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The Dragon capsule berthed the ISS' 58-foot robotic Canadarm2 at 12:02 p.m. EDT today
After launching toward the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule has successfully reached the ISS, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to do so.
Private rocket company SpaceX launched its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida
at 3:44 a.m. on Tuesday
. The Dragon was coupled with a Falcon 9 rocket and is carrying supplies such as food, clothing and science experiments to the ISS.
After leaving Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, the Dragon capsule had to perform a series of tests to prove that it was ready for docking at the ISS. Over the past few days, the Dragon successfully completed the maneuvers, and NASA finally gave SpaceX the green light to dock at the ISS today.
"The International Space Station mission management team completed a thorough review of the progress...and...unanimously authorized the International Space Station and Dragon flight control teams to proceed toward rendezvous and berthing about 11:20 a.m. ET Friday," said NASA.
According to SpaceX, the Dragon detached from
the Falcon 9 rocket
and deployed its solar arrays successfully. Dragon then orbited the Earth on Tuesday and Wednesday and fired its thrusters to make its way to the ISS.
According to NASA astronaut Don Pettit, the Dragon capsule berthed the ISS' 58-foot robotic Canadarm2 at 12:02 p.m. EDT.
"Houston, Station, it looks like we've got us a Dragon by the tail," said Pettit.
The Dragon's journey toward the ISS is a momentous occasion for American spaceflight. Not only does it mark the first time a private spacecraft has traveled to the ISS, but it also puts the U.S. back on the map when it comes to space adventures.
NASA retired its space shuttle fleet throughout the course of 2011. After putting the Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis spae shuttles to rest, U.S. astronauts could only travel to the ISS via Russian Soyuz spacecrafts. However, the issue here is that the cost per seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft is expensive, and is
expected to reach $63 million by 2015
It was clear that the U.S. needed an alternative, and SpaceX was happy to help. The private rocket company built its Dragon to be the first private spacecraft to travel to the ISS, allowing the U.S. to be in charge of its space-related itinerary once again.
SpaceX has had some troubles while planning its ISS trip, such as delays and a recent issue with a check valve that caused a last-minute abort just last week. SpaceX even
faced public criticism from American space heroes
Neil Armstrong, who was the first astronaut to step foot upon the Moon on Apollo 11, and Gene Cernan, who was the last man to step foot upon the moon on Apollo 17.
Despite these obstacles, SpaceX has prevailed and seems to have a smooth mission to the ISS so far. The Dragon is currently linked up to the ISS and is expected to unload its cargo tomorrow. The Dragon has 674 pounds of food, clothing and other supplies as well as 271 pounds of cargo bags, 46 pounds of science experiments, and 22 pounds of computer equipment.
The Dragon will stay docked at the ISS for two weeks before plunging into the Pacific Ocean. From there, a boat will retrieve the cargo capsule and collect the supplies it brought back from the ISS.
The ISS even captured footage of the Dragon making its way to the weightless station. Below is a video of SpaceX's Dragon making its historic arrival at the ISS:
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Very friendly people, quite newly renovated, central location, nice breakfast. Places like this really stick out of this still rather depressing city, which is so nice and picturesquely situated but still full of ruins. We did not have the feeling that the porter checked everyone coming in, but maybe they have a camera hidden somewhere. The tables in the lovely breakfast room are Turkish style -- just above your knees -- and some of the seats are just low stools. But when we stayed there (August/September), there was lots of room for everyone, thus no problem once you learn to focus on leaning back. There are pretty mean pickpockets around the bazaar. Mother grabs arm with fingernails, daughter digs into your bag, son bugs accompanying person. Another note: Half the restaurant in the bazaar do not sell alcohol and it is hard to see the difference from outside
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On October 20th, over 100 people, including patients, families and friends, came together to hear from leading scientists on the latest in lupus research funded by the Lupus Research Institute and the Alliance for Lupus Research. It's an exciting event because only through research can we discover new, better treatments for lupus, and learn more about how the disease develops so we can find a cure. Here are the research questions these scientists are trying to answer:
- Do certain bacteria in the gut react with male hormones to produce substances that protect males from lupus?
- Do certain bacteria in the gut trigger antibodies that cause blood clots in patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?
- Can reducing salt in the diet reduce inflammation related to lupus?
- What FDA approved drugs that are already available also be used as an effective treatment for lupus? For example, can a drug approved for plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis be effective for active lupus?
Read more highlights from the Scientific Conference here.
While I'm excited about this research, and hope I can participate in one of the studies, when I put my patient hat on I ask, why does this matter? I spoke with a few patients after the event that had similar questions. To help us appreciate the connection between research and treatment for lupus patients, it's helpful to take a look at the process of research and drug development.
What does it take for a new drug to be approved?
The path from the laboratory to the doctor's prescription pad can be long, about 12 years on average, and one path can be different from another. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug approval process can be reviewed in detail in this infographic, so here's a brief overview.
Step 1: Preclinical testing can take 1-6 years during which the sponsor, which is the company, research institution or other organization that is responsible for all parts of the drug approval process, tests the drug, sometimes in laboratory animals. The sponsor submits an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to the FDA, which includes the testing results and what they plan to do for human testing. This is when the FDA will go through a strict and detailed evaluation to determine if the drug is reasonably safe for human trials in the Clinical Phase.
Animal research has played an important role in medical breakthroughs, from vaccines to antibiotics to anesthetics. Often times, mice are used in the testing phase because they are similar to humans in their genetics, anatomy and behavior. This means that results from testing in mice can be good indicators of the results that may be found in a test on human subjects.
Step 2: Clinical research can take 6-11 years and each clinical trial is broken down into 3 phases. The trial will be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) to assure that steps are taken to protect the rights and welfare of humans participating in the research. It's important that we, as patients, participate in these trials to make sure potential new treatments can move through this phase. For more information about clinical trials in lupus and how to find a trial to participate in, visit LupusTrials.org.
Step 3: The approval process can take 6 months to a year and includes submission to and review of a New Drug Application by the FDA. This is when the sponsor formally asks the FDA to approve the drug for human use and the FDA carefully reviews the findings from the clinical trials.
Step 4: Post market evaluation lasts 11-14 years. This is when the FDA is carefully monitoring use by patients including any new side effects or adverse events.
Why is drug repositioning (or repurposing) important?
Sometimes drugs developed and approved to treat one disease can actually be used successfully to treat another. This is called drug repositioning. By looking to see if drugs that are already approved by the FDA for other purposes can work in lupus treatment, we can:
- Reduce the time it takes for a new treatment to become available to patients by about 12 years, which is the time it takes for the FDA to approve a new drug
- Reduce the amount of funding it takes to make a new treatment available
Sadly, only 1 in 5,000 potential treatments make it through the approval process and become available to patients for any disease. This project presents great opportunities to expand treatment options for lupus patients.
Should I bring findings from the Scientific Conference to my doctor?
It's good for your doctor to know about what's going on in lupus research, but it's important that you have the right expectations. At the conference what we learned about are the great questions the researchers are attempting to answer, and discoveries that need to be further explored. So while your doctor may be interested in hearing more about what you learned, chances are it may not make a difference in your treatment at this stage because these are early findings and the research is ongoing.
What you can ask your rheumatologist is if he or she knows about any trials that you might be a good match for and who to contact to enroll.
Final Thoughts
Before I changed my career to healthcare and worked in clinical practice management, I found myself frustrated when my rheumatologists weren't aware of the latest research in lupus. But a doctor once told me, "Amy, you can't expect your doctors to go home every night and read all of the latest journals. They want to cook dinner and watch TV with their families. Keep the focus on the things you can do."
So what can we do?
- Take good care of ourselves. This is always the first priority.
- Become an Advocate. Our stories matter and our stories help get funding to find better treatments and a cure. When our legislators are considering an issue that affects lupus patients, hearing what it means to us, their constituents, can make a real difference.
- Get involved. Fundraise, raise awareness, and participate in events with the Lupus Research Institute and the Alliance for Lupus Research.
Participate in research that you qualify for and are comfortable with. This could mean participating in an observational study, in which you don't take any drug or treatment, or a clinical trial, which is a critical part of the process to approve a drug for use by patients. You can also participate in genetics studies, in which you provide a sample that can be tested to see how our genes may have contributed to development of lupus. Patients are the key component to all research. So it's important we do our part.


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BURLINGAME, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) and the National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF) announced today that the two non-profit organizations have joined together to fund a population-based study at the University of California, San Francisco, led by Margaret R. Wrensch, MPH, Ph.D. The goals of the study are to gain a better understanding of the development of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and variations in survival rates among patients diagnosed with this deadly form of brain cancer. ABC2 is dedicated to accelerating therapies leading to a cure for brain cancer and NBTF is dedicated to serving people whose lives are affected by brain tumors.
Dr. Wrensch is among nine research scientists to receive a 2004 Project Award from ABC2 for her translational research project, a pioneering effort involving very large scale genotyping of constitutive DNA from brain cancer patients. Combining NBTF resources with those from ABC2 enabled the original scope of this project to be broadened, thus enhancing its potential for identifying factors related to disease prognosis and treatment selection.
We are pleased to be collaborating with NBTF to expand the pioneering research being done by Dr. Wrensch and her colleagues," stated John Reher, ABC2 Executive Director. "It is our hope that this study may give us clues as to why some brain cancer patients survive longer than others. With this knowledge, we hope the medical community can ultimately identify effective therapies to prolong survival for brain cancer patients."
"We chose the specific subjects and hypotheses for this project to be the best first step in a multi-stage process aimed at delineating the role of polymorphisms in glioma prognosis and etiology," explained Dr. Wrensch. "The funding we are receiving from ABC2 and NBTF will allow us to generate extremely valuable genetic information about GBM."
"By working together, NBTF and ABC2 can make an even greater impact on brain tumor research," noted Rob Tufel, MSW, MPH, NBTF Executive Director. "This type of research is crucial for the over 100 people diagnosed each day with a benign or malignant brain tumor. By increasing our understanding of survival, we can eventually improve treatments as well."
About ABC2
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) was founded in May 2001 by Dan and Steve Case and their families, along with leading scientists and entrepreneurs. ABC2 aims to raise awareness about brain cancer and help mobilize critical scientific research through research grants and partnerships. ABC2 funds outstanding and novel translational science that is aimed at the discovery of a cure for brain cancer.
Each year more than 17,000 people in the United States find out that they have a malignant primary brain tumor. An additional 100,000 patients are diagnosed with a brain tumor that has metastasized from another part of the body. The mission of ABC2 is to accelerate a cure for brain cancer by increasing the number of potential therapies discovered and then rapidly moving them into the clinic to help patients. In order to accelerate progress in what has been an under-served field of research, ABC2 provides researchers from all backgrounds with the support they need to make critical breakthroughs in brain cancer research. Further information can be found at http://www.abc2.org/.
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Two of the bills would make roads safer and give law enforcement important tools to prosecute those who are impaired while driving. Bill S.600A clearly defines "" and "" as a state of mind, notwithstanding the intoxicant. Currently, individuals can be charged with a DWI offense only if they are intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or by one of the drugs listed in the public health law. This legal loophole allows those who ingest substances not listed in the law (such as inhaling an aerosol can) to escape being charged with DWI. This would ensure that all intoxicated drivers can be charged with DWI, regardless of the substance they use.
Bill S.526A builds upon existing drunk driving laws to require the court's consent to do a case-by-case examination of the issuance of a conditional license following a DWI charge. On February 22, 2009, Suffolk County Police Officer Glen Ciano was killed after being hit by a vehicle driven by Jose Borbon, who had been charged with Driving While Intoxicated and had a conditional license issued just 30 days after the charge. Both bills have been sent to the Assembly.
Other legislation passed today that would protect drivers and make our roads safer includes a strengthening of existing laws preventing texting-while-driving. The bill, S.939, will make it easier for law enforcement to crack down on texting-while-driving offenses, increases penalties and would help prevent tragic accidents caused by drivers distracted by texting. The bill has been sent to the Assembly.
Seniors and Others Helped in Claiming STAR Benefits
Legislation (S.3576) also passed today and will help make it easier for property owners to claim STAR benefits if they missed the March 1st filing deadlines. This is particularly important to senior citizens, who must remember to file for the enhanced STAR exemption each year. Missing the deadline, and therefore the exemption, could result in a homeowner facing an unexpected and significantly increased tax bill. This bill instead authorizes municipalities to accept STAR applications after the locality's taxable status date and before January 10th of the following year.
The bill has been sent to the Assembly.


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Diminishing returns
For all the talk in Washington about reforming health care while somehow, magically, containing the nation's burgeoning debt, precious little attention has focused on the prime drivers of the nation's spending -- entitlements.
For the first time in history national debt has passed $12 trillion. As more Treasury securities are sold to finance the federal deficit -- which reached a record $1.4 trillion this year -- these securities will compete with private securities. Private investment, as a result of government borrowing, will decrease.
Rather than pass the mounting bill to future generations, Congress must address the triple tsunamis: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid spending. Notes Nicola Moore of The Heritage Foundation, as Social Security IOUs are redeemed and health care costs drive up expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid, publicly held debt by 2050 will exceed 320 percent of gross domestic product, based on Congressional Budget Office figures.
But unfortunately, unlike an irresponsible homeowner who maxes out his credit, Congress needs only to vote itself a higher credit limit. The House last week approved boosting that ceiling by $290 billion.
Doing so without addressing the drain from existing entitlements -- never mind government's health care ambitions -- digs deeper the hole of this nation's despair.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California voters this fall may have the chance to answer a question of deep interest to politicians around the United States: will populist appeals to "tax the rich" resonate more than pragmatic arguments for budget-balancing solutions?
Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, has all but staked his governship on a tax hike ballot initiative consisting of temporary increases in sales and income taxes. He has positioned the measure as a practical and necessary move to combat chronic budget deficits in a state where spending on schools and other services has already been slashed.
By contrast, the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), the smaller of two statewide teachers unions, last week got the green light to pursue its own ballot initiative, the "millionaires tax," which would sharply increase state income taxes on those with more than $1 million a year in annual income.
In California, major policy issues often are resolved by putting the matter to the voters in the form of a ballot initiative like one in 2008 that barred gay marriage. The tax ballot initiatives would be put before voters in the November 6 election when they also will vote for president and other offices.
A Brown spokesman calls the governor's measure "a balanced package that has the best chance of passing."
Charles Idelson, a spokesman for the state nurses union, which is supporting the CFT, said: "We have this appalling, Grand Canyon-sized disparity between average people, the working poor, and the wealthy. This is a measure that actually targets the people that have been partying while the rest of the state has been suffering."
Brown and his advisors had hoped to head off any competing measures, on the grounds that multiple choices make it more likely that all of them will fail. Several of the groups considering their own tax-related ballot initiatives have backed away and thrown their support behind Brown.
The CFT and its allies have begun gathering the necessary number of signatures to get their measure on the ballot, and are convinced that a blunt populist appeal is the way to go. At the same time, Molly Munger, a wealthy Southern California attorney who is the daughter of businessman Warren Buffett's business partner Charlie Munger, has not yet decided whether to move ahead with her own proposal.
Brown aims to build a broad coalition for his measure and he has won the support of two heavyweights in the state labor movement: the Service Employees International Union, with more than 700,000 members; and the California Teachers Association, with 325,000 members. Brown has also sought the support of business groups, many of which have backed tax increase proposals in the past.
The governor has been campaigning hard for the measure, and polls indicate the public is at least open to the idea.
But the CFT, with 100,000 members, has already gained a key ally for its tax initiative: the 75,000-member California Nurses Association, which helped elect Brown in 2010 with bludgeoning attacks on his Republican rival, technology executive Meg Whitman.
The nurses mercilessly mocked Whitman for her great wealth, dubbing her "Queen Meg" and demonstrating outside her home. Since then, the nurses union has been one of the most prominent labor supporters of the anti-Wall Street Occupy movement.
California's top personal income tax rate is 9.3 percent - kicking in at $48,029 for individuals and $96,058 for couples - with another 1 percent charged on income of $1 million and up. The state income tax comes on top of federal income tax paid by Californians.
The millionaires tax measure would impose an additional 3 percent tax on income between $1 million and $2 million a year and an additional 5 percent tax on income above $2 million.
Proponents say the hikes would raise up to $9.5 billion in their first year. Sixty percent of the money under the proposal would go to schools and higher education. The rest would go local governments for social and other services, including health programs.
Brown's ballot measure, which resembles a proposal he had pushed hard with the legislature before failing to get the necessary Republican support for passage, also would increase income taxes by up to 2 percent on incomes starting at $250,000.
But Brown's measure would at the same time raise the state sales tax by a half-cent, a point of contention in the state's labor movement as it would disproportionately affect low-income Californians. Both the income and sales tax increases would expire in 2017 under the proposal.
The California Teachers Association is backing Brown's measure despite its sales-tax increase and that fact that it does not specifically earmark the revenues for schools like the other proposal would.
Brown's measure is central to his plan for tackling the state's $9.2 billion deficit. If voters reject the measure, Brown has said another roughly $5 billion in state spending would be cut, including spending on education.
The nurses union, on the other hand, is intent on making a statement with its measure as much as it is on getting dollars set aside for health programs. "We have to begin to restore a just and fair taxation system," Idelson said.
The California Federation of Teachers' Glass dismissed notions that labor would be better served by rallying behind Brown's measure or that voters would be overwhelmed with other options come November, adding, "In case the governor's goes down, we're an insurance policy."
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4. Auction ends 02/01/2011 by evening. When I say AUCTION OVER!!, the last high bidders will be eligible.
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Power Punch 2 $5 fwbweux
Mega Man 2 $10 GUNNM
Mega Man 3 $10 GUNNM
Ducktales (Cover is kind of damaged and has a $5 sticker on it) $1 Ash Burton
Superman $1 Goguenator
Batman $1 Goguenator
Paperboy $3 Goguenator
Casino Kid
R.C. Pro Am $1 intergralsmatic
Pac Man (Tengen) $1 intergralsmatic
Maniac Mansion $2 intergralsmatic
Metroid (With manual) $9 Battousai11
Sesame Street ABC
Super Mario/Duck Hunt/World Class Tack Meet
Wheel Of Fortune $1 Goguenator
Disney Adventures in The Magic Kingdom $1 Ash Burton
Super C (Chipped at bottom left area) $1 supekards
Tiny Toon Adventures (With Manual) $2 Goguenator
Mickey Mousecapade $2 intergralsmatic
Excitebike $5 Battousai11
SNES: All are cart.
Super Mario Kart $8 Goguenator
Killer Instinct $1 Goguenator
Starfox (Has 2 scratches on the front) $1 CUKE
Nintendo 64: Each comes with a case.
Perfect Dark $3 Goguenator
Diddy Kong Racing $3 Goguenator
Ocarina of Time (Gold Cart) $11 Goguenator
Mister Mosquito (Disc and case) $5 Goguenator
NES Game Genie $4 Goguenator
Nintendo 64 Rumble pack and Memory card reader, includes memory card 3rd party $1 Goguenator
Dual Shock 3 Controller (Has damage on right side and something loose inside) $10 Jamehze
Rock Band Portable Drums for 360(Shipping will be a little extra) $ 2 2supekards
Rock Band Stage Kit for 360(Never used, shipping will be a little extra, estimated at $12) $13.50 Jadenic
Final Fantasy 13(Has some damage on the front) $7 Donkey132
Resistance 2 Artbook $2 2supekards
Resistance 2 Bonus Disc
Resistance 2 Chimeran Soldier figure $1 CUKE
Tekken 6 Tattoo Sleeve (Still sealed)
Tekken 6 Laser Cell with certificate of authenticity (Still sealed) $3 Drunkenxsouljah
God of War 3 Artbook $8 Amblix
God of War 3 Pandoras Box $ 8 Amblix
MK vs DC Artwork
Arkham Asylum Doctors Notes/Journal $5 lilchao44
Arkham Asylum Batarang $7 Agmanicamike
Arkham Asylum Sticker (Has a code for challenge maps on back, does not work)
DSI Magnets (Still intact)
DSI Lanyard
DSI Buttons (Still sealed)
Gameboy Color Teal (Start button has to really be pushed in to work) $3 Soccerstar93
DVDS: Note: Unless stated, all are disc and case
Red vs Blue Season 1 $5 Agmanicamike
Red vs Blue Season 2 $5 Agmanicamike
Red vs Blue Season 3 $5 Agmanicamike
Red vs Blue Season 4 $5 Agmanicamike
1408 (BBV case) $ 1 2supekards
Collateral (BBV case) $1 2supekards
The Wrestler (BBV case) $1 2supekards
30 Days of Night (BBV case) $1 2supekards
The Ruins (BBV case) $1 2supekards
JCVD (BBV case) $1 basketball45321
Pride and Glory (BBV case) $1 2supekards
Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas $1.50 2supekards
Alice in Wonderland: Special Un-anniversary Edition $4 2supekards
24 Redemption (BBV case) $1.50 2supekards
New Jack Hardcore $1 2supekards
Pink Floyd The Wall $2 CUKE
The Boondock Saints $1 Goguenator
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1 $3 Hovercraft
Watchmen Motion Comic(Includes digital copy, never redeemed) $4 Charlie Brown
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PLANS to secure Bournemouth's historic cricket ground for sporting use and establish a new heritage attraction there have been unveiled.
Active Dorset has submitted a restoration bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund, which would see the listed Victorian and Edwardian cricket pavilions restored for use by the whole community.
Their bid also includes plans for an on-site education centre showcasing the town's history, a cafe and office space.
This, along with better disabled facilities, should help the ground attract up to 25,000 visitors a year, compared to just two to three thousand at present.
The cricket ground was put on the market last year by the trustees of the Cooper Dean estate but this sale was put on hold for six months after residents succeeded in getting it listed as an asset of community value.
This moratorium is due to be lifted on June 14, when the ground will be marketed once again.
Bournemouth West MP Conor Burns visited the ground on Friday to lend his support to Active Dorset's bid.
He said: "I am pleased to be supporting Active Dorset's bid to restore Dean Park's cricket pavilions to their former glory.
"Their plans to open the site to the whole community are very exciting and should ensure that Dean Park has a bright future ahead of it."
Active Dorset chief executive Martin Kimberly said: "What we're trying to do is preserve the cricket that takes place here and integrate it with the heritage of the site."
They will hear whether their bid has been successful at the end of June and, if so, will formally put their proposal to the Cooper Dean estates.
Cllr Chris Mayne, president of the Bournemouth Evening Cricket League, said: "I want to see cricket retained here for future generations. I've been watching cricket here since the 1950s and I've played for the Mayor's 11 here.
"It's a real jewel in the crown of Bournemouth's town centre. The thought of any kind of development fills me with horror."


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CHIBA – Narita International Airport Corp. plans to turn an existing building into a low-cost international terminal for budget airlines by March 2015 to attract such carriers, company sources said Thursday.
The terminal will have no boarding bridges but simpler interior equipment so lower fees can be offered by low-cost carriers (LLCs), they said. Passengers will use boarding ramps.
Since two new budget carriers are planning to launch domestic flights to and from the international airport for the Tokyo area this summer, the company has begun building additional facilities, such as bus gates and check-in counters for completion by December.
Jetstar Japan Co., an affiliate of Japan Airlines Co., is scheduled to start regular flights to and from Narita airport on July 3. AirAsia Japan Co., a joint venture between All Nippon Airways Co. and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, will do so in August.


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Does anybody follow Intel (INTC) anymore? In the 90s, I followed Intel's management around the country like a dog with a bone. I went to every investment conference, every product announcement and listened to every conference call. With a one-year return of -25% and a five-year return of -5%, you can excuse me for not jumping on a plane the next time the company speaks. Nowadays, I can't bring myself to get out of bed if Intel is planning a presentation.
Intel is getting hit from all sides. PC unit growth suffered its steepest decline in history last quarter, dropping 14% worldwide, according to research firm IDC. Gartner reported something similar, saying PC sales had their worst decline since the second quarter of 2009.
While people were quick to blame Microsoft's (MSFT) new operating system Windows 8, I think it has more to do with the fact that desktop users no longer have to upgrade as frequently as they did in the past. Intel's x86 architecture is more than 30 years old now and has reached the point of diminishing returns. Intel is forced to compete with lower cost processors from ARM Holdings (ARMH) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The days of raking in high profits from desktop processors are over. Estimates have Intel making just $49 in profit on each desktop processor, down from well over $200 back in its heyday.
Notebook profits are under pressure, too. The company made an estimated $63 profit on its notebook processors but that market has been hurt as consumers shift their attention to mobile devices.
Intel also missed the shift to mobile. According to the company's own research, Intel has just 0.2% market share in mobile. And, if that wasn't enough, Intel's strength -- servers and datacenters -- are under attack from software virtualization and inexpensive knockoffs. While the demand for cloud computing is increasing, datacenters are shifting their purchases to low-cost hardware and bypassing Intel's expensive brand name. Many cloud providers are avoiding "vanity computing" as they have found that inexpensive knockoffs from AMD are good enough to run their cloud infrastructure.
It all adds up to an uncertain time for Intel. In fact, fiscal 2013 revenue is expected to increase just 0.53%, year-over-year. Wall Street is more positive on the company's outlook for2014, projecting revenue growth of 4.5% growth and 4% for 2015. However, Intel's glory days of 20% revenue growth with 65% gross margins appear to be long over.
When demand didn't materialize last year, Intel brought down its fab utilization to 50%, allowing inventories to come down. As inventories get back to normal, fab utilization will likely bounce back in the second half of the year. Gross margins should rebound from 57% to 60%, but I'm not sure that will be enough to bring the excitement back.
The company is planning several new products and product refreshes. Look for a new Atom processor code named Bay Trail and another chip named Haswell. While Intel bulls are hopeful these products will stem the tide, I'm not so sure. There is a lot to fix. It certainly doesn't help that CEO Paul Otellini is about to retire next month and Intel hasn't named a successor yet.
While I have no doubt Intel's first-quarter revenue estimate of $12.587 billion and earnings per share (EPS) estimate of $0.40 is somewhat conservative, I can't bring myself to recommend the stock. For the adventurous, Intel is only trading at 11x the consensus year-end estimate $1.90 per share. But for the life of me, I can't bring myself to buy Intel.


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For centuries, women have been taking on the last names of their husbands as a part of the whole wedding extravaganza. The practice is still prevalent today, with many women saying they happily take their husbands' names because it is tradition, because they don't like their maiden names or just because it's a practice so ingrained in our society that they hadn't thought of an alternative.
But in recent years, many women have been keeping their maiden names, or even encouraging their future husbands to take on their last names in a huge reversal of the typical surname structure. As reported in a variety of sources, from USA Today to religious websites like JC.com and legal sites like LegalZoom.com, the prevalence of husbands taking their wives last names has risen dramatically over the past few years. And yet, these couples continue to face harsh challenges, including ridicule from friends and a legal system that makes it easy for women to change their names, but much harder for men to do the same.
What do you think? Would you want your future husband to take your last name? Or, as a man, would you consider taking your wife's surname? Under what conditions? Rant or rave about it!


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His harrowing intensity as the cadet leader who refused to descend into the savagery of his shipwrecked schoolmates earned him raves and a host of follow-up opportunities.
Since "Flies," he has grown up in the business, holding his own alongside Christian Slater, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Emilio Estevez in "Young Guns II" (1990), mentoring under the veteran but paternal Ben Johnson in "My Her s Have Always Been Cowboys" (1991) and working with the likes of Oliver Stone in 1994′s "Natural Born Killers" as a gas station attendant seduced and murdered by Juliette Lewis), Sylvester Stallone (as a cadet in "Judge Dredd" 1995) and Ridley Scott (as one of the students in "White Squall" 1996). "December" (1991), in which he was Wil Wheaton's younger brother who wanted to enlist and fight in WWII, gave Getty his first chance to work almost entirely on a set while "Where the Day Takes You" (1992) afforded him the opportunity to expand his range as an actor by playing a street kid living on Hollywood Boulevard.
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HE WAS the abalone diver from Mallacoota who became a kingmaker in 1999 when, as one of the three independents holding the balance of power in Spring Street, Craig Ingram rejected Jeff Kennett and gave the nod to Steve Bracks and the ALP.
After the 2006 poll he was the lone independent remaining at Spring Street. Last night, Mr Ingram, only the sixth member to represent Gippsland East since its establishment in 1889, lost his seat to the Nationals' Tim Bull.
Expressing disappointment with the result, he said it had been a privilege to represent the electorate for 11 years, and he slammed the campaigning of the Nationals.
''The National Party were dishonest, but that's fine, politics is a full-contact blood sport. I'm not bitter, I accept that it's the nature of politics,'' he said.
The Nationals, while celebrating the win in Gippsland East, watched nervously as their Mildura seat hung in the balance.
Gippsland was the party's only clear gain, while swings were recorded elsewhere to their sitting members.
A Nationals spokesman said the party went into the election knowing Gippsland East and Mildura would be their focus. With several strong independents running against the incumbent Peter Crisp in Mildura, including Mildura mayor Glenn Milne and community sector worker Doug Tonge, it was always expected to be a tight finish.
Mr Ingram's legacy includes increasing the flow of water released into the Snowy River. ''I had some really good wins. We got the return of passenger trains to Bairnsdale, the Nationals took it away. In 1999 there was no focus on health of the Gippsland Lakes; millions of dollars have been spent on improving their health. I stopped the National Party damming the Mitchell River. The Snowy's important and there are really good tourism infrastructure projects I've delivered. If you look at the changes in my time in the seat, it was a basket case in 1999.''
Mr Ingram said if the Nationals hold the seat for the next 10 to 15 years, independent representation will again be necessary.
Now, he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife and family. He also was was looking forward to doing some fishing. ''For the past few years any time I wanted to go fishing I had to put it in the diary months in advance. So that's a priority.''
Mr Bull paid tribute to the independent. ''Craig has worked hard. I've known Craig for a long time, he's a very good and decent man. I just believe the region is better served by being represented by a party.''
The new representative said people were looking for a change. ''I think some of our policies struck a significant chord with the people of Gippsland East regarding the Gippsland Lakes, the natural gas connection to Lakes Entrance and Orbost. I think the Coalition's announcements of additional police and more resources to the ambulance service were also important.''
Mr Ingram ousted National MP David Treasure in 1999, thanks to Labor and One Nation preferences, to hold the balance of power with fellow independents Susan Davies and Russell Savage.
Their decision to back Steve Bracks led Jeff Kennett not only to quit the premiership but politics.
Three years later, Mr Ingram was easily re-elected, polling 41 per cent of the primary vote and 62 per cent of the two-party preferred vote. At the 2006 election, he similarly won comfortably, albeit with a slightly reduced primary vote of 38 per cent, and 53 per cent of the two-party preferred vote.
Mr Ingram was criticised in mid-2007 when he failed to interrupt a holiday to return to his electorate when it suffered devastating floods. His South Gippsland counterpart and Nationals leader, Peter Ryan, interrupted his holidays to inspect the damage.


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Bobby Petrino Scandal: Bobby Petrino & Appeal
April 13, 2012 by staff
Bobby Petrino Scandal: Bobby Petrino & Appeal, In an amazing turn of events, another former Arkansas coach has been caught sending thousands of text messages to a mistress. Bobby Petrino is just the latest Arkansas coach to reveal a bit too much on a state issued cell phone. Petrino was dismissed by Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long on before his phone records became available, but the revealing records won't make it any easier for him to land his next job.
The records, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, show Petrino texting Jessica Dorrell, a 25-year-old student-athlete development coordinator for the football program, all through the night.
Over the course of a seven month time frame, Petrino and Dorrell exchanged more than 4,300 text messages and nearly 300 phone calls. That includes 84 text messages on Oct. 28th — the day before Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt — and five early morning phone calls to Dorrell on the week of the Alabama game.
But Dorrell, the mistress that got the Arkansas coach fired, wasn't the only woman that Petrino was texting frequently. Deadspin revealed on Thursday that Petrino also exchanged nearly two hundred texts with Alison Melder, a former bikini model and current assistant with the Republican Party of Arkansas.
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My fav rod is my 2wt One Ouncer...and I have CT's in 3 and 5 wt, so I'm right there with any "traditionalists" for enjoying a more leisurely stroke and softer feel with a fish on...
...BUT...and this is an honest question, rather than a challenge...when you guys find yourself trying to plop a big load of stuff around on bigger waters, and maybe 8-12 ft of leader, do you need to fish a 7 or 8 where I'm fishing a Sage 5 wt?
I'm just thinking of light steelheading in Ca, where I routinely fish a 5 wt 9'6" Sage Fli or 9' VT2...there's no way my CT, even a 9 footer, could wrestle around that weight...or, at least I don't think it would be fun.
Even if that's true and one would need to use, let's say a 7 wt while I used a 5, who would care, as long as we both fished well and had a good time. Jeez...I hate when I answer my own questions.
That's 45 secs of your life you'll never get back....
I'm going to Oregon next week. I'm a little amped up
Hey man your certainly right, when it comes time to throw heavy junk the soft, full flexing rods seem to suffer, however, My go-to 9' 5 weight is a sage vxp. I wouldn't put this rod in the same category as a sage tcx or one rod. Or a loomis nrx or orvis H2. The vxp flexes low enough on the blank so that I can still feel the load w/ a relatively slow n' easy casting stroke much like the vt2. Its the lightning fast rods that I don't like, such as the sage tcx. I should tell you that for steelhead I use a sage z-axis 7136, this rod loads very deep and I wouldn't consider it "fast". I also use a z-axis 8110, this rod is quicker than the 7136, but works great for my scandinavian lines and other dry line work for salmon.
However, at the end of the day its a rod like my 804 superfine touch that just has it, that slow easy stroke w/ tons of feel, throwing dries to risin trout. I just wish rod manufacturers would put more emphasis on building rods like this even if it means less revenue, instead of "selling out". When it comes time to throw buggers and multi-nymph rigs,I pull out the vxp and gets it done.
BTW mike, you use a 5 weight for steelhead??!! thats amazing!
No worries about answering own question, at the end of the day fishing is all about having fun and what gear works best for you. I've been ragging on fast action rods recently simply b/c I wish the industry would do whats best for anglers instead of quarterly reports. Anyway, enjoy Oregon brotha, I'm wicked jelous and wish I could bring my z-axis 7136 to the North Umqua.
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Iraqi insurgents once dubbed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle the Devil of Ramadi, a man who served four tours of duty and gained a reputation as one of the deadliest snipers in U.S. military history credited with more than 150 kills. Insurgents even put a five-figure bounty on his head. It was never collected.
Last year, Kyle recounted his life as a sharpshooter in a bestselling book, "American Sniper."
And, just two weeks ago, he spoke of the trouble many American troops have coming home and readjusting to civilian life.
RETIRED CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CHRIS KYLE, U.S. Navy: It's honorable. And you're doing it for the greater good. Then, all of a sudden, you don't have an identity.
JEFFREY BROWN: On Saturday, 38-year-old Kyle and a friend, 35-year-old Chad Littlefield, were shot dead at a gun range outside Fort Worth, Texas.
SHERIFF TOMMY BRYANT, Erath County, Texas: Mr. Kyle works with people that are suffering from some issues that have been in the military. And this shooter is possibly one of those people.
JEFFREY BROWN: The alleged killer was identified as 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, who had served in Iraq as a U.S. Marine. He was apprehended and charged with two counts of capital murder.
Melissa Repko has been reporting on this story for The Dallas Morning News. She joins us now.
Melissa, thanks for joining us.
Before we get to what happened this weekend, tell us a bit more about Chris Kyle's own story. He grew up there in Texas, right?
MELISSA REPKO, The Dallas Morning News: That's right.
He grew up in Texas. And he mentioned in an interview with me last year that he dreamed of being a cowboy or becoming a person in the military. And he ended up joining the Navy SEALs and becoming a very successful sniper. He had a passion for Texas and he was also deeply Christian in his faith and was well-liked by his peers.
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, he served with great distinction. He came back and he wrote this bestselling memoir of his time in Iraq. But he had his own problems adjusting to life back at home.
MELISSA REPKO: Yes, he did.
He mentioned that, when he got back, it was a jarring transition, the return to civilian life. He couldn't connect as much with people who hadn't experienced and seen what he had seen during his four deployments in Iraq, which led him to empathize with fellow veterans and want to help them.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, so tell us about that work. Since 2009, I gather he's been quite active in trying to work with other vets.
MELISSA REPKO: That's right. He actually started a nonprofit that provided at-home exercise equipment to help them. But he would also take them out to the ranch to go hunting or shooting or just give them a break from some of the stresses of civilian life, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder.
JEFFREY BROWN: And how extensive was that? Tell us a little bit more about that work.
MELISSA REPKO: Well, he would just go — he volunteered on some wounded warrior retreats, but he would also just spend some time.
Sometimes, he would be contacted by people who knew struggling veterans. And so he'd begin to mentor them and form a relationship with them.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, so what is known at this point about his death? What do we know about what happened?
MELISSA REPKO: What we know is that the three men were all going to the shooting range together. It was about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth in a very remote location. They arrived at about 3:15. And their death is believed to have occurred around 3:30, according to officials.
And at some point, it's believed that the man they were trying to help by taking him out to the range actually turned and shot them.
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, what is known about Eddie Ray Routh?
MELISSA REPKO: Well, we know that he may — he may have been struggling with something. We don't know for sure if he had post-traumatic stress disorder.
But just today, we have discovered a police report from Lancaster Police that indicates his parents had actually contacted police during — after an altercation when he was threatening to kill them and to take his own life. So he had had violent tendencies in the past. And it's unclear — officials cannot confirm that he had post-traumatic stress disorder, but when they responded to that altercation, he told them that he was struggling to adjust after serving.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, I had seen reports. There are some reports that his — Routh's mother had asked Kyle to work with her son. So, you're saying that it looks like that might be the case? We just — we don't know at this point?
MELISSA REPKO: Yes. That's right. That's right.
That's what officials are saying. They believe that his mom, who was a longtime school teacher, heard about the work that Kyle was doing and somehow contacted him. And that's how all three of them connected and that even prior to them going on the gun range, some neighbors said they had seen Kyle's vehicle in the neighborhood. And it seemed like the two were forming some kind of relationship.
JEFFREY BROWN: So, it looks as though one possibility is that Kyle was working with Routh to help him, I guess.
MELISSA REPKO: Exactly. That's what it appears to be, that he was trying to help him during a difficult time.
JEFFREY BROWN: So what happens next? What happens now?
MELISSA REPKO: Well, currently, Routh is actually in the jail. And he is being held on a three million dollar bond. Last night, we heard from the sheriff there that there had been an altercation also with jailers that led him to be Tased. They used a Taser gun on him because he seemed in distress.
And he's actually on suicide watch currently. He's going to be facing two counts of capital murder in the case. And they're still trying to figure out a motive.
JEFFREY BROWN: And what are Chris Kyle's friends saying about him today?
MELISSA REPKO: They're saying that it is — the ones that I spoke to are just devastated, because he had survived so many dangers during his four deployments. He had been in harm's way so many times as a sniper. He was pursued by insurgents in Iraq. And to come home and what appears to be from what officials are saying an act of kindness ended up ending his life.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, Melissa Repko of The Dallas Morning News, thank you very much.
MELISSA REPKO: Thank you.