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CURRICULUM VITAE SHEILA McCORMICK
USDA/ARS - UC-Berkeley
September 1970 - December 1973
Comprehensive major in Biology, B.S.(Honors)
Graduate -
September 1974-May 1975, Div. Biological Sci.
September 1975 - September 1978
Genetics Area Program, Ph.D. 1978; Advisor - Dr. E.H. Coe
University Fellowship,
Sears-Longwell Award, 1978
NSF National Needs Postdoctoral Award, 1978-1979
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1979-1981
Fulbright Research Scholar
Fellowship, Sept.-Nov. 1997,
Judith Pool Award for Mentoring,
Luso-American Foundation Award for Sabbatical, April-June 2003, Lisbon, Portugal
Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2011
Fellow, AAAS, 2011
Postdoctoral -
Supervisor - Dr. Peter Carlson
- Carnegie Institution of
Supervisor - Dr. Nina Fedoroff
Research Scientist, International Plant Research Institute, October 1981 - March 1983
Senior Research Scientist, Monsanto, Biological Sciences, April 1983 - October 1986
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS,
December 1986 - October 1990, GM-13
November 1990 - November 1995, GS-14
December 1995 - present, GS-15
Adjunct Appointment, Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology, UC-Berkeley,
April 1987 - June 1993, Assistant professor
July 1993 -June 1997, Associate professor
July 1997 – present, Full professor
Panelist, National Research Council
Panel Member, NSF Developmental Biology Program, 1989-1990
Panel Member, 1992 and Chair 1993, BARD Molecular and Cellular Panel
Panel Member, 1994, NSF International Junior Investigator and Postdoctoral Fellows Panel
Acting Director,
Monitoring Editor, Plant Physiology, 1994-1995
Advisory Board, Plant Journal, 1995-1999
Council of the American Genetics Association, 1995-1998
Organizer, Molecular Biology of Tomato Conference, August 1996
Editorial Board, Sexual Plant Reproduction, 1997-2012
Panel Member, UC Systemwide Biotech. STAR Project, 1997-2005
Research Council, BioSTAR & Biotech. Research/Education Program, 1999-2005
Advisory Board, Plant Molecular Biology, 1999-2003
Faculty member, Plant Growth and Development Section, Faculty of 1000, 2001-present
Lecturer, EMBO Practical Course
on Plant Development,
Editorial Board, Plant Journal, 2003-present
Panel member, NSF-FIBR (Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research), 2003
Editorial Board, Planta, 2003-2011
Editorial Board, BMC Plant Biology, 2004-2010; Section Editor for Reproductive Biology, 2011-present
Co-organizer and instructor, Cold Spring Harbor Course in Plant Biology, 2004-2006
Plant Molecular Biology Gordon Conference, Co-chair, 2004; Chair, 2006
Reviewer, L'Oreal-AWIS Fellowships, 2004
Associate Editor, Plant Physiology, July 2005-present
Temporary member, NIH panel, February 2006
Advisory Editorial Board, Molecular Plant, 2008-present
Editorial Advisory Board, Trends Plant Science, 2009-present
ASPB Stephen Hales Prize Award Committee, member 2009, chair 2010-2012
Review Editorial Boards, Frontiers in Plant Physiology and Frontiers in Plant Cell Biology, 2011-present
Board of Reviewing Editors, eLIFE, 2012-present
Editorial Board, Faculty 1000 Research, 2012-present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (at UC-Berkeley unless otherwise noted)
Genetics 200, Gene Expression, Fall 1988 (co-taught with Dr. K. Paigen)
Plant Biology 298, Topics in Sexual Reproduction, Fall 1990, Fall 1992
Plant Biology 298, Topics in Plant Biology (Grant writing), Fall 1994, Spring 1996, 1998, 1999
Plant Biology 290, Interacting Systems in Developmental Biology, Spring 1992, Fall 1993
Plant Biology 200C, Structural, Developmental and Cell Biology (co-taught with Drs. D. Kaplan and Z. Cande), Spring 1994
Plant and Microbial Biology 210, Scientific Reasoning and Logic, Fall 2000-2007
Plant and Microbial Biology 297, Grant Writing and Research Presentations, Spring 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012
Short courses on Scientific Reasoning and Logic, Shanghai Inst. Plant Physiology and Ecology, 2009, 2011; Peking Univ. 2010
Co-instructor, Pollen Methods Course, NSF Research Coordination Network, Brown University, June 2011
McCormick, S. 1978. Pigment synthesis in maize aleurone from precursors fed to anthocyanin mutants. Biochem.Genet.16: 777-785.
Coe, E. H., McCormick, S. and
McCormick, S., Mauvais, J and Fedoroff, N. 1982. Evidence that the two sucrose synthetase genes in maize are related. Molec. Gen. Genet. 187: 494-500.
McCormick, S., Niedermeyer, J., Fry, J., Barnason, A., Horsch, R. and Fraley, R. 1986. Leaf disc transformation of cultivated tomato (L.esculentum) using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Plant Cell Reports 5: 81-84.
Fischhoff, D., Bowdish,
K., Perlak, F., Marrone,
P., McCormick, S., Niedermeyer, J., Dean, D., Kusano-Kretzmer, K., Mayer, E.,
McCormick, S., Smith, A., Gasser, C., Sachs, K., Hinchee, M., Horsch, R. and Fraley, R. 1987. Identification of genes specifically expressed in reproductive organs of tomato. in Tomato Biotechnology, D.Nevins and R. Jones, eds. Alan R.Liss, pp. 255-265.
Caitlin, D., Ochoa, O., McCormick, S. and Quiros, C. 1988. Celery transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens: cytological and genetic analysis of transgenic plants. Plant Cell Reports 7: 100-103.
Nelson, R., McCormick, S., Delannay,
X., Dube, P.,
Duck, N., McCormick, S. and Winter, J. 1989. Hsp70 cognate expression in vegetative and reproductive organs of Lycopersicon esculentum. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 3674-3678.
McCormick, S., Twell, D., Wing, R., Ursin, V., Yamaguchi, J. and Larabell, S. 1989. Anther-specific genes: molecular characterization and promoter analysis in transgenic plants. in Plant reproduction: from floral induction to pollination, Symposium in Plant Physiology, E. Lord and G. Bernier (eds.) pp. 128-135.
Twell, D., Klein, T.M.,
Twell, D., Wing, R., Yamaguchi, J. and McCormick, S. 1989. Isolation and expression of an anther-specific gene from tomato. Mol. Gen. Genetics 217: 240-245.
Ursin, V., Yamaguchi, J. and McCormick, S. 1989. Gametophytic and sporophytic expression of anther-specific genes in developing tomato anthers. Plant Cell 1: 727-736.
Wing, R., Yamaguchi, J., Larabell, S., Ursin, V. and McCormick, S. 1989. Molecular and genetic characterization of two pollen-expressed genes that have sequence similarity to pectate lyases of the plant pathogen Erwinia. Plant Mol. Biol. 14: 17-28.
Twell, D., Yamaguchi, J. and McCormick, S. 1990. Pollen-specific gene expression in transgenic plants: coordinate regulation of two different tomato gene promoters during microsporogenesis. Development 109: 705-713.
McCormick, S. 1991. Molecular analysis of male gametogenesis in plants. Trends Genetics 7: 298-302.
McCormick, S. 1991. Transformation of tomato with Agrobacterium tumefaciens.in Plant Tissue Culture Manual, Fundamentals and Applications, K. Lindsey (ed), Kluwer, Volume B6: 1-9.
McCormick, S., Yamaguchi, J. and Twell, D. 1991. Deletion analysis of pollen-expressed promoters. In Vitro Cell. Devel. Biol. 27P: 15-20.
McCormick, S., Twell, D., Vancanneyt, G. and Yamaguchi, J. 1991. Molecular analysis of gene regulation and function during male gametophyte development. in Proceedings of SEB Symposium on Molecular Biology of Plant Development, G. Jenkins and W. Schuch (eds), pp. 229-244.
Osborne, B.I.,
Twell, D., Yamaguchi, J., Wing, R.A., Ushiba, J. and McCormick, S. 1991. Promoter analysis of genes that are coordinately expressed during pollen development reveals pollen-specific enhancer sequences and shared regulatory elements. Genes and Development 5: 496-507.
Twell, D., Klein, T.M., and McCormick, S. 1991. Transformation of pollen by particle bombardment. in Plant Tissue Culture Manual, Fundamentals and Applications, K. Lindsey (ed), Kluwer, Volume D1: 1-12.
Liedl, B.E., McCormick, S. and Mutschler, M.A. 1993. A clearing technique for the study of GUS activity in pollen tubes and ovules of Lycopersicon. Plant Mol. Biol. Reporter 11: 194-201.
McCormick, S. 1993. Molecular analysis of gene regulation and function during pollen development. in Molecular Biology of Tomato, J. Yoder (ed), pp. 153-159, Technomic.
McCormick, S. 1993. Male gametophyte development. Plant Cell 5: 1265-1275.
McCormick, S. 1994. Molecular and functional analysis of pollen-active genes. in Genetic Control of Self-Incompatibility and Reproductive Development in Flowering Plants, E.G. Williams, R.B. Knox and A.E. Clarke (eds), pp. 360-371, Kluwer.
McCormick, S., Chen, S., Curie, C., Eyal, Y. and Kulikauskas, R. 1994. Molecular and genetic analyses of pollen development. in Pollen-pistil interactions and pollen tube growth, Current Topics in Plant Physiology, an ASPP Series, Vol. 12, A. Stephenson and T-H. Kao (eds), pp. 29-38.
McCormick, S., Curie, C., Eyal, Y., Muschietti, J., Dircks, L. and Kulikauskas, R. 1994. Molecular biology of male gametogenesis. Euphytica 79: 245-250.
Muschietti, J., Dircks, L., Vancanneyt, G. and McCormick, S. 1994. LAT52 protein is essential for tomato pollen development: Pollen expressing antisense LAT52 RNA hydrates and germinates abnormally and cannot achieve fertilization. Plant Journal 6: 321-338.
Eyal, Y., Curie, C. and McCormick, S. 1995. Pollen specificity elements reside in 30 bp of the proximal promoters of two pollen-expressed genes. Plant Cell 7: 373-384.
Gorman, S.W. and McCormick, S. 1995. Identification of the RFLP markers flanking male sterile 7 (ms7) on chromosome 11. Tomato Genetics Cooperative 45: 25.
Kulikauskas, R., Hou, A., Muschietti, J. and McCormick, S. 1995. Comparisons of diverse plant species reveal that only grasses show drastically reduced levels of ubiquitin monomer in mature pollen. Sexual Plant Reproduction 8: 326-332.
McCormick, S. 1995. Edward H. Coe, Jr., An appreciation. Maydica 40: 3-6.
Chen, Y-C.S. and McCormick, S. 1996. side-car pollen, an Arabidopsis thaliana male gametophytic mutant with aberrant cell divisions during pollen development. Development 122: 3243-3253.
Dircks, L., Vancanneyt, G. and McCormick, S. 1996. Biochemical characterization and baculovirus expression of the pectate lyase-like LAT56 and LAT59 pollen proteins of tomato. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 34: 509-520.
Gorman, S.W., Banasiak, D., Fairley, C. and McCormick, S. 1996. A 610 kb YAC clone harbors 7 cM of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) DNA that includes the male sterile 14 gene and a hotspot for recombination. Mol. Gen. Genet. 251: 52-59.
Liedl, B.E., McCormick, S. and Mutschler, M.A. 1996. Unilateral incongruity in crosses involving Lycopersicon pennellii and L.esculentum is distinct from self-incompatibility in expression, timing and location. Sexual Plant Reproduction 9: 299-308.
Whitham, S., McCormick, S. and Baker, B. 1996. The N gene of tobacco confers resistance to tobacco mosaic virus in transgenic tomato. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 93: 8776-8781.
Gorman, S.W. and McCormick, S. 1997. Male sterile genes of tomato. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 16: 31-53.
Kulikauskas, R. and McCormick, S. 1997. Identification of the tobacco and Arabidopsis homologs of the pollen-expressed LAT59 gene of tomato. Plant Mol. Biol. 34: 809-814.
Curie, C. and McCormick, S. 1997. A strong inhibitor of gene expression in the 5'-untranslated region of the pollen-specific LAT59 gene of tomato. Plant Cell 9: 2025-2036.
McCormick, S. 1998. Self-incompatibility and other
pollen-pistil interactions. Curr.
Muschietti, J.P., Eyal, Y. and McCormick, S. 1998. Pollen tube localization implies a role in pollen-pistil interactions for the tomato receptor-like protein kinases LePRK1 and LePRK2. Plant Cell 10: 319-330.
Gaude,T. and McCormick, S. 1999. Signaling in pollen-pistil interactions. Sem. Cell Dev. Biol. 10:139-147.
Ylstra, B. and McCormick, S. 1999. Analysis of mRNA stabilities during pollen development and in BY2 cells. Plant Journal 20:101-108.
Bedinger, P.,
McCormick, S. 2000. Chapter 19 (author of section 19.4-19.8), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, eds. B. Buchanan, W. Gruissem, R. Jones, ASPP publication.
McCormick, S.
2001. Gametogenesis. Encyclopedia of Life Science, Web-based,
MacMillan Publishers.
Johnson, S. A. and
McCormick, S. 2001. Pollen germinates precociously in the anthers of raring-to-go,
an Arabidopsis gametophytic mutant. Plant
Cock, J.M. and McCormick, S. 2001. A large family of genes that share homology with Clavata3. Plant Physiol. 126: 939-943.
Magnard, J-M., Yang, M., Chen, Y-C. S., Leary, M. and McCormick, S. 2001. The Arabidopsis thaliana gene Tardy Asynchronous Meiosis (TAM) is required for the normal pace and synchrony of cell division during male meiosis. Plant Physiol.. 127: 1157-1166.
Kim, H-U., Cotter, R., Johnson, S., Senda, M., Dodds, P., Kulikauskas,R, Tang, W., Ezcurra, I, Herzmark, P. and McCormick, S. 2002. New pollen-specific receptor kinases identified in tomato, maize and Arabidopsis: the tomato kinases show overlapping but distinct localization patterns on pollen tubes. Plant Mol. Biol. 50: 1-16.
McCormick, S.
2002. Sporophyte and gametophyte. Encyclopedia of Life
Science, Web-based, MacMillan Publishers.
Tsiantis, M., Hay, A., Ori,
N., Kaur, H.,
Yang, M. and McCormick, S. 2002. The Arabidopsis thaliana MEI1 gene likely encodes a protein with BRCT domains. Sexual Plant Reprod. 14: 355-357.
Tang, W., Ezcurra, I., Muschietti, J. and McCormick, S. 2002. A cysteine-rich extracellular protein, LAT52, interacts with the extracellular domain of the pollen receptor kinase LePRK2. Plant Cell 14: 2277-2287. (see also Johnson, M.A. and Preuss, D. Trends Pl. Sci. Research Focus "On your mark, get set, GROW! LePRK2-LAT52 interactions regulate pollen tube growth" Trends Plant Sci 2003 Mar 8(3):97-9.
McCormick, S. 2002. Is there more to plant reproduction? (book review). Trends Plant Science 7: 421-421.
McCormick, S. 2003. Writing: the clear choice (correspondence). Nature 424: 128-128.
Engel, M.L., Chaboud, A., Dumas, C. and McCormick, S. 2003. Sperm cells of Zea mays have a complex complement of mRNAs. Plant Journal 34:697-707.
Wengier, D., Valsecchi,I., Cabanas, M.L., Tang, W., McCormick, S. and Muschietti, J. 2003. The receptor kinases LePRK1 and LePRK2 associate in pollen and when expressed in yeast, but dissociate in the presence of style extract. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:6860-6865.
Kim, M., McCormick, S., Timmermanns, M. and Sinha, N. 2003. The expression domain of PHANTASTICA determines leaf placement in compound leaves. Nature 424: 438-443.
Kim, M., Pham, T., Hamidi, A., McCormick, S., Kuzoff, R.K. and Sinha, N. 2003. Reduced leaf complexity in tomato wiry mutants suggests a role for PHAN and KNOX genes in generating compound leaves. Development 130: 4405-4415.
McCormick, S. 2004. Control of male gametophyte development. Plant Cell 16: S142-153.
Tang, W., Kelley, D., Ezcurra, I., Cotter, R. and McCormick, S. 2004. LeSTIG1, an extracellular binding partner for the pollen receptor kinases LePRK1 and LePRK2, promotes pollen tube growth in vitro. Plant Journal 39: 343-353.
Guyon, V., Tang, W., Monti., M., Raiola, A., DeLorenzo, G., McCormick, S. and Taylor, L. 2004. Antisense phenotypes reveal a role for SHY, a pollen-specific leucine-rich repeat protein, in pollen tube growth. Plant Journal 39: 643-654.
Johnson-Brousseau, S.A. and McCormick, S. 2004. A compendium of methods useful for characterizing Arabidopsis pollen mutants and gametophytically-expressed genes. Plant Journal 39: 761-775.
Wang, Y., Magnard, J-L., McCormick, S. and Yang, M. 2004. Progression through meiosis I and meiosis II in Arabidopsis thaliana anthers is regulated by an A-type cyclin predominately expressed in prophase I. Plant Physiology 136: 4127-4135.
Kaothien, P., Ok, S.H., Shuai, B., Wengier, D., Cotter, R., Kelley, D., Kiriakopolos, S., Muschietti, J. and McCormick, S. 2005. Kinase partner protein interacts with the LePRK1 and LePRK2 receptor kinases and plays a role in polarized pollen tube growth. Plant Journal 42: 492-503.
McCormick, S. and Yang, H. 2005. Is there more than one way to attract a pollen tube? Trends Plant Sci. 10: 260-263.
Engel, M.L., Holmes-Davis, R., and McCormick, S. 2005. Green sperm. Identification of male gamete promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 138: 2124-2133.
Holmes-Davis, R., Tanaka, C.K., Vensel, W., Hurkman, W. and McCormick, S. 2005. Proteome mapping of mature pollen of Arabidopsis thaliana. Proteomics 5: 4864-4884.
Yang, H., Kaur, N., Kiriakopolos, S. and McCormick, S. 2006. EST generation and analyses towards identifying female gametophyte-specific genes in Zea mays L. Planta 224: 1004-1014.
McCormick, S. 2007. From seed to seed (book review). BioEssays 29: 504-505.
McCormick, S. 2007. Reproductive dialog (Perspective). Science 317: 206-207.
Boavida, L. and McCormick, S. 2007. Temperature as a determinant factor for increased and reproducible in vitro pollen germination in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 52: 570-582, published August 30, 2007; doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03248.x.
Zhang, Y. and McCormick, S. 2007. A distinct mechanism regulating a pollen-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the small GTPase Rop in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104: 18830-18835, published November 13, 2007; 10.1073/pnas.0705874104.
Zhang, Y. and McCormick, S. 2008. Regulation of pollen tube polarity: feedback loops rule. Plant Signaling and Behavior 3 (5):345-347.
Alandete-Saez, M., Ron, M. and McCormick, S. 2008. GEX3, expressed in the male gametophyte and in the egg cell of Arabidopsis thaliana, is essential for micropylar pollen tube guidance and plays a role during early embryogenesis. Molecular Plant 1: 586-598.
Jasinski, S., Tattersall, A., Piazza, P., Hay, A., Martinez-Garcia, J.F., Schmitz, G., Theres, K., McCormick, S., and Tsiantis, M. 2008. PROCERA encodes a DELLA protein that mediates control of dissected leaf form in tomato. Plant Journal 56: 603-612.
Borges, F., Gomes, G., Gardner,R., Moreno, N., McCormick, S., Feijo, J.A., Becker, J.D. 2008. Comparative transcriptomics of Arabidopsis thaliana sperm cells. Plant Physiology 148: 1168-1181.
Blanvillain, R., Boavida, L.C., McCormick, S. and Ow, D.W. 2008. Exportin1 genes are essential for development and function of the gametophytes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 180: 1493-1500.
Zhang, D., Wengier, D., Shuai, B., Gui, C.P., Muschietti, J., McCormick, S. and Tang,W.H. 2008.The pollen receptor kinase LePRK2 mediates growth-promoting signals and positively regulates pollen germination and tube growth. Plant Physiology 148: 1368-1379.
Wang, H., Boavida, L.C., Ron, M. and McCormick, S. 2008. Truncation of a protein disulfide isomerase, PDIL2-1, delays embryo sac maturation and disrupts pollen tube guidance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 20: 3300-3311.
Zhang, Y., He, J., and McCormick, S. 2009. Two Arabidopsis AGC kinases are critical for the polarized growth of pollen tubes. Plant Journal 58: 474-484.
Boavida, L.C. Shuai, B., Yu, H-J., Pagnussat, G.C., Sundaresan, V. and McCormick, S. 2009. A collection of Ds insertions associated with defects in male gametophyte development and function in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 181: 1369-1385.
Zhang, Y. and McCormick, S. 2009. AGC VIII kinases: at the crossroads of cellular signaling. Trends Pl. Sci. 14: 689-695.
Zhang, Y. and McCormick, S. 2010. The regulation of vesicle trafficking by small GTPases and phospholipids during pollen tube growth. Sexual Plant Reprod. 23: 87-93; doi:10.1007/s00497-009-0118-z.
Boavida, L.C. and McCormick, S. 2010. Gametophyte and Sporophyte. In: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SCIENCES, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net/ [DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0002038.pub2].
Guan, Y., Boavida, L.C. and McCormick, S. 2010. Gametogenesis. In: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SCIENCES, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net/ [DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0002037.pub2].
Wengier, D.L., Mazzella, M.A., Salem, T.M., McCormick, S. and Muschietti, J.P. 2010. STIL, a peculiar molecule from styles, specifically dephosphorylates the pollen receptor kinase LePRK2 and stimulates pollen tube growth in vitro. BMC Plant Biology 10:33 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/33)
Zhang, Y.*, He, J.*, Lee, D., and McCormick, S. 2010. Interdependence of endomembrane trafficking and actin dynamics during polarized growth of Arabidopsis pollen tubes. Plant Physiology 152:2200-2210, doi:10.1104/pp.109.142349. * co-first authors.
Muschietti, J. and McCormick, S. 2010. Abscisic acid (ABA) receptors: light at the end of the tunnel. F1000 Biology Reports 2:15 (http://f1000biology.com/reports/10.3410/B2-15/).
Joyard, J. and McCormick, S. 2010. Plant Systems Biology (editorial). Plant Physiology 152: 401.
Ron, M., Alandete-Saez, M., Williams, L., Fletcher, J and McCormick, S. 2010. Proper regulation of a sperm-specific cis-nat-siRNA is essential for double fertilization in Arabidopsis. Genes Dev. 24: 101-1021; doi:10.1101/gad.1882810.
Zheng, B., Chen, X. and McCormick, S. 2011. The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome is a dual integrator that regulates both miRNA-mediated transcriptional regulation of Cyclin B1 and degradation of Cyclin B1 during Arabidopsis male gametophyte development. Plant Cell 23: 1033-1046; doi: 10.1105/tpc.111.083980.
Alandete-Saez, M., Ron, M., Leiboff, S. and McCormick, S. 2011. Arabidopsis thaliana GEX1 has dual functions in gametophyte development and early embryogenesis.Plant Journal 68: 620-632; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04713.x
Zhang, Y., Li, S., Zhou, L-Z., Fox, E., Pao, J., Sun, W., Zhou, C. and McCormick, S. 2011. Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana PTEN caused accumulation of autophagic bodies in pollen tubes by disrupting phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate dynamics. Plant Journal 68: 1081-1092; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04761.x
Zoulias, M., Koenig, D., Hamidi, A., McCormick, S. and Kim, M. 2012. A role for PHANTASTICA in medio-lateral regulation of adaxial domain development in tomato and tobacco leaves. Annals of Botany 109:407-418; doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr295
Qin, P., Ting, D., Shieh, A. and McCormick, S. 2012. Callose plug deposition patterns vary in pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes and in tomato species. BMC Plant Biology 12: 178, doi:10.1186/1471-2229-12-178.
Li, S., Ge, F-R., Xu, M., Zhao, X-Y., Huang, G-Q., Zhou, L-Zi., Wang, J-G., Kombrink, A., McCormick, S., Zhang, X.S., and Zhang, Y. 2013. Arabidopsis COBRA-LIKE 10, a GPI-anchored protein, mediates directional growth of pollen tubes. Plant Journal (in press), doi: 10.1111/tpj.12139.


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If your pregnancy is uncomplicated and you're having a form of intercourse that you normally have when you're not pregnant and it's comfortable for you, then using a dildo is safe.
On the other hand, if you're experiencing certain pregnancy complications, using a dildo may not be safe. For example, if you're at risk for premature labor, cervical insufficiency (incompetent cervix), or ruptured membranes, your provider might tell you to avoid having sex or an orgasm. Either one could bring on labor or lead to an infection.
It's generally safe – although if the material (such as plastic or metal) that the dildo is made of is more rigid than flesh, you'll want to be extra careful not to penetrate too forcefully. If you use one, make sure that it's clean.
In these instances, a dildo would not be safe: If you have placenta previa, using a sex toy (or, for that matter, having intercourse) could traumatize the placenta and cause heavy bleeding that might jeopardize your pregnancy. If you're at risk for premature labor, having an orgasm could cause contractions. And if your water has broken and you insert a sex toy, there's a risk of infection to the baby.


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20th Jun 2003, 03:05 AM | #1 |
How to ask questions the smart way.
Its a little lunix orientated, but a lot of the points still remain. This is copied from Smoothwall documentation, and is available elsewhere on the internet.
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way by Eric S. Raymond Author of 'Cathedral and the Bazaar' Introduction In the world of hackers, the kind of answers you get to your technical questions depends as much on the way you ask the questions as on the difficulty of developing the answer. This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer. The first thing to understand is that hackers actually like hard problems and good, thought-provoking questions about them. If we didn't, we wouldn't be here. If you give us an interesting question to chew on we'll be grateful to you; good questions are a stimulus and a gift. Good questions help us develop our understanding, and often reveal problems we might not have noticed or thought about otherwise. Among hackers, "Good question!" is a strong and sincere compliment. Despite this, hackers have a reputation for meeting simple questions with what looks like hostility or arrogance(Probably explains me...). It sometimes looks like we're reflexively rude to newbies and the ignorant. But this isn't really true. What we are, unapologetically, is hostile to people who seem to be unwilling to think or do their own homework before asking questions. People like that are time sinks -- they take without giving back, they waste time we could have spent on another question more interesting and another person more worthy of an answer. We call people like this "losers" (and for historical reasons we sometimes spell it "lusers"). We realise that there are many people who just want to use the software we write, and have no interest in learning technical details. For most people, a computer is merely a tool, a means to an end; they have more important things to do and lives to live. We acknowledge that, and don't expect everyone to take an interest in the technical matters that fascinate us. Nevertheless, our style of answering questions is tuned for people who do take such an interest and are willing to be active participants in problem-solving. That's not going to change. Nor should it; if it did, we would become less effective at the things we do best. We're (largely) volunteers. We take time out of busy lives to answer questions, and at times we're overwhelmed with them. So we filter ruthlessly. In particular, we throw away questions from people who appear to be losers in order to spend our question-answering time more efficiently, on winners. If you find this attitude obnoxious, condescending, or arrogant, check your assumptions. We're not asking you to genuflect to us; in fact, most of us would love nothing more than to deal with you as an equal, if you put in the effort required to make that possible. If you can't live with this sort of discrimination, we suggest you pay somebody for a commercial support contract instead of asking hackers to personally donate help to you. If you decide to come to us for help, you don't want to be one of the losers. You don't want to seem like one, either. The best way to get a rapid and responsive answer is to ask it like a winner; to ask it like a person with smarts, confidence, and clues who just happens to need help on one particular problem. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:06 AM | #2 |
Before You Ask
Before asking a technical question by email, or in a newsgroup, or on a web site chat board, do the following: 1. Try to find an answer by reading a tutorial. 2. Try to find an answer by reading a FAQ. 3. Try to find an answer by searching the Web. 4. Try to find an answer by asking a skilled friend. When you ask your question, display the fact that you have done these things first; this will help establish that you're not being a lazy sponge and wasting peoples' time. Better yet, display what you have learned from doing these things. We like answering questions for people who have demonstrated that they can learn from the answers. Prepare your question. Think it through. Hasty-sounding questions get hasty answers, or none at all. The more you do to demonstrate that you have put thought and effort into solving your problem before asking for help, the more likely you are to actually get help. Beware of asking the wrong question. If you ask one that is based on faulty assumptions, J. Random Hacker is quite likely to reply with a uselessly literal answer while thinking "Stupid question...", and hoping that the experience of getting what you asked for rather than what you needed will teach you a lesson. Never assume you are entitled to an answer. You are not; you aren't, after all, paying for the service. You will earn an answer, if you earn it, by asking a question that is substantial, interesting, and thought-provoking, one that implicitly contributes to the experience of the community rather than merely passively demanding knowledge from others. On the other hand, making it clear that you are able and willing to help in the process of developing the solution is a very good start. "Can someone provide a pointer?", "What is my example missing?" and "Is there a site I should have checked?" are more likely to get answered than "Please post the exact procedure I should use." because you're making it clear that you're truly willing to complete the process if someone can simply point you in the right direction. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:07 AM | #3 |
Write in clear, grammatical, correctly-spelled language
We've found by experience that people who are careless and sloppy writers are usually also careless and sloppy at thinking and coding (often enough to bet on, anyway). Answering questions for careless and sloppy thinkers is not rewarding; we'd rather spend our time elsewhere. So expressing your question clearly and well is important. If you can't be bothered to do that, we can't be bothered to pay attention. Spend the extra effort to polish your language. It doesn't have to be stiff or formal - in fact, hacker culture values informal, slangy and humorous language used with precision. But it has to be precise; there has to be some indication that you're thinking and paying attention. Spell correctly. Don't confuse "its" with "it's" or "loose" with "lose". Don't TYPE IN ALL CAPS, this is read as shouting and considered rude. If you write like a semi-literate boob, you will probably be ignored. Writing like a l33t script kiddie hax0r is the absolute kiss of death and guarantees you will receive nothing but stony silence (or, at best, a heaping helping of scorn and sarcasm) in return. If you are asking questions in a forum that does not use your native language, you will get a limited amount of slack for spelling and grammar errors, but no extra slack at all for laziness (and yes, we can usually spot that difference). Also, unless you know what your respondent's languages are, write in English. Busy hackers tend to simply flush questions in languages they don't understand, and English is the working language of the net. By writing in English you minimise your chances that your question will be discarded unread. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:09 AM | #4 |
Send questions in formats that are easy to understand
If you make your question artificially hard to read, it is more likely to be passed over in favour of one that isn't. So: • Send plain text mail, not HTML. • Don't send mail in which entire paragraphs are single multiply-wrapped lines. (This makes it too difficult to reply to just part of the message.) • Don't send MIME Quoted-Printable encoding either; all those =20 glyphs scattered through the text are ugly and distracting. • Never, ever expect hackers to be able to read closed proprietary document formats like Microsoft Word. Most hackers react to these about as well as you would to having a pile of steaming pig manure dumped on your doorstep. • If you're sending mail from a Windows machine, turn off Microsoft's stupid "Smart Quotes" feature. This is so you avoid sprinkling garbage characters through your mail. Use meaningful, specific subject headers On mailing lists or newsgroups, the subject header is your golden opportunity to attract qualified experts' attention in around 50 characters or fewer. Don't waste it on babble like "Please help me" (let alone "PLEASE HELP ME!!!!"). Don't try to impress us with the depth of your anguish; use the space for a super-concise problem description instead. Stupid: HELP! Video doesn't work properly on my laptop! Smart: XFree86 4.1 misshapen mouse cursor, Fooware MV1005 vid. chipset Be precise and informative about your problem • Describe the symptoms of your problem or bug carefully and clearly. • Describe the environment in which it occurs (machine, OS, application, whatever). • Describe the research you did to try and understand the problem before you asked the question. • Describe the diagnostic steps you took to try and pin down the problem yourself before you asked the question. • Describe any recent changes in your computer or software configuration that might be relevant. Do the best you can to anticipate the questions a hacker will ask, and to answer them in advance in your request for help. Simon Tatham has written an excellent essay entitled How to Report Bugs Effectively which can be found at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. I strongly recommend that you read it. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:11 AM | #5 |
Don't ask people to reply by private email
Hackers believe solving problems should be a public, transparent process during which a first try at an answer can and should be corrected if someone more knowledgeable notices that it is incomplete or incorrect. Also, they get some of their reward for being respondents from being seen to be competent and knowledgeable by their peers. When you ask for a private reply, you are disrupting both the process and the reward. Don't do this. It's the respondent's choice whether to reply privately, and if he does, it's usually because he thinks the question is too obvious or ill formed to be interesting to others. There is one limited exception to this rule. If you think the question is such that you are likely to get a lot of answers that are all pretty similar, then the magic words are "email me and I'll summarise the answers for the group". It is courteous to try and save the mailing list or newsgroup a flood of substantially identical postings, but you have to keep the promise to summarise. Prune pointless queries Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like "Can anyone help me?" or "Is there an answer?" First: if you've written your problem description halfway competently, such tacked-on questions are at best superfluous. Second: because they are superfluous, hackers find them annoying, and are likely to return logically impeccable but dismissive answers like "Yes, you can be helped" and "No, there is no help for you." Courtesy never hurts, and sometimes helps Be courteous. Use "Please" and "Thanks in advance". Make it clear that you appreciate the time people spend helping you for free. To be honest, this isn't as important as (and cannot substitute for) being grammatical, clear, precise and descriptive, avoiding proprietary formats etc.; hackers in general would rather get somewhat brusque but technically sharp bug reports than polite vagueness. (If this puzzles you, remember that we value a question by what it teaches us.) However, if you've got your technical ducks in a row, politeness does increase your chances of getting a useful answer. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:12 AM | #6 |
How to Interpret Answers
RTFM and STFW: How To Tell You've Seriously Screwed Up There is an ancient and hallowed tradition: if you get a reply that reads "RTFM", the person who sent it thinks you should have Read The ****ing Manual. He is almost certainly right. Go read it. RTFM has a younger relative. If you get a reply that reads "STFW", the person who sent it thinks you should have Searched The ****ing Web. He is almost certainly right. Go search it. Often, the person sending either of these replies has the manual or the web page with the information you need open, and is looking at it as he types. These replies mean that he thinks (a) the information you need is easy to find, and (b) you will learn more if you seek out the information than if you have it spoon-fed to you. You shouldn't be offended by this; by hacker standards, he is showing you a rough kind of respect simply by not ignoring you. You should instead thank him for his grandmotherly kindness. If you don't understand... If you don't understand the answer, do not immediately bounce back a demand for clarification. Use the same tools that you used to try and answer your original question (manuals, FAQs, the Web, skilled friends) to understand the answer. If you need to ask for clarification, exhibit what you have learned. For example, suppose I tell you: "It sounds like you've got a stuck zentry; you'll need to clear it." Then: Here's a bad follow-up question: "What's a zentry?" Here's a good follow up question: "OK, I read the man page and zentries are only mentioned under the -z and -p switches. Neither of them says anything about clearing zentries. Is it one of these or am I missing something here?" |
20th Jun 2003, 03:13 AM | #7 |
Dealing with rudeness
Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to give offence. Rather, it's the product of the direct, cut-through-the-bull**** communications style that is natural to people who are more concerned about solving problems than making others feel warm and fuzzy. When you perceive rudeness, try to react calmly. If someone is really acting out, it is very likely that a senior person on the list or newsgroup or forum will call him or her on it. If that doesn't happen and you lose your temper, it is likely that the person you lose it at was behaving within the hacker community's norms and you will be considered at fault. This will hurt your chances of getting the information or help you want. On the other hand, you will occasionally run across rudeness and posturing that is quite gratuitous. The flip-side of the above is that it is acceptable form to slam real offenders quite hard, dissecting their misbehaviour with a sharp verbal scalpel. Be very, very sure of your ground before you try this, however. The line between correcting an incivility and starting a pointless flame war is thin enough that hackers themselves not infrequently blunder across it; if you are a newbie or an outsider, your chances of avoiding such a blunder are low. If you're after information rather than entertainment, it's better to keep your fingers off the keyboard than to risk this. (Some people assert that many hackers have a mild form of autism or Asperger's Syndrome, and are actually missing some of the brain circuitry that lubricates `normal' human social interaction. This may or may not be true. If you are not a hacker yourself, it may help you cope if you think of us as brain-damaged. Go ahead. We won't care; we like being whatever it is we are, and generally have a healthy scepticism about clinical labels.) In the next section, we'll talk about a different issue; the kind of `rudeness' you'll see when you misbehave. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:13 AM | #8 |
Questions Not To Ask
Here are some classic stupid questions, and what hackers are thinking when they don't answer them. Q: Where can I find program X? A: The same place I'd find it, fool -- at the other end of a web search. Ghod, doesn't everybody know how to use Google yet? Q: My {program, configuration, SQL statement} doesn't work A: This is not a question, and I'm not interested in playing Twenty Questions to pry your actual question out of you — I have better things to do. On seeing something like this, my reaction is normally of one of the following: • do you have anything else to add to that? • oh, that's too bad, I hope you get it fixed. • and this has exactly what to do with me? Q: I'm having problems with my Windows machine. Can you help? A: Yes. Throw out that Microsoft trash and install Linux. Q: I'm having problems installing Linux or X. Can you help? A: No. I'd need hands-on access to your machine to troubleshoot this. Go ask your local Linux user group for hands-on help. (You can find a list of user groups here: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html. Q: How can I crack root/steal channel-ops privileges/read someone's email? A: You're a lowlife for wanting to do such things and a moron for asking a hacker to help you. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:14 AM | #9 |
Good and Bad Questions
Finally, I'm going to illustrate how to ask questions in a smart way by example; pairs of questions about the same problem, one asked in a stupid way and one in a smart way. Stupid: Where can I find out stuff about the Foonly Flurbamatic? This question just begs for "STFW" as a reply. Smart: I used Google to try to find "Foonly Flurbamatic 2600" on the Web, but I got no useful hits. Does anyone know where I can find programming information on this device? This one has already SFTWed, and sounds like he might have a real problem. Stupid: I can't get the code from project foo to compile. Why is it broken? He assumes that somebody else screwed up. Arrogant of him. Smart: The code from project foo doesn't compile under Nulix version 6.2. I've read the FAQ, but it doesn't have anything in it about Nulixrelated problems. Here's a transcript of my compilation attempt; is it something I did? He's specified the environment, he's read the FAQ, he's showing the error, and he's not assuming his problems are someone else's fault. This guy might be worth some attention. Stupid: I'm having problems with my motherboard. Can anybody help? J. Random Hacker's response to this is likely to be "Right. Do you need burping and diapering, too?" followed by a punch of the delete key. Smart: I tried X, Y, and Z on the S2464 motherboard. When that didn't work, I tried A, B, and C. Note the curious symptom when I tried C. Obviously the florbish is grommicking, but the results aren't what one might expect. What are the usual causes of grommicking on MP motherboards? Anybody got ideas for more tests I can run to pin down the problem? This person, on the other hand, seems worthy of an answer. He has exhibited problem-solving intelligence rather than waiting for an answer to drop from on high. In the last question, notice the subtle but important difference between demanding "Give me an answer" and "Please help me figure out what additional diagnostics I can run to achieve enlightenment." In fact, the form of that last question is closely based on a real incident that happened in August 2001 on the linuxkernel mailing list. I (Eric) was the one asking the question that time. I was seeing mysterious lockups on a Tyan S2464 motherboard. The list members supplied the critical information I needed to solve them. By asking the question in the way I did, I gave people something to chew on; I made it easy and attractive for them to get involved. I demonstrated respect for my peers' ability and invited them to consult with me as a peer. I also demonstrated respect for the value of their time by telling them the blind alleys I had already run down. Afterwards, when I thanked everyone and remarked how well the process had worked, an lkml member observed that he thought it had worked not because I'm a "name" on that list, but because I asked the question in the proper form. We hackers are in some ways a very ruthless meritocracy; I'm certain he was right, and that if I had behaved like a sponge I would have been flamed or ignored no matter who I was. His suggestion that I write up the whole incident as an instruction to others led directly to the composition of this guide. |
20th Jun 2003, 03:15 AM | #10 |
If You Can't Get an Answer
If you can't get an answer, please don't take it personally that we don't feel we can help you. Sometimes the members of the asked group may simply not know the answer. No response is not the same as being ignored, though admittedly it's hard to spot the difference from outside. In general, simply re-posting your question is a bad idea. This will be seen as pointlessly annoying. There are other sources of help you can go to, often sources better adapted to a novice's needs. There are many online and local user groups who are enthusiasts about the software, even though they may never have written any software themselves. These groups often form so that people can help each other and help new users. There are also plenty of commercial companies you can contract with for help, both large and small (Red Hat and LinuxCare are two of the best known; there are many others). Don't be dismayed at the idea of having to pay for a bit of help! After all, if your car engine blows a head gasket, chances are, you will take it to a repair shop and pay to get it fixed. Even if the software didn't cost you anything, you can't expect that support will always come for free. For popular software like Linux, there are at least 10000 users per developer. It's just not possible for one person to handle the support calls from over 10000 users. Remember that even if you have to pay for support, you are still paying much less than if you had to buy the software as well (andsupport for closed-source software is usually more expensive and less competent than support for open-source software). |
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Very well written; a MUST read for all users in this forum. Thanks for bringing it back.
20th Jun 2003, 06:25 AM | #12 |
Very nice Snake ! Could someone stick it plz ?
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Thanks for re-posting this, Solid Snake.
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20th Jun 2003, 08:05 AM | #14 |
No problem, only glad to help and possibly reason why I am a little bitter and twisted I guess.
20th Jun 2003, 08:51 AM | #15 |
thx Wormbo
10th Dec 2003, 05:38 AM | #16 |
I wish people would read this carefully when posting new threads now.
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Now this text is the best, but lets be honest now. Anyone who is sloppy and a lousy writer, one who doesn't look before he asks, you think such ones read all that? Wrong! They won't Nova |
16th Jun 2004, 09:53 PM | #18 |
Yeah, your right, but hopefully someone will link them to this post and then they will be a little better than constantly bumping their old questions up. However, it seems to occur a little less now. Most of the notes made here aren't something people have to learn really, as most programmers can understand another programmer when it comes to questions. It's mainly the people who don't code a lot and expect answers from us coders...
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Wow did u guys acutallu read all that? Cuz it sounds to me like someone thinks theyre apart of some "super race" of intelligent hackers. Thats kinda alot of work just to ask a simple question.
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it also sounds like all that is just a bunch of stereotyping.
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DHS News September 2011
September 2011 DHS Newsletter
On Friday, August 19, hundreds of children and families gathered in Schenley Park to participate in the 11th annual Families United Celebration, an event hosted by the DHS Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF). Families United is an opportunity to celebrate the importance of strong, community-connected, and resilient families, and is an especially celebratory event for those families who have reunited, having been involved with child welfare. At the event, the park surrounding the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink was transformed into a festive and fun-filled space full of family-friendly games, activities, arts and crafts and more. Families also enjoyed a free, nutritious lunch and variety of free snacks including Ben and Jerry's ice cream, cotton candy, popcorn and snow cones. In addition to activities and food, Families United also featured several performing acts, including balloon and caricature artists, magicians, musical groups and dancers.
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Blake Miller 97 |
With 31 games to his credit and six career sacks, Miller is SIU's most-experienced defensive lineman.
Offense made big plays in passing game, but defense forced four turnovers.
Kory Faulkner passed for 239 yards and four TDs.
Salukis record eight sacks and limit running backs to 55 yards on 30 carries
Austin Johnson nailed a 24-yard field with 0:59 left on the clock.
Football vs. Illinois State Nov. 22, 2014
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2014 (Senior)
2014 Game-by-Game
2013 (Junior)
2013 Game-by-Game
Played in 11 games and made seven starts...Missed the season opener with a high ankle sprain...Started the final six games of the season...Set new career highs with 32 total tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss...Recorded a career-high seven tackles against Missouri State...Had a sack against Charleston (W.V.) and at South Dakota State and a half-sack at Western Illinois...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
2012 (Sophomore)
2012 Game-by-Game
Played in all 11 games...Started the season opener at defensive end...Recorded 23 total tackles, 6 solo tackles...Recorded a career-high four tackles against Southeast Missouri State and again against Indiana State...Recorded one sack against Missouri State and a half sack against Illinois State...Recovered a fumble against Northern Iowa...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
2011 Game-by-Game
Played in nine games...Recorded six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack
2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted...Was SIU's Special Teams Scout Player of the Week once and received the Massive Mule Award once during the year, which honors the Saluki rookie with the most outstanding week of strength training...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Played varsity football for three seasons and led high school to the Class 5A state championship in 2008...Named honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference as a senior...Recorded 62 solo tackles with 15 tackles for a loss and four sacks in 2009 when his team went 10-3 while winning the regional championship to advance to the Final Four in the playoffs...Honor roll student...Lettered twice in track.
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Beautiful table! I had a maple bureau from Craigslist that I painted and decoupaged the drawer fronts with fabric. I put several 'sample areas' of paint on it to determine which color would be best with the fabric. Some were latex and some were chalk paint. I didn't sand it at all before sampling colors, and when I decided on a chalk paint, I found that I could easily scratch the latex paint off with a fingernail, while the other chalk paint samples had to be sanded off. If you don't use chalk paint, I'd sand it first or use liquid sander, or you may find that more paint comes off than you want when you go to distress it. |
If you go to Hartwood Roses Blog and do some checking around, Connie does a lot of this sort of painting, and it looks good! |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 20:19
Great feedback. I sure don't feel like sanding, maybe a bit roughening up but no serious sanding. However, I could use some gripper primer, I guess. If the Provence chalk paint is what I like, I'll probably go with that, although may be a bit too green. But will also check the blog you mentioned. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 20:21
Just realize that the sample table didn't show up in my post. Like this but a more turquoise, greenish blue. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 1:42
Let's say, I want to go with regular latex paint. What's the proper way to do this? Sand or prime first? And can I use wax or should I use poly? |
That's going to be a tough piece to sand. I'd go with liquid sander as a my choice, as when you go to distress it, you might end up with both primer and the wood showing through. Or perhaps you could have primer tinted to be the same color as your top coat choice of color? |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 10:27
I know. Sounds like it'll be Annie Sloan chalk paint. |
That's what I used on an old chair with similar carving that I was re-upholstering this past weekend. I used Old Ochre as a base coat and Country Grey as a top coat. Then I sanded with 400 grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool. I waxed it with clear Butcher's Wax, and the surface is like 'buttah'. What appears to be white in these pics I just took for you is sun glare; there is no white in the frame. Your table is going to be fabulous! Duck Egg Blue is also nice, and I know that you could do that table with a sample size jar. Know that the wax darkens the paint a bit, even in clear, but makes it so rich looking! |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 20:16
Yes, I was hoping that a sample jar was going to be enough, and will definitely also consider Duck Egg. |
- Posted by bronwynsmom (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 22:43
Oh, my3dogs, another wonder! Would you please move into my neighborhood and teach me to do that? (And then let me do it in your garage - I don't have one any more...) |
seriously, my3dogs, that chair is stunning. Would you be willing to share with us how to reupholster a chair like that? Maybe start a new thread, or a link to an old thread if I have missed your previous posts on upholstery. I have two chairs that I would like to reupholster myself. |
- Posted by cooperbailey (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 11:09
I found a very similar set of a coffee table and 2 end tables at our neighborhood yard sale a few years ago. They are from the 1940s- they were marked underneath. I painted them with ASCP Paris grey and painted the carved areas Old White and then distressed them and waxed with a clear wax. I almost kept them for myself, but they really didn't work in my house. The set sold very quickly. I have attached a really bad photo, the only one I have,in which the distressing doesn't show up very well. Duck egg is one of my favorite colors but it doesn't have the color saturation I think you have in mind. Provence is much more vibrant, but I haven't used it yet so can't advise. I did buy some for a piece so am looking forward to playing with a new color( for me). |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 11:40
NICE! Love the details with the feet! Maybe I'll do something like that, too. I still have a lot of leftover Paris Gray from a dresser I painted but have to say that I find it a bit cold and dark; I was going back and forth whether I wanted Duck Egg Blue or Paris Gray, and wish I had picked the Duck Egg. I suppose I can always paint over it. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 15:41
Here's my "new" table. Love the color and how quick and easy this was. It took me more time to go and get the paint than to actually finish the table. The color is actually a little bit darker and brighter IRL than in the pics. |
Nice color! Which one did you use? Did you wax it afterward? |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 21:23
It's Provence. I put one layer of light wax on it but will perhaps distress it a bit more and add more wax. I don't think I rubbed it in enough. Also haven't polished it properly. Any advice? |
It looks great! You might want to try a little dark wax to bring out the details in the legs. I've used it a couple of times and love the way it settles in the crevices, etc. That Provence is such a gorgeous color - and perfect for your table. Love it! |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 22:01
Thanks for the advice. I don't really feel like driving again for 1 hour round trip to get the Annie Sloan dark wax. Is there any substitute for the dark wax? |
I haven't used any other brands, but here's a site that seems to have some good suggestions: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chalk Paint Divas site
It looks gorgeous!!!! |
I use BriWax on mine - It comes in several colors. I have light brown and dark brown. Personally, I probably wouldn't do it, but I have read where some people use shoe polish. Have to admit, it would be inexpensive and come in many colors, though. I just Googled using shoe polish and there are many hits for it. Here's one below that shows a good looking result. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fake French Country Furniture, The Side Table
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 17, 13 at 11:34
- Posted by bronwynsmom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 17, 13 at 11:39
Wonderful job, and the color is so fresh and pretty. I might have a piece of glass cut to sit in the tray, and then if you felt like it, you could cut a piece of fabric or wallpaper to put under it. Or not ... In any case, it would protect your surface. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 17, 13 at 16:22
Yes, I was thinking of actually doing that and maybe putting photos underneath. However, because the table was for free from CL and I only used one sample jar of paint, not to mention that it took a very short time, it's not that big a deal if I have to paint over it at one point. Now I'm looking for something to paint in Aubuisson..... |
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Timeout Football: Rich Lunsford optimistic Lake Station can turn program around
By Steve T. Gorches 314-3797 or email@example.com September 12, 2013 11:14PM
Lake Station football coach Rich Lunsford works with players during practice on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. | Michael Gard/For Sun-Times Media
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Rich Lunsford knew what he was getting into when he accepted the Lake Station football head coaching position earlier this year.
He had been an assistant for three years under previous head coach Mike Hepp.
And he witnessed four wins from the sidelines.
Taking it back further, the Eagles have 16 wins since 2000, and that includes the 2001 campaign in which five games were played because the Eagles didn't have enough kids for a team to start the season.
But it's not like Lake Station's football program compares to the Cubs, who haven't won a World Series since 1908. It's just fallen off the face of the region landscape very quickly. The Eagles won both of their sectional titles in the 1990s (1991 and 1998) — the decade when Lunsford was playing football at Lowell.
So he knew what he was getting into and he believes there's a bright future, even though it seems like the sky is falling at Lake Station.
"It's a complete challenge," he said. "These kids have never been taught how to win and compete consistently — every play, every single game — and I'm trying to instill that in them. There's talent in the building. My offensive coordinator was a varsity assistant at Lowell and he says we have just as much talent as they do, maybe more. Working as a team has been a big problem for these guys the last few years. So our focus the past summer had been team first and family sense. That's how we were brought up in Red Devil Pride."
That seems like a pipe dream, but Lowell and Lake Station are more comparable than it seems. The Red Devils only had one more sectional title than the Eagles in the 1990s. Since then, though, it's been quite the opposite.
Lunsford has truly taken his overwhelming job one step at a time, and there has been progress.
"Last year we finished the season with two freshmen," he said. "We have 11 this year and we've picked up another six or seven more sophomores. The biggest thing I said in my interview was that we would have a JV team. You can't build a program if you're making 14-year-old freshmen bang heads with seniors that have been doing it for four years.
"I've heard from the kids that some of them didn't like Coach (Mike) Hepp, but that's a BS excuse. If you like the sport you'll come out and play. I did a lot of recruiting in the hallways and talking to kids. I went to a lot of basketball games last year, worked the scoreboard, go to softball games and announce for sectionals — making sure my presence was seen. Playing for Kirk Kennedy, he'd be at everything to make sure his presence was known throughout the community."
That community support is also comparable to Lowell. The crowds at Lake Station home games is bigger than some 3A, 4A or 5A schools.
"There is a decent amount of support in the community, and I'm trying to improve that," Lunsford said. "It's going to be a lot easier when the Ws start coming. They're starving for success. You saw that with the (boys) basketball program when Bryon Clouse was here and they had a couple 15-, 16-win seasons."
The kids are starved for success, too. The upperclassmen understand what it's like to be a football player at Lake Station, and they want to change that perception.
"Coach is making us believe we can do what other teams do," said senior RB/LB Keith Durbin. "We just have to believe and we don't want that old Lake Station attitude anymore."
It just seems like there's longer odds to overcome at Lake Station than other schools — the proverbial, whatever can go wrong will go wrong dark cloud.
Take senior Robert Fazekas for example. Lunsford said he was the Eagles' best wide receiver. Pair him with junior running back Kyle Gooch and getting more wins would be a more distinct possibility. But starting quarterback Kody Lemley broke his arm during an intra-squad scrimmage the week before the scheduled scrimmage against Calumet. It's the first time since Lunsford has been at Lake Station that the program had enough players out to have a scrimmage.
Burt anything that can go wrong, did go wrong with the injury.
"Robert and Kody have a great connection," Lunsford said. "We've been working with Kody as quarterback since he was in eighth grade. He'll be back in two weeks."
And that means Fazekas, who has been filling in as QB for the first time in his football career, will get to catch balls again instead of trying to throw them.
"I was pretty nervous being thrown into it, but I think I've grasped the position," he said. "I knew I had to do it for the team."
That's the team-first attitude Lunsford has been pushing, and it seems like everyone is catching on, including the standout running back.
"Things have changed a lot," Gooch said. "Ever since the summer, we've grown more closer as a team and family. We've got a lot of younger kids coming out who have talent. We just want to get some wins."
Who doesn't? A community like Lake Station that supports its football team immensely is hungry for success, which is relative compared to the last 13 years.
"There's not a ton of risk, but an absolute ton of reward here," Lunsford said about his job as coach. "If we get a .500 season, it's like, 'Wow, that's a good season.' I think the future is bright."
With twice as many kids out for the team (36) than finishing on the roster last year (17), the program is moving in the right direction with a coach who has high aspirations.


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Alvarez Joins Marauders; Harrison Back to Pirates
Tuesdays' action… and again the player moves are as interesting as the games.
3B Pedro Alvarez was moved from the GCL Pirates to the Marauders to continue his rehab work.
With OF Jose Tabata being placed onto the Disabled List, the Pirates were no longer forced to wait 10 days before recalling INF Josh Harrison. Harrison joined Chase d'Arnaud and Alex Presley as the new kids on the block in Pittsburgh. Backfilling, OF Anthony Norman and SS Jordy Mercer were both promoted from Altoona to Indianapolis. INF Josh Rodriguez was sent down to Altoona.
Bradenton Marauders 8, St. Lucie Mets 1
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A 5-run 4th inning gave the Marauders a big boost, as they bombarded the Mets in Bradenton. Pedro Alvarez started the game at third base for the Marauders. He grounded out in the 1st inning, then singled to lead off the 4th, and was hit by a pitch in the 5th. It was not a particularly busy day at third base for Alvarez, but he successfully fielded 3 grounders that came his way. Elevys Gonzalez took over for Alvarez at the beginning of the 6th.
Brett Lorin allowed only one run in his start, and earned his 3rd win of the season (3-4 record). The lone run scored in the 3rd, on a hit batter, a ground out, and a ground-rule double. Lorin scattered 3 more hits, no walks, over the rest of his 6 innings. He hit another batter and he struck out 5.
The Marauders got onto the scoreboard when they batted around in the 4th. Alvarez's single got the fun started, then 1B Aaron Baker lined a double into left field, moving Alvarez to third. DH Adalberto Santos walked to load the bases. CF Evan Chambers brought in Alvarez with an RBI single, and C Carlos Paulino's double into center field plated both Baker and Santos. LF David Rubinstein walked to load the bases again. After a pitching change, SS Kelson Brown's RBI ground out scored Chambers, and RF Robbie Grossman's sacrifice fly brought in Paulino, to give the Marauders a 5-1 lead.
Tyler Cox replaced Lorin to begin the 7th inning. Cox walked the first batter he faced, then retired the next 6, including two strikeouts in each inning. Duke Welker pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th, with one strikeout.
The Marauders also did some late-inning scoring. Brown and Grossman led off the 7th with back-to-back singles, and 2B Jarek Cunningham drove both of them in with his double into right field. Chambers started the 9th with a single, and moved to second base on a wild pitch. He tagged up and advanced to third on Rubinstein's fly out, then scored on a wild pitch, to give the Marauders their 8 run total.
Alvarez Starts With GCL Pirates
The Pirates have optioned SS Pedro Ciriaco to AAA Indianapolis. This opens a roster spot for OF Alex Presley, who will be officially called up on Tuesday (the Pirates have a day off on Monday). UPDATE: Presley has officially been called up, and will join the Pirates in Toronto.
Also promoted: pitcher Rinku Singh has been promoted from the GCL Pirates to State College. Singh has pitched a total of 15 innings so far this season. Eleven of those came on 3 appaearances with the DSL team. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, with 7 strikeouts in the Dominican. In one appearance last week with the GCL Pirates, Singh pitched 4 scoreless innings and allowed only one hit, while striking out 5 batters. Singh pitched in one game for the Spikes at the end of the 2010 season. He went 2 innings in that game, and gave up only one hit, with one strikeout.
Monday's game action:
GCL Pirates 1, GCL Phillies 0…. for 1.5 innings
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3B Pedro Alvarez made his first official rehab start this afternoon. It didn't last long, though that had nothing to do with him: the game was suspended due to rain after just 1.5 innings. Alvarez was the Pirates' lead-off batter. He got one trip to the plate, in which he grounded out to second base. CF Willy Garcia was the only batter on either team to reach base, when he blasted a solo homer in the top of the 2nd. Pirates' starter Luis Heredia pitched to just 3 batters in the bottom of the first — two strikeouts and a pop out to C Joey Schoenfeld.
Curve Scoreless Again, Marauders Bomb Mets
Some Sunday action in the Pirates' minor league organization… the GCL Pirates had the day off.
Harrisburg Senators 6, Altoona Curve 0
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The Curve were again held scoreless this afternoon. That means that in the last 5 games (44 innings), the Curve have scored just one run. Today the team was held to 3 hits, and those were the only Curve batters to reach base. The first 10 batters were retired in order. 2B Brock Holt doubled in the 4th inning, then the next 6 batters were retired. Pinch-hitter Brad Chalk singled in the 6th, and was out at second when CF Starling Marte grounded into a force out. The Curve also went down in order in the 7th and 8th innings. Marte doubled with one out in the 9th, but two fly outs left Marte still standing on second base when the game ended.
Phillip Irwin made the start for Altoona. He allowed two singles over the first two innings, but ran into difficulty in the 4th. A single began the inning, then Irwin recorded two outs. That was followed by an RBI single, a double, a 2-RBI single, and a throwing error. One more run scored on a wild pitch, to give the Senators a 4-0 lead. Irwin finished his afternoon with those 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, no walks, with 6 strikeouts in 5 innings of work.
Bryan Morris relieved Irwin and pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowing a walk and a single in the 7th. Tim Alderson pitched the 8th, and gave up a single and a 2-run homer for the Senators' final two runs.
Curve Finally Score; Spikes Lose in 12 Innings
Saturday's action in the Pirates' lower minor league organization… being thrown out at the plate seemed to be a recurring theme….
Harrisburg Senators 3, Altoona Curve 1
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The Curve out-hit the Senators 8-4, but could only force one run across the plate, though that was one more run than they had scored in their last three games. Aaron Pribanic suffered his 5th loss of the season (for a 5-5 record), allowing 2 runs on just 2 hits and a walk, while strikeout out 7 batters in 6 innings. The walk gave the Senators their only baserunner over the first three innings. The Senators began the 4th inning with a single, and a balk put the runner on second base. Pribanic struck out the next two batters, but the next batter smacked a 2-run homer. He retired the next 7 batters in order to finish his night.
The Curve put at least one batter on base in 5 of the first 6 innings. They came closest to scoring in the 4th, when SS Jordy Mercer led off with a single, and advanced to second on a balk. He reached third when 3B Jeremy Farrell singled to first, but got hung up between third and home, and was tagged out in a run-down. Altoona got onto the scoreboard in the 7th inning. Farrell lined a single into right field, and after two outs, pinch-hitter Anthony Norman grounded to second, where the Harrisburg second baseman missed the play. Farrell scored on the error. CF Starling Marte doubled into left field, moving Norman to third, but a strikeout ended the inning with both of the runners in scoring position.
Matt McSwain replaced Pribanic in the 7th. He walked two batters, and loaded the bases with a single. An RBI ground out brought in the runner from third, for the Senators' third run. Tim Alderson gave up a lead-off triple in the 8th, and hit the next batter with a pitch, but got out of the jam with a strikeout and a double play — a line out to center field and an on-target throw by Marte to the plate let C Tony Sanchez tag him out at home.
Former Pirate farmhand Jimmy Barthmaier walked Mercer to begin the 8th, but he was erased on a double play, and a strikeout ended the inning, the Curve went down in order in the 9th.
Leach's First Win In Marauders' Hit-Fest
The Pirates have signed 23rd round draft pick RHP Jordan Cooper to a contract. He had been a pitcher for Kentucky, and that experience might get him a start at State College. Here is a list of all the 2011 draft picks, with notations for which ones have signed.
Friday's game action:
Harrisburg Senators 2, Altoona Curve 0
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A 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th broke the scoreless tie for the only scoring in this pitching duel. Jeff Locke pitched 6 scoreless frames for the Curve, scattering 3 singles and a walk over his first 3 innings. The he retired the Senators in order for the next 3 innings. He threw 78 pitches (48 strikes) in those 6 innings. Bryan Morris pitched a scoreless 7th, allowing just a single. That base runner moved to second base on a balk, which started an argument by Altoona manager PJ Forbes — and resulted in Forbes being ejected. Michael Dubee, back with the Curve after some time with Indianapolis, gave up a lone single in the 8th, and Noah Krol allowed a single and a walk in the 9th, but both kept the Senators from scoring.
But the Curve weren't scoring either. They pounded out 7 hits, including two by SS Jordy Mercer. Mercer's triple i n the 7th was the only extra-base hit for the Curve, and the only time that a Curve base runner reached as far as third base. RF Andrew Lambo also walked twice. CF Starling Marte opened the game with a single, but was thrown out at second after Mercer's strikeout. 1B Matt Curry and LF Brad Chalk both singled in the 2nd, but Curry was picked off second base, and Chalk was thrown out trying to steal second. 2B Brock Holt singled in the 4th, and pinch-hitter Anthony Norman singled in the 10th and stole second base.


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