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I am not sure if this is the right place to post my question. I having been searching for a jacket pattern (that I could alter) so I could make something that would have a similar appeal of the Burberry Tweed Country Jacket. That jacket has gently gathered shoulders and waist. It costs $2995 (!)
My apologies if I have posted this in the wrong location.
Is this the Jacket?
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That's the country jacket posted by skae, but this one matches your description.
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Oh, yes it is. The other one is lovely too.
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An intricate project like this jacket would require considerable time, effort and advanced pattern drafting skills. Your best strategy would be to break down the jacket into all of its component parts (stand collar, bust dart, peplum, back yolk, epaulettes, two piece vented sleeve) and build it back together from other patterns and/or by drafting it yourself.The voluminously gathered pocket, seems to have been influenced by the Japanese series of Pattern Magic books.
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Yes, this jacket requires excellent tailoring skills and a beautiful fabric. I actually took a tailoring class decades ago....
While I could never replicate the jacket, I was hoping there might be a pattern with a similar silohette. I've searched without luck. Any pattern I have seen is typically classic lined center front or super casual, no lining.
I just thought of a good pattern for you to start with, Vogue 7764. Perhaps you've seen it: it has a stand collar, button front, hip pockets, fitted peplum waist, and epaulettes -- it's even been reviewed here on PR. This pattern is as close as you're likely to get.
Although the jacket doesn't have a lining, you shouldn't let that stop you because it's extremely easy to draft the lining of a jacket from the jacket pattern itself. The instructions for drafting a lining can be found in the Easy Guide to Sewing Jackets which you can buy for less than two dollars on amazon.com.
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Oh, thank you! What a great suggestion.
Good luck with your project. And please, please make at least one practice version out of less expensive fabric beforehand.
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Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named.
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INGREDIENTSSqualane, PPG 2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Triisocetyl Citrate, Trimethicone, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax (Candelilla), Ozokerite, Chamomilla Recutita Extract (Matricaria), Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, C10 18 Triglycerides, Propylparaben, Copernicia Cerifera Wax (Carnauba), Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, May Contain ( /-): Mica 6/2/09
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This concealer has been around for years and years and I've been using it for a long time. It's cheap and it works. I have to say that I hate tube concealers with those applicator sticks. They are too thin and don't work. In the tube this concealer may seem greasy but once you get it on it is actually quite dry. I wouldn't recommend it for very dry skin but luckily mine's quite oily. It blends well and the coverage is great. I actually use it partly as a foundation and as a contour too. I put a stripe the full length of my nose, corners of my nose and on my chin which has reddish discoloration. I also use it under my eyes and on the eye lids. Then using a sponge I blend it in with a little foundation. Voila. Complete coverage and it feels fine. I use fair which is good for really light skin. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
according to their website this concealer is meant for dry skin, my cheeks and under eyes are dry. This concealer isn't moisturizing at all, don't be fooled when you first touch it. Blending this is almost impossible, on top of that, this product creases. I would say the it dries matte which also doesn't make sense if you have dry skin. I tried putting this over my acne, at first it looked ok once you finally got to blend it, but throughout the day it makes you look cakey, doesn't last long, and it leaves a dry circle around zits. I would definitely NOT recommend this product to anyone.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have extremely dark heavy under eye circles and this is the first product that worked well. Compared to the REVLON photo ready concealer THIS WORKED BETTER. It also cost less and you still are getting more in the stick than the photo ready one, the revlon one is still good just this one does a better job of covering dark under eyes. My skin varies from being more dry than oily or the other way around but either way this concealer is the best one for any skin day
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Black
I don't think this concealer. I don't agree with all the reviews that say it has a full/high coverage.
At most, this is medium.I've tried covering a minor blemish/red spot (not even one of those pimples with the bumps!) and you can still see redness and the blemish behind it. I've tried building this up and that doesn't work either, so I really have no idea where people are getting "high coverage" from. What have they been trying to conceal? The pigmentation appears good at first swipe, but once you blend it in, it's just all gone. I initially bought this because of the rave reviews, I think I'll be more careful next time :/ What a waste of money considering it's not as cheap as in the US over here...
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
You won't believe how amazing (and cheap) this product is. I love Bobbi Brown concealer and corrector, but it's very expensive for everyday wear. So, after searching and trying a lot of different drugstore concealers, I found this amazing concealer, it does an excellent job covering my dark circles. Just a tip: Don't rub it, just take a little bit and apply with soft touches until it gets into your skin ;-)
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Other, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I was not expecting much when I brought this, but I needed something then and there so I thought why not. I am normally a makeup snob, i usually prefer high end, but I LOVE this little beauty. It smooth, it's creamy and it's great to shove into your handbag. I find it blends the best with the beauty blender. I've even stopped using my Mac studio sculpt. I don't understand review that said it has shimmer, mine has no trace of shimmer anywhere. Will repurchase!!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This is the only concealer that actually works on my under eye circles. I use the Neutralizer "color" and it perfectly matches my skin tone. Every other brand is too dark or orangey and very obvious. To those who say it doesn't blend well, here's a trick I use that works: use a little makeup primer first under your eyes, let sit for a few minutes, then use the concealer. It should blend smoothly and evenly with no problems.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
A good, creamy concealer that medium coverage. I got the shade medium which is quite salmony colored, which I guess is good for those with dark undereye circles. I personally don't have any issues with that, but I found this to be a good concealer nonetheless.
I do not recommend using as a spot concealer as it broke me out on my face and looked cakey.
I hate the packaging. It's tacky and looks/feels cheap. The product gets all over the cap and my bullet already broke off at the base.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This product has really practical packagingm I love that its in a little lipstick tube. It's so easy to place in a small bag with your gloss and rollerball and be set for a day out. The product itself is very smooth. Very easy to blend and build for more coverage. I do have to put a lot on to cover my circles when I am tired because I can get really dark circles. This still stays pretty naturally looking because its perhaps the best concealer I ever blended. It's.really a nice concealer. I wear it under covergirl powder foundation and it looks pretty nice.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Let me start off by saying this is NOT my HG. This is the most adequate concealer I've used up to this point. This covers dark circles BUT NOT WELL. Everything is completely concealed. Great coverage. Feels awesome. Glides on smooth and blends very well. No white cast in photos. Just wish it covered dark circles better...but then again what even does...
Would repurchase. Wouldn't recommend to those with circles dark circles.
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For a while now we have on the Austrian television the new VISA commercial. You can see it HERE (with the note that in Austria some passages have been cut off). The description on VISA's youtube channel is as follows: "Visa Europe features the speed of payment innovations. The new ad follows a Grandad getting faster and feeling more agile, using new ways to pay on his journey. Music: Don't stop me now, Queen."
I generally applaud when elders are featured correctly in a commercial, but in my humble opinion this particular comercial is ageist. Why I feel so? Quite simple: I believe it uses some of the most unfair stereotypes about elders. Here are some of them, from my point of view:
– elders are alone, have no one to talk to but their pets.
– elders are nothing else but grandparents. While it is true that some of the elders are grandparents, some are not. Being a grandparent is not a sine qua non quality of an aged person.
– elders don't live in the city (?!?), the urban environement is for young and dynamic people (see the part of the commercial with the sheep herd, so absurd, I believe).
– elders are slow & stiff. Therefore it's so "funny", among others, to see the arthritic gentleman in the commercial purchasing a pair of new, glitzy-glittery running shoes and speeding up to the hospital.
– elders have nothing in common with latest technological developments, and this is why it's so "funny" to see the grandad paying with the latest type of VISA.
– elders are shaking.
– on top of everything: the image of the rejuvenated man against that of the elderly woman in an electric cart is something that perpetuates yet another ageist and sexist stereotype, that of men, but not women, being exempt from aging.
… and I could continue, but this is just a blog post, not a conference paper.
To sum up, I can't get rid of the feeling that this commercial is less about VISA, but more about the biased image the society has about the elders. I am bothered by how this commercial chose to present an aged person, by portraing the elders as little, shaky, stiff, ridiculous creatures with wild hair. I gather that juxtaposing the use of the latest type of VISA services on the overall image of the protagonist is aimed at creating a humorous effect, as well as at emphasizing how much faster the new system is compared with the old one. Nevertheless, what this commercial actually succeeds to do in my opinion, is ridiculing one more time the elders, especially when they deal with the latest technology, or fashion for that matter of fact. Because, right, none of the aged persons around us would ever touch a smartphone or wear funky sports shoes (!!!). I am also bothered by the silent dialogue at the end of the commercial: the somewhat apologetic look on the face of the grandad, and the mocking/scolding look on the face of the young mother.
Before I conclude my post, there is one more thing this commercial made me think about: how wide is the perceived generation gap. Do we really see our parents to be this old and helpless? But I guess this would be a discussion for another time…


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Use of the da Vinci® Surgical System for robotic-assisted prostate cancer surgery is quickly becoming the gold standard for treatment. In addition to smaller incisions and a faster recovery, recent studies suggest that robotic prostate surgery may offer improved cancer control and a lower incidence of impotence and urinary incontinence due to the precise, nerve-sparing nature of the procedure.
The most recommended treatment option for men under 70 with early-stage, organ-confined cancer is surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy). The primary goal of prostatectomy is removal of the cancer. A secondary, but very important goal is to preserve urinary function and erectile function by preserving the necessary nerves that run alongside the prostate. These nerves are often damaged when removing the prostate. A nerve-sparing prostatectomy attempts to preserve these nerves so that the patient will regain normal control after surgery.
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November 25, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former District of Columbia judge who
unsuccessfully sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a lost
pair of pants isn't giving up.
Roy Pearson has filed a petition with the D.C. Court of Appeals,
requesting the case be reheard - this time by a nine-judge panel.
Pearson claimed Custom Cleaners failed to live up to its promise
of "Satisfaction Guaranteed."
Three appellate judges agreed last month that Pearson failed to
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argument defied logic.
In asking for a hearing before the entire court, Pearson argues
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I think we can all now agree that Portia Rossi is a vampire slowing sucking the life and money out of Ellen…
Now that I've seen this picture I think that is the only logical conclusion how she aged 20 years in about 1 year.
Holy S—! I've been believing those ads for Cover Girl – thinking there was a make up for this. I'm such an idiot!
"Need….. collagen injection…… now !"
Collagen, time machine… same thing.
If you grab the back of her mullet and pull it looks like a face lift.
I hear an echo
When it's fully inflated her head must be the size of a pumpkin.
"Does this jacket make me look old?"
And here I was thinking the lighting they employ at ABC for Diane Sawyer was good. Whatever they use on Ellen's (dogshit unfunny) show isn't lighting…fuck man, that stuff's magic! Oh wait, that isn't Ellen, it's Gary Oldman in "Dracula".
If they're looking for some dancing white raisins, I know where they can find one.
She looks like she's wearing old lady makeup for some movie role…but you know she's not wearing any old lady makeup.
How soon before the pretty wife dumps her and sells the cover story to one of the tabloids?
right about the time Portia gets baby crazy and dumps her for a dude.
"I tell ya, sonny, back in my day there weren't no such things as les-bee-yuns, no sir! Why if a girl got to thinkin' some strange thoughts, it weren't nothin' a quick marriage and birthin' a few babies wouldn't fix. Nowadays the whole country's goin' t'hell, you mark my words."
On this, the day of my daughter's wedding, I cannot refuse a request. Bring in Luca Brasi.
The goggles. They do nothing.
Suddenly I can't stop of thinking of when Brooke Adams crumbled into dust at the end of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake.
Nice to see Peter Gammons still looking spry and healthy at his age.
How utterly ironic that she's starting to look like an old scrotum…
I have a new appreciation for the makeup and lighting crew at the studio.
I always knew Portia was "gay for pay".
Something something something DARK SIIIIDE
Oh God, there goes any faith I had in CoverGirl make-up.
Betty White looks like she's lost a bit of weight.
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Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go...! Who has never recited that little song/ poem at least once as a kid, or shared it with your kids over the holidays, on your way to your family Thanksgiving Celebration? It's been a classic with my family, and every thanksgiving as I look at the yellowing landscape along the way, or the dusting of snow covering fields, I think of this song, and what an opportunity it is to gather! We may not be gathering harvest to serve at the table, (though some of you may have grown your own pumpkins for pumpkin pie), but the gathering of family and friends!
Thanksgiving seems to be one of those holidays, that you can remember every past family get together in amazing detail, somehow...some of those memories in my family include the time that my family was supposed to bring the turkey. To make sure that we would be bringing the most succulent turkey, we put it in a turkey bag the night before, slowly cooking it to perfection. It smelled divine when we woke up in the morning...some family members wanted to take a test drive on the turkey, with just a slice of turkey, but I wouldn't let them, as it was going to the bigger cause of the extended family party.
We all got in the car to drive to grandma's house for the event, when I heard a terrible crashing noise outside of the car, wondering what that was; we drove a few more minutes, when it dawned on me..."OH NO....THE TURKEY!!!" I had put the turkey on the roof of the car on a glass platter, while I got everything loaded into the car, I had everything together, and as stressed as I was to get there on time, forgot about the one most important item of our meal! Not too many people could digest the fact (okay no pun intended) that I drove off with the turkey on the roof. It was not salvageable on the road, and some had question whether the bird was still alive...being that it flew off of the top of the car! I will never live this moment of being the turkey that didn't bring the turkey, but to this day it's a funny memory and something that makes us still laugh. The main part of these holidays is the memories and fun, the closeness, with especially gratitude for everything that we have in life or experience. Though it's to celebrate the pilgrims, I would have to say the best thing about Thanksgiving is the closeness it brings to family.
Here are some of your comments of what you are doing this holiday and some of your traditions. Thanks for all who shared. Traditions are what hold people together and can be the one predictable thing in this ever changing world!
So here they are:
-I'm making my great grandmother's stuffing! And...no one really likes it, but it is a tradition to make mincemeat pie with yummy rum flavored sauce...everyone always tries it, every year...they are learning to love it!
-When we were kids we had so much turkey left over that my mom would serve it in everything...we begged her the next year for TV dinners because we were so tired of turkey, so TV dinners it was. now I love turkey! Half the fun of the holidays is in the preparation!
-Last year I Spent Thanksgiving with friends who have become family to me. This year I have no plans yet.
-Spend the first part of the day with my mother, middle daughter and youngest daughter and then up the hill to see what my son has cooked for his future in-laws. I am anxious to meet them.
I am working, wondering if my family will miss my home made skillet creme corn....I taught my daughter finally maybe she will come through. I am thankful for my family and awesome friends that have come into my life....hope your Thanksgiving is blessed.
-I think the more we can focus on the family and the good times, the more we will get through these tough times...together with hope:) Traditions pull people together, who may be divided at other times.
-As crazy as it is, my sister, my mom and I ALWAYS do the Black Friday shopping. Yes we are insane and by the end of the day exhausted, but it has become our tradition. Thanksgiving day is for the family, the day after is for the WOMEN.
-Last year I went to the Black Friday sales, and I successfully made it to 3 stores before I went to work at 7:30 am.
-My most favorite things we do over the holidays for thanksgiving (besides eating) we all go play out in the yard, no matter what age, usually football.
- We like sitting down to a traditional thanksgiving dinner with my kids/family and We share what we are grateful for around the thanksgiving meal!
-We enjoy our meal, and then pull out every favorite board game we can think of and spend the rest of the evening laughing as hard as humanly possible. We figure it is good for digestion-lol!!!
-The "men" - boys ages 4 & up go out target shooting, while us women cook! We like board games, too! Is it a Utah thing?
-We meet extended family, every Thanksgiving and go four wheeling in the sand dunes of Southern California. We look forward to it every year. It's being with those you love.
-I always cut out paper fall shaped leaves and write each persons name attending the dinner on them and tape them on the door...Also before the prayer and feast, we go around the table and say what we are personally thankful for.....My mom has a tradition of "pie day", a day or two before...all the daughter and daughter in laws gather and they all make pies together.


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Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic zoonoses. The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans varies widely worldwide. Detection of Toxoplasma-specific antibodies has been a gold standard method for both epidemiological investigation and clinical diagnosis. Genetic investigation indicated that there is a wide distribution of different genome types or variants of the parasite prevalent in different areas. Thus the reliability of using antigens from parasites of a single genome type for diagnosis and epidemiology purposes needs to be extensively evaluated.
In this study, the prevalence of T. gondii infection among 880 clinically healthy individuals in China was systematically tested using crude soluble native antigens and purified recombinant antigens of type I and II T. gondii. The T. gondii-specific IgG and IgM in the sera was further confirmed using commercial Toxoplasmosis Diagnosis Kits and Western blot assays.
The sero-prevalence of T. gondii-specific IgG detected with crude native Type I and type II antigens was 12.2% and 11.3% respectively. Whereas the overall prevalence was more than 20% when combined with the results obtained with recombinant tachyzoite and bradyzoite antigens. There was an obvious variation in immune-recognition of parasite antigens among the individuals studied.
The general prevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG in the study population was likely much higher than previously reported. The data also suggested that there is more genetic diversity among the T. gondii isolates in China. Further, combination of recombinant antigens with clear immuno-recognition will be able to generate more sensitive diagnostic results than those obtained with crude antigens of T. gondii tachyzoites.
Keywords:Toxoplasma gondii; Prevalence; Antigens; China
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that can infect domestic, wild, and companion animals, and it also commonly infects humans [1]. The importance of this parasite in food safety, human health and animal husbandry has been well recognized. Though T. gondii infection in humans with a normal immune competence is asymptomatic in most cases, the parasites do pose threats to individuals who are immunocompromised, such as HIV carriers [2]. It has been estimated that up to one third of the world's population has been infected by T. gondii with an endemicity from around 10% to 70% [1,3-5] and the prevalence is higher in warm and humid areas [6-8]. In several studies, patients with schizophrenia were found to have a higher tendency of T. gondii infection [9-12], but there has been no conclusive correlation between T. gondii infection and psychiatric disease [13].
Toxoplasma gondii displays significant genetic diversity in different geographical regions [14-16]. Currently, toxoplasmosis is diagnosed primarily by demonstrating parasite-specific IgM or IgG antibodies in serum samples. Most of the commercially available tests use T. gondii native antigens derived from the fast growing tachyzoites which may result in variations in accuracy of detection. Recombinant antigens have been suggested as diagnostic reagents but their reliability may need extensive experimental validation [17,18]. Further, T. gondii remains dormant as bradyzoites in immune competent individuals, which can convert to tachyzoites when the host immune defense system is compromised, and tachyzoites and bradyzoites do display different antigenic profiles [19]. Thus it is critical to select accurate antigens for diagnostic and epidemiological purposes.
In this study, we investigated the level of anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM in the sera of more than 800 Chinese individuals living in the southern and northern regions of China, comparing crude antigens of RH (Type I) and ME49 (Type II) strains and 12 recombinant antigens of either Type I or Type II T. gondii. The purpose is to compare the sensitivity and consistency in detection of T. gondii specific antibodies in the same set of samples with different antigens.
Study populations and serum samples
880 serum samples from clinically healthy individuals were collected in Changchun, Daqing and Shanghai areas in China from July 2006 to June 2012 as described previously [20]. The sera were collected with the consent of the volunteers. The study was carried out with permission from the Ethical Committee of Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, China.
Soluble native parasite antigens: T. gondii tachyzoites of RH and ME49 strains were cultivated in BHK (baby hamster kidney) cell lines as described earlier [21]. Briefly parasites released from host cells were harvested, washed in PBS and lysed by sonication. The insoluble component such as cell debris was eliminated by centrifugation (12,000 rpm for 30 min) and the soluble proteins, respectively termed RH-Ag and ME49-Ag were collected and diluted to a final concentration of 1 mg/ml in PBS for the serological test.
Recombinant antigens: To generate the recombinant antigens, the coding sequences of T. gondii, which including tachyzoite-specific (SAG1, SAG5A and SAG5D), bradyzoite-specific (BAG1, BSR4 and SRS9) and common antigens (MIC6, SRS4, GRA5, SUS1, SAG3, and SRS8) likely expressed in both tachyzoites and bradyzoites were amplified by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Their accession numbers and primer sequences are listed in Table 1. Genomic DNA was isolated from the tachyzoites of the T. gondii RH and ME49 strains and was used as the template for PCR amplification of the coding sequences. The PCR reaction was carried out in a 25 μl reaction mixture containing 10 μM of each primer, 2.5 mM of each dNTP, 1.25 U of Ex Taq DNA polymerase (TAKARA), 0.5 μg DNA template, and 1 × Ex Taq buffer. The touchdown PCR was performed on the PCR System (Applied Biosystems, CA, USA) with a program of initial denaturation for 4 min at 94°C; 35 cycles of 94°C for 45 s, annealing for 45 s (initial temperature 61°C, then decreasing by 0.3°C/cycle), and 72°C for 2 min; and a final extension at 72°C for 10 min. The PCR products were respectively cloned into the plasmid pGEX-4T-1 (GE Healthsystems, Uppsala, Sweden) and PET-28a (Qiagen, Düsseldorf, Germany) to construct recombinant plasmids, which were subsequently confirmed by sequencing. The plasmids with correct sequences were transformed into BL21 competent cells and the His-tag and GST-tag fusion proteins were expressed and purified according to a standard protocol as described [22]. They were respectively named as RH-rAg, ME49-rAg and RH/ME49-rAg. The recombinant proteins were diluted to a final concentration of 1 mg/ml in PBS for the serological test.
Table 1. Primer sequences used in the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Serological assay
Indirect ELISA assays were performed to measure the anti-T. gondii IgG level according to the standard protocol [23]. All reaction steps except coating and washing were performed at 37°C. Briefly, Maxisor micro-ELISA plates (Nalge Nunc International, IL, USA) were coated with 50 μl per well of the T. gondii antigens (RH-Ag, ME49-Ag and 12 recombinant antigens, respectively) in a concentration of 5 μg/ml at 4°C overnight. The plates were washed five times with PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 and blocked for 3–4 h at 37°C with 100 μl per well of 0.5% BSA in PBS. After washing, 50 μl of each serum sample, diluted at 1:50 was added to the well in triplicates for 1 h. Alkaline phosphatase-labelled goat antihuman IgG (Sigma, St. Louis, USA, 1:2000 dilution) was added to the well after washing. Finally, 50 μl of NPP [4-Nitrophenyl phosphate disodium salt hexahydrate] (Sigma, St. Louis, USA) and 9.7% diethanolamine (pH 9.8) were used to detect antigen-antibody reactions. The plates were finally read in a Biotek 93 micro-ELISA auto-reader 808 at 405 nm. A human serum sample, which was previously confirmed with negative reactivity to T. gondii by the direct agglutination test was included as a negative control in every plate. The GST protein was used as control for the GST-tag fusion antigens. The cut-off point of OD value for a positive sample was set to be at least two times higher than that of the negative sample at any dilution point as described previously [20].
To further confirm the ELISA data, all positive and 50 randomly selected negative sera were further tested by the commercial T. gondii IgG/IgM Kits (Haitai Biological Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, China) that can respectively detect human IgG and IgM, and Western blot assays using soluble extract of T. gondii. The procedure of the commercial IgG/IgM kit was performed according to the manufacturer's instruction [24]. For the purpose of Western blot assays, the parasite-derived soluble proteins were separated on a 12% SDS-PAGE gel and transferred onto nitrocellulose membranes (Bio-Rad, CA, USA). The membrane was cut into strips and incubated with the positive and negative sera (at 1:50 dilution) identified in the ELISA assays. Meanwhile, a serum of an individual previously confirmed with T. gondii infection was used as a positive control. The membrane strips were further incubated with an alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-human IgG antibody (1:20000 dilutions) after washing in TBST buffer (10 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, pH 8.0 and 0.05% Tween 20). Eventually, the strips were incubated with BCIP/NBT substrate solution to visualize the protein bands that were recognized by the specific antibodies.
Statistical analysis
The results were statistically analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 software package. Chi-square test was used to analyze the anti-T. gondii IgG seroprevalence by using twelve T. gondii antigens. The differences were considered to be statistically significant when the p value was less than 0.05 [20].
Results and discussion
In this study, the prevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies (primarily IgG) in 880 individuals was detected using tachyzoite-derived crude parasite antigens of RH (RH-Ag, type I) and ME49 (ME49-Ag, Type II), and 12 recombinant antigens (Rec-Ag) of T. gondii. The prevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG in the study population obtained with crude antigens was 12.2% and 11.3%, respectively (Table 2). We have previously investigated T. gondii prevalence in clinical healthy individuals with crude antigens of the RH strain T. gondii, the results obtained in this study was consistent with our previous study [20]. However, among the 173 samples which were positive, only 20 samples were positive by both RH-Ag and ME49-Ag (Table 2 and Figure 1), suggesting strong strain-specific immune-response in the population. Though the data reflected the exposure of T. gondii in the investigated population, the actual seroprevalence of infection may be under represented due to the fact that both RH-Ag and ME49-Ag were generated from tachyzoites. It is well known that T. gondii remains as the relatively quiescent bradyzoite stage in immuocompetent hosts, and comparative studies indicated that bradyzoites and tachyzoites do have different gene expression profiles, which may result in differences in elicitation of host immune responses [25]. However, due to technical difficulties in obtaining enough bradyzoites, the currently diagnostic antigens have all been obtained from the fast growing tachyzoites.
Table 2. Positive serum number and prevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG detected with different antigens
Figure 1. Number of positive sera in a clinically healthy population detected with three kinds of antigen. A shows the numbers and percentage (in bracket) of 394 sera with T. gondii-specific IgG detected by the crude antigens of RH, ME49 strain and recombinant antigens. B shows the numbers and percentage (in bracket) of the 208 positive sera with T. gondii-specific IgG detected by the recombinant antigens (RH-rAg, ME49-rAg, RH/ME49-rAg).
To test the differences in seroprevalence with tachyzoite- and bradyzoite-derived antigens, twelve recombinant antigens including three tachyzoite-specific, three bradyzoite-specific and six antigens likely expressed by both tachyzoites and bradyzoites (Table 2). These antigens have been previously proved to be immunogenic and frequently recognized by human antibodies [26-28]. The seroprevalence of specific IgG to the individual recombinant antigens were around 10%, with one exception, the positive rate (14.9%) of BAG1-GST was significantly higher than that observed with other recombinant antigens or even crude antigens (p < 0.05) (Table 2). Thus immuno-recognition of BAG1 is likely more prominent than other bradyzoite antigens during chronic infection. BAG1 was a 30 kDa cytosolic protein which is only expressed in the bradyzoites [29,30]. Immunological studies suggested that BAG1 was very immunogenic and could induce early humoral and cell-mediated immune responses upon infection in humans [31]. Thus it is not so surprising to observe a most prominent recognition of BAG1 by the sera compared to other tachyzoite- and bradyzoite-derived antigens.
On further analysis of the serum samples which were positive in the ELISA test, surprisingly it was found that the samples did not all overlapped or consistently react with the three kinds of antigen (Figure 1A). Among the 394 positive samples, 107 sera were positive with RH-Ag, 99 were positive with ME49-Ag and 248 were positive with the recombinant antigens. 20 samples which accounted for only 5.1% of all positive samples were detected by both RH-Ag and ME49-Ag. 20 samples, 5.1% of all positive sera, were detected by both RH-Ag and the Rec-Ags, and 26 sera, 6.6% of all positive samples, were detected by both ME49-Ag and the Rec-Ags (Figure 1A). Only 6 samples were positively detected in reactions with all three kinds of antigen and accounted for 1.5% of all positive samples. The reason that rAgs were more sensitive than native antigens may be due to the low concentration of the immunogenic components in the crude antigens. During T. gondii infection, a broad range of parasite antigens will be presented to the host immune system, thus the detection sensitivity using crude antigens will be affected by factors such as antibody affinity, antigen variation, inter-antigen interaction, and strain-specific responses. Similar results have been reported in previous studies [32,33].
Analysis of the ELISA results in the assays with recombinant antigens of RH and ME49 strains showed, however, more overlapping between different strains (Figure 1B and Table 2). Among the 248 positive samples detected with the 12 recombinant antigens of either RH-, ME49- or common (RH/ME49) type, 71 samples were positive in reactions with all three types of antigen, which accounted for 28.6% of all positive samples, even though the detection rates with strain-specific rAgs were higher. The data further supported the finding that a combination of several immune-dominant antigens will generate a higher diagnostic efficiency [32]. In contrast, 6.9% of the positive sera samples were detected by both RH-rAg and ME49-rAg, 11.3% were detected by both RH-rAg and common RH/ME49-rAg, and 9.7% were detected by both ME49-rAg and RH/ME49-rAg.
To determine the reliability of the ELISA results based on recombinant antigens, the 284 positive sera were further validated with two commercial Toxoplasma gondii IgG/IgM Kits and Western blot assays. 85.1% and 43.5% of the positive samples previously identified by the ELISA assay were confirmed by the com-IgG and com-IgM kit, respectively, whereas a 2% and 0% positive rate were found in the selected negative serum samples (P < 0.01) (Table 3). The data suggested, in one aspect, that half of the individuals may be recently infected by T. gondii at the sample time. In another aspect, a combination of antigens with different parasite strains will be needed to achieve a higher diagnostic efficiency and a broader coverage. Western blot assays showed that 71.7% and 81.5% of the ELISA positive samples were found to be immunoreactive with the native proteins of RH and ME49 strain, respectively (Table 3), which further supported the ELISA data. Examples of Western blots were shown in Figure 2 with variation in recognition of multiple bands (Figure 2A) and single bands (Figure 2B) by the serum samples. These results, again, suggested that the immune recognition of T. gondii antigens varied among different individuals.
Table 3. The positive rates of samples detected with the commercial T. gondii IgG/IgM Kits and Western blot
Figure 2. Western blot analysis of serum samples. A shows the examples where the serum samples recognized multiple bands of T. gondii proteins. B shows the example of the serum samples that recognized a dominant T. gondii protein. NC: negative control; PC: positive control; M: pre-stained Protein Molecular Weight Marker.
In this study, we compared the immunorecognition of three kinds of T. gondii strain- and developmental status-specific antigens with the same set of sera. Results clearly showed that there were strikingly differences in the recognition of these antigens among the samples. The prevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG obtained with crude native RH-Ag and ME49-Ag was similar, whereas the prevalence obtained with recombinant antigens (rAgs) was significantly higher than that of the crude antigens. More importantly, the number of sera that cross-reacted with the three kinds of antigen was low, accounting for only 1.5% of the positive samples. Nevertheless the recombinant antigens had shown a significantly higher consistency in detection of T. gondii-specific IgG in the serum samples. Thus, the general prevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG was likely much higher than previously reported. The data further supported the conclusion that there is more genetic diversity among the T. gondii isolates in China [14-16], which argue for the necessity of the establishment of a method that can detect most, if not all, of the variant specific antibodies.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
NJ, QC and XS conceived and designed the study, and critically revised the manuscript. XS, HL, BJ, ZC, SP performed the experiments, analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript. JY helped in the study design. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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With the June 30 NHL entry draft fast approaching – the Capitals own eight selections, including the 23rd overall pick – we've compiled a list of the top 10 prospects already in the organization and a brief scouting/progress report on each.
Capitals Insider Chuck Gormley will profile all 10 prospects, in descending order. Today's top prospect, at No. 7: Nate Schmidt.
Nate Schmidt
Position: Defense
Shoots: Left
Age: 21
Ht/Wt: 6-0, 195
Hometown: St. Cloud, Minn.
Drafted: Undrafted, Signed as free agent on April 3, 2013
2012-13 Teams: U. of Minnesota [WCHA], Hershey [AHL]
Games: 48
Goals: 10
Assists: 26
Points: 36
Penalty Minutes: 18
Plus-Minus: Minus-4
Contract Status: 2 years remaining on 2-year, $1.85 million contract [$70,000 AHL, $925,000 NHL, $1.35 million cap hit]
Scouting Report: A late bloomer, Schmidt impressed the Caps enough in his final two seasons at Minnesota [12-61-73 in 83 games] to land a two-year contract similar to the one signed by Cameron Schilling last year. Schmidt, who will turn 22 in July, had a brief stint with the Capitals, participating in one practice before he was assigned to the Hershey Bears, where he picked up two assists in five playoff games. Schmidt is an excellent skater and passer and possesses a hard, accurate shot. "They expect me to be a puck-moving defenseman and to get the puck to the skill guys," Schmidt said upon arriving in Washington. "And we have some of the best forwards in the world on this team."
2013-14 Expectations: For now, Schmidt is behind defensive prospects Tomas Kundratek and Dmitry Orlov, but not by much. He still needs to prove himself at the pro level, but if Schmidt has a strong start under Mike Haviland in Hershey next season he could see spot duty as a call-up for the Caps.


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Greece: Recommended Books and Movies
By Rick Steves
To learn more about Greece past and present, check out a few of these books and films.
Books: Nonfiction
There's no shortage of great books about Greek history. A Traveller's History of Greece (Boatswain and Nicolson) is a compact, well-written account from the earliest times to the present. Fernand Braudel's The Mediterranean in the Ancient World is another marvelous overview. If you'd like a large-format book with many illustrations, your best bet is The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (Cartledge). For the standard text on ancient Greece by a leading scholar (still quite accessible), try The Greeks (Kitto). Readers who want to understand the relevance of Greek ancient culture to today should get Thomas Cahill's Sailing the Wine Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter.
Edith Hamilton's The Greek Way and Mythology are classic tomes on classic myths and cultures. For more about ancient war and its warriors, Persian Fire (Holland) is an excellent history of the fifth-century B.C. Persian conflict. Histories by Paul Cartledge cover Alexander the Great and The Spartans. Novelist Mary Renault also wrote nonfiction about the period, including The Nature of Alexander.
A Concise History of Greece (Clogg) is an excellent overview from the 18th century to modern times. Inside Hitler's Greece (Mazower) is a shocking account of the Nazi occupation of Greece and lays the background for the subsequent civil war. Eleni (Gage) is a riveting account by the author of his quest to uncover the truth behind his mother's assassination during that civil war. Though written in 1958, Patrick Leigh Fermor's Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese is the definitive book on the "forgotten" side of the peninsula.
Classics: The classics may be slow-going, but they open a window to the Greek mind and soul. The dialogues of Plato (Apology, Republic) capture the words of Socrates from Golden Age times. The comedies of Aristophanes and the tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus explore the great issues of life and death. Plutarch's Lives is an epic attempt to chronicle the ancient world through biography.
Memoirs: Henry Miller's Colossus of Maroussi is a sometimes graphic account of his down-and-out sojourn in Greece in the late 1930s. Patricia Storace's controversial Dinner with Persephone is more than a memoir about living in Athens — it's one writer's critical look at modern Greek culture and family life. On the lighter side, The Summer of My Greek Taverna (Stone) is an American expat's take on running a bar on the island of Patmos.
Books: Fiction
Western literature begins with Homer. The Iliad is the classic account of the Trojan War; The Odyssey follows Odysseus on his return from that war. Some of the best translations are by Richmond Lattimore, Robert Fitzgerald, and Robert Fagles.
Historical novels about Greece abound, and no one wrote them better than Mary Renault. Try any of her books on Alexander the Great (The Persian Boy, Fire from Heaven, Funeral Games), her re-imagining of the Theseus myth (The King Must Die, The Bull from the Sea), or her account of a 400 B.C. actor (The Mask of Apollo). Gates of Fire (Pressfield) re-creates the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held back the Persian army — for a while. The Walled Orchard (Holt) is an amusing and well-researched pseudo-autobiography of the comic playwright Eupolis.
Perhaps the most famous modern Greek writer is Nikos Kazantzakis. His Zorba the Greek shows how a wily old rogue can teach life's lessons to a withdrawn intellectual. His controversial The Last Temptation of Christ has a main character who is very human. Another favorite author is Panos Karnezis, whose Little Infamies is a fine collection of short stories written in a magical realism style. Apostolos Doxiadis is a mathematician and author who writes in Greek and then translates his own works into English. His popular Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture is the tale of a Greek genius obsessed with trying to prove one of mathematics' great theories.
British author Louis de Bernières wrote a best seller — Corelli's Mandolin, later made into a movie — about ill-fated lovers on a war-torn Greek island. Another best seller, Middlesex, by Greek-American author Jeffrey Eugenides, explores the Greek immigrant experience in the US — as well as sexual identity. John Fowles' classic The Magus describes an Englishman's psychological games with a wealthy recluse on a Greek island. The Parthenon plays a pivotal role in the lives of Pericles' mistress, Aspasia, and Lord Elgin's wife, Mary, in Stealing Athena by Karen Essex. Mystery fans like to follow Paul Johnston's books about the Scots-Greek private investigator Alex Mavros, such as The Last Red Death and A Deeper Shade of Blue.
Books for Kids
These good nonfiction books help introduce Greece to young readers. The Changing Face of Greece (Osler) weaves first-person accounts from modern Greeks with a summary of today's challenges. Ancient Civilizations: Greece (Bargallo) offers a capsule history. For an illustrated primer on Greek mythology, try The Random House Book of Greek Myths. Kids can put themselves in the sandals of a young Grecian in If I Were a Kid in Ancient Greece (Cobblestone Publishing), and make traditional foods, build a model temple, and put on a play with Ancient Greece! 40 Hands-On Activities (Hart). Greece in Spectacular Cross-Section (Biesty) will fascinate kids and grown-ups alike with its cut-away diagrams re-creating ancient sites. Miroslav Sasek's classic 1966 picture-book, This is Greece, was reissued in 2009.
Hollywood loves ancient Greek history and myths: The audience already knows the characters, and there are no copyrights. A recent flood of "sword-and-sandal" epics includes Alexander the Great (2004), with Colin Farrell as the military genius who conquered the known world; Troy (2004), starring Brad Pitt as the petulant warrior Achilles; 300: Rise of an Empire, the final naval battle of Salamis after Thermopylae, based on a graphic novel as well (2014); and a 3-D version of the myth of Perseus — Clash of the Titans (2010). The earlier Hollywood version of Clash of the Titans (1981) has an all-star cast featuring Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, and Maggie Smith. There's also plenty of star power in The Trojan Women (1971) — Euripides' classic tragedy of Troy's female aristocracy in chains — which features Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, and Irene Pappas.
For Greece's WWII experience, try The Guns of Navarone (1961), where a team of soldiers tries to take out a German artillery battery. Another war film, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), is the love story of an Italian officer and a Greek woman. My Family & Other Animals (2005) follows the adventures of an English family relocated to Greece in 1939.
Life in post-war Greece was illustrated in several movies starring Melina Mercouri (who later became Greece's Minister of Culture). She played a beautiful woman with a shady background in Stella (1955) and Never on Sunday (1960). Boy on a Dolphin (1957) is the story of a beautiful sponge diver on Hydra played by Sophia Loren, becoming aware of her cultural heritage. Zorba the Greek (1964) shows how Greek culture can free even the most uptight Englishman. Z (1969) is a thriller about the assassination of a crusading politician — and the rise of the Greek junta — in the 1960s. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) is a hilarious comedy about marrying into a Greek-American family. Finally, the ABBA musical Mamma Mia! (2008) has fans seeking out the film's locations in the mainland region of Pelion and on the islands of Skiathos and Skopelos.
NOVA's informative Secrets of the Parthenon episode (2008) is free to watch online.


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I just discovered that, according to the playback statistics*, I listened 8184 times to a recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC).
Now, even if I really listen to that a lot, that can't be possible.
Then I looked at the playcount of the individual titles and realized what is going on:
(For those who don't know what the WTC is, it's a work by J.S. Bach and consists of 24 pieces each divided in a prelude and a fugue, so 48 tracks in total.)
I have the name of each of those 24 pieces stored in my own field named %work%. Then, in the %title% field there is only "Praeludium" for all the preludes and "Fuge" for all the fugues. Which leads the playback statistics component to think I have 24 times the same song and 24 times the same other song in that album...
You might ask why I don't put the name of the piece in the %title% field, but I have worked out my system that way after trying out several things, and I'm now happy with it. It avoids redundancy and can be used consistently for various types of classical music and other music, as well. It's one of the things that I like so much about foobar2000 and I won't give that up.
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Don't ask Virginia Fox about education unless you have some time. A lifelong educator who is now secretary of Kentucky's Education Cabinet, Fox has not only given the matter a lot of thought—she has made education her career and passion for more than 40 years, and she is still pioneering ways to make education more effective.
In honor of her remarkable success, Fox will receive this year's Winners Circle Award given by the National Association of Women's Business Owners. The award recognizes a Kentucky woman who has shown outstanding leadership and financial stamina and control, contributed to her community through time and resources, understands and resolves complex issues, and is dedicated to furthering women in business through personal support and mentoring.
For Fox, success in business or any other area of life starts with an ever-increasing foundation in education. "I don't think of higher education, secondary education, and elementary education," Fox says. "I think of a continuum that starts with preschool. Lifelong learning—that's what it's all about."
Fox says education is too important to be left exclusively to educators. "If you have children, get involved with their school and a site-based council," Fox advises. "Get active in the PTO or PTA. Adopt a school. If it's possible, run for the school board. Get knowledgeable about what is happening at the university you care most about. Find out if there is training available for business and industry."
One of most effective things to do to support education is also one of the simplest. "Read to children," Fox suggests. "The single most important indicator of success in school is whether children have been read to. Don't wait until they get to school. Organize groups of families within your church to read to children.
"Be positive. Look for solutions. Encourage a child, a teacher, a parent. Some parents, particularly those who did not have a successful school experience, value education but don't know how to navigate the system."
Fox has been at the forefront of that system her entire life. After graduating from Morehead State University in 1961, she taught elementary school for four years and was an elementary school librarian for three years. She was also a university instructor for three summers.
Along the way, Fox completed a master's degree at the University of Kentucky and participated in an advanced management development program at Harvard as well as programs in organizational development, strategic computing and telecommunications.
She left the school system in 1968 to join what was then a fledgling television network called Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Fox quickly grasped the potential of the medium, and by 1975 she was KET's deputy executive director, working hand-in-hand with founder O. Leonard Press.
Fox and Press led KET to national prominence. They created the GED on TV series for adults needing a high school diploma (a successor of which is still in national distribution). They introduced college on TV and nightly coverage of the Kentucky General Assembly. They began KET's public affairs programming and oversaw KET productions, many of which have been broadcast nationally.
Fox left KET only once—to become president of the Southern Educational Communications Association. She returned in 1980, and when Press retired in 1981 she assumed leadership of KET.


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Skyview stands in way of Skyline's sixth title
November 29, 2011
By Bob Taylor
The Sky is definitely the limit.
Two high schools, both with "Sky" in their names, who opened the same year (1997), collide at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 for the 4A state football championship in the Tacoma Dome.
Skyline's Spartans (10-3) will be seeking a sixth state title. The Spartans have won a state title four times in the past five years. The Tacoma Dome has been like a second home field for the Spartans, who have won nine of their last 10 games in the stadium.
Skyview (11-2), located down in Vancouver, Wash., is making its first title appearance. The closest the Storm has ever come to the finals was in 2009 when it lost to Ferris, 46-41, in the semifinals.
Issaquah coach Chris Bennett has experience facing both teams this season. The Eagles lost to Skyline, 41-14, in a Sept. 23 KingCo Conference encounter and fell to Skyview, 47-17, Nov. 4 in a state tournament preliminary game.
Skyline vs. Skyview
"It should be a great game," Bennett said. "Obviously, we have played Skyview more recently and we know they have a very talented team. Skyline has done some things differently from when we played them and is a better team now."
Skyline and Skyview defeated previously undefeated teams in the Nov. 26 semifinals. Skyline downed KingCo Conference 4A rival Woodinville, 26-21, while Skyview crushed Lake Stevens, 38-14.
Both teams got off to slow starts this season but have been rolling in the playoffs.
The Spartans were 6-3 when they entered the postseason. Skyline has reeled off four straight victories and seems to have that championship form again.
Like the Spartans, Skyview suffered early defeats to powerful opponents. The Storm fell to Couer d'Alene, Idaho's Class 6A state champion, and Sherwood, which plays in Oregon's 5A state title game Dec. 3.
In the post season, the Storm have outscored opponents 161-55. Skyview dominated Lake Stevens, scoring touchdowns on five of its first seven drives.
Lake Stevens tried to take away Skyview's Parker Henry, the Class 4A's leading rusher. However, Storm quarterback Kieran McDonagh plucked the Lake Stevens' secondary, hitting 22 of 31 passes for 339 yard and two touchdowns. He also ran for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Issaquah had a similar experience. The Eagles were able to contain Henry for most of the game but were picked apart by McDonagh.
"Skyview has athletes and great skill guys. Henry is a big, physical runner. If you don't dedicate enough people to stop him, he will hurt you. Their quarterback did a nice job against us. He found the open receivers," Bennett said. "It's kind of pick your poison when you play Skyview."
The Storm also has one of the largest offensive lines in the state. Among the big guys up front are Matt Cruz, 6-foot-2, 280 pounds; Zach Wallace, 6-4, 305; and Dylan Bratlie, 6-5, 285.
"They were the best-looking team we've seen in warm-ups this year," Bennett said. "Their linemen are big, but not the quickest. However, Skyview has a lot of weight and beef coming at you. They are a tough matchup for people."
Bennett was also impressed with Skyview's defense. In the game with Lake Stevens, the Storm had five sacks and forced three fumbles. Safety David Garlington had two interceptions.
"Their safeties are real good and real physical. Skyview has a lot of talent in its back seven," Bennett said.
Although impressed with Skyview, Bennett said he likes Skyline's chances in the title game.
"I think Skyline will have some great chances to put up points against Skyview," Bennett said.
Bennett said he believes key players on offense for Skyline will be running back Damian Greene and quarterback Max Browne.
"Greene could be a huge factor. If he gets loose, he has the speed to go a long way," Bennett said. "If Skyview commits too many people to the pass, it could really open the door for Greene to have a nice night running the football."
Browne is having another sensational season, passing for 2,982 yards and 32 touchdowns.
"Just watching him the other night, he was so impressive," Bennett said. "Browne has the ability to move around in the pocket and extend plays. He has great pocket presence. If teams don't put pressure on him, he will pick them apart.
"He is a great leader and in a big game like this, he can really be a difference."
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One thing we keep hearing about our Stingray City Trips is how Captain Chris seems to have a way with the rays. I guess since he is usually the first one to feed them everyday on our Sunrise Tour, the rays have developed a fondness for him which is obvious to everyone around.
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need i say anything more. i have never seen a team that is so poorly coached. dr. gross needs to step up to the plate and pull the plug on this mess. i just feel so bad for these student athletes who are busting there butts all week, and then on saturdays are beging thrown to the wolves. or in another sense are being sent out to a gun fight with a plastic knife, if you know what i am saying. this guy couldnt coach or lead someone out of a paper bag..... plase cut the cord before the sason ends and start the search for a real head coach.
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About University of Minnesota Masonic
Children's Hospital
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School. We provide a broad range of pediatric programs from surgery, imaging and neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology services and blood and marrow and organ transplantation.
Our doctors apply innovative approaches to creating medical breakthroughs based their work with patients and on findings through research at the University of Minnesota. This has led to several firsts, including the first successful pediatric blood marrow transplant, infant heart transplant in Minnesota and cochlear ear implant surgery for a child.
The hospital also is home to Minnesota's only children's behavioral inpatient unit and programming exclusively devoted to children ages 12 and younger. University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital features one of the three largest kidney transplant programs in the world specializing in infants and small children.
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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult hang out together off set
Going to work on a movie with an ex must be kind of like going back to school after avoiding them all summer vacation. But Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult seem to be taking it in stride. While in Montreal filming X-Men: Days of Future Past the pair were spotted hanging out off set with members of both of their families.
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Windsor, Ontario, January 16, 2012 – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that a large quantity of loose tobacco was seized at the Ambassador Bridge.
On January 10, 2013, a commercial driver, on his way to a location in southern Ontario, entered Canada at the Ambassador Bridge. The driver was referred for a secondary inspection where CBSA officers found that the declared shipment of tahini, rice and beans contained over 13,700 kg of loose tobacco with an approximate street value of $1.7 million.
Criminal charges are pending and the investigation is ongoing.
"The CBSA takes its border protection responsibilities very seriously, and our officers work diligently to prevent smuggling across our borders," said Rick Comerford, Regional Director General for Southern Ontario Region. "This seizure clearly demonstrates that our officers are vigilant when it comes to ensuring our border is not used for illegal activities. This includes prosecuting those who contravene the Customs Act."
Anyone with information about suspicious cross-border activity is encouraged to call the CBSA Border Watch Toll-free Line at 1-888-502-9060. All calls are completely confidential.
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Press-release Krasnodar October 2, 2013 OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the 32nd "Magnit Family" Store Krasnodar, October 2, 2013: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 32nd "Magnit Family" store. Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 32nd "Magnit Family" store located at 211/1 Orenburgskaya street, Pugachyov, Saratov Oblast, Volga federal district. Assortment of the store consists of about 4,700 SKUs, out of which about 91% are food items. There are 13 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by the Company. The store is open 7 days a week from 10 am to 10 pm. For further information, please contact: Timothy Post Director, Investor Relations Email: email@example.com Office: +7-861-277-4554 x7600 Mobile: +7-961-511-7678 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 Dina Svishcheva Deputy Director, Investor Relations Email: email@example.com Office: +7-861-277-4554 x5101 Mobile: +7-961-511-0202 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 Company description: Magnit is Russia's largest retailer. Founded in 1994 by Sergey Galitskiy, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of June 30, 2013, Magnit operates 18 distribution centers and over 7,000 stores (6,552 convenience, 164 hypermarkets, and 700 cosmetics) in more than 1,700 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2013, Magnit had revenues of $8,796 million USD and an EBITDA of $890 million USD. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is now Europe's 2nd largest retailer. END -0- Oct/02/2013 06:16 GMT
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This delicious pizza is the winner of Dr. Oz's Healthy Top Chef challenge!
- 1 whole wheat flatbread
- Arugula or mesclun mix
- Goat cheese
- Dried Cranberries
- Balsamic vinegar
- Olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Place flatbread in microwave and heat on high for 30 seconds. In a bowl, toss together all other ingredients. Remove flatbread from microwave and top with salad mixture. Cut into slices and enjoy!


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By >Stephen
Nikon – AF-S NIKKOR – Medium to super-telephoto zoom lens
Category: Cameras - Tags: Af-s Nikkor, ED lens, F-Bayonet, Image stabilization, Nano Crystal Coat, NIKKOR lens, Nikon, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR, Nikon F-Bayonet, Silent Wave Motor, Super Ed Lens, Super-telephoto lens, SWM, Telephoto, Telephoto Lens, Vibration Reduction
Nikon's new AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens will be released on March 14.
It's a fast and versatile lens that covers a wide range from 80mm of focal length to ultra-telephoto, suitable for photo shoots of wild animals, landscapes, sports, trains, airplanes, etc. The optical system includes one Super ED lens and 4 ED lens and Nano Crystal Coat. It also has high-end camera shake correction system and SWM (Silent Wave Motor) is built-in.
- Mount Type: Nikon F-Bayonet
- Focal Length Range: 80-400mm
- Zoom Ratio: 5x
- Maximum Aperture: f/4.5-5.6
- Minimum Aperture: f/32-40
- Format: FX/35mm
- Maximum Angle of View (DX-format): 20°
- Minimum Angle of View (DX-format): 4°
- Maximum Angle of View (FX-format): 30°10′
- Minimum Angle of View (FX-format): 6°10′
- Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 0.2x
- Lens Elements: 20
- Lens Groups: 12
- Compatible Format(s): FX; DX; FX in DX Crop Mode; 35mm Film
- VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization: Yes
- Diaphragm Blades: 9
- Distance Information: Yes
- Nano Crystal Coat: Yes
- ED Glass Elements: 4
- Super ED Glass Elements: 1
- Super Integrated Coating: Yes
- Autofocus: Yes
- AF-S (Silent Wave Motor): Yes
- Internal Focusing: Yes
- Minimum Focus Distance: 5.74 ft. (1.75m)
- Focus Mode: Auto; Manual; Auto/Manual
- G-type: Yes
- Filter Size: 77mm
- Accepts Filter Type: Screw-on
- Dimensions: (Approx.) 3.8 x 8.0 in. (Diameter x Length); 95.5 x 203mm (Diameter x Length)
- Weight: (Approx.) 56 oz. (1570g)
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On today's Let's Talk Knoxville, Aaron Gernes talks with Judi Van Hulzen, a nurse at Marion County Public Health, regarding summer health tips and issues.
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