But this quarter it did, focusing on ET-743, which it says could be the first in a new class of a cancer agents.

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If that turns out to be true, then hope it is ET listening, not the Daleks.

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The troubles of Greece et a l. are keeping the euro lower than it would otherwise be, fueling Germany's export machine.

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And what ended up happening was all these companies who were saying this was going to be a jobs killer, et cetera, they figured it out.

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What this means is that whatever fines and damages BP et al ends up paying as a result of civil litigation, it could be on the hook for double that amount after a criminal trial.

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While it would be a formidable task to check every study Wagenaar et al. subsumed in their meta-analysis, a quick check to find out whether they included a study with a known systematic bias reveals the study included Chesson et al., a study by the Centers for Disease Control which claimed that increased beer taxes could reduce the rate of gonorrhea.

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It remains to be seen how long Heras will keep up with Armstrong et al but expect crowds to be left in awe by his climbing ability - he could yet be crowned king of the mountains - and will surely bring a stage victory on one of the tougher stages this time around.

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Social networks of the commercial variety, that is Facebook, Bebo, Ning et al, may have a place in those countries where it is unlikely that millions will be spent on Government-sponsored social networks of the kind we see in Scotland ( www.glowscotland.org.uk).

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And we cannot see it to the end because the consequences would be severe, calamitous, catastrophic, et cetera.

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