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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Thanks to Jalen Rose, Reggie Miller and some incredible shooting, the Indiana Pacers extended Larry Bird's coaching career at least one more game.
Bird, who took Indiana to the Eastern Conference finals twice and then to the championship series for the first time in franchise history, said all along he would not coach another season. A loss Friday night would have ended his coaching career.
But with 32 points from Rose and 25 from Miller, the Pacers routed the Los Angeles Lakers 120-87 to pull within 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Monday in Los Angeles. A seventh game, if necessary, would also be in L.A. on Wednesday.
"After the last game, I talked about not letting them celebrate on our court," Rose said. "I was serious about that. This is the first time the Pacers have been to the NBA Finals. It can be old hat to the Lakers, but for this to be happening in our town, we didn't want the fans to leave feeling the season is a disappointment."
He needn't have worried.
The Pacers, who blew a 10-point lead before losing 120-118 in overtime in Game 4 Wednesday night, dominated Game 5 from the start. This time, there was no collapse.
"They didn't play well and we played extremely well," Bird said. "It's up to us to keep the pressure on and go out there and win a game. But I still think they feel very good about themselves, up 3-2 and two games at home.
"The game the other night, we fought so hard and play so well but let it slip away. It was great to see the guys come back and play so well tonight," Bird said. "The only time we got in trouble was when we missed assignments, didn't rotate. Overall, we played as well as we can play. But they still have the upper hand, and they know that."
Indiana led 64-45 at the half, 86-67 after three quarters and took its biggest lead at 33 points, several times in the closing minutes, long after Bird had replaced all the starters except Rose.
"I was very determined," Rose said. "Obviously, you're disappointed when you don't play the way you're capable of playing. And anytime you're down 1-3 you have to come out and show your game. You can't leave anything in the tank or your season's over."
Rose was 12-of-18 from the field, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, and all four of his free throw attempts. Miller was 7-for-12, including 4-of-6 3-pointers and all seven of his shots from the foul line.
"We've got to have scoring out of both of them," Bird said. "Jalen's a playmaker and when he gets it going, they forget about Reggie sometimes and he'll pop it from the side. Together, when they get it going like tonight, they're fun to watch."
Shaquille O'Neal, who had 35 points, was the only consistent scorer for the Lakers.
"We realize that's the key," Mark Jackson said. "It's tough to do because when you're doubling on Shaq you're giving up something on somebody else.
"But we had to make a statement from the beginning that we're not here to roll over. We look forward to going back to California, because our objective is to win this thing."
The only Lakers rally came late in the third quarter, when they cut the lead to 15.
A basket and two free throws by Rose pushed the lead back to 19. Then, after two baskets by O'Neal, Austin Croshere hit two free throws on a flagrant foul by Rick Fox. The Pacers kept the ball, and eight seconds later Kobe Bryant picked up his fifth foul and Mark Jackson hit two free throws to give Indiana an 84-65 lead. Los Angeles never came closer than 17 points after that.
The Pacers shot 57.4 percent for the game. Indiana also had 10 3-pointers, including four by Rose and three by Miller in the first half.
The Lakers' only lead was after Glen Rice hit one of two free throws at the start of the game to make it 1-0. Rice finished with 11 points.
A basket by Miller, a rebound basket by Rik Smits and the first 3-pointer by Miller gave the Pacers a 7-1 lead before the first Los Angeles basket, a 3-pointer by Ron Harper. Los Angeles tied the game at 9. But two free throws by Smits and the first 3-pointer by Rose started another big Indiana run, and the Lakers never recovered.
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While the majority of St. Louis continues to celebrate the World Series victory through the weekend and into the coming week, the Blues quietly released news on the injury Kent Huskins sustained against Calgary last night. The d-man has a fractured bone in his left ankle and has been placed on the IR.
There's always some sort of injury, isn't there?
Blues fans that thought the club was finally beating the ol' injury bug with Carlo Colaiacovo returning to the lineup and David Perron continuing to work on his recovery will be bummed to here this one. Currently there is no timetable in place for Huskins and we won't have one until he is re-evaluated when the Blues return to St. Louis.
One of the more subtle additions made by the team this summer, Huskins has gotten off to a quick start in 2011-12 scoring two goals and two assists in nine games. He also boasts an impressive +6 plus/minus rating which is not only good for second best on the Blues but is also good enough to place him near the top of the list league-wide.
Defensively, as evidenced by his plus/minus rating, Huskins has done his part in shutting down the opposition and limiting chances. He has been physical when he has needed to be and has used his experience to calmly put out fires around the St. Louis net.
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Katie Couric's recent trip to Iraq and Syria didn't light up the ratings — and it certainly didn't stop speculation over how long she can last in the anchor chair.
But in the eyes of CBS News chief Sean McManus, it was just what "CBS Evening News" needed: a signal to the core evening news viewer that the show was returning to its hard-news, no-gimmicks roots.
Since taking over as head of the CBS news division two years ago, McManus has been charged with trying to reinvent the wheel — and then with returing the "Evening News" to basics.
He's responded by installing some of the oldest hands and biggest personalities in the business, including exec producer Rick Kaplan, who was a producer for Walter Cronkite, and Paul Friedman, whose news pedigree goes back to the "Huntley Brinkley Report."
But in an age of exploding choice for news and information and managed decline for traditional newscasts, the question is whether the institution itself, which trails significantly in both the morning and evening news races, can be fixed.
And while much of the speculation surrounding CBS News of late has focused on how long Couric will stay in the chair, sources say it is McManus who has discussed a timetable of the presidential inauguration in January 2009 for his departure.
McManus says that rumor is untrue. "I have not set a timetable," he says. "My plan is to be in this job a long time — I hope it's a long time — or for as long as Leslie Moonves wants me to do it."
When Moonves turned to McManus to resurrect the news division, he inherited a train wreck still smoldering from the Dan Rather Memogate scandal. Its evening newscast was in third place with a damaged anchor; its morning show franchise saddled with a 50-year tradition of ratings futility.
The news division's demoralized staff was increasingly chasing better-funded competition at NBC and ABC, not to mention CNN.
The task was strikingly similar to the one taken on by mentor Roone Arledge, under whom McManus began his career at ABC in 1977. That was the year Arledge took on the ailing ABC News, which had never been a ratings force and was reeling from the disastrous pairing of Barbara Walters with Harry Reasoner on "ABC Evening News."
As is now legend, Arledge turned it around, but that was in a three-network world when evening newscasts were considered essential, with 73% of America still watching one.
Two years into his project at CBS, no one would accuse McManus of standing still. He has appointed two leaders of the "Evening News" and exchanged a platoon of network correspondents with hires from NBC, ABC and CNN.
He tried a non-traditional approach, driven by an effort to play to Couric's strengths — and then jettisoned it for Kaplan, known as "big tent" for his outsized personality and penchant for big journalistic ideas.
About the only thing he hasn't done is waver in his commitment to Couric, the talent decision that only Moonves can make.
In the morning, McManus tried Steve Friedman, another veteran of the morning show wars who guided NBC's "Today" in the mid-1990s, but last month replaced him with "Good Morning America" vet Shelley Ross, a force behind the bloody booking wars early in the decade.
They have their work cut out for them. "Early Show" is up a bit in female demos, but it's still a ratings cellar-dweller.
"I really would like to figure out a way to make both of these shows more competitive," McManus said after the appointment of Ross in August. "One has been in this position for a half century and the other has been in this position for 11 years. Neither will be easy to turn around. There's a lot of history against both shows."
Even "60 Minutes," while still a journalistic force, is no longer the ratings juggernaut it was. A top-10 fixture for a couple of decades, the show, which lost both Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley last year, finished outside the top 20 last season.
McManus, who spent so much of his first year trying to separate the network from its recent past, will likely be embroiled in Dan Rather's $70 million suit that threatens to dredge up a history the network is trying to forget.
Over the past two years, McManus has poured himself into the news job, delegating much of the running of CBS Sports to his No. 2, Tony Pettiti. Colleagues estimate McManus spends at least 90% of his time on the news division, attending the 10 a.m. editorial meeting, requesting specific stories from correspondents, and going over the evening news lineup.
Correspondents say emails from McManus — some sent before 7 a.m. — have become commonplace.
He isn't an imposing physical presence or a shouter, but he exudes the confidence of someone who, as the son of legendary broadcaster Jim McKay (real name McManus), literally grew up in the television business.
Moonves brought him to CBS in 1996, and then greenlit a deal to bring the NFL back to the Eye in 1998. McManus brought both Greg Gumbel and James Brown back to the Eye, and ratings for both the games and studio show "NFL Today" have improved.
"He doesn't make dramatic changes, but he works the model and tinkers until he gets it right," says former CBS Sports prexy Neal Pilson, now a consultant.
Resurrecting a news division is fundamentally different. There are no sports rights to buy, and aside from certain planned events, like the elections, you are at the mercy of the news cycle, and forced to make decisions on spending money on the fly.
Perhaps to compensate for how thinly his attention is spread, and the fact he didn't trust the bench in place under former prexy Andrew Heyward, McManus brought in veterans like his No. 2 Friedman, once considered the likely heir to Arledge as ABC News prexy before Disney passed him over for David Westin.
Indeed with Alphabet vets Friedman, Kaplan, recruitment chief Barbara Fedida, and now Ross all at the Eye, the new CBS News is looking more like the old ABC News.
Since Kaplan took over the "Evening News," he has converted it into a traditional broadcast in a bid to win back the base of viewers who were turned off by Couric and have gone to first-place Charles Gibson at ABC.
"I think Kaplan has done the job he was hired to do in terms of returning the broadcast to hard-news footing," says news analyst Andrew Tyndall.
Many analysts say that since Kaplan took over, the coverage gap between CBS and its competitors has been closed.
"In 2007, any distinction between the topics they covered versus the other two networks has been negligible," says Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project on Excellence in Journalism.
This doesn't take any of the intangibles into account: how Couric came across or how well the stories were written.
"I firmly believe that in the end it's the content that dictates the ratings," McManus says. "Over time, if people think they are getting a better broadcast, they will switch to us."CBS research shows most news viewers aren't devotees of one anchor or another. "Only 15% to 20% of people watch the same newscast every night," Friedman says. "The rule of thumb has been get someone to watch your newscast for more than one night a week and you're in good shape."
The fundamental stumbling block, over which McManus has little control, is the performance of CBS affiliates in the top-10 markets, which give a smaller lead-in to the "Evening News" than its competitors.
Yet Couric drops a big portion of her lead-in. Of the 6.4 million who are watching CBS when the "Evening News" begins, an average of only 5.8 million stuck around for the newscast during the last three months, an 8% drop. ABC and NBC both add significant viewers from their lead-ins.
In the morning, McManus is trying to fix a problem that has been endemic at CBS for 50 years. CBS never truly attempted to compete in news in the morning until the '80s, when it canceled "Captain Kangaroo" and brought in Diane Sawyer. The story since has been one of multiple hosts and ratings failures, including Steve Friedman's first stint at "Early Show" when he brought in Bryant Gumbel and Jane Clayson.
Steve Friedman, McManus' first choice for EP, attempted to improve the first hour of the show by having Couric's principal sub, Russ Mitchell, read the news. He also brought in Maggie Rodriguez as a co-anchor from CBS' Miami affiliate, and axed longtime co-anchor Rene Syler.
But the ratings didn't move much, and McManus made a move for Shelley Ross, after interviewing several morning show vets for the job including former NBC "Nightly News" exec producer John Reiss.
The Ross regime has only been in place for a few weeks, but has already reorganized the morning show staff to get its most senior members involved in booking guests. Ross sent a message that she's going after the biggest celebrity bookings: first landing the victim of O.J. Simpson's alleged armed robbery of a Las Vegas hotel room, and then getting an interview with the McCann family whose 3-year-old daughter has been missing from Portugal since May.
But the sense is that the show may not be able to take another step forward with the same anchor cast.
When Ross was appointed, McManus said he would evaluate the current cast, which in addition to Mitchell and Rodriguez includes Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, Julie Chen and Dave Price.
As with the evening news, McManus is not keen on change just for the sake of it.
"I think if there is a clear and quicker way to winning, I will normally choose that way," McManus said. "Occasionally it involves making personnel changes. I'm paid to make those decisions I think are right and we will see in the end if they bear out."


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Its police department in turmoil since an incident in which an officer allegedly Tasered an imprisoned teenager repeatedly, Colwyn has lifted its latest state of emergency and reinstated another officer who had been placed on administrative leave.
In contrast to a raucous meeting this month that was punctuated by shouts and a fistfight, at a brief and uneventful emergency meeting on Wednesday night Mayor Daniel Rutland and Council President Tonette Pray announced that Lt. Wesley Seitz, suspended after he reported the alleged Tasing incident, would return to work. Two other officers in the six-man department — Trevor Parham, who allegedly Tased the teenager, and Officer Michael Drucktor, who purportedly witnessed the Tasing and failed to report it — remain on leave.


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Aging relatives in retirement homes count on family visits – not just over the holidays, but throughout the year. To brighten an otherwise lonely day for residents, grandchildren can play bingo, share scrapbooks and show off new skills like reading or playing music. Even the family pet may be able to visit.
If your family member has Alzheimer's, he or she may not remember who the visitors are, but the human connections still have value, say experts at the National Institute on Aging.
According to the institute, as many as 5.1 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills. With the aging of the U.S. population, the number of people with Alzheimer's could more than double by 2050.
Considerations vary, but basic reminders about visiting people with Alzheimer's include:
• Plan the visit for the time of day when the person with Alzheimer's is at his or her best.
• Bring along an activity, such as something familiar to read or photo albums to look at, but be prepared to skip it if necessary.
• Avoid using a loud tone of voice or talking to the person as if he or she were a child.
Be sure to talk to your kids about what to expect during a visit to a nursing home so that they won't be alarmed by sights such as residents slumped in wheelchairs, or by unfamiliar smells and sounds.
Along with the increasing number of Alzheimer's cases, the number of children's books on the topic is also rising. Books can give parents a way to tap into feelings that young children may have about grandparents with the disease. Suggested books include:
• "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" (Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1989) by Mem Fox. The titular boy lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper – his favorite friend, because she, too, has four names. When Miss Nancy "loses" her memory, Wilfrid tries to find it for her.
• "The Memory Box" (Albert Whitman and Co., 1992) by Mary Bahr. When Gramps realizes he has Alzheimer's, he starts a memory box with his grandson to keep memories of all the times they have shared.
• "Still My Grandma" (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007) by Veronique Van Den Abeele, who wrote the book after her own grandmother developed Alzheimer's disease. Grandma is sick, but the focus is on loving her just the way she is.
• "Now One Foot, Now the Other" (Puffin, 2006) by Tomie dePaola. When a grandfather comes home from a hospital stay, he can't communicate or get around. Grandpa had helped his grandson learn to walk, and now it's the boy's turn to help his grandfather.
• "Grandpa Has Changed" (Barron's Educational Series, 2009) by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos. Alzheimer's disease makes Grandpa forget names and places and how to do everyday things. That's why he needs someone to help him, and why he can't do many things he did before.
• "Singing With Momma Lou" (Lee and Low Books, 2002) by Linda Jacobs Altman. A 9-year-old girl and her family visit her grandmother in a nursing home. Tamika has to introduce herself to her grandmother every week because she has Alzheimer's and forgets who the child is. Tamika remembers a different Momma Lou, and resents visiting this woman who doesn't remember her. Then she goes through her grandmother's keepsakes and finds photos that help Momma Lou remember some of her younger days.
• "Hugging Grandma" (Ferne Press, 2009) by Zina Kramer. A grandmother stops remembering a little girl's birthday and all of her favorite things, but her mom teaches the child how to help Grandma and understand her illness.
Betsy Flagler, a journalist based in Davidson, N.C., is a mother and preschool teacher. If you have tips or questions, please email her at p2ptips att.net or call Parent to Parent at 704-236-9510.


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There was no questioning who that proud, rugged cowboy was, riding so tall in the saddle from Galveston to Beverly Hills. Why, none other than "Big Jawn," a/k/a John Wayne—or at least a striking 21-foot, six-ton bronze likeness of the larger-than-life movie hero who died of cancer at 72 in 1979. Sculpted by Harry Jackson in his Camaiore, Italy studio, the crated statue, titled The Horseman, arrived last month in Texas via steamship. It then was trucked across the plains of Texas, over the Rio Grande, through the Rockies and desert plateaus to its final resting place in front of the Great Western Savings Center on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
"It got here in perfect health," said Jackson, 60, a Chicago-born artist. And no wonder. With Jackson were Wayne's oldest son, Michael, a 49-year-old film producer, and a posse of policemen escorting Duke the 2,060 miles overland. "If I don't tend to my own business," growled Jackson, a woolly charmer as untamed as the Old West he depicts, "then some other bastard will. And I don't want that."
Jackson reportedly received $2 million for the statue plus an additional sum for smaller works from Great Western Savings, for which Wayne was a pitchman. "I knew him well the last nine years of his life," says Jackson, who entertained Duke at his Cody, Wyo. ranch and sold the actor a dozen of his bronzes (the collection has been donated to Oklahoma City's National Cowboy Hall of Fame). "He was a marvelously open, giving man," Jackson goes on. "He captured the American spirit, being rough-hewn and honest." To evoke those qualities, Jackson explains, "I wanted to get a sense of a big man riding a big horse."
Although the statue will not be polychromed nor rotate on its base, as Jackson had planned, Michael Wayne thinks the sculptor succeeded in truly depicting his father, from the hat to the spurs the actor used during 50 years of filmmaking. "Harry captured a look I've seen a million times on my father," says Wayne. "It gives me chills."
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Fitness has been proven to promote a longer, healthier life. Sure, there might be some fitness deniers out there who, like Tom Cruise and climate change deniers, just can't handle the truth, but the evidence has been mounting for years. If there isn't air-tight causal proof that a sound body helps to achieve a sound mind then there is certainly an irrefutable association between one and the other.
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SUMMERVILLE -- A Ladson pastor accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting at least two women took them to an outbuilding on the grounds of his church to rape them, investigators said Wednesday.
Dale Richardson, 46, of Myrtle Way in Summerville, was charged by the Dorchester County Sheriffs Office Wednesday with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of kidnapping. Dorchester County Magistrate Katrina L. Patton denied bond on the charges.
The charges stem from a July 27 case in which a 20-year-old woman, who told North Charleston police she was a prostitute, reported being abducted at gunpoint and raped after she accepted a ride from a man in a white pickup truck as she walked down Midland Park Road near Stall Road. The victim said the rape took place in a Dorchester County location.
Though Richardson was arrested by North Charleston police on July 28 for the kidnapping component of that case, no sexual assault charges had been lodged against him until Wednesday because the alleged sexual assaults were said to have taken place in Dorchester County.
The arrest warrants served on Richardson Wednesday said he took the victim to 119 Barnhill Road in Ladson, which is a 2.82 acre parcel of land at the corner of Lincolnville and Barnhill roads owned by Freedom Free Will Baptist Church, according to tax records.
The alleged rape took place in a single-wide trailer at the rear of the church grounds, investigators said. Detectives searched the trailer on Friday, detectives said.
According to the warrant, the victim of the July 27 assault was able to identify the defendant through his picture that is posted on line.
Detectives said the victim observed things at the trailer that led her to look for the churchs website and when she found the website, she saw the preachers photo and contacted police, fingering him as her assailant.
Dorchester County investigators on Wednesday said they anticipate filing another set of similar charges against Richardson for an Aug. 12, 2010 North Charleston case with a similar pattern.
In both cases, though they took place almost one year apart, the women told police they were prostitutes and that they were picked up in the Ashley Phosphate Road area. They said their assailant pulled out a gun, put a bag over their heads, drove them to building in Dorchester County where he raped them, then drove them back to Carolina Commerce Parkway, where he set them free in a woods, telling them to not look back as they walked away.
North Charleston police on Aug. 3 charged Richardson with kidnapping and a weapons charge in the Aug. 12, 2010 case. His bail on the Charleston County charges totals more than $1 million.
Another agency, the Summerville Police Department, on Friday served Richardson with warrants charging him with assault, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, all in connection with a June 21 incident in that town. A municipal court judge denied bail on the charges, Summerville Police Capt. Jon Rogers said.
Investigators were looking at similar cases back through 2010 and additional charges may be filed.
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Unbelievably, it's already been a year since four of us started alternating for the second time, writing a local opinion column in this spot on Tuesdays and Fridays. We all chose subjects that had meaning for us and hopefully, at least some of the time, it had meaning for you, too.
Up to a point, you were free to make comments online; then that went away, possibly after someone noted that they thought I needed mental help. I didn't go back to look after that maybe someone said something even worse. I don't know. All's I know is that suddenly 'comments' were gone, ending the ability to express agreement or dissension with any writers. That seems like a contradiction when we realize that typically newspapers have been the bastion of 'free speech' in this country. One must then ask: Was it a privilege that was taken away or a right that has been denied?
A specific goal given to each of us was to write about what was going on in our communities. My fellow writers did an admirable job; I think I didn't quite hit the mark. I've always marched to a different drummer. I seem to have had other things that caught my attention much of the time and I wanted to talk about those. Maybe that's why someone said I needed mental help?
This week, however, my attention was jerked back into focus on my local community when the Tribune gave it an "onion" for "hiring a public relations firm to promote the city for business development" saying that "Cortland already has the Regional Chamber and its own elected officials to serve this purpose."
I read through minutes of the most recent city council meeting and it looks to me like they hired "the Dick Rubenstein Agency to put together an audio visual presentation" that the elected officials were going to use at a specific breakfast program held on June 12th "for local business owners and anyone who had a vested interest in the City of Cortland to show them how they, as a whole, can help bring business to Cortland and help promote the City of Cortland."
In a town where the Mayor used to send out a posse to bring down anyone who disagreed with him, it is a welcome relief, and even a pleasure to have a Mayor (Curt Moll) and a group of council members who come together for the common good of our community.
Because this City Council has thus far proved to be thoughtful and thorough in their consideration of the needs and greater good of Cortland, I feel pretty certain that they did their homework on this one. I also doubt that the Chamber would have provided a specifically focused Cortland video to the city for free even though we are a member of the Chamber's Trumbull County Roundtable. Their promotional focus has to be inclusive of the region at large and that's as it should be.
As a resident of Cortland, I'm proud to see Council making business development a priority for our community. Creating a tool (the video) to help meet the goal is smart. Inviting current businesses to take ownership of the process is also smart very smart. I hope they embrace it wholeheartedly.
As for that 'onion', I doubt it will be withdrawn; but it doesn't really matter because Cortland knows it's definitely a winner!
To all of you who read what I had to say over this last year: if it made you think a little deeper, laugh out loud, scratch your head in wonder (or disbelief), agree or disagree, whatever the case, I thank you for your time. I wish you all a wonderful rest of your life.
Jagunic is a resident of Cortland. You can email her at email@example.com!


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Cytochrome P450 Protocols / Edition 2by Ian R. Phillips, Elizabeth A. Shephard
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Pub. Date: 12/15/2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) comprise a large superfamily of proteins that are of central importance in the detoxification or activation of a tremendous number of natural and synthetic hydrophobic xenobiotics, including many therapeutic drugs, chemical carcinogens and environmental pollutants. CYPs are important in mediating interactions between an organism and its
Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) comprise a large superfamily of proteins that are of central importance in the detoxification or activation of a tremendous number of natural and synthetic hydrophobic xenobiotics, including many therapeutic drugs, chemical carcinogens and environmental pollutants. CYPs are important in mediating interactions between an organism and its chemical environment and in the regulation of physiological processes. Cytochrome P450 Protocols, Third Edition focuses on high-throughput methods for the simultaneous analysis of multiple CYPs, substrates or ligands. Although the emphasis is on CYPs of mammalian origin, it reflects an increasing interest in CYPs of bacterial species. Also included are chapters on cytochrome P450 reductase (the redox partner of CYPs) and the flavin-containing monooxygenases (FMOs), and metabolomic and lipidomic approaches for identification of endogenous substrates of CYPs ('de-orphanizing' CYP substrates). Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and easily accessible, Cytochrome P450 Protocols, Third Edition provides a wide range of techniques accessible to researchers in fields as diverse as biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental biology and genetics.
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- Publication date:
- 12/15/2005
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- 2nd ed. 2006
- Pages:
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Table of Contents
1. Bioluminescent Assays for Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
Douglas S. Auld, Henrike Veith, and James J. Cali
2. In Vitro Drug-Drug Interaction Assay
Michael Zientek and Kuresh Youdim
3. High-Throughput Mass Spectrometric Cytochrome P450 Inhibition Screening
Kheng B. Lim, Can C. Ozbal, and Daniel B. Kassel
4. The Synthesis, Characterization and Application of 13C-Methyl Isocyanide as an NMR Probe of Heme Protein Active Sites
Christopher McCullough, Phani Kumar Pullela, Sang-Choul Im, Lucy Waskell, Daniel Sem
5. High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay for Cytochrome P450 Mechanism-Based Inactivators
Cesar Kenaan, Haoming Zhang, and Paul F. Hollenberg
6. Identification of Endogenous Substrates of Orphan Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Through the Use of Untargeted Metabolomics Approaches
Qian Cheng and F. Peter. Guengerich
7. Genetic and Mass Spectrometric Tools for Elucidating the Physiological Function(s) of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Hugues Ouellet, Eric D. Chow, Shenheng Guan, Jeffery S. Cox, Alma L. Burlingame, and Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano
8. An Escherichia coli Expression-Based Approach for Porphyrin Substitution in Heme Proteins
Michael B. Winter, Joshua J. Woodward, and Michael A. Marletta
9. Expression in Escherichia coli of a Cytochrome P450 Enzyme with a Cobalt Protoporphyrin IX Prosthetic Group
Wesley E. Straub, Clinton R. Nishida, and Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano
10. Nanodiscs in the Studies of Membrane-Bound Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
A. Luthra, M. Gregory, Y.V. Grinkova, I.G. Denisov , and S.G. Sligar
11. Rapid LC-MS Drug Metabolite Profiling Using Bioreactor Particles
Linlin Zhao, Besnik Bajrami, and James F. Rusling
12. Fluorescence-Based Screening of cytochrome P450 activities in Intact Cells
M. Teresa Donato and M. José Gómez-Lechón
13. Screening for Cytochrome P450 Reactivity with a Reporter Enzyme
Kersten S. Rabe and Christof M. Niemeyer
14. High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay of Cytochrome P450 3A4
Qian Cheng and F. Peter. Guengerich
15. Targeted Protein Capture for Analysis of Electrophile-Protein Adducts
Rebecca E. Connor, Simona G. Codreanu, Lawrence J. Marnett, and Daniel C. Liebler
16. DNA Shuffling of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
James B.Y.H. Behrendorff, Wayne A. Johnston, and Elizabeth M.J. Gillam
17. Measurement of P450 Difference Spectra Using Intact Cells
Wayne A. Johnston and Elizabeth M.J. Gillam
18. DNA Shuffling of Cytochromes P450 for Indigoid Pigment Production
Nedeljka N. Rosic
19. P450 oxidoreductase – Genotyping, Expression, Purification of Recombinant Protein and Activity Assessments of Wild-Type and Mutant Protein
Vishal Agrawal and Walter L. Miller
20. LICRED: A Versatile Drop-In Vector for Rapid Generation of Redox-Self-Sufficient Cytochromes P450
Federico Sabbadin, Gideon G. Grogan and Neil C. Bruce
21. Update on Allele Nomenclature for Human Cytochromes P450 and the Human Cytochrome P450 Allele (CYP-allele) Nomenclature Database
Sarah C. Sim and Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg
22. Simultaneous in vivo Phenotyping of CYP Enzymes
Sussan Ghassabian and Michael Murray
23. Detection of Regulatory Polymorphisms: High-Throughput Capillary DNase-I Footprinting
Matthew Hancock and Elizabeth A. Shephard
24. Isolation of Mouse Hepatocytes
Mina Edwards, Lyndsey Houseman, Ian R. Phillips, and Elizabeth A. Shephard
25. Highly Efficient SiRNA and Gene Transfer into Hepatocyte-like HepaRG Cells and Primary Human Hepatocytes: New Means for Drug Metabolism and Toxicity Studies
Véronique Laurent, Denise Glaise, Tobias Nübel, David Gilot, Anne Corlu, and Pascal Loyer
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Michael Ogborn's new musical Tulipomania, commissioned by the Arden Theatre, has been through six years of development, several scripts, plus the addition and eventual subtraction of playwright Michael Hollinger ( Opu s Ghost-Writer). Its story, pegged to the 17th-century Dutch tulip craze, remains a topical match for any number of parallels: subprime mortgage crisis, real estate bubble, Facebook IPO.
No stranger to the Arden, Ogborn premiered two other musicals there - Baby Case and Cafe Puttanesca - both, like Tulipomania, directed by the company's artistic director, Terry Nolen. And yet, despite all these factors, Ogborn's bulb still doesn't bud.


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WASHINGTON — Convenience foods and seasonal flavors and packaging provide the best opportunities to boost CPG sales this winter holiday season, according to research conducted by Ernst & Young and the NPD Group for the Grocery Manufacturers Association. The Ernst and Young Consumer Products practice predicts 5.5% growth in the retail food sector for the 2007 holiday season, as compared to 4.5% growth for retail sales across all sectors. The widespread introduction of seasonal flavors and ...
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Due to consumer demand for fuel-efficient cars in recent years, increasing sales of subcompact cars have made it the fastest growing segment in America. In addition to fuel efficiency, these hot-selling cars are presently offering consumers more than ever before in order to keep themselves a step ahead of their competition. Now, you can get ample interior volume, a sculpted exterior body and extensive warranty coverage. So, which one is the best? Uncover the victor side-by-side comparison: Hyundai Accent vs Kia Rio.
Hyundai Accent vs Kia Rio
Though the Rio seats up to five, backseat passengers may feel a bit cramped, which can make long road trips seem even longer. The Rio has just 31.1 inches of rear legroom, compared to the 33.33 inches that the Accent offers.
The Accent is endowed with style not typically expected of a subcompact. Featuring Hyundai's signature Fluidic Sculpture design theme, the Accent is crafted with a bold rear bumper and flowing lines. You won't find striking details like this in other cars in this segment.
The Kia Rio is a pretty little subcompact, but it doesn't feature the fine points of the Hyundai Accent. The Rio has a prominent new grill but a rather plain exterior body with very little contouring, at least in comparison to the Accent.
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Good winter maintenance program benefits everyone
Owners of investment properties are urged to carry out thorough maintenance of their properties through every season, but a set in winter can bring with it particular issues.
It's not too late to attend to matters now.
Property owners need to check their properties for damage and undertake any repairs and maintenance before small things become serious issues as weather patterns change.
Inaction may cost landlords more money if serious repairs need to be carried out with urgency in winter, and they may face a lengthy wait for trades people.
A common complaint from tenants is the time it takes to get problems fixed.
Inaction may also result in the landlords losing a good tenant at the end of the lease, leaving them with the expense and loss of income associated with finding a replacement.
Landlords should consider:
- Cleaning the gutters and repairing any damaged areas.
- Checking the roof for loose or broken tiles, broken ridge capping or loose flashing. It may be nice to watch the rain pouring down outside during a winter storm, but the last thing a tenant wants to see is water dripping off the ceiling.
- Trimming any overgrown or overhanging branches and check trees for stability, as fallen trees are a common cause of storm damage.
- Securely anchoring garden sheds and make sure fences are stable.
- Securing any awnings and shade cloth.
- Installing a surge protector with an automatic cut out facility. It can prevent electrical damage if lightning strikes during an electrical storm and help keep tenants safe.
As the weather cools down, tenants will be making greater use of heating appliances.
Landlords should also make sure that all chimneys and flues are clear if there are wood fires or stoves in the property. Smoke alarms should also be installed in case of fire.
An investment property is a major financial investment, which needs to be well maintained so that it will continue to provide income. A little effort now will make sure that changing weather patterns do not catch you unawares and out-of-pocket later.
It is also a very good idea to make sure that all insurance policies are fully paid, up-to-date and provide adequate protection.
Your property investment manager can provide information on your insurance options.


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Hanging by a thread
June 1, 2008 - John Mehno
The Stanley Cup is not coming to Pittsburgh. The Penguins can't win three straight against the Detroit Red Wings, and they seem to know that.
That's why you saw Sidney Crosby arguing with a Red Wings player on his way off the ice, why you saw Crosby getting peevish with a question in the post-game briefing and why coach Michel Therrien kept sighing and giving the shortest answers possible.
It was quite a run, but it's almost done. Saturday's 2-1 loss on home ice gives the Red Wings a chance to end the NHL season on Monday night in Detroit.
There was a sad story on the TV news about people being ripped off by counterfeit tickets. One of the fakes had the game being played at "Melon Arena." The casaba seats are the best.


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Only a matter of time before this happened. [ Trib ]
Bylsma didn't like what Fleury did:
"Typically the rule of thumb is: The puck's on the glass, you stay in the net," Bylsma said. "Puck's on the dasher, you have a truer read on the play. Given the time of the game, the place, the play is to stay in the net and not go out and attempt a play on the puck."
He doesn't like his team's effort:
" The work and compete and the battle level has probably been the most troubling thing," Bylsma said. "In Game 3, after getting down two goals for 50 or 55 minutes of that game, it wasn't perfect, but we were the desperate team. We took the game to them."
He said a bunch of other things. Really interesting to see how things translate on Saturday night.


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Williamsport teen Sydney Robertson was at it again. After being crowned second runner-up in Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2012 in Pittsburgh in Dec. 2011, she went on to be crowned National Teen 2013 at the Princess America Pageant held in Orlando, Fla., on July 27.
Robertson's start in pageantry began at age 14 when she responded to an advertisement on Facebook. The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2012 pageant was her first, with the Princess America Pageant being only her second. She was just 15 years old while competing in her latest pageant.
According to Robertson, along with her win, she received "a cash prize, a dress from Regalia (the pageant's dress sponsor), photo shoots, an opportunity to do a runway show in Orlando for a local boutique and other smaller prizes."
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Shown is Sydney Robertson of Williamsport, who recently was crowned National Teen 2013 at the Princess America Pageant in Orlando, Fla.
Robertson is supported in her pageantry endeavors by her father, Allan; mother, Diane; sisters, Lindsey and Holly; as well as her extended family. It is a group effort to help her prepare for the competitions. Her father is her hair stylist, her mother and sisters assist with her make-up and wardrobe shopping, and a collective effort is put into preparing for interview questions.
The interview portion of the pageant is Robertson's favorite part, but she also feels it is the most challenging. The questions for the teens focus on getting to know the girls on a more personal level. As the girls move up into the Miss group of pageantry, the questions shift to a more political standpoint. Another challenging aspect for Sydney is the swimsuit or evening gown segment. "Getting the right pose and my best walk down are pretty tough," she said.
As part of the pageant in Orlando, all the girls worked hard through personal fundraising and a gala event to raise $25,000 for an organization known as Give Kids the World. It is a charity that uses the money raised to send terminally ill children and their families on all expense paid vacations to the Orlando theme parks. Helping with this fundraiser was a basket of local goods donated by Robertson for the charity.
Along her journey, Robertson has made many friends in the pageant world that she feels will last a lifetime. It even has opened up many new avenues for her future.
Her first pageant proved successful in creating a modeling opportunity for the teen. She has been pursuing modeling in New York since that time and even has done a television commercial, in addition to work for stores such as Kohl's and Party City.
A well-rounded girl, Robertson is a distinguished honor roll student who leads an active social life. She is enrolled with Commonwealth Connections Academy, a public cyber school, and is on track to graduate from high school a year early. She says she loves to act and sing and has been involved with theater, choir, musicals and even improvisations. Most recently, she was in the Little League Grand Slam Parade.
Being involved in many daily activities, in and out of school, helps the participants show their depth and versatility as well as showcasing their personality and commitments.
Her father, Allan, said the Princess America pageant "helps them [teens] realize the potential they have for [being] role models. Along with the title comes a lot of responsibility."
He says pageantry has changed his family in terms of how a title, like the National Teen title his daughter won, can influence how much they are put in the direct view of people.
He feels his daughter has a trait that distinguishes her from all the other girls in the pageants; she has short hair. All the other girls have long hair, so Sydney stands out to the judges. "She walks on stage and kind of knocks people over," he said.
However, the pageants aren't meant to focus solely on physical features. The short hair helps to capture the attention and make an impression. The true focus is on the personality of the girls and all their hard work. Allan says all the girls involved in pageantry are "incredibly talented, well-rounded, authentic individuals." Those qualities are what win a title.
Robertson said she feels accomplished after each pageant regardless of whether or not she wins.
"Honestly, at the end of the day, pageants aren't about competing with the other girls. It's about focusing on yourself and knowing what you're capable of and really believing in yourself. It's about being the best you can be, and not comparing yourself to the other girls," she said.
Her father shares similar feelings on the topic of focus. He tells his daughters to "focus on one thing." Once they find what it is they are passionate about and want to do, he encourages them to focus all their energy and efforts into reaching their goals. This advice will help guide Robertson toward achieving her dream of a full-time modeling and acting career.


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Paris, September 7 (N°2001-95)
- There are now almost four billion people on the planet who can read and write.
As we prepare to celebrate the first International Literacy Day of the third
millennium, this fact highlights the significant progress made in past decades.
But, as the Director-General of UNESCO, Koďchiro Matsuura, stresses in a
message for September 8: "The scale and complexity of the task of achieving
literacy for all are certainly daunting."
The progress is undeniable. In
1950, 50% or more of the adult population aged 15 years and over was illiterate
in half the world's countries. Today, only 25 countries fall in that category
and most countries have pushed illiteracy to below 10% of the adult population.
Around four adults in five are literate, compared with three in four adults in
1990 and fewer than two in three adults in 1970. At this rate, five adults in
six will be literate around 2010. Among the most remarkable successes is India,
where the level of literacy has risen 13% between 1991 and 2001, and Bangladesh,
where 65% of the adult population now is literate - 30% more than in 1990.
But illiteracy remains a
large-scale phenomenon. For a long time, the number of illiterate people even
steadily increased because demographic growth outstripped the access to
education. Up to the end of the 1980s, the world's illiterate population
swelled to total nearly 900 million people aged 15 years and over. Even though
the figure started to decline in the 1990s, there were still 875 million
illiterate adults in 2000. Unless major efforts are made, this figure is
forecast to fall only slightly, to around 830 million by 2010.
In addition, despite reducing some
inequalities observed over the past few decades, women continue to make up the
bulk of illiterate adults. Alongside this rising feminization of illiteracy,
there is also a geographic concentration: of the 25 countries where estimated
adult illiteracy rates remain higher than 50%, 17 of them are located in
Sub-Saharan Africa and five are in South Asia.
In his International Literacy Day
message, UNESCO Director-General Koďchiro Matsuura lauds the "spectacular
progress" towards global literacy but also notes the fact that "literacy
continues to be unevenly distributed within and between societies. As a result,
the rewards of literacy are unavailable to hundreds of millions of people whose
increasing poverty, exclusion and marginalization render the learning society
not merely a distant dream but perhaps an unimaginable one."
Koďchiro Matsuura says: "This
situation is all the more intolerable because the technology, expertise,
experience and resources to build a literate world are available today. The
scale and complexity of the task of achieving literacy for all are certainly
daunting. There is too much at stake, however, to allow ourselves to become
The Director-General notes that
the United Nations General Assembly will soon be considering formal approval of
a United Nations Literacy Decade, of which UNESCO is expected to be named lead
agency. This initiative, he says, "will provide a framework for generating a
new vision of literacy that embraces not only the learning needs of adults but
also those of children and youth." He stresses that within this vision "there
is a clear recognition that the solutions for different educational problems are
inter-connected. In particular, the growth of adult literacy, especially of
women and female youth, is essential for universalizing access to primary
education and improving its quality and relevance."
The Director-General adds that,
as well as celebrating literacy "as a value in itself that is closely linked
to basic human dignity and full citizenship of one's country and the world,"
it must also be considered a vital means for securing other benefits and
achieving other goals. "Touching every aspect of our lives and also the lives
of those around us, literacy is truly transformative."
While recognising the quiet but
persistent fight against illiteracy by hundreds of thousands of people,
professionals and volunteers, Koďchiro Matsuura calls on everybody, political
leaders and ordinary citizens, "to give increased and sustained support to the
drive for literacy for all. Through increased literacy, all of our lives are
The full text of the
Director-General's message is available on the site: www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/dg/
Statistics on literacy can be found on the site: www.unesco.org/education/information/wer/WEBtables/Ind2web.xls


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OSHA News Release - (Archived) Table of Contents
OSHA News Release – Region 9
U.S. Department of Labor
Region 9 News Release: USDL-114
August 30, 2000
Contact: Tino Serrano
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations and levied fines against a ship-building company, and one of it's subcontractors following an investigation into a workplace accident that took the life of one worker and injured a second.
The OSHA investigation was prompted by the February 27 death of a civilian shipyard worker asphyxiated while working on a sewage tank on the U.S.S. Peleliu at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego. The worker was overcome by hydrogen sulfide fumes while removing the cover from the tank. He passed out, fell head-first into the tank, and was pronounced dead when rescuers removed him from the tank 45 minutes later. A second worker was only slightly injured when he was overcome from fumes and collapsed on top of the tank.
As the OSHA investigation proceeded, federal compliance officers documented violations of federal workplace safety and health rules by the subcontractor, Action Cleaning, who employed the victims, and by the operator of the shipyard, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO).
OSHA cited Action Cleaning Corporation, the employer of the two victims, with offices at 1668 Newton Avenue in San Diego, for one willful violation, seven serious violations and one "other-than-serious" violation. The citations include penalties of $69,100. The willful violation is for the failure to arrange for the immediate rescue of incapacitated employees in confined or enclosed spaces. The serious violations include, among others: failure to identify and evaluate the breathing hazards; failure to provide employees with breathing apparatus as needed; failure to train employees to recognize the hazards of confined spaces and how to escape such areas when necessary; and the failure to issue safety harnesses and life-lines to employees about to enter confined spaces. The "other-than-serious" violation is for the lack of signs and instructions in a language or format understandable to workers - in this case in Spanish.
OSHA also cited NASSCO for four serious violations, and assessed the shipyard at Harbor Drive and 28th Street with penalties of $12,500. One serious violation is for neglecting to share information with sub-contractors working in the facility regarding the hazards, safety rules and emergency procedures for work in confined spaces. The second serious violation is for failing to post tests, inspections and special instructions, and not clearly identifying hazards. The third serious violation is for not ensuring that emergency rescue procedures were in place. The fourth serious violation was issued for failing to have a competent person inspect when necessary to ensure safe conditions in confined spaces.
According to OSHA Enforcement and Investigations Director Leonard Limtiaco, "Employers are responsible for ensuring that employees working in confined or enclosed spaces follow established and recognized procedures to avoid tragic accidents such as this one." Limtiaco stressed that not all of the citations resulting from this investigation were responsible for the death of this employee.
OSHA issues willful citations only in cases where an employer knew that a condition constituted a violation, or was aware that a hazardous condition existed and made to reasonable effort to correct it. OSHA issues a notification of a serious hazard only when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result, and the employer either knew, or should have known, of the hazard.
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Women have a concept of men wanting only one thing…SEX. It appears this way. We see it on TV and hear about it on the radio. We read about it in magazines, books, and on the Internet. It's true, and to deny it would be silly. However, there is more to it than just sex. I know because I counsel and listen to men every day. In fact many of my patients are men, and they have taught me things, which I hope to pass on to you (it is important to remember this is NOT every man, just as it is NOT every woman. You may be the exception to the rule.) Even men tire of sex for sex's sake. No matter how beautiful the woman, a man cannot be satisfied with one if there is no emotional attachment. What bonds a man with one woman in a long-term relationship is the intimacy they share. When women speak of intimacy, we are talking about being able to talk to the guy, being able to feel heard, being cuddled, and held. These things may or may not lead to sex, and we often resent when our man talks with us only to have sex. Intimacy to women is our words, and the ability to express and feel close to our man by using words. Men like this also, and it makes them feel good. However, men are physical. They need physical intimacy to secure themselves with their partner.
When women talk about men only wanting sex, the talk seems to present men in a shallow light. Men often times don't know how to respond so they agree or consent to this view. When they do this, the myth is continued of what men really want and what they need to feel connected. We (women) devalue their feelings and make light of the physical needs to bond. Women see their own needs and somehow elevate these as being more important than men's needs. This is unfair to both genders and it severs our ability to understand and meet each other's needs lovingly. To create a security within a relationship, focus on both men's and women's needs for intimacy.
For women (and many men), emotional intimacy depends primarily on trust, and frequently involves individuals discussing their feelings. Sex must begin on an emotional level for women. There are exceptions with this and the first one that comes to mind is the case of sexually abused women. Sex is more of a matter of control for these women, and they may not want to be vulnerable with emotions. When a woman says, "Let's talk first," she is not being coy or playing hard to get. A woman needs to feel an emotional bond before sex begins. We cannot help it. This is how we are wired. We need men to let down their guard, and to be vulnerable with us. We need men to share their feelings and dreams. Along with this, we need their touch, but we don't always need sex to be intimate.
For men, intimacy generally means physical intimacy. That is how they feel close to their partner. That does not mean they do not have an emotional connection, because for a lasting relationship, this is required. However, aside from sex as simply sex, men need the physical intimacy to feel loved. Sex alone is not enough, but it is more valued by them than words. Performing sex without feeling will not meet a man's needs for intimacy (unless he suffers from an addiction or psychological trauma in the past). Men do need to be touched, they need to be held. They need to be spoken to softly. Men are competitive with each other. Have you ever watched guys touch? It is usually a slap on the back, or a punch when they are laughing. They are "soft" with women, and they need this softness with women. Their cardiovascular health is improved with touch.
I think both sexes would be able to love each other much more effectively if we just quit thinking we understandd and began to listen. Male bashing or talking about women in trashy terms will never lead to healthy relationships or loving marriages. It will eventually destroy our families as well as ourselves. All changes begin with you and me. Here are a few more tips to build intimacy in your relationship:
- Make a pact with your partner that for today you are going to judge less and listen more. A pact is a written agreement. Choose two behaviors you are no longer going to judge and let go.
- Watch your partner. When you watch your partner, you learn to lecture less and appreciate the things they do that you never noticed before.
- Teach your partner what you need. If you don't know what makes you feel close to your partner, how do you think they will know? We need to understand what makes us feel loved before another person can. Women who hint, never get what they need.
- Take turns with talking and physical intimacy. If you need talking and he needs to hold you, change it up so that one time you begin intimacy by talking and one time you begin with physical holding or kissing.
The key with all great relationships is sharing a common vision. Whether it is doing mission work in Haiti or planning a flower garden, the vision must be shared and both people must invest effort. If you make intimacy a vision to share, you will be successful at having a long, loving relationship.


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Samsung these days is busy giving Apple a run for its money these days, and it looks like it s going to win the race through the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiled today at the Radio City Music Hall in new York. The new Samsung Galaxy S4 boasts of an impressive array of innovative features that will make Apple have an insecurity complex. This super smart phone combines innovation with bristling technology.
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a few surprises:
Prior to its launch, there was speculation that the Samsung Galaxy S4 might have a design change. However it looks exactly the same as the S3. It is however slimmer and more lightweight. The crowning glory of the super smart phone is its 5 inch large display that features Super AMOLED with 441 pixels per inch. This gives an amazingly crisp and clear display.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 camera is a knockout, a 13 megapixel camera with automatic focus, flash and many other features. You can add sound to your pictures, create a moving collage, and remove any unwanted items from your pictures by just a single tap. The camera provides amazing low light recognition. The front camera is 2 megapixels and works both as a web cam and for taking combination shots.
Battery timing and Smartpause pleasant surprise:
The battery timing of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also a pleasant surprise, with a 2400 mhz battery that powers the powerful processor and easy lasts 26 hours if you do not use it too harshly. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 2GB RAM that lends it speed and lighting fast response. It also features highly sensitive sensors for temperature, humidity, light and movement. It also features an eye tracking sensor.
Of all the features of the Samsung Galaxy S4, perhaps the most fun is the Smartpause, which utilizes the motion sensor to stop the video when you look away from it. This feature works well even with many people around.
Samsung Galaxy S4's few disappointments:
The big disappointment offered by the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the zero innovation in design, which makes it look exactly like the S3. The features sported by the Samsung Galaxy S4 need more work, as they appear to be gimmicky rather than actual features. The Air Wave feature of the Samsung Galaxy S4 works well initially but later on fails to perform well. The extra wide screen makes the hand tired, and reaching across the screen becomes annoying.


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Sachse High's Devine Ozigbo (22) picks up a first down in heavy traffic during the second quarter of a UIL high school football playoff game against Mesquite High in Rockwall on Friday, November 15, 2013.
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Introducing a new must-have for anybody who follows college football:
A conference realignment cheat sheet.
How else to follow the moves that have shaken the sport in the last year? Twenty-four schools have changed conferences since last May. Go back to 2010, and 32 football-playing schools have either moved conferences or gone independent. Four schools have changed conferences twice.
Rich tradition and intense rivalries have been trumped in favor of dollar signs, self-interest and gerrymandered geography. Expansion has impacted all 11 conferences on the FBS level, some more than others. In the last year alone:
The SEC has expanded into recruiting hotbed Texas with Texas A&M and added Missouri to get to 14 teams, further strengthening the league for the future.
The Big East has been gutted once again, and left with only two members that were in the league when it began play in 1991. One of them, Temple, was readmitted into the Big East in March after being kicked out in 2004 because of underperformance.
Last rites were given to the Big 12, which lost Nebraska and Colorado in 2010 and then lost Texas A&M and Missouri to the SEC in 2011. But would you look at the league now. With TCU and West Virginia in hand, the league has 10 programs and just announced a bowl agreement with the SEC.
The WAC has been decimated to near destruction. Idaho and New Mexico State are on the outside looking in, hoping for another conference home.
The Mountain West has lost its most successful programs in the last two years -- Boise State, San Diego State, TCU, Utah and BYU. Starting in 2013, it will look like the old WAC.
Conference USA lost four members to the Big East. It has since added Sun Belt schools FIU and North Texas and WAC school Louisiana Tech, plus three more. One, UT-San Antonio, is entering Year 1 on the FBS level. The other two, Charlotte and Old Dominion, will begin FBS play in 2015.
Dominoes that began falling in the SEC and Big 12 ended up impacting everybody else. The stronger conferences pick off the weaker ones -- a college football version of "Lord of the Flies."
Those inside college football will tell you that conference movement had always been part of the game. That is true. But there has never been a period that has seen as many moves as we have in the last year.
Nor as many moves that have left many scratching their heads.
You have outlier West Virginia in the Big 12.
You have outlier Missouri in the SEC.
You have outliers Boise State and San Diego State in the Big East for football only, making a mockery of the league's name.
"If we had this conversation five years ago, and I said, 'Do you see any way school X would join conference Y?' You would have said that will never happen," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said recently, being careful not to name anybody by name.
What has been business that occupied athletic directors and commissioners only on occasion has turned into a constant preoccupation. Cellphone batteries are dead at midday; conference calls are held year-round. For a league like the Mountain West, constant change has been the norm.
After one membership change in its first 11 years, the league has added six members and lost five in the last two years. One, Boise State, has been added AND lost.
"For a century, people have changed leagues. It just seems to be drinking out of a firehouse recently for some of us," Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said. "I'm not as concerned about replacing members. What does frustrate me is being stewards of the game, the rivalries that may not happen. There are 10-plus games that have been played for over 100 years that are no longer scheduled. …
"Maybe that is a generational thing, maybe fans don't care. Maybe I'm too old school, but it's a frustration. These are market-driven decisions."
Decisions that have done away with games like Texas-Texas A&M; West Virginia-Pitt; Kansas-Missouri; Oklahoma-Nebraska, as Thompson mentioned.
Decisions that have many questioning whether college football is better today than it was even two years ago.
"To me, college football is as popular as any sport in our country. I just think it's sad we're screwing with it as much as we are because I don't think we have to," said Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes, whose program has endured years of long travel as members of the WAC.
"It's a great product. It's stood the test of time, and it's stood the test of time because it's been slow to change. Here we are having this drastic change. In the long run, I don't think this is the best thing for college football."
Expansion may not be over, either. Recent speculation has focused on the Big 12, Florida State and Clemson. The Clemson Board of Trustees and Florida State's Board of Trustees chairman Andy Haggard have both said they must explore options if a viable conference alternative is presented to them.
The recent bowl alignment between the Big 12 and SEC has not helped matters, either, painting doomsday scenarios for the ACC and Big East.
Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas continues to maintain that his league is happy at 10. But if we have learned anything about the last year, it is the old refrain from "The X-Files."
Trust No One.
"We need to get to a time of greater stability," Swarbrick said. "Because one of the challenges with it isn't just that we've had change. It's that some of it hasn't played out in a way that is consistent with the ethos of colleges and universities in the United States. It's important to get a period of greater calm."
Not consistent with collegial values? Like Texas A&M changing its mind about the SEC a year after declining overtures? Like Missouri chancellor Brady Deaton serving as Big 12 board chairman while his school was exploring options to the SEC? Like Pitt voting against a new Big East TV deal last spring, only to turn around and leave for the ACC? Like West Virginia bullying its way out of the Big East without serving the required 27-month waiting period, filing suit against the Big East instead? Like Pitt filing its own suit to leave before the required waiting period?
Back-stabbing has become the norm, even with "University" attached to all these teams. Making moves is all about big business these days, regardless of hurt feelings or good ol' collegial ties.
The best deal wins.
That mentality all but assures the conference carousel will keep spinning.


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Inscr. 'EHK 1941' b.r.
Pastel, 30 7/8×21 (78·5×53·5).
Presented by the War Artists' Advisory Committee 1946.
Exh: National War Pictures, National Gallery and Glasgow, 1945, and R.A., October–November 1945 (106).
Repr: E. H. Kennington, Drawing the R.A.F., 1942, pl.33 (in colour); Eric Newton, War Pictures at the National Gallery, 1942, n.p.
The artist wrote (9 April 1958) that this was one of three sergeants, bomber pilots, drawn after a daylight raid on shipping off Le Havre, 1941. In his Foreword to Drawing the R.A.F. Sir Ronald Storrs quotes the artist as saying that he would never have deserted the Army for the R.A.F. if T. E. Lawrence had not done so. Writing to E. M. O'R. Dickey early in October 1941 the artist lists Sergeant Parker as at '82 Squadron at Bodney, Norfolk, last May'.
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Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, London 1964, I


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FINDING real-world context for his celebrity-obsessed character in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" wasn't hard for star Jamie Foxx.
Foxx, you may recall, had a creepy brush with an overzealous fan a few years ago in Philadelphia, where he was shooting "Law Abiding Citizen."
He heard a knock on the door, answered it and found a man outside who, as Foxx recalls, said, "Beyonce told me to come up."
Foxx knew immediately the guy was not on the level, slammed the door, notified the authorities who eventually "set up a little sting" and apprehended the man, who'd been in and out of mental institutions.


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OSCARS: Idina Menzel To Perform 'Let It Go' From 'Frozen'
Oscarcast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have set Idina Menzel to perform for the first time on live TV Frozen's "Let It Go". The tune is nominated for Original Song. It is up against a small field of tunes: the Pharrell Williams' "Happy" from Despicable Me 2, U2's "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and Karen O's "The Moon Song" from Her. You don't have to wonder if Menzel will lip synch as happened in the Super Bowl. Menzel, who won a Tony for Wicked, can belt it.
Related: OSCARS: 'Frozen' Brings Its Best Song Contender To The Concert Stage
Daughters around the world rejoice
Great. My four year old will love this. I, however, will have to hear her sing it all night, at the top of her lungs, for the next five weeks, all over again. Thanks a lot Disney.
Thank God. I was afraid they would go with Demi Levato .
Let it go, let it go/Is she in with the Oscar guuuuuys?
oh thank god. i was terrified they were going to go with demi lovato.
What would I give to see the multilanguage version performed live.
Great news. It seemed no-brainer, but you can never be certain of anything when it comes to these events.
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