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I recently saw a picture on line of Michelle Williams wearing a red lace dress by Erdem at the 54th Annual Times BFI London Film Festival "Conviction" premiere and my instant reaction was that of delight and envy! It's bold, it's classy, it's definitely different and so of course the fashion reviews are praising it or condemning it. There's just no pleasing everyone, but that's what makes fashion so interesting; the diversity of tastes!
Well I am definitely in the 'love it' category, check out my last photo with the lovely Miss Williams wearing 'the dress' (did you notice the animal print shoes?!!!), and so I decided to make my own version of this dress. I purchased some red lace/tulle and and I took the plunge. The most detailed part of this dress is the bodice and which I based on Vogue pattern #V1230. I then drafted my own sleeves, and cut out a one big triangle for the skirt, which I gathered at the waist.
The whole dress is lined, and I interlined the bodice as well so that you couldn't see all the exposed seams from the lining. The lace has such a lovely scalloped edge which makes for pretty hemming.
I'm no Michelle Williams, but I'm happy with my version!
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Jan 4, 2012, 02.04 PMby Lisa Berentsen Edwards
Your version is stunning! I could see your dress on the runway – it's beautiful. I wish you offered an online class. Best wishes.
Dec 21, 2011, 10.04 AMby bernieandi
Gorgeous! I like your version better than the inspiration!
Oct 26, 2011, 02.28 AMby fionafraser
where did you buy your fabric? i've been inspired!
Aug 14, 2011, 09.10 AMby tirrs
so lovely!
Aug 9, 2011, 04.31 AMby nikkishell
you're a clever chook! You look fabulous. (I secretly love Michelle Williams style).
Aug 8, 2011, 11.26 PMby Sheena Tidwell
I have been trying to get my wits together to attempt a dress with lace :-/ but I'm terrified! I love what you have done, the red is gorgeous, and I never would have thought to line it with white. Fantastic, it looks like it came right of the rack of a high end store.
Aug 8, 2011, 06.37 AMby olystyrene
Absolutely gorgeous! I must admit, I do think this looks better on you! Wonderful job!
Aug 7, 2011, 10.57 PMby BeYou TiFul
Very well done and you look gorgeous in it!
Aug 7, 2011, 03.57 PMby G-A-
I love Erdem and in particular, this dress (Margot). You've done a fantastic job.
Aug 7, 2011, 09.43 AMby laurii
so beautiful! x
Aug 7, 2011, 09.23 AMby teamydear
Gorgeous! I'm in love with the back, so you're going in my inspiration collection ;) Hope you'll get many occasions to wear it!
Aug 7, 2011, 08.11 AMby urbandon
Michele who? You look stunning in the dress and did a fine job of creating it.
Aug 7, 2011, 06.36 AMby milka83
its really beautiful
Aug 7, 2011, 02.57 AMby u120418
I think the inspiration and your creation are beautiful!
Aug 7, 2011, 02.32 AMby poppykettle
Aha! I remember you bringing this lace into Vikki's sewing class when I joined your morning class for a fill in once a few weeks back. It looks fabulous (I was in love with Michelle's version too), and I'm glad to have seen the end result!
Aug 6, 2011, 11.08 PMby MaryamNaghdali
Love the dress on you Julia! Great work!
Aug 6, 2011, 09.24 PMby flowergirl22
wow that is so good,, great,, and it looks much better on you,, then on her,,
Aug 6, 2011, 08.39 PMby Marianna Mao
this is absolutely lovely! :) may i ask how you dealt with seams on the lace overlay?
Aug 6, 2011, 08.22 PMby julib
Wow! This is beautiful – love the red lace with the scalloped edges. You did a great job! :-)
Aug 6, 2011, 07.58 PMby Dee Durrant
WOW – this is so beautiful! I actually prefer the neckline of your dress. Well done on creating such a gorgeous piece.
Aug 6, 2011, 07.13 PMby bethavan
Aug 6, 2011, 06.14 PMby mojo elgin
WOW! Beautiful! You did a great job and it looks lovely on you :)
Aug 6, 2011, 06.01 PMby dottty
Well i think you look much better than Michelle Williams (what the hell has she done to her hair lmao) and your dress is soooooooooooooooooo much more beautiful than hers jj:)x
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Aug 6, 2011, 11.53 PMby freakusbzzz
I think she looks fantastic
Aug 6, 2011, 03.31 PMby fmcgarvey
I saw this dress too! You're version is fab.
Aug 6, 2011, 01.52 PMby Agnieszka Bliszczyk
Aug 6, 2011, 01.05 PMby mlichtenwalner
This is absolutely stunning.
Aug 6, 2011, 12.36 PMby Leny Rocha
lindo, parabéns.. Beautiful, congratulations!!!
Aug 6, 2011, 12.36 PMby flymy
i think yours is nicer :) its soo beuatiful
Aug 6, 2011, 11.36 AMby paunnet
Spectacular, such a special dress to own and wear!
Aug 6, 2011, 11.24 AMby Anne Wagenhauser
Cute! Great job.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 15, 2013) – ETSU men's basketball head coach Murry Bartow announced Thursday that the Buccaneers have signed high school standout Isaac Banks (New Orleans, La.) to join the team's 2013-14 recruiting class.
Banks, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from John Curtis High School, averaged 19 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks a game as a senior and was an all-metro, all-district and all-state selection two years in a row during his prep career. In addition, he led his team to the Louisiana Class 2A state championship in 2011-12 and was named the tournament's most valuable player.
Bartow said Banks has great potential to develop into a quality collegiate player.
"Everything is in front of him," Bartow said. "He's extremely long and plays much larger than his 6-7 height because of that length. His best attribute is he's a great rebounder, but he also has the ability to score and face up to the basket. If he continues to put on some weight and get stronger he can become a great contributor to our program."
Banks averaged double figures scoring for three seasons at the prep level, and in fact his best statistical year came as a junior when he averaged 20 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks per game. He said ETSU was the right fit for him.
"When I visited it was like a family at ETSU and everyone was really welcoming. It seemed like a place I could spend four years," Banks said. "The players on the team were great and I'm looking forward to learning from everyone in the program. What I will bring to the team is a player who will work hard every day both on and off the court. I feel like I can rebound with anyone in the country and I just love playing the game with energy."
Banks joins five other players who have previously signed to join the Bucs' 2013-14 recruiting class, a group that includes Leonard Smith (Hickman, Ky.), Darius Forrest (Jackson, Miss.), Jaylen Riley (Racine, Wis.), Devin Harris (Tampa, Fla.) and A.J. Merriweather (Jackson). For more ETSU men's basketball throughout the offseason, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.

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In the L.M. Montgomery book and the play it inspired, sister and brother Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert have decided to adopt a boy to work on their farm. Neither of them ever married or had children of their own, and as the candles on their cakes start to multiply, they like the idea of a strong young back around to help chop wood. The two send for the boy from an orphanage, but when Matthew arrives at the train station to pick him up, he discovers a particularly eager and loquacious girl instead. This is Anne Shirley.
Of course, Anne woos austere Marilla and flummoxed Matthew with her wonder, rapid-fire questions and bright-red braids. The rest of the story serves as a window into Anne's somewhat ordinary yet entertaining life. She goes to school and is at first an outcast, at least until she befriends beautiful Diana Barry. She excels in her studies but then refuses to return to class when she's singled out by a strict teacher. She nurses a small child back to health. Anne is brave, smart, silly, stubborn and immeasurably starry-eyed, and that's why people love her, both from within the play and from our seats.
Anne's lovable character, and her embodiment of qualities we recognize in ourselves, is also why the story has endured since the book it all sprang from was published in 1908. In addition to being turned into a play, Anne of Green Gables has been made into two films, seven TV movies (most famously, the 1985 version starring Megan Follows) and four TV series.
Marilla and Matthew are played by Angela Robinson and Jeff Hudson. Both are also relatively new to the stage, and it shows. But they're also endearing, and within the first few minutes of being introduced to their characters, you stop thinking of them as actors and just enjoy them. Natalie Shields (the star's real-life sister) makes Anne's best friend Diana come across perfectly—shy, sweet and giggly. It doesn't feel like she's acting.
The other elements of the show are put together in usual ALT fashion—the set is crisp and thoughtful, the direction by Courtney Wilgus is excellent, and the sound and lighting are fluid. This isn't a major production, and neither is it a professional one. But ALT's Anne of Green Gables is fun, great for the kids and a wonderful way to remember what it's like to be brash and starry-eyed yourself.


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Before jumping on the Bay Bandwagon, let's kick the tires a bit and look at some of the reasons to be cautious with him.
* He's a dead pull hitter, which everybody is saying fits the style for Citi Field. That said, don't you think pitchers know that and will give him nothing but breaking stuff over the plate? I can envision another David Wright dropoff.
* What does it say to you that the team that knows him best prefers Matt Holliday and is holding firm at four years, $60 million. Posturing? Perhaps. But, it must be considered.
* At 31, he'll be 35 at the end of a presumably back-loaded contract. If the Mets make it five years, he'll be 36. There are reports in Boston the Red Sox would have to move Bay to the DH slot at the end of his contract for concern of him being a defensive liability.
* Bay is a strikeout machine, fanning 162 times last season and not less that 129 in his career.


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TORONTO -- Lucas Harrell's struggles from last season have spilled over to 2014.
Since a breakout campaign in 2012, in which he posted a 3.76 ERA over a career-high 193 2/3 innings, the Astros' starter hasn't been the same pitcher.View Full Game Coverage
TORONTO -- Lucas Harrell's struggles from last season have spilled over to 2014.
Since a breakout campaign in 2012, in which he posted a 3.76 ERA over a career-high 193 2/3 innings, the Astros' starter hasn't been the same pitcher.View Full Game Coverage
Harrell was roughed up for the second consecutive start, while the Astros' offense was unable to climb back from an early deficit in a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.
"I didn't throw very well," said Harrell, who sports an ERA of 11.05 after two outings. "The first inning, I came out a little sluggish and left some balls out over the plate, and they made some hits."
In his first outing this season, Harrell only managed to work three innings and allowed seven runs by the time he exited the contest. For a pitcher looking to put the 2013 season -- and his 5.86 ERA -- behind him, it was not the start he needed.
Unfortunately for Harrell and the Astros, he wasn't much better against the Blue Jays.
The righty allowed back-to-back one-out hits in the first inning, the second was an RBI double by Jose Bautista that gave Toronto a 1-0 lead. Adam Lind then drove in Bautista with a base hit two batters later, and the Astros exited the first inning in a 2-0 hole.
Harrell worked out of some trouble in the following innings until Toronto got to him again in the fifth. Harrell allowed three runs -- two earned -- in the frame, and wasn't helped out by his defense, either.
With one out and the bases loaded, Harrell induced a grounder off the bat of Dioner Navarro that third baseman Matt Dominguez fielded cleanly before throwing the ball into right field in an attempt to get Lind at second base. The error allowed two runners to score and gave the Blue Jays a commanding 5-0 lead.
Instead of a potential inning-ending double play, which would have kept the score at 3-0, the Astros fell behind large and Harrell's night ended.
Harrell deflected the blame off Dominguez, calling him the club's best defensive infielder, and manager Bo Porter agreed. While Harrell did his job to get the ball on the ground in that situation, it was easy for the team to let Dominguez off the hook.
"If I had to pick one guy on our team that I want the ball hit to in a given situation, I would pick Matt Dominguez 100 out of 100 times," Porter said.
Harrell's rough outing marked the second consecutive start he did not pitch five innings. He allowed five runs -- four earned -- on seven hits, walked three and struck out a pair to fall to 0-2.
On a positive note, Harrell said he was happy the game didn't unravel from him sooner than it did after giving up a two-spot in the first inning. Harrell felt he made some big pitches when he had to, and credited catcher Jason Castro for calling a strong game behind the plate.
Porter thought Harrell was better on Wednesday than he was against the Angels his first start and said his ability to get the ball on the ground with his two-seam fastball, his primary offering, was the difference.
"I felt like he did a better job of establishing the strike zone," Porter said. "He was back to sinking the ball and getting ground balls."
Harrell, who entered the start with the third-best ground ball to fly ball ratio in the American League since 2012, recorded eight outs on the ground compared to two in the air.
The Astros' bats, meanwhile, struggled to do much of anything against Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow until late in the game.
Morrow breezed through the first three innings, retiring nine straight Astros, six on strikeouts. The righty was pounding the strike zone with a fastball that reached as high as 98 mph and a hard slider he was getting hitters to swing through.
Houston put its first runner of the game on base in the fourth inning and was threatening with runners on the corners and one out, but Morrow came back to punch out the next two hitters.
It wasn't until the sixth inning that the Astros got to him, scoring on a two-run homer by Alex Presley, his second of the year, and one more on a Chris Carter groundout which plated Jose Altuve from third to make it 5-3. Morrow got through the rest of the frame untouched and lasted six innings on the night, with nine strikeouts.
"I think [Morrow] really established a power fastball and once he established a power fastball, I felt like he got us to expand a little bit with his secondary stuff," Porter said.
The Blue Jays added some insurance in the seventh on a two-run homer by Brett Lawrie, his first of the season, off reliever Josh Zeid to go up, 7-3.
"I was just trying to keep inside the ball, and just finding opportunities to put it in play and put it on the barrel," said Lawrie, who is batting just .121 this season.
Astros right-hander Jerome Williams, who replaced Harrell in the fifth, exited the contest with a right groin strain in the sixth inning.
Houston has lost three consecutive games and will attempt to avoid being swept in Thursday's series finale.
Chris Toman is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Zoe Saldana leaves an office building with her ex-fiance Keith Britton on Saturday (December 17) in Brentwood, Calif.
The 33-year-old actress hugged Keith goodbye before heading to her car and driving off.
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Zoe and Keith split back in November after eleven years together.
Earlier in the month, Zoe hit up the Trevor Project's 2011 Trevor Live event with numerous other celebrity guests.
Be sure to look out for Zoe in her new flick, The Words, which is set to be released next year. The flick also stars Bradley Cooper and Olivia Wilde.
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A couple of weeks ago saw the release of the final DVD set for the hugely popular HBO series Sex and the City. We've been getting e-mails from readers like "Alex" and "Mary" that we really shouldn't just fast-forward over the opening trailers on the first disc on this set. Before the DVD's main menu comes up on Disc 1 are a pair of skippable trailers, the first a promotion for HBO in general.
The second trailer is a 30 second look at HBO's July 2004 debut original series, Entourage, which is co-created and co-exec-produced by "Marky" Mark Wahlberg and stars Adrian Grenier as Vincent Chase, a rising star in Hollywood who came from New York City, and brought 3 of his friends from Queens - his enourage - along for the ride. Jeremy Piven (Cupid) plays his agent, who is forced to play along with the whims and antics of the star's entourage if he wants to keep this new talent as his client. In the meantime, there are many close encounters with celebrities and guest stars like Jessica Alba, David Faustino, Jimmy Kimmel, Debi Mazar, Val Kilmer, Joey Slotnick, Gary Busey, Larry David, and Scarlett Johansson.
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Rahul Baba, IPL3, MNIK-Movie and Massacre of farmers begin
Posted by Sandeep Shelke on 10th February 2010
Ref-vidarbha agrarian crisis-2010 PRESS-NOTE Dated-09th feb.2010
– Six vidarbha Farmer Suicides reported in last two days due to Drought :VJAS urged Indian Agri. Minister Sharad Pawar to look at dying (read killing of) vidarbha farmers in place of IPL-3 Cricket .
Vidarbha farmers suicide spiral is likely to restart after the MH State Govt. declared drought in 14,059 villages in vidarbha due to complete crop failure that has increased despondency and gloom as six more farm suicides reported in last two days in west vidarbha ,three are from yavatmal district ,two from akola and one from wardha ,these are district which are covered under mega multi thousand crore Prime Minister Relief Package being implemented sine july-2006, informed Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti in press note .
The innocent farmers who killed themselves in last two days are due to vidarbha agrarian crisis
1. Chandu rathode of mohdari in Yavatmal
2. Gajanan manchelwar of pandharkawada in Yavatmal
3. Gajanan wankhede of Asara in Yavatmal
4. Vinod kale from Nindipeth in Akola
5. Manoj more of unkhed in Akola
6. Raju bobde of sawli wagh in Wardha
Recetaly maharashtra Govt. has declared more than 140000 villages of vidarbha as drought hit after last Anewari (crop yield estimate) given administration has been shown around 45% that's complete loss cotton crop in the region.
As per administration reports these villages have been facing following problems
1. Water,
2. Fodder,
3. Food and
4. Employment
Even after these problems till date not a single district administration has started relief work. This is resulting in migration of thousands of farmers in search of work and food. Ground condition is worst than June-2006 and now it's time for Indian prime minister to revisit the Vidarbha in order to take review of his relief package,Tiwari urged.
VJAS urged Indian Agri. Minister Sharad Pawar to look at dying vidarbha farmers in place of IPL-3 Cricket.
Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti in letter to faxed today to agriculture minister sharad to pay attention to the severe agrarian crisis of maharashtra and spare some time from his busy schedule of IPL-3 cricket.
It has long pending demand of vidarbha dying farmers to have fulltime Agriculture Minister who can attend issues of free health care, food security, rural employment, fodder to save dying cattle ,drinking water to rural masses and cattle on priority basis so that prevailing acute distress can be minimize and farmers suicides can be controlled,Tiwari said.
I urge to BJP, Shivsena and MNS leaders please set up a fight against government policies in order to bring in the changes needed to resolve to farmer crisis. This issue is far more important, morally correct and importantly politically correct. Also it is far better than fighting against MNIK-My Name Is Khan (carry on that too with your wish but consider this one too).
Dear Congress leaders please pay attention to this matter as well. Will earn you more votes and respect in "aam aadami" (if aam aadami's definition includes farmers too). No one would threaten/hurt Rahul Gandhi for sure if he takes some steps to solve this problem.
When will all this stop? Can we do something?
Can we propose solution to this matter with some rigorous discussions? I think we can. Then lets offer some solution.
Here is what I think:
1. Survey the water resources, soil quality in these areas.
2. Solve the problem of food and drinking water on priority.
3. Stop BT Cotton seed and promote traditional seed.
4. Raise the minimum support prise for cotton, soyabin, onion, sugarcane…
5. Offer insurance at minimum premium to farmers with every loan
6. Make arrangements local Krishi Market at each taluka level.
7. Eliminate the dalals or bring in transparency.
8. Set up separate department for organic fertilizers development
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Auburn University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Charles Mitchell likes to think of the long-term fertilizer experiments in north Alabama's Tennessee Valley as the first precision agriculture trials in the state.
"One of these trials, started in 1954, is to test various rates of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on cotton," says Mitchell. "This trial, started the same year as the soil testing laboratory at Auburn University, is on 64 plots. The reason for this experiment is to gain information on various levels of these nutrients in the soil so we can make good recommendations for growers."
It's important to continue the trial, he says, because there are always changes in technologies and varieties. "In the past five or six years, yields have gradually increased. We're getting higher yields with the newer varieties. Many of our growers also have switched to conservation-tillage," he says.
Cotton still is being evaluated on its response to inherent levels of fertility in the soil, as well as what farmers apply in their nutrient programs, says Mitchell. "With these Tennessee Valley soils, you don't see much bad cotton out there. And some of these plots have received no phosphorus, potassium or nitrogen since 1954. But the no-nitrogen plots are pretty obvious," says the agronomist.
Nitrogen, says Mitchell, is on the minds of most growers these days because fuel prices have increased, and the cost of fertilizer nitrogen has skyrocketed. "The price of fertilizer nitrogen is the highest it has been since the history of mankind, and I promise you it won't be getting any cheaper. So we need to take a close look at the nitrogen we're putting on our crop.
"Because of these experiments, we've been able to take a continuous look at what we're recommending as far as nitrogen rates. In the Coastal Plain soils of south Alabama, we have the same experiments, and we see that the optimum nitrogen rate is 90 pounds per acre, and we recommend that you give or take 30 pounds, one way or the other, depending on your specific site. Our experiments verify that that is the best recommendation for the Coastal Plain," he says.
In the Tennessee Valley region, however, maximum cotton yields are obtained at 60 pounds per acre, plus or minus 30 pounds.
"This information helps us to verify what we are recommending to you so you don't have to waste money on expensive nitrogen fertilizer. We also have an experiment of a cotton/soybean rotation. We have the same treatments on it, and yet we see no consistent response to nitrogen fertilizer following a new crop of soybeans.
"We simply can't make a consistent recommendation for cotton following soybeans because you have the residual legume nitrogen. In some years, you get a response, and in other years, you don't. That's a tough call to make, and that is what makes nitrogen a difficult nutrient to manage, especially in cotton. In corn, we can make a recommendation, but we see no relationship in cotton following soybeans," says Mitchell.
Many farmers want to know, he says, if they should be concerned about increasing nitrogen rates at a time when cotton yields are increasing. "Our yields are going up, we have this new technology, we're controlling weeds, we're controlling the boll weevil, the boll worm, and we're making the best yields we've ever seen. So, should I be increasing my nitrogen rates?"
Because of experiments such as the ones in the Tennessee Valley, maintained after many years, more accurate recommendations can be made, says Mitchell.
"This all ties into precision agriculture. If you have areas in the field that are consistently producing higher yields, should you continue applying more nitrogen in those areas? The easy answer based on our research is "no." Cotton is a different crop. If you're growing corn, or a grain crop, you'd need to increase your nitrogen rates. But on cotton, that doesn't hold true."
Looking at the past seven years of the Tennessee Valley trials, Mitchell says that 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre produced the highest yields in the best years. In the worst years, he adds, it doesn't matter how much nitrogen you apply because you won't make much cotton.
"In our best year, we've produced a little more than three bales of cotton here, and we've done that three or four times over the past several years. We produced three bales using the same nitrogen rate we would have used making the average yield. Of course, in the lowest yielding year, it didn't matter much what we put out on the cotton.
"It's interesting to note that in our lowest yield years here, in the past 12 years, the worst yields we ever produced were about one and a half bales of cotton. That's pretty good. I think you could make some money if you didn't put out more than 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Some of our plots have received no more than 60 pounds of nitrogen in the past 50 years."
The Tennessee Valley research plots also aided in making recommendations for phosphorus and potassium, says Mitchell. Research has shown that in Tennessee Valley soils, cotton doesn't show a dramatic response to applications of phosphorus, he adds.
"We put together all of the data from the plots to see what kind of response we were receiving from soil-test phosphorus — not applied phosphorus, but what's already in the soil. Once you get above a soil-test value of 30 pounds per acre, you get your maximum yield.
"This also explains why the precision application of phosphorus just doesn't work in most of your fields. We're up here in the medium to high range anyway in most of our traditional cotton land, and you just won't see much response. You have to get really low phosphorus levels before cotton in Tennessee Valley soils will respond to a direct application of phosphorus. That's surprising, because several of us old-timers remember when phosphorus was the main fertilizer we applied."
Potassium, however, is a different story, notes Mitchell. Dramatic responses to potassium applications have been seen even in Tennessee Valley soils. "You can't see it in the crop — it's a hidden hunger or deficiency. On certain plots here that are testing down in the low range on potassium, yields are dropping dramatically. But once we reach what we call the 'high,' which is 240 pounds per acre of soil-test potassium on these soils, yields are consistently high."
These same experiments, he says, are being conducted in other parts of Alabama, allowing researchers to compare different soils in the state and insuring that the soil-testing program is providing the best recommendations possible for growers.
"If you send your samples to another lab, we hope they're looking at the data from these long-term trials. We don't know what they're using to make your recommendations, but we have research dating back to 1928 that makes us comfortable with the soil-test recommendations we make at Auburn University."
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Liver Diseases Therapeutics Market is Expected to Reach USD 10.9 Billion Globally in 2018: Transparency Market Research
Albany, New York (PRWEB) January 24, 2013
In the overall global market, anti-viral drugs are expected to create its lead position in terms of revenue generation by 2018. Anti-viral drugs will have a share of 32.7% of the global market followed by vaccines at 19.1% in 2018.
The major drivers of the global liver disease therapeutics market are increasing aging population inducing chronic diseases such as hepatitis and liver cancer, increasing global prevalence of liver disorder, high unmet needs existing in liver cancer and increased vaccination in emerging economies. However side-effects and risks associated with the medication, strict FDA approval norms and other government regulations and availability of alternate treatment procedures may act as the barrier for this market. Strong pipeline drugs and consolidation opportunities in the healthcare industry will pose future growth prospect for this market.
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Anti-viral drugs represent the largest market in the liver disease therapeutics, which is justified by the fact that many oral, direct-acting antiviral medications are in development phase for treating hepatitis C. Currently, anti-virals are only available for hepatitis B and C. However, many anti-viral hepatitis C pipeline drugs namely GS-7977 (Nucleoside/Nucleotide polymerase inhibitor), Daclatasvir (NS5a Inhibitor), Asunaprevir (Protease Inhibitor), Simeprevie (Protease Inhibitor), and Vaniprevir (Protease Inhibitor), are expected to accelerate this market in near future.
The major players in the liver diseases therapeutics market include Astellas Pharma Inc, Gilead Science Inc, Merck & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer and Roche. In 2011, Astellas was the market leader in the immunosuppressants drugs market for liver diseases followed by Pfizer. In liver disease vaccines market, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited (GSK) represented as the major market player with a share of 45% in 2011. Bristol Myers Squibb had the largest market share in anti-viral drugs market for liver diseases followed by Gilead science in 2011.
Related Report :Nano-Biotechnology Market
This research is specially designed to estimate and analyze the demand for liver diseases therapeutics in global market. The research provides an in-depth analysis of the product sales, drugs class wise trend analysis and the major player pertaining to this market. High level analysis of the mentioned drug class of global liver diseases therapeutics market is performed and the report provides detailed analysis, comprehensive historical data and statistically tested forecast of the drug classes thus covered. Detailed qualitative information is given for different liver diseases and the application of different drugs as the treatment and therapy option.


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The NBA and Sprint tipped off 2013 NBA All-Star Balloting Tuesday during a special event in Houston, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2013.
2013 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by Sprint gives fans around the world the opportunity to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. For the first time ever, NBA fans can vote via social media networks, including Facebook and Twitter, and Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ in China.
Twitter voting will allow fans to tweet a vote for one player each day throughout the All-Star balloting period. The tweet must include a player's first and last name, along with hash tag #NBABALLOT. Facebook voting will allow fans to fill out one full ballot (three frontcourt and two guards from each conference) per day, through a custom application on Facebook.
Fans can also access the ballot and vote through the NBA Game Time and NBA Game Time from Sprint applications, available on Android and iOS. NBA fans can fill out one full ballot (three frontcourt and two guards from each conference) per day, through the NBA Game Time and NBA Game Time from Sprint application, the most comprehensive app in the marketplace for NBA fans.
There are several other ways fans can cast their votes as part of this season's all-digital program including: in 11 languages on NBA.com/ASB, through SMS voting by texting the player's last name to 6-9-6-2-2 ("MYNBA") or by visiting NBA.com/ASB on any wireless device. Fans can vote for 10 different players per day, per phone number, via SMS voting by sending 10 separate SMS messages, each one with a different player's last name. Message and data rates may apply.
After submitting their All-Star selections, fans will have the ability to share them with their friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter, and encourage others to cast their ballots.
Balloting will conclude on Jan. 14, and starters will be announced live on TNT on Jan. 17, during a special one-hour pregame show at 7 p.m. ET featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith. The special will air prior to TNT's exclusive doubleheader featuring the Los Angeles Clippers at the Minnesota Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET) and the Miami Heat at the Los Angeles Lakers (10:30 p.m. ET).
The NBA All-Star ballot lists 120 players – 60 each from the Eastern and Western conferences – with 36 frontcourt and 24 guards from each conference comprising the list. Voters select three frontcourt and two guards from each conference. Previously, the ballot featured three positions with fans picking two guards, two forwards and a center.
The 120 players on the ballot were selected by a panel of media who regularly cover the NBA:
Steve Aschburner (NBA.com), Jonathan Feigen (Houston Chronicle), Doug Smith (Toronto Star/PBWA), and Kenny Smith (TNT).
The 62nd NBA All-Star Game will be exclusively televised on TNT from Toyota Center on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. The All-Star Game, also broadcast live on ESPN Radio, will collectively reach fans in more than 220 countries and territories in more than 40 languages. NBA All-Star 2013 in Houston will bring together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league's history for a global celebration of the game. TNT will televise the All-Star Game for an 11th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports' 29th year of All-Star coverage. State Farm NBA All-Star Saturday Night will feature the NBA All-Star Shooting Stars, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, and Sprite Slam Dunk. Other events at NBA All-Star 2013 will include the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and NBA All-Star Jam Session. The 2013 game will mark the third NBA All-Star celebration in Houston. The city also hosted the event in 1989 and in 2006.
The following is a complete listing of the players as they appear on the ballot:
Afflalo Arron, Orlando
Allen Ray, Miami
Calderon Jose, Toronto
DeRozan DeMar, Toronto
Ellis Monta, Milwaukee
Felton Raymond, New York
George Paul, Indiana
Henderson Gerald, Charlotte
Hill George, Indiana
Hinrich Kirk, Chicago
Holiday Jrue, Philadelphia
Irving Kyrie, Cleveland
Jennings Brandon, Milwaukee
Johnson Joe, Brooklyn
Knight Brandon, Detroit
Lowry Kyle, Toronto
Rondo Rajon, Boston
Stuckey Rodney, Detroit
Teague Jeff, Atlanta
Terry Jason, Boston
Wade Dwyane, Miami
Walker Kemba, Charlotte
Wall John, Washington
Williams Deron, Brooklyn
Anthony Carmelo, New York
Bargnani Andrea, Toronto
Battier Shane, Miami
Boozer Carlos, Chicago
Bosh Chris, Miami
Bynum Andrew, Philadelphia
Casspi Omri, Cleveland
Chandler Tyson, New York
Dalembert Samuel, Milwaukee
Davis Glen, Orlando
Deng Luol, Chicago
Garnett Kevin, Boston
Gibson Taj, Chicago
Granger Danny, Indiana
Green Jeff, Boston
Harrington Al, Orlando
Hawes Spencer, Philadelphia
Hibbert Roy, Indiana
Horford Al, Atlanta
Humphries Kris, Brooklyn
Ilyasova Ersan, Milwaukee
James LeBron, Miami
Lopez Brook, Brooklyn
Monroe Greg, Detroit
Mullens Byron, Charlotte
Nene, Washington
Noah Joakim, Chicago
Okafor Emeka, Washington
Pierce Paul, Boston
Prince Tayshaun, Detroit
Smith Josh, Atlanta
Stoudemire Amar'e, New York
Varejao Anderson, Cleveland
Wallace Gerald, Brooklyn
West David, Indiana
Young Thaddeus, Philadelphia
Allen Tony, Memphis
Billups Chauncey, LA Clippers
Bryant Kobe, LA Lakers
Collison Darren, Dallas
Conley Mike, Memphis
Curry Stephen, Golden State
Dragic Goran, Phoenix
Evans Tyreke, Sacramento
Ginobili Manu, San Antonio
Gordon Eric, New Orleans
Harden James, Houston
Lawson Ty, Denver
Lin Jeremy, Houston
Martin Kevin, Oklahoma City
Matthews, Wesley, Portland
Mayo O.J., Dallas
Miller Andre, Denver
Nash Steve, LA Lakers
Parker Tony, San Antonio
Paul Chris, LA Clippers
Rubio Ricky, Minnesota
Thompson Klay, Golden State
Thornton Marcus, Sacramento
Westbrook Russell, Oklahoma City
Aldridge LaMarcus, Portland
Anderson Ryan, New Orleans
Asik Omer, Houston
Batum Nicolas, Portland
Bogut Andrew, Golden State
Cousins DeMarcus, Sacramento
Davis Anthony, New Orleans
Duncan Tim, San Antonio
Durant Kevin, Oklahoma City
Faried Kenneth, Denver
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Gasol Marc, Memphis
Gasol Pau, LA Lakers
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Gortat Marcin, Phoenix
Griffin Blake, LA Clippers
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Ibaka Serge, Oklahoma City
Iguodala Andre, Denver
Jefferson Al, Utah
Kaman Chris, Dallas
Kirilenko Andrei, Minnesota
Lee David, Golden State
Leonard Kawhi, San Antonio
Love Kevin, Minnesota
Marion Shawn, Dallas
Millsap Paul, Utah
Nowitzki Dirk, Dallas
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Orchestral music can 'speak' to just about anyone
As another orchestral season opens, a primer on what every newbie should know
The hunt is on.
Here in Connecticut, with its vast number of symphony orchestras, the push is underway to capture new supporters and past subscribers who have yet to make a commitment for the soon-to-begin 2014-15 season.
Fairfield County, in particular, is awash in professional symphony orchestras -- with twice as many ensembles than some entire states.
The dizzying array of season-opening concerts begins with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony on Saturday, Sept. 13, with new music director Eric Jacobsen on the podium. It will be followed by the opening of the 50th anniversary season of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Oct. 4; the Greenwich S.O. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5; Stamford Symphony on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19; and the Norwalk S.O. on Saturday, Oct. 25, celebrating its 75th season. The Danbury Symphony Orchestra, comprised of volunteer musicians, opens Sunday, Nov. 2; its conductor and concert-master are paid professionals.
The opportunity to hear quality music within a short drive from home is an extraordinary regional asset. But for these nonprofits, the stiff competition means working diligently just to stay afloat. (That all made it through the recent economic downturn is a testament to cores of longtime individual and corporate supporters at each organization.)
So despite an outstanding selection, why aren't more new audiences beating down the doors to area box offices? Could it be that some folks assume that orchestral concerts are too "clubby" -- reserved for a special clique only?
Maybe decades ago, but certainly not now, say orchestra personnel, adding that beautiful music is the focus of these events, not social climbing.
Professional orchestral violinist Maria Conti sums up her desire to perform: "I want nothing more than to move people to feel/recognize joy, love, melancholy, passion, deep sadness, warmth, grace, nostalgia, beauty, bounce, a sense of dance, wonder and a hope for better things. All of this is possible" through orchestral music.
It's difficult to imagine a better recommendation for a date night or night on the town.
If the premise appeals, then perhaps you're ready to join the orchestral music scene.
Concert-going has developed over centuries and has its own quirks and traditions (think golf and opera). Knowing them can help newbies feel like insiders. To help, we've prepared this primer for first-timers.
Q: What type of music is performed?
A: Music written specifically for orchestras, the size of which has grown larger over time, ranges from the 17th-century Baroque era (think Bach, Handel and Vivaldi); Classical (about 1730-1820, Haydn and Mozart); Late Classical/Early Romantic (Beethoven); Romantic (about 1815-1910, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Brahms); to the 20th and 21st centuries (John Corigliano, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Igor Stravinsky).
Q: Should I expect to like every piece?
A: Probably not. Keep in mind that concert-going is much like visiting a great art museum. You may find that Picasso's paintings leave you cold, but feel like weeping in front of the Vermeers. Over time, concert-goers often develop favorite composers and eras.
Q: What's the difference between a concerto and a symphony?
A: A lot. Orchestral concerts generally include one or the other, or both. A concerto, often in three movements or sections, is written as a virtuoso piece for a specific instrument (piano, violin, viola etc). So expect a dazzling soloist. A symphony also is a specific form, often in four or five movements, that focuses on orchestra only (no soloist).
Q: When should I applaud?
A: Applauding between movements can disturb a soloist or the mood of a symphony. Rule of thumb: When the conductor turns and faces the audience, it's time to clap.
Q: Should I bother to read the program notes?
A: Always. Was the piece written during a war, for a beloved or as a commission for a king or queen? Notes answer many such questions and help to put the music in context.
Q: Is there a dress code?
A: No, but casual chic rules.
Q: And what about refreshments?
A: They're reserved for intermission. One exception: cough drops. But please remember to unwrap your stash before the concert starts. The sound of crackling plastic wrap is NOT music to anyone's ears.
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Lady Gaga & Perez Hilton Feud Escalates As She Fears He's Going To Blow Up Her Home
Lady Gaga's feud with former bestie Perez Hilton appears to only be escalating now that the ARTPOP-star has spoken out on the battle to USA Today.
The former friends traded harsh words via Twitter after a falling out, but Gaga says things escalated when Hilton wanted to move in to her building. "It's fine to hate me afar. Everyone can hate me from afar. But the second you try to move in next door to me, I know you're getting too close, and it's not safe. Already it's stressful not feeling safe as it is. I have lots of security. I get death threats all the time. Some things bring out the New Yorker in me. If you hate somebody and you want to move next door to me, the only thing I can think of is that you're moving in because you want to blow yourself up. There's thousands and millions of apartments in New York. You don't need to move in next door to me."
Perez tweeted in response:
"I've got my son and mom here with me in NYC and you think I'm going to blow myself up? Stop doing drugs!!"
He then directed a comment to Gaga's parents, saying: "If your daughter ends up dead, it's from a drug overdose. Not cuz I blew us up!… She's sick and delusional!"
Yikes. It appears the of best friends make the worst of enemies.
Might we recommend they both just take a nap?
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You are doing something quite wrong when you go from having one of the most acclaimed and successful pop records like The Fame Monster was, to something like ARTPOP. This record is highly overproduced and sounds dated, it seems like she has no aim to evolve, she's stuck with cheap EDM music beats.
Lady Gaga's lyrics have never been a highlight, however stupid lyrics can get a pass if the production and execution of the song is good overall. Not the case this time, the only song that can approach these qualifications is Do What U Want. The rest is overproduced, oversung, oversexualized and poorly executed.
Let's talk about Gaga's pretentiousness. Wasn't this labeled as the new Thriller by someone in her team? Well, someone should hit that guy's head. The tittle not only is pretentious is also cringeworthy. I wonder if this is really what Gaga's conceive as art mixing with pop culture or she just got lost in the process, as per usual. This is more like Gaga singing about how much she likes to get praised, and talking about meaningless stuff, something she has been doing since record number one. Fame, money, sex, love. How innovative, does she still have something different to offer, besides her obnoxious, ridiculous and desperate costumes? If we take ARTPOP as the answer for this question, is a big no.
Funny thing, some people thought Born This Way was Gaga's lowest point. What a way to hit the wall
Perez is so disgusting and evil. He has made it his mission to damage Gaga's image (just look at his Twitter feed). He needs to get over it. Gaga needs to get over it. They should just never speak about each other again. Gaga is a super star performer and amazingly successful. Perez is a successful blogger. However, it's STUNT QUEEN bullshit moves like bashing Gaga to her parents-- why he has lost all credibility as a pop culture critic.
Perez is all cry-baby evil against her now because Gaga de-friended him ages ago! She probably got tired of his hideous tongue up her ass 24/7. But that's the pathetic story of PH's life - celebrities HAVE to pretend to like him and be his friend, so THEY don't end up on his bad side and get the hate-filled daggers like Gaga is now!!!


text: For those of you who have seen the Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy violence-fuelled campfest Wanted, Wired has an expose up on how they filmed some of their craziest scenes. Russian director Timur Bakmambetov used his own Moscow-based special effects company to create the movie's non-stop, over-the-top action. At his disposal was everything from a European high-speed train equipped with hydraulics that rotated 360 degrees to scanned digital stunt doubles. Warning: If you haven't watched the movie yet and actually want to, the article contains a load of spoilers. [Wired]


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Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Announces Equine Research Awards
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at two universities will be studying equine pigeon fever (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis) as recipients of the 2012 Advancement of Equine Research Awards, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI).
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Proposals by Roberta R. Pollock, Ph.D., professor of biology at Occidental College, and Allison J. Stewart, BVSc, professor of equine internal medicine at Auburn University, were selected by a panel of equine practitioners and university professors and researchers in veterinary medicine. Each award will provide $25,000 for 12-month research programs at each institution. The research awards were announced during the recent 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Convention in Anaheim, Calif.
"The quality of equine research proposals this year was exceptional," says Steve Grubbs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM equine professional services, BIVI. "Although this is an academic award, the top priority is to identify projects that ultimately can improve the quality of life for horses and their owners."
Dr. Pollock will focus her efforts on combining equine disease infection studies with a mouse model for pigeon fever to identify and clone protective protein antigens from Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Areas of research will include the pathophysiology of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and development of an equine challenge model, and comparison of host immunity between infections resulting in internal infection and recurrent infection in recovered horses.
Dr. Stewart, assisted by graduate student Marta Barbra Recreo, will look into the transmission of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in horses by houseflies. Like Dr. Pollock, she will focus on pathophysiology and a challenge model, as well as seasonality of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection and studies of insect vectors.
The topic for the 2013 awards will be announced next spring. Veterinarians, diagnosticians, and public and private researchers in the United States and Canada are eligible to submit proposals. Awards will be selected based on established criteria, including potential impact on the equine industry; originality and scientific quality; and probability of success in completing the yearlong studies.
"I am encouraged by the quality of the proposals submitted this year," Dr. Grubbs says. "BIVI is proud to take a leading role in helping provide equine health solutions, but we would not be nearly as successful without the ongoing research conducted by dedicated research and veterinary medical professionals around the country."
For more information and complete submission instructions, please visit www.equinediseaseresearch.com.
About Boehringer Ingelheim
The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 145 affiliates and more than 44,000 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel medications of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine.
As a central element of its culture, Boehringer Ingelheim pledges to act socially responsible. Involvement in social projects, caring for employees and their families, and providing equal opportunities for all employees form the foundation of the global operations. Mutual cooperation and respect, as well as environmental protection and sustainability are intrinsic factors in all of Boehringer Ingelheim's endeavours.
In 2011, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of about $17.1 billion (13.2 billion euro). R&D expenditure in the business area Prescription Medicines corresponds to 23.5% of its net sales.
For more information, please visit http://us.boehringer-ingelheim.com and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/boehringerus.
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Hispanic donors eye immigration
President Barack Obama won reelection with overwhelming support from Hispanics — and now Latino megadonors aligned with the White House are trying to mobilize that community behind his second-term agenda.
They're working feverishly behind the scenes to launch an organization that will focus on passing comprehensive immigration reform — the latest attempt to create a new group to assist an administration that often prefers to deal with its allies instead of entrenched, inside-the-Beltway organizations.
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Led by a trio of top fundraisers that includes actress Eva Longoria, the effort comes out of The Futuro Fund, a national initiative of Latino leaders who helped reelect Obama. Organizers are aiming to marshal the support of the thousands of Hispanics it galvanized during the campaign to create a robust online and social media presence that can pressure Congress into acting on immigration reform.
But it could cause friction with more traditional Hispanic civil rights groups, like the League of United Latin American Citizens and National Council of La Raza, that have spent decades lobbying for an overhaul of the country's immigration laws. It could also spell trouble for Republicans looking to make inroads with Hispanics after their electoral drubbing.
The decision by Obama loyalists to launch a separate entity follows long-simmering tension between some immigration proponents and the administration over its record number of deported immigrants and Obama's failure to push Congress to act on reshaping the immigration system before the 2012 election. The veteran organizations grew increasingly critical of the president during his first term as he laid blame for the lack of progress on Republicans.
But now, immigration advocates see new hope for an agreement given Republicans' very public soul-searching after the election and the increasing number of GOP-ers openly supporting an overhaul of immigration laws. Advocates have been encouraged by what they call a renewed determination from the president, expressed in his public statements and in private meetings, to push a bill early next year.
The Obama administration has a history of creating and supporting organizations like its grass-roots campaign arm Obama for America and Business Forward, which placed allies on the ground for get-out-the-vote efforts and put White House officials in close contact with business leaders inside the Beltway and beyond.
San Antonio architect Henry Muñoz, a top Latino bundler for Obama, is spearheading the effort, along with Longoria and Andres Lopez, a San Juan, Puerto Rico, bundler and member of the Democratic National Committee. The trio has also been intimately involved in pushing for the creation of a National Latino Museum on the mall in Washington and is waiting for Congress to act on the Smithsonian American Latino Act, the next critical step for moving the process forward.


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Wiris Quizzes API - Libraries
The service adds functions to generate an present questionnaires and mathematical notation within a learning management system (LMS). It allows creation of quiz questions with random variables and automatic evaluation of answers. It can provide 2D and 3D graphical representations of mathematical relationships. A formula editor allows creation of questions and submission of answers. API methods support submission of questions and composition of quizzes composed of previously defined questions. Methods also support automated assessment of student answers, based on configuration defined when questions are created.


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Women's Volleyball Falls to U.S. Merchant Marine
Sep 22, 2004
Farmingdale State 27, 22, 27
The Rams fell to 5-4, 2-1 Skyline tonight as they were defeated by conference rival King's Point (7-3, 3-0 Skyline).
Janine Wachter (Smithtown, NY) led the Mariners to victory with 18 kills, 10 digs and 3 solo blocks. Holly Cummings (Alexandria, IN) tallied 14 kills and 10 digs. Kit Jablonski (Portland, OR) dished out 20 assists.
Farmingdale's Falon Taddeo (Oceanside, NY) finished with 20 assists, 8 kills and 10 digs. Freshman Melissa Rudy (Dix Hills, NY) led the Rams with 15 kills and added 10 digs. Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY) totaled 10 kills and 18 digs.
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BIOL/CMSI 367-01/HNRS 398-05: Biological Databases
This is the home page for the Fall 2010 Biological Databases course at Loyola Marymount University while the computer science server is down.
You may also want to visit the Dahlquist Lab pages or the Spring 2010 Bioinformatics Lab course pages while you are here.
- 1 Week 7 In-class Exercise and Journal Assignment
Week 7 In-class Exercise and Journal Assignment
Background Readings
- Brown PO and Botstein D. Exploring the new world of the genome with DNA microarrays. Nat Genet. 1999 Jan;21(1 Suppl):33-7. DOI:10.1038/4462 |
Chapter 4 of Campbell & Heyer, Discovering Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics. Available on MyLMUConnect under the "Information" section.
Overview of Microarray Data Analysis
The slides shown in class on 10/12/10 can be found on the MyLMUConnect site under "Information".
This is a list of steps required to analyze DNA microarray data.
- Quantitate the fluorescence signal in each spot in the microarray image.
- Typically performed by the scanner software, although third party software packages do exist.
- The image of the microarray slide and this quantitation are considered the "raw-est" form of the data.
- Ideally, this type of raw data would be made publicly available upon publication.
- In practice, the image data is usually not made available because the raw image file of one slide could be up to 100 MB in size.
- Also, some journals do not require data deposition as a requirement for publication, so often published data are not actually available anywhere for download.
- Microarray data is not centrally located in a single database. Some major sources are:
- EBI ArrayExpress
- Stanford Microarray Database
- PUMAdb (Princeton Microarray Database)
- In addition, microarray data can sometimes be found as supplementary information with a journal article or on an investigator's own web site.
- Calculate the ratio of red/green fluorescence
- Log2 transform the ratios
- Normalize the log ratios on each microarray slide
- Normalize the log ratios for a set of slides in an experiment
- Perform statistical analysis on the log ratios
- Compare individual genes with known data
- Look for patterns (expression profiles) in the data (many programs are available to do this; we won't be doing this in class)
- Perform Gene Ontology term enrichment analysis (we will use MAPPFinder for this)
- Map onto biological pathways (we will use GenMAPP for this)
Analysis of Vibrio cholerae Microarray Data
- For the next section of the course, you will be introduced to the process we will use for the final projects in the course in a series of in-class and journal assignments where we will first analyze microarray data from Vibrio cholerae, and then learn how to create a Gene Database for this organism.
- The detailed instructions for the microarray data analysis we will carry out can be found on the Sample Microarray Analysis for Vibrio cholerae page.
Individual Journal Assignment
This journal entry is due on Monday, October 18 at midnight PDT (Sunday night/Monday morning). NOTE that the OpenWetware server records the time as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), unlike the LMU CS server which was on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Therefore, midnight will register as 03:00.
- Store this journal entry as "username Week 7" (i.e., this is the text to place between the square brackets when you link to this page).
- Create the following set of links.
- Link to your journal entry from your user page.
- Link back from your journal entry to your user page.
- Link to this assignment from your journal entry.
- Add the "BIOL367/F10" category to the end of your wiki page.
- Keep an "electronic lab notebook, containing your methods, results, and interpretations of this week's portion of the Analysis of Vibrio cholerae microarray data project in your "username Week 7" journal page. Although you will have assigned partner(s), you will need to fill out your own individual journal page.
Preparation for Next Week's Journal Club
In preparation for the Journal Club, each individual will do the following assignment on their individual "username Week 7" pages.
- Make a list of at least 10 biological terms for which you did not know the definitions when you first read the article. Define each of the terms. You can use the glossary in any molecular biology, cell biology, or genetics text book as a source for definitions, or you can use one of many available online biological dictionaries. Cite your sources for the definitions by providing the proper citation (for a book) or the URL to the page with the definition for online sources.
- Write an outline of the article. The length should be the equivalent of 2 pages of standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Your outline can be in any form you choose, but you should utilize the wiki syntax of headers and either numbered or bulleted lists to create it. The text of the outline does not have to be complete sentences, but it should answer the questions listed below and have enough information so that others can follow it. However, your outline should be in YOUR OWN WORDS, not copied straight from the article.
- What is the main result presented in this paper? (Hint: look at the last sentence of the introduction and restate it in plain English.)
- What is the importance or significance of this work?
- What were the limitations in previous studies that led them to perform this work?
- What were the methods used in the study?
- Briefly state the result shown in each of the figures and tables.
- How do the results of this study compare to the results of previous studies (See Discussion).
- Upload your completed PowerPoint slides to your journal page by the Week 7 journal deadline (you may make changes before your presentation Tuesday afternoon, but we will be evaluating the presentation you upload.)
- For your PowerPoint presentation, you need to show each of the figures and tables in your article as part of your presentation. Do not have a separate section of your presentation for Methods. Instead, show each of the results (figures/tables) and just explain the methods used to obtain those results on that slide.
- The length of your presentation should be about 15 minutes.
Journal Club Articles
- Salomonis N, Hanspers K, Zambon AC, Vranizan K, Lawlor SC, Dahlquist KD, Doniger SW, Stuart J, Conklin BR, and Pico AR. GenMAPP 2: new features and resources for pathway analysis. BMC Bioinformatics. 2007 Jun 24;8:217. DOI:10.1186/1471-2105-8-217 |
- Doniger SW, Salomonis N, Dahlquist KD, Vranizan K, Lawlor SC, and Conklin BR. MAPPFinder: using Gene Ontology and GenMAPP to create a global gene-expression profile from microarray data. Genome Biol. 2003;4(1):R7.
- Heidelberg JF, Eisen JA, Nelson WC, Clayton RA, Gwinn ML, Dodson RJ, Haft DH, Hickey EK, Peterson JD, Umayam L, Gill SR, Nelson KE, Read TD, Tettelin H, Richardson D, Ermolaeva MD, Vamathevan J, Bass S, Qin H, Dragoi I, Sellers P, McDonald L, Utterback T, Fleishmann RD, Nierman WC, White O, Salzberg SL, Smith HO, Colwell RR, Mekalanos JJ, Venter JC, and Fraser CM. DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae. Nature. 2000 Aug 3;406(6795):477-83. DOI:10.1038/35020000 |
- Merrell DS, Butler SM, Qadri F, Dolganov NA, Alam A, Cohen MB, Calderwood SB, Schoolnik GK, and Camilli A. Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium. Nature. 2002 Jun 6;417(6889):642-5. DOI:10.1038/nature00778 |
Merrell et al. (2002) link to full text, dataset (on this wiki)
- Rich Brous, Andrew Herman, Jennifer Okonta
- Claudia Campos, Salomon Garcia, Theresa Graebner
- Margie Doyle, Andrew Forney
- Evan Montz, Zeb Russo
- Store your journal entry in the shared BIOL367/F10:Class Journal Week 7 page. If this page does not exist yet, go ahead and create it.
- Link to the shared journal entry from your user page.
- Link the shared journal page to this assignment page.
- Sign your portion of the journal with the standard wiki signature shortcut
- Add the "BIOL367/F10" category to the end of the wiki page (if someone has not already done so).
- How do you think biotechnology like whole genome sequencing and microarrays will affect your future?
- How will it affect your career?
- How will it affect your personal life?
- What pitfalls can you forsee and how would you suggest avoiding them?
- Please feel free to respond or comment on your classmates' reflections.


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Senate Dems reject push to balance budget in 10 years, prepare to vote on new spending plan
Senate Democrats moved Friday to pass their first budget in four years, but only after Republicans put them on record opposing a measure aimed at balancing the budget by the end of the decade.
Deficit hawk Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., called a vote late Thursday on a motion to send the Democrats' plan back to committee with instructions to figure out how to balance it by 2023.
Every Democrat except one -- Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia -- opposed it, while all Republicans voted for it. The measure failed on a 46-53 vote.
Sessions used the vote to needle Democrats into taking more aggressive action to tackle the nation's debt problem.
"Debt is pulling down our economy now. Not tomorrow -- now," Sessions said. "But tonight, the Senate's majority party denied the American people the growth, jobs, and confidence a balanced budget would create. They denied our children a future free of crushing debt. They denied millions trapped in failed government programs the reforms they need and deserve."
The two main budget proposals produced by Senate Democrats and House Republicans are miles apart. The Senate plan does not attempt to balance the budget at all, though it does claim to reduce the deficit by imposing nearly $1 trillion in tax increases on top of more than $600 billion in higher taxes on top earners enacted in January. It also includes $875 billion in spending cuts, generated by modest cuts to federal health care programs, domestic agencies and the Pentagon and reduced government borrowing costs.
The nonbinding but politically symbolic measure would protect safety-net programs for the poor and popular domestic priorities like education, health research and federal law enforcement agencies from cuts sought by House Republicans, who adopted a far more austere plan on Thursday morning.
The Republican plan, proposed by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., passed out of the House but was shot down in the Senate Thursday.
That plan aimed to bring the budget into balance -- and even produce a small surplus -- by the end of the decade. To the objections of Democrats, it included cuts in programs like food stamps and Medicaid, and cut almost 20 percent from domestic agency budget levels assumed less than two years ago.
Ryan's plan passed the House on a mostly party-line, 221-207 vote, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats against it.
"We think it's extremely reasonable to balance our budget," Ryan told Fox News. "Families have to balance their budgets. Local governments and businesses have to balance their budget.
We should be able to get the government to restrain its growth of spending in order to balance the budget so that we can get this threat off of our economy."
Senators braced for dozens of votes during a marathon session expected on Friday, with pessimists in the Capitol predicting a final vote on the Democratic plan in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday.
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray's plan would actually increase government spending -- on top of a baseline that already assumes automatic budget increases averaging more than 5 percent a year -- after accounting for the $1.2 trillion cost of repealing the automatic cuts, known as sequestration. That means the net cuts to the deficit would amount to just a few hundred billion dollars in a federal budget estimated at $46 trillion or so over the coming decade.
Murray's position is that the automatic cuts were designed to prod Washington into action on the debt and were never intended to take effect. By that math, her budget promises $1.85 trillion in lower deficits after 10 years. She points out that Republicans on a 2011 deficit "supercommittee" used the same math when describing their proposals.
"Sequestration was not deficit reduction," Murray said. "It was there to trigger deficit reduction that would come from replacing it."
Murray's plan promises a $693 billion deficit in 2014, dropping to the $400 billion range for the middle years of the decade. While large, such deficits would hover just above 2 percent of gross domestic product, a level that many analysts see as economically sustainable.
Rest of story: Senate Dems reject push to balance budget in 10 years, prepare to vote on new spending plan | Fox News
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US Oncology, Inc. today announced that US Oncology Research will participate in the BiPar Sciences' Phase III, Multi-center, Open-Label, Randomized Trial of Gemcitabine/Carboplatin (G/C), with or without BSI-201, in patients with Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR), and HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.
Joyce O'Shaughnessy, M.D., co-chair of the US Oncology Breast Cancer Research Committee, associate director for clinical research for US Oncology and co-director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Baylor-Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center and Texas Oncology, a US Oncology affiliate in Dallas, Texas, will lead the study as a follow-up to the Phase II study presented in a plenary session at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held May 29-June 2, 2009, in Orlando, Fla.
"We are very pleased to be participating in this clinical trial of BSI-201 which is a very promising new treatment for metastatic triple negative breast cancer," says Dr. O'Shaughnessy. "We expect that accrual will be very rapid within the US Oncology network and hope that this trial will lead to rapid FDA approval of what appears so far to be a well tolerated and effective therapy."
BSI-201 targets PARP, or poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, a key enzyme involved in DNA repair and cell proliferation. By inhibiting the enzymatic activity of PARP, BSI-201 significantly enhances the anti-tumor effects of chemotherapy and has shown promising safety and efficacy results in patients with solid tumors.
"We are extremely pleased to be launching the Phase 3 clinical trial so rapidly after the close of the Phase 2 trial," said Barry Sherman, M.D., head of clinical development at South San Francisco-based BiPar Sciences, which is developing BSI-201. BiPar is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paris-based sanofi-aventis. "Our primary focus now is enrolling patients in this trial with a similar sense of urgency."
Physicians within the US Oncology network are expected to enroll more than 100 participants in this 420-patient study. Enrollment in the study opened July 17 in centers nationwide.
"The BSI-201 PARP Inhibitor is a potential game changing therapy in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer. US Oncology Research is excited about the opportunity to continue our development collaboration with BiPar on this important potential new therapy," said Steve Smith, vice president and general manager of Research and Personalized Science for US Oncology Research. "We are eager to leverage the US Oncology Research network to support the study."
Patients targeted for the study include adults with histologically documented metastatic breast cancer with measurable disease that is ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2- non-overexpressing. They will receive the chemotherapy combination of gemcitabine/carboplatin with or without BSI-201.
Patients must have measurable metastatic breast cancer with zero to two prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease; adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed.
Primary objectives of the study are to evaluate: overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), the objective response rate (ORR), and to further evaluate the safety and tolerability of BSI-201 in combination with gemcitabine and carboplatin.
Phase II of the study in triple negative breast cancer patients found that BSI-201 + G/C resulted in a statistically and clinically significant improvement in clinical benefit rate (CBR), median progression-free survival (PFS) and OS, compared with G/C alone. BSI-201 + G/C was well tolerated with adverse events (AEs) consistent with known safety profiles of G/C regimens.
J Clin Oncol 27:18s, 2009 (suppl; abstr 3)
About US Oncology Research
With experienced investigators and dedicated research nurses, US Oncology Research represents the largest research network specializing in Phase I-IV oncology clinical trials in the United States. US Oncology Research serves more than 80 sites in 200 locations with over 70 open trials being managed at any given time.
Additionally, the research network has accrued over 38,500 patients since its inception and contributed to the development of 36 of the latest cancer-fighting drugs approved by the FDA.
About US Oncology
US Oncology, Inc., headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, works closely with physicians, payers, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturers, to identify and deliver innovative services that enhance patient access to advanced cancer care. US Oncology supports one of the nation's foremost cancer treatment and research networks, accelerating the availability and use of evidence-based medicine and shared best practices.
US Oncology uses its expertise to support every aspect of the cancer care delivery system--from drug development to distribution and outcomes measurement--enabling the company to help increase the efficiency and safety of cancer care. According to the company's last quarterly earnings report, US Oncology is affiliated with 1,227 physicians operating in 468 locations, including 95 radiation oncology facilities in 39 states.
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US Oncology Research Network Participates In Phase III Follow-up Study To BiPar's Investigational Cancer Drug BSI-201
US Oncology, Inc. today announced that US Oncology Research will participate in the BiPar Sciences' Phase III, Multi-center, Open-Label, Randomized Trial of Gemcitabine/Carboplatin (G/C), with or without BSI-201, in patients with Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR), and HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.


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Texas is big in bees.
But Texas, as with other states and countries across the world, is concerned about maintaining healthy colonies of bees for honey production, pollination and sales of queen bees to other beekeepers.
Colony Collapse Disorder also poses a significant threat to worldwide bee populations.
Paul Jackson, with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service, says Texas is among the top 10 states for honey production, pollination service and queen sales. "Texas ships more than 500,000 colonies throughout the year," Jackson said during the recent Texas Plant Protection Association annual conference in Bryan, Texas.
He reported on a 2011 survey that found Texas bee health was better than normal, compared to national averages. The survey, which analyzed 25 apiaries within Texas and from 14 different counties, showed that a new mite — tropliaelaps, an exotic parasitic mite currently found in Asia and Indonesia — was not present in any of the Texas apiaries analyzed.
Also, 15 samples showed no nosema (a microscopic parasite); mite load on average was 1.6 per 100 bees; 6 apiaries showed no Varroa mites; 5 samples showed no viruses and no nosema; 4 apiaries had Small Hive Beetles and 8 had Black Queen Cell Virus. The apiary size analyzed ranged from 21 colonies to 360 colonies.
"We were pleased that Texas was below the national average in disease and mite infestation," Jackson said.
But Colony Collapse Disorder is a threat, he added. "We think colony collapse is a combination of factors. We just don't know exactly what causes it."
Stress likely plays a role. "Beekeeping has changed drastically from 10 years ago," he said. "Some beekeepers maintain 60,000 colonies and can move 10,000 colonies to California within a few days."
He said California often wants bees in "top condition in February. That's not natural. They need a period of dormancy. Also, when they move often, beekeepers lose bees with every move."
That kind of stress, Jackson said, may have a lot to do with colony collapse. "But we think it's a combination of stress, mites, movements and chemicals. Bees don't just die instantly with colony collapse." After a stress event or ingesting something in pollen, it could be a month before bees begin to die, he said.
Some have suggested corn syrup as a feed has contributed to Colony Collapse Disorder. "That may have caused some damage," Jackson said, "but it's not the whole answer. But many are going back to cane sugar."
Jackson said Europe also experiences colony collapse. "I think it's a worldwide problem."
He said the Texas Apiary Inspection Service was formed more than 70 years ago to respond to another massive threat to the bee industry. "More than 70 percent of our bees were wiped out by disease," he said.


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METS: Chipper helps Braves complete sweep
NEW YORK -- Chipper Jones spent the weekend receiving warm wishes and gifts from the Mets organization and fans.
Then he and the Braves left them a fitting going away present of their own -- a three-game sweep capped off by a 3-2 win over New York on Sunday in 10 innings.
"He's killed us so much on the field but away from the field he's all class," Mets third baseman David Wright said. "I think that as much as the fans like to get on him over the years, I think they respect his body of work. I think they respect his career, the way he's carried himself and what he's been able to do on the field is obviously, I think, a nice cap to a Hall of Fame career."
The Mets scored three or fewer runs for the 10th straight home game.
"We're running out of ideas," manager Terry Collins said. "It's about grinding it out right now. It's about going out there and having some confidence in your ability."
Collins said he and his staff were considering a change in the Mets' pregame routine for Monday. "We've researched it. We're going to try something new tomorrow," Collins said. "We've run dry trying to come up with some answers why we don't hit the ball in this park."
Brian McCann homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to give Atlanta its fifth straight win.
When Jones took the lineup card to home plate before his last game in Queens, he got some scattered applause. When he pinch hit in the ninth, he received cheers in full voice -- along with some boos, of course.
Jones walked, and once a pinch runner came in to replace him, the retiring 40-year-old star trotted back toward the Braves dugout on the third base side and Mets fans stood and cheered. He took off his batting helmet, raised it to the crowd, and then was gone down the steps.
For that, and for his long career as a most worthy adversary, Mets fans stood and applauded.
"Can't say enough about the fans in New York this year. They've been awfully supportive both in person, out on the field, on Twitter," Jones said. "I'm very appreciative to them for that."
In the ninth, pinch runner Reed Johnson made it to third before Michael Bourn struck out, flinging his bat and helmet in rage after the inning ended. Jones walked on four pitches, including a 3-0 splitter thrown by Francisco.
"I didn't want to pitch around him, but I didn't want to leave anything right there," Francisco said. "Even 3-0 I throw a split because I know he was ready to swing on 3-0. I can see it. Even 3-0 I throw a split, he flinched."
Martin Prado led off the 10th with a single against Bobby Parnell (4-4). After Jason Heyward grounded out, Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked. Dan Uggla worked a walk before McCann hit a sacrifice fly.
Peter Moylan pitched the bottom half of the inning for his first save of the season. Craig Kimbrel (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the NL wild-card leaders.
Braves reliever Eric O'Flaherty got Wright to ground out on a full count with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and runners on first and third.
Braves starter Tommy Hanson remained winless in five starts since a victory over Miami on July 30. He's 0-3 since then and has only made it out of the sixth inning in one of those starts.
Hanson's day ended when Wright hit a double into the left-field corner to tie it at 2 in the sixth. It started off with much more promise -- Hanson retired the first 10 batters he faced.
McCann led off the sixth with his 20th home run for a 2-1 lead.
The Mets took the lead on Ike Davis' RBI single in the fourth, but Atlanta answered when Bourn singled home Jose Constanza in the fifth.
Mets starter Chris Young allowed five hits and four walks in six innings, striking out seven. He is 0-4 in seven starts at Citi Field this season.
"It was a tough loss, tough series," Young said. "It's frustrating on days when I don't come through, like days like today."
NOTES: Jones will get another chance to torment the Mets. The Braves host them in a series later this month. ... Wright is set to visit a New York firehouse to remember Sept. 11 for the eighth year in a row. On Monday, he plans to visit Squad 18 in Greenwich Village, along with Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. ... Braves LHP Mike Minor is set to go against RHP Wily Peralta on Monday in Milwaukee. ... Mets RHP Colin McHugh is scheduled to face Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez on Monday at Citi Field.