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Monument Valley 2 v1.2.7 [Paid]
Requirements: 4.0.3 and up
Overview: Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry.
Sequel to the Android Game of the Year 2014, Monument Valley 2 presents a brand new adventure set in a beautiful and impossible world.
Help Ro as she teaches her child about the mysteries of the valley, exploring stunning environments and manipulating architecture to guide them on their way.
A completely new story from the Monument Valley universe. You don't need to have previously played Monument Valley to enjoy Monument Valley 2.
Enjoy beautiful levels filled with illusory, meditative puzzles, using brand new interactions to explore the changing dynamics between characters.
Artwork inspired by an eclectic mixture of architectural styles, artistic movements and personal influences, each translated into stunning geometric structures.
Immerse yourself in uniquely melodic interactive soundscapes, tailored perfectly to every step of Ro and her child's journey.
Bug fixes and performance improvements, including support for additional screen ratios and UI changes.
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Framed v1.4.1 (Paid)
Requirements: Android 4.0+
Overview: FRAMED is a multi-award winning noir-puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of animated comic book to change the outcome of the story.
Featuring a fusion of all-new game mechanics & fiendish puzzles, FRAMED has received many design awards as well as being an 'Excellence in Design' finalist in the IGF 2015.
Simply grab comic panels and swap them with a touch of your finger!
Hand-crafted, award-winning art and animation brings the noir world of FRAMED to life.
An evocative music score featuring live jazz performances fused with modern themes and beats sets the mood.
Unlike anything you've played before, FRAMED delivers a completely new type of game experience. Plug in your headphones, sit back and enjoy!
"My best game in this year without any doubt." - Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid)
"It looks like a work of goddamn genius." - Kotaku
"I was blown away by Loveshack's Framed." - Penny Arcade
"Guilty of Awesome." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
"Noir-drenched motion comic puzzler gets big thumbs-up." - IGN
"Framed has an incredible art style, and it plays unlike anything else we've seen." - Slide to Play
"Framed meshes narrative and gameplay like nothing else." - Mac Life
"With a jazzy soundtrack and a gritty vibe befitting its genre, Framed succeeds at telling a story in more ways than one." - Complex, Pop Culture
"Don't miss this smart and innovative indie gem." - Pocket Gamer
** FINALIST ** 'Excellence in Design', IGF 2015
** WINNER ** 'VisuaI Design', Indiecade Festival 2014
** WINNER ** 'Excellence in Design', IGF China 2013
** WINNER ** 'Best Game' - Freeplay Independent Games Festival 2013
** WINNER ** 'Best Upcoming Game' - International Mobile Game Awards 2014
** WINNER ** 'Best Narrative' - Brazil's Independent Games Festival 2014
** WINNER ** 'Best Puzzle Game' - Intel Level Up Awards 2014
** PAX 10 SELECTION ** - PAX Prime 2014
** FINALIST ** 'Most Amazing Game' - A MAZE Festival Berlin 2014
** FINALIST ** 'Innovation Award' - Australian Game Developer Awards 2014
** OFFICIAL SELECTION ** BAFTA Inside Games Showcase 2014
v 1.4.1
Fixed some issues with game launching.
v 1.4
NEW! Scene menu provides access to previously played puzzles!
NEW! Atmospheric visual effects.
NEW! Extended / remixed music
Reencoded videos in HIGH DEFINITION!
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Cookie Cats Pop v1.10.1 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3+
Overview: The neighborhood cats are hungry for cookies, and only YOU can help them! Join Belle, Ziggy, Smokey, Rita, Berry and countless other adorable kitties in a journey through pawsome new places, where cookies are just waiting to be eaten. Be ready to POP colorful bubbles in this FREE puzzle game that is the cat's pajamas!
• Simple and addictive puzzle gameplay! Pop your way through delicious Cookie Bubbles to rescue cute kittens!
• Play your way through the neighborhood in hundreds of challenging levels!
• Challenge your friends! Can you beat your friends purrfect high score?
• Lots of cute kittens that will sing adorable songs for you!
We are working hard to update the game with new levels that we are pawsitively sure will leave you feline great! Already played and enjoyed the game? Stay tuned for updates and take a mewment to leave us a review
You can also find us through:
Facebook: facebook.com/CookieCatsGame
Twitter: twitter.com/TactileEnt
Follow the gang into the wild. Adventorous, relaxing or mesmerizing, the trip beyond the forest frontier is bound to bringa a cozy autumn feel to you.
• Discover the 40 new levels hidden under the leaves.
1. infinite Coins
2. infinite Lives
3. infinite Tournement Lives
4. infinite Tournement Gold Tickets
5. infinite Tournement Silver Tickets
6. infinite Tournement Bronze Tickets
7. 99 Bubbles each Round
8. Vip Unlocked
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Bubble CoCo v220.127.116.11 [Mod]
Requirements: 2.3 and up
Overview: Pop your way to save CoCo's chicks in this bubble shooting adventure!
CoCo wakes up one night to find her chicks nowhere to be found! But the culprit can be none other than the devious Mr. Fox! Help CoCo rescue her chicks and teach the sneaky fox a lesson! With a slingshot in hand, guide bubbles to bring CoCo's babies back to safety!
Shoot through bubbles in hundreds of levels to save the chicks, squish spiders, and beat the fox! But watch out, as Mr. Fox has set up numerous traps like the slime bubble to keep you from reaching your goal!
Mr. Fox is no match for you with the various items and boosters available in Bubble CoCo! Send him flying with items such as the Rocket, or give him a good shock with boosters such as the Lightning Bubble!
Explore the beautiful world with CoCo as she sets out on a quest to teach the fox a thing or two about messing with her chicks!
Play with friends simply by logging into Facebook or connecting to Google Play Games!
Enjoy more features and special treats in Bubble CoCo by logging into Facebook!
Bubble CoCo can be played without an internet connect, so you can play your favorite game on your phone or tablet whenever you want, wherever you want!
*NEW EVENT: Harvest Season!
-Help wanted for the harvest at CoCo's Farm! Lend a hand with teammates to prepare for a great Thanksgiving!
1. infinite Coins
2. infinite Gems
3. infinite Lives
4. infinite Boosters
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Genies & Gems v220.127.116.1130937 [Mod]
Requirements: 2.3+
Overview: Wishes are granted in the spellbinding match-3 puzzle adventure of Genies and Gems!
Thieves have stolen the palace treasure! Help Jenni the genie and her fox, Trix as they journey through magical worlds recovering lost relics, gold bars and enchanted keys.
Make smart matches to stay on path while avoiding cursed stones and overcoming caged gems. Outsmart bandits to keep your treasures safe!
- Collect keys to unlock new worlds and challenges!
- Use the Gilded Rainbow or Gilded Butterfly to swiftly advance through challenging levels!
- Uncover idols and collect gold along the way!
- Make your way through HUNDREDS of levels with many more to come!
In this match 3 adventure, wishes will come true! Download today!
"20 new levels!
Chapter 94 Royal Reef
"Why can't the bandits just rob a stereotypical vault? You know… one above ground and not under the sea…" bemoaned Trix.
"Now, what fun would that be?" chuckled Jenni. She pushed open a huge stone slab blocking a doorway and the two came upon a giant throne room. As they entered the room a few silhouettes quickly darted away. Jenni yelled at Trix, "They're here! Quick! We have to find the entrance to the vault before they pick it clean!"
1. Infinite Lives Always Active
2. Infinite Coins
3. Infinite Boosters
4. 50+ Moves
5.Extra Moves Give 100 Moves
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Crazy Kitchen v4.5.6 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3 and up
Overview: Match tasty treats in this sweet puzzle adventure!
You're the new chef in town and your friends and family are your customers. Satisfy their hunger as you travel to various lands creating delicious bakery sweets, savory Asian cuisine, scrumptious Mexican fare, and more. Your customers will dance for joy over your cooking skills! Are you hungry for fun?
Premium Ingredients:
* Addictive match-3 gameplay
* 500+ challenging, yet satisfying levels
* Fun combo boosters and power-ups
* Dozens of delectable foods from around the world
Also Served With:
* Daily costume rewards and extra special features give you coins for free
* Add and share unique photos of your friends, family, pets, and more
* Save your progress and connect with friends
Let's get cookin! WARNING: May cause hunger and cravings during gameplay!
* SMS feature is required to share special photo moments in the kitchen with your contact list. (Standard SMS rates may apply)
LIKE: https://www.facebook.com/crazykitchengame
FOLLOW: @CrazyKitchenFun
Unravel the mystery in an exciting adventure. Crazy Explorer awaits all you intrepid explorers!
1. Unlimited Lives Always Active
2. Unlimited Coins
3. Unlimited Boosters
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Toy Blast v4085 (Mod)
Requirements: 2.3 +
Overview: THE ULTIMATE MATCHING PUZZLE GAME WITH UNIQUE MAGIC POWERS AND BOOSTS!
♥ Join the fun world of Amy and help collect her precious toys! ♥
Match two or more blocks of the same color to clear the level and collect the toys from where they stuck. But be careful! It is not that easy to save all the toys while your moves are limited! Your talent in solving puzzles will be your best tool while playing this super addictive game. No more crushing candies, breaking diamonds, crunching cookies or farming. Bust the blocks and enjoy this colorful adventure!
Discover Amy's world to make her smile. Play with the sweetest toys that will drag you to Amy's enjoyable world. Crunch all the same colored cubes by using various boosters such as brick-busting blasts, rechargeable power-ups and many more!
Toy Blast Features:
● Stunning graphics and unique gameplay
● All kinds of cutest toys; cars, rockets, dolls, stuffed animals and many more...
● So many levels with exciting puzzles
● Numerous boosters along the way to help Amy; vacuums, drills, buckets, paintbrushes, tnts, rotors and so on...
● Spectacular rewards and extra bonuses unlocked after levels passed
● Easy and fun to play but challenging to master
● Facebook Leaderboards to compete with your friends and competitors!
It's time for a hippie new update!
- PLAY 20 NEW LEVELS! Join us in the Hippie Camp and leave your worries behind, while chilling with the smell of incense and sound of relaxing guitar. Be a part of this spiritual experience in the nature, spread love and peace by playing 20 new levels!
Be sure to update to the current version of Toy Blast for the newest content. In every 2 weeks we bring new episodes and levels. Come and join the fun!
1. Unlimited Lives Always Active
2. Unlimited Boosters
3.150 Moves
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Supernatural Rooms 2 v0.0.7 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3 and up
Overview: Two famous experts on supernatural essences had the task of dealing with a series of unusual phenomena and disappearances that occurred in the amusement park.
The abandoned park rides look gloomy and conceal strangeness and danger. And your task is to help specialists understand the complex history, find the missing and drive out otherworldly forces from the park.
- simplify levels
- bug fixes
Hacks :
1. Unlimited Energy *
2. Unlimited Coins *
3. Unlimited Lives *
(* Increase)
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Angry Birds Blast v1.4.9 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.1 and up
Overview: Play an all-new Angry Birds tap-to-match game! The pigs have trapped the Angry Birds inside colorful balloons! Pop matching balloons to set the birds free and stop the pigs in this addicting puzzle-adventure.
At It Again
Use your balloon-blasting skills to outsmart the pigs in over 250 fun levels! Find the smartest way to solve puzzles, crack high scores, and earn three stars in every level.
Balloon-Bursting Boosters
Use boosters to blast tons of balloons, glass, wood and more! Match 5, 7, or 9 bubbles to create rockets, bombs, and laser guns! Combine boosters for even more devastating combos.
Daily Challenges
Join the daily challenges to clear as many pigs as you can and earn rewards and boosters. Blast more pigs to climb the global leaderboard and reach the top.
Fun with Friends
Connect to Facebook and challenge your friends. See who's better at freeing the birds, and get help from your pals on your journey to stop those pesky pigs!
The Angry Birds embark on a brand-new puzzle adventure!
Play over 250 fun levels – with more added all the time
Easy to pick up and play any time!
Tease your brain with challenging & strategic gameplay
Use amazing boosters & power-ups including slingshots, rockets, laser guns and bombs
Play daily challenges and earn rewards and boosters
Connect to Facebook and play with friends!
Earn 3 stars with high scores and claim your spot on the global leaderboard
Need some help? Visit our support pages, or send us a message! https://support.rovio.com/
Angry Birds Blast! is completely free to play, but there are optional in-app purchases available. Either way, you'll have a blast! Get it? I'll see myself out...
Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula
Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy
BALLOONS INFLATED: New levels to BLAST!
- Plus 100 Moves
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Matchington Mansion Match-3 Home Decor Adventure v1.6.0 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3 and up
Overview: Decorate your mansion with a match-3 makeover puzzle game! Design new home decor & furniture by matching candy, power-up with levels and renovate your entire house, including your kitchen & garden. Download Matchington Mansion for match 3 makeover madness!
Match candy and play Matchington Mansion, an adventure filled fun game! Hone your interior design skills while protecting your house from a mischievous cousin, unlock new rooms, renovate your kitchen or garden and discover secrets hidden among the furniture – all with a cast of quirky characters in tow. You can even spy on the neighbors and check out their room design choices. Are you ready to navigate this challenging match-3 home decor puzzle game?
Room Design & Match 3 Makeover Madness: Top 5 Reasons to Download:
Match & swap candy in a fun game to innovatively decorate your mansion!
Secrets, rewards and an intriguing narrative – piece together all the hidden objects & learn new secrets
In-game characters to meet and interact with – follow their interesting stories while you play
Play levels with tons of room design options & thousands of DIY Decorations – unlock hidden areas for rewards
Power-up combos, incredible boosters and tons of levels in a fun game of matching!
Decorate your mansion, power-up and deck out your kitchen & garden in style. Unlock hidden areas for rewards, makeover each room with new furniture and interesting home decor. Puzzle out Matchington Mansion adventure stories with innovative matching gameplay, aided by your friend Tiffany, quirky characters and a house cat or pet dog along for the ride!
Play Matchington Mansion for FREE, with optional in-game items for purchase. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device's settings.
Download our match-3 adventure puzzle game – the MM team sincerely hopes that you like it! We are working very hard on perfecting it, so if you run into any issues while playing or you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at email@example.com.
More ways to learn about Matchington Mansion:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matchingtonmansion/
See what's cooking in the latest update for Matchington Mansion!
Fresh out the oven:
- A brand new room: renovate the kitchen and help Ravi get his cooking mojo back!
- 75 new levels coming along with 2 new elements (Candelabra & Firework Pillow), for a total of 525 levels.
- A sweet new character is awaiting you!
- Bug fixes.
We appreciate your support! Please feel free to share more of your thoughts with us!
- Unlimited Lives
- Unlimited Coins
- Unlimited Stars
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Simon's Cat - Crunch Time v1.6.5 (Mod)
Requirements: 4.0.3 +
Overview: Simon's Cat in Crunch Time! - a Match 3 puzzle adventure
Published by Strawdog.
The devilish crows have swiped Simon's Cat's favourite Tasty Treats and only YOU can help him find them!
Join Simon's Cat, Maisy, Chloe and Jazz, and a cast of determined kitties on a colourful adventure through some pawsome new places where Treats are just waiting to be eaten.
Be ready to collect Tasty Treats, fight off big baddies and befriend a host of animal critters in this FREE puzzle game with added CATitude!
Simple and addictive puzzle gameplay! Connect the same coloured Treats to make a delicious chain!
Play your way through the neighbourhood in six different game modes and hundreds of challenging levels!
Challenge your friends! Can you beat your friends purrfect high score?
Can you beat the villains? Use your Treats and special boosters to fight off Sir Royston the Pug, Mr Potts, hungry hedgehogs and even a treat crazed vacuum cleaner!
Play with Simon's Cat featuring brand new animations
Simon's Cat is the internet's most mischievous cat and has become a global phenomenon. Star of over 60 films, which have been watched over 870 million times, and winner of several major industry awards, Simon's Cat has captured the hearts of a worldwide audience.
We are working hard to update the game with new levels that are purrfectly crafted and will leave you feline great!
'Campsite' - Lovely New Levels to enjoy!
- Lots of new map Animations throughout, featuring Simon's Cat and his friends - Can you spot them all?
- Play the numerous daily events, whilst enjoying the beautifully handcrafted maps and levels.
- This update features several gameplay balance improvements,minor bug fixes and enhancements
1. infinite Lives
2. infinite Coins
3. infinite Tournement Bronze Tickets
4. infinite Tournement Silver Tickets
5. infinite Tournement Gold Tickets
6. Vip Unlocked
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FRAMED 2 v1.1.0 (Paid)
Requirements: 5.0 +
Overview: Years ago, a mysterious ship smuggled precious cargo into an exotic land.
A standalone entry in the FRAMED series.
FRAMED 2 is a noir puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story.
Taking place before the events of the original game, FRAMED 2 is the follow up to Hideo Kojima's 2014 Game Of The Year, FRAMED.
FRAMED 2 is designed optimized for phones and tablets!
Fixed an issue that would crash or hang particular puzzle frames.
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White Night v1.0 (Paid)
Requirements: 4.1+
Overview: After your car mysteriously crashes in the forest, you find shelter in an old and sinister mansion.
As you explore your surroundings, strange events start to occur around you. Do you have the courage to unveil the house's macabre past? Little by little, investigate, gather information and discover what lurks in the dark…
"White Night. Black-and-white, Hitchcock-esque, and very cool." – Kotaku
"White Night will scare you in style!" – Hardcore Gamer
"White Night Is Beautifully Unnerving" – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
HORROR ON MOBILES - The critically acclaimed survival horror comes back in a mobile version that features revamped controls, an adjusted saving system as well as an overhauled interface.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE NOIR - Discover a unique black & white art style inspired by masterpieces of the film noir genre.
UNVEIL THE PAST - Investigate a nearby dilapidated mansion and interact with your surroundings in search of aid and answers.
SOLVE PUZZLES OF LIGHT & SHADOWS - Collect matches to light your way and solve puzzles based on the use of light.
AVOID APPARITIONS - Confront the nightmares of the past on an adventure in which darkness is the enemy… and darkness is everywhere.
CLASSIC SURVIVAL HORROR EXPERIENCE - White Night is both a survival horror with its own identity and an homage to classic horror titles.
Filled with psychological horror and melancholy, the story of the game will unfold as the player discovers the dark events which built the manor a past, spinning a yarn in the style of an old noir story that you would be reading at candle light. Plunge into the mysteries of White Night!
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Trivia Crack (Ad free) v2.52.0 [Paid]
Requirements: 4.1+
Overview: From the creators of Aworded arrives Trivia Crack, the amazing quiz game that lets you test your knowledge and challenge your friends to see who is the smartest!
Have fun challenging your friends and enemies in the hottest trivia game!
Let our friendly spinner wheel, Willy, select which questions you'll answer from six different categories. Be the first to get the six crowns to win, but watch out for the rematch!
Reasons you should be playing Trivia Crack right this second:
- Hundreds of thousands of exciting questions
- You can create your own questions in the Factory
- Over 20 game languages
- Chat with your opponents
- Collectable card collection
Need more? No problem:
- Prove how smart you are
- Learn something new while having fun
- Make your mother proud
So what are you waiting for? Let's go! Download the game!
Warning: this game may cause an excess of fun. Please consult a professional if you notice your knowledge growing at an unusual rate.
Visit http://www.triviacrack.com for more information.
Questions? Concerns? Find the solution to all your problems here: support.etermax.com.
◉ User interface improvements
◉ Bug fixes
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Magic Nightfall v1.12.0 [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3+
Overview: Villains have stolen eastern Kingdom treasures! Help Aisha to get back gems and jewels of the Kingdom while rescuing her cute animals friends. Put your puzzle-solving skills to the test in this marvellous eastern colorful world using shiny combos, super pets power ups and build up your pearl power to defeat wacky villains in epic match battles, unleash Aisha gathering abilities and powers.
• Easy, addictive puzzle gameplay! Match and connect colourful shiny Gems and Jewels!
• Lots of cute animals with special skills to rescue and master!
• 400 addictive and challenging levels. And always another nestful in the making!
• Stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted graphics and animations!
• Compete against friends and unlock daily rewards, new levels and more
• An original, eastern-orchestral soundtrack
• Engage in epic villains matches battles featuring Devas Djinn, Jinn Unseen, Melissa Sorceress, Scar Wizzard and other colorful characters
• Progress-synching among devices and platforms
Already played and enjoyed the game? Stay tuned for updates and please do drop us a review!
If you need help or have any questions at all, check out these sources for all the latest news, tips and magic tricks:
Thank you for playing. See you on the Kingdom lands!
• 10 NEW levels per week to demonstrate your magic gatherer skills!
• This THANKSGIVING update will definitely put a SPELL on you!
• BEWARE of your food coming ALIVE in this enchanting feast!
1. infinite Lives
2. infinite Coins
3. infinite Boosters
4. 60 Extra Moves instead 5*
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CFL Football - Preview
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montreal Alouettes will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Percival Molson Stadium.
Brandon Whitaker rushed for 100 yards on 17 carries in Week 10 as the Alouettes picked up a 20-10 win over the RedBlacks.
The Alouettes managed to cover the 4.5-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (45.5).
The Tiger-Cats picked up a victory in the first game at their new stadium in Week 10, topping the visiting Argonauts by a 13-12 score.
The Tiger-Cats didn't manage to cover the 3-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (52).
Team record: 2-6 SU,3-5 ATS
Hamilton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Hamilton is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Hamilton's last 17 games
Hamilton is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Team record: 2-7 SU,3-6 ATS
Montreal is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Montreal's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Montreal's last 19 games at home
Next up:
Hamilton home to Saskatchewan Sunday, September 14
Montreal at Edmonton Friday, September 12


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- The Parable of the Holy Man Daily 2nd Place
- The Parable of the Smuggler Daily 4th Place
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- SS - Singularities Daily 3rd Place
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- SS - The God Particles Daily 4th Place
- Debunker Showdown Daily 4th Place
- SS ~ Cycles N' Sine Waves Daily 4th Place
- SS - EnLIGHTenment Daily 2nd Place
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2016 Submissions
The Parable of the Holy Man Rated Stars A man from the village goes to visit the wise holy man on the mountain! Experimental The Parable of the Smuggler Rated Stars They thought he was smuggling something, but always come up empty handed Comedy - Original The Parable of the Sacred Turtle Rated Stars Once upon a time there was a very sacred turtle... Comedy - Original The Parable of the 2 Dragons Rated Stars A classic parable... with a twist! Informative The Parable of the Butterfly Dream Rated Stars A Taoist Master Contemplates the nature of reality Experimental The Parable of the Archer Rated Stars A Cocky Archer gets Schooled by a Master Experimental
2015 Submissions
2013 Submissions
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London, 15 February 2017 – NEX Group plc ("NEX") (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces today its trading statement for the third quarter ended 31 December 2016. This is the first trading update since the official launch of NEX Group. Full year results for the year ended 31 March 2017 will be announced on 15 May 2017.
Michael Spencer, Group Chief Executive Officer of NEX, said: "30 December 2016 was a momentous and exciting day as we completed the disposal of our Global Broking business and officially launched NEX Group.
"After Trump's election victory we benefited from an increase in trading activity as market participants considered the impact of potential policy changes on bond and foreign exchange markets. Both of our electronic platforms, BrokerTec and EBS, performed robustly under heightened volumes, providing our customers with non-stop access to liquidity. However it is still too early to assume with any confidence that the previous and prolonged period of subdued market conditions has come to a permanent end; indeed volumes in January were generally more muted.
"Via NEX Opportunities, our financial technology investment business, we recently acquired Abide Financial, which has joined NEX Optimisation. This follows the addition of ENSO earlier in the year and builds on our strategy of growing the NEX Optimisation ecosystem by adding new services across the transaction lifecycle for our customers and generating growth for our shareholders. Looking ahead, we will continue to leverage our competitive advantages, namely our networks, industry expertise and track record of delivering superior products. Our focus on medium-term growth while maintaining a strong cost discipline across the Group remains paramount."
Group revenue for the third quarter to 31 December 2016 increased by 11% on a like-for-like constant currency basis (26% on a like-for-like, reported basis).
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The US election and uncertainty around the new administration's policies regarding international trade and the potential impact on inflation triggered significant volatility in dollar/yen, one of the major currency pairs on EBS Market. Average daily volume on EBS increased by 23% to $96 billion. In addition, EBS benefited from increased trading activity in Asian currencies including a 52% increase in NDF's and a 42% increase in the offshore Chinese renminbi (CNH) during the third quarter compared to the same period last year. Asian currencies continue to offer a significant area of growth potential.
Average daily volume on EBS Direct, the platform that allows liquidity providers to stream tailored prices directly to customers, reached a new record at $22.5 billion in the third quarter – an increase of 37% as compared to the same period last year.
The recent launch of EBS Live Ultra, NEX's fastest FX data product to-date, has significantly improved price discovery and increased market transparency, efficiency and liquidity.
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NEX Optimisation offers cloud-hosted services across the transaction lifecycle, which help clients reduce complexity and optimise resources.
NEX Optimisation's revenue increased by 6% on a like-for-like, constant currency basis (21% on a like-for-like, reported basis) during the third quarter compared to the same period last year, underpinned by customer growth, innovation and a change to direct billing at NEX Data. NEX Optimisation's operating margin is being impacted by investments in new products, acquisitions and a change in the product mix.
TriOptima, continued to see buoyant customer demand for compression services. In addition, the triResolve reconciliation service continued to perform strongly and saw a steady increase in the number of participants, up 15% on the same period last year.
NEX Data saw the completion of the migration of all client to direct contracts, enabling closer relationships and increased opportunities to cross-sell a variety of data services. Notwithstanding a challenging sales environment, Traiana made good progress in diversifying its revenue base. Its non-FX volume continued to perform strongly with revenue across its new non-FX networks, namely in securities, cleared swaps and futures, up 15% on the same period last year. Reset, a provider of risk mitigation services, continues to endure a difficult period driven by the continuing low interest rate environment particularly in the euro.
ENSO is now a critical component of NEX Optimisation and has made strong progress in growing its portfolio of analytical solutions to asset managers and hedge funds. Abide Financial, a regulatory reporting provider, which helps customers to meet their reporting obligations in an efficient way, saw strong growth in volumes and clients compared to the same period last year. Both ENSO and Abide are expected to reach run-rate break even within the next 18 months.
Like-for-like revenue excludes ENSO and Abide Financial
The closing exchange rates at 13 February 2017 were $1.25/£ and €1.18/£. If these rates remain constant for the rest of FY2016/17 then the average exchange rates for FY2016/17 will be $1.32/£ (FY2015/16: $1.50/£) and €1.20/£ (FY2015/16: €1.36/£). The estimated year-on-year impact, if FY2015/16 operating profit was restated at these average rates, would be a £33 million increase after the impact of hedging due to translational and transactional exposures. £20m of this relates to the dollar and £13m relates to the euro.
Share count
EPS for the current year will be calculated based on the number of NEX Group plc shares in issue at 31 March 2017 less the number of shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust at that date. Today, NEX Group plc has 379 million shares in issue and 9 million shares are currently held by the Employee Benefit Trust. Prior year comparatives will be restated on the same basis.
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So after all our trips to and fro Huacachina, we have decided on something important, getting that bloody holiday tan, so when we fly home (9DAYS AND COUNTING) we will look fresh and travelled. So we spent most of yesterday out by the pool gaining a little red colouring. We also spent most the morning sandboarding once again, but this time for only 3quid!! so we thought bugger it, why not, we got chatting with a girl from Nottingham on the dune buggy, her name was Louise and was shock the same age as me, which made me think "there you go, i aint the only 26yr old backpacking" She took to the sandboarding easily. Me and liz, being the experts, as pointed out by the guide!! "They done it before, follow what they do" bloody cheek, i mean, i wouldnt call us either a expert, as we both had yet to get the standing up bit down.
So today is very much like yesterday, hanging at the pool and getting a tan. So far i am looking red and not so brown, liz looks the same, funny that after 5months its come down to getting a bloody tan, but i know what will happen, i go home, and ppl will be like "oh i thought you was away, you cant tell, thought you would have a bit of a tan blah blah blah" so i really need to be a shade brown, so not to cause ppl confusion.
The hostel has these parrots, all different types and colours, including a gorgeous red Macaw. And they let them out in the garden, they are really tame and come up to whoever is sitting by the pool, but liz doesnt like anything that flaps around her, so we had to move, which is a bit of a pain, as i was trying to get one of the green parrots to talk, i swear it was saying HOLA but i wasnt sure. Its nice they let the parrots out, i think there wings have been clipped tho, as they dont fly, they walk everywhere, so sadly they cant fly, but atleast they can roam about free.
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This third and final article describes how you can start adopting PUE in your datacenter, and how Microsoft has benefited from its long-term use of the PUE metric.
If you do not have anything to adjust that can change your PUE value, you will not be able to take action. However, it is surprising just what you can do to improve your PUE, as you will see when we look at some results Microsoft has achieved.
Implementing PUE Strategies
Examples of best practices you can use to improve PUE are listed in Microsoft's Best Practices for Energy Efficiency in Microsoft Datacenter (see http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/7/b/a7b72ab1-ca17-4589-923a-83b0ff57be6d/Energy-Efficiency-Best-Practices-in-Microsoft-Data-Center-Operations-CeBIT.doc).
The following "top ten" best practices will help you to develop your own strategy to improve your PUE by looking at the big picture:
- Engineer the datacenter for cost and energy efficiency.
- Optimize the design to assess multiple factors.
- Optimize provisioning for maximum efficiency and productivity.
- Monitor and control datacenter performance in real time.
- Make datacenter operational excellence part of organizational culture.
- Measure power usage effectiveness (PUE).
- Use temperature control and airflow distribution.
- Eliminate the mixing of hot and cold air.
- Use effective air-side or water-side economizers.
- Share and learn from industry partners.
Three Stages of PUE Implementation
Stage 1 – Sneaker Net
Measuring PUE can start with a "sneaker net" approach (MBWA, or measuring by walking around with a clipboard) to collect the meter readings for the entire datacenter facilities, and the associated amount that can be accounted for by the IT load. It could be as simple as reading the output of your critical load UPS units. Finding your own PUE is the first step. It sounds so simple, but it is amazing how few employees know their PUE. When you do find your PUE, share the number. Identify the range of your PUE by collecting data regularly, and displaying the results for others to see.
Stage 2 – Instrumented Data Acquisition, Some Sneaker Net
The next step is to implement automated meter reading, but don't expect to have a solution for all devices before you begin this stage. Most power and cooling equipment has the capability to report meter readings, but getting data from all the equipment can be difficult at first until you discover the protocols for each device and network all of the devices. You can build your own meter reading solution, use one supplied by the equipment vendor, or purchase specialist third-party software. Many IT management tool companies have started to integrate power management capabilities into their tools. Alternatively, there are standalone products like Microsoft Dynamics or the OSIsoft Pi System.
Stage 3 – Real Time Data, 100% Automated Meter Reading
The ideal stage is when you have real-time energy consumption data available for the whole datacenter, including environmental conditions. Then, once you are collecting all the numbers, you can build a dashboard such as that shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 - Screenshot of Microsoft Data Center Dashboard
In the same way as a Network Operations Center (NOC) watches the datacenter operations, additional screens integrate monitoring and provide automated alerts for power and cooling system efficiency. This type of dashboard is useful in the previous stages, of course, but is most effective at this stage.
With constantly changing equipment deployments, load, and environmental conditions, PUE is a dynamic number that will move within a range. Advanced users have the right tools and information to measure continuously how far they are away from the optimal PUE, and automatically detect out-of-range conditions.
PUE in Action
Most of the news around Microsoft's datacenters is about its state of the art facilities currently under construction (see http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/7/b/a7b72ab1-ca17-4589-923a-83b0ff57be6d/Energy%20Efficiency%20in%20Datacenters-022808-Med.wmv). Less well known is the effort Microsoft puts into improving datacenter energy efficiency in legacy facilities. Figure 2 shows the PUE value for a Microsoft facility from August 2004 to August 2007. After 2 years of energy improvements, the PUE for the site improved by 25%.
Figure 2 Actual data from a Microsoft Datacenter from Aug 2004 to Aug 2007
Examples of non-intuitive changes made to the site, which proved effective in reducing PUE, were cleaning the roof and painting it white, and repositioning concrete walls around the externally-mounted air conditioning units to improve air flow. Both of these changes were validated as effective by measuring the effect on PUE.
Experience at Microsoft has shown that using PUE as a common metric when designing new datacenters and evaluating new technologies can save energy. Figure 3 shows Microsoft's goals in new datacenter construction, aiming to apply the equivalent to Moore's Law by doubling the datacenter power and cooling infrastructure efficiency every two years.
Figure 3 Annual Avg PUE Targets for New Datacenter Construction
Voluntary PUE Disclosure
Electricity costs are rising faster than any other costs in the datacenter. Electricity used by datacenters is one of the fastest growing segments of energy use. Combine the rising cost per watt with rising overall consumption and you can see why government officials are concerned about the energy consumption of datacenters. To collect more information about datacenter efficiency, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked for a voluntary disclosure of PUE (see http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/partnering_data_centers.html).
Call to Action
By now, you should be convinced that measuring and monitoring your PUE, and other factors associated with datacenter efficiency, is vital in today's economic climate. Here are some action points that you can use to drive your transformation into an environmentally friendly and reduced cost datacenter operation:
Don't wait for the perfect time or the perfect tool
What is your PUE? What was your PUE? What should your PUE be? PUE is a simple number that all your datacenter and IT teams should know.
Start collecting data for PUE
Get a clipboard, read the meters, calculate your PUE.
What happens after you've done PUE? You measure other stuff.
What do you do after PUE? Start collecting data on power subsystems, cooling subsystems, IT equipment performance, and carbon emissions.
Provide organizational incentives
Ultimately, PUE provides the ability to measure efficiency of your datacenter. If you want to improve the efficiency of your datacenter, you need to think about how you integrate PUE into your organization's metrics. Microsoft has made uptime and PUE its top metrics for datacenter managers to report on.
Base chargebacks on power efficiency
Instead of basing chargeback costs of a datacenter on total power consumed, base it on a portion of power consumed that relates to PUE so that you incentivize managers to improve efficiency.
Consider datacenter manager bonuses
Finally, do not forget to reward energy savings and PUE improvements. Bonuses and recognition awards for energy savings make sense when you want to make energy efficiency part of everyday tasks.
This is the last of a short series of articles that describe how Microsoft uses Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), an industry standard metric for the efficiency of a datacenter. Being able to measure and monitor the effective power consumption of a datacenter in terms of the computing power it contains provides a way to ensure that you make best use of resources while minimizing your environmental footprint.
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Magazine Forbes has published rating of the most expensive sports clubs in the world.
Club of the National football League (NFL) Dallas Cowboys topped the rating of the most expensive sports clubs in the world, which was published in a recent ranking of Forbes.
The study was conducted among football clubs, NFL teams, NBA, MLB, National hockey League, Formula 1 and Nascar.
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The list was headed by the Dallas Cowboys, which is estimated to cost $ 4.2 billion. Second place went to club Major League baseball (MLB) new York Yankees, whose value is estimated at $ 3.7 billion. Third place went to the English football club Manchester United (3,69 billion).
Real Madrid dropped from second place to fifth. Cost Royal club is 3.58 billion. In fourth place Barcelona – 3.64 billion
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1 (1). Dallas Cowboys (US, American football) – 4.2 billion (+5%),
2 (4). New York Yankees (US, baseball) to 3.7 billion (+9%),
3 (5). Manchester United (England, football) – 3,69 billion (+11%),
4 (3). Barcelona (Spain, football) – to 3.64 billion (+2%),
5 (2). Real (Spain, soccer) – 3.58 bln (-2%),
6 (6). New England Patriots (US, American football) – 3.4 billion (+6%),
7 (7). New York Knicks (USA, basketball) – 3.3 bn (+10%),
8 (9). New York giants (US, American football) to 3.1 billion (+11%),
9 (10). San Francisco forty Niners (US, American football) – 3 billion (+11%),
9 (10). Los Angeles Lakers (US, basketball) to 3 billion (+11%).
It should be noted that the top 51 (the new Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Eyndzhels divided the last line) is part 7 of the European football teams, 7 teams of the National basketball Association, 8 baseball clubs in MLB and 29 NFL teams. Representatives of the NHL, Formula 1 and Nascar are not included in the top 50.
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A conservatory entrance door leads to the living room called Salla (with traditional sofa bed) and 2 small bedrooms with double beds. Another entrance leads to the fully equipped kitchen and an extra bedroom (which has a single bed and also a separate entrance from the balcony). On the top floor there is also a small toilet.
Downstairs there is a bedroom (cell room) with double sofa bed, bathroom with shower and toilet, washing machine, fireplace, old cellars and storage rooms.
The house is built to be protected by the north winds and allows you to live and eat in the courtyard, no matter how strong northerly winds called "Meltemi", which are very common in the Cyclades during the summer.
The view of the town and old stone walls is unique and serene environment will surprise you.
This house is recommended for families, romantic couples, team of friends who are looking for a quiet holiday, living as local.
It is also ideal for those who love nature, hiking, simple lifestyle, architecture, art and history.
Your pet is welcome too.
Tinos is located north of the Cyclades, south of the Aegean Sea, not far from Andros and Mykonos.
It is easily accessible from Athens (port of Rafina) in 2 hours by catamaran and 3 hours and a half by ferry (there are many daily connections) or the port of Piraeus in 3 hours by catamaran and 4 hours and a half by ferry.
If you come from Mykonos, 15 minutes by catamaran and 25 minutes by ferry.
Once arrived at the port of Tinos and after the delivery of your rental car, take the road to the villages towards Pyrgos, or Panormos. When you exceed the villages of Isternia Kardiani and the next village is 'Platia' to your right. If you like exploring and adventure in hidden places, prefer to rent a jeep, it will give you access to the whole island. Although the road network of Tinos is quite good, there are wild and hidden beaches where access is difficult with a normal car.
To come to Tinos, it's simple, to the airport you go door No. 3, cross the 6 lane indoor and outdoor on the left opposite the Sofitel, a bus shelter with ATTIKI written in red with 2 hours on the pole. Select Aerodromio Rafina. (No Lavrio! ) .The Bus arrives about 5-10 minutes before the departure time. You put your luggage and hop aboard. Tickets will be sold on the bus before departure.
Path = 25 minutes and 3.5 € per person.
The bus drops you on the quay of the port of Rafina to the terminus. In front of you ticket agencies.
Catamarans, Flyingcat and Superjet + = 2 times faster but about 2 times more expensive, Rafina Tinos 58 €.
And Cyclades Fast ferries (about 27 € per person and journey takes 3h45 to 4 hours).
Ferries pass through the port of Gavrio Andros.
Then Tinos and after the ferries and seajets go to Mykonos.
From the airport, go through the Piraeus it will be 1 hour 00 plus bus (at least according to traffic in Athens) and the trip to Piraeus on foot, and a more expensive ticket, and finally a longer route 1 h 00 about (look at a map!).
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An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present.
Would you be able to explain yours in just 3 minutes with the aid of a single slide?
Join the challenge!
First time this year Sabanci University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences is joining the prestigious institutions from all over the world to celebrate the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. It aims to cultivate students' academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Presenting in a 3MT competition increases students' capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience
We invite all FENS doctoral candidates to join the competition!
On May 17th, 2017 Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences organized the first Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. 14 successful FENS PhD candidates presented their research, each in three minutes. At this exciting and fun day, after thoughtful deliberation, our panel of guest judges declared the winner and the runner-up:
Competition JuryCemil Arıkan, Senior Consultant, Emeritus Director of SU RGP
Cemil Arıkan received BSc, MSc and PhD grade in 1964, 1966 and 1971 respectively in Middle East Technical University Electrical Engineering Department. Until 1982 he served as a faculty member at METU. He worked as General Manager in Roketsan and General Coordinator in BARMEK Holding. In 1995, he returned to public service and served as Vice President of TUBITAK for 4 years. He joined Sabancı University in January 2000 as the Director in Research and Graduate Policy Directorate – a unique organizational initiative in Turkey. He later was named emeritus director and is currently working as a senior consultant. He is a member of Board of Directors in "Türk Bilişim Vakfı".Murat Germen, Faculty Member, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Murat Germen is an artist using photography as an expression / research tool. He has an MArch degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he went as a Fulbright scholar and received AIA Henry Adams Gold Medal for academic excellence. He works as a professor of art, photography and new media at Sabanci University in Istanbul. Having many papers, photo series published on architecture / photography / art / new media in various publications; he has lectured at tens of conferences internationally.Özgür Erçetin, Faculty Member, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Özgür Erçetin received his BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1995, and his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park in 1998 and 2002, respectively. He worked for as a research assistant at University of Maryland and in HRL Laboratories, Malibu CA. He is currently working as a Professor at Sabancı University, Turkey. His research interests are in the field of computer and communication networks with emphasis on fundamental mathematical models, architectures and protocols of wireless and wired communication systems.Şahin Ekşioğlu, Journalist, Editor of Popular Science Magazine
Şahin Ekşioğlu has written science and technology articles for 20 years in newspapers, magazines and web sites, prepared TV and radio programs and conducted panels and conferences at universities. He received his bachelor's degree from Istanbul University State Conservatory and his MA degree in IT Journalism from Marmara University. For the last 5 years Ekşioğlu has been the editor-in-chief of Turkish branch of Popular Science magazine, which is published by Doğan Burda Magazine.Tijen Mergen, President, Tek Girisim
Tijen Mergen graduated from Bogazici University, Department of Electrical Engineering in 1984 with a degree of Master of Science. She worked in NCR for 13 years; as Sales Manager in Turkey and Sales and Marketing Director of the Finance Sector in the Central and Eastern Europe Region.
Ms. Mergen served as General Manager at Apple- Bilko A.Ş. (1998-2003); the Head of Marketing and Business Development Group and Member of the Executive Committee in Doğan Gazetecilik (2004-2010). In the same group she took the lead in the campaign "Baba beni okula gönder" which is considered as the most successful social responsibility project in Turkey in recent years. As an entrepreneur in business life by establishing her own company in October 2013 "Tek Girisim Ltd", Mergen develops, organizes and advises organizations on social responsibility and employee satisfaction projects. She is a founding member of "KAGİDER" and still a member of the Board of Directors of "Doğan Gazetecilik AŞ".
This is a unique opportunity for students to deliver an effective research presentation within an exciting atmosphere. More specifically, it creates a venue for:Skills development for research candidates
Building research culture in schools and institutes
What are the benefits of participating in 3MT?
Promoting yourself with 3MT from Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) on Vimeo.
- A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the presentation.
- No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) is permitted.
- No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
- Presentations are limited to three minutes maximum and competitors exceeding three minutes are disqualified.
- Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
- Presentations are to commence from the stage.
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech.
- The decision of the judging panel is final.
Active PhD candidates who have successfully passed their proposal defense by the date of their presentation are eligible to participate in 3MT competition.
At every level of the competition each competitor will be assessed on the judging criteria listed below.
Comprehension and Content
- Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background to the research question being addressed and its significance?
- Did the presentation clearly describe the key results of the research including conclusions and outcomes?
- Did the presentation follow a clear and logical sequence?
- Were the thesis topic, key results and research significance and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?
- Did the speaker avoid scientific jargon, explain terminology and provide adequate background information to illustrate points?
- Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation – or did they elaborate for too long on one aspect or was the presentation rushed?
Engagement and Communication
- Did the oration make the audience want to know more?
- Was the presenter careful not to trivialise or generalise their research?
- Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their research?
- Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience's attention?
- Did the speaker have sufficient stage presence, eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and have a confident stance?
- Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation – was it clear, legible, and concise?


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The number of lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., continues to increase. In 2015 alone, relators filed over 600 qui tam complaints — and courts awarded over $3.5 billion — under the FCA. In these cases, the United States government is the real party in interest, while individual relators (also known as "whistleblowers") may bring a complaint on behalf of the government. Accompanying this growth are significant FCA decisions including, most recently, Universal Health Services, Inc., v. United States, ex rel.Escobar, 579 U.S. __ (2016), decided in June 2016. In Escobar, the U.S. Supreme Court: 1) examined the materiality requirement of the FCA; and 2) approved "implied" false certification as the basis for the FCA claim. Other important decisions continue to make their way through the courts.
Violating the Seal
On Dec. 6, 2016, in United States ex rel. Rigsby v. State Farm (580 U.S. ___ (2016)), the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision resolving a circuit split over whether a case-dispositive sanction must follow when a relator violates the sealing provision of the False Claims Act. Before this decision, courts had not reached consensus on whether a relator who discloses facts about the lawsuit during the sealing period must be sanctioned with dismissal of the case. Under the FCA, a relator's complaint must remain under seal for at least 60 days. During this time, the United States may confidentially review the complaint and supporting evidence to decide whether to intervene and proceed as the primary plaintiff or to decline participation, allowing the relator to pursue its lawsuit as a private litigant.
While the 60-day sealing period is a minimum, in practice, courts routinely allow the sealing period to be extended many times. As a result, qui tam cases can remain sealed for years while the defendants and relators await the government's decision on whether to intervene; in Rigsby, the government ultimately chose not to intervene, thus allowing the relators to pursue their FCA claims as private plaintiffs.
In Rigsby, insurance claims adjustors brought a qui tam action against State Farm Insurance Co. The relators alleged that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, State Farm misclassified claims as resulting from flood damage — payable under the federally backed National Flood Insurance Program — rather than wind damage, which would have been payable privately by State Farm. The relators were originally represented by noted tobacco lawyer Dickie Scruggs. In representing the Rigsby relators, Scruggs violated the sealing order by providing reporters and a member of Congress with information about the lawsuit, in an effort to pressure State Farm to settle early. State Farm argued to the trial court that Scruggs's violation of the sealing order required mandatory dismissal of the lawsuit. The trial court declined to dismiss, holding that it had broad discretion to fashion an appropriate lesser sanction.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the trial court's denial of State Farm's motion to dismiss. The Fifth Circuit followed the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Second Circuits in adopting the Lujan test, which balances three factors to determine if the violation of a sealing order requires dismissal. The court considered: "1) the harm to the government from the violations; 2) the nature of the violations; and 3) whether the violations were made willfully or in bad faith." Rigsby, 794 F.3d at 470. While the Fifth Circuit found that Scruggs — but not the individual relators — acted in bad faith, the court also concluded that State Farm did not show significant harm to the government that resulted from the violation, although the government had declined to intervene.
Notably, the United States argued against the sanction of dismissal. Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, United States ex rel. Rigsby v. State Farm Fire Cas. Co. (No. 15-513). Specifically, the court noted that the news media did not publish information about the lawsuit before the seal was lifted. Thus, in spite of the leaks, the United States was able to assess the lawsuit in relative confidentiality during the pendency of the seal.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit's decision, rejecting the per-se or "automatic" approach adopted by the Sixth Circuit: that any violation of the sealing order requires dismissal, even with no showing of harm. United States ex rel. Summers v. LHC Grp., Inc., 623 F.3d 287, 296-298 (2010). The Court held that, in enacting the FCA, Congress did not mandate automatic dismissal as a deterrent to leaks during the sealing period.
Petitioner State Farm further asked the Court to address what factors district courts must consider before imposing a sanction, including the sanction of dismissal. Indeed, a bulk of the Nov. 1, 2016 oral argument focused on addressing the parties' proposed standards to govern the imposition of sanctions. Ultimately, the Supreme Court declined to direct district courts as to what factors they must weigh in their analysis. Rather, the Court held that the standards applied "can be discussed in the course of later cases." Rigsby, 580 U.S. __, __ (2016) (slip op., at 10). The Court further held that the imposition of dismissal, or lesser sanctions, is within the sound discretion of the district courts, and will only be reviewed for plain error.
The Court declined to require automatic dismissal to deter leaks, but did note that sanctions short of dismissal are available to protect the reputational damage FCA defendants may suffer when the seal requirement is violated. The Court specifically noted that even where dismissal is not appropriate, district courts are equipped with broad discretion to impose monetary penalties and attorney discipline.
Future cases will likely focus on developing a consistent set of factors district courts will employ to craft appropriate remedies. While the Supreme Court declined to mandate a specific set of factors, the Court did note that the Lujan factors used by the district court in Rigsby "appear to be appropriate." Rigsby, 580 U.S. __, __ (2016) (slip op., at 10).
As the lower courts continue to encounter these issues, FCA defendants will likely press for a test aimed at foreseeable harm, and not limited to the actual harm suffered by the government from the breach of the sealing order. Furthermore, FCA defendants will likely argue that courts should not rely exclusively on the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) view of the materiality of a violation. Framing the remedy in such a manner makes any dismissal decision depend on the government's specific interests in the case, which could vary with policy or political changes at the DOJ. Also, the United States, as the real party in interest, has a stake in any potential recovery. A standard that gives greater weight to whether the violation was made in bad faith — rather than a hindsight view of the harm actually done — would offer to relators a greater incentive against strategic "leaks" of information aimed at increasing settlement leverage.
Statistical Sampling Evidence in FCA Cases
A second False Claims Act issue making its way through the lower courts concerns the uses of statistical sampling. Relators, and the DOJ, use statistical analysis to show both the number of false claims and the extent of monetary loss by extrapolating from a sample of claims where the relator alleges a false statement is present. The technique has been used in health care cases and recent mortgage cases.
In United States ex rel. Martin v. Life Care Ctrs. of Am., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142657 (E.D. Tenn. 2014), the defendant, an operator of skilled nursing facilities, brought a Daubert challenge to exclude the use of statistical samples to extrapolate a total number of false claims, and estimated loss amount, associated with allegedly fraudulent billings. The government's expert used a sample of 400 patient admissions to extrapolate the number of improper claims and total overpayments for those patient admissions. The court found that the testimony was reliable under Daubert because the method used — statistical sampling and extrapolation — was well-supported and widely used in litigation; had been sufficiently published; was sufficiently precise; and was generally accepted in the scientific community.
Yet, this approach is not automatically acceptable, where the uniformity or consistency of the error is not established. In United States ex rel. Michaels v. Agape Senior Community, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82379 (D.S.C. 2015), the District Court of South Carolina reached a different conclusion. In that case, the relators, who alleged that the defendant nursing homes submitted fraudulent claims, wanted to use statistical sampling to extrapolate the number of claims and damages to over 50,000 individual claims. The court concluded that extrapolation evidence was inadmissible because proving falsity and the amount of loss on each claim was a highly fact-intensive inquiry, requiring medical testimony and an individual review of each patient and medical file.
On Oct. 26, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held oral argument on the question of whether statistical sampling can be used to extrapolate the scope of liability. At oral argument, the Fourth Circuit appeared reluctant to rule upon the issue as a question of law, but viewed the appropriateness of any statistical evidence as best left to the trial court. Indeed, two circuit judges posed the question of whether the appeal should be dismissed as improvidently granted. In the event the Fourth Circuit declines to rule, health care providers will be left without concrete guidance regarding how statistical extrapolation of claims-related damages may be addressed in any individual case. Rather, defendants will continue to attack this methodology by way of Daubert challenges, leading to a growing catalog of decisions on each side of the issue.
The DOJ continues to use criminal and civil False Claims Act cases as a enforcement tool of choice in a wide range of industries. As shown in Rigsby, even a decision by the government not to intervene may not end the DOJ's presence in the case, as the government may seek to be the arbiter of whether a claim is dismissed for violations of the sealing provision. Moreover, use of statistical sampling by the government and private plaintiffs will continue to be an issue of concern for defendants, as it has the potential to dilute the burden of proof and allow a party to prove liability and damages without direct, claim-by-claim evidence of improper payments. Companies that engage in transactions with federal government programs should remain vigilant about these developments and their effects on potential liability.
***** Jonathan S. Feld is a member and Jason M. Ross is Senior Councel in Dykema Gossett PLLC. Their practices focus on government enforcement actions. Christina C. Brunty is an associate in Dykema's litigation group.
The views expressed in the article are those of the authors and not necessarily the views of their clients or other attorneys in their firm.


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Generic Name: butorphanol (nasal) (byoo TOR fa nole)
Brand Name: Stadol NS
The Stadol brand name has been discontinued in the U.S. If generic versions of this product have been approved by the FDA, there may be generic equivalents available.
What is Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
Butorphanol is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.
Butorphanol is used to treat moderate to severe pain.
Butorphanol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
Butorphanol can slow or stop your breathing, and may be habit-forming. Use only your prescribed dose. Never share butorphanol with another person.
MISUSE OF NARCOTIC MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription.
This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how butorphanol will affect you. Dizziness or severe drowsiness can cause falls or other accidents.
Butorphanol may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the mother has taken this medicine during pregnancy.
Do not drink alcohol. Dangerous side effects or death could occur.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before using Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to butorphanol.
Some medicines can interact with butorphanol and cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome. Be sure your doctor knows if you also take medicine for depression, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, migraine headaches, serious infections, or prevention of nausea and vomiting. Ask your doctor before making any changes in how or when you take your medications.
To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
any type of breathing problem or lung disease;
liver or kidney disease;
a history of head injury, brain tumor, or seizures;
heart disease, high blood pressure, recent heart attack;
a history of drug abuse, alcohol addiction, or mental illness; or
if you use a sedative like Valium (diazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam, Ativan, Klonopin, Restoril, Tranxene, Versed, Xanax, and others).
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. If you use butorphanol nasal while you are pregnant, your baby could become dependent on the drug. This can cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the baby after it is born. Babies born dependent on habit-forming medicine may need medical treatment for several weeks. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Butorphanol nasal can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the effects of this medication.
How should I use Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Butorphanol can slow or stop your breathing, especially when you start using this medicine or whenever your dose is changed. Never use butorphanol nasal in larger amounts, or for longer than prescribed. Tell your doctor if the medicine seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.
Butorphanol may be habit-forming, even at regular doses. Never share this medicine with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. MISUSE OF NARCOTIC MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription. Selling or giving away butorphanol is against the law.
Read all patient information, medication guides, and instruction sheets provided to you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
The usual dose of butorphanol nasal for pain is 1 spray into one nostril every 3 to 4 hours. Your dose may be different. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully.
For best results, blow your nose before using the nasal spray.
Before using the spray for the first time, you must prime the spray pump. Remove the protective clip and pump 7 or 8 times into the air until a fine mist appears. Prime the spray pump any time you have not used your nasal spray for longer than 48 hours.
Do not stop using butorphanol nasal suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to safely stop using butorphanol nasal.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
After you are finished using this medication, remove the cap and rinse out the bottle under running water. Throw away the bottle and cap where children or pets cannot get to them.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Since butorphanol nasal is used for pain, you are not likely to miss a dose. Skip any missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. A butorphanol overdose can be fatal, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription. Overdose symptoms may include slow breathing and heart rate, severe drowsiness, muscle weakness, cold and clammy skin, pinpoint pupils, and fainting.
What should I avoid while using Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
Do not drink alcohol. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is combined with butorphanol nasal.
This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how butorphanol will affect you. Dizziness or severe drowsiness can cause falls or other accidents.
Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal) side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Like other narcotic medicines, butorphanol can slow your breathing. Death may occur if breathing becomes too weak.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
weak or shallow breathing, slow heart rate;
pounding or uneven heartbeats;
problems with urination;
tremors, numbness or tingling;
severe dizziness, confusion, feeling like you are floating;
a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
infertility, missed menstrual periods;
impotence, sexual problems, loss of interest in sex;
dangerously high blood pressure--severe headache, blurred vision, pounding in your neck or ears, nosebleed, anxiety, confusion, severe chest pain, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeats; or
low cortisol levels-- nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dizziness, worsening tiredness or weakness.
Seek medical attention right away if you have symptoms of serotonin syndrome, such as: agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, muscle stiffness, twitching, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Common side effects include:
drowsiness, dizziness;
sleep problems (insomnia);
nausea, vomiting; or
stuffy nose.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What other drugs will affect Stadol NS (butorphanol nasal)?
Narcotic (opioid) medication can interact with many other drugs and cause dangerous side effects or death. Be sure your doctor knows if you also use:
other narcotic medications--opioid pain medicine or prescription cough medicine;
drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing--a sleeping pill, muscle relaxer, sedative, tranquilizer, or antipsychotic medicine; or
drugs that affect serotonin levels in your body--medicine for depression, Parkinson's disease, migraine headaches, serious infections, or prevention of nausea and vomiting.
This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with butorphanol, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.
More about Stadol (butorphanol)
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Where can I get more information?
- Your pharmacist can provide more information about butorphanol nasal.
- Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
- Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Multum information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Multum does not warrant that uses outside of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Multum's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. Multum's drug information is an informational resource designed to assist licensed healthcare practitioners in caring for their patients and/or to serve consumers viewing this service as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners. The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of information Multum provides. The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
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