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|20 Jun 2006
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|2 Oct 2001
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|5 May 1999
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|Gary K. Michelson
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|Sdgi Holdings, Inc.
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This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/566,055, filed May 5, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/132,671, filed May 5, 1999; all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed generally to screws for orthopedic use in humans, and specifically to screws made of cortical bone and method of manufacture thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
The mammalian skeleton includes dense structural bone known as cortical bone. In humans, the femur, one of the larger long bones of the body, may have a cortical thickness as great as 6-8 mm. Larger mammals, which have been used to provide bone for surgical use in humans, have bones with cortical thicknesses substantially greater than those found in humans.
Screws for orthopedic use may be used for a multitude of purposes, including to join separated bone portions, and to attach various orthopedic implants, such as skeletal plates, to bones. Such screws have commonly been made of surgical quality metals (e.g. stainless steel, surgical grade titanium, and titanium alloys), ceramics and various plastics including some that are bioresorbable.
Metal screws typically remain in the body unless explanted by a later, separate operative procedure, and can inter alia potentially irritate tissue proximate the metal screws, shed ions harmful to the body, back-out or loosen causing injury within the body. Metal screws also can interfere with optimal visualization of the affected area by various diagnostic modalities such as x-rays, CAT scans or MRIs. On the other hand, resorbable screws made of bioresorbable plastic materials which can be absorbed by the body over time have had both limited applicability and success. Resorbable plastic screws have often been limited by insufficient strength, an inability to be formed into a sharp thread-form, an unpredictable absorption rate, an inability to maintain sufficient structural integrity for an adequate period of time, the elicitation of an undesirable inflammatory response, and the potentially toxic effects of the degradation products of the material released by the bioresorption process.
There is therefore a need for a bone screw that combines the advantages of being sufficiently strong so as to be useful for skeletal fixation and for the attachment of various implants to the human skeleton, that additionally is resorbable within the body, and which does not have all the undesirable qualities encountered with screws of the past.
In accordance with the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there are provided bone screws made of cortical bone for orthopedic use in humans. In a preferred embodiment, the bone screw of the present invention is made substantially of cortical bone and comprises at least a partially threaded shaft that is substantially solid, a leading end for introduction of the screw, and an opposite trailing end. The trailing end is adapted to cooperatively engage an instrument for turning the screw. The trailing end further comprises a head configured so as not to be able to pass through the same opening and passageway of an implant, for example, that the threaded shaft portion of the screw is capable of passing through for the purpose of preventing the continuing advancement of the screw. The screw head may take the form of an enlargement having either a greater diameter or a greater maximum dimension than that of the outer diameter of the threaded shaft portion of the screw. In the alternative, the proximal shaft portion at the trailing end of the screw may have a thread pitch in which the thread crests are closer together than the thread crests proximate the leading end. In a further refinement of this alternative, it is possible for the outside diameter of the thread to remain constant over the length of the screw shaft and for the thread profile to change from a cancellous thread-form for engaging cancellous bone to a machine thread-form at the trailing end to lock the screw at or within an orthopedic implant or at the cortex of a recipient bone itself.
The present invention is directed to an orthopedic bone screw made substantially of cortical bone, which is preferably but not necessarily of human origin. The screw of the present invention is substantially solid throughout its shaft portion and has a head portion at its trailing end configured to resist the further forward advancement of the screw when the screw is threaded through an appropriately sized opening, such as an opening in an orthopedic implant.
While the present invention is not so limited, the preferred bone is human obtained from the diaphyseal region of one of the large tubular bones of the skeleton, such as the femur or from a portion of a generally intramembraneously formed substantially cortical bone, such as may be found in the skull.
The present invention is further directed to locks for locking bone screws to an implant as an element separate from the screw or as part of the screw itself. The locks preferably also are made of cortical bone for locking the screws to an implant. The present invention also includes the combination of screws and locks with an orthopedic implant which also is preferably made of cortical bone.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, are by way of example only and not limitation, and illustrate several embodiments of the invention, which together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
The following description is intended to be representative only and not limiting and many variations can be anticipated according to these teachings, which are included within the scope of the present invention. Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of this invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Screws 100–1100 are shown in use with partial segments of orthopedic implants generally referred to by the reference numerals 150–850. As used in this application, orthopedic implants 150–850 can include various types of orthopedic implants such as, but not limited to, skeletal plates and interbody spinal fusion implants. Orthopedic implants 150–850 are preferably made of resorbable (bioresorbable) materials such as, but not limited to, cortical bone, plastics, and composite plastics. Suitable plastics may include those comprising lactides, galactides, glycolide, capronlactone, trimethylene carbonate, dioxanone in various polymers and/or combinations. Implants 150–850 may also comprise any other material suitable for surgical implantation into the human body including various metals, ceramics, and non-resorbable plastics and composites.
Screws 100–1100 each have a shaft that is threaded at least in part preferably having a tip at its leading end and may have a screw head at its trailing end. The screw head may or may not be protuberant, but is adapted to prevent the forward movement of the screw once the head is fully engaged to the orthopedic implants 150–850 or an appropriate opening in a bone.
Screws 100–1100 may be further secured to the orthopedic implants 150–850 by locks that are preferably made of cortical bone and may also be made of resorbable materials.
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Lock 130 is preferably circumferentially threaded with threads 136 as shown in
Alternatively, by any number of structural configurations, such as for example an interference fit between screw head 120 and implant opening 140, or by way of more deeply threading opening 140, or by flattening the top of the screws and making the circumferential perimeter flush to lock 130, or by allowing lock 130 to contact screw head 120, later motion of screw 100 can be prevented. Stated differently, while the present example shows how to allow for variability in the screw's placement and provides for later movement of the screw as might occur with settling, in the alternative, the path of screw 100 through implant 150 can be rather narrowly defined, and any angular motion of screw 100 relative to implant 150 can be prevented.
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In a preferred embodiment, when lock 330 is one-quarter turn short of being fully tightened, openings 340 are open and unobstructed at lock 330 to permit bone screws 300 to be inserted therein. After screws 300 have been installed, lock 330 can be further tightened by turning it 90 degrees until the shaft of the lock 330 reaches the lower most internal threads 318, thereby allowing the locking screw to be solidly tightened to implant 350.
While screws 300 have freedom to move closer together, screws 300 cannot back out of implant 350 with lock 330 in place. As previously discussed, while this is considered preferable, implant 350 can be so constructed to prevent any angular freedom of screw 300 relative to implant 350. Further, implant 350 and lock 330 can be configured to cooperate to prevent any backward motion of screw head 320.
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Shaft 402 has a thread 410 for engaging bone. Trailing end 408 has a screw head 420 having an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than the outer diameter of the threaded portion of shaft 402 and greater than opening 440 in implant 450 so as to prevent passage therethrough. Bone screw 400 is prevented from backing out by screw lock 430. Lock 430 is in the form of a disc with a threaded side wall 462 capable of threadably engaging threads 464 within common opening 460. When screws 400 are locked to implant 450, screws 400 can be allowed some angular motion relative to implant 450. The screw lock 430 has a tool receiving recess for engaging the end of a screw driver for installing the screw lock 430. Screw lock 430 and implant 450 are preferably made of cortical bone.
Distal to heads 420 of screws 400 is a smooth shaft portion 458 of a lesser cross sectional dimension than opening 440 which, in combination with the available space within common opening 460 between screw head 420 and lock 430, allows for bone screw 400 to operate as a lag screw, but, nevertheless, be capable of some variability in its positioning and to still further be capable of some ability to move closer to implant 450.
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Lock 530 differs from lock 430 in that extending from head portion 520 is a threaded shaft 536 for threading into internal threads 518 between opposed openings 540 within common opening 560 of implant 550. Unlike the mechanism illustrated in
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Unlike screw 600, screw 700 does not have an additional enlarged head portion such as portion 620 of screw 600, but rather relies on flange portion 716 of opening 740 to stop the further progression of the screw head 720 through the implant and to allow for head 720 to be securely tightened to the trailing end of implant 750. Screw head 720 can preferably have a cruciate recess 722 for receiving the end of screw driver.
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Tool 956 may be manual or powered. Tool 956 preferably has a push-down inner shaft connected to engaging projection 886 so that in use, the surgeon will push down on tool 956 and rotate to insert screw 900. Alternatively, if tool 956 is electrically powered, an inner shaft connected to engaging projection 886 may be made to rotate upon the surgeon pushing down on the tool after proper positioning. Although a tool with a push down inner shaft is preferred, it is not required. For example, engaging portion 886 may be fixedly attached within tool 956.
For the embodiments of bone screws described herein, by way of example, the bone screws of the present invention for use in the lumbar spine would have an outer diameter in the range of approximately 4 to 8.5 mm, with approximately 5 to 7.5 mm being preferred; and an overall length in the range of approximately 20 to 40 mm, with approximately 25 to 30 mm being preferred.
For use in the cervical spine, an outer diameter in the range of approximately 3 to 6 mm, with approximately 4 to 5 mm being preferred; and a length in the range of approximately 10 to 20 mm, with approximately 12 to 16 mm being preferred.
By way of example, a bone screw of the present invention for use in the lumbar spine could have a root diameter of approximately 5 mm and an outer diameter of approximately 7.5 mm; a thread pitch of approximately 3 mm distally and at the trailing end by use of a multipoint lead, a triple wound thread having a pitch of approximately 1 mm. Such a screw could be threaded through an opening in a material having a thickness less than the 3 mm of the distal screw pitch and an opening greater than the root diameter, but less than the outer diameter, until such screw was threaded into the point where the three point lead at the trailing end of the screw engaged the threaded opening in the material. At which point, the screw would be lockably engaged into the material as the wall thickness of the material into which the screw was being threaded would no longer fit between the individual threads of the machine threaded portion of the screw.
Alternatively, the pitch of the screws could progressively decrease towards the trailing end, or the threads thicken to the same effect. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the head of the screw could be slightly flared, with or without expansion/compression slots therethrough, such that when the head is tightened into the implant, the head is compressed and wedged into a high interference fit to the implant stopping the further forward motion of the screw and locking it therein.
These screws may be cut from a single thickness of cortex as distinct from cutting transversely across a long bone so as to include a significant hollow within the screw as a result of the medullary canal of that long bone.
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In a third step, a machine appropriate for machining a screw such as a lathe, a Swiss milling machine, a CNC, a thread whirling machine, or similar device is used to machine the screw out of the cortical bone to specific dimensions. The bone screw is then inspected for structural integrity and dimensional tolerances.
It should be appreciated that while screws of cortical bone may have conformations similar to prior art screws made of metal without deviating from the teachings of the present invention, in the preferred embodiments, consideration has been given to the considerable differences in the material properties of these very different materials. Cortical bone as a material, while much stronger than cancellous bone, is profoundly weaker than the metals in common use today for the fabrication of screws such as stainless steels and titanium alloys. To that end, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have generally enlarged root diameters to increase their strength overall and to withstand the torques generated on insertion which may be further mitigated by the prior use of a tap. Further stress risers are avoided by avoiding sharp corners and unradiused edges. Further, it may be desirable to have the root diameter be generally increased nearer to the head end of the screws. The root diameter may progress from tip to head, flair beneath the head, or otherwise increase. The root diameter should ideally flow into the head rather than having a sharp step off. The thread itself should be kept strong by not unduly extending the height of the thread relative to the width of the base, or thinning the profile of the thread. The valleys between the turns of the thread are again preferably rounded rather than notched. Similarly the driver engaging area in the head portion of the screw should be kept substantial and have rounded rather than square ended slots where slots are used.
In a fourth step, the screw of cortical bone may be frozen for storage until use. Measures are provided for providing for the storability of the screws such as freezing, freeze drying.
In another, the donor is tested for communicable diseases to assure the safety of the bone. Alternatively, donor testing may be performed prior to the steps of harvesting bone from the donor.
In a sixth step, cultures are taken during the above procedure, but prior to the bone being frozen, to assure the safety of the bone.
In an alternative method of manufacturing the present invention, sterility may or may not be a goal during the manufacturing of the screw and the screw is subjected to a sterilization process including, but not limited to, exposure to radiation, freeze drying, denaturing, cleaning, chemical sterilization including the use of sterilizing liquids and/or gases.
In a further step In the manufacture of the screws of the present invention, the screw may be immersed in, or coated with, biologically active chemical agents included, but not limited to, antibiotics, or substances to pmmote bone formation such as bone morphogenetic proteins, mineralizing proteins, hydroxyapatite, or genetic material coding for the production of bone (directly or indirectly).
In a further step in the manufacturing process which may occur before or after freezing, or if not frozen then before or after sterilization the screw is packaged. In a preferred embodiment, the sterile screw is contained within a sterile container, which is itself contained within an internally sterile second container.
In a further step, each screw package comprises identifying information such as a tracking number by which the donor can be identified if need be, the identity of the manufacturer, the date of expiration by which the screw must be used, and the length and at least nominal outside diameter of the screw and if frozen the requirements for proper storage of the screw. It should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited by the specific form of the thread, and includes both machine and wood type threads. Also, the present invention does not require that the thread be fully continuous and/or of constant height. For example, where it is desirable to form a screw of the largest possible maximum outside diameter, rather than uniform outside diameter it may be desirable to then form the screw from a longitudinal diaphyseal strip selected to be wider than it is thick such that when machined the resultant screw will have a root diameter that is circular in cross section and an outside diameter that in cross section will have opposed arcuate portions, but that is incompletely circular.
It is appreciated that the present invention is not directed just to bone screws, but also to the locks themselves made of bone for locking the bone screw which may also take the form of a threaded member or even of a screw itself. The locks and bone screws of the present invention may be combined with various orthopedic and spinal plates and interbody spinal fusion implants. The implants themselves, that is the plate or the fusion implant are preferably also made of a bioresorbable material including, but not limited to, human cortical bone.
It is appreciated that bone screws of the present invention are formed along the longitudinal axis of a long bone or from a single cortex rather than being formed by cutting transversely through a long bone so as to include the opposite cortices of a long bone, that is both the near and far cortices of a tubular bone, as well as the side walls. The screws and locks of the present invention are a manufactured device that would essentially be a machined orthopedic screw, machined from a single length of cortex if of a long bone or from the thickness of an intramembraneously formed bone such as calvarium. The present invention is directed to a bone screw made substantially of cortical bone having an insertion end, a shaft at least in part threaded and a head having either a greater dimension than the outer diameter of the threaded shaft or functional means to resist the continuing forward advancement of the screw when properly utilized. By way of example, a screw made of cortical bone without a protuberant head and a thread pitch that is more tightly wound at its trailing end than at its leading end. The present invention is also specifically directed to bone screws that are not hollow through the shaft portion of the screw that are made substantially of cortical bone and which is machined and manufactured.
Moreover, the configuration of the thread of the screws is not limited to the configuration shown in the drawings but may also have any other configuration suitable for its intended purpose.
While the present invention has been described with respect to the preferred embodiments, it is appreciated that variations of the embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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|Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
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|Ldr Medical
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|Ldr Medical
|Anchoring device and system for an intervertebral implant, intervertebral implant and implantation instrument
|3 Apr 2012
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|Ldr Medical
|Vertebral cage device with modular fixation
|24 Jul 2009
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|Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
|Implant with an interference fit fastener
|27 May 2009
|18 Aug 2015
|Stryker Trauma Sa
|Locking screw with synchronized thread
|7 Aug 2014
|1 Sep 2015
|Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
|Method for treating joint pain and associated instruments
|15 Jun 2013
|3 Nov 2015
|Composite metal and bone orthopedic fixation devices
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|Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
|Bone anchor assembly, bone plate system, and method
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|Globus Medical, Inc.
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|Flanged interbody fusion device
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|DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
|Locking bone screw and spinal plate system
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|2 Feb 2016
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|Anti-microbial implant
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|Toby Orthopaedic, Inc.
|Anterior lesser tuberosity fixed angle fixation device and method of use associated therewith
|19 Nov 2010
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|Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
|Instruments for targeting a joint defect
|13 May 2013
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|Spinal Elements, Inc.
|Side-biased orthopedic fastener retention
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|System and method for fracture replacement of comminuted bone fractures or portions thereof adjacent bone joints
|24 Feb 2015
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|Toby Orthopaedics, Inc.
|System and method for facilitating repair and reattachment of comminuted bone portions
|17 Dec 2013
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|Implantable devices for subchondral treatment of joint pain
|15 Mar 2013
|15 Mar 2016
|Toby Orthopaedics, Inc.
|Bone plate for plate osteosynthesis and method for use thereof
|14 Mar 2014
|10 May 2016
|Eduardo Gonzalez-Hernandez
|Bone fixation and reduction apparatus and method for fixation and reduction of a distal bone fracture and malunion
|4 Feb 2008
|10 May 2016
|Ldr Medical
|Intervertebral disc prosthesis, surgical methods, and fitting tools
|6 Mar 2015
|17 May 2016
|Stryker European Holdings I, Llc
|Bone fixation system with curved profile threads
|7 Oct 2014
|31 May 2016
|Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
|Coordinate mapping system for joint treatment
|28 May 2015
|31 May 2016
|Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.
|Method for treating joint pain and associated instruments
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|20 Jan 2005
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|Apparatuses, systems and methods for bone fixation
|31 May 2006
|28 Sep 2006
|Stevens Bruce E
|Locking plate for bone anchors
|30 Nov 2005
|23 Nov 2006
|Partin Jason I
|Systems and methods for bone fixation
|26 Mar 2004
|23 Nov 2006
|Young Robert A
|Locking bone plate
|5 Jun 2006
|28 Dec 2006
|Smisson Hugh F Iii
|Surgical stabilization system
|23 Apr 2004
|18 Jan 2007
|James Dugal S S
|Fixation device and method of fixation
|16 Nov 2006
|12 Jul 2007
|Gambale Michael A
|Method and apparatus for treatment of bones
|26 Oct 2006
|20 Dec 2007
|Cerniglia Anthony J
|Sucker pin bushing
|25 Oct 2006
|14 Feb 2008
|Schulz Kurt S
|Device and template for canine humeral slide osteotomy
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|21 Feb 2008
|Laszlo Garamszegi
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|6 Mar 2008
|Swiss Orthopedic Solutions S.A.
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|3 Apr 2008
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|17 Apr 2008
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|18 Dec 2008
|Jeffrey Johnson
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|Michael Alan Fisher
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|14 May 2009
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|Urs Hulliger
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|2 Jul 2015
|Stryker European Holdings I, Llc
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|8 Dec 2015
|Nuvasive, Inc.
|Intervertebral implant
|U.S. Classification
|606/307, 606/909, 606/317, 606/77, 606/70, 606/76
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|17 Jun 2005
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This wonderful hotel is sure to impress, featuring a delightful design and welcoming visitors with warm hospitality. This hotel features beautifully-appointed guest rooms, which come complete with modern amenities. Guests will be pleased to find a wide range of excellent amenities at this wonderful hotel.
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None of our representatives or senators, Democratic or Republican, stand up to him. We have no one in the Senate to stop unconstitutional appointments. We have no one in Congress to stop the disarming of America. We have no one to fight for the little guy who can't afford to drive 50 miles a day to work when gas is $4 a gallon.
I guess there are no heroes anymore who will stand up to this president – and for our country!
Marion Shaw


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Bring along your own bucket for picking or borrow one of ours! When you are done simply hand to us for weighing and pricing.
The blueberry season usually begins around the end of July and runs through the month of August and sometimes into early September, depending on the crop.
We are open 7 days a week from 8am till dusk during open season.
You can pick your own until this Sunday 8/28/16 for Just $1.75 a pound!
Our Berries
We grow high-bush blueberries. Our varieties are:
- Patriot - Large size, excellent flavor, medium blue.
- Jersey - Medium size, light blue.
- Blueray - Large size, good flavor, medium blue.
- Bluecrop - Medium - Large size, good flavor, light blue.
- Berkeley - Large size, light blue.


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I am trying to set up a global navigation across my entire site (to be found in the header area). I do not wish to hardcode the links, but rather have them dynamically generated. Note that I use categories as navigational elements.
I currently have two "sub-blogs" installed upon my website. It is as follows:
- http://www.katskinner.com (the home page)
- http://www.katskinner.com/about (standard about page found in the main site)
- http://www.katskinner.com/contact (standard contact page found in main site)
- http://www.katskinner.com/writing/ (a sub-blog).
- http://www.katskinner.com/writing/category1/
- http://www.katskinner.com/writing/category1/posttitle
- http://www.katskinner.com/writing/category2/
- http://www.katskinner.com/writing/category2/posttitle
- http://www.katskinner.com/coding/ (a sub-blog).
- http://www.katskinner.com/coding/category1/
- http://www.katskinner.com/coding/category1/posttitle
- http://www.katskinner.com/coding/category2/
- http://www.katskinner.com/coding/category2/posttitle
I wish to display drop down menu's for my header. So without scroll over the user will see:
- Home (katskinner.com)
- About
- Writing
- Coding
- Contact
If the user was to scroll over "writing", they will see something like the following (and so forth for any sub-categories):
- Home
- About
- Writing
- category 1
- sub category 1
- sub category 2
- category 2
- category 3
- coding
- contact
How can I code this in wordpress?


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12 search results for nobody's daughter.
Hole - Nobody's Daughter
Type: Event | Date: Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010Courtney revives Hole with new line-up and storming album
Review: Hole's 'Nobody's Daughter'
Type: Post | Date: Monday, Apr 26, 2010Does Courtney Love bring as much drama to the record as she does real life?
Courtney Love takes to the road to promote 'Nobody's Daughter'
Type: Post | Date: Monday, Apr 19, 2010Four mid-Atlantic dates revealed
'Glee' has nothing on B.o.B. on next week's album chart preview
Type: Post | Date: Friday, Apr 30, 2010Can 'The Adventures of Bobby Ray' push 'The Power of Madonna' out of the top spot?
Courtney Love reforms Hole
Type: Post | Date: Thursday, Jun 18, 2009Long-gestating album 'Nobody's Daughter' could be delivered by year's end
'The Act of Killing' and 'Gravity' top Sight & Sound's 2013 critics' poll
Type: Post | Date: Saturday, Nov 30, 2013But '12 Years a Slave' surprisingly fails to make the Top 10
'The Croods,' 'Promised Land' among first Berlin competition titles
Type: Post | Date: Thursday, Dec 13, 2012Ulrich Seidl will complete his 'Paradise' trilogy at the February fest
2013 New York Film Festival line-up unveiled: 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'The Invisible Woman,' 'The Wind Rises'
Type: Post | Date: Monday, Aug 19, 2013The fest ups its profile as a few awards films dodge Toronto and head for the City
Recap: 'The Voice' quarterfinals - Team Blake and Team Christina
Type: Post | Date: Monday, Apr 16, 2012Two surprise eliminations close the night
Live-blogging the 2012 Tony Awards
Type: Post | Date: Sunday, Jun 10, 2012Neil Patrick Harris hosts theater's biggest night, once again


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2003 Archived Newsworthy
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MyBGSU Email Search Directory Academics Admissions The Arts Athletics Library A to Z Links Bowling Green State University
|2003 Archived News & Headlines
|Blackboard 6 Coming in January
|Test Scanning Hours Extended for Finals
|e-Time For Students Outage on Wednesday, December 17
|BG Call Card Numbers to be Converted from 7 Digits to 9 Digits on December 1
|Student Responsibilities Regarding File Sharing and Digital Media Copyright.
|Winners of the High School Web Contest announced at Tech Fair.
|MyBGSU and Digital Video authentication unavailable Sunday, November 9 from 5-6 a.m.
|MyBGSU and Digital Video to experience a brief outage
|MyBGSU and Digital Video to be unavailable Sunday, October 26 from 4:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
|Tech Fair to be held on Thursday, October 23
|WebMail Outage Scheduled
|WebMail and Intelligent Inbox Upgrade October 9
|University Calls to Cell Phones in 419 and 567 Area Codes Now Local Calls
|MyBGSU to Extend Hours of Availability
|Classroom Technology Services office moves
|MyBGSU to have Extended Hours for August 22 through August 25
|TSC to be Open Extended Hours on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24
|BGSU e-mail Outage Scheduled for 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. on August 21, 2003
|Network Outage Scheduled for August 19 rather than August 14
|Portal Outage Scheduled for Sunday, August 17 at 5:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
|Residence halls to experience intermittent network outages on Sunday, August 3 from 6 a.m. until noon
|Intermittent Network Outages may be experienced this week - July 22-25 @ 6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
|Voice Mail to be Inactive Briefly Friday, July 25, 2003 from 6:00 a.m.-6:30 a.m.
|Meeting Maker Server Outage Scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2003
|Office of the CIO Area Meeting
|My BGSU Outage Scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2003
|BGSU e-mail system outage - Thursday, June 26 @ 11:59 p.m. - Friday, June 27 @ 7:00 a.m.
|Olscamp 207 Instructional Lab Hardware to be Updated on Friday, June 13, 2003
|Internet Connection Outage - Tuesday, June 3, 2003 @ 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
|Academic Resource Center May Monthly Special Event
|Classroom Technology Services Photo Lab Hours
|My BGSU News April 2003
|Faculty Applications for Fall 2003 TECS program available
|Test Scanning Hours Extended for Finals
|Web Update Open Sessions
|Internet2 Forum
|Academic Resource Center Grand Opening Prize Winners
|Academic Resource Center Grand Opening Celebration
|Summer Blackboard Course Shells to be Created on Sunday, April 6, 2003
|My BGSU News March 2003 issue is available
|Voice Mail to be Inactive Briefly Friday, April 4, 2003
|Mainframe Outage Scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2003
|Blackboard Outage Scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2003
|My Room and My Meals Sign-up Link Updated
|Student Tech Center Grand Opening
|Meeting maker Accounts Available
|Macintosh keyserver testing planned
|MyBGSU offers extended hours on January 11-13, 2003
|New mainframe to be installed on January 5, 2003
|Notice to Budget Administrators - changes to 9-411 and 1-(area code)-555-1212


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Dear American Girl,
My friend and I had a big fight on the last day of school. We haven't talked to each other all summer. I still want to be friends with her, and I want to fix things before we go back to school. What should I do?
-Friends again?
Here's your advice:
Your friend might not want to make the first move. You should be the bigger person and apologize first. Then your friend will see that you still want to continue a friendship with her.
-Bianca, age 10, Washington
Invite your friend for a sleepover. Break the ice by suggesting an activity that you two have always loved to do, such as watching a favorite movie or playing a funny game. After lightening the mood, talk to her. Apologize and try to spend the rest of the night having fun.
-Allison, age 12, Kansas
Good for you for wanting to fix your friendship—that takes courage. If I were you, I would send my friend a note in the mail saying how sorry I am. Even if she doesn't respond right away, at least she'll know that you care.
-Sophia, age 10, Colorado
It's possible that your friend isn't angry anymore. You should call or e-mail and casually ask how her summer's been going. Don't mention the fight. If she brings it up, then talk it out.
-An American Girl fan, age 11, West Virginia
Just say you're sorry that you two fought and tell her you want things to go back to normal. If your friend is still chilly with you, put things in perspective. You could say, "This happened a few months ago. Do we really want one disagreement to ruin our friendship?"
-Mollie, age 13, Texas
Every friendship has its ups and downs, so there's still hope for you two. Invite your friend to go back-to-school shopping. During a quiet moment, explain how you feel. Chances are, she feels the same way.
-Jordan, age 12, Utah
You should call or go over to her house to talk things out. Try not to start another fight. Instead, say that you want to be friends again and tell her how your summer has been. I hope you two can work it out.
-Hannah, age 13, Florida
You could make something nice for her, such as a friendship bracelet or photo frame. When you give it to her, maybe she'll understand that you're sorry and you want to make up.
-Dana, age 10, California
Talk to your friend about your feelings. If it feels awkward, allow yourself 20 seconds of complete embarrassment. You'll thank yourself later if you two can restore your friendship.
-Jenna, age 12, Oklahoma
Call your friend. She might not be ready to talk to you, and that's OK. Just tell her how sorry you are and that you want to be friends again. Keep the phone call short and sweet. It might be the first step in repairing your friendship.
-Abigail, age 9, New York
Keep it simple with your friend. You could just say, "Hey, I don't like fighting with you. Do you think we could get over what happened and continue our friendship?" If she says no, it's time to move on to other friends.
-Miranda, age 12, Connecticut
Spend some time reflecting on things. Why did you two become friends in the first place? What caused the fight? After you think everything through, have a heart-to-heart with your friend.
-Destiny, age 10, Mississippi
Friendships can be rocky. Sometimes a girl thinks the other girl should apologize, so neither does. I'd apologize regardless of who was right or wrong. Your friend might end up saying that she's sorry, too.
-Ana, age 12, Hawaii
Before school starts, tell your friend that it's a new year and ask if you could make a fresh start with her. A sincere "sorry" could patch things up. You could say, "I'm truly sorry for what I did, and I'd love to be friends again." Try to start the year off on the right foot and make things right with your friend.
-Lauren, age 10, Florida


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- Federal Politics: full coverage
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Bill Shorten will promise reforms to make it easier for supporters to join the Labor Party and influence policy decisions in his attempt to succeed Kevin Rudd and draw a line under Labor's era of leadership tensions and internal divisions.
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Albo for leader?
Kevin Rudd's deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will reveal today if he will nominate for the Labor leadership.
Mr Shorten expects Anthony Albanese to nominate for the leadership when Labor MPs meet on Friday for the first time since the election drubbing on Saturday, triggering a membership ballot that will take weeks to resolve.
The contest could require the two to put their case to the party's rank and file in live televised debates as the party seeks to engage members in the contest.
Mr Shorten would start favourite to win the caucus ballot and Mr Albanese favourite to win the membership ballot, with each counting 50 per cent towards the final vote.
Declaring his candidacy on Thursday, Mr Shorten vowed to reignite Labor's base and build its membership if endorsed by the combined caucus and membership votes under new rules introduced by Mr Rudd.
Although he expressed confidence he would prevail, Mr Shorten said Mr Albanese was an outstanding MP who would serve Labor well if elected leader.
He urged the party to embrace ''a new civility'' in the conduct of the ballot, saying the public was interested in ideas.
''They don't want to hear us talking about ourselves and certainly not disparaging each other,'' he said.
Mr Albanese will announce his intentions at the meeting and is widely tipped to have more grassroots support than Mr Shorten.
If Mr Albanese does not stand, Mr Shorten will become leader and Tanya Plibersek is tipped to become the deputy leader.
On Friday, Mr Albanese was tight-lipped when he arrived in Canberra before the caucus meeting.
'We're ruling a line under the past division'
Bill Shorten says the Labor Party needs to demonstrate change to Australians after he declared his candidacy for the party leadership. Nine News.
When asked if he was running for the Labor leadership, he replied: ''That's a matter for the caucus, rather than for you, with due respect.''
''One of the things that we have to do as a Labor party is to actually run our internals,'' Mr Albanese told reporters. ''There's a reason for that word. It's called internal.''
If Mr Albanese stands, nominations will remain open for seven days and the ballot will be conducted after the membership vote, which would take a fortnight. It is likely MPs would not know the outcome of the membership ballot when they cast their votes.
Ms Plibersek, the former health minister, will support Mr Albanese, a factional ally from the Left, if he contests the ballot.
Although Mr Shorten, backed by the Right, declined to expand on his ideas for reform, he has previously argued the case for making it easier to join the party.
''What organisation in the world encourages members but says you can only join during one hour on the third Wednesday each month at a particular location?'' he has said.
He has vowed to make the party more ''encouraging and welcoming'' to members and to give them more say on policy.
Citing his role in building support for DisabilityCare as an example, he said: ''Labor can win the battle of ideas if we are sincere, if we're authentic and if we encourage people to get involved with the Labor Party.''


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AVONDALE, Ariz. -- On one side of the stage was a U.S. color guard comprised of an ROTC unit, on the other was a contingent from the local Mexican consulate flanking that nation's flag. The invocation was offered in Spanish and English, and the Mexican and United States national anthems were performed by Latin singing stars. Eventually, the sky over Phoenix International Raceway was filled with the sound of one common language -- the rumble of race car engines.
And with that, the first NASCAR Toyota Mexico Series race on U.S. soil was underway -- although it was quickly halted under caution when pole winner Jorge Goeters was spun in the first turn. But nothing could diminish the sense that something new and different was unfolding on the 1-mile track, a feeling that began during opening ceremonies and lasted through Abraham Calderon's celebration in Victory Lane.
For NASCAR, it was an opportunity to spotlight an international effort that also includes a fledgling circuit in Europe and a more established tour in Canada. For the Toyota Mexico Series, it was a chance to perform at a major American motorsports facility. And for many of the drivers, it was an opportunity to fulfill one dream -- and perhaps take a step toward realizing much larger ones.
"This track, I've only seen it on TV, and now I'm here," said Calderon, a 24-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico, who scored his first career victory Friday night. "I think in the future, we can do it. This is a dream being here, and I plan in the future on racing on the big ones, Daytona and Talladega and all of the tracks that are amazing and awesome for us. Hopefully, I'll be there sometime."
NASCAR's Mexico Series has been in existence since 2004, and is operated in partnership with the Mexican entertainment conglomerate OCESA. Since its founding the league has gradually expanded to more and better tracks, and this year's schedule is comprised of a 15-race slate that opened Friday in Phoenix and ends Nov. 10 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where the Nationwide Series competed for several years.
But the Phoenix race is clearly a crown jewel, both because of its location in a major U.S. market and its connection to the Sprint Cup Series competing at the same facility on the same weekend. Asked what he hoped to get out of this experience, Goeters -- a Mexico City native who also won the pole for the first Nationwide race in Mexico City -- was succinct: "Hendrick Motorsports," he said.
"Maybe like a spotter or something. I'd love to be that," he added, tongue only halfway in cheek. "Honestly, we are very excited. We know our level is growing. We want to race for our country, we want more races here in the States. We enjoy the facilities and everything they give us every race. So we never know. So I'm ready for my life to change."
Although that may seem a lofty goal, three-time Mexico Series champion German Quiroga is now in the Camping World Truck Series, and Goeters and Juan Carlos Blum are among those who have competed in a handful of Nationwide events. Others hope to use the Mexico Series as a springboard to something like an American late model tour or the K&N Pro Series, on which Monterrey native Daniel Suarez has made 19 career starts.
"I think NASCAR Mexico does a good job to develop drivers, to support drivers who want to come to America to do like a K&N or a super late model, or some of the national series," said Suarez, whose vehicle hit the wall and suffered damage early in Friday's race. "I think it's our goal in a few years to be one of those, or to be in the national series."
Clearly, it meant a great deal for the Mexico Series drivers to compete in the U.S. "I can't explain to you how emotional all the teams and drivers are," Suarez said. That much was evident throughout Friday, whether it was crewmen posing for photos in front of cars in the Sprint Cup garage, team members buying souvenirs, or the enthusiasm that surrounded the event's opening ceremonies. Before he gave the command to start engines, San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo bounced up and down as if he were on the mound.
"It just opens up an opportunity for them to come here and showcase their abilities," said Arizona Diamondbacks great Luis Gonzalez, who was an honorary race official. "NASCAR continues to grow, and just with every other major sport, everybody's looking to go global now and expand. You've seen this grow so much in the last 10 to 15 years."
Most Mexico Series teams are based around Mexico City, and the voyage to Phoenix entailed a convoy that crossed the border at Nogales, Ariz., where the team transporters were switched onto tractors that met U.S. trucking regulations. To cut costs, some teams shared haulers. The race was also designed to maximize cost effectiveness, with the event split into 50- and 25-lap segments separated by a 10-minute break that allowed teams to bring only skeleton crews.
To those involved, though, the travel was more than worth it. "This is a dream come true. We are doing history," said Enrique Contreras, director of the Toyota Mexico Series. "First time crossing the border. It was a little difficult this first time, but we now know the way to do it, and I hope we can do it a little more frequently. It's a really big opportunity for our series."
Raceway president Bryan Sperber sounded hopeful that the event would return. "I'm hoping this is the beginning of a very long relationship," he said. "? They absolutely would have a home here at PIR for as long as they want to race with us."
Sitting at the same table, Contreras was quick to accept the offer. "We are ready," he said. "Whenever you guys invite us, we will be here."
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Skip to comments.Amazing Interview: Air Force General says "Sub Launched Missile, 100% Certain"
Posted on 11/13/2010 2:55:59 PM PST by DontTreadOnMe2009
Hannity was surprised to hear a famous ex Air Force General tell him That Is A Missile, Shot From A Submarine! I quote retired Air Force Lieutenant General Tom McInerney (ex commander of 11th Air Force in Alaska) I spent 35 years flying fighters, and you can see the guidance system kick in, I have watched that film 10 times, I am absolutely certain that that is not an aircraft, but a sub launch ICBM missile!!! See the video and judge his words for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivRJOWrcpA&feature=player_embedded#! I will next post a clickable link.
Reporter adds: "I am not just hearing it from the General, I am hearing it from other sources too. It leaves me to wonder if NORAD knows what they are doing."
Next, Hannity is amazed to hear another reporter say "It may be a toy rocket !!!"
"It could be a bunch a kids on a boat, pranking."
The General then replies:
"If you go to any fighter squadron, Navy or Air Force, in the world today, they are going to agree with me..."
Note: He is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours, including 407 combat missions during the Vietnam War. In addition to his Vietnam Service, Gen. McInerney served overseas in NATO; Pacific Air Forces, and as commander of 11th Air Force in Alaska. Currently, he is a Fox News contributor, and is a member of the Iran Policy Committee.
So, we now have:
1) The Editor at Jane's Missile Magazine, Doug Richardson, saying: "Unmistakable missile, you can tell from the exhaust plume".
2) The former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and former US Ambassador to NATO Robert Ellsworth saying "Spectacular; takes your breath away; that is an underwater sub launched ICBM missile!" and "Too big a smoke plume for the Taliban" (Gee, that's good to know).
and now we have famed Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney saying the exact same thing, only more emphatically, on Fox News.
Whose missile? For what purpose? Related to events in Korea? G-20 warning or reply from China?
Crazy NORKs ?
Why is the US government stone walling its own people?
Embarrassment? Know any military with inside news?
Will more information leak out in coming days from shocked staffers at the Pentagon and NORAD?
Everyone ...?
"That Is A Missile Shot From A Submarine!"
states retired Lieutenant General Tom McInerney, Fighter Pilot
I don't think that "It's certain" ...
But a sub-launched missile fits all the data. It makes sense.
And Obama's/the administration's coverup makes sense. See - THEY don't anybody else to point start pointing fingers at the Chinese.
Because the Chinese are Obama's only (non-Muslim) allies.
Ah, but any of the rest of us are near racists for not towing the contrail line.
I'm glad he's retired.
As soon as I heard about this I immediately thought of the 1996 TWA Flt 800 disaster. Odd, I haven't heard or read any comparisons in the media. Perhaps I haven't been paying attention.
the government is doing the same thing they did with ufo's.
US, Russian...or Chinese?
No kidding. We've got FReepers calling us "missile truthers" and some who are truly upset that we dare question the contrail story.
What is going on here?
We are the "media" these days and we've compared and contrasted it plenty ~ now go take a look at a website that PROVES this is an airplane. It's a picture taken of the same sector of the sky on November 9 at the same time. There's a contrail from an airplane in the picture that's more than incredibly similar to the one in the film: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2626757/posts?page=61#61
Now I don't know about how reliable these Freepers are, but could be they are on to something!
This is what's going on. Check out the considered opinion and field work of OTHER Freepers ~ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2626757/posts?page=61#61
I want to know where the thing landed......
The press steadfastly refused to report TWA 800 as a shoot-down, despite scores of independent witnesses who saw a rocket rise from the ocean and strike the aircraft. Clinton was in the White House.
I'll be very surprised if they show that Barry Soetero left the US with its pants down.
My guess is they are less reliable than General McInerney and Doug Richardson of Jane's Missiles and Rockets.
I didn't see this segment, so thanks for posting this. After so many actual experts (as opposed to armchair guessers) saying this was a missile, I'm convinced that's what it was. The only question remaining is, whose missile was it?
Add this to the Internet speculation that the recent gulf oil rig explosion was actually caused by an NK sub, and we are going to need alot more tin foil.
I watched the video and it sure looked like a missile to me.
It certainly isn't any ordinary plane. It looks like a solid fuel booster to me.
Conceivably it could be some kind of experimental plane, but in that case, where did it take off from? No signs of an aircraft carrier in the area, which pretty much leaves the only reasonable alternative that it was launched from a submarine.
Chinese sub is my guess. I simply can't imagine our own government taking the risk of firing a submarine launched missile over the U.S. and possibly Canada.
Well he's 100% wrong. LOL
The story here isn't the contrail anymore.
It's the threads like these and how far off those who the media tells us are "experts" on such phenomenon.
How bout an amateur missle shot from a Chris-Craft? Not an SLBM in my opinion.
Thanks for that
They're acting like the 21st century version of the Center Fuel Tank crowd.
For a "missile" that did zero damage it sure makes a great distraction from far more important issues.
I'm starting to think it was a missle launched by our guys to be used as a distraction. If they wanted to shut down conspiracy talk they could have simply claimed to have launched it themselves.
I am shocked ~ totally shocked ~ and to think that last week on November 3 when the Blue UFO hovered over top the Satellite Service near Centerville VA I didn't call everybody's attention to the fact they launched all the jet fighters out of a nearby Army airbase. Try this thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2626757/posts?page=61#61
I think it's most likely it was from an airplane, but who knows for sure?
In order to successfully threaten and intimidate, you have to leave no doubt that that is what you are doing. In my opinion this "is it a missile or not?" stuff is much too subtle for the thugs in Beijing.
I'll settle this thing once and for all, it was a jet fired from a submarine! ;-)
What is going on here ?
Don't you believe you govt? /sarc
I predict you are going to get tread on.
McInerny is spot on.
I forgot to add
#3) Webcam operators at LAX "Incredible. Have not seen anything like it in our 20 years at LAX. Not sure what it was but very fast" (This link posted previously)
#4) Interview on Hannity with General Tom McInerney
Quite a few photos at the blog posting: http://state-of-the-nation.com/
I have posted several photos here on FR previously ...
And a search for title word "missile" will turn up many others:
Vertical missle contrails will not leave a shadow like this one did in this photo;
It's basic physics, think it though.
Remember: The government doesn't work for the people, the people work for the government.
LOL! LBJ cured me of that!
Pretty good argument here that it was a plane:
You beat me.
"I predict you are going to get tread on."
Nice thing about this is I can very safely predict
this kind of contrail illusion will continue to happen again and again in the future.
I also predict nobody will ever type "I was wrong" about this. LOL
I'm not worried, because the photo looks like the "missile" is headed east, away from the Pacific coast. I'm thinking their ( whoever "their" is) aim isn't very good, if they were trying to hit something.
Yet US Airways has clammed up since day one.
They did an admirable job of covering up that shoot down. TWA Flt 800, it brings back memories of the bogus fuel tank explosion.
"Pretty good argument here that it was a plane:
Beyond obvious it was.
But that isn't what it's about now.
I believe you are right about that last one. :)
"Shots across the bow" aren't meant to hit anything.
That would be the biggest missile launch in all of human history ~ kind of like tying a dozen Saturn Vs together.
When you look up at something maybe 37,000 feet away (6 miles) you are looking through 1/20, at most, the amount of air you are looking through to see the "base" of the contrail. See how it spreads out to the horizon? It's being magnified just like a Full Moon rising on the horizon. It narrows the closer it gets to you as the magnification is reduced.
They say that the closer to the beginning of time we look, the larger the stars appear ~ and that was recently reported to definitely be true. It has to do with the way light is dealt with as it passes through matter and spreads out. Magnifying glasses, eyeblasses, lense appliances inserted after cataract surgery, etc. all work according to the same optical principles.
This stuff happens on large scales and small.
Stick with the truth and don't worry about what others think. I am now going to have to change my mind. I originally thought it was San Fran Nan's broom going through test flights. No big jet to fly around in don't ya know. Now I think Chi-coms sending the Big O a message about QE2. He couldn't care less if a 100 million of us die. So...that won't work out for them.
I spent 35 years flying fighters, and you can see the guidance system kick in...The first assertion is meaningless unless he spent those 35 years flying fighters while observing ballistic missile launches.
And the guidance system in those suckers is running in the launching tube or silo. It doesn't 'kick in'. I suspect he's thinking about the old SA-2 system we flew against in Vietnam, which followed a pre-programed launch trajectory until the booster dropped off, exposing the guidance antennas.
There are no missiles in LA, Not a single one.
Colin Powell says Obama will be the best President. This Lt. General says it's a SLBM.
It's like we've devolved into the Soviet Union or PRC.
It's aircraft contrails, people.
I didn't see in the video where the missile emerges from the briney deep and lights up, but the rest of the trip certainly looked like a missile.
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Ruben Guerrero, father and trainer of Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, contacted BoxingScene.com in a fury. Robert challenges Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26KOs) for the WBC welterweight title on May 4th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Apparently Ruben re-watched the first episode of "All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero" - and he took heavy offense after Mayweather's cutman/hand wrapping guru Rafael Garcia used tape to cross out Robert's face on a promotional poster. Garcia then made several throat slashing gestures.
The tension between the two camps is reaching a high level. Ruben already wants to face Floyd's father and trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., in a parking lot street fight. He now indicates that Robert's grandfather will be at the show and there could be some punches exchanged between him and Garcia.
"This guy is a piece of sh*t. He can cross out other fighters but not my son I'm not having that ese. He should just worry about wrapping Lil Floyd's fragile hands and not disrespect my son," Ruben shouted to BoxingScene.com.
"Miguel Diaz taught that guy everything he knows about boxing and but I see he didn't teach him some respect. My father will be at the fight and he will beat that guy down if he keeps talking, brother."
To retaliate, Ruben used tape to crossed out Garcia's portrait at the IBA gym in Las Vegas, where Robert is training for the fight.
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Who gives a **** if he is 90 years old? If he wants to talk **** back to a guy who crossed out his son disrespectfuly let him! Its not like he is challenging garcia to a fight.Comment by Double on 04-24-2013
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Complaint Review: Ray Konka Coins Inc.
Ray Konka Coins Inc.1778 Empire Blvd.Webster N.Y. 14580 Webster, New York United States of America
Ray Konka Coins Inc. doesn't respond to E Mails nor ship 2 weeks after payment received Webster, New York
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It's now almost two weeks later and there is still no shipping date that has been established. They is also no acknowledgement of any E mail sent to them
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