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If, as an achiever from a small town in Missouri, he scored lower than George W. Bush did as an unfocused rich Connecticut/Texas/Maine WASP, it shows how skewed the tests were in favor of rich WASPs.
One process inhibited by BDM is the centripetal flow of actin from the leading edge into the cell body, known as retrograde flow [ 11 12 ] . Retrograde flow is thought to be driven by a "push-pull" mechanism of polymerization of actin at the leading edge of the cell and contractile activity of myosin motor proteins [ 13 14 ] . Formation of new actin filaments is predominantly mediated by the nucleation activity of the Arp2/3 complex [ 15 ] . Members of the WASP/WAVE family of proteins, among others, stimulate and regulate the Arp2/3 complex for spatial and temporal control of filament nucleation [ 15 ] . Localization of these proteins to the leading edge, though not completely understood, is probably mediated through their interactions with the actin cytoskeleton itself and membrane-associated binding partners [ 15 16 ] .
The original fount of preppiness has been reduced to deploying an army of image-makers to reclaim customers from faux WASP competitors such as Ralph Lauren.
Both the wasp and its spider prey are put into rum with guinea pepper ( Aframomum melegueta ) on a Friday.
Meanwhile, Van and his buddies crash a Halloween party on the WASP side of town, where Van goes gaga for a chill blonde goddess (Carolyn Murphy) in a fairy-godmother ensemble--the supreme shiksa.