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Permalink Tweet This This article is also featured on JoeSportsFanOne is a huge advantage the other is about the sameBut that doesnrsquot tell the whole storyAt that point a game recap feels pretty dated Well I almost nailed the pregame predictionTargeted Growth is based in Seattle Wash9 percent at 53212 pence at 1054GMT underperforming a 1Bennett a 6'2 279pound senior from College Park GA The line just needs to protect him and OrtonTrouble is given the team's performance something has to give- - is an innovative medical device companyproviding minimally invasive technologies for tissue and tumor ablation. Investor Contact:Matt ClawsonAllen & Caron, Inc.(949) Contact:Len HallAllen & Caron, Inc.(949) Additional Information:Terrence A Noonan, Interim CEOMichael R. Rodriguez, CFOEndocare, Inc.(949) 450-5400, Inc.Investor Contact: Matt Clawson, 1-949-474-4300, , or MediaContact: Len Hall, 1-949-474-4300, , both of Allen & Caron,Inc.; or Terrence A Noonan, Interim CEO, or Michael R Rodriguez, CFO, bothof Endocare, Inc., 1-949-450-5400. Ron Artest is new to neither criticism nor controversy. We all remember what happened at the Palace when he jumped into the stands and began fighting with Detroit Pistons fans.Last week, the Lakers' star showed up on Jimmy Kimmel Live in just his boxers.He's been suspended multiple times, arrested for domestic abuse, had his dog confiscated by Animal Services, and once showed up to a Pacers practice in a bath robe.Now, Artest finds himself in the spotlight again, this time after he admitted in an interview with Sporting News that he used to drink Hennessy, which he kept in his locker, at halftime when he was with the Chicago Bulls.It has been reported by many blogs that Artest attributes his drinking to the dismal play of the Bulls, who in his rookie year went 17-65.Artest opened up more on the topic of drinking, claiming that he used to drink and party every night, and also used drugs during his college days at St. John's.In the article, Artest provided more controversial ammo, claiming that NBA referee Joey Crawford cost the Houston Rockets a game by being a fan of Kobe Bryant. 
He revealed his thoughts on the brawl in Detroit, stating that he didn't think he could have reacted any differently.He also called out Big Ben Wallace in the article, saying, "I'm always in the mood to fight him. I'll just fight him right there." Perhaps this is a result of his recent training to become a boxer following retirement.While the sporting press will surely have a field day with this story, there is a deeper issue at hand: Why is Artest suddenly revealing all of this He has never been the type to shy away from the media, nor has he been the type to avoid controversy. So, why now Why finally speak out about the Malice in the Palace, five years later Why is he now finally challenging Wallace, so long after the incident Why is he revealing that he drank cognac in ChicagoI don't have the answers, but something is definitely rolling in Artest's head. By being named one of the eight seeded teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, England will avoid the biggest names of international football in the group stages.They would not have to face the likes of Brazil, Spain, or Italy until the knockout stages, although their passage to the last 16 will depend heavily on Fridays draw.The seedings were determined based on Octobers FIFA world rankings, meaning that Englandwho are ranked ninth in the November listedged out both France and Portugal who currently sit above them.Englandalong with the other seven seeded teamswill face one team from each of pots two, three, and four.No country can play another team from the same confederation, with the exception of the European teamsthere can be two European nations in the same group.Pot two includes nations from Asia, North or Central America, and Oceania; pot three has five African and three South American sides; while pot four contains just European teams.Pot One (seeds): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, EnglandPot Two: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Mexico, HondurasPot Three: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, UruguayPot Four: France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, SlovakiaEngland coach Fabio Capello will be hoping to avoid the likes of Portugal, Cameroon, and the USAranked fifth, 11th, and 14th in the official November rankings.By contrast, it is possible they will be drawn against Slovakia, Ghana, and New Zealand.The reality is, it will likely be somewhere in between. Pot TwoEngland have never played Japan or South Korea in a competitive fixture, and they have never faced North Korea or Honduras in any format.The last time they faced Australia was in a friendly in London in 2003, but that 3-1 defeat represents their only loss to them.England have also never lost to New Zealandwhich strolled through their Oceania group without too many difficultiesand they have won eight of their 10 fixtures against the USA. England won 2-1 when the countries played in Chicago in 2005, and were 2-0 winners when they met in London last May.England has won each of its last three meetings with Mexico, although the last time they met in the World Cup was back in 1966, when England won their group match 2-0. Pot ThreeEngland have never met the Ivory Coast, Algeria, or Ghana before, although they will be wary of facing the Ivory Coast after they qualified for the finals without losing a game.Cameroon is one of the strongest African nations in pot three, although England have never lost to them in a competitive fixture.They have only met once in the World Cup, when England beat them 3-2 after extra time to knock them out at the quarterfinal stage of the 1990 tournament in Italy.England last played Nigeria in the group stages for the 2002 World Cupa 0-0 drawbut Nigeria only just qualified for the finals after dropping points twice to Tunisia in the group stages.Capellos men hold a perfect 3-0 record against Paraguay, including a 1-0 victory in the group stages in 2006, and they have only lost once in their history to Chilemore than a decade ago.Uruguay pose the strongest threat to England historically, with four victories and three draws, although there are at least three teams Capello would rather avoid. The Danes beat England in their last two meetings, 3-2 and 4-1 in friendly matches in 2003 and 2005 respectively, but I would rather face Denmark than the Swiss or Serbians.. ABAXIS Announces Worldwide Animal Health Licensing Agreement for Rapid TestTechnologyUNION CITY, Calif., Jan 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Abaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysisinstruments for both the medical and veterinary markets, announced today thatit has entered into a license agreement for co-exclusive worldwide rights inthe field of animal health diagnostics in the professional marketplace forcertain technologies pertaining to lateral flow immunoassay devices andmethods.This license agreement provides Abaxis the co-exclusive opportunity to utilizethese technologies to expand the Abaxis product portfolio and enter on a largescale the professional veterinary rapid diagnostic market.
This includes pointof care tests for infectious diseases, hormones and therapeutic drugs. Thetotal market for these types of tests in the animal health and laboratoryanimal research is estimated to be over $100,000,000 in the United Statesalone."The VetScan brand is recognized in the research market and animal healthindustry worldwide as synonymous with quality, reliability and unparalleledcost effectiveness. The Abaxis rapid diagnostic product line now indevelopment will extend these attributes into rapid test lateral flow devicesand maintain Abaxis' standards of product excellence," said Clint Severson,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Kenneth Aron, PhD, Chief TechnologyOfficer added, "With this license agreement we will now be able to develop andoffer point of care tests for animal health in the professional marketplace inboth our rotor format and in the popular "strip test" format. This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-lookingstatements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. Abaxis claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-lookingstatements contained in the Reform Act. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statementwas made.
Abaxis does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligationto update any forward-looking statements. Contact:Clint Severson Lytham Partners, LLCChief Executive OfficerJoe Dorame, Robert Blum and Joe DiazAbaxis, Inc. 602-889-9700510-675-6500SOURCEAbaxis, Inc.Clint Severson, Chief Executive Officer of Abaxis, Inc., 1-510-675-6500; orJoe Dorame, Robert Blum, or Joe Diaz, all of Lytham Partners, LLC,1-602-889-9700, for Abaxis, Inc.. Well, concerning our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers I think that we can honestly say (with apologies to Oliver Hardy), "That's another fine mess you've gotten yourselves into." But don't blame Dennis Dixon for the loss to the Ravens. He played as well as could be expected given the circumstances, maybe even better. Yes, he made one big mistake, and some would-have-been-disastrous near misses. But admit it, he played far better than any of us expected. Nor should we blame the players exclusively. Yes, execution is important (obviously), but so are strategy and tactics.
