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Cheers, Stefan On 9 November 2016 at 16:22, Noam Adir <n...@ch.technion.ac.il> wrote: > Dear Ian, > > > > I have always thought that this saying, attributed to Lincoln, is sorely > lacking the finishing touch, which is: “in a democracy, it is sufficient to > fool enough of the people at the right time”. Today’s results are a prime > example. > > > > --Noam > > > > > > > > *From:* CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] *On Behalf Of *Ian > Tickle > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 9, 2016 2:25 PM > *To:* CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > *Subject:* Re: [ccp4bb] Fwd: [ccp4bb] just out of totally idle curiosity > ... > > > > > > Abraham Lincoln was right, or at least this famous quote was attributed to > him in a speech he gave in Clinton (yes!), Illinois: > > "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people > all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." > > https://www.academia.edu/2506410/A_New_Look_at_You_Can_ > Fool_All_the_People_ > > Cheers > > -- Ian > > > > On 9 November 2016 at 09:49, Roberto Battistutta < > roberto.battistu...@unipd.it> wrote: > > A note of optimism ... in Italy we could survive to Berlusconi ... > > > > Best, > > Roberto. > > > > Inizio messaggio inoltrato: > > > > *Da: *"William G. Scott" <wgsc...@ucsc.edu> > > *Data: *09 novembre 2016 06.37.30 GMT+01.00 > > *A: *CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > > *Oggetto: [ccp4bb] just out of totally idle curiosity ...* > > *Rispondi a: *"William G. Scott" <wgsc...@ucsc.edu> > > > > What’s the job situation in Europe looking like for refugee scientists > these days? > > > > William G. Scott > Director, Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology > Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry > and The Center for the Molecular Biology of RNA > University of California at Santa Cruz > Santa Cruz, California 95064 > USA > > http://scottlab.ucsc.edu > > > > > > Roberto Battistutta > > Associate Professor > Department of Chemical Sciences > University of Padua > via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova - ITALY > tel. +39.049.827.5262 > fax. +39.049.827.5829 > roberto.battistu...@unipd.it > www.chimica.unipd.it/roberto.battistutta/ > > > > >
