatake in the Second Shinobi World War when he was just a baby. When he grew up he gained fame for his puppet work and became Sasori of the Red Sand, but after killing the Third and leaving, it was Suna's search for the Kazekage that created tensions leading to the Third War. So I honestly didn't even think Sasori had fought in the Wars. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 11:40, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
Someone didn't pay attention to the manga and anime. Sasori's parents died in the 3rd War. Chiyo taught him puppetry after this to help him get over it. Sasori became a shinobi and joined the war on Suna's side. He gained his title from making the sand turn red from the amount of enemies he could kill with his puppets. Sasori disappears and so does the Third Kazekage, no one knows what happened to either but it is presumed they were killed. Though it appears there is a plot mistake in there somewhere. Skarrj (talk) 13:54, January 19, 2013 (UTC)
Sasori's 100 Puppets
Sasori says that he used his 100 puppets to destroy an entire nation. I'm wondering which nation it could have been.—This unsigned comment was made by Volcarupt (talk • contribs) .
- we don't know, maybe it was an exaggeration. also, please sign your posts.22.214.171.124 (talk) 17:56, January 12, 2013 (UTC)
If he was promoted to Chūnin by the age of 8. Why do you not put Chūnin as his ninja rank? --Axel Carrozzo (talk) 16:23, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
- When was that ever mentioned ? o.O --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 17:06, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
It's in his infobox lol--Elveonora (talk) 17:18, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
- I mean like when was it mentioned he even became a Chunin in the anime or even the manga ? --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 17:19, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
A Chūnin promotion age was mentioned in his databook information, doesn't mean that he was currently at the rank of chūnin. He could have been an Anbu or Jōnin.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:24, January 15, 2013 (UTC)


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The Capitals made it four-for-four in
Mike Green delivered the game-winner – his second overtime game winner in the past dozen games – 1:27 into the extra session.
Green's goal caped a wild and wooly contest that saw the Caps once more come back from a two-goal deficit, the third time they've done so in less than four weeks.
You'd think that in a game with nine goals, there was some rather poor goaltending on display, but that wasn't entirely the case. Most of the goals in this one came off good plays or superb individual efforts…
Alexei Kovalev finding a passing lane to hit Tomas Plekanec, who had a virtually open net to shoot at…
Andrei Kastitsyn undressing Mike Green on a rush and roofing the puck over Olaf Kolzig's blocker…
Alex Ovechkin rifling a blur of a shot right off a face off past Carey Price…
Roman Hamrlik waiting at the post to Kolzig's right as a slap pass made it all the way through on the other side, hitting the end boards and bouncing right to Hamrlik, who had only to bat the puck into an empty net…
Michael Nylander taking a pass from Tomas Fleischmann, stepping around Kastitsyn, and finding Mike Green, who wasted no time getting the shot off for the game winner. Green didn't get everything on it, but got it off in time before Price could scramble across the crease to cut it off…
There were goals that each goaltender might want back…Price didn't look like the next coming of Patrick Roy on goals by Nicklas Backstrom or Boyd Gordon, and Kolzig probably should have had the save on what became a goal by Alexei Kovalev. But this was more a skills-on-parade kind of game than it was poor goaltending. It might even have been worse but for some fine saves by both netminders.
The number in this one that comes leaping off the page is…17.
That is the number of shots attempted by Alex Ovechkin, more than a quarter of the Caps' total (63). 12 of those attempts were blocked, and we're going to assume that Mike Komisarek is spending extra time in the whirlpool after blocking seven shots (five off the stick of Ovechkin).
We were just wondering…how is it that a player who was treated like a pylon on the game winning goal – a goal scored by a player who was 1-2-3, +1 – end up being named the third star of the game at the expense of that player scoring the game-winner? Just adds fuel to the idea that the whole "three stars" idea is one whose time has come and gone…it's just a "homer" device (and the Caps are not immune to that sort of thing, either, in games at
Brooks Laich didn't show up in the scoring summary, but he had another solid game…8-for-11 in the circle, a couple of hits, a couple of blocked shots.
Matt Pettinger must be setting some record for lowest shooting percentage…three more shots today without a reward (he also had four misses), giving him two goals on 78 shots this year (2.6 percent). If Alex Ovechkin had that shooting percentage, he'd have six goals. But give Pettinger credit…he's still plugging out there.
Much will be made of Mike Green taking on more minutes – he was on the ice for 27:46 in this game – but Jeff Schultz was next in line in ice time: 25:33. With Tom Poti and Brian Pothier on the shelf, Schultz has to assume a larger workload, but therein lies a problem, too. Schultz might not be far enough along in his development to be assuming that big a role on a consistent basis.
Matt Bradley had nine hits in 12:20. Can we suggest a nickname…"Tomahawk."
Komisarek had better not use all the hot water in the whirlpool…Milan Jurcina had seven blocks, too.
Nine goals in this game…and John Erskine was on the ice for only one of them (Ovechkin's second). Of the six Caps defensemen, he was the only one against whom
Shaone Morrisonn was on the ice for three of the four and still ended up a +1…he was also on the ice for three Caps goals.
Last year, after 42 games, the Caps had 18 wins (18-17-7). This year, they have 17 (17-20-5). Which feels better?
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I withdraw this post. I think I misunderstood his last point. I will have to run a few more block dumps and repost with any necessary corrections.
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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Powell, Mark D
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:22 PM
To: 'Les.Hollis_at_ps.net'; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
Les, I am not sure how you came to your conclusion that the number of blocks in the allocation request affects the number of ITL lists allocated, but it is wrong.
My initial test showed I requested 1 ITL and 4 blocks. I got 4 blocks with two ITL slots in them. I repeated my test using a tablespace with a uniform extent size of 256K. I asked for 16k but got 32 8K blocks with two ITL slots in each.
Errors in the Oracle documentation are not uncommon. I checked the 10g SQL manual for the physical attributes clause and it still claims 1 is the default except for two exceptions: clusters and indexes.
But anybody who looks at the block dump knows better. If you still do not believe the information that I, Gopalakrishnan, or others posted then I do think there is anything anyone can say that will change your mind until Oracle updates the documentation.
-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Hollis, Les
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:32 PM
To: Powell, Mark D; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
I think the confusion here IS that Oracle allocates 1 (ONE) initrans (ITL) for EACH BLOCK that is allocated to the table. By default, oracle allocates 2 BLOCKS (Database blocks) for every table (5 for every index) that gets created. So, I can well see where you would/could get 2 ITL for a newly created table based on the 2 data blocks allocated.=20
Now, if you were using LMT, I'm sure that number would be greater based on the larger number of DB blocks for the uniform size of the LMT.
However, it still only allocates ONE ILT for each block unless you specify OTHERWISE. Hence the documentation WOULD be right.
-----Original Message-----
From: Powell, Mark D [mailto:mark.powell_at_eds.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:11 PM
To: Hollis, Les; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
OK, there appears to be some question to how many ITL lists Oracle allocates. I made the statement that Oracle allocates 2 probably starting with version 9.
Ran on Oracle version 188.8.131.52 running on AIX 5.3
UT1 > drop table marktest;
Table dropped.
UT1 > create table marktest (
2 fld1 varchar2(10)
3 ,fld2 number
4 ,fld3 date
5 )
6 tablespace usr
7 initrans 1
8 /
Table created.
-- I specified 1 transaction work list and dictionary shows 1
UT1 > select ini_trans from user_tables where table_name =3D 'MARKTEST' 2 /
UT1 > select file_id, block_id, blocks
2 from dba_extents
3 where segment_name =3D 'MARKTEST'
4 /
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10 18 4
UT1 > spool off
-- However looking at the block dump you see 2 are allocated. *** 2005-03-22 13:01:24.699
*** SESSION ID:(22.4090) 2005-03-22 13:01:24.693 Start dump data blocks tsn: 5 file#: 10 minblk 19 maxblk 19 buffer tsn: 5 rdba: 0x02800013 (10/19) scn: 0x0001.f3774a80 seq: 0x01 flg: 0x06 tail: 0x4a800601 frmt: 0x02 chkval: 0x7458 type: 0x06=3Dtrans data Block header dump: 0x02800013 Object id on Block? Y
seg/obj: 0x7a0d csc: 0x01.ea1081a9 itc: 2 flg: O typ: 1 - DATA
fsl: 0 fnx: 0x0 ver: 0x01
Itl Xid Uba Flag Lck Scn/Fsc0x01 0x0005.01c.000227ae 0x0140264e.1310.18 --U- 1 fsc 0x0000.f3774a80
data_block_dump,data header at 0x11027205c =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D <snip>
-----Original Message-----
From: Hollis, Les [mailto:Les.Hollis_at_ps.net]=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:48 PM
To: Hollis, Les; mark.powell_at_eds.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
Addendum.....this is cut from the Database Fundamentals II training course from Oracle Education....Power Point Slides
INITRANS: Guarantees a minimum level of concurrency. It defaults to 1 for a data segment and 2 for an index segment, guarantees a minimum level of concurrency. For example, if set to 3, INITRANS ensures that at least three transactions can concurrently make changes to the block. If necessary, additional transaction slots can be allocated from the free space in the block to permit more concurrent transactions to modify rows in the block.
True in both the 9.0.1 release documentation AND in the 9.2.0.x Documentation.
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From: Hollis, Les
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:32 AM
To: 'mark.powell_at_eds.com'; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
I think not.
SQL> create table junky1 (name varchar2(5));
Table created.
SQL> select ini_trans from user_tables where table_name =3D 'JUNKY1';
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Powell, Mark D Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:19 AM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: enq: TX - index contention
I believe that the default number of initrans for a table has been raised to two as of version 9.0 =20
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On Behalf Of K Gopalakrishnan
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:10 AM
To: stalinsk_at_gmail.com
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Subject: Re: enq: TX - index contention
TX enqueue waits with LMODE 4 can happen for the following reasons. Quoting from 'Oracle Wait Interface'
"A wait for the TX enqueue in mode 4 is normally due to one of the following
ITL (interested transaction list) shortage Unique key enforcement Bitmap index entry
Here, we will talk about the ITL, which is a transaction slot in a data block. The initial number of ITL slots is defined by the INITRANS clause and is limited by the MAXTRANS clause. By default, a table has 1 ITL and an index has 2 ITLs. Each ITL takes up 24 bytes and contains the transaction ID in the format of USN.SLOT#.WRAP#. Every DML transaction needs to acquire its own ITL space within a block before data can be manipulated. Contention for ITL occurs when all the available ITLs within a block are currently in use and there is not enough space in the PCTFREE area for Oracle to dynamically allocate a new ITL slot. In this case, the session will wait until one of the transactions is committed or rolled back, and it will reuse that ITL slot. ITL is like a building parking space. Everyone who drives to the building needs a parking space. If the parking lot is full, you have to circle the lot until someone leaves the building. "
So I would expect any of the above conditions in your case? You may want to query the V$segment_statistics for ITL waits to eliminate the ITL issue. If you have bitmap indexes, that should be one of the casues for those excesive waits. The wait time is close to 3 seconds and I suspect that could be because of the bitmap index issue, --=20
Best Regards,
K Gopalakrishnan
Co-Author: Oracle Wait Interface, Oracle Press 2004 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007222729X/
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the man is a teddy bear….a family man…he would much rather talk about his teenage daughter Nina and French wife Sophie than about photography…honesty is his best policy…. you never never have to worry about what he "really thinks"…i live in Brooklyn…..but, Bruce Gilden is Brooklyn….
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nothing happens until it happens , but things are happening…cracking, buzzing, and yes burning bright…we will launch soonest a working model of BURN magazine (or journal or??)….the house will not be finished…we still need to get in the wiring and plumbing and it will be a long time before all the furniture is chosen and the interior is decorated and we all feel "at home"…but, at least you will have a sense of it….and you will have a "place at the table"….
i must right now thank Anton Kusters for his tireless efforts working on design and function…the boy flew all the way from Brussels to spend four days here sleeping on my floor…..in the next sleeping bag was Tom Hyde and tossing and turning on the sofa was Chris Bickford…my place looked like a homeless shelter rather than a home for a wellspring of ideas…reminiscent of my grad school days or some version of a camping out road trip….
all i can say is that i was totally humbled by all of the hard work from Tom Hyde(flew from Seattle), Eric Espinosa (flew from Cincinnati), Erica McDonald, Andrew Sullivan, David McGowan, and Andrew Owen from Look3..and i will never forget Kelly Lynn James who gets total credit for suggesting BURN as a title…many thanks to all of you who wrote, phoned in, and sent constructive emails..but, it ain't over yet….
today and tomorrow i must attend our Magnum board meeting…our winter interim gathering of the tribe…who would have ever thought i would be on any "board", but well life has its twists…i might be able to get an interesting post out of it , but in the meantime all of you will have time to chew on this…..
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Wake-up call
Former New England Revolution star Taylor Twellman suffered a concussion that left lasting damage and sidelined him for good. Now he's committed to making the beautiful game safer, in professional soccer and on school playing fields.
The moment he went down, things were just looking up. It was a muggy Saturday night in late August. Gillette Stadium rocked with nearly 40,000 people. They came to see the first-place New England Revolution battle the Los Angeles Galaxy, a star-studded club on its only trip to Foxborough of the 2008 season. Adrenaline coursed through the players. About 21 minutes into the match, the Revs struck first.
Midfielder Khano Smith controlled the ball in Galaxy territory. He stole a look at the box and chipped in an elegant pass with his left foot. His target was the guy the Revolution counted on to make big plays in big games: Taylor Twellman, a fearless striker, the team's marquee player, and one of the top goal scorers in Major League Soccer history.
For Twellman, then 28, the game was an opportunity to prove on a big stage – in front of the Revolution's largest-ever regular-season home crowd – that he was back in top form after a frustrating year. The league had rejected a lucrative offer for Twellman from a second-tier English club. He'd had knee surgery. An ankle injury lingered. He had brought his parents, brother, and sister up from St. Louis for the Galaxy game.
As Smith sent the ball forward, Twellman darted behind the defenders. The Galaxy goalkeeper, Steve Cronin, reacted late. Twellman, looking over his shoulder as he sprinted in, fixed his eyes on the ball. Cronin, looking up as he charged out, did, too. What happened next remains, almost three years later, very hard to watch.
Twellman leapt to rocket the ball into the net. Cronin leapt to punch it out. Twellman won the duel – the ball skipped off his head into the goal, setting Gillette afire. "I remember thinking, 'Wow, this kid just took this moment and just ran with it,' " says Jay Heaps, a former defender for the Revolution who played that game and many others with Twellman over the years.
But this goal, the 96th of Twellman's regular-season career, came at great cost: Cronin accidentally punched the right side of Twellman's face with both fists, snapping his head back and sending him to the ground. The force broke Cronin's hand. "It was almost like running as fast as you can into a wall," Twellman told me recently.
The severity of Twellman's injury was not immediately clear to him, to anyone. He had always played with abandon, body be damned. That's what made him so good. His face bleeding, he bounced up, ran to the sideline, and shot his hand into the air. Teammates arrived to mob him. But something was wrong. In the replays, you can see him grabbing his head as he receives the celebration. You can see him turn to teammate Shalrie Joseph, point to his head, and say gravely, "I got a concussion." You can see him fall to his knees, then roll onto his back. "It's so hard to look back on it," Heaps says. "Here we were celebrating the greatest moment. But it was the moment his career would start to slowly unwind."
The balletic nature of soccer – it's called the beautiful game for a reason – masks an uglier reality on the pitch. From youth leagues to the pros, sublime artistry is punctuated by bursts of aggression, violence, and danger.
For years, concussions in soccer were treated, like in other sports, as just another occupational hazard. You get your "bell rung," you shake it off. English legend Nat Lofthouse, knocked unconscious in scoring a famous winning goal for his country over Austria in 1952, prided himself on returning to that game, afterward embracing the nickname "Lion of Vienna." Countless other players at every level could tell similar stories.
That mind-set has begun to change, as new research, media attention, and high-profile casualties over the past couple of years have laid bare the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head and the risks of returning to play too soon after a concussion. Football and hockey have drawn the most attention, with story after story of current and former players' struggles with brain injuries. But soccer's high rates of speed, lack of padding, and frequent use of the head can make for a perilous combination. Serious head injuries in most cases result from two heads colliding, or an elbow to the head, or a hard fall to the ground. "Most people think of soccer as being so safe," says Dr. Robert Cantu, a concussion specialist affiliated with Boston University, Emerson Hospital, and Brigham and Women's. "But in terms of the head and concussions in general, it's a very significant risk."
And not just in the pros. Across all sports, 18 percent of middle and high school students who answered a 2009 state Department of Public Health survey said they had experienced symptoms consistent with concussion following a blow to the head in a game or practice over the previous 12 months. In soccer, the concussion rates at the high school and college levels are right up there with football and ice hockey, says Cantu, who cofounded the Sports Legacy Institute, a nonprofit devoted to advancing the study and treatment of brain trauma. A national survey of 100 high schools by Dawn Comstock, principal investigator at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, puts soccer lower. Boys' soccer players in the 2009-2010 academic year suffered concussions at a rate of 6.4 per 10,000 competition appearances, compared with 27.3 in football and 16.1 in hockey, the survey showed; the rate for girls' soccer players was higher, at 8.2 per 10,000.
Several doctors and concussion specialists I talked to said soccer has been slow to face its concussion problem, but that it is getting better. Youth leagues are putting a greater emphasis on concussion awareness for teams and coaches. High schools are increasingly using neurocognitive testing to assess athletes' readiness to return to play. Major League Soccer put new head-injury protocols in place for this season, including a requirement that any player suspected of suffering a concussion be removed from the field immediately.
All these developments point to an important shift, given how many children and teens play every season. Soccer has been the most popular sport among high school girls in Massachusetts for years, according to Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association figures; among boys, it has trailed only football since 2008. Massachusetts, with more than 180,000 children competing in leagues, also has the highest rate of youth league soccer participation in the nation.
Despite the progress on concussions, though, the sport clearly has a long way to go before players, coaches, trainers, parents, team officials, and teachers universally recognize how critical it is to manage the injury responsibly. That means giving concussed athletes the necessary time, space, and accommodations to heal. The stakes could hardly be higher.
Venous Hamza wanted to play so badly. So badly she told everyone her symptoms were gone. She was lying.
A 16-year-old junior at Revere High School, Venous helped anchor the defense on the girls' soccer team last fall, as it battled to make the playoffs for the first time in years. One Friday in late September, they hosted Peabody at home. A ball came into the penalty area. Venous went to clear it with her head. The back of her skull collided with a teammate's forehead. She went down. She blacked out. "I opened my eyes and there were stars everywhere, so I just shut my eyes again," she says.
Her mother, Hind Akwan, got an urgent call from one of Venous's teammates. Venous was lying on the field. They halted the game. Akwan was told that someone had called 911, though that wasn't true. She was frantic. "I drove 80 miles an hour from Wakefield to Revere," Akwan says.
Venous, with help, eventually hobbled to the sideline. Her mother took her home. It was Venous's third concussion since eighth grade. They called the doctor's office, and a nurse said to monitor her closely for the weekend and to bring her in on Monday. Akwan, relying on the nurse's instructions and her own prior experience helping her daughter through concussions, fixed Venous mashed potatoes and soup. She gave her showers with lukewarm water. She wouldn't let her sleep more than two hours at a time.
Venous's doctor told her to take two weeks off from playing, then said one week might be enough if she felt better, Akwan says. The doctor also urged her to see a concussion specialist. After the week off, the school trainer asked Venous if she still had symptoms. She said no. "I just could not stand sitting and watching them. I hated it," Venous says. So she rejoined the team for about a week, she says, playing in two games. Her headaches became unbearable. Some days she couldn't get up. "I felt like there was a drum set in my head," she says. When they went to see Dr. William Meehan, a concussion specialist at Children's Hospital in Boston, his verdict was met with tears: Venous's season was over.
Her story is more common than you might think. Not only are girls more likely than boys to suffer concussions, their symptoms are often worse. Doug Michaud, the girls' soccer coach at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica, had four starters out with concussions last fall, each resulting from a different injury. Specialists say the higher rate among girls could be because their neck muscles tend to be weaker, and therefore less capable of preventing or diminishing whiplash. Or because girls are more likely to report concussions. Or both.
The gender disparity underscores the variability of concussions – athletes suffer them in many ways, experience different symptoms afterward, and recover at their own pace. A concussion results from the brain sloshing violently back and forth, or in a rotational motion, inside the skull, which sets off chemical changes that impair brain cells. Where you get hit may determine your symptoms, which can range from dizziness to behavioral and emotional changes. If it's in the back of your head, near the section of your brain that controls vision, you may have difficulty seeing. If you get hit in the front, near the frontal lobe, you may have trouble remembering things and with problem solving.
Researchers are getting good at cracking concussions' elusive codes, says Dr. Micky Collins, a concussion specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. They now know that a history of migraines, for instance, can worsen a person's response. Fogginess as a symptom can mean a longer recovery. Youth appear to be more susceptible to concussions, and their brains are less equipped to handle them.
The biggest risk, specialists say, comes when athletes return to play prematurely, while their brains are still healing. As the brain is trying to fix itself, the damaged cells can die if they're re-injured, even by a relatively minor bump. Repeated injuries can cause severe and lasting brain impairment. "It's all about recognizing these symptoms early on, and getting the kids off the field," Collins says.
Because concussions can be difficult to diagnose, researchers are working to develop better methods of confirmation. "Let's say we had a blood test to say, 'Yes, this is a concussion,' "
says Dr. Ann McKee, director of neuropathology at the Bedford VA Medical Center and a co-director, with Cantu, of Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. "That would be the ideal world."
I sobbed a lot," Twellman says, recalling his low moments after the 2008 injury. "When I would cry, and literally let it out from the deepest part of you, I'd fall asleep. I knew I could cry myself to sleep. There's still nights that I'm like 'Screw it. I gotta somehow get into this and cry.' "
For four months, he sat in a dark room in his apartment, above the bustle of Newbury Street. His brain couldn't handle TV or reading or really anything. He couldn't drive for weeks. His sparkling career was suddenly in doubt, and he couldn't fix it. Not this time. Depression hit hard.
"It's because you can't help yourself," he says. "And your loved ones look at you, your family, and they go, 'What do you want us to do?' And you're miserable. I mean, it's like someone's in your head, squeezing your brain as hard as it can. That's the worst feeling in the world."
Not only had Twellman, with the Revolution's blessing, played the rest of the 2008 season, he had stayed in the Galaxy game. Later in that match, he says, he began celebrating what he thought was his second goal. A teammate, Steve Ralston, told him he had missed by 5 feet. Twellman was seeing two nets. It went downhill from there. As the season continued, he tried to play through the double vision, the nausea, the dizziness. He knew he was in a bad place when he was taking three Vicodin and two Excedrin before a game. He sat out the 2008 playoffs.
Through the long fall and winter of 2008 and into 2009, Twellman, having already suffered several concussions in his career, tried to fight his way back. He started keeping a journal about how he felt. He sought out specialists. He underwent intensive therapy on his neck. Finally, on May 30, 2009, he came in as a sub in a game at Gillette against DC United. The crowd roared. The next game, a week later against the New York Red Bulls, he scored the 100th goal of his career, a major milestone, on a header. His team rushed over to celebrate, but inside Twellman didn't feel much like celebrating. His head felt like a sponge. "I kind of knew I was in trouble," he says. It would be the last game of his career.
Twellman believes he would be playing today had he been removed from that 2008 Galaxy game and kept on the sidelines afterward to heal. He doesn't blame the Revolution exactly, and he acknowledges that he and other athletes cannot be trusted to say, "Take me out." Plus, he says, he never failed the neurocognitive test used by the team. But it's evident he resents that the Revolution did not recognize the seriousness of his injury. He told me: "You think I'm gullible enough to think that they didn't say, 'Well, let's just put him through this?' But there's also no hard feelings there. Because I understand that."
Michael Burns, the Revolution's vice president of player personnel, says the team would never put the club's needs before a player's health. At the time, Burns says, they didn't know that the collision with Cronin was more serious than the many others Twellman had walked away from. "How many of those did he take in his career? Probably two hundred," Burns told me. "It didn't appear any different than a play we've seen him do many times."
Through 2009 and 2010, Twellman says, the team was "100 percent" supportive as he fought to return. But it became clear, as he worked with Dr. Cantu, that he never really would. Last November, Twellman called a press conference to announce his retirement. He recounted how Cantu had looked him in the eye and said if he wanted a shot at a healthy life, he had to hang up the cleats. "Was it a relief?" Twellman said. "Kind of." He also recalled something his father had long said: "Give 'em hell – you never know when it's your last game." Twellman's voice broke with emotion. "Unfortunately, Pops," he said, "I know what it means."
The pressures to play through injury come from all sides. Athletes are taught from childhood to compete. Coaches are paid to win. Parents, who want to see their children excel, are sometimes the most aggressive at pushing them back in the game too soon, specialists say. "The parent learning curve is huge," says Dr. Kenneth Lawson, chief of emergency medicine at Signature Healthcare in Brockton. Concussions are also largely invisible to everyone else. There's no cast, no bandage, no gash. This invites skepticism, and sometimes damaging peer pressure: Is he really hurt? What's her problem? Why can't she play?
Massachusetts and several other states have stepped in with new laws to regulate how schools manage concussions. Under the Massachusetts law, almost anyone who has contact with middle and high school athletes – coaches, trainers, parents of athletes, even the marching band director – must complete a safety training program on head injuries. Any player suspected of having a concussion must be removed from the game or practice immediately. The player cannot return without written certification from a medical professional with experience treating concussions.
Like other physicians, Dr. Lauren Smith, medical director for the state Department of Public Health, says the crackdown on concussions is not about keeping youth from playing soccer or making it less fun. It's about managing head injuries correctly when they happen. "This is not about not doing sports," she says. "I cannot underscore that enough."
More schools are also adopting the ImPACT test, a neurocognitive exam that Major League Soccer also uses and that Collins, of the University of Pittsburgh, helped develop. The idea is that all student-athletes at a school take the computer-based test that measures memory and reaction times when they're healthy, to establish a base line. If they suffer a concussion, they take it again, and coaches and trainers use the results to help determine the players' fitness to return. Everyone acknowledges that, as Twellman's case shows, the ImPACT test and others like it should never be the sole metric used to assess an athlete's condition. But having hard data can be a godsend, says Michaud, the Shawsheen coach, because he can present failing test scores to aggressive parents or student-athletes itching to return to play. "It totally gives me cover."
Specialists say one thing that is still uneven across school districts is how teachers and academic administrators handle concussions among student-athletes. Schoolwork can exacerbate post-concussion symptoms, and injured students often need not just time off but leeway on assignments and tests. Venous Hamza says some of her teachers in Revere failed to grasp how serious her struggles were last fall. By contrast, Rachael Gilbert, a 17-year-old soccer player at Braintree High School, says her teachers understood what she was going through after a season-ending concussion last fall disrupted her balance, sapped her energy, and affected her ability to concentrate. It took her twice as long as usual to get through assignments. "I could have a lot of difficulty focusing and understanding the homework," Gilbert says.
Though there is debate about its effectiveness, headgear has become a more common sight on soccer fields. After Reading High School defender Peter Finigan suffered a concussion his sophomore year, his parents gave him an ultimatum: Wear headgear or stop playing. So Finigan put it on, enduring some ribbing from opponents – "Oh, look at him, he has a headband!" But that fell away, he says, once he showed them he could play.
As happens with many parents, Finigan's concussion altered how his mother, Diane, watched the game. "I could see that this isn't as mild of a sport as I thought it was going to be," she says. "But it didn't change my wanting him to play or not. Because I knew how much he loved it." When Rachael Gilbert's mother and stepfather, Christine and David Cunningham, told me they were anxious about her playing recreational sports at college next fall, I suggested golf. "Golf!" they said in unison. I apologized to Rachael for taking sides. "No – that's a great idea!" her stepfather said.
At the professional level, Major League Soccer has used ImPACT testing since 2007 but left it up to each team to manage head injuries in its own way. Starting this year, the procedures are far more uniform. Each club, for example, will have a consulting neuropsychologist from outside its medical team to help evaluate head injuries. The league also plans to begin tracking the number of concussions more closely. "We recognized that we needed to do more," says Nelson Rodriguez, executive vice president of competition and game operations for MLS. The league, though, is not inclined to allow more substitutions for head injuries, a change Twellman and concussion specialists believe would remove an incentive for athletes to play hurt.
Twellman, who sits on the committee that developed the new procedures, was not the first MLS player to have his career curtailed by concussion, but he was the highest-profile. MLS and Revolution officials say losing such a big player wasn't necessarily the driving force behind the stricter league rules. But it's clear it was a big wake-up call. Heaps says that around the league, Twellman's injury drew the kind of attention others' simply had not. "He was our Tom Brady," Heaps says of Twellman's status among fans.
When I met Twellman recently, he bounded into the cafe looking nothing like a self-pitying ex-superstar. He wore a gray suit and spiky hair. He was animated about his new life – the burgeoning career as a TV sports analyst, including a new role as the color commentator for Philadelphia Union games; the soccer camps he plans to run; the foundation he started, which he says will offer financial support and other resources to 20 concussion victims at a time, not just athletes. He's become a regular on the Boston social scene.
As hard as the past few years have been, Twellman is energized by his new mission: preventing what happened to him from happening to anyone else. No one, he says, should ever play through a concussion. No one should feel as alone as he did shuttling from doctor to doctor to try to fix his brain. He uses every medium he can – MLS meetings, Twitter, radio interviews, his Facebook page – to get his message out. He has agreed to donate his brain to the BU center. He's helping develop a smartphone app, called HeadSmart, to give parents, players, and coaches information about how to manage concussions, where to seek treatment locally, and real-time data on concussion rates among college and pro athletes, "so people understand that they are not alone."
"When I got this, I said, 'Uh-uh. I want players to know,' " he says. "It's not going unnoticed now."
Not that everything's great. He's not 100 percent. He suffers headaches. He can't work out hard. He may never run again. He won't touch a soccer ball, because he doesn't trust himself to take it easy. He finds solace on the golf course.
"I'm having better days than where I was," he says. "But I haven't woken up with that feeling of 'He's back, I'm back. I've got my life back.' "
He still loves the game, though. He hopes, if and when he has children, they will play. Does he think it's possible, given what we now know about concussions, to play with the same fearlessness that was his trademark? "Yes," he says. "It's how you treat them when you get them. And that is where I think the most benefit to our awareness is coming."
As he's leaving for an evening TV gig, I ask Twellman whether, despite his many exploits on the field – all the goals, the games he won for the Revolution, the visibility he brought to a sport still competing for America's soul – he thinks he'll end up making more of a contribution off the field. "Way more," he says after a pause. "I'm just starting to realize that."
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Kinezuka Toshiaki is an organic tea farmer in Shizuoka, Japan. In the 1970s, he founded a collective of organic tea farmers, and over the years he became a vocal advocate for the environmental benefits of organic farming. During a recent trip to Japan, we had the opportunity to ask him about his experiences as an organic tea farmer. Here is part one of our conversation. Check back next week for part two of this discussion of organic tea farming in Japan.
Art of Tea: You've said originally switched to organic production in search of better tasting tea. What is the difference between the taste of organic and conventional [non-organic] tea to you?
Kinezuka: Organic tea has a deeper, richer taste. We often receive tea from other [conventional] farmers, and I am always surprised to taste it because it looks very good, but once we brew it, it is not tasty at all.
Art of Tea: When did you make the switch to organic tea production?
Kinezuka: In 1976. Before then, I had a strong dependency on chemicals.
If we go back to the earliest history of agriculture, we cannot find any time with such a high dependency on chemicals. In the 1960s,Japanese agriculture became highly dependent on chemicals, so the dependency has only a short history of about 50 years. In these 50 years, without people realizing it, there was a huge environmental destruction.
Art of Tea: What kind of environmental destruction?
Kinezuka: When I was little, farmers used a very strong chemical in the rice fields. After they sprayed, they would put up a red flag in the field, and the children were not allowed to play in the river. This is why I never learned to swim.
At the same time, the fish disappeared. If there had been a factory up the stream that killed fish and damaged the environment, it would have been a big social issue, but since it was farming, people did not take the same approach. However, farming is one of the biggest polluters.
Until today, there has been destructive construction that killed a lot of the creatures in the river and nature. We used to have many fireflies, but now we don't see many. At one point, they almost totally disappeared.
Art of Tea: That's terrible… What is the role of insects on your organic tea farm today?
Kinezuka: A professor observed two farms in Shizuoka from March to November, when the insects are the most active. He compared our farm to a conventional farm 250 meters away. The insects with wings were evenly spread over the two farms. However, the number of insects without wings was steady on the organic farm and it changed suddenly on the conventional farm. Overall, the average was lower on the organic farm, in part because helpful insects like spiders exist on organic farms. They eat the harmful insects. In addition, there was a much wider variety of types of insects on the organic tea farm.
Check back next week to learn how the diverse ecology of organic farms makes better tea.


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HONOLULU - Sean Kenji Burke of Honolulu, Hawaii, was honored with the Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Summer 2007 Commencement Exercises on Sunday, August 12, 2007.
The Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award is a prestigious honor given to students who demonstrate exemplary service to their fellow students and the campus community. The award was created in Spring 2003 by the undergraduate student government, ASUH, to recognize exceptional undergraduate leaders who dedicate time and service throughout their college career.
Burke served with the Campus Center Board as treasurer and president for a total of three years. He also served with the First Year Advising Center as a peer advisor for one year and as student coordinator for two years. An active member of the University Music Program, Burke was the trumpet section leader of the Rainbow Marching Band for five years.


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The owners of a Robinson Township kennel are recovering after an early-morning fire ripped through their business and home.
Rusty and Earl Cromer, who own Merlyn Kennels on Steubenville Pike, were treated for smoke inhalation, trying to save their dogs. (Photos: Fire destroys Robinson Township dog kennel)
"We're very lucky and fortunate that we're fine, and all the animals are fine," said Rusty Cromer.
When firefighters got the call around 5 a.m. they saw heavy smoke pouring from the building.
Extra crews had to be called in to fight the 2-alarm fire.
Firefighters say there is a lot of damage to the first floor, but the Cromers will be able to get back inside once heavy repairs are made.
"We will rebuild. It'll come back," Cromer said. "This is a family business we've all had, so we will rebuild."
The Cromers have operated Merlyn Kennels for more than 40 years.
Firefighters worked to control the fire, but twice were called back to the scene. It's believe it started as the result of an electrical malfunction.
"They thought there was fire in the wall, but all it was was a build up of one of the rooms that wasn't vented. We didn't want to break the windows but now we had to break the windows to get the heat out," said Chief Paul Kashmer of the Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company.
The Cromers plan to rebuild both their home and their business.
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In 1988, legendary science fiction author and scientist Isaac Asimov did a fascinating interview on PBS show Open Mind, where he wound up delivering the closest thing I've ever heard to a science sermon. Plus, his muttonchops are epic.
During the last few minutes of the interview, when Asimov is discussing how scientists reacted to nuclear weapons development, he admits that scientists aren't perfect. But then he comes back with this zinger: "Scientists are closer to reality and rationality than others are." This is just one of the many awesome TV appearances that Asimov made during his lifetime.
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I love snow – I've never lived in it mind you, but I love how it looks! I also love embossing powders, especially the specialty ones full of chunks and shiny bits. So in honor of the winter season I decided to experiment with embossing on clear acrylic for a snow and ice effect.
The trick with embossing on acrylic is that acrylic melts – surprise! So you need to work fast and stay sharp while you use the heat gun on the acrylic to set the embossing powder.
I used a very very liberal amount of my Ranger Distress Embossing Pad so there was something for the embossing powder to stick to. Chunky embossing powder is the best for texture – it's chunky, with lots of sparkle and texture to it, just like snow.
When I started using the heat gun I kept it moving, making sure to move the gun away as soon as the acrylic started to buckle or warp.
After I edged all of the sheets, I adhered the chipboard letters – previously covered with paper – and snowflake buttons. Using my Crop-o-dile I punched a pair of holes at the left edge of each sheet for binding, and tied the book together with a couple of strips of frayed white ribbon. – the more frayed the better. Inserted in the binding is a bundle of winter twigs complete with sparkly frost.
Finishing touches
The tiny tree - thanks Tim Holtz - is dabbed with adhesive then rolled in very fine white glitter for a snow-dappled look.
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Best Vibrating Baby Monitor For Deaf Parents
Vibration and light are are two basic ways parents with hearing loss become alert of their babies cry. Flashing and vibrating baby alarms can provide provide day and night monitoring when your baby is sleeping.
They are portable, so you can carry them around with you as you perform your daily tasks. However, you need to the range which is the the first step for you to check as you begin comparing monitors. But lets take this from the top. The better you understand how these devises work, the better you can decide what is the best solution for you.
The input into the device that activates is is your baby crying. Babies primary way of communication before they develop language is crying. This is one of the most frustrating situation for parents. Are they afraid, in pain, sick, hungry or they need to be changes. They just cry and leave it up to you to figure it out.
It is even more heartbreaking for the parents who do not hear. The first action for baby monitors is to be sensitive enough to sound to catch the sound of crying but not necessarily when the baby turns or the rustling of the covers. The monitoring devise microphone should catch the sound, the right sound at the right intensity. Then the transmitter sends this signal to one of three basic receivers – a video monitor, a flashing light or a vibrating receiver. These receivers could be fixed or portable.
Think about this for a minute. What good would a video monitor or a flashing light do for you if you are sleep? Not much.
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Scotty McCreery is feeling jolly these days, and it isn't even December yet.
Blame it on his mother.
In October, 19-year-old McCreery released his Christmas album, Christmas With Scotty McCreery, and even though Halloween was approaching, his mom went ahead and put up their family Christmas tree.
"I think I was on the road when she put it up," McCreery said. "I came home and I see the Christmas tree. I mean, it was like mid-October. It was the first time she's ever done it like that, and it was mainly because the Christmas CD had come out in October. I can see where she got in the mood early this year, but normally [the tree] doesn't go up until Thanksgiving, or at least afterwards. We ain't that crazy at our house."
Well, maybe they are a little. This year, at least.
Scotty also acknowledged, in a recent interview with Taste of Country, that his Christmas album is coming a bit earlier than average in his still-budding music career. And that that's OK.
"I think it's a good move," he said. "I think I'm going to have a lot more time to grow and take my time with my true sophomore album after 'Clear as Day' and really find the right songs."
Continuing on with the earlier-than-usual festivities, this past Monday (Nov. 5), McCreery taped his Christmas With Scotty McCreery & Friends television special, which is set to premiere on GAC Saturday, December 1.
In the special, McCreery sings songs from his Christmas album, including holiday classics like "Let It Snow!" and "Santa Claus Is Back in Town." He also sings one of his new holiday songs, "Christmas in Heaven."
McCreery isn't the only country star to start Christmas early. Blake Shelton is also cheering Christmas along, having released his album Cheers It's Christmas at the beginning of October. And Lady Antebellum has also gotten into the spirit with their brand-new holiday album On This Winter's Night.
-Ashley Quadros, CBS Local/Sacramento


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In the run-up to Boba Fett's first appearance in the new Clone Wars animated series, which begins Friday, April 23rd on Cartoon Network at 9pm EST and PST, a press release and two video clips were recently released.
StarWars.com press release:
An edge -- and a mission. Determined to exact revenge upon the Jedi, Boba poses as a clone cadet to sneak aboard a Jedi Cruiser. It's easy enough for him to blend in; he is, after all, created from the same genetic blueprint as the rest of the clones -- that of bounty hunter Jango Fett. But though he may have DNA identical to the Republic heroes', he nonetheless sees himself as a unique individual -- with no affection for his genetic brethren.
"He's with the clones, but he's not one of them," says Logan. "He's special; that's how he sees it. And now he's alone. He had a relationship with Jango, like a father and son. None of the other clones had that connection; they're just soldiers, and now they're standing in his way. And that's one of things that makes Boba so cool, as a kid and as a bounty hunter -- nothing stands in his way."
Big Shiny Robot got an special peek at an excerpt:
Empire Online did an exclusive interview with Daniel Logan about the experience:
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Updated 4/23/2010 Wired.com and CNN.com also just published a story about the press release.


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OTTAWA - The federal government touted the vast long-term financial benefits of B.C.'s liquefied natural gas sector Monday as it announced the approval of a 25-year export license for one of the major proposed LNG projects on B.C.'s north coast.
The license to LNG Canada Development Inc. for the export of up to 24 million tonnes annually from Kitimat over a quarter-century is the third granted since 2011 and the largest yet awarded by Ottawa.
Outspoken Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who made the announcement, did not comment on the B.C. government's controversial recent announcement that it plans to tap the sector for additional tax revenues.
"The energy prospects for this province are remarkable," Oliver told his Vancouver audience, according to a prepared text obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
"The estimated total gas-in-place in B.C. could be as much as 1,200 trillion cubic feet — that's 34 trillion cubic metres — equivalent to 275 years of Japanese natural gas demand.
"In other words, B.C. has the resources and the supply to be a major exporter of natural gas for generations to come."
The minister made the announcement at a joint event at the Vancouver Convention Centre with Ellis Ross, chief of the Haisla First Nation located in the Kitimat area, and senior Shell Canada executive Anders Ekvall.
LNG Canada is made up of Shell Canada, the Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina.
The announcement is a cabinet endorsement of a decision made public earlier this month by the National Energy Board, a federal regulator based in Calgary.
Like the Clark government, Ottawa envisions enormous wealth from the sector despite some industry questions about whether governments are too optimistic.
He cited a Conference Board of Canada report that estimated B.C.'s natural gas industry could trigger investment of $180 billion between now and 2035, "supporting" up to 54,000 jobs annually.
Oliver, hammered by environmentalists and first nations for his enthusiastic support for proposed oilsands pipelines to the B.C. coast, is also planning to stress the government's commitment to the environment and stress the cooperation of the Haisla.
He will also point out that 100 per cent of Canada's current natural gas exports go to the U.S., a market with its own natural gas production boom.
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"Of course, the logical place to look for new markets for natural gas from British Columbia and western Canada is across the Pacific."
Oliver hasn't commented on the B.C. government's recent budget declaration that it plans to tap the LNG sector for additional tax revenues - an announcement greeted coolly by the private sector.
A spokesman indicated Monday that Oliver will steer clear of a matter that is under provincial jurisdiction.
The NEB, in announcing its decision, said it was satisfied that "the quantity of gas to be exported does not exceed the surplus remaining after due allowance has been made for the reasonably foreseeable requirements for use in Canada, having regard to the trends in the discovery of gas in Canada."
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Here's Hugh Jackman in London at the premiere The Wolverine. He's awesome and generous and great at his job, all aspects of it, as usual.
And here's Bryan Cranston getting his star on the Walk of Fame, supported by his Breaking Bad costars Aaron Paul, who looks happier for Cranston than he would for himself, Anna Gunn, R.J. Mitte, and Bob Odenkirk. Breaking Bad resumes in a few weeks. Maria will be recapping again.