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PRESS RELEASE September 17, 2013, 7:19 a.m. ET
- Patent valid until at least 2031 -
JERUSALEM, Sept. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) (TASE:BLRX), a biopharmaceutical development company, announced today that a Notice of Allowance has been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for BL-8020, an orally available, interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C. The patent covers the use of BL-8020 for treating HCV-infected patients non-responsive to an anti-HCV therapy (patients who failed to achieve a sustained virologic response following treatment). The patent will be valid until at least 2031.
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"We are very pleased to have received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for the BL-8020 patent. This is an important milestone in the development of this promising drug candidate," stated Dr. Kinneret Savitsky, Chief Executive Officer of BioLineRx. "HCV induces a chronic infection in more than half of individuals infected with the disease and, depending on the virus genotype, as few as 60% completely recover. In addition, current standard-of-care treatments are lengthy and not well tolerated. As a result, there is a clear need for therapeutics that can increase the effectiveness of existing treatments, especially in patients who have already undergone treatment, but have failed to respond or have relapsed. Based on its pre-clinical results, unique mechanism of action and synergistic effect with other anti-HCV compounds, we are very hopeful that BL-8020 will enhance the effectiveness of other available hepatitis C treatments, thereby significantly improving hepatitis C care. We look forward to the partial results from the Phase 1/2 trial expected towards the beginning of 2014."
BioLineRx is currently conducting a Phase 1/2, open-label study at two sites in France to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of BL-8020 in patients infected with HCV. The study will include up to 32 HCV-infected patients of any genotype who have previously failed or relapsed following treatment with the standard-of-care. BL-8020 is a proprietary oral, fixed-dose combination treatment composed of Ribavirin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). The primary endpoint of the study is to evaluate the effect of a 16-week combination therapy with Ribavirin and HCQ. The study is specifically designed to allow intra-subject analysis, in order to determine the extent to which HCQ enhances Ribavirin's antiviral activity.
About BL-8020
BL-8020 is a proprietary fixed-dose combination treatment composed of Ribavirin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Efficacy results in replicon assays, as well as in ex-vivo infected human liver samples, showed a time and dose-dependent inhibitory effect of BL-8020 on HCV replication and infectivity. In addition, a synergistic effect with other anti-HCV agents was observed in these models. This effect on other therapies is likely to increase their potency and reduce the numerous adverse effects often associated with these drugs by reducing their effective doses. BL-8020 targets the infected host cells and inhibits HCV induced autophagy in the host. This unique mechanism of action differentiates BL-8020 from other currently used anti-HCV agents in its potential pan genotypic activity and high genetic barrier to resistance (low susceptibility for drug-resistant mutations to be developed by the virus). BL-8020 was licensed under a worldwide, exclusive agreement from Genoscience, a French company focused on viral disease therapeutics. It was developed as an anti-viral therapy by Professor Philippe Halfon, Co-Founder and President of Genoscience and a world-renowned scientist for his work on HIV, HPV (human papilloma virus causing cervical cancer) and hepatitis.
About Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C infection is a blood-borne infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) which becomes chronic in about 85% of cases. According to a 2011 report from Decision Resources, about 180 million people worldwide are chronically infected with HCV. In addition, HCV infection is the leading cause of liver transplantation and is a risk factor for liver cancer. The global hepatitis market was estimated at $6 billion in 2011 and is forecasted to grow to $20 billion by the end of the decade.
About BioLineRx
BioLineRx is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical development company dedicated to building a portfolio of products for unmet medical needs, as well as those with advantages over currently available therapies. The Company in-licenses novel compounds primarily from academic institutions and biotech companies based in Israel, develops them through pre-clinical and/or clinical stages, and then partners with pharmaceutical companies for advanced clinical development and/or commercialization.
BioLineRx's current portfolio consists of a variety of clinical and pre-clinical projects, including: BL-1040 for prevention of pathological cardiac remodeling following a myocardial infarction, which has been out-licensed to Ikaria Inc. and is in the midst of a pivotal CE-Mark registration trial; BL-5010 for non-surgical removal of skin lesions, which is expected to commence a pivotal CE-mark registration trial in late 2013; BL-8040 for treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematological cancers, which is in the midst of a Phase 2 study; and BL-7010 for celiac disease, which is expected to commence a Phase 1/2 study in late 2013.
For more information on BioLineRx, please visit www.biolinerx.com or download the investor relations mobile device app, which allows users access to the Company's SEC documents, press releases, and events. BioLineRx's IR app is available on the iTunes App Store as well as the Google Play Store.
Various statements in this release concerning BioLineRx's future expectations, including specifically those related to the development and commercialization of BL-8020, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include words such as "may," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," and "intends," and describe opinions about future events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BioLineRx to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks are: changes in relationships with collaborators; the impact of competitive products and technological changes; risks relating to the development of new products; and the ability to implement technological improvements. These and other factors are more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of BioLineRx's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2013. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent BioLineRx's views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. BioLineRx does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.
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New Season, New Ride For Nava
The old beat-up truck is history.
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After receiving no signing bonus and earning a meager $1,100 a month when he joined the Red Sox organization in 2008, Daniel Nava finally made a few bucks last year when he spent more than two months in the big leagues. The 27-year-old outfielder didn't go on an off-season spending spree, but did make one significant purchase.
"You know the truck that I had right?" Nava told me. "The one that everyone made fun of? I had a red, '95 GMC pickup that was completely breaking down, and I went out and got a new car because my mom was even making fun of me. She said, 'Hey Daniel, are you going to drive that truck across country?' Last year I did, so I said, 'Actually, I think I might.' And she goes, 'Do you think that truck will make it? It's kind of old and it sucks.' When your mom starts making fun of your car, you know that it's time to move on and look for something else. So I gave that car to my brother and went out and got something for myself. That was my only purchase."
For the record, the new ride isn't exactly a Lexus or Escalade.
"I got an '08 Dodge Charger," Nava said. "It's got four doors which I've never had before, so I can actually put things in the backseat or the trunk. Little things like that are funny to me because when you have a truck you don't have a trunk, so I was like, 'I have a trunk – this is awesome.'"
The Charger is enough of an upgrade that Daniel had it shipped to Florida instead of driving cross-country. Nava is already in Ft. Myers and began working out at the Red Sox spring training complex last week.
"I got out here on Monday night (January 31st), and that's the norm for me," Nava told me. "When I first came out here I was trying to make a minor league squad back in '08, and I've stuck to the idea of getting in here as soon as I can.
"I'm here with a bunch of other guys – Ryan Kalish is here, Doubront, Papelbon has also been out here, and a bunch of other guys as well. There's a Fantasy Camp going on, so we mold our schedule around what they're doing. We usually come out around 10:00 and play catch, take batting practice, fly balls, and do a little conditioning. It's pretty light, but I think that's the way it should be when you're just getting back into spring training mode."
Last year, the switch-hitting Californian batted .289/.372/.458 with 10 HR and 48 RBI in 77 games with Pawtucket, and .242/.351/.360 with 1 HR and 26 RBI in 60 games with Boston. His rise from former team manager at Santa Clara University to starting left fielder for the Boston Red Sox was one of most remarkable stories in sports in 2010, and it's a tale he shared in several speaking engagements this winter.
"I did get an opportunity to share the story of what's taken place at some schools and the church I attend back home, and that's something that I really enjoyed," Daniel said. "I know when I was the underdog in high school or college and I heard athletes and other people come and talk, I loved hearing that stuff because I was trying to hold on to any hope that I could get. To be able to come full circle and do that for other people was kind of ironic. All I did was simply share my story and what I believe in. It was cool to see the response that I got from people. Obviously not everyone had the same reaction, but some people approached me and said, 'I do see some hope.' That was really cool."
Nava finished last season in Boston, but could begin this season back in Pawtucket following the Red Sox off-season signing of free agent Carl Crawford and the anticipated return of injured outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron.
"To be honest, I'm glad that we got (Crawford) because I know that he's going to help the team and whether that means that I'm up there more or less, I know that I still have to go out there and do my job," Nava told me. "Throughout the whole course of me coming up through the minors and making it to the big leagues, I've tried to keep that simple approach. Go out there and do your job and things will fall into place. Personally, I think it's going to be awesome for the Sox because it gives them a better chance to make the playoffs, so I can't worry about whether that might take playing time from me. That's not how I think or how I operate, so why start now?"
In other words, Daniel's car has changed, but his attitude hasn't.
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SEGA announced their PAX Prime lineup which consists of nine playable titles, one of which is currently an unannounced game.
Leading the lineup are two of SEGA's blockbuster titles Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and Aliens: Colonial Marines. SEGA will also be showing off several digital titles including Jet Set Radio, Hell Yea! – Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, The Cave, NiGHTS into dreams, and Sonic Adventure 2.
Also making its Western debut will be popular multiplayer online role playing game, Phantasy Star Online 2, which launched to more than 730,000 players in less than one month in Japan.
Topping it all off will be one currently unannounced digital title.
SEGA can be found in booths 242 and 252 at PAX in Seattle, Washington, from August 31 through September 2, 2012.


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George-Pierre necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
4th and Goal
I am a 28 year old entrepreneur that has opened a Sports Bar attached to my restaurant (SandwichU.com, please see logo). I run very clean cut businesses focused on customer service and product, that is not an understatement. The bar itself is pretty modern and is up to date as far as electronics, pos systems, and cameras. I have a passion for all sports as do my workers and my customers. This is my first time using this web site and I hope it works out well.
The sports bar 4th and Goal just opened this past Wednesday. It is located in Morgantown West Virginia, home of the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The bar is attached to my restaurant Sandwich University which is color themed in support of the University, blue and gold. The bar on the other hand is color themed based on the local favorite professional team the Pittsburgh Steelers, matte black and gold. The bar also has a turf floor in the representation of a sports field. Currently there are nine 46" HD TV's with plans of seven more to come. We are a 21+ bar focused on the more mature crowd. The bartenders are very well trained and experienced and the girls will be known as "The Go For It Girls".
Any designs must be clean cut. Please see sandwichu.com and see the logo. That logo's color changes depending on what college a franchisee opens at.
The name of the bar needs to be the most important feature of the logo. Football needs to be shown in the logo but obviously all sports will be shown at the bar.
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Victoria Holder has done a number of nursing jobs throughout her 21-year career, from palliative care to the emergency room. But what she's really looking forward to is her newest venture into perioperative (operating room) nursing.
Holder, an emergency room nurse at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, is jokingly referred to by her colleagues as the "Big T Thrill Seeker" because she loves to take on a challenge. So it's no surprise to anyone that she decided to go through the perioperative nursing program at Algonquin College in Ottawa.
"In ER, we spend a lot of time preparing patients for surgery," she says. "I thought it would be nice to see what goes on at the other end of things."
Now that's she's completed her on-site training, what she appreciates most about the job is the opportunity to work with patients in their most vulnerable moments. "They're trusting you to keep them safe and putting a lot of responsibility in your hands. It's totally different from other nursing jobs."
Having been in perioperative nursing for over 25 years, Karen Frenette, nurse manager, surgical suite at Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst, N.B., and president of Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC), says it's the excitement of working in a fast-paced environment that drives her interest in the field. "I never get tired of that adrenalin rush."
Nurses interested in the field typically need to complete a postgraduate program offered through a college or hospital, she says. Programs combine self-directed studies with on-site lab work in a simulated operating room environment, finishing off with a supervised practicum in a hospital operating room.
Algonquin College in Ottawa offers perioperative programs for both registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPNs). RNs can qualify as circulating or scrub nurses, while practical nurses are primarily trained for the scrub role.
The circulator serves as a manager in the OR, essentially responsible for the areas outside the sterile field (e.g. bringing in patients, assisting in the preparation, patient charting, etc.). Scrubs are responsible for things like the instruments and supplies inside the sterile field during surgical procedures.
Algonquin students are required to complete 344 hours of online training, as well as four hours of on-site lab work every two weeks, capped off with 150 hours of a clinical practicum, where they work in an actual operating room monitored by supervisors.
Some schools also offer specialty courses for nurses interested in moving into more advanced roles. A qualified registered first nurse assistant (RFNA) for example, serves as a surgeon's assistant, performing such jobs as closures and harvesting veins. Another specialty is an anesthesia assistant (AA).
There are certain elements applicants to the program seem to have in common, says Debra Clendinneng, co-ordinator for the perioperative emergency room and critical care nursing program at Algonquin. "Anyone interested in this field tends to be very enthusiastic, outgoing, and detail oriented. They also enjoy working in a fast paced environment and are very strong critical thinkers."
The key thing in perioperative nursing is that they really are part of a team and have to work with surgeons and anesthetists on an ongoing basis, Frenette says. The work is also unpredictable. "You often have to move very quickly, so you need the confidence to get the job done efficiently and move on. And you have to be able to deal with families through tragedies and joyful times."
It's definitely a different kind of nursing, she adds. "It may not be the right choice for someone who really likes to develop close relationships with clients, for example."
Gaining proficiency in the OR also takes time and patience, she cautions. "You can't just jump in and get comfortable quickly. There's a lot to learn. It can take up to a year and a half before you get really proficient, so you have to be prepared to put in the time."
Considering all the factors, Frenette says she loves being in a role where she can be an agent of change. "This type of work really does become a passion. You other love it or leave it."


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EMC and Maginatics Join Forces
October 28, 2014
We are delighted to announce that EMC and Maginatics are joining forces. EMC is the leader in delivering solutions that enable the world to store, manage and leverage data. Maginatics is a leader in distributed, cloud-enabled storage. This powerful combination opens the door to countless enhancements of existing product lines and the eventual creation of new lines of business that will address rapidly evolving customer needs.
We founded Maginatics to bridge traditional data centers and newly emerging cloud-backed, software-defined architectures. Working together with EMC, we see the chance to realize our joint vision quickly and at limitless scale, delivering far-reaching benefits to the world's largest IT customer community. We look forward to contributing to the business success that EMC enables for its customers and partners through its industry-leading innovation, service and support.
We wish to extend our gratitude to everyone who's been a part of this journey with us. Above all, we want to reiterate our excitement at joining the EMC family and our commitment to helping the company you already know and love to deliver even greater value in the months and years ahead.
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Consider volunteering at your local library in some capacity. Our libraries have taken a devastating budget hit and are looking even more to the community to assist them in continuing programs through volunteerism. This article below from Maria Benac includes the need for volunteers for the Homework Help Centers offered by the library.
From The Beacon: Library works to help make a difference to children
By Maria Benac
July is filled with a host of special designations. There's National Blueberries Month, National "Doghouse Repairs" Month and National Ice Cream Month, to name a few. There is, however, one celebration that tugs at the heart of every reader and prompts inner reflection — Make a Difference to Children Month. This celebration is to remind adults about the many ways they can positively make a difference in the lives of youth.
A few suggestions include committing to do one special thing with a child that will enrich his life, supporting an organization that focuses on children's needs or speaking with your elected leaders and asking them to make children a priority in policy and budget issues. There are many local organizations with volunteer opportunities geared toward making a difference in a child's life.
For the past 15 years the Beaufort County Library System has sponsored free Homework Help Centers after school in the public libraries. Patricia Porter is the Homework Center coordinator and founder of the program for Beaufort County. Beginning this fall, Homework Help will be offered for students in first through 12th grades at most of the public library branches.
In order to meet the demand for this new group of students, the library will need lots of volunteers. Everyone will be trained by a licensed education professional, and the participants will help provide outcome-based measurements to ensure quality education mentorship. The volunteer calendar for the Homework Help for the upcoming school year begins Sept. 12 and continues through May.
So while schools are getting ready for the fall, July is the perfect time for the rest of us to prepare ourselves to assist these young folks. Don't let the opportunity to help someone younger go as quickly as the fading sound of the ice cream truck as it trundles down the street.
For more information about how to volunteer with the Beaufort County Library System, visit the Reference Department at your local branch library or go to www.beaufort [1] countylibrary.org. For more information about how you or your organization can promote National Make A Difference to Children Month, contact Kim Ratz at email@example.com [2].


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+Planners present roundabout project to residents
FDOT hears from residents who live near the first two proposed roundabouts on U.S. 41.
+The ins and outs of Common Core State Standards
Manatee County Schools' innovation and design 'team' works to install a new way of learning.
+Iwo Jima: A survivor's story
At 98, Marty Samowitz is the oldest-known Iwo Jima survivor. Feb. 19 will mark 68 years since the start of the pivotal World War II battle.
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Throughout The Creators Project event series, we've been screening ODDSAC, a stunningly haunting visual album created by experimental video artist Danny Perez and Animal Collective. The piece was the result of four years of collaboration between Perez and the band, and its release came at the beginning of a very different year for Animal Collective.
The band took the year off from touring, choosing to focus on individual projects instead, but also, taking time to hit the road with ODDSAC and further their collaboration with Perez. In many ways, this year was one focused on the visual, as opposed to the audio work the band is known for. As they toured and talked about ODDSAC all over the world, they expanded their visual work into the realm of art installations with the debut of another project with Perez, Transverse Temporal Gyrus, at the Guggenheim museum in NYC.
Throughout their journey, we've been excited to see the new frontiers the band and Perez have continuously pushed their work into, so, when we heard that they were invited to the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen to screen ODDSAC and present an installation of the work at the National Gallery of Denmark, we jumped at the chance to get a deeper look at this fascinating creative partnership.
While there, Perez and the band not only showcased the installation and screening of ODDSAC, they also programmed a series of films, premiered new work Perez created for Panda Bear, and even added a live component with a show from Deakin and a DJ set from Avey Tare. It was, as they said in their own words, a peak into what their entire world is like. And it is, in a word, trippy.
If you're hungry for more ODDSAC-worthy oddness from Perez and Animal Collective, check out these four opening trailers Perez and the Animal Collective boys made to introduce some of their favorite films at CPH:DOX this month:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
Crystal Voyager:
Allures + Whitney Brothers: Six Shorts


text: Wickr is a free app for Apple iOS devices designed to send self-destructing messages and media while leaving no trace. Users of the app can send free text, photo, video, voice and PDFs to other Wickr users. The company recently added the ability to send documents and video from DropBox. It also supports file-storage services Google Drive and Box. Encrypted messages are deleted from the device by overwriting the data.


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Designers van over de hele wereld zenden creatieve ontwerpen in voor sunrisedesigners in gecodeerde website ontwerpen - custom.
Mimi shopping, this will be left running long but we will be picking winners asap as soon as you submit
No tagline
Desired Color Scheme:
red/grey or pink/grey
Desired Style:
shiny, simple and cartoonish the use of extensive vectors)
Accepted File Formats:
Hi, there thank you for visiting our contest allow us to introduce ourselves, sunrise designers, we currently need to outsource work to freelance workers we also have a job which involves $6,000 - however lets get the first one out the way
Mimi shopping
Mimi shopping allows users to set up their own e-commerce shop e.g. http://www.mimi.com/user13dnetc, where they then list products they have to sell; the site is rather a lot like online auctions but without the bidding process.
Some features that will be there
e.g. feedback, report users
Mimi shopping will cover all areas; from antiques to Illegal goods however the web should not be dodgy looking but a rather simple clean pinkish /grey web design feel.
I must stress the simplicity of this project, the majority of the website should be grey with the logo being pink or red
Logo on the top left,
Buttons in the middle, two rows
Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons
Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons
Websites they like: http://www.play.com ease of use
Amazon topics they cover
http://www.2co.com good looking
More design detail,
Logo on the left,
Buttons (by this I mean categories e.g. Games) in the middle,
Front page Pictures of products
Categories on the far left below
A banner on the right
Products in the middle
When you search for a product, it should be listed search engine style but with medium sized pictures on the left
Users control panel will also need a little bit remodifying!
When you click on the product it will be like eBay auctions where there are description of the product
We want to speed the process up by making a sample, design it fully then payment. We do not wish to waste anybody's time
Winner will then finish the project and be paid;
We will ensure that we give you good feedback, the contest is long running but will be picking winners when entries are submitted. The design needs to be coded, not the scripts.
To be precise we are not sure whether it needs to be coded In PHP but we should also be prepared for the worst meaning it is preferable but not nesscessary.
The whole shop should be simple, good looking and most of all easy to use.
Whats not acceptable - being a web design firm the use of templates is prohibited for the following reasons, clients are paying you to build you a website not buy a 50$ website and put it on the web
Thank you in advance, any questions are welcome.
If you are interested in the $6,000 which the design is similar and easier but requires more intensive coding just pm us!


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When Purdue coach Matt Painter looks at Illinois, he sees a big problem named Meyers Leonard.
When Purdue coach Matt Painter looks at Illinois, he sees a big problem named Meyers Leonard.
"They're a totally different team than last year," Painter said of the Illini, whose men's basketball team will visit his Boilermakers in Mackey Arena on Saturday at 3 p.m. CST. "They've added the post who can really play. Meyers Leonard is one of the best bigs in the country, and he has reshaped their team, offensively."
As a 7-foot-1 sophomore, Leonard has begun to figure out how to combine his skill, athleticism and passion into a focused force. After playing only 8 minutes per game as a freshman - and many of those minutes in a state of awkward confusion - Leonard is playing almost 30 minutes now and making the most of them. He averages 13.9 points and 8.4 rebounds.
Defensively, he has blocked 36 shots in 14 games and altered, or simply scared off, uncounted dozens of others.
"He can hurt you a lot of different ways," Painter said. "He's a very good passer from the high post. He can shoot from the perimeter. He can drive the ball, shoot over either shoulder, pass over either shoulder."
In other words, Leonard presents the Boilermakers with one giant headache.
But the grab for the aspirin bottle is a two-sided affair.
When Illini coach Bruce Weber looks at Purdue, he sees bogeymen everywhere: 6-9 senior forward and 2009-10 all-America Robbie Hummel,quick-driving guards Lewis Jackson and Kelsey Barlow, half a dozen Boilermakers who can shoot 3-pointers effectively.
Hummel, who sat out last season after undergoing two ACL repair surgeries in 2010, leads Purdue in scoring (17.4) and rebounding (6.3)and those intangibles like leadership, smarts and toughness. His assist-to-turnover ratio is 2-1, and he has blocked 20 shots.
"Robbie Hummel is a little slowed up, but he still has great numbers and just gives you a tough matchup," Weber said. "He can do a lot of different things."
The overriding concern for Illinois, though, will be defensing those3-pointers. The Illini's defense inside and in pressure situations has been solid. Against the 3, it has been merely average, with opponents hitting 35 percent of their attempts.
"We need to get back to basics of good rotations," Weber said.
Purdue won its Big Ten road opener this week, at Iowa. Now it'sIllinois' turn for a road test, at a place that has not been kind to the Illini.
"When we go to Purdue, there's always one stretch in the second half where they seem to turn it up and flip the switch," Weber said.
The Illini have to figure out how to get to the switch first and disable it.
Kirk Wessler can be reached at email@example.com.
3 p.m. CST, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind., ESPN2
F Tyler Griffey Jr. 6-8 6.5 4.5
C Meyers Leonard So. 7-1 13.9 8.4
G Brandon Paul Jr. 6-4 12.0 4.6
G D.J. Richardson Jr. 6-3 14.2 3.0
G Sam Maniscalco Sr. 6-0 10.6 2.4
F Robbie Hummel Sr. 6-8 17.4 6.3
F Jacob Lawson Fr. 6-8 4.2 2.9
G Kelsey Barlow Jr. 6-5 8.4 4.2
G Lewis Jackson Sr. 5-9 10.4 3.6
G Ryne Smith Sr. 6-3 10.6 2.9
Stop Purdue's 3-point attack and pound the ball inside to Leonard.
Cut off Leonard and drive the ball to the rim.
NOTEWORTHY: Purdue leads the series 93-84 and has won the last five.Illinois last won at Mackey Arena in 2008. ... Illini redshirt sophomore guard Joseph Bertrand has come off the bench to score 32 points over the past two games, against Missouri and Minnesota. ... Illinois center Meyers Leonard is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week. ... Purdue sophomore forward Sandi Mercius, who has started seven games, is nursing a calf injury and Boilermakers coach Matt Painter says he does not expect Mercius to play.
PREDICTION: Purdue 68, Illinois 63


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Kumamoto (熊本) is the capital of Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Kumamoto consists of two words, Kuma and Moto. Kuma means the terrain where lowland and highland are mixed. Moto means the center of the city. And its nickname is Hi No Kuni (fire country), because of the nearby giant volcano (Mt. Aso) and Mori no Miyako (capital of the forest).
Get in[edit]
By plane[edit]
Kumamoto has an airport, recently renamed the Aso-Kumamoto Airport. There are flights to and from Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita, Osaka Itami, Kansai International, Chubu International, Matsuyama, Naha, Amakusa, Shizuoka, and Seoul.
The airport is served by the airport limousine buses which make frequent (every 20 minutes most of the day) forty minute trips into town (¥730 to Kotsu main bus terminal, as of August 2016) and onto JR Kumamoto station. Returning to the airport, the bus leaves from platform 26 at Kotsu terminal. The visitor information center near Kumamoto Castle has the bus timetables including other stops where you can catch the bus.
If arriving at Fukuoka Airport, there is a highway express bus service (named Hinokuni-go) that will bring you to Kumamoto for ¥2000 and takes roughly 2 hours. Alternatively you can take the subway to Hakata Station and take the JR Kagoshima Line (see below).
By train[edit]
Kumamoto is a major stop on the Kyushu Shinkansen. Trains run several times per hour from Hakata station in Fukuoka (40-50 minutes, ¥4990) and Kagoshima (50-60 minutes, ¥6760). Hourly Sakura services connect Kumamoto to stations on the San'yo Shinkansen: Hiroshima is about 1 hr 45 min away (¥12970), Okayama 2 hr 30 min (¥16230) and Osaka 3 hr 20 min (¥18020). Faster Mizuho services also run during the morning and evening hours, but Japan Rail Pass holders cannot use Mizuho trains.
From Tokyo, Kumamoto can be reached by train (a combination of Nozomi and either Sakura or Tsubame) in as little as 6 hours. Japan Rail Pass users can travel from Tokyo to Kumamoto in 7 hours using a combination of Hikari and Sakura trains.
Local trains from Fukuoka take 2 1/2 hours to reach Kumamoto (change in Omuta) at a cost of ¥2,070.
In addition to the central station, JR operates a second at Kamikumamoto just to the north, near the Fujisakidai baseball ground. Trams into the city centre also connect from here.
By ferry[edit]
If you're coming from Nagasaki, the numerous ferry services may be preferable. One such route invloves travelling via Shimabara. Take the JR line from Nagasaki city through to Isahaya then switch to the private Shimabara line. Its not JR but don't go through the ticket gate to get there, its tucked away on Platform 0 (yes, in Kyushu they count from zero, go figure) and you buy your tickets from the rather inquisitive drivers on the train. Two ferries depart towards Kumamoto from different ports along this line but the most convenient is likely the one from Shimabara Port itself direct to Kumamoto Port. Walking maps from the stations to the ports are scrawled at each train station. After a rather scenic 30-60 minute cruise, you'll have to connect to a bus to actually reach central Kumamoto city.
That's 4 modes of transport in total and the times don't always match up, so allow perhaps 4 hours for the journey unless you carefully plan it out using one of the big transport books at JR Nagasaki's ticket counter. It's all in there somewhere, I promise. Expect the entire trip to only set you back roughly 2500 yen, most of which goes to the Shimabara train company despite being the shortest leg. English-language signage along this route is minimal. Incidentally, the final Kumamoto-bound ferries depart at 8PM daily, and one daily train reaches Shimabara a few minutes after that so don't get caught out.
Get around[edit]
Transportation within Kumamoto City and some of its neighboring towns is accomplished through a fairly extensive bus system and a simple two-line tram system. City day passes are available that can be used on both the bus system and tram lines.
By tram[edit]
One tram line runs from Kumamoto Station and the other from Kami-Kumamoto Station. They meet near the downtown area and run east to Kengun Machi. One trip costs ¥170 (August 2016), but there is also a day pass which allows you to enter certain sights with a discount.
By bus[edit]
Buses run fairly regularly from stops through Kumamoto City. Kotsu Center, the main bus terminal, is located near the downtown area (just nestled in the few blocks between Kumamoto castle and the nightlife districts) and is easily reached by taking the tram to the Kotsu Center-mae stop.
By bike[edit]
Kumamoto is a comfortable city to ride around. For reference, it takes about 30 minutes by get to Kumamoto Gakuen University from Kamikumamoto.
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There are some unique traditional foods in Kumamoto.
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Being a large city, Kumamoto has its fair share of alternative sleeping options for the non-discerning traveller willing to camp out anywhere.
There are a tonne of business hotels scattered around the city with most clustered either near the JR central station, or in the nightlife district in and around Sun Road, Fuji and Ginza. Some even have outlets at both. Follow the neon signs.
There are a couple of further business hotels located in and around the central bus terminal (about two blocks from the nightlife district) including a hotel upstairs in the bus plaza itself, and a Dormy Inn directly opposite.
There are several around Kumamoto and are conveniently located. The rooms are small but have everything, including free internet. The staff are courteous and helpful and tolerant of English speaking guests. Breakfast was good. It is great value. You can book on the internet but can only book a certain time in advance. Suido cho one is well placed for tourists to Kumamoto. [6]
Get out[edit]
Travelers would probably not want to spend too long in the city, and may prefer to enjoy the wide range of natural surroundings within easy reach of the city.


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Jack Gladney teaches Hitler studies at a liberal arts college in Middle America where his colleagues include New York expatriates who want to immerse themselves in "American magic and dread." Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, bound by their love, fear of death, and four ultramodern offspring, navigate the usual rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism.
Then a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives, an "airborne toxic event" unleashed by an industrial accident. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladney family–radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmerings–pulsing with life, yet heralding the danger of death.


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St. Thomas / St. John Facts
Setting: St. Thomas, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, lies 1,100 miles south of Miami and is the busier, more sophisticated island. St. John, a three-mile/20-minute ferry ride from St. Thomas, is very laid-back. Both are beautiful.
Attractions: Turquoise seas, white beaches, craggy cliffs, and lush mountains. Easy access to sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing, and hiking. Temperatures range from high-80s in winter to mid-90s in summer, with pleasant tropical breezes.
Drawbacks: Isolation, and high cost of living. Airfares to and from St. Thomas (no airport on St. John) are fairly expensive year-round. Aside from the government and the tourism industry, big on-island employers are few. St. Thomas and St. John fall within the June-November hurricane belt, though the government is adept at dealing with storms.
Housing Options: There are very few beachfront homes, as most of the shore is occupied by commercial real estate, but sea views are easy to find because both islands are mountainous. Many folks live in traditional West Indies-style houses. Made of concrete, they're typically two levels, each considered a house (like a duplex). St. Thomas has more range and selection, with many condominium complexes that rent and sell. On St. John, much of the housing market is set aside for weekly villa rentals, and nearly two-thirds of the island is a national park.
Your Next-door Neighbors: A government official, a waitress, a resort management executive, an artist, an entrepreneur, trust-fund boomers. While the islands have drawn many retirees from the mainland, in recent years federal tax benefits designed to attract businesses are beginning to draw more corporate professionals (and young families).
What It Costs: On St. Thomas, a comfortable two- to three-bedroom house in a good neighborhood, with a water view, will start at about $225,000. On St. John, prices start at $300,000. St. Thomas' Water Point, a gated community with private beach on the east end, is selling three- and four-bedroom houses in the $1.15 million range.
Where You'd Spend Free Time: Rent a boat for the day and skim over to one of the nearby British Virgin Islands, such as Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, or Virgin Gorda. Local watersports companies operate group-oriented boat trips, from snorkeling voyages to sightseeing excursions. Go beach-bumming at St. Thomas' Magens Bay or any of St. John's numerous gorgeous beaches.
(published 2001)


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SANDY, Utah — For the first time this season, Real Salt Lake's Sebastian Velasquez got on the field in a game on Saturday.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who has been rehabbing a hamstring injury he suffered in training just before the regular season began, was a 73rd-minute substitute in Philadelphia, entering in place of Luke Mulholland. Just eight minutes later, he set up the play that led to RSL's second goal in the 2-2 tie, navigating past a pair of Union defenders to deliver the ball to Javier Morales, who set up Kyle Beckerman for the go-ahead strike.
"It felt amazing," Velasquez told MLSsoccer.com. "After such a long time to be off the field, it felt great to finally get an opportunity to play. Luckily, I was able to contribute on one of the goals."
RSL coach Jeff Cassar sounded impressed by the midfielder's progress, telling reporters after the match that "Sebastian is looking better and better all the time."
Velasquez is just one of a slew of Salt Lake players trying to fight their way back from injuries; 14 members of the 28-man roster have missed at least one game due to injury, and the season is only six games old.
Velasquez may not start against Portland on Saturday (9:30 pm ET, MLS LIVE), but he could come off the bench again.
"Right now, I'm just looking to get fit and get my confidence back," he said. "Any chance you get, after not seeing the ball for such a long time, you get the ball on your feet, [and] you just want to do what you know how to do. That's the mentality I came out with."
Velasquez did not look exactly like himself, however. His hair was pretty much, well, normal – no unusual bits shaved out or unusual colors added. He says that's not going to last for long.
"It does look a little bit normal right now," Velasquez said. "I'm just letting it grow again. I'm going to grow the rat tail back, but do something a little different this time. It'll be something exciting to see once this is done and grown out. I've got plans for the future."


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Moderator: Cartographers
DJENRE wrote:Also, after saving my work, when I reopen the file, I don't see the different layers, only one mixed with all. And I can't found the solution.
It always tell me something like "PNG cannot handle the layers" (translation from french)
DJENRE wrote:But the main problem is that I use the french version so I have to found all tools by myself...
And some tools which are on your version don't show on mine.
natty_dread wrote:Attention everyone who reads this tutorial!
If there's any particular graphical method that you would like demonstrated in tutorial form, post it here and I can consider including it in the next part.
kengyin wrote:how about military/space type computer screen, hard to describe in words but you can easily picture it if you know what it is, you know like in those movies where you have like the screens with flashing buttons and static and green text and stuff. another thing would be, how to make mountains, i suck at mountains and i would imagine that most new people would also, those mountains in transsib look cool
DJENRE wrote:Also, maybe you should teach people how to do nice borders for bonuses. I mean borders when you explain how bonuses work. instead a plain line, we could draw some nice borders in the style we want.
DJENRE wrote:If u have some money left natty, please offer me a pen tablet too...
maybe you should teach people how to do nice borders for bonuses. I mean borders when you explain how bonuses work. instead a plain line, we could draw some nice borders in the style we want.
ManBungalow wrote:When I want to draw a freehand curved line on GIMP I find a circular brush (size dependant on purpose), and click where one end of the line will be. Then I hold the shift key down and click a little to the side, then again a little bit more. By taking small steps between each click and holding shift all the time, it makes quite a nice curve. This gives more control and is generally neater than drawing freehand.
Very nice tutorial, Natty.
natty_dread wrote:If you are refering to the trace layer, all of the land area is coloured black, both playable and non-playable areas. The playable/non-playable distinction is made later.
natty_dread wrote:Well since your map is about the Vietnam war which was in the 70s... futuristic military screens probably weren't available back then.
Making them is pretty simple, but I think you might want to think of something else for your map... perhaps maps and charts, papers with "top secret" stamps on them?
natty_dread wrote:maybe you should teach people how to do nice borders for bonuses. I mean borders when you explain how bonuses work. instead a plain line, we could draw some nice borders in the style we want.
Bonus borders are already explained in the tutorial. Perhaps you mean territory borders? Territory borders will be explained in the next part.
kengyin wrote:for territory borders i just used the lasso tool and stroke just as with the bonus borders, i would just do the borders of say one territory then loop it behind the bonus borders such that it isnt visible and on the way back do another border as well then just join it back up, and sometimes i had to cut across the map and simply erase that part of the unwanted lines, crude but hardly noticeable
DJENRE wrote: No I meant to add nice borders for the zone where you're explaining bonuse (e.g. on my switzerland map, the square for languages, instead to do a plain white square, we could add nice borders). Do we have to found it on web and save it as a brush? Or do u have another method?
Is there any way to curve the text?
Also, how can you draw like road or trail on map? I didn't found any way to do a nice one? see switzerland map, in bern region, I don't like it .
Last one, I'm not really happy with possibilities into the pattern tab. If I want to fill a region with little circles (or line or stars) to show some bonuses for example, I can't. There are only 2 options : line (tight or not). I mean to fill a territory with something but keeping the background color. DO you know what I mean? Where can I found new patterns?
Riskismy wrote:Excellent tutorial Natty! Many thanks.
Not sure if you've done maps 'from scratch' (no map or image to start from), but you probably have, so I'd be very interested in any experiences or tips you could provide in this area. I gather the process is more or less the same; make bonus areas, borders, keep them on separate layers and so on, but it would be nice to include tips for these kinds of maps imo.
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The Flames win over the Capitals yesterday was an unlikely one. Unlikely because of the gap between the two teams in the standings. Unlikely because Washington is the highest scoring team in the league and the Flames are…not. Unlikely because of Calgary's ineptitude leading into the contest. Not a lot of folks would have put money on the Flames yesterday and for good reason.
They did win though. I guess. They jumped on a flat team with some shoddy netminding to build up a lead and then spent the rest of the contest getting their heads positively beaten in. By the third, the Flames were on a perpetual penalty kill; the shots were 20-2 in favor of WAS and the corsi was even more embarrassing (-43). To put that latter number in context, it's the biggest differential I've personally ever seen in a game involving the Flames, and most of it occurred in the third (-37). That's the type of outshooting you'd expect to see between an NHL and AHL squad. Awful.
Sure the Flames were playing for the second straight afternoon and they were facing a high powered club in their own barn. But that's just not a sound way to win a hockey game. Luckily, the difference between Kipper and Theodore was enough to preserve the win, but the manner in which the Flames stumbled to the finish line yesterday simply re-affirmed the fact that they are not a playoff caliber team this year.
That said, there were some decent performances, including the "second line" of Bourque, Backlund and Kotalik. Bourque mainly drove the results with the trio finishing with 6 points and a +9. Backlund held his own (as much as any Flame did in this contest) in 11 minutes of ice which a positive sign.
Three Stars
1.) Rene Bourque
2.) Alex Ovechkin
3.) Miikka Kiprusoff
The Big Hit
Eric Nystrom caught Mike Green with a big open ice hit midway through the contest
The Big Save
The entire third period. Really, it would be tough to choose amongst the multiple stops Kipper made in the final frame.
What it means
The Flames are now 4 back of the 8th placed Colorado Avalanche. They can narrow that gap on Friday when the two teams meet for the last time this year.
What's Next
Flames come back home on Wednesday to face the Phoenix Coyotes


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Speaking in front of 5300 attendees at the sold-out Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) here at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson used his keynote session to announce that System Center 2012 has been released, and that Windows Server '8' has been officially renamed to Windows Server 2012.
In a prepared statement released in conjunction with his keynote address, Anderson stressed the central role that System Center 2012 plays with creating, managing, and deploying the private cloud integration.
"Cloud computing gives IT professionals an opportunity to increase their strategic value to their businesses while building new skills," Anderson said. "Microsoft's private cloud solutions help IT professionals become cloud innovators for their companies, managing and delivering the applications people need to be productive across private, hybrid and public clouds."
My colleague Jason Bovberg has also posted a bit about today's news, specifically discussing how System Center 2012 is helping transform the data center.
Reactions from IT pros about the news from the show (at least from my informal sampling on Twitter) seemed to be positive, with @rbergin tweeting that he would have called Windows Server '8' something more grandiose. "I would have called it Windows Awesome - or Windows 'Say Hello to my Little friend' VMware and Citrix.'" Twitter user @rogertruss tweeted "RT @jeffjames3 - Windows Server 2012 + System Center 2012 = Sleepless nights for VMware?» lets keep our fingers crossed."
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Editor's note: The following Johnson City Press story is the sixth in a series of six daily features profiling the 2013 ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame class, leading up to the induction ceremony Sunday at the Millennium Center in Johnson City. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., and tickets may be purchased by calling 423-439-4343 . ETSUBucs.com is providing an excerpt from each day's story courtesy of the Johnson City Press.
By TREY WILLIAMS
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Mike Smith had a nose for the football, a head for the game and an undersized body willing to shoulder the load at middle linebacker.
Smith, who will be inducted into the ETSU Hall of Fame today, made an East Tennessee State record 186 tackles as a senior in 1981. The sixth-year Atlanta Falcons' head coach also led the Buccaneers with 120 stops in '80. It's ETSU's highest two-year total, and was recorded by a player that some say was generously listed at 6-foot, 200 pounds.
"If you'd looked at Smitty, size wise, you would not have thought he played linebacker – middle linebacker, at that," said ETSU Hall of Famer Donnie Cook, an All-American defensive back. "I was a safety and I weighed more than he did. But I sure didn't want to hit him, because he came with it; he used his entire body. He would hit you with weight you didn't think he had."
Former Bucs assistant coaches Pete Kuharchek and Mike Hennigan graded the film the season Smith made 186 stops, and Kuharchek said the tally was accurate.
Smith missed the 1979 season with an injury, and coaches say he diligently studied film scouting opponents and was essentially an extra coach that season, which Smith fondly recalls being highlighted by a 35-0 rout of undefeated and nationally ranked Chattanooga.


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by Jody Kessler
As I walked out onto the field of the Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia, something was different right away. The fielders weren't wearing any gloves! That's right – as the team reenacts baseball from the 1860s and 1870s, one of the rules is "no gloves."
A slightly softer ball is used, and there are other different rules, but when you break it down it still resembles the sport we love and watch today. There is still a pitcher and a batter, but defense is a bit different as you field ground balls with your bare hands instead of gloves, which have been used since the beginning of the 20th century.
The club is the brainchild of Scott Alberts, of Upper Darby, an administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. He started the team five years ago, or, in other words, re-formed it as it existed in the 1860s and 1870s. It plays against teams from the mid-Atlantic states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Home games are played at Memorial Field in Fairmount Park by the Civil War monument.
There are a multitude of rules that players have to become familiar with. Overhand pitching had not been introduced yet, so the games feature underhand pitching. The batter and the pitcher each get a warning before balls and strikes are called. There are only three balls, but "no call" can be called if the arbiter (umpire) is not sure of the pitch.
Fouls do not count as strikes, but if a foul tip is caught – even on a bounce – the batter, or "striker," is out. Balls hit in play can also be caught on one bounce for an out, which takes some of the pressure off catching it with bare hands. Trees line the foul lines at Memorial Field, and the trees are in play, adding to the excitement with wild ricochets.
If a runner overruns first, he can be tagged out, so sliding into the bag is normal. Just like in modern baseball, leading and stealing is allowed, which there is a lot of because of the underhand pitching. One result of these vintage rules is that high scoring is normal – one team scored 30 runs last week.
The Philadelphia team has seven home games this year and will play eight games on the road. A national tournament is in the works to be played here as well. Women are encouraged to play, something they did in the 1860s and 1870s. The Athletics will be at the Haverford Township Society on June 5 (check www.havefordhistoricalsociety.org for more details).
New players are welcomed all the time. Even if you just want to show up and play an inning or so, that is allowed, but the team is actively recruiting players, including Chestnut Hill residents. I went as a reporter the first time, but loved it and was asked back as an arbiter (another name for a modern day umpire). I had a great time, dressing up with a boater hat and bow tie, umpiring the game and enjoying the camaraderie of the players. It is a great way to spend a Sunday as a baseball enthusiast. It's so neat and convenient having a league like this right in our backyard.
"It's very satisfying," Alberts said. "It's a sport, it's fun, its athletic, but also we get to wear these funny costumes and kind of nurse our history muscles a little bit. We're all history buffs and baseball fans, so it's more interesting to play this than modern baseball. It requires a little more research. There's a scholarship aspect to it.
"We have a good solid group of guys who play together, have fun with each other. It's a social club as well as a sports team. I want it to grow. We are always looking for new players and try to have it be a real experience.
Glyn Richards, of Elkton Eclipse, Md., who played against the Philly team last month, said, "It's a league where we may be past our prime, but we all love the history of the game itself, so we get together and recreate the history of the game and we try to do it as real to life as possible as we can. It's an enjoyable weekend activity for us, and we have fallen in love with it ever since."
When asked what the biggest difference is between modern baseball and the version they play, he said, "How your hands feel after the game!
It makes you a better fielder because you keep your eye on the ball the entire time," he added. "I love the camaraderie on both teams."


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Barack Obama - 50 Lies and Counting: Posted on Politicalforum. com -
Elections and Campaigns .
1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you
in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated
youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of
the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin
Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a
legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya.
It is the first widespread
violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her
daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews.
Not to mention, Christianity wouldnt allow her to have been one of 14 wives
to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and Baraka
(from which Barack came) means blessed in that language.
Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school,
where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31
years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as
Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces
(check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could
speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience -
LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn't even speak
the language.
What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, e xcept for Africa
(surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been
anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our
closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were
quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and
no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet
to find the article you mention in your book.
It doesnt, and never
did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life
has yet to find the article you mention in your book.
It doesnt, and never did, exist
15.) I Wont Run On A National Ticket In 08 - LIAR, here you are,
despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience
by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for
YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and
democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didnt write
it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from
start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by
your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly
because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state
bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all
the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part
of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens.
You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic
policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even
YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your own
supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR
bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow
Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution
vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the
destruction of Israel.
30.) I Am Not Acting As President Yet - LIAR, after the NAFTA Memo, a
dead terrorist in the FARC, in Colombia, was found with a letter
stating how you and he were working together on getting FARC recognized
31.) I Didnt Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to
run 8-12 times per day for two weeks - and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan - LIAR, no you didnt.
33.) I won Nevada - LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count - LIAR, you said let the delegates
35.) I Want Americans To Decide - LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit
the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate
during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - LIAR, you passed 26, most
of which you didnt write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend - LIAR, that friend is
threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this.
Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - LIAR, you used tactics to
eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Dont Take PAC Money - LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I dont Have Lobbysists - LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - LIAR, your own
campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one aftern oon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace - LIAR, Tom, who started
MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words - LIAR, you inspire people with
other peoples words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S.
Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - LIAR, you werent in office to
vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike
Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama.
You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date - AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - LIAR, your plan
leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who dont have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail - LIAR,
both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict
have no record o f any such letter ever being created or sent.
48) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone - LIAR, you wont wear a flag pin and
you dont put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didnt Mean What She Said About Pride In Country - LIAR,
your wifes words follow lock-step in the vain of Wright and Farrahkan,
in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldnt Support - LIAR, your wife has
received nearly a quarter of a million dollars through Treehouse, which
is connected to Wal-Mart.
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Cliff, the canine Diarrhoea Oracle of VU University Medical Centre, may just have the worst job in the world: sniffing out hospital patient's infected feces.
Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a potentially deadly bacterium, is a highly contagious form of infectious diarrhoea. So in places like this hospital in Amsterdam, it can spread between wards fast. Normally, analysing suspect stool samples can take up to three days, time enough for the disease to have already gone far and wide. Cliff, on the other hand, knows almost instantly (and with a 90 per cent accuracy record), so the C. diff carrier can be separated from other patients while the lab results are processing.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Sundays in the fall mean football. And, on this final Sunday before Election Day, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan went tailgating in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
Ryan, in the shadow of Lambeau Field, chatted with friends, family, and voters just a couple hours before his beloved Green Bay Packers kicked off against their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals.
Sporting a Packers jacket and tie, the seven-term Wisconsin congressman, joined by two of Mitt Romney's sons, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Ron Johnson, even played a quick game of cornhole with his kids and a few Romney grandkids.
"You have to have your cheese on your head," Ryan said to the kids while playing cornhole.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, speaks during a campaign stop in Mansfield, Ohio.
This is not Ryan's first tailgate on the campaign trail. He has attended at least two others throughout the country.
"The only problem is that I don't have tickets for the game," Ryan, who owns a share of Packers stock, joked to a fan.
Sunday's outing marked Ryan's second time in the Lambeau Field vicinity since being tapped as Romney's running mate on Aug. 11. He was last at the popular venue in early September when he taped a handful of television interviews.
The GOP ticket is still behind in the Badger State. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll from Oct. 18 shows President Obama ahead of Romney, 51 percent to 45 percent. The six-point lead is, however, in the poll's margin of error. Wisconsin will award 10 electoral votes.
The Fox Valley area, which Green Bay is part of, is the quintessential battleground region of Wisconsin, which could explain why Ryan visited the area again just two days before Election Day.
Ryan will head back to Wisconsin Monday night when he holds his final campaign rally before the Nov. 6 election in Milwaukee.


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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament endorsed on Monday a plan to mobilize 40,000 reservists to counter Russia's "blatant aggression" in Crimea and guard against what a senior official described as further incursions in the south and east of the country.
Andriy Parubiy, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, told parliament that 20,000 reservists would be deployed as part of the armed forces and the other half would serve in a newly-created National Guard.
Crimea was brought under Russian control earlier this month and in a referendum held on Sunday, more than 96 percent of voters were officially said to have backed a proposal to secede from Ukraine and become part of Russia.
"What has taken place is a seizure, blatant aggression, the seizure by Russia of parts of the territory of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol," Parubiy told the chamber before the vote.
"We now have grounds to state that the measures being taken today are enough to prevent a repeat of the Crimean scenario in Ukraine's southeastern regions."
These regions include Donetsk and Kharkiv, two cities which have seen unrest and clashes between pro-Russian and rival demonstrators, as well as Odessa, a Black sea coastal area to the northwest of Crimea.
A total of 275 members in the 450-seat assembly backed the measure. About 30 deputies in the chamber refused to vote.
A decree by acting President Oleksander Turchinov called for mobilization within 45 days and provided for complete financing and provision of facilities for the reservists.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he reserves the right to defend the rights of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in southern and eastern Ukraine following the installation of a pro-Western government in Kiev last month. However, his foreign minister has said Moscow has no plans to invade these areas.
Violent pro-Russian demonstrations have taken place in eastern Ukrainian cities, disturbances blamed by authorities in Kiev on "Kremlin agents".
Reporting by Natalya Zinets, Writing by Ron Popeski; Editing by Richard Balmforth and David Stamp


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A preprint of my paper published with Graeme Jenkinson and Frank Stajano, discussing how configurable Web cookies can be used for account delegation, is now up on my publications page. The paper should appear in a Springer LNCS volume in due course.