Archive | April, 2006

Cards to Super Bowl in Cards 2007

April 27, 2006

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MOAB the Rehab

April 23, 2006

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With Libby’s first BBQ of the season ruined because of predictably horrible Los Angeles weather, it appears she has turned to alternative forms of advertising to make the her next BBQ the *true* Mother of All BBQs (MOAB). A questionable choice for mass advertising, unless of course you are a devoted subscriber to Competitor Magazine [...]

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The *real* Shocker

April 22, 2006

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Starring Mitch Pileggi before he got “famous” for his roll as “Skinner” in The X-Files. Also, written on the back of the box: “Mass murderer Horace Pinker was put to death. Then he really got mad.”

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2005-2006 Fantasy Basketball Results

April 21, 2006

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After my embarrassing and much-discussed collapse in fantasy football this winter, I immediately redeemed myself with an excellent draft in our Yahoo fantasy basketball league. This quality draft was bolstered by a few lucky picks, including Marcus Camby, Tony Parker, and Chris Kaman (aka Tim Piper aka the guy from Tales from the Crypt), who [...]

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The Midstream: A Prologue

April 20, 2006

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If you’re anything like Ashwini, you’ve already mistaken the “midstream” for some part of the urine collection process. And, while that presumption is inherently weird and actually kind of scary, I suppose it is understandable since the function of the midstream remains an enigma even to those in the Neuroscience Program. By definition, a “midstream” [...]

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EasterFest 2006: Risk

April 20, 2006

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At its core, Easter is a time for family to share a spiritual unity and of course to rejoice in togetherness. Afterwards, I ventured to Mr. and Mrs. Bun’s house for a little game of Risk 2210 AD. A futuristic reworking of the classical war strategy game, Risk, the new Risk 2210 AD incorporates robotic [...]

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The Eagle spans the globe!

April 18, 2006

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Only a person who can claim nine out of 10 shirts in their closet were purchased from American Eagle could spot this potential in this in-store AI advertisement. It is unclear what kind of person then buys the shirt in the poster and proceeds to pose in a poorly reconstructed “actual re-enactment” of the advertisement, [...]

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Jay-VUN: Working to Save Social Security

April 17, 2006

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Obviously, it is common knowledge that the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) aims to educate the general public about the critical need for Social Security reform and the benefits of a personal investment-based approach. But, what mightn’t have been so obvious is that our friend, Javan Mesnard, has recently been appointed to the advisory [...]

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CAPS/Bun and beyond!

April 16, 2006

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It is almost getting to the point where Steve Nash aka CAPS must be going out of his way to mimic Brandon’s unique facial expressions, as evidenced by this image I found on azcentral.com this evening.

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Paradcx

April 15, 2006

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goat anti-doublecortin. The bane of my existence, and yet that upon which my entire future career depends. Such is life as a graduate student. Santa Cruz BiotechnologyDoublecortin, DCX (C-18): sc-8066 goat polyclonal IgG, 200 µg/ml epitope mapping at the C-terminus of Doublecortin of human origin recommended for detection of Doublecortin of m, r and h [...]

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