They know the Indiana Pacers have a size advantage, realize that Carmelo Anthony is going to get beat up banging against a bulkier body, and understand that a change to a lineup with a conventional power forward may become necessary.

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"You have to sit there in silence, and you just get up every day and beat your head against the wall, " Lagow, 50, said in a recent interview.

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Most are struggling with maintaining a profit while they are getting beat up by customers trying to get lower prices.

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So, for example, the winner of the most-beat-up-bike contest would get a new bike.

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Another thing I learned: you have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat Taylor Buley to the office.

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It's like kids, to get them to behave right you can't just beat them up all the time, can you?

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He can bring it up if he wants to, but he'll get beat, just like some of these filibusters may be threatened.

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"Police officers beat men to the ground with their batons and shields and I had to get up and run, " he said.

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