A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The voice generation section controls the pitch of the entire reply in such a manner that the pitch of a second segment of the reply assumes a predetermined pitch with respect to the pitch of the first segment of the remark. The male end includes a central recess having at least one protrusion on each side of the central recess, the protrusions defining respective lateral recesses. The PAS database may also provide a centralized framework for displaying projects and enabling a user to view the projects in order to see activity and content related to a particular project in the centralized PAS framework. A method for the control of initiation of mammalian DNA replication which comprises the steps of: a) inserting a consensus sequence coding for a sequence of the present invention together with a DNA fragment to form a vector capable of expression of the DNA fragment; b) introducing the vector of step a) into mammalian cells in vitro. In another option, the seat is a side rail seat and a guide wire extends along the elongate body and is slidably coupled with the side rail seat.