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The star attraction, sure enough, was Miss Brandall, "Queen of Magical Illusions," a diva from Havana in silver sequins and a knowing half-smile that makes her the Hormona Lisa of lower Broadway. The lady is straight out of Las Vegas via Edelweiss in a way that brings to mind Lance Burton meeting Walter Mercado on the way to Celia Cruz's house on Halloween. Brandall, who's been performing for 30 years, told me she wished I had a Voice on me because she does a newspaper trick. (So do II've conned them into letting me write this column.) Alas, alI I had to offer was good luck, but she didn't need it as she bounded onto the stage to make cigarettes disappear, find a bird in a balloon, and pour water into a copy of the Post, only to have the liquid mystically come out bloodlike (thank God I didn't have a Voice). In between stunts, Brandall danced a few pert cha-cha steps and ritualistically pointed to her eye, making this the most surreal and inexplicable club experience since I couldn't get into Chaos. Brandall's is even more of a drag magic act than Siegfried and Roy or David Copperfield. I'm not necessarily telling you to see it, but be jealous that I did.
From one sparkly reality-bender to anotherpouff!Quentin Crisp's memorial at Cooper Union was such an all-encompassing dissection of the Brit wit's work, pinched face, and refined manners that it's a shame the big drag queen in the sky made him disappear; Quentin might have liked it. The analyses and tributes kept coming for two and a half hoursI was one of 22 speakersand though one memorializer finally conceded that Quentin felt homosexuality was abnormal, he added, "But he didn't exactly have the highest regard for normalcy." The second the event was over, imperturbable rocker Dean Johnson cornered me to offer his own heartfelt sentiments: "You haven't mentioned my band in four years! You're on the list tonight." Oy.
Among the living, every single queen I know has been getting drunk, sleeping with their female best friend, and then fighting to keep custody of the resultant baby. Oh, wait a minutethat's not real life, that's the plot of the new Madonna movie, The Next Best Thing! Well, anyway, I finally saw it after having been dissed from screenings, and though at first I wished I'd brought along a deck of cards like I did for Shanghai Surprise, this Thing grew on me like a fungus, strained plotpansy, don't preach, I'm keeping my babyand all. Maybe I'm just reacting to the rock-bottom expectations, but it's a perfectly watchable, trashy Doris Day?and?Rock Hudson?type romp (with Rupert Everett as Doris), at least until it gets to the courtoom histrionics and phony ending. (Sidebar: Rupert tells Empire magazinethe new upscale offshoot of HXthat iconwise, he prefers Whitney Houston to Mariah Carey because "Mariah's a bossy old bitch." I thought he liked that sort of thing.)
Divas got better treatment at Nothing Like a Dame 2000"the thinking woman's vaudeville show" at the Richard Rodgers, to benefit the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America. The one-nighter trotted out acrobats, Rockettes, majorettes, and everything but Madonna doing sex tricks with gays. Of the many star turns, the juiciest came from the mesmerizing Elaine Stritch and the sensational Heather Headleyplus grande dame Uta Hagen, who said, "I would tell funny stories about my mastectomy, but I've run out of stories!" The camp peak was Florence Henderson singing her imaginary musical version of The Vagina Monologues, which someone should snatch up, as it were, and produce. "I love my vagina!" crooned the onetime Brady mom. "And my adorable labia too. . . . There's nothing we cunt do." Especially with some Wesson oil.
Having seen the week's other big shows, I cunt tell you how glad I am to be a lonely only child. Nicky Silver's The Altruists serves up wildly dysfunctional siblings, while Sam Shepard's True West has two brothers viciously conning each other out of screenplay deals. The play's lost a lot of its menace in the current production, which punches up the laughs, though the audience was nervously tittering even at parts that weren't intended to be funny. You wonder why they didn't stay home and watch Just Shoot Me.
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PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has condemned the arson attacks on three churches in the Klang Valley and assured the public that all possible action will be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring.
The Prime Minister also warned the public not to start pointing fingers at who may have been responsible for the attacks.
"I condemn the attacks as they will destroy harmony in this country," he said.
"Action will be taken against those responsible, based on facts and the law," he told reporters after chairing the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority meeting yesterday.
Najib also directed Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan to beef up security at places of worship.
He reminded Malaysians not to allow the peace and understanding that they have among each other be threatened by any party.
"As I have said before, whatever problem that arises, we must use the right channel and method to solve it.
"Our action must not be against the law," he said.
Asked if there were fears of retaliation over the incident, the Prime Minister said the authorities must nip the problem in the bud.
"I hope people will not take the law into their hands. The IGP will report to me on the incident once there is evidence and new developments," he added.
Najib later tweeted and posted a comment on his blog about the matter, adding that this divisive event and others like it did not represent Malaysia or Islam.
"They don't represent our families, our communities, or the efforts we have all made toward strengthening 1Malaysia," he said.
Malaysia, he added, prided itself on representing all religions and pursuing peaceful, legal channels to resolve differences.
"We encourage our citizens to responsibly voice their opinions, but violence is never an acceptable method of expression," he added.
Najib also took to task a news portal reporter for saying Umno politicians have been "fanning the flames" since the court verdict on the "Allah" issue.
Najib, who was visibly unhappy with the question posed, told the reporter not to point the finger at Umno.
"We have always been very responsible (in our statements). Don't point the finger at Umno or anybody. Don't say that these attacks are motivated by Umno. That is a very scurrilous statement you have just made," he said.
In Ampang, Selangor Umno religious bureau head Datuk Ismail Kijo refuted rumours that Umno members were behind the church attacks, saying there were people taking advantage of the situation to discredit them.
He said there were certain "hands" who were taking advantage of the situation to make Christians think that this was Umno's doing.
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Back in India, RCB will be expecting the fortunes to tilt in their favour, playing five of the nine matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Familiar conditions and a better track record here, head coach Daniel Vettori said on Thursday that all is not over as it has been made out to be.
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Scaffolding is a term in education that describes coaching or modeling methods provided by a teacher, aimed at helping pupils to develop a new skill or learn new concepts. Scaffolding in education can be compared to scaffolding in construction — scaffolding in the classroom is removed when students achieve competence in the relevant area.
In scaffolding, the teacher explains an assignment to the students, brings the task to the relevant level of difficulty, breaks it into a sequence of operations, provides feedback and finally helps students master the new knowledge. Many strategies used in 21st century classrooms, including demonstration, modeling and shared writing, are directly connected to the main principles of scaffolding.
The term scaffolding in its educational context was first used by the American psychologist Jerome Seymour Bruner (1915-). He examined the way parents interact with their children to help them learn. He saw that at first parents provided their children with high degrees of support. However, they would gradually withdraw the support until the child could perform the specific task on his or her own.
Scaffolding as a method in teaching was proposed by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). He developed the theory of the Zone of Proximal Development. According to that theory, the teacher should introduce a new concept to pupils and give them all the assistance they might need in the start of the teaching process. Later the teacher would introduce new lessons and leave his or her students to handle the new knowledge alone.
According to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, it was important to define the level of difficulty that a student will be able to handle and the rate of accomplishment to be achieved. The theory also examines the determination of the moment in which the students will need the assistance of their teacher and how much accomplishment will he achieve under supervision and assistance. The Zone of Proximal Development includes many more practices and rules. It is considered a foundation for scaffolding in education.
Scaffolding has four key qualities. The first principle of scaffolding is that it occurs with assistance. Someone more experienced, a teacher or in some cases a peer, supports the learner to acquire knowledge, a skill or just to grasp an idea. That assistance is carefully designed to challenge the learner to do something he or she has not been able to do before. Thus the learner effectively draws on the greater knowledge of his or her teacher or peer.
Scaffolding is also focused. It focuses the learner on a specific skill and restricts the degree of freedom, while a task is being performed. Thus a student is able to concentrate better on that task. For example, when a teacher tries to teach pupils how to write a persuasive argument, he or she would show them how to shape the opening paragraph only, instead of modeling how to write the whole piece.
Scaffolding tries to avoid failure by scaling down the scope of failure in a task. An example for that are the stabilizers on a bike, which are used when a child is learning to ride. At school, a teacher can avoid failure by the method of shared writing, for example. In shared writing the teacher and students compose a text together and together contribute their ideas to the process.
The last major quality of scaffolding is temporariness. The process of scaffolding should not be permanent as it involves both providing support and being able to effectively and timely withdraw it. Janet Maybin defines scaffolding as "temporary, but essential, nature of the mentor's assistance as the learner advances in knowledge and understanding."
In the 21st century, scaffolding is one of the most widely used methods of teaching. It is important to note that letting a child take responsibility for his or her learning is a slow process that takes time. For that reason scaffolding is best applied by more experienced teachers that have competent skills for it to produce the targeted results.
Scaffolding: Selected full-text books and articles
Lucien T. Winegar; Jaan Valsiner.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, vol.2, 1992
Debra Myhill; Susan Jones; Rosemary Hopper.
Open University Press, 2006
Ellice A. Forman; Norris Minick; C. Addison Stone.
Oxford University Press, 1993
John T. Guthrie; Allan Wigfield; Kathleen C. Perencevich.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004
Katharine G. Butler; Elaine R. Silliman.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002
Jamie L. Metsala; Linnea C. Ehri.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998
Marcia C. Linn; Elizabeth A. Davis; Philip Bell.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004
David H. Jonassen.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 (2nd edition)
Rosiek, Jerry.
Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 54, No. 5, November-December 2003
Kermani, Hengameh; Brenner, Mary E.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall-Winter 2000
Skibbe, Lori; Behnke, Michelle; Justice, Laura M.
Communication Disorders Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4, Summer 2004


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Burglars hit Miley Cyrus' home again take luxury car and jewelry
Miley Cyrus' became a victim to burglary again as robbers broke into her San Fernando Valley home and reportedly got away with 2014 Maserati luxury sedan and unspecified amount of jewelry.
The Los Angeles police from the North Hollywood station said that they are now looking for a man and a woman, who scaled fence to get in the 21-year-old star's house while no one was at home, Fox News reported.
A robbery had taken place earlier in November 2013 as well, before Cyrus' 21st birthday where "a lot of personal items were stolen" according to the reports.
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On Sunday, December 7, 2014, Elizabeth Cardillo of Pittsburgh was named MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA® 2015 at the conclusion of the three-day MISS PENNSYLVANIA TEEN USA® & MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA® Pageant, which was held at the Hyatt Regency International Airport Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Crowned by Valerie Gatto, MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA® 2014, Elizabeth will represent Pennsylvania at the 2015 MISS USA® Pageant.
Semifinalists were Krystal Gregorio of Philadelphia, Jessica Bermudez of Philadelphia, Alex-Taylor Deitz of Wexford, Nicolette Bendick of Pittsburgh, Laura DiFrancesco of West Chester, Julia Pauline of Conshohocken, Kelsey Landy of Connellsville, Alexandra Bristow of Warrington, Natalie Romano of Monongahela, and Antonia Gore of Philadelphia.
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Well, today's the big day, the start of the DCnU with "Justice League" No. 1.
It's Comicgeddon if you listen to some longtime fans. Me, I'll be happy if the stories are great. Do I agree with all the changes? No. (Cyborg as a JL founder? Um, no.) But I'm willing to give it a shot.
I have to admit, it probably helps that most of the titles I'm interested in, such as the "Legion of Super-Heroes" books, aren't changing much. But Aquaman sure is. He's due, though.
So here's a look at what's coming out through September, along with a pick or two for each week, based on solicitations (and personal affection for some characters). I haven't received any preview copies yet, but I hear they're on the way. I'll post some reviews once those start arriving.
What books are you most looking forward to? Leave a comment and let us know!
"Justice League" — Geoff Johns reinvents DC's premier superteam, adding a bit of diversity to the lineup by making Cyborg (an African-American) a founding member. The new book will start off in the past, at the team's founding.
Sept. 7
Eric's pick:
"Hawk & Dove" — Former superstar artist Rob Liefeld returns to a pair of characters that helped launch his career in the 1980s. Hank Hall and Dawn Granger are somewhat reluctant new crime-fighting partners in this take on a sentimental personal favorite. Let me be clear: This is an endorsement for the characters. The art, as you can see, looks awful.
Also out:
"Action Comics," "Animal Man," "Batgirl," "Batwing," "Detective Comics," "Green Arrow," "Justice League International," "Men of War," "O.M.A.C.," "Static Shock," "Stormwatch," "Swamp Thing"
Sept. 14
Eric's pick:
"Legion Lost" — Seven members of the 31st century's Legion of Super-Heroes, which recently had a relaunch of their own under the pens of Johns and fan-favorite Paul Levitz, are lost in our time. It sounds more like a miniseries concept, but I've been following the team for almost 35 years, so I'm in.
Runner up: "Demon Knights" — It's Justice League: Medieval as Etrigan (the Demon) leads a team for a bunch of supernatural derring-do. I hope it's cool.
Also out:
"Batman and Robin," "Batwoman," "Deathstroke," "Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.," "Green Lantern," "Grifter," "Mister Terrific," "Red Lanterns," "Resurrection Man," "Suicide Squad," "Superboy"
Sept. 21
Eric's pick:
"Wonder Woman" — Original promo art had the Amazon in long pants, but now that the TV pilot (and controversial costume) is a no-go, she's back in the star-spangled shorts. Is she here to protect mankind from the willful gods, or is she one of them?
Runner up: "Legion of Super-Heroes" — I've been enjoying (for the most part) Paul Levitz's return to the book, so between him and my history, this is a must-read.
Also out:
"Batman," "Birds of Prey," "Blue Beetle," "Captain Atom," "Catwoman," "DC Universe Presents," "Green Lantern Corps," "Nightwing," "Red Hood and the Outlaws," "Supergirl"
Sept. 28
Eric's pick: "Aquaman" — The man from Atlantis has long been the butt of fan jokes, but he kicked some major butt in Johns' recent "Brightest Day" series, and Johns promises more of the same in the new series he'll be writing. This longtime Aqua-fan can't wait.
Runner up: "Justice League Dark" — I'm a sucker for magic characters, and this puts a bunch of DC's big guns all in one place. Zatanna's book ended on a whimper, so I'm glad she's part of the line-up. The others don't mean as much to me personally, but I look forward to checking this out.
Also out:
"All-Star Western," "Batman: The Dark Knight," "Blackhawks," "The Flash," "The Fury of Firestorm," "Green Lantern: New Guardians," "I, Vampire," "The Savage Hawkman," "Superman," "Teen Titans," "Voodoo"


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Miller proves spoiler in CTSCC ST finale at Lime Rock Park. For tomorrow's GS race, Hindman becomes youngest Pole Winner in series' history.
The 2013 final battles will take place this weekend for both the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
GRAND-AM Rolex Series awards celebration on Monday night at Gotham Hall. The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Awards will be held Saturday night at Lime Rock Park.
GS championship still on the line for Lime Rock finale. Mazdas 1-2 In ST, Borcheller, LaMarra break logjam with third place finish
The top-10 competitors for the Daytona Prototype championship are separated by only five points and led by Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli with 269 points.
The team is hoping that the result is another positive step towards a run to the championship title.
Hacquard, Jones score first career victories for i-Moto after penalty to Valiante in ST
The three BMWs in the Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge did not have the qualifying results they had hoped for at Kansas Speedway.
Nick Longhi took third on the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge grid
For their first race in Kansas City, Matt Bell placed the No. 9 Stevenson Automotive Camaro GS.R. sixth fastest in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge qualifying.
Pinch-hitter Tagliani leads GT qualifying in R.Ferri/AIM Motorsports Ferrari 458. Long scores fifth GX pole in SpeedSource Mazda
Practice two for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at the new event for the series in Kansas ended with the Aston Martin Vantage on top of the time sheets.
Jade Buford is looking for his sixth pole this season in the No. 55 Multimatic Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage
Joe Varde is having a great time watching his race car, the No. 13 Porsche earn victories and points this season in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Kansas Speedway will host the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series for the first time on Saturday night. In the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Plumb and Longhi can clinch the GS title in Kansas City.
The Team Chevy teams and drivers face a new challenge this weekend on the 2.370-mile speedway road course at Kansas Speedway
Michael Marsal is still carrying the high of his first Rolex Series podium
Trent Hindman qualified P2 in only his second GRAND-AM event of his career.
This year Auberlen and Dalla Lana will pair up to do double duty in the No. 94 Rolex GT car and the No. 96 GS Continental Sports Car Challenge M3
The Rolex Sports Car Series head to Road America with Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel holding the Grand-Am points lead in the Daytona Prototype class.
Chevrolet will be busy at Road America with teams running the "Bowtie" brand in both GRANDAM series.
Al Carter and Hugh Plumb have many race wins but not as teammates in the same car. They hope to change that this weekend at Road America in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana capture CTSCC GS class podium at the Brickyard for Turner Motorsport. The team had a lot of challenges in the Rolex series race.
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TMZ is reporting that the mystery woman who was sperminated by Jude Law is little-known actress and model Samantha Burke. The attractive brunette's rep has confirmed to the site that she is expecting the star's child in a couple months, and has already registered a gift list at Babies R Us for a little girl named Sophia, due October 6th.
"Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this Fall. Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy," the website reports.
Samantha's acting credit (singular) so far extends to a role as 'Beauty Salon Staff' in upcoming film The Symmetry of Love but we have a feeling we're going to be hearing a lot more from her in the coming months. Samantha Burke's picture below come by way of ModelMayhem. [Lead Photo: ]


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Los Angeles food is not all healthy and avocado
Before anything, let me be honest—I was never a fan of Los Angeles.
Big cities where public transportation is not efficient, available or easily accessible have always been a big frustration for me. I don't like having to ask people to break away from their busy schedules to take me around and I don't feel comfortable driving in an unfamiliar place, so LA was never top of mind where spending a holiday was concerned.
All that changed this year when I spent a week and was able to sample a few of LA's culinary gems.
That's another thing—Southern California food is not all healthy, and not everything is loaded with avocado.
On the contrary, there is such a wide variety of places to satisfy every Angeleno's (and tourist's) taste buds, I felt I didn't have enough time.
Here are a few places to check out next time you're in the City of Angels.
Umami/Umamicatessen— Umami was described to me as some sort of "Holy Grail of burgers." A bit pricey at about $11 up for one of their creations. I was told it's worth every penny you spend for it. I first ordered the truffle burger—a juicy patty in a brioche bun, truffle glaze and house-made truffle cheese. It had no other condiments or dressing and it was absolutely perfect. I even blurted out that I might have found my burger soul mate.
The Manly burger I got on a separate visit was equally tasty, with salted fried onions, bacon lardons and house made ketchup. Umamicatessen, on the other hand, is like the inception of the restaurant world—six restaurants within a restaurant. Aside from the usual Umami menu, there is also San Francisco-based "king of offal" chef Chris Cosentino's Pigg, and a donuts place which features a decadent F&J (foie gras and jelly) donut, The Cure. You can order traditional Kosher deli food. Spring for Coffee serves made-to-order coffee and coffee-based cocktails and The Back bar, where you can ask for everything, from a classic drink to a handcrafted cocktail.
Wurstkuche—You don't need to be ultra adventurous to try this place out, although when else can you order a rattlesnake or rabbit sausage?
If you find yourself in downtown LA, head over to this no-nonsense eatery, where all they serve are different kinds of sausages, served with your choice of grilled onions or peppers, or both, fries and a wide selection of beers and ciders.
The variety of exotic sausages more than makes up for the fact that there is nothing else on the menu, and there's definitely nothing boring about a place that serves crocodile meat in tube form.
Try the veal and rabbit for a mild flavor and pair with a cold cider.
Animal—Speaking of adventurous, this place is definitely not for the tourist who defaults to familiar fastfood when traveling. A restaurant where you are not forced to, but actually want to try veal brains and pig ears because it sounds so good on the menu, Animal does not fail to surprise and delight. Orders all come in small-ish plates so order a few and share.
We ordered 12 plates for a group of six so we were able to try most of the menu. Don't miss the veal brains with apricot puree, tandoori octopus, six-hour Bolognese and polenta, veal tongue with smoked foie gras and crab apple and the oxtail gravy poutine.
For an updated, sophisticated version of our local sisig, order the pig ears that are served with chili, lime and a fried egg.
Sweet Lady Jane—"A lot of celebrities buy their cakes and pies here," I was told. Well, I wanted to know what the rich and famous' taste buds were used to so we gave it a go.
Don't expect dainty little baked goods here. No, at Sweet Lady Jane, a slice of cake or pie is good to share between two or three people. The triple berry shortcake had four layers of cake alternated with frosting and filled with whole strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. The cherry pie was absolutely stuffed with juicy cherries that had just the right amount of sweetness and tanginess, and the red velvet cake was a vision in three alternating layers of red cake and cream cheese frosting. You may balk at the $9 a slice price, but share with a friend to lower cost (and calories) and enjoy!
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I always think it's fun to look at lists of famous trademarks or summaries of what individuals perceive to be strong marks associated with various regions. My kids recently found a game online where you are provided with an image of a logo and have to identify the product/source of origin. Because of the game's international focus, some of them were pretty difficult to identify (from my perspective).
I recently looked at a list that a person had compiled for what they believed to be the most relevant trademarks in Minnesota. For starters, the list did not even have the Target Bullseye Logo, so I couldn't take the list very seriously. But I did agree with at least a few of the trademarks that the person included. It got me thinking about regions and how trademarks are more well-known in some areas as opposed to others. For example, hearing my sister in the Southwest talk about "IN-N-OUT" burgers means virtually nothing to me. We don't have them in Minnesota and we didn't have them in the mid-Atlantic region that I lived in for several years either. I don't salivate when I hear it, I just shrug my shoulders. But if you start talking about Ollie's Trolley in Washington, D.C. …well, I didn't even finish typing this sentence and my saliva glands are over-reacting.
What are the brands that define a region? While many trademarks have a national impact, I think regionally the strongest or best known trademarks are usually associated with food and beverages, sports, and entertainment. So for Minnesota, I think almost immediately of the following, all of which originate here in Minnesota and have nationwide notoriety.
There are countless other great brands in and from Minnesota. What brands emanate from and define your region?
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Prior to the team's departure for South Africa last December, MS Dhoni had categorically said that Gautam Gambhir was the team's third opener. Why the left-hander was ignored for that sojourn and the next one to New Zealand is anybody's guess. But on Wednesday, the selectors undid a few wrongs by bringing back the one-time captain into the Test fold. Gambhir, who last played a Test match in December 2012, is part of an unusually long 18-man squad for the five-match Test series starting on July 9.
Another crucial call taken by Sandeep Patil & Co. was to exclude Zaheer Khan. The spearhead, who has blown hot and cold for some time now, suffered an injury during the early part of the IPL.
That said, the wise men have bolstered the squad with as many as seven medium-pacers, including Rajasthan's Pankaj Singh and all-rounder Stuart Binny. There is no place for Umesh Yadav, though.
was Binny is the son of 1983 World Cup winner Roger Binny, the South Zone representative on the committee, and it certainly seems that the father has played saviour. After all, Binny Jr didn't have an extraordinary season by any stretch of imagination. His performance in the IPL was there for all to see.
The selectors also named a young and fresh-looking 15-man squad for the impromptu three-match ODI series in Bangladesh in mid-June. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have all been rested. Suresh Raina will lead the squad, which also comprises the born-again Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara and Maharashtra run-machine Kedar Jadhav. Akshar Gujarat left-arm spinner Patel, who has turned heads with his exploits in King XI Punjab colours, and Parvez Rasool have also found a place. So have Manoj Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu. Expectedly, Yuvraj Singh has been left out.
It is understood that there was a hue and cry over the inclusion of Wriddhiman Saha, who found a place in both squads. At least two selectors wanted Kerala lad Sanju Samson in the ODI squad. But the others favoured Saha.


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Former lawmaker Salapuddin cleared in 2007 bombing
MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has upheld the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to exclude former Basilan Rep. Gerry Salapuddin from among those indicted in connection with the Nov. 13, 2007, Batasang Pambansa bombing.
In a ruling dated Feb. 25 but released only last Friday, the Court's Third Division set aside two resolutions of the Court of Appeals in 2008 that reversed the DOJ's finding that there was no probable cause to indict Salapuddin for being part of the bomb attack in the House of Representatives building.
The decision was penned by division chair Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., with members Justices Diosdado Peralta, Roberto Abad, Jose Mendoza and Marvic Leonen, concurring in the ruling.
The justices said the rules of court provide that the justice secretary's reversal or modification of the findings of the investigating prosecutors is not subject to court review unless there is a showing that the secretary committed a grave abuse of discretion or acted beyond his or her jurisdiction.
Killed in the bombing were Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar, who had succeeded Salapuddin as representative and four other Batasan employees. Five others, including lawmakers Henry Teves and Luzviminda Ilagan, were wounded.
Investigation revealed that the explosion was caused by an improvised bomb planted on a motorcycle that was parked near the entrance stairs of the South Wing lobby.
The police raided on Nov. 15, 2007, an alleged Abu Sayyaf safe house in Payatas, Quezon City, which resulted in the deaths of three suspects and the arrest of three others, including Adham Kusain and Ikram Indama, both of whom admitted knowing Salapuddin.
A pistol found on the premises was traced to the former congressman's political affairs assistant.
Kusain, who said he was a scholar of Salapuddin's, admitted owning the motorcycle on which the bomb was placed but said that his cousin Redwan, who was among those killed in the raid, had bought it from him. Kusain said he was in Manila to get the payment from Redwan.
Kusain later recanted his admissions.
Ikram, on the other hand, claimed he used to be Salapuddin's driver and that his cousin Redwan told him about the plot to kill Akbar. Ikram said he was the one who brought the motorcycle to the Batasan. He later also claimed that he was with Redwan when Salapuddin ordered the former to kill Akbar.
Salapuddin denied any knowledge of the bombing, asserting that his name was being used by the media only because of his relationship to the persons arrested in connection with the incident.
The police endorsed Salapuddin's inclusion in the murder and multiple frustrated murder cases filed against the suspects in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuno approved Salapuddin's inclusion in February 2008.
Upon Salapuddin's appeal, however, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez removed the former congressman from those to be indicted. Akbar's wife, Jum, and Nor-Rhama Indanan, wife of one of those wounded in the blast, filed for certiorari case in the Court of Appeals questioning Gonzalez's resolution.
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Description: Certificate given to Sam Rayburn by the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas. Mr. Rayburn was given an honorary membership in the club on November 19, 1949. The document is printed on standard size ivory paper. The text of the certificate reads: "CERTIFICATE OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT SAM RAYBURN IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM BY THE MEMBER- SHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT HAS ELECTED TO CONFER UPON HIM THE FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HERETO AFFIXED HIS OF- FICIAL SIGNATURE THIS 19th DAY OF NOVEMBER 1949. LESLIE CHAPMAN (?) (signature) PRESIDENT"
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Oxford made five changes to the team that went down 2-0 at home to Southend, and the youngsters brought in helped them to turn in an improved performance.
James Constable saw a powerful shot on the turn parried by Trevor Carson, who also saved a header from the striker in the second half.
But Pompey grew in stature as the clash at the Kassam Stadium went on. Sonny Bradley shot straight at Clarke, and John Marquis volleyed over from distance.
Agyemang had only been on the pitch for five minutes when he struck a brilliant 65th-minute shot with the outside of his right foot from the edge of the area to beat Ryan Clarke.
Clarke pulled off fine stops from Agyemang and Marquis but he was beaten again the 82nd minute, Marquis headed in Yassin Moutaouakil's right-wing cross.
Constable pulled a goal back from close range with a minute left but it was too late as Guy Whittingham's team avenged their 4-1 thumping by Oxford at Fratton Park on the opening day of the season.


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The invention provides a device for the inactivation of a virus comprising a housing delimiting a fluid passageway, the passageway being provided with a filtering material having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.
1. A device for the inactivation of a virus comprising: a housing delimiting a fluid passageway, said passageway being provided with a virus-inactivating fibrous material, said virus-inactivating fibrous material comprising a plurality of fibers having incorporated therein a single antiviral component consisting essentially of a water-insoluble form of opper oxide molecules which release both Cu+ and Cu++ ions, wherein the copper oxide molecules are directly attached to the fibers in said material by an electro-less plating process involving reduction of cationic copper from a copper solution, and wherein the ionic copper is exposed to fluid in the passageway to allow for atomic dispersion of the ionic copper into the fluid, whereby the ionic copper can inactivate a virus present in the fluid.
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14. A device for inactivating airborne epidemial viruses, said device being provided with a virus-inactivating fibrous material, said virus-inactivating fibrous material comprising a plurality of fibers having incorporated therein a single antiviral component consisting essentially of a water-insoluble form of copper oxide molecules which release both Cu+ and Cu++ ions, wherein the copper oxide molecules are directly attached to fibers by an electro-less plating process involving reduction of cationic copper from a copper solution, wherein said fibers are incorporated in a layer in said device and wherein said device is a gas mask.
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The present specification is a continuation in part from U.S. Ser. No. 10/133,691, filed Apr. 24, 2002, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a method and a device for inactivating viruses.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for the inactivating of viruses utilizing a filter which deactivates the same and to methods for using said filter in various applications including filtering blood donations for blood banks and filtering milk from women infected with HIV for nursing infants without transmission of HIV and in gas masks.
More specifically, according to the present invention there is now provided a device for the inactivation of viruses including HIV, said device comprising a housing delimiting a fluid passageway, said passageway being provided with a filtering material having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.
As will be described hereinafter, the term "fluid" as used herein is intended to denote both liquids and especially body fluids, as well as air to be filtered.
The present invention also provides a method for the inactivation of viruses found in cells in body fluids, comprising passing said body fluids through a device for the inactivation of viruses comprising a filtering material, said device having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.
In both WO 98/06508 and WO 98/06509 there are taught various aspects of a textile with a full or partial metal or metal oxide plating directly and securely bonded to the fibers thereof, wherein metal and metal oxides, including copper, are bonded to said fibers.
More specifically, in WO 98/06509 there is provided a process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a metallized textile, the metallized textile comprising: (i) a textile including fibers selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, synthetic cellulosic fibers, regenerated fibers, acrylic fibers, polyolefin fibers, polyurethane fibers, vinyl fibers, and blends thereof, and (ii) a plating including materials selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides, the metallized textile characterized in that the plating is bonded directly to the fibers; and (b) incorporating the metallized textile in an article of manufacture.
In the context of said invention the term "textile" includes fibers, whether natural (for example, cotton, silk, wool, and linen) or synthetic yarns spun from those fibers, and woven, knit, and non-woven fabrics made of those yarns. The scope of said invention includes all natural fibers; and all synthetic fibers used in textile applications, including but not limited to synthetic cellulosic fibers (i.e., regenerated cellulose fibers such as rayon, and cellulose derivative fibers such as acetate fibers), regenerated protein fibers, acrylic fibers, polyolefin fibers, polyurethane fibers, and vinyl fibers, but excluding nylon and polyester fibers, and blends thereof.
Said invention comprised application to the products of an adaptation of technology used in the electrolyses plating of plastics, particularly printed circuit boards made of plastic, with metals. See, for example, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering (Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz, editor), Wiley and Sons, 1987, vol. IX, pp 580-598. As applied to textiles, this process included two steps. The first step was the activation of the textile by precipitating catalytic noble metal nucleation sites on the textile. This was done by first soaking the textile in a solution of a low-oxidation-state reductant cation, and then soaking the textile in a solution of noble metal cations, preferably a solution of Pd++ cations, most preferably an acidic PdCl2 solution. The low-oxidation-state cation reduces the noble metal cations to the noble metals themselves, while being oxidized to a higher oxidation state. Preferably, the reductant cation is one that is soluble in both the initial low oxidation state and the final high oxidation state, for example Sn++, which is oxidized to Sn++++, or Ti+++, which is oxidized to Ti++++.
The second step was the reduction, in close proximity to the activated textile, of a metal cation whose reduction was catalyzed by a noble metal. The reducing agents used to reduce the cations typically were molecular species, for example, formaldehyde in the case of Cu++. Because the reducing agents were oxidized, the metal cations are termed "oxidant cations" herein. The metallized textiles thus produced were characterized in that their metal plating was bonded directly to the textile fibers.
In WO 98/06508 there is described and claimed a composition of matter comprising:
Said publication also claims a composition of matter comprising:
In addition, said publication teaches and claims processes for producing said products.
A preferred process for preparing a metallized textile according to said publication comprises the steps of:
While the metallized fabrics produced according to said publications are effective acaricides, it was found that they are also effective in preventing and/or treating bacterial, fungal and yeast infections which afflict various parts of the human body and that therefore the incorporation of at least a panel of a metallized textile material in an article of clothing can have extremely beneficial effect.
Thus, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,124,221 there is described and claimed an article of clothing having antibacterial, antifungal, and antiyeast properties, comprising at least a panel of a metallized textile, the textile including fibers selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, synthetic cellulosic fibers, regenerated protein fibers, acrylic fibers, polyolefin fibers, polyurethane fibers, vinyl fibers, and blends thereof, and having a plating including an antibacterial, antifungal and antiyeast effective amount of at least one oxidant cationic species of copper.
In said specification there was described that said article of clothing was effective against Tinea Pedis, against Candida Albicans, against Thrush and against bacteria causing foot odor, selected from the group of brevubacterium, acinetobacter, micrococcus and combinations thereof.
Thus, said invention was especially designed for preparation of articles such as underwear and articles of hosiery.
In WO 01/81671 there is described that textile fabrics incorporating fibers coated with a cationic form of copper are also effective for the inactivation of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria and said cationic species of copper preferably comprises Cu++ ions.
Already in July of 1991 Anders R. Karlstrom et al., published findings that copper inhibits the protease from HIV 1 virus in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 88, pp. 5552-5556.
Similarly, in 1993 A. R. Karlstrom et al. published further findings relating to the inactivation of HIV-1 protease using copper in Arch. Biochem Biophys. 304:163-169.
In addition, in 1996 Jose-Luis Sagripanti et al., published findings that Cupric and Ferric Ions inactivate HIV in Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, Vol. 12, Number 4, 1996.
Despite said publications, the first of which was over a decade ago, heretofore it has not been obvious and no one has suggested the use of cupric ions for the solution of at least two major HIV problems which are plaguing the world.
The first of these problems is that in that in the third world countries and especially in African countries entire populations are being decimated by HIV due to the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborn babies via nursing milk.
Due to the poverty prevalent in these countries milk substitutes are not available to newborn and nursing babies and infected mother's milk has been found to be the major cause of transmission of HIV to children. When milk substitutes have been made available there is still the problem of parasites in the water which make the use of these substitutes counter productive.
A further acute problem which also exists in the Western world is the fear of transfusion of HIV and other pathogenic viruses in contaminated blood.
While blood banks now screen donated blood for HIV antibodies it is known that the test for antibodies is only effective after the incubation period of 60-90 days and therefore there is always the danger that this screening process will not detect the blood of an individual who only contracted HIV within 2 or 3 months of the donation. In addition, there are patogenic viruses which have been shown to be contained in transfused blood for which no system of detection eixts. A case in point, at the time of the writing of this document, is the West Nile Fever virus. It is now known that one can be a carrier of the disease and not be ill with the disease. The virus has been transmitted to blood and organ receipitants which, in some cases, caused patient mortality.
In WO 01/74166 there is described and claimed the use of particles which release Cu++ for the preparation of a polymeric material having microscopic particles which release Cu++ encapsulated therein with a portion of said particles being exposed and protruding from surfaces thereof, said polymeric material being effective to inhibit HIV-1 proliferation, however, said publication was limited to the teaching of the use of such polymeric materials for the preparation of condoms and possibly gloves and the inventor thereof did not realize at said time and said publication does not teach or suggest the present inventive concept of providing a device and method for the inactivation of HIV comprising a filtering material, said device having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.
Thus, none of the above publications teach or suggest the subject matter of the present invention.
It will be realized that the device and method of the present invention is not limited to the above mentioned preferred uses and that the device can also be used in a hospital or field hospital setting wherein blood from a blood bank is not available and a direct transfusion is mandated.
Furthermore, the device of the present invention can be used beneficially in a manner wherein blood is drawn from a person infected with HIV passed through the device in a similar manner to the use of a dialysis machine and then returned to the patient.
In further embodiments of the present invention the device of the present invention can also be used to inactivate other viruses found in body fluids including the inactivation of West Nile fever which has now been discovered to exist in the blood of carriers of said disease who do not show symptoms thereof however whose blood could contaminate blood banks by transmission of said virus thereto.
Thus it has now been discovered that the device of the present invention has general antiviral properties as demonstrated hereinafter in its ability to inactivate HIV virus, Andenovirus, which is a double stranted DNA virus and to inactivate West Nile fever virus.
Adenovirus infections occur worldwide in humans as well as in a variety of animals. Adenoviruses can commonly infect and replicate at various sites of the respiratory tract as well as in the eye and gastrointestinal tract. Several diseases cn be causes by adenviruses, such as: acute febril pharyngitis, acute respiratory disease, pneumonia, epidemic keratoconjunctivities, pertussis-like syndrome, gasroenteritis, hepatitis and myocarditis.
In the device and method of the present invention the cationic species of copper must be exposed to the liquid medium being filtered to allow for atomic dispersion into the medium. To achieve this, the exposure can be accomplished in a number of ways:
As will be realized adenoviruses include viruses which are among those feared for use in "bacterial warfare".
Therefore, in further embodiments of the present invention there is provided a device for inactivating airborn epidemeal viruses, said device having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein, wherein said ionic copper is attached to fibers incorporated in a layer in said device wherein said device is a gas mask.
The manufacture of gas masks for protection against chemical and bacterial warfare is known per se and need not be described.
In order to incorporate a filter of the present invention in a gas mask one would take fibers having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and include them in a substrate. In a woven substrate, the fibers would be blended with any other fiber and woven or knit into a substrate. In a non-woven configuration the fibers would be blended to form a thin layer. In both cases, a number of layers would be placed one on top of the other to form a pad which would be added to the breathing filter of the gas mask. Since the pad is highly permeable, breathing would not be restricted. The moisture of the breath of the wearer would be enough to activate the ionic release and effect the deactivation of the virus.
The amount of copper coated fibers necessary would vary with the thickness of the pad being included in the mask. Basically, there has to be enough fiber to cover 100% of the area of the pad which can be done over any number of layers.
In the embodiments used for the experiments described hereinafter, the material containing and adapted to release ionic copper, was prepared as follows:
The ionic copper used in the device of the present invention is prepared in a manner similar to that described in the earlier specifications referenced above with slight modifications as described hereinafter and is obtained through a redox reaction either on a substrate or alone in the liquid. The method of production is an adaptation of technology as used in the electroless plating of plastics, particularly printed circuit boards made of plastic, with metals. See, for example, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering (Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz, editor), Wiley and Sons, 1987, vol. IX, pp 580-598. As applied to fibers or fabrics or membranes, this process includes two steps. The first step is the activation of the substrate by precipitating a catalytic noble metal nucleation sites on the substrate suface. This is done by first soaking the substrate in a solution of a low-oxidation-state reductant cation, and then soaking the substrate in a solution of noble metals cations, preferably a solution of Pd++ cations, most preferable an acidic PdCl2 solution. The low-oxidation-state cation reduces the noble metal cations to the noble metals themselves, while being oxidized to a higher oxidation state. Preferable, the reductant cation is one that is soluble in both the initial low oxidation state and the final high oxidation state, for example Sn++, which is oxidized to Sn++++, or Ti+++. Which is oxidized to Ti++++.
The second step is the reduction, in close proximity to the activated substrate, of a metal cation whose reduction is catalyzed by a noble metal. The reducing agents used to reduce the cations typically are molecular species, for example, formaldehyde in the case of Cu++. Because the reducing agents is oxidized, the metal cations are termed "oxidant cations" herein. The metallized substrate thus produced is characterized in that their metal plating is bonded directly to the substrate.
Based on the process described above, it is also possible for someone familiar with the art to identify the oxidant states by their colors. When the substrate is allowed to float in a copper solution for reduction as described above, different colors are obtained on each side of the substrate. The topside of the substrate is the shiny bright copper (red/yellow) color characteristic of elemental copper—Cu. The bottom side of the fabric is a black color, which is characteristic of CuO. Any substrate located under the top substrate also shows a black shade on its upper side.
In the process described herein, changes are made to the process to allow the plating of a cellulose fiber or substrate with a different cationic species of copper than elemental copper or copper oxide (CuO—black).
This form of electro-less plating process involves the reduction of a cationic form of copper from a copper solution such as copper sulfate or copper nitrate on to a prepared surface on fibers or a substrate. The fibers or substrate to be plated must first be soaked in a solution containing at least one reductant cationic species having at least two positive oxidation states, then at least one cationic species being in a lower of the at least two positive oxidation states. The fibers or substrate are then soaked in a solution containing at least one noble metal cationic species, thereby producing an activated surface.
The fibers are then exposed to at least one oxidant cationic species in a medium in contact with the activated surface. A reducing agent is then added and the copper reduces itself from the solution on to the surface of the fibers. Without the following changes, the fibers or substrate produced using this formula demonstrates an elemental copper coating on the fibers which are on the top of the fiber or substrate pack and black colored fibers below and throughout the fiber or substrate pack.
As stated hereinbefore, in order to obtain a surface that is effective for the inactivation of HIV a cationic species of copper must be obtained. The effective compounds of copper must contain either a Cu (I) or Cu (II) species or both. To insure obtaining these species on cellulose, the Pd++ must be applied so that there is equal saturation of all fibers at the same time. If a large fiber pack is dropped into the Pd++ solution, the first fibers to hit the solution will absorb more of the Pd++ solution than other parts of the pack, which will upset the cationic copper deposition. In addition, the fibers must be washed between the first process involving the Sn++ and the second process, Pd++, in water. Residual Sn++ solution left between the fibers will cause a reduction of the Pd++ directly into the solution between the fibers and will allow only a random reduction of the Pd++ on the fibers which will again effect the deposition of the copper. While these two points may seem small, they have a direct effect on the plating.
In addition, a change is necessary in the application system of the copper solution to the process. A side effect of the reduction process on to the fibers is the creation of hydrogen. This hydrogen appears as bubbles on the surface of the fibers. The hydrogen forms as a result of the interaction in the copper solution with the Pd++ on the fiber surface. If the hydrogen is not removed from the surface of the fibers immediately upon their formation, the fibers exposed to the air will be coated with an elemental copper. The fibers just below the surface of the elemental copper will be black copper oxide. If, however, the hydrogen is removed immediately with their formation of the bubbles, the desired cationic species is obtained throughout the fiber pack. The desired color will be a dark brown which is distinct from the copper metal color or the black copper oxide. A further indication of the cationic species is that the fibers will not conduct electricity.
This process yields both a Cu (I) and a Cu (II) species as part of a copper oxide molecule. Analysis has shown that formed on the surface in the Cu2O is 70% Cu (I), 30% Cu (II). These compounds have been proven to be a highly effective in the inactivation of HIV. The antiviral activity takes advantage of the redox reaction of the cationic species with water and allows a switch between Cu (II) and Cu (I) when there is contact with water. Cu(I) is more effective than Cu(II) against HIV while Cu(II) is more stable than Cu(I). The Cu(II) compound will oxidize much more slowly than the Cu(I) compound and will increase the shelf life of the product.
While the invention will now be described in connection with certain preferred embodiments in the following examples and with reference to the attached figures, so that aspects thereof may be more fully understood and appreciated, it is not intended to limit the invention to these particular embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Thus, the following examples which include preferred embodiments will serve to illustrate the practice of this invention, it being understood that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of preferred embodiments of the present invention only and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of formulation procedures as well as of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention.
Referring to
Said layer of material 14 is optionally followed by a further layer incorporating a filter 16 of up to 0.6 microns for removal of white blood cells from the fluid passing therethrough.
Following layer 14 or optionally layer 16 there is found a layer 18 of activated charcoal for removal of copper ions from the fluid passing through the filter which layer is followed by a further filter 20 for removal of residual charcoal particles, which filter 20 preferably prevents the passage of particles greater than 0.4 microns.
The device will further be provided with pumping means, not shown, for facilitating the transfer of the liquid through the filtering device 2.
As will be realized, the above description relates to
The efficacy of the present invention to neutralize cell-free HIV-1 infectivity will now be demonstrated with reference to
Human plasma or RPMI 1640 medium (GibcoBRL, Life Technologies, Paisley, UK) containing 106�TCID50 (Tissue Culture InDose that causes in 50% of the cases infection) of either one of the following syncytia inducing (T cell tropic) wild type laboratory or primary clinical HIV-1 isolates from clades A, B, or C, or nucleoside, non-nucleoside or protease resistant lade B HIV-1 isolates, or non-syncytia inducing (Macrophage tropic) lade B HIV-1 isolate, were added to shafts containing different concentrations of copper powder (expressed as a percentage of copper weight per volume of medium). After 5 minutes of incubation the medium was passed through a 0.2 μm syringe filter (Sartorius, Gottingen, Germany) and through another shaft containing 100 mg of carbon (activated charcoal). Then aliquots (10, 20 and 50 μl) of the filtrate were added to 105 target cells, either cMAGI (a T-cell line in which the cells grow as a monolayer attached to the bottom of the wells) or MT-2 cells (T-cell line in which the cells grow as suspension), which were cultured for 3 days at 37� C. in a 5% CO2 moist incubator. As control the virus was passed under the same conditions through filters without copper.
Viral infectivity was determined by measuring HIV-1 p24 antigen levels (p24 antigen capture kit, SAIC Frederick, Frederick, Md., USA, according to the manufacturers instructions), and/or by counting HIV-1 infected cMAGI indicator cells (the cells, which are stably transfected with a plasmid containing the HIV-1 LTR fused to β-galactosidase gene, are stained blue when infected with HIV-1). Cytopathic effects of HIV-1 infection of MT2 cells were also analyzed by microscopic assessment of syncytium formation. The latter data were obtained by analysis of duplicate samples by two independent observers.
As shown in two representative examples in
Similar results were obtained by all other above mentioned HIV-1 isolates, showing the capacity of the Copper filters to abolish the infectivity of a wide range of HIV-1 isolates, including primary clinical isolates and isolates resistant to currently clinically used antivirals. Furthermore, HIV-1 infectivity was abolished when the virus was exposed for 5 minutes even to only 10% (weight/volume) copper filters.
As shown in
The efficacy of the present invention to neutralize cell-associated HIV-1 infectivity will now be demonstrated with reference to
For the tests shown in
100,000 H9+ washed cells, were resuspended in media, previously exposed to different concentrations of copper powder. After 3 hr of incubation at 37� C. in a moist incubator, the cells were pelleted by centrifugation. Ten μl aliquots of the supernatants, containing the HIV virions that budded out during the period of exposure to the copper, were added to target non-infected cMAGI cells. After 3 days of incubation the number of infected target cMAGI was determined, and the results are presented as a percentage of infectivity of each supernatant in comparison to the infectivity of the supernatant from H9+ cells not exposed to copper (
In addition, the pelleted H9+ cells were resuspended with fresh media and the pre-treated H9+ cells were co-cultured with attached cMAGI target cells (10,000 H9+ cells per well), allowing for cell-associated HIV-1 transmission to occur. After 2 hr of incubation the suspended H9+ cells were removed from the cMAGI monolayer and discarded. The cMAGI target cells were cultured for three days and the amount of cells infected with HIV-1 was then determined (
In parallel, the viability (expressed as percent of control untreated cells) of the H9+ cells exposed to the various copper concentrations is also shown in
Six filters according to the present invention as described hereinbefore were prepared.
1. 105.83 TCID50/50 μl West Nile Virus (WNV) field strain was filtered through 6 filters.
2. The filtered virus was diluted tenfold (10−1-10−6) and 50 μl aliquots were added to Vero monolayers cells. Each sample was added to six different wells.
3. After 6-7 days of incubation at 37� C. the cytophatic effect (cell death) was determined for each filtrate.
4. As positive control unfiltered virus was titrated in parallel dilutions.
The results are described in the attached
A retrovirus designated Ad-HIVluc (this recombinant adenovirus contains an HIV-1 dependant luciferase gene, therefore serving as a reporter vector for HIV-1 infection; Axelrod and Honigman, AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 1999, 15:759-767) was tested for its cytopathogenic effect after its passage through the filters of the present invention in two separate experiments. As control there was used the same virus but without passing it through the filter.
The results of both experiments are hereby described:
Adenoviral stocks were diluted 1:10 in cell culture medium and passed through the a filter according to the present invention.
10, 20, 50 and 100 μl of the filtrate were added to 293 cells (human kidney cells) and the cells were examined daily by a microscope. After 5 days of culture two independent observers estimated the cytophatic effects. The following Table shows the estimated % of cytopathicity.
Adenoviral stocks in cell culture medium were passed through filters according to the present invention and added to cMAGI cells previously infected with HIV-1 (final dilution of the adnovirus 1:10). After overnight incubation the cells were lysed and the amount of HIV-1 luciferase activity was measured. The amount of light emitted by the HIV-1 cells superinfected with the adenovirus that was passed through the filters was 75�34 relative light units, while that emitted by the HIV-1 infected cells superinfected by the control non-filtered adenovirus was 4085�758 relative light units, being the inhibition of adenovirus replication ˜98%.
The results of these experiments are shown graphically in
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative examples and figures and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific for without departing from the essential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiments and examples be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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