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Get set for weeks of tasks, firings and cringe-inducing moments.

Los Angeles sent its first evacuation alert to cell phones in the northern and western Palisades, warning that a fire was burning along Palisades Drive, and those nearby “should get set for a potential evacuation.”

Mills said that when she first arrived at the compound, Joyce helped her get set up.

Most of Mr. Rush’s records get set at his home, with volunteers helping out, carefully recording the event.

So as the Lakers get set to open their title defense of the NBA Cup on Friday in San Antonio with virtually the same roster as a year ago, it’s more than fair to wonder what, if anything, these stretch of games means to them.