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Rubicon
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Rubicon a stream in NE Italy which marked the ancient boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul.
Julius Caesar led his army across it into Italy in 49 bc, breaking the law forbidding a general to lead an army out of his province, and so committing himself to war against the Senate and Pompey; the ensuing civil war resulted in victory for Caesar after three years.
In general use,
rubicon came in the 17th century to mean a boundary or limit, and from the late 19th century, in the card-game of piquet, to denote an act of winning a game against an opponent whose total score is less than 100, in which case the loser's score is added to rather than subtracted from the winner's.
cross the Rubicon pass a point of no return, as Caesar led his army across the river forming the ancient boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul; the expression has been current since the 17th century.
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Rubicon Medical to Pursue FDA Clearance for the Rubicon Filter in a Conventional Single Device U.S. Clinical Trial.
Business Wire; 12/10/2004; 700+ words
; SALT LAKE CITY -- Rubicon Medical Corp. (OTC BB: RMDC) today...will pursue marketing clearance for its Rubicon Filter(TM) from the U.S. Food...single device U.S. clinical trial. Rubicon Medical anticipates amending its Investigational...
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Rubicon Medical and Boston Scientific Extend Deadline for 'Milestone 3' Payment Under Terms of Their Definitive Agreements.
Business Wire; 11/16/2004; 700+ words
; SALT LAKE CITY -- Rubicon Medical Corp. (OTC BB: RMDC), a...medical devices, today announced that Rubicon Medical and Boston Scientific Corp...this potential earn-out payment. Rubicon Medical now has an additional 18 months...
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Rubicon Announces Signing of Arrangement Agreement and Mailing of Circular
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 7/12/2006; 700+ words
; ...David W. Adamson, President and CEO of Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX:RMX)(AMEX...Minerals Corporation pursuant to which Rubicon proposes to spin off its African and Newfoundland...British Columbia Business Corporations Act. Rubicon is also pleased to announce that on July...
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Rubicon Minerals Corporation Added to Bellwether Watch List.
M2 Presswire; 12/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-20 December 2006-TSX News: Rubicon Minerals Corporation Added to Bellwether...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20122006 Rubicon Minerals Corporation is an established...team with a track record of discovery. Rubicon controls over 260 square kilometers of...
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Rubicon Medical Announces Updated Results for the RULE-SVG, Europe Clinical Study of Rubicon Filter.
Business Wire; 9/27/2004; 700+ words
; SALT LAKE CITY & WASHINGTON -- Rubicon Medical Corporation (OTCBB:RMDC...RULE-SVG, Europe clinical study of the Rubicon Filter(TM) in Europe. Today's announcement...TCT2004), in Washington, D.C. Rubicon Medical(TM) is exhibiting at TCT2004...
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Rubicon Medical Completes Initial Enrollment for RULE-Carotid Clinical Study of Rubicon Filter in Europe.
Business Wire; 4/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...2004 CE Mark clearance for use of the Rubicon Filter in carotid arteries is expected in 2004 Rubicon Medical Corp. (OTC BB: RMDC), a Salt...completed the initial clinical testing of the Rubicon Filter in an enrollment of more than 30...
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Rubicon Medical Announces Initial Results for the RULE-Carotid, Europe Clinical Study of the Rubicon Filter.
Business Wire; 9/27/2004; 700+ words
; SALT LAKE CITY & WASHINGTON -- Rubicon Medical Corporation (OTCBB:RMDC...its RULE-Carotid, Europe study of the Rubicon Filter(TM) was 6.1 percent. Today...TCT2004), in Washington, D.C. Rubicon Medical(TM) is exhibiting at TCT2004...
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Rubicon Medical Receives $2 Million Strategic Investment From Boston Scientific.
Business Wire; 7/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2003 Rubicon's largest stockholders grant options...discussions of a broader relationship Rubicon Medical Corp. (OTC BB: RMDC), a Salt...BSX) has purchased 2 million shares of Rubicon common stock for $2 million. Prior to...
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Rubicon Minerals Corporation Provides Summary of Plan of Arrangement Status
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 11/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...David W. Adamson, President and CEO of Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX:RMX) (AMEX:RBY) ("Rubicon") is pleased to provide the following...is the Plan of Arrangement and Why Did Rubicon Decide to Carry it Out? In Rubicon...
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Rubicon Minerals Corporation Announces Closing of Plan of Arrangement
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...David W. Adamson, President and CEO of Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX:RMX)(AMEX:RBY) is pleased to announce that Rubicon has now closed its Plan of Arrangement...result of the Arrangement, all existing Rubicon Shareholders as of December 19, 2006...
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Rubicon
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Rubicon a stream in NE Italy which marked the ancient...Caesar after three years. In general use, rubicon came in the 17th century to mean a boundary...subtracted from the winner's. cross the Rubicon pass a point of no return, as Caesar led...
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rubicon
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...opponent whose total score is less than 100, in which case the loser's score is added to rather than subtracted from the winner's. • v. ( -coned , -con·ing ) [ tr. ] score a rubicon against (one's opponent).
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Burke, Billy
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Appearances: (Feature film debut) Dante—Ortega, Daredreamer, Lensman Company, 1990. James Bird, To Cross the Rubicon, 1991. Joey Cortino, Jane Austen's Mafia! (also known as Mafia! ), Buena Vista, 1998. Kenny Moore, Without Limits...
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Pharsalus, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Pharsalus, Battle of (48 BC) The battle in which POMPEY was defeated by Julius CAESAR . After Caesar crossed the RUBICON , Pompey retired to Greece to rally his forces. Caesar crushed Pompey's supporters in Spain and then pursued him to northern...
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Pompey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...party. He made Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio his colleague. Caesar broke with the senate and crossed (49 BC) the Rubicon, and the civil war began. Pompey was defeated at Pharsalus (48 BC) and fled to Egypt, where he was assassinated. Bibliography...
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