As the premiere of a new season of “Lost” approaches – (it airs Jan. 21, but all the diehards already had their Blackberry calendars on alert anyway) – rumors are swirling as to what comes next for the Losties both still stranded and on the mainland.

Season Four began with the castaways and company divvied up into those who wanted to be found and those heeding Charlie Pace’s final warning: beware the rescue squad. And it ended with them similarly split by the disappearance of the island, moved by Ben in time and space to hide it from competitor Charles Widmore.

Six survivors made it home while some, including lovable rogue Sawyer, sociopath Others leader Ben and blonde doctor Juliet remained on the island. A few others, such as time-traveling physicist Daniel Faraday, are unaccounted for because they were on a boat between the helicopter and where the island once was.

In the fourth finale, it was revealed that in order to rescue those left behind, the Oceanic Six – Sayid, Hurley, Sun, Kate, Jack and Aaron – must return to the island.

It won’t be easy and other escapees like Desmond, Frank, Walt and even the dead body of John Locke are necessary to the plan’s success. This could take up most of Season Five’s plot, including answering how Locke made it off the island, why he was living under the alias “Jeremy Bentham” and what ultimately killed him.

According to co-creator and producer Damon Lindelof, the upcoming season “is about why [the people who have left the island] need to get back.” Lindelof also said there will be significantly fewer flashbacks and flash-forwards as the show has finally caught up with itself in real time.

One-time series regulars Michael, who died after the freighter he was aboard exploded, and Claire, who may or may not have shown up as a ghost, are both no-shows for this season. Her story has been put on hold until the sixth season, which makes sense considering how jam-packed Season Five looks to be. Jin, also on the freighter, is on board for the fifth season, making the outlook on his character’s future sunny.

Writers have also confirmed that nature woman Danielle Rousseau and maligned cop Ana-Lucia Cortez will be coming back from the dead for short stints.

Some intended storylines pushed back from the fourth season due to the Writer’s Strike are scheduled to be explored this season, including the reason Libby was in the mental institution, why Ms. Hawking was in a photograph with Desmond’s monk, what happened between Ben and the real survivor of the hot air balloon crash and the four-toed statue seen by Sayid, Jin and Sun.

Previews on ABC’s Web site have also shown Kate fleeing with Aaron after being ordered to submit to a maternity test she will undoubtedly fail and Ben and Jack preparing to gather the rest of the Oceanic Six to return to the island — but who actually makes the journey remains a mystery.

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Which Fat Smash Diet is Right for You?

Diets don’t fail people, rather people fail diets. The FAT SMASH DIET is a 4-phase forgiving program that is as much about helping people make the necessary lifestyle changes to lead a healthier, happier, and longer life as it is about getting rid of all of the extra weight. It is completely normal to slip every once in a while while on a diet. You might also feel like you’ve reached a plateau and the weight is no longer coming off. FAT SMASH understands this and allows you to dial back into the program by returning to phase I, getting back on course, then resuming the program where you left off.

EXTREME FAT SMASH DIET is the ramped up version of FAT SMASH, offering a quick weight-loss plan which is constructed so that most people will lose 12 pounds after just 3 weeks. It’s been created for dieters to repeat cycles until they’ve lost their goal amount. This is a very specific diet and must be adhered to strictly because of the rapid and dramatic changes you’ll be asking your body to undergo. Your results can vary depending upon which “dieting type” you are, and the book clearly defines three distinct types, each of which responds to diet and exercise in a unique way.

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Cargill received some sweet news this month: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for use its new sweetener, rebaudioside A – a highly purified component of the stevia plant.

To receive approval, Cargill’s independent panel evaluated the identity, method of manufacture, product specifications and potential exposure resulting from the intended use of the sweetener, as well as published and unpublished studies on rebaudioside A and related substances.

While the FDA has not made its own determination regarding the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status of rebaudioside A, in a letter to the Minnesota-based international food corporation, the agency stated it had no questions regarding the conclusions made by Cargill’s panel.

Rebaudioside A is approved for use as a general-purpose sweetener in foods, excluding meat and poultry products.

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Synopsis:

The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. At first it is all they can do to stay alive. But gradually, as whispers of their daring spreads, they begin to attract others–men and women, young and old–willing to risk everything for the sake of even a moment’s freedom. Tuvia is a reluctant leader and his decisions are challenged by his brother, Zus, who worries that Tuvia’s idealistic plans will doom them all. Asael is the youngest–caught between his brothers’ fierce rivalry. As a brutal winter descends, they work to create a community, and to keep faith alive when all humanity appeared to be lost.

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Reebok Hockey’s Lost Logo Challenge, which took place during the NHL’s Winter Classic, was a hit, perhaps too huge a hit as Reebok Hockey’s website appeared to be down.

The contest asked fans watching this year’s NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings to spot the one hockey player whose uniform did not feature a Reebok logo. Fans in the stands and at home were asked to enter their answer about the missing logo via text message, phone, or online. Winners would be randomly selected from all the correct answers. Winners will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.

The contest seems to have been a victim of its own success as the website was down for part of the game.

The winner of the contest will be announced at www.reebokhockey.com on Jan. 2.

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