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|Genjutsu: Sharingan
|Genjutsu: Sharingan
|Literal English
|Illusion Technique: Copy Wheel Eye
|Offensive, Supplementary
|Kekkei Genkai, Genjutsu, Dōjutsu
|Hansha Uchiha
This technique is simply the generic use of genjutsu as employed by Sharingan wielders. By establishing direct eye contact with the intended opponents, the user can lock them within a genjutsu of their choosing in order to achieve various effects. These effects range from inducing instantaneous, but temporary, paralysis or unconsciousness in an opponent[1][2] to forcefully extracting any valuable information that they possess[3][4] or controlling their actions.[5][6]
Forms & Uses Edit
- Using his Sharingan, Sasuke stares at his opponent directly in the eyes and they stare back. Then a shadowy figure of himself appears before them forcing them under a genjutsu. An image resembling his Susanoo appears in front of the opponent and grasps them as it begins "assimilating" them into itself. This breaks the opponent's will. Afterwards, the opponent is left incapacitated.[7]
- Itachi is seen using an illusion that traps the victim in a dark empty space where their body is made of paper that burns from toe to head while the user is watching. The genjutsu will make it harder for the target to move properly. It bears a great resemblance to his Tsukuyomi, though it is used with the regular Sharingan.[8]
Trivia Edit
- When Sasuke used this genjutsu, he was seen covering his left eye in apparent pain afterwards.[7]
- Sasuke's completed version of Susanoo was first seen in this genjutsu, though as a shadowy figure before its complete début in the fight against Danzō.[7]


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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's golf team kicked off the 2011-12 championship portion of their schedule by carding a third-place, two-round-588 on Monday afternoon at the Titan Winter Invitational hosted by Brevard Community College and held at the Sun Tree Country Club.
In getting the Lions in prime position to make a move entering the final day, junior Nick Brothers shot a two-round 73-70—143 as he sits in fourth place, just five strokes behind the tournament's individual leader. Junior Justin Foster is locked in a five-way tie for 11th after carding a two-over, 73-73—146 and sophomore Chaz Heintz is one position and one stroke behind his teammate with a 73-74—147.
In 32nd after 36 holes, the final counting card for the Lions came from junior Ronnie Carlson, who posted a consistent 76-76—152. Rounding out the Lions' lineup is sophomore Terry O'Reilly who posted a two-round 80-79—159.
The Lions will look to gain ground on Tuesday as they set their sights on second-place Florida Tech and tournament leader, and host Brevard Community College. The final round of the tournament will get underway early Tuesday morning. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions' Golf and all other Saint Leo Athletics, visit SaintLeoLions.com.

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Betty White Goes Head to Head at Madame Tussauds Hollywood – With Herself!
The fabulous Betty White has finally gotten her very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood!
-Lucia Peters
Everything's coming up Betty White this summer! Hot on the heels of her epic Friar's Club Roast, the Hot in Cleveland star and all-round fabulous funny lady has received yet another honor: Her very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood! We only have one question for them: What the heck took them so long?
Betty even wondered about this herself. According to People, she joked at the unveiling yesterday, "The only thing that irks me is that they waited until I was 90. A few decades ago would have been swell." Don't worry, Betty! We still think you look absolutely stunning!
Shhhh! Don't speak, Wax Betty!
Read First Look: Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in 'Liz and Dick' (It's Happening)
The comedienne greeted her new lookalike in a matching outfit: Hot pink all round! The human Betty wore a blazer, while the Betty figure sported a tracksuit. "I think they did a wonderful job," she told People (the human, not the figure). "I'm really amazed. I'm so impressed. I don't know how they do this, but it's a tremendous honor and I appreciate it."
But there's just one problem: "She won't look at me," said Betty. "I keep talking to her, but she won't turn her head." Oh, Betty. Never change.
If you happen to find yourself in Hollywood anytime soon, be sure to stop by Madame Tussauds and pay Betty a visit. And don't miss the season finale of Hot in Cleveland this Wednesday at 10pm on TV Land!
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Every day is a new day in the life of a hockey team. It's why yesterday, less than 24 hours after being humiliated in Ottawa, the Rangers were still in a playful mood — none louder than Scott Gomez, who sat at his stall in the locker room and ribbed everyone from Henrik Lundqvist about his romantic life to me about my big ears.
If you're looking for signs of despondence from a team that has lost two straight and is beginning to come back to the pack, I'd say they're not there yet. But give it some time. As much as Tom Renney made the case yesterday that the problems his team faces begins and ends with them, it would be that much more humbling to lay eggs against opponents that sit squarely in the league's bottom tier (which is how you'd describe the Rangers next three opponents).
How much would a possible return of Scott Gomez help? Some, for sure. Like I said earlier, Gomez isn't a savior. But for a team that got stood up time and again in the neutral zone on Saturday, Gomez is the player who can consistently deliver the puck deep. What the Rangers do with it from there is another story. But should the center return — we should know for sure in a couple of hours — it could be a spark a listless team needs.
But a spark only goes so far. What do the Rangers do about their two struggling defensemen saddled with exorbitant contracts? What do they do with an inactive and now irrelevant Petr Prucha? At what point does Aaron Voros complete the loop from fourth-liner to leading scorer back to fourth-liner (if Renney says he's worried about Fred Sjostrom playing up a line and out of his depth, why doesn't the same logic apply to a player who had seven career NHL goals prior to this season?)?
So many questions. To be sure, the season won't turn on three games in late November. But it could offer an important window into what this team is all about.
More from the skate later…


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here i some of my designs i just made for fun.
please critique.
here i some of my designs i just made for fun.
please critique.
Uh..totally sucks.
second one is good. i like black. put a tranny in it to complete it.
That would be crazy if someday we have 10 different designs being worn on 6 different continents.
I like...I would drop the triangle though.
Anyone can have their own shirts printed up. Ninjashoes has not yet trademarked the name.
Don't worry. I'll still let Ninja post here. Just the money would go into my account and not his anymore.
Shane does not cry, he makes the rape on people who have wronged him.
Yeah, and a shirt?


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My husband, Travis (age 38 with three kids) was recently diagnosed with CC. They told us that his CA19-9 numbers were at 91,000. We asked if it was a typo. They said no. Has ANYONE ever heard of such a thing. We went to MD Anderson and we forgot to ask the dr there about it. Not sure it matters. I just think that it is so bizarre.


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See What Happens When Christmas Goes Dubstep [VIDEO]
For Halloween we saw a house sync their lights to the sounds of "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO. With technology and new levels of creativity, we are seeing more and more people decorate their homes for holidays using chasers and other DMX packs to sync their lights to the sounds of music. The latest music fad these days seems to be dubstep, thus its only fitting that someone would do this to their home for the holidays.


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Angels' winning streak ends at eight
Wilson relents after Halos build five-run lead in LA
LOS ANGELES -- Maybe Erick Aybar indeed returned to first base safely, getting doubled up only as a result of another missed call by an umpiring crew. And maybe a locked-in Albert Pujols comes through behind him, with one on, two outs and his team trailing by one in the top of the eighth on Monday night.
But the reality is this: The Angels built a five-run lead against the reeling Dodgers and Zack Greinke, looking primed for their first nine-game winning streak in nine seasons, and C.J. Wilson couldn't hold it.
"It's unfortunate, because the offense obviously supported the pitching tonight," Wilson said after an 8-7 loss in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd on Memorial Day. "I just let them down."
Greinke was hit around in his first start against the Angels since choosing the Dodgers over them in free agency, giving up six runs (four earned) on 10 hits in four-plus innings. But Wilson, who came in with a 2.62 ERA in five May starts, squandered a 6-2 lead by allowing four runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Mark Ellis hit a two-run double, Adrian Gonzalez followed with an RBI single -- one of four hits in the game for the lefty-hitting first baseman -- and Scott Van Slyke laced an RBI double off the left-field wall, prompting Wilson to exit after allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Dodgers (21-28) took their first lead off Dane De La Rosa the following inning, on a sac fly by A.J. Ellis, then retook it in the seventh on Jerry Hairston's two-out RBI single off Robert Coello, who came in with 14 strikeouts and no walks through 8 1/3 scoreless innings this season.
"I made some bad pitches in that fifth inning, and that's the thing that's upsetting because I felt like I was in the driver's seat," said Wilson, whose ERA is now at 3.95.
"He worked hard out of some trouble, was making some good pitches early and then it seemed like any mistake he made in the fifth, those guys were on it and they hit the ball hard that inning," Angels manager Mike Scioscia added. "They swung their way back in the game, no doubt about it."
In some ways, the Dodgers may have lucked their way into it, too.
With the Angels (23-28) down one in the eighth, Mike Trout fouled off three straight pitches from Kenley Jansen, then lined an easy out to right field with Aybar taking off for second on an attempted steal. Aybar never heard the sound of the ball making contact with the bat. The 49,953 fans were too loud.
"When I looked up, I was already past second," he said in Spanish. "I tried to get back as quick as I could."
The throw would've easily beat Aybar to the bag, but it was off line, forcing Gonzalez to range to his left to try to swipe Aybar as he went by. And home-plate umpire Gary Darling raced over to call Aybar out.
Replay was inconclusive. It didn't really show a tag, but it didn't completely dispel the possibility that he could've grazed his jersey. Once the call was made, Aybar slammed his helmet on the ground, first-base coach Alfredo Griffin threw his hands in the air and Scioscia was fuming.
Griffin was certain postgame that Aybar wasn't tagged, and Scioscia said it "looked like there was a lot of daylight" between Gonzalez's glove and Aybar's torso.
"I didn't feel anything," Aybar said, though he hadn't watched the replay.
But Darling told the Los Angeles Times that he did not see daylight, even after watching the replay, and Gonzalez believes a tag was applied.
"I thought I grazed his shirt there," Gonzalez said. "There was so many moving parts. I threw my glove out there and thought I caught his shirt. That's why I showed him the ball."
The Angels' offense continued to show positive signs, scoring five-plus runs in nine straight games for the first time since 2005. Pujols went 3-for-4 with two very deep flyouts, Howie Kendrick drove in two runs to give him 11 RBIs in his last 11 games and Trout continued his scorching May, going 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to seven games and adding his Major League-leading sixth triple.
But the pitching staff -- one that gave up only 11 runs in previous last seven games -- couldn't back them up, giving a scuffling Dodgers team what might have been their most important victory of the season.
"Hopefully we will start a new streak tomorrow," Scioscia said, after losing to the Dodgers for only the sixth time in the last 19 meetings. "I think the process is what's important. Although we didn't win tonight, there were a lot of good things that happened on the field and we've got to carry that in and start over tomorrow. We just didn't get it done on the mound tonight."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. While I wait for Michigan and Penn State to kick off, I thought I'd share some coverage I've seen online in the last week.
With Halloween just a week away, Kotaku is sharing fan-made Jack-O-Lanterns — including the one you see above of Vault Boy. If you happen to create one based on one of our games, be sure to shoot us an email.
Speaking of Kotaku, they posted information on a new community project called The Wasteland Commentaries. It's purpose is for fans to "create an audio commentary track for Fallout 3 that is accessible in-game via audio holotapes. If successful the Wasteland Commentaries will take some discussions of the game into the spaces that inspired them and provide greater context for reflection." Sounds cool. To read more about the project, head here.
On the print side, Game Informer #199 (complete with a brand new look) has an article called The Lore Masters, which includes Senior Game Designer Kurt Kuhlmann discussing the lore of The Elder Scrolls, as well as its effect on Greg Keyes writing The Infernal City. Check out the issue on newsstands now.
Finally, through my Google Alerts, I found this column at The Whitworthian, which looks back at The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Here's an excerpt:
"The modding community for the Elder Scrolls games is huge and going strong. Almost anything that's in the game can be modified, expanded, or completely removed, and nearly anything that can be dreamed up can be added in. My copy of "Morrowind" is currently running something like 50 mods, three or four of which are my own."
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Damien Hardwick wishes Dustin Martin's very public peek over the fence at other football paddocks hadn't happened, but is convinced the events of last September have strengthened for both parties the brilliant midfielder's standing in the Richmond family.
Speaking at the club's community camp in Warrnambool on Tuesday, the Tigers coach said Martin had been welcomed back ''with open arms'' after he eventually signed a new two-year contract, despite having tested the waters for a potential change of clubs.
The 22-year-old's Richmond days were thought to be over after he met with Greater Western Sydney and fielded interest from several clubs, including a late courting by Essendon.
''Do I wish it could have played out differently? Yes, I do,'' Hardwick said. ''Do I wish it could have not been as public? Of course I do.
''But you've got to understand, Dustin Martin to me and to our team is family, and family make some blues. But you certainly forgive and you forget also. We welcomed him back in with open arms.
''I think the thing that we found is it solidified where he was in our footy club. He could quite easily have gone, let's make no mistake about that, but he knew where he wanted to be. We spoke about this as the best place for his footy and the best place for us to go forward.''
At the height of the uncertainty over his future immediately after the Tigers' 2013 season ended in an elimination final loss to Carlton, Hardwick met Martin for a beer with assistant coach Danny Daly and teammate Aaron Edwards. The coach said it was a good reminder that footballers were on the whole young men who could feel uneasy about their place in a group.
''He's a terrific young fella, he's made enormous inroads,'' Hardwick said. ''He's a player I look at and think, jeez, this guy's 22 years of age. He's an incredible talent, and he's only going to get better. He's going to learn from his mistakes that he made through his last contract negotiation, he'll probably realise this is the place he always wanted to be. He'll learn some lessons along the way.''
Hardwick was bullish about Martin's approach to 2014, hailing his time trial performances and also his focus on improving his defensive game ahead of playing an increased role in the back half.
''He's run some times that we haven't seen from him before, he's learning some new skills,'' Hardwick said of a half-back role Martin trialled last season and is expected to see more of after interchange rotations were capped at 120.
The coach is also buoyed by the competition for spots in Richmond's best 22, praising recruiters Francis Jackson and Blair Hartley for delivering a list laden with ready-to-go talent. He would not be drawn on how many round-one spots were up for grabs, but hailed the club's depth as he enters a fifth season at the helm at Punt Rd.
''It's a crucial element in today's game - obviously we know it's a game of attrition - but we're really pleased with the players they brought in who are capable of playing footy straight away. Even to the point of last year, the 22, 23-year-olds that we've brought in have seamlessly worked their way through.
''[It's] hard to say [how many] spots, what we will say is, if you're playing well enough you're gunna get a game. Probably three years ago we had guys that we played because, regardless [of form], they were our best players. Now we've got depth in all positions and we feel that if a guy's playing well enough, they'll play.
''We haven't been in this position … we probably did have it last year, but we think we've improved again in that facet this year.''
Hardwick predicted there would be more tough calls made along the lines of leaving 10-year Tiger Nathan Foley out of last year's final against Carlton, but welcomed this as a sign of the club maturing.
He said Foley and former captain Chris Newman had had terrific pre-seasons and expected them to be ''fully entrenched in the side come round one''.


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now that is an idea to tell to my wife
'you want me different? then buy the DLC'
My vote goes to:
3.Game 209786 SergBeaver vs Majic
I very much enjoyed:
4.Game 663476 Maetco vs Cimethink
You are all bastards
Sorry, radiant, it was very lucky game for my. But still...
I'll vote for game BigBobr99 against Maetco becose it was final of 1 division.
Everyone seems to like watching him get beat. He's just feeling a bit grumpy.
Ah guys I'm just joking around.
Swearing is half my power.
The other half being sarcasm and sexual innuendo.
I really need to add more smiliee emoticons to my forum posts.
Btw someone needs to teach me how to play upload!
I've yet to play Upload and I don't intend to do so before we start. It'll add a frisson of "what the fuck's going on" to the proceedings. Confusion is a familiar state; I wear it like a comfy jumper.
It's the little things.
If you look at my rocket moves. I knew that cluster of cover was going to have some units amongst it so I got my rpg in to position in turn 1.
I fired and then used him as bait to freeze any runners in round two [notice I duck to break weapons lock] then got him in position to fire at the sg I saw in the centre rooms.
GREAT rocket from vb to take out my sg. [Did he know he was there? I thought I hid his run]
From there I was trying to salvage a bad position and give my mgs enough coverage of the map by blowing away buildings.
After I spotted his sg run I had to try and get as much of that section uncovered to my mgs as well as try and give them as much protection as I could from the on rushing sg. If only I was 1-2 millimeters to the right!
I didn't know the win conditions so the end of the game was quite abrupt :(
Good stuff by VB out thought me in this game and demolished my team in the other.
Pesky kids!
Yeah, I think I'll have to put my vote in for 3.Game 209786 SergBeaver vs Majic as well...
Tempted to vote for the game I was actually involved in, but watching it with Rond's dudes visible makes my rocket-dude's flailings seem a bit misguided...
Here are the tables for Season 18. It's your responsibility to issue a challenge for each time you're listed as Player 1 in this list. Instructions will follow in the next post.
In a new twist on the normal procedure, while we're only playing each opponent once you may choose to reverse any challenge you receive if you think it's unbalanced - it shouldn't be, as Upload is probably the fairest mode after Symmetric Extermination, but you can if you like. Again, instructions will be in the next post.
Game rules and league procedures
1) Each game must conform to the following settings:
Mode: Dark Upload
Turn limit: 15 turns
Turn duration: five seconds per turn (i.e. 5000 milliseconds - this is the default setting)
Visibility: vis at time zero
Team strength: four men per player
Mutators: at the challenger's discretion
Server: UK1 is preferred, but any is acceptable
Any game that does not conform to these rules will be void and must be replayed (although certain exceptions will be allowed - see the next post). You may not reuse maps - a new map must be generated for each opponent. Please see the next post if you're not sure how to create a game with the correct settings, and post in this thread if you are in any doubt.
2) After creating each game the challenger must announce the challenge in this thread. Format: "Player1 has challenged Player2 in game X".
Example: "ColOfNature has challenged Xune in 123456"
3) After each game has been completed, Player 1 must report the result in this thread. Standard format: "Winner has defeated Opponent in game game X with a score of Y".
Example: "Xune has defeated ColOfNature in game 123456 with a score of 90".
In the event of a draw, the format is "Player1 and Player2 have drawn in game X"
Example: "ColOfNature and Xune have drawn in game 123456"
I will update the spreadsheet with the result of each game. Scores will be as normal: 3 pts for a win, 1 for a draw.
4) Challengers may start issuing their challenges from today (Saturday 02 March). All games should be completed by the end of Sunday 17 March, although extensions are almost a certainty.
5) We're all reasonable people, when pressed, so some flexibility will be applied. If you're going to be on holiday, or travelling to distant worlds, or otherwise restricted in your availability, please post in this thread and we will try to accommodate you as far as is reasonably practical.
6) Try to start your games in the first week and finish them early. Players leaving it to the last minute to issue a challenge or submit orders risk forfeiting the game. If any game is unfinished by the deadline I will declare both parties personae-non-grata and award your points to whoever strikes me as most deserving, by whatever criteria I consider appropriate at the time.
7) Any circumstances not catered for in these rules will be handled according to some combination of common sense, consensus, iron-fisted authoritarianism and whim. Mostly the latter.
Finally, a polite reminder that although PMing your email address to me is optional, it will make organisation easier so please consider doing so if you haven't already.
The divisions and rules for season 19 will be arranged some time after the close of season 18.
Also, if I've missed anything important or anything isn't clear then post below, PM me or email me either at ColOfNature or RockPaperSynapse on gmail to let me know.
Good luck!
1) Log in to the server (usually UK1, although you may choose/be asked to use a different server - please let me know if this is the case when announcing the match)
2) Click the 'Online' button at the top of the screen
3) Click 'Create a game'
4) Click the 'Advanced setup' button
5) Click the 'Generate Upload' button
6) As far as I can tell the teams are always the same and the maps are quite well balanced, but if it doesn't look right then repeat step 5 until you're satisfied.
7) Click the 'Continue' button
8) Ensure that the 'Game mode' is set to 'Upload'
9) Ensure that the 'Vis mode' is set to 'Vis at time zero'
10) Ensure that the 'Turn limit' is set to 15 and the 'Turn length' to 5000.
11) Activate Mutators, if you like.
12) Enter your opponent's username (and make sure "I play side 1" is selected immediately below this).
13) Enter 'RPS League' or something suitable so that your opponent knows it's for this league
14) Click the 'Submit' button
15) Take your first turn and note the challenge in this thread, using the format in the post directly above this one
To reverse a challenge if you think it's unfair:
1) Make a note of the game number and which mutators are active
2) Find the map file in your Frozen Synapse install folder, e.g. "\FrozenSynapse\psychoff\data\encounters\refGAMENUMBERHERE.enc" and copy it to the folder "\FrozenSynapse\psychoff\data\userlevels\"
3) Follow steps 1 to 5 above, then click the Load Level button.
4) Enter the name of the map, e.g. "refGAMENUMBERHERE" (I think you can omit the .enc extension).
5) Follow steps 7 onwards above - don't forget to activate the same mutators as your opponent had.
If anything goes wrong, don't worry! Just issue the correct challenges and let your opponent know which is the correct game so they can ignore the faulty one(s!) (which will eventually be deleted from your list if no-one takes a turn, and can be hidden until this happens).
There have been some individual requests in past rounds which I'm happy to allow in principle:
Firstly, Maetco and raeynn prefer their matches to have identical teams so if you don't mind doing so you can edit the units in the setup screen so that both teams contain the same units. I think this will be a non-issue with Upload, but I'll leave it in anyway.
Secondly, due to Radiant/Majic's very high ranking on server UK1 and the fact that playing game modes other than Extermination will artificially increase his overall ranking still further (for complicated reasons which I'm sure he'll explain if asked, although there's some discussion of it in the Season 16 thread), he'd prefer to play any games on the Texas server.
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—"The law requires that if you can avoid a confrontation, you must take reasonable steps to do so e.g. by leaving the scene, if escape is possible. If you do not try to escape, when it is possible, it may be argued that you contributed towards the confrontation and therefore your actions in using force were not legally justifiable."
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Many hours after having retired to her room for some rest, two dark figures broke into the mansion. They were friends of Izzy at the security company; and she had told one of them, jokingly, that this would be the perfect night to break into this mansion.
Quickly, Butch and Ugly made their way upstairs to Audra's room to kidnap her. They had been planning her kidnapping, but this had been their first opportunity. Izzy, Butch's girlfriend, had mentioned that Audra was ill. Quickly, they carried her out of the mansion and into a waiting late model sedan. Luckily, they had not been seen.
Once at the car, they taped her mouth shut. They put her in the trunk and drove quietly away. They were pleased with themselves that they had gotten away with it so easily. They would certainly enjoy spending the ransom!
After a little ways down the road, they had to stop for gas. Butch blows up in anger. The rental place had been so busy informing him of the broken escape latch in the trunk, that they had forgotten to fill the car up with gas. While the full-service attendant filled it up, the two guys talked freely all about their plans. Their windows were rolled up so the attendant couldn't hear anything.
While waiting, Butch realized that he was out of cigarettes. Ugly remembered that he had forgotten to eat dinner. They both got out and ran into the station. They had a ways to drive ahead and needed to get some food and smokes now. The attendant finished before they came back and went inside to collect payment from the guys. Soon they were back in their car and back on the road again.
After leaving there, they drove about another six hours and even crossed state lines before they reached the hotel where they planned to stay the night. Since she had been sleeping when they took her, and the weather was pleasant, they left Audra in the trunk. They went inside to their rooms for a good night's rest.
The next morning after breakfast, Butch and Ugly went back to the car and opened the trunk. They were shocked to find Audra gone, and there was no evidence of how or where she had gone. While still standing with the trunk open, they were arrested for Audra's kidnapping.
What happened to Audra? How did she get out of the trunk? When did she leave the car and was she alone? How did the police find Butch and Ugly so quickly?
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Mark Meadows (NC-11) released the following statement after President Obama announced that he is moving forward with sweeping gun control measures.
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The beer tent will be serving ales from West Malvern Brewery as well as cider from Barbourne Cider, lager, wine and soft drinks.
The West Fest team has also just completed the distribution of last year's profits to local community groups,some £5500 in all.
Funds have been contributed to Colwall Rotary Club for youth projects, Mathon Tennis Club to resurface their courts, the Hills Echo to cover printing costs, West Malvern British Legion to update their facilities, and both Arcos and Malvern Scouts to cover general costs.
St James CE Primary School and Willow Children Group plan to buy equipment, West Malvern Baby and Toddlers Group will use their share for general funding and Hanley Castle High School's PTA also benefitted.
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The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate a pharmacodynamic effect of CK 2017357 on measures of skeletal muscle function or fatigability in patients with ALS.
|Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
|Drug: Placebo Drug: 250 mg CK-2017357 Drug: 500 mg CK-2017357
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Three-Way Crossover, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of CK-2017357 in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate a pharmacodynamic effect of CK-2017357 on measures of skeletal muscle function or fatigability in patients with ALS. [ Time Frame: 2 days ]
In this hypothesis-generating early Phase II study, multiple assessments of skeletal muscle function will be made without specifying a single primary endpoint, including:
- ALS Functional Assessment
- Maximum Grip Strength (bilateral)
- Maximum Grip Strength Fatigability (bilateral)
- Shoulder Extension Fatigue (bilateral)
- Slow Vital Capacity
- Maximal Voluntary Ventilation
- Sniff Inspiratory Pressure
- Maximum Voluntary Muscle Contraction of multiple bilateral muscle groups using Hand Held Dynamometry
- Repeated Sub-Maximum Grip Strength Fatigability (bilateral)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To evaluate and characterize the relationship, if any, between the plasma concentration of CK-2017357 and its pharmacodynamic effects (PK/PD relationship) [ Time Frame: 2 day ]
- To evaluate the safety and tolerability of 2 doses of CK-2017357 given as single doses administered orally to patients with ALS [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- To evaluate the effect of CK-2017357 on patient and investigator determined global functional assessment [ Time Frame: 2 days ]
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250 mg CK-2017357 in capsules administered as a single oral dose.Drug: 500 mg CK-2017357
500 mg CK-2017357 in capsules administered as a single oral dose.
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- Able to comprehend and willing to sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF)
- A diagnosis of familial or sporadic ALS (defined as meeting the possible, laboratory-supported probable, probable, or definite criteria for a diagnosis of ALS according to the World Federation of Neurology El Escorial criteria) (Brooks, et al., 2000)
- Males or Females 18 years of age or older
- Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 30.0 kg/m2, inclusive
- Maximum voluntary grip strength between 10 & 40 pounds (females) and 10 & 60 pounds (males)
- Able to maintain grip contraction for 15 seconds
- Upright Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) ≥40% of predicted for age, height, and sex
- Able to perform pulmonary function tests
- Pre-study clinical laboratory findings (including troponin I (TnI) and CPK) within normal range, or if outside of the normal range, deemed not clinically significant by the Investigator
- For female patients only: The patient is post-menopausal (≥ 1 year) or sterilized, or if she is of childbearing potential, she is not breastfeeding, her pregnancy test is negative, she has no intention to become pregnant during the course of the study, and she is using contraceptive drugs or devices. For male patients only: Male patients agree for the duration of the study and 10 weeks after the end of the study to use a condom during sexual intercourse with female partners who are of reproductive potential and to have female partners use an additional effective means of contraception (e.g., diaphragm plus spermicide, or oral contraceptives) or the male patient must agree to abstain from sexual intercourse for 10 weeks after the end of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant hepatic/renal insufficiency as defined by Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) laboratory findings
- Life expectancy <3 months
- Participation in any trial in which receipt of investigational study drug occurred within 30 days prior to dosing
- Any prior treatment with CK-2017357
- In the opinion of the Investigator, the patient is not suitable to participate in the study
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01089010
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01089010
|United States, Arizona
|Phoenix Neurological Associates, Ltd.
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85018
|United States, California
|University Neurology Associates
|Fresno, California, United States, 93701
|California Pacific Medical Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
|United States, Florida
|Mayo Clinic Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
|United States, Kentucky
|University of Kentucky
|Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New York
|SUNY Upstate Medical Center
|Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
|United States, Oregon
|Providence ALS Center
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Drexel University College of Medicine, Dept of Neurology
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
|Penn State
|University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
|United States, Texas
|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
|United States, Vermont
|University of Vermont
|Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Study Chair:
|Jeremy M Shefner, MD, PhD
|State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Andrew Wolff, MD, FACC, Chief Medical Officer, Cytokinetics, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01089010 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 16, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 11, 2011
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Motor Neuron Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
TDP-43 Proteinopathies
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Metabolic Diseases
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Zurich: Zurich air traffic controllers may have inadvertently succeeded where diplomats have failed for decades: to bring Israelis and Iranians together.
As the jets of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Switzerland to take their leaders to the World Economic Forum, their planes were parked side-by-side under cloudy skies.
Mr Rouhani, the first Iranian leader in a decade to visit Davos for the World Economic Forum, will be looking for deals to boost an economy that shrank more than 5 per cent in the past financial year to the end of March under the weight of international sanctions. He is due to address the forum in the ski resort during a session called "Iran in the World".
Mr Netanyahu, among the most outspoken critics of the Iranian government, is seeking to keep the sanctions in place. He has called Mr Rouhani a wolf in sheep's clothing and urged the world to be wary of his "charm offensive."
As Mr Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres were whisked into helicopters waiting for them, the journalists and staff from both planes took photos of each other.
An Israeli journalist shouted out in English "How are you?" to the Iranians at the top of the aircraft stairs. One of them responded, "Fine, thank you. How are you?"
Mr Rouhani took office in August after winning an election on a pledge to end the country's isolation under his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. During his first 100 days, he broke taboos by speaking on the phone with his US President Barack Obama.
The Iranian government has also eased press restrictions, limited anti-Western rhetoric and wished Jews a Happy Jewish New Year from the Twitter account of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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Wembdon 122 lost to Brislington 124-2 by 8 wkts
WEMBDON'S relegation from the West of England Bristol & Somerset division was confirmed with a humbling eight-wicket defeat at Brislington on Saturday.
Captain Dan Bingham top scored with 33 as Wembdon could only muster 122 batting first – and it was never going to be enough to test Brislington, who cruised home inside 25 overs.
It was a disappointing day for Bingham, who cited defeats to the division's lower sides as the main reason for his side's relegation.
He said: "In summary, at times we have more than held our own in this highest division in the club's history.
"Winning five games would in other seasons have been enough. We've taken the top two teams to the final over, lost several games in the final over, but, disappointingly, lost twice to the side who finished bottom.
"Inconsistent availability, a lack of application and fielding below the levels set by themselves, have all played their part in the low finish.
"The side will regroup and look to add one or two players and hope to bounce straight back having enjoyed the experience."
Things began badly as Puddy played on in the first over and, while Bowditch battled well and timed the ball nicely through the covers, he would eventually go clean bowled for 10.
Scholtz followed up clean bowling Brockwell next ball to leave Wembdon at 14-3 after nine overs.
The steady pair of Curd and Bingham were by no means exciting the crowd but they did steady the ship.
Curd got his first run after 16 balls, Bingham after 19 balls.
Ten overs had passed since a wicket but Wembdon were 31-3 with 20 overs gone. Curd (11 from 72 balls) eventually went bowled by a spinning delivery from Munden.
Trunks followed an over later, trapped lbw, sparking a flurry of wickets once again. Blackwell and Bingham carried their bat through to drinks but Wembdon were 53-5 from 25.
Bennett and Bingham added 44 for the ninth wicket and took Wembdon up to 111 before Bingham's (33 off 83) vigil ended with the bowler taking a low, one-handed catch.
Hubbard was the last to go, leaving Bennett on 25 not out but the pair took Wembdon to 122 in the 43rd over.
Bingham claimed the first wicket as Williams was caught by Trunks – but, with 100 to win and plenty of wickets, Brislington gambled and went on the attack.
The Brislington aggression saw Wembdon try a variety of bowlers (nine in total) in search of a wicket but the game drifted and the end was in sight.
A token over for the wicket-keeper which saw Blackwell take the gloves meant the game ended in good spirit, Brislington winning comfortably by eight wickets with still 25 overs remaining.


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Listening to the presidential debates reminds me of the
importance of good story telling. Telling good stories that
illustrate what you do is one of the best ways to make yourself
memorable. Romney and Obama were at their best when they told vivid
and simple stories about individuals. They were at their weakest
when they lapsed into detailed policy discussions.
While I wrote about good story telling
earlier in the year, it is such an important point that I am
returning to it.
One of the big challenges in selling legal services is that it
can take months (or years) before your referral sources actually
have the opportunity to refer work to you. Therefore, it is
important to find creative ways to ensure that someone in your
network will think of you when they hear about a problem that you
can solve. Telling good stories is a great tool to accomplish
But what makes a story "good"?
Simply put, a good story (for marketing purposes) holds the
attention of the listener. It also positions you in a way you want
to be known.
So a long winded story told with excruciating detail is
generally not an effective tactic for making yourself memorable.
Distill the story to its basic facts and choose something that
highlights the kind if work you want to be known for.
Note, in some instances this will not be the work that you are
most proud of. Remember, you are marketing, not documenting. Choose
a case you are proud of; but make sure it is a good example of the
work you want in the future. You may be very pleased with yourself
for the results you achieved in a child custody case. But if you
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which describes your advocacy skills.
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Four B.C. chefs to compete on Top Chef Canada Season 2
Since Top Chef Canada premiered last April, it has become the highest-rated series on Food Network Canada (sorry Gordon, Guy, and Jamie). So it's no surprise that the TV network has renewed the competition-style cooking show, which pits Canadian chefs against one another for a $100,000 prize and the title of "Top Chef".
Top Chef Canada Season 2 starts March 12, and with a new season comes a new host—Canadian actor Lisa Ray—and 16 new competitors hailing from across the country.
This season, four of the 16 chefs are from B.C.
Trevor Bird, whose hometown is Montreal, is the sole competitor from Vancouver. The 28-year-old chef previously worked at Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel, and at Truffert and Restaurant Garcon in Montreal. Bird currently runs his own catering business called Trevor Bird Cooking and is in the process of opening his own restaurant.
Bird's competitor, Jimmy Stewart, is a 23-year-old chef from Whistler. He grew up in North Vancouver and has cooked alongside Top Chef Canada Season 1 winner Dale MacKay at Lumiere and DB Bistro Moderne, Stewart is currently the sous chef at Whistler's Bearfoot Bistro.
Kunal Ghose is the third competitor from B.C., hailing from Victoria, where he was raised and currently resides. Ghose, who is 39, is the chef and co-creator of Redfish Bluefish, a gourmet, local and sustainable fish shack in Victoria's inner harbor. Ghose's Bengali, Scottish, Greek, and Chilean background plays a large influence on his creative cooking.
Finally, Tofino's Joel Aubie, who is currently the head chef at Shelter Restaurant, will compete on the second season. Aubie, who was born and raised in Bathurst, New Brunswick, relocated to Tofino to pursue his two loves: surfing and cooking. The 27-year-old chef has worked in kitchens across the country, including Tofino's Wickaninnish Inn.
Visit the Food Network Canada website for a complete list of competitors.
Who will you be cheering for on Top Chef Canada Season 2?
Watch Vancouver chef Trevor Bird's audition video.
You can follow Michelle da Silva on Twitter at twitter.com/michdas.
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Sandra Dwyer
Feb 6, 2012 at 1:03pm
Good luck to all the competing chefs, especially the ones from B.C.! Of course, as a resident of Victoria, I shall be rooting for Kunal Ghose! Top Chef is an inspiring show and I look forward to the new season.
Feb 6, 2012 at 4:15pm
GO Jimmy!!! We're rooting for you!
Feb 6, 2012 at 11:11pm
Now this is good restaurant reporting - unlike the advertorials that spewed chunks across my screen on lousy suburban vegan restaurants.
Sherrine Day
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:33pm
Kunal Ghose...all the way...GO BC GO !!!
Mar 27, 2012 at 5:46am
OMG JOEL...WAY TO GO!! Im rooting for you!! Go BATHURST!!


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The PTO issues three different kinds of patents: utility patents, design patents and plant patents.
To qualify for a utility patent – by far the most common type of patent – an invention must be:
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If an invention fits into one of the categories described above, it is known as "statutory subject matter" and has passed the first test in qualifying for a patent. But an inventor's creation must overcome several additional hurdles before the PTO will issue a patent. The invention must also:
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- be novel (that is, it must be different from all previous inventions in some important way).
- be nonobvious (a surprising and significant development) to somebody who understands the technical field of the invention.
For design patents, the law requires that the design be novel, nonobvious and nonfunctional. For example, a new shape for a car fender, bottle or flashlight that doesn't improve its functionality would qualify.
Finally, plants may qualify for a patent if they are both novel and nonobvious. Plant patents are issued less frequently than any other type of patent.
What types of inventions are not eligible for patent protection?
Some types of inventions will not qualify for a patent, no matter how interesting or important they are. For example, mathematical formulas, laws of nature, newly discovered substances that occur naturally in the world, and purely theoretical phenomena – for instance, a scientific principle like superconductivity without regard to its use in the real world – have long been considered unpatentable. This means, for example, that you can't patent a general mathematical approach to problem solving or a newly discovered pain killer in its natural state.
In addition, the following categories of inventions don't qualify for patents:
- processes done entirely by human motor coordination, such as choreographed dance routines or a method for meditation,
- most protocols and methods used to perform surgery on humans
- printed matter that has no unique physical shape or structure associated with it
- unsafe new drugs
- inventions useful only for illegal purposes, and
- non-operable inventions, including "perpetual motion" machines (which are presumed to be non-operable because to operate they would have to violate certain bedrock scientific principles).
Can computer software qualify for patent protection?
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Is it possible to obtain a patent on forms of life?
Form of life, from bacteria to cows, that are genetically altered to have new and useful characteristics or behaviors, may qualify for utility patents. Also patentable are sequences of DNA that have been created to test genetic behaviors and the methods used to accomplish this sequencing. As a general rule, you can't patent a human being. However, with the advent of cloning techniques and the ability to mix genes across species – for example, the human immune system genetic code transplanted into a mouse for testing purposes – the question of what a human being is, and what life forms can and cannot be patented promises to be a subject of fierce debate for years to come.
What makes an invention "novel?"
In the context of a patent application, an invention is considered novel when it is different from all previous inventions (called "prior art") in one or more of its constituent elements. When deciding whether an invention is novel, the PTO will consider all prior art that existed as of the date the inventor files a patent application on the invention. If prior art is uncovered, the invention may still qualify for a patent if the inventor can show that he or she conceived of the invention before the prior art existed and was diligent in building and testing the invention or filing a patent application on it.
An invention will flunk the novelty test if it was described in a published document or put to public use more than one year prior to the date the patent application was filed. This is known as the one-year rule.
When is an invention considered "nonobvious?"
To qualify for a patent, an invention must be nonobvious as well as novel. An invention is considered nonobvious if someone who is skilled in the particular field of the invention would view it as an unexpected or surprising development.
For example, in August of 1998, Future Enterprises invents a portable high quality virtual reality system. A virtual reality engineer would most likely find this invention to be truly surprising and unexpected. Even though increased portability of a computer-based technology is always expected in the broad sense, the specific way in which the portability is accomplished by this invention would be a breakthrough in the field and thus unobvious. Contrast this with a bicycle developer who uses a new, light but strong metal alloy to build his bicycles. Most people skilled in the art of bicycle manufacturing would consider the use of the new alloy in the bicycle to be obvious, given that lightness of weight is a desirable aspect of high-quality bicycles.
Knowing whether an invention will be considered nonobvious by the PTO is difficult because it is such a subjective exercise – what one patent examiner considers surprising, another may not. In addition, the examiner will usually be asked to make the nonobviousness determination well after the date of the invention, because of delays inherent in the patent process. The danger of this type of retroactive assessment is that the examiner may unconsciously be affected by the intervening technical improvements. To avoid this, the examiner generally relies only on the prior-art references (documents describing previous inventions) that existed as of the date of invention.
As an example, assume that in 2001, Future Enterprises' application for a patent on the 1998 invention is being examined in the Patent and Trademark Office. Assume further that by 2001, you can find a portable virtual reality unit in any consumer electronics store for under $200. The patent examiner will have to go back to the time of the invention to fully appreciate how surprising and unexpected it was when it was first conceived, and ignore the fact that in 2001 the technology of the invention is very common.
What makes an invention "useful?"
Patents may be granted for inventions that have some type of usefulness (utility), even if the use is humorous, such as a musical condom or a motorized spaghetti fork. However, the invention must work – at least in theory. Thus, a new approach to manufacturing superconducting materials may qualify for a patent if it has a sound theoretical basis – even if it hasn't yet been shown to work in practice. But a new drug that has no theoretical basis and which hasn't been tested will not qualify for a patent.
Remember that to qualify for a design or plant patent, the other two types of patents obtained in the U.S., the inventor need not show utility.
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UMass football falters in the fourth quarter in loss to Troy Saturday afternoon
The Minutemen were down just four points early in the third quarter, but could not keep momentum in their loss to the Trojans.
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August 2, 2017The guilt of saying 'guilty' -
August 2, 2017UMass tuition set to rise 3-4 percent for 2017-2018 school year -
July 18, 2017PVTA potential cuts affect UMass and five college students -
July 10, 2017New director of student broadcast media at UMass this fall -
July 10, 2017Whose American Dream? -
June 24, 2017Man who threatened to bomb Coolidge Hall taken into ICE custody -
June 24, 2017Cale Makar drafted by Colorado Avalanche in first round of 2017 NHL Entry Draft -
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Mark Martin will go down in NASCAR history as one of the most competitive drivers to strap into a race car. At age 53, he continues to defy the laws of aging and run competitively at NASCAR's highest level. In Sunday's Pure Michigan 400, Martin paced the field for 54 of the first 65 laps in dominating fashion until a scary crash ended his day.
Martin credits a strict workout routine for his ability to compete with drivers half his age and that conditioning was put to the test as his car was practically cut in half after colliding with the blunt end of a pit wall opening.
"It was not as bad as it looked," Martin said of the impact. "I was concerned right before I hit it. I thought this could be one of those sudden stops."
As crewmen scurried to take cover, Martin's car came to rest with the wall buried three quarters of the way through his Michael Waltrip Racing's Toyota.
"I really feel that was a freak accident," Martin said. "I'm not sure you can ever completely fix something like that. It could have been really bad if I'd have gotten in that hole a little deeper, where it caught me in the door instead of the crush area back there."
As he reflected on what had just transpired, an unusually excited Martin was just thankful to still be competing at this level of the sport that he loves.
"I'm so grateful," continued Martin. "I'm not even supposed to be able to get a ride anymore."
With Martin out of contention, former Roush/Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle was making adjustments to his car in preparation for a late race run for the win.
"We struggled with it throughout the weekend," said Biffle. "It was super good at the beginning of the race when the track was kind of green. Once I got in traffic, I wasn't that good. I kept working on it, trying different things but, I told Matt, if we get out front, I know we can win with this race."
It was Biffle's18th career victory and third at the Michigan International Speedway. However, more important, it was his second win this season, which moved him to the top of the Cup Series point race.
"I know that a lot of people don't expect us to win the championship," continued the race winner. "They don't expect us to compete for the title. I don't care what they say or who they want to talk about or what they talk about. We will be a factor when it comes down to Homestead, I promise you that."
Biffle has always been a streaky driver and if Sunday is any indication, he might be peaking at just the right time of the season to launch him into his first Cup Series title.
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