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Despite Reno's long-time notoriety for a number of culturally questionable endeavors--gambling, brothels, quickie divorce laws, and a bumbling police force--today it has become a compelling destination for Vette enthusiasts. Perhaps those activities are actually part of its appeal for some visitors, but we'll take the high road and focus on the city's virtues rather than its vices.
Chief among Reno's highlights is the annual gathering at Hot August Nights, held this year (its 25th anniversary) from the 9th through the 14th. Recognized as the largest classic-car and nostalgia festival in the United States, with some 6,000 participant vehicle passes sold, Hot August Nights (HAN) celebrates a simpler time. It attracts an eclectic mix of '72-or-older vehicles, everything from rods to muscle cars to classics--and Corvettes, of course. Which makes it an ideal place for anyone who appreciates or wants to purchase a Vette from the C1 to early-C3 eras.
With such an enormous gathering of diverse vehicles at each of the 10 major casino resorts in town, it's no surprise that many hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Reno for a red-hot revival. Besides all the classic cars, rock 'n' roll rules, so attendees can cut a rug at the free concerts featuring top entertainers and music of the '50s and '60s. Add to that pleasure cruises through town, show-n-shines, a sock hop, and much more. For shopaholics, there's the Classic Car Auction, Big Boys Toy Store, and Hot August Nights Swap Meet.
Plus, returning this year after a 10-year absence was the Official Hot August Nights Classic Car Drag Racing event, staged at John Ascuaga's Nugget hotel and casino. Sponsored by Full Throttle, a Reno engine tuner and car builder, the eighth-mile drags provided a secure place to relish the smell of burning rubber and high-octane gasoline, paired with classic eye candy and pedal-stompin' racing for an adrenaline rush.
While HAN offers something for everyone, Reno in general is an enticing place to visit at other times of the year. Of course, Corvette owners will likely prefer to travel in more favorable weather, from June to October. (The "shoulders" of the warmer seasons occasionally see sudden snowfalls in the mountains, as the ill-fated Donner Party might attest.)
The Reno Corvette club, comprising more than 150 cars, stages cruises during the warmer months to a number of scenic destinations in northern Nevada, such as Minden, Susanville/Portola, Squaw Valley, Virginia City, and Donner Lake, among others.
If you're a newcomer to the area, we should supply a bit of background on Reno, named after an obscure Civil War general who was shot off his horse during a battle in Maryland. Better known is the burg's civic-booster motto, "Biggest Little City in the World." An apt expression, to be sure, as you can motor across town in just minutes, yet there's a wide range of attractions and resources for both visitors and residents alike.
Besides HAN, Reno's numerous allurements during the rest of the year include the motorcycle show Street Vibrations, a hot-air-balloon race, a rib cook-off, Cinco de Mayo, bowling tournaments, and the Reno air races. And since the area offers an abundance of outdoor activities in the desert and the Sierra mountains surrounding nearby Lake Tahoe, there are two huge sporting-goods retailers that service these pursuits: Cabela's and Scheels, both of which offer surprising indoor attractions all on their own.
The history of Reno began with the Gold Rush, as '49ers watered their horses and livestock in the area on the way to California. Ironically, a gold discovery in 1859 in an isolated canyon southeast of Reno led to the discovery of the richest silver strike in U.S. history. Called the Comstock Lode, it brought a reverse migration from California in the "Rush to Washoe." Boomtowns like Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City, and Dayton sprang up overnight.
Even though the mines are pretty much played out now, these towns still draw tourists looking for some Old West atmosphere, and make for spectacular driving excursions through the foothills. (Recall our last issue's coverage of the Spectre 341 hillclimb event to Virginia City.) Likewise, the three twisty mountain routes that climb sharply to the western edge of Lake Tahoe (State Highways 431, 50, and 207) offer exhilarating opportunities to flex your Vette's suspension and punch the throttle.
When the state's mining income began to dwindle, Nevada employed a number of creative, albeit louche, ways to support itself through the down times, and early on Reno earned the sobriquet "Sin City"--long before Las Vegas was accorded that dubious title. It was--and still is to a certain extent--a wild and woolly frontier town that places few restrictions on human behavior.
Until the U.S. Army petitioned city fathers to ban prostitution in 1942, Reno tolerated several brothels. (A few still exist today in outlying areas, away from city limits.) Nevada attempted to control gambling from the beginning, and eventually legalized the practice in 1931. Casino gaming as we know it today developed in Reno.
Another questionable distinction materialized at the beginning of the 20th century, when Reno gained national notoriety for a number of famous people who obtained divorces in the city under Nevada's lenient laws. Newspapers sensationalized the incidents, dubbing Reno the "divorce capital." Sensing an economic opportunity, the Nevada legislature eventually shortened the residency period to six weeks, opening the floodgates to disaffected spouses. It's hard to imagine a more scenic area to establish a temporary domicile, whether you plan to stay married or not.
Moving beyond this motley history, modern Reno boasts a vibrant cultural scene and a refurbished downtown area, along the scenic Truckee River and the recently completed Reno Aces baseball stadium. In addition, the thriving tourist industry is fueled not merely by the casinos, but by the many year-round resorts in the nearby mountains. The area's mix of recreational opportunities, coupled with an agreeable climate that features more than 300 sunny days every year, has been the backbone of the city's success.
Even so, given Reno's colorful past, it's still the butt of jokes, especially with the popularity of the bawdy TV series Reno 911. No matter. For a quick comeback, there's that absurd remark from the show's quirky character, Deputy Travis Junior: "If a terrorist wanted to commit a crime in Reno, well, he's never been to Reno." So isn't about time you give it a shot?


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BENICIA -- As any high school teen can attest, prom isn't cheap.
"Every girl can't afford an expensive dress," said Lisa Villarreal, a parent of a Benicia High School student.
That's why on Saturday, students can get a chance for some major discounts -- including $10 dresses -- during a prom fashion show at Benicia High School.
The show stemmed from the idea that many girls will buy prom dresses, but often only wear them once.
"Any of us with daughters know that they get a dress and don't want to wear it again," Villarreal said.
Villarreal and her volunteers decided to capitalize on that, soliciting some new or gently used prom dresses that will be displayed at Saturday's fashion show.
At the end of the show, the dresses will be put on sale, with some as low as $10.
"I think $25 to $30 is the most expensive dress," Villarreal said.
The proceeds will go to benefit Benicia Grad Night, of which Villarreal is the chairperson. Grad Night gathers seniors together for a sober, all-night celebration at the end of the school year.
The show will also include various performances from students as well as appetizers and a raffle for discounts on items like corsages. There will also be four boys in tuxedos from Men's Warehouse, which will have discounts for rentals.
The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Friday at Benicia High School, 1101 Military West. The cost is $7 at the door.
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I say no. He's just not capable of leading a team to the SuperBowl. I don;'t think the Colts could or will fire him, but I'd like to see him resign to spend more time with his family.
It's been a relatively-nice run, he's really brought an exciting young defense to the Colts, but theres something missing, and untill we find that something we're gonna be disappointments come playoff time.
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Birthing in the Spirit
by Cathy Daub
[2007, Medford, New Jersey: Birth Works Press; 356 pages, paperback.]
[Review first published in Midwifery Today Issue 88, Winter 2008, © 2008, Midwifery Today, Inc. Review by Elise Hansen.]
Cathy Daub, founder of Birth Works International, a nonprofit organization of childbirth educators and doulas, has penned a volume that manages not only to explain the concept of spirit in its everyday, non theological manifestation, but to describe how birthing women can move closer to that spirit and feel empowered and beyond fear. In this book, she lays out a philosophy of birthing in the spirit, encouraging women to embrace the spirit within as a source of strength, to accept the influence of spirit in their lives and to welcome the transformation that comes with recognizing their own full potential and that of birth.
The book is divided into three parts: Laying the Foundation for Birth, Human Values in Birth and The Promise of Birth, for a total of 30 short chapters. Throughout, she discusses five main human values (truth, right action, peace, love and nonviolence) and their interrelatedness to and importance in the birthing process. She stresses the power of women's intuition and the need for positive thinking, even providing examples of ways to reframe actions or thoughts that could be negative. Along the way she describes topics such as current birthing practices, good nutrition, the need for sleep, grieving and healing, and even a long section on parenting.
One touch I particularly enjoyed was her use of "Birthing in the Spirit" quotes at the end of each chapter. I found them delightfully uplifting and inspirational. A collection of these alone would make a wonderful volume, but in combination with the wealth of guidance and mindfulness found within the rest of these pages, this book a treasure trove.
Reviewer Elise Hansen has been involved in women's health care for over 25 years, has naturally birthed four children (including a footling breech), is a proofreader for Midwifery Today, academic copyeditor, a Spanish-language medical interpreter and is currently practicing as a homebirth midwife in Oregon. She still has implicit trust in gentle, non-interventive birth.


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Those supporting passage of Proposition 37 in California, the proposition to require labeling foods as being biotech or containing biotech ingredients, are using a highly questionable study about rats developing tumors from being fed biotech corn and/or Roundup herbicide.
Scientists who know the scientists involved in doing the French study are definite that the study is extremely flawed, especially because the lead scientist is a known activist and author against biotech crop production. The contention is that he is well paid to oppose biotech crops.
Russia, in a political move or a hidden agenda, declared it would immediately ban import of the Monsanto biotech corn involved in the French study.
"Across the world, there are heightening concerns about the health risks of eating genetically engineered foods," said Proposition 37 Campaign Manager Gary Ruskin. "There is a giant question mark hanging over these foods and their health risks. For those of us in California, the case for labeling of genetically engineered foods has never been stronger."
Turning to false science would seem to be a bad move by advocates of Proposition 37, especially since recent polling indicates the proposition has a big lead to be passed. It is being emphasized that food labeling quite similar to Proposition 37 is already a requirement in place in 50 other countries.


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Embattled Cal football coach Jeff Tedford has one of the NFL's biggest stars in his corner.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his former coach deserves to keep his job.
"They would be losing the greatest coach in their history if they make a change," Rodgers said Thursday in a phone interview with this newspaper.
The Bears (3-8) close their season Saturday at Oregon State. Tedford, the winningest coach in school history, is scheduled to meet with athletic director Sandy Barbour on Sunday to discuss his future.
Rodgers, who starred for the Bears in 2003 and 2004, said he and Tedford contributed to the momentum that got Memorial Stadium renovated, and Tedford now deserves the chance to reap the benefits.
"He's been through a lot, all the stuff they had to go through just to get that stadium finished up," Rodgers said. "I was a part of bringing that fan base back and take a lot of pride in that. He deserves an opportunity to recruit to those new facilities."
Rodgers led the Bears to a 10-2 record in 2004 and the brink of a long-awaited Rose Bowl bid. "I'm still upset about that," he said.
He remains the most successful of many professional players Tedford's program has developed, having led Green Bay to the Super Bowl title after the 2010 season, then winning league MVP honors in 2011.
Rodgers, recruited by Tedford out of Butte Community College in Oroville, said Tedford was a key figure in his development.
"I know personally I owe a lot of my success to him," he said. "I talk to him in the offseason and look forward to coming to Berkeley every year to visit."
Rodgers said the new facilities -- renovated Memorial Stadium and the year-old high-performance training center -- finally put Cal on even footing with its conference rivals.
"I'd say give him an opportunity to recruit with the kind of facilities we have now," Rodgers said. "They've been talking about the facility at Cal since I was recruited there in the winter of 2002.
"It's different when you can bring in recruits and show them a 100-yard weight room and the kind of stadium we've created now with the (premium-seat) boxes and the fan level."
Rodgers said he has not talked with Tedford about his job status.
"I wouldn't. This is not something he's spending time thinking about," Rodgers said. "He's so focused on getting his guys ready and prepared each week.
"Obviously, the whole program's disappointed they're not going to a bowl game this year. I think the picture looks bright and it's going to be brighter with coach Tedford there."
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Meet Ally. Ally lives in the middle of picturesque, but isolated Utah. Her family lives at least an hour's drive from any town. They spend their time tending the campground and star watching. Ally loves her life that follows the patterns of campers and constellations as each pass through. But Ally's parents have dropped a bombshell – this is the family's last summer at the campground. After the upcoming, once in a lifetime solar eclipse, the family is moving to the city so that Ally and her brother can have friends and go to a regular school.
Now meet Bree. Bree loves the movies, the mall, fashion and her friend Claire. She has a summer job lined up at the mall, her outfits and accessories are color coordinated and ready to go. But then Bree's parents drop a bombshell – the family is moving….to nowhere Utah to run a star gazer's campground! They leave in just one week so that they can arrive in time to see a once in a lifetime solar eclipse.
Ally and Bree meet at the campground, one freaking out at the thought of leaving, the other freaking out at the thought of staying. The two forge an unlikely but necessary friendship. Bree needs to learn the chores at the campground. Ally needs to learn how to survive middle school.
Add in a few more campers to round out an unlikely but affective team of friends who find out that change can be a good thing, a very good thing. But it isn't easy. Author: Wendy Mass
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Stasia Kelly may now be the U.S. co-managing partner of DLA Piper, but her general counsel experience has spanned multiple jobs — and industries. After becoming GC of Fannie Mae following a successful stint with law firm Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Kelly has been leading in-house legal teams for nearly 20 years. InsideCounsel recently caught up with Kelly to discuss the strategies that has allowed her to successfully relate with the variety of different boardrooms and legal teams with which she has become accustomed. Below is our exchange:
Q: How has your idea of a GC's role within a company changed between when you started and now at DLA Piper?
I've seen a paradigm shift in the role of a general counsel between the time I started in-house until now. 20 years ago, general counsel was a partial member of the team, not necessarily integrated in the C-suite, at most meetings but not necessarily all of them, and functioned mostly as a legal advisor. In most cases it would be very controlled by the CEO and not necessarily involved in business and strategic questions.
Over the years, the role of legal guidance became much more important in a company. Forward-thinking CEOs and boards have recognized that GCs could contribute a lot more to the party than just being at the other end of the phone to answer legal questions. I think it's been a very good evolution.
Q: Have you seen a difference in board-GC relations in the wide variety of industries you have worked in?
I've always been what I call "industry agnostic". The role of the GC is not industry-specific. It's based on judgment and advisory skills and strategic thinking, learning to look at the big picture. And I don't care what industry you're in and what company within an industry, companies are run by human beings. Most of the concerns, issues and internal politics are the same, whether it's telecommunications or financial services. Walking into a C-suite is more natural for me because I can see human nature and body language, whether I know those people or that industry or not.
Q: So how can new GCs become that comfortable in a board setting?
I think that understanding that the decisions a company makes and the challenges that they face are all coming from human beings under the same stresses, no matter what industry. You can see that piece of it, knowing that it's there makes it easier for GCs or outside counsel to be able to help.
Q: Last month, you wrote for InsideCounsel about the role of the Chief Compliance Officer. What strategies have worked best for you to communicate with your CCO and other members of your legal team?
There's a lot of talk about a CCO needing "independence" from a GC, and there's a lot of movement to take the CCO out of the GC's office. I think that's the wrong way to approach this. Because of all of the overlap, and therefore the potential gaps between what compliance and the general counsel's office does, I think it makes much more sense to have the compliance office under the general counsel. The most important thing is that there's a tone from the top, the CEO and board, that compliance is important in a company. That sends a message out to the company and other members of the C-Suite, "These guys are here, we're to help you move the business forward."
Q: What advice would you give young in-house counsel looking to become a GC?
The best they can do for themselves is to broaden as much as possible the portfolio and matters that they handle so that they're not in a narrow niche. When a CEO wants a GC from another company, the first thing they ask is: How broad is this person's experience? Do they have public company experience? Do they know litigation, compliance, transactions, or whatever the company's scope of functions entails? The more an in-house counsel can get those experiences under their belt, the easier it's going to be to make that move.


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Within a 5-minute walk of Henry Street shops and the James Joyce Centre, Jurys Inn Dublin Parnell Street is less than 1 km (0.6 mi) from Temple Bar, Abbey Theatre, General Post Office, and Trinity College.
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A casual bistro serves international fare for breakfast and dinner daily, and a café offers coffee drinks, pastries, and snacks.
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Located within walking distance of numerous shops and Dublin attractions, Jurys Inn Dublin Parnell Street features contemporary decor with lights woods and streamlined furnishings. The 24-hour front desk provides a safe-deposit box and currency exchange. Wireless Internet access is free throughout the hotel. The hotel's bistro offers an eclectic international menu, and Il Barista Café sells pastries, snacks, and coffee drinks. A contemporary bar serves casual fare throughout the day. Open around the clock, a small fitness center has free weights and cardio and strength-training machines. Guest laundry facilities are on site, and dry cleaning/laundry service can be arranged. Parking is available nearby (surcharge).
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Where to Eat
Jurys Inn Restaurant - Casual bistro serving contemporary international cuisine. Children's menu. Open for breakfast and dinner daily.
Il Barista Café - Coffee drinks, snacks, and pastries.
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John Boorman's second feature film is also one of his best; Point Blank (1967) follows the mysterious hoodlum Walker (Lee Marvin, in one of his finest performances), who has been double crossed during a robbery by his erstwhile partner Mal Reese (John Vernon) at the deserted Alcatraz prison, now used by the mob for a money drop. Reese shoots Walker at "point blank" range and leaves him for dead, but against all odds, Walker manages to swim from the island and make it to shore, where he uneasily joins forces with the equally slippery Yost (Keenan Wynn) to bring Reese down, and recover his share of the proceeds of the robbery ($93,000 — the figure is continually reiterated throughout the film).
Walker is Orpheus returned from the land of the dead; when he gets his first lead on Reese from Yost, he confronts his wife, Lynne (Sharon Acker), who left him for Reese, but she's catatonic, and useless to him; during their brief reunion Walker says not a word, while Lynne rambles on incoherently about the double cross, how she "just went with it," and why she no longer wants to live. Shortly after this, Lynne dies from an overdose of sleeping pills.
Moving on, Walker enlists Chris (Angie Dickinson), who has her own scores to settle with Reese, and with her help moves up through the organization, eliminating one mob underling after another in pursuit of his ill-gotten gains. People fall out of windows, others are cut down by gunfire, and yet Walker still can't collect the cash. Nobody has any cash anymore; everything is done with bank transfers. Throughout the film, Walker makes it clear that all he really wants is his $93,000 — if he can just get that, he'll abandon his vendetta against Reese and the mob he runs with.
Lee Marvin returns from the dead in Point Blank
But no one believes this; they can't understand why such a relatively trifling sum would matter to a man who has literally come back from the dead. Yet, that's all Walker really wants, and he won't stop until he gets it — if he can —
Immaculately shot in a cold, hard, metallic style, edited as if by Alain Resnais at the height of his New Wave powers, and featuring a roster of effectively hardboiled performances from Marvin, Dickinson, Vernon, and perhaps most of all, the ever-reliable Lloyd Bochner, as a mob boss who coolly sizes up the situation and blames Reese for the whole affair — "you're trouble, Reese. I've always said so. Wherever you are, trouble finds you out" — Point Blank is another film that you should see immediately, if you haven't already; more than forty years after it was made, the film retains its power, intensity, and its cutting social commentary.
Lloyd Bochner in Point Blank
The world of Point Blank is empty, hard and instantly disposable, and the film is classic, corrupt, and more relevant then ever in the equally uncertain years of the early 21st century. Point Blank is a neon hell from which there is no escape, and no resolution — a world where you can't win. You have no power, no agency, and no hope — nothing works. That's what Point Blank is all about.
In an interview in 1998 with Alex Simon, Boorman had this to say about the genesis of the film:
"[Lee Marvin] was over in London doing The Dirty Dozen at the time and had a lot of time on his hands, so we met many times and I got to learn a great deal about him, and I could see that he'd been in WW II, had been shot, had killed people and had this compulsion to play out this violence. That's why his on-screen violence was so compelling, because he'd been there. It was coming from a real place.
So in many ways, Point Blank became a film about him. In the end, we met a final time and he said "I'll do this picture under one condition." And he took the script, and threw it out the window!
[So he] committed to [the film on the basis of] a conversation. You could never imagine that happening today. So I came over here, to L.A., with Alex Jacobs, another friend of mine, and worked with Lee throughout the process. Lee called a meeting with MGM, with the head of the studio. [Marvin had] just won the Best Actor Oscar (for Cat Ballou) and was very hot. Lee said, "I have script approval, right?" They said "Yes, Lee, of course." "I have cast approval?" "Yes, Lee, you do." "I defer these approvals to John." And he turned around and walked out!
So I had this kind of extraordinary power on my first film in Hollywood, which Lee knew I'd need, because the film was quite daring and avant-garde for its time [. . .] When I'd finished the picture, I showed it to the studio heads. Margaret Booth was the supervising film editor and head of post production at MGM then. She was Louis Mayer's film editor, had cut Gone With the Wind, had been there for years, and years. She was greatly feared because she re-cut everything.
So the lights went up with all the executives mumbling about re-shoots and re-cutting, and she looked up and said "You touch a frame of this movie over my dead body!" And that was it!
I saw Point Blank recently for the first time in years at the New York Film Festival. And what struck me was the amount of silence on the film's soundtrack. I think what we're seeing in films today is a proliferation of soundtracks dominating the visuals. They're leading the film and the audience is getting used to the idea of sound effects, music and dialogue forcing the picture and they rely on that, rather than the visuals leading the attack.
[When I was making the film] I shot what was, at that time, the lowest ratio of film in MGM's history. I think I shot 70,000 feet or something [for the whole film]. I was determined to just shoot the shots I was going to use, so there would be nothing anybody could do about it."
You can read a brilliant article on the film by Adrian Danks here, from Senses of Cinema 45. And then, by all means, see the film — as soon as you can.


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Catalog Blu-ray disc titles will wholesale for $17.95, about the same as DVDs when that format hit the market in 1997. New-release Blu-ray discs will wholesale for $23.45, a premium of 15%-20% over what suppliers were charging for new theatrical DVDs.
The price doesn't seem too bad, seeing as the original DVD format launched at about the same price. However, it's still a price premium over what we're paying now for DVDs, so don't complain when you do have to pay a little more for Blu-Ray movies and PS3 titles.
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Now on to the obvious question. How much did the drunken domination of the Kings fans by the Frezno 4, Gnome and myself cause the Maloofs to give up hope and sell the team? I say 45%. It was pretty humiliating.
Yeah, I went to check on that and indeed Seattle can use the name.
Sweet! Another city close enough to watch the Pacers!
Not saying she is right, but she does kind of have the potential for that inside information.
Weird thing to leak, though
Moral of the story? Agree to build the arena 6 years ago (which is what they are going to end up doing anyway) and the Seattle SuperSonics would have had multiple Finals appearances with Durant/Westbrook. Any city that screws around on building an arena needs to look at what happened here.
Seattle was always a pretty good market and I have to bleieve that corporate money is a lot more plentiful in Seattle than in Sacramento
One thing is that at least Seattle-SAC are in the same region. The team remains one of the two Pacific NW teams, so it's not that hard for Kings fans to maintain some allegiance to the team. Certainly some might gravitate to GSW since they are much closer, but it would probably be emotionally easier to stick with the franchise you followed vs a division rival. Of course SAC did have prior history as a rival of Seattle, so who knows.
I'm sorry but...
Poor Sacramento fans... Now they only have 3 teams in their state to choose to root for...
And yes I realize their are jobs lost and all that... But from a pure fan perspective again I say... Poor Sacramento fans...
Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
I don't know. I doubt people who live in Sacramento consider themselves living in the Pacific NW. Maybe I am wrong. Seems more like Pacific central to me
Yeah, I do feel badly for the Sacramento fans, and I should have said as much when I posted earlier. There's nothing I can say to make them feel better, but I acknowledge how much this has to suck for their die hard fans.
Honestly, without you bringing up that she appears to be David Falk's daughter....I wouldn't have connected the dots and thought that this was just some random Twitter account.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I hate that teams move. I get that it's a business, but you realize that it could happen to any one of your favorite teams and it makes me uneasy. I'm probably way too into sports, but if I lost one of my teams (the Rams have been talked about for years), it would be devastating. So I feel for those Sacramento fans. They may not be large in number, but there's someone out there who spends their entire year completely immersed in the Kings and that is going to go away.
With all that said, Seattle should have never lost their team in the first place. I'm glad that if the Kings have to move, it's going to a place that was unceremoniously abandoned 5 years ago. It may not be for the players, but I have a feeling Seattle-OKC might be one of the more heated rivalries when it comes to the fans. I wonder what kind of reception Durant will get the first time he returns to Seattle?
They better be the Sonics again.
And they better have sweet unis again.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
The worst part is that the Maloofs really ****ed us over. We had a deal. And then they just backed out.
As for where we consider where we live UB, its just NorCal. Definitely isn't the Pacific NW. Its SoCal, NorCal, then Pacific NW.
Sure I realize that, same as the Colts. But it doesn't mean I wouldn't be heartbroken if it happened to me, it's why I feel bad for any team that moves. It's a double edged sword as a fan.
They will be the Sonics again, from the reports I've read, yes. Same logo, colors, and history of the franchise will all be theirs. I would think they would tinker with the logo/unis a little though. Update them a bit.
Durant himself should get nothing as a reaction, he didn't cause the move or anything. The team will definently get booed, and if the owner ever dared come to Seattle he would be taken out of town.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
----------------- Reggie Miller
Oh and best case scenario would be for New Orleans to move to Sacramento, Hornets go back to Charlotte, then just about everything would be all good. It would still be ok though, as the Kings have very little history besides the couple battles with the Lakers that they had.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
----------------- Reggie Miller
This. I live in Sacramento, and it sucks I can no longer watch games here. I would rather fly to Indiana and go to a game then drive the cluster**** known as I80 between Sac and the bay. 3 hours to go 60 miles. **** that.
I wonder how many of the Seattle fans who whined about having their team stolen from them, and vilified the people of O.K.C. over it, will have no trouble rooting for the team their city's taking from Sacramento?
I get that, but Durant was a Sonics draft pick and did play with them one season prior to the move. I didn't even think of Nick Collison, who was drafted by the Sonics back in 2003 and is still with the franchise, having made the move to OKC. I guess I'm just curious to see if the Seattle fans would show appreciation to the last connections to the 'old' Sonics.
The Kings franchise has moved a lot. Wish I could see the Vegas Kings but glad the sonics are back.


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Hey all,
In my practice, I do a formal sitting consisting of focusing my awareness or attention to the breath at the abdomen, noting it every time it rises and falls, continuing with that. Aside with that, I also note every sensation or feeling or object that arises out of the six senses, doing this until a great degree of calmness arises. However, I am a bit confused regarding the alternative practices concerning them.
I was told that if one wishes, one may choose to do external noting: noting everything from the six sense in continuity or internal: expansion and contraction of abdomen. Also, it has been regarded that this Mahasi Method isn't so dry as some proclaim to be and that samatha can work together in a unified manner with vipassana thus rendering them vipassana jhanas. Even Joseph Goldstein in his Sattipathana sutta series teaches of this technique.
So my question is, if one chooses to do the external noting which consist of noting every object of the six sense media in the open, can they still attain concentration or jhana for that matter? I always hear from the majority that focusing solely on the breath can sufficiently enhance concentration, I was just wondering can this external noting do it too.
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In this week's edition, I review the remake of the 1985 cult hit Fright Night with Colin Farrell. Walking down memory lane to my childhood (OK, I was in college), I got to thinking just how gay the original version was. How gay? Well, in addition to the vampire being portrayed as pansexual if not outright queer (he's very fey as portrayed by Chris Sarandon), here are a few other elements that make it still a Very Gay Movie:
• Other than Sarandon, the name-brand star of the film was gay actor Roddy McDowall.
• 1985 marked the film debut of co-star Amanda Bearse, who played the hero's love interest. Bearse later went on to star in Married… With Children before coming out as lesbian in 1993.
• Stephen Geoffreys, the actor who played "Evil" Ed, is openly gay. How openly? Well, you might know him from some of his other screen performances — under the name Sam Ritter — in films like Cock Pit or Guys Who Crave Big Cocks. Yep, Evil's second career is in hardcore gay porn, pictured below.
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Geno Smith has to be replaced at quarterback, Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey as the go-to receivers, and the entire middle of the offensive line is open with the departure of guards Josh Jenkins and Jeff Braun and Madsen at center.And perhaps the vacancy at center is just as visible and critical as any other. Sure, the quarterback and receiver battles are the sexy ones, right? But what about that center's job?Center snaps have simply not been an issue the last four years. Madsen might have had a handful of bad snaps in the 50 games he started over that time. Because of that, the position was largely taken for granted.If there's a misfire on a snap in the opening game of the 2013 season, though, suddenly everyone will be interested in the center position.And just so you know, if Eger steps into the job and seamlessly replaces Madsen, it won't be because he's a natural. "It's been rough. The first day in pads my snaps were all over the place,'' Eger said. "I've never been used to somebody being two inches away from your face as soon as you come off the ball. But I'm starting to get used to it.''To compound matters, Eger is required to learn two snaps, not one. The great majority of the time the Mountaineers line up in the shotgun. But toward the end of last season coach Dana Holgorsen more and more liked moving his quarterback up to the line of scrimmage, just to present some different looks."They're both new to me,'' Eger said. "There's a lot less room for error [in the shotgun snap]. If they're under center the ball can't go five yards to the left or the right."I got it down pretty well in the offseason, but whenever you line up and do it with someone in front of you hitting you in the face it gets a little bit different.'' Not that Eger is complaining, mind you."I like anything up front,'' Eger said. "Anything in the trenches I have fun with.'' Well, if that's the case then Eger has had plenty of fun during his previous four years at West Virginia. The 6-foot-6, 302-pounder will be a fifth-year senior in the fall and he's played every position across the line. He was a reserve at left tackle early in his career and has played both guard spots.He started 12 games at right tackle as a sophomore in 2011, then the first six last season at the same spot. He was replaced for the second half of the season, mostly by Curtis Feigt, but then when Madsen was declared ineligible for the Pinstripe Bowl in December he re-emerged as the starting right guard in place of Jeff Braun, who moved to center."I've played pretty much everywhere so far,'' Eger said.Center, though, is a different animal. Not only is there the responsibility for getting the ball back to the quarterback, there's that proximity to the guy on the other side of the ball. Defensive linemen who line up over the guards and tackles often like to have a buffer so they can take an angle. Nose guards tend to want to disrupt things a bit more, and what better way to do that than to hit the center before he's even finished his follow-through.And if that's not enough, the center is also generally charged with making the line calls. It has to be him because he's in the best position to see both sides of the defensive front."You have to make the calls, but when it comes down to it as soon as the ball is snapped everyone is just playing physical,'' Eger said. "Everyone has to be smart across the board then.'' There's also the not-so-minor issue of working for the third offensive line coach in the last four years. Ron Crook replaced Bill Bedenbaugh just before spring practice began. 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But AEG's most ambitious proposal would involve widening the notoriously bottlenecked northbound 101 Hollywood Freeway, where traffic leaving downtown is consistently jammed. The developer has committed $2.5 million to study adding a lane to a roughly one-mile stretch of the 101 from downtown to the Glendale Boulevard exit, AEG told the Daily News this week.
That proposal is one of dozens in AEG's draft environmental impact report being released today.
The 10,000-page report provides the first detailed analysis of the potential impacts from the stadium and convention center project, including stadium noise and safety issues such as crowd control.
But it's the chapter on traffic that is the most eagerly awaited and will likely be the most scrutinized.
In an interview, AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke and the company's transportation consultant, Michael Bates, said traditional fixes, such as widening streets and re-striping lanes, would be recommended.
But AEG is also creating proprietary software to address mobility around the stadium.
Via an AEG-branded smartphone application, fans could buy tickets for a game or a ride on Metrolink and reserve a parking spot near the stadium. The app could guide them to their stadium seat and help them exit quickly at the end of the game.
"We start with that ticket purchase," Leiweke said. "That's where we are going to train them to think differently than (using) their car."
"We have to change habits," he added.
Getting football fans out of their cars at Farmers Field is required by law. Legislation passed last year requires that AEG build a "green" stadium – a sports facility that draws fewer car trips than other NFL venues.
So AEG is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metrolink to increase rail cars on nearby lines on games days. It proposes to double the size of the Pico Boulevard platform along the Blue Line – directly across from the stadium – to accommodate more passengers.
In addition to relying on the Blue Line, Red Line and soon-to-open Exposition Line, AEG will likely launch bus shuttles from parking lots far away from the stadium, similar to the Hollywood Bowl shuttle program.
The developer also wants to build wide sidewalks around Farmers Field to help pedestrian flow.
But for those who still want to drive, AEG has identified 50,000 existing parking spaces within a 20-minute walk of the proposed stadium and is planning to build 1,000 more, including two garages.
The company will also add 250 bicycle stalls to parking areas.
Building a sports stadium is particularly challenging given the traffic surges at the start and end of a game, said Chuck Olivo, owner of Stonefield Engineering, a New Jersey-based civil engineering and design firm, who is not involved in the project.
"You can't think of just getting cars in and out anymore when doing an EIR," Olivo said. "You have to think of all modes of transportation: Pedestrian, walking, bicyclists and shuttle buses."
AEG executives are also planning major infrastructure projects for the stadium.
A widening is eyed for the westbound 10 Freeway ramp at Los Angeles Street to accommodate heavy traffic expected from travelers taking the 60 Freeway and I-5.
And the northbound 101 is seen as a project that could fix a particularly congested part of the freeway. Bates wrote in an email that he believed the widening project would require "no or very negligible right-of-way acquisition needs and no removal of buildings."
For fans driving into downtown, AEG is employing a "dispersal strategy" for cars, said Los Angeles Department of Transportation Engineer Tomas Carranza. The developer wants to partner with area parking vendors to pre-sell parking spots, which could be sold via a Farmers Field smart app, for instance.
"It's the correct approach, what AEG is doing," said Carranza, who studied traffic flows at Safeco Field in downtown Seattle, and Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis to advise AEG.
But the developer faces numerous hurdles. Downtown parking vendors are often reluctant to partner with other companies because they don't want to open their books.
While AEG would like to consolidate ticket sales at Farmers Field with tickets sales from transportation agencies, some of those agencies have previously resisted participating in a universal program.
Fortunately for AEG, Angelenos are increasingly exposed to events designed to get them out of their cars, according to transportation experts. For example, the city has recently been hosting CicLAvia, a regular event in which streets in different neighborhoods are closed to encourage biking and walking, while last summer's Carmageddon closure of the 405 Freeway also highlighted alternate means of transportation.
Olivo no longer drives to Giants games in East Rutherford, N.J., choosing to bike instead.
"It's just easier than dealing with traffic," Olivo said.
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The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) is deeply concerned about the findings announced in the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on anatomic pathology services. The GAO found that self-referring physicians utilized these services at a higher rate than those who referred pathology services to an outside reference lab.
While the AADA believes there are some flaws in the methods used to produce the report, our leaders and members are committed to working to ensure that pathology services are utilized in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner.
Just this March, the AADA took a strong stance against certain inappropriate uses of dermatopathology services, and we will continue our strenuous work to promote the highest quality, most efficient care for our patients.


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Along with mystery fevers, headaches and stomach aches, when your kids complain of a sore throat, you need to act. Aside from giving relief from the pain that a sore throat brings, working out why your child is in pain can have you scratching your head.
Sore throats are generally caused by an inflammation of the pharynx, the part of the throat that lies between the mouth and the voice box. This inflammation can be caused by an infection (bacterial or viral) or other causes such as allergies or mouth breathing.
The two most common types of sore throat are:
Sore throats are usually caused by infection – most often a viral infection, particularly in children under the age of two years. While it is always worth getting your GP to look at any illness you are concerned about, a viral infection cannot be beaten with antibiotics, so in most cases, dealing with a sore throat is more about making your patient comfortable while her body fights the viral infection.
The most common causes of a sore throat are:
While you can diagnose your child's sore throat based on her complaints of pain, looking for other symptoms may help you identify what is causing your child's sore throat. Look for symptoms such as:
It is important to take steps to alleviate the pain of a sore throat so that your child can continue to eat and drink.
Other ways to ease some of the pain are:
Get your doctor's advice if your child's sore throat suddenly becomes worse, or if any of the following symptoms appear:
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Children's Hospital, Westmead .
Last revised: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Treveon Graham scored 17 points and Virginia Commonwealth made key defensive stops late and beat Lehigh 59-55 Saturday night.
The Mountain Hawks lost C.J. McCollum, the nation's leading scorer, in the first half with a foot injury. McCollum was on crutches by game's end, his left foot wrapped. He scored just four points, all on free throws, 21.7 below his average.
"It appears as if there may be a break in his foot," Lehigh coach Brett Reed said. "It is too early to make that diagnosis for sure. I'm certainly not an expert in that area. We're going to take him back, do some tests and we'll ultimately have some confirmation from there, but I think it is a little bit more significant than an ankle sprain."
Reed said McCollum has had a problem with ankle sprains in the past, but his guess that there was a fracture was based on "just talking to our trainer and kind of the location of the injury and everything that was associated with it. I don't think that's a position where's there's a lot of strains that take place."
Troy Daniels and Rob Brandenburg added 11 points each for the Rams (12-3), who won their ninth straight despite shooting just 36.1 percent (22 of 61) and making 5 of 27 3-point tries. They turned 22 turnovers into 19 points.
Lehigh (9-4) got 17 points from Holden Greiner and 10 from Gabe Knutson.
The game was close throughout, but Juvonte Reddic and Graham each hit a pair of free throws to break a 46-46 tie.
Knutson's putback with 2:35 left made it 52-51, but Daniels made his third 3-pointer of the night and the Rams held on.


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I posted my first review ever for _Gods of Mars_ because the Tantor Media narrator was so terrible. I did not think any narrator could be as bad or worse. And then I listened to this book. Delloro's vocal tone makes it seem as if he is shouting through the entire eight hour audio file!! He also cannot pronounce simple words like chasm or stygian let alone the obvious pronunciation of character names, such as Xodar (Zodar not Ex-o-dar). ERB's books are fun, but only a true fan will be able to suffer through this atrocious narrator's work.
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Biventricular Pacing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is an inherited condition characterized by thickening (hypertrophy) of the heart muscle. Many patients who have this condition have a reduced ability to exercise because of breatlessness, which can in some cases be severe. This appears in most cases to be due to an impairment of the filling of the heart, especially on exercise this limits the amount of blood the heart is able to pump. Several factors may contribute to this slow filling of the heart, including (1) The heart contracts and relaxes in an incoordinate way (called 'dyssynchrony') which is inefficient, and (2) The filling of the main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) may be impeded by high pressure in the other ventricle(the right ventricle)- in other words the left ventricle is 'squashed' by the right ventricle. This is known as diastolic ventricular interaction.
Although drugs can improve the filling of the heart and relieve symptoms, some patients remain very symptomatic despite these drugs.
The mechanisms responsible for the filling abnormality in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy are similar to those seen in the much more common condition known as Heart Failure. A special type of pacemaker technique called 'Biventricular Pacing' has been shown to markedly improve symtoms in patients with heart failure. This form of pacing has been shown to improve both 'dyssynchrony' ( incoordination) and 'ventricular interaction' (squashed left heart) in patients with Heart Failure.
We propose that Biventricular pacing may similarly improve these abnormalities in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, resulting in an improvement of symptoms. The study will focus on patients with the condition who have severe symtoms despite being on optimal currently available drug therapy.
|Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
|Device: Biventricular Pacemaker
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Diastolic Ventricular Interaction and the Effects Of Biventricular Pacing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Peak Exercise Oxygen Consumption. [ Time Frame: 4 month ]
- Myocardial Asynchrony Index [ Time Frame: 4 months ]
- Minnesota Quality of Life Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 4 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2008
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ability to perform peak exercise oxygen consumption test.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Left ventricular outflow tract gradient more than 30mmHg
- Peak Oxygen consumption more than 75% of maximum predicted.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00504647
|Contact: Ibrar Ahmed, MBChB
|44(0) 121 414 5916
|Contact: Frenneaux P Frenneaux, MBBS(Hons)
|44(0)121 414 6926
|United Kingdom
|The Queen Elizabeth, University Hospital Birmingham
|Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TH
|University Hospital of Wales
|Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF14 4XW
|The Heart Hospital
|London, United Kingdom, W1G 8PH
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael P Frenneaux, MBBS(Hons)
|University of Birmingham
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|NCT00504647 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 18, 2007
|Last Updated:
|July 18, 2007
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Heart Valve Diseases
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Latino traditions for babies
As a new mom, you're probably facing issues you've never had to deal with before, from breastfeeding to keeping your baby's umbilical cord stump clean. So many new challenges can make you feel insecure, especially if you're surrounded by abuelitas or other expert moms eager to give you all kinds of advice about childrearing.
Latino culture has many traditions about how to care for your baby and what to do when your baby gets sick. These popular beliefs were the basis of childcare when there was no scientific explanation for certain illnesses. (Traditional practices attributed illness to a blend of physical and spiritual causes.)
When a baby is born into a Latino family, it's common for the elders to offer the new mom advice and support. The help they offer for breastfeeding, for instance, is very important because some women do experience difficulties at first and family support can help you keep going when you want to quit. But you may also get some advice about practices that are based more on traditional Latino culture than on modern medicine.
Listen to your elders' recommendations, keeping in mind that these traditions are part of a rich culture and heritage. But if the advice sounds dangerous in any way, explain why you'd like to do things differently or even just graciously thank them for their advice and leave it at that.
Invite your family members to come along to your next pediatric appointment, so that they can hear firsthand from the doctor why some traditional practices have been replaced by other medical recommendations.
The umbilical cord stump
Latino culture has very strong and ingrained beliefs about how to care for the umbilical cord stump. Long ago it was thought that babies could take in air through their belly button, so it was kept covered. In fact, in many places in Latin America you can still buy ombligueras – a kind of gauze or fabric made for wrapping snugly around the baby's tummy.
Another tradition says that when the dry umbilical cord stump falls off, you can keep the belly button from becoming an "outie" by placing a button or a coin on it and then covering it.
The truth is that putting pressure on the belly button doesn't alter its shape. The belly button is the scar that's left after the umbilical cord stump has fallen off. The stump is an opening in the skin that has to heal, and the best way to care for it is to keep it dry, clean, and exposed as much as possible. Covering it with something can cause an infection.


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CLEWISTON, FL—A shortened, 30-second version of a one-minute Nike commercial disappointed local bicycle mechanic Paul Hobish Tuesday.
"What the hell is that?" asked Hobish, 30, upon seeing the shorter version of the popular Nike "Freestyle" ad, in which various basketball players dribble balls in a dimly lit room. "Normally, all these guys are dribbling and dribbling and doing all these cool tricks. The thing must go on for, like, two or three minutes. It's so awesome. But this time, it was, like, 15 seconds, and it didn't even show a bunch of the best tricks."
Continued Hobish: "I've been telling all my friends how much the commercial rocks. But if they see the short version, they're going to think I don't know what I'm talking about."
Hobish, who doesn't consider himself a commercial aficionado but watches "a lot of TV," said this is not the first time a favorite spot has been disappointingly abridged.
"I used to be really into the Pentium 4 one where the Blue Man Group guys fling the paint at the wall," Hobish said. "But then they stopped running the full-length one, and it's just not the same without the whole set-up. Why do they always stop running the long versions of commercials after the first few weeks?"
Other truncated commercials have not only disappointed Hobish, but also caused confusion.
"During the Super Bowl, there was all this hype about the Britney Spears Pepsi ad," Hobish said. "When it came on, I thought it was pretty good. But after that one big premiere, it was always shorter, and Bob Dole would say, 'Down, boy,' to his dog, which isn't what he said in the original. I don't remember it being better or worse than, 'Down, boy,' but for some reason, they changed it."
"Maybe the first version got them in trouble," Hobish continued, "but I'm pretty sure I remember seeing the shortened one within a half-hour of the premiere, so it's not like they would've even had time to change it because of complaints."
Brett Jaglund, a creative director at Leo Burnett advertising agency, said he understands Hobish's disappointment, but stressed that cost considerations make shorter versions necessary.
"A one-minute spot that goes into heavy rotation is a pricey venture," Jaglund said. "Often, a commercial will be shortened to save money. What many viewers don't realize is the level of skill and artistry required to take a perfectly realized one-minute piece and edit it down to 30 seconds without losing its essence. It's a subtle and demanding art. Yes, sometimes we have to cut out a cute thing an animated polar bear says, but it must occasionally be done for the sake of economics."
Though Hobish understands that a one-minute commercial costs significantly more to air than a 30-second spot, he said that airing the full-length versions only during the Oscars and other major events is unfair to regular TV viewers.
"You're only going to see the long version of the Doritos ad where the sexy woman puts the Doritos in the tennis-ball machine during something big like the Super Bowl," Hobish said. "By doing this, Doritos is sending the message that they don't care about the little people who watch King Of The Hill or Becker. They only care about the Super Bowl people. That's not right."


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This article originally appeared in the Spring 2008 edition of PDF's quarterly newsletter, News & Review.
It is common for someone recently diagnosed with Parkinson's to question whether the disease can be passed on to children, grandchildren or other members of the family.
Dr. William Dauer, of Columbia University, notes that most Parkinson's disease (PD) cases are sporadic — meaning that genetics and family history have not played a clear role in the onset and development of the disease. Of the one million individuals in the US who live with PD, scientists believe that only about five percent have an inherited form of the disease.
Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of the role that genetic susceptibility plays in the development of PD — meaning that genes may not themselves cause Parkinson's, but may play a role in making some people more vulnerable to developing the disease than others. Dr. Dauer believes that while the percentage of people who inherit PD is very small, the study of genetic forms of PD can teach us about the more common, non-inherited, forms — and thereby help us develop better therapies to treat it.
In the late 1990s, while working on a PDF-funded Fellowship in Movement Disorders at Columbia University, Dr. Dauer began studying alpha-synuclein, the first protein to be identified (in a mutated form) as a genetic cause of Parkinson's. Although the cases of genetically-induced PD via alpha-synuclein are rare, the protein is commonly found in substances known as Lewy bodies, which are found in the brains of people with classic PD. This relationship confirms that the study of rare genetic forms of Parkinson's can lead to insights relevant to sporadic PD.
In 2002, Dr. Dauer developed an important mouse model, in which natural alpha-synuclein had been removed, to examine the link between the genetic and environmental causes of Parkinson's. His model demonstrated that when an alpha-synuclein-free mouse is exposed to MPTP (a neurotoxin that is widely known to cause PD-like symptoms), the animal does not develop PD symptoms.
The fact that these mice were resistant to MPTP is significant because it showed that a PD-causing gene (mutant alpha-synuclein) affects the role that an environmental toxin plays in causing dopamine loss and PD symptoms. In other words, genes and environmental toxins may act by regulating similar pathways.
Dr. Dauer is now studying LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2), the most common mutated gene to be found among people who have inherited PD. Most people who have PD because of a LRRK2 mutation exhibit symptoms very similar to those found in people with sporadic Parkinson's. Dr. Dauer reports that the pathologies of LRRK2 PD and sporadic PD are also very similar. This suggests that LRRK2 may also participate in the neuronal pathways that go awry in people with typical PD. Scientists hope that LRRK2 may be a promising drug target as well.
While the links between LRRK2 and alpha-synuclein in classic PD are not yet clear, the work on these and other genes offer hope for understanding the mechanisms underlying classic PD, and for devising new treatment strategies.
William T. Dauer, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology at Columbia University Medical Center. His work is supported as part of PDF's Center Grant to Columbia University amounting to $2.6 million in 2008. Dr. Dauer served on the Scientific Program Committee for PDF's 50th Anniversary Educational Symposium, where he presented a session entitled, Biology and Pathology of LRRK2.