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Title: Priceless ~ Aruwakenedaro, nnanmon!
Date: Mondays, 9.00 p.m. from 22nd October 2012
Station: Fuji TV
Originally a mid-level manager with a promising future in a big corporation and loved by subordinates, the life of the elite Kindaichi Fumio (Kimura Takuya) changes dramatically one day. Having for some reason attracted the attention of the senior management, he is framed for a crime which he knows nothing of and forced out of the workplace. Even after that, Kindaichi is assailed by a series of surprises and in one day, he loses his house, wealth and handphone until he is without a cent to his name. At his wits end, he comes to a park where he encounters two children. Learning from them how to survive even if he does not have money, he somehow weathers this crisis and discovers the truly important and priceless things in life. The good thing about Kindaichi is that his carefree personality amazingly does not shift. It is not resentment and bitterness that become his driving force, but the love and help of the people he meets that enables him to keep go forward step by step. Nikaido Aya (Karina) works in the accounts department of the same company as Kindaichi. She is a female who attracts no attention but gets work done perfectly. The incident involving Kindaichi is the catalyst for a major turning point for Aya too. The heart of this rigid woman also changes through her encounters with him.
Kimura Takuya as Kindaichi Fumio
Section Chief of Miracle Thermos' Business Development. Because he is cheerful and quick-witted, he is trusted and loved by his colleagues, superiors and subordinates. A fan of the Hiroshima Carp. He was raised single-handedly by his mother. One day, he is given a disciplinary discharge by the company for something that he knows nothing about. On top of that, he loses his apartment and handphone, and is almost penniless. At that moment, he gets acquainted with two brothers of elementary school-going age … …
Karina as Nikaido Aya
An employee at Miracle Thermos' Accounting Division. Because of her meticulous nature, she cannot permit even a mismatch of 1 yen in the accounting work that she is in charge of. In fact, this personality stems from her upbringing. She has no relationship with Kindaichi Fumio, except the connection through her accounting work.
Nakai Kiichi as Moai Kengo
Head of Miracle Thermos' Business Development Department. He has a wife and daughter who attends high school. He likes to play it safe and is a tremendously inconspicuous presence at the company. This matter concerns him a little. He questions Kindaichi Fumio's dismissal, but makes an effort not to pry too much. Furthermore, even if he knows the truth … …
Fujiki Naohito as Oyashiki Toichiro
The vice president of Miracle Thermos. Following the death of his father, Oyashiki Iwao, he took over his position as company president. He has tough and ruthless management policies. He goes after Kindaichi Fumio and tosses him out for some reason. He is greatly affected by the words his father said just before he died.
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Kimutaku and Karina in Getsu-9 drama next season?!
Rumours have it that apparently, next season a drama with Kimura Takuya and Karina in the starring roles is going to air on Fuji TV. Just a week ago, Rich Man, Poor Woman has started on that time slot - Monday 9pm.
It is not yet offically announced by either of their companies, but according to several websites, it'll be a love drama that'll revolve around their difference in age.
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Kimura Takuya to live in poverty for new Monday drama 'PRICELESS'
On August 14th, it was announced that SMAP's Kimura Takuya will be starring in Fuji TV's new "Getsu 9″ drama for the upcoming fall season.
The drama with the tentative title 'PRICELESS' revolves around a salary man who falls into a life of destitution after being fired from his company. Although it will already be Kimura's ninth starring role in a "Getsu 9″ drama, it will be the first time for him to play a character living in poverty.
At first everything seems to go well for the protagonist – living a satisfying life as a bachelor and working at the middle management of a major company. He's also on good terms with his co-workers, but one day he gets wrapped up in an intrigue and ends up getting fired for something he hasn't done. Before he even realized, he had become a penniless man without a phone and no place to stay. By chance he happens to get acquainted to other poor children at a park and gradually begins to realize that there are many important "priceless" things in life that you can't buy with money.
'PRICELESS' is based on an original script by Furuya Kazunao ('Ninkyo Helper', '37-sai de Ishani Natta Boku'). It's said to be a humorous drama with a lovable and cheerful protagonist who never loses his positive attitude despite those tragic turns. His positive attitude even causes the change of his unreliable boss – played by Nakai Kiichi – and one of his female colleagues, an introverted accountant played by Karina.
Just before the start of the filming, Kimura stated, "Our Japanese athletes at the London 2012 Olympics showed us impressive and PRICELESS teamwork. The staff, my co-stars and I want to form just as great of a team and make this drama our own."
Nakai commented, "You better not miss any second of this fast-paced drama!"
Karina, whose character will eventually become the love interest of the protagonist, is also looking forward to the filming. She said, "I'm nervous since it's my first time working together with Kimura and Nakai. My character sounds plain, but I still want to give it my all."
The producer added, "We want to give people courage and hope with a protagonist that still lives every day to the fullest despite having lost everything."
'PRICELESS' is scheduled to air its first episode in October.
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Kimura Takuya to make his return to Gekku in autumn drama "PRICELESS"
SMAP's Kimura Takuya will return to the Gekku timeslot with his autumn drama "PRICELESS" which is due to begin its run in October. Having played many characters with high-flying occupations, Kimura will play a middle-management employee in a big company where he suddenly becomes the scapegoat of a crime he didn't commit. This results in him losing his job, family and money and he has to learn how to survive in such difficult conditions after meeting various people along the way. Co-stars include Nakai Kiichi who plays Kimura's boss who cannot be counted on and Karina who plays an employee in the accounting department of the same company. Filming is due to begin soon.
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"PRICELESS" to feature a song from The Rolling Stones as its theme
The upcoming autumn drama "PRICELESS" starring Kimura Takuya will feature the 1968 hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash" from The Rolling Stones as its theme song. This is the first time that this song has been used as a drama's theme song and only the third The Rolling Stones song to be used as a Japanese drama or movie theme since 1988 movie "Hana no Asukagumi" and 1997 FujiTV drama "Face". This is also the fourth time that a KimuTaku Gekku drama is using a foreign artist's song as its theme.
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Takuya Kimura as a Poor Man in PRICELESS Drama is Unreasonable
SMAP's Takuya Kimura will be starring in an all-new drama this fall, titled: "PRICELESS". The story revolves around a normal salaryman who suddenly finds himself fired from his job, losing everything he has, and starts living in streets. Kimura, who has played countless of roles,such as: Public Prosecutor, Prime Minister, and race car driver, will find himself playing the role of an impoverish man.
The drama is yet to start, but it has attracted negative reactions from fans. Even if it just a drama, fans think that it's unreasonable for someone of Kimura's caliber and superstar status to play a poor man's role. Fans are also worried if televiewers will be able to empathize with Kimura's character since it's a well known fact that Kimura is a millionaire and lives a comfortable life.
"He still commands millions of Yen for CMs. During his days-off, he goes out with his family for some surfing, or he can be seen playing golf with Goro Inigaki," a person who knows Kimura stated.
Furthermore, some are wary with Karina playing the heroine. In fact, rumor has it that even Kimura showed disapproval when Karina got chosen. Although the reason is unknown, some speculates that it has something to do with Karina's small face and height. Moreover, Kimura was vying for Ayase Haruka to play the heroine, but since Ayase has a full-packed schedule, the role went to Karina.
Lastly, whether the viewers will love the poor man KimuTaku, it's yet remained to be seen.
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Further cast announcements for autumn 2012 drama "PRICELESS"
Fujiki Naohito will be acting as the villian opposite Kimura Takuya in the upcoming autumn 2012 drama "PRICELESS ~ Aruwake needaro, nna mon~" which is due to begin its run in October at 9pm on Mondays. Kimura plays the lead character Kindaichi Fumio who is fired by his company due to something he was made a scapegoat for while Fujiki plays Oyashiki Toichiro, the vice president of the company who is out to make life difficult for Kindaichi. This will be the first time that the two of them are working together.
In addition, Issei Ogata will play the role of Zaizen Osamu, the managing director who is an ally of Toichiro and helps in the latter's ploy. The president of the company Oyashiki Iwao will be played by Nakamura Atsuo who last worked with Kimura in 2008's "CHANGE". Kis-My-Ft2's Fujigaya Taisuke will play Enomoto Kotaro, a junior at Kimura's colleague who looks up to him and this will also be Fujigaya's first role as a salaryman. The Marioka brothers who teach Kindaichi how to survive without money and a home will be played by child actors Maeda Oushiro and Tanaka Kanau. Natsuki Mari will play the brothers' grandmother while Masu Takeshi will be the master of the drinking place which Kindaichi frequents.
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Drama Trailer - 30s
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Cast members of "PRICELESS" attend press conference
On October 11th press conference for upcoming drama "PRICELESS ~Aru Wake Needaro, Nnamon!~" which stars SMAP's Kimura Takuya, was held at Tokyo Station Hotel, and cast members (Kimura, Karina, Nakai Kiichi, Fujiki Naohito, Kis-My-Ft2' Fujigaya Taisuke) made appearances.
This drama will mark the 9th 'Getsu 9′ drama for Kimura, and it revolves around the protagonist named 'Kindaichi Fumio' (Kimura) who is living a satisfying life as a bachelor and working in middle management at a major company. He's also on good terms with his co-workers, but one day he gets swept up in a scheme and ends up getting fired for something he did not do. Before he even realizes, he becomes a penniless man without a phone and no place to stay. By chance he happens to get acquainted to poor children at a park and gradually begins to realize that there are many important 'priceless' things in life.
Kimura said, "We are in a pretty tough situation as we are not even done shooting for the first episode, but we are enjoying the shooting. I'm sure that all the viewers will be able to laugh at Kiichi-san." When asked about what he considers to be priceless in life, Kimura answered, "Love is one thing, and family, and encounters with people… but something priceless for me that may be different from other people, in my own opinion, would be SMAP."
"PRICELESS ~Aru Wake Needaro, Nnamon!~" will begin airing on the 22nd.
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Stills from the drama shooting
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I need to watch this, if for anything because of Karina.
AKB48 Kojima Haruna to play a street idol in PRICELESS
AKB48's Kojima Haruna is going to make an appearance in the upcoming Fuji TV 'Getsu 9′ (Monday 9pm) drama 'PRICELESS ~Aru Wake Needaro, Nnamon!~' starring SMAP's Kimura Takuya.
After Shinoda Mariko in 'Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshietekureta' and Oshima Yuko in 'Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu', she's only the third AKB48 member to show off her acting skills in this prestigious time slot.
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PRICELESS scores rating of 16.9% for its first episode
The first episode of FujiTV Gekku drama "PRICELESS" shown on 22 October achieved a rating of 16.9% which makes it third so far in terms of the debut episode ratings, falling behind "Aibou season 11" (19.9%) and "Doctor X" (18.6%). This is the first time that a Kimura Takuya drama has gone below the 20% mark for its first episode but considering the fact that the pro-baseball league's League Climax Series Match 6 was being shown on NTV at the same time and that the baseball match scored a high of 20.1%, this could be a reason why the ratings did not fare as well as expected.
"PRICELESS" is Kimura's first drama in two-and-a-half years following 2010's spring drama "Tsuki no Koibito ~ Moon Lovers ~".
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Brett Hundley saved his best for USC.
But did Hundley save his best for last?
Hundley capped his up-and-down season with a dandy against USC.
He struggled at times this season. He shined in certain moments. But Hundley was by far the most impressive quarterback at the Coliseum on Saturday and led UCLA to a 35-14 rout over USC.
And he was the best he's been all season. Hundley threw for 208 yards on 18 of 27 passes (with no touchdowns and no interceptions) and he ran for two touchdowns.
After a touchdown pass to Devin Lucien was called back because Lucien was out of bounds, Hundley took matters into his own feet. He ran for the score from 12 yards out, flinging himself into the end zone on the very next play to give UCLA a 14-point lead at 21-7 early in the third quarter.
He didn't need to catapult over a defender because no one was within reach of him. It sure looked good, though.
Will he stay or will he go?
UCLA coach Jim Mora tried to get a commitment from Hundley in the middle of the Coliseum field during a live television interview. Hundley was within arm's length, but Mora's playful pressure tactic didn't elicit an answer yet.
Even in the euphoria of that win over USC for the second consecutive season. Hundley was on to that trick.
"He tried to get me right there in the height of the excitement," Hundley said. "We'll focus on the season. After the season we'll get there and sit down. It's going to be a big decision. We've got to sit down after the bowl game."
Asked if UCLA's win at the Coliseum would affect his decision either way, Hundley said no because "we'll look over the whole season. I'm confident in my abilities as a quarterback."
Mora's biggest recruiting plea of the season will be in trying to lure Hundley back, and his first attempt to catch him in the heat of the moment didn't work.
"I tried to sucker him into it in that interview and pulled him in and said 'let's announce you're coming back,' " Mora said while smiling. "He said 'I'm not ready to do that.' I don't know what Brett's timetable is. I feel very hopeful and confident that he'll want to stay part of this thing.
"This is special. You don't want to rush. The NFL is great, but there's nothing like a night like (Saturday). That's more exciting than playing in the Super Bowl. Why rush through life? That's going to be there later."
Why rush? Potential injuries, of course. If Hundley really does his best Superman impression — and he tried his best to capture that moxie by wearing the Superman socks again — he would stay healthy and could come back for another year and not worry about injuries and possibly losing out on big money.
Hundley said he doesn't know deep down if he'll be back, but he knows he and the Bruins captured attention on a national-level Saturday.
"Everybody's eyes were on us," Hundley said. "The whole nation was watching."
And now everyone's wondering.
Will Hundley return?
Hundley could leave for the NFL if he wants after just two seasons as the Bruins' quarterback because he redshirted his freshman year and is three years removed from high school football.
Already, there's been a report that someone from his circle has talked to the Roc Nation Sports agency, which Jay-Z owns. The report was denied by the Hundleys, but that can't make UCLA fans feel any more comfortable that No. 17 will be back.
Should he stay or should he go?
Hundley's leadership and poise and maturity paved the way for another impactful UCLA win over USC. He's so adept at getting out of the pocket — he ran for 80 yards — and has that strong arm and prototypical NFL body.
If Hundley takes a play from the Matt Barkley playbook — he would've been a sure first-round pick had he left early — he would leave UCLA.
If Hundley takes a play from the Mora playbook — his coach who ran over to the UCLA fan section and was jumping up and down and raising the roof and doing a lasso move in exuberant fashion — he would stay for more fun.
Had this game been at the Rose Bowl, fans would've undoubtedly chanted: "One more year!"
Instead, Hundley got a plea from his coach on live television.
Hundley is the first quarterback to record back-to-back to victories over USC since Cade McNown did it. McNown led UCLA to four consecutive wins from 1995-98. Hundley was 5 years old when McNown last led UCLA to a win over its crosstown rival.
Who wouldn't want to build on that streak and go down in UCLA lore as one of the best quarterbacks to play in this rivalry?
Hundley doesn't need to play four years, but one more would be beneficial for him and UCLA. He would have another year of maturity, education and preparation for the NFL.
One more year isn't necessary, but he certainly didn't have the season he wanted or anyone expected.
Hundley had such a fantastic freshman year last season but was on and off this season, but he was back on Saturday.
Hundley threw two interceptions in the loss to Stanford and another two interceptions in the loss to Oregon.
The best players want to be at their best against the best, and Hundley wasn't in those pivotal games.
He has thrown for 2,845 yards, 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He has a team-best nine rushing touchdowns.
If he leaves now, no matter what UCLA does in a bowl game, he'll leave on the heels of two big victories over USC. He could leave his mark on UCLA by not losing to USC.
Then again, he could try for the three-peat.
"This is a big-time team, and we're doing big-time things," Hundley said.
And Hundley has one big-time decision.

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The supervising judge for the grand jury that investigated how former administrators handled Penn State's high-profile child sex-abuse scandal said in a new court filing that the defendants are intentionally stalling their criminal case with repeated motions and appeals.
"In this court's view, defendants' various motions, appeals and assertions (all of which are within their rights) are an attempt to delay the case from being heard before the proper tribunals," Feudale wrote in an order released Tuesday.
The defendants, former school president Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley, are accused of covering up complaints about convicted sex offender Jerry Sandusky.
"Continued delay of this case is not in the interest of justice as to (the) defendants and the alleged victims," Feudale wrote in response to defense requests.
Attorneys for Curley and Schultz declined comment, and a spokesman for Attorney General Kathleen Kane blamed defense motions for the delays.
"The attorney general is appreciative that Judge Feudale recognizes that further delays are harmful and looks forward to a fair and expeditious resolution of these cases," said Kane spokesman Dennis Fisher.
Sandusky, the school's former assistant football coach, was arrested on child molestation charges in November 2011, at the same time charges of perjury and failure to properly report suspected abuse were lodged against Curley and Schultz.
Sandusky was convicted last summer of sexually abusing 10 boys. He is pursuing appeals while serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence.
Curley and Schultz have not gone to trial, and additional charges were filed against them in November, when Spanier was charged.
The courts have not conducted a preliminary hearing for the second set of charges, which is unusual, as the defendants have objected to the possibility that former Penn State chief counsel Cynthia Baldwin might be a witness against them.
The three men face charges of perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy.
Spanier was forced out as university president shortly after Sandusky's arrest. Curley was the school's athletic director, but he is currently on leave while serving out the final year of his contract. Schultz, once a top administrator as vice president for business and finance, has retired.
All three have vigorously denied the allegations against them.


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NWSB Vancouver Canucks Insider Richard Hodges gives his take on what was to love, but mostly hate about the Vancouver Canucks Monday night tilt with the Minnesota Wild. Are the Canucks injured? Maybe they need Dr. Mark Recchi to solve their problems. Bad night had by all. Cory Schneider took the loss making Roberto Luongo look like a star again.
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Twins set to begin bounceback year down the street
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After 11 days of workouts at the Lee County Sports Complex, the Twins are ready for Grapefruit League action.
The Twins open Spring Training down the road in Fort Myers against the Red Sox on Friday in a 12:05 p.m. CT start at JetBlue Park in a game that can be heard live on Gameday Audio.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After 11 days of workouts at the Lee County Sports Complex, the Twins are ready for Grapefruit League action.
The Twins open Spring Training down the road in Fort Myers against the Red Sox on Friday in a 12:05 p.m. CT start at JetBlue Park in a game that can be heard live on Gameday Audio.
Right-hander Mike Pelfrey will take the mound opposite Red Sox right-hander Anthony Ranaudo. Other pitchers on the list to throw for the Twins include Samuel Deduno, Brian Duensing, Casey Fien, Caleb Thielbar, Sean Gilmartin, Matt Hoffman and Aaron Thompson.
Pelfrey, who signed a two-year, $11 million contract this offseason to remain with the Twins after posting a 5.19 ERA in 29 starts last year, said he's excited to get into game action.
"It'll be fun," said Pelfrey, who is expected to throw two innings. "I know a lot of us pitchers, our arm strength isn't where it needs to be yet, but it'll be good to face hitters from another team and start to see some reactions and go out there and work on some things."
Pelfrey is also looking forward to being healthy this year, as he was coming off Tommy John surgery last year, and he felt it still affected his command. He believes he's better than his ERA indicated last year and is ready for a fresh start.
"Hopefully there's a lot less thinking on the mound," Pelfrey said. "I have some more certainty, and so hopefully the games will speed up a little more too. I think if you look at the innings and the ERA -- both of them were career worsts -- I don't think it's a good indication of what I can do. So I'm excited to go out there and definitely have a better year."
Other Twins regulars expected to see action include catcher Chris Herrmann, second baseman Brian Dozier, third baseman Trevor Plouffe and outfielders Oswaldo Arcia and Alex Presley. Notable non-roster invites scheduled to make the trip include outfielder/designated hitter Jason Kubel and infielder Jason Bartlett. First baseman Joe Mauer, left fielder Josh Willingham and catcher Kurt Suzuki were among the regulars not making the trip to JetBlue Park.
Several prospects are also making the trip, including Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco, Danny Santana, Max Kepler and Kennys Vargas, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he's excited to see them all play this spring.
"I'm evaluating, yes, but really I want to watch them like a fan because really I haven't had that opportunity," Gardenhire said. "I've watched them in Spring Training down the street a little bit in the past, but more than anything else, I just want to watch how they handle themselves and what they do. I know they have tools. I've read it 1,000 different times."
The Twins are also set to host their home opener at renovated Hammond Stadium on Saturday in a rematch against the Red Sox at 12:05 p.m. CT, which will be aired on MLB.TV and Fox Sports North. Their schedule this spring includes 31 games, with 16 at home and 15 on the road. All 16 games at Hammond Stadium will be televised by MLB.TV and Fox Sports North.
It leads into the start of the regular season, with the Twins opening on the road against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on March 31. With the signings of Ricky Nolasco, Phil Hughes and Pelfrey, Gardenhire is hoping the Twins can put the struggles of the last three seasons behind them.
"I sure hope so," Gardenhire said. "I'm not saying we hit rock bottom last year, because you can always lose more, but it felt like rock bottom. I think everybody involved -- myself, my coaches, the fans, the press -- didn't feel very good. I hope that was as low as you want to go. We felt pretty bad about ourselves. So we definitely had better be better than that. I believe we will be. I'm pretty confident about that. I'm excited about it, to tell you the truth."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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Interim University System Chancellor Candidates Named
BISMARCK, N.D. - Nine candidates nominated for the position of interim chancellor of the North Dakota University System were named today during a meeting of the State Board of Higher Education's interim chancellor search committee. They are:
Chuck Cheney: former superintendent, West Fargo School District
W. Jeremy Davis: former dean of the School of Law, University of North Dakota
Eddie Dunn: vice chancellor for strategic planning and executive director of CTEC, North Dakota University System
Phil Harmeson: senior associate to the president, University of North Dakota
Paul Markel: associate professor of psychology, Minot State University
James Schobel: former president, Mayville State University
Earl Strinden: former director, UND Development Foundation, and former majority leader, North Dakota House
Richard Tschider: retired CEO and president, St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck
Lee Vickers: president, Dickinson State University
"I am very pleased with the people whose names have been suggested to the committee," said John Q. Paulsen, SBHE president and search committee chair. "Each of them possesses qualities that would serve the North Dakota University System well."
The committee also voted to recommend extension of the term the interim chancellor will serve from no later than June 30, 2007, to a term of 17 to 24 months. The longer term would allow the interim chancellor more time to follow up on legislative expectations and advance the important agenda of the University System.
Because Vickers has been nominated for the interim position, he no longer will serve on the committee. Dr. Ellen Chaffee, president of Valley City State University, was named to the search committee shortly after conclusion of the meeting. Other committee members are Pam Kostelecky, SBHE member; Charles Murphy, SBHE member; Sharon Etemad, president of Lake Region State College; and Michel Hillman, NDUS vice chancellor.
The committee will meet again at 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2006, and plans to forward the name or names of one or two finalists to the SBHE for consideration on Friday, July 28, 2006.
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Pneumocystis jiroveci: chest X ray with bilateral granular opacities and cysts
Chest radiograph of an HIV-infected patient, CD4 count of <200 cells/µL, revealing bilateral, predominantly central, granular opacities and 3 thin-walled air-containing cysts (pneumatoceles) (arrows). This combination of findings is strongly suggestive of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, which was microscopically confirmed by examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
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President Barack Obama's re-election a disaster for stocks? Really? Overnight, Asia markets were flat to up, Europe stocks rose, bond yields fell, and U.S. S&P 500 futures turned somewhat negative just after 7 a.m. ET, but that was because European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said that the data suggest the economic slowdown has reached Germany.
The focus shifts now to the "fiscal cliff." A compromise is certainly within reach, even if what happens in the two top tax brackets is uncertain. Congress returns next week for a lame duck session, and they can make a deal on the fiscal cliff between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Republicans can claim they are not voting for a tax increase as long as they stay below the Bush thresholds. (Read More: For Investors, More Fed Easing, Cliff 'Heart Attack')
Any extension of the tax cuts would likely lead to a big rally. I still believe the odds favor an extension of the tax cuts into the end of 2013.
"Grand bargains?" Extension of the debt ceiling? Both are unlikely during the lame duck. Those are 2013 issues.
Regardless: I said yesterday that the market's greatest fear was no winner. It didn't happen. That is a positive.
The bad news: The weak economy still is there. There is not going to be a huge increase in capital expenditures because Obama has been re-elected. Nor will there be a sudden boost in hiring.
As for Wall Street, which despises Obama, there's going to have to be some kind of rapprochement.
The good news: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will likely be stepping down and there will be the chance to bring in someone at least more understanding of Wall Street. Jack Lew, the White House Chief of Staff, was at least a Citicorp banker. His name has been bandied about.
The bad news: Major changes to the Dodd-Frank Act are unlikely. Elizabeth Warren won the Senate seat in Massachusetts and she practically created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a target of conservative critics. She is likely to be a serious gadfly on the issue of more regulation on Wall Street. Not clear if she will be on the Senate Banking Committee.
1) One obvious lesson of the election: Selling tax cuts, small government, and entrepreneurship is necessary, but not sufficient. Immigration: Obama got 71 percent of the Hispanic vote. Women: Obama won 55 percent. Minorities: Obama won 93 percent of the black vote.
2) Bailouts wrong? Maybe, but campaigning on the auto bailout was a winning strategy in Ohio and Michigan.
3) Sectors to watch:
a) Defense. Defense stocks were not so much "Romney stocks" as they were "'fiscal cliff' stocks." Sequestration would have been a disaster for defense stocks. I believe the election — with Republican in control of the House, Democrats in the Senate, and Obama in the White House — improves chances that sequestration will not happen. Indeed, with the leadership of the defense committees unchanged, a lame duck Congress could more easily complete a deal to avoid sequestration. (Read More: Status Quo as Dems Hold Senate, GOP Keeps House)
Don't get me wrong — it seems likely that even if sequestration is avoided, defense budgets will be cut. Afghanistan is winding down. I expect defense stocks to be down today.
b) Hospital stocks will be up as Obamacare is now a foregone conclusion. There have been reports that hospitals could see earnings per share grow by 10 percent to 15 percent when Obamacare comes into effect in 2014.
Medicare managed care companies like Centene will also will benefit, as coverage will expand.
Companies that specialize in Medicare Advantage like Humana and Universal American may have a tougher time because rates will be negotiated lower.
c) Coal stocks will be weaker.
d) Energy stocks? Mixed. In theory a mild negative, but because the status quo is being preserved in Congress, it's likely there will be less success in eliminating tax preferences for the energy industry, though I certainly expected attempts will be made.
e) Bank stocks likely will be weaker on prospects of more regulation. Major changes to the Dodd Frank Act seem unlikely.
f) High-end retailers might come under pressure because of increased chances of taxes on higher income brackets.
g) China ... more positive. Less chances of a trade war. (Read More: Asian Investors Breathe Sigh of Relief as Obama Wins)
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blissfulThursday, January 24, 2008
Whirring ceiling fan, warm down comforter, crisp cotton sheets, and now my new favorite: scented linen powder. As the tag says, it is talc free, not tested on animals, earth friendly, hypo-allergenic and quite blissful. Wow, is it ever.
(winter white photo, day 4)
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Total "poetry post", lovely Leslie!ReplyDelete
yes sherri...............ReplyDelete
i couldn't find the link either. the powder was a gift, from the spa. i guess you would have to call. it really would be worth a call. :)
ahhh, peace.ReplyDelete
so when the kids are grown, and someone's room becomes a guest room -- though i doubt that will happen! -- i'll come spend a weekend at your house, and you can sprinkle some lovely linen water on the sheets. k? ÜReplyDelete
I'm all about making the bedroom an aromatherapy zone, so right on!!ReplyDelete


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Santa Clara takes Game 1 from George Mason
Santa Clara, CA – Kevin Foster paced four teammates in double figures with 28 points as the Santa Clara Broncos outlasted the George Mason Patriots, 81-73, in Game 1 of the College Basketball Invitational championship round at the Leavey Center.
Foster shot 5-of-11 from 3-point range and 9-of-11 from the foul line for Santa Clara (25-11), which won its fourth straight game in the tournament. Evan Roquemore netted 20 points and dished out six assists, Marc Trasolini had 17 points and seven rebounds, while Raymond Cowels III added 10 points in the winning effort.
For George Mason (21-14), Jonathan Arledge logged 21 points and eight rebounds, Bryon Allen recorded 15 points and eight assists, while Patrick Holloway poured in 17 points off the bench. Erik Copes made up for a poor night from the field (1-of-6) by hauling in 14 rebounds.
After outshooting George Mason from the field in the first half, 51.9 percent to 34.5 percent, Santa Clara carried a 39-31 lead into intermission.
Even though the Broncos shot just 36 percent after the break, they hung on to their advantage for the entire second half. Down by 11 with under a minute remaining, George Mason made things interesting by scoring seven points in a matter of 16 seconds, but Santa Clara scored the final four points of the game to seal its fate.
The Broncos turned 19 Patriots' turnovers into 19 points. They also shot an impressive 25-of-30 from the free-throw line.
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Penske teams handed stiff penalties
NASCAR cracked down on Penske Racing on Wednesday, suspending seven crew members of defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano and levying $200,000 in fines for bringing unapproved parts to the Texas Motor Speedway for last weekend's race.
The two drivers and their car owners were each docked 25 championship points, dropping Keselowski from second to fourth in the Cup standings and Logano from ninth to 14th.
Keselowski crew chief Paul Wolfe and Logano crew chief Todd Gordon were each fined $100,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the calendar year. Also suspended for the next six championship points races were Travis Geisler, who serves as team manager for both cars, along with the individual car chiefs and team engineers of both the Nos. 2 and 22 cars.
Penske Racing vowed to appeal.
"Penske Racing will appeal utilizing the appropriate NASCAR process," the team said. "We have no further comment at this time."
NASCAR inspectors confiscated the original rear-end housing from Keselowski's No. 2 Ford and Logano's No. 22 before Saturday night's race. It caused a pre-race scramble for both teams after NASCAR inspectors confiscated the original rear-end housing from Keselowski's No. 2 Ford and Logano's No. 22. Logano was late to the grid because of the additional inspections and he had to start at the back of the field. He finished fifth and Keselowski was ninth.
Keselowski was livid following the race,.
"The things I've seen over the last seven days have me questioning everything that I believe in, and I'm not happy about it," Keselowski said. "I have one good thing to say, and that was my team and the effort they put in today, in fighting back with the absolute (expletive) that's been the last seven days in this garage area."
NASCAR said both Penske cars used parts that had not been approved before getting to Texas.
With the team manager and the engineers of both cars also being suspended, the penalties against the Penske teams went further than last season after Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car failed the opening-day inspection at the Daytona 500. Five-time championship winning crew chief Chad Knaus and the car chief for that Hendrick Motorsports car were suspended for six races.
Knaus still had to pay a $100,000 fine, but the bulk of the penalties levied against him and the car chief were later overturned by NASCAR's chief appellate officer, the highest level of appeal. Johnson also got back 25 points that had been docked.
Martin Truex Jr., who finished second at Texas behind Kyle Busch, was also punished Wednesday for having a front end that was too low. He and owner Michael Waltrip were each docked six points and crew chief Chad Johnston was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until June 5. The points deduction dropped Truex from 16th to 19th in points heading into this weekend's race at Kansas.
Keselowski, who has six top-10 finishes, got a penalty a week earlier at Martinsville for pitting outside his stall. He still disputes that.
"There's so much stuff going on. You guys have no idea … what's going on," Keselowski said Saturday night. "I could tell you there is nobody, no team in this garage with the integrity of the 2 team. And the way we've been treated over the last seven days is absolutely shameful."
NASCAR didn't punish Keselowski for his post-race comments. Keselowski spent Tuesday at the White House, where President Barack Obama honored him and his crew for winning the Sprint Cup championship.
NASCAR also fined Ron Hornaday Jr. $25,000 and docked him 25 points for spinning Darrell Wallace Jr. under caution in Sunday's Truck series race at Rockingham.


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This shot from friday is a perfect example of the norm for grab and go climbing shots. the climb is a little bit past verticle at this point. If you look closely at the draw just above Isa it does not lay on the rock it actually hangs a little bit away from the rock yet this photo makes it look flatter than beginners rt on Whitehorse. If there was a way i could have tilted the camera to get a decent shot while belaying i would have been all over it
Does the current one meet with approval?
Great shot....other than that Surette guy, lol. Can you photoshop him out?
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David Ortiz is set to get booed at Yankee Stadium, Chris Sale is ready to resume striking out Kris Bryant and the Kansas City Royals are facing a rugged road back to the playoffs.
Now that the All-Star fun is finished, a look at what's on deck as Major League Baseball makes the turn and heads home toward October:
PENNANT PUSH: All eyes will be on Joe Maddon and his Cubs as they chase their first World Series crown since 1908. They're in prime position so far — Jake Arrieta, Bryant and Co. hold the biggest lead at the break, up seven games over St. Louis in the NL Central.
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Leavenworth 2013 grad Michael Baillergeon given two more national awards in baseball
The trophy case of 2013 Leavenworth grad Michael Baillergeon continues to grow.
The former Pioneer baseball star, who graduated this past spring, was recently given two national accolades.
First, the outfielder was selected to the 2013 National High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Region 5 Midwest Team.
The squad tabs the best players, according to the association, across the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska and North Dakota.
Secondly, the future University of Kansas student was picked by the USA Today for the 2013 All-USA Kansas Baseball Team.
"He finally reached his potential," Allison said back in late May.
"He is a phenomenal athlete, has always worked real hard and this year he just dialed it to a new level."
The recognitions were one of many that the Pioneer received this past season.
After finishing with a .456 batting average, an on-base percentage of .512 and 25 RBIs, Baillergeon was selected first-team all-State, first-team all-Sunflower and was an honorable mention selection for the Sunflower League Play of the Year award.
He also became the first Leavenworth in school history to be named the Class 5A State Player of the Year.
Baillergeon will try to walk onto the University of Kansas baseball team next spring.


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Masala Slaw
Source: Chef Suvir Saran, Devi, for the National Peanut Board
At his modern Indian restaurant, Devi, chef Saran elevates inherently healthy ingredients with creative seasoning and plating. This take on traditional coleslaw replaces high-fat mayonnaise with vinegar and flavorful spices to enhance the mix of cabbage, peanuts and fresh herbs.
1 3/4 in. piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1/2 lime, juiced
1 1/2 tsp. citrus or white wine vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. chaat masala
1/4 tsp. ground cumin, toasted
Pinch cayenne pepper
Kosher salt, to taste
1/4 tsp. ground peppercorns
9 scallions, thinly sliced
1 jalapeño, seeded and veined, finely chopped (optional)
1 pt. cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1 tbsp. fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1/2 head green cabbage, halved, cored and finely sliced
1 cup roasted peanuts
- In large bowl, whisk ginger, lime juice, vinegar. sugar, chaat masala, cumin and cayenne until blended. Whisk in salt and ground peppercorns.
- Add scallions, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro and mint; toss to combine.
- Add cabbage, tossing with hands to coat evenly with other ingredients.
- Sprinkle with peanuts and serve immediately. Or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hr.; sprinkle with peanuts just before serving.


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Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan
When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence.
Gary Lloyd
We have a system that increasingly taxes and subsidizes nonwork.
Milton Friedman
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money
Alexis de Tocqueville
Those of us who manage the public dollars will be held to account to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and our government.
Barack Hussein Obama, 1/20/09
My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it.
Barack Hussein Obama
"And the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history"
Nancy Pelosi, Election Night 2006
A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize.
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When President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine pulled out of a political and trade deal with the European Union in late November, citing fears for trade ties with Russia, he could hardly have expected such a public backlash.
Now, amid an economic crisis and with parts of the capital city of Kiev still barricaded by protesters, President Yanukovych's relationship with Russia is strengthening, much to the dismay of many Ukranian citizens, including Catholics.
"Our mission is spiritual, not political," said Father Ihor Yatsiv, spokesman for Ukraine's Greek Catholic Church. "But we're concerned for the good of Ukrainians, and we believe this good lies with Europe. Being part of Europe has to be more important than preferential gas prices from Moscow."
Ukraine long has been divided between a predominantly Orthodox East, traditionally looking toward Russia, and a largely Catholic West, which feels closer to Western countries. This has made the as-yet-unsigned 500-clause Association Agreement, establishing a Ukraine-EU free trade zone, crucial to Ukraine's economic and geopolitical future.
Coming from the eastern Donetsk region, Yanukovych became president in February 2010, five years after a previously disputed election win was overturned during Ukraine's pro-Western "Orange Revolution." But he was never accepted by many Ukrainians, including followers of his key rival, former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who was jailed for seven years on alleged fraud charges in October 2011.
The EU criticized Tymoshenko's imprisonment as politically motivated, and demanded her release as a precondition for the new agreement. When Yanukovych shocked Western governments by suddenly reneging on the Association Agreement, the move provoked outrage among pro-Western Ukrainians. Many complained of unfair pressure from Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, who has urged Ukraine to join a customs union with other ex-Soviet republics instead. Demonstrators occupied Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, and blockaded government buildings, demanding the resignation of Yanukovych and his premier, Mykola Azarov. When police moved in to clear the square, hundreds were injured and the protests intensified.
Catholic leaders have criticized aspects of Yanukovych's rule, including his failure to hand back Catholic properties seized under Soviet rule. During a visit to Brussels last March, they backed closer EU links. But EU ties have been opposed by the Moscow-linked Orthodox church, whose Russian patriarch, Kirill I, came to Kiev to give Yanukovich a special blessing at his inauguration four years ago. Not surprisingly, the Moscow-linked Orthodox church reacted calmly to Yanukovych's withdrawal from the EU deal. But Greek Catholics shared the public anger, raising fears that the mass protests could acquire a religious edge.
"We condemn acts of violence by law enforcement officials against civilians," said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, the church's leader, when the police intervened.
Some Greek Catholic leaders have since gone further. Cardinal Lubomir Huzar, the Church's former head, has accused the government of violating "principles of humanity" and lauded the demonstrators as "the voice of the nation." Ukraine's smaller Roman Catholic Church has maintained a low profile during the demonstrations. But its bishops' conference has also warned of "unintended consequences" from the police crackdown and defended the right of citizens "to defend a just cause," citing Catholic teaching in its message. Archbishop Piotr Malczuk of Kiev-Zhitomir, the conference's vice president, said he prefers the Western state system, and fears bloodshed if President Yanukovych opts for an alternative deal with Russia.
But he's uneasy about Greek Catholic leaders' strident support for the opposition, and insists the Church should consider the concerns of both sides.
"Everyone wants the same here: peace, social justice, security and prosperity," Archbishop Malczuk told Our Sunday Visitor. "But we must remember this is a multiethnic and multi-confessional state. While it's normal that many people want to belong to Europe, some Ukrainians also favor links with Russia. Whatever our political preferences, we must find our own way."
Ukraine's Lviv-based Catholic University, which Bishop Gudziak also heads, has accused Yanukovych's government of "sending hired thugs" to "fuel a bloody confrontation"; and on Dec. 11, its general assembly called for civil disobedience to bring about early elections. Father Yatsiv insists his Church's tough stance is justified. Greek Catholic priests have come not just from Kiev, but from Lviv, Donetsk and other towns, too, he said; and while they're united behind the protests, they're not alone. Many Orthodox clergy are "on the same side of the barricade" too.
"Not everyone supports the European option," Father Yatsiv told OSV. "But the division isn't between Catholics and Orthodox. Priests and people from all churches concur that our country needs a fuller democracy, and a government free of corruption which doesn't abuse its power."
Ukraine's smaller Orthodox denominations have also backed the protesters, with the leader of the Kiev Patriarchate, Filaret Denisenko, calling on President Yanukovych to sign the EU Agreement.
But the head of Ukraine's Moscow-linked Orthodox church, Metropolitan Volodymyr Sabodan, has also called for dialogue, suggesting his support for Yanukovych could have limits. Volodymyr has ordered Advent prayers for peace in Orthodox churches and monasteries nationwide, and on Dec. 13 he sent representatives to round-table talks in Kiev. Meanwhile, a group of senior Orthodox archpriests and archimandrites has backed Ukraine's "convergence with Europe," maintaining that Europe upholds "the Christian values [of] truth, justice, freedom and individual dignity."
Besides summoning the round table, Yanukovych has hinted he could still sign the Association Agreement if European governments provide Ukraine with the $27 billion it needs annually to upgrade its economy. But there have been demands for the release of jailed protesters — and threats of sanctions from the United State if the government resorts to force again.
Archbishop Malczuk fears the situation could still spiral out of control, if provocateurs stoke tension and violence. But Greek Catholic leaders remain angry, blaming Ukraine's president and government for the conflict.
The standoff remains tense and uncertain.
Jonathan Luxmoore writes from Warsaw.
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300 Feet of Thorns, Planting a Bare Root Rose Hedge.
One thing I love about our new house is that we have 2 acres of blank canvas. Although the house isn't new construction plunked down in the middle of an old corn field, my husband's grandfather, in his later years, went through a "Mow it down" phase. So the peonies that use to line the entire length of the driveway are long gone and so is the asparagus patch, leaving vast expanses of easily mowed lawn. In fact my expanse of lawn rolls right into the neighbors, with only the occasional lawn mowing to mark the property line.
While the lack of fence or other markers make our yard look like it's much bigger than it is, our dogs, chickens and the neighbor girl, on her quad, tend not to see where one lawn starts and the other stops.
We knew we wanted a fence of some sort, even before we started the move last summer, but getting moved took most of our time and energy last year. Heck, we're still unpacking. Though not jumping on fence construction gave us plenty of time to think about where it should go, how it should look and all the other nuances of the project.
We considered more chain link, like we have around the other half of the property line, various bushes, trees, split rail, and just about every style fence you could think of before we settled on Robin Hood Musk roses.
They might take a few years to reach their full glory, but they'll be better looking than chain link, less maintenance than wood, cheaper than vinyl, and I won't need to trim them like I would with a hedge. Plus 300′ of thorns should keep dogs and chickens from wiggling through.
The first thing I had to do was figure out how many roses we would need to create a thick hedge along the property line. Since I didn't have a handy dandy Measuring wheel and I couldn't find our 50′ tape measure (remember that move I was telling you about?), I turned to technology.
I won't go into details of how I got a rough estimate using the GIMP and Google maps, since it's a bit technical for a gardening topic. But if you'd like to see a tute on the process, please leave a comment and I'll write it up. Otherwise I'll assume you're not interested.
Suffice it to say, that the area I wanted as roses was the north (top) and East (right) borders of the red box shown in the photo. By measuring the border in pixels (px) and counting PX between the marks on the scale provided I came up with approximately 300 lineal feet of fence/hedge if I start at the NW corner of our lot, and make a jog to the garage. (The numbers in the image are for the whole lot, not just the shaded section – I'm recycling images)
According to the nursery, I needed roses every 2 feet to form a hedge or 150 roses. For this project, that came out to $525 or about one-third the cost of the supplies I'd need to cover the same distance with chain link.
I placed my order on May 9 and 3 big boxes showed up a week later.
With bare root plants, time is of the essence. You don't really know how long they've been out of the ground and what the conditions were like in shipping. If you want to ensure their survival, it's important to get them in the ground as soon after arrival as possible.
If your permanent location won't be ready for a while, you should heel them in. A fancy term for a temporary planting.
The first thing you need to to with any bare root plant is get them out of their package and soak them for several hours, in water, before you plant them. Even though the plants were packaged in plastic to keep them from drying out completely, they still dried out. Trust me, they are thirsty and if they are well hydrated before they go into the ground, they stand a much better chance of thriving after planting.
I could only get the first 50 roses into water because I was running short on water-tight containers.
Since I was going to plant all the roses within a short amount of time I cheated a little bit by not unpacking all the plants. Instead, I assumed they were packed well enough to go further across the country and that they'd be alright if I left the remaining boxes in the shade while I got the others in the ground.
Once I started planting though, as I emptied a bucket, I would unpack a group of roses and start their soak. Though if I were to do this again, I would probably order 50 roses at a time, about a week apart. More on this later.
Our town's code book states that although a fence can be placed directly on the property line, plantings need to be 4 feet from the line. Which in our case works out just fine since the roses should get to be between 4-6 feet tall and wide leaving them just shy of the true property line by the time they mature.
Since there's no way I could eyeball a perfectly straight line 4 feet off the property line for nearly 250 feet, I turned to a trusty Mason Line. Though any string will do, I purchased a high contrast color so that I could see it easily against the lawn.
Using a tape measure, the line and a couple of sturdy sticks to act as stakes… I measured 4′ from the surveyor's mark on the NW corner of the yard, and placed my stick. Then I tied my line to my stick. While trailing the line behind me, I walked to the other end of the property to measure 4 feet from that property marker and placed the other stake/stick.
However, before I tied off the string, I lifted it out of the grass and pulled on it a little bit to be sure it wouldn't sag, be blown around by the wind or otherwise be dragged off by a wondering dog.
Depending on how long your string is, you might find it has a lot of stretch in it before the slack is taken up. So make sure whatever string and stakes you're using can handle being tugged on.
When I was sure my line was straight and would remain straight, I tied it off.
Next we measured along the string, every 2 feet to mark where we would dig our holes for the roses. We used leftover spray paint to mark our spots. While it's probably not the most environmentally friendly way to do it, it was on hand and was a way to use up the paint which was already a potential environmental pollutant.
With all the spots down, we rewound the line to get it out of the way while we worked.
Indecently, the process was exactly the same for the 90 degree turn we made from the property line to the garage. We just didn't have to worry about a perfect off-set, since that was already set so we eyeballed the placement of the string on both ends. In our case the location was based on where we'll put a vehicle gate later on. After all, it would be a real bummer not to have access to the back yard if we ever need to get a truck back there.
We bent the rules a little bit. Normally you would want a hole wide, and deep enough to spread the roots out so they aren't crowded. With 150 roses to get into the ground and my husband volunteering to dig, any reasonable hole was just fine with me.
Except for a few places near the trees where there were roots in the way, every hole was the same. My husband simply drove the shovel in the ground 4 times, as far as it would go, to create a ring around the white dots and pried out a big plug of dirt and sod, leaving it at the side of the hole. Poor guy even broke 2 shovels while helping me.
For the most part, the roses 4 Seasons sent looked like the one pictured below. There were a few that were bigger and smaller, but on average, this is what we put in the ground.
Since the roots were going in all directions I had to work them into the hole along with the dirt and sod left behind. Now I didn't really want the sod growing back as a weedy mess around my beautiful new roses, but without it, I wouldn't have enough dirt to back fill the hole.
To get around this problem, I put the sod in first, before the rose and soil. In some cases I had to tear the sod into smaller pieces and work it in between the roots in sort of a cone to drape the roots over the top to get everything to fit back inside. I didn't fret if I couldn't get it all back in the hole and composted the rest. I just needed it as fill and a small depression isn't a bad thing, especially when watering, I just didn't want a row of craters.
The grass will die deep in the hole providing green manure for the rose to feed on as it gets established.
To get the soil in around the roots I crumbled about half of the dirt back in the hole and sprayed it with water from the hose to settle it around the roots. Only spraying until the water was at the same depth as the soil in the hole. I was also careful not to blast the roots too hard. I need them in good shape to help the plants get established.
After that step I put in about 2 tablespoons of Azomite, the rest of the soil, and watered again. While not a traditional NPK fertilizer, Azomite has many trace minerals that will help the rose grow strong. The best way is to think of it like giving your plants a vitamin pill. I used Granular Azomite because the wind is always blowing at my house and I could see a plume of dust fertilizing the whole town if I went with the powered form.
In all, I spent nearly 2 and a half days crawling along the property line to plant the roses. Which is why, if I do anything this grand again, I'll break the shipments up and do no more than 50 at a time.
Day 1, Thursday – Layout and 50 roses planted. Wrists, knees, and legs all ached at the end of the day.
Day 2, Friday – 80 roses planted and some darn good advice from my husband to stop for dinner and start again in the morning. Although I was really close to being done, my body was screaming at me. I started planting a little after 9am and although I was moving along faster than I had the day before, I was getting slower and slower as the day went on.
Day 3, Saturday – I was excited to be finishing, but at the same time, my body was not happy with me being back on my hands and knees. I managed to finish up fairly quickly and gather the left over bits of sod to compost. In fact, while I was gathering the sod, husband dearest was making me lunch and while I ate, he finished picking up the rest. Then I spent the rest of the day in bed watching Netflix and knitting.
On Sunday, I had to get back to mom duty and all the other things I neglected while working in the yard. My kitchen – oh the dishes and mess in there, but now that my body is getting over the effects of crawling around the yard, I'm making a dent on the dishes.
All I know is that this rose hedge should look amazing in just a few years and then, like the pain of child birth, it will all be worth it. In fact, the roses planted on the first day were already showing signs of bud growth when I checked on them before getting started Friday morning.
I'm also looking farther into the future when I'm too old to get excited about lawn hacking or even lawn care. With luck, once these roses establish themselves, I won't have to do much except admire them.
I'll keep you updated though and report back on how they're progressing.


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Don't Go in the Woods...Alone (US - DVD R1)
Gabe went into the woods today and was in for a big surpri-Aargh! My liver!
The Video Nasties controversy birthed an unfortunate fan fascination with bad horror films that would've otherwise been simply forgotten to time. There are very few films on the original list that are convincingly nasty enough to have garnered a banned status, even in the most conservative times, and even fewer that deserve any attention at all. Don't Go in the Woods…Alone is one of the more notorious titles among fans, but for reasons of general quality rather than depictions of graphic sex or violence. The title has been unavailable on R1 DVD for quite some time, feeding curiosity to a boiling point. Thanks to relatively new imprint Code Red DVD, I am finally able to fully assess the bloody awfulness.
Don't Go in the Woods isn't the most inept film I've ever seen (stay tuned for that one), but it certainly hordes more than its share of badness. The plot boils down to a feral man running amok through the forest and killing people. Most of the film focuses on the trials of four main hikers, and most of their dialogue appears to have been made up on the spot, either during filming or during an ADR session. The vast majority of spoken words are completely unessential to the meagre narrative, and mostly consist of characters taking several minutes to say a single line by repeating it ad nauseam ("Dick? Dick, is that you? Dick? Is that you?) and describing their actions (I'm coming out there. Here I come. I'm coming.). Strangely enough, if the commentary is to be believed there were actually scripted lines. The actors speaking these lines are uniformly terrible, not surprisingly, but a lot of the ham and cheese seems to be more director and script based.
The narrative pattern moves like clockwork, rhythmically consisting of brief scenes that attempt to build the main characters, divided by scenes of unnamed forest visitors being gruesomely vanquished, and more fake out scares then I think I've ever seen in my life. One wonders if perhaps director James Bryan didn't perhaps shoot a 40-minute survival horror short, and later fill it out with more gory kills after distributors showed some interest.
Though the banned status is totally unfounded, there are some satisfying slaughters. The killer (who looks a whole lot like Papa Jupiter from Craven's The Hills Have Eyes, which played with Don't Go in the Woods on some double bills) ices a dopey photographer early on, and drops the body off a cliff face right next to our heroes, who somehow entirely miss the whole thing. Later, after butchering a middle-aged gigolo, the killer shoves a VW van over another cliff with minimal effort. With the frightened middle-aged lover still inside the vehicle bursts into flames. Then the killer starts setting traps. He attacks a couple napping in sleeping bags, snaring one of the bags in a tree and beating the poor girl like a piñata (later one of the 'heroes' pulls the first part of the same stunt). And just when we think the monster is an adept killing machine he blows it by oafishly tossing two of the flimsiest looking spears I've ever seen. The 'spears' bounce off the heroine's shoulder and head.
Surprisingly enough, the film's best kill belongs to the hero, who accidentally rams an innocent hiker through with a giant makeshift spear. What should be a tragic moment becomes hilarious when the hero falls to his knees and begins apologizing.
Director James Bryan supervised this transfer, which apparently explains the aspect ratio, but IMDb.com claims an original release ratio of 1.85:1. IMDb's claims appear founded in some scenes where speaking characters are placed just off screen, but this could always be just another symptom of bad filmmaking. According to the commentary track the film stock was particularly cheap because it had expired. The overall print is pretty clean for a twelve thousand dollar, twenty five year old movie, but dirt, grain, and print artefacts are consistent. Colours fluctuate a bit throughout, but are pretty rich and bright considering all things. Compression noise is also impressive considering, and effective contrast levels ensure a whole heck of a lot more definition then we'd normally expect.
There's simply no way this movie was filmed with sound—none of the dialogue matches the lip movement, and the vocal volume doesn't match the sound effects. The vocal volume fluctuates within a single shot, and none of the characters match each other in volume either. 'Composer' H. Kingsley Thurher's 'score' is one of the most obnoxious collections of bleeps and blorps ever put to film. The mono presentation is relatively clean, again considering, with a fair share of pops and scratches.
There are two commentary tracks on this disc, which most folks will call two too many, but the second track, featuring director James Bryan, actress Mary Gail Artz, superfan and CKY guitarist Deron Miller, and some guy whose name I couldn't understand (Dave something), is quite entertaining. The superfans aren't afraid to tease the film, and Artz and Bryan aren't afraid to look down of themselves. The whole track is very good-natured and an easy listen. Bryan's solo track is a little more technically minded, but the director's tone is numbing.
Bryan himself has produced a retrospective documentary for this disc, and what it lacks in execution it makes up for in charm and good humour. The interviews, almost all of which at least partially take place next to cars (as if Bryan has sneaked up on them with camera in hand), are shot on cheap VHS. The video quality is pretty bad, and the sound quality isn't much better. The interview subjects are almost all out of the acting business, but still seem to think they've got the stuff, because they all seem to toss out a couple of jokes. If I were a rabid fan of the film this slightly overlong doc (almost an hour) might've been orgasmic, I simply enjoyed it.
Next are two local television interviews with Bryan and Tom Drury (who played the monster) about the film just before the film was released, a local news item about Drury, and Bryan's recalling the film's release (they tagged it on screen with E.T. in LA. These last a total of around fifteen minutes, and are augmented with various radio spots. Things come to a close with a still and poster art slideshow and a reconstruction of the original trailer (it was lost, apparently).
Don't Go in the Woods…Alone doesn't quite live up to either of its opposing expectations. The BBFC must have been out of their gourds to ban such a silly film, despite the filmmaker's best intensions to shock, and I've seen much worse productions in my day. I think this one qualifies as 'so bad it's good', but more discerning horror fans may disagree. It'd make a good goofy/gory slasher triple feature with Buddy Cooper's The Mutilator and Juan Piquer Simón's Pieces.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
You really can't beat a bit o' Pieces, with chainsaw action, Bud Spencer-clone Paul Smith and a bit of cock for the ladies, so to put Don't Go in the Woods Alone in the same group is recommendation enough for the curious. Nice work, Mr P.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Thank you fellas, always a pleasure.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 29th April 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Director/Actor Commentary, Making-Of Featurette, Trailer, Interviews, Stills
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: James Bryan
Cast: Ken Carter, James P. Hayden, Mary Gail Artz, Angie Brown, Nick McClelland
Genre: Horror
Length: 83 minutes
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Nebraskans get chance to weigh in on death penalty
While Nebraska's 49 state senators debate a proposal that would abolish Nebraska's death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, Nebraskans can express their opinions on Monday, May 13, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. CT during an NET News live chat (netNebraska.org/chat) scheduled to coincide with a portion of the Legislature's floor debate on LB543.In addition to the chat, a live stream of the floor debate will be available for viewing on the NET website, live television coverage will be provided on NET2 World and on NET's new "Nebraska Capitol Live" mobile app.Also on May 13, NET Radio "Morning Edition" host Ariana Brocious will interview NET News Reporter/Producer Bill Kelly during the daily "Signature Story." The two will discuss the history of efforts to repeal the death penalty during the past 100 years. Kelly recently produced the NET News documentary "…until he is dead: A History of the Death Penalty in Nebraska." The program reviews the long and complex history of capital punishment in the state. The NET Radio "Signature Story" airs weekdays at 6:30 and 8:30 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. CT.Several members of the NET News staff will participate in the chat -- including Legislative Reporter Fred Knapp, NET News Director Dennis Kellogg, Reporter/Producer Hilary Stohs-Krause and Kelly.LB543 is sponsored by State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha. Debate on the bill comes at a time when a growing number of states have abolished the death penalty. Currently, 18 states operate without capital punishment, and six of those have been added since 2007. In some cases, the prohibition applies only to new sentences and convicted criminals under current death sentences remain that way.In March, LB543 was advanced by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee on a vote of 7-0, with one abstention. In order to pass, 25 votes would be required in each of three rounds of voting. Thirty votes are required to overcome a veto by the governor.NET2 World is part of NET Television. NET Television, NET Radio and the NET website are services of NET. For complete program schedules, visit NET's website at netNebraska.org.


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Incredible Marketing needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 272 designs submitted by 76 freelance designers.
Shape Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa
Shape Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa is a West coast leader in cosmetic surgery. They have been clients for a very long time. They are in the top 4 nationally in services performed, and are also a national training center. They were under a different name before, but have had to change for legal reasons.
Shape is now looking to completely re-brand with a new look and feel. Time is of the essence. This has to be done YESTERDAY! The winning designer will also have an opportunity to do business cards and stationary if they so desire after the logo design.
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Milk production in the 23 major dairy states totaled 15.8 billion pounds in January, up 3.7 percent from the same month a year earlier.
And, according to the USDA's latest Milk Production report released on Friday afternoon, milk production across all 50 states was up 3.4 percent from January 2011.
Dave Kurzawski, market analyst with FC Stone/Downes-O'Neill, calls the report "very bearish."
"Mild temperatures and relatively dry weather have led to unseasonably strong milk production," he said. "Total milk production was stronger than anticipated once again due to an increase in both cow numbers and milk per cow."
Production per cow in the 23 major states averaged 1,857 pounds in January, an increase of 46 pounds from January 2011. Cow numbers also increased in these top-producing states. The number of milk cows on farms was 8.5 million head, 93,000 head more than January 2011 and 13,000 head more than December 2011.
States that showed higher production increases in January were: Utah, 8.6 percent; Colorado, 7.8 percent; and Arizona, 7 percent. California, the nation's top milk-producing state, was up 6.6 percent from January 2011. Vermont declined by 0.5 percent.
January's increase marks the 24th month in a row that milk production has grown on a year-over-year basis.
Source: DairyHerd Network


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Dancers stopped traffic on Main Street for a good cause Thursday night. About 50 dancers affiliated with No Excuse for Abuse of Spartanburg came together for the international movement, One Billion Rising.
Dancers stopped traffic on Main Street for a good cause Thursday night.
About 50 dancers affiliated with No Excuse for Abuse of Spartanburg came together for the international movement, One Billion Rising. The dancers performed between Converse and Liberty Street.
"We stand proud as sisters," said Jan Hammett, of No Excuse for Abuse. "Never let anyone paralyze your spirit. Be real, be authentic."
The global movement is called One Billion Rising: No Excuse for Abuse. The name derives from data that indicates 1 in 3 women on Earth will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. With a world population of 7 billion, this adds up to more than one billion abused women and girls.
Hammett held several dance rehearsals at the Chapman Cultural Center leading up to the event. She says about 30 people showed up at the first rehearsal, but the group grew from there.
The dancers took to the street wearing black and read One Billion Rising T-shirts and carried shiny red balloons.
Jennifer O'Shields of Safe Homes Rape Crisis Coalition, which assists rape and domestic violence victims in the Upstate, said Thursday's event is important for several reasons.
"Just to know people are here to support," O'Shields said. "To honor survivors, victims and the dead. This is just one way to do it."
O'Shields told the crowd that Safe Homes sheltered 341 adults and children who were victims of domestic abuse, and responded to 47 cases of sexual assault last year.
Janie Salley danced and said it felt wonderful to participate in such a good cause. She said a public event like Thursday night's is important to bring visibility to the services and organizations that can help abused woman receive help.
"A lot of women are abused, and a lot of women have not come forward," Salley said. "Maybe this can bring some light and people can get the help they need, not just after it happens, but before."
Hammett said she was overwhelmed by the support the event received.
"People are so willing to help if you just ask," she said. "People are saying: We want this to stop. People have so much power within themselves, if they just come together."
Anyone who would like to know more about No Excuse for Abuse may email Hammett at email@example.com.


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Eagles Trying to Tackle Injuries
Word is that King Dunlap may not be able to play on Sunday, and that could become the Achilles heel for the Philadelphia Eagles. Dunlap was expected to play in place of starter Jason Peters, who was officially ruled out of this week's action.
Not only do the Eagles have to go three deep at left tackle if King can't go, but the only other option they have, is to play Todd Herremans at left tackle. At first glance, that wouldn't appear earth-shattering as Herremans is listed as the right tackle, but what a depth chart won't tell you is that he was already playing out of position. Herremans is naturally a guard. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jack and Patti Phillips
Jack Phillips
As a world-renowned expert on accountability, measurement, and evaluation, Dr. Jack J. Phillips provides consulting services for Fortune 500 companies and major global organizations. The author or editor of more than 50 books, Phillips conducts workshops and makes conference presentations throughout the world.
His expertise in measurement and evaluation is based on more than 27 years of corporate experience in the aerospace, textile, metals, construction materials, and banking industries. Phillips has served as training and development manager at two Fortune 500 firms, as senior human resource officer at two firms, as president of a regional bank, and as management professor at a major state university.
This background led Phillips to develop the ROI methodology - a revolutionary process that provides bottom-line figures and accountability for all types of learning, performance improvement, human resource, technology, and public policy programs.
Phillips regularly consults with clients in manufacturing, service, and government organizations in 44 countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Books most recently authored by Phillips include Show Me the Money (Berrett-Koehler, 2007); The Value of Learning (Pfeiffer, 2007); How to Build a Successful Consulting Practice (McGraw-Hill, 2006); Investing in Your Company's Human Capital: Strategies to Avoid Spending Too Much or Too Little (Amacom, 2005); Proving the Value of HR: How and Why to Measure ROI (SHRM, 2005); The Leadership Scorecard (Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004); Managing Employee Retention (Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003); Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs, 2nd ed. (Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003); The Project Management Scorecard, (Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002); How to Measure Training Results (McGraw-Hill, 2002); The Human Resources Scorecard: Measuring the Return on Investment (Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001); The Consultant's Scorecard (McGraw-Hill, 2000); and Performance Analysis and Consulting (ASTD, 2000). Phillips served as series editor for ASTD's In Action casebook series, an ambitious publishing project featuring 30 titles. He currently serves as series editor for Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann's Improving Human Performance series, and for Pfeiffer's new series on Measurement and Evaluation.
Phillips has received several awards for his books and work. The Society for Human Resource Management presented him an award for one of his books and honored a Phillips ROI study with its highest award for creativity. The American Society for Training and Development gave him its highest award, Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Development. Meeting News named Phillips one of the 25 most influential people in the Meetings and Events industry, based on his work on ROI for the industry.
Phillips has undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering, physics, and mathematics; a master's degree in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University; and a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management from the University of Alabama.
Jack Phillips has served on the boards of several private businesses—including two NASDAQ companies—and several nonprofits and associations, including the American Society for Training and Development.
Patti Phillips
Dr. Patti P. Phillips is president of the ROI Institute, Inc., the leading source of ROI competency building, implementation support, networking, and research. She is also chair and CEO of The Chelsea Group, Inc., an international consulting organization supporting organizations and their efforts to build accountability into their training, human resources, and performance improvement programs with a primary focus on building accountability in public sector organizations. She helps organizations implement the ROI methodology in countries around the world—including South Africa, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Turkey, France, Germany, Canada, and the United States.
After a thirteen-year career in the electrical utility industry, Dr. Phillips took advantage of the opportunity to pursue a career in a growing consulting business where she was introduced to training, human resources, and performance improvement from a new perspective—a perspective that directly reflected her values of accountability, ROI evaluation. Since 1997, she has embraced the ROI methodology by committing herself to ongoing research and practice. To this end Dr. Phillips has implemented ROI in private sector and public sector organizations. She has conducted ROI impact studies on programs such as leadership development, sales, new-hire orientation, human performance improvement, K-12 educator development, educators' National Board Certification mentoring, and faculty fellowship. Dr. Phillips is currently expanding her interest in public sector accountability through application of the ROI methodology in community- and faith-based initiatives, including Citizen Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Compassion Capital Fund.
Dr. Phillips teaches others to implement the ROI methodology through the ROI certification process, as a facilitator for ASTD's ROI and Measuring and Evaluating Learning Workshops, and as adjunct professor for graduate-level evaluation courses. She speaks on the topic of ROI at conferences such as ASTD's International Conference and Exposition and ISPI's International Conference.
Dr. Phillips' academic accomplishments include a Ph.D. in International Development and a master's degree in Public and Private Management. She is certified in ROI evaluation and has earned the designation of Certified Performance Technologist.
She has authored a number of publications on the subject of accountability and ROI, including Show Me the Money (Berrett-Koehler, 2007); The Value of Learning (Pfeiffer, 2007); Return on Investment Basics (ASTD, 2005); Proving the Value of HR: How and Why to Measure ROI (SHRM, 2005); Make Training Evaluation Work (ASTD, 2004); The Bottom Line on ROI (Center for Effective Performance, 2002), which won the 2003 ISPI Award of Excellence; ROI at Work (ASTD, 2005); the ASTD In Action casebooks Measuring Return on Investment Vol. III (2001), Measuring ROI in the Public Sector (2002), and Retaining Your Best Employees (2002); the ASTD Infoline series, including Planning and Using Evaluation Data (2003), Mastering ROI (1998), and Managing Evaluation Shortcuts (2001); and The Human Resources Scorecard: Measuring Return on Investment (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001).
Dr. Phillips's work is published in a variety of journals.


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Tapping Day
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Saint John's Sugar Shack, 1 - 4 p.m.
Join us for our big community tapping day! No experience necessary, just bring your outdoor clothing and 'sweet' attitude!
We will start the day off with blessings and songs, then the tapping will begin. We hope to put out at least 1000 taps. We could use as much help as possible in getting everyone involved to accomplish this in just 3 hours! With that in mind and depending upon how many people show up, we appreciate everyone's understanding and help with making sure everyone gets a chance to participate.
Don't Forget:
- Wear warm waterproof clothes in layers as the area is very wet and muddy, and often very snowy in the woods.
- You don't have to sign up, just show up willing to help! Families with kids are encouraged!
- Please park by the Prep School and walk to the shack (about 20 minute walk). There is not a lot of parking AND the road is known for getting people and their cars stuck.
- Coffee, hot chocolate, and pastries will be available, bring your own mug if possible!