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Racing at Taunton set to go ahead
Taunton racecourse is due to host the only jump racing in the country today, after beating the frost. Covers have kept the course from freezing over the last few days.There are seven races starting just before 1pm. Westcountry trainers Paul Nicholls and David Pipe both have horses running.
On a seasonal note, the choir from King's College will be singing Christmas Carols in the parade ring.


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2Charlie Sheen Wants to Put Ashton Kutcher on a "Hospital Food Diet"
Oh God, this is STILL HAPPENING. Charlie Sheen wasn't so pleased when Ashton Kutcher took his place on Two and a Half Men THREE YEARS AGO, but while most people would have long ago left that nonsense behind, Charlie's STILL talking about it and trying to drag Ashton via Twitter every once in a while (when he's drunk/high on cocaine?). Look, Two and a Half Men is a misogynistic shitshow with the worst, most unbelievable, most ridiculous plotlines I've ever seen. One time I was watching something on CBS that came on after it and caught the tail end (so to speak) of an episode in which Ashton and Jon Cryer's characters were working out between them how they were gonna have a threesome with Cryer's girlfriend (who really wanted a piece of Ashton) without their dongs touching. That's quality TV there. Charlie Sheen needs to get a grip (and that show needs to be canceled).
Anyhow, Ashton was asked about the mini feud on Jimmy Kimmel Live, to which he replied:
"Dude, shut the fuck up! Seriously, like. Enough already. Like it's like three years later and you're still blowing me up on Twitter. Like come on dude, really?"
Charlie caught wind of that and took to Twitter to make amends (seemingly), posting the following on Twitter:
message received.
so sorry
u sounded like me!
well done!
my bad
I was
pissed at other crap
& took it out on you.
hope u r good
— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) February 6, 2014
However, he changed his mind two hours later and posted this:
but news flash
you ever tell
me to shut
the F*** up,
EVER again,
and I'll put you
on a hospital food
diet for a year.
— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) February 6, 2014
Oh, Charlie. Lay off the coke, brother.
February 7, 2014 at 1:30 pm by Jennifer
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lol not sure which one is worse!
Are you trying to make Ashton sound like a moron? 'Cause in other gossip sides they didn't rephrase what he actually said.

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Armen Kara
Service Reflection
by Armen Kara
Class of 2010
October 13, 2006
Today we gather to celebrate the undying spirit of your loved ones - the spirit that compelled each one of them to entrust to our medical class their gift to humanity. Their altruism is unquestioned; the belief inscribed within them that life's meaning is to serve others is evidence of their generous offering.
I would like to say "thank you" to each individual that made this truly magnanimous decision. The donation that you have bestowed to our class is invaluable. The knowledge, gained through your charity, exists not only within the minds of our medical class but will prevail eternally throughout the medical community.
Each one of your loved ones welcomed my peers and me to explore their anatomy and uncover vast amounts of knowledge hidden deep within its recesses. They became our teachers and our friends. I spent more time in these last ten weeks with each of them than I spent with any other person and I am blessed and grateful to have done so. I strived to learn in intricate detail the mechanics and uniquities of each individual; each person tells a different story and I am indebted to have learned the complex and sometimes enigmatic features of those stories. Their benevolence opened up a wealth of information to our class; they gifted themselves so that others can live, so that future societies can gain from their wisdom, and their bodies serve as a constant reminder of the grace of their existence.
I would like the audience to recognize that your loved ones possess unparalleled courage, moral courage, and to quote Douglas MacArthur, the courage of one's convictions…the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant battle against the brave. It's the age-old struggle; the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other. Your loved ones possess the consciousness that transcends life on Earth itself. It is the deep awareness that the fruition of the gift they gave will be the betterment of mankind. Your loved ones remained steadfast in their decision to benefit humanity, spurning objectors who believed that their choices were miscalculated. This level of wisdom, the insight into what life stands for is not achieved by all. The fact that your loved ones had the ability to see through life's perplexities and realize that it is to be shared, communicates volumes about their character. Friends: take solace in the fact that this person close to your heart did not fear death, but embraced it with joy and hope for the future. And remember that their gift of knowledge is enduring because those who embrace death truly live forever.
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An automated phone calling system that asks patients about the prescriptions their doctors ordered, with follow-up calls from pharmacists, can mitigate adverse drug events (ADEs) and prescription non-compliance that might otherwise go unnoticed.
"Most patients do ask [about their medications if they have questions] when given the opportunity," says Alan Foster, MD, general internist and Scientific Director of Performance Measurement at the Ottawa Hospital in Canada. But that's an opportunity they don't easily get, he says.
"We need to increase opportunities to ask questions—hence our intervention."
The results of his experiment with the phone system is published in the current issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Allergists are working to bust some of the most common allergy myths at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
The first myth they're busting? There's no such thing as hypoallergenic pets. All animals release some kind of allergen, regardless of their hair length and breed.
Another popular one they're taking down, "gluten allergy."
Allergists say people can have allergies to wheat, or celiac disease, but gluten is not recognized as an allergen.
Celiac disease is when the immune system reacts adversely to gluten and causes stomach discomfort.
Finally, the group says children as young as four to six months old should try eggs and peanut products as long as the food is not a choking hazard. Many experts now feel early introduction would lead to tolerance.


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While there are some great songs on this album, which should be in any VAST fan's collection, they are all contained in the Generica I-V releases and the Generica double CD. I, along with many other fans are disappointed for two reasons. First, is this release directly contradicts an earlier statement by Jon Crosby (VAST founder/songwriter/sometimes only member):
"I'm a wandering minstrel. These downloads and recordings will be compiled with my pseudo photo-journalistic ruminations on touring in 2008. If I don't die it will all come together to form some kind of art piece in 2008-2009. These songs will not show up on any VAST albums so I am releasing it as Jon Crosby."
And secondly because while these songs are (apparently) from new masters, they aren't substantially re-interpreted for this release.
I would recommend this album for any VAST fan who doesn't already have the Generica material.


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The focus the last two days has been on the statements in the Sports Illustrated story and how those events, if true, reflect badly on our basketball coach and athletic director. We have also learned that Nelson, through his lawyer, denies the accusations and has demanded a retraction. Nelso also admits the accusations, depending on who he is talking to. Some former players have come out in Coach Howland's defense. I don't think I have read anything to the effect that any of the worst behavior has been categorically denied by any of the principals.
Let us assume that the Sports Illustrated reporter confesses that he made invented the entire article, that Sports Illustrated retracts the article, fires the reporter, and makes a big payoff to Nelson because of the damage he was caused. Everyone who ever wrote anything or said anything critical of Coach Howland based on the article humbly apologizes. What's left?
We are left where we were on February 28. We are left with a coach whose record has deteriorated over the past three years. We are left with a coach who is not going to get us into the playoffs again. We are left with a coach who has lead us to some of the most humiliating losses in our history. This year, we have lost to teams who really should have had to buy tickets before they were let into any building where we were playing. We are left with a coach who cannot, despite all his efforts, recruit players to fill our needs. We are left with a coach who cannot keep players in the program once he recruits them (and that is said without any suggestion of why they chose to leave.)
In my opinion, even if the Sports Illustrated story never had been written, Coach Howland is no longer an effective coach for our team, and he should be dismissed. Immediately.
Also, even if the Sports Illustrated article never had been written, we have the worst athletic director in modern UCLA history, measured any way you want to measure it. He certainly has allowed our two revenue producing sports to decline into what he has admitted is irrelevance. (I can't remember where he said it, but I know I commented on the fact that Guerrero himself said that he wanted our teams to RETURN to relevance, meaning that he understood we no longer were relevant.)
We can debate all we want about the allegations in the Sports Illustrated article, but at the end of the day, that story doesn't matter. What matters is the state of our football and basketball programs under Director Guerrero and Coach Howland. Neither man is producing. I'm sure each is a nice person and is well loved by members of their immedicate families. I wish each of them well on that level. I hope they both land nice jobs in the future. Neither should be allowed to continue another day at UCLA based on their perfomance measured by unchallengeable numbers.
As always, I invite anyone who thinks that either Coach Howland or Director Guerrero should be retained to explain his or her reasons. As always, I expect no one to rise to that challenge.


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The Long Island Children's Museum is holding a fun-in-the-sun event Friday to give local families the February break Superstorm Sandy cut short.
The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the museum to help recoup losses incurred after the storm, especially this week, which is typically the busiest visitation week of the year for the museum.
Tropical PLAYcation Night will take place between 6-9 p.m. Friday.
"Presidents Day typically kicks off a week-long school break for Long Island kids, and the busiest visitation week at the Long Island Children's Museum," said LICM spokesperson Maureen Mangan. "Hurricane Sandy changed those plans as most school districts cut back or cancelled this break week outright due to lost instructional time."
Though LICM was able to re-open quickly following Sandy, LICM president Suzanne LeBlanc said the museum is still feeling the financial impact months later as visitation declined after the storm and subsequent nor'easter.
LeBlanc added that field trip cancellations and changes to district calendars only deepened shortfalls in earned income, which helps support LICM's community outreach efforts.
"We wanted to create a an event that would allow families to easily show their support for LICM and its community programs while giving families something they've missed out on family break week fun," she said.
Ticket prices for the evening are set at $12 per person. Here's what's on tap for the night:
- Visitors will be welcomed with leis as they enter the museum.
- Visitors are encouraged to dress for fun in the sun.
- AdLib Steel Orchestra will provide steel drum music for the night.
- At various activity stations, visitors can make seashore shell necklaces, decorate sun visors and fans and create a Palm Tree shaker (musical instrument) to play along with the musicians.
- Face painting and tropical island treats, as well as a beach games area will also be available.
- AAA will run a prize wheel for the kids.
- Join Nature Nick and his tropical animal friends for three shows in the theater (6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.) featuring animals from South America, Africa and South East Asia (additional fee for theater shows is$4).
"This is the first time we've held this event," Mangan said. "This week is typically the busiest attendance week of the year for LICM (and many other family-focused venues) and represents a significant impact to our bottom line. We set the admission price for Tropical PLAYcation so that it would be an affordable way to help families support the museum."
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SEAFORD, Del. - The Seaford School District held a public information meeting tonight to help parents understand the new choice law.
Governor Jack Markell signed the legislation back in June 2013, before the new school year, in an effort to simplify the application process and help ensure students can attend their chosen school in Delaware.
The law, House Bill 90, allows students to apply to public, charter, or vocational technical schools throughout the state without regard to where they live.
Officials with the school district say the October 30th meeting was only a preliminary meeting, and a more in-depth meeting will be held in December. They say they are still trying to make their way through the new law.


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Sheriff's posse volunteer wounded in Phoenix shooting in coma
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Originally published: Feb 11, 2014 - 12:13 pm
Originally published: Feb 11, 2014 - 12:13 pm
PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said a sheriff's posse member wounded in a Dec. 31 shooting remained in a medically induced coma.
A local TV station reported Phillip Grigg, 63, who was shot during a scuffle with a robbery suspect, has been fighting an infection.
Grigg was hurt when he tried to help a Phoenix police officer after a collision between Grigg's truck and a car driven by the robbery suspect.
Officer Scott Sefranka also was shot but he was released from the hospital mid-January.
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Bruce M. Paterson, Ph.D.
Molecular Studies on Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
'As incredible as it seems, future research on flies and worms will quite often provide the shortest and most efficient path to curing human disease.'
Bruce Alberts, Science (editorial), 330:1724 (2010)
Many human diseases, including cancer, result from the misregulation of molecular mechanisms that control cellular specialization during development. Thus the study of gene regulation during development can provide insights into the molecular events that lead to disease, as well as suggest approaches for therapeutic intervention.
Embryonic muscle formation in vertebrates and Drosophila (the fruit fly) provide excellent systems in which to study the formation of striated muscle, one of the major tissues in higher organisms. The MyoD family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins, known as the muscle regulatory factors (MRFs), regulates the determination, proliferation, and differentiation of muscle cells during development in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In vertebrates, the determination of the first muscle precursor cells within the early somitic mesoderm requires the activation of MRFs. The committed myoblasts then migrate from the somite to the various areas of the embryo that will form the muscles of the trunk, limbs and thorax. Genes typically expressed in differentiated muscle remain repressed during migration. Terminal differentiation is marked by the withdrawal of the myoblast from the cell cycle. Cell cycle control during terminal differentiation also involves the MRFs in a pathway that regulates the phosphorylation status of the retinoblastoma protein, Rb, in response to extracellular cues. Exit from the cell cycle is followed by a change in the gene expression profile. More than 90% of the genes expressed in the dividing muscle cell are transcriptionally silenced, while the muscle-specific gene set is activated. This switch in the gene expression pattern is permanent and likely involves substantial changes in chromatin organization, mediated in part by the MRFs. My lab is interested in understanding the way the MRFs regulate the myogenic process, particularly their role in the the determination of the myogenic cell lineage, activation of the muscle-specific gene set, withdrawal from the cell cycle and the concommitant silencing of more thant 90% of the genes expressed in the dividing myoblast.
Regulation of growth and differentiation through MyoD-Cdk4 interaction
Within the nucleus, MyoD can bind to the G1 cyclin dependent kinase, cdk4. This interaction impacts the activity of both MyoD and cdk4. The binding of ectopically expressed MyoD to cdk4 inhibits the phosphorylation of Rb by cdk4, and blocks cell growth. The cdk4-MyoD interaction also disrupts the trans-activation functions of MyoD by interfering with the binding of the MyoD/E-protein heterodimer to DNA.
We have shown that the nuclear import of cdk4 is dependent upon cyclin D1, which itself is regulated by mitogen levels (4-6). Cyclin D1 is degraded in response to reduced levels of growth factors and mitogens, and consequently cdk4 remains in the cytoplasm, allowing MyoD to remain unbound and active within the nucleus. In contrast, in the presence of normal amounts of mitogens, cyclin D1 is stabilized and promotes the nuclear accumulation of cdk4, which binds to and inhibits MyoD function in dividing myoblasts.
We have identified a 15 amino acid domain on MyoD that is required for the interaction with cdk4. Expression of this domain either as a fusion protein with GST or GFP inhibits the kinase activity of cdk4 in vitro and in vivo, blocking its ability to phosphorylate the retinoblastoma protein, Rb. This results in the cessation of cell growth, and induces myoblast differentiation in the presence of mitogens. We have a patent pending on the inhibitory activity of the 15 amino acid MyoD cdk4-binding domain. Determining the structure of the interface formed by the MyoD-cdk4 binding domains will be an important next step. Structural data would aid in the design of G1 cdk inhibitors that could reduce uncontrolled cell growth in human disease.
Role of the nautilus protein in Drosophila myogenesis and muscle development
In Drosophila, the nautilus gene encodes the only member of the bHLH family of MRFs. We have previously shown that nautilus is required to convert S2 cells to a myogenic phenotype, and that ablation of nautilus-expressing cells in the Drosophila embryo completely abrogates muscle formation. We also found that nautilus in combination with the Drosophila E-protein, daughterless, can convert mammalian fibroblasts to a myogenic state. Finally, we have observed that nautilus can rescue the lethality of the C. elegans HLH-1 (MyoD) null (3,4). These results indicate that the nautilus gene product plays a critical role in Drosophila myogenesis.
In the absence of a null for the nautilus gene in Drosophila, we used RNAi to phenocopy a loss-of- gene function by injecting dsRNA into early embryos. Greater than 75% of the injected embryos did not develop normally, and in several instances showed a severe loss-of-muscle phenotype compared to embryos injected with beta-galactosidase dsRNA (7). A subsequent genetic study by another group reported that the loss-of-function phenotype in two EMS-induced mutant alleles differed from that determined using RNAi. In the case of the EMS alleles, embryos lacking nautilus were only missing a subset of muscles, and this loss was not lethal at any stage of development. However, the EMS alleles caused sterility
In order to resolve the phenotypic differences reported from using RNAi or EMS alleles, we disrupted the nautilus gene by introducing an armidillo-GFP expression cassette into the middle of the nautilus gene [in collaboration with Dr. Yikang Rong (LBMB NCI)]. We observe a range of muscle pattern phenotypes resulting from this targeted disruption, from severe loss of muscle organization to minor muscle pattern disruptions (2). The larval muscle pattern is also affected, and a majority of the resulting pupae are unable to undergo eclosion. The small percentage that hatch require significantly more time to leave the pupal case and show impaired mobility, often dying in the food. The surviving adult females display highly distended abdomens and do not lay eggs. Maturing eggs are not able to traverse the ovariole or exit the oviduct, suggestive of a muscle defect. The males are weak, but able to mate, and both sexes often perish within a few days after hatching. These results suggest that the loss of the nautilus gene is phenotypically similar to the loss of the C. elegans HLH-1 gene, CeMyoD: while not absolutely necessary for fiber formation both genes appear to be essential for muscle fiber integrity, and both nulls are essentially lethal. Normal levels of viability and fertility are restored to the targeted null by an HSP-nautilus transgene. In addition, the use of an inducible nautilus RNAi transgene phenocopies the targeted null. Thus, the nautilus gene is essential for normal embryonic myogenesis, muscle patterning and viability, but is not required for myogenic commitment.
We have also found that nautilus has a significant impact on the miRNA transcriptome. Differential miRNA expression studies, in which the nautilus null was compared to wild-type, revealed that the 8-miR (309-miR) locus is a target for nautilus regulation (8). The 8-mir locus is the largest polycistronic miRNA locus in Drosophila, and encodes nine miRNAs. miRNA output from this locus buffers the myogenic transcriptome and impacts key genes required for the regulation of homeobox proteins, chromatin function, and the Notch and Jak-Stat signaling pathways. Surprisingly, we have found that mir-3 from the 8-miR locus indirectly activates the miR-310 cluster, which encodes seven miRNAs. Four of the miRNAs from the miR-310 cluster target Dmef2, a key regulator of Drosophila myogenesis (9). We are performing transcriptome analyses to determine the impact on cells lacking or over-expressing mir-3, and to better define the mir-3 transcript targets.
We are also developing additional, more general ways to identify miRNA target genes and to decipher the miRNA regulatory networks required for normal development. Several miRNAs have been identified that are associated with cancer and human disease. Understanding this second layer of control on transcriptional output will be critical to determining the approaches taken to either eliminate or possibly restore the cancer cell to a normal developmental pathway.
Role of D-elp1 in transposon silencing
In addition to the standard protein components of the RNAi RISC, we have identified the elongator-1 subunit, or D-elp1, as a key component in the RNAi and transposon silencing pathways (1). Interestingly, D-elp1 is not involved miRNA targeting. At present, it appears D-elp1 plays an important role in the maintenance of heterochromatin while also acting as a scaffold for regulators of the RNAi pathway. Misregulation of transposons plays an important role in human disease, including certain types of cancer, and understanding transposon silencing could provide new strategies for disease treatment.
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PDA Advisory Board members Reps. John Conyers, Keith Ellison, and Barbara Lee joined 3 congressional colleagues--Reps. Jim Moran, Hank Johnson, and Alan Lowenthal--calling upon President Obama and Secretary Kerry to "redouble" their efforts to urge Israeli and Palestinian leaders to reach a cease-fire agreement. The full text of their letter is below, and a signed PDF can be found here.
We oppose any Congressional military authorization and favor instead a forceful diplomacy based on a path to a cease-fire and power-sharing arrangements under international supervision. To those who claim that America's global credibility reputation is on the line, we say that we must act to save America from its recent reputation for engaging in unnecessary, unaffordable and unwinnable wars.


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For those of us in the PR industry, it is very important to maintain and enhance our relationships with current clients. Developing these connections make our tasks more satisfying and effective, because clients want to know that they matter and are more willing to cooperate if they feel as if they do.
Making sure these relationships work is what keeps us in business, and here are some topics to look at when improving your interactions with clients.
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As the professional consultant, you have to say 'no' if the client is asking for things that are not in his best interest or that are beyond your capabilities. In this situation, it is important to explain the reasons for not accepting the project and to suggest alternatives. But beyond the no's, also be willing to say yes. When something comes up that is beyond your comfort zone, be open to taking the extra strides to make it work – if it could mean something big for your client. The more work you are able to secure for your client, the more valuable you will become.
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Ok, this is my first time writing so hope this works. But my ideal draft would be a dream come true Thursday night. With all the talk of Philly at 16 drafting Nikola Vecevic. I see them going after Markeiff Morris, the hometown kid. He even has a tatoo on his arm of him and his twin brother back to back in the city of PHILADELPHIA. How can Philly not draft him, a nasty philly type player foward/Center with a Philly demeanor? Which leaves us Nikola Vucevic. Which the crowd in Newark would slightly cheer for as the analyst discuss this pick which will slightly build up steam. Then with the 20th pick it''s David Stern announces that Minnesota trades this pick for Renaldo Balkman, Bill Walker, (Hell, even if we have to re invest in Derrick Brown) and cash, the NY Knicks are on the clock." Then a whole bunch of oohs and ahhs are heard throughout the building as all the analyst on the set talk about what point guards are available and you can feel the buzz,. Then with the 20th pick it's announced the NY Knicks select.: "...Reggie Jackson, point guard from Boston College" and the crowd cheers. (Ok, if not him then Darius Morris, Josh Selbty, Iman Shumpert, etc.) The crowd starts to chant "Donnie Walsh!.... Donnie Walsh!... Donnie Walsh!..." to voice the overwelming approval. The NY Knicks are the talk of the rest of the draft for the rest of the night... Surprisingly... They're not even done!
There's talk of them getting Dantoni on later and there's a rumor the Knicks are done yet. At the start of the second round it's announced that the Sacremento Kings have just traded 6 ft 9' swingman Omri Cassipi to the NY Knicks for Toney Douglas and cash. The camera pans the audience in attendance as they all mouth the words "what the f---?!" as they announce Miami's on the clock with the first pick in the second round. So now they discuss the Knicks some more and have to get get Dantoni on the line to discuss everything that's transpired. When asked why the trade for Cassipi Dantoni says, "We feel were a better team today then we were in the playoffs as we feel Vucevic will compete with Jerome Jordan back from Serbia to to compete at the Center position which gives us more height and vastly improved rebounding. As far as the Reggie Jackson pick we went for someone who could back up Billups thats more o a pure point, that's quick and makes good decisions and can distribute the ball to the players at the right times. As much as we liked Toney The idea of a quick 6 ft 9 sharp shooting 2 guard/ small forward is hard to resist. And will provide competion for Landry Fields." The crowd is in shock! Because it makes so much sense and is in disbelief that D'antoni is even conceding this.
Then they buy Clevelands 32nd pick and Washington's 34 pick for cash and select 6ft 6 UCLA Combo guard Malcolm Lee and Oakland 6 ft 11 center Keith Benson (Or Jeremy Tyler, who's ever better). Nowwwww you have a decent squad. You're starting line:
pg: Chauncy Billups
sg: Omri Cassipi
sf: Carmelo Anthony
pf: Amare' Stoudemire
C: Nikola Vucevic
Your 2nd squad is all defense
pg; Reggie Jackson, Andy Rautins
sg. Malcolm Lee
sf: Landry Fields, Shawne Williams
pf: Ronny Turiaf
C; Keith Benson, Jerome Jordan
Now this NY Knicks team with a full pre season and season is a 4 seed in the playoffs. Keep in mind if there's a a prolonged lockout Ray Allen said he will retire cause he can't be ready without his regular workout regimen which leaves the Celtics who are already talking about having Paul Pierce coming offthe bench for Jeff Green (I Have no idea why) and no Ray Allen then the Knicks could even be a 3rd seed if not better.
Now this wquad going into the summer of 2012 and Free Agency How would Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard NOT wanna play with this squad when it's this deep on paper? Even to do a sign and trade mid season for one: For Chris Paul, Chauncey, Malcom Lee and one of the centers still leaves you with this:
Pgs: Chris Paul, Reggie Jackson, Andy Rautins
Sgs: Omri Cassipi, Landy Feilds
Sfs: Anthony, Shawne Williams
pfs: Stoudemire, Turiaf
Cnts: Vucevic, J. Jordan (Ok, you may have to give them Reggie Jackson instead of Lee) But you still have an official team that will compete.
If you have to do a sign and trade for Dwight Howard miodseason you'd most likely have to trade Vucevic, Omri Cassipi and Malcolm Lee which leaves you with
Pgs: R. Jackson (Felton Spencer that summer) Andy Rautins
sgs: Landry Fields
sfs: Anthony, Shawne Williams
pfs: Stoudemore, Turiaf
cnts: Benson, Jerome Jordan.
You may have to readress the shooting guard situation but you still are an upper echelon squad. Am I dreaming or could this really work? What do you all think?


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- Where: Ghost Ranch, Steamboat
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault on the UW-Madison campus.According to UW-Madison police, someone reported a sexual assault at a campus residence hall around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The department has released few details about what happened, but ask anyone with information about the crime to contact police at (608) 264-COPS. The suspect is described as a white man, 18 to 20 years old, 5'10" to 6' tall, thin build and shoulder length, dark brown hair. Police say it's important for victims to report sexual assaults. The university offers confidential resources on campus. If you are a victim of sexual assault, visit the End Violence on Campus website.For more information on campus security and the federal Clery Act working to keep campuses safe, visit the Department of Education's website.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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Archive for the 'brokoli' Category
Brocoli can prevent prostate cancer
Eat one or more servings of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of cancer located that it is increasingly aggressive.
For the first time, a research group in the Research Institute of Food led by Professor Richard Mithen has provided an explanation of how to eat broccoli could reduce the risk of cancer on the basis of studies in men, as opposed to try to extrapolate from animal models.
The prostate cancer is the most common skin cancer for men in the western countries.
For the study men who are at risk of developing prostate cancer, ate 400 g of broccoli or 400 g of peas per week, in addition to its normal diet more than 12 months. Of tissue samples were taken from his prostate gland before the start of the trial and after 6 to 12 months, and the expression of each gene Affymetrix measured using the technology of microarrays.
Previous studies have suggested that 50 percent of the population who have a gene GSTM1 can get more benefits to eat broccoli, that those who lack this gene. The study showed that the presence of the gene GSTM1 has a profound effect on changes in the gene expression caused by eating broccoli. Read the rest of this entry »


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101 Spring Street
Visitor Information101 Spring Street
New York, New York 10012
Phone: (212) 219-2747
Website: http://www.juddfoundation.org/spaces/new_york.html
Tour programming has been temporarily suspended until further notice. Call (212) 219-2747 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Donald Judd (1928-1994), an American Minimalist, bought this 1870 Nicholas Whyte, five-story cast-iron former sewing factory in 1968 to serve as his house and studio. '101 Spring Street' is the only remaining completely intact, single-use, cast-iron building in the SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District of Manhattan.


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Vehicles with Incentives & Rebates
For 2014, the Dodge Journey line features a new Limited model. SXT and Limited models have new option packages that add value, and SiriusXM Satellite Radio is available on all trim levels.
The midsize 2014 Dodge Journey crossover SUV is where versatility and interior space meet with a modest budget and decent fuel economy. Prospective buyers will be attracted to its interior, which is full of clever and handy storage spaces, including under-floor compartments beneath the 2nd-row seats and a front passenger-seat bottom cushion that lifts to access yet more space for odds and ends. A big plus is the Journey's optional 3.6-liter V6 engine, which is one of the best on the market and delivers generous power with smooth operation and noteworthy fuel economy.


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Pronunciation: [neu tee ray pah sur leu pyah neest]
Meanings: This person is doing his/her best, Don't shoot the messenger
Literal translation: Don't shoot the pianist
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Notes: According to Georges Planelles*, the French expression ne tirez pas sur le pianiste comes from le Far-West. Have you ever noticed that in just about every movie about the American West—and the French comics based on them, like Lucky Luke—at least one scene takes place in a saloon, complete with a piano player for atmosphere? And that whenever a gunfight breaks out, the piano player is always hit by a stray bullet? Or, if he's a lousy player, he's shot on purpose? For whatever reason, Wild West pianists were so endangered that at least one saloon** had a sign posted above the piano: "Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best." Somehow, despite the lack of saloons and gunslingers in France, this sign—or at least its translation—made it across the Atlantic, and covers the figurative meanings behind both of these potential pianist-getting-shot scenarios.
1) You can use ne tirez pas sur le pianiste as an admonishment to go easy on a person who might not be perfect, but is doing the best he or she can. (You might not like the pianist's playing style or song choice, but there's no need to shoot him.)
Sandrine a vainement cherché une solution, ne tirez pas sur le pianiste !
Sandrine tried in vain to find a solution, she did her best.
- faire de son mieux
- faire pour le mieux
- faire tout son possible
Quelqu'un est rentré dans votre voiture, mais je vous prie, ne tirez pas sur le pianiste !
Someone ran into your car, but please don't shoot the messenger (i.e., me)!
- ne vous trompez pas de cible - literally, "don't make a mistake about the target"
- c'est toujours la faute du lampiste (informal) - literally, "it's always the underling's fault" (i.e., it's always the underling who gets blamed)
*Les 1001 expressions préférées des Français
**Oscar Wilde, in Impressions of America


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733 Cards per Set
Every box comes with a cello wrapped pack of five First-Year Player cards not included in the original base set.
Topps 2005 Baseball Complete Set is a piece of history that collectors will appreciate for generations.
Created ONLY for 2005 Topps Baseball
Complete Sets!
5 cello wrapped First-Year Player cards, that were not part of Topps Series 1 or 2, feature players making their first appearance on a Topps brand trading card!