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Virus that kills cancer cells

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:51:43 GMT

clipped by: mona

The Senecavirus is a "new" virus, discovered several years ago by Neotropix Inc., a biotech company in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was at first thought to be a laboratory contaminant, but researchers found it was a pathogen, now believed to originate from cows or pigs. Further investigation found that the virus was harmless to normal human cells, but could infect certain solid tumors, such as small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer.

the virus demonstrates cancer-killing specificity that is 10,000 times higher than that seen in traditional chemotherapeutics, with no overt toxicity

"It will be critically important to find out what region of its structure the virus is using to bind to tumor cells, and what those cancer cell receptors are," Reddy says. "Then we can, hopefully, improve Senecavirus enough to become a potent agent that can be used with many different cancers."

ICE Raids in Election Swing States in Full Swing!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:38:58 GMT

clipped by: nedhamson1
clipper's remarks: Wonder what happens to the families? Just like in the days of slavery, they are split up - see the story!

Clip Source: www.ice.gov

Of the 331 arrested yesterday, 11 (2 females, 9 males), including one plant supervisor, face criminal charges for various crimes including re-entry after deportation, aggravated identity theft, counterfeit documents and false statements. All have been transferred into the U.S. Marshal's custody.

All of those administratively arrested have been interviewed, fingerprinted, and photographed by ICE agents and processed for removal from the United States. The females arrested were transferred to the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the males were transferred to the Stuart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.

Tags: ice raids, slavery, human rights, immigration rights, inhumanity

Banks to lend you your own money!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:55:20 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: From the Daily Mash: "Chancellor Alistair Darling said the decision had been taken in tandem with the banking industry, adding: "They used a lot of dirty words I'd never heard before and one of them had an angry looking dog."

Clip Source: www.thedailymash.co.uk

BANKS TO LEND YOU YOUR OWN MONEY

THE government is to invest £500bn of your money in British banks so they can lend it back to you with interest.

The historic move is being hailed as a lifeline for the financial system as long as nobody asks too many questions.

Julian Cook, chief economist at Corbett and Barker, said: "The government will give your money to the banks so the banks can start lending you that money, probably at around 7% APR.

"Thanks to all the interest you're paying on your own money, the banks will make billions of pounds again and normality will be restored.

Meanwhile, Emma Bradford, a sales manager from Bath, said: "Why doesn't the government just give my money to me so I can buy stuff from businesses who will then make a profit and put it in a bank?"

But Mr Darling insisted: "Shut up."

'I got confused'

He added: "In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot."

After the Farrakhan annointing(from the false baptiser and prophet)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:56:01 GMT

clipped by: Alexian
clipper's remarks: Behold!...he appeareth..his words are smoother than butter but war is in his heart.

Clip Source: www.dailykos.com

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Parents Outraged Over Baby Doll Thay Say Mumbles Pro-Islam Message

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:02:13 GMT

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Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Parents Outraged Over Baby Doll They Say Mumbles Pro-Islam Message

A doll some are claiming utters pro-Islam and even satanic messages has outraged parents in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

People insist they can hear Fisher-Price's "Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo" mumbling "Islam is the light" and "Satan is king," according to KJRH.com and MyFOXKC.com.

"There's no markings on the box to indicate there's anything Islamic about this doll," said Gary Rofkahr of Owasso, Okla., who was at work when another man brought the toy in to show his colleagues.

Rofkahr said he found various versions of the doll at local Target and Wal-Mart stores, which have since pulled the toys from their shelves, reported KJRH.com.

Fisher-Price referred all calls to parent company Mattel, which didn't immediately respond to FOXNews.com's requests for comment.

A Target representative told KJRH.com the company has no plans to recall the doll nationwide.

save our words

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:32:21 GMT

clipped by: mona

Clip Source: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk

It may appear agrestic to ask, but The Times is calling on its readers to come to the rescue of words that risk fading into caliginosity.

Dictionary compilers at Collins have decided that the word list for the forthcoming edition of its largest volume is embrangled with words so obscure that they are linguistic recrement. Such words, they say, must be exuviated abstergently to make room for modern additions that will act as a roborant for the book.

Will you vote to save them? Some of the words heading for extinction

Abstergent

Agrestic

Apodeictic

Caducity

Caliginosity

Compossible

Embrangle

Exuviate

Fatidical

Fubsy

Griseous

Malison

Mansuetude

Muliebrity

Niddering

Nitid

Olid

Oppugnant

Periapt

Recrement

Roborant

Skirr

Vaticinate

Vilipend

FALSE: Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:53:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.politifact.com

Abortion survivor would have been protected under existing law

My name's Gianna Jessen, born 31 years ago after a failed abortion. But if Barack Obama had his way, I wouldn't be here. Four times Barack Obama voted to oppose a law to protect babies left to die after failed abortions. Senator Obama, please support born alive infant protections. I'm living proof these babies have a right to live.

Obama did vote against the laws, by voting no or present on the bills. (In Illinois, a present vote has the same weight as a no vote.) But because of the older law, Jessen is wrong when she says "if Barack Obama had his way, I wouldn't be here."

We know Jessen is speaking somewhat figuratively here, but the fact is that someone born under similar circumstances in Illinois would have been protected under the law. Obama has said he supported the existing law and felt it provided sufficient protection for abortion survivors like Jessen. We rule her statement False.

Tags: obama, abortion, facts

McCain Campaign Sends Out Fake Absentee Ballots

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:33:16 GMT

clipped by: dulios
clipper's remarks: FLORIDA, IOWA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN

Clip Source: www.ickypeople.com

The McCain campaign and the Republican Party continue to prove they are not interested in doing what is best for the country. Instead they are increasing their tactics to actually try and prevent American citizens from voting this November.

The latest illegal, and let me emphasis that, illegal tactic, is mailing out applications for absentee ballots to registered Democrat voters at least 10 states. The ballots the McCain campaign are mailing out in every state contain at least one error meant to disqualify the voter when the application is submitted. The McCain camp say they have sent out over 1 million applications in Ohio alone.

Voters in the following states should be on the lookout for the phony ballots sent by McCain: Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The phony ballots could show up anywhere, so please let your friends and family, especially older members, know to throw the ballots in the garbage.

Positive Reinforcement Training

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:17:55 GMT

clipped by: dmccluredvm
clipper's remarks: Make the visit to the Vet's office fun! It works... really!

Clip Source: blog.oregonlive.com

Sprite has fun at her annual veterinary visit

All three dogs (and their bag of treats) were at Sprite's veterinary visit

We mostly teach our pets to be afraid at the veterinarian's. Every time the animal comes in, she gets a shot -- or at least has her temperature taken in ways too unpleasant to contemplate.

My dogs know that most of the time, the vet's office is pretty much a theme park. I bring along my own treats (such as really yummy fish and venison jerky), and hand them out generously and continuously. I usually bring all three dogs along to each dog's appointment, so there's only a one-in-three chance of a medical procedure of any sort while they're there.

Tags: positive reinforcement training, pets, veterinarian

Palin Pre-Empts State Report, Clears Self in Troopergate Probe

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:37:22 GMT

clipped by: dulios
clipper's remarks: Well, I'm glad that's settled now.

Clip Source: ap.google.com

Palin pre-empts state report, clears self in probe

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On the eve of a report on a legislative panel's abuse-of-power investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report clearing her of any wrongdoing.

Tags: palin, go home

Woman was detained by Customs and Border Protection because of an SUV sketch she made for artwork.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:12:46 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: hide your sketchbooks you terrorists!

Clip Source: www.pressrepublican.com

This is Jerilea Zempel-s pen-and-ink sketch that border agents suspected might constitute copyright infringement.

Jerilea Zempel of Keene Valley sits in the Toyota hybrid she was driving when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained her for having a cartoon drawing of a sport-utility vehicle. She was apparently mistaken for an industrial spy.

Too cute

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:42:06 GMT

clipped by: elucify
clipper's remarks: Cute Korean baby.

Clip Source: www.soompi.com

Tags: web photo

Know Your Voting Rights

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:45:06 GMT

clipped by: zizzy
clipper's remarks: Go to site for State specific voting rights information.

Clip Source: www.aclu.org

The Voting Rights Project of the ACLU is dedicated to providing citizens with information and assistance in exercising their right to vote! We are urging citizens to ACT this election year. For more information or to voice a voting rights complaint, call 1-877-523-2792, email us at vrp@aclu.org, or click below. Know your voting rights. Act!

GENERAL VOTING RESOURCES
> www.866ourvote.org (off-site)
> Breaking Barriers To The Ballot Box
> Democracys Ghosts
> Voting With Mental Disabilities
> Providing Help to Voters with Disabilities