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The bookies have the New England Patriots as heavy favorites over the Baltimore Ravens, but the odds are considerably closer for the NFC Championship Game. The San Fransisco 49ers are only favored by a field goal at home over the New York Giants. The oddsmakers also like this to be an extremely low-scoring game, setting the over/under at 42.
Those are interesting and worthy of debate, but less fun than the prop bets. Here are a couple of great ones for the NFC Championship Game, via Bovada.
Who will have more turnovers in the game?
New York Giants -175
San Francisco 49ers +145
How many times will the name "Peyton Manning" be mentioned during the live broadcast of the game?
Over/Under 2½
Anyone willing to bet the under on the Peyton Manning prop bet is nuts.
For updates and analysis on these teams leading up to their matchup, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don't forget to check out SB Nation's NFL hub for all your playoff news.


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|Robert Lou
What business would that guy suggest for EA? Baked goods?
Just curious. Using "wrong business" suggests their would be a "right business" for this kind of management.
|Chris Remo
I think by that, Lasky means "the traditional video game packaged goods business."
|wes bogdan
While i can see digital distribution for the portables ds,psp and i-touch/phone i seriouslly doubt a game like ff 13 on a 50GB blu-ray disc is geting streamed anytime soon. We need zetabytes more memory and a cheap T6 connection before we could get a cable box and have a nintendo,playstation and xbox channel where downloading itself would be looked on as we already do look at dial-up.
That is as cruel and unusual punishment. Imaging if,not unlike today,you bought digital content but unlike today as soon as they had your payment it was streamed to you from the servers instantly for as long as you wanted because you paid the full $49 for the game. The original intellectual property would remain with the developer/publisher and you'd NEVER see it just insert coin to play.
For this to work everyone must get much faster access for a much cheaper price than we currently do.
Even though i own many games on umd all my new psp games are digital and that's because i can take 30+ games with me and when sony irons out the bluetooth support i can play using my ds3 regardless of ps3.
|Mike Lopez
I agree with him. In the past EA was the best at spotting new trends and the first to lead the way to new tech like the CD media transition (from floppy), which in that case allowed them to dramatically decrease manufacturing costs and gain a competitive edge over others who too slowly made the switch. Now days they seem to be way behind on clear emerging trends like digital distribution and on-line worlds without any clear strategy to catch up. I expect they will continue to try to buy there way into those areas like they are doing in social gaming with Playfish but I feel they are already behind the curve in many newly emerging areas which is historically unusual for them.
|Paul Hope
Maybe EA should give away free high speed internet so that they can begin to sell downloadable content to the masses.
"Price of Zero" has elasticible markets for the taking!
|Amir Sharar
"For this to work everyone must get much faster access for a much cheaper price than we currently do."
It hasn't really stopped people from buying full retail games on Microsoft's "Games on Demand" service on the 360 and on Valve's "Steam" service on the PC. It's clearly catching on and in a few years storage space and bandwidth will be improve and become more affordable. I don't think this is the issue at this point, and I don't think EA is debating this either.
Lasky's points have more to do with the right sort of content and the right sort of strategies in getting the most out of digital distribution.
DD is more than just retail games sold online, it could entail smaller sized titles like BF 1943, which sold fairly well. I'm guessing the profit margin was better on this downloadable title than large scale titles like Dante's Inferno. Secondly BF 1943 faced little competition on the XBLA/PSN services (not many other multiplayer FPS games on those services) whereas Dante's Inferno is coming out at a time where Bayonetta and God of War 3 are also coming out (or have come out). BF 1943 looks to be a "smart" decision whereas DI looks to be very risky (and not in a good way). As you can see one strategy was superior to the other.
It could also entail DLC, which, DLC has been made possible by digital distribution. One question we could ask is whether or not EA has provided enticing DL content for us and one question EA can ask themselves is whether or not they could have generated more revenue from that channel. Having bought EA's hockey titles since 07, when the series got a reboot, I was never tempted by any DLC offering until this most recent version (NHL 10). That's (almost free) money that could have been made over the last few years if there was a bit more insight and understanding of DD.
DD has opened an entire world of possibility, and EA isn't restricted to the channels we've seen crop up (Steam, XBLA, PSN) they could even create their own. Valve has shown a lot of foresight and took a risk but it has paid off in the form of Steam. EA on the other hand hasn't really impacted the DD space in the same way...so I can see where Lasky is coming from.
|Armando Marini
I believe Lasky's opinions are still too myopic. Although digital distribution may indeed be the norm (if not the exclusive choice) in 5 to 10 years there is still a great number for whom it's important to have something tangible to show for their purchase. There are also a great number of people who are yet to be considered digital natives. Many people do like to go out, shop, impulse buy, etc. Looking at Lasky's comments you get the sense he wants to dump the entire packaged goods business and I agree with EA's decision to approach that strategy with caution and/or hesitation.
When you work in an industry composed almost entirely of the digitally immersed, it's difficult to keep in mind that there are many for whom this lifestyle is still foreign.
|David Hottal
I agree 100%. Too often we think everyone is like "us". Look at cell phones. The majority of people still have regular cell phones. They aren't carrying around iPhones and Android phones.
Many people have a PS3, Wii and 360 without internet access.
EA needs to have the infrastructure in place for digital distribution while supporting packaged games. It's going to be a gradual transition.
|Christopher Plummer
I can't agree with this guy at all. I don't necessarily like EA but their strategy since overpaying for Bioware seems to be "the right one" to move THEM forward; and they are very much at the forefront of digital distribution when comparing them to other publishers of their magnitude.
Wall Street may have Sports Games' figures factored into their estimates, but one of the huge changes has been to add multiple forms of PDLC(new content expansions and microtransactions) to each game. That's an area of growth in all games and with the evergreen business of sports games, and the high percentage of people already playing them online, it can mean serious growth should they get a decent attachment rate.
They can't really sell you more game if the game sucks. Hence the quality movement, which they have been executing quite brilliantly IMO (see NHL, FIFA, and Dead Space). Where they can't make quality changes, they seek out people who already have it with aquisitions (Bioware & targeting Take 2).
Their biggest problems stem from a '3 pronged execution of retardedness'=):
1. The pocket lining move of acquiring Bioware and Pandemic at such a ridiculous price
2. Their brands were allowed to become non-factors before Riccitiello
3. The new ones were positioned to fail by competing with at least one juggernaut in the same genre.
Over the last 3 years, EA has had NO REAL PRESENCE (Bioware sneaks in twice but doesn't even put up Top 5 numbers; Valve/Harmonix games don't count) in the top selling games!!! They keep putting out underdeveloped talent in the most competitive times of the year. You don't need a crystal ball to predict that not only will these matchups fail, they will most likely not be worth the investment put into them either:
- Warhammer Online vs World of Warcraft (at its peak)
- Mirror's Edge versus Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Gears of War 2
- Dead Space against Fable II & Fallout 3
|Patrick Dugan
I think people who invest money for a living tend to know that money talks and bullshit walks and they know it when they see it.
|Beyond Good and Evil
Here are the plain and simple facts. IF you have worked at EA, THEN you know that Lasky's analysis is right on the money. EA's troubles are serious and structural. Their failure to hold key people accountable; their inclination to promote the architects of their current predicament and their tendency to both alienate and fire intelligent change agents - means the status quo will reign. It is very grim indeed.
|Justin Nearing
JR's whole philosophy is that high-quality games equate to profitability. And since he took over, the games EA publishes have been much better. And in his tenure he has swayed public opinion, with people no longer viewing EA as a money-grubbing, borg-like empire.
Its easy to point the finger at Riccitiello, just look at the stock price, but consider the problem he was facing when he came in. EA games sucked, their operating costs were soaring, and their was no plan to respond to the changing market. The company as a whole was bloated, along with it's stock price.
The necessary deflation has destroyed its stock-price. And when stockholders start losing money (especially losing $40 a share), they start making drastic decisions. Given enough time, I believe JR can make EA profitable again. Its unfortunate that time is not on their side.
|Eric Adams
I look at NPD: The tracking firm said that physical console game purchases -- both new and used -- accounted for 90 percent of all paid video game buys during calendar Q3, 2009 in the U.S. Meanwhile, 79 percent of games for portables, PC/Mac, mobile, and smartphones were bought in physical form.
I agree with Wes that for a console digital distribution a buyer needs a huge HD in the console and super fat pipe. I have a Cable modem and a 1GB demo still takes over 20 min to download. Until our broadband infrastructure matches Korea (currently targeting 2090 for this) - digital distribution will a niche (rich man's world).
I also have to think that our economy with its job losses is hitting the under 30s pretty hard with personal finances. A perfect storm comes in when you have so many superb games on the market (props to our industry). Limited funds and a large selection of great games means some great games/companies will lose.
|Beyond Good and Evil
The thing that drives me insane about the people that post about how "we lack the infrastructure" to support digital distribution currently - is that this misses the central point. Business is about having PLANS, short, middle and long term plans. To the nay sayers - let me ask you this simple question, "how long do you think it would take a company like EA to develop a robust, efficient, easy to use, proprietary digital distribution platform?"
I'll provide the answer - years and years (ask Valve, ask Microsoft). This is the whole point and it has been the point for years already. If you agree that the future is Online and you agree that perpetually giving a large portion of your profits to third party distribution platforms (XBox Live, Steam, Gamespy, Games for Windows Live etc. etc.) doesn't make long term sense (which it doesn't) AND if you have the deep pockets to invest in infrastructure of this scope and complexity (which EA clearly does) - then you have to start NOW.
If you wait to start working on this until we have "Korea level broadband" - you're dead in the water. It's called having vision.
|alexis bonte
Hum Mitch has been wrong before, I actually remember when at benchmark over 1 year ago he told me that eRepublik would interest 250.000 people at most (we just announced our millionth user :). Still he has a point about EA's strategy and the industry in general. There is way to much focus on so called AAA boxed titles and not enough people with web / internet experience and that is where the cake is going. Still moves like the Playfish acquisition are encouraging but they probably need to do more than that to get back on track (ie: get some web guys at the top with the game guys and business guys.. fast).
|steve roger
Kind of interesting that he is saying that EA shouldn't eat what they kill but rather kill themselves to eat. That's a big philosophical change for executives and more difficult to sell to Wall Street investment analysis. Ultimately, it is an admittance of failure in business strategy and model. Nobody wants to do that.
I don't think the game in box retail business is on life support just yet. In fact, I think that it will continue to be were the big numbers are for the biggest titles. Console games are tremendously popular and the platform is not physically capable to sustain digital download growth that matches the physical discs on the shelves.
My 360 hard disk is full. What do I do about that. That is the question isn't it.
|Dale Doback
He isn't wrong very often and he definitely is not wrong about this. As for eRepublik...it is a little confusing because your own blog bio says you 250,000 active users. Seems to be the very number he said it would be. Maybe your post just needs updating:
Alexis Bonte (33) is the co-founder and CEO of eRepublik Labs. eRepublik one of the top 25 European start ups according to TechCrunch is transforming the way strategy games are created, distributed and played by leveraging the power of communities and the Web. erepublik.com its first massive online social strategy game, is set in a mirror version of the real world and launched in November 2007. Erepublik.com has over 250.000 active citizens, 7 million monthly visits and was a prize winner in the LeWeb3 start-up competition in 2007 as well as the TechCrunch FOWA competition in 2008.
|Dale Doback
You guys are missing the point. He isn't saying to abandon box product. He is simply pointing out that if they don't develop new strategies and taking advantage of opportunities in real time then they will continue plod along. For their investors to be happy the multiple on forward earnings needs to get back up to double digits and that is not going to happen on the backbone of traditional packaged goods business.
Boxed product is not going to be a game changer- Period.
|Kevin Reilly
Lasky's observations could be applied to any big publisher. Other than Activision-Blizzard, they are all on quicksand with their increasing budgets and shrinking profits. At least EA has established footholds in the Mobile, Online and Casual spaces. Why would Disney or Tencent be interested in a bloated behemoth that is dependent on licensed sports titles that could be terminated in the event of a merger? Better to pick off developer talent as EA continues to cut off its limbs.
|Beyond Good and Evil
Heck, there's still at LEAST 5 more years worth of lumber in those hills - why on earth would I think about about different career than logging...ummm...oh wait...nevermind.
EA never needed to radically transform its business; EA needed to evolve online steadily, focus on developing high quality internal projects using their unmatched library of IPs
(Ultima? Strike? Syndicate? Crusader? Road Rash? Dungeon Keeper? Batman? Wing Commander? Archon? LOTR? Harry Potter? Zany Golf? Dune?), while empowering their R&D, and leverage the STUPID amount of cool technology it has developed across its many studios.
Instead these guys approach game development like a fast food kitchen, constantly starting from scratch, developing by recipe, directing via marketing, and squeezing their people for efficiency over quality.
Solution: ditch Riccitiello instead of laying off 1500 people. His sort of knee-jerk, reactionary leadership stinks of desperation and lack of clarity/introspection.
|Oliver Snyders
Man... what a downer...
|mike wallenstein
I agree with this article in that EA needs to start picking up the slack on changing with the times, but I don't think they are going to be in trouble any time soon. Their acquisition of Bioware was probably the smartest move they could have made, and I don't think they thought of Pandemic as representing "half of the justification for EA's $850MM acquisition." I think that Bioware is by far one of the boldest companies with the strongest future making games today.
Through Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, the company developed its knack for making great story-driven games, really breaking out into the mainstream market with KOTOR. Their next major move was Mass Effect, which took RPG and bridged it to the world of action/sci-fi which had driven games like Halo and Gears of War to the top of the charts. Mass Effect to this day is one of the most memorable, fan-favorite, AND critically-acclaimed games of the past 10 years, and the sequel which comes out in a couple of days is sure to blow the roof off everything ME1 established.
And then, there's Dragon Age. Bioware's nod to their long-time fanbase of medieval RPGs, carrying the tradition of NWN's custom content and toolset, is vastly outperforming expectations, and promises to remain a foundation for DLC, expansion packs, and sequels for at least the next 5-6 years. That, combined with Mass Effect 2, is really more than any company could hope for.
AND THEN, there's The Old Republic. World of Warcraft is one of the most ridiculous success stories in the history of gaming, raking in billions since its release. At 8,000,000 subscribers (which is a conservative number by a long shot) and $15/month, WoW generates $120,000,000 a month for Blizzard. True most of that goes into hosting, but the point is that Blizzard created one single game foundation in WoW's 2004 launch version, which has seen only a couple of major updates since, and that one single foundation is responsible for all of that revenue; in other words, the game has certainly paid for itself. And to put it shortly, Blizzard is sweating its boots about the Old Republic launch and has already public acknowledged that the game will be superior to WoW (and that a follow-up of their own will be necessary soon enough).
EA having a stake in all of this, alone, ensures their success at least as a publisher. They also publish Spore, Rock Band, and The Sims -- three solid franchises that could easily become totally digital with their respective audiences probably welcoming the change. All three are at a point where new updated versions of those types of games will not be necessary for 3+ years, which means they can be sustained sufficiently simply through different forms of DLC. EA did say they are bringing back Medal of Honor, and with that alongside Dead Space they've got a solid stance in the hardcore action genre.
I want to hate on EA just as much as the next guy, and point fingers at their bloated figures and strategies and, like a previous poster said, their tendency to dig deeper holes with the same executives rather than fire them and find new, fresher minds. But that simply cannot be the case. I can't think of any other game company poised for a more successful future of games, aside from maybe Blizzard, Valve, and Nintendo's first-party line. Bethesda has Elder Scrolls and Fallout, 2K Games has Bioshock and Borderlands, and the once-great Rockstar, I fear, has seen their limelight, as both DLC for GTA4 sold well under expectations (how far can you really go with the SAME concept, anyway?).
You see there are a lot of great games out there, but EA is responsible for such a great many of them, and of such a great variety, that yeah their stocks might fall, but they are fully poised to support their lineup in a digital world if necessary, in a way that not many other companies really can. Digital distribution only really works as a primary sale method for super-mainstream games, and of that EA is currently the reigning king.
|Beyond Good and Evil
I'll chime in here again. I do agree - EA has some great IP and they have released some good games - the issue is (as in all business) - at what cost.
I challenge you to do some digging into what Dragon Age actually cost to make, then start cross referencing that against even optimistic sales figures and you begin to see why there is a serious issue. Let me be clear - this isn't specific to EA only - there are lots of publishers making this mistake. The simple fact remains, these are publicly traded companies and they have a fiduciary obligation to their shareholders to behave in a fiscally responsible manner.
Making high production value console title "that consumers want" is great, but if you can't do it in a way that makes profit - you are doomed. There are just too many examples of this writ large for it to be ignored any further.


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It's almost guaranteed that animated films, even mediocre ones, do extremely well at the box office. Well almost guaranteed. There are some that don't. Recent case in point: Dreamworks Animation's latest film Rise of the Guardians.
First, before we get to that, recall that Guardians is the first big budget, major studio animated film to be directed by an African-American, Peter Ramsey (pictured above) who I profiled back in late October HERE.
And things looked good for the film with some knowledgeable box office experts predicting that the film was going to be major box office winner. However things didn't turn out exactly that way.
According to film industry insider website The Wrap, Dreamworks Animation is going to lose some $50 million on the film, according to one studio executive. With a reported budget of $145 million, the film has been under-performing at the box office.
There is some hope that the film could improve over the Christmas holidays since there is little competition for family friendly fare aside from the re-release of Pixar's Monsters Inc reformatted into 3D, but that won't really change the dismal outlook for the film. According to one film industry analyst Marla Backer: "I can't see anything they can do to try to really tweak the performance of the film, but I also think it would be a little premature of them to announce a write-off. Let's see how it plays over the holidays."
So what happened? Perhaps the film was badly marketed promoting it an unbearably sweet, syrupy, kiddie movie when it was completely something else instead..
Or perhaps the audience for this type of animated films has grown bored with them, unless they're made by Pixar.. As entertainment stock market analyst Ben Mogil was quoted: "What we take from this 'Guardians' experience is that where once there was an implied domestic box-office floor on a movie from the company, particularly in the 3D era, of $150 million, that is no longer the case. Also clearly no longer the case is the mantra that the lack of competing animated titles will automatically grant a movie clear box office sailing."
As for what this means for Ramsey and his career, I seriously doubt he has anything to worry about. True, the disappointing response for Guardians will be be a blow, but he's very talented and extremely well liked and established in the film industry, with lots of important and influential friends. He'll be back soon, hard at work on new projects
Jeni | December 5, 2012 6:21 PM
I hope that the blame doesn't get pinned on the director. Based on the commercial, the animation just looked too gloomy and unattractive. The concept just seemed out of whack with most popular kids' movies--no cute or eye-catching characters or catchphrases. I can't imagine kids wanting any of the characters as toys.
Geneva Girl | December 5, 2012 12:28 PM
It's funny that this is posted today. Based on the trailer I wasn't looking forward to it, but after reading the comments I now am. I was just trying to figure out how to take my munchkin to see it. The English version is, of course, playing at an inconvenient theater at an inconvenient time. (I refuse to see dubbed American movies. I'll see French movies in French, but not American movies in French. So, my choices are limited.)
Pk | December 4, 2012 11:57 PM
Poor marketing. I actually suggested this for my family because of seeing it on this site. The trailer did nothing to captivate the intended audience.
It was a funny, magical , heartwarming film about innocence, purpose, & family. There should've been a good joke in the trailer.
There is a Santa & elves in the film. Why not use a clip of the running gag of Santa's helper painting the toys/ eggs the wrong color in the trailer?
Its not exactly a Christmas film but the toy shop is headquarters & they deliver presents & use Santa/Mr.North's sled frequently. No reason that this film should underperform in December. I work with kids & kids don't really know about this. It works for adults in the nostalgic sense as well
Africameleon | December 4, 2012 10:34 PM
I actually REALLY liked this movie. So I hope that their box office improves in the long run. I like the Losers too, and I wished they'd done a sequel but the studios would not support it.
D.C. Kirkwood | December 4, 2012 10:24 PM
I have mixed views on this one. I think they are being premature as far as the box office is concerned. I agree they should wait until after the holidays to make a judgment. Plus is you consider all the other big box office films that are still playing you can see why the sales may be low. Some of my friends went to see the film and they said the film was just average and mediocre at best. The cast and their voice over work is what saved the film. This may hurt his career because you see you haven't heard much from Sylvain White since the Losers tanked horribly at the box office and on dvd. It was his first time doing a comic book adaption. I think African American filmakers are penalized differently when a movie flops is my whole point. So we will see.


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From fabulous ferns, to plentiful rosemary to flowering beauties to spicy peppers all of it has been flourishing through the winter in many homes. Thank you for sharing your pictures with us.
Remember less than three weeks to spring.
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California women jailed for credit card fraud face additional felony charges
Two California women jailed earlier this week in a credit card fraud scheme, face additional felony charges including burglary and being in possession of forgery devices.
Markeisha Yvette Orviss, 22, and Kamesha Joann Cooper, 24, of Pittsburg, Calif., remain in jail and face the additional charges.
According to the arrest report, the women were in possession of a large amount of credit cards that had been altered. While examining the credit cards investigators found that the back portion of the cards had freshly altered thee digit number stickers placed over the three digit numbers used for security purposes.
During the arrest and booking Orviss had in her possession a Dymo LetraTag label maker which was in conjunction with the large amount of gift cards found in her possession.
As the investigation continued detectives again interviewed the women. Orviss stated that she and Cooper were unaware the cards were fraudulent and advised they had purchased them from an unknown man in Oakland, Calif. Orviss stated that they came to Nevada to use the fraudulent cards and did so at Lowe's and Office Depot.
While interviewing Cooper, she advised that she was asked by Orviss to come with her to Nevada and use the fraudulent cards, stating that the two had an agreement to split the money gotten from the credit card purchases. She also pulled from her bra and pants a large amount of credit cards during the interview without being requested to do so, according to the arrest report. She was in possession of four Nordstrom $100 gift cards that she purchased from Lowe's, according to the arrest report.
Cooper faces additional charges of burglary and obtaining money under false pretenses. Her bail is $50,000. Orviss faces three felony charges including possessing a financial forgery laboratory, burglary and obtaining money under false pretenses. Bail: $60,000.
The two were arrested by Carson City sheriff's patrol officers Tuesday in the 3900 block of South Carson Street at 12:15 p.m.


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We have one half of a very bad offense. Soriano, Soto, Stewart and Barney are not providing the production that a major league team requires to simply not be embarrassing. You can carry a liability or two, but six weeks of this is quite enough.
I don't see anyone to help at third but Baker and Mather, with Vitters and Lake too green. We'd love it if Clevenger didn't get hurt. Barney/Cardenas isn't bad... Can Campana keep hitting? Doesn't he give way to Brett Jackson eventually? Ah... Soriano... Can we eat almost 50 mil to bring up Rizzo? Or does Campana sit, with DeJesus moving to center to make this happen? Something's gotta give, within a month.
Rizzo is the obvious choice to add some offense. I see LaHair in a corner outfield spot for years to come. LaHair is GOOD! We know this now. We hope his OF glove is adequate.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - The man accused in last weekend's deadly rampage that claimed the lives of six people in two states was targeting his estranged wife and killed the others first so they wouldn't interfere, Tennessee authorities said Tuesday.
In a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, the Lincoln County sheriff called the crime scene the "largest and most gruesome" his department has ever worked.
Jacob Shaffer, 30, of Fayetteville, a small rural town in southern Tennessee, is charged with five counts of homicide in Tennessee and another in Alabama for the killings.
According to authorities, the killing spree began either late Friday or early Saturday when Shaffer beat an acquaintance to death at a business in Huntsville, Alabama.
He then headed 30 miles north to Fayetteville where his estranged wife and her family lived across the street from each other.
Tennessee authorities said Tuesday Jacob Shaffer was targeting his estranged wife and killed her father, brother, teenage son and his friend first, so they couldn't stop the attack on her.
Kristin Helm, spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said agents believe 38-year-old Traci Shaffer was the last person to die.
She said Shaffer "went out of his way" to kill Traci's father, 57-year-old Billy Hall, and brother, 34-year-old Chris Hall, to make sure they "wouldn't interfere with him killing his main target."
Helm said investigators think Shaffer then crossed the street to a duplex and killed his stepson Devin Brooks and a neighbor, Robert Berber, both 16, before killing his wife.
The only person left unharmed inside the home was Jacob Shaffer's four-year-old daughter, Helm said.
"She was probably asleep," Helm said. "As far as what she witnessed, I don't know, but she was awake and there when police showed up and found him."
Helm said investigators are still trying to figure out the motive in the beating death of 50-year-old Sidney Wade Dempsey, the first victim to die.
He was attacked at Hall Cultured Marble Granite, where he worked and was allowed to live.
Helm said Shaffer made a statement to police, but would not say if he confessed to the murders.
"It's a pretty solid case for us," Helm said. "We've got everything we need to prosecute him."
The only adult survivor in the family is Traci Shaffer's sister, Jennifer Hall, who lived with her father and brother but spent the night Friday with her longtime boyfriend, James Wilson.
Wilson said they found out the family was dead when they stopped by Saturday to invite Billy Hall on a camping trip.
Traci Shaffer also has a nine-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.
The family is seeking donations to pay for the burials.
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Summary: A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchouc. Latex is composed of 25-35% caoutchouc, 60-75% water, 2% protein, 2% resin, 1.5% sugar & 1% ash. RUBBER is made by the removal of water from latex.(From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed) However, the term latex has been broadened in scope to include RUBBER and other synthetic polymers. Latexes are used as inert vehicles to carry antibodies or antigens in LATEX FIXATION TESTS.
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- Induction of mucosal tolerance with recombinant Hev b 1 and recombinant Hev b 3 for prevention of latex allergy in BALB/c miceK Hufnagl
Department of Pathophysiology, University of Vienna, Austria
Clin Exp Immunol 133:170-6. 2003The prevalence of type I allergy to Hevea brasiliensis latex is particularly high among individuals with frequent exposure to latex products, such as health-care workers (HCW) and patients with spina bifida (SB)...
- Plant defense syndromesAnurag A Agrawal
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
Ecology 87:S132-49. 2006..seven defensive traits, no bivariate trade-offs, and notable positive correlations between trichome density and latex production, and between C:N ratio and leaf toughness...
- Insights into rubber biosynthesis from transcriptome analysis of Hevea brasiliensis latexKeng See Chow
Biotechnology Unit, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Malaysian Rubber Board, RRIM Experiment Station, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
J Exp Bot 58:2429-40. 2007..In this study, 10,040 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were generated from the latex of the rubber tree, which represents the cytoplasmic content of a single cell type, in order to analyse the latex ..
- The sucrose transporter HbSUT3 plays an active role in sucrose loading to laticifer and rubber productivity in exploited trees of Hevea brasiliensis (para rubber tree)Chaorong Tang
Key Lab of Rubber Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, College of Agronomy, Hainan University, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China
Plant Cell Environ 33:1708-20. 2010..other Hevea SUT genes, HbSUT3 was found to be the predominant member expressed in the rubber-containing cytoplasm (latex) of laticifers...
- Plant latex and other exudates as plant defense systems: roles of various defense chemicals and proteins contained thereinKotaro Konno
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 1 2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8634, Japan
Phytochemistry 72:1510-30. 2011Plant latex and other exudates are saps that are exuded from the points of plant damage caused either mechanically or by insect herbivory. Although many (ca...
- Characterization of proteins in latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and microsequencingG Decker
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Analytical Protein Chemistry Group, Martinsried, Germany
Electrophoresis 21:3500-16. 2000The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) belongs to the group of latex-containing plants. Latex is the milky-like fluid within laticifer cells...
- Differential expression pattern of rubber elongation factor (REF) mRNA transcripts from high and low yielding clones of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.)P Priya
Biotechnology Division, Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam 686009, India
Plant Cell Rep 26:1833-8. 2007..Since the immaturity period for Hevea is 6 years, identification of molecular marker for latex yield potential will be beneficial for early selection of high yielding clones...
- Involvement of HbPIP2;1 and HbTIP1;1 aquaporins in ethylene stimulation of latex yield through regulation of water exchanges between inner liber and latex cells in Hevea brasiliensisKessarin Tungngoen
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Plant Physiol 151:843-56. 2009..Upon bark tapping, the laticifer cytoplasm (latex) is expelled due to liber tissue turgor pressure...
- Increased vascular permeability, angiogenesis and wound healing induced by the serum of natural latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensisRicardo José Mendonça
Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto SP, Brazil
Phytother Res 24:764-8. 2010..It has been suggested that the natural latex from Hevea brasiliensis showed wound healing properties and angiogenic activity...
- Identification of a putative triacylglycerol lipase from papaya latex by functional proteomicsR Dhouib
CNRS, Aix Marseille Universite, Enzymologie Interfaciale et Physiologie de la Lipolyse, France
FEBS J 278:97-110. 2011b>Latex from Caricaceae has been known since 1925 to contain strong lipase activity. However, attempts to purify and identify the enzyme were not successful, mainly because of the lack of solubility of the enzyme...
- Identification and characterization of genes associated with tapping panel dryness from Hevea brasiliensis latex using suppression subtractive hybridizationDejun Li
Key Laboratory of Rubber Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China
BMC Plant Biol 10:140. 2010..The present study is undertaken to generate information about the genes related to TPD in rubber tree...
- Zinc eluted from siliconized latex urinary catheters decreases OprD expression, causing carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosaM Carmen Conejo
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47:2313-5. 2003The activities of carbapenems against Pseudomonas aeruginosa decreased in the presence of siliconized latex urinary catheters (SLUCs). This effect was associated with the loss of OprD...
- Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem induced by eluates from siliconized latex urinary catheters is related to outer membrane protein alterationsL Martinez-Martinez
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Seville, Spain
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 43:397-9. 1999..against Pseudomonas aeruginosa HUS-3 decreased by 16 times in the presence of substances eluted from siliconized latex urinary catheters (SLUCs). SLUCs did not inactivate imipenem or increase beta-lactamase activity...
- Sucrose importation into laticifers of Hevea brasiliensis, in relation to ethylene stimulation of latex productionAnaïs Dusotoit-Coucaud
UMR 547 PIAF, INRA, Universite Blaise Pascal, 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
Ann Bot 104:635-47. 2009The major economic product of Hevea brasiliensis is a rubber-containing cytoplasm (latex), which flows out of laticifers (latex cells) when the bark is tapped. The latex yield is stimulated by ethylene...
- Activation of the Epstein-Barr virus lytic cycle by the latex of the plant Euphorbia tirucalliA MacNeil
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Br J Cancer 88:1566-9. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of unpurified E. tirucalli latex on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) gene expression...
- Biocompatibility of natural latex implanted into dental alveolus of ratsCláudia A C A Balabanian
Department of Morphology, Stomatology and Physiology, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo USP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
J Oral Sci 48:201-5. 2006The present study investigated the biocompatibility of a biopolymer based on vegetable latex extracted from the Hevea brasiliensis rubber tree, implanted into the bony alveolar cavity after dental extraction in rats...
- Ethylene stimulation of latex yield depends on the expression of a sucrose transporter (HbSUT1B) in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)Anaïs Dusotoit-Coucaud
Clermont Universite, Universite Blaise Pascal, UMRA 547 PIAF, F 63177 Aubiere, France
Tree Physiol 30:1586-98. 2010Hevea brasiliensis is an important industrial crop for natural rubber production. Latex biosynthesis occurs in the cytoplasm of highly specialized latex cells and requires sucrose as the unique precursor...
- Proteins from latex of Calotropis procera prevent septic shock due to lethal infection by Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumJosé V Lima-Filho
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Campus Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, Brazil
J Ethnopharmacol 129:327-34. 2010The latex of Calotropis procera has been used in traditional medicine to treat different inflammatory diseases. The anti-inflammatory activity of latex proteins (LP) has been well documented using different inflammatory models...
- An experimental investigation of the stability of ethylcellulose latex: correlation between zeta potential and sedimentationV Gallardo
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Eur J Pharm Sci 26:170-5. 2005..at explaining the experimental observations of the stability and redispersibility of an aqueous ethylcellulose latex through the electrokinetic characterization of the particles...
- Latex allergy: a model for therapyJ M Rolland
Department of Immunology, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 38:898-912. 2008Allergy to natural rubber latex products emerged as an important clinical condition following an increase in the use of latex gloves for barrier protection in the early 1980s...
- Lipid transfer protein from Hevea brasiliensis (Hev b 12), a cross-reactive latex proteinDonald H Beezhold
Guthrie Research Institute, Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 90:439-45. 2003b>Latex-allergic individuals experience clinical cross-reactivity to a large number of fruits and vegetables...
- Latex-allergic patients sensitized to the major allergen hevein and hevein-like domains of class I chitinases show no increased frequency of latex-associated plant food allergyChristian Radauer
Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18 20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Mol Immunol 48:600-9. 2011Allergies to certain fruits such as banana, avocado, chestnut and kiwi are described in 30-70% of latex-allergic patients...
- Molecular identification and characterization of a gene associated with the onset of tapping panel dryness (TPD) syndrome in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell.) by mRNA differential displayPerumal Venkatachalam
Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Mol Biotechnol 41:42-52. 2009..tapping panel dryness (TPD) syndrome is considered as a complex physiological disorder which affects latex biosynthesis...
- Polyphenoloxidase silencing affects latex coagulation in Taraxacum speciesDaniela Wahler
Westphalian Wilhelms University of Munster, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Plants, 48143 Muenster, Germany
Plant Physiol 151:334-46. 2009b>Latex is the milky sap that is found in many different plants...
- A silver-staining cDNA-AFLP protocol suitable for transcript profiling in the latex of Hevea brasiliensis (para rubber tree)Xiaohu Xiao
Key Lab of Rubber Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou, Hainan, 571737, China
Mol Biotechnol 42:91-9. 2009..Furthermore, the usage of radioactive isotope in typical protocols excludes their application in many labs. Latex, as the cytoplasm of rubber-producing cells sees a critical role in elucidating rubber biosynthesis and its ..
- Latex use as an occlusive membrane for guided bone regenerationCibele Ereno
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Oral, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, PRPPG, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Biomed Mater Res A 95:932-9. 2010b>Latex extracted from Hevea brasiliensis was used as an occlusive membrane for guided bone regeneration. Twenty-four rabbits were divided in two groups: treated and control group...
- Latex constituents from Calotropis procera (R. Br.) display toxicity upon egg hatching and larvae of Aedes aegypti (Linn.)Márcio Viana Ramos
Departamento de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Campus do Pici, 60451 970 Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:503-10. 2006..This work deals with the fractionation of the crude latex produced by the green parts of the plant and aims to evaluate its toxic effects upon egg hatching and larval ..
- Anti-asthmatic potential of a D-galactose-binding lectin from Synadenium carinatum latexAlexandre P Rogerio
Centro de Ciencias Biologicas, Campus Universitario Trindade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC 88049 900, Brazil
Glycobiology 17:795-804. 2007Extracts from the plant Synadenium carinatum latex are widely and indiscriminately used in popular medicine to treat a great number of inflammatory disorders and although the mechanisms underlying these effects remain undefined, the ..
- Two new cytotoxic cardenolides from the latex of Antiaris toxicariaHao Fu Dai
Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
J Asian Nat Prod Res 11:832-7. 2009Two new cardenolides, toxicarioside F (1) and toxicarioside G (2), were isolated from the latex of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch (Moraceae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data and chemical evidence...
- Visualizing a plant defense and insect counterploy: alkaloid distribution in Lobelia leaves trenched by a plusiine caterpillarCraig B Oppel
Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas 72035, USA
J Chem Ecol 35:625-34. 2009Insects that feed on plants protected by latex canals often sever leaf veins or cut trenches across leaves before feeding distal to the cuts...
- Development of a rapid dipstick with latex immunochromatographic assay (DLIA) for diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonicaLi Ling Yu
Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, 310013, China
Parasit Vectors 4:157. 2011..In this study, we developed a novel rapid dipstick with latex immunochromatographic assay (DLIA) to detect anti-Schisaosoma japonicum antibodies in human serum.
- Role of lipid rafts in innate immunity and phagocytosis of polystyrene latex microspheresGoshi Nagao
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278 8510, Japan
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 84:317-24. 2011..Macrophage phagocytosis of polystyrene latex microspheres was examined and assayed by treatment of macrophages with the cholesterol depletor methyl-β-..
- Purification and characterization of a wound-inducible thaumatin-like protein from the latex of Carica papayaYvan Looze
Laboratoire de Chimie Générale CP 206 4, Institut de Pharmacie, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Campus de la Plaine, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Phytochemistry 70:970-8. 2009A 22.137 kDa protein constituent of fresh latex was isolated both from the latex of regularly damaged papaya trees and from a commercially available papain preparation...
- Anti-diarrhoeal activity of the latex of Calotropis proceraS Kumar
Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110 029, New Delhi, India
J Ethnopharmacol 76:115-8. 2001The dry latex (DL) of Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae), a potent anti-inflammatory agent has been evaluated for anti-diarrhoeal activity...
- Detection of three wound-induced proteins in papaya latexMohamed Azarkan
Laboratoire de Chimie Générale I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brussels, Campus Erasme CP 609, 808 Route de Lennik, B 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Phytochemistry 65:525-34. 2004The effects of routine mechanical wounding for latex collection from unripe fruits of the tropical Carica papaya tree were investigated. For that purpose, the protein composition of three different latexes was analyzed...
- Management of occupational allergy to natural rubber latex in a medical center: the importance of quantitative latex allergen measurement and objective follow-upLoren W Hunt
Allergic Diseases Research Laboratory and the Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 110:S96-106. 2002..or undetectable allergen content greatly reduced the concentration of allergen in the work site, reduced the number of new cases of occupational allergy to rubber, and allowed individuals with latex allergy to work at their usual jobs.
- Rabbit retinal neovascularization induced by latex angiogenic-derived fraction: an experimental modelR B Sampaio
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Curr Eye Res 35:56-62. 2010To create a retinal neovascularization experimental model using intravitreal injection of microspheres loaded with latex-derived angiogenic fraction.
- Purification and biochemical characterization of asclepain c I from the latex of Asclepias curassavica LConstanza Liggieri
Laboratorio de Investigacion de Proteinas Vegetales, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C C 711, B1900AVW, La Plata, Argentina
Protein J 23:403-11. 2004In this work we report the isolation, purification and characterization of a new protease from latex of Asclepias curassavica L. Crude extract (CE) was obtained by gathering latex on 0...
- Intradermal cytosine-phosphate-guanosine treatment reduces lung inflammation but induces IFN-γ-mediated airway hyperreactivity in a murine model of natural rubber latex allergyRita Haapakoski
Unit of Excellence for Immunotoxicology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 44:639-47. 2011..Using natural rubber latex (NRL)-induced murine model of asthma, we demonstrated that intradermal CpG administration with allergen reduced ..
- Comparative toxicity of Euphorbia milii latex and synthetic molluscicides to Biomphalaria glabrata embryosEduardo C Oliveira-Filho
Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, National School of Public Health, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040 361, Brazil
Chemosphere 81:218-27. 2010..This study was undertaken to compare the developmental toxicity of a plant molluscicide (Euphorbia milii latex, LAT) with that of three synthetic molluscicidal compounds...
- Study of blood contact in simulated surgical needlestick injuries with single or double latex glovingAndreas Wittmann
Department of Safety Engineering, University of Wuppertal, and the Helios Klinikum Wuppertal, Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Wuppertal, Germany
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:53-6. 2009..The aim of this study was to measure the quantity of blood transferred at the point of a percutaneous injury by using radioactively labeled blood...
- Puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination glovesH B Patel
School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, St Chad s Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN
Br Dent J 196:695-700; discussion 685; quiz 707. 2004The aim of the current study was to assess the puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves.
- Isolation and characterization of the early nodule-specific protein homologue (Hev b 13), an allergenic lipolytic esterase from Hevea brasiliensis latexSiti Arija M Arif
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Biol Chem 279:23933-41. 2004Recurring reports of a highly allergenic 42-46-kDa protein in Hevea brasiliensis latex appeared to have been resolved with the discovery of a 43-kDa allergenic latex protein that was a homologue to patatin...
- Philibertain g I, the most basic cysteine endopeptidase purified from the latex of Philibertia gilliesii Hook. et Arn. (Apocynaceae)C Sequeiros
CENPAT CONICET Centro Nacional Patagónico, Blvd Brown s n, 9120, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
Protein J 24:445-53. 2005A new papain-like cysteine peptidase isolated from latex of Philibertia gilliesii Hook. et Arn., Apocynaceae (formerly Asclepiadaceae) has been purified and characterized...
- Ethylene stimulation of latex production in Hevea brasiliensisJiahong Zhu
Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
Plant Signal Behav 4:1072-4. 2009..Ethylene, as a stimulant of latex production in H. brasiliensis, has been widely used in commercial latex production...
- Structural characterization of natural rubber based on recent evidence from selective enzymatic treatmentsJitladda Tangpakdee Sakdapipanich
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
J Biosci Bioeng 103:287-92. 2007..The rubber particles of fresh latex were purified by washing, i.e...
- Measurement of airborne latex allergensXaver Baur
Institute of Occupational Medicine Hamburg, University of Hamburg, Adolph Schoenfelder Strasse 5, D 22083, Hamburg, Germany
Methods 27:59-62. 2002..Several studies demonstrate that the use of powdered allergenic latex gloves leads to a significant aeroallergen load which is responsible for IgE-mediated rhinitis, bronchial asthma, ..
- Osmotin from Calotropis procera latex: new insights into structure and antifungal propertiesCléverson Diniz Teixeira de Freitas
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Piaui, Bairro Melladão, Floriano Piauí, Brazil
Biochim Biophys Acta 1808:2501-7. 2011..structural properties and mechanisms of the antifungal action of CpOsm, a purified osmotin from Calotropis procera latex. Fluorescence and CD assays revealed that the CpOsm structure is highly stable, regardless of pH levels...
- Liquid marbles prepared from pH-responsive sterically stabilized latex particlesSyuji Fujii
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5 16 1 Ohmiya, Osaka 535 8585, Japan
Langmuir 27:8067-74. 2011Submicrometer-sized pH-responsive sterically stabilized polystyrene (PS) latex particles were synthesized by dispersion polymerization in isopropyl alcohol with a poly[2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]- (PDEA-) based macroinitiator...
- Laticifer-specific cis-prenyltransferase silencing affects the rubber, triterpene, and inulin content of Taraxacum brevicorniculatumJanina Post
Westphalian Wilhelms University of Munster, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, 48143 Münster, Germany
Plant Physiol 158:1406-17. 2012..Taraxacum koksaghyz and Taraxacum brevicorniculatum, produce large amounts of high-quality natural rubber in their latex, the milky cytoplasm of specialized cells known as laticifers...
- Effect of the Synadenium carinatum latex lectin (ScLL) on Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection in murine macrophagesSandra R Afonso-Cardoso
Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Avenida Pará 1720, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
Exp Parasitol 128:61-7. 2011Antiparasitic effect of a lectin isolated from Synadenium carinatum latex (ScLL) was evaluated against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes/amastigotes...
- Uptake, excretion and toxicity of nano-sized latex particles on medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos and larvaeMasahiko Manabe
Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo ku, Kyoto 606 8502, Japan
Aquat Toxicol 105:576-81. 2011..In this study, we investigated the effect of nano-sized, fluorescent, latex particles on the freshwater fish, medaka (Oryzias latipes)...
- Perioperative latex allergyR Bernardini
San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, Florence, Italy
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 24:S55-60. 2011The prevalence of latex allergy varies greatly depending on the population studied and the methods used to detect sensitization...
- Lupeol, a triterpenoid isolated from Calotropis gigantea latex ameliorates the primary and secondary complications of FCA induced adjuvant disease in experimental ratsVenkatesan Saratha
Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600025, Tamilnadu, India
Inflammopharmacology 20:27-37. 2012..Calotropis gigantea is a xerophytic, latex producing medicinal plant widely distributed in nature...
- Proteomic analysis of latex from the rubber-producing plant Taraxacum brevicorniculatumDaniela Wahler
Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Proteomics 12:901-5. 2012Many plants produce latex, a specialized, metabolically active cytoplasm. This is generally regarded as a defensive trait but latex may also possess additional functions...
- Glycolipid composition of Hevea brasiliensis latexSiriluck Liengprayoon
Montpellier SupAgro, UMR 1208 IATE, 2 place Viala, F 34060 Montpellier, France
Phytochemistry 72:1902-13. 2011Glycolipids of fresh latex from three clones of Hevea brasiliensis were characterized and quantified by HPLC/ESI-MS. Their fatty acyl and sterol components were further confirmed by GC/MS after saponification...
- Latex sensitivity: an industrial hygiene perspectiveJohn E Reiter
KISCO, Inc, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 110:S121-8. 2002As a result of the increase in latex product manufacturing and use during the last 10 to 13 years, latex sensitivity has become an important health issue...
- Diagnostic value of specific IgE analysis in latex allergyMehmet Unsel
Division of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 158:281-7. 2012The precision of the methods used to diagnose latex allergy is of great importance due to false-positive results. Neither the skin prick test (SPT) nor the latex-specific IgE assay has 100% diagnostic accuracy...
- Characterization of rubber particles and rubber chain elongation in Taraxacum koksaghyzThomas Schmidt
Fraunhofer Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie, Forckenbeckstr, 6, 52074 Aachen, Germany
BMC Biochem 11:11. 2010..However, there is very little molecular data available for either the rubber polymer itself or its biosynthesis in T. koksaghyz...
- Time and force dependence of the rupture of glycoprotein IIb-IIIa-fibrinogen bonds between latex spheresH L Goldsmith
McGill University Medical Clinic, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Biophys J 78:1195-206. 2000We studied the shear-induced breakup of doublets of aldehyde/sulfate (A/S) latex spheres covalently linked with purified platelet GPIIb-IIIa receptor, and cross-linked by fibrinogen...
- Sub-femtomolar electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization based on latex/gold nanoparticle-assisted signal amplificationSuttiporn Pinijsuwan
School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkhuntien, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
Anal Chem 80:6779-84. 2008We report a relatively simple electrostatic method for modifying submicrometer-size latex spheres with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) based on layer-by-layer modification of the latex by polyelectrolytes...
- Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using latex from few Euphorbian plants and their antimicrobial potentialSatish V Patil
School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 167:776-90. 2012..This study is the first report of one-step solvent-free synthesis of AgNPs using Euphorbiaceae plant latex. Among evaluated eight latex-producing plants, four (Jatropha curcas, Jatropha gossypifolia, Pedilanthus ..
- Calotropis procera latex extract affords protection against inflammation and oxidative stress in Freund's complete adjuvant-induced monoarthritis in ratsVijay L Kumar
Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India
Mediators Inflamm 2007:47523. 2007In view of the well-established anti-inflammatory properties of latex of Calotropis procera (DL), the present study was carried out to evaluate the protective effect of its methanol extract (MeDL) against inflammation and oxidative ..
- A molecular and in silico characterization of Hev b 4, a glycosylated latex allergenAdeel Malik
Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
Int J Biol Macromol 42:185-90. 2008Hev b 4 is a heavily glycosylated latex allergen with seven attached N-glycans, comprising of both oligomannose and complex type structures...
- Component-resolved diagnosis from latex allergy by microarrayD G Ebo
Department of Immunology Allergology Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Clin Exp Allergy 40:348-58. 2010A positive specific IgE (sIgE) result for latex does not always mirror the clinical situation and is frequently found in individuals without overt latex allergy.
- Characterization of cross-reactive bell pepper allergens involved in the latex-fruit syndromeS Wagner
Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Clin Exp Allergy 34:1739-46. 2004Between 30% and 50% of individuals who are allergic to latex products are also allergic to specific plant foods, a fact that is well documented as the latex-fruit syndrome...
- Percutaneous reactivity to natural rubber latex proteins persists in health-care workers following avoidance of natural rubber latexA M Smith
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy Immunology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Clin Exp Allergy 37:1349-56. 2007Long-term avoidance of natural rubber latex [Hevea brasiliensis (Hev b)] is currently recommended for health-care workers (HCWs) with established natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy...
- Exercise with latex sport bands represents a risk for latex allergic patientsEva Untersmayr
Department of Pathophysiology, Center of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Immunol Lett 115:98-104. 2008Based on two clinical observations of adverse reactions during exercise with latex sport bands, we aimed to assess the possible risk for allergic patients posed by this equipment by investigating allergen content and IgE binding ..
- Purification and characterization of a 34-kDa, heat stable glycoprotein from Synadenium grantii latex: action on human fibrinogen and fibrin clotR Rajesh
Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006, India
Biochimie 88:1313-22. 2006b>Latex glycoprotein (LGP) from Synadenium grantii latex was purified by the combination of heat precipitation and gel permeation chromatography...
- In vitro neuronal cytotoxicity of latex and nonlatex orthodontic elasticsMark Hanson
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, Marquette University, 561 N 15th Street, Room 426, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 126:65-70. 2004..We evaluated the neurotoxicity of 3 latex and 3 nonlatex orthodontic elastics in murine cerebral cortical cell cultures...
- Efficacy of the male latex condom and of the female polyurethane condom as barriers to semen during intercourse: a randomized clinical trialMaurizio Macaluso
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:88-96. 2007In this 2000-2001 study, the authors compared the effectiveness of the male latex condom and the female polyurethane condom by assessing frequency and types of mechanical failure and by evaluating semen exposure during use...
- Isolated hevein-like domains, but not 31-kd endochitinases, are responsible for IgE-mediated in vitro and in vivo reactions in latex-fruit syndromePiia Karisola
Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:598-605. 2005Individuals with natural rubber latex allergy often have immediate reactions to plant-derived foods and fresh fruits, such as avocado and banana...
- Cysteine proteases from the Asclepiadaceae plants latex exhibited thrombin and plasmin like activitiesH V Shivaprasad
Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India
J Thromb Thrombolysis 28:304-8. 2009In the present study we evaluated the presence of cysteine protease from the latex of four plants Asclepias curassavica L., Calotropis gigantea R.Br., Pergularia extensa R.Br. and Cynanchum puciflorum R.Br...
- A comparison of dynamic and static testing of latex and nonlatex orthodontic elasticsMichael L Kersey
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Angle Orthod 73:181-6. 2003..Samples of American Orthodontics' 0.25 inch, 4.5 oz (6.35 mm, 127.5 g) latex and nonlatex elastics were used and a sample size of 12 elastics per group was tested...
- Influence of ammonia and carbon dioxide on the sorption of a basic organic pollutant to carpet and latex-painted gypsum boardManeerat Ongwandee
Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO, USA
Environ Sci Technol 42:5415-20. 2008..In contrast, NH3 decreases the surface capacity of both carpet and latex paint. Sorption of TMA to these indoor materials is primarily caused by interactions at one or more interfaces...
- [Consensus Document. Update on latex exposure and use of gloves in Italian health care settings]Michela Crippa
Unità di Allergologia Occupazionale, Servizio di Medicina del Lavoro, Az Spedali Civili Brescia, Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia
Med Lav 99:387-99. 2008..working group including occupational health professionals involved for many years in the management of glove- and latex-related problems in health care settings...
- Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of sublingual immunotherapy in patients with latex-induced urticaria: a 12-month studyE Nettis
Department of Clinical Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Deseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Br J Dermatol 156:674-81. 2007Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy is a worldwide problem. Although prevention is sufficient to reduce sensitization, prolonged avoidance is needed to prevent resensitization or adverse reactions on re-exposure.
- Transformation of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) with antisense berberine bridge enzyme gene (anti-bbe) via somatic embryogenesis results in an altered ratio of alkaloids in latex but not in rootsSusanne Frick
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D 06120 Halle Saale, Germany
Transgenic Res 13:607-13. 2004..The transgenic plants contained one additional copy of the transgene. The alkaloid content in latex and roots was determined with HPLC and LC-MS...
- Latex immunoturbidimetric assay for soluble fibrin complexAkiei Hamano
Central Research Laboratory of Nissui Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Ibaraki 307 0036, Japan
Clin Chem 51:183-8. 2005..Its detection and quantification are useful for obtaining information about the condition and degree of intravascular coagulation in early-stage thrombosis, but there is no rapid method to measure SFC in plasma for clinical use...
- Toxicity of aqueous extract of Euphorbia tirucalli latex on catfish, Heteropneustes fossilisAbhishek Kumar
Department of Zoology, D D U Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 273009, India
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 73:1671-3. 2010..renewal acute toxicity test was performed to determine the LC(50) value of aqueous extract of Euphorbia tirucalli latex for the freshwater fish, Heteropneustes fossilis...
- Purification of Euphorbia characias latex peroxidase by calmodulin-affinity chromatographyFrancesca Pintus
Department of Applied Sciences in Biosystems, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
Ital J Biochem 56:1-5. 2007A new procedure to purify to homogeneity an Euphorbia characias latex peroxidase is performed employing a calmodulin-Sepharose column as affinity chromatography...
- Hevein-like protein domains as a possible cause for allergen cross-reactivity between latex and bananaJ H Mikkola
National Public Health Institute, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 102:1005-12. 1998Patients allergic to natural rubber latex (NRL) frequently exhibit immediate hypersensitivity reactions to banana, but the molecular basis of these putative cross-reactions is unknown.
- Role of lipid rafts in phagocytic uptake of polystyrene latex microspheres by macrophagesGoshi Nagao
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278 8510, Japan
Anticancer Res 30:3167-76. 2010..Micro- and nanospheres have been used as carrier materials for effective delivery of drugs into macrophages via endocytosis including phagocytosis for the treatment of cancer and infections...
- Calcium ions and a secreted peroxidase in Euphorbia characias latex are made for each otherFrancesca Pintus
Department of Applied Sciences in Biosystems, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Protein J 30:115-23. 2011This minireview deals of a protein, a class III secreted peroxidase, present as unique isoform in the latex of the perennial Mediterranean shrub Euphorbia characias...
- Natural rubber latex and chestnut allergy: cross-reactivity or co-sensitization?M Raulf-Heimsoth
Research Institute of Occupational Medicine of the Berufsgenossenschaften BGFA, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Allergy 62:1277-81. 2007Chestnut and natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy are often associated in the latex-fruit syndrome.
- Orthodontic latex elastics: a force relaxation studyChristiana Gioka
Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, 2 Thivon Street Goudi, Athens, GR 11527, Greece
Angle Orthod 76:475-9. 2006The objectives of this study were to assess the force relaxation of latex elastics occurring within 24 hours of extension and to estimate the extension required to reach the reported force...
- Oxidation of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in latex gloves and its possible haptenation pathwayItai Chipinda
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505 2888, USA
Chem Res Toxicol 20:1084-92. 2007..The data suggest that the critical functional group on MBT is the thiol, and haptenation is via the formation of mixed disulfides between the thiol group on MBT and a protein sulfhydryl group...
- In vitro assessment of the mechanical properties of latex and non-latex orthodontic elasticsK A Russell
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 120:36-44. 2001The increased incidence of latex allergies has led to the development of non-latex orthodontic products. The purpose of this study was to compare the mechanical properties of latex and non-latex orthodontic elastics...
- Exposure to airborne methacrylates and natural rubber latex allergens in dental clinicsM L Henriks-Eckerman
Turku Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Turku, Finland
J Environ Monit 3:302-5. 2001The exposure of dental personnel to airborne methacrylates and natural rubber latex (NRL) allergens was studied during placing of composite resin restorations in six dental clinics in Finland...
- Wound healing properties of Carica papaya latex: in vivo evaluation in mice burn modelShila Gurung
The School of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Pokhara University, P O Box 427, Dhungepatan, Lekhnath, Nepal
J Ethnopharmacol 121:338-41. 2009..Carica papaya is traditionally used to treat various skin disorders, including wounds. It is widely used in developing countries as an effective and readily available treatment of various wounds, particularly burns...
- Latex-induced occupational asthma: time trend in incidence and relationship with hospital glove policiesO Vandenplas
Fonds voor de Beroepsziekten Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles, Brussels, Belgium
Allergy 64:415-20. 2009Natural rubber latex (NRL) has become as a major cause of occupational asthma (OA) in workers using NRL gloves...
- Evaluation of force degradation characteristics of orthodontic latex elastics in vitro and in vivoTong Wang
Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Orthodontics, Hospital and School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Angle Orthod 77:688-93. 2007To evaluate the characteristics of force degradation of latex elastics in clinical applications and in vitro studies.
- Allergenicity of Hev b 13, a major esterase allergen in natural rubber latex (Hevea brasiliensis) allergy, does not only depend on its carbohydrate moietyPierre Rouge
Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, UMR Université Paul Sabatier CNRS 5546, 24 Chemin de Borde Rouge, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
Mol Immunol 47:871-7. 2010The three-dimensional model built for the major latex allergen Hev b 13 consists of the typical organization of plant esterases made of a central bundle of five parallel beta-strands surrounded by five alpha-helices associated to two ..
- Hydrogen production by photoreactive nanoporous latex coatings of nongrowing Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009Jimmy L Gosse
Biotechnology Institute, 140 Gortner Laboratory, and Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 1479 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
Biotechnol Prog 23:124-30. 2007..0 x 108 CFU/muL formulation) nongrowing Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009 were immobilized in thin, nanoporous, latex coatings...
- Got milk? The secret life of laticifersJillian M Hagel
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
Trends Plant Sci 13:631-9. 2008..The classification of laticifers is based on developmental patterns and overall morphology. The cytoplasmic latex exuded in response to damage often includes specialized metabolites, such as cardenolides, alkaloids and natural ..
- Preliminary studies of Mammea americana L. (Guttiferae) bark/latex extract point to an effective antiulcer effect on gastric ulcer models in miceW Toma
Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Phytomedicine 12:345-50. 2005..These results suggest that the antiulcerogenic compound(s) present in M. americana may be clustered in the apolar fraction, which will be investigated by our group for the probable mechanisms of action...
- Size effects of latex nanomaterials on lung inflammation in miceKen ichiro Inoue
Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 234:68-76. 2009..This study examined the effects of pulmonary exposure to (latex) nanomaterials on lung inflammation related to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or allergen in mice, especially in terms ..
- A stable serine protease, wrightin, from the latex of the plant Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br.: purification and biochemical propertiesRitu Tomar
Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
J Agric Food Chem 56:1479-87. 2008Today proteases have become an integral part of the food and feed industry, and plant latex could be a potential source of novel proteases with unique substrate specificities and biochemical properties...
- A convenient and efficient protocol for isolating high-quality RNA from latex of Hevea brasiliensis (para rubber tree)Chaorong Tang
Key Lab of Ministry of Agriculture for Tropical Crops Physiology, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China
J Biochem Biophys Methods 70:749-54. 2007Isolating high-quality RNA from latex of H. brasiliensis is a prerequisite to elucidating the molecular mechanisms of rubber biosynthesis and its regulation...
- Purification and characterization of the cysteine proteinases in the latex of Vasconcellea sppTina Kyndt
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
FEBS J 274:451-62. 2007b>Latex of all Vasconcellea species analyzed to date exhibits higher proteolytic amidase activities, generally attributed to cysteine proteinases, than the latex of Carica papaya...
- Mulberry latex rich in antidiabetic sugar-mimic alkaloids forces dieting on caterpillarsKotaro Konno
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 1 2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8634, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:1337-41. 2006..mori, because of the ingredients of the latex, a milky sap exuded from mulberry leaf veins...
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- Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antispore paintsYUYU contact SUN; Fiscal Year: 2010..tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl acrylate (Cl-TMPA), will be polymerized to produce polymeric N-halamine latex emulsions...
- Keratinocyte Costimulation and Th2-Cell Immune DeviationAnthony Gaspari; Fiscal Year: 2006..is highly relevant to the understanding of development of type I allergic responses to haptens, natural rubber latex (NRL)-containing medical devices, and atopic diseases in general...
- Keratinocyte Costimulation and Th2-Cell Immune DeviationAnthony Gaspari; Fiscal Year: 2009..is highly relevant to the understanding of development of type I allergic responses to haptens, natural rubber latex (NRL)-containing medical devices, and atopic diseases in general...
- Novel Topical Treatment of EczemaBakul Bhatt; Fiscal Year: 2006..on the skin and deter hand washing, and also provide a route for skin sensitization to natural rubber latex proteins...
- The Roles of Conserved outer-membrane proteins in SFG rickettsia pathogenesisJuan J Martinez; Fiscal Year: 2010..coli, purified proteins and protein coupled latex beads...
- IMMUNOPROBES FOR LUBRICIN FROM HUMAN SYNOVIAL FLUIDGregory Jay; Fiscal Year: 2003..An arthrotripsometer composed of latex oscillating against glass employed by the PI reproduced critical findings of previous studies using cartilage ..
- MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF INFECTION WITH M TUBERCULOSISLee Riley; Fiscal Year: 2002..tuberculosis that promoted uptake of latex microspheres coated with the protein into nonphagocytic cells...
- Rapid Test for Monitoring Dust Mite Avoidance in HomesMartin Chapman; Fiscal Year: 2004..Lateral flow technology will enable tests for food and latex allergens to be developed, as well as a new generation of rapid allergen diagnostic tests using genetically ..
- MOLECULAR TARGETS OF CMI IN TYPE I DIABETESJohn Hutton; Fiscal Year: 2000..This assay may be modified by use of latex beads to immobilize antigen and enhance the sensitivity of the proliferative response...
- IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR LATEX RUBBER ALLERGYN Adkinson; Fiscal Year: 2001..of the rubber tree has become a major occupational hazard of health care workers and some patients with frequent latex rubber exposures. Between 2.2 and 10...
- ENGINEERING INTEGRIN--MEDIATED CELL MIGRATIONDouglas Lauffenburger; Fiscal Year: 2002..An optical trap assay that employs integrin antibodies (anti-aIIbb3 or anti-a5) chemically conjugated to latex beads will be used to measure the front-vs-rear asymmetry in integrin/cytoskeleton linkage in CHO cells with ..
- A validated asthma questionnaire for healthcare workersGeorge Delclos; Fiscal Year: 2003..exposures risk factors (RAST IgE-specific antibody panel against common environmental aeroallergens and latex)...


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Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest is due back in the UK after going on the run with a pupil, sources have said.
The 30-year-old married amateur musician, from Ringmer, East Sussex, is understood to be at a French airport awaiting a flight. He left with the teenager on September 20, sparking a Europe-wide search and prompting public appeals from both sets of families.
The pair were eventually found in Bordeaux, and Forrest was arrested on suspicion of child abduction following the issuing of a European Arrest Warrant.
Forrest appeared before magistrates in the French city last week, and his UK solicitor Phil Smith has said his client looks forward to the "full story" emerging in the coming months.
His pupil has returned to her home town and been reunited with her family. She was reported missing when she failed to turn up for school and it emerged she had travelled to France with Forrest.
The pair were spotted on CCTV cameras on a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais and later tracked to Bordeaux where they were recognised by a member of the public who had seen television coverage of the case.
According to reports, he touted a bogus CV around bars in the city as he sought cash-in-hand work.
Before her disappearance, the schoolgirl told her mother that she was going to spend the night at a friend's house. Her mother said she was "really excitable" and was "jumping around". A message was later sent to one of her friends saying she had arrived safely in France.
The investigation was ramped up when she and Forrest failed to use return ferry tickets on September 23. A European Arrest Warrant was issued and the case featured on BBC's Crimewatch.
It has been claimed that Forrest was due to be suspended by the school the day before he and the girl went to France. East Sussex County Council has confirmed it and school officials were "addressing and investigating concerns", but it has not said when those were made and declined to comment on suggestions he was facing suspension.