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1. All That Jazz (1979)
directed by Bob Fosse
featuring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Cliff Gorman, Leland Palmer, John Lithgow
"It's showtime!" In this part film a clef , part musical phantasmagoria, director/choreographer Bob Fosse takes a Felliniesque look at the life of a ... More
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2. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000)
directed by Jim Jarmusch
featuring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach de Bankolé, Frank Minucci
A surreal crime drama told as only Jim Jarmusch could, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai stars Forest Whitaker as Ghost Dog, a hit man living in an ... More
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3. The Boys in the Band (1970)
directed by William Friedkin
featuring Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Reuben Greene
"The Boys in the Band is not a musical" read the film's original advertisements. The film is set in the apartment of Michael (Kenneth Nelson), a ... More
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4. The Bunker (1981)
directed by George Schaefer
featuring Michel Lonsdale, Susan Blakely, Frank Gatliff, Cliff Gorman, Edward Hardwicke, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Piper Laurie
This exhaustive (and exhausting) 3-hour TV movie dramatizes the last three months of Adolph Hitler's life, spent in his bunker in Berlin. Anthony ... More
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5. King of the Jungle (2001)
directed by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
featuring Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman, John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Justin Pierce
Martin Scorsese's seminal 1975 drama Taxi Driver informs this tale of a neglected, Upper West Side outcast who slowly devolves into a potential ... More
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6. Cops and Robbers (1973)
directed by Aram Avakian
featuring Cliff Gorman, Joseph Bologna, Nino Ruggeri, Dolph Sweet, Charles Bergansky, Jacob Weiner
Two lawmen decide to find out if a life of crime pays better in this gritty action comedy. Joe (Joseph Bologna) and Tom (Cliff Gorman) are two ... More
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7. Strike Force (1975)
directed by Barry Shear
featuring Richard Gere, Cliff Gorman, Edward Grover, Joe Spinell, Don Blakely
Originally made as a pilot for a failed television pilot, this action crime drama centers on the exploits of a special strike force that is comprised ... More
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8. Kill the Poor (2006)
directed by Alan Taylor
featuring David Krumholtz, Clara Bellar, Paul Calderon, Jon Budinoff, Cliff Gorman
The down-and-dirty side of building management in pre-gentrification Manhattan sets the stage for this dark comedy. It's 1981, and Joe Peltz (David ... More
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9. The '60s (1999)
directed by Mark Piznarski
featuring Josh Hamilton, Julia Stiles, Jerry O'Connell, Jeremy Sisto, Jordana Brewster, Leonard Roberts, Bill Smitrovich, Annie Corley, David Alan Grier, Cliff Gorman, Charles S. Dutton
Originally aired as a two-part miniseries on NBC, The 60's follows two families whose lives mirror much of the political and social tumult of that ... More
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10. An Unmarried Woman (1978)
directed by Paul Mazursky
featuring Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Pat Quinn
A New York wife learns about the satisfactions of single life in this landmark 1970s "woman's film." Unlike her dysfunctional friends, vibrant Erica ... More
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11. Angel (1984)
directed by Robert O'Neil
featuring Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, John Diehl
The original "honor student by day, hooker by night" melodrama, Angel stars Donna Wilkes in the title role. During the daylight hours, the 15-year ... More
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12. Night and the City (1992)
directed by Irwin Winkler
featuring Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Alan King, Jack Warden
Night and the City is a remake of the 1950 Richard Widmark vehicle of the same name. Major changes: As played by Robert DeNiro, the Widmark character ... More
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13. Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
directed by E.W. Swackhamer
featuring O.J. Simpson, Candy Clark, Cindy Pickett, Maureen Anderman, Cliff Gorman
Cocaine and Blue Eyes was the pilot film for a TV detective series starring former footballer O.J. Simpson (who also produced the film). Playing a ... More
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - A Lehigh veteran has found himself in the middle of a controversy over a popular drug used to prevent stroke and heart attacks. He says the decision to remove him from the drug Plavix landed him in the hospital. Now he wants other veterans to know what happened to him so they can make better medical decisions.
After his first heart attack, Jim Lowry says his doctor told him he would take the drug Plavix for the rest of his life. So when the VA took him off the drug and he had a heart attack not long after, he called us to find out what is happening to other vets taking this drug.
Jim Lowry didn't have to serve in the Navy.
"I joined the service in the Vietnam era. Actually my draft number was so high, I didn't have to worry about being drafted but I wanted to serve," he told WINK.
But now he believes the Department of Veterans Affairs put his life in danger by taking him off a drug he believes is saving his life. Lowry takes the drug Plavix to prevent blood clots around a stent put in his heart.
"So when the VA said that I was going to be cutoff, I was concerned. Why? Then they came back and said everybody is being taken off of Plavix," he recalled.
Tests and pictures of Lowry's arteries came back clear and he was instructed to finish his prescription and keep taking asprin. He took his last Plavix pill September 8th, 2011. The day after Thanksgiving he woke up to something concerning.
"Thankfully, I woke up," Lowry explained. "Now I'm not the type that has severe chest pain. You know... that's not me. I'm not the type that feels like an elephant's on my chest."
Unsure what was happening he let paramedics take him to Gulf Coast Hospital.
"Within 30 minutes I'm already in the cath lab and he's already pulling out, I guess, three-and-a-half inches of 100-percent blood clot out of one of my arteries," Lowry showed us.
Furious over what happened, Lowry started doing research upon leaving the hospital. He discovered a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association by the VA cautioning doctors when taking their patients off the drug Plavix. It documents vets removed from the drug experiencing the same thing Lowry had just suffered. That's when he called WINK to investigate.
With a quick "Google" search we found message boards with dozens of vets complaining about losing their Plavix prescriptions. We called the VA for answers and they told us in a statement that patient safety is their top priority. The following the statement they provided to WINK from Michael Valentino, Chief Consultant, VA Pharmacy Benefits Management
"Within the medical community, there are differing opinions about the use of Plavix, with some suggestion that prolonged use can lead to an increased risk of adverse drug events. As a result, VA's approach to prescribing Plavix is determined by VA clinicians on a case-by-case basis, guided by published medical evidence."
The opinions the VA is talking about stem from a Food and Drug Administration warning doctors about the drug. It came after a class action lawsuit was filed in Federal court against the manufacturer of Plavix, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
"Basically it's used to prevent heart attack, blood clots, and strokes," said Jordan Chaikin, a lawyer with the firm Parker Waichman. "Unfortunately, and very recently a lot more evidence has come out suggesting and confirming that it is causing heart attacks, and strokes, and gastro-intestinal bleeding and cerebral bleeding and things of that nature."
Chaikin's firm is representing victims of Plavix. The suit suggests the drug was rushed to the market too quickly and without adequate testing.
"Certainly blood thinners are used in hospitals every day. However, when they're not adequately tested and when the consuming public and their health care providers are not adequately warned and informed of the risks associated with them, people suffer,"
But Lowry says he was on the drug for years with no side effects.
"Ten years my artery looked like that. Nice. You could see it all. Ten years. And within 90 days of them taking me off of Plavix, there was no longer-- you could no longer see the artery," he explained.
Lowry suggests the real issue stands with the cost of the drug: $200 for just a 30-day supply.
"They made a decision, I believe, based on one of two things: financial consideration or incompetence. And either way that is gross negligence on their part and somebody, somebody needs to be held accountable," he told WINK.
The VA says its decision is not financial pointing to the fact that the drug is still on its list of covered prescriptions. However we uncovered a checklist that the VA uses to determine whether a patient should stay on the drug after one year. You can check that out by clicking on this link.
We also contacted the makers of Plavix, Bristol-Myers Squibb, who sent us this statement:
"The product label for PLAVIX states that "optimal duration of PLAVIX therapy in ACS is unknown." In the clinical trials supporting the use of PLAVIX in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and ST-elevation myocardial infarction), patients were followed for up to one year. Physicians sometimes follow treatment guidelines developed by independent organizations, which may contain varying recommendations regarding length of therapy for PLAVIX."


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Assistant Professor;
Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology;
Head of Microbiology, Medical Technology Program
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Box 357110
1959 Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195-7110
Tel: 206.598.7549
Fax: 206.598.6189
Email: email@example.com
Personal Biography
Dr. Abbott is an Assistant Director of the Clinical Microbiology laboratories at the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. As part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dr. Abbott serves as the Head of the Microbiology for the Medical Technology Program.
Education and Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2009-11
- Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX. 2009
- Thesis: 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases as regulators of pulmonary corticosterone during the granulomatous response to trehalose-6'6-dimycolate (TDM)
- Bachelor of Science, Biology, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2004
Clinical Interests
- Clinical Microbiology
Research Interests
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility
Current Research
- Study of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms
- Utilization of information technology systems for infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
Selected Publications
- Welsh KJ, Skrobarcek K, Abbott AN, Lewis C, Kruzel M, Lewis EM, Gardiner JM, Mohr JF, Armitige LY, and Wanger A. "Predictors of relapse of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after treatment with vancomycin." J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct;49(10):3669-72.
- Abbott AN, Welsh KJ, Hwang SA, Płoszaj P, Choudhury T, Boyd S, Blackburn MR, Hunter RL Jr, Actor JK. 2011. "IL-6 mediates 11βHSD type 2 to effect progression of the mycobacterial cord factor trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate-induced granulomatous response." Neuroimmunomodulation. 2011;18(4):212-25.
- Welsh KJ, Abbott AN, Lewis EM, Gardiner JM, Kruzel MC, Lewis CT, Mohr JF, Wanger A, Armitige LY. 2010. "Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and microbiologic features associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in pediatric patients treated with vancomycin." J Clin Microbiol. 48(3):894-9
- Abbott AN, Guidry TV, Welsh KJ, Thomas AM, Kling MA, Hunter RL, Actor JK. 2009. "11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases are regulated during the pulmonary granulomatous response to the mycobacterial glycolipid trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate." Neuroimmunomodulation. 16(3):147-54
- Welsh KJ, Abbott AN, Hwang SA, Indrigo J, Armitige LY, Blackburn MR, Hunter RL Jr, Actor JK. 2008. "A role for tumour necrosis factor-alpha, complement C5 and interleukin-6 in the initiation and development of the mycobacterial cord factor trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate induced granulomatous response." Microbiology.
Honors and Awards
- Honors and Awards Program for Excellence in Science/Sponsored Membership. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008
- UT-GSBS Travel Award. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 2007
- UT-Houston Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Research Day Award. UT-GSBS, Houston, TX, 2007
- Student Travel Grant. American Society for Microbiology, 2006
- UT-Houston Medical School GSEC Award. UT-Houston, Houston, TX, 2006
- UT-Houston Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Research Day Award. UT-GSBS, Houston, TX, 2006
- UT-GSBS Travel Award. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 2006
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Escape to Beaver Island, Michigan
What to do
Beaver Gems & Shipwreck Shirts In downtown St. James, this is the place to go for souvenirs and gifts. (231) 448-2888
Beaver Island Golf Course Located on the east side of Beaver Island, the par-35 public golf course offers club and cart rentals. (231) 448-2301
The Blue Pearl This cheerful shop sells a variety of gift and home decor items. (231) 448-2134
A world apart
Visitors don't need a car, but bringing wheels makes it easier to visit the one-third of Beaver Island that is state-owned and undeveloped. (If you rent a car, you're likely to find it near the dock, unlocked and with your first name written on a piece of paper stuck on the windshield.) Gravel roads lead through thick sugar maple forests and alongside inland lakes.
Wherever you go, the sights on this 13x6-mile island are beautiful enough to land in nature calendars. You'll see flocks of Sandhill cranes and admire the quiet fishing banks of Fox Lake, where the beavers grow to weigh 60 pounds. Harbor Light (pictured) remains an active—and picturesque—beacon.
Whitefish stars on every menu here. It's caught in the morning and fried at the Shamrock or sauteed at the Beaver Island Lodge that night. And if you want to have dinner at a restaurant lying outside of downtown, most hotels happily offer free shuttle service (typically in the manager's car). It's been a long time since the island was a sovereign state. But in many ways, Beaver Island remains a world apart.
Planning your trip
For general information, contact the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce. (231) 448-2505; beaverisland.org
For transportation, contact the Beaver Island Boat Company. Ferries leave Charlevoix for the 2.5-hour ride to Beaver Island. BIBCO offers service from early April through mid-December (twice daily in peak season). $31 each way (888) 446-4095; beaverislandboatcompany.com
What to do
Beaver Gems & Shipwreck Shirts In downtown St. James, this is the place to go for souvenirs and gifts. (231) 448-2888
Beaver Island Golf Course Located on the east side of Beaver Island, the par-35 public golf course offers club and cart rentals. (231) 448-2301
The Blue Pearl This cheerful shop sells a variety of gift and home decor items. (231) 448-2134
Where to eat
The Restaurant at Beaver Island Lodge The menu at this shoreside fine-dining spot sometimes features whitefish with cherry sauce. (pictured) (231) 448-2396; beaverislandlodge.com
Daddy Franks May through September, Daddy Franks offers better-than-average fast food in a cheery place that feels like a 1950s diner. (231) 448-2570
Dalwhinnie Bakery & Deli For breakfast, try the Michigan blueberry pancakes. (231) 448-2736; mcdonoughsmarket.com
Harbour Market The market serves fresh baked goods (including delicious raspberry scones) and locally famous Moomers Ice Cream. (231) 448-2950
Shamrock Restaurant & Pub The signature Shamrock Angus burger comes loaded with cheese, bacon, mushrooms and onions. (231) 448-2278; shamrockbarrestaurant.com
Stoney Acre Grill Expect vacation-paced service, but the lightly breaded whitefish is worth the wait. (231) 448-2560; stoneyacregrill.com
Where to stay
Shanoule Beaver Island Bed and Breakfast Expect to chitchat with the owners at this secluded three-guest-room B&B (pictured). Bob and Joan Banville pick up and drop off guests at the ferry dock and offer tours of the island. From $150. (231) 448-2092; shanoule.com
Emerald Isle Hotel The Emerald Isle offers comfortable, no-frills rooms near downtown St. James. The staff is friendly but sometimes hard to find. (They might be at home eating or shuttling guests to dinner.) From $149 (231) 448-2376; emeraldislehotel.com


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Today, the governments of the world are gathering in Rome twenty-two years after the first International Conference on Nutrition. While over the past two decades, the number of chronically undernourished people has been reduced by more than 200 million, there are still nearly 800 million people who go to bed hungry every night. Worldwide, obesity presents an increasing challenge to well-being and prosperity, as many countries grapple with the double burden of over- and under-nutrition, coupled with serious micronutrient deficiencies. Today, we more fully understand the scientific basis for why we need to focus on the nutrition of adolescent girls, pregnant women, and infants. The United States recognizes that climate change threatens future gains in the production of nutritious crops. We also want to capitalize on the political moment of the Post 2015 Agenda to ensure that food security and nutrition remain front and center in the Sustainable Development Goals.
While much has changed since the first International Conference on Nutrition, challenges remain. The price shocks in the food markets in 2007-8 were a wakeup call that decades of steady gains in agricultural production could not be taken for granted. In response, in 2009, President Obama called on global leaders to reverse a decades-long decline in investment in agriculture and to "do business differently" by taking a comprehensive approach to ensure food security. Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative, does just that, working hand-in-hand with partner countries to develop their agriculture sectors and break the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger. In just a few years, Feed the Future is delivering results that are helping reduce poverty and hunger while also improving nutrition for millions of children and families around the world.
At home, the Office of the First Lady launched the Let's Move campaign to solve the challenge of childhood obesity in the United States within a generation. Abroad, the United States worked with governments, civil society, and the private sector to lead the creation of the 1,000 Days partnership and supported the genesis of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement both targeting improvements in maternal and newborn nutrition. The United States continues to demonstrate global leadership through signature social safety net programs including the Women, Infants, and Children program, which celebrated its 40th anniversary just last month in October 2014, and the United States played a leading role in the process to adopt the World Health Organization Noncommunicable Disease Action Plan, which includes voluntary targets on sodium consumption, obesity and diabetes, and indicators on dietary quality and policy change.
Yet work remains. At this second International Conference on Nutrition, the United States looks forward to the launch of the Global Nutrition Report, which will help the world track global progress collectively and transparently. We also welcome the policy briefs of the World Health Organization Global Targets to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition by 2025. Through the shared vision of the Rome Declaration on Nutrition, to be adopted at this meeting, and the voluntary Framework for Action, global leaders can pursue common policy options and strategies to achieve better nutrition for all. The United States will remain a strong and leading partner in this effort.
About the Authors: Elizabeth Buckingham and Daniel Oerther serve in the Secretary of State's Office of Global Food Security.


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"Apparently I picked the wrong number of kids to have," a friend and mother of three kids posted on my Facebook wall the other day. "Maybe you are onto something?"
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Mothers of three children stress more than moms of one or two, while mothers of four or more children actually report lower stress levels, according to an exclusive TODAYMoms.com survey of more than 7,000 U.S.mothers released Monday. Call it the Duggar effect: Once you get a certain critical mass of kids, life seems to get a bit easier.
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The Proper Scuba Dive Weighting
Guidelines for Proper Weighting. We all know that most new divers tend to need a bit more weight than seasoned ones because Buoyancy Control takes several dives to master. Common types of weights include pouchstyle with lead pellets (left) or solid lead style.
Here is the best rule of thumb for weighting:
FRESH Water:
Swimsuit or DiveSkin- Begin with 1 to 4 pounds / 0.5/2kg
Thin 3mm wetsuits or Shorty- 5% of your Body Weight
Medium Thickness 5mm suits- 10% of your Body Weight
Cold Water 7mm with hood/gloves- 10% of your Body Weight plus 3-5 pounds / 1.5/3kg
Neoprene Drysuit- 10% of your Body Weight plus 7-10 pounds / 3-5kg
Shell Style Dry Suits w/o under garment – 10% of your Body Weight plus 3-5 pounds / 1.5/3kg
Shell Style Dry Suits w/ heavy under garment – 10% of your Body Weight plus 7-14 pounds / 3-7kg
The undergarments vary quite a bit as they can realy add allot surface area to you thus increasing the amount of weight needed to stay neutrally buoyant.
Salt Water Diving (add to above calculations for Fresh Water)
100 to 125 lb (45-56kg) add 4 pounds (2kg)
126 to 155 lb (57-70kg) add 5 pounds (2.3kg)
156 to 186 lb (71-85kg) add 6 pounds (3kg)
187 to 217 lb (86-99kg) add 7 pounds (3.2kg)
Always do a buoyancy check before beginning your dive and also factor in that if you are diving with an aluminum 80 tank you will need to add a little more to compesate for the tank toward the end of the dive. If you are diving with a steel tank the same holds true except you will need less weight. That is why it is so important to perform a neutral buoyancy check before beginning your dive.
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Pretty much a Gucci knockoff (S/S 08)… but we still love it!
Feb 2, 2009, 09.29 AMby hajnika
Wow! It's great job,nice colour,wonderful dress! I love it!
Sep 20, 2008, 08.30 AMby mcloughlinsarah
ur's is better than the gucci one
Sep 17, 2008, 07.59 PMby smnr
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! you have such talent! i'm surprised you ranked yourself as intermediate, it really looks like a professional dress!
Aug 24, 2008, 07.35 PMby mzcharchi
This dress is stunning!!…Excellent job!!
Aug 24, 2008, 12.27 AMby hannahjones
i like yours much more than the Gucci one. good luck at the hair competition!
Aug 23, 2008, 09.38 PMby carolinesj
Haha, it's not me!
Aug 23, 2008, 08.43 PMby gedwoods
Looks better on you than on the model for Gucci! Great job!
Aug 23, 2008, 07.06 PMby nicola82
Nice work! Looks as though you've done a perfect job.
Aug 23, 2008, 05.16 PMby carolinesj
thanks for everyone's comments!!
Aug 23, 2008, 05.16 PMby carolinesj
yeah there's no way i'm trying to claim on designing the dress or trying to sell it as a knockoff, it's up here more for the sewing skills side of things :)
Aug 23, 2008, 11.09 AMby grammyweezy
gucci shmucci. great job!
Aug 23, 2008, 10.49 AMby sonnenblume25
WOW!!!!! great dress!!!
Aug 23, 2008, 09.38 AMby dianacirne
The dress is amazing! And the hair is so cool!
Aug 23, 2008, 08.59 AMby milkyway
Great dress, love it, love the colors, which pattern did u use?
Aug 23, 2008, 02.51 AMby aaronkok
coming from a designer's point of view, i don't really appreciate actual knockoffs because it kills creativity. but you creditted gucci so i suppose it's fine with me. must say, the hair is really really sweet!
Aug 23, 2008, 12.38 AMby jd98
it is an amazing dress! very impressive! congrats
Aug 23, 2008, 12.28 AMby juebejue
wow!! great color combo! i like it better than the gucci!
Aug 23, 2008, 12.03 AMby fashion1
wow! you did a very good job! impressive!
Aug 22, 2008, 11.48 PMby nenasew
Its gorgeous. I think it looks great with the hair.
Aug 22, 2008, 10.28 PMby artisticrox
that's beautiful. great job
Aug 22, 2008, 10.12 PMby senasews
wow, what a beautiful gown. gorgeous work
Aug 22, 2008, 09.18 PMby carolinesj
Yeah my friend asked me to make a dress that looked like that! I'm definitely admitting it :)
Aug 22, 2008, 09.01 PMby denstars8
it looks like the gucci dress from sping 08
Aug 22, 2008, 08.10 PMby critterwhisperer
All I can say is "Amazing!"
Aug 22, 2008, 08.04 PMby corduroysarcasm
Aug 22, 2008, 07.42 PMby lealealea24
Oh my god! It's amazing!
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