The company went public as Star Scientific in 1998 in a reverse merger with Eye Technology, a moneylosing optical-lens manufacturer that was sold off in 1999.

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After next weekend's All-Star Game, it may be hard for Los Angeles to reverse the bad energy of the season's first half.

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But Aussie scrum-half Orford was the star turn, setting up the Bulls' first two tries, with a smart reverse pass to the surging Scuton before the neat kick which veteran Steve Menzies brilliantly claimed before cleverly sending Sheriffe over.

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