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Creative | Posted by Riya S on 08/30/2013
Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 08/10/2013
Saturday Vids: Camp Gyno
Chances are, you've seen this viral video — a tampon ad that refuses to fall victim to the shame and secretiveness of most "feminine product" ads. But just in case you haven't, it's required viewing. Thanks, HelloFlo, for putting this out into the world!
Feminism | Posted by Georgia L on 11/19/2012
The Red Menace?
When it comes to competitiveness, I am the winner. I choose to be ridiculously competitive about certain things, and my fight to beat everyone else is bloody, bitter, and vaguely worrying. Of all the things I've fought hardest to win though, puberty was maybe not one that you'd expect. I wanted to grow up faster than all my friends, and I wanted it badly.
Maybe that's why I never understood – and still don't understand – the negativity that menstruation seems to evoke. Periods, to me, seem messy, annoying, and slightly nerve-racking. However, they're also to thank for, oh, you know, just the entirety of the human race.
When it comes to the perception of menstruation, one could argue that our attitude towards it has almost regressed. In Ancient Greece …
Pop-Culture | Posted by LodB on 03/28/2012
Sexist Memes: Funny or Not?
While I understand that there is humour in provocation, this meme (the picture to the left) that's been making the rounds on websites like 9gag and We Know Memes made me throw up in my mouth a little. Although I love these websites to death, and I think the political potential of memes is huge, these websites (9gag in particular) feature so much overt sexism that I often get mixed feelings. I think 9gag may be conditioning women to think that sexism is funny and perfectly acceptable.
Honestly, sexist jokes — such as the "woman-in-kitchen" variety — never used to offend me that much. I didn't think that they really had much to do with women, just like yo-mama jokes have nothing to do with mothers. I figured they were …
Feminism | Posted by Vanessa M on 09/24/2011
Saturday Vids: Cup U.
I just wanted to share with you guys a short video piece I did as part of my Masters thesis for The New School in early 2011. It is a short discussion among young women about the use of the menstrual cup.
CUP U. from vanessa tolkin meyer on Vimeo.
Feminism | Posted by Reb V on 12/2/2010
Tell It Like It Is: Demystifying Childbirth for Teens
Last Sunday the Guardian website published an article highlighting the rise in reported birth trauma in the UK. The piece, reported on the National Health Service's response to the number of women requesting caesarian sections for second births, after bad first experiences have left them too scared to opt for traditional methods.
Tocophobia, or the fear of childbirth is said to be increasing at an alarming rate on these shores and an official study is now under way. As someone who last year had a child of her own, I read the Guardian's article with great interest, even more so when the selected interviewee Angela Almond described a 'traumatic' childbirth experience that was not too dissimilar to that of my own and other mothers I know. Now I would …
Feminism | Posted by Kate S on 08/9/2010
Pads, Phallus, and Gloria: Advocating for Trash Bins and More
I recently came across Gloria Steinem's "If Men Could Menstruate" as I was perusing over required reading packet. In this article, Steinem creates an alternate universe where the power of the penis is amplified by not women but men's ability to menstruate. She hypothesizes that it would be no surprise to find the government taking an active role in making "monthly discomforts" more convenient, boys competing for longest and largest amount of monthly blood loss, and boyfriends encouraging intercourse at "that time of the month." As I lmfao-ed, I remembered a certain incident at a yacht party in the early summer.
My friend's parents had organized a yacht party to celebrate his graduation. Families and friends showed up in their cocktail dresses and suave suits. Before boarding, …
Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 04/1/2010
An Answer to those Stupid Tampon Ads
Why are tampon ads constantly stupid? It's embarrassing how advertisers think that because periods are a "girl" problem that we must want to see "girly" ads. So what does this translate to? Girls behaving stupidly and in a way that has nothing to do with their periods.
Example 1
Now, I understand loving being a woman and all that – I'm not ashamed of my period – but to be perfectly honest it does not make me want to dance and sing. Ever. But, gee, isn't this what girls do when they're happy? They jump around in flippy dresses with big goofy smiles on their faces! I'm actually surprised there isn't a field of daisies in the background.


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OrbitDouble click on any word to get a popup explanation of the word and sample sentences Dictionary | Wikipedia | Synonyms | News
Orbit Meaning and Definition in Dictionary
- orbit
- the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" [syn: celestial orbit]
- a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, field, arena]
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: scope, range, reach, compass, ambit]
- the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom [syn: electron orbit]
- the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: eye socket, cranial orbit, orbital cavity] v : move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" [syn: revolve]
- Orbit \Or"bit\, n. [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel,
course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d
- (Astron.) The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
- An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. --Young.
- (Anat.) The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
- (Zo["o]l.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
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Orbit Meaning and Definition in Wikipedia
An orbit is the path that an object takes in space when it goes around a star, a planet, or a moon. It can also be used as a verb. For instance: "The earth orbits around the Sun." The word 'revolves' has the same meaning.
Many years ago, people thought that the sun orbits in a circle around the earth. Every morning the sun came up in the east and went down in the west. It just seemed to make sense that it was going around the earth. But now, thanks to people like Copernicus and Galileo Galilei, we know that the sun is the center of the solar system, and the earth orbits around it. Since a satellite is an object in space that revolves around another object, the earth is a satellite of the sun, just like the moon is a satellite of the earth! The sun has lots of satellites orbiting around it, like the planets, and thousands of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. The earth just has one natural satellite (the moon), but there are lots of artificial satellites orbiting the earth.[See more about Orbit at Dictionary 3.0 Encyclopedia]
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As news broke early Thursday morning that iconic Canadian author Alice Munro had been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature — making her the first Canadian woman and the first Canadian-based author to do so — the plaudits and celebrations rushed in almost immediately.
Among the first to publicly congratulate the author was Margaret Atwood, who gave Munro a rousing "Hooray!" and posted her own appreciation of the author, published in 2008 in the Guardian:
Hooray! Alice Munro wins 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature latimes.com/books/jacketco…—
Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) October 10, 2013
Here is my intro to Munro's Collected: Alice Munro: an appreciation by Margaret Atwood gu.com/p/2xm9d/tw via @guardian #alicemunro—
Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) October 10, 2013
Writer Lynn Coady, meanwhile — who herself was shortlisted for this year's Giller Prize earlier this week — was somewhat more exuberant in her reaction:
Alice Mun-frickin-ro!!!—
Lynn Coady (@Lynn_Coady) October 10, 2013
While novelist Terry Fallis wrote that he was "thrilled" with the win for Munro, as well as for the Canadian writer's longtime editor Doug Gibson.
I'm just so thrilled for Alice Munro and for her longtime editor/publisher, Doug Gibson. #Nobel!—
Terry Fallis (@TerryFallis) October 10, 2013
It wasn't just Munro's fellow writers who took to Twitter to celebrate her Nobel win: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper posted his congratulations for the author, quoting the Nobel committee's description of her as the "master of the contemporary story:"
On behalf of all Canadians, congratulations to Alice Munro, "master of the contemporary story," for her Nobel Prize in Literature. #canlit—
Stephen Harper (@pmharper) October 10, 2013
NDP leader Tomas Mulcair quickly followed suit, celebrating Munro as the first Canadian woman author to receive the honour:
Congratulations to Alice Munro, the first Canadian woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. What a great and well-deserved honour.—
Thomas Mulcair (@ThomasMulcair) October 10, 2013
Among the congratulations were lighthearted jokes about the fact that Munro, who lives on the West Coast, had not heard of the Nobel win from the Nobel committee itself — they, unable to reach Munro, had left her a voicemail. Munro eventually heard of her prize from her daughter.
I once waited on Alice Munro in a restaurant. And yes, world media, I'm available for interviews.—
Andrew Pyper (@andrewpyper) October 10, 2013
Okay,everyone's calling Me to get me to write about Alice!
(Alice, come out from behind the tool shed and pick up the phone.) #AliceMunro—
Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) October 10, 2013
Nobel committee calls Alice Munro to tell her she's won literacy prize. They can't reach her and leave a voicemail. Guess she's on Rogers?—
John Himpe (@himpster) October 10, 2013
While many revisited Canadian writer David Gilmour's contentious comments from earlier this month, when he said he does not include women writers on his University of Toronto literature course syllabus as he has no "interest" in teaching them, preferring "serious heterosexual guys."
Congrats to Alice Munro! Wondering if David Gilmour is rethinking his curriculum? #canlit #alicemunro #NobelLiteraturePrize—
Jonna Brewer (@JonnaBrewerCBC) October 10, 2013
With Alice Munro, now a Nobel prize laureate, I bet David Gilmour is feeling so very smug.—
Brett Sandusky (@bsandusky) October 10, 2013
Congrat's Alice Munro! Time to dig out "Selected Stories" for another read. Or send a copy to David Gilmour.—
David Gray (@Graydio1) October 10, 2013
Alice Munro! Woot! Take that, David Gilmour.—
Kate Geiselman (@Gee_Kate) October 10, 2013
(Though it should be noted that, in his interview with National Post books editor Mark Medley, Gilmour did name Munro – and only Munro – as a female novelist whose work he loves, aside from Virginia Woolf's.)
Even more fun still was a photo posted by New Yorker editor Amy Davidson that showed the Canadian author's name in lights in New York City's Times Square:
Alice Munro's name in the Times Square lights http://t.co/F8QA9m5wEq—
Amy Davidson (@tnyCloseRead) October 10, 2013


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A couple of weeks earlier, we review the Nike+ GPS app for the iPhone here on DailyAppBlogger. Today, we look at another similar app, the Garmin Fit.
Whilst Nike is said to be the worldwide leader in the sports industry, Garmin is the undoubted king when it comes to mapping, avionics and global positioning systems (GPS). They have products which include consumer, aviation and marine-based positioning systems, and has more recently ventured into the personal fitness market as well (more on that in a bit). The company, whilst may not be a household name like Nike, is still a large multinational, with several subsidiaries and companies operating worldwide. Its annual revenue and sales figures are well into the billions.
A few years back, Garmin ventured into the fitness industry, and the Garmin Fit is the product of those efforts. Garmin Fit, in a nutshell, is an all-in-one fitness app for the iPhone, and has its merits and demerits when compared to Nike+ GPS, as we shall soon find out.
Where Garmin Fit's real strength lies, is its ability to allow the user to change activity types – you have the option of running, cycling, walking or any other activity. And you are presented with the option to choose the activity type upon tapping 'Start New Activity'. This menu, like the Nike app, also gives you the option to set your music, toggle location between outdoors or indoors, and access any sensors (heart rate monitor, foot pod or a speed sensor) that you might have attached or paired with the app.
Even if you haven't attached a sensor, you can use the app to track your runs, including lap times (something that I noted was missing in the Nike+ GPS app), total distance travelled, speed and of course, calories burnt. In order for Garmin Fit to make accurate calculations about the calories you burn, make sure you configure your profile (height, weight, age, etc) in the options from the homescreen, prior to starting your runs.
The app tracks your route, using Google Maps, provided you granted it permission to access your location. During the run, it displays this information on two separate screens – one for map information and another for pace, distance other data – and the user can switch between both by simply swiping left or right.
Garmin Fit works very well as a personal fitness app, and it works without the need of any extra addons or sensors. That is the whole point of having a fitness app on your iPhone – doing away with all those wires and extra accessories. It had the ability to track laps, something which its competitors lacked. Plus it provided accurate information about my runs, all calculations were precise, and the app acquired GPS lock very quickly – something that Garmin will be proud of, since it is their forte.
The menu looks nothing like the brilliant UI of Nike+ GPS, and is actually quite 'plain' to look at. Which in a way could also be a good thing, since it's not overly complicated and simple to operate. The top displays stats such as total time, distance and total calories burnt across all your workouts, and swiping sideways reveals weekly and monthly statistics. Personally, I find Nike's interface to be much more attractive and user-friendly.
You can also view all your activity history from the main menu, with each run or workout listed individually. If you've signed up for a Garmin account, you can sync your activities easily from this menu.
Garmin Fit, all things considered, is a good app, not great, but simply good at what it promises to do. There are were no crashes during testing (unlike Nike+ GPS), there is the ability to track laps (unlike Nike+ GPS), and change activity to cycling as well (unlike Nike+ GPS once again), with the latter providing Garmin Fit the access to a large market of cyclists. Garmin Fit has the potential to be an even more powerful 'personal health and training' suite, if used with the wide array of sensors which can be purchased separately from the Garmin store.
Its available for $0.99 on the Apple App Store and can be purchased using the link below.


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Now I purchased also the WordPressTheme. When I try to activate it within wordpress I get an error, never had before: Exception : could not find driver Fatal error: Call to a member function prepare() on a non-object in /var/www/web758/html/kreide/wp-content/themes/wp-magazine/kopa/classes/Kopa_Classes_DataSource.php on line 92
Can you please provide me the wordpress version and PHP version of your host?
sure, PHP -Version: PHP 5 .3 WordPress: 3.4.1
Plese tell me if its possible to get fixed soon; otherwise Ill have to switch, because the site has to be launched.
I think your host doesn't enable sqlite causing this problem. Please send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com then we will support you to fixed it soon.
to be sure, my email hasnt landed in your spam-folder, I wrote you one from firstname.lastname@example.com Thank you
I have just send you an email with solution for this issue. If you still face to any problem, please let me know.
Hey kopasoft, I have a couple of questions with this theme. I'm still new with wordpress so these questions may have obvious answers but here they are anyway
1) Am I able to easily add my own image banner in place of the WP_Mag logo and have it wrap the main menu bar as the current one does. Or will my image only replace that center logo.
2) Am I able to alter the background colors or the main page and footer, or are those greyish colors static
3) Am I able to use the small social media icons in the very top menu bar, on there own in the side bar. Or are they fixed to that top black bar?
- If you purchase the theme, we will customize the theme for you to easily add the image banner in the header for free of charge.
- If you purchase the theme, we will customize the theme for you to easily change the background color of main page and footer by using color picker for free of charge.
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Hey, loved and bought the theme. I'm having trouble putting it on my word press site though. I'm generally pretty ignorant about this and not sure what I'm doing. I have access to WP's CSS and stuff. I copied a style sheet I found in the folders in there but it didn't work.
Sorry, can you please explain more details about your problem? I don't really understand your question.
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I have uploaded it but it doesn't look right. This is the URL : benedictfox.com Do you know why this would be?
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Hello Kopasoft, congratulations for this theme. Is so far the one that have almost everything I need for my project. However I have a few questions before buying it: 1. The image shown in the thumbnail of the article doesn't shows up in the article itself. Only text. Is it possible to view the image in the article as well? 2. Is it possible with this theme to add Facebook comments for the articles instead of regular wp comments? 3. Is it possible to add a plugin for a Facebook like box on the Home Page and category pages?
Hi,I don't think there is any problem with your question. Here is my answer:
- If you want the thumbnails to be shown in single page, we can add one code line for you
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- If you would like to use Facebook like box, you can use plugin such as: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/facebook-like-box-widget/
Hey, is there any way to get a scrolling twitter feed on this theme?
Hi, You can use Latest Tweets short code to get it. See it in the document. By the way, if you face to any problem, please send me an email at: email@example.com
Just my 2 cents as I've bookmarked this theme for a future purchase- the absence of the featured image from the post even though it appears on the thumbnail is distracting as when one clicks on an article from the homepage one would expect that image to be the first thing that stands out in the post which helps the flow.
We will add one line code to show the thumbnails image in single post in next update soon.
Hello, I really like this theme, but I wonder the next few thins which are stopping me from buying it right now!
1- Could I have one level more on the menu? not just 1 dropdown, 2 dropdowns I need.
2- Can I have a post on the homepage, with a video ( or image ) and text like a common post on my website ( www.yomeanimoyvos.com.ar ), and not as you have it on your "live demo" ( image on left, text on right ).
3- Is there any way you add an extra small column on the left?
1- Could I have one level more on the menu? not just 1 dropdown, 2 dropdowns I need.
Two menu (top menu and main menu) support for many levels
2 – Can I have a post on the homepage, with a video ( or image ) and text like a common post on my website ( www.yomeanimoyvos.com.ar ), and not as you have it on your "live demo" ( image on left, text on right ).
Yes, we can provide you the short-code for this request for free.
3- Is there any way you add an extra small column on the left?
No, it need to change the design. If you would like to have a thiscustomization, we will provide you with additional charge.
Hello – Purchased and set-up your superb theme following your instructions to the letter. All is well and the site looks good. I just have one small problem:
Article by categories and/tags on main content:
I have set Inherit Template: to Motorcycles same as the category that I want to display which is also Motorcycles. The box looks how it should on the homepage but when I click View All I get an unformatted 404 error page. I am using the latest version of Wordpress by the way.
I know it's hard to advise without seeing first hand what's going on but any thoughts?
Thank you
Send me email at email@example.com, I will send you solution.
Thanks for the mail and fast support, all in now sorted and working perfectly. Thank you.
I have some layout problems. The Default Latest News section is not working properly. Check at country-radio.se
Please send me an email at email@example.com with more details of the your problem. I will send you an update and support you to fix all the issues.
I've purchased the same theme and also facing the same error. As soon i hit on Activate button it gives me following error
Exception : could not find driver
Please check and inform me whats wrong.
I have send you an email. Please check and reply if you still face to any problem.
I just purchased the theme and I'm getting the error:
"The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
Theme install failed."
What's the solution?
I think you don't follow the procedure of theme upload and installation as described in document causing this problem. Please check the document provided together with this theme and install it again.
By the way, please send me the email at email@example.com, I would like to send you the updated of this theme.
Reference the known bugs in the version that customers purchase:
Why not just update the theme page with the bug fixed version instead of asking customers to contact you through email.
I have just updated the new version with bug fixed. Please download it from themeforest for newest version. Asking for sending me email because I would like to support everyone to setup theme properly. Sorry if it cause your inconvenient!
I have uploaded it but it doesn't look right. This is the URL : aritonang.org Do you know why this would be? I want it be same as the Demo
- You need to enter the excerpt of the post to display excerpt in home page.
- You need to use "more" tag to cut the content in categories page
- It seems that you have not set feature image or upload thumbnails for your post.
I've given my cpanel username and password to you, but so far I have not seen any changes on my website. I beg of you, like a demo upload to your existing website into my cpanel. if necessary, remove and replace any existing theme at this time in my cpanel. please help me, I was very difficult. thank you, wish you more happy.
Please wait for a while, our engineer is now doing …
We have uploaded database for your site. Now, you need to login and set the feature image for every post. Note: feature image size is:Witdh: 767px and Height: 489px
Okey. Very-very thanks. Now I can modificate it so simple. Good Themes and Good Services.
There is one more thing I want to ask. I want to split the header into two parts. On the left I want to create a logo with a size of 400×100 px and the remainder on the right which I will use as a space for adsense. Can you make the code for me?. and which files should I change to make it? Thank you.
Will the template come with dummy content like your demo? It makes it so much easier to see where to put things rather than starting from blank. Thank you. Beautiful template! Susan
No, but setup our theme is quite easy, just "drag" and "drop".
Ok. You include shortcode, right? Looks like you have tutorials?
This theme includes shortcode and custom widget. If you would like to learn more about it, send me email then I will send you document.
I am thinking about purchasing you theme but i have a question : Is there a Rating system for reviews and other?
Thank you
This version doesn't include rating system. We are thinking about include rating in next version. However, you may use other plugin for review site.


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Chapter 8: Daemon
Author: Rocket (a.k.a. Roketto/RyunoOhi); Editors: npberryhill & Saucemonkey
Be sure to check out & add to the Savior of Demons TVTropes page; & visit my DeviantArt for more SoD! I'm also accepting fanart for Savior of Demons, particularly chapter covers & specific scenes. PM me for details!
I don't own DBZ or its associated franchises. That's Akira Toriyama's product & pride. I only tenuously own my own O.C.s created for this fandom, & my speculative theories on Arcosians & other things DBZ never delved into. If you would like to use either, feel free, as long as you give me credit & a link back! I'd love to see my ideas become accepted fanon. So with that, welcome back to the action!
Warmth. Sunlight streaming through a window. Sounds of the outside world, filtered through sleep, coming to him. Frieza shifted, still half-asleep, unsure if he was dreaming. "Nngh..." he rolled over with a sigh, pulling the covers closer with his left hand. For a moment, he lay there, absentmindedly feeling the texture of the sheet covering him, wondering why this seemed important. Then, all at once, the last clouds of sleep were banished from his mind, as he sat straight up, holding his left hand out in front of him. 'This...this must be a dream!' he thought with wonder. "I'm...whole..." he said quietly to himself, experimentally feeling his face and looking down at his chest, now free of the mechanical additions and metal plating. Pulling back the white sheets over his body, he could already feel everything, but he had to be sure, had to behold everything with his own eyes. "I don't believe this..." he said out loud, seeing his extremities, no longer an unnatural amalgam of metal and armor plating, but smooth, white flesh. He twitched the long, white tail, feeling the natural sensations of his lost body coming back to him, like a longed-for, half-remembered dream. Anyone watching at that moment would have seen the Arcosian's face curl into a slight, but genuine, smile — not one tainted by malice, facetiousness, or arrogance, just happiness. Had others been present though, he surely would have hid such indiscretion.
That was the next thing Frieza took note of, after admiring his body: he was alone. 'It's odd, that they'd leave me alone like this...I still don't know exactly what happened to restore my body, but...' he thought distractedly. He tried to remember what had happened after his last clear memory of collapsing at Capsule Corp. He vaguely remembered...lying in a bed. 'This bed, in fact,' he assessed, 'Then there was a human, who told the others that I was dying.' He clenched his fists slightly at the shameful memory, of appearing so weak in front of his enemies. After that recollection though, it was foggy, indistinct. 'There were Nameks, weren't there? No, that can't be, there aren't any on Earth but the one renegade Goku allies himself with.' He scrunched up his brow in thought, trying to make sense of what could be fact, illusion, or hallucination, for all he knew. 'Father was...trying to take me away...and then...lots of Nameks around me...' he shivered at a flash of some image, seeing himself, with his heart ripped out, before dismissing that as a definite nightmare. 'Something enormous and green, and the sky behind it was dark...' He frowned. After that point, he could remember nothing else.
Frieza sighed, "No point in trying to force it..." as he swung his legs out of the hospital bed. As disconcerting as not being able to account for his mind's blank spots was, it was a familiar feeling of dread, nonetheless. "Krrgh..!" he winced, bracing himself on the bed as he attempted to stand. 'Looks like I'm weak; I can barely stand...that makes me wonder how long I've been asleep...' he worried. A few shaky steps took him to the door, and he cautiously peered out into the hallway. It looked deserted, at the moment. He let the door click shut behind him as he ventured out. "Now then, I suppose I should —" he started, before his stomach made itself known with a gurgle. "Well then, that will be the first order of business," he shrugged, slowly making his way down the hall. 'It's been...let's see...far too long since I've eaten,' he thought, unable to accurately recount how long since he'd had a proper meal. 'No wonder I'm so weak!' As annoyed as he was that he was beginning to learn the layout of the building, he begrudgingly brushed aside his familiarity with the thought of finding food faster. His steps felt stronger as he proceeded further, searching until he found one of the many kitchens in the complex. Frieza hadn't taken much notice of anything in this room before, besides trying to consciously ignore the temptations that, at the time, he could not partake in. He opened a cabinet experimentally. Various cans with Earth's peculiar brand of writing greeted him. Too much trouble. Several drawers only held what looked like eating utensils, though he could swear he saw what looked like a wine opener in one. 'File that away for future reference.' he thought. Finally, he came to the large, white structure that took up precedence in the room. Pulling on the handle, he hissed as a tumult of cold air rushed out at him. "Ghh..! Well, I suppose this means that the humans have discovered refrigeration..." he muttered, simultaneously cursing his lack of intel on them, and putting up a shield of insulating ki around his body. In the next moment, he dropped the shield, reconsidering that the humans — as well as Son Goku — could readily find his ki. Gritting his teeth against the discomfort, he reached into the fridge, quickly piling things that looked promising on the counter behind him.
Now that things had quieted down in the days since Frieza and Goku had returned from New Namek, Bulma had finally had time to work on her neverending backlog of projects. After pulling an all-nighter following a bout of inspiration last night around 4 a.m., Capsule Corp.'s resident genius decided that now, at nearly 11:00, it was time to refill her coffee mug. "Geez, it's a good thing I'm already unnaturally good-looking, otherwise staying up for seven hours straight, with only four hours of sleep to boot, would do a number on me..." she groaned to herself. Still, it was good to take advantage of her youth and brilliance while she could, right? 'Nothing like having your cake and eating it, too...' she mused, wondering who else but her father could even compare to the hours she typically kept, and still look presentable at the end of a session. Distracted by her thoughts, she carelessly swung open the door to the small kitchen and took three steps into the room before registering that the refrigerator door was wide open, and someone was rummaging through it. 'Probably Goku...' she thought. With a muttered curse at the cold air emitted from the machine, someone who was definitely not her childhood friend closed the door, freezing mid-step with a slice of salami half in his mouth when he saw her.
"You're awake, I see." Bulma said neutrally to hide her surprise, eyes traveling up his body, taking in what she assumed was his normal appearance. Frieza seemed to briefly choke on his mouthful of lunchmeat, swallowing hard and coughing before responding.
"...Yes, well, unless this is all a dream, I would appear to be awake, would I not?" the Arcosian said with an air of sarcasm and annoyance. He moved to gather up an eclectic pile of food he had liberated from the fridge.
She giggled at his poor attempt to regain his composure, after being caught with his hand in the cookie jar — or in this case, his head in her fridge. "Well, considering how long you've been out, it's not a good idea to gorge yourself right off the bat, okay?" she said, eying the pile of food he'd amassed.
"I am not a fool," he responded, "I know the dangers of overeating after a period of fasting, and I was merely trying to figure out, what, if anything in this place, won't kill me."
"Still under the impression that we're trying to assassinate you, 'your highness'?" Bulma teased, raising an eyebrow as she made her way to the coffee maker.
"No," Frieza huffed indignantly, "I'm merely trying to avoid anything that may be toxic to my kind. For all I know, you humans can eat what would be poison to my species without batting an eye. In fact, I seem to recall from what little intel I had on Earth's radio signals that you eat quite a lot of questionable things..."
Bulma raised her eyebrows, conceding defeat. "Oh." In her head, what had been a witty barb was suddenly a clearly stupid remark. Damn, this is why she needed coffee. "Well," she said, trying to salvage her dignity, "since I need a break from working, why don't you ask me about...all of this—" she gestured to the pile of food — "and I'll tell you what's in it." As she waited for him to respond, a thought suddenly occurred to her. "Wait...why didn't you just come get me when you woke up, anyway?"
"For one, it would have been inconvenient to go hunt for you," Frieza said, "and also, it didn't occur to me. I'm used to obtaining and preparing my own food, usually. You should be grateful that I am exercising my manners." he chided, as though the idea of bothering one's host was unthinkable.
Bulma voiced her thoughts on that last sentence. "Manners? So what, where you're from, hosts don't prepare meals for guests...or something..?" she trailed off, pressing him to fill in the blanks.
With a sigh, he stated, "Normally, we don't eat more than one formal meal a day, and in between that, guests are expected to...what is the expression...'fend for themselves' so as not to disturb their hosts."
'Doesn't sound real friendly to me...' Bulma thought, but she kept that assessment to herself. "Alright, fair enough. But here on Earth, we eat three meals a day, and you are expected to bother me if you need anything in between, got it?" He stared at her, probably processing the novel idea of three meals a day.
"Fine," Frieza finally said, "So...what is this?" He held up a package of sliced turkey. "It looks like meat, but I can't be sure. It didn't taste like it. It's more like a bird, or a reptile, but I don't recall humans eating those."
Laughing at his half-correct assessment, Bulma poured herself a cup of coffee and, her previous project forgotten for the moment, set about educating her alien guest on Earth edibles.
Fifteen minutes later, a rabble of voices outside the kitchen heralded the arrival of Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha. "Whoa!" the scar-faced human involuntarily jumped as he pushed open the door, seeing Frieza upright, awake, and looking none too friendly, to his eyes. "Bulma! Why didn't you tell us he was awake?!" he said with a slight edge of fear to his voice. If his girlfriend noticed, she ignored his concern, pointing at the Arcosian.
"He was hungry, so I had to intervene, otherwise he would have torn up my kitchen in the process of figuring out what to eat." Bulma said simply, as though it was an obvious course of action, and not at all dangerous.
"Hehe, guess you're feelin' better, huh Frieza?" Goku said, taking in the scattered food on the counter. "We were just coming in for some lunch after training anyway, so this works out great!" He casually reached out for a sandwich, already sitting assembled on the counter, only to withdraw his hand at a guttural snarl from the small alien. "Uh..." Goku said uncertainly.
Frieza's tail twitched stiffly, his red eyes narrowed in an unblinking state of challenge. "That is mine, Saiyan. And what is mine, you will not take. Am I perfectly clear?" he said, in an absolutely calm voice at odds with the aura of intimidation he radiated.
"Uh..." Goku repeated again, "Sure. Yeah, I think I'll make my own, anyway," he chuckled, hand on the back of his head and a disarming grin on his face, as though he hadn't just been threatened. Grabbing a few packages of deli meats and cheeses, he started to stack the entire contents on some bread.
Krillin had been stunned into silence at not just Frieza's condition — he seemed to be completely recovered — but at the tyrant's demeanor. 'Where does he get off, threatening Goku like that? It's like he completely forgot that Goku can kill him if he makes one wrong move!" Then again...that was the thing, wasn't it? Frieza wasn't acting particularly villainous, and anyone would jokingly warn Goku to back off if he was taking their food, right? Maybe he was overthinking it all, and Frieza was willing to play ball and behave himself. 'Still, I don't trust him.' the monk thought to himself. "So Frieza," he said, addressing the Arcosian, "now that you're alive and healed, I have a question." The alien stopped chewing, fixing those blood-red eyes on him. The unspoken challenge was clear: what makes you think I'll answer your questions, you inferior human? Unfazed, Krillin continued. "I was thinking, and something just didn't make sense to me. With or without the technology on your ship, you would have died of your wounds, eventually. I'd think that someone like you wouldn't want your all-important pride damaged by dying like that. So what exactly was your plan, if you'd won against Goku?"
Bulma added, "Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. In studying the prosthetic arm I got off of you, it didn't look like it was made to last properly for any length of time. The materials are already falling apart."
Frieza's eyes flicked between the two. "Hmph. You humans have a knack for asking pointed questions, don't you? I've been trying to figure out your specialty as a species, and I'm torn between deciding whether it's reading people enough to be vaguely threatening, or dying easily." he said the last two words sarcastically, glaring at the short monk.
Goku took that opportunity to clap his hand on Frieza's shoulder, making the short alien jump. "Frieza..." he mumbled, swallowing the last bite of his sandwich before continuing, "...I let the first threat slide, 'cause it was about food, but this time, it wasn't, and I'm not gonna let you threaten to hurt my friends." he stated matter-of-factly. Frieza looked slightly unnerved, staring pointedly at the Saiyan's hand until he removed it.
'So he wasn't just brushing it off before,' Krillin thought, 'That Goku...he's so nonchalant, you could mistake it for carelessness, but he's watching him like a hawk!' Regaining his confidence, he pressed his query. "Well? You can try to change the subject by insulting us humans, but the fact of the matter is, without us and Goku, you'd be dead right now. So what was your master plan after blowing up the Earth, huh?"
Still recovering from Goku's tacit reminder that he was only the second most powerful person in the room, Frieza took a moment to answer, "I had no illusions of plans, after this world was destroyed." He took a moment to thoughtfully chew another bite of his sandwich, before adding offhandedly, "I was to die with it."
The others gaped at him. "Wh...what is that supposed to mean?" Yamcha finally asked.
"Exactly what it sounds like," Frieza replied, a hint of anger rising in his voice, "With my body mangled, I was living on borrowed time, courtesy of my father's extensive resources. Anyone else would have been afforded a mercy kill, but I have...or rather, had...an obligation to fulfill." The others were silent, and even Goku had stopped eating to listen to Frieza's explanation. The alien prince sighed. "Regardless of whether it was by my hand or by my father's, after the Super Saiyan was defeated, my obligation would have been fulfilled, and my pride restored. As valuable as this planet's resources are, it would have stood as a reminder of...of my failure..." he practically whispered. "Ergo, the plan was for this planet to serve as my funeral pyre, so that not a trace of that broken body I was relegated to would remain." Quiet loomed in the wake of his words, as he returned to eating.
"So... So you were just gonna...blow yourself up, just like that?" Bulma asked, her face awash with disbelief.
Frieza sighed tersely. "The alternative would be a slow, agonizing, dishonorable death, as you witnessed after you...spared me..." he spat the last few words as though repulsed. "People should die when they are no longer useful. Which begs the question, why and how did you restore my body?" He eyed Goku, looking suspicious.
The spiky-haired Saiyan sighed. "I convinced the Nameks, that you almost destroyed, to help you." He let that sink in for a moment, watching Frieza's facial expression shift from surprise to curiosity. "It wasn't easy, 'cause of what you did to them, but when I brought you there, and showed them what a sorry state you were in...they were willing to be merciful to you, just like I was, and let me use their Dragonballs."
Merciful. That weak word rattled around in Frieza's head like a moth seeking light. "I didn't ask for any of your mercy, Saiyan. Nor did I ask for anyone else's." he said bitterly. 'I don't know the greater irony, being saved from sure death by a Saiyan, or being restored by the same power that was denied to me in the first place!' Again, he was reminded of the bitter sting of his ignominious defeat. It was easy to speak of duty, obligation, and dying for either when he was fully healed, but the truth was that he had been afraid to die. 'If I could have gotten my wish, I would never fear, ever again,' he assured himself. Still, a part of him whispered that it would never be enough; he could never quench the flame of paranoia that had burned in his soul for most of his life.
"You okay?" Goku asked, peering down at the Arcosian's face as he was lost in thought. The pure-hearted Saiyan was starting to get that same feeling from Frieza again, a sense of anger hiding pain and fear, that Goku knew was at the root of Frieza's problems. The alien's eyes focused on him with a jolt, then looked away.
"Stop asking me that," Frieza said with annoyance. "You seem to have a misunderstanding about my ability to cope with unfavorable circumstances," he added sardonically, his tail slowly waving back and forth with unease.
"Oh I know you're tough, alright!" Goku said in a more jovial tone, "In fact, now that we're done with lunch, and you're awake, I thought maybe we could spar! Y'know, I didn't forget my promise to teach you how to sense ki. You remember that, right?"
"B-but Goku!" Krillin protested, "You can't be serious; you and Frieza, sparring, here? Do you have any idea what kind of damage that'll do?"
"Yeah Goku, I'm with Krillin on this one. Last time you two tangled, we lost a planet," Yamcha agreed.
"Yeah, but...that was different, 'cause we were goin' all out, and then Frieza blew it up on purpose," Goku argued.
Frieza glared at him, crossing his arms over his chest. "Hmph. Unlike you, I have some control."
Goku gaped at him comically, hands on his hips. "Aw, come on! You were losing energy faster than me at the end there! I even let you power up all the way, and you still lost!"
He was answered by a twitching tail as Frieza growled his displeasure. "Alright then, monkey, bring it on. Keep in mind though, that last time you fought me at my full power, I was already wounded."
Bulma sighed, "Geez, between the two of you..." as Goku led the way outside, followed by Frieza and the others. As reticent as they were to cause damage to the planet, Krillin and Yamcha both wanted to see, with their own eyes, how the fight on Namek really went — and the chance to see Frieza soundly beaten sweetened the deal.
"Okay Frieza, now before we get started, let's lay out some ground rules," Goku said, holding up one finger. "Number one is, it's not a fight to the death, okay?" Frieza nodded, though his expression soured slightly. Goku continued, "Number two, try not to hit the planet with any ki blasts. If you've gotta, aim 'em upwards." He pointed up to emphasize, as Frieza sighed and rolled his eyes. "An' number three," Goku finished, "Don't hold anything back! I want your best!" Without ceremony, he began to power up, the grounds behind Capsule Corp. shaking with the force of his gathering energy. Frieza smirked, his tail quivering in anticipation, and followed suite, his reddish aura growing around him.
"Are you sure it's okay for them to fight here, Bulma?" Krillin asked from a safe distance, "When they get going, I doubt they'll be real mindful of their surroundings..." the short monk said, surveying the landscape overlooking West City — the infrastructure of the taller buildings was far enough away, but he was worried about Capsule Corp. itself. On cue, they felt the ground rumble under their feet. "There goes Goku!" Krillin grinned, his worry banished in favor of cheering on his friend.
"Yeah, sure, they'll be fine." Bulma replied, sipping her coffee without worry. "Goku'll keep him under control." Krillin's face told her that Frieza too had powered up, and the two were preparing to clash.
The wind had died down slightly, as the two warriors stood facing each other. Where Frieza was covered in dust and small bruises, panting with exertion, Goku's gi was only torn open slightly, his face smiling despite the lash mark across his cheek from a tail strike. The small white alien was winded, but the Saiyan was barely breathing hard, a gentle breeze created by his aura rippling through his golden hair. Frieza growled.
"Damn him, how's he still so much stronger than I?!" the tyrant muttered to himself, glancing down at his bleeding knuckles. 'I should have recovered enough to match him, but...he's still besting me!'
Goku grinned widely. "Hey Frieza, you wanna try to feel ki now that we're all warmed up?" he called, as he floated down to the ground. With a frustrated sigh at remembering his ulterior motive, Frieza forced himself to calm down, following the Saiyan to the ground.
'I need every advantage I can get..!' Frieza thought. "So, what do I have to do?" he tried to say in a neutral voice. It came out as a strained growl, but the pure-hearted Saiyan seemed to ignore his restrained rage.
"Well, first, you gotta suppress your emotions...kinda...empty your head, I guess," Goku said, eyes wandering upwards as he explained the esoteric technique verbally.
Frieza barked a short laugh. "Hah, no wonder you Saiyans are so good at this trick — your heads are perpetually devoid of thoughts." At his barb, Goku frowned petulantly.
"Frieza...you gotta stop that, y'know. It's real hard to be nice to you if you're so mean," he clarified, knowing it was difficult to break such habits. "Besides, th' way I see it, aren't you the dumb one, if you can't figure this out? It's so simple, I was taught by a little girl I met years ago. She taught me how to dodge lightning with it!" he beamed, remembering his training.
Frieza was momentarily at a loss for words, his anger and pride competing with his better judgement. Rationality won out, as he exhaled an annoyed sigh. "...Whatever, I will try to 'empty my mind'. This had better work, or else—" he stopped, realizing that, despite his habit of threatening in order to achieve a result, there was no threat he could make here that would be meaningful. He sighed again, angrily. "...I'll try."
Goku smiled, watching Frieza begin to concentrate. 'Looks like he's figured out that he can't get what he wants with force. Now he's just gotta focus on his potential, and he oughtta have this down easily.'
After a few minutes, Frieza cracked an eye open. "I don't feel anything," he said in an accusatory tone.
"Oh! Whoops, I forgot — this'll help." Goku said, powering up slightly. Frieza's eyes widened at the feel of the golden energy, washing over and around him like a wave. Goku nodded appreciatively. "Now, I'm going to power back down — slowly. You just try to keep feeling me, okay?" The Arcosian nodded.
Frieza concentrated on the vile aura that pushed at him, his desire for power, an advantage, anything over this ape the only thing keeping him from screaming in panic. 'Nggh...I...have to have this power..!' he thought desperately, 'I have to be calm, calm...and I need to concentrate...' he told himself, feeling the power grow weaker and less insistent around him. Then, it suddenly vanished. "Hey!" he snapped, "It's gone!"
"Huh?" Goku blinked at the alien. He'd been steadily powering down, when Frieza had interrupted. "What d'ya mean, 'it's gone?' I've been decreasing it as smoothly as I can."
"I don't know, but I had it, and then I didn't!" Frieza exclaimed indignantly, looking even more frustrated.
"Hmmm..." Goku hummed in thought, pondering this mystery. "Hey Frieza," he asked, "can you power down more? You're still putting out a lot of ki...maybe that's why you can't feel me easily at this point." The Arcosian looked at him as if he'd just asked him to do the impossible.
"I am powered down." he replied. They stared at each other for a moment, before Frieza broke eye contact, stomping away, tail lashing. "This is ridiculous..!" he hissed. 'He's toying with me, I just know it!' he seethed.
"No, you're not powered down, not really," Goku said. "I think your problem is that you're constantly leaking ki, and you just don't realize it... Yeah, your energy use is really inefficient, now that I think of it..."
Frieza glared at him, baring teeth. "Inefficient, am I? What the hell is that supposed to mean?!"
Goku put his hands up in a placating gesture. "I, uh, just meant that you're not good at controlling yourself. Like on Namek, when you used all your power...you made it to 100%, but then your energy dropped like a rock, and you were exhausted and couldn't regain your power after that!" The Arcosian glowered at him. Goku's face lit up in realization. "Hey, I know! Can you power up, like you did then? Go all the way, and tire yourself out, so you've got just a little bit of energy, and we'll try sensing again." With a growl, and a face that said, I'll show you!, Frieza complied, the ground shaking as he completely unleashed his energy reserves in a rush of blue ki.
This was beyond an insult, Frieza thought internally. 'I'll...show...you...you damn ape...I'll...grind you...into dust..!' he incoherently raged, cursing every Saiyan that ever breathed for being a living affront to his dignity. Within a minute, his power had shot up, and Frieza felt the energy course through his body, now expanded with the sheer output of ki straining on his muscles. "Raaaaaargh!" he roared. As soon as he'd reached his zenith though, the familiar feeling, of being exhausted, drained, his might slipping away, came over him.
'Good, his anger's making this all too easy!' Goku thought, eying the now-hulking Frieza. 'Now, his energy's fading...he's got nothing left.' This could've taken longer if Frieza was as strong as he'd been on Namek, but Goku sensed that the alien had yet to recover his full strength. As such, he was spent soon enough. "Good, Frieza!" Goku said, causing Frieza's head to snap up, as he growled at him, trying to call up more energy where the Saiyan could feel there was none. "Okay, now calm down." he commanded. Frieza's muscles shrank down to their normal tone, the bulging veins receding over his body.
"Now...what..?" Frieza panted heavily. He was trying hard not to shake, feeling the strain on his body screaming through every joint and ligament, protesting such a workout after lying dormant for so long.
"Now, I'm gonna have you try to sense somebody else." Goku said, turning to the humans spectating. "Hey Krillin!" he called, "c'mon over here for a minute! I need your help on something!"
"Huh?" Krillin snapped out of watching the two fighters powering up, powering down, and seemingly arguing, though he couldn't tell at this distance. He and Yamcha were sitting beneath a tree a safe distance away, keeping an eye on Goku, and more importantly, Frieza, after their sparring match. Now, Goku was waving him over, a confident smirk on his face. Frieza, the monk felt, was out of gas entirely, so he cautiously approached.
"Krillin! Hey, I need you to power up for Frieza, okay?" Goku said as the shorter man reached them.
"Power up for him?" Krillin repeated. "What for, Goku? Just what are you..?" he questioned, before looking over at a clearly exhausted Frieza. "...Oh. Right, gotcha," he said, catching on to his friend's plan. 'I guess Frieza can't feel powers lower than his own, unless he's drained like this. Makes sense, kinda,' he reasoned. Krillin began to gather energy, a white aura appearing around him as he cleared his mind and summoned ki.
Frieza, trying to reign in his uneven breaths, stared at the short, bald human as an invisible wind whipped up around him. He couldn't feel the monkey's ki anymore - apparently, he had suppressed it. Instead, a queer tingling started in the back of his mind, unlike anything he'd felt before. He closed his eyes against the wind, and to focus on the odd sensation. As the human powered up, he felt...felt...something, a solid thing clawing its way into his mind, and it brought with it sensations, feelings, alien to him, jumbled up, now mixing with his own, breaking down the walls, it was inside his mind now, probing deeply, invading..! Without realizing it, Frieza was screaming, clutching at his skull, shaking his head back and forth, his ki spiking up again despite his prior state of exhaustion. He needed to get it out, the intruder had to be expelled! He was vaguely aware of the Saiyan grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him — not violently, but rough enough to snap him out of his trance. Frieza wriggled out of Goku's grip, stumbling drunkenly away, away from the presence in his head.
"Goku!" Krillin shouted, "Goku, what happened?!" His eyes were wide, watching Frieza shove Goku away, and stumble a few paces before sitting down abruptly on the grass, holding his head and gasping.
"I...I don't know." Goku said, with concern. He approached the Arcosian, who had curled his long tail around his trembling body, still breathing hard, his red eyes wide and glazed over.
"...Frieza?" Goku asked tentatively. The white-skinned alien numbly turned to look up at him.
"I'm n-not doing t-that again. N-never..." Frieza rasped with a shudder. "It was in m-my head..." he trailed off.
"Well yeah, that's the point," Goku said cautiously, "I told you, didn't I? Sensing ki is feeling other people, an' you've gotta let them into your head. That's why you're s'posed to open your mi—"
"I will not!" Frieza suddenly yelled in a strained voice, "I...I can't...take it...it was like being swallowed up... I thought t-that it was only like this w-with..." he looked up at Goku, then looked away, closing his eyes and gritting his teeth in embarrassment. 'This technique...it would drive me mad...' he thought ruefully, 'I can't compromise myself like this.' With that, his mind was made up, and he resolved to not pursue the technique further.
Leering down at the aftermath of Frieza's foray into sensing ki, the hidden Saiyan prince calculated that the time was right. Igniting his ki, he leapt from the tree he'd been crouched in, sending a blast directly at his two enemies' backs. To his dismay, Kakarot saw it coming, easily deflecting the white-hot orb into the sky to detonate safely as Vegeta landed in front of him. Frieza seemed to finally register his presence, hauling himself up and taking a defensive stance, the tip of his tail twitching. 'He's certainly unnerved! Good...' Vegeta thought.
"Kakarot!" Vegeta challenged, "I see that you're back from your little off-planet 'vacation' with Frieza... Now that you're both here, I want to settle this, once and for all," he snarled, pulling his arms back to his sides, fists crackling with ki. His energy buzzed angrily around him as small pebbles danced on the ground at his feet.
"Vegeta! What do you think you're doing here?" Goku questioned sternly, his eyebrows drawn down into a fierce expression. "I thought I told you that attacking Frieza was off-limits."
"Pah! I'm not afraid of you, Kakarot, nor am I afraid of that pathetic wretch. I just needed a little time to recoup my powers, and now, with the training I've been doing, you will both suffer my wrath!" Vegeta growled, preparing to fire the energy gathered in both clenched fists. Suddenly, however, a wall of orange and navy blue dominated his field of view. Vegeta stumbled back with an involuntary gasp at the Super Saiyan who had appeared directly in front of him, Kakarot's face calm now, but on the verge of glowering. 'He's...so fast!' Vegeta gulped.
"Leave, Vegeta." Goku said in a serious tone. "Like I said, I don't want to kill either one of you, if I can help it." He watched as the shorter Saiyan gaped at him, before a scowl overtook his face.
"I would leave, Kakarot, but you forget. This planet has no outlet for me. I'm marooned on this primitive mudball, with no way to get off!" he yelled, shoving both balls of energy at the easy target in front of him. The ki blasts detonated as he leapt back, a shroud of smoke forming a wall. Vegeta grinned, when suddenly, he heard a cough, and Kakarot nonchalantly walked out of the haze, waving his hand to dispel the wisps of soot clinging to him. His gi was charred, but not as much as Vegeta thought it ought to be, considering how close he'd been — Kakarot himself was untouched. "Ghh..! Damn you...you don't even deserve that power..." he muttered.
"Wow Vegeta, that was pretty good — guess you have been improving!" Goku said with a cheerful tone of voice, hiding his seriousness. Vegeta wasn't a threat to him at the moment, not when he wasn't thinking clearly, but Frieza could be an easy target, and if he wasn't careful, he'd have to stop them from tearing each other apart.
Meanwhile, the Arcosian prince regarded his former pawn with condescension, and a hint of unease. 'Vegeta...he's still the same hot-headed, arrogant little monkey I had to beat into submission constantly...but his power has unmistakably grown.' He had wisely stayed beyond the dissipating wall of smoke, but now, as it cleared, he could see the two Saiyans, sizing each other up. The tense situation was interrupted by Bulma, noisily making her way towards the site of the standoff, complaining of the smoke settling in her hair. Frieza stared at her incredulously as she walked past him. '—What the hell is that woman doing?' he thought.
"Ugh, how can you guys stand to fire those things?" the blue-haired scientist asked, coughing while marching up to Goku and Vegeta. "They stink!" she added, scrunching up her nose. "Smells like ozone and smoke."
"Hehe, well, they're not so bad, once you get used to 'em, Bulma," Goku answered, ignoring a now-silently staring Vegeta. "It's gettin' hit by 'em you oughtta be worried about. It's kinda dangerous right now, so why don't you—" he started to say, before his friend interrupted, turning to face the other Saiyan.
"Vegeta, I overheard what you were yelling about," she stated. "If you want to get off this planet and go somewhere else, don't let a lack of a ship stop you; I can give you one of the prototype ships like the one Goku used to get to Namek." She crossed her arms and stared at Vegeta. "Well? Everyone wins this way, what do you say?"
The prince looked aghast at her boldness, and, Goku thought, maybe a little flustered, as he sputtered, "You'd just give me a ship, no questions asked, woman?" His ki felt agitated still, but somehow more relaxed.
Bulma nodded, "Mmhmm, just let me finish fixing it up so it's ready to fly, and you're free to go." He opened his mouth to respond, but she cut him off again. "But only if you promise to leave Goku, and Frieza, alone. Okay? The ship's not ready just yet, but it should be flight-worthy in two days, assuming you can keep your cool for that long." She jabbed at his chest with one perfectly-manicured nail. He absently pushed her hand away.
"Hmph. Two days. I'll be back for my ship then, and you'd better have it ready." He glared up at Goku. "And as for you and Frieza...I may be leaving you alive for now, but I assure you that when I return, it will be as a legendary warrior, mark my words! Enjoy your pathetic lives while they last, because I will return to rob you of your life, just as surely as you robbed me of my pride, Kakarot." With that threat, he kicked off the ground, blasting off.
Bulma watched him fly away, sighing with relief. "Hmph. Sorry to break up your fight Goku, but I was worried that with three of you fighting, my home — and all my projects — would get caught in the crossfire," she said.
Goku smiled at her. "Heh, well, thanks Bulma. I was tryin' to get him to leave without a fight anyway, but I guess you did better than me at making him leave without a fuss." He turned to look at Frieza, now standing quietly, eyes fixed on the horizon in Vegeta's direction. 'Good thing they didn't get into it, or I'd have had my hands full...with Frieza as weak as he is, Vegeta might have a thought he had a chance, but he'd have lost.'
With nothing more to threaten him, Frieza wordlessly headed back inside, his thoughts frustratingly tense. There was no way he'd ever learn to sense ki. Vegeta was still alive, and daring to attack more boldly. And Goku...he remained a wall that the Arcosian was determined to surmount. Not now. But eventually.
Another day passed without incident, before a new threat, unbeknownst to Earth's defenders, reached its goal. Snow swirled in flurries across a wasteland of glacial ice, as an elderly figure swathed in a heavy coat spoke aloud: "Arise, mighty Shenron, and grant me my desire!" As the enormous dragon lifted itself out of the seven magical orbs, Dr. Kochin's wrinkled face twisted into a triumphant grin. 'Fifty years...' he thought, 'And for the past twenty, I have searched tirelessly for the Dragonballs, a way to reprise what was lost to me...to us...' The dragon, seeming as eternal as the primeval frozen landscape, rumbled its standard greeting.
"YOU WHO HAVE SUMMONED ME FROM MY REST, SPEAK NOW YOUR DESIRE, and I SHALL GRANT UNTO YOU A SINGLE WISH!" Shenron boomed, its voice echoing off the mountains.
"Great dragon!" Kochin yelled, his voice nearly lost to the wind, "My wish is for you to free Dr. Wheelo from his entombment beneath the ice of this wretched and treacherous land!" The wind howled as Shenron's eyes sparkled with understanding, before they glowed a deep red. A glacier rumbled and cracked nearby, revealing a metal dome, the uppermost part of an extensive compound, suspended in the ice.
"YOUR WISH HAS BEEN THUS GRANTED. MY DUTY COMPLETED, I SHALL NOW TAKE MY LEAVE." With that, the sky turned from black to the North's normal slate-grey color as the Dragonballs scattered again.
"Goku!" Bulma came running into the main kitchen, out of breath. "Hey, quit stuffing your face for a sec and listen! Something's up with the Dragon Radar!" she said insistently, waving the round device in the air.
Goku paused to slurp up his mouthful of noodles and swallow, prompting a disgusted-sounding sigh from Frieza, who was sitting as far away from the Saiyan as the table would allow, studying a newspaper with intent. The Saiyan said, "Oh? What's wrong with it, Bulma? Is it busted?" He glanced sideways at Frieza, calculating whether or not it would be bad if he overheard anything having to do with Earth's Dragonballs.
"No, not as far as I can tell...and that's the problem." Bulma said, "If this thing's not broken, then we've got a problem. Some unknown entity was gathering the Dragonballs all this week, and I didn't even notice until...uh...someone else asked to use it, and I noticed they'd all been gathered." She irksomely recalled earlier this morning, when she'd caught Oolong sneaking into her bedroom to try to steal the thing. He'd said it was for a "noble quest", but judging from the lecherous look on his face, it was anything but. It was only after she'd beaten him soundly that she bothered to look at the Radar. Then, it had shown six balls together, with a seventh moving closer. Now, they were all under the radar again, and that meant they'd been used.
"Okay, well, how do we know who used it?" Krillin asked, accepting another stack of pancakes from Pansy Briefs, who was unperturbed by her daughter's distress, continuing to hum to herself while cooking.
"We don't." Bulma answered, "And that's the problem. I'm amazed someone managed to find them all! They must have their own radar, or something... Anyway, I took down the coordinates where the Dragonballs were gathered last. It's a long shot, but maybe you guys can check it out. It's way up north, so dress warm."
"Okay then, it's settled," Goku said, wolfing down a few more breakfast foods, "I'll go check it out — anyone gathering the Dragonballs might be dangerous. Frieza? You're comin' too, so I can keep tabs on you." The Arcosian grumbled under his breath, but didn't fight the decision.
Krillin spoke up. "Hey Goku, I'm gonna come too. Just in case you need some backup." He eyed Frieza warily, before meeting the Saiyan's eyes. Goku nodded, understanding his friend's concern. "We should probably bring someone else too, in case we need to split up or something..." the monk added.
"Ah! Can I come, Dad? Please?" Gohan piped up, swinging his legs excitedly while sitting in his chair. Despite Chi-chi's protests regarding Frieza and Vegeta, he'd been coming over to Capsule Corp. regularly, and his mother couldn't deny him, as he'd missed his father sorely for that long year. In spite of his integrity, Gohan did on occasion use his charm and wit to twist his mother's emotions and convince her against her better judgement, if it meant getting to train with his Dad and his friends. Goku was not immune to his son's persuasion either.
The older Saiyan beamed at his son, "Sure, I don't see why not! It probably won't be anything real bad— I haven't sensed anything stronger than Vegeta on Earth— so Chi-chi won't even be that worried." Gohan grinned, his face mirroring his father's as a boy.
"Thanks, Dad. Even if it's not a big threat, I just wanna get stronger, so I can fight alongside you." Gohan said. Goku reached across the table to ruffle his hair, prompting a laugh from the boy.
Frieza watched all of this with a disconnected sort of interest. In the days since he had awoken, he'd spent much of his time observing. 'Though it isn't my preference, I've got no choice but to be on the defensive,' the Arcosian thought, watching the Super Saiyan and his half-breed child, 'to figure out his weaknesses.'
After seeing off a confident Goku, Bulma decided to head over to her lab, to continue her latest project. 'After Frieza, other forces could attack Earth, and Goku can't be our only line of defense...' she thought, before being interrupted. An intern ran down the hall, phone in hand, saying it was urgent. She took the phone. "Hello?"
"Bulma! Are you okay?!" a voice she recognized as Oolong yelled through the connection.
"Other than catching a certain pervert in my underwear drawer this morning, I'm just peachy," Bulma said angrily, "So what? You call because your conscience was bothering you?"
"No, and this is serious!" the pig screeched into her ear. "Master Roshi's been taken by these weird monsters!"
"...Monsters?" Bulma repeated, her brows drawing into a concerned expression. "I wonder if it has to do with the Dragonballs being gathered..." she trailed off. "Oolong, I just sent Goku and the others out to investigate. Just sit tight for now, and I'll try to call you back when we figure out what's going on." Ending the conversation, she looked out the window, to the north. 'Goku...please be careful...'


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Just back from a Sunday work schedule and not seeing a musical preview, it's seems incumbent on me to fill the void.
I'm not feeling the need to branch out from Memphis to other areas; what place other than New Orleans (in the United States, that is) has ever produced more amazing music? What I will do instead is narrow the focus rather than enlarge it. There was a record label based in Memphis that produced many of my favorite artists of my youth, and likely many of yours as well. I give you:
Stax started out as Satellite records in 1957 recording mainly country and rockability songs. After meeting up with Rufus Thomas, a local DJ, a recording was made of Cause I Love You and became Satellites first hit. An agreement was made with Atlantic records for national distribution.
Carla & Rufus Thomas - 'Cause I Love You (via Morgen Selmer)
In 1961 Satellite became Stax/Volt records and started recording primarily R&B and Soul music. A local instrumental band called the Royal Spades was signed, changed their name and had this amazing hit.
THE MAR-KEYS - Last Night (via NaturalSoulBrother1)
Also in 1961, due to a royalty dispute, producer Chips Moman left and was replaced by Steve Cropper. Cropper was , of course, much more than just a producer, he was also a superb songwriter and a fabulous guitarist. By 1962 Booker T. Jones and Donald "Duck" Dunn had joined the label and all three of these guys became the house band that was the mainstay of all Stax/Volt recordings. Here is a little Booker T and the MGs hit with Cropper and Dunn on guitars.
Green Onions Booker T & The MGS (via GreatSpeckledBird)
In 1964 Isaac Hayes joined the house band along with his songwriting partner David Porter. Along with Wayne Jackson on horns, this group became known as the mighty sextet and was the backbone of the label until the late sixties. With this group as backup, Otis Redding recorded These Arms of Mine on the Volt label in 1962.
These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding (via ReptilesDial911)
I wasn't able to find an early version of it, but at about this same time William Bell had a minor hit with this song.
William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water. (via Wakatjo)
In the mid sixties a couple things really helped to establish the label as a major player. One was the ascendency of Hayes and Porter to become primary songwriters for the label, the other was the signing of a formal distribution agreement with Atlantic records, giving Stax a much bigger outlet for the music. Sam and Dave were signed and recorded this familiar song.
Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Comin' (best quality + lyrics) (via E18sk8)
Wilson Pickett was brought over from the ATCO label and recorded this very danceable tune.
Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances - Live `66 (via charly trenn)
Stax remained on a roll until 1968 when Atlantic records was bought by Warner Brothers and it was discovered that the owners of Stax, Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton had inadvertently signed over the rights to all the songs to Atlantic. Warner Brothers took a hard line and demanded a renegotiation of terms of the agreement with a much smaller share for Stax. Stax walked and lost all rights to the back catalog but was able to sign a deal with Paramount who also owned Dot records. The first big hit for the new owners was Little Johnny Taylor's Who's Making Love.
Vital vinyl - Johnnie Taylor "Who's making love"? (via Angrytownnews)
Isaac Hayes really came into his own as an artist at this time and gave the label several hits. This is not one of his more famous songs, but I couldn't resist pushing the limits of the smut patrol.
Isaac Hayes-Chocolate Salty Balls Live (via Taquito)
The Paramount distribution agreement didn't work well, and in 1970 Stewart and new partner Al Bell repurchased the company and did their own distribution. Sales however were down, even though Al Bell started a comedy label called Partee records and recorded such greats as Richard Pryor and Moms Mabley. By 1972 things were going badly and Bell bought out Stewart and signed a distribution deal with CBS records. CBS let the label languish and sales slumped further but they would not release Stax from the deal because they feared a competing label would sign them and take away sales. Stax and Bell declared bankruptcy in 1975 and a decade of recording history was over.The last big hit on the label was Shirley Brown's Woman to Woman.
Shirley Brown / Woman To Woman (via kazuharp)
So that's it; I hope that this short trip to Memphis has been enjoyable for all. The Memphis Grizzlies have been playing somewhat lackluster ball since the departure of Rudy Gay, now would be a good time for the Wolves to hunt them down in their den. Post anything that strikes your fancy folks, this thread has no limits!


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Ahhhh.....to say we are blessed, is an understatement.
We have been blessed with the opportunity to travel.....to see and visit places we've only dreamed of seeing. To replace the paved road with the dirt road; to feel snow on our faces in August and to meet people along the way doing exactly what we were doing. Some, no doubt, will be lifelong friends.
We are so blessed.......
Chuck & Liz
Acerca del autorLiz Etheridge
murphysmom60 Mount Vernon, TX
Fecha de publicación 15 de febrero de 2011
Dimensiones Apaisado grande 200 páginas Papel estándar
Categoría Arte y fotografía
Etiquetas murphy's mom, south dakota, s. dakota, mt. rushmore, Photography, travel, texas, montana, etheridge, chuck, liz, murphy, colorado, wyoming, oregon, washington, utah, idaho, yellowstone, tetons, fredericksburg
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Liz, You are a treasure and so is Chuck. Thank you for sharing your life and love with the world. I can't wait to get your blogs and have a good laugh...or cry. You have so many gifts. I'm grateful and inspired by your talent and energy. Your positive influence on my life is a miracle to me.
publicado 30 de oct. a las 18:14 PST
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(From Email)
Oh My Goodness!!!!, Liz, we had no clue about your beautiful book you have working on. I enjoyed reviewing it online. I sure hope you sell a bunch----it is lovely.
Love you and Chuck, Bonnie
publicado 26 de feb. a las 17:18 PST
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This is a real inspiration to "get out there" and see the country!
I have already been there vicariously through all your blogging
and thank you for the interesting trip; you added much to the
journey. ant ellie
publicado 23 de feb. a las 07:22 PST
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Liz, your book is a work of wonderment!!! Absolutely, some of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen, and the quotes are simply perfect! Thank you for sharing this. Hope that you don't mind, but I want to share this with my friends. To God be the glory!!! His works are awesome!!! Thanks again.
Judy Kirby
publicado 21 de feb. a las 21:14 PST
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(From Email)
Absolutely beautiful!!!
publicado 21 de feb. a las 21:13 PST
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That is absolutely awesome!!!!! I am impressed with the photos, the writings and the way you put this together. Job well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
publicado 21 de feb. a las 21:13 PST
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(From Email)
Liz, this is incredible! Joe and I have seen a lot of books on sale by people who travel "full time", but their books don't hold a candle to yours. That's why I have not written about any of our journeys - I'm just not as creative as you - nor do I have the energy!! Your photos are amazing, and you have a superb gift for writing. Congratulations!!! Our best - Jan
publicado 21 de feb. a las 21:12 PST
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Ashland cited for illegally dumping into creek
City has until Friday to clean up the site
Documents retrieved from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources show the city of Ashland has been cited for illegal dumping.
ABC 17 News first reported last week how the city dumped material from street projects, including pipes, wiring and old asphalt, into a tributary near Salinda Drive.
Since last week, city crews have been rushing to clean up the site near Salinda Drive and Broadway.
The DNR confirmed Ashland has been cited for illegal dumping, operating without a land disturbance permit and improper waste disposal.
The report states the improper waste disposal will certainly cause water pollution into a tributary that feeds Jemerson Creek.
All of the old pipes and waste that was one the site was supposed to be taken to a dump and now the city has until Friday to comply with the state's standards.
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I recently read that Roy Oswalt turned down an offer of 5K to pitch for a year for the Cardinals. Is there a particular reason the WSox wouldn't be "in" for Roy at say 6-7K a year? With a club option?
Humber did not throw a full compliment of 200 innings last year, and Sale has only pitched in the high 130's split between College and Majors. I have already heard talk of limiting Sale's innings, and not sold on Humber for the year. Nor am I sold on Peavy lasting an entire year.


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Get this recipe courtesy of Scott Brown, executive chef at Lilly's Seafood in Royal Oak.
1 pound P.E.I. Mussels
1 shallot finely diced (2 tbl red onion optional)
2 tbl whole butter
1 cup of dry white wine
salt & pepper to taste
2 tbl olive oil
1/2 cup diced or shredded cheddar
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Marlins Bring Home Another Win
Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs and Greg Dobbs hit a three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins complete a three-game sweep over the New York Mets with an 11-6 win on Sunday.
Dodgers Down Marlins 5-3
Chris Capuano pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Scott Van Slyke homered, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
Marlins Ready To Take Down Dodgers
With their longest losing streak in five seasons in the past, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally have something positive to build upon.
Marlins Normal Offense Returns, Lose 5-0 To Padres
Andrew Cashner is learning on the fly when it comes to starting major league games. This was another positive step. Cashner pitched 7 1-3 innings of four-hit ball and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 5-0 on Monday night.
Nats Pound Marlins Again, 10-3
he Miami Marlins took the field at Marlins Park Monday night hoping to finally show some life against a very tough Washington Nationals team. The Nationals had just come off a sweep at the hands of the red-hot Atlanta Braves and Miami looked like it might have a chance, until the top of the first inning.
After 1st Week, Marlins Worst In Baseball
The Miami Marlins were expected to be one of the worst teams in baseball in 2013 and so far, the team has done everything it can to live down to the low expectations.
Marlins Yet To Score A Run In 2013
Only two games into the season, the Miami Marlins are living down to the expectations many fans and pundits had ahead of the season. Through 18 innings of play, the Marlins have yet to score a single run.
Marlins Smash Braves, 10-2
Chone Figgins was 4 for 4, Wade LeBlanc pitched four scoreless innings and the Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 10-2 Sunday.
Marlins Drop Doubleheader To Diamondbacks
After two big offensive games, Miami's bats went quiet during a desert doubleheader.
Marlins Pull Out 4-2 Victory Over The Braves
The Miami Marlins sent pitcher Wade LeBlanc to the mound Wednesday night and he responded by giving up five hits and one run in 4.1 innings to help lead the Marlins to an unexpected 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.


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GM cancer study academic hits back at criticism
The academic behind the study that linked GM maize and the weedkiller Roundup to tumours in rats has hit back at the "Jekyll and Hyde" science of the regulators who were quick to discredit his research.
"The agencies that criticise our study's statistical weakness have never demanded from industry a 10th of the data that they now instruct us to provide them with," Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini wrote in Le Monde. He said the EFSA had accepted safety tests of 90 days or less on groups of four or five rats for the market approval of the Amflora potato.
EFSA said last month that Seralini's paper was of "insufficient scientific quality". It publishes its final assessment shortly.


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Ebola, the nasty hemorrhagic fever virus described in detail in Tom Clancy's 1996 book Executive Orders, caused a fair amount of public consternation in the U.S., and for good reason. The latest outbreak in the African countries of Guinea, Liberia and ...Read More »
Golf and Crisis Communications – Neither Are Easy
Last weekend was awesome. My better half and I spent it with all of our kids at the Desert Canyon Resort in eastern Washington. The golf course is really nice, with epic views and an ungodly long 650 yard par ...Read More »
It's All About APPEARANCE. Never Forget It.
Cops vs. firefighters strikes again. Dave Statter (@Statter911) recently posted a citizen video of a police officer "assisting" a citizen out of his overturned vehicle. The video, shown here, APPEARS to show a vehicle on its side underneath a presumably compromised overhang struck by said vehicle.Read More »
Mike Tyson Is Right
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." – Mike Tyson. I saw this quote while scanning an excellent article in the Harvard Business Journal about the changing dynamics of business command and control, often referred to ...Read More »
Get Going
Government agencies don't hold a candle to big companies selling products. Case in point, this article. Today, large corporations are spending millions on social media advertising strategies. But, with this expenditure comes a price…time. As the article notes, it can ...Read More »
Don't rely on Dave Statter
Imagine, you are a firefighter/EMT arriving at the scene of a serious car crash. You begin your sizeup, and approach the vehicle smooshed up against a tree. Radiator fluid and steam are boiling out from the destroyed front end. You ...Read More »
US Air Augers In
Spending all day on the road robbed me of an opportunity yesterday to compete with half the planet in coming up with the wittiest one liners about @USAirways epic NSFW picture posted on their Twitter feed. Mashable posted some of ...Read More »
Is It Time for SMindshield Surveys?
Southern California received another wakeup call last week, albeit a minor one, when the La Hambra earthquake rattled the LA basin. Immediately thereafter, the LAFD implemented their earthquake protocol, and began touring their first in areas via pre-designated routes to ...Read More »
The Buck Stops With Them
The response to the tragic Oso Mudslide continues, and rescue efforts are transitioning to recovery. Continued heavy rains are only making the situation worse for the search and recovery teams post holing in the dangerous muck. It has now clear ...Read More »
A Crisis Of Silence
The Seattle Fire Department, and firefighters everywhere, got a big black eye this weekend when two drunk off duty Seattle firefighters allegedly attacked a couple of homeless people at a downtown memorial statue. One of the victims resorted to pulling ...Read More »


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External Websites
- EE TimesNewspaper covering the electronics industry.
- Royal Philips ElectronicsDeveloper and producer of electronics products and technologies with worldwide markets.
- Electronic Component NewsPublication aimed at professionals in electronic designing. Offers current and past issues, industry news, a products' database, company profiles, information on events and career opportunities, webcasts, and postcards.
- Electronic Products: Electronic Components and Technology NewsPublication from Garden City, New York, U.S., aimed at engineers and managers dealing with product technology. Offers current and past issues, industry news, a database of product information, FAQs, a newsletter, and a discussion forum.
Britannica Web Sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- electronics - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Electronics is a branch of the science called physics. It explains how electricity can be used to carry or process information. Many products are based on electronics. They include computers, digital cameras, radios, television sets, wireless telephones, and video games. Often these products themselves are called electronics.
- electronics - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
Television, stereophonic recording and playback, the computer, robots, and space probes are all products of electronics. Electronics is the branch of physics concerned with the generation and behavior of electrons, as in transistors and electron tubes. It is especially concerned with their use in electronic devices, in which electricity is used to control, communicate, and process information. These devices have caused greater changes in everyday life than those of any other technology introduced in the 20th century.


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FORT JENNING — The bidding process for an upcoming sanitary sewer project at Fort Jennings Park has been pushed back. Mayor Jim Smith hopes council will be able to award the bid at the Oct. 16 meeting. According to Smith, the bids will be forwarded to Poggemeyer Design Group for review prior to the vote. "We aren't in a hurry to get this project started," Smith said. "I think they prefer to do these kinds of projects in the winter when the ground is harder and it's easier to dig. According to the grant rules, the project must be completed by July 1. That's the only stipulation and I don't think there will be a problem with that."The grant was approved through the Ohio Public Works Commission State Capital Improvement program.The project's estimated cost is $42,525 with the grant totaling $24,428. It is a 50-50 match.A sanitary sewer line will be installed from Second Street north of Fort Jennings State Bank to and under the Auglaize River and to the Fort Jennings Park Board recreation building at the west entrance of the park. The new line will make it possible to install new restrooms at the park.Smith will also apply for an Issue 1 grant for improvements to Second Street. The estimated cost of the project is $43,000. The grant is a 50/50 match."This project is smaller so I'm hoping we might be able to get funds again," Smith said. "We'll apply for it and find out in a couple months if we get and if we do, we can start on that after July 1."Smith told council he is still waiting for the final claim information from the June 29 storm and said when he had that, he will apply to FEMA for any reimbursement the village is entitled to.The next meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the library.
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By: Alexandra Cowley
A decision is expected today in the case of a former Chariho School Committee Member. Terri Serra is on trial for failing to render aid, and for violating Rhode Island's social host law.
The charges came after teens were drinking on her property, the night four of them got into a serious car accident in Charlestown, in October of last year.
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Per the AJC, we now know the result of Braves relief prospect Stephen Marek's appearance on the disabled list last week:
Marek will undergo "Tommy John" surgery on Wednesday in Birmingham performed by Dr. James Andrews, a surgery that typically requires a 12-month recovery. Kemp said Marek found out about his diagnosis late Thursday.
"I talked to him and he was really upbeat about it," Kemp said. "He knows it's a process. He'll make the most of it and get back healthy."
Marek has a lot of fans on this site and throughout Braves Country, and I wish him a successful recovery.
This is no doubt a bit of a blow to our relief depth in the minors, which has already taken a hit with the news that Peter Moylan may be lost for most of the season with back surgery.
Jairo Asencio, Juan Abreu, and (gulp) Scott Proctor now represent the immediate minor league depth for the Braves relief corps.


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can you that #12 jersey?? but me?? i cant see it... boy all nba teams has 82 games to prove that they're deserving to be nba champ??
Yes, nba champs.. i have nothing to say that lakers cant win that trophy this season its just we have to be in reality guys.. remember 2004 lakers vs pistons.. the best sacramento team... the best portland.. hmm?? excuse to those guys who belong that team but we have to accept it that no one is in control of basketball.. sounds we have the same old song.. prove it first in 82 games boy.. cant say men for that boy..
if you are celtic player and you know that ray allen does that decision in the middle of nowhere and signing to rivalry team.. damn!! BUT heres the thing.. D W I G H T H O W A R D does it...
anyways.. its a big addition for the sixers though they are not the same team anymore even if iguodala stays in.. and now for the magic.. for the magic>> cant say enough but speechless of letting not having pau gasol or bynum as return..
and by the way there are many teams in the west that can defeat them.. ball is always a ball in hardcourt.. cheers for clips and thunder..


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Human Lab Rats
There is a new subculture of people that purposely allow themselves to be probed, prodded, and examined for money. Some do it for a little extra cash, some do it for a living, and some do it just because of the thrill of it.
Clinical trials for new human medications are necessary before a drug can be approved for use, which means that the drug companies need to experiment with the drug on real people before selling it. To do this they find test subjects that are willing to be given the drug and monitored to determine possible side effects.
Drug test patients are compensated for their willingness to participate, and there are people who actually do these trials for a living. These human lab rats can make $50,000 a year doing tests. Some people will travel all over the country to wherever the next trial is; this is their full-time job. It can actually become a sort of addiction for some people to take part in all these tests. It is not likely that someone would be able to abuse the drugs they are testing, but some people thrive on taking any kind of medication they can.
Dangers of Drug Trials
Drug trials can be dangerous. The goal for healthy participants is to show any potential side effects of the medications. Being the first one to check and see if a drug is safe or not can be a risky job. These test subjects may have to endure a variety of side effects, sometimes putting their health at risk. One trial went so wrong that the subjects had to be rushed to the hospital and some suffered life-threatening conditions. (1)
Another concern is that it is difficult to say what might happen to these people over time. There is no way predict how a new drug will impact a person's health in the future. A drug may have lasting effects, or maybe not show anything for years. Someone that jumps from test to test also risks possible drug interactions that can be very dangerous.
Keeping Test Subjects Safe
Pharmaceutical companies do not necessarily want people to do drug trials for a living because of the potential dangers. But the drug companies need to test these medications before they can sell them for public use, so they sometimes don't look as closely as they should at the requirements of their subjects. Meanwhile, there are many human guinea pigs that will go to great lengths to avoid being tracked.
Being a lab rat is certainly not an example of healthful living. While these people may not be using the drugs they take for any gain other than for a chunk of money, all these chemicals in one's system are not good for the body. It might be a good paying job and it may pay off for some people in the long run, but it is important for something like this to be done carefully and in moderation.
Volunteer Medical Testing Raises Ethical Concerns
(1) Drug trials have limits, flaws
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