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Margaery Tyrell
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- Petyr Baelish: "Do you want to be a queen?"
- Margaery Tyrell: "No. I want to be the queen."
- — Margaery confiding in Littlefinger.[src]
Margaery Tyrell, legally Margaery Baratheon, is a major character in the second and third seasons. She is played by Natalie Dormer and debuts in "What is Dead May Never Die." Queen Margaery Tyrell is the widow of King Renly Baratheon, a claimant to the Iron Throne in the War of the Five Kings. Her father Lord Mace Tyrell is the ruler of the Reach. She is betrothed to King Joffrey Baratheon after the Battle of Blackwater.
Margaery is the only daughter of Lady Alerie Tyrell and Lord Mace Tyrell, the High Marshal of the Reach. The Reach is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Tyrell is one of the Great Houses of the realm. Margaery was raised in privilege in the family seat and regional capital of Highgarden. She is close to her brother, Ser Loras Tyrell, the Knight of Flowers. She is said to be as beautiful as she is clever.[1]
Season 2
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Margaery marries King Renly Baratheon, the lover of her brother Loras, though she's aware of their relationship. Two weeks afterward they have not yet consummated their marriage. Renly camps his army in the Stormlands, near his seat of Storm's End, and holds a tournament for his followers. Margaery is disappointed when Loras is defeated in the final bout by Brienne of Tarth. Catelyn Stark arrives to treat with Renly on behalf of her son Robb Stark and Margaery greets her warmly. Margaery encourages Renly to produce an heir with her but he is unable to become aroused by her. She is pragmatic about his desires and shocks him by offering to bring Loras into their bed.[2]
King Joffrey Baratheon's Master of Coin Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish also visits the camp to treat with Renly. He makes a point of provoking Margaery about her husband's sexuality and she affirms her loyalty to Renly. Renly treats with his brother King Stannis Baratheon but is unable to reach a compromise.[3] Renly is killed in mysterious circumstances and his Kingsguard Brienne of Tarth is blamed for his death. Margaery convinces Loras to flee the camp with her before Stannis arrives. Littlefinger accompanies them to Highgarden having gauged Margaery's ambition to become Queen.[4]
Petyr sways House Tyrell into siding with House Lannister. As a result, House Lannister is victorious at the Battle of the Blackwater.[5][6]
In a ceremony to celebrate victory, King Joffrey tells Loras he may ask anything of him in return for his aid. He asks Joffrey wed Margaery to cement the new alliance between their Houses through matrimony. Margaery states she has heard of Joffrey's courage and come to love from afar. Joffrey states that he has heard of Margaery's beauty and reciprocates her feelings but balks at setting aside his betrothal to Sansa Stark but is convinced by his courtiers that Sansa's family's status as attainted traitors is reason enough.[7]
Season 3
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
Image gallery
Behind the scenes
- On the Season 2 Blu-ray, Margaery narrates Histories & Lore videos on "House Tyrell" and "Robert's Rebellion".
Family tree
|Luthor Tyrell
|Olenna Tyrell
née Redwyne
|Mace Tyrell
|Alerie Tyrell
née Hightower
|Joffrey Baratheon
Margaery's 2nd husband
|Renly Baratheon
Loras's lover
Margaery's 1st husband
|Loras Tyrell
|Tommen Baratheon
Joffrey's younger brother
Margaery's 3rd husband
In the books
In A Song of Ice and Fire, Margaery is the unwed daughter of Mace Tyrell, one of the most powerful lords in Westeros. Margaery herself is considered to be not only very beautiful, but very intelligent despite her relatively young age. The Tyrells are a loving family, and Margaery has a good relationship with both her parents and her brother Loras. She also has a close relationship with her paternal grandmother, Olenna Redwyne, who has tutored Margaery in the skills of court intrigue.
Many Houses and eligible lords want to marry their sons to Margaery and gain an alliance with the formidable House Tyrell, but Mace has been holding out for the most favorable match possible.
Magaery is younger in the books, sixteen at the time of her marriage to Renly making her the same age as Robb Stark. However, Margaery has been further aged in the series, making her slightly older than Robb Stark, as Natalie Dormer is four years older than Richard Madden. The TV series producers enjoyed Dormer's audition so much that they decided to overlook this minor difference.
Margaery's true motivations are not discussed in the books, but the TV series makes her ambitions clear to the audience. This is largely due to the narrative mechanics: Margaery is not a POV character in the books (neither is Renly or Loras), and the scenes at King Renly's army camp are told from Catelyn's point of view - logically, she doesn't see the inside of Renly's tent nor is she privy to Margaery's actions. The TV series has the freedom to expand on the stories of non-POV characters, hence the apparent expansion of Margaery's character. Thus Margaery in the TV series is faithful to Margaery's actions and behavior in the books, it's just that the TV series actually depicts events which occurred "off screen" in the books.
The first book Game of Thrones features a small subplot hinting that Renly Baratheon was working as an agent to the Tyrells' rising power by trying to bring Margaery to King's Landing. He shows her picture to Ned Stark and asks if resembles Lyanna Stark, hoping that such a resemblance will convince Robert to lay Cersei aside and make Margaery Queen. A slightly bemused Ned insists that Margaery and Lyanna look nothing alike.
"Margaery" in the series is pronounced identically to the real-world "Marjorie".
See also
- Margaery Tyrell at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
|Lord Mace Tyrell
|Ser Loras Tyrell
|The Reach
|Lord Paramount of the Reach · Lord of Highgarden · Warden of the South
|Garth Gardener · Harlen Tyrell · Lyonel Tyrell
|Current members:
|Olenna Tyrell · Alerie Tyrell · Margaery Tyrell · Tyrell lady
|Deceased members:
|Luthor Tyrell
|Mira Forrester · Sera Durwell
|House Baratheon of King's Landing


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Where was Samsung before iPhone? If iPhone wasn't the game changer back in 2007, we were still using symbian phones lol.
Steve Wozniak: Apple lags behind in the smartphone business
Lars Rehm | Published: Feb 8, 2013 at 19:12 UTC36
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has a warning for Apple: Watch out for the competition.
In an interview with the German business publication Wirtschaftswoche published yesterday, Wozniak spoke on a variety of Apple-related topics, but when the conversation turned to smartphones, was openly critical.
Wozniak said that he is proud that Apple has such loyal fans, but noted that loyalty also has to be maintained and confirmed by launching great products. He continued: "In my opinion Apple is currently lagging behind in terms of features. Others have caught up with us. Samsung is a great competitor simply because they are making great products at the moment."
Wozniak is well-known gadget geek who isn't afraid to try mobile devices of all makes and brands. He remains an Apple employee and shareholder to this day, but it's nice to see him keep an open mind about which gadgets and devices he is using.
In the interview, he also shared that he still feels Apple's current product lineup is worth waiting in line for:
"The launch of a new Apple product is like a big important concert for me where you have to be in person. It is history. Certainly, I could order online or ask the store manager to let me in through the back door, but that wouldn't be the same. No, I want to have the same experience as any customer. But one thing is certain: I would not stand in line if Apple made lousy products."
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By Ken Phillips (Feb 12, 2013)
All of my friends have iPhones ... I'm the oldest of our gang, with the oldest eyes, so I went with the Samsung Galaxy Note II (from the previous big-screen winner, the Evo.) It only seems huge for a couple of days ... then everthing else appears undersized. The AMOLED screen stands up against any iPhone, period. Battery life? All day, with very heavy use (including <embarrassment> Words with Friends </embarrassment>.)
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By Joe Ogiba (Feb 12, 2013)
Chinese Source Claims iPhone 5S and 5-Inch iPhone 6 to Launch in 2013
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By Charlene_S (Feb 11, 2013)
Zonoskar why would they loose retina effect on biggger phone? The original sized iPad is now retina display and so is the 13in Macbook Pro. As far as a user's rating goes, I went from an iPhone 3GS to an iPhone 5. I have a love/hate relationship with new phone. I love the camera including the flash but the touch response of the screen is finicky. Yesterday the sound wouldn't work on the map when directions were requested. Sometimes I don't get texts for hours after someone sends it to me.Only 5 months old - thinking about taking it to Apple store and complaining about all the issues.
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By zonoskar (Feb 12, 2013)
If you increase screen size without increasing the resolution, the ppi-number becomes lower. If the ppi sinks below 300, Apple no longer can call it retina because they touted this number as being what retina is all about. Apple cannot arbitrarily increase the display resolution (to maintain 300 ppi with a slightly larger screen) because that would mean ugly scaling or black borders around old apps.
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Can someone please point out some of the great features that the non-Apple smart phones possess or have brought to the market/user-space?
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By zonoskar (Feb 11, 2013)
Apple needs to:
Need I go on?
What Apple really, really needs to do is extend iOS 7 with the ability to support different resolutions. This will open up whole new possibilities for Apple. They cannot make the iPhone any larger because they will loose the retina effect. They also (probably) cannot double the resolution in each direction and only increase the screen size to e.g. 4.3" with a 16:9 or 16:10 aspect because fullHD is currently only feasible on 5" screens, 2272x1280 on anything smaller than 5" would be a challenge. And if Apple only offered a 5.5" device for everyone, I think they would loose a lot of sales.
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Really? This is the fantastic stuff that others have brought to the marketplace???
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By tompabes2 (Feb 11, 2013)
Oh, come on. Get an android and see for yourself. Some things have already been listed, I can add some more.
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By PhD4 (Feb 11, 2013)
For me, the quad-core processing, larger 5" screen with true HD (1080p, only phone with it) of the Droid DNA was more than enough.
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By whitebird (Feb 12, 2013)
Android has brought lower prices and more choices into the smartphone market. Failure to lower prices as technology matures has consequences. Who's dominating the current smartphone market is yesterday's concern. Growing the smartphone market is the new thing, and last quarter, Android was running on over a third of all phones (not just smartphones) sold worldwide. Lower prices are key to converting phone market share to smartphone market share.
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Apple zealot head explodes when challenged by reality
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By zaurus (Feb 12, 2013)
liquid stereo -- did you have others in grade school write the homework for you and now you are playing the same card?
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Android 4.1 is one year ahead of iOS in every single aspect? LMAO... it clearly is not.
I still don't get the hype about NFC, all of the phones I used had this feature but I used it like zero times. Never seen one use it too, it's like a QR code, sounds cool, looks cool but no one actually uses it.
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By GeorgeZ (Feb 10, 2013)
The usual bluntness for which he is famous.
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It's hard to make blanket statement - and we can all pick on little issues, but in general I think he is right and I give him heaps of credit for actually talking bad about Apple - it seems in business as in politics we would rather baffle with bullpucky than deal with reality - which in the end only ruins your brand and your company (but in the short term it might look like the thing to do) - companies deal with the long term in reality, although not in "their" reality - to it's ultimate demise.
As Woz says "Samsung is a great" company - it is at this time - and it's amazing it's growth from '85 when I was in Korea - but it will die down as some other hungry company comes along - guarateed.
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By Bernie Ess (Feb 9, 2013)
Since the iPAD Apple has not brought anything exciting to the market anymore. They now started to administrate their heritage.
I briefly had the 4S, sold it after a week, and got the "Note 2". Haven't looked back. Screen is large enough to read everything, and the Note does everything I need.
Apple can still raise their sales volume because they push into giant markets like China, but in the western world they left their peak already behind.
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"Samsung is a great competitor simply because they are making great products at the moment."
Not agreed. Samsung is going ridiculous oversizing everything they make. Samsungs marketing is going through, speed, quantity and size, but not quality.
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By PhotoKhan (Feb 9, 2013)
"Samsung is going ridiculous oversizing everything they make."
...and yet, I have been benefiting from a 7" tab for about 3 years now, first with the original SGT and now with the amazing 7.7, while it was Apple who had to wait for the "7"-nay-sayer" to physically disappear before they allow themselves to offer a smaller iPad...Go figure!
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By ptodd (Feb 11, 2013)
Do you imagine there is less slave labour in other manufacturer's supply chains?
Tech is a dirty, dirty business: Apple are just a good brand to make an example of.
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Good to make an example of because they willfully hide it and only even claim to try to do something about it when they get caught.
As far as quality goes, needing to use a case that triples the phone's size to keep it from shattering from a waist-level drop screams flimsy to me. There is no real quality in anything apple makes anymore, just overpriced, obsolete, slave built trash.
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Apple is unfortunately a dying beast, the life cycle continues. And in terms of build quality, the ipad seems very well made, the iPhone has the ergonomics of a frozen audio cassette, and their laptops are flimsy and delicate. There is no reason for their laptops to be made of a solid piece of aluminum other than design elitism. Apple is a software company at its core, and they have created physical housings for their software that is neither practical or financially accessible to most of the world. Technology is amazing and it should be used to further the greatness of humanity by striving to allow access to under served populations. Apple is much like the private university system in the US, essentially marketing something which should be inexpensive (software/ knowledge) to the chosen few who can afford the buy in costs (exorbitant tuition/expensive physical design).
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Anyone who has an aluminum MacBook older than 3 years will notice the warping of the materials and general breakdown and deterioration of the materials. Meanwhile my girlfriend has a 7 year old plastic shelled dell that maintains its physical form. (But the software sucks)
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By photo perzon (Feb 9, 2013)
The only thing Wozniak should do is buy knee pads and use them daily while thanking God that his luck brought an average skill programmer into the right place time and time again. Lucky lucky average Woz. Oh his opinions on knee pads are welcome. On Apple stuff he is some 30 years past competence.
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A little harsh dude...The fact is that few innovations or innovators are "the best at certain skills" - only Hollywood and advertising says so - and few can do it over and over again. Give "poor" Woz a break as I am sure his easily competent enough to tell you that you are full of crap as he is actually involved in tech still and as myself being more of a "nerd" I know that without 100's of Woz's Steve Jobs would have amounted to much less.
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By DamianS (Feb 10, 2013)
Lol. haters got to hate.
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By tompabes2 (Feb 11, 2013)
I guess that it is Jobs who should thank God that he found someone who was able to build a computer, otherwise he wouldn't have had anything to sell. Then, with the money made from Apple and AppleII, he could buy the Xerox labs user interface that was later used in the Macintosh. And that's where Wozniak suddendly became useless. In any case, Jobs has been only a (very) good entrepreneur, able to sell other people's ideas and work. So I'd say that, between Woz and Jobs, it's 50% each.
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By billorg (Feb 9, 2013)
I knew they had stopped innovating the first day I spent with my iphone 5 (upgraded from a 3Gs). I gained nothing of use in the 5 and was sorry I got it. 6 months later I got a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 out of frustration and boredom with the 5 and looked forward to learning the Android OS, but there were too many problems so I returned it and was actually happy to get back to the 5. Apple needs to allow Flash, make it bigger and give us removable storage and a replaceable battery - then they will be on a more equal playing field (although Android doesn't support Flash anymore either, however you can find old versions that you can install on the Samsung which do work fine, for now at least)
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You are correct - although Andriod's support of flash is not a reflection on flash, but the fact the Apples body slam on flash essentially killed it on the web - so why work on supporting it in new versions of anything? Sorry to say as all the good things about flash were a threat to Apples control of iOS... And it was flash, Macromedia, and now it's owner Adobe that kept apple alive for 10 years working in every graphics department. I am pretty sure apple would not be where it was today without all that support over the years from Adobe and the graphics community - ALL a mute point now...
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By MikeInNJ (Feb 8, 2013)
The Woz had publically stated a number of times how much he likes the new Microsoft Windows 8 phones.
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By Joe Ogiba (Feb 8, 2013)
I have many Apple products but my current phone is the Verizon HTC Droid DNA with 5" 1080p display (441ppi) , wireless charging and beats audio that sounds better than any mobile music player I have tried with my Etymotic Research ER-4P earbuds. Back in June 2010 when the iPhone 4 came out I thought it was ahead of Android phones but today I think they lost the advantage they had back then. The iPhone 5 is the best 4" phone but I think the 5" 1080p display will be the standard soon in premium smartphones like the coming Samsung Galaxy S4.
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By SiliconVoid (Feb 9, 2013)
A significant portion of the iPhone popularity is the smaller size.
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By joe6pack (Feb 8, 2013)
As much as I respect Woz as the ultimate geek. He is not much of a visionary. What he did in the interview is simply pointing out the obvious. Apple is losing market share to Samsung, and Android in general.
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That is obvious although they haven't really started lowering their prices to compete - and they have the highest profit margin out there. It will be interesting to see how things play out. They really screwed up in Oct when the news said "Samsung Galaxy is the #1 phone" that gave Samsung way more market credit as if you added up the iphone 4 & 5 sales - essentially the same product - they beat Samsung. Not defending Apple, but this "top of the hill" for being .01% higher news environment is rediculous.
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By SRT201 (Feb 8, 2013)
Yeah sure... just jealousy from another Android fan-boy, Apple hater... oh wait I guess that doesn't apply. :-)
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With Intel, Qualcomm, Sony and Samsung joining a host of upstarts crowding the Consumer Electronics Show with new launches, the hype around tech wearables has quickly led to some backlash around their potential mass appeal.
Many stories questioning tech wearable's potential bring up three basic hurdles toward mass adoption:
Function & Fashion: Like watches, eyeglasses, and other products in the past, "smart" wearables have to be functional but also attractive enough to be flattering to a person's appearance. Google Glass appears to face a long wait before avoiding stares in public, but so do smartwatches with screens equal to some smartphones. Beyond watches, bracelets and glasses, tech wearables now include brooches, visors, necklaces, bras, pants and even socks. Fashion and jewelry makers are being recruited to increase the aesthetic appeal.
Usefulness: Already questioned is the need for all the functions on the increasingly-popular fitness trackers, represented by Jawbone, Fitbit and Nike Fuelband. They may measure heart rate, body temperature, respiratory rate, sleep patterns, workout intensity, location and speed. Many glasses-like headsets and smartwatches also boast the same features as smartphones — promising instant notifications of e-mails, texts, tweets as well as enhanced video, camera, music playlist and GPS-tracking capabilities. Some act like virtual assistants. Options for pets and infants are also now available.
Writes Mike Cassidy for the San Jose Mercury News, "It's hard to believe that all that many people want to talk into their wristwatches aka Dick Tracy, rather than into a headset or the phone itself; or that people who don't have to wear glasses want to wear glasses so they can see the internet every walking and waking minute."
Internet Obsession Fears: Already concerned about their addiction to smartphones, some consumers worry that more sophisticated and accessible wearable devices will make them even more obsessed with the "internet of things." In a blog entry on Google+, tech pundit and early Google Glass adopter, Robert Scoble, wrote, "People are scared of losing their humanness. What makes them human. I get questions all the time about whether the internet will decide everything in life for us and what that means."
The brief counterargument is that all major technological advances — personal computers, the iPod, smartphones, tablets, etc. — similarly faced doubts over their mass appeal. Future advances will make them less expensive, more appealing, purposeful and ultimately an indispensible part of living. The rumored Apple iWatch's arrival is expected to particularly help launch the category.
"For most of my career, computing has been something you hold in your hand, maybe have in your pocket or that sits on your desk," said Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel in opening keynote at the CES show. "That idea is about to be transformed."
Which of the three hurdles identified in the article will be the biggest for tech wearables to overcome before achieving mass appeal?
Don't believe the hype! Wearables, at this stage, are a fad. How many are you going to have Google Glass, Fitbit Flex, or a Galaxy smartwatch plus your smartphone? Individually they all serve a purpose, but are you going to really wear more than one...say Glass and a watch?
I've been testing the Fitbit Force for 3 months. So now I have a 'watch' on both wrists. While it is nice to know the degrees of slothfulness each day, I find annoying to have to enter how much water you've had, what your weight is, etc. When that device can tell me how many calories I've CONSUMED by scanning my skin then it is useful.
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Like most technological innovations, wearable technology will face a steep growth curve before being widely adopted. As greater functionality is brought to wearables, consumers will begin to embrace these gadgets. And as they are embraced, the costs will decrease. Look for Millennials to lead the way.
Wearable technologies will go through the same gauntlet that other technologies have passed toward mass adoption. The end result is that these technologies will be ubiquitous. The speed in which they are accepted is directly proportional to the value (real or perceived) that they bring to the customer. Talking into your wrist watch is not going to get it done.
I believe the great opportunity lies in the merging of fashion, biometrics and e-medicine. I believe there is tremendous and invaluable potential in health monitoring and early diagnosis. Diabetes, Epilepsy, heart conditions, chronic pain are just a few afflictions where wearable monitoring and delivery technologies could dramatically improve life.
Technology companies are a little like lemmings. One does something so they all feel compelled to do it too. Wearables are the latest tech craze and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, whether or not they have a product that actually brings a real benefit to the consumer. If people find a real benefit, such as the transition from laptop to tablet, then maybe some of the myriad of wearables with become a mainstream device.
Wearables are at about the same stage as connected home concepts (ala Google's acquisition of Nest). Throwing things at the wall at this stage, but refinements will bring wider adoption. With wider adoption will come lower prices and....
It's not "in" or "out," it's all in the iteration.
The most hopeful wearable technology will solve verticalized problems - like heads up displays for use in sports like skiing and that's because they add value and solve real problems.
The health related wearables will appeal to folks who are obsessive about their health, the quantifiable health crowd. Or folks who have a real need to make lifestyle changes, folks with chronic problems.
The examples I gave are niche and linked to audiences that care about contextual statistics like:
To achieve mass adoption, we need to evolve past the product centric phases (we call them wearables) to the mass appeal; novices get the value phase. But to get there, the early phase machinations must happen:
The mass break out will probably originate out of the empty space - predicted future headline:
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Yes, they face some more hurdles, but they will be overcome when they merge into one device that solves a need/want. Do you really "need" a smartphone? The biggest challenge I see is making a device solve a need and just as important being fashionable. Likely to be in the health monitoring arena/military/police first. If my child had diabetes, you bet I would want to be able to look at a wristband to see how there glucose level was doing.
Just watch Continuum to see where this go - wearable armor, stress detectors to detect lying, etc.
Another challenge might be in the workforce - do you want to wear a device that monitors what you are doing all the time if it reports back to your employer?
Wearable tech will go mainstream. The first things to scale may not be things that require us to explicitly choose and buy them like Google glasses, but items that have tech integrated in a less visible way.
The path to adoption will also be different depending on whether the value add is health monitoring like blood pressure, glucose or bacteria, exercise monitoring, communication and connectivity or all the other dimensions being developed.
I think this will happen more rapidly than we imagine as employers, healthcare providers, insurers and so on further drive the incentives.
Matthew Keylock, Senior Vice President, New Business Development and Partnerships, dunnhumbyUSA
A lot of the hundreds of millions being spent in this arena is just fuel for a fire that will rage in fits and starts for years. The bottom line is that people have five senses and about 20 sensations, all of which can serve as I/O for the human. The eyes are the #1 human I/O device, and the ears #2, each with their powerful uses - but distinct.
Think of a smartphone of any type - including watches or whatever - as essentially a communication link to "the cloud" where all the information in the universe can potentially exist, and a good deal already exists there. Then think of the human with all their senses and sensations, plus their on-board natural computer, the brain and body, linked through the smartphone to all the rest.
Marketers (and others) are going ballistic over the possibilities, most with VERY poor understanding of human nature, many obviously projecting from themselves to the universe of beings. It's a recipe for the waste of billions of dollars on what is effectively SPAM!!!
I've written more on this at the Wharton Future of Advertising 2020 program.
But one HUGE issue is simply size - not just relevance. People are NOT going to be getting huge or tiny, we're here to stay in a fairly limited size range. That is relevant to the modalities. Non-SPAM content - taken in its broadest sense - is a larger issue.
Herb Sorensen, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor Kantar Retail; Adjunct Ehrenberg-Bass, Shopper Scientist LLC
Ultimately, I think the very concept of "wearable technologies" will seem quaint. By that, I mean technology will just be a part of apparel and accessories that contributes a certain feature set. It's like fabric technology...no one really thinks about the technology, they just think "these are pants that breathe really well."
Jonathan Marek, Senior Vice President, Applied Predictive Technologies
It seems if the use cases are additive to the consumer experience, versus just a different form factor for a function you might source from a smartphone, the more likely adoption will happen quickly.
The fashion aspect could also play a huge role in adoption; for example, were celebrities with mass appeal to promote and be seen publicly with wearable tech, it could greatly affect the take up.
Battery life could also be a big factor in take up for convenience but also to avoid the "hassle" perception with ensuring something you plan to wear is ready to go.
From a tech point of view, the data collection potential to provide personal analytics is interesting. I'm not sure how consumers would receive personal, wearable devices as ad delivery platforms though - you can be sure that will come at some point.
Gib Bassett, Retail and Consumer Goods Industry Principal, Oracle
A quick look around and/or in the mirror will quickly divulge that wearable technology has been a part of consumer life for some time now. First beepers on our belts and now ear-phones. If more communication power is available on the wrist or within a pair of eye lenses then these items will be purchased by the millions and worn every day by the consumer. These information technologies and their future offspring, implants and/or whatever, are simply a matter of time and economy of scale. To believe otherwise is a mistake that will allow the competition to pass you by.
Wearable technology is the future, as consumers will be attracted to solutions that enable them move ever more fluidly between technology and the physical world. The more accessible the solution makes the technology, the better.
That isn't to say all wearable tech is created equal. I see Google Glass like Segway - revolutionary idea but with little real world utility in its current form. The potential for distraction and the physical altering of one's appearance are hurdles too high for mass adoption. But Google smart contact lenses - very applicable!
As a Pebble owner, I can vouch for the fact that smart watches have potential to completely change and improve the way we receive and send content. It has allowed me to keep my phone in my pocket and out of sight, and my hands free, while still being able to monitor for urgent calls, emails or texts, or even to see when my wife has added something to our shared shopping list (we use AnyList).
For marketers, the opportunities are endless. Consider the potential for marrying tech like iBeacon, to wearable tech - as you approach an item on your shopping list, an instant coupon pops up on your watch. Or to alert you that a favorite item is on sale.
It's easier to dismiss the category as a fad now, but many thought that true of the horseless carriage...or the iPod.
Daniel Silverman, Global Head of Business Consulting Services, Clavis Insight
If anything, hurdles towards mass adoption will be less for wearables due to the road already paved by the last decade of ever-smaller, ever more powerful devices the vast majority now use without question. It is possible that Apple's iWatch may launch mainstream use of the next wave, or possible the next generation of Google Glass. Or it could be something else. But, no question, it will come. And it will surprise us with it's speed of adoption and serve as a launchpad to the next several leaps forward.
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TheStreet) -- Banks are growing loans, though whether they are growing them fast enough depends on your point of view and, not surprisingly, which data you choose to emphasize. Reports this week from UBS and Keefe Bruyette & Woods both point to increasing loan growth among banks, arguing the trend bodes well for the banking sector. On the other hand, a report by Bloomberg makes the case that the growth in loans isn't keeping up with the growth in deposits. Instead, the report contends, the vast bulk of the new deposits are going into purchases of U.S. Treasury and Agency securities.Bloomberg cites Federal Reserve data from the two month period ending July 31, noting that business lending rose 0.7% to $7.11 trillion, while deposits grew 3.3% to $8.88 trillion over the same period. That gap is a "record" and "growing at its fastest pace in two years," according to Bloomberg. The message that story conveys is that the economy is stalling because banks are afraid of taking risk and are stashing the deposits they receive in Treasuries. UBS, on the other hand, argues that "the conditions continue to be favorable for large-cap commercial banks to continue above average loan growth despite the higher-risk for economic slowdown." The report then points to historical data suggesting loan growth typically exceeds GDP growth during periods of economic recovery. In a sense everyone is right. While Bloomberg's story emphasizes bank's hoarding behavior, it also cites analyst David Hendler of Creditsights, who notes that it can't go on forever as returns from Treasuries get punier all the time. It also cites an Aug. 6 Federal Reserve survey in which banks say they are easing their lending standards. Puzzling though the data may appear, on the whole the news is positive for banks and the U.S. economy. But there's no telling how soon the rest of us will feel the impact, and its nothing a European crisis can't undo. -- Written by Dan Freed in New York. Follow this writer on Twitter.NEW YORK (
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South Africa is a nation fashioned from the fabric of contradictions. These contradictions are visible on every level of life, and politics are no exception.
South Africa is a constitutional democracy – and yet it has traditional monarchs. Nominally, traditional tribal kings and queens are symbolic figureheads with little political power, charged with acting as arbitrators in local disputes and with advising Parliament on issues of customary law through the National House of Traditional Leaders. But in the lives of rural population traditional authority structures retain very real powers.
In July 2010, South African government decided to reduce the number of traditional kingdoms. Six of thirteen traditional monarchies have been scraped. They will not be terminated immediately, but will end when the incumbent ruler dies, with their successors becoming lower-ranking leaders.
The six traditional kingdoms to be phased out are:
- The Batlokwa ba Mota (Free State)
- The Bakwena baMopeli (Free State)
- The AmaRharhabe (Eastern Cape)
- The AmaMpondo ase-Nyandeni (Eastern Cape )
- The AbaThembu base-Rhode in the Eastern Cape
- The Ndzundza Mabhoko (Mpumalanga)
The seven that remain recognised as kingdoms are:
- The AbaThembu (Eastern Cape)
- The AmaXhosa (Eastern Cape)
- The AmaMpondo (Eastern Cape)
- The AmaZulu (KwaZulu-Natal)
- The BaPedi ba Maroteng (Limpopo)
- The VhaVenda (Limpopo)
- The AmaNdebele (Mpumalanga)
Prior to this decision, the government conducted a six-year long study into the traditional monarchies. The conclusion was that some of them were artificial creations of the apartheid regime, used as a part of "divide and rule" strategy to weaken black leaders. Phasing them out was presented as correcting the wrongs of the past.
The move was primarily motivated by the desire to curb tensions among rival leaders. It will also have another beneficial side effect: it will mean savings for the South African taxpayer, because each monarchy is subsidised by the government.
Not all of the "deposed" monarchs are ready to accept their demotion. Some of them are taking steps to fight the decision. For example, the Ndamase royal family (from the AmaMpondo ase-Nyandeni in Eastern Cape) is going to court in August 2010.
The reduction in the number of traditional monarchs does not even touch on an issue that is becoming more and more controversial in South African society: the difficulty of reconciling the prerogatives of unelected traditional leaders with the requirements of a modern democratic nation.
Local media recently reported that forty men and women from remote communities appealed to the Parliament to scrap the powers of traditional kings and queens. They say that the whole system makes it very difficult for "ordinary" people to challenge possible abuses of power. In the words on one man, "we feel as subjects instead of as full citizens", because, "if you are summoned by the chief and you fail to appear before him, then the chief can take away your residential rights or force you to work in his mealie (maize) fields for a certain period", says one man.
Rural women are especially affected. They are denied the right to own communal land. They are also not allowed to speak in traditional courts; instead, they have to be represented by a male relative.
Even some of the people who hold dear traditional customs, like paying lobola or never arguing with elders in public, think that South Africa must do away with traditional chiefs and royal houses. In this day and age, according to them, these institutions serve no purpose and are instead a drain on scarce economic resources and a hinderance to democracry.
And former president Nelson Mandela said years ago: "The reversion to tribal rule might isolate the democratic leadership from the masses and bring about the destruction of that leadership as well as of the liberation organisations".
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- Use your aquila to clear out the large group of creatures in front of you activate the next cut scene to encounter the robotic sawblade enemy, then roll backwards to dodge each of the demon's attacks and sprint in close to attack his vulnerable pelvis area.
- Continue striking the sawblade demon's vulnerable pelivs and dodging his arm swipes until the enemy explodes, then defeat the next group of creatures to emerge from the ground and activate a short cut scene.
- Afterwards, use the next series of angel lifts above to reach the wooden platform at the top and follow the on-screen instructions to throw your aquila at the patch of blue vines in front of you.
- Cut through the blue vines across from you and use the next angel lift to enter the building ahead, then smash through the red doorway in the corner and use the divinity statue to purchase any necessary items or upgrades.
- Smash the red indicator on the floor to land on the next level below and cut down the blue vines in the corner, then use your aquila to slice through a second patch of blue vines across from you and double-jump-boost over the gap to collect the star.
- Turn around to drop through the previous hole and smash open the red doorway in the corner to activate a short cut scene, then proceed forward down the hall to and turn left to approach the indicated spot on the floor.
- Smash down through the floor to land on the level below and break open the red dooryway in the corner to activate another short cut scene, then drop into the next room and jump over the sawblade demon's first shockwave attack.
- Remain at a safe distance and use your aquila to eliminate the surrounding enemies in the room, then finish defeating the saw blade demon at close-range to encounter the witch and tyrant that appear afterwards.
- Stay on the move with evasive rolling maneuvers and use your aquila to defeat the remaining demons in the room, then exit through the doorway that becomes unblocked and descend the next set of steps.
- Proceed through the next doorway that is blown open to continue forward through the hall and enter the room at the end, then free the lost soul stuck in the wall and use your aquila to defeat another group of demons.
- Slice through the patch of blues vines above and use angel lift to land in the next room, then fire your pistols to destroy the shards that appear ahead and activate demon trigger to eliminate the enemy wave that follows.
- Exit the room to descend the stairs and make a right at the bottom to pass in front of the open doorway, then turn right again in the red-lit corner to proceed through the corridor ahead and stop at the dead end that appears.
- Turn around to eliminate the next enemy and free the lost soul embedded in the wall, then return to the previous open doorway and head forward through the hall to descend the staircase in the left corner at the end.
- Visit the divinity statue at the bottom of the steps to purchase any necessary items and upgrades, then move through the open doorway on the left to climb the next staircase beside you and collect the Small Devil Trigger Star at the top.
- Make your way back down the steps to turn left at the bottom and proceed through the corridor ahead to enter the next room below, then eliminate the enemies that crop up in front of you and use the aquila or combination strikes at close-range to defeat the sawblade demon.
- Continue moving forward across the room to activate a cut scene and encounter the red-masked demon armed with swords, then roll towards this enemy consistently to stay within close-range at all times and attack with the aquila and various other combination strikes.
- Each time the red-masked enemy disappears into his portal, roll sideways repeatedly until he reappears and quickly approach him at close-range to continue your assault.
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John Cusack, continuing his run of taking on random projects such as the international comedy "Dictablanda," the period drama "The Paperboy," the serial killer flick "The Frozen Ground" and the upcoming gothic crime pic "The Raven" (which actually looks pretty decent), will team with Jackass member Johnny Knoxville for the laffer "Carnaval." Penned by former agent David Styne and re-written by Josh Stern who will also direct, the story centers on a sports scout (Cusack) who heads to Rio during Carnaval to sign the the world's best soccer player, only to have the plan fouled up by his musician best friend (Knoxville) who tags along, and winds up sleeping with the footie star's girlfriend. OOPS.
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Excedrin and vicodin during pregnancy?
During my first pregnancy around the 4th month I started getting migraines that tylenol didn't help at all. I asked my doctor for an alternative and she said to take excedrin. I didn't question it at all and was relieved when it worked. I took it every day for months and had a healthy baby girl. Now I'm pregnant again and with a different doctor. I started getting the migraines once more during my 4th month and asked if I could tak excedrin again. The doctor was horrified and said NO WAY. Curious, I looked it up online and saw that aspirin can cause heart defects in the fetus plus bleeding in the mother. Has anyone ever been prescribed excedrin during pregnancy? My doctor said the only other option besides tylenol is vicodin (which I can only take in limited amounts). I'm desperate for some other alternatives. I've already tried every other natural option (water, cold packs etc) and I'm confused why one doctor would think excedrin is ok and one wouldnt. Help!
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I am pregnat and have the same issue. FYI there is an Excedrin Tension Headache that is aspirin free. I just bought because I left my prescription at home.posted 02/12/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
I have had a migraine for the past three days and have tried everything, with no results. I just called my doctor and he said it was fine to take one excedrin as long as I drank lots of water with it and didn't make it an everyday thing.posted 03/04/2009 by Erica_Kelley
I had horrible migraines with my first pregnancy and just suffered through them taking just tylenol (which did nothing). They came back with my second baby and I had a new doctor who told me to try and caffeinated drink along with tylenol at the same time to help relieve pregnancy migraines. It worked beautifully! When you are pregnant, you have an increased amount of blood flowing through your veins, which stay the same diameter as they are when you have less blood flow. Long story short, you have more blood flowing through narrow veins in your head and the headaches are very painful. Caffeine, however, is a vasodiolator which means it thins the blood and helps to increase the vein size which relieves the pressure. Then the tylenol can attack the pain better. Give it a try- a little bit of caffeine is certainly better for the baby than vicodin. Hope it helps - even just some of the time!posted 08/09/2008 by Oscar7
I almost 14 weeks pregnant and I've had a headache for 5 days due to the weather climate change. Tylenol was like taking candy...it didnt touch it at all. I work at a OB/GYN and I asked 2 of my doctors and they said it was fine just not on a regular basis and it did work for me.posted 08/24/2010 by pregnantwno2
I am 12 weeks pregnant and have had a lifetime of migraines. I use to take Maxalt and since I have become pregnant obviously I cannot take that any longer. I asked my Dr and the nurses and they all said as long as I ate something, drank lots of water I could take 1 Excedrin. If I can catch it in enough time this usually will end the migraine. But I was nervous too looking at all the information online about the risks and such. I am at a new Dr and have asked the nurses there and they said the same thing, so until I hear otherwise I will keep using it but just when they are bad. I have not asked her for vicodin as I have never used it before and am not sure of the side effects on me. Has this worked for anyone? Does it make you really tired and unable to do anything for hours/days? Just scared it is going to knock me out cold!posted 10/21/2008 by 206Mom
I Have a 10 mo. Old and am 8 wks pregnant. Migraines with both. 4 day, debilitating, nauseating migraines. My doc prescribed a combination of zofran, magnesium, and Sudafed. Didn't always completely get rid of the migraines, but made most of the time, or made them much more tolerable.posted 01/14/2015 by heatherbrownyoga
Tylenol does not contain caffeine.posted 03/18/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
My doctor said excedrin was fine...he has told me this since I was 8 weeks along. I only take 1 when I have to! and for a while I stopped because I thought he was crazy and he reassured me it was fine...I have a headache almost everyday and I'm 20 weeks, almost 21. They have let up some but I have almost gotten used to them. My husband however has not. ;)posted 09/01/2011 by LaceeLW
tylenol doesnt contain caffeine.posted 01/02/2011 by kauffmansgirl69
FYI-Tylenol does not contain caffeine.posted 11/08/2010 by tjordan71577
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When I drop to the small chainring on the front three sprockets, I have had the chain go completely off and drop into the frame three times this week. I also notice I need to have the trim clicked to the slight trim position all the time or I hear chatter. This makes me thing I need to adjust the deraileiur to the outside just slightly.
I have had the bike since June and have put over 500 miles on it, so it doesn't surprise me it needs an adjustment.
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The first picture of your girl shows that she has a nice waist. What is her name? I think her weight is close to ideal. Our Elliot is a tall boy too, 27 inches at the shoulders. His ideal weight is 85 lbs. It is important to keep the big dogs lean to reduce joint problems. We feed Elliot 3 cups of grain-free Fromm a day and he eats fast too. Roxy is our poop eater but she looses interest if I keep the yard clean.
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Am adding a link to this chart. It will help you evaluate her body on an ongoing basis and you tweak her intake accordingly. I find it very helpful: http://www.purinaveterinarydiets.com.../dog_chart.pdf
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My Ryley was 27.5 inches... Very tall - at his heaviest he was 86 and with that frame never looked tubby.
Have you thought about raw feeding? With extra veggies? Ryley was not hungry but the raw improved his coat and eyes and seemed to fill him up. His ideal weight of 74 - 76 he was eating 3/4pound mixed raw twice a day.
At 72 he was skinny with ribs sticking out - this is in case anyone says he was overweight in any of the 70 lb range..
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Her name is Honey... and she is definitely a very happy girl. I could (and do!) learn a lot from her on a daily basis about living in the moment, gratitude, patience and the list goes on. They are such great companions.
It's silly that I didn't immediately start thinking about changes I might've made around the time that I began noticing a shift in her mood/behavior. I was actually thinking of my other dog (also a Golden) who has been EXTREMELY itchy... this started around the same time I began noticing changes in Honey's mannerisms. I switched the variety of food I was giving them from Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream formula to TOTW High Prairie right around that time as well. I think I'm going to try switching them back to see if that resolves the issue. Of course if it doesn't, Honey will have to take a trip over to the vet... much to her displeasure.
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Just wanted to mention: I have been feeding the same food for quite a while. My female golden mix needed to lose a little weight so I reduced her food. What I didn't realize was that, at about the same time I reduced her food, the company had changed the food and reduced the calories. Of course the 'new' packaging was very similar to the old packaging, so there was nothing to 'alert' me to the change. Poor girl got double 'whammied' and yes, it certainly changed her behavior! she was not a happy camper.
I think every dog is different and it depends on the food too. When we had Sawyer on TOTW (Lamb) he was so skinny so we upped his food to 4 cups a day and he just didn't seem to put on any weight. He is also very active.
We switched him to Acana and he gets 3 cups a day and is now holding a steady weight of 68lbs. I think he was 61-62 before the food switch. I think you just have to try different things and find out what works for you.
And Sawyer always acts like he is starving too. In fact he won't let us sleep in on the weekends until he is fed his breakfast promptly at 6am. He will paw at us and whine until he gets fed. Then he can go back to sleep and so can we.
Thanks everyone! I'm just about to head out to the store to pick up a bag of Acana (gonna try something different ), but I wanted to post a picture of Honey from above (boy is she hard to catch holding still!)... I think she's put on a couple pounds since summer. Clearly my fault!
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Did you watch the season premiere of "It's a Brad, Brad World" on Bravo last night? I only caught the tail end, but I think it's going on the DVR schedule (along with Love & Hip Hop, Top Chef, and Jem) mainly because of Brad's excellent wardrobe. He had me at the Dolce & Gabbana sequin blazer he wore (with blinging loafers!) to the US Weekly "Hot in Hollywood" party last April. The paillettes are reversible–just ruffle them and you've got a silver jacket! Team Over-the-Top in 2012!
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%Copyright (C) 2012 Zoltan Szabo ("http://nipg.inf.elte.hu/szzoli", "szzoli (at) cs (dot) elte (dot) hu")
%This file is part of the ITE (Information Theoretical Estimators) Matlab/Octave toolbox.
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Re: WWE 2005: The Aftermath of WrestleMania 21
Raw for February 27th:
*Highlights of last weeks show is shown*
*Opening Video and Pyro is done*
Jim Ross: With just five days away from Saturday Nights Main Event, we welcome you to the Worlds Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, and we welcome you to Monday Night Raw! Im Jim Ross and Im joined by Jerry the King Lawler! King, what a night, its going to be!
Jerry Lawler: You said it, Ross. What a main event. Kurt Angle and Bret Hart, who will be facing each other this Saturday Night, will team up to take on Triple H and the World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels!
Jim Ross: Speaking of Michaels and Hart, the two will be signing the WrestleMania contract tonight. Its so big, that both Raw GM, Jonathan Carter and WWE Chairman, Mr. McMahon, will be overseeing the event.
Jerry Lawler: WrestleMania is less than four weeks away, and the crowd cant wait for it.
*Glass Shatters hits and out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin to a huge pop*
Jim Ross: What an ovation for the Rattlesnake!
*Austin does his signature salute to the crowd before getting a mike*
Stone Cold: Cut the music! I said cut the music!
*Music is cut*
Stone Cold: Two weeks ago, I came out here and I said a few things. I mentioned how big of a career I have had. I mentioned how at WrestleMania, I won the title three times. I spoke on how, I carried this company on my back, during the Attitude Era, and I spoke on how I want to face and end the undefeated streak of The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXII!
*Big pop*
Stone Cold: Well Deadman, I gave you two weeks. I know youre back there, so lets stop with the game playing, and come on out.
*Nothing happens*
Stone Cold: Taker, listen to me. This isnt about titles, it isnt about none of that. Its about your streak, and how youre 13-0. Why, thats because youve never stepped in the ring at Mania with the Rattlesnake. The man that whipped Shawn Michaelss ass all over Boston, eight years ago. The man, who beat the living hell out of The Rock twice and beat him for his title! Taker, when I look in the eyes of you, I see nothing more, than a guy, who pretends that he is invicible, and cant be touched! I see a fool. I see someone, who is scared to go one on one with the Rattlesnake! I see someone who
*Graveyard Symphony hits and out comes The Undertaker in classic Taker style to an enormous pop*
Jerry Lawler: JR, this place is going wild for the Undertaker!
*Taker gets in the ring, does his thing and gets a mike*
Stone Cold: So Taker, what its going to be?
Taker: Austin, me and you go back a long ways. Me and you fought back in 97, and at 98 at Summerslam, right here in this very arena, me and you went through hell and back, for the WWE Championship! In the end, you were the victor. Me and you fought in 99, and this time I walked away with the title. You see while I respect you a lot Steve, the fact is that I am undefeated at Mania. It doesnt matter who you are, I will defeat you at Mania. Steve, you want me at Mania, you got me!
*Huge pop from the crowd*
Jim Ross: By gawd, its on!
Stone Cold: Taker, at WrestleMania, your streak will indeed rest in peace!
*Mixed Reaction*
Taker: Really?
Stone Cold: Yeah!
Taker: Austin, at Mania, I will remain undefeated, and you will Rest In.. Pea
*Austin kicks Taker in the midsection and nails the Stunner on The Undertaker in the middle of the ring, and the crowd is in disbelief. Austin leaves the ring to a mixed reaction*
Jim Ross: Im shocked! Stone Cold just stunned The Undertaker!
Jerry Lawler: I hope, Steve knows what hes doing.
*Todd Grisham is with Raw General Manager, Jonathan Carter*
Todd Grisham: Jonathan, last time you were here in this arena, you were escorted out of here by security in handcuffs. Tonight, you and Mr. McMahon will be overseeing the contract signing for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. My question is, how on earth do you plan, to keep everything under control, especially after what just happened to The Undertaker from Stone Cold Steve Austin?
Jonathan Carter: Well, Todd tonight is going to be a crazy night. The Tag Team Titles will be decided when AJ and Shelton defend the titles against Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam!
*Huge Pop from the crowd*
Jonathan Carter: However theres not much I can say. Its wild and crazy and unpredictable unlike the B show, Smackdown! Teddy Long, realize this, Raw is the dominant brand! At WrestleMania, Raw will be the brand that reigns supreme!
Jim Ross: Well when we come back, Molly Holly will be facing Lita!
Jerry Lawler: I cant wait!
*Commercials-3 Minutes*
Jim Ross: Welcome back to Raw folks, and lets send it to Lillian!
*Lillian does the intros*
Match 1:
Molly v. Lita
Great opening match as both divas who are well experienced put on a performance that the Garden crowd wont forget though. A lot of chain wrestling and the finish of the match sees Molly nailing a jumping leg breaker slam from off of the top rope and Molly gets the W at the 8:14 mark!
Lillian Garcia: The winner of the match, Molly Holly! MT-8:14
*Molly gets up and leaves the ring, as we cut to the back and we see The Coach with RVD and Chris Benoit*
The Coach: Im the Coach, and Im with Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam!
*Huge Pop*
The Coach: Now guys, you two were opponents at No Way Out, and tonight youre partners. Rob, this arena has great history for you, as you won the World Heavyweight Championship, about two years ago at WrestleMania XX! Tonight though, can you two coexist and become the new Tag Team Champions?
Chris Benoit: While I did lose to Rob in my hometown at No Way Out, that was then and this is now. Tonight, Ill put my problems with Rob aside and Ill go out and make either Shelton or AJ tap and become the new champs!
Coach: Rob, any words?
RVD: Well, Coach, just like Chris, tonight is about the belts. Well settle our problems later! All I know, here in NYC, R-V-D is leaving here as one half of the NEW World Tag Team Champions!
The Coach: Well good luck, guys!
*Both men leave*
Jim Ross: Well folks, that match is up next!
*Commercials-3 Minutes*
Jerry Lawler: Welcome back to Raw folks, live from Madison Square Garden!
*Lillian does the introductions*
Match 2-World Tag Team Championships:
AJ Styles/Shelton Benjamin(c) v. Benoit/RVD
This match is the champs toughest defense since winning the belts, as they are mostly dominated throughout the most part of the match. However the champs do get some offense going, and is able to quickly get back in the match. Finish comes when RVD who just getting back to his feet, accidentally pulls Benoit, which leads to Benjamin nailing the T-Bone Suplex. Styles nails the 450 from off of the ropes, and gets the victory at the 17:49 mark!
Lillian Garcia: The winners of the match, and STILL the World Tag Team Champions, Shelton Benjamin and AJ Styles! MT-17:49
Jim Ross: Styles and Benjamin get lucky once again and are on a roll as they remain the champs!
Jerry Lawler: But looks whats going on in the ring.
*RVD and Benoit are talking, and Benoit is furious. Benoit shoves RVD and the two begin to brawl. RVD gets the advantage and floors Benoit with a kick. RVD goes up to the top and goes for the Five Star Frog Splash. Benoit moves, and RVD eats the mat. RVD gets up and is put in the crossface by Benoit. After a couple of seconds, RVD taps out. Benoit then gets up and the MSG crowd is going nuts for Benoit. Benoit then picks up RVDs IC belt, before dropping it back down*
Jim Ross: My gawd, its insane here tonight, with partners going crazy on each other.
Jerry Lawler: Calm down, JR.
Jim Ross: Well when we come back, a special Interpromotional Tag Team Match will take place, as you can say were going to have a blast from the past if you will as Matt and Jeff Hardy will team up and face Edge and Christian! Well be right back!
*Commercials-4 Minutes*
Jim Ross: New York City has been on its feet all night, and its about to get even louder here tonight.
*Lillian does the introductions*
Match 3-Interpromotional Tag Team Match:
The Hardy Boyz v. E&C
Its 2001 once again as both teams work like magic in the ring, and provide the Garden the MOTN. Matt and Edge brawl throughout the ringside and both teams fight in the crowd. After a bunch of spots, and 16 minutes of pure tag team action, Jeff Hardy nails the Swanton Bomb on Christian and gets the three count, and Matt and Jeff are the winners of this match at the 16:09 mark!
Lillian Garcia: The winners of this match, Matt, Jeff, The Hardy Boyz! MT-16:09
Jim Ross: What a match! Matt and Jeff Hardy put on hell of a performance, and The Garden is on its feet!
Jerry Lawler: Trust me, neither Edge nor Christian is going to take this lying down!
Jim Ross: Well folks, when we come back, we will have the contract signing between the World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels and his challenger, the future Hall of Famer, Bret the Hitman Hart!
Jerry Lawler: Well be right back!
*Commercials-3 Minutes*
*No Chance hits and out comes WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon*
*The Way I Am hits and out comes, RAW GM, Jonathan Carter to a big pop*
Jonathan Carter: Well, its that time, folks. Its time for the contract signing for Mania, for the World Heavyweight Championship. Well, since these two have so much personal problems, Vince and I are out here to keep order.
Vince McMahon: So without further ado, please welcome the challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship, Bret the Hitman Hart!
*Hart Attack hits and MSG goes nuts for Bret Hart as he makes his way to the ring*
*Bret gets in the ring, and sits down at the table*
Jonathan Carter: And now introducing Brets opponent, the Showstopper, The World Heavyweight Champion, Mr. WrestleMania himself, The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels!
*Break it Down hits and out comes HBK to a bunch of heat. Michaels gets in the ring and refuses to take his eyes off of Bret.*
Vince McMahon: Alright, gentlemen, you two have both read the contracts along with your lawyers earlier on, so lets get down to business. Bret, since you are the challenger, I ask that you sign first.
*Bret goes to sign, but then drops the pen and picks up the mike*
Bret Hart: Madison Square Garden! New York City, how are you guys doing tonight?
*Huge pop followed by Bret chants*
Bret Hart: Yeah, it was right here, in MSG, on March 20, 1994, where I fought my late great brother, Owen, in one of the greatest steel cage and WrestleMania matches of all time. It also was the night where I beat the late great Yokozuna to become the WWE Champion!
*Huge pop and Owen chants are heard*
Bret Hart: Shawn, at WrestleMania XII, me and you wrestled in what is considered one of the best wrestling matches in the history of not only WrestleMania, but in wrestling period. Shawn, you beat me, but now, its personal. Its personal, and Shawn, in four short weeks, right in your backyard, Im going to beat and humiliate you, Shawn. Shawn, Im going to make you feel the pain I felt for the past nine years. I am going to make you feel what its like to be screwed. To be a case of controversy for years and years. Shawn, Im not going to stand here or sit here for the matter, and talk a bunch of crap. At WrestleMania XXII, Im going to kick your teeth down your throat, and leave Houston, as the new World Heavyweight Champion!
*Huge pop from the crowd. Bret looks at Shawn and then signs the contract*
Jonathan Carter: Alright Shawn, now is there anything youll like to say?
*Shawn now has a mike in hand*
Shawn Michaels: Jonathan, yes there is? Now, Bret, its been nine years, but yet you cant let the past be the past. Typical Canadian! Bret, youve shouldve stayed home in Calgary and held onto what left of your pathetic career. Bret, at Mania, I am going to do worst than what I did in Montreal. I am going to destroy you, right in MY OWN backyard! I am going to unleash a side of the Heartbreak Kid, that you nor anyone else has ever seen in their lives. And it all begins tonight in this ring, in the Main Event. Bret, its been three and a half years since Ive been the champ. Well, son, the Heartbreak Kid is the champ once again, and I have no plans of losing this belt anytime soon. At WrestleMania, you will see why, I am the Heartbreak Kid, The Showstopper, The Main Eventer, Mr. WrestleMania himself, The Five Time WWE Champion, Shawn Michaels!
[I]*Michaels then signs the contract*[/I
Vince McMahon: Well folks, the match is on! At WrestleMania XXII, the Raw Main Event will be Shawn Michaels defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Bret Hart!
*Immediately Bret knocks over the tables, and Shawn throws the chair out of the ring. Both men get right into each other faces, as security is now in the ring, with Carter and McMahon looking on. Both men look at each other, and Shawn goes to spit in the face of Bret, but Bret ducks and takes down Shawn. The two are now brawling, as security soon break it up. But Bret breaks through and knocks down Shawn again. The two continue, as security struggles for about a minute before finally getting order, between one another.*
Jonathan Carter: You know what, I cant have MY WrestleMania Main Event destroyed. Effective starting next week, live on Raw, from the Continental Airlines Arena, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Shawn Michaels you are prohibited from touching Bret Hart, unless its involved in a match. Bret, the same applies for you. This will be enforced until the match at Mania. If you fail to comply, Shawn, you will be stripped from your World Heavyweight Championship! Bret, if you fail to comply, you will be stripped of your title shot at WrestleMania, and if you both fail, not only will you two suffer the aforementioned consequences, you both will be suspended for four months, without pay! Now, get out of my ring!
Jim Ross: What an announcement from Jonathan Carter, as now the stakes have been set even higher!
Jerry Lawler: Well when we come back Ken Kennedy will face off against Muhammad Hassan, with the winner going to Money in the Bank at Mania!
*Commercials-3 Minutes*
Jim Ross: Folks, big news! Weve just received word during the break, that Dusty Rhodes has accepted the Nature Boys request, and the two will meet at WrestleMania!
Jerry Lawler: This will be one hell of a match!
*Lillian does the intros*
Match 4:
Ken Kennedy v. Muhammad Hassan
Kennedy is so over with the crowd, as Hassan is basically booed throughout the entire match. Decent match, but is rather short, as Kennedy wins with the Green Bay Plunge at the 8:05 mark!
Mr. Kennedy: The winner of the match, Mr .Kennedy Kennedy! MT-8:05
Jim Ross: So Ken Kennedy advances to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match and joins Batista and Smackdowns Christian!
Jerry Lawler: Well JR, the contract signing was done, but coming up next for the first time ever, Kurt Angle and Bret Hart will be teaming up to face Triple H and the World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels in tag team action.
Jim Ross: Well be right back!
*Commercials-4 Minutes*
*Smackdown Rebound is shown*
*Lillian does the introductions*
Main Event:
Hart/Angle v. Michaels(c)/HHH
Great tag team action as all four men work very well in the ring. A lot of brawling and technical wrestling as Michaels and Hart go all out against one another. Trips and Angle brawl as well. Finish sees Smackdowns Randy Orton coming through the crowd and nailing the RKO on Michaels. Hunter then comes back and nails the pedigree on Orton. Hunter turns around and is decked with the Clothesline from Hell from JBL. JBL poses around until hes nailed with the Rock Bottom from The Rock. Rock goes for the Peoples Elbow, but hes hit with the F-U from John Cena! Cena gets up and is nailed with the Angle Slam from Angle. Angle then makes the cover on Michaels! 1----2--------3!
Lillian Garcia: The winners of the match, Kurt Angle and Bret Hart! MT-22:00
Jim Ross: My god, the carnage here is unbelievable.
Jerry Lawler: Angle and Hart are just looking at one another, as this Saturday, for the first time, these two will meet in the ring!
Jim Ross: Well see you this Saturday Night in Indianapolis! Goodnight from the Garden!
*Show ends with everyone down except Bret and Angle who stare off against one another*
WWE News:
SNME Card will be finalized this Friday on Smackdown. There's a big possiblity that the Interpromotional Six-Man Tag Team Match will open the show!
SMNE will be two hours long, with the matches written in full.
WrestleMania XXII will be five hours long.
The next WM Commercial will be shown during SNME.
There's a good chance, that some matches will be announced for Mania at XXII.
Expect a JBL promo.
The Early Buyrates are in for No Way Out-405,000.
Smackdown Preview for March 3rd:
Just one night before Saturday Night's Main Event, Smackdown comes to you live from Madison Square Garden! What kind of mood will Randy Orton, Booker T, John Cena, and JBL be in, after what happened on Raw on Monday Night! Also the WWE Championship contract will be signed also. Match 3 of the Undisputed United States Championship series will take place as Y2J takes on Billy Kidman! Finally, the next MITB Qualifying Match will take place as The Miz takes on Matt Capotelli. All this and much more on Smackdown!
Smackdown will be posted most likely, tomorrow night! 1!
*PS* Renegade, come on, man. I need you to judge that match. 1!
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HIV-infected patients may soon be able to switch from a branded one-pill combination of antiretroviral drugs to a less expensive protocol that combines generic and branded drugs. Current guidelines recommend HIV-infected people take the single-pill combination of efavirenz (Sustiva), emtricitabine (Emtriva), and tenofovir (Viread). The cheaper three-pill regimen would include a generic version of efavirenz, lamivudine (similar to emtricitabine), and Atripla. According to Rochelle Walensky, MD, the United States could see a savings of $920 million in the first year if every U.S. resident on antiretroviral therapy switched to the three-pill generic regimen.
However, Walensky noted that it is harder to adhere to the schedule of taking three pills, and lack of adherence can make treatment less effective. In addition, there is evidence that lamivudine is less effective than emtricitabine, and patients are more likely to develop resistance to lamivudine.
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers compared the cost and effectiveness of no treatment with the recommended single pill dose, a three-pill regimen, and an intermediate treatment consisting of two pills. The two-pill alternative would include a generic form of efavirenz and a branded combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine (Truvada). An HIV-infected person who receives no treatment from age 43 has a life expectancy of 4.05 quality-adjusted life-years (QALY). The branded single-pill treatment results in 12.45 QALY, compared with 12.25 QALY for the two-pill intermediate treatment, and 12.08 QALY for the three-pill generic treatment.
Lifetime cost for the person taking the branded one-pill dose is $342,800, whereas lifetime cost for the generic-based three-pill regimen is estimated to be $300,300.
The full report, "Economic Savings Versus Health Losses: The Cost-Effectiveness of Generic Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States," was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine (2013; 158(2):84-92).
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Leadership Laboratory
Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is mandatory for all Air Force ROTC cadets. Conducted on Fridays, this is primarily when underclass cadets receive training from upperclass cadets, often referred to as POC (Professional Officer Course) cadets.
As a first-year cadet in Air Force ROTC, you will be classified as an AS 100 (according to your Air Force Science class), but you will often be referred to as an IMT (Initial Military Training) cadet. As an IMT, you will learn drill and ceremonies (marching), uniform wear, customs and courtesies (reporting and saluting), and proper conduct as a cadet in Air Force ROTC. You will be learning and following as your flight commander provides leadership, instruction, and your introduction to Air Force ROTC. During this time you will also be meeting the other cadets in your class and forming lasting friendships. There are also several cadet organizations you can join.
Second-year cadets are referred to as AS 200s or FTP (Field Training Preparation) cadets, and as the name suggests, you will be preparing for field training the following summer. You will have several POC cadets in charge of your instruction. They will teach you the various procedures required for field training, prepare you physically and give you an insight into what it takes to succeed during your field training encampment.
Once cadets successfully complete field training, they are inducted into the POC and are also referred to as ICLs (Intermediate Cadet Leaders). These cadets are assigned intermediate leadership positions within the cadet wing. These positions include flight commander, physical training officer, public affairs and recruiting, to name just a few. You´ll spend your ICL year learning how to be a leader and directly interacting with the IMT and FTP cadets to pass along helpful instruction and advice as those cadets learn more about Air Force ROTC and active duty.
In the final year of Air Force ROTC, cadets are referred to as SCLs (Senior Cadet Leaders). These cadets are assigned the top leadership positions such as squadron commander, group commander or wing commander. As an SCL, you will have several ICL and possibly many IMT and FTP cadets under your command. SCLs are expected to conduct themselves as leaders and mentors of the cadet wing as they prepare for the final step of earning their commission as second lieutenants in the US Air Force.
Cadets with specific technical majors are allowed to complete their degree requirements over a 4½ - 5-year period. Cadets who have completed all Air Force Science classes are classified as AS 700 and 800s and do not fill a cadet wing position. AS 700 cadets have completed their Air Force Science coursework and are finishing degree plans not approved for a 4½ - 5-year extension of scholarship benefits. AS 800 cadets have been approved to complete their degree plan and remain their scholarship. It is important to note that you do not have to be on scholarship to be in Air Force ROTC or complete the program. Our detachment has a long-standing record of cadets who either start their college careers with an Air Force ROTC scholarship or are awarded one within their first or second year of school.
Detachment 088 - Cadet Wing
The Cadet Wing represents the structure of the cadet-training program at Air Force ROTC detachments throughout the nation. For Detachment 88, our wing is formed into two groups: Operations and Mission Support. The upperclassman cadets will be the ones leading the wing in the training of becoming Air Force officers. As a first year cadet, you will be assigned to a flight in the Operations group, led by a flight commander. Your flight commander will be an upperclassmen cadet, and will train you into the basics of military protocol, drill and ceremonies, wearing your uniform, and cadet conduct. As a second year cadet, you will be assigned to a flight specialized in training you for Field Training. The flight commanders in these flights will lead lessons and help train you in preparation for Field Training. Your flight commanders are led by their squadron commanders, whom are led by the Operations Group Commander, who reports to the Wing Commander.
The Mission Support are formed of various squadrons and flights (with both upper and lower cadets) that help with specialized tasks. This may include keeping cadet areas clean, providing transportation for ROTC events, running and organizing Physical Training sessions, administering Physical Fitness Assessments, and managing the Website. As you spend more time at Detachment 88, you will learn about the various positions in the Cadet Wing, and how all the groups work together to provide support for the mission of producing leaders for the Air Force.
Uniform Issue and Wear
When you sign up for Aerospace Studies classes and Leadership Laboratory, your books and uniforms are issued at no cost to you. You will be informed how to wear and take care of your uniform. Upperclass cadets will be more than willing to help you ensure correct placement and appearance of your uniform.