On 27 October, the regional parliament, where separatist MPs made up the majority, officially declared independence, just as the Spanish Senate met to discuss the government's response.
Despite the robust expression of Nanog and other pluripotency-related genes in Oct4λVP2-maintained ESCs, and the conferred LIF independence just described, the expression of Oct4λVP2 itself was 2- to 5-fold lower than that of Oct4 in ESCs maintained by wild type Oct4.
Analysts and diplomats say the Sudanese government opposes a unified Darfur, concerned that this would give the rebels a platform to push for independence — just as the south successfully did in 2011, taking with it most of the country's oil reserves.
But nothing (not even Mau Mau) compares with the bloody and brutal seven-year war of Algerian independence, just across the Med.
As for judicial independence, just as in the United States, where judges are often selected and confirmed by elected officials, let us give the Hungarian judges the necessary respect and not assume that they are mere puppets of politicians.
"Seniors and others who have chronic health needs should not have to give up their homes and independence just to get the medical care and other attention they need to live safely and comfortably," Cardinal Dolan said in a statement before he opened a 250-patient program at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Healthcare Center in the South Bronx.
The idea that accepting money from companies inevitably impacts on our independence just does not reflect the reality of the situation.
To a rapturous reception from about 3,000 delegates at the Scottish National party's spring conference in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon, the party leader and first minister cautioned supporters: "We will not achieve our dream of independence just by wishing that the outcome of the referendum had been different – or wishing that we could do it all again next week".
Mess with it and nationalists would have every right to reopen the argument for independence, just as they would if the Conservatives take us out of the European Union.
We just celebrated the 4th of July, the 240th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, just two days before these shootings started.
