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Ecological Impact of Vegetated Stormwater SystemsEPA Grant Number: F6A10012
Title: Ecological Impact of Vegetated Stormwater Systems
Investigators: Culbertson, Trisha
Institution: Kansas State University
EPA Project Officer: Zambrana, Jose
Project Period: September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2008
Project Amount: $68,415
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (2006) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Environmental Policy , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , Economics and Decision Sciences
This project is based on a vegetated stormwater system designed to control runoff from an adjacent urban development. The system will be planted with switchgrass and other native prairie grasses to enhance infiltration within the system. The performance of the system will be assessed by tracking differences in water quality and quantity at the inlet and outlet. The ecological impact of the stormwater system on the receiving water body will also be studied. The results of the research will help advance the understanding of vegetated stormwater systems and their potential to provide a sustainable means of addressing urban non-point pollution concerns.
The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of a vegetated stormwater system on water quality, quantity, and flow velocity and its effects on surrounding ecological systems.Approach:
To assess the effectiveness of this system, the inlet and outlet will be instrumented to measure both water quality and quantity. Differences in these parameters across the inlet and outlet will be used to draw conclusions as to the system's ability to infiltrate stormwater and filter contaminants. Changes in infiltration will be quantified using a double-ring infiltrometer. An important component of stormwater quantity is its velocity, which will also be measured using a depth-discharge relationship. An assessment of the receiving stream will be conducted to determine its scouring velocity and whether the outlet velocity of the stormwater system is maintained below this threshold for given precipitation events. Other biological indicators, particularly plant health, will also be used to assess the impact of the stormwater system.Expected Results:
Vegetated stormwater systems will prove to be a more sustainable method of stormwater management than traditional systems. The vegetation in the system is expected to increase the storage capacity of the system by enhancing infiltration while improving water quality through sediment retention and enhanced pollutant degradation. Thus, vegetated stormwater systems are predicted to reduce the overall impact of stormwater flows on receiving water bodies.Supplemental Keywords:
Stormwater, vegetated stormwater system, sustainable, ecological health, bioretention, urban NPS pollution,, Scientific Discipline, Water, Wastewater, Urban and Regional Planning, biofiltration, runoff, filtration, Urban water management, stormwater, stormwater treatment

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How good is good enough? That's a question you have plenty of time to ponder when you're sitting in your fossil-fueled automobile, stewing in traffic and watching other cars zoom by in High Occupancy Vehicle lanes.
The reason those cars can use the lane is that they are carrying two or three passengers (depending on the highway). Maybe the drivers come from a big family. Or maybe they are among the small group of commuters who actually changed their behavior by carpooling in earnest in order to qualify for the carpool lane.
Or maybe, as happens in the Bay Area, they picked up passengers at a casual carpool site. In that case, they're sort of cheating by carrying passengers who otherwise would have taken public transit to work.
Diamond lanes, after all, are bureaucrats' way of making the commute so hellish that desperate commuters will change their behavior. The key is to believe, as anti-car scolds do, that solo drivers are selfish clods who deserve to sit in traffic and suck up other people's exhaust. Believe that, and you might feel entitled to punish people for having the audacity to drive alone to work.
In the full flush of the recall, Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill that would make it easier for Californians to get in the fast lane -- by petitioning U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta to allow hybrid-electric cars, which can get 45 to 60-plus miles per gallon, to use HOV lanes regardless of the number of passengers. Virginia and Arizona have sought permission to allow hybrids in HOV lanes as well. A Department of Transportation spokesman said the request was under review.
Mineta should say yes. If the goal of HOV lanes is to save energy, it's a no-brainer.
Yet, oddly, there are environmentalists who oppose allowing hybrids in HOVs because they are afraid the change will be too successful.
"It's a close call, but in my opinion, it's bad policy," said Todd Campbell, policy director of the Los Angeles-based Coalition for Clean Air. While some environmental groups have supported the idea, his group opposes it because it will lead so many people to purchase hybrids that the diamond lanes could become clogged.
"It all comes down to entitlement. If you think that you're entitled to get into the HOV lanes because you purchased a (Toyota) Prius or a hybrid car that gets you better fuel economy, I can't argue with that. But you will quickly find that you will congest your HOV lanes to the point where all the money you've invested into them and all the original goals quickly vanish."


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Guides were wonderful. Had us on the edge of our swamp boat seat!
This was a real blast, great guide, really knew his stuff and made the whole experience a lot of fun
The Airboat swamp adventure turned out to be everything we could have wanted. Captain Jack was terrific and I would highly recommend this to everyone.
The airboat tour was amazing! Captain Gary was experienced and Knowle able. Even got to hold a little female gator! Plantation tour was a bit of an anticlimax but gave a feel for plantation life in beautiful surroundings.
Oh Captain Monkey....great experience despite it being the wrong season for lots and lots of gators. Captain Monkey found us lots of gators and other beautiful things to look at, seriously great fun and sooooo educational. The passion and respect for the environment was just amazing.....don't miss this one.
Our tour guide, Dylan, was awesome! He was very prompt and friendly. We learned so much about the city, in an entertaining way. The plantation was great and was hosting a fall festival, so we got way more than we planned for! The air boat/swamp tour was amazing and beautiful. I would recommend this tour to anyone!
Great guilds for both. Enjoyed the small group rather then a large group
Great tour, the guide on the air-boat was areal character and was a laugh a minute. The plantation tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a real insight to life on the plantation.
Ellen the lady from Isabelle tours who picked us up from the hotel was also very knowledgeable and give us many ideas of things to do in New Orleans.
Great day out ,well worth the money.
The airboat swamp tour was awesome and the highlight of our trip. Captain Gary was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Ellen our driver was also very well informed about New Orleans and the surrounding area. We really enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend this tour.
Our driver/guide was very informative. Ellen drove well and kept up the banter. The airboat rides were exciting and beautiful. Capt. Gary gave us a most memorable ride thru the swamp. Saw lots of gators! Great day trip. The Plantation tour was historically informative. Our guide there, Ellen (plantation guide), was very knowledgeable and emotionally invested in her tour. She impressed me with her dignity. This was a highlight day!
Had a awesome time! I think everyone needs to check out this tour if there in New Orleans :)
We had an absolute blast! We thought we wouldn't see any wild alligators because of it being cold but we did!! Our tour guide was very knowledgable! I would highly recommend going on this tour!!
The experience was wonderful and the service was amazing!
The Plantation Tour was not what we expected. Quite disappointing with the Plantation Guide. Would have been happy if we just went on the Airboat Ride - now that was an amazing experience! Gator spotting and the opportunity to feed one!
Could not have been better! Even though we got rained on while on the swamp we enjoyed the ride. When we arrived at the swamp tour we went over to the dock to wait on our tour guide and a alligator came swimming down to meet us. The plantation tour was very interesting.
We had an absolutely terrriffic time!! Our guides at both the plantation and the airboat ride were amazing!! Very well informed. Knew alot about the history, plant life and animal life. My guest plans to return woith her husband. Thanks so much.
This tour was the highlight of our gulf coast trip. It exceeded our expectations significantly. Our 12 year old son was hoping to see an alligator during the Airboat Ride. Little did he know he would be directly interacting with them! He fed raw chicken directly to 13 foot long 700 pound alligators and actually caught a baby in a net provided by the boat captain and handled it in the boat before returning it to the swamp. The Plantation Tours were also outstanding providing an excellent experience and learning opportunity.
my favourite tour...absolutely loved it...well put together...and for a small tour operator was spot on with their guests...well done love ya work
Wow, what a beautiful day and a lot of fun! REALLY enjoyed this day out on the water, cruising through the bayou. Scenery was lush and alive. Alligators came right up to the craft and tried to join in the fun...Like the saying goes, "if the gators are snapp'n, you know something's happen'n!! Birds were plentiful...but I'll have to come back if I want to see a Nutria in the wild!
Deshtrahan was a beautiful house and a nice counterpoint to the cruise. Appreciated that there were more out-buildings to explore on this property than on some others. It is truly a gift that these homes have been preserved.
The Airboat Ride was fantastic - out guide was fun and informative. Highly recommend and in fact we did to friends. The Plantation tour part was okay but not great. Our driver, Ginny, was a wealth of knowledge but she spoke so fast and rehearsed that several folks lost interest in listening.
Leah USA
We have gone on several of the swamp tours, at all different times of the year. May is a great time to go to New Orleans. It was just a little humid, no rain and the sites are always interesting-gators and all. We had a larger air boat, and it didn't go quiet as fast as we like, but the guide was great and we enjoyed the company.
Awesome ride, very knowledgeable guide, took us deep into the bayous and caught a 1.5 yoa baby gator and took us within about 3 feet of an 11.5 foot alligator. Would do it again for longer periods of time.
It was a lovely warm sunny day but dress for a windy great ride on the airboat. Both guides as well as the van driver were very informative. We got to see several alligators sunning as well as a well preserved and historic plantation. Two different tours at a good price.
Although it was freezing cold we really enjoyed the tour. Unfortunately the gators had buried themselves in the mud to keep warm so we didn't to see any, but our guide was excellent, really informative and I could have happily listened to his stories all day!
The tour manager was accommodating speaking multiple languages and shared great history during the drive out to the plantation and back. The bayou tour was also informative and and fun. One highlight was the old school pharmacist who was at the plantation. I think he's only there on Fridays so if you can go that day I'd suggest it.


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- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Cartoon Episode Guide
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- Distributed by: Buena Vista Television
- Cartoon Characters: Chiro, Sprx-77, Otto, Antauri, Nova, Gibson, The Skeleton King, Johnny Sunspot, Aurora Six, Super Quasier.
- Originally Released in 2004.
- Season: 1
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- Running Time: 30 minutes.
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Chiro is explaining to the monkeys about his favorite show, "The Sun Riders", when they see that the Formless are spotted in Shuggazoom City. They find out that the Formless are chasing The Sun Riders. After rescuing them, Chiro invites them to team up while the monkeys fix there bikes. While they're training with Chiro, Chiro and the monkeys find out that they work for Skeleton King and that they have taken control of the Super Robot.
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"Exciting. Exciting."
Those were the words after Sunday's 76ers practice at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from associate head coach Michael Curry. He wasn't talking about the 97-80 pasting the team put on the visiting New York Knicks on Saturday night, but rather about the prospect of Andrew Bynum returning to the team. Bynum ran as hard as any media has seen him so far on the anti gravity treadmill Sunday, and Friday he was alone on the court practicing some hard low-post spin moves, making hard plants and turns on each of his fragile knees. A return to the court and his debut with the Sixers seems to be a real hope right now. Bynum has stated his hope is to come back sometime around the mid-February All-Star break.
"We were talking about Andrew (Saturday) night where people have to understand that you totally change the personnel that you've got to play when he's on the court and you totally change how you are going to have to guard. You're not going to trap Jrue (Holiday) if Andrew is in the pick and roll and he (Bynum) rolls you can't just have a man pick him up.
"It's encouraging as Andrew is doing more and more work. Just watching when Jrue has struggled or Evan (Turner) has struggled, just watching how teams have defended them. And they're doing exactly what you should do. But when you have a great player or a big guy who demands a lot of attention around that basket you have to defend totally different."


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I wish they would show more of the artists pony in the show maybe a guild.
I'm a fan of your architecture; little inlays and things like that.
How was Photoshop?
I need more experience in photoshop. Beyond basic flats and character rendering I didn't do a lot with it here.
I've been referencing the show for architecture, but I think I need to delve deeper.
I've been referencing the show for architecture, but I think I need to delve deeper.
I have no idea which software I like best. In my most recent stuff, I tend to hop between Manga Studio and Photoshop, but using SAI for some things. Why limit yourself, right?
Indeed. I've got to work on my familiarity with corel painter. I hear tell it's good for linework.
Painter is pretty great for linework - the scratchboard tool especially, if I recall is a really good jack of all trades brush.
My problem with Painter is that it crashes like crazy and is a memory hog.
If manga studio had SAI's painting engine (it blends as well, but I don't like the way it handles brush tips/brush shapes). I'd use Manga Studio for everything.
Although, actually, I haven't touched digital in.. a month or so? Maybe more? I was already kind of falling out of love with digital before you went on your trip. I've been hella watercoloring.
hehe the jester pony reminds me of cicero. Looks great!
I love this!
Your character was a particularly fun challenge. Keeping her black and white but still round in form.


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Daily Polichicks - Wednesday
And now heeeeeeeeeeeeere's your Daily Polichicks! (Cheers and applause)
Campaign '08:
A day late and a dollar short
Hillary Clinton won the
Some politicians kiss babies; John McCain hugs trees.
It's not easy being green, but John McCain is willing to do it to impress independent voters. [NPR]
Also, you can pick up some fly gear from McCain new eco-concious line over here.
Republicans kick ball into own goal. Democrats score big.
Doh! Republicans unintentionally helped Democrat Travis Childers win a longtime Republican congressional seat by tying him to Barack Obama. [The Los Angeles Times]
Is that your final answer?
College superdelegates balance picking a candidate with final exams. [The Washington Post]
The Sermon Police
Commentator on faith warns of the sermon chop shop, where the media chops up sermons like theives chop cars. [On Faith]
"Hang that darky from a tree!"
Obama's campaign workers face mean-spiritness, racism and remarks that are beyond offensive. But luckily, they meet a lot of nice people too. (Nice people who vote for Obama.) [The Washington Post]
What's up with John Edwards and his peeps?
John Edwards and wife Elizabeth kiss and tell about what's cool (and not cool) about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. And they do it to a tabloid publication! Juicy! [People]
OMG! Emma Claire and Jack Edwards met Miley Cyrus, aka HANNAH MONTANA (!!!!) in line for the Test Trak ride at Disney Land. How cool is that?! [People]
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Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today the indictment of a man in connection with an insurance fraud investigation in Cecil County. Charged is 34 year old Thomas J. McVan, Jr.of Phoenix, Maryland.
According to the indictment, McVan is charged with seven counts of felony theft, six counts of fraudulent insurance acts and one count of making false and misleading claims. McVan is a former employee of the victim, Allstate Insurance Company.
The total loss to the victim in this case is over $200,000.00. The charges result from an investigation by the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Division, the Insurance Fraud Division of the Maryland Insurance Administration, the Maryland State Police, and the Special Investigations Unit of Allstate Insurance Company.
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The Viator tours I've taken in Las Vegas or Seattle have always been a great experience. Since the town of Leavenworth only has its Tree Lighting on three Saturday's in December, I was worried that the trips would sell out, but luckily it didn't, and having a small minibus made it easier for our driver, Joe, to navigate the passes vs. the large full-size tour buses. There was more than enough time to tour the city and take a sleigh ride, have lunch, and shop. Highly recommended when the weather conditions (ie, snowy/icy roads) can be a challenge for anyone. Lots of rest stops along the way for breaks and food.


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Emotional Eating (cont.)
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What is the difference between emotional eating and binge eating?
The primary difference between emotional eating and binge eating involves the amount of food that is consumed. While both may involve a sense of trouble controlling a craving for food, emotional eating may involve consuming from moderate to great amounts of food and may be the only symptom that a person has or be part of an emotional illness like depression, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. Binge eating disorder is a distinctive mental illness that is characterized by recurrent episodes of compulsive overeating, in that affected people eat an amount of food that is significantly larger than that which most people eat in a distinct period of time.
What are causes, triggers, or risk factors for emotional eating?
Like most emotional symptoms, emotional eating is thought to be the result of a number of factors rather than one single cause. Some research is consistent with girls and women being at higher risk of for eating disorders, showing they are at higher risk for emotional eating. However, other research indicates that in some populations, men are more likely to eat in response to depression or anger, and women were more likely to eat excessively in response to failing a diet.
It is thought that the increase in the hormone cortisol that is one of the body's responses to stress is similar to the medication prednisone in its effects. Specifically, both tend to trigger the body's stress (fight or flight) response, including increased heart and breathing rate, blood flow to muscles, and visual acuity. Part of the stress response often includes increased appetite to supply the body with the fuel it needs to fight or flee, resulting in cravings for so-called comfort foods. People who have been subjected to chronic rather than momentary stress (like job, school, or family stress, exposure to crime or abuse) are at risk for having chronically high levels of cortisol in their bodies, contributing to developing chronic emotional-eating patterns.
Psychologically, people who tend to connect food with comfort, power, or for any other reasons than providing fuel to their body can be prone to emotional eating. They may eat to fill an emotional void, when physically full, and engage in mindless eating. Some people whose emotions cause them to eat may have been raised to connect food with feelings instead of sustenance, particularly if food was scarce or often used a reward or punishment, or as a substitute for emotional intimacy.
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nice one!
I like that one too ; )
Beautiful, wonderful color.
Beautiful !
the colours in this are just fantastic!
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The colours are absolutely stunning. Well done
Ooh, that's a very nice picture... I really love composition
So beautiful photo!!!!
This is such a tranquil photograph.
It's so beautiful !
Beautiful photo
You'd think you were in the middle of some Asian paradise, right in the heart of Boston!
Gorgeous! Love it
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These colors are incredibly beautiful, nice work!
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I love the colors
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I had to faint BFPs last night and I went and bought a digi and it was a BFN! What the hell.....anyone else ever had that?
False BFN on a digi test?
Wife and mother to a 5 year old Maddy
2 angels Bailey&Marlee 05&10 22wk&20wks
M/C last August at 8 weeks...Hoping for a Rainbow baby!!!!!!
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i think the levels of hcg need to be a bit higher for the digital tests. i always use the regular tests. i had faint positives with my last two pregnancy including this one.
i called my dr. office and told them i had three faint positive tests and they brought me in for blood work and i got the confirmation. i would call your dr. and hoepfully they will do blood work. good luck and congratulations
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With my last pregnancy, I did not get a BFP on a digital until 3 days after my BFP on a FRER
-Melissa(37), Tadd (37) Married 12-27-95~ Mommy to Taylor (13), Thomas 3/9/13 and 7 angel babies 4-11, 5-11, 7-11, 10-11, 3-12, 5-12, 6-12
I have to say this is the first of my five pregnancies that I even got a positive test w/o having to go to the dr office for bloodwork...
It was still faint, (answer brand) and I waited a week to do the digi's just so the hubby wouldn't question the line LOL!
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It happened to me too! I tested with a FRER and got a faint line. Then a CBE digi and it said "not pregnant". The RE's office tested my blood for HCG and it was at 16. Your HCG has to be around 25 for the digi to pick it up. It did give me a positive the next day. I took it just to make sure my levels were rising. Good luck and congrats!
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Thank you everyone! I was about to cry! I will use the other one I have in a few days...
Wife and mother to a 5 year old Maddy
2 angels Bailey&Marlee 05&10 22wk&20wks
M/C last August at 8 weeks...Hoping for a Rainbow baby!!!!!!
Like the others have stated, I think this is your problem. You just need a few more days! Congrats and I wish you the best!
ODD December 27, 2010
YDD February 14, 2012
DS October 24, 2013
I had a different experience from others. With my last pregnancy, I got a BFP on a digital with an hCG blood test level of 5. Maybe I just got an unusually sensitive one?
If you call your doctor and say you're getting conflicting results, I bet they'll give you a blood test to ease your mind. A line is a line, so I'm sure you're pregnant!
6yrs infertility, 2m/c, hypothyroidism, PCOS
Proud mama to my sweet girls, E (2/6/12) and H (7/30/14)


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Dyke last week highlighted the dangers with regard to the growing number of overseas players, suggesting measures were urgently needed to ensure England could again be successful on the international stage, with victory in the 2022 World Cup his main target.
He described the English game as a "tanker which needs turning", believing everyone involved in football in England has a duty to reverse what he sees as "a frightening trend".
Dyke's words have so far been met with a favourable reaction from club managers, but words and deeds are undeniably two different things.
From West Ham boss Allardyce's perspective, there are a number of factors which naturally inhibit managers at present.
"There is a definite need to say to ourselves 'What do we want to do?'" said Allardyce.
"As an Englishman, you are always passionate about the England team and always will be, so you want to see as many top English players develop as you can.
"Unfortunately, as managers, we can't control all of that. It has to come from everybody in this country to be willing enough to develop young players until the system changes.
"Most of the research will tell you for the last 10 or 15 years that we have not had enough time.
"Without enough time we will not achieve the ultimate goal, and that is time in the club, or time at school, developing young talented people."
Allardyce sees the development of the game in schools as pivotal, adding: "For me, first it has to get back to the schools.
"There has to be an overall grounding of high-quality sports, youngsters being developed in the schools and then moving on to wherever it may take them - football, tennis, rugby, swimming or athletics.
"Let's face it, Andy Murray did not achieve greatness by being coached in England.
"He only achieved greatness by moving to Spain to get his coaching, rather than staying in this country.
"So it does not just happen in football. It happens in most sports unfortunately."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has indicated he is willing to engage in private discussions to improve the state of the game in England.
Mourinho, who believes his experience can assist, said: "I don't want to participate publicly.
"It is the kind of discussion I am ready to have privately if people think my participation can contribute one inch.
"If the right people think my experience of being abroad in important leagues, important cups and knowing English football as well as I do, then I am ready for an internal debate on that."
Cardiff manager Malky Mackay believes the FA and Premier League will always be at loggerheads given their different agendas, with the hope being some middle ground can be found.
"The Premier League is the best league in the world and it is going to attract top, top foreign players," said Mackay.
"It has a worldwide audience who want to see the best and demand the best. Club owners demand the best.
"So you have a parallel between the excitement of watching the best players in the world and the FA hoping the English national team can be good, and sometimes those two things do not fit.
"There is no short-term solution, there has to be a meeting of minds between the people who run the FA and the Premier League clubs.
"There has to be some give and take on both parts."
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup can understand Dyke's concerns, but has also highlighted the difficulties managers such as himself face when it comes to transfer dealings.
"Every time a national team struggles, or are thought to be struggling, it is always the same," said Laudrup.
"It has happened in Spain, Italy, Germany and France. People say there are too many foreigners and not enough space for youngsters.
"Look at Spain and the players they have in the seniors, Under-21s and Under-19s. They have an incredible generation of talent.
"In Germany, four or five years ago, they decided to start from scratch and now they have a generation including (Mesut) Ozil, (Sami) Khedira and company, but they still have the same number of foreign players.
"I believe the majority of players should be domestic players, but it is also about money and getting value for money in the transfer market."
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I fell in love with this kite the first time I saw it and had to get one. This is a very different style for Gibian which is why I call it the dark side - it has a lot of the geometrical patterns that Gibian is known for but the screaming dragon - thing - is very unique. This is just an awesome looking kite and features applique as well as printed material. Very unique and cool at the same time. I don't know how many of these were made but thought he only did 5 of them. Each one featuring different colors.
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In the middle of dinner, my 5 year-old daughter dumped an entire box of black pepper in the bathroom sink, ran water on it, and started fingerpainting the mirror with the slurry. I made her clean it up, lectured her on not destroying things, and she's finishing her dinner standing in the corner. (*edit for newcomers* she chose to stand even though she was offered a small table and a chair)
What else should I do? She's saying "I was just making an experiment, you never said I couldn't do it!"
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Update: I have a new version of the weekly shopping list available, and also I have come up with a weekly meal planner to help you work out what you're eating and when.
I don't know about you but the weekly trip to the supermarket it a dreadful experience for me. Yesterday I was left with a list and asked to go. No problem except the list only had 3 things on it. Cue me wandering 'round the house for 20 minutes trying to figure out what we needed.There has recently been a conversation on the Analogue GTD group about managing Grocery/Shopping lists and I decided to take some of their advice and organise my shopping habbits.Each week we have roughly the same thing so it seems stupid to write out a new list each time, invariably missing something off, so I give you the "Weekly Shopping List".
The list is organised (as best I could do) in the way that my local Tescos (Boo!, but only supermarket for 12 miles) is laid out, aisle by isle and there's space at the bottom to add extra goods.
There's a PDF version if you want to use the same list I do, or you can download the Open Office or Excel Versions if you want to change anything.
Of course, it doesn't stop you having to put up with the morons in the store but it's a start.
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I stole this from December's board. Aaaaaaand go!
Get your dirty breasts away from my mouth!
Wow, is this lady for real? Was she raised by dirty people that never take a shower? I'm sorry but I am not dirty. No I am not bfing this LO, not because I didn't want to, because it just didn't work out for me this time around. It's my fault, I hope next time it will be better. This woman sounds so ignorant, and she deserves all those nasty comments. LOL
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Also, she says she doesn't want to start a mommy war, but what can cause more of a war than telling BFing mothers that they are lazy and disgusting and ruining their kids life?!
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Wow. The ignorance hurts my eyes. Even her appendix example is wrong. They've discovered that healthy bacteria is stored in your appendix so that when you get sick or take antibiotics, the appendix can recolonize your gut with good bacteria. "Modern medicine" isn't always correct. But the modern medicine she has so much faith in is also telling her to breastfeed so she's completely backasswords in her arguements.
And yes... sex is waaaaaay filthier than BFing. I've never heard of a baby getting an STD from BFing. The worst I've heard of is thrush.
As far as everything else though, she's kind of a dumb shit.
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Oh yeah, I'm totally jelly of anyone who looks like a living, breathing Naugahyde ottoman.
Who wouldn't be?
'Tanning Mom' Says She's Innocent and Critics Are 'Jealous': Believe Her?
Living 2012/05/04 18:00:00
Have you heard about the "tanning mom" yet? Patricia Krentcil of New Jersey has been accused of taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, causing skin burns ... but she says she's innocent and her critics are "jealous."
"I'm innocent and it's proven... I would never -- never -- put my daughter in a tanning booth. We go out shopping. That's what we do," Krentcil told TMZ on Thursday. "Any mother that makes an accusation about me is not a mother, because I'm a great mother and I would never do that to my child." When asked by TMZ if she's the target of a witch hunt, Krentcil replied: "Yes. Yes. There's somebody out there on my whole life that doesn't like me because they're jealous, they're fat and they're ugly."
Krentcil does have some people on her side, though. The owner of City Tropics Salon in Nutley said employees who were there that day told him the girl remained outside with her father and brother and didn't go into the tanning booth while Krentcil was inside, CBS and The Associated Press report. New Jersey state law prohibits anyone under 14 from using a tanning salon.
Krentcil, who faces a second-degree child endangerment charge, pleaded not guilty in Newark Municipal Court on Wednesday morning; she's now free on a $2,500 cash bond. Police told The Nutley Sun newspaper they were called to the child's school April 24 because the kindergartner was in pain from a "pretty severe sunburn," and that she was complaining of itching, saying she had been to a tanning salon with her mom. Krentcil says her little girl got a sunburn from being outside on a warm day.
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- Human4D... Centuri... 2012/05/06 20:23:24 (edited)Your ex probably looks better now without you attach to her at the hips.
Did I say that out loud. I did. Shame on me for singling out someone here who can't defend them self.
Oh wait, that's what you did. And I'm just responding to a comment of slander your making about your ex.
Troll replies, what?
- Centuri... Human4D... 2012/05/09 16:45:36Can't a guy use humor to deal with a painful situation? Through two children and many grandchildren I'm attached to the hip of that woman until one of us is dead.
You don't know how that woman tormented me for 16 years after the divorce. Her mother got a job working for the court system in that county and NO, I could not get a change of venue. My lawyer tried and that judge who was friends with my mother in law would not allow it. You don't know how she and her lawyer manipulated the court so that whenever I traveled 300 miles to be there, they would ask that court be postponed for a time. Each time they did this forced me to pay my lawyer to travel there and back, FOR NOTHING! Was that "fair?" How about when I would travel 300 miles and she would not let them come out to see me? Was that "fair?"
The way things were set up in that county there was no way in hell that I could have a chance to defend myself.
Now in their 30s, my children agree with me about their mother.
Don't judge somebody you don't know for situations you know nothing about!
You would do well to mind your own business!
Good day to you.
- Human4D... Centuri... 2012/05/15 05:10:07 (edited)
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- Anna 2012/05/06 16:55:17NoIs now a good time to give 'the benefit of the doubt??' I can't imagine....
- KateLenn 2012/05/06 16:27:37 (edited)No+2Nope, she keeps opening her mouth and stupid stuff keeps coming out... I don't think the tanning salon wants any part of this future law suit.
She has a husband and another kid. They may want to check her meds.
Did you (sodaheads) airbrush her picture to make her darker. It wasn't necessary.
If you white and want dark kids either adopt or mate with a darker person. She looks sad, i hope you over airbrushed.
- JENN 2012/05/06 16:26:13Yes+2She may be innocent of the charge of where the girl got the sunburn. Jealous of what she looks a pile of wrinkled crap. The little girl is absolutely beautiful. She look like my little girl but mine has curls. My daughter said mom what is wrong with that woman's face. I would love to see what her man looks like to still be supporting the tanning obsession. I'm surprised the tanning salon hasn't said she is bad for business. She needs to be the poster add for what happens when you tan to the extreme.
- Always Right 2012/05/06 16:25:23
- JB from T.C.~ Ijm ~∞ijm♥G☮F♀U∞ 2012/05/06 15:31:12NoShe looks like she has been dipped in chocolate. Bet she could get a part in the new Willie Wonka movie!!
- mwg0735 2012/05/06 15:27:56
- mike 2012/05/06 15:03:26
- Human4D... mike 2012/05/06 20:26:08
- Paddington Frisk 2012/05/06 14:50:04
- Human4D... Padding... 2012/05/06 20:26:32Maybe she should go outside to play?!
- GeminiWolf 2012/05/06 14:38:30
- Autarchic 2012/05/06 13:38:31
- Deep007 2012/05/06 13:24:09YesIts the liberal/socialist school authorities...agents of the totalitarian DemoRats overreaching their traditional boundaries.
The schools have become the secret police
- Padding... Deep007 2012/05/06 14:51:28
- Deep007 Padding... 2012/05/06 15:44:58
- Padding... Deep007 2012/05/06 15:53:45
- afro.ninja.rockstar 2012/05/06 13:18:13Nodoes she REALLY think she looks good?!?
- Flamingolady 2012/05/06 13:04:39No
- Padding... Flaming... 2012/05/10 12:36:26
- Michael Mcconnell 2012/05/06 12:39:12NoGod no! She is a freak. Why would anyone be jealous? She needs to be in a psychiatric hospital.
- Catnip "Guru" ◊◊◊∞◊◊◊ 2012/05/06 12:16:05
- .: LiVi :. 2012/05/06 12:15:10
- Padding... .: LiVi :. 2012/05/06 15:55:52
- .: LiVi :. Padding... 2012/05/10 12:10:18ha ha
she's the sexiest mud swamp creature I've ever seen ;)
- Padding... .: LiVi :. 2012/05/10 12:13:27
- .: LiVi :. Padding... 2012/05/10 12:18:19She probably sleeps every night in a tanning bed and instead of showering she has a spray tan shower and bathes in mud and cleans her teeth with bronzer..
- Padding... .: LiVi :. 2012/05/10 12:36:03
- .: LiVi :. Padding... 2012/05/10 13:18:46hmm yes maybe she cleans her teeth with white paint then not bronzer :)
- alanh 2012/05/06 12:03:21
- pammerjammer 2012/05/06 11:59:26
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Nikki's Perfect Pastitsio Recipe
My mother used to work so hard in the kitchen to make this classic Greek dish, and the results were always well worth her effort. My recipe for pastitsio is easier, a bit lighter and every bit as great as Mom's.—Nikki Tsangaris, Westfield, Indiana
- 2-1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1-1/2 pounds ground sirloin
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups 2% milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Toss with butter; add grated Parmesan cheese. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.
- 2. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles; drain. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in tomato sauce, salt and cinnamon; heat through. Spoon over pasta. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.
- 3. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
- 4. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Pour over beef mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- 5. Bake, covered, 20 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes longer or until golden brown. Yield: 12 servings.
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1 piece equals 332 calories, 18 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 98 mg cholesterol, 718 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 20 g protein.
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Amazing! Such a great job Reich! Love it all :)ReplyDelete
Would love to know where you got the new bedding?ReplyDeleteReplies
We actually got the greek key duvet cover off of Joss & Main awhile back, but it's a King size and we need a Cal King. So we just use it as a topper for now ;) Still on the look out for new bedding. I don't know why it's so hard to find Cal King bedding?! Gah. If you're interested in the duvet cover I'll probably list it for sale at some point soon.Delete
If you move your blinds up higher to meet the curtain rod it will totally change your room. It will make the ceiling seem higher and just completely expand that space.ReplyDelete
Wish I could, but they are internal mounts. Widest I could get 'em ;)Delete
Hey Reichel! It's coming along nicely. Instead of buying new case goods, have you considered using chalk paint to re-purupose/spruce?ReplyDelete
Looks great Reich! Why is it we all neglect our own bedrooms when we design spaces for other people all the time?! I do the same. My bedroom is the least put together of all the places in the house. Even my kids play room is cuter!ReplyDeleteReplies
Seriously, not only do I neglect my own spaces. I'm reluctant to spend much on them either. I really need to get over that ;) I'll splurge on kiddo items and scrimp on my own stuff! haDelete
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Would you mind sharing what brand/type/size etc... of new bed you are getting. We are in the process of this ourselves. I am also wondering rather to get a king OR cal. king. I don't want it to be a pain to find bedding though like you say for a cal. king. hence leaning towards a basic king. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated Reichel.ReplyDelete
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I'm actually getting this bed: http://bit.ly/1e6SkWk. We're getting another CalKing, just because we already have the mattress. I would definitely get a King if I had to do it over again though, just because of the bedding issue. Good luck Tammy :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2013 at 9:17 PM
Thank you for taking time to respond,--It really means a lot to me when a blogger actually takes time out of their busy day for viewers comments (says a lot about you)--ReplyDelete
Your input has been VERY resourceful and has me now leaning towards the King. We currently have a queen and I had no idea about the different king size bedding dilemas and I LOVE hearing about issues that I would have never thought of due to never owning one.
-- Have you ever heard any pros/cons about these types of mattress's-- EXAMPLE:)-natural Dunlop latex mattress by Savvy rest OR ororganicpedic mattress by OMI--these 2 are just a select few examples I threw out there.
---I am also trying to avoid offgasing while wanting durability & quality. We rescued a little "Xolo" whom sleeps at my feet under covers during our chilly Minnesota winters into spring so we'd like to keep him healthy too :)
Thank you again Reichel,
Hey Tammy- I don't have any personal experience with the mattresses you've mentioned. I know that Sherry & John from Young House Love are huge fans of the Savvy Rest line....I do have a natural latex/organic mattress from Vera Wang. Not the most eco-friendly out there, but it was surprise from the Mr a couple of years ago for Xmas. I might go with Savvy Rest if I had my pick!Delete
This is amazing. I like all the pictures. You have done a good job Tammy.ReplyDelete


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Article: Histamine levels in embryonic chicken livers infected with very virulent infectious bursal disease virus[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Histamine is an endogenous nitrogenous compound with extensive effects on immunologic cells and involved in many physiological functions. The current aim was to determine histamine levels in embryonic liver and its association with the pathogenicity of a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) isolate serially passaged in chicken embryos. A vvIBDV isolate and the passaged viruses were inoculated into SPF embryonated chicken eggs (0.2ml per egg) via the chorioallantoic membrane. Embryonic livers were collected at 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120h post-inoculation and histamine contents were quantified by fluorescence spectrophotometry analyses. Results showed that the histamine content in embryonic livers infected with the original vvIBDV isolate and the early passaged viruses significantly increased 48h post-inoculation, as compared with the adapted IBDV isolate (p<0.01) and controls (p<0.01), with the concentration peaking from 72h to 96h. Most of the infected chicken embryos died from 48h to 96h post-inoculation. Moreover, the histamine content in dead embryos was markedly increased compared with live embryos (p<0.05), peaking at 72h post-inoculation (p<0.01). There was an association between histamine content in embryonic livers and an elevation in histidine decarboxylase activity. Taken together, our results suggest that an excess of histamine correlates with inflammatory responses during vvIBDV infection. This study provides an incremental step in the understanding of the pathogenesis of vvIBDV. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Article: A Eukaryotic Expression Plasmid Carrying Chicken Interleukin-18 Enhances the Response to Newcastle Disease Virus Vaccine[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is an important cytokine involved in innate and acquired immunity. In this study, we cloned the full-length chicken IL-18 (ChIL-18) gene from specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chicken embryo spleen cells and provided evidence that the ChIL-18 gene in a recombinant plasmid was successfully expressed in chicken DT40 cells. ChIL-18 significantly enhanced gamma interferon (IFN-γ) mRNA expression in chicken splenocytes, which increased IFN-γ-induced nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by macrophages. The potential genetic adjuvant activity of the ChIL-18 plasmid was examined in chickens by coinjecting ChIL-18 plasmid and inactivated Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vaccine. ChIL-18 markedly elevated serum hemagglutination inhibition (HI) titers and anti-hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (anti-HN)-specific antibody levels, induced the secretion of both Th1- (IFN-γ) and Th2- (interleukin-4) type cytokines, promoted the proliferation of T and B lymphocytes, and increased the populations of CD3+ T cells and their subsets, CD3+ CD4+ and CD3+ CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, a virus challenge revealed that ChIL-18 contributed to protection against Newcastle disease virus challenge. Taken together, our data indicate that the coadministration of ChIL-18 plasmid and NDV vaccine induces a strong immune response at both the humoral and cellular levels and that ChIL-18 is a novel immunoadjuvant suitable for NDV vaccination.
Article: Synonymous codon usage of the VP2 gene of a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus isolate serial passaged in chicken embryos[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Three very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) strains were isolated from a single farm and shown to be phylogenetically related to the vvIBDV isolate UK661. In this study, a comparative analysis of the synonymous codon usage in the hypervariable region of theVP2 (vVP2) gene of the vvIBDV strains was done on viruses serially passaged in chicken embryos. Sequencing demonstrated that codons change during the serial passage in the vVP2 gene of the viruses. Nine codon mutations resulted in amino acids changes. The amino acid changes were I256V, I296L 6in isolate XA1989, A222P, I242V, Q253H, I256V in isolate XA1998, and Q253H, I256V, I296L in isolate XA2004. Three of the nine amino acid changes occurred at residue 256. The codons of the amino acids A232, N233, I234, T269, T283 and H338 changed to the synonymous codons in XA1989 after the 16th passage, in XA1998 after the 24th passage and in XA2004 22nd passage viruses. These mutations change the key amino acid residues Q253H and I256V in the domains which are essential for its virulence, and the synonymous codons were observed compared to classical virulent IBDV. The results indicated that the codon changes during the serial passage comprised of synonymous codon usage in the vVP2 gene of IBDV, and this synonymous codon bias was correlated with pathotypes. The extent of synonymous codon usage bias in the IBDV-vVP2 gene maybe influence the gene expression level and secondary structure of protein as well as hydrophobicity, therefore the results provide useful perspectives for evolution and understanding of the pathogenesis of IBDV.
Article: [Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of pertactin recombinants against Bordetella bronchiseptica challenge].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In this study we showed the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of five pertactin recombinants against Bordetella bronchiseptica (Bb) challenge. The complete coding sequence (2040 bp) of the prn gene (PRN) and its fragments,5'-terminal 1173 bp fragment (PN),3'-terminal 867 bp fragment (PC), two copies of region I (654 bp; PR I) in PN, and 2 copies of region II (678 bp; PR II) in PC, were separately cloned into the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-KG, and expressed in the Eschierichia coli BL21 (DE3) using induction by isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside. The recombinant proteins were named GST-PRN, GST-PN, GST-PC, GST-2PR I and GST-2PR II. All five recombinant proteins showed immunological reactivity in the Western-blot analysis. Mice, immunized subcutaneously with two doses of the purified proteins mixed with an equal volume of Freund's adjuvant,produced robust PRN-specific IgG antibody levels. When challenged, 6 of 9 mice in GST-2PR I group and all 9 mice in the other groups survived intranasal challenge with three times the 50% lethal dose (LD50) of virulent Bb HH0809. After challenge with 10 LD50 7/9,3/9,6/9,1/10 and 6/10 of the mice survived. Furthermore, complete protection against intraperitoneal (i.p.) challenge with 10 LD50 of HH0809 was observed in mice that were injected i.p. with 0.5 ml rabbit anti-GST-PRN, GST-PN,GST-PC or GST-2PR II serum. Only 1 of 10 mice survived in the group of mice that received anti-GST-2PR I, and no survivors were noted in the group of mice that received PRN-absorbed rabbit antiserum (0/5). In this study,we showed that all of five pertactin recombinants had differential immunogenicity and protective efficacy against Bb challenge. Mice immunized with GST-PC had better survival against fatal Bb challenge than did those immunized with GST-PN. In addition, GST-2PR II and GST-2PR I provided the similar results These data may have implications for the development of safe and efficacious subunit vaccines for the prevention of bordetellosis on the basis of these five pertactin recombinants.
Article: Influence of fusion protein of IBDV VP2 and chicken Interleukin-2 on immune response in chicken[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In order to research immunogenicity of the recombinant rVP2-IL-2 fusion protein, we obtained the rVP2-IL-2 fusion protein using Pichia pastoris expression system, and then evaluated its potential to induce immune responses in chicken. The effect was determined in the form of protective anti-IBDV VP2 titers, antibodies (IgG1 and IgG2a), lymphocyte proliferation, the levels of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 cytokines, and challenge experiment. Antibody titers and proliferation lymphocyte level suggested that the fusion protein could elicit specific humoral immune and cellular immune responses, antibody sub-type results indicated that the rVP2-IL-2 fusion protein induced secretion both of IgG1 and IgG2a. The seem result elicited from cytokines ELISA test, secretion of both of Th1 (gamma-IFN) and Th2 (IL-4) were induced by the rVP2-IL-2 fusion protein. Challenge experiment result shown that chicken immunized the rVP2-IL-2 fusion protein obtained 85% protection. These results confirm that the fusion protein enhances the protection against IBDV through both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, and thus could serve as a candidate for the development of IBDV subunit vaccine.
Article: Molecular characteristic of VP2 gene of infectious bursal disease viruses isolated from a farm in two decades[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a double-stranded RNA virus in the Birnaviridae family. Four pathotypes, attenuated, virulent, antigenic variant, and very virulent, have been identified. In this study, we examined the phylogenetic relationship of 25 field isolates that were collected from a single farm during 1989-2008. A sequence analysis of PCR amplified 714 bp VP2 region showed that all the samples were derived from very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) and were more closely related to the vvIBDV isolate UK661. From 1999, the isolate XA1999 had amino acids I228 and T394. XA2000, XA2001, XA2002, and XA2003-09 had amino acids E279 and T394. From 2004 to 2008, the isolates had amino acids H320, I349, S375, and R381 while the UK661 virus had T228, D279, Q320, V349, P375, K381, and A394. Such mutations do not change key amino acid residues in the domains which are essential for its virulence. It suggests that a virulent IBDV strain could maintain its virulence for a long period in the same chicken farm and the strain is highly stable under normal environments.
Article: Characterization of attenuated Salmonella C500 strain with a Δasd mutant and use as an Asd+ balanced-lethal host-vector system[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis strain C500 is a live, attenuated vaccine that has been used in China for over 40 years to prevent piglet paratyphoid. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis C500 strain with a delta asd mutant as an effective live vaccine vector by the Asd+ balanced-lethal host-vector system. Here, we compared the characteristics of S. enterica serovar Choleraesuis delta asdC500 strain with the parent C500 strain, including phenotype, growth rate, virulence, safety, and expression for heterologous antigen. The mean generation times of delta asdC500 mutant, the vector control delta asdC500 (pYA3493), and the parent avirulent C500 vaccine strain in Luria broth were 30.7, 28.1, and 27.9 min, respectively. The fermentation patterns of theses three strains on different carbohydrates, and the levels of production of H2S, were similar. The O and H antigens of delta asdC500 mutant, delta asdC500 (pYA3493) and delta asdC500 (pYA-F1P2) were 6,7:C:1,5, identical to the parent strain C500. By the method of Reed and Muench, groups of mice were challenged by the intraperitoneal route with different amounts of delta asdC500 (pYA3493) or the parent C500 strain, and the virulence of delta asdC500 (pYA3493) with LD50 of 1.1 x 10(7) CFU was a little lower than C500 with LD50 of 4.4 x 10(6) CFU. All piglets inoculated with delta asdC500 (pYA3493) or C500 survived, and no signs of disease were observed during the entire experimental period. No major differences were found in these two groups. In addition, the recombinant pYA-F1P2 plasmid was very stable in the recombinant delta asdC500 (pYA-F1P2) strain, which expressed secretorily a large amount of the recombinant filamentous hemagglutinin type I domain and pertactin region 2 domain antigen (rF1P2) of Bordetella bronchiseptica. In this study, we have shown that the delta asdC500 mutant had a series of biological characteristics similar to the parent vaccine strain C500. Furthermore, the strain could express secretorily a large amount of heterologous antigen. It is likely that this Salmonella expression and delivery system could be easily adapted to develop multivalent recombinant Salmonella vaccines against infectious agents using the Asd+ balanced-lethal host-vector system.
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Not blogged in about two months, for various reasons, the main one being major personal issues in my family life. Things have gone from bad to worse unfortunately :( and they don't look like they will get any... Read more
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Well thats my workout done for today...
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Friday, April 19, 2013
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Im back!
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Saturday, April 06, 2013
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
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Blah, failed my goals for this week already :(
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Monday, April 01, 2013
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Had a really good time at my aunties party last night, and got a couple of comments on my weightloss which is always nice :)
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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535 LaGuardia Pl., New York, NY, 10012
nr. Bleeker St.
By micoulter on 5/3/2013
I've been to Bare Burger several times, and while it has never been amazing, my last experience was downright horrible. It took the waiter 15 minutes to even come to our table, which would have been fine if it was crowded, but there were a medium amount of customers present, not a rush crowd at all. After the waters were finally brought out, the waiter attempted to place a basket of fries on the table and proceeded to spill my friend's water all over her lap. His only response, a half-hearted "I'm so sorry." No sincere apologies, no offers to comp the fries, nothing. After that disaster, the two waiters bringing the food to our table confused EVERY ORDER! My friends and I had to play musical plates and find our correct meals. It was a nightmare! The food itself was not worth the price. It looked like something from Burger King. I could have gone to Five Guys across the street and got a better meal for a better price. And to top it all off, at the END of the meal, the waiter told us that their credit card machine was broken and they only accept cash. Seriously? You wouldn't think to tell us that BEFORE we even ordered? He offered to take down our credit card information and charge them later. I don't think so buddy. Needless to say, it was definitely an off day. I gave the waiter feedback about his poor performance and we definitely left a meager tip.
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