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Extreme skewing of X chromosome inactivation in mothers of homosexual men
- Sven BocklandtAffiliated withDepartment of Human Genetics, University of CaliforniaLaboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer Institute Email author
- , Steve HorvathAffiliated withDepartment of Human Genetics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Biostatistics, University of California
- , Eric VilainAffiliated withDepartment of Human Genetics, University of California
- , Dean H. HamerAffiliated withLaboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer Institute
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Human sexual preference is a sexually dimorphic trait with a substantial genetic component. Linkage of male sexual orientation to markers on the X chromosome has been reported in some families. Here, we measured X chromosome inactivation ratios in 97 mothers of homosexual men and 103 age-matched control women without gay sons. The number of women with extreme skewing of X-inactivation was significantly higher in mothers of gay men (13/97=13%) compared to controls (4/103=4%) and increased in mothers with two or more gay sons (10/44=23%). Our findings support a role for the X chromosome in regulating sexual orientation in a subgroup of gay men.
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- Extreme skewing of X chromosome inactivation in mothers of homosexual men
- Journal
Human Genetics
Volume 118, Issue 6 , pp 691-694
- Cover Date
- 2006-02
- 10.1007/s00439-005-0119-4
- Print ISSN
- 0340-6717
- Online ISSN
- 1432-1203
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- Sven Bocklandt (1) (3) (4)
- Steve Horvath (1) (2)
- Eric Vilain (1)
- Dean H. Hamer (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 3. Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
- 4. Gonda 5524, 695 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7088, USA
- 2. Department of Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


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Frizzle-haired University psychology professor Joyce (Travis)
wants recorded proof of the paranormal. So she recruits a varied group of
psychics to spend some time with her in a haunted mansion named "Rose
Red". Our merry gang enters the spook crib and yes, mucho ghostly shite
goes down.
This haunted house jamboree which
originally aired as a mini-series on ABC runs a little bit over 4 hours. I
viewed the whole thing in one sitting and the fact that I didn't hit any
Zs or set my DVD player on fire means one thing: I had fun.
The main element that kept my eyes on
Rose Red was without a doubt its astounding visuals and its inventive
horror scenarios. The film sports an extremely impressive setting and the
horror possibilities are milked for all they're worth. I was blown away
by the house's architecture, its many unique trippy rooms and the
digital effects that amplified their overall look. The people behind the
visual tricks truly succeeded in credibly interpreting King's wild
imagination to the screen. The infinite spiral stair cases, the wall that
flies off, the statue that comes to life (brrr), the mirrored room that
turns into a pool (wow), the upside down room, the zany hallway…all very
well done. Props to the special effect dudes! The quality also transcended
to the execution of the ghostly apparitions and the many ghouls that
populate the film. They're designs are dead on and are played for
scares. At times they gave me the freaking jeepers-creepers. Thanks guys!
Character wise, the amazing cast really
helped make the movie more gripping. All of the actors should get a pat on
the back (and a few on the ass) for a job well done. The downside though
is that the script isn't always up to par with the talent. Some
of the early dialogue felt awkward, the script has a tendency to dispose
of some characters too fast (what happened to Pam, I dug her), to ignore
others for a long period of time (Joyce disappeared there for a while) and
it doesn't go deep enough in regards to some of them (who was Nick…I
know he's suave and shite but really…who was he?). Taking into account
the lengthy running time, the screenplay snags in regard to the players
were hard to forgive. On a positive note, where the script failed, the
strong performers usually made up for it, so I still wound up being
engaged on a "character" level. Julian
Sands (Nick) for example brought lots of humor to his thinly written part
and in consequence I cared a lot about the slick hombre. What a great man!
Narrative wise, I really dove into the
story and appreciated the extensive exploration of the house's
back-story via flashbacks. I dug the period scenes, the tale they
conveyed, the gorgeous costumes and the attention to details. Also knowing
more about the haunted pad's twisted history made me fear it more in the
present day sequences. Good move King! On a negative note, King often
resorts to clichéd subplots to fill other corners of the movie;
unfortunately for me those types of tired subplots get on my damn nerves.
You know how it goes, the overly bitter teacher sends in a cocky
journalist to foil the other teacher's research (boring…), or one
character's over the top cartoon like mom can't seem to check out
already. What was the point
of that yapping banshee again? Apart from annoying the shit out of me, I
still don't know.
You would also think that a writer
(Stephen King) that's been working in the genre for a while, would be
able to write a haunted house script that avoids the common pitfalls of
the subgenre. Wrong! Even though people have died and ghosts have
manifested themselves strongly, folks still wander alone and still feel
the need to "investigate" that strange apparition/sound (bunch of
dumbs-dumbs). King even goes as far as having two of its "heroes" tie
up some pestering gal in the kitchen and leaving her there, knowing full
well that she'll probably be eaten alive by the the nasty spirits. I
still don't get that one. Why didn't they just drag her in the living
room with the others? The lame excuse they gave wasn't enough. That was
cruel and out of character.
Having said all that Rose
Red still came through; even with its screenplay flaws. Sure it's far
from original (House on Haunted Hill, The Haunting, The Legend Of Hell
House anyone?) but the film goes further than those puppies in terms of
imagination. I've also never seen EVERY single haunted house cliché
ever written compacted in one movie. It made for a hefty meal that I
digested very well. Tag to that it's multitude of horrific action, its
endearing performances, its mad special effects, its inventive sets and
it's efficient directing and you get some groovy times in the house. Let's
crash this party!
Nancy Travis (Joyce) does very well with her mentally
unstable part, she's actually the scariest thing in this film. Matt
Keeslar (Steven) underplays it and it works! Kimberly J. Brown (Annie)
gives a very credible performance as the young psychic. Judith Ivery
(Cathy) also downplays it and winds up being very likeable. Melanie
Lindskey (Rachel) plays her character to a T but the script made her
annoying at times (how many times is she gonna tell her sis to NOT touch
something…ugh) Even though Matt Ross (Emery) does have some very witty
moments, his character grated me most of the time. He plays his part well
but I just loathed whom he played. Can
you have more charismatic than Julian Sands (Nick)? I THINK NOT! The man
takes a paper think part and makes him super interesting. I LOVE THIS GUY!
Emily Deschanel (Pam) is hot, talented and underused.
Not too much of that here but we get enough displays of eerie
shite to keep our appetite satisfied. We get lots of ghouls (that kind of
look like the Crypt Keeper at times), we get a blood drenched fridge, cut
off fingers and even more ghouls.
We get Jack Tracy (which means…NATHING!)
I know Craig R. Baxley for his two cheesy gems "I Come In
Peace" and "Stone Cold"…both guilty pleasures of mine. I haven't
seen "Storm Of The Century" so I was really impressed at how he
tackled this horror material. It's fairly more mature than what I've
seen him work on before. Baxley is on the move with his camera, showcasing
an array of impressive shots often and for a TV movie, I was very
impressed. He also managed to inject lots of morbid atmosphere and he
tackles his suspense sequences very well. Nice
job duder!
The score fits the chilling images it backs up and never gets
overbearing. Good stuff!
Distributed By: Trimark Home
The 1.85:1 Anamorphic Full
Screen image is stunning and sharp. The colors leap off the screen.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 has quite a range and all the various levels of
sounds from score to noises are impeccably delivered. We also get a French
and a Spanish Dolby 5.1 option.
Director Craig Baxley, costume designer Craig Sterns and special effects
supervisor Stuart Robertson all come in to talk shop. Surprisingly they
last for the whole four hours! WOW! Rose Red now runs a little over
four hours. Baxley gives us some insight on the production and sends out
lots of love to his actors. Sterns addressed the period costumes and how
important it was for him for them to come across as genuine. And Robertson
discusses the various effects, how hey were done and what he wanted to
accomplish. Overall a solid commentary.
Here we get 3 individual
scenes that we can play while the "storyboards" for unravel at the
same time. Its always fun to compare what was planned and what wound up on
the screen. You can have the scenes play one at a time or in montage
motif. This feature is aight.
The Making of Rose Red: This
50 minutes feature offers us
some on set footage, comments from some of the cast about the film and
their characters, the director gives us his two cents on the production,
King steps in to tell us what he wanted to accomplish and how the project
came about. The death of actor David Dukes and the score are also
addressed. Most of the running time though is focused on the design and
building of the house sets and how the various visual effects were
Unlocking Rose Red- The Diary of
Ellen Rimbauer: Ellen Rimbauer is the main ghost in the film Rose Red
and this false 30 minutes documentary
explores her story while commenting on her husband and the house. Fun
stuff if you haven't seen the film, I recommend you watch it beforehand.
But watching after wards didn't bring me much since I knew most of the
info through the film.
We also get an Artwork Gallery. Overall this is a quality disk that fans of the
flick SHOULD get.
King does rip himself off here by slapping in lots of "The
Shining" and "Carrie"-like elements, but at least he rips
off his better work (no Thinner homage here). Rose Red is a big winner on
a technical level. You know the feel you get when you walk through one of
those amusement park haunted houses? Well I felt the same vibe here. Sure
it could've been tighter in terms of character development and the
script did need a few tune ups, but the charming cast and the abundance of
gnarly horror get downs pretty made much made up for the shortcomings.
This is what The Haunting remake should've been. If you've had a good
night's sleep (4 hours is a loooooong time) and the hangover isn't too
bad, visit Rose Red, she'll put a fiendish smile on your sour puss.
Rose Red is loosely based on the novel "The Haunting of Hill House" by
Shirley Jackson.
Actor David Dukes died of a heart
attack during the shoot.
The film has an X-Files reference. One
character says "The Truth Is Out There".
Stephen King has a cameo as a pizza
this movie on The Arrow's HORROR BOARD
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Do something different with Dad this Father's Day, Sunday 19 June, in the form of an exhilarating bike ride or hike on Table Mountain. Friends of Table Mountain - the local community, the South African Police Service, Metro Police, SA National Parks and other role players of the Table Mountain Forum will be on the mountain for three hours on Sunday morning from 09h00 to 12h00 to demonstrate the need for individuals and organisations to work together to make the mountain a safe place for all users, whether they be walking, hiking, running or cycling.Read more
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Re: "The Desk Of Dean Hamilton"
as a matter of fact, you should have waited 5 days from his first call.
within 5 days of making initial contact a CA must send you a dunning letter. if they don't they are in violation of FDCPA - in WA, if a violation of FDCPA stands up in court, the collector is disqulified for two years by the WA DOL.
also, instead of an email, you should have sent him a proper DV letter CMRRR, this is for your own protection.
reacting in haste and not following the proper processes undermines your case and in some cases weakens or waives your rights.
when in doubt, read the sticky threads, take a breath, ask questions. then based on recommendation, take the course of action you prefer, but being informed and understanding the consequences.
in any case, a quick search for dean hamilton on the WA Business license search returns a Dean Hamilton in Centralia who serves processes, it means serves papers for court cases. There is also a Dean Hamilton doing business as a lawyer in Lake City Way in Seattle, + other 14 businesses associated with some Dean Hamilton, including real estate and others.
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Was gifted a second hand Minolta rangefinder at 11yo. No manual, no Google, no money. I learned DOF, shutter speed, motion, flare, sharpness and film speeds at a time when you had to WAIT a week for your photos. Colour was too expensive!
This is far more useful than spray painting them black, putting on a HD badge and calling them 'new' lenses like Panasonic just did. Olympus retaliated with the titanium em-5 .. sigh.
UffeStar: Has anyone yet figured out how to put a filter on this one? I want one asap, but hesitating because of that. I just got the 12-40 Pro and absolutely love it.
Make a holder yourself? Put your work on You tube :) please ..
Many UWA lenses have this limitation.
It's fast, sharp, water resist and relatively light but no filters. 4 out of 5 ain't bad
munro harrap: Once you have figured out just how tiny the image details are with these lenses on their titchy sensor, you may begin to accept that financially these days to invest in this way on an m4:3 sensor is to throw your money away.
Even on full-frame pro gear detail resolution at 16.7MP (Canon 1Ds MkII)though good is not sufficient to allow you to work at normal distances and see fine detail within the image-texture in cloth, skin etc. Its why I got a D800.
Bought s/h the cost is the same using Nikon D800s and the quality is just so much better.
Size matters
Not only teles are small. The new 7-14 and 8mm are also small for what they deliver.
Go and take more photos, it will cheer you up!
. . . here's one . . .
alessandrocar88: Hi everybody,
I was able to try out the new Olympus 7-14 f/2.8 and the Olympus 8mm f/1.8 :)
I've written my thoughts with some samples here http://www.alessandrocarpentiero.com/olympus-7-14mm-2-8-test-preview/
Hope you like it!
Excellent job, mate!
Aren't all the phools that "had it" before they could have even bought it funny ... "funny" as in "institutionalise them" :)
cgarrard: If looks could kill...
Two items stand out to give me pause, otherwise a near perfect small camera.
Its menu system and price- ms is heady, price is heavy.
1. Try the super control panel - it's a snack to learn.
2. Assign your most used functions to BUTTONS :)
jmatacola: I was wondering if it is possible to use the old SLR lenses with the new DSLR's? Please let me know. I am in the middle of the consternation of what camera to purchase. I love the Canon cameras but, I have many lenses and filter from my old Olympus camera and if they will work on this it will sway my choice a great deal.
I took this shot with an old 300mm/f4.5 Nikkor and a 1000x ND and an OMD.
No drama at all
rfstudio: ehhhh find better deal somewhere else, over priced, small image sensor, you got better deal with sony or canon
Oooooh a "professional tr olll" - - no gear, no photos ... and no photo site
Drive a car with an 8 litre engine do you? Better yet a truck?
.After all bigger is better ...
Troll is obviously experience with NO cameras at all? Ha, might as well ask your cat!
These things work, and work well.
Pro shooting digital since 92: "enthusiast mirrorless space"?
After testing the NX1 I sold 2 Canon 70D's, a Canon 5D MkII and 9 Canon Lenses Including 4 "L" series.
I was disappointed with soft images from the Canon cameras so I carefully adjusted back focus on all 9 lenses and 3 bodies. Took all day. After all that the images were still only about half as sharp as the NX1. That's the honest truth.
I was really hoping for touch screen, higher res, sharper images, and small FAST lenses suited to APS-C from Canon in the 7D MkII. Ha-none of that happened.
The Samsung has better IQ than ANYTHING Canon currently sells.
After 20+ years shooting Canon I switched to Samsung, improved my capabilities and pocketed some cash! I'd call that ADVANCED PRO VALUE.
Mirror boxes held over from film era? WHY?
Regarding H265 - Samsung has the power to do it. No Canon has enough power yet.
btw the Samsung has BETTER 1080 30p wH265 in 1/9th the FILE SIZE of Canon All-I codec.
Film is dead. Kodak is gone. Is Canon next??
I find my OMD system excellent and versatile. This Samsung looks good too, and if i were not committed or didn't need a full outfit immediately, I'd at least have a look before blathering. ...
The poster above is right about fanboys.
Best phone camera? Galaxy S6, by QUITE a margin.
Second? The Note 4 and Edge. Easy to see in the results.
I have a few reservations, but I'd say v2 WILL be a contender (ever seen Samsung sit still?).
Mirrors? A DIM glass finder on a heavy bricks 'n' bazookas camera setup? Archaic and unnecessary.
I couldn't even SEE this girl .. Bathed in red theatrical light and covered in smoke. The EM-5 VF allowed me to see there WAS a shot and I quickly snapped one shot ..
Expect Samsung to make it better - it's what they do. Apple is behind in Hardware. They don't actually MAKE much - they outsource - LG, Samsung. SHARP, Foxconn et. al.
Credit: GREAT marketing!
Franz Weber: Just imagine Apple would create a camera like this.
It would be even better. Platin diamond award
Yes FreeBSD is a *nix - I use a variant as my main desktop. Buying a tech company? Umm OK ..
QDOS? haha .. NT, to Vista were a hack of the OS/2 kernel.
Remove the file boot.in in the root, i and you got OS/2 "SYS ..." error messages from NT+
I had a good laugh the first time I saw that in this " New and original OS" ...
So .. the MS slur is pretty well correct.
Franz Weber: Just imagine Apple would create a camera like this.
It would be even better. Platin diamond award
Not quite They make the GUI.
The OS is largely FreeBSD ... as I believe FreeNAS uses ..
And I did say ALMOST nothing, so the comment stands.
OEMs make more than the screens ... RAM tech? CPU tech? In some Apple phones both RAM and CPU are Samsung as well as the screens from time to time.
Nice try saying Sam's a screen "supplier" but Apple is "tech" - LOL. Sam's cameras in the Note 4 and Edge beat Apple's cameras easily (released with in days of each other)
I'm led to believe that the S6's camera trounces ALL comers - for the year so far ...
The much publicised Sam/Apple divorce didn't last long after Apple's 1.6 billion sham judgement was whittled down to about to 1/200th that.
Still an amount that many tech companies will go to war over .. of course it is mostly puff and bluster.
Neither actually make the glass as far as I know.
Franz Weber: Just imagine Apple would create a camera like this.
It would be even better. Platin diamond award
Reality check ...
Apple MAKES almost nothing,
You must be thinking of Samsung / LG / Sharp et. al. (who make most of the important bits apple uses).
Oh., and FOXCONN who assemble it in China.
Coca-cola also makes most of its money for franchising and outsourced work.
It is very profitable NOT to make it yourself.
b craw: I started as a professor of photography in 1999 (and have been a fine art photographer since '92). At the foundation of the attitudes of many students is a distortion, most dramatically perpetuated on the internet: that serious work is almost exclusively done with full frame sensors (or larger). While many 'professionals', commercial or otherwise, use FF, the prevalent perception of many others is less rooted in real understanding of difference (DoF, based on equivalence; low-light performance) and more that this is just what a 'serious' photographer does. It always seems a bit baffling to students when I produce a range of images from exhibitions shot in large format, medium format, FF, APS-C, micro four thirds, 1", and (god forbid) sensors smaller than that. Often, I follow this up showing an APS-C image shot with ~50mm (35mm equivalent) prime at f/1.8 and what results is a predictable cascade of opinions that the DoF of the image indicates that it must be full frame.
Great read .. thank you BC.
You are right about dogma. Camera makers and "equivalence police" may be conspiring to ensure yearly new product purchase. They hide the fact that talent and perseverance create MOST of a picture's appeal.
Quite a fixation, "thinking" they can't make a good image without 75 megapixels ,,, and very profitable for the camera makers
Pixel peeping is OK in a lab, but all formats involve compromises. If the seller say "no compromises" they are lying.
I'm fond of micro four thirds. I can carry much gear if I choose to, or unobtrusively carry a small amount of gear with good results.
It seems a great compromise, balancing quality vs. bulk and mass nicely enough. The quality leaves what my RB-67 could to *absolutely* in the dust.
With a fast lens the DOF is nicely narrow but not so narrow that the context of a picture evaporates.
If I want NO background, I will either move (pan and zoom with my legs) or shoot in a studio.
munro harrap: Looking at results, the camera is junk, and the formayt is junk: focus is no better than full-frame or APS-C and if you look at the samples the grain is huge on the sports shots and degrades portraits completely at 800, and here I'm talking about reworked from RAW jpegs, by Dpreview.
At lower ISOs OK, fine, but frankly when there is just so much more leeway and resolution available at the same price in other formats elsewhere, I feel that m4/3rds customers of all brands are being cheated out of their own photography, the image quality is so poor.
Thankyou to Dpreview for helping me avoid the format completely!
Up there ... it looks like a lot of "poor workman blaming the tools" -
Silly fools, go out and take photos instead of lurking and vomiting vitriol in forums for users of gear you blindly hate for no rational reason.
... ah sorry .. I meant ..
gear you geniuses "Know" is "inferior".
No one is listening to this garbage.
RB-67 was close to cube-shaped too, and apple patented the rounded corner rectangle (almost).
Somehow, for a while people swallowed their "we were the first with such a shape" waffle as if no other pocketable electronics ever looked like that before ... :)
NZ Scott: If the Panasonic 42.5/1.7's optical quality matches the Olympus 45/1.8, then it will offer a compelling alternative because of its image stabilisation, slightly brighter aperture and (most importantly of all) its closer focusing distance.
However, there is one key question: How much does the Panasonic weigh?
I haven't seen specs anywhere.
UPDATE: It's 130g and 50mm long versus the Oly's 116g and 46mm, so only a slight size/weight penalty.
Cheaper panny and sony lenses (so far) are rarely stellar. We'll see soon enough .. this could be the one that breaks the mould.
duckling: A bit of conspiracy theory:
The 42.5/1.7 was obviously designed to kill the Olympus 45/1.8, one of the few M4/3 classics. Perhaps a revenge for Oly's 40-150/2.8 which buried Pana's 150/2.8 project.
It won't kill off anything, it will probably stop panny users buying the Oly gem - IF it delivers the goods.
Consider: cheaper panny and sony lenses are rarely stellar, the 14's so/so.
That 20 is good in the centre, has no mf, vignettes ONE FULL STOP wide open and has much CA for a fixed lens.
It WAS quite pricey at first.
We'll see.
Oly could retaliate with a 1,4 with 46mm filters :) I'd buy if it were as sharp and vignetting/distortion/ca free as the current lens (or better).
I want a 125mm/1.8!
ogl: Is there any sense to make f1.8 for fish-eye?
A bright viewfinder is, always good for night work, fast, accurate AF.
Water/dust sealing is always good.
Faster aperture makes for easy hand holding in gloomy conditions and a a larger range of DOF rendering. - - (Waits for the captains of pointless equivalence to kick down the door with their dung-coated jackboots, brandishing their popguns ).
It looks faster than ANY other fisheye I have heard of.
Rhetorical Q: and retort:
Is there any point to f1.4 wide angles, then?
For you apparently not, I like it, but not enough to buy (probably).
Don't like it? Simple - don't buy it.
SeeRoy: The Samyang 7.5 2.8 is an excellent and relatively inexpensive lens. Other than the underwater potential why chose this almost certain to be far more expensive option? For AF? On a fisheye?
Edit. Gottit; it's a "PRO" lens (or should that be "lense"...)
There's more CA with the Samyang than the reader above tells us lenstip found.
You can see it in a few examples here.
It isn't terrible BUT the lens is NOT that sharp in the corners. For the price it is great. Like that odd Sigma 60 which I also own ... pics here:
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I look at the great numbers that Tom Brady, Phillip Rivers, Drew Brees, etc. put up, and don't get me wrong, those guys are fantastic quarterbacks. If I had to win one game though, I'm going with that guy wearing those horrible colors in Pennsylvania. I can't stand the Steelers. Let me be clear about that, but you can't deny Ben Roethlisberger's success. He's a winner, period! This guy is going to his third Super Bowl in six seasons. I like Joe Flacco, but Joe can't beat Big Ben. Can't do it. I really hope things change in the near future because I hate this.
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Key additions: None
Key departure: Ben Gordon
Projected starting lineup
PF: Tyrus Thomas
SF: Luol Deng
C: Joakim Noah
PG: Derrick Rose
SG: John Salmons
Notable reserves
PG/SG Kirk Hinrich
C Brad Miller
Sleeper: Luol Deng
Injuries have derailed Deng's career and fantasy potential, as he's missed 52 games in the past two seasons. He's supposed to be over the stress fracture in his leg that cost him all but 49 contests last season, but his average draft position (ADP) is 115th, which makes him a solid sleeper. Keep in mind that at his peak three seasons back, Deng averaged 18.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals with great percentages (.517 from field, .777 from line). Ben Gordon took his 16 shots per game with him to Detroit, so Deng will have plenty of opportunity to match his peak performance and makes for a great bargain in the latter part of your draft.
Bust: None
If you paid attention only to their names and past performances, veterans Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng and Brad Miller could end up being busts for you. All three have been quality fantasy options in the past, but everyone knows that Hinrich's value is capped by battling Derrick Rose and John Salmons for playing time in the backcourt. We just discussed Deng's propensity for injuries, so everyone knows the risk involved with him. And Miller is 33 years old and in his own battle for playing time with Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas in the frontcourt. It's pretty obvious that nobody is drafting them based on name recognition or past performances in ESPN leagues, considering their ADPs: Deng (115th) Miller (129th), Kirk Hinrich (136).
Fantasy Outlook
In fantasy terms, the Bulls boil down to small forward Deng surrounded by three-headed monsters in the backcourt and frontcourt. The backcourt's time-share is between Rose, Salmons and Hinrich. Obviously, Rose is the man, so he's going to be on the floor for 38-plus minutes per game. Salmons actually averaged close to 38 minutes per game after coming over from the Kings for the final 26 games, and with Ben Gordon out of the picture, he should start at the 2 and produce similarly to what he did during that stretch last season. Because he's a mediocre point guard who likes to chuck shots, Hinrich offers little competition for the young star Rose or for the underrated Salmons, so he'll be limited to a reserve role unless he gets traded. The frontcourt time-share is between Thomas, Noah and Miller. Thomas is poised to become a fantasy monster if he can keep focused, but no one's sleeping on him (ADP of 66) in ESPN drafts. Noah should be able to churn out a double-double with 1.5 blocks or better as the starting center. Miller will make the most of his minutes off the bench. While that isn't enough to pack much of a fantasy punch, he'll make for a perfect late-round pick to round out your roster.
Key additions: Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon
Key departures: None
Projected starting lineup
PF: Anderson Varejao
SF: LeBron James
C: Shaquille O'Neal
PG: Mo Williams
SG: Anthony Parker
Notable reserves
SG Delonte West
SF Jamario Moon
C Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Sleeper: Shaquille O'Neal
It seems insane that the biggest big man of all time could go unnoticed, but that still seems to be the case this preseason. I took him with the very last pick of ESPN's first mock draft, and I was honestly surprised to see him still available at 130. How many players left at that point even have a remote possibility of averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 boards, 1.4 blocks and 60.9 percent of 11.2 shots per game, like Shaq did last year? LaMarcus Aldridge, who went 45th in our draft, didn't post better numbers than that. Obviously, people are down on Shaq for his free throws, his injury history and his age (37). Free throws have always been his Achilles' heel in fantasy, but since he doesn't take double-digit attempts anymore (fewer than seven per game the past two seasons), it won't destroy your free throw percentage in roto leagues. As for his health, you have to assume that playing 75 games last season was a fluke. But if you're taking him to round out your roster in deeper leagues or just to give you depth at center, there is virtually no risk in giving Shaq a shot in the 10th round or later.
Bust: Anderson Varejao
With Ben Wallace shipped out of town, Varejao should have his hands on the starting power forward job for the season. If you've been waiting for Varejao to get starter's minutes and blow up into a decent fantasy big man, it's not going to happen. He actually reminds me of a former Cav, Tyrone Hill, who always hovered around a double-double, carried a good field goal percentage and didn't block many shots. He was a staple of my teams back in the day whenever I needed to rack up some boards in deeper leagues. Ty maxed out during his All-Star 1994-95 campaign with 13.8 points and 10.9 boards. While I believe Varejao can top 10 boards a night, he doesn't really have the scoring ability in the post to top more than 10-11 points each game. Take a double-double power forward with little or no production in other categories, toss him into a frontcourt consisting of Shaq and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and you can't really expect Varejao to break out in any sense of the word. On a team full of reliable veterans, Varejao's the closest thing to a bust you'll find in Cleveland this season.
Fantasy Outlook
Wow! I actually managed to make it this far into the Cleveland Cavaliers' preview without mentioning LeBron James. Actually, that does make some sense, since he's a man who needs no introduction. The only thing I'll say about LeBron's fantasy game that might slip by you for a split second is that he doesn't turn 25 until Dec. 30, so if you think you've seen him max out his fantasy potential, you are wrong. Mo Williams had an outstanding run last season, and while he may score a little less with Shaq on board, he'll add some more dimes and keep his overall value steady. The Cavs added Anthony Parker over the summer. While he can get hot for stretches and be a decent source of 3s and steals in deep leagues, he's strictly a role player who won't see enough touches to do anything special. There are some decent low-end players on the Cavs' bench, like Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Delonte West and Jamario Moon, but playing behind Shaq, Williams and LeBron, respectively, means none of them will see enough action on a regular basis to be useful in fantasy terms. Also note that West currently is dealing with personal and legal issues that may affect his role with the team.
Key additions: Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Chris Wilcox, Ben Wallace
Key departures: Allen Iverson, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Amir Johnson
Projected starting lineup
PF: Charlie Villanueva
SF: Tayshaun Prince
C: Chris Wilcox
PG: Rodney Stuckey
SG: Richard Hamilton
Notable reserves
SG Ben Gordon
PF Jason Maxiell
C Ben Wallace
C Kwame Brown
Sleeper: Rodney Stuckey
The former Eastern Washington Eagle has been the point guard of the future in Detroit for two seasons, but now he is the point guard of the present. The Allen Iverson distraction from last season is gone, and the Pistons must have Stuckey step up and become a gamer every night if they are going to compete with the elite teams in the East. If you glance at his totals from last season, he'll blend in with a bunch of other guys who spent most of the season on waivers, but Stuckey has some serious fantasy potential that could be unlocked in his third campaign. Consider that he averaged 15.6 points, 6.3 dimes, 3.8 boards, 1.6 steals and 53 percent from the field in 14 games in December 2008. In January, he averaged 17.3 points per game. His production actually compares well to Derrick Rose; when they're on, both have quality percentages, can score, dish and rebound well, but they lack quality production in treys and swipes (despite his December performance, Stuckey averaged just 1.0 steal on the season). He may not have the same upside as Rose, but you'll be able to get Stuckey much later in drafts. When Stuckey was confident last season, he did well, so I expect his fantasy game to blossom this season as his experience leads to more confidence. The only legit concern is that his minutes and touches in the backcourt could be limited with Ben Gordon and Rip Hamilton in the mix.
Bust: Charlie Villanueva
I think Pistons president Joe Dumars made a prudent move by bringing in Villanueva, because he's such a versatile scorer. In fantasy terms, though, my expectations aren't high. I doubt he'll average more than 16-17 points. Even if he scores 20 points a night, he doesn't add steals (career 0.6 per game) or blocks (0.6) or assists (career-best 1.8 last season). Plus, his rebounding and field goal percentage are pedestrian. If your expectations are limited, like mine, then you won't be disappointed by his performance this season. On the other hand, if you expect him to churn out 21.6 points and 2.2 treys per game like he did in February, then he'll almost certainly be a bust in your eyes.
Fantasy Outlook
Dumars has one goal: win championships. To his credit, when he felt the team he had was no longer capable of winning a title, he began the difficult process of rebuilding an aging, defensive-minded team that couldn't score into a young, athletic team that should score a lot. As I've already noted, there's a logjam in the backcourt with Stuckey, Gordon and Hamilton, but Dumars' next move in his rebuilding process -- trading Hamilton -- should take care of that. He's the final chip that Dumars gets to play to round out his roster for the next few seasons via trade, and I expect him to pull the trigger during the season. At that point, Gordon's scoring could jump into the 22-25 range and Stuckey could fully break out. I like my midround picks to be reliable players with upside, and I think Stuckey, Gordon and Hamilton fit that description perfectly, because even without a trade to clear the logjam and max out their fantasy potential, all three will be worth starting in most any league. Tayshaun Prince could also be on the trading block, but in the meantime, you can expect him to put up his usual pedestrian production. In the frontcourt, Villanueva will handle most of the scoring, with Chris Wilcox starting at center. Don't expect consistent production from Wilcox this season, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him as a big waiver-wire pickup a couple of times this season, because he can get hot for brief stretches. The frontcourt bench has a bunch of names you'll recognize: Ben Wallace, Kwame Brown and Jason Maxiell. Of that group, I'd only consider drafting Maxiell, because he can at least rack up a lot of blocks with enough playing time.
Key addition: Earl Watson
Key departure: Jarrett Jack
Projected starting lineup
PF: Troy Murphy
SF: Danny Granger
C: Roy Hibbert
PG: T.J. Ford
SG: Dahntay Jones
Notable reserves
SG/SF Mike Dunleavy
PG Earl Watson
SG Brandon Rush
PF Tyler Hansbrough
Sleeper: Roy Hibbert
As a rookie, Hibbert did little of note, averaging 7.1 points, 3.5 boards and 1.1 blocks. However, the 7-foot-2, 278-pound center could make some noise in his second campaign. Assuming he beats out Jeff Foster to start, he should actually get starter's minutes, unlike last season, when he averaged 17 minutes as a starter during the final 42 games. When Hibbert averaged about 25 minutes during a three-game April stretch, he averaged just below 17 points and eight boards. He also blocked 10 shots during the final three games of last season. In case that doesn't whet your appetite, you should check out his preseason production, because he's averaged 16.7 points, 8.7 boards and 4.3 blocks in the Pacers' first three games. A lot of young players have the skills to bust out, but Hibbert has the added advantage of playing for a team that could genuinely use another quality scorer, especially in the paint. Mike Dunleavy is injured, T.J. Ford should focus on passing and Troy Murphy prefers to score away from the basket. The door is open for Hibbert to be a quality No. 2 center, and he has top-10 center potential if all goes perfectly.
Bust: Troy Murphy
You can't help but look at stats like the 17.0 points, 12.5 boards, 2.4 treys, 49 percent from the field and 85 percent from the line Murphy averaged after the All-Star break last season and salivate. But if you want that level of stat production, you'll have to pay a steep price for it. Murphy was drafted in the fourth round, 37th overall, in ESPN's first mock draft and his current ADP is 27th in ESPN leagues. Before you give into visions of grandeur, you should consider his downside, too. While Murphy shot 47.5 percent from the field and 45.0 percent beyond the arc last season, he's averaged just 44.3 percent and 39.7 percent, respectively, in his career. During that eight-year career, he has constantly battled injuries and hasn't topped 75 games in a season since his sophomore run. And while it's nice getting 3-point production from one of your bigs, it stinks that he will get you basically no production in blocks (0.4 career average). Don't get the wrong idea, I like Murphy and had been expecting a breakout performance from him for many years. I just won't be drafting him as early as he'll go in most drafts, because the odds are against him matching the value of a third- or fourth-rounder.
Fantasy Outlook
The Pacers gave head coach Jim O'Brien an extension, so expectations in Indy are going to turn from developing talent to winning games. To that end, O'Brien intends to stress defense more this season. While that sounds good in theory, this team is built to run, so they're still going to score a lot of points. That offense, of course, is built around Danny Granger, who should go in the top five in nearly every scoring system. Ford probably has more fantasy potential than most of the midround point guards you'll find on draft day, but with Earl Watson replacing Jarrett Jack on the roster, Ford will still be backed up by a reliable guard capable of chipping away at his court time. We still have no idea when we'll see Dunleavy back in the mix. That opens the door for Brandon Rush as a deep sleeper, capable of scoring and dropping treys. The catch is that O'Brien probably will start defensive specialist Dahntay Jones at the 2, which could sap Rush's shot at reliable fantasy production. There isn't much fantasy depth in the frontcourt beyond Hibbert and Murphy, though rookie Tyler Hansbrough could make a little noise if Murphy misses any action. Note that Hansbrough has been battling a shin injury this preseason.
Key additions: Brandon Jennings, Carlos Delfino, Hakim Warrick, Ersan Ilyasova
Key departures: Richard Jefferson, Charlie Villanueva, Ramon Sessions
Projected starting lineup
PF: Hakim Warrick
SF: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
C: Andrew Bogut
PG: Luke Ridnour
SG: Michael Redd
Notable reserves
PG Brandon Jennings
SF Joe Alexander
PF Ersan Ilyasova
Sleeper: Hakim Warrick
Warrick couldn't get off the bench in Memphis last season, despite being clearly better than a number of guys who earned more minutes and starts. He should get a better shot at regular production in Milwaukee, as he's slated to take Charlie Villanueva's starting job at power forward. Warrick has enough offensive versatility to score in the midteens with a quality field goal percentage and acceptable boards; maybe 15 points, 6.5 boards and 50-plus percentage from the floor. That's worth noting in deep leagues when you're filling out your roster and bench. You can't get too excited about Warrick, though. To begin with, the aforementioned stats are about all you can expect from him; Warrick's stat lines are completely bereft of treys, steals, dimes and blocks. And you can be assured that his overbearing coach, Scott Skiles, will demand serious effort on the glass from the scrawny Warrick (6-foot-9, 219 pounds), if the power forward is going to see more than 20-25 minutes per game. And to date, Warrick hasn't done that for long stretches. He also has Ersan Ilyasova nipping at his heels, which could lead to a general time-share situation. Still, on an NBA team that offers little in the way of fantasy stars, Warrick at least has a little unexpected upside.
Bust: None
There just aren't really high enough expectations for any of the players in Milwaukee to genuinely dub any Buck a potential bust. There are only two players who might fit the bill: Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut. If Redd was still going in the third round or so, he'd be an easy pick as a bust candidate. However, the facts are that he's missed nearly 90 games in the past three seasons and all but 33 games last season due to an ACL injury. That's enough concern to drop his ADP to 58th in ESPN leagues. That's about the right spot to draft a guy who can score and drop treys like Redd, despite his injury issues. Like Redd, Bogut is coming off an injury-shortened campaign, as a stress fracture in his back limited him to 36 games last season. He displayed his potential as a fantasy center during the second half of the 2007-08 campaign, when he averaged 16.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 blocks and 51 percent from the field. His ADP right now is 93rd, which means he might fit the bill as a sleeper more than a bust. When healthy, he's a quality starting fantasy center, but we don't know if he'll be healthy, so drafting him in the final third of your draft is about right.
Fantasy Outlook
The Bucks drafted Brandon Jennings with the 10th overall pick this summer. He circumvented the NBA's college requirement by playing in Italy last year and was thoroughly awful there. Nonetheless, the point guard has a terrific first step and can score. He might even be a breakout candidate in a different situation. In Milwaukee, though, if Jennings wants to start and see a lot of minutes, Skiles will demand quality shot selection and defense from the rook. With effort, he's capable of the defensive side of it, but with Luke Ridnour and Charlie Bell in the backcourt mix, it's unlikely that Jennings will bust out, even if things go well with his coach. With Richard Jefferson out of the picture, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute should start at small forward, but he'll be on the floor for his defense, not his fantasy production. In deep leagues, you can keep an eye on Joe Alexander and Ersan Ilyasova in case Mbah a Moute or Warrick fail or get hurt.
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MONDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- While the rate of obesity among U.S. children seems to have leveled off, the number who are "severely obese" continues to rise, according to the American Heart Association.
Some 5 percent of children and teens now fall into this category, putting them at high risk for premature heart disease and type 2 diabetes, the researchers report in an American Heart Association scientific statement published in the Sept. 9 online edition of Circulation.
"We are defining a new class of pediatric obesity called 'severe' obesity," said lead researcher Aaron Kelly, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.
"This type of obesity is different than traditional obesity and overweight in children," he said. "It is an extreme form of obesity."
Children are considered severely obese if they have a body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile for their sex and age, or a BMI of 35 or higher. BMI is a measure of weight in relation to height, and a child in the 95th percentile weighs more than 95 percent of other children the same sex and age.
For example, Kelly said, a 7-year-old girl of average height who weighs 75 pounds, or a 13-year-old boy of average height who weighs 160 pounds, would both be considered severely obese.
And those excess pounds have "both immediate and long-term health consequences," Kelly said. Severely obese kids face heightened risks of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and early signs of narrowing in the arteries -- all risk factors for heart disease.
Cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster, director of Mount Sinai Heart at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, warns that in addition to heart problems, obesity can cause children to develop asthma, sleep apnea, strained bones and joints, and it can lead to low self-esteem.
And, Kelly pointed out, "if you are a child or adolescent who is severely obese, the likelihood of you being an adult with morbid obesity is very high."