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text: Look for more construction <br> and renovations in FY2014 December 2012 Planning is under way today for a number of construction and facility renovations currently budgeted for Legacy Health's 2014 fiscal year (April 2013-March 2014). To set priorities, Legacy considers the age of a facility, its ability to support more complex patient care and the addition of new technologies. It looks at estimated growth at each campus and seeks to maintain positive patient experience, quality and safety. As changes are implemented, Legacy invites physicians in key services that are being impacted to serve on planning committees or participate in formal interviews. Here is an update on current projects, those funded for FY2014 and others for the longer-term. Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Under way: Modernization in the ED and Adult Services area In the FY2014 budget: Plans to build a specialized, hybrid OR that would encompass both cardiac and cath functions in the same space Over the next few years: Operating room and ICU upgrades Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Recently completed: New Endoscopy Suite 5, located in Ambulatory Procedure Center Surgery In the planning stage, timeline TBD: Expansion of the Emergency Department and the outpatient west entrance Planning for a new cancer medical office building on the campus Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center In the FY2014 budget: Relocation of the cardiac rehabilitation program (to the building formerly occupied by Kinder Care) and remodel of Emergency Department to add chest pain/observation unit as part of the hospital's overall cardiovascular program expansion A kitchen remodel and a renovation of the endoscopy nursing station Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center In the planning stage, timeline TBD: New medical office building to provide more office space for physicians, and ambulatory surgery center to support the new gastro-intestinal program at the hospital Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center In the FY 2014 budget: Planning for growth of women's health services Expansion of the Cath Lab Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel In planning for FY2014: Outpatient procedure suites on the hospital's third floor Longer-term: Evaluation for construction of a Children's Ambulatory Care Center to consolidate ambulatory clinics and services into one space Also in the 2014 fiscal year budget is construction of a new Central Lab facility These activities continue Legacy's efforts to maintain facilities that ensure a positive patient experience, quality and safety, operational effectiveness, and that fit with the future model of care.

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Minor Moves: Bradenton Bullpen Gets A Makeover
After using Walker Gourley two days in a row, possibly the first time I've ever seen a position player do that, the Bradenton Marauders added some fresh arms to their bullpen.
The first move that left them somewhat short-handed, was promoting Tyler Waldron to Altoona and getting Brandon Mann back in return. Mann had just pitched five innings in place of Zack Dodson, who was a late scratch from his start, so Mann wasn't any use to the Marauders.
Today, they brought up both Andy Otamendi and Oderman Rocha from Extended Spring Training and sent out Bryton Trepagnier and Josh Smith. The latter two were used for a combined seven innings on Wednesday, so neither was available short-term.
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Apple is likely to announce a redesigned iPod Touch and slimmer MacBooks at an event in September, an analyst said Monday.
The announcements -- scheduled ahead of the U.S. holiday shopping season -- could include price drops for the iPod Touch and MacBook laptops. Starting prices for the iPod Touch could fall to US$199 from $299 and for MacBooks starting prices could drop to $999 from $1,099.
The new MacBooks will be slimmer, might have exteriors made of aluminum instead of plastic and could also have newly designed keyboards, said Mike Olson, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co., which last week released a research note about the upcoming announcements.
The design of the iPod Touch will be tweaked to resemble Apple's new iPhone 3G, which was announced in June. iPhone 3G is just a hair thicker than its predecessor at 0.48 inches (12.3 millimeters), while the previous version was 0.46 inches.
At the same price, the storage capacity of the iPod Touch could increase, or the same capacity could be offered at a lower price, Olson said in the interview.
Apple has held a special event in September to launch new iPods for the past three years, said last week's research note, which was written by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. This year, Apple might announce increased capacity of iPods, including the Shuffle and Nano brands, but the products won't be redesigned, Munster wrote.
Munster was cautious in predicting the launch of another ultraportable Mac this year, which has been rumored to be under development. Apple already has the MacBook Air, which was launched at the start of this year.
"We currently believe this is more likely a 2010 event. Rather, we believe a smaller version of the 13-inch MacBook Air is likely in the 2009 timeframe," Munster wrote.
Over the next few years Apple will also use technology developed for the iPhone in its laptops, including touchscreen-based multitouch technology, Munster wrote.
"Apple is clearly leveraging its technology portfolio from the iPhone to improve the Mac experience as well, and we believe Apple will continue to add multitouch gestures to its notebooks."
The company will replace the trackpad multitouch technology on MacBooks with touchscreen multitouch technology in the next two to three years as the technology matures, Munster wrote.
Apple hinted at product enhancements during a financial earnings call in July, saying that it was working on new, "state-of-the-art" products that will offer "incredible value" to customers.
Due to an editing error, the story, "New iPod Touch and MacBooks coming soon, analysts say," incorrectly specified the exteriors on Apple's laptop as projected by a Piper Jaffray analyst. Mike Olson said future Apple MacBooks might have exteriors made of aluminum instead of plastic. The third paragraph of the story has been corrected. Additionally, due to a reporting error, the story did not make the distinction between information obtained in an interview Monday and information taken from a Piper Jaffray research report released last week. The first, third, fifth and sixth paragraphs of the story have been changed.


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Just like in any other field of fashion, it is important to keep up with the new trends when it comes to hairstyles. There is no point in wearing the hottest clothes in the market and have a hairstyle from the seventies. It is also pointless to be the first to find out about what shoes are new and be the last one to know which hairstyles rocks today. You need to keep up with every aspect of fashion. To keep up with hairstyles, consider looking at the following places:
Your hair stylist
Most people tend to think that only celebrities are trendsetters. What they miss is that the stylists are also trendsetters. Since hair is their expertise, they spend time learning how to do different hairstyles and learning what's new in the market. They also spend time coming up with new creations for their customers. To keep up with new hairstyles, befriend your stylist. She will let you in on which style is hot. If you are lucky, you might be the first one to try out a new creation. This will make you a figure to be looked up to when it comes to hairstyles.
Fashion blogs
Fashion bloggers are always on the prowl for what's new. They attend events; they keep up with celebrities, and they have marked remarkable stylists to help them know what's new. However, it is important that you check how frequent the blog you are following gets updated. If it takes too long, the probability is that the styles posted there are not exactly fresh. Also check the reputation of the blogger; it will assure you the styles you are getting are indeed the hottest. Therefore, checking out fashion blogs will keep you posted on what's new.
Celebrities are fashion icons. When any company has a new product, they want a celebrity to wear it so that their fans can see it and buy it. This principle applies to hairstyles as well. Each time a known stylist has a new hairstyle he wants to show off, he will go to a celebrity. Therefore, keeping an eye on celebrities will keep you updated. When a celebrity has a given hair style, you do not have to duplicate the style, you can get inspired by the style then be creative and come up with a better one. Be careful as lot of celebrities will endorse products. Make sure to check out the reviews of the products you are going to buy online before purchasing. I was going to buy my hair weave from Mayveen hair, but then I read their reviews online. Glad I read the reviews before purchasing!
Go old school
It is tiresome and frustrating just to follow other people. It would be cool to be a trendsetter yourself. Now, to do this, you do not have to have a killer, stylist. All you have to do is be creative. Study the trend that there is and find an old school version of it. If you cannot find its old school version, go for the closest thing. This way, you will have a style that is slightly different from the rest but still cool and fashionable. You can also decide to combine both old school and what is trending. This way, you will come up with a hairstyle that others will simply admire.
Watch hair fashion shows
Yes, there are fashion shows for hair. Most people are ignorant of this and just follow fashion shows for clothes and shoes. Just like other fashion shows, hair fashion shows is a great place to find inspiration. There are many creations that are showcased there that no one else has tried yet. This will not only help you keep up with the trending hairstyles but also give you the chance to be among the first to wear it. You'll be a fashion icon as well- in your rights.


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Grilled Latin-Style Skirt Steak
If you're looking for a great steak dinner without breaking the bank, try marinating an inexpensive cut of meat. This marinade imparts a vibrant flavor with a distinctly Latin influence. Serve grilled onions and peppers alongside the steak. From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).
Source: Mad Hungry, September 2010
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 4 limes)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pound piece of skirt steak
To a large re-sealable bag, add 4 smashed garlic cloves, fresh oregano, salt, pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, and sugar.
Add skirt steak, seal the bag and move the steak around, making sure it is submerged in the mixture.
Place the bag in a large glass bowl to store in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
When the steak has finished marinating, remove it from the plastic bag and place it on a hot grill pan.
Cook about 4 minutes on each side.
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A federal appeals court says an Ohio psychiatrist isn't immune from being sued by the family of an inmate who killed himself in prison.
Psychiatrist Kenneth Tepe had argued that he should be immune from the 2009 lawsuit under a federal law that shields government officials from lawsuits in some cases.
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that Tepe can be sued because he was employed by a private company while working at Butler County Prison in southwest Ohio.
Tepe did not immediately return a call for comment.
The lawsuit stems from the 2007 suicide of 19-year-old Timothy Hughes, who hanged himself in his Butler County Prison bed after the lawsuit says he was denied access to Tepe.


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Piety Hill Historic District
Piety Hill Historic District
Immaculate Conception Church (814 W. Nepessing St.)
Location within the state of Michigan
|Lapeer, Michigan
|43°03′09″N 83°19′00″W / 43.05250°N 83.31667°WCoordinates: 43°03′09″N 83°19′00″W / 43.05250°N 83.31667°W
|15.5 acres (6.3 ha)
|Architectural style
|Georgian, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Victorian
|NRHP Reference #
|Significant dates
|Added to NRHP
|July 26, 1985
|Designated MSHS
|July 26, 1985[2]
The Piety Hill Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Lapeer in Lapeer County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site and also added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1985.[1][2]
The 15.5 acre (6.3 ha) district is very irregularly shaped and includes 29 assorted properties along the streets of Calhoun, Monroe, Madison, Washington, Main (M-24), Park, Liberty, Church, and Nepessing in the city of Lapeer.[3][4] The district includes several Greek Revival houses dating from around 1830–1850. Other houses in the style of Queen Anne and Second Empire are scattered throughout the district. The most recent structures included as contributing properties within the district are a Georgian-style library (1923) and post office (1932). Piety Hill Historic District is the center of Lapeer's early religious gatherings and is the oldest platted section of Lapeer. Today, the district includes five different church structures dating from 1881–1911, although the majority of the properties in the district are single-family dwellings.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c State of Michigan (2009). "Piety Hill Historic District". Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ State of Michigan. "Piety Hill Historic District boundary map". Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ City of Lapeer (2008). "Historic Homes: Tour the Piety Hill Historic District". Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Lapeer County, Michigan
- Michigan State Historic Sites
- 1830 establishments in Michigan Territory
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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Show me your Spec!
Just got mine put together, not ready for a pic quite yet, what for the cloudyness..
I'll show you mine if you show me your Fluval Spec. :]
I almost bought one!!
My LPS here has it on sale for 49.99 *sigh* if only I wasn't low on budget.
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Here's mine.
mine's coming along nicely.. :]
I have to Admit I had to have one! Here's mine
Just a bunch of lower light Java, Crypts and Anubia for now and a couple of RCS and snails (MTS and Ramshorn) Sits on my night stand and lovely to gaze at before bed. :)
esworp - how's yours coming along? Love that you have co2 in it! what's the "grass" that you have in it? Is it filling in nicely?
antbug - looks great!
Thanks, duff. Nice job yourself. Your layout makes the tank look a lot wider than it is. I need to bring my camera in the office so i can get a better pic.
My spec started on my night stand untill my son pulled it down. Now it's a work. :hihi:
Uuhh - I was so sad to see that! I actually fastened mine (the nightstand) to the wall after I saw that. No kids running around but I am a clutz and murphy seems to visit me fairly often. Would love to see an update when you get a chance.
They sure are tiny little things, that's for sure but I've found it nice to watch it at night - tiny, peaceful and self contained.
Update us when you can!
Quick question - did you have to cover the intake slots on yours? My 3 shrimp and few snails kept ending up in the back - I swapped white foam for black foam now and it looks a bit better but the surface scum still hangs out in the front area with the foam covering it... Do you have that issue?
Honestly, I'm struggling with green spot algae. I had to travel for a week: turned my co2 down and made for a shorter light interval - but still have a dusting of green. :/
If you keep the water level low, the exposed height of the slots prevent my baby mollies and skirt tetras from getting sponged. Not that they cared if they end up on the sponge side.. they seem to enjoy picking at it.
Yup. still growing. :]
Yes it is! Very nice - growing so quickly. Amazing what Co2 will do for a little tank :) Those fry look huge! LOL
Come on Spec owners - show em off, we know they are out there!
These guys are sweet little tanks. Bought one for a buddy and he is nano reefing in one.
great job everyone! i just got a spec a couple weeks ago.....and have been trying to decide which kind of shrimp to put in it. i think i'm going with a lower grade CRS....as i've not kept them before (other kinds of shrimp though). i'll have to get mine all nice and pretty, then take a pic :D
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Wrestling Forum: WWE, Impact Wrestling, Indy Wrestling, Women of Wrestling Forums (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/forumindex.php)
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Beginners Guide To New Japan
Figured this brief guide to New Japan would be useful for the recent influx of new fans trying to get into the product since the move to iPPV and DAVE's pimping. Long overdue but better late than never.
The Ace
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Without doubt the biggest star not only in New Japan but in all of Puro wrestling right now. He's the John Cena of New Japan in so many ways. The company revolves around him. He's probably the best main event workers you'll find anywhere right now though so him being on top of nearly every major New Japan show in the modern era is hardly a pitfall and a large reason for their current success. Massive draw and is able to produce top quality matches on top of it.
Recommended Matches
vs Minoru Suzuki - 8th October 2012
vs Kazuchika Okada - 16th June 2012
vs Yuji Nagata - 3rd April 2011
The Top Guys
Kazuchika Okada
New Japan's rising star. Yes this is indeed the same Okada who achieved rarely seen jobber status in TNA. He's their next big thing and with good reason too. 2012 really saw him break through in New Japan after taking time away to develop his craft. They gave him a massive push in 2012 with him winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and G1 Climax and quickly cemented his main event status in the company within a matter of months. In the ring he backed that status up with a very consistent year including some outstanding individual performances in big main events. The sky is the limit for Okada. He's got the look, he's got the size, he's got the athleticism, he's got the talent and he's over with the crowd. It's no surprise that WWE were reportedly interested in him.
Recommended Matches
vs Tetsuya Naito - 3rd August 2012
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 16th June 2012
vs Karl Anderson - 8th October 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
Swag personified. In the prime of his carear right now and viewed by many as the #2 guy to Tanahashi. Okada might be stepping over him to that position currently but Nakamura is still very much one of the major players on the New Japan roster and one of the best wrestlers going today.
Recommended Matches
vs Kazushi Sakuraba - 4th January 2013
vs Kazuchika Okada - 5th August 2012
vs Minoru Suzuki - 14th August 2011
Togi Makabe
Formerly Shinya Makabe and amazingly formerly a junior. Not the most technically gifted wrestler on the roster but he's a big star, very over and can produce a really great match when he's on. He's kinda one dimensional in the sense that most of his best stuff is brawls. He's fine working other styles but hard hitting slugfests and brawls are where he excels.
Recommended Matches
vs Katsuyori Shibata - 4th Janaury 2013
vs Tomohiro Ishii - 23rd December 2012
vs Masato Tanaka - 26th September 2010
Tetsuya Naito
The other rising star in New Japan. Currently out injured with a long term leg injury but will hopefully be back in the coming months. Extremely charismatic and athletic babyface. Rose in the Junior ranks with Yujiro Takahashi under the No Limit team. I think they worked in TNA a few times so some of you might recognise him from there. Since then he's really shot through the ranks in New Japan working his way to the top of the roster from the Junior ranks and far exceeding his old partner turned constant rival Yujiro. Injury has halted his rise but bar a drastic change he'll continue his rise upon return.
Recommended Matches
vs Kazuchika Okada - 4th March 2012
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 10th October 2011
vs Shinsuke Nakamura - 14th August 2011
The Veterans
Yuji Nagata
THE New Japan veteran. Been around over 20 years now but you honestly wouldn't guess from looking at him, especially looking at him working in a big match. Extremely reliable to produce at whatever level on the card he's placed which these days ranges from the bottom to the very top. His days of being one of New Japan's top guys have passed now and sadly his era as the ace was during New Japan's dark era during the early to mid 2000's.
Recommended Matches
vs Minoru Suzuki - 4th January 2013
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 3rd April 2011
vs Suwama - 9th April 2011 (AJPW)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Hasn't aged as well as a veteran like Nagata but such is the talent of the New Japan roster right now that even someone like Tenzan can still produce great matches in the right setting. These days he's tagging with Satoshi Kojima, his long term rival and tag partner. Not the best wrestler on the roster currently but still very over and worth your time in PPV matches.
Recommended Matches
vs Shinsuke Nakamura - 5th August 2011
vs Satoshi Kojima - 14th August 2011
w/ Satoshi Kojima vs Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka - 16th June 2012
Satoshi Kojima
As previously mentioned, the long term rival and tag partner of Tenzan. Kojima came through the ranks in New Japan in the 90's but his popularity never really took off until he joined All Japan in 2002 where he was able to gain much more success and become greater recognised as a top star in Japanese wrestling. He returned to New Japan in 2010 and immediately won both the G1 Climax and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Currently he's primarily working tag matches with Tenzan rather than singles matches. It'd be fair to say his best days are behind him now but he's still has a lot to give both as a singles and a tag wrestler.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 4th January 2011
vs Minoru Suzuki - 18th July 2011
w/ Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka - 16th June 2012
Minoru Suzuki
MiSu's a pro wrestler turned MMA fighter turned back to pro wrestler. Wikipedia him for more info but long story short, he was one of Pancrase's biggest and most successful fighters making himself a top name. Since he came back to pro wrestling in 2003 he's worked freelance. This basically means he works where he wants without a contract. After extended spells in NOAH and All Japan he returned to New Japan in 2011 and has been a permanent fixture on cards since. His current run is by far the best I've seen from pro wrestler Suzuki and he's one of the best workers currently working New Japan shows. Just from the picture you can probably tell he's a wackjob but he's a wackjob who can seriously fuck you up. One of the best things about New Japan right now is they have guys like Suzuki and Nagata who can put on great shows at any position on the card. Super fun in lower card multi man tags, great midcard singles matches and really turns it up for main event matches given the chance.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 8th October 2012
vs Toru Yano - 5th August 2012
vs Shinsuke Nakamura - 14th August 2011
Manabu Nakanishi
What a poser. Definitely a veteran but never really became a top star like Nagata, Tenzan and Kojima did. Got a IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign in 2009 but it was only really a token gesture title run lasting just over a month before dropping the title back to Tanahashi. Last year he suffered a really serious back injury which kept him out of action for roughly a year and could easily have ended his carear for good. Since he came back he's clearly broken down beyond realistic repair. However, he still knows what he's doing in the ring and combined with the New Japan environment and his current roster position his matches are still fun. Currently limited to tags in the lower card.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 6th May 2009
vs Masato Tanaka - 14th March 2010
w/ Hirooki Goto vs Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata - 29th May 2011
Takashi Iizuka
Again a guy who's achieved veteran status from being around for a long time but never really achieved great success to become a top star bar his role in the Nagata tag vs Kawada/Fuchi from 2000. As a wrestler these days he doesn't really offer anything so alas he's the opening match guy that gets easy heat from his goofy heel antics.
Recommended Matches
I don't know. He's isn't someone to look out for. Watch that 2000 tag though.
Mid Carders & Below
Hirooki Goto
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Very appropriate description of Goto. I'd classify him as a mid card guy right now but the beauty of New Japan is that anyone can be put into a PPV main event and not look out of place. That's why you end up without about 10 different PPV main event matches each year and not 3 or 4 Vincent. Goto was supposed to be one of New Japan's top stars but never really reached that level through never winning the big prize, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Large number of prizes to his name but never the big one. He's still pretty over with the crowds but not on the level of the main roster members that I mentioned above. Not the best worker on the roster but with the right guy he can have a really great match, especially if he's paired with Tanahashi and Nakamura.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 18th June 2011
vs Tomohiro Ishii - 20th May 2012
vs Shinsuke Nakamura - 4th April 2010
Karl Anderson
Amazingly got the opportunity to tour with New Japan through Tomko being a greedy tool and New Japan needing a new partner for Giant Bernard (Tensai). Him and Bernard formed one of the best teams of recent years as Bad Intentions before Bernard left New Japan just under a year ago to rejoin WWE. Since then in 2012 Anderson has really kicked and earned himself a singles push and done much better than most though he'd do without Bernard. He's basically mastered the art of working a 10 minute singles sprint to the extent where he even had a great little singles match with Shelton Benjamin of all people.
Recommended Matches
w/ Giant Bernard vs Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan - 4th Janaury 2012
vs Shelton Benjamin - 5th August 2012
vs Kazuchika Okada - 8th October 2012
Lance Archer
This is what you get when you combine Lance Hoyt and Vance Archer together. Part of modern New Japan's charm has been taking gaijins and improving them tenfold. Bernard, Anderson, Devitt, MVP, Archer. The list goes on and it's no fluke. Archer joined in 2011 and since has been part of Minoru Suzuki's stable and more recently formed a more permanent tag team with Harry Smith now known as Davey Boy Smith Jr. For those of you only familiar with Archer from TNA or WWE, it's time to re-assess him because he's improved a might chunk in just over a year of working New Japan. He's playing the Bruiser Brody type intimidating badass heel and he's fitting so well into that role now.
Recommended Matches
w/ Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs Karl Anderson & Hirooki Goto - 2nd December 2012
vs Giant Bernard - 5th August 2011
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
aka Harry Smith. Was actually briefly apart of the New Japan roster pre WWE but nobody even in Japan probably remembers so he's essentially a new guy to the roster. He's only been there a few months but he's already established a dominant roster spot as part of Suzuki's stable Suzuki-Gun and as half of the tag champs with Archer. Smith being technically very good isn't some big secret and him and Archer have already shown the signs of making a very strong team together.
Recommended Matches
w/ Lance Archer vs Karl Anderson & Hirooki Goto - 2nd December 2012
w/ Lance Archer vs Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan - 8th October 2012
Masato Tanaka
The same of ECW fame. He's technically a ZERO-1 guy but they only run shows sparingly so he basically always turns up in New Japan as a undercard heel. He's got a style and he only really works that one style which after seeing how work so many matches gets old. For new fans there's a strong chance you'll enjoy him more than experienced puro viewers do right now. He'll work hardcore spots into every match and expect a table spot in every singles match of any significance.
Recommended Matches
vs Manabu Nakanishi - 14th March 2010
vs Togi Makabe - 26th September 2010
vs Tomohiro Ishii - 19th November 2012 (NEVER)
Yes, the same MVP from WWE fame. Started off with New Japan in 2011 and got a pretty big push culminating in becoming their inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion. Hasn't really done as much in 2012 and isn't featured on every tour they run. Still waiting for him to get his title shot after tapping Tanahashi out in 2011. As a worker he's better in New Japan than he was in WWE. The passion for puro wrestling is so clear to see when he wrestles in New Japan and his matches are generally good.
Recommended Matches
vs Satoshi Kojima - 7th August 2011
vs Minoru Suzuki - 2nd August 2011
vs Hirooki Goto - 10th August 2011
Wataru Inoue
Really a pointless figure on the New Japan roster right now. He isn't that good unless he's tagging with Nagata. Move on.
Toru Yano
Such a fun heel act. Aren't too many wrestling characters right now who are as consistently entertaining as Yano. Not one for the rules, he'll cheat at every opportunity. Yano's really special when the crowd get behind his shtick though. Not your traditional workrate wrestler but part of New Japan's beauty in the variety of wrestlers that are suited to several positions on the card and the variety of colourful characters who can also wrestle on top of being entertaining.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 13th August 2011
vs Minoru Suzuki - 5th August 2011
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 1st April 2012
Yujiro Takahashi
Naito's old partner and on off nemesis. Yujiro kinda stayed near the bottom of the card while Naito progressed towards the top of the card once No Limit broke up. Even a guy like Yujiro will get title shots in PPV main events though. Technically gifted but a lot of people have an issue getting invested in his character.
Recommended Matches
vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - 11th November 2012
Tomohiro Ishii
ISHII. This guy is awesome. He's a bottom of the card guy and doesn't make some PPV cards. When he gets the spotlight though he fucking grabs it and runs to high heaven with it. Very hard hitting style and is willing to get hit even harder than he hits himself and he hits very hard. Plays the role of undercard guy who doesn't go down without one hell of a fight to perfection. He's due more spotlight and my crystal ball tells me he'll be getting it in the very foreseeable future.
Recommended Matches
vs Hirooki Goto - 20th May 2012
vs Masato Tanaka - 19th November 2012 (NEVER)
w/ Shinsuke Nakamura vs Minoru Suzuki & Kendo Mashimo - 24th November 2012
He sucks. Very bottom of the roster. Never produced a performance worth praising. A very rare negative of modern New Japan. Move on.
Tama Tonga
Such a bright prospect. He's Haku/Meng's son and Camacho's brother. He's still only really starting out both in New Japan and the world of wrestling but even now he has more ability than the majority of TNA and WWE's rosters. Ridiculous charisma and athleticism. Not a major roster member and he'll primarily be featured in undercard tags but he always gets to shine in those multi man tags and is always worth checking out. Lack of recommended matches is due to lack of exposure rather than lack of chances taken. Just find any multi man tag with him in and you'll get an idea of how good he is.
Captain New Japan
For real. No all time great roster is complete without a loveable babyface goofball. This is New Japan's. He had a brief run in 2011 under the Hideo Saito name as a more serious goofball. They basically gave up on that and turned him into a comedy character. He isn't that great so this is a great case of New Japan getting the most out of very little. Find one match and you've seen everything he has to offer.
Junior Heavyweights
Prince Devitt
I'll start off with a brief idiots introduction to Juniors as it's not a common division in the states. Juniors are basically lighter wrestlers similar to cruiserweights but tend to work very strong mat based and striking style on top of the high flying moves. Devitt is currently the face of New Japan's junior division and like Tanahashi is basically a permanent fixture in the title picture for this division. Devitt's Irish for those who didn't know and that kinda makes his success in New Japan all the more impressive despite New Japan's current junior divison being pretty stale and reliant on outside talent like Low Ki and Kota Ibushi coming in. Devitt's really good although he's dropped off a little bit in the past year or so in terms of churning out as many great matches.
Recommended Matches
vs Kota Ibushi vs Low Ki - 4th January 2012
vs Kenny Omega - 3rd September 2010
vs Low Ki - 3rd May 2012
Ryusuke Taguchi
In some ways the Goto of the juniors division. Often around the top but never quite at the top and often overrated by a lot of people. Taguchi is Devitt's tag partner which has produced the vast majority of his best matches. He isn't bad but at the same time I'm trying to think of positives for him and I really can't think of a load other than he's pretty decent.
Recommended Matches
vs Low Ki - 10th July 2012
vs TAKA Michinoku - 6th July 2012
w/ Prince Devitt vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega - 23rd January 2011
Jushin Thunder Liger
Everyone is familiar with Liger right? The most popular junior of all time and most probably the best junior of all time. He's about as big of a New Japan legend as you get. These days his body is pretty worn down so you're not likely to get Liger working big matches, certainly not big singles matches at least. He'll still pop up in the odd tag and look like a million bucks though. Used more as a middle man for promotion partnerships now like working with the CMLL guys.
Recommended Matches
w/ Tiger Mask IV vs TAKA Michinoku & Taichi - 16th June 2012
vs Great Sasuke - 28th May 2011
vs Minoru Suzuki - 23rd December 2012
Tiger Mask IV
YOSHI-HASHI's great rival for worst wrestler in New Japan. He's lazy, big-headed and really bad these days. Not worth your time despite the famous mask.
TAKA Michinoku
Technically a K-DOJO guy. Well THE K-DOJO guy. Thankfully me and you are blessed with regular TAKA in New Japan these days thanks to his friendship with Suzuki and boy is regular TAKA greatness one hell of a treat. Him and Taichi together are the best goofballs in all of wrestling. Anywhere. One of the many great things about New Japan is how well they maintain the established hierarchy. Juniors are never really allowed to compete with Heavyweights in a way that makes them look equal so TAKA's role is basically to take a beating from Suzuki's rivals, CHEAT a lot and make fun of other Juniors by embarrassing them when they face each other. Without doubt one of the most entertaining wrestling acts of 2012.
Recommended Matches
w/ Taichi vs Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV - 16th June 2012
vs Ryusuke Taguchi - 6th July 2012
w/ Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Taichi vs Yuji Nagata, Togi Makabe, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi - 19th July 2012
Head goon of Suzuki-Gun. You'll see him ringside for nearly every Suzuki match helping MiSu to cheat and throwing chair shots at ring boys. He's the junior version of Yano and that's a massive endorsement because Yano is an amazing character. Taichi is exactly the same as Yano in the cheating sense and exactly the same as TAKA in the junior goofball sense. So much fun.
Recommended Matches
w/ TAKA Michinoku vs Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV - 16th June 2012
w/ Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku vs Yuji Nagata, Togi Makabe, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi - 19th July 2012
The first step in rebuilding New Japan's Jr. division internally after being signed from Tajiri's defunct SMASH promotion. Look for him to be the future star of the Jr. division ala Naito at the top of the card. Looks a top prospect for the future and has already had a handful of great matches.
Recommended Matches
w/ Alex Shelley vs Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov - 8th October 2012
vs Prince Devitt - 19th March 2011
vs Prince Devitt - 27th May 2012
Works more of a lucharesu style than the traditional puroresu junior style. Only just signed with New Japan this past week after spending about 6 months there from All Japan where he started out. Not the finished article yet but he's tons of fun and has bags of potential. Hopefully they give him spotlight now he's under contract.
Recommended Matches
w/ Super Crazy vs Shuji Kondo & Hiroshi Yamato - 29th April 2010 (AJPW)
w/ Dragon Kid & Power Pro Kamen vs Minoru, Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA - 24th January 2011 (GAORA 20th Anniversary Special)
vs Rocky Romero - 27th May 2012
Rocky Romero
Not technically under contract to New Japan but he's been pretty predominant on the shows for a couple of years now. Originally teaming with Davey Richards he's now teaming with Alex Koslov after New Japan stopped working with Davey. They've only just started tagging together in New Japan but do already have a IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship run to their names. Romero's at veteran status that can still move with the new kids. More than knows what he's doing in the ring enough to produce some really good matches.
Recommended Matches
w/ Alex Koslov vs KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley - 8th October 2012
vs Prince Devitt - 23rd December 2011
w/ Davey Richards vs Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi - 10th October 2011
Alex Koslov
Romero's new partner in crime. Very little experience in New Japan and not officially under contract but expect to see him pop up plenty in 2013. He was in FCW for a while so some might recognise him from there. He does the Russian foreigner gimmick. Very good in the ring.
Recommended Matches
w/ Rocky Romero vs KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley - 8th October 2012
vs Daisuke Sasaki - 6th June 2012
w/ Rocky Romero & Brian Kendrick vs KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi - 10th June 2012
Alex Shelley
Again not technically under contract to New Japan but he's part of their plans right now and you'll be seeing more of him as he's holding the junior tag belts with KUSHIDA. You all should know who Shelley is if you're trying to get into New Japan. The same Alex Shelley from TNA. He's had spells in New Japan before with Chris Sabin but only very recently returned to tag with KUSHIDA.
Koji Kanemoto
Technically under contract still with New Japan but he's working All Japan full time now as part of their partnership agreement so chances are if you're only following New Japan you wont see Kanemoto for a while.
Jado & Gedo
Holy cow at how well them 2 pictures fitted together. 2 pics there not 1. I know. The famous double act. These are the guys who are booking all this beauty right now. Nothing fancy to what they're doing. Just booking an incredibly talented roster logically and structured. They'll still turn up in the odd juniors tag to make the numbers up. You'll probably see Gedo ringside for Okada matches too as he's Okada's spokesman/right hand man.
The Next Generation
Takaaki Watanabe & Hiromu Takahashi
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Chances are you wont see much of these two from the off but both have tons of potential that's clear to see already just from facing other rookies and the odd multi man opener. Watanabe's heavyweight and Takahashi is junior. Hiromu is also the more talented brother of Yujiro.
Daichi Hashimoto
He's coming. Was supposed to debut at Wrestle Kingdom this year but had to pull out due to injury. He's been a superstar ever since his debut in ZERO-1 due to his father, Shinya Hashimoto, who was a legend all over Japan in the 90's and early 2000's, particularly in New Japan. He'll be a big star once he debuts in New Japan which should be in the foreseeable future.
Championships & Current Champions
As of January 21st 2013
IWGP Heavyweight Champion - Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP Intercontinental Champion - Shinsuke Nakamura
IWGP Tag Team Champions - Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
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IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion - Prince Devitt
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions - Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA
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NEVER Openweight Champion - Masato Tanaka
Past Champions
If you navigate around the links then you can find history of every title defence too. Site is in German but if you can't navigate around the results sections by the names then you're a lost cause.
Working Partnerships
It's not a partnership really but I'll mention NEVER here. It's basically New Japan's sister promotion which they run several shows a year under. I'm not really sure it's purpose. Kinda to use the lower card guys in a bigger role I guess. They introduced a belt for it last November. Again, no idea why really. It's basically an undercard belt that's being defended on New Japan shows now too. It is giving us an Ishii main event in Korakuen Hall though so that's purpose enough for me.
You'll often see CMLL guys coming over from Mexico for the odd tour. They usually get a spot in the G1 and BOSJ too. I'll mention the leagues later. New Japan usually send one of their guys over to Mexico for each tour during the year too. Isn't a jobber trade either. They send their stars to Japan and vice versa. They run a series of shows together at the start of each year called Fantasticamania in Japan.
All Japan
You might see the odd All Japan guy come over for the odd show but it's not frequently. Their is a working relationship between the two though, mostly producing a co-produced supershow under the We Are Pro Wrestling Love banner.
Tournaments and Leagues
New Japan like most puro promotions run a regular series of annual tournaments and leagues throughout the course of a year. This is much more traditional in Japan than in the States. The annual tournaments include:
G1 Climax
The biggest tournament going in pro wrestling right now. Yes, even bigger and more prestigious than the coveted Bound For Glory Series. All of New Japan's top heavyweights compete in a league format with only one winner. There's normally the odd outsider thrown in there too. The winner gets a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This year they did something a bit different and had the winner gain a MITB style contract for a title shot at a time of his choosing. Naturally because of the culture difference this was cashed in at their biggest show of the year in advance rather than after a sneak attack on TV. No idea if they'll do that gimmick again this year. Usually the winner gets their title shot at one of the preceding PPVs. Generally speaking you'll get 2 blocks with a Final or sometimes a Semi Final at the end of the blocks. Usually the biggest tour that New Japan runs all year.
New Japan Cup
Elimination style version of the G1 Climax but run over a much shorter tour and generally with less importance or prestige. Winner still gets a title shot at the end of it.
G1/World Tag League
The league for tag teams. Was called the G1 Tag League but last year they called it the World Tag League. Same thing, different name. Format has changed over the years but currently it's the same format as G1. 2 Blocks of teams, winners go into either a Semi or straight to a Final. Winners get a tag title shot.
Best Of The Super Juniors
And finally the one for the Juniors. League format with 2 Blocks. New Japan's own Jr. division is pretty slim right now so recently this has been crammed with Jr. wrestlers from all over the world. Semis/Final and winner gets a title shot. They usually run a small Jr. Tag Cup each year too. Varies each year depending on who they can bring in but it's by far the least important tournament they run.
List of past and current tournament champions including full breakdown of results for each tournament.
Long Standing Rivalries
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto
Not a 3 way feud but these 3 are the big stars that came from the early 2000's generation and their matches together always carry an extra bit of significance because of their history together. Any combination of these 3 always tends to deliver.
Yuji Nagata vs Minoru Suzuki
These 2 never have and never will like each other. Somehow they always find themselves renewing this rivalry and facing each other at the Tokyo Dome show. These 2 could probably work a good match together in their sleep.
Prince Devitt vs Kota Ibushi
Considered by many as the two top juniors in Japan, these 2 have been wrestling each other almost continuously for years now, both in singles and with their respective partners Ryusuke Taguchi and Kenny Omega. The tags always deliver.
Existing Rivalries
As of January 21st 2013
New Japan rivalries are generally more based around championships than personal storyline feuds like you'd get in WWE and TNA so there isn't a straight forward answer to this one. Tanahashi and Okada are the big rivals for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Archer/Smith vs Tenzan/Kojima is the big continuing rivalry for the Tag Team Championships and likewise Shelley/KUSHIDA vs Romero/Koslov is a continuing rivalry for the Jr. Tag Team Championships. Generally speaking the top rivalries are all between the Champions and the Challangers.
There's currently two major stables in New Japan. They're more wrestlers who are aligned together and work tags together than NWO type factions. These are:
Probably the best name for a stable ever. This is the predominant group of heels in New Japan. Currently led by Shinsuke Nakamura but don't be shocked to see a possible changing of the guard or possible split due to Okada's rise. Members of this stable are:
Shinsuke Nakamura
Kazuchika Okada
Toru Yano
Takashi Iizuka
Yujiro Takahashi
Masato Tanaka
Tomohiro Ishii
Rocky Romero (and whoever he's tagging with)
Minoru Suzuki's stable. Was originally Satoshi Kojima's stable until Suzuki returned to New Japan and essentially stole it turning Kojima back babyface. Yoshihiro Takayama is usually part of Suzuki's groups but he's been injured for a while so has been away from New Japan. Expect to see him tagging with Suzuki again once the opportunity is available. Members of this stable are:
Minoru Suzuki
Lance Archer
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Yoshihiro Takayama
Kendo Mashimo
TAKA Michinoku
The babyfaces tend to just tag with each other depending on common foes.
Tag Teams
Killer Elite Squad
Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith. This is what KES on their tights stands for, not a tribute to the film about a bird.
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan. The veterans team who have been working together more or less consistently for around a decade now.
Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
The despicable duo of the CHAOS stable. These 2 represent the literal meaning of CHAOS. Expect havoc, announcer harassing and plenty of rule breaking
Minoru Suzuki & Kendo Mashimo
MiSu's current regular partner since Takayama got injured and Smith came in to tag with Archer.
TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
The Goon squad of Suzuki-Gun. Complete goofballs. Expect them to get their ass kicked and mock people.
Tokyo Pimps
Yujiro Takahashi & Masato Tanaka. Undercard team. They cheat on each others behalf.
Muscle Orchestra
Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man. Another wonder of New Japan is the many guest appearances of Strong Man who is a total parody of himself and the greatest promo going. These two are really strong and will do Argentine Backbreakers in unision. Try not stomping your feet along with them. Just you try it.
Apollo 55
Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi. Long time junior partners. The only reason to really care for Taguchi.
Time Splitters
I don't get the name either. Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA. Not sure how long Shelley is sticking around for but they're the Jr. Tag champs so I guess they should be mentioned as a team.
Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
Romero seems to be around for most tours these days and they've brought Koslov back for enough tours that they seem happy enough with these two as a team. They'll be a constant fixture in the Jr. Tag division.
Major Shows
Wrestle Kingdom - 4th January
Same date every year in the Tokyo Dome. Massive venue for wrestling. Don't get any bigger than Tokyo Dome shows and only New Japan can come close to having the ability to draw a respectable crowd in the Tokyo Dome these days. This is New Japan's Wrestlemania show for the year. In past years it's been Puro's Wrestlemania show hosted by New Japan but this year they built it and presented it as New Japan's Wrestlemania show which was nice and hopefully continues.
Wrestle Kingdom is really the only unique major show that New Japan run in terms of size and significance. Shows in Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan produce major cards as that's a big venue to sell out too. There's usually 2 Ryogoku shows per year but I think I read they're running 3 this year. The beauty of their PPVs is that all of their PPVs produce big cards just because of the talent depth they have at their disposal so it's not like WWE or TNA where they save their big matches for their big 4 events.
Recommended Shows
I don't want this to sound like a cop out but you really can't go wrong with any New Japan PPV from 2010-2012. Seriously. There might be like 2 or 3 which are just good matches and missing a great match. The really essential ones off the top of my head I'd say are:
King Of Pro Wrestling - 8th October 2012
Dominion - 16th June 2012
G1 Climax Final - 14th August 2011
Recommended Matches
I'll try and keep this list to the essentials and keep it to just recent stuff as I did with the recommended matches in the roster profiles.
Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega - 23rd Janaury 2011
Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Manabu Nakanishi vs Jado, Gedo & Shinsuke Nakamura - 3rd April 2011
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yuji Nagata - 3rd April 2011
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hirooki Goto - 18th June 2011
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Toru Yano - 13th August 2011
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Tetsuya Naito - 10th October 2011
Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito - 4th March 2012
Hirooki Goto vs Tomohiro Ishii - 20th May 2012
Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs TAKA Michinoku & Taichi - 16th June 2012
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada - 16th June 2012
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Minoru Suzuki - 8th October 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazushi Sakuraba - 4th January 2013
How Can I Watch?
I'll plug the New Japan source of material first before the pirated stuff. Every PPV is available on iPPV. Don't have any worries about stream quality or errors like other promotions have with their iPPV streams. None of that with New Japan. There is no English commentary for the shows though. You don't really need English commentary to get invested in these matches though and honestly I don't think it'd be the same without over excited Japanese commentary.
They also runs on free TV in Japan. These aren't available to access on iPPV from New Japan so pirated material is the only way to view them. This is the best source for up to date puro downloads. You can get all the links for free but you get them as soon as they're released if you donate to them. Jahmale Hepburn provides streaming links on DailyMotion to individual matches from New Japan shows.
The shows also become available on discs from traders. They're just TV recordings not official releases so don't expect fancy productions. Best sources are IVP Videos, SlamBamJam and Jeff Lynch (PM me if you need his email). I also have a fair share of recent New Japan shows (link in sig) plus a tasty comp of Tanahashi's title run from 2011-2012.
They don't run a weekly TV schedule like WWE does. They run monthly tours with several smaller shows being broadcast on free TV in Japan and a PPV usually at the end of the tour.
Best Way To Follow New Japan?
For a full list of results from past and current shows along with cards for future shows. That page will also tell you which shows are broadcast on TV or PPV/iPPV next to the show name.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
Awesome job - top marks
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
Gave you props for it already - deserve some more. (Y)
Beginners, gaze up and beholdeth.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
I think you read my mind Seabs. Was looking into NJPW for the last couple of days, really enjoyed some of the recent stuff.
Gonna invest more and more time into it. I've seen a lot of people calling it the best promotion out there at the moment.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
Seabs. Theres a reason why you are boss.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
I'd just like to add that Kanemoto officially signed with AJPW few days ago.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
Im confused
What transformed New Japan into a big company again? Wasnt pro wrestling struggling in Japan for the last few years?
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
Outstanding job.
Sticky this dammit.
Re: Beginners Guide To New Japan
This is brilliant.
Awesome job Seabs (Y)
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Mrs. BLACK. Thank you, my colleague from New York. I want to thank you for managing this Special Order tonight because we cannot talk about this issue enough. We have got to continue to make sure that the American people are aware of this devastating bill called ObamaCare, or the Patient Affordability Act.
Now, having been a nurse for over 40 years and working in the health care system, we have the best health care in the world. I have done medical mission trips in other parts of the world, and I can tell you they don't come anywhere near providing the kind of quality service that we have here in this country. As a matter of fact, we will see people from other countries come to the United States to get that care because they know across this world that we provide the best health care in the world.
But I'm not going to disagree that the system is broken and does need some repair.
We do need to have more accessibility. We do need to lower the cost, and we need to make sure that, while doing that, we maintain and increase quality.
However, what has happened in the bill that was passed some 3 years ago now by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, there wasn't transparency, there wasn't input by those who were providing care and that are a part of the system, and we didn't see patient-centered care.
There are other solutions. This is not the only solution. And as my colleague from New York shows this chart, this very complicated chart, when Nancy Pelosi said that we have to pass this bill to know what's in it, she was correct, because as we look at these 139 different agencies that still are going to have to be created and rules and regulations that need to be promulgated, we have no clue of what's going to be happening with this health care system now for the next 5 to 8 years.
We do have some solutions, good solutions that are patient-centered, that are market-driven solutions, such as HSAs, which really have not been given a chance. But HSAs are a very, very good way, especially for the young. Many of the young people that are currently not insured are not insured because they can't see a reason for paying for the very expensive insurance that's out there and available for them.
Things such as removing the barriers from purchasing your health care across State lines, these are some good, market-driven ideas that will bring the cost of health care down and give patients more opportunity for them to make decisions about what's best for them in their health care.
Also, tort reform. We know tort reform has worked in those States where it has been successfully implemented. Tort reform needs to be done across the entire country.
These are real solutions that allow the patient to be in the driver seat to make those decisions about what's best for them.
But, instead, what do we have?
We have a law that's devastating our economy, and it is wrong medicine for our health care system.
Three-quarters of our small businesses--and I know that as I visit these small businesses across my district, they're the bedrock of the U.S. economy--say the law is preventing them from hiring people. And all of this, and health care costs continue to soar, so it hasn't done anything to bring the cost down. What we're seeing is the cost escalating.
And to make matters worse, ObamaCare will result in millions of Americans being dropped from their employers' health insurance plans and pushed on the government-run health insurance. And all of this, all of this results in more deficit spending and more tax hikes for the middle class folks.
The President has said as recently as this week that he does not want to raise taxes on the middle class. He also says he wants Congress to focus on job creation and the economy.
But, Mr. President, the House has voted yet again to do just that. By repealing ObamaCare, we can prevent this crippling tax on the middle class, and this will also lift the cloud of uncertainty and other job-killing taxes that are wreaking havoc on our economy and our health care system.
It's been 41 straight months of unemployment above 8 percent, and it doesn't look like things are going to change very soon. If the President is committed to helping the middle class like he says, then he will join us in doing away with this law that is increasing the tax
burden and the cost of health care for all Americans. Americans deserve better.
Thank you again, my colleague from New York, for managing this time to allow us to be able to talk to the American people and help them understand there are real solutions out there.
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It should be a pivotal week
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- on September 3rd, 2012
Readers of our stream will recognize the following chart: it was our road map for all of August and one that we have posted throughout this summer at least a dozen times. It's rare to see a market respect the standard deviation 1 line as well as this one has for August. Couple things to note:
Yellow highlight is market riding up the standard deviation line in which you are in "milk it" aggressive mode; orange highlight represents when market finally broke the trend and we shifted to more conservative strategy; the red highlight is what happened on Friday which is very interesting. We found support on the lower standard deviation 1 line, but stalled at the upper standard deviation 1 line. The next move through this crossroads will likely decide the future of the intermediate move.
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All this interpretation is also confirmed by the moving averages — note how we closed right back on the ascending 20sma on Friday.
Re-test of breakdown, or re-mount of upward slope SMA? Again, pivotal week. Summer is over boys and girls; time to bring back A game to the desk.
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How To Leave Your Dog On A Rainy Day – Guilt Free
It's been raining here a lot lately, more than usual but so far we haven't had to leave our Boston Terrier puppy home alone on a rainy day.
That is, until last week.
It rained for days and we've had raining weather all summer long without much hope of much clear weather in the near future.
Not only do we feel like horrible parents leaving our poor little pup at home when we go off to work, but having to leave her at home on a rainy day is even harder.
Oh and the icing on the cake? Stelly is scared of the rain …
She doesn't cry much but she sits there shaking and looking outside with the occasional attempt at stepping outside followed bluntly by the hard raindrops falling on her, reinforcing her fear.
It would be scary. Imagine being a tiny little puppy all on your own surrounded by big dark rolling clouds, the loud noise of the rain hitting the roof and deck and when you finally get the courage to step out you start getting pounded by cold, wet little missiles.
I'd run for cover too.
Many Dogs Are Scared Of The Rain
Stelly is not alone in her fear and she is far from being the most fearful.
Over the past few days I've also seen a few updates from friends expressing their concern about their dogs fear of the rain.
One friend in particular has a dog that cries loudly and all night long whenever it rains, it's been going on for a year now.
Not as bad as my neighbours dog though who is a few years old … When I had Stelly under the car port trying to get her to go to the toilet outside my neighbour basically told me to give up as her dog still does his business inside when it rains.
Not happening in my house if I can help it!
Helping Your Boston Terrier Overcome Their Fear Of The Rain
I refuse to have a grown dog continue to go to the toilet in my house simply because they are scared of the rain. Say what you want but I think it's ridiculous.
Yes it takes effort, time and frustration but with some patience I believe I will help my little Boston get over her fear so that she can go to the toilet outside when it's raining.
Why is this so important?
I don't want Stelly to be anxious when it rains just as I'm sure you don't want your BT suffering anxiety, rain will occur a lot during your BT's life and it's not something they need to be afraid of.
I'm also pretty sure Stelly made herself a little constipated by not going to the toilet as she didn't want to go in the rain. She also (usually) doesn't do her business in the house so that means no toilet for Stelly.
I work close to home so the other day when it was raining I came home in my lunch break to check she was okay and also to try and get her to go to the toilet.
Teaching Your BT Not To Be Afraid Of Rain
I'm new at this game but armed with the training basics and a strong bond between Stelly and I, we managed to have some success in overcoming her fear of the rain.
I was outside with Stelly (in the rain) for half an hour and we tried a few of the usual tactics:
- out the back on the grass – no go
- out the front under the car port so she wouldn't get wet – no go, she likes grass
- gentle verbal encouragement – yeah right, didn't work either
Boston Terriers are smart and it was clear that there was no way that Stelly was going to step out and be attacked by the wet missiles falling from the sky. So after trying for half an hour to get Stelly to go to the toilet with the usual dry day tactics with no success it was time to try something new.
Stelly trusts me. It's my job to show her love and also to teach her what behaviours are safe and which behaviours should be avoided.
So I proved to her that it's safe to stand in the rain.
Yes that's right, I went and stood in the pouring rain with no umbrella or raincoat so that I could lead by example and show her that while you might get wet, the rain won't hurt you.
While I was standing in the rain I smiled and called for Stelly to come.
We did have a little break-through though. She may not have gone to the toilet but she did step out in the rain very briefly after I stood in the rain.
With a bit more persistence and some treats I'm sure she'll be fine. I'll have to wait for the next down pour to test her with the treats … can't say I'm excited about that.
Now, you may think that it's completely ridiculous to stand out in the rain (if you have a better idea please share it in the comments below) but, remember my neighbour with the adult dog who still pees inside when it rains. Now tell me which is more ridiculous.
But it's not just an issue of her needing to go to the toilet. I feel bad that she can't get out and run around.
Plus, once she's okay to step out into the rain she's going to get wet and uncomfortable.
Keeping Your Boston Terrier Comfortable In The Rain
Stelly sleeps in the laundry and she has a nice comfy bed in there and room to move but she can't run around and play. The laundry has a door which goes directly to the backyard which is great for her as she can come and go as she pleases but it doesn't do her much good when it's raining.
To overcome our guilt that she can't get around comfortably in the rain I've been searching for ways to keep her happy on those dreary rainy days.
Ideas To Keep Your Boston Terrier Dry:
- A dog raincoat
- Provide a shelter over some grass
- Keeping your BT inside and train them to use an indoor dog toilet
- Get a Large Porch Potty Standard so your BT has a patch of grass that's under cover but outside.
I'm looking into starting with a dog raincoat for Stelly and spent hours searching the net for some practical yet cool jackets.
Here are some of the dog raincoats on my shortlist:
1. FouFou Dog Reversible Raincoat, Dark Silver/White from Amazon
2. Black with Red Toile Lined Raincoat for Dogs (Small) from Amazon
3. Monkey Business Stowaway Rain Jacket from Amazon
4. Fab Dog Pocket Travel Raincoat from Wag.com – other colours available
5. Fleece Lined Dog Raincoat with Detachable Hood from Muttropolis
6. "A Coat for My Cowboy" All-Weather Pleather Dog Raincoat (Small) from Amazon
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How does your Boston Terrier cope with the rain?
Do you have a similar problem with your Boston Terrier? Do you have a funny story or tips?
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You'd have thought that being political editor of the BBC, or the senior presenter of Channel 4 news, would give you almost no time to read books for pleasure. And you'd be right. Still, for some reason - maybe something in the air in Hay-on-Wye - Andrew Marr and Jon Snow have both accepted the Guardian's offer to spend £50 of our money in the town's plethora of second-hand and antiquarian bookshops.
They both already have more books than they know what to do with. "I'm afraid I find it very difficult to part with a book," Snow says. "I've kept more or less everything I have ever read." Recently, he paid £1,000 at auction for a collection of every work of poetry Faber has ever published. "I just couldn't bear to see it go," he says. "But I've never been able to take them out of their boxes. I've got nowhere to put them. They're in my office, actually. My office is full of poetry." Marr, by contrast, says he throws away "all fiction that I know I will never read again ... Life is just too short." He only keeps "the really good stuff". "So what is the really good stuff?" Snow asks. "Proust!" replies Marr.
Thus is established the fundamental dynamic of our shopping trip: Snow positioning himself as student to Marr's tutor. Marr jovially rejects the idea, but repeatedly, if inadvertently, betrays a level of learning that borders on the terrifying.
Snow, meanwhile, has become gripped by the Proust bug. "I once met John Simpson in the foyer of the Intercontinental Hotel in Tehran, carrying Proust in French. And I wondered whether this was a genuine, gorgeous, sumptuous intellectual achievement, or the most outrageous piece of spoofery."
"I think senior members of the BBC are handed Proust in French, to walk around with, through airports, on the basis that that's how we ought to be seen," Marr replies. One of our missions soon becomes clear: to find a good translation of Proust for Snow.
Marr describes himself as a "completely devoted Boswellian", and Snow makes valiant attempts on his behalf to track down volumes of his diaries that Marr does not yet own. But Marr is at least as focused on gathering titles to study for a forthcoming documentary he is putting together on postwar British history. Hence The Country Life Book of Britain in the Seventies (£5), In Search of England, by HV Morton (£3), and two biographies of Ian Fleming (£3.95 and £4.95), through whom he intends to tell a central part of his story. He also picks up The Memoirs of Lord Byron, by Robert Nye (£12.50).
"Aha!" cries Marr, having located a Chatto & Windus edition of Remembrance of Things Past (£3.50), which Snow purchases. Snow, too, is buying books with an eye to work, including a book called Understanding Islam (£5). Having just returned from the Galapagos islands, he also tracks down the original text of Darwin's Origin of Species (£5), and, separately, on the spur of the moment, Thomas Pakenham's The Scramble for Africa (£6.95).
Two books they insist they have no need to track down are each other's recent memoirs of working in journalism. "I've read it all the way through," Marr says of Snow's book, over Snow's doubting noises. "From the sex stuff at the beginning to the fighting at the end." "Yes," says Snow, "sex before violence."
"There's a bookshop up the road here," he goes on, "which sells new books for a pound. It's one of the most embarrassing bookshops, because you're desperate to make sure that the very large pile in the front of the window isn't yours." Neither title, thankfully, is immediately visible.
By the end of our shopping trip, both men have several plastic bags of books to add to their already overlarge collections. But there is some evidence that the different organisational cultures of the BBC and Channel 4 have permeated even to the level of their book-buying. Marr, of the big-budget BBC, has spent getting on for all of his allowance. Snow has £25 left, and insists on giving it back.


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This chapter was a waste IMO
Meredy and Ultear confess that they
are lesbianactually care for each other and Hades dies. WOW what a chapter. no flashback, no epic page of Hades dying, just really boring. >.>
@lolipiece: great minds think alike XD
This chapter was a waste IMO
Meredy and Ultear confess that they
are lesbianactually care for each other and Hades dies. WOW what a chapter. no flashback, no epic page of Hades dying, just really boring. >.>
@lolipiece: great minds think alike XD
There I was thinking, "Wow, a graphic death in Fairy Tail"
And then her lesbian lover rescued her.If they end up joining the guild I'm not sure if I'd punch my screen or laugh.
I'll be honest, found it on google images
Oh, Gildarts.
*Insert Sitcom laughter*
Wow. Acnologia is basically Endless from Rave Master. How creative. Oh well, seeing everyone die should be good.
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Sorry about the rant last time fellows, but Fairy Tale has managed to redeem itself with that chapter, starts off a little funny, then get emotional in a good way, oh and gildartz reaction is priceless but a little expected. Then there is the end...I don't know much about rave master so I am unfamiliar with endless, but the thing at the end could very well be a good friend of mr. gildartz, the black dragon?
The one thing that does not abide by majority rule is a person's conscienceTo Kill A Mockingbird
It is no matter, let Hercules himself do what he may, the cat will mew, and dog will have his day.Hamlet Act V Scene I
What? A moment where Makarov may die?
Gasp, I've never seen that before?
Oh, wait, I have.
The last two times it friggin' happened!
Enough already! Just kill the damn old man already and stop teasing us.
It doesn't seem impossible that Makarov will die. I read here that it was a potential future happening in the story, and with the new chapter, it does just seem more likely than earlier.
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This actually looks pretty interesting.If Macky really dies, it'd actually be pretty ****ing sad.
I'll be honest, found it on google images
I really really apologize for double posting but I just want to share my initial thoughts of that chapter.
I'll be honest, found it on google images
Didn't see that coming...
Neither did I.
Probably the largest plot-twist so far in the series. And a timeskip of seven years without any prior notice. What is there to say?
We did at least get a start of the answer as to who the boy who stares at the sea is. And it will be interesting to see what will happen in the next chapter.
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I agree, it was so sudden.There was no real evidence anything like that was going to happen until it happened.I was on page 15-ish and still expecting them to come up with some magical shield or pop their heads up out of the water.
Also, on the subject of the boy, I think I may be right in saying it's Romeo, Macao Conbolt's son?
I'll be honest, found it on google images
He looks too short to be him. Romeo would be a teenage and taller than that at this point. And besides, why would he be the new main character (I assume) now?
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And why I thought he might be the new main character is because he's the only youth in the guild from before all of this left alive, and assuming he was 10 years old at the time, 7 years later means he'd be Natsu's age by now.
But I guess there's no point speculating this week because we have literally nothing to go on.
I'll be honest, found it on google images
So after having no real main character deaths, they all die.
I think the only arc in any manga I've hated more than this one is the Fullbring arc in Bleach.
We looked over something guys.This has all been very subtly hinted to awhile back
I'll be honest, found it on google images
Yep, it's totally Romeo...
Holy F***
I just finished the latest chapter, and I do not believe what I just freaking read. Wth. Mashima better pull a freaking Rave Master epilogue in this next arc cause I, like so many others, am not happy!
But on a side note, who was that girl on the 9th page, even more questions there.
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Agreed! with everyone, that was big, so unexpected!
I don't believe their dead of course, why would you end those characters lives like that, they were naturally selected to be cut off for a while, I think.
but just wow...
Wait a sec, I just realized, could this be the Fairy Tail version of the big three's timeskip?
I mean, Fairy Tail isn't serialized by Jump, but its right behind the big three in terms of popularity, all of which had timeskips. Who's to say it can't get one?
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From the scenic mountains to the stunning coastline, North Carolina is a state filled with natural beauty and cosmopolitan opportunity. Whether you want an apartment for rent in North Carolina close to ski resorts or are looking for North Carolina apartments for rent near the shore, there are a wide range of options.
Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and offers all the urban amenities of a modern metropolitan area. From historic beauty to world-class employers, Charlotte is a rapidly growing world financial center. Then there is Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill which make up the three primary cities of the Research Triangle metropolitan region, complete with notable education opportunities.
No matter where you search for apartments for rent in North Carolina, from the seashore to the mountaintops, this is a state of stunning splendor where opportunity and options seem endless.;


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Computers and Writing 2008 invites proposals work-in-progress discussions for the ninth Graduate Research Network. The C&W Graduate Research Network is an all-day pre-conference event, open to all registered conference participants at no charge.
What happens at the GRN?
Georgia Conference on Information Literacy
October 3 - 4, 2008
Coastal Georgia Center
Savannah, Georgia
Keynote Speaker: Carol Simpson
Proposal deadline: April 15, 2008
For complete conference details and access to the online submission form, please visit the website at:
Join us in Savannah for this annual conference jointly hosted by
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Computers and Composition Online will publish a special issue on the intersections between composition, literacy, and computer/video gaming as a companion to the Fall 2008 special print issue of Computers and Composition, "Reading Games: Composition, Literacy, and Video Gaming." These issues will explore the social, historical, cultural, and pedagogical implications of computer/video games on literacies and the writing classroom.
Call for Proposals: Individual Research Presentations for the Qualitative Research Network to be held Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30-5:00 p.m. at the 2008 Conference on College Composition and Communication in New Orleans.
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Due date: October 15, 2007
Proposals for individual presentations for the Qualitative Research Network are now being accepted. This research network, which occurs annually at the CCCC, is offered for new and experienced qualitative researchers.
The co-authors of Rural Literacies (SIUP 2007) invite submissions from researchers in composition, literacy, and rhetorical studies for an edited collection investigating new ways to understand and interpret literacy, rhetoric, and pedagogy in rural contexts. This volume seeks essays that move beyond the typical arguments for preserving, abandoning, or modernizing rural communities. It seeks explorations of the rural that address the complexities of rural life and the interconnections among rural, urban, and suburban communities, and among the local, global, and transnational.
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Saturday, 7 September, 2002, 16:09 GMT 17:09 UK
Caerphilly fight-back in vain
Celtic League - Pool A
Caerphilly 34-43 Llanelli
Celtic League title hopefuls Llanelli had to work hard to resist a brave Caerphilly fightback after storming into a 26-point lead at Virginia Park on Saturday.
The part-timers seemed overawed as the visiting aristocrats smoothly slipped into gear to pile up five tries.
But a massive turnaround saw the home side craft five touchdowns of their own to give Llanelli a stern second-half test.
It had been a case of keeping up with the Jones' in the first half as the Scarlets wracked up the points with consummate ease.
Flying wing Mark Jones swept over for a brace of early scores before fly-half Stephen Jones cashed in on some shoddy defensive work to add a third touchdown.
Luke Richards stemmed the tide with a penalty but the rampant Scarlets resumed normal service with tries from back-row duo Ian Boobyer and a wonder score from Dafydd Jones.
It looked bleak for the home side, facing a 29-3 deficit after 25 minutes, but the Cheesemen launched a defiant mini revival.
They posted tries through former Scarlet Paul Jones and fellow lock Mark Workman to peg the visitors back to 29-15 at half-time.
The battling Green Army closed the gap to just seven points with a spectacular 70-metre dash by Taunaholo Taufahema, who intercepted a loose Llanelli pass.
But a couple of penalties by replacement Gareth Bowen steadied stuttering Llanelli.
The fly-half finally ended hopes of a miraculous home recovery with an interception touchdown.
Flanker Gareth Jones and scrum-half Sione Tuipulotu grabbed further consolation touchdowns for the home side.
Caerphilly: O Ashman; G Lewis, S Cox, J Murphy, T Taufahema; L Richards, S Tuipolutu; L Manning, C Ferris (capt), R Skuse; M Workman, P Jones; G Jones, S Grainger, A Williams.
Llanelli: Garan Evans; Mark Jones, Matthew J Watkins, Matt Cardey, Wayne Proctor; Stephen Jones, Dwayne Peel; Iestyn Thomas, Marcus Thomas, John Davies, Vernon Cooper (capt), Paul Clapham, Dafydd Jones, Ian Boobyer, Scott Quinnell.
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU).
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