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Professional Marketing International PMI (crooks) PMI runs a coaching scam. For $4800 CDN they did nothing but take my money Lehi Utah
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I am writing this ripoff report in addition to a dispute case I have filed with the Better Business Bureau in Utah, BBB Complaint Case #22160948 (Ref#6-2003044-22160948-1100) (Re: Case #22160948: Wasatch Summit, LLC) and the Financial Ombudsman of Canada. Total loss was at $4600 USD to begin with, in this online scam with Professional Marketing International inc. (PMI) experiencepmi.com.
I have been working with Robert Relic from the Bank of Montreal, who has been fair and helpful up to this point. I was shocked to see "coaching scams" on the attorney general's website but he did absolutely nothing, after i sent the finance department a letter. "Coaching Scams" it's right there!
This is my complaint and I have been deceived and ripped off by PMI in their CROOKED business practices.
They lied about being a BBB member to start with, offered next to nothing in real value for my hard earned money, offered a coach that had next to no experience and claimed he had 12 years experience in marketing, none of which is at all true. I want the rest of my money back if at all possible to resolve this dispute once and for all, the remaining damages are: $2300 USD and can be verified with Robert Relic as proof. But reversed the charges as PMI can manipulate the banks with a fraud. Janet Yager also with the Bank of Montreal said and i quote "you came to them for services", ya becuase it's a business, but after proving it's a scam and the BBB complaint i filed, she did absolutely nothing, what a crook. What kind of a bank stands up for a criminal when the facts are right there staring them in the face??
Better Business Bureau has been working hard to resolve the case but it seems PMI will not give back the rest of my money, and even threatened to reverse the chargeback, which is not fair at all. I also lost an additional $420 CDN in damages due to their marketing advice, and paid for legal advice of $350 (one time fee), so my rights can be upheld.
Brittany Asay, Operations Manager (firstname.lastname@example.com) has been handling the case in a professional manner and I am pleased with her help thus far. And resolved the case, but PMI decided to go further and reverse the credit card charges to be crooks!
Robert Relic Senior (crook) Chargeback Officer at the Bmo Bank of Montreal, has posted $2300 USD on my credit card thus far.
His contact info is: Phone #: 289 305 5182 Fax #: 1 866 273 0338 (firstname.lastname@example.com)
aAnd if that isn't enough, they manipulate and lie to the bank. Saying i came to them for services do therefore it's 100%
Justified that i get ripped off. Unreal. Where is the consumer protection from these types of cons and crooks.
Look who owns PMI...Dean Graziosi an known realestate seminar and coaching scammer.
Not only that BBB said they resolved the case, then these jerks turn around and put $2400 on my credit card AFTER
i have been ripped right off! Even the attorney general in utah shut them down in july 2013 and has on his website
consumerprotection.utah.gov/scams/topten.html coaching scams!
The financial Ombudsman of Canada is now and will resolve the case END OF SCAM STORY!
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BeschreibungThe conjunction of knowledge discovery and multimedia documents presents a very important challenge. This new field of knowledge discovery in multimedia documents, dealing with non-structured information such as texts, images, videos, audio and virtual data, requires the collaboration of experts in many areas of interest revolving around document management systems, data mining, visual computing, signal processing, multimedia data and machine learning. Multimedia Mining: A Highway to Intelligent Multimedia Documents will bring together experts in digital media content analysis, state-of-art data mining and knowledge discovery in multimedia database systems, knowledge engineers and domain experts from diverse applied disciplines. Multimedia documents are ubiquitous and often required, if not essential, in many applications today. This phenomenon has made multimedia documents widespread and extremely large. There are tools for managing and searching within these collections, but the need for tools to extract hidden useful knowledge embedded within multimedia objects is becoming pressing and central for many decision-making applications. The tools needed today are tools for discovering relationships between objects or segments within multimedia document components, such as classifying images based on their content, extracting patterns in sound, categorizing speech and music, and recognizing and tracking objects in video streams. Multimedia Mining: A Highway to Intelligent Multimedia Documents is designed to meet the needs of a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry and graduate-level students in computer science and engineering.
1. IMET: Image Mining for Typhoon Analysis.
2. Discovering Patterns with and within Images.
3. A System Supporting Semantics Retrieval.
4. Techniques for Color-Based Image Retrieval.
5. Recovering in Video Documents.
6. Mining of Video Database.
7. Medical Multimedia Databases.
8. An Object Approach for Web Presentations.
9. Web Multiform Data Structuring.
10. Media Annotation.
11. Audio Content-Based Classification.
Untertitel: 'Multimedia Systems and Applica'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: SPRINGER VERLAG GMBH
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2002
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Adjusting for special items, quarterly earnings from ongoing operations were $523 million, or $0.80 per share, an increase compared with the first quarter of 2013. For the first quarter of 2013, earnings from ongoing operations were $454 million, or $0.71 per share.
"Our 15 percent increase in earnings from ongoing operations was driven by strong operational performance at all of the business segments, along with the positive effect of weather across our domestic regulated utilities and competitive generation business," said William H. Spence, PPL chairman, president and chief executive officer in a news release.
That strong performance led PPL to increase its 2014 forecast of earnings from ongoing operations to a range of $2.15 to $2.30 per share, with a midpoint of $2.23 per share.
The previous forecast of earnings from ongoing operations was a range of $2.05 to $2.25 per share, with a midpoint of $2.15 per share. The forecast for reported earnings is a range of $1.84 to $1.99 per share, reflecting special items recorded in the first quarter.
"All three regulated businesses outperformed 2013 results, as our capital investments in regulated infrastructure continue to provide benefits to customers and shareowners," Spence said.
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The Best Customer Relation Software Comparison, Reviews & more
Customer relationship management (or CRM) is an approach to managing a company's interaction with current and future customers. The best CRM solutions provide managers with actionable information to analyze customer data.
For example, CRM solutions enable companies to easily track a customer's history, along with detailed notes about interactions that allow salespeople to improve business relationships with customers. In particular, sales teams can focus on retaining high valued customers or concentrate on priority prospects to to drive sales growth.
An important aspect of the best CRM providers is a systematic approach that compiles information from a range of different channels, including a company's website, telephone, email, live chat, marketing materials, social media, and more. Through the CRM approach and the systems used to facilitate CRM, businesses learn more about their target audiences and how to best cater to their needs.
Benefits of Leading CRM Solutions
During the CRM evaluation process, it will be apparent that there are many various types of customer management relationship solutions. Typically, these CRM solutions fall into three different main areas.
- Operational CRM
- Analytical CRM
- Collaborative CRM
However, keep in mind that the main objective of all CRM systems is to help organize and manage customer contacts to drive business growth.
Regardless of which type of CRM product your business chooses, they offer some of the same benefits that enable the following:
- Realize which customers produce the most profit.
By analyzing buying behaviors and other customer data, businesses gain a better understanding of their best customers. Managers can differentiate between the customer who provide the highest profit margins and those that provide the most revenue.
Leaders can leverage that information to provide a better type or tier of customer service for better customers.
- Analyze buying patterns.
More understanding of customer buying patterns can help identify any high-value customers so that executives can make the most out of existing sales opportunities with those customers.
- Maximize per-customer profits.
CRM solutions provide data that can help lower the cost of selling to certain customers and help increase profits from those customer interactions.
The Best CRM Software Solutions
There are dozens of high quality CRM systems on the market, but typically only a few of these solutions that will be the best fit for your organization. For many, the best fit depends on the exact needs, what should be tracked, organizational behavior and processes, along with desired level of customization, customer service or price point.
Here are some of the best customer relationship management software providers on the market.
1. PipeDrive
Pipedrive is a sales customer relationship management tool for small teams with big ambitions. It visualizes ones sales pipeline and ensures that important activities and conversations are not missed. Salespeople tend to enjoy working with the Pipedrive CRM solution because it is very intuitive and easy to use. Managers tend to enjoy Pipedrive because the workflow features avoid constant nagging and reminders, along with providing great sales forecasting capabilities.
Pipedrive provides a simple and visual CRM tool that focuses on the sales pipeline, so teams can:
- See all deals in a visual sales pipeline.
- Organize contacts and follow up every lead.
- Sales forecasting for avoiding nasty surprises.
- Set up in under 2 minutes, no training required.
Plus, Pipedrive integrates with the leading software and email clients, along with providing mobile accessibility for iOS and Android phones.
Ideal Users: Sales teams in search of organizational help that want a simple and powerful tool to manage the sales pipeline.
- Contact Management
- Customer Support
- Interaction Tracking
- Lead Management
- Product Catalog
- Project Management
In addition, Pipedrive offers on-site and web-based deployment, along with providing mobile applications to help salespeople on the road. There is sufficient training and online support during standard business hours.
Pricing: Pipeline offers a free trial, along with the starting price point of $12 per month per user. At the low price point, users still receive full functionality, which makes Pipeline one of the most cost effective CRM solutions on the market.
2. SalesForce
SalesforceIQ aims to eliminate the tedious and manual aspects of the sales documentation process through automating data capture. The CRM solution targets sales managers that must document the sales pipeline or business development deals, so they can free time to focus on fostering client relationships.
SalesforceIQ's algorithms use data science to surface information that is otherwise hidden in emails, invites and other sources. Afterall, the tagline of smarter selling, better relationships and points to the commitment empower teams to build sustaining relationships through technology.
SalesforceIQ provides its proprietary technology, called Relationship Intelligence, to unify client stories and identify meaningful actions to drive productive outcomes. The CRM tool:
- Captures rich signals automatically.
- Analyzes data and patterns to identify opportunities.
- Drives actions to close more deals.
Ideal Users: teams interested in saving time, building better relationships, and making smarter decisions in sales, business development, finance, and professional services.
- Campaign Management
- Contact/Document Management
- Customer Support
- Interaction Tracking
- Lead Management
- Referral Tracking
- Social Media Integration
- Territory Management
In addition, the SalesforceIQ solution is web-based, which is ideal for a consistent experience on any browser. Training is offered through webinars, live online support during standard business hours.
Pricing: SalesforceIQ offers a free trial, along with a starting price of $25 per month per user. SalesforceIQ offers multiple pricing packages, including a cloud-based package that integrates with Chrome.
3. Insightly
Insightly provides small and medium size businesses with an online CRM (and project management) solution that offers efficiency, organization and increased sales. Plus, Insightly integrates with email system and maintains a tight technical base to work well with Gmail/Google Apps or Outlook 2013/Office 365.
TechValidate, an independent 3rd party analysis group, surveyed Insightly's customers to reveal that Insightly delivers a return on investment (ROI) in less than 3 months and demonstrates that the CRM platform helps users manage contacts more efficiently, experience improved productivity, and gain clear insight into sales, while reducing costs.
Ideal Users: Small and medium businesses (1-500 employees) looking grow and now require an advanced CRM platform compared to spreadsheets and email.
• Campaign Management
• Contact Management
• Document Management
• Email Marketing
• Interaction Tracking
• Lead Management
• Project Management
• Social Media Integration
Insightly provides a web-based solution, which is fully documented for teams that want to take advantage of the customization optionality. Training is offered through webinars, live online support during standard business hours.
Pricing: Insightly offers a freemium model for up to 3 account holders, along with a free trial period as well. The standard plans start at $12 per month per user. Insightly has many users world-wide, which means there is plenty of online support and a wide range of client use cases. At low starting point, Insightly is one of the leading CRM solutions.
4. Desk.com
Desk.com provides online customer support across all channels thru their comprehensive, all-in-one customer support software solution aimed at fast growing companies. Desk.com collects and organizes customer conversations (via sites like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, chat) into a prioritized actionable list.
Desk.com allows managers to take control of customer support through a suite of simple tools to effectively respond to customers. As desk.com says awesome doesn't have to be hard because the CRM solution makes agents more productive, integrates with back-office systems and delivers lightning-fast service. Desk.com enables companies to:
• Help customers faster with out-of-the-box support that allows users to manage cases and help customers faster than ever.
• Help customers help themselves by sharing institutional knowledge on a self-service portal, so customers can find their own answers (saving your customer support staff time).
• Make better decisions by consolidating and leveraging company data to provide insights needed to make faster and smarter decisions.
• Scale as your company grows with 360 degree customer views, easy integrations and part-time agents.
Ideal Users: small businesses and start-up companies that want a comprehensive customer service solution.
• Call Center Management & Customer Support
• Contact & Document Management
• Interaction Tracking
• Lead & List Management
• Referral Tracking
• Survey Management
Desk.com offers a web-based solution that is focused on mobile interactions and usage. Training is offered through webinars, live online (and in-person) support with 24/7 coverage, including live customer service representatives.
Pricing: Desk.com offers a free trial period, along with starting prices of $20 per month per user (when billed on an annual cycle). There are additional plans that offer more white-labeled service and custom integrations that are also billed per user.
5. FreshDesk
Freshdesk offers a fresh take on CRM solutions because it integrates with the world's best CRM software to streamline information between sales and customer support departments. Through focusing on CRM integrations, companies can leverage the platform to sync information about any customer from an existing CRM software to the company helpdesk. The functionality allows both sales and customer service to see the ticket history!
Freshdesk aims to not only close deals, but close better deals by providing a clear picture of any customer as you respond to their support conversations from inside your help desk. Freshdesk is the customer support software that gives you everything you need to delight your customers.
• Easy to use and quick setup allows teams to provide a custom experience to clients.
• Multi-channel support enables sales and IT groups to stay on top of requests, regardless of how the client contacts the company.
• Boost productivity with workflow automatization and gamification.
Ideal Users: small and medium size businesses, along with startups or groups within enterprise companies in any industry.
• Call Center Management
• Contact Management
• Customer Support
• Landing Pages / Web Forms
• Social Media Integration
Freshdesk is a mobile and web-based CRM software tool that excels at training and customer support. Training is offered through webinars, live online (and in-person) support with 24/7 coverage, including live customer service representatives.
Pricing: Freshdesk offers a free trial, which acts as the first tier in the pricing structure because there is a free version available. The standard plan starts at $15 per month per user. As noted, Freshdesk works with other CRM solutions and aims to streamline the sales and customer service workflow.


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The Business Innovation Facility is piloting a new approach to supporting inclusive business. A 'pilot' is only useful if it generates lessons. So, after one and a half years of operation in five countries, we are starting to share some preliminary lessons about this approach.
Lessons about how companies implement inclusive business are elsewhere on the Hub. These lessons are about how business and development programmes can facilitate inclusive business by working with companies.
How is the Business Innovation Facility approach different?
The aim of the Business Innovation Facility is to support the up-take and roll-out of inclusive business, by providing technical support that helps companies to unblock bottlenecks and take their inclusive business venture to market and scale.
The focus on technical support makes the Facility quite different from many other donor programmes which engage with business by providing financial input. Many programme provide finance, perhaps with an add-on of technical support. The Business Innovation Facility offers only technical support, sourced from an experienced, international network.
Other private sector development programmes may focus on a single sector or type of company. They may operate across regions and continents, while centralising management in one country. The Facility works only in five pilot countries: Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, India and Bangladesh. It works across sectors – from agro-processing and health, to retail and IT. There are no limitations on the kind of company, so start-ups and multinationals are included. While the international management team is based in London, country management teams in each of the five countries are fundamental to the Facility approach.
Lessons learned
1. Added value to companies
Early feedback indicates the high added value to companies from the Facility's 'hands-on', technical assistance approach. Additionality is clear, and in some cases feedback is that it made the difference between the venture stalling and thriving. Or, as one provider of technical assistance commented after intensive input to a project over a few months,
"In the absence of BIF support the project would, in my view, have continued to stagnate and eventually would have died. It now has been given a real chance to succeed."
When focused on a key constraint, with the right team of experts, a three or four month input from the Business Innovation Facility can make the difference between an inclusive business venture floundering or moving ahead. Business plans are written or re-written. Partnerships and investment agreements are kicked-off, revamped or completed. Willingness to pay or consumer habit is assessed. All these can make a small but critical difference to business development.
2. High transaction costs of the approach
Per pound spent, this approach costs more to manage compared to a 'hands-off' challenge fund or funding mechanism because there is intensive and extensive engagement between companies and the Facility, before and after the application.
3. Importance of country management
The hands-on approach works because it is based on country management teams in five countries, backed up by an international team. Coming from business networks and associations, the Country Managers find inclusive business entrepreneurs, help them apply, coordinate providers of technical assistance, and see projects through the entire BIF process to final report. Companies report that the overall engagement, not just the specific input from TA providers (who may be entirely external to the BIF team), is useful.
4. A mix of start-ups, family firms and multinationals works well
We cannot make assumptions about which type or size of company is most likely to succeed commercially and meet the Facility's objectives for development impact, innovation and scale. Medium and large domestic firms, often family-run, combine substantial size with the leadership and vision needed for inclusive business success (see AACE project). Start-ups are high on innovation and may reach scale through attracting investment or business to business partnerships (see Malawi Mangos project) – but, by nature, they are small and risky at first. Multinationals can reach hundreds of thousands or millions of consumers (see mKRISHI and Oando projects) – but by their nature have hierarchies and legal teams to deal with, so take longer to work with at first.
5. Expected results are diverse, tracking results is critical but difficult
Anticipated results range from direct gains for hundreds of thousands at the Base of the Pyramid, through systemic impacts on sectors and business practice and multiplier effects vs knowledge exchange.
Ultimately, the bottom line for business is the bottom line for development too: results depend on the businesses thriving and going to scale. The Business Innovation Facility has an appetite for risk, so some business failures are expected, as are some outstanding success stories.
The framework for monitoring programme results is subject to conflicting pressures and carefully designed to balance multiple needs. On the one hand, it needs to be robust and ambitious, so as to better understand inclusive business and programme results and capture the many types of results that are catalysed. On the other it needs to be light, to avoid a burden (transaction tax) on companies and keep monitoring in proportion of small spend per project. Our approach, the challenges faced and some lessons learned are explored further here.
6. Additionality: would it have happened anyway?
Just because technical assistance proves useful to a business, it doesn't necessarily mean that without the Facility it would never have happened. Indeed, if the business plan is so important, wouldn't the business get it done anyway? This might sometimes be the case, but there are at least three ways that the Business Innovation Facility differs from expertise that a company could buy:
"The BIF staff were never invasive during the discussions nor critical of the project but had a very subtle way of posing questions and seeking clarifications. This provoked us, at times to have a re-look at certain aspects within the project itself and we did identify previously unknown gaps which needed to be addressed"
The Business Innovation Facility is now half way through its three years of operation. In only a few projects have the Facility inputs and company feedback been completed. Lessons are therefore preliminary, and there is much more to learn and share. A longer report on lessons learnt by the Facility will be available later in 2012.


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Woodburn and Oregon State Police are investigating a suspicious fire at 453 Montgomery St., which occurred on Christmas Day at about 2 a.m.
The fire reportedly started in an upstairs unoccupied bedroom and was extinguished before Woodburn and Hubbard fire districts arrived. Bill Hansen, Hubbard Fire Districts chief, arrived at the scene and mentioned there were minor damages.
Immediately before Woodburn and Hubbard fire districts arrived, neighbor Terry Will received a phone call at 2:02 a.m. from one of the house fire residents who was silent on the phone line and suddenly hung up.
Apparently he was going to call for help and then realized he didnt need it and just hung up the phone, said Will.
After fire districts grew suspicious upon arrival, the Woodburn Police Department was contacted to investigate the scene.
Right now, were talking to the occupants of the home and trying to figure out how the fire was actually started, said WPD Det. Sgt. Nick Wilson.
On Nov. 5, 2011, the first fire caused $45,000 of damage to the structure and $20,000 to contents. The most recent fire reported on Aug. 8, familiarly started in an upstairs bedroom.
I couldnt believe the number of police cars out there, said Will. Obviously its some kind of mistake theyre doing over there to cause the fires.
The homeowner, Ivan Usoltseff, reported to Wilson that one of the residents started the fire due to a drug problem. However Woodburn Police are still investigating and have not found concrete evidence to back up his claim.
Although the accused resident has not returned to the home since the incident, Wilson referred the homeowner to Marion County Courthouse for information on a restraining order.
According to Will, Woodburn Police have been seen about five times over the past 10 years, three of those times included the arrival of the SWAT team.
While Will looked out his kitchen window to watch the latest scene, he mentioned he didnt see any other neighbors observing the incident.
I think people just got used to it and dont pay any attention, he said.
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not many of the top draft picks ever play a down in the NFL.
I think people put NFL guys on a pedestal. The Superbowl champion Packers lost to an all star team. The worst teams in the league with banged up players and bad QB play could lose to the all sec team. Anyone who disagrees can't argue the fact that college players beat the Super Bowl champs.
It's like saying 8th graders beating a varsity team in high school. NFLers have more knowledge more training and more experience then college athletes. Jacksonville by 40 over any college team or college all star team.
Posted by Message The Boat Jags would be 17.5 pt favorites over Alabama Why was Alabama picked. They aren't the best team in college football this season.
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quote:Do you realize that what you just described is a team of NFL rookies? How hilariously ironic.
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4-H Clubs are both general in nature where 4-Hers learn about many different topics and work together share their learning. They can also be focused on topics the include chef clubs, gardening, flowers, robotics, astronomy, horses, computers, and many others. The limit is your imagination. Contact your county extension office to find out about clubs in your county.
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Silver Ferns wannabe Julianna Naoupu is caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, otherwise known as national netball coach Wai Taumaunu and physio Sharon Kearney.
Over the past week, Taumaunu has put a squad of 16 players through their paces in Auckland, her first full camp since succeeding Ruth Aitken in October. It's a chance for her to stamp a personal mark on the four-year build-up towards the next world championships.
Naoupu is the only member of that group who hasn't yet worn the Ferns bib, so probably has more to gain from this gathering than anyone else. But at 21, the Waikato Magic goal shoot is already nursing dodgy knees that ruled her out of consideration over the latter stages of last year. Now desperate to impress the new coach, Naoupu must also balance that against what her body and team medical staff are telling her.
"Everything I do is monitored," she sighs. "I don't want to be too precious that I can't do things, but Shaz is onto it and when she says to rest, I have to listen. It's tough knowing you can go further, but [you] also wonder in the back of your mind whether you should push it."
Luckily, Taumaunu recognises the benefits of being patient with her charge, who made huge strides during the 2011 ANZ Championship. After three years of limited court time with the Southern Steel, Naoupu was promoted straight into the Magic starting line-up alongside veteran international Irene Van Dyk, slotting 230 goals from 297 attempts (77.4 per cent).
While the opportunity undoubtedly thrust her into national team reckoning, it also took its toll on a physique unused to the workload.
"We're easing her back into the programme," says Taumaunu. "Juls has made good strides in her recovery, but we have to be mindful of the franchise season. In terms of Silver Ferns selection, she needs a good ANZ competition, so those two elements are not mutually exclusive. We're looking after her. She came into camp ready and available to play, we're just mindful of how much."
After five years in the national under-21 ranks, Naoupu has grown used to bumping bodies with the game's elite and doesn't have to look far for her inspiration.
"Irene's incredible and definitely someone I aspire to be like," she says. "Her personality on court is just like it is off the court - cruisey, but she knows when the pressure is on and when you have to nail stuff. She is also one of the fittest girls in the Ferns. She just keeps going like the Energiser bunny and when the young ones see that, we know we're half her age and have to keep going."
The opening days of the two-week camp has been a chance for players to find their feet again after the Christmas/New Year break, while also establishing some benchmarks for the programme moving forward. As well as her senior pros, Taumaunu has eight up-and-comers soaking up the environment for when their time arrives to step up.
Next week promises to be somewhat more intense, though, as the selectors arrive and begin assessing how players are responding to the new regime.
"It's early days and the quality has been a little variable at times, but they're trying very hard in all the tasks we've set them," says Taumaunu. "It's been very enjoyable - a good opportunity to map out the next four years, and set some expectations and tone.
"We have been collecting lots of information through GPS tracking and heart-rate monitors, and working hard to establish a culture for this group. I'm probably a little more directive in terms of style, but at this point, there's perhaps not a great deal of difference to what they're used to."


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He was a runt in every sense of the word - lightweight, feeble and closer to the dimensions of a hare.
The wet ball of fur arrived into the world a shade more than three years ago with little pomp and ceremony in Raukawa, the foal untangled itself barely mustering enough energy to steady itself on its wobbly, spindly legs.
Breeder Don Gordon, without taking his eyes off the foal and mare Liberal, asked stud master Arthur Ormond: "I wonder if he's worth keeping?"
To which Ormond replied: "Oh, well, it'll be good for the mare who'll have someone to suckle."
Consequently Gordon kept the foal and aptly named him Survived.
The 3-year-old, sired by stallion Zed and sitting at 16.2 hands high, will line up in the 2200m Hawke's Bay Gold Cup at 3.36pm with Masa Tanaka in the saddle at the racecourse in Hastings tomorrow.
Hastings trainer John Bary prefers to label him as "an untapped horse".
"I'll know more about him after Saturday," Bary says of the chestnut gelding who has registered four wins and a second place from six starts.
In the last start Survived won the Group 3 Manawatu Classic, coming from last at the big turn at Awapuni to blow away the entire field.
The favourite tomorrow, the gelding will be on track for a treble of Bay premier races for Bary after Jimmy Choux nailed the 2010 Guineas and the 2011 Spring Classic here.
"If he pulls it off then we'll hope to bring him back for the Spring Carnival here for the Hawke's Bay triple crown.
"We think he's good enough to do the Cox Plate in Melbourne, too, where he'll hopefully go one better than Jimmy Choux [runner-up in 2011]" he says of Survived who'll be 4 years old.
With all the excitement surrounding Recite, Bary says Survived is a different beast.
"Recite's a natural speed machine, a powerful raw-boned filly with a big finish," he says of the 2-year-old who is "spelling in a paddock" at his Timoti Farms in Pakipaki before she returns in June as a 1000 Guineas prospect in Australia.
To put Survived in perspective, New Zealand Horse of the Year Jimmy Choux had clinched three Group 1 titles and pocketed owners Richard and Liz Wood $2.8 million at the same stage of the gelding's career.
"This [Survived] is the kind of horse which will get you out of the bed early. They are good," Bary says, drawing an analogy with people turning up at a park to watch a rugby player train early in the morning.
"He's a very relaxed and neat horse. You could say he's one of the boys.
"No matter what the wife tells you, size doesn't matter - speed does - when it comes racehorses," he says with a laugh.
Gordon bred his first foal in Waikato in 1954, selling the yearling to Hastings trainer Jack Ryan. He bred Mun Lee, voted the Filly of the Year in the 1970s, after winning 14 titles including the Group 1 Waikato Lion Brown in 1981.
Mun Lee came back to stud from a season in Australia but sustained internal injuries when another horse shunted it against a post.
"In 60 years I've been breeding horses I've never had a foal that developed and improved like Survived," he says.
"Even when he was a yearling I had fillies who were bigger than him."
Gordon didn't for a second think Survived would go on to become a racehorse of any description.
"I still can't believe it."
Another survivor who has proven pundits and scribes wrong, albeit in spurts, is Bary-trained The Hombre.
The 6-year-old gelding will have Dylan Turner in the saddle in the next race after the cup, the 1200m handicap Ocean Park @ Waikato Stud race at 4.11pm.
"He's not good enough to take to an Australian sprint," Bary says, eyeing a Queensland Group 3 race in the Australian spring over 1200m to 1400m.
"He's big and arrogant, just like he has been from day one.
"I've been doing a lot with him so we've had some great fun," he says of The Hombre, who had a runaway win in the $50,000 Hallmark Stud Newmarket Handicap at Ellerslie on Boxing Day last year.
In 2011, Bary set The Hombre for the rich Railway Stakes, where he finished second to Australian Atomic Force.


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*No. 3 Pitt and No. 21 Villanova met for the last collegiate basketball game at the Wachovia Spectrum. A near sellout crowd of 17,491 witnessed the game. A banner was raised in honor of the final contest.
*Pitt dropped to 3-2 on the road in the Big East and dropped to 4-2 in total road games on the year. Pitt is now 6-2 in the Big East and 18-2 overall.
*Pitt dropped a 10-point loss to Villanova. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003-04, Pitt has lost only 42 games. Of those 42 losses, only 10 have come by 10 points or more. Amazingly, Dixon has dropped 18 of his 42 losses by four points or less. In addition, Dixon owns a 27-9 record in games following a loss.
*Pitt's 24 personal fouls ranked as the second most total this season. Pitt committed 26 turnovers against Louisville earlier in the year. Pitt was charged with 24 personal fouls to Villanova's 14, a 10 foul margin. That represented Pitt's largest foul differential of the season.
*Pitt went 0-10 from 3-point range in the second half and shot just 37.5 percent (9-24) in the second half overall.
*With his game-high 14 points, Sam Young reached double figure scoring for the 16th consecutive game, his 63rd time in his last 67 games played and for the 82nd time in his career. He finished with a season-high tying nine rebounds.
*With his 11 points, Levance Fields reached double figure scoring for the 13th game on the year and 59th game in his career. Fields (1,073 career points) moved past Chris McNeal (1,067 points from 1990-93) on Pitt's all-time career scoring list.
*Jermaine Dixon set a career-high with six steals in the contest. The six steals rank 10th among the all-time performances in Pitt school history. Nine others hold the school record of seven. The six steals tie a team individual season-high. DeJuan Blair also registered six steals vs. St. John's.
*For the second time in his career and season, Brad Wanamaker reached double figure scoring with 13 points on 6-7 shooting. The Philadelphia native set a career-high with six field goals made and tied a career-high with seven field goal attempts in his 19 minutes of action off the bench.
*Pitt and Villanova met for the 58th time in series history. Pitt dropped to 27-31 all-time vs. the Wildcats and 5-18 in games played in Philadelphia. The contest marked the second-ever matchup between Villanova and Pitt at the Spectrum. Pitt dropped a 75-72 decision against Villanova on Jan. 30, 1991.
*Pitt's senior class of Tyrell Biggs, Levance Fields and Sam Young is one game shy of their 100th career victory. The trio dropped to 99-28 all-time at Pitt. They need just one more victory to become just the sixth four-year class in school history to win over 100 career games. The school record for most victories over a four-year period is 108 wins held by the 2004-05 senior class.
*Villanova was held to 67 points on the day. Pitt has now limited 19 of its 20 opponents to 70 points or less. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach, Pitt has held 157 of its 192 opponents under 70 points.
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Forty years to the day after its co-founder first predicted the world-changing potential of the chip industry, Intel Corp. posted record first-quarter sales and a 25 percent jump in profit as consumers and businesses continue to buy and upgrade computers.
The results, which easily beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, were driven by higher-than-expected sales of microprocessors for notebooks, a favorable mix of chips sold and lower costs.
For the three months ended April 2, Intel earned $US2.15 billion ($A2.78 billion), or 34 US cents per share, compared with $US1.73 billion, or 26 US cents per share, for the corresponding period last year. The 2004 results included a settlement charge that reduced earnings by 1.7 US cents per share.
Sales increased 17 percent, to $US9.43 billion from $US8.09 billion in 2004. The first quarter of this year also included an extra week of business. Analysts were expecting Intel to earn 31 US cents per share on sales of $US9.31 billion, according to a survey by Thomson Financial.
"The first quarter was a solid start to the year," said Andy Bryant, Intel's chief financial officer.
Gordon Moore, who co-founded Intel three years after publishing the April, 19, 1965, article that became known as "Moore's Law," predicted home computers and mobile applications would become possible as the number of transistors crammed on a chip doubled every year while the cost per transistor would fall.
"We feel we are on firm footing on the strength of our business model," Bryant said. "The economics of the model are inherent in the unique aspects of silicon technology as predicted by Gordon Moore 40 years ago."
Intel said overall microprocessor unit shipments and average selling prices were essentially flat from the fourth quarter, though mobile microprocessors set a record.
The gross margin percentage - a number measuring the difference between sales and the cost of the products sold - increased to 59.3 percent in the first quarter. That was up from the previous forecast of about 57 percent.
The results were announced after the end of regular trading. Earlier, Intel shares rose 42 US cents to close at $US22.63 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. In the extended session, they gained 81 US cents, or 3.6 percent. Intel's stock price is down about 2 percent this year.
Intel also said it expected second-quarter sales to be between $US8.6 billion and $US9.2 billion, which would be in line with Wall Street estimates of $US8.9 billion. The period was historically one of the weakest of the year, said Apjit Walia, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
"For them to guide the top end of the range just below (first quarter revenues) tells you they're very confident," he said.
After a series of execution missteps, product delays and outright cancelations in 2004, Intel has moved aggressively to regain its lost luster even though its profitability was never in question.
In January, it updated its Centrino technology to enable better support for video, audio and games for notebooks.
In February, it started shipping microprocessors that are based on its traditional PC architecture but can process data in 64-bit chunks. Rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. had introduced the technology in 2003. At the time, Intel said the market was not ready.
More recently, AMD and Intel were in a race to deliver their first chips with two processing engines instead of one on a single die. Intel's started shipping Monday - at $US999 each - though several PC vendors' websites say systems with the chip aren't being delivered immediately.
AMD, meanwhile, plans to release its dual-core Opteron chip for servers on Thursday and already is claiming technological superiority to Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 840. AMD claims Intel merely bolted together the cores of two chips, while its offering was designed to be a dual-core chip from the start.
Unlike Intel, AMD is targeting servers and workstations with its dual-core chip, saying the regular PC marketplace isn't yet ripe for the technology. Intel is expected to launch lower-priced dual core chips for PCs, notebooks and servers in coming months.
"This year is a beginning for us," Bryant said. "It will be a lot more important next year than this."
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The E3 is a mini Tour of Flanders which includes 13 climbs on the 201km route which starts and finishes in Harelbeke.
The peloton tackle the mythical Muur, excluded from next Sunday's Tour of Flanders, at the 100km mark followed by six quickfire ascents, the last of which is the Taaienberg with maximum ramps of 18 per cent.
Three more climbs follow before the pivotal Kwaremont and Knokteberg ascents which precede the 13th hellingen – the Tiegemberg - before a 13km run-in to the finish.
Cancellara took his second consecutive victory at Harelbeke last year after a long solo break and the Swiss has shown his form this season with wins at Strade Bianche and in the time trial at the Tirreno–Adriatico.
"This is the first time the (RadioShack) guys will have a real leader for the classics," Cancellara, who was pipped to victory by Simon Gerrans in last week's Milan-San Remo, said.
"Everyone is super-motivated. I am excited about the coming races. I think we're going to put on a big show for everyone."
Spartacus will face a strong challenge from home favourite and four-time former winner Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC).
Greg Van Avermaet and Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing), Heinich Haussler and Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Barracuda), 2009 Harelbeke winner Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) plus Bjorn Leukemans and Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil-DCM) will also fancy their chances.
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OK so season is over and it is freezing cold out. Normally my dog Carter and I are done hunting and we both have a tendency to get lazy over the winter months. Carter is 5 and he is my first water dog. He is not a grand champion by any means, but does what I want him to and am very happy with his performance while duck/goose hunting.
I was in Fleet Farm the other day and found a small book and some "smell" for taining your dog to shed antler hunt. I picked it up as it was not that expensive. I thought this would be an awesome way to keep us both entertained and more avtive this winter.
Before I start taining for this I want to make sure that I will not "mess up" the training we have done for waterfowling. I plan on teaching a different command to send him off on his search. Just dont want to train this and then find out that I messed things up next summer/fall.
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Discussion in 'Artwork Zone' started by the kid 05, Mar 1, 2007.
Ghost Rider.
C&C always welcome (left no background because i suck at them)
Looks good Kid, but it does need that background bro, to really set it off. So what did you think about the movie?
Me? I really liked it, both GR and the Hellcycle looked AWESOME! I've been a fan for a long time. I wish the fight scenes would have been longer tho, (Bad Guys die WAY to easy IMO) but I thought it was a good movie overall. Could it have been better? Sure....but hey....it was Ghost Rider!
I still don't think Cage was the right guy for this. While I have enjoyed some of his work, he just didn't feel like someone who was believable as Johnny Blaze. Blaze was a tormented man...Cage just seemed...well...like he did in National Treasure lol.
That being said...I can't wait to add this movie to my DVD collection and I can't wait for GR II!
Can't wait for FF II Rise of the Silver Surfer! Have you seen that Movie Trailer yet?
I like it but it does need something in the background...even if it is just a solid black background. It would make the flames and other touches pop out more.
yeah i saw the trialer for FF2 Rise of the Silver Surfer and my draw dropped.
i though GR was good, it did its job for setting the foundation as to why hes the rider and what he does. Yeah Cage was eghh Eva Mendes though
I am looking forward to it coming out on DVD...yes I know it will be some time but I do want to see it.
I have noticed normally the first movie in these superhero/comic book type movies are not as good as the follow ups. IMO they take too long giving the background and such in the first movies.
I was kind of let down with the FF4 movie but the new one with the Silver Surfer looks interesting.
That Hulk movie IMO just flat out sucked.
I didn't think it sucked but it could have been MUCH better lol. If the movie were about a new character I would have enjoyed it a lot more but it was about an established character that already had a complete origin and history and that origin and history were pretty much ignored. I have a feeling that Ang Lee never actually read a Hulk comic in his life lol.
Also, I think the fact that Hulk was BRIGHT GREEN led a lot of people to feel he was too cartoony, even though he wasn't... if Hulk had been a darker green, as he is in the comics sometimes, I think it would have gone over a LOT better.
I personally saw "Hulk" as a pretty good movie. Glad to see The Abomination has been confirmed for HULK II!


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We shall miss your blogs - they have become part of the daily routine! But we are glad you are home safe & sound & hope to hear all about your(unpublished) exploits in due course - we're sure there must be some! See you soon.
Home - At last!
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We were met at London Heathrow by Alison and family. Lovely welcome, helium balloons and all. So nice to be appreciated!
Driven back to Alison & Martins, though I must admit I fell asleep a few times on the way. Then drove back to our house. By the time I got home my body clock was reading about 9am, with only a little sleep in the last 24, so I was pretty bushed.
Unusual feeling after being on the go for so long, sort of disorientated. Will take a while to get back into the swing of things.
Thanks to everyone who has followed our exploits, thanks for all the messages of support and the good wishes. I regret to advise that here the blog ends (apart from some photos which I still have to post) until we go and collect Stanley from the US West coast to drive to the East.
So, until then, Ta Ta For Now
Will miss the daily "have they managed to use the wifi!!" Pleased that you got back with no real hitches!! Anti-climax comes to mind for you two!! Looking forward to chatting some time Rog!!
I can only repeat what everyone has said.CONGRATULATIONS! Having got back from Inverness on Friday I have been catching up with the last 2 weeks of your adventures . It feels like I have been glued to this chair eagerly turning the pages but then I think of how many more hours you both have been driving and tending Stanley. Well done.
Welcome home. Amazing journey! It seems like yesterday you were just setting off!!!!! Congrats on great planning, and perfect execution! K and S
Well done to you both. Kept the world in perspective at times reading of your exploits! Cant wait for the next installment.


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I just joined this forum to seek advice on building a 16' plus bridge over a creek. I ride mountian bikes. As a result, I volunteer with trail work. We need to span a creek that frequently floods. The span will be at least 16'. There is risk that the underlying dirt bed/bank will possibly erode away over time. That's what has caused the need for this construction project. The old bridge is now sinking due to erosion. It has been in place for nearly 20 years. We're placing the new bridge farther up creek where the banks are more stable.
We must hand carry the wood for the project into the woods about 3/4 of a mile. 16' 4x6 are heavy, and sometimes I work on these projects alone or with one other person. Would alternately marrying two 2x6x12s be acceptable to span this distance? The 2x6x12s are not only cheaper, but less weight to carry in that far. This is on public land in the city watershed. We have built several small wood projects, but this one will be the longest span yet.
Any tips? Advice?
Liability is also a concern so if we do need to go the 4x6 route, then so be it. It'll just mean more breaks on the haul trips.
Seems that there should be some pilings/posts for this project. I am guessing you would want it above the creek a few feet so the flooding would not go over it?
Don't think you would really want to just span the creek with the supports directly on the ground.
And since you mention the liablity issue, probably the best route would be talking to an engineer/code department, etc.
You could always just build a sweet ramp on either side!!!!:thumbup:
The joists will be attached to posts. Either 4x4s 30" deep or 4x6s. Ramps on either end will be present. Maybe 6' long ramps at that. But not to jump the creek, although it would be fun:thumbsup:.
Our last project on this trail was closer to the trail head. We built a boardwalk across a sloppy wet area that is always muddy in the winter.
I would think that 4x4 would be sufficient, but again, not sure what your code is calling for. The span is probably the biggest factor in this equation. Obviously need to make sure that that is addressed appropriately.
Again, depending on where you are, 30" may not be deep enough, especially since it is pretty soggy. In the northeast standard practice is 48" due to the freeze/thaw issue. Fence posts not being set deep enough look pretty bad when the ground heaves, it could prove disastrous for a bridge.
Seems like a very labor intensive project. A good amount of digging at least.
GOod luck
I was asked to help with a similar project a few years back, it was a pedestrian foot-bridge four (4) feet wide, over a wet-weather stream. Transporting the materials was a problem, such as you have. No power near the area for the foot-bridge either. I decided to build the bridge off-site, as it would be built on-site. The same materials, the same dimensions, etc. We allowed for our support post to be buried and built up from that. We made the bridge in two pieces, and so they could be bolted to the support post, so they could be bolted together on site, and both ramps were built to be bolted to the bridge. Each section could be transported by four, healthy grown men but we used six for safety. Using manual labor and hand tools, this project worked out just fine. And--it's still there. Maybe an idea for your project, David
Tell me about it...I built one bridge over a wet weather creek/drainage ditch that comes off a large power line R.O.W. That was a 14' project. I pre-cut everything at home but hand carried the materials in. I was able to drive close to the work area but still had to go about 100 yards in. It took me about 11 trips back and forth. The two 14' 4x6s were the worst.
The problem here is getting that many to help out. On weekend workdays we have about 40-50 folks show up. But the wood projects are usually done during the week. You can cut alot of trail with 40-50 people using hand tools. The wood projects take longer and result in less foot per person average on trail building. That's why we do them on the weekdays.
I guess my main concern is scabbing, marrying, sandwiching (whatever you want to call it) alternating 12' 2x6s. Taking a 12' 2x6 and a 4' 2x6 matched up to another set, but with the joints staggered, to create, in a sense, a 16' 4x6. With the joint being closer to the ends and solid material in the center I hoped that it would be as strong as the solid 4x6. Mountain bikes carry weight well across a span, better than a human foot. The tire roll is less pounding than a running or walking foot. Although the bridge will be open to hikers and runners.
Thanks for the help guys.
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too many wheel sizes and tire options... which do i want?
So I've been doing research on wheels and tires for months now, and I've (for the most part) decided on the setup I want. However, seeing as though I've never dropped that kind of money on this equipment before, I was hoping to hear some thoughts/ideas/opinions from experienced jeepers on things I may have overlooked.
What I'm buying:
- Teraflex Performance Leveling Kit
- 33x12.5 tires
- 15x8 wheels, 3.75" backspacing
I'm getting the performance leveling kit because I will eventually be putting some bumpers, winch, etc, and I read the aftermarket springs handle the weight change better than stock. The tires will be an all terrain since this is my daily driver, definitely open to hear thoughts on something that looks aggressive without altering the drive too much. Tire size is for sure. The wheels are where I am starting to get a headache... I like the look of big 'ol tires on a 15" rim (I am going for the wide squat look), but I hear 16" rims are better for 35" tires, which I will switch to wayyy down the road when the jeep ages. I'm also pretty sure I want 3.75" backspacing because I want the tires to stick out, but I'm concerned it might be too much. Lastly, I cannot find any good sources on rim width, but 8" appears to be the popular size, but I'd like to hear opinions on that as well.
I know this is a big load to drop, but I really need the help. Thanks guys, and let's see some pics!
Your plan looks like a solid one to me. I wouldn't go as far as saying a 16" wheel is better for 35s. That's going to be a subjective topic there. I run 15" wheels in my 35s and they're great. It's a popular choice. But so is running a 16" wheel. The main advantage IMO of a 16" wheel gets right down to the backspacing. That's one thing about my 15" wheel that can drive me a little crazy. They spit debris -- granted, it's a garage queen in this cold Florida winter -- on my Jeep. It's mostly sand debris from the beach because I avoid mud. But still. A tad more backspacing would be nice to have (~4.25" would be great).
hahaha, that load was verbal diarrhea...
i really dig the fit of your wheels/tires. how does the tread on those feel on pavement? i think the 15" wheel is gonna be the way to go. so i guess youre backspacing is 3.75" and your wheel width is 8"?
The tread feels fantastic on road. This is the first real MT tire I've ever had in my life. My Tacoma didn't have nearly the size rubber on it as I have now on my Jeep. I was fully expecting horrible ride characteristics and that awful drone you hear from some of these huge trucks riding down the road. I have neither of those and am very happy with the decision I made.
The weight and cost were the deciding factors for me when deciding between 15, 16, or 17" wheels. I'm a weight hound though. I try to save where I can.
wooordddd, thanks a lot man
If you are replacing worn out tires and going with 33's on stock rims, that is a good way to save some coin.
If you are going to buy new wheels and tires - especially if you are going with 15's - save up an extra month or two, shop around a little more, PM a few forum vendors, etc... and just grab the 35's!
35's are super tempting, they were on top of my list for a while. whats keeping me at 33" is that this is my first real, brand new vehicle, and it drives so well that I'm worried about altering the feel too much too quickly; i dont want to fully lift it just yet. im definitely not gonna cheap out on the 33's though, im gonna take my time and do it well.
does adding a leveling kit and 33" tires require recalibration?
Just make a decision and move on. Whatever YOU choose.
It's still your choice. :thumb:
thanks for the helpful info, seriously. im curious as to why you vote "nay" on black wheels though?
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HEADHUNTERS, PONYO and More Set for Nashville's Belcourt Theatre, Now thru 6/14
The Belcourt has announced its showings for the week of June 8th-14th. The showings include:
Fri-Thu, June 8-14 at 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:25
Additional Sat-Sun matinee at 12:30
Based on Jo Nesbø's best-selling thriller from 2008, HEADHUNTERS stars Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter.
Fri-Sat, June 8-9 at 11:59pm
Part of Midnight Movies - On the outskirts of Jakarta is an old apartment building stuffed to the gills with villainy. It's the headquarters of the notorious crimelord Tama, and today, a special squad of police are coming in to try and tidy things up...
CASTLES IN THE SKY: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli
Two Weeks - June 1-13, 2012 – The Belcourt presents this comprehensive retrospective of films from Japan's famed Studio Ghibli animation house.
This code indicates which version of the film will be screened:
[D] = Dubbed in English (featuring the voices of well-known actors).
[S] = In Japanese, but subtitled in English.
Download the chronological schedule here. (35mb .pdf)
Fri, June 8 at 5:10pm[D]
Sat, June 9 at 1:20pm[D]
Sun, June 10 at 3:00pm[D]
Based on Miyazaki's own childhood imaginings, this is a deceptively simple tale of two girls who discover that their surrounding forests are home to a family of Totoros, gentle but powerful creatures who live in a huge and ancient camphor tree and are seen only by children.
Sun, June 10 at 7:00pm[S]
Tue, June 12 at 7:00pm[S]
Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude vacillates wildly from flirty and flippant to melancholic. [ages: 10+]
Sat, June 9 at 7:00pm[S]
Sun, June 10 at 8:40pm[S]
Mon, June 11 at 9:30pm[S]
Mischevious raccoon-like animals spend their days playing idly in the hillsides and squabbling over food – until the construction of a huge new Tokyo suburb clears the nearby forest and threatens their way of life. In an effort to defend their home, the tanuki learn to transform into humans and start playing tricks to make the workers think the construction site is haunted, ending in a spectacular night-time spirit parade, with thousands of ghosts, dragons and other magical creatures descending on the city. [ages: 8+]
Sat, June 9 at 3:10pm[D]
Mon, June 11 at 3:10pm[D]
Shizuku is perusing the eclectic selection of books she has checked out from the library, her curiousity is piqued when she notices that the name Seiji appears before hers on the checkout card of each one. Through a series of curious and magical incidents, a deep bond is born. [ages: 9+]