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Athena rising?
by Dwayne Day
|Like all new rockets, it had a rough start.
Athena is not familiar to many people in the space field because it has essentially been off the market for the past dozen years. It originally started life in 1993 as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle, or LLV, later changed to Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle, or LMLV. By its third launch it was renamed Athena—the goddess of wisdom, and strategic warfare. Like all new rockets it had a rough start.
During the early 1990s, many people in the United States were talking about the possibility of smaller satellites taking over many traditional roles. In particular, the end of the Cold War and the 1991 Persian Gulf War—also known as Operation Desert Storm—led to much speculation that the military would begin developing smaller satellites that would require launch vehicles.
The first vehicle type was originally designated LLV-1 and then LMLV-1, and was later renamed Athena I. It had two stages. The first stage was comprised of a Thiokol Castor-120 solid rocket motor derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM and the second stage was a Pratt & Whitney Orbus 21D, a low-cost version of the rocket developed for the Inertial Upper Stage. Athena I could launch 794 kilograms into low Earth orbit and was 19.8 meters tall.
The LLV-2, renamed Athena II, added another Castor-120 as a second stage, with the Orbus 21D on top. The Athena also used an Orbit Adjust Module (OAM), which housed an attitude control system and an avionics subsystem for guidance and navigation, telemetry transmission, and command and destruct. The OAM is one meter long and fueled with monopropellant hydrazine. In addition, ATK produces upper stages using three-axis stabilized Star solid motors for payloads requiring escape velocities or geosynchronous orbits. An integrated upper stage was used on the Lunar Prospector launch. Athena II could launch 1,896 kilograms into low Earth orbit and was approximately 30.5 meters in height.
In its original patent, Lockheed also listed an LLV-3, which was basically an LLV-2 equipped with solid strap-on motors and capable of launching 3.6 tons to low Earth orbit.
On August 15, 1995, the first LLV-1 took off from the middle of the sprawling concrete Space Launch Complex-6 facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, only a short distance from the Pacific Ocean. LLV-1 carried the GEMstar 1 communications satellite. But the vehicle suffered problems during ascent and the range safety officer destroyed it. Some people on base blamed the failure on the "Curse of Slick-6," the racially insensitive rumor that the local Chumash Indians had cursed the launch site (see "The Chumash Indians and the Air Force", The Space Review, September 4, 2007).
For the second launch, on August 22, 1997, a vehicle now designated the LMLV-1—but apparently already referred to as "Athena" in at least some company literature—also lifted off from SLC-6, this time carrying NASA's Lewis Earth science satellite. The launch was successful although the payload suffered a malfunction upon reaching orbit. Another SLC-6 launch, carrying the Ikonos commercial remote sensing satellite, failed when the payload fairing did not separate properly.
Around this time Lockheed Martin employees began circulating a joke image showing an Athena launch vehicle fairing with the Ikonos logo and a clip-art image of an Indian supposedly "blessing" the vehicle. But Lockheed Martin employees also brought a local Chumash religious official to the launch complex to "remove the curse." Apparently, photographs exist of this ceremony. This event, done without the approval of the base commander, apparently angered other members of the Chumash tribe.
The next launch from SLC-6 carried another Ikonos satellite, and it successfully reached orbit. Several other launches from Florida, including the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, were also successful.
|The company would need to launch two or three annually to justify production, preferring to make four launches a year to achieve a viable business.
Scheduling launches on the two main American launch ranges can be difficult, particularly for small vehicles that can easily get bumped for higher-priority operators. As a result, Lockheed Martin developed a launch facility capable of polar launches on Alaska's Kodiak Island. On September 30, 2001, an Athena I successfully launched the Kodiak Star mission. This first Athena launch from Kodiak also proved to be the last Athena launch, for a total of five successes and two failures. The program was soon shut down due to a lack of customers, put into "soft standby," according to Lockheed Martin's Athena mission manager. The US Air Force turned to other launch vehicles, particularly the Taurus and Minotaur, although the launch rate for these has been very low, rarely more than three per year, and often less.
During the program's operation in the 1990s, Lockheed Martin officials talked about eventually developing an Athena III vehicle that would add two, four, or six Castor-4A strap-on boosters around the Castor-120 first stage. This would have been an unusual case of a solid rocket with solid rocket boosters. However, the company did not find any customers interested in such a rocket.
In 2010, with the demise of the Delta II rocket, Lockheed Martin announced the possibility of offering the Athena again, this time with the variants designated Athena Ic and IIc to indicate that the Orbus stage had been replaced with a Castor 30 solid rocket motor. The vehicle was added to NASA's Launch Services II contract, meaning that it was approved to launch NASA payloads, but not that NASA had bought any vehicles.
However, at the same time Lockheed Martin officials also talked about developing the Athena III to compete as part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation System contract. Unlike the earlier Athena III proposal and its solid strap-on boosters, this time they would adopt a two-and-a-half-segment Shuttle-derived reusable solid rocket booster topped by a Castor-120, Castor 30, and the Orbit Adjust Module. This much more powerful rocket, twice as tall as the Athena I, would be capable of launching 4,600 kilograms into polar orbit from Kodiak, or 5,900 kilograms into low inclination orbit from Cape Canaveral. But the company did not win the COTS contract.
Although no NASA launch contracts emerged, by 2012 Lockheed Martin officials were again talking about the possibility of putting the Athena back into production. They indicated that they would launch an Athena II from Kodiak in 2013 with a "ride-share" launch, although the company did not state what the payloads or customers would be.
When the Air Force made its contract announcement in December 2012, it indicated that Athena was available for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract along with Athena's competitor, Minotaur. The contract primarily means that the Athena is approved for Air Force purchase and does not commit the military to buying any. According to the Athena mission manager, the company would need to launch two or three annually to justify production, preferring to make four launches a year to achieve a viable business.
|Perhaps this time is different and soon the Athena will once again begin roaring off into the sky.
The Air Force's goal in selecting new launch vehicles like Falcon 9 and Athena is obviously to increase competition and hopefully drive down costs. Athena is a competitor with Minotaur. However, the Athena's Castor-120 stage is not much different in performance than the Peacekeeper ICBM solid propellant stage used in the Minotaur IV. The difference is that the Minotaur IV uses leftover ICBM stages whereas Athena would use new ones, possibly leading to a difference in costs. The Minotaur I uses leftover Minuteman III ICBM stages, and there are hundreds available. Therefore, Athena faces tough competition.
Notably, the Athena III was not included in the contract. Lockheed Martin has publicized plans to upgrade the Kodiak facilities with a larger launch pad and a mobile processing building that would slide back hundreds of meters from the rocket for launch. But construction is contingent upon the company securing an Athena III customer. So far that has not happened.
Over the last two decades there have been several times when people predicted a substantial increase in demand for launching smaller satellites. Those predicted increases have not occurred. Perhaps, though, this time is different and soon the Athena will once again begin roaring off into the sky.


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GIRLS GOLF: Wapak routs Celina in WBL finale
The Wapakoneta Redskins varsity girls golf team rolled to a 207-273 win over the Celina Bulldogs in its final Western Buckeye League match of the year Wednesday at a rainy Wapakoneta Country Club.
Despite the rainy conditions, the Redskins score was just two strokes off their team average.
Wapak is 9-10 overall and 2-5 in the WBL. Celina is 1-10 and 1-8.
Redskins senior Courtney Knippen fired a 44 to earn medalist honors in her final home match.
Rounding out the scoring for the Redskins were Shelby Kohler (50), Hannah Smith (55) and Bryly Beaman (58).
"I was glad to see Courtney come through with a good final round at home tonight," Wapak coach Dawn West said. "It was a little bittersweet for both her and myself, she has done a great job for this Wapakoneta girls golf program for the past three years so it was nice to see her finish it out with a good score.
"She is an amazingly gifted athlete and it has been awesome to have the chance to help and teach her a sport she can play for life."
Low for Celina was Megan Stetler at a 61.
The Redskins will play in the Wayne Trace Invitational in Payne before heading to the Division I sectional tournament Wednesday at Detwiler Golf Club in Toledo.

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betiko wrote:I kind of disagree here, although for the 2 things I will comment I agree that the arguments on both ends stand.
first, I think that chuck's plays weren't bad at all, it just didn't pay off for odd reasons. He took a massive brownie point gamble, so unlikely for a mafia to do that if it worked there would've been no way of suspecting him after me/mets would've been killed/lynched. You guys were 4 scums and after a massclaim his ability became useless, I think it was worth the shot. It didn't prevent you guys from winning...
second about nendreel. Day 2 was the only momentum where we could've only been a town cop given the gift thing. I agree that in any other given game it wouldn't ve been the best play, but you have to understand that from our point of view stolen gifts could be used by mafia...
The cop was therefore 99% a town telling the truth s there was almost no way a mafia could know about a third party.
But yes IB, the bad reads I have on you were meant to be a compliment! (althoguh it's the first time you're mafia in one of our games, and other times when you were town I've seen you as a very plausible threat, I had to give you some slack for once and I guess you were well aware of it)
But yes, as the ones that have played me know, I tend to play "bad cop" as I get frustrated by too conservative plays. I tend to be provocative in mafia games to get something going on, otherwise I think things get a bit boring.. I know it's not the safest way to play and that it can bring lots of backfire, but that makes the game more interesting...
I disagree. At the time you were about to be lynched we had 13 people. If we lynched you and got a night kill that would bring it down to 11, three of whom were survivors with a specific win condition and four mafia. We knew who was who. All we would need be to do is lynch a Town and game over.
The three remaining third parties would lose without one of them winning.
Sure we could play what if, and yes it worked out for us in the end, but in that particular point in time not lynching you was a mistake. We were able to salvage it because Witt saved you and flipped Mafia but to not lynch you was silly. Sure its my opinion and we still won....but I honestly believe this game was closer then it should have been,
Perhaps the most interesting thing was what PCM said to me in PM after I was dead. Town lost because they did a speed lynch on you Betiko. After that we needed a night kill and game over.


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Flavor Trends 2010: Make Mine Plain
Flavor trends are going comfort-retro but don't write off exotics just yet. Consumer palates remain open to new adventures.
Back a ways, flavor was approached with the same daring and experimentation that Henry Ford encouraged for car colors — he infamously told customers they "could have any color Model T they wanted so long as it was black." Until a generation or two ago, food & beverage flavors ran a short gamut, too, from chocolate, vanilla and strawberry to lemon/lime, cherry and grape.
This tunnel vision — or "tunnel palate," if you will — changed drastically in the past couple of decades as worldly consumers welcomed new flavors they encountered through globe-trotting chefs, their own travels or the huge influx of new citizens from all over the world.
Suddenly, instead of looking up in a dictionary lemongrass and lavender, kumquat and blood orange, consumers were snapping them up in beverages and snacks. Case in point: Does anyone out there recall a time, not so very long ago, when pomegranate wasn't in everything?
The "2010 New Product Development" trend report from Innova Market Insights (www.innovadatabase.com), Duiven, Netherlands, bookends simplicity and "real authenticity" on its Top 10 trends list for the coming year. Put succinctly, building in comfort and appealing to the basics are in. With the main breadwinner laid off and pennies being pinched, the urge to try kiwano melon soda has come up against a desire for more familiar, fundamental (and perhaps less expensive) flavors.
Hardly plain vanilla
Perhaps 2010 will bring a more conducive environment, as Coca-Cola Co. relaunches Vanilla Coke as Coca-Cola Vanilla (and Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero).
Think more in terms of vanilla … such as Dry Soda Inc.'s newest flavor. The company that as recently as last year was championing its juniper, lavendar and rhubarb sodas just added Vanilla Bean to its lineup.
Not to be outdone, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. just reintroduced its Vanilla Coke as Coca-Cola Vanilla and Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero. And Haagen-Dazs relaunched an old but not-so-plain-vanilla flavor, Vanilla Honey Bee.
Recognizing this flavor can no longer be termed "plain vanilla," Givaudan Flavors Corp. (www.givaudan.com), Cincinnati, decided to "push the boundaries," in its own words. The company created a bank of hundreds of new vanilla flavor concepts via its branded TasteEssentials process. It targeted a global range of taste preferences and brought 150 of these to the consumer-testing phase.
According to Givaudan, focus-group members equated vanilla with "fond memories of childhood, holidays, indulgence and shared moments."
If vanilla is hot, you know chocolate is right there with it. According to London-based market research group Business Insights Ltd. (www.globalbusinessinsights.com), chocolate is still the overall top flavor of product launches.
"The new appeal of these basic flavors is that they evoke comfort and highly sought-after simplicity. That simplicity also implies health to many consumers.
"Big, hit flavors for 2010 will depend upon the product application — beverage, nutraceutical, confection, etc. — but generally flavors that have a positive health perception or high nutrient profile will be the focus of development efforts," says Ron Arb, marketing director for Abelei Flavors Inc. (www.abelei.com), North Aurora, Ill.
But as Arb points out, consumers will no longer "forgive" healthful for not being flavorful. "With all of the new health and wellness ingredients put into food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products, there will be a great call for flavor to play a major role in assisting not only with taste and aroma, but delivering enhanced functionality, performance and sustainability," he says.
The flavor of health
Chocolate is uniquely well-positioned to hit all three bases of simplicity, comfort and health. Already the ultimate comfort flavor, chocolate is coming off several years of surprise popularity as a health ingredient.
Dark chocolate currently is one of the fastest growing flavor preferences among consumers (with milk chocolate slipping just slightly), according to Business Insights. In fact, the group's most recent Top 20 list includes nothing but classic flavors, including strawberry, orange, lemon, cherry, mint, nut, cream, caramel and vanilla.
This ability to hit the aforementioned flavor trifecta proves timely for processors. "Many of us in the food industry have recognized the importance consumers are placing on natural compounds and real benefits from real foods — a trend sure to continue and possibly grow in 2010," says Mary Wagner, general manager and chief technology officer for Mars Botanical (www.marsbotanical.com), Rockville, Md., a recent startup from candy-maker Mars Inc.
"Mars Botanical capitalized on this trend by turning an old staple, cocoa — nature's unexpected superfruit — into the next 'new' ingredient for the food and beverage industry," she adds.
Mars recently introduced Cirku, a cocoa extract, and CirkuHealth, a cocoa extract dietary supplement, that are concentrated sources of natural plant compounds called flavanols and sold as a hot chocolate-type beverage powder. But to cover all basic-flavor bases, the company has citrus and cranberry versions in the works. That's right — flavanols from cocoa without the chocolate flavor.
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1. Re: GateInLuca Stancapiano Dec 16, 2009 12:46 PM (in response to Kirill Petrov)
Hi..you can use the 1.3 version. It supports Gatein and tomcat. The 1.3 version is not yet stable. You can download it from the SVN:
2. Re: GateInOleksii Vavilkin Dec 17, 2009 10:55 AM (in response to Luca Stancapiano)
Could you please provide some guidelines to deploy them correctly?
When I run the build.sh script it results to some ear, war and sar files, but I have no clue which one to deploy actually. If I deploy them all I get the
java.lang.RuntimeException: portal-forums-authz-plugin.sar module listed in application.xml does not exist within .ear vfszip:/warehouse/prg/GateIn-3.0.0-Beta03/server/default/deploy/jboss-forums-ha-jbp.ear/
exception and I can't find out where should I get that authz-plugin file.
Any howto?
3. Re: GateInLuca Stancapiano Dec 17, 2009 11:13 AM (in response to Oleksii Vavilkin)Sorry....I forgotten that version uses the .sar and .ear files not supported in Tomcat. Yu need a hard customization work about it. The sar file is used for the role management so actually you could use it whithout it
4. Re: GateInOleksii Vavilkin Dec 17, 2009 11:20 AM (in response to Luca Stancapiano)
Actually I guess I could use them as far as I'm using JBoss
Just dunno where to get them. Howto would be helpful =) I mean the howto to this svn and the ear etc files I get when the project is built.
5. Re: GateInLuca Stancapiano Dec 17, 2009 12:09 PM (in response to Oleksii Vavilkin)Actually there is no documentation about it, so some contribution will be awesome
6. Re: GateInOleksii Vavilkin Dec 17, 2009 10:50 PM (in response to Luca Stancapiano)
Ok, I spent some time trying to start forums, no success yet actually.
First I found the portal-forums-authz-plugin.sar file in the previous (release) version of jboss-forums.
Then I edited some .xml files (only headers actually) to match current versions.
Right now once I copy the jboss-forums-ha-jbp.ear file to the JBoss deploy directory, I get an exception. I can't see here "code template" so I will add the exception as an attach.
I googled around and found out that this exception usually occurs because of the application has got the same classes in libraries (included in the deployment war) as the JBoss AS. Once I tried to figure out which one exactly... not success yet. I found some which are the same for gatein.ear on my server - but they are in gatein.ear not in JBossAS/lib/. And also found some like jboss-acl-jar or jboss-identity-management.jar, but once I did jar -tf to them - I couldn't match the same classes in jboss native libs.
So, I've got next questions:
1. What is the difference between jboss-forums.ear jboss-forums-ha.ear jboss-forums-ha-jbp.ear files? Which one should be deployed to the JBoss AS actually?
2. Could you point the libs you included to the archive files that conflict with JBoss libs?
3. Is there a newer version of portal-forums-authz-plugin.sar for GateIn?
My enviorenment:
GateIn 3.0.0 Beta3 with JBoss AS 5.1.0
There is one project deployed to the server. It also uses portletbridge-api-2.0.0.BETA.jar and portletbridge-impl-2.0.0.BETA.jar. Not sure if that matters.
Come on! Let's make it work!
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7. Re: GateInLuca Stancapiano Dec 18, 2009 6:18 AM (in response to Oleksii Vavilkin)
If you use Gatein + JBoss 5.x you need this version. The version actually is beta and there are not binaries:
go in build directory and launch:
It creates the three packages you have seen:
jboss-forums.ear : not clustered version. You should start with this
jboss-forums-ha.ear: clustered version. Not tested in JBoss 5.x
jboss-forums-ha-jbp.ear: clustered version with JBoss Portal implementation. It cannot be used by Gatein
Inside jboss-forums.ear there are all SAR you need. The acl package is a old part of jboss security project. It is an example of ACL implementation. The 1.3 version supports portletbridge so you should not have problems
8. Re: GateInhelen thomas Nov 18, 2010 10:46 PM (in response to Kirill Petrov)The initiative taken for the concern is very serious and need an attention of every one. This is the concern which exists in the society and needs to be eliminated from the society as soon as possible.======================
The initiative taken for the concern is very serious and need an attention of every one. This is the concern which exists in the society and needs to be eliminated from the society as soon as possible.


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Before I start drawing comparisons to explosions or igniting anything, let's take a minute to appreciate that everyone is safe. Dan Wheldon's death last October was a tough reminder of just how dangerous the sport of auto racing can be.
Sure, we can look back now and make jokes about the odds of Juan Pablo Montoya having his car fail in the exact spot necessary to spin into a jet dryer. "It takes just Juan driver to take out a jet dryer," or "the probability of that was Juan in a million." Yep, the jokes are making their rounds today.
But, we're lucky to be able to joke about that and fortunate that everyone was ok. The mass of the explosion and the speed with which the flames spread in Turn 3 was very dangerous. I'm thankful that everyone was unharmed.
It's only because of the immediate response of Daytona's track services and plain, old, good fortune that we can all make light of this, and I can make inferences to the accident as I discuss Brad Keselowski's Twitter account.
That said, when Montoya lost control of his car and blew up the back of a jet dryer in last night's Daytona 500, he did more than ignite the leaking jet fuel, he ignited the world of Twitter.
Avid tweeter Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) happened to have his phone in his car (don't ask why). When the red flag dropped, he was quick to take it out, snap a photo of the blaze, and send out what is believed to have been the first ever in-car, mid-race tweet by a NASCAR driver.
FOX reported on the tweet during its telecast and his Twitter account soon blew up. Within about 60 minutes of the tweet, he garnered over 55,000 new followers on Twitter. He was caught on FOX's cameras tweeting outside of his car. With fans hopeful to connect with the driver in race, the mentions to @keselowski spun out of control. It got to the point where I didn't even have time to read one on TweetDeck, before it was replaced by 10 more tweets.
The most amazing thing was that this trend took place in the middle of a lengthy red flag at about 11 p.m. Eastern. It's hard to believe that NASCAR was pulling the Daytona 500's greatest rating of all-time at that later hour of a weekday night, but the sport was certainly pulling its greatest rating on Twitter!
Closer to home, I accidentally put @NHMS in "Twitter jail" because I was so busy interacting with all the fans that were still tuned in and waiting for the race to resume. "Twitter jail" isn't necessarily a bad thing. Each user is limited to 100 tweets per hour and once that maximum is reached, you can no longer tweet right away. I viewed it as more of an accomplishment and a sign of just how much interaction was taking place in the auto racing world as the calendar shifted from Monday to Tuesday.
We swapped war stories with some fans this morning and we weren't the only ones that were told to slow down by the Twitter Police! @dgoodman53, @Jess_Tow and @chrismcclanaha1 were among those that temporarily went to the impound for tweeting too often. Oh, yes, and @keselowski, of course!
While he didn't get red flagged for tweeting, he had so many mentions and new followers that his account ended up getting overloaded for a little while. Luckily for him, he had a more important issue to which to attend: finishing the race!
We have enough issues trying to get young adults to quit texting while driving, and I'm not encouraging drivers to get accustomed to tweeting while behind the wheel of their cars. Plus, while the red flag discussions were certainly fun for fans, I'd also request that all drivers stay away from the jet dryers during future races for everyone's safety. However, the uniqueness of this situation even occurring shouldn't undermine how special it was to be a part of.
In other sports, (not to name names, but let's just say players nickname it the "No Fun League") players are fined for tweeting during an event. Based on NASCAR's recent attempts to integrate social media into their every action, it wouldn't be surprising if Keselowski got a bonus for his on-the-spot reaction that set off a big bang in the Twitterverse.
The true immediacy and breadth of Twitter was experienced at a new level last night by many of us race fans. However, it certainly won't be the last, as it's just a sign of where Twitter is heading in the future.
I mused on the @NHMS account that it was interesting we no longer had to wait for the end of a commercial break to see if anything had happened, the reporters at the track will keep you in the loop.
The slight tape delay of the broadcast is also interesting, as you'll get tipped off to an upcoming event in the race. Let's be honest, if you're just watching the race under a green flag and your Twitter feed blows up with "wreck," "WRECK!" and "BIG wreck," you'll make sure to really tune in for the next 30 seconds of action!
People ask me what the point of Twitter is and, unlike Facebook, it's a little hard to explain in just a few words. You either get it or you don't.
If you were clued in last night about the time Montoya slid into the jet dryer, you know that a kaboom from an explosion took place in more parts of the racing world than just on the track. It burst open a new online world for racing fans and showed just how popular the sport of NASCAR truly is in America...even at a time of day (night) when all of us fans would have been better suited trying to get some sleep!


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Multiple ligament tears kept Devin Hester sidelined longer
Vaughn McClure, ESPN Staff Writer
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- It was a positive sign for the Atlanta Falcons to see Devin Hester back at practice this week after dealing with a toe injury.
Hester believed his return would happen a couple months ago.
The wide receiver/kick returner initially suffered the injury early in training camp, then aggravated it during the third preseason game at Miami. He figured he'd miss a couple games to start the season, but further examination revealed much more than just a stretching of the ligaments surrounding his right big toe.
Hester explained that he tore two ligaments in the area, which made the recovery process much longer and resulted in him being placed on injured reserve with designation to return without playing in a single game.
"It was a little more than just a regular turf toe," Hester said. "Two parts were torn a little bit. It just flared up. I tore a little piece on the outside and in the middle.
Surgery is possible in such a scenario, but the medical staff said it was not necessary in Hester's case.
"We did the MRI and everything and decided it wasn't something we needed surgery on," Hester said. "And we just went from there."
Hester continues to protect the big toe by buddy-taping it to his second toe and using an orthotic in his shoe. He said he feels about 85 percent after sitting out the mandatory six-week period before being eligible to return to practice. Hester can't return to game action until Week 13 at Tampa Bay.
Being able to cut like he wants to is the biggest obstacle he needs to overcome now.
"Right now, the short distance stuff I can do," Hester said. "I haven't really opened up and then tried to cut. I don't want to jump on it right now yet. The quickness in the first 5, 10 yards, I can cut as hard as I want to, so that's good. It's just the downfield and top-speed cutting, I don't want to push that."
Hester, who made the Pro Bowl as a return specialist last season -- his first year with the Falcons -- could provide an added boost upon his return, although replacement return man Eric Weems is coming off a 191-yard performance against San Francisco.
Hester wasn't certain about his role in Kyle Shanahan's offense at the outset, but Shanahan certainly could find a way to get the ball in the hands of someone as elusive as Hester.
"A big play here and there wouldn't hurt," Hester said. "I feel like I have the ability to do that. When I get back out there, we'll see what it's looking like. And I'll go from there."
Hester is fully confident about playing against Tampa Bay (Dec. 6). Remember, he set the NFL record with his 20th career touchdown return against his former coach, Lovie Smith, and the Buccaneers last season.
"I don't care who we play, I'm just ready to play," the Florida native said. "My family is within a two-hour drive from there. I know they've been waiting a while, so I'm going to have a big crowd there. I'm just anxious to get back on the field regardless of who we play."
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WASHINGTON — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day.
Johnson & Johnson says the warning will appear on the caps of new bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol sold in the U.S. starting in October and on most other Tylenol bottles in coming months. The warning will make it explicitly clear that the over-the-counter drug contains acetaminophen, a pain-relieving ingredient that's the nation's leading cause of sudden liver failure.
"We're always looking for ways to better communicate information to patients and consumers," says Dr. Edwin Kuffner, vice president of McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the Johnson & Johnson unit that makes Tylenol.
Overdoses from acetaminophen send 55,000 to 80,000 people to the emergency room in the U.S. each year and kill at least 500, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. Acetaminophen can be found in more than 600 common over-the-counter and prescription products used by nearly one in four American adults every week, including household brands like Nyquil cold formula, Excedrin pain tablets and Sudafed sinus pills.
Tylenol is the first of these products to include such a warning label on the bottle cap. McNeil says the warning is a result of research into the misuse of Tylenol by consumers.
The move comes at a critical time for the company, which faces more than 85 personal injury lawsuits in federal court that blame Tylenol for liver injuries and deaths. At the same time, the Food and Drug Administration is drafting long-awaited safety proposals that could curtail the use of Tylenol and other acetaminophen products.
Much is at stake for McNeil and its parent company. Johnson & Johnson does not report sales of Tylenol, but total sales of all over-the-counter medicines containing acetaminophen were more than $1.75 billion last year, according to Information Resources Inc., a retail data service.
Safety experts are most concerned about "extra-strength" versions of Tylenol and other pain relievers with acetaminophen found in drugstores. A typical two-pill dose of Extra Strength Tylenol contains 1,000 milligrams of acetaminophen, compared with 650 milligrams for regular strength. Extra Strength Tylenol is so popular that some pharmacies don't even stock regular strength.
Most experts agree that acetaminophen is safe when used as directed, which generally means taking 4,000 milligrams, or eight pills of Extra Strength Tylenol or less, a day.
Each year, some 100 million Americans use acetaminophen, but liver damage occurs in only a fraction of 1 percent of users. Still, liver specialists say those cases are preventable. They say that part of the problem is that there are sometimes hundreds of pills in a bottle, making it easy for consumers to pop as many as they please. For example, McNeil sells Extra Strength Tylenol in bottles containing up to 325 tablets
"The argument goes that if you take acetaminophen correctly you will virtually never get into trouble," says Dr. William Lee of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who has studied acetaminophen toxicity for four decades. "But it's the very fact that it's easily accessible over-the-counter in bottles of 300 pills or more that puts people in harm's way."
Lee applauded the new warning, but said McNeil's marketing has contributed to the "freewheeling" way that Americans take the drug. For decades, McNeil has advertised Tylenol as "the safest kind of pain reliever" when used as directed. "That has been their standard ploy in the past, and I would argue that safest it is not," he says.
McNeil's Kuffner stands by the company's safety claim: "When taken as directed, when people read and follow the label, I believe that Tylenol and the acetaminophen ingredient is one of the safest pain relievers on the market."
McNeil is the only major drugmaker adopting the bottle cap warning at this time, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, a trade group for over-the-counter medicine companies.
Tylenol bottles will feature warnings
WASHINGTON — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day.


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March 20, 2013 08:00 ET
Users Can Seamlessly Track Fitness Activities via Preva While Earning Real Life Rewards on EveryMove
Users Can Seamlessly Track Fitness Activities via Preva While Earning Real Life Rewards on EveryMove
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Mar 20, 2013) - International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association's (IHRSA) annual convention and tradeshow, Booth #1573 -- Precor, a leading home and commercial fitness equipment manufacturer, today announced the first integration of EveryMove technology into its networked fitness solution Preva®, a cloud-based platform solution that benefits both exercisers and fitness facility operators.
Preva, available on Precor 880 cardio line touch-screen equipment, is the industry's first open platform solution. Launched in 2010, Preva has already recorded more than 25 million workouts. Preva delivers a state-of-the-art fitness experience to exercisers and also boosts business results for fitness facility operators by providing powerful retention tools. One of these is the ability for exercisers to create their own fitness profile, set goals and track weekly progress while earning fun badges for their achievements.
Precor data shows that Preva exercisers who set a weekly goal visit their fitness facility an average of a day and a half more per week than the average exerciser. The power of this retention tool is now amplified with the EveryMove integration. EveryMove's innovative technology platform enables consumers to track and capture their healthy activities and convert that information into rewards from brands, their employer, their health care provider, and even their gym.
Through the integration of EveryMove, Preva not only provides exercisers with emotionally rewarding recognition badges, but also offers tangible achievement rewards from a variety of popular brands. Users connect their Preva account to EveryMove and workout data recorded while using Preva-enabled Precor fitness equipment seamlessly earns EveryMove points. Points can be used to earn toward incentives and gym operators can even participate to drive secondary spend from their members.
"Preva is building an ecosystem of strategic partners specifically designed to create compelling and meaningful exerciser experiences that will help facility operators maximize their business results," said Brent Brooks, Vice President of Networked Fitness at Precor. "EveryMove is a centerpiece of this strategy by providing an instant link to many of the top fitness tracking devices from one portal."
Precor launched the first public integration of Preva and EveryMove earlier this month at the Magnuson Athletic Club in Seattle and the reception from the club members was very positive, Brooks said. The companies are planning a nationwide rollout at additional clubs in 2013, as well as to expand the program internationally.
Preston Crouser, General Manager of Magnuson Athletic Club, added, "We have already seen a lot of excitement from our members to earn rewards from the Preva workouts that they're already doing. Additionally, with Magnuson Athletic Club as an EveryMove reward partner, our members and even non-members can earn free services such as personal training sessions with their EveryMove points. We see this as a great opportunity to reward our members, increase secondary services spend and attract new members."
"Imagine: go to the gym and work out on your favorite Precor equipment and if you've connected your EveryMove account, just let that information magically appear in EveryMove and earn you points toward rewards," said EveryMove CEO Russell Benaroya. "It creates a killer seamless experience that is unlike anything else in the market. Precor is working to re-invent the future of the health and fitness industry, and we could not be more excited to be a part of that journey."
The companies made the announcement in conjunction with the start of IHRSA 2013, the 32nd annual convention for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, the industry's largest trade organization. The convention attracts health and fitness professionals from around the world.
About Precor
Founded in the Seattle, WA area in 1980, Precor designs and builds premium fitness equipment for effective workouts that feel smooth and natural. Precor continually redefines the levels of innovation, quality, and service necessary to deliver the very best fitness experiences -- all with the goal of improving the ways people improve themselves.
Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation (www.amersports.com), the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognized brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc'Teryx and Mavic. Precor operates production, distribution and a headquarters facility near Seattle, with offices in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Japan and China. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. Amer Sports operates in 24 countries and employs more than 6,500 staff worldwide. In 2011, Amer Sports' net sales were EUR 1.88 billion.
About EveryMove
EveryMove is the nation's first lifestyle-based rewards program that enables consumers to connect devices and applications that capture their healthy activities and convert that information into rewards from brands, their employer and their health care provider.
EveryMove rewards consumers for their healthy lifestyle -- the more healthy choices a user makes, the more rewards they earn. Based in Seattle, EveryMove is funded by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners.
For information, please visit http://www.everymove.org or http://www.everymove.org/mobile.
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WAKEFIELD, Mass., Feb. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comverse (Nasdaq:CNSI), the global leader in telecom business enablement through service innovation and smart monetization provided by a rich portfolio of BSS, Mobile Internet, Value Added Services, IP Communications and Professional Services, today announced that T-2, the leading provider of alternative telecommunications services in Slovenia, has chosen to expand and augment its Comverse converged IP communication services in the residential and enterprise markets.
Comverse is providing T-2 with advanced IP-based voice and video solutions that enable it to deliver special wireline services, such as MyCall VoIP communications for consumers. For commercial markets, Converged IP Centrex, a virtual PBX hosted in the network provides attractive feature-rich cost-effective VoIP PBX services for enterprises. With this upgrade, T-2 expands its capacity and gains advanced new features and a greater degree of fixed-mobile convergence to accommodate growing business needs.
"Providing outstanding IP-based services is one of the key factors that made T-2 the second largest telecommunications provider in Slovenia, winning us the trust and loyalty of legions of customers," said Sašo Todorović, CEO at T-2. "Comverse Netcentrex VoIP PBX services are a real differentiator, enabling us to provide governmental organizations and enterprises of all sizes throughout the country with top performance, highly desired services, plus significant savings."
"A leader in converged IP communications, Comverse Netcentrex products and expertise are drawn from millions of VoIP lines in commercial service in countries around the world," said Denis Bernaert, Comverse Senior Vice President & Managing Director of EMEA. "This expansion of our relationship with T-2 is further proof that our broad solution portfolio gives service providers the best tools for growth – differentiating their offerings with a richer user experience."
Learn more about Expanding Your Connected Horizons. Contact us for information about Comverse's presentations, demos, special cocktail event and more at Mobile World Congress 2013 February 25-28 – and to schedule a meeting with us there.
About T-2
T-2 is the leading alternative provider of telecommunications services in Slovenia, offering its customers triple and quad play services on its VDSL and FTTH networks and UMTS mobile network. These include VDSL internet connectivity with bandwidths of up to 60Mbps/25Mbps and up to 1Gbps symmetrical on its FTTH networks; a digital TV service with 270 TV channels, electronic program guides (EPG), video on demand (VoD) and high definition television (HDTV), and VoIP services. T-2 was established in 2004 with headquarters in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
About Comverse
Comverse® is the world's leading provider of telecom business enablement solutions that support service innovation and smart monetization through a rich portfolio of BSS, Mobile Internet, Value Added Services, IP Communications and Professional Services. Comverse's extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries and covers over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company's innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse's solutions are available in a variety of delivery models, including on-site, cloud, hosted and managed services. Comverse is ranked number 55 in PwC's Global 100 Software Leaders list. For more information, visit www.comverse.com.
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It's no time to accommodate the GOP's leftward drift
By W. James Antle III
It's time to play that favorite game of political analysts and commentators: already bored with this year's ongoing presidential campaign, let's begin to speculate about the 2008 race. Of particular interest to my readers, no doubt, is the question of who will replace George W. Bush as the GOP standard-bearer four years hence.
The line-up of speakers at the Republican National Convention offers us a glimpse at some of the possibilities: Sen. John McCain, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, his successor Michael Bloomberg, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (presently constitutionally ineligible for the presidency, although the likes of Sen. Orrin Hatch don't seem to mind changing that) and New York Gov. George Pataki.
You'll notice that this group isn't especially conservative. All of them except for McCain are pro-choice. Although some of them profess to be opposed to the judicial imposition of same-sex marriage, none of them back any of the major proposals that might actually do something about it. Most of them have mixed records on taxes and the size of government. They don't even offer anything to those of us who were among the minority on the right opposed to the Iraq adventure; everyone on this roster favors a policy of bombing the Middle East into democracy. If you're a conservative who is disenchanted with President Bush, you must glumly conclude that most of his likely successors are even worse.
Conservatives can still hope to campaign for the lonely limited-government proponent Congressman Ron Paul or his immigration-reform stalwart colleague Tom Tancredo, but neither of them is likely to run and both would be rebuffed by the party establishment if they did. Enthusiasm for Colorado Gov. Bill Owens seems to be on the wane and it is still too early to tell what Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist would offer the right if he served in an executive capacity.
Perhaps most disturbing, however, are signs that movement conservatives are already planning on folding their tents and signing on with more moderate candidates. Case in point was a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed piece by David Frum touting Giuliani for president. This is the same David Frum who wrote about possible Republican candidacies by Jack Kemp, Pat Buchanan and Bill Bennett in his book Dead Right ten years ago and found all of them wanting in their commitment to conservative principles.
Giuliani was a fine mayor who performed admirably in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and was as conservative as someone who could actually be elected in New York City can reasonably be expected to be. I've long maintained his career was a good test for when it is prudent to support more liberal Republicans. But pace Frum, he's not someone who differs with conservatives on just one issue (abortion) – he holds positions noticeably to the left of grassroots conservatives on issues ranging from gun control to gay marriage to immigration.
And on abortion, Giuliani is to the left of even most pro-choice moderates. He opposes a ban on partial-birth abortion and would not compromise even to secure the Conservative Party ballot line in his abandoned Senate race against Hillary Clinton. Schwarzenegger, Pataki and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, for example, favor outlawing partial-birth abortion despite being mainly pro-choice.
Frum hopes that Giuliani would be able to reach out to pro-lifers by opposing embryonic stem-cell research and promising to appoint strict-constructionist judges who would be likely to believe that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. But even many pro-life politicians shrink from these tasks. There is nothing in Giuliani's record that makes him likely to embrace such recommendations. Moreover, as Frum's National Review colleague Ramesh Ponnuru noted, it isn't clear that there is a large political constituency for this combination of positions.
Even if Giuliani could square this circle and garner significant pro-life support, why should conservative journalists cheer for a candidate from the left wing of the Republican Party? In politics, concessions must be made and ideological purity must sometimes take a backseat to electability. But this is primarily a concern for party apparatchiks in the trenches. Conservative writers and policy wonks are in the business of ideas, not winning votes. Why should compromise begin with us?
It has become a ritual for the Beltway right to ignore or even pull the rug out from under principled conservative alternatives to establishment Republicans, subordinating first principles and policy objectives to the GOP's electoral prospects. Beltway conservatives played a pivotal role in the victory of George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole and George W. Bush over opponents on their right.
If some of today's conservative gatekeepers were in business decades ago, Ronald Reagan may have never been nominated. Surely, the conservative movement wouldn't have cast its lot with Robert Taft or Barry Goldwater.
When the postwar conservative movement began its revival in the 1950s, its leading intellectuals could distinguish the difference between their identity and the Republican Party. They might have preferred Dwight Eisenhower to Adlai Stevenson, but they operated under no illusions that Eisenhower Republicanism was sufficient. (Though in certain sectors of today's GOP, Eisenhower Republicanism would be an improvement!)
In Dead Right, Frum advised his ideological comrades that "conservative intellectuals should be at work on something a little more ambitious than the Republican Party's next campaign manifesto." Indeed they should be. The next presidential election is likely to be even more difficult for conservatives than this one. Preemptively surrendering on issues that animate the grassroots won't make it any easier.
W. James Antle III is an assistant editor of The American Conservative and a senior editor for Enter Stage Right. The views expressed above represent his alone.
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"This Focus ST-Line is a one owner vehicle from new with low mileage for the year and full service history. This ST-Line has Satellite Navigation A great looking car and needs to been seen and test driven"
Andrew Kite, General Manager
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Speed isn't everything in a hot hatch. Of arguably more importance is handling, suspension and clever design. If you buy into that and you're someone already tempted by the charms of Ford's Focus ST hot hatch model, then there's a reasonable case of saving a little cash and looking instead at these less powerful but still pretty desirable Focus ST-Line variants.
No one really disputes that Ford's Focus is one of the best-handling cars of this era. You realise that even from a drive in one of the mundane variants, but you really appreciate it most at the wheel of one of the top sporting derivatives - the ST hot hatch say. Ford has done its best in recent years to make the running costs and the up-front price of the ST more affordable, but this variant is still beyond the reach of many potential customers who might like it. Hence the Blue oval brand's introduction of the sporty 'ST-Line' versions we're going to look at here. There's less power but still all the usual great Focus DNA.
Driving Experience
Focus ST-Line buyers get a choice of three engines. The base one is a variant of the brand's three cylinder 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol turbo unit, developing either 125PS. Next up is a 1.5-litre version of this powerplant, putting out 150PS. If you really must, there's also a 120PS 1.5-litre TDCi diesel variant too. We'd go for the 150PS 1.5T petrol variant which seems to give you everything you need without too much of what you don't. Rest to 62mph takes 8.9s and working the little powerplant hard delivers a pleasant, buzzy thrum all the way to the 130mph maximum. The 125PS version gets to 62mph in 11.0s on the way to 120mph. Through the bends, the handling should be sharp, thanks to a 10mm lowered chassis and the well-weighted steering and short, crisp gearshift feel we've experienced in other Focus models. The fact that the suspension is a touch softer than that of the full-fat ST may actually even be of benefit on bumpy roads, where this ST-Line variant is unlikely to crash through tarmac scars quite as much.
Design and Build
At first glance, this ST-Line Focus looks just like a normal ST model. But look closer. ST-Line styling specifics include a honeycomb design for the trapezoidal front grille, fog lamps with dark surrounds and a special front bumper insert. There's also a rear diffuser element, a large rear roof spoiler, a black beltline beneath the windows, deep side-skirts, ST-Line exterior badging on the front wings and unique 17-inch alloy wheels finished in Rock Metallic Grey. Inside, ST-Line buyers get sport seats with red stitching, a perforated leather ST-style steering wheel with grey stitching, an ST-style gear knob, a dark woven headliner and ST-Line scuff plates Otherwise, it's the usual Focus recipe. Many of the controls are marshalled by the SYNC 2 high-resolution, 8-inch colour touch screen system. This includes voice control for 'easier' access to audio, navigation, climate control and compatible mobile phones. One thing that's undoubtedly an improvement is practicality. The centre storage console offers plenty of storage space as well as a useful sliding, integrated armrest, accommodating a variety of bottles and cups with the capacity to simultaneously hold a litre water bottle and a 400ml cup. There's a restricted 316-litre boot in the hatch version, but if you go for the estate derivative, that rises to 476-litres.
Market and Model
Focus ST-Line prices start at around £21,000 for the 1.0-litre 125PS model, but we'd find another £500 to upgrade to the 150PS 1.5T EcoBoost variant. If you really must, there's a 120PS 1.5 TDCi diesel model available for a fraction more. There's an £1,100 premium to pay if you want to upgrade to the estate bodystyle from the five-door hatch. Automatic transmission is available for a premium of about £1,300. As for ST-Line equipment, well in addition to the styling add-ons we've mentioned elsewhere, buyers can expect to find features like sports seats, sports pedals, sports suspension, black headlining, a perimeter alarm, a centre console with armrest and illuminated cupholders, rear lights with an LED night signature and black roof rails on estate models. In addition, there's the Ford keyless start system, LED daytime running lights and paddleshifters with cruise control on automatic variants. Plus there's an 8-inch SYNC2 infotainment touchscreen DAB audio system with enhanced voice control and Emergency Assistance.
Cost of Ownership
The whole point of choosing an ST-Line Focus rather than a sportier full-fat 2.0-litre EcoBoost or 2.0 TDCi Focus ST model is to reduce your costs. Which is broadly what's delivered here. A normal petrol Focus ST manages 41.5mpg on the combined cycle and 159g/km of CO2. Go for the fastest ST-Line variant, the 1.5-litre EcoBoost 150PS derivative and you can improve those figures to 51.4mpg and 127g/km. The 125PS 1.0-litre version improves that showing further - to 60.1mpg and 108g/km. And in the 1.5 TDCi diesel variant, you can potentially manage up to 74.3mpg and 99g/km. All Focus models come with an unremarkable 3 year/ 60,000 mile Ford warranty, with Ford Assistance at the roadside for the first year. If you plan on keeping your car for longer or are a high mileage driver, you can pay a small extra cost to extend that warranty to either 4 years and 80,000 miles or 5 years and 100,000 miles. There's also the option of a 'Ford Protect Premium Plan' that over two or three years, can cut the cost of scheduled garage visits.
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Obama Mentions LGBT Equality In "I Have A Dream" Anniversary Speech
Jonathan Higbee | August 28, 2013
President Obama found a fantastic opportunity to tie in the modern day fight for LGBT equality with the Civil Rights era during a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have A Dream" message.
In his commemorative speech, Obama said that freedom takes courage and that "courage comes when an interracial couple connects to a gay couple who has been discriminated against, and understands it as their own. That's where courage comes from—when we turn not from each other or on each other but towards each other."
"If one of us is not free, then none of us are truly free," he added.


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What makes you say they will have to do it all in 26 episodes? There has been no confirmed episode count as of yet for this series.
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Just a quick question, let's say... if the manga would stop now, how many episode would be needed for a genuine, satisfying adaptation?
I mean genuine, whereas we keep the current quick pace until we see totally new content (ergo where the story fully diverges from the first series), and let's presume the story would slow down a bit there. 52? Or more?
Also if I'm here in the general discussion thread, I wish we could transfer Major Armstrong to Sengoku Barsara! He definitely has the GAR requirement to qualify for that show, and only Takeda Shingen can be compared with him in manliness.
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They could do it in 52 episodes, but for a "genuine, satisfying adaptation" I'd say something like 74 episodes, like Monster, would be neccessary. Who knows if we'll get that, though.
Though that question doesn't mean much in the end, seeing as it's impossible for the manga to stop right where it is now.
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I would say around ~64/65 eps would be just right. That would give them about 50 episodes to cover everything from dublith to the end of the manga.
75 eps would make sense if they didn't mind maintaining a slightly slower pace for the stuff that was retreaded (and didn't cut some partsout, either.... ie: the youswell mines chapter and the train chapter, or the banter with Ed and Roy)
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If we go by the current pace of 1.5 to 2 chapters per episode, to get to chapter 95 which the manga is at now, it would take 48 episodes. If BONES is indeed attempting to do it in 51 episodes, that would leave 3 more episodes, and assuming the manga ends in 6 months at chapter 101, it can still be done.
Now that there are rumors of 60+ episodes being planned for the show, it probably means that they have an extra 12-14 episodes to slow down the pacing with. But it might also mean the manga will be longer than expected.
If the series is 50-52 episodes, it will end by the end of March 2010. Assuming the manga continues to run monthly in Gangan with no breaks, the March issue would be chapter 105. Since the anime will probably not be allowed to use the ending before the manga is done serializing, that means the maximum number of chapters would be 105 for a 50-52 ep anime.
On the other hand, if the series is 63-65 episodes, then it would end at the end of June 2010. Meaning the maximum number of chapters for the manga would be 108 chapters. Of course that is assuming they plan on having the manga and the anime end in the same month for dramatic purposes. None of this would matter if the manga actually ends before March next year.
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They did the 6th ED for Naruto Shippuuden.
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Beautiful fighter.
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Thanks for the videos guys. I kinda know what to expect now.
Cdjapan tells us that the third DVD volume will include a drama CD. Makes me wonder if this is where we'll find the Black Hayate story, or if it'll be a complete new story.
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The official site has a new teaser trailer for the DVD/Blu-ray release. First footage of the Blind Alchemist OVA and the 4koma Theatre extras.
Also see: http://www.hagaren.jp/products/dvd.html
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Nobody needs a tablet, but many people still want a tablet. This is still the core differentiator between a 'real' computer and a tablet. At least in The Netherlands, you can't function in society without a desktop or laptop connected to the internet, so people need a computer. A tablet, though? Hence, the most common thing people have told me when they played with my iPad 2 is this: I'd love to have a tablet, but not for hundreds of euros. Enter Google's Nexus 7, the first 'cheap' tablet that doesn't just validate Android as a tablet platform, but also gives the iPad a run for its money.
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Good review
by Beta on Sat 11th Aug 2012 19:00 UTC
Good review, pretty much matches my thoughts ‐ Chrome is still needing work. I don't have such a large issue with the swipe to different screens and the 'drawer' mode for apps like YouTube, but YMMV.
Minor nit, you say 'lack of a front-facing camera' when clearly you meant rear‐facing camera


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Sunday, January 26, 2014
Thanks for all your comments on my last post. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
I was out of the hospital for a few days and then landed back in here for more tests. One good thing I can say is I've got a beautiful private room with a nice view of the snow and cold outside which is something I don't miss.
I'm meeting lots of nice new doctors, and the nurses are taking great care of me.
I'm trying to keep track of everyone!
Who's Who? What's What?
Here I am enjoying a nice cup of hot Dunkin Donuts coffee.
Because of my limited blogging time, I'm not a frequent visitor here; however, I am a fan of the exuberant Millie and wish you blessings and all the best!
Thank you Steve for posting...you a good son. :)
Thank you Steve for posting...you a good son. :)
Millie, get well soon, I haven't visited in a while but prefer visiting at home than in hospital ;-)
Thanks to Steve for posting
Lots of love and good thoughts
Thanks to Steve for posting
Lots of love and good thoughts
Well, I guess I have to catch up on your recent medical adventure. You do write as though you have a great attitude!!
No hospital stay is always pleasant but it sounds like the staff is trying their best to keep you comfortable and at least a little happy. Please get on the mend so you can go home soon!
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After Google announced the open sourcing of the VP8 codec and provided it free-of-charge, there was a lot of discussion around the quality of the codec. However, the few studies that tried to back up the discussion with hard data didn't base their investigations on large amounts of data. None tried the comparison with multiple input files and provided results according to the numerous standard quality metrics. Every year, the MP4-Tech experts group compare every h.264 implementation in order to track performance and quality improvements. Yesterday, The Graphics and Media Lab of Moscow State University published a new, deep study of the performance of VP8, x264 and XviD implementations.
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RE[2]: times, not percent
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Della Terra:
Shamrocks and Shenanigans 2oz (last one! muahahahaha!)
Honey Ginger Mate 1oz (No reviews on this site, thought I'd give it go)
Still on a no buy hiatus but I had to use my coupon right?
Hand Picked Autumn Tieguanyin
Amount: 7 g.
1 $2.75
Mi Lan Xiang Phoenix Mountain Dancong
Amount: 7 g.
1 $2.75
Shui Jin Gui Wuyi Oolong
Amount: 7g.
1 $2.75
Laoshan Black
Amount: 7 g.
1 $2.00
Anxi Fo Shou Black Tea
Amount: 5 g.
1 $2.95
Laoshan Black Chocolate Genmaicha
Amount: 1 oz.
1 $5.50
Subtotal: $18.70
$10 Voucher: -$10.00
Shipping & Handling: $4.50
Order Total: $13.20
After trying my first Pu-erh in Verdant's monthly box and deciding I wanted to try out a few more I finally put in an order at Mandala for some teas I'd been eyeing for quite some time.
I got myself a Phatty Cake and an ounce each of Wild Monk, Milk Oolong, and Golden Gong Ting. I can't for it to get here so I can try them out!
That is one lovely order. The Phatty cake is my benchmark pu'er and I loved Wild Monk, Golden Gong Ting and Milk Oolong. Hope you enjoy them :)
It was actually based on your reviews that I chose Wild Monk and Golden Gong Ting! :)
Really?! Yay! :)
Made another Teavivre order. I was disappointed that I couldn't get the Tan Yang as one of my free samples and the Pu-Erh sampler sold out in the last day or so but that will only be motivation to do another order shortly, right? :)
Golden Monkey Black Tea
Variety : 100g (3.5oz) [Zip Bag]
Guang Dong Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong Tea
Variety : Sample 14g (7g * 2) [Zip Bag]
Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) Wuyi Rock Oolong Tea Fujian
Variety : 100g (3.5oz) [Zip Bag]
Yun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea
Weight : 100g (3.5oz) Packaging : Zip bag
Blueberry Fruit Tea
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Four Variety Tea Tin
Variety : Brown Dragon Tea Tin
Four Variety Tea Tin
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Fengqing Golden Buds Ripened Pu-erh Cake Tea 2005 – 10g
Free Sample :
Organic Superfine Keemun Fragrant Black Tea – 7g
Free Sample :
The Blueberry Fruit Tea and two tins are for a coworker. Love having tea friends! :)
I couldn't resist. It's the loose version of the Phatty Cake!
Mandala Tea-
4oz of Loose and Luscious Lancang -2007
Used my Verdant voucher finally
1 oz Golden Fleece
1 oz Laoshan Black Chocolate Genmaicha
and samples of: Autumn Hand Picked TGY, Anxi Fo Shou, and Bergamot Rose Laoshan Black
I told myself I was always going to wait atleast a week between tea orders, but then Della Terra had to do a 30% off weekend right when I had a serious sweet-tooth craving for some new desert teas (and on pay-day). So now it's time for my first Della Terra order!
2oz each of
Earl Grey Creme
Orange Brulee
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
Mother of Pearl
Lemon Chiffon
Honey and Spice
Grandma's Pumpkin Pie
Just cleared my cupboard to 95 teas, so time to buy more? /0\
Della Terra Tea:
1oz: Cactus Flower, Rabbit's Garden, Cafe Vanilla, Lemon Lime Cream Tart, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Strawberry Sundae and Swiss Mountain.
2oz; Malt Shop (only wanted 1, but didn't want to wait. Can swap of needed)
Free Sample: Jellybean dream
Total: 26.22, and 10.55 shipping to Canada.
Not bad. The sale paid for my ship costs.
That's a nice selection there.
I was VERY surprised with malt shop. We LOVED it. It steeps twice VERY well too.
I had to ship most of my tea collection with the movers… and then realized I didn't leave myself enough for my near-continuous drinking for the next month, month and a half.
So this became a total excuse to go tea shopping lol. So last night I ordered:
From Upton:
ZW45 – 30g packet: Pre-Chingming Top Pai Mu Tan Organic (2 of these by accident)
ZW55 – 40g packet: Pai Mu Tan Imperial
ZW75 – 30g packet: Moonlight White Tea
ZW66 – 30g packet: Pai Mu Tan Select
ZW57 – 30g packet: Organic Pai Mu Tan
ZJ97S – 7g sample: Jasmine Silver Needles (2 of these by accident)
TD13 – 125g packet: Arya Estate GFTGFOP1 Green (EX-35) Organic
ZG10 – 125g packet: Young Hyson
ZG13D – 250g packet: Season's Pick Green Snail
TF18S – 15g sample: Apricot
TT92S – 7g sample: Formosa Pouchong
TG45S – 15g sample: Gunpowder Green Peppermint
TG42S – 15g sample: Green Tea Mango Indica
TG14 – 125g packet: Sweet Almond Green Tea
Red Blossom:
Organic Dragon Pearl Jasmine 8oz
Silk Road:
1 Keemun (Quimen) .25lbs
1 Yunnan Gold Bud (Dian Jin).25lbs
1 Darjeeling .25lbs
I wasn't completely sober when I went shopping, so that caused the 2X ones and the fact that I went waaaay overboard. I'm kinda ashamed by the amount and cost due to the fact that I'm trying to save money right now… but in the long run it'll all get used, so I'm trying not to beat myself up about it too much.
Della Terra- Pineapple Upside Down Cake
(Jelly Bean Dream)
Their coupons were too tempting again, and I was craving pineapple.


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"Sony has filed a new document arguing that the legal action against the noted hacker George Hotz should proceed in California. One of the arguments Hotz's legal team made against California's jurisdiction was the lack of a PlayStation Network account, which means he didn't agree to the Terms of Service, but now the company claims to have 'proof' that Hotz did in fact have a PSN account. An interview with a company based in California, and the number of downloads from California, are being used as evidence."
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No agreement here
by Innominandum on Thu 24th Mar 2011 16:55 UTC


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Filipino Gay Lingo
"In the Philippines, the term gay has been used loosely to include homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, crossdressers, and effeminate men. Filipino gays are mostly stereotyped as effeminate, crossdressers, hairdressers, camp and ridiculed.
Bakla or Bading, a derogatory Filipino word for gay, is commonly used. Tibo or tomboy has a similar function, and refers to lesbians, usually of the butch and masculine type. A more benign slang word for gay men is billy boy. For Filipino gays, the Tagalog phrase "paglaladlad ng kapa" (literally means "unfurling of the cape") refers to the coming-out process. Although gays and lesbians are generally tolerated within Philippine society, there are still widespread cases of discrimination.
Swardspeak is a vernacular language derived from Englog (English-Tagalog) and is used by a number of gay Filipinos. It uses elements from Tagalog, English, and Spanish, and some are from Nippongo, as well as celebrities' names and signature brands, giving them new meanings in the context of this unique language. A unique trait of swardspeak is that it immediately identifies the speaker as homosexual, making it easy for people of that orientation to signal to each other in a place where such tendencies are not easy to display (ie in the Philippines). This creates an exclusive world among its speakers and helps them to resist cultural assimilation.
By using swardspeak, Filipino gay men are able to resist the dominant culture of their area and create a space of their own. The language is constantly changing, with old phrases becoming obsolete and new phrases frequently entering everyday usage, reflecting changes in their culture and also maintaining exclusivity. The dynamic nature of the language refuses to cement itself in single culture and allows for more freedom in expression among its speakers. Words and phrases can be created out of reaction to popular trends and create alternatives to a strictly defined lifestyle. By these characteristics, swardspeak creates a dissident group without any ties to geographical, linguistic, or cultural restrictions, allowing its speakers to shape the language as appropriate to the times. In this way, the language is "mobile", and is simultaneously part of a larger community but also open to more specific or local meanings."
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Deciphering the Filipino Gay Lingo by Empress Maruja
Gay men in the Philippines, especially those who are out, speak to each other using a colorful language that they invented, mixing English, Tagalog, Visayan, and sometimes even Japanese. Those who would hear (or read) Filipino gay slang for the first time feel like they are deciphering a Da Vinci Code.
Just like any slang, Filipino gay lingo started out with replacing certain words with another term. For example, we say "award" instead of "embarrassed." They say "bet" instead of "boy crush." Eventually, gays learn to speak with a colorful vocabulary, using certain key rules:
GAY TERM (derived from jp/english/sp or neologies) = MEANING
marhinal - low-class
om - a guy; derived from the Spanish 'hombre'
Jubis - Obese
Kyota - Children
Nyorts - A pair of shorts
Crayola - Cry
Thunder Cats/Chandeliers/Wranglers -old people
scuba diving- cover your nose
flag ceremony-brief
tax free-no payment
eat and ditcher-to eat here
nosebleed-jaw dropping/hard/having difficulty
Japan/fly- leave
watashi-me, I
backless,badingger Z-a homosexual
years in the making- taking a very long time
chapter.chaka doll -ugly
Freestyle -slow in understanding
X-men- formerly a man,now a gay
career-to be seriously involved
Liberty / Statue of Liberty — libre (free)
Lucky Home Partner — live-in partner
Enter the Dragon / Entourage — come in
kiri - friend
That's Entertainment-money
Washington / Wishing / Wish — nothing or none
Kape / Capuccino / Coffeemate —be realistic/wake up from reality
ASTRONAUT- means he/she looks like a dog (aso is dog in filipino)
certain- little good looking
carry- a little bit good looking
grot- ugly
lost- uglier
cornetto - lesbian
GAY TERMS (Derived from Names)- new meaning
Purita Mirasol - poor
Gelli de Belen - Jealous
Carmi Martin - Karma
Tom Jones-hungry
Cynthia Luster-an unknown person
Backstreet Boys — cute boys at the back
Luz Valdez — to lose
Winnie Santos -to win
Cookie Chua / Cookie Monster — to cook
Nina Richie Alagao-Rich
Bitter Ocampo — sad
SARAH JANE PAEZ - social climber
The use of gay lingo was first used to avoid having other people hear what you are talking about, especially when it comes to sex. This is also a means of defying the cultural norms and creating an identity of their own.
Gay speak evolves really fast, with obsolete words and phrases being rewritten and replaced especially when non-gays learn what it means. Saying "Ano'ng happening" (What are your plans for tonight) would make you associated with the 1980s.
This language defines the Philippine gay culture, and it would probably stay that way for quite a while.
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Bubuka Ang Bulaklak (the flower will open) ~ Group of kids forming a circle that opens and close like a flower, then one person (the "queen") would go in the circle would dance to the tune of boom tiyaya
Bubukesh and floweret ~ Bubuka ang bulaklak (the flower will open)
Jojosok ang reynabelz ~ Papasok ang reyna (the queen will enter)
Shochurva ang chacha ~ Sasayaw ng chacha (she willl dance chacha)
Pa jempot jempot fah ~ Pa kembot kembot pa (with swinging hips)
Boom tiyayavush chenes ~ Boom ti yah yah
Pen Pen de Sarapen ~ Rhyming chant like eenie meenie miney mo
Pen pen de chorvaloo ~ Pen pen de sarapen
De kemerloo de eklavoo ~ De kutsilyo, de almasen (kutsilyo=knife, almasen=warehouse)
Hao hao de chenelyn de big yuten ~ Haw, haw de karabaw de batuten (karabaw=water buffalo, batuten=stinky)
Sfriti dapat iipit ~ Sipit namimilipit (claws that pinch)
Goldness filak chumochorva ~ Ginto`t pilak namumulaklak (gold and silver flourishing)
Sa tabi ng chenes ~ Sa tabi ng dagat (next to the sea)
Shoyang fula, talong na fula ~ Sayang pula, tatlong pera (red skirt, three pesos)
Shoyang fute, talong na mafute ~ Sayang puti, tatlong salapi (white skirt, three pesos)
Chuk chak chenes, namo uz ek ~ Sawsaw sa suka, mahuli ay taya (dip in vinegar, last is out)
Tagu-taguan (hide and seek)
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Shogu-shoguan ~ Tagu-taguan (hide and seek)
Ning ning galore ang buwan ~ Kabilugan ng buwan (fullmoon)
Pagcounting ng krompu ~ Pagbilang ng sampu (after i count to ten)
Naka-shogu na kayey ~ Nakatago na kayo (you're already hidden)
Jisa ~ isa (one)
Krolawa ~ dalawa (two)
Shotlo ~ tatlo (three)
Kyopat ~ apat (four)
Jima ~ lima (five)
Kyonim ~ anim (six)
Nyotert ~ pito (seven)
Walochi ~ walo (eight)
Syamert ~ siyam (nine)
Krompu ~ sampu t(en)
i dont know any gay lingo other than my native language.I hope to know some from other countries (if there is).Honestly, i cant get how the filipino gay community was able to derived those lingos.It's so fun to hear gays talking (cause they are so crafty in making funny neologies, and most of the time, i can barely understand what they're talking about). Right now,gay lingo has spread out on the commoners.I guess if you're a foreigner learning tagalog, you might as well equip yourself by learning these gay lingos.
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i hate to love him, but i do!!!!!!!!!!
u know gays in the philippines
dont usually use that words.....
and that song....
gays dont sing that
it was only made
for a t.v show in the phil.
"bubble gang"
it's like for fun only
...some terms above maybe old lingos...
or are used by gays in other regions
of the phil
i hate to love him, but i do!!!!!!!!!!
haha awesome..
LOOKING for haberrrrr..
I don't get it.
uhm...i've been with a tons of gays out there...
they usually use the words to talk privately about someone... LOL...^_^
since when did flag ceremony become synonymous to brief??? this thread is so "chaka"... JK ^^ where'd u get all this stuff...
I will survive college
Bitch is antibiotic?! Lol what?
Кто-нибудь говорят по-русски?
you're so O A, ah. lol
chaka visions..
LOOKING for haberrrrr..
garcon wrote:
X-men- formerly a man,now a gay
couldn't resist this.
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They sure do know how to entertain themselves.
How are you?
.they even use "watashi"...XDDDD oh ghad. XDDDD
.i use "churva" a lot [too much XD]. XDDDD
all i want is you; only one is you in my life. <3


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