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Seres Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRB) sank $24.83 (69%) to $10.94 on Friday, shedding nearly $1 billion in market cap, after it said microbiome-based therapy SER-109 missed the primary endpoint in the 89-patient Phase II ECOSPOR study to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). SER-109 did not significantly reduce the relative risk of CDI recurrence at up to eight weeks vs. placebo, with CDI recurrence in 44% of patients receiving SER-109 vs. 53% for placebo.In patients aged 65 and older, CDI recurrence occurred in 45% of patients receiving SER-109 vs. 80% for placebo. In patients younger than 65, the rates were 43% for SER-109 and 27% for placebo. Both subgroup analyses were prespecified.The most common adverse events in the SER-109 arm were diarrhea, abdominal pain and flatulence, with no drug-related serious adverse events.In 2014, Seres said SER-109 prevented CDI recurrence within eight weeks in 87% of patients, meeting the primary endpoint of an open-label Phase Ib study.On a conference call Friday, Seres President and CEO Roger Pomerantz said the results were inconsistent with expectations, with "confounding placebo data." He said the company is collecting data to better understand the results, including patient-level microbiome data before, during and after the study, and said the company is conducting a root-cause analysis.EVP and CMO Shelley Trucksis said the patient populations were similar in the Phase Ib and II trials. In the Phase Ib study, the criteria for CDI recurrence included diarrhea for three or more consecutive days, while the Phase II study's criteria included diarrhea for two or more consecutive days. Both studies' criteria also included a positive CDI test and the need for antibiotic treatment.SER-109 is a purified and encapsulated suspension of about 50 species of Firmicute eubacterial spores derived from healthy donors' fecal matter. It has breakthrough therapy designation from FDA.In January, Seres granted the Nestlé Health Science subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. (SIX:NESN) exclusive rights to four gastrointestinal products, including SER-109, outside the U.S. and Canada (see BioCentury Extra, Jan. 11). At the end of 1Q16, Seres had more than $300 million in cash. The company raised $153.8 million in a June 2015 IPO. Co-founding investor Flagship Ventures held 37% of Seres' shares as of February 2016, according to a regulatory filing.
In a new restructuring plan unveiled Friday, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4502) said it plans to "reduce and concentrate" its R&D in Japan and the U.S.In a presentation, CMO and CSO Andrew Plump said Takeda's R&D organization will now be a "dual-centered" structure in Japan and Boston, with "lean regional centers" to help manage local studies and regional issues with global studies. He acknowledged a headcount reduction, but declined to say how many jobs would be affected.Over the past few years, Takeda has winnowed down its disease focus to CNS, cancer and gastrointestinal disease, plus vaccines. The pharma has discontinued R&D in diabetes, sold its respiratory business and pipeline, and spun out or returned other assets (see BioCentury, May 30). On Friday, Takeda said it will redouble its emphasis on operational efficiency, including restructuring R&D and optimizing relationships among its R&D, business and corporate functions.Its R&D site in Shonan, Japan, will focus on CNS and regenerative medicines. Plump said that over time, Takeda plans to convert the site into a research park that houses scientists from other companies and institutions. He said the pharma also plans to create JVs and form spin-offs to address specific disease areas. At its Boston site, Takeda will conduct R&D on oncology and GI disease, as well as immunomodulation as it relates to its core therapeutic areas. The site will be Takeda's development center and the primary home of its translational research and early clinical group. Plump said a "smaller biotech-like site" in San Diego will develop specialized technologies in the GI and CNS areas.Takeda proposed closing its R&D site in Cambridge, U.K., but Plump said the company intends to spin off some of the site's discovery programs into a biotech start-up that will create jobs for its staff.Takeda intends to move staff from its pharmaceutical sciences organization to the Shonan, Boston and San Diego R&D sites, Plump said. The pharmaceutical sciences organization, which bridges R&D and commercial manufacturing, is now spread across nine sites.Plump also said Takeda is in "advanced discussions with a strategic development partner," and hopes to have a deal in place within the next couple of months. The deal would see Takeda "providing capabilities to the potential partner that allow for real end-to-end trial management," he added.Takeda expects to record a one-time implementation cost of Y75 billion ($705 million) for the restructuring. As a result of the changes, the pharma expects to save Y18 billion ($169.2 million) annually, which it said it plans to re-invest into its pipeline.
AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) reported 2Q16 financial results that beat estimates and raised full-year 2016 guidance. Continued strength in sales of autoimmune drug Humira adalimumab allayed some concerns about AbbVie's shrinking market share for its HCV drugs, while the company reiterated that it expects to defend Humira's IP against looming biosimilar competition.Sales of Humira were $4.1 billion in 2Q16, up from $3.5 billion in 2Q15. The drug accounted for 65% of AbbVie's total 2Q16 sales of $6.45 billion, which rose from $5.5 billion in 2Q15 and beat the $6.2 billion consensus estimate.AbbVie reported a non-GAAP EPS of $1.26, up from $1.08 in 2Q15 and topping the $1.20 consensus. It raised 2016 EPS guidance to $4.73-$4.83 from $4.62 to $4.82.On a conference call Friday, Chairman and CEO Richard Gonzalez said the company's market share among HCV drugs had dropped from about 40% to "the single-digit range" due to competition from new entries and the company's decision not to match lower prices from competing products, particularly in public channels including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Sales of Viekira Pak ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir plus dasabuvir were $419 million during the quarter, up from $385 million in 2Q15. The company did not report sales of Technivie ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir.In March, the VA added lower priced HCV drug Zepatier grazoprevir/elbasvir (MK-5172/MK-8752) from Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) to its national formulary, which also includes Viekira and Technivie. HCV drugs Daklinza daclatasvir from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) and Harvoni ledipasvir/sofosbuvir and Sovaldi sofosbuvir from Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) are also on the formulary (see BioCentury Extra, March 9). Gonzalez also reiterated previous comments expressing confidence in Humira's ongoing patent protection. A biosimilar of the drug, ABP 501 from Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), is under FDA review, with an action date of Sept. 25. Amgen has said it could launch the biosimilar as early as 2017, while AbbVie argues that its patent protection is valid through 2022 (see BioCentury Extra, July 8).Sales of blood cancer drug Imbruvica ibrutinib were $439 million in 2Q16, up from $107 million in 2Q16. In March, FDA expanded Imbruvica's label to include first-line treatment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It was already approved as a second-line therapy.
In a study published Thursday in Cell Reports, researchers at the Genentech Inc. unit of Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) and AC Immune S.A. (Lausanne, Switzerland) developed a strategy that could make therapeutic antibodies safer for treating Alzheimer's disease and other neuroinflammatory conditions.Gai Ayalon, a scientist in Genentech's neuroscience department, told BioCentury the study was prompted by the all-too-common occurrence of vasogenic edema in clinical trials of anti-beta amyloid antibodies to treat Alzheimer's disease. He said the field has long suspected those incidences were "microglial-driven events occurring because of the presence of the antibody." Microglia are phagocytic immune cells in the brain. Ayalon said a CNS-targeted antibody works by binding to a target and then recruiting microglial cells to degrade it. But in neuroinflammatory conditions where the cell type is already chronically activated, further stimulation could exacerbate the pathology."What makes immunotherapy attractive is the degree of selectivity antibodies offer for the target," said Ayalon. "Antibodies are by definition immunoreactive molecules. And while the inflammatory response is a natural process that can be used to clear a target, when it becomes chronic it can be deleterious."In the study, the collaborators engineered two point mutations into the Fc region of an anti-tau mAb to render it incapable of binding Fc gamma receptors (FCGRs) on microglial cells, and compared it to the same antibody without the mutations.In cultures of microglia, the control antibody bound to immune cells, triggering the release of inflammatory cytokines. The mutant antibody neither bound microglia nor triggered cytokine release. In co-cultures of neurons and microglia, only the mutant antibody was able to decrease tau-related neurotoxicity. The mutant antibody also decreased tau pathology and disease progression in a mouse model of AD (see BioCentury Innovations, July 28).Ayalon said the strategy of preventing microglial activation by antibodies should be applicable to "multiple CNS targets and indications."He would not say whether the control antibody in the study is the same anti-tau mAb that the partners are studying in a Phase I trial for AD, nor would he discuss development plans for the new mAb.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) said Xeljanz tofacitinib met the primary endpoint in the Phase III OCTAVE Sustain trial evaluating the therapy as a maintenance treatment in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). A significantly greater proportion of patients receiving Xeljanz compared to placebo were in remission at week 52, the study's primary endpoint. OCTAVE Sustain enrolled patients who completed and achieved a clinical response in two other Phase III studies, OCTAVE Induction 1 and 2. Last September, Pfizer said Xeljanz met those studies' primary endpoints (see BioCentury Extra, Sept. 21, 2015).Pfizer also expects data this year from the long-term extension OCTAVE Open trial. It has said it expects to use data from all four OCTAVE studies to support regulatory submissions in UC. Spokesperson Steven Danehy declined to discuss Pfizer's regulatory plans.The oral pan-Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor is approved in more than 45 countries, including the U.S., to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
The U.K.'s Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) was relaunched Friday, and is now accepting new drugs for inclusion.In order to better control costs, NHS England and NICE revamped the CDF earlier this year, making it a "managed access" fund that pays for drugs NICE recommends conditionally as part of its appraisal process. Its budget is L340 million ($446.2 million).Under the new scheme, the CDF can provide interim funding to make cancer drugs available after NICE has issued a positive draft recommendation, but before it issues final guidance. NICE is to issue final guidance within 90 days of an MAA's approval.The new CDF is already covering four drug regimens that were recently recommended by NICE in draft guidance: lung cancer drug Zykadia ceritinib from Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS; SIX:NOVN); Opdivo nivolumab in combination with Yervoy ipilimumab from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) for melanoma; Novartis' Mekinist trametinib plus Tafinlar dabrafenib for melanoma; and colorectal cancer drug Lonsurf trifluridine/tipiracil from Servier (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France).The revamped CDF is also funding two drugs on an interim basis after NICE recommended them in draft guidance upon reappraisal. The old CDF had covered both. They are leukemia drug Bosulif bosutinib from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Alimta pemetrexed from Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) as maintenance treatment for lung cancer. In a statement, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said that companies and patients "should eventually both benefit from a more simplified process." The group said cancer drugs, particularly those for rarer cancers, are still at risk of being "routinely turned down for use unless there is greater flexibility in NICE's core appraisal process." Under the revamped CDF, a NICE appraisal would raise issues to be addressed through the collection of real-world data and additional data from ongoing studies. Sponsors of drugs entering the fund have two years to collect additional data demonstrating the drugs' cost-effectiveness before NICE re-appraises the drug and either recommends it for routine use on the NHS or delists it (see BioCentury, March 14).
The inVentiv Health Consulting (formerly Campbell Alliance) Dealmakers' Intentions Study is the only forward-looking measure of dealmaking activity in the biopharma industry. Now in its eighth year, the study provides insight into what will likely drive the industry's partnering and M&A efforts moving forward--the results of which were released at last month's BIO International Convention. Download your copy of the full white paper now.


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WikiLeaks soldier Bradley Manning offers guilty plea to less serious charges to avoid life imprisonment for 'aiding the enemy'
- Private Manning is charged with providing WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of classified documents
- His attorney says he wants to offer a partial guilty plea
- Military prosecutors could still try to prove him guilty of 'aiding the enemy' - punishable by life imprisonment
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Manning 'one of the world's foremost political prisoners'
The U.S. Army soldier charged with providing WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of classified documents, has offered a partial guilty plea in a bid to avoid prosecution for some of the most serious charges against him.
Last year, the military slapped Pfc. Bradley Manning's with 22 charges, including alleging that he caused 'intelligence belonging to the United States government' to be published on the internet.
Manning's civilian defense attorney, David Coombs, says his client is offering to take responsibility for some of the less serious offenses that are encapsulated within the charged crimes.
Manning is willing to plead guilty to providing data to WikiLeaks, but not to the government's charge that he 'aided the enemy'
It is understood Manning is willing to plead guilty to providing the data to WikiLeaks, but not to the government's charge that he 'aided the enemy' or 'exceeded authorized access' on his computer.
Even if the court accepts the offer, military prosecutors could still try to prove Manning guilty of the more serious charges. They include aiding the enemy, punishable by life imprisonment.
Coombs revealed the offer Wednesday during a pretrial hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland. The hearing continues Thursday. He stressed that the plea is not part of any agreement or deal with prosecutors.
Manning's court-martial is set to begin in February 2013, he has elected to be tried by a military judge rather than a jury.
The military's 2012 Manual for Courts-Martial allows defendants to offer hybrid pleas to judges, including 'not guilty to an offense as charged, but guilty of a named lesser included offense' and 'not guilty of the exceptions, but guilty of the substitutions.'
Manning was hailed as a 'hero' by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in August. Speaking from a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he called Manning 'one of the world's foremost political prisoners.'
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has hailed Manning as a hero and 'one of the world's foremost political prisoners'
A gaunt looking Manning is escorted to court in June for his pretrial hearing
Assange also said the Army wants 'to break him [Manning], to force him to testify against WikiLeaks and me.'
The once-round-faced soldier looking dramatically gaunt and frail when he appeared in court in June for his pretrial hearing, compared to photos released following his arrest in May 2010.
Manning, a 24-year-old Crescent, Okla., native, is charged with knowingly aiding al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula by allegedly causing hundreds of thousands of classified war logs, video clips and diplomatic cables to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks.
The Oklahoma native allegedly gave the anti-secrecy website more than 700,000 documents and video clips. Authorities say he downloaded the files from a Defense Department network while working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad in 2009 and 2010.
Emotional turmoil: Manning's lawyers say he was a gay soldier at a time when homosexuals were barred from serving openly
Defense lawyers have previously sought to portray Manning as a troubled young soldier whom the Army should never have deployed to Iraq or given access to classified material while he was stationed there from late 2009 to mid-2010.
At a preliminary hearing last December, military prosecutors produced evidence that Manning downloaded and electronically transferred to WikiLeaks nearly half a million sensitive battlefield reports from Iraq and Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables, and video of a deadly 2007 Army helicopter attack that WikiLeaks shared with the world and dubbed 'Collateral Murder.'
Manning's lawyers countered that
others had access to Manning's workplace computers. They say he was in
emotional turmoil, partly because he was a gay soldier at a time when
homosexuals were barred from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces.
Campaign: The Bradley Manning Support Group has described his prosecution as 'fundamentally unjust'
The defense also claims Manning's apparent disregard for security rules during stateside training and his increasingly violent outbursts after deployment were red flags that should have prevented him from having access to classified material. Manning's lawyers also contend that the material WikiLeaks published did little or no harm to national security.
the December hearing, prosecutors also presented
excerpts of online chats found on Manning's personal computer that
allegedly document collaboration between him and Julian Assange.
Bradley Manning Support Group, which contends Manning heroically
exposed war crimes, has described his prosecution as 'fundamentally unjust.'
'This administration owes all Americans an honest explanation for their extraordinary retaliation against Bradley Manning,' said Jeff Paterson, one of the group's lead organizers.
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Wayman P. Britt
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High School: Flint Northern in Flint, Michigan
College: University of Michigan
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By Rachel Ponder, U.S. Army Garrison Public Affairs OfficeAugust 19, 2010
Aberdeen Proving Ground service members were honored during the annual Military Appreciation Night at Ripken Stadium, July 30.
Maj. Gen. Nick G. Justice, commander of APG and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, gave remarks during the pregame festivities.
He thanked the event participants and sponsors and gave a special thanks to Soldiers, past and present, for their hard work and dedication to the nation.
Justice, Col. Orlando W. Ortiz, APG Garrison and deputy installation commander and Alex Webber from the APG League of Dreams team threw out ceremonial first pitches.
The pitches were followed by a performance by the American Belles, a patriotic music group, who sang a medley of service songs.
Following the medley, a mixed unit color guard, representing different branches of service, marched onto the field stopping near the pitcher's mound for the national anthem, sung by Sgt.
Anthony Gentilo from the U.S. Army Materiel Command Band. After Gentilo's song, the Forest
Lake Elementary School Band also provided the audience with an instrumental rendition of the national anthem. During the game, Soldiers from the Bel Air Recruiting Station handed out information to attendees and gave water bottles and T-shirts to participants willing to do sit-ups and push-ups.
Several Soldiers also participated in a push-up contest on the field during a game break.
During the seventh-inning stretch, Gentilo came onto the field again to sing a stirring rendition
of "God Bless America."
In keeping with the event's theme, a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle from the U.S.
Army Developmental Test Command and a motorized helmet and several banners from APG's Multimedia/Visual Information Services Division were also on display in front of Ripken Stadium.
To show appreciation, Ripken Baseball treated the entire military contingent to a buffet dinner.
Capt. Ginger Hammerquist, commander of the Garrison's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, who organized the event, said that Military Appreciation Night establishes a partnership with the local community.
"This event gave the community a chance to unite and show appreciation for past and present
service members," Hammerquist said. "The event also gave APG service members the
opportunity to give back to the community by sharing their unwavering spirit and sincere
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About the Authors
Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Division of HIV/AIDS, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Competing Interests
SDW has previously been affiliated with Physicians for Human Rights, an organization that advocates for the protection of internationally guaranteed rights and/or prosecution of those who violate human rights. All authors have declared that no financial conflicts of interest exist.
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Conceived and designed the experiments: ACT KJH. Performed the experiments: ACT. Analyzed the data: ACT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACT. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: ACT KJH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ACT KJH SDW. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: ACT KJH SDW. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: ACT KJH SDW. Assisted in interpretation of the data: ACT KJH SDW. Revised the manuscript for important intellectual content: ACT KJH SDW.


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Beloit College's 164th Commencement ceremony was held on Sunday, May 18, 2014.
Kyle Bohrer's mortar board was adorned with a squirrel, turtles, and BUG, which represents the Beloit Urban Garden he started.
Nicholas Mischler, the student with the highest scholastic standing among the bachelor of arts degree recipients, had "turtles all the way down" his mortar board.
Richea Smith's mortar board paid homage to her native Bahamas.
Sarah-Jane Cikara helped work on Beloit's new view book, which is all about the ampersand.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Lisa Anderson-Levy led the procession.
Students get ready for the ceremony.
278 students received their diplomas.
Athiththan Selvendran (right) received the Warren Miller Blue Skies Award, named for a Beloit alumnus who is famous for his many New Yorker magazine cartoons and pays tribute to a member of the senior class who helped "foster good cheer, a good-humored perspective, and saving grace in the conduct of our daily lives together on campus."
Country music artist Sturgill Simpson sang his new song, "Turtles All the Way Down" at the beginning of the ceremony.
Commencement speaker Kevin Young (left) received a pair of Beloit socks from President Scott Bierman.
Emeriti citations were conferred to six retiring faculty and staff members, including English Professor Tom McBride (left). Associate Professor of English Fran Abbate, his former student, read his citation.
An aerial shot depicts the beautiful day Commencement guests had.
Visit www.beloit.edu/commencement to learn factoids about this year's graduating class.
Graduates enjoyed addresses by President Scott Bierman and Commencement speaker Kevin Young.
Graduates celebrated after receiving their diplomas.
Graduates embrace one another after the ceremony.
One graduate seen here is particularly excited.
Video of the ceremony is now available at https://www.youtube.com/BeloitCollege.
A proud mom takes photos of the graduates.
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|"Witchblade" #125 on sale now
Two years ago, the Witchblade was torn asunder. Where there was one wielder, there was now two. Sara Pezzini retained the dark half of the ancient weapon, and Dani Baptiste became the wielder of the better angels of the Witchbladeâs nature. Dani and Saraâs personalities have clashed from time to time in the past, but the long-brewing conflict between the two Witchblade wielders finally came to a head in Top Cow's âWitchbladeâ #124. This week, âWitchbladeâ #125 kicks off a six-issue arc entitled âWar of the Witchblades,â and CBR News caught up with series writer Ron Marz to get the details.
At the end of âWitchbladeâ #123, Dani threatened the life of her new dance studentâs low-life boyfriend. âThat situation gets out of control real fast, and the guy ends up dead,â Marz told CBR. âDani doesnât specifically kill him, but her involvement in the whole thing ends up leading to his death.â
Sara, meanwhile, had been pursuing a voodoo demon responsible for a series of grisly murders in Crown Heights, and the dead boyfriend becomes posthumously implicated in the killings. âEven though they cleared the case off the books by blaming this guy who had nothing to do with it, Sara ends up really resenting the fact that sheâs been pulled into this situation by Dani, and the fact that sheâs kind of compromised her ideals and her morals to do all this.â
At the end of âWitchbladeâ #124, the two wielders part company in anger, and itâs all downhill from there.
Attentive readers will have noticed that Sara and Daniâs personalities have begun to undergo subtle changes as a result of the influence of the good and evil halves of the Witchblade. âSara has been more angry, more aggressive, and Dani has been a bit more empathetic, a bit more in the mode of wanting to help people,â Marz said. âSo while the situation with the dead boyfriend was certainly a catalyst, this conflict had been brewing for quite some time.â
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The âWar of the Witchbladesâ arc will reintroduce Saraâs sister Julie, who has been in prison for the entirety of Marzâs run on the book. âThe curator character will also play a fairly large part in the âWar of the Witchblades,â and weâll be revealing stuff about him and his background that we havenât even hinted at previously,â Marz confirmed.
The Witchblade, The Darkness and The Angelus have long been the three pillars of the Top Cow Universe, and while Jackie Estacado does not play a part in the âWar of the Witchblades,â The Angelus does put in an appearance. âThe Angelus is without a host at the moment, thatâs still something thatâs kind of hanging over from the âBroken Trinityâ storyline,â Marz explained. Howver, the writer confirmed, that situation will be resolved by the end of this upcoming arc.
More importantly, come the end of âWar of the Witchblades,â there will, once again, be only one Witchblade bearer. Marz wouldnât say which of the wielders would be left standing, but he did reveal that âthere will be some fairly final ramifications in the storyline,â and that after the conclusion in issue #130, only one of the characters would be involved with the book going forward.
Ron Marz and artist Stjepan Seijic have been collaborating on âWitchbladeâ for some time now, and as far as the writer is concerned, Seijic gets better with each issue. âWe both had various side projects that we were working on, including âBroken Trinity,â now weâre just able to concentrate on âWitchblade,â which I think it will help the arc overall,â Marz said.
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Even though the writer strives to make âWitchbladeâ a darker, denser take on the superhero genre, he doesnât shy away from infusing the book with âeye-candy visualsâ which really play to his artistâs strengths.
Marz says that Seijicâs productivity is second to none. The writer referred to a recent instance when four preview pages were on the fast track, and Seijic was able to turn the completed pages around in less than three days.
Top Cow is dedicated to keeping consistent creative teams on its books, and Marz said that has been a boon for âWitchblade.â Marz and Seijic are signed on through issue #150 at least, and the creative team already has the next 25 issues mapped out in broad strokes. âWe know the general direction, where weâre going to be two years from now, so we can sprinkle in stuff that we can come back and pick up that will pay off not just in the next story arc, but in a story arc a year and a half down the road,â Marz said.
While the last thing Ron Marz wants to do is overstay his welcome on âWitchblade,â the wide range of stories heâs been able to tell in the book have kept it fresh for him and Seijic both. âWe can do a lot of different stuff, so hopefully the fact that weâre not getting bored with the book means that the audience isnât going to be bored,â he said.
The writer confessed not all books lend themselves to that kind of longevity. âSometimes you get on a book, like for me, âGreen Lantern,â where itâs a really good fit and youâve got a lot of stories to tell, and you settle into a groove and keep going.â Indeed, Marz wrote 75 issues of âGreen Lantern,â and says thereâs a very real possibility that he will break that record on âWitchblade.â âI like the character and the setting, the sort of New York City cop story, all those are really comfortable fits for me. I like the cards weâve been dealt, so Iâm prone to sit at the table and play those cards for as long as we can.â
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Top Cow tends to agree with Marz on this point. âThey really feel like itâs important to have a solid team on the book that is going to be there for a while, so I think all parties are agreed that weâll keep doing it as long as we have ideas. I think weâve got more than enough stories to last us through #160 or #170. Thereâs a lot more that we want to get to, and weâre still trying to figure out how exactly weâre going to work it all in.â
âWar of the Witchbladesâ resolves a number of long-running plot threads, and Marz admitted that some of the story elements did not turn out the way he had originally intended. âWe took out one set of antagonists and put in another set that just seemed to fit a lot better,â he said. âPlanning is great, but sometimes stories just end up coming together organically, and you just go with it. To me, thatâs really the coolest part of the whole process. You have a plan, you have a roadmap of where you want to end up, and sometimes you just end up taking a very different route to get there.â
While âWar of the Witchbladesâ brings with it its share of finality, it also represents a new beginning for the book. âWeâve been building up to this for a couple years now, and this is going to be a big story,â Marz said. âThere will be a sense of conclusion to this, but there will also be a sense of a new beginning, because this just sets the stage for any number of stories that weâre going to tell afterward.â
âWitchbladeâ #125 is on sale now from Top Cow Productions and Image Comics.


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12 Pregnancies Faked For Television (Photos)Chris Rogers
It's always fun to see your favorite actresses pregnant on screen. Sometime the pregnancies are real, and other times they are scripted. And if you're lucky you may even spot a real-life pregnancy that is very poorly hidden by the wardrobe stylists. But either way, it's a good feeling to see your favorite actress with a bun in the oven!
From actresses such as Jennifer Aniston in Friends to Sophia Bush in One Tree Hill, these ladies have rocked the fake belly simply for dramatic purposes. Yes, we'd love to see them pregnant in real life, but acting it out on screen is half as good.
Take a look below at 12 leading ladies who have faked the belly!
Catherine Hicks 1 of 12Catherine got pregnant with twins in '7th Heaven.'
Beverly Mitchell 2 of 12Beverly later got pregnant in the final seasons of '7th Heaven.'
Sophia Bush 3 of 12Sophia was pregnant on this past season of 'One Tree Hill.' Her pregnancy only lasted one episode as the season finale jumped ahead nine months.
Hilarie Burton 4 of 12Hilarie was pregnant the second half of season six - the same season her and Chad Michael Murray left the series.
Bethany Joy Galeotti 5 of 12Bethany was pregnant twice during 'One Tree Hill.' Her pregnancy during season four was the fake one.
Jennifer Aniston 6 of 12Jennifer was pregnant during season eight of 'Friends.' She's rumored to want a child this year with boyfriend Justin Thoreaux.
Sara Ramirez 7 of 12Sara Ramirez was pregnant this past season of 'Grey's Anatomy' after sleeping with Dr. Mark Sloan.
Lori Loughlin 8 of 12If you can remember back to the 90's, Lori's 'Full House' pregnancy was a fake one.
Michelle Trachtenberg 9 of 12Michelle was pregnant during the season three finale of 'Gossip Girl.'
Teri Hatcher 10 of 12Teri was pregnant during the fourth season of 'Desperate Housewives.'
Alyson Hannigan 11 of 12Alyson is currently playing pregnant Lily on 'How I Met Your Mother.'
Felicity Huffman 12 of 12Felicity Huffman was pregnant in the early seasons of 'Desperate Housewives.'
[Photos via PR Photos/Pacific Coast News.]
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Amboy Pharmacy
Old time pharmacy with soda fountain, penny candy and old-fashioned homemade chocolate for our shakes, malts and sodas.
Lincoln Highway Association National Headquarters
Visitors from around the world enjoy researching highway information in this restored 1860 dry goods store built by Abe Lincoln's cousin. The Lincoln Highway Museum and Store is also housed inside.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Unique Embroidery
Embroidery on shirts, caps, bags, etc.
CITY:Franklin Grove
H.I. Lincoln Store
Two-story stone building built in 1860 by Abe Lincoln's cousin. Restored dry goods store houses a consignment shop featuring local artisans. Also national headquarters for the Lincoln Highway Assn.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Boggio's Orchard and Produce
Bakery opens at 6:00am and Market opens at 9:00 to 5:00pm, Monday- Saturday, and Sunday 6:00 to 4:00 pm. May is spring bedding plants, summer is fresh picked vegetables and fruits. After Labor Day, on weekends, pumpkins, pedal cars, pony and wagon rides, corn maze, animal barn, jumping pillow, food stands and the last weekend in Sept. a Craft Show with live music and over 100 crafters.
Tri-City Frock Shop
This upscale boutique features two floors of unique apparel and accessories for her. Create your own style from specialty shop lines like Tribal, Elliott Lauren, Karen Kane, Suzi Chin, Nally & Millie & so much more.
Country Lights Soy Candles
Country Lights Soy Candles started making candles as a hobby in 1999. At first, the candles were a soy/petroleum mix. After some experimenting, we were happy to go to a 100% soy candle. It did not take long for us to realize that soy candles were becoming very popular. Our "factory" is located on our family's Centennial Farm in north central Illinois. All of the candles are hand poured by family members.
Village Green House Inc
"For the usual and the Unusual" Beer, wine and spirits located between the canal and the river on Rt. 178/ Clark St.
CITY:North Utica
Country Village Studio
Portrait studio and gallery conveniently located in downtown Utica. Providing photographic services to the area, including a gallery of local artists. Open Monday-Saturday.
CITY:North Utica
Starved Rock Marketplace
The Starved Rock Marketplace is home to Cattails Gift Shop, The Starved Rock Inn (a seasonal, roadside Inn) and Chillin' On 6 (artisan ice cream and gelato). You'll find unique gifts, gourmet food, candles, floral arrangements, jewelry, home decor, garden accessories, signature Starved Rock Wines and more.
CITY:North Utica
Vermillion River Rafting
This outfitter in Oglesby offers river rafting excursions on the Class 3 rapids of this popular stretch of the Vermillion River. With 14 sets of rapids on this 9-1/2 mile trip, Vermillion River Rafting will supply you with whatever your party needs: from rafts, paddles, life vests even rafting instructions. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends and for parties of 5 or more.
Starved Rock Harley-Davidson
Motorcycles, clothing and collectibles. Financing of purchases and full service department.
Bell's Clothing
Menswear -- suits from Hart, Schaffner and Marx, Austin Reed, Palm Beach, Sportswear from Ralph Lauren Polo.
Book Mouse
Full service independently owned bookstore. Hardcover, paperbacks, magazines, cards, toys, games and local art. Knowledgeable, friendly staff. Open Monday through Saturday, 10:00am - 6:30pm.
Bridal Elegance
Premier bridal salon in the Tri-county area. Full service from brides to flower girls.
Curious Goods and Antiques
Gift & antique shop featuring seasonal and everyday gifts, we also have a rental & retail costume company. Costumes-makeup-wigs-accessories. Open year round!
Déjà vu
Enter and enjoy a 3,500 sq ft. building full of unique gifts, florals, and home décor.
Famous Ladies
Clothing for all women -- casual, business and special occasions. Sizes 4 - 24 and petites.
Gramma's Attic Antique Mall
3 floors - 7,500 square feet of antiques, gifts, linens, crafts, glassware, collectibles, furniture, cast iron skillets, farm toy collectibles, books, dolls and pottery. Come shop where the coffee is always on and cookies served.
Mann Made -- My Blankie
Home of My Blankie, invites you to "experience Ottawa" & experience the world of sewing excellence!! A family business since 1957.
ReRuns Resale Shop
Community Hospital of Ottawa Auxiliary store boasts a special selection of quality family clothing, household items, linens, gifts, collectibles, furniture and more.
Rural America Crafts and Antiques
Folk art, primitive cupboards, Boyd's Bears, antiques, candles, baskets, decor and more.
Ottawa Visitors Center
Open 7 days a week to service the traveling public. The Ottawa Visitors Center is your one stop shop for information on the Starved Rock Areas special events, lodging, and outdoor activities. Stroll our turn-of-the-century Old Town with its lush walkways, boutique shops and unique restaurants. Stop here for your "Scenic Route to the Rock."
Blue Beaker
Handcrafted Soap, tea, chocolate and gourmet treats, fair trade clothing & goods, yarns, knitting & crochet supplies, fairy gardens, miniature plants, garden accents, home decor, lighting and more! Classes offered too!


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1Hang from a hook: your dressing gown's hanging up behind the door
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- It's only 2pm now and my standard-issue jacket is already hanging up for the day on the hook in the bedsit.
- Her favorite dress was hanging up perfectly pressed ready for her to put on.
- Your jacket is hanging up on my bedroom door by the way!
2End a telephone conversation by cutting the connection: 'Thanks,' she says, and hangs up
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- The technician asks the person to carry out a simple test using the dialling buttons on their telephone and then hang up.
- The phone rang and she answered it, holding a short conversation in Spanish before hanging up.
- She quickly excused herself from her conversation, hanging up a moment later.
2.1 (hang up on) End a telephone conversation with (someone) by abruptly and unexpectedly cutting the connection: somebody called up and the reporter hung up on him
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- If she hadn't already been mad at me over our phone conversation, hanging up on her had certainly done the trick.
- I studiously avoid poll takers waiting to ambush me at train stations and supermarkets, and I hang up on telephone surveys.
- That's how the conversation ends; I just hang up on him as if our conversation held no importance to me.
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hang-up 2
An emotional problem or inhibition: people with hang-ups about their age
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- Maybe they have fascinatingly complex emotional hang-ups just waiting to be mined by pop psychology - and maybe it's none of our business.
- I also suffer from the narcissistic delusion that my hang-ups are so uniquely complex that no therapist could possibly know how to deal with me.
- Abstinence allows the cravings to subside and the mind to clear, leaving the individual free to deal with emotional hang-ups.
neurosis, preoccupation, fixation, obsession, phobia, mania;
inhibition, mental block, psychological block, block, difficulty;
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- Ideal for budget-conscious boutique travellers
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- Just 15 minutes' drive from the centre of Ronda
Finca Naranja hotel is a clutch of charming cottages with rustic stone exteriors, concealing the contemporary conveniences found inside. Located 15 minutes outside of historic Ronda, this architect-designed bed and breakfast is a rural getaway with bohemian, stylish interiors and a peaceful pool where hammocks are strung between branches of ancient trees.
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Once (back in version 1.8 I guess) I gave this plugin 4 stars with only the following comments
Only down sides at the moment
- adding post thumbnail is still a pain
- integration with bbPress does not work from the front side (not sure whom to blame)
- having pictures in multiple galleries without copying would save space
But with 2.x.x I never got it working properly.
After a lot of hassels with the previous versions of 2.0.x I can finally uploaded a new gallery with images. But when I insert anything like an imagebrowser or gallery it only shows the preview image.
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Released: Dec 01st, 2000
Running Time: 140
Director: Jon Dough
Company: Anabolic Video
Cast: Jamie Lynn, Aurora Snow, Jack Mehoff, Erik Everhard, Taya, Kacey (I), Jon Dough, Mickey G., Kristina Black, Cheyanne, Mr. Marcus
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: All-Sex
Between the young girl angle and the brilliant title, this one should have no trouble moving.
All the girls here are legal-adult teenagers, and they even show their ID's to prove it. Not one of the girls is surgically enhanced; natural tits bounce and sway hypnotically. Sexually, it's very solid, although some match-ups are much better than others. Highlights include the opener between busty brunette Cheyanne and Mr. Marcus; the two seem to really connect, laughing comfortably together throughout their encounter. Cheyanne's tight ass looks spectacular in a cowgirl ride - look, Ma, no cellulite! - but it's the doggie thrusting that takes the highest marks, as she begs Marcus to keep going when he slows the pace down. Also well worth watching is Marcus' hard, fast fuck with Tiffany Mason, and yet another Marcus match-up with striking Kristina Black.


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Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Compensating for something?
Does up-scaling the Sony Xperia Z make the Xperia Z Ultra a bigger and better device? Ben Griffin investigates
When I first laid eyes on the original Samsung Galaxy Note I thought it was a bit of a Marmite smartphone. I loved the easily viewable display, but I hated answering it because it made me feel ridiculous. Years of Trigger Happy TV had conditioned me to mock giant phones and now in a cruel twist of fate I was having to review one.
In the end, however, I rather liked it and it seems so did most of you guys because the Galaxy Note sold like hot cakes , as have its second and third-generation siblings. This explains why other manufacturers have decided to jump on the bandwagon with similar offerings, including the Sony Xperia Z Ultra on review today.
Knowing these 'phablets' are here to stay, I decided to see whether there's still a niche for over-sized phones (or undersized tablets) and if Sony has hit the nail on the head with the Xperia Z Ultra.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Design
Unless you're eight feet tall with fingers like bananas, make no mistake, the Xperia Z Ultra is a beast. It manages to dwarf the already sizable Galaxy Note 3 and the HTC One Max, making it the biggest 'phablet' on the market. Until next week, that is. The reason for all the bulk is simple ─ Sony wanted to cram in a 6.4-inch display.
Now I like a large display size as much as the next man or woman, but it gets to a point where holding it with one hand can prove difficult (yes, that's what she said). It also meant typing on the keyboard in landscape mode required me to physically move my hand to reach the inner-most keys.
Sometimes it felt like the Xperia Z Ultra was wandering into a design minefield as far as usability is concerned, because certain tasks ended up being made more difficult by its sheer bulk. Pressing the back button when using it one-handed, for instance, meant adjusting the position of your hand and stretching.
"Take my strong hand!"
There were, of course, tasks where the Xperia Z Ultra comes into its own. Reading websites, checking emails, typing in portrait, watching movies, playing games ─ the almost Nexus 7-sized display is immensely practical.
In the Xperia Z Ultra's defence, the 6.5mm thickness, 212g weight and slim bezels make it feel like a high-end piece of kit, which it should when it commands a high-end price tag. I especially liked the shiny back plate, which is made from glass. Sure, it attracts dust and smears like it's going out of fashion but that bothered me very little.
The buttons and general build quality is also great. Admittedly I was in no rush to see how well it would fare if I dropped it but I got the feeling it would probably survive. Which is reassuring given the slippery backplate. What I didn't like was the plastic covering over the mini-USB connection and microSD card slots as they felt a bit cheap.
These flaps do have a purpose, it must be said. The Xperia Ultra Z1 is water resistant - more so than its smaller Xperia Z cousin - to the point where you could, if feeling brave, drop it into the bath and it will live to tell the tale. While I never tried that out, it did survive running water from a tap.
One particularly cool feature is the ability to use a pen and pencil to draw on the screen, instead of a dedicated stylus. While the pen worked very well, the lead side of a pencil was a bit iffy, leaving the odd line broken unless I pressed down hard. Sadly, the display can't detect pressure so lines will always be the same thickness, regardless of the pressure applied.
Like a big television, it's strangely easy to adjust to the Xperia Z Ultra's sheer size. However, I always felt stupid answering a call in public. Of course, you could use a hands-free device and all is solved. How long you actually spend on the phone will have a bearing. If only occasionally, you could argue the benefits of that big-old display outweigh the embarrassment.
It will probably jab you in the hip
That's assuming you can actually carry the phone with you. Tight jeans, small handbags, compact man bags and small pockets may prove to be problematic. Still, it can be pocketed, which is more than you can say for the iPad Mini, Nexus 7 and other 7-inch tablets.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Display
For all the bulk, you would hope the Xperia Z Ultra's display is top-notch. Fortunately, it really is. The wide viewing angles are forgiving for sharing content with adjacent chums and the detail is superb, thanks to the full HD 1920x1080 pixel display. Brightness is also excellent but not eye-burningly strong. Colours look more natural and less saturated out of the box than they do on a Samsung device.
Whether watching a film, checking out the latest YouTube sensation (Drift Cats, anyone?) or for reading websites, the Xperia Z Ultra excels. Other displays may offer better sharpness, for instance, but few can offer the same impact a 6.4-inch display affords. Whack on a pair of good headphones and your content will immerse you that little bit more.
Alongside the Xperia Z1's smaller display, the pixels-per-inch (ppi) number is less on the Xperia Z Ultra, at 441ppi and 341ppi respectively. Is the difference noticeable? Not especially. Beyond a certain point the human eye struggles to perceive the difference anyway. Just know that your eyes will thank you in years to come for going for such a large, high-quality display instead of something that causes you to strain.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Specs & Hardware
Another benefit of the Xperia Z Ultra's 179x92x6.5mm size is that it allows plenty of room for powerful internals. The star of the show is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at an impressive 2.2GHz, which allows it to fly along with hardly any noticeable pauses or jittering.
Android isn't currently quite as smooth as Windows Phone or iOS but this is about as close as it gets for now. Games with intensive 3D graphics like Shadowgun: DeadZone run smoothly, apps open and close satisfyingly and there's rarely ever a hold-up when jumping between tasks. Nothing really requires this much processing might, but it's reassuring to have.
The Xperia Z Ultra also comes equipped with 2GB of RAM, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, NFC and 4G connectivity as well as 16GB of storage out of the box. It seems a bit cheap for Sony to not put a microSD card in the box, but at least you have the option of up to a 64GB boost in capacity.
Some of you may be sad to know there's no fingerprint scanner. Personally, I'm not bothered at all. However, knowing you may be tied to the phone for 18 or 24 months, the lack of 4k support does seem a shame. Granted, there's not a lot of ultra-high-definition content out there but it will become more prominent and the Galaxy Note 3 is already on the bandwagon. Hopefully a firmware update will rectify the situation, especially when Sony itself films its TV and film content at 8k.
Call quality was good - loud and clear - but can sometimes sound a tad distant, which is perhaps down to the active noise cancellation and HD Voice algorithms working their magic. The benefit is background noise is kept to a minimum, even in a relatively noisy area.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Android
Android 4.2.2 runs the show, which means the Xperia Z Ultra narrowly misses out on Android 4.3 but an update has been promised. Over the top is Sony's own overlay, which sometimes feels a bit dated but it does the job well.
Highlights include the customisable notification bar and changes to the Sony Walkman player app, movie player and photo gallery (Album, as it's known) all of which were for the better. While there's not a lot of 'bloatware' apps to trawl through, I rarely found myself using PlayStation Mobile or Xperia Privilege. To be fair, you can always uninstall what you don't want.
The inclusion of OfficeSuite is useful for work but not as useful as Microsoft Word or Google Docs, while Pixlr can be handy for photo enthusiasts. File Commander can be helpful if you are a bit of a media hoarder. TV SideView lets you control a Sony TV with your Xperia Z Ultra, which you may or may not find useful.
Although purists will probably want Android in its vanilla form or with a custom launcher in tow, I was happy enough to use what Sony had provided ─ although in time the customisation bug so associated with Android was starting to bite again. Sony's offering is functional and stable, but there are options out there that will significantly improve the aesthetics and will slightly improve performance.
For those addicted to apps or reliant on a particular one, the Google Play Store offers a wealth of options, including the trendy staples such as Instagram and SnapChat. There are also plenty of awesome games out there to whittle away the time. Sadly, you will have to trawl through a lot of drivel to find new apps and games. Quality not quantity, Google.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Camera & video
Tablet cameras are rarely worth writing home about, but what about hybrids? In the case of the Xperia Z Ultra, it's a mixed bag. The Exmor RS 8-megapixel sensor allows for some detailed shots that are pretty accurate in colour, but can appear soft in places. It's a reasonably accomplished camera but not in the same league as the Nokia Lumia 1020 and other recent flagship smartphones.
The lack of a flash does little to help the cause, especially when a lot of photos are going to be taken when lighting is anything but ideal at, say, a club or pub.
At least there's a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for 'selfies' (if they float your boat) and video calls plus a number of photo options designed to let you tweak a shot. It will even do all the work for you with Superior Auto, a mode that tries to pick the right ISO, white balance exposure and so on. The results are usually pretty good, but the function is by no means infallible.
Video fares better, with relatively smooth 1080p footage running at 30 frames-per-second. Noise is fairly well controlled until you start getting into low-light situations. The autofocus can also be a bit slow, although it was quite well behaved most of the time.
Sony Xperia Z review: Battery
The sizable 3,050mAh battery isn't the biggest you can find in a phablet. That accolade goes to the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 and its 3,200mAh offering.
Having spent the day checking Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, reading emails and watching the odd YouTube video, I managed a solid day's use. Games and video do dent the longevity, as does social networking, but that happens on any device. Having a big battery does at least give you a buffer.
Somehow the big display sips a relatively small amount of battery, to the extent that I felt confident upon leaving the house in the morning that the phone would be alive and well in the evening. Unless, of course, I rinsed the latest YouTube videos on the commute.
There are a number of tools to prolong the battery life, including Sony's Stamina, a mode which disables mobile data and Wi-Fi when your phone is locked. There's also a low battery mode for eking out a bit more juice, which is useful for those times when a charger feel like a million miles away.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra review: Conclusion
Sony has created a smartphone that's big on performance, but perhaps small in terms of its niche. If you want a big display, have large pockets and dislike the idea of a bulky tablet, the Xperia Z Ultra will do you proud. If, however, you spend a lot of your time making and answering calls, its unwieldy nature will be a turn-off.
Should you buy it over the Galaxy Note 3? For those who want an aesthetically pleasing device that can survive up to a metre underwater with the biggest display around and oodles of power, then yes. For everyone else, the Samsung is the less bulky and more refined option.
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North Korea Is Not Pleased: Dance Video Features Kim Jong Un
He grins, he fumes, he fights — and through it all, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dances his way in and out of preposterous situations. That's the premise of a video that has become popular in China and reportedly sparked a protest from North Korea.
Citing "a source in China," the Chosun Ilbo reports that "the North feels the clip, which shows Kim dancing and Kung-Fu fighting, 'seriously compromises Kim's dignity and authority.'"
The newspaper says that after North Korea asked China to stop the video from spreading, "Beijng was unable to oblige."
In the video, Kim's face is superimposed onto a kitchen sink's worth of videos, in scenes taken from everything from viral dance videos and TV shows to the vaudevillean action film Kung Fu Hustle.
In one segment, Kim pirouettes in a dance studio — before being hit with a kick delivered by President Obama. Other world leaders also make appearances, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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As Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin reports, the whole thing is set to "a Chinese pop hit by the Chopstick Brothers, which was pretty amazing in its own right."
The Chosun Ilbo says the video is the work of "a Chinese man surnamed Zhang from Suzhou who reportedly studied at Kyonggi University in South Korea."
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This review is from: ASUS ROG G750 Series G750JX-DB71 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 16GB Memory 1TB HDD 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M 3GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8 64-Bit
Pros: Coming up on month 3 in ownership and there's not a whole lot to say that hasn't been said. It's very fast when gaming, has loads of RAM for Virtual Machines (if you do that sort of thing), and the CPU is quick enough to not get bogged down when doing processor intensive tasks. 3d rendering is on par with my desktop just about, gaming is on par with my desktop just about, and storage is on par with my desktop. Keyboard has a good feel and is easy to type with. Fullsized numpad and everything is a plus also. Trackpad buttons are like a 7/10 - could be a bit firmer on that part of the keyboards surface. The USB 3 ports are super quick. Cooling is great as long as the rear is open - laying it on a bed quilt or comforter or fluffy surface is a quick way to block these and start feeling the heat escape around the screen and through the keyboard.
For comparison sake: my desktop has an AMD 965, AMD 6970 GPU, 8gb RAM, an Intel 240gb SSD and 1tb storage drive. Built myself, it was the bees knees about 2 years ago and still holds it's own in terms of speed and gaming.
I use this laptop for work mainly with some gaming and playing on the side. It's a good laptop for a desktop replacement if that's what you're in the market for. Not a whole lot of competition except maybe MSI's offerings and the reviews I read for it pushed me over the edge to the ASUS. Good decision on my part I feel.
Cons: Trackpad - I can't figure out how to get it to act "naturally" like you grow accustomed to with touch-devices like the iPad, etc. What I'm talking about is dragging two fingers down to scroll up, two fingers left to scroll to the right, etc. It seems more natural after having done it that way for so long now and with Windows 8 having it's homescreen laid out horizontally I'd love to be able to swipe left and it scroll to the right (like a touchscreen does). I haven't figured out how to do this yet but will keep searching. The drivers for the touchpad from ASUS's website did offer some extra usability and features that I don't believe were installed from the factory - still don't have my "natural" scrolling movement though.
Power Adapter - this thing is massive... granted it's a 180w power adapter so you should expect it to be. Don't know what I thought but I guess I didn't consider it. The laptop itself is big - as can be expected from a 17" desktop replacement. Another thing, this past weekend while playing a game, it started stuttering so I closed the game and noticed that the laptop wasn't "charging" any more according to windows. The game started stuttering because the laptop downclocks itself when it's on battery and not on the adapter. The hardware reason behind this is that the battery can't put the power required out at the rate at which the laptop in full gaming mode - when the adapter is plugged in, it can get the power needed to run the GTX770M and i7 at full blast. I noticed a faint beeping coming from the Power Adapter and turns out after a phone call to ASUS tech support that it was dead. ASUS tech support was very friendly, repeated literally everything I said to ensure he'd heard me correctly, and had me an RMA in about 5 minutes. I'm sending it off today to be repaired/replaced and will be buying a new so I can have two (one for home one for work and in the event this ever happens again). It's a whopping $99 and even though the JX model isn't listed as a supported device on the ASUS estore, they have a 180w Power Adapter with the exact same specs that is reported to be the same as the one that ships with this laptop.
Screen - I've got what looks like a faint pencil mark squiggly at the top of the screen... not sure when it got there or now. I've rubbed with a wet finger and it won't come off. I'll give some actual screen cleaning solution a shot and will try a pencil eraser or something. Annoying when I notice it (white screen) but not a turn-off.
HDD Format - they split the SSD and 1TB into two partitions each. Not sure why they split the storage up - the SSD is the OS drive so it's for reformatting purposes. Annoying to sift through 4 hard drives to figure out where you saved something.
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County, municipal, township and police officials were dominant among the speakers and in the audience of about 75 people at tonight's hearing at the Covelli Centre on Mahoning County's sales tax proposals.
After county officials delivered their presentations, eight people spoke in favor of the tax, and none against it.
Passage of the three-quarter percent Mahoning County sales tax Nov. 4 is critical to the county's security and economic vitality, speakers said.
"If we don't provide a safe community and a safe environment for our county, we can't grow the population, we can't create economic development, we can't do the things that we want to do as a county and move ourselves forward," said county Commissioner Chairman David Ditzler.
Of the county's $53.3 million 2013 general fund budget, $39.1 million, or 73.43 percent, went to public safety and judicial functions of county government, said Audrey Tillis, county budget director.
Almost all of the county's sales tax revenue goes to its general fund, which is its main operating fund.
The commissioners are offering two sales tax options for public comment.
Either option would raise about $24 million annually. One, however, would restrict the money's use to the sheriff's, coroner's, and prosecutor's offices and the 911 emergency dispatching center.
The other option would allow unrestricted use of the money in the county's general fund, which is its main operating fund.
The second tax hearing will be at 6 p.m. Monday at McMahon Hall at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm in Canfield.
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$ 500 per person deductible with employees paying 25% of their monthly premium is the norm in private business today.
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Former Packer William Henderson to open yogurt shop in Brookfield
Former Green Bay Packers running back William Henderson will soon be added to the list of local business owners at Sendik's Towne Centre. Henderson's Sweet Frog Premium Yogurt will open at the end of this month.
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Present Music opened Saturday evening's performance with a Vogel Hall stage filled with percussion curiosities.
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A haunting selection of Estonian folk hymns and liturgical melodies filled the air at St. Joseph's Convent Chapel Saturday afternoon, thanks to the Early Music Now presentation of the Estonian vocal ensemble Heinavanker.
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J. Cole told the capacity crowd at the Eagles Ballroom Saturday night that his show was not actually a show.
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