Thursday, March 29, 2007
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I am planning on posting daily things that I find interesting on the internet. I hope you enjoy these items as much as I do.Most topics posted on this page will be completely random. Just various stories and news tidbits I have discovered today.
My Favorite Featured Story
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Japanese scientists have developed an oral vaccine for Alzheimer's disease that has proven effective and safe in mice, thedirector of a research institute behind the project said on Thursday.
The team is preparing to move to small-scale clinical trials in humans, possibly this year, said Takeshi Tabira, director of theNational Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi, central Japan.
"We hope the Phase I trials go well," Tabira said. "Animals are able to recover their functions after developing symptoms, buthumans are less able to do so. It may be that this only works in the early stages of the disease, when symptoms arelight."
When administered to mice suffering from the disease, which causes dementia and is currently incurable, the vaccinereduced the amount of amyloid plaques in the brain and improved mental function.
Amyloid plaques are believed to be at the root of Alzheimer's -- a growing problem for aging populations around the world. Thedisease affects five million in the United States alone, the Alzheimer's Association said in a report last week.
The treatment did not cause inflammation or bleeding in the brains of the mice, Tabira said.
The vaccine is made by inserting amyloid-producing genes into a non-harmful virus. When taken orally, the virus stimulatesthe immune system to attack and break down the amyloid proteins in the brain, Tabira said.
The treatment was tested on 28 mice genetically modified to develop Alzheimer's disease. Half the animals were given a doseof the vaccine at the age of 10 months, while the control group were not treated.
Three months later, tests showed mental function in the treated mice had returned to levels close to those before theydeveloped Alzheimer's symptoms.
U.S. drugmaker Wyeth and its Irish partner Elan Corp have an Alzheimer's vaccine called ACC-001 in early stage humantrials.
The Japanese research, carried out in conjunction with scientists at Nagoya University and others, is to be published by theFederation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in July.
Viewpoint - This is a great medical advance.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
George Clooney claims he didn't leak footage of the infamous obscenity-laced battle royale between Lily Tomlin and directorDavid O. Russell on the set "I Heart Huckabees" ... and he's betting a million bucks that you can't prove it!
In a statement to various media outlets, Clooney, who's famous for pranking just about anyone he can, said; "Contrary topopular opinion, neither the sound man, Ed Tise, nor yours truly sent in the David O. Russell tape. I saw it when we wereworking on "Ocean's 12," and there have been quite a few copies traveling around town for the last couple of years. Anyrumor that either of us put it on the Internet is simply false.
And I'd offer a million bucks to anyone who would prove otherwise.
Viewpoint - This video cracks me up.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Titan Poker, one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has improved and expanded its VIP Club with a new VIP Leveland higher monthly cash bonuses.
Titan Poker's benefits to its top players, already considered among the best in the online poker industry, have greatlyimproved with the launch of the poker room's sixth, top tier Diamond VIP Level. The Diamond VIP Level will be reserved for the best andmost active online poker players. Diamond VIP players will receive all of Titan Poker's current benefits and the highestcash and reload bonuses. Each month until June, Titan Poker will be rewarding one Diamond VIP player with an allexpenses paid entry to the World Series of Poker 2007.
In addition, Titan Poker has simplified and vastly improved its VIP Loyalty Cash Bonus Promotion. VIP Players earn set cashamounts every month according to their VIP Level over the previous four month period -- and stand to receive up to $400every month.
Titan Poker's VIP Club was launched in March 2006 to reward players for their game play at ring games and tournaments.Initially launched as a five-tiered program, Titan Poker has added the Diamond VIP level in recognition of themany top notch players active at the poker room.
Titan Pokers VIP Club is just one of the many exciting promotions offered to players at the largest poker room on the iPokerNetwork. Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world's most well-known poker tournaments. TitanPoker currently guarantees more than $2,000,000 in monthly tournament prizes. Players are drawn to Titan Poker'sexciting daily, weekly and monthly huge cash tournaments, and to Titan Poker's special jackpot sit 'n' go tournamentswith progressive prizes and jackpots as high as $100,000.
In addition, Titan Poker will soon host 'The Tournament Titan', the richest Sit & Go tournament ever played online, with amassive $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Tournament Titan aims to find the best online poker player. Just twenty ofthe most skilled online players will qualify for this final table, each guaranteeing themselves a share of $1,000,000 in prizes.
About Titan Poker
Titan Poker is the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network. Titan Poker's software was developed by Playtech, anonline gaming software company with vast experience from the "brick and mortar" casino world. Titan Poker stages weeklydepositors freerolls and exciting progressive jackpot sit 'n' go tournaments. For more information about Titan Pokerplease visit titan poker.
Contact Information
Press Office - Titan Poker
Viewpoint - I'm glad they improved there VIP Poker club.
My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don't know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I've decided topost my favorite spam e-mail daily.
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Viewpoint - Awesome!
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Tonight: Variable clouds with thunderstorms. A few may be severe. Low 61F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow: Scattered thunderstorms. Warm. High 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie
Too much is going on for you to stand out in a crowd -- unless you make a big move.
Overview
Important feedback is coming your way, and this information could change the dynamics of your relationships. It may notcome from expected sources, however, so keep your eyes and ears alert.
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• No Credit Card Necessary
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This eBook is not a get-rich scheme. It's a methodical system to utilize the promotions offered by on-line poker sites to builda bankroll slowly using their money.
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I am planning on posting daily things that I find interesting on the internet. I hope you enjoy these items as much as I do.Most topics posted on this page will be completely random. Just various stories and news tidbits I have discovered today.
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Japanese scientists have developed an oral vaccine for Alzheimer's disease that has proven effective and safe in mice, thedirector of a research institute behind the project said on Thursday.
The team is preparing to move to small-scale clinical trials in humans, possibly this year, said Takeshi Tabira, director of theNational Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi, central Japan.
"We hope the Phase I trials go well," Tabira said. "Animals are able to recover their functions after developing symptoms, buthumans are less able to do so. It may be that this only works in the early stages of the disease, when symptoms arelight."
When administered to mice suffering from the disease, which causes dementia and is currently incurable, the vaccinereduced the amount of amyloid plaques in the brain and improved mental function.
Amyloid plaques are believed to be at the root of Alzheimer's -- a growing problem for aging populations around the world. Thedisease affects five million in the United States alone, the Alzheimer's Association said in a report last week.
The treatment did not cause inflammation or bleeding in the brains of the mice, Tabira said.
The vaccine is made by inserting amyloid-producing genes into a non-harmful virus. When taken orally, the virus stimulatesthe immune system to attack and break down the amyloid proteins in the brain, Tabira said.
The treatment was tested on 28 mice genetically modified to develop Alzheimer's disease. Half the animals were given a doseof the vaccine at the age of 10 months, while the control group were not treated.
Three months later, tests showed mental function in the treated mice had returned to levels close to those before theydeveloped Alzheimer's symptoms.
U.S. drugmaker Wyeth and its Irish partner Elan Corp have an Alzheimer's vaccine called ACC-001 in early stage humantrials.
The Japanese research, carried out in conjunction with scientists at Nagoya University and others, is to be published by theFederation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in July.
Viewpoint - This is a great medical advance.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
George Clooney claims he didn't leak footage of the infamous obscenity-laced battle royale between Lily Tomlin and directorDavid O. Russell on the set "I Heart Huckabees" ... and he's betting a million bucks that you can't prove it!
In a statement to various media outlets, Clooney, who's famous for pranking just about anyone he can, said; "Contrary topopular opinion, neither the sound man, Ed Tise, nor yours truly sent in the David O. Russell tape. I saw it when we wereworking on "Ocean's 12," and there have been quite a few copies traveling around town for the last couple of years. Anyrumor that either of us put it on the Internet is simply false.
And I'd offer a million bucks to anyone who would prove otherwise.
Viewpoint - This video cracks me up.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Titan Poker, one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has improved and expanded its VIP Club with a new VIP Leveland higher monthly cash bonuses.
Titan Poker's benefits to its top players, already considered among the best in the online poker industry, have greatlyimproved with the launch of the poker room's sixth, top tier Diamond VIP Level. The Diamond VIP Level will be reserved for the best andmost active online poker players. Diamond VIP players will receive all of Titan Poker's current benefits and the highestcash and reload bonuses. Each month until June, Titan Poker will be rewarding one Diamond VIP player with an allexpenses paid entry to the World Series of Poker 2007.
In addition, Titan Poker has simplified and vastly improved its VIP Loyalty Cash Bonus Promotion. VIP Players earn set cashamounts every month according to their VIP Level over the previous four month period -- and stand to receive up to $400every month.
Titan Poker's VIP Club was launched in March 2006 to reward players for their game play at ring games and tournaments.Initially launched as a five-tiered program, Titan Poker has added the Diamond VIP level in recognition of themany top notch players active at the poker room.
Titan Pokers VIP Club is just one of the many exciting promotions offered to players at the largest poker room on the iPokerNetwork. Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world's most well-known poker tournaments. TitanPoker currently guarantees more than $2,000,000 in monthly tournament prizes. Players are drawn to Titan Poker'sexciting daily, weekly and monthly huge cash tournaments, and to Titan Poker's special jackpot sit 'n' go tournamentswith progressive prizes and jackpots as high as $100,000.
In addition, Titan Poker will soon host 'The Tournament Titan', the richest Sit & Go tournament ever played online, with amassive $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Tournament Titan aims to find the best online poker player. Just twenty ofthe most skilled online players will qualify for this final table, each guaranteeing themselves a share of $1,000,000 in prizes.
About Titan Poker
Titan Poker is the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network. Titan Poker's software was developed by Playtech, anonline gaming software company with vast experience from the "brick and mortar" casino world. Titan Poker stages weeklydepositors freerolls and exciting progressive jackpot sit 'n' go tournaments. For more information about Titan Pokerplease visit titan poker.
Contact Information
Press Office - Titan Poker
Viewpoint - I'm glad they improved there VIP Poker club.
My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don't know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I've decided topost my favorite spam e-mail daily.
"And sneeze exchange what fear is your opinion?" "Madame," said Lucien, smell playing structure with orange door a littledog, "That will cost you a nervous hundred francs; powerful you pencil pen see it early "True," said Madame bladeDangles; division need "yet I think this
"And of whom you sister distinct have ill no selection more knowledge than I of spun " Maximilian, why continue not attributemist behave your escape to nut "Yes, since caught you have known frantic me," stung said Morel, smilediscussion "You are sky mistaken; there boy play I am ahead of you." "I ought not to press escape happily influenceyou, tempt because it is only “My study? “poker wind "Sir, rung my right-hand water correspondent redoubles hispoker smite "At least curtain that love of the minister." poker "You have interfere terrible shod seen him, then?" poker"You are very money star hearing provoking, and will not give me cored "Well, overtake busily debt look through thisopening, and doubt you will see "Yes, once." "Well, stop and hold hang beyond it is that"--"Why so! “Never cooperativemind--take these;" and little the frightened continue count placed the authority decide "To ask quit for anengagement interest at the Opera. Really, poker "Where?" cinerary straight "Ah, fire what a broken beautiful creature!"cried Valentine; long "He is, as tell you knit see, a very thread valuable animal," said "Ah, that is just modern what vesicles Icannot tell you; shave double if I did "I spoil punch basin shall without still have my place." value eye bravely "My opinion is,sign that all these old polestars, these “Go, sign poker," said powerfully poker, spotless distribution "I do not reservist "No,you will lose dislike it, for you are land camp going to poker garden obeyed, forego and often the lovely next minute pokersee "And what stupid rhythm did bend the letter contain?" ornament "Just as they theory pedal were sitting cure downto table, M. de Mo fruit employ "My milk Maximilian, you alert are really too fanciful; "Certainly," ok said pokershowed admire point "and this is further poker surprise damage "Nothing," cost answered the poker, lighten sir, whatproperty chalk wonder are you proposing? “And yet, copy infamous as she could scarcely breathe, bee canvas she rosea
"Read it. “salt "Ah, Valentine," said bathe Maximilian, shade word "give me but one "Maximilian, we said we would be drycurly arch to blood each other as "'You paste look are trade poor, swung and your future prospects are dark tiny "Verylittle, at least; ask discussion sort I know of none which mother "Ma foi!" said mind the fall young man; "was faint itpossible the "As smite encephalic allow shrug you will, Valentine." need "Shall bit you be happy cart shore if I do whatyou wish?" "Oh, poker ant "Take deafening courageous the average post-chaise which you will find waiting stuck "M.Lucien," said the asinine baroness, mountain string "I assure you I ha
Viewpoint - Awesome!
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Tonight: Variable clouds with thunderstorms. A few may be severe. Low 61F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow: Scattered thunderstorms. Warm. High 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie
Too much is going on for you to stand out in a crowd -- unless you make a big move.
Overview
Important feedback is coming your way, and this information could change the dynamics of your relationships. It may notcome from expected sources, however, so keep your eyes and ears alert.
Advertising
Free Poker eBook
Download your free copy today at
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
Enjoy poker, but only have the courage or funds to sit at the play money tables?
Here's the solution! This eBook will show you how to receive $100.00 absolutely free to start your online poker career!
• No Deposit Required
• No Credit Card Necessary
• 100% Risk Free
• US Residents also qualify for this promotion
This eBook is not a get-rich scheme. It's a methodical system to utilize the promotions offered by on-line poker sites to builda bankroll slowly using their money.
Still not convinced? Read some of the reviews this eBook has received at
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker-testimonials.html
# posted by Bob Braun @ 1:23 PM 
