Texas upends No. 20 Texas Tech 31-22

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) ? Texas coach Mack Brown finally got a glimpse of the team he's looked for all season.

"I thought it was the best team win we've had all year," Brown said. "Defense played so hard and so well and came up with the blocked field goal at the end."

David Ash threw for three touchdowns and 264 yards to lead Texas to its fourth road win of the season, 31-22 against No. 20 Texas Tech on Saturday.

"I'm really proud of David today," Brown said. "He came back and played a really good football game. No turnovers on offense, again."

Mike Davis had a career-high 165 yards and a career-best two touchdowns on four catches, one a 75-yarder from Ash in the second quarter for the Longhorns (7-2, 4-2 Big 12). It was the third straight win for the Longhorns and keeps them alive in the Big 12 race.

"''If you look back Mike makes the big catch at Oklahoma State, Kansas last week and then he makes the big catch today," Brown said. "I think we're seeing him do this week-in and week-out."

Ash agreed with Brown on the team coming together in the win.

"Each win gets us in a better bowl and really, the goal is 'every week get better,'" he said. "If we keep improving we've got a chance."

Seth Doege completed 26 of 44 passes for 329 yards for one touchdown for Texas Tech (6-3, 3-3).

Freshman Johnathan Gray got his second straight 100-yard rushing game for Texas, with 106 yards on 20 carries.

Penalties hurt Texas Tech, including a touchdown being called back in the fourth quarter for holding.

Once in the red zone, the Red Raiders had trouble getting touchdowns. They settled for field goals tries four times.

Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said the Red Raiders got in their own way.

"We shot ourselves in the foot," he said. "Made too many mistakes against a good football team. The last two weeks we've done that, so hopefully we can correct that."

Ash found Davis twice for big gains in the first half, once on a deep post route for a 54-yard gain to the Red Raiders 2. Joe Bergeron scored on the next play from 2 yards out to put the Longhorns up 14-7.

On the first play of the 'Horns next possession, Ash hit Davis again on a deep route over the middle and he ran it in for a 75-yard touchdown to put Texas up 21-10.

Texas Tech was down three defensive backs to injuries ? Cornelius Douglas, Tre' Porter and Jarvis Phillips ? and Ash didn't let up on their backups. He completed 11 of 19 passes.

Ash had better numbers than Doege going into halftime. He was averaging 22.7 yards per pass attempt. It was a huge improvement his numbers in the Longhorns 21-17 comeback win at Kansas last week. His per-attempt average then was 3.9 yards.

Down 31-22 the Red Raiders looked like they scored a touchdown when Kenny Williams ran it in from the 2. But offensive lineman Deveric Gallington was called for holding and the score didn't count.

The Longhorns kept Texas Tech from getting a first down and Carrington Byndom blocked Ryan Bustin's 23-yard field goal try to seal the win for Texas.

"I thought he played really, really well throughout the game," Brown said of Byndom. "He nearly blocked the first field goal. He gets his hand on another field goal and then blocks the last one, which was just a game saver."

Doege was glum at the loss because it was the senior's last chance to beat Texas Tech's in-state rival.

"It hurts to know that the goals you were after and you set for your team going into the season kind of went out the door with this loss."

Texas Tech scored late in the third quarter to make it 24-22 after going for it on fourth-and-1 from UT's 32. Eric Stephens took the snap as the wildcat and ran toward the near side of the field and handed the ball off to SaDale Foster who went around end on the other side of the line, picking up 15 yards to the Texas 17.

Doege followed with a 10-yard TD pass to Stephens.

The Red Raiders went for 2 but Byndom broke up Doege's fade pass to the corner of the end zone intended for Marcus Kennard.

The Red Raiders offense sputtered in red zone offense throughout the game. In their first possession of the second half they got the ball down to UT's 15-yard line but came away with a field goal to pull within 24-16

Twice in the first half they had to settle for field goals after moving the ball inside Texas' 20-yard line. Before Ryan Bustin hit a 41-yard field goal in the second quarter to pull the Red Raiders within 14-10 they would have had a second-and-1 from near the 5. Instead, Le'Raven Clark got called for an illegal block and Texas Tech faced a first-and-30 from UT's 35.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/texas-upends-no-20-texas-tech-31-22-233621035--spt.html

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Cyberbullying Not Just a Problem for Kids

While just as common as conventional bullying, cyberbullying in the workplace can be worse for its victims, new research finds.

A study by researchers at British universities Nottingham University and the University of Sheffield revealed that employees who experience cyberbullying ? using modern communications technology such as emails, texts or Web postings to abuse people ? suffered more than victims of regular forms of bullying.

"Overall, those that had experienced cyberbullying tended to have higher mental strain and lower job satisfaction," said researcher Iain Coyne of Nottingham University. "This effect was shown to be worse for cyberbullying than for conventional bullying."

The study included three separate surveys asking employees about their cyberbullying experiences.

"We gave people a list of what can be classified as bullying, such as being humiliated, ignored or gossiped about, and asked them if they had faced such behavior online and how often," Coyne said.

Of the 320 people who responded to the survey, around eight out of 10 had experienced one of the listed cyberbullying behaviors at least once in the last six months.

The researchers also found that the impact of witnessing cyberbullying was different than that seen for conventional bullying, which past studies show can also result in reduced well-being.

"Witnesses are much less affected," Coyne said. "This might be because of the remote nature of cyberspace ? perhaps people empathize less with the victims."

Coyne argued that this could affect the witness's reaction to the bullying and potentially whether to report it or intervene.

"We believe our research will likely have implications for the way that employers formulate policies and guidelines relating to cyberbullying," Coyne said.

The study, which will be revealed at a seminar during the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) annual Festival of Social Science in November, was co-authored by Christine Sprigg, Carolyn Axtell and Sam Farley of the University of Sheffield.

This story was provided by BusinessNewsDaily , a sister site to LiveScience. Follow Chad Brooks on Twitter @cbrooks76 or BusinessNewsDaily @BNDarticles. We're also on Facebook & Google+.

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Generators, gadgets add to Sandy fuel shortage woes

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A girl holds jerry cans while waiting in line at a gas station on Thursday in Hazlet township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy, which has left millions without power or water, continues to effect business and daily life throughout much of the eastern seaboard.

By Bob Sullivan

Gas station lines streching a mile or more show the next challenge faced by those recovering from Hurricane Sandy. The fuel shortage is becoming severe: In New Jersey, 75 percent of stations were closed on Thursday, CNBC reported. New York City taxi companies began pulling cabs off the street due to the shortage. But all those gas cans you see drivers filling raise a question: Are gadgets partly to blame for the gas shortage?

To be sure, distribution challenges ? such as blocked roads, power outages at distribution facilities and stations ? are the main culprits. But pent-up demand created by gas-guzzling portable generators isn't helping. Powerful smartphones are useless without electricity, which means that millions of area residents can't make phone calls without gasoline right now.

Making matters worse: Generator sales have exploded in recent years. One company estimates that four times as many households have such backup generators today, compared to 1999.

Back then, storm victims suffering power outages simply lit candles and waited for power. Today, portable generators promise to keep life relatively normal even during extended outages, but not without a cost.

"There is a new baseline of demand," said Art Aiello, spokesman for spokesman for Generac Power Systems Inc., the nation's largest generator seller. "In the wake of a power outage, portable generators are what everyone goes to."

In some parts of the country, that means, literally, everyone, said?research Manager Lucrecia Gomez of the Frost & Sullivan market research firm. She?said generator sales soared in 2011, influenced by a series of weather-driven outages, and she believes that "in high-income areas, almost every house has at least one portable generator."

Also read:?Northeast may see long gas lines for a week

A good-sized generator that can run a refrigerator and a few other appliances in a house costs about $750, Aiello said ? a small price to pay for a piece of normalcy, and to avoid ruined food, during a long power outage. But it also devours gasoline. It takes roughly a gallon of gas an hour to fuel such a generator with a moderately heavy load. That means it can burn through more than one auto tank full of gas in 24 hours. One way to look at it: homeowners without power in the northeast are using as much gas to power their homes as it would take to drive from Boston to Philadelphia, every single day. All those "road trips" create a lot of demand.

"It's absolutely a contributor" to the gas station lines, Aiello said, because generators need a lot of it. "That is one of the limitations of portable generators ... and we are having a run on gas now."

The portable generator market rise began with Y2K,?Aiello said, and every disaster since has spurred adoption ? there were sales spikes after Hurricane Katrina and the New York City blackout, for example. Before Y2K, only about 3 percent of American homes had generators, according to an investor presentation by Generac. By 2011, that figure had risen to about 12 percent nationally, the company estimated, and it figures to go higher this year. In an earnings report issued last week, Generac said sales climbed 25 percent last quarter compared to the previous year during the same stretch. And it expects sales to jump 40 percent for the year. (The company's stock soared 19 percent when Wall Street resumed trading on Wednesday).

Backup power may sound like a luxury for yuppies, and market penetration is higher in wealthier areas. But with the demise of landline phones, which always proved robust even in power outages, gas-powered generators are now considered essential for having access to the outside world during an outage. The National Center for Health Statistics says 27 percent of American households were "cell only," in 2010, with percentages higher in affluent areas, and the cord-cutting rate was torrid. By next year, landline penetration could fall to 50 percent.

"We're a very connected world. If folks use their cell as their primary phone, that's huge if you can?t recharge your phone," Aiello said. "The general fragility of the grid is a problem, but in severe weather we are asking more and more of it. We have an analog grid in a digital world."

Gadget users running on fumes can take a little comfort ? but only a little ? in the words of Sal Risalvato, executive director of the N.J. Gasoline, Convenience, Automotive Association. He told CNBC on Thursday that he expects the gas shortage situation to linger for a couple more days, but then resolve itself with a fairly quick domino effect.

?I think you?re going to see some easement over the weekend,? said Risalvato. ?You?ll see normalcy next week. You?ll see things are going to happen all at once. Power is going to be restored. Roads are going to be clear. It?s like you?re drain is clogged and all of a sudden it?s unclogged.?

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7 Places You Should Be Looking for Your Next Marketing Job (Or ...

Posted on 02. Nov, 2012 by Corey Eridon in Blog, Small Business Internet Marketing, Small Business Marketing

We all know the usual suspects. Craigslist. Monster. Career Builder. Newspapers. (Half kidding.) Or perhaps you?re more of a networking kind of person, frequenting marketing events to get some face time with heavy hitters who might want you to join their teams. Marketers ? or anyone ? looking for a job have probably spent time in all of these places at one time or another.

But like ? what else? Those can?t be the only ways to find a new job. Or, if you?re looking to hire someone, to find your next great team addition. To paraphrase every infomercial ever, there?s gotta be a better way!

There is. The ?better way? in hiring and getting hired is getting found in more places, and in more high-quality places. Kind of like inbound marketing. What a coincidence So this post is going to outline some places you 1) might not have thought of, and 2) often prove to be very efficient venues to find excellent marketing job openings and candidates.

1) Inbound.org

Inbound.org is a non-profit project our own co-founder, Dharmesh Shah, started with the founder of SEOmoz, Rand Fishkin. Aside from the awesome inbound marketing content that can be found there, and the great networking opportunities there are to virtually connect with people active in the inbound marketing world, there?s also a section of the site dedicated just to inbound marketing jobs at inbound.org/jobs. This site?s easy for both job seekers and hiring managers to use ? plus, there?s networking opportunities built right in with its member community.

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2) Mashable Jobs

Ever been scrolling through Mashable?s stories and see one of these pop up in between your story headlines?

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Maybe you noticed ?em, maybe you didn?t, or maybe you just forgot about ?em, but if you?re job junting, click on that gray ?View More Jobs? button! Mashable actually has a dedicated jobs site that focuses on jobs in social media, marketing, technology, and business. And they post for companies that are kiiiind of a big deal, like Yelp, Viacom, and Digitas.

3) American Marketing Association (AMA)

The AMA is a well known and respected marketing association that publishes content and hosts networking and teaching events that keep members up to date on what?s going on in the world of marketing. But that?s not all! They also have a site called Marketing Power that houses a career resource center with, you guessed it, a jobs board. The positions there range across many sub-specialties in marketing, and across many different industries. Those looking to recruit candidates can also post jobs at a discounted rate if they?re an AMA member.

Another added benefit of the AMA jobs board? Because it?s part of a larger career resources section of its Marketing Power site, they also offer educational resources like resume writing tips, information about reference checking, and how to use social networking in your job hunt.

4) LinkedIn

Speaking of social networking ? you didn?t think we?d neglect the holy grail of social recruiting and job hunting, did you? LinkedIn is flippin? unbelievable if you?re looking for a marketing job. Seriously, I can?t state it enough. It. Is. Awesome. Let me explain what some of the greatest features are so you can leverage them now if you aren?t already:

1) Online Resume - If you haven?t already, fill out your LinkedIn profile as completely as you possibly can. They make it foolproof, too, including a progress bar that tells you how complete your profile is, what more you can do to beef it up, and why doing those things will benefit you.

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2) Sanctioned Stalking - Don?t even feel bad about stalking ? it?s business stalking, people! For instance, LinkedIn has a groovy feature that lets you see who has been viewing your LinkedIn profile (provided you let others see when you?re viewing their profile; otherwise this feature won?t work for you).

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Check out who is interested in you ? if they?re recruiters, HR managers, or work for a company you?ve been eyeing, reach out to them proactively.

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If you?re one of those people who prefers face-to-face networking, you can also leverage a tool called LinkedIn Events. This allows you to see who on LinkedIn is attending industry events ? if your hopeful future boss is going, it might be a good idea for you to show up, too.

3) Groups and Company Pages - If you?re vying for a specific company, follow that company on their LinkedIn Company Page. Not only will you be able to get a feel for what the people that work there are like and what their employee turnover and promotions looks like (just go to the ?Insights? tab), you might see new jobs pop up, too!

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Or if you?re not looking to join one company in particular, consider joining some inbound marketing groups to establish your name as a thought leader ? and get to know people who are hiring, or know people who are hiring. We recommend a little group called Inbound Marketers ? For Marketing Professionals.

4) A Jobs Board - Of course. LinkedIn lets you search for jobs by industry and location, plus it suggests jobs you might be interested in based on the information in your LinkedIn profile.

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What?s great about applying for jobs through LinkedIn is ? your resume?s already done! Well, if you?ve completed your LinkedIn profile, that is.

5) Twitter

The career opportunities for marketers don?t end with LinkedIn ? Twitter is also a great way to find jobs! And because most people won?t think to head to Twitter when they?re job hunting, it?s a way to stand out from other applicants. There?s a few tactics you can use here:

• Follow specific jobs Twitter accounts. Do a quick search for ?inbound marketing jobs? or ?marketing jobs? and you?ll come across tons of Twitter accounts whose sole job is to tweet out open roles in our fine industry.
• Follow specific jobs hashtags. You know what else you might find when you conduct that search? Hashtags associated with those jobs. Hashtags like #marketingjobs or #jobsearch are good places to periodically check in for recent opportunities.
• Follow the companies you want to work for, and the people that work there. Look for job postings that come from them, particularly if these companies have a referral bonus. At HubSpot, for instance, many employees take it upon themselves to tweet out new jobs because, if they bring in a new hire (yes, even from Twitter), there?s a nice referral bonus at the end of the tunnel!

6) Quora

Quora is a social network that?s pretty popular among marketers, especially those who value educational content ** cough, inbound marketers, cough **. People on this site share content, ask questions, and get to know one another. Quora is also excellent for the online networking opportunities it presents ? which often, in the long term, lead to job opportunities, too. If you?re not in the market for a job right now but are invested in growing your career, Quora is one place you should be. Plus, it?s not one of the most popular social networks around, making the competition a little less intense when trying to get the attention of the big guns.

7) Your Own Web Properties

Why wait for someone else to post a job listing? Take matters into your own hands! Marketers are notoriously bad at marketing themselves, but the things is ? you?re really good at marketing. So if you want a new job, help yourself get found all on your own! Think of your job hunt as its own marketing campaign. In fact, we?ve had plenty of our own inbound marketing hires execute full-fledged inbound marketing campaigns to get the attention of recruiters, hiring managers, even just current HubSpotters that would pass their name along to decision makers.

So if you?re not maintaining an online portfolio or a website that showcases you in all your [marketing] glory, hop to it. I can tell you, first hand, every new potential marketing hire that crosses my desk gets promptly Googled. What am I looking for? An active, up-to-date online presence that demonstrates their knowledge. That could mean they?re blogging for their current company, their own online portfolio, frequent activity on sites like LinkedIn and Quora, even a healthy Twitter following. All of these are indications that they ?get it.? So no matter how hard a time you?re having finding a new gig on third-party sites, remember that you always have you to fall back on.

What other inbound marketing job resources are out there that we missed?

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13 Topics To Discuss Before Having A Baby | Being Pregnant

Deciding to start a family is not like it used to be. Once upon a time it was marry young, immediately start family, mom stays home raising, baking, and cleaning while dad is working the desk job. Times are much more complicated these days with both parents working and sharing household duties, most of us have established careers or are on a certain path and birth control is the norm (or must). Making that step from just the two of you to family is huge with important issues to discuss and agree upon before trying to make that leap. Here are the top issues to discuss with your partner before ditching the birth control?

Difficulty Conceiving

What if you and your partner are ready and wanting a baby, but you aren?t able to get pregnant? The two of you need to figure out what steps you are each willing to take in order to become parents ? fertility treatment, adoption, surrogacy ? and agree on them.

Birth

Perhaps you are fanaticizing about an all natural, in home birth that might completely freak your partner out or vice versa. Who do you want to be there when the baby is born? I?m a big believer in the person delivering the baby should decide how she wants to deliver and who she wants in the room, but?s it?s only fair to discuss your wishes beforehand so you can be on the same page.

Complications

What type of testing are you and your partner willing to do during the pregnancy? Tests like a CVS or Amnio. If the results come back with genetic abnormalities what options are you willing to take. Can you raise a child with severe disabilities or deliver a baby that may only live for a few days? Or can you never imagine terminating a pregnancy? This is a difficult topic and one that many couples avoid, but should be a priority you can agree upon before conceiving. If this becomes an issue and was not discussed previously or the two of you cannot agree, it can tear apart a marriage.

How Many Kids

Seems so simple, right? What if you always dreamed of having 3 kids and your partner never wants more than one? Not so simple anymore, so have this talk.

Dividing Parental Duties

This might seem like a no brainer, you are picturing your partner giving bottles and changing diapers. That picture is in your head, unless you discuss, as in say it out loud, your partner will never know. It?s also not reasonable for one parent to do it all, even if the mom is off on maternity leave and exclusively breast feeding. There are still diapers to be changed, laundry to wash and baby to bath and all those other household responsibilities. Discussing who can do what, even making a chart will help with resentment later on (and there will be resentment if one person is doing nearly all the work!)

Challenges Of Pregnancy And Post Partum

Let?s face it, pregnancy and post delivery are tough emotionally and physically. You?ve got raging hormones, which can make you very sensitive and seemingly unreasonable, but you ARE reasonable! Your body changes and you feel self conscious about this drastic weight gain, not to mention the all over pains you experience on a daily basis. Basically your body is taken over to create this baby and you don?t get it back after the baby is delivered because now you are the food source and everything is flabby and hangs differently. Yep, it?s true so make sure you and your partner are talking about dealing with these changes. Also, what if you end up on bed rest? Will your partner be able to take over all responsibilities having to do with the house?

Gender Preference

Are you willing to raise a girl if all you ever wanted was a boy? You don?t really get to choose what sex your baby will be so make sure you and the partner will love and adore whatever the two of you create.

Support System

Who will be there to help after the baby is born? Do you have family living close or coming to visit? Do you both really want a houseguest for the first month (or two, gasp!) of your new life as a family? Ask your friends for help with meal delivery after the baby is born to ease the stress of feeding you both.

Religion

Oftentimes one parent feels very strongly about raising children with certain beliefs, better to get on the same page now.

Childcare

Who is going to take care of the baby, you, your partner, nanny, family, or daycare? What are the options and what options are you and your partner willing to agree upon?

Finances

Babies do not come cheap. Set up a budget and discuss what you need to purchase. Is one of you set on having all high end gear while the other would like to get as much second hand as possible? What about private vs public school?

Discipline

What type of parent do you want to be? How do you want to raise your child? Are you willing to read parenting books or go to parenting classes? This is a topic that will evolve and change and you really can never tell until you have children, but just discussing the big issues, like spanking or time-outs will help the two of you understand each other.

Where To Raise Your Child

Are you living in an area you want to raise your children? Do you need more space or a yard or want to be near family? Think about conveniences like parks and good, free schools.

This list is really about opening your relationship up to discussing issues that will come up, perhaps not all, but many. If they are not discussed, preferably before it?s actually an issue, then resentment builds and arguments will follow. So really just see this as relationship building and gearing you both up of for the wild and unexpected ride that parenting is. Since there?s really nothing that can totally prepare you, might as well reduce some arguments!

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Source: http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2012/11/01/13-topics-to-discuss-before-having-a-baby/

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Ukraine opposition complains of stolen seats

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition parties accused President Viktor Yanukovich's Party of the Regions of "stealing" several parliamentary seats as the vote count from Sunday's election neared completion on Friday.

The Party of the Regions is set to retain a majority in the 450-seat parliament with their traditional communist allies and some independents.

The opposition voiced suspicions about sudden swings in counting away from opposition candidates and in favor of the Regions in some constituencies.

"If manipulations continue ... we will do everything to make sure this election is ruled void," Vitaly Klitschko, the leader of opposition liberal party UDAR (Punch), told reporters.

"According to our data ... we are missing 1.5 to two percentage points (of the actual vote compared to the official results)."

UDAR campaign manager Volodymyr Kurennoi told local media: "This 1.5 percent (of votes) was stolen from us."

However, no opposition party has called for large-scale public protests - which derailed Yanukovich's first bid for the presidency in 2004 - despite a hunger strike by jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko over what she said was widespread vote-rigging.

According to results as of Friday, the Party of the Regions was set to win 187 seats with its communist allies getting 37 and independents, most of whom are likely to support the Regions, securing 43.

This should add up to a comfortable majority for the ruling party.

In the opposition camp, Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna bloc stood at 104 seats, Klitschko's UDAR at 40 and the far-right Svoboda (Freedom) nationalists at 37.

Half of the parliament is elected by voting for political parties while the other half is chosen in individual constituencies. This means that one percentage point can translate into at least two seats for a party.

An observer team from Canada criticized the count because observers had largely been barred from the counting rooms by election officials.

"This limited their ability to fully observe a vital phase of the election process," a statement by the team, which fielded 500 monitors, said.

It reported evidence of deliberate attempts to manipulate results, particularly where competition was at its keenest in places like the capital Kiev.

"We ... note that the process of vote tabulation has been marred by serious violations which raises doubts about the integrity of the results in several districts," it said.

SCUFFLES IN VOTING DISTRICTS

In some individual districts, prolonged vote-counting triggered accusations of rigging and led to scuffles.

Riot police used tear gas at a district election commission in the town of Pervomaisk on Thursday night, local media reported. The opposition says initial vote results were reviewed in favor of a Regions candidate.

The interior ministry said in a statement police had been called in to help bailiffs retrieve vote counts submitted by individual polling stations in line with a court ruling.

Arseny Yatsenyuk, who leads the United Opposition bloc which includes Batkivshchyna, urged the central election commission on Friday to investigate claims of fraud, Batkivshchyna said. The Party of the Regions has denied allegations of vote-rigging.

Tymoshenko, who is being treated for back trouble in a state-run hospital, may have put her lieutenants in Batkivshchyna in an awkward position with her hunger strike.

According to partial results of the party vote based on 99.65 percent of ballots, Batkivshchyna had secured 25.52 of the vote, a figure in line with exit polls and pre-election surveys.

While they criticized the election over issues such as Tymoshenko's imprisonment and biased media coverage, monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe were largely positive about the voting in their preliminary report this week.

The central election commission has until November 17 to announce the official election result.

(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov and Richard Balmforth)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-opposition-complains-stolen-seats-193134629.html

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